Washington telegraph., 1863-10-07
Circular.
MARSHALL, TEXAS.
Aur 20 IS64


place, between the Lieutenant General
commanding the Trans-Mississippi De-
partment and the Governors aud other
olfici lis Of the States COMPRISED IL ".
the following resolution was miami
mously adopted:
in Resolved, That to harmonize and in
fuse vigor into, the patriotic efforts of
the people, diffuse correct information,
and discourage disloyaltv. an organiza-
tion should be instituted, as follows:
''Thc Governors, for lie time being.
of the Trans-Mississippi Department
should, unollicially, compose 4 Commit
tee of Public Safety, with a Chairman
70 call it together. when necessary. and
act - its agent, and should provide for
Committees Of Correspondence in each
county and parish, to correspond with
the Governor OF their State, aud with
tile Committee.
The people Of each county and par
ish should form voluntary Confederate
Association, 70 cooperate with tue
Trans Mississippi Committee Of Public
Safety, and the corresponding commit
tees"
The Committee uf Public Safety hav-
ing been Immediately y organized, as ic-
commended i'll lhat resolution, the un-
dersigned WIS chosen lis Chairman.
The conference unanimously tools a
cheerful and hopeful view of the condi-
tlon of our affairs. \ free Interchange
Of opinions and information disclosed
many preparations ana resources which
tile wise secrecy Characteristic Of oor
military leaders has kept, and must con-
time tu kcrp, from the knowledge ui
the public. The Confederate and State
Governments have directed their efforts,
with considerable success, towards en.
abling the Department to meet lis own
military wants. Letters from the Pres.
ident and Secretary Of War, written
since their know ledge of the fail OF
Vicksburg and PoIt Hudson, show that
constant and strenuous efforts will con-
tinue to be made by the Confederate
authorities to extend us liberal ard ef.
fective aid.
The loss Of our Mississippi strong
holds was followed by uuwarI antable
apprehensions in some portions OF the
department. The comparison of intel
ligence from all quarters shows that
our population is still not only true but
confident Of fiual success. Those APP
prehensions are mainly from ignorance
Of our own resources, an impression
that we might be deprived Of the aid of
the Confederate government, want of
correct intelligence Of passing events,
difficulty Of communication between the
inhabitants Of our sparsely settled
country, but above all else, from tho
absence of concert Of action among
Jealous patriots and the seemingly sys-
tematic diffusion of Ia4ec and discour-
agirT rum0rs by the public enemy and
the few traitors whom the generous
liberalism OF our institutions permits TO
continue unchecked within our borders.
The opinion exists among few, but
more fiXedly in the other section OF our
Contederacy than in our own,) aud is
seduously propogated by the enemy,
that feeling is spreading in this de-
partment in favor of separation from
our eastern sisters, and even the erec-
ton Of Mississippi Valley Republic.
Investigation has shown this opinion TO
be uniounded: no individual who avows
a preference Tor any such project can
be discovered Occasionally, some per
son suspects some other of favorlng IT;
invariably, that other denies the charge.
Such an origin of false alarm Is IA
miliar ~ the history of the strategical
art Of military lying. The few disaf-
fected il our land; who desire a re-
construction Of Federal tyranny over
Us, industriously spread rumors OF such
plans, in the hope thereby TO distract
and disheart,n us. But the innate sill
hess of dividing the South in the face
Of ALI enemy who boasts that he can
subdue Us though united, VIII Danish
every such scheme from the minds OF
patriots.
Besides these imaginary apprehen-
siuns, there are Other, and real, hln-
ORANGES to united, vigorous and enthu-
siastic prusccu ion Of TIE war; ne
soldier who imperilS his life IN battle,
cannot feel content that 50 many shout
shirk their duty in absences without
leave, or evade the utmost vigilance OF
the conscrption officers. The citizen
who literally supplies our army at
moderate rates is disgusted at the sight
of men devising schemes to avoid their
due shares Of the public burthens, or TO
increase their wealth BY specializing on
the necessities of the government or OF
individuals The sternest regulations
fail to prevcut occasional insolence or
tyranny Of officials, or inezcusable vlo-
lations Of private rights by thought
less and insnbordihate stragglers.-
These evils il is difficult entirely to pre-
vent in time Of war; but to the extent
to which they exist, they tend to dimln-
ish the zeal Of the people IN defence OF
their independence.
Our newspapers have unavoidably
become few and of diminished dimen-
sions: prudence also enjoins on them
silence in regard to many Matters
Communication by mail is difficult
Tins deprived Of much Of the light
which. IN time Of peace, enterprisiag
public journals and private correspon-
dence can throw on the condition. re-
sources and wants Of every locality, the
civil and military authorities frequently
fail IN obtain that minute and regular