Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-06
tTrom tho New Orleans True Delta ]

through these columns, touching the char
acter and prospects of the war, overweening
confidence, undertaking the strength Of the
enemy, and putting trust in any thing less
powerful than the heaviest batteries. Our
Georgia contemporary concludes sensibly
enough, as we in vain endesvored to make
the public do from the beginning of this
revolution, that the war would not be short,
would not be always one sided, that mere
confidence in Heaven and innate heroism
would not defeat an army equipped thor.
oughly. and abundantly supplied with Eu-
field rifles and rifled cannon, unless weap-
ops equally effective were on the righteous
and ,pposiDg side. The praying, North and
South, appears to be Jealous and universal,
and the enemy invokes it as Justify as it is
in the power of man to do, and perhaps he
believes it will prove effioacious in advancing
his cause; but he does not neglect human
means, and in every aspect of the case we
find him in all things but genuine relish for
battle much better provided than our gal
lgnt fellows can be, so long as our arrange.
ments remain as at present ordered.
The ConstitutionaList sees "uuder the best
circumstances no ground to be sanguine of
an early peace" but it seems to be uuaw are
that things are seen very differently in Rich.
mond by official eyes, for daily authoritative
assurances issue thence predicting, indeed
asserting, the certainty of peace within sixty
days. These peace assurances may certainly
emsnate from parties who take this m ode Of
diverting attention from their stupendous
pecuatioDs, or be the honestly entertained
opinions of that class, who, from the frst,
| have prognosticated every nonsense about
the revolution and its consequences, first one
| way, then other, but always that it would
| amount to nothing, aud would blow over in
! few days or weeks at farthest Indeed, the
| Provisional President himself is said, and
| appears from his published views to be, one
of those short war people, for he tells us that
the enemy has been forced into defensive
| instead of offensive measures, and we sup
pose would instance the capture of Port
Royal, and the invasion of Kentucky aud
| Tennessee as positive proofs of the accuracy
| OF his belief The C0hStitutiondLtst does not
| sny more than ourselves, accept this view of
! the case in presence OF such powerful, mex
orsble facts ss are contrariwise presented,
and 1t thus addresses It's readers on the sub
ject:
The occupation of Port Royal Sound by
the enemy adds another com Olicstion to the
| difficulties of a settlement. Under the best
circumstances there was no ground to be
saDPuiDe of an early peace. There was too
much disputed ground to be fought over in
the border States-too many Union men
working to th wart the revolution and to eu-
courage the Yankees with hopes of recon-
s'tucton, After both parties are equally
tired of the war; and the North becomes
convinced of the hopelessness of the contest,
there would be difficulties in settling the
boundary, and 10 the evacuation of strong
points held by the enemy. The Yankees
will bang on desperately to Fortress Monroe
10 Hatteras, to Fors Taylor and Jefferson
and PicBeDs, aud Ship Island, in the Cult
and will no doubt eDdeavOr to make Port
Royal as difficult to capture as either of the
ABOVE named Notifications. Nor will they
stop at this. Doubtless other captures are
in view, and we need not feel surprised any
Gay to hear that Brunswick and Fernandine
ale attacked by their formidable feet.
Nor are the apprehensions grOundless fol
the safety OF The hOurishing and beautiful
city of Savannah W whch so painfully agtatC
that community and the entire people of thu
State. What valOr and unconquerable will
can do to defend her will be done; and ten
of thousands of patriotic hearts are pantinJ
t. strike an effectu0l blow in ber behalf. Bu
the lesson Of Port Royal teaches lesson O
humility TO the too confident, for it appear
that our friends on the coast have most ca
lamitOusly overrated the strength of thei
lard batteries, and underrated the power @
the enemy. This double mistake, so fsts
+. often to the best cause, is a too common eI
ror Of brave and enthusiastic people. The
are too 3pt TO think that Heaven must fave
a sufficient physical means for its vindic alto
or no. They forget how often ProvidenC
a -exhibits itself on the side of the heaVie
batteries.
From the Now Orleans True Delta.
GOVERNMENT SPECULATION.
Under the above caption we reproduced
in our morning issue, some very grav
: charges from our Virginia exchanges, n
b tleCting in severe terms on the combinatio
: said to exist between certain heads of d.
t nartments and the banks for the plunder
= citizens. In one of these publications, al
J, thentCated by the proper signature of IL
party making the charge, it is distinct
q charged that in the Department Of "Ju
a tice," presided over by Benjamin, one of b
appointees sells the silver he EFFORTS fro
- the people at a premium of fourteen p
a cent. This Is in perfect keeping with u
4 extraordinary conduct still pursued by Il
- Post Office Department, which will Meth
o furnish stamps nor receive the governme
i currency in payment of postage; but mex
- - rably insists upon having specie for all pa
- ments to it, let the future disposition of Il
&c precious metal so coerced be what it may.
:, =, These operations naturally elicit from o
a cotsmporaries in the Old Dominion the g
preston of wish for higher standard
official qualifcations-an extension, we su
" pose, of the Bepjaminites-before we sh
le become completely Buchananized by
corruption prevailing. We shall have, at
very remote day, chapter to indite up
the subject with instructive home illustl
tions, for the edifcation of the whole peoE
o. and the rest of mankind. Here, it is no {
v aggeration to say, Buchananism is in f
le and magnificent development the mach
IT. cry to conduct it is perfect, a complete
ell pionage over the telegraph, the exercise
W unregulated and unrestrained power o.
If. the export trade of the country, lhe unli
40 tied aud arbitrary control Of the legal I
v chinery by which the property of one G
Iel zen is Illegally and despotically taken fir
he him, without adequate compensation, WI
mt that of another is paid for at enorm
Lat prices, and the most profigate abuse of
or, thority generally in every department is
liz rule. Truly, may our Virginia friends CO
ng plain that the Government is too young
be thus depIedated on, and that if we are
change one hideous system of political
g pravity for another, the blood and treas
70 of the people win be spent in vain.
n, WHAT AN ENGLISH ABoLITIoNIsT SAYS
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