The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-09-21

men Win simply no returns, or Abraham
Lincoln has called to the winds for another
half million, we invoke once more the
sweet dream of tranquility and say. "Surc-
ly this horrid state of things cannot last
possibly much longer" In the course of
June. howeyer. the Congress of the Con-
federate States agreed TO manifesto, in
the form Of joint resolution Of the two
houses, which, thoogh drowned in the din
ot war at the moment, ought not to be fori
gotten.
: : The first move of The Coufede-
rates in this case was practical and enti-
tied to respect. Il was request that four
of their public men might have safe con-
duct TO Washington in order to negotiate,
not for any definite and one sided PROPOSE
lion, but for peace. which both sides pro,
fess TO desire. The reply to this was in
Abraham Lincoln's curtest style, to the ef-
feet that he will not permit the approach
Of anybody who does not come authorized
10 agree to the integrity of the Union and
The abandonment of slavery. That, Of
course, is submission, and means that the
Cabinet Of Washington will not hear of
peace unless upon its own terms. As this
is not the temper which the lessons of ages
have taught US of the Old World, we can
not be expected to sympathize with it. We
shall be more apt TO observe that " Pride
comes before iall." and to anticipate that
the republican despot will only. show on a
new stage the fate OF his Legitimate models.
Where, however, advice utterly fails,
and is not even taken kindly, providen-
ual instance may be allowed to speak for
Itself. The great lesson we wish 10 i'm
press on the Cabinet of Washington is,
that litisants are not fit judges of their own
quarrel. and will, therefore, if they are
wise. take advice. accept umpires. or bow
to tribunals. Here is great and lamenta-
BILE instance in the quarrel of Denmark
with Germany. Let il not be said thai
Denmark did really asal herself Of the
good offices OF neutrals, for though she did
so in form, she still acted for herself, ant
has suffered the usual consequences. The
!. Americans are only doing what the Danes
have done to their cost. 1t would not be
an easy task 10 arbtrate between the NORTH
and South, nor is it TO be expected thai
any possible award will give either salts.
lection or ave ert all dangers. But anything
is better than an indefinite prolongation y
the war on It's present scale. Nor can the
war be conducted on smaller scale, fol
hitherto lis failures have arisen from ths
deficiency Of men, materials and ships a
the point Of attack. Ii is never fount
possible TO complete the line, 10 protect III,
flank and rear, 10 keep up the communities
!. tions, TO follow on a temporary advantage
TO de,ach corps, without sntailins an at
tack at the point weakened; in a word, 4
keep up the number 10 the required mark
We ask the wisest statesmen and the bes
tactitians Of Washington whether this vii
!, , ever be more possible than nov. The mel
U the men must fail, as they have failed i,
? all wars. Even Ireland is reseryoi
! which must be exhausted before long
That race, impulsive and unwise as il is
Games to stasd. still at last. IL IL rebel
: several times in q century, its rebellion
. never last long. il nes III. the French re
I publicans, Mt. 0'Eonnell, Mr.. Smith o.
e Bren, aud many others, have found I
$ their cost that il could awake from delusion
u 81 a day will come when Ireland will no
e she'd its blood like water fer purely Amer
= ican quarrel, nor will the Americans them
selves. Streets full Of crpples, orphan
and widows. iields titled by women. an
trade passing into the hands Of newly al
rived foreigners, will be a terrible CON
ment on the successive calls for million!
L A generation will come that will say il ha
~ no hand in the war, il is no act OF their:
u il is the folly Of their wrong-headeL an
" obstinate fathers. So they will not 6gh
u nor will they pay for the fighting. 7
e what compromise or submission they wi
! come at last it is not ours to conjecture
% but they will one day be glad to acceI
e something that now their souls would al