The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-22 00:00:00

JOURNALS,

trench themselves more securely, it adversaries.
the
confusion and mortification of the now a
The long predicted conquest of late
Ss ,n ouch is
here and
dream of the past. There may bo set of the
there in shop windows certain MAPS of the
ter-
United States, in which a large portion , ping been
----...and add to the
ritory of the Confederacy is claimed as ha inted as
overrun by Northern armies, and i'ePreee' ''erleral
permanently added to the domains of c the ~, ration
Union. It is true that the armies of the :-r eve
Cow
are dotted here and there over the parts 0 f ti 3 001
federate States which are nearest to the • Itrta ere
frontier ; but that the States overrun b Y t —ein-
far from being Unionist in feeling, thet the, 9,,oceta.
tain, on the ceetrary, their own sepa.*ate , ' Rich•
ment ; and their allegiance to the Cabinet el
,ecl 11
mond, wherever it is poesible to do it, is Pt° Ketone
the late meeting of the Lemislatures of Ali.-,ie
f
and North Carolina, and the' firm and
of the messages of their governors. The Star sea
gress of Mississippi has been moved from ..'',etteral
to Columbus, where it can meet in safety. i -`eople
Clarke, the newly elected governor, tolls ilis]: !tt
that the army of Mississippi will resist townte eit the
and if the time should come when every M ,To will
patriotic , Co.
State has been slain, the women and ehildn rtb
preferc death to dishonour. The governor 01 ; fast-
:aeolina, Mr. Vance, has appointed a dsY of stel
ing, humiliation, and prayer, that God 133 A
r 1 pa ,
his hand, which has been heavy upon us. ~
speaks no words of peace or reconciliation.. sub.
know at last precisely what We should get ey, ' Iro-
mission—abolition of slavery, confiscation 01 It fes
party, and territorial vassalage. These ere the 71,6 is
to win us back. With such a prospect before ott o
our people will, as heretofore, come firoa)9 uPptte at;
full measure of their duty. They will not Pi!' stop;
open shame the gallant shades of their 8011,4 by
open
short of full and complete national la 3ea
dnce." The State of North Carolina has f"1e;Ola
dance of supplies on hand for her troops ill ti ~ rali
and for her people at home. There haVe be"' `acs,
t.through the blockade large quantities of lt'
en, medicines, machinery, sheet iron, till, b 101: 00
sheets, and clothing. In return, more 0504; all
bales of cotton have been sent to Liverpoois l. ' '' ti le
safely say," writes Governor Vance, tll6,,,ttheil
North Carolina troops will be corafortablY cL% so'
to January, 1865, should God in his ofprovidene-tte
long see fit to e fillet us with a continuance oted-
war." The states that have not been yet
interior.aftli
with incursions of Federal armies into their reelit
andh the destruction of their seats of gal° burden
ave been able to do more in sustaining tbeiblotth
ofc theo war than Mississippi, Tennessee, sou ereor
ofar line. The message of the outgo', g gh°: Teost
the state of Alabama is couched i a the
fhopeful spirit. It recommends a prope.c 11-multi'',
or the forces in the field, an extension of tbeLso 01
law, and the maintenance at the public elf D-001
the families of soldiers. The account of the c";‘,- lei)
shows a balance to the credit of the state 6:`,l",lifirs•
a sum than two and a half millions ot tra" 006
Governor Bonham, of South Carolina, the feill
which first seceded, and whose flag of seees9jeflo tbe
floats, to the admiration of the world, stf„,etir
ruins of Sumter, recommends to his peoPle . istil
ing energy and perseverance." " A bitter s'',,,eets
foe," he tells them, watches over all their rnoTe"-eople,
prepared to take every advantage. d Our Poillea
however, have counted the cost and have deter overt
upon independence or annihilation." The gr,eceels-
- the state of Georgia recommends to the ',Jo iri,;
ture an extension of the Militia Law, 00,:"„ a 6';','
elude all Georgians between the ages of .I.'' (1-13eorr
In ajswer to s. late demand for 8,000 roe° beers,:
replied by enroOng 18,000 new soldiers. boot t`'
Cobb, at the head of these new troos, is,,,,tpl eelistA°
reinforce the army co." Bragg at Dalton. r.'-'reie-
and Assembly of Georgj'a have solemnly red 001;
the secession. of the state, end declared her ,;e41301.i
nation not to tire of the war till the acconifs,ielri''
of Confederate independence. "We carill°tt's" 6 °I
we would," said one of the represent 0-10'00
Georgia in the Confederate Senate ; ‘` there ;•etie.s, °(
backwards. Yield to the Federal author:‘ 0e Co
vassalage and subjugation ! The bleaching "„1,1 le,fir
160,000 gallant soldiers slain in battle vi'°",,T I'l'
up with tongues of fire to curse to evens re col:
filmy the man that whispered—yield. 1: etbo e 'fit
mend these words to the consiaeration /.1
tell 0: tO.
the Northern States and in England wile e 110°'
compromise,
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