Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-08
Compensation /.

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that whiis one-hslf Of nature dies the
other half is renesed, that beauty may
sprisg forth from destruction, asd nsr
forms Of Iifs frop the decay Of the old.
So it's 10 The political world. Wars
are grea. evils, bat they are the tipenias
Gre of public vigor, ths nAiion's erucibEs
% restore Aseiant virtue and rouse man
kind TO a jusi valuatiOn Of those privi.
lsges which have cost 80 much.
A civil war ike ours ia "a evil, bot
not an pnmixsd evil This Pablo mind
Is now fAst sstsliag into the conviction
that We are entering upon the last cam
paign OF the var. In view Of the early
dAwn.of peace the mind, warned By four
Tears Of slriiAx looks back. and in, v.sw
Of our awful losses, Asks q what have We
gained By the waf7" :
For the loss OF cur broshers we can.
not bat mourn. They are gone from "a
forever, IN uomi'igased loss, shoggh Ne
have the rich ecnsolAuon that they died
10 q holy cause, pouring out their lie
for the life OF the nation. Bui IN our
material resources We yet have much 10
be thaskfai fer.
l. AL men mast rejoice, without re-
gard TO opinions, that the great exessing
easse Of our Political qnarrelsi IS forever
done away. The old quea,ions that once
agitated the public mind Ard stirred ap
thousa8d ssetionsl fsads, are forever
pat al rest The books are closed.
New questions ofa higher political life
are befors us, and old politicians sad
agitators fnd their occupation gone.
The dark spot on our fair fame, the
paradox Of Republican Government, the
lie upon oas grsA. declaration and
shame Ct the lash century, Is removed
Slain in the house of its friends, arrange.
ments are being made 10 bury its car
sass out Of sight where il viii dis.arb
our dreams no more. The war has
given us relf.respect We dreaded to
take hold Of a monster evil, and dallisd
With il ill it forced the contest upon us
No such national hssisAney shall hence
forth mark our course. The old donbt
is forever removed and al men must
feel in their hearts that We have Gov.
ernment, and pretty strong one, too.
The nightmare Of uncertainty is dis
PEELED and We walk krnly, conscious
citizens Of Government strong. snlght-
ened and just, able to protect al sndsr
its authority aud helping the oppressed
Of all nations to 90 forth redeemed,
regeneratsd, disenthralled.' ear
.. A national earrency Is not the
least Of the bsnefits TO Be derived from
this war. $4,000
A sound hnansisriag system, the ruin.
ous policy of local issues destroyed, 4
currency based upoa Government credit
viii furnish the life.blOod Of that com
msrcs and energy which is to re-vitalizt
the South with Northern blood and re
store the land from theFavsges Of var
3. The energies evolved BY this waI
are remarkable. Like the young lion
ignorant Of It's strength, We grapplee
with the enemy, and at every wrench
found ourselves growing stronger By th'
conflict. In What branch Of industry
public or private, are we behind wba
We we're st the beginning Of the war7
on the contrary are not many branch
ca hlled and qaiekened evan by ih
spirit Of determined energy which iif
aud death struggle has Infused into on
people. And wheu peace shall enc
more blsss Us. $ Geld is opened befoE
as il the South which will absorb Ii
energies of cur naiurs for ; century
The South hsnoeforth is our new eoan
try, whare all elias ses Of mind viii In
smplcyusns Tnss scholar, tbs sditol
the statesman. the active maa Of bus
nsss, will all Be ne eded there. and non
need 90 Aniss for want of 6sld vher'
in TO direct his enc rgiss a grand Fl
ture is opening be6srs the young me
of our land. The half Of = continent
ours to possess aud develop. Untol
riches lie beneath Southern sun The
are ours IL We but have he energy
reach forth and develop them.
In thisvisw the dssolation Of var
robbed Of It's tsrross Ths stout arm
free labor wsn sooa make the late W
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