The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-07-09
sPEeULATTONs on THE ESD or
THE WAR.

Ion. the Washington Correspondent 6,f'
the Baltimore SIN, in references 60 The
prospects of terminating the war says:
The Confederate policy of protracting
the war into the sickly season, and draw
ing the Federal armies into the interior
beyond the aid of gunboats, lis ,in-prog-
ress Of execution. A counter policy is
talked of-that of suspcnding operations,
on the part of the Federal armies, fffom
the first of August till the firssofl NO vU1klz;
Der. 1t is advised that the ,bloekadc.bsr
continued by sea and land, while the treops.
go into summer quarters in saIubrioQs
positions. 144A4o1 40 1AA
The theory that the present deplorsbie
civil war would come to an end I'm sixtvt
days, is abandoned, and another year IS
now allowed for it's duration by those wii,
manage our financial affairs. Some who
We're formerly of the opinien that it would
be short war, would now be glad. to bes
promised peace in ive years. Fheschisfs
argument against the probabilityeuf ~
long war is that it would be ruiiousg gSos
the country. But neither party will pm -
pose peace on this account, The South
according to Mr.. Howell Cobb, wpnld pre-.
fer humiliation to ,restorationr Of stlass
Union. Many eff the North who adxaeatss
its restoration, mean by it aholitionsaaaAns
attempt, 1t is said, is about. to be made in
some of the north h-western-States-to to vnitSe
all parties in behalf of measures Of c con- s. =
ciliation. Thus, Senator Wright, Of Tndi-
ana, writes to the Union, Convention..of
that State, that 'ultraism must Be ali ned
or the government, he says, wiIl'Rot aHf3
viye. There is now no .obstseleuinrukrtS T.
diyisions-in in the North to- the adspti0p .en
such moderate measures as might tend -
the ultimate restoration OF the Union on
it's old basis Many Of the chief civil sli&
military officers in the service of ,theASoksk
ernment, We're taken from the democrats
ranks, The abolitionists alone, as separu.
ate from the republicans, act ON party.
ground. At this very moment a-coniafcN
exists between the few ultra men who sre
forcing ultra measures upon Congress auls
the administration and the, conservative
interests, composed of so-called demo-.
Gratis and republicans tits doubtful which
will triumph. But the chances, IN time
of public commotion, are afwaysin favor
of the more violent. wU 9 usnf
Private letters are every day received
here from quarters in the North SwAeee
abolition chiefly prevails, conveying strong
assurances that the abolition leaders, tem-
porarily in power, do not represent p1blie.
sentiment, From no quarter come strong
ef~or more numerous. deelarati0ns 31aS
effect than from Boston and iotkerlparts of
New England. Weoare to.see before lope.
whether the REPEATED conseryatism, of
northern masses viii not, at the polls, 8s.
uniformly mustered on the side oft1itf1t
abelitienistss - The Very power, pA11AtsF
who's o.sdeprecate the fanatieal snd mischiegr,
Gus radicalism of Gov, Andrew, will yotar
as they have done before, to put him or
some one of the same scfioof into once.
Therefore the chances fora short war, and
for an early rcstoratiofef Sthe UnlgD uzIs
der the Constitution. arc: becomes s3eees
and less, notwithstan nding the triumphs,
which have attended and still await the
arms--not Of abolitionists-but of tho
honest Friends of the Union and the Con-
stitution, who compose the mass Of the
Federal forces. "
Rumors are current here Of new md
important movements by Federal troops,
and also of the expected capture Of Kort
Darling and the advance of the gunboek
feet towards Richmond, and of conse-
quent evacuation of that city by the Con-
federate army