The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-19

The Union feeling in North Carolina
appears to be constantly gathering
strength, while tho desire FOR peace seems
to be almost universal. Tho Raleigh
Standard Of a recent date Gives expires.
sion to This feeling In an article Of great
boldness. II copies an article trcm The
Raleigh Daily Progress, which express, s
great fear that unless the war is soon
stopped slavery wiz be obit,ra.ed, & ,
and then adds:
we agree with our contemporary in
much of the above. But we have no idea
that peace can be oa'sined on our own
terms the most powerful nations b. ldom
succeed 10 dong tia, What the great
mass OF our people desire is a cessa ion
OF hostiltties and negotiations. II they
could reach that point they W uld leel
that the contio OF arms would not be
renewed, and that some seltlement would
be effected which would leave them in
the future in the enjoyment of life. hb-
erty, and happiness.
ait ia great crime, especially at a
time like this, 70 conceal the truth. We
intend TO tell the truth az far "a we
know it, let the consequences be what
they may From the beginning Of the
war until the present time the enemy has
slowly but surely gained upon us; end
but for the extraordinary endurance and
courage of our troops, his aag would DOW
be floating at the capital OF every State,
We have lost Missouri, Maryland, Ken
tuclSy, Tennessee, the Mississippi Valley,
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and con
siderable portions Of other States Vioss.
burg has fallon, as we feared many
months ago il would Port Hudson fallen.
Charleston, Mobile, and Savannah will
probably go next. Gen. Lee is attempt
ing 10 retire from Maryland with Lis
spoils, but no substantial victory has
crowned his arms. We are we alSer 10.
day than when he crossed the Potomac
into Maryland. Our rFecruiis in the way
of cOnscripts will ocaroely keep our regi-
ments full, and we cannot hopo TO add
materially 10 our forces. Our fighting
population is pretty W, Il exhausted
Every body kno ws this---the North Knows
this and 30 does Europe. Ga the con
trary, our enemies, finsned with TRIUMPH,
have large army in the field, and their
President has just called for three huhd-
red thousand more. He will get them
1.-The movement on Pennsy lvania by
Gen. Lee and the fall OF Vioksburg and
Port Hudson have hushed all clsmars tor
peace in the North, and have bandsdthc
apnrIn ghQrn a a st
ontion of the war; We hsve nothing TO
hope for from foreign nations, aud ust
as oar cause is, we see no indications
that Providence is about 10 interpOee ia
our behalf The war, then, win 70 on
One side or the other must conouer.
Will five millions of whites conuney
twenty millions OF the same race2 Will
they conquer a peace on the very sell OF
these twenty millions Not in any
event, if these twenty millions possess
ordinary manhood aud will fight They
fought at Sharpsburg and Gsttysbu,g,
and they worsied as at the lattrr place.
Northern troops are not oowards-they
fight nearly IS well as Southern tfoops
We cannot achieve signal victories Oyer
them on their own coil What then
Ii the worst 10 destined 10 0yeriakc, "a,
would IL not be wise and prudent %
take less than the worst provided g,,
could do 50 oOmpatibly with honor?
The Richmond enquirer rsCentlf de-
olared that there wors but two roads be.
fore tue South--One 70 invade the Moth
aud conquer peace, aud the other 10
restore or reconstruct the old q vern-
ment That paper was either indu'ghg
vain specuiatiQns a. to the fature, Or i |
viii be prepared 10 abandon the confess
if Gen. Lee shonld fail Ia his effort 10
conquer a peace by invading the North |
To abandon the contest or atiemptto |
subdue the presence OF Northern armief |
on cur soil, and to resist them only by |
guerrll warfare, Is most probably 10 br /
conquered IL does not iul ow that /
nation Is not conquered because aI il |
troops, or considerable portion of .h,m |
are not whipped or cap ured. Wuippru |
we never have been and never will bo, |
but we may be overcome by mefo physi. |
cal force. Such was tbe iuto Of Polaud |
Hungary, and Ireland. IJis 40 disgrace |
TO people 60 be- overpDRered by mere !
brute force, ii they resist malully 400 |
desperately. No troops sire civil.za
tiOn commenced have fought with more |
courage, or C0ustanoy, or ardUf ihau The
Southern troopi. Their future, and iLo |
future of he country f5r wnich tusy arc |
oonteudins, can never bo in any event |
Otherwise tlan respectable and TO rora.
bic among mali ns We gropa m hc
da k, looking for thc sieus and en-
deavor 10 interpret The WORKING OF
Providence in the affairs Of natitus
The birth Of nation on this planet is %
great event IL it should please Him 90
build up aud perpetuale this new nation
OF Confederate States, Ha will do b; 10 |
not Tie will not do a. This is alI uU !
know about It.
lis time 10 consult reason aud com |
mon sense, and 20 discard passion That |
peace cannot be attained by bshtng /
merely ia now nppar no 10 ALL In ihc |
language Of highly intellia ent friend !
who WITS ne from county border
ing on the South Carolina liuc, 'the peo- |
pie are tired Of this awful war. ltmust /
end AZ some time, and there must be a |
starting point 10 hn cad Let oar mex |
Congressional ell Clions turn on the propo- /
sitions, that Congress shsl appoint com |
missioners TO meet others On tha part OF |
Lincoln % make an houts tGft io stay /
the eillsijn of blood, b. au honorable /
adjustment LIT what thsao commIs-
sionors may do be submitted 90 ihe proc
PIE. u they approve 10 peao5 Will DE tho /
result II they reject 10 lhe War Will De !
renewed and continued inish1itsly.' lfI
an honorable peace were rendered by tno /
south and rejected by che North desc
perAtiOn would then nerve R.ry South