The New York herald., 1863-10-24
The War and the Prospects.
THE SOUTH uAs NO fypfsPosrTIos TO PEAc
lIrom the RIohmond Sentinel, Oct. Ill

THE SOUTH has NO fSDIsPosrTIos TO PEACE.
- rom the Richmond Sentinel, Oct. I'll
Moados army has bcou driven under ite permanent in
NcnchTnents the Potomac Gencrel Loo, after dll
gently pursuing battle has been unable TO obtain a. be
cause hts fugacious adversary too feet. he haa
therefore had % content himself With such Advantages
as he hs been able 70 gain from partlrl encounters
Ice, presume, will take position ~ his
base The destruction Of this bridge the RapdaD BY
q freshet aud the swollen condittion Of the kaplahau
mock may have rendered u oxpedent 10 do this already
The expulsion and humiliation OF Ncade's army must
have powerful moral eject on tho war. reveals tLo
weIkncss Of The enemy, and Will lour contempt his
hopes of sob ugatng us. When Meade was not only
afraid 10 advance on Richmond but had 20 ny before lee
who him within short distance o. Warrington and
behind his massive forthcatins, seems absurd that
Lincoln should think Il worth his while 10 peg away
any longer The world viii 80 pr " ilnc0ns
people viii beg TO take tho idsa-a-l he hoanoa baron
cter Will c0Dtlnuo 10 attest.
II bas found Necessary order Rose
crans 20 reduce Meade loo 10 be unable 10 meet
Ice. And yet fhsl bs smuch DISAPPOINTED Kosecrans
Will have been enabled thereby 10 hold bis posliion a,
Chattanooga. From tho relative situations there 10 u
manifeE,y irnpo6a Bile, uness he nrst whip Brafg
Tho best tEst Eosecrens can nationally hoie " 10 .et
away Meade did, bet " th0gi half ths chance
TIesc thngs must tho North ~ think o. peace.
However nerce hoy may bo theoretically, however
blood thirsty AZ ho ballot box and however 'cfSousJ
they may rant upon The stage yct when thcr armies
have 70 ny aud new armies rot 10 30 expected ihey a
SO 1he necessity o. peace Tue conngsuce of The var
dcpenis after all not On TIC scods who stru The boards
OF Congress, and the who bloai their p1res
with honest woGts but the supply ~ who % ihe
hshiing Too wani o. these VII stop tho war. 1ho
There will be uothns par, 70 oounleraet the ds
position TO peace whirh the decayng vgor aud promise q
Tie Will necessarily produce IN the minds u cne
mics The Unhcf states have only 10 stop. There no.
thing 70 preveut them from dong this at ay time.
Whatever those may arrm who desire ~ feed and in
1ame The war sprlt amons them 80 bit sroak tho uni
ycrsai sentiment ~ cor peoplc whom NO ty mat we
have purpose sgsnst them that would require s 10
, remain 10 arms q day. We stand only 6efence
We have only proposed 10 fortunes spart from
them. We care no, how hap and frcrpcros they nay
be without 10. Il was no part of motive, tsafh-
rv, 10 destroy or nlufe them. We mlis % attack en
their poople their property, or their nsit1ons We
were simply taking 0fourselyes 1hero nothng
70 prevent peace and just settlement btweon tbc Two
oonfcdcrscies any day. bat the viii o our enemlos
there no question Of lie aud estb bots.cn 90 fsr
a. they are concernef u MT Necessary Tor ten 4, be
destroyed that So may I've. rhey sce< cur u SO 20
not vant theirs ws have neithcf NJ prrrfe hfr zoe
Wish 20 suhIrgaie them. Tncy Asye % motive Io -
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