Additional Northern news.
From Northern papers, of the 7th, we get some additional items of interest. The New York press are becoming exercised over the loss of their "liberty." The following dispatch has been received by the editor of the World:Having been directed by the President of the United States to revoke that part of my order suppressing the Chicago Times, I have revoked the entire order, and your paper will be allowed its circulation in this department.
A meeting of the press of that city is called for the 9th inst., to consider the subject of the nature, extent and rightful limitations, if any, of the liberty of public journalists to criticise the acts of those charged with the conduct of the Government in time of war and civil convulsion. The call is signed by W. C. Prime, Parke Godwin, James Brooks, Anson Herrick, Horace Greeley, and Eton Comstock. The Milwaukee correspondent of the Chicago Tribune (Republican) says: ‘ Another disgraceful scene occurred in our city this afternoon, similar to that of a few days since. An enrolling officer, while engaged in his duties in one of the wards, was attacked by a large number of woman, armed with clubs, stones, and other missiles, who very seriously injured him. He succeeded in escaping from the infuriated vixens by taking refuge in a grocery near by, and the mob dispersed without committing further outrages. ’ The Albany Argus has the following: ‘ Forney's Washington Chronicle, in referring to the approaching election in Maryland, says: ‘"In truth, the loyalists of Baltimore will not permit doubtful men to appear at the polls; and we anticipate that the coming election will show that in that State a number of avowed Republicans have been chosen to office"’--Through the Chronicle and through the Press Forney is constantly throwing out instigations to violence and threats against the people.--There is reason to think that he speaks for the Administration, or rather for the clique that controls it. Forewarned, forearmed! When the Constitution is prostrated, and the laws defied, we believe the Democrats of the country can fall back upon the first principles and defend themselves successfully against violence. And they will do it. ’ Some excitement still exists in Alexandria in apprehension of a rebel raid, which is certainly contemplated in some direction, of course none can tell where. The colored folks, contrabands and all, are still at work, digging pits, entrenching, etc., in that and other vicinities. There is no apprehension in Washington. The military authorities are on the alert and preparing for contingencies. According to the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Times, no one who sees Mr. Lincoln can now fail to be struck with his altered appearance as compared with his looks of two years ago. He looks ten years older, and the expression of his face is haggard and careworn in the extreme. His eye is restless, and is constantly wandering; at times with a vacant expression, at others in a manner indicative of positive terror. He has exactly the demeanor of a man whose rest is broken by remorse, and to whose pillow tranquil sleep is a stranger. The Troy Times says that a committee of colored men from that city raised upon Governor Seymour last week and asked him whether he would favor the organization of regiments of black men. He replied that he should not, stating that he had too much sympathy for the blacks to do so, as the position they must occupy would be one of extreme danger, and would lead to dreadful and unnecessary sacrifice of life. A Baltimore paper says: ‘ The detectives of Col. Fish have, within a few days past, arrested the following named young men of this city and vicinity, upon the charge of being in the commission of a company to join the Confederate army.--A. Brooks, N. Brooks, W. S. Dorsey, Nye Parkhurst, H. Raphael, Frederick Norwood. Key Buchanan, Wm. J. Stewart. Vinton W. Duvall, P. Stanley Peterson, and Eugene Williamson. It is stated that the party was to have started South yesterday. All of them are confined in the Gilmore House, and none have yet had an examination. The Democratic State Convention for the State of Illinois is to assemble at Springfield on the 17th of the present month. Prominent representative men of the Democratic party of other States have been invited to be present to confer and counsel with the Illinois Democracy at the proposed convention, among whom are: Gov. Seymour, of New York; Hon. Washington Hunt, of New York; Hon Geo. E. Pugh, of Ohio; Hon. S S. Cox, of Ohio; Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks, of Indiana; Daniel W. Vorhees, of Indiana. A letter in the Boston Transcript states that the schooner Jupiter was captured near Mobile, while trying to run the blockade. She was owned and manned by the British Consul at Havana. He was also the owner of the cargo of the steamer Autona, captured some time since. The gunboats of the Potomac flotilla, now on the Rappahannock, under the command of Capt. Samuel McGraw, have lately made several expeditions, some of them with very important results. A few days since several of the gunboats steamed up to the town of Tappahannock, where there was a strong rebel cavalry picket, which was shelled out, and some of our men landed, and they destroyed about 20,000 bushels of grain which were stored there. A party was sent ashore one night near Urbana, and came off with a quantity of goods intended for the rebels. They brought off also a couple of Secesh flags as trophies. ’ A dispatch from Murfreesboro', dated the 3d, says: ‘ Scouts who have thoroughly scoured the country on our left and in our rear report having neither seen nor heard of any rebels. A gentleman who is known here, and whose statements are regarded as reliable, has just reached our lines from Tullahoma. He says there are not more than two regiments at that place, and that the enemy has thrown all his fortifications forward to Shelbyville, Beech Grove, and other points on our immediate front. A mounted force of rebels advanced this afternoon and engaged our videttes on the Manchester pike. The firing was very rapid, and lasted about an hour, when the rebels withdrew. The casualties have not been reported. ’
