The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-12-16

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The taking Of city Is. in itself ma,
ter oi ilttle consequence. considered In its
bearings upon the present struggle But
the destruction of well organized and
disciplined army is something of very
great Importance indeed
! TO take Ric!.uuui is nn longer an ub
! ject ot the army Of the Potomac even If
| ii ever has been Ii taken Al all il will
be sinple incident of a canpaign made
| for tie destruction of the p"wer which
! lies behind Richlnund aud whfch npln.lh>
aud -nsraiIi> the ar,n> Of Jefferson Davis
! Withoui an armt, The rebellion cannnr
exist one dav. Should rhe riue arrive
when the South resorts to guerrilla war
fare to sustain its failing fortunes, that
day will be remembered as the d,ing day
of the rebellion
The siege and b"n birdnent of Charles
Ton makes IL necessary for Mr. Davis Ia
keep u small army there in readiness To
repel uny assault by our forces. In that
reSpect tie siege of Charleston operates
Ia forward the Union cause But it
could n"t bent6 BIT Us one iura if to da, we
had Charleston. Richrnund aud Mobile
and Bragg and Lees armie- yet remained
intact.
The true policy Of war. Ynd it is the
policy adopted bv the Government, j. 4"
disable the enemy in every considerable
way To destroy his arlie> and material.
to shut hIh up III as >mal, cua,pa>S as
possible. by cutting off hi cnmnunica
fiup> "ith me outside world. and ~ i'm
pOverlSh hlm In men- this Is the shortest
route t" a PERMANENT peace through the
downfall of the rebelii"n and the Jeatruc.
ton If its aiders, directors aud abrttars
Perhaps no other mode IT disabling
the r, teIlnn could lave been de,ied 80
cffrc Iyti a. the proclaratiyn "f freedom
to rhr slaves The slaves of the south
EN- nahob> are their hands and feet a.
well aS the c"nservatulS Of their false and
lying social status V ben Mr. Lincoln
p,"claimed freedom to the >la, eS OF The
rtbrlilunS States. he virtually ordained
that tfc rebrliiun should be deprived OF
il hands. arms. legs and feet.
We have Yet I" see or know any man
of Thought. not IA uaitor IN decd or hot
wh" has one word to >ay against the proc
iamariom of freedum. We lave vet to
see. or know of, one >y:rpathizrr with
r, beilinn who has NOT II veterinary ut
abuse In rha; grea, action o the Pres.
,ieht. ~
Jefferson Davi, hates it and denuuncrS
II. So does Ice. and Benjamin. anu
T"nb b.. aud Ni:taIl, aud all the traitors
iu arms So also Fernando Woud Ilu
ratio Sc, nuur, Geo W. nudwsrd. & l.
Nallar d'glIam, and all northern rcbrl>.
not in arns, denounce the proclamation uf
irrcdum.
There tIst be concord amnng traitors.
or treason could not flourish. When
villains tall ont, juirice rolgn>. Wore ali
Northern public men t" rally around the
G"vernmrnt, how long, think you. could
The South sustain itself III hi, contest
Nor long
For tie loS' eight n,onthS Of wnr aNd
its ottpnd0ht horrorS. its cdSt clpend,
fareS Of biD0d 0Rd tre0Sm, r heSp HD,7hcyn
re6etS urc enhre,y reSponSiG's They
gave then nnblcr >unihein cu adjutnr> to
under>Iar d that they would put The c"un
try against the Government III Tie sun.
mer aud ia | elections, and thus disable
the admins RATION of the Government ~
their efforts - de>,rcI tie ,bel.on -
With tni, a>snraurr. JEFF, DAVIS and his
fellows, prOcseded t" tecrut new arml,S /
and ru devise new tnndes of lduhngIng
the war through the 'uai,her ar d fail.
W hat have the fall elections accom-.
piished Can we read the news from
tire seat "f war aud not see that the rebci
armirS fight with much les, tcnacty than
ever beIorr! Are Ihty n"; etervwhere
retiring teioIe AN -dvauc Can auy
one point 10 a single 6eld where he rebel
armies have fought with their Old sigot
aud determination
These unlthetn rebels lied To :heit
Southern dupeS They had done that
Thug 81 "tren betoie that il Is wu,rier
hat The dupcS remained dupeS Iha'
they took the words of Woodward. Val
IanIlighan,, &c, ,ioFs 'ha, they we're re-
duced tu desperate strait. They can
never DECEIVE eiihcf traiiur or true man
again If the friends uf freedom aud law
are ,iellant and act.e.-Ayit,tpr.