Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-09-02
Vol. 81: No. So.

dFHis- as Il-t ds L0ey can DC &rfHeG, 10 AID The
defence Of otr homes and altars, and the grave
Of cur ancestors
''If the Confederate Government viii not seuC
the large cavalry force now engaged in raidng am
repelling raids, to destroy the long line of rail
roaas over which General Sherman brings his sup
plies from Nashville, and thu compel him to re-
trest with the loss Of most Of his army. the peo
| pie of Georgia, who have already been drawn up
on more heavily iii proportion to the population
than those cf any other State in the Con8ederaey
must, at all hazards and at any sacrifice, rush to
the front
There must, indeed, have been desperate weak.
ness when Georgia, and the Southern cause with
1t, were so neglected that Lees army might Be
made equal 10 the task Of holding Grant 10 the
Potomac or the James aud the people of the
South are intelligent enough to understand and
to appreciate the fact, and they have lost heart
accordingly
The following is from letter written by cne
rebel to another, that accidentlf fell into the
hands Of oae of my fellow prisoners, and for the
authenticity of which youch
Very lew persons are preparing to obey the
late call Of the Governor His summons viii
meet Eith no response here, The people are
soul-slek and heartily tired OF this hateful hope
less strife
They would end ff they could but orr would
be rulers would take good care that no opp0rtuni-
ty b given the PEOPLE to yote against it. By lies.
by fraad and 5y ehicanery this revolution was In
auguratedi BY force, by tyranny and By the sup
pressfofl Of truth it Is sustained Il is nearly
time that il should end and Of sheer depletion
it must end before long. We hare had enough Of
want and woe, enough of cruelty and carnage.
enough of eFipples and corpses. There Is an
abundance of bereaved parents weeping widows
and orphan children in the land. IF we can, let
US not increase the number. The men who, to
aggrandize themselves, or 70 crafty their own po-
htIcal ambition, brought this war upon peaceful
and prosperous couatry, viii have to render fear
fui account OF their msdeeds to Eronged, rob-
bed and outraged people Earth has no punish
ment sufficiently mete for their viilany here, and
hell viii hardly be hot enough to seattle them
hereafter
There. is certainly no small proportion Of the
Southern people-despite the wing declarations
of their generals, had good occasion to learn
that only faFors the progress of oar arms, but
that daily prays that this extermlnatlng war may
soon be brought to fnality by our complete and
perfect SUGGEST
They have mad too much Of despotisIn, not
enough OF the triumph promised them. Many
intelligent SeUthern gentlemen do indeed, express
strong hoEes of their ultimate Independence: but
such hope is Tot shared by the massea Disap-
pointed from the first in not being acknowledged
BY foreign powers, more bitterly disappointed in
their general expectations that Northern coward
iCEs VI NisScaic+uLs NIAll Ntcu9c L0S4F ENlH-
single chance remains, and that Is the result of
our next election for President If a Democrat
succeeds to Mr.. Lneoln. they profess to feel sure
Of negotiations and their ConfederacY. They be-
ieve a Democrat win be elected In Mr. I4incoln's
they see only subiugation, snnihilation
tor the war must then continue, and continuance
IS their failure ard ruin.
In military affairs it Is an excellent rule never TO
10 what the enemy desires. L it not equally true
ID politics? Certain it il that the remaining hope
IF the South lies In Mr. L;neeln defeat
NOW, srna act ofIousfTy W . lyJIitcIaT 10 sn7tW
whether fhe election of Democrat can result as
avorsabiy to the South as il anticipates Their
wish alone may be the parentof their belief But
assure all who express that belief that the North,
IS "a mass. is as united as the South that no
could be elected on peace platform,
nd that any President who would inaugurate any
Measure leading to peace, on the basis of South
.rn independence would be promptly hung, by
oyal acclamation, to the lamp post IN front Of his
Rn Presidential mansion.
nd sons of freeIRen If these fail to support
heir country cause in her hour of peril, they
re unworthy Of continueing freemen, and should
LUSH ever 10 exercise a freeman privileges
Sut if bounties be paid, let it be in Southern
and, not in Northern gold. and armies of emf
rants, whose sons may aspreto yin the rule Of
he nation. win cross the seas 20 win the broad
cres that dislovalty has forfeited TO- the State
% every IHLC1h&tA3bt HJtllEK WIZ IGs AfuHlb
trough all these irdecisive campaigns, on almost
umberles5 indecisiye fields, the question contin-
ally arises, with touching force, why NE DO not
our enemies.
Tens Of thousands of lives are lost beczuse eur
ray OF strength is SC disappropriately less than
hat asainst which We bstIle. EveryEhere We
leet on yearly edral terms when we might well
ave four to one. The cost 10 US in blood and
-ersure o. a prolonged war can hardly be foreseen;
ne economy Is infinite Of sncii an effort as the
lorious North should put forth.
TIE South viii fight IS long as the struggle is
luaI ID viii submit to such prepondsrS1ee as
e shotld snow in every fed.
Glance al TIE SumMer campaigns. III SheT-
an had but ffty o. seyenty-five thousand more
annihilateG If Meade had moved IN the
priug, with reserves Of seyenty-6Ve 70 one hun
red thousand nlen, Lee would have been hope
ssly crushed Even at this moment a third col
hin Of forty I'd Fifty thousand men, rightly moved
olld give nhopposed blows to ths Confederacy
ON which she could never rise
v hat folly. then, 70 struggle on IL this way.
hen we can send 20 the Geld ave times the force
ready there H aast weakEess &c think we can
lt coaGuef the Soeta Behind the James, only
lys and old nan are to be seen, while here rlen
1y and sell as in che otden days OF quiet, and
ments Of able bodied citizens crowd the streets
oEr citias
cere Is bat ene c0ysHe coisasscsis WITH NoftnerR
.fety End honor. Let she people awake TO sense
their dignity and ssresgth sad few months
eosngar.figa trifing ezertion Of such effort as
one is worthy Of the ereat AoI;h, and the re-
sllion viii crqinalle before Us hiii this draft
-oInptly and Willingly With good and true men,
nd 4 few spare thousands over rather than un-
,r the cali. and the SUMMER sun Of 1865 viii
line upon regenergteti land.
There are some who speak OF pesee. OF ell
ankees the SouthroF. most scorns tnoSe who do
It fight, bat are glad enough TO employ them, as
ey DO their slaves. s9 perform Their dirty work.
saee Tor the South viii be sweet indeed. lorus,
cept through Southern SuhjagatiQn bnt anarchy
d war forever, The Pacific. the Western, the
lstern States would at once fan asunder. The
,uth would be dominant. and the people of the
orth would deserve to be driven afeid, upon ne
o owners, to hoe corn and cotton for southern
aSters
But no faint-hearted or short-sighteR policy can
aside the eternal DEGREES of the Almighty who
S planted no line of division between the Allan
and the Western deserbs--betReep the great