New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-04
FROM ,,'sssoUHs.
Capiure Of Bloomfield fSem he 1'b"eI'-
rom Our Special Correspondent, " ~ ,aca

the war broke ont, by the Union forces IL is q
email place. situated in TIN midst OF sparsely-s
lied country but, small as il IT, the inhabitants
chiefly Rebels, and the guenillas have always
favored it as a hGltiDg-pace. P0ssessiog no iDI-
poranco as n strategic point for operation against
guenillas or Rebels 10 any other form, orr COM
manders have never sought to hold it. Col.
Daniels. with two COMPANIES of the lSt Wisconsin
Cavalry, was cangh. there Inst Fan by aboni ,COo
guenillas, commanded by Col. Phelap, who is now
ruslcating 10 the Alton Penilentiary.
Daniels repu'sed the assailants and the Rebels
r,ireaed. As coon rs they were off, Daniels made
his way to Cape Girardeau, glad TO &c. oil 20
cheaIly. The iowa was taken on the 27th by a
charge of tie enrolled militia Of tho adjoining coun
ties. and commanded by Col. James Lindeay, Land
Reiycr Of S0lth.li art Missouri end a manufactured
Republican Emancipaii0Drt. Col Lind,ay made q
lue haul Of pfisouers, and has doubtless struck
terror into The hearts OF the Secessiorists.
radical Ant-Sayery proposition was introduced
in the lower branch Of the Missouri Legislature on
the gSth, which seems 10 have given the nerves OF
Pro-SlayeTy men and editors a severe shock.
TIE proportion was offered by Gr. Walker Of
Mcdonald County, and simply repealed all laws ana
parts OF laws recognizing slaves as property, and
providing for their recovery. heretofore enacted by
tho Legislature OF this State. The bill for that pur-
pose was hardly read, before one Of the Slavery
champions jumped TO bis feet and moved that the
bill he laid on the table. thTlll Of profound ex-
element ran through the House and when the vote
Was taken, the motion We carried BY thirty
majority. One would naturally euppose this was
enough TO quiet the nerves Of men accustomed 70
laugh 10 slave instructions, when predicted 70 the
discomfort Of Rebels, but to magniying their horror
when remotely associated with freedOm Of speech
everywhere. Not 50. The idea that thirty mem
bers Of lie House Lad the impudence the Jacoblni'
cal and Revolutionary audLcty TO vote dgdtnH con-
signing such horrible proportion TO the tabe-was
too much for their senses, and chorus OF voices
engaged in the ta,k OF denouneing such freedom Of
action.
Tie telegraph bas informed your readers that
Judge Clover Of the Criminal Court Of tins county,
has delivered an elaborate opinion, sustaining the
Presidents Proclamation The way the case got
into the Criminal Court, and how such question
came 90 DO presented before such tribunal, is
another example of the suicide of Slavery. a negro
nau,ed Cam pbell was before the court 10 be ZEN
fenced for grand larceny. The law OF the State IN
Aols only thirty nine hes on The slave Thief, free
dom % follow after for the presumed benefit OF the
master but sends the free man 10 tho State Prison
Campbell's lawyer oyerdid his part. Trying to
secuie lie benefit of the slave clause, be showed
that Campbell was IN Arkansas. slave. The court
decided Chat ~ all Arkansas slaves were declared
free by tie Presidents Proclamation, Campbell could
not claim ANY exception from state Prison on the
ground of being slave but stood before the court
As freeman. lie was cent 10 O. leniten.Iagy Tor
III, crime bat tie decision has settled several I'M
pOrtant questions. Inere are hundreds Of Arkansas
negroes hed a. slaves in this State. They ean now
70 before tie Criminal Court on q wit vi haoeas
corpus and claim their freedom.
The raid into Van Buren and the capture Of 700
Roam, Loaded with provisions, is another evidence
% what an ousrprlzug cavalry can DO IN the hands
~ 81. oil fg-,-
teielv by surprise and their cavalry pickets sta.
tiaaed near tho summit u the Bofton Mountains,
to rive notice II the approach Of Union forces, vera
all captured The julia Roam lie Tor rather WAS, M
ogr soldiers burned her 20 the waters odgel nn OH
fsrry.boat owned IN Memphis. The l0ss Of another
cargo of proviions, quickly following the de-iruc-
ton oe three steamer loads by Gen. Blunt, II Sc
we're blow q, the Colfcdoraies IN Arkansas. our
cavalry returned TO Fayetteville without the loss q
a man The let Arksusas Cavalry, composed Of
Texas and Arkansas refugees, tooA part IN The last
raid and 90 aimed about twenty recruits among
Mon Zen in Yu Buren,. They report the north
western part Of the State ma stripped Of nearly s
entire male population by the rigorous syssem OF
conception pn,cilced by llndman.
AZ TO tho present whereabouts OF Iindmon's
army Il is purely matter OF conjecture. wen
Inst heard from tie troops Were fly Ing toward the
Hot spring region. IIIndman had been SUMMONED
TO Little Rock Nv Gen. Holmes. The Rebels nave
been completely used mp In the various Arkansas
campligi.s. Some Of the Arkansas Post prisoners
told their guards ibn they were perfectly content
90 remain a. prisoners In the hauds Of the Unonirs
for the balance OF tho war; as they were then sure
of plenty to cat md wear, aud decent place 10
sleep i-tree things they were not sure OF Zone OF
them said, mot by "A ID tight IN the Rebel
amy The opinion OF Illndman expressed by he
Atknusps Pot men and by the Rebels taken p.is-
ouers at Prairie Grove coincides perfectly. lie IA
denounced as n yilHiuous brute.
Tie Emancipation meeting, held in this city on
tho x.,h, was 30 successiu tbat another meeting of
me saue character In sheady projected ihe
aft. ntl..ce WAS large, and the enthusiasm I'M
bonded lie meeting was in charge OF the
Charcoal roition oi me Republicans tho hickman
niyrut0 the Radical Frees Ollcrs, who opposed Frank
t. Blair, IT,, at tbs last election. Tie notices on
lie wall ald over tie doors were written on white
10Th in charcoal, and the meeting war radical az
po.siJlo still, the organs OF the Blair party
srsnowledge their gmtlhcaton, aud Try TO steal
Charcoal thunder by motoring all he proceedings.
Tncv were 18th rather marty in thi, as the last
thing done 40 the meeting "as - pace "a resolution
recommending j. GraX Brown as L. =. Senator.
The Emancipation Caute IN Missouri uVW re-
ioisc- h. controlling majority Of Inc newspapers Of
Inc State This Is "a revolution which cannot ia auy
lee hr changed 30 the PIE enrc % the military, "a
p.o.Sl4yery papers dJ oxrt aud ilounsh and may
continue TO hodr-h without niudrance. Neither
do-s the support of tie military Keep Lmauoipa patton
papers alive. Tho only three papers Published in
iL6 south Wet nre advocates OF Emancipation, and
the other organs OF our party are published IN IRON
ron. 81. Joseph, HAnDiiai, Palmyra, Chlhcothe,
Lexington kausas City, Jefferson City, Louisiana,
savannah, N,s.on, Cape Girafdeau, Linneus, and
81 Charles
Al tho apprehension OF trouble with goerIias 10
North Missouri u caused by the return Of Rebels
from Arkansas, who have been Inftgatcd by Hind
man aud Mnrmaduke &c ftir upa guerrilla out break
"A II diversion to draw of troops from Arkansas.
Inc retained scOnudrels falling into the lands OF
I-n,an cavalry 10 rapidly ihat those VINO have
escaped have subsidcd.
Gen. Mexican has succeeded Gen, Morrill, ia com.
maud OF the District Of Northeast Missouri. He IL