True Democrat., 1863-01-14

A SENSIBLE YANKEE.-The officers at the Post of Arkahsas have laid under obligations by sending us large bundle of northern papers, of late dates, and the following letter, which was among those captured on the Blue Wing. We publish the letter as another evidence ot the un- der current of feeling at the North, and the senti- ments of educated and sensible men. The letter is well written, and does it's author credit:
 MiLwAuKIE, Deer l6, 1862. My DEAR SoN:
 You may well imagine the state Of our minds at home, since your last letter, dated MemDhis, Nov'r 5. We have hearl nothing to indicate your whereabouts, except telegram, over a week ago, when the right wing under Gen. Sher- man was reported to have crossed the river. We heard of Gen. Hovey, though not mu h, but enou h to satisfy me that he took rather preml ture if not compulsory departure from the Missis- sppi side, to his old stamping ground at Helena. From Gen. Grant, we hear b.t little, and from Sherman, nothing. l am apprehersive, however, that the enemy is getting rather strong in their rear, though perhaps not So formidable in their front as they had anticipated. 1 fear Gen. Burn side is in the same fl at Fredericksburg, with this difference, however; think Burnside has his hands full all round
 The 2oth regiment has been in a desperate fight on Sunday the 7th inst, at Fayetteville, Ark, it suffered severely but have not heard the par ticulars. Gen. Blunt 1t appears, was down ln Arkansas, and heavy force was getting in his rear. Gen. Heron went to his relief, but before | he reached Blunt, the enemy, with an overwhelm | ing force, fell upon him on Sunday morning at | daylight. Heron had some 600o, with some artillery; the enemy haf over 26 000 with perhaps | less artillery. The fight continued with despe- | rate determination all day; about o'clock. Blunt | came up and engaged the enemy's rear; night | closed the scene and in the morning the enemy | l.l T. I rh tba Iay tba and l an Indiana regiment charged upon and took | heavy battery, and were subsequently, driven back | The same battery reaken by Kansas and an Illinois regiment, who were also driven back | These things never accomplished without | heavy loss: The 20th is said to have suffered se- yerey but uho, and how many were hurt, we do not know, and of course we are very uneasy until we hear from Thf0dOre. No effort is made by our state Rabbi for their relief in that far off and des tute region. We persuaded Dr. Wolcott to go 1 to Madison to-day, to urge the sending ot some relief, even now. Although we do not know how | they are situated, we have reason to think that comforts for either the well or the sick | Heron fixes the number of the enemy s killed at eco, and wounded ? 800, and Onr killed and wound ed Ut ,000. The enemy left their dead and some of the r wounded on the field.
 Gen. Burnside crossed the river at Fredericks- | burg and has virtually destroyed that city; bat he now finds the enemy's position, in v,nge of the city, impregnable. and, think, he also finds him. | self out numbered if not out-h lnked and out witted You must not think it unaccountaby y strange if the Great Army of the Potomac arc | bagged Both the officers, well as the men, are 10th to carry out the nfdel behest of the powers that be, ia violation of the command of the Goo of battles: q Thou shnh mol corrthy ncighbor's ma seruant or his mad scrrant.' The idea of fighting against the positive command Of the Maker and | Governor of us all, has a batlng tendency on the stronges. nerve; hence the vacillatiol of the a!-
 Il Il, o novces in military matters in high places, with the best military talents of the age, and the con sequent illustration of their plans, and h1in fatior and defeat of their armies. Confusion must over take those who seek to abrosatc the laws inditec by God himself, and written by his finger CT the tables of stone, for the protection Of human rights; and man can favor the emancipation policy inaugurated, without being obnoxious tC the charge of covetng his neighbor's man ser want and maid servant. .l-
 There is nothing new at home. We are al ,ceN and things in general move along, as if no war ex iSted. The general health of our city is good The 27th and 2Sth regiments are still here, await ing orders. The drafted men are being organized and Booths late importation from Switzerland i appointed colonel for them, and all the subordi mates, so far made public, are of the same stripe and nationality. The greener the better for ou Hebre,C G0pernOr.
 Col. Pinckney, of the Doth, has reigned, on ac count of i'll health, and Lieut.. Col. Bertram is ap pointed colonel in his place, and Mai. Stan is pro noted to the lieutenant colonelcy. Good for Stan he is a good boy, and will make one of WiScon sins best officers
 | At home there is TO change, other than chang from the HUely to the dnri0us, account of ou absent and exposed boys. The consciousness tha we have been made the dupes, and you and thou sands more the victims of misplaced confidence il those who rdudulently reended that the obec | of this is the preservation of the UNION, az gravates our anxiety The appropriateness of thi fraud was not made manifest (though you know l was always suspected) until, when alas. too lat for you and thousands, they threw of the mask and tauntingly avow that the liberation of ou neighbours man servant and his nl id servant, wa the object and almost the only ob; ect of the war | in violation of all law, both human and divine.
 Business wih me is dult. 1 have several case on hand for the supreme court. and am trying t make briefs, but 1 can hardly keep my mind q home long enou5 5h to do ythng, it is so prone t wander away down in Dixie, speculating upon tn probable condition of our dear boys, and thei brave ass ciates. We hope every iail may brin us something definite about them, and almost lea to see the truth. All we can do has long bee done, and is daily renewed, to commit them to tn hands of him who alone has the words of eterna life, assured that he will neither leave nor forsak those that put their trust iH him. With a ferven prayer that both our boys may be precious in tn sight of our heavenly father, remain your affec l tioDate father,
 M. STEINER.
 GEO. M. SrEEvER, Serg't Mai,
 18th Reg't U s. Infantry.
 KENTUCKY-In a late number of the Lex ington (Ky.) obserrer the toI ,wns account ( military interference at an auotion sale of ne