The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-12
sTTry}9T1T I 4 MISS. -THURSDA 7. NlOIsNI .. u
ss For'the Clarion.
&,.py; C:.Fsrs AND REMEDY.

Nm r,n,roR.-1:tT rcler the above caption, we
FL IN article in sour valnable paper Of january
~ l.. Object isto urgetilespolicy of raising a
army 81, fragments used .are the sane
.,nve ;. IN urged previous articles, pub
T.Led en- III .,ject. The remedy is a eesPepr,
ate one. an ia r3,!er to justify it, our scondlten
Ia esens4, - desperate as the graphic PenPf
the writer can deic4 it. we object to this repre-
sel,tation OF oir; condition. on two greuadsssl'e
c,ilv The isNtis because 1t is not true ,sana sac
san,di. beo;lse il has y Most, pernieioas intAI-
.,c. When tfie .1aborip,s.r poialstion ofs.the
sr,.t ssit.entse slts.siia them Is desiactea, tae
l.,,iitv bel tle-slrenlt tlfcf the S'isif nha
,,th " not 20 great 'There can be 40 greater
"a s,,y tl,,in t'i;t Of Fa!tins down the population
oFsrl.e S;rt. aid tie white population OF the
s4t III il, ro,..4 anbere. and presentiffs Tan af
the relative strength Of the two sections TIE
negro population of The South, as a iaooilns pop
ulatton is a greater clement Of stfen4th than me
same amount of white population u the NORM.
It cannot be denied that The wblie population 81
the south. with the aid OF forty or fifty tnouSaiid
NEGROES for ttenlsters, to. work on f0ftlleaHoiS
and do ospital and other Services Is amply sl1
~;rt Far the successful defence OF the country
withont any risk or detrient to- tae institn'i0lls
of die country and it's future peace ami pros
lherity If the yyrerNyf xaiIIiie our stiftishcs
7 tbi,.E he will Rnd that the Cohfederacy eau yet
bring into the field half nillfoa of men Bat the
,vritrr tells us that there one hundred thoa-
sand straggers: and that the attempt to get theAi
into Inc field has been quite unsuccessful that te
: criai, is upon US and no time to lose 10 remedT
the evil we are forthwith to LET the straSglefs go
: and get up a negro army which, Ike minerva
e from the brain Of Jupiter, is 10 spring forth II
q f,tI na.oulv armed, equipped, drilled anu reads
fr heroic achievements. The heroic and patr7
otto darkies would neither desert nor. s:fag8te
& Has the cause Of so 1ach Struggling oecol1eu =
e the writer? Tie country is filled With cfoaFe''
~ and ia these parts filled with torres aud cfoHAe
D., . Eanpd, the most stragglers. Dust such article
an the Crisis ard Remedy wotd soon make al
Larp,v OF stragt.lerf. DestroEthe spirits OF al
army, and you have demoralized 1t, and prepared
1T tho way for disasters and desei+ions. Create
c despondency among the people and IN me army
e and yoo have prepared them Tor slbya8auoi'
y We lone the press VIII find sUme more nooie an
natr;otic employment. Another cause OF stfaS
= olpois to be found In the iIcompetency nc ~
.,nooerneut OF officers. When oliver are care
4d fi If tAeir men, kind 10 Them, energetic, devote
~ their duties and successful, their, men are III
- ant +, struggle. When they are proud, arlSt'
a ratio. tyr.nlicaI, disregafdng the. welfare
tla;rmen leaving the men, seeking for more cor
IN Portable quarters, amusing themselves III sociei
l. sometimes getting drank neglectipg their dnsle
neglecting opportunities Of gaining V.etcfles Pc
~ mtfirq themselves to be surprised, or Tas!liy SD
Jor i5cip,, the lives of their men h. aeh fl' nsele
or ..a,1,lts upon strong holds, their men lose con
an dnrce j., t7lcnl become dislci.rtened and tegn
- losort Give us men like Lee johnson, Be.'ul
card Price, Forrest and Lardee, or HILL .
~" Topostreet, aud we nilI lave gallant and patrlo
soldiers. ~
compcseat oGlcers, no matter how hish III f'li
whether from ine;.pacity growing out OF h'''n
ure ,,feots, intempeE.nce, negligence or any OH
an ,,use Away with weak kneedl feIntheaf
aid croakcrs Sindle afresh the Aies OF f'1floea
bid Let there be spartan @V'e anu Sa,tb :,
all classes, and one motto, freedom or de'''i' v
A' ,,,,rshaken faith in God. Let the Whele mn
al The South preserve their organizations,
rell,ltrly and be armed and ready at nlohl'
fP' warming One united effort ofsthe South, uf
allie and skilliul generals. viii Daifo The despe
etf rts Of the North, make crash OF their hn;ai
and put AN end to the war, securing TO the d
sinde2eadcnce peace and prosperity, But lor
we e..nuot hope without y thorough reforms
in every departmenSs Let tue army reSHia'
duty; DC s1iic'H' 80 -: ;,+n,,,ox,n,ee nrofu
fraud. plunderiag nor theft. Let every CT
A j leei' 'iis'' ny 3 = 80: f;Iiss bc
light; duty. Lev 011 '"'st' u te smal
vi elm army. opposed to the millions OF Ae
F1aeFick the 6srea. oirleseAzby 'Austl1a, III
y ~. G., rony and lastly Our own cor
ID G ff''iieo anu .,;,,, ::f t6,isssla
ett D ioos AZ 'Ie ~ =. look at the
Ued tlst n CON ehieets'is[e AZ most j
yae an cur 49, az, X. n n orr
t pri pi'n.aefs e1'lsss' 80 rt the most c,
.ht ID Sess'oH - I,,t,!5.,nd ms an G
Smith. sSf's heioo W A''0
mt and l..s5 so - no n fio-ui- T" -