The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-05-10
0SKAL00SA. KANSAS.
END OF THE REBELLION.

END OF THE REBELLION.
4 very general impression prevails
in he public mind that il the rebsls
ore defeated at Corinth and At York
tuun OF Richmond that the war will
end at once. We do NOT think SO. We
believe there will be no more battles on
. large scale-that the great armies of
the traitors will disperse and scatter to
different parts of the South in small
bodies-that the great leaders will flee
The country. and the smaller ones be.
come the heads of bands Of robbers
and ma:auders, who will iafest the
South aud become its terror. as the
banditti once cursed LAZY.
Our reasons for this view Of the case
are these :: Already have the rebels
commenced a system of plumber. In
deed. the rebellion vas inaugurated in
robbery and pillage. We hear OF bands
Of plunderers. who leave desoialion IN
their wake. These robbers are made
up. in most cases. Of criminals and
vagabonds-men who are either out
lawed or having never owned any thing.
end this favorable condition of things
,oninis,er to their own qualification.
: The 'poor white trash'' Of the South.
as the slaves call the common people. or
the lower orders. compose large pro
portion Of the rebel army. These per-
sous have never owned any thing to
speak Of: they have never had any thing
laid up for the future. but lived .irom
hand; 10 mouth" moi knowing where
the next weeks or even the next day
provision was TO come from
Without means. held iu con.empi.
even looked down upon BY the slaves,
without The ilopeof ever owning ten
dollars At once in the world the magnif.
cent promises Of the leaders Of this un-
godly treason Was perfect God-send
70 them. They rushed TO arms. They
we're mere ultra than the leaders them
selves. They danced with mad delight
ever the fall Of Sumter. and were frantic
for the conflict, breathing cut death
aud torture to ali northerners. They
had been led to expect that they would
soon BE- on the bigh-road 70 the cities
nf the North. and would revel ia the
wealth Of Philadelphia. New York.
Boston. Cincinnati and other noted
Places. which were to be given mp to
ti,en Tor pilIage. plunder and rapine.
These promises led them TO form
high expectations. and having once
tasted Of the intoxicating cup Of cupid
ity. and lea, ned something of their
power. they are lot going 10 lay down
their arms and become The ''poor white
trash for al time TO come. Anarchy
runs sliot among them even now. and
will ten times more 50 shen the partial
restraints Of military discipline are re-
moved; and being iguorant as beasts
almost. they will easily become the tools
Of petty ehiefiains. whose object will
bsso ges money By robbery. -
The rebellion viii form good ex-
case for such crimes. which will be per-
Yenaled ia the sacred name Of liberty.
Perhaps i: viii be safe to say that Of
the three or four hundred shousands Of
men in the rebel army. from City ,hops-
aud 10 one hundred thousand are COM
posed Of this class Of persons - men
~ho have really never known wha: i,
was 10 te Ire beiorr.or 70 do any thing
independently. or 70 possess any prop
es:y. and who are ripe for piander. A
mass Of men among whom ignorance
and crime run riot together "a SET of
Wild beasts similar to What the Fren.h
Revolution threw up from the psrIiessl
sud -ce. pools Of Paris.
These men have been. disappointed
ip their expectations Of reveling il the
luxsry .sf Northerp cities; bat their
appetite for pluuder was vhei too keealy
by the wicked pronises q their leaders
for them ever iofetire 70 quiet life with
on. sasiasing theis hunger far prey TO
some extent. ~
When the great bstalss are ended.
den. We shah have these robbers 70
6ok aitsr. Fiiiy Ihonapd Of then
seatlessd in aiI parts of sbs Sou:h; in
forest wilds, IL dismal rswamps. in
Dounfain caves: viii require no small
care and expense 70 ferret out and
pnsisb. They viii clain = b. tlss
paknots ef Gls Gosfa, aad as such will
receive sympathy and eneoarsgenest.
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