, 1863-12-23

/ menus u tuAk StAL6 now ID LalE region.
| Mr. Taylor left Danton on the 1sf inst, and
| was consequently fourteen days on his Jour.
| ney. He brings report that In addition tt
! the moyementA Of Gen. Washbnrne on tht
| coast and Rio Grande, that a Federal force Wat
reported moving OH Alexandria. This, in oil
probability, arises ont Of the movements o
Gcne,als franklin and Lee in Western Loais
| innn-
j Mngruder, who, in spite Of lis gross intem
| pcrance, is yet man Of decided abiltty-is
| stS1iuiug every nerve to hold Texas, and has
| commenced measures for a most mcrci1cs:
conscription throughout the State. It is alsc
! reported that the negroes will be offered FREQ
dom on condition Of fighting for the Confed
cracy. # this be true, look out for n sraud
| addition to the Federal army whenever the
Flag appears within reach Of the Confederate
| blacks.
Tho negro population of Texas bas been
largely Increased BY the rebellion. at least
one-th!rd Of the slaves formerly in Missouri
| oIe-half Of those in Western and Central Ar.
Louisiana, layc been removed to the Lone
Star State; In addition to these large mum.
bers hare been removed from ali Of Tie bor>
der and rebel States The negroes
! understand Why they have been
eenoa;s,3N 50 5emo'ed; o,, They haye gone there,
contest. They have been eyanselIsts Of Of the the
new gospel.of Abraham Lincoln, not only rs
to freedom, but as to the policy he suggested
Of peaceful waiting for Federal succof. They
will be ready in Texas when VIC are.
Gen. Magruder's order consctipting ne
groes, Will be two-cdged one. He will
our forces. On the whole, ne hope it may
be true, as the drilliag OF negroes 2s
soldiers is q ccmraratiye2J easy task.
We prefer to hayc the work done to our
hands. A pledge has been put in circulation
IL Texas requiring every citizen to devote his
the corn-federaey. The liberty pledge is
things, in seceeeia, arc tsaIry nothines.H-
phantoms! with a name, it is true, shut
without local labitation." Those WHO re-
fuse to sisn-tt are considered enemies and
a'a treated as tsaltSaa, which, IL the expressive
means "turning them loose ~ 4 great
many planters, etc, from other rebel States,
have managed to reside in Texas aud eyade
the vigorous conscription laWB. These days
OF inglor1ous ease are over. These poor
cnsses have to fight. We shall teach them
he new Federal game Of rnn on Tor rather
and has been quite prosperous. The immense
back door business Of the Confederacy car
led on by way Of the Rio Grande, has largely
enriched the Texans. The sufarings have
been confined to the Unionlsts, WHO have
been murdered BY hundreds. A day Of retri-
button is at hand
REBEL FORCES.
Kirby Smith is in command Of the forces
Mississippi Confederate States. Under him
are "Pap Price" ManncdnEe, Shelby, Par %
sons, remnants Of the Missouri braves, Ca
bell and Steele of Arkansas, Cooper Of the
Choctaw Nation, Stand Waffle, Tho Chero-
kee, and Mcintosh of the Greeks, Bankhead
Of Texas, Dick Taylor, who has command in
Lonisiana, and Megrndcr In Tcxas. Smith is
IN his department, by direction Of JEFF. Davis
Lie has about 10000 troops under his COM
mand, and a more ragged, muflanly and
wrctchcd crew, were never lead by the vcriest
Fa1staf who has ever sustained the cause Of
treason In any aye. 4 large portion are con-
allied.
Pap Price has about Ii, 900 Of this force
in the vicinity Of the Led River and south
west Arkansas According to oll reports,
movements are now being made by the rebels
looking to concentration, with view either
ing Ffanklin's movements and progress
FOOD, FORAGE AND FUNDS.
Provisions are abundant In Texas. The
corn crop is immense. Plenty Of stock, hogs,
ctc., are to be found. The prices Of proYi.
sions do not really show the real state Of the
market These prices mean Confederate rags,
which are avoided even by the most rautlns
Of rebels. US OF their presence even contaml.
nation. a barrel Of flour is quoted At 500,
but it tan be bought by exchange or local
currency, at much lower rates. Forage il
abundant, not only in the Red River Valley,
hut further into the interior Of the State
THE BUsHTHACKERs.
As We long ago learned, the fcnds Guam
tril, Todd, Gordon nud Hunter arc with their
bands In Northern Texas. Their force num-
bers over four hundred. These assassins arc
distributed in bands through the northern
counties, which are strongly Union. 1t isa.
the refugees who hare entered the lines Of
the Army Of the Frontier veritles, that large
proportion Of the settlers in that section Of
Texas are from tho Northwestern States.
Quantril is now in Texas engaged in murder
ing and conEcripting the Union men, under
direct orders from, Richmond. We have been
60 informed ly rebel prisoners, high in COM
mission. Is it not time that our Government
took some action In demanding the eurren-
der Of these assassins, or of holding prison
ers Of war from this portion Of tie rebel
army, subject to reprisals for his crimes? It
may be remembered that when the present
commander Of this district, Gen. McNcil,
hung ten gncrillas, the Confederate Govern
ment demanded his surrender. and that the
matter WINS actually held under adyfsemcnt
By cur officials. Northern loyal journals nc
tually apologized, while others denounced.
On the Other hand, Qnantril Is. feted aud
caressed, app1auded By the rebel papers, re-
cogpizad By their Generals and entrusted
with secret missions BY its Government. Is
not this most pertinen. illustration Of the
essentially savage and dem0ralizcd character
Of flare socictys
H1DICAL UNION SENTIMENTS AND RECON-
sTHTOTIoN.
+. The Union sentiment Of Northern Texas is
strong. Could they be protected, 1t would
be expressed in Immediate political action.
Provision is made In the ordinance BY which
Texas was admitted Into the Union, for tho
Subsequent division Of the State into five.
Thelc is enough Union sentiment, combined
with that portion which considers the rebel
lion ''played out" in Northern Texas, to
make Free State, under terms of tho late
Proclamation Of Amnesty. The entire vote
wcs G, ,e67, one-tenth of which will be t, ,298
At the election for members Of the Seeding
Statc Convention, not one-half this vote was
cast, in many countics Of Northern aud West
ern Texas no polls even being opened. Tex
as had, and has, In the rebel army about thirty
regiments, In a1l e, 600 men. About one-hfth
of these were originally Union men. There
are still remaining enough Union voters, in
both Western and Northern Texas, to furnish
for each section the requisite tenth, By which
movements can be made under the late proc
la1nation, Tor the organization of two new
Free States. Mr. Taylor reports four or I'VE
thousand young men in the bush, awaiting the
advance Of tic Union army from this
direction They are only held in subjection
by such bands as those of QuantrcL These
people are all radical Talk about radicalism
In the North. You ought to send Storey and
tLc others Of the 7ta,1es lk down to this post,
TO listen to the talk Of the Arkansas and Tex
os Erionists, They express the most undi-
yIdcd contempt for all halfway measures.
Negroes, Us soldiers or rpse1z, arc accepted by
thau as not on1ya necessary, but desirable,
result Of TIC war in the rebel states, Let me
MAKE Q prediction. The loyal States Of the
New South win accept the negroes as voters,
and hail them glcc1ully as soldiers. 80.
DISPOSITION OF EEnEl, TROOPS.
Gen. Sterling Price is about eighteen miles
south of Washington, with five thousand
men. THIS p1ace ID rbout sixty miles south
by cast' Of This post, Tho remainder Of His
force, under Marmadukc, Shelby, Parsons,
and Cabcll, arc near him. It is reported to-
day that Marmadnke is moving south to Tex
az, with . yicw. Of joining Magruder in con-
ccrtcd movement against Gen. Washburne.
It is more probable, however, that any muye-
mcnte made By the rebels will be au attempt
10 raid. in Kansas and Missouri. 80.
Gen. 8teelc is. south Of Price, with brig
adc. Bis headquarters are at Dakinsyille.