Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-11-07
The Strength Of the Encmy--Thc
PrOlOngatiGu Dfthc War.

ProlOngation cfthc War.
We produce in this paper two arti clos
from two Of the leading and most con-
servative Republican and Administration
journals of New York-one from the
World, on the Strength of the Enemy"
and the other from the E'oening Post,
on the prolongation Of the War"
We commend both these articles,
coming from the sources they do, to the
calm and considerate attention of the
reader. We do not subscribe every SEN
timent and statement put forth in the two
articles; we think there is, moreover,
some exoggcration in each; but there is
in them so much fact and ST sound ar
gument; which the country ought to
know and appreciate as to make them wor-
thy Of something more than mere cur
sorry reading.
The topics discussed are of painful in
tercst, yet it is necessary to look the diff
culties and dangers that surround us
in the face. We shall ncve. Je preps
to meet and overcome this great reb
lion, until we have some Just and ade-
quate conception Of It's dimensions and
the power by which it has been sustain
ed, and is enabled at this moment to
present most formidable and threat
ming front. He who tells us the truth in
plain, unva he'd phrase, though it may
rob us of some of our cherished but de.
elusive hopes OF an easy victory, is no
enemy, but wise and judicous friend.
1t is well that the conductors Of GER
tain leading Republican and Administra
ton journals have at last got their eyes
open, and are now telling some unpalata-
whsch other journalists saw, six months
ago. just as clearly as the editors of the
Word and Post do now, but were for
hidden their plain and full expression
under the pains and penalties Of being
suspected Of, and perhaps imprisoned fo'
secretly favoring and sympathizing with
rebels.
But time has wrought a great change.
The truth must now come out, fer cir
cumstance and events are rapidly revol
wing it, and the people begin to discern
it. Further attempts at concealment and
deception are useless, and will recoil
with terrible effect upon those who have
been instrumental in misleading the pub
lie. This war is no child's play, to be car
ried on as frolic, and ended when the re-
creation begins to grow a little tiresome.
1t is a serious interchangeable length
and the final issue of which are as yet
among the inscrutable mysterius of the
! future.
The VorM regards the great strength
of the South to be in its slave population
that which Republican journals were,
short time since, circulating upon as a
sure element of weakness and destruction.
The slaves are admitted to be the hair of
Samson of rebellion The Post proposes
that the Government shall act the part
Of the Dclilah, and shear off these locks.
But Sampson must first be caught and
Gagged, either by coaXing or by force, be-
fore this feat can be easily accomplished .
Otherwise the attempt might prove as
bootless as the crazy mans assertion
of his right to shear the wolf
The indications are that the Admins
! teation is to be vehemently and ccaseless-
ly pressed by the organs and politicians
ostensibly its supporters, to adopt the
policy of using as allies all the fugitive
slaves it can p' ocuro, as the only sure
means Of weakening and overcoming the
rebels. And though the Post accuses it
of reluctance and hesitancy, it has
shown disposition at least to try the
experiment as is evidenced by the in
/, instructions given to the commanders OF
the great naval expedition recently or
dered to the Southern coast States
9Dou