Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-15
A Vigorous Persecution of fsse
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This is the doctrine adopted now both
by the North and the South, after the
friendly talk they had together on the
Steamer, Lincoln and Seward ON the one
side, and Stephens Hunter and CaInpbglI
on the oihcr. The caiamut Of peace was
thrown aside and the hatchct was whct-
ted for a more bloody contest than ever
This will be glorious news to many, but
10 the majority Of the people north and
south it is very distressing. The shoddy
men of New York and other places who
are anna ssin@ fabulous fortunes out of the
best blood of their countymen arc in exta~
cies Of delight at ;hc result Of this confer
ence. The army contractors who have GOT
their hands into the public treasury up 20
the elbows wi!inoi yet have topu!I them out.
These SPECTATORS in currency have their
prospect just as bright aud clear as for
merly. The cotton stcalers and land grab
bers may have many chances yet, while
the recruit brokers and bounty jumpers,
will have perhaps wider field and better
facilities than ever for their extensive and
lucrative operations. These form a large
class OF the community, and & class that IS
by many considered respectable, because
they are intensely loyal, and always Justify
Cry out for the union and no compromise
with traitors. They are the ''last man and
last dollar" men OF tlis country, who are
endeavorinG 70 divert the attention of tie
masses TO some battle or victory lest they
should detect them in their stealing and
piunder. The recent reyerscs ot the
South have Given an impetus and plausi-
bility to the cry of these thieves Of crush
ing out the rebellion. The fill Of Atlanta.
Sherman's march through Georgia. the
the capture Of Savannah, the defeat Of
Hood and the taking of Fort Fisher fur
nish them with argument that the rebel
lion is nearly crushed out. But they
have been SO long at the same kind Of
argument and reasoning that the people
are sick and tired OF the war. There IS
no man wants the war TO 90 on except
he is making money out Oft. Does the
South think they are crushed and not able
TO fight any more? They think no such
thing. Perhaps they are not so good
judges of their own ability to fight as we
are well, they have tried it for four
years and ought to know something about
the matter now. They say they are in a
better condition to FIGHT now than they
were at the BEGINNING of The war. SO
long as people think they can fight they
will do so, and we may look for this
being a long, tedious, cruel and bloody
war. Every man who Is within the le-
climate age and free from physical disa-
hility must get a substitute Or go himself
The prices of substitutes are enormous,
many of our men have given all they have
ever earned, ard even contracted debts to
get in Il substitute. They did this. not
through patriotism, but because they
knew sooner or later they would be r-raf,-
bed and dragged away from their families
and they wanted to make q choice of the
evils held cut to them by their govern
ment. They had no appetite for going
into this war, they would prefer such
rations rs they could get in their own
family, homcly though it be. Nor is
this disreiish for the army confined to anv
party in the country, the republicans and
democrats both hate to go to the war
alike, none seem 10 be a beligerent people.
The war Will not, nor can it be prosecu-
ted with more vigor than formerly he
cause the men that 90 into the army,
now are not the men to prosecute the war
with mere yigor. VIII the coEscript who
was not able TO buy substitute and un-
willingly dragged into the army, perhaps
in fetteFs, fight vigorously or reluctantly.