The New York herald., 1863-09-30

home. where hs could dess wi,h ths
o. u1h "benevcs The ending dRBoiusoo snpud come
On the l6h of April 1901 about the time he nrs' gun
Doomed IRON Fort Sum,er, General Hood resigned ms
comm,spn the United states government, and AZ
"ee rendered his the south In due time has
SERVES Mere accepted hrs entered opsn tbe
fa ~ his lieutenant. and he ordered 10 report 70
"'hefAi lee, then 70 'ngn,a. The result was ih,t no
ws .e I,iey ordered ~ report 20 General M,grn Noes,
on sbe r'ninSua, where he was at onoe gwen
command u all The cavalry d ,be peninsua,
WIZ ue ra.k ol captain Of regular cavalry IRON
iI i" tlon he was soon rnVtsd 10 the rank ~ MAJOR
fs'eisng here the command ths Fourth regiment ~
Texas Volunteers then bout the city, wth the
fank or colonel o. nantry. About month thereafter
early 10 Novem oortha Fourth aud fI,h feNas fegi-
nent moy"s from Rcbmond Tor lbe Potomac, where
in'y were 70 Dc org,hned INTO brigade under General
Wgfal ~ho 10 that end, had been gwen the appoint
usht orgadler general In the next spring Of isb1
encfa Wigkli resigned the position take his seat
.onsfes AZ senator elect from Texas, aud General iod
was apohied 20 the vacancy. Some time hsrea ter
"enefai Hood was promoted ~ iul MAJOR general,
~nlco position he held 10 the time Of his death.
10 personal appearance General Hood stfa,Dg and
tesit splendid chest aud shoulders searching blue
eyes with tine growth Of hair ami beard wearing both
wh'saefs and misfache. lie had oi that foolish
Official vanity and snperciousness aboo him, Though he
was grave and dgpned IN his bearing. lie was strc.
dscpinaran su he was as much esteemed and beloved
by The men under Ms command any general IN the
army in hs death the army loses one OF 'is most gal.
knit and intrepid officers and the country whose
oee's WIZ MI bright page 10 the history Of this war
The Trsns-Mississippi Region.
iirom the same paper
Tie Trans Assisspp, deserves better notice than il
usually gets ~ The contemporary records OF the war. TINS
distant region comparatively ignored In the chronicles
and abstracts oi the times. Occasionally have
gbhersh OF tho telegraph about operations IN the Irans
Mississippi or stray paragraph gives as incident IN
TINS distant part the Coniederacy or relates guerilla
romance there. Beyond these imperfect asi desutory
records have but little information Of the vast
OF country that lies beyond the Mississippi ,ts partcipa
ton IN our national struggle, and s romantic fortunes ia
the war.
Ye the Trans. Mississippi IS just o. the most
interesting theatres ~ the Although military opa
ra,iuns have been conducted there reduced scalo
and although there either distant
immateral affect the geners fortunes the
contest shall Gnd tho -four great states beyond
the some OF the most shring scenes ol the
war tho noblest examples Of its chiyalry and
adventure aud some Of tho most heroic illustrations Of
the seifdsvoted patriotism OF the people OF This con-
iederaCy.
of these illustrations has recently been gwen. II
does honor To whole people, testimony TO the
world Of the resolution Of the SOUTH and crowns atresh
the spirit Of the conledefay The convention when was
called the 18th OF last month nt Marshall Texas and
LOUISIANA and ieas has put upon record one ~ tho most
spirited declarations IN this and has made 10 tho
enemy timely and impressive vndcaton q the patriot
isIn, iorttude and virtue OF the south
This convention was attended by Governor Moore, OF
louisiana Governor LuboocE, Of Texas; overnor Elan
nagn, u Arkansas and Governor Reynolds. q Missouri
They ubshed an address which expresses the nrmest
confidence the final VI cause recommends
ohosriu endurance Of the hsrdshps % the war, and
uonciGdes with the aud solemn pledge o abiding
the des,inies o. the confederacy and making common
fortune with the states thai compose u ns declara-
the point thc address, and brestbcs sentiment
of patriotism which rs Just now splendid vndcation q
the unaninty and zeal OF people and important
instruction the enc4ny o the gndmi bed agd uudis
cursed spirit OF the south.
Ihe Conve alton declares ifc enemy may dismiss all
hopes that the Western section "f the eferacy viii
eck destiny from that o' east "
the Mississippi Attached 10 the con'edcracy by commit
nifty OF race Institutions and iDtrvst, bdptyed
blood We have uoured out together desire
d political connection let our Eastern ruicde-
rates DO their dniy these states and our Indian allies win
dat tbe,r lhpno red
safety the remembrance Of tho danger from
temporary cess1tlcu q tbs intarcoufse VIII only
strengthen the te- which bind together =
This pledge " peculiar importance a. this time 70
the conedevacy bsu~i,s b. niBtta 70 d,sgsr ne
soD~ga>,rer 81 ne fall u IuksiuTg Thc
o. nis oreG national a,dora''s uo tha interrupted cem
rauHaaos bco,>n M s.cou Of nc cOJed<racy aud
re,o each on 'oe. resoa'c Ihi- DIVISION ot the Efforts
OF confederacy deplpra abie -nosgb. II naturally
tends weakness and 10 saouses m the fears of snch
results we may now dismiss IN view Of tho noble reson
" the of the franc Nssspp 20 do their
spcctive parts IN the aud take that the
of undergraduates shall not suffer by dyi
SION of the efforts 20 Obtain IT, which instead Of being
o caluusy shs be that ~ mobile aud patriotic
rivalry.
the Trans -Misssipp have pea constrained 70 separate
efforts the Bu, u II an especial subject Of con
grafua,on and pride that the spirit and unanmity OF Tho
south e unaffected by such snt and that the
distant poop. u he ccnfederacy not only keep, but
cherish their attachment % ths vital principle o our
struggle and The common came of our arms
fbe people of the Irsns Mississippi are nov sehds
pendent. They have not only u. spirit 70 meet the
Aslr situation all the
material aud physical resources 10 sustain them
TLe Tfrna-Hfs,tsapg. IS tsspue sisrf. u has
" o'cn a,anGactcl5 of 1aisnon, dras poea,, ana
oiasr ,agntioaf 81 uar N has aJia1dSnce ~ t0gd
IT. territory extensive. ts gstion OF s rivers
uncertain tb. shtOugn which iis interior
approached Il unw holssoIne sni dilcult transport
lion WIN such resources snth barriers ~ nature
20 an invading army the aisssippt may well
contest by hcfseh the fortunes ~ the When the
trhnstiun of tie war pas.cd and the sbouis 0ry
aDd INDEPENDENCE shall ascend from b0ih side " tho
great river artery ~ the confederscy may realize
that part X the address ~ the Ms.lsspp
ton which declares thai u. remembrance ~ psst Ian.
gers IN oar present ansensn Will !"
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