Washington telegraph., 1862-05-28


North to cease the conflict Come what NAV.
and with such means as she can, she must fight
on Ruin inevitable awaited her on the ter.
nina tion of the conflict. Feeling thus they
never would make peace until every particle OF
tn cir means might be entirely exhausted That
army would still succeed army. and navy
ma Wy until
What! Subjugation? we asked. That he
would not admit. He was troubled with the
old problem which perpexed our mind whilst
a sophmore: eff an irresistible body come in
contact with an immovable body what will be
the RESULT" 1t was puzzling to US as ever
foreknowledge and free will has been to g1ay
| haired divine.
The South can never DE subjugated. That
is apparent History is full of lessons teach
ing its impos sibility. The North, in his view.
seemed impelled by some dire and terrible
late to make herself irresistible at the cost OF
everything. And thus his mind was troubled
and his heart took no comfort in his refec-
| tons
We have de scribed this because he is A GOOD
and clearhe AIDED representative of a class-not
a large one, we believe. The disposition OF
the large mass of Southern people is sanguine,
| and the great body of thinkers see much to
make them hopeful of a speedy achievement of
| all our wishes. Still this class is becoming
too large to be ignored, and is constituted of
elements too respectable to be pooh, pooh,d
Dependency in honest minds is like disease
no crime but like that, too, it is contagious
All honest and andid arguments should be
addre ssed to remove it.
Hence, say to all such BE of good
cheer The fear rests upon Il false idea,
which too intimately associates national credit
and national existence with individual happi-
ness The people of the North may well
enough believe that their government is ruin
ed. That they can already But they
know at the same time. that even with a ruined
government, their lives ~ not taken to pay
the forfeit. 1t has otter happcn,d in the worlds
history, that National BalNru Jtcy overthrow
ing dynasty, has been succeeded by other
governments under which the SAINT people
were happier and more pros porous than under
of people, whilst their fresidcs are safe and
their famil lies and household gods are left. II
it were true that with the downfall Of the gov
ernment of the L United States, or its Bank
ruptcy, the hearths of the citizens became des
olated, their families destroyed, their property
| confscated, and their lives forfeit, then in
! deed, would there be room TO fear tn t every
man would prosecute the struggle with ths
energy of despair, and We could hope success
only in the humiliation Of all their popula-
ton. But the truth is far different. The na-
tional bankruptcy involves forfeit of life 20
the citizen, nor deprives him of the enjoyment
of his family. 1t leaves him individually free.
His government is helpless. 1t may fall un-
der the control of others. 1t may exc out its
existence by humili a;ing servlity to other ma
tions, but the citizens still buy and sell and
traffic in the marts, and work their farms and
shops, and feel their hearts rejoice in the
homes they have built. The measure Of the
zeal with which any one supports the govern
ment will be the fervor OF his patriotism and
his calcul alton of interests. 1t will not be the
despair which leaves him no alternative.
| When the contest against the South is proven
to be doubtful in the only way which their
former arrogant self-couceit left possible
When they find themselves foiled and disap-
pointed, contest arises at home. The exis-
tence of the dyn asty becomes Involved. 1t is
true, Lincoln's government must succeed or
perish. 1t moves everything for success
Appeals to the people. Borrows from foreign
capitalists Strains itself for gigantic efforts.
1t knows 1T cannot retreat.
| But if the people should count the cost of
all this, and find out that it was the intention
of the administration to sacrifice them to its
| own ambition. If til ey should see thing in
prospect but hopeless effort, they may proba-
| bly, be wise III time, and prefer a dissolution
OF their government to n total exhaustion of
their private means. They may refuse their
support Capitalists may shoot some arrows
after the ones they have lost. They no doubt
will, and have been doing so. By this mea ns
the contest has been prolonged far. But
there is an end to all things. An end even to
the ability of foreign capitalists to furnish ad-
ditional sums. An end to the ability of Nor
thern men to aid their government ifthey were
ever so willing. They are wise enough to
foresee that, and the war will cease when
capitalists at the North and abroad, and quiet
citizens at home become convinced that it is
impossible by Southern conquest to repay the
| expenses of the war or to restore a trade
which will put them in funds to repay the
enormous expense.
On the other hand it is not only true in itself
but they are fast finding out that no option is
left the Southern man but resistance to the
death. Resistance to the point of destruction
of goods, freside and family. We cannot
yield. The same stern impulse which our
desponding friends attribute by mistake to
Northern men, exists but too truly here. Peace
on Northern terms peace at Northern coer-
] cion, peace by suhjugation, would be to each
and all of personal poverty. 1t would be
loss OF home and fireside. 1t would be state
OF vassalage, equivalent TO that of the children
Oh Israel amongst the Egyptians We all know
'iat and feel it, They are beginning to see it
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