, 1862-01-29

D's4oJat charges to tc t9'&ct1 aIfsf, ttc., et:,
lSltcial Correspondence Of the Chicago Trlbunc1
ST. Lofts, Jan. q, 1862.
Military ise partitions for active operations
early in the Spring arc plainly in progress,
anl lis the .nenly Is probably lis we'll if not
Letter advised Of Ill our movements, there
c"n be no particular harm in ventilating what
il understood to le tie plan Of The next caul-
paisn. This plan is subject 10 many contin-
gencics, ami can therefore be quickly altered.
1t is not to be supposed that any thorough
military stratcgis1 Wonld tail to make ill
proper allowances for the failure Of some por-
tion Of q general plan and 10 concert measures
TO prevent any minor failures from disturbing
its general harmony. With this preliminary,
il is hardly ont Of order TO mention that re-
connoissancc Of Warsaw and Osccola, st the
crossing Of the Usage, has been made within
Il few days, preparatory to the occupation Of
both OF these places by large bodies
Of our troops from Sedalia and points on the
upper end cf ihe Pacific railroad. It is al-
ready known that Lebanon las been occupied
BY 5000 Infantry and nearly 1000 cavalry.
Fort Scott, in Kansas, is likewise military
post OF some prominence, and is NOW gzrri-
soncd hy !, 1ar:.c force Of Kansas troops Nov
cast your eye OIL the map Of Southwest Mis-
sourl. and You will perceive that with Lcb,-
non, Warsaw, Osccola and Fort Scott iu our
possession, :! Gordon is drawn around Price ut
Springfield by which his field Of operations is
limited 10 lalf dozen counties. He is thus
hcnlnicd III so completely that he cannot ad-
vance in any direction except Arkansas, and
at any time the Federal troops are set in mo-
ton converging towards Springfield. Price
must retreat. In 4 few weeks hence Spring.
field will be in our possession, never it is
hoped for The sake Of the most answering
loyalists outside Of st. Louis) to be given up
again 10 the tncmy. Farther than the rccoy-
ering Of Springfield, Gen. Hallcck l,s given
us no cluc 10 his plans, but all the foregoing
is the subject Of free discussion and general
approval in military circles, It is not unlikely
that before this letter is printed, Warsaw and
osceola will be in our possession, as Lebanon
is already.
Tic movement from Rolla towards Spring
nt1d has been going on steadily but not hur-
Fledly. Gen. SiSel Will have command at
Lebanon despite all t1at ll;,s been said pro and
f'n relative to that very mixed subject, Sisers
resignation. The arrival Of the horo of Car
tlrgc in Town Oh Thursday night was to most
rrol1c Il surprise; hut lis long later, lew with
6cn. Ha!leck on Friday, and his departure for
kol!a Yesterday, gave tic Qaia stuurs Il fresh
subject Of speculation. Whether Gen, Hal
leek has requested secrecy, or the modcsty Of
Slgcl rcstFains him from communicating all
TIC iacts aou; lis resignation to his friends,
deponent saith not Few Generals sn1artinr
undcra sense CT injury to the same extent,
would have been as reticent as Gen. Sigcl has
hecn. There is only this to be noticed since
his interview with Gen. Hnllcck, that nc ~
turned to Rolla with fresh zeal to promote the
cause OF his adopted country and rid the State
Of Missouri from the presence of the accursed
lcecls, who have lave we'll nigh ruined it for
ever.
Tic announcement that General Samuel
sturgis has gone TO Washington to ensure
his confirmation by tho Senate as Brigadier
General, is coupled with the statement that
lie is in Can=rr Of being thrown overheard.
Sturgls has the reputation Of bring flrst-ratc
officer. He has seen service and shown Mill
1ary ability Of high order. He has conduct
ed marches with rapidity and caution, and
among West Pointers has the name Of q cley-
er fellow. But here the good qualities stop,
and the record on the other side is too strong
TO be overlooked. The chief objection to tie
confirmation Of Sam Sturgis as Brigadier, is
lis h,bitual lntcmrvrancc, and there are not a
few who doubt his perfect loyalty. His bar
room staggering has been common theme
Of regret among Union men Of this city, and
tho fact that he took various drinks with and
made al appointment to drink with the noto-
twhile the latter was here exchanging his "a
role for Col Mul]igan's 5, does not argue ycry
strongly III favor of his dctestation tor trlitors
The conduct Of Stnrgis in frequently return
Ing shyes to 1T rebel ,,on owners IS quoted
'6,{ ;Ss. 1lta m the eo1 aos[ pernas oanoh ho ntte
confirmation is the outrageous manner IN
which tie and his West Point associates hayt.
denounced Franz Sigcl. Commencing with tie
retreat from Wilson'S Greek after Lyons
death sturgis has apparently. omitted no ol-
Nortunity to denouncc siGel in the protanest
terms he could utter. Various responsible
gentlemen testify to hearing such re1llarks rs
'.tlc id Dutch son of 81" apnlied to
Sicel by Stnrgis. The hornets nest Stirred un
around Sturgis>s ears may be attributed en-
is condrntd Lc will be sorry lie has ever had
any thing to do with such conduct.
Tl.c Mercantile Library election, held here
On Tuesday, resulted, as was predicted ii, :, Sc
ces5ion triumph, aud the most nortlfying fea-
furc in this connection is tho (4ct that this IT,
suit was brought about By the votes OF mfsta-
kvr Union 1ncn. II will hardly be believed
that $ prominent Union man Of st. Louis gave
his check for 81 coo to lnakl new members OF
the LibIaly Association to vote the seccsh tick
cir and thus far ceonladisted repn
The excuse IL that the successful ticket was
not i secession ticket. though the fact is pl-
tent that it WAS composed OF eight ayowcd Sc
ccssit nists to three Union mcu, and one Of the
Latter so doubtful as to have lis loyalty ques-
to ned. The Union men, when they discovered
TUG cntta!'e tactics, raised about one thousand
dollars, a.:d went 10 work putting in ncw
I emhcrs:; But the sccest beat them out Of
thei! eys teeth at this game. ~ making clerks
Of school toy6, draymen, bar-keepefs, and
Steamboat hands. Ont Of seven hundred new
members elected within forty eight hours BE-