, 1863-06-10
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Our belief that Gen. Grant is fully aware
OF his danger, is the best ground Of our as
Surancc that he will succeed.
The news from Port Hudson is impor-
1ant and exciting, though inconclusive as
to results, being simply the details Of news
before received, The army has won i'm
rcrishable laurels, and our noble black
troops have answered fully the question
as to whether the negroes will fight We
doubt if the inquiry will be propounded
again in the history Of this war, save by
the men Xho knom the colored soldiers
will help the cause OF the Union all too
well.
The little military departments surround
ing Washington have been consolidated
into one, under Gen. Hooker. The Sui
folk Department, under Gen. Peck, and
the Fortress Monroe Department, under
Gen. Dix, and the defcnses Of Washing
ton, under Gen. Heintzelman, have all been
united with that Of the Rappahannock,
aud placed under Hooker This is a wise
step, and ought to have been taken long
ago. Forty thousand troops have occupied
the Suffolk and James River country, do
ing nothing. They were not enough to
advance On Richmond, and three times
more than were required to hold Norfolk
and Fortress Monroe, which the war ships
alone can protect. 4 large portion Of
those idle troops have been transferred 10
Hooker's army at Fredericksburg. This
large accession fills up the gap caused by
The expiration Of the term Of service Of the
two years and nine months men, and also
enables the Government to send Grant a
heavy reinforcement, if that be found ne
cessary.
The whole current Of talk in the city,
yesterday, turned On the enormous g1idiron
swindle attempted By the hungry Chicago
lawyers who are engineering the Wabash
Horse Railroad project. All classes Of
citizens execrate the scheme as monstrous.
The daring Of the fraud is only equalledb
its success, up to the point where the Gov
ernor alone stands between our citizens
and the robbery intended Happily, the
barrier amounts to q dead wall against tur-
ther progress. The Broadway railroad
scheme, vetoed by Gov. Seymour, mon
strous es it was-was a mere trifie CON-
pared to this, in the extent and value Of
the franchises it seeks to steal from the
people Well might the sharHsh crew who
have tin hand, boast their ability to line the
pockets Of our Legislators, contingent on
its success. For positive and unb1ushing
knave1y, it stands without a parallel in
our State Legislative annals.
The situation in Virginia is without
change. The rebels require to be closely
watched, and our position in the line
along the Rappahannock Will still re-
main simply defensive. The enemy are
On the alert for chance at their old busi.
ness Of raid-maing, and an uneasiness
prevails along the Maryland frontier and
throughout West Virginia, extending into
adjacent, and believed exposed portions o1
Pennsylvania. The Pittsburghers stand
ready to hear OF the rebels finding their
way down the Monougahela Valley, and
their very state Of expectancy is the bes1
insurance their city can possess against
such raid.
Gen. eRosecrans sends an official dis
patch, announcing the capture, trial aud
summary execution Of two rebel officers, ta
ken as spies in our lines
The proofs are multiplying Of the inten'
ton Of the Copperheads to establish fol