Year: 1863




THH END OF THE WAR.


The steady progress which the Govern
mcnt is making toward the crushing Of the
rebellion Is plain to any man who will not
obstinately shut lis eyes to palpablc facts


There has not month passed since tile
war began, in which the flag Of the Union
has not been. advanced and planted on
ground till then held or claimed by the
Confederacy; and where that standard is
once set up, there it will be kept flying,
against al1 the rebel forces. So clear is
this, that it has come to be IN admitted
fact in all rebeldom, and has nearly passed
into proverb, TINT the Yankees never
leave spot they have once occupied. It
is true that the obstinate determination and
bitter hate Of the rebels may enable them
to prolong the contest longer than some
hare hoped; but however long the struggle
may be protacted, il the loyalty and patri-
otic devotion Of the North remain rs they
are, the end Of the war cannot be put far
CT, and the subjugation Of the rebels is
sure We hear at times what seems to US
IN unreasonable expression Of discomfort
and impatience with the management Of
The war. Men find fault with every plan
and movement, though the bcst-informed
civilians are poorly fitted to sit in judgment
on military matters; they blame the Ad-
ministration and condemn the Generals,
while it must be plain to all that these
gEumble1s know nothing really Of the res
sons and circumstances which must control
the management Of the war, and hence all
their fault-fnding and ill-natured abuse Of
those in power only show their own ieno-
rance and bad temper:


Any man who knows anything at all Of
the history Of past wars, foreign or civil,
must have the 1eakiest of memories: or
else have conceit Of the strength and
proves Of the North which makes them
superhuman in all fighting resources, if he
thinks that struggle like the one wcare
now carrying on, with people as brave
and strong as our Southern neighbors, can
be brought TO triumphant close in a time
measured by months, and not years. All
Europe fought France for twenty years
before they could make her accept Bour-
bon for King. Germany was conyulsed
and torn for thirty years before either party
would consent to peace. Our fathers, few
and feeble as they were, maintained the
struggle with all the power Of England for
seven years; and it is most unjust, unrca-
sonable, and absurd to suppose that the
South could be borne down and oyerthrown
BY the first advance Of the Union armies.
and then fall to railing and cursinc the
Administration as imbecile, because it has
not already been done.


Our southern brethren are not covards
They belong to no inferior race. They are
focmen worthy Of our steel. They belong
to the same great family as ourselves, and
when Greek meets Greek then comes the
tug ofwar. We would not have them anv
less brave, determined, or enduring than
they are. In the rc-estab1isled and reeen-
Grated Union, where We and they are to
dwell together as brethren, in enduring
harmony md peace, We wish to look back
upon this bloody struggle and find abound
ing proofs Of their yigor and yalor that will
make US proud Of them, and knit stogeth-
CT with links ofstcel. But, acknowlcde
with joy and praise all their manly virtues
setting their chiya1ry high as re can and
making the most Of their courage. strenoth |
and endurance, it is still just rs sure as the |
Hight OF time, that however long they may
be able to protract the struggle, however
great they may prove themselves in rcsour-
ces and valor, however mighty the spirit
That will never yield or submit-that their
cause cannot but fail, their confede,acy
with its black corner stone will be thrown
down, and the rebellion will perish forever.


The Union is too strong for disunion;
The. constitution Of our fathers is miehtier
tar than the poorly built, and wildly plan
ned structure Of the rebels; the cause OF
freedom and the rights Of man is too pow-
criul for slavery and the rights of slave
holders; the exhaustless force and wealth
OF q tree people welded in such a canse
are more than match for all the spirit
power or endurance of people fewer in
numbers and far fecblcr in resources, and
We have no doubt the end will be our sir
nal triumph. five achieved that triumpl,
in five years, We should surpass all that
men or nations have hitherto done, and ret
the indications are clear on all sides. that
1t will come far sooner: We have every
reason to be hopeful, proud, and confident.
and let us only sustain with heart and hand
In all ways and ut all times, the Govern
ment aad the Army, and our victory is