St. Mary's gazette., 1865-02-02

Ses~Ssss ~~s~--'7~s 49, -.0""~
iioss u short sius ssa visjeas aesas-
siasioa Of the rsbsh ssr rejssdAg his ~
sashsissd pssPssals.
The Gftnatiso.
Noswisbssssaisg ~ ''bssklssos ef the
sebellsss" has asais besa psssssly bro
tss. Ind Ne diajaisssd sseussss sf rebel
don. vs ere sold. pSssns bas . ehaaais
ssss of disorganissd sssssr. yet ie stiil
besrs along ito uusilased saresss. utterly
us1isdful. Il would seem. Of the malig.
nsss shssaetsr ef iss Rulaisasn disease.
Isaeed. tAis bydss-hssdea nsasser ssena
70 b rsssssssd With evss mere than feline
vitality; for. whilst . sss. ws are told.
has bse nine lives. the rebellisa has d.
ready survived moro than t1ise thss sum.
Der Of mortal iuA;ctions. Whether oats.
lepsy has become al pervadi,g st the
South. o. . progressive fanasieism hss
supplsssed reason q. the North. is grave.
y subuitsed to % in the matter before
10. That tie rebellioo still lives and
bresthes aud stalks sbsoad 10 manifest,
ne think, to even blind uan. ls ban
pers still wave over huge masss. Of stern
and descrmined warriors, and il has able
and experienced Captain. 10 lead them 10
battle. ln fortunes may be somewhat
desperate. it 10 .rss. bu. this By 10 u.san.
more apparent to us thap st many for
mer periods sines The essbrssk u the
war. o. the contrary. we believe the 70.
bel. pew have fully - large . force 10
the feld - they have ever heretofore
had ss this sessua Of the year. Any one
WHO hss earefa:ly Noted the progress Of
the var will. We think. admit this. and
thss The old qneaii,n Of star.
vasion has nov become obsolets. 10 can
,es nothing ss pressst from which we may
logically conclude that the rebsl power
Of resistance has become exhausted.
But. there are two new elements now
sxsau. At the South. which. II judicioss-
y pssased. eanno. fa;l 70 produce the
h,ppisss results. We rei., 70 shs extra
depression nov existing smoog
the people. sLd ~ usnissskably sssoest
desire upon their part % bring about .
peace. II Mr. Lincoln sh.ll avail himself
Of these forsuitous ineideats 10 psopoes %
equitable sad Constitutional basic Of pa.
cifeatioa. then. ve believe. il may be
truly ssid-"the days Of the rebellies are
numbered" This u not mere idle spseu.
Ia,ioo upon our psrs. bus it is based upos
what We believe to be veil conceived
estimass Of the political ssass Of The
States 10 rebsllioo. But hs oe the 70.
bel leaders would Be sverse. ve srs sst-
is6sd. 10 an honorabls adjustnsst Of the
troubles upos the eoustry; snd, II they
were. they could sos res;ss The popalsr
pressure that wesld b brought against
them. A speedy psaee. tAesssass. or {.
collapse Of the rebellion. would Be he
inevissbls sequel 10 pronps effort By
Mr. Lincoln in the right dirsssios.
And. will not his Exeelieney make this
effort in the cause Of hanani.y ssd fer
The good Of .hs ss,oryis Win b pss
earnestly strive to stop this carnival Of
blood-,his borrid work Of carnage. de-
vaststioa and ruini Will hs not riss
superior 70 the dissenpersd isaueness
that sarsoaad him. and tsader he olive
brsssh ere hs sgsia draws the sword I
Whist boots Il that be has lately beaten
the rehsls IN bssile. IL hs does not avail
himself ef the sdvantages be has e.isedi
Shall 90 eoninus this iratrisidsl strife.
without, At least. % effort 70 stay il.
whilst the Monsrsiial Gag Of the usurpsr
has been reared 10 upheld By . uercenssy
force upon the very borders Of our once
proud Repablief Shall Ne longer bea,
the saunss and jibss u the rotten dysss-
ties Of the Ola Wosld. thss vs nay ess-
tinus 70 Sight snd dsvoar cash osheri II
this bs OF dssssainatios. ~ nsy ysss -
sassd thss the old game of The Riltsspy
cats is bstore %; ssd. we shall do weli 10
the ead. h we shall succeed 10 srossing
what little may be left Of our ssudal-sp
oendsges from the svsrisious grippe Of the
the sbsdd5ise aud pavshrsker.
Bss. IL may b ssid. sfos,s havs already