Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-08
THE DUTY AND NECESSITY OF
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Two years age Jefferson Davis wrote
to Governor Browne. of Georgia, tina
the power Of CONSUMPTION was q vita, ne
ccssity to the'confcderacy, nnt only sther
but through coming time; for, added Da
,is, wars mist arise between the two ma
tions Hereafter, and the South must have
IT., ! re capacity For standardization, to couh
terpoise,. Che, superior naval strength o
the North. TPreas4ffsh accotdanee viii
this mans gloomy views of the probable
discords and conflicts attendant upon sep
aration are his recent declarations to Mr.
jacques. The Rebel now afiirms thai
such is the embittercd feeling of the South
that under any circumstances whatever
many years must elapse before it can sub.
side. Collisions and wars must pecessa-
| rily result, and the amiablc President car
discern in the future no more cheerful
prospect than loomed up to the prophet,
I yisi3h of Cassandra whee she made the
Trojans distracted and unhappy.
Now, We need not stop 10 fiistirc
whether tie 'tIan Davis is sincere in the
exrrae-idn of this belief, or merely pro,
phesies as he wishes the event to be. fol
the furthcrancc of his personal ends We
know, however, that prophets are SHINE
times prone to work for the accomplish
ment of their own predictions; and it is
not unreasonable to suppose that the head
traitor has a strong inclination of this
kind During or after tho war his inter-
est would induce him to promote disscn
sion equally between the sections or ma
tionalitics: for in continued evaporation
only could the South be prevented from
that calm retrospcction, of past events
which would lead to a correct judg-
,nett on the conduct ef III ose who
led tkd'h fsto rebellion. Neither DaSf
nor his coadiatofs desire such a subsistence
Of tumultuous passion; and hence a con
tinual temptation on then part to prp-, ote
animosiiy and strife bct&Ixt North and
| South
In either case presented by peace nd.
vocates this portentous evil would beset
us. If we compromised with the ftsur.
gent chieftans, admitting them back tc
former or greater privileges, they would
foment difficulties through coming times
and keep us in continual agitation L
We acceded to their wish for absolute dis
union, arranging a hundred Jifficultie.
that wouud'hamper the question, We SHOULD
be in a wofso condition still for our vi
cious neighbSt's %otld cxpend every avail
able dollar in military preparation fr' thai
second conflict which kc says mist ,ssu
redly come-and especially would he pro
vide fleet of Alabamas and Tallahassecs
for predatory naval exploits. 1t would
be mad and suicidal weakly to. rclinquisl
a contest whose continuance only for ;
little while longer is almost sure to bring
us out triumplantly, and remove forever
those portcntous dangers. Had We nC
new leyies to bring into the field, no new
loans to expect from citizens or foreigners
we should even than muster our half mil
lion soldiers and hurl them vigorously OIL,
the foe. Already his weakened tattalions
can scarcely sustain themselves, and a
little additional energy might crush them.
Every battle decimates them anew, and
the more desperately they fight the
greater is their loss; They cannot fill up
these ~a$.cd ranks, for they have cxlaus-
ted all their reserves, from boyhool to
senility.. .tA-
But we have yet three million fighting
men to draw from the national credit is
yet strong, both here ard in Europe.
Great as have been our expenditures, oul
remaining resources are still vast, and
everlasting infamy would light upon us
! if We forcborc to spend that slight addition.
al portion which will end this contest for,
ever, and render Il tcnfold accumulation
in place of the sums expended in thi.
righteous way. Another halfmillion o
comba,ants is coming up to finish tho
remaining work and make the assur
ancc doubly sure. let the most sahgnint
copperhead who ever wished success t.
his country's enemies calculate the efFcc
of such u shock on the cohorts of rebel
ZION. 3'i,c most blatant and bcsottcd foo
who cycr moderated the manifest. evil
of nation divided, convulscd and with
ing in the th-ocs of anarchy, might abat,
his sensclcss clanior at such moment
and await in silence the coming issue
Ii SEINE superhnman effort of the bad mel
bardea t6r TIC Overthrow of liberty ant
Fertilization should avail TO defeat ou
arms, even with tic, supcraddcd fore
which we are now collecting, then, per
haps, wo might pause and treat witt
traitors whose fdtchcy equallcd thei
/ ma'sSn.tSy. We are under no such sa,
necessity atpresent. The strength Of til,
nation Is scarcely impaired, whilst TIN
rcbc's Seed at every pore. a
Davis may maintain front ef brazor
assurance, for that is obviously his pole,
and hypocrisy with him is but the exer
else of second Hatbre; but the language
of Rhett and OTTER rebels, clme as conf
dent, is couchcd IL different terihs No
one of them can calculate the hour whcr
| the great collapse shall como, and thou
sands of southern men who once wcr,
traitors will add their tones 81 acclama
ton to those of loyalists who we're Away
faithful. when the. great day of deliver
ancc shall arrive If it were only t,
resc6c' the southern people thenlselye
from the dreadful fate which successful
rebellion would bring upon them W,
shoald bravcly persevere; but when. 'on
own destiny and tiiat of our children il
bound up with ttcirs, the motives for per
s,;stcnee in a contest vt ohdS 50 hecessar
and So Glorious become altogether irrcsis
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