Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-29
The Cry still for War.

hO SAS DULL 4S& w e63s
1t was the general Impression at the
North that this campaign would close the
war. 1t was pretty distinctly stated in lea.
ding Yankee journals, that one grand, con-
centrated effort under "ths man on horse.
back" would be made, and that it would
berthe fual one. Ifsuccessful,:as all Yam
keedom was positively ,assuredsit would be,
the rebels would have no other alternative
than to throw down their arms and beg fol
peace. If unsuccessful, as all Yaukeedom
was assured II would not and could notSbe,
then tho subjugation of the South would be
considered impracticable and the absurd
scheme would be abandoned. The New
York Herald said in plain terms some two
months ago, that if Grant failed to take
Richmond and thereby crush the: rebellion
Iat single blow, it never could beltaken,
and therefore, by logical deduction, the re.
bellion could neyertbe crushed. We have
no manner of doubt that this was the feel.
ing and idea prevalent at the North when
Grant was put in command of the army Of
tthe Potomac. It was to be the playing out
of the last cardin the game, whetheriit won
or lost, the7war. was to be brought to an i'm
mediate close. To swell the multitude Of
Grants forces, every other army was de.
pleted and every garrison and post drained
from Maine to Florida. y.
Now, since Grants signal failure to take
Richmond insthe repeatedsattempts he has
made to-. do so,-now, since he has saban.
doned line after line and base after base,
under pressure of bloody defeats, until he
has reached a place of refuge, rendered
memorable by McClellau's occupation Of it
in the summer of 1862, under precisely
/ the same circumstances the Lincoln press,
as we know they would do, are urging the
prosecution of the. war, just as if it was not
a week DID, =aud just as if;it had cost them
net a dollar or a life. The Herald is fore.
most, of course, in this cry for more blood
and more debt, in contemptuous disregard
of its own eommittals two months ago to
abide the result of Grants campaigo, as
6nality. This is the way the yedal, lying,
wicked Yankees press is soonstantly endeavor-
ing to keep the pesple:of the North from
turning aside from the road,to ruin over
which theyare rushing with rail road speed.
We only wish that these editorial brawlers
for war, with Lincoln and Seward, and the
whole brood of shoddy contractors, could all
of them be put in the forefront of the; bat
tie, so that rebel steel and gunpowder could
have chance of riddiug the world of such
monsters. If they bad to do any part of
The fighting, in their own persons, there
would be peace in twenty four hours. They
waut,the war continued, not because they
expect to succeed in crushing ther rebellion,
but merely for the qualification Of their
adevilish- mshgnity. eyskuow that they
have nothing to gain and everything tolose
by persistiug in bostilities, sbut they are
utterly reckless aud desperate-and see not,
heed not in.their frenzy theabyss intowhich
they are fastening to precipitate themselves.
Well, we say, let them. have war-asthey
certainly will have it until they are sick of
it. The South is willing to accommodate
them to their hearts contentin this matter,
and will do SO to certainty, until her in
dependence is fully and uureservedly ac.
kcowledged by the Yankees. AS much as
she values peace, she values liberty and
honor Infinitely more-and she will never
sacrifice the latter to the former
Petersburg EDpress.