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

no. been aide 10 conquer single state
and the CHIEF fruit OF tsns, year. warisrc
besila the'dtspuied Possession Of lepnes
~ /. a widespread devastation aud a ron I.
siderable havoc amuug the luburug pop
uAtion OF the South Hundreds nl homes
ar.i iartsr bss. eeua ,AsiIoJ III, AID tAoHs'
and. OF negroes stolen. Of whom The
naiuiv have been tnrnt two OF tire
Which w at the merry ~ sunboats have
0ecn captured aud tAIs IS al that has
been achieved
The Soaihets armies have sustained 10
greater DISASTER 900 the a,d they have
inflicted hnli scory Of the mos, terrible
defeats recorded in history Their capital
with a sort Of hravadp was piarted near
their most endangered frontier; army
after army ~ the number Of severn
/ hundred thousands has been buried against
I It and completely shattered a quarter of
Ia million NJ rorI~es an manning the
palrs Of Nire MIA and with tins result that
I K 81 mAa1 lSnoe stronger iinu i ever VA.
I and very much safer than Washington.
ard that instead 1i asking whether Grant
ean take the city mea both North and
south. are rvne'tia, to hear that lee has
taken Grufs camp sad that thni OF
the invading army has hsr iIt in the
hands oi trc viriurs sherman has 'oi
lowed up 'he long a11 roN march which
last wear had hro6ght tue Federal army
Of tg Nr-tto Chattanooga he IS not
ssay Ar from Atlanta. an the iri"ud. ai
fhe North tfcmhir '1r sherman ami hts
aruy. Charleston has been attacked 80
VAN and atcf crushing rrpul.cs, the
Federal hy.iccers are deriytn 10 aniu,e
themselves by hombard'ncnt which
though it succeeds IN 81 NJ now and then
an innocent child. or numbering bride at
TIT altar might 10 continued a hundred
4 years withon, bringing the city any near.t
To a surrender Mobile and Savannah
arr found unassailahle
In Louisiana the Confederate. have
gained. OVER Banks a vietefy erin ,- thu
lnus, complete aud iNci We Of the war
The Importance n that victory is dwaried
10 our elUs hv di,r1utc from the scene u'
our rt'" interests arr b. the gigantic
1.ig5e W ir- ofs ruiious IN Virginia .
hp' 70 Has very serious bearing ou the
position = 'hr c0n'r'dIng power 4
hl. d.y.n 'ho invaders ont OF ASausas
and crushed them 10 Louisiana H. las
mf destroyed and wholly pnrnl,2.l "a
pawaf.7 Hsf ana CON. ir,1hla army Il
hl. n a-.i some % poo toni,i.r o.
troop, 20 operate aeuH sherman, frur
rhar B. DO fytal army .n lrnu..ss..
umuln % resisting 'Hr lghl force. which
have bore. emf 'u-h.r by tHe tun'eHtuirs.
such is tl, position ~ a'hi-. after ih'-
YeHs of wHr md outinc upon T. does
aay nan. vI, yaues b. rpn'euon Tor
sincerity tar, 20 say that The suiNIs iI1u
of 'hr south Is -fll within the bounds OF
rational probability
Every muu'h ~ tHe war improves the
r.,fiycpo.iijorso ' tie caniedctu'ra The
worst "a over fur them, ihe scyerest waer
.Ugs ha}t been endured tHc period Of their
eXfrme depression % closed They have
passed 'hc cri.i' at which the resources
acc1ma,nl u p,are were completely rX
hus'ei they ARE nos depending M those
which they proi1ce and can couunu' o.
produce 800 spite 81 the war They have
oomrl tells adapted their social irda.ru,
ard political organization 20 lhc.r pirrri
state and find themselves able 20 provide
amply ir 81 their needs Their supplies
food clothing. ammunition and arm,
lr Increasing their in-s lu the war do
no' annsar 20 Doe g.arar than the natural
growth ~ tN' population can replace. 'ur
f., wound d YuIy 'au4a who Hre Grip
CH''Hr DW' unl us-n ubg ue