The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-02-09
American Prospects,.

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Among those who are born of wopen
there beats not a bolder heart than that
of Jefferson Davis. We are not ashamed
to confess to a large amount Of hero wor-
ship for the man for whom his Northern
foes can. find no better name than rebel
slave owner. Never .unduly elated by
success, never dismayed by adversely, his
voice rings out clear as a trumpeticall on
the darkest day that befalls his country.
Not Cato himself spoke to his.little Sen
ate at Utica with moro dignity and stead
fastness, than does the Southern President
when addressing hissssaferring fellow
countrymen. -Four years have passed
1 since the tremendous struggle began with
which his name wil1.be forever identified;
and, if American figures can. be trusted,
"a point on which we always feel serious
misgiyings, } those four years have witness
ed a greater amonft OF bloodshed ana a
j larger loss of human life than any other
four consecutive years sinco the de!uSe
5 The; loss ef 10 ,000 men on single day
has become quite common. event; and
conscription of.one, Two or three hundred
thousand at time, no longer eXcites as
ton1shment. The waveof war has surgcd
from North to South and from East to
West. It has been waged by land and
sea, on mid ocean and in harbor, and up
thousands of mics OF rivers-in the midst
of.forest, on spacious plains and on sides
of lofty mountains. Professional soldiers
and amateur, generals have tried hands
uponsit; attorneys and politicians hayc
brought their talents toits aid; every III.
vention of modern times has been pressed
into its service. New tangled ships, can
non of hitherto unknown calibre, rifles Of
novel construction, new tactics and new
tools, all have been usedin turn, and yet
the end has not come. SuchenerSy- such
obstinacy, such determination TO win,
have been shown sons both sides as were
hardly ever seen before, and such an
amount of money expended % no other
country ever spent in q period ten times
as long Il, in thc early days of this
struggle, We were disposed to sneerat the.
efforts of, cithor side, we must now. all OF
us, confess that we had underrated both:
their intentions and probabcpcrformance.
1t is 4 struggle Of heroic proportions en-
both sides. But come what may, it is to
! the weaker party that the highest'amount-
of admiration is jastly due; and what is
true. of one IS doubly true Of tho other.
And now, after vicissitudes innumcgablo,
the tide has turned of late against the
South; and, doubtless, sore discourage
ment has fallen opon many heart which
not long ago was exulting in the scnse.of
victory. It is not, indeed, a great many
weeks. ago since we were told on what
was assumed to be good aushority, that
discourag cement was universal throughout
tho Northern States, and that the cry for
peace-pcace at almost any price-was
on every tongue. The result shows tho
follyof gencralizing frecly,fSom particular
instances, and yet only forty eight hours
ago there were many faint-hcarted friends.
of the Southern cause in q state bordering
on despair about its future prospects. SO
many men are ready TO rush from one
extreme to its opposite! But clearacross
the waters comes the ravcvoice of Jcffei-
son Davis; there is no quaver in its tones
--hc speaks with no uncertain sound
Few as arc his words reportcu 10 us re !
cannot for q momens-d0ubt his resolution
5 his voice -iis-st1lI for war! Dark as is the
present hour, he has passed through hours
as dark before, and through tho gloom he
believes he sees the coming dawn. When
New Orleans was taken, whom Vicksburg
was surrendered, when Stonewall Jackson
follins tie. MONDAY Of his glory, sad
ness and Encouragement spread over all
the Southern Confederacy; and rs their
undaunted President raised anew. their
spirit then. so we are persuaded he Will
do now.-Livelpool Al6l0n.