The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-18

reasonably sure oF Victory Hlil lhp lelehl OF
Gen, Meade II was believed by tho public
men Of tho south, would secure Confederate
Independence The Confederate strength was
about G2,0l0 that Of tho lfedeiuls, according
% tho testimony Of Gen. Meade before tho
committee on tho conduct VI tho war waa
about $4,000, OF tho former 10000 were
placed hors du combat, and Of tho latter
M,OO0 No event Of tho struggle proved
more momentous In its far reaching results,
aud none has been theme oi greater Discus
sion on both sides Of the Atlantic among
military critics and historians
THR VAIL oP yIoRsRURG,
July was made d0uhly welcome this year
hy tho surrender Of Vielaburg with itR garrl'
s0n, thirty thousand strong From May ~
until tho l1th Grant had pounded away AT tho
Confederate forces Ia tho llrldI NJ Raymond,
jackson, Champions lllll and lig Black River
bridge, and then with doggad ohstinaey sat
down 10 invest Violaburg Tho total loss Of
Grant IN ths campaign was $500 Port llud'
son, In Louisiana, with 5000 men, foil into
the hands Of gen Banks few days later, and
thus tho Mississippi was opened throughout
Ia length,
The story IT tho auiierlngi Of tho soldiers
and citizens while thus Invested reads more
like romance than reality, aud tho Ingenious
devices 10 provide substitute for food In tho
ahaTe of mule and horse meat rats, roots
aud cane brake, would make unusually In
terestng reading Ia modern cook book
Tho effect Of tho surrender, north and SOUTH
WAS Immense, and itmay bodoubled whether
after Vinlshurg and tho twin tragedy 0f
Gettysburg, there was ever any vital hope
In tho southern heart except among tho SOL
dlem, There were desperate battles after
warda aud occasional victories, but tho tale
Of disaster had cast lta impending shadow,
aud the faith OF the simple folk mover rallied,
The riots In New York on tho l3th-lOth Of
July Aro not tho least among tho war NOM
orlea connected with tho month and tho year
On tho Goth OF July another agreeable sur
prise was given 10 tho people Of tho north by
the announcement OF the capture Of Con,
John Morgan IN Ohio, together with thou
sand or more Of hlsrough riders, their wagon
train and artillery, The famous raider had
started on tho "a Of tho month with two
brlgades Of cavalry, aggegatlng an effective
strength Of e,4O0 mon and four field pieces,
for tho purpose Of poneTatIng Indiana aud
Ohio and creating q diversion In favor Of
Gen. Bragg until ha safo withdrawal 10 the
new limo south OF tho Tennessee
Morgan effected this purpose and the cap
turo and destruction Of hIsf1roe Was Of trlnlng
consequence 10 the Conteleraey compared
with the advantages raInsd by his opera
tlonA lie destroyed no supplies cut no I'm
portant llnei OF communication, captured
nothing but home forage, food aud u large
wagon train, but no delayed tho Invasion Of
East Tennessee three months lle afforded
Bragg timo 20 obtain ro'onforcomenta and
disturbed all tho calculations OF BURNSIDE
and Rosoorana. In fact II has been alleged
that u Burnside could have mot Rofocrani
at Chattanooga by tho 2Oth Of July, tho bat
10 Of Chckamauga would not have boor
fought
July, 1904, was markedly EarlY'a invasion
OF Maryland ON tho bth, aud tho battlo Of tht
| Monocacy In Maryland on tho OH, On thi
gOth, gad aud g3th battles occurred bofor,
| Atlanta, Ga, aud on tho 1Oth tho explosion
Of tho famous Petersburg mIno In Virginia
tool, place, but tho backbone Of tho Confedcr
acy had been broken, aud from this tImountI
tho engagements preceding tho surrender o.
Loo and Johnston In Virginia and Nortl
| Carolina thcro were no events more doclsiy,
than those above recorded, After all thos,
Touhlous years, which tho month no GIgnalll
recalls, wo have peace
ponce on tlo iurlhcTt seas,
Peace In our sheltered bays aud ample btrtama
Peace whcrcaoo'er our starry garland CLEANS,
Aud pcaco In oycy broc2o,
July DATES ~ FRANCE,
Nor q q In America plono that July 10 TN
memorable month, with june aud Angus
/ good seconds July IA tho month of royolu
| tlonary memories In France also, nv attostoI
by tho noted "Column Of july which is th
prldo Of patriotic l'rcnchmcn, Among th
many momentous events of tho month Ia Oh
different years Of their revolution Oit0-pID
,ho French have, by common consent tokcl
| tho e0rmng OF tho iastlo a. the most MON
orablo, aud 40 is dato Is now celebrated b.
| Frcnchmcn everywhere rs q sort Of lndo
pondenco daY-thigis Ia July H.
Tho event was indeed momont0uS Fo
| tho nrst time In French history the pcopl
| took arms against u fortified stronghold o
dcspotism, and tho army did not withstonI
them. Indeed, tho o0oldiers sympath'aed wit
tho people, Down to that tm0 u was take
| M q matter Of course In Europe that peas
ants rising against government could oul
do harm In the country or against tho un
armed. No one dreamed that peasant o
;oot would stand before cavalry soldier o
attack fortress Tho capture Of tho Battil
was, therefore, as great marvel ~ u a mol
IN America should attack and capture bri
gadc Of tho regular army II was notice T.
nonarchs that tho old regime was gono for
over. AS such do tho French now eclobrat
H. Il. @. DE lIoETAISE,
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