, 1863-03-26

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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Trabune,]
r.Lor1s, March g. 1858.
The unexpected deceasc Of Gen. Sumner, On
his way to this city to supersede Gen. Curtis,
may dIsarrange the calculations Of those who
were counting On the departure Of Gen. Cur
tls. The name Of Gen. Hcintzelnan Is NOW
associated with the rumor Of d new appoint
ncnt, but there arc several reasons for beliey-
ing Gen. Curtis will now be retained In his
present command. Possibly the telegraph
may spoil all these pretty theories before an
other day, but the way the matter is supposed
to stand now, Gen. Curtis has the confidence
Of the President, and Of Gen. Ha1leck and the
War Department. His relations with the
powers that be at Washington arc very friend
y, and the General has been insured, on high
authority, that his removal is not Intended as
acensure. The appointment Of Gen. Sumner
vas believed to proceed from desire on the
part Of the President to reward the gallant
soldier now dead, with command equal to
bis high reputation us o soldier and q nan.
Sumner, 1t ii known, was averse to serving
under Hooker, who Was recently his jun
1or, ind still desircd active service; hence,
his appointment to the West. These reasons
having expired With the General, 1t seems pro-
bah1e no further change will be made At pres
cnt. Gen. Curtis has given mortal offence to
to ths slavery propagandists, by his course on
the contrnband question, and this is thought
to be the whole secret OF the movement for q
change.
The military situation in Missouri is not
wholly devoid Of interest. Alarmaduke re-
Gently menaced Southeast Missouri, but owing
10 the pzomptness Of Gen. Mcneil, and the
rcinforcements sent TO check the invasion,
8farmaduke found it convenient to fall back
| to Arkansas. 4 few guerilla raids arc report
| ed in the Southwest, but the results are in
] significant. These raids, whether large OF
| small, do not benefit. the cause of
| JEFF Davis In the smallest degree.
| On the contrary, they bring severe
| punishmcnts on the heads Of the rebel sympa-
| thizers who remain in the state. Merchants
now in the city from the thriving counties
north Of the Missouri river, which are grow
ing richer every day On the magnificent crops
Ing the people wish Price to stay ont Of the
state. The sincerity Of these sympathizcrs
will probably be put to test ia j few weeks
when guerillas again rayage the land. Should
they inhexibly discourage bushwhaeking, It
will soon die out. The general apprehension
ness-the quiet that almost Invariably pre-.
cedes an outbreak Of bushwhaCkers. The
situation will bear watching.
Tie return Of Price is still popular theme.
In addition to the information published in d
Little Rock paper, Government Is said to be
| in ms seasinTt ~ F1fn otf Int
we'd ut Camden, Arkansas, on the 7th Inst.
with two batteries of new English ri1cd artil:
lery. This Is highly probable, as Candle
may be easily reached from the Mississippi
below Vicksburg ria Red and Wachita Rivers
1t is not surprising that in all the rebel cor:
refpondcnce lately Intercepted, the return O.
Price is spoken Of with JOY. The rebel sym
pathizers in some Of tie stronger secession
counties are said to be growing quite dcfiant
since the news Of Prices arrival west Of tht
river. General Curtis wisely Keeps his ow1
counsel on this subject, and Is chary of giving
any hints Of what he knows about Price. Ii
Is sufficient to know that the Government il
well advised OF Prices movements and is pre-
pared for any emergency likely to arise from
the same.
Tic practical solution Of the contrabani
question is going on steadily. The stream O
slave property quitting slave soil is moving
quickly and regularly. The dcmand for con
traband laborers for the Northwest is uudi
mishcd, and the supply at Cairo having giycr
out, there arc daily arrivals OF farmers ant
others from Egypt, for farm hands. The Cop
no special objection to having escaped negroe!
if they can get them cheap1y. The recen
announcement TINT 500 able bodied coloret
men and women had arrived here from Helena
brought ruff Of farmers from ali parts of th,
made for $500, instead Of 800 hands. Th'
superintendent in charge Of the contraband
is Rev. Samuel Sawyer, formerly Chaplain Q
the 42d 1ndiaua-who desires that 1t shall b.
made known that the supply Of contraband
henceforth will be larger. and that applicant
! | charge.
Every inducement is now offered to tn
slaves in Missouri to consent to emigratc t
Kentucky. The masters in the rebel arm
: hare generally conveyed their colored chat
ties to ncighbors or to their wives. Thes
| tlaves are those whieh the owners deem it dc
| tirable to remove to Kentucky, with u view Q
| running them south. Negro tradersand spec
, ulato1s from Kentucky are here seeking ven
tures in this line in various parts Of the state
The case Of Mr.. Mansfield, who brought te
negroes to the city and lost them while max
ing arrangements for carrying them to KeE
: tucRy, is only one instance Of the cunning {
the slayes thus situated.
To-day the Legislature is expected to nj
journ until November, The session has bee
, i failure, SO far as any radical cmancipatio
r measures arc concerned. Tie causes Of thi
| fnilure hare been mentioned several time.
They proceed, however, from the difference
:. created during the Senatorial struggle, IN
$ from the extraordinary opposition to the elc'
ton Of 3 Gratz Brown By the friends {
. Frank ?. Blair jr. When thu President count
7 Lis supporters In the Senate he will miss on
!. from Missouri. Should lie desire to kno,
S how this happens, he may be console
~ the knowledge that 3. Grat
I Missouri, had not tie Postmaster Of st. Loul
C and other Federal Officers, appointed By hin
= isself, left their Offices and gone to Jeiferso
City where they opposed Mr. Brown with
:. yindictlye energy bordering on the ferociou'
t Mr.. Lincoln will never have \ thoroughgoin
Emancipation Senator from this State mt
lie removes few Of his present officers fro,
. power.
: Slow progress Is making in the proceeding
/, Of the Military Commission, now inyestig;
ting the participation Of army officers in Ii
;. Southwest, In contracts mud cotton specu1:
I tions. The proceedings require all the fornlul
u Of d court martial, everything that is said b,
, | ing written down. Gen. Curtis has been e,
;. amined, and denied all knowledge OF any col
nivancc Of his staff officers with cotton swift
ding, as heretofore rumored. The invcstig:
s ton will last some months, and cotton bI1
), ing will be probed to the bottom.
a rigid ordeA for clearing the streets {
: shou1der-straps Is needed In this quarter. ]
: Is surprising how many colonels, lieut.. ..colt
). ncls, majors, and captains, are here, abser
G from their command in the tield;, q very fs'
: hotels and streets nre full Of them.
T. 4 stirring meeting was held last night
+ promote The religious weltare Of the soldiers
a, Ge1 G. Cn1t[s presided and :, addresses wei
b Cincinnati, and Mr. Burnett Of Cincinnati
0 Mr.. Chld1aw's services In behalf Of the arm
are well known here. The sum Of SG15 va
collected on the spot.
Hemp and tobacco growers in the interio
t arc refusing Crcenbacks, or rnthcr offering
r fell for Missouri bank notes for less than 70
!. greenbacks. This is one Of the fruits Of Cop
1 pe1head teachings in ths North.
e The Union League p1kdge is obtaining thor
r. sands Of signatures in this city, and viii b
circulated through the country.
Tho new gunboat ChoctaW Is receiving
fflo5ing to pre!Eptt t the stern sinking too %
!" days, when the Choctaw will take powerfr
armament On board md leave for the South.
. Mr. Thomas ". Knox, the e1iled core;
pondeent Of the New York Herald, now in th
city, has received permission from the Pres
dent to return to Gen. Grants army fnm'
!" diately.
There is nothing new from the army Of Ii
! frontier
1nHI1Its to our C01orGGl Fellow
Ctaiz ems.
II tFfom the Detroit tcoppcrhead) Free Prcas.1
Ever since the great riot, the s'colored cit
: zens" Of thc city have been subjected to II
!. ptated insults ut the hands Of those gracelct
4 r1seals who sympatAizG with the rioters. D
= Sunday numerous squads Of these vagabond
y eonsrcgated on the corners Of the streets i
: the vicinity Of the colored churches, and, q
the congregation were passing, used yuigu
and obscene oaths, sometimes pushing thS1
from the sidewalk. An old patrlarch, name
= Benjamin Franklin buckley, complains th:
hc was insnltcd in most outrageous manne