Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-11-20

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| Che admiration of the European world.
I Even those countries most bitterly
opposed to our institutions cannot
Withhold the need Of praise due to q
gallant people fighting for their laber-
ties. The fame of the Confederate
soldiers for patriotism and valeur has
been fully established, willie the rapy
| id and complete organization Of our
| yovtrninent have afforded an aston
sl,ing evidence OF our. capacity to
maintain ourselves as u seperate ma
ton, Any one who will take the
troublo to enquire into our condition
at the beginning of this war, and cor-
trast it with our present proud position
will feel as much wonder and aston
ishment as Europeans do We began
this contest without m army, and al.
most entirely destitute Of the arms and
equipments necessary to form one.
Without ahy money IN our Treasury,
we had to rely upon the patriotism OF
our citizens 20 supply this d ffcieney,
until the government had time TO pro.
vide for the requirements or an army.
We were soon cut off entirely from in
tercourse with foreign nations, which
made it necessary for rs to resort to
the manufacture of arms and ammu.
milton at home, under unhcard Of dis
advantages, And we have had to con
tcud with powerful enemy, who has
had none of these difficulties to labor
under, relentless foe, whose course is
everywhere marked by blood aud plum.
der.
notwithstanding MI these draw.
backs, the Confederate government has
now powerful and spirited army in
tho field. we'll armed and disciplined
We have good. sound currency il
tho country, capable Of supplying all
tho wants Of government, and that too
without having been obliged to resort
q foreign market we have defeated
the enemy in all the principal battles
that have been fought, we have cap
tu,rd millions of dollars worth of
array stores, and cannon ahd small
arms enough for all our wants, and we
have at this moment an excess OF
prisoners amounting to forty thOus,
and. The enemy is further now from the
accomplishment Of their purposes Of
ubjugation, than al anyprevious period
OF the war, and we are undoubtedly
much better prepared To meet their
future efforts to conquer us, than ever
before A government of such energy
md of such vast resources as ours
Aas proved itself to lie. can never be
conquered. To our unity Of purpose,
the gallantry our citizens soldiers, the
Iirmncss and capacity Of our generals,
and the wisdom Of oar executive, is
iue our unprecedented success as q ma
ton. Well may Europe bt lost in nd
niraton at our achievements for no
other country under the sun has ever
accomplished so much, under like cir
cumstances We have reason to be
proud Of ourselves MS a. people. and
should on no account give way to des-
pondency, for there is nothing sWer
than cur ultimate success.-Read the.
following extract from the London
Dispatch
We were assured the Southerncrs wore
indolent and their soil stricken With
hopeless and growing poverty. They
have sustained for nearly two years
shocks OF a war to which those of
Napoleon were skirmishes, rolled back
the tide of battle, and are now thun-
dering at the very gates of aquaking
enemy that have brought thirteen hun
dred thousand warriors into the field
and equipped, paid, fed, and furnished
them, as never army and navy were
sustained before. We were told the
Southerners were sunk in listless lux
ury and selfindulgent sensuality; that
they we've depraved by self-will and
Righteousness below the capacity for
administrative government. What
are the facis2 Nrynr we assert with