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: In the rush Of greater events Che public
seem to have forgotten that elections are
tn .be held in all the counties Of the 6tate,
on Monday the Sd day:of June, for Judges
~of the Circuit Courts and Clerks of the
Supreme Cart, and in the Southern DiVl-
sion Of the State for q Judge of the su-
peeme Court Such is tho fact.
No party nominations hare been OF will
bcmade fo1 these offices. Judge Breese is
a candidate for reelection to the Supreme
bench, ne believe without opposition, and
Judge Manniere occupies similar position
in this Grcuit There are, or were, four
candidates for Clerk Of the Supreme Court
in this Division, namely D. L. Hough Of
LaSalle, Charles B. Wells of Kane County,
Vim Z. Green1eaf Of Chicago, and Lo-
rcnzo Leland Of Ottawa, the present Clerk.
It is evident TINT very light vote will be
cast and re should not be surprised il, in
some precincts, the polls were not opened
at all
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. e nssutsnaaas--nu9 ., saaa .4 mHgat f4elo.
go w. sn 1ss & WAY = @ 70 oe neatsa We Me1. Or to
Pc aan Wig y man ~ qTe5, Gay ~ me
n,tta4 n,Gtt4uae!t5Hsls u % uomRany 4 1lHa M Riage anu
Te ea,ot " Hau a2ose SmseIs Mlh ny M ~ put
and & iot ~ ua r. @Gsaongs ta ta,s ttst bs @i1
~ an1a ~ ~ F, e M at5o1, .S 1s1is 4 III
~ Nnta9ssa " nSttSn ~ tther Grn. ~
tots. r s,aatt WIZ = ~ ,von5I III,
49, IN ~ ~ ~ - 4hsir her mi thai
@ ~. WI t;es .nnnnnaa 1 ss tS,s thc f,est Drilled
Pen;a as4eise s4 = H. R.irade Tha Regiment:
3,iYia 81 honrs N a iay. and fhe strfctesf rules
of4a9,;t.-4 G - d;.n,.,ins Govern tfa camn. and
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while preparing for that greater expe-:
ditlon 10 the Balize, why will not the pow
CTS that be permit our Western troops to
open the way to Memphis, for the protec-
ton Of the Union men of Tennessee? The
friends ofthe Government. are fighting, in
that state, battle which eommends them
: TO the gratitude Of all loyal men in the Re-
public. Unarmed and powerlesa to rcpel
assault, hemmed- in BY treason on the
South East and West, and by doubtful
loya1ty on the North, they are maintaining
the honor ID the old aag By; encounterine
dangers and submlting to Bac1iaces f1oiIn
: which = eles generous. and: devoted
people wonld shrink. Thereno doubt thaa,
they would proTe: to be in a majority, il
ahs tsrotiam which rules tbs hoar, we've
1eaeased. Their opponents are mainly men
s'Tho have little to: lose - tbs GIRL war
Hhiea, the7 haze kfndled.,. The politicians
q ths bsser sert, Ehose capital has been
agitation, young men TOO lazy to work and
too proud TO- beg, the bu1liea and brayos
of the villages and c1o9s.reads grog.shops
TO whom army excitement is welcome,
the scum Of Memphis and Nashville, The
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Officers Of the Three Years. Reg
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from War Der

0mCef8 OF the Three EearHs Reg
paftKnent.
- WAsmS6ToS, May q, 1851.
The Secretary Of War has slnt to the Gov
ernors Of the different States a circular, Of
which The following is copy:
War DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, May e. 1851.
Dear 4Gr:-By reference to to tho General
Orders No. Is, ef the War Department, IA
printed copy Of which herewith forRard to
you,) giving the plan Of organization, of the
volunteer forces called into the service Of the
United sta!ca BY the President, you win per-
ceive that ~ Eegimenta1 officers Of those
Tolunteess, from Colonels down to Second
Lieutenants inc1pslTe, are: appointed By tho
Governors OF the Rtatek.; -
Ha!tnE thus connd to yon the appointment
. Of all these officers for the regiments fa1nIsh-
Cd BY your state, you will, I trust excuse the
vance, the necessity Of an absolute adherence
: L. your appointments, ,to; tho following sug-
Gtstionf, which are deemed OF the highest III
Foftance " the General in Chief, under Whose
advice they are submitted to Jou-- :.
;oa1s, a1sSt' ! To e9mmies1on 10 oae Of doubtful
Second. To appoint no one to, Lieutcnancy,
second or first. who has passed the ago oI
twenty-five yeara, or to acaptalncy over thirty
years; and to appoint no deld officers, Ma3or,
Lteatenant.G Colonel or Colonel unless gradu.
ate Of the United ~atates Military Academy;
or,knoTn to possess military knowledge and
experience, who has passed the respective
ages thfrty-f7e, forty and forty-fye years.
This department feels assured that 1t will
not be deemed offensive to your e1cellency to
add this general counsel-that the higher the
moral character and general dntsnigencd Of
the officers 50 appqinted; the :greateF the eff.
ciency Of the troops, and tho Tes1lting glmy
to their respective States. " g
: lam, sir, respecttully,z
(Signed) r., 6IMoN CldE1oS,
o.: ~.,:,... Secretary Of Waz.
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,:..: .:::4:~ For tie Chicago Tribune
s =. ~; i :; AiiA7;T4ibufs to Col. Ellsworth.

::--. ;::: .::':' For tie Chicago Tribune
& ~; xzi6ate to Col. Ellsworth. !,
=; = Bx Il. Q. BA11AnD.
Dead at the aadAn ming Of the strife; : -,
Dead latd 70 loyal, brave and trus, =.
When high hopes conferred in his life -,
And fond eyes Ind hi fame In vtow. = :. ::
Entold him in iii Stripes and Stars. -:
He wnl not dim the brightest BEAM. ;:
: Ills bloodWfl uuge the crimson baxs-.- T.. :
>:AddrteheE1 1ustre to their glcana..- - =. : )
And let no word Of eensuro I'LL - =:
Let those who scorn the worlds app!ause =?
knew well he went at Dnty's call " :
And.per1shcd in his conntry's cause! ::
Brave men, behold your fallen chief
Whose love5our hearts viii keep in trust;
Our tears will minglo with your gziel->..
Strike down the traitors I'd The dustl:
Sleep on, brave heart, tho flag they bore, :.-
Through all tho land at last -ehal1 wave,
Your bold Zouayes, when war is DER, ::
=: VIII plant that banner on your grave.
CHICAGO, May Is, 1861. = :.
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dissatisfied and discontented everywhere,
these are the materials Of which the
revolutionary party Is made up. They are
armed. The cash Of the coafederates about.
Montgomery who desire i ttanster Of the:
theatre Of wal from the Cotton States to ;
Kentucky, Tennessee and Vugtnia, has:
provided them the means by which their
aggressive and ,despotlcs policyis made
safe. They now demand that every vote
cast at the election in June, shall be
an open ballot, and for punishing
the men who dare put ballot into the
box IN favor Of the Union. and the Consti-
tuition, their armed bands are ordered to
'mustera 1t tho places where the polls are
opened, and there to remain to obtain Sc.
cesslon malorities by any means required.
to accomplish this result. Meanwhile the
out1ages upon the persons and property Of;
Union men 60 on unchecked. The most
gallant of them a11-Eme erson Etheridge-
has already been forced to leave the State
hunted by = mob thirsting for his blood
Every day sees the arrival in the loyal
Suites of men -who. hare been driven out
because they will not Lift their hands to
destroy the fabric which our fathers reared;
and every night is lighted BY the flames Of
property destroyed by those who are too
ooTardly to meet loyal men face to face.
The presence of commanding force at
Memphis By which the anarchists would be.
oyerawed and the hands Of the friends Of
the Government strengthened would
change all this; and Tennessee ffom
condition not far in advance Of that of the
internal regions, would rise to the dignity
which the wide prevalence: Of the
: Union sentiment would give: her.
The history Of rebellion in
Maryland and Missouri would be repeated,
and another State would be snatched from
The perdition with which 1t is now threat
ened. Let the Administration provide the
means and the North will give the men for
this necessary work. Our boys ara rotting
in camp with. inaction. They burn to be
engaged in the vindication Of the honor OF
the American name. a. command to pre-
pare for Memphis would be hailed by
them with long and jubilant shout that
would awaken responsive echoes in ey.
cry loyal homestead in the valley. To
Memphisl is the cry. To Memphis
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AN INTERESTING BALANCE
EHEET,
sfhe snyrrn nr0st ratinn nf hnEinnss in the

I1e severe prostfauon OF business IN the
Northwest, consequent upon the collapse
Of OFT currency, is paraded by certain
Southern journals Is evidence that their
credit, their good faith, n.eir commercial
honor Is as good Is ours. This is>coo1 and
comfortable. Northwestern currency was
based upon the faith and credit Of South
ern States. These States seeded, plunged
the country into war, and are, one and all,
threatening to rcpudiate Our money
came down with the cob house on
which it was built and our only hope Of
ever getting back what we invested in
the public filth Of the South depends
upon our ability to ''take it out Of
their hides" It is generally believed that
we are able to do this, but we are not dis.
posed to make calculations On the value Of
the prize when taken. In this gripping
emergency, when We find that We have
put our trust in holowness and knavery,
it only wanted the finger Of scorn pointed
at Us by our dt5tors, to make the picture
complete and to add fresh earnesness to
!: to the epirit which hns been evoked to deal
with these traitors and swindlers as they
deserve. Let Us remind the New Or
leans Cr<setmk for instance, which de-
c1arcs that the South is paying its debts
aa promptly as the West, that the State
ofIouisiana owes the State of Illinois COZ
siderab1y more than half million Of dol
lam IN he1 public bonds, and has wormed
into the confidence of Wisconsin to the
tune Of @138,Goo. Tennessee has MANFRED
to work of fa,a8s, 900 upon Us, Missouri,
$2oo7, 900, Virginia, $1,177,5oo. North
Carolina, $875,5oo Georgia. 1886, 900, and
South Carolina, Nhat sonl Of honor $780,
900. Here is an aggregate Of ss, ,97s, 900
which Illinois is carrying in the form Of
suspended: debts due from States. which
have seeded or attempted to secede. Il
becomes Them to CRY out Fie, to the North
.west for the financial difficulties in which
ne are aoundering; does it notf
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LETTER FROM VILLA RIDGE,
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune-1
CAAP HARDEN, villa Ridge, NAY g. 1861,

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
C4AP HARDIN, villa Ridge, Nay Is, 1861.
Your correspondent has passed q few hours
very pleasantly Mt this military rost, now oc-
cupied by the. regiment under command of
Col Wallace; and some acquaintance with
the different encampments in the State en-
ab1es him to pronounce this decidedly the
best arranged one he has Jet seen. Each
company has neatly constructed building Of
It's own-not sheds originally occupied. by
cattle, sheep and swine, but convenient. and
roomy cabins, capaeiiated to exclude the 1ain,
and With all the essential features Of ciGilix.-
ton. The commleeo1y~ department Of the
camp has, am glad to be able to Sag, heen in
most excellent hands, the boys having been
abundance This depsi sn1ent has been, mp to
the present time, under the charge Of MI. g.
l. Davis, Of Freeport, and certainly In these
times when complaints are so common Of
malfeasanee in this office, he deserves the
credit q hsstng done his whole duty
on business connEcted with the brigade, which
does not At present transpfre- Some very In
te1esting circumstances WeRe bad On the occa-
slsn Sf S bis dsPaEt tb a5
hc.repued in q tltly chosen speech.
The ofHcerh nf the regiment are as follows,
ind better 1nd trusr men> never drew sword
frcm ecabba1d: Colonel, ". H. L. Wallace.
Of La SANE, eonnty;: Lieut.. Colonel, J. n.
Ransom, Of Etyette county; Adjutsnt, G. 7.
| Hotchl5fs, Of Cook county; Surgeon, Dr.. L.
4. Uelse, Of L. sLlc county; Assistant Sur.
geon, Dr.: Rockwell, Of. Wlnnehago county.
Al lhe health Of the soldiers stationed here
Is an object Of much solicitnde among their
friends, / will state thkt there are only about
-half q dozen On the sick List In the Yhcle reoi
ment. This :placc-Vi}la Ridge beyond
| The sxnmpy land: which enyirons Cairo and
Is located high and dry, In beautiful spot,
and the soldier, nearly all Of them, look and
feel hearty and healthy, and better than when
! they Left home They have several delightful
| the springs close to the caInp, and to add to
ridcd rith ice. ,e.>
.- Ny dinner in emp Today Was most c1ce1
lent one, and what dp you think Wc lsd for
|. dessert swine :" you will perhaps ask.
|,Weu, Fe had thai, and Jelly and cake and pie,
| notihfg citing to mention sweet and fesh But
ser; b1t that wasn't allIEe, bad genuine
! II md accomplished lady of LIEUT.. Fle1d. OF
| fha FY8purt ru1npauy; arrived to day from
| Freepon, and takes up her quarters with this
/ regiment Possessing delicate, almost sy1ph.
ufe GAue, .Nts. F. Would seem to be the
| 1s4t aady iM the world 10 -be fitted Tor camp
Me; bat think 1,mays cay without nattsry
Is more than 1nA4e up: BY the :fo1tltude Of the
I :an sue lie p Popularity Of capt. Atkins,
Mhofe Company haa the post of honor in tho
Kfgiment, viii be an ample shield for the PSF.
dality ofa special mention here Of tbs Fret
port Company, which has thus favored the
Regiment with th1s gentle and zaoat welcome
guest The Company y oi6eess2 ~ follows: !:
Cap{sin-smih D, Atki1s,
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- Five hundred stand aof. arms and three hun
dted and twenty blanketa were conveyed from
the depot yesterday to Camp Mather= This-ts
sufficient to supply most of the men Who
vert. unsuppned, With blankets; however,
they are in need Of Several hundred additional
stand of BINS: There arc now shout nine
receired yesterday ftom Col; Ross, stating
that he aud Oap2&n Pope would arrive, Last
evening at SIX o'clock by the steamer Ne
b1askk; -. - -: 80:
The appointrnent of subordinate ofaeerA
viii like place soon alter COLONEL Rosa r.
5al. Bit few Wezo reported On .the sick, list
eddiutsnt Ryan of dc Natlonal Btuesa;sfOo.B.
Il winning goldsn opinions hon: ali, On :ae.
count of his genia1 md ut1eananfy demesaor.
-Etonia 1faH&TlE{5 523d+ i =.
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$780,:
Reign Of Terror Caused by Secession.
TFThn 1<.4to~ aJ1.o,.n1 -..rAf.

he}En OF X9fror Caused by Secession.
THE following letter addressed to gentle
man in this city, is from reliable and respon-
sible source. For obvious reasons the writer's
name is Withheld] ......
TENXEesEE, May 10, 1861.
awe are all secessionists from fear, and yet
there is q majority for the Union in this couu-
~. The mob rules everything. All Union
rapers, either from the north or south, arc
stopped-not being allowed to pass through
the postrotflce. I am in daily fear Of having
my house searched for incendiary mntter. En-.
ereon Ethriage, recently, was not allowed to
speak at Paris, under penalty Of coat Of tar
and feathers; and st Nashville, Preparations
we're actually nude te hang him; but his
friends hurried him away. What are We to
do? Is 1t not hard that VIC dare not speak
and think ut our own firesides. We fear the
mob and our OVID servants more than We do
Lircoln's army. Indeed We look to tile sol.
dtess at Cairo for protection The secessionists
swear they will shed the Inst drop of their
blood for their rights, bat not one in ten know
Ing. what their rights are. Ethridge, with sey-
eral Union men and two OF three secession
Isle, went up to Cairo lately. Tho secession
lists expected TO find the scum Of creation
there, and were not q little surprised to find
tie best citizens OF the State in camp. They
Lave been accustomed to boast that one
southeTncr could whip twenty Northeners. I
doubt II they feel SO now.
"HeaTkp t1ye our native land y
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weatern River News rom a ScctastoS
So Stand Point.

- 6xAnu xo1uxs
!, The st. Louis RepuNtcan, which is now 70.
ciferating its steadfast devotion to the unioh,
has the following curious NEWS and comments
In Its column Of river intelligence: !
The ssesmer Fred Lorenz, Captain IL Green,
which left this port some time ago, bound Gr
Louisville and Cincinnati, and was not per.
mitted to pass -Cniro, yesterday returned to
this port, with nearly the whole Of her cargo,
the Lorenz's cargo was sold at Cairo, the ovri
e1s being On; board With It; the balance, 31
tons OF flour, corn, potatoes, bacon, &c, Wa
returned. Mr. Prentiss, the military lawgfvE
Of southern Illinois, said TINT be could not Tt
the Lo1enz pass, as be feared tho greater pf.;
the feccded States Of the Southern Contedf.
aey. There WAS no evidence Of this on tie
bills of lading or other papers belonging to be:
boat. The cargo was consigned to alubst
every, point On The. Ohio river, between the
Tho. sam. Gaty Is nearly due from Missouri
riyer We advise her officers to be careful, as
ete will doubtless be shot at by the. battery
sboye the city. We learn that the GennRn
soldiers in the vicinity Of hyde Park, are
watching for the Gaty with considerable hter-
est We are 1t loss to know what theGaty
soms Abolition SPY has spotted the STEAMER
mp the river. She carried the. :st stax and
stripes Of the Southern Confedetacy rersua.
sion up to 1eaTenWorth once, and very small
edition Of the article at that, and larg} mob
Of small men and boys ut Leavenwort6 could
not understand 1t, aid nsisted on its ctnine
: down. They tack 1t down aad carried It Of,
Notwithstanding the dag was 4 toy, belonging
to one Of the children On the boat. Tho child
cried for tts baub1e, and the citizens Of I1ayen-
worth shouted fm A. Lincoln, and promised
to.Ret even with the boat for Carrying fuch =
naughty American. This ray be the3 crime
3Sr Which saMissoun & bea5s - sfe shot At before
- The Belle Pee3E from Peoria, minoia river,
skud fhaDfaVe tfrum: Keoknk, we}e dis.
turbed by gnniea naar Rtasall'a Point. oa their
way down the dIR yesterday morning, 8, about
fofmauty, and.xreze permitted TO 60 a. Il
:, costsahpnt $1l ip time .ana fuel for boat to
ktoF Nhef6 E33s :hm 10 hubtnass, and wa won;
*as%twkoxil pay for :tl.ia amusement Of vol'
They ~ tosrinE doNn- tia old brewery o.
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Atthe late meeting Of The Geographical So.
clety In New York, Mr. Disturne1 read pa
per on the Seas Of North America. The su:
pIems !CouIt, Of .hc United States hare de.
e!ared the lakes Eric, Huron, Michigan and
superior, with their connecting waters, to be
feas, comm ereially aud legally: The effect is
to give chip oxners on the hikes the came pro-
fee1ion under the acts Of Congress, as they
would have On the seaboard or hde-Taters.
Congress, under this decision, IS empowered
to Improve the hasbors Of the lakes and the
Competing st1sits, precisely as It has power to
DO the same work on the seaboard. This will
probably lead to vigorous policy in the MAIN
tepance Of fedelel authority, both in keeping
rp the harbors and In making provision for
the safety OF commerce and protection Of life
- The Suites Waahed BY these s. seas " are New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana
Illinois, Wisconsin and MINI nesota, making Il
sea coast Of five thousand miles, andan area Of
ninety thousand square miles:rc In ageograph-
1cal Point Of viEw, Mr.. D. thinks the rivers
Detroit, st. Clsir and st. Mary's should be dc
nominated .sstratts, = as well Is the Straits Of
Of Aaekinac; Then, including Green Bay and
Gsosgtan By, there are six bodies Of water
which. might appropriately be termed the
Huron Bea8.h-D1rnl 4due7zizer.,
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Sam Houston Ell 1sfght-A Patriotic
Speech from Him.

The charge that Gen. Houston made &C.
cessioD speech at Galveston Is nll false. He
spoke in deflance Of threats, aud an eJc.wit-
MISS saya:
About IN hour before the time appointed
the principal zt1ect of he ely. Wien he Id
alighted from his carriage, he stood for few
moments, fearlessly before the crowd, to con
verso with some friends. followed him, with
other gentlemen, into an adjoining Office
There were present about twenty most prom
lnent eecessionists, but friends Of the General
All united in entreating him not to persist in
speaking, when It would inevitably be at the
peril Of his life. The brave man, however, had
but one answer: II have lived in vain,
gentlemen, If cannot now speak what think.
II 1t has come to that here, may Us well die
now as atany time"
A prominent eecessionlst, whose name IS
conspicuous among the rebels Of Texas, Gen.
Nichols, during this conversation, put numer-
GUS questions TO Houston, touching his pres
ent position, and relative to certain remarks
be Was reported to have made. he asked
Houston If he ever had said that JEFF Davis
dictatoria powers. Turning to him with .
look Of whitening contempt, the old General
replied ~ did coy go, and In the presence Of
God, think so; and I will say what I think
though the thunders blast me here" As we
started to 50 up to the place where Houston
crowd ask this same Gen Nichols swell,
what did you, get out Of re old man :" To
which he replied, that "all he got from him
was that he was going to Eay What he d-d
pleased"
Gen. Houston walked almost unattended to
tho hall where he Was to speak, his friends
avoiding him from fear Of injury from the ex-
cited crowd: On arriving there be was told
that it lad been closed against him by the
owners. who feared Its destruction by the
mob; Houston replied that he would speak
II the open air then, mud walked fearlessly
through the crowd to m elevated balcony,
commenced his address without the least trace
If agitation OF alarm visible upon his count
enance. 4-After;alludiug briefly to the events
which had trasspired since he was last at Gal
vestonl he boldly v1ndicated his OWL character
from. the. talumnies " hIch-had been heaped
1pon him BIZ come Of the leading journals in
Ta1aH. He then chaIactesised the secession of
Texas: tniquitou and prejudiclal in every
way tpher best interests. He said that though
disunion might be III theascandant now, there
5Woe afehh1e reaction: to come, which would
he hea<d; and HAT he stood In q waiting atti-
tuffp ftnf &hatftTna n rnuna -
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tsYoU COMES NIT ME."-A writer In the New
Orleans Crescent, detailing what he cal ) the
"slaughter in ST. Louis" relates an astound-
ing fact concerning the impndence Of those
"Dutch soldiers" He saye that one Of the
Camp Jackson secessionists, after Gen. Frost
had surrendered, managed TO slip out between
the lines, and having doffed his uniform and
put On citizens dress, came back aud took his
place in the crowd. straightway German
Eoldier-a regular brigand, Of fcourse-stcpped
out Of the ranks, went up to the diz guised runa-
way, and chipping hand on his shoulder,
muttered, You comes nit ne!!'' Mercy On
usI Vas there ever such inso1ence?