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Col. Kilpallickss Raid Impor
tant Results, sr

New YORK June 5.-The Times cor
respondent, with Col. Fitzpatrick, says the
rebels had taken especial pains to capture
this command, and while rebel citizens
had destroyed the bridges over the Dragon
river Stuart with large force was waiting
at ford some six miles further up to force
them to cross at narrow place, but our
pioneers built bridge over which our
forces crossed and then destroyedit. The
letter from Stuart captured in rebel mail
was directed to guerrilla Colonel who
was surprised by Col. Davis and captured
in his own house. The citizens of the
country through which Fitzpatrick went
expressed themselves pleased with the con-
duct of our men. s ff teaug.t
The result Of the raid is that complete
circuit was made of the rebel army, the
destruction Of mi ullions of dollars, worth of
railway property and material, the capture
of hundreds of horses and mules, forty
wagon loads of provisions and, one thous-
and contrabands, and the decentralization
of the blacks throughot the whole coun-
try ai tse s. Z
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SPICY oRREsPoNDENCE.

The Blnffton (Ind.) Banner publishes
he following correspondence:
...HEApouARTERs DISTRICT OF INDIANA.
department Of the Ohio, -
indianapolis, May 8, 1863.
'E Eiitor B'uiton Btnner, Button, lad;
"A copy OF you paper. of May l, ha,
been handed me, in which you boast Of
your Intention To violate Order Soa9 from
these headquarters as much as yonspleases
You can npw disavow that intention. an.l
advise others to do 81, or di~continno the
publication OF your piper altogether till
further orders 4 violation Of this notice
will receive prompt attention.
Milo s. HAscALL.
brig. Gen. Vols. Com. District"
We paid M attention to this tyrannical
edict, bat continued to mind our own busi :
ness as usual. >ss se
As for disseminating the publicationSof of
our paper It'll further orders'--wc cout.
dn't do it; and as for "disavowing anything
contained in our issue of May l, or .sad-
yising others to do So we see Geiier-
al Hascall d-d first.
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The gDer1socracy of Chicago.

The Democracy of Chicago have held an
Indignation meeting on the subject Of the
VALLANDIGHAM arrest. After speeches
from several distinguished gentlemen,
Hon.. w. c. Goudy, Chairman OF the
Committee on Resolutions, reported the
following 4 II ta;...s.,.ssssss t.i4...;..ss
"TIIE RESOLUTIONS.
g sResoleed, That we protest against the
seizure, trial and sentence pronounced upon
Clement l.. Vallandigham, and against
all similar seizures, trials and DEGREES, as
subversive Of the fundamental principles
of American liberty; astending to univer-
sal anarchy and disorder; as inauguratipg
reign ofterror and despotism forbidden
by the very charter by which government
here exists; as public declaration and
example on the part of the Federal author
tiles that the Constitution has ceased to
bind them; and as leading necessarily to
the disturbance of our peace and to prob
able collisions, involving ruin alike to our
country, our institutions, ourselves and
our posterity; and in this belief We but
discharge our duty as citizens in demand
ing that tho Federal authorities revoke
the sentence SO unwarrantably pronouced
against Vallandig CHAM; that it restore him
to his fani land home, and that it refrain
from all similar proceedings in the future.
toa the end that alike the, people and the
Government may be preserved from further
injury. .3ssa bsa85s % eoa ri, has sssi
'..Resolued. That this Club do indorse
and udopt the late resolutions of the City
Central COMMITTEE requesting the State
Central Committee to call grand mass
,conyeRtionof Of the people of the State. H.
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What is Free G0yernmen!

% WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of
State, in the LINCOLN Cabinet, speaking
of our Government, said to Lord Lyons,
the British Ministers u aaoe
aia "My Lord, Lean touch bell on my
right hand and order the arrest of a citi-
zen of Ohio; | can touch the bell again,
and order the Imprisonment of a citizen OF
New York, and no power on earth, cxcep.
that of the President can release thom
Can the Queen Of England do as much?'
Lord CHATHAM, speaking ofthe British
Government, said: sae4l e5l1 e3
"The poorest man in his cottage may
bid defiance to all the forces Of the Crown
1t may be frail; its roof may shake; the
wind may blow through it; the storm ma
enter; the rain may enter, butthe King Of
England cannot enter it. All his power
darenot cross the Threshold of that ruined
tenement"
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valEansHigIaa,nss Address to
the GsRio Dem ocr:scy.
MILITARY PRIsoS,


CINCINNATI, o., May 22, 1863.
To the Democracy of Ohio:
Banished from my native State for no
crime save Democratic opinions and free
speech to you in their defense, and. about
to go into exile, not of my own will but
by the compulsion of an arbitrary and
tyranic power which cannot resist, allow
me parting word. Because despotsnl
and superior force SO will it, go within
the Confederate lines will understand
the purpose of this order. But in vain
the malice, OF enemies shall thus continue
to give color to the calmuIies and mIsrep-
reservations Of the past two years. They
little comprehend the true character of the
man with whom they have to deal. No
order of Punishment, executed by superior
force, can release nae from my obligations
or deprive me of my rights as a citizen OF
Ohio and OF the United States. My alle-
glance to my own State and Government |
shall recognize, wheresoever may be, as
binding in all things, just the. same as
though lremained upontheir soil. Every
sentiment and expression OF attachment
to the Union and devotion to the Coasti-
tution-to my country--which have ever
cherished ur uttered. shall abided unchang-
ed and unretracted till my RETURN. Mean
time, 1 will not doubt that the people OF
Ohio, covering noth moment beforeleither
the threats or the exercise of arbitrary
power, will, in every trial, prove themseiv-
es worthy to be called freemen.. aisii
c. l.. AM.
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The rebel Colonel to whom Vsllandig-
ham was handed over, near M1rfrsesboro,
told him that he had read his speeches,
and didn'tlike them. So says the Cincin-
natl Commercial OF course not We
never saw an Abolitionistlor Secessionist
who did. like Vallandisham's speeches.
Wayne County (Ohio Democrat.
The rebel Colonel had probably read
the following. which appeared in the Rich s
mona Enquirer, the official iorgah. Of JET
Davis, afew weeks ago. 1t said, naming
Messrs. VaIlandigham and Cox:
ave wish from our hearts they were
both already safely chainged upf at ,thsg
present writing. They have'done us nio5re
-harm-they and their like--than len :
thousand Stewards and Summers.
oh Dictator LincolDi lock We mp thsse
two peace Democrats. together with Rich!i
ardsea e-in some Of your military prisops,".,
The Enquirer and its friends will proba-
bly, crafty their hatred of ther Union
patriot by 10 king him up, and holding
him as prisoner. pss sa'iaA eiso-
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Letter from General Hunter to
Jeff. Davis.

NEW York, June 1.-The following
letter from General Hunter to jeff. Davis
is printed in the Free South, dated May
30
sHEADoUARTERs DEPARTMENT OF
the South, Hilton Head, Port Royal,
April %.
TO Jefferson Davis. Richmond, Va:
The United States flag must protect all
its defenders, white, BLACK oryellow. Sev-s
eral negroes in the employ Of the Govern
ment, in the Western Department, have
been cruelty murdered BY your authorities,
and Others sold into slavery. Every out
rage of this kind, against the laws of hu
manity, which may take, place in this
Department, shall be followed by the i'm
mediate execution of the rebel of the high
est rank in my possession--man for man.
These executions will certainly take place,
for every one murdered or sold into a sla.
very worse than death On your authori-
ties will rest the responsibility of this bar
barous policy, and you will be held respon-
Isible in the world to come for all the blood
thus she'd
In the month of August last you declar-
ca al tuoSe ciSdSCu III dI iuluS tuC ucStOCs
to fight for their country to be felons, and
directed the immediate execution Of all
such as should be captured 1 have give
you long enough to reflect on your folly.
l now give you notice that unless this
order is imme diately revoked will at once
cause the exection of every rebel officer,
and every rebel STAKEHOLDER in my posses
sion. The poor negro is fighting for lib
erty in its truest sense, and Mr.. Jefferson
has beautifully said: a
'sIn such war there is no attribute of
the Almighty which will induce him to
fight on the side of the oppressor."
You say you are fighting for liberty
Yes, you are fighting for liberty-liberty
to keep 1000, 900 of your fellow beings in
ignorance and degradation; liberty to sep
arate parents and children, husband and
wife, brother and sister; liberty to steal the
products of their labor, exacted with many
a cruel lash and bittler tear; liberty to
seduce their wives and daughters, and to
sell your own children into bondage; liberty
to kill these children with impunity, when
the murder can not be proven by one of
pure white blood This is the kind of
liberty, the liberty to do wrong, which
Satan, chief Of the fallen angels, was con-
| tending for when he was east into hell.
| have the honor to be, very respectful
ily, your most obedient servant.
| d. HUNTER.
'V Major General Commanding.
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CAIRO, June 5-The despatch boat
Gen. Lyon, from sburg Monday night
has arrived here. The firing was kept up
all of Monday sSherman's troops on the
right wing could Be seenin motion. Hhen
the Lyon left,at midnight, a confagrsitioh
was goingson in the city. Some supposed
our shells had set the building on fire,
while others conjectured that the-rebeis
were destroying supplies, preparatory TO
surrending. ~ faf0d1E
Grants numbers and position viii be
absolutely impregnable in few days.
Can't give particulars, but they are OF
most cheering character.
The steamer Chancellor and Atlantic
loaded with troops, when near Island 62
on Wednesday, were forced in by guerrll.
las on the Mississippi shore Il captured
2 privates killed and several wounded.
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THE CASE OF THE CHI.
CAGO TIMES.

CHICAGO, June 3.--A motion was made
in the United States Court this morning,
by the Times counsel, to defer application
for injunction until notice of application
could be given the military commandant
at Camp Douglas. Judge Drummond, in
granting the motion, said: II may be par
doned for saying that, personally and off :
cially, l. desire to give every aid and as
sistance in my power both to the Govern
ment and the Administration in restoring
the Union, but have always wished to
treat the Government as Government of
law and a Government of Constitution,
and not as a Government of mere physical
force. personally have contended, and
always shall contend. for the right Of free
discussion, and the right of commenting,
under the law and under the Constitution,
upon acts Of the officers of the Govern
ment. - tuaf3
During the daytime the Office seemed
the center of attraction, aud was visited
by alargeeuumber Of people. In accord
anceswith a call issued this forenoon, an
immense meeting assembled at eight
O'Clock tonight in front of the Office. The
crowd soon filed the street, rendering it
impossible. The meeting shortly after
ward adjourned to the Courthouse square
and was addressed from the north side
entrance by gentlemen of both parties.
The speeches counseled obedience to laws,
but denounced the recent order Of Gen.
Burnside as arbitrary and despostic. Dur
ing the afternoon the militia were ordered
under arms, but at the present writing the
meeting is orderly, and nothing of a seri-
GUS nature is anticipated.
Judge Davis, of the United States Court
forithe Southern District of Illinois, is
expected here tonight, to act in the mat
ter of an application forinjunctioni in con-
nection with Judge Drummond. Gen
Ammen is also expected here tonight.
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JOHN VAN BUREN HEARD FROM.

The New York Tones publishes the
following note from John Van Buren,:
'sDEAR Mr. JEROME: enclose YOU
s50towards dcfraying the expenses of'tho
volunteers to the Utica Convention. My
FIRST intention WAS to contribute S2J hat
as / see they We're suffered to cheer FOR
Mcclellan, / raise it to $50. Prny.s see
that nothing is done toprevent them vot-
in. for him also when the proper time
arrives. Common sense n not SO com
mon as is generally supposed, but I
should think there was enough loft to put
a stop to these blind and bIundering as
sauhs npon retired patriot, whom the
mass OF the people respect and admire,
aud whom the soldiers love.
''rruly yonrs, ~ iS3 u a
W sd. An BUREN,
/" Vice President Loyal League Of Union
Citizens.
Il. W, Jerome, Esq rfAf
tsNew York, May 29, 1862" -
We wouder how the,tss.Loyal Lcaxues"
relish that?
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Commanding Mississippi Squadron.
A FIGHT NEAR FAIRFAX COURT
~5yt HOUSE. .st9

WASHINGTON, June "a telegram
was received this afternoon from Gen.
Stahl dated Fairfax Court House to-day,
in which he says Mosby, with two hundred
men and one howitzer, attacked our train
of cars near Catlett's Station yesterday and
the guard having escaped he burned the
train. The locomotive is not much dam
aged. sa9
Col. Mann, of the 7th Michigan, who
had command in the front, hearing firing.
took portion of his force and followed
them two miles from Greenwich, where
they had taken very strong position.
He fired on the rebels, who replied with
grape and canister, but she dashed upon
the rebels and took.their guns.
Colonel Mann returned at dark to his
camp in front, bringing in the captured
artillery and all our dead and wounded
four of the former and ten of the latter.
1t was an extremely hot fight We took
many prisoners, including Capt. Haskins,
au English officer in the Confederate SER
vice, and Lieut.. Chofm2u, who had charge
Of the artillery. ~ h
Both of these officers were so severely
WouHueu llae euey couiu uo1 Uo iouloVSu
and were paroled. The enemy lost very
heavily in killed and wounded, and were
entirely dispersed.
Gang, June 1.-The Memphis Bulletin
of the Goth says the expedition from Ger
mantown under Col. McCrellis attacked a
rebel force Of twenty FIVE hundred men at
Senatobia, on the 25th, and drove them
south of the Tallahatchie with loss Of
six killed and three wounded.
Helena dates to the 9th say a recon
noitering exedit!on had a sharp skirmish
on Little Rock road, on the 18th with the
rebels The Federals lost five killed and
twenty three wounded.-Rebel loss three
killed and eight wounded
Eighty rebel officers and forty-two hun
dred privates arrived to-day. The officers
will be sent to Sandusky.
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sarYhe ADMINISTRATION, assuming Ii

nGr Yhe ADMINISTRATION, assuming that
the Federal Army is. made up of Asses
Ike unto itself. undertook to dictate what
the soldiers should read and
what they should not, Elated with ap-
parent success in that quarter, it is now
trying the Same thing on its subjects at
home! The Chicago Times, the able and
3patriotic lifelong organ Of the lamented
Donglas, has been suppressed, by orderof
Gen. Burnside; and the New York World,
the ablest and most consistent Vigorous
War Journal in America is denied circu-
lation in this Western Department, To
advocate war or what else you please, is
no merit Unless you accompany it with
tho advocacy Of bolitionism., Doesn t
Wendell Philips, Greeley, Beecher, and
that class, criticise the action Of the Aa-
ministratfon most severely, and even fer
yently thank God for disasters to our ar
llnies2 But they are. all right on the ne
80 and are ever ready to servilciy ap-
plaud every despotic act of oppression d.
,rected BY petty tyrants at Democrats
Gaeshssp .efsrsonia. - - -
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Chicago Times Indignation
Resolutioas an The Illinois House of Rep
~ ts9 resentdtives al

Resolutions an The Illinois House of Rep
q t..f1a resentatires o5
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, June 3.-A pre-
amble and resolutions we're passed in the
House Of Representatives to- day by vote
of forty-seven to thirteen, aftera exciting
debate, the substance Of which is as fol-
lows: s31 g9
y WHEREAS, Information hasreached this
body that the order issued by Gen. Burn
side for the suppression of the Chicago
Times; and whareas, such order is in direct
violation OF the Constitution of the Uni
ted States and of this State, and destruc-
tive to those God given principles, whose
existence and recognition, centuries before
written Constitutions were made, has made
them: as much part Of our rights as the
life which sustains us; sia
Be it Resoloed By the House of Repre-
sentatires, (the Senate concurring therein. J
Thatwe denounce the order which threat
ems an act so revolutionary and despotic
as contrary to liberty, destructive of good
government and subversive of constitu-
tional national rights, and that if carried
into effect we consider it equivalent to the
overthrow of our form of governments and
the esta blishment of military despotism
| in its stead aa
Resolued, That in view Of the deplora-
Bile monstrous consequences which must
inevitably flow from such action, if justified
by the General Government, we respect
fully yet firmly request the withdrawal of
the order in question and the disavowaI
thereof cby those in power, as the only
course which can be pursued to reassure
our people that the constitutional freedom
fsordear to their hearts has not ceased to
be. The attention Of the Govern ment is
ttalled to this Infringement upon the pop
I ular rights andinvasion of the sovereignty
| Of the State of Illinois,
SCHIcAGo, June 4.-The Times having
ISSUED paper this morning, the military
took possession of the office, and remained
Until evening, whena a telegram was receiv-
| ed by the proprietors from Gen Burnside
saying that his order suppressins their
Fcirculation. having been revoked by the
President they were at liberty to continue
Tits publication.
In the U. s, Court to-day the entire
session was devoted to hearing the arpu-
ment of the counsel for the Times.
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Skirmishing in the Vicinity O
base MURFR REESBORO. f@83

MURFREEsBoRo, June 5.--The rebels
have been accommodating. ION our trout
Yesterday Wheeler appeared on the Man
chester and this morning on the Shelby
Vile Road Brisk skirmishing has been
kept up all day. The Second Indiana
Cavalry on picket duty was the first at
tackled efsif a
The Thirty ninth. Indiana, Col Har-
rison, first, and brigadeof Davis division
subsequently went to their assistance.
The rebels were driven about mile Our
loss is only one man killed and several
wounded The Fourth Cavalry was engag-
ed some time on the Middletown Road.
and lost seven killed and wounded Col.
McCook reports hearing heavy firing in
the direction of Triune
Gen. Granger telegraphs that Col. Baird
Of the Eighty -third Indiana in command
at franklin, was attacked to day by rebel
cavalry. At latest dates Baird was still
fighting, with some prospects of capturing
the enemy.
We hear that no rebel infantry is en-
gagged. Their cavalry is engaged in re-
connoitering along the whole line
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The RarnesyiIfe Meeting.

gt-- =
About 5000 ,perso,sI atteadedt tbs meet
ing hela in Barnesviflo on the Both alt
Hons. VIM. Kenncn, Jas. R. Morris, Jes.
w White and Geo. L. Converse addressed
themeeting. M
The speeches were excellent and every.
thing passed of pleasantly, with the ex-
ception of difficulty which occurred in
the evening as follows: The national
flag (not the 16 starred concern carried in
1860 upon which was the following
motto: "Do right and trust in God,
Vallandigham leaning oa its staff
'against the Mills House. A pareled SOL
der tore it OF the staff and ran off and
was pursued by one Of the men attending
the meeting The soldier was evertaken
and upon the flag being demanded of him,
the soldier struck the, person in the face
with bowie knife inflieting a serious
wound, which was dressed by Doct. G..
W. Citizen and the wounded man, we are
informed, is recovering rapidly. In the
mean time large crowd gathered around
the house where the soldier had taken
refuge and had it not been for II. 7.
Barnes and other Influential citizens pres
ent the soldier would have paid rather
dear for the sport he was engaged in, no
doubt at the suggestion of others. We
have heard it said that the flag which oc-
.casioned the disturbance was 'seeesh
flag We would like to know whether
flag with 16 stars is the true Union or
national flag ? g Is etsi.a 1aa3ats
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The Administration Va. the
Govern azle1at.

Nearly all the mistakes that are made
byo those in power arises from the belief,
or the pretended belief, that the adlpinis-
tration and the TGoycrnment are synono-
m 5us. Every one knows that. this doc
Fipe or theorysis advocated by the Re-
publican party and that it is one of their
fanda mental principles. sIf the adminis-
J {fation IS the G ovctnneat in time of war,
il is equally SO in time of peace; for j,
Rll hardly be pretended chat Yar, can
phanee this principle .H0pposition To
the administration sis opposition to the
eoSsfstnsiit, and opposition to the Gov
,ssrnsn si,t is treason, say the Republicans.
All those Republicans who advocate the
claims of Chase, Seward, So, FOR the next
presidency y.wiil find themselves in quite
d. Dilemma, as there is nodoubt that Mr.
Lincoln viii be candidate. aIr. Lin
cpln now is the administration or rather
sfka Governpcnt. aAlli those who oppose
mis- re-oicction will oppose the Govern
silgnt, and will therefore be guilty oftrea
Ison, The deduction is logical, and the
followers Of Chase might as well subside
RAJ oueoa If.the Democrats he'd been SO
ii:flrtuna te as TO have made this discovery
eo,aew hat sooner, il would most certainly
Laye prevented our present war; because
sme would have had no change IN the aa
.miaistrasicnssor rather the Government
and JEFF Davis and his followers would have
had no pretext for secession; Our Con
,stitntiop ought to be SO amended that a
sRrcsident should not have to be elected a,
Ill, or insert q clause declaring that the
.fpfessident Is not the Government in Fine
OF war or in reaee.
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GEN.uHUNTERsSs ORDER.

In another column we publish General
Hunters letter, to JEFF. Davis, in which
he says that he will execute !" the rebel
of the highest rank in my (his) posses
sion sin retaliation for every niger, sold
into slavery Il The manifest result of this
is, that Gen, Hunter imperils the life Of
every man under his command, should
they be captured for the purpose of-not
SIMPLY saving the life Of q nisger-but of
insuring his freedom. sd go IL
The lifeiof white soldier against the
,freedom of a nigeerl That is progress.
ingl sss,.s.s.'s . s : 1'.'i.4 g9p 81
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Hon. j. w. MENzIEs, of Kcntuckyso o
thus concludes very able address to kisq
constituents:
ssI am opposed to separation Of thS
States. am for no peace, no suspens5oAs
of hostilitiess based upon the idea ofsep.a
aration. The laws of the United aStateAo
must be executed throughout the whole
country. l am for the preservation Of the
Government of the United States at What
ever cost and against all who may standin
the iway-Southern Rebels and Northern
Abolitionists. s'rhe; Constitution and the
Union must, and shall be preseryed.,''"'t -,