Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-02-12
Who Is Prolonging the War?

VINO ID fIOtOn8lnS the war!
II IL evident TO candid and rejecting per.
son that but for the encouragement which
the rebels derive from the copperhead
Democracy of the North. and the benefit
which they expect to accrue to them from
the position of that party in their efforts
TO cmbarrass the Federal Government and
clamors for peace-peace on any terms.
asserting that the South cannot be con-
quered-tbat they would before this time
have laid down their arms and submitted
TO the authority Of the Government No
man can doubt the truth OF this statement
who has taken any pains to inform him
self Of the restitution and want of the peo-
pie Of the so-called Southern Confcdera-
cy. on account of the interruption Of bust
ness. the closing Of their ports, which pre-
vents their obtaining supplies necessary
for their com fort. and the ravages Of both
their own and our armies upon the prop
erty of the people. Their sufferings. in
deed. are almost uncomfortable, but their
hopes Of ultimately achieving their inde-
pendence. by holding ont little longer.
is kept alive by the indiscriminate opposi-
sion of the Northern Copperheads to every
measure anS every means adopted by the
Government to put down :he rebellion
This has been the course Of the Copper
heads from the very commencement of the
war. They could not conceal their SYM
pathies for the traitors even before the at
tack on Fl. Sumter. and when the Presi-
dent called out $4,000 troops to enforce
obedience to the laws anil prevent the Ma
tons Capitol from being captured by
armed traitors. the very men who are now
doing all they can to embsrrass the gov
srnment by sowing dissension and creating
divisions among the people of the North.
By means of misrepresentation and the
utterance of barefaced lies which would
make the devil himself blush. declared that
it was An act of usurpation. unconstitu-
tional and tyranical;-thar there was no
authority in the Constitution to co-erce
sovereign State.-that if State resolved
TO secede from the Union the President OF
Congress had no power to prevent it.
This. we repeat. has been the course Of
the Copperhesd Democracy. not only in
this vicinity but every where throughout
the North. AMI which has afforded the
Southern rebels moro encouragement TO
Persevere in their Efforts to achieve their
independence than any other one thing.
and has heen the main cause Of the prolon-
cation Of the war. Every measure adop-
ted BY the Government to put. down the
rebellion has in turn been bitterly denoun-
ced and opposed by them. At first. as we
have already stated. they took the ground
that Sovereign State eonld not be Con.
stitutionally co-erced. In the second place
they maintained when the President called
for IS. 900 troops to enforce the laws, tina.
Il was IN act Of usurpation and tyranny.
In the third place they argued that the
North could not subdue the South, and
that the latter were only fighting To-. their
Constitutional rights; aal when the ne xs
came Of the defeat Of the Federal army at
Boil RIM their countenances became radi-
ant with joy. In the fifth place when the
President called for 500. 900 more troops
they commenced talking about the enor-
nous expenses Of the war; tllet il WAS .
waste Of life and treasure q attempt to
subdus the South. aud persuaded their po-
litical friends not to. enlist. When the
third call came for more troops they sud-
denly changed their tactics. aud. for The
purpose Of obtaining political power. in
order to enable them more effestually to
embsrrsss the Government. which they are
now doing in this State and Illinois, pro-
fessed to BE- in favor Of vigorous prose-
eution Of the war. at the same time de
nouncinG the Administration for its con-
'duct ofiths war. and ;promising ;f they OBJ
saissd power il would be brought to
. spssdy conclusions snd the Union restor-
ed. We now ses how they propose to |
end the war and restore the Union.-by
csuesding ell the gn<rsnsiss 10 favor Of
slavery shs rehsls may demand II they will .
only come back into che Union. or, II they
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