The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-04-26

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FLORIDA. ..... .44....... ...... rs 6HG
Georgia, ......... -.t.............. Sos 097
Louisiana, ........ .....-.. ......... 316 ql3
Mis~ls>ippi. ................... Ga. 3<5 500
North Carolina, ,......... .... ssi 5s6
A fourth of Missouri ......-....-. 26l SIS
south Carolina, ........... ...... 30l All
Two-thirds Of Tennessee, ......... $50 o.?
Texas. ........ ............... 400 s5I
ualf OF Virginia, Recommendations. $50 sol
Total, ,..,...,.. ............ .b.0l5Gls
This being the aggregate population what pro-
portion OF II are males bet~res; the ages Of eight
cen and thity.hvel by the census OF 1850, the
population of the United states was 20 ,l9l B15.
or this total 7,o47 ,a%5 were given between the
ages in question. Halt this number would give
1898 ,ai2 As the males between tho-e nges-which
number is fifteen per cent, Of the aggregate popn.
ls'ion. This ratio applied " the white popnla
ton OF the Confederacy. IA stated above, would
give AS the number produced by the consoripsion
l593t? men. II We should add 10 this number
fhc volunteers from that population OF the state
of Kentucky, Maryland. and portions Of Virginia
and Missouri not embraced in the basis OF the es
innate. and the volunteers Offering from ages not
embraced In the prescribed figures, the aggregate
.oldiety Of the toniederacy would reach the mum
Der Of eight hundred thousand II IL clear, how.
ever, that ~oven hundred and fifty thousand men
could tc raised ~ permanent force by the con.
-cnption
This force. properly armed and judieoa-ly com.
fUAn0tut WoNln fG Lblc 10 pfntett tne country
from ANY invasion which could he brought against
It. II would, of itself insure the indie peudencc OF
rai..d onlv hy one NOD. ,nd ~, u,ad. /. ron'
.cription. We urged This measure upon the coun
Try msns month. ago. We have repeated our ox.
not,auon oi.n since .ns are NOV glad 70 nnd the
The snnrns,i az ~, sn,har,,ss
iAshNe ACCOUNT OF JOHN moEaAs'-
r N Il q
lie 'oiio~ing sSe,ch o, oapt' 'ohn morgan
the wen known oon'eHerate scout we take
rom ie'sr o, a NAsn'iiie correspondent OF
The New iork lines
Inc haine OF inns mysterious maraudef rs
on the i,Ps o' every one 'of MS caring cool
ness ann disregard OF lear hss oeeome oy
word even among our own army Inc Col'
'onn morgan of 80 NJ SYKES nimseh-is
'aid W d. native OF Lexington n.y. whose
'a'her "as respectable manufacturer OF
'sanes' FROM ms youth this Morgan mas won
we admiration OF all VINO F~w MN Tor ms
aafe-de''' re's%sshess, "h.No even does not
seem 10 nave o''hinishea W 'he 'east we
'fs' h,ara ol MN ~heh our brigade tine s,hl
was portion OF heh eneampsd al iho'
hnoo' mo- III SeP'e"oer h't o"f p'eSe's
we're sho' ny some mysterious agency ana re
pot' stated ID camp 'na' ea''' heaVy man
WIN ho"ing beard, mounted on an immense
black stallion, feet as the wind was several
Times detected IN the ACT OF re,rcaung shot
s''cr shot was hren after MIN ont nc seemed
70 Dear charmed me we Iost sight OF
MN un,,i Just before Nc 'ei' Oairo' ~hen ne
appeared one night suddenly And shot Two OF
our p'ck.~ AGAIN ne aprard al bacon
'fech N.Y. anu uufh. 'he rA'iroHh otihge