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FROm THE SOUTH.
More about Fort PIckens--Thc Naval
feoeefa ot Taf1a 1ahlcd--11atter8 liz East
Tennessee.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2.-Southcrn papers to
the :,St1 contain scattered accounts Of tile
Pickens affair." The bombariment commenced
OIL tile 21st and continued, with occasional in
teTmiszions, night and day, till the evening Of
the 24tf, when Col Brown ceased firing. The
rebels did not respond nntilaftcr Fort Pickcns
opened. The FIRE Of the fort and Of the l,attr-
RIGS outside on Santa Rosa Island, was d.
rected against Fort B,rrancas and other rebel
batteries, the rebel steamers Times and Nelmo,
and the Navy Yard, while tic Federal vessels
engaged Fort AfcRae.
The rebels admit 16 killed and wounded.
Considerable damage was done TO MeRae, ill.,
Guiding the caying in Of the powder na :5aziuc,
anda partial destruction Of the Navy Yard,
Warrington, and 4 rebel train hauling proyi-
.ions to thu rebel army. The rebels seemed
II act strictly On tile defensive.
Stories about disabling the Colorado and
the Niagara appear nnfounded. The Times and
Nelmo were Somewhat damaged, and got ont
uf the reach of Browns fire. Brown Lad rc-
criyed no reinforcements.
The East Tennessee bridge burners are to
be -martiaiel.
Ex-statc Senator Dickens is among
the prisoners in East Tennessee. The
Ex-senator is called upon by the
connection with the bridge burning. H de-
MED all knowledge and asserted that the per
petrtors were representatives Of Il small faction
only
llc Mcmpms merchants meeting recon-,
| mrndcd banks to cut their bills into fractional
parts for change.
| There are no tidinys from P:srson Brownlow.
The Charleston Courier deprecates the rails
| ing Of the black aag, and says it is urged prin
cipally. by those who keep at safe distance
from The war.
! A New Orleans dispatch says that Governor
Moore, Generals Lowell and Ruggers, OIL til.
Path, reviewed $500 troops, including 140i
/ free colored.
The Bowling Green Courier recommend:
seizing hostages for Kentucky rcbcls i'll Fed
cral PRISONS
Tile Richmond Examiner publishes The cor
rcEpundcnce between Lieut.. Maury and tn
GRIND Duke Constantine, Grand Admira
| of the Russian navy. Constantine in
yites Lieutenant Malry to enter tht
Russian service Maury replies that he canno
accept Until Southern Independence is estat
| lisllrtl.
The Confederate gunboat Tuscaror:., comm.
from Nrw Orleans, accidentally burned, total
~, Is 1nilcs ,.boyc Helena, on thc sd.
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jeff. Thompson is entcnching himself
Q: New Madrid, with the aid Of four hun
tircd negroes as laborers Whcntllcs same
Useful cntrenchlng tools present them
selves within Col. oglesby's lines ct Birds
Point. he sends them back, as our Last
ni:=hi'> dispatches inform US, lie could do
HI less by the terms Of the ilnpolltic and
infamous Third Order Of his superior
c1tcvr, ten. HallccA The coio1ed men
may be and. are every where employed in the
cause Of ;Ac rebels. What SUCCESS have
the federal arms NOW in the valley Of the
Mississippi, that they can c!livalroysly af-
ford q Te'licy Of this kind?
, 1861-12-03

When this paper made certain charges
concerning Fremont's administration III
Missouri, it promised to lay before the pub
lie IN due time, the sworn testimony taken
before the Investigating Committee, which
would amply sustain every allegation. We
proceed to redeem this pledge in part. The
New York Tribune Of Friday, pub
1lsaes part Of the testimony obtained at
st. Louis, the material portions Of which
will be found in this mornings TRIBUNE
Let not our readers think that these reyela-
lions Of fraud and rascality, constitute all
that is to be made public. They are but
the first installment, the opening chapter
and merely prepares the mind oftl1c people
for the transactions yet to he exposed.
1t is little curious that the New York
Tribune should be the first to make public
this danning testimony, as it has been the
strongest defender Of Frcmont's admins
tration, and has not wearied in shouting
lis praises and ccnsuring lis removal
What We publish today, is the testimony
Of hut five or six witnesses out Of one huh
tlred and thirty, who were summoned be-
tore the committee, but enough Is here
madc public to justify the President in
making change in the command Of the
Western Department.
Gen. Alckinstry looms up as the largest
OF the svintlllng gang who surrounded
Fremont. He was tho chief of the tring,"
the boldest operator, the biggest thief, and
most corrupt villain Of them all His position
OF t2uarteTlrlaster General and Provost
Marshal Of st. Louis, gave hin, opportunity
and power pretty much as he liked, subject
cn1y 10 the orders of the Commander of
the Department, Hc was Gen. Fremont S
fright bower" Indeed, was thought by
many 10 he the power behind the throne"
How far Gen. Fremont was cognizant of
Mckinstry's corrupt doinss, and gave his
sanction or acquiescence to them, remains
10 be shown by testimony. The shot and
shell contract mentioned by Ex-,Iayor
Filley, has had look The Government,
it would seem, has been cheated eight Aun-
tlrcd thousand dollars, In Frcmont's knowl-
edge. and Ey his permission.
Mckinstry, VIC have said, was the CHIEF
Of the gang Of pluntlcrcrs, who robbed the
patriotic funds provided for the support Of
the var The chapter Of testimony before
| us, Identifies Haskell, Sclovcr, Neil, and
| Fox, Of the house Of Child=, Pratt s. Fox
as accomplices. Several smaller rascalz
arc also uncartlled and dragged 10 the
light.
Subsequent chapters Of the revelations
Will introduce to the public the other part
ners belonging to the ring which i
said TO number fifteen members. We espe
cialy desire those editors Of German as
well as English papers, who have abused
tile TRIBUNE SO nlaiiciously, to read thu
testimony VIC publish to-day. Il they
don't feel cheap it is because they art
as devoid Of sensibiity as they are Of honor
or deeency-
, 1861-12-03

CAIRO. December ID, 1861.
Three rebel gunboats came up in sight Of
Fort Holt this p. H., and fired several shots,
which were returned from the fort and battery
ut Birds Point. The rebel shots and those
from Fort Holt fell short. A shot from Birds
Point went over the rebel steamers, which
caused them to put about and scue down the
river. AS soon as the firing WIS heard, Gen.
Grant got on board the steamer ". h. Brown,
which ran down towards the Point, but found
that the rebel steamers had passed out Of
sight. The gunboat Concstog, having steam
IN, ran down as far as Lucas Bend, but did not
eain siaht Of the rebel steamers.
Considerable excitement existed for time
After they Lad disappeared around the bend
few shells were fired over in that direction
from Fort Prentiss at this point, with view
OF further expediting their movements in case
they had anchored there. The shells were well
directed, and flew over the Mississippi across
Birds Point and dropped in the river beyond,
distance Of over two miles. The fact Of our
having such heayy metal at Fort Holt does not
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it will hardly pay expenses to consider
their claims for moment, since they have
no claims That are valid. The case Of Mr.
Horace Maynard, Of Tennessee, is different,
as lie got some 5000 votes at the regular
election in his State and district; and be-
sides lie represents the gallant Union n1cn
Of East Tennessee, whose resistance to the
rebel government is 4 fact open to the
world
, 1861-12-03

WHEELING, Va, Dec. I'm thu Convention
Mr.. Hogan, Of Boone county, offered the fol-
lowing:
WHEREAS: Negro slavery is the origin and foun-
dation Of national trouble. and the OF the
terrible rebellion in our midst that il seeking to
overthrow our Government: and.
WHEREAS. Slavery is incompatible with the Word
Of Sod and detrimental to the interests OF free
people as well az wong to the eiaTck themselves.
therefore,
Rtxolrm. That the Convention inquire into the
expediency Of making the proposed new State q
free State and provision be ineer Tor the grad
nal emancipation Of slaves within the proposed
boundaries Of the State, to be submitted to
the people OF the for their approval tejec-
tion.
Referred to the Committee On fundamental
and general provisions.
ME-. BEows, Of Kanawha, offered the fol-
lowing:
Reso:Esd That the State Of Kanawha ought to
assume just and equitable proportion Of the State
debt Of Virginia and In doing So. discriminate be-
tween Its friends and foes By payins, hrstr the
bonds held By her OWL loyal citizens; next. those
held By loyal citizens not resident in the State Of
kapawha. and Of the excess pro rata share
MR. Caldwell, Of Marshall, gave notice
that he should ask that provision be inserted
in the Constitution to the effect that when the
Constitution is submitted to the people they
shall then determine whether the name shall
be Western Virginia OF KanaWlla.
, 1861-12-03
The TH1R1Y-SEVENTH cfINERESS,
Alphabetical and Classified List of
MemhRra.

~ The first regular session ofthe Thirt y-seyenth
Congress opened on Monday, December
"a. Below we give an alphabetical list Of
the members of both Houses, with the latest
additions, and i political classification. Il will
By seen that in the Senate there are twenty
nine Republicans, five "Uuion'' men from
slave States, eight Democrats and three Ee-
cessionists; and in the House Of Representa-
tiYes, one hundred and twenty-four Repub-
licans, and twenty six ''Cnion'S men, thirty
five members elected as Democrats, aud a pitt
ful minority Of eight who are seeessionfsts.
The war minority in this Congress is very
large.
IN Roman; Democrats in Italics; Scccssionists in
EMAIL CAPITAIS1
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KANSAS C11r, Dec. 2--Tihe Santa Fe and
Canon City mail, with da.tes to the 10th, ar
rived Saturday night.
Gen. Hatch and CART. Grover came as pass
engers, en- route for Washington.
Apetition asking for the establishment Of o
eemi-weekly mail between Santa Fe and Inde-
pcndencc has been signed by citizens
Of Santa Fe, and will be forwarded to the Post
Office Der:srn,ent- Col Candy has ordered
the establishment Of new post, Gallino, 80
mi1ce west Of Abzquan, for the protection Of
th>i section Of the country against Indian III
cQ1Bions.
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chr Trih,tur.


Our dispatches inform us that the
gs'r il shut on cavalry, and that regiments
HOW 1:Tn1ing are to be disbanded, unless
:'cy consent 10 serve as infantry This
Will he disappointment to many, but it
il strictly in accordance with the best in
'csests Of the Government. Sixty thou
sand cavalry will answer-when they are
we'll drilled.
, 1861-12-03

Beaufort to be OccupIed---Gen. Sher,
man.s Branch Expedition Destined
to FernaDdina.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Thc United States
steamer Mcclellan arrived here this morning
from Hilton Head the 28th. She brings mails
and highly important dispatches from Capt.
Dupont and Gen. Sherman.
The health Of the troops was good and the
feet was anchored Off the mouth Of the Sa1an-
nah river.
Port Royal adTices stated that TatnalIs at
tack, on tic 26th, WIS not worthy the name Of
battle. He came with three or four vessels
damage, and Immediately retired
Ty6ee Island Is not yet occupied BY our
troops. The National coloTs are Hyins from
the Light House. t is understood that Reau-
fort will be occupied on the 29th by ,0o1 Fed
eral troops, to prevent the secessionlSsts from
taking possession
The expedition south is supposed to be for
Fernandi1a; $3.50 troops are to 70.
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{flUm Men1pn1s pHpF1s u tlc aVf1:J
General John c. Breckenridge, with his brig
adc, arrived at Russellyille on Monday even
ing, the 18th, and went into encanpment near
that place.
Commander Hollins, of New Orleans,
passed through Memphis on Monday, the 18th,
on his way to Columbus, Ky.
Latte intelligence from Columbus, By the
Kentucky last night, represents that an attack
is confidently and almost mo1nentari1y expect
cd. The Fcdcrals have boastcd that they would
have it if it cost them 100, 900 men Thus far
receiving additions daily. Last Saturday nine
regiments from Illinois and the Western States
reached Cairo, and others arc represented as
pouring into that camp. Our forces are ready
and waiting, nnd feel as confident now as eycr
Of q brilliant victory.
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-
Pork Packing In Chicago.

Next in importance to the grain trade, that
Of provisions seems to he making almost as
rapid progress iii our city. Bnta few years
sincr, and Chicago rated us fourth OF fifth
class packing point. Two years ago, Cmcln-
natl, in order to annoy Louisville, spoke Of us
as the "second packing point in the United
S1atcs,N and last year We attained that posi-
tion. This year We will maintain that posi-
ton; and NC obscryc that the Cincinnati pa
pcrs arc now squirming q little lest We may
gct up uncomfurtably close to tic figures Of
tl:at city Be t1lsI as it may, it is only ques-
tion Of few years time, when Chicago will
be the largest provision market i'll the United
States, For many years Iast Se have taken
the lead in beef packing, and w will soonlcad
of also in pork
Besides the usual number Of packers, we
note some new establishments. Mcssrs. A.
E. Kent 4 Co have leased 4 large and extern
:ive building Oh the corner OF Canal and Mon
roc streets, built in 1856 by Mr.. Noble for 4
4)laninglnill. and never occupied till now. Il
is about GO feet wide, 200 feet deep, and five
stories in height. It is fitted up with two
large tanks, and with i'll tlv most approved
modern improvements in tllc business. Out
side OF Tie building is a large covered yard for
storing salt and barrcls-1lle whole establish
ment covering about half a block. They have
| ample accommodations for cutting 1000 to 1900
| hogs daily.
| Messrs. Puls;fer & Co., from Quincy, have
leased the large brewery building on Polk
I street, near the river, and which has been oc-
cupied ycry little since it was built, four years
| ago. Altogether it is an immense establish
ment, and has been fitted up with all the mod
ern Improvements in rendering and steamiug
lard, &c Its capacity can be extended to kill
and cut daily IN enormous quantity of hogs
but We understand that tho present arrange
mrnts will enable them to Kill and cut about
1860 daily.
Mr. G. Stewart, one Of our old packers
has erected new slaughter house OF
| the South Brunch Of tho Rivcr-which hi
is running in connection with his packing
| house On Harrison street.
Besides these additions to the trade, up
wards Of a dozen different parties have rcntct
empty stores mud buildings throughout th'
city, and design packing as soon as the dressed
,, hogs come in freely. In tic aggregate, tn
operations Of these small packers this year vii
amount to large sum.
OK TIE INs1nE.-On the inside Of this issu
| will be found the first instalment of the test
| mony in the Missouri frauds; the report Of tn
! Sorghum Convention at Rockford; the Padu
cali affair, and variety Of interesting new
Tna4far
, 1861-12-03

Le&sslature and Convention both at
Work Ehe one on CoI1fiseatfon, the
other Emancipation.

WHtELSG, Dsc. 2.-The Legislature met
in this e4y to-day; Lieut. GOV. .Pa1scy presid-
ing in She Senate, and Daniel Frost, OF Jack
son, in tbs House. The Governors Message
was sent n this cvenjn.. 1t is forciple t.
view ofthc condition 81 this State, and advo-
Gates strong. measure against rebel ahettors
in our midst. Col. Cra1ner, Of Honouyahlia,
offered resolution fora stringent eond=carion
}41r
, 1861-12-03

t8 The intimation comes that Gov. Ran
dali Of Wisconsin is to have Major General
ship, and Charles a Larabec, at present Major
Of the 5th Wisconsin, is to be made Brigadier-
General
, 1861-12-03

49, 1OA*AAEAA Il EltFAlGEEHs
NEW ToRK, Dec "A special Washington,
dispatch says that Secretary Welles is making
in British waters By rebel I,riyatce1s. The
Nashville VIII probably be beoyertau1ed by Coy
cfumcnt Vessels
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Col. James E. KerrIgan Sentenced to
be Shot.
New YORK, Dec At Is reported that Col.
JAMES E, kcrri"an, Of tho New York 25th
Regiment has been tired by Il Court Martial
for trr:.son and srntuced to be shot andthat
the warrant has been signed by the President.
Kerrig:n is 1uc,nber OF Congress FROM this
civ
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Samuel G. Daily.
WAsuHoroN-Co1onel Wallace.
DAeurAu-John 8. S. Todd
NEW MEXICO S. Watts.
CoLoKApo-u. r. Bennett.
NEyADA-John Cradlebaugh.
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Skfrnffsh near Old FcfHt.
BALTIMORE, Dee IA skirnish- occurred
on Friday night at New Market, a],out dye
were killed, including E. i. Scott, well
known merchant OF Richmond. His body was
identified by letters in his pocket
, 1861-12-03

" Third Order" at Bisd's Point.
, 1861-12-03

R On Saturday party of about 100 c2-
changed Camp jackson boys. were to leave st.
Louis for Gen Prices camp. Gen. Frost was
to accompany them
, 1861-12-03

eounterfetts at Portland, aIai1e.
PoR:1ASD, Nc, Dec. 2.-Our city is food
Cd with 10 dollar counterfeit notes on the
Waterbury Bank, of Connecticut They arc
executed equal to the original
, 1861-12-03

E The Cincinnati Commercial Of Monday
nd inst, says all the troops under command
Of Gen. Thomas, recently engaged in the Cum
ber2and Gap expedition are under marching
orders for Somerset, TO look after ZolIicoder,
who has appeared at Monticello, south Of that
point
, 1861-12-03
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGR.APH.
OPENING DAY IN CONGRESS.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION AIRED.


PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO-DAY.
, 1861-12-03

G. NJ I T II & D " T ER'S
COCAINE SOAP.
COCAINE SOAP.
COCAINE SOAP,
C0CO1INE SQAP.
GOC011NE SOAP
Containing gycerine Honey and Coca t TT hest Ec
eESGsH I'D RENcH = "a aesh 9Te 5pt PtSs M
The cOcoAEE soAP IS nssly ana an sold At and 81
Ssass ~ rs TT as2yeE s e The be5t
American and fofels4 SMITH i nN TER,
,;its and Chemists, 81 Lake street,
n., ~ ntne7 Opposite fremont House.
, 1861-12-03

~ The Wisconsin Artillery Regiment has
Just been disbanded. It's members are to
serve in separate and distinct batteries.
, 1861-12-03

w- The Missouri Democrat Of Monday,
notes the death Of three prominent citizens Of
St. Louis on Saturday and Sunday. These
were Mr.. Phocian r. McCrceTy, Of the leading
business firm, Grow, McCreery & Co.; MI.
Benjamin.. Crane, a paomincnt jeweller, and
William Bennett, Of tho firm Of Russell q
Bennett, at one time one of the largest and
most influential grocery houses in the city.
, 1861-12-03

m SHIPPERS OF PRODUCE
AED
importers from Europe.
Grand Trunk Railway Company Of G snsda issue
1r%uEl Rils # LadinE Tom Il ts weSs yeEgeo
fn1ndr fnr - expepssa except Ocean Jsurance They
also gyegt Through Dnls o5 q Lading Hay!e Liver
poos ana AJ3 J&s. wk4d:AGK. kA GA. Weste9a @ @AEent
no: u Lake street, Chicago.
H. PKNE1karoNs Gen sE1. .ght Agent. Montreal
Ie2a1y-1stp
, 1861-12-03

OK THE lNs1nE.-On the inside Of this issue
Ti1i he found the first instalment of the tc5ti-
mony in the Missouri frauds; the report Of the
Sorghum Convention at Rockford; The Padu-
cali affair, and variety Of interesting ucxs
r1,a4far
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CAPTURED CORRESPONDENCE OF THE ENEMY AT
Pom RoYAL.-We publish to-day curious
batch Of letters captured at Port Royal, where
the enemy made 80 hasty retreat Some of
them are military and official; some are the
epis.Ies Of Office seekers and would-bc captains.
some give us glimpse OF life in fort; some
show that the enemy was or the lookout for our
forces; one gives an account Of the battle Of
Manassas; some are love letters, some family
epistles, and there is one letter from Connec.i-
cut, evidently belonging to captured or killed
soldier Of the Union, having the Union envelope
with the Stars and Stripes and motto Death
to Traitors One Of the official letters was
evidently being written at the fort and sud
denly broken Off when the battle commenced,
reminding one Of the discoveries in the buried
city of Pompeii, in which so many thousands
were arrested by the hand of death in the midst
of their various occupations Of business or
pleasure, vice or crime.
Perhaps the most instructive letter in the col
lection is one from Mobile, by which it appears
that the number OF troops furnished for the war
from that city exceeds the whole voting popula-
ton Of The place-a fact which proves that every
able bodied man and yonth is pressed into the
service. II gives true picture of the extraor-
binary zeal with which this rebe.lious more
ment is conducted. If New York city had
turned ont troops in thc same proportion, she
would have sent one hundred thousand to the
war. From all accounts the North is greatly
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THE NEWS.

I The steamship North Star, from Aspinwall 18th
instant, arrived at this port yesterday, with the
Pacific mails, sS29,s07 in treasure and party oe
officers and soldiers of the regular army from Cali
fornia, under command OF Colonel r. c. Buchanan.
She brings no news from South or Central Ameri
ca. The intelligence from New Granada, though
Interesting, is not of special Importance. The
foreign consuls have been officially notified of the
change the title Of the republic Of New Granada
30 that OF the United States Of Columbia.
The schooner :. Sheldon, Capt. Nhte, now ~
lDg at the foot Of geekaan street, last river, will
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outstripped by the South in enthusiasm for the

outstripped by the South in enthusiasm for the
war.
There is another point in which the South
erners seem to have the advantage Of the Yam
kecs-they are better thieves. The wholesale
robbery of the arms Of the United States
achieved under the direction of ex-Secretary
Floyd, is well known to all. But we were not
prepared for petty larceny. It appears from
examination that the paper on which the official
letters of the Southern army, from General
Polk in Kentucky TO Drayton in South Caro-
lima, are written, has been stolen from the
United States government. From the water
mark it is demonstrated that it is the paper
manufactured for the federal Congress. How
did the enemy get iR It could only be by petty
piltering. Let US hear no more Of the honor of
the chiyairy
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WHAT SHALL We Do WITH THE NEGRoEs?-
EDWIN CRoswEILs LETrER.-We have before us
a copy, in the manuscript, Of Mr.. Edwin Cros-
wells letter on Col. John Cochrane's late
speech, at Washington, recommending the arm
ing Of the negroes Of the South against their
masters. We cannot discover anything, how
ever, in this lst.er, but bit Of unsatisfactory
special pleading and pettiiogging in support Of
the inde!ensiblc proposition Of Col. Cochranc,
and accordingly we must give Mr Croswell Il 9
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DRUNKENNESS ON BOARD TRANSPORT SulPs.-
Testimony reaches us to the effect that there is
too free use Of intoxicating liquors on board
Of the steamers employed in the army transport
service; and it is said to be pretty well ascer-
tanned, and firmly believed by the best authori-
ties that the loss of one or two of the vessels
of the recent expedition to Port Royal was
chiefly owing to some q the officers being too
intoxicated to attend totheir respective duties.
The government has a right to inquire into The
discipline Gu board the ships in shcir employ
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WINTER GARDEN, Btoadway--ALL HALLow Eyp-
MAGIC JoSE-BARNgY THE BARON.
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go-by. The simple truth is that Col. Cochrane
committed grave mistake in proposing to arm
the negroes of the South against their masters.
We want no such arming. 1t would be an act
Of disgrace and humiliation to the government
to resort to such soldiers. We don't want
them. We have loyal white men enough, three
times over, to put down this Southern rebel
lion. Let us keep the negro in his place. We
ways; but if we attempt to make him Union
soldier we ruin him. we ruin the South instead
of saving it, ard We disgrace ourselves and our
cause in the eyes Of the whole civilized world.