The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-11
THE WAR AND IFS PROSPECTS.

THE WAR AND ITS PROSPECTS.
The strongest arguments put forth by
hose persons who oppose the present Ad-
are based upon the supposed
of the war and the ephe-
neral henious public crimes collateral
thereto. That mistakes have been made
by those who originate the plans of the
war and those who execute them, we do |
not deny, but it is human to err, and there
has never yet been a great war waged
wherein the strong party did not suffer
heavily in the outset, because of its liabil- |
ity to the effects of fraud of every kind.
But our recent successes prove that an
honorable peace is within our grasp, and
to ''make assurance doubly sure" we are
everywhere strengthening our armies for
renewed victory. Many persons are ter
ribly shocked in contemplating the mortal
ity list of our conflicts, but they should
not forget that all civil wars are the first
visitations of Divine Providence upon
nation for national sins, for which, in the
economy of heaven, no atonement has been
vouchafed to us, and hence such sin is to
be washed out by the blood Of man. If
the cause of the Government be good it
will prevail and its greatness, and power,
and glory will be enhanced by final victory.
this was the case with France in 1890,
when in the midst of her troubles God
raised up Napoleon 1. for her relief, and
made her the greatest of nations. 1t was
so with England under Hampden and
under the godlike hero Cromwell. 1t was
so with Italy in 1848. A similar result will
be evident soon in Poland and America.
The present war will leave us great
and powerful nation. Our resources will
be but fully deyeloped-our Government
concentrated and improved-our regular
army and navy match for any in the
world-our territories open to the swarm'
of emigrants who are already beginning tC
flee from Europe by thousands to escape &
CONSUMPTION tenfold, yes, hundred-folt
more terrible than our own temporary on'
and we shall be able to reclaim Mexic,
and maintain in the face of the whole work.
our cherished Monroe doctrine. No on
knows this better than the present Emper
or of the French Deep, scheming, abb
diplomatist and statesman that he is, h
sees our successes with jealous leer. [
La Presse the organ of the Empress Ell
genie there appeared recently an article o
on Intervention in our troubles evidentl
from the pen of Louis Napoleon, in whic
y occurs the following prophetic words: q
will not do for the safety of Europe, fl
the United States to succeed in the presel
struggle. In such a case that nation wou
not be slow to use her power in the maj
agement of the affairs of the whole wor
n With the, ,niiistary power TO nasiatsin h
~ grand position p
ie We are waging the great war for humi
Oh liberty for the whole world in this gre
Us struggle. 1t is the grandest that men ey
Us bore arms in, and never since ancient tim
III have such armies as ours met in mort
an combat. The battles have been the me
NC extensive, bloody, complicated, and int
y, esting in all history, and the grandeur
~ our recent victories and their manageme
and effects have no parallel known to ina
Yet greater and nobler ones are in sto
for us, but the greatest of all will occ
tie when we can commission our chief hera
i'll to proclaim to the world that our count
is is one again and free from end to'end,
lie asylum ample for the down trodden m
RS, lions of the earth who lie painting und
er their heavy, rusty chains for liberty!