The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-13
War-ShOrt, sharp, and DeciSive-We Must
Transfer 20 the Country the Zeal Wasted on
Party.
From the Philadeipbis Enuuir

From the Philadeiphia Enquirer
Unless the people of the loyal States desire
the Rebellion to go on until they are impover-
ished, bankrupt, and exhausted, they must
cease to mix up their personal feuds and their
party tactics with the question of a vigorous
prosecution of the war. We can never move
with one hearty purpose while angry feeling
Is excited, or preludiee aroused through the
disturbing influence of personal s1uabbles or
party politics. We can never concentrate our
strength upon the one great paramount ques-
ton of crushing out the Rebellion, until we
cast aside all discussion upon the irrelevant
and dstracting topics OF the past. We can
never strike the Rebellion with all our power
until We are united iii heart and in purpose as
one man And until We thoroughly
united the Rebellion Wii flourish. our meara
will be wasted, and The stron" arm Of this
powerful Republic be paralyzed.
1t il no uncommon thing 10 find men of un-
questioned patriotism, men who have given
largely OF their means, men who have rsked
their live i'll the conflict, men whose sons and
brothers are now In arms Tor the Union-it Is
no uncommon thing to find such men still stand
ing apart from the Administration, because Of
their belief that the war was provoked by the
a;Eitating Aholitloniets. THIS is the staple OF
their replies to all appeals for close, warm,
friendly, generous, hearty support OF the E1-
ecutive. They overlook the stern ana urgent
the unalierable past They torget OF disregard
the great, oyerw hemins, all controlling fact,
that the Waf Is Hpoa rs, AMI thst II caIHlot br
argued a,cay by these irritating discussions
about its orig gin These are the Democrats
who coniribnte material AID and give personal
service III the field matter of cold duty
and VIII" infIise into their support of the GOV
frnmen. neither earnestness enthusiasm
On the other hand we have ia set of restless
persistent and reckless political propagandists,
and noisy, misunderstanding, Office hunting, and
contract seeking paftAans, who make a hS
cOunterpoise for the short sighted and oh
siinate politicians Of The opposition. Ihen
laboTs III support OF the Government are con
fined to the most indoai,ahle efforts To advance
the interests OF their noble selves They 81
haIist their patriotism IA binstetlne ahonI bar
rooms, III Vapuf1nY on street corners, III get
ting 1at contracts, aud IN denoiincinE every
man who does not swear by their doctrines on
the negro question a. a SecessOnist and trai-
Tor.
Such are the men and snch the insignificant
and Idle subjects which keep up strife among
ourselves, which divide the loyal people
winch array patriots against each other i'll
stead OF concentrating their united moral. and
physical strength against the common foe
And 10 hat end are these discussions contin.
ned The war is upon us. We are not deal
ing with the dead past but with the living pre-
sent. SuppOSt III tUulu to-
day beyond all question that the "Southern
heart was fired by Garrison, and Giddings
and Greeley and their disciples, would any
sane man regard the absolute demonstration
Of that fact as a reason why the nation should
lay down its arms Or, if il could be made
mathematically certain at once that negro sla-
very is a moral, political and social evil, would
that certainty remove the Obstructions in
James river, batter down the detences of
Richmond, or induce jeff. Davis to surrender
al discretion Ii not why should we continue
these Improbable and vexatous discussions!
Is there any hope that the war can be adjourn
ed while these and other controverted points
in party politics can be referred for settlement
TO some debating society? Is there not indubi
table evidence that the military desptoism that
sways the Sonth intends to fight until conquer
ed or recognized Is il not certain as death
that the National Government, backed by an
unquestionable and large majority of the 10y
al States, will never make peace until the
Rebellion is crushed, or the North is exhaust
ed! The war, then, must go on. SO long as
the Davis ,isurpation controls the South, and
certainly until the expiration of the present
National Congress the war is bonnd TO con
time. Visionary men may talk of compromise
aud peace, but Who are the parties to negoti-
ate where is the basis of adjustment The
National Government can accept nothing but
surrender; the Rebels refuse everything but
recognition.