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OF QUE DOMEsTIC


ORGANIZATION OF QUIZ DOMESTIC
EGsSGE.
To His EEeellsncy- John J. Psttus Governor OF ths
hate OF Mississippi;
: In my last communication invired the a,ten
tion Of your Excellency to q proposition to en-.
roll and organize by townships a0d counties, sl
the men and youths IN the State capable of bear
ing arms witheut the limits of the corporal on
/ row respectfully solicit your attention tS5s
few arguments to support this proposition
hese arguments so crowd upon my miad
that l Ind a difficulty what ones to reject in
order 20 bring my communication within the
brief space which the APPEAL can spare me.
4 viii readily occHr to your Excellancy that
the eDemy, in ssssiing cur extensive borders,
and IN attempting 70 overrun the State must
necessarily scatter, and thus weaken his effective
force. Ia invading he must have his base OF
b7ses from which 20 move forward and from
which be must communicate with aud draw
supplies from bis government. As be moves
forward from sny base, be must secure bis ecrn
municatOns, Bnd consequently, win necessarily
have to occupy with stationary forces many po-
Sitions at considerable distances apart. For
illustration We nay suppose thst in moving
South from the Tennessee line, he viii have 70
occupy Grand Juucti0n, Hclly Springs, Oxford.
HerEandO, Psnols, Grenada, etc These, and
mary others, viii be necessary posts 70 secure
bis rear. aud enable him % keep up his comma
Iica;ious He viii sustain his troops 10 the
positions by plundsIiDg aud fOrsginy parties
slld Wih spread devastation and cordagrations,
sad excite Instructions Aside from any
idea Of the enemy advancing, we should
bear in mind his assaults and maIslding aleng
our extensive borders. I need not dwell on the
devEs .atiou and ruin which the enemy spreads
IN his path. The sufrrings of our people have
siTs8iy been great, and mGy stll 5e much
greater
How is the enemy 70 be met Our militia
system is 6 failure 10 its present oTganiz elton
necessarily 50, perhaps, f5On the small numbers
left by tie conscTipiiOG and The numerous eI-
emptions. Oar militia force is so small that it
is tue meresi folly 10 count On lis atflrding pro-
tecticn t. our borders, much less 70 q ths ussud
points in the interior. We may, in fact, con
si3er the militia as cf too little value 70 be
counted. The Confe2erats forces, besi.ies being
Inadequate 70 drive back the G, must Eecssse-
Eily Be concentrated 81 a few distant points to
operate against the larger bodies Of the enemy.
I Is better that the Couisderats force should not
be weakened by being scattered. / is better,
fg- cur ultimate success, tnst the enemy should
t1 scattered By adopting the plan presented
respectfully 70 the consideration Of yoUT excel
l-ucy. from 30 600 TO 50 coo additional soldiers
can be raised to be kept in TeadiDess without
expense. Just ichers fReB Oagkt 10 Be. az tUeTg
point al thar homes attending 10 their business
Iour excsllency Will please look around snd
consider the number OF ardent, noble yOaths be-
tween sixteen and eighteen tie number Of ex-
eiupts from physical inability to stand the hard
sHiys Of campsigu; the number Of e1smpts in
,ficsl stations and mcdaniel and agricultural
pursuits the nunb-T over the age Of the con-
serip.ion limit. You caunot turn your ewes
anywhere without seeing them. They amount
probably to near so GOO They ara, if possible
n ore iutarss Ell IA the common cause than our
gallant volunteers and ccnscCpts They have
their properly, their hTesides, their mothers.
wives, sisters and children to project and yet.
under OR present system, they do not, they viii
rot they csnu0t raise sc arm against the foe
The reason Is cbvious. They eau DO nothing
without organization. and they cannot OTgsuiz5
without the strong sanctions Of law. Shame,
on shame, upon Our republican governor sud
legislature. that the most bsrbsrous foes should
gcgfter over the safe, b airing desolstiOn AID
luiu To every family, while 50 OOU able bodied
men skuIk about their homes without the power
though willing. to raise an arm against the foe
If all the men sboOld be oTgsniz BY town
Fhips and counties, wherever the enemy might
sard small detachments 70 communicate with hrs
hsse or between the different posts which be
may occupy, or Whenever be sends tOraging OF
v-rsrsudiur parties about ever t,ie country, h
will 6ad soldiers everywhere to meet and annoy
sn5 kill him. The forces Of a township might
suddenly move and occupy the most ehginie
plgees 70 check or TO destroy the enemy lie
must necessarily, with the same numerical force,
oc~unv and pluBder 'ess than one half or one
fourth TIE extent Of territory, and in the end he
viii fud himself engaged in sn enterprise iu
which be must fsil.
Your e1cefleBcy Is well versed in history, and
] ask you the question, what the historian OF the
1,resert war viii have to record He viii nslu-
Tsllv compare Us with other peoples struggling
f,r liberty He must say cur rsoldlers-volunteeTs
and consCri pts-fought as well as any heroes ever
fangbt. He must say that the whole population
dis6lsvsd Iaudabie patriotism in contributing pc
. c,,T;s-, means. And o, he must say, that the
women exhibited the noblest devotion 70 the
coyouop cause. But be must say, also, that in
the main Alississippans did not hght equal to
tie Spis. or 10 the French, or to the D0tch,
when invaded; not equal 10 the Spanlsrds'
when fighting for a base dynasty OF native
provinces AID tyTsBts against foreigners. de
v,iI record. 70 the shame Of cur p0sterIty, that
sbe State Of Mississippi was oFeTrun and laid
waste IF such should be the result) by moss
cruel. insulting and hated foe, while One-half Of
the able-bodied fighting men remained passive
,VbiIe their houses were burned, and mothers,
wives. sisters ard daughters were iusulted.
Hovr viii fe account for all this, when be must
know al d admit the fact that q nlgn ana nOpls
rpirit pervaded tie land Believe me, Governor
Feftus. am not among those who have hereto
fore blamed ycu-not smOng these who are
uredisposed 10 censugs high public functiona-
Ties. but must teil you what / am forced TO
beIisve. that the impartial and philosophical
historian Of this var viii justly attribute to you
and the present legislature the blame Of not pro
v;dipg that the stout hearts, willing souls SAC
strong arms Of the State should be prepared TO
met and repel the foe
Much more should have been done long since
than has been done; but let us provide ior the
imminent future as well Gs we may. l pray
your E1celleney to consite- the proPueiy Of
5mrediately c0nvenis The representatives q
the people. that they may consult and provide
tetter for the safety Of the Stste.
SYDNEY HABPDEN.
TuE CFsAREwiTCH Dst4ils Of the late
Cessrewitch lace show that thirty-seven horses
ran. and of these Mr.. Ten Brock hsd no less
fbsp four, namely Umpire, Myrtle, Amy and
Redouin, the first two being American bred
IIo,pfre was the favOTits at The start, but h.
could only get fourth place, 10 tie great chag1in
nj Bis owner. who bad backed him TO win :
fsbulous amount. Harrington, very light