The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1864-11-25

The Ulloving extract from the Mobile
News October l9th s nom the pen OF
one OF the best writer's as well "a. one of
the best military critics IA the Couledera.
cy, and will be read with interest
Our cause is YET lu Of hope, but we
must have bruins bmms, illH,. 10 man.
age lt II % stupidity snd mDecilly
alone, that ever brought 70 INTO doubt and
peril ! speak plainly, earnestly. because
pcrilous times demand the uttemncg ui
plain and earnest truths risk the eonse.
qucuc,s Of iAsir utisrance be- they what
they may Great evils work fbr,. own
cure. We must End our cause in inmi
neat peril, before we can rise TO TEE grand.
ness Of the crisis. Gr"at perils whf b
oycrwhtlm little souls, oulycNaItand heroizp
hearts OF the great and brave / rJoicc
that we are 30 this peril It brings tine
the crucial test. that vii prove whether We
arr ma and worthy % oar dliy,r18ee.
uur columns are already in motion,
and 90 a campaign 81 aggression We
can win ami despite some causes 20 the
cpntury. | believe we will win
We may greatly win and present again
fact, not rare iu history. of . defeated
and dispiritcd army, catching 4 sudden en-
thusasm turning upon It's yictots, and
ssepilg them before IL VITA irresistible
yalor The tide OF war may. On lcw
weeks be rolled back TO the Ohio There
Is pothins wanting to this end but the
brain. to lead and The resolution 90 follow
The lormcr always cyukcs the latter
Wonder not, then, II this army yet amaze
the world hy lbs giant recgpeatiou and "A
splendid herolsm. Pbe Clnehaucy may
pct oNe us leayyrauce, quickly wor to
mi, NJ used much abused beaten army of
Tennessee
4 wise grocrd torese,s everything. p5H
yid.s iNr everything H. BE- we,r ur
prie.i ueyer couius d. never iH doubt what
}u do. He knows NhAt ho car . nod aiI
,hst 'hc enemy can DO. Like wise gen
eral lot us see what mus, result from QUO
NOV" towards Shermnns nur What ARE
the relative conditions % the armies We
arr moss as near Chattanooga 10 Sh,r.
isaus army The Arfnie, are about equal
iu numbers We can glt the start Of him
which is. 10 war, great advantage Our
army j, not ~ all encountered with Aca
and wounded as Sherman4 e.. bv ihuu
sands His teams are poor aud weak
barely rhle 10 haul empty wagons over
bad rotds Our teams ure ht. tIerh. and
strong We can march Eve miles % day
further than sherman and therefore can
beat him at the race, aud s,t 10 Dis roar--
be- short do that terrible thin called
thanking Bat suppose tm' this is a
mistakr and that h. can travel a. m4t A.
We Still that does moi affect the .ucc,s,s
Of the principal object Of the campaign
but what can be DO when he find us 10
motion towards Chattanooga he must
do onr Of THREE things
lst tie remains ia Atlanta with all his
army.
% He leayes Atlanta with all his ar.
my and follows us back to Chattanooga.
3D. lie leaves a garrison to hold Attain
to, and goes back with the remainder Of bis
army.
Now. it is selfevileu, that he must do
one of these things and defy human 10.
genuity 30 suggest how hc can avoid doing
them, or do anything else And DO which
he will, Sc win and he loses It Va not
necessary to argue the supposiiion that he
may Plango On still further into our couu.
try. II so, he only renders his destruction
more certain should he thus plunge on.
to the Atlantic or the Gulf. he will slatye
On the way, or should he get through, we
can nave m the tthia Va th,,shy L.,
liver North Georgia, North Alabama,
Tennessee aud Kentucky. We will make
the exchange and welcome 10 him. 4, ~
mains then only to argue the three propo.
sitions, lat, he remain. in Atlanta
with all his army. In that eyeut we throw
uurs.elyes aereaa hin r. Irsn5 ana ". fnay,,