Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-03-31

A Voice lronrtne North.
"POPULARITY OF THE WAR"
We find in the editorial columns Of the
New York Daily News, of the 9th inst,
all article entitled "Popularitv Of the
War;" which sets forth in forcible and
graphic terms. tho fast waning war spirit
of the Northern people, and tears from the
face o. Lincoln and his crew, the veil of
deceit and hypocracy, with which they
have So long gulled the Northern people.
1t is a bold paper tora a New York latitude,
and the fact that its publication is tolerat-
ed by the Washington tyrant, shows that
a wonderful revolution is taking place in
northern sentiment 1t is as follows:
"There has been no bugbcar more
alarming to the timid and un"rgapized
friends nf peace than the pretended "pop-
alayity' of the Dar. Tie negro Worship
ers AMI their allies OF the 'War Democra-
cv" know this SD we'll that they have spar
ed no efforts or appliances to spread and
leigtlen the delusion. N,thing could Il.
lustrate more fully the madness, which is
now weaning 80 fast, than the felicity with
which they have been able, hitherto, to
impose it on the public credulity.
We pr4sn,ae that no one who knows
anything OF the American character, Or
has read the history Of the American peo~
pie, can honestly believe the latter to be
either towards or mercenaries3 With the
sad exception of a portion OF the popula'
tion OF New England, e the struggle OF
1912, there is no record OF their having
s!,vunk from any of the duties or sacr:f
| ces imposed on then, by patriotism in tunes
Of war. On the contrary, they have been
| so ready, always to answer to the call OF
country, that they have more than once
mistaken for it the false appeaLs of de,na-
goguesm and passion. Tley have always
been SO willing and often SO anxious to
fight, that European diplomacy has long
characterized them, proverbially, as dis
turhers of the peace OF nations. 1t was
this hasty and l,ngnacious impulse, go PEI
culiar tn them that it could be counted on
with absolute certainty. which the unprin-
cipled contrivers OF our present suffering,
abused and tempted for their own unholy
ends at the beginning of the war To the
enthusiasm with which the first calls of
Mr.. Lincoln We're responded to, thousands
o. desuiate households-tens OF thousands
of brave hearts now cold--bear mute and
fearful witness. Then, indeed, the war
was popular. Right or wrong, 1t appeal
ed TO the popularheart, aud Was answered
with it's best blood. .st @.s 4sss@ sr 4s3
Let US look, now, at the contrast. To
do so, we must not GO to the columns OF
1.-THE pensioned press Of file dynasty at
wv ashington nor TO the manufactures OF
New England or New York, or elsewhere
who have grown fat On the carnage of
better men; nor to the traders, or jobbers,
or contractors, Or place-lnen, or parasites !;
the myriad OF jackals who feed on the
IIblnody offal OF the strife. We have only.
to contemplate the sim pie and naked facts,
that with apopulation three times that Of
the States at war with us, aud . fighting
population proportionarely much larger.
with bouuties proffered, such. as never
tempted 'c,ipidity N any war before zoe
are compelled to sedalce Josssyne,ss ON
honaesst JgM oas,, battles fer pay, and are
driven 10 the still more degrading neces-
s'ty Of, committing the honor of onrs, flag
and the vindication of our manhood to, TIE
hands Of negroes, bond and free Net the
renlefless grasp ofa most merciless andaun-
constitutional conscription, ancr the seduc-
ton OF bounties large enough to make q
poor man1s fortune, can non droQor ennce
American citizens, except ID nun brs ab-