The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-12

GUERRILLA WARFARE.

we nave hau DO great Tears OF any pro-
lopged guerrilla warfare 1t the conclusior
4 this contest. With the surrender ol
he armies OF the rebellion closes, we sp.
prehend, the strife. Our readers will
doubtless be glad to see the following
opinion Of an in.elligen, aud clear sighted
foreigner on th,s subject. Our quotations
.re from an edituiaI in the Dundee
[S,oici) Advertiser:
"Msny considerations sb b,olu'ely forbid
he dernicr resort OF guerrilla warfare -.
10 the fi'st riscs, only L.. Eendeaus can
replace La Vendee. Gaerrill. fvrces mus.
,ubsisf, and in order u sub-i~t they mus,
nave conmaad of an Ad-quate caltiv Ated
.rea Bat = cultivated area is an ares
siih roads, and therefore accessible to the
'orches Of cavalry. aud also prao icabie
tor ar,lllery. Heoce. an army of y hun
led thousand men would y q.iire both 10
dad and To mrn systt m of iorti6cations
;ovcrlfg the entire reg on from which it
1t drew It's supplies. Ia short, il mus,
a.csssariiy distribute isslf in part into
,ubsldiary garrisons ., great distances
rom besdqas, ters, and then proceed by
he methods Of regul 4 warfare.
''Wnen General is committed 70 the
iefence OF u chain Of posts. accessible to
he enemy, the enemy has the initiative !;
ne can choose his own place aud time 10
light, aod, wish the sosas secure behind
MIN, he laughs at guerillss. Tne fact is.
that the social conditions Of the S,uth
IRE utterly incompatible with g.ssuliA var
fare This can only be waged when the
inhabitants OF country are themselves
both scldiers and cul.isstor., race Of
peasant sslsmauders. But IN the. C IN
federae States the lab1ur org ,niz ,tion
az cessary TO yi~ld subsis enee ia.Aosts Of
combatants is shaken By the detection Of
The slaves. The tiliers OF the soil vi not
exert Themselves 10 r,vet the yoke on their
,wn. necks and The necks Of their families
Supplies would always have to be b-ous ht
from regions where the producers we're
byond rs.chof The kbsfsdsk tsnd Of the
Northern armies, aad xhero . suf6cieui
nsmber Of the slaveocracy were residssss
&c coerce the bondmen.
"The dependence Of the South on the
peculiar institution protects the North
q ainss the aonoya ace " esefrillas. Those
gen,ry made striking figure 1t the g..
ginning OF the war, while the plantations
we're still we'll stocked, and the weakness
u reMoteness of the Northern lines 30.
cured forage and ,oeresy. Now their
occupation is worn out, and the North
dailJ improves both its regular and irseg-
ular warfare Aud further, the perfru.
ton TO which firearms has lesa brought
is fatal blow 10 cuerrills methods, in the
circumstances to which the rebels are res
deced M,deru At iIIery. rifles and needle
guns, with their ammunition, being nd
lonler imported into the South. tie
South would require 10 possess her o~n
fouodries and arsenals and skilled work
in metals and chemicals. Hog could
uch establishments sud appliances be
msintained IN out the way wilds aud by
guerrilla operations? OBVIOUSLY, to be-
hevs it practicable is an absurd stretch ol
credulity ard vain imagination. The
South. having lost The coast line, is lied
down to the seats Of msouiacurs and
skislsl industry. When she sbsndon.
these she is ,u,ued for want ef arms. No
weapons that can coatend sgsinsi the Or.
tsllery and the email arms ussh which the
Federal soldiery is provided, nor would
guerrilla methods redress this balspce u
disadvantage. The tate Of the Coof,der
acy, sirsldy virtually decided. will bs
actually consunma,ed in reg.ass cam
paigniug. The notion Of an alternative i.
Simply the suggestion Of despsir."