The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-11-04

From me ~. 4. world.
SHALL WE NAVE AN EIGHT YEARS WAR
Il the Union worth - eight years war I
Except for illustrator, this 10 an idle In
,errogatory; for !, 10 certain that the war
csnsst last eight years on lis present gigaA-
tic scale without ingulphiag the country
in hopeless bankruptcy.
The var has already lasted two years
sAd sin months. and in that time We have
accumulated national deb, amsnstiug TO
absst e2. 1000. .0O0. 900. Each year of the
var must cost more than the year NEXT pre-
seding. for the constantly increasing iaAs-
siou of the currency will oasse . CORES
pesdinE increase in The cost Of military
Supplies. With the same number ef men
10 ihe field il 10 probable that taking one
year with another, 81 least thirty per cent.
will be annually added TO the cost Of sup
porting the war. A simplscsleulstion viii
show the impossibilitys sof the war continu-
ing eight years without baakrspting the IA
ten. Il may fairly Dc deubted whether !,
Gao continuc Eve years from its COM
nsnceient. or dosbie iis present du1tiisn,
without prostrating tho credit Of the Gov
erpmeat. Ii 10 clear that war
even for the Union cannoi be inde6aitsly
prolonged; aad consequently that an Ad-
uistration which sp~nds much and accom-.
plishes little will. il esstinssd in power
taskrupt the natlon. and fall 70 rsstore tbs
Union at last.
The Union at any csstl" 10 vel
Sssnding CRY till you csms 70 srsmias il
De ws want the Unioa q the expense o
sstiohal hunorf Ought we 70 purehas,
lhs Unioa BY national bsnkraptcyf w,
srv shocked by such ssestisss; Ne recsi
frsu the alternative they present. Bot ]
the thought Of either psrt Of the ALTERNATIVE,
is miserable. what shall we say sf A Ad
minisiratioa that Is 80 managing the war =
70 threaten Us with the accuuulated horror
Or bo,hf II the war continues 10 b ais
saanaged ss il has beep--that 10 70 say,
The Republiesa party eoatinses in psws
Asoshsr foar years--we shall have q natiol
bsakrupted and dishonsred, wiihsst th
compensation Of Unisn restored.
But the var has made eonsidersbl
wegress.r II yos lsok ooly st the credi
side Of your balancs sheet. and shut Jos
s,s 10 the bsbit side. 700 nay easily fane
,surself rich. II mar be satisfactory |
have 90 omslet 90 ysur breakfast table. bu
if 700 have paid saougL for the euelst !
buy hsuss and lot 700 have really vsr
li,ils - shsv for your monsy. II propss
f,sn 20 the senbsr Of mes called int SCI
vice, asd the smsuat Of debt aecamulatec
fhs Adninisiratiss have accomplished yer
lrtls. Wsshingtoa 10 safs"--sBd %
.RiehmsDd. vieksburg 10 osrs"--but
CRY eoacs frsn the Westera ciiies thi
the Mississippi 10 no more epsn TO cou
insroe than when vieksburg was in Pessel
ssn Of the enemy. "The army Of n
CanberlaBd 10 il Chattaneoga"-but
was driven there defeated. and stands ther
on the defensive. The Adninistrstion hi
called suecessiyely for 75. 900 men for 50s
900 meE 10 end the war early BY sing
overpsvering effort; for 10000 men
save Washington and repsl tho invadir
rebels; for 100000 men again 10 ser,
three nsnths. and end the var within th
time beyond all peradventure D for 5oO. .OC
msn still again 10 replace tie nine inonil
men who were mustered out, with Wasl
ington again menaced and The North aga
invaded aaj now the President calls r
still another 500. 900 men 10 be allowed 70
he ,slls us. on future draft
Unless the war makes moro rapid pr
gress 10 proportion 10 the colossal scale
onr sspepdiiures. our resources viii ki'
est before the rebels give up. We sh,
have lost the katie. and have nung the ha
die altar Ii.