Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-01-22

prosperity ofthe State. The Second In
diana Regiment. by the cowardice or in.
competency of single officer. was led
into q false movement which resulted in a
confused and disorderly retreat. The reg
iment was composed of as good and brave
men as any other, but through the malice
Of the srch.traitor, JEFF. Davis, who report
ed them to Genertl Taylor 40 towards. OF
the Indifference and stupidity Of those who
should have vindicated them, they were
publicly disgraccd and with them the State
to which they belonged For years the
Second Indiana Regiment was a by-word,
and the vaior Of the State sneercd' at by
the ignorant and thoughtless.
This affair. combined with the bad
financial character Of the State, led the I'M.
informed abroad to regard her with aver
sion or contempt. and the emigrant was
discouraged from coming within her bor-
ders to seek q home. When q man is
about to seek new home. very small
causes will determine him to go to one
State or another. The general good i'm
preston he has Of one. or bad impression
of another fixes his choice. i1ti - ef9
II one State is charged with bankruptcy,
or heavy debt. or suspected Of heavy tax.
es, or the valor OF the people spoken OF
lightly. he will go around IT. or rapidly
across it without stopping; TO seek his new
home in one beyond. 1t is worth while to
pause moment and reflect upon what tri-
ling and irrelevant causes the progress
and prosperity Of State will sometimes
depend. aa 800 "a is
The disaster at Buena Vista, which
should have disgracei but a sinle man.
retarded the progress OF great State; and
| am Of the opinion that but Cor the caus-
es have been considering. the population
Of Indiana in 1860 would have been quite
1900. 600. instead of $4,000 Our
disaster at Buena Vista has happened TO
others during this war. but the frequency
Of the occurrence seems TO have diminished
its importance. We are taught by this
passage in our history. that the honor Of q
State should be jealousy preserved
Whatever it may cost to preserve its faith,
it will cost more il it be suffered to tarnish
The folly Of the system oil 1886 was only
exceeded by that which subsequently, per-
mitted the interest on the Public Debt to
remain unpaid for six years.
But now. through the progress oil
wealth and population. and the faithful
performance Of all obligations for many
years, the credit Of the State is entirely re-
stored and placed upon a high and secure
basis. while the valor of her sons has been
vindicated upon an hundred battle fields,
and may now justly challenge the admira
ton of the world.
THE WAR PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
gainst the Governm ent, endeavoring to
dissolve the Union. and establish a new
Coniederacy; they have large armies in the
field, and are making war upon a grand
scale. 1t is said by some we can compro-
mise, and make peace. But what is meant
by compromise? Would consenting to a
dissolution Of the Union. dismembermen,
Of our territory and establishment of all
Independent Confederacy be regarded as a
compromise? II SO. we can compromise
Have the rebels ever intimatcd, or held
out proposals for peace on any other
terms! III they have. have no knowl-
elge Of it. On the contrary. they have. IN
every form, and on every occasion, declar-
cd their unalterablc pu pose to accept only
Of disunion and independence.
Some two weeks ago. VIM. L. Yanccy
on, of the most able and in1ucntial men in
the rebel States was invited to address the
Legislature Of Alabama. In the course oil
his speech. he reviewed in the most scorn
lul and contemptuous language, the pro.
posals for compromise and peace. which
had come from the North, and spit upon
the men who offered them. declaring that
they would prove as false to the South a.
they had recreant to the North He ex
pressed. however. a hope that the South
would receive great benefit from dissensiou.
in the North. and upon that sulject used
the following language:
1--WE have something to hope, however
from this division Of the councils of onl
enemies-from their fierce party strife and
iealousies. Upon this hope let us build
our. own nnity-upon their jealousies lei
us build our own barmony--upou these
clashings of party interests let us bind to
gether our own patriotic epergics-upor
their sel6shnesss and folly let us base !
prayer to God that he would enable us tc
exhibit. in behalf Of our beloved country
self-sacr;6cing wisdom. both in opinion
and action. in all matters appertaining tc
our defense"
Why then should the people of III,
North be deluded with the idea tina. com
promise is possible. and thus induced te
abandon their efforts to suppress the rebel
lion? Why should they be divided a
mong themselves. ami weakened by th,
proclamation of hope SO utterly falls
cious? Some there are who profess to he
lievc that oil we have to do to bring about
peace and restoration Of the Union, is t.
lay down our arms and withdraw from tn,
conflict. Peace, temporary and hollow
might be had upon such terms. but not
restoration OF the Union. 1t would he
dishonorable and shameful surrender, for
ever furnishing the character Of the Nation
and History would write down as inia,
nous the instruments by which it was &C
coMpl;shed.
Oilers say that we shouli reconsiruc
the Union. in doing which the New Eng
land States shonld be left out. But whs
have the New England States done tina
they should be left ont? It is said thai
We are paving heavy duties on imports t.
sustain their manufactures. and are in tha