Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-05-20
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Mr.. ED1ToR:- Another, the sixth great battle,
the severest 1t again said Of the war, has Just
closed its bloody scenes on the banks of The Ran
pahannock, and victory has again perched upon the
Confederate banner. Hundreds, perhaps thousands
have been slain, disabled, captured-,nunitions of
every description in abundance have fallen into our
hands The enemy has recrossed and taken the
position be held before, on the North side of the
Rappahannock, whilst Gen. Lee has also taken bis
former position on the South side of that river
Inc TWO armies there are occupying to day the
same deiences they did month ago, both claiming
victory and seem we'll satisfied with what thew
have accomplished The Confederate capital, how.
ever still seems to be the great object of attraction
or the FEDERAL army and 1t may be its object still
to persevere as did the Turkish army in its siege
against the city Of ancient Crete 1t too NAV make.
its nty assault and nnty sixth sally, before
Tue Gibraltar OF the South-spsnd millions Of treas
ure-lese It's two hundred Thousand soldiers-b be.
lore Its thirst for Richmond is slaked
such is to be the result in front of the capital
OF our country, and thus promscuous armies are to
be thrown upon our territories, "creeping" as the
Enquirer expresses it, inch by inch, acre by
acre, feeding ard foraging upon the labor of our
husbandry, when may we look for the end of this
contest, and what will be that end ? Well NAV the
Enquirer say, this bloody struggle is converging
into one Of determination, and that the shortest
road to its end lies in the policy Invading the en-
emys country; for we can have no peace so long
as We permit them to invade us, and feed them
selves upon our resources. Upon this principle
they can carry this as did the Turks against
the Venetians, for twenty five years, and feel but
little loss or Inconvenience. Very soon, too, bat.
tie in the west IS expected to be fought, perhaps
the greatest in its proportions of any yet If any
battle can effect any thing towards the accomplish
ment of peace, it must be this one. If we can
therefore " daciSivo vict ~
my to rout in that quarter, take hold again upon
That vast rich country south and southwest, We
may hope to see lul, at ksst if not cessation Of
hosthties for season. But on the other hand. il
we are beaten and our defences broken. and our
army has to fall back eastward and depend upon
the boz der States for supplies, ours will BE- gloomy
! and preearious situation in the future. We must
hope and look to the west for all that can materially
direct US for the present in our advance towards
our separate Independence. It is in that direction
alone, We must look for blow that will check the
advance of the Federal army to the rear of our
srn army, and that will hold the intermediat,
country for our home supplies should sier,
against Richmond begin, as have intimated .
With this view Of matters, we must look the thin,
full in the face, and prepare to stem the ood an.
FIRST We must look to our future supnlies # ~
would be able to endure as long as our enemies il
this struggle. We have nov left in our uerieultu
RAJ pursuits something in the neighborhood Of On
and half millions Of laborers including white an
save With an average crop year they can prt
duce four hundred and fifty millions of bushels
corn and six hundred millions of pounds Of baee,