The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-11-03
How Long Will the War Last

Lincoln as one OF tac worst calamltles that
could befal the country. It would be a
guarantee of another four years war, at
least.
MIR. Lincoln, at the Philadelphia SAM
tary fair, said 81 only ask for four Years
more of war to abolish slavery in every one
of the Southern States"
General Ben. Butler says: "The re-
election Of Mr.. Lincoln will be equivalent
to "A twenty years war"
General Sherman SAYS: "This war has
just begun, and its issues are the mysteries
of the DIM future"
General Jim Lane. at a Republican
meeting in New York. declared: by
Cd | want to make this war perma-
nent institution"
The meeting, being composed mostly Of
Federal officials and government contrac-
tors, shouted applause.
To show what the Lincoln policy has
done, and, if continued, how long the war
will be likely to last, we quote the follow
ing from a recent letter of Thurlow Weed
Secretary Stewards right hand man, aud
who Is well acquainted with the objects of
the abolition party. He says
Abolition influences il Congress and in
the Cabinet have double the m lions of
do lars, and deepened Il rivers of blood
pent and shed, in war, which, so long
IS such influences and councils sway the
government, promises nothing but ali IN
rERMINABLE CONFLICT or an in
glorious termination.
The London correspondent of the New
York Times, (Rcpublican.) in referring to
ru,nors Of peace, saws:
try Ii every way and cannot cypher
out Peace. So long as the Noh IN
st:ss upon sntjuyoting the .South-govern-
ing 1t Ly builtts md Joiltos, and SO long az
the South resists this subuyasto,, tie car
mustgo on. The Russian war in Circas.ia
lasted twenty yelas. The Spaniards and
Moors rere ii ,rar eight handred gears
The Moors were driven out of Spain, and
Gin clssia has b9en conquered, the remnant
of the people who refused to submit to
Russia taking refuge with the Turk. In
ten. or tre~ty, or thirty years, the South
erners who have not escaped to Canada,
or Europe may take refuge in Mexico.
No boay can cypher cut peace under
the Lincoln poiicY-exhanstio OF one or
the other Of the contending parties ,uust
take place before the war ends if Lincoln
shall be reelected. The South can call in
TO Ks servce-and is making preparation
for it-from three to four hundred thou
sand able-bodied negroes, bestowing upon
them freedom. All" SAYS the blind IA
matte, 1.-The fact o putting negroes in their
armies is evidence that the rebels are
! nearly exh: listed Indeed Was II cvi-
denco that We were nearly exhausted
when re put negroes III our armies p
With their negroes, and the youths that
arrive annually ut transferring age the
rebels can continue the war for years to
come And il was in view Of these facts.
ana the unity and determination Of the
Southern people, that constrained Gen
sherman to say, this war is just begun,
and its issues are the mysteries Of the dim
| future.
! As an evidence tha. tie authorities At
Washington do NOT expect this war 70 end
/ for three or four yea :" come, the :,1icw-
ING passage from GOV. SEYMOUR recent
speech at Philadelphia abundantly proves
| On that occasion lie raid:
The men WHO were drafted this year
nnder tie FIVE hundred thousand call have
but one year t. serve. The three years
men WHO were taken into the army in ST.
will go OIL: Of the service next year
| There terms begin to expire in the spring.
! liz n.ne months tie army wiI Meet tie lar
gea additions Mut hap. beea made 81 anv
one time. As the Administration shrink
from calling for more three wears men
just before an election, the places to be
vacated by the one gear xlen must be pro
vided to be filed IA nine months. and thus
it is reasonable 10 believe that TUE LAR
GEsT DRAFT THAT HAS YET BEEN MAP
WILL b.: ORDERED AT THE BEGINNING OF
TIE YEAR 1863. | do not speak unad-
visedly, for the Administration have init
mated to me that thy sxpec! another draft
The State Of Ncy ! rk had furnished an
excess of three ar men, and | asked
that in making up me quota oi New \ ork,
one three years man, should be counted as
equal to three one year man. They said
they could not do that, as they needed
men Immediately; but they provided that
three years man should count as one
man on THIS dratf, ~ one man on the
NEXT DRAFT, and as one man again on
r..H THIRD DRAFT, and thus the mat
ter would be e1uaIized So it appears
from this that We .e to have at least t,Co
drafts more Voice-'that's refresh
ing" Every man knows that We must
have this draft After the wax is ended,
under the policy of this administration,
we shall be compelled to maintain large
armies to hold the peoI lie of the South in
subsection to carry ont the Emancipation
Proclamation and the contiscation Act.
-Four years more" says Lincoln
Twenty years more" says Butlor; The
war has just begun says Sumner; "Ten
twenty, thirty years, says the New York
Times; This war permanent institu
ton says Lane; "An Interminable con
aict." says woodland then follow drafts
and ,lraft. and drafts.
such no the issues of Lincoln's policy,
and such will GLOW bis reelection.