Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-11-12

fhe nlrposes of our enemies Inc writet y, 'mo "
tcle on the. 18th, it seems to ne, would lul. inc
Sou,h into a false and dangerous security. Al all
events. let both sides be represented.
Very respectfully, &c.
LONG WAR IN PROSPECT.
GENTLEMEN: Having just returned from o SIX
weeks sojouru in the United States permit me "
give to the public, through your columns tne III,
formation | obtained respecting this war, anu oii
b;cb nav conviction is based that it is to be gerry
iona one. shall state the substance OF "hat l
learned in New York. during stay OF three "ee"s,
from merchants bankers, and lawyers IN regafa W
nnhlc sentiment throughout the entire North. AND
this is it: The whole North is prospering growing
,r;ch in consequence of the war. The commercial
and manufacturing interests of the Northwestern
States are now more flourishing than ever before.
Everything made finds ready market.
The North West finds it more profitable to con.
vert its immense quantities of grain into oeet ana
pork, and forward these to the Eastern ports tor
shipment to Europe, than it was formerly TO u.s.
pose Of them in the markets Of the South vest
Consequently, the port of New York alone has OK
ported during the first eight months of the present
wear 3D., 600, 900 worth more than in any whole
wear of the preceding five They point to their
large and increasing imports as an evidence OF their
growing prosperity. Thus, while the staples Of the
distant West must now be carried East for ship
ment, instead of sending them down the Mississippi,
the products of other countries are carried Jack 10
them by the same routes, furnishing employment
to every species Of transportation and to thousands
of men. And thus as the West emptes itself East
ward, in turn it is supplied from that quarter. The
two sections in this way aid each other. The pros
perity of the United States this day is UNIVERSAL
There is another bond that keeps them united
against u.s. Even if the West were suffering in
commercial point of view, it now contains the throne
OF aboltonism, and aroun't this the entire people
rally Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut
are not more hostile to our institutions than Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. The conflict of political par
ties row waging in the State of New York, and
which we unduly magnify and hope may be of bene-
fit to us, really amounts to nothing so far as ending
the war is concerned This strife is like quarrel
of two domestic dogs for bone; if strange dog
attempts to take it. they forget their quarrel and
unite to drive him off
Horatio Seymour, the Democratic candidate said,
in a late convention of his party at Albany. that
though, as Democrats, they differed from the Ad-
ministration in many things, still they were for
prosecuting this war, until the Constitution Is
tablished over the Rebel States. Daniel S. Dckin-
son, the high priest of Democracy in that State,
warmly advocates the cause.
However MUCH therefore, political parties differ
among themselves, they all are united against US
True, there is no hope now expressed Of bringing
US oack to the Union. Not word is said of re-
storing the Union as it was" All parties are
now bent on establishing one government over the
whole territory OF what was once the United States
Uhaterer that gorernnlent is to be- The Northern
people 10 not desire republican government for
themselves, if NE can fly off and set up an indepen-
dent one by their side. Other States may 10 so in
the future and what they say, is TO become of the
country? We should be like the German, or Next
can States constantly on the market for the highest
bidder Against this they are determined to guard,
and for this result they TOW eontending to have
one government, Of some Eind, over the entire
country. They declare themselves willing to come
out of this war under the viicst despotism ever
. known on earth, provided that prevail over the
whole'land That we should establish govern
ment by their side, with slavery at its base, is
thing they resolved shall never take place, and
that six millions of people, shut in from the world
and with very limited resources, should be able to
do it, against twenty II ions possessing immense
wealth and strengthened by the contributions of
the world, they say, is simply absurd. If they
have the men and means, this is one thing that
shall never be. They begin to look On a republi-
can government as not desirable. 1t is not stroay
enough. They are madly bent on their ruin, if
that be necessary to effect ours. The debt now &C.
eumulaiing they look great blessing; for,
as it is due to themselves, it will attach the people
to the government uhaterer form that it is to hare
when the war is over. Should it be repudiated
which they do not much dread this Reputation
will involve them in no troubles with foreign pow
ers-lt will only be an individual and domestic loss
With gold enough to,nanage their foreign indebted
ness unbounded confidence is given to government
money and securities. In no instance are bonds
below par any fuctuation that occurs is always
above that figure and the government currency,
the demand note, or Green Back" sells readily at
from to per cent. premium in exchange for State
bank notes. No nation has yet failed to prosecute
= war for the want of money, and hey will not be
the first to set the example. Engravers and print
ing presses can manufacture the article, Congress
attach an exchangeable value to it. and the people
will receive it gladly.
Another point. They have now di covered that
the rebellion" is a'serious thing-one not to be
trifed with; but they have not Yet exertcd their
strength TO suppress it. They confess that they
have been hitherto unprepared to meet it success
fully. But the time is coming Their people are
slow to move-much slower than we-but now they
are ronsing; and when they do take hold it will
DO with bull dog obstnacy. When the time comes
to execute the emancipation proclamation" they
Will have fifteen new war vessels of the most form
ds6le character completed and on our waters, in
addition to their present navy; they will have a
million of disciplined, we'll armed troops in the
he'd and If the rebellion then holds cut they are
"enact such scene in these "rebelIious States
AZ the world never saw. No age or sex is to be
spared from death or dshonor Meanwhile thew
are keeping us off their territory; defending tei,
capital; and gradually cutting up the best army We
c'n ever put in the field, while forcing u.s. in this
condition, to exhaust our resources. But their re-,
strength yet to be put FORTH and the time for the
skerton OF it is drawing near. Their best fighting
material is yet to take the field and to it men are
f'ck'ng 6y thousands from city. town and country
Neither the government nor the people have been
nthe least disheartened by recent reverses They Dc
MT regard the battle of Sharpsburg as defeat t.
t'eir arms. They have kept our army ont Of tbei,
c,pital made it necessary for us to fall back on ON
"sn territory, and this is all they expect to do f
thpresenk A drawn battle in front of Richmond
having it still in our possession would be claimei
asa victory by us, and very justly So This is pre-
cisely the light in which the Northern mind view,
the battle of Antietam. The menaced Washington
Is theirs STILL But if that last battle were ad
niitted ny them to be a.defeat, they have receives