The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-21
END OF THE CoNFEDERACY.
"DRUlDr GIVES III UP.


"DRUlD" GIVES III Up.
DRUD, the Baltimore correspondent
Of the World, who has usually had pretty
correct information of the condition Of the
South, talks in this style in his letter Of
April 9Th: % s, c.1. E.el
SUDDEN DOWNFALL OF THE sOUTHRRN CON-
.. FRDKRAOY.
Ten days only have elapsed since my
letter of the 25th ult was written, and
already the remarkable statements that il
contained are fully verified. The South
ern Confederacy no longer exists as a
power on earth; and the rebels no longer
have capital or a government. From
the same source / have now derived some
additional information respecting the re.
cent battles. near Petersburg, and the
present military situation in Virginia and
North Carolina, which is embraced in what
follows. For the rebels still have an army:
an army of veteran soldiers, although small
in numbers; an army, the organization OF
which is still perfect but which is greatly
dispirited by recent reverses, and which
cannot be depended on for any operations
out Of Virginia. l57- '''If,ia -
rHR CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT EXISTS NO
II. 30 GJA NIX LONGER. 81 G.a2a=a. go
The confederate government has ceased
to exist. Mr.. Davis has not formally alb
dicated his functions as President, but he
will e-obably do 60 at an early day, par
ticularly if the operations of the federal
armies are pushed on with vigor, and if
General Lee fails to gain any military ad-
vantage during the next ten days. The
authority Of Mr.. Davis, however, is at an
end. If he. should issue q proclamation
convening the rebel Congress, to meet at
any designated place, the mandate would
be disobeyed. l'@ 81 -. 30. D.. ;l
DEMoRALIzAT1oN OF raR CONFEDERATE AR
But it is said that the loss of their cap
ital has greatly affected their spirits, and
that they will never fight again with The
same courage as before. A large proper
ton of them are intelligent men, and they
can sec, and do not hesitate to cay, that
the cause of the South Is lost. In this
state of things all that remains for the
Federal armies is to push on with vigor.
ga THE SOUTH VIRTUALLY eUBJUGATED.
In the meantime, no spectacle can be
imagined more pitiabls than the position
occupied by the southern people to-day.
Without capital, without government,
with che majority OF their able-bodied
men killed or MANNED for life, they are, to
all intents and purposes conquered peo-
pie. Yes, the South is conquered. Strange
as it may seem, the South is virtually sub
jugsted, and must accept from their con-
to impose. It is bitter thing for the
people Of the South to see, but they do see
it, and realize it.. Thus, then, ends the
war; or rather, perhaps, thus opens new
chapter in it, although the last. Certain
it is, that from the moment of the capture
of Richmond, the war assumed entirely q
new character, Old things have passed
away. We have no longer to fight pow
erful and compact con6ederacy Of thirteen
populous States, teeming with . popula-
ton unanimous 10 their hatred to the
North, and boasting large armies, in
trenched behind extensive works. Haa
THE GOVERNMENT DAN IMPOSE WHAT TERMS
~ N@ .,a IT CHOOSES. l-sa.i.
All that we have to do now 10 to fight
the last army Of the Oonfederacy, driven
from their stronghold, and retreating dis
pirited they know not whittier. It is in
the power Of the government now, to i'm.
pose any terms they please upon the peo-
pie Of the south, to receive them back in
the Union, Or to break up their State or
CARNATIONS, and treat them as conquered
vassals. This is 80, because there is no
longer any power in the South that
can resist the government in any measure
which the latter may adopt.