The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-11-30
sTHE WAR IS NOT ENDED. \,

Such is the cry of the radical press of the
North, and, from present indications, such will
be the decision of the radical Congress about
to assemble. 1t was fair to suppose, that the
majority of the American people would have
hailed with joy the advent of peace and res
toration. But, unfortunately for the South, it
is not the Northern people, but the Northern
politicians, with whom they have to deal this
time. These leaders witness with alarm the
waning fortunes of their party, and are at
tempting to recruit their broken ranks, by
heavy accessions through the adoption of ne
gro suffrage in the South. That such an at
tempt, by the incoming Congress, will be
frustrated by the "veto of President john
son, we do not doubt
But, aside from the political reasons which
urge the politician to keep up agitation, other
causes are known to exist, and these are SO
forcibly stated by the Albany argus, Ia paper
presumed to be in possession of all the facts, I
that we cannot forbear laying them before our
readers.
"THE WAR is NOT ENDED"
Such is the word sent by telegraph through
the country Thus Congress is to proclaim
Upon this theory the War Department has
been acting. The President, too, is charged
with it, though his language has thus far been
heard in protest against the false and cruel
assumption.
" The war has ended two years too soon,
was the recent declaration of rapacious and
ferocious officeholder eve have whipped
the rebels, but we have not whipped them
enough" was his explanation.
! The desire to crush out a fallen foe is, how
ever. only small part of the feeling which
dictates this clamor for more war. It'll de-
sire for plumber that is uppernost. The stand
ing army, which now numbers 10000, will
afford places for" host of men, if it is still
kept up on war footing. The expenditure
of war which has enriched multitudes and
given birth to a new aristocracy, must not be
discontinued. That arbitrary power which
depends upon the pretence of war necessity
for its existence and which enables Secretaries
to suspend hostile journals, to interdict dis
loyal churches, to arrest opposing politicians,
and to imprison the witnesses of their cor
ruption, is too precious prerogative to be
hastily surrendered The a0ar mast 90 ON.
| The rebel armies have surrendered, the SOL
diery have returned to their homes the Con-
federacy is dissolved, the States have severed
the links that bound them to it and to each
other in rebellion, the ordinance OF secession
is annulled, the rebel debt repudiated- there is
peace, for there is no enemy to make war
But Congress and the lobby the contractors
and the office-hoders, the Secretaries and the
| spectators unite in saying that the scar IS not
ended
| Against whom, then, is it waged ? Against
the people, the taxpayers, the States, the in
| dustry of the masses the public credit, the
liberty of citizens This is the war that,
closed against the South, is reopened by poll
ticians at Washington, Let them reeollect
that there are two sides to such war, and
that, powerful as they may think themselves
in position and resources. the people against
whom they proclaim hostilities are YET
stronger