Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-02
THE REBELS LOOKING OUT FOR THE
FUTURE.

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ate effort just now to draw the French and
English into their support, by exaggerating
American sentiment on the subject of the
MONROE Doctrine. 1t has been even intima-
ted by one, ,at least, of the Richmond papers,
that they would not care much to give up
their scheme for an Independent confederacy,
if we on the other hand, would make it
part Of the condition, to help them drive
MAxIMILI1AN from Mexico, the English from
Canada, destroy English and French com
merce drive the one out of Asia, the other
out of Africa, taking their possessions, and
their trade, for the purpose of taking the
haughtiness out of these nations A pretty
large job to be sure, but one they say, can
be easily accomplished by the United States,
when the South is again united with it. All
this however, is intended for foreign mar
ket, and is designed to drive European ma
tions into recognition OF the rebel govern
ment. From our standpoint, the means to
the end, in this matter seems very lily pro-
portioned but it is said that " drowning
men catch at straws," and we guess, this is
what the rebels are doing in this instance
In this scheme to work upon foreign gov
ernments, there is visible, however, another
project, more reasonable and therefore,
more feasible, and one which the rebels may
attempt to carry out, if they fail to secure
independence and that is, to go over to
Mexico in a body and undertake to conquer
it, with the view of creating there, what
they could not here, a government of their
own Some of our contemporaries have been
inclined to look lightly upon this ulterior
purpose of the rebels but to us it appears
plausible The rebel leaders must see that
to establish an independent government
out of any part of the United States, is an
utter impossibility and it looks as if they
were preparing for this. What becomes OF
these men, in the event of the failure of
their present enterprise if they do not look
out for some means to escape, and they are
not hanged, as we believe they ought to
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their property has been confiscated, their
negroes freed, their desolated country has
no employment for them, and they will
have the most damning load of disgrace to
carry any mortals were ever burdened with,
and under these circumstances, how could
they live? And does any one suppose
these rascals do not look at all these things
No, no. If they fail here, as they must
they will try somewhere else and what
place, what locality, so favorable for such
an enterprise, as Mexico? They can reach
that point more readily than any other, and
two-thirds of the population of that coun
try would hail their coming with rejoicing
1t is objected, that although the rebel lead
ers might be willing to go themselves, they
could carry no considerable share of their
army with them, and without it they could
do nothing. This latter is not so certain
A large portion of the soldiers, are in nc
better plight, in many respects, than theil
leaders, and they have learned to hate us
as bitterly, and would therefore, as much
dislike returning, after being whipped out
Then, conquests in new fields, with the of
fer Of large bribes, which would be held
out, would be very tempting to the sold
iers and think you, that the men who have
been able so completely to misIead the
public mind in the South, would be want
ing in devices to attract the soldier, in sucf
an emergency?
There is, moreover, above and beyond al
this, the fact that as at present situated,
the Mexican government could be very
easily overturned by the rebels Fifty
thousand Of their veterans, with the aid
they would soon draw together among the
discontented Mexicans, would drive MAxA
MILAN, and his French cohorts out, in less
than six months There can be but little
doubt of this, and we wish they would un
dertake it speedily. 1t is the easiest way
to get rid of them, and the war they are
making upon us ; and the sooner they un
dertake the business, the better for us anG
themselves. A few more of SHERMAN's
movements will convince the rebels that
the time for the exodus has come.
THE PIRATE RAM OINDE.-The Govern