The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-01

We congratulate our readers upon the
early. termination of the war. The sur
render of JoHNsToN's army is virtually
the end of hostilities. Thesurrender en-
braces all the rebel troops East OF the
Cbattahoochie river, or, 10 other words,
all in the States of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The re-
bellion is thus confined to Alabama
Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas Fro
badly one half of each of the three States
first named is already in Federal posses
siou. The capture of Mobile, Selma,
Montgomery and other chief cities OF Al
ALBANIA, has dispersed the troops that de-
Tended these places, OF driven them into
Mississippi or across the river The
State of Mississippi has been raided
across again and again, and its cities on
the river have long been under Federal
control. The State of Arkansas is main
" hold by the rebels, but its Capital Is
occupied by the United States forces
and State Government, in harmony
with the Federal Administration, has
been formed. Nowhere North of the
Red river do the rebels occupy any strong
or fortified position, or can they muster
more than twelve or fifteen thousand
men. Itwasreported few days ago that
JEFy THOMPSON and SHELBY were pre-
naripg to invade Southern Missouri, but
we think it likely that when THOMPSON
hears the news from the East, he will
forepo his threatened invasion.
The only remaining hope OF the rebel
lion is based upon Texas. Even there II
is highly improbable that they will be
able to plotract the contest much longer
Troops from the Atlantic OF Gulf States
will not be willing to leave their own
States and follow their leaders into Tex
a. for all that they can now hope to gain
nv war. It has heretofore been found
difficult to hold the Confederate army
together and compel Mississippians to
aght for the defense of Virginia while
their own homes were being made desc
late by fire and sword The difficulty
will be more than doubled now, if it is
attempted to take any soldiers from the
east into Texas, especially when liberal
terms are offered to induce them to lay
down their arms and return quietly to
their homes.
In view of all the difficulties that en-,
viron the sinking cause of the Confeder'
acy; the surrender of the bravest and
best of its armies and the most skillful
of it's leaders; the fugitive character OF
its civil government and the complete
ruin of its various departments 1t seems
highly improbable that the rebels will
make another stand even in Texas, or
strike another blow. We believe that
the few remaining troops will either sur
render or disband in the course OF very
few weeks and peace will resume her
sway. There may be guerrilla fighting
and skirmishing among the mountains
for some time yet, but, if a wise policy is
pursued by the government, even this
will soon cease. That this will be done,
the fact that the liberal and magnani-
NOUS terms accorded to General LEES
army are extended by the President to
.JoHNsToN's forces also, affords no little
evidence. The prospect is very encour-
aging indeed, and doubtless the time is
near when 'peace from the Potomac to
the Rio Grande" will he officially pro-
claimed
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