Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-04

cessful al the next election, and IL should
here be bornein mind that Mcclellan has
always preferred conscription to volunteer
ing. Butthere are some who say "put in
Little Mao and the war will stop altoge ether.'
Why did not Mcclellan stop it when he
had the confidence of the President and the
moral support Of an undivided North? How
will he stop it? Win he "push the rebels
to the wall" or will he go for peace p If
il is to be war, We prefer the victorious Grant,
Sherman aud Sheridan. If it is TO be a
''peace' policy we believe the war will in
consequence be extended ten years. If an
armistice is granted our present army will
be rebuked, disheartened, demoralizedi our
present Generals, disguised, will resign /;
foreign powers will assuredly recognize as IL
nation that Conlederacy which, after yainly
lighting for four years, we shall dignity with
an armistice. While "peace" is being con-
sidered, the time of thousands of our yolun-
teers will expire, and as most of the recruits
under the last call for 100000 men, were for
one year, we will utterly lose all the adyan.
tages of the recent additions to the army,
the money will be wasted, another draft
must ensue. "Then will come the tug OF
war" after months of negotiation and delay
the Oonfederacy will decline all offers of a
peaceful settlement save such as are based
upon their complete independence. Then
look out for such system Of conscripton as
the North has never dreamed of before, for
the North will never consent to cut up the
national domain according to the dictate.
of traitors and conspirators. A thirty year.
war would not be improbable and while tn,
monarchs of Europe would help the South
we should have to depend almost entirely
upon our own men to fight the battles of the
Republic. Our boys of 10 and our sires o
so would be compelled to defend our liber
ties or we should lose them and become tn,
whipped dependencies of an arrogant and
. tyrannical people. This is no fancy sketch
Said JEFF Davis, few weeks ago, to certair
"peace' gentlemen -
"This affair must come TO Il conclusion
All negotiations for peace with the Uonled
crate States must be based upon the recog
. milton OF their independence have rc
psatedly informed the world of the deterini.
nation of my Government -oncc through
Messrs. Gilmore and Davs-Once through
MIR. Secretary Benjamin often through III,
Oonfederacy's ministers abroa = oltel
through trusted journalists at home Ar,
You prepared to acknowledge our iudepcn-
dence ~
eve are not"
"Then go back, and go to Gghtng. Gen
. Lee will advance Tomorrow
Now, can any candid man fail to see that
under the present Administration our draft
ing is about over, victories are gladdening th
sky everywhere, our enemies are flying, gol
n is falling, goods are cheapening, the war i
Y rapidly drawing 10 close But let Nc
. Clellan be elected aud the chances for exhaus
ting and repeated drafts are immeasurabl
augmented. Party politics may be yer
we'll in their place but when they lead toward
individual inconvenience and suffering, an
towards national calamity the prudent ma
will foresee the evil and act accordingly. lie
, thoughtful men reflect