The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-02-17

HE WAR.-We think there Is to be gooo ueai
of hard fighting yet before we shall have peace.
The enemy have made and are making, immense
preparations for assaulting on all sides this
Spring-and if they successful the war will be
prolonged for long time; but if defeated, peace
must necessarily soon follow. The miserable and
unprincipled fanatics at Washington now pros
ecuting the war for the purpose of discriminating
and destroying our property-they intend to
njure the South all they can. and to accomplish
their object they will resort to the most inhuman
and brutal measures-what they can't steal they
will destroy hoping to starse and burn us all out OF
house and home. Already, in sections where they
have possession, they drive and children out
of their homes and then apply the torch
Seeing the object of our enemies, it behooves US
to put forth full strength for the final struggle
We cannot afford to quit the contest now or fail
RUM degradation and everlasting disgrace would
rest upon every Southern mamie would be de-
prved of his rights as white man, and his children
would be beggared beyond conception. Is any
Southern man willing to submit to the brutal and
savage enemyl If not, let all-old and young,
rich and poor-assist in sustaining authorities
and thus aid vigorous preparation to meet the foe
The better prepared we are for the struggle, the
sooner shall we have peace.
A WARNING.-The French Minister at Wash
ington in of his dispatches to his Government,
stated that in the North expected to force
the South back into the Union, but they hoped to
ALLEVIATE the Southern people from their leaders 1.-THE
Confederate authorities and then it was hoped the
Southern States would voluntarily re unite with the
Lincoln Government. A foreign correspondent
says that this is the substance of one of the dis
patches of the French Minister at Washington, NJ.
Mercier.
We call attention to this design of enemies,
for the purpose of remarkng that of the South
newspapers aiding the scheme (unwitngly
think) by their constant abuse of President
Davis. his Cabinet, and authorities generally.
Their articles calculated ALLEVIATE the feelings
of some of our people at least from the Confederate
leaders, and thus promoting the object much
desired by Lincoln, Seward & Co. The dispatch
of the French Minister should be warning to
those who, for party purposes in most instances,
assai the authorities civil and military, and thereby
public feeling against them. How can our
authorities prosecute the successfully if the
feelings and dispositions of the people arrayed
against theml There has never yet been the least
good excuse for assailing the present Administra-
ton. Some of the subordinate officers may have
done wrong, Intentionally or unlntentionaly; but is
that any why the of our struggle for
independence should be jeopardzed by indscrimi-
nate fault-finding and censure! Certainly not.
Then would it not be better to report delinquents
to headquarters-to the chiefs of the Departments
and encourage the people to have faith in the
constituted authorities and thus hold up their hands
while the lasts! After the war. all party or
personal grievances can be settled-the present is
time to foment divisions aud dissatisfaction.