Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-01-21
JefE. navis' Organ on, the Crisis.
From the Richmond Sentinel.

IL DecOueS US cOOiIy Hnu calmly 20 look
into the circumstances OF cur condition,
and adopt with fslnuess and energy sucb
a policy as wisdom may point out and our
necessity consirain.9 IL is childish to whine
under misfortune. 1t is cowardy 10 sink
under it. 1t is absurd to be enfeebled by |
it. A brave man struggling with adversi.1
iy is worthy Of special sdmiration--s spec
tacle for gods aud men. 'd'2 q.
We think that our late reverses have |
done much towards preparing the minds OF
our people for the most extreme sacrifces,
il they sball be adjudged necessary to The
success Of our cause. And 10 ruth they
are not sacrifices at all when compafed
with our situation. II sutjugatod, il is q
quest ion simply whc' her we shall give for
our own uses, or whether the Yankees
shell take for theirs 90 uo si.'5 s'fj9
Suhjngation means emancipation and
cohfsca,ion. All our scrvunis and our
rOperty, yielded up 10 assist 10 the defense
Of our couDny, would mean no more, but
il would be fur more glorious to devote our
means to our success than to lose them as
>poilS 10 the enemy. Our situation. too, /,
''ripped of our property, but master of the
than il despoiled by the enemy aud wear
ing his boEds. ,g,5 q asior
These views haze long received the theo.
re'ical assent Of oar people They are
now our practical realizing conviction. A
thousand prtjndices, a thousand consecra-
ted dogmas. are now ready, to be yielded
at the bidding OF necessity Any sacrifice
OF opinion and sacrifice OF property, soy
surrender Of prejudice, il necessary 10 the
defeat OF our enemies, is now the watch
word and reply. Suljngstion is horror
hat embraces all other horrors, and odds
enormous caIamities of it's own The peo
pie see this. They have a vivid perception
OF IT,. They are ready on their part for
lie duties which il implies, Now our au
'horilies, Siateannd Confederate, rise TO
The level OF the great occasion. . no
Troublesome times are Upon us. Grea.
ex'geucies surround us. We need oil our
sFeng' b aud our wisdom. Let there be
conference OF OIL our wise men. Let there
pea calm Investigation of our wants and
ehtslogne OF our resources, Then, by
common, copsen,, let all obstacles to the
em mpioyment of these resources be removed
Do 'olg MS we have o man or dollar, and
tpe man or dollar be needed, let the call
| be houoed. ~ ,a
| We must not raise difficulties; it is no
! time for that Shall we withhold onr sons
and thus reserve them as servants for the
Yankees? Shall we send our sons and
deny our negroes? Shall we spend our
blood and refuse our money Shall We
withhold anything from our country when
we should be but saving it for our foe
IL rs disgrace TO garrison 10 surrender
before It's ammunition is exhausted. II"
ltwould he adding disgrace to our mis-
cry, II We we're overcome without having
iist exhausted every resource Of defense
1t would be doubly infamous 10 US, be-
cause, with contributions 10 our defense
equal 10 the spoilatons We should suffer if
conquered, our success would be assured
We should come out OF the contest at least
with that which would he worth more
than all the rest, our liberties and our
country. II we had thrown overheard the
cargo we should thereby have saved the
ship. n 2 5asrtas 81 bar sspi
! Let the Government determine what It
needs and what it can use, aud il il he our
lands, our houses, our negroes. our horses,
our money, ourselves, il must have them.
Strange that We should give ourselves and
grudge property Our patriotism must
4 lay aside such selfshness.
1t must be generous ss well as brave
Onr authorities must do more. They mnsi
take care, whatever befsll Us. TO save q.
frem the Yankees. II adverse gales and
devouring pillows should constrain oul
storm tost, ship into some port, let II be nc
]! Yankee port II an unpropitious Provi
dence shopld coademn us to q master, le
il not be Yankee master. OF all ,th,
people on eartb. We should have most rea
1 son 10 losthe and dread them Any term
4 with any other would be preferable TO sub
jogation to them. ~
: This Is the sentiment Of our people
4 This 10 their conviction. aud It Is wis
: conviction. Let onr rulers remember |
:, end heed IL. Our Consultation MAS mad
! Is the development Of our national life,
4 may not provide for ell ihe various exigsl
I ciss Of war !; qusstious Of Sssts may aris
A In oar experience,l - they bare arisen !
The experience OF almost every other ni
ltfop, When our best Welfare will reapir