Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-12

met of war, the other exbOrts everybody
to the number of three. hundred thousand,
to put them on. Both agree in commencing
the second Blair mission, and both agree
in expecting little or no results from it,
The NeVS opinionates that one more IT.
tanic struggle will take place between those
in arms, and then will come safety and
wesriness. The Tribune agrees in this so
far as the one mere struggle is concerned,
and to mskeit final and successful says :.
We pray the Loyal Millions not to flag
nor pause in their efforts to raise their
respective quotas under the Presidents
last call. We sincerely trust that none of
these will ever be required to FIRE a shot;
but 1t is not on that account lees impor-
tant to raise and equip them. Nay, if this
levy were to-day embodied and ready to
take the field, We should feel quite sure
that they would never be wanted there
that Peace would be secured 80 promptly
as to leave nearly all of them on this eide
OF the Potomac and the Tennessee. We're
our ability to crush promptly and thor.
oUghly the Rebellion obvious aud unques.
tionable, we should soon ace 1t collapse
and vanish. So let US speedily ill mp the
new requisition, and we may confidently
trust that, in one way or another, our long
distracted, devasted country shall soon re-
joice in the return of welcome Peace.
1t is somewhat difficult to understand all
the Tribune says on behalf of both war and
peace. If the latter is obtainable only
through the former, why agitate the latter
80 conspicuously2 Why not rather bend
all energies to the cause that will produce
the effect? Since peace is to be military
and not diplomatic result. there is but
one way to get at it, and that is through
the UNFOLDING aud encouragement Of the
war power. But let Mr.. Greedy tell his
own story2 Here is what he expects from
the Blair mission:
Whst we hope from this effort is clearer
understanding, especially at the South, of
the grounds of difference between the con :
| tending pArties-the reasons which on
either side are held to compel a continu.
ance of the strife-the ends for which
further bloodshed is deemed necessary
These conclusively ascertained and def
nitely set before the people, we look for
developments throughout the South, and
especially in North Carolina, which will
render persistence 10 the rebellion una
Vailing If not impossible.
Of course, we have no knowledge of
what will be proposed on one side or the
other. Tho end we contemplate las we
observed on a former occasion) will be
eubserVed rather than defeated by the con-
federated chiefs riding the high horse and
insisting on terms that are utterly. glaripg-
ly inadmissible. Hence, we shall be lees
annoyed than many others on learning
that Mr.. Blair's mission has wholly failed,
and that he is returning defeated to Wash
ingLon. We have very little hope of hear
lug' for the present, anything else.
We may be wrong, but it strikes US tina,
wheu the above is properly boiled down
that there is very little in it. If the rebel
leaders did not now, as all along, under
stand us, there would be more propriety
and less fallacy in what Mr.. Greeley says.
If they had eviuoed any desire to make
peace other than on the basis of iudepeud.
ence, there would be something more tc
expect than even the veteran editor of the
Tribune ventures to hope for. But the
rebel leaders do understand us, and it is
with them and them only, that Mr.. Blair
will hold conference. He will not address
the people in any way or form. However
as We said the other day, we shall know
it lie to be hoped, finally aud authoratiVeIy
from Mr.. Blair's mission just what the rea
state of the leading and governing mind
at Richmond is. Mr.. Blair, Sr., will
not be easily misleNd. He is an old poll
tician, and served many years in confden'
tial relations with the principal getters VI
and controllers of the rebellion. He ough
to and does know them, and we may hop,
to have report that will at least quie
the public mind.