Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-04
The Future or the War.

The victory OF Richmond Will chanee lne
objects OF the VAT, but it will not Immediately
end it 1t will prepare the way for a termina'
ton Of the struggle, but the Yankees will still
~protract it for q time. They will abandon the
hope of subiugsting The Snuth. But they will
Eight now for revenge and for boundaries. We
too must fight on. We are secure OF the &C
acknowledgements of our independence but we
must fight for the guarantees Of permanent
independence. These guarantees will be found
in strengthening ourselves and weakening our
hostile neighbor-especially in tue settlement
OF boundaries. If we secure to our Confeder.
acy all the slave States aud our share of tho Ter.
%ritories, with the Keys of the Gulf, VT shall
be independent of the North forever. In fact
We shall be the leading power Of the Con-
tincnt. But if We leave the North in posses
sion of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri and
Delaware with tho Gulf Kcys-or alarge share
Of them-the present superiority Of the North
in population and other resources will enable
that aspiring and INSCRIPTIONS power to re-
duce US at last to q secondary ard dependent
relation. We shall be independent in name
only.
But tho North is now in possession Of Della
ware, Maryland, kentucky, Missouri, the Ter.
ritory (or pretended State) Of Kansas, Fortress
Monroe, New Orleans, tho Turtugas, &C.
These possessions will not be relinquished
without a struggle. The North still has large
armies ia the field ard its navy commands the
war. 1t will 20 continued. It's actual dura-
ton will depend wholly upon the vigor with
which we follow up our recent victories.
If our government and people firmly resolve
to prosecute tho war for an indefinite term, if
they exclude all thoughts of pesce for the pre-
sent, and if they put forth their utmost oner-
gies, NO shall be able to dictate terms of peace,
and that probably, within a few months. But
if we relax our exertions and listen to deluyi7e
suggestions Of an early peace, the war will yet
be long md peace at last dishonorable.
If the North should, u. once, begin to talk
Of peace it will be only a strstagem. Ii Enro-
PeAh oTe'S " suggest all nCCooiuodatioh
the suggestions will prove a.snsro to Us unless
we continue to fight harder than ever. When
ever negotiations take place We must take care
to hold Maryland, kentucky and Missouri,
and wo must DC in n condition to pro!onr the
war vigorously.
All this is now in our power, if we are wor-
thy of The destiny which victory has opened
to our view. The Confedoracy has been dis
tressed, blt not exhausted. It's mighty power
remains unbroken. lis capacity for CARRYING
on 6 protracted war is, ut this moment, far
greater than that Of the North. Henceforth
VIC msy remove tho grinding pressure Of the
war from our X soil. We shsll soon DO a
recognized power among the nations. The
next ycsr Of var will be easier for us than the
last. We have suffered tho worst our euemy
can inflict.
We nsye reason to believe that the govern
ment is prepared to follow up our victory with
the same skill and energy that have achieved
it. Let Inc people endure, contribute and
light rs they have done heretofore, and we
shalt certainly secure every object for which
our gallant cointrymen have so freely shed
their blood. Onward then be our banners !
Fill up cur armies and prepare for o contest As
long as our enemy may choose to urge it, and
| as energetic rs we can mako it