New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-23

From Our : goc. Correspondent
ST. LOUIS Friday Jan. J.. loc2
Con U,I'eek's Order No. 3, issued inst after be !
assumed command. was a very brief document. il
merely directed tbat1o fugitive slaves lie admitted
within our lines, and ordered the immediate cSpui-
zion Of those already there. The reason assigned /
wac. that they conveyed information to the enemy.
Where Gen Iiai}ec. learned that is profound mys-
tery; perhaps at Waohiueton-ce.tsinIy never IN !
Missouri. But bref as the Order was i. eeemsio
require great deal Of explanation. Gen. Ha!ieck
has already sen, forth thee eXpostcns OF IT, eaeh
good deal longer than The original document. Fl'S'
came bis letter TO Col. Frank p. Blair upon "m''
that gentleman based his Endorsement OF Gen Hal
leek's policy. Next later Orierwas Issued S'lo't'''
ING down and explaining No. 3. Aud now, at the
instance of one Of his staff officers letter uloN le
same subiecf. from Gen. Ilaeck 10 Gen. AsJotl az
pears in print Il explains that viii fugitive slaves
nu,t he excluded from our Ines soldiers not pro-
hbiteG from giving them food andc.oihng outside
where humanity requires it 1t also talks about
ueero-s,e4lers' iiplautly enough for an editorial
in The HeraN. Ii organizing the army and
writing letters and general orders could conquer
Price, lie would have been defeated long ago.
The telegranhic statement from this city that Gen.
Sgel has no design Of leaving Tire army is likely tol
give false impression. Gen. Sigol did design tol
go out of the service, and sent in his resignation
moi that he desired 10 leave the profession III which
he has shown premnen; ability, or 20 abandon t1e
cause so near his heaIt-but stating in detail the
causer which mpelled bin 10 resign. If he has re-
considered his determination, it is because the policy
toward him has been changed. Rumor says he Las
received letter from the G mmaDder of this De
partment, urging him to withdraw lis resignation,
and assuring bin Of position worthy Of his talents
and experience. If 60, the act does credit TO Gen.
Haocks justice and Discrimination
Prize s at Springfield with fom Ten to fifteen
thousand meD and eighteen pieces Of artillery. he /
is not fortified An expedition Of two thousand cav
airy, and four tlousani infantry, under Acting
Brig Gen. Carr Colonel 81 Illinois cavalry has
gone ont from Ro'a in that direction. Many sup /
pose that he will attack Price, bu; it seems impos-
sble that he should have any such orders. Surely /
the oil folly OF giving the rebels battle, upon their
own ground, when they outnnmbcr Us two or three
10 one, viii no; be repeated. Il is becoming more
and more apparent that the way TO secure peace
through Missouri, is to station Sigel, or some similar
officer, at tie head Of ten Thousand good men, il d
Soulh-west 20 cot oil Price communication viii he
friends in tie North. Whenever Lis done, thirty
five thousand men can readily be spared from this
State 10 70 on the great Mississippi Expedition.
Under the efficient supervision Of Col. Totem the
artillery arm ofte service in this department if being
brought into excellent condition Il embraces up
ward OIL 900 pieces.
The Kansas lst il at Lexington, puigug the coun-
try in that vicinity Of Seeessonss. Ii has just ca-
tured three rebel captains including Carl " God
notorious desrerado, who figured eonspicuously ia
the Pixies Peak country during the Summer Of 1860.
Iremember seeing him condemned for murder by
Vigilance Committee in Denver City; bat he sue
ceeded in escaping after the roIe was around bis
neck
Among the camps at Rola, on the night Of the ~
inst, the new year wac ushered in with some con-
viyialy, and tunultUous cheers for Gen. Fremcn,
were given by the soldiers. " II is astonishing
said regular officer who is unfrieudiy 10 the Path
finder, aliuding TO the occurrence, what hold thar
man has obtained upon the heats Of the unt1inkiug
many" He would be atil astonshed il he
knew what an overwhelming portion of the people
Of the NORTHWEST that " unthinking many" Includes.
Circumstances have trans pred 10 throw grave doubts
upon the loyalty Of some Of the journalists writing
from this Department " no were the most bitter and
interruptions in the crusade against Gen. FIemon,
and other energetic Generals who did hot recognize
the sacredness of slavery 1t that the c:rcua-
ton Of papers which they had edited was suppressed
for disloyalty; that they openly admted their sym
patty with secession; frequently lett our army at
night in the direction of the rebel lines; sometimes
spent several days in rebel camps; on intimate
terms with prominent rebel officers, and received
valuable gifts from them. 1t is said that the matter
will be investigated.
Gov. Gamble has gone TO Washington. Before
leaving, he appointed Gen. Robert Wilson of Andrew
County 70 Gil one Of the Missouri vacancies in the
United States Senate Gen. Wilson is President Of
the State Convention man Of pure personal char
acter and respectable, rather than shining abtes.
He is an old Wing, and has held many public posi-
tons in the State during the last quarter Of century.
But there is very grave charge against him, which
The Senate will doubtless investigate before admit
ting him. The 81. Joseph Gazette Of MAY ], 1861,
contains the official report Of a meeting IN Andrew
County, which Gen. Wilson addressed lie also
served upon the Committee on Resolutions and the
following il one Of the series which il reported:
"Rested Thst condemn inh and daboica the
being wsged by the Government against the South
The Official report leaves every reason to believe
that Gen. Wilson concurEed in this resolution and
voted for it. If So what right has be 10 seat in The
Senate above Polk and johnson, who We're expelled
for disloyaltyl 1t is time 10 have this dubious
Unonism Of Gov. Gamble and his friends sifted to
the bottom. II s said that shortly after the Camp
jackson affair Gov. Gamble endeavored 10 procure
the removal of Gen. Lyon. 1 do not know that this
10 true; but his later and aft iatons not
such as to induce the utmost confidence in him.
Rumors from Washington Of impending changes in
the Cabinet, since the retirement of Gen. Cameron,