The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-05

Il the lats political campaign the oI
psatien declared the war failure, an
salled rpou tho people Of the loyal State
to ssass IL further proses ution. Tks
declafatio4 received the condemnator
vesdict ef the people, and the call ~
rejseted By ~ immense majority At th
Presidential election. Having decided !
prosecute the war to the complete sup
preston Of the rebellion, tits veil at thi
commencement Of the year to look abou
and see what progress We have made il
the task .in hand--to see what has beer
accomplished Of work which the oppo
sition has said is impossible, but which
the national faith and the national life il
pledged 70 make not Only possible. bu,
csslsia.
In this ri view We ackncwlsdgs osr is-
dsbsedness 70 The Cincinnati Gasetts, ia
the Saturday number Of which is full
and able resume of the military situation,
past and present.
The conclusion of 1863 found much
done toward rsclaiming tho extended ter.
ritory Of the Confederacy to the jurisdic.
ton Of the Federal Government. Grants
victory at vicksburg, the capture Of Port
Hudson, broke the grasp of the rebels
spon the Mississippi, and gave to US the
nsstery OF that magnificent highway OF
sonnsres. Al Gettysburg the tide of
rebel invasion lad been hurled back, and
Lee's arwy driven in severe defeat across
The Potomac. ChancelIorsvilIe had been
repaid With interest, and Northern cities
were saved the desolation. with which an
over ssnguine foe had threatened the NJ.
Splendid victories had followed our terri.
bic defest at Chiekamaugs, and Cbatla-
noops was ours. At the ballot box Il Q
people haa repudiased treason at home,
and The political and military heavens
were brighter than at any time before in
the contest. Thus 1864 opened. The
preceding campaign had closed with sub.
s,antial victories on nearly every side
Our armies were large and we'll appointed.
The enemy, by ruthless prescription,
had reffied depieied ranks, ard we're
stronger in numbers, and spirit, aud or.
gAnisation, and leaders. When the cam,
paign opened it threatened to be on
scale Of unparalleled magnitude and gran
deur. The battle surges that followed,
eovcf the expectation true. There was
- show Of intimidation, no feeling of
despair with the Southern press before
Aths years campaign opened. The Rich
nond Examiner Of about February lst
bid the time had passed for offensive
Military operations by the Southern ar
seies. They must risk nothing. and yet
week later that Journal said:
+ sit seems already settled that the ene-
G>D's present army organ xs,ion must go
I "a pieces, and that after the spring cam
p3gn we should have demoralzad armies
to6ght Tie campaigo OF 1864 will open
unAer the most encouraging auspices for
the South. Our armies will be stronger,
b<ts.r AIMED, and better disciplined lhan
nvss before. The enemy is completely
/ 1nerant Of our plan Of operations. We
1nse Smith and Magyuder instead Of
'5nes west of the Mississippi; Polk in
"a Of Pemberton in the south vest;
bhnson Instead of Bragg or Longstreet
Tennessee; Beauregard triumphant on
southern sesbd1rd, and Lee still iuvin-
y in virginia."
And the Riehmond Wing If the same
sst prcphesied only series of Ball Runs
81 our armies whsn the battles Of the
snp sigu should be fough'. Aud, in-
Led, the bsiliant victories ct Chat'anco-
- Lookout Nvsntain, Mission Ridge,
fud in E .ss Tennessee with which 1868
1lo,ed, we're followed BY disasters in the
nAtly part Of 1864. About the micdle
~ F,bruasys an expedition ii Florida,
Asstins Of some s. 900 men under g. o,
synosr. encountered Abont Is 900 rebele,
af,er ds,eruised 6ghs, seymour
slsissp feom The Md, With loss o.
", wopsdsd and missing. A
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