, 1863-08-14

THE NEWS,

Ak1kt M ~ o.
Tie Presidents rejoinder to Gov. Sey-
nnour's Inst, is given in full in another col
nmn, and is worthy to close up the CORES
pondencc. which, 50 far IS the Administra-
zion is concerned, it is likely to do. The
whole country is waiting to see the draft
proceed in New York.
The call Of the Great Mass Meeting of
loyal men Of Illinois, at Springfield, On
the Sd Of September, is published else
where. Let it be efectual in calling out
such a rally asthe Capital Of the Prairie
State has not before seen, since the war
broke out
The dispatches from the seat Of war in
Virginia, in ringing their c1.Aul;es.on t1ee
actual and the prospective in the situation,
hare come round again to the reaN'akened
1umo1s Of threatened rebel movements
northward, among the. tokens Of which is
1rcKonod tue main fact, also rumored, that
Lee has just been largely reinforced.
We regret in the case Of DR.. Perley that
hc is allowed to 60 unwMpped Of justice.
His case Is referred to in our Washington
dispatch. He belongs to the most dan
gcrous and pestiferous class Of army worms
whose influence Inns been everywhere
noxious. It is not enough that he
is allowed. to resign, There are
penalties that should follow and
be fastened upon him to make
the wretch infamous among his fellow
men. It is needed for an example, and it
is blamcworthy in those who thus connive
at his escape Occupying position oi
delicate trust, he made traffic Of the offices
OF humanity, and disgraced Ills profession
and the country. Hc should have been SO
signa1ly punished that every Mayish army
surgeon seeing should shake in his boots
and grow honest thereby.
The news from Minnesota is cncouTag-
ing, and indicates that the Indian war is
nearly at an end Little Crow, its main
spring and principal instigator, is certain}.
dead, and bis scalp the property Of the
State, for the bounty Of twenty-five dollars,
actually paid on it before the barbarous
cdicl was rcscinded.
We haye from Memphis the details oi
the recent shooting Of the well known
successful Federal raider, Col Cornyn, at
Corinth, in an unhappy alteration with a
brother officer.
We give elsewhere the text of the pro-
ceedings Of the Court Martial in the case
of Col S. D. Baldwin, Of the 57th Illinois,
resulting in bis dismissal from the service
Of The United States.
The plan OF making the cavalry the
lending arm in the Southwest, gains
strength at Washington, supported as it is
by leading commanders and public men,
and opposed only By few old fossils who
Aave been drag upon the war thus far.
Yesterday noble black regiment LEFT
Philadelphia to proceed TO the theatre oi
active war in the very hotrbed Of South.
crn slavery and secession. These colorcd
men knew their perils in this expedition
southwark, but they have read with abid-
ing faith the" pledge Of the Government
that it will stand by its black allies and
enforce their being treated with all the
rules Of war. These colored troops will
give good account of themselves aud strike
telling blows ut the rebellion. Their
record is already shiningly opened.
The organ Of JEFF Davis in this city,
howls and gnashes It's teeth in impotent
rage, ct the honors paid deceased colored
officer at New Orleans. The time is at