The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-13
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The Detachment OF Tcxaa.
From tbe VeN York World
The detachmcntof no single State from
the Confederacy is so easy, or by any
means so important, as that Of Texas.
1t might be sooner taken than any, can
be more easily held, and, both inmaleral
and moral effects, its possession would
be pccuriarly advantageous. What are
the factsT
The white population Of Texas bv the
last census was 4l6,C0O: the slave 49,
COO. IN white population, it is one Of
the least pOpulous Of the Confederate
States in black, il is less than any save
Florida and Arkansas. The white popu-
lation has far a larger proportion Of the
foreign element than is found in any
other Confederate State-amounting TO
at least onc-ffth. The number of Next
cans is $4,000. The number Of Germans
is over 10000, Of whom $1,000 are in the
German and half German counties of
Western Texas. Neither of these classes
have taken up arms against the Union.
The latter are known to be the stanch
friends Of the old flag, as well as bitter
hatcrs of slavery, There is, moreover.
more Union feeling among the American
population than exists in my other Con-
federatc State. The Federal Government
was protecting Texas from the Indians
at a cost Of tho millions annually, was
supplying her with q postal system NJ a
,,rF sc LIZ 49, il. a,T,rn11- H. "
ceipts, and was preparing TO build through
/ seven or eight hundred miles Of her ter
ritory, q Southern branch of the Pacific
Railroad at a cost of hirty-fue millions
These aids were almost . matter of life
and death TO her, With a white u
lation only about half as large as that of
the city Of New York, which was for the
most part very poor, she could realize
an annual taxation Of only about $780,
600, which was only q third of her nee
essary expenses. For her to Join the
Confederate States was only 10 take upon
herself the additional burdens conse-
quent upon her scant resources and pro-
digous debt, while losing all the aid she
was deriving from Federal resources. In
the face OF all this, nothing but the stu
pendous treason Of Twiggs, and the most
nefarious trickery of certain leaders in
the Legislature ever brought about The
pretended secession. The majority of
The people never concurred init, and have
never vet been recOncilod 20 ID. Sam
Houston, who was driven from the gubcr-
material chair, before his recent death.
had the old flag spread over him, as the
token of his fidelity 10 the end. His son.
in-law, Rev. c. II. Clark, son Of the pres
ent rebel Governor, and all his life a
STAKEHOLDER declared at a war meeting on
Boston Common last Thursday that .the
majority Of the people Of Texas are now
and have been loyal; = and that "if three
+" thousand troops should land az Calves
" ton and march through Texas. they
" would be joined by ten thousand be-
fore reaching San Antonio.ii The
Texas Rangers and nearly all Of the
fighting Secessionisis of the State are
East Of the Mississippi! Ii would not
require a force Of more than fifteen or
twenty thousand TO occupy and hold 4"
the Capital, Austin, and every town of
any Importance in the State, and re. es-
tablish loyal rule. This force need not
operate in a compact body. Apart of il
might descend from Kansas in conC6,m mi
ty with the original idea of Gen. Lanes
expedition another part might enter
from the Red river, marching by the road
from Natchitoches and San Augustine +:
and the third from the Gulf coast
The number Of men necessary for the
success Of the enterprise would be insig-
niilcant in comparison with the advan-
tages secured.
Texas, by the best authorities, is cap
able of producing six millions Of bales Of
cotton, which is two millions more
than the ordinary crop Of tho entire
United States. 10 has seven millions of
acres, also, favorable 10 the growth of the
sugar cane, and capable Of yielding three
times as much sugar as is now consumed
in the entire United Statos. Surely il is
the part OF wisdom TO adopta policy that
shall put these two immense staples L-
y0nd all contingency Of their future loss
The occupation Of Texas would insure
this. A step further would bring another
advantage Of qaite equal Importance
Gunboats on the Red and White rivers
may, with the assistance of a small land
force, hold possession of the main part Of
Arkansas, including Little Rock It's Cap
ital. by similar means on the Red river,
al that part OF Louisiana west of She
Mississippi may he easily reduced 10 our
authority. Thus the rebels would be
left nothing Of any account West of the
Mississippi.