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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

1t will thus be seen that all the articles REQUIRED
in States North of the blockaded line are lower
than last year, while the only article of Southern
production named is higher. This shows clearly
that those articles that have heretofore found a
Southern market are the greatest sufferers by the
blockade. If the North can stand it, certainlviwe
can.
As to the prices at Cincinnati, which is a great
produce mart we have the following comparison:
Last gear. This year.
Corn per bu .................... &c a4s ss
Mess Pork per bl............l8 81 9Ig.OJ l445
Cincinnati had to rely largely upon the South for
market for much of the produce which was
bought up at that place and the comparative state
ent of the prices Of the three articles noted sbos
how terribly the pro- who find market Of
Cincinnati have suffered because LINc5IA's blockade
has cut off their merchants from the markets Of
the South What is true Of Cincinnati will arDfv
equally TO the commercial towns on the Ohio and
Mississippi that have il former years found q mar
ket IN the South for large quantities Of produca
which this year will have to remain in the hands Of
producers or those Of spectators who NAV make
the venture. We repeat, if the North and the West
can stand the blockade at the runously low rates
they are now compelled to take for their produce.
certs My we, with our unusually fine crops, can.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
pEsLoYAL CLERKS DISMISSED.

The whole number of clerks and Government
employees whossdIsnissal because Of their disloyal
ty the Potter Committee recommended last week is
227. Secretaries Cameron; Welles. and Smith, and
Postmaster General Blair, the only heads of Depart
ments whom Mr.. Potter has seen personally, have
promised promptly TO remove all against whom he
has reported.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
THE CASE OF mrs. aREENHOw.

So thorough IS the WORK Of Government in deal
ing with rebel agents here that the very daughters
Of Mrs. Greenhow are ignorant of the disposition
made of her. She is probably enjoying Col Martin
Burkes hospitality at Fort Lafayette. The day be-
fore her departure she threw letter out Of the
window TO a gentleman friend, who carefully pc
rused and pocl;eted it. The sentry not uuobservant
touched the on his shoulder aud put him under
arrest The letter contained reasonable ma ter. A
prison is tting up here for the reception of female
traitors.
From the New York Times letter of the 26th we
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
RAN Nv ~

dCtOPPEE e5lorsd boy. named Gorge, Vooily hair
fofsaead, AID about f ~ feet ssEsa inches htgas
Left Camp Boone the morning Of the 2i; Nhen pok
has always shipper uns Ais face; sappossd 70 ts
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
MRS. MAYOR BERRETr.

Mrs. Mayor Berrett keeps her house open from s
o'nleck in the morning till 10 o'clock at night, invi
ting search for p. oof of her husbands treason.
NO PASSES To NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS.
Gen Mcclellan made an order yesterday that nc
passes should henceforth be given to newspaper
correspondents.
THE CASE OF MRS. GREENHOw.
So thorouah is the work Of Government in deal
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

As to the prices at Cincinnati, which is a great
produce mart, we have the following comparison:
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
Further frem Europe.

In reply to the application of Captain
Nelson for a warrant 10 search the relel
steamer Nashville, to recover certain prop
erty b,l,nging to him and the owners of the
ship Harvey Birch, Earl Russell direct cd
his secretary to reply that he could not
authorize the magistrates in the matter
The application was ma1e IN the recon
mendation Of Minister Adams.
The dispatched Of Commissioners Mason
and SlIdell escaped the vIgilence OF the
officers Of the San Sacinto, aud safely ar
rived in the La Plata, III charge Of gen
tleman of the party.
On their arrival at Southampton the re
mainder Of Slidel's and Mason's families
and suite went on board the Nashville, and
the next day the dispatches were taken to
London.
NJ repairs had yet been commenced on
the Nashville.
The London Times ia more moderate IN
its comments on the seizure Of the Ambps-
sailors than the NeirS. While denying that
tie Federal government. on its own posit-
ion, has n right to overbau! neutral ships,
the Times nevertheless admits that England
herself has established presidents which
now tell against her IN this matter of the
Tr,n' /; hut those presidents were made un-
der circumstances very different it asserts,
from those which w occur. In :laud was
then fighting for ex' tcnca and Oil Ia th->e
days what she would not DO n ~. nor allow
Others - do. In Discussing the que~ti,.n
whether Mason ard Sliiell were !ial Ie 10
CAPTURE. a beiiigcreut~ or cnutrahaud on
beard the Trent, the Times states, rs tie
opinion Of every eminent jurists. that this
wa nor question - be arjGJicatcd by the
b"ais crew. The legal cnurSe u, ult have
been to hr n Ito shin itself into port for
adjudication. Ii concludes with the ex-
preston that Euglishmsn will discuss the
question with calmn -. and appeals 10 the
Federal States not to provoke war 10y such
acts
The rebel steamer BermuAl arrived at
Iiayre IN the - h, firm Savannah. with
2,ooO bal"S &C c,,rnn. AMI WIS discharsinc
the cargo on the 2j.h.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
C0SGEESSEONAL.
W ashington, Dec. |

Washington, Dec. IL.
HoUsE.-Mr. Loveiuy offered resolu>
ton instructing the Committee on Foreign
Affairs to report 4 bill establishing diplo-
matte relations between the United States
and IIayti and Liberia. The resolution
lies over.
Mr.. Lansing's preamble and resolution.
offered N Monday, came up.
MIR. Stevens of PENNSYLVANIA, said: 'If
the passage of the resulu ion is to have a
good effect, especially in the West, the
sooner it is passed the better The allie
CATION Of General Halleck, as an excuse
for his order, that fugitive slaves. whom
he proposes to exclude from his lines, give
information to the enemy, is too bald
preteXt % justify him. The return of fu-
gitive slaves was introduced by General
Mcclellan, and has been followed by Gems.
Dix, Kelley, and others All these cases
are disgrace to the profession of arms
ST. such returns of fugitives have Teen
made by the commanding Generals. thew
deserve TO have their epaulets stripped
from their shoulders, and, if it has been
done by higher authority, then God for.
give thtm for they know not what they do
Mr.. Lovejoy expressed his honest con-
yictioE that such orders were issued bv the
commanding Generals of the army. with
out orders from the President. lie was
satisfied Of the fact. While the President
does not remove and cashier them as he
tLoveinyl would, be did not believe the
commanding Generals had power for such
inhuman and shameful measures.
Mr.. Blair, of No. said MIR. Stevens ev-
identity misunderstood Gen. Halleck's or.
der. The General informed him that ne
had no idea of doing any thing contrary to
tielaw of he last Congress and the policy
of the Government
\ debate ensued between Messrs. Blair
and Loveioy, on the subject of Gen. Hal
leck's recent order about slaves.
Mr.. Juliln referred to the case of Col
Brown, OF an lndiena regiment, who re-
fused to deliver up tugitiyes until so or,
Gered by Secretary Cameron. lie presumed
the administration sanctioned such pro-
ceedings
Mr. Kellogg assumed to say thu. the
administration had nothing to DO with thar
orde-, aud would not indicate such a nolicv
to the army.
The resolution which caused this debate
was tablets ages to Ga nays.
The resolution looking to the recopni-
ton Of the indePer dence of Hayti and ii.
IBERIA was adopted, with AN amendment
that the Committee on Foreign AfFairs in
quIre into the expediency Of doing so.
The subject of abolishing the frank;n,
privilege came up. and Mr. Colfax re-
mar kea that the Committee on Postaffices
and Roads had framed bill to abolish il
lie bill also requires members to show
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17

We agree that if we had no Addition
lsta, no party to oppose the aggressions
OF slavery-we would now have no war
True Democrat
An honest admission truthful
one too.
This is what we have maintained all
along. We have always held that Greeley.
AID Hale, and Sumner. and Gildings. AZ d
Lovcjny, and their followers. were the
prime movers in bringing the appalling
troubles upon US. And it gives US : lea
sure to record our neighbours recognition Of
the fact
Therefore, be it proclaimed, that were it
not for the Aboltionists, we should now
be living in peace and our unfortunate
country would not DO rent ossunder bv
bloody and desolating fratracidal war.
But while we hold that the primary
cause of the war was the revolutionary
propagandism promulgated by the Adolf
tiOnists, and the wholesale denunciation Of
negro slavery as great national sin by the
clergy and fanntieal politicians ofthe North.
at the same time, be it understood. VIC do
not justify the rebellion, or exculnate tho
Southern leaders who, We believe. we're ir>
strumental, alike with the Abolitienists in
producing dismembermsnt If the Unios.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
Fscecher on Emancipation.

Our realers will be sururisei 70 lss-
thai this great apostle of Abilitiinisu ID
declared against emancipation. NJ NJ
IN this country has cuutriIu'ei - tn
the hame Of sectioualisrn and % light IL
tnrch Of the ircendiary than this ~
Henry Ward Beecher. Iudeed, if il E-i
not for him and such Ike boosted nm
reiormers, we should not now be uuter,r
ing the terrible consequences Of iutsrts'H'
war.
But a death bed repenteDee is better tbs
none. Beecher, as may Be seen from IL
fillowing extra,t from his recent tbGrtt
giving sermon, by substantially as'rnr4
the position of the Democracy Cd The ~
ject of slavery, is sorry for the great II
chief he has done:
We must conduct this war BY and iis
our Institutions, or else we must dtfii
that our institutions have failed, and ID
We have reverted to original principal
There is only one or the other o. %
courses. The last we cannot and shiL y
DO. We are not going to say to thssd
that republican institutions have 50 ssi.
ly failed that we must abandon them v
re>establish other ones No man VII
that. We who boast of our eonsiIi1I.-
must not violate it ourselves IN fUlp+
down those who vi, late it We mus =
by Congressional legislation declare p9T
cal eman cipation. / wish we c0DA
wish Adam had not SIN. ei, and bIs -
ity had not beea affected; but that d'ts =
help the matter. | wish our fatneh
stood ont against what are called t0s -
promises of the constitution. Betii
than DOW. The serpent just hatehe0
half So much to be feared as the
full gown. Our troubles have ibe
with every geDeratiun, and what L 80
use Of signing over what can't oe p.t ~.
Our fathers signed the bond and We ~
ted it. Can we sff9rd to break u ~
sake of even so magnificent a resrh
emancipation of the slavei Shsh n
the crystal instrument-the JOY
world, and our pride? 1t is very ~
say, NOW il IL a state Of war-leI
clare emancipation" The war I rs
driven US out of our institutions;
not ourselves in q state # rebeiii0h
cannot except by destroying the -. 80
ton to u. down the rebellion. H.
ask ne whether law or c nstiIDnFs
inferior to original principles o. s;ii |
and justice. say NJ In. plIsh,e. -, - |
itself in nature ola sacred moral -
Our faith is given and must e "a
When we Garnet abide by cur n q
thea. in methods expressly Pross,a, ',~ |
must withdraw the pledge and t9s -
ments of the constitution, and s''D
as two separate people"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
w aShiDgt0n News.
VI ashington, Dee Is

Washington, Dee Is.
Dispatches from Fort Pickens. received
here. state that the Fort suffered bn; Little
from the fire Of the rebels, while the YES
stlS ci the li'ekadinG feet were uririure,i
One man was killed and seven wounded
during the engagement; six being killed
two days afterwards by the accidental
bursting of a sLdl.
Private johnson, of the First New York
Cavalry Regiment, was shot tc-day for de
seriion, IN the presence of FrankIin's divi.
sion.
According to bis own admissions, John
son enlisted Tor the purpose Of deserving
ana gong over To the rebel army.
lie was caught in the act of such deser-
ton.
Inc personal difficulties between Messrs
fouke and Conway, growing out Of words
spoken 10 debate, has been amicably ar
ranged.
Senator Trumbull intends lie rscss his
resolution to vote, inquiring under and
by What authority of law the civilians now
at Fort Lafayette are imprisoned
Ihe foreign news is regarded as rather
favorable, the S.idell and Mason affair nat
attracting so much attention as il was snr-
posed it would.
The water will be discharged from
Georgetown aqueduct, and it will be used
as carriage read to increase the facilities
OF travel with Virginia.
Washington, Dec. Is.
The steaper Stepping Stone cana nm
the potomac to day from the upper fotiIla
She repnits that she went up the mon,b nf
the Occoquan a short distance bnt was ~.
by body of rebels with heavy artillerv
She also reports that the rebels have 60,
" increased their force at the month Of 10
Occoquan. -" u we
The President has reinsta,od C,J Mil;
gan IN the command Of his repimert D.
an order # Gen IIalleck. the commiss;ans
W an reg'men'al officers expire when
their regiment is mustered our If sor,;oo
- 49, nnii'gan and his command, having
zee" 'aken PR oners fwar, were mustered
our. out an exceE ton has been made in
their case :"
, h1tor Sumner yesterday read to Sec.
rotary cameron a warm and INDIGNANT let
Ter " IN Gov. Andrew, rpmnns.ratirg
against the employment of Msssacbnsetts
men IN the disgraceful business If slave
catching, as had been done on tho Un-o.
Potomac. Secretary Cameron nromn.Iv
referred the letter to Gen. Stone with ,be
emphatic request that he would see 10 II
mat the men Of color who entered the
camps under his command were treated
literally. IN the spirit of the order concern.
ing fugitiyes from slavery which the Secre
tary Of War had already given to the COM
handing Geaerals.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
L. z UILDEBRANT.
Captain Co. I

sB~J seph Segur who has been elected
Ly tie Union men of the eastern shore If
Virginia % represent them in the United
States Congress, has written letter ON
Polibical topics to Gen. John \ Dix. eym-
handing the United States furces in that
quarter. The concluding portion of the
letter raa1s as follows:
Il trust, my dear sir, that every patriot
who desires this unfortunate war To event
uate in the restoration of the Union. thu
integrity OF the government and the Winds
cation Of the laws and popular institutions
VIII exert his most strenuous efforts Ia
prevent emancipation from becoming an
Issue in the struggle We are engaged in
repeat. it WI be utterly fatal-it will
pr n the war, God only knows how long,
and will give to it a fierceuess, a bitterness
an appalling horror, a savage cruelty. a
deadliness Of hate. rancor, a moral. social
and physical desolation for which we shall
find no parallel, save in the darkest and
ti1odies' stages of tie French revolution"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
Hattie ia Western Virginia.

CINCINNATI, Dec. IL.
A dispatch from Cheat Mountain. Wes-
tern, Virginia. says, on yesterday one of the
hardest end best fought battles of the war
was fought at Allegany Camp, Poncahon-
tus county, Va. Gcn r. Ill. Milrov COM
mrnjed the Union troops, and General
johnson. Of Georgia, commanded the reb
els. The fight lasted from daylight until
3 z. NJ. The Union l1ss was about thirty.
The rebel loss was over two hundred, in
GLIDING Major and many ott err officers.
and thirty prisoners. Gen. johnson was
shot in the mouth, but not fatally.
Gen. Milroy's force numbered $50 from
the Ninth and Thirteenth Indiana. Twenty
fifth and Thirty second Ohio, and the
Second Virginia.
Gen. Johnson's force numbered over two
thousand.
After driving the enemy into their bar
racks no less than fve times, our forces
retired in god order. The rebels set FIRE
to their camp and retrea;ed to Staunton.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
Kentucky.

In the Kentucky legislature. On the 9th
Mr.. Harvey, Of ,he l. ,uisyille Democrat
presented long series of resolutions. de-
precatling and protesting against an urnec>
essary interference by the general govern
ment with the institution Of slavery and
discountenancing seven the suggestion
that the Union can, ia any erenf, be aban-
drnnd
sir. Wolfe, one of the leading men Of
the State, also presented resolutions. depre
catIng "the idea of exercising the right of
nfiscation against those who have ccmm;t.
ted no overt act of treason" no ma;ta-
what their opinion may be. The same "a.
olutions denounee the armiug cf slaves I'M
der tie circumstances, as ian atrocitv re-.
pugnant to the sentiments Of Kentucky
and calculated to bring disgrace upon a
war which should bs waged only for the
preservation of our national nni,y an act
so atrocious would meet, in kentucky, uni-
versal execration."
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
The Emancipation of the
Slaves

The Republicans, it seems, have agreed
on this proposition as party measure. At
the caucus of their members Of Congress in
Washingtun last week, a resolution IN favor
the confscation and emancipation Of the
slaves of :he rebels was adopted. almost
unanimously. Therefore, it is settled as
party measure, that the Republicans are in
favor of liberating the slaves by law Of
Congress, and of turning them Loose
amongst US to compete with our white la
boreis and to fiji our poor houses and pris>
ons with class of people not possessing
the capacity to proyide for themselves.
We enter our protest against this entire
emancipation policy While it threatens
ruin to the Union and prolonged civil war,
at the same time it is in direct violation to
the constitution Of the United States. The
constitution expressly declares that the
States hate the power, if they choose to do
SO, to abolish slavery, but that Congress
possesses no sach power.
The question Of emancipating the slavos,
Is one which belongs to the States, excIus
lively. Congress, nor any other power, has
any right whatever to interfere with the
domestic institutions Of the States. The
States themselves are sovereign in this re-
srect. If the loyal people OF Kentucky, cr
Marylau or Missouri, or any other South
ern State, should Tass law liberatiug the
Slaves within their jurisdiction, it would
be all right, Int for Congress to assume the
| exercise OF that power, would be an open
violation of the constitution In the ext
gencies or war, it is true, many held to Ger
vice and labor will escape from their mass
/ tiers aud others will be taken from those in
arms against the Union, but this is no rea.
son why Congress should tram le upon the
constitution aud pass law emancipatinc
! the slaves Of the rebels. Because JEFF.
Davis and tho men who have fioeked to his
standard have tramrled upon the constitu-
ton, 1t is no reason why we, who take that
instrument as cur political chart, should Vi
] 'iutt IL tISb
The Republicans have all along insisted
that it was not their purpose to interfere
with slavery in the States. Now, however
( they have adopted different programme.
They insist that Congress shall take the
whole matter in hand, and Yass a law of
general emancipation. s. much for Re-
publican consistency and honesty.
We are glad to notice that the Dcmoc>
racy, throughout the country, ARE taking
grounds against the extreme measures advo
Gated by the Republicans The Democra
cy will stand where they always have ste,
in regard to the Abolition question. They
viii oppose the emancipation policy of the
Republicans, on Constitutional grounds ;
and will 60 their utmost to save the coun-
Try frum the horrors which would nndeui-
ably be brought upon US by the adoption Of
the policy recommended by the Republican
caneus. Democrats, let US awake to are
aIzing sense of the danger which is immi-
neEt, for the constitution and the Union
are being assailed by enemies North and
South.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
From washington.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times
Wasbipr,o1 Ne

Specia! Dispatch TO the Chicago Times
Washington, Dec. II.
An animated delae took place in the
House Of Representatives to-day on the
emancipation bill.
Mr. Conway, IF Kansas. made q radical
abolition speech, during which he charac-
terized the battle of Belmont as a rebel
victory.
Mr.. Fouke, Of Illinois, retoried in vehe-
ment language, at the close Of Couway's
speech, and said that his statement ia re-
gard to the battle Of Belmont was false, and
an act Of wanton Injustice to the Union sol
diers who fought there
Mr.. Conway desired to know if the Ian
guage used by Mr.. Fauke was applied to
him.
Mr. Richardson Of Illinois. interfering.
said the place to settle personal Difficult les
was outside the House
This observation created marked sem
satinn, Mr.. Fouke meantime retiring from
the House.
The friends Of the parties are eudeavor-
ing to prevent 4 duel.
4 large number of memorials were pre-
scented to-day fer the location Of the Ma
tioual Armory at Rock Island.
Secretary Cameron visited the Senate
chamber to-day, and had conferences with
different Senators.
The Secretary had also conversation
with Senator Powell Of Kentucky.
Governor Andrew, Of Massachusetts,, fled
( charges to-day, with the Secretary of War,
against certain Generals in the army, who
return fugitive slaves, on the line Of the
Potomac, tn their masters.
The evidence in support o. the charges
accompanied them.
/ The Potomac gunbeats made On extern
/ siye reconnaissance yesterday, ami diseov-
cred that the rebels had recently largely
| increased their force.
! Sensation rumors of an adTance have
/ startled the town to day.
Gen. Fremont has arrived in the city
AMI remains quiet, hut few being admitted
! 10 his presence.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
A Gard Of Thanks.
Camp Lyon, Birds Point. Mo
Decemher 9Th 1881

O"HT 7 ~ u bIIN UTHI. MO
December 9Th, 1861
En- SIGHAL:-
o. hehaI: Of Company F. of the Goth
Regiment oC Illinois Volunteers, | desire
to express our heartfelt thanks to the ma
triot;c ladies of Joliet and surroundings
country, for the good warm comforters
sent u. Our brave boys will thank them
a thousand times, while protected by them
fom the cold an damp of this inhospiia' l.
climate. Tell The ladies' for us, we will
think Of them in battle, and draw our SIGHTS
the closer. God bless their bright eyes
and warm hearts. May they never know
What it is t. want
Very truly,
I. z. IIILDEBRANT.
lfu-,t,i,.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-12-17
Ennporsan: Eron. Ecn,ucky.

l. ul~Tii!C Dee. Il.
The B wljrg Green C.u,ier f the 7rh
le,r.caIe- tie d.>cgu q. n fleet Of the
haruIuI cf Wn;prcisil: biise. On the
Memphis branch ra,!rlad, ty the Federal,
It, clTrcsP 'u8, n says, np;hIug u ..ca,cs 4
Toward movement Of eiiAer army uis
winter.
Tennessee m nav wa - - 90 rer cent
d.sc-rnr 'wen;y Gays az, AID Is cow 80
parr H. Discount.
The Savannah Republican urges Dwis 90
srnt WA. G Rivers aud JJhn j. Ward I.
From q and England
Tnc Courier say Is coo Kea;uckiaas arc
in the rebel armr.
A letter from Somerset, the 9Th nfrms
The capture by the rebcl- If WIS H,lyitl
and Cant Pane, o! Gan. BuclFs staff.
j X IGchald-on Postmaster IF : ,mer-
st, writes on the l0;h that ID 5lcOger has
crossed the Cumbe Land. twen'v m les BE
low Hai'es5orn, un a bridge # cal bargas
with coo trnurs. We exIa.t a G,bt To-
morrow. The Federal f,rce nader Sehsspf
Is SIX regiments aud two batteries The
Democrat dlscreii,s the above, failing
to get conf ma;i1n f.on It's correspond
eut.