Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-31
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FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
FORESTS Movsmsnts Excitement In
Kentucky,

Kentucky.
CAIRO, May 30.-The steamer Graham, from
Memphis on tho 9Th, has arrived.
On the morning Of the 25th the gunboat Cur
miles below Napoleon, by a rebel battery OF ten
guns, is and 2l.pounders. The FIRE was re-
turned, and q brisk engagement ensued for
half an hour, when the rebels were driven of.
Boats had arrived at Ylcksburg with Gen. A.
J. Smiths command.
The steamer Langforth was fred into on
Wednesday last by rebel battery Of six guns,
from the Arkansas shore, near Columbia. The
boat was beyond range, and passed on without
injury.
The steamer Sally List was also Cred into the
following evening by the same battery, and the
pilot badly wounded.
Forrest, with 5000 men, is reported to have
been at Tupelo, Mississippi, on the 2sth, en-
gagged In q movement for forage TO Corlnth,
Intending to repair the railroad TO jackson.
A portion Of his command have, within a few
days, made their appearance In the vicinity Of
Union City. Much excitement existed In Pa
ducah In consequence OF various rumors Of the
approach OF Buford with a force estimated at
from 500 to 1000.
yesterday. The military authorities are pre-
pared to resist any attack attempted, and It is
not likely they will allow the enemy to remain
long In the vicinity in any force.
Scattering bands are rowing round the coun-
try, committing depredations. They hung
four Union men at Union City on tie eth.
The Fremont Convention at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 30-1l p. m.-Judg-
ing from the number Of delegates already ar
rived, the Convention tomorrow will be COM
posed Of several hundred delegates. Many
hissourians are in attendance. The delega-
tlons from Illinois, Iowa. Arkansas, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania are also large. Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Kansas, New York. New
Jersey, and Massachusetts, are represented, but
not largely. Apparently none but the delega-
tion Of war Democrats from New York favor
the nomination OF Grant, with Fremont for
Vice President.
They argre that victory in Virginia next
month will secure an endorsement of this ticket
at Chicago. On the other hand, the Fremont
men say they want man whose political rec
ord Is well defined, and known to the country,
and who has position and strength, and claim
this for their candidate, protesting to believe
that he Is as likely to be endorsed at Chicago as
Grant.
Grants name will be withdrawn and Frc-
mont nominated without opposition. Several
are named for Vice President, among them
sen. Cochrane, George W. Cass, b. Gratz
Brown, Gen. Logan, Gov. Andrew, and Gen.
Rosecraus.
Comptroller Robinson, of New York, has
written letter strongly favoring the nomiDa-
tion Of Grant. Parker Pilsbury brings letter
from Wendell Phillips, expressing regret at his
inability to attend the Convention, complain
ing that the Administration is failure because
II has weighed treasure of blood and civil
| liberty against slavery, and, up TO the present
moment, has decided to exhaust them all be-
fore 1t uses freedom heartily as the means OF
battle, and that II Mr.. Lincoln is re elected, he
will pursue the same policy and obey the same
| cabinet.
He deprecAtes the Louisiana reconstruction
experiment, and contends that the only plan
OF reconstruction within twenty years Is to
admit the blacks TO citizenship, and use them
with whites as the basis of States. He closes
by fsYoring the nomination of Fremont or
Butler, Fremont being his first choice.
Among those present are Gen. McKinstry,
EI Gov. VIM. +. johnson, of Pennsylvania,
Col. Zsgoni, Major Haskell, Ed. Gilbert, Mr..
Garrett, Parker Pilsbury, Jasper Thompson,
A. X. Colyin, Gen. CochrSne, George NJ. Hop
kins, Col. Moss, and a number of prominent
Germans from the West.