Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-10-07
The Rebels Wishing for the Elec-
tion of Vallandighsm.


We have received from Col. Stratton
(of this place. of the 10th o. V. T., one
of the most gallant and loyal soldiers who
have gone from this State, copy of the
Augusta (Georgia) Constitutionalist, of
september 9th, rebel sheet, to all in
tent and purposes, from which we have
room at this time for only one short ex-
tract. Hereafter we shall quote more
largely from it, and from a copy of the
ATLANTA Confederacy, copy of which
We have from the same source. Our read
ers can make their own comments. The
Augusta Constitutionalist, says:
I'VE confess that we have always built
st ong hopes on the division and dissatls-
IA ction of the Northern people, the graCs
ual but sure growth ofan outspoken peace
party, and the final outbreak of the in
surrectionary elements which exist among
the enemy, but which, by one means or
other, has so far been smothered or check
ed. But we have always held that the
only way to build up peace party, among
the Yankees, is to set at liberty the furi-
GUS opposition of the anti-Republicans,
was by successful war on Lincoln's armies
in the field. We still have great expect
ations from the peace men of the North
and the explosive wrath of the opposition
masses, but We were never more firmly
convinced than now, of the essential i'm
portance of thick, fast and heavy blows
from the Confederate armies, in order to
give vitality, system and organization to
peace men, and to unloose the fierce i'm
pulse of the enthralled and terrorized
people. Mr.. Fallandigham himself, as
we have heard, most emphatically declar-
ed that the success of Southern arms alone
could give strength and consistency TO
the peace movement; and We believe that
| if Vicksburg had been held and Lee thor
oughly defeated Mead on his own ground,
the Woods, and Cox's and Vallandig-
hams, and their followers, would to-day
have been rampant for peace and separa-
ton, and that not one drafted man would
ever worn the United States Uniform
the livery of a hireling or degraded sol
/ dier-in the city of New York But
] Vicksburg fell, and Lee failed to over
whelm Mead, and so the peace men are
as mute as frightened mice, and the draft
ed rowdies are forced easily into the
I ranks. ---
If we expect anything in the way OF
bringing about peace from the action of
the Northern people outside of Lincoln's
armies, it is of the last importance that
our armies work to that end now with a
will, and that right speedily. live hope
for the close of the war under five years,
it has now become all important that we
give the enemy such lesson, and that
soon, as will cast down their naughty and
elated spirit, and incline their hearts
again to peace, and their minds to the
conviction that the rebellion is not crush
ed, neither can it be. At present, ap-
pearanees are so decidedly against US that
the Northern masses, judging US by them
selves in similar circumstances, are rapid
ly arriving at the conclusion that we are
nearly ready to surrender at discretion
This feeling is adrOitly inspired and kept
alive by the leaders, and the people re-
main in ignorance of our real powers, re-
sources and determination, and so are
rampant for the vigorous prosecution OF
the war of subjugatiOn. .--t.-.. .-... 4,
This popular feeling must be checked
and changed, and there is no means OF
doing it but by n determined and success
full conflict at one or more points The
heroic holding out of Charleston helps Us
TO some extent, but something more must
be done. The election for Governor Of
Ohio, takes place early in November. we
we believe. and the new Yankee Congress
meets in December. In order fayorably
to effect the Ohio election and the organ
ization and action of the new Congress, u
majority of which is against the Republi-
can party, but not firmly decided as to
anything else, it is to the last degree es-
sential that the Confederate armies win
one OF more decisive battles within the
next thirty or sixty days. If Johnston
and Bragg can defeat ROsecrans and
Burnside, Charleston still holding out, or
if Lee, with his recruited army, can de-.
feat Meade with all the aid of his new con-
scripts, demoralized and disafected as
they are represented, then we may ex-
pect the most favorable results in the
Ohio election and Lincoln Congress. But
unless something of the kind is accom-
plished speedily, then long farewell to
the peace ty-Vallandigham will be
defeated, and Wood and his party paral
wed or oy yerawed in Congress. and peace
postponed indefinitely, without foreign
aid. .-s..