The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-11-08
fCorrespondeuce Of the Philadelphia Press
lWAaHINGTnN. Tuesday. Oct. %. 1860

fCorrespondeuce Of the Philadelphia Press r. =.
WAsHINGToN, Tuesday, Oct. %, 1862.
The departure Of Major General Banks
for Now York, on Monday afternoon. there
to open his head quarters, to organize the
great expedition about to bs,sst on, foot
under bis command, marks one of the most
inporssnt epochs Of this war. Various con.
lectures, .pear and wide of the truth, will,
of. course, be hazarded as to tho design and
destination Of this important expedition.-,
Information derived from various sources,
add differences from sundry facts, induce me
to.beliey1 that the following will b found
substantially, the aim and purpose of this
new movement. The attention Of the GOV.
eminent or the United States has, for a
long time, been earnestly directed toward
Tsaas, and the importance of extended
military operations to restore tho Federal
authority in that State, has been strongly
and persistently urged, by several deega-'
tions Of loyal Texans, under the solemn as
sOrance,t that large, portion of the people
OF Texas are only, waiting for an opportu.
nifty to return to their allegiance, and es-
tatlish within their boundaries, one or
more free States, thus putting under pro-
grss.ivee control and civilized cultivation,
the entire empire which declared its indie.
psndence OF Mexico nearly thirty years ago
and was sealed to the United States IN 1874.
To accomplish shis vast design will un-
doubssdly be the object Of the expedition.
under, GEN. Banks. Only two weeks ag o
an expedition also looking toward Texas,
after irss clearing tho Mississippi Of rebel
obsttucsions, was intrus,ed to Major Gen.
John "A. cClernard, Of Illinois, who is
now in the Western States, earnestly en-.
gagged in its organisation. The concurrent
movsmens on the seaboard, beaded BY Gen.
Bsaks, and looking to the same object, after
having been long anafavorably considered
bytths military authorities, has now been
formally, decided upon. Texas wrss,ed
from the rebels, and loyal government or
gasssed ut its Capitol, and throughout the
STATE, will BE- an immense gain to the Re.
pabhcs and fatal blow 10 the rebelhon.---
Ths comusrcial and political results Of The
se.conqusst of Texas, will surpass in i'm.
pofsaacs any and etSrything heretofore at
tempted in shis war. The choice OF the
copmsudsrs Of this movement il, for masy
rsaaons, p happy one. u Gen. Banks and
Gsh. McClsrnsnd are both volunteer officers
who haze slsesdy greatly distinguished
theinssivss BY gallant services. 10 the Nor.
thesn aud Eastsrn..Stasss. Gen: Banks 90.
Joys, the nnbounded sao6dsoce Of tho peo-
PIE, while Gen Mcc lsrnand hss inspired th,
vhoiS MU6t With enthusiastic faith 10 bis
cousukdtsuusirisx snergy. and military
skin, The people OF the United States viii
Also be elAdyto know thstlit u designed BY
the 6overnnsnt 90 clothe these two com.
makderS evisH the largest Discretionary
noxsryeaE they have entered upon their task
shepefose, witAtahs full yson6dsnes 81 che
Administsstion,p md Will be supported By
~. Vhoie indnenoe OF the evil and military
sn,GoistISss saA2 skouN the aims and re-
snl,s a. ithssS sssjoioSd Expeditions prove
- he vhas [, Ia % fs,eshadswed, then every
ns,r;otic, hesss Nill xisA pptserancs to 4
rrsvsr shss God may spepd them trian.
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