Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-02-03
The Coming CampaisR---A Rebel View and


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Tine yeqr 1864, the filing of whose circle
viii form another stage IN the march of time
viii also mark a most interesting and critical
period in the fortunes of our coutederacy.
Io tie taaa TIE aeae-Jo,7i yea. toloeyS qlooosil
Io-tte sfssde't Heye appears cause for darjolN
solcltme Etjte etea heroisR, itse't sees that TIE
tag 81 ear tie cgiSS Of tie struggle, IS ,tDoa US
atd that mast prepare 0trSe{geS for tie Ire
Hsegsdo rs shock As when the skirmishers are
driven In, and the distant cannonade Is ended.
two great armies rush to the death grapple.
and wrestle tor the victory, 80 now the pro-
greSs OF the war has brought US 10 that final
stage IN which decisive blows are TO be given
ana received.
We cannot contemplate the coming Of the
next and the fourth campaign of the pending
war without solicitude. We shall be strongly
pressed by the enemy. They are making J3tSQ
preparations They are buying H3erceaGrisS Joy.
IL .FqH as men ing sheep Ter TIE Sbaa4i}eS. IEeg
are pdgi7q bo1uties tte ha}f Of irLich he ,a55Id
5eege heard 81 before IHell are s,,gtaissg money
detb reckless pr0tieSio5t that contrasts Stra5.g3y
trttt htttF Rafsce paiSlHoHy. The cupdity with
which they have ever sought their own ad-
vantage at our expense is far transcribed by
the lavish desperation with which they sacri-
ice their wealth for our destruction. Ameri-
can patriots of the better days were aceus-
toned TO say Millions for defence not a cent
Tor tribute" This maxim remains to Us alone
Our enemies have altered il TO read, Mil
lions .3r tyranny, not a cent for honesty and
Justice.
Our enemies, too, ,eH commence tie ,ssrt cam
paigR ciA some aieH4tageS Of position trEjct Hey
ID not hare % tie beginning Of 1868. They
tctH begta at Chattanooga instead Of NaStrUe
at ] icks5z9g instead of Memphis. They come
flushed also with wild hopes, and they are an
mated with increased arrogance
1t vii! be incumbent upon Us during the
current year . call out al our resources and
put forth all car strength. IIc mast make tie
most rigoro,ts hattie Of srtjc6 re are copab{e
Everything is ut stake-propcrty, honor, lib
erty, life itself: and a giant danger presses
" The Phillistines be upon thee, Samson :"
Ii we thus act our part the dangers which
menace us viii all be avcrted. Tie ship may
be among the rocks and the sound Of the
breakers may be heard, but a steady captain
and brave and united crew shall bring her
safely out of her peril. Our real danger lies
not in the martial array the enemy may send
against US for under the blessing of God we
have already shown ourselves able to with
stand them; Int the point Of anxious solicitaIe
IS, are ne alt prepared anil rasolre3 to ia Cur
lcboie duty.
Do we appreciate the magnitude md the
vital character of the crisis that is upon Us
Are we all ready to make every sacrifice
which the cause may require: to go into the
ranks, if called for; to contribute our prop
erty; to be ready with our personal service
wherever wanted, and to count not our lives
dear unto us if our country is to be served :
Are we ready to respond, without murmuring,
to the military laws which Congress shall
Judge the eXigcncy 10 require: Are we pre-
pared to hail the law which shall impose
heavy taxes upon US TO retrieve our currency