Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-05-22
DELAWARE, OHIO, MAY %, 1863
The Hopeless Condition of the COnfsderacy.

The Hopeless Condition Of the Confederacy.
The louisville Democrat, which has recent
! ly been SO bitter in its opposition to the Ad
ministratiou, as to bring it under suspicion o
having transferred its allegiance 10 the Con
federacy, assigns the following reasons TO
| its opinion that the Confederacy is utterl,
hopeless:
l. Since the commencement of the centes
the United States have become stronger anC
stronger, while the rebels have become weaker
and weaker. The Confederate States suffer
far more by the devastations and horrors oi
war than the loyal States; indeed, with the
exception of some portions of the border slave
States, containing more or less Of the secession
element, induced by such papers as the Louis
vile Journal, traveller passing through the
country, would hardly know that war exists at
all. except from what he might see in the news
papers; while in the South its effects are eve
rywhere visible. In the North, provisions are
everywhere plentiful and cheap; good money
is abundant, business of all kinds is not only
uninterrupted, but in most instances, more
prosperous than before. Even under suspen-
sion of specie payments, the leading articles
of produce, -four and provisions are rather
lower than usual. in specie paying times. All
know that the case is very different at the
South,
2. Though the rebels have been often victo-
rious in battle, and, as is the case in all wars,
victories have not always been on one side,
they have been gradually losing ground. They
are hemmed in on every side; pretty effective
" blockaded by land and water; compelled to
act on the defensive, as JEFF. Davis lately ad-
mitted, from their "inubiliy" to invade US,
From all appearances, then, though they may
be determined to die in the last ditch, they can
only prolong the war, without any hope of ul-
innate success.
3. The rebel leaders have placed false hope
in our political differences, and have deceived
the Southern people It is time they were
undeceived. 1t does not follow because the
Democratic party is opposed to the war policy
of the Administration, and sometimes say
some pretty severe things against it, they are
either in favor of the rebels, or that they will
ever consent to a dismemberment o. the Uni
ted States. We have opposed this policy, be-
cause we thought it could not succeed; that it
would eventually have to be changed, and thus
add greatly to the expenditure of both blood
and treasure, and unnecessarily prelong the
contest-not that We ever intended to allow
the separation of the States from this glorious
old Union-that it might even require the war
to extend into another Administration. Ii
the rebels can get any comfort out of this,
they are entitled to it.
4. The rebel leaders, in order to preserve
their O wn necks little longer, have endeaV-
ored to make the Southern people believe that
they would eventually get Kentucky and the
other border States to join the Coniederacy.
Neverl never!
5. The people of the loyal States, of what
ever party, have no hostile feelings toward the
masses of the Southern people, who have been
forced into hostilities by few guilty leaders
10 rebellion. The longer you follow the lead
of those rascals, the worse it will be for you.
They are your greatest, indeed your only enc
mics.
6. By throwing off your leaders who have
brought all these evils upon you, and return
ing to your old Government, all your former
rights would be enjoyed by you in their full
ness. f
Z. Your debt will never be paid; not dol
lar of your so called Confederate money will
ever be redeemed, while you will have to aid
the loyal United States in paying the entire
war debt, or at least the interest, and our
Treasury notes will all be redeemed or funded
As we have repeatedly learned from intelli-
gent refugees from the rebel States, it is not
the intention of the rebel leaders to ever re-
deem dollar of their Confederate currency
to repudiate the whole of it, using it only as
a means for getting through the present con.
test.
8. While some of the Northern people COM
plain of arbitrary arrests, &c arising justifa-
bly, or not, from the war, no such thing as for
! chile resistance will be attempted here, except
by some insane and misguided wretches who
will be speedily gObbled up and dealt with as
the law directs. HowmuchseeYer we may
complain Of any Of these things, calling them
despotic, &C., they are infinitely worse in the
Confederacy; as we have often said, JEFF
Davis Government is the most despotie and
contemplate on the face of the earth.
9. Foreign aid would not help the South if
they could get it, which they cannot. No for
eign ration dare go to war with the United
States. which are stronger to-day than they
ever were.
10. The foreign Confederate loan, about
which so much has been said, was only trick
for the purpose of paying off some foreign
claimants for previous advances, which, now
that it has been exposed, is declining daily in
value, and can never be repeated.