Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-05-23
The Character of the War.

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We are apprehensire that no. a few Of our
people entertain very erroneous opinions OF
the true character Of the war upon which
we have entered, and the momentous re-
suits depending upon the issue. We fear
there are many who say, ''true. civil war
is q tsrribls catsmity. but other nations
have had their linternecins strifes, they
have 'waeed bloody, intestine. wars, and
though the ordeal was terrible. peace came
at last, and with it prosperity, power and
glory; therefore The same consequences
must result to u.s." s,-.,r -..-- g..
But this is very superficial Reasoning
The war upon which we are entering has
M parallel in the history Of, nations, civil
lied or barbarous., All the nations Of En-
rope, to say nothing of the South American
republics, have had their civil wars. With
those Of England, France, Spain, Austria,
and in our own hemisphere, all general
readers are familiar. Blu; We venture TO
say that in all instances there has been wars
between dynas,ies or rival factions, strug-
Cling for the supreme power, and each
having its adherenis IN all parts OF the
State. In such contests the prosperity OF
the State did not essentially depend on the
success OF defeat o! this or that faction. 1t
was Of quite secondary Importance who
was skiing or Kaiser" Nha, the people
wanted was peace, and with pesee they
could get along under almost any govern.
ment. s-
! Ours is war of sections, divided BY
geographical lines. IL is the elimination
81 the slumbering hate Of one section, feed.
ing fat lis ancient grudges and ant'paihies
against the orga ,ized Iorm Of society Of the
other section. Ii sought its object fer thir-
ty long years, chiefly through the FERNS and
sanctions Of the law. These may be ex-
pressed in a single sentence--an amend
nenta Of the Constitution, by which The
Central Government, The creatures Of the
Stasss, should be clothed with the power
of over,hrowing our social exisiense.
loa The plans of our enemies and the modes
Of oifense in the, Union have been so often
discussed and exposed, that we need not
specify them in detail. We warned them
Tor long years, that If persisted in, we
| should lake redress in our own hands and
seceds from The Union, Our adnoniiions
were answered by snesrs and derisisn, be-
lievlng that such a remedy would never be
seriously attempted. But to their amaze
ment, it now confronls them ., stern re-
slity nsssr TO be rsGressed from; and thus
their cherished hopes and plans Of -sceom-
plishing their purposes in the Union are
blasted. The bird escaped before the ne!
was sprung, bat'they are not to be diverted
from iheir object and war is therefore The
! next and only means Of effec,ing il.
II is clear then, that the restoration Of
peace will not necessarily bring with it. as
it does 10 other nations emerging from in.
testins strife, happiness and prosperty.-
That blessed fruilion of the struggle 10 US
can only be enjoyed when we shall have
conquered it. We cannot too csrfully lay
10 heartihis inomsntous truth. IL the IN.
vsder. succeed incur. subjuga.ion, bis fell
purposes will be carried out, and eur snowy
:fslds and happy hresidss, from the Potom-
40, TO the Rio Grande, will fulfil the lang
uage Of ,prophsey as, declared OF Judea-
"Their land shall be desola,e and a psrpet'
nal his sing; .verv one that passe.h thereby
shall be astonished and wag his head
Ours will be a, country compared with
which, the desert Of Sahara will be Para
disc. -
five could command the trumpet Of Ga
brel, SO a. 10 reach the ears Of ell the gal
liant men now in arms for the msintsnsnc'
Of our rights, we should say 70 them, bette
ieave your bones bleaching on the bastl'
fisld, every man Of you, than return 10 you
homes suffering defeat. Homes, did ",
sayl Nsy, you will hare nothing worth
tthe name Of home except in dsrisionf en-
mocksry,. to return to. The sum Of tn
argument is, that the South must b
victoriou. in the conflict Of arms, or b
blo,ted out Of existence. Let all who hav
lL.~ - .sh,c~ % Evs far Isv II In heart