True Democrat., 1863-02-18
BArEsvILLk, Feb. 10th, s63

f Ma Eprror: have profound contempt for army sc,ihbers, and soldiers with literary proc pensifieS but the last news received from the north ia too good to keep-a!most too good to believe, and knowing how few of our army here, ever use c,rrspandent's pen, T am tempted to write brief sumraary of the news in the St. Louis papers ID to th., 3Oth January wish you had these papers, in or,cr that YOU might publish the in their own strong words. Their statements areperfecty con
 sistent and all favorable to our cause. The Ill;- ut,;s and Indiana Legislatures denounce Lincoln
 and his war with acrmony that seems borrowed
 from some fire eating organ of Seces-ia; they are
 clamorous for PEAcG. They assert that Lincoln k
 ,-tvrant and 4 usurper, and has deceived tnepeopc
 of the north into an "unnst and unhely" war
 which was se by the abnlitiori<ts, in order to
 break up the Union That the people. the masses,
 the honest people, are ''sick and tired of.war."
 Greenbacks are aloteda less than 50 cents on the
 dollar Gold k worth 5 per cent prem um.
 Gen Burnside has resigned at last and Gen.
 H poker now command, the army of the Potomac.
 The troops are represented as "di affected, demor-
 nlized and unreliable" bv the:r own generals iil their official statements. Burnside made fourth attempt on Gen Lee at Fredericksburg, but failed,
 itisstated "because his artillery stnckin the mud," and "besause he not able to control the dsat- lection of his subordinate generals.' The Repub- lican's correspondent writing from Washington on Jan'y 26th, says, the radicals have disclosed the following policy, vigorous prosecution o the war ! until May. Gen. Hooker to. attack Richmond Rosencfanz 10 be heavily re-inforced-Vicksburg l and Port Hudson to be attacked by overwhelming
 forces. The Mississippi to be cleared ofthe eenemy. I These plans r.iLIsG, the ,adeals will accept the l mediation of Napoleon, and T..cognze the South.
 They to promise gradual emancipation, etc. etc 1 The papers exurcss little confidence in the sue
 cess of Gsp. Heokcr's programme-in fact they ] seem rather to ap.ic;pate failure.
 1 It is stated by soldier writing from II elena, A M .t--.- T ! men from their hospitals at that place.. Gen hicClernand and si' transports loaded with
 troops had gone to the vicinity of Nioksburg. Gen. Grant was still at Memphis wi Il his corps. Gen. Fitz John Porter has been cashered. -The. troops l at Mem.hs are ma;inons and demoralzed l Thofeflefal .unbeas Hattersshad been destroyesl l bv ar, unknown re bel steamer in the <, If.
 l George Francis Train Las been making speeches l for neace trough tie northern cities. and before l the Iiln is legislature, Hedeciares his Intention i to % to see Jeff Davis. and speak for peace and
 the union at Richmond, (likc to see him try it!l- (: cn. Wool has bcconie involved in difficulty with l Gov Seymour, by trying to assume command ol 1 tie N. Y. militia.
 l From all accounts Bragg and Roserc'anz are
 ..;n atu o,io." Cotton has gone up to eS cts rei 1 pound. and our gucrrllas arc burning steamboats 1 in sioht of Memphis. almost daily. The partizans l in Missouri are Killing the felerals unmeFcs uly I and Gen. sBrown.is reported to have died of the j wound -wc gave him at Springfield. .. I Ofmafters Immediately concerning us here, !, l vas rot my intention to write in this letter A l federal scout Of 40o men underCol " airing camt
 down to Batesville, and left in hurry last Friday
 making narrow escape. They took great man! | fine horses from the ctixens and carried awayfwt l hogshedds of sugar and a few negroes. do no
 feel any sympsthy for the horse because the, I refused to sell them to the wagon master of t'
 army at fsir prices, and it is reibntion on then
 that the abolitionists Aavc taken them for nsthins i Our mcn;hcre arc in splendid spirits. Let al