, 1863-04-08

government. thereby psolonGiug struggle
With can only bring misery and suffering
the end lead to q war between our Govern /,
lNcnt aEd soue Of those powers, the full ef- !
fccts OF Which tie future alone cau disclose.
OR RESOURCES.
We have carried on, shall carry on and con ,
c}u1e Ills war, witlH,nt touching oas dollar
tf the accumulated capital Of the country. |
We are already ;.=tunishtd at the revenue now |
beirg 1aiecd from the .satiun Of our daily i
productions, and yet VIC 10 not bc@fh to rcll- !
izc Tic amount 10 be y;e;aE6 hy tAe &Fstcnl
:,Irra,ly adopted, or the cxts1!t Is rLacd that ;
system may b. enlarged, without imposing
any gricvous burdens unon the pcople--auy
hurdtn to which they will not cheerfully sub
nit to accomplish The object intended.
No government can lung carry OH Il war
wlirA must be Sustained by the accumulated
c:Iital IF the country, and there IL scarcely A
limit to the time Var ,n3y he prosecuted by 4
government whosc credit j. sustained by the
Ttytnues derived from the ac:umulAting
w.alth Of thc country.
REBEL DErEScEs.
ETcEy dollar the rebels have expended, or
can eSpcnd in This rebellion, has been, and
1..ust continue 10 he drawn from their accu-
1nN::..e,i CAPITAL. Their intercourse with fer-
riEn nations Ea- hccu almost wholly snspeud-
3D. al 'llcir industrial interests have brcn par
al. zcd, and there is no source from which
te,a1cr Of the war, except BY dcpsivins pco-
ne Of thtir property, day after day, anu Year
after year, 20 long as the war shall continue,
thus reducing item to poverty and want.
This Is :: t-ntll which the people in the revolt
I'd States ere already br:inniny to realize.
duty Oh cotton, which The world would be
obliged to pay, would yield them the richest
rtytIsEc ever realized by any Government, and
1Eat il the Federal Government should al
tt1npt Interference with its expectation, they
would Command thu armies aud nayies Of Eu-
rope 10 fight their BATTLES for them How Bit
ttr utust bt their disappointment, rs they ap-
ply with their own hand, the torch which con-
SIC rs 1t 10 ashes, and then are compelled 10
=ul't1y to their leaders, from their other pro-
pcrtv, Tie means 10 sustain the rebellion.
| Their currency has almost ccase1to he regard
| I'd, even b.! themselves, rs the representative
| Ct value.
Corsc,iption has exhausted their people,
nnd tie wealth which long years Of uniuter-
| ruIted prosperity under the bcsl government
,l;e world eyer saw, lad placed in their hands,
| has already hvcn expended, and they are now
| Struggling t,n with the vain hope that di,5en-
d! siotia among ourselves or foreign Intervention
may Eaye ttItun from that ruin which they see
CLEARLY impending over them. Every day
must show them more and more clearly that
| On neither Of these sources can they rely for
help. The utter scorn and contempt with
which every man IN the loyal States who pro-
| poses any adjustment Of this contest except
The absolute, unqualified, and uncondi ional
| sEbjHgation Of every rebel in the land
to The Constitution and the l.ws, is
held hy every officer and soldier in
| onr army, and every loyal man In The country,
must 1unsh from their uintls the last ray of
bore from that souicr. The reaction which
followed the recent slight manifestations Of i
Willingness on thu part Of 4 few secession
| syusua,lsizeys, 10 ef{GE terms Of compromise,
| hat t11f4E I'm ~.
| in the loyal States on whom they can rely
and the present condition Of affairs in Europe
uu4t forever crush that false and delusiye
hope wiicl, tley hare heretofore entertained,
that The Intervention Of European powers
might enable them to accomplish what they
know full well they can never attain una'ued
the TASK BEFORE Cs.
We now see CLEARLY what We have to dn. We
must obaaiu uninterrupted control Of the Mis-
eissipui. We must reach those great railroad
ar;erics-the QUE bordering the AtiAutic se:.
hosrd, The other stretching through the Fir
ginia and Tennessee valleys to the west ant
south. We must, rs suon as possible, t.lkt
the few fortified seaports remaningin III posscs
sion Of the rtbels, cut it Off from all extcrna
sources of food and arms, aud 1--we suFrornde;
| it BY forces which can press upon it from IN,
quarter,at the same tinle scvcring tut" isolatr'
portions ofthc rebel territory and desiroyin!
thtis melns ofintcrcuninlnnica1ion, by whel
alone they hive hitherto been enabled to NEE
us iu force wherever We hive presented our
selves, and by which alone they have beet
able 10 feed aud supply. their arlnies..
Dy possessing ourselves OF, and kcep,n:
open, the great natural highways alone (anl
i possession Of navy by us should hag
early suggested this), We sever parts Of thei
territory mutually dependant, and, Will
crippling them, enable ourselves to speedil
: Concentrate: our forces At ary point where
: | may bc advisable to strike.
H. ttf,iriv P1 II y
r ccuting or preparing TO execute. The SUI
: cceses and colqHests we have already IL
r sc,ibed have carried us through the pre'im
! narY stages, and the blows We now strike
L each one Of them that snccceds--will rcac
c the very Titals Of the rebellion. Let any on
: cast his eye apon the map, and these truth
| will be arpareNt.
: 1t may BIZ in The future, rs in the past, "
n shall meet with svvcrses; thty are the ineyi
n able incidents Of great war extending oyt
+ so vast = Territory, !'a requiring Sre:st arnl<
; | ready seen that it is not our true policy to i
e tempt an actual military occupation Of Il
It rebel territory, except 1T a few and importaE
e controlling points. We must destroy the
u armies, and to do this We must co
X ccn;rate, not scatter, our forces, ,.
i is better to operate successfully again
II attempt three and fsi1. The indications no
T. clearly arc that. both in the East and Wt:
lc the canlpaign Of 1868 will give us brillia
Is | achicyenents-dcclsive victories. Our &c
erals now IN the field have the full confiden
se Of the soldiers and the people, anu the arlnI
le will 20 forth, knowing that their ranks are
hc be made full; that every day that passes "
st add to, not diminish, their strength or nu
n, berg. Never before did the world ece such
ry army IN the field; never bcforc did Gcncr
Mt lead such MEN to battle. Each man &C
b. forth feeling. not only that be has sol1ie
n. reputation 10 maintain, but also that he la
tic country to defend in which his interest is
,b- great as that Of the highest officer In
es. land. Such an army, with its energy. pow
Ds- intelligence and will, properly directed, m
os- be invitcib1c- The past his already dein'
7er strated that tho true American soldier can
'ur relied upon, to dare, do and endure all t
cs- human power can attempt, accomplish,
be sustain.
dl- Let no men be placed OF kept in comm:
Of such men who have not the ability to &C
re- mand and the will to do, thus the err
ses and mistakes Of the past will be avoided in
saF future, the fond hopes aud antlciratl'ns
m true and loyal people realized, the Cove
tue ment Vindicatcd aud rebellion speedily
ing forever crushed.
.rir We know that that this contest has cost
led and will cost us treasure and blood--thc I
IRE blood ever shed by any people IN mafntena
oE- Of their Government and In defence Of
po- fnstltutlons-the blood Of the Hover OF
VIC land. Let Us not make their lives q
i;lst Offering, Dy Tor moment entertaining
} bo idea Of partition Of our territory, WI
! to would forever involve us III anarchy and
do der wars, or by any base compromise
ne rebels.
oyal We owe It to the noble dead who have s
heir their blood in founding and defending
the Government; VIC owe It to ourselves; We
lent 1t 10 the countless millions who are to c
new after US, to maintain this Government and
nln institutions We hare Inherited from our
Id n ers-the richest legacy ever bcqueathet
ever one generation to nnother-and to tran
ever them to our posterity, if not improved,
. its tafp1y unimpaired-
I Its In conclusion, your Committee will
say, that all the men who hold high posi-
en- in tle army and navy, and have rendered
arm liable services to the country, with u
bells they have held intercourse, nntto in
tho opinion that fighting, and only fighting
to end this rebellion; that every traitor il
rom I land must aud shall be made to acknowl
# to and yield absolute, unqualified and unc
t on tiona1 obedience to the Constitution aud
ern- And your Committee believe this to b
one. sentiment, not only OF the army and navy
the Of every man in the eountry-traitors
tgies towards alone excepted.
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nset ssstt FROM ST. PAUL.
and
n,ts [spcclal Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
j IL ST. PACL, Mimi, April !,
r. ;ts rhc e{o,mer Ecokuk which came th1