Daily national Republican., 1863-01-01
EDITORIAL SUMMARY.

GEN. HAMILTON, 1t is stated, is fitting ont an
expedition for Texas, TO be composed of part
Of Gen. Banks's troops. Its destination will be
Galveston. The main object Of this expedition
will be to cut OFF the supplies which the rebels
east of the Mississippi have been receiving
over the Houston and OpolOusas road.
IT now TURNS OUT that Mcneil, who COM
mltted the horrld murders at Palmyra, Missouri,
is not Yankee, nor Northerncr, but an Eng.
lIshman. What will the London Times say to
thisl
Hon. WILLIAM WILLIS Is about to publish Il
work entitled "The Law Courts and Lawyers
Of Maine, - from the earliest colonization of the
State. 1t will contain sketches of all the old
lawyers, and will be very readable work.
THE CoLoRFD PEOPLE and Contrabands of
Washington have Jubilee to-day.
THE EDITOR of the New York EIpresf Is In
formed that are not in .taror orMe dissolution
ofhe olG Union. Can the Erpress editor say as
much for hilnselfl
JEFF. DAvIs's EX-C0ACHSIAT is in London.
He is quite lion there
GEN. JoHE A. DIX has been assigned TO the
command of the Department of New York, in
place of Gen. f. D. Morgan, who reaignB.
THE REBELS IN FRONT seem to be active lust
now. Stuart's cavalry is securing the country
and making .feiHts and dashes here and there at
pleasure. The rebel cavalry on land seems TO
be what semmcs' Alabama Is on the sea.
GEN. BLJ-TT's DA5H into Van Buren,, Arlian-
sas, was promining and brilliant affair, We
trust muCh good will come oft.
VIZ FIND on OUR TABLE the first number Of a
German paper started In this city, called ''Der
BaGOm." We cannot read II 80 We are not able
to speak undcrstandIngly Of lis contents.
THE CABINET held an carly meeting yester-
day morning, probably with reference 10 the
proclamation.
Tue MONITOR AID PAsslIc left Fortress
Monroe on Monday last for sea. These vessels
were accompanied by two gunboats and the
British frigato Melpohne. Their destination Is
not known.
GEN. MCCLERNARD has assumed his COM
mand of the Thirteenth army corps, which Is
now at Memphis. O.
GEN. BURNsIDE's DEPARTURE.-Wc under
stand that General Burnside, after he had con-
cluded his testimony yesterday, visited the
President and Secretary Of War, and had quite
lengthy interview with each. lie was to
leave in the evening folLhs field of operations
on the Rappahannock.
GEN. M,CLEIIAH.-Gcn. Mcclellan is OK
pcctod tonrrlye In this city on Friday.
}. c. MCLEOD has been elected to Congress
from the Norfolk district of Virginia
THE ERiCssoS BATTERY, Valiant, made trial
trip last Saturday. She was built in Boston,
and Ia of the same model as the PassaIC and
MontRuk. Her trial was satisfactory
THE RUNoR that Stuart cavalry, some 1900
strong, have made a raid into Maryland, svery
probably Incorrect. Still, We must be prepared
10 believe almost anything Of these daring icl-
lows. They have risked much heretofore, and
escaped unharmed. They are, therefore, bold
and reckless. Their time to be punished, like
the Alabama's, will come. Let them not be too
presuming Audacity has itRmerits, especially
in war but even audSGity may meet its checks
So, Mr.. Stuart, boFarcl
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