Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-29

pns Ipassed an material rescpsees and sapa-
city for war, will swarm upon 90 fertile Yivrrs.
lhose W no assume 70 Get conditions upon thew
r1odus TO the gulf eoun, spon 9 pswsr not
given 70 man. The country WssAed by tho
wptfre OF the Ohio, Missouri and H,seiselrpt
rivers can never permanently severed. II ono
g. neraiion tasely barriers away ie rsghsr, an
mortal honors viii rect upon sssther thas re-
claims thcm.
Let il never be sald either hat Esst CT wc-.
m'y fe .epara'sd. Thirty days distance from
Int markets OF Europe may eatisfy the wants
=; ouisisna and Arkansas, but it viii not
sDsn er the demands OF Tllncss Aad Ohio The
'"i!' y of the Mitsie.ippi will have its pelsss
VS. VIII deeeuch upon its .hsvs win y
POWER a. resisiless as the torrents OF ~ gsaas
Nv. re. This country canne. be permane ally.
divided Ceaseirss wars may drain ia fioca
domestic tyrants or foreign soes may sysxu
main unchanscd. II vim sin Ss s..;.s "t ness r.
has ordained IL. What avails then the deetrpr-
lion OF the best government ever devised ty
msn.ihe sell adlu.tins, self correcting sons.G
Peorh Of the South and wessi why sot ss-
crrt nic conditions imposed by irapprloue ne
tii's Of geographic confgurs;i ion and ecmnHer-
cisl supremacy, and re- estlbueh your ancient
I rosperity and renown1
Why not become the foundere Of States. vhSxh.
ss sp'repots and derots Of your own central
and upper valleys, may stand IN the sfiuAnS0
OF thrir resources withontssuperior, and in ne
rriNil' g's Of the people wIthou; peer among
the natlols oT The earth.
Ms;or General Cammandsr.
The only additional news in he New Orleans
papers u the capture Of two steamers, losoed
Win sugar, and launch filed with srme aud
snmunition, and one small brass cannon, by an
Buchanan.
Advicrs received at Havana from sh,p I.isud
TO the 18th slate that all the ships that eailed
from Hampton Roads with troops for Gen
B2nKs had reached there except two, via: he
Thames and Georte's Creek. The lstter Wss
Stiii atkey West The Curiew Coz ashore there,
The rebel schooner Relief had arrived .. Ha-
Nans. from Mobile, with cotton, and repor,fxf
thai the rebel steamer Florida, alias Oreso, had
sYt Snt, wan crew OF loo men, passing he
Among the vessels from New York shss lad
not r. aehed Ship Island, In addition 70 thora
tuck, Continental, q uinne ugh and Honduras.
Still Later from New Orleans.
NEw YORK, Dec. 2s.-The steamer OoaumSna
has arrived from New Orleans witA sdyises "a
lhe 2Cth, and Havana 3d instant The eteerper
Potomac, from New Orleans or the fesh, has
also agTived
There is no news Of moment Tse rebp,s.
thinking they see a less vigorous oosnnAnoer
IN General Banks, appear IN me sireete ia
CROWDS. One Of hem cent n challenge 10 Gen.
.Tal Butler, w ho put IL I'm his pocket, ana srns
tire angry rebel word that IL be desired sa cn~ek
him best.
General tOrcoran. with his Iesson naA
arriyed.
The New Orleans Delta nas had occasion a
rehrke the lurking TREASON OF tie Piosyune
Large numbers OF speculators he'd arri we'd,
and may give an importance - trace.
General Banks was very busy, and An hourly
consu liation with General Batter, and the beet
ic, ling existed between iheir respective stads.
Generals Banks and Baler were seren&ded
on the night OF the l9ih by he esnd OF she 3t.t
hsssst hpsttts RPgiment.