Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-30
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
Mr.. Lineoln's Last Call for Troops
THE LAST UNION CALL FOR TROOPS.
[Erom the Richmond Whig. March gil

l. 4F lFrom the Richmond Wing, March 2l.J
Father Abraham is coming it rather
strong again. He is about to draft two
hundred thousand more men ''for the mill
tary service, army, navy, and marine
corps" This foots up grand total of
about two millions five hundred thousand
men, called out to crush little "ninety
days'n rebellion. The New York World,
heretofore very complaisant, and disposed
to sustain Lincoln in all his exactions,
breaks down at this last call, and complains
In meek, subdued tones. The World does
very wrong to murmilr. If the end is Just,
the means are just, and no account should
be taken of the cost. 1t is too late in the
day to begin croaking. Every. sensible
man knows that this enormous leyyiof men
Is not intended to ''crush the rebellion"
merely. gi.a8lf Ia.l-s u r.a.i.sz ~. ffi.
The Presidential election Is coming on,
and there may be some considerable 'crlsh-
ing" to be done in the free as well as the
slave States. Plenty of bayonets will be
needed at the polls next fall. Moreover, it
has been ascertained that the votes of SOL
diers can easily be controlled. Lincoln is
playing his game with high hand. He
does right, for it Is question of physical
life and death with him and his party. If
they fail in the next campaign, they are de-
termined not to fail i'm the next canvass
The triumph of the Republican party must
be made sure at whatever cost, since defeat
means bodily death to the Republican lead
ers. All the gold they have stolen and de-
posted in Europe will not save their necks
from the halter.
AS fos the rebels we may now consider
them overwhelmed. They are stubborn.
but this last draft will fill them with des-
pair. They will fight no more. When a
small man is fighting large one the small
one always gives up and runs away as soon
as the large man begins to cry for help.
This rulenever fails. The only circumstance
which could by any possibility make it fail
would be positive assurance on the part
of the little man that the big mans cries for
help would never be answered. If the by
ISLANDERS also knew that no help was coming
to the big man they would be sure to adj
wise the little man to take to his heels.
1t is certain, therefore, that the ''rebels"
will now back down. Twenty millions of
mongrels have undertaken to whip them.
The Yankees soon got sick of the fight and
levied on the Dutch and Irish. The resi-
dent Irish and Dutch began to flag, and
5000 Paddles were recruited in Ireland.
with the approval and assistance of Earl
Russell. Then 100, OO,O0Oniggers were enlisted.
And now 100000 niggers, Yankees and other
molungeons, half breeds, mestizoes and
Yahoes are to be drafted. What wonder
that the ''rebels" are completely broken
hearted? Who bames the European by
ISLANDERS for advising the ''rebels' to give
the cause up?
WHAT REBELS DEEM HOPEFUL INDICATIONS.
lFrom the Richmond Examiner, March 1871
1t would be very unwise to make our cal
culations for the present year upon an as
sumption that the war is dying out. Ger
tainly there are some favorable symptoms
"a marked declension in that soldering
propensity which Yankees take for mill
tary spirit; an extraordinary indisposition
to stand fire when their lines have lately
been brought to action; a keen sense of the
enormous outlay for doubtful end, and a
fearful looking for of reputation and uni
versal bankruptcy; growing disposition to
assail the unspeakable corruption which has
taken possession of every department of
their government and to compare the mag
nificent outlay with the mean results; lapse
of time itself, and the weary reaction eonse-
quent upon over excitement with the still
increasing probability that the whole world
must soon officially recognize the fact of the
once United States being disunited forever;
these are hopeful indications for us; vet
they are far from indicating that there will
not be as much effort, in proportion to re-
manning means for the destruction of the
confederacy in 1864 as there was last year,
or the year before. In short the war inter-
estis still strong enough to rule our enemy's
country with absolute sway. :
MISSISSIPPI CLEAR OF THE FEDERALs.
from the Richmond Examiner, March 1871
1t is ascertained positively that the Fed
erals have all left the northern counties, and.
with the exception of the troops at Vicks-
burg and on the Yazoo, and in garrison ut
.Natchez, the State is clear of them.
The people along the line of Sherman's
march are returning to their homes, and en-
deavoring to accommodate themselves 10
existing circumstances as best they can.
Many of the planters are without teams
and have but little help left but their wants
will be supplied by those in the districts
not overrun to sufficient extent to enable
them to put in crop sufficient for their ne
cessities. -g-..tr csf},@f., .E.3-r
The work of repairing the railroads and
telegraph lines is being vigorously prosecu-
ted. - s'isl- !'iH |
RECOGNITION RuMoRs. ~
In connection with the rumors already
published in the WhiG of the contemplated |
recognition of the Confederacy by certain
foreign powers, we give what was stated In
a recent speech by a member of Congress.
The Selma Reporter says Mr.. Vest, MEM
Der of Congress from Missouri, made a
speech at Demopolis to the Missouri troops
on Wednesday, 9th inst, in which he stated
that he had just returned from Richmond,
and that President Davis told him he had in
formation, which was oilicial, that Maximil-
ian was en- route to accept the throne Of
Mexico, which would result in the recogni-
ton of the Southern Confederacy by Mexi-
co, Spain, France and probably Austria
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