The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-10
THE wAR-wHES SHALL THE END BE-

THE WAR-WHEN SHALL THE END BE-
The subjoined paragraphs are from the con
clusion Of an editorial article in the New
York Journal Of Commerce, Of the 2lsl.
There are errors 10 il, which will be readily
detected by the reader-one is the intima-
ton Of possible revolution in the South
nevertheless, the article will be read with in.
terests:
We have said, and we now repeat. that The
North has been deceived and misled into
this war by The Northern Republican press |;
and since the war began they have been as
constantly deceived and misled in every par
ticular relating 10 the force. the ability and
the courage Of the foe. This deception has
led TO falal results already. 1t is now lead
ing US to destruction. The suppression Of
truths which show the strength and resour.
ces Of the South, the Misrepresentation Of
their financial and eommissariat resources,
the false reports Of their dIsaAeciiOn, deser-
ton, sicknes, &C., have characterized the
editorial and news column Of the papers al
luded to. and have so misled the minds Of
men at the North, that the error could only
be corrected by some such lesson as was re.
ceiyed at Great Bethel, which may thus. per,
haps, be productive Of good on the whole.
Ii Is beginning TO dawn on mems minds
that this contest is not an affair Of day. OF
a month, or a year. II the end is to be The
conquering Of the Southern armies aud PEG
pie, that end is probably very far distant.
Let no man promise himself that the battle
Of Manassas junction, now apparently near.
will be decisive Of the war. II we are beat
en- Al that point, is there any Northerner
who proposes to give up the contest: II
the South are beaten, is there any probabili.
~ that S0utherners will yield the contest
any more than we would They are Amer.
leans, blood Of our blood, our brothers, cou.
sins, frieEds-and they reason, think and
feel just as we should under similar circum.
stances. There is, therefore, little hope Of
an end OF the war BY decisive battle or a
short campaign.
Another possible end Of the war Is one that
may now be talked Of freely, though few
weeks since il was impossible to mention il.
We lately published very mild letter from
81. Louis correspondent. suggesting pos
sible peace by compromise. The Hartford
Times copied il. aud the Hartford Courant
burst like thunder cloud on the Times
charging them wnh treason, and fatty pro.
nOuneing II TO be treason ia any one to pro.
pose compromise before We had finished the
war. But se are living in cooler times.
Another possible end OF the war IS 10 The
occurrence Of anoIner revolution in the South.
IL may be that the States which went mad
for secession few months ago, may change.
10 other words, there may be strong I'm.
ion party there some day. IL we are 10 be.
laaNa "a m anffl.lsTwU -. has
actually a majority Of Union men who are
held down BY mObs. We don't believe any
such thing. We don't believe there are ten
Union men in South Carolina. There we're
many such IN all the seeded States. hut
the attempt At coercion by arms has carried
them nearly I'll over Cor the present. Is
there q sane American who believes that any
amount u physical force will ever prevail to
make Union men out Of Americans who d0n' I
choose 10 be such I Can you starve them
into iii IL there the remoiest hope that
long war will make friends out Of enemies
So long ~ the North stands where il stood
six months ago, and tays 10 the South, " you
must yield, back down from all this, and give
il Up se will not give you any excuse, any
plea, any argument BY which TO move your
IOubting frsends, you must give Up at once
80 loag a. the North maintains this ground,
ast 50 long the war will continue.
We 10 not believe, IL the South we're SIC.
ressiul. aud oyerran the North with tBeifsf.
mics, that a Northern man sOuld lay down
his arms 50 long a. there remained rock TO
hide behind while he fired, OF a mountsln
side from which 10 hun dowE stones on hts
foes. Nor do we believe any less Of South.
ern men.
When Jackson oyercame the South Caro-.
linians 10 the matter Of the revenue laws, il
will be remembered that the tariff bill vas
changed, and thus an excuse was given TO the
tebels for laying down their arms. Two