Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-26
rne sOuthorn edOracS'


.cs so.u. Republic called the "cOnieder-
S,..as ~ America," over which, on tne
ssl m iass.. IrFrERsor DAVIS was inAugurA'ea as
p,s.ia,pt aud ALEX ,sDrR Il. srrrarss as wee
p.s.Iden., for the sx years ensuipg, lays claim
j ,u,isdic,ion over thirteen stAtes-VirglMS'
No..s ca,oliua, South Carolina, Georgia, FLOR
,sa A,ab.mA, mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
A,haa.aa. Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee
ia bold on Missouri and KentucEy was never
vsrv a.ropr, and they are now clearly out o' ,i'S
.,.sn The same may be said OF Tennessee
The reWs from that State give oNiy S'rOas'l
and ,,,opeer assurAnce that she is AoOu' uons
,,i.h .ha rabollicn and ready to resume her o'u
pa ,,,,,a can the rebel Confederates rely on
virginia. though they have made It's Capl'Ai 'ne
ses, Of their bogus government. Northwest
sr0 virginia, comprising one fourth Of the area
and Oue-tif.h Of the population OF the stare Is
LOYAL to tho Union. On the Eastern snore' ~
,.is called, embracing the counties Of North
amp,on and AccomAc, the Unonis's are In 'ne
ss.sDdeuoy. A laten. Uniou feeling exists all
over he other portions Of the State even IN
Richmond itself, where JEEE, DAyI' holds MS
court.
The people of the western or upper por'On y
Norta Carolina, like their neighoors 10 EAs'
Tennessee, are true and loyal 10 the Union =
The rscen. successes and unopposed advances
~ nm, trooos IN tho eastern part OF the stare
show that the rebellionis weak there, Inc ma
iority Of the people OF the "old North s'a.e'
who not only voted against secession, but sgains'
calling Convention to consider the suOJec'
are only waiting an opportunity to testify sne"
their allegiance sud devotion to the Cons'l'uuon
and ihe Union.
Tho Union element has always been s'rons IL
L,uisiana. "The Union causeiD the State a.
tho New York Tribune justly remarks was
friahtfally prejadiced by a ridiculous Ptociama-
,iou issned by Col PHeLrs from Ship Island 10
December last" The people OF New orleans
would no doubt gladly welcohe and .deleno 'ne
uoion dig. A bare majority only voted Tor
accession in 1860 That decision, II an oppor-
unity we're nov offered, would no doubt oe
gladly reversed. -.
In Texas, there is to-day, without doubt
clear majority for the old Union 10 Galveston
and W estern Texas there is evidence 'hat tne
people are decidedly loyal. Texas may be maze
safe for the Union. ty
Arkansas refused al 6rst to unite with the
Southern Confederacy. She has been drawn into
il. INIT. there is reason to believe her people
would be glad Of an opportunity to shake on
its chains and return to their allegiance to the
Union. Let the Union flag continue to be rails
ed iu the State as 1t has been already done oy
Generals Curtis aud SIcEL, and the smothered
sentiment of loyalty will burst forth into Vig-
orous life and action.
Taking out these States, 10 which We know
the Union sentiment to be predominant or TO
need only encouragement and protection 70 make
Il 90, there only remain to the rebel Confeders-
cy the Eve States OF South Carolina, Florida,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. But in sew
erel Of these, as in Northern Alabama and
Northern Mississippi, there has always been
strong UGion sentiment. This is doubtless the
case in all Of them.
Besides the Federal forces are making such
advances as muat soon crush out the rebellion
in these ive States, and afford such latent 10y
atty as may exist an opportunity to declare it.
self. 10 South Carolina our troops have cap
tured tBe forts at the entrance Of Port Royal
barbor and have possession of nearly all the
rich, important region known as theSea lsanos
lyioo between Charleston and Savannah. Our
forces are also, according to recent accounts In
possession Of Savannah. The advance OF Gen.
BgrIEgs expedition is in quiet possession oil
Ship leland and other points on the Cult coast
threatening Mobile ss we'll as New Orleans with
capture. In Florida, the strong positions oil
Key West and Tortugas, commanding the nav
igation of the Gull, and ,rt Pickens on Santa
Rosa Island, commanding the harbor of Pensa-
cola, have been and are now in possession OF
the Union forces
Looking over the brief sketch we have given,
and as the prospect Of continued advance ana
triumph Of the Union troops. aud the growing
sentiment Of loyalty 10 theexTeme South itself,
the days Of the reign of JEEr. DAVIS i Co. must
be well nigh numbered. These things demon
s.rate farther the folly, not to say madness, Of
any attempt to convert any portion OF the South
ern States into Territories before the people
have had an opportunity to chow whether they
are or are rot able to assert and maintain
their legitimate and constitutional State Gov
ernments.