The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-26

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The Failure OF Rebel Hopes.
TIE ereafs Of tie last year show how
e,mnle,elv tho calculations Of he rebel lead
ers hare failed n eycFy respect When the
rebel coalederacy vas ars. rshercd into e1 /
i.tenoe. is peru.aneney dcpendei upon ses-
er.i considerations. each Of which % tie
common Observer. sore the garb Of plau-i-
b.lisy. The frst and most reliable one &C
cording 70 Tie theory Of Southern politicians,
uas that the article Of cotton was indispensi.
be 70 the peace AID industry Of Europe. AM
that the Southern States alone could fur
u.sh that article. II The expectation Of cot
ton uas by any means continued. The pro
ceeds arising from - sale would 60 into
the colser- Of tie rebel government, and thus
furnish the means 70 such government 70
carry on the var II this expectation VA
cut oil. lie necessities OF Europe would
bring Intervention IN orr struggle. and -
consequence tho breaking Of the blockade.
Il was supposed By the rebel leaders that
the COZ ernmenfs # Europe. would be una
Die % stanI aioof AID sec the important in
dus,ries connected Nth the cotton manuiac-
tare 70 Into collapse Like lie apples Of
Sodom. this hope was fair 10 look upon, bot
alas for human calcalatious instead OF Sc
curing tie recognition Of their Coufederacy.
they have been bafied ard denied Until the
rebellion cannot be FAR from utter hopeless
ness aud despair The Intervention 10 Sc
cure cotton now, would obstruct and defeat
the object. more than it would forward Il.
Another ground uppn which the rebels re
lied tor their success, vas the expected CO
operation Of tie Democratic party OF the
Northern states, The leaders had been IN
duced to believe from the declarations OF
slch men As NALlANDrGnAN OF Ohio. and
baIoHT u this State. that the Government
would not dare hazard a conflict with the reb
IS for fear Of an uprising of an opposition
ia tue North. which would drive the Admin
,stration from power. OF prevent i from re
sistDg the division Of tie States aud the for
nation OF 4 separate government They eN.
peesed also that the large commercial cities
Of tie North. would receive such dsas
tso4s blow from The suspension OF inter
eo4ne viii Go South As 70 create very
formidable ospos.ton u any measures Of q
hostile character.
Il w4s expected A.sO. b tho Confederate
Ooserumeai. that tho great injury which i
would be Ab.e - iaa4es o. our commerce
AID tie teFns waleA i could spread oscs -
seas by meaAS Of pFisAteess. sould deter "a,
North from aay serious AgsEess.oas upon "a
power. Ihsse expectations, however. lei
% tue ground Ike 4asimely fruit n TIE ie.l-
pes..
O1s sc.4cls Of commerce s.lll navigate ~
.e-s, without molestalion from the grea
asets OF pr.vAteeFs with which Jar DAvi
proposed - !uiest them. Their privaseeFinl
system proved failure. and scarcely YES
sci carrying the confederate dag can pc foua'
on any waters Of the globe There Is NJ
danger to be apprehended from that source
Another ground of hopo for a successful
resistance, vas the supposed impregnabilis
Of the coast notifications. which stood a
sentries 20 quaint the entrance 10 their ha'
bors. aud 70 command the navigation Of on
principal rivers Cur Government. howeve
has demonstrated the falhbility Of such ca
salaisor. ia that matter Our riaed canno
have ciamblei their lmpregnable forsihc'
tons. AMI opened q navigation all the
river
Another consideration unon vh,ch NJ
leaders Of Tho rebellion relied. vas the suI
posci inslncibiliiy Of their iroops In th
also. thes were mistaken. The battle fel,
~here The sevcrcst struggles have been mad
have shown hon false The boast. that OF
Southern man Is The equal Of i've Nofthei
men IL al that constitutes good soldier
tie troops ct the North arc superior 10 tho'
II tic south In courage. IA discipline. al
IA endurance. oar lorces have proved upe
harl fought fields. thcir superiority. s.
rie- II successes. of brilliant character. d.
demonstrated the superior proves Of q
Northern arms. The iast ioai hope upe
which The rcbcl leaders rciic,i 70 consummai
Their malignant aui dcsillsh purposes. b
vanished AMI .ess them - bcar up the weigl
Of guilt they have bfoaghl upon themselve
All - contemplate. n tho madness q &c
psir. their fa'ere fate.
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