The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-01-07
The Rebellion.

the Southern chiyalry, and we find them
grasping at the last hope for the great
Southern Contcdcracy, whose cornerstone
was to be slavery, and whose empire was to
extend to the tropics, msracing in its iron
arms the islands of the Atlantic. That last
hope, strange to say, is tie abolition of sa-
very The very corner. stone of their structure
is to be offered a sacrifice to the mad ambition
which so boasttuly and wickedly rushed Is
arms against free government, that they
might establish an aristocracy and priviledg-
ed class. Strange enough, they now, in their
hour Of desperation, when destruction is
closing in upon them, talk of granting the
boon Of freedom to those whom they, like
mad men, flew to arms the more eflcctually
to cnslavc, il those down trodden and des-
spiscd men will defend their former masters
from the dreaded "Yankecs "
Lucifer, son Of the morning, how hast
thou fallen
An editorial which recently appeared in
the Richmond Sentinel has been deemed by
Secretary Seward of such Importance, and
so truly representing the condition of the
South and JEFF Davis own intentions, that
he has ordered copies of it to be sent to our
Foreign ministers, to show that the Rebel
Government is admitted by their own lead
crs to be a failure, and that already exhaust
ed and worn out they are seeking for some
post of refuge; and this being the case, that
they be no longer considered as "Belligc-
rents" These most familiar with jeff.
Davis and his writings declare this to be
from his pen.
The following are some extracts from the
editorial:
TROUBLESOME TINES
Are npon us. Great cXigcncies surround
us. We need all our strength and our wis
dom. Let there be calm investigation of
our wants and catalogue of our resources.
Then, by common consent, let all obstacles
to the employment of these resources be
removed. SO lopg as we have a man or a
dollar, and the man or dollar be needed. let
the call be houorcd.
ALL RESOURCES TO BE EXHAUSTED.
Wa must not raise difficulties; it is no
and thus reserve them as servants for the
Yankees? Shall we send our sons and de-
ny our negroes? Shall we spend our blood
and refuse our money? Shall we withhold
anything from our country when we should
be but saving it for our foe ? 1t is disgrace
to Il garrison to surrender before its ammu-
milton is exhausted.
NEW USES OF CRAFTSMANSHIP.
The cloads that have tkickened over us
admonish us Of the possibility that the time
may come when craftsmanship, if it cannot
deliver us, must at least secure to us the ut
most palliation of our misery. If it cannot
save, it must at least save Us from the Yam
Ike"
SURRENDER TO GREAT BRITAIN PROPOSED.
We lately published from thoughtful cor
respondent suggestion that, in the event of
being unable to gain our independence, we
should surrender it into the hands of those
from whom we wre"ted or purchased it, into
the hands Of Britain France and Spain,
rather than yield it to the Yankees.
From the favor with which this suggestion
has been received we are sure that in the
dread event which it contempatcs, our peo~
pie would infinitely prefer an alliance with
European nations on terms as favorable as
they could desire, in preference to the do
minon Of the Yankees. We will not dwell
upon that topic now. We speak of them
not out Of gloomy f)rebodings, but simply
as man in health speaks of his will
THE GREAT QUESTION.
What we ask now, in the NINE of the
people, is, that the Government strain every
energy and develope every resource for the
public defense. Remember that to hold
back anything is not to save it. The only
question is shall we have the use of it, or
shall our enemies. Such question leaves
no room to hesitate Upon such efforts and
such devotion heaven will surely send its
blessing. c"t if misfortune should still pur-
sue us and our hopes all fail, let us have the
election of throwing ourselves into the hands
of those who are cold and indifferent rather
than to fall under tie yoke of malignant en-
emies raising the wolf howl tor our blood.
LoArIuNG OF THE YANKEES.
1t must be generous as well as brave
Our authorities must do more. They must
take care whatever bcfall US, to save us from
the Yankees. If adverse gales and devour-
ing pillows should constrain our tormtost
ship into some port let it be no Yankee port.
If an unpropitous Providence should con
denim us to II master, let it not be Yankee
master. OF all the people on earth, we
ShOuid nave most reason TO lOathe ana TO
dread them. Amy terms with any other
would be preferable to subjugation to them
The Richmond Enquirer, commenting on
the editorial from which the above extracts
are taken, concludes as follows:
ar F,a,.ce and England ,ciH enter into a
treaty riM t.iese Confederate States, recog-
niziag our natioa'lig and guaranteeing or
independencs upon tt@ abolition Of slarery
IN ali these Stdi,s, rather than continue the
,oar zoe should be p,epared TO urge the meas
IRE upon or readers. We be!evee such
proposition would be favorably received and
acted upon by those nations, and it tAyM to
be made TO Mem.'
Thus, it will be seen, with what gloom the
so-called "Confederacy'' is overspread.
Since Sherman swept through the heart of
the cotton States, by easy marches, cutting
a swarth of devastation from forty to sixty
miles in width, and entering Savannah with
out battle, the Rebel leaders are beginning
to break out in waiings of despair, and
vainly turn for protection from the rapidly
vengeance upon their bloody
crimes, to the despised negro whose perpet-
ual bondage was to be the ground work of
their new empire, and titles to nobility
and doubling this broken reed, they stretch
imporing hands to the monarchies' of Eu.
rope, Offering themselves as subjects, if they
will but stretch out their arms and protect