M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-06-05

.umm'. ! to.d linn oJ bis beng the
dtvr Of tie Statesman land when |
.dded wRh u Irihe 81 malace alo7N
.housht, ior which hope Matt. will
tIrs ms, ;hat,np NJeth we accused
amy TOf bolnga pretty fair Secession
ist fjr Ohio lat tule "l am very glad
y hear ii I.1Nexcalmed the Co lionel;
very glad, indeed, ASSURE YOU"
Inc Colonel was anSilPt to know
what Cox's chances were Tor re cleo
tion from tho Columbus District. al
vnow, Of course, that he is doing well,
ont will he get to CRgress again"
1t Was part cularly peasant to be able
t. assure him that the Legislature
was supposed to have stumbitd on a
wise precdutipn in that case.
"You havn't heard 9! your taking
Richmond yet, haye YOU Z" We told
hin We had AodispafcheS to that eff
iect vet, but that We confidently ex.
pected them within a few days You
won't get thelu, ,"said he, "you're not
gong t tabS Richmond without II
much greater fight than your. count
ing on" The loss OF New Orleans,
Pensacola aud Norfolk was freely al
mIttcd, and tsFe rhihlense advantage
thus gained freely Acknowledged. =
Bat it all wont do, gentlemen. You
may take some OF our cities, but you
can't Suhjugate the South. Yuur con.
Iiscatlon, which, stave 1t oil rs you
will IN CongIess you're bound to
come to, ard and your suljugation
means simply externlinatlon. It's
tJO great III undertaking Tor any pow
err #l- ..n.s..
1t WIS pretty ha d to lose New Or.
leans, they sand; -&Ddlisp Buffers ys
tabIiOhnS lis headquarters at The 81.
Charles was the bitterest phi yet, but
sill all this would only give thcm
the energy oi desperation. They
must fight because they couldn't al
ford to tail. "And gentlemen sol,
emily repeated the martial looking
Cavalry Captain, you may win some
victories over US, but you can never
suOJue u.s."
The Secession prisoners at Colu.A
bus were inquired after, and the story
OF their Kind treatment was received
with great graft iieation. Colonel
Thompson had some relatives auleng
them; and "cOU!d we arrange ir 80 he
could send them message, or il pos.
sIbIe a few lines in writing" True
to newspaper habits, | had writing
material with me, aud tho Col Onel at
once svdlled himself OF the Offer, and
sat down on log to write letter.
lie insisted on reading it over to Co.
| lrne! OunncIl, TO assure him there was
nothing improper in what he had
written, and expressed great delight
ut the opportunity Tor such certain
aud speedy communication.
Meantime our officers had been
mlngIing freely with the rebels, and
all manner Of good natured remarks
or tart joinders were bying exchan
geI. On1 Vi our Captains and u tall
ianG, long. haired, salOw.taced, black.
eyed Louis anian struck boldly out
into first principles, AMI the wrongs
uf the South and the theory Of Seces.
sion were most voiubIy defended and
r.dlculed. Horse trading WIS pro
posed by others, and but for the u
s. brand some vi cur animals might
have transferred their allegiance, and
have been enjoying another Govern
nent before shutdown.
HALLEoK's REPLY TO BEAUREGARD.
At las. the officer retur ned 'fron
Halleck's Headquarters. The Gen
eral could not consent that COlono
Thompson should come within ou
ines as requested, and he would b,
willing to reciprocate the release o
prisoners by returning them an equa
nnAber in exchange. Col. Thclnp
sOn was evidently chagrined at 6eirt
allowed to 80 no further, but he wa;
too politiu as veil as too gentlemany
10 manifest any open dissatisfaction
He must complain OF tho VniteC
States, however, for its course will
reference to the exchange OF prison
ers. Il had added needless barba
rlsui to war, aud its practice was il
direct violation Of the usage Of civil
Iized nations. Certainly the Soul
had done enough fighting to enttl
herself to treatment as, at least,
fighting power. There was too nucI
good sense in this to give any grnun,
. ior dispute, and SO the interview end
ed, as it had begun, in most periec
harmony. ID
o The prisoners--a sorry lookiu
n set--were marched forward, the ret
Y el cavalry turned them over to gu
: officers, a descriptive roll was prodr
!. ced, and sixty. two released prisoner
answered joyfully as their name
II were called. Colonel Oonnell inqu
8 red whether they wished them swor