Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-09
What the Rebels are Waging War For.

The following is from the Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle and Sentinel, one of the aJlest and
most dignifed Of all the Secession journals.
1t will be seen that the idea of attacking
Washington, and Of forcing the Union to
recognize Southern independence, is con-
stantly kept before the people of the nisaf-
fected State, while here the Secessionists say
that no such thing as the former was ever
dreamed of, anl that the Seces5ionists are
" Opposed to coercion" Alex. Stephens
JEFF Davis's Vice-and Walker, Jeh's Secreta-
ry of War, say that Washington shall be at
tackled unless their Independence is recog-
nized. Besides as the Chronicle says the
rebels must make the attack for they "can-
not afford to stand idle. We quote from the
Georgia paper alluded to:
What is this war waged for2 We are
fighting TO protect ourselves, our lives, our
families and our property from threatened
Invasion. But this IS not all we are fighting
to conquer our Independence as people, we
are lighting TO secure IA lasting and perma-
nent peace, and to compel tie United States to
recognize us as a separate and independent
Government. The war must and will be
waged till this is accomplished. No truce no
constitutional amend01cAtS to lure Us back
into the Union, no terms at all can be listened
to, except an unconditional ackno wledg cement
of our separate independence. Already eleven
States have thrown off all dYcqiance to the
United States, and are now leagued together
for commen defense and to prosecute the war
Of independence.
What now has become the duty of the
Contederacy, in view Of the fact that we are
waging this war to force tie Union to recog-
nize us ? If invaded, repel the invader with
all the power God has given US, say all But
we feel almost convinced that the North has
backed down and that there will be no inya-
sion. While, however, she keeps an armed
soldiery on our border, menacng US we con-
not disband our men and go home, and thus
leave her to invade us If size chooses. And
it neither suits our policy nor the the temper
OF our people, to keep up an army to do
nothing. We want no long and wasting and
expensive playing at soldier. While the
Northern army Is on one side OF the line, and
ours on the other, we may stand there for
twenty years, and be no nearer the accom-
pIlshment of what we set out to accomplish,
and We intend to accomplish than when we
mustered the first company 1t is mere
child's play to keep up an army Of fifty to a
hundred thousand men simply to prevent the
North from invading us. 1t must be as clear
as noon-day to any one who Will reflect Il
moment that we shall be compelled to keep
large army employed, perhaps doing no
thing, until we force the North to acknowl-
edge us as separate and equal q Government;
for until that be done, she will not disband
Ian, ~ h., ..,I- /
us in debt, and cripple our resources, and
she can do this for years and years, Just as
well by Standing idle in her present attitude
of menace, as if she were to wage the hercest
war Of invasion. This is her policy but we
feel no disposition for thus making IL test Of
who can hold out longest doing nothing
We want quick work, and the business settled
ana done with.
Upon the suppositon, then, that the North
will not invade us, what ought we to do?
Why certainly we ought TO go to work to
force ter 10 peace, i'll the shortest easiest, ard
least expensive way. We cannot afford to
stand idle; and the war existing, the prose-
cution of it being for a fixed purpose and
that to secure our recognition and independ-
once, We ought, if fully prepared, to set
straight way about it. i tt: North wW not
gtte 6dttle, hct clearly ace must. The leints
III lnc UlfectlOH OF NOrtOIk Richmond and
Harper's Ferry, are only designed, in our
Judgment, to keep us off from Washington
as long us possible That place can
be captured and he}d, AND OUGHT TO
BE- if we design speedily to have peace and
Independence With the Gorcramew oad
Gen. Scott prisoners, the North is completely
undone. ~ million of men will be of no
avail without an Executive, without a Gov
ernment and ,ciUtoM military lcaierS ifto-
day we had Scott, Lincoln, Mansfield and
Thomas, the Union would he forced to terms,
because it would be powerless. Uarney and
Wool would be all leh--lJr such men as Ben
Butler Patterson, Sickles, Dix and company.
would be hardly more capable Of directing
an army than baby.
We repeat, we cannot remain inactive
waiting on the North. But, if all our pre-
parations are made, and are ample, then from
Harpers Ferry and Alexandria, let Fdsaiag-
ton be dttdched aud taken, the troops at the
Relay and Annapolis and Frederick kept in
check, Baltimore and Maryland relieved the
guards on the railroads beyond Baltimore
driven off and the bridges again burnt, Cairo
blown out of her mud and Cincinnati and
Philadelphia threatened, leaving reserves at
Ricbmond and Norfolk TO look after valiant
Ben Butler. And Gen. Pillow, with Ten
nessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas
troops, might at the same time attend to
uarney and Frank Blair, aHl leave Missouri
as free as Maryland TO do as she thought
prOpCr in the matter of socessinn