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regiment has companies full for seven bat
teIies, instead Of the five requested, and goes
into camp st Racine forthwith Three bat.
ter1ea Of nfed cannon ara on tbs way for Its
use, and there is already ono battery in the
Etzte. Authority was given to raise a battalion
Of cavalry. Over 500 men are now In camp ut
Ripop, md regiment Mill the result instead
regiment hare been set on foot and their sue
cess ia insured. Our company Of sharp.
shooters for Berdan's regiment has gone On,
as also cavalry company for Fremont. Within
six weeks It is calculated that Wisconsin will
have 600 men In service. There Will be no
need Of drafting here unless more than a, 600
are wanted.
Fast day has been observed here as never
Eas day before. The banks, and nearly all
stores ard chops, were closed: There were
services, full coDgregatIons, and appropriate
sermons in nearly all The churches, and part
Ct the day the streets were as qniEt as On the
Sabbath. Thtre wss no local proclamation
and scarcely any formal concert Of action,
but spontaneous recognition Of the pro.
prie.y Of observing the day as recommended
by the President Yours
, 1861-09-28
ON WASHINGTON.


wAsHna1on, Friday, September a6.-The
steamer, Delaware arrived ut the nAyy-
yaEd this neon with body Of mss1aes from
PhIlade1phfa- The Captain reports that the
battery at Free Stone Point Was unnsaked
having been al cleared away, and that It
opened upon him, firing shout seven shots,
none OF which teok effect They were all
good line shots, but fell short or went oTer,
TWO just gFszed hfs deck
Capt. Csunan says about so vessels passed
up and down, but none were fired 1t except
the Delaware.
From the disclosures OF rebel officer, it is
ascertained that the battery at Free-Stono
Point is commanded by H. J. Hsrtssein, for.
merly commander In the q. 8. Navy, and
that there are battssies on the Virginia side Of
the Potomac every two and half mf1es from
Oeecquan to Matthias Point.
Ihe river Il now considered BY naval officers
as efsctually closed. Our Potomac f1otills il
insufficient to,cdear it of the numerous batter
les upon its banks. 4 1ard force is indlspen-
eab1y necessary, and it II believed that within
few days, perhaps few houts, the rebels
will attempt to cfoas the lower Potomac into
Maryland. They viii meet warm reception,
but it may be necessary to strengthen our
forces in that direction
[Wotld's Dispatch
4 flag Of truce crossed the Potomac at Ed.
wards Ferry on some trivial subject, but the
Eentiuels discovered that one man in the boat
was sounding the river The rebels were
placed under arrest-
Yesterday Lieutenant deserted from one
Of our regiments On the Upper Potomac and
went over to the rebels, giving them, it il
supposed, full information.
IN. 7. TrIbune's D1spatch.]
sherman's Naval Expedition to the South.
EN- coast Wi]l eail within three weeks at the
farthest- Fifteen or twenty regiments will
have the privilege Of going to Charleston, a.
tie principal officers IN the command believe
or to Mobile, OF New Orleans, 81 others con
i7cture Gen. Viele's Brigade Of dve regi
meats now in camp here will form part oI
the force, and will 60 to Fortress Monroe, to
will not strike the only blow on the sea
, 1861-09-28

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tr,hu.s,
PApucAu. Kv sen+ a. 4ee,
Whether paducah is ~ ~ 80 ssp, ~ 1oei.
--.s.,.s . aoean - 70 % atsacked or not,
OF whether we are able to defend 1t or not,
He are at leaat eafe: for In a n.rve1on.rv ahort
+:na +he 15n h.-.a.-1:-. -., oA0A'
, Wv A'o oages "a1cn arrived mere On
last Friday, the 20tb, have BEEN turned into
river md connect,no rs E'ts 49, % n1,,a,s -.
A.'e4 ~no connecung us "asn Tue 111o8
shore.
It seems exceedingly difficult to ret reliable
information A n The roa,tion ona nova.
-oan+r ~ - Irxa.s 49,
LAST week, the report Was that they hal evacn-
ated Columbus and we're moving on th,aulaee.
n.,1o i,,,.o 4ha -.,,,,+ - ~.
- "An0 ;.e4e' wv ASf'S1' ~ sAe 'a'ao &tale "as
that they we're eVacuating every p1Ace
which they had occupied In this past of
Kentucky. End WERE withdrawing ;,+o
m.- 1"so
tennessee ooealence 70 the pro-
clsm2tion Of Cor. Magotfla: and now It turns
out that they Withdrew their troops ONLY from
Mayfie1d, and that they arc from thirty TO
foriy thousand strone 1t Co1umhnz. and auG. ~
meatipg their forces rapidly eYerg day. It's
latter information COMES from one Rho Was
for come several weeks iu their camp, He as
suree us that they are determined 70 attempt
the capture Of this place, and thIt
tEeY Bill move mon it before long with
eQMOnen. He REPORTS the troops = well
armed ard well fed, with the exception Of
JET T1ompson's : tatte1 den alions On the Mis-.
seu1i shore, whom he represents as destitute
Of every thing pertsin1Dg to the efficiency Of
soldiers food, clothing, arms, discipline and
all. His means Of iptormation must have
been good, but who he is and how he obtained
bis information, 1t Ii not prudent to divalge.
Unless they can take this place they
can make no successful demonstration
upon any part OF Kentucky, this side
OF TIE senfh"eetern corner Of the State:
tor from mere 1olce can be thrown In the
rear o. any c97nmn iaey may throw upon that
polIlon o. heht9eky Iom b5oWn county
"est ano WIN th1s piace and sm1thland,
E11en us AZ tae mo1th OF the Cumberland,
u our poEsess1on, We can 90 threaten the
Mhoie ol Miooie ana H@st tennessee as to
he1p az l1ell tIoopn a. home. beside this,
unless they can W1est faducah from us, they
ta1 hahe no 6tsnd OF any consequence this
e1oe CT Memphls; ana as We are bound to
me- mgTe ;!ap1 Is s99n m as re get ready, the contest
Min !nssnap1y ~ " tsaas.et1ea 70 Ienneeeee's
hxSleu sou g!gzaty leaI, nqWeyer, t1at
~ a1 @gne - s. nsessse4 e IL u nentucky
~ ~ Tanr+ sleae h.s rnbbaJ *; " H. aresinent
lion Of its moral effact. and I'd .ecession;sts ] and
tbejr secret sympatbi :e,s eyerywhere hreatbe
freer, and are reassursd that theT ean cor.
time to act against THE Iifa of t11e Cavern.
ment with fInrnnity.
, 1861-09-28

Croakers predicted immediate commercial
ruin to the North as the result Of the war
They told us that while our exports would he
diminished two thirds in the single item Of
Cotton, Imports would sustain comparatively
little diminution; that we should thus buy
much end sell Ittle-that there would be con.
EtqneEtly heavy drain Of specie from the
country, and general bankruptcy would ineYi-
tab]y ensue
The dismal rrc-hecy has been happily fa1si-
fed. The We n;i' been in progress five
months and TL g; ;:i;i 1iret'' Nay, more; the
was When President Lincoln iseued his first
Proclamation for troops. Business of every
kind is reyiviEg, Money is both plenty and
easy. Public and private credit are becoming
better every day. II we do not sell largely, we
do not buy ex1raVagantly. The ratio Of im.
port and export has undergone comparatively
little change.
Better still. The gap in trade created by
the Revolution Of King Cotton is already be-
iEg filed. The cry for Bresd comes to us from
Europe. We are asked in lieu Of Cotton, to
load our ships with wheat and cor1. Every
where-flom Ergland-fom France-ifom
Southern and Eastern EuIope-the report Of
"shoTt crcps" comes like a wall across the
Atlantic. The millions Of the Old World look
to us for the "Staff Of Life.'
ton to respond. Our granar1es are well stored.
The LAST season WAS unprecedented for its
thrittineEs Of crops, while ne shall raise NIL
lions moIe then we shall need the present
year. We ehall be but too glad to supply our
custcme1si but too glad to exchange q round
hoop Ohio" aud Milwaukee club" for hard
cash.
This great export movement has already
commenced. For the Eeek ending Tuesday
the 18th, the engagements Of wheat to France
alone, In New York, amounted to over one
million Of bushels; while the engagements
for sirgle observation-disclosures up to the
enormous figure Of four hundred thousand
buehels! For the same period the engags-
ments Of Hour have been forty thousand bar
re}s.
This dependence upon US for BreadstuHs,
wbj1e it will stimulate trade, will hold the
"Great Powers " to their good behavior. They
will be careful how they pick quarrel with 4
country upon which they depend for their
daily bread" They will think 1t more ne
ceasa1y to obtain food for their bellies than
foCd Tor their looms; will think it more in
peratiyeto placate the Genius Of Famine than
to plaeate Manchester and Lyons.
1t would almost seem as If there WAS q
Providence in this sudden. coming want OF
EnIope-a want which We can only supply
aid want which We can convert at once into
source Of wealth to ourselves, an Instrument
for the crushing out Of the Rebellion, and q
check upon the evil designs Of rival Govern
nente. King Cotton f1rds himself confronted
BY King Bread end compelled to show cause
why he shouldn't share the honors Of domin-
ion with him.
, 1861-09-28

The Board OF Trade Of this city has recently
published q valuable statement Of the manu-
tactu1es of our city. TWAS prepared by their
talented and attentive Secretary, l. Blodget,
sfte1 an examination Of the census returns fol
1850, made to the Government, and dilIgent
t1tcTt to supply the DEFICIENCIES and correct the
inaccuracies Of the original reports Of tho
deputy maIshals appointed to CANVASS Phi1a-
delphia. It afordsa startling and gratifying
proof Of the magnitude Of the industrial inteF-
ests Of cur city. It is an old maxim ct that one
ha1f Of the world does not know how the 9th
er half lives y and It is only by such state
ment ss this that wea1e enabled to realize how
ls1ge population a1e dependent for subsls-
terce upon the manufactures they produce,
and What an immense variety Of useful and Or
namental articles arc made In our midst. We
are told that st one hundred thousand aduIts are
engaged strictly to manufactures, and in e.
tshlishments producing more than i've hun.
sred dollars' worth yearly" and that, exclu-
eive CT every article Of local consumption,
there are "a hundred millions In valne Of
goods made here and distributed to al psrts
tf the United States and almost Of the world" :"
, 1861-09-28
Death ef Ben. CAnnt, the Pusl1iAt.
From the London Globe, Sent. 10l

Yesterday morning, At four o'clock, Mr.
Benjamin Cxunt, the proprietor of the Coach
and Hozres Tavern, St Martins Lane, expired
someE chat snddeuly st his realdence. The de-
ceaeed, faniliarly known as Ben. Caunt, had
lorg been leading member Of the prize ring,
and held for some years the championship,
which he succeeded In gaining after ma1y
hard fought battles. AL day yesterday Csuat
was in bis business as usual, but showed some
signs Of indisposition. He retired to rest at
hfs usual hour last night, and this morning was
found dead in bed, without having, apparent
the last year or two Caunt has been very muck
effected IN his mind BY the loss Of bis license,
Of which the magistrates deprived him On ae-
count Of information laid sssainst him By his
Ee'glbors Of the nuisance oceasianed about
his houee by large crowds Of sporting men
who took an interest in the then pending
prize fight, particularly IN thas between Hee-
nan and Saye1s fer the championship, which
Cnunt had just resigned. When bis body
wss discovered, 1t four o'clock this moraiHg,
tho lime at which he Was usually called, med
cal aid was Immediately rcsoFted to, but it
Was ascfTtaiDed that death muss have taken
place eoEa tua previously, probably IN ;aops
or tNQ,
, 1861-09-28
Gtita'lg{io|.G .G:tiit6utte it
SATURDAY., SEPTEMBER 2s, 1861.
TRUST THE PEoPLE,

The people are long way ahead Of the
Government, the Press and the Pulpit in
a knowledge Of thetrue causes Of the War.
Their interests, II not unerring and infal.
lille, peint nearer to the truth than the
formulas observed by our rulers, the tra-
ditisns adhered to by the press, or the
conservatism Of the popular theology,
hardly yet released from the grasp Of that
atheism which approves, OF fails to
condemn, the buying and selling
Of men. History teaches, wherever
lis pages are searched with asincere desire
to wrest truth from the prejudice and par
tiarship Of authors, that the peop1e-peo-
pie even who cannot boast our own apti-
trde for and instruction in the art Of self.
govern ment,-are always to be trusted,
when unopposed, with the conduct Of
their own aHairs. In Ill changes Of GOV
ernment, in modern times, the people have
never failed to comprehend their real
needs, and never except to destroy enemies
or defeat reactionary movements have they
willingly gone beyond the point in which
their advancement in the art Of govern
ment bids them stand. The blood that has
been poured out in revolutions is not
cEargeableto popular account. The people
sre not revcngelul. Tyrants only delight
in savage deeds.
In the present rebellion against Coy
eminent organized by the people, the les
sons Of history are not to be disrcgarded
by either loyal men OF rebels. We NAV
see that The hepopular demand is the proper
one, and that no established institutions Of
State OF Theology can stand against it !;
that the quickest acquiesence in what
the people ask is the safest; that whoever
or Whatever is set up to oppose the nation
al will, goes down; that laws and consti-
tutioDs are only the expressions Of what
sfas once deemed sufficient for the necessity
Of the State paper bargains between the
individuals OF the masses, that may be
changed or annulled in day. Shall it be
said, that because our ancestors acquiesced
in the fact that slavery existed, We their
children, a people len times greater, and
having suffered a hundred times more from
its evils, are debar1el, in the tempest Of
civil war, from pushing it aside? As well
be it held that mankind had NO right to
kick loose from the shack1es Of the feudal
ages, or from the mythology Of Greece.
There is no Interchangeable law bat the Di-
vine law. The march Of human develop.
mcnt sweeps grand1y over thew rst obsta
cles Of venerable ignorance and wicked
ness. They who seek to oppose it, do bu
build sand hil1ocks on the sea shore, which
the next wave shall level And eYen now
despite The prejudice and short sightednes
Of Individuals, the wave is rising ant
gathering strength, which shall erase tht
most formidable obstruction to American
progress. Slavery is doomed to fall err
the sword now drawn returns to the scab
bard, and to the people, under the AL
mighty Ruler, will belong the glory an6
the reward
, 1861-09-28

FIELD ARTnLIRY IN PnEPARArIoy.-A
large amount of ordnance is manufacturing
for the State, under the supervision Of Com
mitSaly General Welch, formerly Of this CITY,
Twenty -eix Parrott 1itled cannon, Of which
ten are twenty :pounde1s, have recently been
leaned to the General Government, and sixty
&C d1tional guns Of the same class have been
ordered, with carriages, caissons, battery
wagons and fo1ges. The contracts for ali the
fixtures necessary to fit these guka for field
service, except harness, have been given out,
and the work is going On rapidly. a consid'
enable number Of the gan.carriages have al
ready been received, aud feW Of tae guns
lave been mounted. Accompanying each
gun are one hundred rjaed sheils. It is
thoRght that the whole number Of guns will
be ready for the field with1a month. They
will comprise ten full batteries, and these
pieces are believed to be among the very best
in use.-BHtulo Commercial Adce7siszr.
, 1861-09-28

4N1s 11ukze41 8LQ our Army UfHtefSs
Washington Correspondence Nj. Evening Post.1
The petitioners who called forth the Russell
memorandum" from the State Department
did not exactly understand the facts in the
case, or they wonld not hare sent petition
to Mr: Seward. The grievance Of which the
American people have q right, possibly, to
complain, Is, not that DR.. Russell writes such
letters as he pleases, or that the London
Times prints them, but that after the pub
Hcat;on Of the offensive letters, our leading
generals ard public men continue to
toady him, to invite hin Ia 20 within
our li1es, to witness all the grand pa
rades, as if the prosecution Of the war were
dependent upon Ruese1i's descriptions. TIE
petitions should have been seat to the War
Department., and not to Mr. seHatd am
informed by an Intelligent Eng1ishman here
that Alr. Russell has constantly ever since
Bull Run, been obliged to refuse pressing in
yltatloue, and most Of them from our officers.
It is stated that he has never yet applied for a
pass to 60 across the Potomac, but one was
se1t to him BY Ger. Scott or Gen. Mcclellan.
OF course this Was very plain intimation
that he Was desired to visit our camps at his
leisure. To ask that such an individual, who
is the recipient Of such marked attentions
from Government officers, should be sent out
Of the country il rather singular, and it is 40
wonder that HI. Seward declined to interfere
in the matter.
, 1861-09-28

4 SECESSION DEF4CLTER.-TheI Iowa Hak
Register says thst Thomaa sargeant, Y. 8. Re-
ceiyer at Fort Dodge, is g defau1ter in the
Sum Of 81 ,309, aud upon the arrival Of P. F.
Wilson, special agent ofthe Treasury Depart
ment, be not only refused to make any effort
to settle but openly deded the authority Of the
Government Ever since the outbreak Of the
rebellion, Sargent has synpathised with The
South, end It was only suitable that he shonld
prove his almiration of Floyd, Thompson d
CO., By becom1r \ thief 81 well rs q traitor
He is p1pbab1e ere this under arrest Hle
bondtmen are believed to be amply response
bic for The amount OF his defalcatious.
, 1861-09-28

IN House Chicago, September l7th4 1851.
Pursuant to Instructions from tie Secretary Of the
Treasury. book will be opened on the 18th day Of
September Inst. at this Office for subscriptions under
ny surcrrteuccnce fer Treasury Notes, to be Issued
under the act Of July 18th, 1861 These notes will BE-
Issued In Gums Of fifty doars, ore hundreds ollars i've
hundred dollars, cne Thousand dollars, and five thcu
sand dollars each, dated August 1851 payable three
years after date to the order Of the subscriber
directed AID teariEg interest at the rate Of $40 per
ceIt per annum payable scmlannuaEy; such interest
biting 1t the rate Of two CENTS Tor each day On every
hundred dollars. Fer the convenience OF the holder
each tolder will have coupons attached expressing
the several fmounts ol semianEual tntsrest, which
coupons may be detached and presented for payment
separately frem the notes.
Subscriptions for such Treasury Notes viii be re-
oeised durIrg fifteen days from the dxy Il opening
tile book as Aforesaid. No subscription for less than
1y dollars tor any fraction Of that eau be re-
ccfved. Subscriptions CT fifty dollzrs hundred
dollars must be Fald in awfu1 the United States
at the time Of fsubscribing Subscriptions OF more than
one hundred Collars may be paid at once; Of, pre-
1er1cd oEc-tenh 1T the time Ct snbscrb1cg aud
third Of the whe1c amount On every twentieth day
thereafter until the whole eha1l be paid. No payment
Of less than y dollaf8 cAn be accented that being
the tmailest sun fer which Treasury Eotss be is
eIed-
Certificates will be granted in duplicate to tnbsc1.
subscriber will transmit ~ mail to the Secretary Of
the Treasury, when Treasury Notes, aforesaid, viii
be issued thereon to eu.h eubs c1lber his Order
Fyg interest as expressed In such certificate; but In
cases where only part Of the amount subscribed Is
Paid at the time Of subscribing Treasury Notes viii
be sned &nl5 for the payments mads subsequently to
the first. which will remain until the whole amount
subscribed by such person shall be pald when Tres
EaTy Notes will be Issued for such first payment also
On payment OF each deferred tnsta1ment, the subsc
ber will pay IN addition thereto equal to the in
terekt accrued thereon from the 18th the date
Of payment and On final payment like interest thu
2mouut paid cn subscription, which paEn ents OF II
terest will be reimbursed to the subscriber In the
| ment Of the first c7upon.
The Treasury Notes itsned upon Euch certi2cstea By
the Treasury Will be sent to the Subscribers By mall
such ether mode as msy be 1rdicated By them wheu
they transmit their original certificates Thedupcate
ceri1cstts may be retained BY them for THAR own e.
| Cuf1ty. JULIUS WHITE,
| 1S-g65IeW United States Depository.
, 1861-09-28

DANGERS OF CAMPHENE-At Detroit, last
Wednesday evening, while Il. G. Buck was
heating 8 can Of alcohol with other ingre-
dienti upon the stove, for the manufacture of
some; patent "pa1n Killer" the can exploded,
and Covered him and three ether persons pre.
sent in sheet Of flames. The parties we're
: William Marshall, Mrs. Cooper, and servant
girl; and while all are badly burned Buck
alone is considered in critical condition.
, 1861-09-28
Fire at 1.6Gon Ill.

The disti1ler. connected with ". J. Graves
d Co.'s model" 1owriDg ELL, at Lacon, III.
WAS burned last Sunday night; loss $4,000,
partially Insured The fire Was caused By the
IGNITION Of gases upon the bursting Of the
high vine pipe; and 1t waa only with the
greatest difficulty that the Touring mill was
not also burned These mills we're owned By
Osxego parties, and the Touring mill alone
wx1 worth oyer $4,000.
, 1861-09-28
What "L1ta1e KenaalIs, Has noae.
Oswzdo, Sept. 28, 1861.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
In Jour report Of the 36th Regiment Of L
Y. in your yesterdays issue, you do great In
justice to the localities from which the greater
portion Of the regiment hail from. As 70.
ported, it would appear that the whole Of the
regiment belongs to st Old Kane," when, in
OF Kendall" his dore Is much to wards fai.
n'shirg the "material," and perhaps more
tcan sold Kane" In the formation Of the
regiment Kane county furnished four com
pan,es, Kendall tour &c nSoTppanies, Grundy
csmpany, McHeDry county one company, and
one company from The Young America Sta.
ton On the G. B. & Q. r Z In Warren county.
In landing the loyalty and patriotism Of tsOid
Kant, !" IN connection with this regiment here
after, it will be well to remember "L:tile
Kendall" and the other localities who have
put their bands tcgether IN the good work
correction you will oblige
a Sol DER Boy OF THE 36TH.
, 1861-09-28

GREAT FIRE AT Z KEwAuxEE, W1s-We ind
in the Keraunee Enterprise, Of the 18th, an
account Of the destruction, By fire, on the
saN-mi)1 belonging to TAILOR, Cunningham s
Co., together with $1,000 feet Of lath and
l2,0c0 feet of lumber. Not dollars worth
Of anything Was saved. The mill was built
few years ago at cost Of $22, 900, and was in
complete order, having one large circular,
WAS in all respects first class establishment.
, 1861-09-28

The State Keqa1sftisn.s,No Drafttng.
There il = prevailing impression that the
government may deem it necessary to resort
to drafting to I'LL up the laat requisit;on Of
twenty five thousand men in this State to the
seriously considered hut that was when the
national government, through the accepted"
regiments, placed itself in competition with
tbs State, ard made The success Of the latter
doubtful. But since the transfer Of those
regiments, the SUCCESS Of the regulation is
Q. eight thousand volunteers NEEDED to com
p1ete it. Theee will doubtless be enlisted
within & NORTH. There Is not only no necea.
sity fer drafting. to fiji out the present rsqai.
silion, bnt it is believed that another call for
n squsl Iumber Of men would within rea.
sonAole time be successfully. 2. En-. R,ss,
25fh,
, 1861-09-28

AASTFAcTCREG CANNON AT LENSaToE.-
unr boys had commenced the manufacture
ol cannon At Lexington when Gen Pric5's uc-
11mely ~ can Tooed them sway to other duties.
Ihey toqEd foundry with the necessary
tools and machinery at hand, and Capt. "
Nalty'a company turned cut the artizans for
such work. Already they had = 13Pounder
Under way. ready to bore ont, when Gen:
frlce bored them out, and took charge OF
things generally: In 8 few days nore they
calculated confidentia1ly on adding number
Whether Gen. Price las the men who can
take the place Of those he discharged doth
not yet tappear.-Quincy Whtq, 26tA.