Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-29
Raxond the Mississippi.

Beyond the Mississippi.
There vas, probably, something more at the bottom
o. B,nksJ e1ve iitOn Norh Western Loui lana THAI
the hope Of cong lerng the Confederate armies anc
driving chem back into Texas thus obtaining complete
control for a time, a, least, Of ArkAnsas end Louis
lana Thee expeditions known TO have baen hith
Q 70 undertaken in opposition to the opinions and
vi hes Of General Hallsek, man Of unqussdonab'e
military tagacity, Whatever may be HIS merits as
commander in the 6eld. His correspondence with Gl
more concerning the Florida shows what he thinks o.
these mOvenents-that Re regards them as Only
waste of elsegy, and 80 calculated to sxlanst tie
ssrerg.h add resources o; The Federal Government
Without a. al influencing ths general fac of the can
pIRn. But for the ofRsers in command Of deparmen
tls temptations OF gro stealing and the seductive allure
men Of cotton are powerful to be resisted For Liz
coin the hope of manipulating two three votes in
70 she Bek Republican Convention stronger than Any
other motive just at this time; and he imagnei that
few thousand men, here and lev thousand there YOU
be we'll employed in eOnsummsng that very desirable
rssuls 81, when Gilmore rushes Of TO the sWaTP5 #
florida and Banks the ehAppArra OF Western Texas
LaCOln bids them God speed approves their energies
and enterprise aud ehuckes his success in erccm
venting his military adyersares and his political anita
gOllsl. luo ElOll4a pNlcAl7 AAN tAO ANNA7 sSANNA
oOapsed-the one disastrouly aud the other IidiCu-
Ously The Yankee Generals and tsSir followers iAi'
TO ga.her thSr crop of oOntrAbAnds aad cotton, aad
Lincoln to rap bis harvest o; delegates.
Nothing Is left TO Banks aud Gilmore but to ST
their III fortune; TO nsol ba: TO shuttle oct Of the
sorApe, and throw of the responsibility in Lis nal
awkEardly humorous manner, while HAlleck ehucAles
Ia MS turu, aud says: 81 told you so"
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tsrmnsd not to be chsa Of his share of the sPO,
II be has 70 hunt for the golden aseCo through sn he
wide extent of the Mississippi II i. not to
be found along the shores Of TIE gceA; river in the
country Of The Techs tbs LAourche Ihe Asehafalya
it nay be discovered ia the famous valley Of tho Red
River. Thiher, consequently, QUE Yankee Argoraa's
drecs their course, hoping here to fad negroes and T.
ton in aSuadAneei to gasify their mzcSgenstii g"
tastes and their Prehensile PropsnstCs at the
time TO put any qalnity Of money ia their packets.
snd gain sly number Of black recruits for their sruy
and Of constituents Tor Governor Hahn.
Indeed We have good reason to bsuev that these
motives operated possr!aily on the ingenious sad
Aequislive mind Of Banks when be set his columus ia
motion towards the cotton Paradise OF NOrihW 5;
L,uisianS. So far Yankee hopes have been eouspSe-
ousy sa5pOinted in the resuls auto pad from Tie
Olp,u,s drst OF New Orleans ADD afterwards Of cl5
burg and Port Hudson Since the Yankee occupation
Of New Orleans bu. so 900 bales of cotton have been
shipped from thai port-squll to 40 900 per anOuU in
pace OF thu 600 which formerly Weat Oai As ar
a. the cotton supply, therefore, the Yark
o0qussss in the South west the opening OF tie port OF
New Orleans, his apparent control Of the Assssipp.
River have proved decided failures. few industrious
Yankees have made their fortunes BY system Of rough
stealing; bus Butler and his gang OF rIurdar,rs
gathered almost all that 10 be had aud Left lille
but the mos. exguOus geanngs to the eager Banks
bis deserving followers
Hence the Yankee spectators in New Orleans at
upOa notable plan 70; utiiaz ng th5 military force
b. urging Il on to glory aud cot on the Red Riv r.
We do no. positively kaoE The ho but We have b, a,d
IL and We think is true, that the merchants Of New
Orleans that is say, the Yankee sPseulAOrs mad
contract with Banks b. which, on their part, they
agreed to psy him million Of dollr5 while be wa to
use the army for the purpose Of clearing away the
federAtss from the Red River valley order that be
spectators might be enabled to get lbs large amount
Of cotton supposed in that country. Bu: un'or
tuustely this nice Httl, arrangement honorable
bO.h sides, could no. b carried toto effect. Tie Con-
SederAtss had the assurance 10 make 6glt aud The 10
entsred The cotton gOr; white of the LITTLE Ofihe PFC
cous and coveted article found in the vieni,y Of Alex
andrA the navy not TO be OusdOns in emf rPrse, solea
portion, and the Coafeasrate1 burned the ress
Another motive which probably prompted Banks to
embark in ihs enterprise, the desire % occupy as
much Of he Stale as possible before the Convention
eIsosioa The Mary land and Arkansas game ia 10 b,
played over again in Louisiana. COnVep ion for he
purpose Of revising the Constitution and abclsliag
savsry bs held under the auspices Of Banks aud
Hahn Bus as long Federal occupancy restricted
20 the Parishes lying che Mississippi and those in the
Teoas county, the farce would be too broad
Lincoln himself Bat, had the Yankees succeeded in
getting to ShrsVePOrs and driving our armies before
them they wouli have control all of Louisiana Sou.h
Of Red RiVef, perhaps much more; aud they would
tasn have had some seeming basis for their patent
oonstruo ing process. As i. Is the whole schems-eon
quest niger huasing cotton sealing, Union restoring
ana sll-is pretty eHseIuAlly done for