Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-15
LATEST NORTHERN NEWS.


FREDER1CKsBURG Jan. 9th, 1861
is reported from the other side of the river that the
main body of the enemy retiring towards Washington.
The New York Herald of the 7thswas received
day. seymours message published in the Herald of
the Sth. The followngH synopsis by that paper: The
message says that the has taken than 600
men frcm the workshops and fields; there must be
attempt to put down public opinion the people demand
free discussion and desire to learn their actual condition
slavery has been the subject the of the
We must look for the of in the pervadng dsre
gard of the laws and the constitution bat above all in local
preudces drawn up in the two extremes the country
positions aud interests made them less inform
regarding condition and character of the whole people,
the central AMI Western States Our difficulties teach
reform people and the policy
men says the rights of the States must be respected
consolidated Government in this country would destroy
the essential rights and liberties of the people. The
sovereignty of the States cannot be given up denounces
arbitrary arrests the suppression of journals and the spy
system of the general Government denies that rebellion
can suspend single right of the ctz loyal states
enoins shers and civil officers to take that person
be imprisoned carried from the State by force without
process and authority of law; denounces martial law, as
opposed to the Constitution of the general Government
The President held his Office by will of majority
the Constitution which placed him in office by vote
eighteen hundred thousand against twenty hundr
thousand.
II the Cons tuition keep Executive within its
restrictions cannot retain States in union Those who
hold that there sanctty in the Constitution
nit that there guilt rebellion. These practices
dangerous to liberties than there beon it.
self.
1t condemns the emancipation proclamation as impotc,
unjust and unconstitutional and that may be con-
strued as abandonment of all h pc Of restoring the
Union If such be held in military subsection and the
negroes be managed by the Government the Government
must be converted into military despotism.
The opinion that the South must subugaed weakened
the hopes the people, and destroyed conf abroad
The message that the Union that
factions North and South must be put down 50 close
bound together that when cotton burned Louisiana
corn was u ed as fuel in Illinois Ruin of the Southern
Consumer bankrupts the Northern producer Neither in
Northern Southern Union the conflicting interests
of agriculture, and manufacture be adjusted
his way wi miles Of Vcksburg, fighting desperately
Entire regiments and brgades band to hand The
4th Iowa lost 900.
Gen. Hovey, with 500 men, sent special mssios,
s missing.
Gen Holmes marching in the direction of vcksburg
Th ,ebel force at Vcksburg is 900 Their entrench
ments extend six miles from the city Sherman was at
tackled the 29th ult and driven back to the first line of
Hs loss ia estimated at four to FIVE thousand
man. Federal General is again killed GenI Morgan
pected to cooperate with Sherman and McCernand.
Bankss army has been divided in two columns and sent
on Independent expedition.
Butler in q speech at Philadelphia tbs 7th nst al.
tempted to justify the murder of Mumford said that
rightly or wrongly the act commended itself to his udg
to New Orleans and Banks pushed forward to the
field
The Herald learns by arrival from New Orleans that
Banks had established his headquarters at Baton Rouge
and had ten thousand men in camp More vessels his
expedition have arrived Butler to have had public
ception in New York on the Sth
Bill has been passed by Congress- providing for the
issue OF ten millions of thirty bonds in aid of his
Emancipation measure, the Government pletgng the re-
Key West correspondent of the Herald learns that
the Anglo Rebel Steamer Comet. with valuable cargo
from Nassau TSs captured on the 25th ult.