, 1869-06-27
THE LAST CHAPTER IL THE HIS
TOBY OF THE WAR.
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snae 6s1Mea o.rs ss ane Ss' 70 1neh ne
Gs Eas1 cei1ain15s tn IeTaso 70 tas manner y
aeeepatee aoserse TIE q VT: y was mtre,y
rs 9ors - 49, o. ~ II saee Mas
as9e !osce o. oIEsaisea ano nnoIgani5ea ny Conle6.
Tse sS nH1pr, ~ cnIn7sn, 'n ~ nensEs e g lS2 4
Smith.
wAat Me1e l@ fesoufeeS1 wnAt i1 Apif1ts and wh4t
had. virtually, The whole u Texas. nearly ~ oi
Asaasss nos within il lew nes 1.aus q Of
uon of he White and Arkanss. Rivers
meet OF e,ghty-ni gnnhoa;s monitors, and
other Vessels q wsr WA needed 70 protect tf1n1-
ports on ths Mississippi r. from hq5n 1h1eksn" on
ard At its mouth formidable Union 1eet Of ftom
~ 70 eagni yeassa. lacnalnz mon!tof. nsa Lam
toI tNo YeaSa sih a as6am =, HonsEan1g up. ratttng
tor ths expected aeseens @ o. tne AN Wsoo, Known
70 ne ne 1eetsst nnd taongne 70 nave beeouoe one
q ne most lo5miaahae H1r r. vcseels aooat Prom
Cslro 70 NV Oilesne me ue o. Unlon MN who
should venture on INC Mest Mde o. the Mlssisslppt
cur o. NE lMnea4te pToteenon o! mNltatJ post
cr E1tnout = sna1ee9L eseors " I2op4 Eas rot
n1 ~ hai9 1 ,s res, nlasoo 70 tae
aou ool noia on toe Vsst coahtIJ DetNoen, eoough
.tskk ~ SAsnt 9,s .ot na,a " We metety
tn 1uHt - 1e ~ sposs "aeo our
IL rea2si1 otspzsa saa partisan
1 e1str,1 tse, tne Is<1is
deI o 9,e ~ sds sna =, sas ~
aer Ia aptse q r. ep a9ost ss 81 81
g hass aea ea t. 1T, o
ssSaasiS =. "a ,,i, y s;y s,ssI seaes,sssls y;
iSng SaF ssSia@ 1ns Ehon sfS1 no other ssy1o
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Ai.s1.stnnt WeSe n,ore ~ Ia cnpfidsnf nn. AM
1ands 1eFs ~ ienSrsnt "a rnoW the t1.e1t y;
the dtsastsTs Which nAa msas !1s.hss rea,ss.nes
hs aae1 y, uu w. see ~
s5revspo9t, aad how atIety Disastrous 70 Tic
gn1on ATTY o. ine Hezt haa been banks' IN,
.s a Nasrs1 nsu sh ~ s aaa
Thnpsanos 1ofc msse Maeoatians, Moo ND ntre
s.s1 pa. q! osaax a4oMso 70 EetHIo aaseX
70 .ae,,e ehs ,,n,,ss,a - ~ ofe n9 .n
.no ksE3,s I'VE aa,nHaseV s MV o. ne io5A ano
asoy0 G9x' ~ aa1s nc DooAA =, ~ tassE Sas
saaa a.a an p ans ness % sas ~ o. s
~
ee1msat o. lae onG1 :.
From acloss ne hlo dfande tne1e cana con1tant
eiies1 f5sai,oo,, ~ ao5anss'y @ % tran Isnmileu,
eealll fom Napoleon, Espf aave ne nopea q ire
iesae A9d r'd Mdfe ,bs c9, masg1ad oy son@e1
ssss i the GSs.ssipp. oas he!d sus losg sad dess
- y I'd %nt SS1 fet possible sssR 5s
DO SECURED. Such spec1hdons seem visionary
enough now. but theJ bad more sunstanco then
tasa sase ta0s' OF p' might At present believe pos
Morcoyer, Texas. escaping almost entirely
had waSed rich bsJond su pseccdcnE
It hsd become during tho decsdence
Of the con5ederacy, place Of refuge for tlmld
ssss eead p Ras
81 rs q S, & s,Ss sss i "a
burg, Texas had {a1nisnea tue bulk or the meat
required Tor The rebel a1mteA Across thn Mexi-
unsanctsoaed ny custom House permits. had s1p, %
s saa 9 ~ s I'd
and with @a1y comforts and l11urtes unknown
4Sers Of Asfzosss md Louisiana sniaH steaiaers,
under the protection Of United ssa.es Treasury
supplies for cation, ana enabled g1ersa lorces 70
subs!st under The very noses Of our RaSTisons.
supreme ores All thiA region xaa General +
P1esldent oi tSe @ Conieoeracy consi,tnsed @ ono cf
the most Mn9ulhr snomalies pt The war Originally
oa.T aa s ~ 1eg s e.
tie operation of Grant and Sherman had g1adn-
allJ rendered 1t more aad n1ose inporssas that be
sas RcSoua autnor.i,ess I'''o FinaIy. 81 ef TIC M
saHapY became EistaaNy iadependens.
West Of the Mtaslss1ppl no Confedef-
ate thouRat Of looking beyund the authortiy q
Knty Saith. ue made sad onnade GepefalS
He sub.sted hls entire command without sngle
deiefeuce he paid 10 ihs nonaLaai authoHsY 81
Davis was merely m Act Of conItesy-noshing
more. -.
fedefate Gpns. .6Ils4iAmppi Department when Lee
surrendered 1t Apponatto1. It was ver7 inpet-
Valley oi re Missiastppi, Hhich Was, 81 Sci. bpt
no1niaaily "opep" fer perfectly sale nsrL
gallon and commerce. 0enesN Grant,
" no T5oie aftuas,oo. and at onca
ttlepTnpned 10 St Louis to GeuerA pone ,8hOse
command Included III the vast region between
Ki,b1 smith. Thts despeisn. direciea Gen.
sm n1 'ed Of = tnose ~ sscened a 'sS &c
Les. ~
me incidents cf the mission entrusted by Gcn.
r., negs e 1.o E. e!s .taa 'ss. Jesa
execution Of General Grants order, throw 70
much light on the last chapter OF The history of
pesmaaeaf pei fo1n a' ''eu "'''D' o. fe'0fo 'n '0@e
Leaving ST Louis On the OF the Eceelpt Of The
teieg1a "a ron General Grant, W. Stopped nt
Gstsr, where, In response to tne rnqpest 81 Cen
too ii rtadneaa to courry ID to the mouth of tue
desmea e1ped!eni 70 g. Tne IA Adnirai 81 hads Also, p
Of his OWN accord, directed a11 of the natal CON-
mandela IN the mississippi squadron 10 oIer such
a sny tSeF aa ords. ss
waa obefed with he utmost neartIness and rood
r 5y a. .ho ssss e s1y y! sssa Cd for
the last Of Aprti, 1863 Within Z mile or two Of
e. s &C. sss osi a :, S 1sf 1ss s,sa @
cisd Tennessee; tie aargo and handsome ifon-ciad
Lafayette the az. hip 81 commodoro Foster, and
nssa pss e s1S ssr Ghe { 9
mouth q The Red River, Il which paint that Of
subsequent events regarded II Important. A mile
Of two below Red River WAs the Confederate f1as-
rsvcr md BACK On tue hustness oi eIchsnTru ~ OF oi
prasanessr etc.
The arrival OF the Lexington. whose mission
the monotony @ Of tnc Weary IVA Nstcner for the Con.
feder1te ran " ebh. And caused 4 rsnuIne excite
meDt n, Has Increased oy orders iof . o.
escspe 81 Jedefson Dasis 10 fe1a. nd Sy lbs
news that there had 1aleiy heen much aet1yity %
eo;Id as wsie Tq9Ss s might ~
Confeders,o oiicess On t6eir nag.of.Tnce tr bsas
Ahnwed l.ke feyc,lahpcxa and aaxiety ou their
parf. In commxr.fS of ISe b1st Tna Cn,ones SKI.
nansd, The agent Of ercnange for ne trAnsNis-
eltsipp! pepaftmenL . character Who deserTes
GpeCis dnsI1ption even ~ ihe risr of de,s nv
naTaftfe A Holish censjcman. eiucats11 To mil.
ta[yVfe nj hofne. he hed 3o7r hssrra Snnxn 1 at
NeT u,eans - The owner Of q eot;on nresa aS
iAAt bosses xnd Of \ fa5t yScht au0 a : rertsi
c1Itdystcd and Ubcrsi spofrinc Innn ue bccnnus
i rebel on gcueral prtnc.ples. HE father Waa 3
ealiv c,1ac,sed Saoss Who MeTe asnsi,M M nf tht
tius aud undated or 6einr caiiet .Confederstes =
Dyer ~ ftet IN heirst sttnasr mt 1tth snNnHsn.
enerrY And ner,ous strsnTrS' H. rnnrtesr fsr1
EnoWiedcc of ihs Tnrlt and sncss1 o1aiitfes ami.
pentiy f1ted ntu1 for tne dinioInstic 0ntiFs II,
oneniy eyetemattcsily and vii 1is Enr,, M
always faithIailJ kent, nd have raasnn 10 he.
llcye that be used ali Of hls inf,nenco 70 ureyens
fhe III. .treatmenf or T1nion pr1coner1