Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-01-31
News Items.

~ TIE present is a war of longwinded proc.
4 lamations. The people would be glad, how
ever, if orr generals would borrow some OF
that terse and direct style which distinguish
cd the fathers. Witness the proclamation OF
old Ethan Alien to the rebellious town Of
Guilford, Vt. in 17O0:s trs1 g. #st. $50
| "PRocL ANArrox.-I Ethan Allen declare that II the
inhabitants of the town Of Guord do not instantly and
peaceably submit to the constituted authorities OF the
State OF Vermont said town shall be rendered the cities
| OF Sodom and Gomorrah- by! "ETHAx ALLEN"
History tells us that the Guifordist read
the proclamation and very scnsibly acquiesced.
CA. Reynolds, the Government agent at
Port Royal to snperintend the gathering
1 growing and transportation Of cotton, arrived
here yesterday, The, 26th inst, and had long
interview with the Secretary of the Treasury
and has already secured more than 81 ,0OO,-
600 worth of cotton.
Apropsstion will soon lie offered in the
Senate to impose tax of 10 per cent. upon
the pay Of officers from a Major, General
down to a.private. The army prefers tax
| to reduction of pay, and large numbers have
pet:tioned for it. From this source the Gov.
eminent will receive revenue Of about ST.
500, 900. The petition from the officers state
that they prefer tax of Is to 90 per cent to
a reduction proposed by Senator Sherman,
and many Senators and members approve the
idea, and will supportit rE- j !
IT is doubtful whether the House will pass
the bill recognizing thu Supreme Court as it
comes from the Senate. 1t is thought the
bill will be amended SO as to put Indiana,
Illinois, and Wisconsin, in one circuit, and
the States west of the Mississippi in another
SENATOR Hsle's report ccnsures Secretary
Welt 6 and Mr. Morgan, and concludes that
the $40, 900 Of public money now in the lat
ter's hands belongs to the Government and
should at once be restored to the National
Treasury, amid a reasonable compensation
be paid him for his services.
Mr.. Corwin writes that Danblcdo. who is
the soul of the new Administration, declares
that Mexico will make successful resistance
to the invaders, but adds that he has not
learned territorial line of defense he will
make. ~ ,.l.-gl = -TT T .gIFT
Confederate five dollar notes have made
their appearance promising to pay the amount
NAMED six months after treaty Of peace
shall have been made between the United
States and jeff. Davis's government The
kossuth scrip is worth infinitely more to the
bushel than these ideal promises of jeff. DAY.
is & Co. nj aS
TIE South is fighting us with our own
money. To New York the South owes $3.50
100000; to Philadelphia, S24, 100000; to
Boston, $7,600,000 !; to Baltimore, 19, 900
600. The entire Indebtedness to those four
cities is S2ll 100000, and it is estimated
that there arc about ninety millions more due
to the rest of the loyal cities and the States
OF the North, making total of three hun
dred millions, Of which more than one-half is
due to the city of New York. In dry goods
alone New York lost seventy-fye millions hy
the defalcations Of the South. ia III,
THE total amount of cotton used in manu-
featuring in the United States and Western
Europe, the past year, was about five and
half millions of bales-about eighty-fi five per
cent. of which was grown in this country
GEN. Sigel IS strongly pressed for Major
G:neralship by Senators and Representatives
from the Northwest. Chicago. through Mr..
Arnold, particularly urges his appointment.