Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-12-29
THE JOURNAL FOR 1865.
The Decisive Year of The War
rhe Rebellion to be Suppressed
41Td YEAR OF THE JOURNAL /!
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Circulation Double that Of any Paper
Published in Indiaua!
The Indiana State Journal
will commence its

will commence its
FORTY URTH YEAR
on the 1st of January, 1865. At no period during
its exi1tence has it reached so heavy subscription
list now, ana at 10 time in the history OF
country has there been period SO exciting or one
of 50 much intercs: TO us people, or impor-
tant to us rs Il hatiOn
The co nbined military and political successes of
the friends of the Union, during the past year
have put beyond doubt
THE FINAL SUPPRESSION OF THE RE-
BELLlON,
and the restoration of the nation to its former pow
er. Our arms have reduced The Confederacy to a
divided and iragmentIry power, Fl f,htng with ma
liSnat ferocity where il can fight, but unable to
concentrate its strength and decaying as much
from the want of mutual support among its parts,
as from its inherent basencss. Its ports are all
captured or commanded. Its labor is absorbed in
its armies, fleeing in JOY to freedom, retained in
sullcn waiting for better days Its railroads arc
interrupted, its means of transportation greatly re-
duccd and steadily decreasing. Its currency is
worthless, its credit destroyed. Ii commands sup
plies only by compusiOn. Even the States that
compose it will not trust it. 1t has at last been
driven to debate the necessity of freeing its slaves
for whose perpetual retention in slavery it alone
began the war. Foreign Intervention is given up
hopeless. Its only dependence was upon di-
vision CT the North, and the anticipaL victory of
Il hostile faction of party. This is now lost.
THE RECENT GLORIOUS UNION
VICTORY
his put tho whole strength ofthc loyal States close
to the back of our armies, and made sure that
what has been earned by the courage of tie soldier
shall not be sacrificed to the pusllanmty per-
hdy of poli'iciaDs. BY majority never cqualed
since TIE DAYS of Washington. the loyal people
have declared that those who resist their lawful
authority by the sword shall erish by the sword,'
and that submission shall ne the only rcparation
They have reiterated in the most impressive man
ner their determination to allow no delays, no
bunderS. no resistance, to op them in the way to
that destiny whici. they lave 30 long labored to
complish,
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VAST,
UNITED, FREE PEOPLE.
They have made firm and sare the policy Of ridding
the land o. liberty of the last vestigc of slavery.
The history of the word presents no spectacle so
grand After four wears of warfare ofuncxampled
dcsiructivene>s and extent after diSheartening de-
lays, AMI m,ny periods of deep gloom they again
assert that cy will fight the fight of hum Inty to
the end. come when that end may
Still much remains to he done. The Confcder
acy is .otcrins, and the Union is gaining strength
slavery is gasping for life freedom breathcs more
deeply every hour, but the work is not done. In
the next four wears the war will be over, and the
caclng Of its rayages, the allcviatiOn OF its enmi
ties. the utter cxtrpatiOn of its causes, must he
commenced, ifnot completed Mach of this will
have to bc done within the next year. Before
other twelve months have past We shall have to
decide whether a united aud resolved people, of
vast strength. OF unsurpassed intelligence, with
holy cause, can cxpcl a disturbing element from
its midst. or not. IL must he an eventful year.
The progress of tho will grow in interest it
ncars lis object. The removal Of its causes, and
u Il r a.. Il
tention OF all. The newspaper, to which all must
look for the first and most direct presentation Of
both subjects. must be more necessity than ever.
To the people OF lndans aud the North West,
the JOcaNAf. propoS es to supply a newspaper in
which nothing will be lacking that can be supplied,
To guide their opinions and satisfy their demands.
INTELLIGENT AND TRUTHFUL COR
RESPONDENTS
will be kert with our armies, who will, by the
spccdost means, advise lis readers of all that oc-
curs.
EXPERIENCED AND JUDICiOUSW WRITER'S
cali discuss all political topics, and provide poi-
vi! information. 1t will be in charge of editors OF
ability and integrity. And it wilt maintain. as it
has always done, most fully and firmly, the policy
OF pushing on the to the destruction of slave
rv the necessary means to the restoration OF the
Union "FREEDoM AND UNION, ONE AsD ISsErER-
GENERAL AND LOCAL NEWS.
! A carefully prepared summary of General and
Local News, together with Foreign and Domestic
! Intcllige. &C, will be recorded from day to day.
| FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MARKETS.
| Special attention will be given to own as well
as the f)reign and domestic Markes. as well as
teleSrphic summary Of the New York and Gin
cinnati Markets.
CONGRESS
win shortly convene, and questions Of the deepcs
interest to the people, roucliing the policy of the
Government and questions growing out of the
War against the Rebellion. will be presented and
discussed, and in view of the Importance of the
questions to be brought before the National Leg.
islaturc. we have sent one of our most competent
and in, ellisent Correspondents to Washington to
furnish readers with the most reliable and
Trustworthy news from the Capital.
THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE
will assemble on the 9th day of January, 1861 and
without doubt will be the most important meet
| ing of that body since the formation of our State
Constitution. Its proceedings will be carefully
ported for our columns.
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