Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-05-01
Daviss Sumner Campaign

fu which be makes known. as cautiously as
b. can. some of the necessities of the rebel
cause. by way Of enforcing upon n. sub
Jec's the need Of Plarting this year no cot
ton or tobacco. but only grain and forage.
The admissions he makes are carious-and
not less 80 are the hints he lets fall of the
eampaign for which. Il j. now generally un-
derstoo-l. the rebel leaders are busily pre-
Paring.
lie bess them 20 plant corn. not only in
the cotton States. bot also in the border
States be tells them that the means Of
transportation are not sufficient 70 carry
both troops and food. and that a fuIl crop
in the extreme south would not he of use.
because % send IL 20 the - northern and
middle portions % the Confcslerarv will
cause embarrassnents in military opera
tions-
lie adds tha, /" the supply Of meat for
the army = deficient - that 81. the ration -
now re,iuced a. times 20 half the usual guam
uty;" and b. entreats. therefor. that pre-
paratious nav bc made % raise q. the larre
amount Of corn and forage required in the
raising Of i've stock and The supplies % the
animals used in military operations. LIT
y0ur helds.- he saws. q" be exclusively de-
voted % the prodsrtion Of corn. oats.
beans. peas. potatoes. and other food for
man and b-as; let corn b. sowed broad
cast Tor fodder in The immediate proximity
O. railroads. rivers and canals. and let al
your efforts b. directed TO the prompt sup
ply 81 articles IN the districts where our sr-
mies are operating. You viii thus add
grvatly 20 their efficiency. and furnish the
means without which il Is impossible 70
make those prompt and active movement,
which have hitherto stricken terror into our
enemies AMI secured our most brilliant tn
umphs
There D. saying current ia the rebel ar
mics. atiribuicd o. StonevaH Jackson.
90 When YOU ct into a corufeld eat enough
o. last yog a week which spraks the ear
ne,t determination Of the rebel leaders and
thc bitter suffering % their soldiers Let
corn De- sowcd broadcast. - says Mr. Davis.
% in immediate proximity 20 railroads. NV
ers and canals as though. in sober truth.
be- meant rs soldiers 90 browse a. they
u.arrh along Al the double quick from point
O. point.
Etcra movement and preparation of th-
rebel leaders e,inccs that they arr about
% make a desperate and perhaps a last e.
fort against us. For some week. tle south
ern journal, have drupI--i vague hints 81
important operations going forward; inter
cepied letters speak o. movements. and Of
long and hasty marches iu prospect. a.
which the poor soldiers shudder There Is
reason % believe that heavy force Is quiz
etly concentrating in North Carolina and
in the West; While incautious speeches or
paragraphs on the rebel side reveal tiat
they hope and expect not only % regain
Tennessee. but even % capture Kentucky
during tie coming summer. while the
river, are ioW.
Doaitie,s desperate measures are de-
nanlei oi thc rebel ehicfs ti,e southern
rcopi, arc tired oi war and suffering: the
whole south groans audibiy, and if to-day
tLose wicked traitors Who have seized thc
supreme powcr there could be removed
from - country. the people. never really
disioyal. would gladly return o. th-ir duty
and Obey the laws ln Eastern Virginia it
is even ,har-cd by thc Richmond Examiner
that the oll love Tor thc mon Is used a. a
political lever by vhich 10 lfi into power
party opposed to g c di.lnion party. The
Ezamincr charge. distin,tiv thar the Wig
leaders in Virginia d" cnjeat0r Co sedure
c.r7o.~1,s o. thar u.pparf p gpp~giag ID ne
od Lia,7a srsffa,rrf. Which 90 strongly ac-
tlated tlc democratic masses in other lays.
by attempting to pr,jalice them against tire
democratic men a. the authors of orr pres
cnf war. and hy ius.nuatious bu.ily vhis-
perri Into i-norant ears. thai the vhig par
tf could have prevented thc dissolution.
and ..su NV Co., only party capable Of re-
STORM. Co., ancient condition q things
Bui there b, Iittie prospect that the south
err people viii De- able to sr.eas their
minds until che rebei chiefs and their prir-
cral .oliovcIs are either siain or expelled
from the country. and thi. will not happen
t..i the.r armies arc destroyed ini dispers-
eI Do b. in these armies alone that their
.tren-th Ee. take away fhat srpport and
caarl 'rom them. ani iheg. hkc other des-
pais na.t fy t.c country they have fIed
uiti blood arl safern- This is thc ta.k
before u.. rafasr than tie dcsaitory cap
Cure oi separate towns and sironghoiis