The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-10-03
To..I. .ssa 1858 6 s.ss7. asa

lnuufe-fo ct3 500 -tSCa' tNrsotl
" est Virginia 6.e94 2e0,69l 81 $50
Georgia -. 595,0sI 462,22 i.Os1 .sxs
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TousI.. .9sa l.sos.3c7 5.937.32s
leaving Dixie six States instead Of ,hir-
teen--a population - Free Whites OF 3 t5s.
asa instead o. 7,4S9,4l0. the nnmbef start
wish-a Slave population OF 2.o5s uel Ia
stead of 3.s6l ,44S, aud a totsl population ot
1913. $40. instead Of The 1! ass. $50 that the
reoel leaders originally claimed. as belong
inc 90 their pretended Coofederacy.
You viii e recolircsth whee this revolt
commenced. he rebels uasde y thelr hosst,
thstil the Uuion ~as maintained hyaams.
the War should he waged, not - he seceied
bus la the loyal States. Thes had ~ do~6t
81 their ability 20 take Washington "a one
lnoutu's Tine, and thai 1hes wsuld dictate
sfus- 1T peace i'm HI smoking ashes -
Northern cafes. ann Sllaln the s~nrrenosfed
precincts OF tie National Capitol IL ls tue,
they Haunted defantiy their Eeoeli'""s en-
syn withn sight OF the lgps OF the CAPITOL
and peshed theis Regions fsofth 81 the roso-
mae, still they have never got a permanent
foothold la any Free StAte-nor even 10
MsrylAnd. aud with the exception OF ocea-
si0nal raids. have not desecrsted softhefn
soil by their uDholy tread. Say
When they audaciously ventured on loyal
ground, il vas 10 find quiet graves Tor their
misguided soidiery, anu When driven back, u
was IA the bloody retreat. which lett nneir
diving and wounded in our hands.
To-day there are. in Federal prisons. a.
many rebels, a. compose the nyns of Gep.
Lee. aud The strongest. strategetic point IN
| the whols Coui.derncy has Dust surrendered
10 tie victorious army undes Gen. sherman.
| uen. Sner,dan drives The disorg anized iorces
OF Early pell neil before him, aud The vai-
ley OF Virginia will soon os tree oi rebels.
in arms. Scsutiuize the 6gates as you may
there Is az this time one halt of the area OF
this unrecognized Ooniedericy. and more
than one hall OF ~ populatioa-whiie and
black-restored 10 the Union.
The State al New York Jono co1tslns..a
population almost. IL not quite. equal 10 ti'
whole population OF that petition oil the unioi
now temporarily under The dominion OF Jefi
Davis iAh very bour the Empire State ha'
more Of the sinews of war, and more men n
for The field. than the whole OF the presen
contracted limits oil the CoD'ederacy.
To talk then, of the Federal Goyern-
mentnot being able tD suppress tbs~ Teboilion
and subiugate the traitors IN arms, Is th'
mere can't of treason or cowardice. Their
never was IA moment OF lime, from the al
tack on Fort Sumter until now, thai taes
could be A doubt IN the psinds OF patriots a
10 the result OF this contest. Those IN who's
breasts the "wish ~ iathef TO the thought,
might d0ubt-those whose patriotism
.mothered beneath p~artlzan ptejndices an
political aspirations. might doubt-thcs
whose individual ambition burns 10 q dtos
every spark OF patriotic impulse kindled b
revolutionary memories, will doubt, but non
others. The true patriot never gives up h
cou~ntry--"never despairs OF the Republic
never ACKNOWLEDGMENT siackens his efforts
never sheathes his sword until his country
; saved.
, Oh how il does sicken at the very heal
OF all true meu, 20 hear these bloodstss hs
roes-those craven peace men, who. durin
these long years of bloody VAR fought to PR
serve their country, have studioasly remain
I ed so far from field of battle that they bay
D not even heard the distant echo OF %artiller,
: now give their opinion that this rebeliic
. cannot be suppressed-that southern traitor
cannot be suhiuga,ed. and that this FEEDER
Government cannot be saved
As | have before said. il Is the cant OF a
. traitor and tie coward.
This Government - preserved-it hi
=. never yet been destroyed. The revolt -
powerful one. but the Government i mo-
powerful. The rebel flag still hanGts def
sptiy, but the banner @ the tree will }
s~trsighten 10 the breeze, and cast ia glot
+ Gus shadow over every foot of so'i, n Al
: time covered hy the egis of the Ameriss
= Constitution.
2 suppose. fer one moment that this rebe
$ lion carsot be suppressed by AL the power
the Federal Government, what do yon thit
will he the condiflon II our country -
rebel capital viii become the City al Vast
e ineton. fvery State where ihnse y a ms'
z ter and a slave. will he united toto a .'Sontl
n ern Confederscy" aud ~ bitter b~fstllity
G the Northern States The right n sccsssle
becomiae thu- receguized by -ncsssint ser'
luton, will cause. what remains of the q
: Government. To tall iato irae A say
p oligsrchy stronger than ans one 81 the ir'
y States, aud hostile IA Is yety heart 80 ir'
9 in~titasion-. ali. forever tvranntze ov'
the rest. Freedoms last hope on ear
. vii Ne aesf,.tei. aud sc siil then prtse
20 thr dess~t,sms of TIE old World. Ga
u vhsch lhet 80 much de-ife 10 See-the TAI
3 ufe o. m4u 1, govern himself. and The va
Of sufficient gsbSer IL a Republican form
: Government, preserve 10 own existence
PEAcE MN AND AZ AnslsrtcE
whAt I have sai1 J. en- outline Of eur pre-
\ ent surroundings IN relation 90 this feoeii'o
: Our armies nov c~onifost TIE rebel hosts Al
{ prers them nearer aud ne.rr th> shores
: The Cult. Their strong euitcu~hment- Al
: hanked-their Generals out geue.sied, a
iheif beffAsiods whipped 10 long has
4 been >incs a rebel victory. that | have =
meet letgouen ~hen AID ~bsre oDe cccn'
red Right Il this m0snsnt. when the pos
a or OF he Federal Government. on SEA AID
: aud. T. - el5fioasly msuife-tsrg isself. a
CIV CONES az from a class 81 men m u
a North, Tor p~etce- peace wiia rebels 10 atH
. for e. ssnsi~sscs-tse ooiy l<acple ssser
e by the Chicago Conveutiou. o. contains
IA The Che 20 Platform
What II meant by an sruisficef The .
n sav & = The wits1fa~ing ~ our armies iroi
ii lhe Satss that have beet % the revolt
The orsninK OF their blocksded ports, Al
4 nisriur tbesn IN TIE same condition they vel
nesore bo@tiliues commenced Giviag bac
~ them he OF thr AissssaYi-ts
= occaestioa 81 Nes OrieAn.-the csotrDi .
al ne states wfested from them sy NJ "a
. sance % or virtofioss srasss The. &C
0 tb.s alone. : The srmistic. fArs vii have
. fass .isne = ne .smisa1ce n<s d~~rT~ Ia
= srtei psea ani lhe rebri s.saers have Il
I ready made tins fk<s- dshnf "a.
. Bat suppose bs M. ,hausuut sfsns-s'ce
= meant. "A temporary ~sasrsnsscn 81 10.
RI fies by agrcsnsut 81 The psuses,-
-hat coo6Isisn Thea doe - pace The Feser'
cla.xsrans..- Genefsl- urEa; lfh \
suIcr~isd army - fest circu.nventiag tie ret
4 u c~aastal. asd soon viIi have n and Lee
: am, usder he ~coutrol. He b1s The rebe
{ f,se oy tbs throat, asd CAT, osyaa
doass. sr.ngle she no .stsr sufo ssbn'ssso'
IT, srnist.ce neaos hat Gea- GRAFT M
' Ist 70 h,s hsid 90 sbe rebel throxs and let
esfecsIn ia breath. Let Lee recruit rs wei
out fer.ous-rr-s ~ ~urs cst s<a-csr 3
sek "a ~ouz6eI sotdiefs-~sa Tor "a
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