The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-05
The southern oosssaeraax.

The Southern ooseedraag. g.-..
l7ron che Ohio etaaseman.1
+ Thas bogus Republic called ~ ssCoa-
fedsrsss Stssss Of Anerics,r over Which,
on tho 22d inst. JelIsFson Davis w. is-
auguFated a. President and Alsxsadsv
b. Stephens as Vics President for the
six ysars ensuing. lays claim to jsris-
diction over thirteen States-- Visginis,
North Carolira. South Csroliua 0sor
gia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Ises-
isiana. Texas. Arkansas, MissooFi, Ksa-
tucky and Tennessee
Its hold on Missouri and Kertueky NO
never very strong, and they are nov clear
out of its grasp. The same nsg b
said of Tennessee. The news frou thst
State give daily stronger and stsosessss-
sursuee that she is about done With ~
rebellion aud ready to resume hcr sid
place in the Union.
| As little can the rebel Confederatss -
y on Virginia though they have nads
its capital the seat Of their bogus govsrn-
meat. Northwestern Virginia, eoak-
prising ons-fourth Of the arss and lsas-
fifth of the population Of the Stats, sis
loyal to the Union. On the Eutesn
Shore, as II is called, embracing the seua-
ties Of Northampton and Acconae,6jAs
Unionists are in the aseendsncy. 4 H.
tent Union feeling exists all over TIE g.
or persions of the State, evsa b. Rieh.
mond itself. where JEFF. Davis hslds his
court s,ee,g b asigqs Siaeo5 sfT
The people Of the western or apper
portion of North Casolins, like Iakhir
neighbors in East Tennesses, ass uaS cad
loyal to the Union. The recent saccees-
es and unopposed advances Of oifspoEbs
in the eastern part of the State shoST Tthss
the rebellion is weak there 5 TIE :iatte.
lily Of the people Of the sold NestA osaes,s
who not only voted against sscssGiea,
bat against calling Conysitisu tossSa.
slider the Subject are only waisiag . -.
postanity TO testify sasw their sl1sria6so
end devotionsso the Constitatiea - ~
Union.
| The Union element hasc al1doo Aijoa
stroug in Louisiana. The UsioU naaes
in the Stase, ~ thss New Y6ek z;S4a,s
Justly remarks, was ffightfully Fsejsoiosd
4 By ridiculous proclamation issusd b
Col. Phelps from Ship Island, iiuaD Ds666.
Der last The people Of New odeaas
would no doub. gladly wslcoos - -.
fend the UDion flag A barsl udjosiIy
only voted for secession in 1850. Thet
decision. if an opportunity were isadw -
fsrsd, would no doubt b gladly sssSesea.
I In Texas. there 10 o-dsg, aitkGht
doabt. . clear majority for shs Oh Ub3eo.
II Galveston and Western Texas thsss
IS evidence that the people are dssids1ly
loyal. Texas may be made sals foe Tie
Uaioo. -a8 i, 8els .asaj2
Arkansas refused At 6rst, 70 usis0s uith
the Southers Confedsracy. She bee bssa
drawn into it. but there 10 rsssoa % E,>
, lisse her people would be gisd Of - op-
poftunity to shake Of its chains sad ts-
tnru to their alIegisncs to the Uaius.
. Let the Uuion flag continue TO be raised
IN the State as it has been alrssdy d6os
by Generals Curtis and Sigel, aud the
smothered sentiment OF Loyalty will havst
forth into vigorous life aud action.
Taking out these States, In which No
know the Union sentiment to be prsdoo-
iuant or tc need only encouragemest and
, protection to make it so, there only re-
: main to the rebel Coufederacy the Eve
States Of South Garoiias, Florida, Geor-
gia, Alabama aud Mississippi. Bos il
several of these, as in Northern Alaba-
ma and N0rthera Mississippi, there has
always been strong Uaion ssntimeat.
i This is doubtless the case in ell Of then.
Besides. the Federal forces are makiaR
, ssch advances ss must aoon crush ous tt
rebellion in these I've States, Haaaa9oed
such latent loyalty - msy exist aayop-
portunity to declare ITSELF In, opath
j Carolins our troops have eaptgrsd ~
forts at the entrance of Port Rsysl ~
, boz. and have possession Of 1SASlS S1fths
: rich. important region sknowap - 3kuqDsa
Islaads lying between Chatie6teas ahAdDa.
yannah- Our forces, are, aleo. eeeoe1iag
70 recent accounts. II posssssics & -
vannah. The advance Of Gen. uSysrb
expedition is In quiet posssssioS q 0hip
Z Island aud other points oasths GalfseAss,
threatening Mobile ~ usllaasaNev O..
leans with cApture. In Eleej&A D ~
strong positions Of Key Wses And Tor
tugas, commanding the aaviiatiop 81 ~
Guif, and Fort Pickess o. 1ausa 1aus
Island, commanding the hasbss - 49,
sacola, have been and are Ben Il Rosoos.
sion Of the Uoion foress. .sa "a, 30