Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-13
Shall 1t be Broken :

Shall 1t be Broken
e Our dispatches published yesterday con-
tain quotation from the Richmond Eram-
liner. Of the 29th ult, in the following words,
to-wit:
If We hold our own in Virginia until the
summer is ended the North's power Of mis-
chief everywhere will be gone. BUT F WE LOSE,
THE SoUrn's CAPACITY OF RESISTANCE WILL BE
BROKEN, and this is the last year of the war. "
There can be no sane man amon US, who
for moment questions the power Of the 10y.
al States to utterly break the South's capacity
e res stance. II We have it not, let US ac-
knowledge ourselves race Of towards, and
surrender Internationally to the rebels
Throushaut the South the approaching strug-
gle in Virginia is regarded - the detsrmin-
ing poiLt for Southern independence. If
Grant be successful, and Lee forced back and
his army destroyed, the great bulwark Of =
Southern Confederacy is broken down. The
approaching campaign in Virginia will be-
yond all question break the power Of resist
ance from our enemies. It can be, it must
be broken. But hows LIE: the peop'e fur
nish the means. One hundred thousand vet
Grams pushed to the front, and distributed
among the armies of Thomas, Meade, Burn
side and Butler, would prove powerful aux.
iliary to certain success. Who doubts the
result, conld these veterens be Immediately
distributed asindicated! Can these veterans
be furnished? Yes! IIowY By sending
new levies to occupy their places.
The great North West has exhibited to
the world heroic devotion to the cause in
which the country is at present engaged,
that will make its people immortal in history.
With willing hearts the people have rendered
through their several Executives, Ct, 900, who
shall march at once and occupy the garrisons,
forts, military posts, &C., now occupied by
veteran troops. Ohio, the good old " Buck
eye State" whose responses TO oalls upon
her sons rave always been generous and
prompt, does even more than her PROMISE
Instead Of 10000 men, promised by "John-
ny Breugh," Ohio responds 10000 better.
Indiana is rolling in her legions. The praires
of Illinois are all ab!aze, and her sons are
ral'yirg around the flag. Even Iowa has not
forgotten the proud history her sons have
written. and already the Governor has notice
of forty companies, enough for four regi-
ments having been raised, and the good work
still goes on. The young men of the State
believe that the rebel power Of resistance can
be broken, and they are going forward to see
it broken, and take part in the work.
While these responses are being made,
such Copperheads as Clagett are engaged in
endeavorIng to convince people that this call
is foolish and unnecessary. The people de-
plore the necessity for war, they desire peace,
when consistent with honor. They want
their fathers and loved friends to return
speedily to their homes.
Men of Iowa, our brethern in the field,
those brave men who have fought the enemy
for three years, and have voluntarily reenlist-
ed for three years more, appeal to youto aid
them in this probably the closing scene Of
the great rebellion. Will you respond, or
will you still hold back because you can
make money? Is it not infinitely better to
raise less produce this year, if we can secure
peace thereby, before the next seed time p
Is it not better to make less money this year,
that peace, plenty and prosperity may be
with US next year. The rebels tell you that
you have now the opportunity to " break the
South's capacity for resistance Will you
take advantage Of the opportunity Willyou
prove yourselves war or peace men? Let
the ra~ks be filed Let US do even more
than our share, if thereby the nation may be
blessed Men of Iowa lose not another
moment, but press forward to the work.