Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-09-03
From the Cineinnah Gazette, 3Ist.
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
We have letter from our own cor
respondent with Burnside's amy ,datei
the s5th. It's deficient in pafticulars
of courss. but the forces were pushing
forward rapidly. Ouridispatches from
Stevenson report Burnside as having
reached Kingston, thus confirming tn e
rebel reports. Rosecrans' army has
crossed The Tennessee river. Burn.
side was expected to attack immediate
iy, and Rosecrsns was getting into a
position TO cooperate. The reported
evacuation Of Chattanooga and Knox
vile is not confirmed. but portions Of
Bragg's army are said to be distributed
along the Georgia State road to At.
lanta.
The report that JEFF. Davis has deci-
ded to call out 500, 900 negroes, is at
best~ah exaggerstion; and tits not cer-
tain that there is any truth at all in the
story. 1t is not an improbable event.
however. The position Of the rebel
leaders is desperate one, and they
will not hesitate to destroy Slavery in
final efforts to destroy the Union and
save themselves. But how the slave
boiders who have been fighting to per-
petuate Slavery and build up a
slave empire; and how the poor white
people who have been taught to be-
lieve that the freedom Of the slaves
meant negro equality. will like the
movements quite another thing.
The massacre ct Lawrence has
aroused fearful excitement in Kansas
The largest meeting ever held in
Leyenworth was convened on Satur-
day night. A resolution offered by
Gen. Lane, calling on all the loyal
men who could be spared from home
protection to arm and meet at Pamela
on the 9th of September. was unani-
mously adopted; as also one charging
the success of the raid on Gen. Scho.
feld's imbeeile policy. and demanding
his removal; and 9 third holding the
border counties Of Missouri RESPONSE
BILE for any outrages in the adjacent,
counties Of Kansas. the penalty to be
the total devastation of line of coun-
try forty miles vide. Gen. Lane. in
reply to dispatch from Gen. Ewing.
asking him to prevent raids into Mis-
souri,. replied that be would be at
Pamela with 6. 600 men on the 9th of
September. when he would tender
Ewing his services, and, il refused,
appeal to higher power. Gen. Ewing
has stationed troops at Platte City to
protect the citizens against inroads ffom
Kansas. k
In conformity with General Meade's
expressed intention, Eve substitute
deserters from the Potomac Army
were shot on Saturday.
A woman and two OF her children
were murdered-two other children
being severely il not fatally wounded
at Evansville. on Saturday. by two un.'
known men dressed as soldiers.
There was frost in various parts Of
Ohio on Saturday night. The weather
continues very cold for the season. and
this "spell' is quite general. 1t is de-
populating watering places, and filling
up home circles.
An European Journal, Of apparently
semi official authority, quoted in our
dispatches this morning, announces the
acceptance of the Mexican throne by
Maximilian.
The mail accounts Of the progress Of
affairs before Charleston up to the 25th
inst, which we publish on the outside
of this paper. are very full and inter-
esting. In addition to narrative of
the siege, we reproduce from the New
York World clear and, considering
the. source,i quite fair review of the
difficulties yet to be encountered by the
besieging forces.
Nat. Wolfe, the Secession candidate
for Congress from the louisville Dis
trict, who was arrested recently and
set at atliberty, has been rs-arrested by
the military authorities. 81 .1l -
! Ogilvie Byron Young. the gascona-
ding rebel, whose moEenents in this
vicinity two years ago will be remem.
bered, has beenssnt to Nashville from
Aton, where he has ben confined for
nine months past. to be tried as q spy
: by military commission.
The rebel "Geve1nmen" of Mis-.
: souri, is now located ut Little Rock, Ar.
kansas. 'H
In the Rochester. New York dis
trict. the first conscript Who declared
his willingness to serve, was solored
man named James Smith, splendidiy
developed man, lhirty-ttree years Of
age and formerly q slave. He had
been sold in the. slave Market, and in
the palmy days Of the4"ibstitations
readily eruushI 5sl, ,50o.l His present
employer offered 70 give $50 to help
him 70 procure substitute, but he, re-.
fused to make any attempt il. ths,
direction. and says be cannot be hired
TO stay.
J The suggestion Of General spino,s
that the troops in North Carolins wes,
straw hsts bss been carried ont to q
certain extent. The Massachusetts.
Twenty y-tbifd have received . supply
Each bat 10 bound will blue gailoon,
and sports hlaei rihhosone inch wide
! with the figures "s3a in gold painted
thereon, makinga vsry neat sppear'
ance. 40