Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-13
LArEHo5HERs NEWS.

Nertbern papers of 18th and 9th Of January con-
tain interesting NJ they are at length forced
to admit that the Yanh were defeated at Vicksburg
| AFTER a severe snd prett led struggle. The Washing
ton Chronicle says that srnsn was compelled 10 ~
Sire btfsrsa al ovsrwhdng force Of the Rebels, and
| that The pssitsA saa lbs taksa after dsspsnte
and bloody b,tdA Thsls York Herald says "Visks.
burg has witnessed anOthaai this tiss 4 very severe
Tlisa tsisaa ks srnys fsriy hsuss.t nsl, aasht-
VI ~ isTaitaSls asst rT vsassls shAs weeks
iarriAls sgidsg. Aars IL 70 tAks ibis sSsss hslL-
TIE fAlars tss, sssnS ts IA sat sss We have ear
talAly lest Eve thsssaat -, and naay valuable Of
ssrs, Sst tss trosps ssr{ast ssossah o. bead the
trAHIp'rs. 10 No sssdisiOe renew lie sagags.o.h-
AIssng the Ysatee sflc@ killed aps General Nsrga.
ADd Colonel ). q. Wyns3fAs papers express apprs-
heGsoss for the sAfeiy neral Ho'ey. vhs vas sent
snt on special nissios II 1900 nss, and had not
bssB hoard froR Al last Slnu'
dispatch frsa W:shibh saJs that ID il positively
SsSertaust il the hghes ilitary circles thai GeAas
Burnside has ansly resgI Alhs command ofths Army
q The Potsmss, and that hsrd HookS 10 aSous 10
take his place. is sad thh is chsAgs nay be follow
ed By the resignation a ksia general officers wei
ksows to the country
An eIsitisE debats sDrasjp in the Yankee Houss Of
Representatives, 90 tho st regard to the Legality q
Keasscky The lie" pAsssists freely. but was 10 ~
inss.Ss rsshtsA ehsd. 1kArss Rspssiea, lsalsr, 10
reported 70 have declared d tieresent a4ssi Il the
reSeSn we're act oHly sue the Unios, bss that they
had ne constitutional sh4oss and that all relations
SetwesA than and the Pedal government arose solely
oat Of war measures sa seart, and their pssia.. AZ
bcIligsrents en- their ev1.
The resoluisa offered igBake, q ohis, declaring
that any proposition Ter PEI cessa1os Of hostiities
On any other trnI than aatdiIsnal suAM.ssn II tho
Rebels would bs Psilsus,s and tesltsrsss. ks, ke.
vas in srder 81 the fts. Hsass. ba. vas postpoa.
cd until the isth.
We find but little 10 dsvSos ssyrsosr's message to
the Legislature Of Nav York add 70 the eopious SUM-
mary furnished saturdiy.y the ago, of the Asso-
ciated Press The docunea tpncudes as follows
"At this moment the fortei of our country are in.
lusncsd By the results Of bssa Our armies in the
field must be supported all constitutional demands
of our general Government nj be promptly responded
to. Under no circumstances q division fths Union
he consedad. We will puI foh ever srsrdsa If pew
e. we will use o'ery polisy y Consultation we viii
hold out every iAduossnt TIE people Oft the Sssth
t. return to their Allegiance, istsst With bsssT We
will gusraAtss tbsa every rigsksd sv0y sSpsdEadoa
demanded ~ he CsnsStuiOs sss asd ~ Nat f,ssr-
nal regart shich must prsvailk sonssa country !:
but We sas nSrer yslastarg eoss, ~ the breaking ~
Of tie Union - tiOss ItasS sShs dsstrusiios Of tAs
0susIituGss."
Ths Wasbisgtss Gysai$ie ID sssss the message -
lane aSt inDotsat srsuasat ssstaiA ths sDsn, al
disguised Taiurls1 II the opSiiss. u i sausfas.
tsry 70 kpsw sbs' the UIsEsats sIt niggsrisviss
Yankees are quarrs!ling aaot AssasslVss, at al
events
UAtes he head Facts the tsvisass Post says:
II the PrsaAsst sas legally stsh ssvsry in Seer
gia he csa lse,L, sahlAb il il bsts I.lsnt II Con-
grsss eau tvls tir.li. wi,ssut ssssa, Of he Vir-
Gais Lsssirsrs, % prsVitst 10 b Gsnsi,sGsa, 50 il
eau son,olidsts tie New hiAna h.s, sd nats ssly
enc OF hs IrAsat az. If tss PrSdsst cas 70 outside
Of the Constitution 80 far - - shbgs tSs Institutions
OF ths ssyera Statss under the be ssssrzs
leans or the issss 0. demand potesr do anything else
which the Constitution does net 9ohist but leaves i,
the hands Of Congress.