The Portland daily press., 1864-10-27
The War a Failure. Is it7

The copperhead poltlclanS Vi Inc country
in conclaye assembled at Chicago pronounced
the war failure and proposed an immediate
cessation of hostilitiesl Shame on such crav-
on souls! Their "livers must have been as
white as milk" or their hearts reeking with
treason to the country. Immediate cessation
of hostilities! Yes, let the dear rebels have
their own way, once more climb into the high
places of power, direct the affairs of this
great nation, hold four millions of human
beings in bondage and spread the blighting
curse of slavery over all this fair land, or es-
tablish a separate, Independent Confederacy
on the ruins of our once glorious Union, and
present to the civilized world the spectacle of
proud and naughty oligarchy on this west
ern continent. And all this because the war
has proved a failurel Away with snch
craven spirit! But has the war proved fall
ure? Let us see. Does JEFF. Davis think It
has proved a failure? Do his recent speeches
indicate such feeling? What does Gen.
Early think about this time? How does the
dashing hotspur, Hood, feel since he was
compelled to leave Atlanta and hurry away
from this centrepoint of rebeldom and seek
safety in flight? And last, but not least, what
does the rebel General Lee think Of his posi-
ton? Grant is there! and why is he there?
Why don't this most adroit and able of all the
rebel generals drive him away? Why does
he suffer the rebel Capital to be thus besieged
and hemmed in? How did the indomitable
Grant reach his present position?
Ask Lee, and he could tell tale that would
make our coppeaherds weep. Grant and his
noble army fought their way there, and in do
ing so Lees rebel hosts were fearfully cut up,
demoralized and weakened to such an extent
as to prevent them from rallying in sufficient
force to compel Grant to show his great
skill in planning and executing 'masterly
retreat" as one other General had done be-
fore him. No; Grant, we are happy to be-
lieve, never boarded a gunboat for the pur-
pose of planning retreat or a surrender, and
now he holds Lee and his forces just where he
wants them. No doubt Lee would be glad to
get away and help Early or Hood, if he could
do so and not lose the rebel capital or his ar
my.
The war failure, Ell? After conquering
an extent of territory 1900 miles in length
and six hundred wide-after capturing some
of their largest cities-after storming aud TAX
ing their strongest forts-after opening the
''farher of waters" to the commerce of the
world, and dividing their territory-after hav-
ing marched our armies into every State of
the Oonfederacy-after our brave Generals
and their plucky and patriotic soldiers have
driven them ito rob the cradle and the grave
to recruit their shattered and demoralized
forces-after all this, what shall we say? We
can hardly find words expressive enough To
utter our scorn and contempt of the; craven
cowardly souls who would put their hands to
their mouths and their mouths in the dust
and cry peace before such rebels and traitors
No, no. The loyal people of the country are
not prepared to eat such humble pie"
But we forbear. Let the venerable and ell
oquent patriot of Kentucky, Robert j. Brock
inridge, speak to our readers in words that
burn bone-deep into such cowardly copper
heads. He said: "And notwithstanding all
this, we are asked, as il we were set of pol
Grafton of mankind, to sacrifice everything
we have fought for, and that is worth living
for, and make all the world say free govern
ment is worthless, that it cannot take care O
ITSELF God Almighty in Heaven grant thai
every man who utters such thought may &c
choked until he becomes penitent and bet
ter man."
That is the spirit of Kentucky eloquence,
and itspeaks to us in tones of thunder. Oh
such stuff are true patriots made. The ring
ing music of the genuine metal is there. Such
burning words are enough to create lie Gun
der the very ribs of DEATH" Hear the veners :
BILE and eloquent and patriotic Kentuckian, all
ye War Democrats, and let the copperheads
tremble! A voice has gone forth as resistless
as the tides of ocean, and it will not return
void.