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Henry Winter Davis IT Baltimore.
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Henry Winter Davis II Baltimore.
Hon. Henry Winter Davis addressed an i'm
menee audience at Baltimore, last "Wednesday
night, upon the war. He Was received with
the most nrb, urded enthusiasm, and endorsed
the WET policy If the Government to the full
est extent. The Baltimore correspondent Of
The Philadelphia Inqstirsr, writing before the
meeting, esys:
I frankly confess there was at one time much
prejudice against Mt. Davis, which defeated
bis re election, and put Hon. Henry May in
Office. Subsequent occurrences, however,
have brought the conviction that it was an ua-
fortunate exchange. Mr. May secured the
Deu, and afterwards, proceeding to Richmond,
to get the cue fr7m JEFF. Davis, before ventur-
irg upon his SCAT, turned :gainst them. He
d. nounced the Administration for It's course
towards Baltimore and Maryland d-pronouuced
us, as people. dfserac:d. suhiugated, tram
pied upon, down-trodden, etc, when those
differing from him believed their city aud COM
1nopwealth were esved, and that they had es-
cap: treason and its rebellious effects, as also
civil War, If not utter annihilation, from the
very causes SO vehemeptly condemned by Nr.
There arc new In our metropolis thousands,
who, holding the Union and Government para
y forego former preiudices and support Mr.
DAYS, feeling confident he would not deceive
tt EN-. The question with Us Is narrowing
down to Union or no Union, Government OF
no Government-to peace only after traitors
and rebels have been wiped out, and made tc
lay down their weapons Of rebellion. ThereiE
| no longer any hope Of compromise until they
are taught By experience that this nation and
its flag shall neither be fnsu1ted nor tzamp1ed
uD0u.
, 1861-10-21
Afternoon Dispatches.
CONTROVERSY WITH ENGLAND
IBpeF&A1t Correspondence between
10T8 Lyons and 8EorekAFy 80W&fds

WAsHMa7oH, Oct. 49,
Lord Lyons BeverAl days ago addressed a
letter to Nj, Seward, Secretary Of State, in
which he ssys: +" Her Majesty's Government
were much concerned to find that two British
subjects, Nessrs+ Patrick and Rshmis, bad
been subjected to arbitrary arrest, aud al
though they had been released, it could.not
but regard the matter as one requiring very
serious consideration" Lord Lyons, under
Instructions, therefore, felt bound TO Eemon:
rs he deignated their, aud to aay thst the au-
thoxity Of Congrsss Is necessary in order to
Justify tn arbitrary a11eat and imprisonment
Of British subjects.
Secretary Seward, in the course of his re-
ply, after detailing the facts n regard to the
two prisoners named in the nots Of Lord L;-
s.Tbe proceedings Of which the British
Government complains, were taken upon in
formation conveyed to the President By the
Legal police authorities Of the country, and
they were not instituted until after it had sns-
! pended the great writ OF freedom In Just the
extent that, in view OF the perils Of the State,
| he deemed necessary for the exercise Of that
| discretion for which he, as well as his Chief
advisers, amopg whom are the Secretary OF
Law before the highest tribunal Of the Repnb.
t lie, aud smenahle only to the Judgment OF
his country and the enlightened portion Of
! the civilized world"
In conclusion Mr. Seward remarks:
"The safety Of the whole people has become,
in the present EFFICIENCY, the supreme Law, aud
30 long Us the danger shall exist, all classes oi
society, equally the denizen and the citizen
mnat cheerfully aequiesce in the measures
which that Law prescrihes.
1.-The Government does not question the
leaning Of the legal advisers of tbs British
Crown, or the justice Of the Difference which
Her Majesty pays to them Nevertheless. ths
Br1tiah Government will hardly expect tha'
the President will accept their explanations o
tie Constitution OF the United States, espe
clally when the Constitution thus eKpouudet
would leave upon him the sole executive re
sponeibility Of euppresaing the existing insur
1eetion, while II could tranefer to Congres
the most material and indispensable power t.
be employ ed for that purpose
"Moreover, these exp1anstions find no req
support in the letter, much less in the spirit
Of the Constitution. He must be allowed
therefore, to prefer to be governed By the o.
ganic national Law which, while it will enabl
him to exercise his great trust with complet
SUCCESS, receives the sanction Of the highes
authorities Of our own country, and Is sue
tanned by the general consent Of the people 10
whom alone that Constitution was established
[Signed,l NV. Il. SEWARD"
, 1861-10-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
Retreat Of the Rebels Confirmed.

New YORK, Oct. 19.-The Herazd has the
following Washington correspondence:
The Abandonment Of Leesburg BY The rebel
forces is confirmed to day. They are said to
have proceeded towards point on the Ma
nassas Gap railroad. 1t is presumed they went
to Manassas to join the main body of their
army there, but the fact is not definitely ascer.
taiIed, and the opinion is entertained in some
quarters that they have gone towards Harper's
Ferry By way Of s;rssbarg and Winchester-
probably.
For some days The rebel army has occupied
the segment Of circle seversl miles in ex-
tent, geaching from Leesbnrg to the mouth of
Occoquan Creek. The movement recently
made bY Withdrawing from Leesburg, Viena,
Fairfax Court House aud Annanda1e, WAS IN
questiGnably intended to redpce the front,
which Low extends from the Potomac river, at
tie mouth OF Occoquan, upon that creek and
allng Bull Run, towards Junction, with Gen.
terylle and Fair. r.sxC. a oecupleda At o1tposts.
a very large body Of this force is known to
have been thrown towards the Potomac, in
the neighborhood Of Shipping Point The
movement is purely defensive, to meet the
supposed intended advance Of our army Of
the Potomac In that direction, so as to cnt off
the communication Of the rebel array at M
nassas with Richmond.
Gen. Stahel, Of the New York 8!h, with q
small force, made reconn oisaance, fret to
Annandale, which leads to FsiEfax Court
Honee. That village was not deserted as others
had been. The inhabitants said several rebel
regiments left there only yesterday morning.
Gen. Stahel then commenced advancing On
Fairfax C. Il. After proceeding mile he dis
covered four mounted rebel pickets watch
ing our movements. Our force arrived at q
hill called Coyle's, near the Court House.
Our men were very much disappointed when
they leaned they would not be permitted to
go on to the Court House, Soma of them
actually shed tears. The object Of the recon,
1oissance was simply to ascertain the position
Of the enemy, and not to geek an engagement
Having satie fed himself that nearly all thu
rebels had disappeared beJond FaisfAx Cou11
House, Gen. Stahe1 returned late in the eve
| mig.
The withdrawal Of the enemy from his sd
| vanced position in front Of the Union lines il
t fully confirmed by Prof. LsMountain, Wht
| made balloon ascension this Afternoon
| shortly before S O'Clock. He ascended from
| point about Elk miles vest Of A1exsndria. Th
wind carried him five or six miles over th'
| enemy's camps around Fairfax station, when
rising into another current, he took Circuit
| to Fairfax Court House, and thence back II
| our own lines, landing at fGen. B1enker's
| headquarters. He had an excellent view Q
the enemy's position and could see their en-
campments al Manassss. There were no rebe
forces, Except thers and there man, thj
eide Of Fairfax Court House. At the Cour
| House there were only few companies, IN
| the appearance Of the biyouacs demonstrate
| that the position had been recently almost e1
tIre1y evacuated. At Fairfax Station there az
peared to be larger force,
, 1861-10-21

From the Indianapolis 5ourol, 1oth-1
John Abzam Hendricks hss been promoted
TO the Colone1cy OF the I'D Indiana Regiment,
,ice Jefferson c. Davis, promoted TO Briga-
dier Generalship. James 8. Hester has been
chosen Lieutenant Colonel in place Of Hen
dricks, promoted. The Captains Of the regi-
meut are instructed to select BY ballot . sue
cessor to Major Tanner, whose unfortunate
death created vacancy In the third regimen
tai office.
The let Congressional District has sent
about 5000 men to the Tar, the % about
$500, and the 10th about $500. Other dis
tricts hare done equally - well
The New Albany Ledger Of Tuesday eyen-
ing says: The S4th regiment, Col. Asbnry
Steele, now encampede 1t Joe Holt, viii take
up the Nne OF march to day or to morrow for
Salt River, where they enter Kentucky and
move foEMard to join Gen. Roussean, in the in
te11or Of Kentucky
The sutler Of the Goth Regiment lost
EO,Qoo, belonging to himself and other par
het, u the capture made BY the rebels of the
propeller Fanny. There was something wrong
about the capture Of the Fanny. Her captain,
who escsped-and the only one who did-is
| eald to be eeceseionist. When will the Gov.
eminent cease to be gulled by t1zitorse
, 1861-10-21

rotten bankers, tell. VIC shall .oppose q
re-inauguration and extension of that bad
system upon which the State has hereto
fore progressed, and in doing 70, We begin
with entreatng the people not to put into
the hands Of these Commissioners ma
jority Of whom have financially had their
hides on the fence for long time past
the unusual power which this act confera
Admit that there are good men among
them-that Mr. Scammou is an expert
enced banker and man Of large wealth,
and the difficulty is not removed. Heis
in a minority Of just twelve in Board Of
thirteen; and just as true as that Board.
meets, though he and one Or two others
might desire to do the just and proper
thing, the public could expect nothing
good, nothing sound, nothing safe from
its acts. Golden apples do not grow on
blasted trees.
Once more: the people are about to hold
Convention, by their representatives, for
amending the Constitution Of the State
This whole question Of Banking will come
up for review and adjustment. The
matter should be left to their hands,
without the complications and entangle-
ments which the approval Of this at
would create. They will be competent to
deal with it in 8 proper manner, and to
insert the provisions in the fundamental law
required by the highest and most permau-
eat interests Of the State, without disturb
ing existing franchises which old 1egisla
ton has created. There is no necessity
for paste. The currency, to-day, with it
large admixture Of the precious metals, is
| if not free from objections, q great advance
upon what we have ever had, and we sex
no reason to expect that it will be Worse
unless this Law is approved, and the au
thority to make thirty millions Of pape1
money is put into irresponsible hands
Let US wait. Paper, as the Representative
Of coin, is bad enough and destructlV'
enough, even. when Issued by careful
hands-by men who have money stakef
on its redemption; created by men VIII
have nothing to lose, who have no finan
cial skill, and whose only object would bt
to gain, no matter who suffers, becomes
q curse as cruel as pesti1ence, AM
| SIS blghting as famine. Let us not hay'
it in Illinois. Have we not suffered
| ann,1ph
, 1861-10-21
What EroQuois has Done.

M1DuLEFoR1, 1lO4uoia Coz LII, VcL- ID, l661.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
For the sake Of correct history, I deem it
proper to write yon something concaniug the
part that this county is taking in the great
struggle to sustain our nationality aad to re-
store the unity and dignity Of the Republic.
1venture to say that there is not county
in the State that has exhibited more ferYent
patriotism, and manifested it more effectively,
in proportion to resources and population.
The county contains, according to the last
ceneuH, about thirteen Thousand inhabitants,
and not quite tWo thousand voters, and yet
just see how she has rallied to the WarS."
She has three companies which have for
BONE time been il active 6erVice-a company,
Captain George q. Wa1ser, Of this village, III
the 20th Regiment, and two companies, Cap
taine Ray ". Andrews, of Onarga, and Z. ".
Williams Of Chebanse, in the 25Ih REGIMENT.
It Is true that one or two Of these companies
are not composed exclusively Of lroquois boys;
yet it is well known here that enough men
have left the county to enlist in the 9th aud
Brigade, Yates Pnalanx, 18th Regiment, aud
the Plainfeld Artillery, Of our own State, to
more than compensate for any deficiencies in
our companies which may have been supplied
from other counties.
In addition to the companies already
l.
enlisted nearly full company, about one half
Of whom are low in camp near your city.
They will form part Of the 51st Regiment.
4 cavalry company Is also being formed at
Ona1ga, and one at Loda. Mr.. Eliphalet r.
| Knight, Of Onarga, who has been very actively
| engaged in raising the company at that place,
| informs me that he has seVenty-f7e men en-.
listed, and TINT he will go into camp this week,
near Chicago, aud will form part Of regiment
being organized By Col Brackett Of the regu-
lar army. Mr. Hiram F. Barstow, of Loda.
expects that he will be able to take his com.
| pany into camp at Clear Lake in a week Of
t ten days. This company will form part o1
| the frontier Regiment. Both these gentle
men, on account Of their well known energy
Of character, have been quite successful il
! raising recruita-
Onarga very handsome and we'll drillel
company Of Home Guards, under the con
ma1d Of Captain Beach, who hss had con
siderable military experience, I understand
that this company is about to Te-organize uu
der Captain Beach, for the war; but wha
progress has been made, an not able t,
say.
at the end Of three weeks this county vii
not have less than five hundred men in tn
field.
The county being almost exclusively agr
cultural, the men she has furnished are ger
orally Injured to active labor, and viii max
robust, stalwart soldiers, and ere they retur
they will win laurels for themselves and ad
reno1n to the many good qualities Of the ri
whence nt ao thy sgS 60 forth a1n tS Tas oa Gran,
|, they may all live to help crush this helli=
rebellion and return again to be joyfuli
greeted and honored By the loved ones 3:
home. Youra, FRANKLIN BLADES.
, 1861-10-21
Cook County Teachera' IostItute--A
Deferred Letter.
Btuc 1aTAyn nct ~ 1887


Editors Press and Tribune:
Will you allow me space in your paper to
cay few words in regard to the Teachers In
ttltute which Has in session at this place last
week? I will endaavor to be "short but
brief" as once heard minister remark at
the beginning OF his discourse.
The members Of the Institute at Its close
returned their thanks to the people of Blue
Island for their hospitality In entertaining
them. We think it would be more appropri
ate for uB 10 thank them for such q feast Of
reason and now Of soul. refer more particu-
larry to the evening lectures, which were of
the highest order. It WIS also my good for.
tune to be present at least . part Of each day.
! was attracted not 80 much By the knowledge
to be gained in "bcok larnin," but from curl
ositg, and the pursuit Of knowledge not alto
gether found in books, namely tue study Of
human nature, Taken as q whole, never
saW tEi'ty more agreeable people together.
1t Nas pleasing to behold the cordiality exist.
ing. None were overlooked or sighted, how
an example sci, think, BY their kind and be.
neVolent looking Superintendent. The most
dlsagreeable phases we're exhibited in the
egotism displayed by one or two of the young
erteachers. 4 little spaulding's glue applisd,
SO as to efectually fasten one individual in
particular to his seat, would have enabled
spanldirg to say with truth, "I have not lived
in vain." Nevertheless, the more commenda~
b1e feelings seemed to prevail; desire, not
foF show in dress, but for the legitimate object
Of the ttution-lmprovement. Think any
place benefited {Jea, verify, know 1t Was q
blessing to ut) where such meeting is held
In these evil times upon which we have fallen,
alitt1e healthy diversion helps Us to bear up
under the sorrow for friends gone to de-
fend or glorious country. It occurs to me
just now, there could be no greater phiyan.
th1opy than fcr man, rich in mind and money,
to go about speaking to the people upon Va
rions subjects, especially speaking cheering
and comforting words upon the great topic q
| the day. But ~ am meande1ing" aud viii
come back to the subject Of this article only
| to gay-the memories Of the past week viii
always be pleasant to uB; and We are sure, II
at any future time the Teachers' Institute
should be sgain appointed here, it would be
welcomed By the Inhabitants one and all, an
even those little vexing Incidents, such as tht
one at the "sperienee Meeting'' (the eve-
ming the Rev. Dr.. Tiffany disappointed us,
| will not again occur. May the Institute ane
| the members thereof be long-lived and con
| time to do good in their day and generation
| IL the humble wish OF Blue ISLAND.
, 1861-10-21
lfitaqo Trihtttts



The boq,.s tankefs haye not got through
with Illinois get This State is mine
hat they have worked with wonderful
assiduity and profit The great wild
caters have ret,re6-one with fortune Of
millions, shaved of the earnings d. the
people, others with lesser sums, but
enough 10 maintain the state Of India
nabobs.. The fellows who, like the Chi
nese in California, wash up the tailings"
and make fortunes from the leaSings Of
bolder adyenturers, are now plentiful in
these diggings, and they are looking in
every direction for that which will put
money IN their purses The Convention
is 10 meet soon for framing new Consh-
tuition, and Just now their attention is
directed to it. The one subject which,
after the ordinances that secure and
perpetuate personal liberty and public
security, is Of more Importance than any
other, is that which relates to Banking.
The freemen Of Illinois, who have never
had a good currency, need to exercise
the soundcst discrimination IN the choice
of their representatives Who will consider
that matter and incorporate it in the fun
damenta1 law- Mcn who have made
Finance q study, and who have
emancipated themselves from the absu1e
notion that paper promises to pay, which
pass for money, are an Indispensable
adjunct OF civilization, and who d.
not, because commercial and man
nfacturing communities sometimes fut
bank paper convenience, jump a
the CONCLUSION that without banks Of issu
OUT agricultural communities Ike th
Ststes Of the West ara impoverishe
these are the candidates who shoul
be selected in reference to this Ban
Question which will be the great bon
Of contention when the Convention
meets. Wild-catters ought to. and II ri
seek public safety, must be, excluded
Such Of them as are not debanehed ami
incapable Of just legislation, are craze'
and unfit to assist IN framing the orgaui
law. Let the people see to it IN time!
, 1861-10-21
Recruiting for Missouri Regiments In
Iowas.AfFest OF Agents and Veiun~
terra.

From the Keokuk Gate City, 17sh.l
a Captain, with some 60 or 10 men, recruited
in this State for service In another State, at
tempted to tske them down to St. Louis On
Tuesday. Col. Hillie, Governors Aid here,
acting under diTeetand imperative orders from
the Adjutant General, in pursuance Of orders
respecting enlistment Of Iowa soldiers for
other States, served q notice on the Captain,
forbi6dipg him to take the men to st Lon;s,
and obtained his promise that he would not
take them On the packet. It seems thst the
Captain then went through the form Of dis
banding his men, and tod them 70 60 where
pleased to 60 on the st. Louis packet, aud
started down the river with him.
Leaning this fact, Col Hills Immediately
teleg1aphed to the Commandaut 1T Quincy to
have the officers arrested when they arrived
there. This Was done, and the three officers
Captain aud Lieutenants-#ere brought back
Having been advised to do Eo, the men return
ed with them
The steamer Jeannie Whipple, which had
arrived here, Was Immediately taken into Gov
eminent service, and the men, with the Off
cerr, Fut On board Of her Under orders for
Davenport, to report to the Adjutant General.
From the Davenport Gazette, 1sth1
The prisoners arrived here, as shove men
TONED, under charge Of detachment OF Col.
BuEsy's Third Cavalry. They we're met at the
wharf at o'clock in the morning by Adj
Gen Baker and guard Of ten soldiers armed
with muskets. The Adjutant-Genera called
q counsel Of the field officers aud senior cap
taIns Of the 11ta regiment to consider the case
Of these prisoners. They DECIDED that
the prisoners (the omcers) had violated
Order No. 81, and recommended that they
be p1imanded By the Adiutant- 6 eneral, and
subject themselves to his orders. The fepri-
mand was given, and al the prisoners were
orce1ed into Col Reeds Iowa Regiment now
forming at Keoknk. The prisoners we're re-
lessed with this understanding, and returned
to Keokuk On the same boat, apparently
highly delighted with their excursion to
Davenport
This order, No. 81, sgainat recruiting in
the State for toreiga service, has aIresdy been
Of marked benefit It has saved the State
to our knowledge over one hundred men who
were enlisted for outside regiments, and ara
row turned over into the service Of their own
State. Recruiting for the State service was
at certain points almost entirely stopped b. b.
this foreign recruiting. The latter being
closed mp, recruiting for The State viii NOS
commence again vigorously At these same
| points
, 1861-10-21
LETTER FROM CoLoRADOJ
[Cot7espord danca of the Chieago Tribune
RooE1 MOUNT AHs, MOUNTAIN Crrr, |

{f.0rfexnor dhrra nftfa Ehsexro TTibuna
porr-~ Tnnx, .wa MoTrr4mCr
rmnnAnn ~ TE, arToRIs SEPT. Ss, igSi.
a,,,a ~ d,n ~ rar ard tbe c1a.b If no.
- tno 4tA r.-.. y. 80. s...-
sounding at1ns, reaea'ns us 4on tae staseS'
doubt not that short space In the columns
of vorr naner will be allotted me. devoted To
~. ' at"as.n .na .tc,,z If th1a a.ot,on ~
tae pscspeeae apo a1Af'44o ~ 1-'10 oss'4"1@ -
country.
In relation to military stfAl1s, everything
oronr5 hara IA Ill alive nv WAY OF raising voi.
A'oun'4 AA0.w -.1,,-a - a.,,, taote =. s,,os, a..
uhteefs. 1ae to4nns u1u1n Uoa'o Huoit U.S.
tance from me every day calling volunteers
tn their most Of duty, No flag waves here bnt
~. &C. p asas g s.s,nea-,o foTcsa mar,.b hs,s
tne oaats @ao otl ~ ~ Ao1>e~ As@o
but to the tune OF the linton. q 1sslnent OF
the Rocky Mountain boys, recently raised
he,e soor, IN he sent to the statee. will prove
~ ~ t.,1 -a,.+ .a,r,cas.1a srtna W
1nense1Ves u 1ne 4noe1 e<4 't~~~11o '>A'Au 1oa
will hsar no complaints Hon 1netn OF sore
feet in waking si1 or seven miles, as on the
road to Manassas, but they are capable Of
walking thirty or forty miles per day and fight
for the snort Of it all night, without suffering
any great Inconvenience. Accustomed to
caInn life. and frequently sleeping on the
grnnnd- With nothinR but "a blanket over them,
fhey are AZ much at home beuesth the spread
ine canopg Of heaven as In their rude inoun.
tain cahine.
In relation to the mining prospects here, I
have surveyed the field to some extent aud
find from observation TINT the country is un-
qneetionably rich in gold resources; but one
thfrg must be bofne in. mind, that net more
, 1861-10-21

PRIZE HTAxs-Those rejected Natlo1al
I book after N We Hr glad to hear It. The
authors ought to be thaakfu1, - xen = the
public. When the great Hymn Of the UnIon
shall come, It will need NO committee to en-
dorse it, and NO pecuniafy prize TO reward II
Geniu2 needs no mld'Wit to help IT, progeny
into the ueht OF tho worlds recognition sad
spplaase; md the of1apring of dallRsss tsri1es
never the better for RxTsi4g. MeanWhua. We
csn walt. Let ua aa7e the 01loa aaa thea
Gig It