Rained last night; clear this morning, and
All quiet below,
except the occasional bombs thrown at the canal by our iron-clads.
The press is mostly
opposed to the President's project of employing 40,000 slaves
in the army, under promise of emancipation. Some indicate the belief that the
President thinks the alternatives are subjugation or abolition, and is
preparing the way for the latter.
The Enquirer is
averse to conscribing editors between the ages of eighteen and forty-five. The
editor says it would be a violation of the Constitution, etc.
We all believe
Lincoln has been easily re-elected.
It is supposed Grant
will soon receive large accessions from Sheridan's army, and make another
attempt to take Richmond. It will be the most formidable attempt, and will be
the most formidably resisted.
A row between Gen.
Kemper and Gen. Preston: latter refers papers directly to Col. Shields, Gen.
K.'s subordinate. Gen. K. asks to be relieved: Secretary Seddon agrees to it,
taking sides with the Bureau of Conscription. But the President does not (yet)
agree to it, asks investigation of Gen. K.'s complaints, etc.; and so it rests
at the present. The Assistant Secretary of War, his son-in-law Lieut.-Col. Lay,
etc. etc. are all on the side of the Bureau of Conscription; but I suspect the
President is on the other side. My opinion is that unless the
Bureau of Conscription be abolished or renovated, our cause will fare badly.
The President states his suspicions of "malpractice” in his indorsement.
Much cheering has
been heard this morning in the enemy's lines over election news, probably:
whether McClellan's or Lincoln's success, no one here knows; but no doubt the
latter.
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