The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-13
Correspondence of the Atlanta In
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When the historian shall have put into
permanent form the passing political
events of the present time, it will be UNI
der the title of the "Second American
Revolution" or under that of the great
American Revolution" II the South.
ern section of the former United States"
maintains its declared independence,
then the title will be the former-ifnot
the latter. And if the latter, there will
be the second "Reign of Terror" We
shall then have an American "Guillo-
tine" the work of which will be upon
/ larger scale. The descendants of the
/ Quaker prosecutors, the Baptist preacher
!, whippers, and the pre.eminently sancti.
'i,sed witch hgrne9s. WI ,-sa;lirc. rivera of
blood to re-cement the american I'M
ion." Let no one be deceived" as to
| this
The first act of the great drama, now
being enacted on the American CONT
nent, was played out on the 2lst day of
Jtly, 1861 in the State of Virginia, and
on the plains of " Manassas." The United
States, then and there, fully calculated
upon quelling the insurrcction," and
whit the re.establishment of the I'm
ion." In many respects they made wrong
calcnlations-wrong as to the spirit of the
Rebels" wrong as to both the depth
and extent Of the sectional feeling--wrong
as to their power under this feeling, of
maintaining their independence. Hence
the fight of Manassas terminated in a
perfect route of the "Unionists." This
route was an effect growing out of these
wrong calculations or estimates and
these effects became secondary causes,
and ushered in the second distinct act OF
the drama. With the victors, the Sc
condary causes produced sense ofapathy,
of exhaustion, of security, of self COM
mendation-henoe they slumbered and
slept for six months. During this time the
vanquished at Manassas, from secondary
causes growing out of their route, under
Il sense of sectional shame, of disappoint t.
ihtIlV, anu NSIlU W Wplk,
to retrieve all. under the influence of a
spasmodc effort, which convulsed the en-
tire Eastern and Northwestern States
and men, money and means were voted
and brought into requisition to an ex-
tent unequalled by anything to be found
on record in modern times. Vast armies
were collected, drilled and disciplined
, the most approved implements Of way
fare were put into their hands in
word, every appliance of war which in
genuity could invent, money could buy
and untring industry bring together
were brought together in this six months
, No stone" has been left unturned
to effect our absolute subjugation, tn
most effective of which in the second out
set was the modern invention of shell an,
shot proof gun-boats. For this we wer
not prepared; nor would any other pee
pie, because the necessity of the prepare
ton could not have been anticipated
These gun-boats have cost the enem
countless millions, and with them the
have effected much in the harrassing G
our people--in the loss of our seacos
cities, and inland towns on streams whicI
. they could ascend; and descend. But i
point of the final result have they game
or lost? When the last days sun c
September, 1862, shall have set, we ca
be better prepared to answer. At an
rate, the gun-boat" part of the dram
! is nearly played out, and we shall have eli
tered upon the last act, which will be ell
acted on land, and over ard around til
slumbering dead, whom we knew, an
whom in life we loved-here we sha
! meet hand to hand, face to face. TIL
> seems at any rate to be the settled pc
icy Of the powers that be-" An unsee
hand may change the current of event
and make transfer of the battle field.
\, On this subject may write you soon.
SENEX