The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-09-12
1900 nos Gu. sHsaaAn.-Ths

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luussYills (ki.hsna) Aasoosts Pablishes
lstsr ~ tiers ~ Gvn. shsfnaa, ass
10. 1854. from rear Alania % sn eid
seashsrn itisBd ThoogA oanisieing IL.
,ls that is asw, asso fali q shsrmaa's
aery and co,uprvhsas.ve patriotism thst
she follo~lsg all be read wilh gsnsF.
il interest. lie Is speaking of the out.
bssst q ssressiou
i. Nov, was in Lauisisna. and uhiis
n, laaaisrs AID n.sxhanses and industrial
e,s,ts ues happy sad prosperoas, The
fs,iissrians aHi baky.bodies wVre scaeming
aud l.oiine. ard 90 the legislature g
tsss lie ofdaanee Uf secession. wbieh vas
sabmflsd u the ss,ple. who soied
ogaisa H--yrt the politicians voted tbe
State oBs. and pieceed~d 20 lske posses
soc 81 lie uaued State. mist, the ioris,
the arsrnsl and tore down ihs oil Gag md
inssised H. Thai. too, before Mr. Lincoln
had got 10 Washington. ! saW these
lhing., and begged Bragg and Beaareg "a
and Coz. Moore, and host Of persona
frirnd., 10 beware IN thai was high rea'
son. Bal they answered tie North was
made % 81 mean manufacturers. Of trad
er. a fafmers. who would not fghi. The
people Of she North asesr dreamed 81 10
lerfesins with the slaves or property Of
the south. They simply voted as they
had ) right 10 do. and they could not an.
derssand why the people Of the South
should begin 10 take possession Of the
i United States forts and arsenals tiil eur
government had done something wrong
/ something oppressive. The South oegan
/ HE war. You know II. | aud millions
Of others living At tie South know Il
but the people Of The North were as in.
nocens OF il as your litle grandchildren.
i Even after fors had been taken, public
arms stolen from our arsenals aud distrib.
u;cd among the angry militia, the brave
and honest freemen Of the great North
I could not realize tie fact and did not I'M
/ iii Bcauregard began to fire upon garri.
son Of United States Ia a fort built By the
common treasury Of the whoie country
/ Then, as by mighty upheasal, the peo-
pie rose. AID began TO lhIuk about war,
and not ill then. ! resigned my post ~
Louisiana in March, 1861, because Of the
public act Of the State il Selling The Uni.
ted States arsenal az Baton Rouge, and
went 10 ST. Louis, where readily got lu.
eratiye employment, hoping that some
change would yet avert The war. But i
came. and ! and all OF military education
bad 10 choose.
repeat that then, as now, | had rs
much love Tor the honest people ot the
South as any man living. Had they re
MANNED true to the country, would have
resisted. even with arms any attack upon
their rights, even their slave rights. Bu
when, as a people, they tore down our ole
flag and spit upon ii,and called US towards
aud dared us on TO the contest, then took
up afms 10 maintain The integrity OF oul
t country and punish the men who cl'all,ng
ed Us 10 the conflict Is this not tru,
piclure9 Surprising the North had pa
lienlly submitted, what would have beer
the verdict OF history and the world ?
Nothing but the North was craven anC
coward Will you say tie North is era
ven and coward now Cruel and inhu
nan rs this war has been, and may con
linue to be, il was forced upon US. ",
had no choice And we have no choic,
yet. We must 20 on even to the end o
49,: Zee even If il result in taking million
Of lives and desolating the Whole land
leaving desert behind. We must main
tam the integrity OF our country. Ant
the diy will come whenthe little grandehil'
YOU love so we'll will bless Us who Tough
that the United States Of America Should
not sink into infamy and worse than Mex
lean anarchy by The act Of Southern poll
ticians, who care no more for you or sucl
as you than they care for lloitentots.
have never moderated the magnitude q
this war, for know the size Of the South
and the difficulty o. operating in it. Blu
also know that the Northern races hav,
, ever since the war began bad more pa
, thence and perseverance than the Southern
races. And so will it be now-we wi
petsevere to the end. All mankind sha
recognize in us brave and stubborn rae,
not TO be deferred by the magnitude OF ih
, danger.