New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-21

tory and that they have in charge tho rising glory
of Missouri. L. A. IL.
Cscnpe of the Rebels who Attacked Spring
hcId-GaIinntry Of militia Acknowi-
cdgcd-Jea. Davis Disnppoin'ed-fscbe
Prisoners Unwilling TO 60 South -Legis-
Iative and Senatorial PrOceedings-Con.
srabnnds Going on etc.
From Our Special Correspondent.
ST. LOUIS Jan. H. 1863
Before the receipt of this you will have heard OF
the escape Of the Rebels under Marmsduke who At
Tackled Springfield This Is an event which must be
recorded with sadness, and yet it is one OF those
things which fail to give disappointment, on Sc-
count of the preoedents found for similar escapes in
Virginia and Kentucky. Our cavalry WAS judi
ciously posted TO protect the State against any
small force OF guerrlas, or even against gang
600 or !, 300 strong. But 5000 Rebels. with PIX
pieces OF artillery-whew They were too much
for us in the sbsence OF the cavalry attached to the
Army of the Frontier. That is the plain truth. II
was not for want Of energy readiness to hight that
our cavalry were unable TO catch Mnrma6uee siorces
They were too few IN number to w'lp ihein after
oyerthking them. and II would have been madi ess
10 try IT, Had our oti els known beyond u DOUBT
the nrecse route which the Rebels intended 10 take
sufficient force might have been massed 10 inlercep,
them. but the Rebels did not know Themselves
which way they would leave the State Ihey were
guided by circumstance, aud hence 1t WAS rnposz'
Die tha, any pursuing force should KNOW wLl'h
route 10 follow.
The character OF the enrolled militia has risen
considerably in public estimation since the details
Of the fighting at Springfield arrived IL appears
thai the I'D Regiment Of Enrolled Militia fought
wonderfully well IN repsling the arsault. They
4. ~ u Ill. ftV,a. md al "A a.
prisonsrs taken from the Rebels during the attack
They lost about half the entire number killed aud
wounded, and deserve special ,rt"i-" 10, uneiI
gallhntry. The enr"ilsd "ihtlh OF ihe >ouih-Nest
:. e-.nphIalIyey the best IN the State, having
received arms earlier than any other regiments.
account OF fsars Of invasion OF that section by
llindman. This was la-t August They have been
drilling and doing guard duty regularly since Tint
time, and II l. now conceded that the III Regiment
sayed Springfield. They should be awarded Just
praise for their valor more especially because the
efficiency Of tbs enrolled militia has been seriously
doubted. II every regiment were IN as good t9ut.
ing Trim no the 72i, such aspefrIonr would be heard
no longer. 1t l. only the regiments which have no
arms whose fighting ability Is doubted
jeff. DAVIS, IN his serenade speech IN Richmond,
stated that he hoped Missouri would soon be freed
from the Yankee invaders. Jeh must have "A vivid
Imagination, Tor people here IN Miosouri don't sec
thingr in the same light. The Yankee invaders
have penetrated Arkansas az far as Fort Smith, and
driven Hindnan bey ond the Arkansas River ia con-
fusion. This mornings report says We have cap
tured Arkanras Poet, garrison and everything This
doesn't look very much like prospect OF cleaning
the invaders out OF Nj ssouri. That little job must
first be performed in AIkantat. al present the nag
Of the Union waves without dispute upon tue soil
OF every county ia Missouri. There Is not "A single
evidence 81 Confederate authority anywhere III this
State unless il he at some secret cave where guer-
rlas are hiding from the pursuit oi Union soldiers.
In a few weeks more an emancipation scheme for
-. ,.I nd la AZ
which binds the Southern Coniederacy TO the idea
of cleaning Missouri will 10 blasted for without
Slavery JEFF. Davis doesn't care one TX for this
State rich it 10 IN every other element Of wealth
row las been created amOngt the Rebel guerrlllas
In prison in this city and in the Alton Penitentlary
by the news that they have been exchanged az prs-
oners Of war and are TO DO delivered forthwith TO
the Confederate authorities at Nicksburg. major
ity Of them opposed TO this proceeding. and II Is
said. many who have before stesdiasty refused are
anxious to return TO their allegiance. This game il,
however, played out. Having refused the first prot
fer OF that SORT they must abide the result The
certainty Of beng forced into the ranks OF the South
army as soon AS they arrive AT NlcksbuTg ID
particularly shocking to cOwardly bushwhackers,
especially those who have deserted their comrades
aud surrendered themselves. They want to return
TO their homes In Missouri; but there 10 no altornn-
tive-to Nicksburg they must CO. IEis ia happy
ipsue of great nuisance.
Legislative proceedings have been qu'e dull dur.
Emancipation legislators is very painfully manifest
They allow the Conservatives to pull wool over
their eyes every day, and the conservatives always
trying TO widen the breach between the sraght-out
Emancipation members and the Soreheads, who, OPP
posed the nomination of II. Gralz Brown to the q
B. Senate cast their votesEust to suit their purpose
A few days after while our Emancipation rcsolu-
tions were pending in the Senate, one OF the Sore
heads moved . certain amendment 10 tone down tho
radical language OF the resolution. The Conserva-
tives saw that if this done the Radical mern
bers would be- 40 dspeysed 10 vote against their
own resolutions The Conservatives Of course
helped the Sorehesds to nser! the amendment, aud
then Joined the Radicals to vote down tue whole
proposition. This 10 legitimate opposition trick,
but II should teach the Emgnclpationsts the necess
ty Of harmony, in order to defeat the common
enemy.
The Senatorial question is in state of confusion.
The RESPONSES to the inquiries Of tho Legislative
CAUCUS concerning the Vows OF the candidates on the
Presidents Proclamation are pubished today. 1hey
may DO guessed from tho antecedents OF tho candi
dates. Is. Graz Brown replies tnal ne IL IN favor oil
the Proclamation without qualification or reserva-
ton Samuel T. Glover says be Is IN favor OF IL, and
believes it constitutional He is in favor OF anything
which will assist in crushing the rebellion. Judge
Samuel N. Breckenridge, Bell and Everett Eman
cipationist Of recent development, replies In SUD
stance that he IL in favor Of the Proclamation US
war measure and that as long az 1t Is deemed neces-
sary as war measure he shall continue to fayor 1t;
but should the contingency arise when Il may be ex
pedent to withdraw Il, he should uphold the Pres-
don't in such withdrawal" therefore, say, oily
Cannon, al am not prepared to say am in ito ia
vor as AL irreyocable measure, because such posi-
ton might some day place inc IN opposition 10 'ho
President"
C0ntrabands continue to flow n0rthward 10 natu'
rally ~ tho Mississippi runs southwark. Tho slaves
Of Mr.. Craig, a wealthy planter living near Helena,
and who prOfessed to bs = Union man, aud whose
property vas Tor q long time guarded by order oil
tlen Steele. have all arrived In ". Louis. Most Of