Winchester journal., 1863-06-19

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aIienable rights of man and who
would serve God, to help him to
secure it. n.
PEACE NOT TO BE MADE But
WON.
We take the following strik-
ing and eminently just views OF
the duration of the war from a
discourse bv the Rev. DR.. Bel.
lows, entitled "rhe War to end
only when the Rebellion ceas-
es."
"The question for loyal men
is not ,chen, but ho,o the war is to
end. They have no question
that the war is to end only when
the Rebellion stops, be it one
year, five years or our natural
lives.
While there is any uncertainty
of feeling on this Point-any
hankering for a peace OF compro.
mise and concession, we shall
have war protracted by inde-
cision, debate, dlvision-more
expensive, more dangerous, and
more bloodv-wi;hout the least
chance of the base peace that Is
so meanly desired, but also with
out any chance OF the victorious
peace that is the sole possible
termination of our struggle. Let
us be but as one man In our SOL
emn determination to succeed at
al! hazards and at any cost, and
we shall have unity, energy,
economy, decision, In all our
counsels, sand swiltness and GER.
talnty in our success. And this
feeling | verify believe is already
nearly assured. The most graf
flying and encouraging aspect
in our affairs has been the cour-
age, consiancy, and cheerfulness
OF our people, during a long Pc
riod of slight apparent success.
The Nation has begun to lean
upon its own purpose; to lind
support in It's own heart and con-
science; to be guided 10y Its faith
and resolution, and so, 10 take lis
daily food, whether in the bitter
herbs of delay and failure, or In
the mamma and qualIS OF progress
and success, with equanlmty and
resolve. Dark and stormy days
NAV be in store for US, but they
will not be remembered IN the
mighty Joy ct our final victory.
That triumph is as sure as the
harvest that never fails. 1t Is a
/ mere sum in arithmetic. 1t
does not even depend upon vic
tories. Our enemy loses
strength b, every success. as
much a. by every defeat. Eight
millions of people may gain a
victory every month against
twenty millions. and il the TWEEN
ty millions are merely constant
10 their purpose, a lew years
ruins and exterminates the foe IN
the midst of his successes, by
sheer exhaustion of men and re-
sources. Thus the loyal cause
is steadily victorious, even when
baffied and beaten in detail. Tc
wait is to conquer. The longer
our forces are in the field, the
more obstinately they are resist
ed, the larger the force we are
compelled to bring to the war
the more completely we are DIV
en- 10 overrun every acre oil tht
enemy's area-the more thor
ouphly and completely DO w
f disintegrate his country, saturat'
, his barbarous civilization witt
/ ours, carry our customs, our ten
; per. and our industry into HI
. territory, and take moral posses
: sion of his soil. His stout resist
r ance, successful skirmishes, d,
, but talni!isrize u the more wit
= him and him with US. | ca
t not even regret that his stubborn
ness is continued-for If he ben
r before our blast, we should nav
4 passed him over with less effect
e The war is by its duration, an
d its thoroughness preparing tn
f South to make possible part
e a free country You can nc
e plough the Welding sand nc
9 plant il; but the tough mari ma
n be broken up, spite of all resis
ance, il only oxen enough al
IS put to the yoke! We have oxe
e enough, and by the grace
,f God, we mean to plough II
e. Southern cotton.felds with Il
.e heifers of freedom and sow
Ic with Northern wheat. War
IN the only culture our Southet
S, waste admits of. By no 9th
m tillage can it be added to the arr
st of cultivate American civiliz