The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-09-04
THE SIGNS IN THE SOUTH.

Nallandigham, in his letters from
Canada. dwells largely upon what he
alleges he heard and saw in the South,
relative to the spirit Of the people,
the object being to make the Northern
people believe that the Southern peo-
pie are still unhroken in spirits, and
united in their determination to con
tinue their opposition to the govern
mcnt This is echoed from the stump
by the Vallandighmn orators through.
out the State, and those who hear
and believe the blatherskitc of Pugh.
: Cox, and other leading Copperhends,
upon this and other points. are as ig-
lnuranJ as to the real facts IN the case
ms the persons who constitute the tail
Of the Vallandigham kite are well adj
vised Of the falsehood of the state
ments they present. This is entirely
| in keeping with the misrepresenta-
tions ef the persons referred to in re
gard To the late Union Victories
They cither.denv that victories have
been gained at all, or they claim that
our successes have been SO small that
they do not affect the status Of the
rebellion. That we may not be ac-
cused of misrepresentation when we
say that Nallmdigham declares the
South cannot he conquered by force
! Of arms, and that he discredits the re-
ports Of the severe blows the rebellion
has lately received, we qnote from his
late letter written from Table Rock:
II need not repeat my often declar-
ed conviction, which time has already
,vindicated, that the South cannot he
conquered by the force of arms. But,
granting for arguments sake, the eff
fectual check and waning proportions
of the rebellion, as now proclaimed
for the hundredth time, by the organs
of the Administration &c
Passing over the statements lately
received from Union forces as TO the
waning proportions of the rebellion,
we proceed to quote from rebel pa
,pers TO show that it is waning in Mis-
fsissippi and Alabama, Mt least, and If
it Is waning in those States it certain
ly cannot he tlourishiug elsewhere,
for next to South Carolina, Mississip-
mi has been regarded as the most in
tensely disioyal of any Of the Gulf
States. The following paragraph is
from the Richmond Examiner. While
= il does not furnish details rs to the
disaiIection, it shows very clearly that
+ serious disallectiOn exists, rs mdicat-
ed by the scattering of Pemberton's
parollcd prisoners and the ''whinimgs
OF the week-knecd' for reconstruct
ion:
B I'VE mentioned a few days ago thai
the Mississippi troops, in large mum
, bcrs, were deserting the army Of Gen
/, johnson. We felt disinclincd to give
credence to the report We believe,
that Mississippi, like most of the 9th
er States Of the Confederacy, has hei
b. proportion Of cowardly and timoroui
traitors, who are ready to yield to tn,
, domination OF the dlstardly foe ut tht
{ first approach ofdanger to their home
steads and hearthstones, anC if any
! such disailectiOn had been producc'
; among her troops in the tield,we doub
f not the evil seed has been sown by
) this class of her population. Such t
state of feeling is greatly to be depre
e Gated, and we regret especially to Sc
+ il prevailing in Mississippi, the hom
: Iof the President. Bearing upon thi
!, point, the Mobile Register has yer,
o pungent and forcible article, which
$ were well for the week -kneedin ever,
= State To read and reflect upon. !
says:
el 1--WE have just seen letter fror
d pretty well up the Mobile and Obi
} road, which says there are some VIII
Il have become very weak in the fait
elsince the fail Of yicksburg opened th
It prospect that that part Of Mississippi
!. would be oyerrun by the Yankees =
e They are therefore whining for peac
@ and reconstruction. Without know
ling who these people are we ventur
) to say they are class Of men VIII