Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-12

Approved May Is, 1861.
JEFF. DAVIS.
THE WAR-.!WHEN SHALL THE END BE.
| Th: suljoned paragraphs nre from the con-
clusion of nn editorial article in the New York
Journal Of Commerce, of Friday last. There
are in it, which will be readily detected
by the reader-one is the ntirnation of a pos
sible revolution in the South nevertheless,
the article will be read with interest:
| We have sail. and We now repeat that the
N orth has been deceived and misled into this
war by the Northern Republican, press: and
since the war began. they have been as con.
stantly deceived and misled in every particu.
lar relating to the force, the ability and the
courage of the foe. This deception has led to
fatal results already. It is now leading US to
destruction. The suppression OF truths which
show the strength and resources of the South,
the Misrepresentation. Of their financial and
connlissuriat resources. the false reports Of
their disaffection, desert ion. sickness. &C. have
characterized the editorial and news columns
Of the papers alluded to. and have 80 misled
the minds of men at fhe North, that the error
could only be corrected by some such feseon as
was reteivedsut Grent Bethel, which may thus,
perhaps be productive of good on the whole
i 1t is beginning ia dan mems minds that
this contest is not m affair Of n day. or month
or yeur. Tfthe end is to be tie ccnglering
of the Southern armies and people, that end
is probably very far distant. Let 10 man
promise himself that the battle Of Manassas
Junction, now apparently n:ar will he decisive
Of the war; IF we are beaten at that point.
is there any Northerner who proposes 20 give
MP the contest9 If the South are beaten, is
Shere any probability that Southerners will
yield the contest any more than we would2 I
They are Americans: blood of our blood our
brothers, cousins, friends-nnd they reason,
think and feel just as we should under similar
Ircumstauces. There is, therefore, little hope
Of IN eud Of the war by decisive battle or
short campaign.
Another possible end Of the war is one thnt
may now be talked of freely, though few
weeks since it was impossible to mention it.
We lately published very mild letter from a
St. Louis correspondent, suggesting r'ssible
peace By eompromise. The Hartford Times
copied il, and the Hartford Coutant bust like
a thunder-cloud on the Times charging them
with treason. and fully pronouncing it to be
treason in any one to propose compromise
before we had finished the %ari But we are
living in cooler times.
Another possible end Of the war Is in Gle oc-
currencs Of another revolution in the South.
IL may be that the States which went mad Ior
secession d few months ego. may change. In
other words. there may Be strong Union
party there some day. IF We are tn believe
the. Republican papers, the South has actually
a majority "f Union men, who held down
ny mobd. We don't believe any such thing.
We don't believe there are ten Union men in
South Carolina There were many such in all
the seeded States But the attempt at coer-
cion by arms has carried them nearly all over
, for the present. Is there a sane American
who believed that any amount Of physical force
will ever prevail to make Union men out OF
Americans Who don't choose to be suchR Can
you starve them into it, Is there the re-
; motest hope that long war will make friend.
: otIt Of enen:iesf So long as Che North stands
! where i; stood six months ago, and says to the
South. 'you must yield, back down from al
this. and give it up We will not give yod any
excuse. any. plea any argument BY which to
! move your doubling. friends. you must give ur
at once'-so long as the North nsintsns this
, ground, just SO long the war will continue.
!; We do NOT believe. the South we're success
fui, and oxerrsn the North with tfiefr armies
that Northern man would lay down his arm,
50 long there remaned a rock to hide behind
! while he fred ora mountain side from which
TO hurt down stones on mis- foes Nor do w
: believe any less of Southern men.
d When Jackson overcame the South Carroll
mans in The matter Of the revenue laws, II vii,
be remembered THAT the tariff BILL was changed
aud thus an excuse was given to ,hs:rebels foi
}, laying down their arms. Too many person,
forget this important part Of thisinallifisatior
!: contest. ~ - .'1i-'~-
I. In a'lwars between equsf. Or Hearty eqna
y powers. the rule has been to ask everything
u but TO be content with smaH part Of tfe' de.
nand. In all contests tho necessity of dom,.
pronoiss in the end is sbee,dss His hot III on,
. Of = Thousand Wars that any resdlt Il ro.cl'ed
:. either xtise. F.f s'sEs ''et';8 q 's'2a.
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o Cosr os fHE 'wxH A.4as Nsw York Wort
Q says Congress msy Ss aeif make up III, mitis
d fof sfabdsd debt, such as the country neve
sa~: u estimates that The dabE of The Gnitea
States at The close Of thir year viii he fhre
hqadred and fly miliopss Of dollars. T4tit
!, the popglssion Of thA North At twsnsy milliom
u bwonid teqnire tax ofs oveysssssp.ees dol
u farsfsom cash lnsn, woman and child 10 pp,
Il thaz sxTspser Of tho Asstf year af~ ttassxsl
~ s When rths keErhs'n psapla ,epmss n nesits u