Year: 1865

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TWO GLADIGToRs


From the Charleston MereurytaJan 9.


The Confederacy at this moment is
in much thee condition of a man who.
having. more than once got his. enemy
under him, with bis knee upon his
breast, and his hand upon his throat
is, while in the act of dealing him his
death blow, assailed from behind by
one whom he had supposed to be his
best friend, whilst the enemy is re-
leased from his grasp for the third or
fourth time Staggering upon his less
from repeated blows from behind, con-
fronting his released and enraged an
tagonist st-weakened in strength, sha
ken in nerve, sick at heart--his efforts
all vain. hisskill ell vain, his success all
vain, exhausted by his long struggle,
stunned by the foul blows, reeling, he
still bears up and endeavors to summon
back his ebbing energies If conquer
ed, he falls not by the forcs OF the
enemy in front, but by the unlocked
for blows from behind Yet, had he
expected this foul play, could he at any
time by one effort have felled this puny
creature in his rear. Even yet he might
free himself of his presence, and, re
treating slowly before his antagonist in
front, gradually collect his strength and
huFl him back to the ground


Will he do it2 or will he suffer him
self to perish by this foul play



"WHoN THE GODS WOULD DESTROY THEY


FIRST MAKE MAI"


From the Charleston Mercury


Remedies are sought for the discour-
aging effects of repeated mismanage-
ment in the employment of our mill
tary resources-in the plans of cam
paign chosen in Richmond, and the
officers appointed to execute them.
Remedies are sought for the effects of
a systematic failure to exercise discip-
line and execute military law toward
deserters from our armies Nobody
doubts there being men enough in
these Confederate States to carry on
this war TO a successful termination, if
the men can be got out, kept out, and
properly fought But men who ought
to be in the army, and others who
ought TO 90 into the army at this time,
are at home, and not in the army. Pa
tent follies and their disastrous conse-
quences have brought dependency
upon the people, and license has thin
ned the ranks Of the defenders Of the
country


Instead of aiming at radical changes
in the causes of the effects under which
we suffer and are endangered, men are
found who propose the mad remedy Of
driving out quiet negro producers into
the war, and forcing them to fight
They are to understand that the Yam
KEGS are getting the upper hand of Us,
and that their time of immunity from
war is over; they are to choose between
fighting with us, the weaker party, or
with the stronger party, our enemy.
They are to fight for slavery (or for
individual freedom) on our side, or on
the side of our enemy, for total and
general emancipation of their families,
race and people allured by all the fan
cied Iuxuries of nothing to do Inde~
pendent of law, independent of princi
pie, independent of our institutions,
the proposition appear to US as despe
rate in its absurdity as it is reckless Of
every thing else Can Congress find no
remedy for the ineompetency and mis-
MANAGEMENT which is riding US down
to ruin. That is the evil from which
we must and can escape