Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-02
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road were evidences Of q determinatio to destroy
sucn articles as might be useful to u.s. but which
we're OBTAINING the United States forces in their
foreeu mareo- We have counted our forces and
eoneluoeo .nat, mounted as we were on grass fed
horses, aud armed with cur common rifles and shot
guns with no artillery, four hundred Of rs could do
nothing with goo or 1000 United States troors half
infantry, half dragons, with three pieces of artl
lery, and sill armed with Minnie muakets and
Sharpe's rites. So after having talk with The
Governor Of the nation and the chiefs Of tb reserve
tribes, and sending on force to Fort Cobb The
most of Us fitted ourselves with uniform eoatp, dra
goon jackets and psais, packed up our plunder and
came home TO make better preparations In case We
sheuld be called ont again.
On our way back the roads from different coun-
ties Of Northern Texas to Washits were literally
crowded with men who had started 80 soon As the
summons reached them, Had We remsinsd three
days at Arbuckle We would have bad some 1900 or
1000 men. But the Q. $. troops were in Kansas.
The orders of Col. Emory, as We learned from our
spy company and other sources, were 10 abandon
the forts and hurry out Of the country without col
hsisn. Emory and most Of the officers under him
nave sent IN their resignations and are, moreover
well disposed towards cur Confederacy
The Union sentiment is completely obliteratsd In
Nortnern Texas. Those who opposed secession
"sre Our leaders in this expedition. Companies are
i nov oelng enrolled in every county, some 10 offer
tneir services to the OOnfederaey some to protect
euN generally cI1cered bY the hereto
lore Union nen Lincoln and his advisers viii 6nd
that these men are not sympathisers with him, al
though they may have clung to the hope that the
Union couia De maintained and our rights secured.
We are much exposed to raids from Kansas. and
terribly IN need OF arms but the universal opiniaa
is that our deficiency in is more ihan balanced
by our perfect knowledge Of the country and the in
domitsble pluck which Texans have always shown
in fight.
The general hope here is that the Confederate
Government will take possession Of the forts in III.
Indian Territories and enter into the same stiuula
tiors With the Indisns that the old United States
Government did The Indians are very friendly to
the Southern Cenfederscy, and manifested their at
tschpent BY turning out strongly to join US in cur
expedition.
/ thus hastily give you short history Of the ex-
Pedition, and although We did not accomplish the
purpose in view ct starting still the good resulting
has more than repaid for our trip. to say moth
ing OF tbe pluuder brought home By those thus dis
posed. We have fully aroused the war spirit, set in
motion the formation Of psnies derived knowl-
edge Of the fact that although some Of our best men
were Union men TO the last, still, when the gauge
of war Is thrown to US, they are as willing
and prompt to accept it ss any among u.s. We row
feel that this "Union sentiment of Northern Texas
cannot be relied upon by the Liscoln Adninistra-
ton, 20 assist them In their coercion policy.
Our men are wiling to fight without pay. We
will have. after harvest ssupersbundanee Of bread
The crop is heavy one and the season. so far, has
been all that the farmer could wish We have no
money, but plenty Of everything tc live on.