The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-11
EDITORIAL coRREsP EscE
NEw YORK, June Is, 1853.

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NEw YORK, June Is, lS63.
War matters remain unchanged. The siege
of Vicksburg Is progressing satisfactorily. &C
cording TO accounts from Gen. Grant. The
same tenor Of news Is received from Banks.
who Is Cow besieging Pert Hudson. Great
confidence Is expressed that both Of these
points viii soon be in possession Of the Union
forces, aud the Mississippi be opaned to the
4 commerce of the country.
Rosecraus Is watching Bragg. and ricc rers1
According to accounts, the war viii soon be
transferred from the Rappahannock TO the
Potomac. The authorities at Washington
are thoroughly convinced that Lee intends to
invade Maryland and Pennsylvania l may
be mistaken in this-I hope I am but Lee
has 50 effectually hoodwinked and befogged
the authorities at Washington that bis force,
numbering one-third Of our own, has been able
to checkmate them every time they have bro
ken camp. There is now no doubt but that
Hooker's army vastly outnumbered Lees at
Charlottesville, yet but a small portion Of
Hooker's forces were engaged, because the au-
thori.ies at Washington were afraid TO permit
the army to take the chances of being defeated.
They suffered it to retreat iugloriously and
comfort themselves with the reflection that it
is the price they pay for the protection Of
Washington 1t was reported. recently, that
our cavalry had defeated the rebels at Beverly
Ford it now turns out that the rebel General
Stuart replies TO flag of truce sent by General
Pleasanton that all our killed in the late cav
airy raid at Beverly Ford have been decenty
inferred, and that all our wounded prisoners
are being humanely cared for. He refuses to
permit the friends of the dead to cross his lines
for the purpose of removing their remains
Another of our old fashioned victories. 1t is
notorious, however, that, while the fight was
going on q whole brigade of cur cavalry re-
mained in sight unengaged. Should Lee at
tempt to get into Maryland. there will be some
fighting in the vicinity of Washington.
The proceedings against Mr.. Vallandigham
were intended to deprive the Democracy of
Ohio of candidate for Governor at the ap-
preaching October election aud they have had
the effect to bring about the very opposite re-
suit. Vallandigham has been nominated for
Governor Of Ohio, and will be elected. He
was unanimously nominated on the first ballot
l endorse the resolutions adopted by the Con
vention.
PACIFIC RAURoAD.-The iuyincible John
c. Fremont has been chosen President of the
Pacific Railroad and has advertised for pro-
posals 10 furnish iron for the first division, Of
American manufacture, for which cash will be
paid. The New York papers announce that
he has disposed of his Mariposa grant, and
has sought this as an investment for the eight
or ten millions of dollars thus thrown iuto his
hands! Park, who knows how Fremont's
matters do stand will be highly amused at this
announcement. Fremont has applied 10 the
President for contrabands to build the read,
and has been assured by Uncle Abe that be
can have all be can raise the money to pay.
You see Uncle Abe is not disposed TO let John
Charles employ the contrabands and then cheat
them out Of their wages He looks carefully
after his " American citizens of African de-
scent" The following is John Charles adv:
Pacific RAILwAY.-The undersigned will
receive proposals to furnish four thousand tons
of railway iron Tor any part thereby for the
track Of the first section Of the Union Pacific
Railway, Eastern Division. The iron to be of
American manufacture, Of the best quality,
and to be delivered either at Leavenworth or
Kansas City. Communications for further
information to he addressed to the undersigned
or to Samuel lIallett Il Co., IS Beaver street,
street, New \ ork. Terms cash on delivery
J c. Fremont,
Pres. Union Pacific Railway f. d.
New York, June Q, 1868.
The Union men of Washington City are
overjoyed at the announcement that the plan
ters of Louisiana have combined for restoring
that State 10 the Federal Union upon the old
platform of the Constitution So eminent a
iurist and patriot as Reverdy Johnson gives
the proposition his unqualified approval, The
peaceful accession of Louisiana would be ike
adding brilliant constellation to the heavens.
The following, from the New York Herald,
will show tLe spirit in which the press com
moat upon the present administration of affairs:
When General jackson wanted to be espe-
cally emphatic be swore by the Eternal"
When President Lincoln desires TO be very
distinctly understood be tells story. So,
when the committee of Missouri radicals wait
ed upon him the other day, the President re
buked them by declaring that slavery was an
excresence which it would kill the patient to
cut off at once, but which might be gradually
removed d" by tinkering with it One of the
comm tee says that be was anxious to remark
that this was ike cutting off dogs tail by
inches. The President slencei him by adding
that the gradual emancipationists had his
sympathies, and that be could not encourage,
endorse or assist the radical Abolitionsts.-
This will be gall and wormwood for Wendell
PhilIins Greeley and Thpayer hut all SarSi-