, 1862-12-03
OUR Sc LOUIS LETTER.

OUR sT. LOUIS LETTER,
Ac1isstJ IN the iso,4hsext-Gu Gusriz1s S..x;7 t5.;r
| &6ass-hG'd & o" q Fst7e7az 1gagon Tram D.
| Jfaf.a-G3air -. E.or-Thc Dsot4,.rt fi,r Es,,.
t 4!cista-Satato;1M Speez5utiouS-SSssa ~
!. o"son cAarehes--Fazse Reports, Etc, Esc:
'ses4 s4ee1tespondenec OF the Chicago Tribuue1
! Sr. Lou1a, Dec. 1, 1859,
| ihe retreat from Fayetteville, Ark, for q
retter base Of supplies, wss not forced nv tha
F1ese1ce Oh the fehels, but was simply move
meht 70 save transportation. Ere this Inc
1ene's naVs discovered that the rssreat does
nat exempt them from a.tack dusias the win.
ter+ Gen. Biunl's assault on larger force
thau his OWL at Cave Hill, was a successful
a'lass, AID Gen. Herron's earal1S expedition.
| consisting Of the LIST 1ow0, I'd Wisconsin, and
lotn Illinois cavalry to Yellsilie, where rebel
eti- "ofss, sulphur mills, aud powder fac
.ofy were destroyed, are sufficient evidence
tAst our oHcefs In the South west masn Ia
| Keep 1ne rebels well stirred up during the win
Ter. 1hey cannot settle down into \ stste of
qnictude OF arrange their plans for INVADING
Missouri at their leisure Tais is a good sion
ihe destruction OF the salt works, &c., ut
Yellvine is violent blow at the rabels. Tha
same works we're destroyed last sp,ine by a
eaSsdy expedition from Gen. Curtis army
after the battle Of Pes Ridge, but the rebels
oecmea sAe works Of 60 much importan that
Insy fenuAt them during the summer, and
SCOUTS Who visited Yellvi;le prior to the late
cavalry expedition TO that place, reported the
rebels as working night and da7, taxing ont
salt and sulphur, and manufacturing powder
Ihe loss OF the salt works must increase the
hafoships OF the rebel inhabitSnts Of ofArkausaa
and must eyentuate in sending many of the
ccnscripts rai5ed in the State to Texas and n
VicksbuTg.
Accounts from Tie Interior respecting ener.
Has are all Of the same tenor. The hnab-
"hsekers who ags afraid to surrender than,.
selves sre hnrrying to the South as rap;d1pa &c
possible There are no armed gangs near to
make Union men trouble. In North Nis.onr,
Gen AeEflu is collecting 81 assessment Of
tae o'sio5e1 inhabitants to compensate Union
NTH fcr the loss Of their horses and otber
property during the guerilla raids last snm.
lner. Aud this assessment is cyeaiinn or,at
SUI. The d1sloyA men who countepauced
gUerillas In July and August are nov repent
inE their folly. If they had refused food
ciothirg and arus ard ammunition to their
1rlendswhen the guerilla gangs were organized.
ah would have been well. The rush to Ar
kaI51a to avoid arrest By ULion troo7s vii,
compel nlnc-tenths Of the 3iissouri guerilla5
10 s1s1ss III the Confederate army regularly.
1t is ont Of the frying pan into the fire with
ness OF fuSitives. As theF concentrate near
:ne Arsareas Inc It may euboll4n soue
ieaters to essay 4 Little nscre u,iscs;e: b4fn7
quilting Missouri. 0A9'e
The unsuccessful attempt to cspture tr.;n
OF Sixty WagoEs loaded with commj3sarv
s.t'fes tcF tae army ct the Fronter reveals she
sssle o1 Mork which may he expected this
wintsr: Tee road between Rola aud SDr;ny.
Aeia IS peculiarly safe fur guerilla raids aud
p5fpoFsioi.ately unsafe 1or aruv wagons nm
iess 1iie latter are escorted By caEasry. II is
etsteo ~ passengers arriving from Springfield
ny stage that 'rai,s o: tor;Y AID ;lisr ,v5orore
a1* 1T qucnlJ lie. OF the s>age road u5D:.,.
ttesed BY anj cavalry whateveE. Tcey :ir,e ~.
conpsnltd hy ieH infantry soldiers riainr IN
tie wagons to save their legs from w.lEine
ana liable TO attack Gay or night The r,id
On Inc Tram bound to HErisvilie NAV have
pGen lucky event Us Gen. Curtis nus issur.l
os2crs to have cTtry ;Iroyi:io;, trti,, ,r..;i
guarded hereafter. "NA'
The Official returns from this State can on1v
De gwen on The election Of congressman. no
slatS t1icess having been voted for. Tie
email majority tbscined By Frank 2, Blair. ir's
ovcr bis Radical Emancipation ou5onrnt ~ IN,
uel AnoS, is In striking contrast with the
6Eage AID bossts OF his friends m election
day, who clsimed two Or three Thousand ,na-
3orit5 t9r their Candidate. On SATURDAY kuoy
served Blair ~ith notice Of coutsst. AZ, + h..
viii isielinly stick 10 1hc* intention. thtra ;s
apfobaoUlk} ,ha: BLUR vii; be 1sraan nnt
and only by sn.ziEz, couated frauds eau B11ir
susceeA IL holding his seat The tss,iu.,rv
OF ffaues IN the Vote Blsir:s brigade
aop q'efanf'Hinss1e tlof ~, s,,, poiat bsing 10
vote Tas cast by mes. sslo lever reside..
n The nisi7lct. Tie exclusion Of E,o,! boaks
Aoil Gsrinau companies on account Ut inf?r-
h4:Hty may oe SCI aside b5 Congress if The
~ E'oss q tls 81 the lesal .oters ean a., az
rLis quarrel. ~11''
lhs demand cf JEFF: Davis for ,rs surrea5>r
Ct Gtn. Mcneil, is about as cool a i,is:a of
M=pn'!7,on a. as JEFF: has yet bean guilty II.
ii. Neil is Stale Miiiria Geueral a;..;1,u u1lrr
orders of the ccrrmauaer Of the stait. fo1sssG
liking hls REPORTS to { State officer aud in al
1espScls nee IRON the orders Gf :t,e Pfrsi.i-n1
= sort q policeman, employed bs Tue CIR
amer to keep srtsr il Missouri. The absur-
u!ty % tbs' Threatened re.sisiou Q: til. slla:,t-
III u TIC ten rebels at Palmyra Is shown nv |
tbe tact that tte same sJ=fe,n af trt.atinr |
1'aro.c 61e4F1rs hos been in Operation in MS.
snu'i Tor 1ilre months aasi ia sIEnnIr ;,,rroa-i |
!5dm ths tactics USED by the rebels themselves |
! ~ Ensl t,nness':e sna elsewhere. WHAT is |
leiier sH3h q mere logical rGa5of1 for re-
iE:irg Il, surrender ncS.ii IS reGnIrea, i: the |
s'tohsaG1lel re1 n1u6e tlat We haye about !!
~" moro Miaeouzi Euesill.5 on baud a. yari- |
cEe l'o'n:s n !1si5 S:A:e aud u Al71;,
sti>' mag ne eeia as E:,s:ag"s in cas-. an:. eas-
raGes attempted IN Uuion officers captar;.;,
III A1Se1sas oy Gen. Holmes.
stuatct1A matters in Missour; are III |
E'Aea stare Tie halS-ard-half Conservatives |
who dol'S wsnI the negro QUESTION asi.ateI |
.; sao s..n anpfare the Presidents proclaal,-
lltn' are trysnS 10 use Gen. Frank T. Blair to |
persuade Gov: t;anhl.: to cal; the State con
1cEt:rn together 10 elect two UuIted Sk,tez
Senators in advance Of The legislature and
saott some rcsseiisbie measure On the s1o-
Jsct o. smaaci1aslo1, and it 10 COMMONLY se-
ported that Coy. Galnhls is prou;:e4 thst he
sbait hinstlf be one Of the Senators, Tais
fcheme does uot meet with the favor Dro-
pesec, anu e9eTy daE'7 delay makes It ran,e
as :Le le!is'ature meets On Tia
a.nn, ena Ihe coovsntion csenos pe,.:scnaled
fe~el.cs JOHN B. Henderson, will be- fisr75' rnd
ls.:!y lsGa 10 unexpected combinations. Ism
tt1son'S friends are said to be eager to cf,a-
lesce with Gratz Brown, brt tie lattsr's
lsies as are not safisfed With HendorEon's
eral Important Fr.!i1uiuaries must be se:tiae
before either Brown or Henderson can con.
slder themselves certain Of election.
Ihe secession churches were not open On
Thanksgiving Day, neither were the gror-
Stops: Ihe secesh chu1ch-goers do nos rscog-
would quickly celebrate one of JEFF. DsYis'
E(sst days, II peTnitted-so they staid ct home.
The loyal churches we're all open, and several
sermons we're delivered which Eou1.1 have
sounded very queer1y few years ago. Preach-
lhg the duty Of Christians to the ens!ayed
leero, md prsyiug for the redemption Of the
slave from bondage sounds queer1y even now
Then We remember t1at according 10 Ciaf5
jackson, Missouri belongs to the Southern
coniedtracy. But the TACT is, prayers for the
contisba1d, and an Injunction to relieve the
oppressed is regular thing nos in several Of
the churches; apropos Of this subject, there is
: strong current which shows that freedom
owing owing is church tenet Of many 5eans cult
Vatlon u seme OF the St. Louis churches. A
,erfain we'll known pastor having died, il Was
necessary to procure another The trustees
.av5ng found ono who suited theu, he was
1uly installed. His first sermon was preached |
md the next daya strong pro-slayerv N II, mt+