The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-11-08
From the Richmond Examiner, September ..
What tho Rebels Propose,

The natural boundary Of the Confederate
States ON the north is along the Missouri
River to the Mississippi; thence along the
Mississippi to the mouth Of the Ohio; thence
along the Ohio To the Virginia line thence
along the Virginia and the Northern Mary
land line to the Atlantic. The Ohio line is
the most important portion OF the frontier.
The battle Of Manassas settled the question
Of the Independence OF the south in the pub.
lie opinion OF the world. All the rest OF the
fighting that has occurred, or that will have
10 he done, will be mere contest tor bound
aries. The boundary is the real issue in Mis-
s,uri that is the issue also in Kentucky (; 1t
is the issue in Northwest Virginia, and IL will
soon DO the issue in Maryland.
Ii is q noteworthy fact that all the country
for which future hOstilities will be conducted
by the South, has become disputed ground by
the action of its own inhabitants. In Mis-
souri, the people were divided large portion
of them espousing the cause OF the Lincoln
Government. In Kentucky the case was the
same; the counsels and aid Of the gallant
sons of that State were lost TO the South, by
the t-eachery of its demagogues andi Its Dutch.
In Western Virginia the llessian politicians
and the Hessan men did the same bad work.
In MARYLAND the treason Of the llickses and
the ue:sians brought in upon Southern soil
the invader and the despot. In Eastern Viz
GINA, where Hicksism and Hessianism untor-
tunately bad, for a time, full sway, the i'm
portant Fortress Of Monroe, which would
now be worth million day to US, was sur
rendered to the Yankees.
Southern Independence is already achieved,
but the war cannot be closed until we shall
have re-conauered the Southern territory
which was ha-ely surrendered 10 the invader
by Southern traitors. Until we shall have
PLANTED our banners along henatural confines
of our country the war must 60 ON. Had
this territory not been basely relinquished
the war would have already been ended. All
the life, and treasure, and sickness, and SUD.
ering which il shall henceforth cost our coun-
try, will he upon the souls Of the base men
who betrayed their native soil, their homes
and heartLstones, to the invader.
IL is idle to think of peace until we shall
have re-conqucred the surrendered country
living south OF tho boundary We have defined.
Geographically. politically, and stragetieally
Kentucky is n part Of the South, which she
cannot afford 10 Surrender to Northern con
troll and jurisdiction. We cannot afford to
have imaginary boundary lines with the Yam
KEGS. The line OF Kentucky and Tennessee
I, too intangible to mark the separation be-
tween North and South. Without a bold,
natural line Of separation like the great Ohio
River, the border population Of the South
would be ~ completely demoralized through
all future time, as experience has proved il to
have been during the events OF the last Eve
months. The social systems OF the domestic
institutions Of the two Coniederacies are too
disimilar and antagonistic to be divided by a
merely mathematical line. While the two
ppulations were associated under one politcal
Union. even then we had enough of the I'm.
derground Railroad. We mus, establish ON,
separation by such distine, LANDMARK. TIA,
that institution will have no further existence
On this continent.
The geographical conformation Of the coun
try II such that q small portion Of the boun
dary-that OF Northern Maryland-must, o
necessity, be merely astronomical; but thi
portion must be rs inconsiderable as possible
Il will be far better for both Confederacies
with view Of preventing frauds upon thei
revenues, that their boundary will subsery
the purposes Of pescc between them moro 81