Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-31

pied without comment into the sane ournAi WINCH con-
tains the following: ~
Dispatches from Cairo, ILL.,, tell Of . desperate fight
which took place ct wsvsrley, In Tennessee, on Thurs
day last Is appears that q rsbel force, 500 strong. at
tackled q party Of 400 Union troops at tina. place, which
is located about twenty miles southwest Of For: Donei'
son. Afier q severe fight cur men, though greatly inf
rior In numbers. completely routed the enemy, killing
twen.y-sour and capturing tweniy.fys Of them. Rumors
were rife In Cairo yesterday Of O fyht going on at Boil
var, and ober statements would seem to confirm
It. for 1t was reporei at Corinth that TIE re.
bel General Price was within four mits OF that
plnce the DAY before yesterday, with Q very large
foros. General RosecAns arrived at Cairo en- route %
Join his new command. Great activity was observed
among the rebels In tho neighborhood OF Helsna,
Vicksburg and Holly Springs. IL WAS sah that seventy
thousand men were at the latter place, under Generals
Lowell and Van Dorm. 4 report was prevalent In Men,
phis on Sunday that q force Of q thous md rebel cavalry
have stationed themselves nine miles from there on the
Memphis and Charles:on road, and have taken possession
of III, line, with their headquarters In the vicinity Of
NonconAt, and 10 Supposed 10 be the advance OF q large
rebel force, who havs designs upon the city.
horgan's rebel gusri ls In Kentucky have met with
som, sad rsvsrses Of late. Oolonsl Edward hcOook,
with Eve hurdred cavalry, left Grab o chArd on fhurs-
day morning, and encountered several banes OF them,
and ScotIs rebel cavalry OF Point Lick and Big Hill,
killing four or Ave and capturing their Telegraph opera
TOR, With his apparatus; also thirty three wagons, partly
loaded Tie remainder OF the rebels went towards
Mount Vernon.
IHs RECENT ILIcrIoxs.
The only alluslon to the election In Ptnnsylvanla In
the papers before Us Is an editorial In the Herald fsrcely
attacking Greeley for attempting to account for "ths
Republican defeat In Pennsylvania by the alleged fact
that the Republicans b ave gone 10 the war, while the
Democrats have remained at home" This is sufficiently
conclusive O. TO the result In the State. The following
paragraph Il from the Washington correspondence Of
the same paper;
A the official returns Of the Ohio election show an
increase of the conservative or democratic vote BY
thirty Ave thousand over the vote OF last year, and Q re-
duction Of the abolition vote BY twenty eight THOUSAND,
it IL clear that the present reeull 10 the State has arisen
from q change In popular opinion, not from the fact that
more fanatics than conservatives have gone 70 the
war.
fHI POLITICAL RIvoLurIoH.
Another great DsmocraiS meeting was held on the
27th, In R ochestsr, N. Y, where hessrs. Seymour and
Van Buren, made speeches, r~ei'erating the positions nf-
sumed elsewhere. Mr.. Van Buren, did no. make biz
| threatened expose Of the domestic character Of General
W,irworth, the Republican candidate, because, as he
said, the Eveting Post had been on Its good behavior
slncs the pi omise was made. Tn, following oninous
paragraph is from q Washington letter:
Simeon Diaper, the Provost Marshal General, is in
| this city ~perfecting his arrangements for arresting per-
sons uader marshl law. In conversation 10 day with
more than one Of the chief officers OF the government
be said :-'John Van Buren, ought to be arrested, and
7 would do il at once, but that | Thick II would be bad
| policy 70 arrest him until after the election In the State
Of New York" He added III | should do Ii before
the election It would have q damaging ed CT upon Wads'
worth"
Mr.. James r. Brady, who was the Gubernatorial can
didats of the Breotinriige wing Of the Democratic par
~ two years ago, addressed the Democracy Of New York
| city last Monday night. In the course OF bis remarks he
said:
am, all the Democrats that I know of are, In favor
| Of prosecqtirg this war bat for what purpose aud to
| what sndS Ia favor OF prosecuting Il vigorcusly, with
| all the power that caa be applied TO II, that through the
| presence OF an honorable peace we may restore the
| Union, perfect IL, continue 1t, aud 60 that our General
| Govsrnment may. 10 use the language Of Jefferson, be
| preferred In lie entire constitutional vigor. (Appiauss }
Aud I will cay here what i have never said 10 public b =
| fore-that when ! ASSUMED the position Of candidate for
Governor on the Breekinridgs ticket, with a perfect Ger
| tin;y that that ticket would be defeated, agsilst the r.
/ monstrspces Of 9 me my most intimate and particular
| friends, and agsins. the censurs OF an old valued politi-
| cal associa'o, / determined to adhere to that nomination
| and 70 follow the fortunes OF that little army, though it
should dvindls down 70 a. few as the signers OF the
Declaration Of Independence, in order thar the South,
| when it elsined the right to secede, should no. say that
Il had no political party TO represent it 10 the State OF
| New York. (Appl,use) The time 10 approaching when
i the shock OF tire fercest battle that has ever yet CO.
Il CURED may QlbtufD tu3 pItocut nuuiobttIy uhuquuhy
| and bring anguish 10 the hearts Of thousandf; and II
there be Unioa men in the South l cal upon them to
| tranple th,ir leaders under foot, come forward and re-
establish the Union, lay down their arms and give Us q
chance. (Chears)
TIE QUESTION or RIcoaSlrI0E.
The Herald treas with contempt. the Tribunals asser
ton tia, the recognition Of the Southern Confederacy
Il n foregone CONCLUSION in Europe, and says, 80 far
from having any ~Int'ution Of interfering Ia our con-
Germs, there is every reason to btlievs that the contrary
|, the Gaze" Toe opinion Of neither paper IL entitled 70
much weight.
William II. Seward has sent 4 circular TO the minister
abroad, conveying the a,tcu ldipg Information that the
taeeressiye movomsnt Of The rebels Is arrested" and
announcing the appearance Of Lincolns proclamation,
az follows;
In the opinion Of the President the moment has come
10 pace the great fac. more clearly before the people oil
the rebel States, aud to make them understand that 4
these Ststes persist In irpoeiog upon the country the
choice between ihs dissolution OF this government, al
opce necessary and beneficial, and tho abolition OF sa
very. Il ia the Union and not slavery that must be main
tained and saved. With this Obi ct the President ID
abeu, g. publish q proclamation in which be announces
tia. slavery will no longer bs recogniz, I'd in any OF the
States which 81 all bs in REBELLION on the fiat OF JinuA-
~ nsx. While all the good and wise men Of all coun.
| tries will r~ecogn,E, this measure as q Just and proper
military act, intended 70 deliver the county from Q ter
rible civil war, they will ~recoguiz, at the same time the
moderation and miguanImi,y with which the govern
men. proceeds In q matter so solemn and Important
TRADE WITH NORFOLK, 40.
A Fortress Msnroe letter says:
The veIadous and in~teresiIg question about the traet
With Norfolk his been hnilly s'uled, and hsjor Geners
Dir in the Only author I'D piry on whose recommends
{ on permit TO ship goods are Issued by the Treasury
Department. Bat In order to obtain the endorsement
of General De, General visls, Mill airy Governor q
Norfolk, ms. also siyn the applica I'm, 70 which shoult
DO attached an invoice Of the goods destined for trade
In Norfolk.
Another letter from thu same paiat says that Genera
Henry A. Wise, at tbs head Of twenty thousand 90
has reached New Kent OourtHOuse, on bis advance 4