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enlistment Of blacks. Henry wrote in LTD to
Washington:
Had we srms for 900 sqch black men as eonld
snbdnine East Florida, before the end Of July
John L..urens received from Congress n
commission as Lieutenant Colonel, on the
daT. when report was made to raise negro
troops in South Caroliua. He wished to COM
maud negro corps. Sir Henry Clinton was
aIready using negroes as soldiers, and it is IN
structure to read in the report to Congress the
representations Of the South Carolina author
ities, that they were
Unable to make any efectuol efforts With militia,
by Of the srcnt proportion of citizens nee
eseary to remain st home to prevent insu1Eection4
among the negroes, and to prevent the deSertlon OF
them to the enE1ny-
Will not the Presidents Proclamation once
more subject South Carolina to this disab1l,
ity. And if so, is it not an excellent atad
most advisable war measured
As for the conduct Of SHAREHOLDERS, Where
they lose their slayes By the act OF war, lei
the example and words Of Jefferson be theil
model, He wrote Of i visit of Lord Corn
wallis to his plantation:
He carried off also about thirty slaves. Hat
this been to give them freedom. he would hayt
done right; but it was to corsign them 70 ineYit
then rsging in his camp. This knew aitcFward,
| to be the fate Of tw wenty-seEen OF them
General Lincoln repeatedly and carnestl.
| imp1orea that the army in the South nigh
| be strengthened By enlisting negroes. Mr.
Madison thought it advisable to enlist blacks
| direction, and General Washington wrot.
| these sG7erc wcrds to Lanrens,- when the lat
| ter announced the opposition which had becr
| made in South Carolina and Georgia to tht
! enlistment of the blacks. Mr. llvcrmorc SAT
truly that Washington seldom wrote anything
, 1862-12-22

FROM the New York Evening Posti
Is it crime to imperl the lives Of 500
men +? The rotten transports in which part
Of General Banks expedition left this port
are reported from day to day as having put
into different harbors in Distress One Of
them, the steamer Thames, was towed into
Port Royal last week, utterly disabled, and
was condemned after examination. She had
Oh board the 114th regiment Of New York
volunteers. The Niagara, an old lake steam
cr, entirely unseaworthy, put into Phila-
delphia yesterday in i leaky condition, and
the soldiers who kept her aAoat by active
pumping discovered that her timber5 were
rotten. She had on board 500 men Of the 50th
Massachusetts regiment. Still third vessel
Of this expedition, the Quincy, carrying the
42d Massachusetts, regiment ard 100 men Of
the 2Sth Connecticut, is reported at Port
Royal with defective boilers.
|" The heartlcss specu1ators who palmed of
these rotten tubs upon the government de-
serve instant and severe punishment. It is
enough that our brave soldiers give their lives
to their country in honorable WarE1re. It is
| too much that they should be ingforiously
! sacrificed to the. cup1dlty of soul1ess con
tractors who fatten upon the misfortnnes OF
| the narion. The men who Own the Magyar,
and the Thames knew the condition Of these
| government. They knew that it was per1ous
| 10 trust such fraii and worn-out craft at ses
! They knew that they would not have Permit
! ted the members Of their Own families to
| takea p]easure-trip on board Of either Nc
| one but 4 fool o1nits to ascertain the exact
| condition Of his Individual propertxt7an6
| theEc- shirowners are not fools. Tidy art
knaves, who swindle the government aid re
| gard our soldiers lis no better than cattle.
, 1862-12-22

val, which now 80 nearly concerns them.
They may be sure that employment, ele-
waiting TO The negro and reuunerative to
the Government, at the price it will cost,
may be had for all the slaves whose chains
the Union army will be able to strike of in
the next six months; and they may be sure
of smother thing not less true-that the day
is not far off in which they will be COM
pelled to choose between doing military
duty themselves, or permitting black men
to do it for them.
We are encouraged to make this appeal
by the fact, now well understood, that the
loyal States have sent into the army all Of
their industrial population that can be
safely spared. The commercial, agricul~
tura1 and manufacturing interests Of the
country must be maintained, to the end
that our armies may be clothed, fed and
Maid and the Government, no matter how
urgent the necessity, will hesitate long
time before it subtracts another quarter
ofa million Of men from the country's pro-
duc1ng power. War is not alone the send
ing Of soldiers to the field; it is as much
q matter Of finance as Of brute force.
Hence even the bittercst of the Democrats
will agree that to avert a break down at
home and consequent discrimination Of
effort against the enemy in the South, the
day is at hand, in which to enable the Ia
boring population to stay in the North and
work, the Slaves, emancipated by our arms,
must be marshaled in military array. Now
is the time to begin.
, 1862-12-22

5ad Tor l3tOcfKA1 dc RuMIteFs.
The rebel government at Richmond are ar
resting and confscating the goods Of land
blockade runners. At Petersburg, Va, Il few
days since, about SIC, 900 worth Of goods were
seized at an auction store. The Richmond
E1oniner says:
Blockade rnnncrs, such as do it for mere
speculation. and who are not authorized by
tie Confederate government, had better make
UP their minds at once that the authorities arc
determined to suppress it, aud take warning
by the fate Of those who hare fallen in the
nieshes Of their OWN greed. Its practice
brings not one particle Of gain to the public,
but, on the contrary, by bringing the needless
lnxuries Of the Yankee North to the doors o1
gance which had far better be kept out oI
sight by tic stern necessities Of the present
tina
, 1862-12-22

E The ship George Griswo1d, which was
SO generously offered. by the Messrs. Girls
void, Of New York, for the free Transports
tion Of provisions to the starving operatives
Of England, is now receiving her freight, and
will sail as soon rs loaded She is IN ], 500
ton vessel, new and starnch, and it is to be
hoped she will be filed to her utmost ca
ulcity.
, 1862-12-22
Probably an Kufanous Lie.
The Louisville Journal tells the following

MuRDERors AssAULT.-We learn from 4
citizen Of Columbus, Kentucky, that on Fri
day morning last, just as the regular passcn-
ger train left Columbus, the conductor, Nj.
Groat, was set upon by Lieutenant and two
p1lvates Of tue 18th A. Illinois regiment, and
and, as the conductor was passing through
with one hana filed with g 'sgTecn-backs'' and
other currency, one of tho soldiers made a
grab for the money. A scene and scufle en-
sued, during which the conductor was held
by Lieutenant Thilc two soldiers stole tho
with the butt Of . pistol. It Is to be hoped
that The Villains will be severely dealt with,
AL thee of them are now In prison. The
money *as recovered.
, 1862-12-22

Major Cullan, Democrat, who was de-
feated in tha Second Minnesota Congressional
District, by Lieut.. Governor Donnel1y, by the
good ronnd majority Of 3005, proposes to con
test Gov. DonDelly's seat, and hopes to Sc
cure it simply upon the pretense that there
will be Democratic majority in the next
Touse
, 1862-12-22
FROM JACKSON, TENN.

Prospect of an nAttack-BeterIlfna
to Resist to the LaSt-The Town Bar.
r1cAded with acknowledgements to
be made Contrabaud,
, 1862-12-22

-" 1t is stated in the New York papers
that although the recent published diplomatic
correspondence makes 1000 octave pages,
Seward las enough more Oh hand to make
1000 pages more.
, 1862-12-22

E Charles $. Benton, Of La Crosse, who
was sent out fro,n New York State by Bu-
chanan for Receiver Of the Land Office at that
place, has been nominated by the Breckin-
ridge Democracy Of the Sixth District Of
Wisconsin, as candidate for the next Con
gress, to take tho place Of Hon. Luther
Hanchett, recently deceased. Hon. ". D.
McIndoe is his Republican opponent, and win
beat lin out Of sight.
, 1862-12-22

NEW HAMPsuIRE.-Jocl Eastman, of Con-
way, has been nominated as the Republican
candidate for Congress in the 1st District Of
New Hampshire. The District is now repre-
sentea by Gilman Aaarston, Republican.
, 1862-12-22

~ replied: SWELL, that's what we came for,''
and rode off to fight himself: But Porter did
not 60 forward, and Pope was consequently
defeated and betrayed. The testimony of Col.
Smith, OF Pope's stat, further shows that
Gen. hearney had stated to Inn (sm1th) that
fofter "ouia nl rope. fAk Foftcr was Fat
te1son cn'et u s.Au .. LIE ume OF me oe-
slAsl -: nc 1 ss pa nun. ne Seems eona's
ups4au s1oI ~ 90 .AJ s"@ upon 'ue Io1sunos VI
~ A170' ~ "os olu5
, 1862-12-22

Doctor Andrews, Surgeon Of the LIST lii
nois artillery, well known in Chicago, not
only for his high professional attainments,
but for his reliability as gentleman of
integrity, in writing from Memphis tothe
Chicago Medical E1aminer for October,
speaks Of the number Of contrabands that
have fallen under his care there, in conse-
quence Of the wounds received in making
their escape from their masters; he says:
Of course, the sercrer cases do not reach
here; hence, we see good many moderate
wounds among them. One Of them Was shot
through the lungs and in the land, and had
beaten raw on his back, Of the Size Of din
ner-plate- I tried to save him, but he died Of
his injuries On the third day after hc came in
Two days ago, the gucrillas shot negro in
sight Of the fort, On the opposite side Of the
river, and left his body unburied on the sand.
barharities Of this sort, which have fallen IN
der my notice, have constituted more than
1alf my surgery for the last two months.
We commend all this to the prayerfu1
attention Of the few remaining preachers
Of the particular gospel (not found in the
New Testament) which teaches the divine
right Of Slavery. The JUNCTION with which
these blessed shepherds describe the felicity
Of the subjects Of the patriarchial rule y
and the exceeding sinfulness of the *'fanati-
cal Abolitionists in desiring that slaves
may have the right to own themselves, are
known in almost every village in
in the land The facts which DR.. An
drews states are forcible commentaries on
the man-selling discourses that they were
wont to preach We imagine one Of these
wellfed fellows. "a communicant in the
Church Diabolca1 and Universal, engaged
in tusslc with some deadly sin which of
course he hates We ask him how many
shots through the lungs he would endure
before. he would surrender to the ten1pta-
tion to belle brother Of the cloth; how
many times he would be dog-bitten before
giving way to the suggestions Of concu-
pisceuce and lust; how many patches Of
skin lie would have whipped off his back,
each the SIZE Of g dinner plate, before he
would swear profnely? Whose can answer
these questions can tell how blessed that
institution is, to escape which men will
endure even death. If there is priest Of
the man-selling and woman-Whipping
faith in the West, we exhort him to leave
the Jews alone for brief period, and
preach one sermon from the text that DR..
Andrews supplies.
, 1862-12-22

CONFEDERATE BosDs.-It is said that an
immense amount Of Confederate bonds have
been distributed among the French and Eng
lish press, by Mason and slidcll This ac-
counts for the apparent rabid bias Of these
mereenarics against all their previously re-
corded principles. If the rebels win, they
will richly feather their nests; if the Union
triumphs, they get nothing. 1t is said there
are some large holders Of Confederate bonds
in this city.
, 1862-12-22

The New gressto*kte1 OanvAss-The
Republican Candidate, ". .. NIc-
Indoe-The Democratic Resolutions
eDd NoMinees-NflIftAry and Other
matters-RubIlc Feeling.
, 1862-12-22

SYMPATHETIC JUNKETHGs.-Gen. McClel-
Ian dined with Mr. Cox, the copperhead
Southern eympathiziDg member from Ohio.
during bis visit to Washington, last week.
formal character with Sam. Barlow. of yerY
sealy loyalty, at the New York Hotel; and
the week before that he accepted a similar f:fs
from Richard Lathers, d rebel sympathizcr.
living at New Rochelle. From the front win.
dows Of Lathers' mansion, Little Mac could
zee pavie's Island, barely mile away, con
wounded soldiers who bad suffered under
him in the Peninsula But bio did not thinf
1t worth his while to visit them. It is rather
singular that Little Mac seldom finds himself
in truly loyal company,-Wizkss' Spirit.
, 1862-12-22

The Frede11cIkshurg massacxe-who
ts Rcspon8ib1e4-HoyFI 1T was Perpe-
tratcd-1enerAl Banks Expedition
Strategy of the Secretary or Sfate-A
Remedy for D1s1Hters-The Old Man
of the monntafn-The FreBldentsa
Next Proc1amntion-The Doom of
q Slavery Kentucky P0llcy-NTeas-
0res Before Congress-.
, 1862-12-22
Tie New York Herald Oh Bogus

News.
The n. 7. Herald referring to the humbug
story published in the Philadelphia tress that
Banks expedition had "landed at "lnton, IN
the Chowan River, North Carolina, with
view to effect junction with Generals Fos-
ter, Peck and Augur, to make q movement
on WELDON preliminary 10 Tue capture u re-
sers'u's' "uu otSa'' " ' ee~3
on u lelaa1A'
7,st nt.r . Ike cAieaoo 1epers set aost the most
extraordinary from day to day which mys-
@ 4 ann t cnnd tr,t
from error il future rpotfs from the same quarter,
l! length one Of nc generals aa a. m t
guilty patty and the public 1caIned to dscredit in
1elFgenee emanat:ng from souEc.S 50 % unreliable.
naun III tne n tie Eat is NOW cafaetcrHed by silar
cchdrds. promulgated for a mean purpose, by the
Philadelph1a papers.
York Herald las credited the canards Of tho
secesh Times to tile "Chicago papers.'' It
knows very we'll that the Times alone of all
the Chicago papers, is guilty Of the "gun-
boat'' and ]. Wesley Greene stories. No other
'.Chicago paper'' wil1fully and deliberately
manufactures monstrous sensation lies, but
the HerazFs in,itator in this city. But the
old Satanic is the last sheet that should COM
plain Of any paper for publishing bogus news
or fabulous stories. It has been doing this
, 1862-12-22
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI.

the Ca1ro-She VIII Probably be Rats
ed-The Tennessee aud Cumberland
Rivers.
, 1862-12-22

81 Knumber Of prisoners, recently cap
tured by General Grants forces, express an
earnest desire to take the oath Of allegiance
to the United states- Enough to form two
companies applied to General Tuttlc at Cairo,
to telegraph to Governor Yates to accept
them, and send them into Union ranks to take
vengeance On those who had forced them into
tho Southern armo, through conseription.
About enc hundred more want to 20 North
and work at whatever they may find to do.
Others probably Eill follow their example.
, 1862-12-22

IMFER1AL COURTS OF FRANCE, ENGLAND,
TRiA4Rich1g instrs+sa 9Th nart1,;ts of HS fm
pcrial soycreigns ard their Cabinet Ministers.
n nlogsap97ca skefeaes, ano tad az ,aifGnaGnon m n
H. .BIDwELL, New York; CHARLES ScR1BsER,
inI1eag6; nIa f = =. ea9ees d Goa NOE ~ and Il
The nn1,1;c hare co,ne rerv ;nat7r n be7;ere
That --tot ~, ,a+a,,n oa;+o. 49, +,,o+ 1a-+ of
.-.S 11y.1,.-- - - -,
american poets. "l'nam tu4en Bryant, Will
indorse, must be work Of intrinsic value.
.r,.. :.a :,1 - s:..-..:..4 -
1Ae one oe1ole us WILL not olsappo1nl Ihab
expectation. It is, i'll all respects, not only
ona ,f tba nno.t e,co,n+ of hoots Int +ha
one u Luz tuosh e1eeans u oooAs' ous lit
sketches Of prominent European Soyerelgns
and statesmen by the editor, contain vast
amount Of valuable information in convent
ent and most attractive form. The work is
illustrated with forty-six beautiful steel plate
ersrayings Of Emperors, Empresscs, Kings,
Queens, and leading statesmen, and, taken to-
gether, is one Of the most elegant, and for
facts relating to the crowned heads and lead
ing statesmen Of Europe, most valuable books
that has fallen under our observation. No
, 1862-12-22

The majority report Of lie Commis
sion appointed to select a position for a new
navy yard, have recommended New London
Conn, as the best point.
An effort is being made in Peoria to cs
t:blis1i i paper mill there.
, 1862-12-22

, F1Tz JoHr AND H1s CAsK.-The Fitz John
court martial has nearly closed. General Nc
Dowel testified that on the morning of the
29th Of August, when Porter was in posses
sion Of Pope's order to come forward with his
division to his aid, that the rcdonbtable Hot
spnr, after endeavoring to induce him (Mc-
Doweu} to take command on the pretcnce
That he (McDowell} ranked him, 1atly dcclar-
ID that lie could not 60 forward any further
without getting into fight. Mcdowell cool
, 1862-12-22

BOXES! BOXES !--If you wantt
IL PoHK BOXES, SOAP, GANpLx. CRAuKxR OF PAt3-
Bo1Hs q any dessrpt9n. yoa wili andit 70 yt,s y,s
same of GOODWII1IE b HATCH. Thick FacPty b
1t the east end Of Michigan street, North p3er. 4
sole. Pest Office Boz .sSS$s. -. 1Rfx-ltsR
, 1862-12-22

de12.y18s3Tltew Commissioner Of Patents.
ROYA AL HAVANA LOTTERY.
- In Drawing Of nor. 18th. 1866. No. 1s.491 drew
0oo; ~ 156s drew 80 co., No: EJ30 dfe. p oeo-be7
for donbloon1, American gold Ind silver
TAYLOR & CO., Bankers.
de15T1it-lw 16 WEI street. New York,
, 1862-12-22

u INDLING WOOD.-Why will
~. housekeepeEs pay s oepeE eoEd for wood. end
can puichsse the 6rAnulex Fue5 q ha55 Tooa k75tn
ds,s gS5ta cor: nsskat md WasS1xson,Es %t;n
, 1862-12-22

DUCKSKIN GOODS.-The best
, Etock in town and lowest prices. Army G9oyee.
Od1ces G!oyes Farmers Gloves; Ill kind. 3f Goves~
S1aanuty: MILITARY GOODS.
wholesale and Retail at reduced prices.
g. R. BOWEN % Clark street, {up staIs )over over tbs
UnitSd St3tes Express QGicc.
, 1862-12-22

agement Of military operations, it does re-
quirc that he shall summarily dismiss and de-
pose every incapable whose incapacity is
proven as Halleck's is. Since the world be-
gan success has been held the true test Of
military merit. There can be no other test.
Gen. Hal1eck has failed mieerably, bringing
great calamity upon the country, and the
direst distress upon the President and his
Will not hold his present position ten days
longer, and there is high probability that his
retirement will be followed or accompanied
By Important changes in the Cabinet.
THE PROCLAMATION OF JANUARY /, 1868.
The proclamation Of freedom to all slaves
in rebel States and parts Of States, which the
President promised should be issued on the
1st Of January next, acMsnrely conc. Wheth-
er victory OF defeat be our portion, Mr. Lin
coin is firm on thls point. For this, all thanks
and all praise. II there be any reward for
doing right we shall reap and taste it. Sla-
very. as apolitical power in the nation, is
doomed and damned, for even though the
next Presidential election should be carried
By the Val1andjghams and Woods Of the North,
the fact will hare been SO far accomplished
that no human power can restore its Life,
much less its supremacy. The Democratic
leaders in Congress know this and gnash their
teeth. They know that when slavery dies
they cease to exist as political party. They
see the: end approaching: Kentucky, too,
hfEha HAA1t ASAl4Isk lsAL3. EACN AAl1u1luf1A0S
as Wic61iHe and Garrett Davis must not be
expected to change, even though nine in every
ten Of their constituents should desire to fol
low the example OF Missouri. Wick1ife has
gone 60 far in the other direction as to pro-
pose law to provide for the capture
and rendition Of slayes who have fled from
their masters, but not gone out Of their own
States. He wants law to compel the United
States government to catch and return his
negroes who haveded from Bardstown to Bow
ling Green Hesays so, and in so many words
With the draft Of his bill in his pocket he went
before the House judiciary Committee YES
| tcrday, and told them that ten Of his negroes
| had accompanied Gen. Rosecrans' army in its
| march through his place Of residence, and
he added that he narrowly escaped the loss
Of all his movable property, through the
| maehinatIons Of certain Union men there, who
had denounced him to the Federal troops as
a secessionist. The probability is that the
| obstinacy of Kentucky S Representatives will
save the country the necessity Of paying any
| thing to help her emancipate, but emaneipa.
tion will not be delayed on that account.
| CONGRESS.
! Congress will hardly do any thing Of moment
| before the holidays. Mr. Noen Of Missouri
State, in the Honse, and Mr. Henderson will
| do the same in the Senate. The bankruptcy
| bill is much stronger than it WAS at the last
session. Mr.. Chase's scheme for a national
banking law, according to present appear
ances, viii not pass, If indeed it gai2s seriout
attention in either house. II.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-03
Sec. Cameron Defended,

Gty' President LINCOLN has sent tc
Congress Message detailing the circum
stances under which power was granted
10 ALEXANDER CUMMINGS, and others, to
make certain contracts, in the early stage
of the war, which contracts have been
greatly criticized, and upon which mos
Of the charges OF swindling against Sec
CAMERON have been founded. The Pres
ident shows that the interruption of com
municalion with the capital a. the time
rendered il absolutely necessary that pow
err should be deputed to some one in New
York to do what was necessary to facili
tate the organization and forwarding o
troops. Men OF known probity were Sc
locted, and selected by the whole Cabinet
and Sec. CAMERON was no more respons
ibe for the selection and power granted
to these men, than the President an(
Cabinet He also says that the power
entrusted 10 these men was we'll used, anC
the government has lost nothing through
their o erations.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-03
Gen. SigeI.

RE- This gallant soldier is now in
Washington. On the way he was greet
ed with many spontaneous and most en-.
thusiasiic demonstrations of the people s
regard. He was warmly welcomed in
Washington by the President, and by the
members of Congress. 1t will surprise
the country to learn that this accomplish
ed officer has, through somebody's oper-
atoms in the Western Department, been
deprived of his command, and that he is
now virtually out of service, at a time
when his great abilities are so much
needed. Gen. SIGEL, in speech deliv
cred in response TO serenade in Chica.
go, on the night of the oath ult, declar.
ed that:
Wherever we carry the Star Spangled Ban
ner 're must carry the principle ofhberty-libertl
10 all mem
Whether it has been because the gal.
liant German has shown his inclination
to act upon this doctrine, that he has
met with no favor from the commander
of the western department, or whether
from some other cause, we cannot guess
But certain it is that Gen. SIGEL is too
valuable an officer to be left without a
command at this crisis and we hail with
gladness the prospect, drawn from his
being ordered to Washington, that an
important command awaits him at the
East.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-03
Genuine Fairbanks, Scales.

The well-earned reputation of oul
Scales has induced the makers of some
other kinds to offer them as g Fairbanks
Scales" or " From Fairbanks Standard
Patterns, and purchasers have thereby
in some cases been deceived.
We have no controversy with honora
bic competitors, but it is proper for us t'
expose this fraud. If such makers hat
faith in the merits of their own Scales
they would have no occasion TO borrow
our names.
Fairbanks Scales are manufactured
only BY US, the original inventors, ant
we have never furnished our patterns te
other manufacturers.
E. d L. FAIRBANKS & CO.
ST. JoHNsBURY, VI, Feb. 23d, 1862.
BRANCH HOUSES
Fairbanks d Co., 1879 Broadway, N
Y; Fairbanks g. Brown, l18 Milk ST.
Boston; Fairbanks d Ewing, Masonic
Temple. Philadelphia; Fairbanks, Green.
leaf d Co., lie Lake ST.. Chicago.