The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-25

Iarollna 0ut THIS Is supposed TO be only
an arrangement ad interim In any event
Butler is shelved for the war; and it is
thought not improbable consequence that
We may next hear Of this individual declar-
ing war against the politicians at Wash
ingtOn.
We have from Mr.. Pollard and other
sources Of information the most positive
assurances that the Blair mission is still
aioot, and that since the announcement IN
the Northern papers oi their return 10
Richnond they have re.appeared on the
lines. Of the Yankee army Blair, pere
was at Alken's house yesterday morning.
There Is no mistake about this; and the
deten:loa Of the Confederate prisoners AT
that point since Friday was understood 70
have been IN consequence sf the prece-
denee under the fag of truce OF the susi-
ness ef the Blairs. whatever il may be. A
new shade Of mystery has been given 10
The matter which i is impossible 10 pene-
trate A. yet.
During Mr.. Pallard's term as a prison
er--eight inonths--he had an interval ot
parole on account Of his health, in which
he had opportunities of visiting many o.
the Narthern cltles-Nsw York, Boston.
Brsekl,n, Baltimore, &C., AND thus gath
ering much Of the true public sentiment
and psliticsl designs u the North. Hu
says generally that while there ls Hot the
least hope Tor the South IN aRs present Po-
l.t,cal organization in he. Nsr'l, there are
grounds Of encouragement in The military
situation Of which the people VI the Con
fedsracy have nothing like adequate IDEAS ;
that the military resources of the Nrrth,
although superabundant and impressiss
the first view, are not practically ayaila-
BILE, and are fast being contracted By eer-
Ii n moral lorces which the newspapers DO
not take inis their calculation; that thsir
system Of draft, hitherto patched up BY
l foreign enlistments, nsgto snlistmesis and
bsuaties, is nearly az the -poiht Of rxhaus.
tion; that the draft Of last sammer, for
500 600 men, furnished but seventy thou
sand electives; !; that the expedlent oil boun-
ties cannot be carisd much further, some
counties having already been taxed on this
score actually ia excess Of the yalse of all
the real and personal property within
their limits. so@e fer instance In Nov
York State having accumulated debt ol
4 million aHa hall Of dollars ON the sin.
gle account Of military largssses; sad that,
| finally, all IntelligeLt men IN the Narth are
gisea to The opinion tha, when the nsces.
sites Of the war are pushed 70 the point
ef an enforced DRAFT. of an actual csHsctlp..
ton. that il is precisely at that period and
precisely from the cause that the war will
/ and must break dssn. Thss the coucln.
sion may be drawn that the independence
ot the ConleJeracy is 10 be achieved mere
surely by the sheer force Of endurance than
by any thing else. aud that even u ws should
fsll 10 accomplish il BY The single strokes
of military fortune, II will De worked oa'
at the last. and that much more speedily
than is generally supposed, by sInPls
{ ON petition of ihe real resolution Of ths
South with confidence 10 the North, nsS
bloated and staggering, bus really on W.
verge Of the last aud fatal aecess'ty--s
Is not 6nsnces. not political revolutions, y
any of that bosh Of the prophets OF peace
but simply esn,erriisn.