Daily national Republican., 1863-11-14
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THE CONTRAST,

the states in rebellion and the loyal States of
the North Nay, what contrast betw cen the
present condition of the insurgcnt States and
ihelr condition before the first gun was fired
upon Fort Sumter. In all those districts where
the conflict of arms has resouuded, what desc.
lation do we behold, and how also have the
Interior portions of the rebel Confcdcracy sui.
icrgd even as the whole human body suffers
when any of its parts arc attacked with hem
orrlige. Look at the once fair fields of Virginia
where III" iron heel OF war has trod. The
smoke of burning dwellings has blackened III.
atmosphere and the tread of armies has blasted
til soil. Even in the presence Of friendly
ar".y every green thin; disappears, and down
ti'.rr" ere the .4ostilc battalous have gone to
rG'i,h reason and avengc liberty the black.
uc-s Of Gesulation spreads over all things.
Tie ic!ds are devastated, the forests cut
Gown. Every hill that bore timber and fire.
wood IS scalped, the landscape is marred and
svl' ID with rifle pits and redoubts, the air is
pol. tied with the UNIV wholesonc incense of dead
'uimuls and dead soldiers until even the carrou
crow 10 sickcned with the rank suriuit, and
LI!s his wings and croaks mournfully over the
iurru and noisome wastes that have taken the
place of tceming farms aud rich plantations.
And 10 in Virginia 60 in every other portion OF
the once Sunny South" over which the tide
of hattle has rolled, or where the locust-like
armiIs have encamred.
Not less deploraLle is the condition of the
People who once possessed these rich domains.
Their ahle.bodied men have been hurried into
the ranks Of thcir scantily-fed and hard fought
Irwi,s, their slaves taken from them, either by
their own voliticn and the Emancipation proc
lamati"n or by Jeil Davls's conscription, or
cIsC driven into the interior 10 cat out the sub
stance Of their masters in proiitless idleness
These once proud families are scattered, leay-
in only some old men, women and children
cruuching among the ruins of their onrc
Na.uablo possessions, to scowl upon their
Invaders, while their hearts are gnaw ed
and consumed with hatred OF tho power that
IS sUbduing the rebellion their leaders have
raised against the mild and paternal Govern
ncnt under which they once fourished and
we're happy. Their ports blockaded, their
Visits To the North, where they were wont u
display their wealth and indulge their notions
Of social superiority cut OFT, their children de-
priVed Of the benefits of Northern institutions
Of learning, their few rich families dependent
for luxurics upon smugglers and sharpers,
thcir many poor people clamorlng for bread
With clubs and hatchets In their hands, their
currency deprecated to the lowest cbb,-how
different their condition from that In which
they were three short years ago.
slavery, once their idol, and for which they
have made all this sacrifice, confronts them
now, black spectre, glarlng upon them with
white eye.bais, grinning ut them with ghastly
ivOrIes, filling their uls with dread of conha-
gratons, assassnations, and massacres. No
lon-cr prop to their houses, slavery 10 being
turned by the natural aud inevitable course of
events into an instrument for their destruction.
Turn now to the loyal North. How great the
contrast in almost every respect, at nearly all
POINTS. In the sad record Of the slain, so far
as Lumbrs are concerned, the account is per.
hals nearly Lalanced-wth this advantage on
our side that the masses Of our people comprc-
hrnd The true position Of affairs, and are not the
LIND followers Of the leading spirits of the day,
and, comprchending the position truly, feel that
each one who has fallen In our rauks is a martyr
in a holy cause and n glorious one. But in all
the clements of material prosperity the North is
rich to-day as 1t ever has been. Let any one
"io has made a tour Of the loyal States during
the past season testify, and he will tell you
That the nccessarics and the luxuries of life are
abundant on every hand. The wheels OF in
dpsIry roll on as increasingly, and the car Of
pleasure whirls along rapidly, as ever be-
tore. The fashionable watering places and all
the places "i pleasant resort have been full to
"Nefio"ins during the past summer, the streets
g. the cities and large towns are crowded with
.oiI-drcssrd and cheerful people, and stranger
""o sIoull drop down suddenly in the North
Il sIAlcs would hardly dream that the coun-
. Is eH-lged in bloody war.
lhe truths that our people have been touc ched
too IshtlN ny lhe pressure of the war to realize
ao seriously as they ought the importance of
prosecuting II with such energy that il shall
come speedily ~ on end. We have not been
aroused 10 the putting forth one half our
strength against the rioters who are ATTEMPTING
To ,.Tu~ down the pillars Of the Government
uul lay IN ruins the fabric which had given
l"v"l shelter and security for 80 many years.
II lie leaders OF the rebellion would study
IL, tclr,blc contrast between the conditions of
t Ir pOyerty-stricken and and famine. threat
cucd communities and the prosperous and even
Iaml'ered people Of the North, thoy might
pau before they were Involved In utter ruin
This contrast is growing wider every day, aud
ere Iong the whole world will be attracted by
the spectacle 1t presents.
Phcnsapts nrc selling In the Boston market
at ffty cents pair and wild ducks at seventy.