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THE WAR-WHEN SHALL THE END BE9
The following are the concluding paragraphs Of f
an article on the present crisis in the New York
Journal Of Commerce of yesterday:
we nave said, and we now repeat, that the North
mas oeen deceived and mised into this war by the
Northern hepubilcan press; and since the war be-
gan, they have been as constantly deceived and mis-
led IN every particular relating to the force rho
ability, and the courage of the foe This dsca,t;nn
has led to fatal results already. 1t is now LEADING
us to destruction. The suppression of trutbs which
show the strength and resources of the South the
misrepresentation of their financial and commissa
Tat resources, the false reports of their dsaffec-
ton, deSertlons, sickness &C., have characterized
the editorial and news columns of the papers ailu
ded to, and have misled the minds of men at the
North, that the error could only be corrected by
some such lesson as was received at Great Bethel
wach may thus, perhaps, be produ ctive of good on
the whole.
1t is beginning to dawn on mems minds that this
contest is not affair of dav, or a month or n
year: If the end is to be the conquering of the
Southern armies and people, that end is probably
very far distant. Let no man promise himself that
the battle of Manassas junction, now apparen tiy
near, will be decisive Of the war; If we are beaten
at that point, is there anv Northerner who propo.
ses to give the contest? II the South are beaten
is there any probability that Southerners will
| yield the contest any than we would. They
are Americans, blood of our blood our brothers
cousins, trlends-and they reason, think and feel,
| Just as we should under similar circumstances -
There is, therefore, little hope of an end of the war
| by a decisive battle or a short campaign.
Another possible end of the is one that ma Y
! now be talked of freely, though a fw weeks
| since it was impossible to mention it. We lately
! published very mild letter from ST. Louis cor
| respondent, suggesting possible peace by COM
promise. The Hartford Times copied it, and the
Hartford COWant burst like thunder cloud on the
| Times charging them with treason, and fatty pro-
compromise before had finished the war! But
| we are living in cooler times.
Another possible end of the is in the occur
| renee nt another revolution at the South. II NAV
be that the States which went mad for secession
| few months ago, may change. In other words,
| there Glay be strong Union party there some day.
| If we to believe the Republican papers the
| South has actually majority of Union men who
| are held down bv mobs. We don't believe any such
| thing. We don't believe there are ten Union men
! in South Carolina. There many such in all
the seeded States. But the attempt coercion by
arms, has carried them nearly all over for the
! present. Is there sane American who believes
that any amount of physical force will prevail
| to make Union men cut of Americans who don't
choose to be such? Can you starve them into it?
| Is there the remotest hope that a long war
will make friends out Of enemies? So long as
| the North stands where it stood six months agn,
and gays to the South 'you must Weld, back
! down from all this, and give it up, we will not
| give you any excuse, any plea, any argument by
which to move your doubling friends, you must
| give up at onca"-so long the North main
| tains this ground, Just so long the will con-
| tlnue. We do not believe if the South were sue
cesstul and Overran the North with their armies,
that Northern man would Law down his arms so
| long as there remained rock to hide behind
| while he fred or a mountain side from which to
hurl down stones Oh his foes. Nor DO we believe
any less of Southern men.
When Jackson Overcame the South Carolinians
in the matter of the revenue laws, it will be re-
membered that the tariff bill was changed, and thus
an excuse was given to the rebels for laying down
| their arms. Too many persons forget this impor-
| tant part of this notification contest.
In all wars between equal or nearly equal pow
ers, the rule has been to ask everything but to be
content with small part of the demand. In all
contests the necessity OF compromise in the end
is absolute. 1t is not in one of thousand wars
that any result is reached otherwise.
! The defeat of Henry Winter Davis in his canvass
for the representation of Baltimore in the Federal
| Congress, is not less delightful than surprisipp-
That archtraitor Is the type of ultra submission
! His overthrow is worth a dozen victories. IL is
Maryand's Declaration of Independence and Proc
iamstion OF War. The people of Baltimore mani
lest IN their vote the fact that their subiugaon is
10 loregn iorce, against which thev have for mo-
ment Deen unable to struRge-a force too heavy
Tor their immediate resstauce-aud not to baseness
and cowardice in the heart of Maryland. That
state is the noble eagle in the cage of iron NOT ne
TAT hog In happy pen One day sne WIZ agal1
spread her strong pinions with scream Oh JOY aua
of vengeance. The vote of Baltimore is naughty
protest against the combination OF treachery at
| home and coercion from abroad that has put Mary
| land in chains. 1t is blazing beacon Tor the
Soutb Let the troops of Lincoln get one bloody
overthrow on the fields of either Eastern or West
ern Virginia, and Maryland, Missouri and Kentuc-
XIV will heave the weight from their breasts with
the irresistible force OF an earthquake.-Richmond
Eraminer.