Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-17

them, and whose heart and interest we're in the
object Of suiJugafion. That the resolution. the
pnrpose. OF the 0bsfnacy OF the population Of The
Northern States should endure for three wears j.
not extraordinary when remember that the
resolution. the purpose or obstinacy Of Lord
North ard George III. endured much longer
Mr.. Miner Gibson. If We understand hm-and
We take great pains TO present his proposition just
az he puts it-beieves in the Reconstruction OF the
American Union. because he believes in the oh /
stnancy Of the North But WHY should he
not believe also In the obstinancy Of the
SOUTH he gives us why the
South are more likely 90 '.lay down their
arms in despair" than why the North should do
All history rather testIhes that u i the in
surgent nation which maniIesrs the more enduring
obstinancv When the United States commenced
their rebellion they worse of for means OF
resistance than the c0nfederates would now be If
they had lost all their armies and Richmond TO
boot. When the opportunity arrived for closing
the contest, Washington was obliged 10 remind
his intractable friends that he had no army and
no means of getting one. 10 the third year OF
the war even Lord Chatam himself raising
his voice indignantly-as indignantly as Mr.
Seward now raises his vOice-agaInst 1.-THE dis
memberment of this ancient and most noble
monarchy" All that is happening
has happened before upon the same soil;
but IL did not pass away in ninety DAYS nor
three wears the Obstinancy of the
Invader the obstinauey which was crowned with
success Obstinacy does not always command
success Without il we must admit that success
cannot be hoped for in such war as now is
waged But George Ill is generally admitted
to have been indifierenty well provided with this
virtue. but he lost the sovereignty of America
and saw his ancient monarchy dismembered. Or
is there anything in the conduct of the Southern
ers. who have nearly won all their battles. which
makes him think they are more likely 70 give in
than their fathers, who up 10 the time of Saratoga
and Yorktow had lost all their battles. IL may
happen, as Mr.. Gibson so confidently expects,
that the North will never lay down her arms
des'sting from the of subjugation-until she
has been conquered by the South which means,
We suppose. that this object will be pursued for
az indefinite number of years We confess, how
ever, that We think the probabilities, when
weighed by men who work out their convictions
instead of jumping them, must appear To be
all the other way. No one can reasonably ex-
| pect the North to give in now. They have not
vet even got to- tn period which answers To the
period of the old rebellion" when even
Chatham Illuminated at the idea of Amer
can Independence The obstinacy of
neither party has yet been sufficiently
tested Ii may be- although we do not expect it.
that the Southerners may prove unequal TO the
occasion, and may grow tired OF mixing sacri
/ ices. This Is the only chance IN Mr. Gibson :
favor. Ii this should turn up the Souiherners
would prove themselves a smaller hearted race
than were their fathers, and inferior TO
Spaniards and Italians. and Crcassians aud Poles,
all Of whom have been often conquered but never
tanned to submission. Unless. however, they
should voluntarily abandon their enterprise. con
quest and subsection ImpossibiliteS We do
not set OF. in balance the chances of military
success. We will admit, If Mr. Gibson wishes it,
| that the Northerners much stronger in
resources OF men aud money than the Southern
ers England in l775. when the first blood
she'd AZ LexlngtUn, WAS stronger in military
power than the scattered population OF two mill
ions and a half of cOlOnistS: as much stronger
also. it Mr.. Miner Gibson SO wishes it. as Ma
/ pOleOn / stronger III 1908 than the guerrilla
leaders OF Spain. But We may admit all this
which. of course. is not 10 be admitted in the
strict interest OF truth--and we must still think
that all human probability is opposed to Mr.
| Gibsons expectations of the restoration of the
| late American republic