The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-05-25

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- nave - snpitsy p~d ss'ng
: FAssb secti,.Ga Tse hope thae Thea
snsiss,s bse1bsssssss,y bIoodIsas Co.'s
|ssst, vsslA Gpsesa ~ North eo~s>k
lion, - - ps rcslissA Thc Lncols
eov~eness ~ goss too fsr W receds.
snlsss COMPILED to do so BY popular
slanes. Ths 4sllic sessinsss VI We
Nssth, Il wss natural TO suppose, would
have been inclined to peace ; that the
i,salrs.risl ssd commsrcisl Interests, ~
sssspIy depressed BY ths evils ensaiIed
spoa them by the Lincoln dynasty, wonh
have insisted upon an immediate and
honorable settlement Of ths difficulties
bstwssm the two sections. % much DE-
sired BY the South. But interest. pre-
vious kindly relations, the ties Of con
ssagsisity. aud oil Tive sacred links thst
bosnd together people wl~ for upwards
II eighty years have lived under con-
non government have been disregsrded.
and ,ie Aossh, strange to ssy. presents
. united front for var. And that war, II
b N longer disguiscd. IL to be war OF
suLjugation.
l.inccls il rsp'dIy organising 40 army
Of spwards of 100000 men. Eleven
Thousand troops are stationed At Cairo
10 intercept the commerce Of the Ohio
sad Mississippi, rivers. The city OF St
I1oais 10 under tho domination Ut Black
Republican soIdicry; dc!cnccless at least
for the time, and il is even nnticir"-
ted, that nnlcss the Governor Of Mis-
sonri adopts prompt measures Of re.
sistance that he will he taken PRISONS
by Federal troops. Maryland is troddc"
down. Her people have delayed action
untii they arc in the hands Of mcrciless
enemics Kentucky. once proud, noble,
and chivalrous State. has yielded TO the
councils Of towards and .-..itors, and 10
eudssvoring 10 occupy neutral position
The order hiss gone forth to blockaic the
Southern ports. and to cut on our com
mcrce aud intercourse with foreign ma
tons. Fifty thousand troops have been
concentrated At Washington, ostcnsib'y
for the defence Of the capital, but really
designed for the invasion Of Virginia
Such arc briefly the movements Of the
Washington Government
Those Of our own are not 10 well known
Ut no clearly defined. Tho Southern
government has wisely kept lts plans
and operations concealed. Sufficient
however. has been ELECTED, TO demon
s,rste, that the most formidable prcpar
atoms have been made for resistance,
and such IA tho confidence entertained
throughout the South in the sagacity
talent, skill. aud promptness Of those en-
trusted with osr military Affairs, that not
tho slightest distrust il entertained that
all necessary measures for defence have
been accomplished with wisdom and Gel.
Gritty. For several weeks Southern troops
have been pouring into Virginia, not
alone from the cotton States. but from
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri. until
il WAS officially announced that no more
would be taken or received for immediate
service. Recently. however tho Mont
gomcry Congress has passed an act for
the enlistment Of troops TO serve during
the war, and Louisiana has been called
on for 8. 900 additional volunteers. Wiz.
rinia nlonc commands tho services OF
over 100. 900 volunteers for the defence
of her soil. Fort Pickens il invested
with NC vcral thousand Southern troops,
vino, At the last accounts. had completed
their Notifications, planted their cannon,
and were ready to commence the work
Of forcing its surrender.
A powerful Southern army has been
concentrated in Virginia. aud it is an.
nounccd that, in = short time, jeff Davis
will assume We command and take the
field 10 person. A conflict cannot be
long delayed. The North ia already
clamorous for the war. and openly threat
ems to depose Lincoln. and inauguratc a
stronger, more compact, and more FOR.
midable military despotism. Tho extracts
from tho New York journals as given
BY the Lewiston maine Advocate. and
which VIC copy in another column, exhibit
The feeling in The North. The secret Of
this il, that the thousands thrown out Of
by the policy Of the Lincoln
must be taken care of, and
nnlesa they are sent To fight the South,
they will rob and pillage At home. The
North 10 in = condition bordering upon
War TO the n is terrible ne.
,cssity, to avoid consequences still more