The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-02-20

Inaansrer 10 . correspondent who ac-.
cuses ne World Of Inconsistency in 'advo-
catinEt>araiJns Of moro men and money
for tne war, While ut tie ssmetime IL -
ssrts that the war has been perverted from
III orlainaa purpose; thst Journal mskes the
following sensible ana foreible remarks:
I'VE do not suppose that even . Demo .
cratic ssdrninistrstior, if such were now IN
power, could make an honorable peace
without further fighting. Certain IT Is, tnat
the South will never be induced by "morai
sussionp to submit to the nest of abolition
lists now in possession of the Federal Gov-
erntusnAa Even il, Mr., Liucoln's admins
arssior would strictly obey the Constltu
ton. il would make not the slightest dii1er
epee In the course of the Southern leaders
To advocate the Withholding of supplies is
therefore An indirect consent to dlsdnion
but while there shall remain the faintes'
hone of restoration, there is no sacrifice we
would not cheerfully make for the Union'
Asfhiucs now stand, there is no redemp-
fion for the Union without the aid OF great
armies. If this administration shall sur
render its power on the All OF March, 1902
al the drifting thati in the meantime sue
csssfully done, all the. territory recovered;
oil the important strategic points cameo
and held, will facilitate the responsible task
which will devolve upon its successors.-
The war, even as conducted BY this blum
deripg and imbecile administration, is ex'
hausting the resources and prostrsting the
strength of the Rebels, and so conduces to
the encouragement and dependency that
must precede restoration. Hence We earn
estly advocate the supplying Of the admin
istrations with military means; protesting
with equal earnestness, against the fragrant
violations of the Constitution, its misman
agement of the war, its waste, its extraVa
eance, its dishonesty, and the enormous
corrtptiou with which all its departments
are reeking.a But to make these abuses
reason fer abandoning the war, is to give
MP the Union on the eve of Presidential
election whose result may change the whole
faceof affairs o4e sIIfas
1t seems to us that there is great
good sense and much sound policy
in the paragraphs We have quoted
Even If the war were stopped by the
withdrawal of our army or our failure to
reinforce it, what security have We that our
Northern homes would be secure from the
invaders tread; what hope can We enter
tain that the rebels in their unopposed pro
gress, would fail to retaliate upon Northern
States and communities the sufferings they
have been made to undergo? fthey gain
their independence, we lose ours. There is
not room on the continent for two nations
of our people to live in security and peace.
There is no one who appreciates more keen
.ly than we the many worse than blunders
which have characterized the manner in
which the war has been conducted. The
outrages upon private and personal rights
which have been committed and the rapid
strides towards desI otto power which the
Federal administration has taken, find in
Us neither apologists nor supporters. But,
believing as we do, that We are involved in
war for self preservation and national ex-
istencs, We stand ready at all times to do
what we can in aid of its prosecution The
Union must be, preserved Or our nation is
forever undone. And while We condemn
the folliss and abuses and extravaganza of
Mr.. Lincoln's administration, considera
ton of the horrors that must ensue should
the rebels prove victorious,
makes US rather bear the ills we have
Than fiy to others that We knew rot Of"