The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-17
A LOOK AHEAD.

So much of the future welfare Of the
Republic depends upon the success of
Gen. Mcclellan at Washington, that he
is bad nan who can contemplate the
possibility of his defeat, without chill
of horror. His triumph with that mag
n'iicent arny-the best fed, clothed.
armed and equipped body of men that
ever IN equal numbers entered the field
would open plain and easy wa, to the
Gulf, on which the victorious young hero
would camp before the end of March.
scooping out the very focus of discomfort
on his way. Beaten on the Potomac. the
rebels have made their last great effort.
All their military resources, save in mon,
are aggregated at the point of interest,
and if they are lest, the game is up. or
Is reduced to series of petty operations
that may continue for a year or more.
costing much life and considerable ex.
penditure on each side; but which, if
the North remains undivided, cannot
effect the final result. This is rot ALL
The war, so far, on the part of the South.
has been conducted upon the idea that
her men are nvincible-a1 idea STRENGTH.
ened and confirmed by that fatal DIST of
July. A defeat of their ablest Generals
commanding the most formidable force
that the rehcIious States can ever put
into the fld, having in hand the entire
warlke resources of all Secessia, would
be Encouragement from which no as
surance OF future successes could arouse
the vanquished troops. Serving even
now unwillingly or under the deluson
that it is on y holiday task that they
have undertaken, rout would open their
eyes to the magnitude of the work before
them and in spite of the mpassoned
appeals Of their leaders, the clamor fo,
peace or for an accommodation upon
some terms, would inevitably make itself
heard. Again, the march Of an army
flushed with victory, through the dis
tr!cts of the South where the curse OF
human bondage rests with blacklist shad
ow-aI0Dg down the eastern shore O.
Virginia, through North and South Car
DINA to Georgia aud the Gulf-woulC
lslIDDSIidlS llit li'Ct VI the TpUSIIiDI
upon the iustituton that has caus, it
The boast of the South that the slave:
are without the noble Impulses Of free
dom, and that they are forever content
to be as beasts in the field or market
place, would be brought to the test and
lucky will the threatened inhabitants OF
all that Southern country be, if, after
emancipation has been 50 long withheld
and finally wrested by force from unwil-
nag but unrcpentant masters, the bond
men, goaded by the recollection of live
of hardship and wrong, do not, as the,
hail the approach of, or fall in behint
our victorious leglons, take into thei
own hands the punishment of the name
less crimes Of which they have been tn,
objects. Of this We may be sure, that
, home, on his plantation. with the arm,
tina, he carried to the field, will be tn,
place OF every owner Of human chattels
, where, as guard over his own house
mold, he may rcpress the first tendencie
, to revolt which his impatient and restiv
"thlngs' may manifest as TIE news o
, their possible liberation flies in advaDc,
, OF the army Of the Republic. A reci
. ment of Federal troops on the Jane,
fiver or the Congarce, would scatter AZ
army Of ten thousand dealers in flesh an,
blood. Once more: The credi, of tn,
rebel Government is contained in III,
hope of success. The hope, josted by .
stunning defeat, would tumble to tn,
ground and the means and appliances-
the apologies for mouey-by which thu
; war has been carried on, would becom,
worthless and Of no avail. In the brie
and desperate continuation of the strue
, gle. forced loans, arbitrary acquisitions
, or iIilmltable issues Of worthless nromises
to pay, would be the only resources Of
the army and the exchequer How lone
the war could be continued with sncl
, internal disorders aud causes Of nonn,,,
revolt, and with ports Theoretically seal
t ca to the lngres. or cgress Of commerce
the tiercest of the rebels would be ot n,
, loss to determine
2 A fortnight will probably solve tn
problem Of which the battle on the Poto