The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-04-28


Nary ay good m .a the South .m
ag.ne ouT uusg hopeless, 'hat 90 DE-
parity m Numbers between our forces and
those OF ,he ,aemy a.l lArir resources
and ouis. are -u unequal that wear, uaeIg
90 Doe speedily overwhelmed anlcss orr
government can patch up some kul Of a.
peace This opinion f. the r-4lt of i,no.
ugcc The comparative resource. Of Che
two sections as proven by unique TONED
statistics demonstrates caucll.iyae that
The North ard South are nearer tqn4'
than a the beginning Of the var The
Galveston New which has Published ssy
epl elaborate statistical articles contain.
an editorial upon tha facts contain
ed 10 them marked with its usual ability.
Of which the following il an cxtac,
Il will be seen hy un article headed
Comparative Resources Of the North and
South To supply their Armies that the
two coDtending parties are now nearer on
an equality a. regards The numbered Eight
ing men they ear bring into the field w
have already published Col Forsheys
moro e.aborito article on the same sub
i"ct and giving the official stalistiCJ ts
tablishiug the same conclusion very near.
by. We think It important the people Of
the South should fully understand this
question u the two bellircrcuts It is
important, because it furnishes the most
solid and unmistakable ground OF cncolr.
agemenl 10 us The same official records
show that when we commenced this strug.
gle iuur years ago, our cnemys resources
for Sighting men exceeded ours more than
two to one II under such disadvantage.
we have maintained the war successiniiy
for the past four years, dots Il not follow,
a f1rii0rt that We can continue the war
for four years more Aud can there be
found a man In the South who would not
infinitely rather continue TO fight than 10
surrender our personal rights. our proper.
y and hold even our lives a. the mercy II
those whose hands are now wraaking with
The blood Of our relatives and friends.
Bat our hnI success is nov only
question of time, II We so will H. Aud it
is equally plain that the question Of time
also depends mainly IN ourselves II we
show Ourselves united baud OF brothers
determined 20 secure our Independence at
the sacrifice ofeyery other earthly blessing. /
The aar must necessarily come 10 a speedy /.
close There is abundance and uuaenia /
bile evidence that our enemy is much more
nearly exhausted than superficial appear.
anccs would Indicate or their own organs
are willing ia admit Their financial re
sources arr more nearly exhausted than
their lighting men The crisis Of bank.
ruptcy is near al hand, and can by no
possibility, be much longer postponed 1
even on the admission Of their own moat
reliable journals and statesmen. Lin. /
coin and Seward know ,heso facts better /
than the public - they know the necessity |
Of bringing the war TO a speedy close in 1
some way-they know they cannot coniin +
uc j; four years longer, and that il we are .
not suhiugated in short time, Vs. cannot
be at all Hence they are straining every
effort aud following up their late success,
es By pushing forward all their armies
simultaneously. no a. 70 oyerwhelm the
Conledcracy at ence Their expectations
pfe 'ha' nlr pccala sin become Aistssrt