The New York herald., 1862-05-07

stons army. Captain Lee OF their number, declares
That she South will continue TO fight the last and that
thor have not disheartened them They expect
TO be driven out of Virginia and all the border States and
from their seaport towns but that when we meet them
In the Interior for man. they viii show us that they
unconquerable.
THE STARS AND STRIPES FLYING OVER. FREDERIcKs.
BURG.
This morning Major Davis Of the Harris Light cavalry
established his headquarters in the Farmers Bank in
Fredericksburg Provost Marshal Of the city hosting
Tho Stars and Stripes permanently for the first time IN
the town since the rebellion. Our pckets arc thrown
out beyond the city, and in quiet possession OF the
entire place. Yesterday large amount of flour, corn
rye, hospital and other stores ammunition, &C., were
discovered and seized together with several stand Of
arms. large and perfectly rebel flag found
the railroad depot President Buchanans Postmaster
was yesterday arrested in the Post 0ce and will be held
1n custody until equivalent for the money plundercd
from the Post Ofioe Department is disgorged
ARKANSAS VIRTUALLY RESTORED TO THE UNION
The following letter was received here this morning.
iby the Hon. j. B. Steele Of New York. from his brother
brigadier general, acting major general in com.
'unandiug division
PrMAs's Ferry, Ark, April 26, 1862
Dan DRoHsR ,-we expect to reach pocshonsas TO-
movements
lsyed BY rains and high wasor Some of tho
streams have been impassabie, snd the mud almost
sathoisss. Ths troops havo all loft Arkansas
excspt i've six hundred, aud my cavalry aftor
ths- consider Arkansas tho Union again sHsctual
~. We have no fighting except skirmishing.
The rebels would not STAND.
Yours, &c. F. STEELE.
FORTHCOMING ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATS TO THE
NATION.
An address has been prepared by the prominent demo-
crats OF the country and will be placed before the public
within day two Its object is to rally the democratic
party It invites the cooperation of all those who desire
10 so for the constitution it Is and the Union 1t
was in the next political campaign The document is
skilfuy drawn up and will produce sensation whom it
Is promulgated.
THE RE0RGANIzATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
The movement Of the democratic leaders to organize
democratic party for tho campaign is regarded
with disfavor by the border State men, who have
perlled everything for the Union Thoy say they
been fighting the democracy all their lives and they
unwilling to bo driven into its embrace now. to be
compelled to choose between radical democracy that is
active In the rebellion, radical abolitionisn that
openly cspouses disunon and is equally culpable with
radical democracy. They ask that the conservative
sn OF the country shall at least stand with them be
tween these two extremes and sustain the adninstra
ton in restoring the Union and maintaining tho constitu
tion, against oil comers, be they from the
North South They point to the resolution unanimous
~ adopted by Congress that this is waged
for the restoration Of the Union They ask republicans
remember the pledges OF the Chicago PLATFORM and call
upon them stand by the President OF their own
choice in his efforts defend the constitution from both
avowed and secret traitors The democrats working
bard for reorganization OF thcr party but the
scrvative men OF all parties insist that there shall be
raiod round the President administration party
rreect the government against tho assaults OF both
tremss. The extreme have brought tho present
trouble the country is proposed that the con-
sssgatise of the nation shell manage affairs until tho
ship OF state has bsen righted and repaired.
1Hs RUx0Rs RESPECTING FOREIGN INTERVENTION
---,.-...-s.-, IN AMERICAN AFFAIRS. ~, +. r.
Ths Eamovs aud attsuaents OF forego intervention 70
induce the government its Efforts put down
the rebellion well those about projected arrange
ments and compromises with the rebels, are without
foundation.
A TRIP TO MANAssAS-THE EMANCIPATION QUESTION
SOLVING ITSELF.
havO just returned from Manassaths Job OF getting
up and back having beon somewhat difficult military
operation. What and heard there would fuanish
matter for several columns Of the HERALD IL Manassas
wcre not uttsrly ecpssd by the stirring from
Yorktown. went up she top OF load Of hay,
and down in freight car, without Seats filed with
fugitive slaves. mon, and children. For three
wccs at the rata Of twenty thirty forty and nty per
day. these contrabands from tho Of Gen. Banks
Gen. Mcdowell bean pouring down upon the Manassas
function. They strewn all along tho road govern
mont employ, and portion OF Dun Green's row In
Washington, 10 filed with them, whore they fed from
tho Treasury until they can ind employment. I dare
say, tho rebels are now driven out Of Virginia,
e1d still persist in this rebellion that in tho
few weeks the institution Of slavery In Virginia will bo
1urned upside down and inside out BY this conraband
movement. have talked with many of these fugitive
negroes, and thsy havo singulary extavagant IDEAS
upon this subject. and they say that edo slaves lc
behind know all about IL, and jist waiting for dc
United States Army to open dc way" First, the
extortions Of tho rsbol army, and, secondly, tho
spoaons and destructive work OF the vanasls that arc
in our army, have literally reduced hundreds of
Virginia families, who wealthy ono year ago, to
downright beggary. For example, I asked nogro
woman at Manassas, who had family OF children
around why she LETT hcr mastss anG she answered.
Store Cod sah massa told de odder morpin da, he
had nothing left for his own chdren-no bread no
meat, no money and nothing 70 eat. and told me to
take mine and go-dat's true" "ow did your master
become poor - "rs soldiers sab; dc Southern sol.
ders take moet all and the Northern soldiers take d..
rsst--leave not even chicken dc place." And, by
tho way. from intelligent among tho soldiers thcm-
selves have heard OF tho most horrible atrocities com
snittsd by our mon insuniform between here and
the Blue Ridge and that these vandasms have uttorly
destroyed in that region tho strong Union sentiment
which had existed there The officers 10 be popu-
lar with tho mon after they got homc" said shrowd
corporal mo- and that tho why some of our
officers permit their TO disgrace the army and the
government by their brutalities Cannot this business
be stoppod9
Tho idoa extensively prevails here that thorc trick
In tho rebel evacuation of Yorktown and that Monsieur
Mcrcior is at the bottom OF It, You that rebel
Congress shut up shop few days ago and cleared out,
gongT way Of tho James river canal Of being
intercepted by either Burnside Banks IL they should
attempt of by rail- Men of Southern syn,pathes
say to me- "Tbs government is in fog-it does
what is going on-that Mercier fixed II at Richmond
JsR. Davis TO back out, that tho French Emperor