The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-10-18
THE NEWS.


sious Of our army are not a. satisfactory ~
they have been. In almost every direction,
there seems TO have besp recently = sudden
cheek in our movements. The victorious
army that crossed the Potomac Tor the re.
LEI Of Maryland and the capture 81 Wash
ingtou. af.r battle il Maryland unex-
smplcd for desperation in the history Of the
war. hAs been compelled to return 10 Vir-
siaia And now we are informed by
Charleston dispatch Of the 3rd, that the
cuomy have recrossed the Potomac in force
at iiarPers Ferry and sbeppsrds'own.
Oar forces are represented as holding a
strong position at Bunker Hill, ten miles
north OF Winchester. where they were await
log McClel ans approach, |, Is reported
tina, another heavy column Of the enemy
crossed =, Willismsport, and we're sissne-
Ing by way Of Msriinsburg Our army
was represented IN good condition and es-
celicnt spirits
Baoll seems To have reached Louisville
Ky, With bis army and immense wagon
tnin, without meeting any serious ohstruc.
ton Why this Wa permitted we cannot
understand unless Il va designed 70 give
~ toe immediate command OF krnlucag
and Tennessee. for the pnrpose Of recruit
ing ADD clothing or arnies.
The iofces Of the enemy md r Rossn.
craniz appea- to have been suddenly in-
creased to formidable proportions. end We
begin 70 look with anxiety to the result ct
succeeding movements
All this proves coucIusiyely tina, The 90.
envy is rapidly recognizing his army, with
the first levy Of TIRES undrod iborssai
men. The Succeeding three hundred thou
sand men, authorized by the Lincoln Con
gress. will speedily follow when tie North.
ern army will reach, II it does not really
exceed million o. mon What Is our
governmeu, doing to NEE, thesa movements
Of the clSayi After nearly TIRES months
delay, the Confederate Congress passed Che
second ooascfipii0u law. an act which
pGght not TO have occupied a. many days
Il also passed m ac, authorizing the en-
pIoymeni Of negroes 10 Tie army, but
which il entirely Intellectual The only
way to obtain negro labor. i, by conscript.
ing or drafting the negroes, or as many Of
them as may be necessary. One hundred
thousand n,grcos employed 10 take the
plnces Of Transfers, cooks, hospital a,ien.
dants, Sc, .seull g, eaee ,neseasa oar lofces
to like number Il ei'gctnal disciplined
men. And why it is not done without de.
lay, in view Of lincolns proclamation and
the formidable preparations OF the enemy
IS matter Of surprise to the intelIgen,
tnen oil the country The enemy are making
such preparations to carry on the war by
sea and land A. they never made before
and If the contest does not close by jam
AIRY, 1t will become The most malignant, III,
most dlrefnl, ever known 10 the history d
nations. We have bot yet with oil our re
cent successes, recovered The ground We losi
las, winter and bet II be borne in mind
we lost that ground by the failure Of III,
government to provide an adequate force Il
meet the enemy We were ior.warnec
then, as we have been this year, and neg
lec,ed 70 adopt measures to meet the emer
geucy. The result was, tina, disaster fol
lowed disaster, until our cause WAS almost
lost. We sincerely trus, that our govern
ment will learn wisdom by the past. and
put forth ell its strength to drive back IL,
invaders from the last inch Of Southern soil
0courArios Or 6ALsksros BY rus EsruY
Tin the 9Th mat the eaenr. snn~afed in fore.