, 1864-01-25
THE NEWS.

Our SundnY nights disfatcnee Ire OF LAe
most interesting character, especially as con-
frmatorr of the gloomy picture Of the rebel
lion in its last stages, which We copy from
the rebel papcrs. Altogether, this mornings
budget Of Southern news is one of the mos
important published since the war.
broke out Famine, Want, Misrule Mutiny,
. threatened Dictatorehip, are some Of the
horrors the mad act ofrcbcl1ion has cntailcd,
and buck Of all the lies the fact, open to the
world, that this deyflish undertaking was
entered upon ut the behest Of the most 1nfa-
nous institution that erer darkened earth, or
disgraced humanity. Without hope at home,
without sympathy among the good abroad,
the wrcck OF the Confederacy will pass into
history as the wreck Of huge slaye ship, the
stranding Of pirate craft that deserved its
fate.
All is reported quiet at Chattanooga Gen
Grant is rapidly pcrfecting his communities
1ions, and supplies have already begun to
come in, SO that full sntions are Issued to the
troops, In the meantime the rebels are far
ing royally on mule beef, with thirty thou
sand mutinous troops in their centre held
under guard, significant contrast with our
Ea1lant regiments rc-cn1lstlng for the war
almost en- masse.
Expeditions arc the order Of the dry. One
OF light draft river boats is fitting ont in
Gen. Banks department for cruise up the
He'd River, where most valuable results will
-3ye attained.
The dispatch rom Mr.. Cass gives m off,
cial statcmcnt Of the condition Of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad,
which has been dcraagcd for several days
past by the engineers strike The eastern
division will be in running order On Monday,
and the military will sec that the threats OF
violence are not accomplished.
Reports continue to come in of the cyacua-
tion Of Richmond. The rebels would seem
TO be packing up their rotten government
and Trcdegar iron works in their carpetbags,
and travelling for the last ditch, which they
have located In South Carolina. The begin
ming Of the end draws nigh.
In our telcgraphic columns will be found a
full List Of the decisions rendered during the
january tarm Of the Illinois Supreme Court
A epcck OF war is visible about Port Hud-
RoAAA AAE 1CpGAo LII AAA4UCIs III GOA-
gregating in that vicinity, and threatening
the stronghold ullman and his Chasseurs
d'Afrique will see to It TINT it docs not revert
to rebel possession.
California and Maryland, through their
Legislatures, 1lave declared that Abraham
Lincoln, the peoples choice, must be allowed
to finish up this war, and before he Leaves
the Executive chair be President Of MI
the States reunited This is the
verdict Of the whole people,
The people of the North will be with him
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and will sus.
thin and uphold him in tho r%ure as they
have done in times past He must be the
man to finish up the war.
The news from Knoxville, via Cincinnati,
is Of very important character. Longstreet
has been heavily reinforced and is coneentra-
ting his forces evidently for an attack Se-
we're skrmishiug has already taken place, and
Granger's corps has fallen back before over
whelming numbers. The bandit Morgan Is
again in the field, and reported at the head
~of 5000 cavalry, aiming to make raid In the
1ns&rny Sur enrnmunf.