The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-17
4 Word to the North.
[From the New Orleans n

Are those gentlemen at the North,
who are crying peace and -armistice,
aware of the mischief they are doing?
Are they aware that, in every such ut
terance, they nerve the arm of the enc
my, and renew the hopes of the rebel
army, which is only kept from revolt by
promises of a speedy peace, which prom
ises of peace are generally based upon
some speech made in Congress or in
New York? Is it fair to decry the f.
nance of the country-a country whose
resources are such that she can load
ships with food and raiment for the sub
jects of the haughtiest Government in
Europe, and proclaim that the nation will
be ruined if that State paper is not
withdrawn and this measure advanced? :?
Is anybody benefited by the wild specu-
lations of Horace Greedy on the Amer
lean quarrel, in which he says, If so and
sc,in Gods name let the South 60? Why
should crowds of lunatics be permitted
to have an opinion on this war? If they
wish to take part in this contest for ma
tionality, let them be ready to fill the
places of the TWO years men and the
nine months men, who propose to re-
turn to their homes next spring. If they
are not willing to do that, let them be
silent. Will anybody tell rs the utility
of the speech recently delivered in Con-
gress by Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio?
Nothing but evil. 1t will inspire the
rebels, who will cuufound il WITH a wall
for ending a contest, which, if ended in
the manner acceptable to the South,
would cost the. North not only nationali-
ty but honorl Why not leave the con-
duet of the war to the President and
his Generals? You say you are deter
mined to fight it to the bitter end! Very
we'll So so, and no more.
We assure our Northern friends-and
we desire to be understood that our ad-
monition and assurances are the result
of observations-that it is extremely
discOuraging to US here to witness the
depressing effect these combined inhu-
ences shave on Southern and partly
Secession community. 1t is dishearten-
ing for men who have sacrificed all the
comforts and associations of peaceful,
prosperous life in loyal States, who have
risked, and are risking life itself, for the
grand object of restoring the authority of
the Constitution where crime has made
it null, to find that any portion of their
fellow-citizens at home should be at
work, and apparently with zeal, to rem
der their sacrifices and efforts unavail-
ing. These persons all loudly proclaim
themselves to be the friends of the
Union. Let them show it, if not by vol
unteering in defense of the Government,
at least by refraining from all endeavors
to hinder its progress in putting an end
to treason.
What is this measure Or that measure
the adoption or rejection of any par
ticular line of policy on the part of the
AdminiStration-to the one great duty
of the hour-the absolute crushing out
of rebellion? On this is every truly loyal
heart fixed, North or South. In the
name of the thousands now enduring
and Drawing the hardships and dangers
of field and wave. in defense of the Con
stitution and the flag; in the name of
the thousands who have given up their
the name of the country itself and the
God who has given it US, we protest
against these unpatriotic efforts in oppo-
sition to the war for America and the
success of the Government and national
arms.
We are for peace; but not while the
rebels are in arms and Washington is
menaced
We are for peace; but not while an
other flag than the Stars and Stripes
waves in this country.