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From the Philadelphia 1nQuifer,1
slc#'y and reluctantly We are forced to the
the command Of the Western army. TIE re-
port Of A6jatant-Genera1 Thomas, which we
publish tets morning, settles the question in
our judgment. We have read this document
With close scrutiny, but We have been unable
to ind any escape from the conclusion that
the great Military Department Of the West
had better be transferred to more Competent
hands. We have read, also, the elabnrafa ~
view Of the report in the New York Tribune
OF yesterday, but can only see that this willtng
detehder Of Gen. Fremont lahots and staygers
without avail under the crushing WEIGHT Of
tie facts recited By Gen. Thomas. II a7f;,rd.
us no pleasure to make these remarks. for We
are among these who claimed TINT Fremont
should not be condemned upon irresponsible
aseaults: +
Gen: Fremont's energy appears to be Who'll
no avail, and entirely quiescent when most
n.eded. We have instances Of the latter sort
in the cales Of the failure to support LYON
ard Mp1ljgan- He was advised By General
Hunter to telegraph to Sturgis to hasten to
the relief Of Mulllgan, but did not send the
was too late, as Price had in the meantime
taken possession Of the north bank Of the
Missouri, which defeated sturgis's movement.
Examples Of vigor and activity, when they
we're Of no avail, are to be found in the sim
possible orders given to Pope and Hunter,
after Price had escaped, and had placed hun.
dred miles Of territory and deep river be-
tween his maraudirg band and the forcea of
the Western Department.
All these facts, with others set forth in the
Report, show that Gen. Fremont has no mill
fary capacity as the commander of great
a1my-Ihat he is unequal to the task Of
providing for and handling large military
force-that "his mind Is incapable Of fixed at
tention Or strong concentration" he has
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tE The following table Of distances will
tc found interesting just r this time:

The, Democratic State Committee of In
diana have called nominating convention for
officers to be chosen next October, at Indian
apelis, January 6th. This inopportune move
mcnt finds no favor among the masses, if the
Democratic papers represent them; for about
every Democratic press has spoken unqua1i-
fedly as Iopposed to holding convention, at
least until it can be determined that the Re-
pnb1icans will not unite in a Union move
ment. Al all events it is needless to take any
steps in the natter until next June or July.
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February, 1t il provided that ths President Of
the Senate shall opea the certificates, and the
votes for President end Vice President aAau
then be counted.
The PresIdent Of the Confederate States
sha1l be inangufated on the twanty4ecoad day
of February. 1861
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vincibi1Ity of the famous Captain Hollins'e
steam ram, it will be well enough to keep In
view the exact performances Of that craft
when The Southern navy attacked our block.
aiding squadron IN the Mississippi river. In
the darkness OF the night abe dfifted sfoul 0,
the Government steamship Richmond, By
which accident she broke her Iron nose, which
dIsa1ranged her machinery, and finally ran
away towards New Orleans, when only two
guns Of the squadron we're bearing on her.
This iroA'cla noadescrfpt nm Constructed ut
cost Of over tHo hundred thousand dollars,
and appears to be about ~ formidable as
dredging DAch1ze.
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SlavtFy and Population.

liz
Of the II. .1M square miles Of the territory
Of Maryland, q. .474 are in the northern coun-
ties adjoining Pennsylvania, and it is in these
last counties {incluing Ba1timore) that nearly
al the Increase of population in Maryland
within century, has taken place. In the
southern counties, embracing $3.50 square
miles uen per cent. more than the combined
srsa OF Rhode Island and Connecticut). the
movementot population in sixty years was as
follows:
.. In 179o In 1850.
= nlses s...-.--.. .,....--...-...1O1.75 Isl lt2661
Slaves es--..----..-..-.....-...... 81 ,9t3 Ts.9ss
There was some increase in the number oe
1ree negroes, SO that, upon the whole, the ag-
sregate population remained about station.Tv
during this term Of sixty years, as it hss since.
and as it probably did during the twenty yeara
preceding 1850. There Was no prior csnsns
t1hen, but MARYLAND authorities infer, from
the lumber Of "taxables and stpolles u re-
poEset to the Continental Congress by the
delegates from Nsr,la and there was vcrT
little increase Of any class of population from
The commencement of the revolutionary strug.
gle down to 1870.
What is true Of Maryland on the Chesa.
Makf ls true Of Virginia on the Chesapeake
from the remainder of the State, By the in-
hanltants. a hundred years has changed
nothing for the better If some new towns
have thriven, old ones have decayed, and the
oef1ctltufa1 population, which constitutes
nearly the whole, has remained stationary in
Iumbers.
But to remain stationary, in this busy and
moving world, is to retrograde, and this re-
gien upon the Chesapeake, pronounced by
General Washir gton to be the most desirable
in the United 8 ates, and In his day the seat
Of comparative sf1uence, numbers and power,
produces now, upon the thousands from the
popD1ous North who behold it, the impress
sion Of an uhinhabited and abandoned c0uc-
try.
The cause Of this comparative decaaence is
patent to all men, It is negro slavery, which
ought to have been put an end to long ago,
aEd would have BEEN but for the ascenda1cy
Of politicians, who have debauched Coris-
tlan people into an avoWed adoption Of tie
theory that communities can thrive upon
upon the detestabIe bus ness Of breeding men
and women for sale. What Is to be done, is
to put those politicians down, and now is the
time to do it.
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Notwithstanding the order torbidding
recruiting for other States in Iowa, Gov. Kirk
wood has given Col Moore Of the Northeast
Missouri regiment authority to recruit three
companies, inasmuch as this regiment has
done and is likely to do good service for the
defence Of the Iowa border.
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STATE PRISONER sHoT.-0ae Of the prison.
ese confined ut ths Sta*e Prison, Saltwater.
AiDneeots, WAS On Anadsy slot iaaolf dafaacs
shot Was from Goodhue county, aud coaflned
for rspe. He made m attack "a D1vts's ina.
and Was vesy properly ahot oa the spot.
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The latest foreign papers contain frequent
sllusions to the projected expedition against
Mexico, though littls is said Of the preparx-
items which England msy have in progress, in
this connection. The lAord says: "Wnilst
everything tends in Europe to draw closer
Governments and States, the spaniea Govern
ment persists in maintaining itself in naughty
count its preparations against Mexico" Ac.
co1dng to this authority, the squadron dcs-
tired to convey the troops of embark alton ia
to consist Of fourteen vessels, six of them
screw fEgatee, and is to sail toward the end of
the present mcnth.
The London Times mentions that tile nun.
bcr Of Spanish tToopa to be cent out Is about
5000, Of whom 8, 600 will be sent from Cuba.
Another journal has the following:
The Spanish naval force which is to assem-.
bic at Havana, for the expedition to Mexico,
is composed OF twelve steamers. viz:
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1&e C0D4e2eFA4e S&Af08 &1eEu00s
The election for members Of Congress is to
be held cn the first Wednesday In November,
1851, which election ehau be conducted ac-
cording to the permanent Constitution and
tie Jaws Of the several States In force for that
purpose. In States which may not have pro-
vided BY law for such election, the same will
be held according to the laws heretofore e.
1stiug In States for the election Of members of
the House Of Representatives in the Congress
of the United States.
The appointment Of Electors for President
md Vice President is also made on the day Of
the Congressional election-the first WedRes-
day In November.
The MectoH are to meet In their respective
States on the first Wednesday. In December.
1861 md proceed to vote for President and
Vice President.
Congress is to assemble in regular session,
at the seat of Government, On the eighteenth
a,y Of Febzpa7, 1861. On the aiaetesaA Of
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Too MUcH On.-0n account d. the scarcity
Of barrels, end the impossibility Of shipping
the flow Of the wells epehed along Oil creek,
the waste Of the valuable fluid has been enor-
nous, and only to be estimated by the solid
acre. Indeed the oil flowing down into the
creek and thence into the Allegheny river,
covers the surface of The water as far down as
Pittsburgh, and is even noticed below that
pcint On the Ohio.
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York are only about onc-fourih Of the
capital, and only q tride larger than the
specie reserve But the shank facilities
granted in our new law are nothing less
than the right to print and circulate de-
mand notts 10 the amount Of t,cice the
capital, ind post notes to an unlimited ex-
tent, without requiring cent of specie to
he held in reserve. These are "bank ia
cilities'' with vengeance. In such "a
ito as this Of circulation to capital, New
York would hare been buried under shin
planters to the amount Of $21e, S32, $40,
and On the first furry in the financial
world would go into bankruptcy seven
times deepey than Michigan went with her
banks in 1887.
As the remaining time for this discus
cuEsicn is Short, let Us urge the defenders
OF the new lew to examine the follow
ing points which constitute the real obiec-
tiobs to tie bill:
I Post notes.
II The non-requircment of any specie
reserve.
Ill The power to discount twice the
capital and half the deposits.
" The power to issue notes to the
amount Of twice the capital
2. The power to issue notes over aud
and above this amount, to replaces notes
supposed to be lost
VI The requirement Of only t1eo dollars
per share to be paid in 10 complete the
organization Of the bank.
VII The attempt to forestau the action
Of the Constitutional Convention, by Gre
ating vested rights; for as sure as the law
is adopted, the Bank and all its branches
VIII be organized, and going with high
head CT steam, before the first of January.
VIII The obvious attempt to evade the
Constitution, by calling this the =" Union
Bank Of Illinois," instead of. the s'State
Bank Of Illinois, The third section Of the
tenth article OF the Constitution SAYS "no
State Bank shall hereafter be created"
We beg the friends OF the law to turn
their attention to these points, instead of
befogging hesubject with such unnaean-
ing phrases as "moving the crops" "lack
Of banking facilities" and "want of cur
rrneyN
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Gen. Burnside, Of Rhode Island, is collect
ing at Hampstead, L. l., a considerable force,
which is said to be intended to reinforce the
naval exdedition when it has made landing
on the Southern coast. This force is to be
made up in part Of New England troops-the
5th New Hampshire, 23d, 25th aud 9th Mas
sachusetts, and 10th Connecticut. Bhgadier
General John G. Foster is associated with Gen
Burnside in the collection Of these troops. and
we msy expect in the next ten days that as
mary as ten Thousand fresh men will be under
Hay for the South,
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Attroelc0R mur4def-A German 3eag
Decoyed, muKdered and RobbeS OF
&1n ann

Sigiemund Fe11ner, one Of q wealthy Jewish
family residing at Mainz, Germany, arrived in
this country a few weeks since, with $4,000
IN gold, and $4,000 in watches and jewelry
for trade, and took lodgings at the Prescott
House; New York. On the 18th nit, he left
the house with his baggage, in company with
another person unknown to the landlord, aud
that Was the last heard Of him. His body has
LOW been found floating in the Passaic river
at Mid61etown, NJ j., bearing the marks Of
stats in twenty places. He was doubtless de-.
coyed away, murdered and robbed; aud the
police are somewhat puzzled how they may
unrayel the mystery and find the guilty
parties,
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PERSONAL ITEMS.

Bishop Timoa OF Western New York is
ont ii pastoral letter calling upon tall ladies,
the very young as well as those Of more ma
ture age, net to appear in church, nor assist at
Catholic sacred functions, nor present them
selves for tae reception Of the sacraments,
without having their neck, shoulders and breast
modestly coyered.n
Capt. Scott Of the steamer Keystone State
arrested for bringing his vessel and with her
the prize ship Salyor, to Philadelphia against
orders, has been released from arrest, and ex.
onorated On the last charge, but is held for
examination by q court Of inquiry on the first.
Meanwhile, Lieut. Donaldson, has taken com
mand Of the Keystone State, and he is daily
expecting orders to 60 tosca again and resume
the search for the Sumter.
Col. James E. Kerrigan, the Congress-.
man from the Five Points district, and who,
BY come inadvertance got to be Colonel of the
18th New York volunteers, is probably trail
tor and leak. His personal 1elations with
the rebel General Gustavus ". Smith, who
Was formerly Street Commissioner in New
York, are euch as to raise suspicious against
him. The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Horld says:
The continued detention Of Col. Kerrigau, and
some new Developments connected Herewith.
WHICH have lately been made to the Government n
productive Of considerable sensation in certai,
class OF politicians It is said that facts have been
elected regarding the celebrated secession brigade
MMcn hefrlgan was to have recruited in New
York. previous to the Sumter affair which II al.
lowed to t.aneplre, won1d be seriously embarraes.
tg ed s9a1 candidates ID for
iAn navy yard was not exclusively his own
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Failure Of the Honduras Enaferatton
Scheme

In tie summer Of 1850 two Americans issued
a circular, IN which they set forth in glowing
co!ors certain grants of land which they had
obtained from government Of Honduras. on
the Black and Poyer rivers and in The valley
o. Olanchio, as possessing extraordinary facili-
lies ahd advantages for emigration A com.
pany vas formed In New York, and emierants
sci1clted, at their own expense, to coIonize
these grants. The company represented
the. Black river Is broad and deem.
perfectly lined with evergreen foliage, where
me cocoanut, cashue, chAddeck and q host
OF fruits hung In tropical abundance; that M
the lovely etream, for eighty miles, to the En-.
oarkadesr, the compsny's steamer would con.
Sey the em1gfants, and from thence to the
colony, distance Of come fifty miles, an e1-
ce]lent wagon road and plenty of mn1ea and
horses offered every facility that the colony
Rss located in vast savannah, on which
zoamed herds Of cattle that owned no master'e
stall, and whose rich soil needed but the brand
TO clear 1t for the huebandman; that in thie
tropical paradise everything grew spontane.
onsiy comfort and wealth were equafIy sure.
and ealubrious climate, and without disease
A considerable party Of emigrants went
Now for the sequel:
Constantly down with the fever, the splea.
did Ravannah, that was to yield them fortnnr,
bed Of sand, under water, one little thatched
cabin, NO comforts or conVeniencee Of life
they fed from the &ccursed spot as fast Is fe.
yer, mulcs and weather would permit, return
ing to Truxillo and Belize, broken down In
heath, and fClned In pocket Ali but two OF
three, whose means are gone, have Wended
their way homeward, to suffer for years from
the Representations Of the reverend Doctor and
othef3 connected with this grand sWindle,
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Eyecv ccuntv OF Westcr, V;rr;n;, 1ri+h:,
The limits cf the nronosod rau sto.u - r.
uawh,. hos. Sc far as hoard f1ou e5ran ~ 1...a .s
majority and indeed a 1area rote IN f,-a~ 81
the nronos;,ion s,m. of +ho ra.,,-.s ~ ~
onjte eu.rr;e;n.r IN tbc;r rnan;n,;tn ~ Ths1s 49,
Preston comfy xhich was on1v 1;t+,o as;,.
s;rce rrder !. -ahs1 -a;ar 70 +o-.e. - "Aile
the comfy sheriff and his nin;ona annonn:as NM 1900
that tbtv won7d lanc spv nsrzon ,-o. 1at;a- . ~
The lew State has o;von 73e1 .otos =. xs..o.
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GEN. Buffers NeR England Brigade.
Sometime since The Government created!for
Major General Ben. F. Butler the separate
military department Of New England, with
authority to raise brigade With which he
might again enter the field. Gen. Butler has
established his headquarters at Boston, and
made up lis staff, hut straightway there is a
collision between him and the State author1-
Lies. Gov. Andrew fo1bids his recruiting
mcn IN massachusetts, except with the co-ope-
ration and under the direction Of the State
military beard. Gev. Berry OF New Hamp-
shire has authorized regiment to be raised
in thst State for Butler, the 9th, Col Gilmore,
but fo1bids men to be recruited for it until
the 9Th, 7th and eth are full A regiment is
raising in Maine, the 18th, Col shepley, which
Will ultimately be attached to Buffers brigade,
though nov being recruited BY the State In
Vermont, legislation has been had in the mat
ter, and Cen Butler Is authorized to raise q
regiment, though it must be raised under the
direction Of the Governor. Gen. Buffers Or
der contemplated six regiments, Or equal to
one from each State Of the "department," !"
and these he will probably get In time, though
the State authorities are jealous Of their
rights In the matter. In consequence OF these
questions that have arisen, Gen. Butler has
gone to Washington for further instructions.
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!; ;G!!bira9o Gtibtitta
Y MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1e6,. !.
THE NHW BANK Law.

The friends Of the Union Bank law will
net ath1m that We have denied them the
opportunity to reach the public with thsir
arguments. We have published all that
Las been sent to us on their side OF the
question, and il their case has not been
made out it is not our fault- We print
new communication in favor Of the law
this morning, from the pen Of Mr. Charles
Walker. The principal uyin this law,
according to MI. Walker, and the grand
reason why it should be adopted, is that it
propcsts to reduce the rate Of interest to
seven per cent! Il the people will allow
US 10 print q million of dollars, and circu-
late it as money, and notrequire us to keep
shy specie, We will agree to loan it all
at six per cent, and SO long as
cur customers pay us the interest
regularly, NC viii not call for the principal
Better than t11at-if the people will give
us the right to issue post notes without re-
tstrictlon, We will agree to loan them at 6
}.tr cent and keep any reasonable amount
ii; specie on hand Grant us the rights and
Aanchises proposed to be given to this
bank, and we will loan Mr.. Walker, "or
airy ether man." all the money he wants
on good security, one per cent. better than
The Union Bank Will. Surely nothing can
be 1airer$han this. We are not in the habit
OF boasting: but We believe that We pay our
deb1s as promptly and faithfully as any
banker in the State of Illinois or out Of
it.
But, says 1Ir. Walker, VIC want more
sbank facilities.'' New York, with only
double our population, has bank loans to
tie amount Of $500, 100000; why should
rot Illinois have s2o,000.000s The reply
is that no additional law is required to
give us The right to have S20,000000 or
$sO0,000o0o of capital in bank, and to loan
il all On commercial OF produce paper,
every thirty or sixty days in the
year. Mr.. Walker surely does not
mean that New York 5000, 1000 Of bank
issucs, In point Of tact she has less Than
SSoooo,oCo. According TO the returns for
1850, the figures were as follsws:
Ispl1A ,14l.5s
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Gra11 Statistics OF Ohfe.

The State Auditor of Ohio has made up tho
statistics Of the grain crop Of the State
wheat and corn-for 1860, and the following
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Loss OF Slave Property In South Car.
QflD&.

laG 44Ou1RS1llf JQHtQ1l.f
We sec It stated that the average cash value
OF male slaves at present in South Carolina, as
shown BY the auction sales, SC, is f3I6-fe
males s5oo Thus it appears, that for the first
time in the history Of that State or any State,
male slaves are much less valuable than fe.
Eae- TIE reason no doubt is, that men don't
IKE to buy male slaves, knowing the strong
probability, il not the certainty oi their being
seized for military service. T6is strongly IN
dleates the condition Of things there.
The aVersge yalae Of male and female slaves
in South Carolina hitherto has been thousand
co1lars. So the depreciation upon Tie hun.
dred and eighty. five thousand Slaves of the
state, allowing the number Of males and fe-
ma!es to be equal, is about two hundred and
sixty four millions Of dollars. What q mons
f1ors lcss fer single State, especially State
no n, richer than South Carolina. she has sui:
feIed tearfnl]y from 1liis war, and, if it conc
net to speedy close, her eufferines viii be
tenfo]d what they have yet been. Terrible
was her crime, and terrible has been, aud more
terrible will be, her punishment.
II the depreciation in the value Of slaves has
already been 60 great in South Carolina, re-
mote from the scene Of war, what has it prah-
ably been in Virginia and Tennessee.
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meet Hesn rom the people, let them meet the
present eA1gency. In the mean time, let the
for their produce.
Down With stump-tall currency. Down
with any irresponsible banking institutions.
On Tuesday next, zee that your tickets have
printed On them, against TIE BANkISG
Law On SPECIE BAsls.n
From the Peoria Transcript
WHI WE OPPosE THE PROPOSED BANKING
Banking Law, for or against which the people
ct Illinois are to vote next Tuesday, because
1t is not what it purports to be. It is dam
gcrone law. 1t does not provide that the
stockho' ders shall pay in cent Of bona jgde
csgftal a, ard G can Fay in their own notes
Of those notes In bills They can receive ten
thousand dollars On deposit from customers
and Issue five thousand in bills on those de.
Posits. and Pay 1t out to the depositors in lieu
OF hye thousand dollars received.
Ill It as IN the the bank is obliged to redeem in
$pEc.e, out specie does not mean gold 1t NAV
be three cent.pieces. If the Eauk fails to redeem
and ls protested, the law for collection of
debts IN Its case is suspended for one sear
me bank is allowed to issue post notes
Ia .nat u, notes payable It distant period
In banking In the free States, and not re-.
cognized a. legitimate banking in this coun-
~. These are some Of the objections to
the proposed lay: In the hands OF good
men-men OF tried honesty, it might be good
honesty are enough to seduce "the elect u
The history Of bankers and banking In Illinois
furnishes Us with NO sufficient ASSURANCE that
str1ctlY honest men, and none others. viii
nave me management Of this great moneyed
eofPoIa1on-. at4a =, cofPoEsaon extending iteelf,
the closest Interest The worst ruling power
| in the world is the money power.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-12

. Splendid Assortment of Jewelry and Silver
Plated Wsre, consisting in part Of Cameo. Co.
raj, Carbuncle, Mosaic, Enameled and Lava
Sets: Sleeve Buttons and Studs; Vest, Neck
and Chatalaine Chains Goblets, Cups, Spoons,
Napkin Rings, Butter Knives, Gold Pens,
Finger Rings, etc., etc., too numerous to mem
ton.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-12
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Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Missour,
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The Pennsylvania Rail Road also connects
At Pittsburgh with Steamers, by which Goods
can be forwarded to any port on the Ohio,
Muskingum, Kentucky, Tennessee. Cumberland,
Illinois, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Missouri,
Kansas, Arkansas and Red Rivers; and at
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Merchants and Shippers entrusting the
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The RATES OF FREIGHT to and from any
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