New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-13

A New Movement ON vieksbsrg -Centin-
uaI Had Wcather-The West Under
mined with Secret Societies -" Arbi-
srary Arrcsss,-OppositiOn Crumbling.
From Our Special Correspondent.
CAIRO March Q, 1863
The news from below 10 Of movement Of Gen.
Grants forces from Veksburg In transports, appa-
rently 10 come new scene and II should seem to be
as follows: Yaroo City lie about 90 miles from Woke.
burg on the river Of this pane. You have heard Of
the Yaroo Pass. It leaves the mississippi about
half way between vieksburg and Memphis, about
100 miles from each. The distance by this route to
Yazoo City IL about 900 miles the course being very
crooked. About ten days ago seventeen Transports
with at least 10000 men, entered this pass; and
now Gen. Grant is supposed to have gone with
large force up the Yazoo TO form auncton at Yazoo
CITY, where the Rebels have a large force. The ap-
proach 10 Vcksburg from Yazoo, westward, and to
the rear Of the bssiegsd city il easy, both by rail
and wagon roads, and the country 10 rolling. fszoo
|, the kew to Vicksburg. When Yazoo falls, Vicks-
burg falls The result Of this movement, II such u
be- will soon become matter OF history. but there
are events very likely 70 delay. ,
The rivera are all high. From "A hundred miles
north of Cairo to Ncw.Oreanr il rains almost every
day When il doee not rain the sky Is dark with
damp cIouds. People at home find this season very
trying 10 their health. Ii IL an unheslthy WINTER,
Tho solcierr, constantly exposed, are incapable OF
er.rting themselves M they easily could II the air
were clear and we bad frosty nights. IL 10 long
since we have had frost. -
Cairo ia In danger OF being overfowed. The
water 10 within four feet OF tie Top OF the levee
IL requires two steam-pumps, working night aud
dny 10 keep the rain water out Of tho inside Of the
town Fifty thousand dollars are to be expended
,hi. year towsid Cling up the town with dirt.
The new ConscIiption law is the subject Of general
conversation. There Is no open opposition 10 1t.
AIN convinced that secret organizations are ut work
10 form plans to oppose It, Recent events show
that similar organizations are opposing them. a
grea, part Of the West IL undermined, so TO speak,
with opposing secret societies For the first time,
the Democrats arc denounciDg such societies. IL In
probable that they will neutralize each other.
Arbitrary arrests are unpopular with many Union
men, They are accustomed TO having men punished
by law. 1 am convinced that the people demand
this Have q Grand Jury indict some notorious
Copperhead, one who easily can be convicted, say
Valland CHAM. Nothing, the people think, can be
more clearly proved than that he has given aid and
comfort 10 The enemy. Let him have a fair trial,
when everything will be brouehtto light; II con-
vcted, ~ he most certainly would be, hang him.
Nobody could object, be himself cannot object, Tor
he has acquired his influence to demanding the en-
forcement Of the laws -
The preju,ice against negroes IL abating. No
false or unnatural position can long be msintalned
Inc necessity for an alliance with the blacks is felt
70 be OF value to us, and that 1t Is inevitable. oPpo-
sitiou crumtes. The following view Is becoming
nonular. II comes from tho army. The army has
now become.the source whence the public receives ts
views: 81 care nothing for the nesro,' said A.
army officer; "he has no business in this country
there ia hardly room enough for white folke; but
the negro i. here. There IL no doubt but he Is @
msn-eosrse aud brutal man, whom would not be-
Gin TO associate with, They despise and abuse him,
thew ridicule, they cheat him. they look him
beast, will be more Of a gentleman than to put
myr.f on level with those men Tho negro shall
he shall have his rieLts-a dog has rights I'm for
the under dog in the fight Itthey who abuse the
negro were in his place. would go for them they,
then, would be the under dog
The news of the fall in gold creates joy. Green.
backs are tho peoples money. Their forms uphold
IL: thew stand behind to back it. They feel abund-
snty strong and atle to make equal to gold They
are indignant that their money should not be as
good ID their notes Of hand. n. NJ