Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-11-12

negsroing rations and forage, bette
times'are daily expected. BsIos tnvA
% hs direction Of the seeus Of TIE ss6s
lsstsulght corr is tolersbly Abundant
A REBEL OFFICERS eosyEssroS.
eab.ain W. n. Henderson. fs,. .
the rebel army. which he hss lef.. .ft.,
two years service, ffon a eetomSSic,io,
thar the cause ior whichshs 'bdsbt -,
wrong. writes otbe New -orEsn EtS
d. The trsus. Mississippi Department
eomnsnded BY Gen. e. Kirby Smith
is conquered to-day. IT'S true, tbev
may fall back into Texas. and make !
SHOW OF resistanee-for. indeed, it will
only be show-tiil thet reach the
rnountaihotis regions in Western Texas
where they will keep up busb-wback.
ing warfare, till want of the ueces-
sarfes of life, will. in one year, compet
them to sue for peace. and be willing 10
take Il upon the terms Of the United
States Government, let them be wbat
they may. A large majority of the
touisisna volunteers, commanded bv
Brig Gen. A. Mouton and Green and
Spait, viii never cross Sabine river 10
go into Texas. I will stake nv .xi,t.
enee upon II, that two.t thirds Of fsylor,s
army deserts him before be gets into
Texas.
There is a great disafection among
the citizens Of the country, who. pre-.
vious to the Emancipation Proclamation
Of the President Of The United States.
were good Seeessionists, are now as
good Union men as they we're rebels.--
They saw plainly that BY complying
with the Proelatistion. the war could
be Brought to d speedy close, and the
further effusioi OF blood etaded. But.
all why did not the people Of the rebel
States comply? Gladly would seven
Pighths Of the non-slaveholding popula.
lion have complied; but proposition.
Or hint, OF stch thing from any person,
would have been the signal of death ID
him or her without ceremony. And
hen it would have frustrated the de.
signs Of Generals Lee, Joe Johnston.
Bragg, Beauregard, Smith, Homes,
Bill Yancey, etc. They all
expect to be President Of The Coniede-
-ate States; and before they would see
he restoration of the Union-.hereby
blasting forever their political expecta-
ions for the future-they would see
he soil of Texas crimson with the
llood Of her (partly deluded and ttod.
lep down. people.
| assert; positively, that It Is not the
ault Of the citizens or the States In re-
ellion that the war is not ended and
be Union reconstructed. Twelve
1onths ago. II the legal voteis Of the
ebel States codld have gone 10 the
oils aud voted their sentiments petfect=
, untrammeled. they would have voted
econstfuction BY two-thirds majority;
he U. 8. Government should wage A
Tar OF determination against them, and
ever lay down the sword til JEFF:
laVis. with every other leader Of this
ebellion. may be seen dangling from
le limbs Of trees at The end OF a rope;
have Witnessed scenes in the Conlede.
tie army. perpetrated upon the help
IS and the unofending By Confedefats
Ildiers, that would make ihhumahity
self, blush. When Gen. faylot re-
eated from the Teche last summer;
" The latter part Of last spring. | be-
I'VE, there was sesteely farm -hotiss
the line Of march but what bore oe=
liar proof Of the depredatious OF Sib.
"a tnebi and the only excuse they
I'VE for robbing the citizens was that
ey did not want TO leave It for ths
ankees.
They even went so far as 10 shoot
tile down on the prairie, ard leavB
em lying, TO be eaten BY buEzards.=
saw Texas soldier shoot a soldiers
fe's COW in her yard. and Il the ohiy
e she had--and because she fefhun-
ated, set her house oh ffe and tHrn
: and her little ones out doors.
Who, l ask, is responsible Tor all
g? Echo answers. JEFF. Davis 4 Co.,
d the ghosts Of thousatds of helpless
men and ehildrsa, and poot deluded
diers. will loom up before him 10 the
, of judgment, and point their long
eleton fingers toward hb naked spirit,
enumerate the sufetibgs and in
Is which he caused them in this
the testimony will sink him;
eper aud deeper into his Satanic Ma
ty's den. till the creakfngs Of the
Jennings will die away ia the Dr.
zee. rvI Fsrr s4u-f.q
The stronghold OF the Western rebel
ces In Galveston, is nothing to COM
e With those at Vicksburg and Port
Idson; and, indeed, they may be
ced 10 evacusts Galveston without
ng gun II Gen. Banks penetrates.
xas from the east toward Houston az
as the Matches or Trinity river, Ma
lder will fall back to Houston. The.
plies Of The Colorado river, cut off
% the Confederate army, they are
. A want Of clothing. provisions
money. has completely demoralized>
trans Mississippi Department. 'r'
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