Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-31

MAYOR General IuCCteyHGftd to Cooperate
on the Mississippi
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 2S.-The departure of
Major General Banks for New York, on Mon
day afternoon, there to open his headquarters
and to organize the great expedition about to
be set on foot under his command marks one
of the most important epochs of this war.
Various conjectures, near and wide of the
truth will of course he hazarded as to the de-
sign and destination of this important eXpedi~
ton. Information derived from various
sources, and differences from Sundry facts, in
duceS me to believe that the following will be
found, substantially, the aim and purpose of
this new movement. The attention of the
government Of the United States has, for a
long time been earnestly directed toward Tex
as, and the Importance of extended military
operations to restore the federal authority in
that state, has been strongly urged by sew
eral delegations of loyal Texans, under
the solemn assurance that a large portion
Of the people of Texas are only waiting
for an opportunity to return to their allegi-
ance, and establish within their boundaries,
one or more free states, thus putting under
progressive control and civilized cultivation
the entire empire which declaredits indepen-
dence of Mexico nearly thirty yeats ago, and
was sealed to the United States in 1874. To
accomplish this vast design will undoubtedly
be the object of the expedition under General
Banks. Only two weeks ago, an expedition
also looking toward Texas, after first clearing
the Mississippi of rebel Instructions, was in
trusted to Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand, of
Illinois, who is now in the western states earn
estly engaged in its organization. The con-
current movement on the seaboard, headed
by Gen. Banks, and looking to the same OBJ
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considered by the military authorities, has
now been formally decided upon. Texas
wrested from the rebels, and loyal govern
ment organized at its capital and throughout
the state will be an immense gain to the re-
public, and IL fatal blow to the rebellion
The commercial and political results of
the recOnquest OF Texas will surpass in I'M
portance any and everything heretofore at
tempted in this war. The choice OF the COM
manderS Of this movement is for many reasons
a happy one. Gen. Banks and Gen. McCler-
nand are both volunteer officers who have al
ready greatly distinguished themselves by
gallant service. In the northern and eastern
states, Gen. Banks enjoys the unbOunded con-
fdence of the people, while Gen. McClernand
has inspired the whole west with enthusiastic
faith in his courage, untring energy, and mil
itary skill. The people of the United States
will also be glad to know that it is designed by
the government to clothe these two command
ers with the largest discretionary power.
They have entered upon their task, therefore,
with the full confidence of the administration,
and will be supported by the whole influence
of the civil and military authorities; and
should the aims and results of these conjoined
expeditions prove to be what have foreshad-
owed then every patriotic heart will give ut
terance to a prayer that God may speed them
triumphantly on their way. OCCASIONAL.