Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-05

HoRAcE GREELEY is a contributor to Henry
WARD BEEcHERs paper, the New York Inde-
pendenf. HoRAcE begins an article in that pa.
per. Of April 80, with the following pre- gnant
sensence. "ln all human probability, We are
gspproAching the emf Of great aud terrible
Civil War" No facis- are stated, however,
nor any reasons assigned, in the course Of the
article, FIR THE opinion. .ajl rsI
x, BEEcHER. or whoever else writes the editori-
ala In the IRdtpsadent, does not WOW the sub
ject in the same light GRIZZLY does. The
former sees clearly that the war may be pro-
Ntracted for several years. One proof of this he
finds iu the fact that the rebels are not discour.
Oged He says:
\ h We see no substantial evidence that the
South 10 yet discouraged. What Legislature
Convention, &c influential man, even, has Mt
tered despouding word2 The spirit Of the
4 people is not broken. With few exceptions
the Intelligent Prisoners who are taken hold
one language, and that is OF firm, resolute, Bit
ter determination to resist to the uttermost.
Another evidence Of pr0tracted war the ed
itot of the Independent sees in the courage Of
the insurgents, for which he expresses his ad-
miraton in the following strain: ="
Z Indeed, We are free to say that wa cannot
repress our admiration of the conduct Of the
Southern people in this terrible struggle. II
/ ueeds only q worthy cause TO be regarded sa
81 heroic. i'HfE '-'
,e This would reem like the expression of q
pretty strong sympathy or fellow feeling with
the rebels; but 1t Is exceeded by what folloks
for the Abolition editor continues a
Nevertheless, they have given up all things
for what they regard 90 their country They
rave reliDqulshed luxuries, submitted to hard
ships, suffered bereavements and losses, bot
only withou. murmuriDg, but eagerly; and after
two years Of trials that may be said almost
to have rcyolutionized the interior OF Southern
society. aSd reduced them 20 the minimum 'oi
comfort, they are undiscoaraged. They are
even moro helce and bitter shan ever.
WesuppOse We eshalldo that politico religious
sheet, The Independent, no harm by publishing
these extracts, inasmuch as no paper of its
olass has been suppressed or excluded from
, the mails. Aa the Queen Of England can do
no wrong, 1t may be considered that HENRY
WARD BEEcHER and his co-Workers can state
nothing but fscta that ought to be known, and
ut'er nothing but loyal sentiments, whatever
they may cay, We, therefore, give The Inde.
psadent's idea OF the prospect of starving out
the rebela. Il says:
The prospect of starving rebellion does not
seem very cheering. The summers of the
South come round too quick Men that conld
march ss Jackson's army did into Maryland,
almost without commissariat and eating
green corn for rations, plucked from the fields
for each days use, ere not likely to starve on
corn meal and green herbs.
Already early garden crops are coming into
Southern markets. We don't object to fair
share of starvation as part Of military neces-
sity, but We confess 10 not little shame when
We hear men taking il fer granted that the
NCrth is playing o trencher.gsme, and does
by knife and folk what it cannot do with the
sword.
The Indtpezdents hope lies In the "power of
our armies to overcome Southern armiea." In
regard to this it says:
We wait for that. But so terribly have for
mer expectations been dashed that we shall
believe after tie event, and hold our judgment
in suspense till then. ID