Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-27
The News.

l The news tor the last week or 90
has not been well calculated TO en-
courage the timid, nor to inspirit
wen the more hopeful. 1t would br
unwise, however, as our noble Chief
Magistrate has said, to become dis.
pirited or think of giving up the con-
test.
The fall of Richmond will have
the effect to demoralize our people to
some extent, and even to lessen our
resources. but some advantages will
| grow ont it that will more than com
pensate for all the evils. Our whole
army being now mobilised, we can
strike here or there, as our Presi-
d. Mt has said, cutting them up and
destroying them in detail. The ad-
vantage of that mode of fighting must
be apparent to all who have given
any attention to the past history OF
the war. In one instance, thirty
men-picked men-under a oold and
skilltul leader-Captain Shannon
killed, wounded and captured about
| 7UO of the enemy in the course of two
| months, and that without the loss of
man. Forrest and Morgan have
on several occasions killed, wounded
| and captured twice their own num-
bers III the course Of . single cam
paign.
The surrender of Gen. Lee with a
portion of his army is nothing like
as bad as we at frs, heard it was
His whole loss will not exceed 6 or
1000 men. the balance having pre-
viously gone to } ,hnston and sw-ited
his numbers to the dimensions of a
powerful army, capable of protecting
itself agains. any force Of the enemy.
Johnston, whose army was report
! ed to be in great danger. OF actually
taken. was at last accounts perfectly
safe. with the way southwark fairly
open. Johnston has a powerful and
effective army, and operating rs it
will hereafter in the interior-ad-
vancing or retr-ating at leisure, II
will be able to strike telling blows.
The evacuation of Mobile, which
occurred on the 18th. did not result
in any serious loss.
The garrison made its escape,
taking away everything valuable
that could be hauled.
All these acquisitions will tend 10
divide and weaken the esemy, and
strengthen the eff-ciive strength Of
our forces in the field the exact mum
Der of the garrisons.
Upon the whole the people must
not he discouraged Many p"opl"
have seen a much darker day than
we have. Our dark day would have
been glorious sunshine TO the i'm
mortal Washington in the dark days
of the revolution.
We cannot do better, in conclusion.
than 70 make brief quotation from
one of the correspondents Of the Gal
weston News.
Says he. 1.-The highest qualification
of a people who are capable of con
ducting a revolution to successful
:ssue is tortitud. under rtverses. Not
all men can stand the intoxicating
effects Of property, and fewer can re-
s;st the enervating and dispiriting
tendency of adversely. The great
heart and large soul will rebound
from the shock of misfortune with
renewed vigor, and the spirit that is
determined to succeed recogniz-s n"
obstacle in the way of success, but
p-rseveringly and surely mounts to
the goal Of its ambition, d.luded by
no falls promises of success, and de-
TERED by no fruwns Of inauspicious
tate" This is true and noble. Are
we equal to the occasion
The assassination of Lincoln and
Seward by some unknown person is
an event in this country. Its ten
dency at first will b- to enrage the
people of the North against the South,
but this will subside in n short time.
as all reasonable people will s-e that
our authorities had nothing to do
with it. What effect it will hav-
upon the great struggle it is difficult