Year: 1865

"Midwinter," says the London Duly Aet1S
of January 3, brings no pause in the shock and
hurry of war in the American campaign" and
the same paper adds:


IF the North still remains able TO keep up its
armies TO at least their present standard, while
the South cannot renew its regular forces, nor
rouse the patriotism of its members to further
sacrifices, it is evident that the end is at length
coming within sight. 1t must not, indeed, be
looked for suddenly. A great and tried army
like Lees cannot be suddenly disposed OF by
any opponent less than a Napoleon. Even Hood
may rally portion Of his force, and make a stout
fight still in the strong positions on the Tenn
essee But, on the other hand, it is impossible
not to see in the accounts of the fighting that
now reach u.s. that a knowledge of their fate
has greatly altered the morale of the contending
forces There is at once dash and stubborn
energy in the attacks of the federals which were
not traceable in their first encounters, while the
southerners, whose wilder manner of life, whose
reckless contempt of death, and whose skill as
shots gave them in the opening of the wsRa dis
tinct superiority, now fight as brave men do
who are ashamed TO yield, but who yet know
that they fight in vain. And those who are still
with Hood or Lee are it must be remembered,
the heartiest who are left. They are those who
doubted not ofsuceess, and who shrank not from
the dangers and sufferings necessary to ensure
it. When these begin to doubt the end must
be approaching.


"But the facts we have been reviYing not on
ly show us the end of the war, but they open to
us happier prospect of which will be after the
war. The theory advanced by some OF our con-
tempOraries, that the North could never hold the
South, even after the Southern armies are bea-
ten from he field, is plainly untensble. The
fiery spirits will be gone, and those who were too
indifferent to fight will certainly not have ener-
gy to resist when the fight is over. 1t is to be


kept in view that there is after ALL no difference
of race. or speech, or law to maintain feeling O


hostility There is nothing to prevent northern
settlers from amalgamating with southern resi-
Dents The negro question being settled, there
will be nothing to maintain a distinction be-
tween the two sections. Engaged in the same
pursuits, resorting to the same courts, electing
members TO the same legislature, there viii be
nothing in this case resembling those in which
nation is overrun and deprived of its rights by
an alien power. Southerners will recover then
rights by submission, they viii stand on foot.
| ing of perfect equality with the victOrs. We all


know how rapidly, when the Highlanders oi
Scotland had been disarmed, they became among
I the most loyal of their fellow subjects. Yet


their case was one in which there were funda.
mental distinctions between them and their sub
liugators not be found between federals and Con-
Ifederates. No doubt there will be an interven-
ling period in which military law must prevail
| It'll perfect order is restored Those who max.


the pretence of acting as guerilles after the reg
ular war is over an excuse of numbering ant
iplundering must be repressed by the firm rule


which in every country, and under every sys
tenn of law, punish individual crime. rhis vii


be an inevitable concomitant of the period o
transition from war to LEGALITY. But when thu


foul dream of building up slave empire is owe


there will be nothing left to fight about; aud .
lpeople who have nothing to maintain dissen
lsion about, and who are in the enjoyment o
lcommon rights, common liberties, common priv
lileges, will speedily unite to put down thos'
Whose disorders will be only common bane.