, 1864-10-28
Q!]ifaoo Qribnne.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 2s> 1B6{.


Pirate dispatches were received in this
city last night, Announcing that Grants
grand movement began at four o'clock ives.
tesdsy morning. The general news die
patches contain no hint Of 1t, but the an
nouncement comes to us so well sustained
by our previous advices that we cannot
doubt it. The blow long impending has been
struck. The most momentous undertaking
of the war began yesterday. We cannot BE-
neyc that 1t will take the form Of an attack
on the works Of the rebel capital, but rather
belieye 1t will be in broad rcsistless sweep
upon the sole remaining southern connection
of the Chief nest Of treason, the D2nvil1e
road. whose seizure by our forces would
speedily render the solid defenses Of the rebel
capital but living tombs, giving its occupants
no option but surrender.
The adytces from Western Missouri are
full Of exciting interest, and confirm our
DISPATCHES of Sunday NIGHT, unon which
some d,sc1edit has been thrown by the inter.
yening silence in that quarter. Price is cer-
tainly defeated and flying south ward, with
our rough,riders and hard-st.ikers Of the
border closely on his heels, drawing blood
at epe15 step. The dispatches are full aud
conclusive on this point Kansas and i'm
portaut points on the Missouri River
recently in imminent danger Of
sack. and pilage, are Fate and refoic1rp
Martial law, recently proclaimed in Kapsas.
1as been abrogated, and matters are resum.
ing their usual aspect The last rebel Inva.
sion Of Missouri is at IN emo. outr.ees then
viii continue to be committed by rowing
.Eueril}ss. Murder and deeds Of rapIne viii
exist for while, the live Goals and enubers of
the rebellion, but these. too, will die out in
b!ackncss Of despair tor rebel hopes. Loya1.
tt and peace, under restored Onion. will
speedily give to Missouri, the tree State. a
prosperity that will eolace her WOES and heal
all the wounds elavery has inflicted.
It is evident that Gov. Seymour and 1,fs
strikers hare looked to the army yote to eaye
New York. The scene for young artist Ia
good ore, the New York State agents, the
tools Of this man Seymour, each with box
of army votes under his arm, etuf1lne 1t for
Mcclellan. Our boys in blue turned from
fighting the rebela to deposit their
votes for Old Abe, and the seoundrel North
crn tools of the rebellion sta ghtway proceed
to steal away the evidences Of loyalty In the
army, and replace them With a forged en-
dorsement Of Little Mac. Bitter viii be the
indignation Of our soldiers at this outrage,
Righteous will be the wrath OF the people Of
the North not sodden In. the iuiquities Of
the Peace Sneak faction. More bitter and
more righteous will be the punishment
these guilty and confessed w1etches will re.
ceive at the hands OF the constituted author
3ues. Even hemp Is too good for them.
Our dispatches from Gen. sherman's De-
paztment report the movements and wherea-
bouts Of Hood, but indefinitely stated, and
accompanied BY nothing of stirring na-
tue.
Our dispatches give ua an important budget
Of News from the South. The rebel Cover
nors have had consultatiodsnd agree that
the slayca should be armed: We can prore
to them out Of the columns of the Chicago
Jeh Davis organ that this is an Insult to the
white race. The blacks themselves will
prove another point even more dangerous to
the rebel hopes.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax speaks at Joliet TO-
day.
Ach,tacleristtc deed of xebe1 butehary Inns
been visited upon g email frontier town near
Fort Scott, where band Of rebel rnfians
murdered several Union men in cold blood
and laid good part Of the town In ashes
Secretary Fesseaden writes to q NeE York
attorney that there is 20 truth In the rumor
that 7.90 bonds will be received in payment
FIR dus3es