Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-09
TEE IMPossIsILyrIEs OF TIE AMERICAN WAR.

TEE INPoSSIBILIrIES OF THE AMERICAN WAR
Iron The London Times, Msrcs-sI
Ali the intelligence and all the opinions from Amercs
bring cut into st ong relief the ex ence OF very great
power and very great sp: both side OF the conhct
Afer the Federal Of last year. heard OF moth
ing but the unshaken resolution and unweared energy
OF the North which ouy wanted little training and
Discipline to do all t desired Toe Confederate
have the ry same tfo in sending US renewed
assursucs Of the Southern determination TO continue
stance through all possible phases down the guer
ria arfsre Of Spain and Mexico, even though, as in
the latter case there should ensue intsrminable anar
chy.
At this distance il is useless to discuss the Ipected
operations which before this will have been commenced
with NOR or lees ,,ct l. is probably decided by this
time vi her General Mcclellan could the lef. Of
the Confederate focts, and, by reinforcing Geeeral
Banks and Son~ get to the Of the enemy and OBJ
tain possession Richmond third victory in Ten.
will hays secGrad the ws;ern half Of that State
ID the Federal side defeat Il have rendered fruit-
lee, all the blood shed at Forts Henry and Donelson-
The superiority OF the Norh In numbers in wealth, and
in the means OF locomooD mafs l. probable hat they
have followed up their victory, and established them
selves thoroughly the WIS: Of the chief seeding
States as they rave by OF their .ets the cast
a1d sluth But on the mos favorable tuppositon fer
the FelerAl cause have only arrived h preston
her We do indeed the beginning Of the end, and
prophetic vision Of that end in any Of tie commuui
ca1ons from i-her side OF the war.
Ths 70 ierals talk only Of present vic ory ard
lolk no further into hs utur The Confederate iso
oates talk OF devastation and p'pului1n OF burning
cs destroying food tearag up rails and reducing the
country TO slae Of nature, Of guerilla wafie and mu.
tuA determination This is not looking TO any end, but
rather CIV ing upon the horrid process Of war; IS the
spirit that bad been roused found satisfaction more in
the than 10 the end Thess fearful ancpations
H.. L. haHha Il
that Of tCr and nsul ing d, hauce Norih and South
raj at one another much the Homerc c)mb isnts old
bee the sta int, rcharge ofsp are BIT there is THE
unhappy dsIencs-tte pet manages to dspos, Of one
tAnt and gives Iesani and entire tfsct 10 the
meascss on ct saH SIDE Of the duel 10 this case,
the sbus~, the threats the dfinces, The deermins
threaten 10 be endless and IRON both sides We gaher
the lAnenase truth that as Tar as eye can scan the
American hcriIon there Is nothing but war.
Bat whtn both sides no conclusion Of var except
the exchange Of one form of war for another, and
tar ilon Iom order 20 disorder frcm neho1 10 mad
ness it rsmGiCs for the bystanders to speculate the
natural devt lopment Of the struggle To show tha. We
Ae not tXlgg Grating it, soc tendencies, need only
refer to the very able letter OF correspondent who
undertakes TO interpret the Southern protp cs aid sym
plthis The an cAole separation which come good
people tab of hs asserts 10 De nehCr possible &C.
sired The North Wou not ee content ~lh leSs than
all the border St leaving TO the CJniederales only the
sever or eight ginAl ssc'1ess. Bat -eIe th, their
OBJ O. they would still have garrison Vlg MIA with
army proportion 10 their resoCrcos eod
hey would feel the Ulion al an end Tnsy would hnd
impossible TO get w,hou: the trade Of the Sou ana
slavery Hoult thus be noe TecoguiI ID ttad ever,
ious more fertile IN lsrrels. Seplra'ion iher, he
hohs 10 be neither possible wished TO- long,
ast as the Jrth las an yht eit H. IT,. Bat whatever
mar be sAd of the JultY OF querng The Southern
States there can be doubt o. tie North to keep up
the war In one fsShion snolber What then, is ,Ie
Alternative TO which 10 ovk when lest is
impossible when separation is imPo sbc, when unlor,
Ia the form have il Is impossible, when eucc1ss
Oh either sde il impossible, when peace is imposio,
whsu war itsef it Is carried on, ia impossible,
steH everything imp2ssbLs except something that
doe not come under any oil thes3 heads and tha ia be-
yOni all present reckoning or reasonable expectation!
What tbs bat to AvoH that tbs Federation i'selt is
ssble! The pine pie has been tired and found vsn
ing The Southern States will not submit to the worst
Of all boudAges-a ty rant IN, Jry. TIE Northern Ats
peitter quer Lor conciate nor Wn by any me-
thod So Spoesl TO aud the war IL is admit
I'd on boh sides mus. wo,k Itself ouE to legitimate
results The question Is no longer whether the North
u conquer the Sjuth but VIA; the war wi lead TO and
What stale OF things will supersene upon the presen.
Tie most far SEEING discover nohiog the prospCc. but
guerlh wara-e anarchy and devastation. This is sim
DIV 70 ADM. Ihat the Statesman having failed, tie
il nov 10 the hands OF the scldier But |. ia il
is 10 the hands OF the soldier who the dark end Of
federation instead of its bright begi1ui' This rs
the N Wtich frencl monarchy u breaking
republic iraugu aIed blIn which French empire has
bean restored and established IL is age 10 which
strong monarchy is the fashionable cure for democratic
disorder.
Europe has just congratulated ay on the acquisition
WoA philosophers wanted for her. Instead Of the ud,-
pendent States which lately Existed instead Of the tbeo
cracy which m profeses to give, INSTEAD OF hszE u
Il republic Th W,serl States OF Europe have at set
the credi; Of If ring Mexico consi utional monarchy
rsteAd of republican constitution, which has bad no
1istence, except in al erns;o anarchy AID desposm.-
Is Is an age of resc:ou for waci democracy has to
thank self The Dira;rr, the Enpero. the King is
supersecing the arces Of the consul the
pager scheme of the lAsGver.
When We are told that thing else Il impossible 10
America and that poitils absorb in the chance OF
var aud the genius OF the commarders then indeed We
see IL beginning to the end But that end Is not the
Que desired by ,iiher North or nth, by rs
Who l,ok on. /, ,csnno, be for interest that mill
.ary advenurer should poss' the iaes regions Of
North America even though that better thAn anar
c.y BIT is in the haven towards which the great
American common. eSlth seem. drifting ltis pos
si,s T6i Is enough, when everything else IS confess
% be impossible