, 1863-06-23
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VAL ocbtip decide what
1nt1 then Will be the b1ind est guess work.
Lee Is certainly in heavy foce and menus
mlsch1ef IN q movement lie ii.oo sagacious
10 have undertaken On so large scale,
without plan.
The Missouri State Convention is Unlike
II to reach any definite ac.i9n on the
Emancipation question 1t u something
however, for Liberty to be abl. to make 3
drawn battle with Slavery on the domain
ofthe latter. "Error wounded writhes in
pain sure enough, and will be likely to
die among hu Missouri worsllppers at no
distant day.
The late affair at Savannah in the defeat
OF the .famous rebel iron-clad Fingal, by
our lron-clads, proves to have been one Of
most marked engagements Of the wal, the
first decisive victory in q fight between
ion-clads.
The cruise Of the gallant Q. s. gunboat
De Soto, Is set down in another column.
She is second rate side-wheel steamer Of
1000 tons burden, attached to the East
Gulf Squadron. In her forty days cruise
she took seven prizes, destroys crack
Rebel steamer, and foots up total Of
prizes Of million and halt dollars.
4 most important budget Of news
reaches uB this morning from the Southern
papers, vim Alurfreesboro and Richmond.
It's Of highly interesting character.
The situation at Vicksburg is unchang-
cd, and latest adyices only rciterate the
assertion that Gen. Grant is safe and con-
ddcnt in the security Of his rear, and the
issue Of the work lie has in hand.
At Charleston on the 18th inst there was
very heavy artillery duel the result Of
which is not reported.
The defeat of Nilroy at Winchester was
more disastrous than it was at first report
ed, and does not altogether rebound to the
credit Of the Fcderal Commander:
The draft disturbances in Wisconsin
continue. but will not long hold out.
Those in Indiana aud Ohio have appar-
entity yielded to prompt treatment.
The CoppcrAcads in the Illinois Legis-
laturc are attempting to realize the fallacy
Of the schoolboys, that snake will live
with its head cut of. They intend to
keep up Il flint viggle Of the tail as long
as possible. It will prove q very cheap
and harmless amusement for these gentle
men, and inexpensive for the State, Of
course.
From the Minnesota border comes inter-
csting Indian news. The most effective
measures are being taken to run the red
marauders to earth. Little Crow if he es-
capcs capture this time will be LETT only
little, without any crow at all.
Many readers will be glad to learn Of the
prospect Of Rear Admiral Foote'S recovery
and return to the service Of country that
can lily spare him.
The dispatches are again busy, 1nending
Copperhead crockery. In our last issue il
was stated that certain papers in the inter.
est Of JEFF. Davis, among them the secesh
Times Of this city, had been excluded from
Gen. schenck's department, by his special
order. Somebody, with an appearance o1
great trepidation, hastens, in hismorning's
dispatches, to make q correction The pa
pers in question are not excluded from Bal.
1imore, only the papers Of that city ars no'
<dlo'ced 10 copy from them. Un1ucky Bal.
timore editors! Martial law declared oYe1
the paste pot and scissors! Where are the
courts Of the Monumental Cityl" Are
there no injunctions 10 be had theree Not
to be allowed to copy what another journal
is allowed to print and circulate, The
farce would be ridiculous were it not abso,
lutely melancholy. Who is responsible
for this new fasco?
The Pennsylvanians. are again on 8
scare, and Harrisburg is quaIing once
more, the rumor being this time that TIT
rebels are coming in force, horse, foot anG
artillery, having reached Grcencastle, jusI
over the Pennsylvania State line. We
hope the scare in Pennsylvania will keep
up to the boiling point, until the State is
put On decent war footing, and until he1
citizcnst turn out to repel the invader with,
out stopping to make terms. 1t actually
has seemed to US, from the tardiness with
which the State responded to the call o1
their noble Governor, her people, below
ing the while to the General Government
for mid, that Pennsylvania intended tc
claim exemption from military service
under the 27th provision of the Conscrip.
ton Law, Excessive obesity" fatnes:
and pinguitude born Of her army contracts
But perhaps, after all, the scare Will re-
main long enough to bring these slow and
easy fellows into line.