, 1863-05-15
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THE NEWS,

4 ne 12c1s lCEafdlnG the situation follow
ing the recent campaign in Virginia, are
beginning to appear, and the best news
docs not seem to be reserved until the last.
Our losses foot up heavily. Our army is
quietly in its camp. Lee has established
his headquarters at Fredericksburg There
is no sign Of movement Southward There
will not DO for some time to come. It is
cheering to known from the most unmis~
taxable authority, that under all this de-
pressing state Of facts, Gen Hookers
army maintains excellent spirits, and hopes,
and burns again to meet the foe
Another Washington rumor serves to
keep the infamous name Of Vallandigham
freshly before the public, in the absence Of
more reliable intelligence SIS to the issue
of his case. The end does not yet seem
reached. In this, as in all similar cases,
the people sEy to the Government in the
language Of the o!dlegcnd, "Strke boldly
and fear not.'
Gen. Curtis is superseded by Gen. Scho-
field in the Department Of Missouri, with
headquarters at St. Louis. We hope the
change means to give tile Missouri secesh
q harder time than has yet befallcn them,
to utterly extirpate active rebellion in the
State, to foster in greater degree what
ever pertains to securing the peace Of Mis-
souri, under Liberty We hope all this is
signi6ed by the change. But then We
have our fears on the subject
The intelligence is fully confirmed Of the
death Of Stonewall Jackson, to which event
and sketch Of his life We devote a little
space elsewhere, with view Ito 6ury-n6t
TO praise him" He, ut least, among the
frantic horde was not misguided, but from
deliberate choice embarked in the scheme
to RUN his country Such men will live as
criminals, not as heroes, when the black re-
cord Of the rebellion is completed and &C.
corded its place in history.
The news of Il Russian defeat in Circassil
comes among the adyices by the America
Tie region referred to borders on the Black
Sea, and is the only part Of the Western
Caucasus unsubdued by Russia The Sui
tan Of Turkey ceded the province to tht
Car in 1920, and this annexation without
possession, has kept war in progress erc1
since between the troops Of the Gar ant
these unconquered mountainecrs. A Rus
sian estimate in 1916 sets the area Of tht
territory ct Il 900 square miles, or about
the size Of tie State Of Louisiana, with {
,,ct,n7atinr, nf En1 0fl0 cnrJs
e The news IRON Mexico is still conflict
ing, but The evidence accumulatcs in fayol
Of the statement that the French are no
doing as well as they would have the out
side world believe. Puebla is not taken
Comonfort is reinforced. The Frenc]
have becI severely handled.
The foreign news looks more pacific
The name Of the British lion seems smootl,
er. The parliamentary roar has sunk to
gentle and pu1Ting recognition Of the con
ci1iato1y messages Of Mr.. Seward. II
shall not have IN English war On ou
hands at present.
In the third year Of The war, p.opert
that has been yielding profit to active rebel
under the very shadow of the Federal Cap
ltol, is now freshly beginning to be seize'
by Government officers. The end has nc
yet been reached OF making unimpeache
loyalty prime requisition in all Ell
ployccs in The Departments. We saa
come to that in time, and then wonder VIII
it was 50 long delayed.