The national Republican., 1862-02-25
Unionism in Richmond
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FOR UNION PRISONERS

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SYMPATHY FOR UNION PRISONERS 7!
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ARRIVAL or PRISONERS. Wood, Of Brook
lyn, New York. who has been prisoner In
Richmond, arrived In this city last night a.
compauied by seventeen officers and three hum
dred and forty five. prlvates, who were his fel-
low prisoners South. We learn that they will
remain in this city for few daya
The following are the names Of some Of the
oficen with Col. Wood: ID. .f h..
Col. Lee, Of the Twentieth Massachusetts,;
Col. Caaaavali. Tu..iiaah N.s Xs.h s.~siry,
Major Revere, Twentieth Massachusetts,; Cap
tains lockwood, Bowman, aud Keifer.
The largest number Of the prisoners belong To
the First California and Tammsny regiments.
A large portion of them were captured ut Balls
Bluff. There are now no Union prisonere re-
naming at Richmond.-
OPINION OF QUE GENERALS.
We received copies Of Richmond papers, BY
Col. Wood, who arrived last night, from which
We make The following extracts. The Rich
moud Dispatch, Of the 18Th, says:
Yankees Idols.-The Yankees arc hard TO
please. Their generals are rarely sucoeseful,
and they pay dearly for their stupidity. Scott
was The greatest captain Of the age till the
battle Of Manassas. Fremont wss . magnincsnt
soldier TIL they found out that be was . thief.
Gen. Patterson was mighty man Of war till he
failed to come TO time on the 2lst Of July. The
Western Gen. Sherman was Q great chieftain
till he was discovered to be crazy. The South.
ern Sherman was about to gobble down Caro-
lima and Georgia, ill he had an attack Of the
dyspepsia. Another Of their first captains was
Gen. Stone, who stood high with them for q
time, but has just been viciimized on account
Of their whipping at Balls Bluff, and been
actually sent TO Fort Lafayette OF the charge
Of strong secs.sion procliyitirs." Even Nc
Clelisn, Who was young Napoleon, Is Icing
caste every day, because be cannot accompli B
impossibilitiss II Is well koown that be was
Breckinridge Democrat In the Preside entail
campaign Of 1860, ard would willingly have
accepted post In the Southern army. Gen
Stone, also, was secessionist before the war.
Attempt 70 Destroy Bridgs.-we are in
formed that An attempt was made, on Satur-
day, 70 destroy the Weldon RAILROAD bridge, BY
some traitors, who gained access 10 the bridge
which was wooden one, aud guarded by two
sentinels-by climbing up from tmall island
upUu whfcn rents Vnc Vt tho mstu pIers. The
traitors were fired upon, but made good their
escape. f.t.
UniOnism In Richmond-We learn from the
returned officers that . Union organiz alton,
numbering three thousand elective men, exists
In Richmond and Manchester, Of whom the
secession leaders stand In great dread. 1t is
composed principally Of mechanics and labor.
ing men.
ton causes great deal Of uneasiness to the
authorities in Richmond, because Of their re-
sistance of the order In relation to Drafting.
Ho,oeu CoJ1.-Tbis disting guished rebel came
down 10 Fortress Monroe with the returned
prisoners, with the Gag Of truce. His errsnd
g said to be that OF y commissioner to this
Government, to negotiate relative tothe future
exchange Of prisoners. He landed at Fortress
Monroe, and had an interview With Gen. Wool.
The Inauguration Of J.f. Dauis.-Ths uris
oners who were fortunsts enough to witness
the Inauguration, say that there was little or
no enthusiasm, and that the att smpt to ret mn
Q cheer w.s decided failure. In his inausuraf
Davis assumed that England would Interfere.
and save them, and that their reverses would
only nerve them for greater exertion, - II
Colonel Wood was present at the insupura
ton Of JEFF, and says that the crowd assembIed
was by no means 6stteripg to the great ambi.
ton OF that rch.traitor. During 6s speech.
when Jen. CHANGED upon point likely 10 cali
forth an outburst Of feeling, be would psuae
for The desired expression OF spprob stlon. but
none came, and the poor fellow was forced 10
hnish bis inaugural amid . sullon silence, The
patriotism Of bis hearers was at discount
During the inaugural ceremonies, . tele-
graphic dispatch was received 10 Richmond
that Nashville had been captured by the Fed.
eral forces. The news caused great commo.
tion In The city, and nearly put an end ~ The
embarrassment Of the despot King Jen.
As an evidence Of the disssiisiaotion which
reigns at Richmond even among the secession.
lists, the Richmond Wing Of Friday, the eve Of
the inauguration, contains most bitter edi-
the greatest failure In history, and that In view
Of the past, the present, and prob able future.
tha pageant IN morrow will bs . solemn mock.
cry and shameful compensation for the ruin
of free people. '.a. ~
SYMPATHY FOR UNION PRIsoNERs
AZ Col. Wood and bis companions were quit.
ting Richmond on Saturday, he wss spps cached
by lady, who grasped his hand, wishing him
s"God speed" and expressing The wis6 that
the day was not far distant when The slorious
Stars and Stripes shah once more Goat over
Richmond, and release that place from the
grasp Of the rebel tyr.ntu. -
7hs Aarka.-The apprehension that there
may bs some Interruption Of communication
with the Southwest has caused some stiffness
10 the market Ia the matter of seeds, it viii
DC seen tnat the quotations are very high. Our
seeds were chiefly brought from the North be
fore the war, and 1t ID now found that the sup
ply is utterly inadequate to,the demand. The
money market remains quiet, and there Is q
Plenty.nay, o superabundance. Stocks are
hrm. Specie has advanced.
here are Spme Of the quotations Bacon. rs
cs.; but!efS42; coffee, rs cents Der lb., SUP
Ply nearly exhausted; cotton, 10; cheese, SIS;
Hour, ~; nails, y. II cents Per ID sugar, brown,
$40 per sack; clover seed, $40; wool, Is cts.
per lb. "' 49, ~ ''''