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The Heroes Of the Cumberland.

The gallant deeds Of the noble heroes who
died at their posts On the i1Efatcd Cumber-
land, have been reported and repeated. but
they deserve to be reheaTsed until every chill
in The land shall have heard Of them, and
known what desperate and glorious deeds
OF yalor proved the right Of the men
Of 1862 to place in the history Of
herolsm. Brayer men never lived than
vent down On the Cumberland; more sub
lime courage never was shown. Even the
rebel writer WHO from the Mer1i,uac sent d
description of the fight to the Norfolk Dav
Hook, was forced to say "a gallant man com
manded the Cumberland. Gun after Gun he
fired; lower and lower sank the slip; bis last
discharge comes from his pivot gun; the ship
Luz chcs-no~ to starboard, nov to port his
ilag streams out wildly, and now the Cuu1ber-
iaud goes down on her beam ends, ut once Il
monument and al epitaph of the gallant men
who fought her"
And what wonder, when, as but sampIe of
the spirit y Wbfch actuated the crew, these in
stances are told:
TWO gnnners at the bow Guns, when the
snip W:s sinking, c1asped their e1,ne In thair
arms and would not be removed. md want
down embracing them! One gunner had both
legs. shot away, and his bowels opened aud
protruding, but he made three steps on bis
raw and bloody thighs, seized the lanyard aud
fired his gun, falling back dead. Another
lost both arms and legs, yet lived, and when
they wanted to assist linn, cried ont: Back
to your guns, boys. Giyethem hi. HitrTa6
for The J7agN He lived till she sunk!''
, 1862-03-26
GEN. FREMONT.

We doubt whether any item Of news
concerning Gen. Fremone has given greater
pleasure TO his friends in tie West than the
following dispatch from Washington:
"There are 10 Californians on Gen. Fsemont's
Stat. Following his friends advice, be has shaken
of the whole gang,
The cause Of Fremonts removal from
the command Of the Missouri, can be traced
directly to the injury inflicted upon him by
bad men who abused his confidence,
and performed acts for which he
was held accountable. His eyes were
opened when it was too late. ) Had
he been clear Of the California gang and
their confederates;, who fastened upon him
like 80 many 1ecches, he would be In com
mand Of that Department to-day. When
he went to St Louis, he was comparatively
stranger to the leading Union men Of his
Department, and we can Zee how 3D.
ventures and foftune~huntera claiming
previous personal acquaintance, might
*fom themselves into his confidence. for
"e purpose Of fatteniug upon Contracts
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Bece91loA Vandalism.

cec648l0A V&00AUEQ.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore American. I
WNcH1srER, Va..) March u, 1862
.,!y any man wants Jet to be co1vinced of the
ppngnung and whitening curse that Secession
has been to this section of Virginia, Ill be has
70 DO is to tzaye1 from WfliaMspoft to Win
chester, distance Of tAi1ty.two miles, and
Keep his eyes and ears open. Some Of the
finest mansions On the way, which few
months ago we're the abodes Of luxury aud
rneaneme1f, naa f. he happy homes Of happy fani-
Of the rebel incendfary his done It's heIlish
YORK most ehectually. Asyou enter Martins
burg You stand appalled, 1t the desolation
witnessed On every hand. The Baltimore aud
ONO railroad company Is not the only sufferer.
The property d Union citizens has been
given to the dames, and themselves been made
70 nee like felons from their homes, for. no
other reason than that they were true to the
GoFernmento of their choice. No wonder the
panic and conscience stricken rebel incendi-
a1les ned On the approach Of our army IS from
nc aVengmg sword of the Lord. All along
the road from Martiusburg to Winchester may
lals, gar wheels, parts Of engines, &C., which
tae "chiTalry'' dropped on the pike In
cavalry.
The first object of interest to me after en-
tenng Winchester was the railroad depot.
-A~A~ a6AlA "E1E E41INluEIaulE ulhSAG9 u EFGTY
description Of iron belonging to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, which the
"ch!vaiEy" had plundered at Harper's Ferry
and Mart1nsburg. 4 large number Of passed.
ger cars, also belonging to the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad Company, were Auddled to-
gether for the purpose Of being burnt, but
the rebels in their haste to leave had not time
to apply the torch, and this ya1uable proper
y will be restored to its rightful owners.
We had not been in Winchester two hours
before fankeedom WIS in its element and glo-
r. Some half dozen Of Massachusetts, soldiers
DOTTED their knapsacks, and soon oil c3ns, files
ano haInme9 were in requisition. The old Po-
tomac and virginia engines were hauled out
and placed in as good rnnning order as possible
under the circumstances. Ii less time than It
took "etone-Wau jackson" to epacuate fifteen
miles Of the strasburg pike, whiz! went the
whistle Of the Potomac, and off she went with
company Of the Massachusetts Thirteenth on
an experimental trip to Harper's Ferry, amid
the cheers Ct the Joyous multitude. They
reached to within SIX miles Of the Ferrv. where
they found one OF tTo bridges to be repaired.
This VII be accomplished By Monday. when
We shall once more have uninterrupted COM
munication by rail with Baltimore.
lie Union sentiment hero among tue resi-
dents grows stronger every day. The more
they see Of our soldiers and officers and learn
from them the object Of our mission here, theY
BECOME more inclined to cluster around the
oid Union which gave them peace and plenty,
instead OF clnging to Confederacy which has
brought var and almost starvation predict
from my observation while here, and what I
learn from converse with the people, that this
great valley is lost to the Southern Confeder-
acv forever.
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HoW Dr. Russell Got the Letter of
fEa N1H3a In q .EeIasx1ra

How DR.. Russell Got the Letter of
ne Magls1n.ton Telegraph Censor--
S!ock 4samblf1gs.-A Banker Goes
Shares on the Trent NcsVs.
The following is taken from the Judiciary
Committees Report, on the Censorship of the
press at Washington:
The Censor testified that On Friday. Dcceno-
Der ~, ut = O'Clock P. NJ, he received positive
orders to suppress all dispatches concerning
tile matter, but at fortY-fyc minutes after two
he allowed The following dispatch to 60:
Samuel Ward, New York Hotel, New York;
Act as though you heard some very good news
f0r son13sh ano me- as soon as {Sn Fft R!tsr shis
The Committee say that any man Of oriin-
ary discernment might have detected in that
dispatch the contruband information, aud that
Mr. Russell hos not, by his letters to the Lon
don Times, entitled himself to privileges which
were denied to our own citizens. Stock spec
ulatlons were active and remuneratiye, and
the Committee think Mr. Russell's friend
made good thing out OF the good news. q.
e. FAINT, banker Of this city, was examined
by the Committee, in reference to his opera
tions in stocks upon the Trent affair. Mr.
rant had read in the Herald that Mason aud
work Mr. Robert J. Corwin to ASCERTAIN
whether the communication had been made to
Lord Lyons. He ascertained, in the Depart.
ment Of the Interior, that it had. Mr.. FAINT
invested IN stocks, md Mr. Corwin's share of
the profits was 1890
The reporters of the press were not allowed
to send word oyer tue wires about the set
tlcment Of the Trent affair. AIr. Fa1t, q
banker, used Mr. Corwin to pump the secre-
taTy Of the Interior. Mr. Smith was pumped,
Then DR.: Russell advised his samuel Ward.
Of New York. How much Mr, Ward m1ie:
and what fell to the share Of the special cor
respondent Of the London Times, is not
, 1862-03-26

PRESIDENT LINCOLN VISITING LIEUT.. Won.
DEN.-The folio wipg extract is from private
lclter dated Washington, published in the
Adse7ftssT. It illustrates the warm and gen
etoqs s5npathies Of the President:
That night left the fortress, and got Wor-
aen safe home in Washington city, Wien leay-
ing him to the care of. my wife, went with the
secIstaEyt to the President, and gave him the par
ucuiaIs Of the engagement. As soon is 1had
done, Mr: Lincoln said, *Gcntlcmen, lam going
to shake hands with that man. and presently
he walked Tound with me to our little house
l leu him up stairs to the room where
Wolden Eas lying with 'freah bandages over
nis scorched eyes and face, and ssid, Jack,
here,s> the President, Who has come to see
ffon. He ratsga himself on hfs elbow, as Mr.
Lincoln took him; hI the hand, and said,
lou 40 me great honor, Nj. President, 2nd
~ only sorry that can't see YOU The
PRESIDENT vas Visibly affected, as, With tall
ffane md earnest gaze, he bent over his
wounded. sueo1tainafes but zfteF px4se be
SID, With = culver IN: the tones of his voice,
Ton have done me mure honor, sir, thin 1
esn ever do to you::',, =, Ha then ut down, willis
Worden gEre him an account Of the battle,
and on leaVfng, he promisrd, it he cqald
sL lsEsny 90 So y that be Toald make hin : :
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The Murder Of Mrs. +. ". Buckfn.-
ham.


ihe extended circle Of the acquaintance Of
Mrs. F. W Buckingham; and the interest at-
tached tn tbo r,or,,or IF t,,,-a.o;-,;,
49,. A',sAno' " ne1 teeelF1nS "ohno
Iiom WHICH, " Is expected death must ensue,
aside from the cstimable character of the lady
herself, PROMPT rs to publish a1} that con Ia
pathcrcd concorn;ncr ~ nnfort,aa.a ~... ...a ~
r.. r-1,-., ~ 'ouale eVen1'
me louo"hg from the Utica, New York,
Herald Of the 21st inst, will give the reader
~ .ae.,t - -. rDI " lne n''asae!on'
tAe 1esuit Ii a"aIiea ~ huhdreas OF tue VIC
Tins, relatives and friends with the utmost So
licitude:
~ icste1day 81 forenoon, in the village Of Rem
sen, ~ anis couhly, murder of apparently
most malicious and cold d-blooded character
was commltted. The victim is Mrs- Bucking-
nam, W11e OF Frank BueSinglaG, Esq, Of CHI
fago ano o. G9 Mathsr Of
th1rs5-1ve years OF age.
Ihe murderer is one Hoffman, German,
siAty-one years old. father of a large family,
not aucohverEant with the interior Of jalls,
hardy, active old fellow, and known as re-
ycngef4l and dangerous character.
Col Beecher was one Of the earliest settlers
in Remsen, aud has for years been one of its
most respected citizens. He is a large Iande3
proprietor, and Hoffman, some time since.
"squatted" upon the ColoueTs land Tn;s
much trouble, leading to a series of acrimo-
Dious lawsuits, and to personal bad feeling.
O4 several occasions when Col. Beecher had
visited Hoffman on business connected with
the formers land, the latter had become SO
hibition Of guu, and threats Of shooting.
Hof]man evidently cherished deep and dan
gerous feeling Of revenge, and yesterday morn
ING. be determined to CRAFTY his passion bY, as
he himself declares, Killing the whole Beecher
furnTIu q 49,
, 1862-03-26

An Illinois Boy At Fort DoneIsou.
The Last Freeport Journal comes to US with
thrilling account Of the part taken by the
gallant Illinois lth in the fight at Fort Doncl-
son, as described by Capt Smith D. Atkins, Of
company A, Of that regiment. Gladly would
we give extracts from it had VIC the space to
do so. Capt. Atkins commenced the active
duties Of life as printer boy, raised himself
By his own efforts to the position of editor,
which he resigned for the legal profession
When the proclamation Of the President WAS
published calling for volunteers to sustain the
Government, 1t found him with large legal
business on his hands, and, in addition the Of
fetal duties Of Prosecuting Attorney for Win
nebsgo, 10 Dayiess and Stephenson counties,
apoEition to which the patriotic people Of
those counties had elected him.
Throwing all aside at the call Of his country,
be boldly came forward as a volunteer to shou1-
derh hisImusketlfor action. Upon the selection
OF officers for the company in which he was
enrolled, he was selected as Captain With
little or 10 military knowledge, he hcsitated,
hut at The urgent request of his men, he said
Il will try sir, - and right well he has done Lis
duty. Rising from a sick couch, for three days
and nights did he, with his brave boys, face
the enemy, and the storms, and. was among
The first to march into and take possession of
the fort and plant their battle-scarre banner
On its walls. Going into the fight with over
sixty men, he came out Of it with some thirty,
These arc the men for the times. ALI honor
to them, and all who do thus we'll 4 patriot
ic and grateful people will ever cherish their
memories
, 1862-03-26

washington Despatch to n. T. Herald, 28d-7
Letters signed by minority Of the members
Of Congress from Missouri, Iowa, Indiana,
illinois and Michigan, have been addressed to
the Secretaries Of War and the Treasury,
strongly protesting against the injustice to
Western claimants against the Government by
delay in the settlement Of their claims. j
large and influential delegation from that Sec
ton is also here complaining Of the indiffsr-
encc manifested in regard to Western credit
ors. It is alleged that these claims, amount
ing to eighteen millions Of dollars, have been
referred to q commission, by which they have
been scaled thirty-three per cent below what
the Government has paid for similar services
in the Eastern States, and that while Eastern
corporations have been paid in full to recent
date, some Of the Western railroad companies
have not yet received one cent for their ser
Wees, and that the necessities Of many Of
these creditors have forced them to sell merit
orious claims at sixty cents on the dollar, and
the ordinary quotations for such claims IS
eiyyhty-cight to ninety cents. 1t is urged that
IN view OF What Western soldiers have accom-
plished in the war, Western States should not
be treated with indifference or Injustice.
, 1862-03-26

;@ The late decision By Congress that the
President has power to summarily remove any
officer of the army or Of the volunteers, was
never questioned until Jefferson Davis, few
years since, denied it. The Senate then deci-
ded that the President had the power, so far as
the army was concerned, and it will now be
declared BY Congress that he can also remove
officers Of volunteers, holding commissions
from the Governors Of States, but mustered
into the United States service.
, 1862-03-26

lspeefal Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune !
cAaF ANDREW JACKSON, Tenn, March II, 1862.
Whilst the 18th Regiment Illinois Volun-
teers we're quartered at Bowling Green, Ky..
having been the first Union troops marched
into that supposed stronghold Of secessia,
Capt Charles e shepley, q citizen Of Chica-
60, and the gallant commander of Company /,
18Th Regiment Illinois Volunteers, having lost
his sword, &c, BY fire short time previous
y, was made the recipient Of handsome
company, Who were drawn n up s in Inc On N the he
market square in Bowling Green. The pre-
sentation was made on behalf of the COMPANY
by private Samuel Fl. Mcdowell, of Chicago,
in neat and appropriate speech, which Was
responded to by the gallant Captain in his
usual pleasant manner: After the presenta-
tion, Sergeant james Longhorn was promoted
to the rank Of Orderly Of the company, and
private s. B. Mcdowell to the rank Of Sergeant.
The whole affair passed off in the haP Ppiest
n 16s bog and y Ta WITNESSED By aEgs number
sprinklipg Of the fair Of Bowling Green,
, 1862-03-26

gives in his inaugural for the difficulties
and delays which have stood in the way
Of The carly independence Of the Southern
Confedcracy, Is that the hopes Of aid and
cooperation from certain Northern men
and parties, which secession cherished,
have proved to be unfoundel. The rebels
had good reason for believing that they
would find efficient and devoted allies in
the NORTH Who these men and parties
at the North arc, and why the rebel lead
CTS hare been mislcd and betrayed by their
Northern allies, are plainly to be seen.
These Northern allies on whose aid and
comfort to treason the secession chiefs had
good reason for relying, are the same men
WHO have always been scheming and work
ing to hold the power and emoluments Of
the Government, by adopting as their OWL,
and helping forward with all their strength,
that Southern policy, whose chief and
never chaDgmgpu has been to employ
all Tie power Of the Onion to build up and
extend slavery. The secession leaders had
determined that the General Government
should be used especially to defend and
cherish their peculiar institution or they
wonld break up the Union. Their allies
North are the men vino have done all they
could to make the Union the efficient keep
CT and avowed defender Of slayery, find
ing their motive and reward in place, pow
er and emoIuments, the gift Of their South
ern masters. And the sole mistake Of Da-
us and his followers was in suppos1ng that
these, their Northern allies, could be relied
upon to the extent Of breaking up the
C1ion. This could never be, because these
secesh allies hope to rule the North by the
power Of The South through the Union,
and the moment tue Union is broken their
power is gone.
But although these rebel allies are for
these reasons out and out Union men. vet
they are not only willing, but are ever
scheming and 1ahoring to have: the war
carried on in such . manner, and 60
brought to close, and the Union after
wards reconstructed in such form, that
slavery shall haven power, aud be more
a privileged and dominating institution
IN the Union, than ever before. For it is
clear thatwhen this is brought about, these
Northern allies have secured ueyer-cnd-
ing lease Of power, or one to endure lust
as long as slavery lests, which they intend
and trust shall be forever. How dazzling
to their Imagination, how stimulating to
their ambition, this vision in. which they
are TO be ever ascending to higher and
more commanding positions, and always
enjoying richer and more royal emolu-
meuts'' tust 50. fast IS slavery makes con
quests Of new States and islands, and es+
tabNshes amoro magnificent empire with:a
more imperial sway
Gross and huniliating to the North as is
the charge made in this statement Of Davis
that secession had good reason for looking
to the North Tor aid and comfort in It's trea-
son, it viii be an outrage none the less
atrocaous, and a disgrace full as black, if
these rebel allies are allowed to save rebel.
lion from its just doom. OF enlarge and
build up slavery on tirmcr foundation,
or be suffered to seize the administration Of
the Union from such base motives, and to
caETy out such detestahle schemes Of pub
lie wrong and private gain.
, 1862-03-26
Reorganization 0fRa1kfa1 County, Va.
Washington Dispatch NJ T~Hezald, a3d.7

The loyal residents Of Fairfax county as-
semblea at the Court House to-day, for the
purpose OF taking steps towards reorganiza-
ton OF the county government, most OF the
oHce1s having Joined the rebels, and with them
evacuated the county upon the recent adyance
Ct o4r troops. Speeches were made by Chas.
r Upton, Hon. J. G. Underwood, j. Hawk
hurst (the delegate to the Wheeling Legisla-
tn5e,) and e. T. Brooks, 4 series Of resolu-
tlons vas adopted, expressing unaltetable de-
yotlon to the Union, denouncing the rebellion
es wicked =. and outrageous, snd appealing to
doFeInor sPeiFpont to order an election for
county Officers, and also praying Congress to
compensate the loyal sufferers out Of Cue con
fscated property Of Virginia rebels. 4 sepa-
1ase resolution, expressing confidence il the
PRESIDENT and Secretary Of State, was passed
amidst immense cheering,
, 1862-03-26

B Some Of the rebel leaders are trying to
etop The manufacture = g pf :whf.kyin tbs goath-
ern Confedesscg. What do they mean by
thsts Don't they know, that without whis-
III, there would never hare been rebellion,
md that, without whisky, tie rebellion c1a.t
b sustained month: ;Can'tthe5 uhderstsna
that the rebellion goes BY whisky as much q
-e!er mill wheel did By wate1s>~. =,
, 1862-03-26

E The Washington correspondent Of the
n. 7. Ete'7fng foss states that Gen. Mcclellan
has uniformly treated anti-slayery men, even
during the past winter, with contempt, aud
that Lis entire political course, so far as it is
known, has been Ia bitter opposition to the
Republicans
, 1862-03-26

@ The Inst steamer from Cuba brought
the news Of the robbery Of the Credit Indus
trial Bank of Havana, on the eth Of Feb
ruary, and Of the escape Of the robber with
his booty The police, anxious to do; big
thing, thcEeupon kept Tstch and arrested two
suspicious Cubans just on the point Of leay-
ing Boston for Europe. It turned out they
had arrested the agents Of the bank IN rp,le
to France In chase Of the robber.
, 1862-03-26

There WIS convention Of xonaen.
~aIe manufacturers At Detroit, last weet, for
uniform prices. md to talk over tho prospects
ofthe trade. It adjourned to mse. IN chic.9o
next time. $50
, 1862-03-26

9 In Cincinnati. the o her day, while tho
vile o. volunteer: was rnending his pants,
! some percussion caps fell upon the floor and
we're picked up swallowed b the baby. THIS
child died Of spasmB IN = few honrs
, 1862-03-26

- r Wlseoa.tat Legislature ~ refused
!; ID esta6iah = aailttazJ sehasl II connection
will Ht1eGtaf9 UaiMi = ..'7.,: : y:
, 1862-03-26

- fatent medicine men are very nervous
ABOUT the Federal tax bill. 4 committee rep-
fescn'ng that interesting been in Wssh;ueton
some oa5s. They claim that the proposed
stamp tax on proprietary medicines 1il1
amount to q. 25o, ,0o0. The more the hettcr
, 1862-03-26

BThe Hayti immigration enterprise xould
seem to be fzzled out It was given ont last
week that the steamer Plantagenet would
leave New York for Pot au Prince with a
1arge number Of co1ored persons, intending to
settle in Ha5ti as farmers, mechanics, 6c, but
though there Gun be no doubt of the sailing of
the Plantagenet, yet, SO far rs can be ascer-
tanned, the whole lumber Of negro passengers
on board was Just two, and even these arc repre-
scented to be "t1o miserable Africans, II who
went 10 Hayt SEINE months ago, but came
oack TO this country to look after some friends
whom they had left behind,
, 1862-03-26

and taking advantage ofthe pubic ca1am-
ity to plunder the Govern nent, like
thieves who run to fires and steal during
the excitement and confusion attending
the confagration.
But we are assured that he has cut loose
from these bad men, and taken fresh start
Let him persevere IN this resolution and
he will fully recover all the ground he had
lost, and perhaps rise higher In the end. in
the estimation Of his countrymen, than II
he had been continued in bis former CON-
maud.
ten. Fremont enters upon the Mountain
Department free from ali such associates
and associations, and now that this pre1im-
mary step has been well taken, we vel
come him to that position. We sec in his
appointments an evidence that the
President sympathizes with the prin-
ciples which Fremont represents,
and that be is determined that men Of ear
nest convictions and progressive opinions,
shall lead our columns to battle Past e.
TOTS Of administration are forgiven. 4
nolM prosequt has been entered against all
the indictments" and the Pathfinder is
assigned to new and important command
with instructions to smite the public enc
my hip and thigh, until every man Of them
flies to his own tent As a man Of the
mountains lie will hunt the rebels down
the Allegheny range, from the waters Of
the Kanahwa to the sources Of the Tennes-
see, clear down IN the cotton States.
It remains to be shown what qualities
Gen. Fremont Will develope as military
leader in the field. One thing is certain
he is imbued with an idea that can hardly
fail to crown his efforts with success
1ee Of Freedom. It is that spirit which
will make his soldiers invincible, and bear
them up against the faigues Of the march,
and the dangers Of the battle field, and in
fuse zeal, alacrity and courage, into the
ranks. Our best wishesgo with him. We
hope 10 be early ehroniclers Of victories on
by Union soldiers Of the Mountain Depart
meni, because under lis leadership they
will fight for Liberty and Union, and not
for elaeeTy and Union. Our opposition
vas never to Fremont, the exponent Of
Freedom; but to the evils in his Depart
ment perpetrated BY the gang that robbed
the Treasury in his name, and made mer-
cl'andlze Of his fame. Happily rid Of them,
like Richard, he is himself again, and can
open new set Of books. The auguries are
fayorb1e for happy results, and it viii
give us unfeigned pleasure to record them.