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particularly emphats d asserting that the
South could never beeonquered, and that a
,,Reperatdon was newt 4ble. The only question
with him was, How Was Illinois going In
that event? sat least one halt Of the State,''
he thought, "ifa O vote could be taken would
decide to 60 with the 6onth- This was the
natural and inevitable decision for herr
Previously to the election for delegates to
the convention, one Of the members 70 Mel
veny,) had presided OF q public meeting, and
offered resolutions thereat, in which be de-
nounced the war, and favored the secession OF
any State or part Of State that desired to set
up separate government, and in which, also,
the people were counseled to resist the COL
lection Of taxes.
In the face Of all these facts, who will have
the hardfhood to say that there were no eeces-
sionists or E. G. C.'s IN the convention? And
the above are not all the facts that the inVesti-
cation brought to light
Such, Messrs Editors, Is an imperfect
sketch OF the state Of feeling in Springfield,
and Of the facts; ;sureties and run1ors upoU
which your correspondent based his state
ment, which hag had such an effect In setting
the faces Of the people Of Illinois against this
convention and its doingB. leave you and
the public to judge whether he wilfally Sian
dered the convention, or whether in his char.
acter Of correspondent, he merely consideIed
the facts and rumofs Of facts which were con-
stantly being brought to light during aud pre-.
VlouEly to the session Of the convention
A MEMBER OF TIE CONVENTION.
, 1862-07-03
Mysterious EX0veIne11t8--Rebed Reel.
me1.1s Firing on Each Other.
Correspondence n + Tlmes.1

Z HAd OAkAH, y QHe Gs, 4Sb3.
Isst night the rebels were heard moving
artillery and heavy wagons. Drums were
beating I'll along our front. The suppos1tion
in the night or early this morning. We had
full notice Of their changing position from our
front little to the left, and orders were ae-
cordiugly issued to the division commanders
to march to the support Of our front at 8 O. nj.
a little before that hour the firing com
menced, and 1t WIS thought, from the prepa-
rations of the rebels, thar the battle Of Rich
mona was near st hand Vo1ley after vol
ley vas heard proceeding from the wood
iers we're Immediately dispatched to tlnd
out particulars. Our lines presented solid
tront to great distAnce-to penetrate that
front would have cost more men thRa tue
rebels had. The eouriers returned and In
formed the Commanding General our pickets
had not BEEN fired on. For nearly ha1f au
hour the yolleys were heard-whole regiments
seemed to be firing together. As this firing
was directly in our front, and as went close
fight between rebel regiments. I account
for It IN this way. It is probable that large
body OF rebels were out upon q Reconnaissance
on our left, and returning toward our right.
went close to our front through the wood !:
there they no doubt encountered their own
plckets, Who fred upon them. The recounol-
teriug party thinking they were ours, returned
! the fire, and the rebel reserve coming up.
supported the pickets. The loss Of the reb-
| take Had it occurred on the left or right oi
! Hooker's division, I would have believed il
| to have been fight between our forces an6
| the rebels but occurring directly In Hook
| ersR front, the advance Of our forces, it mus
| have been purely rebel fight.
, 1862-07-03
The War in Teunesse--Tts Results.
The Columbus {Ga-) Snn Of the Goth, saws

LIZ ~oAo41ouS t1a CHH u Lue -ut1, says:
There is but little doubt now CONCERNING the
evacuation Of Cumberland Gap. It viii be
seen from the letters nnd items from Tennes-
see published in to daF's paper, that OUT troops
haven fallen back from all the gaps along the
Cumberland Mountain, preparatory, it would
seem, to making that unfortunate section the
scene Of bloody strife. Indeed, everything
indicates that East Tennessee is to become
classic ground in the future history Of this
war. The congregation OF a large federal force
IN Kentucky, beyond the Cumberland Moun-
tails, Gen. Mitche1l's approach to Cha.tanoo-
ca, the concentration Of our forces ia the
uo1ston Valley, aud other movements Of our
army in other departments which re do not
care to mention, all point to this conclusion.
The invasion Of East Tennessee h.s Ioug
been cherished scheme Of the Lincold gov
eminent It will there tiud friends and sym
patbizerE, such as it has found in 10 section
South. A bad element OF society exists in
many parts of that country. In the early
history ct the Slate, abo1itionis did not fail to
| make lis appearance among many OF its
prominent POLITICAL leaders. Il is the Oldest
portion OF The State, and whilst it contains
| more talent, in proportion to numbers, than
Middle and West Tennessee, it likewise con-
| tains more igneTance. The masses are greedy r.
nay sintnlly ignorant, and have long been nc
| custoned to follow their leaders in everything
| just as the masses Of New.EDg1and foloH
| theirs. Nor is it wholly unlike New England
| IN other respects. The first constitution
| adopted by that State after its admission into
! the Union, contained clause guaranteeing to
free negroes the rights Of suffrage, pro1ided
| they had proper qualification. This howey-
| er wat prohibited in the amendment, aud abo~
| lition seemed Oh the Wane uutil the pteeiden-
! til election Of 1856, in which Fremont
| received several votes in many Of the noun
tain counties, although there vas NO Republ,~
can ticket in Tennessee
| Any one conversant with the geography Of
| our country, cannot fail to see the vast i'm .
portance Of this now threatened section to
the Southern Contederacy. East Tennessee
once. in the undlspnted Possession Of the ene~
| MY, Georgi1 will become the Last scene of
strife III this war. Our fortunes would seem
almost desperate. We hove, however every
confidence in the ability Of our troops to de-
feat the enemy after lie shall have crossed the
Cumberland Mountains, and in that case, the
whole federal horde nov threatening East Ten
nessee will be captured.
, 1862-07-03

The morning secession paper has great
dca1to say about tho Oppressed, plundercd
and suffering taxpayers" Of Illinois, and
suggests, as means Of relief, the curtai1-
ment Of the fees and salaries of such off
ctrs as are paid too much. We propose to
do our part towards cdectiug this reduc-
ton hut the relief that can be obtained
thcre6om is very inconsiderable Indeed,
il can hardly amount to three cents to each
1nbabiu;nt. But as the bowels Of the seces-
sion newspaper yearns with compassion
for the poor, dear, oppressed and pluud~
cred people" we propose measure Of re-
lief that will save the tax payers more in
One year than the proposed reduction of fees
will in five centuries s.
The war debt will amount 10 thou-
sand millions when the rebellion is
ended and all costs and claims paid. Tie
portion Of this debt that will fall to Illinois
to pay, will be seoezty millions, and the
Interest on it from four to five millions. It
: is to provide for the payment Of the inter
est sud sinking fund to liquldate the
principal Of this vast war debt, thas caused
Congress to pass the tremendous tax law
which nc have published.
I'll proposed to confscate the property oi
the leaders Of the rebellion, and apply the
proceeds to pay this war debt. Thedeb is
Of their crestion. They c2used it. Shall
the guilty nbel leaders or the innocen1
loyal taxpayers pay this enormous deb
and interest? The secession paper pretend.
fo sympathize with the taxpayers. Here il
8 touchstone Of its sincerity. If it love
1he rebel leaders more than the loyal tax
payers it 'tiM oppose conhscating the prom
c1ty Of the former: and advocate seizin
the property Of the latter to pay the es
penses Of putting down the STAKEHOLDER
rebellion Some peoples property ua1s
be "coniscsted' The only question I
determine is, whether it shall be that {
Union men Or rebels. Only those wh
arc On the side Of the rebels oppose ma
ing their property paY the costs Of the
wicked misdeeds> Where is the Oh
cago Times found on this question? vi
it help ua to induce Congress to enal
this great and vital measure OF relief
, 1862-07-03
a Surprise at Henderson.


One hundred and ten men, embracing Cant,
John O Dailty's company Of Louisville Pro-
yost GuafdAand detachment Of Capt An
drew's Mie4igan battery from West Point,
the whole a1Ger command of Capt. Dauey,
were EurrTis5d by q party Of rebels at Hender-
sen, Ky, on Sunday night. It appears that
Capt Dailey's command we're enc:l7ncd in an
enclosed lot, and that the rebels had succeeded
in secreting themselves in two adjoining build
irgs, firing upon the federals under cover of
the datkncEs from their hiding p1aces We
regret to learn that in The eagagement which
followed Lieut.. Tyler, of Andrew battery, was
9l1led, and Capt. Daley and his brother,
Lieut.. Daley, we're wounded. Capt. Daley 5
conduct after the attack was made is yery
highly praised Although severely wouded ii
the thigh, be bound up his wounds with pocket
handkerchicfs, and went heartily into the en-
gagement, completely routing the enemy, nit
what loss We are not informed. 1t has been
stated that the rebel bushwhackers were led by
Richard Hawes, and the name of Clay MerI
wtther hiss also been associated With the mau.
raudere. Csptain Watkins, with forty y-fou,
provost guards, and Captain Nickln, Of the
18th Indiana battery, with two guns, and de-
tachment Of men, left for Henderson by the
steamer Grey Eagle last evening. Their pres
epce in md about Henderson viii have the CT
feet to restore good order in that region.
, 1862-07-03

1EIUul I19 INH1HF1lIE Uu1ui4 GULL
Five Of the most prominent and active reb-
els in Pulaski, were sent "down South to
Diie'' On last Monday, under mounted es-
cort Of Capt Twym.n's cavalry. These men
we're rich and influential citizens Of the town
of Pu]aski, and had taken very active and
of ate ths Town. seS they eRs hsi ms
thems notorious BY manufacturing and
circulating reports detrimental to the peace
Of the community, and expressing sentiments
Of dsloyalty tha4 could not be tolerated.
When arrested Col Auady gave them their
choice. either to take the oath Of allegiance,
or be transported across the. lines and banded
over to the rebel authorities chose the
latter, and were dealt with according to their
desires: One Of them wss parson Mooney, q
Methodist preacher, and another, Thomas
Jones, Esq, ,HEho WIS member Of the first
confederate Congress,
, 1862-07-03

In ride Of O few miles into the country,
few day ago, we were much pleased with the
appearance Of the crops. Wheat has matured
much earlier this Ecason than usual, and we
Observed several fields cut and in shock. The
prospect fora large Yield is very ENCOURAGING,
the head having filed we'll, ard the grain be-
1g II 1aaG a2n$e ana pqmp much greater breadth
in kansas. The opening Of the Mississippi
P'lfl afford market for alt kinds Of grin,
and prices viii be more Eemuntr4tiyc than Last
year.
Corn locks well, and vast quantities. have
dry anu parched; i good rain would be Of
lu,icpse value 10 tie growing crops Of all
kirds. There is no immediate danger from
6routh. Every gro~ing thing looks fresh I'D
7}geroue, ,end the prospect fnr good crops was
Ieycr heHer: IN any eountSy.-Lagrcuce
, 1862-07-03

important Slave Case in Loufsvir1e.
The dispatch from Louisville few days
SINCE TO the effect that in the United States
Ceurt, in the case Of Edmund, slave, who his
master had permitted to work upon the fortl-
hcations at Fort Donelsou, Judge Ballard had
declared the slave free, was the termination Of
an Important test case. This Edmund, or
Edward Trotter was one Of large number of
s1ayes who we're captured at Fort Donelson,
and who we're, aceording to the act OF Con-
gress Of August 9th, 1861, set free In conse-
quence Of having been employed in aiding the
rebellion, Thirts-two Of these meu were
turned over to Capt. ". ". Leland, chief
commissary Of the army Of Tennessee; others
were turned over to the quartermaster Of the
forces. They we're employed BY these officers
and, VIC are assured, proved themselves faith
fnl, intelligent, hard-worKing fellows.
Capt. Leland issued tt free papers >: to these
he had charge Of; and the following is COPY
Of the free paper Of Edward Trotter:
HEADQUARTERS CohA1esARF DEPARTMENT, I
Fort DoSELsoS, March 4, 1862. T
This is to certify that Edward TEotter, having
passed and approved 9Th Of August, 1861, and is at
pfeEent IN my department. ". W. LELAND,
Capt. and Chief Con1nfssary, Army Of Tenn.
Capt. Leland afterwards engaged Trotter
IS his body servant, and as such took him to
Pittsburg Landing. After the battle ofshiIoh,
Capt Leland having occasion to send horse
to New York, obtained leave from Gen. Grant
to send Tr0tter with him, and he was fnr-
nished with pass from Gen. Grant, and bis
free papers By Capt. Leland, and sent by way
Of st. Louis, Louisville and Pittsburg.
At St. Louis he was not troubled; but when
the steamboat in which he Was passing up the
Ohio to Pittsburg, arrived at Louisville, po-
lice agent was sent on board By C. L. Stan
cliff, the chief Of police Of that city, to search
tor black men. He seized Trotter, took his
pass and other papers away from him, took
him out Of the boat, and placed him by orders
OF bis superior, and With the consent Of the
provost marshal Of the city, in Jail.
It is said that Stanclif makes it a practice
to board all steamers passing up the river, aud
seize every black man found on board, receiy-
iug for by way Of reward SlQ0 for every negro
he kdnaps and imprisons, whether he is free
or claimed as slave. This negro he shuts up
N prison and adyertises as an estray, and il,
after specified time, no claimant appears, be
il sold at public t;actio7s to pay Jail fees, and
| from the proceeds the chief Of police gets
| 500 if he comes from outside the State, or
] S25 if from within the State.
| This Infamous business has been made very
profitable By the chief villain, and had he not
! been brought up By this decision, he might
have perhaps retired from the war million.
! hauled him, and succeeded in releasing the
man Trotter: 1t is hoped that this puts q
stop to ali further outrageous kidnapping il
| thai line.
, 1862-07-03

f The st. Louis Daily Union accuses
Mayor Taylor of that city, Of attempting to
appoint disleyal persons to office, 4 short
ti1ne since, the Mayor nominated well known
disloyal man for master Of the north market
He was promptly rejected by the council. o.
Friday last he again nominated the same man
for the same Office, and the council again
promptly refused 10 confirm the nomination
Another well known traitor, he has recently
appointed city counsellor. 4 number Of other
like nominations hare recently been made by
the mayor. The Union suggests that the
mayor may find himself again iu conflict With
the military power, as he was about one year
since, when he threw down the gauntlet to
Gen. Lyon, and came of badly damaged.
, 1862-07-03
The Moral Condition of the Navy.

From the New York Commercial Adye1tIse1.1
The Rev G. s. Stewart, the wen-kno~n
chaplain in the United States navy, has writ
ten a letter to tile New York 05seroer, in
which he compares or rather contrasts the
moral and religious conditions Of fhe navy
to-day with what it WIS thirty years ago,
Then profane and abusive language Has COM
mon with officers on duty On The quarter
deck; .oso it Is the exception to the rule, and
during the last ten years, and serving III two
ships IN that time, Mr.. Stewart does not re-
member to hare heard an eath and scarcely q
rcIre achfQ1 epithet from eueh officers. Then
the,use Of strong drink among officers was
general. and for IN officer to be occasionally
under Its influence was thou ght Light Of; ,1ou
the use Of wines and liquors Is rare, aud iatox-
ication would disgrace an Officer: 1Aen apro-
feseed1y religious naval officer was rarity !;
nor it Is not uncommon for one-haf the ward
room:mess and large number Of the crew to
be professedly religious, and in regular church
membership. Then Divine worship was un-
known except On Sunday s7ou daily prayer
meetings and other religious exercises arc
common on board our ships Of war. This Is
striking contrast, and no one will say that
the ylne Ct the navy Is an arm Of the gov::
ernment has In any degree dete1iorated. Il
has rather greatly improved,
, 1862-07-03

Lr1V1u EHE dHscal1ug [IbFaJ 5UuthA1. Isl
An occurrence took place in one Of our most
fashionable churches Sunday, which exhibits
very plainly the feelings entertained By eertsin
Individuals in this city. The officiating clergy
nau dEelt very strongly on the course Of the
rebels in the sermon md several ladies' aud
gentlemen, whose names We now have before
us, get up and left. At the end Of the sermon
lhe minister gave out q hymn also rejecting
On treason. This the choir refused to sing,
and after the doxo1ogy the congregation WIS
dismissed
, 1862-07-03

E The rnmor telegraphed from Washing
ion that Gen. King had declined the command
Of Gen. Frcmont's army, and that it had been
given to Gen. sigel, is not confirmed, Gen.
King announced to his army at FrederickE-
burg on Friday last that he had accepted the
new command, and the next day repaired to
Washington and reported himself to the Sec
Rotary Of War for his new position.
, 1862-07-03

SHOCKING C4IAM1TY.-Afr and Mrs. Geo
Bird ard ore Of their children, were burned to
death at Pul1in's Corners, Wayne county,
Michigan, on Saturday last, BY kerosene oil.
Mrs. B. vas pouring some on the fire to create
smoke to drive away the muskitccs, # then
tie can exploded, with the result stated
, 1862-07-03

1t has large influence with such men AZ
sauandiggham, Ben Wood, Dick Richard
son, shlel, and others Of that stamp. VIII
1t take hold and use its influence to save the
tax payers of Illinois seventy millions Of
dOllarsP
, 1862-07-03
The Election.

Tie Springfield Journal says that returns
from Clay county have not yet been received,
but report puts it at zoo majority for the
constitution If this be true, the majority in
the State against the swindle is full l6, 900.
, 1862-07-03

-U: The Kansas City Journal 1earnB from
West Point that large numbers Of Rains
bushwackers are returning from the South,
and that the lnhabitsnts around West Point
are being d11fen out, ane large nrsnbcrs are
men II one neighborheod had been taken
from their beds, and had never been heard
from since.
, 1862-07-03
The Superintendent Of the Smith,
Sonfan Inktt1ute and mr.. Brown

lA de1lDGton D1Epatch n. I. Tribune
The announcement Of an address By Parson
BroN'1.low at the Smithsonian Institute on
Monday evening, in aid of the Ladies' Relief
Association, having been publis1e before an
opportunity had been afforded to having the
matter in charge to see Professor Henry, the
saf[ o. neg the hndag dnd 1hat gen
Brownlow, aud demanded By whose authority
the use Of the hall had been granted him. The
facts having been stated By the parson, Prof.
Henry then impudentIy inquired it he was in-
il1'euced IN the delivery OF this lecture By the
same party who had engaged the services OF
Wendell Phillips, Dr. Checyer, and others OF
that Eatmp last winter, intimating, that il
such was the case the doors of the Smith
scnlan should rot, if he could help it, be
opened to him. Parson B. calaily replied
that be was no party man, aud on this occa.
sion d.on1y consented ct the solicitation Of 8
pumbtr Of ladies to speak in behalf OF TIC
sick and disabled soldiers in aud around
Washington. He added, however, that the
political associations, or complexion Of those
Rho asked him would not at any time deter
him from accepting an invitation to speak in
4 just and holy cause.
, 1862-07-03

~ Capt. Worden, Of the Monitor, is now
at Grand Rapids, Mich. 4 meeting has been
1c!d at Grand Rapids for the purpose Of tcn-
dcring reception to the gallant captain.
, 1862-07-03

partrnent correspondent OF the Cincinnati Co.
cite, died at Wheeling, Va, Oh Sunday Last,
Of inhammatory rheumatism. He was Law
yer By profession, and much esteemed
, 1862-07-03

him that $ majority Of tie delegates Tere Sc
ceEeionists. another leading Democrat tnId
hin that he knew orbut twelve.
\ leading Democrat stated publicly that he
had been refused admission to the democratic
caucuses because he was too strongly favorable
TO the war and the administration
The marshal gave your correspondent the
password, sign, recognition Of ditto, the grip
and short account of the oath and nature Of
sane, rss, Of FL thls .s order; .ho =
when K. G. G. meets one or more persons,
(. G. c. is: "slap ap.'' When <. q. 6. !.
salntes, he takes OF bis hat with the left hand,
holding by the middle Of the rim. The oath
is simple enough. It is in the subsequent lee
tures that the treason is: The oath is to the
effect that the K. G. G. will obey the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, as interpreted &C.
cording to the Dred Scott decision. In the
lectures q man ia obligated to oppose the war
hp puthe1n brethren or contribute money By
taS9oF otherwise, towards their sub1ugation
If be can possibly avoid 1t in ca2e be Is
drafted, If brought IN presence Of the enemy,
he ia to give the hsll1pg sign OF Z. g. G., .,and
when ordered to fire to elevate his musket So
ures OF the order Is a recognition Of the South
as an Independent c0nfe1eracy the line to
run through the central part Of Illinois, IL
diana and e believe Ohio; also, on the Penn
sylvania and MARYLAND line; all south Of this
line, including Washington, to be 8 part OF the
southern confederacy. To the consun-
nation Of ali the above, and much more,
the T. q. G. is by degrees pledged
in the most solemn manner. The order Is rep.
resented as Aourishing in southern Indiana aud
southern Illinois. and as having lodges oil
free States is assigned the duty Of preparing
the public mind Of the North for the consum
nation nf The purposes of the order
~: PIomtnen* members Of the convention II
private discussed questions similar to tht
above, previously, however, to the appearance
| Of the order In the convention In the TR1B
| uNK. One prominent candidate for the Uni
ted States Senato1shp In the convention wa