Year: 1863

After more than the usual variety oi
backing and filling in the Washington
dispatches affecting to give the most re-
liable news from Gen. Meade's army, the
summing up seems to be on the authority
of a reliable gentleman backed by three or
four deserters that nobody on the Potomac
has the slightest idea Of what is going on
On the Rapidan, whether Meade has moved
or not, whether his army took ten days
1ations yesterday, or only one days rations
and ate them AL is uncertainty approach
ing to muddle, up to the very latest hour
of receiving dispatches.


At last advices Burnmde still holds ont.
and hints are uttered IS to a movement on
.3he part Of Grant which threatens Long
street Our interesting Knoxville letter
gives some features Of the situation not
previously announced. The order reliev-
ing Burnnde is promulgated General
Foster, lately from the North Carolina
command, being now en- route to take the
command in East Tennessee. The reasons
5or the change are briefly and fully stated
elsewhere,


To correct smisstatement OF the o.
gan Of jeff. Davis in this city, is an idle
undertaking as far as concerns the sheet
itself, whoss marvellous facility in bring
ing falsehood to the aid Of the rebellion is
muscularized by long practice. And a
certain class Of its readers are beyond
reach. Of all enlightenment But some
honest minded people may be disturbed
at times by the false r,1mors the rebel or
gan sets af1oat, DR.. Wa14iners complete
refutation Of its latest gross and malicious
assault on the Sanitary Commission is
published elsewhere only for the benefit
OF this last named class Of our community.


aWtord's great statue OF Liberty is be
ing raised to thetop Of the dome surmount.
ing the National Capitol It is going up
by sections, one of which is now in place.
So Liberty, which this bronze symbolizes,
"a, piece by..piece, being placed to surmount
our institutions. In little time the great
work Of Crawford will stand to mark the
completion of the noble edifcc. So a lit
zlc time and Liberty will herself be throned
upon this nation. The workmen will sweep
away the chips and fragments and remove
The DETACHMENT that have been incident to
1hisgpcat work at Washington So will the
harsh traces Of Gods machinery for the
greater national work be removed. In CON-
ing years the citizens of the United
States may point with pride to the statue
Ct Liberty upon the Capitol, looking out
over land throughout consecrated to
Liberty, no slave within its borders, the
home Of the oppressed Of all races in all
future time.


The exchange Of prisoners is at dead
lock, and two causes are assigned for cir
eumstance most unfortunate to our brave
fellows in rebel hands. Tit be simply
personal alteration between the two Off
GERS in charge Of the exchange, it would
teem easy to end it, but if it be based on
The determination of the Government to
bring the rebels to terms in the matter of
murder and outrage upon our colored reg
iments that fall into their hands, the solu-
lion is less easy


The next 6pcakership continues prom
inent topic OF discussion at the Capital,
and it stands confessed that the contest is
narrowed down to Washburne Of Illinois
and Colfax Of Indiana as principal COM
retitors.