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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
rremonrs Proclamation RecifIep.

1t will be seen by our dispatches, that the
President of the United States has issued an or
der so modifying and rectifying that clause of
Fremonts proclamation which relates to the con-
fscation of property and the liberation of slaves
to make it conform to the late act of Con-
gress Oh the subject of confscation. 1t appears
that the President, receiving the proclamation,
promptly wrote to Fremont, asking him to modify
the Objectionable clause, but Fremont preferred
that the modification should be made by direct
order from the Government, which accordingly is
done.
The President has made thorough work of
this business The proclamation is rectifed upon
the points which we published on Thursday last.
They are, first: the liberation of the confiscated
negro. Second: the restriction of the con6sca-
ton of negroes to those cases in which they are
used in promoting actual hostilites against the
United States; and third, a modification of that
portion of the proclamation which recognizes no
difference between disoyalists who cease hosuli-
ties against the Government, and those disloyal
lists who persist in rebellion. The President re-
quires the proclamation to conform to the law of
Congress on this subject.
We have been confident from the first that this
matter would be set right The right action of
the President in the case will sorely the Sc
cessioniss. Itannihilates large portion of their
most available capital in trade. They will hardly
know what to do for material to work with when
they can no longer hope to make the people be-
lieye that the purpose of the United States Gov
ernment is to set free the slaves of the South.
The stopping of the hole will keep away good
deal of wind.-Louisuiils JonrRal.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
Military Items.

We were happy to see Captain Will c.
Moreau, so severely injured by fall IRON his
horse, out upon the streets again yesterday.
Captain Moreau informed US that his cavalry
company, now in Camp Fremont, was full. He
says if the Governor win only place another ccm-
pany under his lead, making the command a
squadron, he will go down into Kentucky and
make the "bloodiest record during the war. y
These are the gallant Captains own words, and
he assured us that his highest ambition was to
meet the rebel Zollicoffer in the Southern noun
tains He had all confidence in bis ability to
make mince meat of him.
Captain Walker, of Connersvile, arrived
last week with his cavalry company from Fayette,
for Colonel John A. Bridgland's regiment. The
corps, numbering from ninety to one hun
dred men, marched down Washington street on
foot. They were unquestionably a splendid body
three when they reached the Bates and Palmer
House corners. Their horses are to be furnished
here by Major Montgomery.
= Governor Morton left yesterday for Cincin-
natl to confer with Gen. Mitchell with respect to
procuring arms for the border counties Of Indi-
ana The Governor win probably return to
day. ,-t
We learn from gentleman who was pres
ent at the unfortunate affair near Glasgow, Mis-
souri. where Major Tanner was so severely
wounded that he is pierced with four balls, three
in the lower part of the abdomen, and one in the
back, near the hip. Mr.. Carmichael, of the
Palmer House, was telegraphed to send his little
son along with his mother, to see him probably
for the last time. Mrs. Tanner and the littleboy
left on an early train day before yesterday morn
ing, Mr.. ]. B. Ryan showing them the requisite
attentions, and providing for their safe and speedy
journey.
The Cincinnati Commercial says:
We deeply regret to hear of the desperate
wound of Major Gordon Tanner, Of the 22d In
diana regiment lie received bis wound in an
unfortunate affair in which Two detachments of
Indiana troops fired upon each other in the night.
He was young man, but had for some years
been leading Democratic politician of the State.
His talents were of high order, and his patriot
ism most ardent. h is hard, indeed. if he must
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
The Rev. DR.. Cheever cat Homer--
An Abolition Festival.

The Rev. DIR. Cheever, having returned from
his church begging and abolition preaching tour
in England, was warmly welcomed on Thurs
day evening last, at an abolition love feast
at the residence of the Rev. S. r. Davis, Is
East Twenty eight street. "The parlors were
hung with portraits and notices suitable to the
OCCASION" The affair, indeed, was quite a bril-
liant abolition demonstration in its pictorial and
mechanical arrangements, and likewise in its fer
vent abolition prayers and speeches. Some of the
choice emancipation agitators who figured in the
late seditious Liberty and Union meeting" at
the Astor House were present. The inspiring
theme of this jubilee over DIR. Cheever was, of
course. our Southern institution of slavery. and
''the duty of immediate and entire emancipa-
tion;" and the great feature of the evening was,
of course, the speech of the immaculate Cheever
himself; and our readers may judge of the
pie of his discourse from this single passage:
"If the claims of freedom, justice, humanity
the claims of the enslaved.are not made the
objects of this war, then there is needed no
prophets ken to know what will be down in his
tory upon this country-infamy, infamy."
The Rev. DR.. Tying, next in order, harped up
on the same string to this effect: 1--WE shall new
take one successful step until we take the first
righteous step" (the abolition ofslavery) "That
we shall ever come out of this warfare at the
door through which we went in is, in my iudg
ment, impossible. We cannot come out but with a
country free or a country overcome. And | say
for myself, much as i loved, in my old federal
education. the Union, would rather 60 back and
live upon the shores of the Merrimac, and in the
single State of Massachusetts, than would form
a Union again with the South, if the cancer of
slavery is to be in its bosom" In fact the
reverend gentleman declared he would rather
see "the utter extinction of the whole Confeder-
acy,' and resolved into its elements, than gain
the glory of great majestic people at the sacr-
fee of great principle-the principle of eman
cipation.
We select these specimen bricks of this aboli
ton love feast from the copious report of the
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
SrIrtteo sfllsCfllanp.
Prom the Harrisburg Patriot and Unioi
An old Enemy mt Work.

The President of the United States will dis
cover before he is much older, that the men with
abolition procliyities are the most unreliable class
OF men in the country. So long as affairs are
managed to slit their extreme notions, and the
Government seems to be drifting into the policy
of negro emancipation, they are very Jealous and
enthusiastic in the support of the Administration
and extremely busy in branding every man as a
traitor who ventures to doubt the expediency of
every measure tending to the abolition of slavery;
but the moment the President ventures to put
check upon the illegal proceedings of any of his
subordinates, in the case of General Fremont
these abotiOnists forget their affected obedience
to authority, and grumbIe at and condemn the
proceedings of the head of the nation. This does
not surprise US 1t is eminently characteristic
No class Of men in the country are more habit
ualy laEless in their ideas than the abolitonists
Disregard for law is a chronic malady with
them. Affection for the Union is a new born
sentiment. They have so long treated the Union
as OF little value in comparison with the destruc-
ton OF slavery, and persistently disregarded and
violated the act of Congress providing for the
rendition of fugitives from labor. that the first
symptom of a determination on the part of the
President to compel a strict adherence to the
laws, causes a revulsion of feeling, and exhibits
the force of their lawleSs instincts.
The Administration can place little dependence
in any measure which does not tend to the realiz-
alton of their extreme ideas. This war is to
them The means of emancipation, and their zael is
propOrtioned to the apparent tendency of events
in that direction Let it once become clear that
negro emancipation cannot be the result of this
struggle for the Union. and the Abolitionists will
be converted into opponents of war and enemies
of the Government. Ii would not be surprising
before three months to hear the whole crew de-
nOuncing the policy of the Administration with
as much violence as they have heretofore sus-
tained it.
The Administration will learn to rely upon the
conservative men of the North-the men who
have respected the laws in the past and can be
depesded upon to do so in the future-who fight
for the Union as it was established by the Fa-
thers, and not for Union of conquerors and
conquered, based upon fancied equality of races
These are the men who doing the actual
work in suppressing rebellion, and broad and
generous confidence extended to them by the
Administration will more than repay the injury
inflicted by the opposition of the extreme and fa-
natcal Abolitonists.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
From the National htelligencer.
Grave Charge Against Gen. Fremont.

The subjoined communication proceeds from a
CITIZEN of Missouri well known to us for his in
telligence and his proved loyalty to the Govern
ment, and who it will be seen, asks some ques-
tions with regard to the military operations in
that State) to which we have no means Of res
ponding, but which we insert in Difference to the
spirit of free inquiry, from which the acts of no
public servant can hope to escape when ne is
charged with high responsibilities at the present
crisis in our history:
To he Eiiitors Of tie National L,teuigeacer.
Will YOU do me the favor to answer q few
inquiries in regard to the action of General FIRE.
montf The information is much desired, and
will be gratefully received by great many Union
men, especially in the West. What does Gen.
eral Fremont mean by fortifying the city of St.
Louis? ... .fsis.ls.
i am informed from reliable sources that he
has now over sixty thousand soldiers in Missouri
the very elite of the army OF the West. The
city of st. Louis has been truly called the ''Gib
raltar of Freedom" certainly an immense ma
jority of the inhabitants are sincerely loyal. Do
these sixty thou. and soldiers, splendidIy equipped
and provided in all the appliances and implements
of war, need fortiication to defend themselves
against the half naked, half starved and poorly
armed hordes of Mccullough, Hardee, and Pricel
How is it that Gen. Fremont permits less than
10000 Confederates Il put the highest estimate
claimed for their numbers), to hold half of The
great State of Missouri Why have these Sc
cessionists been permitted to ravage the great and
fertile valley of the Usage, and to supply them
selves from the famous Newton county mines
with lead enough to carry on the war for
years, aud this ever since the 10th of August
last2 f,a., ss - -.
Why did Gen. Fremont permit Wyam's and
Stevenson's regiments (oyer 1900 men to remain
at Roila. with no enemy to check or subdue,
when Gen. Lyon was begging for reinforcements
at Springfeldy
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

ed to the same object We denounce the whole
affair and all its affiliations demoralizing, sedi
tious and reasonable; for if il be treason to give
aid and comfort to the enemy" in this war, it i
treason to be laboring to SOW the seeds of dis
cord. and to stir up abolition fanatics against
the Administration charged with the great respon-
sibility of saving our Government from violent
overthrow We call the attention of the Gov
ernment to these seditous agitators of abolition.
In seeking to divide our loyal people, to distract
our coansels and TO embarrass the Administra-
tion, they are giving ''aid and comfort to the en-
envy" and hence we contend that these abolition
dsorganizers deserve no less the restraints of Fort
Lafayette than the secession emissaries, agents
and co-laborers of Jefferson Davis and his rebel
confederates.-Nec York Herald
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

cious, and false chrges so generally made against
the Democracy, bythe members of the press of the
party in power, ofbeing disloyal to the Govern
ment, and can onF find an apology for some of
those in the habit q making the charge, from the
fact that they do tito withdraw public attention
from theil own pas lives and acts Of disloyalty.
The following vas added by W H. Evans, of
GibSOn:-
prosecution of the war for the purpose of liber-
ating the slaves; We are opposed 70 peace upon
the basis of a sepantipR.
With the requestthat the proceedings be pub
lished in all the D,mocratic papers in this Con-
gressional District. and the State Sentinel, the
meeting adjourned
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

maintaining party divisions during the preseIt
terrible crisis of our country.
But many of them either not impressed
with the fact that our Government is hanging on
the very brink of destruction or they have not
the moral courage to break the fatal m,gnetc
shackles of party, and act in conformity to their
convictions of right ] fear that a majority OF
them viii go with party, and as the canvass will
now fall into partisan hands on both sides shall
withdraw nv name from the contest Ia with
drawing from the canvass, i cannot refrain from
expressing my heartfelt Acknowledgements to those
who so generously gave me their support; and
there are also many whose kindness / shall re
member, who, on account of previous pledges,
were not in a condition to give me any assurance
Of support / have been more and more con-
vinced every day that the "no party" priciples,
which have advocated in my canvass, are right;
and / would infinitely prefer to be right than To
be Clerk of Marion county.
+ n NoFgFSGFP
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02
suELsYyIuE september l3. 1861.

DEAR SIR: Capt Hauser informs me that you
decline show my letter to Gov. Morton. You
have hOnored me with your choice. | am proud
of it and grateful; but your choice must be sane
toned by the Executive commission, and it, by
the use or abuse of the liberty of speech reflect
ing upon his Excellency, which if known would
induce him to withhold it, | hold that he IS
entitled to know it. The true code of ethics
does not distinguish between stating fasehoods or
conceiling facts, where action is dependent on
ezistences, and it would be as dishonorable TO
win his Excellency's signature by cOncealment as
by positive falsehood, and however much might
desire the Office in itself, the exhibition of the
letter is sine qua non. Ny commission shall
have no stain upon it, | am inhexible in this
resolution, even if lose the Office.
Very truly yours,
W. NJ. McCARTY.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

MAJOR TANNER WOUNDED IN CONFLICT WITH
THE ENENY.-It appears that the report generally
circulated that Major Tanner was wounded by
the firing of one detachment of our forces upon
the other through misapprehension is incorrect.
and il turns out that 1t was occasioned by a con-
fiict with the enemy. By letter to Mrs.
Tanner from Thomas b. Tanner, who is in the
same regiment with the Major, we learn the fol-
lowing facts. 1t is dated Boonyllle, September
Doth. Mr.. I. says:
Ny brother Gordon was wounded last night in
a conflict which ensued about four miles below
Glasgow on the Missouri river. The circumstan-
ces are as follows: The 22d, 18th and Doth In
diana were sent up the river to take battery and
all the rebels that might be found at near
Glasgow. We proceeded up until within about
four miles of that town, when Majors Tanner
and Hezekiah Thomas, of Washington county.
landed three companies each taken respectively
from the 18th and 22d Indiana They had not
been out more than thirty or forty minutes until
they were fired into by the rebels who were lying
in ambush. The first fire did no harm. Major
Tanner, who had command of the land forces,
then ordered the detachment to form in line OF
battle, which they had scarcely done when n
heavy volley of infantry shots were fired at him,
Z
voice, it being very dark. He was shot in the
right hip, the ball passing between the Joint and
the extreme lower end of the back bone. DIR.
Stillwell and others think the wound not fatal.
have sent him in the boat to-day TO Jefferson
City, to which place he will be ACCOMPANIED by
Dr. s, George Goldsberry and Lieut.. McGragle,
and as soon he is able he will 90 to Indiana
polls. He told me TO take care of his watch and
sword which he said were all that he could give
his son. The Majors horse shot in the leg
breaking it entirely. Our loss in killed was six
and in wounded ten The loss of the enemy is
nor ascertained, but is supposed to oe very heavy
Subsequent accounts represent that the wound
of Major Tanner is dangerous telegraphc
dispatch to the ST. Louis Democrat from jefferson
City, On Monday night, states that heis very low
and that his death may be expected at any mo
ment.
In this connection il may be due to the family
connections of Major Tanner here to state what
appeared to be an omission in our notice of the
departure cf Mrs. Tanner in yesterdays paper.
that they showed her every possible attention in
her affliction
Since the foregoing was written Mr.. Colds
berry, brother in-aw of Major Tanner received
the following dispatch from Mrs. Tanner last
evening, dated Jefferson City, September 25tb:
Gordon is still alive and somewhat improved,
with bare possibility of his recovery and no
more.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

Who is responsible for the sacrifice of Gen.
Lyon and his command
know that feet of boats LETT St. Louis for
Cairo. and that one-the finest in the heet--was
burthened only with the General, bis suite and
the necessary bands cf music, flags, &c, which
ought always to accompany Major General.
know that George W. Anderson and Jacob
Tindall. each of whom had raised a regiment to
preserve the peace in Missouri. after waiting three
days, failed to obtain an audience of the Major
General
John S. Phelps. NJ. c.. and many Others of the
first gentlemen and most influential citizens Of
Missouri, and whose names | can give, if neces-
sary. have been equally unsuccessful in at
tempting to speak with the Major General.
Is this correct department in a Repblican Gen
eraly
If General Fremont's friends win answer. /
may have something further to say on the sub
ject Missouri
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-02

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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-11-01
"Trail Of HistOry.',
BY t. NJ. MERRIMAS, JOHNSON. VT.

A NEW work on the all-important subject of
N the worlds affairs in ages past.
The - Trail" as the title, suggests, aims at
presenting the great leading facts in the
HISTORY OF RELIGION AND EMPIRE IN PARALLEL.
In each volume is inserted an Historical Dia-
gram, on which the great changes in the history
of Religion, and the rise and fall of empires are
represented, as on an outline map. BY this
means, the chronology of the past, subject so
difficult to master, is made easy the latitude
and longitude of Vermont. By the TRAIL
HISTORY is MADE EASY.
The - Historical Diagram and Digest" by the
same author, is map of history, about the size
of the county maps, and is designed for Offices,
studies families and common schools
The Diagram is the same as in the Trail, The
Digest is a compact arrangement of the names
of the leading characters in Church and State
the dates when they lived, and an epitome of each
ones life. A work of the greatest possible use
for reference, and for introducing the study Of
history into common schools.
Agents wanted for both works throughout New
England. The Trail of History to be had of E.
A. Fuller of Burlington, VT, and of the author
johnson, Vt. I. NJ. MERRIMAN.
Johnson, December %, 1860. 5y
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SUBMERGED NAVAL BATTERY.

The submerged naval battery, which
Edwin Stevens is building at Bordentown,
N. which is the famous Hoboken bat
terry on small scale, is nearly ready to
launch. The length of the hull over all,
is 100 feet breath of beam, 20 feet 4
inches; depth of hold 7 feet. The whole
structure except the deck, is strongly
built of iron. 1t is possible the deck will
be plated with iron. which will render the
Whole shell proof There are four water
tight compartments in the hull, with
spaces for the accommodation of a limited
number of gunners and men to manage
the vessel. There are two engines of
great power. securely placed beyond the
reach of shot and she'll. The magazine
is in the same position. There is one gun
near the bows rifed cannon, capable Of
throwing to great distance 6S pound
SHE'LL Two full l2-pounders, one on
each side of the deck, occupy places near
the stern. The steersman, engineers, fire.
men and gunners are nearly all out of
sight. Only one man at time is neces-
sary on deck. and he to sight the great
gun. He is protected behind the cast-iron
housing in the rear, while all aloLg the
sides massive timber projection serves
the double purpose of parapet against
rifle balls and guard to prevent the
rolling Of the vessel in the water. The
large gun is loaded from the hold, by the
lowering of the muzzle for the purpose,
VIXEN it is instantly elevated and sighted
for action. The striking popularity of
this battery is this: 1t is all sunk nearly
under water! The only thing perceptible
of it at short distance is the low chin
ney rising out and smoking from the
waves! The entire hull, with the pro-
peller, armament, and body of forty
practiced gunners, are sunk down to a
level with the sea! The process of sink
ing the battery can be accomplished in
one minute. The whole structure can be
brought up again to surface position in
three minutes. 1t can thus be sunk and
raised at pleasure, and made to serve a
double purpose in resistance and attack.
The principal point of assault is the bows,
which are made of immense strength.
The ventilation and light are all that arc
necessary for the comfort and convenience
of the combatants. The propeller, being
worked by two powerful engines, forces
the vessel along at a rapid rate so that
it can charge line on shore, or ships at
sea, retreat, advance, and change positions
at the greatest possible advantage, with
out being in the least danger from the
ordinary weapons Of an enemy.