, 1863-07-31

that fear could devise, or craft invent, I
| be employed by the desperate traitor
!; Plainly foiled and beaten In the trial
, strength Of arms, and seeing, as they ca
hardly fail to do, that the Confederacy ca,
not uphold itself against the superior mil
tary power and resources Of the Union, t1
rebels must resort, as the last hope of the
cause, to every art and expedient they ca
think Of, to distract, divide and weaken th
North, and if possible, attain through ou
folly and divisions, what their own vale
and power could never achieve. So lon
as the rebellion could boast Of its irresist
bic advances, or its successful defense
while it held the greater portion of the tel
ritory It claimed; commanded so many chic
seaports, and forbade the navigation Of th
Mississippi; 50 long as its flushed and cage
troops threatened the Northwest fror
across the Ohio, or pushing into Marian,
seemed On their resistless march for Phila
delphia and the Hudson; so long as the,
could count up as many prisoners, captur
ed guns and trophies Of victory as we; AMI
the indications were many and strong, ane
the chances good, that they could by fail
fighting in open war, overcome the poye,
of the Union, wiring from its fallen grasr
their independence, and maintain it bv the
resistless prowess Of superior race, against
all the world; so long as this state Of things
lasted, there was no need for especial
efforts to create dissension and strife ut the
North. But, now that the long series ol
successes Of our forces, and the great and
damaging blows they have given the rebel
lion IN the last month, show how vain are
its hopes to cope with us in tair fight, it be.
gins to employ every device and expedient
Of craft and cunning to put off the hour of
its defeat, and if possible cheat us by fraud
Of the fruits Of the victory, it could not by
force prevent.
Hence, when the rebellion gives way in
Mississippi, Copperheads grow more rest
less and malignant north Of the Ohio; when
the yaler Of our troops is at last rewarded
with the surrender Of rebel stronghold.
the hopes Of traitors are still kept alive with
peace resolutions Of q more reasonable tone
and bitter denunciations Of the Admins
tration. five hare reduced the number Of
their forces BY taking many prisoners, their
friends in our midst make more desperate
attempts to see that the consumption does
not give us any more men. Ifa rebel Gen
eral is defeated and driven back, his Cop.
perhead ally at the North rallies all his
forces with more spirit against the Admin
istration, and urges them to more des-
perate fighting against the govern
ment If victory is won for the Union,
there is at the same time renewed assault
made on the CONSUMPTION; every success
the Administration gains over its foes at the
South is but a signal for a more furious on
set Of its foes in the North. If Vicksburg
snrrenders, a Copperhead mob rises and
rules New York; and if Lee has been driy-
en- back, in confusion and dismay, North
ern cities and towns hare been threatened
with worse calamities, and more appalling
dangers.
We might well expect from the desper-
ate character, and malignant purpose Of
the rebellion and its rngleaders, that
when their pride was stung with de-
feat, and their cherished hopes Of power
and rule, oyenhrown, they would be
maddened to fercer effort, and more
atrodous deeds The men who or
ganized the rebellion, are not of kind
who hesitate at guilt, or draw back from
crime: they laugh at perjury, and call
murder glory; they found nothing to re-
coil from in treason and civil war, and let
loose havoc, rapine, and bloodshed, With
out remorse or pity. They are not tho
men to shrink from any crime or outrage
which they mny deem essential to carry
their netarious work through, and save
heir cause and themselves. They would
gladly join hands with all the vagabonds
thieves and cut-throats, in the North, in
close alliance, offensive and defensive, to
carry their cause forward and make seces-
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give all our towns and cities to pillage
md the flames; and would set on the mob
- sack New York, or rob and plunder
Philadelphia, OF give Boston and all who
dwell in it, to the sword and the torch, ii
they saw in these things way to victory,
or q chance Of Success. As their fortunes
seem to be waning, and their cause grows
hopeless, we must look for all that despe1-
ate yalor, and malignant passion can sug-
gest or attempt. The rebellion which be-
gan in perjury and crime would not be
true to itself, did it not lire in bloodshed
and -crnshy, and die In the midst of desc
lation and horror. As the hour Of its
doom draws near, we may look for more
desperate acts Of fury, and blacker deedsof
wild and blind passion and hate. Loyal
men will only gain fresh hope and a sterner
purpose from all this violence and crime.
It should only stimulate them to more vig-
ilance, courage, and determination, for it
shows that the danger is passing away
and that the end is not far of.
Elsewhere We give the leading portions
of Mayor Opdyle's veto message to the
New York Rn9r1 ef 1dn+,naY, o1obodr;,n