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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. C TivAYJM
" It is kspobted, but the report waats confirmation, tbt
LncllZo' - V,. Eouth a, a
pnnibment for his opposition to the despotism wtich the
abolition administration is encaged in trjing to cstaWisn
thronghoat the Ncrtb.
Now to this we mast eerlocs!? object. We have all aae
reBpcct for Mr. Vallaioham ; as much respect Ra we caa
have for ary citizen of tho enemy's country, but for all
that, we cannot forget that Mr. Yallandighih w a citi?n
tie rjuited States and of tho Stat? of Ohio, a govern
ment and a Bia'.e at war V7ita lis Confederacy. The Con
federacy iJ engaged ia carrying on a war fo tne assertion
and maintaiiiance cf it3 07:n eepsrate acd independent ex
istecce, and Mb. Yallakd.-ghaj:, petdtog the proceediegs
wh'.ch have realtej ia hii coadecanatioa by military au
thority, haB distinctly anJ eaif haticallj stated that under
no circumstances could he foment to a disruption of the
Federal Ucion. Ia i laia terms, La takes cnmiatakeable
ground against tho position ia which the Confederacy is
irrevocably plcj-od and romcitted. TLu3 in effoct and in
Eubstasre Mr. Yalland.g ham o:cupUs towards ua tha po
sition cf en a'ien and an enemy, and if ecnt here, would
not of cour3e ccm? volantarily to cat LiiOt with na. On
the contrary, iaatttu of comicg hero as a matter of choice,
he would corr.e as an involuntary exile. Uia sojaurn would
be a pnnishmect itlMcted upon him by Abraham Likcolk,
Trho would thc3 preuca to'uaa the Confederacy as a penal
colony to which ho would deport those cf bJB citizens or
subjects who eight ba sd unfortunate &3 to incur his arbi
trary diaplc&ie tr Hit cf hia m:nion3 and agents. That
the Confederacy could consent to occupy any eu.hpcsition
no one, we thinfe, vouM assert or contend. V.'c arc not
going o occupy tlo position cf Mr. Lincoln's jiilors, nor
ia our territory to bu ratlj a C-jtany V.iy for his u:e or
convenience.
Bat apari frui all tkik( no cua couid io-iit tho object
of Mr. LiycoiN ia EecdiDg or crdeiiag !dr. Yallasdiguam
to be sent Sju hak is aa able and prominent
politician the Lead c: an tnti-Ilcpublicaa inovcxent in
the North Wect. Jloisa l:adir.g end popular candidate
on the anti-AcaiiLi: 'ration tit kit lor the position cf Gover
nor of the State of Ohio. WLo can fail to aee tho ins:dioos
character of the ocx'sc which L.'Kc.ol proposes to pnrsne
towards Lira :
Let bet VAtLAKiiSHAii be f.cnt Sculh and ccrdialiy re
ceived by tie oath, and hU iuflaence ia Ohio would 'e
destroyed. lie wtu!J Lc a iaarked r-an, branded as a
traitor and the a3Btc:3:e of traitcra as a" li.an in leaRe
with the pabll; eztmy, &j the Confederates are called at
the North. TLla v. cu d Iw Linxoln's object. The scl erne
weuld be a canni.). one, and woli be iifec'y to be crown
ed with a full meaaara cf Eucc:f3.
On any account or in cty way, ve think that policy at
well as principle would forbid us aliowiug Ilr. Yallanmg
n am, as a Licoln convi:t, to eter our lines, or remain
among cur peoidc. It v.-ould t-e ruiaou3to him; it would
be contrary to our feelings cf srlf-respect ; it would be
tonceesion to Lincoln cf the most humiliating Itind, one to
which we conlJ ret accede.
It Mr. Vallanlighau La-i come fiecly sd cf bis own
accord to cat his fale with the Confederacy, the case
woxjid be difiercnt, eid no or-o wcv.M cxtnail tInm a Ltnrt
ier welcome than we would, but this is sot the enss.
Upon the whole, however, hi'j ili.T ot?;tiou ii doubtful In
the extreme. lie will more probably find h way to Fort
Warren or Fort Lafayette.
Italy. In tho abscrbisg interest which attaches to our
own great struggle for lifo, we are sot to ioosc-eight of cf
fairs abroad. A fc'r brief ycu:3 r.li eyes wcie turned
towards Italy and ita tHurt after national unity, cr what
waa supposed to be euch eilort. Betwixt (Jaeibaipi and
Loui3 Nafoleo:;, Cotit CA'vofa and Ci.u.dtm, theSicd:an
revolution and the di'f-fTl'Ctlcn ic tho ether provinces of the
Neapolitan Kingdom, ti.3 wholo cf Italy, with the exception
of Borne and Yenetia, ;m brciul. uudcr the sceptre of!
Victor EaAxrEL, King cf riodmont nnl Sardinia, the head
of the ancient boL.a a ot tiavoy, who, strangcry enough in I
this hour cf Lia appaicat trit;mph, was made to rcpign to j
.France the departments tf Ss.vey aad Nice, th ancient j
seats of hi3 family, the t r dl ol fir. Lcufc, end the nucleus
cf his power.
Yictob EmaSlEL ii called ilir tf Italy, yet AustTia
frowns across the Iliac ic licm the btiocg torto of the. cele
brated gnadrilateral, usd bold. the historical cities ot Yen
ice, Mantua, Verona aLd Tadua, with the whole Venetian
Kingdom. Ia tho centre o- the Peninsula tha Papal po wer
hold its seat in Rome, aa inyHrinm in tntrio, the dacger
of meddlicg wi'h which is not to be Lieasured ia tho scales
with drilled legions or battcnes cf rifled c arnica. Besides
Home there arc the three ether great capitals lilan of
LombarJy, FIcrer-c: cl Tcnrary, andNaph-i of tho King
dom cf that Line. Ai cf these titica hive a
history, a wealth, an -ideutilicatioa with the Italian
people far exceeding that which tan pertain to tbe
modern and upttaat capital of the Piedciontaine
Kingdom, which after all ia rather to bo classed as of
Gallic than of Italian origin. Bcnae might form a centJe
fcr a united Kingdom cfl'alj, bat Turin cannot. Nestled
away under the shadow cf the Alps, ct one corner of the
Italian territory, it ii isolated in geographical position as
well as in Bettimtu; from th majority cf the newly acquir
ed States, with whom tho hereditary subjects of Yicron
Emancbl hava not yet began to be blenio.1. Fiedmont
has not been absorbed by the new k Kingdom cf Italy."
All the balance of Italy re.'aio? eb9orpt;on into the petty
States of Piedcont and Sardinia. The Southern Kingdom
of Naples, with ita teeming population and vast azid splend
id capital, is jealous of tt-icg governed from the unimpor
tant Interior city cf Tnrin. llilan, the centre of a ttnitory
equal in population and eopen'or ia wealth to tht hereditary
States, is unwilling to occupy a subordinate position. Taa
cany too, finds her beautiful capital, Florence, no longer a
capital, but a mere provincial town, and her people look
back, not without regret to the days of the Grand Dukes.
The fabric of Italian nationality has besn constructed with
more regard to rapidity than Krength. Its parts yet want
cohesion, atd tut lor the outside pressure brcught to bear
upon them, wculd, ia all Luiran prcbabili y eoon resolve
themselves into thsir original tiementa.
Cxbdinal WisKiiAK, cno of the ab'cst, mcit learned,
most ambitions and most energetic of tho princcsa of tbe
Latin Church, is Epokea cf as tha probable successor cf the
present reigning PontiS. TLij would indicate no disposi
tion on the part cf the cc of Homo to abaadou the strug
gle for temporal power or religious eupremacy. There ia
many an easier g&me tlaa that which Victor Fmani el is
called upon to play.
liCMoas. We bear a rumor this mtrning, that tbe steam
er Pot," from this pent hid been captured by tho block
aders after crossing the bar. We hava received no con
firmation of tha rumor nr. I rocar l it as mere th?.D doubt
ful. We learn that a passenger by tbe Northern train states
the existence of a report yc-'tcrday ia Goidcboro' of fight
ing going on below Kiaston. Ibis, too, wants mcf.rma-
tion, but we give it for whiit it may be worth.
. We are without anything tu-day frcm tbo direction of
Yicksbnrg. Thj la3t accounts weio far from being as fa
vourable as we could have wi?bcd, but for all that, we are
far from regarding the darker ia which Vicfcsburg is rla. ed
as imminent and preasiDg. Unless wc arc wbol'y deceived
ia the character of the defences erected for tbe protection
of that place, pa well as in the spirit atd nnmbera of its
defenders, it cannot be taon. i-a a day nor in a week, nor
ia many weeks, nor nut il proper m?as have been taken
for ita relief. If wc ere deceive?, if Vicksburg falls at
once, and without a protracted Etrupgle, then indeed will
we be greatly deceived, and the whole people will bo de
ceived withns. Eut we anticipate no such distressing re
sult and shall continue to hope for tho best nil tUsperan
dum. We think Yickrbuig cannot bo taken at once. If it
caunor, wia mil. m taaen at all. If Cbant can get to
Bnyder's Bluff and take our fertilisations there before John
wiu .MiBa.iv vai. iuiuw iu ireir aid ce may be m
Yicksbnrg in a week. If ho cannot, be runy never be in
Yicksbnrg.
Thb Raleigh standard cf yesterday's date mentions hav
ing seen certain Noithern papers taken from the mail bajrs
captured on the Chesapeake and Albermarle Canal, by
Captain Elliott. It quotes frcm tha Baltimore Capper of
the 12th instant, as follows :
KnrThh.orel!19 flPP,e toftave withdrawn their forces from
Sa Ba,atDd f as.ter V 8iia, to reinforce Les on
IfrinftteaS Zi ' Wtlch "i'f J6" olv commands in those
vicinities, and we may expect the active Bpbrit of Foster
will varv eoon V.o i. r .1.- .''"" wl '"e
: - - t , " . - - "ypun any movement on
ChMleBton which Hnnter intends making. The seasoafo?
ftcUve work in all the Bouth will soon be over, and what,
ver is to te dose must be done speedily so let the blows
b quick and powerful."
W can hardly say tow raany trocpa Fcbte has, but
maka mnnstratiors in A" lv
" r , z . r. or ut sitaisment of creater
achievements in the old North StateWilrningtoa?ia8J Viil
worthvof his ambition or. ir ,QWina ni v. .vpr"e
' ... . . ' . ,t
we very much question hia being in a position to att apt
any tormldablo demonstration against Wilmington. Tne
Confederate force bave, no donbt, been reduaed in Eastern
North Carolina and VlrgiDia, but o. w have reason to be
lieve, Lave the Federal forces. Etill the utmost vigRance
can never be nanccesnary, in presence oi a wiley ai-d em
bittered foe, who has a large transport and armooei fl et
within little over a day's ail of our coast.
Wk have recently seen a goo l many friends from thia and
other counties of tte Eastern pait cf North Carolina and
are pleased to find their reports of crop prospects in every
instance favourable. This .s not much cf a wheat-growing
Bection, but corn, potatoes and all other products nsnaUy
gron here promise a most abundant yield shon'd no un
foreseen calamity overtake them.
TiiEts would ArrKAB to be acme man: feat at iocs ia New
York of a disposition to resist the arbitrary course cl the
Lincoln authorities aa shown in the arrest and sentence of
Mr. Vallandigham, but so far these are owy manitesta-
tion?. Fcr the present, at least, we see to probability of
their proceeding to extremities. Should the feeling bc-
from the issue. Eut that issue has not yet come, nor, wan
tbe whole military force of tlTc North in tbe hands of the
Lincci.n government with its agents in every position of
power with its spies pervadiop eery circle of society, do
we see any chance for its coming aoou. We look for the
backing down in this case to be dote by the s-called
peace party of the North. As things now stand they are
bound hand and foot, and ia tho clutches of tbe Philistines
whose bond? fiey will fail to bieak - a! least the chances
for soch failure ace fully ten to one, if not even greater
Bbocld Yicksbnrg fall, the chances would totally venish fcr
a long time to ccnie.
The Federal movements in C vrsl Missifbipr'. l5
vicinity tf Vicksburg and Jackson are amorg the boldest
atd most important of the whole war. If successful in
capturir;. Vickeburg. the fcetny will succeed iu stri'sirg a
blow which rar-st be deeply felt by the Confederacy. If
they fail, ikry will sufi.r to a cowespodirg "tent. Unles.
tbev can carry rut their schemes within the. next three
weeks their fsi'ur willbe dipsstrtos. Thev are d'stant from
, .
their b. of rperst.r.na. Tbe term rf .erv.oe of a very
joipor'8n; portion of the ir foice is suout expiring, it 1
now or revcr with them. Ibe tact that tee PRerny hps reen
i ab'e to force the passage of the Bg Black is def ,ly to he
i rrgrette.l. Xhtit is an onfavrurabl circumafar e, iot
! to be denied, nor is there any ce in stteinpting to conceal
I the f ict tha1: great dependence na placed ppon tbe line rf
1 the Blfttk, which was cccfitleifd eminently tiffenMbl.
Th ener y will probablv attack our l,-orts at Hajoes'
j and Snyder's Blnft. on the Yeroo, tasing tbem in th? rear
i and thni attempting to force their way to th resr of Vicks
j b:rg. TbrlftoiBa bo'd arid apparently a skillfull one,
and noth'ng bat thi most consummate pbil! and energy on
j the part ol our lers and tro"pcan prevent itsbting
j completely sa-.ccasfa Th" pit-it.irn U nrtainly critiv-il
, in the extreme.
It ia evident that ;ha? t, the Federal C..tnroauder, has
; fctoiin a rurch opon General Pjjusebton and, that tbe lat
j bas been very decidedly oQlmactcavred and out-Gene aled
i We trust that General Johnston may have arrived io time
tj make tee proper dispositions to defeat the movements of
, Grant, but it is to be fered that there are pericus grounds
for nneasinepn. We phall look for news from tbe West with
I tho deepest interest. The campaign in Mississippi must be
i short, pharp and decisive. Gp AT cannot keep tbe field fcr
j acy great length of tiro? wPbout being .forced to fall back
to bia supplies.
Gpant is receivicg large reinforcement a by wsy of Mem
pit. A goodfy number of choice troops are on their way
to reinforce JcEErn E. John. ton, so that the heaviest tight
icg cf the war nay jet be locked for neBr Yicksbnrg, wpb
in a few dnjs. Tha idea of starving that place out i3 f-iol-ish,
piece there ere supplies there fully sulrkiect a last our
army at that point from four to five months.
Ten following abort editorial Irom the Richmond Whig
of the tlOth iust-, has some strong expressions, and we ore
rather incline 1 to ttink they are well deserved. We like
the general independent tone of the Whig, and wish we
had more journals of the saut stamp in F.ichmond end else
where than we have.
West Point.
The Yankees at West Point are hiding in the pine thickets
and making believe they have gone away. This is a game
which soldiers tar less cunning than Yankees are wont to
practice, and the marvel is that the Confederates should be
tricked by it. But nothing can cure the cradulity of au
thorities who never dream of deceiving their own people
and have no earthly conception of the structure and appearance-
of a falsehood, le believe every Yankee utterly
iucapable of deception ia tbe first qualification lor high ot
!ico at the seat of the Corfederate Government.
Hut this beautiful simplicity of character i9 not confined
to officers in the civil service. Before Hooker made bis
last advance, there were Colonels and perhaps GeneraiB
willing to swear that the force of the enemy ia Stafford did
nat exceed, at the farthest, 70,OCO effective men. Moreo
ver, they were convinced that an aggressive movement was
not in all the thoughta of "Fighting Joe." He succeeded
admirably in crossing the river ; waa it because we sought
to entrap him or because tbe movement was not anticipa
ted ?
It i3 abundantly evident, to the unmilitary mind, that the
landing and entrenching at West Point is not a mere ruse
to hold Lee in check, but a part of a welt laid plan to
capture Richmond perhaps to hold it for a day and burn
it, as Jackson waa held and burnt. One day of Yankee
rule in Richmond would result in damage which veara
would not repair.
We have urged that every available means be employed
to prevent a sudden dah into the city. No earthly atten
tion has been paid to our suggestions. The volunteer or
ganiitiona are disbanded. Gea. Winder smiles serenely ;
the President tarns complacently to tbe satisfactory condi
tion cf alliirs ip the department of Yicksburg, and rejoices
over the superb administrative faculties of his pet, Te-i-berton.
Theskiss are bright sagar is advancing in price
the birds sing in the Capitol Square whiskey ia sold and
druck In a thousand shops all goes merry as a marriage
bel! nobody Is hurt Allah is groat, and the Commandant
of the Post at Richmond ia his prophet.
Ta&RB are co Consols accredited to the Confederate
BtateB. Our gevcrnment permits the agents of foreign
governments who do not recognize as, to execute the func
tions cf the Consular effice in our midst, under rrqun!irs
iesued by Abraham Iixcoln, our bitterest foe.
However, when tbe war broke cut, these Consols wee
here, and we thought it better to let things go on quietly,
which w did. But subsequently old oocsu'shave been with
drawn or removed, and new ones sent to take their platcp.
This, a we are informed, hsa recently happened in the in
stance of the French Consul at Charleston. Again an ap
pointment has been made sod thia fresh consul,-to reside in
Charleston, 8. C, bas been accredited to, and authorised
to enter open Ibe daties of his office by Abraham Licoi.n
en alien enemy. It ia evidently time tbal some more de
cided coarse waa taken by our Congress srd Executive au
thorities. Tun Ekbrnond Whig thinks that the enemy ;s fortifying
at West Point, the head of navigation on th York River,
below Richmond, with a view of making a sudden dash up
on the city, from that point. It is pot impossible.. If our
authorities are caught knappipg after the many warnings
thy have had, they will have only Iheroselveg to blam.
Ths balance of prisoners in tbe hnc!s ol th Cndpr
at?? paid to number 2-!,00o men.
for the Jonrpsl.
AtKiUi'r All 11 .-Tin in fi"M B4l,
Fobt Kijber, My 32nd, 13.
Mh-sr3. FrtToh A Fines The steamer " Flora, : C-apt.
Mateis, from Nassau, ith a valuable cargo, came in safe
ly this morning. The blockaders made ati sttsck on her
but were promptly driven eft by tbe gUBS of Fort Fisher.
The "Flora" brings news tht the Iron-clad ram
" Miriam," which Col. Crossan was expected to bring to
the State of Norlb Carolina, bad gene back to England, the
buddeis being repaired to deliver her in Confederate
fort.
How, Whs.-", np Where.-In his veto of the State Guard
biJl.Gov. Brown speaks of the militia officers as "an or
ganized fores, ready," Ac Will somebody inform us how
they are organized, when they were organised, and where
they were organized. Who commands the brigade, who
the regiments, acd who tha companies ? Some eight hun
dred out of the over three thousand " were sent to Sa
vannah on a wild goose chase a few weeks ago, but if tbey
formed any organization we have never heard of it. Leav
ing them out of the question, how did the remaining 2,500
organize, who have never yet reported for duty ? Perhaps
some ot the Governor-for-life" men may be able to an
swer these questions. San. Hepvblican.
A box waa sent from Trovidencc, Rhode Island, re
cently, with the following address :
John McPherson, squire, kutnpany C, sekund xegi
nient ro Je ilan privateers, Washington, d. cen Kamp
klose to the Wrappanock, an ak wy creak."
Ukclk Abb's Vkbt Latest Joke. During the past
week a gentleman called upon tbe President and soli
cited a pass for Richmond. Well, said the President,
I would be very happy to oblige you, if nay passes
were respected; but the f&ct is, sir, I bare, within the
past two years, given passes to two hundred and fifty
thousand men to go to Richmond, apd not one bas got
their yet" The applicant quietly and rery respectful
ly withdrew on hit tip-toes.
nnmo in.iantlti nUs.arpoil ofi, nOWPrflll to thrf0.tTl BP- i . j - . J . . t. Pit! A rra :
rious physical consequences we may rest assured that the j being ir.d 'spumed, wss too treble t ) ommand oor-fentall r,,..-",!,-. e-rtaia eot.ulatcrs in tbe trash, whD bought
clt t .aa .be tUum, cf 1,kco,.K wn. j ST" -tth v , be prm! bave i-se- done lor
find out and Hoot some means of evading or backing out i , w na ki'fr, iu . ts. hx. it in froot. Bdl! fdL,..,u;,)ir(ih!o tnms. CtJumh? Si.ulh Carolinian.
For tha Journal.
LQUK&TIOW A BLR BRAVERY.
Camp Coltok. Va ,
May 20th, W2.
Messrs FOllorg t
Kaof;g that many of ur warmest and most anxions
f denes (4 great portion f whom move In your midst) are
constant reader, a class frnin whom we h-te experienced
manifold hlpsiogs aad favoar. I have se ectt d your sheet
as a proper rae Hnra to nr.nvv to them and a:l who fel an
interest in ur webare, d cconnt of the most brilliant and
daring feet eoaUd m tte dramaot hi h le tear. Ri ice
the retrent of Uen. Lobrb! reefs army from the neighbor
boodoff-ntf Ik. everything t,as been Inlted into a perfect
sate of tranquuitv and composure In this Department cf
the State.
Noth;ng h-d tiat spired to break th monormy ti camp,
save the oecanif-nat h.-cmwK of csnnon in the dUtance, until
Sunday cvnicc. 17th iDst. when Podgi's cavalry was made
I to acknowledge that thj ki;ew ccthinzof tbe seomcui'and
right parry bn had been taught the theory and not tha
ing onr picket was --cii to dash into camp in a tta'e of ner
vous exiiterucrt: he at once reported to ("apt. fcoore, ihe
? .. t : r i . x
commamln-g ificpr of our s'l'Sti cavslrv force i Isle of
j Vight. in t'ise peiffhbothol of fim'uhfled. Fe reported
! that th friend in strorg o ce hsd chased m fn-.ru bis pc.-st
UnH v.rr. r:Liitif t' fir Wkl' WltflTAStlV SUOCriOr force tO
nnrcft,,..! in a vert al.oit t me. almast incrfdible, rur
inn ft in r 1 , 1 inrii in . 1 u n t-Tit- in v. in ine iHiite 111 u in ur. 1
.. . . . . .ill 1. t..
onr BcbN: Iit:l4 baid. conbif'irg. of detachments fro -h thrre
companie, vis : reV. b3 8 NM.lt andMnrcbJaon's
came upoo the rcniv in the road. 'Ihe command 4v,barge"
was given, aad Mr. rltor. it was an imposing sight to see
thfir nnnn-
nents
At'er we nave U:Jri!rjiea uur pisrois acu guns, uu.
sabres rc: e necu t ) .eap iurtn irem inei? FCooaru8. ' u . (,f
sir. It w.i 11 foifmn yt scene; ior our t u- j
rectcd blows canned a ouuiber oi them to, nit-' Uie cu-i-a
touchin. tr ! g to ee c k to lift up their nai U and in the
most supr-Mc-.iiug toi.-. beg t rgivenepa and paidon. The
fightJBKtrd nirabiut 40 miliums, in which time we retook
six of our ttsn."ei tared on their ojst, killed tt-n (IC) con
sisting 'i a Cptsio, thiee Litutfnantsandsix privt t, iid
, took lvrccnt-ix prisoners We Hustbiued a loss of t-ro ot
i our uutnber, Li of. A. S. Wiggi'-s aid Private Ke'ley of
Captain H s cooipanj , uicurii lew a cumoers, jh wngmj
lip impoTt.-. A i.ibicr n,.a of SparUa hravery
i ebK: t'XL or JSch a'menTe0
! Leut-t: As aoeo a h eyes fe'l m-ou the enemy, b
' dashed i. rh, ledio the tha tg. tm wt.i n last tppu. was
u' hi. name .ri." u,o f-g,e ot the
o-owicg them iJ-jti rignt ai ij itit
..f.,W;tJtrl'Mn'i -
, kii pi.t a sici-ature bit dded
i glow t it rmbi birbed pgf. a i-vok. kvA be not beencnt
; iiwn -n ire "icor ot mifibotd. woui l hive shown wiu an
n .a t j(- jo' hi hU)Ht hiniasirw ia lhe
! R)idj,v .ScuU.oru t tii!edcrBf y. W. ije-cply m.)urn
Viin irvM Mi,v otbers w vlormcd daeo i'J oaring, out l
j win dvis? from narrating them, fcr my commtmioa'iosi is
!rc'!v t.i.i lengthy.
i.ryp rfi-pctfu'Iy,
B-
Wavsing Hcs"TAt.
May ?3d l3 j
Sf? , riiVi
receipt 1 'to ni!oij5 arik-lea tor the uae of t- e 'Aavarde
; lioPi-i'Ai floi Mr v. i,. teel : Ifnrty-two ponnca aneu
! appU-s, t o Lirte b.ttlea scupperuoig wine, one bottle
j catsup, mi! Ivor l.r of very nico step. 1 assure the kind
gett'tiiiHrt Li? preseut to tins iusM'utiuo shall be ap-
propri!ed to the i-roper person-, atid at least a tew of 'he
j poor -! iid le.. ( on et!ei.t!" M.kI ti ti e tf.ivc-ur ot Lis
- wino "
i 1 wonl'i be Ud ii'deco ii let-eive maoy c?onat:o;js of the
above arti -iep, or dei:ca its lor the sick. It any perfu is
i ' 7 ,hjflt. 't.?ui.
ftesirim.e tn I'-t n? r. nn : f iin-nri. ws tun iis( it tii T-.rdi !ii ma
Very if s-peoTlii-lv,
J. L. NE-AGLE,
Afs't turgtoH in charge
Wii MiM.Tf v. Nf . , May
Affitir... I'd i r.s :
Plea?; publish lis; of casualties in Co. r, 2ytb N. C. T.,
furnisi e l to me by 1st Lieot; J. L. "ore :
KilieaCorp I I'sirel iNorrs.
Wounded-B-rgt obu B irkippf-r, severely iu arm and
shoulder. Priva e-? J. H. Mills, left aim amputated ; J. W.
prison
verely, leg
M'"S8 tip
Ki'd-d. . .
Wt.-n: oel
jJi'siOK
b ,re torn o t.
(' rp'l W W Wemble
I
9
I
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J. Hi ANI.Y.
f tl.
Very re"po ttnilv,
W.
At a tolled meeting of Conpary I, W a Beginient N. C.
Tfoojs, May 1 It It. lfc3, fcergt b. F. White wes called to
the Chair, and Beigt. R. Devaoe. was called opon to act as
Secretary, and a e'onimittee of thiee appointed to draft
resolutious leUtive to f ur deceased couiraies Id aims,
tiergt T. P. B y.in, privates J. K. Heath and Alfred Brown.
Tbe following itisolutions w-re adopted :
Whskkas. tod, iu bis Al wisso Providence, has seen fit to
remove trom onr aid t otir beltved comrades in arms,
Sergt. Tlr Kiaa I'. Bryan, piiv te J. E. Heath and M'red
Brown, win) ftl' iu th e cnt bt.tles of Ohanee iorsvdle,
May 3 ,
lie it re-- '.id. l.-i That in their dea h we have sustained
a loss wht. h will te keenly felt by uh curing the entire
war.
Jievo'iQt d, 2d T at in the death f Sergt. Bryan we have
been tlepr.ved ot h uoc-comniisi jned oflijer, who has. by
his kindness to m atd gen'lenes"- ot dispos-il on endeared
himself to us witi !aa i g tie, and whote memory will ever
be cberiBh d t ns wi'h t.f!ctin.
tiesolued o'i That to th bereaved families if the de
ceased we extend our heail felt sj mpa:by.
lieaolve't, OJi. Ihat a copy i t it-no resolutims be !ur
nished to iho faoiiliea o! cacli torwuided to the VViluai g'on
Journal for publication.
Bergt. U. r' WHsTE, ( hairmaa
Ir'ert.iv. Dkyins Secretiry.
J. Ti. C i k, )
J. L Pi-. roan, - fi rnttfee.
R. Hoi i ix.-swokth. )
State J- irnal please copy.
(jkn. MiiAGUEB and tqe Ibish.-t-Id. a letter to Mcj.
Gen. Hancock, (which we Scd printed in the Baltimoie
American ) ien. Meagher has resigned his eornmis-sioo,
upon the ground that I113 command is reduced to a
mere Landfall. ul1 that he cannot recruit bis brigade.
Of corns be possesses an undying devotion to the
cause ol M Union, acd a desire 10 serve it in any posi
tion iu wl .t'b be may be placed. Th's fact, taken ih
conacctir-; viih th'ilate lecture ol R-chard 0 Gorman,
of which I . oke siae dys since, proposes to 113 what
we had bt - icd beioie. that tbe lri6a citizens ot the
Federal S es are entirely sick of the war. The state
ments Iai made of large masses ot Iri h immigrants
tempted --w.x tor the ji'i-pose of enlistmeot. mast,
tberefori-, bive Ucu i.-niuusely exaggerated. We have
suspected .o, and cow lecoid tbe agreeable tews with
much gratification, for three reasons : First, that the
Irish w,;re 'be be-t tiexp8 in the Yankee armiee; second,
that a ebrt U has been put upon tbe cruel imposture put
upon that credulous people, namely, ti at to fight for
the Union wa? to fight eg dost the interests of Kng
land ; ihii-1, that uur own faithful L;ob citiz?ns ot tbe
CouledtTs-y. fihtieg in "ir armtfp, will no longer be
slung by the bitter tbougbt. an they move into line of
battle, that, iu d feuc- ot tu-ir bouitS3-I their adopted
States, tb'-y wiil goto slanSiter ?c-'i mnititud of
tbeir own mi? guided kunieu
At tbo. bret battle of I tcitri kir.r, M-'-ayhc-r kd
the desperate tLarg- s .,! bis brigade upon MarjeV
Heights; and the deluded hkh s-?di t v displayed a
valor wfci did no discredit to their ualiou uuti to their
ancestry. But thcy hare enouzb of it. They K-gin to
suspect tbst tbe repeal of the Union in Kurcpo 1- rot
likely to he attained by forcing another Union iu A
menca, Tbe widows and the orphans of their people
will long mourn by tbtir desolate hearths thl? cntel and
accrjrfci mistake. Hick. Etiq'iirtr.
f!ftttf-Krlr( Lttr.
Friends in the army have eeat uj a number of let
ters found on tbe bittle-fhld, Bom; ol which we would
like to publish, if space permitted. We have before us
quite a number many ;f tbem written in German
which wc cenfees is Patch to u?. Others are tbe ten
der erToBionf of damsels at home to their lovers in tbe
array. Too ladies t very where would vote us mean il
we were to lake advantage ol an accident to betray to
tbe world a letter intended for a particular eye. 'Ye
may, however, among our edec iojs, make eome ex
tracts, which, without, dincovering the parties, may af
ford some idea cf life at tbe North.
Tbe letters discluee a growing disgv.it for the uir.
Ou of the writers etops amid her car??. and addres
ses ber lover iu these words :
" Now.
-, I am a going to talk in earnest, and a
Mtlis.s 'Kbtiy m icg : James narren, seveieiy iu arm ana tfi a tLt: d ath of Stcutwail Jacksou, and said of Lim :
shoulder;.. Frank npivey. sbghtly m heel ; Corp'l Bythel .. Vo , be!n admiring a man tike Jackson.
Hmson, s;ih'lv in leg ; Owen Duncan, severe y. supposed , , " " " .
er; laniel Uuncan. pevere1 v : t lawiiios art-rt Ii. se- l "c "a" r''"1 v- u uuc, uuu oi;u.. i uu uncuuo
way that I never talked before. 1 suppose you will be glad
to hear me say so. am down on tte infernal Abolition
ists ! The poor black-hearted beasts ; if 1 had old Abe Lin
coln, the old son of a you know what I would hang him
like I wou'd a dog. I want you to leave that mesa of nig
ger lovers and come home. lam a turncoat, and I am glad
to think I hive gat eease enough to tarn."
The spirited and sensible damsel winds up ber letter
with verec :
The ring is round that has no end.
Bo ii my love for you, dear friend !"
Another merely er joins her lover to " come homtis
soon as possible," and then abandons herself to verse ;
such as
"Sure as the viae grows round tho stump,
Yon are my sweet sugar lump ? '
and ending with
My pen la bad, my ink is pile.
My love to you can never fall ! "
Can onr Confederate girls come up to that ?
Flnanee
..y:-.' - ; " ? nrrttwrtVB. Va.. May 19.
t facia as Nona. fl old ha. advanced. Jf'"?;
to-da? were offering ft 60 premiom and asking f5. Ihe
rise ia attributed to a ir ore active demand roni Mockam
rmmers " Bank notes are also ligher-aeHirg at 70 to 75
r crit. premium. ' . inrt'
Bond J an Stccis We quote Confederate bonds, siw,
000.' 00 loan. 101 to 109- according to date ; do. do. seven
ner W, ICO and int.; do. do., $15,000,000 loan, 190 and
int Va. registered bonds, 1U and int.; do- coupon. Int.
suspended, 1C5 ; No th Carolina sixe, 175 ; Tepnessee six
es, int. sospendcJ, 1 : Misaoun dn. do. 165 to 167 J ,
Richaiond city bonds - 135 and iut : Ya. Central K. K. 1st
t iftflanri int Fn-.liftLffe Back stcck. 125: Farmers
! do 125 ; Bans of the-i ommonwealth, 125 ; Ics. Co. Steie
i of Va . 40 ; Old Dominion do. 40; Va. Hre and Marine Ins.
i -.n
Counterfeit "Gbkels backs " It is a tact noto
rious and undisguised, tbtjt tbe Yankee Government
baa winked at the epuricu3 ksueB ol Confederate money
put forth at the North and circulated in tbe South.
tprffcitera. find find-
. t rR nrcfitab'e. the counterfeiters have turned
their attention 'to the Yankee "grtenbat ks," and have
nrndn'it d a !aur?rcus imitation of tbem. Some of this
boiua ni.ioey wss fouud ou the person of the Yatkee
. .... ,1 - t i.. j
Trcnson ClstovereU llooUer'a Amy.
a correspondent 'if- ti t- Philadelphia Icquirer tel's
tf.unvv,, .
j US rci. jwil0 . ;it,nprt.
' In'f '"ence WU- rfcCt'lt li'iic ui uti ui an imui.ii-
i a!ij arrest ai rHimucm, mc hwuij unuo v . ...j
a . ..r 4t,..' r...nic n rt.-tit.r tins rxistPd tor a IOD2
iin:Mi.at the reoe.w nave uoa Eoino sterei uitL ui
kufiwips every ttinj; thai truuspircd within our lines,
and that sneh ink relation was insrunJaoeously cod
ve y, d
ileordcra tor rtuut lujveriicula hid cot reached
ihe elrcatn'erenca ot tbe military circle formed by our
1 . . a
army before the pickets co tbe opposite bank were call
ins out, iu ujockicg tojeo, " How are you Var.k ?
; ni, ou? u njocsictr
i , lfa - bt , rjkr1Qm m0U? jet ?" These
iacts have cauled the'deepr st anxiety at headquarters.
j aa uoii t.OW4be nfai-8 adopted by tbe rebels have bal-
: the vigHenee end labor expCDoed to tseieat teem
T (incrttl Patrick, tLc Provost Marahai ot the army
iof the Potomac hu At -vt-r, determined that the se-
crtt eiHiuiu ort'Uins to '$;"- h""-'" 'uuircu
along tin3 liver bank sdJ iu situations favorable for
signals have bevn tocr.toDtly er joined to use the utmost
care and vMtcVulm-'S to discover and f xpoee the inkjai-
! toes pyp-t m.
1 Vtsicidjy HfY tncrta were crowneei who yucw.
! Ooe f the cuaiO in the town f t Falmouth, statiomd'
i ou'sio'e a dwelling bou.se acjoiotng tne river oudk. cearu
a cl'.ckii c ke that ef a feltirraph tDtrument
He ai
visd Lis fctUK-rior iPicets, scd was di:(-et((? to enter tbe
aousa t iid itivestiguto.
This was done aDd on opening the door be discover
ed a party of f ju? or five person?, one of whom was
seated t a ttltgrapL instrument sending messages by a
eubmariuc wire across the Rappahannock. Tbey w're
all arrested. A j ist and speeely pouithment wiil doubt
less, bo i orce nieed out to tbem. This punishment,
according to the lawa of war, is death.
Gen. l1i Clcllfju Walteit h by Tim City Council of
Vr.altli&tnii Wtmt
of C;?iit1 Sioinuall
.Ja.l4?ii.
'1 he runi.ir that (Jtnerat McClellao bad resigned, and
another tbnt he had bctu again a?8;gncd to the ccm-
j m'ind of the Army of the Potomac, have both proved
; nriiruf. In a conversation with tbe Committee oo the
j occasioQ o t,,e presentation of the complimentary reeo-
, , ,f, . , , . J
'Utious by a cclegation trom the VV ashington City
; Council, Ueu iJcCleiian expressed himself muchgriev-
! di.-app' int 1 n:e more than he has. Jackson was one
of my cIjsuiaK e, 2id at college never promised to be
ti e j;.;n b bas ptoved bimseif. He was always very
?. . at (! ;-epirt d a lesson only after great labor. Atd
jet 1;h t e i Qitnji'iiou was so great that he never gave
auyibm up uof! be succeeded. His character seems
to havf changed since, lor be has exhibited a great
ceiiiry in ail bia movements ; while in command of re
bei lorcc'S. Lee is perhaps the most able commander
the rebels have, and Jackson was their best executive
ofiicer
cbn'es in tub New York Gold Maut. The
" coul bole at New Ytrk where tbe gold gambling
takes place, is now one ot tbe sights. A correspondent
describes the room aa low atd narrow : seats radiate
from the si and rise to the ceiling on all sides. Tbe
dt tks for the President atd clerk are like the b?nch and
clerk's cflice in a country court room He says " the
room was frit el with auout two hundred persons and
we? e cwdi 1 to siUoeation. Several men were pointed
ou; to i e i :; it'Cii who lad made t fortune in a lew
thi; s. Men were ou their feet a .id seemed to com
mjod utunii n when they mad? & bid. Others had
lest a.! ih y were worth and " more too." 1 heir sun
ken (yes and cadat'ercuj looks, nd tbe constant ban
ker o) others, settiitd to justify th? statement. The
President ktpL up a cor.tit.ual pounding with bis
hammer men screeched and yelled on all sides
trdeis git en f-r nieu to take their seats parties called
by name and lice J some dezen or two talking, scream
ing at the same moment shaking cf fists swearing
collision, acd linn a lull to be loliowed by the same
scenes. IJetwien the sale cf geld and the sale of stocks
the U )ard indulge in a sorg. Thia song is no other
than the famous John Brown song, only Mr. Chase's
na ne is substituted for that of the oid hero ; and he is
told that though he is good looking he cannot ' eome
it' ever New York brokers; and then the chcrust
'G'ory, glory, hallelujah,' comes in with a will. Tbe
eonl hole 13 a study. The time employed less than an
hour. Rut fcr fortunes are made and lost in ' that lit
tle time."
Yankee Admissions. In the New York Times of
the 9 h ate tebular statements of losses iu tbe battles
near Fredericksburg, which sum up 14,171 for three
corp" and one division of the fourth corps. There were
in Hooker's army seven corps, and according to this
ratio the whole loss must at least reach 25 000. Yet in
the sime paper containing these detailed statements of
a loss of 14,1 I for one half of the army, there 13 one of
the usual and characteristic editorials stating the whole
loss not to exceed 10.000.
Tuk Lxited States and Busfia The particulars of
th prcat albaijce proposed to be formed by Russia wbb
the United Ftates have leaked out in Federtidom. Accord
ing to statements of tne matter now made, it appears that
he rr of Russia proposed to furnish the Federal 'iovern
ment men and money to crush the rebellion with, provided
he wou'd mortgage all lands North of t' e Ohio river to
him, assignirg for bis reason for not taking the territory -f
'& Konth, tht the people of the Scnth would Buffer total
tumhilatio-i fi'iro they would sunmit, and there would be
!- muj t ct c-v ua conquest : that the Federal Govcra-
i .ne?it wL u" i "s'- rt wted, and her bonds would be worth
; ao-hbig I ,;. proMcsttian did not meet w th any favor
I Tltii c,i! Ab ard his advisers; and Mr. Clay for entertain-
via ii has been sent to a new field to exercise his great per-
S s.r8ive powers. A complete history of the diplomtio
i 'chemes cf Lincoln's administration woutd make a decided
ly bpicv 000k. Our Western scow boatman would appear
in a more ridiculous light than he oid when he rushed
through Biitimore with bis Scotch cap and plaid cloak.
Tits CoNSCBifTioK Law Stauton has decided that the
acceptance oi $-.00 in lien of service is pernicious and not
mandator;: that he is not a national treasurer, and has no
time to hunt up substitutes. The President concurs, and
tbe c'ause selling exemption at $300 will be practically ig
nored. Conscript must hunt up substitutes at their ots
price, or volunteers wiil be called for tobe accepted only
as institutes for drafted men. and receive the Government
bonDty and the conscyiptB price of exemption besides.
Co.vs EPEFiric Corbs. Rev. ti. B. Pratt, Chap'ain of the
63d North Carolina, writes to the North Carolina Tresby
ttricn.
Allow me to make another suggestion. Down in these
swamp lands of Eastern North Carolina, rre find an innum
erable multitude 01 wnat are canea "cypress Knees. '
They come up like tumuli from ths swampy, miry earth
and are of rather a pithy, nature. If some enterprising
workman would tut these up by a circular saw, into blocks
of a convenient size, and by an easily contrived knife give
them a propei shape, ha cculd make a email fortune, as
well as conicr a bsneG: on the public by supplying the
country with 'Confederate corks." Black gum root, well
drict1 is better still, acd both cuts and takes shape better
than cork itself. A diop of warm cement (one part wax
or tal.'o and two of rosin) on the top of these corks would
make them equal to the best made in Spain or Portugal,
ana roiuueiy superior 10 ine nmer& Die article we common
ly see. ..
The Biffeekce 1 0 reply to tbe question"If ice
can execute tne conscript law.why can't tbe North exe
cute tbeir?" the Winchester (Tenn.)Balletin replies:
No nation, sit ce the world began, bas ever fought as
bard to coceiuer another nation as that nation would to
defeud itseli. Would Tennessee fight as hard to con
qu2r Ohio; would she spend as much time and blood
and treasure to conquer Ohio, as to defend herself?
Would every man in Ohio come forth to subjugate
Teanessee &3 they would rise as one man to resist a
people that entered their State, imprisoning their citi
zens and devastating and destroying every thing as tbey
go? When did the South ever propose to conq ier the
North ? They only ask to be let alone. The question
is will a nation of robbers fight as hard to carry on their
robberies and murders as the men who defend them
eeiTft against tie robbers and murderer?.
l t.V'f Ci'V ViV - " - -
BY TELEGrRAPH.
FOR THE JOURN All.
GOV. BETMOUB. ON THE ABREST Of VALLAND1G-
HAjH.
KicnOND, May S2nd, 1B63.
G07. Seymoar, in his letter to the ValUndigham sympa
thy meeting at Albany, says that the arrest of Vallandig
ham has brought d'Bbonor upon the country. If tne pro
ceeding la approved by the government ana sanctioned by
tha people, it is not merely a step to revolution, but it is re
volution itself. We pause to see what kind of government
it is for which we are atked to pour out our blood
treasures. Tbe action of the administration will determine
in the minds of more than half the people of the loyal
States whether this war ia waged to put down rebellion in
the Booth or destroy the 'ree institutions of tbe North.
We look for its decision with solemn Bo.'icitude.
The first resolution adopted by the me ticginNew I crk
denounced the arrest and sentence of Vallandigham & a
Btaitlitg cu'rage apen the hitherto 6acred rights of Ameri
can citizenship. One speaker, referring to Gov. Seymour's
letter, said that he knew the people would stand ry tey
mour, with guDS and bay sots ia their lnn-as, at nil laz
arcls. Lcud cheeis for Seymour.
LATEit FBOM JANKEEDOM.
Bihhmond, May 2, tSt3a
Neftlhern datea of the 20th inst., hav? beets received but
they are unfmportant.
The New Yo:k Times says that the late meetirg was a
ridiculous democstiatiou. Ibe Herald treats it as tLe firt
notes of civil war. 'Ihe Woild sajs that it was successful
both in number acd enthuasm aod speaks of bloodshed on
Nsrtberu stil.
A Washingf! n dirpsteh to the Evening Post, sajs there
wili be no movement on the Potomac forst mo tiaje to ccms.
Hooker bas been left to Mlow his own phns
Yanlee diJpatchas say tLat Vicksbu'g will hocu be taken.
C incinnati dijpatchss say tlat an ibvasiou of Kentucky
ia threatened.
iJuld i4 4' pre tnium.
JCHS AT WOtiK AU.MV.
A correspondent of tbe Kncxville Heghter, writing
from Mouticello, Ivy , Alay 12, gives an uccount f a
victory recently obtained by General Morgan's com
mand, which we copy :
The Yankees having moved across the rvu1 at ibis
place and drivi n out Gen. Peg ram's forces, Ue:i. Rragg
ordered Gen. Morgan to move up from L b rty, Tenn.,
with bis entire division (except one regiment) and
"either capture er drive ttitm across the river."
The command waa at 01.ee put in motion, and having
made a forced march cf more: than oue hundred ar.o
twenty miles, swimming rivers and er during all kit.ds
of hardships, arrived in front of the Ya&kee encamp
ment, in what is known as ibe Horse She Bend, iast
Saturday. The General, with an advance of about 500
men, came upon a considerable force cf the enemy some
ten miles from the river, wben a running fight com
menced which lasted until night, the emrny disputing
the ground and retreating from tree to tree.
The next day the firit-g commenced early in the morn
ing, and was kept up at intervals for ab'ut six hours
the Yankees being sttODgly posted in the thick woe d-i
with tbtir (link proteeted by aimoet impesiable ra
vines. At about two 2'clock tbe commai,el made its
appearacce, and the General prepared to make the at
tack. A portion of Col. duke's brigade consisting of
Cluke's and Checault's regiments, supported by a por
tion of Col. Duke's brigede, consisting of Waid',
Smith's and Grigsby's regiments were oidred to d
vance, and tbe fight cenimenced by a tern fie v.ille-y 01
musketry from the enemy, with plenty of grape, cani3
ter end shell frcm their canDon. Nothing daunted, oar
brave boys never faltered, but madly pressed on, every
one having m -da up his mind that tbe battery must be
taken. After a most desperate resistance of about
fifty minutes, the Yankee lines commenced g ving way,
and the battery seemed almost within cur reach, bin
thanks to Yankee bors s and the tired condition of our
men, tbey literally out run u, and carried it cfi. The
nature of tbe ground nwde it impossible to advance
with any rapidity, as tbe growth of timber wa3 very
dense and the ground much broken.
The enemy continued to retreat until they reached
the river, about four miles, where tbey succeeded in
crossing, not without considerable loss of life ; many of
their men ru?hing madly into the river and drowning.
It was impossible to press them at the ferry, owning to
tbe batteries of tae enemy or. tbe other side command
ing the south bank for a mile, acd efl.ictually covering
the ferry. " I
Oar ios3 was severe?; some twenty killed and quite a
number seriously wounded by the shells of the enemy.
The enemy's loss was heavy, some thirty left dead upon
the field and quite a number wcunded. We took twen
five prisoners, representing five ti lLrent regiments, be
eves releasing quite a number of citizens that tbe Yen
kees were draggir g from their homes. I
From the Augusta CJa., Consli'utioaalibt.
Nil De.pei anduiu.
When troubles come like a sea, whin obstacles mount
up on obstacles, wben darkness come a thick blackness,
then the true heroism displays itself, and geuiu; eaaya
to corquer fortune itself. I)u icg the pregrcss of this
momentous struggle, in which the Cone derates have
staked everything upon success, we have had many a
dark hour, but eur people have come through every cri
sis yet, as proved gold from the furnace, and seeming
disasters have been overruled for good. From the be
ginning we have all Ht that we could never torn back,
never relax onr energies, never surrender'; iu,d at no
time have we felt more perfectly than at presmt that
we could not afford to fail that it were better to be
destr yei forever from out the earth than falter in the
great woik. The radical destructive purposes of the
Abolitionists are known to all tnZa, and we all intui
tively know that we can afford to do anything rather
thansnbmit. '
And while we feel fully consc'oua of the enemy's de
signs, there never was a time wben it became us to ex
ercisemore daring in battle or more fortitude at home,
for apparently no more perilous hour has ever dawned
upon us. The grand decisive attempt to reduce Vuks
burg, and to open tbe Mississippi to the enemy, is
about to be made and made io a manier which
seems to hold out good promises ot success. Grant
is below Yicksburg with an army of perhaps a hun
dred thousand men, has extended bis line, after fail
ing to cress the Big Black river tear Port Gibson,
from his ba?e, Grand Gulf, seventy miles West to tbe
centre ef Mississippi at Jackson, its capital, which he
bas cap'ured, gutted and abandoned. Having thus cut
our railroad comnra.oicaticn with the Eaward. hu has
turued back cn the line of road leading to Yickobin.
with !hs intention co efoubr of assaulting that posiiion
from the rear, if he cin re ich it, while a storming parly
is probably to be l.m bd simul.'ar.eo'js'y 03 thevitcr
front of that devoted, heroic little town.
Perhaps it may io; b agviit duster that Jackson
has fallen, arid that the enc-my has it in his power to
destroy tbe road from that place Westward towards
Yicksburg as far as be can penetrate. It certainly is
hot an irreparable calamity, but we regard it as a mis
fortucc of the first magnitude that we had not sufficient
forces to hold J ackson and tbe whole line cf road ex
tending thence to Yicksburg. The reduction of Vicks
burg, were it possible, we should consider not only a
terrible disaster to us, but a success to the Abolition
ists far outweighing in real importancj all the other
successes they have gained daricg the war. We could
better efford to lose any other point, cr any other two
points, than that one, lor while we hold it we hold the
river, from the frozen lakes to tie il iwery delta. It is
a sealed sra to the Yankees while Yicksburg belongs
to us. We do not see the policy of nndera'ing any
thing of this eort, or of attempting to blind tha people
rather let them know the truth and thus etirjthem
to do their utmost.
But can Grant, with his co-operating forces on tbe
water front, take Yicksburg ? We have co idea that
he can. He is marching on it from the rear, destroy
ing the road, co doubt, bebicd him, aod has been he'd
in check at Edward's Depot, while Johnston, with his
small force, is North of him, and able to throw bim-eli
in bis front at will, or j)in tbe main forces under Pem
berton, within the rear line of defences, before Grant
can reach there. In Grant's rear are reir forc?mects
fre m this direction, who can surely move as rapidly as
he can, while a force, of what amount we know not, is
al30 advancing trom Port Hudsira, and Yicksburg is
uiuvisiuutu iur lour monies, wnueme situation is
undoubtedly full of peril and cannot be held without
much sacrifice Of valuable life, which it is heart-rending
to think should be matched against such devilish in
vaders, we have an abiding confidence that Yicksbnrg
will still prove invincible, and that ber defenders will
cover themselves with glory. Grant must fight fast,
for bis supplies are in a precarious condition, and he
cannot affurd to sit down for a regular siege daring tbe
summer months.
Bat if Vicksbunr should fail, of which we do not
dream, while we would not underrate the disaster, it
should not give our army or onr people one moment of
despondency or depression. Bather it should nerve
then to still greater exertion, ehoulrj inspire, them with
more determination, -should induce all to renew unon
Vi n Altai. fn.Al.M.j..l.u ...1 .
j ui uui tuuuuj vuj vuujeie.BB cam to tight CQ
fiht ever, for liberty, honor, property, acd home
From tha Cha'tanooga Pebei
In a time of peace the Van Dom tragedy would ex
cite a commotion in the lanrl. No similar transaction
of late years can be compared with it in point of char
acter, and very few iu point of interest. It ia fortunate
for us that we hive no illustrated newspaper cr fhah
weekly among us. If we had, the country would be
flooded with obscene pictures and vulgar reports. It
is fortunate, too, for the fame o all parties, and for
gocd morals, tint the boisterous tnmuls ot wur defus
es tbe mind ar.d distracts the atten ion from a great
taint wbich bas suddtdly come upon the escutcheon of
a soldier's name and a woman's repute.
We do not regret the I083 of Van Dora, but we d,-.
plore tbe event. It was untimely, to say the lea3t ol i
All personal scandals and stigmas, trugtdies in high
life," eocial revelations, wbich l.f; op the decent draper
ies of ex8'ence and disclose the moral leproey oi tii'
age we live in, are lament iblo. They d not ruct.d ir at
ters. The fall of ne roe.n'u fair got d na-i.e doea co'
put a prop under that of auothir; and ihe Khs e l one
woman's v.rtue with all the atttcd.-int comm-nts of
press, pulpit and public seldom udd-, we b. lieve a
uner gioss iu iuc cuasmy ui ine rest ol btr Fix. In a
word, examples of this species of crime ruthr tci,d to
encourage than to suppress its perpetration. J isiood
for bad men and bad women, acd i.n ocly remhrtd the
mere palatuble by beir g seasoned, as in tb' prts r.t in
stance, with a dashing Gei.oral of cavulrv urd th
(.young wile of an eminent citiz.'n.
I Tbis is simply the old, old st ry. Very biuf and
in the ei d, vtry blooey. I here is cot much romance
in it, nor mystery. 1 be deed was doce in daylight-
tbe cause which provoked it wa oi;e tf common nn.
toriety. Wby, nt least a fortni-ht ago the acandj!
reached us here in Cbattonng. What wend r th.it
it came to the ear of the ii.jvmd husbmd, and th it he
nvenged it? Few will blame him for killing Van Dim!
Perhaps the aannrr of doing so may be rc.?arotd by
m-iuy 03 unfair, but did the charter of thetll'i il. ruvj
the nature of the rf ei ced-serve equally at the
of tbe victim? Not at all; no principle is e'ean r or ni tv
gir.t rally rccogni d than that he wbo invades tin- ple
nty of the household and destroys the ptuceof tv fin s d:
and family to matter who be the aggressor or wLo
the real culprit must expect lead. 'I be w.f' mrty be
qaite as guilty as her paramour nrjj nirr? ens s out t.f
ten is so but it mikes trailer. 'I he foi-lnr'd hu
the right to shoot when ho pleases, whirete pleis.
If le tail to do so le is h dug and dastard, and desi-rv. s
to die the dia:h bim elf. ' Sc that Van lb rn h a!.
his doom whfn be began a carter f uncvunphd liber
tinism, and the baud ol J)r Ptlers ha3 nerhat s wrought
venpean':e for many another busbmd und father !
sides himself The Vt-rdict of public opinion wi!i s-j
' proedatm upon an act ot public jasi ice.
I i i ;n . .
1 nut u uorn was a oruia ii mm Mi'-re cr.n o r. j
denial. A person of education and Innrir g- of m.-.-y
graces of mannc-r and conv. rsutirn bandnmi in pm.t
of expressive iutcUigciiC'.', warmth of feeling and v.vaM'.i
of resourc-t a clear full eye, regular lea' tires, ui-y 1. i
diess and above all, with a distinguished position mJ
a reputation f r abandon he was gem rally p w'.m
anveg men, and very dangerous ninong the we .l.i i s r,
ot wi.rae i. lie had mauy devo'ed fier.ds ; hi .h r:i' :.
usually have ; toj an e'tg int take, b. it Huid V tf.( d
credit of humanity, is s ldom j'idged nccordu as
acts merit. Van Dom was a gi nial, spina d UlUi-vv
d.ubt, always loving bis g ass and bis hiss, ui.u w( It
get in so much good nature that tho heurt wM,-h
prompts fucb u fl w of soul al.o enshrines petit 1 1 1 1 tl, a
could hardly excite our udnvratioir ii thi-y p-nr. 1 on.
as fnely as ihe tithe of am abili'y. wi' and hn.fy e ;.r
glud he has gone by the bo.td. It wasctriain foci
nt sorretime or another, su 1 it i3 better perh-ip-i lor . v,-.
rybody that it came beiere t tie t fleet of the IriL'h '1!
mania fcr such te con only term tha excess ut Y.i:i
Dorn impuind his military capacity ami j.rovid
disaster to tbe cutisti of the South. It is we I ti.ut t e
end bus come thus early for the sukc ( f society, unu ::!
so lor i s own vicim ot passion, himself. Fe win , . I
much iiyrrpathy for him; but be has ut least k ft In l.i-, l
him the rtxlemption ot 1 b j'd and d.ishi;iir civalr-. p
cord. People wid corcede him a imt.d of vrtr:Jrr.-.i.
beauty, but a moral sydein crookid by Dawiri. J.ii.
Aaron Burr he had more brilb'ancv than buLv..
'The Yankees will make. much adoovtr this ever.'.
Harper's weekly and Frank Li-alie will Ik, fu'J of i:.
I.los'.ratiocs "by our sptcial artist" and invur.unly "ta
.kea cn ibe spot" will crowd tLe psares of tho.-- ht.
tionol hebdomidals. I fie entire busings will be pn:'i
rialiy renovated with suitable criticism, iiiographieal
and immoral. Mueb capital will be sought to b tiiade
out ot it. - lUwiil be presented e.s au evidznee of t,.i.
depravity of Southern society. It nuiy bo thi; ih.-ni.-of
a novelet e for the "Ledger," ty that . indomiu i.
purveyor, Sylvacu3 Cobb, Jr., or the mystic genius 1 1
Ned Buntline- But tba only c fleet will be to du-iu-t
the sensibilities and to elegride the viciout. h r;i 7
afford amu3tment for the Yankee soldiers lor a wh.le,
espfciaiiy in the camo of General Dai.iJ il. .Sielvl f ,
but it wdl die out just na other mi-.haps of the kid
have died out.
Meanwhile tbe least wc say of it the better. The de d
ia done. Tre man is dead. Give his faJ'.s to the pa:t,
have his pcnl with bis God !
From the Advertiuer and Kegi-tr.
nv n. 1. flash.
Not midit the lightning cf tho stormy flgLt,
Not in the ruth upon the VaDd tl f c,
I'iJ kingly Death, witb his re-Mis' I -s m'giit,
Lay tbe Great Leador lour.
His warrior soul ita earth'y shackles broko
In the fn'l snrsliine of a peaceful town ;
When'all the storm was hmied, the 'ia- ty ork
lhat propp'd our cuure weut u !;.
r Loagh his a' one the bl jod that fl -cks the ground,
Itiea'lmar 11 his grand heroic detdi.
Freedom heistlf ts wr th ng wit) th wound,
JiUi a 1 tha outity bleeds.
He entered not the nation's FramiMfid I.ard
A t the red bclct ing cf th c ti nou's rnout h ;
But broke the Limine of Bouda with h s hdiij
The Mofced ot the tun h 1
O gracious God .' not gainless is the loss 1
A glorb ni sunbeam gi ds tby stearDest frown ;
A ud while his Country staggers with the Crt.t,
He risen wi h the Oown !
The Stonewall Bkioads Tbe Bichmohd Er.q iir
er publishes the following from a correepondm ; ui. J
a3 the "Stonewall Brigade" is a fact in bis.ory, it i
proper that those wb'o won tbzp-xno men aior.e .'La i
wear it:
Is'. Newspapers, as a general thing, record evi l
of tbe. late Generu! Jackson's Corps, as the Sten.e-'!
Division. In justice to tho brave men that wont!,
on in-; from the lamented iee, on July 21st, lirol ',:
hu Siiil "I he e etatds Jacksou 1:1; i u Mortw iH." 1
whose bancs are low bleaching on every battii 0 ! I
Virginia, I will state that there is co Stonewall I'.v
iem ; but th rc is a Stonewall Brigade, compost d ol '! c
2d, 4tb, .r):b, 2T'-b atd 33rd Virginia Regiments ol I:
fantry. They wcu the name ajd are tntitle l to tl'
honors alone, acd the spiri sof tbe galant Winder, Al
len. Lickland, Neff, Baylor, Botts Jones and Pax tor,
who fell at its bead, now look don with pride up vn if.
and last of all, its fluher, tie immortal acd UoU.ikj
Jackson.
2J. After tbe battle of Frcderickfburg, Dece-mbtr
13tb, 18C2, the Examiner bad an article headd the
stonowall Artillery, composed of all tt;e batteries ia
Jackson's corps, wben tbe real Stonewall Artillery c r -sists
of tbe Rxkbridge Artillery, formerly Pendleton's
Battery, and Carpenter's Battery, from Alle.:tnpy.
A Curious Fact. The Beimuda Mirror ot the.
25th April. meotiOLS tbe foliowing truly remarkable
tact :
We call the attention of oar reod-rs fo the curie
foct that the latest inteiligenca wbicn rea- htd Genu
d from Ei g and at the date of the arrival l the C :
nubia, waa tbroujjb the blockaded (?) port of Wiiun; s'
too, N. C. This fact gives additional iot.-rest to t:.
eloquent spfech of Mr. Liird, M. P., contained m
Ricomoid papers of the ICth inst., and public 1 i"
our last, ou the sat-jeet of tbe Alabama.
l.iof Urenf Otnriali,
The Hoath h 'ssaflered fevcrely during tMa war i i ti e
loss of diieguished Generals. Theyixurse thecistlvtB in
evrey battle, and nome.mes, we think unneceshs n!y. 1
jet irreparable as their ics 1 b' em) at the time, th cv
ia? continued to Droeoer. Whn Albert Hydacy Jch't u
considered by mny Lhe first military genlu of Aner.cs
fell.
tJig be
strategist
A iipiBii V lUtii uowi w a'j tnvtv v " v - - ,
less was repaired and Richmond redeemed. Acd thuuu
our glorious Jackson i gone, the ccse, the .,men, da 1
leaders, s ill remain-, who, under the blesxiu?;" of r,
dence, wilt hurl back the myimidons of tyranny aa fas. '
their footstep, prolane cur -oil. j
UIKU.
Id WUmiDgtcn, May 22cd, ieC3, Dr. D. M. COOPEB.
Bt. Louis, Mo., aged il years.
RegvieKat in past I
despondent reelings oppressed many mince; cu
vindicated still waves in triumph. When that st
ard Lercic spirit, Joe Johuson, was G'ia"-J