Semi-weekly news., 1865-05-18
The Crisis,

TIL" Meridian Miss } Clarion, thu
''-' r"'nriuing Cont.d-ra,. Journal
in tn" CiS Mississippi Department.
Of the 3r1 inst: has tn. foIlowing ar.
'sy.v ".. III" ~i;ua,;on. We give th.
Ar'ic1" in full and must express our
f"'! aud hearty approval Of the sen,;.
1n't1'S therein expressed We fur
'"rr }"p- that ;l't san. good, rract;.
cal >'n>~ '':!l guide our Commander
~ 'hr !-.~"nt crisis. aud ,ha, iT he
c'.~i'', - Il, ",.r less tor him TO pro.
a.'' n struggle when Ill other arm.
'''r ha',' to''n sr'r.-ndrr.i; and +
'.,'r. Johnston :.t.'l Invlor have We'll
't"'. 7" lac I'r"s~ur. Of rrsis,lcss :.uln.
h"r-, II certainly viii! nor. canrot.
hr expected oi G"n. Smith 20 "sacli
l:''' iiH'-' rr"."':'v, towns. villages in
,''i''v' 8: country utterly ini.,eu.
..5i..'
We havr ;uIi confidence in Gcac,.
=: Smith, an" ~. willing 10 aLi.!. lv
his .l"cIs.ou:-L La. Democrat.
b.>L"ar,r'ir; as The cv-n,s oi,i>
t.'<i tees w,.r!s, may h,. cou,id,y,1 On
9e'"!", We DO not hc!i..v- ,h.rc mt
iEtIil(DJI .
i"'h.o" d""u his arms and isno,u.
H"n''y :":!!" To h!> oncr proud hcmc
'.u-"" -.l II. there y. 81, J,
man amongst Va, We hesitate no, 70
'rs. hiin nat til" blood nI his murder.
u vuu!!try,ncl viii !:ss coward a,
h'.n un every wind Of heavens: ,La,
III" l. t,n.'"> Q: his insul,ed wifi.
u'.us:h:.r %. s:r,-r. "!.l sco.n L;,u
''.'N': @~ craven; and III. ashes ot
H. ',S"!;';v. lone track him 10 ,h,
a.: q: h.a days lik" IA a-,ngjnv
.;,.nr>i~.
NA"; ;h" or,!r.s, policy and &C.
'l"M o, ',rM. Iavl,r NAV. be, ", ,r.
w"t satisfied tina; his unwav.riuv
:a".!'v - IN" army anG the pcopl,
1T his department viii never bo
Questioned. + OF some time pas, his
~!tua'irn has been peculiarly -mbar.
, RAISING. Al information affecting
"nr con"'t!on, and his resulting du.
ties, hn'" been derived from FEEDER.
al sources His purpose must now
b. TO protect the people against tn.
:aEng-'S Il 10" whose destyuctive.
n">, Is 'lnpnrablc alone to their ex-
h"u-:I"ss RESOURCES. 1t is needle.
for h'm 10 pro'ract strusgl. ~'hcn
ell other armi,, have surre:.,l.r.d
Il, Lee. "nH Johnston have yielded to
t." pressure of rcsis,lrss numbers,
Cen. Taylor could hardly be exp c.
ed u sacrifice lives. property. towns,
villages, in defence Of a country ut.
t.rly ind,;rnsibl... 1t IS not his wish
to suyrcndrr II. is mad. Of sterner
iu.i; but hr has a thorough co1npro.
h"l.sion of his duties to the States
over which his jurisdiction extends.
an! We are !ucl:nrd 10 believ. he will
folio" The example Of Lee and john.
at.9n.
God knows We wish it otherwise.
but III" doom it would seem, is inev.
table. If Gen. Taylor thinks differ.
emily w" shall not dissent. \Vespeak
PLAINLY OF facts palpaple to the dull.
Isl observer. Whatever tho present
policy and future fortunes Of the
Department. Commander. whatever
ms personal prculiarities, the at.
'achcs of tue Clarion hav. abundant
reason to remember his honesty, his
hiunt 'ruth:uin.ss, his ,irel-es eusr
gv, his sl"-pi.ss labors, and, then,
tbs pcop'" should not Forget. nor
TINS army iai! to remember. that tho
c"urs" OF the Commandcr.in-Ch Chief
"ha'"r"r It may be. is dictated bv
a degree OF wisdom which ovsrrides
p"rs on.l considerations; and by
courage as lofty as that which illus.
rratrd his dcce.s a. Mansfield, and
mad" ms nam. immortal
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