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is preparing one Of the great battles Of the
war: Unlike many and nearly all Of its
predecessors, it is not an attack upon an
entrenched position, for both armies are in
the field, and the battle will be stern and
strong artillery duel, with the clash Of con-
tending columns, and such movements as
will test the commandefsas well as the men.
There is reason to believe that the enemy
viii bring Into the fight their best
commanders, and the event cannot be
long delayed. It will open to US the Cot
ron States. 1t will seal the fate Of Mem
phis, and throw off the last chain that fet-
ters Unionism in Tennessee All through
out that State there are thousands OF men
who welcome back gladly the old flag, but
repress their enthusiasm, awaiting an assur-
ance that there will be no reaction, and that
they are to be protected in their restored al
1eeiance. This assurance our victory will
give. And it will not be long delayed.
Studying this impending conflict
with the best light we are able to bring 10
bear upon it, We recognize in it an i'm
portance drawn FROM the reasons
above named. We have one ad-
vantage, for months denied to the foe,
the prestige Of victory. Our columns bear
down upon the for, conscious of their pow
er, and eager to emulate the glorious deeds
Of their fellow-soldiers in previous battles
And the reverse Of this weighs upon the
rebel cause, for the spirit with which the
South went forth to battle with greasy me-
chanics and grimy mudsil1s they have
parted with at various points Of place and
time from Pea Ridge to Roanoke. Adefeat
at Corinth, Miss, or in that vicinity, as
indicated in the above glance at positions,
would open the wayto the Cult, and might
change the entire complexion Of the war,
giving US to cope with scattered guerilla
forces in place Of armies in the field II
either event, the war for the supremacy O.
the Union goes on, and will, by the early
months Of summer, include the entire rangt
Of Southern States, giving us possession O
al the principal cities, and scattering ant
weakening the Confederate traitors beyond
hope Of recuperation. Such are the pres
ent aspects Of the present seat Of war.
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The SUCCESS Of Gen. Pope has given our |
batteries control Of the river below Island |
No. 10 and cut off the retreat Of the enemy
gave by land On the Tennessee shore. The
strong batteries Of the island, Joined TO its
natural facilities for defense, make the task |
Of its reduction no light one, and from all
the evidences We are to believe that the
present and Immediate purpose Of the
bombardment is simply to hold the enemy
to thai post, keeping them the while from
increasing its strength. We are not dis
cussing what will be donefor the reduction
Of Island No. 10. We bear in mind the
Article Of War No. 81, and sill 1ive1ier
appreciation Of its importance. Passing
further down the river, are Fort Pillow and
the batteries Of Randolph one hundred aid
fourteen miles below on the Chickasaw
Bluffs, which are TO be the next stand Of the
enemy and tie immediate key to Memphis,
o. miles below The river may be safely
left to Com. Foote and his transports, aud
such is The nature Of the country iunedi-
ately along the river that for this. if no
other reason, no land force can cooperate
with the fotilla, such are the deep obstacles
in morasses, swamps and bayous.
Leaving the Mississippi and passing up
the Tennessee, we find matters in pro
grcas, just now attracting more attention
than all other operations in the field be.
side. The powerful advance column ol
Gen Grant has carried the old flae into
the very heart Of the Confederacy. Thu
map viii show this, which represents "a
vannah, the present headquarters Of Gen
Grant, fifty miles cast Of Memphis, On
line nearly parallel with the southe1,
boundary Of Tennessee, and distant only
fen miles from the borders Of Misgissipp
# we write it that our army consists {
1aen enough to accomplish the end whert
unto they were sent, we express no MOI
than the, confidence ne feel In its leader
The enemy know the force they have I
contend With, and The value Of the priz
md VIII make q stout resistance to oppoE
Cur proEFsaa.. =
And In this place md under such suspicI
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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.
CAxr DEFIANCE, NINE GREER,
LINZ COUNT, KANeAs, March 10, 1862

tSptE1A1 correspondence Ol LIE AIlE2ato AAAQA4S.1
CANT DEFIANCE, MINE CRkEK,
LINE COUNTY, KANsAs, March 10, 1862
cAMPs In SOUTHERN KAksAs.
Your correspondent finds himself again in 8
camp Of Kansas men, commanded by the
famous James Montgomery. The memory Of
days not long since comes back to him, in
which he remembers being in camp with the
same man under very different circumstances.
Then he was being hunted by United States
troops, for the crime Of loving liberty and re-
sisting oppression. Then but short time be-
fore he and his men had fired upon and de-
feated body Of these troops wrongfully pur~
suing him. What a change has come over the
scene. The events Of those years have culmi-
mated, as We in this State were taught by ex-
pczience to think they would, in an armed rev.
olution to subyert the Government and subju-
gate the free States. Sitting here in camp,
with these memories crowding upon me; with
the stern experiences Of six years passing in
rapid review before the minds eye; and all
the Lessons which history has taught the
present, and which inSo1untarilY come up to
strengthen and illustrate the deductions We
make from passing events, I remember that only
that course Of policy which aimed radically and
directly at the clear issues underlying the
contest The politicians who favor compro
misc here have al fallen into disrepute, while
those leaders who have stood maufully up t.
| the work are to-day among the recognized and
esteemed leaders Of the people, not only herr
but in the Nation. This is the lesson taught
By these memories The larger fight viii
bring only the same results. The men WIKI
fail us now, BY attempting to tamper with ami
paay w4r, are the men who will fail In the fu
ture, even though temporary success ma.
seem 10 await them. "To-Day Ia King il
disguise" md when he puts on openly th'
golden crown of victory, they who failed II
acknowledge the royalty under tho holden
| grsy, win not be among those rewarded b,
the kinely rewards. Let us attack the cd,se
| and thus tearing of the limsy disguise, max
Today the csoNning gloEy Of this momentou
Cs1np Deaance Ii situated on the souather
| border of Linn county, about eight miles fror
fho easteSp akate llna, md In I eettlemen
I which has beea the scene Of seVeEzl fnroads 4
The N31aqun xehEl E4etill2s.
/ ne Fektsest u about 80 strong. The1
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The Federal Battery at Point Pleas
ant, Below New Madrid.

Correspondence usth) Bloomington Pantagraph-]
Last night, (March 17th), two hundred Of
Us, {ffty from the 11th Missouri and fifty from
the Attn Illinois, commanded by Captain Bar
nun, and fifty from 26th Illinois and fifty
from the 8th Wisconsin, commanded By Capt.
Bloomfe1d), hauled large siege gun through
"mud and mire" six miles down the
river, and planted it opposite the
eneuy's encampment Of Tiptonvi}le, before
which all their gunboats and transports lay
moored. We planted it in the sandpit. At
"the peep Of days and just "a the sun rose,
we gave them news Of our coming,
and now, while Trites llo o'clock S 4: s.,tl y
music in our ears" for We have been
lying here for a ,wcek, harassed by Their
batteries and their boats, with no heavy
guns to reply. But though late our turn its
good when it comes, for if a shot is too high
for their boats,lt goes on to their ca1nps, and
deals death aud destruction there Aud while
things are thus working with US, the sulleu
roar Of artillery is heard at Island No. 10 al
the while, and as NC went down the river last
night We could see the shells bursting owe,
their devoted heads.
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B MajorGeneral Hunter arrived at the
Astor House, New York. LAST week Saturday,
where he was joined by. Mrs: Hunter. His
staff would arrive on Monday, and it WAS cx-
pected the General would leave for PortR Royal
on Monday, to assume command of his new
C3cpaTtu,ent
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~ The New York police are making
dead assault upon the Broad*ay gambling
saloons. On Saturday List three places weEe
"pulled" and and about nifty persons taken.
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u The LIST Michigan infantry, that has
been guarding the railroad for many months
1t Annapolis junction, now forms psxt Of Col.
MAJ Webe1's brigade, near Fortress Monroe.
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THE WESTERN SEAT OF WAR.
Great events are preparing, on whose
issue will hinge the future Of the war in
tic Mississippi Valley Without trenching
upon matters confessedly contrahand Of
war, in the publication Of information cal
culated to give aid and comfort to the cne-
my, enough has been already made public
through authorized channels to fore
shadow what is Immediately at hand and
not long to be postponed We are all stu
dents Of geography, the geography Of the
United States. Never was such zeal and
industry displayed in the study Of maps,
the comparison Of distances, the contemplA-
ton Of positions viewed as strategic points.
If the reader will take any tolerably accu-
rate map, especially one Of the late War
Maps, he will be saTed, as we shall, a
column Of description. Taking Cairo, the
great military Gepot Of the West, as a point
Of departure, the prizes to be won are
Memphis and New Orleans, the points
intermediate being defensive, and held with
reference 10 the former. Thus Columbus was
viewed for months. and to Judge from
the tone Of tie press Of Memphis, the
Fate Of their city must follow closely upon
the other. Tie advance Of our arms up the
Talley OF the Tennessee and the Cumser.
land left Columbus in advance Of the enc.
my's line, with access endangered save By
river, and even this latter was precarious
Or promised to become 50 when Gen. Pope
should, as he has done, seize New Madrid
So Columbus was evacuated and a stand i:
now made at Island No TO- The table o
distances will aid the reader:
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~ Mobs never conquer ideas. They may
stihc their utterance; they never yanquish
them. Physical force against opinion is as fu-
tile as Xerxcs's chain to bind the advancing
tide
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The Troy Budget says it has been dis
covered that the good looking lieutenant Of a
Troy company on the Potomac is a 'eonsan J;
and she has been relieved from the service.
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E The Baptist Bible House On Nassau
street, New York, an elegant marble building
erected some years since at cost Of S1l5, 600,
has been taken On q foreelosed mortgage ot
SG5,000, by the United States Trust Company
and the society that had owned it is disbanded
There Was bad management somewhere.
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A PICTURE QUITE THE REVERSE.
The correspondent Of the New York 1}i-
bune, writing from Gen Banas's column at
Winchester, says
One incident showing the disposition Of the
negroes aud the treatment visited upon them
By some Of our officers, is too scanda1ous for
an officer in regard to forage; at length he told
the officer he was for the Union, and asked,
"Why don't you gire us arms; we'd love to
fight for you" The officer seized nauskct
from soldier and knocked the generous fel,
low into the gutter with blow from the butt,
have this from another officer who was an
eyewitness, and interfered for the negro.
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thenght and defeat Of Morgan at Owingsville was
predicted Upon this entering into Paris-though.
there was no fight not gun fired, and no sign Of
war. ''' ~ ''-S ''' -
In their return to Tennessee, at Winchester,
Richmond, Grab Orchard and Somerset large guam
titles Of stores arms clothing, government horses
mail coaches, &c, were destroyed At various
points along this route, over one hundred wagons
and teams, laden with supplies for Cumberland
Gap, were overhauled and reduced to ashes. AT
Somerset new telegraph office was demolished ana
the operator captured. ,...... m
The Yankees followed them at some distance all
the wav. attempting to cut them off several times,
though not making any attack. After crossing Gum.
berland river this side of Somerset Morgan halted
and waited for them to come up, intending to give
them battle; but they went back when they found
he had crossed the river. 80
Thus terminated the most brilliant, daring and
successful warlke expedition that ever was under
taken in any age or country Our loss was but
small--not exceeding twenty or thirty in all Nor,
gan brought back safely with him the two hed
1;eces he carried from Knoxville, and the one ne
captured at Cynthiana-
An along the route they were enthusiastically re-
ccved by the ladies' They were greeted with shouts
clapping of hands, and the warmest welcome; were
fed upon the fat of the land, the daintest dishes
served up treated to delicious Wines and every pos
sible demonstration of atfectionate welcome was
bravely manifested .-..-f ....s
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Pope Bsigadier General Steih&ehr, and all commiss
stoned officers serving Under their respective COM
mands, be, and they sfe hereby expressly and spe-
cially declared to'be not entitled to be considered
as soldiers ana therefore not entitled to the benefit
Of the Cartel for the parole Of future prisoners Of
war. s.,.-.
Ordered further, that in the event of the capture
Of Major General Pope, or Brigadier General Stein
weir, or Of any commissioned officer serving under
them, che captives so taken shall be held in close
Confinement so long as the orders aforesaid shall
3ontinue in force and unrepealed by the competent
military authorities of the United States; and that
IN the event Of the murder OF any unarmed citizen
or inhabant of the Confederacy, by virtue or under
pretext of any of the orders herein before recited
whether with or without >trial, whether under
pfetence of such citizen being spy hostage, or
any other pretence it shall be the duty Of the Com
manding General Of the forces Of this Confederacy,
d cause Immediately to be hung, out of the com
missioned officers prisoners as aforesaid, number
equal to the number of our own citizens thus muir
dered by the enemy. -..
By order:
(SigneD S. COOPER,
.,. .eg Adjt and Insp. Gen.
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..s. ,v..- For the Standard.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Pr; CAMP NEAR RICHMOND, Va,
Jnly IL 1870

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
..--,... r..; CAMP NEAR RICHMOND, Va,
.,. July ID, 1852
At q meeting of Bee Lodge, No. 200, held in the
camp of 9th N. C. Troops on the evening of the
18th July, A. L. $3.50, A. d. 1852, the death of our
brother Senior Deacon, Captain W. j. Freeland be-
ing announced by the Worshipful Master -. I,
= On motion Of Bro. A. G. Avery, . committee of
five was appointed to draft preamble and resolu-
called them together. a ii TIg. "a.
The committee met and reported the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t hath pleased tie great Architect of
the Universe to call from the Lodge below to the
celestial Lodge above, our comrade in arms and
brother, Captain W. j. Freeland, 9th N. C. troops
and Senior Deacon of this Lodge, who died at For
tress Monroe from wounds received in action of May
31st 1862 D., ~, a. ...,.,.t.- e-,s,
/. Rssolusd, That while VIC bow to the mournfn.
tsat and kiss the Christening rod, yet We can but
prompt and faithful in the discharge Of his duties
and who never faltered in the path Of his duty but
nobly braved the leaden hail
2.-Rssetoed That our Lodge has lost one. of its
truest and best members-one who, as Mason, ex.
hibited in his private and public, dcmeanor all the
virtues which endeared him to his brethren of the
mystic tie and deeply must we, indeed, lament the
untimely loss Of one whose generous heart and true
and manly faith rendered him beloved by ALL
+ g. ,Reso1ssd, That while we know his body SLIM.
bers in soldiers grave and he met the death King
far away from friends, yet We humbly trust that he
is now at rest in the celestial Lodge above. where
the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides, re-
memberingsthat Dust thou art and unto dust thou
shall return, !" was not spoken of the SOUL So,
4. Resolued, That we tender to the wife and
friends Of our deceased brother, our sincere condo.
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Ut . =. For the Standard.
FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR"
BY EDWARD A. POLLARD.

A.
'Mr. Pollard is very agreeable writer and he has
succeeded in giving US q work at once spr:ghtly,
graphic and at times dramatic. Written amid the
unyielding exactions incident to the conducting of
daily paper, and within the brief space of three
months, it is much more elaborate and WELDON
sidered production than the reader is prepared to
expect at the outset The author has placed before
us aliveiy picture of the stirring events which dis
tingush the first year of our great struggle for life
and liberty His style is clear, animated and force.
full. His plan is simple and judicious and in the
main he is discriminating and just Occasionally,
however, he shows the rancor Of the partizan, and
manlfests disposition to ignore the claims Of some,
whilst be does more than justice perhaps, to others
He is specially severe upon the President, and his
two unfortunate Secretaries, Mr.. Benjamin and Mr..
Mallory And yet it will be difficult to dispute his
facts although you may not altogether admire the
manner in which he paints the portraits Of certain
dignitaries. He sometimes uses the brush Of Rem
brandt and lays on his pigment thick, and darkens
his shades with an unspairing hand. But notwith-
standing the objections which may be urged against
particular parts the candid reader must allow it to
be as q sohoLe, truthful, spirited and edifying As
might be supposed, there are occasional traces Of
haste, and now and then an error. =. We will pres
entity give two three instances not to fault6nd,
but to suggest correction in another edition. The
most charming chapter In the book is that on the
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F- ''@-'"is For the Standard.
81 70 the People of Wake County,
FELLOW. CITIZENS :-Justice to myself and my OBJ
,;oations To YOU compel me to notice briefly Gard
publshed and circulated by Mr.. b. B. Hayes, who
has been acting as my Deputy for several months,
and whom have discharged from that position, for
reasons known to most of you and which Mr.. Hayes
Card partially explains. @
At the time that detected Mr. Hays in the at
tempt to aix the County Seal and my certificate to
political document or paper, without my knowledge
or consent, informed him promptly, that had no
further use for him as Deputy. The next morn.
ing wrote to Mr. Hayes requesting him to send me
the remainder of the Tax receipts, together with
the KEY of the Office, and all the books and papers
belonging to it. at the same time requesting him to
call on me as early convenient and would settle
with him. Now do not know what construction
the public can put upon such language other than
that Mr.. Hayes was promptly discharged by me-
It would seem from Mr.. Hayes Card that he wishes
the public to understand that did not discharge
him. Therefore to put an end to all controversy
or doubt, I hereby declare over my own signature,
that Mr. Hayes ceased to be my Deputy, in any re-
spect from and after the hour so informed him in
my Office; and further, hereby demand and re-
quest Of him to deliver to me at once the Tax book
and all other books and papers in his possession
belonging to my Office, forthwith.
deeply regret that the imprudence of Mr.. Hayes
and his friends should compel the issue of this Card
Very Respectfully,
Clerk Of Wake Go. Court.
Raleigh, August s, 1862.
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,camDsien IN Missouri, We5are pleased To- So
that the author so cordially acknowledges the nm
common abilities Of Gen. Sterling Price. His &C.
count of that great mans performances ~ tne
of the war constitutes most delightful ePisooes-
We are glad, too, that Gems. Floyd and Pillow arg
kindly tsken carr Of and their merits duly sppfeca-'
ated. .2ss5
As far as We can judge he does full justice e tns
claims of the various military officers VINO n nS'
greatly distinguished themselves during the war
n his account Of the Bethel and Roanoke isiahu
battles he does North Carolina even handed lusuco
but We think be does not fairly descr1be the aotos
at Newbern. He makes the contest too rlning apu
sdisparages the conduct Of our troops ,St
desiring to appear captious we remark further tnst
he bestows too much time and occupies too mucn
space in describing events in his own Sate that are
comparatively unimportant whilst he utterly ig-
nores events Of much greater magnitude that nave
TRANSFERRED in other States But we have not time
to indulge farther comments. The book 's Gec,1
dedly entertaining and will do our cause GOOD Dotn
at home and abroad The spsrst OF sne WIZ ~
better than reader of the Richmond Examiner, o,
which very able but illnatured paper Mr.. Pollard
is chief editor, would be apt to anticipate II Is
wholly free, too, from the disgusting Atheism whicn
sometimes mars the columns Of that unique journal
M p. recognizes the hand of Providence in the
events of this war; and does not fppantly sheer at
an "emasculated christianity" We give lew er:
rors that We remember, (of not much consequence
however, and close. He spells Sidney IN the Ia
mented Gen. A. S. Johnston's name in two ways
with an and with .. He gives the population Of
Newbern. before its capture, as 200, whereas 1t
was at least 1000. He says that North Carolina
seeded on the 21st May-it should be the zoln.
We have not by us copy OF the history OF We
might extend the list
We cannot conclude without adding that his &C,
count Of the capture of Fort Macon is sparse and
beggarly, and does injustice to the gallant men VINO
defended it until its walls were sadly damaged and
its debris fell thick around its inmates; The I'M
preston his work makes is, that our brave boys
Who fought its guns were unequal to the OCCASION
and surrendered after an insufficient and paltry at
tempt at defence. That this impression is at once
false and unkind no one can controvert
The work is published by West johnson, the
energetic and enterprising Richmond olollopoles .
is bound in paper covers. EBEN TrTEkBlDE.
Leasburg, n g., July so, 1852.
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LAND FOR SALE.

II OFFER MY TRACT OF LAND FOR SALE IN
franklin County, N. c., the county road leading
from Henderson to Raleigh, and about IL miles rom the
former place. miles from the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail.
road miles from Kittrelfs Mineral Springs, and miles
from Louburg The contains 72 acres 300 cleared
and the remainder 10 original gowth This land is very
fertile and adapted to grain, fine tobacco and cotton the
place is we'll improved; cOum4ndious dwelling and all
necessary outbuidngs good orchards with almost every
variety Of fruit It is beautiia and healthy location.
to schools and churches Any person desiring
information about will address the subscriber at
WIN. B. CREWS.
nay ", ISsS. 22-wtf
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HOUSES AND LOTS FoR SALE.

~. EmAL HUUs,ES AND LOIS IN THE TOWN OF
~ M"cksvile which will sell for Confederate mrney
or exchange for negroes One of the houses is very large
and situated on the Garner in front of the Public Square
ana with little efitting would accommodate several
barn attached with spring and good we'll water, very
convenient Immediate possession given. Several other
tached with good water would be sold on the same terms
This property is desirable situated us it is in high,
healthy country Immediately between The waters Of The
bury in the county Of Dave c. and is one Of the best
grain growing counties in the State - iga.r n
t..7 -. y aas 49,. :. e.. W. B. MARCH. :.
Sc. eaither at Mocksv1e. will take pleasure In
showing the property at any time, &C. - Is94
July l, 1854 - N-w2m.