The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-11-09

Stabs arc as preieu engaged Is, IN NAVY ~
poets. The mos, remarkable recorded IA history,
aud certainly more eairaordinrry than any war
Of mo'era tines. Numerically The South was
the welaer section OF tie old Union. I al the
Southern States bad been united. 'h' nlaNse
strength Of thg continuing parties woad have
been az eight to twenty millions Bat they
were no, united. Unfortunately 'he border
States held Of until the country was involved
IN war and then threp Of them. Missouri, Ken
lucky. and Mayland either continued to refuse
co operation with the Couiscpte Government
or were rendered povcltFa by the prompt ac-
tion Of the enemy Tic South VAS not only
weak numerically, boz sbe aas wrak 10 Tcsour
co., The legislation Of The Unioa ior uPwerds
OF o bali century had been TO build Up TOE
North az The e2pgse Of The South.
The North was hs superior 10 us 10 men,
msucy and rsoargcs. Il rsiaiar,' possession q
the Federal capital, the army oud navy con.
troll d the foreign missions; ard possessing all
tie avenues Of commerce and trade. bad the
ucaus Of raising incALaus,abc supplies Of
money.
Nor was The var upon tie S9uih commenced
10 feeble or doubthl spirit On The ooairaFgg.
President Lincoln laid aside M peTiectiy use
lees every constitutional restraint calculated to
prevent bin ffea carrying on tie war 'iy0.
roas'y. The h-ges, land ioro ever betasc
known 90 tits continent. was called into ihe
Geld The navy was Increased 20 corresponding
ratio. E,ery port ID he South eas declared Ia
a state Of blockade b. the m,giiag ct Con
gress in Jolly Lincoln bad expended not less
than City millions Of dollars. That Congress
go sr from dimpproyiog hI, course. ratified
with unparalleled unanimi,y al bis uueoasiitu
tiona acts. ard sustained Tie war By appropra.
tons 20 enormous that cyea ihe pslp'eof Ia
rope accustomed as they have been. 10 oxtmya-
gance could no, conceal their Acknowledgement.
In addition to al this, tbc North controlled
al che manufacturing interests, and ibs great
west vrh q immeaa supplies Of grain meals.
&c. necessary to The support Of great armies.
Tho soa'h ou lho contrary wa dependent for
everything, aud to add 10 The iusi0r'aHe- Of her
people the year prey.oa. there bad bean .acA
failure q the crops a. bad never before beea
known.
1t vas very natural fyr the Northern people
ADD government 70 believe that The rsbfllion,'
ne they were pl"astd to tenn TIE secession Of
the Southern States, woni be speedily up
pressed. and ~. the cadors aouid be- either
hung or driven from tie country They were
filly Impressed with the conviction lbat the
Southern pearn we're an eliminate race IS oee
constitutions bad been impaired by luxurious
living and denoz, and long continued residence
10 d maarial climate md that they were totally
Incapable Of standing up before tio hardy sons
Of The North aud Wrst whose sifeps hal becn
Strengthened by toll. II addition to ihf there
Is no doubt that they regarded the South as q
lard Of bragurtl and ou.lies who would be easily
.ubdHed after the .Arei onset. They also be
icytd that g very large minority Of tle people
y d. south either agreed with them .n senli.
m.ai 20 .aw The hlIy Of resistance. and were
prepared TO aid them 10 enforcing tho power e
thc Federal ao,gmmtlt
Nearly eight months have elapsed sluce tb,s
,,r,,., L.ono anal Jsr,,r ,i.,, ,.r;,l ,be N,,.
tbCgn government has expended DO nll pr4bahil
by four hundred million Of dollars. and yei The
work NJ .ub1au,1a hos not commenced The
Northern troops have been de.cl, iug'orionsy
upon every battle Geld. Eycrywhere they are .
setting upon the defensive According TO their .
own admissions, tie national capitol itself Is F
guarded by 100000 5oders. who dare not I'd .
vance beyond their orcastworks. We hsyo as 7
large am aggregate force 10 the field as they .
have. aud our armies are o. well provided and
maintained. The Southern sptes had to form
a government, raise money. establish credit aud
TO GO Go war with Il pcople who posecssed s,e,p +
inely every advantage. The Southern poris
were il,cEaded arJ the Southern pcorle. ,yt,e
eut al from intercourse and the sympathy Of
iorciqu n,t.aua. When Vs look at ,lcse dim .
cult,,s end what has been done. We can scarcely
reai.e that sg maeb cou'J bn,. been ao,ou,.
pIsh,d ia 10 short tine. The history OF the
world. indeed. docs not furnish such an exbibi. .
ton Of energy, skill. determination. and .el ~.
apce.
Now. whom II i. horne IN m.al t.a, the Fn.
ropeaa ideas Of this contest. have been almost
entirely derived from Northern sources. or from
such letter writer's AS Russell Of lhe Ioplon
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