The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-10-17
Signs Of Pea e.

Really there nre none; although our peopie'
willing, seemingly, TO be deluded with faise
hopes, based often on groundtesss rumorS, try
10 believe, and act rs it they did believe, there
were signs OF peace. To our nina II Is Il mis-
take. The people OF the North are an obstinate
and pcrseyerlng people. They lever ike 70 give
UP WHAT they undertake, and will not until
every expedienL fails, and all efforts prove
~truitless.
Where are the signs ofpeace? Are they
found in the increasing inhumanity Of the man
monster in command at New Orleans ! Are
they found in the activity OF the enemys YES
sells in the Gulf of Mexico? Are they 1oundln
the demonstration being made on the coast
and in the State of Florida! Are they found
in the recent reconnaissance in the river among
the Islands below Savannah! Are there signs
Of peace found III any relaxation OF vigilance
ordiminution Of force near Charleston on land
or water? are they found III the evacuation
% any important point, anywhere onthe coast!
Are they found in the increasing land forces
being massed around Norfolk and Suffolk III
Virginia? Are they found in the employment
of more men in the navy yards Of the North,
and the construction Of more and larger vessels
OF war, and Of almOst inuumerable llght-dratt
gunboats? Are they found III the large well
appointed army now confronting and threaten
ing Gen. Lee in Northern irginla? Are
there signs of peace to be found IN the calling
for hundreds Of thousands of fresh troops, and
the giant preparations reported to be making
in the West for descending the Mississippi the
coming winter? Are they to be found in the
reported advance Of fifty thousand new troops
in Western Tennessee and the recent energetic
demonstration at Corinth? Are they t. be
found in the recent ~atrocious proclamation OF
Tincolp invitinr cnrvila inSurrpptiON2
We confess that so far as the surface reveals
ANYTHING ms to the designs Of the enemy, the
~vastncss of his preparations, for land and ocean
warfare indicate Il general demonstration In
what is intended to be overwhelming force,
and that if it is in his power he will this win
ter overrun and subjugatc us. As these last
battles have been the most obstinately fought
of any, so we may eXpcctthosc yet TO be fought
to display still more obstinacy and desperation.
There will, five rightly read the sign # the
times, be the most stupendous exhibition
of power on the part Of the North the coming
winter. 1t is the last desperate struggle for
supremacy. They seem to hope for success
at any rate the people, if not the Government,
are inspired with the hope of yet suppressing
what they term the rebellion. But if they fan
in this last great, grand, erhansiiMy effort, we
may look for terms Of peace to be proposed.
But they must be forced to this step; and to
force them we must put forth all our strength,
and prepare to meet the most imposing and
powerful, if not the last effort, our malignant
and infuriated foe will make. Tosit and dream
and talk about the signs Of peace, IL tn mean
while relaxing our efforts to fill the ranks, and
feed and clothe the army, is unbccorning, il
not criminal in in Il people struggling Tor indie
pendence, and Il place in the family Of nations.
Oar people do not yet fully appreciate their
own vast, almost iilimitablc Resources. And
the people Of the North are in yet greater ig-
norance Of them than we are. The North Las
also moderated the bowers of endurance aud
the ability for perscvering, persistent effort,
and hope to worry and fatigue the South into
submission. Thus far they have laiied-and
the endurance and rcrsistency ofthe South vii
increase with the pressure.
Let all, thcn-Goycrnmcnt and people, those
out of the army, as well as those in the army
put their shoulders to the wheel, determine t.
do, and do, all that in them lies, with mind
labor and money, to work cut our political
and above all, our commercial independence
The nations of the world are looking on, awe
struck at the display Of power made by thu
North, both of men and means. They do not
and cannot know, at present, what we are op
posing to this power. They can only judge o
our power and resources, now, by what the,
know of our resistance. But when the war i
over. and our independence gained, we shall
rise at once to u high position, and command
universal respect and admiration. by having
beaten such u powerful enemy, and wrung al
acknowledgment of our independence iron
him.