Semi-weekly news., 1865-03-23
A Priv ate's Private Views.

~utn Tue l.tlu ''''s
done in this world, he makes man
a little ,crong headed in the r'sA'
direction" Such. Mr.. Editor; Seems
TO u. the policy and position of "nr
enemies In their unnatural and
fiendish hate for US and our "stab-
li.hed trnent.. they have displayed n
mendacious. brutal and inhuman pol
cy. that wer. it ut first possible. III
the least, for any symPathr or neigh
boriy love to have existed between
ns. on onr part. they have by this
same mate pol cy of brutality and
cownrdlv proscri ption. driven from
our breasts the last vital spark slum-
Grrins there. And for Us it is wei
Th. real character of our -rirnies Is
now urmask I'd 10 us in full. What
NOR. do We need ? With such an
enemy, in this war, We have nothing
to look for but v~salagr and suhJu-
Cation. or separate natIouHtE-
Confederate Inlrp nd-nc". There IL
no other hope ban Mis-. and tn" man
tina, lays any other " hatt"rins unc-
,ion +" his soul" sleeps n drlu~ivr
dr,am that viii "p"rish n> aSi"n
upon hi7 lips We are deep, dc-p.
Into the BREACH" and naught ,..>r
cave our own stout arms and brave
hrnrrs will ever help us ont of "ur
,roub;es Hrl y uponit Cont-d"rt, :,
amG b.. up and doing. "Ili"-" that
would be- free, must Themselves strik"
'lt, blow" lt., us neyr. our hearts
ir,r ia. worst. and meet the Issue. a.
&.r";nrs a posterity ito the mau"r
.,"..,." IT,, zach and every man put
:is shoulder I. the wheel" and v,.
i"ng. IO.s and steady pull-rrmem-
b,r!ns that God j. mrrcitul, and only
help th"s- that help thc,nselv,.--
VI v"l slackrning his efforts. nnt get
ting faint h. arttd on the way. until
,h,. goal of his am itiou is woman
independent South.
Men of the South. shall We not do
i,7 We must do it ar all il lost. In
the language Of that immortal patriot.
Patrick Henry. III speaking in refer
-nce 20 the Revolutionary War 1--WE
have gon. too far 20 do anything rls,'
but 10 fight it out" So stand "" ot
lIt a'NikltS t'-'At
must fight it out-rithrr q separate
and independent gov'r,.m"nt-sub-
iugati0n or submission. And il sub
,nission--'i.d save the word-thc
bones Of hundred thousand of nu:
valiant dead, thar lie Il every battle
field. from the Potomac 10 beyond the
bOundlrss prairi,s Of the far West
a.. D;> t-,,6 -1r;1l rouH IN ,n,,,n-
full and silent majesty. A. a monu-
mental rrproach to us for our ingrat
itudt. and baseuess. Glorious deed !
shall We cene. to commemorate your
noble deeds Let such not be said
10 our humiliation and shame. Let
no, their noble deeds of daring
perish with their bodies.
MI desperdndxm Dispair is the
offspring of tear, OF lazinrss, impo-
tenc- and cowardice. Glorious names
and Slnrions deeds, honorable feel
ings and patriotic purposes are al,
ways allied to true moral couragc--
The independence of country may
seem to be utterly lost; the ruin of a
nation may appear decided but the
character of people is never abs"
lutely degraded until all true mora
patriotism and cour. sc is dead-its
fire extinct upon the altar-and tn,
-lnqueuce ofpatriotic courage is NJ
leneer heard III the temple. through
the press now in the land.
Hand in hand, heart to heart. with
our banners bare, we must march OF
as solid phalanI to victory, or bow
down our heads in submission, sor
row and shame. IL is the duty o
the more stouter brother 10 whispe,
courage and hope to the faint hearted
who has fallen on the way.
Can We not as soldiers in one com
nor cause, with as mach, yea, more
far more, at stake, respond a thous
and times W. uW, to the uubl,
language of that inimitable patriot
Garabaldi, when sp"akinS t. hi
brave and determined little band, wh'
were struggling against Despotisu
for Italian Independence:
"Soldiers, in recompemse for til
love you bear your country, | offe
you hunger. thirst, cold, war AM
death who accepts these terms le
him follow me-
If YOU are ready to march thirt,
miles y dav regularly without atop