The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-09-24
Patience Yet Needed.

There is danger that the old error may
ag&in be made, Of imagining the war near
an end, and no necessity existing for fur
cher exertions. The radical press, through.
out the country, is engaged in the work Of
convincing the people that the rebellion il
nearly extinct, and that the future contains
only q small amount of fighting. This may
be so. In all human probability it is no
20. There is every reason for looking to the
long continuance of hostilities, and the &C.
curence of many bloody battles yet before
the military power Of the rebellion is do
stroyed, or broken to pieces. We need t.
possess ourselves in patience, to preserve
our own strength, husband our means
study economy, and be prepared for lone
and arduous labors yet to be performed
It is due to the Administration at least to
say this. that the hour is one which de-
mands vast increase of our army and
most energetic management OF our affairs
If in endeavoring to do this, the Admins
tration pursues course which we think i'll
advised and not calculated either to give us
men or to increase our unity and strength,
we will endeavor to attribute our error to
the judgment Of the men, and not doubt
that they appreciate the trying position Of
affairs, and the great demand now made and
vet to be made on the nation.
The area of the Confederacy as yet in
the hands of the rebellion is immense; the
population is larger than that of nations
which have maintained defensive and even
offensive wars for many years. Let US not,
therefore, be over confident of the imme
date close of hostilities The Administra-
istration does not appear disposed to offer
inducements for division of Southern
forces and diplomatic severance of the
bonds of the Confederacy. Then we may
grid on our armor-and we must do So
looking sorrowfully, but not without cour-
age and hope, to the stormy future.
Let the people understand that they
have work to do and sacrifices to make, j.
is only by clearly understanding this that
we can be properly prepared fer dnty-
We believe that thorough system of vol
unteering might be i1laugurated at once
which would atundantly supply the army.
do much better than drafting 10 that res
pect, and which would keep uE the supply
steadily for years, This has not been
done because the Administration proposed
to try the other plan, and there were no
Inducements to cities, towns and villages
to get up volunteering systems, If the
Administration would call on the people
to make an effort in that way now, it would
bring out more mea than the draft has
bought, in half the time, and at 1.-THE
Of the expense,
The people of this country have terri! re
load to carry, but they cannot, and have 10
disposition to throw, il down. Courage ard
patience are needed, and steady energy. 1t
is especially hard for men tu do their duty
who are contributing faithfully more than
their share in the work of carrying the
burden, and who are constantly reviled and
abused as traitors and enemies. But the
patience and perseverance of such men will
not be without its reward. The day is
coming when the nation will honor them,
and when their counsels will pacity and
bless the people. For no other counsels
will ever save us than those of the conser-
vative patriots of this day. The abolition
ist enemies of their country will continue to
ploc its ruin; but let the conservative men
remember the greater responsibilities thus
thrown on them to save it. They must
sustain the government, while the radicals
sustain an Administration. They must
sustain the Constitution, while radicals sus-
tain party platform.
The conservative men Of America must
not ,falter. The line of duty is plain. They
strove to prevent the war, but the war is
now fact, and must be accepted as such.
II we could not save the land from war, we
must not permit it to perish in the war.
Out Of it we may yet bring the old Union
safe, the old Constitution triumphant.
A Suggestion.