, 1864-03-22
UI)ieage Qrib'rue.
TUESDAY, MARCH e, 1854.
wuEREI rs THE REBRLL1ons

TUESDAY, MAhCu r, 4oof.
WHERE Is THE REBRLLIoN9
It may seem to some like h trnism to say
tAot1cbcllion is rebellion, wherever it exists;
!: but there area good many people who donot
seem to realize that It Is truth atall Their
idea is, that to he rebel In Kentucky, OF IN
Illinois, is mere assertion Of constitutional
freedom, which neither the Government Or
= ANYBODY else has any right tomeddle with or
complain Of; 80 long especially as they do not
i. actually shoulder their armsl and 80 to kill
,nr. they may do what they viii to help on
The rebellion; the5 may encourage It by their
utmost efforts Of speech, and influence, and
c1teuslon Of sympathy, and may even aid It
by gifts of money In sly ard msidEous ways,
and still claim to be let alone, ,'or even to bo
entitled to consideration. ;Vallandlgham
has the fmprdcnce to suppose: himself TO be
pcssccuted By being sent abroad The Times
swaggers and asserts its right to carry on the
war In the rear, as truly as Others have to
sustain the Government; and our city md
State arc trod everywhere by numbers Of per
sons who. would be glad to Bee the Nation
destroyed, :, and who do allthey dare, or are
able to do, to secure. that result, -"
Now Nj. Douglas asserted a truth that
seems as ret to be but poorly comprehended,
fhat while this war lasted there could be bat
two parties, the loyal and the disloyal Each
person is on one side, by virtue Of the fact
that be is not On the other. Neutrality where
IN absolute md positive duty EXISTS, is derelic-
ton; and derellction In this case Is rebellion.
It is not necessary, even in the
South, tnat q person take up arms to
constitute rebel. Many of the most
violent Of the Tribe arc Of the sex which does
not perform military duty: and many of the
women Of the South Aave done far more to
help on the rebellion than thousands Of men
in the same ranks; as many womeh here do
more for the Government than many of the
other Sex who are actually in the rarks Of
the Amy. Why, JEFF. Davis himself has kill
ed no single man Of the Federal forces siqcc
the w.r began, so far rs any body knows.
Thousands OF persons are working on both |
sides, and efficiently, in carving on this war
who have not borne arms. The question Is,
which side do you help, with your pen, souf
tongue, your ssmpathtes, your ministries Of |
succor, and encouragement, your efforts OF |
aid to the sick and the woundedS That you
arc not down In Dixie does not matter,
Pcrhaps you can do better for JEFF. Davis up
here. Maybe you can start 40 fire In the
rear" which shall be Alty times as effective
as fire in 'front.'
But II one goes into that sort Of work he is
part Of the rebellion, and all bis claims OF
loyalty ere so much dust thrown at peoples
eyes, If not into them. These facts are so
plain TINT they need to be but stated to be
acknowledged. But what follows as the
remedy: Shall rebellion be every whereSat-
tucked and squclchcd as soon as 1t shows
itsclfs
Tint ia matter Of sound discretion. to be
decided according to the amount of danger
which springs from any particular effort.
The rebels tlought to make var
in New York City last summer, and
for three or four days did
very considerable business; but they got
60 decidedly the worst Of it at tie end Of a
week, that they suhsided In that locality, and
will hardly begin again there. But some. Of
them seern anxious, every NOW and then, to
have tu5sle here or somewhere In estate,
The Ii'"es gave warning TINT If rebel paper
cannot be allowed to work for jeff Davis in
this city, none shall be allowed to work for
the Union. The Ts,nes had better con-
elder the case Of New York, Whether
rebellion shall be preached and prosecuted In
the North us well as in the South, will do
pend altogether on the question how far it is
safe to neglect It. If it makes itself too for
midablc, It VIII get all the attention 1t wants,
very speedily. And If the rebellion can be
put down In Missouri, in Arkansas, and In
Tennessee, ne think 1t possible to eubdue 1t
IN any Free State Fhere it shall rear its head.
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