Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-08-08
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WHAT Is LIKELY TO HAPPEN.

WHAT Is LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
Our recent glorious victories achieved BY our
gallant armies under MEADE, GRAST. BASKs,
and others, give promise of an early ending Of
the prefeut rebellion. The bow o. promise al
ready spans the dark clouds that have 80 long
covered our horizon. Everywhere the rebels
are flying before our victorious hosts. The
bell of destiny is now tollipg the doom Of the
so.called Southern Confederacy. The Mssis-
spp ia open Louisiana seeks the protection
of the old Union the states of Missouri and
Western Virginia are practically free states,
and, in the Emancipation Proclamation Of the
President and under the influence Of our militia
~ operations in the South, the unreaectng |
mind sees the sore aud speedy downfall OF
American Slavery. 'Tis true, Slavery has been |
grievousy and sorely wounded by this rebel
| lion, but il is hydra.beaded and will yet recu-
perste and recover under proper treatment
and that treatment Il is bound to receive at the
hunds of skillful and experienced men.
We are not au alarmist, but we sincerely be.
lieve that the time to try mems souls 10 this
the people have not yet had their moral power
tested, in all the eacrihces that they have been
called upon TO make during this uuholy war.
as they will be tested before welcome reace Is
q again theirs Already do we feel the ground
swell of another revolution under our feet. We
It cannot longer shut our eyes to the fact that
o there is large and powerful party in the
). North who, il they do not deeply sympathze
, with the rebels 10 the South, have not forgot
ton the intimate political relations that once
existed between them, and who evidently de.
sire 10 renew those relations at the ballot box
and resume he rens of this government at The
, earliest possible moment. We cannot forget
that this rebellion is the work Of Democratic
: hands 10 the South, aidel to some extent by
the same party in the North. Aud udng
themselves in hopeless minority in the not
slaveholding states, and having an inoriinate
. thirst for power. il is easy to see that their bat
, :, tie cry of the Union as il was" means simply
reconstruction of the cid partnership aud res
!, toration of the same party to power. JEFF
Davis and his slaveholding friends started this
. cruel war on purpose to benefit Slavery. II
they cannot get all they want they will take al
they can get. If they cannot establish Con-
y federacy with chaitel slavery as the corner
stone, then they will be willing to come in fol
!" the "Union as it was" with all its rights, priv
" eges, and guarantees to Shareholders. Wber
OF Davis and his crew see that it is useless anC
hopeless to carry on this war, then there viii
BE come the offer of compromise aud concessions
ID Then will come the frey ordeal for the nation
D. Then comes the time that tries mems souls
~ Then comes the real tug Of war.
No man can shut his eyes TO the fact that
-, strong party at the North, are as ready, to-day
TO make concessions and compromises with on
" "erring brethren" of the south, as ever the
:, have been. Look at the nomina ion Of tha
miscreant, Vallandigham. Look ct their op
position to such acts Of the Administration q
:, are calculated TO cripple aud embarrass the re
:; bells 10 arms. See their covert and open opp0
rs sition to the draft Listen to their cry Of peace
he peace, when there can be no peace. Thes
cj- things mean nothing more nor less than tina
,r. they intend to conduct themselves in such
se manner ss to make it easy to again fraterniI
N. with their old friends in the South.
is Should JEFF. Davis offer TO sheath his swor
To- and have the reVolted states return to their al
be legiaDce upon the condition of tn, revocatio
be OF the Emancipation Proclamation, does an
man believe. that the Conscripiion law Soul
=, DO enforced in Ohio. New York. or Indiana
n Does any one doubt that powerful party
le the North would not so clamor for peace upo
q the terms offered that the Administrato
or would be forced to succuub or do worse,
ID anything could be worsA than to cover then
u selves all over with the infamy OF remandin
= back to the prisea house Of slavery. four mi
= lions OF human beings now free. l. ..
= We believe the rebels will yet make such
y proposition, and this cry or tho Union rs
Il was Is bat an invitation f)r the rebels 10 max