Year: 1863

The Results OF tho Rebellion.
1t was the silly boast, for many years before
the commencement of the rebellion in the
South, that the people Of the Northern States
were an inferior race that the South was the
birthplace of race of gentlemen, aud the
North produced nsught but grasping men Of
commerce, without refinement, without educa-
tion, with no intelligence except that for
scraping together the dollars; and 80 the
people Of the South revelled in the idea
Of their superiority, and had learned to look
upon the North almost as dependency. When
the rebellion first reared its venomous head
the South prophesied the speedy downfall Of
the loyal States. They affirmed that one rebel
was worth three Northern soldiers, and INDUCED


with evident pleasure in the idea that ruin was


soon to overtske the rash and misguided msn


who dared to suppose that they could success


fully compete with the chivalyous and altogeth-
q superior race claiming the South as their
birthplace Grass ~ to grow in the streets
Of the Northern capitals the prosperity Of the
North was to dwindle down-in fact, a total ces-


sation Of commerce was inevitable. The hotels


and watering places, deprived Of the patronage
of the South. were to fall to decay Utter desola-
ton and ruin were to overtake the loyal States,
who madly imagined that the South could be
coerced.


How different has been the result so far Of
the rebellion. Throughout the North there is
prosperity so enormous as almost to challenge
belief. Never before was money 90 plentiful,
commerce so extended; never before has
the travel upon our railways and steamers
been so great; never before have our hotels and
watering places been so crowded. Our places
of amusement are enjoying q share of public


patronage such as never before fell to their lot.


We see on all sides evidences Of prosperity


and rapidly increasing wealth such as must
astOund the world. No foreigner arriving now


in New York could for moment imagine that
we are carrying on at this moment the most
tremendous struggle the world ever Witnessed;
that we are keeping up armies in such numbers
as would bankrupt any European government,
while we are perfectly aware that as yet our
resources have not been seriously called into
effect. We now know our real power, our enor-
NOUS strength, and almost wonder ourselves at
ther extent


The people Of tho South fondly imagined
that on their side would be found all the great


generals, naval heroes and statesmen. The
rebellion in its course has proved the fallacy Of
these opinions. The South has produced but
one really great soldier; and he is gone-we
refer to Stonewall jackson; while the North
has now such generals as Mcclellan, Grant,
Banks, Rosecrans. Meade, Gilmore, and others
Of great promise, whercupon to count in time Of
need. AS sailors We have Farragut, Dupont,
Porter, worden, Rodgers, Blake, Foote-
whom We have lost, but whose record
ID 80 glorious-not to mention host Of
others whose merits are well known and ap-
preciated by our people. In the face Of these


facts the world will say that 1t Is the North that
has produced the greatest number Of men Of
note and that It Is the North which possesses the
resources and the power. The South has known
the miseries of war. The privations and Desc
i, lations Of war have taught them that lesson
| which thsir vanity would not admit. They now
realize that In the North were the power, enter


prise and strength Of the great American re-


public, which their parricidal efforts can


never destroy. This and many an equally


bitter lesson has the rebellion taught


the misguided, rash, unthinking people Of the


South, who must have learned that chivalry


and courage, patriotism and good faith, are the


attributes Of the loyal States of the North
| As far as the statesmen are concerned. we
| have, alas, but little to say. We cannot dis


cover that the rebellion has produced any evil
dences Of ststesmanship either North or South.


There may be lying fallow any amount Of the
material; but as yet 1t remains undiscovered.


The genius of the people, however, has been
| amply evinced. Never before were such dis
coveries made as those which have endowed us
with the most formidable ordnance and vessels
| of-war which the world ever witnessed. Our
| iron-clads are the object Of universal wonder;
| and 1t must be taken into consideration that
these discoveries and improvements have taken


place, as it were, In spite of the blundering and
inefficient measures Of the departments whose
| duty il is to protect and foster them, but who,
| on the contrary, seem to ever take such steps


as magnify the obstacles in the way Of advance


and progress. In spite, we say, Of these obs


stacles, we are at this period, beyond all
doubt, the most formidable Power exsting
and this as the result of that rebellion which
eur enemies imagined was to be our utter ruin
and disgrace.


THE WILMINGTON BLocKApE.-No one can
doubt the efficiency Of the blockade at Charles


ton or ut Mobile, nor have they had reason to


do SO for some weeks past; but we would again
call the attention Of Mr.. Welles to the inca
pacity of our blockaders off Wilmington to pre-
vent q constant and regular communication
being kept up between that port and the British