The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-06-03
From The Richmond Enquirer.
ALTERNATIVE.


Great victory. and We are no nearer To 4
peace than We were amouih ago. General
Ipoker will - The way Of Mcclellan, Pope
and Burnside; certain thousands of sol.
dirrs an each side have gone tae way of all
lle.h and what then. Our enemies can
asorli ta sustain deleais nf this kind, aud
are still making progress towards the uti-
mate sabngatrn If the Gunle,lerasy i. be
e.ase the VAR is still wagrd upon our soil.
no, upon theirs. By all their disasters
ihey Iosc literally nothing at all, save thr
lives of sane Hrrceharies. whom they can
veil spare. Indeed. theabusiness OF their
o,untry-that il "a say, the industry of the
rpalractors. ard the production aud sae
II all ,nris OF commissary aud quartrrmas-
~. slurrs--al tins trade is even s,na-
hlea aud improved bS an accasionsl battle.
A gfeat yleiary. TO be sure. 9ould be stlli
better iur them than ! great defeat but IN
ether case there j. vast distraction Of
>tnteS. arms. rpuipments. clnthlng anu the
,rsiIic III tie contractors becomes more
br.k. Our fnrmivs do nur ieei thc var
= ihe, make us lerl i. seeing that il is
not brous.i bome To their danrs; their
towing are not subjected, as - many Of
ours are, IL thr tyranny Of hostile gdrrl-
IN and prn,o.I marshal. Their waarn
are nn, chased from their homes, their
acid, are nut laid waste and condemned TO
srrrIlii, Nv The destruction oi, pinMs. the
fobbery u ploS horses. the burning Of
nils. fences aud timber their children
arr nal dragged befnrr an cneury'> militia.
" eeart. en a charge Of wcsrin. Union
rsIors: their rsilruads and tiridges are not
eat aud blawn up their ports are not sub
ieri ~ A caufinu ~ bias ksdr and occasional
nambard msai their citizens are not turc-
IA 10 take ali oath u fidrliiy 10 the Con-
tedrrate Gu.ernneal ; they are not forced
), We ave. 10 purchase thrir clothing from
Confederate merclnHls, = three or tonr
tlmrs the Just priee IN shnft, they are sui.
fytlns nothing bai disgrace, military ard
moral dishanar: and they are very willing
80 take that. and hold themselves well paid
lur II 80 long a. tlry knnw tfat. 10 The
midst of al this. aud il spitr 81 all thu,
thry are still lcrreping forward Creeping Is
ir word acre !, acre. mile b, NILE. over
nur country. nnieung all the NATURAL evils
oi war. Our forces wherever they meet
the enemy lairi,, drive him back with loss
,nd shame vet. on the whole. they are
.lieriny nothing. and We suffering the
Nhule.. III the war "a 10 conflnss a few
wears longer upon this principle. we shal
have :" s.t al 5ut honor'-and tltry .hall
nave gained Ill, ~iih the same exception.
Our people are tnu much disposed, after
every Confederate victory, TO say 10 them.
.rIsps. surely Tins . 10 he the last uf il
the Yankees must tire OF this lruiiless work
tn tie long run when they find i, vain {,
NV 70 conquer the Southern forces. ther
tie peace parts" Ut the North will grow
,irnng &c. Is. ANY time since the first
M,na.sAs tnut W. have been ilattefing our
selves altrr thi, same manner since thet
'hry have taken eheerlniIy ihs carnage 81
nv PrninslA anil the second disaster II
nanassas. and tie shameful repulses he
iore Sick.barg aud Charleston. and IFS
fierce anil hIcoi, Vengeance Frrlrrigk.
pafg. aud tie " slaughter great md grim
ID Nliirresboruugh. An'l there /. nni on
J, III felaAatiOu iii the urgency anil extrnl
sd fnrre ii the military eirort TO rrnsi
as' constant, systematic lncfra.s
Uutt n Il. strength and ~ IL lcrVcitf
lie mere lhose towards suffer AZ the hands
ii ~ men. The more the, make our W.,
NET and children suffer ii h,ir hands
L.y thrashes them soundly on the Kappa
hammock Immediately several delenceles,
toSns 10 Tennessee or Mississippi are Civ.
en- over to . rulIian soldiety, Bcauregart
drives them bowling from the ramparts ol
Charleston; Immediately the screw Of theil
rascal provost marshals is frightened a
Memphis and Nashville, md helpless fam.
lies are sent fleeing TO the South. Tn,
men Of Mississippi trample them in iht
mud before Vicksbu.g; very well, thcy