True Democrat bulletin., 1862-09-29

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 The following account is given of the lombard ment of Natchez, and burning of Bayou Sara: About week ago, as the Essex was cruising along in the river, the lookout reported the rebel gunboat w. H. Webb, in sight. Chase was inn mediatey given, and she was pursued past the guns at Vicksburg. The Essex then started down the river, and on reaching Natchez, sent a boats crew ashore for ice. The boat, on nearing the shore was fired into by the rebels and several of the crew wounded. For this act of temerity the whole shooting force of the Essex brought to bear upon the ill starred city, about two hours and a half, when deputatOn sent down with a proposition to surrender the city and hoist the stars and stripes. Com Porter then ordered the firing to cease, and proceeded down the river until of Bayou Sarah, where he came to stop long enough to burn that ll-fated abode of rebels. There were two houses left standing; one belonging to gen. 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 18th, the tederals surrendered at Mun- fordvle, Ky, to Gen. Forrest The federal force consisted of five regiments and two batteries.- Federals report that Gen. Sibey's expedition in New Mexico has been destroyed, and Gen. Sbley murdered by his own men.
 MEETING OF GovERNoRs.-By the following dis patch, addressed to Gov. Yates, of Illinois, it will be seen that steps have been taken for meeting of
 
 day, 24th:
 COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 14th.-To Governor Yates, Springfield, Ill.-We invite meeting of the Gov ernors of the loyal states,' to be held at Altoona, Pennsylvania, on the 24th Please reply to Gov. Curtin. <Signed) A. c. Curtin, David Tod, F. H. Pierpont
 It has been surmised that the object of thi, meeting is anything but patriotic. In the first place, it contempates meeting of only the more ultra republican governors, and for obj ects of the most questionable character. It has been intimat- cd 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 disalprubatlOn- and of measures looking to a thwarting of his purposes and aims. These intmatons as to the object of the convention are not modified, but rather strengthened by the fol lowing extract from recent article in the St. Louis Democrat, in defence of the proposed con- ference. The Democrat says: The 0fcasion 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 most miserable fail ure. They know that an overwhelming majority of the people oppose to it. They believe that the governors of the several states, being more recent emanatons from the people, and in closer and constant contact with them, than the Presi-
 
 Have not the representatives of the people ri ght to meet and talk about their own affairs? Has the President become so omnipotent that his acts 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, it points towards centralzaton and usurpaton of power. Such conservatism as some of our CO., temporar:es 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- tefact. annu, resist policy that is the policy of the government which is declared to be rotten, unable to withstand the test of examination, and most miserable failure. This work is to be done by the governors of certain states, who, being more recent emanations 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 the degradation of the government To us this movement however well