, 1862-12-23
|Qllita9o. Qribu1te.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 53, fsos


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Ci,tSTS- aassAssAFFA
Last Spring, from March to June. there
was a serious effort made to omen the Mis-
assippi River. The War and Nayy De:
1artments seemed really in earnest The
ocean fleet captured New Orleans and the
rebel Notifications that obstrncted naviga-
lion. It went up the river as far as Vicks-
burg, taking Baton Rouge. Natchez and
other places. The gunboat fleet starting
at Cairo, cooperating with. the land forces
under Pope, captured Columbus, Hickman,
Island No. ~, and Memphis, IN quick sue
cesslon- @1he meet passed on gown the
t.'ef 70 s,ehsooi, anu aeteo IN conJunc-
.ion Win & a14aguss neet Hom ne" VI
AeAus' W 'AAe t'a' f'lace' AAle1 Il"
NeeAs po1noaloanent anu canal olggglngg,
1he a'eempt was apanooneo ana DON neets
"a1Adfe"-the one 10 ne" orleans ana
the other to Memphis. VI to this point 1t
looked as II the Government actually de-
sired to open the river, DUE the aoandoa-
ment OF the siege o1 stchsonfs SHOWS
That the cnofl WAS no' near9g OF
feso'ate' mo 41na 1o1ces was sent
1hllAef 70 cooperate VAIN the heet
anu "'1uoul lhele alo .ne P1ace coulu not
pe taken. bu. WIN tne asSas1ance OF
colotnn e @osooo @en' s1cAspurs "onid
haFe ia.'en '11to .oul hsnus WIN us ga1n
SUI VI 4o"o oi e'o'o 1eoe4s' snu an tnear
guns anu ine.na''ons. hal1ech oonnneered
over tne armies ol 1he west at that time
s'no 1o1 "oE1hs s1ter"a "hy Gid he
MOI olsPaeen a s11one iana 1oree cooperate
WIN 'ne nee's was II co"arolce, 1mte-
cll11S' OF 'reache1y that prevented!
Inc interests o1 ten millions OF Western
lVeIae required that Inc A1ss1sslpp1
oe opened IN the most expeditions man
tef NO matter what force OF men or
sanooass were demanded 1he West stood
realty 70 nsfn1sn tiiem Tor the accomplish
n'eot 81 lna. purpose Inc 1fee naV1sa~
t''n ~ LIE 11sslss.ppi - as esseaeaa1 10 tne
"e1tns ~ u1e e'iea' 'ses' Us tne Tree
"se - tne AaAes'
''e. ''e <''',.'e ana ps1'sas coi1nta
e"ni'''sn' LII mnucn '1'1nech proved NM
'se'' a'I '1acal'aO1e or soele1n1ns worse, ne
s'e'l' us @sreat army 1n'o summer qaa'1ers
40 TUT ana oe o. camp lalehess' and spent
uis y" '.ine etaotelos Ills laFo,1te ordcr
-N'' o. suu IL eoi1ccta1fss5 cont.1oul1cns from
'essa 1seople 10 nc ois'r1bufed among the
1epcl 'aml'les around Cor1nt1i, while the
nsaies belonging 10 the Same we're proWing
:'oout ". tne country Us guei1tlas, Hlllns MS
sSS,"1e.s anu e'sptof'ns5 MS eS1ns
o4i's LIES long per1ea OIL what no"
''tAs ''ke tEeasonaole 1nacslon, 0en Curtis
14, 80 t1''' uis ai"s ac'oss -a1Eansas 10
4'e'e'''l: ''1lo ioi nonli1s lay therc N1shso,000
i,e' "1ase. seasoned soidlers doing al
f>'ii'et' hothlns.
fhy nme between June and Decem-
vi 'ne helena army ac'ln:5 IN conjunction
WIN ii1e Aect could nave captured Ficks-
n'lsh ano opened the river for the naTi-
saslca o1 steamers HON tie Gull to the Falls
u d. -An'hony. But II Curtis army were
mol strong enough 1t was the Imperative
ootE u H*lleck to have dispatched more
i"secs' lie had idle men in superabur-
Dance. within easy reach. The open
ans o1 the s1ississiFpi is . matter Of vital
1nen'ent, Of National concern The in
aefes1s o' one half Of the entire loyal pop
1:ia''"n o. Inc Union are involved in il.
Il general loyal honest and cnterprising,
WIN Tie vast means at Halleck's control
Ne'1ua nav cleared the river long ago.
" ha' Is the matter? What secret, malign
influence protects Vicksburg from capture3
4 nc Ne" 1erk 1hdfpendsnt declares 1hat
Ii proceeds from The great Eastern Railroad
@emFanles. 1t is a conspiracy Of trans
portatlon interests. While the Mississippi
Is closed, they can charge whatever they
please for the transportation of Western
1srceuets. They have an absolute monop-
oily OF the carrying business, and are
SUCKING tie Lies blood out Of tie West.
LON that brings 80 cents on the sea-board
Is purchased from the farmers at 20 cents.
Ihe transportation monopoilsts pocket GO
ccn's' or 1Aree-1ooT,hs OF the Yal"e OF the
article 1or thef trouble ot conveying it to
'l'lka. f1oou' "heat' hogs' cattle and
s,ets ~, olnet western proouet IS charged
'!he eAeoitlona'e ts1es. .!ano The goous
spnli'eo 10 lne "es', suiler IN The same
way LIT u estern people are mercllessly
toopeu On what they ouy as well as On
Nn'' 1hey SELL LIE receipts OF Eastern
.'ansi'o1*anon companies mount up to
ssns VI 1l'iions IL Is tue interest Of
.n'se companies 10 prevent the open
"s !" Tie 'Alsslsslppl' In order to
1c'a'n inc monopoly OF the carrying
Itsoe. 1hc 11ver once open and compe-
tlE1on heslns. A barrel of flour can be
f:en' 10 New York 27n New Orleans, for one
D,,cn the lIississippi and the Dr;ce maid tn
jarncrs for their wheat and coD vo,15