Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-01-13

Gry Oh DespaHs
Two remarkable articles have lately appeared in
the Richmond Seat5setand the Richmond Eaqai-
rer. They contain the most distinct and unmis-
taxable confession of failure that has yet come
from rebeldom fit be true, morever, that the
article in the Sentinel was written by Jefferson
Davis himself-as the Richmond Eoqn.iae. inti-
mates-then it becomes still more important and
authoritative
These articles tells us, in almost so many words,
that the Confederacy has sustained SO many re-
verses Of late that it is no longer able to defend IL
self effectively, and that it is time to look about
for foreign assistance. How deep this conviction
of its impotence is is shown by the factthat these
writer's are willing to purchase foreign aid by the
sacrifice of everything distinctive in southern life
lf France and England, says the Enquirer
''will enter into treaty with these Confederate
States. recognising our nationality and guaranty
ing our independence upon the abolition OF slavery
IN all these states rather than continue the war,
we should be prepared to urge the measure upon
our readers We believe such aproposition would
be favorably received and acted upon by those ma
tions. and it ought to be made to them. That
is. we win give up'our independence adopt pro-
tectorate and abandon our social system itself, to
be saved from the domination of the people Of the
North.
Two sentiments are stronger than all Others in
the southern heart; the one is the love of rule,
the ambition to govern, the sense of personal su-
periority, and the other is devotion to slavery,
which has been intellectually petted until more
than half the people have really persuaded them
selves that it is dvineinstitution. Yet, as deep
seated as these sentiments are, we herr see their
leading men proposing to give up both in their ut
ter despair of otherwise sustaining the fortunes of
the Confederacy Rather than submit to the
Yankees whom they have taught themselves to
hate with an Internal malice, they would go back
to the embraces of the nations Of the Old World.
Nor does this purpose proceed from foolish
pride alone; it is the only course left to the lead
ers of the rebellion. Having stirred up and CON
Quoted most needless yet bloody civil war, they
cannot retire from it without acknowledging their
utter criminality Having for many years alleged
long list of grievances against the Yankees,
whom for the past four years they have accused of
every sort of atrocity, they could not now submit
TO them without the most painful feelings Of hui
initiation To find ''the spaniels' whom they
used to talk of whipping into obedience, them
selves holding the lash isavery sadreverse to the
picture. To see ''nudsils' greasy mechanics
and 'Puritans" swaying it in the very homes ofthe
chiyalry is anything but pleasant to to the high
toned gentlemen" of the South. They must es
cape that degradation at least either by going to
Europe or getting Europe to come to them. A
repetition of the experience of Mexico, an imperi
al conrt with amultitude ofnew-lnade dukes, earls
counts and barons, would be the more delightful
contemplation, but if that cannot be had they viii
migrate to South America or to the other conti-
nent.
But the masses of the southern people viii not
be under the same necessity. They had little or
nothing to do in originating the war and may a
Bandon it when they please, without much loss of
character Neither VIII they find it severe dis
grace to come back under the laws of the Union
in the making Of which they all had hand. We
dc not believe that the inhabitants of Savannah
feel themselves particularly degraded in being re-
stored to all the blessings of the Union. Sher-
mans army has not appeared there as conquer
ing force but as liberating force. 1t has enabled
them to throw off the despotism of Richmond,
WHICH MAS last STARVING bil6Hi 10 Ueatl 1neN are
once again free, and viii be soon in the way Of
prosperous trade and industry.
It suits the purpose of the rebeleaders to repre-
sent success of our arms as subjugation to them
indeed it is a subjugation but to the people it Is
rather an emancipation and relief The consti
tuition and laws Of the Union are 50 benifcent; the
operations of the national government touch them
SO lightly and at so few points that it is gross a
buse of words to call the reimposition Of theil
authority aconquest or a subjugation. WhenAu
stria sends her troopsinto Venice, or England kers
into india toforee upon Jhereluctant peopest
modes'of government, and foreign authority, We
may call the act a conquest but when our Yam
kee troops penetrate the South, they do so tC
break off the fetters which selfish oIgarchy has
rivetted around the necks of the masses They
go as deliverers, and viii be SO estimated in histo
ries written by the children of the very men who
are now most bitterly opposed to submission
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THE Confederate FACTIONS Interesting
compilations from recent rebel newspapers show:
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