, 1864-07-22
Gbifago Grtbnne.
FRIDAY, JULY e, e: 1864.

QDndgo WIUAlR.
FRIDAY, JULY as, 1864.
TIE RIGHT TO SAVE THE ONION.
The Copperhcad papers are circulating the
following as the language Of Mr. Lincoln In
1861. rs evidence Of Inconsistency between
lila tosttion then and now. It deserves care
tul examination
"This war. 70 far az have had anytbine to do
~ith Il, Is carried Oh on the ,dea that there Is
Inion sentiment In those Stateft which, sci nee
9s as Gvfs ey III be s
Client to repace th ,fe States In the Union. u nn
nts.aIcn IN this, II there IL no fneh eendment
xhere, the people Of th"te staies a,e oe1esmaneo
bc1s Of this Conederacy it fe beyood tac power OF
the people Of the other States TO iofce Lhe 70 re-
in IN thc uniop ana. s,, N 'nad no ss1
fheft-ttie wur IL not only an error, it Is cH1NE
The Language may or may not be that OF
alr. Lincoln, but it probably would have c1-
nrcssed the views Of very many Unionlsts at
That tiuc. In nothing has the progress OF
northern sentiment been more marked than
in the faith and confidence Of our people in
their ability to suppress the rebellion, what
Before the war We had quietly assented to
The Southern boast that to coerce the South
would be physically impossible Now none
doubt our ability to accomplish it, except
those who 30 not want It dome. We believe
tue dissolution Of the Union requires as much
tue consent Of those who stay, as Of those
who 60 and any utterance from any quarter
inconsistent with this view We ressrd as
fatally unsonnd.
But is il true that the language cited would
he inconsistent with Mr. Lincoln'e present
courses Is there not Union sentiment In
those States which; when set free from the
rebel mower, will be sufficient to replace
those States in the Union? Have We found
no Union sentiment in Maryland, West Vir-
ctp;a, kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri aud
Louisiana? OF course. SO long as there is
even a probability OF the ultimate triumph
of the rebellion, these who might suffer
from It's returning sway over them will be
prudent of ayowing their Unionism. But
the moment NIL reasonable fear of the return
of the rebel sway ceases, loyalty to the
Union is restored. What means the follow
ing significant comment on the Uniouism of
the people Of North Carolina, contained in
the letter OF the rebel Gen Holmes to broth
CT officer IN EwelI's Corps, picked up at
Silver Spring after the retreat of the rebels:
~ am ashamed to own it, but the majority
of North Carolinians not in the army are
traitors 10 our cause." Not only minority
OF the North Carolinians, but of the Northern
Geosgiaps, and Alabanllaus, and Texans,
among whom slavery has not swallowed up
every other consideration and affection, are
at heart true TO the Union.
roRREsrss DEeEAr-GUER1LL
OPEssk aTkONS.
Should the accounts received, Of the defeat
Of the .bcl partisan Forrest, be borne out
by subsequent reports, 1t must be regarded
as. one Of the most gratifying accomplish
ments Of our summers undertakings. We
doubt if anything in the campaign Of tn.
season has yielded more real encouragement
to the rebellion, or operated more disheart
ingly to the country, than the several sue
cesscs the rebels have been able to realize IL
d partisan way, or upon the frontier, ant
separate from the main armies. Bsnks' de
feat up the Red River was far more impo.tan
In It's moral, than military and material bear
ing. The operations Of Forrest in Kentucky
and his butchezy at Pillow, as mere militaz,
achievements, really amounted to nothing
but "a exhibiting the pluck and spirit OF thi
rebels, md as showing them capable Of con
fronting ue at widely distant points, and ii
territory virtually conquered By us from tn.
rebellion, and in the rear OF our great and ad
vancing army, they hare certain effect botl
on ourselves and On the rebellion generally
which, not to be coveted. So the fact tina
this miserable scoundrel Forrest, coult
maintain himself 50 long In Northern Ala
bama and Mississippi, aud be able to contro
force there sufficient for such a raid as tha
into Kentucky, and to threaten Sherman
communications, which he was known to b
preparing to cut, for 20 long time, was no
an agreeable thing to contemplate, and va
liable to precip!sate grave disasters.
We have known all the season that rod
were being picked for him; that troops wer
moving In certain directions, conveyed In Gel
Luln ways. and so torth. aun nu lor1n; III
which We did not feel at liberty to speak ol
and have expected this long while to hear Q
Ills being enuf1ed ont. II Hir has been fairl
done, as the reports lead MS to expect goo
thing has been accomplished; not so larg
as sherman's great Nosk to be sure, bu
worthy Of Immense graduation and thanks
giving.
What tLe rebels seek to accomplish is II
exhibit, and to render, our conquesta inse
cure and valuelesB. Thus, II Forrest cou1t
maintain force of s 600 men In that corne
Of Mississippi, capable on occasion of bsine
swclled to q, ,00o, he was standing menace
to Memphis, and to all our domin ation IL
Western Tennessee and Kentucky, md ever
in Georgia- So, Writ Adams manages tt
Keep little force on foot west Of Vicksbutg
to hold down nnye ntisneut of unionfsm in
Mississippi, and TO threaten even Vicksburp
itself, if 20 it ie at all neglected. And 80
Price's army is let loose in Missouri, to keeI
the State IL turmoil, so as to demonstratt
that Missouri is not lott yet to the Confed
eracy, at least lot gained to the Union, AMI
can never be made secure for the Unite:
Stascs again.
Thus argument and slang are supplied tt
CoppeIhcads here, rs their material to b.
used against the Government, to help the re
bellion. "see!'' they say, "you have no
quilted the country you hare not conquered
the South, even that part Of tt which you
armies have overruu; and how are you eve
10 do it:'' Thus they expect to disgust tn
people with the war; upset the Administra
ton. and get Independence for the Confede
rucy.
Thus the Light they kindle enables us t.
sec our way. We have three things to do
first, 1c-clect Mr. Lincoln, and thus put q
end to their expectations and their twatn
together; second. 70 on with our big opera
lions In Yirginia, without any regard to th
buzzing Of flies or the biting Of mosquitoes
and third, employ Set Of men specially
with brushes aud long poles, to sweep on
these guerilla insects in clean and work
manllke manner. Gen. A ]. Smith, though
an old man, is enough for Forrest or forest
Of Forests. Let him continue to look ate,
him. Let some other true man-Dennis, o.
otber-see to Writ Adams case. Give Rose
Grams the means and the authority to sccur.
quiet ln Missouri It can be done, and ht
Can do Il.
Those who argue that this sort OF thing l
TO be kept up, do not know Of what they ar
talking. The reelection of Lincoln will XII
good part Of it outright. The success Q
Sherman and Grant will dispose Of most Q
the balance; and what is left will be swep
ont snmmari1y when the main work Of tn
war ie over. As long rs the hope Of the rebel