Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-04-03


every preparation for a formidable resist
anee. Outposts are established at Pnrdy.
In a and elsewhere along the railroad. at
and above Chickasaw. on the river. and
six miles in front of Corinth. directly to
ward our advance from Pittsburgh land
ing. Notifications are being erected at
Corinth and the raw leyies are being put.
into as efficient state as possible. For
tunately there is no occasion for being un-
easy about the Corinth forti6cstions. They
are like the pot -handle-it is no further q
round than over them. -
There is no need TO disguise the fact that
we have serious work ahead of us. The
rebels are not well posted, but they have
the most skillful engineers from the old
United States army. They are not inspir-
eel by successes. but they have their pet
General at their head. and desperation
must nerve them for last terrible strug-
gle. Not only does Memphis fall with
Corinth. but defeat here opens to an army
larger than that of the Potomac. the whole
Territory of the Gulf States. and the rebels
are not ignorant of the extremity Of their
peril.
Through the entire region of country
adjacent to our extended lines, the scces-
sionists talk desrondingly Many active
rebels do not hesitate to admit their failure.
and are only anxious that their leaders.
while arms still make them formidable
even in dcfe It, should use their power to
secure favorable terms from the victorious
enemy. At Purdy, in spite of a rebel gar
rison Of nearly three regiments, the resi-
dent rebels are utterly refusing the Con-
federate bonds in any form, or at any rate
OF discount.
1t is n mistake to suppose that the peo-
pie are not informed OF their disasters. /
have found none. in the course of CONVEX
sation with scores of them at different
points outside our lines. WHO were igno-
rant of the retreat from G Columbus and Ma
nassas. the magnitude Of the Henry and
Donelson defeats, the occupation of Nash
vile, the capture of Roanoke Island, Win
chester, and even New Madrid-of which
last they had information about as soon as
we did. 1t has been supposed that the
common people have been kept in igno-
rance of these disasters. but l have always
found them fully alive to their magnitude
Accounts OF South Tennessee Unionism
have been highly rose -colored, from those
of the first exploring gunboats on down.
There are warm Union men here. and in far
greater proportionate numbers than at
Nashville. bat the great mass of the people
and all the leaders are, as they have been.
secessionists. Savannah itselfis Union: |
do not think the same can be said of the
country. and | am confident. (after care
full examination and inquiry. that it can
at any rate be said of none of the aijoin-
ing counties.
The better classes here. except perhaps
in Savannah. are all secessionists. Where
you find one intelligent, educated man on
our side, you will find fifty against us. l
know no reason for blinking such facts. or
for exciting delusive hopes, by exaggera-
ting the Union sentiment. Continued sue
cesses, make no doubt will develop a.
buniance Of new bern loyalty.
And. apropos to this subject. make
discount of fifty per cent on the story
somebody has been telling. Cat Cairo. that
fountain of all manner Of lies, believe.
that five or six hundred recruits have been
enlisted here for the ranks of our Donelson-
thinned regiments. Tho truth was good
enough. before it was spoilea by raising
belief in twice as much.
Prisoners are brought in occasionally
from the rebel piclSets The well known
Indiana scout, Horace Bell, and couple
OF our 9th Ohio cavalrymcn. made dash
on a rebel picket yesterday. and brought
away a couple of Mississippians. They
are welldressed in gray uniforms. and APP
pear intelligent. General Wallace asked
if they were disposed to tell anything about
the position or numbers of their army
mo. SIR" promptly responded the elder
of the two. al 10 not think it would be
honorable. and won't tell anything about
it." They were armed with short, ritled.
manufacturing carbine. very much like
the old-fashioned wager. and bearing the
stamp of New Orleans manufacturer.