Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-11

question arises as 70 Dwellings used oY wo-
men, children and non-combatants. So
long as non-combatants remain in their
/ houses and keep TO their accustomed
business, their opinions and preiud:ces
can In no wise Influence the war, and,
therefore, should not be noticed But
/ II auy one comes out into the public
/ streets and creates disorder, be or she
should be punished, restrained or bznish-
ed, either 70 the rear or front, as the Of
heers in command adjudges If the peo-
/ pie, or any Of them, keep upa eorrespon-
dence with parties in hostility they are
| spies, and can be punished with death or
minor punishment
For my part believe that this war is
the result Of false political doctrine, for
which we are all as a people responsible,
/ viz: that any aud every people has a
/ right 10 self government and | would
| give all chance TO reflect, and when
ia error to rscant. know, slavs-owners
finding themselves in possession Of q
speeis Of property in opposition to the
I growing sentiments ofthe whole civilized
world, CONCEIVED their property IN dan
ger. and foolishly appeal to war; and by
skillfnt political handling involved with
themselves the whole South on the doc
trine Of error and prsjudiee | believe
that some Of the rich and slaveheldiug
are prejEdieed 10 an extent that nothing
/ but death and ruin will extingaish. but
hope that as the poorer and Industrial
classes of the South realize their week
ness, and their dependence upon the
/ fruits of the earth aud good viii Of their
fellow men, they will not only discover
| the error OF their ways, and repent OF their
hasty action, but bless those who persist
/ emily maintained Constitutional Gov
/ eminent, strong enough 10 sastain itself
/ protect its citizens, and promise peaceful
| homes TO millions yet unborn
In nv belief. whilst | assert for our
Government the highest military prerog,
| stives, am willing to bear in patience
that political nonsense Of slave rights.
State rights, freedom Of concience, tree
dom Of press, and such other trash, as have
deluded the Southern people into war, an
archy, bloodshed, and the crimes, that
have disgraeed any time or any people.
! | would advise the commanding off,
GERS at Huntsville and such other towns
as are occupied By our troops, to assem-.
bic the inhabitants aud explain to them
| these PLATA, self-evIdent propositions, and
/ tell them that it is FOR them now to say
whether they and their children shall in
herit their share. The Government of
the United States has in the North Ala
hama any and all rights which they choose
| 20 enforce in war-to take their lives,
/ thsir homes, their lands, their everything,
because, they cannot deny, that war does
exist there, and war is simply power un-
! rest Fained by constitution or compact
/ II they want eternal welfare, we'll and
| good, We will accept the issue aud dis
| posses thea, and put our friends ia
| possession.
| | know thousands and millions Of good
| peopls who, at simple notice, would
come TO North Alabama and accept the
elegant houses and plantations there
fthe people OF Huntsville thing different,
/ let them persisi in war three years lon
ger, and then they will not be Consulted
| Three years ago, BY a little reflection
and patience, they could have had a
hundred years Of peace and prosperity,
bot they preferred war very we'll, last
/ year they could have saved their slaves,
/ but now il ls too late--all the powers of
/ earth cannot restore 10 them their slaves
any more than their grsDdiathers Next
| year their land, viii be taken, for in war
/ We can take them and rightfally, too,
and another year they may beg in vain
for their lives. A people who will pc =
severe in war beyond q certain limit
ought to know the consequences Many,
many people, with less pertinaeity than
the South, have been wiped out Of ma,
iional existAnces
Ny own belief is, that even now the
non-slaveholding classes Of the South
are alternating from their associates IN
war. Already | hear elimination
Those who have property left should take
warning in time.
These are we'll established principles
OF var, and the people Of the South hay-
ing appealed to war are barred from ap-
psaling to our Constitution, which they
have practically and publicly de6ed
They have appealed to war, and must
abide its rules and laws The United
States, as belligerent party claiming
right in the soil as the ultimate sover-
eign, have 1 right TO change the popula-
ton. and It may be and is, both polite
and best. We should DO so in certain dis-
sricts. When the inhabitants ,rsist t, o
long in hostility, il maybe both polite
and right that we should Danish them
and appropriate their lands to more
loyal and useful population. No man VIII
deny that the United States, would be
benz fled - dispossessing . single pl sju-
diced, hard-headed and disloyal planter
and substitute in his place a dozen or
/ more patient, industrious, good families,
even II they be OF foreign birth. think
/ ii does good to present this view of the
/ case to many Southern gentlemen who
/ grew rich and wealthy, not BY virtue
/ alone Of their industry and skill, bat
/ by reason of this protection and hitherto
moderate and msgusnimous govern
ment Il is all idle nonsense for these
+ Southern planters 10 say that they made
the South, that they own it, and that
they can do as they please-even to
break up our Government, and to shut
up the natural avenues Of trade, inter
course aud commerce.
/ We know, and they know il they are
intelligent beings, that, as compared with
the whole world, they are but as FIVE mill
lions-are TO one thosand millions-that
they did not create the land-that their
only title to its use and enjoyment is
the deed Of the United States, and
IL they repeal to war, hold their all
By very insecure tenure.
Since have come down here, have
seen many Southern planters who now
hire their negroes, and acknowledge that
they knew not the earthquake they were
to make by appealing to secession.
They thought that the politicians bad
prepared the way, and that they could
part in peace. They now see that we are
bound together as one nation by indis-
solible ties, and that any interest or any
people that Sc. themselves up in aHtag-
onism to the nation, mast perish.
While l would not remit one jot or