Washington telegraph., 1864-03-23

We haven aitt-na-i,e bnr tr dn rur
dhy. We cuntar fu. ptrR-rtyI hnm
wv honor TN ur wives, rne future nf our
~, .dren. rhe preservation uf uur iui- .and
I. ..n lof!uli1r aud IVY nverr y nvnm whirh
Ee can read. b th III Vie threats w cur
cueLiie> ard tie act, ut oppression we
have alluded to r. ili> ad1ra~>
The situati ~ - gave. bHt FINISHES
80 Just excuse lsi tc-ppudebc- ln-iead
of srsh crit'-l, ga the Cover meat
and cur GuroIa-, irstetc Ui Dewailing
the trliure "a -cnu p.I-h imprs-Ih'liiies,
w uuld rait.rr br grateful. nnr biy and
pr uudiy. Nh hrnig.an. lryilaHcp.
for lne results fhar hare re eaardeA unr ia-
boz Il N uber"= H. di>prarurfion ir
p.1ulatinn, itf ru'iIr+it anl uavai re~.aur-
ru-, and Tit ii-Itir, rn skilled iHh Ir
tile Sopth, uur arr-n. r.i>hUi. ui- hav. Sur-
passed those rurla WI. Hny rrnp- ir rhe
annals Of lhe ri.. here j. ~ Just
reason for "uprie~-'rs- ~ fear. Since ih :
"u break of tie w1r iif.- >ou b las lost the
er and fragmcnts ,f nrr territory, but
Federal occupancy Is not conquest The
fires of patriotism sill burn uuquenchably
in the breasts of thuse who are subject to
foreign domnatiyn. We vet have in our
uninterrupted cnntrci territory which,
according tv pist progress, win require
the enemy ca years tn cverrUn
The Fedora Government l. not free
from difficulties. Witn I'D enormous
debt, the financial clnvulsion, long
postponed, j. surely coming The short
crops iu the United States and abundant
hsrvests in Europe will hasten What was
otherwise inevitable Many sacious per-
sens at the North discover in the usurpa-
tions Of their government the certain
overthrow of their liberties. A large mum
Der revolt from the L lst war waged up
on the South. aud would gladly bring it
to an end. Others luok with alarm upon
The complete subver4ion WI constitutional
free1jn by Abraham Lincoln, and feel In
their own persons, fhc bitterness of the
IIavery which three wear. df war have
failed n inhict VIVA tne South. Brave and
earnest meu IL the North have spoken out
against the ESurpatIUn aud cruelties daily
practiced. ghe success ~ these men over
the radical aud de>potie i.eTion which now
rses the Aur,h may open ihe way TO
peaceful ueg citation spi d cessation of this
bloody aEC unnecessary gar.
In conclusirU, we exhOrt our fellow
citizens 10 be II good cheer, aud spare 10
labor nor sacrifice that may be necessary
u enable u TO win tie campaign upon
which W. have just entered We have
a,=vd through great trials uf afflciion,
int suffering and humiliation aru rhe
rchoolmasters tLat lead nations 10 SELF
reliance ana independence. These dis
cipliuary providences but mature aud de-
velop and solidily our people. We beg
that the supplies aud resources Of cur
country, which are ample, nay be sold to
the government TO support and equip lis
armies. Let all spirit of faction aud past
party differences be forgotten in the pres
ence Of our cruel foe. We should not
dsspond. We should be selfdeuylug.-
We should labor 10 exreud 70 the utmost
the productive resources of the country
We should ecunumize Tie families III
soldiers should be cared fur and literally
supplied. We antrcat from all, q geuer-
ous>sus hearty 60 operation with the Gov
erument in all branches Of its administra-
ton, and with the agents, civil or militia
~, IN the performance of their duties
Moral aid has the "power Of the incom-
muuicable," and by united efforts, by an
all-comprehending aud self-sacrifcing pa
triotism, ~ can, with the blessing of
God, averI rhe perils whicn envilun US,
and achieve foI ourselves and children
peace and freedom. Hitherto the Lord
has Interru-ed graciously 20 bring Us vic
tory, and in Hi hand there j. present
power to prevent this great multitude
which come against uE, from casting u-
Ont from the possession which he ha-
given us 10 inherit