Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-06

| test of the Senate would now DO maze; ne
| had more hopes Of the restoration OF the UNION
since he had heard the wise and temperate
remarks of the gentleman from Vermont.
Mr.. Sherman thought Mr. Kings amcnd'
meat worse than the original bill, affecting mol
only every uap, but the women and children
OF :hu seeded States.
Mr.. Trumbull, briefly defended tho principles
OF the original bill as taking only the proper
Nv of those whose persons could not be
reached cut would DE content with MT;
Sncr,nsn's proposition, if The Senate would
prefer il.
Mr.. Kings ameudmsnt vas then rejected
yeas !, nays %. .,
amendment, and i! Was adGpted-yoas 70, nays
IL, rs follows
Yeas-slessrs. Aot5cry. Browning, Chan
3ler CLARK. Ccwan, Davis Dixon, Dcolittle
F1ssc.:;leu, Foo., Foster. Grimes, Hale, Hen
d,,son, Howard Have, Lane .. Indiana. &c
s.ni,,;, Sherman, Sim,rons, SunIner, Ten Eyrk
Thanscn, Wiley. Wilson Of Massachusetts
and Wr!ght-26.
Mars siass.s. Garlic King, Laae OF hsn
sas, Morr, P2nsroy. salisbury, Stark, rum
bell, wade Wilkinson, sid MiIsca Of MIS-
souri--ll. :,
Tue bill: IVES L: oE postponed until 0ae o'eicok
TO UoTroI.
THE GREAT lNpsSDilG BATTLES pFcl;l;E % TEE
CAMPAIGN.
The New T07k Herald Of Monday, the
2Sth, has tbs following editorial:
A great baltic e. Garinsh. Mississippi, anti
anclhc! TT Yorktown, Virginia, ar2 imminent,
and tho neTa Of tho deadly clash Of arms may
reach Us at any .i0nen! from either OF these
| pleccs--fiom which of them first it is almost
impossible To say. Though the news 20 pub.
lishsd Yesterday from ST. Louis and Chicago
would Indicate that nalleck will probably
have thp Start OF Mcclellan, no one can tell
wha. day may bring forth in Virginia. One
of these battle sceneS lies in the northeast
corner Of the rebel c)n:c;leraCy, anG tho other
in The southwest. Our generals rill probably
move to The attack On bota points nearly AT
the Same time, in order 10 nrcysnt either eli
tho rc5ai armies reinforcing each other.
The Intelligence Of yesterday from Cairo
stated shat on Thursday :. skiTmish too1 place
bytxcen the advance guards Of the rebel and
national troops between PittSburg Landing sud
Uor.itb, 81! that tbs rebels we're driven back
towsrls the latter point, whilst Gen. llal.eck
was pushing his whole army vigorously for
wsrd. Tna dispatch informed us that Dir. Sic
yensan o. Dsnviilc, ILL.,, who accompanied tho
advance ;U%srl G0r:2ih, says &c noara The
constant r.ttlu OF cars Grd LIE sounding Of
steam Whistles toward Memphis, aad con-
c!utiad nat tbs rc0ciR we're rctrea!ing thcto.
The conclusion docs not logically follow from
tna Premises Tao latll0 Of the cars and tho
sonat!ing Of the steam whistles would rather
indicate That achievements We're arriving st
Corirlh frnel Memphis. The same Sounds
were heard before and during ths baltic at
Manassas, nud tufoei gu: t. be the i1dca-
lions Of troops arriving rom Winchester and
Richmond. When rebels walt 10 stea! away,
thor 60 not make SO much noise. We hs"c no
doubt, therefore, that Van Dorn's force has
arrived. and that bloody ba!llo IL appraaoh-
ing Al Cor!n;h, if it has not already taken
piacs. Boauregsrd may this time awst the
attack, taking advantage of his stronghold to
aid him sgainst superior numbers and the SUI
perior skill Of Halleck. 1t appears that battle
w;s offered The rebel General at Pea Ridge, six
miles from Cornth, but he declined, though
our t:orpa, aftsr surprising onc OF his camps
onsct OF lis main ucdv from eleven clock till
three, at which tm3 there Were no 2iEiis OF the
enemy Terrible vi! 10 The slaughter when
thess ISo armies, Numbering over 250,G00
mor, meet in BATHS array.
Tie indications il Virginia arc that great
battle may take place Ct any moment at York
town, but It is hard 70 seli whether the enemy
will await he bloci; preparing for him bg Gen.
Mcclellan al Yorktown, or whether bis wily
strategy wilt promp! him to parry i. by feint,
ard strike suddenly with his main force ct
Mcdowell! Or Banks, meantime throwing such
distractions; in tho way Of McClciiaa's advance
IS viii prevent his taking part in Lte battle.
Upon lbs reSri. CT these ;wo battles hangs
tbs ;ato Of tie rebellion. II The rebels Should
wi, roth Their dropping spirits would hs re,
SiTsG and the waE you'd be prolonged iI,deti>
niteiy. Ii they sGould even win one battle, il
would enable thon to hoid cut ior some tine
longer But il .hay ioae both, Then it is
BY their c~n Journals that
;bsfa ~ nothing lett thcu bat guerrilla
warfare AID ws nsed scarcely say That this
smoun:s % nothing wtaH it Is not III aid OF
lsrge bodies OF regu'sr troops iii tho field. Il
can only snnoy and harass at best. 1t can
achieve ho important result. It is admitted,
too, that the sea coast and the forts will soon
be oil IN our hsn1s. There is nothing lett,
FOR me rebels but submission il they
arc whipped il the two impending battles,
W. learn that all Inc Southern railroads have
bson seized BY the Confederate Government,
ana :hat s:sey rely on = new railroad from New
Orleans, through Texas foE seven hundred
miles 10 bring t5em supplies of cecF end corn,
pnd probably aTms and ammunition BY Tey Of
Mexico. Bn: as Tho raati is not YET construct
ed. ard lsaorers are OILY uoH being advertised
for, tits devise sill 5s 100 late iof thcir pur-
po:c--too l.e sven ior the retreat Of the de-
f4ale leaders TO Mexico. From the perfect
arrangements mado by oar generals We have
70 DOUBT that hey will deloat rho oacny in
both bs,tles, and in short time TIC RIB clioE
will have recei:a6 the two iatsl blcws from
q h;rr IL crn rpyer