The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-29

for i bnt hasiy and inglorious retreat into
kentucky. The chances are that lac is become
ing alarmed for his situation, which is really
becoming critical and we nope soon 10 hear
OF resort 10 the strategy Of ibc Back Track
lnhis case.--lficimoBd EcmaheE 22d
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The New Jersey Senatorial Election.
From the Trenton correspondence Jan. LAY
Of tho New York Herald, we copy the follow
ling:
The nomination Of Colonel Wall as United
lSenator for the snort term, has changed the
whole programme for the long term. lie was
a candidate for that and not for the short
term But his friends began to doubt their
ability to carry him against tho combination
and perfect organization Of the other candi-
dates. Mr.. Wall himself had taken no pains
to secure his nomination. lie had said that his
:. friends were at liberty TO use his name for the
six year term, but that he should mako no
personal exerti0ns to obtain it. His health
has been very much impaired by confinement
in Fort Lafayette, 80 much so that until yes
terday he had not been ont of hiG own house
but few times in three months On Monday
afternoon he was telegraphed from this city to
know if he would accept the short tenn. His
/ answer was short and Characteristic" No
/, lnever.p Yesterday his friends were tele.
graphing him all day that he must accept" A"
and he sending back the uniform answer to
] despatch 81 will notunder any circumstances "
! Finding his friends were determined touse his
!, name before the caucus last evening. he came
up on a late train in the afternoon to personal
Z ly forbid it. But his presence only added
! enthusiasm to the determination of his friends
: His pale visage, with his left arm in a sling
his arm having been paralyzed with rheuma.
tism almost ever since he came out Of Fort
Laiayette--did the business both for himself
and all the other candidates. lie was still in
exorabe that he would not have the short
term. his friends were equally resolved that
y he should, A member of the Legislature who
! had been pledged to another candidate, on
i seeing Colonel Wall in this condition. exclaim
] ed, Yes, by , we will send him down Il
q the United States Senate with that Lincoln
!. rheumatism in a sling, where the necks of the
! Internal tyrants and scoundrels ought to be-
= This brought out the widest demonstration
! from the crowd. Still Wall was protesting, il
i language rather strong, that he would not have
!. the short term, and kept up bis protest unit
i he was so entirely exhausted that he had tc
retire and go TO bed at private house before
!, the hour for tho causes had arrived.
The friends Of General Ceok--the mos
= prominent candidate for the short term-wert
taken entirely by surprise by the coup q eta
Of presenting Wall as his competitor Gen
! Cook is the Chief Engineer of the Camden anc
! Amboy Railroad and is personally a gentle
!, man of no ineonsideBable popularity in this
State. Had not been considered a little toe
! much of war Democrat, he would probably
have received the nomination for the shor
term unanimously.
\ They have new name here for those Demo
I crats who are still inclined to be little merci
! iu to Mr.. Lincoln's administration, which il
\ Mulatto Democrats This decided hit ori
= ginated with Dr. Lilley, Of Lahlbertsyille
late United States Consul to Calcutta Bui
there are not probably a half dezep Democrats
y OF That complexion in the Legislature
! DR.. Stilley, Senator from Atlantic county
= presented the following petition this morning
. numerously signed by his constituents
: In view Of the large influx Of The coored race
! among us, and their probably increasing mi
! grafton into free States, caused by the enamel
Z patton policy Of the present administration, we
] tho undersigned citizens OF the First Congress.
sional District, respectfully represent to your
, honorable bodies that the presence in oul
midst Of this Improbable and demorazing
, class of people tends greatly to our injury
filling our alms.houses aud jails, hindering our
courts, increasing our taxes (already cppres.
sive) and reducing the wagesof our working
classes. The same petition was presented in
} the lower House. There will be a bushcl Of
such before the session is over.
8 HALF.rAsT THREE O'CLOCK.
On joint ballot Colonel Wall has been elect
ed by vote Of SO to %, all the democratic
members voting for him. The abolitionists =
what thereare in both Houses literally gnash
their teeth. msmbor Of the lower House
from Camden, in few bitter remarks, de-
nouncod him as Union patriot Of tho Con-
toderate States" This remark awakened
hisses from the crowd Of spectators, and one
voice exclaimed, 30, you are only Forney 's
dog Not much OF interest VIII transpre
here until next Tuesday, whom the. Governor
elect wilibe inauguratcd