Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-11-28
THE "sIrUATIoN !,


The people are disappointed because tn
work Of suppressing the Rebellion progrcssc
80 slowly. Such disappointment finds cx
preston in reproaches and accusation
against the Government. We are told tina
nothing substantial has been gained Cor tn,
Federal cause since the war began--that IN,
successes Of last winter and spring have beer
more than counterbalanced by the reverse.
# the summer. We arc told that the enc
my arc more powerful. more able to r.ss,
The advance Of our armies now than they
yer were BEFORE and that while We have
been frttcrihg away our strength in fruitlcss
enterprises, they have been outstanding their
resources and tconomising their power.
- this true? Let US see. At the out
freak Of the war, the rebels were virtually
casters Of the situation. They held every
i;rtress and every inch of coast--with the
reception Of Pickens and Key West--from
'he Potomac to the Rio Grandc They were
absolute masters of the Mississippi, from
Cairo to the Balize. They had un,iisputed
possession Of the entire country south OF the
Potomac Maryland was hotbed Of trca.
sm; Baltimore was as essentially secession
- Charleston. Missouri was ovcrrun by
r.bel hordes-and even the city of ST. Louis
THAT has just pronounced for emancipation y
!. was more than two.thirds disloyal. Ken
!, lucky was so discouragingly "neutral that
she denounced the call of the President for
$4,000 troops as usurpation." The Ma
tonal Capital was not only in danger, but
Was isolated from the loyal portion Of the
country. Let us add to this. that the rebels
had four months the start Of us in prepara-
ton -that they had stolen nearly all our
arms--that they had the immense stores of
the Norfolk and Pensacola Navy Yards to
draw from; while we were compelled not
only to extcmporize an army, but to extern.
porize arms and munitions
Such was the position Of affairs eighteen
months ago. Let us glance at the stua.
ton" as il is now. We have force Of Mt
asst seven hundred thousand men in the
field. We have navy that is second only
to that of France and England. The Nation.
u credit is uninpaired. We have got along
without borrowing dollar from any foreign
capitalist. We have been able to reduce the
expenses Of the war within such limits as
viii enable us readily to pay the interest on
car national debt.
Our forces are every " hereby land and
Ivy sea-assuming the aggressive Expe,li.
lions the most formidable the world ever saw
are being fitted out. The entire Texan coast
is 1T our mercy. Gen. Butler is ready to
"a take" Mobile. Charleston and Savannah
will be ours before the end of February.
Wilmington and other ports Of secondary
Importance will share q similar fate. The
insurgcnt territory will thus lie invested
the occupation Of our blockaders will be gone
all sources and channels Of succor will be
cut off from the beleaguered rebels--and
they will be consigned to the most terrible |
limbo that ever awaited transgressors. The !
Mississippi will be opened it's entire length
the remaining cities along its shores will be
brought under the Federal ruie--and two of
the principal sources Of supplies-Texas and
arkansas, will be cut off ra.fa bus |
The enemy are also being slowly driven to
the wall by land. They have abandoned
the Potomac, and are being gradually but
certainly pressed back toward the interior
They have been driven from Western Vir.
sinia. They have been driven from Ken
lucky. They have been driven from Mis-
souri,. General McClernand and Commo.
dore Porter are preparing to swoop down the
Mississippi. General Grant is moving
against Jackson and giving the rebellion its
death blow in Mississippi. General Rose
Grams is preparing to follow the rebel forces to
Chattanooga and contest for the possession
Of that important strong hold. alf a'