True Democrat., 1863-03-25

not blame or censure Gen. Duncan. There is general belief in the popular mind that there was foul play at New Orleans, but whether Duncan or Mitchell was guilty is both affirmed and denied. At all events, if Gen. Duncan was acquitted, alter wards taken into the confidence ofGen. bragS' anu died in the Confederate service, those facts would go to show that he loyal man and the ''siii- gular story above narrated is false as regards him.
 - In the letter of Wm. II. Seward to Minister Dayton. dated February 6, 1863, in which ne de- ciines the proposition of France for the appolnt- ment of commissioners, are some of the most out rageous lies that were ever penned. We give specimen After stating that Lincoln is deterTnln- ed not to give mp the contest lie tells the follow ing thumper
 "So raany of the States and districts which the insurgents included in the field of their proleetea exclusive s'avcholding dominion have already been re-estabshed under the flag of the Unoh that they now retain only the States ot Georesa and Alabama, and Texas, with hat Of FlrgiiAa' half of North Carolina two thirds of South Caro- lima, half of Mississippi, and one third respecuVey of Arkansas and Louisiana. The national forces hold this small territory i'll close Dlockaoe alio seige."
 Seward says thatwe hold only one third ot Ar kansas, when, s.feh the exception of a small strip
 in the north West and the possession of Helena' the federals have not a foot-hoid in our State' Helrons forces are in Missouri, and save 1e" renegades about Fayetvile there is no federal force there. AtHelena they are confined to thelr 1or'' and the stealing expeditions from that point gener- ally come to grief by the hands ofpartisans. They ! L. M T, 4 ;o uoll | if their foreign army was withdrawn the ota'e would throw itself into the of the Contederacy 1 by vote of two to one. The knave claims Ten 1 neasee also, wkich is disputed battle ground. l On the same theory, when our troops shall enter | Ohio Indiana, these states will become portions 1 of the Confederacy. In the proposition ot the | French Minister, suggesting the appointment ot commissioners, he adroitly refers to the fact that suct course was pursued by Great Britain and the colonies, and that the conference commenced a year before hostilities ceased Seward evades tAis and finally winds up by saying that Congress
 s the proper place for the South to send rcpresen- tatves He forgets to say thatif the South should send honest men there they would be hung or i'm | prsoned ard if not would be in such wofu minor
 ty that they would be powerless. He says that Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri have sent representatives, but torsets to tell that they were sent by men who first swore to vote as the dictator pleased and that many of these 1 fellows dare not return among the people they falsely claim to represent. Seward also says
 Representatives have been sent, also, from Louisiana, and others understood to be coming | from Arkansas
 This is simply Imaginable, trough it would not surprise us if they should attempt TO 5et up some election farce in some remote corner and palm of some fellow as elected by the people,