The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-10-07

the work. A single battle taught them the
extent Of this miscalculation and though
they still limited the time to " ninety days."
they expanded the armament to 700, 900
soldiers. The 100000 did no more than
the 7e,00o-in fact. they we're defeated in
the East, and evenly matched in the West.
All that can be said at this msment Of
Northern exultatioa Is that the Federals
have taken two places on the Mississippi
after sieses three times as tedious and as
costly as they were expected to be. and that
they have net had their swn capital sccu-
pied BY The enemy. as seemed highly pro.
bable tive moRths ago. Mr.. Seward, while
coloring his history as favorable as he can.
is compelled to talk Of drawn battles as
events creditable 10 the Federal arms and
the very paper which is designed to show
the unquestionable ascesdancy Of the North
speaks Of the necessity Of covering the
national capital" and the absolute equality
Of the belligetent forces in its immediate
vicinity.
There might be some purpose In Mr..
Stewards present exposition If either we in
this country or the Amrricsns in the Fed
eral States had begun by regarding the bel
ligerents as equally matched. and the war
is likely to be protracted on even terms for
long series OF years. Thi,, however, was
aot the case. and We are therefore not
much impressed with the moderate balance
oi success which Mr.. Seward claims for
his o~n side. In point Of fact. taking one
field with another. the South has had .
greater share Of victory than the North, its
only conspicuous failure, indeed. Was in 40
attempt TO bring the war 10 elose BY the
capture Of the Northern capital. Evea
sou GeB. Lee 10 by all accounts more
likely TO resume the offensive than Gen.
Meade, and though We do not hear lhst the
fedrrals are preparing Immediately to ~
wade the territories Of the Con!ederstes, We
do hear that the Confederates may be eI-
pected at nnv momeht in The country Of the
Federsls. THIS is not much Of case for
q Power pretending 50 distinctly to supe-
riority IS TO complain that the character .oi
a bellissrent il accorded te its rival. o.
that point inreed LEI any one read Mr..
Stewards own descriptions. 10 this very
document. Of THE strength. the nua,bers. and
tho bearing Of the Confederate armies, and
Then say IL the South be not entitled TO the
designstios Of b.lligerent. Why. in re-
cording the battle Of Anuetam, the Federal
ISecretsry is actOally compelled 70 exPati-
ate ON the identical qualities Of the cen
tending forces, and TO add that the North
ern soldiers sere then proved. for the FRS
time. to be not inferior IN heroism snc
salsr.
/ Practically. then, the very gist and es
sence Of Mr.. ssward's Argument is fatal 4
its ebjee.. IL all is true that he tells u
that all is infinitely short Of what We wer'
prepared 70 take for granted tive years ago
without being any the more sanguine =
/ Northern success. We thought the Nort
woald o,errun the South iu brief cam
paign. but would then fnd the difficultie
, begin. Mr.. Seward tells u that after ~
years of mortal Struggle the North has no
! oserrun quarter Of the Sou,h-ha,ing u
real difficulty still in prospect a. before
We only conclude from this that the Fed
{ erals have net even that superiority 10
which We gave them credi, and that ,h
relative strength OF The CoDiederates 10 b
] 30 much the greater. Ii Mr.. Seward real
|, " wishes 10 make converts Of French an
{ English statesmen, be must adopt yer
: different form OF argument. lie must sho
Us either that the South is evincing res
. d,ness 10 yield. or that the North has po
!. icy which will admit Of the restoration
the Union without this SUBMISSIVE. Bs
\ he shows neither Of these things. On th
!, contrary, he tells Us that the ssuthsr
4 President has just proclaimed levy I
Q masss, while Of his own Government b
!. says nothing. except that il is preparing
I'll prosecute the war as before. But what
to be the end . Europe thinks that the "a
!. construction Of the Unien BY force Of arm
!. is an inpossibiliiy. and q very great nun
q Der Of Americans are Of the same oPiaisE
e Europe also sees distinctly that the ssut