The weekly Butte record., 1863-05-09
OUR EASTERN LETTER.
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THEE RIvEss. ClIieh.l April 10.

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fought another battle. The rebels tried an
other invasion Of Kentucky. bat left faster
than they came So much for the war.
REPORT OF THE War COMMITTEE.
campaign for 1864 may be considered as in
augurated By the publication of the Report OF
the Committee on the Conduct of the War.
1t processes 10 be q report on the coDduct OF
the war bat while the important operations
at the West, the achievements of Rosecrans
and the non achievements of Halleck. the nu-
merous expeditions hurled against various
points Of the Confederate coast and the great
part played by the navy, are dismissed IN
vague and general terms of carelessly common
place laudatiOu, the course and conduct Of
Gen. Mcclellan, the founder and commander
Of the Army Of the Potomac, are dwelt upon
as the sum of the military history of the past
two years, and subjected, not indeed to any
thing Ike full and judicial examination, but
to a sustained minute and malignant assault
The report is simply passionate partisan in
dictment of Gen. Mcclellan as the responsible
author of all the military misfortunes which
have attended our successive campaigns in
Virginia. 1t resumes and condenses every
charge which faction and folly have ever ad,
vanced against this commander. To deal with
it as justice and the truth of history demand
would be TO exhaust the patience of our read
ers by reslaying hundred slauders already
thrice stricken down; 1t would be to do what
the committee have left utterly undoue, to set
forth the Documentary evidence Of the whole
course of events for two years in lucid ard
orderly array.
THE NEGROES To BE DRAFTED FIRsr-A
writer from Washington says if any conscripts
at all are called for, the President tcM order a
draft Of negroes TO be made first. 1t will be
remembered that the conscription bill and
other acts of Congress empower the President
to act pretty much as he pleases in regard to
calling out the men enrolled under the act. 1t
is said that the President and Stanton are dis
gusted with the apathy everywhere displayed
by the negroes, in war which is being waged
for their benefit alone and that they are de-
termned that the negroes, as they can fight
and won't fight, shall be made to fight If this
course shall really be determined upon, the ne
groes will leave Michigan for Canada, ike a
cloud Of locusts. The removal of so much
darkness may enable light to break in upon
this benighted Republican State.
NEGRO OUrRAGE.-A negro committed or
attempted to commit an infamous outrage, a
few nights since, on the wife of a soldier, the
husband being in the army. He crawled into
the house through window, and choked the
woman nearly to death. He was tracked from
the house by the hollow of his foot making
q hole in the ground, and arrested. 1t must
be great satisfaction to our soldiers who are
fighting for negro freedom, to know that the
negroes are attending to their families at home.
The beautiful prediction of Gov. Blair, made
in this place, prior to the election last fall,
that, if the Republican policy was continued
we should have the coored people tapping
like doves at our windows" is thus verified.
Would to God that every Republican family
in the broad Land of the once proud and happy
United State, of America, was obliged to ad-
nit big buck negro into its circle, and main
tain him in freedom and ideness. Had the
President thus billetted out the contrabands
that assembled in Washington, the verdict of
the people would have relieved him from the
" pressure urging him to make it an aboli
ton war, and of which he complained in bis
address to the border State men.
PARTY SrIRIr-The following incident will
show the fanaiical spirit of the Republican
party in this State 1t is an actual occurrence,
and transpired in a neighboring village. y
soldier who had lost on arm at Shiloh, and
whose tenautcss coat sleeve hung dangling
from his shoulder, in the course Of a conversa-
ton, expressed his disapprobation of some of
the measures passed by the late Congress,
NtGu uG was uCtouHCSu " tNu pluuillc4ll
Republicans as Sccessionist," aud Rebel
Sympathizer." This contemplate outrage
upon the manned Union soldier deserves the
utmost scorn and contempt of every patriot in
the land. 1t is to be regretted that this pa
triotic soldier, who had shivered one of his
arms against the head of tha rebellion, had not
been in fit physical condition to have shirer-
ed his remaing arm against the contemplate
skulls of treasonable Republicanism.
NEGRo REGMgNTS.-lt is said the Presi-
dent positively refuses for the present, to grant
authority to raise more negro regiments. Il
makes but little difference whether authority
be granted or withheld for such purpose as
the negroes positively refuse to enlist. Nothing
but draft will bring them. They are pecu-
liarly situated The proclamation declares
them free, and the conscriptioa act holds them
to service. They will hardly run awav from