The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-06
The News.

he capital Of the Confederacy, COM
fenced on Saturday, and was protracted
ntil Sunday evening. the enemy, accord
,g to the accounts before us, being driven
rom all his positions, though fighting des-
'erately through both days. Loss heavy
N both sides. An account of the battle,
opted from Richmond paper, will be
ound in our columns.
Stonewall jackson, having completely
routed Banks and cleaned out the VAL
Icy. crossed the line Of the Potomac. and
at last accounts was at Williamsport, Ma
ryland. He had captured 5000, 900 worth
of medical stores and 5000 stand Of arms,
with an immense amount of other pro
perty. Williamsport is about 20 miles
above Harper's Ferry, and we suppose
about ninety from Baltimore and IS or 81
from Washington. Whether the arm!
would advance further was not known
The number of prisoners captured 1850
The news of Jackson's victorious adj
vance created an INDISPENSABLE panic
throughout the North. Tho city of Balti
moro was at once transformed intoa mob,
and the greatest alarm prevailed at WASH
ington. The Federal archives are being
packed, and Abraham hangs his military
cloak on the bedpost every night before
retiring. The dream about the rebellion
beins crushed out is over. From the
Northern papers our Richmond cotempo-
raries learn that Lincoln has issued or.
ders to the Governors of the several States
for men for "the defence Of the National
Capital" and they, in turn, had issued
the most inAammatory appeals TO the peo.
pie. The Governor of Massachusetts,. in
his appeal, says:
'Men of Massachusetts! the willy and
hazardous horde Of traitors to the people,
to the government of our country, and to
liberty, menace again the National Capt.
tai! They have attacked and routed Ma
.ior General Banks, and are advancing or
Harper's Ferry, and are marching or
Washington. The President calls on Mas
sachusetts to rise once more for its rescu,
and defence. The whole active militi.
will be summoned by general order
&C., &c."
The Governors of the other States haG
issued similar orders for their whole for
ces "to organize and proceed forthwith
to Washington" and In the meantime al
the amateur regiments-among them tn
famous New York Seventh-had bee
hurried on. The New York Herald cal
it "THE SECOND GRAND UPRISING OF tn
PEOPLE," and says the great moving
and fro Of the military "brings back 70
chilly the early days of the rebellion
when there was such a tremendous upri
ing for the defence of the National Car
tai"
Tho Northern press were much excit,
over the news, and the Now York Hero
said it "could duly be regarded as vel
unfortunate event" "The rebels," col
tinues the Herald, shave doubtless recei
ed valuable military stores, to conside
able amount, at Front Royal, Strasburl
and Winchester, and the extensive regio
conquered from the rebellion, and til
successful labors therein of Gen. Bank
of the last three months in behalf of th
Union are lost in this single overwhelnl
ing dash Of the enemy"
Were it not sin to be mirthful at
time when blood is flowing like water, tn
country could afford to laugh heartily o
the big scare the Feds have received abou
their National Capital" just at the yer
moment, too, when they were boasting t
the world, through their lying press, tina
the rebellion was crushed and the rebt
army dispersed. Jackson's victories swee
away at once the moral prestigaof all tn
Federal successes, and in that respect 9
least place the rebellion" precisel
where it stood twelve mouths ago.
The Atlanta Confsderaey insinuates tn.
the Southern troops got the worst of tt
light at Richmond on Sunday. We ha,
not been able to find line or word fro
that direction which could be tortured in
such conclusion, although the Unionit
here are spreading the report all over IL
country upon the authority Of the CONT;
eraey. 1t was generally expected th
whenever an engagement should ta
place in the neighborhood of Richmor
the Southern army would have "sor
killed, some wounded" and perhaps
few "missing"-indeed, it is said fl
quently to occur when hostile troops me
in deadly conflict, with arms in the
hands loaded with "yiiiAinous sunpo,
der" and 'ball and buck"-but it W
not expected that the press and the cou
try would be furnished with accurate lis
Of the casualties in fifteen minutes aft
the close OF each days operations. tt
Richmond papers, whose editors were
the fold, claim victory for each da
and to their account the reader is referre
The Atlanta paper says in reference
BeauregaYd's army
eve learn that Corinth is evacuatt
Beauregard and all the army and sto,
have fallen back ON the Mobile Railroi
TO Riensi, IL miles. There was cons
cradle engagement'on Wednesday last
tween the enemy and portion our troo
wnicn was intended only to cover our
sreas AN our stores and arms were 81
oessfully removed"
Fins ststement may be derived from
reliable source or not; we don't attach a,
particular Importance to ii until consr,
ed; but hope it is true, a. the wisdom