The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-23
DONE want the War to End.

precisely as we see them now. is it likely
that war would have been so readily ac.
cepted ?-likely that Greeley's advice to
his party friends in Congress, to "yicld
not an inch," would have besa needed !
We think not They were seen and faith
fully foretOld by the Democracy, but
passion, prejudice and Ganaticism drowned
tho voice of reason and humanity, and
the Administration, controlled by fanatics
and knaves, Of the Garrison and Cameron
school, plugged the country into war in
obedience TO the clamor Of the radicals
Greeley bad succeeded in educating the
North to hate the South" and the North
was ready and eager for the fight. Rely
ing on the numerical Superiority of the
free States, confident of creating a servile
insurrection in the South, Seward assured
the country that the "rebellion would be
crushed in ninety days" and cnthusids
tic and thoughtless individuals placed
confidence in his silly assurance. Chan
dler, the bloated and brutal Senator from
Michigan. declared that ga little blood
letting would do good" and his party in
dorsed the atrocious sentiment. Well,
VIC have had " blood letting" not little
but rivers Of it, and the fell spirit of Abo.
litioniSm cries for more! Has that which
has already been spilled accomplished
any good? Why must more be sacri-
feed? Has not three years of bloody
experience demonstrated the imposSibil
ty Of subjugating the South q? Is the
prospect any more favorable now Of a
"speedy crushing Of the rebellion" than
it was three years ago9 Can we afford
to continue the war three years longer at
the rate of six hundred thousand men
and thousand millions Of dollars year?
What have we in return for this immense
expenditure OF blood and treasure? A
crushing national debt, excessive taxes,
an army of tax-gatherers, a bankrupt
country, worthless paper currency, and,
Saddest of all, hundreds of thousands Of
destitute widows and orphans. The heart
sickens at tho contemplation Of the result.
Why continue such bloody, destructive,
| fruitleSs war?
The national debt is assuming, and has
already assumed, frightful proportions
We pay the interest on it by making new
loans, and our system of taxation, while
reaching from the cradle to the coffin, ex.
empts from its grasp the capitalists Of the
country who own the government bonds
and are paid their interest in gold. The
laboring classes, the men least able to pay
the taxes, are the sufferers, while the
shoddyites go free. 1t is not the policy
Of the Administration that anything cf-
fectual should be done, for the longer tue
war lasts the greater the grab. So hong
as the friends of the Administration can
become millionaires on the misery Of 9TH
ers-so long as tho ballots and bayonets
Of armed men can carry the elections,
what motive have those in power to con-
qucr a peace? The greatest misfortune
that could happen to them, would be the
disbanding of the army, and no more con,
tracts to be gwen out. They do not mean
that the army ever shall be disbanded, if
they can prevent it, and as long as they
are kept in power they can prevent it,
1t keeps them in power. In numerous
instances the Administration has sent
home from the army Republicans 10 vote,
while it refused the same privilege to
Democrats. In this fraudulent way it
has elected its friends. There is another
draft ordered of five hundred thousand
more men, and we know from the past
what such q draft means. 1t means to
force tho white men liable to military du-
ty into the army, for the purpose of con-
trolling their votes. Shoddyites and Of
Gce.holders are able and can afford to hire
substitutes, poor men are not and cannot.
A contract or two and another lease of
Office will reimburse them. 1t is to their
interest to continue the war, and interest,
with such men, goes far ahead Of fjusticc,
humanity or patriotism.
Senator Sumner remarked, three years
ago, that history furnished no precedent
to justify the expectation that the South
may be subjusated. Can it be done? Is
the South weaker to day than it was three
years ago. Is it less determined, san
guine, hopeful? Is its subjugation more
promising now than it was then? If we
are lavishing our blood and treasure upon
an impracticablc scheme, we cannot real
ize it too soon. We think this is the fact,
and every man will reach the same con.
clusion if he will take the trouble to re-
fleet. The war has been conducted long
enough for the benefit of the Administra.
ton and its horde Of swindling contract.
ors. More than enough blood has already
been shed to crafty the malice of the
most vindictive or quench the thirst of
the most brutal.
KRETL, one Of the Santa Clara robbers,
was formerly Kansas Jayhawker. lie
was worthy pupil of Senator Lane of
that State and was commissioned as a
lieutenant under him. We doubt not
that many of the thieves now at large in
this State are graduates of the same