The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-07-03
J. The New York world.

1t is to ,'ctaliate
The New York World.
We are again indebted to Col. r. L. Owen.
President of the Va & Tenn. Railroad, for
copy Of the New York World of the lSt
june. The World, in its denunciations o
the Federal Administration, is bold and bit
ter, and yet it exhibits the strange inconsist
ency of urging vigorous prosecution of tn,
war. From 1t, we learn that Gov Seaymoup
upon whom we have all looked as a bold
fearless and honest conservative, opposed tt
the war and in favor Of peace, was the frs,
man North, in an official capacity, who ha.
hurried off troops to Pennsylvania to fight
General Lee. Even the famous New York
Seventh, that has steadily refused to fight, sx-
cept in defence Of the National Capital, has
been posted off on 80 days service.
But we picked up the pen to introduce an
extract from an editorial in the World, that
struck us, not only as elegantly written, but
as extremely bold and candid, although eom-
ing from a source that elbows both cold and
hot" In a long article on.the "Administra-
ton and the Crisis" the editor says: -
And now, on this eighteenth day Of jane.
1868, from the Delaware to the Mississippi
bold men, true patriots, skillful soldiers, hold
their breath to watch, as much in doubt "a
hope, the issues of conflict seemingly but
just began Week after week tho nation has
been cajoied with tidings Of southern exhaus-
ton, of the decentralization of southern armies. |
OF the dependency. Of southern leaders
Week after week the civilized world has been
called upon to sympathize with our fast culn,i-
mating triumph, and to prepare itself for a |
collapse OF the rebellion not less sudden than I
Its first Developments Of power. And now. I
on the eighteenth day of June, 1858, the ma
ton and the world are brought face to face
with the absolute, visible, unqusstionable t
possibility that these ''demoralized" troops Of +
ihe South may drive our beaten armies back
u helpless fight upon our northern homes
hat these exhausted" southern states NAV
impose their rebellious will in fire and sword
lpsn the rich and powerful communities still
oval to the Union and the flag; that these
'despondenf' southern leaders NAV dictate.
word IN hand, the peace which shall close
his vast and fearful war, in the ruin of all
ur hopes, in the failure Of all our plans. in
he humiliation of our power and of our pride.
Ind this is the work Of the very men whom
he nation honored with a confidence never
efore 80 bllndly bestowed upon human patri-
tlsn', and armed with an authority never be-
,re 80 ireay conceded to human ambition / !.
es' this IN sad and bitter truth is the ripe !,
esuit OF twentysix months of national pa
ence and Of popular faith unparaIleled.-| T
hat the ultimate Issues may be of the inva-
on which the confederate general-in. chief is :
aiding fer the second time into the heart of l
re populous North we need not and we will e
d now discuss. We shall not even dwell '
pom the position of our great Potomac Ar Y
y falling back upon the national capital nm
II. the instant pressure Of an audacious and p
'eeponderating foe. 1t may be that the re- q
lis who are riding SO boldly through Mary q
pa into Pennsylsania are riding really to tt
cir capture or their death. It NAV be that v
sneral Hooker will succeed not only in saw. \
z his army, but in compelling the enemy Il
abandon whatever projects may have led II
m beyond the Potomac to the commanding al
mt from which his advance new seems m
uaiiy to threaten the capitals and great eli. =
OF Maryland and of Pennsylvania. The OF
tune OF the republic bids US to hope forever 10
forblds ,us ever to despair. But the time W
zen hope could be fed with decisions and
spalr be banished by receptions has come
an END. 1t is our solemn duty now to see
Redistribution as it is. 1t is our solemn ce
y now4to see and to say to ourselves what Ri
the world beside we may be sure will nei- M
T faIl to see nor forbear to say, that the -
,ional administration has made the defeat MT
the destruction Of the republic possible. tw
$ terrible and trying thing to say, but So
terrible and less trying than the possible we
which the saying makes us meet and face. ~
the eyes of mankind the nation stands this ma
dlsgraced by the attitude int which it's jec
attest armies have been driven, and by the pri
sence Of its enemy in arms within the Dor ali
: 81 a state whose free population is nearly
as great as that Of the whole invading yo'
tn. In the eyes Of reason and of military pre-
nee the nation stands this day imperiled Civ
has never before been by the contingent ~
ct conflict, alike on the Potomac and ON - Z,
mississippi The disgrace, for the pre- =.
at least, is beyond all remedy. TIL
A suggestion. v-o
e thank Heaven, as it is our duty to do.