The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-08-23
Whittier Our War Is Tending-En.
glish Views on the Subject.

Whatever impatient people may think,
tho civil war in America Is going on fast TO
somo sort of issue. IL is not necessary that
every step should tako tho form of battle /;
somo people almost doubt whether there
will be any great battle. The case is sim
gular one, aud it may be conducted to the
issue in a singular manner.
10 tho great question asked everywhoro,
from China round to CALIFORNIA;, what the
Northern States aud thoir Government pro-
pose US tho issue Of tho struggle T? we now
see clear answer honestly given by one of
the best organs of Northern opinion. The
answer is, that thoy do not yet know.
They will defend thoir Constitution, and
their rights under 1t; they perceive that,
10 the process, slavery must come 70 an
end, and that being secured, other matters
must settle themselves according to tho
/ pressure of the times. Tho reason for as.
suming that slavery must como to an end
is that emancipation must follow OH either
the defeat OF the South or it's successful
defense. If the Seeding States can os
tablish thor Confedoracy, their slaves will
escape across tho frontier, so ms to render
tho institution impractiCable and If the
Coniodoratcs aro beaton ihoy must submit
to the removal of the cause of the whole
quarrel. Beyond this, we are told, there
is nothing settled, nothing definitely sketch.
cd out.
Toward tho unseen issue, meantime, ev
cry day shows an advance. IL Is a greal
thing that tho SecossiOuists ARE learning
that thoy havo nothing to expect from
| Europe. On tho 6,h of June, MIR. Boil, the
late candidate for tho Prcsidentship, told
the Tonnossoo public. at Secession meet.
ing, that tho war would DO short, as France
and England would not allow it to last a
year. AT that timo u Southern gentleman
was landing from his European travels, and
assuring lis friends that neither France moi
| England would send them dollar. apC
that England would contrive to got cottor
elsewhere. Ho mado their hearts sink with
this news of tho energy with which England
was applying herself to her own depend
encios ioi cotton. "Why will not tho Souti
SOC this I" say those who heard him. And
tho Baltimore American prints tho ques
tion. At tho same moment tho Northern
deIusiou that England would sustain tho
South was beginning to givo way.
Tho boaring of tho whole mass of evi.
| dcnco, such as IL is, that tho latost DAYS
have YIELDED, is TO show something like
desperation on the part of the Confeder-
ntes. Without relying too much on tho
concluding statement of tho correspondent,
whose lotter We printed on tho 18th inst
about the secret circular of General Beau
regard, VIZ cannot but perceive shat the
Southern forces are struggling with grayo
difficulties, from disease, wants of various
articles of necessity, and, above all, from
the temper of the men and tho times. Un.
used to hardship and impatient of control,
tho Southern soldiory arc difficult to man
age and impossible to rely on.
The troacherous character of thu South.
ern mode of warfare is not surprising to
those who know the story of Mexican and
Indian wars but it is worry shocking. Ii is
bad enough to pick off sentries every night,
| from behind trees and fences, for no pur.
| pose but slaughter; but it is worse to hail
boats crew, guided by brbcd pilot, and
bait thom with welcome and luncheon in
order to destroy Them in trap. This is
too much like Indian warfare for European
nations; and we can but hope that the
gallant Northern sOldiery will decline al
imitation of it, as tho Government at Wash
ington has peremptOrilly declined tho ait
! of u regiment of Northern Indians, organi
zed by the famous chief George Copway
whilo the Confederate authorities puLlici,
welcome the body of Arkansas Indians, wht
are tlourishing thoir long knives about il
fredericksburg, promising to kill five Yam
keos apiece.
Nothing can bo done but following uI
tho war to o roal conclusion. Gonora
Scott sooms to be pressing on toward the
ond by othor and better means than critical
battles. Thore is every reason to hope
that he will bring the Confederates to u
pass which will allow the Union party in
tho Slave States to declare themselves. II
that party is as strong as its fugitive nom.
bers state, tho Confoderates can have no
chance.-LoHdon .NetUs.