The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-05-10
JUHN W. NANAtNo OOsOI1et.
D. B. HILLS, Lieut.. Colonel.
s. N. WISE, Major.

WV. HoRNER, G.
D. A. CRAIG, H.
Il. N. MooRE, I.
S. E. HICKS. K.
Beauregard q Aumbug:-.the Surrender
ef COrinsh Denounced In Memphis
Paper.
Telegraphic dispatches from Corinth to citi-
zens of Memphis, and to the authorities, convey
intelligence Of the most startling nature, if reli
ance is to be put upon the intelligence, and it
comes to us SO well authenticated, and with
such an official air about it, that it scarcely
admits of a doubt. If this intelligence be true,
Beauregard has not only determined to abandon
his strong position at Corinth, to the Yankee in.
vadefs without struggle, but is actually con-
summatng that purpose by Withdrawing portions
| Of his splenoid army, an army that has been
gathered at an immense cost, expressly and sole
| ly for the defense Of that point.
If this intelligence be true, the patriotic peo-
pie of the southwest, who have so nobly contrib
uted to the establishment Of Southern indepen-
dence, may as well relinquish their hopes Of sue.
cess, and prepare to quietly yield quiet sub
mission to Northern despotism With an ene-
my's army at our right, untrammeled aud uhim.
paired, with New Orleans in possession Of the
Lincolnites, and their victorious boats descend.
ing the river above US, and with another force
| reach this point, there is really no hope left
When General Beauregard came to the West,
he brought hope aud confidence. His career
hitherto had been one Of the most brilliant sue
cess and his name was tower of strength. We
believed then, that notwithstanding the blum.
ders that had been committed, aud the disasters
| to our cause that had resulted therefrOm, there
was still hope left.
We felt confident that the hero Of Manassas
could and would save the Southwest, but how
great is our disappointment if it should appear
that the intelligence in print to-day Is correct -
Since we have had our confidence in Gen. Beau
regard shaken by his defeat on the field Of Shiloh.
we firmly believe, however much We may have
doubted the ability and skill Of that lamcnted
officer, that had the brave Johnston been spared
our arms would not have been repulsed from
that field made sacred by the blood of thous-
ands Of brave Southern men,
| That defeat is attributable to causes within
the control OF Beauregard, not necessary to be
here mentioned. Shall he now evacuate his de.
fenses at Corinth, without first stoutly contest.
ing its occupancy, with the Northern hirel'ngsl
Shall he throw open the beautiful Mississippi
Valley to the invasion Of the Vsndals who seek
its devastation! Shall he decline giving the 10y.
al and brave men who have enlisted under the
banner of Southern independence an opportuni
/ y
mako slaves of them? Nay, more: should he
basely desert the positions assigned him to de.
fend, and. like coward fly before blow has
been struck, his name, so far from remaining q
tower OF strength, will become = by word and
reprOach to future gener ations.
| We hope our intelligence is unfOuEdei. We
hope-though it is like hoping agsinst hope
that the movement Of troops from Corinth wal
but step in the development of some maste,
piece of strategy which viii surely overwhelm
and utterly annihilate the invaders. The public
will wait anIiously for the news from the East
-lAemphis Argus, April 2sth.
| A DEPREciArEo CoNNoDIrY-The Charleston
Mercury for April 9Th has notice of an auc
tion sale Of negroes, which shows that, though
Confederate "shinplasters" pass for only abou
sixty cents on the dollar down there, yet slave,
are selling at what would have been called ther,
two years ago ridiculous low rites:
| Aessrs. Wilbur & Son sold q woman, 40 year,
old, with boy Is years Of age, for $s5O-$42!
each woman, 50 years old, with family o.
five children, aged respectively 22 years, 9 years
| years, years, and an infant, for 81, j 30-aver
aging 1856; woman, 40 years old, with . boy
| Of 10 years and two girls, aged and 9, for 81,
sO0--sveraging $3.50; a boy, Is years old, $7Oo
another, aged 10, brought $77s; and man, q
years Of sge, sold for 3625-ail cash transac
| tions. z H',as s'.
Two years ago an able e-bodied slave brought
in Charleston, from ,260 to 81, 500 in suct
| money as would pass at par all over the Union
to-day the same persons cell for about half a
| much, in money which is rated at discount oi
forty per cent, which makes the real sum, goi
for g man forty two years Of age" not $625
but 1918, instead Of say 81, $50, and this when
the price of the neccssaties Of life is enormously
enhanced, as appears from the following &C.
count of another sale in the same number OF
the Mercury:
"Sugar.cured hams sold for II cents per To-;
Ne. mackerel tSs 25 per barrel letter paper
1894 dollars per ream; kerosene oil - l2}@
IS SO per gallon; Gorham cheese 42&@6Oc.
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Politics In -. k0uls....D. Cfatx Brown
vs.. Frank 0lalf. ;cs
Local politics are assuming an interesting
shape. The chief contest will be upon members
Of the Legislature and nembersof Congress, and
the issue will be emancipation with expatriation
and emancipation without expatriasion. The
Secessionist remsin quiet, and the old Sham De-
mocracy will egg on the different factions of
the emsncipationists,i in hopes Of slipping semi
Secessionistss into the seat nov held by Frank
Blair. The late demonstration By Blair in IA.
vor of colonization, ss q condition precedent to
emancipation, has lost him the entire German
vote, while his course against Fremont has done