Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-29
Tse Duty and Policy OF the Govern
ment-The future OF the Repnbffc.


add the Italians agaiuu Nithddate~. king OF
Pontu-. and not only punished this aiclent enc
my Of the Romans f0f his sympathy With the IN
surgeat Italiaas, but-also largely increased the
power aud glory OF the Roman republic aud more
hfmiy reunited the once divided people This
Punic war vas - mtuv renarkabe respects pre-
csey similar IN its causes IL progress and IL re
sali % that nov raging IN this county; and. II
our statesmen viii but profit by the teschiags OF
history. the parallel between these two great
war. will be continued h the sequel. In few
mosIhs moro she rebelllon, nov shattered by =
series Of decbiel defe.tt-. will be entirely sop
pressei; and already the necessities. the proba
bilities aud the possibilities OF the future press
themselves upon the attention Of all those who
are sagacloas enough 20 understand that the end
OF the il not end all our difficulties. ami
that much remains 10 be done alter the work OF
subdaing the rebellion by military force Is eom
pleeely finished
Within fes days past Il has been .aiislaoto-
rly demonstrated that the recent successes OF our
arms and The almost entire exhaustion OF the
Rebel resources make thr specify conclusion OF
our civil wars matter OF certainty. But. when
the last Rebel stronghold is taken. ~hen 81 the
Rebel armies are captured or DESTROYED. and
when the Rebe leaders have either sought safety
In fight or are prisoners In our hands. only one.
halt Ot our laOor Is accomplished Our Govern
fUfut VIII tUtN UUu ItrfI WIN WI lHWtUNf ftt
eran army for which to provide. At the South
will be another great army OF experienced sol
diers. heartily tired of rebellion but not tired OF
fghdng At the North all branches Of trade.
commerce and manufacture will be as seriously
embarrassed by the sudden change from war To
peace they we're. three years ago. by the sud
den change from peace To war At the South
the insane eagerness Of the Rebel leaders 10 con
contrate every possible energy upon the prosecu
ton OF the war has left the seeded States dest
tute OF any provision for peaceful times, whether
NJ regards the cotton. sugar, rice aud tobacco
crops. on the usual manufactures In I'll depart
men,s Of industry This state of affairs North
and South. wilgreaiy complicate the difficulties
Of the Government Ia providing Tor the disband-
ell armies: f,r the Northern soldiers cannot
safely be sent home 10 add % the dis,resses Of a
financial aud commercial crisis and the Southern
soldiers will have no alternatives but TO turn bri
gands and guerrillas or siarve. The best aud
most expedicnt course for the Government there
fore. - 20 preserve ana unite the armies Of the
North and the South aud find some suitable EN-
ployment for this tremendous aud invincible
force. The example the Romans under Sylla,
At tile close OF a similar war aud IN similar III
lemma. Is consequently worthy of our imitation
Fortunately. like Sylla. se have the argument
OF right and Justice. as we'll as those OF exped
ency. in support Of this course. England aud
France have sympaihized with and encouraged
the Rebels more openly ,zeaously and efectraly
than Mithridates encouraged the Italian confed
eracy Without the expectation Of foreign aid.
the rebellion would never have been organized.
Without the constant but decisive promises OF
foreign Intervention. the rebellion would long ago
have die'i a natural death Without the contn.
unl supply of foreign arms. munitions and anu
features, the rebellion could not have survived
more than year at most. From lis very incep
ton up to- the present time England and France
have been participants IN the crime OF the rebel
lion and have reaped all its advantages Upon
what prereDce, then, can they claim to escape it,
punishment They have been secretly but dill
gently making war upon IA for over two years
and IL y quite time that We began To retaliate.
The United States have never provoked "a war
with either England or France They have at
tucked W. not only without provocation. but ut n
time when We we're involved in domestic diff.
cuites and could not protect ourselves effectu-
ally England deliberately tramping upon its
own laws has followed up its re
cogni,ion of the belligerent rights of
insurgents by supplying the Rebels
with arms. ammunition and money, and. while
affecting to observe hypocrifical neutrality. has
built. manned and fitted out Rebel privatecrs and
Is now engaged in constructing feet of iron
clads for Rebel use. Our comment upon such
cowardy and treacherous proceedings should be
a declaration Of war. The Emperor of the
French has repeatedly urged other governments
to join him in openly recognizing the Southern
Coniederacy. and has only rerained from recog
3izing it himself because, having cunning!y
robbed France of her liberty and Italy of her
hopes. he has been attempting To steal part OF
this continent while we were occupied with our
civil war. az smart thief takes advantage Of a
street fight to pick the pockets of both combat
ants. The honor and integrity Of This republic
alike demand that this imperial ADVENTURE shall
be punished IA ne deserves
In q word then. u j. our duty well our
interest 90 attack England and France rs soon ~
this war * concluded The Southern people are
equally incensed against Europe for holding out
false aud deceittul promises NOT one at which ha-
ever been fulfilled. and will gladly & ght with "a
in such a cause Thls NIL animOsiteS between
the North and the South will he 1T in the com
m0u interests aud fortunes Of such a conflict; all
the social aud political problems which threaten
To perpleX ss Mill oe easily saly 81: all the dan
gers Of too sudden rreuuence to peace will be
averted: our gallant soldiers aud brave Generals
will be gloriously etnpoye'l the military and ma
val talent of our citizens, just beginning To show
itself in numerous Improvements ia the method
aud material Of wars. will b. suitably developei
France will he driven ont of Mexico AMI Eng
land from Canada. and the United States. more
powerful than ever before. will embrace this
whole continent, and. like ancient Rome practi
cally rule the world IN Y Herald