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From Gen. Curtisss Column.
Correspondence Of the Missouri Democrat
HEADQuAnrERs, CRoss T1xBxRs, |
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! am Informed By Dr. Bailey, Brigade Con-
federate Surgeon, that the wounded under his
supervision numbered 263, and that he was
cndeavor1Dg to effect concentration Of the
wounded under his care at Beutonvillc or Fay-
etttVil1e, where hospital conyeniences and
medical stores could be more easily procured.
From tho necessities OF tho case much incou-
yeniCnce has been experienced, and there has
been great want Of medical stores and even
provisions for the suffering patients. Our
physicians have rendered their Services to the
rebel wounded as far as practicable, and Gen.
Curtis has furnished all the rations and medi-
cal supplies for this class Of patients that could
be spared from our rather deficient stores.
Our wounded have been transferred to COM
Portable dwellings in Cassyi1le and Kee1s1ille,
and are reported to be generally doing well.
One house which we passed had twenty nine
rehel wounded, and ont Of this number nine
had suffered amputation Of the leg, the
BY Mimic balls. The owner Of the house was
killed on the battle field, he and his eon hay
ing volunteered in the rebel service for one
day.
The rear Of the army rests on Keetsyille.
while Gen Dayis's division is still posted in
Arkansas, FIVE miles in advance Of Gen. Cur
tls's headquarters, and but short distance
this side Of the battle ground. The arrival Of
the Thirteenth Illinois, under Gen. Wyman,
after fourteen days march from RoIia, ere
ated much rejoicing in camp. Some regret
was felt By many at the non.arriyal of Lieut..
s. ". Williams, of Company F, the late popu-
lar Provost Marshal at Rolla It WAS rumored
that he has received an important appoint
ment. understand that the telegraph wire
Will 6oOn be completed to CassYitle
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"leh aione,'-to ct % of tie In Init % Of their own s
doipgs. And Jet. it did look like resurrec-
tlon-like great moral, triumph, the begin
ming Of new and nobler nattonal life, when
the election Of Mr. Lincoln was carried.
hare said and done, and written beyond
my strength, In aid Of the American cause: I
would willingly be spent Ia the work. This,
IN my humble degree, have done; but far
ahler and worthier than myself hage spoken
and written for the North. But with yon there
is no recognition Of this, but 3 universal con
demnation of this county,: If the belief that
"REitfsh policy has sustained the rebellion,
interests Of the North lien, most certainly
: the American press, which inverted that
- British policy" Is responsible for the evil
=: 01nu, England, Feb Is, 1862. -. = =
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son, Davis and not Phillips, Stephens and
notEdmund Quincy, that threw the demon
ip;1he very path Of the National Govern.
ment, and LEFT the people no alternative but
the extinction Of Slavery or the death Of
our experiment Of Self Government;
:: It Is time that Anti-sla7ery agitation
should cease, because it is time that the:
currents should all set in the direction Of re-
!: moving and forever laying at rest tie whole
question: The canvass Is s:over, tie election
is past and the issue gained. Slavery is
dead. Al that remains is the rite Of burial
and the resumption Of national prosperity
in its Old channels freed from whathas been
evG cu1Be Or q blight. The question is q
simple one: The slayeho1ders are il re-
be1lion against the Government. !: Their
movement, their monsHous attempt does not
include one man North or South, nor one
journal, whether 1t be the Chicago Times or
Charleston Mertu1y that Is: not 3 lover of
slavery. j No one syn1pathizes with the,
movement that is not an admirer Of the
institution that puts the image Of God on
the suction block and sells: :Womanhood, in
the market Of lust. Can there be doubt
which must 60 down when lis Slavery
against the Union:. To- doubt would
belong to those. who love Slavery
better than the Union :. It.: Is true,
then, that agitation should cease,
that honest minded men should be ranged
on the same side with the. alacrity with
which our volunteers sprang into line when
it was Washington in danger and Cairo
to be occupied. Agitation should cease
because doubt should cease There are not
room for two opinions. Tt must be all
slave o.. all free" Can there be an honest
doubt which should triumph, freedom or
slavery, the institution that elevates all
races, or that which selects a chosen few
from favored race and leaves the rest poor
whites, and black slaves?
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IT is TIME IT SHOULD CEASE,

It is time the Anti-Slavery agitation
Should cease. It has long enough existed
and there should be an end thereof For
more than half q century the discussion
has been in progress, T. i1,4s had its share
in every national QUESTION, has cost us un-
told millions in legislation, has wasted our
treasures and lowered tue standard Of
morality in The nation. It has made and
unmade public men. It has mingled with
every question thai has had to do with our
homo and foreign policy. It is quite time
it should cease. The above paragraphs
will bear uansplanting into the
columns Of journals that have found
10 other evil in this country or age but
anti-slavery agitation It is their doctrine
IN a nutshell. It is all they ask It is the
@1et us alone" policy Of the rebels, the
pcace principle Of men who have no con
science for great national wrong, no sense
Of the monster evil which makes black men
property, and calls woman-whippine and
children-sel1ing sacred and divine. These
are all imploring that the antislayery
agitation should cease
But we differ from these in our reasons
why there should be an end Of this discus-
s1on. There should be an end Of the anti
slavery discussion because 1ightthinkine
men who are lovers Of their country should
Consider tie question settled, aud that after
fa'r test for two generations past. slavery
has had its trial, its day, and the end has
come There was time, when, in the
peaceful condition Of the country, the great
1niquity sheltered itself under guarantees
acknowledged and immunities claimed
Virginia settled down to negro-brcedine.
Ihe States further south and along the
Gult bought the black dilution Of tue best
blood Of the Old Dominion, and under the
Constitution claimed exemption from at
lack OF interference. The bondmcn were
1helrs, bod = and soul. The former was to
1eal1ze the utmost profit to the master. and
The condition Of the latter was not tn he
made the concern or care Of societies for
The ameliorahon Of the condition Of the
heathen at home, since the interests of rice
and cotton would not brook the tilIare of
the African mind, and moral instincts ana
faculties could only be cultivated at the
expense Of the MASTER,
Slavery has had fair trial The etfort
of would be disorganize1s and dishurbers
Of the peace Of the nation were scrupu-
lousy kept back from Interference with the
divine institution: Whatever NAV be said
Of Garrison, aad Phillips, and Quincy, the
most ca1ehi examination cannot discover
even one poor Eillage caucus, where thev
had influence or chose. to exert it even IN
the selection Of 3 pound=keeper. Not even
in Worcester county, Massachusetts,, did
they do more directly to affect the expires
sions Of the ballot-box than In the yerz
heart Of Whippy Swamp. The very men
whose hatred Of alave1y and oppression
caused them to become : distinct class il
the community where they; dwelt, held
a1oof from voting. Slavery hnd a faif t1ial
IN the control: Of: the Governments, and
when it fell it owed lis fate to its own ad
vocates- II came to grief In the house q,
a@ friends. i Was Toombs and not CARR
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A gentleman, in letter from Granville, IL,
dated March 26th, enclosing remittance for
the Tri-Week1y TRIBUNE, adds the following:
."Iour paper is very popular in this commu-
nifty. The people like its snap, and they like
Hard blows thick and fast, right upon the bare
head ofSeces sia, is what they wish They think
that humanity, no less than policy, demands
this; and they believe that as the rebels were
so Jealous for dance, they should be made
to psy the fiddler. Con6scate their property
voice. Why ought not petitions to be sent to
Congress urging this measure? cannot be-
1ieve formidable remonstrance could be got
up against it in the free States. Justice de-
maDds the measure, and don't believe the
Constitution is AGAINST it,'
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N The more We learn ofthe battle Of Win
chester the more We become convinced Of the
gallantly and the rcsistlcss valor Of the troops
of Ohio, Pennsy lyania and the West, to
whom the victory was due General Banks,
who happened at The time to be on his way to
Washington, returned the moment he heard
Of the battle, and appears to have followed up
tho routed rebels without the least i1elay, thus
adding immensely TO their Generalization. BIZ
found their route strewcd with bodies Of tie
dead and wounded. What is more remarkable
this battle on the Potomac was won by troops
that have not participated in the great &c.
views,
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There is IN English view which looks at
our national question only through the
medium Of Manchester and Birmingham.
There is another inged with British jeal-
ousy, and old time prejudices on the side
ofaristoeracy, which cannot brock the world
acknowledged success Of 8 Government
by the people. There is a British view
that looks across the Atlantic upon our na-
tional struggle freed from the partisan
feelings that distract Judgment on this
side Of the water, sees the great issues as
they are, sets Right and Wrong
over against each other, discerns
The real merits Of the grapple be-
tween Liberty and Oppression, and prays
and hopes: for the triumph Of the former
and the total defeat and extinction Of the
latter. In another column Of this issue We
present letter from an Englishman OF
this class, a gentleman Of culture and at.
tainments, the publication Of whose name
would lend force to. his arguments. What
he writes US Of the opinions Of the British
press and people is made up from excel
lent opportunities for observation, strength
ened and enhanced by mental and moral
powers and sympathies. He gives US the
view Of the English people, aside from
purely commercial views and selfish polit-
ical schem1ng, and his letter will be
read with interest and the atten-
ton it demands. In private let
ter accompanying the communication we
print he says: $50 long as care for any
thing On earth, I shall care for the fortunes
Of the United States. But: it adds gloom
10 my shadowy eyentide Of life to see the
gulf widening between Old England and
New England, and that, too, when I, among
many, and some in high places, hoped the
gulf would close up, the North once de.
liyered from bondage 10 the accursed mis-
chiefmaking Of the South" Let ou1
Americans be assured that the eyes Of en-
ightened England and all Europe are upon
us in this conflict; and as we bear ourselves
either with fidelity to the great principles
Of Human Justice, or in subservience to
the Slave Power, VIC shall be exalted OF
stand condemned anonr nations
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e General appearances hardly indicate a
probability that any portion Of. Gen. Buelra
army will meet the rebels in force anywhere
between Nashville and the Gulf. It is POSI-
lively known that the aggregate strength Of
the rebel forces stationed at various points in
Northern Alabama, does not exceed ten thou
sand; hence it is hardly possible that they
will venture to- oppose the advance Of the
yankees" moving against them: It is
deemed more probable that the rebels will
concentlate all their available forces in West
ern Tennessee, for the defense Of Memphis
and the lower Mississippi
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- One Peter n. Novels, who had bought
a talm !: y ] Hancock county, IL, Was arrested
IN Davenport, Iowa, On the 9eth, for the rob.
be1y Of the county treasury at WaverIy, Bre-
mer county, Iowa, of s8.e5o, early n;January.
He Ind paid for the farm in money that vas
, 1862-03-31

- Emigration shows some slight signs Of
improvement this spring. It is confidently
believed that the news Of the recent Union
victories, will encourage the immediate emf
grafton Of thousands Of Germans who are now
holding back, doubtful Of the result of our
rror
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~- DIN. Barbour, a Pittsburgh ga mer-
chant who had arrived home from Washington
with - $40 in his pocket, was waylaid and
robbed Of the sum, on the streets Of the city,
while wa1king (after midnigght) home from the
:dennt
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The Rock 1sland bridge burning case,
in the United States su preme Court at Wash
ington, has been put over another year; mean
while Col. Bissell, the alleged incendiary, is
winning laure1s in the feld-now at Island
No. 10.
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Rt Rev. willlam Meade, for thirty
yeaH Episcopal Bishop Of Virginia, died in
Clark county, Va, Last week, aged q years.
His father was Colonel Meade, an aid Of Gen.
Waahinpton j.: - So
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H It is limited that the British Parliament
will amend the Royal Malriagge Act so that the
Prince OF Wales may select wife among the
gentle maidens Of England. It is not a bad
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t Fonr. miles west Of Alexandria. near
the former headquarters of Gen. Franklin. q
commodious house, on what Ia called Semina.
r square, has been taken possession Of for
the quarters Of Gen Mcclellan. Pointers and
whitewaahers were busy: putting the premises
IN order, and to the Ladies' Of the staff has been
entrusted the fitting up Of the place, more to
their own Satisfaction than that Of the Late { o.
cupants Of the house sun,narily dispossessed
The locality overaooks wide expanse Of
country, and some Of the finest tracts for mil
fta1y reviews on the Potomac. -:
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The New York Gaecassian. which asks
the same mail facilities as the stabolition pa
pers," is the organ Of the secret Democratic
Clubs OF the North, printed upon the types Of
the suppressed Daily M4os.
, 1862-03-31

W The Wisconsin Legislature gets dis
eouraged in view Of thek knottT question raised
by the late Supreme Court decision, and mem
bers want to adjou1n until June and take a
special session for it,
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~ The New Orleans Be- remarks upon the
singular frankness with which the Federals
announce their plans Of invasion, and the sin
gular fidelity with which they have thus far
adhered to those plans
, 1862-03-31

;: 1: Adjutaat General Baker Of Io1a re. e
peats his order that agents Of other
States shall cease to canvass within his mlI,t.v
jurisdiction. -.-,:- :: .:
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k8 The Rochester Democrat remarks that
The passenger traffic on the New York Central
is 1argely on the increase, and Is already nearly
double what 1t was at any time during the
winter. The indications are that the passen-
ger frat1c on the leading railroad lines the
coming summer Will much exceed that Of past
years. The movements of troops and military
men vii help largely to swell the aggregate.
The present VIII undoubtedly be prosperous
year for railroads, owing to the vast amount OF
frcights to 60 forward When the freiehtfne,
ousaness is active, passenger travel is always
largely increased.
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Hon. T. ": Ferry, Of Grand Hayen,
Mich, has brought hume some pieces of the
Quaker guns y Of ofGentervflle, taken By him
self on the epot::' =" :. :-.;s ) -
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;: E The Alton Telegraph says Col. Magoa,n,
the rebel ordered to be shot for violating his
parole. is sick in the. military prison In th.t
city, and is not expected To reco1er. !. :.
, 1862-03-31

B Floyd said some time ago that he
would give his last drop Of blood to cement
the South. The La Crosse Democrat thinks
he concluded to save lis cement when he
found that Foote had so much mortar.
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B The mechanics Of, Buffalo .re On a
strike for twenty five cents more Day, al
around. They hare been getting frons tosa
q A%v .t-- ! -4:u! ,s= !.
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Yanee5, the great southern What Is Il, has
not been captured, as see reported by tele-
graph He has arrived safely at New Orleans
and WAS sercnaded upon his arrival He re-
piled In brief speech In which he asaured his
friends Of the Crescent City that be was salts.
fed they could not expect Intervention upon
the part Of England; and that the cheerful
prospect Vas left them Of fighting it out single
handed. He remained IN New Orleans but q
few days and then left for Richmond to con-
suit and make report Of his pleasant soeiahle
>Tith The tishnongers of London, to JEFF:
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Between New Orleans and d-Memphis there
ase ~, any, foEtiacations. Orders have
foTtHy the mouth Of the Red ri7er. HeIens
Napoleon, Vicksburg, and Natchez, but Il IS
doubtful If all the Southern factories can tnrn
ont sufficient ordnance to meet the order.
They are forced to look entirely within their
The blockade has BEEN strictly analntaaned, aud
the continual reports published In Southern
: papers of the aHiyal Of atms from toreign
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Interesting from the South.
NEW ORLEANS AND ITS
DEFENSES, !
UNION SENTIMENT In THE CITY.
YANCEY'sz SAFE ARRIVAL AND.
/: !: RECEPTION: :
Matters at Memphis and On the
River,
From our own Correspondent

CA1Ro, March ss 1883.
A flying visit made to Cairo in. the tedious
interim Of the siege has placed me in posses-
sion Of some Interesting facts relative to the
:. Mississippi lirer county betEeen Island No. 10
and New Orleans, as wei Us the condition Of
the. Southern popular mind relative. 10 the re-
~be1lioa and Its future prosecution. In lien,
therefore, Of the monotono6s deacariJp3tionsaof
mortar practice and the movements Of the
fleet at this point, I shall devote this letter
! :llarge1y to the former topic. : Ny information
is derived from a source deem thoroughly
authentic, being the result Of conversation
with Chicago man Of old acquaintance, who
has spent the last three years In: Texas, New
Orleans and Memphis, and whose opportuni.
ties for acquiring iniormation have been Pc
culiar. He is new upon visit to Commodore
Foote, whom he will undoubtedly furnish with
valuable information relatiEe to the exact
condition Of the enemy and his resources at
the more important river towns. do not
give the nanc Of the man for the obvious rea-
son that as our papers reach Memphis regu-
.larly, it wonld compromise good Union men
who aided in his escape to the North.
TIE GUN BOATS.
MY informant LEFT New Orleans three weeks
ago. At that time the citizens were expect
ing an attack Of the Federalists daily, the re-
suit Of which would be sure SUCCESS to our
arms, as the defenses Of the city are unihpor-
tant, comprising only two or three forts,
mounting seven guns in all, and Of small cali
bre. Seven gunboats were in process Of con-
stzuetion, three to be plated with boiler iron,
and four with railroad iron The boiler plated
boats were by no means formidable, and could
not for moment Withstand an attack Of our
gunboats, but the railroad plated ones were
yery long, sharp and fast, and although vu1-
nerable in many places, still we're possessed
Of great strength and might prove formidable
opponents to our fleet. ....
UNION FEELING N NEW ORLEANS.
There are o large number Of Union men
even in New Orleans, more especially in the
heavy business circles, among merchants who
have eagacity enough to see the direction in
which their interests lie. The French Creole
population almost unanimously entertain
strong Union sentiments, and were it not fol-
the native pride and strong influence attach.
ing to the name Of Beauregard, the Louisiana
regiments would be entirely destitute ol
French soldiers. Many Of the citizens who
arc Of Northern nativity, and others who arr
attached to the North By business interests OF
consanguineal relations, are also sincere il
their professions Of allegiance, and only await
the proper opportunity to prove their devotion
By their actions. It is only your native born
southerner, the owner Of sugar plantation OF
cotton estate and gang Of slaves, who in.
dulges in bombastic and ridiculous State
pride, and swears BY JEFF Davis rs the only
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-31

T,7-bIe s;orm-los,cS-rn!on Cauny Tro,p, safe.
At last, We have reliable intelligence
from the naval expedition Of rs vessels.
which began 10 move OUT Of Hampton
Roads (Fortress Nour'e) on Saturday
the ll,h ins-. That day and Sunday they
procaedei-Sou,hesri, instead Il ~ some
Of the tributaries Of the Chesapeake Ga
Monday. they came within sight OF the
Hat;era- Iulz;, on the coast Of y. c.
But, 10 the meaailme, storm bad aris=u,
which made it difficult to navigate, and il
was found some 5f the -hiPs drew too much
water f,T the ea4uurI. 4; was also sas-
Pec.e. that some Of the plots were 'rai-
tor..) Far seyern days, they were 0cc9-
pied Ia getting into the sti..sE waters with
Z I'd. Bay. OF Larbar.
N,ully night ana Tuesday, arose the
worst storm known IN the region. Some
s,-an vessel, cut ..o-e from their t9wS,
o.aers st..G out 70 sea, and hers w-re
aaua--I 10 various " :. The propeller
C,,y Of NV Ilrk, Of 600 tons borden,
vas wrecked with cargo worth SicVttHV.
FIVE or six other vessels were bs2c4el,
anil NJ pr b-t.y LOST. Ga Wednesday,
I5k. C.l Alien. # Burlington, y. J.,
with D. T. :. W.. WE tr,wLei, aud
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-31
TIy Young Prophet.

He Is DO; the W4Ai-rin. Jew, nor an
old LevGie, nor an angel and yet, as
learn from the Bible, his ancestor was in
the world before Adam, aud 10 the ark
with Noah IL has caused man to weep.
a, he cried with ol;s'retched arms HIS
voice Is strong ana sharp, and reaches the
heart Of all he ar5u,es people By d-c,4r-
Ing the iay Of ;ae Lord, a.I windows and
doors fly opea at his predictions. lie pro
phe,ies every day, aud his sayings are a.
ways found to be true Those who see
hun, love him =; aud those who early f1.-
low his example, may pro.5ng their lives.
IL is strictly temperate, drinking neither
wine nor strong drink be Is sober, yet
cheerful, aud indgs,riol.; his diet is very
moderate, and be divides h:s plain fare
with the hungry; be travels b4refJ5,ed,
summer ani winter, aud would Father
lodge Ia barn than in a kings palace
He goes without >'aF, sword, Or cane, yet
faces az enemy boldly. with such rude
weapons as n man ever had; aud when
abused by violence, be Is a pattern Of h1-
miiiry Il can n'trs4I u0r write, ve, b..
lauguas ! gri.r-..af o, al. msn, auc.eat
and modern Il t.s., 90 moa,g waen
offered uIw, ,g Lto.au - e.sexhere. aud
denies no Article, + rslg.ou. He sleeps
in NJ bed, nor reclining, nor standing, but
keeps constant aai exemplary watch over
these near aud dear to him lie knows
uo' his father, nor vas he ever nolrished
a, hi, mothers breast. H wear, neither
hat, cap, uarwig. HIS beard, VI X m,s,
mao',. is Of a vermilIi1n hue, and Is very
seldom cut HIS clothing i neither dyed,
woven, knit, or spun; neither is it Of six,
cotton, wool, linen, hemp, OF leather, aud
yet it is very beau'ifa! IL color, fac 10
texture, and f,s aud becomes him well.
He is oimplster, and maay .: Us see biu
daily. Who is he? Il.