Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-03-06

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The Richmond Enquirer of Feb. 10. un.
der the head of "The Third Stage Of the
War;" takes the following gloomy view of
the Confederate situation. It's admissions
are the more remarkable and important, as
tits Davis's official organ, and tho authorized
exponent Of his sentiments: .... .'
We have fairly entered upon the third
stage indicated by the President in his mes
sage, namely: that Of q war Of subjugation
and extermination. The people. Of this
Confederacy, isolated and shut up from all
the world, have now to encounter the most
horrible and demoniac effort for the assas.
sinaton of the whole race that history has
yet recorded, or we believe will ever have to
record till history grown gray. For it is not
every century, ii ID not svery 0on, that shows
the world Yankee nation. Yes. the Con-
fcdcrate people have now at last to strip for
battle; it is people that must this tin .
very literally conquer 0, die. rs
no doubt it would be agreeable to be-
licye that this last stage of the war will soon
be over, and must end in the speedy destruc-
ton Of our intending murdcrers. But look
around the map Of the Confederacy, and
Judge if We can sooth ourselves with this be-.
lief. In the very heart of the country, our
gallant sentinel Of the Mississippi, heroic
little Vicksburg, has sustained, indeed, and
baffied two tremendous sieges; but a third
time her citizens see pouring in around them,
from the North and from the West enor-
nous masses Of the beleaguering foe; iron
hoating batteries again crowd upon her; and
even As you read these words, two hundred
heavy guns may be laundering upon her de-
fences hundred thousand men may be
rushing to the storm Of her ramparts. Again
she will drive them off, perhaps and remain
the famous city Of this hemisphcre--thc bul
wark Of the West. So be it But the Wis.
ion we see on the Mississippi does not look
very like exhaustion or despair on the par,
Of the foe just yet. gt1 H07rH l.yI 70 -"
And again, look to the mouth of the
mighty river. New Orleans is not maiden
city, alas the base rag that has often been
rent and trampled before Richmond and be.
fore Vicksburg, flies from all tho towers Of
that dehcwered city. Horls Of hungry Yan
KEGS, armed to the teeth, sit IN the shade
OF her orange groves, and station negro
guards over the mansions OF her noblcst
citizens. All tho best and fairest have to
lament every day that their goedly city had
not been laid in ashes before it became q
haunt OF obscene creatures. No sign of re.
taxation there! And, but short way Of,
Mobile, by the shores Of her spacious bay
keeps dilligent watch and ward, expecting,
IN the light of each mornings sun to see the
thrice accursed stars and stripes. cleaning
through the smoke Of bombarding squad.
ron. All along tho Gulf, and around the
coast Of Florida, this omnipresent enemy rho
is said to have been playing his last card, is
shutting up every river and planting his guns
on every strong place. Savannah, shut in
from the sea BY Fort Pulaski, in possession
of the same inveterate Yankee, listens for
the first boom Ofartlleyy that ia to level her
walls with her sandy soil and Charleston,
grlmly calm, but with beating heart, stands
awaiting the great armada. Those fw acres
OF old Oyster Points, it seems already sw. pl
and devastated by confagrations, arc to be the
object and the prize Of the most potent arma.
ment by far that American waters have eve,
seen. This very moment, il may be, the
black Monitor batteries are steaming between
Sumter and Moultrie. No signs of relaxa.
ton OF discOuragement and despair Of the
enemy hcrel Pass further, and YOU will
find the whole coast from Charleston In
Norfolk, and every river to the head Of tide
water, and every creek and sound formed by
the sea islands, swarming with gunboats and
transports, ready to pour in masses Of troops
wherever there is chance of plundcr
bridge burning and general havoc. - s..... Z
" From Norfolk, all around by the Chcas.
peake and Potomac, We are guarded by gun.
boats, and no living thing, save skulking
s,nugglers, suffered to enter or 60 out On
the Rappahannock, two hundred thousand
men wait for drying wind to move on to
Richmond once more, led by genuine apos-
tic OF determination. At last the savage
Abolitienists have the right man in the
right place. Hitherto they have rather
wished the defeat Of Lincoln's Generals IN
the Potomac, because they seemed to be sol
dlers, and not thieves or assassins; u with
Hooker they feel at home under Hooker
they count upon owning southern panta.
tlons, and giving law to southern vassals.--
Topossess himself Of the property of others,
a genuine Yankee, will, perhaps, even fight
2" And Northwestern Virginia is desolatcd
by Miroy and his mon, and Kentucky and
the half Of Tennessee, the richest and farcst
lands Of all the West, are entirely in the
clutch Of the enemy. while the rivers bring
them up fcets Of transports, and Rosccrans,
with another large army, threatens to sweep
all opposition from his path and Join the
other brigands who are crowding upon
Vicksburg. r....... 80, 80.
Where, in all this wide circuit, does the
invasion seem to be failing or giving ground ?
All round the border, and In the very heart
OF the Confederaey, the foot of the enemy is
planted, and his felon flag Aies; and it means
subjugation and determination. It is, in.
deed, the third stage Of the war, and we be-
lieve the last but the struggle will be des-
perate. Ifit be the last card, it is one on
which the stake is life or death, honor or
shame-either our name and nation will be
extinguished in a night of blood and horror,
or else new sovereignty, the newest. fairest,
proudcst, will take her seat among the pow.
ers OF the earth with the applause Of man
and the blessing Of Heaven" .ea.t usg ia.
The regulation forbidding citizens to wear
uniforms is to be rigidly enforced in Chica-
60. A file ofsoldicrs perambuate the streets
daily, stripping from every citizen wearing
military coat the false colors under which he