The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-01-03

: their army every person Ia the South that
. was possible to drive there. Was its ia
> tent 10 affect those alone in rebellion =
Clearly not. The slaves Of every man in
rebel!ous State we're TO be free. The loy Z
man owning twenty slaves and the msn ii
the rebel army owning hike number. we're
Z by that proclamation, 10 be affected precise
ly the same. The object Of the proclamation
was 70 benefit the negro. not to restore ths
Government or preserve the Constitution
II was nothing more, nothing less. Il goes
. bow shot beyond anything done BY this
House at the last session Of Congress.
| But again. 1.-The proclamation is 10 be
carried into effect. the war must continue
until every slave 10 free. II every rebel
should lay down his arms on the I'd dsy Of
January next. or sny subsequent day, end
submit himself to the laws and Constitution
Of the United States, the war would still
have 70 20 on unless The slaves were all
free, for the proclamatio declares that s.the
Executive Governme nj oi the United States
including the military and naval auth critics
therein, will recognize and maintain the
freedom Of such persona" Al strengthens
the arm Of the rebellion and postpones the
time Of restoring peace 10 this country, BY
the declaration Of the purpose for which The
Executive power shall be used In what
respect has our cause-the cause Of the
Union-been sdvsncedi Up 10 that time,
Throughout. the great N, riL-west, YOU had
but ~ call for volunteers and they rushed
10 the army. Since then. you have had no
volunteering. Prior to that time il was no,
necessary, as the Secretary oi Wsr-u Il
am told. for have not read his feport--now
declares II u necessary. 10 hsvs Provost
"a arshals in every county ic srres, desersers
rom the army.
We are informed thas bal = few days be.
ore the issuing OF rhis proclamation the
President himself declared, In 4 confereocol
With some gentlemen who were urging him
Q this step. tha. il would not only be- wholly
imperative in the objec, sought, but would
|irecty weaken Us in the border States. butt
ignifcsnily added that II nigh, increase our
trengih in the NORTH. Ipsuse here 70 il.
uire where that additional strength Ia the
forth was 10 be obtained; moi certainly
rom the Democratic element in the North.
additional vigor was Infused into the ser.
ice, i must come from some other quarter ID
'hich until then had not heartily sustained
he policy OF the Adsninistsstion. 1 need a
ot psrtic ularize what class of indiv iduals /
'ere 70 be thus induced to lend their sup. II
ort-the country we'll knows lle balefu o
,fluences Of this clsss, and the ends they d
EEK to accomplish. Il
But this is not al.. The record Of ihelb
'iiitary operations show to day almost con- a
lusively what the county had for some 1
considerable time suspe cted; that succe in o
military point Of view was not 90 much the q
bject sough, ss the bringing about : con. +,
tion Of things when . proclamation OF this !
'rt could be urged g the only means Of &C. (,
,ring to us success. X,
Some Of the reasons ere now before The d
'blic Why Mcclellan did not capture Rich b
ond. At the last session OF Congress Nv
'mmented on the fact that the armies ofls'
e Potomac, instead Of being msssed, were is
vided into five corps. and each corps under is
J Independent comma n der--no Two Of them G.
; operating together thus enabling mass
rps Of rebels under Ja ckson to defeat three Y
them, and 10 unite before Richmond inI IuI
pulting Mcclellan. 1 will not now repeat G.
hat then said. refer to the fact a. al n
TX in The chain Of evidence which shslld d.
day sdduce. Ire
There was, during tho whole time Nc. m
ellsn was It tthe head Of the army, con. b
lual demands that he should advance upon n
chmond. The class Of persons who rsissd|su
is ouscry we're the persons who favored p
,ancipa:ion. This clamor forced from
:CIeIlan his plan Of campsign, as We arsIin
q BY the Prince d J JoinviIls. which The sh
'els learned in few days sftsr il was|F,
own in washington. OF course they lful
spared TO meet Il. Mcclellan moved for.
I'd from Fortress Monroe with over one -,
ndred thousand men. lie approached tho a.