Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-09
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The rebels threaten another irruption into
| the mountains of Kentucky. The mountains
| might not fall on them, but the mountain
patriots woulds
| There is but one Bull Run, but the rebels
have made good many bully runs.
| The rebels don't bury their dead more than
| eighteen inches or two feet deep. They even
begrudge the poor fellows respectable hole
In the ground.
| The abolitionists seem to think that our
| great war is not against the rebel Government
| but against Gen. Mcclellan.
| The rebel soldiers should cover themselves
| with glory If they can, for their Government
| furnishes no clothing to cover them.
Peace and prosperity spring up in the pro-
gress of the q. s. armies as flowers are said to
| spring in the footprints of angels.
Our troops ran from Manassas, and the reb-
| els didn't follow. The rebels have run from
Manassas, and our troops do follow.
Never in any country was there such rapid
/ succession Of victories as the United States
| troops have won. And yet men complain that
| our armies don't move fast enough. There'are
persons who, upon a railroad train that moves
forty miles an hour, will bend their bodies for
| ward to increase the speed.
The rebel soldiers are exhOrted by their
| organs to die for their country. But the SOL
diers, like the organs, prefer running away
| for their country. Probably they think that
| the organs, if any dying is to be done, had
better begin it themselves.
A person, supposed to be q rebel emissary
from the mountains, attempted last week to
| get an immense quantity Of cloth on credit
We suppose Humphry Marshall has some diff
| fculty in covering his TANKS.
We hear great deal about the wretched
condition of the Southern troops, and no doubt
oil Arua hrrAx vhar r.
upon a rebel stronghold, they are very sure to
find the rebels tceN off.
The Rev. Mr.. Baldwin, a Nashville rebel,
was to have preached on cowardice in that city
on the 23d ult, but he preferred to illustrate
his theme by running away. That was better
than q sermon.
The Confederate Government at Richmond
still busters as to its ability to maintain it's
position, but it keeps its oarpet-bsg packed
and handy.
Gov. Rector or Rectum for some such nane),
OF Arkansas, calls upon the whole people of
that State to take up arms in the rebellion.
The running time of the Southern railroad
cars is about ten miles an hour. That Of the
rebel armies on foot about eight.
The rebels threaten to susp nd diplomstio
relations with England. They had better wait
till they have few.
The Southern Government has just about as
much money as the wool of ollin's ram would
sell for.
JEFF Davis says that the time Is pregna Mt
with great events. Ay, but he can't be the
father of them.
In double sense the flying and pillsging
rebels stop at nothing.
1t is very true, as the abolitionists say, that,
IL there had been no slaves, there would have
been no war. But may it not also be true,
that, If there had been no abolitionists, there
would have been no war?-Lou. Journal,
March 16.
If there had been no slavery, there could
have been no abolitionism cause precedes
eject. LoeIc.
True, If their had bean no slavery, there
could have been no abolitionism; and, If there
had been no property, there could have been
on robbery and, If there had been no houses,
there could have been no arson and, IL there
had been no marriages, there could have been
no adultery; and, if there had been no people
there could have been no murder
Wendell Phillips come out to learn some
thing about Western manners, and Cineinnati
gave him an egg-sample.
1t is too bad. Folks are getting to call the
Confederate armies the Con- ted crate armies.
The Southern Cenfederacy, out of gas, out of
sperm candles, out Of lamps, has got to tepey.
tng.
The rebels like to fight on the tops Of hills
and mountains, for then they can easily slops.
A correspondent of the Norfolk Beacon pre-
diets that Humphry Marshall will yet gil the
Presidential chair Of the Southern Confed-
] eracy. He will break it down unless It is
bomb-proof.
The Norfolk Day Book says that, when the
Merrimae goes cut, she will carry everything
before her If" DC. Let her 20 out with an
"if, and the Monitor may dispose Of her with
a 6a1tt
If Gen. Mcclellan were TO fail In his mighty
enterprise, we know not which would exuit
most-his Southern or his Northern enemies
1t is said that the loyal prisoners at Mem.
phis are covered with vermin and nearly
starved-a great deal less eating than eaten.
Floyd said some time ago that he would
give his last drop OF blood to cement the South
The La Crosse Democrat thinks he concluded
to save his cement when he found that Foote
had 30 much mortar.
Whenever our troops march upon a rebel
force, the latter, who probably never heard of
Chesterfield, are guilty Of the gross rudeness
Of turning their backs upon their visitors.
Our forces played a winning game at Bow.
ling Green, but they haven't yet made a 10
strike in the Mississippi.
The rebels, wherever they 20, seem 10 have
passion for burning rything under heaven
oAoePt BunPo"ooI
Tennessee paper says that Floyd, "far
from being discouraged, is all animation. +"
Then, If We catch him, he may turn out to be
ease Of suspended animation
The rebels say that their armies, II defeated,
will retire for defence each to some mountsin
fsstness. We have been admirins their fast.
ness for some time
A highly intelligent gentleman, writing TO
as from Padueah, says: THE counter reyolu.
tion has soW fairly set in throughout our dis
trict, and is quite as rapid as the revolution
was"
A man In Memphis writes to his friend in
Richmond, Eve have no moose here Al nres.
ent." He needn't be troubled on that score
there will be an abundant supply of the article
in that quarter by and by.
We don't suppose that the Southern lands
win produce much Of q crop of anything this
season, but We have no doubt that the rebel
armies will yield handsomely.
strange Disease.
The "Valley Star" published at Newvills,
Cumberland Co., Pa, Of Feb. 20, says that
singular diseaee has appeared amono tha eatfIs