DAILY POST. The Vinton as it was: The Constitution as At fola WEDNESDAY MORNING, :UTNE 11 sir Reading mat ter on every page ARROGANCE AND INSO LENCE. There is a class of men in the United States, who, while _claiming for them selves the utmost latitude of thought and expression, are the most proscriptive of others who choose to differ from thei r teachings and conclusions. One of thi:: class is the present editor of the New York Freeman's .Tournal Our readers will remember that the ed itor referred to was arrested for treasona ble publications ; his paper was suppressed, and himself incarcerated in Fort Warren, there to reflect upon his stupidity and dis loyalty, in his efforts to give aid and eonitor t to tie rebel cause. After several months' confinement ; this person was set at large. The noise and confusion made by him at the time of his arrest would lead one to suppose that with his arrest the freedom of the press was'n tterly annihilated. From the windows of the carriage which bore him to prison he exhibited his manacles, and called upon the multitude to observe that he was a victim to free speech. The gaping multitude did observe, but that was all they dig'( do ; and, to the evident mor tification of the victim of free they quietly permitted the ottieers of the law to bear him off to the government al institution alluded to. No rescue was attempted; and the whole thing passed off as quietly as arrests do generally in the great metropolis of the country. But this victim of free thcmght anti speech, shortly after being released. manifested his appreciation of these inestimable privileges by calling to account one of oily own eiti zens, for the expression of his opinions. Some few weeks since the Rev. Jame s Keogh, of this city, delivered a discourse in Cincinnati; which was afterwart Is pub lished in pamphlet form, entitled "Catho lic Principles of Civil Government." The lecture was an admirable one, and highly spoka of by the press in various I"ealitie,. -The great point it ittenleated the they of the citizen to 'di et' and delend h mate existing authority. The New York Freeman's Journal, however, was an E,x - ception; it condemned the lecture entirely. in a spirit of arrogant assumption, charac teristic of .the pedant and fanatic. I hit to still further Must rate the Freeman's Journ al's idea-of free speech, we will menthol the circumstanee which prompted the::-, serrations. tar weekly issue id May list contained some strietures upon the course of the :Journal, and yesterday we reeeived, returned from New York, our weekly of the 7th of June. the marein written upon, in large let tor "-Lrchan9e a"1"":10. desired." From this it will be seen that what. these dogmatic thick skulls mean by the freedom of the press is the largest liberty for themselves, and the smallest possible privilege to those who tiller froll) them. The spasmodic editor's recent misfortune we thought would have taught him both moderation and manners: but we were mistaken. The swaggering and inflated style dutracterize his discussion of religion, as we'll as polities. This dog matism about politics is harmless, lett when. he attempts to palm oil his religinns crotchets for the theology - of the church, upon which he has raAelied, rar more harm than he has an d• conception . of. The gene •17 oil .4„,,a4v444,10. every __ ielvam.ars hin paper is - al,- proved of by the llishop of his dineese : and in this way his religion itself is charged-with entertaining notions pneuliar to the ricketty brain whieli creates them. To shwa' his learning and gratify his vanity this silly editor resurrects the opin ion of some one who figured three or fitur centuries ago: and, with a flourish or Latin, attempts to substitute these opinions for the teachings of the: Church. A high sounding absurdity is momanthority with him than a deeision of a conneil of Bishops, and one of his own imaginings, in State affairs, is far more weighty than several acts of Congress, or unanimous decisions by the Supreme Court.. THE POLITICS OP THE ARMY. The most infamous sheet in Pennsylva nia, not excepting Ferney's Press, or the Pittsburgh Gazette—we mean the Harris burg Telegraph—pul,lishe:, a most brazen assertion that the Republicans have in the service, front this State; about live or six to one Democrat. This is lint worth altcuipt ing to refute; it is too brazen IM. credibili ty. But the Gazette snatches at it, absurd as it is, and proceeds, in its sniffling way, to comment upon it. Will the Gazette and Telegraph ascer tain the number of- Abolitionists of their own stripe there is in the service? Those Republicans who rushed to defend the gov ernment twelve months - ago are 'different men altogether to these Abolition'traitors who are endeavoring to divert our soldiers' patriotism into a mere crusade for eman cipation. We do not believe that. there, are two hundred Abolitionists, of the Ga. zette stripe, in the entire -army; and that paper has no right to claim any share of the glory of our soldiers' itehievements.— In fact it doesn't appear touched by any performance of our-armies, except some proclamation from some General, giving freedom to the slaves iu districts in.wlich such proclamations cannot be enforced.— _ We Irish our neighbor to understand that hereafter, when we• - speak of Republidanit in the army. oe Republicans out of it, wli contribute their cash to equip regiments :_:mod officers, we have no reference to its -.-•, •- •ng Abolitionists—we allude tq ssiarm blood in their veins ndifigliearts in their • .., - ' i• - ;, tl.d thin nosed. . Abolitionistatiiilikl'ofilitnet*orwhere there is no biood , theitexall _ 1 % ; MAY; 20, tieneral G. T. Beatiregard, Command ing Confederate borers:—lienral : I have just received your et.mmunication of Ibis date. No prisoners 01 any kind have. tar as 1 am aware, been - delivered to (tell ' eral p.it inr . ,rtn thn, wip•n a.nrt I,y whom Ilifts.• I vireo v Lay, hoen srla t,, (omen V.. I w;11 itay.• matter investigated. N.)pi•r: , ,n, whon*,)- pvf.t. has been authorized by ne It , rant prjr,•114.1.1 1,. (:.•neral :Hid I am very e.•rtai, that none hay. , been' ..! ery •ppct 6111 . v, vow ol,'t :111. D. W. 11.-ILLECK, Major I;111(q;:l. In reply 10 tin! preceding letter, ilem•ral Villepigne seat thr lollowiu tt dispatch: Four May 22, I'•;!", - 2- Courral 11Panreg:Ird--Tln. tiny is no myth, but from what: the prison ers say, much like an attempt to eommu• ideate the small-pox to my command.- 'hey were taken at. Pea Ridge, and a just. from an infeeted prison at. Allot., nois. They were received by the nec oh d eon - inland, while I. was reconnoitering. I endeavored to get. Flag Offleer Davis to take them hack, but, he refused. Will send by first boat all the papers and I.or reSpolldellet, .101 IN I;. Brig. Gen. Commanding. ItrAnot - ARTF:I2:4 11`1•:STERN' Itri•'•r, 1 Corinth, Nay 22, ltit;2. General-1 herewith enclose a dispatch this moment received from Brig. General Villepigne, commanding the Confederate forces at. Fort Pillow, showing that the statement of the exchanged prisoners sent to that point. concerning which I inform ed you on the 20th instant, is not a "fah- .1:I! good enough, General, to solid flu necessary orders to your officer.. 10 reer•iv, these prisoners and provide for their wants, as.in , tier and civilization rnquiro. I aui . very resinn•lndly, • Your ()WI. sory'i, 1:. 14...% rannvsn, Major Cenoral Commanding,. To this ennnaunication nove l ly has 1.0111 made. flu. LINCOLN 01/Cl; 2:Li.l ill Congress that "any peoples, anywhere, being inclined, and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existin g govern ment, and form another one that snits them better ;" that. "tiny portion of such people that can may revolutionize, and make their own of such of t he territory as they inhabit." These sentiments were popular with abolitionists when /hell were contemplating a rebellion against the Fed eral government. They are entertained, now. They are all right with Mr. Lin coln or any other abolitionist ; but if a Democrat attacks the uncon stitutional, destructiveand wicked schemes of the abolitionists, their mode of de fence' is to cull all such "secessionists," "tranors,.* &O. To call names is a resort when argument fails. -- --.....0- WIIFIT the Varrina WPIlt. down, Capt. Boggs missed a boy, and thought he was among the .vietirns of the battle. But a few minutes afterwards he .-aw the lad gal lantly swimming toward the wreck. Clam bering on board of Capt. Boggs' boat, he threw his hand up to his forehead, givi ng the usual salute. and uttering only these words, ."All 'right, sir! 1 report myserf On board ? " • passed coolly to Inafotation: - ,SO young &lad, so bravd-And coollu.daugo, iill 1 9a4 ilMilWirkPOWla as years go over berd,lds .„ .3 ; 1 .. :I (, - ,i 1. , -. ,- • '. - .., i norfir.trip4l fev, .: - .a,s- . The Gazette yesterday again as sures its readers that the Pus! has thrown open in its ad we its mask, and is now caoy of the rebels, and says : "This is fine_ talk fora papet'Whose sympathies with Southern traitor! even its consummate hypocrisy cannot hide." Why. you old crazy Abolition traitor. what are yea saying? If we have thrown off the mask where is the use of further "consummate hypocrisy." . Alluding to the President. and Sumner the Gazette enlightens us as follows : "The to make it appear Lhat Mr.Sutmi4 i 5 inn position of opposition to the President. This is not the case. These two distinguished officials are on terms of the warmest friendship, and heartily sympathize with each otlier.•• The fact of Stunner introducing a reso tion into the Senate indireetly oensuring the President. proves what. the ( la;ette knows of the warm relations of " friend ship— existing between them, t tit the contrary, it is notorious in Washington that the President detests the very sight of the Massachusetts agitator, and his de testation of him is extended to nil his small-fry foNllvers in the country, int-hid ing. the Ili t I sbnrgh gazeitc. Tits Gazelle, referring to our uotire of Senators Cowan-and Wade, says that it did not think that Cowan had "fallen so low. — Cowan has fallen because of his late castigation of the bluffer and hi:lel:guard Wade. in what position is the latter?— "The traitor Vallandingham .• • brand ed Mr. Wade with " liar. scoundrel and coward; — Mr. Cowan referred him to that. elegant. extract, inforMing him that as long as it adorned his forehead he could not i stop to notice him. Cowan may have fallen, beeause of his noticingliade at all, but. if he ha,, wllvrc is It,. bully', Ben^ Wade used to talk about fighting b•his weight in 'wildcats how. ‘ • allantlinghani, a wan of his ~wn bulk and pantinv for all upportimity to Emoonotm• him. V. th:. i,r iueit to the scratch LATEST NEWS PROM THE SOUTII COrtrINI 14.111.1.11P11C0(.11 :11Id Reauregard—The Nan:l2l-1•07; Returned Pei. The , 14.1111.15 i. Appeal on Norther,. • lite Cincinnati ( ' , mufti, in! contains it o‘ving lieu,. taken front S. •itt horn jour From the I\fo,l phis .1 ' , pent ~r Slay t!i ji •(11 :1:1•:SPONDENCE. 11 EADQI-ARTEI::: 1)1:V1., Corinth. :k I i \ lay 20. I sw..!. (en. 1!. fr. I ( : EH .1 I.: I have this day been inform: by Brigadier Villepigne. COW ailing (_'ottrederato forces :n Fo r t Pit. low, t hat twointudred exchanged prisoner , . %rut, sent In hitt: uu yttsicrtlay. and ilint thus, prisonurs Initi sit- 1. -pov them: I have directutl to return them tiutt Itxrith. I pru , tinte all thi., ha.; 14 , 11 r 1 . 4 your i'ffit ll lllll6lllli,Al on tht • t.tilt sleet or \ of to; an agroi•unno on air nnti itqua I • rut To send nut pri,tticrs It con- Ingious diseases orn dangerous anti tleuttly eh:inn:ter it., in my judgment. violet r:: ut all idetis or rninn.,, :on! 'li, .•; I a o For till prisuner. , . therefore, sitrrulelcruil by Confedcrote oilicers,) shall insist. eral, lha.t they art! entitled, by evory claim or justieo. to (emand in e.ech:ttteearn utotal inlitilJer or prisoner;, iu like condition or those sent. back to you. 1 my ruspeetfillly your nh't surv't. T. 1.:(.1.1.712Ei.i.:11:1i.). c. , prieral Con - mu:tiding% II t:AnQrAnTEits 11E1'AIt9'•T tamp on Corinth lionti 111 THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS • Additional Interesting Details. We have before us some further partic ulars of the battle of "fair Paks," in front of Richmond : Fretu the WorldLiSter. The II antitt Oil I,ion ' b rebel-admit lion three thousand strong4s sag to hire been terribly decimated. They not Only largely Irimt:t he fire of Kirby's battery, 1)111 likewise rrom the bayonet charge - of the tt !di and 82(1 New York. regiments. The Legion broke.befor, - . , the'tvild andimpetn ous dad] of these men, but not until many a one had been nigh cut in twain by . the glittering bayonets of our well-trained troops. Better Still, they were South Car olinhms. cannot. in killed, wounded and missing, be less that 4,51,'10 t thus showing this battle, so tier as loss of We is concerned, to be the second engagement of the war, being ex ceeded only by Shiloh. The reports of di visions are not yet all in. In Sedgwick's the aggregate is 47 killed, 270 wounded.— fn filehardson's 1)41 killed, wounded and missing, of whom 400 are missing, most of whom will undoubtedly report; in Kear ney's, l,;::70 killed, wounded and missing, there being not more than 40 of the latter. This makes a total of over 2,500 in throe divisions. Hooker's loss is comparatively light!: Couch's heavy Casey's light in casualties, because the men didn't stand, I la' he max return IL large :Lumber of miss ing. Who Fought Against Us? There were at Fair Oaks Station, dnring Saturday. The following rebel generals: Jett: Davis, Gen. Robert K Lee, Gen. G. Al:rader, Gen..lohnson, (ien. Huger. In addition, Gen. G. W. _Smith, Gen. 1). 11. Hill and Brigadier Hens. Pettigrew, Prisoner, i Blonds, Hood, Anderson, A. P. Hill, Pickett, Rains, Pryor, Whiting and Branch, some commanding divisions :lad sonic brigades, wore in the fight with the whole or portion of their commands. The army of Manassas. Gem Johnson ; the army of Gordonville. Gen.- (I. W. Smith : the army of the Peninsula, Magruder: the army of Norfolk. Ceti. !Inger, were• ail engaged: Gen. Johnson conunanding in the field, Gen. Lee, corn tennik•r-in-chiuf, lien . Magruder exeeutly(' I)illeer on their left, and lieu, li. W. Smith on their right. llagm. commanded the ro- ICebel 011ie4.rs estplitred. Brigadier General Pettigrew, of •feittlt t'arrdina, captured. rel. Idglitfeot and I..a•id. I.otig. the hater formerly ,tt• ti.e IntientrY• brit bath et' a South (jarolina . r, giment. were taken prisoner;. (','loncl Long being of the Fit.,l In addition twottle captains and Li , ati , nant:: were vaptured : fifteen rebid commissioned ellicers of different grades were buried en the field. Cul. Champ Davi::. of South Carolina. was killed on the t, If while vainly chavgittg Kirltv's - • bit. vv. t u nectlote of Itlitgruoler. .%1 agru der was directing the rebel move ment; on the left. opposite Sedgwieli•s di vhden. IV . irby•s Battery was pouring in heavy di,eharges of canister, when Ma gi-11(1:T ought sight of it and by its 014 l et tiliar and litded guidons, :tt olive recot.; nit d it :is Light llattory I. I. l irst 1 " 'Cited .% I i Cortiterly emninanded by hill - Nell. Ile at otter. exelainied: '• Pc ti .1. Lots. that's hue halt ery: charge or They oheyed. (thee, twiee, rayed all hilt it 11 . :1,i 11' u:ein~ to sure destruction. y. wi relent le, severity and great mantra. poured round tiller round of cannister i them. and the% lin:illy were swept ha.° great f•rmrtv , it;ll. Seeing this, .(assn charnel .. - risl ical 1y exclaimed : •• Thai is hotter than It 1: the el I youldn't it. lot's .et out of thitil•• -pee lily out. ol that wilderness. 1 . 1111 n Iniptbrinnt Casptiure. .1c,111! Wflgilinatrrll. :tn :till on .101111 ,t:tir, earryinz tliPssage , i; 11, ;; 11 ‘ . ..kowiC;11 , 1y rode int „ ;.,;;;; iiti;•;.. hi-- 1,...r50n was 'nand 4..11114,4. utir army • it.; corps, reginwitts and ntii..•r... i4.v.•th..i. with its t; , r.• ha-loud. ti liattle Impending. from a Herald enrrePrundent. The enemy's pickets are posted within unt.,k.d. range 01 low own, and we can see (ruin ::once point:: the mortonolOS Or heir columns with the naked eye. fly night the -;gual rnekets cu up : we r.O: even in the !dines:: hear pluees. the uproar or their camps. In 'het we know that on.. Monday ntlmmoon the tummy occupied iit force the South hunk of the l'hickahotniny. and if he dui,. not light he 1111181• retreat at once or ho cddigOli io surrender. The testimo ny Id' pt; , oners strengthens my belief.— 'rimy all , say that the rebels the to to make 1:17I XI and /11•1..../1! _____ The Eneany's Numbers nod Losses. Gnus :t Tribune Letter. Tib. conduct of the rebels in the engage- Milli , of Saturday and Sunday was worthy of a hotter cause. General officers speak of some of their charges on Saturday as splendid; but they were in strong limte, the at tacking party, and had the choice of ground—three points in their favor—tmd it' they had any good light in them, it should come Ott tinder such eiremnstan cc.s. Thr.y outnumbered our troops about five to one, according to est recon noissance that. eould be m al e fi ve dis tinct lines of battle, lying in order, sup porting each other. Their loss must be greater than our own in killed—perhaps not sit great in wounded. They used a cartrid g e of one ball and three buckshot— mot elf3ctive in short ranges, and more destructive than the most prized rifle ball, as they wound more than they kill. From prisoners taken yesterday, I hear of one Alabama regiment that went into the engagement over 1.3011 strong on Sat nrilay morning. Sunday morning it re- I Ortelt only 150. Col. Brotton, orthe Ist South Carolina regiment, taken .prisoner by Birney's brigade, confirms that. state ment, and gives similar reports of other eases. II ii.own regiment had more II fifty killed by one fire of our regiments Genera Birney, T hel'hiLuk•lyhiaGazell e says that the order relieving this °Meer from his com mand WAS 010 1111,411111MICINI011, adtiS: •• We have socit a leller from General Kearney t.t the commanding °theer of the division, in which the bravery and good conduct, of General Birney are vouched for in the strongest terms, and it is dis tinctly asserted that he was the means of saving Coneh's command. As we derstand General Birney has demanded un- a court of inquiry, we [rust the public judgment. in his case will be suspended until he has :t fair opportunity of being hestrd.'• No Justification for a Mob. The -EI Dorado" was a house of bad repute in Syracuse, N. Y., kept by a woman named Blodgett. A mob entered t he house one night,. destroyed the furni otre„ turned the inmates out of doors, and closed up the concern. The proprietress sued the city. for damages. The ,defense. was that Stielf- a" '` house was a eoininon nnisance,Ao abate LiAit.42, l any -careen or number of eitizenti•ha4amgitt.. ; - Thin did not prove good IpiPOLKOilisifiift'hii;lo* fiettled by the stiginti . tiet 913100,eity--oiy ing plaintiff $300; "", , . •ilO ? - , •-. 7' Our LeUs Fugitives and Cantrabasalm. corrup,“,dowe attic Press. HARPER'S FE It 1: .lone Dai - 2. Military news is very scarce hereat pres ent, and the authorities are very reserved in their• statements about the movements of Our troops. This morningfl en. Shield: was at 11'inc•hester, and he had been join oil by Gen. Sigel. and a portion of Geni•ra ' I;anks' force. Our iroops are eolieent ra . Ong I here. but who' a ft , rward movement will lake place I am not allowed to state. NO two :Wei:Mls agree as to the where :!Louts of Jackson and his force. Iles• L:u•- ty states that he is at Strasburg, while oth ers sat• that he is many miles beyond. and in full retreat to Ilichinowl. Jackson has given its more trouble than any oilier gen eral in the rebel service, and it rests with the Washington Administration whether he shall again carry out his boast. made in Charlestown, that he entended to covet• hack again and cross over into Maryland. W e have enough troops now in Virginia it, whip a dozen such armies as Jackson's and we should never give up the chase of him until we capture his army, or extinguish it. We viol do it and the sooner it is done the better. ror it will give more security to thi. section of the country, and at the :am, tine• r.-mov, !he dread fro:: the :Mod: 01 the No„h.•rr: i iii. I'm- the ,:afc:y P a , ligative sin%e,. Not the least import . * it item worth wri I lug is :Wont the Iligit ivt ,gr,-,..,:, emu tit, t o Iv railed I.l:lliniajiii,: ljt•b. are ~ \., I'M,' 11 :11iiirt•11 (d . theta 114. In Liti, .111111 bor are entiq.rised inen, women and ehil 11-en, the latter predominating. They tie enpy about admen houses, and live in thi 1110,1 Wl , •teherl nunittur. The lotuses the ) live iii are those lone sine! , dello-dished 1.. t shot and shell, and d ' eserted hy I heir neon }cants on aevount of being perfeetly tiseltt.,.. Most of the male eontrabands are hired In Captain Ilutherford, United States Quar terinaster. and are generally kept hasy loading and unloading I ..lovertimen I. stores, &v., for which they receive front Uncle t'•zitart food and clothing. So far as I cooed learn, they have not .vet although some ot 1110111 have beet) here two mouths- -re mivi .11 a cent front the tlnvertitnent. The lilt h• 1101 • :: are mostly tquitlo ell by 1 11, others as 'servants, and they are some i iint‘s the rec . :nth - nits of sinall suins of MO' tley. Mans or tin• and, 1 . 4111 i raio oats hart' their titrililieg with theta, and. on mutt aver age. these consist of a wife and live child ren, of all ages. Contraband Lire. (Irt enuring one of these " hovels" 0 . they f lo not deserve the name of a soite— oe is struck with the wret (died less and filth everywhere prevailing ; and yet. the occupants are most part in good humor, some sin in,, ,, and others Chaffin* to each other, while the 01,1 wo man may be often seen sitting in the eor ner, smoking her clay pipe, tilled with a piece of tobacco that she secreted about her person before her flight from bondage. The logs of wood in the fire-place are burning slowly, and the pot—generally one cast away by the soldiers as useless, :and whose sides are covered with grease-- is 'Kahn , ' and emitting a most insufferable odor. in nine cases out of ten they boil the meat and make soup out of it, drink ing the latter in lieu of coffee or tea, commo dities which are very scarce in this region. When the soup is done, the meat is ta ken out of the pot, and placed on a rude pine table, and is generally carved by the head of the 'family, and each has a suffi cient quantity allowed to him. Each of the family has a tin cup, and these are quickly and frequently slipped into the pot, and the soup withdrawn and hastily .wal lowed, their owners either sitting on the floor or standing on their feet. I have asked several; of these contrabands what they intend to do after the war is over, and they invariably give the answer, " I don't know, inassaCjipect to go Norf, and get a Tlig all seem to act on the prin ciple " sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." • FROM WASHINGTON !special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial.' WAnntivnToN, June D. Secretary Welles has addressed a letter to the Naval Committee of both Houses, urging the importance of further legisla tion to provide, places for the manufacture df 'heavy ordnance and iron plating for armored vessel's. He urges the construc tion of a Navy Yard for such purpose in the Mississippi • Valley, and dwells on the importance of the Navy and the grandeur of the nation, and the desirability of put ting it on an equal footing with other first class powers, that we be not caught nap ping as at the outbreak of the rebellion. He urges action at this session. In spite of all denial, there is 110 doubt of the transmission of an official letter to Gov. Stanley, telling him he has no au thority to open or close schools, or return fugitive slaves, except through the agency .f the Courts. Major Stone, id lowa Cavalry ; Col. Miller, 181 h Missouri and Capt. Gregg, 58th Illinois, captured at Shiloh, are here on parole of thirty, days, charged by the rebel authorities with the mission of paving the way for a general exchange of prison ers, of which power the condition iprece dent is that Gen. Buckner be included.. These officers are last from Dahlonoka, but have traveled , extensively through the Soattiern country, which they report one toncornfield and potato patch, only e9.t ton 'pout* sown forlee t i.- Privates,oap timed at Shiloh 'have's!! been paiiiled comma Mhentaretained,nnderidrict ,-