Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-02-25

there is such care for the growth and de
velopement Of the religions sentiment. sc
few poor: such untiring comprehensive and
healthy philanthrophy an amount of wealth
!. SO equally distributed; such promise OF
physical progress; nowhere is the owner.
ship of land in fee simple so universal; la
Dor so much respected and so well rewar-
dsd; progress in all that puri6es and emo.
bles mankind so rapid; where the govern.
ment bears so easily and is so cheaply al
ministcred. and among whom happiness in
.he state. in the family, and in the indi-
vidual is SO firmly founded on an in
destructible basis. Leave New England
out in the cold." as was said by the hon
orable senator from Kentucky I Mr.. Davis.
i MIR. Davis--Let me correct the senator
l did not say leave New England oas in
the cold" | said that there was danger
that Maine, New Hamshire and Massa-
chusetts would be left ont in the cold il
they did not reform their politics little.
Mr.. Wright--This is a common tirale
that hear very often at home, from men
who are trying to prejudice my people
against another section of this country:
and although my friend from Kentucky
did not say "Ncw England" he applied
the suggestion to part and parcel of this
country; and we cannot afford to part with
that. No. sir; the republic, rich as it is
in ali that makes nations great and glori-
Gus. cannot bear the sacrifice; nor can the
enbellished pages of our historic annals
bear such an obligation. Liberty and
union, now and forever, one and insepara-
bls." was the sentiment of New England s
great statesman. and shall not be par
ty to any movement that has for its object
its disscveration. Wherever man lives,
North. East South or West, who is loyal
to this government. he is entitled to equal
rights and fraternal regard in the great
family of American citizens, and no dis
ciple of Jefferson or Jackson will seek to
disinherit him. God forbid that l should
encourage the growth Of prejudice among
my people to. estrange them from any por-
tion of their fellow citizens. and weaken
the ties which have SO long united Us.
THE EMANCIPATION POLICY.
To those who seem to be very solictous
to perpetuatc slavery, would say tha:
they hal better takete advice of distn-
guishel democratic brother to enlist quick
ly and go into the war. because if the war
continued there would d be few slaves left.
He-thought if the war were vigorously
prosecuted and soon terminated. few old
stumps Of negroes might be left the coun-
try. 1t is very remarkable. sir. that men
who hurrah for the Union should stanl by
the wayside and attempt to prediudice our
people against ihc decide views of the Ad
ministratiou, who. by the exercise of the
war power. seek to destroy the very ele-
ment Of the strength of those who desire to
rend the Union assunder-I mean slavery.
Napoleon and the generals of past years
surveyed the iclole strength ofMe .nem,y:
not merely the number of men in arms.
their heavy artillery, the troops, aud the
skill of rhsir commanders. bit tie numbers
and The resources at home TO reinforce and
sustain the army in the field; and they
strack the enemy heaoiiy aohere they
could most efectually cripple him. This is
the poiicyoft tie President. clearly and for
eiJfy stated. He has announced his para
mount object to be to save the Union, and
not to interfere with slavery. If he could
save the Union without interfering With
slavery. he has svowed his readiness to do
so: but if there were no other means to &C.
complish that essential object than by the
destruction of slavery. be it so; let slavery
be destroyed. 1t is the will of the people
that the Union shall be preserved. and the
executive authority must resort to the req
uisite means. Call it what you may, ap-
ply any appellatiou that your fancy may
suggest-te it be invasion. conquest. subju-
cation. abolitionsm--if no other resource
be left to preserve the life Of the nation.
the rebellion must be crushed by fire and
the sword. by the faggot. and death and
destruction.
LETTERS OF MARQJE.
Mr.. President. in connection with this
subject permit me to call the attention of
the Senate to matter in which some inter-
est was manifested during the last session
Iof Congress, and certainly events that
have occurred since that time should in
dncs the Senate to iurn their attention to
| it.; allude 10 the granting of letters of
marque and rcprisal. / hope that during
the time shall remain in the Sc uate l
shall have an opportunity to give vote
in favor Of measure of that character
| took occasion in the month Of July last,
when proposition Of that nature was
pending. to give my views to the Senate
upon the snbjec..
The Senator here gave soma account
of the action of the British Parliament in
issuing commissions" to private ships
against American privateers in l777,
adding:]
Wisdom and carnestncss in council and
promptness in execution are demanded
Unanimi,y and vigor in the executive de-
partmepts. and field operations that will
strike terror to the rebel hosts. the people
expect this. or they expect a change of the
men 10 whom their power is con6neI.--.
Weakness and vacillation endsnger our
best interests; indulgence to traitors is cru
city to the loyal. The people have ex-
pectei to see asublime heroism that mocks
at fear. and not an inert proloDgation Of
hostilities that mocks their hopes.
|, =. "Sir. | regard this Congress as derelict
in duty every, hour. tbatit abstains from
giving to men who are loyal to this gov
eminent the power to take property upon