Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-16
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The rebel tactics, If they have done nothing
else, have enriched the English language with
the word "skedaddle."
Humphry Marshall, at last accounts, was
falling back for supplies. He is largely sup
piled in the rear.
The rebels, having destroyed their sugar
and molasses, have nothing to sweeten their
tea, but We are fast 'sweetening'' them.
We have two rebel pixies at our Office They
look savage enough to be near relatives Of
Albert.
An admirer Of Gen. Price says in the Mem
phls Appeal that he is always careful if one
resource fails him, to have another at hand.
we know OF no man more likely to "fsll be-
tWeen'tWo stools'-or among half-s-dozen.
The intelligence is, that Com. Farragut ha 8
taken Nicksburgh, and Of course he must have
taken Natchez previously. We shall next hear
OF him at Memphis. Isn't it almost time for
that redOubtable city to set Ere to herself?
Until recently the nations of the earth didn't
know our power. We didn't know it ourselves
We don't know it yet. One half of it has not
been put forth.
The Mobile Register boasts that the U. s.
Government is afraid Of the rebel hosts.
About as much as the tornado or the whirl-
wind is Of a wood Ii sweeps through
The rebels are enlisting boys of thirteen and
fourteen years. Having raised all the men
they can, they have gone to raising children.
couple Of rebel women say, in furious
letter to "a, that tney would like to us once.
No doubt Of it-Or ''any other man"
The rebels profess to be shocked at the Fed
eral Governments spirit of conquest We
thought the late Federal thunderboIts must
have shocked them little.
Gen. Halleek has siguifed his intention of
iGqnIrlng into every case Of gallantry on the
field among the priyates Of the army, and re-
porting the names to the Governors Of the
States to which the cases belong, for their
action.-ErehaRgs.
We have heard Of some cases Of f.'gallantry''
. Of few Of the officers when of duty that they
probably wouldn't like to see reported to the
Governors Of their States.
One rebel paper, We perceive, suggests that
compromise might be possible. Well, sup
pose we compromise upon the ground Of the
rebels abandoning their armed opposition to
the Federal Government but retain the privi-
lege Of making mouths at it for six months.
The prics-current of the Southern Gonfede-
rscy Nfuctuates so rapidly that we can obtain
no reliable quotations.
The Richmond Dispateh complains that reb-
ell soldiers have been buried in that city before
they were dead We don't know that there
was anything very wrong in it.
Lady Davis says that the Southern Confede-
rsey is about played cut. And Lady Davis
has more sense than Gentleman Davis.
railroads and rivers of the South that the re-
bells can't long feed their armies. The rebel
lion, If not another blow were struck would
soon die Of a collapse of the belly.
Vt is considered a we'll established truth that
battles are decided not so much by the number
of men killed and wounded as by the number
scared.
Virginia has now had full years. expert
eDce OF secession. How does II agree WIN h1I =:
If any of our hotel keepers or steamboat ef-
fcers want frst rate runners, let them apply
TO the rebel army.
A rebel leader upon the scafold would be
the right man in the right place.
1t is believed that ut least IL, 900 rebels
found their rights at Shiloh.
Rebel statements and boiled eggs should be
taken with maHy grains Of salt.
Secession was a fault. Its present position
IL q falter.
The rebels profsssed to get up their rebellion
for sIayery's sake. What mas been the effect
upon and safety and value Of that important
species Of property
The rebels have been running till at last 1t is
evident that they have about run their course.
The rivers and the rebel forts are rapidly
{ alling.
Gen Bragg's reputation rests chiefly upon
the fact of Gen. Taylor's having said to him in
the battle of Buena Vista, ga little more grape,
Captain Bragg" He is perhaps the only case
on record where an inferior officer had his
reputation made by being reminded by his
commander that he was working with too lit
tie energy.
He'd either the Merrimac or the Monitor put
powder enough in their guns the other would
have been demolished d.-TsTre HGnts EIpresS
But are you quite sure that powder enough
10 denoIish either the Monitor or the Merri-
mse wouldn't have burst the guns?
The Norfolk Day Book exhorts the rebels to
bring forward all the big and little scraps Of
iron they can find to make cannon. We sup
pose they will now gather up all their hob
nails, expecting thereby to ''raise hob"
Little or nothing is heard Of the South Caro-
lima troops in any Of the late engagements.
Have they seeded from secession?
The rebels hate the stars and stripes, but
they are compelled to see the former and feel
the latter.
JEFF Davis has appointed fast day. If fast
days are DAYS when fast runs are made, the
rebel ConfedeTscy has more Of them that any
other people ever had.
The rebel Congress is tainted by its own
organs with having adjourned for the sole pur
pcse Of enabling Its members TO secure their
personal safety By fight
JEFF Davis has appointed day of HunsiIia.
tiOn and r..yer. Let President Lincoln sp-
point day Of Thanksgiving.
Il seems that JEFF Davis's coachman has run
away from hin. Well, Gen. Mcclellan can
drive him.
Our troops are n sxins rapid advances to the
South, but the Unon sentiment greatly out.
strips them.
The Yankees, it is said used to chase the
almighty doilsr," but not half 50 hotly as
they are now chasing the rebels.
The rebels respect nothing but power
Therefore we are trying that on them.
IL The Illinois Central Railway Company
sold, during the month Of April, 600 acres Of
unimproved lands, % 40 acres from January 4 10
May l. inclusive. This Is an increase over the