Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-06
The United Eorth---What about the North
West7
TFrOn TIE Richmond Enquirsr, March ~
ALBRMARLE.

kfom TIE ticnmQnd inquirer, March ~
s-- ALBEMARLE.
TIN gentlemen in Albemarle county
declare themselves willing to admit GER
tain Northwestern States into the Con-
lfsdsrscy, even without slavery; but at
the same time do not deny that they
"shOuld prefer to have all our Confed-
crate States characterized by similar
institutions" The ten gentlemen do not
advert to the fact that those same North
western States are not asking admission
into our COnfederaey, but on the contra
~ Waging barbarous war upon US to
force US into theirs. We believe that the
ten gentlemen must be in possession of
diplomatic news which has not come to
us. They must have received oEertures
from some distinguished man, woman or
child. Something Of great importance
must be going on. 1t is not fair to keep
Us in ignorance in this sort of way.
That United NOrth-bOth East and
Vests still rushing in upon US round
all our frontier; there is no abatement,
no remission. Every morning their bu-
giles, answering one another along line
Of two thousand miles, wake five hundred
thousand hired rufians of all nations to
their daily industry of ravage, and burn
ing, and slaughter The East and West
vie With one another, and their rivalry is
which shall carry their detested flag deep
est into the heart of our land But in
this rivalry the Northwest clearly has
the advantage. Its troops have done US
more harm than those Of the Northeast
E At any rate, now at the hour We write,
the whole Of our Confederaey is compell-
ed to strain every nerve, and use and
waste. every resOurse, and place every
available man in the field to resist that
united North, and prevent it from redu-
cling US to slaves and beggars.
Now, just in this state of things, some
Confederate citizens begin to urge that
one Of those two sections of our Northern
foes-namely, the North-west-should
be gently argued with and tenderly en-
treated. These citizens are disguised
and alarmed if any one speaks harshly of
the Northwestern people-against Down
casters We may rail as We please; call |
them damnabIe fanatics, vile Abolition
lists, fraudulent Yankees, and. nobody
Will complain. Buff you use an express
sion which might wound the sensibilities
Of tie Northwest, people cry Hush
you win repel them; you viii change
them from friends into enemies" As
suredly this would be bad change; for,
If they slaughter their friends, they would
undoubtedly devOur their enemies.
And when we ask the meaning of all
this, We are answered that there is reason
to bslievs that tbe Northwest is tired Of
the war; is disgustsd with the Lincoln
Administration; is awake to the fact that,
as the South cannot be conquered, she
had better be conciliated is eleeting
Democratic Legislatures, and sending
mysterious emissaries 20 scatter over the
South vague hopes aud cheering rumOrs,
which are important if true.
And what thsnP Truly we are glad to &
hear all this it tbOdes evil to our enemies,
and, therefore, augurs good to US. But q
what precisely are we to do in the mat t
teri No one advises that our armies, s
Who are in face Of those Northwestern 1
troops, should lay down their arms or y
should run away. On the contrary, it is '
lgreed on all hands, we suppose, that our t
troops must still oppose certain degree c
of resistance to armed invasion. But the n
specific thing We are invited to do, is to o
5hoW that section Of our enemies some v
marks Of friendship, some desire to cult "
Vate friendly relations with them; and a.
lDove all things, not to wound their feel b
lngs BY uRkind observations. Further n
i = urged that our Government should
g 90 iaF as to enter into negotiations
8ith-notthe governments ofthose States b
.oTthey viii negotiate With husOnlythrough is
ne esnnons nouth-but with private
politicians, individual stump orators, and W
'tReF obscure, Unauthorized persons. In o.