The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-29

are the reOel authorities that their
strongholds on the Mississippi are doom
ed to fall into loyal hands, that they al
ready begin to. prepare the minds of their
people for the result The Southern
people have been told that Vicksburg
was impregnable that no force which
the hated Yankees could organize would
be able to make any impression on its
earthen walls. So confident were the
people of Mississippi of the impregna-
bility of the place that they flocked there
IN large numbers from the surrounding
country when Gen. Grant commenced
his flank movement on Grand Cult;
and, from all the reports, we doubt not
that VickSburg to-day has larger popu-
lation, exclusive of soldiers, than she
has had for months previous.
What effect the congregation of so
large number of women and children
in the city will have upon the progress
of the seige we do not know. Our brave
boys are as merciful as heroic, and they
will dislike to fire their missiles of death,
where they will strike down the helpless
and innocent Gen. Grant will probably
still extend the privilege to Pemberton
TO send the women and children beyond
his lines. If they persist in staying in
the city, and lend their aid to make the
defense similar in desperation to that
which made famous the inhabitants of
Saragosa,-the consequences will be
on their own heads Gen Grant will
not be turned from his purpose His
will is iron. His heart will be adamant
The appeal of the Richmond Hhig
would appear quite heroic, if it were less
silly. The picture it draws of the effect
the surrender of Vicksburg will have
upon the North is very fairly executed.
1t toiU increase the enthusiasm, strength
en- the Administration renew the spirit
OF volunteering, crush the peace party,
make money more plenteous, and awe
Europe into silence But when the
JVhig talks about the South regaining
all that is lost, by fortitude and perse-
verance," it evidently is more hopeful
than truthful. How can a nation that
is ever losing, hope to regain anything?
Our ovroI oIuuronU noIus an the promI-
nent military positions it has ever captur-
ed 1t has taken no steps backward, and
is steadily pressing onward. While the
weight of its vast resurces is becoming
more and more oppressive, the rebels
have constantly decreasing means to re-
sist it.
To Our minds, no better evidence of
the desperate character of the rebel sit
uation could be given, than that present.
ed by the article from the Whig. 1t de-
sires to impress on the minds of the peo-
pie, the idea that its highly wrought pic
ture is worse than anything that can pos.
sibly happen to the Confederacy, yet we
can all see that the condition of hope
lessness to which the fall of Vicksburg
reduces the rebels, cannot be avoided
What the Whig tries to convince the
| people is an impossibility-in visw Of
all the facts in the case, seems an abso
Lutte certainty. With Vicksburg and
Port Hudson in our possession, and
Grants victorious legions at liberty tc
move to other conquestS, the doom o
the Confederacy is sealed. Its star will
speedily set in blood and night
& The article is from the Wing of thu
23d inst:
Suppose Vicksburg has fallen; tht
army inside the notifications captured O.
destroyed; Port Hudson reduced o
abandoned; the Mississippi on its whole
length controlled by the enemy; the Con
federacy temporarily, or even for the re
mainGer Of tue war; cut in twain. Sur
pose, further, that this really great sue
cess to the foe and cruel disaster to our
selves is attended with consequences a
certain as they are plorable-increase
enthusiasm at the North; triumphan
vindication of tyranny at Washington
conscription enforced, even in the North
west, without opposition; perhaps re
newal of the spirit of volunteering; tn
peace party crushed forever; men an
money to endless sums obtained, an
Europe busy with its own affairs an
E awed with permanent silence-suppos
all this-for it becomes US now to col
slider the worst possible aspect of tn
times-what then? Our duty will the
be precisely what it has always BEEN
. maintain the cause unhinchingly and e,
hibit a spirit more indomitable and pc
sistent than that of the enemy.
j, Nothing is to be gained by despo
dency. Al that has been lost may
regained by fUrtitude and perseverance
. 1t will be more than useless to reproaC
the Government, however guilty it ma
= be, for the appointment of inexpel
enced Generals, or to repine over pr
: : cious blood that has been wasted by tt
lie mismanagement of the forces entruste
le to incompetent commanders. A gre
V victory would have proved, apparentl
c, the sagacity of an appointment whiC
ID has brought us so great trouble. Gre
- defeats should silence all clamor, whit
cannot undo an event of the past. III
unwisdom of our rulers must be borl
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