, 1864-06-15
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is, 1851
THE NEWS.
The leading item Of news in this Issue is |
fhc serious reverse that has befallcn our
arms below Memphis IN the total failure
Of Gen. sturgcs' expedition. About the
first Of the present month it set ont some
i, COO strong, to strike at the rebel force In
Northern Mississippi The column, IS the
dispatches Say, consisted Of 5000 cavalry,
as they were. they met rebel force
still stronger, and the report comes that
disastrous defeat 70 our forces was the
result, with heavy loss in prisoners, and
all our artillery. This is, We hope, the over
full statement ofthe misadvcnture, and ne
trust It may prove 10 be overstated, and re-
1eving and 1cssening features be brought to
light As 1t stands, there Is really ground for
serious apprehension that the rebels mny
Iush their advantage even to the front Of
Memphis and imperil ou1 hold on that city.
One thingis certain, the rebels are numc-
rous enough to be dangerous in the South
west, and our troops. outside the great
armies Of Grant and Sherman, are not nume-
rous enough to cover all the points ex-
poeed.
Yesterday site for battle monument to
the memory OF the fallen in the regular
army, was to be conserrated at West Point
with appropriate service. The address was
to be delivered by Little Mac.-one of"the
1aIlen.''
The military service is now happilyalto-
Ecshcr free Of Don Carlos Buell., who has now
resigned his Colonolcy in the regular army
and retired to private life, the first real sar-
vice he has done the country in this war.
"smau but enthusiastic" is the term ap~
piled to the Fremont demonstration and rat
i6catfon meeting in New York. It will
doubtless intensity In both particulars, as the
campaign progresses, becoming smaller and
more enthusiastic. 1t is made up of men
better pleased when they have a large share
of the noise and notoriety for themselves,
which is better secured By having few to di.
vide 1t among.
John Morgan is sure to bein deep disgrace
again with the rebel lenders, He has never
get hie tull plumage back since his lucklcss
raid which landed him in the Ohio penItcn.
1iary. Now without haying even reached
the Ohio river, aud before he has accom-
p1ished nuything but the most InconsIdcra-
bic mischief, he is utterly routed, and lila
much vaunted Kentucky raid is at an end.
Ills most serious ground Of failure was the
''uprising ~ promised By the secesh which
did not come Of The rebel authorities.
who have long distrIsted Morgan, aud were
compelled by pnblic outer. to give him IN
important command, will probably shel.e
Linn permanently as failure- It IS gratify-
ing en- the score that t'misery loves compa.
ny" to find the reoels troubled with the
class of bogus military heroes, terrible
fellows In the estimation Of themselves and
their friends until there is somethiug really
serious to be done. and then fat futures Ut
short notice.
A.a1imil1ian, the Parie-made Empero. of
N. xfco, has come into his kingdom and set
up cre this, the mummerles Of his exotic
court 1t is only the frst act OF very solid
druma. Before the custair falls, quite
Taried Gust Of characters, and 4 more than
slightly compile 4tcd plot, will be developed.
Whisky vent Up seven cents per gallon
yesterday, caused by the threatened increase
iu imposts. The gold bill fell heavily on
gold, and left the market weak and vnci1ln.
ting The Uouse passed the gold bill by q
vote IT to IT, It will speedily become law.
The operations Of the Army of the .Poto-
mrc develop no ncW features since orr last
tssuc. We like the coolncss OF Secret ,ry
Stantou, who does not eve II take tue trouble
10 dety the lure Of Fort Dur1ing, wlich
now turns ont bu5us report The Official
bulletin only repeats The ASSURANCE that mp
TO M.hGay all wHs going on we'll vita
Grant. Our new bn6c on James River tue
newspaper accounts agree in declariu. . fully
established.
The Illinois Coppsrhead State Conve ntton
meets at Springfield to-day. There IL
trouble and dissension in the bosom of the
Happy Family. The only tie that binds
them, is love and reverence for nigger.driv-
ing, aud that tie begins to look a1arming1y
like halter. The new bone Of contention
ia whether to postpone tue National Con-
vcntion or whether to meet md nominate
John Charles Fremont On his anti-confsca-
1iou, anti-opprcssion-of:Co Copperheads. plat
form.
We girc elsewhere the 6gnrcs that show,
cven better than previous rcports, for the
CT cded her quota by S. 900 men, and over q
quarter Of million Of men must be put in
the field from other States by dratt, or other
mtnns, before ahe can Justly be called upon
for another man. And yet this is not to say
that In case Of need she will not duplicate hel
former list, and turn out as many men more.
But let her sister States do, Tor be made to
dol )thefr duty fret
4" The contract for dead horses ii the Fed.
eral army has just becn let for ST., 700" So
Bays I'll itczn that Is going the rounds. The
contractor is permitted to render the de-
furct animals into old iron, glue, horsehair
aud chemicals, utilizing What otherwise is .
stencil and nuisance. Won't somebody take
The contract for the dead Generals in the Fed
eral army, and turn them to some account II
peseislcp Little Mac Will do to commence
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