The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-01-12
Failure of the Rebellion.

EE- However much the rebels or
their emmisaries. scattered throughout
the Northern States, may seek TO dis
guise the real state of facts, one thing is
proved, and that is that the Rebellion
which doomed up in such gigantic pro-
portions two years ago is failure.
Look at it from any point Of view you
will whether as regards money, credit,
character or influence, and you will find
that it is wanting in all these respects.
The large armies, the natural strong
holds, the populous cities, the vast ex.
tent of territories, the mighty rivers, the
Dor Ter States, the element of slavery and
foreign sympathy have all passed from
their control and day they present to
the world a disorganzed array Of States,
rent by tends and civil factions, that is
horrible and revolving in the extreme.
Starting out as they did with every pres
tige Of success, money, arms and NUM-
tons Of war, that they had stolen from
the Federal Government, and with the
feeling of the public men of England
and France enlisted in their behalf, the
extremity and hopeless state which they
have been reduced is surprising. Of
course they may continue desultory
system of warfare for some time, and
will probably make last desperate eff.
fort to break out from the chain of fire
with which our armies encircle them,
but il unsuccessful in this they will soon
be forced to submit from sheer necessity,
and the SHAREHOLDERS Rebellion will be
numbered among the things that were
Look at the position which they occupy
and see if the assertion with which w
started out is not true. The commun
cation between their eastern and western
armies is entirely cut off, so that they
can cross with no organized force TO eli
Their eide of the river, and all their move
ments in that direction are done in Sc
cret, and where but few months age
the stars and bars waved so deianlly
from every village and city of impor
lance, tina; lined the banks Of the Miss
issippi below Cairo, the only opposition
that is offered to our victorious troops is
from few guerrillas. who wander
through the country firing upon passing
steamers, and pilagng unotfending I'm
ion citizens.
How is il in Missouri /? In '6l the
rebels held the greater portion of the
State below Rolla and Springfield, while
Price held large body Of Missourans
on the border for the purpose Of march
ing in and clearing the State from the
Yankee invaders" To-day q small
portion Of our forces are found sufiicien
to hold it against all the rebels. west o
the river, while the recent election shows
that tie citizens are repudisting secess
ion. emancipating their slaves, and re
turning to their proper allegiance. Ken
lucky and Tennessee, claimed but
short time ago by the notorious Buckner
are now completely under our rule
while Nashville, Memphis and Chaua
n,oga, are depots for our supplies. Or
these States the rebels conferred lhei,
main hopes ofsuccess, and many OF the
leading confederates admitted that i
they were lost, their cause was hopeless
Even those croakers at the North, who
were always talking of the strength o.
the rebels and that they never could be
subdued, who were throwing obstacles
in the way Of the Government, discoura.
cling enlistments, and disseminating trea.
son broadcast from The press, the pulpit
and the forum, now admit that their sub
CATION is buta question Of time. and
that the experiment of fighting for the
establishment Of a slave ,oligarchy, will
no fixed moral principle. is a failure
For energy in crushing this Rebellion
perseverance, determination and indom
liable will, we are indebted TO our sol
diers, and especially to the volunteer
corps. No drawer men ever lef, the
comforts Of home to endure the tolls and
priva'ions of the army, or fought with a
better understanding of the issues invol
wed in the contest. The humblest pri
rste urderslands The momentous inter,
ests ri stase, lie knows the false and in
intangible ground upon which the south
erneTs' complaint Of wrongs is founded
be reads the daily journals and the re.
ports Of his commanding general IL
stu lies over the campaigns and enters
INTO The spirit Of their undertaking with
"a much zest and ardor as his sgperiors
lie not mere machine, dictated and
contit He'd BIZ motive power, but an in.