The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1863-05-23

lse' W assume, not az pns-tb%c, bat ~ very
prohshe contingency the appearance 10 the NORTH
Atlantic, within the nexi icw weeks OF au all
powerful iron casrd Conft derSte squadron. Rueh
| y squad sn IA IN advanced state 81 construction,
| and The fnctd< Of the Snuthern ConfedcyaoY ~i,l
t'r glad y learn that thc .bipa cf war which
the rank Of great naval power ars without the
gtsst faults Of the iron-ca<f dips ~ war Of the
Northern states. aud the minor faults II the
iron cs-ed ships Of war oi this country.
We cannot Al the moment. without perhaps in.
aictsna injury on III. Confederate ea1se. he mnfc
precise. Suffice ~ Ia say. that just now after no
end Of difficulty and emhsrrsssincnt, great cast
iron rolls have beea tarnsd successfully. and are
yielding an abundant supply Of angie iron Of all
sizes that -,lil more massive smooth rolls have
| been fashsoicd. and are pro,!nc,ng great rolled
armor plates. from SCRAP aud railway iron; and
finally thai tho thousand Of wiling working men
IN the Tredegaf Iron works. Richmond, The
Charleston iron works, and the Savannah iron
work. are toiiiug almost wlthens iutermleiou
night and day. Again We relcAt we cannot at
the moment he mare ptecir. The Confederate
State. IN word are straining their energies 10
the enrolment and equipment ot great armies.
but this time with the intention Of ds-potinr
with tho Northern States the command ~ the
ocean. The EFFORT Is great oae, bot perhaps
not greater than resoluts and skitifgl met are
more than equal to. let encourage them
| with our besV wishes. and the assurance that
whenever the gallant Captain Scmmos, Of The
| ron the day ~ recognition and independence will
| " aosr 81 hand. What then are we 10 look Tor
il Tor some weeks hcnec wo arr startled with the
intelligence that Captain selnmcs "a At sea with
| pne OF the most powerful squadron VI thi- iron
age 7 win New Orleans be relieved from the
trc.ence of General Rank the Federal Rect be
destroyed Ia the ower Mississippi, aud tnc stars
and lar. VI the Cnnfcderaey once more suppisnt
the stars and stripes which Namford hauled
ds,wn from the Nae stat Of the New Orleans ras
! Il . IL.
before Mobile, Savannah aud Charleston he "a
gagged aud sunk aud coitrn onre NOR. fnd H..
way TO market In Liverpool and Hsvrs' VIII
| the Chesapeake lc entered aud the Confederate
slaadfon ecu ior action before annapolis, whlie
/ pac2 Wil. finally. New yoik. Bp,,on. aud
| Philadelphia have to choose between submission
| and "A ra's1m 1r the amenities of an hours hnui.
( barimeut4 Thee afe the qnesiiou- wc ms.
haVeitO think II and answer before msny weeks
are over, They are now. startling and exceed.
nely apporiane. just at such time ~ the pms
1 .nt. when Pertinent u about 10 meet the quest on
( Of recognition tirchire ami the navy IRE on the
lin. OF ever, one it IL desirable 10 have the ,ule
uont helped 10 this way. A powerful canfeder.
| ate .auadYoa viii change Lord Res-cll time. aud
! no deuht be alluded 10 BY eur veteran Premier
( 10 hi. usually hsppy manner Between the govern
ment aud The g,csi mass Of Ennilshmen There Is
! this simple difference On the American question
tha. whereas the of Englishmen are Of opin.
4 iou that the whipping Of the Sorshenefs hs.
hcep severe enough Lord Russell and Lord
pslmorsion in consequence Of some Old prodee
no doubt; insist that the fighting shall continue
! until the Nanh IA SO severely Punished that ID
viii not lie IA the hamog to dght again tor some
eeusraton-. When. Therefore tofa Russell and
Lord p..tnrr-lon a,e iupfmcd That the tunsrdet-
/ sic states haze great on.easrd squadsoB on
the Federal coast, they will begin 10 think Ike
other people They wlh thea arknlw fe tn
utter hopelc, ness Of the Federal cause, and per
h.ps pat Themselves right with Parliament nnd
The public hr stating that from the time of The
attack on Fort ssmrier, ny General Neaurgafd
lie, have Ind seeset missfviny. a. 10 wmt the
nd ga.il be. This Of course h merc human
nature.
Among The Federal Americans the announce
neat tAat We now make wlcfc.'e mnchth. same
7 ,nx.is tia. a 1--we shell would DO M the Senate
Chamber In Washington The stynt Of The Frdcr
ala a fairly hfoaan. tnrsc' villa siasirnan $50,
r., telling government wheu the chef fragment Of
a great country IA on The brink. Il nal already in
| The sbys- OF ruin, they were powefics= against
lheif enemy, Against the C9nie'sra' s'aics ihcy
have dene their beet ard worst, sud peace and for
seifallncss would BON be % them bsih relief aud
I blessing. rp 70 this dur 'htJ have never dream
Ell Thai At sea or on ihcr vsst the tonfcdefatsa
could d. them harm. What alone they hs,esnnse
,iiue4 i.arrd Is az a,tiek ~ Gen. lee ~ Wash.
| nglhn lat Washington his very small rilcc in
I Nnrihca heart. True. nc Alabama has done
ilem injury but still the nnry y borne by few.
/ 10 b. besides, an iHjsfy thai TIC New England and
New folk -liip owncls AID others think 10 more
absut, after an Indignation meeting On Change 1T
4 the Chamber n commerce, ~ the haaNi ~ Trade.
/ CAPTAIN s,mmes and an iron la-c'l squadron have
| 40, been coaut,l on.
sAiPs with IAN bows, 'he .tcm' o' cael y naich