The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-02-03

strength Of tie rcbelious Cohlederacy
We admit that tho combination of the
! Copperhcad Democracy to break down
the govcrume I, and surrender up the
country to The rule of Slavery, is alarm
Ing. They are working boldly and def.
autIy, in the several legislatures which
they control, in their secret organiza.
tons, by their presses, and by every
other appliance, to break up the Amy,
and force the government to Withdraw
from the contest, and surrender up its
existence. They may succeed. But we
have yet 10 see evidences to convince us
that their desires are atainable. We
believe that there is loyalty enough left
At home 10 attend TO these traitors, and
that when the time comes to act. the
government will show that it has strength
10 crush out treason and traitors North
as well as South can successfully meet
the Comprehend fire in the rear, as we'll
rs the rebel fire in front
These Copperheads, who, like tie one
above introduced, talk Of the inability of
the Government to suppress the REBEL
ion. know that they alone stand in the
way Of that suppression. They have
stood by and protested against every mo-
ton made by the government to hurt the
Rebels. They denounced the calling
out Of The troops, they denounced the
blockade, they denounced the confsca-
ton OF rebel property. They denounce
Tie emancipation of the Slaves more We
h"mently than all, because they have
seen the testimony of the best rebel au
lhori,ies, to the effect that Slavery is The
great element OF their military power
They know HAT the fear of the slaves
has caused the rebel Confederacy to per-
NIT the release of one man from the
army for every % of these chattels. For
the three millions Of slaves declared free
by The proclamation. this would cause a
reduction Of $4,000 men from the mill
tary force Of ,heir friends in rebellion.
But they see also, that the Proclamation
breaks down the whole producing power
Of the South, besides lessening lis direct
military strength, and that in this il be-
comes terrible element Of strength to
the government, and Of weakness to The
rebels. 1t is because it is so potent a
military power against rebellion that the
C'pperheads at the North oppose it as
they oppose every attempt 10 coerce the
Seeding States. And yet they stand
on the corners, and sneerirgiy assume in
the spirit Of traitors and towards, that
The resources Of twenty four States are
not sufficient to overcome those of eleven
States, when the producing element of
those eleven States is hostile TO their
cause
As evidence Of the progress OF our
arms. and The favorable nature of our
military position, we append an article
from tho Richmond Eramjaer, of Jan.
90. We commend it TO those who think
80 lave made no progress towards a
suppression o. tie rebellion
l. is MT aio liner an empty boast on the nart Of
lie Yaatsc3 ti4t they hall HAiey haue ercr hc!i.
and that Gao'd.r year or t,ro Of such Drogrsss as
heg hare a'ready ma3e tcW f1l Ecm masters Of
tbe S9".eTa CoatedtrGcy. Those who think in
dependence is to be achieved by brilliant but
consequential victories, would do we'll to look
with the natural eye at the magnitude of Yam
kee possessions in our country Maryland
Kentucky and Missouri are claimed as con
stitucnt parts Of the Confederation they are
ms much in the power of Lincoln ms Maine and
Minnesota TIE pledge, once deemed loolivh by
tie South, that he ,cDuM hold occBpg and nos
ssSs. all the forts belonging TO the United States
Government, has been redeemed almost 10 The letter
By Liacoln Forts Pickens and Morgan IRE still
Teidia 6nt, lctth these exceptions, all The StroRg-
holds on he scab0ard, from Fortress Monroe 10
The Rio Grande, are in The hands Of lie eaeang
Very consoing and very easy to say that il
was impossible to prevent all this, and that the
occupation of the outer edge of the Republic
amounts to nothing. Drewrv's Bluff and
Vicksburg gave the lie to the first assertion.
and the 0alc7yl Increment Of Resecyaas toarny4s
alabama, tie presence Of Grant in Nortlrrn Mss
issiBgi, aad If curtis in Middle Arkansas 10 san
nothin9 Of Banks at Ne,c Orleans and Baton
Rouge, set at resi- the silly dream that thin sfria
Of sea coast only is In the possession Of our foes
The truth is, the Yankees are in great force in
the very heart Of the Confederacy they swarm
on all our borders they threaten every impor
tant city yet belonging 10 us, and nearly two
hundred thousand Of them are within two
days march Of the Confederate Capital. This
is no fiction. II IS a fact so positjgc hqt none
can deny Il.
Nor is this all The President tells u.s. in
his message that the troubles with the Indian
tribes have been removed. and no further diff
hculiy is ANTICIPATED. T'be intelligence IRE OBJ
tain from Bricate and truscorihy sources does not
confirm tie Presidents sanguiHe assertions The
trouble with the Cherokecs was, in great part
du' 10 the fact that some seven or eight thou
sand of them, now in arms, had not received
cent Of pay for fourteen months. 1t is true
that paper money has been sent them. and ere
noT, IL Ia TO he hoped. has reached It's desti-
nation. But Indians do not like paper money
Still it would answer the purpose if Gen. Al
bert Pike remained TO dsburse il. ana to allny
their preludices, which he, Of all men in tie
C0nfeleracy, is able to 10. Pike, however