Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-07-06
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| Mr. MARSHALL ANDERSON of Ohio, declines
the democratic nomination of that State for
Presidential Elector, in letter, in which be
says:-''I am tired of working for Yankee
task masters hate their selfish meanness !;
and therefore, I am in favor of Western
Confede racy" The Crisis at Columbus, SAN.
MEDARY's organ, good democratic authority,
vouches for Mr.. ANDERSON and says of him,
that Sa more worthy gentleman or better
democrat could not have been chosen" and
the New York Daily Meas pronounces Mr.. As
production GA Sound Letter"
The arguments against letting the seeding
States 90, are manifold, but the moral GER
tainty that it would open the way to other
secession movements sooner r later is per-
haps the strongest of all arguments against
that idea. The war for the protection of the
Union entire, is the true policy. The loss of the
few States now in full rebellion, in point OF
| territory would be of small Consequences
the country left would be immense, stretching
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and embrac-
ing the most magnificent country of land the
sun ever shown upon-capabe of sustaining
hundreds of millions of Freemen in prosperi-
| ty-but the vital misfor -lne would be, that it
would lead to new civil commissions. Ac-
! knowledge the Southern Confederacy, and
the time would be very brief, till there would
( be movement for Western Confederacy,"
a Pacific Confederacy," and so on, until our
| great and noble Nation would be cut up in
fragments-losing all of its power and infu-
| ence.
The idea of separation should never be
thought of for a single moment, and no true
and sincere friends of the Union harbor such
an idea.
The Yankees must feel bad on account of
Mr. ANpERsoN's hatred; but we presume they
will survive. New England has furnished a
| large portion of the people of the West; and
while those of us who may have taken up
our residence in the beautiful west might not
be willing to return to our native states to
reside, still we could not afford to be separat-
ed from them and set off under new gov
eminent. Every son of New England should
shudder at such thoughts and we appre-
bend that Mr.. ANDERSON will be compelled to
work with the Yankees yet while longer,
unless he seeks some foreign asylum to rid
himself of such oppression.
The New York Times closes an article on
this subject as follows:
{" This idea of a Western Confederacy is
no new thing. 1t was notion that took very
definite shape in that dark period that fol-
lowed the election of Gov. Seymour and our
direful military reverses in Virginia. 1t was
the real inpelling motive of the crusade
against New England entered upon by very
many of the Copperhead writer's and orators
at that crisis, and kept up until the great sue
cesses at Vicksburg and Gettysburg gave
hope of speedy triumph of the national
cause, and made any further show of this
spirit insufferably odious to the people. just
as sure as new calamities should overtake us,
and the popular heart again be weighed down
by dependency, we shall see a renewal of
| these assaults. And were the rebel armies
| actually to carry the day, and force a recog-
milton of the "Confederacy," the questions
whether the remaining States should exist
together or apart, and if apart, whether in
| dividually in groups, would at once as
sumo the most formidable proportions Wis
| ionary theorists, malignant malcontents, men
LISTING for power, men goaded by hate, men
| whose natural work is destruction, would
| drive these questions necessarily; and even
| if the States should still hold together, it
would be in such a condition of insecurity, of
uncertainty about the future, to paralze
| every energy and make everything like
| healthful national growth impossible
| cit would be the experience of the South
American republics repeated. No nation can
| prosper without sense of security, moral
| assurance of stability and permanence. We
| give that up forever, If we recognize seces-
sion, either in principal or in fact. We have
done well to make mortal fight on this thing
| at the outset. 1t was issue of life or death to
| all stable civil government on this continent.
| 1t must be maintained to the end at whatever
cost in treasure and blood. We cannot yield
| without entailing untold woes upon ourselves
and our posterity." ....... -
RECRUITS IN OLD REGIMENTS AND BATTERIES.
Gov. MORTON, of Indiana, has addressed
memorial to Congress in relation to recruits
enlisted into old regiments and batteries
prior to 1868, with the understanding that
| they were only to serve for the unexpired
terms of those organizations to which they
were attached, and who are now held for the
| full term of three years The question has
heretofore been submitted to the War De-
partment, but relief could not be granted,
| oN ing to the form of enlistment. The me-
mortal sets forth the facts fully and prays
| Congress, as matter of justice and good
| faith towards the soldiers, to take such action
as will secure their discharge according to
the original understanding.
| We have recently received enquiries from
persons who have enlisted in the service with
| the understanding that their time would
| pire with that of the organizations to which
they belong, on this point. We earnestly hope
that the Government will act wisely and
| justly in this matter, and provide that the
| pledges made by enlisting officers to such
volunteers shall be faithfully observed.
| Gov. SEYMOUR AGAIN.-The refusal of the
| Grand Jury to find an indictment against the
officers who caused the temporary suspension
of the n. Y. World and Journal of Commerce,
for publishing the forged proclamation, has
| called out another letter from Gov. SEYMOUR
| to District Attorney HALL. He says that, as
the Grand Jury has refused to act, the sub