Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-05
How to End the War.

If the people of the free states deter
mined to do 40 they could end the war be-
fore Christmas. and begin the new wear
with peace Let them only put forth their
whole strength. and the enemy must incv-
itably go down. The burdens of the war
have become so heavy of late that the ma
ton, i'll sheer WEAKNESS of the struggle,
seems disposed to put an end to it by one
mighty blow. Iu order to do this it is only
necessary to act.
The administration, which has been so
persistcntly blamed by the opposition, has
little to do with the management Of the
war at this moment. Our military affairs
are in the hands of General Grant: he,
and his lieutenants. Sherman and Meade.
manage the war: and if they are properly
supported by renforcements, we have CON
tidcnce in their ability to destroy the rebel
armies and give peace to the nation before
the new year begins.
One thing ought to be borne in mind
while the utmost limit of the present en-
listments by draft is one year. if, by the
lEkcwarmncSs OF the nation, We were fore
cd to make peace upon the rebel PROPOSE
ton OF acknowledging the Southern Con-
fcderacy, that peace--that hollow truce
would only compel imme late and more
! formidable military preparations. Has it
occurred to any of our readers i'll the midst
of these discussions of rebel terms of peace
to consider what would be the result of our
acknowledging the Southern Confeder
acy! Should we disband our forces. and
with a foreign nation across the Ohio and
! tt., tl,,r IL Il.
at all, but we should be forced for our own
security to maintain. not for one or for
thrnn years h"t Co. oil t;n,a. s."..i;..
my, TO oppose the warlike South We
should have to maintain permanently the
vast military establishment which now bur
dens us so heavily. We should have to
blood and energies would be wasted if not
IN war; yet in those preparations for war,
those immense levics of troops, those cost
~ ornaments, under which we hear the
poor oycrridden people of Europe groau.
Is any American anxious to see such n
state of things obtain here! Then let
him oppose the draft, discourage enlist
lnent, and vote for Nallandisham and the
recognition of the Confederacy So far
from procuring peace, such a consunlma-
ton would only be the commencement of
interllnnablc, never-ccasing hostilities.
1t is cheapest and best for us, then. to
make an end of the war at once and to
do this the people must not rely upon the
government, but upon themselves. If
they wait for n draft they will waste
strength, and perhaps lose opportunities
not to be recovered; if they take into
their own hands the filling up of the arm
les, they can dc it in half the time, and
twice as eiiectually as the government
The American people are famous for the
variety and power of their societics"-
let these organization. of every kind take
this matter In hand. Let the churches
send ont their young men, and support, by
general and regular contributions, those
dependent upon them. Let temperance
and other socities move in a similar way.
And, above alllet the loyal Uniou Leagues
bestir themselves. They are said to num-
Der many hundred thousand voters in their
secret organization they have complete
system OF records they can despatch to
the field, if they try, at least hundred
thousand able-bodied and patriotic soldiers.
Let them meet in their lodges forthwith,
then, all over the country, and take thi.
important matter in hand.-Erening Post.