The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-10-06

Why the Rebels attacaed Roscerans In ,CyerwheIm
Ing foycc. q,
in ORDER FAVORABLy To EFFECT TIE .0HIO
ELECTION

We clip the following highly important
piece Of intelligence from the Stark county
Republican of the cath inst: asi ~ 10
Yesterday we received from Capt. Fires,one
Co. A, 10Th reg. o. w., copy Of The ,Au-
gusta (Georgia) ConstitutioaaliSt of date
Sept. 9th. 10 an accompanying note, Capt.
Firestone says: ~. .is.aa
LEE Il GonDoS's Mills, WALKER Co. Ga. a
| September 10, 1868. lr)i
FRIEND HARrzwELL-I send you q copy of
the Augusta Constitution1list of yesterday.
1t was taken from rebel mail, captured at
Ringgold, Ga. call your attention 10 the
editorial article on the second page n, v.i
We have neither paper nor pen here-7-afl
company baggage l,ft at Chattanooga
s. j. FIREsTosE.
The following is the article to which Capt
| Firestoua rafeis: .,----.--7.s T-75,,irirr
From the Augusta (Ga) Constitutional:st Sept l9l
TO REVIVE THE PEACE PARTY. %
Our people will recollcct that two or ttroo
Or more months ago VIC heard great deal.
apd that continually, of tho wonderful thipgs
the peace men Of the North were going to do,
many in our midst bull. strong hopes Of peace
on the action Of the malconents in LincIon's
realm. many even were proposing terms Of
peace, inviting the Northwest to n rea use of
our Mississippi, and actually going so far a8
to ask the Northwest rn States to abandon
New England aud tho Middle States, and
come with us under our pro slavory Constu.
tion. But since about the 4,h of July, since
the Capitu lation of Vcksburg an tho retreat
from Pennsylvania, we have beard scarcely 4.
whisper Of peace from beyond tho Potomac.
The people Of the United States have become
elate at their successes, and have gone crazy
again on the sens,ion of crushing the rebellion
and sutjugaing the insurgent States.
We confess that we hare dl,oays bull stronq
hopes on tie division and Dissatisfaction of
the Northern people, tie gradual but sure
gro'gM OF an outspoken peace party, and Tie
faaf outbreak Of tie insurrectionary elements
Which eriSt among the enemy, but s0tich, By
one means or other, has so far been smother.
ed or checked But we have always held that
the on'y way to build up a peace purity among
the Yankees. anG TO set at liberty the furious
opposition of the anti. Republicans, was by sue
cessful war on Lincoln's armies in The field
we SUI Rare great expectations from tie
peace men Of the NORTH aud the explosive
wrath of the opposition masses, but we were
never more fully convinced than now, of the
essential Importance Of thick, fast and heavy
blows from the Confederate armies, in order
to give vitality, system and organization 10
the peace men, and to aulooso the free i'm
pulses OF the enthraled and terror'z,d people.
Mr.. Valandgham himself, as ge have heard,
most EMPHATICALLY DECLARED
THAT THE SUCCESS OF SOUTHERN
ARMS ALONE GOULD GIVE SIREN.
9Th AND CONSISTENCY TO The
PEACE MOVEMENT; aud we verify be-
iievs that If VickAburg had been Leld and Lee
had To ororg ly defeated Meade on his own
ground The Woods and Ccaes and VqMrn-
d'ghdms and Meir JoHowers wou1d hape cen
rampant for peace and separation, and that
not one drafted man would ever have worn tho
United States uni!orm--the livery Of a hire
Ing or degraded soldiGr-in the ely ~ New
fork. But Vicksburg fell, aud LIE ailsd to
overwhelm Meade, and 10 the peace men are
as mute as frightened mice, and III, dlafed
rowdles are forced easily into the ranks.
If we expect anything iu The way Of L,inp.
ING about peace from the act on Of the North-
efn people outside of Liucon's armies, il is of
the last iInhortanco that our armies work to
ttat end now with will, and that speedily.
u we hope for the close of The war under
live ars it is now become all important that
wo give the enomy such a lesson and that
soo', that will cast down''tbeir naughty and Ella
ted spirit, and inaline their hearts AGAIN, IN
peace, and heir minds to the conviction that
the rebellion is not crushed, neither can il. be.
AT present, appearances are so decidedly
against US that the Northern masses. iudoino
US 10y themselves in similar circumstances. arc
rapidly arriving at the CONCLUSION that We are.
nearly asdy to surrender at disc elton. Tbi,
ieelsng is adroitly inspired and Kept alive by
the leaders, and the people remain in ieno
rance OF our real powers, resources and de-
termination, and so are rampant for tho Wig
oroIs prosecution OF the war Of subiueation.
This popular feeling must be checked and
changed, and there is 10 means of doing il
at one or moro points. The h. .oic boldinn
out OF Charleston helps us to some extent.
but something more must be done. Theoec,
ton for Governor of Ohio takes blace carlv in
November, we be'eye, and the / ow Yankee
Congress meets in December. In oruerfa
pora6ty 10 effect the Ohio election, aad. lie
orSdntza6 nand oc'ioa Of Tie aew Coagrsss.
majority of which is against the Republican
party, but not firmly decided as to anything
else, it is 10 the last degree essential that tho
Confederate armies win one or more decisive
battles within the ncyt thirty or sixty DAYS.
1t Johnston and Bragg can defeat Rosecrans
aud Burnside, Charleston still holding out, or
i Lee, with his recruited army, can defeat
Meade with all the aid of bis now cooscripts.
demoraized and dissffectod as they are rep
resented, then we may erpect tie most javor.
zble results IN the OAio election and Lincoln
Congress. But unless something OF. tho .Liad
s accomplished speedily, then long farewell
q peace party-Vallandigha will be defeat.
ID, and Wood and his purity paraIyzed or
'verawea in Congress, aid Ie,ce ostpon,l
Indefinitely, without foreign aid.