Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-17
LATEST NEWS
By The MAILS.
THE WAR NEWS.
Unexpected and Rapid Development Of
tho Union Sentiment,
Late N'Nral Enlargement.
From Memphis.
NExfHis, June l2:h, vie Cairo, June ~.

From Memphis.
NHxrHis, June l2:b, vis Cairo, June -.
Especial to the Chicago Times.
Large shipment. OF sugar and cotton arc nov
on the lescs. ready TO go North. Shippers are
Quired 10 take the oath Of allegiance.
Two sseaness 'eave to day, with caxgoss Of cot
ton, sugar and neiassss, tor st Louis, and o,hen
will follow in . osv or two.
Numbers of citizens are leaving daity for the
North. and lively passenger and freight traffic
is springing up.
Toe symptoms Of general Union sentimen. are
becoming moro and more apparent. Promirent
citizens are already urging the propriety OF call
ing Union meeting. II has been con uIei,
however, to pos tpone such demonstra ion until al
ter the arrival of Gov. AndIew Jehnson, who is
daily expected.
The currency aie6cnl,y i. becoming more and
more Troublesome. Countless numbers Of shin
plaster. have flooded the country, absorbing for
future use, gold AMI silver and notes on the felia
bic Tennessee banks. Hundreds and thous.nds Of
dollars nave been hoardei away in bank notes,
gold and silver, in anticipation of a monetary
crash. The sbinplas,els and Comic iera,e States
notes have thus been tsrced in circulation. S3Me
of the shinl'lasterD are nav Re used, while the
Confederate scrip has IA, idly depreciated. New.
erthelees, Confederate money IS still current in
most Ie al estate nd commercial transactions.
The Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad il ia
running order from Red House Lake, nine miles
from the ety. FROM the latter place there is un-
in corrupted Communication with Grenada.
Judge Swayne, Of the Criminal Court, who was
directed by Col. Fitch no. t. rec >gnizs 10 MS iu-
dicial actisn the right o: any state to seeds.
the existeacs Of the so-eaisd Southern sonledcr-
court, has published in the Argue . card assign
ing the following reasons for his action:
After considering tho 'erder and consulting
with he prom nent legal gon.le lusn then pre- ent,
decided it substantial 1'rohib.ti.a to hsd the
| csurt, anle,s would do 90 il .ay and manner
prescribed dad dictated 10 ne by the said 'order
ans that, although satisfied there were no such
'ca.es' as he named, either or properly beloug-
ing TO my c,urt ard certainly had intention
Of assuming to myself tho .fhcial settlement of
the matters Of tho United States tho 'so-calei
Southern Confederecy, it would yet be, in my
view Incompatible with ses-resrect, and with tho
Official position l nave the homo I, hod, and
with my duty to the State whose Cficer ain, TO
administer the court under nv dictas1on ,eiat.ssr
other than that Of my own conscience and ludg-
ment Of the law: because admittin, the o,.ris
ty Of such dictAtiOn would be adm ittiny. also,
that Of surveillance over the court, even by men
| armed with implements Of war a Judge, in
nay opinion, would thus dishonor the bench and
his State, ami degrade him Elf by holding court
under such circumstances. And yet. lmpele
by desire to do my duty, If possible, in trans
acting the public businos', earnestly desired 10
find sene safe escape from this enclusion out did
not and could not. And. thereupon (ths Clerk,
with the records, being still absent, declined to
open cout unless this order should oe revoked by
the officer making it, whose character, as under
s'co1 here, az given him much favor with our
people any one could claim, coming ~ he
comes
The Arcloncle of " ednesday has the following
as to Coz. Fl,chs policy:
1--WE have been requested to say that the mi ita
ry orders il our columns, irCm Col. Fitch, nave
been put forth in perfect good faith, ant they
will be exc .u,ed in spirit ana letter We hayo no
| reason to doubt or distrust this statement. and
| We therefore cheerfuliy make it.
ave learn tina. i j, the purpose Of Col. Fl. ch
to interfere as little possible with the business
affairs o. the city. H. leaves the Mayor and : l.
dermen 10 the discharge Of their ordinary duties.
! lie declines al Interference vita the monetary
| sffAirs bf the city. Whatever banks, merchants
and pc ,pie choose to receive rnd treat money.
they are lett free to DO He does not propose
He is inclined to Consider the present status and
future ac,s only go far hi. rule Of action shall
coucern them. ne think his deierm nation just,
wise and prusent. He has imposed. far. NJ re-
strictions upon tho people of the country coming
70 and tr.m the city.
"lie expresses the wish that all bueness may
be reinstatod, flowing ia its accussoIne ed en- annes
and regulate ITSELF without military Interference
The city Is not under n martial law, and. unless
forced upon the military commander BY our citi-
u,
Of Col. Fitch, not TO declare martial law.
"ibere have been NO Onion demonstrations
such as our present rulers perhaps expected and
as come our ultra and uncompromising secession
friends feared and predicted. Our people have
thus ar dem aned th themselves with pi opYiety and
dignity. VIC have heard Of concessions from
fe~ who occupied the front ranks Of our ea,liest
and original secessionists. From the suspected
ang barrassed Union men 70 have yet 10 cara
any oisoAraging conduct and bea ing, either to
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some extent, had rsvied and annoyed them in the
past.
"The city is quiet and or1orly, and, all things
considered, We are doing far better than was ap
preh ended. Our population seems. ~ far
judge. to fear nudue or harsh oppression at
the hands Of present rulers.
I'VE repeat, We offer these statemen-s for the
benefit Of cur country friende, and from no desire
to offer prase or to sin. poems to our Federal OPP
ponents now in our midst They have inveded
State and taken forci bic Of city,
and We, with others, feel numbled and downcast; ;
for We, ~ one man, had offered resistance TO their
success. aad bare been foiled in our attempts to
stop their march, and all alike must partaks Of
| oational humiliation, feel their pride wounded
an our future in gloom and embarrassment. Let
~ bear 9TH manly fortitus what ws sre unable
70 avoid. This j: trna philosophy sphilosophy
suited to our condition
Later DISPATCHES through the same source are
| ~ follows:
rs P. M.-The enemy have just opened their
batteries from the opposite side Of tbs city with
| shot and shell, without giving the slightest
tics, thus Great ng great panic among the women
and children, who are flying in every direction.
Our batteries are replying and the sharp shooters
keep up . coastant hre. No serious damage done
| to buildings yet
sc p. M.-Ssseral Of our men ore wounded !;
nobody killed.
.Psssensers this morning report that the she'll
! inR continued from 8 10 ~ o'clock, and then
ceased. The Crutchfeld House 10 the only build
| ing struck ..T,
special to the Mobile R.g;aer, dated Chatta-
nooga, June 9Th, says: "Smali reeonroi'ering
pA.tiss of tho enemy were sb.erved this morning
On tho opposite side Of the river. Our scouts. in
pushing their observations, found Themselves
close TO the enemy, and lost two takeL prison.
! ers. From the movements Of the Federals Il Is
expected that they intend 70 cross the Tennessee
ss Kellys Ferry, lev miles belew this point.
Whatever their intentions, they have % yet made
no demonstrations. We are ready for them VIXEN
ever they come. Our guns arc in battery and men
/ al under arms.
| The savannah Republics. Of the 7th, Slfo hss
. dispatch firm ChattaneagA, dated the 9TH inst.
II says: "Three-dftbs Of the lst Kentucky cavalry
/ were surprised on Wednesday by . large Federal
force under Gen. Mitchell, estimated at 1000
| man q Sweden. Cave, twelve miles frsm Jasper
on the Wipchester Road, and twens 7-eight miles
from ChittaLooga. Onr men, IN ing themselves
hemued IL. cut their way through, with aioss Of
tvepty in killed and wounded. The ensmys Les
il much greater. Mitchell il supposed y b com
StTivats letters received here this morning.
eoufrm the shove, except to the loss, It being
ssaimsssd u from la0 - l51 Col. Adams j. i
i Chattasoogs-" a. fssss f-agt III sa18 -sA VI
1 svcoxD DISPATCH.
aISpeeial to the Chi ago Times.
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