Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-02-19

Stlsl unWiillnP 10 reilnqulSn. AN a
ifirma.ive response viii put, the wa
y SO Tar as s'tbs Commercial can do
Iapon the footing Of an aVowed "
upon, slavery; and will negative !,
fits past declarations. that Il has bee
J prosecuted for any Other purpose.
) Suppcse If Bays my, it then wi
!, be peftinen, 10 ask = 'lsinot the que.
Ftion. whether there are any rg'
! foundations for hope Of subjoga tin
1.-THE South by force Of arms, one wol
thy 10 be- discdssedf Is it not
! great and vital question-the. all i'm
portbnt question Of the time /; an
ought there. not to be fretst inter
change Of opinions Upon III
;ea Admitting fortbe sake Of the afgu
mptit, that the idea, that there i
Some method Of restoring the ULion
other than by force Of arms, is
popular 'delusion (; lei us ask Il
there any hope Of restoring ths
Union by force Of aims 2, Or
laying aside, can't and inappropriate
lphrases-is there any hope of sub
DUNG the South, breaking up. the
Confederacy and bringing back the
ihsurgert sections either to willing
Eallsgiance OF unwilling obedience te
the Government by any process
nov in use for the purpose?. Thisis q
question which they vino urge on the
war ought to answer and answer sat-
isfaetoriiy. |! does not c,v.r theil
case to say that the Union can be
restored id nu other way Can it be
restored in the way they prescribe
If not, they are snswerable Tor the
losses that accrue from the, prosecu-
tiou Of a hopeless contest They
who urge on a war ought to be able
to give rational assurances that, if
prosecuted, it will be successful
Can the Commercial give such as
surances? ea ar tr assH
I Now, We bave not within the last
six months eSn9ersed with a single
man Of the army, officer cr' soldier,
,sho even pretended TO believe thai
the Union could be restored. or the
South subdued by all the lorce the
North could bring into the feid.-
More than three-fourths of the army,
rank and Ale, are fully Of the oppo-
site opinion. That opinion is every
day growing stronger. 1t has come
10 be settled and practical belief.
The belief itself would be, under DIFF
ferent anu better conditions, for
mmidable obstacle TO success, aud in
the present case it is almost conclu-
site. ra sEaI' aa tEs sF& Pei i..
Nor is this opinion confined TO the
army. 1t would be difficult to find
a m.n Of any party, at all eonsers-
ant with the laets, who is willing 10
affirm that be is fully convinced that
the South can be- subdued, This
may be popular delusiou; but ii''
il is Sc, it is one which the organs Of
the Administration and the advocates
OF the war should combat: not by
prescription and denunciation, which
are signs ofaweakness, but by fact
and argumens. s2l'e95 35' Ia'l' aH3
I We understand the Csmmercia!
and its colaborers in this field. By
assertips tha. the Union can be re-
stored in no other way than by fight.
ing, they endeavor to escape the
material point in the ease. Can ii
| be, restored by fighting? Let them
answer this, as cell for tbeir own
sakes as for that of the country
For I they are siding TO hold the
people and the Government 10.
hopeless war, fearful Is the account
that will be looted ,np against them
10 the stquel..1 Cur country is bleed
ing at every pore. Cur wealth is
being wasted. Our citizens are fall
| ing bspeath the fire Of the enemy anf
the equally deadly influence of South
efh malaria 10 countless multitndes
and fsll this is in vain, and mani
festly in vain, let those who have
urged and are urging it ON look t.
themselves when the day OF reaction
brings withpit fettibutive justice.
The Selma Ala Sentinel learns
fTom a gentleman direct from Yicks'
hnrr fbet 4 No hast q ualitieS of su0al