Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-24
The News.

gagemenl near Springfield, Missouri, betwee
5000 of our troops under Generals Lyon and
Sigel, and $4,000 rebels under Price aud Nc
Culloch is very meagre, but it conveys
the painful intelligence that the gallant Lyon
sleeps his last sleep-intelligence that will
excite profound grief throughout the Union.
He so distinguished himself by promptness,
bravery and skill, at the first commencement
of civil war in Missouri and his subsequent
military career go gloriously fulfilled the
hopes he had created in the minds of his ad
mring countrymen, that his death is a great
calan ity. The battle must have been a severe
one. 1t appears that General Lyon went
nine miles South of Springfield, where he
had been encamped, and gave battle TO the
advancing rebel forces, at halt past Fix IN the
morning of August 10th. The notorious
Ben McCulloch,' and General Price of Mis-
souri,, are reported among the killed Of the
rebels Two of their Generals have thus
fallen, TO one of ours The tents and wagons
Of the eneny were destroyed, and many pri-
soners were taken. Our killed and wounded
y
but no number given. The brave General
Sigel took command when General Lyon fell
aud effected retreat to Springfield, taking
with him his prisoners of war. 1t is clear
that there was nothing like rout Of our
gallant troops. Sigel has for the second
time exhibited talents Of very high order.
he remained at Springfield, after the retreat,
until three o'clock of the following morning
and then continued to Rola, taking his trains
in safety, together With large amount Of
specie from the Springfield Bank. The Bull
Run party in this State have no great cause
to eXult over the news of the Missouri battle.
Sigel seemed able to fight force treble the
size of his own, as long as he could do more
mischief than they, and then to retreat, with
prisoners, camp equipnges, etc, and rest his
men until the next morning. 1t is not to the
credit OF the rebel forces that they permitted
their comrades to be carried to Springfield IS
prisoners. and made no attempt to rescue
them during the night Price aud AcCulloch
will do no more mischief They engaged in
1
they are cut down, and can fight no more
battles against the flag of their country.
Gideon j. Pillow the great military spirit
of the rebel forces on the Mississippi, has
down the river again to Memphis. He did
not like to be so near Cairo, on account Of the
active movements of Fremont. lie appears
| perfectly harmless thus far, notwithstanding
his terrible proclamation that he wonld give
our troops mo quarter" We doubt very
much whether he sees fight during the war.
The pure and patriotic Judge Catron, OF
! the Supreme Court Of the United States had
been expelled from his home in Tennessee,
because he refused to ego with his State
and resign his high office. What will the
Express find to say of this indignity COM
mitted upon one of the Oldest Judges on the
Supreme Bench ? There was much indigna-
ton when the military authority Of
the Government held rebel prisoner
who was a dangerous man, aud would
not produce him before Judge fancy -
That was an outrage upon the Court-the
the highest tribunal in the land. Now we
have news that one Of the Judges has been
driven out Of his home in Tennessee, What
will the Express say now? We know. Not
a word
The call upon California for troops will
arouse the people here, and We expect to see
the enlisting commenced with promptncss,
and the whole force raised in ten days.
OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPREsENTATIvE.-A
each Of the parties has made a nomination
for third Congressman, with view to hav
ing California as largely represensed as is
lawful, in the lower branch OF the Natirnal
Legislature, we hope our party throughout
the State will have all three of the nominees
printed upon the tickets 1t is very true
that the Secretary of the Interior in making
the apporteinment under the new census, as
he is required by law to do, did designate the
thirty eighth Congress ms the one upon which
the new apportionment would fret operate.
Had he any authority to do this? Or was
his duty fully performed when he had made
the apportionment We are inclined to the
opinion that he went out of the line of his
duties when he undertook to say that the
census of 1860 should not effect the represen
tations of the several States until the Con-
gress which convenes in 1865 If we were
to vote for but two, and elect them the third
highest woIld probably claim seat and 80
IA man might represent us who could have
been defeated by our third man.
JUDGE TERRY ON TIE STUMP.-We learn
with regret and modification that d. S.
TerIy has made a public speech in this State
He spoke at Stockton, and the Stockton Ar
gus in reporting him says:
He conceived the South was more oppos-
ed to popular sovereignty than to Republi-
canism"
By "the South" Terry of course meant his
own hind, The Secessionists did hate the
National Democeatic creed worse than they
did the Chicago platform for had it prevail
ed, there would have been no pre,ext for car
rying out the well-laid plans OF the disunion
conspiracy. The world knows the whole
story, and every man ofintelligence of in Chris
tendon knows that in 1860, gang Of born
traitors in the Southern States broke up our
National Democratic Convention, and gave
Lincoln the election, having previously la
! bored to show the Southern people that thev