, 1863-08-01
THE WASHINGTON STATESMAN
SATURDAY MORNING, AUG. l, 1868



The News.
Our Eastern dates this week are up to
the 22d The New York riot had subsi-
ded and enrolment under the conscripton
act was being enforced From the fact
that the fury of The mob was directed NAM
ly against the negro population of the city,
we are inclined to the opinion that the doc
trines ventilated by the Greeley school of
fanatics, negro equality had much to do
with the uprising. While this, perhaps,
was the original and underlying cause of
the outbreak, there is every reason to be-
lieve that the Peace Democrats composed
the mob and while we must fully condemn
the lawless violence of the rioters, we as
unhesitatingly denounce the odious doc
trines which must have produced the riot.
Morgan's Indiana raid luckily proved
total failure At last accounts he had de-
serted his command with small squad;
his main force having surrendered to the
federals His command must have been
much less than 1000 or 5000, as the dis
patches stated last week, the number of
prisoners taken amounting to only some
1900 1t may be possible, however, that
he escaped, or deserted with a very large
squad. AS he is pretty well hemmed in by
the federal land forces and the gun boats
on the Ohio river he stands very poor
chance to get across into Kentucky, wheth
er his "squad" is large or small. Not
withstandiDg the reported disafection of
the "unlettered farmers of Indiana" it
turns out that the Governor of that State
had more troops flock to the standard at
his call to repel the invaders, than he knew
what to do with The ''unlettered" peo-
pie of Indiana, whatever may be their pol
itics, are evidently not IN with JEFF. Davis
Morgan, no doubt, was led to believe that
in making dash into the southern part of
the State, he would greatly augment his
force and widen the disahected breach but
how miserably he failed in every particu-
lar. The rebels will SOON begin to under
stand, if they do not already, that the
people Of the north are true to the old flag
and the Union, notwithstanding their poit-
ical differences. These raids have ten
dency to strengthen the Union sentiment
rather than to weaken it, while every at
tempt to invade the loyal States proves dis
astrous to the fast waning fortunes of the
Southern Confederacy.
Lee is reported falling back on Rich
mond, while the Army Ot the Potomac is
following him up Richmond and Charles
ton are the remaining pillars that prop up
the Confederacy; when these strongholds
are taken the Confederacy must fall
Unless the southern people come to terms,
these places will fall into federal hands
sooner or later. Already we hear of a
great battle being fought at Charleston
The federals are attacking by land and wa
ter. Lee probably cOntemplates reinfOr-
of his army However, if Meade follows
up closely, Lee will have few troops to
spare.
The immediate fortunes of the Confed-
eracy depend much upon conscription. If
Davis proclamation calling for all persons
between the ages of Is and As to be en-
listed, meets with much success the chan
ces would look favorable for JEFF. to hold
out for some time; but we have been told
again and again by those who profess to
know, that the rebels have strained the
last nerve" mustered the last man, and
from Johnston's late efforts to raise troops
to reinforce Vicksburg, and his utter fail
ure to do so, the assertions appear to be
facts And yet it looks somewhat strange
that JEFF: would issue call for troops hen
there were none to respond.
The news from the south west still con-
tinues favorable Port Hudson was sur
rendered on the 9Th of July with some
$4,000 prisoners Johnston was retreating
at last accounts and Sherman following
him up. Everything is giving way to the
Unionists along the Mississippi.
There is nothing further in relation to
the Cabinet crisis" spoken of in last
weeks dispatches. The propositions of
the conservatives for an amnesty was prob
ably thrown out to assure TIE people both
north and south that whenever the seeded
States are willing to return to their allie
glance their full Constitutional rights will
be unimDaired and the offenders pardoned,
with the exception of the leaders. With
these assurances to the people il would be
folly on our part to stop hostile operations
undl the seeded States assent to the terms.
Whenever they are willing to return on
these terms-and they are liberal en- ough-
we have no doubt they will be cordially
welcomed into the Union fold.
Democratic Gains.
The following counties in this Territory
show democratic gains over the vote Of two
years ago-taking Garfield and Lander's