Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-20

And follow Il De 9TH or Fame
THE rebuff at Gnarlssrou aud tie balks
at Vicksburg and Port Hudson are receiv-
ed with wonderful calmness. The public
mind is agitated by no Papic, and yields to
no dependency. This is great poiat
gained. Its ground of confidence and
hope for the future 1t shows that the IL
lusions which attended the opening of the
war have been dispelled by hard expert
euce, and that fixed determination has
grown up in the place of passionate eutbu-
siasn. Six months ago it was doubtful
whether the people would have the heart
to persist in the war unless We could wiz
quick and great successes, and some OF
the newspapers talked about putting our
whole strength into one grand effort, and
if We could not overpOWer the rebel States
before the FIRST OF May, say to them, Way
ward sisters, depart in peace" The Ist OF
May is close upon US, aud We are checked
and rebufed everywhere, but nobody en-
tsrtaius the idea of giving up now. All
our ditcbing and exploring of swamps
around Yicksburg have left us just where
we were our grand feet of monitors has
failed TO make any impression on the de-
fenses at Charleston; and all the strong
holds of the enemy bid fair to hold out
some time longer. Does anybody say we
had better give it up2 Only here and
there a solitary copperhead, whose heart
has always been with the enemy. No
man worthy to be considered an american.
Try it again is the unanimous demand
keep pegging away" according to the
Presidents philosophy.
If Charleston is not to be reduced by
direct assault, aud vicksburg is difficult to
get around, there are other ways to do it.
We can at least hold all the important po-
sitious we have gained upon the rebel ter
ritory. aud we had better give up the many
uuimportant places, aud concentrate our
forces We expect Gen. Hooker to do some
thing in Eastern Va, before many weeks
We hope to see Burnside penetrating East
Tennessee aud establishing center of
operations there, from which in co.opera-
ton with Rosecraus the rebel territory
can be cut asuuder. A sweeping victory
by RO=ecrans would open the way to the
heart of the South and make Vicksburg
iudefensible. A single great victory by
our armies anywhere, as the opposing
forces now stand related to each other,
would either isolate the rebel armies or
compel their concentration ut the expense
of abandoning a large portion of their
territory, while there is scarcely posi-
b lity of any such success on their part as
would make it safe for them to invade any
loyal state.
Tue equanimity of the loyal States under
disappoiutmenls aud reverses is not assuun.
cd; much less does it como from indiffer.
euce. 1t has grown up naturally from al
Intelligent comprehension of the situation
aud the comparative power aud endurance,
of the parties to the contest. We are sur,
We can put down the rebellion; we see tina
we are steadily marching on towards tha
cOusummatiou, iu spite of all delays anc
reverses; aud we know that our final tri
uuph is only question of time. Nothing
has ever been needed to make a sure thiul
of it but the uuconquerable will, aud tc
that we have attained as people. 1t is il
this unity of the popular purpose that We
trust, quito as much as in the strength Of
our armies and the abundance of our re.
sources. Whether the war shall be long
or short, difficult or easy. heucefOrth, the
people have settled down into the fixed de.
termination that it shall be "put through
Established there, no defeats can disheart.
en- rs; no political strife disuuite US. The
loyal people have an oath registered in
heaven that the national unity shall not b,
broken, and they viii keep it good.
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