The national Republican., 1862-10-20
THE POSITION.

posed, preliminary TO general movement
against the rebel forces, was only for recon |
noiiering purposes, and our troops engaged in |
II are again back to Bolivar Heights.
Our reported victory Of the 18th, in Ken.
lucky, like that Of the lltA, turns out to be an
entire fabrication. Thefe has been no serious
fighting bncs that Of the stb, at Perryville,
and Gems. Bragg aud Kirby Smith appear~o
be making good and safe progress out Of Keu-
lucky. The fAiluret to "bag" them aisappoints
nobody here. Blessed are those who expect
nothing, for they can never Re disappointed.
The Richmond Enquirer says that "tbe bit
teraess and animosity existing between the
Northern political parties is daily increasing
in intensity" AID that "tbis state Of things
alone, without a conflict. mutt obstruct seri-
ously, If not absolutely defeat, any efficient
prosecution Of the wsf."
I. is not doubtful that ,is enemy take great
encouragement from Cur divisions, and that
they will be eiill more olsJuraged when they
learn that the friends of an earnest and vigor.
ous pr; ;sscutlop Of the war have been outvoted
in the great States OF Ohio, Indiana and Penn
sylvlnia. It only needs the election Of Gov.
sey mour, in New York to 6ll the measure Of
thei, fa'isfac;ion.
Hon. F. P, Blair, Jr., in recent address 10
the voters Of the St. Louis district, says:
al am opposed to negro briRadss, and, to use
the language of Senator Henderson, TO those
peaceful warriors who clamor for negro bri-
gades,' and also. who, like Rachel weeping for
her children. refuse TO be oomforted, because
they are not II is derogatory to the manhood
of twenty millions Of freemen to confess our
inability TO pu: down this rebellion without
calling TO our aid these semi barbarous hordes,
and shocking TO every manly instinct 10 turn
loose such an element 10 war on women and
ChiIdrsh."
The Union losses in the battle Of Perryville,
Kentucky, are, we regret TO perceive, much
larger than stated in the drst reports. In Ros-
sesu's division alone the total loss was up-
wards Of 1000, o. follows Killed, 465; wound
ed, 1,463; missing, l6l; making total of 2,OS9
Included In these figures are about 10 COM
misdoDed officers.
The Nashville Union, Of October 9. says thu.
the foragiDg operations Of the preceding fort
night had been very successful, aud that the
troops garrisonlpg The city were in no danger
Of being starved.
A dispatch from st. Louis says:
- general opinion begins to prevail here
that the rebel movements in the Southwes,
tho rebels between Springfield and Fort smith
me reoes have played successful game o
Gen. To,tsn at Springfield, and Gen. Steele
At Helena, both received reports Of spies an(
Union men from the interior of Arkansas. ant
yet these reports Of rebel strength at Cros
Holows do not agree by 10000"
The ordering up tom Helena, Arkansas, h
Southeastern Missouri, Of division of troop
under Steele, Is not believed at st. Louis /,
have been called for by any sufficient neces.
sity.
Ins Grenada (NissitsippD appeal Of Octobe,
3, indicates great alarm On account Of the rebe
defeat at Corin,h. 1t says that 1t will not an
swer to rely upon aid from the Confederat,
Government, but that Mississippi must prepar,
for her own defence by armiug every man with
in her limits.
We publish on ;Ge outside recent lette
from Parson BrcwIlow upon matters connect,
ed with Eds: Te- aesUes AID East Tenness.,
soldiers We publish 1t, as We did the lat.
>~- NNSs's'y -''t'ei W nj ItalEttu, ub DAT
Of Inc news OF the day. Parsou Browhlowi
pecu iarties are well kaown, but with all pro.
per allowances tor bis exaggera,ieps and *
cess OF arcor, 1t s time to consider If there il
cot dArEer OF converting our friends in Ess
Ierressee into the bittersst enemies BY ueslec
and abandonment.
10 Gen. Prentiss' speech here OF Frids,
evening, be said:
He would declare every here, that tho proc
ianation would do more TO end tho rebellion
than all the battles fought aod Efforts mad,
with that view"
The department Of the Tennessee" US new
ly deGned, and to the comnaud Of which Gen
Grant has been assigned, will include Cairo
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Northern Mis-
sissippl and the portions OF Kentucky aud Ten
Desse west OF the Tennessee Iiv.r
General Grant hss divided his department
into four districts, as follows: ]. The Distric
OF Corintb, commanded by Major Genera
Rosecrans. 2. The District of jackson. com.
nanded by Major General Ord. 3. The Dis
rct Of Memphis, commanded by Mejor Gene,
raj Sherman. 4. The District of Columbus
commanded by Brgader General O,imby
General Grant has fixed his Headquarters, fol
the present, at jackson.
In recent speech In Wisconsin, Senate,
Doolittlo said that the bill for the emancipation
Of slaves In the District OF Columbia. wou,d
have been vetoed by the Precedent, but for the
amendment appropriating oae hundred thou.
sand dollars for the colonization Of such of tb,
colored persons here as may choose to emi.
crate.
The Richmond Wing, Of October G, says:
"As al act OF justice to General Toombs
against whom popular prejudice, IN Georg a
Was excited in relation TO his planting what wa
called large cotton crop last spring, we stat,
upon the authority OF the Columbia Sun, tina
bis crep Tor 1862 consists of i've hundred aore.
Of cotton and ght hundred acres of corn. be-
sides four hunared and fifty acres of othel
grain-in all one thousand eight huudred and
ten aores."
II General Toonbs was denounced for plaut
lag about 6ne fourth Of bic land With cotton
we may judge what the general chara ,ter OF
agriculture in the Cult States must have been
during the past year. 1t has been directed e
ioOd, and, as we noticed the other day. Corn I,