St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-01-16
Public Opinion.

Public Opinion.
Notwithstanding the fact. that = boastful
and arparently cs"6d-n. position is still
snaisisiscd By the Federal organs at the
North and West upon the subject Of South
ern suljnsssion. it must nov be ar sueetso
even the easuA observer. that the wizs
crcs and would be Presidents II IL
regi"ns are beginning to TURN AZ eye to
future probsbilitics. The fact i. :qsite :
decided reaetiaa Is beginning 70 t.keplacs
in the Northern mind. Nor can any
Que Be astonish.sd Il il. The suljugation
Of the South. which MAS to be accom-
plished in ainety days. proves at the
end Of eight n,ouths to be a. Ear dis
tant as ever. The Government has bor-
rowed and expanded uatil IL fasncia!
affair. have come to = .desd lock :...and
the people Of the North, ever sensitive
upon the subject Of parting with the
ready" need take but slight peep
into the future to see the grim figure
Of the tax-gssberer vending bis way
smsngst them. And. what viii be the
result Of this disaG.ction or division 1t
the Nsrth aud West Z Il net tho in
qniry already answered. by many re-
.ent events that have transpirsd II
Washington What means this rapid
dcsertion Of tha administration by its.
heretofore. most stauneh .nd prominent
supporters? Trambull aud Hale have
made war upon the Habcas Corpus
question Sumner upon tie subject Of
negro emancipation; Stevens upon it.
prodigality aud inac,isn Hale. again.
uron the Msson-Slidcll affair, aud =
host Of smaller guns have been belch-
ing forth their FIRE against divers minor
matters connected with the affairs Of
State. <a-.
The administration. then. il fast losing
the confidence Of its supporters. both at
tho North aud at the Vest. The fact
is. these willy politicians are beginning
to divcst themselves Of the passionate
f,lly IN which they have been ROBBED for
the past six months. aud to take = more
rational view Of the existing state Of az
fairs. They are beginning to learn.
that the subjugation Of the South. it it
can be accomplished At all. will cost
more than il will come to. The adj
n.inis,ra.ion has fully committed itself
upon this qucs,ion. by declaring that
there shall be no peace until the South
SHALL be thoroughly suLdued. 1t is =
little too early yet for these modern dis
sentsrs TO take high ground agains, the
war. but, in what better way can they
prepare the Northern mind fur such .
step than by attacking, either singly Or
in squads. every leading measure u the
administration! They tsre.ce the slamor
consequent upon the exacsiou Of an ono
rous tsx from the people, especially.
when its application has proven 30 bar
rem Of results A. in the present instance.
Each days continuance Of the war adds
another three millions Of dollars to tLr
National debt. and these model econo-
mists are too astute not. to know that
the people must soon learn. that Nation
al ruin Or National dishoser will be the
inevitable result Of . protracted war
They are well aware that the people 1t
the North are already beginning 70 learn,
that a much longer continuance Of thi.
war will leave them but . choice : w.
tween National bankruptcy and the lees
honorable, If less ruinous, resort to .
sweeping and wholesale rcpudiation.
\ few months ago. It served their ppr-
poses we'll to give An active and noisy
support to the policy Of Mr.. Lincoln.
Opposition 10 some acts and : passive
support to others is NOV the programme.
and, few months hence, We venture
the prediction. they will desert him also-
gether. Such i. the class Of men that
brought this war upon the country and
upon them We mainly rely for its ter'nins-
ton. When the people at the North and
West shall no loager be tlled with an in
zane desire for the chastiscment Of the ere
bels," and. when q, empty Treasury shall
afford no further field for pcculation, OF
temptation for Yankee cupidity. II - then
that these men, true 10 every Instinct
Of their race aud every action oftleir sives,
will come out boldly for peace. What,
ever may be their motives, however. Nc
shall hail with delight amy movcsneus nj
the North looking to speedy termination
! Of this unhappy war. aud. - We have
elsewhere stated. We are willing to accept
even Messrs. Trumball and Hale - allies,