The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-06-02
LATEST NEWS.
IRON MISSISSIPPI.

! JACKSON, May 26.-Com. Brown sunk four boats in
1azoo River which bockaded it, saving all the others
Inherent assaults upon Vickburg that they have fallen
back and gone to fortifyng.
Their numerous dead still lie op the field and the
stencil is awful Their loss is yarousy estimated a,
from Il, 00G to $4,000 men
They are reported to be hauling siege guns from
Snyder's Bluff. They told their troops that Richmond
was taken, and that all they had do to take
'icksburg and end me They were Smelling this
morning.
| MOBILE, May ga special despatch from the re-
porter Of the Mobile Advertiser and Register al
diate front of Notifications Vicksburg and is
reported 10 be fortifying Want of water will force
! him back TO Big Black.
Gen. Writ Adams had spirited skirmish on the
iazoo With the enemy, killing and wounding some
twenty Yankees.
VieKsBURG-The fate of this place is still suspended
IN the' balance. Our kilograms have been en-
couTagng; but they lacked the deniteness essential in
81 case to bring entire relief to the public mind.
1ne Yankee bulletins in the interim unpleasantly
detailed and specc-well calc uated unsetle con-
clusons and differences based upon the cheering but
vague accounts from sde.4 The suspense
however, cannot long be continued Ii will be in
terruped doubt by some decisive event in a few
days-may-be hours. The hopes and opinions of
those who know the locality strongly in favor
the impregHabity of Yicksburg. The general feeling,
after what has Stood that it will not be carried by
Grant The resistance has been, from all accounts,
determined, and let continue to hope and believe
will be successful.-Riehmond Dipatch Of Saturday.
GREAT MASS MEETING AT INDIANAPOLIS.
SHELBYvILLE, May 2S.-The Cincinnati ENQUIRER of
the 22d, has been received.
The Indiana Democratic Convention met at Indian
apols on the goth inst Seven thousand FIVE hundred
persons were present at the meeting.
Regiments of infantry and batteries of artillery
crced the place of meeting, and nobody allowed
to within the circle without special permit.
Voorhees, the President of The Convention made the
bodest speech yet delivered in the United States
against the Lincoln Administration Resolutions were
passed declaring that all is inherent in the peo
pie; that the military power is strictly subordinate to
the civil: that the Constitution has enacted that Con-
gress make law abridgng the freedom Of speech
and the press, and the right of assembling to discuss
the acts of their public servants that the day has
rived when public servants are getting themselves
above their employees; that they have two wars on
handsome the part of the rebels and the other
the part of The Constitution and that those Northern
unfolding it assist Vallandgham for the exercise
of his right of free discussions that the illegal Of
the Administration have been received by the Indiana
Democracy with just dsapprobaion, as evidence that
the first and sacred right Of citizens has been
stricken down in the dispersion of citizens; and that
the Indiana Democracy will stand 10y Vallandigham in
his defence of the sacred rights Of the and
freedom.
The following is the Yankee account about tho
of Vallandgham to OUT lines:
MURFREEsBoRO, TENN, May 25.-Vallandgham
rived here special train under strong escort, at
10 O'Clock last evening, having left Louisville this
morning, and passed through Nashville without stop
ping.
At ? p. m. his Southwark journey commenced. Maj.
Miles, with mounted escort, Stated down to take him
below our lines The prisoner very cheerful, and
discussed his situation indiferenty, butt APPROACH
ing the rebel picket commanded by Col Webb
he became perceptbly affected.
Upon taking leave of his companions, he said in
substances: 81 am citizen of the United States, and
loyal to them. / want you to understand that You
have brougha prisoner to the Confederate authorities"
To Col Webb he made similar remarks. The former
received him with remark that he had read his
speeches, but did not like aim that he could not
ceive him within the Confederate lines but he would
permit him to remain at his post until he had
tanned the pleasure of the authorities.
The flag of truce party then left Vallandigham and
returned.