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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-01
LAND FOR SALE.

TaE snissisusd oGsr for sale hl Farm. iyinsin The o., mtg
u ofLan.n-urg within two miles Of sehe rn Depot { ID.
Rsihrosd. cont lning 80 ae-es-<O aSo % In or. Ina gs vth-on
which ID Q comfortable d. selling aid air Aeetssa y out1ousL
Afy persou shlng 10 view the land cen dad ne 81 the absys
ns~ed D. pot. ~ address !, heorss ordIn ty, Primes fdss0
oosn'y ,, Va
NovA hms bNDERe0s D. HaRDIsG
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-01

OFFICE .IoAsoND AND prTrssHURa .. 4 co,
RrHxoID. Va, EoI Ssh, 1861
100 WANJ ED.
AZ ANIEo 1, hire 20 work upon the repairs ard 10 the o ors
w an depots 81 ns Richmond and Pstersburs Railroad during
the or SUM year, leo nfGR0r, Carpenters, BlaehsnithA ran
Hand, Wood Ihoppen and Lahorsst.
Anplyio Z h.
nois-ss General Bspsrtrssnesat
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-01
Here i. . p.raEr.pa Of Yankee new. about aff.irs At

Here 10 a paragraph OF Yankee news about Ansirs ~
Suffolk:
Our news from Fortress Monroe sta.es that some Of
our piekes were driven In at Sunolk On "Wednesday but
that General Peek Immediately sent out a force which
drove all the rebels clear over the Blsckvater <iver -
The bridges arr Jss the river and the acoiniDg creeks
are beirg rapidly constructed by our troops. Al Ateet
ACCOUNTS ev ,rythfng vas quiet in tina. direction.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-01

Ahner Jlcksou, Who vas rec rn.y arrested in KIoI,
vile, Tenn, on the charge OF didoysly, hes bssn 10.
| ased BY the military suthoriteI.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-01
RNY REGULATIONS,

RNY REGULATIONS.
vim tu ,ish on Nandss, pee iH, the sutnsrif.d edition Of The
Confederate 5 ate, Army R~esaAsons
no9s las Main street.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-01

EivE HHLs PUREC a En- VISfGAR
IL rhine houstAin Sut er
10 SAcks Va Table salt
Receiving this morning, iof sale BY
del 8, ROBINSON, adams . co.
II IlonHI OIL Just received and for sale By
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-01

On Dbls @ ound Boet Sail, suitable sor sailing meat OF
~ HID on consien tent AMI or ,Ile by
DEANB, HoBsoN 4 JANEs,
del So BASIN Bank.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

The MECHANIC Having been a me-
chanic ever since cur school days, we take
the liberty to say few words in their de-
fence. We say defence, because we know
mechanics are boxed upon BY miny as an
order Ot beings, a little inferior to some
beings who were bora (whether fortunately
or unfortunately is a matter Of doubt with
a silver spoon ia their mouths. We should
like % ask these people what they would
do without mechanics in their thousand
aud unc vOcitions? What single blessing
d. yDu enj aside from the Spontaneous
production of bounteous nature. in which
he mechanic has 40 hand. Your churches
are built aud beautIiel by MIN; the Bible
! that rests upon the pulpit has passed
through his hands Yuur railroads, your
IN Snetic telegraphs, your s.eamboats. your
/ fleets aud your manufactures are all plan
nd by his brain, and pat into shape b.
his hands. You depend apon him fer
your halls OF learning, your repositories OF
art, your Libraries, and even for your writ
ten or printed language in any form what
ever. Your homes, with every internal
\ article Of convenience or taste, emaDate
| from him.
! To day the timber stands in its native
\ frrests s-t0-morrOw it is converted by the
| mechanics skill into mnitifariou- forms
Of utility and beauty. The very c1at on
I ypur back once wool, was clrde1, spun,
woven aud finished by mechanical skill.
h 30 one who has about him the attributes
I of man ever turns up his nose At Z me-
! chluic, bnt among the temlie portion Of
N the cD annuity W. see cpntempt fJr the
artiz ~ Lldiss, will you inform Us wiat
class Of people you depud on TIE most to
euable a to make an agreeable appear
ance in society? l. it the minister, the
the Lawyer, the doctor, the gentlemin Of
leisure, or fhe despisei mechanic aud la
boler, male or femllet The silks, the
laceS aud the gew-g -gaws with which ycu
deck your persons, the books with which
YOU store your minds with knowledge ol
pass a leisure hour, all come from them
I Aui the rings, set with diImonds aud pre-
ctvu, stones which you love 50 well ID dis
play. and often even the color to your
4 chcek>, comes irOm the skill of the me-
7 caanic.
y Then. | say. rive them credit for all
they deserve, and encourage them as they
toll "a from diy 70 day, working under
God. such wonderful anI bsnei:ial chan.
ges IN all The departments Of life. We
say woudeefil Could the public under
stand aud feel how many discoc rageme q {.
tile thinking, invcnting mechanic labor.
uudur they wUu u wngder in truth at hi!
perseverance. They toll % day after day
they, t,o, burn the midnight toll" and
all That they realize lrorn the public i !
mere pitiunce of what they deserve, anc
even that is almost forced from those whC
receive the principal benefit Of all their
discoveries. - Southern Confederation
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

TIE PROGRAMME OF THE NORTHERN
CONGRESS "A correspondent Of a New
York paper gives the following az the
series Of measures that will probably be
adopted by the Northern Congress at its
present sitting:
L. The passage Of Thad- Stephens reso-
lutions. declaring free aud Offering freedom
to all slaves who will leave their masters.
?. The passage Of Lyman Trumbulrs
bill con6scating the property Of the rebels,
including their slaves.
3. The passage Of bill abolishing sla-
very in the District of Columbia
4. The total, immediate aud uncondi-
tional repeal Of the fugitive slave law Of
1880 Zone Of the compromise measures Of
that year, t atrnm
B. The passage of joint resolution re-
questing the President TO remove Gen.
Mcclellan from ,he supreme command Of
the army, and to appoint Gen. Banks in
his stead; and to restore Gen. Fremont't to
the command Of the department. of Mis-
souri,. raEfr
6. The passage Of an act oDliteratiDg
the boundary line between the States ct
North Carolina and South Carolina, throE-
ing the two States into one, aud calling
the State thus formed simply "Caroiina."
z. The passage Of joint resolution do.
claring that slavery is the cause Of tho
war, and that The war cannot be brought
TO successful termination until the cause
il removed. W I-l
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT ArST Louis.

llbNfli IL "a ~ - aA i<'L -,
4 letter from 81. Louis, 70 the Cincinnati
Commercial, gives terrible list Of tie
deaths III soldiers III that city. The fol-
lpwin., which We take from the Missouri
Democrat, msy explain the fatality among
the Yankee troops:
Being at the Fair Grounds one day last
week, alter getting through my business,
| struIied up to the c,ruer of National
Bridge RoaG aud Grand Avenue, whiting
for the care
There is a three story brick house there,
and learned that Rcgincntal Hospital
was there, and thought would 70 il.
What 10 you think il was! A dirty dog
kennel; badly arranged pig sly; an ab-
.Jlute disgrace to humanity. About forty
men some very sick, several beyond re-
c1very-two or three dying all lying ~
common clothes, without sheets or pillow
slips, with nothing but their army blankets
upon uncomfortable straw mattresses, some
on .sbunks," some on the floor, some Of
them without even mattresses to lie on.
The beds close together, the floor dirty
with spit and vonit, though part ot u
had recently been swept, the air close and
confined. The men looked uEwashed aud
uncomfortable every way, with an expres
sioh in their faces Of almost absolute des-
pair. CHOW do you get along, my good
fellow" said to one Of them. ''Oh,
my God.' said he, ''what do you ask that
for? | don't yet along at all = Another,
who looked near death, said, with the
most Intense feeling, There is nothing |
want that | can get"
| have seen sights before, bu; none Ike
this. Now, whose fault is it? There was
plenty of rom, a. | learned, in some OF
the best Of the hospitals for all these poor
fellows. Why were ia y not carried there!
Or why is such flth hole permitted!
The only news 4 could get was that no
body was to blam.. IL was by the medi !
cal Directors orders that the hospital was
established, and it was all according to
regulation Scan nobody interlere!' SAID
I. There is no USE" was the answer,
"rhere are worse places than this up the
cou ntry, where men die like sheep"
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

A FORMIDABLE REBEL FoRoE.-The
London Herald wishes to know Of the
Yankee papers why it is, and how it is,
that the Lincolnites, with six hundred
thousand troops in The field, are over
powered in every engagement, small and
great, "by the superior forces The
Herald very reasonably concludes that
there must be very formidable rebel
force in this country, if New York and
Boston editors are TO, be believed.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

Qua CoAsT.-The New Orleans Cres-
cent Of the 10Th inst, says, there was some
talk about the Hessian movements IN MIS-
Sissippi sound; that they have landed on
the mainland, and taken possession o.
Mississippi City, Barnes hotel, Iegarden $
hotel, the court house AMI private resi-
dcnces for officers quarters aud 90 %,
which is no more than we expected, and
what we have predicted since July last.
We have talked frequently Of the exposed
condition of the sea coast, and Governor
pettas will recoiect we called his attention
to il, and now we call his attention to the
capital of Mississippi, the city Of jackson.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

RECIPES FOR CURISG MEArs-T. T..
HAMILTON iiEcGIpr. The hams Of
Mary land aud Virginia have ,In. chi yeI
1 wde celebrity At last years exhlbi
ton of Tie Maryland State Agricultural
ciety, four pre- nIIms were awarded lUr
bans. We axe informed by those who
bal the opportunity OF examining them,
that they were of first rate quality. The
one which took the first premium, was
eurel by Mr.. T. L: Hamilton, from the
follJwing recipe To every l00 lbs OF
pork tax, s los. of G \. salt, oz salt
petre, lbs. brown sugar, Ii or potash,
aud four gallons of water. Mix the above,
and pour the brine over the meat, after it
has lain In the tut for some two days
Let the hams remain six weeks in the
brine, and then dry seversl days before
smoking. | have generally had the meat
rubbed with fine salt, when it Is packed
down The meat should be perfectly cool
before packing.
The NEwBoLD REcIPE.--The follow.
ing is the famous Newbold recipe, which
has acquired SO much celebrity; Seven
lbs. coarse salt, lbs. brown sugar, 2 OF
pe rlash, 1 gallons of water. Boil all to
gether, aud skim the pickle well cooled
Put on the meat Hams to remain ia
weeks s-beef 3 weeks. The above is for
one 300 lbs weight.
To RESTORE Pork. warm weather,
the brine on pork frequently become sour,
and the pork tainted. Pour off the brine.
boil it, skim it well, then pour it back
again upon the meat, boiling hot. This
will restore 1t, even where it is much in
jured.
A RECIPE TO PRESERVE PoRK. Take
| 10 black pepper, and grind it fine, for
barrel, or 200 lbs pork, aud sprinkle on
each layer of pork, until it is quite brown
then put on the salt. 1t helps TO pre-
serve the meat. aud adds greatly to the
flavor and smell of it. ..|
PICKLE FOR BEEF TO eight gallons
OF water add one quart of molasses, three
lbs. of sugar, four ounces of sa!tpctre, aud
line salt, sufficient to make it SO strong
that 1t will bear up an egg. This quan-
tlty will suffice for two quarters of beef.
WHY SMOKING PRESERVES MEAT
Hams AMI beef are preserved by smoking
the n over wood FIRE. Wood smoke emits
great quantity of creosote, which is a
great preservdtivs Of meat, and all animal
substances. Creosote derives its name
from this peculiar quality. 1t is formed
OF two Greek words, kreasi, flesh soto,
save
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

Tue LONDON TIMEs-The editorials
Of the I.oudon Times on Lincolu's message
and the report of Secretary Wells, which
nave attracted 50 much attention will be
found entire ia another column. As the
great exponent of public opinion in Eng
land, the utterances Of the Times are of
special interest. The tone Of the Times
is intensely hostile and contemptuous to-
wards the Lincoln government, indicating
the bitter feeling cherished by the Eng
lish people. 1t is becoming more aud
more apparent that England is determined
to side with the South, aud rather than
submit to the loss of Southern commerce,
will precipitate war with the United
States. A crisis is approaching in the re-
lations between England and the North,
which cannot be avertsd BY all the wordy
and sophistioal diplomacy Of Seward
Avalanche.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22
INcENprARIEs SENT Souru.-Informa

INcENpIARIEs SENT Informa-
tiOn was received here several weeks ago,
BY the government, from reliable parties,
friends of The Coutedefacy IN Philadelphia,
that an organization had been perfected
there by glngs Of de-peradoes, i'll the pay
of the Lincoln government, charged with
the du J Of penetrating into the South Icy
the usual means and appliances used By
Yankees, aud when there IF burning all
railiold bridges deemed useful 10 the con
yeylnce OF troops and the transportation
Ut munitions of war That the scheme
would be carried out was deemed certain
by tie informant OF the government, as
tile parties engaged ia the enterprise were
men wiIliag to risk their lives to carry out
the idea OF subjugation laid down by Lin
coin lie rightly conjectures that, if the
Southern railroads were rendered uDavail
able by means OF the torch Of the incen-
diary, our Independence would be more
difficult 10 achieve than nov appears.
Ali suspicious characters should be watch
ed, and especially IL times like thess
should au efficient qulrd be placed in the
vicnity Of every Southern railroad bridge.
The government may lave taken the pro
per steps for aught we know to the con-
trary. -Richmomd Examiner.
Almost simultaneous with the above,
the following letter, to gentleman in
Memphis, from a source vouched for as
responsible, appears in the Appeal:
UNroNrowN, KY, Dec %, 1861
have just learned in Louisville, from
secret responsible party, who is in the
employ of tie Federal government, that
clapdesliae arrangements are made with
vay.bonds and pardoned con victs of des>
perate characters to scatter them through
The South, aud get .hem 10 set fire and
burn everything they can safely, especially
manufactures and machine shops, and
that they get paid for every fire they are
accessory 70, the Federals believing this TO
be good mode Of crippling the resources
of the South, and that all manufactures
and machine shops in the South are cal
cuiated to do ultimate injury to the North,
SO that the more destroyed the better.
Please draw the attention of the proper
authorities 10 your city to this fact, SO that
they may be on the watch aud guard
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

~ The San Antonio News ssys that
corton bales are passing through that city
alncst daily, in large Quantities for Nag
ico- t
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22
SLIpELL's DISPATCHES RECEIVED.

SIIDELL's DISPATCHES RECEIVED --
The Nouvelliste DE Rouen. of Dec. 9th,
asserts that Mr.. S,idelrs dispatches, which
the New York journals pretend were seized
on board the Trent, have been safely
brought to Paris BY his Secretary, Col
I.einat, az American Of French origin, and
that they were delivered with the seals
unbroken to n. Thouvenel.
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

SUSPENSION or THE BANKS OF THE
EASTERN CITIES. From the l. ui,ville
journal Of the 3lst, we leirn that a gem
era! suspension of specie payments was
resolved upon by the banks OF the eastern
cities on the 3Oth ut. The movement
was simultaneous, So far as the blnks of
New York, Boston ana Philadelphia, are
concerned, which shows cuncert OF az
ton. The determination in New York
was, it il ap ,legeiically stated, unanimous
~ resolved upon, lE consequence of ''thc
heavy draft upon the banks for coin.
caused By their large advances to the gov
ernment.' Their financial condition, it
Nas considered, rendered the step ncces-
sary-their coin having beeu reduced
from thirty-nine to twenty-five millions il
two weeks. The telegraph says the banks
Of Philadelphia "resolved to suspend in
consequence of the suspension ia New
York. while it is simply announced that
the banks of Boston 'hed a meeting aud
resolved to suspend forthwith.
The Journal OF the 3 lst, states that all
the talk in the business circles in Louis
vile, was concerning the suspension Of
the Eastern banks, an announcement IF
which was made bY telegraph at nom On
the Both. 1t was previously known that
the movement was advised by the Treas
ury ID partment at Washingt u, and gen
orally thought .'to be wholesome niove-
ment-" The opinion is also expressed
I that the suspension can "have NJ serious
effect upon tie trade aud cDmmerce Of the
Western States;" "a the contrary, tile
Treasure is generally regarded with N
vor.' La connection with this subject the
\ financial article Of the same paper says:
"Ohr local banks which have withstpol
the financial revolutions Of the pisf, will
continue to redeem the issue of tbs
I branches located ia loyal districts, aud We
are advised that the Ohio and Iuliana
banks will likewise continue % pay specie
at lcgs for some time to come
\ The movement Of the New York banks
was forced upon them. During The week
ending the 18th ult their balance sheet,
exhibited the following results: Decrease
in loans, Sl,0lT,9l2; decrease in circuli-
tion, SID, ,S9S; decrease ~ deposits, ssh
! So. These figures were favorable {, the
banks to the extent Of S55 ,45i, and had
/ there been other transrction would
have created no alarm. But the loss OF
specie. ~ government anl foreign account
was 81 .955 1872. which exhibited 4 differ
ence against the coin balance Of 81 900,
" 47S
The necessity for an ina tied crcuiaiin!
meIinm in the West may enlnlo tn
binks IT OliJ aud Indiana 10 keep thelI
~ e. III Iat III their own llcaliti. fur ;
While. bnt they cinnot mlinrhin the nUsl
ton bong. The suspension must becom
4 geaer.l one, anl ilinciIliy QUE enemy
Ni.Y >pri O4-Vyy the srh- pI-Itinn cl n'
mcrcially a the South - .hemphis 1pPeat
Washington telegraph., 1862-01-22

The BLoCKADs QUESTION INrHE FgpE
RAJ CONGRESS. The utter inefi cheney of
the Federal blockade, and the dluger of
its being disregardel by European powers,
seems to be gradually attracting the at
tention of the United States Congress
Such, at least, is our Inference from tie
character of the bill introduced by Mr..
Stevens, of Pennsy ylvanii, before that body
on the Both inst. This bill, which we
tiud in the Louisville Journal, of the 3 st
Inst, and publish in another column, re-
Wives the proposition, agitafed last SUM-
mer, to abolish all ports of entry and de-
livery in every Southern State ain rebel
lion" against the Lincoln government
All the slave States except Maryland,
Missouri, Kentucky aud Delaware, are
designated as rebellious, aud come within
he provisions of the act, while the Presi
dent of the United States is formally in
vested with the authority to abolish all
9th ports in States that may hereafter
become insurrectionary, provided he deem
it expedient.
Upon Introducing the Measure, Mr..
Stevens urged that the blockade was ex-
clusively belligeren right, aud no nation
could blockade its own ports-facts that
we of the South have long since und ar
stood and proclaimed to the world, and
which European powers have just com,
menced to ssriJurly consider. We look
upon this move as the most manifest ac-
Snowled smens that the scheme OF block
aiing the Southern ports had proved a
miserable failure, and that a more effac-
tual means of cutting off foreign conmu-
nicition must be found. The Federal
Congress plainly psrceives that, since the
| blunier of Seward in the Trent affiir,
British sentiment has been rendered 80
hOetiie is not to tolerate the continued
lnterdction of British commerce with the
! Confederate States, If it can be remcdiei
The provision in the old Federal Con-
stitution, which alleges that "Go prefer,
ence shall be given by any regulation Of
commerce u revenue to the p)rts Of one
| State over those Of another" may raise a
| question as to the cUustitu;ionailty IT Mr.
| Stevens measure. Bat supposiny that its
| force be duly rec suized by European
| powers, will lts tendency not b. ID hasten
than reiard it! Whit Great Bsittin.
| France aud other naiions most desire Is
the rc-ustab lsimpnt Of their lrl!e with
the S,nih. s. lon. is they look Oh "a, as
! part lId pa eel Ot Mr Line ,ln : dJmini,l,,
this ? pr iuterIlctIOa of trade proposed
! o. Cuug,es, must be regarded a, wand.
| DJt rec gHiilDl remJyss us from it, ilrl,-
! ion, aud necessities the II institution
of . regular blockade by ve>se's of war,
whI.h, Iae the present Une, will b. inrtli
ci .nt fJr W sut vf the proper naval fJrce
such are some of the advantages which
in all prob .biliry, viii follow The plrsu rlul
pf thls policy by foreign pnwers. II i
true th.t }lr. Sew,Il has threaieped l. y
laul with war it sac dare recognz, south
cru independence, but it remain, yet - b.
seen II ne can successfully bully JDhr
BuA.-N-mphis b Dnay APpeuk
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-27

THl WEArHER-PH ENoMEnoN-
CHn1srMAs, Erc.-!The weather continues
delightful. Yesterday and today it was
enough to inspire the Muses. in any one at
all POLITICALLY habited. A short walk
would have don it, sure In fact we have
had a very open Fall, so warm and pleas
ant as to give outdoor" work the pref.
erence; and the "signs" say that we are
to have an open Winter; and in this con-
nection We mention matter that was told
US the other day by person who has paid
considerable attention to the movements of
the celestial bodies, who says that the sun
is several degrees, or as he expressed it,
"half a mile" farther north this year, than
last, the time and place of measurement
corresponding exactly with that of last
year. We amt well posted enough in as.
Economical affairs to explain the phenome-
non. if it is such. I.
Christmas passed off quietly here
The ball at the American in the evening
was well attended, and the trippings of the
toe, called light and fantastic, wore away
the bigger part of the - till morning.
Rut Christmas, With his round, generous
face, hand in hand with the childrens'
favorite, Santa Claus, has gone; what a
pity he could not have left with US as a
National anthem, the same song which so
inspired the heavenly host on the birth day
morn Of Christ -" Peace on earth and
good will to men" So.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-27
LATEST NE~s.-By an eastern mail

LATEST NEws.-By an eastern mail
which happened (our postal arrangements
are presided over BY the genius-god
Chance along last evening We get an
item or two of later news than what is
centained in our summary and dispatches,
Secretaries Seward and Chase had re-
signed their seats in tho Cabinet, the for
msr in consequence Of having been cen
sured in . caucus held by the Republican
members Of Congress. But their resig-
nations were not accepted. when they re.
sumed their positions. Conway had been
making q fool Of himself By ofsring in
the House 4 set Of secesh resolutions,
which were promptly tabled by veto Of
l32 yeas to nay, Conway voting in the
negative
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-27
HELP FOR MISSOURI.

Senator 'Hendefson has Introduced q
very important bill into the United States
Senate Ihich con,saplates an ,appropria.
ton by the general government oftweaty.
five millions Of United States six Is per cent.
bonds to compensate sIlve owners in Mis-
sour for the emancipationgof their slaves.
The State IS so ger lid Of the institution
within twoyeafs q the 4th Of July next,
and is never asain to tolerate slavery in
her midst. This looks more like work Of
the right sort than anything we have yet
seen. Push on the column. Let the work
be done up this time thoroughly, and with
entire justice to all parties. But above
all things, see that it is accomplished
81. 80. HerGld.