Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-10
Is there any Prospect of Peace2


in three battles. In the last conflict their army
which was the best provided of any raised this
continent, was driven from the field in preclpitate
retreat, after very hard fighting on both Sides and
the sequel of the rout shows that large portion of
that army was thoroughly broken in spirit and con-
Vinced that they, at least could not successfully
contend with Southern men. All the Northern
journals admit their defeat at Manassas; but while
the great body of the Northern journals and people
fear and tremble for the capital, and in view of
further disasters to their cause they at the same
time hate the South with increased intensity,-and
they also feel that having achieved no reputation
warke people, if they make overtures to the South
now, or offer to treat they will be disgraced in
the eyes Of the world The New York Times of the
9th July appears really to apprehend that Wash
ington is in danger, and one of its Washington cor
respondents says:
az know the Administration expressed the opin-
ion, the other day, that Washington cannot be Ia
KEN / know that such is not their opinion to-day;
and that they are expecting momentarily to hear of
the approach of General Lee. | know also that
great many persons mainly the politicians, will luli
the people into mistaken confidence. What will be
the consequences? The nation suddenly aroused
by the catastrophe at Bull Run, will, under these
soothing assertions, go to sleep again. until awaken
ed by new disaster. Shall we suffer this to take
place, shall prepare ourselves against all con-
tlngencies of the kind? Shall we maintain
Army on the same footing allowing lack of disci-
plne to rule supreme, soldiers to leave their camp
for the indulgences of cities, regiments to remain
disorganized, the city unfortifed, soldiers command
ed by lawyers and merchants, officers in peace civil
lians in war? Shall we continue to have no camps
in which soldiers may be Injured to the fatigue
of long march, schools to instruct them in the
tactics of war; and in the evolutons indispensable
to the of campaign? evolutions by battal-
IONS regiments and divisions?
If the state of things in which we have lived hith-
ertO is going to last, permit man who knows what
armies are and what they must be, what the de-
fences Of country must consist Of what are the re-
qurements and evenualitieS of war; to tell you that
there is no use for you to send any more men to
Washington. The BEST THING WE CAN DO Is TO MAKE
PEACE WITH THE SOURI, AND AS HONORABLE PEACE
AS WE CAN. You know well, from what | have al
ready said in the Times, that | have some right TO
advise and you may testify to the truth of that on
which have repeatedly insisted that our army was
not properly organized, and consequently not ready
to march; that our Notifications insufficient;
that our soldiers ought not to be sent under fire be-
fore being prepared by three months at least of
we're and thorough drilling; and that it was useless
to undertake campaign unless there was homogen-
city, completeness and unity between the different
branches ofthe army Though have the greatestre-
pugnance against reminding you of these facts, the
fear have of seeing renewal of the same mistakes
urges me to speak as do cannot sit quietly and
contemplate with cold indifference the destruction
of our army, the ruin of our country and the dis
honor of our flag. | accuse nobody of responsible
ty for what has happened, because | believe it is
everybodyS fault; but think it is the duty Of eve
~ good citizen to oppose with all his nigh the rep
ettiOn Of the errors mistakes and foes which have
ftoIc tha of
and that is why l sincerely and openly express my
doubts anXietieS and fears"
These it is true, are frank admissions, and they
betray doubts, anxieties, and fears; but the main
object of the writer in giving expression to them is
to rouse the Northern people still more against
1t is also true that Lincoln's government is cmbar
raised for money, but he will issue treasury notes
and borrow on Wall Street, which will enable him
to hold out for some time to come. There are two
things, however, which cannot fail to operate pow
erfuly against the war; to say nothing of the check
to business in the non-Saveholding States and the
exceedingly low prices of agricultural products and
these are, first the depressing effect which will be
produced on the Northern mind by the twenty
thousand returned volunteers, and the heavy direct
tax Just levied by Lincoln's Congress But these
agencies must have time to operate. Meanwhile the
war will go There is no prospect of peace just
now. The South cannot make overtureS. for she is
fighting for existence and any offer on her part to
treat would be considered sign of weakness and
fear. All she asks is to be let alone. She is not
let alone long the foot of an enemy is on the
soil of the Confederate States and just so long
single enemy is on her soil just so long will she
fight This is as little she do. If she were to
offer less to her enemies attempt to do less, she
would be unworthy Of the spirit and manhood Of
her people But with the Richmond Wing we
say
There is pledge unredeemed-a promise I'M
performed by President Davis, that if the Northern
people would not let US have peace, and if they
would persist in having war, they should hare it in
their Oun country. 1t is to be fulfilled. Every
nerve will be strained every hour employed for the
redemption of the pledge; and we learn from
liable source, that less than 5000 brave men of
the South are daily rendered "for the war" In all
the worlds history such spectacle was never be-
fore presented An entire people, occupying the
space of a thousand miles square, rising up sponta-
neously for the ara that no sane man
can suppose likely to be short one.
Then on to Washington! We must take Wash
ington, or lose Richmond And if we take Wash
ington, the foe will be driven beyond the Susque-
hanna, and then our faces will be towards Phadel
pha. But we cannot take Washington, this cam
paign, the enemy will concentrate an army there of
500, 900 men, and Virginia may be temporarily over
whelmed by Numbers Peace is impracticable-it
is an impossbility. The enemy prefers to wade
through or be submerged in an ocean of blood,
rather than turn back Be it so!
A Commemorate is with the greatest pleasure
we state upon the authority of the Wilmington
Journal that Gen. Loring is a native born North
Carolinian, having first seen the light in the good
old town of Wilmington. The Journal also assures
that Gen. Holmes is a recognized Brigadier Gen
eral of the Confederate Army and the Fayetteville
Observer says that Gen. Hill is also. All right.
We are snrnrised that we had seen no such recoe.