Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-12-10

D yet revealed the way BY which it Is
n be granted.
y We can have no peace BY yieldir
e up the Government to a section who.
e watch word is "iule or ruin" And v
j. can never have peace until the peopl
! all over The land are willing to yield
II the peaceful decisions Of the regularl
= constituted and lawful authority of th
q Government "a Government whic
derives its authority from the msjorit
:. fof the people; and IT, the minority TAX
the sword and perish BY the sword
! their blood be upon their own, heads. :
The cry for peace may have come fror
, thousands oEhonest hearts, but pese
, tatthe price eeofsourilbersies. peace with
. outa Government would be no sucl
peace as would bring with ii a blessing
/, too, pray for peace, butI pray tha
God will give us hearts to pay even III.
price of war for the present. if tina
alone will secure lasting, an enduring
peace. The cry for peace at any sacri
fee would only bring upon US now the
darker horrors Of war more BLOODY
than any Of which we can conceive
That cry revealed our "house divided, -
and it seemed tottering to its fall. The
skies we're oyerhung with blackss.
clouds, and on the eth of June, Gen.
Hooker was superseded BY Gen. Meade,
OF whom the people knew but little
The change was made upon the eve oi
oattle-the battle upon the issue ol
which our national existence seemed
suspended, and as those immense ar.
mics confronted each other, the month
Of June closed. :5.s i-s...a
Early on the morning Of the 1st Of
July the battle commenced, and at the
close of the day the Union army had
but little cause for exultation, but be!
fore the dawn of tAe End of July, the
new Commander-in-chief arrived at the
front. The 18th corps and part of
the Sd corps, had arrived during the
night; the Cd and 9Th corps arrived
about 7 o'clock in the morning. but the
9Th corps under Gen. Sedgwick, did
not reach the ground until 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon; then for the first time
did the Union army equal that of the
rebels. And now TO quote from the
recent address Of Hon. Edward Ever
ett. TO whichI am indebted for the par
ticulars of this battle: "Here 1 cannot
but remark on the providential inaotion
OF the rebel army. Had tbe contest
been renewed at daylight on theI2d Of
July, nothing but miracle cosld have
saved the army from destruction. In.
stead OF that. the day dawned, the
morning passed, the forenoon wore
away without the slightest aggressive
movement on the part Of the enemy
Thus, time was given for half OF our
forces to arrive and take their places In
our lines, while the rest Of the army
enjoyed a much needed half days re.
pose" The fight began again between
5 and A O'Clock, and the day was
crowned with success to the Federal
army. The third of July closed the
scene, and the dawn of the 4th wit
messed the retreat of the rebel army
which in the 8 days fight had suffered
! loss Of 81, 600 men, or more than one. !,
hird Of the grand army which entered
Pennsylvania. Upon that ever memor--
'ble 4th day, Of July, the war worn
soldiers Of the West marched in to
,lant anew the banner Of their country 4
lpon the walls of Vicksburg. The lit. I
le band Of $500 men at Helena, re- !
'ulsed the rebels who attacked them G
With $4,000, and the rebel Gen. Nor s
-ah was defeated at Green River I
Bridge. And while the tears Of every {
hristian man must flow as we think Of a
hose terrible, and bloody davs, while
re are compelled to weep over the a
alamitles which have befaIlen even c
ur enemies, whom we would love to
mbTace as bSethren, we are still tof
hank God that treason was not sue n
essful, and that their defeat has pre- d
eryed the entire Nation from calamI- y
es far more to be deprecated. D
Icannot rejoice over the desoiation d
f. Southern I homes. The oeryi OF 81
Iidows and orphans there, has no b
lusic for my ears. But it is not for b
nat. that christians are called 10 give d.
ranks. but that rebellion is being sup ia
ressed,, treason, crushed, and the Just "
w OF a good Government yindicated. o,
Ee must not Jet the criminal go un- b,
unisbed because by his crime he In II
olives his family in disgrace and suffer- b,
e, for upon the enforcement ofatbe pi
" only can We hope for security and rs
sace. a.. - e,
And now I must pass rapidly over Ii
etails, but must mention few inter. II
ting points. On the 9th Of July, ri
en-. Rosecrans took Winchester; aud 70
ullaboma on the 7lh. On the 9th,
ort Hudson surrendered. On the 70
)tb, Gen. Gilmore landed on Morris an
land and took all the forts and guns G.
ere except Wagner and Cummings of
oint. which you know are since ours. of
eperal Sherman drove General John DO
n out of Jackson a second time. On di
e 18th, the victory was gained at 6