, 1864-01-15
TEACHING THE REBELS.

AAUpC WIZ A&A4Et kAA1t pay AuC
Is an ndagc so old that the memory Of man
runncth not 10 the contra4rx. 1t cmbodIcs !
truth which sundry rebels are finding out.
With a good many groans and much heartacle.
Yct they nrc sometimes quite reluctant to
see tliat they urc but rcaping the ftnit for
which they hare soWu. We fancy that the
letter Of Gen. W T. Sherman, printed In
these columns on Wednesday, WIS surh read:
ing for those Mississippi rcbels to whom It
was addressed, as they have seldom been
privileged with. II is one Of the best thlngs
of the war. It ought to be printed as trpct
FOR circulation In Dixie.
Certain planters in Warren county, afIss.,
became highly exercised, II would appear, in
regard to tho inconycnlcnccs OF the war.
Their negroes run away or got stolen; their
fences melted of; 1hcir pigs and poultry were
Ike the dew when tho sun is up; their mules
and horses enlisted, or rathcr rot drafted:
their steczs and COWS and goats came M
missing. Their families got exceedingly
hungry, with nothing to cat. Gen. GRANTS
army was grcat nuisance In their rceion,
especially Gen. Shcr1nan's part of it, Is that
was nearest to them. In these circumstances
they became gloomy nnd oppressed In their
minds; got together md had conference,
and agreed 10 draft kind Of pctitIonary let
ter to Gen. Sherman, and through him to
Gen. Grant, setting forth their dolcful
condition, and asking him as to the
prospects. Could they lnrc projections
Was 1t eafe 10 plant much! Was
there actually no way to rcgain their 1ost
darkics, ctc., etc 4 sorry state of atIa3rs
with the Mississippi rebels; enough to br,np
tears out Of the eyes Of grim old war-horsc
Ike Gen. Sherman as big as horse chestnuts.
The fun Of the thing was, that every one Of
these complaInants had been n live steam
boat, biazing war and contlagration, up to
tue time that Grants army struck the rear Of
ticksbusg, and brought Pc,nbcrton 10 Ills
kncos. They were the fellows who wcro 70.
Ing to "spend the last dollnr," {. die in the
lust ditch etc, etc. They were the claps
wlo could "ncycr be Butju.atcd." They
lad been fierce for the Ounce till IL came n
paying tic fiddler; they then thought Ills
charges too high.
Gen. Sherman reminds them that he is per-
iect1y awarc that their condition Is bad one
hc knowe that war is wasting destructive
bu6iEcss; that IL ovcrturns, and rubs out
md cdusea to vanish business, property
home, and cvcn Lie. But he did mol invent
war, hc cannot even control Il, so that II sbali
be safe and soft thing. lie cannot restore
property out Of the ashes be cannot MAKE
their far1ns to smile again; lie csnnot cycn
secure The return of the fugitive sons aud
daughters Of liam. In truth, SO far M he
knows or can control 1t, war is ,car. and
nothing but Wal. If they want property.
lhey must have Government, for "without
government n'crc Is no such thing as propcr-
y. 10 hsvc government they must take
tna' OF INC United States, s}uce IL IL her de-.
termination that they ehalu have none
other. 1S"s
There is no Doubt That here VIVA woro ..
political economy than tllcse rebels lad nvo'
learned In their lives. Il the General con1d
be spared from the army, we should pronns,
that lc be Get up in school, with these fcl
lows for Ills pupils, and 60 On with tnstruc
tiou in the elements Of things Of which the,
seem to be so lamentably ignorant. II the,
hive even small. amount Of receptiyity
they must make progress under the tnlaol
Of echoolmastcr Sherman, very fast.
His advice is, that they turn their attcntlo,
to the matter Of stopping the war. The wa
to do that, he points ont tits to return t
their allegiance! Warren county loyal, ther
Is peace In Warren comfy. Her sister couu
tics joining her, peace returns to the slste
counties. Mississippi restored to obcdienc
to the General Government is restored TO II
protection. With that comes return to bus,
ness, and thrift Simple as your hat, ye fire
eatersl Who bids for peace, on such tsrms
Wbnt has been the result Of these lessons
VIC have not learned. It is hoped they hay,
borne, and are bearing, fruit At all event.
Gen. Sherman did Ills duty. and If thest
Warren county rebels are. yet in darkness
<lcy upst be blind as bats, ...x--;