The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-08-24
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Tho lessons Of Chomherstnr.


Some Of or contemporaries iaopt BE
Ponnsylvanians upon the burning otJhanr
bersburg Nv tho rebcls with ASSERT phs
s,at il n elseir fault for not having aiili
fciept militia forco oreauged 20 resist tliq
enemy. We do not concur in their views
we bel;oVo of. course, that Pennsylvauia
as we'll as New York aud oiher States
ought 10 have had N readiness a military
force; we think tho neglect Of the militia
drill IN tho fee states great mispkc
Bat tChamborsburg might have been hlirncd
by the rebels even II the inilttia 'of' Pom.
sylvania hadsbcep peTri,esllygtiAcdslfE
We zee ah5ther md efera nfore' 'inl-
PosiaasisssSP y ms
Suddenly bloitud FROM the map, and its
people forced to ~ Tor their livcs, leaving
10 destruction lall thCr pEpnorty What
has happenod to Clanberstuf6, VIII some
day htppen TO lsttsbutg 3lho fate OF
this town Of livo thnrscud pooplo will be
shared 10y Anaiyfbordor cities, ,gi hlty Of 9
hundred or two lIupdrpi tbonsand, ~ we
do not crush oct tho rtheilion. Already
Cincinnati has haon threatened twice, Louis.
vilic twit6, Nashville twice sc. Louis once
Already many thousands Of dollars have
been spent IN dcienoes for these cit,cs
aud slil they are not safc from attack
How many millions would it cost to erect
defenoes along o,lr whole bcrderl How
manyychrs wtnld be needed to complete
them9 How many soldiers would bo ro-
quired to guard.
Aud without such deftncos wllmut n
Chin6sp wall 70 separ0te u6 from the SoullG
does any one believe the ho~deFland would
be safe or habi,ablo in case tho rebels
triu uph aud thoir Confedemoy Id Ncknowl
edg ;df What security is there againGt
the repetition Of e0oh rGids as Early's aud
i ockurdgo's Forests, Mprgans and
Ouantrellsf What farmer OF Penusylvau4
ia, orUl6o,,o illinois, OF Missouri, could
sle6p.in peace, could plant his corn, Of
sow hswheat or herd his cattle, with a
reasonable hope of reaping the fruit Of his
labors7 Our whole border line forsflteen
hundred miles would be subject dhiIy or
nightly to massacre aud robbery, on tie
slightest nrete&t.
Forrememper, these southorn gentlemen
have slaves to toll for thom their own
bread is secured thoy are idlefs aud u
sfuray across tho border would bo as much
sport for them as it was in tho last cen-
tnry to Rob Rov and his clansmon. They
would like nothing bettor than 10 "harry-
the Yankees" and they would always be
.ablo 10 raise company, q regiment, bri-
r;de, a diysion, for such an expedition
Bnt II will be said, wo should punish
them for such outragea the United Stutcs
government would still BIO powerful enough
h command aud enforce respect. That is
iust whore we should mako q fatal mistake.
Tho Confodoracy is now weaker than it
will ever 90 again. Tho power, tho means,
the nrestire OF tho slayehollera are all
nearly brobeu. IT now we arc unable to
beatthom; il now we give mp the oontost,
if now we permit ourselves to iall they
will never fear us hereafter, they will know
that they may do nearly What they plcaae
against us without fear. For thoy will say
We whipped the Yankees whom wo were
the weaNest, and they will Eever daro ut
tick us again. sr
But, the reador replies, they would make
a great mistake--they would draw down
destruction upon their heads if they should
not upon any such theory; we should 80 20
war and annihilate thoir power il 1t cost1
us every cent, and every lifc, Now this u
true--but wlyisit not better md cheope'
TO "niako otie Fjob Of tito do tlat4now
whieh is easier now than il will ever be
again. which vet we shall have TO do at an
other time, aud by another war il wernow
iRilY The lntihhs cannot live penceahll
together within tile bounds of thus Union
we must erush the rebellion now, or We
shall have intormiuabo war upon tho bor
der. till another aud moro enduring genera
tion undsrtRS5s,tho only measures ~pleh
can restore permanent peace 10 ne coup
try. That is tho lcssson OF Chamberuurg
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