Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-09
OpEyiNs TME als.issiPpi.

v,cksburs is no, taken; Port Hudson
def . all attacks by the way Of New
CLEANS. The season is rapidly advsn-
cling when our troops can do nothing 10
that climate-when, # they stay there,
maarious diseases and dea.hly epidem-
ics will sweep them into the grave faster
than hundred masked batteries
What is done mnst be done quickly =
must be doue with dash upon the for.
ti6cs.ions with drawn esbre ard fixed
bayoneus. There is no, time for pro
,rAc,ed ,cse and 40 advance BY IN
trenchments, for before one half OF that
work Md be completed halt OF the nn
acclima,ed army would he in the grave.
The great engineering hot bies- cutting
bitches through this lake or that bag on,
or sluggish creek, has proved to be all
folderol = time foolishly expended,
treasure squandcrtd fer nothing. AZ:
mIral Farraeui's attempt 10 run the
blockade VAS a failure, and most die
ss,rous and expensive one. True be got
through with two vessels. but be lost
ono of the beat in the service, and II any
o.heis were moot seriously crpp' cd
and the two that succeeded IN getting
through are bet. en- two most iormid-
able fortrcsses, and rot ont OF danger by
any means. l, is SAID tia, Gen. Banks
advanced with q land {, rec into the
vicinity Of Fort Hudson, but be was
beaten ba-k, and deep mystery ye,
tbreuds the movement. 10 all proba-
biiiiy lie was overcome by superior force
and compelled to retire. True II IS he
left the field to the enemy. Whatever
his precise obj.d night have been Is moi
yet revealed. That The attempt TO dc
something resulted in failure is wei
eslatli.bc
We repea. that the canal, bayou, and
Geek expeditions have proven failure
Tne moon lake project Was a. moon
shine; the Lake Providence and Tcnss
scheme, which, in the estimation Of en-
glneecrs was 10 prove such magnGcep
success,is untenxble-a pericc, hun bug
the Yszoo Pass, the Blackwa,er Pass
are all impossible, and Y cksburg stand
today unbarmed and rs impregpablc a
ever. The result. vii probably be tina
the armies sent there will lie wthdrawl
after few week, unless the iorti6c .tiot
are taken by storm. Roofing roun
through clay banks, shovelirg Mi,sssipI
mud aud sand, and hunting impracticabl
passes through trescbcroas layous au
unnayigable creeks, has proven = sorr
Investment Of energy and capital, and
fragrant waste OF time and life Had th
general in command massed his force
at once, and with fixed steel and coon
peratlng gun boats, rushed upon the enc
my. works and carried them by storm
there would have been victory WORT
talking abont. /, could have been done
True It would have resulted in most fear
fol slaughter. Ten thousand men nigh
have been killed and wounded in III
numerous assault, but better SO than III
army should sustain loss Of twent
thousand men by di.eass and sickness d
its has done. Beae, face death at one
and gasp victory with bio, dy hand
from over heaps OF thousands .lair, tbs
to bill scres OF tho soil " ith the prayes Z
deceased soldiers who wen, there ,
hghl-~ho we're willing enough an
brave enough 10 face any danger. Dir
ging around 10 the mnd, and ,xpIor,r
alligator bants ha. proven mos, .crio,
drawback. yiiksturg vii stand tho,
sand years before such gene, al.Lip.
A LATE number OF the Richmo,
Enquirer has q philosophical article