New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-01-13
THE SITUATION

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3. The administration journals for the
last few weeks have teemed with srti-
,c!es in relation to peace, and terms OF
,salthern submission, one would sup
uose from their tone that the last foot
Il ground in rebellion had been re-
Gained, and the last rebel chained
J,ubtlsss' there are many that believs
=, and many who would IKE TO, ana
N ,uld Int forss,he dstases Of common
We envy not those their blind COL,
.,l..icn, ~hc 40 believe it nor 70. q
monen, would startle them from thei,
shadowy dreams Of southern conquest
>ut Ne cons: der it very unjust to cen
SIRE the unconfaing, or those who
don't Sc. it" in that light
These Journals have told US, ninety
time times. that the shack bone Of the
rebellion VAS broken, that it was q
shell, had gone up, played out &C."
aud many of their readers have be-
lieved it every time; and put greater
faith 10 each sucsessi We repetition, and
now after the ninety-ninth assertion
proving false they argue that the hun
drsdth must be true, and &C cordiogly
attach the greater blame to your per-
sistsnt obstinacy. .. as--' o..
We have no objection to oil "going
it bind" who have suei cient faith; but
since it's the privilege of the game to
"pass,'' We don't see why blame should
attach for 50 doing.
These journals tell US .hat tho ad-
mini.trstion is wise, and prudent and
with the same breath tell u that the
rebellion IS crushed; still We see the
administration calling for hundreds Of
thousands Of troops, which would indi-
cato that it thought there was some
backbone yet left, here is dilemma,
Lut as to whether the rebellion is "de
fuoc," or not, or whether it is folly
for the administration to be calling f n
troops No are unable to say, However,
wo would give it as matter Of opinion
land would insist on no ones believing
it,} that the rebellion is yet in existence,
that it has backbone that if shell
it il vet unburstsd-.that it has not
gone up mucA less down--ncs has yet
hsen played out; We believe the gov
srnmeut needs all the troops she has
called for and may yet need more, and
ifit.is ever going to be pu: down, now
is the time for every man to enlist
There ore many who have always bee
opposed::to.the war, not th.t7they have
any love for jeff. Davis or the REBEL.
ion but for self interest. They have
? advocated peace and compromise a,
the surest and most exredisnt way t.
settle ur difficulties, not through sym
patty for the rebels, but because they
thought it better for themselves ant
the nation to offer generous terms o
compromise, thereby securing peace
than to prolong the war: aud doubles
there are many who yet think that al
immediate suspension Of hostilities
followed by, compromise would b
the best way ofse ttling it, but sine
Mr.. Lincoln has been reelected and
would appear that majority Of tn
people are in favor Of war, extermin.
ton ,lemancipation sad confscation, di'
ussion is almost usele,s, but for OF
own part, II. AL Who ere in favor
subjpg.tion sill go forward at once I
accompIahiit, wsslwiti be7son.sntea I.
stsy~s homeland risk fighting Il out
being Is short"s method as any {
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