Washington telegraph., 1863-01-21

arise, when strangers are employed in such .
service. In this manner the capacity Of the
army, for active operations against the enemy,
would be materially increased. hope shall
not be considered intrusive for having entered
into the details. The measures l have recon
mended. are placed before you only in the
form of suggestions, and BY you, l know, i
sha II not be msinterpreted.
Here he alludes to the magnitude OF the pre-
parations made by the enemy for our subjuga-
ton, and the bravery with which we have al
ways met them and whipped them We have
often whipped them three to one, and in the
eventful battle Of Antietam, Lee whipped them
four to But do not understand mo IS
saying that this will always be the case. When
the troops of the enemy become deciplned,
and accustomed to the obedience Of the camp,
they will necessarily approach moro nearly to
an equality with our own men. We have al
ways whipped them in spite of disparity Of
numbers, and on any fair field, fighting rs
man to man, and relying only on those Latu-
raj qualities with which men are endowed, We
should not fear to meet them in the proper
ton of one to two. But troops must he dis
ciplned in order to develop their efficiency;
aud in order to keep them at their posts. Above
all to assure this result, We need the support
of public opinion. We want public opinion to
IEOWu uOWn those VINO COIue lTUul Viz
with sad tales Of disaster, and prophesies OF
evil, and who skulk from the duties they owe
their country. We rely on the women Of the
land to turn back these deserters from the
ranks.
Here he speaks of the issue in which we
engaged, urging every one to the fulhlment Of
his duty to his country; and in speaking Of the
enemy he says, ..these men when left to them
selves have shown that they are incapable of
preserving their own personal liberty"
The great end and aim of the government
is to render our struggle successful. The
men who stand highest would fall the first
sacrifice to the vengeance of the enemy in case
we should be unsuccessful. You may rest as
surcd, then, for that reason, if no other, that
whatever capacity they possess will be devoted
10 securing the independence of the country.
Our government is not like the monarchies of
the Old World, resting for support upon ar
mics and navies. 1t sprang from the people,
md the confidence of the people is necessary
for its success. When misrepresentation Of
the government have been circulated, when &C
cusation, have been brought against it Of
weakness and inetficency, often have felt in
M heart the struggle between the desire for
justice and the duty not to give information
to the enemy-because At such times the COR
rection of error would have been injurious to
the safety of the cause. Thus, that great and
good man. Gen. A. Sidney Johnson, was con-
tented to rest beneath public contumely and
to be pointed at by the finger of scorn because
he did not advance from Bowling Green with
the little army under his command. But month
after month he maintained his post keeping
the enemy ignorant of the paucity OF his mum
bers, and thus heding the enemy in check. |
take this as one instance; it is not the only
one by far.
Here he speaks Of New Orleans and Mem
phis.
In the course Of this war our eyes have Of
ten been turned abroad We have expected
sometimes recognition and sometimes inter-
vention at the hands of foreign nations and
we have had right to expect il. Never be-
fore in the history of the world had people
for long q time maintained their ground
aud showed themselves capable Of aiming
their national existence, without securing the
recognition of commercial nations. l know
not why this has been so, but this say. ..put
not your trust in princes and rest not your
hopes in foreign nations. This war is ours; We
must light it out ourselves, and feel a pride
in knowing that so far we have done il with out
the good will of any body. 1t is true that
there now symptoms of change in public
opinion abroad. They give Us their admira-
tion-they sometimes even say to Us God
-;,ccd--aul in the remarkable book written
by Mr.. Spence, the question ~ secession has
been discussed with more Of ability m il
ever has been even in this country. Yet En-
CLAM! still holds back. but France. the ally OF
other uays, seems disposed 10 hol u out 10 u
the hand of fellowship. Aud when France
holds out to US her hand, right willingly will
we grasp IT.
There are now Two prominet objects in the
programme of the enemy. One is 10 get pos
session of the Mississippi river and to open il
to navigation in order To appeasc the clamors
of the We {, and to utliz. the capture Of New
Orleans. which has thus far resiered them no
service. The other Is tn seize upon the Capt.
tai OF the CoufeIeracy aud hold this out as a
proof that the Confeicracy has no existence
We have recently repulsed them ut Frederick
burg, aud believe tina: under God aud by
the valor Of our troops the Capital of the Con
federacy will stand behind its wall OF livln.
breasts Vicksburg aud Port Hudson nave
been strengthened, and now we can concen-
trate 1T either of them force sufficient for
their protection. l have confidence that
vicksburg will stand rs before. and hope
that Johnston will find generals TO support
him if the enemy dare to land Port Hudson
is now strong. Vicksburg will stand and Port
Hudson will stand; but let every man that can
be spared from other vocations hasten to de-
fend them and thus hold the Mississippi river,
that great artery of the Confederacy, preserve
our communication with the Trans NJ .sssippi
Department. and tbwart the enemy's scheme
of forcing navigation through TO New Orleans.
| BY holding tina section of the river between
Port Hudson and Vicksburg We shall secure
these results, and the people of the West, cut
| off from New Orleans, will be driven to the
| East to seek a market for their products, and
will be compelled to pay so much in the way
of ireights that those products will de render
ed almost valueless. Thus, l should not be
surprised if the first daybreak Of peace were
to dawn upon US from that quarter.
Sometime since, for reasons not necessary "a
recaptulate, sent TO this State q General IN
known to you, and, perhaps. even by name,
known to but few Of you. This was the land
OF my affections. Here were situated the lit.
tie OF worldly goods possessed. I--selected a
General, who, in my view, was capable Of de
Tending my State and dscharging the duties Of
this important service. l am happy to state
after AL attentive examination, that l have
not been mistaken in the General of my choic,
l find that during his administration here
everything has been done that could be accom-.
| plisEed with the means at his command.
recommend him to your confidence as you ma,
have confidence in me, who selected Kim. Fol
the defence Of Vicksburg, | selected one from
the army Of the Potomac, Of whom it is but
faint praise to sly he has superior. lie
/ sx,rs~ ~ 81.