, 1861-12-10
What Supports the Rebellion.

The rebellion is not only ruled by Slavery, |
but, owing to Tue peculiar condition Of the
SlaTe States, it is for the moment, according |
to their boast, actually reinforced by this i'll
stitution. AS the fields Of the South are cul-
1ivated and labor generally is performed by
slaves. the white freenlen are 1T liberty TO play
the part Of rebels. The slaves toll ut home, |
while the masters work at rebellion, and thus /
Iy singular fatality is this doomed race ac-
tually cusascd, without taking up arms, in
feeding, supporting, snecoring, inSigorating
those who are nov battling for their enslavc-
,ncnt This fact is fully confessed in a leading
Southern Journal. Read the following testi-
uiony, from the Nontgomcry {Ala) -il,er~
tiser:
The SLAVES As N111T.KT ELEMEsT IN TIRE
Sor7H.-The total white population III the eleven
States now comprsins ths conisder2cy r. Y Is Goooooo
army 0GG, ,t0e'. about 10 per cent. Of the entire
white population will be required 1nany other
met; hut the Southern :states furnish that
number Of men. aud still nu: leave the material
interests Of the county IN snt5erinS condition
undisturhcd in their neua1 1abora. In the North
tnf he he
factory operatives. Nearly every man from that
section. especially those from the rural striGs.
Ms absence. The Institution of slavery in the
South alonc enables her to place III ne field force
IL 10 hsg He f. s
pendent entirely On free labor The institution is
lower Of strength to the south. particularly at the
ind that the moral cancer about which their or
ato1s 50 fond Of pratinS, is really one 81 the
most effective weapons en'ployed against the InSn
needed for this WET vic are confident our people
stand ready to furnish We src aE enlisted for the
war and there must be no holding back until the
independence oi the South il fully acknowledged
Here nc lave the open confession that the
handspring Of the rebcl strength is the slaves
With triumphant vaunt they declare Slavery
to be the especial source Of their belligeren'
power. Tct Northern doughtaces set up
howl Of resistance against the proposition Il
deprive the rclcls Of this element Of strength
and to turn it against tlcna- They love SLAYER,
more than the Tnicr, and to that extent ar
themselves sccessionists.
Chicago, Iowa 4; Nebraska n. r..
Thc bill transferring the Land Grant to III
Cedar Rapids d Missouri River Railroad, IT
quirrd that the Company should have fort
miles Of road built west Of Cedar Rapids b
Dec LIST, 1881. On that day the last rail {
tho forty miles Was spiked down, and the da
following train of cars was run to tic term
nus. The completion Of this forty miles
virtually an extension Of The Chicago, Iowa
Nebraska Road, making its entire length no
720 mi1es-1unning through the choicest ag1
cultural portion Of Iowa.
The Railroad has been opened to Buckle
Station, Ill miles west Of the Mississippi
This station bids Gir to be one Of the best
the road. The first train to Buckeye brous
away four car loads Of wheat. The count
throusssl which the railroad is being built
said 10 bs '-fairiy swarming with cattle o
hogs" many Of which Will be shipped
Eastern markets this winter. One droyer II
ship fifteen hundred hogs per month duri
the season, besides several droses Of cattle,