Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-17
HowIs FROM REBELDoM.

In the absence of late telegraphic news,
:. . comfortable to read the howls Of de-
.,o;- in the latest Richmond and other
Southern papers received by mail The
Richmond Sentinel says. 1.-The shouts OF
o,r enemies have broken upon our ears
like the howl of exulting demons, and
then the editor proceeds to tell his readers
that . already the East is streaked with
the LIGHT of the dawn, and the day will
soon send abroad its full beams" For
the purpose of directing the attention of
b;s readers to this light that is dswning in
me East, his next paragraph is devoted to
an admission of the disaster to Hoods
army in Tennessee, closing by hoping that
1--WE have secured considerable number
of recruits" and saying that ave are
better off than # we had attempted moth
ing" Following this Bunsbian opinion,
the unopposed march of Sherman through
Georgia, and the evacuation of Savannah
are lugubriously admitted, with the quail
6cation that Sherman was not able to set
the Yankee prisoners free. The article
continues to recapitulate the success Of
the Union troops at all points in Virginia,
and derives comfort in contemplating the
probable destruction of our iron-clads and
feet by the waves on the coast Of North
Carolina. In conclusion, the editor ex-
horts all to "thank God and take cour-
age" for the events Of the year show a
balance largely in favor Of the rebel
cause.
The Examiner says: ave shall have
merry Christmas merit year, please God
Even this year the Confederacy will cele-
brate the festival, not joylessly nor hope
lessly, while thinking how infinitely worse
il would be if the Yankee nation had once
come in as our masters" 1t next draws
a pathetic picture of the condition the
rebels would be in, if compelled to eat
their Christmas dinner under the rule oi
General Butler; and is disturbed at the
thought of showing their permits to negro
guards placed around the market places
After making himself miserable over the
prospect of being again under the rule Of
Uncle Samuel, the editor declares that
Christmas dinner eaten under such cir.
cums,ances would cause the people to
choke and burst, result he thinks pre-
ferable to the ignominy of Virginia be-
coming penitent province to Massachu-
set,s." The article closes by declaring
that another year will witness such
triumph of the Confederacy, that nc
power on earth will dare impeach or gain
say its right to liberty and Independence
Then, says this hopeful writer, "What
Christmas next year in old Virginia"
The Enquirer says, There is no deny
ing the fact that for a time the affairs o
the Confederacy are under cloud, ant
recapi,ulates all the recent operations o
the Union armies, complaining OF the reoe
Generals commanding the Confederate
troops. The editor suggests that a remedy
for these evils will be found IN the ap
pointment of a Commander-ln-Chie
whose life would be devoted TO the one
great end of achieving victory and the In
dependence of his country.
The Wing refers to the examples IN an
Gent history of constancy and forritud'
under difficulties, and after recapitulatins
long list, says, "these qualities are a
least latent in the Confederate people, ant
unless we admit their existence, it woulc
be better for US never to have commenced
this war;" The editor then argues tina
their cause is still hopeful, their armies
yet strong enough to meet the invader
and "the people, except those districts
which are the immediate theatre Of war
are as we'll, if not as sumptuously fed a:
at any former period"