Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-10
lRecelred IN Rlchmohd a N, P.M4

Received in Richmond at IL, P. NJ
PErEkssURs, Jan s.--The National Intellgeneer is
The only paper of the 18th received by Gag of truce as
City Point tonighR 1t contains but little news Rose
erans teegraphs to Haleck under date of January O.
that they have fought of the greatest battles of the
war and that the victory complete Success on the
sls was prevented by the surprise of his right AanR,
nevertheless We have beaten the enemy after days
battle. :. - = -.
despatch from Nashville says that SANKEY'S. brigade
entered MurfreesborO Sunday morning "our forces
we're terribly scattered and out of lS6 Colonies ep-
gagged nineteen we've killed" :: go =:
The Philadelphia Press has Nashville despatcb da
ted 5h, which says: Colonel Bruce captured Olafks
vie Tennessee, with number of prisoners and $4,000
barrels of -four The Cumberland is rising rapidly 8
.assusuis ave and IS hsAdssd wemlasEas efildEans
refagees-esne up on the truce bOal, and are nov rs
Petersburg: go sara
FHEDEniCksBuAs, Jan. sth.-Repev from the other
side Of the river state that the main body ofhe enemy
Is retiring towards Washington. -,
Governor ssymoars message to the New York IegiS.
latuFe L published 10 the Herald of the sb. He says
that the war has iaken more than 200 900 from the
workshops and fields There must be no attempt topq
dOsn pSbHc opinion. The people demand cree discus
son and desire learn their actual condition He says
that slavery has been the subject and not the of
the war We must look for the Of the war In the
prevailing disregard Of the laws and Constitution above
all in local Prejudiees grown upin the two extremes of
theOuntry, whose remote positions aad interests made
them less informed regarding the condition and charae
ter OF the whole people than the Central and Western
States.
Our difficulties teach us that we must reform the
people snd-the policy of the Government. He saysthat
the rights oS the States be respected. conso.
dated governmental shis country would destroy the
essential rights aud liberties Of the people. The SOW
of States cannot be given up He. denoucccs
arbitrary arrests the suppression of Journals, and the
spy system of the General Government aud denies that
the rebellion can suspend single right Of the Citizens
of the loyal States lie enjOns sher and civil officers 10
take care that person is imprisoned carried from
the State by fore without process and authority OF law
He denOunces martial law as opposed to the Consti.
tuition and genius Of the goyernment. The President
held his Office not by the will of the majority but by
the Constitution which placed him in Office by the vote
of ore million eight hundred thousand against two mi
lion eight hundred thousand. II the Constitution
not Keep tie Erseutirs utis is rsstratnts, he cannot
retain the States in the U,;Oa Those Who hold that
there is no sancty in the Constitution must admit that
there ia no guilt in the rebellion. These practices
more dangerous to liberties than the rebellion it
sslf! -s----
Hc condemns the Emancipation Proclamation i'm
polite unjust, and unconstitutional, that may be
srued as the abandonment of the hope of restoring the
Union. II the South must be held under military sub
lection, and the negroes be managed By government
the Government must be converted into military de-
porsm. The opinion that the South must be subjuga-
ted has weakened the hopes Of the people and destroyed
confidence abroad.
The message argues that the Union is ndissouble and
that factions North and South be put down. SO close
y he says are the upper and lower valleys Of the Mis-
sssppi bound together that when cotton was burned
in Louisiana corn was used as fuel IN Illinois, It ruins
the Southern and bankrupts the Northern pro-
Queer Neither ia Northern nor Southern Union can
the conflicting interests of agriculture commerce. aad
manufactures be adjusted. '
Dispatches from Cairo, dated 9Th, says that Sherman
fought his way within two miles of VekSburg. The
fighting was desperate IN the extreme. Regiments aud
brgades fought hand 10 hand. The 4h Iowa lost 600
General Hovey with 800 men, sent special mis-
son is missing. General Holmes is marching in the d.
recon vicksburg The rebel force VicksbHrgi
55 OOO aud their entertainments extend ak miles FROM
the city Sherman sss attacked on 1sth and driven
back to the rst line Of HE offences after taking the
main battery and rife pits.
The loss is estimated from four TO Eve thousand
Grant who at Holly s|iugs did not reinforce sher-
man. The Federal General Again vas killed; General
Morgan L, Smith wounded rarragat and Porter we're
Expected 70 cooperate with Sherman aud NcCerDand.
B nks army was divided rt0 columns and sent OF
an independent expedition, .
Butler, in speech at Philadelphia, OF the 9TH, Ct
tempted justify the murder of Nunford and said that
rightly wrongly the act commended itself to his judy
ment The Herald says S probable that Butler will
New Orleans and Banks will push forward in
the FIELD Butler to have public reception in New
/ York the sth. ia.
bill has been passed by Congress providing for the
issue of sIH,OOOOOO thirty year bonds in aid Of eman.
cipaion in Missouri. Me Government pledging the
uoyal and colonization Of the freed slaves.
The Key West correspondent of the Herald learns
that the Anglo Rebel. with valuable cargo from Mas
sau, captured on the 25th. $685..
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