Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-20

mand until the men were paid and clothed.
Upon this Gen. Logan comes out in a letter,
which they refuse to print that he will always
obey orders whether his men are in a proper
condition or not, and he gives the copperheads
to understand they mistake their man when
they suppose he has a drop of disloyal blood
in his veins.
CoPPERHEADISM GIVING OUT.
The same letter says :-"Our democratic
state Legislators at last refuse to vote them
selves traitors. But while they have proved
themselves such at heart, they have also PROV
ed themselves towards. Why they have re-
coied upon the brink of treason is important
to know. | will explain it. The explanation
will gladden. every loyal heart victory on
the Potomac would not be so important II
is now over two months since the soldiers in
the various regiments in the south have been
sending word to the copperheads at home that
they enlisted in the war to fight rebels, and
they would be as happy to fight them in Hi
nois as in Dixie. | know of some regiments
which have sent word that when they get home
they will hang such and such men, giving
their names, to the trees nearest their houses.
This has been among the privates and under
officers of all the old regiments, and these
threats. instead of decreasing, are increasing
and they are growing deeper. Some of them
are quite dreadful, and there is no doubt but
they are in earnest. There may be some
question of the propriety of these threats
there is none as to the facts. Now for the
results.
''First, we are informed that the l09th reg
iment, which mutnied on account of the pro-
Il,
say they refused to fight only because they
had poor guns. Very well. General Grant
gives them better guns, and they are now do
ing garrison duty in Memphis. The recent
resistance made to the arresung of deserters
in Indiana turns out to be a mere nothing-in
fact, nobody thought of resisting the govern
ment. Judge Jenkins, who presides in the
circuit courts in this district now takes Occa'
sion, in each county seat, to adjourn court a
half day during the session, in order that he
may address the people on their duties to the
old government, and he takes good Union
ground. This is really new; at least, have
heard of nothing of the kind before. But the
following is a very surprising incident. A few
days ago, when the judge was addressing the
people in the court house, in Union county,
he was interrupted by man hurrahing for
jeff. Davis. The judge protested against this
in the strongest manner, whereupon the peo-
pie took this man and pitched him headlong
down stairs. l dare say the man was very
much surprised, and wondered what had be-
come of his friends"
THE vICKsBURG s'CUT-oFF."
81 learn from gentleman who has JUS re-
turned from the scene of operations, opposite
Vicksburg, and who has been through and in
spected the canal, that the chances are very
bad for its ever cutting its way through at that
place. At point, few hundred yards above
this opening, and where the river strikes the
band direct, another ditch is in progress, and
it is believed it will succeed. The errors and
omissions OF the first undertaking will be
avoided. The cut will be made deep enough
to go below the clay, or hardpan, and where
a stratum of quicKsands is reached which
will yield readily to the onward flow of the
father of waters. The stumps of old trees
will have to be blown out, however, which
will add greatly to the labor and time required
for the undertaking. The rebels have recent
ly changed the location of some Of their bat
teries, with view of reaching and putting a
stop to the enterprise. The shot and shell
thus far have fallen considerably short of the
intended mark"
Another letter says There are three
plans under consideration, to understand
which the reader should study them by the
aid Of a map. In brief they are these =
First, to complete the canal opposite Vicks-
burg. Second, to send gunboats down the
Yazoo pass or the pass at Friar's point, the
former six miles and the latter fifteen miles
below Helena, and through the Sunhower
river, which is a tributary OF the Yazoo river,
which in turn empties into the Mississippi Just
ABOVE Vicksburg. Third, to enter Lake
Providence seventy-five miles below Vicks-
burg, and, by cutting one or more channels,
reach the Teusas and Macon bayous, which
unite to form the Teusas river, which empties
into the Black river, the latter being a tributa-
ry of the Red river. This last project will
probably be adopted. Should it be success
full, one very probable result would be the
turning Of the waters of the Mississippi into
the Atachaalya river, thus making it the
great river OF the continent"
OPERATIONS IN YAzoO RIVER.
Moon LAKE, Mss, Feb. 7.-To-day l have
had the pleasure of making trip on the mos
quito gunboat Forest Rose, Captain Brown,
master, through the Yazoo pass into Moon
Lake, which at present is swollen to a size
even beyond the Mississippi river. The ex-
petition is an exploring one, under the direc-
ton of General German and Lieut.. Col. Will
son, of General Grants staff, who are en-
deavoring to find navigable road into Yazoo
river. We entered the pass about ten o'clock
this morning, passed through the channel
which was made few days ago in the levee,
and after passing through narrow and swift
current for about mile, we came out into
Moon Lake. This lake is several miles long,
and twenty feet deep in the shalowest place.
1t is at least half mile in width. We en-
tered the pass again after sailing through the
lake, but were soon arrested in our progress
by fallen trees, which have been cut down on
both sides of the narrow bayou, and in some
cases making complete lock. One hundred
cOntrabands, we are informed, were employed
by the rebels in telling trees across the bayou
all day yesterday. Tins will impede, but can
not prevent the navigation of the pass by our
boats, for there is plenty of water and the
amount is rapidly increasing. 1t may be slow
work, yet l am satisfied that within ten days
small boats may easily pass from the Missis-
sippi river at the delta to the Yazoo. There
is no additional news from Vcksburg Our
troops are threatened with being drowned
out, and General Grant consequently may
have to Withdraw his forces temporarily.