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The Charges against Fremont.

The Chicago Tribune publishes an elab.
crate article, ,purporting to give facts pro,
we'd before the recent Investigating Com
mittee, in regard to Gen. Fremont.
The charges tina he might have for
warded reinforcements to Gen. LYos, at
Springfield, and to Col. MuLLIGAN, at
Lexington, are repeated, as we'll as the
statements that messengers from those
commanders could not get access to him
until they had spent two or three days in
St. Louis-as the Tribune has it, "cool-
their heels among the thieves in FIRE.
MoNT's ante-room."
Fremont rented house in St. Louis,
for his head quarters, at Sc, 900 per year.
Adjacent were the barracks Of his body
guard, built at great expense, and capable
Of accommodating $500 men.
Enormous earthwsrks were constructed
at St. Louis, which are pronounced USE
less, though it would seem that city so
important and SO exposed to attack,
ought to be fortified. Gangs of men works
ed on them day aud night For excava-
tons in soft earth As cents per cubic yard
was paid worth to 10 cents; for en-
bankments, SIS celts per cubic yard
worth Is to 20 cents; for sodding slopes,
81, so per square foot-worth 20 cents
for lumber, 800 per thousand-worth
So to ia. Cisterns holding 10000 gal
Ions which should have cost $50 or $40,
were constructed at an expense of 50, 500.
Gen. CAMERoN's order to discontinue
work on the Notifications was d;sregarded,
and they were completed.
Numerous frauds are reported as hay
ing been perpetrated by the Caifornians
that surround Fremont, in the contracts
for horses, mules, clothing and arms. Va
rious instances of Gen. FREMoNr's disre-
gard of law are given. We quote one:
Wanting some money one day, he sends
to the paymaster to send it to him. The
paymaster says the funds in his hands are
directed to specific object by law of
Congress, and that he cannot obey. He
was clearly right, but the General sends
down file of soldiers, puts him under ar
rest for doing his duty, and takes the
money he wants.
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No Bounty Lands.

Inc 1ollOWlng circular is Delng sent
from the Pension Bureau to many appli-
eants for bounty lands for current military
service:
'Pension Office, Nov. .. 1861.
"SIR: The application for bounty land,
forwarded by you in behalf Of a soldier of
the present war, is herewith returned to
your address. A sufficient number of
similar unfounded claims having been pre-
sented to require special action on my part
both to prevent imposition upon soldiers
who may be misled into the assertion of
such a claim. and to save this office much
useless labor, l have to inform you that no
paper of this character will be placed
among the files or in any manner enter>
tanned.
"There is no law granting bounty land
for any service rendered subsequently, to
March 8, 1855, nor will any application
be treated as valid under future act of
Congress, if made before the date of the
approval of such act by the Executive.
"Respectfully yours,
JOSEPH II. BARRETT,
"Commissioner"
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New SroRE.-We observe that Mr.
Michel MAHoSEr, one of the oldest res.
idents Of the county, has opened the store
formerly occupied by G. w. BMERY, near
the PILor office, and filled it with new
and Varied stock of dry goods, groceries
and other articles for the use Of farmers
in the country aud families in the village
Mr.. MAHoSEY has been long enough con.
nected in business With the stores in town
to know the wants of the people, aid we
doubt no, that his goods and prices will
be an inducement for his friends to call at
his store when they come to town.
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In toe votes which have been given by
the people Of the North, since the present
civil sectional war broke out, we see the
strongest indications of returning reason
TO the public mind, and feel to congratu-
late our readers on the prospect of the
preservation of ous National Union, and
the salvation OF our NATIONAL fREkDcM.
Every vete in the North to crush out
the Abolition horde, and still the traitor
Gus cry "that the present war is one of
e:nancipation-that it was inaugurated
and is to be carried On for the destruction
Of slavery in the South" is more potent
than powder and ball to put down the
Southern rebellion. - =
The people Of the North eve it to them.
selves-to the Administration Of LrscoLN
TO the brave men :hey are sending forth
to this war-.o their country, and to
mankind-to draw the fangs and stop the
howlings Of the Abolition wolves that are
prowiing in their midst-to silence every
disloyal presto close the pulpit against
disunion preachers, and ex,inguish forever
the blue lights of treason which have been
SO long kept burning in the pulpits Of our
churches.
Let it no longer with impunity be pro-
claimed from the Pulpit or Rostrum-
from the Executive Office or by the Press
that the political party of the North
which has infused madness into the South
ern mind, was organized by God for the
express purpose Of pounding treason and
rebellion out Of the people who live on
His great Southern threshing floor.
The men who denounce the President
as traitor to bis party, because he refuses
as Commander in Chief of the Army and
Navy of the United States, to proclaim
emancipation to the slaves throughout the
South, and threaten an. insurrection in the
Moth west because he has deposed Gen.
FREMosr from the command of its army,
are traitors to the country, and ought to
10 punished for their treason. These
men have demoralized the party that cleo
ted LINCOLN, and have driven thousands
of honest and patriotic men from Its ranks
who will stand by the President in all his
patriotic measures to save the Union Of
the States without destruction to the
Constitutional rights of the loyal citizens
Of either, and we believe that we're an
election to come of in this State within
the next sixty days, no man tinctured with
Abolition sentiments would be elected
Governor, Treasurer, OR to any other office
to be filled by the votes of the people.
We have witnessed in this county what
is undoubtedly true in other parts of the
State. men Of loose principles desert the
Democratic organization, and unite with
others in the attempt to ioist Abolitionists
into seats in our Legislature and offices of
profit and trus: in our county, and we say
that the people have cause to rejoice in
their triumph over these Abolitionists, and
the defeat Of their disunion schemes.
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SECOND DISPATCH.
Battle in Kentucky.

Parls, KY, Nov. II.
Gen. Nelson met the rebels on Friday
last, in Pike county, KY, and won glo
rious victory. Col. Labs Moore attacked
the rebels in the rear, with $500 men,
Col. Harris, Of the Second Ohio, attack
ing them in front with 600 men. Harris
falling back and Moore pressing forward,
until the enemy were brought into the
midst of Nelson's whole, brigade, when
our forces pressed them upon all sides;
killing four hundred aud taking one thou
sand prisoners. The balance were scatter
ed in all directions. The loss of the fed
erals is small.
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~ Jouy C.. BRECKrSRIpGR MS pu

@ JonS c. BREckrsRIDGK has pub.
lishsd Manifesto to the people of Ken
lucky. 1t is dated at Bowling Green, and
he says it is written at the first moment
since bis expulsion from home that he
could place his feet on the SOL of Ken.
lucky. In it he resigns his seat as MEM
Der of the Senate Of the United States say.
ing, 81 exchange with proud satisfaction a
term ofsix years in the United States Sem
ate for the musket of a soldier. The ad
dress is very long, aid is made up of soph.
isms aud Misrepresentation. He says
"thers is no longer Senate of the United
States within the meaning aud spirit of the
Constitution ,-tb4 United States no hon.
ger eSi.ts-the Union is dissolved"
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A GOOD SRLEcTIoN.-We are gratified
TO learn that MICHEL HOGAN, Esq, Of
Menasha, has been elected to represent
that District in the next Assembly, over
ex Judge A. L. COLLINS. Mr.. HOGAN is
thorough Democrat, shrewd business
man, an enterprising citizen, and will make
a useful member of the Legislature. We
rejoice in his success.
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Loss of the Steamer North Briton.

montreal, NOV. ii.
The third officer of the steamship North
Briton has arrived at Farther Point in a
schooner.
He reports that the steamship struck
on Parquet Island, at one o'clock on the
morning of the 9Th. 1t was then blowing
a gale.
She was totally wrecked, but no lives
were lost.
The passengers and crew were landed at
Port Mingan. ...-..
One boat, with seven hands, had not
been heard from since it left the ship.
The North Briton sailed on Saturday,
Nov. 2, with 81 cabin and 38 steerage
passengers for Liverpool.
The following is the statement of Mr..
Brown, the third officer.
When the ship struck It was blowing .
gale, and the weather was thick. Tho
ship continued striking very hard on the
reef Tuesday night and all Wednesday,
and it was expected she would 60 to pie
ces every moment. A boat with the crew
bro lie away from the wreck before it WAS
loaded, and could not be brought back till
Tuesday morning. After daylight when
all the passengers were taken off withcat
accident, and transferred to two sehoon.
ers, which landed them at Port Mipgan
and few houses nine miles below. At
Port Mingan the passengers were all
housed in a store house, having few
blankets which were got from the wreck
to sleep upon. The store rooms were all
under water, causing scarcity Of provis>
ions. The lower cabin was all broken up.
and most of the baggage. Only few Of
the mail bags were saved, aud those were
perfectly saturated.
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COUNTY SUPERVISORS

JoHx CARKx, Democrst. is elacfsd for
she First pi.trics, BY 40 majority oyer
r. R. GurHkn-, Union Dem.
LYMAN EnKRsos, Democrat, received
nearly An unanimous ye.s Cor the Second
District.
NILS SosEssos, Democrat, ], elected
Tor the Third District by majority Of l42
oyei ,. i. Noop, Crion, .sssz.J gu.
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The Democrats Of thi. county will be
surprised to learn that we have come
within q few votes Of carrying The State,
and redeen,ins IL from the hands of black
Republicans. As ii is now, the result is
doubtful, and We girs such returns below
on Governor, a. have come to hand. We
made large gains Stree Last year, and we're
it not for such men a. FncH and WALKER
in Manitowoc, and like traitors in o,be.
counties, We should have the satisfaction
of announcing the election of BxsyAArs
FEsausos as Governor of Wisconsin. As
it is, he is defeated by only few votes,
while we are almost certain of eiactine
our Lieutenant GOVERNOR Bank Comp
troller, and Prison Commissioner. five
are defeated, let the crime be laid upon the
traitors in our own ranks-not upon the
Republicans: -s'9s '1I'7a III a.'-s1 +
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overwhelmingly, the 2Sth of
the present month, has beer set apart as a
day of Thanksgiving by Gov. RANDALL.
If the Democrats had succeeded in sweep
ing the whole Shanghai party out of pow
err, the people would have good cause for
thanks. But as it is, we may as we'll be
thankful for what we have done, and pray
that our next efforts may be more success
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The NAvY.-Tbe eight sloops Of war
and the twenty three gunboats ordered by
the Navy Department about four months
ago are nearly all finished. Four of the
sloops have been launched, and two more
will be ready for launching in about two
weeks.-Their names are the Oneida,
building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and
the Juniata, building at Philadelphia. OF
the twenty-three gunboats only six remain
to be launched, and they will probaly be
afoat in the course of next week.
The government continues to purchase
vessels to be turned into gunboats, or TO
be used as store and supply ships. The
number already purchased cannot DO less
than one hundred and forty. .Eaer
In connection with this subject it may
not be uninteresting to state that the
British government have ffty-four vessels
of war under construction at the present
time. Their armament will be in the sg-
gregate 1884 guns
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PorATo RoT.-We learn that the potato
rot is making sad havoc in many localities
throughout! the State. The potato crop
is unusually large, but they are rotting
very fast in the cosatry. In some neigh
borhoods one half Of the crop is now
rotton. s4s..., ais
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-11-15

The rebel ship Bermuda ran the block
ade second time of Savannah, the night
Of the ID November, being towed out by
the steamer Hunter. She wss loaded with
1000 bale. Of cotton, for Liverpool.
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H- JOHN P. HUME, the good looking
and clever editor of the Chiffon Times,
visited our Office this week. Although
autumn has scared other roses, the bloom
on JoHs's cheeks bids fair to last through
winter.
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sHoorIse NArcn.-A grand Shooting
Match will take place at Driseolrs Corners
10 Franklin, on Saturday the 18Th. A
large number of sharp shooters will be
present, and sho.s who attend may expect
TO see crack skots and enjoy lots of fun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-11-15

The Milwaukee Sentinel claims the
election of the whole Republican ticket
except Lieut.. Governor. We can tell bet.
ter next week.
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- The Board of County Canvassers met
on Wednesday last, and We give the Off
cial result of the votes cast for Governor,
Members of Assembly, and County Off
GERS: $1,000 #f- .1E .AEE7
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Battle in Virginia.
Gallipolis. Nov. II,

Gaiiipolls, Nov. IL.
Guyandotte, Va, on the Ohio river, IS
miles below this place, was attacked last
night by 600 re bells. Out of $50 of our
troops stationed there, only so escaped
The rest were killed or taken prisoners.
The rebels, both male and female, fred
from their houses on our troops.
Three steamers which passed down last
night, were compelled to put back. Those
steamers started back to Guyandotte this
morning, at ten o'clock, with about 400
federal troops on board, from Point Pleas
ant, but nothing has been heard from them
since.
Those steamers passed up since the skir-
m'sh, and report not person to be seen
in the town.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The steamer Empire City has just ar
rived from Guyandotte. The secession
portion of the inhabitants it appears were
looking for the attack, and had supper
prepared for the rebel cavalry, who we're
headed by the notorious Jenkins and mum
bered 800, eight of our men were killed
and considerable number taken prison
cts. The rebel loss is not known. Col.
Zeigler's 9Th Virginia regiment on arrival
fired the town, and the principal part is
now in ashes. The rebels left about an
hour before the arrival of Deiglar.
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kF The Boasd OF Supervisors is BOW
in session. No business of importance has
vet been transacted 5fe = -a.a i.
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FERGrsos's maj 25s. and balance Of State
Ticket about the same.
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1E The boat did not arrive yesterday,
AMI We are without late news. as
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VOTE ON SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.

CxowLnY's maj 1872
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The Democratic Supervisors are Elected
By Aanasonse Mnjerities !,sgda.a,
, 1861-01-17
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JANUARY II, IS

independent within Its sphere. And the govern
Ment OF tho State can M more absolge the people
residing within its limits from allegiance to the
Union than the Government OF the Union can ao-
solve them from allegiance to the State. The Con-
siit1tson OF the United Ststes, and the laws made
IN rursnnnce thereof, Arc the supreme law Of the
land. paramount to all legislation Of the States,
their organic Convention. The Cnlou can be dis.
solved not by secession. with OF without armed
force. but only by the voluntary coneent Of the
people Of the tniied States, collected in the uan
reT prescribed by the Constitution Of the United
States.
Cansress, in the present cage, ought not to be
iEpasstvc. it ought, ffit can to redress any real
grievances Of tho offended Statce. and then II
ought todsppiy tie Iytsidta& NTH cN tbs k1eans ne
ctssdrY to haiatain lie Onion III lie full
andditcFftt exercise e ns authority: Beyond this,
tive the responsibility OF saving the Union bclot
to the people, and they are aeaadant1y competent
to discharge 1t.
The epecch was cmfncDtly concillatory; all
that could be said: It offers all the conces-
sion that the vast majority Of the people will
permit any living man to propose. and it
echoes the sentiments Of twenty millions Of
white frcemen that uiscontented persons must
be kept within their spheres by "impu'sion
If they cannot be held by attraction" How
ever passion may have succeeded the reason Of
the fanatics in the Slave States, who nIe
prccipitating their section into the horrors OF
civil AID scrvilc war, yet there arc thousands OF
minds Which it will reach, and cause them to
pause, ponder, and slluddcr before taking the
fatal plunge into the yawning chas1n of disso-
luton Of the Union. CHICAGO.
, 1861-01-17

4 number Of petitions are in circulation
in our city, urging Congress to incorporate
the Breckenridge platform into thc Consti-
tuition Of the United States. The things
are worded so as to conceal their legal or
Legislative intent. They arc called Pcti-
tions for the Crit1endcn Compromise" and
in some cases "Petitioas for the restoration
oftlae Missouri Con1promise"- they all
agree in urging Congress 10 amend the
Constitution So US to establish s'accry in all
territory south Of SO deg, 30 min, now en-
braccd in the Cn;ted States, or hereafter to
be acquired, down to the Isthmus OF Pam
ANA or Cape Horn. While VIC caution all
persons who arc not candidly i'll favor OF
such a scheme, agains. being g,iilcl into
signing it, We also assure The ciculators Of
the petitions that they arc wearing oft
good shce-lcatlcr IL no purpose. Under
no possible circumstances ca,, torty-four
Republican members of the two houses Of
Congress be induced to give their assent 10
such me;.surc, or 10 d. otherwise than
oppose it to the last extremity.
, 1861-01-17
Total;
Indignation Meeting OF Cooperation
or Union Men in AluIaI1la-.~Thc
People Must bc Heard.

Indignation Meeting Of Co-opcratfon
or Union Men in AlnDaIao-.~Thc
People Must bc Heard.
VIC find In the Nashville Democrat of Jan.
18th. report Of the proceedings of IN indig.
nation meeting in 1Iun:svil!e, Alabama, on the
10th inst The mcetingwas composed of very
respectable citizens among the resolutions
adopted By ,:lc meeting, though there was
stru5:e opposition was the following:
NaErrAs, Information has reached us that the
Convention 'noW in session In Montgomery will
enact an ordinance OF separate 5 ate secession
without submitting tho question to the vote OF the
people at the ba1Iof-bo1:
Eesofrtd, That the refusal to submit the lues-
ttnn Of secession ii = vote Of the people ut the
hallot-box directly. IL q usurpatlon OF power on
The part OF the Convention: that tho act argues
dlstsust Of the people. aud Is violation OF the
fundamental principles Of our Government.
Aeso{CeG, That to submit quietly to this act o.
convention, ttsclf ht1uonally called, u TIE
oEsNFrSq OF : sIITEN OF SUBMISSION WHICH
n1 END II THE OVERTHROW OF POPULAR Hos-
1s4. 0~
Aeso'rtd, That as 5000 as the ordinance shall
1pths- espaFattag the Statc OF Alabama from the
nh1sta staies Of this C:sfua, unless the question IL
4has ~. 70 votc Of tho people at the halot-bo1
s,rv.s ~. oILE6ATEs 10 aAD CONTENTION A1tE RE-
.T TrrEAAT1os r,a,s1T1os AND TIE SOVEREIGN 1uaHT uT
pE1r4t rtolIE TnltoCGu TIRE 14ILoI-Bo1. TIE TED
,C1oEE PROTEST. AS~ '31 ~e
, 1861-01-17

We congratulate our friends in Inc interior
OIL the improvement which has taken place
within the Las: eight days in the price OF Hogs
aud nearly all kinds af log product Since
She sth inst, Hugs, both live and dressed, havc
advanced nbont Coo per 1G0 lb=-s5. 1211GGl5
being paid in this market yesterday for heavy
dressed, and s5.26a5,to for live. Within TIC
easlc period, Mess PorIz las advanced 75v rcr
bhL-sa!cs being made yesterday At *l5 7jet
160o. But our principal packers refuse 10 sell
at any such figures; and thus far during The
season the sales have Lctn made almo=s en-
tircly hy sn:li os>cra;c:s. Thcsci ia rery active
demand Tor Dalk Mcats for Southern markets
and heavy salc5 have been made within the past
two days at &c for shoulders aud Sc fur sides
IN improvement Of .a per ID since the 10Th
Inst
, 1861-01-17

Can anybody tell us anything about Ger
tain proposed amendments to the CITY
Charter, said to have been sent to Spring
field with view to their passage by the
Legislature? Thus fur we have not been
able to learn anything definite relative to
these proposed changes OF, OF additions to.
that document. We desire to know ali
about it. tliat we may give the necessary
information to the people Of Chicago, who
may certainly be supposed to have some
slight interest in the matter. It may all be
well enough; but the secrecy that is OBJ
served on the pa1t Of those who are NOV
ing IN it is, to say the least, Il suspicious
circumstance. Come to the light, gentle
men, and show your hand!
, 1861-01-17

81, 100000 Of bonds into Will street. He
hoped the Grentest caution would character
ize the legislation on banking, the character
and necessities for which bankers were better
able to judge than my class in the community.
After some unimportant business the Con.
vcntion adjourned I'LL tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock; when and where the Committee
were Instructed TO report.
, 1861-01-17
Cbirago Grihtt,te,


The country will hai with unusual graf
i!leatioa the election, yesterday, Of Gov.
Henry S, Lane, Of Indiana, 10 the United
etates SENATE, as successor to Mr.. Fitch.
Mr: Lane had just entered upon his official
duties as Governor Of Indiana. His trans
fer to the Senate will deyolye the Gubcrna-
torial office upon Lieut. Governor Morton
"a gentleman. by the way, most admirably
fitted for the station.
, 1861-01-17
Senator Toombx and the 1E1ss{sslppl
fleIcs.atfnta.

4 Washington correspondent Of the y. Y.
Tribune te1esraphs TO that paper Of the 1lth
that Senator Toombs of Georgia has gone
home with no expectation Of returning He
has bccom. alarmed at the delay Of Georgia
ii going out Of the Union, nnd lie goes home
ostensibly to hn.ry the thing along. If he
will only stay at home, the people will be con-
strained to forgive him for many t:ausyrcs-
bioms.
The Mississippi delegation in the House Of
Representatives have also gone Senators
Davis aud Brown remain, however, to obstruct
legislation, to defeat the appropriation bills,
and to prevent the adoption Of measures for
raising money 10 carry OFT III: Government.