, 1863-03-04

Delaware Resolutions, etc., etc.
[scpccinI Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribunc1
ST. LOUIS, Mach 2, 1eGK
A scheme for the removal Of Gen. Curtis Ia
| IN progress In this city and in Washington.
| General Curtis is not brilliant milit1p man.
| though he is Nest Pointer. His friends do I
not elaaim that As is gifted with Napoleonic
genius; but where is the Napoleon cs the
times-what IS h.s name and where doc, he |
hail from The Department Of Missouri am
braces ut this time all that portion Of the
State Of Arkansas north Of the Arkans1s
River, excepting the Post Of Helena and tie |
Statee Of Missouri and Kansas and the Indian |
Territory. It is comparatively q redeemed |
country, and Gen. Curtis Is vigilantly taking
care Of It. Hc has not n.Iled in single in |
stance, thus fur, to give ample protection to !
every part ofhis Department., excepting when |
restrained by Gen. Halleck. The scheme for |
his removal and the substitution of General |
schofeld is deep laid plot on the part of
the border State pro-slavery Union men to
get rid Of Gen. Curtis, solely and exclusively
on account Of his emancipation opinions. I'm
Fortunately there is reason to believe that the
friends Of Gen. Blair arc quietly assisting in
the matter. They are, or were, very recently
circulating memorial among members Of
the Legislature, asking sor the promotion Of
Gen. Blair to Major GRneralship, and some
Of the Claybanks we're quite merry over the
idea that as soon as he was Major General tha
| Prcsiden. would appoint him the SUCCESSOR Of
Gen. Curtis. This would be one of the most
| unfortunate appointments that could possibly
| be made. Bair's friends would control every
thing, md his political opponents would be
| subjected to petty persecution which would
weaken the Union oause materially in this
State. Gen. Curtis is strictly neutral in the
contest ketween the Charcolls and Claybanks,
and Lis removal would be positive misfor-
tune. The name Of Gen. Schoileld is at pres
ent used US card to deceive outsiders, but
Tie scheme will wholly fail.
| Gncri1Is are raising considerable Of row
in the extreme western counties. They arc
led by Z man named Todd, who was formerly
associated with Quautrel. They rob, burn,
destroy and murder By the wholesale, in the
three eeunties Of Jackson, Cass and Bates
But their Career will be shortly ended, o5 Gen.
Ben. Loan has gone to Kansas City, and will
speedily set the wires in motion to clean ont
the rastals. These gucrillas are the returned
rebels who have been scnt from Arkansas by
alndman TO worry the Yankees and Keep up q
l
sufficient, and they arc damaging their f7iends
| quite as much as tho Union cause. This Sec
ton Of the State hns suffered severely from
gueri}las from the commencement. It Is al
Quantrcll, %, Hays, Todd, and other guerilla
: leaders destroyed and run of all the Union
i, farmers property, and 1ennison. Jim Lane
and Col. Pennicks's State militia, have finish
cd the secession property, ana between tho
: two there is very little pluIler left.
Tile manifcstO Df Thomas n Revnn1ac +ha
l. pretended Governor Of this State, who is re-
cognized as such by the Confcdcratcs, has cx-
! cited manj hearty laugh in this vicinity.
n Reynolds has about ms much right to call
I himself Governor Of Missouri, as he has to
claim. dominion over tls tae kingdom Of Great
Britain. H is barred from his old claim as
: Lieutenant Governor, bya constitutional nro-
vision prohibiting prolonged absence from,
). the State. The ayowal made by REYNOLDS.
n that Jefl: Davis has promised to send another
It army to Missouri to drive out the Yankees,
and that the appointment Of Price is an ear.
nest Of that intention, is confirm1tory of pre-
j., vious information Of tle same thing. Rcy.
l. nolds advises Missourfans not to indulge in
n guerilla uprisings, whereas other Confederate
officers urge such outbreaks. Missouri to-
l. day ewarms with Confederate c1nissarics re-
cruitirg for the rebel army, but it is safe to
3 say that hut few Of the recruits will ever
reach the South.
!, Should the Confederate plans fur another
= invasion Of Missouri be carried ont it will not
be many weeks before we hear Of the concen-
Arkansas. probably in the vicinity of Little
Rock. Should Price remove the Missouri
rebel troops now cast of the Mississippi 10
+ Arkansas, and join them with supply Of ar.
q tillery, arms and munitions Of war TO the
far from 25,c00 men. As soon as the
Spring crops begin to come in, the
y scarcity ofproyisions willcease but no forward
movement or concentration can commence be.
fore the middle Of April. Ofcourse it would
y brought from Dixie by our spios-aufieee i
t. Tor the public to understand that plans are
not wanting to counteract the designs Of the
. rebels As soon as the Mississippi Is opened
r It is more than likely that fresh attention vii
Of be directed to our army operations in ths
toothpick State Immediately south of us.
+ The organization Of the Mississippi Marlnt
+ Brigade, has been quietly going on 1t BentoI
tic parade Of the iafantry, cavalry and artil
lery, belonging to this corps, on the cclebra
ton Of W:ishington's birthday, very fewSt
~. 1ouisians ever knew that such sn organiza
It. II tion was in existence. In few tays this bri
gadc will 1eaye for service down TIE river, ant
Us agsinst river guerillas 1t is cxpccte,
=, to be very efficient. It will be a sort Of float
ha ing army, conveyed on five stcamers-tWo q
re- which, tho Autocrat and Fairchild, are nos
e. here; and two more, the Ben Adams and Bal
Or River. The idea Of cayaly and flying artitler
is OIL STEAMBOATS,, is novel but entcTprising. Th
or boats were so built that d wide staging swing
.os vi, and down on each side, forward Of til
- wheels. This staging may be let down on til
D. bank as occasion may require. Cavalry, il
across this staging, and the gnrrilas who iii
N on hcats eau be pursued to advantage. Th
H. boats are protected aEa,ns; musketry By iro1
plating and are highIy armed with rilled canno