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

lcho'y 10 reflect thst the war has filed "a
many graves. end caused mourning 20 90
msay homes. u % some relief 10 know thar
compared With the surviving. the fallen
have been 80 few. Whole corps. and diyi.
s'cas. and bigsdes. and regiments, have
formed end fought. and dwindled. snd gone
out o. existence. A great majority Of the
men who composed hem are snlI living
The same - true ~ The naval service.
The election returns prove this. Som,ny
voters could not slss he found in the s,,,es
regularly holding elections.
The Union 10 he Maintained.
The pubic purpose 70 re.es,.blish and
maintain The national capacity 10 unchanged.
and We believe interchangeable. The man
ner Of. continuing the effort remains 10
choose, On careful Consideration " sll The
evidence accessible II seems to me thst no
attempt az negotiation with The insorgesn,
leader could result 10 sny good. He would
accept Ct nothing short 81 The severance II
me Union; his drclsrat ions 20 tbnt sff.c
ire explicil. snd u repeated rse. He does :,
lot attempt 10 deceive Us. lie sfsrds ~
70 excuse 70 deceive ou-ssiy.s. We ca, ]
'ot voluntarily yield il. between hin and
. The issue - distinct, ssmple sud inf .xbla
. On issue which cen only be ,ried b, Z
80. and decided BY victory II we Weld. Z
= are oes'en; v 'h- southern people Tail !.
I'D, he - beaten. either way il would % !,
e victory and defeat following war. IA
The Condition. Of Peace. NJ
what is true however Of him. who hesds -
{ insurgent Cause. 10 not NECESSARILY tine ~
those who follow. Although he ~.n no, hi.
accept the Union. they csn. S.n.e az for
I'm. We knew. already sesire peace Nd oe'
'n'on- tn" number OF such nay increases Z
ey eau 81 any m,m.nt hsvs peace. sim
by laying down their arms. end submit MN
TO the nsiionai authority under A..
'stitsiion. Alter - much. the Guvern. ~
u could not. y 4 would. maintain wsrl,a.
inst Them. The loyal people would not late
ain o. allow IL. II questions sh9uld re- tate
.. We would ADJUST them by The peace.
means 81 legislation. conference. cour,. ID
votrs. op Grating only in cons,:tu,.onsl
lawful chsnoels- Sine cerrain. and
= possible. QUESTIONS, are. and you'd BE-. IN
md the Executive power 10 st,a.,
instance. the admission OF me,nb-r. into a n
yress. and whatever nigh, require he lIai.
ops'a''on Of money. The Ex .cur.v. p~rs
= iiseli, wonId BE- greatly diminished ~ I."s
CESSATION Of actual var; prdoDs spd 70 Of 4
one Of forfeiture, however, would sii, ssd
thin Executive control. r.
,sit,on ~ ~. BE- y
~ curri
sen's' ru,i',
what spirit and temper THE con,r,llis~s.
b. exercised can be fairly isjx-d N e.sa
Pssi. A year ass. general lsrdon
m"es'y. upon special terms, we're Of
10 81 except c-rt.ln de-is nar@d enc
'ns y go q ne sane u@- msJe yfsHl
that The excepted glasses were s.t 1 n,
contemplation q. .ore,sl c..... The IL
~. srd ~
1870 Y" n~-"es NJ. Is
general prosi-ion. and masy NOR. Wa.
~ that IN. signs o. bad fam i, IN. IA
90 o. such precas'ipnary messnses =. NJ CO
The p,.~t,r.l 49,. linteres
During The $50. time. also. spe-
'dons hsse bern in'ej % individs- nee.
ept-d classes. ssI d, VOLUNTARY sp
~ p'ae'H rE,H X
door hs- neen Tor iuii yesr open L ~,
xeept such ~ ~rr- MOI in CONDITION The s6.
free c.oice; tbs .. such as we've sod d-f'
'iy o. under Restraint |, i st;lI -. ~
ah, but the time my come nDal,h. w.
viii come. wh-n public du,v shsl,linle,.s,
hat y be closed. and that in lieu.
igorous measures iLaa herescfor. 90.
adopted. A('a,S
action on ihs QiesfioD or Slavery
'seniing the abandonment ,f srmsd IA
e 70 the Ds'ionaI suthority. an ~.
me insurgents. - the only ind,- men HL
ndition u ending the war, on IN 'ael
the Government. ] fetraet poshinc .''o" p
70 sad % 10 slavery. I repeat the aspr'
on made : yesr seo, thu, while Il connect
10 my presen position. I shsI, NO, eones'
10 reirscs o. mcdifv n. rn...." share Of
''smsiion, nor shall return 20 sIs- I.
person who i free By the ,e 80. m. a
'lsmssion. OF by snv Of the .c,. - AL
. :. !, 40. ne people should, By whst. N0TIC
Pe-eDslsve such pevsons ...,L r,,n