Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-09-03

the auspices Of our present rulers, no
ground on which to predicate even hope
of peace and reunion.
When our recent important victories
were announced, we entertained some con
fdence that the spirit Of enlightened pat
riotism would dictate to the Administra-
ton the immediate adoption of a new pol
icy, looking to the early cessation OF strife
and the reconstruction OF the Government
upon Constitutional basis. The oppor-
tunity then presented was. indeed, grand
one for the exhibition Of true statesman
ship. We snxiouSly hoped that the Presi-
dent would quickly proceed to secure an
armistice that he would declare an am
nesty to the rebellious States, urging them
to return to their Federal allegiance under
the shield of the Constitution. But, we
soon discovered our hope to be in vain,
and then, that precious opportunity being
lost, we felt that the war must 90 on, even
with greater desperation than ever, dur
ing the whole of LINooLN's Administra-
ton. Congress and the President, by
their measures of Con6scation and Eman-
cipa.ion, with their clearly avowed pur-
pose to overthrow our entire Republican
system and erect instead grand Central
lied Power, obliterating the domestic SOW
eregnty of the States, have effectually
closed the door against the return of a sim
gle rebellious State. Not only that these
measures endanger at this moment the
peace of the loyal States, making immi-
nent bloody revolution throughout their
limits.
The party now in power do not want a
restoration of the Union. Their entire his
tory their principles and their deeds
are in utter antagonism to such result.
Their only purpose now is to use the
means entrusted to them to perpetuate
themselves in Office, SO that this war, II
they could have it all their own way
would be the occasion for not only desc
lating large area of the Southern States
but for enslaviug in ignominious bondsg
the entire people of the North.
Then the war must and will go on. Al
the programme now exists, the rebels viii
fight as long as they have a cit,
or village to garrison, or foot of soil ol
: which to stand and give us battle. Th
Administration will not relent, for its yer
! body and soul are saturated with fanat
icism which at once maddens the brai
! and infuriates every energy. Our youn
men, yea, our old men ere long, must cor
u tinue to pour forth to battle and to deatl
=. The war will go on, and each hour
its future existence will accumulate IL
spirit of desperation. 1t was horrid al
i nouncement to us, when, some time ag
J. the statement was officially made that Il
}, negro race was to be enlisted as a part
- our American soldiery to fight the battl
:, Of the Onion. We felt it to be gros
inhuman violation of the spirit of an e
= lightened age. The present Administr
!; ton set this melancholy precedent befo
J. the world. But, now we learn, from CT
- ditable sources, that the rebel Governme
"A have resolved to adopt it, and that JEFFE
= SON DAVIS will soon put into the fe
/ 500, 900 negroes, to fight for Southern |
- dependence Thus does this war grad
b. ally put on new and horrible features. i
:. South have been made desperately viole
~ and, as the war progresses, we shall
: cord yet darker scenes, than ever befC
- marked the annals of time.