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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09
ENFORCED RESPECT.

All men instinctiyely respect pluchy oppo-
ncut; and it is pleasant to observe, By occa'
siona! symptoms, that the hard knocks dealt out
by the coored troops are compelling even the
Rebels 70 treat them as soldiers. An instance
Of ths has lately occurred at Beaufort, s. {.
when the j.. South Carolina Volunteers
(Col. IIigginson) were first put on advanced
picket at Port Royal Island, ali flags OF trgcc
ceased for a time at the tcrry-the usual point
OF mmunication-becausc the Rebel officer,
stated, not discour,eousy but distinctly, shat
they were ordered not to recognise the officer
Of that regiment.
The next time the regiment was sent on il
tour Of picket duty, the oscriures were made in
different manner. detachment Of 90 black
soldiers. under Capt. Bryant, landed By night
or the main land-capturei two pckcts-sen'
a quad under black seTgcan; within two miles
Of Pooaialigo--brought away from that region
~ contTahands--were punued by cavalry
fpsco Of a hundred, led on BY Jfr, Hoodiounds-
killed all the dogs. together with the captain OF
tie company and five men-and returned 20 the
main land with six black men wounded and
none killed By the enemy. Two, who were
separated from the rest, were drowned in cross
ing muddy creek.
Now mark the result Two days after, Gen.
Saxton had occasion 20 send n flag Of truce, in
reference to other matters. This time there
vas no rcpugnancc 10 negotiating with the
olicen Of the LET ). c. v The Rebel officer,
one Of whom was in the fight. admitted the
courage Of the negroes regretted the loss Of the
Captain and particularly Of the dogs, AID IN
general behaved Ike gentlemen.
MoTal: Conquer peace instead OF Bringing
for it.
We understand that one of the slain dogs was
brought away, skinned, AMI forwarded to this
city, to be stuffed and mounted, n trophy for
the regiment. IL Is intended 10 exhibit i, Tor a
short time in this city, when prepared, As "A
specimen Of Southern warfare. These hounds
belong to a rare and costly breed, having been
valued at several hundred dollar before the
war and at fabulous price now. The prisoner,
admitted that 1t would be easier to replace the
men than the dogs.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09
THE ENCnANGE OF PRISONERS.

Gen. lIitchcock's letter on the exchange of
prisoners is u clear, complete, and manilestly
frank statement Of the chief points in contro-
versy between the Government and the Rebels.
The business has been in his hands from the
beginning. and his account is therefore authori-
tativc. Ii viii satisfy the country that the
Government is all right and the Rebels al
wrong.
]. Ample evidence il brought forward that
colored soldiers and their white officers have
never been included by the Rebels in any offer
Of general exchange; that they are not and have
never been recognized as prisoners of war. The
negroes when captured have been imprisoned,
sold into slavery, or murdered. Their white
officers are handed over rs criminals to State
authorities. The Rebels steadily refuse 10 en-
terrain any proposition leading to the exchange
or release %. either soldiers or officers.
=. The recent proposition by the Rebel agent
to release all prisoners IN each side is shown To
be fraudulent. The cclored soldiers and their
officers were not included in II. The effect Of
il if accepted would be to release 10, OOo prison
era in our possession in exchange for $4,000 in
Rebel hands; The excess OF 27,nOo, there is
every reason to suppose, would bc speedily
declared exchanged by Mr.. Oull, and would
again be found in the Rebel ranks. Mr.. Ould has
ayowed that he should make such declaration
"wheneycr he consccntiously felt the right 10
do 80, fos the purpose OF putting men into The
field" lie actually did so IN the ca,e Of the
paroed Nnksburg prisoners, who have never
been exchanged, and some Of whom have re-
Gently been reeapturod at Chattanooga Yet
Mr.. Ould has expressly denied tha, any such
parocd prisoners had heen put into the field.
3. Mr.. Ould's tabular statement Of which
80 much has been tad by which lie under
took 10 justify his declarations of exchange ="
simply an elaborate swindlc. Some oil tho NE"
Included in it we're properly prisoners '' wal
| IN. most Of them were noi cao'uTei o" NV
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

agreed upon before July, and nominated by
public requisition by the LIST Of September. Let
Ms never ask who lives in this Ward or this Dis
trict, but who ought to represent our City, and
put them forward. If our citizens who feel that
they have stake in the country and owe il
something moro than languid vote will only
act seasonably in the premises, we may have
men nominated whose names will add Five
Thousand to our vote next November. If the.
neglect it, they will have machine candidates to
support next Fall, ard We shall probably do or
best for them. But there is no need of this;
and, if we are brought to it, the blame shall
not he Ours
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

Representative Government on the Leoompton
swindle. The sequel is known. The Anti
Slavery sentiment Of the country was equal
to the exigoncy. 1t consolidated its ranks.
Douglas revolted, split the Democracy in twain,
and Abraham Lincoln took the Presidential
chair.
Throughout the series Of great events we
have noticed, the course of the Abolitionists
was marvelousIy direct and straightforward.
They aimed their blows right at the core OF
Slavery, denOuncng it as sin whose only ap'
propriate remedy was immediate and uncon-
ditional repentance. Amid commissions that
made the continent tremble, this small band OF
rcformcrs pursued their line of policy with
drectness that finds its fitting illustration in
the parallel of latitude which crosses wide
oceans, climbs high mountains, pcnetrates deep
valleys, and traycrscs broad plains, without
yariablencss or shadow of turning. Yet not
withstanding this, it requires no spirit ofdlVina-
ton TO perceive that the organization OF the
Anti-Slayery Society in 1893, and the election
of Republican President in 1860, bear to each
other the relation of remote cause and ultimate
effect
We utter no eulogium upon the Abelitonists.
Posterity will do them justice, awarding praise
and blame with impartial hand. Like other re.
formers Some Of them have sometimes been inn
patient il not n,olcrant Of those who were less
quick to see, lees keen to feel, less prompt to
act. than themselves. Their great work has
tens to completion. We venture the prediction
tina, if any Of those who aided in forming the
society of 1873 shall live til third OF
century shall have passed since that event,
they will greet a day whose rising sun will not
shed bis beams upon a single negro slave IN all
our broad land.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

known battlefield, nor when serving under any
known United States commander. They are
set down as captured at large in tho State Of
Kentucky, or Tennessee, and even as having
been captured Gin Kentucky and Tennessee"
They were not in any sense military captures,
but were mostly arrests of Union citizens, not
in arms, by the Rebel military authorities and
by guerillas. And these are the "prisonors OF
war" whom Mr.. Ould cOnscientiously" offsets
against the garrisons OF Vicksburg to enable
him to declare the latter exchanged!
d. To relieve the sufferings Of our captive
soldiers and officers, Gen. Meredith recently
proposed to Mr.. Ould that he would send him
r. 900 or more Rebel prisoners and receive in
return an equal number Of our prisoners held
in the South. The proposition was declined.
An offer was then made to receive all our pris
oncrs under pledge that they should not take
up arms until regularly exchanged by agree
mcnt with the Rebels. This also was declined.
The Rebels will agree to nothing short ola
general release on both sides, exclusive Of
colored soldiers and their officers, tho effect
Of which," says Gen. Hitchcock, undoubtediy
,aoud be to cancel the excess Of prisoners IN our
hands By delivery Of about 1000 for l3Wo;
to leave the Rebel authorities the entire dispo.
sition of such colored troops and their white
officers "a they might capture; to expose CapH'
Sawyer and Flynn to their fate under orders IN
Richmond which have never been countermand.
ed TO turn loose again certain notorious guerrilla
lender. to renew their rayages in Kentucky and
Missouri (neither Of which States has ever
united With the so-called Southern C0nfej.
eracy): to put into the field fresh army Of
Rebels to be rccaptured; and in short we should
deliberately neutra'ize or throw away chief
part Of the power Of the Government at this
time, through which there may be some hop
by measures yet to be decided upon OF COR
trolling the action Of the authorities in Rich.
mond in their treatment ofprisoners Of war, and
of compelling them to respect the laws Of
war, Il they are deaf 10 those Of humanity"
Meanwhile the Government is doing what it
can to relieve the sufierings Of Union prisoners
in Richmond, but it is plain that from ia
present position it can recede neither with
salciy nor with honor.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09
,SH e e Il
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

We have Richmond papers TO the 3Otn ui'
Their news from Bragg differs considerably rom 'he
Union accounts but they cannot conceal the met 'n
their army was fairly whipped The latest dSpa'ch Is
from Atlanta Now o. Amer telling how bravery the
Confederates fought and what oyerWhoimlns MASSES
of Yankees they repeled again and again VITA terrible
slaughter and admitting the retreat ana change oil base
by Bragg this brilliant writer says that Tie Rebel loss
in killed and wounded is not q thousand the cncnys
IJnion) is at least 90 COO The Georcians some
fines called Southern Yankees; but they will never
make a reputation for guessing by such Jobs IS that.
The Richmond Enquirer las q gloomy editorial on
the news. which eonstrues into II very serious
defeat, and calls for the removal Of Bragg. Tie
editor foresees disaster to longstreet unless
he had by that time used up Burnside.
The Enquirer has short account Of tie battle Will
Trenchs corps Of Meades army the 9th 1t claims
victory for the Rebels whose loss is put at 49, WINE
the Union loss vas upward of 1000 Two Rebel
Generals-Georee H. Stuart and Jones-were siSh'i!
wounded uersohel v johnson has been reelected 10
the Rebel Senate from Georgia. The freneh war
steamer is in James River after that tobacco. Inc
story that Quantron had captured and murdered Heh
Blunt and all his staff ard escort. somewhere IN Ar
kansas sometime early in October Is repeated by "a
gentleman of undoubtcd crcdibity." The statement
lie deooyed the Pin Indians with lemon fag, and shot
them when they up for projections he killed at
last 600 Yanks and Pins
Rebel guerrillas have erected battery at
Waterproof below vicksburg. which recently fired into
,he steamers Emerald and Welcome. Five or six per-
Sons are reported killed and wounded. The tow
boat Harriet was fred into of Grand Gull on tie
10th. She reports battery Of seven l2pounders two
miles below the mouth OF Red River. Refugees re.
port 1900 guerrilas there This battery fired into the
transport Black Hawk i3inch shell which burst in
her. The Texas was Get on ere and the pilot-house
burnt; one negro WAS killed. and d white mar badly
wounded. The gunboa Choctaw silenced the battery
Nearly whole block Of buildings in this city,
on Seventh avenue between Twenycighth and
Twenty ninth streets, destroyed by fire Oh Wednes
day The loss is about $4,000.
1t is doubted that John Morgan has escaped
into Canada at all. He has not been al Toronto
end his whereabouts is entirely unknown.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

The brief campaign Of the Army OF the foto-
mac is over. Having successfully crossed the
Rapidan, driven Lee back upon the Orange and
Alexandria road, fought one brisk battle on our
left wing. and nearly used up their limited sup
nlv Of rations and forage, council of war was
held. at which it was concluded that return to
the old camping-ground was dictated by every
ASPECT Of the case. The main reasons for this
course are these: Short rations and difficulty of
bringing up more; the enemy strongly in
trenched in q position which could not be car
RED in auy event without great loss; very cold
weather, making it certain that our wounded,
in case of assault, would suffer and die by
hundreds before they could be cared for. These
facts led to the order for retreat. There was no
fghting--not even a skirmish; and the entire
army rccrossed the river with all its trains in
tact The entire loss Of tho campaign is 600
killed, wounded, and missing, of whom GO only
were killed. The railroad and telegraph is in
order from Washington to Rappahannoek Sta
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Cards of invitation having been issued 10y
Mr. webb the famous shipbui'der 10 his friends and
number Of distinguished strangers large company Of
ladies and gentlemen assembled on Wednesday after
noon and evening on board the new Italian frgGte
Re dItalia" TO parake OF the builders generous hos
pitaty and examine the splendid workmanship Of his
hands. The guests continued 10 foCk to the ship until
late in tho evening Dolworths Band dsccursei sweet
music and ladies and gentlemen amused themselves by
dancing. A costly banquet provided in Martins
best style and when the feast over c flow Of sou
was manifested in music, toasis. and speeches Among
the noticeable guests present Capt Worien q The
first monitor; Duke Imberi. who is 10 command the
figate; Capt. Isolo who commands the Italian frgate
that brought to port the commander aud crew TO-
the Re dItalia the Italian Consul Gen. AURORA Prof
Gotta Peter Cooper the Rev. DIR. Cummings Engineer
Stimer H. Allen, Capts. Kroun, tedorosSy and Bola'
koff OF the Russian fleet, Postmaster WaSelnan, Col
lector Barney, j. X. whitney David Dudley Field.
Capt Baldwin, Mr.. Gerard. Nj. Brady, the photo
tographist Joseph Hoxe. Dr. Gardner. ard others.
The ship 5000 tuus carries "A rsed and pivot guns
and her two engines have combined 600 horse power.
In few days she sil make her tIia trip AID then pro
coed to Italy.
The head of the statue OF freedom was sue
cessfuly hosted 10 its position on lie dome Of the
C2ptDl on Nfllfsta.s anu lhf tAt'.S W t"t
spectators below and salute Of cannon Tie figure
Is made Of bronze. is l9. feet hgh. and weighs
1900 pounds and was designed by CTawiOrd. and by
Clark Mills
When our army, few days ago. passed over
the battle fields Of Chickamaugl they found the bodies
OF Union soldiers who fcl In The first battle stu un-
buried One account says that tie heads Of some had
been cut of and stuck upon poles.
In the Missouri State Senate on Wednesday
a resolution TO call another State Convention was laid
on the table by vote tie Presidents vote making
the tie.
-Four vessels Of the Russian feet have arrived
in the Potomac River at Alexandria.
The ancient City Of Hudson (N. ~ has just
elected Democratic Charter officers Us usual
Gold opeued at ligl, but soon fell 10 liela
1885, raying to l.gai End o,ns at 49, Tie markei ioI
Gold would be steadily ag bu: for the constant de-
n,snd l hree-day By large caas Of people who
act upon tie theory that the Rebellion ard God the
eve Of falling together Air The Board prices were lower
A, the Second Board compared with tho mornings rates
Coupons Of 1851 fell Missouri o. hewi ork Central as
1y5ial36 Erie fe and Hodon River H. Money in good
supply at call bat there 10 nothing doing a. Teas
sate nor banks dpoed 10 encourage any speculative
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

there are many persons in this city who are
anxious to do something to promote enlistments,
Tut do not know how. To some Of them we
smggest that they can in no way just at present
do moro than by subscribing for the bonds now
Issuing by the Controller to raise money to pay
s,ho County bounty. The offer Of $500 in hand
,las already had the effect to bring forward
,.ecruits at the rate Of hundred day, and
sl'ere is every prospect that tho number will be
greatly increased during the present week. But
@f it is 80. tho Supervisors will soon be in want
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

Of mcneyto continue the payment OF the bounty.
All friends of the Government, therefore, who
ore able, should come forward and assist in the
work by taking the bonds. Tho loan, it is true
needs to be sanctioned by the Legislature, but
there car be no question that the Senate
Assembly, and Governor Seymour will unite IN
Iegali7ing it. Gov. Seymour is already pledgeo
to approve any bill that may be passed. ana
both the other branches ore OVERWHELMINGLY
loyal There is no risk, therefore, in Lending
the money, and it ought to DO regarded as
patriotic duty to assist in such work.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

The list Of signefs to the call for tho meeting
Tonight at the Cooper Institute contains the
names Of men Of all parties, and is an evidence
OF the universal earnestDess to I'll up our
armies, and in the prosecution Of the war. The
meeting should, and no doubt will, be large and
enthusiastic. Gen. Dix will preside, and ad-
dresses will be made by several distinguished
<...akora
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

We pint four extra pages this morning, IN
which our readers will find vast amount OF In
tereSting reading on general topics, and table
Of prices in New.York for q series OF years,
which is worth preserving FOR future reference.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

II /. stated by gentlemen recently from Ten
..ee tha. at Informal meeting Of thirty prcpinep'
.n,elollcrs 81 that State MI bat two expressed tho
opnion that tie edy an,ages u be derived nom comk
aran under tho National Government would more tna.
compensate COR eay loss Of slave property they misn'
suffer and thai thcrcaro remun.ra'son shoaia "
asked lfam he eelctel q9sa:nusn@
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09

We have little this morning from Tennessee.
I. seems pretty certain, from dispatches 10 the
enemy of Tuesday, that Longtreet 10 trying to
escape into Virginia.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-30
Ohio Wounded Soldiers Opinion of Vail
lnmNighRm.

Extract of II letter from a young Canton
lady III Baltimore, who makes it duty to
visit the hospitals daily, to write letters
home for sick and wounded soldiers, that
are unable to writc-also to take in to
them what little luSurcs and comforts they
may be possessed of:
Oh these Copperhcads should hear our
poor sick and wounded soldiers talk. Tn
&C asked one from Ohio if he was going
home to vote for NaIIandigham. His an
swcr was" am going home to shoot him
or amy man that votes for him."
Poor mon, without one or more of their
limbs. become perfectly furious, talking
about Nallandigham, and ask, is this what
gave MY leg or arm for-that such men
as that vilcst of traitors should be elected
Governor of my native Ohio" If Nallan-
digham is elected doubt If they can keep
Ohio boys in the field. They curse him
long, ioud, and deep. have met with but
one soldier, that said lie would vote for
Nalan,ligham, aud that was Lieut.. ridball,
from Ohio. He showed me one of Vallan-
dighams speeches delivered at Niagara,
and said, these were his sentiments"
could not help it, but instantly replied
=" II that is true you arc a disgrace TO our
uniform, and | should think you would not
have the elrontcry to wear it," did not
know but uncle would give me Hail Colum-
bia for the rctort to an otccr--but he said
! served him just right.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-30
Selrtt 9}li5tellang,
Hear "a war Democrat.

In Il letter just published, written by D.
s, Dickinson, of New York, declining "a re-
nomination to the office Of Attorney-Gen-
cral of the State, he says;
Tho rebellion has received its death
blow, 1t has little power for mischief save
in its spasmodic struggle as it gasps out
its ignobIe existence 1t may, by galyauic
applications from its friends in the loyal
States, once or twice rise to its feet aud
staSger on a little further, but this will rath-
er hasten than postpone the hour Off final
dissolution. As itpasses away and the law
is preparing its dungeons and halters, and
punishment for conspiring leaders let us
prey for the torgiyness of the deluded
masses who have been cheated or driven
into this wholesale murder, to minister to
the unholy ambition of some Of the most
iicndish monsters who have ever desecrated
the earth. As for the mole-eycd politicians
amongst lis, whose poverty Of intellect has
not enabled them to- comprehend the magni-
tudc Of the crisis, when they shall cease TO
encourage the murderers of our sous and
brothers, let us endure their exhibitions
and the chullitions Of their spite without a
murmur, and in sheer pity measure out TO
them, as an antidote for their Intellectual
virus, that scorn which is made most en-
phatic By expressive silence
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-30

lie down until the cneny was close upon
them, when suddenly thcy rose and dcliv.
cred their fire with such eject that the as.
sailing column fell back ir v,pGMsion lcaN.
ing the ground covered with killed. when
night fell this body of heroes stood on the
sa'Nc ground occupied 10y them in the morn
ing, their spirits being unhrukcu Their
losses are not vet estimated. General
Thomas ;Clcgfephcd Yesterday forenoon,
that the truUI's Ht" In liuh spirits. We
brought OH ali his wounded. III the sick
and wounded at Crawlish Springs, includ.
ing our maiN hospital, ncarly all hsd l'cen
bruugh, away The number of prisoners
taken hy the enemy will hardly exceed
1000, besides the wounded of whom not
mcro than 0O0 could have fallen into their
hands. ofrctTl prisoners we have sent
| 300 to Nashville. Most of or lcsscs in
artillery were accustomed by the killing Of
the horses.
Gen, Thomas retired to Eossyillc ON sun.
day night, after the battle closed
General Rusccrans had issued orders for
MI his troops TO be concentrated with the
forces at Chattanooga.
In the last two assaults cur troops fought
with the bayonct, their ammunition being
exhausted.
KILLED NND WOUNDED.
Among general officers killed are General
lytlc, Colonel Key and Colonel King, com.
manding brigade, and Colonel Bartleton,
l0lst Illinois
Among the wounded are General Nor,
ton of Rosccrans' staff Colonel Croxtcr,
18th kcntncky Colonel Funkhouscr, 9sth
Illinois Lieutenani-Nolonel Nudge, hl,h
Michigan; Lieutenant.Col Hunt. lth
Kentucky ; Colonel Charles Rudesson, 9th
Ohio; Major Wildman 18th Kentucky
Iicutcnont-Colonel Trpp, 9th Indiana
bieutcnant-Colonel Bryan, 10th Indiana; Cox
onel Armstrong, 93d Ohio Major Johnston
22d Illinois, all slightly. Lieut.. Vaughn
18th Kentucky Colonel Stanley 18th OHIO
Major Brown, GSth Ohio; Major Dawson
10Th Infantry: all slight, General John
II. King reported wounded and prisoner
We have captured General Adams OF
Texas, and thirteen hundred of his men,
Rosocrans is in good position, and is be-
ing heavily reinforced from General Burn
side and Grant.