The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1863-04-01
ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.

ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. ;
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CAMP OF ENGINEER REc'r SEARl
Bayou Macon, La. March i4th. CO. I
Vicksburg is yet the centre Of attraction
for the Army Of the Mississippi, and prob
ably will continue to be until the traitorous.
emblem Haunting from its rampa:ts is sup
planted ~, the "oll flag The most i'm
portant results hang upon its capture. It's
fail will effec tually sever into two, nearly
equal parts the rehellioas states. Arkansas
Texas and Louisiana. Will become helpless
IN Our hands, and the great state Of Mis-
SisSippi will be wholly at the mercy of the
Federal army, nor would its results stop
here. The main artery Of rebel communi
cat on thus severed, the chief foundation Of
their army supplies would be dried up, and
the great armies Of Johnson and Lee would
be compelled to assume the offensive and
break through our lines, or suffer the
lscourge Of a relentless famine. No wonder
then tina. they cling to this last link, which
holds them to their trans Mississippi claiEa'
with such 'vigor and tenacity. But Vicks-
burg will be taken, though the country need
not be surprised if those charged with the
undertaking and have made themselves ia
miliar with it's approaches, should take their
own time to do it. No forward to Rich
mond" cry will move General Grant, or in
duce him to throw Ills columns against their
securely entrcnch cd lords or to encounter
their formidable projcctles until he is ready
to do it successfully.
1 AS to whether or not he is getting ready.
is question Of grave importance to the PEG
pie and therefore point them to the YaZoo
pass, 10y which fleet Of Gun Boats and
transports may be taken from the Missis'
s;ppi river, through Moon Lake, thence into
the cold water md finally into the lazoo
River whereby we may completely flank
their works upon the North side. 10 the
Lake Providence, or more properly speaking
Bayou Macon cut off by which an army, in
q fcw days, may enter the State OF Louis
lana near the northern bouulry, passing
successfully through Bayou Macon, Black
waters again little north O. Port Hudson
, flank them bv the movement upon The
South. will point them to the 1'uns>
Point canal through which the wafer i
now sweeping with sufficient breadth ane
,lebth 10 effect the transit Of the larges
l class boats, and only waiting the remova
Of y few stumps to render it complete. . II
the monster iron monitors soon to be adltt
, to our already powerful fleet Of Wes;er1
!, gun boats which will make the elements ia
. with the power OF their might, and 'astl.
:, to hundred thousand heroic veterans Q
q Donaldson, Shiloah and Cor'nth, who low
q their country, ard their countlys' homo,
q and receive with contempt any propositi"'
for peace chat con,cmplates sacrifice
r that honor, or a disncmbc rinent Of thi
great and glori,us Government point t
these and answer, yes, he is getting b
:, r,ndy, and when the blow does fall it wi
:, make the Kingdom Of Jch: Davis trcmbl
r.. 10 its very centre: and send Northern. Cop
=, perheads sneakinS and c 'wardly, as the
- are, seeking greater safety and more cor
i, genial spirits, OR compel them to foreve
:, hush their foul expressions Of treason.
?, The army is unit for the prosecution {
a. the war TO a permanent and honorable peae
to and Is fast becoming so on the proprie:y
"a the emancipation proclamation. LA,
,e those Copperheads who have raised such
IS howl over the Niger, considered that tt
~ same niger. is the whole cause Of all tn
be national disturbance, and has poisoned Il
very yitals Of our once. happy country?-
That we have no future security Tor peac
any more than We have had in the pa
Il. while, the institution Of slavery is hangi1
It upon tho neck Of the nation. Have tn,
er reflected upon the fact that the rehe!io
[r. states can send her whole lighting streng
w to the field aud yet have sufficient force
let the black population to raise the corn Al
u meat with which to feed them, while L
We loyal states are compelled to retain at hor
- half her strength to feed the other bali, al
by thus with population Of one third Of tn
. OF tic LOYAL states, the rebels are enabled
TO out number US upon nearly every bat.
H. field. Have they read and reflected upon i,
on order issued by General Bcauresasd the o.:
sr- er day calling upon planters for two shor
to and negroes to work upoa the surtifica1lo
We at Charleston from behind which their VIII
h. ma s;ers, who are saving their strength
IRE the contest. will take deHb rate aim a