New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-01
SOrleaus Dailg Crescent.
DAY MORNING, JULY l, 1861.
WHAT Is NEEDED.

.ss - WHAT Is NEEDED.
isas "a II Seral days past have been in constant
yATTTgio Of hearing of an engagement between
- onedaralists and Confederates somewhere on
b Rar,s Nip Virginia. 1t is known that Gen. John
& ast Of jaime days ago, offered battle to the enemy
sr@tt daf,ighborhood Of Martinsburg the latter
Enu,s ms ly retrGatod across the line, and declined
the mGh hpt the tender of fight. Not so, however,
NIo,F,e Federalsts in and around Alexandria,
~ thisa We not advanced, but still they have not
DUG dnereI I'D Beauregard has moved forward until
E New Or armies are in close proximity to each
shd it is certain that an engagement must |
ON M0ke place unless the enemy retreat. Just
apTntn two clouds, charged with electricity, ap-
4 .sf@Eh each other, we sec the vivid fash of the
4Toling, and hear the roar Of the thunder, 50 the
11,llc forces cannot remain much longer almost
Nsight of each other without coming into bloody
! contact amid the shocl; Of battle.
u There are some, however, who predict that no
4ght Of any consequence wilt take place, either at
Alexandria or elsewhere. They think that COLI
sion will be avoided by the Fcderalists until after
Vie Northern Congress meets next Thursday, and
that it is not improbable q proposition Of peace
will then be made and accepted. We do not hold
this opinion ourselves. SO far we discover no sign
of peaceful intent on the part Of the Adrnnisra-
ton at Washington, but every disposition to make
this war still more bloody and brutal. There is one
great obstacle, it is true in the way of the FEEDER
altsts and that is, q want Of money. The war has
already been conducted on their side, on credit,
there being no money in their Treasury, and Gov
eminent securities being at irghttul rate of dis
count. As long, however, as troops can be kept IN
the field and the other operations Of war carried
on by paper promises to pay so long VIII hostIIINes
be kept up. As long as, by the most desperate and
ruinous expedients, dollar can be raised just so
long will the enemy keep up this Viainous crusade:
Sooner or later, Of course the explosion VIII take
place. Sooner or later, clamorOus creditors VIII
besege the Federal Treasury, and utter their use
less prayers for pay from q Government without
money, without credit, and with a debt Of fearful
weight pressing il. The catastrophe, if it does
not come sooner, will most assuredIy come then.
Meantime however, it is essential, in the interest
of perpetual peace, that the enemy be everywhere
defeated driven back put to rout, and as far as
possible broken up and dispersed. They have in
4 yaded our soil murdered people, and despoiled
dsof our property. They deserve no forbearance
and should have none. The rules of civilized war
fare it is true ought be respected by US SO long
ID they are respected by the enemy. Thus far, the
S5uth has been lenient and forbearng; but our
Continuance of this must depend upon the policy
T. of the Federalsts
@ It is true that the South desires peace and has
Y desired it all the time. But the danger Il that
N Npeace may be too made A peace patched
up on the moment, without thorough settlement
X of all questions Of dispute. without guarantees
against all offGious intcrmeddIing with us IN the
future and without complete recognition Of our
nationality, independence and political equality,
f would be but truce, and h. ilitics would blaze
ont again at any moment. We do not think such
peace rs we desire be secured without several
decisive defeats of the enemy Oar second war
with Great Britain occurred because the first one
was incomplete. We must make thorough work
of it with, the Yankees il we expect to have per,
manent peace and quiet.
While, therefore, the Fabian policy on our part
ia destructive to the enemy, because it exhausts
his resources without materially njuring ours, it
would be great point gained if he should, besides
be made to sicken Of the war by series of disas
trous repulses. If we could have an assured peace
without fight, we would gladly welcome it. But
the lesson which the enemy needs can be effect
ually taught him in no other way than at the point
of the sword. Cold steel and whistng bullets
alone, will teach the Yankee how terribly we are
in earnest in this war for independence.