The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-12-10

Ito the Democracy Of the United States.
From the National intelligence.
The rrea, bsnle has been fought and lost
The infuences sgsinst which you hsve hsd
10 contend were TOO potent Tor these you
could bring 10 benr in your favor. and you
must abide the consequences. You nave
no, yielded pusilIanimously. You msde
great, a msnly effort. which mer,ed success
Bu, enough has been done 10 eD'i,le you 10
the respect Of ycur antagonists and OF the
entire world. You have shown a power
which will never be conlemned. No one who
scans the occurrences of'he pss,tw mon'ns
but must in candor conclude that upon lar
eIection, unswased by external and 'mPfop-
ler influences. YOUR success v ould have been
loverwhe ming.
Yield not 10 desponeency for the future,
lwli,tever NAV be your inc lins'on 20 DO co.
latter the disastrous battle of Caene, when
1.-THE Roman po.er seemed snnihilated. her
lunsuccessfui Genera, fresh from the feld o.
Ihis defeat, received the united thanks Of tae
Senate and people, because even then he
had not despsired Of the Republic The
lcouraee and constitutional vigor OF that
wonderful people proved svfiicentto enable
them 20 rise superior TO al disss,er and dis
coIrngements, and new and brighter day
lof glory succeeded 10 the night OF gloom
with which they v ire then enshrouded .
Shall not history make similar record fo'
os! All surely cannot be lost whis We
lnumbes mere than . million and half o.
strong right arms and fesoiu,e hearts sf'e'
IuA. skuiking Of the timid and the uesehery
Of the venaI.
Your susp cicns OF The ultimste designs o
those ~ho havesg.n attained success how
ever well founded. may still be erroneous
They ma, not intend the entire srbversio'
or your cherished institutions and the over
throw of our republican liberties A psrt'
san triumph may satisfy Their success 90
NAV induce moderation. A lull in the TEN
pes, may permit The voice Of reason an
humanity to be - -. heard Peace. whic
hss seemed the chosen object Of their der''
ion and hostility. msy be permitted 70 revis
lour land before il comes laden with nat'on
proe.rs,ion and ruin. snd loss OF libert.
and fnsi separation. These sre conseqoe'
Ices w..jch we most conscieniiop-ly be:ie'
will ihcvisa by result from ths continuan'
of .hs war which 10 prosecuted for snv ON
u, psrpc.. than the vindicstion 81 the supr
macy ~ the Constitution and the reeicra'i'
az ,he Union upon iis only legitimate ba'
that on which il vas originally found'
hut which The revolutionis's in the Sou
- and in the Worth have equally been lsb'
ing 70 overurn in opposite directions.
Much % we were originally opposed
Vi those steps which led 20 war, firmly Ne
o,,hen believed. ard ss We nov feel sssur
ms thai our rre-t object might have been
for ter secured by peaceful mssns srd wiih'
be snv az the disastrous consequences wh
m now threaten 70 overwhelm us. We siili
Ia quie.ce 10 the present necessity Of pro
per cu,ion Of the war. not for the purpose
i n. revolution, but for that OF reetorsiion-'
ON 70 over,urn our revered institutions. but
establish them on their old foundations
90 further than this isto become revoluti
lists ourselves. 1t IL TO commit tresl
- against ihe only legitimate Government
,he United States. Even to insist upon
M isc,. unqualifed submission on the par
those who are clearly in the wrong. 70 M
80 " impoli,ic snd unvise. Il involvfs
substantial extermina'ion or final indep
nett dence of brave and proud people. who
tollieve themselves 70 BE- only insisting uI
,se. l,he exercise Of = constitutional right.
forIipvolves the further sacrifice OF hundred'
,sse I,houssnjs Of our most usefsl neighbors
friends. The war is fast 6egensrsting
brutal massacre. The rules Of civil
per- warfare are daily more and more dsG
Ils q carded. Every newspaper brings The
niue cord or some new stroci'y at which
heart Of humanity shudders-some peac'
=, home wsntonly laid in ashes; some help
non. combalsnt sent forth shelierless
~. lfoodless 10 suffer and perish. some priso
-.l Of var shot 10 cold blood 10 retaliation
an alleged offease Of which he wss wb'
innocent.