The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-24
Tcar. in Ch.rne.sa.

.lsolssed wi,h s..rI'ug fsresness upon The
aeFsniages Of a cessation Of hostilIiies. not
VII the conscientious fear o. biOOdshsc.
Thieh distinguishes ihe opponents Of warfare
rpon noFs.sscaods. sut ~isa re ccoi csien,
ls'ioa 81 he ganester xho has lhrown load
e. dice, win belief fhsr however the spots
may tnfa %. the result sill be % be gain.
TIE Rebels have been compelled % d'scuss
ne advantage. Of peace with cullen h@fce-
Hers. rhich betokep that peace = sossh' be-
eArse tie impossible 10 fght much longer
Very Iittis that has beou written about peace
90 either side has proceeded iron the heart.
bu' h.s rather been the result Of estimates
Of Aebensfts aud possi5 : loses which might
fesuli RON cessation OF h7stilides
Bat IN Al that bss beeu written and spoken
upon this subject there h.s been lothing ss
paeona ard hunble as the srtille pub
lsbsd "a shs Charleston csv,ier y sept
g. Ths journal was one Of the proudes'.
n,ss vindietlve add able oFgaHs Of secession
log before ssoessios vas accomplished 10
-8l stans re,ers.ions Of scorn asaiDst toe
Norsherners, - bsughty asssertious Of The
superiority a. the cbivsirIc race. 80 aFrogant
assumption OF msnliness and courage, a. dis
,iaguishiag Southern characteristics. shilst
an That 80 mean and cO~srdIy were assum-
ID % b. Yankee qualities. bad mach 70 do
10 tie work Of firing she Soushern heart, and
pfeelpiiasiug the Cotton States into FeVoiu-
ton.
The Courier Ike al other sorshern papers.
"a. clan0fous for the immediate expulsion
81 the Yenkses from the "C0nfederaey. -
r. osuld not brook The daily Affont OF a
foreign a.g" which sreamsd 10 the breeze
over Fort sumter II demanded the recla-
,natlos Of south Carolina soil from the ha-
tsd Nsstherner. and when. on the 18th OF
April. 1861. ''tbc venerable EDwAKD RuF-
rfs" red the first gun agsius, Por' Sumter
he sornd vas hailed BY the cssrfeS psepis
~ the heraldiog salute that ushered in a ca
reef OF glory aud national prosperity. IL
vas rssh insanity which commenced the
var. il We folly shloa supposed that the pso
pie of the United States were so besotted
wish admiration Of peace that they would
submit 70 any Insnlt sooner than to rsscni
Il properly The Courier erred with the
great majority ofthe Southern political lss-
dsrs in misunderstanding The spirit Of the
people Who had been wontsny Affrouted =
There was a grand jubilee IA Charleston
when The seige Of sumter vas commenced.-
Thoro were hIdsous orgies when the nation
Ar ensign Was uai:ed in The dust. and in these
manifestations Of EMULATION the Courier bad
Is part 70 perform.
Time has rolled on since that rash act.
three years Of urying. bloody war, and un-
less the sosih can corquer by political d.
version AZ the North what Il caLnot win by
arms. TIC hnale approaches rapidly IA the
sutiaeation Of The rebeIlious leaders There
has been no chi!d's play Ia these three years.
IN All pats OF the Union The rebellion has
been snl..en hip apd thigh. The journals OF
Charleston. aDorg which The COuTisr has
had Is share u 10 w5sk. hav os dresry
nsnlAs chsoaiclsd the sveo,s 81 he siege Of
lhs br,hglAss OF ths rebellion. With nelaH-
eholy aosesBtIsy D,y pfser day i ,lIs same
record sssli.ng the clsy. destruction OF prop
cry. l.ss d lie. want. stArvAtlsn aud mis-
err. How long is thin 70 contirusf What
avs sAe Csurisr. lee article Of Septembes
81 i = sobblng moaa % anguish. IL says.
"How often have the sufferers hy The dread
lul conflict groaned forth the inquiry. How
Icing vii. tho war continue When will tue
sword be sssiatsd with hnman bloodt Wh-n
will the wrath Of God cease 70 burn with
hsrce a.me? VIII the terrible contest 60
on til the manhood OF Southland has perish
Cd from the land. ill every vile Is widowed.
AID every child orphaned. AMI there IL
coFgse ia avery housei'
Trugy doe the Ces ..r draw a contrast be-
tween The terrible circanstADcss which sur
round tho Conio3erAry .ud blesscd serenity
o peace. sugh ps.c. - wss enjoyed under
he old dag. whss happiness prevailed every
household. -hsa freedom q action vac h.
sured 70 every ne Of its snenbsr< and when
,hsro were laee 70 make Aln a. IA. What
a picture doe. Il draw OF he consequences
u the rssh act which has rejected al The |
blessed ben fss OF prosperity and peace .aod
nadly plunged people ieto shs wreschcd-
asss add horrors OF warl Homesteads desert-
.d-blackeasd ruins and ashes uaskiDs their
s.tes; rank weeds whe. beautiful aovefs
~rew. desoistsd felds. anculsivalec add no
onger aclosed; places where commerce once
lourished fotsaken and silent. the haunts OF
fatty echolsss and sad; industry neglected.
.ducstien Abandoned. religion ban<hed. and
Adde'S ct al In this catalogue OF woes h toe
leelaTasioa OF the Courier "0nr yeang
nsa are buried By their grey headed parents.
q. 9Th TIE blood Of their deadly wounds on
heir soldiers humble attire. ere buried IN
be he'd uhsrs they fell, without psalm or
srvice
LIE s,dteaing skesoh. but Who caused
e iti Tos The hesils,ins. iucredalous and
'os people ~ the tree North. who held back
, Toe bope that what seemed 10 be anreasou-
= Passieu. would expesd itself in words -
VI do no' begin tie var. We made no
ieoscs We raised M troop.. we.uensis.
; a. iolafs sAshss than eommssec con-
~ vbieh - ksew weuid De 30 BOYS bat.
. Csvsrias. wishdra-isE. hopiag. b.
s~ching ~e svo'ied al causes which could
.cfea%s isisAilaa- The ssr ssssn - Charles
~ "a he a.staes. q feiis. an ouce began, :
sose whs commenced e sacaa have been I
'ady e. ne consequences. undoubtedly
e bsvs saHered N he Struggle. bns ne !
,faee' sstfssrtsd ne po,ss vkere 4 i :
,-rast-r - rs-e~ IN despair m TIE s,vl. :