The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-12-12

!, scattered our navy to the most dista,
IS quarters OF the globe. The effort
d restore the Union, which the Gover,
L ment entered on in April last, was n
most gigantic endeavor in the histor
OF civil war. The interval of seve
S months have been spent in preparation
s THE HISTORY OF THE WAR.
g The history of this rebellion. in con
# mon with all others, for obvious cause,
a records the first successes in favor {
e the insurgents. The disaster of Bu
!, hun was but the natural conseouenc
} OF the premature advance of our BRAY
3 but undisciplined troops, which the i'm
patience of the country demanded
, The betrayal also of our movement
oy traitors in our midst enabled tn
} rebels to choose and entrench their DO
J ton, and by reinforcement in prea
: strength, at the moment of victory. t.
snatch it from our grasp. This reverse
however, gave no discouragement I,
our gallant people; they have crowded
into our ranks, and although large mum
bers have been necessarily rejected. 8
mighty army in invincible array stand,
eager to precipitate itself upon the foe
Inc check that We have received upor
the Potomac has, therefore, but post
poned the campaign for few months
The other successes of the rebels
though dearly won, were mere affairs
with no important or permanent ad.
vantages. The possession of Western
Virginia and the occupation of Hat
teras and Beaufort have nobly redeem.
ed our transient reverse. sa
AT the date of my last report. the
States of Delaware, Maryland, Ken.
tuoky and Missouri were threatened
with rebellion. In Delaware the good
sense and patriotism of the people have
trlumphed over the unholy schemes of
traitors The people Of Kentucky only
pronounced themselves by an uneouiy-
ocal declaration at the ballot-box. in
favor of the Union; and Maryland,
notwithstanding the efforts of bad men
IN power in the city of Baltimore, when
the opportunity Of a general election
was afforded, under the lead of the
brave and patriotic Governor, rebuked
by an overwhelming majority the trail
tors who would have led her to destrus.
ton. In Missouri loyal State govern.
ment has been established by the peo-
pie, thousands of whom have rallied to
the support of the Federal authority.
and, In conjunction with troops from
other portions of the country. have
forced the rebels to retire into adioin.
ing States. The Government estab-
lished in Virginia by the loyal portion
OF her population is in successful ope
ration, and | have no doubt will be sus-
tanned by the people of the entire State
whenever the thraldom of the rebel
forces shall have been removed.
Thus has it been made clearly appa-
rent that in whatever direction the
forces OF the Union have extended
their protection, the repressed loyalty |
OF the people, irresistably manifesting
itself, has aided to restore and maintain
the authority of the Government: and
doubt not that the army now assem-.
bled on the banks of the Potomac. will.
under its able leader, soon make such
demonstration as will re-establish its
authority throughout the rebellious
States.
1t has become grave question for
determination, what shall be done with
the slaves abandoned by their owners
on the advance of our troops into South
ern territory, as in the Beaufort dis
trict of South Carolina. The whole
white population therein is six thous-
and, while the number of negroes ex.
ceeds thirty-two thousand. The panic
which drove their masters in wild con-
Iuslon from their homes, leaves them in
andisputed possession of the soil.
Shall they, armed by their masters, be
placed IN the field to fight against us,
Or shall their labor be continualzy en-
0loyed an reproducing the means for
the armies Of rebellion !?
The war into which this Government
has been forced by rebellious traitors,
is carried on for the purpose of repos-
sessing the property violently and
treacherously seized upon by the ene-
mics of the Government, and to re-es-
tablish the authority and laws of the
United States in the places where it is
opposed or overthrown by armed insur-
rection and rebellion. Its purpose is
to recover and defend what is Justly it's
own.
War, even between independent ma
lions, is made to subdue the enemy,
and all that belongs to that enemy, by
occupying the hostile country, and ex-
ercising dominion over all the men and
things within its territory. This being
true in respect to Independent nations
at war with each other, it follows that
rebels who are laboring by force of
arms to overthrow government, justly
bring upon themselves all the conse-
Iuences of war, and provoke the de-
'truction merited by the worst of
crimes. The government would be
ialse to 'aationdttrust, and qcouzd last
.y eccite the ridicule Of the civilised
oorId, that scould abstain from the use
.f d'ay efficient means to preserce its
oaon ecastence, or to overcome q rebel
'aosts and traitOrous enemy, By s2'aring
Dr. protecting the property Of those aoho
IRE aoagi,ag aoas- against ". Y