The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04
Mere Men--Msre Energy.

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editorial which appeared in the col
Iun,ns OF the Memphis Appeal Of goth
|ult. The subject discussed is the dam
ger which threatens Bowling Green
and Columbus, showing in plain
words the possibility Of the enemy
attempting to pour down the Missis-
sippi as intimated sometime since.
The editor says:
When we announced more than two
weeks since through the columns of
this journal that the grand expedition
which was in progress of preparation
by the enemy, would speedily move
from Cairo and Paducah up the Ten
nessee river and down the Mississippi
against Columbus, the statement did
not at first meet with a great deal of
credcnce either among the people or
the members of the press. 1t seemed
to be regarded as Of a sensational
character.
But our surmise, supported at the
time by evidence not laid before the
public, has been verified so far us the
raid up the Tennessee and the ad-
vance from Paducah by land were
concerned, and would have been
realized still further i'll the movement
of Commodore EooTE's river tiotilla
against Columbus, had it not been
for the failure Of the other co operat-
ing forces to carry out the paits as
signed them.
1t has been announced, however,
that the invasion of Western Ken
lucky by this grand expedition has
proven an abortion, and like Il woun-
ded serpent it has I" drawn its slow
length" back whence it started
The cause of its failure should not be
misconceived by our people. or false
| ly construed into total abandon
ment of it. The bad condition of the
roads and the consequent inability
Of the enemy to move his columns
with proper celebrity and safety, are
the reasons that may be properly
assigned for it. The 1etlogression
of the Federal forces-we have the
best authority for stating-is not a
REIMBURSEMENT Of the design of at
tack but mere 7'osiponemenf of it
Advices of an authentic character in
our possession strongly indicate n
pmovement against Gen. Polk at Col
umbus within the next Thirty days
The river hotilla to be used is for
in:dable one, consisting as before
stated, Of fifteen gun-boas and thirty
| odd mortar boats. 1t is animated
too by northern papers that Gen
HALLEcK is 20 largely increase hi:
army, perhaps to sixty or seventy
thousand men, hoping ihus to over
power us, as at Laurel Hill and Fish
| ing Greek, with overwhelmingly sup
erior numbers well knowing that il
no other way can victory ever bs
achieved by the minions Of Fedora
tyranny.
/ We fully concur in the views allow
and as we remarked in an article rela
tive to our defeat at Fishing Creek, 81
was the best thing that could happel
to us, as a fOrerdnner of what W
may expect if we continue on in TIA
negligent manner that we have fable
into" supposing that were we TO ris
suddenly before the enemy, withou
being armed and equipped, givin
terrific yells and firing a few shot
the victory would be ours. I'ha
9 time indu'gent reader is past; let ne
I a man go on the field OF battle wit
e any such erroneous expectations, fl
d there is yet to be experienced til
5 bloodiest work, carnage in lis wors
forms.
That our enemies intend to execu
their threats-if they can-is no
lbavOnd tha shadow of q Doubt The