The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-03-10

military rJfr aisiFht9n NJ 1851"
,,,.ee ore containing a. asmbeT o. drcsu'
Allegations. replied . 10 egs1ns' ~ . ''rre'
,..,,isst Ia ~, "a las Gazette Of the 3fi IF
Rsnh. Jhe ssiesllostss Hines oi iae go
isa aisa eantains communication, siroed
90 yiaiss vHts1A IS VS. conceive 10 lad
u,.e. and e,lssociny NJ htlic maasai'y
shirh We rr,,sms 90 b. potA.ag more 's'n a
rsha.h Of thrse a-t.cles o. the Whis
The natural icqllg ~hish sl. afiie "a every
nan's sind Il, sAy ate ".sb aitl-ss msf-
npon General sn,th 4 ,ni. shue ? We can
ane,ts,sas tie pto2rrss that you'd h"s
.sasd forth such si-oos-ion r.iiis H.elsisr NO
,sst .ha, good an bo ac,oer tsosd b. Il "o'
re ~. a, gs. 81 sompahsni Tat We'a
ursles are uos detut@d b. pans gol1'e7 .aa
.r toe fssult 81 retsonsi sl'lefs fAisfi iDAA
tbs xup5 4 the toantfy ths l.-lisah1. i5ps -
shlta ,hry are mstst1 iI.iy e,issa.4es 4br
military lnia nation seA,a,gea va utn WAg
rsns tAt gil.ei .aa1 thy az 'Aa eTaait'9''
Of ,nAl.efset ffiena. o. Cen TaJ'ai - F"
Sesns 10 a.. u IAey voali reflect properly n,''
perceive Ia 10 ~ ATTACKS. ehi,r they "a sois
no good to ,aa. s.s,ipgui.ted lri for'5
gliisr, - whsn ~ eoau'ry 'rsla prefolPa'J
sresu4l for bis services, rn,y produce '7'A''H
/, liable mischief g. Ger Gauss.
Ths article from ,he whis s't5 Fs save
, copied, j. the N .s as.ib'- slt ,i'' y these
.nscks. For th., rea.on ~ -,rrb.r4 q %
reply % 8,
Thst d ssingul.hsd .onn,pGor Get sydhe,
Johnston q us ictt.t 10 tbs piesi4as' stiise1
! i'm md ,isly aiisr hi. ro,fsst tarossh lsanes
3d. a.sunsd ,ha, the ifa,'rriicfion y ~A'eb
soldier mast b. lds.s Ia saceess 20 failure
! Admitting TN. oritefipn b lr IHa. 10 shst
posi,ion does Gtn smith s.and ID relation ~
TIA, sappslsn'
The volay Of dr..lns Gen basn n'o ne
! latarsr Of the egantfy trfofc Do h-ufisl SO
onsas,neu;. abo.- ,ss 1.silo0s ptadsa 70
which b acted. u be bal organized hsiorces
40 a. to have given the eueny battle D''9"
1 As1.adtia. .bics ihl- Ar, r. 'fom &c Wlis
seen. 70 imply he woals. 10 al p's'sa ~
I h.y. sustaiues defeat, md VILE Il %. in'ri
be ioss 81 TIE tram Aps usp,tu'ni II
n. bid been seriously crippled DO t, opera
iious Il sou'd have been oui n he pow.r y
ss,. prevented ne snorr nor ipta1' Z
! Shreveport
Bot u Is goutsaItI tbs. he l9,. iA' 'rsi. o.
The yc.9ry over B,us' By tig.ilag A. forces
AMI snGias lArgs portion u them 30 Avian
sal That b. ssa 10 pgssf to have ,p'1'
vi " dqstfoyed BAsfss army and &
! have either captured ot forced The slsmy &
destroy the l.fgs aeot 9o.' t5'y has
! bfos.s, over the 'all,
10 order 70 appiecisi. fully ~ Hl,'iee oI
I this criticism, I, ' .sly Necessary % notice
/ briefly the facts
! Whether uaF army or %, sr-Ur s,iuoI I
1 Victory at rlesstst mn, certain u - ff1rn .
I lsbl. secoun,s both arTniss r,tusalst The night
! .te- tae battle. Owing 10 oao d tbo. ..g. u
! lar psnlos " IN Which commthses. iad aftni-'
are sometimes vislieJ. the cusiuy c0otln.e'
fetreatins Va the difec,isa Of A,sIag5ri.
let Il se borne 10 minl. that the aaue,.c.
force VI the easny under Bagk,, vas nearly
/ II uot qaite JllBia ;hA u uuf oru- 40,
! that Alexandria tas pl,a. 60 which be VA
I aI,. Is lsl miles from shreveport I
ton Smith permitted The sut'e army 70 g
! belos lie hs4agded tao 'aleiy VI shoscpof
ADD MARSHALL, the loss OF sli,A NJ ,hs, tine
would have been attended With iuoalcuisbI'
! inlury. Steele, the most ,bls commando
Il t.. - ~ a.. 81 a. 81 HI@sH
sas then at Camden Afk siA q eHfsi
| force Of rs 900 non Hssidss. tAore vas dsn
ger tha, Bs1kt might cross sssa Biyot 40,
( eventually form junction With rt,olo
These rsr, danger OF n Ordinary cbaugisf
] As IA va. rs eapigTed from steele ten piees
[ Of Artillery, CON ,ed hun 90 ihfs- 81 NAM
rasre lat, tho river, csPt4tvl neatly 90,
waseaa, aud kulnd and gipiaIed 1900 O
b.. men Steele escaped tho de'lrsc,pn d
bis loramand by on. Of those sar. tssst
o. forsaae. heavy rains aud Algh ~a.ef ~ales
no commander could b. expected " anticipate
Now .c. IA look, fog msu'at a. fesul,s
TITS Department wss Invaded by to- srml.s
oB.. uudot Banks, Of 40 900 mel md the o,he
under steele OF 70 100 Ia al aO9ut o. 100
deu. smith with lesr than 80 lll pisnssl th'
-helMins dc'sat OF these forces
30 much TOT ''ndiea'l'n Of "eh smith
regards WIS campaign me Wpie group
iug 'ose'hsr Of 'he Nh'h u " o0uaee sed -'i
!" st-mps " as one OF the inss' ''sAfsoss as
w'hsa' campaigns OF the "a"
II shonid be i'rno 10 mlnd, Ia 'sir ooSnec
ton. thti b. found ihs ua.n Mlsa Department
vheu no tir.t reached Il, inAms., deplor.bl,
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dsplilsad the country was isA OF deseiiers
the people were complaining. aad vary iu,tly
" '-'' 'NN
def'd our -'iders by Thousands ~ gave then
I up 10 be cs,ti,es snd which shlls II prgyl
! A., ~. .,.I a.. 49,. a.
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I country II 1. not necessary - Inform get
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