Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-11-28

res ulting both from military operations ana
the obstruction OF water rcOn,'nul.ruilou; tiic
| presence of the eucmy's ticct; the ii1li1u",
aud even refusal %: contractors t" c"!Ap'y
J " it'll the terms ol thor agreements the
| difficulties inherent in inaugurating 50 vast
! and vompli lated y SYSTEM as that which re-
,ullcs pos:al arragnements for every town
an. village in II territory $" extended rs ours,
ma, cuil com bucd to i.npedc the best directed
efforts of the Postmaster General, whose
zea. industry and ability have been taxed
to the utmost extent. Some ot these dist',
cuilies can only be overcome BY time ana
an, improved condition OF the country, and
by Inc rcstoru,icn OF peace; but "tuct- .'ay
| uc renV,icd ny legislaton, ana .y"'i "licn-
ton is .livited to tue rccomu audH'l'i> ''n-
,aincu in the reports Of tn" h,.iu OF tnn
Department..
HE condition of the Treasury Wi! a"l'.
.cs- ~, suhicCl of anxious li4iii.H "a .y"u
part. an uappy tosay that tn. .,n"ntl''
s. lie u!c;... adopted mas w"rk.1 we" -.
49,. "a Il promises good results Tor The l''''1-
d, IL. rxter, that Treasury notes u"N ID,
l>,l.c =, thc Government is enabled I" hnr'oW
r.r... Nl,uuu. Interest, and thus l.'l,t,,tac
'r..e L. nduct "t The war. This extent -"
!. ,.a>,lr.d u, the portion OF circu>Atl,h winch
ii.C notes cam be mauc t" uccUP.. h'
=. ,!"prrtun . ttcic.dthtis occupied 1cPrr+'
agH.u uDon t.ie amount al the Ic"'s '''
80.
Cputlslerats and State ,;nveinntr,1. hut ais"
20 co, ;,ora1.un, and individuals nle pa abe
! III this n.c,iUIu: .alEe amount oi IL may
b. circulated al par. there is every reason I"
.cl.cN@: but ms Confederate treasury more
/ i, in~t hc, ,"L.ing such II medium. me pro
. vision that thes. n.tts shall he convertible
u intu Confederate stock bearing eight pen
: cent. interest AZ the pleasure nt the hu!dti
. eus,ircs them against II depreciation h"t'W
y he Na.uc o; thai stock, aud 10 conslnrT!"i'
a fall of this value need be tCtitd SO long ~
the interest shall be punctUallv paid Ih'
' punct,lal payment OF this interest as 'eei
a secured by the ac: passed 10y You at tie .as
session, imposing such a .nc "f taAa;."n IL
> must provide sufficient II cans tor tiiai par
d pose. and for the successful prosecution "
this var. Ii is iuds spcn>abls that the n'''n
- of transporting troops and military slpplie
IT be anishcd ;ls tar as possible IN sUch .han
ner us not to interrupt the commercial inter
course between our people. or pace a %hcc'
on their productive energies. f"r THIS en'
the means of transportation from one sec
ton of our country TO the other must he care
fully guarded ana improved. and this shou!
fe be the object an anxious care ON The part {
the State aud Confederate Governments, 5
We far as they may have power over tn" su,
hi icct. W g have already two main systems I
re through transportation from the North TO til
,d south. one from Richmond along the sea
is
90 "iliia to New Orleans. The third might l
- secured by completing link "t about a
o, miles between Danviic in Virginia an
,r Grecns borough in North Carolina. II
as construction of this comparatively short liz
si would give us u through route from Mort
go to South in the interior of the C"ntcdcrh
on States. and give us access 70 population al
>, to military resources from which We are n"
o. | in a great measure debarrcd--we should i
nj crease greatly the safety and capacity OF OF
Ms means of transporting n'cn and ihiita'
Ilv supplies. Ii the construction OF TINS 70;
he should in the Judgment OF Congress, as II
N. in mine. be dispensable for a vigorous pre-
ec,.tion of the war the action ~ G"Teruue
T.. will not be l.s,aiucd by the constitution
NO objections which would attach t" ii work
m commercial purporses; and your att@nt!
oh is invited to the practicnhility OF securlI
ar its early completion, by giving the ne"di
we aid to the company organized f"r ITS CO
1e Structon and administration.
rnt l.. we husband our means, and make
rg- iudicinUs use of our resources, II would
nd difficult 10 liz II limit to the period durl
the which we could conduct L WAY against I
the | adversary whom We uo.v encounter. /
nd very efforts which, he makes TO isolate Il
lot- invade US, must exhaust his means. VIII
net they serve to,compict. the circle and div
.crt sity of the production Of our industrial 5.
in tenn. The destruction which he seeks
ne effect by pNns becomes daily more and m'
sh- pnlpablv impossible. Not only DO the eau
the hich induced us to separate s'lit east
/ of full sorce. but they nave been strengthen
crs and whatever doubts have fingered i'll
ave minds of any, has been com mpleteiy disi"l
'ple by subsequent events. Il, instead OF De'
ing u dissolution o: "a leagUc. Il Were indeed u
at bcilion in which we are engaged. We mIs
cld. tind ample vindidicati"u for the cause
has have i'll the scents which are now Dem"
d of acted i'll the l. States. cui people lo"s-"
wcr contempt and aStolush1ncft on th"sc "
that whom they had been recently assnclGt
inst and they shrink with derision from the J,
self idea of renewing such a connection, WI
lcn they see President making war with
the the assent of Compensation they beli
heir Judges threatened because they maintain
and the writ of habcus corpus, so sacred :" II
L. hnf they iIlStlcG and ifiM trh