The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-28

lily osked" what gives Gen. Forests CON-
an6s the right Of precedence in this or any otner
,,.,..r but more especially in this Have they
been braver, more patriotic, or more Hseoy
would be ridiculous TO say yes, and a Texan "ouiu
not answer at all.
But Mr. Editor, the whole affair has turned oo'
TO be iust as many of our least sangulne nave Pfs
slieted-a farce; that 10, if we are to oeheFe mAu
am Runor, and certain signs by which We can
distinguish her truths from her falsehoods. FER
IL is now cure ntlv repor, 4, tina. ie Secretary OF
War disapproves Gen. Hoods application, ana says
Ross Brigade must not be furloughed- MS IL
not Official, thongh it comes from high authorty
and may rJt be true. But, whether true or 1~ISe'
the Texas Briga. takes this opportunity to pro-
test against it, as not only unjust to them, but II
extremely bad faith on the part of IT, Govern
raent and to declare it their opinion, Il 1t viii
be more prolific of evil than that which It is eSlen-
lated to void Weimpute nothing actually Grim
inal to 4, Secretary of War, in his refusal 70 ri
f. the promises OF our Generals, and we therefore
cot .ude that he is actuated by motives Of policy,
rather that he is Withheld from doing US the jus
tiee We demand, by she fear of great evil, $50
called which he and others conceive to be its un-
-
it now seems necessary we will rehatch ii for the
benc6t of The public.
1t is asserted and believed by many, that the
furloughing Of one Brigade viii forcethe Govern
ment, sooner or later, furlough all others from
the trans Mississippi department, and that our
armies here would thus be forcver deprived OF az
trans N ssissippi assstanc-a very powerful sie-
tneHt of strength it is admitted To the nrr OF
these assertions we agree without hesitation; tho
latter we deny emphatically, ard that on the
pround that Confederate Brigade has never yet
acted with Punie faith TO the Government. Ii
the Government furloughS any trans Mississippi
Brigade for sixty ninety days that Brigade Will
return at the appointed time, If it be go ordered.
The contrary opinion is induced, we suppose, by
the manifest unwillingress Of Gen. Dick TaYors
c.t;army 10 be brought over here last summer ,aNs
great wonder sir, they didn't wish TO come. From
the history ofother commands that bad gone be-
foro ;hom they naturally concluded tla' the return
Of the dead who fell in battle over her would not
be more hopeless than the return of the Ii. ing to
their homes in the West This is stated on PET
sonal knowledge, obtained among them. They
thought il would be too much ike giving an eter-
nal " welcome TO bare hesds, uncovered bodies and
shoeless feet for thom accept the invitation Of
Government to ''come over and help u.s." Their
ideas of going to the East soldiers, precisely
what ours are of a trip ito that bourne whence no
traveller turns" and 50 far it has been pretty
correc II this may To avoided. This great
dread 1o West may be, and should be, over
come Let Tie Government reverse her usual i'm
polite not to say uniust, treatment Of her trans
Mi- ;~,ipp troops; let her furlouch them literally
/ - L., oy,J IL,
Law o. the country, and she may lave her armies
here, where the vitals ofthc Confedelaey lie, re-
inforced net only by the return of the furloughed
troops bn b. entire Brigades and Dir sSions from
he West. no will no logger con side the Aisss-
~Ippi r.>. Rubicon which may never be recross-
ed. Instead of adopting this polcy however, be-
hold how it is proposed to add tmsaltto i.r'tics
Accompanying fAs rsPorted refusal of the See
Ystezy Of WaV abe re nared to furlough Ross's
Brigade Is said to be an OF Ter te disbxnd il for
twenty DAYS; yes, TO dsband with two ronths
pay in their pockets, in cocntry where board is
worth from 1--WE to ten dollars a days Brigade
tha: kas spent three years End a halfin public
service, without ever seeing, seldom hearing rom,
their homes, and in that time leaving her dead IN
six different States of the Confcdraey. Does long
and faithful discharge Of duty make command an
object = contempt? Is she TO be east aside as
thug unworthy further notice now that her ranks,
originally FIVE thonsand, diminished 70 five
hundred Has it become a subject of Government
tai jcst2 Has it deserved such unbushing
mockery2
Though this is not yet reduced to certainty,
there is too much reas. for disbt tlievng it, and
the Brigade is not only amazed beyond measure,
but are dispirited at the prospect of such return
for the benefits which she has, with much blood
and suffering cast into the lap Of her country. 1t
ia this, which caused them TO request, that this,
their protest. = ;ght throu6h yor" columns, be made
public Tbey do not Ike II, and, hat is Of more
importance, 1 tell you that Texas wiA rot Ike Il.
1t is we'll known that she regards these troops as
her own eEnecial fayorites. With parents eye
of pride and Affection, she has watched them in
career in which iiiantry prfsdffoR and fortitude
have distinguished them alike She has Tept ove-'
their disasters and suferings while shel rejoie-
cd with an uttered JOY over the nsws of their
triur1phs and urfaltcring devotion to their conn
try's cat 81, ard with eye grown weary with
watching'' she has looked for the time whom they
e., : return, If only for few days, their weather
Heaten forms chung round" with laurels and with
o7stt that she might. do them still greater honor.
Shall that eye blaze with indignation and resent
rent, because her sons have been dytUea hons in
disgrace with tv ,nty days furlough Is it wise
to alienate the feelings of a sister 9sste in the
darkest hour that ever hung over the Confedera-
cy3i And lastly shall she be made to regret that
she did not lsten to the wisdom of 'or most aged
statesman, and sPlant the lone STAR in her won
territory, free and independent ofall powers, save
that of Heaven. THERE'S danger. Let Ross's Brig
ade be fUrlcua,ed, and others. where it can be
done without im'Rsdtats injury to the service.
ALAMO.
SHUQULAK, Miss, Jan. 80. 1865
Mn. EDIroR-A FIRE broke out in our little
town this morning, which consumed an entire
row, of Eve uildings 1t originated in an eating
hI,rrn E.r,t L.