, 1862-09-17

tUNHFNIE&~1NE Wf7H "sAt+tt4 AHHNHHE
:1Sehiuns in charches-A .iutser among Secs.
| fAists, etc.
iSElal Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribunal
ST. LOUIS. Sept. Is. 1sd2.
Tere is scarcely doubt that when the
rebs planned their recent forward move.
mens upon Maryland and Ohio, that they de-
signd to reposseEs Missouri likewise. The
exection Of this part OF the plan wss left to
bad hnds. Hudman is no general E. has
neyeshown the least military ability His
fo1tes writing silly proclamations, threaten
ing 1taliating measures and Threatening
CIionlnen with the direst vengeance pussi-
bic. le was, however, 1oi1cd in setting his
colnm, In motion By tTo circumstances over
which te kad no control. The first Is the
prcscne Of Gen. Curtiss' army, now com-
mardei by Gen. Steele at Helena, ready to
fall urG his rear il case he should really
march 1pon Missouri: and the second Is the
cupln1a Of the load Of arms On board
the stasncr FairplaJ, sent to him from
Riehm!nd to arm his new troops. These
drawbacks proved too much fol Hindman,
aud Eeremsins, therefore, in the yiciuity Of
Little Rock. An army for the INVASION of
Miesoui Is undoubtedly orgauhEog some
rtere u nortEN extern Arkansas, Some re.
Forts Place 1t 1T Cross Holluw:. other5 At
Fayetteville, still others .: Van B1ran, and
few at F1rt Gibson, in the Indian Nation.
Tie probability is that there are Ebe1 camps
at all Of the places namsd, aud th.t as gwen
s;gna1 they will concentrate ut favorable
tpot. Tnis column Is uctirg independently
Of Hindman. Both rebel artniei, however,
ate deficient in arms and artillery, Ind may be
several months preparing
It will be IN unfortunate mistake If
Missouri did continue on the defensive
while these preparations wese goi'g forsard.
Obviously the present danger les In the
eoufhw est, on account Of the fAc:ilies atford-
I'd by IN advance in that quarter fot ob1aining
1elr1or:eultnss among the Jtpc1 Ms souri, ms.
Cockerel, Que of the rebel chletains, now
Tules TIE exiTemt. southwestern tp11tles of
Newton aru Mcdonald With an Iron Il md
H. is ae:ually draf.jrg the cltiz.ns there for
the Southern army, on the grouod.of en:orc-
irE tho rebel CONSUMPTION law. Clff=e, Davis
anC Hays have lately made raids ito several
Other counties for supplies. Iu theineau1iue
Springfield is kept fortified and in cur po sses-
e'Cn. Gen. Toltrn'6 arluy is for'1id i1le in
numbers and competition. II. hs 1ne bulk
OF the ten regiments Of State miattA r.ised
nearly eight mcn;lle aga, and VITO have seen
sufficient service to MAKE them relisole. They
BIC + aid, it H31i be r collected, .he Uuited
States. He has one Illinois, one Iu},au,- and
listed tor three ypara. b side ull tacsa hs has
several tattaliuns ii the Eexly osS1iz:d and
recently arE.ed l.lilitia raised il lli counties
south OF ihe Osag=. With this f;scc supply
equipped in artillery and cavalry, and CO.
! urerasing with Gen BInut az F5;t att. \
| taktn at aIS 1lme-
MIR is the southeast Fortica- Of the State
| open TO Invasion any more than the south
{! Htst: Tltfe is only one road from Po:anon-
I tss, Ark, to Pilot Knob, and that ii borjered
! Tor niles By impcnctrable @amps, for soms
| distance, narrowing the road to width easily
defended. Approaching this necessity, seya-
raj regiments have been ordered to the south
east nitLiu 4 week, and their preseace ~i1l
undoubtedly check the rebel adeaace Col
| Hardirg's 18th Missouri, Col E.tcher's 25sa
Missouri aud five companies OF Col C.llen-
der's Goth Missouri haEs already started for
that locality. TIE 33d Missouri, Col Fisk,
will probably be- ordered in q siuIlar disec.
tion, and ncW militia regiments are held in
| rtaclnesE for The same purpose ALI thcse
movements, it will be noticed, ar directed to
| resisting an ADVANCE from ArkaMas. This is
essential to the preservation Of Internal ne acc.
The guerillas feed aid live on the hope Of
| Prices coming with large army Take aSay
this Eope, and they @ill speedily subsidc.
| at present the gneri1tas are q1its active il.
smsll and Leg enowa:d1y way, The dash by Por-
| ter's mtn- eco strong, on Palmyra, was a most
daring adventure, in view of the kno 4ledSe
that the p1sce was held by less thaa one con-
1any; a1d the rapidity with which tic gall Int
40 akcdadd!ed whea they heard Ct rciufo.ce,
'.i t3 ~ .uet Wy ru1n manu1uat Is 5,f1i.
tSS e1o.as t.! u Eae11Ils 1ae%cs, lIe1i
Elea1ese at @ Miunlpu 70" 70 Keep ooe o. the
ETC InuseTica1y their interior. Whenever Ill.
es.i..s4s an1 UT n.ea !ncet uu'sss tne 'e2e1S
w w W. t.,, ssfen5 ~ aom2sss, t1et
~ ~. assaa ~ t9 oatuloa1 42"us 70:
W,,l.s, n au r@,,+'a 1.ea1 ~ mnsa' nnaee hsu*: y
".H,;., tuu.eu ~ e4.a3 uul1ost .. suellslas II
,i,;na. ~ 1uua.e, a.h.ag ssAsscn slSaaefa
ni,tne H.h .m.u' anu .aptulipE tar1 r1y.nVe n2fas:
VII VIII G.opolio.n.e ms aiaount OF arms ana oa:5
! guEe.a t1c hoeliiia . VICTORIES nave alqays oe
euieu - H.e "Maout us41. 1ne} 7oa
IL. tl..ll au'o .ns 1tle Town .! Middle troy
70 Nooroe county, recensiy,:and ccinmgncsd
si,et e1ts " ix eI.lan.sase Iuo2erS: bs1os
fy. 10y ,ha raie n.til tasuusu ~ ION man roa
res s1 lann .i,.a "1u sala tna. INC wsre onl
~ 4sllea lls4ane "ntTsusoa Ille gufTl,9
h1', S,e .t ~ ~ spse,s uaha. ane Fepors "@7 1alS
Wh;1s ~ eteG ~, ,ts;n. ~nglssoms. n., ,,. F..
.tt Mnn; tne 91 Interior 'l1 SouEtles arc keps N
o,nan11at;en nf ~ -, ,.at at E;1;t;a aiu oy u
Is s;e,t3sIr s, .1Sssasfo1;Iv s, N =; :;
Ionis. the or,,anizsd conps:;|,.s ~ nf m;1;ti ii n
arr dri,rt, y.Ty finr f;,r a. i-ast rne and snms
| times three hours. The unorrarfzad nfIit;
will he divided 1nto comn,nfes and rer;.neni
apd the drill masters PROCEED With their task:
| HfATnHH&E
cccding fr,n. 1iitY diff=fent c1uses. the miiiti
Of this county Is already in q sufIicIcntly fo,
w.rd state to be relied On where !, ,0(t0 or i. .O0
men arc needed in great emergency. .
week hence the number will be iarzel
increased. Steps are being taken to root on
the evil caused by so many apparcntly abI
bodfed men receiving exemption, papers.
is surprising how many diseases have conc
light Since fhe drafting orders came out, au
| it is not little singular that the majority {
exemption certificates have been granted t
secessiopists Tue numoer Of British an
alien subjects has likewise Increased wondel
fully within a fc~ weeks. There is a ric
! time for the State prison in store when til
: poll touks aud the lists of aliens recent
tileG are compared.
Among the effects Of secession noue ar
more marked in this city than the iufiueuc
;; in the churches and none more decided
this class than the splits iu the CONGREGATION
Of Presbyterian churches. Dr. Nelson's tue
: echooN church is now attended with vey fe
churches are even worse divided still. Tt
question broke up the Uuion Presbytefia
church, OF rather reduced the congregation t
: such an extent that they we're Obliged to see
y q smaller building. 4 meeting Of the 81
Z school presbpteFy Of this district WAS recent
= held, when resolutions Tcrs proposed 10,
= = snhss quentiy withdrawn from fear, probabl
: ct tht: proyost marEhai.1 denonncinr the a
- - ton Of the ccner,l assembly at Columbu
! Ohio. and the course ot Dr. Rreckinridga
!, particular. Rey. Mr. Porter of the I5nif
u u church offered a resolntion n, repu3iste in
! ! mild form tle dislo7alty Of some or tie mar
hers ~ fha churoh ~ Il nae LID
: tte tahIc hr u' II, IL DnS n.,nr;tr An am,,