Warm; rain and wind (south) all night.
Quiet below. One of
the enemy's pickets said to one of ours, last night, that Warren's corps had
voted unanimously for McClellan, and that New York City has given a majority of
40,000 for him. This is hardly reliable.
Mr. Foote offered a
resolution, yesterday, condemning the President's suggestion that editors be
put in the ranks as well as other classes. Now I think the President's
suggestion will be adopted, as Mr. Foote is unfortunate in his resolutions. Mr.
Barksdale (President's friend) had it easily referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
Hon. J. A. Gilmer,
North Carolina, is applying for many passports through the lines for people in
his district. He applies to Judge Campbell.
Coal is selling at
$90 per load, twenty-five bushels.
The vote referring
Foote's resolution (on the exemption of editors) was passed unanimously, which
is regarded as favoring the President's recommendation. Mr. Foote had denounced
the President as a despot.
Bought two excellent
knit undershirts, to-day, of a woman who gets her supplies from passing
soldiers. Being washed, etc., they bore no evidences of having been worn, except two small round holes in the body. Such
are the straits to which we are reduced.
I paid $15 each; the
price for new ones, of inferior quality, is $50 a piece.
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