Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-03
Mon Cher Colonel :

peace has commenced throughout the North
| ern States. 1t is not alone the voices OF Il
few disappointed politicians that are direct
ing their influence against the war, but that
| strong arm of power, the working classes
the bone and sinew of Yankcedom, who are
rising III their might, and uniting their eff
forts for Il grand stroke against the policy OF
the tyrant who rules the dcstinics of that
unhappy country. Were ii necessary |
could fill your paper with extracts of meet
ings and resolutions. which are being held
and passed in almost every town and hamlet
OF Lincolndom, but Il few from one of the
leading journals win suffice to show the
state of things which have brought on this
reaction. Under the head Of " Recruiting
Sergeant Starvation," the y. y. News SAYS:
II is doubtless true. that the administra-
ton relies chiefly on the dcstitution il has
caused, to supply the flesh and blood mate
rial necessary for the accomplis hment ot its
schemes of conquest. tuanl hunger, and
thrcadbarc poverty, will stalk "S recruiting
Scrgcants. through the purlicus OF misery in
populous cities, entieing the hroken-hcarted
and desperate victims OF privation into the
ranks of Fauaticism. and
shiverinG nakedncss. FOR lis support.
The article closes ia the following fear
less strain:
When the hungry, the naked, and the
homeless, have all been gathered in. armed
and equipped, TO do the ruthless work of
Abolitonism they must be made the most Of,
for few others. beyond Adventures and tau-
aiics. can be coaxed or droy e into the bloody
arena The present hope of the WAY party.
is built upon the destituton they have caus-
ed. but i, is hope, that is kindred 10 despair
The following dispatch has been received
from Gen Mccullough, relative to the great
Battle OF Oak Hill (Springtield:
Enemy 9or 10 900 strong, our forces about
the same. Battle lasted six and Il half
hours. Enemy repulsed and driven from
| the field with loss of6 pieces of artillery, Sc
veral hundred stand small arms. 800 killed.
1000 wounded. 300 prisoners, Gen. Lyon
killed and many other prominent officers
wounded. Our loss 26o killed, 200 wound
ed, 80 missing. We are in possession OF
Springfield. Enemy in iull retreat toward
Rolla.
Another star is here added to cur galaxy
of victories 1t has been dearly bought.
however but it l. none the less brilliant
Our loss IN killed, wounded and missing,
amounting to ] ,G95 that Of the Ape. to
2. 100: including their leader-the notorious
scoundrei, Lyon. otCamp Jackson notoriety
The news Of the Battle of Manassas Plains
in Europe has had the most cheering effect
The London Times speaking of i, says :
"The victory is complete. and the Mon
army has lost all military honors." Dis
patches say the Emperor Napoleon on the
receipt OF the news resolved TO recognize the
Confederacv. When the news reached the
Merchants News Room, at Liverpool. the
excitement became so great that "A bloody
row was imminent at one time. | send voI,
q late paper containing the comment Of the
London Press on the battle. including l. /.
ID. Russell's letters from the battlefield
The War Tex bill lately passed by Con-
gress has received the signature Of President
Davis. Fifty cents on every 800 worth OF
property is the amount which has been De.
versal appreciation. The amount is small
enough, and there is no true Southerner wlc
will not gladly pay it. A Bill has also pass.
ed authorizing the Secretary the Treasury
to issue Notes to the amount of 800. .0OO
900, which will be redeemed by the tax
This will place our young Republic on &
! firm footing and enable it to prosecute the
war with vigor, if necessary.
The organ of the (Irish) people of this
city claims the d" honor of having suggest.
| ed all the great measures that have been un.
dcrtaken by government, and those are
now being carried out, we pres umc it will
not fail to claim the authorship. Hear it:
AS to our ultimate success in the revol,,.
tion in which we are embroiied, we never
had doubt, now less than ever. seeing that
sound principles are forcing themselves ir,
,, resistibIy upon the provisional government
| and that, if tardily adopted it is not yet too
late. ne take pride to onrsetres, nol