Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-09-03

tNko gOOu care tnat no opportunity DC given
the people to vote against it. BY lies, by
fraud and by chicanery this revolution was
inaugurated (; by force, by tyranny and the
suppression of truth it is sustained. II is
nearly time that it should end, and of sheer
depletion it must end before long We
have had enough of want and woe, enough |
of cruelty and corpses. There is an abund-
ance of 5ereaved parents, weeping widows
and orphaned children in the land. IL we |
can, let lis not increase the number. The !
men who, to aggrandize themselves, or to
crafty their own political ambition, brought
this cruel war upon peaceful and prosper
Gus country, will have to render fearful
account of their misleeds to q wrongcd, |
robbed and outraged people. Earth has no
punishment sufficiently meet for their vii
lainy here, and hell will hardly be hot
enough to seattle them hereafter"
There is certainly no small proportion
of the Southern people despite the lying
declaration to learn,) that not only favor
the progress of our arms, but that daily
pray that this eXterminating war may soon
be brought to finality by our complete
and perfect success. They have had too
much of dcspotism-not enough of the
triumph promised them. Many intelligent
Southern gentlemen do, indeed, express
strong hopes oftheir ultimate independence,
but such hope is not shared by the masses.
Disappointed from the first in not having
been acknowledged by foreign powers
more bitterly disappointed in their general
exception that Northern cowardice or dis
senslOn would secure their cnds-but
single chance remains, and that is the result
of Que next election for President. If a
Democrat succeeds to Mr. Lincoln, they
profess to feel sure ofnegotiatiOns, and sure
of their Contcderacy. They believe De
mocrat will be elected. In NJ. Lincoln's
reelection they see only suhiugation, an
nihlation, for the war must then continue,
and continuance is their failure and ruin.
| In military affairs it is an excellent rule
| never to do what the enemy dcsires-is it
not equally true in policy? Certain it is
! that the only remaining hope of the South
/ has in 1Ir. Lincon's defeat.
Now, am not enough of a politician to
know whether the election of Democrat
can result as favorably to the South as it
anticipates The wish alone may be the
parent Of their belief. But l assured all
who expressed that belief that the North,
as a mass, is as united as the South-that
no Democrat could be elected on a peace
platlorm-any that any President who
would inaugurate any measure leading to
the basis of Southern independence, would
be promptly hung, 10y loyal acclamaton, to
the lamp posts in front of his own Presi-
dental mansion.
However that may he, if we are but true
to ourselves there can Inc but one result
What we now need is mcn-only men-not
srh,ti.,,to. ar hir.lin,rs who oo fnr,b for
any motive but the coHntry's p0od. and pro
duce but little bcyonG dcnrociatipu our
armics-but mcn-Such rs really constitute
the State and bonst of b,;nr frcrncn and
the sons of frrrnrn If those fail tn sun-
port their count,,y's cause in n hour of prril
thcv nre unworthy of CONTINUING frrcmrn
and sbould bIpsL over to exercise n free.
mans nriviIroos
But if bountirs must be maid LET If I've il.
Southern land NOT in Northern roId and
armies ofcmigrants, whose sons NAV aspir,
to even the rule Of the nation. will cross the
seas to win the broad acres that disloyalty
has forfeited t6 the state
TO every in,clliufut soldier who has
fought through all these indccisiye cam
puiUus ON almost nnmhprla.s indrcis,v,
fields. the oucstion constantly arisrs Will
toucbino force whv we do not rver,vhcln
our enemies
Tens of thousands Of lives arc lost Le.
cause our array of strnnrth is so disnronor
tonatelv less than that AGAINST which We
battle. Everywhere we meet ON ncarI,
equal terms. where we mioht well have to,Il
to one. The cost TO Ms in blood and trcos
ure, of PROLONGED war. can hardly he fore
scen-tLe' economy is infinite of such NJ
effect as the r,orious North should nm
forth.
The South will fInht os lono at the strur
ole is caual. if will submit to sucb nrepon
dcrance rs we should show in every field,
Glance at the summers campai0n I
Sherman had but so 600 TO 75 900 more me,
r near. the South wouId be lost because HOOD
would be annihilated. If Meade had move,
in the spring with reserves of II. 600 to 100,
, 600 men, Lee would have been hopclcssll
, crushed. Even at this moment third col
, umn of 10000 to 10000 rightly move,
would give unopposed blows to the confed
cracv from which she could never rise.
What folly, then to struggle on in this
way when we can send to the field fiy
, times the force already there, What weak
ness to think we cannot conquer the South
Behind the James only BOYS and old mel
are to be seen, while here men buy an,
sell as in the oIdcn DAYS of Quiet. and rcgi
, mcuts of ablc-boded ci,izeus crowd III
streets Of our cities
, There is but one course consistent will
safety or honor. Let the people awake to
sense of their dignity and STRENGTH. and
few months of comparativcly itritiinp cxcr
, ton. OF such effort as alone is worthy # tn