Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-30
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lFfom the RIchmond Sentinel. Oct. Si.l
Meade's army has been driven under lie psf.
manent intrenchments to near the Potomac.
General Lee, after diligently pursuing battle,
has been unable to obtain it, because his fuga-
clous adversary Was too feet. He has, there
fore, had 10 content himself with such advan-
tages as he has been able to gain from partial
enoounterss and with picking up great many
prisoners. General Lee, We presume, will now
take position nearer TO his own base. The do.
sttuetioh OF ths bridge over the Rapidan by d
freshet, and the swollen condition Of the Rap.
pAbannock, may have rendered ID expedient to
do this already. The expulsion and humiliation
of Meades army must have q powerful moral
effect on the war; IL reveals the weakness of
the enemy, and will pour contempt on his hopes
of subjugating us. When Meade was not only
afraid 10 advance on Richmond. but had to fly
before Lee, who ran him within short dis
tanee ", Washington and behind his massive
fortihcations, ID seems absurd that Lincoln
should think II worth his while to "peg away"
any longer. The world will 90 pronounce IL,
and Lincoln's people will begin to take the idea
.--as the financial barometer will continue TO at.
test. Ithasbeen found neoessary,in order TO rein
force RosecEans, to reduce Meade so.low as to
be unable to meet Lee. And yet we shall be
much disappointed if Rosecrans will have been
enabled thereby to hold his position at Chat
tanooga. From the relative situations there it
10 manifestly Impossible unless he can first
whip Bragg. The best that Rose@ans can ra-
tionslly hope is TO get away as Meade did,
bet without half the chance. These things
must cause the North to think Of peace. How.
ever fierce they may be theoretically, however
bloodthrsly at tho ballot.box, and however
ferocioulsly they may rant upon the stage, yet
Al he's a. a. md ntaa
not TO DO expected, they will see the necessity
of peace. The continuance of the war depends,
after all, not on the scolds who strut the boards
OF Congress, and the contractors who fill their
purses with honest prohts, but on the supply OF
men who do the fighting. The want Of these
will stop the war. The grand invasion is dy-
Ing. There Will be nothing on cur part to coun-
teract the disposition to peace which the decay
Ing vigor aud promise OF the war will necesaa-
r;iy produce In the minds of our enemies. The
United States have only to atop. There 10 moth
log to prevent ihem from doing this at any time.
Whatever thoee may affirm who desire 60 feed
and inhame the war spirit among them, We
but speak the universal sentiment Of our peo-
pie when We say We have no purpose against
them that would require them to remain 10
arms day, We stand only on our defenee:-
We have only proposed to GEEK our fortunes
apart from them. We care not how happy or
prosperous they may be without us. 1t was
no part of our motive, in separating, to destroy
or ipjure them. We made no attack on their
people, their property, or their institutions.--
We were simply taking care OF ourselves
There is nothing to prevent peace and jos.
settlement between the two confederacies any
day, but the will of our enemies. There Is no
question of life and death between us, so far as
they are concerned. Il is not necessary for
them to be destroyed that We may live. They
seek our life-We do not want theirs. We have
neither the purpose nor the wish TO subjugaie
them. They have no motive for the war
have nothing at stake but the advantage they
might hope to get ont Of us by forcing us into
connection, or subjugasion to them. The hope
gone Of succeeding in this, there is no rational
motive left. They have no right, no lnheri-
tance, no privilege Of their own, which We
seek to destroy or impair. And surely they
will not admit that they have not among them
selves the elements Of greatness and happi.
ness, lna. g.