Washington telegraph., 1863-09-09
From the London Times. Julv 90

The real lesson that should be drawn
from the political failure of these reneated
and mutual invasious is. that the issues
sought are not to be gained bv war At all
FROM the hrst the conflict was one Of
questions and principles which can only
be settled Dy statesmanship. National
madness has given them over for decision
by the sword, and it is now eviden, n ,be
world that fighting brings that decision no
nearer. Opinion has marked out a from
tier which armies cross il vain ~ comnel
submission. Which ever side attacks
seems destined always to fail. The Sonth
constantly victolious in Virginia, is baffied
when it passes north Of the potomac.-
Even The alternating successes OF the war,
in the waste Of life by which they are
purchased, prove it desperate: and the
repeated f-ilures on both sides, for any
purpose larger than destructive incur
sion, point a. clearly as any human events
can DO to settlement OF another kind
The war may be continued To mutual ex
hanstiOn, but it will never mutually con.
vince Statesmen, if they can be found.
will have TO take the whole question out
Of the hands Of soldiers at last, even IF the
300, 900 troops called for by tile Northern
conscriptlon arg enrolled. armed. and
slaughtered in another two years of mis-
eEabls conflict The Cabinet Of Wash
iugton are mt egaut to their task. Every
crisis o. affairs seems TO elicit additional
proofs that they are in every respect unfit
70 deal with the events passiug around
them. The CLEAN OF success that has
fallen on the Federal arms, In the surren-
der of Vick> burg, aad the incidents of the
second Maryland cam paign, hare erh;Eitei
the President aud his chtet ministers Ia Il
mGnHcr Gtmost Pfjn6ir. With their
countrY torn asunder, aud its soil still
rcekinG with blood, lhey only find voice
4, ke.pUuraud tiippanI election speeches
" hen ''serehadeh, ~ popular con-
.ratulaI'Jn ~ the fall of Vicksburg. the
I. President made an address to the crowd
that ''nvt even the friendly reports could
4 invest with dignity" The Secretary ui
4 War claimed the me:it Of retaiuin. zen.
] Grant il command, and consequently the
victory achieved" He turLed the event
tn 4 crinnatinn vi lis colleagues, and !
.:lOtliyIug Of hiuselt. Mr. Stanton made
.lt 4 parry triumph over the advocates of
peace ~ >IHall sheer at the "COPPER"
ncads. Aud MIR. Seward crowned the
wreichcd display By something that we
record, but via not mere repeat, for it
was simply b!asphemous That men in
selves at such time is a deplorable Illus.
tTation Of tie GeGeueracy Of American
rulers.
From the London Herald, July 20
lue second invasion If the Northern
States BIZ confederate army, has termi-
mated, like the first, without result. After
two years w slau.htee-after the sacrifice
of III least two hundred thousand men In
Virginia, Maryland aud Pennsylvania, the
position Of Affairs j. unchanged. The South
Il sill to weak Tor successful aggiesslOn.
he Moth bnds each fresh effort az iowa
sion lnorc disastrous failure; aud yet
there j. not the slightest prospect of The
crd vi the struggle. Mr. Seward Is be
ginning urencw his ninety days PROMISE.
The fall uf Nicksburg has given him new
lease x power. lie il evidently forecast
ins the date at which the fighting material
Of the South will have become exhausted
at the rate Cf . million ana half IT NORTH
erners for FIVE burored thousand Gonted
crates. And as Washington Is safe, a.
Phiialriphit j. not 10 flames, aud the
guns NJ Fort Mci:enry still repreSs scces-
sion 10 Baltimore, he is confident the day
ct exhaustion Il not far disralt. The news
which liz will receive from this country
by mail will strcngthcu bis hopes. lie
viii know then that lie has another six or
nine mouths for the exhaustion ct bis end
less work lie will learn that the world
which might have given Peace 70 conti-
nent, and possibly saved the lives OF htty
thousand mc1, has not been spoken. lie
will hear that the Eug,ish Government,
which is prepared to accept any Issue II
behalf of people Of allen race, language
aud faith. waging war not so much by
ma i've valJr as by foreign aid, shrinks
from acknowledging the lndependence OF
q nation which asks from it absolutely
nothing beyond formal recognition, aud
which, after two year. Of incessant fight
Ing over halt continent, maiutaias an
uuim pcached authority aud magnificent
army, such as no other people striving for
freedom has ever attained 10 the hrst or
last year Of its struggle for national rights.
We can understand Mr. Stewards feelings
and objects. If the Union ceases to exist
he is n,thirg. He is worse than nothing,
for the curses of millions will brand him
as the facile tool Of the most corrupt and
Gloodthirsty 4Ad"siaistrotioa the '0orld has
eUcr seen.