Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-07

in between the chinks OF the plate mail, and
the very vitals tremble. By way Of comment
on this act of the commander of tie federal
lists in the Mississippi valley, the authorities
In Washington have resolved TO seize and inn
prison any black or colored person whom they
find in uniform or wearing soldiers clothes.
There are hundreds of servants of the race in
attendance on the camps who attire themselves
in cast off uniforms in their harmless vanity,
and henceforth they will be arrested. Gen.
Fremont's bold proclamation is by no means
in accordance with Mr.. Secretary Cameron's
Instructions to Gen. Butler for his guidance in
dealing with runaway negroes, or contra
band" as they were called at Fortress Mon
toe As the Savannah Republican at least
affords proof that there exists desire in the
south among some people to make slaves of
the tederast prisoners, it may be imagined
what the nature of the contest will be
if the truculents upon both sides have
their way. The paper alluded to recom-
mendS it to the confederate government
to hire out ''the Yankee prisoners, and
the writer states that he knows a rice
planter who wants two hundred of them to
work on his dams he wishes to find out it the
north is right in saying the work can be done
by white labor. The answer is coming from
Cairo and ST Louis for the Mississippi expe.
dictionary force will be ready by the end Of this
month, and must produce the most important
result in the course OF this war if it be not de-
stroyed. Gen. Pillow on one side, and Gen.
Prentiss on the other, have gone forth into the
outer darkness with large armies, and are
fighting, perhaps, tremendous battles, but we
know nothing at all of their movements here.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mr.. Davis is said to he suffering from fever
at Richmond. | would like to know any one
who is not suffering from fever in Washing.
ton! Nature has made this a lovely country,
but she has also established fine fever sys-
TEN, and it cannot be enjoyed without quinine.
When last ! saw Mr.. Davis he was recovering
from an attack OF ticdouleureuX, to which he
Is subject, and its agOnieS have been so great
that he has lost the sight OF one eye, was as
sured, IN consequence. lie is slight, spare
man, who did not appear to ME capable OF re.
siSting violent disease. There are those who
think the southern confederacy depends on his
life along. They might have been right at
one time | do not think they are SO at pres
emit Tor although Mr.. Toombs, Mr. Benjamin,
or any other civilian, might be unable to take
his place, the military leaders would afford
ample materials for such president as the
south desires at present There is a report
that if Mr.. John SlidelI, OF New Orleans, is
about going as commissioner to Eu ope.
How he is to get there is not so obvious, for
seize upon such an able and dangerous man.
TRAITORS IN WASHINGTON.
The system of surveillance is now very
nearly as complete as it is in Austria-and so
it may well be, when there are 50 many per.
sons dlsatiected to government, in the midst of
the northern states. / took occasion to OBJ.
serve some line ago, that on going into the
post office was surprised to find gentleman
whom l had reason 10 regard as Il secesSiOnist,
III the inner office, engaged III sorting letters
to send to his southern friends-and that too.
within a few feet Of Mr.. Blair, the postmaster
general, of the Saagre a~uI of aboliIonism. The
American papers, taking me an pied de la let.
ire, have proved that Mr. Blair was not within
a few feet OF the gentleman in question What
L meant was, that within the building presided
over by Mr.. Blair in which his office was and
separated from him by only a few ieet, was a
gentleman of different ways of thinking en-
gas9ti IN giving uutitlur 10 the enemies OF Mr..
Blalrs government aud principles. Ii is only
justice TO the gentleman in question to
add that he had the permssi m OF the author
tiles To pick out those letters for his southern
friends, as | am since informed, and that he
WAS not engaged in any clandest.ne proceed
ing Sume time after | saw him, however, his
vile was taken into custody Tor reasonable
practices, and still remalnS prisoner. Two
fires occurred in the neighborhood OF the
house in which she aud another lady are in
custody, on Sunday night, and it is suggested
by some suspicious circumstances that they
were the work Of incendiaries, who intended
10 iiberate the captiveS in the confusion and
whose plan was only frustrated by the firm
ness of the guard, l am glad 10 think there
are no captives in my immediate yicinity-tor,
however gallant a man nay be, it is not I'M
reasonable in him to object to be burnt alive
in the cause of two ladies when he never
saw.