Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-19
Tho EOnfederacY.

The Confederacy.
The scriptural adage claims that house
divided against itself, cannot stand from
which we draw the inevitable inference, that
Government, both beleaguered and over
whelmad without, as well as enduring inter
nal division, can by no possibility sustain itself
Such at the present time W. bclieve to be the
internal and external condition bcsetting Se-
cessia, under the iron rule of jeff Davis
Withoutthe bcleaguci city of Richmond, Gen,
Grant still maintains his hold on the chief
army Of the enemy, while their remote ones
are rcccding in detail, their territory ovcrrun
and chief cities are being conlucrcl and with
in the circle still subjected to their sway, all is
hesitancy, confusion and divs on, sure indica-
tons that the power SO suddenly concen-
tratel is about to dissolve, leaving its
architectors to folt into any harbor for
safety, OH its fragments severed from anillcon-
eeivel Government, based FATHER on distinct
sovereignty Of States, than on the basis Of
national sovereignty At the present writing,
two PARTIES are contend;ns for the possession
Of the remnant Of power still surviving,-thc
one tlat of the aristocracy, the author of all
their present suAerines, who in the event of
the failure of their wicked experiments, have
nothing to hope for i'll honor life, property or
estate, and therefore must anl wall stru 5sle
to the end in Their forts at successful resist
anca, though all else both men and things
shall pee.sa, their last and only hope. The
other party at issue with them, AMI which
owes its existence to the su!ferln5s and trials
incident to rebellion, is composed Of the md
die and lower class Of society, heretofore un-
headel and uncarcl for by their rulers, though
made auxiliary to their ambitious s.hem4s,-
afraid to offer open AMI direct resistance to the
DAVIS Government have rcsorted to the expe-
die 1t OF underminn its authority, by urging
as substitute of the Davis authority, tle cre.
alton Of Military Dictatorship, in the person
OF Gen. Lee, WAC heads their greatest army,
vlich is manly composed OF ta..r own peop.e,
thsoug whom they would subvert the prevail.
ing Government, and effect term OF peace and
compromise with the North apprenenIns ol
their own part, by no m cans tae sam fears as
to their personal safety, ani OF tnelr estates,
as do the party above reterrel to. These two
divisions of parties in the South have FUZZY
ripened, the latter Of which gaining coniI.n;e
in their numbers, have tnroash tAelr pdoIl;
journals, from day to day opeaei a terr.nt ol.
slaught on the Davis Gov rnment. Tnls roS
eriul party, powerful in its num1e aud IN Its
growing anilnosity, is believed to be headed "
Vice President Stephens and the Governors ol
Georgia and Alabama, ami it will not surprise
us should they succeed in obtaining the con
troll of the rebel Government and through Lee
and his command, terminate the rebellion be
fore the sword of our victorious army, shall
have opportunity to strike the decisive blow
We iucline to the opinion, that matters JUS
now foreshadow such a consummLt.on, tn,
present condition of the people being intoer.l
bic and incapable of further endurance, to
which we may attribute the con,l,t,or
of the South yet remaining to their Govern
ment. Among the most prominent of thos;
giving strength to this new party m .y be rank
ed Hon. S. Foote, late u s. Senator, from
Georgia, and more recently member of tn
trebel Congress- in which latter boly he ofere;
direct opposition tothe Davis Governm snt an
which from such Hall, has been dissem;nate
: throughout the South From the news of tn
day it will be seen that Mr.. Foote in compan
: with his wife, had made an effort to escape t
+ our lines, but has been captured and returne
to Richmond, to be dealt with according to til
+ tender mercy of Davis In this connection
u there are also sundry rumors Of the appon
= ment Of Peace Commissioners on either sid;
Il to effect pacifcation, but which just now
= not esteemed worthy of crcdance. At u
= events, we do not believe that peace is very r.
g mote, whether it flows from the sword, frol
Is the submission of the States respectively {
D through Government substituting that
e Davis The denoument we believe to be nea
y and we submit our views in order to prepare IL
minds Of our readers, for so great and desir
BILE eonsnmmation.