Newbern weekly progress., 1862-02-11
t4Crushfng the Rebellion"

speeches and writings Of the Northern people.
Lincoln, in the outset of the war, called out
$4,000 nen to crush " the rebellion and old
s'fuss and feathers" who has crushed himself,
was going with that huge army to 'crush OUT
the rebellion in 80 days and failing to do so
in 90. was laid on the shelf and the new crush
Jag machine, Mcclellan, brought into requisi-
tion. Poor NacE He has been crushing
away for the last or months and instead Of
crushing the rebellion has well nigh crush, d
the government, and from present indications
will very soon find himself crushed out of
Office and command, and like Fremont, have
TO retire to the shades of private life amid the
tauuts and sneers of an excited, disappointed
and soulless people.
The Northern Government imagincs itself a
great snake with that portion ofits vile carcass
containing the bulk Of its snakeship's intes-
tines, loaded with conglameration of all the
sbomiDable filth that the reptile tribe are
known to feed upon, lying along side the Fed
eral capital and it's head and tail encrcling
the Confederate States. Old Abe, the cele-
brated machinist, stands at the lever as regus
lator and every now and then applies the fag-
got to his snak keship to make him draw the
awful coils around the rebellion to crush it,
when, 10, and behold ! the contemplate sarpont
invariably swallows its own tail and gags itself
Mr.. Gurley, Of Ohio, looking at the subject
in this light, has become disgusted with the
snake, and fears that its failure to g crush :"
when goaded, will cause England and France
to recognize our incrusha6iLity
The foiIs@ing is synopsis of that gentle
mans remarks in the House of Representatives
on the Goth ult:
Mr. Gurley, Rep.,) of Ohio, said it was use
less to attempt to disguise a fact now almost
everywhere recognized, that we must have a
more active and practical war policy IN Con-
;xress, IN the Cabinet, but more especially in
ane field, or we might prepare for foreign
and domestic war of several years duration.
Proceeding as at present with military
campaign, it would be no strange thing to have
the Southern Confederacy" acknowledged by
Eoreign Powers, and our Government would
then stand before the civilized world humila-
ted and disgraced. Our army had long been
ready and our soldiers were burning and
painting for the battle field We had earnes'
" cast about for bold and daring leader,
ready for the great contest and 1t was painful
20 confess at this late day, that the country
had looked in vain for Commander-f-C Chief
exhibiting the will and the requisite enterprise
and genius to lead our forces on to victory
He asked what stood in the way of meeting
the enemy? Was It the fear that somebody
would be hurt or did the ghost of Bull Run
hover above the minds Of our commanding
Generals? We had lost more men by disease
and sickness during the last five months than
we should have probably lost in half a dozen
general engagements, and hundreds of mil
lions of money had been spent, and one of the
largest armies of the world gathered to remain
comparatively idle, and become weak and de-
lnoralized by inactivity.
live desired the respect of our own people. and
the moral support of the world. would strike
out boldly for victory, and trust to good powder,
strong arms. to well aimed guns, and to God
It would be better to meet with occasional re-
verses than to remain inactive. If We did not
fight with iustice, right, and human freedom OIL
our side, our people would become discouraged.
the Treasury bankrupt, and the Government
brought into contempt Did a General stand IN
the way to hold in check more than halt q million
of men. take him out of the way, give his place
to another, If there be no other remedy. Gene
rails, of themselves. are nothing in this contest,
when thrown into the balance against the honor
and integrity of the Union, If the angel Gabriel
commanded our forces, and failed to march against
the enemy. he would petition to the court to
which he holds allegiance for his instant dismis
sal This war had reached point where KID
gloves pleasant words, and gilded promises, " ere
of no use The hour demanded Lard words and
harder blows. This contest must close either in
the ruin of O republic that has been the ad mira
tion of the world, and possibly the destruction
of civil and religious freedom in America, or il
She perfect supremacy of law and order and the
stability of our institutions, He had faith in the
latter result, for revolutions move the world for
ward--never backward. He asked the Clerk tc
read a striking article from the Richmond DIS
patch. showing up our military blunders lts
truthfulness, he said, could not be denied.
We had let slip golden opportunities fol-
crushing this rebellion, AID of achieving bril-
liant victories. The great cause of dissatisfac
tion aRoDg our troops was that they were not
permitted to strike at the rebels. He prefer
red no charges against the Commander-in
Chief; bat, ia his judgement, the man did not
live who could successfully command six hun
dYed thousand men, scattered over territory
of two thousand miles. Yet the destiny OF
this republic had long hung upon the volltion
of the will of single man. NO other Cavern
lnent invested its Generals with such unlimlt
authority. No man had been found great
enough 20 use the supreme command OF eveu
three hundred thousand soldiers. A part oil
the tremendous burden thrown upon the shoul
.ders of cur young General should be removed
ard divided SO as to call out the best energies
Of the best officers, and secure general unity o
.ection. Thus far our commanders
have been the VIC inns Of some fixed,
unalterable plan, the fruit of one mind,
which plan had accomplished but one mark ed
result Ii had prevented five hundred thous
and men from attempting precisely what they
came toge her to accomplish-that was, &c
fgif and whip the enemy. The very men Whc
must receive the shock of battle were those
who complain most OF inactivity. lie said