The weekly Butte record., 1863-09-19
Letter from the East.
THxEE RIvEas, Aug. y. 1853

Of the army OF The Potomac was lost, and the
Northern people were despondeut; today af-
ter twelve months more Of war, the situation
is reversed The confederate armies have been
driven back, ard If any reliance can be placed
Or reports, received through rebel as well as
Federal sources their despondeucy equals that
/ of the North, and while the North is rejoicing
aid giving thanks, the South IS fasting and
praying. Low muTmnFings come up through
rebel sources. that Charleston is IN danger.
The feeling is of intensified joy upon the one
side, and grief upon the other. What the ef-
/ feet Of defeat upon the South will be, may be
judged from what it was upon the North. We
are one people and will ever remain so, whether
the war goes on or stops-fruitful alike in ex-
pedients, and not easily discouraged IL our on
| dertakings-the war is in the same stage of
progress, the positions only are changed. The
war is not ended-the peace Of the country is
not restored-and our prediction is that one
year hence, under the present management the
situation will not be materially changed, for il
must be bornain mind that the same men are
in power now, North and South, who forced
this wicked and unholy war upon the country.
As we'll might We expect TO gather grapes
from fig tree as to expect the men who
brought Oh the war, 10 inaugurate peace. 1t
has been the business of the whole lives of the
Southern and Northern party leaders now in
power to bring on this war They can't, if
they would, make peace on terms that would
be acceptable to both sections. The people
had nothing to do with getting up the war,
but they must have something to do with set
Ting it, The Southern and Northern radicals
forced the war upon the people. As an cvi-
dence of this fact, We refer our readers to the
following extracts, one from prominent rebel
of Mobile, dated December IA, 1860, the other
from our Michigan Senator, dated two months
later, to Governor Blair:
TheIe is no evidence, other than internal,
says the Boston Courier, of the authenticity of
the letters circulated in the papers as having
been stolen by tbs soldiers from JEFF. Davis
library, but we are struck with the similarity
in tone of one of them, purporting to have
been written by one Price Williams, of Mobile
to the famous letter of Zach Chandler to Gov.
Blair. The letter of Williams contains the
following
Il should look upon any delay to attempt
any compromise as fraught with the most
deadly hostility to our section. 1t is the sen
tment from almost every direction. We hope
our Southern friends will not allow US to be
compromised, in any delay, nor in the enter
taiument of any proposition for compromise
Do urge our friends to be as the needle to the
pole. 1t should be regarded as an indlgnity
to the South, that Corwin was made chair
man of the special committee | hope 70
Southern man will dishouor himself by even
meeting the chairman in the committee ROOM"
Chambers letter, written two months later,
February II, 1861 J is as follows:
To His Exeellency Austin Blair:
"Governor Bingham and myself telecraphed
you on Saturday, at the request of Massachu
setts and New York, to send delegates to the
Peace or Compromise Congress- They admit
that we were right, and that they were wrong;
that no Republican States should have sent
delegates but they are here and cannot GET
away Ohio, Indiana and Rhode Island are
cavlng in, and there is danger OF Illinois ard
now they beg US for Gods sake to come to
their rescue and save the Republican party
from rupture. | hope you will send Stif backed
men or none The whole thing was gotten up
against my Judgment and advice, aud will end
in thin smoke Sill | hope as a matter Of
courtesy to some Of our erriug brethren, that
you will send the delegates
Truly yous friend,
Il. CHANDLER.
/ "P. G.-Some Of the Misunderstanding States
think that fight would be awful. Without
little boodletuug this Union will not, in my
estimation, be worth rush"
Reading aud comparing these two letters,
who can doubt as to the orignators Of this
war? The hecolntry has been drenched in blood
that demagogues might ride into power on lis
crimson tide-aud while our neighbors, friends
and brothers are being slaughtered these men
remain at home and reap the profits of their
crime. We ask the reader TO turn from the
reading of the above extracts, to the following
from a a patriot aud statesman, Of about The
same date:
"WASuINGToN, Dec. 30. 1860.
My DEAR SIR-Pressure of busre-s has
prevented an earlier acknowledgement of your
kind letter. The prospects of our country are
gloomy indeed, but do not despair Of the
Republic. We are now drifting rapidly into
civil war, which must end in diSunion. THIS
can only Be prerentsf By amendments to the
constitution which will take the slavery ques-
tion out Of Congress end put an end 10 tie
Srys. Whether this can be done depends up
on the Republicans. Many of their leaders
desire disun'on on party grounds, and here is
the difficulty, God grant US a safe deliyerauce
is my prayer. Very truly your friend.
IS. \. DOUGLAS.
Hon. John Taylor.
To the American people North and South
we look for the restoration to power of such
men as the immortal Douglas, and, under the
guidance Of an all wise Providence, the restor-