The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-07
NO 1870
The DepIetlon Of Texas Of TroOps.

Ahc DePAotiOu Ol 4eAdA VI AEoOps.
In the rebel Senate on the 30th ult., on
motion OF Mr. johnson, the vote on the
bill in relation to the organization Of
bands Of partisan rangers was reoonsid-
cred.
Mr.. Johnson then moved 20 add the fol-
lowing as an additional section Thatthe
President be and he is hereby au-
ihorized and empowered, whenever, in
his opinion, il would promote the public
good, to receive into the service regi-
ments or battalions, which have been
heretofore organized, of conscripts, by
a general oiiiCsE In any Of the States lying
west of the Mississippi River.
Mr.. Wigfall moved TO except the State
of Texas,
Mr. clark favored thc original amend
ment. If the Senate refused 10 accept
these organizations formed west, of the
Mississippi, it would be virtually an an
nouncement that that section was 20 be
given up TO the enemy.
Mr.. Oldham gave bis cordial support
to the proposition of the Senator from
Arkansas, (Mr, Johnson) This country,
he sai& was divided into three great
geographical divisions, and within the
limits of each were enough men TO defend
them respectively. The section west of
the Mississippi was as important as any
part Of the Confederacy; but regiments or
ter regiments hare been transported east ofKs
Mississippi far beyond he AHeghany Noun
iaiHs, to .fght Me battles iR E7giaia.
am proud of the fact that they were
brought here, inasmuch as they were
not needed at the time, and were an
enormous expense 10 the Government.
The enemy are going TO make one con-
vulsive movement, and | think IL will be
their last. My Impression is, they will
make an effort soon west of the Missis-
sippi.
i have received information from an
officer in the Engineer Department that
the enemy has obtained q footing upon
the Gulf coast; they have possession Of
the Arkansas Pass. They are building
gunbOats Of light draught, which they
can run up the little streams and take
possession of the entire coast. The
troops Of Arkansas are united to us by
fatei the same destiny pertains TO the
one as to the other, and Missouri is link
ed in the same chain Of good or i'll for
tune. The best troops ofTexas you have
transported cast of the Mississippi,
brought 10 Virginia, put into the hottest
part of the contest, where they have been
decimated and now three fourihs of each
regiment from Texas sleep in their graves
or have been discharged on account Of
sickness. Let this Government continue
70 draw on the fighting population of
Texas to keep up these regiments and
Texas will be ruined, irretrievably ruin
ed. think it is wrong, and impOlitic
and unjust. Ny constituents have fami-
lies, property and homes TO defend, and
l protest against the men west Of the
Mississippi being transferred east Of il,
leaving their country open TO the incur
siOns Of the enemy, north, east, west and
south.
On the wild-goose Sibley expedition
thirty.jfVe hundred Of tic very best troops Of
1eIds lOere sent 10 perish on Me arid plains
Of ReI0 Merico, and 0iey have only drai0n Ne
enemy upon our frontier ready to come do1ga
upon rs This winter. II the Government
had sent these troops with other troops
in Arkansas, and struck into Missouri,
and there raised a hundred thousand
men, which she would have furnished,
seizing ST. Louis, and made a diversion
in favor of Tennessee and Kentucky, what
would not have been accomplished that
now remains 10 be done at the sacrifice Of
oceans Of blood? do not think IL is
just 10 deplete those States west Of the
Mississippi of their protective forces;
that their troops should be brought away
TO fight the battles OF the pOpulous States.
For this reason will support the amend
ment Of the Senator from Arkansas (MK
JohnsOn) as IL stands.
The question was further discussed by
Messrs. johnson for and Wigiall against
the amendment first introduced
The amendment Of Mr.. Wigiall was re-
iected
The amendment of Mr.. johnson was
adopted.
The bill passed. and then the Senate,
on motion, went into executive session.
I