Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-01-05
The News of the Week.

Since the publication OF our last issue,
Oec. 3d. so far as there has been any con
hict of arms, victory has peTched upon our
banners, and the series of disasters to the
enemy continue TO multiply.
On the 22d of December, Gen. Van born
made an attack upon Holly Springs, in Mis-
sissippi, capturing about fifteen hundred
prisoners, a large quantity of small arms,
and destroying over q million of dollars
worth 0 fyankee stores-Gen. Grant himself
narrowly escaping capture. Enemy's loss
in killed and wounded 4O0; our loss only 10.
Gen. John Fl. Morgan, acting in concert
with Gen. Van Dorm, reached Jackson about
the same time, thus entirely cutting off COM
munication between Grants and Rosencrant's
armies. Grant made hasty tracks from be-
fore our armies.
About the same time the yankee forces
were driven out of Corinth, and our troops
are now in possession of the place.
On the same day, (the 22d ult.) Gen. Rog-
er A. Pryor, with a small detachment, at
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stationed at Isle of Wight Court House, Va,
to protect the election of a Representative
in the Abolition Congress. At the first
| charge General Dix's protectors fed in great
confusion, and were chased ten miles at full
speed. Our loss was trifing.
All the accounts from the North represent
the Abolition defeat and disaster at Freder-
icksburg to have been much more overwhel-
ming than Gen. Lee and his army had sup
posed. Instead of eight thousand loss in
killed and wounded, the Abolition papers
concede their loss to have been at least 90
900 land the effect upon the Northern
mind most overwhelming and depressing
Indeed so stunning was the blow, received,
that it threatened to knock the old Ape and
his Cabinet into pr The clamor for a change
in the ministry from the people and tn 40
clifton Senators in Congress, Threatens tie
utmost confusion and distraction in their
councils, This is but tie beginning Of the
END.
Mr.. Seward, Secretary Of Stale, sent IL
his resignation, declaring ne would net serve
any longer If Stanton was continued any lon
ger and Halleck retained as Secretary OF
War. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury,
also sent in his resignation, declaring that
he would not remain longer if Seward re-
tired. Every body expected a grand emeute
l--h,,f ineoln ~ ffee waiter NV rnf&xiny
to accept these designations and inviting
Seward and Chase to resume their duties
which they did. But Stanton still remains
and so does Halleck-old Line. declaring
that he is Captain of the boat and will hay'
what pilots he chooses
This determination, it is believed, vii
bring the whole Abolition force down OF
Lincoln and his administration, and confu
sion worse COMPOUNDED will ensue. So mot
1T be.
So just and outspoken is the denuncia
ton of the North, about the "Fredericks
burg disaster" as they term it, that Burr
side, in order to screen his masters VIII
forced him to cross the Rappahannock. no
most magnanimously assumes all the respor
sibility, says he crossed against the advice
Lincoln and Halleck, and he is to blame ,ft
the misfortunes that followed it (What
lying li~ck-spittle.) See article in this pap
giving his reasons for falling in his graz
enterprise. He says if Lee Ind been some
where else, he would have succeeded
!, but he had concentrated his forces right
front Of him, and therefore he could not
r to Richmond as laid down in the pr
t granlme.
V~allandigham has introduced r~esolutio
j in the Yankee Congress, declaring that t
x House earnestly desire peace-proposing
V immediate cessation of hostilities in order
the speedy aud final settlement of the unha
Ply controversy which brought about Il
y unnecessary and injurious civil war, by i,
N and adequate security against the return
Is like calamities in time to come, and Il
House desires to offer the most earnest
surances to the country, that they will
IS due time cheerfully cooperate with the
in ecutive and States for the restoration of
It. Union by such explicit and most sole
amendments and provisions of the Consti
is ti0n as may be found necessary for Sc
cy ring the rights of the several States and
Ions within The Union under the Canst
Dy ton.
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Even old Greedy is calling for an ARMS.