Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-22
1sg. LiuCoiss's sIep!y 90 the SOUTH
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TFrom the r cLlnoud eutiuel, Feb. :.
The moUie>t and most sJul-I.I>pir ine
passage III al history i that gIvlng a.I az
count ut IiIc conduct ot the AOII.,us ait,g
Ihrlr disastrous Gvivat at CuIli.e. j ills
battle was fought in the third year oi Tie
Cartns.-rni,.n war. In each previous
year H.milual had inflicted several l!gIc.tIs
Oh the kvm;;!Ir tirsi at Ircouia, and
afterwards al Lake Iuga,y meiie. but
Tie RuIlan losses AT CaIu,U were tar
greater ;hau la either OF tie preceding
uai;iys aud seemed, at the tins, almost
10 have aniui!li,tcd lueIr military strength.
1t put H,u3.nOsd al once III possession VI
the most southern Stale oi Italy, whIie
much vi the noriil was held by the cIs-
Alpine GaulS, who were hIs ailIcs. form
lng p,-rt OF las army. tapua at once
Submitted 10 hIIm, sti,d nothing was .gil 10
IiOIne but Il very small territory IN md
dic Ittiy. In ms emergency, when t'!a
Donate ueald oil Iifc dy!e;,t, II immediately
assembled, forbade all lamentations, and
adopted efficient measures 10 prevent any
;s,emOlagcs OF the people Tor the purpose
Ul discussing lhe subject Oi Pviice, ana.
soon ;,tlcT, When Hannibal sent tue i,u-
man prisoners 20 propose some Icfma Cl
accommodation, the Senate would gram
them no audience, refusing 10 lqt Iiieui
enter the v!iy, and sent tnem cOHteiHpiu-
ou,ly back. Sarro, IAc RUu3n general.
who had unprudenIy and r,t>hty brought
on the taI.i battle, was n!et. on his reiuin
10 the city, by a dePuIullcm OF liz Senate
and the people, who babe hin welcome,
and publicly Thanked INN, - ior that .ie
had not dI>p.Ired vi The public" Speedy
and efficient measures were put IN opera
,ion 10 recruit the army, ANA rigid snml-
tuary laws were enacted aud enforced, 10
all waste or useless expenditure lie
battle ot Canule was The eliminating point
IN the fortunes ui Hannibal, tie CREATES.
chIciIaiu OF ancient Or modem times.
From that day the star OF ms fortune
steadily wamcd, and, although the War
continued tor sixteen years, he woA no
more great victories. and MAS finally de-
.c;,ted and driven into punishment Ia;
terrible overthrow, which threatened
Rome with speedy and utter destruction,
was The occasion of her subsequent tn
umph. for II tal!y aroused the uuconquvr-
able spirit of a brave ami noble pcnple
resolved to perish or lie free. S,nj;,r
passages are to be found in the history o;
almost all nations, teaching that none bni
divided, week, or demoralized peopl.
can be suhjugaicd. \ far more dcera-
ded and huIniliating fate awaits the peo-
pie OF the Confederate States, if they
submit to be conquered, than any OF the
white race has hitherto experienced. The
decree has already gone forth coniiscating
our lands ard iIbera;ing our slaves. Nay,
more the latter are Now eulisting IN the
armies of The enemy, and mad to fight
against us ard. with a refinement upon
the usual arts of irritation, constituted
police guards in Our captured cities, 10
visit insolence upon their late owners
II we be suhjugatcd, it will be the first
instance in which the white man has
been forced to act as mrnlai 10 the
African. That all this, and worse, II
nossible. is in store for US, if we do not
speedily repel or check the invader, Is
apparent enough in the coarse, savage,
taunting reply of Lincoln to our commis-