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, 1861-05-03
Wilson's Nesx York Xouavex.

! NEW HoRK, april 27.-Ex-Aldesmau Billy
Hilson has IRanaged to make himself and his
regiment the talk Of the town during the past
week Billy ts q hard nut Of the hickory kind.
Ia an accomplished striker, aud has wav of
expressing himself verbally by no means
meally-mouthed. The old adage abort 1shirds
Of . feather" holds especially true in the case
OF BHly's new regiment, for Thousand mep
more reckless or less reputable never Were
oaauea 1ogethe1 Tor any purpose, good or bad,
y thls Gotham Of ours. Shonlderhitters'
blacklegs, plcspockets, garroters and ruffians
make up the 1arge proportion Of this gallant
corps Of patriots, and their most eafnest, if
not their only, prayer Is that they may be
marched through Baltimore Some index Of
billy,s own opinion Of his followers NAV be
tound IN the declaration, accredited to him by
rnmor, that the candid Colonel offers q reward
Of five hundred dollars for any Kief caught in
New York alter his regiment a1aU haYe lefa
tho city. he also AYERS that his soldiers ghaIl
not 60 hungry If chicken is within helf a
mile Of them anywhere on the route, ais
way OF enilstlng his men has the merit Of
originality a. all events, for when cluster of
fifteen b'hoys appeared before him the other
DAY, he roughly demanded their business.
they meekly replied that they wanted TO join
AZ e., regiment: "Now. see here,'' said Billy,
~ pct hlga that half my men are III h--1
foEty eight hours after we leave New York
d'ye want to folloy such q lead ~ & Ave. ayen
answered the p!ueky aspirants, "thsts fnst
the place We are bound for, and we'll gladly 90
with YOU" "Then you're the boys for me.n
said Billy, aud the reckless fellows were
promptly turned into PATRIOTS OF such II at4
rial are HWlson's Eouayea, composed. If
they get chance to fight We shall hare a gcod
account o1 them.--GbT. Boston Rbst,
, 1861-05-03
Illinois.


Icorrespondence Of the Church JournaI,1
4Mess1x. EditorS:-In your Western neEs of
April 10th, read with much interest tie his.
toriel sketch of tbs Bishops chapel, Chicago.
formerly Church of Atonement; and 8 noun,
tal regret allied my heart at the brief mention
Of one whose name was for eight years dear
household word with the members Of that
parish. -:
He was called to the Rectorshfp-her resign
ed!-And Is this the record Of eight wears Of
bodily toll, Of srduous mental Sbor, Of per
6onA Asacr3nce-knoEn to but feW-and a1f fi;r
the good OF that little churchs .sTis q onaInt
little edidce, built Of rabble stone in the early
Engliah style, and designed for the addition ct
tower, which, if well iyyed, would present a
most picturesque appearance One fact has
not been noticed. It wRs the first stone buiId-
ing erected in Chicago. i rejoice In the hapnv
and efficient pastQTate Of Rev. ]. O.. Rartnn.
for such am told it has been, and do .riyg
most hearty thanks for the preaeut Prosperity
Of this church, and its felicitous prosueetes ana
though he who, under Goa, laid its founda-
lion, 1Rhors in quiet faith and patience far
away, while the world, End even the church.
reckons not his former deeds Of love, vet are
they treasured in the book of rememErance.
anu the name Of Dudley Chase ia :sacredly
shrlned in the grateful hearts Of many a dis.
cip1e, who learned Of him to. love the service
Of the Church:on earth, and who shall one dey
worship with hin in the upper temple-zua1e
without h8uds-etsrnA In the, heavens G,
, 1861-05-03

Little bug been said Of Vermont. From the
cnaraeter OF her people, she Is moro inclined
this day Of patriotism, nor lukewarm. 7 -
Il. H. Baxter, Adjutant General Of the State.
ls here, communicating with Gen. Wool, and
arranging for the dispatch Of the Ist Vermont ont
regiment, now in camp st Rutland, and ready
to march at moments warning. The off;.
GERS are: Col Phelps, Lieut.. Colonel Waah.
pun, Major Worthing. The regiment is Sc Sc
leesed from the organized, uniformed militia
and mainly composed of the first young men men
IN the state. Only one regiment was asked s
fna Rnt tbst th not Eeaared until the 2oth Of
dollars, and authorized t6s raising Of 1.a SI ID!
dltlonal d 5egiments, to be put into the iieid at
oaee, ona Atlready Mty-aix Companies haye re-.
ported themselves ready for servica. Others
nre forming, and i required, the Grean Nom.
tain state t. ean, and will. furnish in this itlst
quarrel, 20, 600 hardy, brave men.
4 strong, earnest thusiasm exit. ove,r j, Tho
waole te stste Etth the conviction that the issae
children. Vermonte1s ii this c,tT nav ~ taa1 Hu1
proud Of their native Stately 7: Z,ib1na' 10
, 1861-05-03
Extoraion IN Sprfnpfield.
CAMP YATES, Springfield, Hay /, 1861

Edttot1 Chicago Tribune:
Complaining does not become soldier. nnf
I am not going to complain Of anythfnr a,
auy body connected with camp life, but / Wish
to let your readers know the way In which ~
aEe cheated By the people Of Springfield. II
seems that their special object, since tia est.h
Eshment Of Gimp Yates, ii to syetemat;z.
robbery. They have raised the price OF eyerv.
thing to It's usual standard. and espeeisj{r
those articles which are Absolutely necessarr
such as wooden shirts, heavy boots and shoes
stockings, every Kind Of provisions. They
ELL accept no bills Of any State At less than
altesn cents disco9nt, unless We By fifty ceats'
worth Of their stuff They do not even possess
the decency to be polite, bnt act In 81 .mpu-
dent, overbear1ng manner. ! can put up with
swind1e, when it is done ia 8 polite manner;
but lnselence accompanies it, it Is unbeara
Die. trust you will call attention to tl:g mat
ter, and een If pnblic opinion cannot influence
them to sell at reasonable rates.
Another matter I wish to correct. The
epriog1e!d Journal says that raembe. at one
OF lhe lineage companies Eas stabbed. while
engaged with q number of Ills cempanione IN
cfsgracefu1 row In & house Of Ill fame, Lest;
some OF -FOUR readers might suppose it was one
Of our company, I wish to state that there hns
not been member Of Tho Chicago Dragons
reported as eFen diBorderly, nor has there been
ono drunk.
There is q runner IN Camp to-day that we are
to be Immediately sent to. Cairo;;' The boys
are in e1etacics at tho prospect Of getting into
actlve service II we do, look out Tor good re-
port from the Chicago Dragoons.
.>. A. DRAaoox,
, 1861-05-03

1fsu4111, Mich. January l4tn, ,aa
AR. sF4[pEa.
7a 7aENos sly Long ance sent 70 you for box at Geo
@oa14snesa: @ aAd received the stipe and THIY HD 70
RdRE. 49, 'N1eAD ~ sA3o FS0
Please sand by 1stura mail Dtrec. to
A. b WHEELER
1ps}anA hah.
, 1861-05-03
The .ReeI&nE In AIRbnsna-.4nseourst rstv
:. OF slave Rroperfv,... .7'1@

"A gentleman from Mobile; who has lust ar;
rived III this city, informs ug that money mat
ters in Alabama are In stats Of the utmost
confusion. He was compelled to pzY . dis.
count Of thirty per cent. On Alabama money
to obtain the means to 20 North.
There was strong Union feeling prevalent
In that part Of Alabama It WA generally bse
MeTed that if the Federal administrator ri
Washington would adhere firmly to its posI.
ton and prosecute the Ha7 With Vigor. 60 "a
to assure them Of sympathy and support, there
would be an uprising Of the Unionists in
strong force. 49,. The despotism Of JEFF Dayis
was considered as resting upon sandy foun-
dation.
The planters were gloomy and Respondent
on account OF the apprehended insecurity Of
their slase property. They are convinced that
their tenure Is very fr1il One man, the owner
Of four Plantations and fifteen hundred slayes.
declared openly In the streets Of Mobile th1f
he expected to loseaH bis sIa7es. Slavery. ha
ayowed, was doomed BY the firing Of the frat
gun at Fort Sumter
The Impression existed TINT If the Feders1
Government would act with courare and
pranptness, sixty days would suff1ce TO end
Tie wer; TINT BY that time the secedern wan1d-
sue for peace, II they did not actually bee Sc
cuzity for their own liyes.--M 7. Els. RSt ~:
, 1861-05-03
The EeroY9 Of MONTGOMERY.

| While the goverlnhnt has carried concill G
tlon and non intcI1arencs to it's faFthest verge
and loyal millions 1ookcI on with indignant
put laW abiding patience, the traitors have
hastened to heap every possible indignity np.
on the Constitution under which We have
grown to be the most Intelligent and prosper
ous nation In, the world. They have done their
pest TO tnrn constitutional liberty into anar-
eng and license They have d}agraeed the
name Of tho United States, and put our people
to blush before the world and, with the pl-
ratlcal glee Of mutinous sepoys, they hare
made It thdtr first aim to tear down and tram
pie into thu dust those stars and stripes to
which no foreign ice has ever dsred to offer
the snghteat atfrunt:: =
Every successive act Of The Montgomery
traitors has been only another example Of their
narbarous, nnreasoning and sepoy-like. fury.
-They began By q wholesale theft ofau the GOV
eminent property on which they could lay
their hands. They made haste to oVerawe
Tree expression Of opinion by the creation Of a
5Standlng army They have levied forced
They have coined at tha New Orleans mint q
false and deprecated currency with which to
cheat the PLANTER and farmers from whom they
extort supplies. They have, by proclamation,
invited the gascals of all nations to piracy
against the commerce Of tbs United States.
mezcial obligations and protecting traiforous
debtors against the Lawful! claims Of their cred
itors. In the attack On Fort Sumter they vlo.
lated every sentiment Of humane and honor
able warfare BY deliberate attempt to ,mur-
der small garrison; and with cowardly ma
lgnity not exceeded by the mutinous sepoys,
continued to ponr red hot shot into the fort
sfter tha~ garrison hsd displayed q white flag /
sepoy-1ike, they attacked n small company Of
anarmed troops in Baltimore, and did their
best to. maseacte them In cold blood. Sepoy-
IKE, they dishonor the memory Of their great-
est banfeaetor by setting negro astrlde the
statue. Of Washington In the capital Of Virgin
10, sepo-lIke, they have imprisoned inoffeu-
slve women in the jail Of Charleston Sepoy-
1kef Y they aEe hurEying On to sack and destroy
the capital, hoping in the general destruction
to bury the official records OF their treason.
No quar.er in battle, and no mercy after
battle, cries the Richmond Enquirer, the fit |
mouthpiecs Of these traitorous Gepoys. Like |
Nena Sahih and his fellows in IndIa, they aim
to carry rapiPe, destruction and extermination !
In their path Let them be careful-else the |
late 81; the Iadia sepoys may also be theira.-
, 1861-05-03
re" Jersey Troops Resdy,

- y ~t.I
There Is now in camp at Trentan the e-.at.
q part o. ne 1onr m regiments ordered by The
government. The Second Regiment (mainly
noon 1se@ The NssaEE R5yed sts
want Of equipments, knapsacks and os1,o, ,dr a
soiuiel5 necessary articles which were to ~
furnished Ssbyy by the ontsa States xhch
tracts are out for these articles, and the as4ot
}ishments are working. night and dsy au, nnan
them. The troops In Trenton (three-ouassfpevyaa spva
Of the contingeni) are ready to be moved at !
once at the order Of the government, and now
only await ordera; the rest Will bereaay in =
day or tBo.
The want Of equipments Is to be regretted.
Dnt the New jersey authorities seem not to
be at fault. It is obvious that the troops can
not De sent out Of the State unequipped. Efforts
have been made by the Qusrtermaster Gener-
81 to procure equipments ready inside from
the adjoining States, but without SUCCESS.
The demand, it appears. Is everywhere greater
than thu supply.
, 1861-05-03

|- Benjamin Ogls Taylor, who owns .
PLANTATION in Marengo county, Alabama, and
raises aooat five hundred bales Of cotton 81 /.
MnnalIy, n offered 2 bid for the recent Untted
States loan, 1900, at 90 cents. The aelma
hsporter ~ Considers this great crime and calls
las attention Of the authorities Of the Coafed-
ta esa!e 4 States, ard Of Gov. Moore of Alabama,
~ ~ iac., and proposes that his estate le' Is.
Gasea esasea TO the State, The editor saya # the
SoHs1nos YET Wl!t give him the Office OF Escheater,
~ ~ ill.,, III ses .o II eha be declared
Hauy days, ' 1'4''" s7ao''
, 1861-05-03

We find In the Richmond DispatcA. repor,
OF the speech of a. H. Stephens, .late strong
Union man, now Confederate Vice President,
at Richmond, on the 23d. Theirs is little that
ia interesting IN the report Of the speech, CT.
eept the essy familiarity of hir. stephens with
God, and the air Of authority with which be
promulgated the Divine decree for the Con.
federate cause.,: He .was as prophetscal and
confident as one Of Ahab's four hundred lying
prophets. This characterizes ali the Confedef-
ate movements. JEFF Davis proclaims pirac7
on Northern commerce and inyokes the bless
lng Of God On 1t. "A Memphis paper thinks
that Providence must have provided, at the
foundation of the world, the hills on the river
few miles north Of that place for battery to
overhaul Northern steamboats,.
, 1861-05-03
CDicaao Uribtttte.


How will you reconstruct the Govern
z1ient and save the Union after the hghtins
is overs. VIII the people Of the seceainI
States who hate you now, be made to 10y,
yor better by the losses Of Life and treas
ure which you will compel them to en-
>dure?? Is 1sft;endship cemented with blood
Are oayonets and rifle bullets the messeu
gers Of love which bring sweet accord il
their =tralnf These are questions tlia
coEae to Us At every turn. There is IN an
~swer sufficient lor them all: We do moi
know; it is not ours to inquire. In
human eyes the path of duty seems
clear 10 all loyal men; aud that leads in
the direction in which they hare set out
The preservation Of the Constitution BY
such agencies as we can command, the
subjugation Of the rebels as quickly as pos
sible By the only arguments to Which they
will listen. and the restoration Of the au-
thor:ty Of the Government everywhere
these are thc objects before U.s.
When tllcy are attained, then will be the
season fer meeting whatever new difficult
ties and complications that may arise.
This answer alone covers to all queries
which touch the condition Of the country
after the fight sAan have ended. But it is
nc. the only. one. Sagacious men think
they can see through this contest and
grasp its end We have no doubt they
can; hence when they assure US that the
rebels csaaot maintain the unequal strug
gle Il year without producing the wide
spread and profound conviction in the
minds Of the people, not the nigger-driv-
ers, of the South, that they have been
wronEcd and betrayed by ambitious and
selfish men, and that their duty and inter
est command counter-reyolutiou, which
will throw the demagogues out of power,
restore the authority Of the Federal
Government, and tighten up again
the bonds Of union between
the States, we are ready to believe that
they predict what will really come to pass.
We reason thus This is not war of
race, Of opinion, Of religion, or Of hostile
=
nations. tits war Of an Oigarchy against
g Democracy, waged IN country with
Democratic institutions. It's root is in |
the passions I. d prejudices of unin-
formed men, wrought upon by the
individuals Of q email but dominant class
It is war against Democratic traditions,
andpolicy. ! ucn q war cannot
extend beyond a single campaign, if the
Government puts forth its full power and
energy: The bayonet, il not ci7ilizer,
opens the way for civilization to follow.
Il viii, used. by Northern armies, be
school master to dispel the thick clouds
which have settled down upon the ma
iority class in the South, to teach them the
Falue Of Government and its superiority
over slavery by which they are now
cursed and .by. letting: out some of the
'agsart Blood Of the buyers and sellers of
aen, reduce them 10 a condition in which
will be easyto admit that they are not
he essence Of all that's perfect in mankind. r.
, 1861-05-03

B1ooNEeros, ILL.,, May !, 1sJ1
| Having just returned from Cairo, l would Of
| fer few suggestions. The stoprago of boats
and supplies there is arpusing bitter T: cling
south, and from all the informatlon could get.
| extensive preparations are being nude TO At
tack Cairo. Hence It should be fortified. Spades
| and ehoves are scarcely less needtn1 than arms
for the soldiers there Is dirt aufn:
cient; if not, that too should be turntshed.
But It Is doubted If any works that can be
hastily extemporizcd there would serve to
protect against batteries planted on the Ken
| lucky shore. Hence the possession and occu.
patton Of the opposite shores may be ''a mill
tary necessity"
There should be steamboats, plying up and
down both rivers, for several niIes above
Cairo, and strong guards stationed along both
Illinois shores. Abose all should our great
North and South highway, the Illinois Central
Railroad, be better guarded.
The strong guard at the Big Muddy Bridge
is well but should not every other bridge be
guarded: In case of an attack, very few
hours' delay in the passage of trains from any
cause might be exceedingly perilous. The
ragged, broken, timbe7ed country and dubi-
ous feeling among the population in thesouth-
ern part Of the State do not warrant the
slightest risk Of damage to this most impor-
taut highway. Our last experience with Bal
tilnore and Maryland railroad tracks and
bridges ought to suffice. An ounce of pre-
yeution is better than q pound Of cure. If the
military occupation Of Cairo is justidabie at
all, las who can doubt y Its peculiar position
demands the mcst complete and thorough
protection.
The game Of Southern lenders is but too
PATIENTLY the Vilest misrepresentation and
appeals to excite and give fun play to sec
tio1al and military spirit till taxation, war snd
anarchy shall have 50 reduced the Southern
people, that they shall peaceably submit to
thelt- darling schema Of q e strong govern:
ment, y with which can SEQ no living, 10 pos
bible peace for the North unless we, too, adopt
the same
rr11r = -
, 1861-05-03
Views and Policy of the Admfutstra.


| fFrt3m the New York Evening Post,1
Our letters from Washington speak of The
determination of the PresIdcnt and hIa Cabi
net to bring the entire military force of the
Union to bear upon the rebellion, as fully
taken. Our correspondent says:
II diued nlone with . member Of the Cahl
net yesterday. The tendency Of things Is
such as will lead to very grave results III ! few
days. The policy of the administrator is
fixed, TIE ao}aoe t7o,ger Of The goacr7naeat, and al
temo,aev and n.ess Of Tho: W<at and North, ss1u
b. s1aed to put doacn rebels aad trditorx."
Another letter, the writer Of which Is In d
condition to be as fully Informed OF the pur-
poses Of the Administration as any one direct.
II belonging to 1t, says: 80.
"Let the country know that the phofe poloes'
Of the gossrnaeHt acsu be b1aligM iaEo Tequisitioa
10 sustan The honor Of tbs country dHd project
the Capital al any sacrifice Of life or treasure.
Ine policy is definite aud unazterdb!e. No peace
except upon the basis Of unqualified subm!s:
sioa Of the rebels. No recognition Of any
pretended southern confederaey.. No peacea.
bic assent to q separation Of the States.
"The government ID to besustained in that
stern and effective manner in which all gov
ernments are maintained when the purse and
s.cord ara called into requIsition- The leaders
OF the conspiracy are to be driven from the
country or suffer ccndign punishment. They
have sought to overthrow the freest and best
government In the world by the most tnfam-
Gus means, and for the purpose Of setting up
has been gigantic, and their punishment is to
be signal; and q warning for all time to trai
tors.
Proclaim these sentiments from the hodse-
tops, There is trouble ahead for all who have
been disloyal to the gorernment-We can HOW
have but tWoS parties, enemies and friends
the former class win be extirpsted. We are
on the eve Of n,omehfous events-prepare for
q sceno Of blood and carnage-We are prepared
here, but mora forces should come aud in
creased supplies Of provisions"
In addition to the aboye, the Post prints the
following, which Is conclusiye:
NEW YoRK, April q, 1861.
To the Editors OF the Evening Post:
i EN- authorized by the President to say that |
be ia determined to prosecute the War begun /
against the government of the United States,
with al the energy necessary to bring it to .
termination. He will call for /
arge additional force, relying upon ProYidenca t
md the loyalty Of the people to the govern I
uent they have established.
jAMEE A. HA3fUrn%c ]
, 1861-05-03

~ an evidence Of the pressure Of the times,
reliable gentleman informs us that ct 6her.
lHs sala In Grayson county; Ky., 8 few days
ego, one good work horse, eight hundred
pounds tote:co, and tKo COWS sold for $465,
aeres sold at 81, ,.atract Of two hundred and
fo1ty acres sold for 81, and another tract Of
ae7entJ.tve acres sold for $S4. According to
ME the land may be redeemed within twelve
kA%k4tAas .t1-.
, 1861-05-03
Great Reaction Of Public Sentiments 4
Baltimore.

4 private telegram dated Baltimore, April
%, Gays:
Secession is defunct IN Baltimore, aad the
Union sentiment Is ngain triumphant. Bit few
men are willing to-day to announce them
selves as secessionists. One weeks experience
of the deadly contagion has Overwhelmed the
conspirators and the Union sentiment is now
stronger aud deeper: than eyer. The day Of
reckoning has come, and those who last week,
sustained By the police, disgraced our city,
shrink from the public gaza. The reaction
~1s overwhelming in all paris OF the State, and
we arc prepared to meet the issue at the ballot
box Sad IS were the doings Of the past few
days, they have forever settled the question Of
secession In Maryland. On Wednesday;*pur
Custom, house, which has been tha den In
which most Of this treason has beenshateled,
will be cleared Of Its traitors, and the new ap.
pointees will take their places. heAmerican
flag will be hoisted oyer ths Custom house
and responded to throughout the city despite
the prohibition Of our dictators. The boys
are selling miniature flags On the streets. The
secession flag has dtssppeazed,i it being regard
ed as the emblem Of oaT terrible wrongs.
, 1861-05-03
&SGpd RYE. .Enhn RaT1

Tic Nashville papers contain an abstract Of
The recent speech OF John B4u, which shows
That he Is not only a rank seeessioslst, but a
traitor aad q coward. In bis speech he de-
clared tha.. Tennessee had, IN effect, dissol-
Ved her relalo.-R with the Federal Union, and
though he had hoped end labored to the last to
preserve the Union frat, and second, If sepa-
ration was Inevitable, to mako 1t peaeeable, he
now abandoned al such hope, and his Voice
Was clear and loud to every Tenaesseean-to
a.Ias' to arms r.
The Louisville Journal, IN referring to Mr..
Bells detection, cuttisgly says:
Nhen. With the vivid reco lection Ct NIL tbst ue
6ssd Of John Bell during the Presidential canvass
Te 1ooE at his present position and ad The laT
f5uase he ntters, caGIut but recall the stirling
ady'ce given by EcHe prudent taee-~ Seye1
praise man I'll he is dead
And the Louisville Democrut thus referz to
the 8. me gentleman:
John Eel never had brains enough to stapd m
IN Storm He has been only consistent AZ 3 nar
I1EEn- ard cr taEa any Inconsistent positions his
parry Nlu eesuine. Il is couduct ONLY sho,Te which
~ar he thinks his party are going and his opinion
Gil thst en5jeet Is Lot worth m1ch~
And thus John Bell has sunk without RID
PIE to mark the piace where he went down.
As the Judge zlwsys says when he sentences
g n.ardezer, "May the Alnig ghty hare mercy
OF yorr soul"
, 1861-05-03

. From the St. Le1s Denoerst]
rapidly Increasing, - -1~~s >~s'a 11-e t1'