Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-12-15
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know that. compared with tie surviving,
the fallen have been so few. While corp.
and divisions and brigaies and regiments
have formed and fought anu blsd and gone
out of existence, great majority of the
men who composed them are still living.
The same is true OF the naval service; the
election returns prove this. So many vo-
ters could not else be found. The States
regularly holding elections, both now and
foul. years ago. ,to-wit: California, Con.
neeticut. Delaware, Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
Kentucky. Maine. Maryland, Massachu-
se;ts. Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri, New
Hampshire. New jersey New York. Ohio.
Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, Yer
mont, West Virginia and Wisconsin,. cast
3.9S2,Oll votes now, against 8. SO ,222
cast then, showing an excess now OF
l11.789. 20 which is to be added 80, 1852
east now in the new States Of Kansas and
Nevada, which States did not vote in 1860,
TINS swelling The aggregate to 1, Ia .662.
and tn net increase during the three years
snd half Of war. to l45. SOL. a table
IS appended, showing particulars. To
all the soldiers in the field from Massa-
chnsetts. Rhode Island. New Jersey, Del
aware. Indiana, Illinois and California,
who. by the law OF those States. could not
vote away from their homes. which mum.
Der cannot be less than l20. 900. Nor yet
Is this all. The number in the organized
Territories Is triple now what it was four
years ago, while thousands, white and
black, Join Us as the national arms to
press back the insurgent lines. SO much
is shown alfirmatively and negatively. by
the election. II is not material to inquire
how the increase has been produced, or to
show that i, would have been greater but
Tor the war. which IS probably true. The
important fact remains demonstrated that
we have more men now than when the
war began--;hat we are not exhausted nor
IN the process of exhaustion--,hat we are
gaining strength, AMI may. il need be,
maintain the contest indefinitely.
ABUNDANCE OF MATERIAL RESOURCES
This as 20 men. Our material resou:-
ces are now more complete and abundant
than ever. The national resources, then,
are unexhausiel, and, as We believe, mex
haustiblc. The public purpose to re-es-
rablish and maintain the national author
ity Is unchanged, and ss we believe un-
ehangeable. The manner OF continuing
che effort remains to choose. On careful
consideration OF all the evidence accessi
BILE. it seems TO me that 10 attempt at ne
gotiation with the insurgent leader could
result in any good. lie would accept of
nothing short ofthe severance of the Union.
Lis declarations TO that effect are explicit
and of,-repeated lie does not attempt to
deceive He affords Us no excuse to
deceive ourselves. We cannot voluntar-
ly yield i. Between him and us the is
sue is distinct. simple and inAexible 1t
Is an issue which can only be tried By war
and decided BY victory. If We yield, we
orc beaten. If the Southern people fail
him he is beaten. Either way. it would
De tie victory and de;es, following war.
iow TIE REBELS NAY HAVE PEACE.
What is true, however, of him who /
heads the. insnrgent cause. IL not neces- |
sarily t-uo OF those who follow. Although
he cannot re-accept the Uuion, they can
Some OF them. we know, already desire
peace AMI reunion. They can e. any
moment have peace simply bv lsvnc
a~.-H .neIr arms and submitting TO the
National authority, uader the Constitu- /
ton. After so much, the Government
could not. If it would, maintain war
agains. them. The loyal people woull
not sustain or allow it. Ii questions
should remain. we would adjust them by
ths peaceful means of legislation, confer.
ence. courts an votes. operating only in
Constitutional AMI lawful channels
Some certain and other possible questions
are and would be beyond the Executive 1
power to adjust. For instance, the admis- |
sion of members into Congress, and what I
ever might require the appropriation of
money. The Executive power itself wonld !
DE greatly diminished by the cessation
of actual war. Pardons and remissions of
forfeiture. however. would still be within
contemplation of special clemency Du-
ring the yea many avaIle,l themselves of |
the general provision. and many more /
would. only that the signs of bal faith /
IN some lett such precautionary meas /
uTes as rendered the practical process less /
easy and certain. During the same time
also. special pardous have been granted !
20 indiviuals of excepted classes and no |
voluntary application has been denied /
Thus. practically. ths door has for full I
year been opeu to all such as were not in /
acondittion to make free ehoice-that is, 4
such as were in custody or under con-
strain.. 1t is still open to all. But the
time may come probably will come,
when the public duty shall demand that
it he closed. and that. in lieu, more yigor-
GUS messurcs than lheretofors shall be
adopted. - = = $50
SLAVERY.
In presenting the abandonment o:
armed resistance to the national author
ity. on the part OF the insurgents, as the
only Indispensable condition to ending