The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-17
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The draft will be duly enforced IN all De-
tricts where the quotas have uot been fiied;
some Districts have manially come up 10 the
work-other- have done little or nothing.
The President hss no potsr 10 rsapens ths
draft. The people must put their shoulders
20 The wheel and furnish the men, The act
Of Congress under which the men ars called
says. that he "skslF' cause drsfs In every
district that has not flied its quota, after the
expiration Of the specified time. Why then
in he name Of soldierhip and sense should
tho people stop to blAekguAfd Abraham Lin
coin. or any other officer Of the government
for the enforcement Of statute. which has
been passed by our servants. and By them
made the Law Of tho land.
We can read the letters Of Generals Grant
and Sherman for the people 70 take hold %
the matter IN earnest--send forward the full
quantity Of men. fill or the old. we'll tired
veteran regiments and BY the mere moral
effect upon the people Of the south, Of seeing
The loyal citizens fiocking 70 our standard,
save immense bIoodsbed. by convincing
them Of the entire hopelessness 81 their
essse, N the still contendiDg agssost sucb
overwhelming odds-and not endesvor 20
meet hLar wants % satisfy theiS appeal for
assistance. The old talk that one southerner
+ equal 10 three Yvnkees j. long ago ex-
ploied. What with flank movements -
powerful armaments-veteran soldiers, sell
tried officers aud experienced Generals and
lis, a well supplied commissariat, our army
can costrol their operations, az % cause
them 70 submit, without the unnecessary
held ing oil blood Come up then % the
work ia earnest. with manly spirit for each
b. do his share and all will be well.
Let the southern people see our army well
filed let them know hat the draft. when
legally authorized, can and viii be duly sn-
fofced-Iet them know that the North has
always enough Of loyalty and patriotism "a
sustain the loyalty constituted authorities and
tha, all the tvaddIe about resistance 20 the
draft Is hsmbug-then the war will soor
close. their only help Is 10 a divided North
there Is none among the nations Of Europe
not even Mexico or the small South Amer
ca Republics, "none. 20 poor, as TO do then
reverence
Pin up Grants army with 100000 men
add Richmond will soon falI-their two grans
armies broken and defeated their two strong
holds Atlanta and Richmond in our possess
ION, ito backbone OF the rebellion vii
surely "be broken" They will soon close
the war II they see a unity on our part.
Then the men composing the army-wh'
have passed through the length and brcadtl
OF the South--who have seen thu broad field
and fertile sannahs-have enjoyed the balm
atmosphere. Who. from cold. sterile an
rocky New England from the Alleghan
slopes and the broad West-will each selec
ior himself and purchase q farm and settl
down on the alluviai land and among tn
mineral districts Of the Souih-where sls
1
very has formerly marred and blurred II
whole surface Of the country. The Demo
cratic arisfocrafs who have headed and ar
/ the soul Of the roboliion-who owned thel
thousands Of acres and hundreds of slaves
will have to give place 70 tho small farm
ers," white and blaek-they, with thei
wives and children, each receiving fair re
turn from their fields. or II hired. "fai
days wages. for fair day work, will 500
make tho whole South blossom and becom
fruitful. The poor whites that iormerl
degraded class" who. by this rebellion
have been able 20 raise themselves out 9
their low aud fallen condition. will take the
proper position In the "scale Of humanity
for. In reality. IN their former state. Vhe
slavery ruled rampant, all will admit. the
were far beneath the slave were locke
upon by them. with the most supreme COZ
tempt. All. will toe eIevsted--villages wi
spring up in every valley and grace ever
plain-frec schools will be established
churches he erected on every hilltop. Tn
truth OF tho proposition will be e~isbliahe
chat church going people are happ
people snd the converse, that happy pee
pie Is church-go,nf psople"-ihe land NJ
blossom like the rese"-pcacc and plenty
Intelligence and virtre--comiort and happl
ne..a will everywhere abound and tho Unite
States of America viii take her proper plac
among the nations OF the earth. purged an
pnrifed-a beacon star g. the nations
homo 20 the oppressed Of everv land Thes
who come alter us. viii bless the people Z
ear day and thank God. that they are the dc
scendants OF men. Who. knowing the h'cs'
ing- OF free government. we're willing
bear great burden. in order % secuss n
blessings of l,bsrfs 20 themselves and the
descendants forever. q.