Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-20
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VALIANDIGHAM AND BURNSIDE ABOLITION
AGITAToRS-FRoM THE. RAPPAHANNocK-
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
Especial CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE FH1o.l

IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
Especial CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE RH1ol
faEDEmcKssURe, May ls, 1868.
From the Herald and Times of the 18th, / send you
the following summary.
qHs vALLASDIaRAN AFFAIR.
Cincinnati despatch Of TIVE 18Th, says: "Jadge
Iesyitt readers the decision in the Vaand Guam ha6Ss
corpus case tomorrow 1t IS understood Gen Burnside
viii announce tue disposition to be made Of Ar v as
soon as Judge LeavttS decision is made knosn."
Burnside was in Washington, Thursday, in consulta
ton wh the President and Secretary of War with
gard 20 THE disposition OF Mr.. Valandigham.
The Herald soys two or three government papers at
Washington feeding government crib maintain that
Burnside has d6Ee better in the capture Of Valandg
ham and the town oil Dayton Ohio thaS If he-had
eeeded in capturing fredericksburg and Gen. Lee TIE
Star aud Chronicle seem to be ignorant that be has
knocked his head against the thicker wall aud precip
Ated himself into more dangerous collision. Every
where public opinion, without distinction of party, IS
pronouncing against Burnside's course. The united
Press of he Empire city, excepting the Times, are of
more value taan the played out % order by the
miserable organ grinders at Washington.
ErIEor OF THE LOYAL LEAGUES"
The Herald abiding to the movement of "Loya
Leagues" in Philadelphia SAYS ltis evident that the
design of the aboonists is to instruction in
the North n order 20 Obtain excase> for ssaSG
peace with tire South. They unable to put down the
Southern rebellion produced by the anti slavery ques
,iun snd now propose 70 f0ment anohVr rebellion az
the North by The suppression'of free speech Let them
beKare lest they raise another monster which they
not quell"
TIE ARMY or THz POTOMAC.
Gan quiet" is the report from the army of the Poo.
mac Hooker has rctur ed from'W arlington. 2
Late accounts from the Amy gleaty reduce the loss
SIS in the late batr.. sis thought that the aggregate
sill not each ll,U0O
Gen Hooker issued general order complmentiug
The retiring troops iron tie ARMY on their Efforts and
'The 25lh NY Regiment, Of the army of tue Potomac
IS under arrest Tor refusing 10 do further duy;
I6e Herald thinks Hooker SIS TO have another oppor
unity although it cannot be denied that his late nre
ia campaign is the nglOTious OF all the failures
Of ourgSneTsls in Virginia snce the beginning Of tie
YER. We do not suppose he will advance for some
days or weeks TO come
TIKI CONScRIPTIoN ACT.
Secretary Stanton has decided that the section Of the
Conscriptiou Act authorizing the acceptance Of $500
rom dra ted in lieu OF service, is permissiye not
mandatory; that it is optional with him 20 receive the
money OF reject il, The President cOucnrs In his views
Corscripts wi have hunt up substitutes at their
price or an cqusl number OF volunteers will be called
for at the time the draft is ordered be accepted Oply
subsHtules for drafted men, and receive 500 bounty
and the conscrgt's price OF exemption besides.
FEOM THe SOUTHEAST.
Cairo dispatches that the Federal troops all the
way from Memphis TO YOungs Point, are movug'to re
htorce Grant who viii endeavor to cut the railroad be-
tween Vcksburg and Jackson, aud who expects to fight
battle in she vicinity OF Big Black River Bridge lie
has notified the War Department. that Port Hudson l.
evacuated except by small garrison anlthe heavy
tlery The greater portion Of. the troops recently
there have been Withdrawn for the defencoof Jackson
and for CO operation with the garrison a; Vcksburg.
MISCELLANEOUS PARAGRAPHS
The Washington Sar speaking of prisoners sent
South from that city, says:
"Hiss Folds behavior while prisoner was SO entirely
modest and correct make friends for her Of all
whose duties were about the Old Capitol and 10 i'm.
ross them With the conviction tina, General Stuart
com iou appointing her OF his Aidsie Camp,
ybica was found with her when arrested, was but
Joke on the part Of all concerned in H."
General hCiutgeiman has received information that
NosLy has 800 men &C Goo-e Greek and 500 az Uppey
wills, IN TIE Sheuurdoal Valley, he incd ates raid
ORC ably on TIE BtJimore and y. 10 Railroad.
The rebel raiders ia Western Virginia are still hang.
ng about Gilmer Writ ana adjoining counties p'uade
a. aud moving OUT OF the cOulry what tney nave
Ken. They do they please, aud nobody appears 10
nov an,thlug TO their future designs.
TIE bridge over the Mononc ahea Fairmont West.
ern w. destroyed by the rebels has been restored and
rail Dad commuI eiOn with the West reestablIsned.
JOHN iritlcud q las been nominated, for Corgres
ly agauistthe rebellion and plecgs himself TO support
sv1ry measure Of t9, administration 10 vigorous pros
tcuiCn OF the Var uns the power OF goyetHmeut and
the constitution is reessblshed IL al parts Of the cou1
The imports Of foreign dry goods at the rort of New
York, week Guiding May l4th, Uerr $40 Col against
$500 764 weA last year, and S4l2 76S correspond.
ing week of 1861.
Gen NcNtilwas wounded in the hip at Cape Girar.
deaa Nd BY the aCcide tai discharge OF pistol by oae
Of ME Aids, fortunately the wou IS OF serious.
/ he Herald's Washington correspondence saws from
ideas throSn IN high radical quarters sound ideas
prevail as to the proper method of operations here,
AT er 20 break the back bone OF the rebellion
Hooker has been in Washington IN fine health and
spirits making calls with Mrs. Lincoln.
All rebel property in Washington is'to be seized by
lst of June.
The English scbpouers Wanderer and Express from
Nss au, have been captured.
Secretary Stanton refuses his official aid to the or.
gauizltion Of negroes in Washington until they nr
merous enough. "a
The position Of the French in Mexico Is siid to be
most critical Tue Aexicans are receiving large rein
forcements.
General Wild and staff sailed from New York for New.
bern, the 10th, TO organize negro brigade.
The 3d. SIN, l4,h and 2S.h New. York regiments have
arrived in that city homeward bound.
Gold $50 per ceuL with less speculation than usual
Exchange 1876
IMPORTANT IRON EURofE
The steamship City Of Cork, from Queenstown, toe
End, has arrived, bringing files OF the list and Cork files
of 2ud.
Important notes have been addressed 70 the Gar by
the Austrian and British Cabinets the Polish question
They cal the attention OF the Gar TO the periodical
dangers which threaten the peace of Europe from war
sgia;ions and military repressOn which take place in
Poland and state that reforms necessary 70 end
them. The Gar replies that is evident TO him that
the Polish struggle has been used against him
by others 'as an encouragement to revolutioh"-
The foreign communications aggravated the position
without shoSng any way of solving the dlicuty with.
out ESTABLISHMENT. The notes called on the Poles in
fle, to continue the struggle" Previous to the re
cep6Un Of tie notes concessions might have been made
20 the Poles, but such course would iavove abb
dicatiOn.
The Russian Minister in London, in conversation with
Earl Russell aed "There were projects AAoat for al
tetingI the maPof Europe In these projects compen
s4tions 70 Russia included Russia entered into
none OF these prOjecs She wanted no compensation;