The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-11
rho proseculIon ofthe war


The Prosecution Ofthe war.
The late elections in Ohio, Pennsylva-
mia, New York, Massachusetts,, Maryland,
Missouri, Iowa, and indeed, nearly all of
The loyal States, will have powerful
effect upon the judgment of those who
have, In their mistaken sympathies with
the rebels, believed that tho people ofthe
North were growing weary Of the war,
and would not continue long TO insist up
on its prosecution. Every such person,
if he be not lunatic, will be convinced
that the great masses of the loyal States
do not intend that the war shall stop,
uatil the old Gag waves over every foot
Of the territory of the Union and
all the rebel States shall re-
turn to their duty. There is no room
left 10 doubt this fact. II is obvious 10
the dullest comprehension. A child
may understand it. The accomplished
orator and divine, Henry Ward Beecher,
standing in foreign land, remote FROM
the influences of home, understood and
realized the spirit of the people, when
! he declared, in his Exeter Hall address,
before an immense audience of English
men, that it was our "Hrm, invineible
determinstion---deep as the sea, firm as
the mountains, but calm IS the heavens
above us--to fight this war through at
all hazards, and at every cost" This
is true statement of the determination
of the people. If the Administrator
were inclined, as il is not, to listen TO
the demands of the rebels, they would
be Indignantly driven from authority.
II is to be hoped that the masses OF
the South will see things as they are,
and not permit their leaders to deceive
them any longer relative TO the senti-
ments of the people of the loyal States
They must begin TO think for themselves
Too long have they sunk their manhood
and performed the biddings of the de-
signing men who led them into reb, io1
against a government which never in
any manner oppressed them. TheiI
leaders know that the war is bound tC
result in their submission at last. They
see the end approaching, slowly it may
be, but surely and as inevitably as the
march Of time. They know that Oh,
North cannot and will not abandon th
contest, upon any other terms than tn
restoration Of the government, and it
. author : every where within the limit
Q of the tilion. We want no better evi
dence Of this than the address of MI
, CAN'T TO the people of Arkansas, WHOM
he duped into the rebellion, and in who's
armies he fought. He declares honestl!
: and candidly that 81 the United State
will not abandon the struggle. They cal
never do it. They have toiled and spen
1 too much to see the solution of th
{ problem, and not foot up the figure.
: They scarcely feel the war at home
0 Their cities are more populous an
Q thrifty to-day than ever. For ever
+, man that dies or gets killed in battle, tw
9 emu CRATE to the country. Their village
: and towns, their fields and country
e flourish as fresh as ever. They cOul
o sink their armies to-day, and raise ne'
e levies TO crush uS, and not feel it," an
/, significantly asks =" How is il with us
2. The last man is in the field, half GU
e territory overrun, our cities gone
It wreok-peop!ed alone by the eyed, th
e lame aud halt, the women and children
Q While deserted towns, and smokin
ruins, and plantations abandoned IN
G laid waste, meet us on all sides, and an
: arohy and ruin, Disappointment and dis
i content lower over all the land"
o Seeing the inevitable result, he wisel
T. counsels HIS friends and fellow conspira
+ tors 20 be wise, and by submission, i
g time, avert the dire calamities whic
= otherwise must ensue. Mr.. CAN'T is n
e wiser than other rebel leaders,. He i
e only more humane and more honest.
e The result that Mr.. CAN'T and ever
u other man of sense--rebei or loyAl--fOre
e sees, may be fastened or prolonged b
d those who have charge of the war on tn
e part Of the loyal States. If they Sc
d that the armies are sufficiently powerful
and that the war is prosecuted wit
Q, reasonable yigOr, another autumn vii
E. behold a complete triumph of the ma
j. tional arms, and the authority. of ia
Q Govern ment maintained and obeyed. w
E therefore conjure the people, of ell par
Q ties, creeds, and shades of opinion; W
:. couture the administration at Washing
J, tom the Generals in command OF our ar
u mics and we conjure the gallant sol
= diers who compose the armies, to paus
J. not momGA, but push forward th
a good work aud oonsummat0 the subIim
mission which God in his Providence,
J. has entrusted 10 them.
"a NEw YoRK, Nov. 9,-The Tribune