The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-27

| s.'A'eIe huu NneI iAlnilod, Oy WnlCh ne kept
himself in spending morey. He h,d lists a
wealthy men in different cities upon whom 10
call, with significant words written opposite
their names-as "Religiuus" "Abolitioni.t
Union, Sc.-shosiDg q knowledge, on his
| part, OF their peculiar bobbics, and, as IL was
important that he should stand we'll with both
sdes, he had in his possession 4 certif ate sign
ed by the Georgetown (S. c Vigilance Com
| y nitter, which STATE Il that he was trust sorthy
| Southern-rghts man. in whom they placed i'm
| iicit confidence. Those are but samples of his
| in.ct ious devices
| The TRinuSE Is editorally taken up with
slavery and the various questions sprinping
from it; the spirit of which may bo Judged Of
from tho FLOWING extract,
1hs re1tls assert that the Union has no friends
| a. the South. The assertion is f.lse; there are
| white Unionists there, but thew are weak sis.
'efs-ovtrswcd, icrroiized slenccd Give the
| hlsck oncs chance, and they may shame tho
o,hors into n anhccd. At all events, they will
give the rebels work and caro- or 1u,h at home
All Of which spsculations and assertions aro
not worth tho paper on which ,hcy arc printed,
and are interesting only to resdora holding ultra
and fanatical views upon the slavery question.
lts Salins (Kansu), correspondent give, the
following incident, among many, Of tho os
scenes resulting from the division of 4 miles On
the great question of the day
A man named C, liyci in Missouri.
| about 80 miles from the Kansas bordsr. IIis
| family, originally from the Sou h, had settled
| long ago in south western Missuui, and all the
family bui this man was pro slavery. When
| the war broke out his two brothers jJinod the
| Sccc sion army, AMI they had urged him to do
so too. lie was true to tho Union. IIcststing,
and with the ucs Of kindred to distract him, he
remained a psSiva witness Of events until all
the man that Wa in him at length induced hin
| to take his place in the great struggle. fsw
| days after hi' youngest brother rode up to his
house. AT the time no was out Of his wagon,
and had been practicing with hi, ride a, a mark,
and had just loaded. The younger brother said
I'm Glad you're thinking about your gan
You had better join a company"
have done So was the calm rcply.
Indeed, was the surpriocd reply. "Who,o?"
Capt. -, naming tho captain Of com
pany of Home Guards that hal boon raised in
that county.
"Ah, that's what you arc at, is il ?" criod
tho younger brother and drawing a Colts
navy, he continued, "Iyc got something for
YOU, and hted.
Tho ball lodged In tho bro at Of tho elder
brother, who staggered and foil with tho vio-
lence nr suiderrcss Of the shock. Recovering
him eli mnediately, ho got on his knccs, aud
sei2ing his rifle pointed il a. his murlcrous
brother, VIII, turned and fod but rillo bail in
his spine arrested tho course Of the rebl for
ever.
Tho family Of the Union man gathered a few
Of their effects hurriedly and He'd with him in a
wagon. They are now in Kansas aud hs
though severely wounded, is slowly recovering
statement recently appeared in the Tur-
nuSr, that bearer of dispatches from Genera,
WO. waited three days in General McCl Hans
ante chamber for an interview with him. and
81 A. &. IL. a.. IA.
SrlR icplie5:
ave have TO say that General Mcclellan
keeps no ante-Chamber. There are thres places
& Sh hiCh Icrsou1 20 who d, siro to 500 hun ON
business Ills headquarters IA the commaader-
n-chicf; the headquarters of the army OF the
Potnra,; 0td tho office of tho adj Itant. gene
raj, u. =. a. At each oi them, those seakng
General Mcclellan always find more or lass
members Of his staff, instantly ready to attend
TO any public business Rppeartatning Ia his
position. He himself is rarely more than
once day in either place, and then hardly for
half an hour; his dutios compelling him to be
constantly moving hore there and everywhere.
When one applies to SEQ him, tho business
Is always att tontyely hoard by member OF his
staff, who instantly arrangcs to bring about tho
interview soon as General Mcclellan can bo
found for he is up the river, perhaps, in tho
morning, Closetod with tho President at noon,
off with the lower division Of the army In tho
or picket lines over the river between midnight
and daybrcak. However, 1t rarely happens that
he is not ~ bo seen In less than "A DAY by any
one having real important public business with
him.
"Somo how or other nearly all who propose
to introduce a patent ginger-pop for sale in
the camps, bring letters TO Gen. Mcclellan
from distinguished perssns, and insist on
dnbbinR their affair important business
Indeed, the business Of nearly all who
would claim a portion Of his time is
such as members of bis staff can pro-
pehy dispose of without his personal intervon
ton; or, If not can bring it TO his notice in a
few brief sentences whom he disposes of it in
even a briefer reply or order Now ii any
person bearing letters from Gen. Wool and tho
President to Gen. Mcclellan, failed to sec him
after waiting three days to that end, the pub
lie may rely on il that his business was simply
to get office for some one--to sell the army pa
tent suckers Cfltercrs), 10 direct the general
| how to conduct the campaign-d Ia Ellett-or
| something that coull be quite as well settled
| by a member Of the stan, as by the general IN
| person. We have repeatedly seen staff officers
| accompany persons really having important
| public business for hours, around tho city, to
bring them face TO face with'the commander. in
chief, and know that that duty Is most assidu-
ously attended to-
The HERALD has little of sufficient interest
to reproduce. 1t gives the following estimate
of the relative strength Of Canada and our from
tier states!
Cantda is divided from the United States by
| New York, New Hampshire Vermont, Maine
| lud Michigan; and ia tho eyout Of a war with
| EnPlSI the burthen would chiefly fall upon
| hem IN defending the country from invasion or
| in carrying hostilties over the border. The
| census returns will show how these states could
maintain then selves, and what feeble resistance
f'nnada COuli offer tO THAR aTma. The CgnauH