The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-18
THE Rebellion COLLAFsIkG.

The great rebellion seems to be getting
very weak in the knees, at last, and this
year will possibly witness its death. A
large portion Of our great Western armies
under Generals Rosscrans, Burnside, Grant
and Hurlburt are moving east AMI north,
and every movement is crowned With sue
cess. The former General took up his
line of march south one day lgst month,
and after marching for 220 miles driving
the rebels before. him everywhere, he stop
ped to take little rest Id the enemy 3
strongholdat Chattanooga by this move-
ment the States Of Tennessee and Missis-
sippi are again in the JTdion fold, Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Texas will soon be
ours once more, and our grand armies are
pushing forward with rapid strides still.
They need to be strengthened continually,
however, and if this is affected by the
present CONSUMPTION, the next Congress can
ratify peace and the President can de-
clare a general amnesty to all persons who
shall lay down their arms and return to an
obedience of the laws of the country. Such
glorious consumation is awaiting us if
we are only true to the Union cause. We
are to have an honorable peace and thst
quite soon. This is what our Government
wishes to secure for US with the help Of the
people, and it is hoped that it will be at
tanned in time to enable us to pay the in
terest and some Of the principal of the war
debt each year, and finally reduce it to
merely nominal loan made to the Govern
ment by the people.
The copperheads do not want this. They
want compromise and dishonor right off.
They want Commissioners to be sent to the
South to beg the Secesh to stop fighting,
and Elk things up"-our victorious ar
mics and navies remaining still, in the
meantime, at a great expense to no purpose
except decentralization. Then they want
our Government to be responsible for the
Southern war debt, which is now nearly
six times as large as our own, as one fthe
prices of this dishonorahle peace. In adj
dition to this, all the traitors are to be par
doned for their sins against God, man, and
country. They are to be repaid for all
losses sustained during the war, and are to
come back into the Union with all their
rights-whateyer they may be. Then after
Mr.. Horatio Seymour has been king Of the
copperheads for four years, they will no
doubt be only too glad to show their appre
citation for the ability, tact and talent of
Mr.. jeff. Davis and will make him Presi-
dent, or if he should decline, his lacquey
John O. Breckenridge might serve.
But thanks to the goodness of our cause
and the patriotism of our people, we have
nothing to fear from these copperheads.-
In California, where they expected to car
ry everything the other day, they were
fioored by over 10000 Union majority.
Maine, also came to the rescue by $4,000
for the Union. Pennsylvania and
Ohio will go for the Union without doubt,
and then comes Delaware, Iowa, Minnesota
and Vermont, quartette that will hit a
hard blow to treason, North and South.
Such result will greatly aid our Govern
ment and our army and navy, and as the
rebellion is now rapidly contracting and
sinking, we may soon hope te see the end.