The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-06-21
Texas and MexicO-A New Solu-
taOn of the Monroe Doctrine.

i The Mexican difficulty and the Mon
roe doctrine are destined to speed,
and effective settlement. The CLOSING
military scenes of tue rebellion. like
q beautiful dissolving view, will mel,
away into an Anglo-American occu;
patton otMexico. The ending Of oul
| troubles will be the beginning Of
| those Of Macmillan. The exodus oi
the fag ends Of our great Southern re.
/ bellion will be the occupation Of their
promised land over the border.
The rebel Trans Mississippi gen.
erals--K Kirby Smith, Sterling Price
and Magruder--have probably now
within call armed forces amounting
IN the aggregate to Fifty or sixty
thousand men. These forces, largely
composed Of border ruAians, bush
whackers and veteran gaerrillas, are
among the most desperate fighters
and reckless adventurers Of modern
times. They are headed also by des.
perate military and political leaders,
ready for any enterprise that willsavc
them from submission to the Yankee
government The great body Of the
planters Of Texas are possessed ofthc
same implacable spirit. The whole
batch Of them, leaders aud followers.
soldiers and civilians, are in state
Of hot excitement for continued war. |
The government according to our adj
vices on the subject, fhlly compre-
hends the Importance Of an over
whelming force and a prompt move
ment in view Of the breaking up and
dispersion Of these concentrating re-
Dellions elements in Texas, aad is |
taking its measures accordingly.
Thus it appears that General Sher.
dan, from our Western armies still
n the field, goes out for Texas with |
authority to muster an invading land |
orce Of a hundred thousand men. in
cooperation with a powerful feet off I
Galveston and the mouth Of the RioI
ifande, under Admiral Thatcher from
lelblle. Against the land force I'M
ler Sheridan, the only alternative on
lis approach that can be adopted by
Airby Smith, Maglndcr and company,
viii be to disband and dispense or
after the fashion Of Lee. |
zoe Johnston aud Dick Taylor, OF re-
ire with their plumber across the
'tste Of Texas, and over the Rio
irande into Mexico, and with the
xed purpose Of a permanent occu-
alton Of that country. That the
ebel military and political chiefs d.
ectly concerned, and the mass Of
heir soldiers and camp followers,
7ill adopt and are preparing for this
asst alternative we have every reason j
, believe. TIER means and facilities
u this enter prise, and the induce
tents which invite them are, with the
'ss OF Davis and his Southern Conf
ederacy, too tempting to be resisted.
This is the programme which vel {
xpect TO be carried out. Sheridani !
III advance upon Texas from the f.
orthest corner, by way Of the Red =
yer and Shreveport. On his ap- !
roach the rebel forces will fall back !
g will follow; they will continue :
lelr, retreat southwark, clearing the !,
'mtry as they goof its, stores Of cot :
N n and Hour and corn, horses, mules !
nd wagons, cattle, swine and sheep, !
I they reach ''the River Jordan.o-I ! !
hen, as the advancing columns oil !
heridan begin to darken the plains !
shind them, they will "cross over :
ordan,0 army and camp follows
'rses and mules, cattle, wagons and T.
under; and then, taking Juarez IN.
y their protection, they Will pro- /;
aim the Mexican republic on a new
att ornl' no, then, will there be )
come forward and dispute their s
ght and title to Mexico, backed as :
IS southern Anglo-Alnerican emf,
alton force will be by a veteran
citing army of fifty thousand men Z /.
Let this inviting, and, as seems !.
us, this inevitable programnle, be !
rried out thus far, and thea lat !
a !. and NAPOLEON s.stempt tol| !
IT 1T down, and one hi. ,ared thou. :
nd \, Union soldiers, Us elnigrants, ;,
y cross over tot'4e rescue Of the :,
public, In short, before next !
'Fls ! we plf.y expecta procIama. ! ),
2 from sJuarez, under the protection !.
.hifpy sn4ith, fromthe 'fhalls Of the !
'ntezp.D4as." New York Herald Z
Esa The Worlds Washington spe. 4
u says Gen. Halleck is assigned to b
command on the Pacific coast, as a G
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