The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-12-09


the many thousands that have been
crippled or diseased Tor life; and yet
but little, if any, substantial progress
has been made in the good work of re-
establishing the Union, or even of
maintaining the Federal authority with
in the revolted States. Has not, then,
the experiment of war, as means Of
extricating the country from its pres.
ent deplorablo condition, been already
tested-tested at least to such an ex.
tent as to prove it's utter futility unaid.
cd by other means.
CA There has already "been much loss
on both sides and no gain on either;"
and while tho time to cease lighting may
not yet be, the period has surely come
when, other means beside the sword
should be employed in the effort to save
the government and country Certain
ly the object of the war, and the extent
to which it is to g., should be definite.
ly known to tho country. If it be in
tended to subjugate the States in rebel
lion, and hold them, not as States in the
Union, but as conquered provinces, then
the sword must be kept in constant
motion, and war and carnage be the
order of the day. New levies and fresh
supplies may bo properly raised, for it
will require formidable army in each
of the seeded States to execute and
maintain this scheme.
To subjugate the. Southern States,
and 80 hold them, could subserve no
good end for either section, and in no
way, that | can discover, advance tho
welfare of the North; for 50 long AZ the
South was so held, their hate Of the
North would increase, and while the
North so held the South it could do but
little else; meanwhile its material in
terest must languish and die. But, in
addition, such work is utterly incon-
sstent with the genius Of our institu-
tions, and codId scarcely fail to lead to
their utter perversion and final over
hrow, adding to the calamitics of dis
union the sacrifice of free government.
Conquest and empire, however magniti-
cent, could not compensate for such a
loss.
TO exterminato the inhabitants Of
the South would be deliberate emas.
culation of the Union, rendering it's re.
construction ut once impractcable and
hopeless and involve work Of barbar.
ity from which the Northern people
would shrink in horror. The existence
of the Southern States in some form,
with their inhabitants, and on some
terms of intercourse, is highly essential
mot to say indispensable to the well
fare OF the North. | am, therefore,
against extermination and against the
policy Of holding the Southern States
as conquered provinces.
We cannot make Union by force
alone, though we may triumph over
the South in the field, and we may as
we'll lool tho complications square in
the face as not. The first question is,
do we intend, do we desire to have all
the Southern States back in the Union
on the terms of the Constitution? If
we do, then it is seen that they are to
be the equals of the Northern States in
rights, sovereignty and dignity. Does
any one believe that such relation
can be established and maintained by
the sword alone? Should certain
number of the Statos subjugate and hu-
initiate the others, then they could not
live together as equals and friends, for
the subjugated are always the enemies
of the subjugators. When the States,
therefore, resume their former relations
or new relations of union and inter
course, it must be the act Of all, if the
settlement is to be complete and per-
manent.
have heard great deal about patch
ing up dishonorabIe poace-about the
humiliation and disgrace to the North
involved in any and every proposition
for settlement-and there is nothing
that is said about the affairs of the
country tor which l have less respect.
1t is even said by some that he is a dis
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