The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-26
AfFAIfS IN The UNITED STATES.

Perhaps the m ,st interesting item we pe,
from the latest Northern pagers is the Al.
noaIcement that Democratic meeting 100
ooo strong, has been held at Sprin. .fsid. LII
ana That this meeting has sdoptea rsscIu.ious
declaring that Illinois is sovereign ~ power.
II r'ow va That the wolverines have a. las, an
hatst'nct remembrance Of The fact that the =
wcas oaos hee people, ana this recollection,
"eh ventilated by euch men as VOORHEES,, Of
ls&, atd Cox, Of Ohio, Who addressed tie ar.
| sonoisse, may eoad them into an eff,,t 70 n :.
| 'o'sf thelr ioss liberties Tails revived idsa G?
Sovereignty ID good eign, though We can't
| ray aD much oi the two resolutions li.t adv
~a's peace ON the basis Of tie restoration f
'ho ohion, and call for Nationi.i CoLvsu
1'ob. Ihsss two resolutions, however, ar.
nothing but words, They refer 10 rs, spd the
wolverines know az we'll as we do that the,o
VIII never be any National" Convention, as
they cali It, nor any restoration of the Uaior
bat this Stale sovereignty business is their
own sfair. 1t is problem in which they ar.
personally interested, aud which they may
pluck courage 10 solve come day to the eri.
OF I-insoin and tltir blue nos ed brethren II
New Eogiand, WHO ara fat.eniDg on them.
1ne resislauce 10 The dgaf. ia another cheer
Ing Indication 70 Ms. Lincoln Of the loyaIsy Of
his sui jse.s. the returned soldiers of Con
III fashef than DO drafted to support it agai
they .avo fortified some Of the mountain dis
tricss Ia that Sale with ds.er rnnation to ra
sia' the enrolling officers. Oat Of thea e. .
rolling cilicers who procee ded TO the mountains
OF Pennsylvania, last week, to gather in the
patriots, two OF The 10 got their baggage check
gu ioF the ctEeF world on the morning Of the
second days ride. The third tlej. In ludisna
apubilc meeting has presented to the euroIiir
ofiicer a seiies of resolutions conveying tie
p'easant Information that any attempt to enroil
VIII be made "at bis peril If Pennsylvania
news ercuigses IN Indiana, this iii :srs retiec
lions must be OF the most gloomy character.
10 use The expression of tho Intelligent tsle
Sfarhef at Waftrsce, Tenn, 'thipgs il work
ing"
MaryIsnj it appsasa, is likely to be the
scene OF another battle 1t is positively |
stated Tout not by N.rtlsrn parers) that |
Hooker has crossed into Mary land by the diff. |!
feseh: fords between Whites ferry aud Sen.
eca, General Rodes's headquarters are re-
ported to be at Wil!iamsport, MI, aud Hsgers-
town is said to be held by us ;,s a base of sup
plies from the Cumberland Valley. There are
lo,",o Confeteraies at Cunibe fland, and a
number OF canal boats on the Chesapeake aud
Oslo Canal have been destroyed by the rebels.
The departments at Washington are packing
up their archives, AID we suppose that i,
might be added with truth that that Scotch
cap aud long cloak OF Abe's are being aired
preparatory for imme iiats use.
Tde Yankee dates from Vicksburg to the
lo.i state that tie boulasduent had slack
ened. Pemborton was throwing up all inner
line Of works, TO fall back up,n in case ths
outer line was carried by sappiug and mining.
Os,eshaus still holds Big Black bridge TIE
western shore Of the Mssissipri, from Mill.
kens Bend to Vicksbarg, is said 70 be full of
Confederate troops Tie ConfedsrAtss hold
Richmond and Nav Csrthsgs, aud ara re-
osiv'ng daily eecessions from The 'vackEta
river. The ConfeIarates are sent aefoes the
Mississippi from DE SOTO during the night, to
reinfose, Vieksburg. Pembsrton receives
supp!ies in the same way.