Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-10-20


ing.
In the course Of an interview tina. We
had with jefferson Davis in January,
1868, The suffice, of the terms OF peace
was introduced Mr.. Davis asked US
wha, was the chief objection OF the North
10 the recognition Of Southern inJrPen-
dence. We answered that the North
knew perfectly well as unqueslIHnabIy as
he did, that il she would lay down her
arms and consent To a division OF the
Union into two conIeGeracies. she herstlt
would very soon b. desoived That State
alter Stale. States sing Is and States COM
binedly, would secede. aud The whole be
spill, up into peuy po"ers or no powers,
all of Them contemplate in the eyes Of
mankind, and not ore Of them willing or
able TO contribute TO The payment OF the
national debt. Mr.. DAVIS replied, with
his characteristic calmnees. ihat this was
certainly true, but that the same Thing
would certainly happen. and probably
happen all the soon +. if The North should
conlinue to prosecute the war. We
thought, at the lime that Mr.. Davis was
ore s.ly mistaken, and told him so. We
still trust that we were correct in our es.
innate Of the character Of bis opinion, but
Just now we can in9ulge no oVer.cnnfi.
dpnce that we were. The North cOnlin-
ued tn prosecute the war, and the South,
after the bravest and most desperate re.
si.,ance known in wars ANAL, was con-
queIed. But now comes the Motifs
trials. Now we are 10 see the tests OF
her internal strength. IT, out OF the
dreadful war between tie North and the
South, a Northern civil war arises /; if
Northern armies march against each 9th
er, vengeance before them, and blood and
death and desert behind them, many
Northern States will very soon weary ard
sicken OF the horrid work and will prnba-
bly, adopt secession as ihe suresi and
quickest remedy, fully relying upon the
mighty troubles ard perIls of the Feder"I
Government as perfect security against
coercion. Most likely the Northwestern
States will go of first. rrpuGlaiing, of
course, their proportion OF the public debt,
and ,hus pIng higher the monsIrous f.
nauciaI burden upon The shoulders # the
remaining States. These wiki have nel.
tier The will nor the ability to bear mp
under the crushing weight, and so Others
will serede, and then Others. iil the
whole North shall be divided up into
.urh poor lille non debt pay ing, feeElr
murk naIionaitips as a citizen OF one OF
he Mexican States. Or Of the South
American Republics or one of the
petty, miserable German principalI.
lles, might lock Jpon with contempt srd
.rorn. jeff Davls's declaration 10 W., a.
TO The consequences Of The war to The
North, if prosecuted, will be amp!y vindi-
Gated, and whatever resentment, II any.
he cherishrs against he North will be
ahundanrIy sati- fed. We tell the North
ern fanatics, as a lover Of our whole coun
try, we solemrly tell them, that unless
madness has seized upon their hearts ard
brains, they will not insist on pushing the
dissenslors between The President and
Congress 10 fighting the point. They
may res, assured that if the 6gh. comes II
~ III be. 10 Them. such a one as they have
no account of in either history or lradI !
ton. We say TO people Of the North
that very large proportion of them have
acted and are acting most INV eIy, mad |
ly. Theirs is "lhe very error of the
moon. "-LouisuiHe Journal, October 5