True Democrat., 1863-01-14
CIippings and Comments.

Clippings and Comments.
 The following appears in the St. Louis papers; .sTuE NEGRO SOLDIERS IN KANsAs.-The Zouaves d'Afrioue in Kansas have finally been mustered into the service of the United States. They are to be paid from the time of enlistment, ana VIII ion the army of the front CT under Gen. Blunt
 Let them come The tractable ones will make valuable prisoners, and the vicious ones can ma nure the soil
 "Gen. Blunt has telegraph office within 2o feet of his tent and one of the newspaper cores rondents attached to his staff has III Ills tent printing office in full blast"
 We suppo,e that the case while Blant was in Missouri We hope he will have telegraph line in Arkansas as we are i'll need of wire, ana when he retreats as he will, sooner or later, our troops must hasten his departure so that he will leave the wire.
 - The Wisconsin Patriot of December 20th, says
 |" LITTLE ROCK DooMED-We learn from prl- vate letters rom the army corps of southeastern Missouri that strong body of troops, in three divisions left it's encampment about week ago at Patterson, Missouri en route for Little Rock, the capitol of Arkansas We may soon expect to near good news from that quarter"
 Well, if they come, they will find very little to repay them for their trouble. And they ought to keen in mind the story of him who went out to shear and came home shorn.
 - The following clip is from a Chicago paper This testimony is from northern sources and IS cor roborated by daily occurring testimony Ragged and half starved negroes who succeed in getting away from their capors, return to their masters and beg to be permitted to stay at home. Alas! for the poor negroes. Read this account and sec how the poor dalkies suffer:
 "THE NEGROES AT TIELENA-The contrabands at Helena Ark, are having hard time of 1t, from the neglect of the government 0ilcIals. cores pondent of the Indianapolis Journal says they are in a wretchcd condition, crowded together in small tents like hogs, covered with filth and vermin, lily clothed and far worse fed, and, lacking proper medical attendance, they die daily in large mum: bers They throng some of the camps. begging for meat and bread, and stealing everything that is not carefully watched. The writer has often seen them eagerly hunting and catching rats, and alter a slight dressing and cooking, eating them with avidity. They turk in the woods, de from expos ure, and in some cases have been left unbured." "SnIpMENrs FROM NEW YORK FOR THE FRENCH | ARMY Is MExICo.-The New York Tribune learns that supplies for the French army in Mexico have been purchased in New York, and that shipments
 
 | ing to the Tribune, embrace large orders for ma | chinerv and material for the military railway now being constructed between Vera Cruz and OriZaba. | Three large ships have been openly chartered and | freighted with general supplies. Still later orders | have come hither, according to adyices from Vera Cruz, for one thousand mules, with their harness, and five hundred wagons The Tribune inti mates, interrogativey that our government ought to interfere, and that if it does not stop cti l zens aiding the French in conquering Mexico, 1t has no business to complain of England for fitting | out pirates for the rebels.'
 The New York Chamber of Commerce passed denunciatory resolutions against England for sell ing vessels to the Confederates. While they were out vessels laden with supplies, and materials for the French, to aid that power to conquer Mexico. It was very wrong for the English to sell ships and cannon and violation of their professions ot neutrality, but it all right for the Yankees to sell the French supplies and munitions, and no violation of their neutrality to enable foreign nation to conquer their neighbor. What internal hypocrites they are, to be sure!
 - The Peori (Ill) Mail virulcnt abolition sheet has the following:
 "Confederate bonds have been sold at Wash incton, lately, in considerable quantities at fifty cents on the dollar. Do the brokers begin to ere dit the peace rumOrs, and think we are gong to assume the rebel debt?''
 If Confederate money sells for fifty cents under Lncoln'a nose and is bought by brokers, who are enabled to judge of the situation of affairs, it is certain that they believe in the ultimate redemp- ton of these bonds, and that the independence ot the Confederacy is conclusion.
 - The St. Louis and other federal papers tell us every day that the partisans are driven out of Missouri Ialleck repeats the same lie in his official dispatches. His subordinates echo it. Yet scarcely day passes that battle or skrmish does not occur in Missouri and the partisans keep the tories in hot water. However, the truth leaks out sometimes and even the northern papers are called upon to chronicle what they call |" unfortunate affairs" Here is a late northern dispatch, which shows what the partisans are doing:
 "An unfortunate affair recently occurred on Big Beaver Creek, five miles from Vera Cruz, in Doug las county, Southwest Missouri. block k-house, situated at point where the bridge crosses the creek, was occupied by parts of companies of the 10th Illinois cavalry and two militia companies. The block house was armed with two six pound howtzers, and was attacked by Col. Green, said to be ex Senator James A. Green, at the head of l3OO men and three pieces of artillery.
 The acton took place on Friday the 7th, Green s artillery opened on the boys at 400 yards distant. Two shots struck the building and caved in one of the sides. The inmates retreated to the cover of the timber, and fought manfuly for five hours, when Capt. Barstow who was in command, hosted the white Rag and surrendered the garrison. His men were highly incensed at his course, and broke their guns and sabres before giving them up.
 About twenty would not submit to surrender, and accordingly broke through the rebel lines and made their escape. They of the opinion that vigorous charge on the enemy at the outset would have thrown them into confusion. Our SOL diers were paroled on the spot.
 The whole southwest is again swarming with guerrllas. It is stated in private correspondence from Springfield, that few days ago there were l500 guerrillas at Osceoa, at the crossing of the Osage, in St. Clair county, who, by agreement, scattered in all directions with the understanding that they would concentrate at given time here- after. They mean mischief"