Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-29
The Rebels Taking Comfort Over the Loss
OF the Mississippi.

From the Richmond Enquirer, July 23l
The importance of a military command of
the mississippi channel has always been ex-
aggerated by both parties to the war Provided
only that the inhabitants of the country on
either side OF the river remain loyal to the
South, free gunboat navigation of its channel
will be OF no commercial value to the enemy
Their reliance in this matter is upon the cor
ruptibility of the planter; and it must be con-
fessed with sorrow, that there has been too
much encouragement Of their hopes in this re-
gard. a.@
The business of the cotton planter has a
strong tendency to make him q sordid wretch
His sole thought is upon increasing his CROPS
and increasing by their sales his stores of gold
Before the war he had but two ideas and two
aspirations, viz: to make as many thousands
of bales and of dollars as possible, during eight
months in the year, and then to luxuriate in a.
Northern trip of immense extravaganza and
nabob pretension during four months OF hotel
life.
To make money at home and spend it among
the Yankees was the business OF the cotton
planter from the Alpha to the Omega. This is
the class OF people along the Mississippi whom
the Yankees, with some reason, think they
have subjugated, whom they have angled for
with the golden hook, and by whose interested
aid they expect to command its channel for
the purposes of commerce EE.s
But they will be disappointed If the planters
themselves are sordid corruptible and tit ma
telial for subjects to Yankee dominion, their
sons, the young men OF the South, are not nor
are the great body of the Southern people, who
and to nabob life in Northern tayerns. The
Mississippi runs through a country whose
population will forever be hostile to the North,
and its navigation will never be free to the
Yankees except by their voluntary grant,
" Texas is said to be overflowing with
goods OF every description Flour is sold in
Metamoras for 81 in specie and IS in treasury
notes. Other staple commodities ha We strange
ly decreased in value Communication severed
with the Confederate States will prove an end
less source OF woe TO the eplcures who inhlb.G
rebeldom.
R-Tennessee papers continually contain ae
counts of atrocities committed upon citizens nv
Van Dorns rebel cavalry. The latest cas-.
. recorded is the shooting of young man n
Bethesda, in cold blood, the rebels hayinp, first
invited him 10 accompany them TO groy..
/. near by. 80 -
R-Gen. Banks. as soon as the capture of
Port Hudson was assured, orgapi ized several
expeditions to the exposed parts Of louisiana.
and the recapture OF all the country overruu
by the enemy while his attention was oecuptsas
with Port ii udscn, is only q question Of a lev
days or weeks time. 80 II 80
) ~, A husband and wife IN Kingston parted
her children to poison their father The at,ssn,
was discovered and confessed bnt the f.tfnaa,
has refused TO take any steps against his rhi,
dren, and the matter will probably rest. z
LUCKY.-One of the editors of the Press Arr
Richardson, got conscripted, but ifnmatiiafoi,
got an appeintment to cierkshfp at Washina
ton. We believe he accepts the latter s;riugr
lar.-ForttdRd( Ne. J Advertiser aSaIss "a
~ Dion Bourcicault has been adiadtsetaa .
bankrupt. Liabilities Sl55,eO0. Assets s;oa.ooo
ea : faE-.