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, 1862-08-18

Kraft Net to be EvAdeds
It will be seen by the following circula~,
Just issued, that the post Office department.
meaDs to head of those disposed to evade the
draft by getting places as postmasters, assist
ants, &c
Posr OFF1oE DEP'T ApporETanzNT OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, Aug. -, 1s62
SIR: The postal 1aW allows, and the stand
ing regulation Of the department. requires each
postmaster TO appoint an aasdstant to "pre-
Exnt the office IRON being left without quail
lied person to perform It's duties In case Of
the necessary absence, the sickness, RESIGNS
nation OF death Of the postmaster
1t is presumed thai you complied with this
regulation, BY an appointment Of such assist
ant. upon taking charge Of your office.
The department Is now In the receipt Of an
| appointment and oath OF an additional clerk
| or assistant, without explanation. 1t 1s
| Known that IN sever11 Instances appointments
| Of this character have been made where the
services Of the clerk were not necessary to
the business Of the Office, but with view to
shield the parties from enrolment in the mi
| litia-
Without imputing TO you improper motives
IN your recent appointment, am tnstrueted
BY the postmaster general to direct that Mr.
| -, the person recently appointed by you,
be dismissed from your office as clerk, and
that the enrolling officer Of the militia OF you,
| district be Immediately notified OF the fact
| unless you can furnish q satisfactory eLplana
tion for his appointment.
/ I am, respectfully, &C.,
FIRST ASST POSTMASTER dENERAI..
, 1862-08-18


Private letters to friends in this city speak
encouragingly Of the progress Of missionary
1abors among the B2ptists. Tue clergynen
of that denomination are very active and efIl-
cient. Large numbers OF the co1ored popula-
ton have been baptized, after giving satisEac-
tory evidence Of their religious condition. It
was formerly the custom to bring all the can
didates for baptism to Beaufort hut the con-
di1ion of things is 50 changed by the war, that
this course is no longer adopted, and baptism
takes place at the several places Of worship.
The missionaries find an increasing attention
to the observance Of the Sabbath, and the
Dumber Of worshippers Is on the increase.
On the 2Ssh OF July {Sabhath) there vas
very interesting quarterly meeting at Hilton
Head, at which are stationed the 9th Penn
sylvania and the 7th Connecticut repiments
The Rev. Mr.. Wayland, son Of Dr.. Wayland,
Of Providence, is the chaplain Of the latter
regiment, and he is doing much good. Major
General Hunter is deserving Of great praise
for his kindness and attention to those mis-
| sionaries who are serving the poor co1ored
! people. During the week ending on the 38sh
Of July, about one hundred persons were ad-
| ded to the Baptist Church. At a communion
g3men In attendance were the Rev. Mr. Brluh-
eIhoH, OF New York, and the Rev. Mr. Way.
| land Of Providence.
, 1862-08-18

Tie following is an official summary Of the
military exemption Law Of the United States:
That the Vice President Of the United
States, the officers, Judicial and executive, of
the government OF the United States; the
their respective officers; all custom-hnuse Of
ficcrs, with their clerks; all postotfice officers
and stage drivers who are employed In the
care and conveyance Of the mails Of the
United States; all ferrJmen employed at any
ferry en- the post road; all inspectors Of ex-
ports; all pilots all mariners actually em-
ploYed in the sea service Of any citizen or
merchant within the United States; aud all
persons who now are, or may hereafter he,ex-
empted By the laws Of the respective States,
shall be, aud are hereby exempted from mill,
TIA duty, notgithstanding their being above
the age Of eighteen and under the age OF for
ty-AYe years. laws ct q. s., chap. IS,
"The following persons are also exempt
! yfz. : Postmasters, postrfders and drivers o1
| the mail stages (chap. 81, 3 March, 1825); as
s;staut postmasters ard clerks regularly en-
| gsged In postot6ces {ehap. 270, 2 July, 1880
clerks employed IN the several departments o
the government (Exparte Smith, . Cranch
| 693); sai11naker at Washington navy yard
| being warrant officer SANFORD d Boyd,
armories Isle. 4, Nay z, 1900; active mem
| bers OF the several fire companies Of the G. G
during peace {chap. q, March, 1850 a1leas
| {slade vs. Minor, Crancb, 1880; Justices o
the peace Wise va. Wethers, 2 Cranch, 350)
| professors, tutors, stewards and students o
tie different seminaries Of learning In the D
G., except in the time Of war (chap. 80, Ma,
| 4, 1816l; telegraph operators, while employed
as euch (order OF Secretary of War, 1852"
, 1862-08-18

One Of the correspondents writing of the
battle Of Cedar Mountain relates this Incl
dent.
Just after the firing Of nusketry became in
terestipg, noticed . private soldier coming
of the field, and thinking perhaps he was
running away to avoid Ganger, rode up to
him, when found he hid TWO fingers Of his
left hand shot away ana third dreadful'y
lacerated. / eaw at one that he :ad at
least hand in the fight. assisted him to
dress his wound as veil as my limited
knowledge Of surgery would permit, he
in the meantime pIopping up my pluck By his
quaint remarks. Said be, "I don't keer
durn for that third finger; fol. 1t wa'nt Of no
count no how; but The ptnter and t'other
one we're right good ones, and hate to lose
'em. shou1dn't ha76 come to the rear If
had been able to load ny gun but wasn't"
Afser had dressed hil hand, he looked over
In the direction Of theltring and stood mo-
ment.. Tuning to ms, he said: "sHangeE,
I wish you would jist load up ny shooting
iron for me; I want tohaye little sattsfac-
tion ont Of them cussss for spilng my tore
paw.n + loaded his gun for him, and he
started back for the to3 Of the hill at 9 do1b-
le, quick IN quest Of tbstisfaeticn.'' His
name Was Lapptn, or Ispham, Of the Ohio 7sh
, 1862-08-18

stFlrst Under the New CalI.ss
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago TrIbune.J
KNOXVILLE, Aus. Is, 1862.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
VIII you please insert the following state
ment in justice to Knox and Mercer coun-
ties:
The SD regiment, Col. A. c. Harding COM
Inanding, Is composed Of five Warren, four
Knox, and one Mercer county companies.
We are willing to accredit to the brave, ever.
ready and energetic Col. 4. G. Harding, all
honor, and to Warren county her full share,
but we Of Knox claim at 1esst moiety Of the
honor Of making the SD the regiment it is
the first regiment in the field-and to Capt E.
c. Brott, sheriff Of this county, is due the
credit OF recruiting the first full company for
the regiment, and his Was the first company
mustered into the United States service fo1
the regiment, at Galesburg on Monday LAST.
The Warren county companies were sworn fn
By Capt. Christopher, on Tuesday, at Mon.
month. E. YAIs.
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~ It has come to be recognized abroad
that the affair of Of M~zieo ia decidedly 4 fail
ure, and the government knows it, too, and
t1emb1es-not for the loss Of men and money,
not sfor the safety and honor Of its troops,
which the unfortunate check at GuadAloupe
can scarcely attain; but fer the loss of that
prestige in the eyes Of the people which the
evident Ignorance which existed amongst the
government functionaries of all classes with
regard to the state Of the population Of the
country they we're about to attack, has con.
pletcIy destroyed. Spies and police regula.
tions may succeed in preventing the public Is
sue Of criticism in the journals, but cannot
DO what they will, prevent the laughter raisei
BY the Well~timed joke and sharp satire eman
atirg fcm the toDgne. "Pers1gny, my dea;
good fellow, and you, my honest Fould,'' i
the Emperor made to say by the verbal Punc1
Of Paris, s'do tell me how am to get out 0
the Mexican difficulty; give me your advice p
"Recall your troops Immediately is the 81
| nultaneous reply Of bo:h Ministers. "Oh,
don't like that counsel at all, giveme ano:ae
| di1ec,ly,'' eays the emperor, aud the Galogu
| ends.
, 1862-08-18

Diet.
1T. 10th Regiment.
ID s1st Regiment to rendezvous at New Albany
sd. SD Regiment, rendezvous at Madison.
9TH. SD Regiment, rendezvous at LaWrenceb1rg.
5th sath Regiment, rendezvous at Richmond,
9Th 18th Regiment, rendezvous at Iodianapolis.
Tth. e5th Regiment, rendezvous at Terre Haute.
8th. S6th Regiment, rendezvous at Lafayette.
9Th. 87th Regiment. rendezvous at South Bend.
18th S9th Regiment, rendezvous at Wabash.
The place Of rendezvous Of the S0th regi-
ment has rot been agreed upon yet.
The Lafayette Courier of the 18th says,
the Union Convention at Terre Haute yester-
day nominated Gov. Joseph 4 Wright as q
candidate for Congress against the Infamous
Dan. Voorhees,. The State Sentinel intimates
that Wright will not accept, but the wish is
father to the thought.
There are now over 1900 men at Camp
Rose, South Bend, the rendezvous Of the 73d.
Men are continually pouring in. Tie T3d are
under marching orders.
Authority has been received by Goveroo,
Morton from the secretary Of war to raise
another cavalry regiment. which will be the
5th cavalry.
-Msjor Daniel Mcclure, chief paymastel
| for the Indiana district has added to his dis
| trict the States Of Ohio and Michigan, makini
| it one Of the most extensive in the pay de
pa1tment.
! The Indianapolis Journal, Of Friday, say
that dispatch was received there from tn
war department, on the 18th, from the Office
in charge Of the exchange Of prisoners, OF
deripg the whole exchange business stopped
The cause Of this order is the refusal Of th
rebel authorities to abide by their agreement
and detaining federal officers exchanged 70
Buckner ard others.
, 1862-08-18

The EFFICIENCY OF DRAFTED SoLD1ERs-
The Montreal Gazette. while inclined to dis
parsge the Union Gauss, coueedes the supe-
riority Of drafted soldiers. It says =" A
draft will mainly fall upon the agricultural
classes, upon men Injured to fatigue and es-
posure, and able, from their general strength,
TO stand far more bard work than the residents
Of the cities. Yet, It may be urged, that men
forced into the service, as these men will be,
will not fight with the courage Of the men
who voluntarily came forward to put down
the South This may apply in some cases, to
persons residing in the border states, whose
procH.ities are decidedly seccssioeist- But it
should also be remembered that In no coun-
try where couscription has taken place have
the conscripts failed to display fortitude and
courage. What Was the old Guard at Water
loo, when it refused to surrender, and died
with the historic words upon its lips, " Ia
Garde naeurt mas e0e ne Sc rend pas? What
but body Of conscripts? What were the
Russians vho fonght in the Crlmea with 8
doggedress and determination which almost
paled the deeds Of the most courageous and
hardy troops in modern times, but conscfi pts:
People may say what they Will, deduct all
they may on the score of unwi|lingness, bui
We cannot close our eyes to the fact that the
drill master will have splendid mater1sl tx
work on in the new levy
, 1862-08-18

ICotrespondeIce Phtladelphia Press.
The ladies' On board & ths Metasaoza recently
Biuff, as it is called In Richmond They speak
Of It as being powerfully fortified, With saudi
bags, over which earth is placed, but knew Of
no non being used. The number Of guns is
large, and Of . formidable description. These
Darine throueh "u he ene ostrctons an ~ sneaE
Of them as being Three In number, at certain
distances from esch other. One h Of stones,
Fd the two others Of sunken boats. >7An to-
gether, they occupy space above the fort Of
perhaps quarter Of 8 mile. The passage be-
tween them 1s simply large enough to allow
tie passage Of moderate-sized Steamer, and
. large veesel lies ready for sinking and block-
Ing It up, should occasion require.
, 1862-08-18

ground. Where Is the officer that viii lead US
through and let Us teach the traitors that
rebel has no rights that loyal man ia bound
to respect. If we would ever bring this war
to cltRe, We must throw upon those in arms
against rs, the care Of their own h.nliiIs.
Let our brave men feed upon the country, and |
wbat they cannot consume, let them destroy.
Devsstate the land, and make the rebels and !
all q -&ted with thsm, Npelize that &asre ID
var Fl the nation. Teach officers to care less !
votes, and since the chivalry has cauHed this
war. let the chiyalry feel it's weight.
We are tired Of playing war. Let 1B loose |
upon them, snd we can crush out the spirit OF |
treason IN six Efz months from the time tliat
the travels OF the politicians are removed
from Us.
FROM THE NINETEENTH ILLINOIS.
Especial Correspondence Chicago Ttibuue.l
HEADQUARTERS Co. 4, 18th h1IHo1s,l
INDIAN CREEK, Ala n. d G. B. R.
July 30th, 1851
Company A. Capt. Hayden, desires through
the columns Of your paper to tender their
grateful acknowledgements to ga Young Ii
dy'' for the gift Of halfa-dozen Hayelocks,
received yesterday. The fortunate half-dozen
recipients invoke blessings upon the generous
and thoughtful unknown.
In pursuance Of General BueI's order, issued
July 4th, and carried into effect July 2lst,
company a Is now stationed here, In d swamp,
guarding railroad bridge. This, The right OF
the regiment, is seven and half miles west
Of Huntsville, and the Left is four miles from
Nashri1le-headguarters Of the regiment at
Huntsville. The regiment Is scattered along
this whole distance in squads, guarding
bridges, culverts and tanks, but excluded
rfo ~ Hf4E What Situation
, 1862-08-18

Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribunal
PERu, Aug. Ii. 1862,
The city of Peru has at Last vindicated her
self. Up to the present time during this war,
this community has had no credit given them
for the number Of men they haye heretofore
furnished for the war, because We have never
organized company here until the present
time. Previous to the present call we have
sent to the var 240 men, who have enlisted in
companies In different parts Of the State.
Yesterday we sent to Ottawa 8 company OF
men with muster roll Of ninety men, making
a sum total Of $50, certainly avesy respectable
number when We take into consideration the
fact that We have great many traitors In our
midst
, 1862-08-18
The First Regiment South Carolina
Volunteers.
The following is copy of an order lately
issued BY the colonel Of the LIST regiment OF
South Carolina volunteers

HEADQUARTERS FEsT REG1MgNYi
SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS
CAMP AT DRATTos's Aug /, 1862.
REG1MESTAL ORDERS No So. The colonel corn-
mandiDg takes pleasure in announcing that free
papers viii coon oe issued to those faithful col
diers who have ateadfastIy stood BY their colors
and performed with Willingness aud alacrity the
duties Of . soldier: They have shown By their
tfhcefa, and by their fidelity In the discharge Of
the various duties Of camp, that they deserve to
be free; and the colonel commanding hopes that
their conduct hereafter win justify the exercise Of
the authority which made them free men.
By order Of JAMES D. FEssEEDEE,
Colonel Commanding.
Lieut. LUTHER g. R1aas, Adjutant.
The following is q copy Of one Of the
Stree papers" issued to the soldiers of his
command:
HEADquARgERR DEPAKTMEET OF TIRE SourK,
PoRT ROYAL. S. c., Aug. l, 1869.
The bearer, Prince Rivers, sergeant In Isl
regiment Of ,sonth Carolina volunteers, lately
claiIned az slave, having been employed In hos,
ttts to the United States, is hereby agreeably to
the law of the 9th OF August, 1861. declared free
forever, His wife and children are also fec,
D. HUNTER. Major Gen. Commanding
, 1862-08-18

W Bishop Les Of Delaware has emphati-
cally condemned the rebellion In his addressto
the annual Episcopal Convention. The Bishop
thinks that, to keep back the plain testimony
cf Scripture upon great questions Of civil Oh
legation and responsibility, when the founda-
uons Of society and government are threaten
ed with subvereiou, would be not to declare the
RhO1e counsel Of God.
, 1862-08-18

E A deserter from the SD regiment was
sentenced in the usual way, on Thursday last,
at London, c. ". He Was dressed In Uncle
san's uniform, having tried the American
service, On his return to Canada he was sud-
denly arrested BY the lookout, and received
the appropriate punishment, as above re-
corded
, 1862-08-18

sB The government contract for 160, 600
pairs Of army bootees, deliverable in thirty,
sixty, and ninety days, at prices ranging
from s. 81 tn 81 40 per pair, was awarded on
the 9th Instant. The contract was divided
among some thirty-four manufacturers Of
Massachusetts,, New York, New Jersey, aud
PENNSYLVANIA. -
, 1862-08-18

Ine patrIoIlc c11lzen6 OF b1da and vicinity,
not wishing to be outdone by any Of their
sister TOWNS. ami fn11v aroused In a sppsa of |
.,.";~ 49,. =, +h1s 49, ~ 49, $3.50 ~ les ~
'ucn uui5 - tn1o uou. W tAe Aa1lo1 pe1lts
assembled at .the Baptist Church on Tuesday |
evening, 12th inst, for the PURPOSE Of raising |
volunteers to fill the last cal of the nres;dent t
-, <.oo ~ 80 -'~~ f-'''oS3'
The object Of the meeting being stated by !
tie chairman, II. G. Lorcine, esq. on cali,
~ " p.a,;,isa on, b,,,,,t3, n,.o,;t .,-,.
oeo. L. lsaus41us, W uono.aoie s'teea' c.ers'
came forward, and after being introduced, re-
-1r,.saar +ha ,,ecaes,,v If saaaaf,r e,,Taa -.
us,e6 ~ sAoeo.' ~ epee.1 noa's ~ tAe
ranks Of Inc companies organizing IN Bureau
county by enlistments, as the government
needed and must have the men, and unless
.hey eaae lor"atu solan'nu5, "1san lew
dn5 drafting mnst pc resorteht 70: Mr. Il. was
followed by III. Heron, OF Princeton, and
brown OF Hyanet, and lastly, though not
least, by our worthy station agent, Mac Mac
Csllqm, esq.' who is always On baud with
eject than on this occasion, Mac believes
that money is one very Important element in
carrying on war: IN fact the very sinews;
and these were ere e torthf;on.ans IN nas aaaesia
argument. stated thai be held a ten dollar bank
~ note N Us naaa, ha NV Malea ne propoaea 70 glveas
bounty 70 tne hfstman 70, that came forward and
tnloHea nus name: IMs was me praetleA
ray OF accomplishing tne oesred effect as tQl-
y demonstrated, ana tor a;11me time; green backs
were as plenty as rebels n Dlz1e, and when II
WIS announced that twenty dollars additional
bounty would be given to each recruit, it was
oamcu1t TO tel "nlen Wo1to H1n Inc race
s1neW OF musele-tney 9oth made such admir-
ape tame ana peileVe Inc Judges hnalty de-
cioea II Was IN even race aaa proposed 20 Try
it over aga1n az some 1uture day. me re-
suIt O tHe meeung Ras slpscHpllon OF
~ 4e.t 81. 49, 80 80 1870 ~ s opo1,
fwantv dni,ars mon a;pniner tba nnnstar rn1i
~ aonr.a Maeers Ed;+G3s ~ ~ 9r,aaaet. 49,
co4lse, aeesis. = EuI.uls' oul naunuestJ
1ofp1aS noastbg, o1t u you Know OF any
| other little town with an equal number Of in
| habitantS that have furnished more of the
/ sipe3g and muscle, lust let US know and We
| will trv onr hand again. The meetinp was
+r11r 5Ta+r;ot;o one a15 ,,rorea +ha ,,ao,,1a,s
| ae7oSion 70 IaeaE countlY aho oele[mlnaalon
TO maintain the government sk Whatever COSY
/ OF blood and treasure There WIS one little
circumstance that occurred during the meet
| ing. althoueh m unp1easant one. i1stice rom-
| nils ne tn ca11 attention t, rwo or tnree
pf p1 nnr wnn1d he nntei c;tfzens man ~ wealth e
, 1862-08-18

~ 4 circular haa been Issued to the Chapln
family reading in Michigan to meet at SPRING
field, on the seventeenth Of September next,
to attend the grand gathering Of the descen-
dants Of Deacon Samuel :Chapin, who settled
In Springfield, Massachusetts, at the early
date Of 1912,
, 1862-08-18

II Says the New York lndeps,dent: Thus
far, the conservative North has been striving
to conduct this war 80 as not to NEEDLE with
the fo-cal1ed Southern rights Of slavery. But,
In spite Of every scruple, events have Gro 1ded
men to the.<rnecessity Of coofscation aud
emanciFaticn. There is one more step. It is
the last sublime step toward national safety
and national Christian glory. It is itame-
diate and universal emancIpationi
, 1862-08-18

w For the benefit Of all soldiers, either
volunteers or drafts, Who hold lie Insurance
policies, It is well to g: ute that at conven-
tim Of life insurance e+mpaniesin New York,
inz&r1As61, it. was v,ted TO issue war; per-
mhs: hr five per cent ttxtra or If in service
south Of thirty-four dsgrees north latitude,
from June 1et to November LIST. 10 per cent
extra
, 1862-08-18

w The pu sstshe II ,proprietors and jour
neymen of ths Canton Weekly Register have
all enlisted and gone to the Tar. The bands
IN the Raatagreph, Of Bloomington, have all
enlisted. The Havana e-41e hiss subsIded
and Its editor enlisted ~ drum majoz.
, 1862-08-18
FROM WEST TENNESSEE,

,e,,n.,,, r.-.a.s---. - ~ -es...n u-s,>.,
lePe''a' eofts7ponue1i1e VI tne 'lnsag" .t.ouu1'l
JACKSON, lem Augnsta 1867,
Having little experience in the conducting
of affairs of the army In th7a district 5ntr,,da
f,,7 1,.,as w. - ,at+t... 49,:
upon you ie" nn7s " way " iealus ~"
know how the new orders and acts OF Con"
grees are regarded by the officers in West
f., nessee
n,-s-,. H.
ihe people OF Tue NORM ana Inc soldaefs OF
the army hailed with gladness the new order
of thinps m n. e3v 3nanpnrstad he xbnsc in
e. $50 80 .rs, -. 49,
po"er' pes 1aage u oui caae1n ana eusap-
pointmcnt, when to each regiment Of this d.
v1efon orders were read to exclude all neuroes
sro,, onr 1;ras ord IN ,afra;n from tarine ,ha
uoan eo' liueo' ao" ~ .7o'1o no"' 'oe4us sfo
fruit or corn thai as now ID abundance
through the country. The term condscatfon
n,eans ona +h;not IN tbe Nortr and aonoeth;no
U~st w I - ~ 1~
"1oely olnereht II tnese Parts.
The planters of Tennessee have planted no
cntton th5s vear. Init inmen~e corn crons ara
or,1t;rotaa- ~ 49, th;a ~ oa1zn+r1 - ose naat
eulttalso-n Ae's 'lls couAtl1 u one SasI
cornfeld. On the north and east Of our camp
there are cornaelds whose owners are In the
ra1,e1 ranks-one of them an .a,ntent-
~ 49, a,e-a, ~ 49, ..1os, 49,
, 1862-08-18
The Morale Of the Late Battle.
oceasfonal' to the Philadelphia PressJ

WASHINGTON, August Is, 1861.
The better Judgment Of observing men in
this quarter is, that our future operations in
Virginia Will be advantageous to the federal
arms. The fight OF Saturday last was not
only an evidence Of the wise and admirable
management Of the most accomplishing and
hast captious soldier in the ss3vice, General N.
T. Banks, but proof that the rebel plau of q
new raid into the valley and upon Washing'
ton has been checked. How far the retreat
of jackson and Ewell is feint, short TINE
will establish. Military authorities concur in
the belief that 1t was a necessity.