Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-20
The war and its Consequences!

alric, self-sacrifcing, have in their hearts
sworn that they viii be free, and say it is con-
tending against both moral and physical inn
neutrality-suspicious. the lessons of his
tory and the well-known feelings Of the
human breast, to come to any other couclu-
sion. If Lincoln and his administration (the
great pillars Of the Republic and preservators
Of the Constitution, as they are styled would
bring back the seeded States and reconstruct
the Union on its original, or, indeed, on any
basis, he must first bring back the affections
of the people of the South to the old Govern
ment their first love- as well as first plant
standing army in every city, town and viii
lage Of this wide-extended territory Can this
be done2 Will South Carilona ever be will
ing to extend the hand of friendship to any
sisterhood of which Massachusetts, is a mem
Der, knowing as she does, that the latter IS
violently opposed to slavery in any form OF
condition, and that she has by statute refused
to recognize them as property, ant openly
aud boldly, through her representatives in
Congress, declared that they should be eleyat-
ed. and placed on an equality with the white
race? VIII Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, or old
Virginia, the mother ofheroes and statesmen,
ever again consent to stand upon platform
which utterly repudiatcs and refuses to recog-
nize the slave nstitution-institution which
are no less iInportan 10 the interest and sue
cess of these States, than abhorrent to the
patriotic impulse Of Northern philaataropists?
We cannot see how they can ever live to-
gethcr under the same Constitution and flag,
entertaining such radical views and feelings
Of the most bitter malignant animosities. In
deed, we are much afraid that the die is cast,
and the Rubicon passed; that the prophecy
OF Toombs, made in the United States Sem
ate the Union is dissolved, and dissolved
it will remain until the end of time - has
been too truly fulfilled. If such is the case, it
is our opinion that there is no master-spirit,
no political sorcery, no tender Of concessions
or compromise, no possible application OF
mere brute force, that can re-unite its shat
tered fragments The North will rely on the
! last means, and 60 on, with active determine
/ ton, Of the marshalling Of its legions; the
South, with equal determination and spirit
will confront them with their walls of fire and
steel, aud resist brute force with brute force
/ thus contending for every inch of ground
they claim. Suppose, however, the great
Confederate armies in Virginia and the South
west broken up and dispersed, the guerrillas
alone would melt away the Northern armies,
I like frost before the morning sun; and, in
making this bold assertion, we are guided by
rilla, Sartonius, with eu Insignificant number
/ Of followers, successfully defed the whole
power Of imperial Rome, in its attempts to
4 subjugate Spain. William Tell, and his
/ brother patriots, ranging through the Alps,
rescued their country from the iron grasp OF
I the naughty house Of Hapsburgh. Coming
down to more modern times, Marion, the
swamp fox-and he was guerrilla-relieyed
South Carolina from the presence and thral-
! dom Of British bayonets. Is it likely that
/ ali Of his brave descendants have degeneratedl
/ Or, that the South, if driven to the necessity,
will not pursue this course Of warfare? The
/ South contend that they have already won
/ their independence, but the North will not
I admit it; that Bunker lii released the Colo
mics from the shacklcs put on them by Bri-
! fish rulc--but neither George H., nor his
/ vile minister, Lord North, would for a long
/ time ackno@ ledge it but they both found il
out, after they had sacrificed the lives Of
/ 70, 900 Englishncn, aud spent goo, 600, 600.
/ Such being The case, it may take the North
seven years to realize Tue fact that the South
/ is a tremendous power ritim hersey. But we
are Of the opinion, that the unprecedented ex-
pendilure OF money and blood, will remove
the scales from the eyes Of the people Of the
North much sooner than it was done in the
case Of England. Credit is a great deal in
war; it is like putting the fourth wheel to a
wagon, which before had but three; ard no
Government can carry on a war, with any
prospect of success, unless it provides for the
prompt payment Of the interest Of the nation
al debt This is a proposition which amounts
to a truism
to be raised to meet this INTEREST," We think
not If there ia people on the face Of the
earth, who are opposed TO oppressive taxation,
we are that people. The destruction Of She
tea in Boston harbor, and the revolution
which ensued, proves il. The Whiskey in
surrection in western Pennsy lyania but two
years after the adoption Of the Constitution,
proves it. The carly reputation Of the old
Continental money, (which may be typical OF
the fate Of our own Treasury notes. which
carried us through tbatreyolution, proves it.
The hold which the Democratic party main
tanned upon the affections OF the people, for
three-fourths Of the last half century, on ac-
count Of its hostility to the doctrine Of a
high tariG and the construction Of internal
improvements by the General Government,
proves il. Aud yet, what we're any Or all Of
these burdens put together, to that which we
will be asked, through all coming time, to
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