True Democrat., 1862-10-01

tleman who is said to be friendly to the Union cause, and the other the property of lady. We did not learn what insult was the immediate cause of this visitation of vengeance.
 On the l6th, the tederals surrendered at Mum fordville, Ky, to Gen. Forrest. The federal force consisted of five regiments and two batteries- Federals report that Gen. Sibley's expedition in New Mexico has been destroyed, and Gen. Sibley murdered by his own men.
 MEETING OF GOyERNoRs.-By the following dis patch, addressed to Gov Yates, of Illinois, it will be seen that steps have been taken for meeting of the Governors of the loyal states at Altoona this day, 24th:
 COLUMBUS, O., Sept. l4th.-To Governor Yates, Springfield, Hive invite meeting of the Gov enors of the loyal sates'' to be held Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the 24th Please reply to Gov. Curtin {Signed) A. G. Curtin, David Tod, F. H. Pierpont.
 It has been surmsed that the object of this meeting is anything but patriotic. In the first place, it contemplates a meeting of only the more ultra republican governors, and for objects of the most questionable character It been intimat- ed that the negro is the object of this special move, and that the participants wish to demand that the President shall change his policy wherein it is not agreeable to the factious state executives, pain of their Gisappr0baton- and of measures looking to a thwarting of his purposes and aims. These intimations as to the object of the convention are not modified, but rather strengthened by the fol- lowing eXuacJ NOu Il recent artlclc III lne 0t. Louis Democrat, in defence of the proposed con ference. The Democrat says: "The occasion of the shock to the nerves of the remainder of our conservative friends is quite apparent. They fear for the fate of policy which they know to be rot ten and unable to stand the test of examination. They know that 1t has been a most miserable fail ure They know that an overwhelming majority of the people are oppos 2d to it. They believe that the governors of the several states, being more recent emanations from tine people, and in closer and constant contact with them than the Pres- dent, are more infused with their spirit than he is.
 Have not the representatives of the people right to meet and talk about their own affairs? Has the President become so Omnip0tent that his acts are not to be criticized. nor his ear be made the receptacle of his subjects petitions and sugges tons? The peril of the times points, not to anar- chy 1t points towards centralzaton and usurpation of power. Such conservatism as some of our co temporaries preach, would make the president a despot in fact, and liberty but the shadow of name"
 "It seems then,'' says the St. Louis News, ''that this Governors conference has been called to coun teract, annu, resist policy that is the policy of the government which IS declared to be rotten, unable to withstand the test of examination, and a most miserable failure. This work IS to be done by the goverAors of certain states, who, being recent emanatons of the people, assume to have the authority of dctating to the president his policy and in the event of his refusing to accept it, of the thwarting his measures even to the overthrow of his administration, and tie degradation of the government. To us this movement however well intended, looks very much ike another long step towards an irrecoyerabe dismemberment of the Union The southern states lit movement whose beginnings were no more alarming than this pro posed Altoona conference, assumed to secede from the Union, seizing the federal property, withhold ing the federal taxes, and disobeying the federal laws If the Altoona conference of governors should, and what assurance have we that they will not agree to pursue a similar course with the un derstanding that each governor who dsobeys and deies the president, shall be supported by all the others. If this meeting results, it is most likely to result, in an offensive and defensive league against federal government, then the federal go- vernment becomes no government at all, but de graded, insulted and over ridden phantom existing merely by suferance and limited to the District of Columbia"
 DEs ARC. Sept. 29.-The following is taken from the Memphis Bulletin, Sept. 26th:
 It seems that the Union army has passed over in to Virginia, and that severe fight was at last accounts in progress. Already whole brig ade of the Confederates had been captured and the Union army had attained q considerable advantage. The Confederates were believed to be ia full re. treat up the Shenandoah Valley.
 A Confederate gunboat run the blockade at Mo- bile on the l4th for not preventing which, Capt. Preble, the senior officer commanding the block adng squadron, has been dismissed from the ser vice by Secretary Wells.
 Stonewa Jackson, in an official dispatch, an- nOunces the surrender of 600 troops at Harper's Ferry with an equal number of small arms, 3 pieces of artillery and large amount of camp and garrison equipage.
 The Confederates lost in Maryland, Gems. s. Manning. Stark and Branch, and tens. D. R. Jones and k R. Jones, wounded.
 The C0utp1prot tn (,onurscs aSeQl thn military exemption bill, ayes l6, nays 3, and adjourned to the second Monday in January
 From the Grenada Appeal of the 22d
 RICHMOND, Sept. 90.-Col. Lindsay Walker ar rived here to-day from Harpers Ferry, which place he left on Wednesday evening. The cannon and stores captured had been removed, there had been no fighting since the capture of Harper's Fer ry on Monday. Our army was in fine spirits-Mc- Clellan. with his army was in our front Sharps- burg, and general battle was expected. Jack sons official report of the capture of Harpers Fer ", dated September l7th, says. on yesterday, God crowned our arms with another great successful the surrender at Harper's Ferry of Brig. General White and II ,000 toops and an equal number of small arms, seventy-thee pieces of artillery and about two hundred wagons in addition to other stores. There is large amount of camp and gar rison equipage, our lose very small"
 RICHMOND, Sept. 2l-1he Enquirer has dis patch from Warren dated the 2Oth announcing terrific fight at Sharpsburg on " euneSday III which the advantage was on side, with great loss on both sides. The whole strength of both armies engaged in the fight. Report says the fight was renewed on Thursday, and the enemy complete Iv routed and driven nine miles,
 In the Senate, be military exemption bill was further considered and finally passed, ayes 6 nays g. Joint House and Senate bill fixing the first Monday in January as the time of meeting of the next regular session of Congress, was passed. AL so House bill to provide for the more prompt set clement of claims for arrearages and bounty due to deceased soldiers. The Arkansas contested cleo ton ease vas discussed until adjournment.
 The Richmond Dispatch earns that our commis sary finds no difficulty in procuring bacon at ten cents pound in Maryland for Confederate mon- ev. And it is stated that Gen. Lee has intimated that no more stores need be sent to him.
 RICHMOND, Sept. 22-Tbe accounts of the bat tie of Sharpsburg are meagre and somewhat con tradjctory, but all agreeing in the report that it was the most bloody and desperately contested enpagement of the war. The Confederate army, though opposed by largely superior numbers, again illustrated it's vaor and nyincibility by repeated ly repelng the repeated onsets of the enemy. Off, cers have arrived here, who state that they went over the battle field on Thursday, and they assert the advantage was on our side. The enemy have fallen back. The papers this morning report on the authority of passengers who arrived last night, that Geseral Lee re-cr0ssed the Potomac on Friday, at tSheppardstown.
 Tn the Senate to day bill was passed, providing that all persons who may hereafter furnish substi tntes shall guarantee the fidelity of the substitute. The residue of the days session occupied in o I,;I introduced hv MT Yancpv n