, 1864-07-24

besides, that If peace is wanted 1t can be had ,
IN the original and only terms ever yet pro-
posed by the great majority Of the nation :
he submission of the rebellion, and the re-
nova1 Of it's cause; so that there shall be no
urthcr temptation or proyocatiou for an
other AID one thing is obvious, that what
ever be the mind Of the natloD, this Is the
only ground which the present Admlnlstra-
tion can occupy. If the people are tired OF
the war, aud wish TO yield the Independence
of the Confe0cr.cy, and the division OF the
nation, It Ia for them 10 turn ont the present
ruiers, and put In others who will carry ont
their wishes. This Will be, in fact, the real
issue Of the coming election. The defeat OF
Lincoln is defeat of the war policy, and
resort to compromise and patching, accord
ing to the policy of former years. Thus is
Whit The Copperheads OF all stripes feel;
and which Will be embodied, or not, In their
coming platform, according to their amount
Of courage to do It
The Southern politicians know very well
that this is the case, and that the Northern
Democracy can do nothing without them, to |
tell them what to do. And seeing the blind |
ness and belplessness OF the Copperheads, |
Clay and Holcanb are sent up to confer With !
them, and put them on the right track. We |
call attention therefore to the fact which we !
have 30 often asserted, that the rebels South,
and their allies North. are really but one par
II, and are acting in perfect concert rs Of |
old
Bat why do they eau upon Horace, II such !
be the fact, and make him their confidaut,
Instead of putting themselves in contact with |
some Of their own political brethren? Soft
1y: They have been conferrfng with their
associates NIL the while; but they do not want
to make that pnbllc. They wish to get at
President Lincoln, and to this end must use
some Of his political friends; and who of all
men could they hope to find to their hand
II not the philosopher" whose Ambiguous
utterances in the beginning Of the war led
them to hope that he might now represent
party which would be in faTor Of letting the
South 60. The minis, Of course, to detaeh
from the Ear some Of Its supporters. And
they are not very particular from which side
Of the Union party they gct them.
Ills little amusing to hear the fellows
preach, after getting President Lincoln's
manifesto. They affect s great astonish.
ment, and swell ont with big words, as Of
old as to the fmpossibility Of the South being
overcome. AZ We have heard 80 many things
asserted to be impossible from that quarter
such as the taking OF New. Orleans, of Vicks~
burg, and the occupation ofthe Mississippi
aud which hare nevertheless been accom-
plished, we may distfust these new declara.
lions; especially as we see the work which
they call impossible, to be actually going on
They are hor1iaed that we will not consent
10 hs1e the milton divided, with q slave en-
pire on our border.
As to how much this new political effort
will amount 10, We shall gee BY and by.
THE NUmBRH ALREADY SENT.
The New York 1Vo,ld. as q part Of the
Copperhead argument against furnishing the
Government with more men, makes up the
following as table OF the "tnuuber Of men
already sent to the field" We WILL give the
Copperhead figures and then examine them !:
suxHEB or MEN sUNaosKD 70 TIE T1Kt.p.-a
Under Presidents hrst cal, april 19, 1:6l. ISIS
roe4 e1 tes e si 81 + 51y III
Ni1l,ta called out in August 16Ga ......., 30aO0o
Militia called ont ia June. 1863 -....... 19.o0O
r. ce1ssSRiops 1zfS g1tas:, Su,y 1 1s6 80 20 s3 S
Deduct militia md "lhsee moaths" men. 457.sss
Ralance Il +310.9 BEL
Thus It will be seen that TIC enormous number
q Or: mn.on nane , hundrtd and e. net.sana MIR
F&d, exclusive Of rho temporarily serving militia
oftho hlsek soldiers, and Of the hundred days men
who recently oftrtd their serTlees-
The first item Il, ,875 men were enlisted tor
three months only and returned to their
homes abo4t The time Of the drst battle OF
Bull Run.
The second Item, C6O,s71, consists Of the
troops stated By Secretary Cameron to have
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