The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-05-31
The WAR NEWS

''"fHff"~
and .n.atl-f.csoy ,se NEST important items
have heen icri.rd ,,,.n ti's stAtemeatA Of pa-sen
ger. ~ earn rom tlsrm that osr Armys1 Cor
nth !. se~nsayiy we'll supplied With prosisioas
that the men are armed With the be-t guns of
modern warfare and that they are thoroughly dis
eIplined. and ready for the conflict Tbs Tenucs
-ec river, a, the i,-, account. sa- falling The
time !. rapidly approsehins v nef the enemy san-
boats will be no longer Of service. The Federal.
eannot retreat without ovorw helming loss and Dc
norsltzaion while for thsm TO attack rs Is almost
certain To- ,s rmiuate in defeat, Our soldiers have
unlimited couhi ence ia their commanders. and no
daub, !. entertained that shen the fight does come
%. that the Federal. will he defeated.
rrepsrat,ors have bcen made 1T Vickshurr to
resist the enemy. f0rtiacaiions have been erce
ted a mile ard half or two macs below the aity
and the Misssssippiaus have expressed their deter
aina,iou never To permit, Il possible, the enemy
to land on their soil. The inhabitants Of sicks.
hurE have moved out osrryiag away with them All
their pcrsoosl property and leaving nothing behind
but the tsfr walls. which they ssy the enemy
may batter down and onfn. u they can bat shall
never "0ccapy sud posscss. We are reloieed
q, TIN. spirit It show. that there Is one city
whose inhubi,sn,. DO no, permit property 10 out
weigh patriotism. u Thu. spirit had been intro.
duced earlier. to-day New Orleans would be IN
our pc--ss.on for tbs cupiGiy that sold It to the
enemy. would have been rNcrIed 90 save IT, prop
crty from destruction Reliable intelligence has
been received Of the near approach Of gunboats
g. Yloksburg and fumaf states that hghtng com
mcneed on the 18TH. It would be really snrpri'
sing Il the Nickshufg civilizations should prove
sufficiently formidable to Keep back gunboat-i
when such place. ~ Port Jackson have been Ia
ken. 1t will prove couclusyely the treaehefy
which caused their surrender.
The startling new. from W. linia. Is To Us in
compreheusible. Either large reinforcement,
have bcrn sent from Virginia to Beaufcgard. thus
weakening our defenccs ia ,bs, State, OF Gen.
Johnston il weaving a web around Mcclellan
which Will terminatc ia bis overwhelming defeat.
We are inclined to the latter opinion, and that
within the ensuing twenty days. We will have an
overwhelming victory 70 chronicle.
II the enemy should Sc defeated before CoEinth
aud Richmond, how are his forces TO escape
VIII it not amount 10 complete and thorough
pro.,raton Of hi. strength. aud the demorallza
ton OF bis armies rendering reorganization nee
cs.ar, II may be that We are too sAnguinc bot
we really cannot hu, believe that the enemy vii
he defeated at both these points. II this occurs
/, will change Immediately the entire features 81
the war In the meantime the rivers Will fall
and the Federal gunbeats can no longer he Of ser
vice the sickness incident 70 a Southern cl mate
will either destroy his troops, OF drive them from
our borders Bu, II they were even indisposed 4
leave they will be compelled to abandon Che
south 10 defend their own territory.
According to the New York Herald. our iorrei
already amount TO go 600 men The Conscrir'
law will add a, least 800 900 more to this number
Allowing les 600 for exemption. Of every oharac
ter aud We will have an effective army IN th,
field Of SIX hundred thousand men.
The result. therefore stand a. follows The en-
envy are concentrated they canno, retreat IN,
battles at Corn,h and on the Peninsula mus
take place. and upon them hang the issues Of The
war. II our armies are victorious q, these iints
~ we believe ,hey will be, they will prepare at
once for an invasion Of the North. Thus. Will,
VIC Acknowledge the present % be dark hour, We
perceive IN the future great reason for hopeful
ness. and look forward with confidence To the day
when our victorious columns will push forward
into the heart Of the enemy'r country and compel
him TO sue for peace.