Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1865-08-25
PACIFICATIoS.

roll Of The drum and the crash Of arms not alone
that the devastations of state of ectaal hostili,es
may be arrested and the vail Of hnman ahguisli
cease but that peace, h'll and absolute, may re-
same its bsni6cent and benignsRt sTay and the
country be once again put in that path Of prosperi
W ard glory which IL was so proudly treading be-
fore the outbreak Of this unfortunate struggle, and
which had made it the wonder and the admiration
Of the civiiizsd worl1- dmH ~
That tile country may be restored to this condi-
ton at the earliest possible moment is the wish OF
every honest and patriotic heart and those who are
moved by the nobler impulses of humanity, and
who have no selfish or fanatical purposes to sub
serve only differ rs to the means by which this
desirable result may be attained. That men
should differ upon question so important as
this Is not strange. The very magnitude of the
subject excites the highest degree Of mental ac-
tvity, and every man thinks and decides for him
self But when the desire for a common end is
80 earnest and SO general, it will be no slight OBJ
stacle that will prevent the realization of the
contamination so earnestly desired
The original object of the war on the part Of
the Government, the restoration of the Union, has
been accomplished-the collateral object Of the
war, the abolition of slavery, is realized. The
heroism, the martial spirit of our people: and the
strength of the Government have been too fear
fully exhibited TO admit of question. The whole
world has stood amazed at the power which our
unfortunate differences quickened into exhibition,
and to-day the United States stand proudly and
defantly among the nations of the earth, finding
none bold or reckless enough TO question her right
to occupy the position she has so suddenly assumed
Surely these results should be enough to crafty
craftsmanship and the interests of humanity, as
we'll as regard for our failure welfare, indi-
vidually and collectively, now demand that we
shall pause and recover from the effects of strus-
gle which had well nigh proved our destruction.
In all that can make nation prosperous and
great we are richly endowed, We have soil
which yields generous return for all our labor
mineral resources every side in untold aband-
ance, every variety of climate and every species of
product. We have within us every element of
wealth, and the amplest guaranty in the power
and vigor we have so recently displayed against
any attack from without. Nothing but our own
folly or madness can prevent us from realizing
all the multiplied blessings Of peace both at
home and abroad. ,.@t
The country has contracted an immense debt in
the prosecution of the war; and now groans under
the weight of taxation absolutely necessary to sus-
tain it's credit; but the recuperative energies of
such people as ours, possessing such wonderful
and diversified resources, are exhaustless, and il
allowed fair play for exercise AMI development
will prove fully equal TO all the demands which
this debt can make against them. But on the
other hand if we permit folly to hold the reins,
and prejudice to guide policy; if we persist in
believing that the war is not ended, and grind
down and cripple the population of one half OF
the country 20 crafty the fanatcism of the other
half; If We prevent the people of the South from
recovering from the ruin and devastation in which
they are now enveloped We may perhaps awake
to the fatal consequences of our errors when it
win be impossible to apply the remedy.
The path of wisdom in this crisis Is clear and
unmistakable The statistics of our commerce
our agriculture and our finances, for half century
past, point us with startling distinctness to the
fact that TO the agricultural products of the States
lately in rebellion the United States owe by far
the larger proportion Of their wealth and power
and the conclusion is inevitable that those pro-
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of their energies and resources. The radiea
change in their system of labor which the abolition
of slavery has brought about would of itself erin
ple their efforts to recover, but if in addition tc
this they are to be loried over by military des
pots. ANNOYED with prosecutions aud still further