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True Democrat., 1862-12-03
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CTICE Lw7 AZ committed to the Arkaosas PeriantiaTy ty sv inc sheriff of Pulaski county, CD the lst ofE| November. 1891, certsip Negro Man cslln his namek John. Said negro is about 4t years cd, black AA. color feet nine pcbe in height has pop eyes and podiment iE his Dpeech.
 Ls the property of Stephen Harehed who resides Vieksbrg, Miss, and taken away at the expirsop of two year, vll he sold by the statA
 A. J. WAP- Ike S 1881. 1s-a KeSrer qf Pr ~.rtGnyy
True Democrat., 1862-12-03
CoNsCRIPT EXEMPTIONS

fHNIE undersigned. having had exprience in pre- A paricg and PROVING LP EXEMPTIONS. tenders lis services a r-ors cing Rner tho late gs passei by Inc Confederate Congress, to-yTt
 Physicians tanners. black smiths makers rnillers ste,ckra sers etc. etc. ". WO0LE0KD
 Olice for the present, in True Democrat buildings,
 Little Epck, Dtc. 3. '62--3w.
True Democrat., 1862-12-03

en % DOLLARS REWARD. sirsycd M stolen from uie, <a eD gray rather white mare with bia4k hairs her tail and she has inened ur Ter .he e eye th3 0 silver dollar. 5 Ea.s bigh. Inc order with heavy gnarters will giye 5 to ay person who will dedgc. ead to Captain Nald (or any i-- forHat on, will ay for through ma Rt the crossing uf Walron and Military roads mile o Grand PrHire in Franklin county, frAanbas. JA2. w. WILDER
 Nov 26 1sG2. 1w*
True Democrat., 1862-12-03
RunaWGV Maves in Me Pemtentiwy.

NO OTICE.
 AN0IMITTED to the Arkansas Penitentiarv hy the ~sherih of Jefferson county, the Ed day of Deo SS l86l. Negro Man calling his name JOHN GORDON.SA IIe is about Do years old feet inches high of axA black color thick lips lower lip turned little round to tbe ct ot hs ac caused Che ss) by having his jaw broke- Says he s free man, A. J. WARD ian. 10, l6o-- Elm Keeper Qf Psattenftary.
True Democrat., 1862-12-03

9t0HNiITTED to the Penitentlary the I2th AA>r SJ day of November 1881 certain negro asF&Axssb Man, calling his Bi IL, about feet u- |WWET ches in height, cf black oolor about 2S years 4 X old. He says he belongs man living NksAE-s Memphis Tenn.
 Iha owner s requested to come forward, cons- E aNa ply with tho law and take him away or he will VI 4p be sold at the expiration oi two years to pay Ks~ the oherSes A. j. WARD
 Dec. S le6l 24m. Eeea,sr Of pe.tt-r:tcyy
True Democrat., 1862-12-03
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N or TICE
 tQMhrTED 10 the Arkanses Pententiary ou the 2i day & of December ts6l certain Negro Man ealing his name JOHN 00WANS. Said negro is q very light mys- at.o learly white, eckeed faoe feet inches high. ab U 10 y old, has letters J pricked n India ink on his iet Says he i- a troe mar.
 Jan leo2 Elm, EteTsr PsHtLntiary
True Democrat., 1862-12-03

EK0BSEE HORSES l have between ninety and one bup- h E dred mares and young horses which WILL exchange for negroes. II. FLANAGIN.
 Little Rock. Nov 25, f2 4w
True Democrat., 1862-12-03

HvT CHOPPERS WANTED, vi.h to employ from one o five or six active hands to Chop fire 5,cd for the next two three months, in the iEosiae neshbor- hood of this city.
 also i pesoas against treFPaa-a2 ulen he wood land where tLc above named hands tmpoyed and to prevent innocent mistakes, inform all concerned that the tract of nd in question is tho ea iq ef te souh- cost qurtr q sectfon tto{rs l2 tognshp t north rlnqc fc,lre i2D pest SJLON B0RLAND.
 Little Rock Nov. ?, e. 2. Caz. copy 2t
True Democrat., 1862-12-03
Sherid s Advertisement.

COMMITTED to the jail of Crawford county Arkaasaa AD the 5th day of July, 1882, negro man who says hi5 k JlM about 35 years old feet inches high weighs 60 pounds Keeps his hair platte deIk color s speaks very pouteyhad on when committed blue jacket and cap He says he trying get back to Missouri to hi4 "iio Says Le belongs to Monroe Phillips Of Eolmes county, Miss J. Ii. BROWN JR
 Sheriff of Crawford County Ark. July &o 1892 6m Cost of adv. B p4r week.
 @GA DOLLARS KHWARD.-kanaway from the subscri- eD Der in Crawford county, l9 miles north of Van Bn ren op the 2Cth of October negro ALLECK aged v or 2 years black heavy set weighs about l5 pounds Sad n-gro from Lawrence county Missouri and will endavor back that place The above reward will ba pd for his delivery to me in Crawford county req sonaho reward for his confinement that get him.
 II. C. OLIVER. Crawford O., Ark, No7 12, lS82. Put
 rE7RUNK LOSTThe undersign led lost trunk st sprip, Ii at Island To- among lot of other trunks which be aris probably up White river sh. trunk was marked olows NJ. p Vance Capt O. A. llth Arkansas regiment Any information of said trunk will be thank fully receyied and s5 will be paid the same be secured 50 that can get It, Address LtCol M D. VANCE, Nov 10 3t+ Mary Green P. O., Saline Co., Ark
True Democrat., 1862-12-03
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LITCoLH's PROCLAMATION AND STATE AUTR0RITI5s- The late Cong having failed t0 recommeud any specific for preventing the murdeIous system warfare pro- posed te nauguTaed by the enem. atter The uary suhmiE whether inc governors of the Sa should ntepo9 their authority and the laws of sovereign rmon~ealths over which they preside tor rhe prut4c uoa ot their citizens In Virginia and dgubt n a
 her States of the Confieracy, there which provide inc penalty of hanging u-h
 hotxed md enJoined by the late proclamation ot the hte President ny may not do, LecLeT and thc cOyrr o all other states, issue counter praatioHs giving noce to the enemy that ankee soldier taken within hf limits 1i their respective JuIsiic after the At of January wi be Lld being tor b. purpose ng and alelng the ptrpetratOn ot t directed to be committed by the proclamation, ana c1 larlccps any eucb already cuumitel, anu sh be hung We power limit inc authority of governors of ahs kind No know nothing trLt per-e-s ponds tho laws of the States AnDw uuthng that re lessas hv goveruOrs from tie obligations every power tte4 posses for the protection N; tho citizens Aud that they will give hs tulject the consideration to wh.ca it IS eUttlat -htcAuona bhtg.
True Democrat., 1862-12-03
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- Senator William Ballard Foston, of Va., dic3 on tho 18th inst.
 Tha Lincoln ministers to Russia make short stays. Cassius M CIay steyed but short tino, and Cameron s going bacl, to Lncolndom.
 - George W. RandolpA has resigned his rosision ss secretary of war, owing, it is sad to disagree ment with President Dayis, as to the promotion of certain officers One report ia that Gen. Gustayus w. smith was appointed as Randolph's successor, ls.er nnd reliable report is that the new sec ret4ry $ James A. soddon, of Va Randolph has taken the field d. brgadicr general.
 - The Mckinney (Texas) Mes: ngor, $ orr au- thority for making the gratifying statement, that Col. Matthew Leopo was not killed at Fort Cobb, | stated. The agency was attacked, and four or five men Killed, but not Leeper.
True Democrat., 1862-12-03

NC TICH. : .--' TIED tbe Ar ansas Pe r.ansi.xy by ths .. iailer es Jsckson county, $ certain Negro Mao &S a1yr nin1 self LOUIS seo feet iaohee hish, ofA plaI oohr Light build >oout p years old owner III Toe said nagrc b soid at the expra op os tvo fl not onIls4, 2g hY ths owas. A. J. WAND, Dec. A f&el KnU~ af PsefOstioyT
True Democrat., 1862-12-03

1862.
 fttitlon tc4 Purttttoa
 ENO ths unknown hoirs q Th0mas Winston deoeassd K To Will an Williams, Robert L WiaNon and George P BaAemore, or their legal reErentet are hereby required to h end appenr Probate Court to be begun and ned at batesge n independence county Arkapeas the 30th day of December S6 then and there to answer to the petition Of Joseph " Winston praying court for an order of partition of the estate both Tes and personal wilt bs taken ooassed- and her ordered by ths court that publication Dc oado o this order he True Democrat newspaper published the city ot Little Rock for six weeks oonsecutiYeiy
 M. 4. WTC0UGH. q P.C Nov C6 eva by JSo hyNEPsoy D c
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is tic natural increase: the balance e, SIC, 394)
by immigration-theN Northwest filing up with
1he hardy industrial t1A: ses coming from Eu-
rope and tie cid States
1850. 1860. Inc q cut.
Population Of t. S. q 135.8s8 81, ,439,s9l $3.50
The increase in the population Of the North
west during the last ten years, has been 67.o
per cent, while the ratio Of fncrcazc in the
whole country has been 5.52 per cent The
Population OF the Northwest by ceneus Of 1850
Was g 249~10N per cent. Of that Of the whole
United States, or less than one-fourth By cen
sus Of 1850 it was 2S.S5 per cent. or nearly one
third Of the total increaGe in the population Of
the country 4467 per cent was in the North
west alone. IN increase at the same rate d1-
ring the present decade will give the North
west in l10, population Of L, 212, 622aa in
crease Of 6, 139 ,567.
Massachusetts,, the most dense1y populated
Of al the States, has 1878 inhabitants to the
square mile. A like density Of population In
the Northwest, would give us 4 population OF
1873, OIL, 1888. A density Of population equal to
that of England 1882 pcT square mile), would
give an enumeration Of 279, ,846, ,120.
The following table will show somewhat of
the advance Of the Northwest in political
power:
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stamps, czciscs Of every Kind, upon luzurics,
upon bank issues, upon tobacco, upon spirit
nous and malt liquors, upon travellers BY rail,
&C., &c, arc open to the Government. Some
- them. If laid sufficiently high, will be Of
= benefit TO the Nation They will beur as
equally upon all sections and classes as any
taxation can
The accumulations Of long years Of peace
can well afford to pay tho heaviest portion Of
the expenses Of this war, and ought to, rather
than to make the rich richer, and tie poor
poorer. Bleed the millionaircs, It will he good
or them; but don't take from tile Western
nun, worth quarter Of a million, as much as
youtake from the Eastern man worth million.
The revenue scheme Of tho Committee Of
Ways and Means Of Congress, will soon be be-
fore the country. It is to be hoped that di-
rect taxes will not be as prominent in it as in
the resolutions Of our New York friends. But
whatever it is, let It be fairly considered,
amended if necessary made as even and just
to al sections and interests as possible, and
let it be passed forthwith.
, 1862-02-14

In the course of his able speech on the ex-
pulsion Of Bright, Mr.. McDougan, Democratic
Senator from California, made the following
statmcnt:
"Sinec 1859, there has been continual Or
ganized war against the principle of constitu-
tional government. He contended that there
had been regular plan to bring about seces-
sion, which was well known to Democrats, and
known to him (Mr; MeDouga1D and, as
Democrat, the Senator from Indiana must
have known Of the fact. The war, which had
been 60 pgplanned, was actively inaugurated
before the letter was written to Davis, and he
(Ar. McDougalD could consider that letter
il no other light than an act Of treason 4
all the facts, could write such letter, was not
TT to remain in the councils of the nation.
Treason was the highest OF all crimes, and
ought to receive severe punishment
We commend the above high Democratic
testimony to the Chicago TINES, and kindred
sheets. which have been stating that the Re-
publican party caused the rebellion. He nails
all suck vile ISLANDERS te the couatee as bsse
coin,
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Questions for Doushfaccs


Suppose the rebels have thousands of men
impressed into their military service, shall VIC
iberate them II Ec cans
Shall NC have examiners of color, so as to
return those against whose complexion there
arc certain fastidious predjudicess
Suppose q hnlf million Of loyal men arc CO.
creed into the production Of the necessary
military supplies for the rebel army, why
should NC not treat them rs prisoners of war
in the encmy's power, and effect their deliver
ance9
Have the rebels any higher right to the souls
and bodies Of these producers than they have
to war captiyes2
What other right can rebel masters set up
tMn that their slaves or their ancestors were
war captiyes:''
When before WAS the right or the duty Of q
belljgerent 10 free the war captives Of his enc
my dcnicd9
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A mendacfOuH Liar.

We copy the following from the Chicago
Times, Of the 18th:
We are able to state couple of facts, upon per
tect]y reliable authority which 1t may be well that
the Constitutional Convention should know They
he does not own the majority Of the stock in the
CHICAGO TRIBUNE newspaper concern, and that the
reporter Of the proceedings Of the Convention for
that paper 1s creature Of his all of whose repotts
arc supervised By him before they are sent of
This reporter, who has long been in his cmplpv
has been established at Springfield eincc the ses-
sion Of the Convention commenced, the former re-
porter having refused to submit his reports to
NentwoEths supervision. and for such refusal
having been DISMISSED The Convention viii thus
see where the original responsibility lies for the
atrocious libel which has been printed concerning
it, and which it has thought proper to notice.
It is also an interesting fact to the people OF
Chicago that John Wentworth holds the Tudaer of
the CHICAGO TRIBUNE concern.
Tle writer Of the two paragraphs above is a
mendacious liar with large admi1turc Of the
hound-dog. JOHN Wentworth does not now,
never did, and probably never will, own dol
lars interest in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, imme-
date or remote, prospective OF contingent.
The other story, that our reporter at Spring
field is instructed, or that any one Of our re-
portcrs anywhere ever was instructed, to sub
NIT his reports to John Wentworth, is also a
lie without the shadow Of excuse or founda.
ton. So, let the writer out with his proof OF
bear the epithet We put upon him.
, 1862-02-14

XAAN&A8Sk& UF AAN44ER~
In the discussion in the Convention on
Tho1pton's resolution Of inquiry into the
loyalty Of some Of the delegates, the Presi-
dent Of the Convention is reported to have
use the following language:
MI Hacker Eaid he understood that an attempt
had been made to name thosc delegates who were
the list He was therefore for full. free and
searching Investigation. BE believed he was as
loyal as any man and he believed the Investigation
He had as mnch respect for eecessionfst Is for 8
hofhe th1et, and as much respect for tie political
opinions q an aoo9stionist as for seeessioaist-
This Is certainly beautiful language from
1hemouih ofthe President ofa Constitution
al Convendon Of free State. The public
viii have poor opinion Of the loyalty Of q
delegate who places the same estimate On
citizen who. fayors emancipation that he
does on q traitor or horseth thief To emau-
cipate a slave, in Nj. Hacker's opinion, isa
crime On par with horse stealing OF trea-
son!. Webster defines an "Abolionist to
be one Who fayoIs the abolition or immedi-
ate emancipation Of slaves" Henry Clay
advocated the gradual emancipation Of
slaves- The difference between him and
an Aboltionist consisted in the celerity oi
Inc operation He Was for doing the same
thing more slowly. Both advocated freedom
for the slave; both sought to remove the con,
dition Of sez1itude, and restore the 1,ondmau
/: to his natural rights. Then on pri;ueiinzs-
on the main thing Clay was an abolition.
): ist, and differed only with those known b,
That name in the time when the translate,
!: f,om The darkness Of bondage to the Grb
!. rcf liberty should take place. And he va
opposed to immediate emancipation sinrl,
on grounds Of e8ped;ency.
:. But Hacker is opposed to emancipatio,
" - per SC: He desires slavery made endlcs;
He isfor an eternity Of ser7itude for til
American bondman. In the eyes of thi
:::>ult1a elaveocrat, Henry Clay was no bette
i than a horst thief or sccessionist, becaus
:: he advocated the abolition Of slavery i
; Kentucky. 1t would be absurd for th
bhndest hcnchnan of the Shareholder, I
sly that the difference between gradu:
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It)&> Gributtf+
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Il, 1862.
MIR. THURL0W WEED.


The reports kindly sent home BY Afr,
*1hur1ow Weed, at The close Of the first
:. '.--a1ter cf Lis brilliant Diplomatic career,
=, which he was launched, we presume at
tAe public expense, py his devoted adnlirer
and friend, the Secretary of State, reports
which represented That the Emperor Of
france had determined upon quick inter-
Vention IN American :ff;airs-proye, as we
expected they would prove, wholly false.
We do not, Of course, accuse Mr..
Wecdof any design to influence the stock
market in New York by the rr1mors which
he set af1oat, because we take it for granted
that gentleman Of Lis unsullicd reputa-
ton would not compromise his posi-
ton as the rival Of Cheyalicr Wykof
in Independent diplomacy, by meth
ods Of such Questionable morality.
But while We say this, we arc bound to say
=lsso that the time chosen for a speculative
movement in stocks was just that which a
shrewd operator would have pitched upon
if he had wanted to make 4 quick and
profitable turn. The last steamer before
That which was to bring Us the Emperors
speech 10 the Deputies, was that which
brought over Mr. Weed's Vaccinations.
The effect Of the latter was Of course to put
down p1ices-thc effect Of the speech was
TO put them up-a process which We write
about with great unconcern, but which
must have been very bitter to many a seller,
who will hare numerous and weighty 1ea-
sons for remembering Mr.. Weeds prophecy.
The ebb and flow was not. grcat-a
fact which we can account for only upon
the hypothesis that the brokers at the board
though unquestionably believing in Mr.
Weeds entire honesty, were not quite con-
tent TO base any spcculations on his inno-
-cence ard mexpericnce in the dubious ways
Of politics and tock;jobbing. They are
WHY fellows, these brokers!
Mr. Weed is, we arc glad to say, pursu-
ing lis labors On the other side Of the
wafer We hare no doubt, with great salts
faction to The official who employed him,
We know Of plenty Of men WHO are 50
anxious for the success Of the patriotic
cause, that they would be quite willing to
know that he is to be detained there until
the war is over
, 1862-02-14

II Vhe Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Inquirer says the magnificent
preparations planned by o few gentlemen for
pleasure trip abroad next summer, as Com
missioners to the Worlds Fair, arc knocked
in the head. Congress will not vote the
$4,000 which these selfappointcd tourists
asked, OF even the $500 to which they re-
dueed their estimates. Good
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Direct TaXe8~~-KeRoIutfonB of the New
York Legislature.

The next thing in order after the Treasury
Note bill is the Tax bill. The last ought to
have been first.
The question is, How can $780, 600 per
annum be extracted from tile wealth and pro-
ductiyeness Of the nation to pay the ordinary
expenses Of the Government, and interest On
the public debt, and to create q sinking fund
to redeem the principal in 90 or 80 years j.?
This must be done in some way or the nntion
will be bankrupted. Making the demand
notes legal tender, though necessary to pre-
vent immediate depreciation, even below the
notes Of suspended banks, will not save the
public credit, unless We have the taxation i'm
mediate and sufficient; unless we have it, the
cost Of the war will be vastly increased, over
and above the certain depreciation, whatever
that may be.
The people understand this, and see the nc
cessity Of such taxation, arc ready and
anxious TO have it hid on, and will cheerlully
pay 1.-THE more cleerfully if II comes in time
to save them the cost and loss Of = deprecated
national currency, and IN impaired public
credit.
The Northern people are waging this war in
earnest to put down this rebellion, to pre-
serve the Union and yindicate the authority Of
the Government, and to plant the stars and
stripes over every inch OF the land wherever
they waved. AL this they value above price.
Woe! woe! to the public servants that fail
them in this crisis. Let no member Of Con
gress think that be will impair his popularity
at home by supporting any just and equitable
tax bill that shall be proposed. Let him see
to it only that the taxes are SO laid as to bear
as equally as possible upon all classes Of the
people, and upon all sections Of the country,
in proportion to their soedlM and profits, and
the act will be ratified By the loyal people to
the extent Of $20O, ,000, 900 or more per annum,
# so much shall be required to establish the
nations credit and crush out the rebellion.
OF the three kinds OF taxes authorized by
the Constitution, viz: duties or imposts, ex-
eises, and direct taxes, the List cannot be made
just and equitable rs between the older and
newer sections Of the Union at the present
time, because they must be apportioned among
The seee5aI States in proportion to their oopsaa-
ton, and not In proportion to tAcir wealth.
The old States possess from two to five times
more wealth and productive capital, in proper
ton 10 their population, than is possessed by
the new States, and my direct tax SO appor-
toned, whether 1t be two millions or twenty,
ia and Kansas will require percentage to be
| paid upon their capital and industry from three
to tise times higher than the percentage ufon
the capital and industry Of Massachusetts, OF
Rhode Island. Illinois and Wisconsin will
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The popular vote of 1852 is copied from the
census compendium {ls50) P. 5lthat Of l660,
from the census returns.
Under the old apportionment Qs5a) the
Northwest had 241 per cent OF the members
Of the House Of Representatives, or fraction
less than one-fourth. Under the census Of
1St0 she is entitled to 30-47 per cent, or near
u one-third. At the Presidential election OF
1852 the Northwest cast 20 4a6 per cent. OF the
popnlar vote; in the Presidential election Of
lSG0 she cast 'ss6 1874 Fl per cent Of the popular
vote-more than one-third. Ia the electoral
college in 1860 the Northwest cast 2Js-l4 per
cent OF the votes for President and Vice Pres
ident; in 1864 she will cast 1928 per cent. OF
al the States, If no new State IS admitted in
the meantime
Tile following table shows the standing Of
the loyal States, in respect to political power
in 1852 and 1850:
Popnlar vote for President ...aa,5 91s 3so5,640
Electoral vote ........ NJ 49,.
Under the New census.---.... 2i9
In 1852 the Northwest cast 35.6S per ccnt Of
the popular vote for President in the loyal
States, and 3463 per cent. Of the electoral vote
In 1850 she cast n per cent of the popular
vote, and in 1864 will have 40-63 per cent. of
college.
CHICAGO.
Chicago, being the commercial centre Of the
be devoted to her commerce
The value Of the imports into Chicago in
1850, as per Board Of Trade report, was S97,-
06l, ,G1GSS; value Of exports for snn1e period,
81, III, ,o59. y; aggregate value Of imports
and exports, SlG9, II ,57G.13.
The value Of the imports into Chicago in
1858, as reported by Col Graham Message
and Ace. Docs, part 5, PIP. $40, 92v, :3Gth
Cong, 1st ses.) to the q. s. Government was
$99, ,GSee, ,362.12 value Of exports for same pc
Rod, $Sl o., ,420.05; aggregate value OF i'm
ports and exports, $50, ,0344, ,752l7-
The apparent deficiency in 1860, as comparcd
with 1858, is doubtless owing to the fact that
the valuation Of the articles is placed higher
in Col. Grlham's report than the s8mc articles
are valued by the Board of Trade in 1850 Us
the quantities received and shipped in thtllt-
ter year greatly exceed in most cases, those Of
1858.
It is believed that the valuation of receipts
and shipments in 1861 greatly exceed that Of
the commerce Of 1850, {although the prices Of
produce are lower, inasmuch as the rebellion
| has diverted to Chicago an immense trade
which was formerly concent rated ut st. Louis,
Cairo, New Orleans, and other points on the
Mississippi river.
The following table, prepared by Seth Cat
lin, Esq, Secretary Of the Board Of Trade,
shows the capacity Of the Chicago clevating
warehouses for handling and storing grains,
Nov. 18th, 1861:
Capacity tor storage, bu... ..--..-6. lis 01o
Capacity to recciys aud ship a day, bu--. s5o0o
Capacity to ship z day, bu lss5 0N
The following tables from the Board Of
Trade report, jan, lSG1, show the tonnage and
valuation Of the vessels engaged in the com
mcEce of the lakes in 1859 aud 1850: