The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-05-05
ADMIRAL sE4xEs ON rIxAa


The following letter from Captain nov
Adpirsll Semmes, written TO friend IN
England IL published 10 the papers OF tina,
country. and regarded as strong evidence
Of The power and vitality Of the Confedcr-
acy
ALsI,SpEA, Ia, Dee :, 1864
MY pear---, You perceive that
AN not yet at heme, after mOre than tao
man'hs III wayAFisE Won he,rd OF ne
from Brownsville. Texas From that 81 ace
| have tgayrl,j all The Nay hithcr by
coach an railway aud arrived nearly q
We, ago Ny journey thus far la' basa
IN eyefy way satisfactory my OIL, neon
vcuicrce beng that sAa not mister Of
ms Own person. liaf Va forced to become
public property All the towns On the
roadside turned ont to meet ne. -1me witt
llrnai addresses. To whltA vas bound
20 reply. ana AL via demonstrations. not
Ut kindness only. but real affection Ny
came and that OF the Alabama which
seemed 20 ha known by every woman and
child 10 the coantry were the open sea-
me that uui,e A.d oil doors and hearts
ilstc' keepers refused to receive payment
Of their bills and my way wa, frsnkei 10
the coaches aud in the railways This
s.a al very gratifying 10 ric personally
but | -as still more gfatiiied ~ the TEN
pr snl disposition Of the war Never
Mas people more united in their rcsolg.
tons 20 BE- frec ~ ,ne burden. impua
ci by the war are borne. no. only without
murHur or complaint, bat cheerinlly
be man yiycs freely of IN, substance to
the government and lays down hls lie, Il
need. be 30 toe battlefield. tutfusting he
fame 90 pos'ofiiy and thf woman Yields
"a the grim ysagd monster, her husband
father son and brother with the rtsIgna.
ton and faith Of h martyr. 6i1rioas,
gio-i1u- woman
The State Of Texa,, ,hroagh which
for the nost part have 5ccn travelling
has not only not ielt The III effects Of the
r., but has even prospered By IT, The
enemy attempted m INVASION Of Il at two
poiuu. but sere beaten Of both and driy.
go back with disaster, and has not since
renewed the attempt nor il be likely to
DO 80 during the remainder Of the war, a.
be Is concentrating al bis forces for the
campaigns in Virginia sad Georgia, hay
ius ,aitly imagined that . be- could cap
iufe Atlanta and Richmond The var woald
be q; a. end the fact being that even
Richmond IL Of no more Importance TO us
thar aus ojhcr frontier town Voc will
see ihi- Nheu tell you that We arc not
now drp.7 lent, ns we were 10 the begiu-
u.gs OF "a, var, upon two or three poils
,ol which Redmond was 0ue) ior he prl.
d1cton Of arms and other materials OF
rsr, but that these necessary articles are
produced 81. over The country, and that
production u them o. annually Increasing
The STATE o., lokas alone has within her
IuUts uI, 'h- material, and b A.t getting
th, appliances for CqlIPplnr and main
talni0t srmle' and When yol reflect that
>ht hos three times A4 much territory ~
the empire NJ France. aud thst countless
herds 4 horses and beef cattle wander
over l.- ooandle4s prniric,, yoa can well
uagiG0 with shat cOntemut this war; BE
peup.t r.gsfl The insane threat Ut subIu
CATION. u oar armies were driven To- Nor
ROW ,tro-s thr Mississippi river sc could
still HgNt the enemy for . crutary 90 ,omc
10 .l,tA' all1e So dismiss all your tears
nv irenj Oar independence q AZ &c
coHpl..hi fact let tie war @, ti,nue a.
long ~ 'hr .ukec please. aud With what
y4tyj1c yr-N.,s % may Onr 81 the more
frequent questions asked me on my pour.
ury has been us 20 the deposition Of Eng
land to~afl- as found a good deal Of
ignorance an1 some prejudice among thy
conntrymcu on this subject and one ct
ms most pleasing iulss nas been to sct
lhrm right upnn IL And when they had
leatncd a. thcy alwgys lid from me .a1t
nine 'ent.s q tse tng'i'h people are not
only onf fa-t i-iepds but ore warm al
mirer-. gr.a.. lulel. va. The rejoicing.
have bad the anticipated pl'asurc Of
meeting nus son Major Scmmcs, here.
He has bad 'h' good fortune to .or great
deal u pctiye ,rrs'cc in the held. having
been Ia eleven bait es aud some f0rty s.lr
mishrs was proud to bear from all
qnr,rrs ruch good accounts OF him. An
being quiet here just nov b. has obtained
a fi,lough and ~ ~ homr With me To
vr.l, his mlther aid sisters 1t may be-
4 long time hofar, You hear from ne again
~ She enemy il pressing the blockade Of
Wilmington WIKI great sigor, and indeed
may cvcu capture n
You're,
Il SENMES