The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-02-06

From copies OF late Richmond papers fur
nisl,ed US by DIR. Fletcher. We condenss below
such items Of Southern news and opinions As
We think will interest our readers.
The Dispatch Of the 25th copies John G.
Davis's speech in the Convention Of the 9Th
Of January. as reported in the S~esfiHsl, in
full, with a aattering allusion to introduceit.
On the Wednesday preceding il copied the
resolutions and proceedings Of the Conven-
ton. with an expression Of high qualification
at the decided and free spoken feeling ofthe
friends Of the South in Indiana. The paper
vas taken from DIR. Fletcher by some Of the
many visitors who called upon him. or We
would reproduce the article entire.
In regard TO the battle at Somerset the
Dispatch says it has the following informa-
ton from an intelligent officer:
From the sam source we have a solution
| Of the lamentable sacrifice OF Gen. Lollicof-
fer. IL is the old stery. hitherto UNDECIDED,
Of intelligence being conveyed TO the enemy
BY spies and traitors. Within the Generals
own command there were as bitter enemies
as those who killed him. The enemy Knew
all his movements, bis condition, everything.
by means Of pony express" twas another
Dranesville affair. with this difference. at
Dranesyille Stuart's men were loyal, while in
Somerset there were individuals who were
really the creatures OF Brownlow ard Lin
coin.
The idea that our force c,Acaed Zolli-
Golfer ut an advantage in consequences of
being informed as TO his positionand strength
is a new one up this way. ; l.e rebels male
the attack and our men we-s she surprised
party. as is proved by the fact that the lndi-
ana 10Th had TO fight alone o lenly an hour
while reinforcement were coming But the
admission that there are Union men IA the
rebel army is significant.
The Dispateh is beginning TO 30 delighted
with the war. not because il IS successful. but
because il is necessary to teach tie S.a,hto
do its own manufacturing. 1t says
New branches Of manufacture are spring.
ing up on every hand. But we fear that with
q speedy peace, or an early breaking Of the
blockade. she would relapse into her old hab-
its of reliance upon outside mechanical indus
try. War. long war, and years Of practice
in manufacturing arts. are necessary to build
up Southern manufacturing industry, with
oat which Southern independence must be a
mere name. We want not only Southern
manufactures. but a Southern manufacture.
ing population, for any other will only cor
rupt aud demorAlize our people. To both
! those objects a long war is Indispensable.
The Eraminu ofthe 2lst contains the fol
a lowing item. which would indicate that the
English will get precious little cotton 10 they
do break the blockade:
A The cotton planters OF Louisiana are tax.
ing som practical steps in regard to pitch
ing the cotton crop Of 1862. In the parish oil
: Nachitoches. the planters recently held q
D meeting and resolved that no planter, NJ
matter what may be his force, should plan
or raise more than i've bales ofcotton, Of five
hundred pounds each, in 1867, sunless N.
blockade Is raised before March next. A
. State Convention Of cotton planters is alst
: soon TO be held. when measures will hs
!. adopted, by which unity of action may b,
obtained on this important subject.
. The Examiner Is mad and desperate. an,
: ! thinks things are going otrs bad" fast
We have heretofore reproduced some of it
jeremsids over the ineficiency of the rsbs
!, Government. In the following extract il de
i" c~laresa fact which shows that Honest Johl
Letcher." as be used to be called. IS no hon
ester than he ought to be;
We notice every now and then among on
. exchanges . style OF printed hand bills, some
II what in newspaper form and bearing aewspa
= per titles, occupied entirely with Q COPY O
u the amended Constitution Of Virgins, Tn
explanation of these ghosts Of newspapers i
G a little curious. Ii appears that the amende'
Constitution was given out 10 John Letcher
, chosen newspaper. and that among these
. by q fraud as impndent as il was corrupt. wer
designated papers, the publication Of fckiek Ia,
n been suspended some time ago. The pro,rie
tors OF the defunct presses have gone 4
work, got a few reams Of paper. and publish
ed the advertisement, putting 10 the hand
IL bill the names u their newspapers. and pes
haps n scissored paragraph Of reading mat
ter, to give some sort Of color 10 the fraud
:. IL appears that the State Is to be taxed. no
It only in support Of plain aud positive fraud
i. but for the particular emolament Of JohI
!. Letches : broken down rural editors and al.
; tressed country friends.
" Tho d~isbanding Of the one year iroors !
9 the rebel service has commenced, and
" threatens trouble. The following. from III
D. Mobile observation-disclosures that the rebels ar
ID TO have a period Of weakness like ours at tb
i expiration Of the three months service. onl
le ten times worse. and that IL Is coming RICH
IT close too. about these days.
The LIST Alabama Regiment was the yer
hrst regiment ia the Confederate servics
and the first in the aeld. IL Is, therefor
- the first Of the twelve monthsis uoops 20 r
" out. Two companies-Capts. clarks's m
az Nabry's, from Barbour county-sers al,
charged yesterday. On the 9Th Of Februar,
two other companies--Cspt Smiths, form
- erly Bakers. from Barbour. and Cap
ID Ramsay's. from Wilcox, 20 o.. On Oh
n 18th. Capt. Dawson's, from iik.. Ga IN
or 18th. Capt. Posey's from Mobile. snG on an
2Sth. Capt. Woods. from Pike The =,
20 naming companies 20 out IN March. Gre.
l. efforts have been made % iu-ie~e the gaiiai
la Alabama % reenlisf ~ ssfe pv0fl
- successful. except the la Gao. sfew day
]. ago, which has been partially successful. ]
b seemed as lit would break ce. kfarg
a heart 20 part with the isf Asabai4a
Last week be attended one % their de,
parsdes, and made a speech 10 The .egimen
His sppeals were strong and ernest. an
m hard 10 resist. he sad that he wonid rsths
- have one such regiment OF veterans tha
. three regiments Of raw troofs 1sging IA,
y day an effort was made 20 reglsasiye u
regiment. Three c0mpanies-CAptaiS
"A Cisrke's. smiths and P~osey's. declined
reorganize IN this regiment. The seven 9th
er companies furnished a small number eae
about 25q IA all. This number will IN