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THOS. 0. MOORE, Governor
The Fate of Large Invading
Armies.
History" says Dionysius, 3" is phi
losophy teaching by examples" but
men, like children, must buy their own
experience Each succeeding genera
ton refuses to profit by that Of it's pre-.
decessors; among its lessons, are two
which should encourage us at the pre-,
sent time: first, that large armies of
invasion have always been defeated,
and secondly, that one man fighting Oh
bis own soil is equal to ten who come
to attack him. The largest army of
which we have any distinct record, was
that of Xerxes Of Persia. He invaded
Greece with more than two millions of
men, and fleet Of II hundred ships
of war and 5000 ships Of burden. Leo,
midas opposed them successfully at
Thermopyle, with 5000 men, and at
Salamines his whole fleet was routed
by $50 of the greek ships and Xerxcs
He'd across the Hellcspont.
Bonaparte left France with 400 900
infantry and 10000 cavalry to invade
Russia, he returned with loss of
10000 men. The United States have
put under arms the largest number of
men who have served at any one time
since the old Persians. Seven hundred
thousand men invade the Confederate
States, but they have more difficulties
to encounter than had the army Of Ma
poleon, They have o soldiery uncer-
tain of the justice of their cause, dis
couraged and discontented, they are
daily finding it more difficult &" "shb-
port those gigantic numbers, they have
to encounter a climate more hostile a
people more enlightened and deter.
mined, they have lost the most impor
tant battles Of the war, and every step
they take carries them further into tho
country OF people who will take most
terrible vengeance when the hour of
vengeance comes. They may be de-
luded by momentafy triumphs, we may
lose, one by one, our cities, but pco-
pie determined and resolutc can never
be sublugatcd. Among all its exam.
pies, history gives lis none such, Lett
us not forget that Washington retreat
ed, for three years, before the we'll
disciplined troops Of England, and
at last. New York, Boston
succcssively fell into their hands, but |
our patriot fathers were never dis
5ouraged, they fought on, amid the
most dishcartcning circumstances, till
crowned their arms. Suppose
hat Savannah and Charleston, like
New Orleans, fall into the hands cf our
'nemies, are we conquercd-is the
cause lost? No! as long as the breath
If liberty animates our hearts, it lives,
md its fame will at last consume our
those whom the sword Of the
'atrlot and the vengeance of Heaven
pare will return, but it will be an
rmy dccimated in numbers and ex-
austed by suffering.
Such are the rewards of pride, ambi-
ion and ayarice-they who SOW the
lind, must reap the whirlwind.
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PEAs.-From the very fact that "corn {
eld peas" are now in great demand
New Orleans at 81 IS per busheP our
iantcrs should cultivate a very large
rop. They are excellent food for both
IAN and beast, and contains twice '
ne amount of nutriment that corn does {
Is culture is not half the injury to the |
oil as cotton or corn. The vines are !,
xcellent for horses and cattle and peas j,
ill grow on the poorest WORKOUT
nd. Y
1t is Urged that large quantities of Q
be raised, as it is intended \
constitute q portion of a soldiers
'tion-they are pronounced by emf
,nt physicians to be very healthy. n
hey can easily be put up in air-tigh a
ans and barrels. "
Large quantities of sage should be >
altered and dried in the shade. It is
i preferable to any tea imported
ON China.
Turnips should be sown every two r,
eeks, SO as to have young and ten q
er turnips. N
Butter-beans makes an excellent o
de-dish and is fine for culinary pur- L
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