Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-01-21
our rulers Che exerciee Of a bold respoaa.

OF our rulers the exercise Of bold respon.
sibility.
The ncquisition OF Louisiana 10 1903
was justified only as question OF State,
something over aud sboye tbe Consultation.
.If in times Of peace statesmen have some.
times thus to throw themselves upon the
Intelligence Of tbeit country men, and seek
their advantage by irregular methods, such
occasions may be well presumed more like
Iy 10 arise during q struggle for Life with o
powerful, INSCRIPTIONS aud ferocious en-.
emy.s HAV ai las "F Y5a4
The clouds that have thicksned over US
sdmoush us Of the possibility that the
time may come when ststesmanshp,' If II
cannot deliver us, must at least secure 10
us the utmost pslliation of our misery. IL
it csnnot save, II must at least save Us
from the Yankees. LDsa 9s7m t1sy
We lately published from thoughtful
corr espondeut u suggestion that, 10 the
event of beiug unable TO sustain our inde
pepdeuee. We should surrender it into the
hands Of those from whom We vres,sd or
purchased IL, into the hands of Britain,
France and Spain. rather than yield it to
the Yankees. q, se ..,. sg.g. 4Is
From the favor with which this sugges
,ion has been received, we are sare that
in the dread event which it contemplates,
our people would infinitely prefer an slli.
aucc with European nations on terms as
favorably as they could desire, 10 prefer.
ence to the dominion OF the Yankees. We
will not dwell upon these topics uow. We
speak of them not, out Of gloomy forebod
ings. but simply as man iu health speaks
Of his will. s$f5u r. -ff5
| What we ask now, 10 the name CT the
people, is that the Government strain eve
~ energy aud develop every resource for
the public, dsfeuse. = Remember that "a
hold back any thing isnot 10 save it. The
only question is shall we have the use o
IT, or shall ionr enemies. Such question
leaves no room to hesitate. Upon suct
efforts and such devotion Heaven will sure
ly send it's blessing. But if misfortune
should still pursne US and our hopes oil
fail, let us have the election of throwing
ourselves into the banGs of those who sr'
cold and Indifferent rather than to fall no
der the yoke OF malignant enemies raising
the VOLTS howl for our blood. We eOule
not have avoided the struggle into whict
the North has forced us. Long ago Lin
coin declared that the Republic conld no
exist half slave and half free. In yarisu
fo, ms The, people of the North pressed th
issae upon u.s. Our. enemies hedged D
round sDd finally drove Us TO the wall
The worst that can happen to us in prose
cutting our defense is the best that the,
T designed for Us 10 the beginning, and fs
better than they viii accord Us if they tri
ump in their aims Providence has msrke
out our path. and both led and urged on
: steps. sItr has been to US the inevitabl
i.path Of duty eaas3 oiH qslog "a
q II in pursuing ii we fail, this were t
fail as nations never failed before. Prov
dence will not suffer Us 10 60 down, il "
show proper devotion, a proper wisdo'
aud proper courage. Let our wise me
plan, let our brave men fight, and let or
} good men pray. God will open up aws
of escape for Us. and will disnppoint 0,
enemies. Let our faith fail not. .lH