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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-08
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TIE Luntiom Times IN Confederate
-Miitary Norcmcnhs-Tlr london
Times. of the 26,II ult. has an rdi-
,"rial om the late military operations
of the Confederate commanders, r.
Sulting in the drtra, OF E">rcrnns
and the retreat of Mead. II saws
In these last ope.ati"us III Tonnes
see and Virginia the Confederate
commanders have displayed a d..gr,..
Of military skill and power of com
bining their forces thai tn. Fed, ral-
have never been able to attain. Th.
armies of General Lee and Genera.
Bragg. in Georgia and Northern Va
ginia. were more than four hundr,.~
miles apart in n straight li:ie. y,
they co-oprrat.d with and s'rpp"rt-G
ca4lI other with as much c.i,ri,v "a
il they were engaged in one opera
ton. A whole corps has been TAX II
from one ANA added 10 the OTHER with
facility a. great As if the lnaiu ho-
dies bad only been separated by the
distance Of 81 days march The I'M
mense advantage Of railroads for the
purposes Of war has never yet been
50 siSaally proved as by the transfer
OF Longstre.t's corps from Nirgini:,
I" Tenncss". 10 aid in the defeat of
Rosecrans, and back again to enable
Lee to make this advance so conf
IDENTITY. The troops thus twice moved
from point to point must have tra-
verscd more than n thousand miles OF
road, some of the railway lines they
took being eircuitous. The posses
sion of these lines has been of i'm
nense advantage to the S"u,hcrncrs,
but it requires great strategical abii-
ity to turn even advantages to az
count. Lee and Lougstr"e, could
not refer to any operations of an
Gent war for prcc~d"ms. To weak
en- one army in the face of An enemy
Of equal force. I" strengthen another
four hundred miles distant, was hard
ly within the resources of old mill
tary science. IL has not only been
done. but repeated. and both move
rnents have been successful. 1t is Il
remarkable achievement, and its inn
portance is singularly illustrated by
a complete contrast with it. Burn
side was dispatched to reinforce Rose
Grams as soon as Longstreet nave
rnent was ascertained Blrt the Fed
eral General had no railway lines 10
move by. He struggled. on through
a country either roadl-ss or ill-pro-
viled with the means of communi-
cation. He could not arrive in time
to prevent the disaster of Chatta-
nooga.
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So1therncrs IN Paris.-The Paris
October 81 letter of the New York
World has the following:
Mr.. Mason is about leaving Paris
ior London to settle up some little
affairs. when he will return to tn.
continent. and probably go south as
tar as Rome or Naples. The "Old
Roman" AS he is called here, is glad
to get away from Russelldom. I'M
der the auspices OF new ministry,
,lr. Mason may yet return to be
officially presented to her most gra-
cious Majesty the Queen.
Sir Eardly Eardly, who married
he belle Of Alabama, having lately
succeeded to his fathers title and
estates. is devoting himself with
great enthusiasm to the rebel cause.
lie has gots.,lp subscription in
England for the purpose of raising
funds to supply the Confederate army
with med lcincs, surgical instruments,
tiic., and to-day h. gives dinner at
the Grand Hotel in Paris to several
leading Sou,herners and sympa,hi-
zers. including Capt. Matii,. of tho
Florida. And. by the way, this ter
rible little destructive, in a condition
better than new. will leave Brest III
about ten days, to resume her mis-
sion on the mighty deep. Matfit will
have to remain some two months
longer in the hands of the Paris
doctors.
Capt. Harts,ein, Of the Confedr
rate Navy. is very i'll ut Munich
Li-uis. Norris, Campbell. Lee. and
Barron, of the same service, are now
in Paris waiting for Il ship. Capt.
Bl.kely, who has jus, arrived from
ST. Petersburg. is, much cl,arcrinel
Il: the reported bursting of his big
gun" ut Charleston. He ordered at
once, by telegram, Il brother to the
monster to be made ut once. Nogun
OF that ca!ibre. lre~savs. can stand u
high elevation; and for point blank
work II. thinks nothing can stand
against them.
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2 Ljyht. hTcaiis in from tbs, West and tla
radicals there tel! IL that distinguished
Western member OF the Iut-.' VIII. at su
radical amendment 10 the constellation.
Ii has been previously intimatrS that Con-,
5ress is IL be torn this water regarding tn,
status of the resurrection lry districts
whether they are TO be nufscd a. Terrific
rIcs. according to William Whiting and
charles sumner. or whether they shall be
embraced again Is fun grown STAGES. &C
c"tding TO Montgomery Bluir's recent
Sp .ech at Rockville. Maryland. Shall Ar
kansas, Louisiana. Tennessee. etc. be eact
provided with a Military Governor. or shall
those States be invited te send back enough
senators and Representative 10 vote dowa
the present government? There are kin
dred Questions we are told. growing from
the same parent stem whether the. Prcsi-
dents Proclamation haa legally alb olish,d
siuvcry--wheiher if slavery be uboli, he'd .
can ever be revived whether il would
be more, or less, difficult to revive it, if tue
rebeilious districts were in territorial con
full powers OF States. 1t is prupoS.d by
snlmmarjiy by Amending the Constitution a
follows: -
ARTicLE.-There shall be neither slavery
nor involuntary scfvitude. except Tor the
punishment oi crime. in any portion of the
United states.
The Chicago Tribune. in its Washington
letter: already warmly advocates this rcvo-
tltionary amendment
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Special attention is directed to the
advertisement of Maj. II. G. Rhett,
of the Ordnance Department. The
Laboratory is in need of paper for
making cartridges. The leaves ct
any old book can be used for the pur-
pose. Nearly every person has some
valueless book, or old papers, which
they could furnish the Government.
Read the notice.
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Ros"cr0Re 0aa H,s "D,rumrrs."-
The following is an extract from II
private letter from Gen. Rusecrauz 10
a gentleman in Washington:
"-As To my removal from the com
mand of the army of the Cumber-
land. | have onl v to say that pray
God that the country may be as well,
and better, served by another. AS
for the infamous lies which are pu,
tor'h'' / trough the nr"ss, TO blast my
reputation. such a. disabling mental
disease, the use Of opium. disobc-
iicrcr of orders, in not advancing
when ordered, in w.tiiin. for rein
torceln"mts, &c. it | thought they
came from cur Goverutarnt | would
despair of Il nation headed by such "A
Government: That the pnopl. will
accept them. or that God viii prosper
their aut hers, | do not believe Per-
sonally. | comlnena myself Ia he
just and mrrcitul One. who knows
what i the best for me-.
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.Suffrinys Of .ipsric IN rp1meree.--Un
,!sr This bead, the Philadelphia Inquirer
lays that such have been the dcpredaions
of rebel cruisers that not only is two
thirds of the carrying trade of ths country
done in British bottoms. hut American yes
sells have also changed hands in couse-
quence of the present state "l things. OF
twenty three sailing vessels advertised in
Boston last Thursday. tor foreign voyages.
sixteen were described n foreign ships and
chiefly British. la illustration N the same
point. Crashow Il Co.'S London freight cir
citlar for November. after long list of
American ships lately sold by that firm,
gives tire list of American ships, exclusive
of regular packets, ia that port. numbering
but fifteen against forty at the same date
last year. OF these fifteen eight fIase dis
Charged their cargoes so that their .Iestria-
zion is known ald of these eight four pfo
sold, one is for sale, one is in the Adniral-
" court. one disengaged, and one loading
TOR New York -
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The Sisters IF Mcrcy,-There is,
probably, no one in this city whose
eyes have not followed with interest
the quiet and modest figure Of some
Sister of Mercy, as she passed upon
her rounds.
1t is to this gentle impersonation
of Christian bcnevoieucr, and to her
associates, that our sick and wound
ed soldiers owe the tend.rest of thoS.
administrations which are better than
medicines in their effect upon thu.
Ianguishirg invalid. Nor is tn"
large Kindness of these ladies' solely
displayed in tn" personal cares which
they hestow upon the sufferer. They
give generously from their stores Ut
the same time; and many want is
thus supplied which might otherwise
nave oern !c!!: unsra:itied.
Since the beginning of the si-.-"
of Charleston. their presence has diff
fused its blessings in every os.ital,
and their uuweHrlcd attentions to the
--ldier have don" incalcullble good.
= Charleston Mercury.
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The Supply Of Cotton IN E4glaaH
The Lom!on lines has a long sta
ti>tical editorial on the suticcl Of the
cotton supp y, from which We learn
tha, the American supply has fallen
from 5.S74.3ij bales to 57.2SS bales,
aad tArc.np country, though sixty
SIX dItf'..'at Quarters now send cot
to;i 10 England, has been found 10
ev.n commence to furnish supply.
fne Times adds:
I'VE do not pretend 10 say that
ANY evidence, 1T his early period Of
TIA. experiment. can be considered
INCLUSIVE. Possibly another yea
u4.y Weld a Very different return,
Int We do not we'll see where to look
or The Improvement. 1t must be Il
work of time. and the question is
:. neither even time will do it, for it
II price after all which viii determine
ta~ result. VIII India or Egypt. or
;iuy other country, or all countries
together, send us, not only sufficient
cotton, bu, cotton at Cd. pound
If SO, then the trade of Lancashire
will revive again; but if fine raw ma
terial is onl v to be bought at twice
that figure, then We can never find
customers TOR our manufactured arti-
Giles, as before. We have hitherto
been undersclling the whole world in
cotton stufis, 80 that our good, found
purchasers in every quarter Of tn.
globe, and thus our cotton trade was
created. 1t has been suspended be-
cause cotton became dear, and it can
never bc restored until cotton be
comes cheap. We have fair eores
81 the material still, but our manu-
iacturers are afraid to work 1t up at
the present price That is the his
Tory OF the case, and We fear its as
pect is not much improved by the
returns before us. Even dear cotton
DOS not reach us except in driblets,
whereas. it is only cheap cotton, i'll
shund ancc, that will set the mills of
Lancashire at work again.
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Ger. .Sscgei on ne Russian Iiit0nce
Cen. Singel, in IA speech delivered
at Wheeling on tire 18th, on the
question OF the foreign relations OF
the United States, took the ground
that the fever through the country,
now prevailing. for an alliance with
Russia, was Il new Danger, and also
danger indeed. 1t would be. a dip
lomatic alliance, not one of princi-
pie; and it would lose us moral sup
port and sympathy from the only
friends we had in Europe. The lib
erty-lovihs masses of Europe-of
England, France. Germany, Poland,
Hungary-hate Russia. Besides,
such an alliance would bring us no
strength. VIVA; avail is Russia
She seeks MS for h-I own diplomatic,
selfish purposes.-iankee paper.
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We are repeatedly asked, why We do no,
publish the Presidents message? We will
say that. though we understand the mes
sage of President Davis. Us also that o:
Abraham Lincoln. have been in this city
for at least ten days, we have not seen
either. Had We been placed in possession
Of them. our readers would have derived
the benefit of perusing them ere this.
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The indications are that il will
not be long before "Old Red" will be
in fit condition for navigation. In
case of such an event we look for an
attempt on the part Of the enemy TO
ascend Red River as high up as
practicable. Some agree with us,
while others boot at the idea. Be
this, as it may, we cannot lose any
thing by entertaining the opinion
that, come they will, if they can.
What has been done in the way of
distractions and def. noes below here,
we are not prepared to say. Much
of the success of the enemy, in such
an undertaking, depends on the be-
havior and actions of the people liv
ing in the portions of our State thus
far unencumbered by the presence of
the foe. Their fate is in their own
hands, and it becomes their duty as
loyal Southerners, to be maturing
their future plans of operations
Every one must hold himself in read
mess for the worst, determined on an
exhibition of the prowess of what is
left in Louisiana. Let us rather be
disappointed in the enemy's not at
tempting the project, tlan have him
take us by surprise. Our General
Assembly will have convened, and
f the enemy can cause that body,to
disperse, it will effect US sadly, and
they know this. Doubtless stimuli
taneous move will be made with the
view of crushing us; and to avert
the blow, We must anticipate move
ments in every direction, and place
our backs to the wall,-like a man
attack ed from all sides-which will
enable US to face the foe, and deal
death to his followers, as long as we
survive.
Should the time predicted arrive,
it must find us with but one thought;
and no one ought to indulge in the
sophism of'quiet submission, for it
will work our ruin.
The person who contemplates
meeting the enemy, with hands open
and extended-hoping to escape, or
retain his property by a. opting that
plan of reception--will truly be
duped., Remember that the coward
and sycophant is looked upon with
the utmost contempt throughout the
world, and his fate is not only inevi-
table but far more degrading than
that of the person who "dares MAIN
tain his rights 49,
Everything along the banks of the
river, within easy. access, should be
moved, into the interior, out of the
reach Of. the invaders, while there is
yet time. Not a pound of provi-
sion, or bale, Of cotton ought. to
be permitted to fall into their hands.
We hope that we, may be mistaken
in our views, still, we urge the peos
pie teRFomRt and Immediate action
Nr..F: =. 95H.f' 80 &c = -
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The IEay Gu'fHpry Is Re~ur1~I
at R,chmond. The army correspond
ent of the Atlanta Appeal says: q.
"Lieut. Hugh Farley, of General
k.rshaw's staff, who for his gallant
ry in the battle of Chicknmausa, was
detached, with four other kindred
spirits from various divisions of the
army, to carry the twenty-five cap
turcd flags to Richmond. has re-
turned. But he gives an account of
the mission which ought to put to
the blush every man connected with
the department TO which tn. embassy
was sent. He states that on arriv-
ing at the capital, the flags were tax
en-, tIIinh'ri int" a wagon, drawn nv
negro to headquarters. and there,
without c"r.inony-witiout even "A
recognition "t Ia, brave men who
lad bo,i.c rhrtu .rIin h., ;i.la-iiey
w"rc turned n,rr IT, the c!r.i>s of the
! Var II purtmrn. !Ih, somt,v pieces
ii tilnne. Had such an event uc.
CURED under t.' regime If Napoleon
+ ~ Of tu"rn E.ciot!a. or any other
/ Gov rlInrut on Ia,. face OF the earth.
/ Il swnu.d havt. been hailed with &C
clam in by " .,raietul people. and
/ ilir representatives, OF the army
"rld havr b 'nn crowned with ia.
laurel ti.'v deserved, and received
substantial ;cstimo ,i:l4 to their sai-
lantry but i, Is reserved t" the vvs.!a
Republic Of the South, whose aiInir>
/ A
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We understand. says the San Antonio
News. that the powdei-rni!l situated some s
miles below this city, exploded at about 10
O'Clock yesterday morning. wo,mding dan
geronsiy several persons. We have not
heard further particulars. ., s
:. +. S.-Mr.-W.- Friedrich, the superinten-
dent of the s: A. Powder mill, died last
night att O'Clock, from the injuries he re-
ceived by the explosion. His funeral will
take place this evening at O'Clock, from
the Monger Hotel.
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From he y. !. sees If The lIth.l
The Progress Of Peace Prin-
CiH:SS.


CiI;es.
The Peace Parry OF the country
mast cievat, their standards every
| where. The result Of the recent
elections has clearly manifested that
a iarge and influential portion OF t'r~
people is in favor of :ih Immediate
cessation III hostiii'ies, and the de-
claration OF an armistirr, that pas
sion may have time t" cool and rea-
son may once more lit her voice.
Tn. election in tho glorious little
, State of New Jersey shows the po-
tentiality of the Peace principle
there. The rc-el-c,i"n% in Bergen
of the gallant Thomas Dunn E"g
fish, and the unta!,rring Datcr, are
glorious triumphs OF the Peace. rrin-
ciple. Old Somerset sends a her
Senator Joshua Doug!r"rty-"h ",
from the first, has been tn stern OPP
ponent of the war and TIN: ;GrniuiS
tration-and tn. brave Cary 1" til.
Assembly. who. for his h,!d defence
o. III. principles of constitutional
liberty, and his manly opposition t"
an Abolition war. was sent 10 the
damp classmates Of Fort Lafayette.
Burlington sends .Iarre;, stokes t"
the Assembly, an aavoca;y to' peace
and tn. | mon an! the Constitution
a. our fathers made then. mon
sends Jenkins to the Srunt'. where.
his voice and influence "iil ~ heard
in behalf Of peace. and in OPPOSITION
~, ~
and guided by an ins;tnc ianaticism.
Monmouth sends rs her Senator III.
s. Little, who. as the r''rrrs",sti'tiv.
Of patriotic constituency. viii mg"
MEASURES that look to something be-
yond continued slaugh,,r and III.
exhaustive influences Of i..tr. IL "A
means OF restoring the Union aud re-
establishing the Constitution. There
is a larg. and effective majority for
the principles at the pcac" pat, in
the Legislature, and we look forward
with interest t. the platform oi prin-
cipl-> they will "nuuciafc. In fenn
sylvania "A laIGe ma "ntv Of the
quarter OF a million OF voters who
cast their ballots tor Woodward we're
'iCt i'tLifcI.ttS- H'ia A' I''' =" NV
mingled among I'll" crowds thai =",h-
cred at their meetings could M stake
the feeling. All illusions :" ing
ing ABOUT Termination. pi IA" war
We're hailed win most cutHr-ia>tic
cheering. and all r"irr"nc" '" such
War Democrats as NrSs'>. butler
DIX. C"chran"' BRADY, e' at """'
genus "f pens "n.is upon Ia" Fafr"-
naG" OF t''r Adm n's' ration ~ re-
criv"a wi'h srnahH "iit. t"nnnI4f b,:,-.
50 vas II IN ONO and INDIANA. Ia"
Gr"a' West l. tired 90 var, ',t" can
80" n"'h'"- III It's Continued ',">r|"-
ii"n' hnt ruin ana o'~"ta'i,'.. .'
rapid impov"r'>hl"eNi OF Il. "'@'
to iced HE iiirac!"us c"r"t"'""i, "i
Ne" l--sh''":- making III" west
''h"w'r- - wood an" drawers ~ va.
ter 10 TIA" Fast - The. oru'h "'""
- long ""tof" ;h's war commenced.
l. last causing the scales !" dr'r
from "v'~ h''l'''i" h'."s''e. - ""@
on.y by III" most .iur" i''.gus "N'T-
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1t becomes our painful duty. SAYS
the Marshall Republican,, to record
one Of those revolving crimes which
above all others disgrace humanity.
On Saturday night lsst, between S
and o'clock, Mrs. Ludolph, whose
residence is near the public square.
was assaulted in her garden by some
ruffian, choked, her hands tied be.
hind her, the rings taken from her
fingers, and her person violated We
sincerely hope that the infamous
wretch who committed the foul deed
may be discovered and punished.
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Persons wishing to invest in a
beautiful tea-sett Of China-warc are
referred to the advertisement of Mr..
NJ. Levy. 1t is as fine and neat u
sett as we ever saw. 1t came from
London.
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We are fearful that the intense cold
weather has killed much of the frui; trees.
Fruit growers mus: not neglect their frees
rs the army always requires an abundance
of fruit for its soldiers.
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We are sorry to notice that the
Marshall Republican is compelled to
suspend publication for awhile, for
want of paper, etc .....--
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As we are DESTROYS of. furnishing our
readers with az Interesting paper rs Gil
cun,stances will admit, persons arriving
with or receiving late papers viii! confer
favor on this office, by permitting the editor
70 glance over them. Liberal prices will
be paid for the same when brought to this
Office or. if preferred three months sub
scription will be given for any paper con
tanning items Of interest. Persons with
papers intended for this establishment, are
esMioned agains. placing them in the hand.
Of any one but the E'i.or-
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/
some tiowery writer, .urging our wo.
men to initiate tn" Spartan females
Such notions are simply preposter"ns'
aud avail nothing, they might with As
much propriety urge II recons'rse io,.
of the States under any auspices thai
would tend to that aim. The people.
Of the present day are no comparison
to those we know OF only by history,
The question naturally arises to the
unacquainted, as regards the similar
ity of the women of that age. and
those Of the present. 1t is Il matter
wholly Of custom and teaching. The
manner in which our females are rear
ed from infancy to womauhood, is ia
miliar to all. How was it with the
Spartans !!
The Spartan women in their ear
lier years were subjected to n course
OF training almost as rigorous rs that
of the men. They wer- not viewed
as part Of the family. but rs part
of the State. Their great duty was
TO give Sparta n vigorous race OF cit
.izs ms. and hot to discharge domestic
and household duties. They were
therefore trained in gymnascic eNrr-
cises, and contended with each other
in running, wrestling, boxing, etc
The youths were present II: these
exercis-s. and the maidrms were al
lowed in like manner to witness
those o: The youths The two seNe,
We're thus brought into close inter
course in a manner unk no WI to the
rest of Greece, but ii does not ap-
pear to have been followad by any
Injurious consequences. rs may be-
supposed, f,r thu. morals of the Spar
tan women were probably rurer
than those of any other females in
Greece. Al the age OF twenty a
Spartan woman usually married. and
she was then no longer subjected to
the public discipline. She enjoyed
but little of her husbands society
sheswas trcatr! by him with d-rI.
respect, and was above ed great, +
degree of liberty than was tolerated
in other Grrcian States. Hence she
took !. lively interest in the weItar,.
and glory Of her nativ" land, an!
was animated by a high and loft..
spirit of patriotism. Their husbands
and their sons We're Erred by their
sympathy Of deeds Of hero;sm. and.
were deferred from yielding to the
foe by certain reproach-s and con.
tempt which awaited them at their
domestic uearlhs. That deep feel
ing of affection for the husband 81.
son. which exists among US, wa~
surplantcd in their breasts by tes!-
ings OF a patriotic character. or
great display for valor. We are in
fact too deg"nerated a race to at
tempt al imitation Of those hardy.
healthful people. whose lives w-rr
devoted to teats Herc,t!ean. and dar-
ing uu"qualied by any nation. Th"y
were, from infancy, made To. .mderro
every species Of hardship aud d..pri-
Walton, while the people OF the.pr.-
sent day, as a major thing, are sur
rounded by ease and comfort. aud
reared in as delicate manner as pos
siblc.
1t becomes our painful duty. says
the Marshall Republican, to record
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See notice of Mr.. Thos. II. Simp-
son, who offers his services as nu
auctioneer.