The Lambertville press., 1861-10-23
The Romance OF the War.

The persua i've power Of speech and
the sophistry of the pen must yield in
tie extremity Of nations to higher
umpire. The sword, mans oldest ap-
peal. has found in this war its original
dignity, and the master men that led
in debate, and were first at the coun-
ell have come at last to decide the is
sne with arms.
State Rights and Federal Rights
have eontended long while upon the
stump and in the Senate for in the
eloqnence Of the trainers of the Con-
stitntion our troubles began. After
eighty years of agitation, their final
adjustment must be left to generals
rather than orators or writers.
Wenow present the attitude OF con-
tinuous armies extending across the
continent between the sea and the
prairies-three hundred thousand men
on either side-to fight out these rival
issues And, apart from its terrible
consequences, and the immediate sin
in which it was begotten, this war is a
noble and sublime spectacle. 1t dem
o4strates the heroism and strength of
both sections. 1t has resolved a race
of civilians into a race of soldiers. 1t
is a struggle of ideas that do not finch
from deeds, and of principles that will
not be yielded but with life. 1t is
demonstration of practical indepen-
dence worth more than the eulogies of
century. These armies have been
voluntarily gathered, and they are
greater than any that tyranny ever
brought into the field. States that,
united, maintained a standing army
smaller than the present garrison of
Paris, have separately enlisted forces
greater than the entire armies of most
Of the nations Of Europe Citizens
whose wealth and influence would have
placed them, under tyrannies, beyond
the reach of conScription, are enlisted
in our volunteer armies, side by side
wish the toiling and obscure, feeling
common devotion in common cause.
Not men alone, but money, is freely
subscribed to the Republic. The
great manufactures are turned into
armorics. Those wko do not WELD
the spear are beating out the sword,
and wives, the reward of whose self
sacrifice is widowhood and want, place
the steel in the soldiers hand and cheer
him OH to battle
The whole country is bristling with
bayonets. When the echoes of Sump-
ter had reached New England Ter
children were on the march, and be-
fore the sound of hostilities had bro.
ken upon Europe, troops from twelve
States had rallied on the border line.
In any cause but this, we would have
hailed the spirit of the South. If
bold, bad men, can thus stir up the
people Of a section, what could we not
expect Of the whole country, contend
ing for common right
The Northerner, quick in bargain
but slow at blow; the Southron,
indolent but when impelled by passion,
will exhibit in this contest their sever
al individualtieS. 1t has commenced
with few slight successes in favor of
the hot blood ant fierce courage Of the
South, 1t will end in the greatest
victories of modern times, achieIe by
the sagaclty ana lndomltable perseVe-
rance of the North. The latter brings
to its aid resources of art, intelligence,
aud persistence the former an animal
courage that every reverse will cool,
and a common malevolence that defeat
will change into feud and insubordina-
tion.
Upon one side are engaged good
instincts perverted, power without or
der, and principle in itself subversive |
and rainous on the other, elements of |
discipline, endurance, and integrity, |
that, having for their motive, the well
fare of the nation, and the common
good of man, will neither be intimmi-
dated by losses nor unduly flushed by |
success. Going steadily forward, with