The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-01

| Union Loss. Rebel Loss.
Killed. Observation-Disclosures. 223 81
Wounded. ..................72l 1880
missing .Z5l lOb
Total. ............123 5 l,7S3
The Newton On. j. Herald, heretofore violent
secession paper, has changed its editor and its
sentiments II is now for the Union.
The regiment Of Ellsworth Avengers, which is
now organizing in Albany, and to be composed of
man from every town and ward in the State, has
over four hundred men in camp and q surplus fund
Of Sc ,SlS.
Virginia has furnished for the war seven hundred
and fifty companies of rebel soldiers or about forty
five thousand men.
The cotton panic continued yesterday with less
severity. Tho chief contest between rec mt
manufacturing government contractors and SPECTATORS
largo portion OF the stock is held sIe uaton the
owners Of which unwilling sellers except at rates
oven above the advanced prices The transac-
tons embraced about 500 bales closing the basis of
20ac. Gle for mddng upands This material advance
In the raw article has, it is said caused quito
Of government contractors to throw up their contracts
and induced others to feel quite shy about stepping
ward to I'LL their places until they witness more
stability in prices The throwing up contracts it is be-
lievcd, will add largely to the expenditures Of gov
eminent for cotton cloths, duck and cordagc,
cessary for both land and naval service
Owing to the non arrival Of the tow at the usual time
yesterday receipts Of aour moderate and in good
demand, to fill orders and complete cargoes. Wheat was
irregular for primo qualities, and rather nrmer for
spring and shipping grades. Sales chiefly for
export Corn was Arm and in good domestic and export
demand Pork but Inactive with sales in part
for government Stores at $4 S7 s5 for mess and
80 S1d $40 for prime. Sugars rm with sales OF
amal Iavnayra NJ steadv nriccs
Grain freights active Corn and wheat engaged
for Liverpool at 1871. at 11d in bulk and bags; Is 900
bushels wheat engaged for Havre by American
sells, at &c. . 24c per busheI.
Highly Important from Missouri-Gen.
Fremont's Proclamation OF Freedom to
Slaves.
We publish this morning the highly impor-
tant and suggestive proclamation of General
Fremont to the people of Missouri, establishing
martial law throughout the limits of that State,
and declaring freedom to the slaves of rebels
found in arms against the federal government
This is certainly important intelligence, yet,
considering the audacities and atrocities of the
rebel invasion of Missouri and it's local affilia-
lions, General Fremont has been driven to the
extremities indicated Among the recent acts
of Congress there is one authorizing the con-
Gscation of all property, including negroes, con-
tributed to the cause of this rebellion. We per-
ceive that in the proclamation issued by
General Fremont he has adapted it to this act
of Congress, which. of course, leaves margin
for the naturalization hereafter of all loyal
men in Missouri, who, in consequence Of this
proclamation, may lose their slave property.
But this thing of general liberation of the
slaves belonging to the rebels Of our revolted
States will nnquestionably be the ultimatum of
peace and the seasonable return. Of the rebel
liOus South to the Union that further DEGREES
of this character can be arrested The occu-
patton of Maryland by the enemy, or the VIOLA
ton of our blockade by England or France,
may drive the loyal States to this terrible ex-
tremity Of an armed crusade against Southern
slavery. Pushed to the wall, this measure may
be forced upon the government by the loyal
States, and upon the plea of selfpreservation'
II may be argued in favor of the movement that
it cannot In any way strengthen this rebellion
that the frantic hostility of the cotton States to
the government has already been pushed to its
utmost excuses, and that all appeals TO the 10y
| atty and common sense Of the shareholders hav-
ing failed, the last resort of appealing to their
fears must be tried
| The proclamation of emancipation in the re-
bellious border slave States. to begin with, as
military movement, it may be commended, would
strengthen the military arm Of the govern
ment, in calling home from Virginia the
troops of the cotton States to look after
their negroes 1t is enough for the present
that the greatest dangers which have ever
menaced Southern slavery are the dangers
of this rebellion, and that while slavery, espe-
cially in the cotton and sugar States, will be
perfectly safe under its restoration to the pro
lection Of the Union, il is all at sea, without
pilot or rudder, under the spurious despo,isn ,
Jefferson Davis and his associates.