, 1862-03-21
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.


IF any man has sold himself body and soul
Letchcr, the rebel Governor Of Virginia. In
recent message, from which we quoted at the
time Of publication, he had the cf1rontery to
acknowledge that Virginia WAS carried out Of
the Union by trickcrv, aud he has within q
few weeks issued a proclamation telling the
10 Goo additional mflitiamen called for By Da-
yjs to be on hand without further Invitation,
and not Only the Il, Coo, but every male be-
tween Is and Is. This enrnges the editor of
included in the eonscription, and must hence
forth not only talk but fight The Examiner
says "rea1 madness or much whisky" must
have inspired the Governor, and says:
t.Alas, poor people! Between Lincoln
without and Ietcher within. yonT case Is in
deed sad one. Unless the Confederate Gov
put your trus: in God, for there is no other
friend for you"
In another article, the same paper says:
'1The Confederate States Government, we
trust, will put hole in John LetcheT's drum
before his oyeTdone patriotic procllu1atlons
have effected that amount Of popullr dlscou-
tent with the #ar which he is evidently bent
$-t
plot OF d1sggipg of the en:ire white male
population ii Richmond, like droyes OF free
negroes, with nothing more formidable or use~
full in their hands than shoyels and tin cups.o
4 SOUTHERN VIEW OF PEA RIDGE.
[Fror1 the Nashville Burner, 18th ]
We eonversed with gentleman who ar
rived in the city yesterday direct from the
South, ard he informed US that the Memphis
papers Of Tuesday published an account Of
the recent bloody battle between the confed-
eIates and FcderalE OF the border of Arkan-
sas. and that they claimed brilliant victory
for Gen. Prices army.
They put down thu loss Oh the Confederate
side at sa,000 killed aud wounded, and on the
Federal at 5000. This must be very high
estimate, though it Was undoubtedly very
bloody battle. The5 state that Generals Mc-
Culleeh ard Mcintosh were both killed, aud
that the loss Of officers on the Confederate
side was very great,
JEFF. DAVIS SEVERELY CRITICISED.
| correspondence Of the Charleston Mercnry.1
RICHMOND, March s, 1862.
| It was thought that the graceful and piou5
inaugural Was but the prelude to important
suggestions, which would appear in the
| message. When the message was found to
| contain 10 hint Of the policy adapted to tho
| crisis, it was hoped the President had mea-
| surcs to be made known in secret session
Day after day of secret session passed, and
| yesterday Congress was compelled to pass q
resolution ca1li1 E upon the Prcsidelt so say
what additional men and means are necessary
for the public service In other words, We
have President who suggests not single
| measure for the relief OF his country at this
trying juncturc. His ruplIes to the late res
olutions, calling for the publication of Jeni-
i fer's and other reports, would seem to indi-
cate that be regards any question put to him
! hv Congress as prcsumptuous interference
with matters which do not concern them.
l. I feel with iac1pre6sibIe grief that the
i csuEe is in inanairent danger, in consequence
Of the unhappy peEEersity Of one mau. and
l. it is my duty-for even newspaper
l. correspondent has duties oftcntimes most
so1emn-to acquaiut the country with the
trLth, and nothing but the truth. In talking
grcstmcn. be expressed the opinion that uu
/ les Mr.. Davis, By change in the Cabinet
and Other measures indicateda disposition to
meet the cEsiR, nothing would be left US bui
to close with him at once 1 told him that s
change Of the Cabinet and If the Generals
/ wonfd do little good. go long a= the Pr9sident't
/ character nnderweht no change BE nlus1
cease directing his Cabinet and the armies
+ Otherwise, matters would 60 on precisely q;
! before. He sighed. but added that Mr, DaEi;
I was much Buhdued by cur late .reverses, ant
/ far less imrsrfous In his manner than he hai
been up to this time. This Vas tFo days ago
and as yet there ia no fudicasion Of a change Q
sny sort. 1t Ia thought the bill for the crra
+ ton Of q Generaiiesino eu1auates from tn.
I President It ID feared be wsuts merely q max
/ Of Etraw to screen him from populAr oalun
It Ia hoped he viii get man OF independence
ar6 energy. It IL asserted confdenttlly ths
MI. Benjamin wif 60 Into the State Depart
Vice President Stephens, at the formation q
| the Government, urged that \ hundred o
even twp hundred MILLIONS worth Of cotto,
| should be pledged in Europe tor a1Inor cla