The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-22

We give some further extracts, paSsim, from
the War Journal OF John Mitchell, now in
course of publication. Writing in February,
1864, he says:
have undertaken the task Of writing the
leading articles for Mr. DaniePs Examiner.
This journal Is not favorable TO the President
have come to get full view Of the inside (thc
wrong side) OF the Confederacy my own en-
thusiasm TOR Mr. Davis and his counsel,Ors
has sensbly diminished. With a Just and
noble cause to inspire them, and brave and
generous people under their guidance, these
folks prove themselves sadly below their high
vocation. Mr.. Davis Is. certainly above all cor
ruptIon, or connlvance at corruption, yet there
Is grieVous corruption in almost every depart
ment of government. The Presidents invcte-
rate likngs and disikings also are creating
more and more jealousy and mischief In the
army In truth, the late partial disasters, or ut
least failure of our usual brilliant slccess-at
Gettysburg and at Vicksburg-make every one
more apt to find fault. Our troops are now
but poorly clad, and the value OF Confederate
paper money has so much deprecated tina t
it has become more and more difficult to keep
them together, and the country is full OF
stragulers-that is, deSerters-wandering to-
wards their homes.
Our railroads are wearing out fast, and we
cannot provide means of renewing the one
quarter OF them. In short, the resources OF
the South are measurable quantity, and we
can see to the end OF them; and lhe speedy
end, while the resources OF the enemy are trll-
" unreasonable. Worst Of all, the enemy las
learned both to fight and to ride. There is
now In the Northern army really scrvicrable,
well-mounted and trained force Of cavalry,
while our horse regiments have scarcely inn
proved since the Bull Run battle. Therefore
there Is amongst our common soldiers Ger
tain Encouragement which at times amounts
to dlsafrection, especially when they inu some
layorite general Johnston or Beaure5ard)
kept down by the President, and incompetent
men holding posts Of the greatest moment.
But. as said, the greatest weakness OF our
cause lies in that one conslderatlon-tha lhe
great mass OF the people d0 not flnd them
Selves so deeply Interested in The success of
the Confederacy rs to make them endure Tor
an indefinitely longer time, perhaps years 10
come, the hardship and the hunger, and the
marching in bad shoes or no shoes, and the
pickct-giIard on frosty nights They say to
one another, indeed. that they must not be
beaten, that it will never do TO give the thing
up, but they do not always mean 1t now when
they say it.
Still there is everywhere show OF the high
est confidence; and II is real confidence, too;
of which the best proof is, that both private
persons and public companies invest their
money in Confederate securities; although the
wiscst, both Jews and Gentiles, buy land,
which, strange to say, many proprletors are
willing TO sell for our rose-colored treasury
bills. we are lodged in house upon Fifth
street, and my wife is surprised to find that
the people are by no means a sarSng t
meat, fish, vegetables, even game and oysters,
if we only have enough Of that same rosy
money Wine, indeed, is rare, though know
some Richmond citizens who still have their
cellars stored, and, in fact, certain Of them do
still import wine from Europe, smuggling