Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-29


Impressaent Extraordinary
Orders have recently been issued 10
the commissary agents Of the rebel Gov
ernment in Alabama, to impress. among
other cattle, all the oxen in the country,
to procure beef for the army. Upon this
order the EufsIah Spirit Of the South
comments as follows:
1t is scarcely credible that such an
act of folly should be ordered; and yet
We are assured that there is no question
Of the fact. II is the climax Of all that
is Objectionable in the system Of impress
ments II Is wanton injury to the
eluntry, without any corresponding ben
eft 70 the army II viii decrease very
greatly the productive capital Of the
country, and add little or nothing 70 the
eommissary stores Of the army.
To render oxen, at this season Of
the year, ft for oeef, will require at least
three months time, at cost Of not less
thar. one hundred and fifty dollars per
head. If let alone, they would fatten on
range in less time. and serve the purpo-
ses Of the farmers besides, for that length
Of time, thus saving the Government an
unnecessary outlay Of tenz Of thousands
ofdollars. Orders fraught with 50 much
folly, and with such damage to the agri-
cultural interests, should never be en-
forced
Scarcity Of Propisions.
Under this head the Mobile Register,
Of March 18th, says:
The excitement caused By hostile
demonstrations on this city, OBTAINING
country producers from sending their
supplies to this market, as we'll as the
temporary use, for military purposes, of
the river transportation. have caused a
scarcity Of country produce. AS usual,
holders have advantage Of il, and sent
up. prices, to the great detriment Of the
suffering poor. Corn meal commanded
$40 per bashei, and -four has been scarce
at almost any price. As to meal aud
corn We are not so badly Oh as they are
at Charleston, where We see the article
quoted at $50 But these causes Of de-
ticieney are now removed, the boats hav-
ing resumed their regular trips; and we
are glad TO note the arrival, in two lots,
Of ] 200 sacks Of -four yesterday. This
scarcity will, therefore, be Of short dura-
ton and people mnst try to bear il as
well as possible. remembering always,
that il is TO the Yankee foe, and bis in
fernal war upon US, that we are indebted
for IL Meanwhile, the Government ID
abandantly supplied for the army"
Southern people erAoTtsd 70 crash
Grant
"osceola, correspondent Of the Mem
phis Appeat, writing from Dalton on the
81 Of March, ulters the following ..exhor-
tation
Let those at home spur up the iudo-
lent, push forward the recruits and dis
courage laziness, and backwardness Of
every kind Let the esnscripls be sent
forward rapidly, aud the ranks be flIed
up Let those who are fortunately per
mitsed TO 20 home on farlough promptly
return on the expiration of their leaves
Of absence If all both at home and Ia
the army, viii do their duty, against the
enemy again in advance, We will have a
force organized, equipped and rationsd,
sufficient not only % meet and drive him
back, but TO follow up and crush him.
OF course this will depend somewhat
upon the Importance attached 10 success
in this department, BY the authorities at
Richmond aud II would seem that our
commander-in-chief surely ought to see
by this time that this is really the heart
Of the Confederacy
Let Grant be overwhelmed and driy-
en- back 10 the Ohio, or bis army routed
and destroyed, and what a glorious pros
peet At once opens up before the Soath
Consequences Of sseh success
The correspondent thus faithfully and
truly depicts the consequences which
would follow the success be speaks Of
+ Such an event would be Immediately
followed BY general retrograde Of the
Federsls everywhere. The Army OF the
Potomac would leave Virgiaie aud rush
10 Washington TO defend il Troops
/ wonld be withdrawn from other points to
make the capital safe The armes nov
spread out In Mississippi, Louisiana,
/ Texas and Missouri, would be hastily
/ concentrated 10 prsven: their demolition
I by our victorious forges, and thus a vast
extent Of Southern territory would be
4 freed from the invader; Tennessee and
! Kentucky would be redeemed, and l00,-
600 fresh troops added to our victorious
standard; and our lines established where
they we're at the beginning Of the war.
With invasion threatening the No rth, the
nations Of Europe could no longer re-
fuse to recognize us, and We might, in
deed, begin 20 sac the snd-the acknowl-
edgnent of oGr national independence,
! and the return Of peace to eur war.
seouFged land