Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-03

) must have an Infinite advantage over tina
| which is resolved to yield, rather than carr,
| Its resistance beyond certain point" Itf
better to be conquered by any other natiol
4 than by the United States. 1t is better t,
{ be dependency of any other power thar
OF That. By the condition of its existenc'
and essential constitution, as now governed
1t must be in perpetual hostility to us. Al
the Spanish invader burned his ships K
make retreat impossible, so we cannot affor(
to take steps backward: Retreat is NOR,
dangerous than advance. Behind us is In.
n feriority and degradation. Before us IL
everything enticing to a patriot.
I The efforts Of the, North for the yigorou,
prosecution of the ensuing campaign, it /,
! urged, should be met by corresponding eff
forts on. the part of the Southern people
and that every one capable of bearing arms
should be connected with some efficient
military organization The history of the
past three years y cited as source Of en-
couragement. The authors of the address
then say: f. 81 aaT
WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE
but to do our duty. We combat for pron-
erty, homes, the honor of our wives, the fil-
ture of our children, the preservation of our
fair land from pollution, and to avert a doom
which we can read, both in the threats of
our enemies and the acts of oppression al
luded to in this address.
The situation is grave. but furnishes no
Jnst excuse for dependency. Instead of harsh
criticisms on the Government and our Gem
erals; instead of bewailing the failure of
impossibilities, we should rather be CRATE
ful, humbly and profoundly, to a benignant
Providence, for the results that have re-
warded our labors. Remembering the dis
proportion in population, in military and
naval resources, and the deficiency in skilled
labor in the South, our accomplishments
have surpassed those recorded of any people
in the annals of the world. There Is no lust
reason for hOpelessness or fear. Since the
outbreak of the war the South has lost the
nominal possession Of the Mississippi river
and fragments of her territory, but Federal
occupancy Is not conquest. The fires of
patriotism, still burn unquenchably in the
breasts OF those who are subject to foreign
domination. We yet have in our uninter-
rupted control territory which, according
to past progress, will require the enemy ten
years to overrun.
THE ENEMY
Isnot free from difficulties. Withan enor-
nous debt, the financial convulsions long
postponed, is surely coming. The short
crops in the United States and abundant har-
vests In Europe will hasten what was other
wise inevitable. Many sagacious persons
at the North discover in the usurpations of
the government the certain overthrow of
their liberties. A large number revolt from
tne UNJUST war waged upon the South, and
would gladly bring it to an end. Others
RIM 1loAo
sion of constitutional freedom by Abraham
Lincoln, and feel in their own persons the
bitterness of the slavery which three wears
OF war have failed to infiict on the South.
Brave and earnest men at the North have
spoken out against the usurpation and cruel
ties daily practiced. The success of these
men over the radical and despotic faction
which now rules the North NAV omen the !
way to peaceful negotiation and cessation
OF this bloody and unnatural war.
IN CONCLUSION,
We exhort our fellow-citizens to be of
good cheer, and spare no labor nor sacrifi-
ces that may be necessary to enable us to
win the campaign upon which we have lust
entered. We have passed through trials of
affiiction, but suffering and humiliation are
that lead nations to self-reli-
ance and independence. These discipline
ry providences but mature and develop and
solidify our people. We beg that the sup
plies and resources of the country, which
are ample, may be sold to the Government
to support and equip its armies. Let all
spirit of faction and past party differences
be forgotten in the presence c. our cruel
foe. We should not despond. We should
be self-denying. We should labor to ex-
tend to the utmost the productive resource
es OF the country. We should economise.
The families of soldiers should be cared for
and literally supplied.
We entreat from all a generous and hearty
cooperation with the Government in all
branches of its administration, and with
the agents, civil or military, In the perform
ance Of their duties. Moral aid has the
power of the incommunicable," and by
united efforts by an nall-comprehending self
sacrificing patriotism, we can, with the
blessing of God, avert the perils which en-
viron us, and achieve for ourselves and
children peace and freedom. Hitherto the
Lord has interposed graciously to bring us
victory, and in His hand there is present
power to prevent the great multitude which
come against us from casting us out of the
possession which he has given us to inherit.
j. L. ORR,
L. j. SEMMES,
A. E. MAXWELL,
Committee on the part of the Senate.
r,r-r-, IA j. w. CLAPP, ,TQfT
c4-+.td j. L. M. CURRY, =.
JULIAN HARTRIDGE
n M, JOHN GOODE, JR,
,-...lt.te, w. N. H. SMITH,
Committee of House of Representatives.
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