The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-12-10
The Condition OF the Rebel
States Described.

The very Honorable Robert Toombs
who plotted and labored for the de
strnc,ion Of the National Government,
while himself a member thereof, as Sc
nator of The United States, delivered 9
speech before the Legislature of Georgis
on the 9th ult., in compliance with the
invitation of that body, the full repor,
OF which Is given in the Atlanta Intel
hgenecr Of Nov. 18th. In this addres.
though blimful as it is Of undying hat
red to the North, and abounding in the
usual eloquent reference to the 'las,
ditch" in which every Southener is tc
perish rather than to he "subdued. !,
the doughty ex-senator takes occasion
to denounce the unconstitutional act.
Of JEFF. Davis, and thus describes dis
as'ers experienced and ruin suffered b,
the South in consequence Of the d,sas
ferrous policy, be charges, pursued b,
| he Confederate Government
"When this contest commenced ir
1861, at the beginning Of this new Go
vernmcnt, bot six States confederated
Very shortly after others joined Us unit
he number increased 10 thirteen. Mary
land was overawed and overpowered
and thus was prevented from uniting
with us. Lying immediately under the
power Of the enemy, she has had no op.
poriunity for carrying ont her desire to
90 with US by breaking the ties which
bound her to the States from which we
have separated. She was loyal, is Iowa,
to this day, but she is crushed and i
pcwcrless now to break off the shackl,s
by which she is bound. Kentucky is
in the hands Of the enemy. She was
betrayed asla lest by the plumbers OF
some of ser sons, aid the t,cachery OF
others. llissoar,, though divided, full
of disioyalty 10 her hopes and her des.
tiny, though surrounded By the great
power OF tie elemv, without local 60.
vernment, is Sill he-oically struggling
for libor'y ard independence. Tennes.
see is oyerrsn, ard the Mississippi from
he Fails of St. Anthony to the Belize.
i in the iands Of the enemy. and thus
cutting IN twain 'he great valley Of the
Mississippi. Tie fall Of Vicksbars in
ilicted this great blow upon us, and j,
ieli with scarce Il blow n its defense
i portion of Virgins. has also bee,
lost to rs, cur islands are lost. oar coas,
are ravaeed, and our seaporls captured
Or threatened. The enemy besieccs
Charleston. and recently have set theil
yardal feet upon the soil Of our own
State, though Chiclamauga warns them
Of what reception they may expect
upon repetition of the experiment. ]
cannot, therefore, tell you that the skies
arc brigh,-we have great work to do
great sacrifices 10 make"
We 6nd that our finances have fallen
into disorder, that public credit has
sunk so low that the government avows
itself practically unable to support it
with our military establishments, with
out resort to methods of collecting
supplies inconsistent with the funda
mental law Of the land. the inalenable
rights Of a free people, and in my
judgment, Inconsistent with the public
safety ard dangerous to our cause.
Il say to yon all in candor, that the
course our Government has pursued il
obtaining its supplies, has sowed the
seeds Of discomfort broadcast over the
land, and is generating hostility to tn.
Government itself. Look at the prac
iicle workings OF It in your own State
In the northern section Oft the hand q
Providence has been laid heavily upon
them for the last two years. Last yeal
the rains We withheld from tkem. stei
ility cursed and old motler Earth seem
cd to forget her e,.,drcn. This year
the fros, has e.'e and, in addiiion, the
a.. 10 il. .nyader has been set upon
H. |. !, and b'ishted the prospects Of
ef'culture. Farinc, war, aud worse
than impressment, has laid its hand up-
on them aid YOU are asked to make pro-
vision. tor their support Of mary who
will be unable from these causes to sun.
port themselves, and hope You will do
i. n addition to this, the impressing
agent has gone around, and, in many
eases, has robbed the families Of their
meager support for the year. As a
consequence, the soldiers in the field
have become disconten.ed and deser
ton have taken place. 1t is useless to
attempt to conceal these facts. You