Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-05

intelligent beings, that, IS compared
with the whole world, they are but as
6ve millions are to one thousand millions
that they did not create the land-that
their only title 10 It's use aud usafruct IS
the deed Of the United States, and If they
appeal to war, ihey hold their all by
very insecure tenure.
For ny part believe that this var IS
the result Of false political doctrine, for
which we are al as people responsible,
VIZ. that any aud every people have a
right to selfgo.erpmelts and / would
give all q chance 10 reflect. and when il
error 70 recaRt ! know, s!aye-owners
fnding ihemselsesin possession Of spe-
cies Of property in opposition 10 the
growing sentiment Of the whole civilized
world, conceived their properly in danger
and foolisbly appealed 70 var and by
skillful political handling managed 20
involve with themselves the whole South
On the doctrines Of error aad prejudice
believe that some Of the rich and
slaveholdius are preiudicsd 70 such an
extent that nothing but death aud ruin
will extiuguish, bat hope that as the
poorer and industrial classes Of tie
South realiza their relative Weakness
and their dependence upon the fruits Of
the earth and good viii Of their fellow
men they will rot orly discover The error
Of their ways, and repent Of their hastg
action, but bless those who persisteHlly
maintained q constitutional Government,
strong enough TO sustain itseIf. protect
its citizens, ard promise peaceful homes
10 millions yet uub0rn.
In this belief, whilst ! assert for our
Government the highest military pre-.
rogatiyes, / am wiihng 70 bear in pa-
tience that political nonsense Of slave
rights, State rights, fTeeflom 81 CON
science, freedom Of pres, aud such
other .rash, as have deladed lhs South
eru people into war, anarchy, bl0oished,
aud the foalest crimes that hage dis
graeed any time and any people
would advise the commanding oil
GERS at Huntsville, aHd such other towns
as are occupied By our troops. 70 assem-
Ole the inhabitants ard explain - them
these plain, selfeEident propositions, and
teiI them that II il for them nov 70 say
whether they and their children sball IL
heril the beautiful land. which By tue ae-
cident Of nature has fallen their share.
The Government OF the United States
has in North Alabama aay aud all rights
which lhey choose 10 enforce in war, 70
take their lives, their homes. their lands.
their everything, because. they cannot
deny that the var does exist there. aud
war . simply p0weF ansessFained BY Goa
stitution or eoMp4et II they want eteF-
nal var, well aud good--we viii accept
the issue aud dispossess lhem, and pat
oar friends in p0asessiOu. know thons-
ands and millions of good people who,
a. simple notice, would come 30 North
AIabama and accept the elegant houses
and plantations nov theirs. II The pso-
pie Of Iinnisyille think diiieTesi. letihsm
persist IN var three Years longer and
then they will not be consulted Three
gasrs ago, by Little reflection snd pa.
iienee, theg coaI3 haze hsd HUNDRED
years Of peace and prosperity, but they
preferred war, very wall, fast year they
could have saved their elNyra but n0w il
IS too late all the powers OF earth can
not Festnre 10 them thesF slaves any more
than their dead gfandlatbsra Next year
their lands viii Be fakeu, ior in var sc
can take them, and righlfn9ly, 40, and
in another year they NAY beg "a vain for
their livea 4 people who viii perssysre
Ia var beyond cerfAis hmit, ought %
know The ccnaeqaenccA Many, many
people, with less psrtinacily than the
South, have been wiped oat o! national
exiszncc
Ny own belief Is, that even nov tie
uonslaveholding classes Of the South
are alternating from iheir associations in
war Already hear criniinstion. Those
who have property Left bould take warn
ing in time
Since have come down here, l have
seen many southern planters who now.
hire their negroes. and acknowledge
that they knew not the earthquake they
we're 70 make BY appealing 10 seces-
sion. They thought that the politicians
had prepared the way, nu1 that they
could part iu peace. They now see that
We are bound together as one nation in
iudissolable ties, and that any interest or
any people, that set themselves up in
aniaaonism to the nation, must perish
Whilst l woald not remit ose jot or
title Of our nations right in peace or
war. do make allowances for past 20
litieal errors and false prejadioes. Our
national Congress aud Supreme Courts
are the proper arenas in which to dis
cuss conflicting opinions, and not the
battlefield
You may not hear from me again, and
if you think i will do any good, call
some Of the better people together, ard
explain there, my vicwg You may even
read them this letter aud let them use It,
so as to prepare them Tor ny coming.
To those who submit to the rightfnl
law and authority, all geutleness aud
forbeaEaEce. butfo the petusept and per-
sisteat secessionist, why, death is Iaer-
CT, and the quicker he or she IS disposed
Of. the better. Satan, aud the rebellious
saints Of heaven, we're allowed a cnntin-
uance Of existeace in he'll, merely to
swell their just pgnishment To such as
woald rebel against a Government 50
mild and Just as ours was in peace,
I punishment equal would not be unjust
We are progressing well in this quar-
[ ter. Though | have not changed my
opinion, that we may soon assume the
existence OF our National Government
yet years Eia pass before ruiianism,
murder and robbery viii cease to affiiet
I this region Of eur country.
Trnfv vour friend