, 1862-01-01

cd, and the others have been supplied with re-
jcctcd blankets, paid for under Frcmont's ad-
minlstration. They are allowed the same
ratiors as our soldiers, and express most per
feet satisfaction thus fur with their treatment.
Many Of them, and in fact nearly all the OIL
GERS, had money when captured, and few
were quite hbcrally supplied with gold, Their
money is usually Paper-Farmers' Bank LEX
iDgton) bills, with occasional lots Of State
scrip issued by Claib. Jackson's minions. An
incident occurred on Friday which is interest
ing as Shown how the prisoners have been
brought up. The erection Of sleeping hunks
and other carpenter work necessary for the
comfort Of the prisoners, progressing slowly,
il was desired that the prisoners themselves
Should lend assistance, and i call was accord
ingly made for all carpenters to come forward.
Out Of the nine hundred prisoners only i've
carpenters could be found.
The Developments regarding the cztraordi-
rary course pursued by General McKlnstry,
wbilc in charge Of the Quarteranaster' Depart
n1cnt here, are read with great interest. The
friends Of General Mckinstry arc making !.
great stir about his continued confinement at
the Arsenal without chance to cxculpate
himself OIL n trial, or even to ascertain the
precise charges brought against him, so as to
prepare a defense. The mcanest criminal in
the lnnd is guaranteed q speedy trial, and the
fricpds Of McKinstry arc wrathy because le is
not allowed a trial. It seems that tho order Of
arrest WAS Issued by Mcclellan. McKinstry
h:s employed Judge krum Of st. Louis, and
ReEerdy johnson Of Baltimore, as his legal
adfiScrs. Both these gentlemen have rcpeatt-
edly applied to the War Department and to
Gen. Mcclellan for the charges against their
client, and have BEEN turned away without an
answer. An application Nas made to Prcsi-
dent Lincoln for redress, and the President
! I i ~
Kinstry is guilty Of any crime, lie ought to
be punished for it; if innocent, he is entitled
to a discharge; and Ills worst enemy can
hardly deny the justice Of his claim TO an inl-
mediate trial
The operations in North Missouri are not
quircs. The outsages on the Union men from
Hudson should be punished in tue severest
manner. Let the residents along tic road be
held responsible. Gen. Prentiss is the man
to do this if he is let alone. Yet the Stats
troops are somehow as tender toward these
ling eggs. The road is open to We1lsvillc
frcm tiis end, and 10 Centraiia from tho
other end. The gap to be filled up includes
the Town Of Mexico, The county scat Of An
d-rson comfy, and rotten sccesh hole, which
should be cleaned out. The declarations Of
the rebels that the road shall not be repaired
this winter, should bring down the heaviest
penalty y-if necessary, tile fire and sword
upon the offenders. AS Jennison says, tsPlay-
ing war is played out, - and if nothing hut de-
vastation and desolation will clean out the
county, let it come.
Gen. Halleck's Order No. is the laughing
stock Of the army, and if the truth n,nst be
told, Gen. Hal1eck has himself violated the
sI.irt Of it by ordering negroes to be seized
to repair the railroad, and by releasing tue
sixteen held in custody By the sheriff Tie
order is continually represented as 4 dead
t,,&% FT3S-
Iot execute il and The officers arc 10th to ut,
tempt to force them to do it. Fugitive ne
grnes are treated the same US fugitive white
persons. They are subject te the same dis
tiEctions in our lines as whites, and If set to
work, allowed to earn their rations by service.
What pity that it is not rcscinded by nan1e
US in practice.
The protest Of Samuel B. Churchill and
twenty odd others against the execution oi
DIR No. -, q is about the coolest piece Of impu,
dcnce ever offered before an enlightened com,
u:unity. The parties are careful not to say q
werd about their loyalty to the United States
or tho Constitution, but put their case On the
broad plea of illcgality, For men who have
| countenaNced the seizure Of forts and arsen'
| ais, and applauded the trampling down of the
| An,ericon fag-thc plea of iucgality is rather
rich. II is remarked that about tl1irty-fiy o1
| The sixty assessed were sensible enough ia
| Withhold their names from the protest, and
they have avoided the publicity which other
wise would have attached to their names
Those who rushed into print arc now known
as open traitors, morally if not legally. The
most painful part Of the affair is that tn.
names OF several sigrcrs of the protest at,
those Of men born in the North, one of then
a prominent shoe merchant, native of Massa
I chusetts.
| Yesterday it was common remark amons
| Union men that the seccsh we're exceedingly
mad because Of the surrender of Mason AMI
Slidell, and the manner in which they tlrcp
ont their taunts was outrageous. Their apra
| f1nt contempt for the hunniliating course pur
encd by OUT Government is caused Dv disap
pointment that 3 war with England has beer
postponed and the advantage to the Souther1
Con{cderacy prostrated. There are rariou:
expressions among Union men on the subject
and it is frequently said that it is better Il
gain an Important point in international 1av
st tho expense of national sensibility rathe
than take the chance Of allowing the Southern
tr:itors to overthrow the Government en-
tirc1y.
The ice Il running in the river quite tliicl
to-day, and the ferry boats find it difficult +
cross and recross. On Saturday there was
gorge in tho middle Of tie rivcrand . boat ha
70 be kept in the stream constantly to proven
blockade.