The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-12-31
III Rebellion A EA;1vtR4

Our readers know!that wehave not been r..
marably sanguine with regard to the progress
and issue of our great struggle. And when we
say now that the sRebellion has failed, wedo
not imply that it has ceased to struggle, or
WiU cease tomorrow, next month, or even
next year. The leaders nave staked their all
may as well hold out to the last as give I'D
the day beforehand will persist in fighting
so long as their observation-disclosures or ca
nine-can run down another Poor White and
force him into their shivering, shoeless ranks.
The Slave Oligarchy will die in the last
ditch'-not in the last but one.
What we do mean is just thistle rebels
haze no longer a rational hope of success. See
if our position is not sustained by abundant
facts:
|. In War, an army cut thoroughly in two
is beaten, because its smaller division is now
liable to be overwhelmed and annihiIated. 1t
is the same with a nation as with an army.
Now the Rebellion was cut fairly i'll two near
ly six months ago, and has not even seriously
attempted to r~e-unite. ALI communication
between its forces west and those east of the
Mississippi is infrequent, ~furtivs, stealthy-
the work of spies, not soldiers. Guerrillas
and flying camps seek to diminish the value
Of our possession of the Mississippi by firing
from its banks at our passing vessels; they
10 not seek to restore their lost c~ommunica-
tions. This is virtually giving up the con-
test.
II. The rebels held a good portion of Mis-
souri, two years and more ago, and had atleast
treble the Missourians in their ranks that there
were in ours. They had possession of a good
share of Kentucky likewise, with thousands
of Kentuckians fighting for them when as yet
none were fighting for the Union. The first
regiments of Kentuckians raised to fight fol-
the Union had to be organized and encamped
on the Free side of the Ohio. Even John ],
Crittenden, we are assured, discouraged the
enlistment of Keutuckians to fight for the
Union, when Buckner with his Estate Guard
was sending them by regiments to fight fol-
the Confederacy. Gen. Sherman, about two
years ago, estimated that lie could hold Ken
lucky for the Union with 200, 900 men. To
day Kentucky is entirely clear of Rebels il
arms, and has more of her sons fighting for
the Union than against it.
III. Tennessee, two years ago, was entire.
ly under the feet of the Rebellion. She had
not a regiment in the Union armies. She hac
many regiments in those of the Confederacy
Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga
were rebel depots of supplies. Flour, Pork
with almost every clement of military strength
were largely supplied by her to the rebel ar
mics. She was all immense element ofstrengtE
to the Confederacy. To-day her Rebel Gov
ernor is III exile; nine-tenths of her popula
ton are under the Union flag, and she NO long
er sends a ham or q bushel of grain to feed
the rebel armies.
". Maryland, two years ago, had far mor'
men in the rebel than in the Union armies
and was a source Of weakness and an obiec
of continued apprehension to the Unionists
Her great artery of communication with tn,
West, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, wa
controlled, or at least INSTRUCTED, by them
Things are bravely altered since; she is help
ing our side most to-day, and is no more like
ly to secede than Vermont is.
Y. Arkansas is at least three fourths recov
cred to the Union; Louisiana is more thai
half; with liberal slices each of Old Virginia
North Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas. AnC
the prospect to-day decidedly is, that we shall
have more before we nave less.
VI. But let us suppose that we simply holC
our ground henceforth till next Spring, let u
see where we stand:
The population of the Slave States in 1856
was a little over twelve millions; and thi
population was assumed by Governor Sey
mour, in his Tweddle Hall speech, nearl,
three years ago, as the substantial base of tn
Rebellion just then breaking out. "Yo1
can t subdue twelve millions Of people," wa
the burden Of his speech. But of these twelv
millions, there are this day reposing uude
the Union flag the following: