Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-06
The Rebels Begin to see Stars.

The Rebels. Begin to see Stars.
A rebel Virginia paper, in comment
ing upon the recent disaster at Ft. Don
elson, says
"The crises Of the war is upon us, and
reverse upon re verse comes in quick sue
cession. We have scarcely recovered
from the depression consequent upon our
defeat at Fl. Henry and Roanoke, ere
we are called upon to meet a still heav-
Ter calamity in the fall of TT. Donelson,
and the surrender of our brave troops
holding that important post.
We have not been of those who enter
tanned the belief hat our arms would be
always successful, or hat it was in the
bounds of possibility for u small army
to meet and drive back the ~overwhelm-
ing lords of the enemy at every point
at which the enemy could penetrate, and
not, therefore, taken by surprise, nor
greatly discouraged. by the untoward
events which have taken place IN the
West, and on the Atlantic coast. We
have not kaown oar own strength, al
though we have been greatly too con-
confident Of the weakness and ~cowardfce
of our foe. If these disasters shall turn
our thoughts in upon ourselves, and shall
arouse US to the full comprehension of
our perilous situation, and to the energy
and activity requisite for the occasion,
they will not have overtaken us IN vain.
We do not believe the defeat at For:
Donelson is of the proportion our tele-
graphic column would give US to- under
stand.
We see much to encourage as, even in
this dark hour. Our permanent gov
eminent is launched upon. the stormy
sea, it is true ; but we think her tim
bers are strong enough to bear the vio-
lence of the storm, and that the noble
structure viii be none the worse for the
rough usage to which it has been thus
early subjected"
Yes, "H these disasters" turn the
Thoughts Of your people, and "arouse
them to energy and activity" The mis-
fortune TO the rebel cause is, that when
the Thoughts of the people are turn
ed" their activity" and "energy" is
exercised in the wrong direction. The
Thoughts Of the people in the seceeded
States have been controlled by military
power, and when an opportunity presents
to %"turn," they "turn'' loyal citizens.
The Richmond Eraminer of a late
date has the following:
THE ~disaffection of a large portion of
the foreign. population in Richmond which
has been developed by their stubborn re-
sistance of the military draft now in pro
gress, is, of itself sufficient to excite the
vigilance Of our citizens. and to put them
on their guard with regard to particular
classes of foreigners in our midst. We
are not in the habit of reporting infor-
nation without satisfactory assurances
of its correctness.
We have in our possession some curl
Gus information, which Is from a source
not only highly patriotic, but to which
implicit credit is due, respecting the
movements and suspicious speeches of a
number of the foreign population Of this
city. W. are not entirely at liberty.
nor do we deem it prudent, to detail the
facts which have been communicated to
US; but we may assure the public that
vigilance is the price of their safetv from
enemies in our midst.
A late number of a Memphis paper says:
"The people apprehend an immediate
advance Of the Mortimer, and ,evince
their Joy in every village and neighbor-
hood. The Unionists are making dem
onsirations in many of the northern
counties. and even at Memphis there
were exhibitions of Joy on the arrival of
news from Beech Cove"
Our Phunny PhellOw perpetrates the
following:
Why may the rebel Floyd be supposed
to have been in a religious mood when
he left Fl. Donaldson?
Because he went singing
81 love to steal a while away
From every cumbring care"