Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-11
The True victory.
Prom the springaeld Republican


Prom the Springfield Republican.
Kossuth and Napoleon alike declare that
political causes are now tried before the
public opinion of the world, and stand or
fall by its verdict. Mistakes are some
times madei hssty and erroneous judgments
pronounced; but such cases are sooner or
later rehesrd. We have ourselves just es-
capped the danger of such a premature de-
cIsIon, that "rhe contest was on the side of
the North for empire, on that of the South
for Independence, +" for which good counsel
and skilful management bad prepared the
minds of the court; and there need be no
longer any fear that the question will not
De heard and decided on what the course
Of events shall prove to be its merits in the
serious opinions of mankind. This con-
test has become too vast TO be controlled
even by the intentions OF those who carry
1t on. It is destined to follow its own
course through hitherto uutried conditions
Of human nature and society. 1t will have
its incidents and episodes, which il will be
our difficult business 10 deal with as they
arise, but which will hardly influence the
main action or the grand result Wemust
live and act 10 our day and for our day as
best we can; and yet in order to shape our
action so as to secure that universal and
decisive verdict, which alone is victory and
peace, it is we'll to fix our.minds on those
conditions which will be found to be abso-
lutte and indispensable in obtaining it
Nothing but some great good that we
have accomplished or attempted can arrest
the sympathies of the world, or win be
accepted as compensation for the shock
that has been given to all its interests and
ideas. And the longer the disturbance
continues, the higher will be the demands
which we must be prepared to meet, in or.
der to Justify the unprecedented and aw-
full occurrences of which our country ia
the theatre No selfish advantage, bonnd.
ed by our own interests, will answer
That will still leave the immense injury
unredressed. Still less will any reasons
relating TO forms of law or government,
which, however our Imagination or credu.
iity may connect with that substantial we'll
being which ia the aim of all social organ
Izanon, the common sense and the heart
OF mankind declare TO be quite separate
matter. Republican institutions. liber-
ties and laws are deservedly dear TO us.
but men may be happy and thri-
wing without them; and it is not bv their
excellencies or their defense that we can
attract to our side the millions upon mil.
lions who know and care nothing about
them. better thing aud not better
form, real benefit, an improvement about
which there can be no question, happiness
instead OF misery, prosperous, WelI-or-
gained community, in place OF brutality
aud oppression, is what we must offer 10
the world as the result of the sacrifices
which we impose upon them, as well as
upon ourselves. Nothing less will satisfy
them, or ought to satisfy us. How it is
done IS secondary question, which few
beyond orr own borders will ever care To
ask. All questions but the main one fade
away IN the distance, aud the fearful price
that we are paying ought to bring us eye
sight as clear and wisdom of as high
character as a more fortunate situation
easily affords to others.
We are held, then, to establish ia the
Southern States better system of society
than that which crumbles before our al.
vaneiug arms. Easy as this may be thought.
II Is likely to tail unless it is distinctly
made an object of design and effort. For
altnough the world is prepared to applaud
the extinction of slavery, which it has ir-
revocably decided to be the worst form of
society, 1t is equally convinced that anv |
form, that has the shape of law, is better |
than absolute anarchy Mere abolition of |
slavery brings with it no positive benefit
only an opportunity for improvement
Tue responsibility for neglectiug or inn
proving This opportunity Is inseparablv A.
tached to those by whom the former CON
aiion Is overthroWn. Southern society of
Itself is incapable of anything, bat the "a.
Iatlon OF master and slave; any ameliors.
tloni must come from US. If We have mo.
tnlng better to propose, the Judgment ot
the world will consider the mystery aud
horror of this civil aud what NAV yeI ba a
sefVl!e war unredeemed aud unI1stifed =
rms 10 the condition, in which We stand
face. ' IVA IN the
Only one thing is needed to release n.
LriumPhantly from this situation. under
Enlc We shall otherwise be crushed. In
some way or other, the negroes must have
and. or what is the same thing. vork nno,
L They must have some Connection I;,b
ne earth on which they live. SLAYER it.
5su gives this, and without such connee-
lon' established in Law or custom. the AZ
stenee OF any considerable popuIa,ion M,
SPEAK OF four millions Of people. e i'm.
,osslole. OF the thousand forms of tbo
.H OF land, there is but one that ia
Icy 81 70 oe understood by or be accentahIe /
the people of this country-tbsf ~ I sfg
70 ownership by the cultiTators. Partic-
lar circumstances may favor o,be- az
angements' for which the way should \.
III open, but this is the rule Tbieb oDe