Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-02-05

From the Richmond Examiner. Jan. %


1t is not altogether an empty boast on
the part of Yankees, that they hold all
they have ever held. and that another year
or two of such progress they have al
ready made will find them masters Of the
Southern Confederacy. They who think
independence is to be achieved by brilliant
but inconsequential victories. would do
well to look with the natural eye at the
magnitude Of Yankee possessions in our
country Maryland. Kentucky and Mis-
souri, are claimed as constituent parts of the
Confederation; they are as much in the
power of Lincoln as Maine and Minnesota
The pledge once deemed foolish by the
South, that he would "hold. occupy and
possess" all the forts belonging to the
United States Government. has been re-
, deemed almost tothe letter by Lincoln
Forts Morgan and Sumpter we still retain.
but, with these exceptions, all the strong
holds on the seaboard. from Fortress Mon
roe to the Rio Grande, are in the hands OF
the enemy.
Very consoling and very easy to say
that it was impossible to prevent ell this.
aud that the occupation OF the outer edge
of the Republic amounts to nothing
Drewry's Bluff and vicksburg give the lie
to the first assertion, and the onward
movement of Rosecrans toward Alabama.
the presence of Gran. in North Mississippi,
and Of Curtis in Middle Arkansas. to say
nothing of Banks at New Orleans and Ba-
ton Rouge, set at rest the silly dream that
athin strip Of sea coast only is in the pos
session OF our foes. The truth is, the
Yankees are in great force in the very
heart of the confederacy; they swarm on
oil our borders, they threaten every i'm
portant city yet belonging to US. and near
~ two hundred thousand of them are with
in two days march OF the Confederate cap
ital. This is no felton,
Nor is this all. The President tells rs.
in his message. that - troubles with the
Indian tribes have been removed, that no
further difficulty is anticipated. The IN
telligence we obtain from private and trust
worthy sources does not confirm the Pres
ident's sanguine assertions. The trouble
with the cherokees was. in a great part,
due to the fact that some I 900 or s. 900 oil
them. now in aims. had not received a
ceGt of pay for eighteen months. 1t is
true that paper money has been sent them,
and ere now. it is to be hoped. has reached
its destination. But Indians do not like
paper money. Still, it would answer the
purpose il Gen. Albert Pike remained to
bisburse il. and to aliay their prejudices
which he of all men in the Confeieracy. is
best sble to do. Pike. however. has re-
signal. for goo reasons. doubtless. and a
person said not to be the most competent.
isleft IN his stead. Under these circumstan
ces, We shall be fortunate indeed if we es-
cape further trouble with the Indians
Moreover. we get from Missouri members
and others distressing accounts OF the con-
dition of affairs in Arkansas.
Gen. Hinlman is very far from being a
favorite. even among his own people. and 81
destitute are some of the new levies who
havs volunteered to come out OF Missouri
to Join our armies, that whole battalion
Of them have been seen marching baresoo
through snow three inches deep. Add t
this fact that, SO far as the public is per
United 10 know. New Mexico and Arizon'
are for the time being lost to us. and tina
the dissatisfaction in Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi. (growing ont OF the appoiptmen
Of Incompetent oficers. and the fancie
neglect OF that country by the Confederat
Government-not from any lack Of fervo
In the cause.) which President Davis
visit was intended to heal. is likely to re
vive under the depressing ineuencs o
Bncg's retreat and his continuance i
comnand-add all this to the foregoing
and It will besesn that the Yankees hsv
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