, 1861-10-19
FROM QUINCY.
Matters and TA11Rn In General.

-RR0M QUINCY.
Matters and Th11sr il General.
Especial Correspondents Of the Chicago Trlbune.l
QuNo1, October II, 1861. !
Al ofa sudden, without noise OF confusion,
without even telegraphIc announcement,
without puff from anybody, new Briga-
d1er General Commanding = turns up In North
east Missouri It Is astonishing how eaay
they are manufactured in these days. This
one We never heard Of before here-1 never !
did, at any rate and yet 1t Seems from some
accounts that he is " the very man for the
criets." His name is Adams-Henry 2. Ad-
ams-and he ives at Canton. a writer in the
1VA;g Of Tneeday evening goes into quite an
extended glorifcation Of him. He says that
he has " every reason to believe that the ap-
pointment Of Gsn. Adams will prove most
satisfactory and popular one, for he is no pol
ftiefaa, but a gentleman IN every sense Of the
xord, and has had eight years of military e..
pesfence. he looks every inch soldier, and
when opportunity Offers, l am confident that
he will prove himself to be such in every par
heular. His energy knows no bounds and
his talents are ss versatile SIS his energy is In
dpmita51e. He is, IN common parlances q
railroad man. and In more senses than one.
As civil. engineer he has few equals, and 1
doubt II any auperiors." Altogether consider
this o s. first rate notice," and rs public man
is alwsys supposed to be aided by being prop.
er1y brought before the public, think the
new General ought to thank his eu1ogist, AS
vel, Sc the Whiq and the TRIBUNE, including
his "most obedient," for thus setting forth
his merits to the world at the commencement
Of his career.
Gen. Adams intends, among other things,
10 dIscounterauce the business Of arEesting
rebels On suspicion and then letting them 60
On taking the oath. He will arrest when proof
is first presented, ard then viii hold the chiV-
airy for trial. The General Is right in this
to certain extent at 1east. All senslble and
practical men know that swearing rebels is
farce, OF worse--is mockery. In an emar-
gencY like that through which our nation Is
rasslng, do not think 1t best to be over par
ticu1ar about ar9estipg men who give no clear
proof of their Unionism. think it fair to
reverse the peace rule, Of treating them as in
nocent until proved guilty. 1t Is easy enough
for them to show their loyalty if they feel any
such sentiment, and If they have not done CT
do not do something openly for the cause, it
is perfectly logical and natural to conclude
that they are Is secesh." If Gen. Adams puts
confidence in ali the Missourians who do not
appear to participate in rebellion, he will not
be apt to accomplish much, though perhaps
% much as he would by swearing suspected
pe1sons and then diEeharging them to eneer at
rsy1Eb51i{r and 4a mir fcrh h}p
punishment. And If the Government at
Washington is cspsb1e Of learning anything
by experience, it also will abandon this silly
mode OF making proseIytes to the Union
! capse.
Mart Green, the rebel brigand, it Is said has
bet t eeriously wounded. The news came te
Ca1.ton in private letter. Price, It appears
had ordered Green back to his old haunts, ba1
Cn the way he fell In with q party OF Federall
wEo routed his command, cnt it up, shattered
Mast's a1m, and made deposit Of hye buck
the story-it is too good. such vagabonds a
he do Lot often expose themselves to danger
| bold as they maJ be In seducfng others to Fu
in. If Gen. Adams fails to make the rebel
! afraid Of him look to hear Of Green's return
low Price into Arkaneas aud stay there, o.
even to 60 to the far South. They prefer t.
bus1whack about their old stamping grounds
. where the Thunder of real War, OF s{eges au'
, great battles, Is not likely to come. Guerrill
: warfare thus far has kept our tt oops in Mis-
!or an expedition to the South. They can kee
it up good while get if they will.
l The Ladies Ct Quincy are making thense1Ya
: known abroad, l see, By the earnestness c
{. their efforts to help along the good Uric
}. cause. Ne knoW all about it here, and Woul
lot already got out There are two soeietie
here managed exclusively By Indies, and the
t are doirg crest deaf Of good Tbs origin,
@ or parent society" was tsthe Needle P,el
etE," Instituted scma months ago-I think
q eariy as May OF june. The general plan en-
ed articles for the Rc1die1-sucn little nece
J saries as the Government does not or will nj
e procure, or fails to do in time, such as stool
= ings, needae-hooks, shirts, lint, bandages aI
u hospital fixtures. We have an excellent Bri
b ade Hospital here, and nearly all the wol
BY the ladies'; and up to very recent date, Il
Government had not paid a cent for anythir
cornecled with it. Much Of the work th'
give out 10 needy families Of volunteers. B
le The society has hnd its oWn little trouble
re the will Of woman being famous for its disi
- cliEatlon to bend d-e1cept when proper
ai managed 4 lev weeks after the organi;
Il, tion, and while under full headWay in patrio
IN labcr, home Jealousy Or want Of confidence
" the cRce1s was manifested Tie latter talk
~ time, the first they knew, In defiance Of JEFF
- eou'a Manual, q full new set was elected. Fl
le brought things to q eudden focus, aud the
.ir vas at once q "secesaion )" the of6cials a
their friends going out and organizing nj
ld society known as the "Ststers Of the Go
s- Samaritan" There was Of course q little-jt
, q lttle-1iva1ry. One party was headed
III Mrs. Coz, aud the other by Mrs. Fo2--n
ot quite Box and Cox" but near enough
NJ the rhyme There has been some estran]
@' ment Of feeling, In consequence of this II
K ture, and you may perhaps have noticed that
the accounts which have gone abroad In lett
from the members, no mention fs ever mads
the ether societyl Ore letter appeared avn
ago in Buffalo from q leading s'Samaritan,''
m scribing the society's operations, but it
s. ~ 'nary word" about the "Pickets.n Lately,
10. latter had notice in the New Copenent,
dc- "sister" was not limited at. Neyerthelsa e
de feel bound TO say that the poor soldier III
.as then one Each has tried to out-do the OF
nd in good works, and both have succeeded
ow times. Each is doing grand, good sud nc
v;u work and sre making many hearts glad, b
49, 80. in and out OF the army. They furnish {
In ploy NEXT to many needy females, they con
The butte Ghera1ly-ten cents week or more
SIDES all their care and labor. They give
tiy0ls, and titus surely bring la the care
1di' men to feel the luxury Of gi7tng almost v
hat cut their knowing it, Auxiliary societies
m | being organized in the adjoining towns,
other towns and cities might do well to
'est tate their example in usefulness.
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nv The Hayes Arcsfc Expedition,
~, y, The Halifax Journal gives the following