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4 Question or Costs.

s'The support Of the scontrabsnds' now
costs the Government $1DO, 900 per day"
We find this paragraph going the rounds Of
such journals as the Boston Courier, the New
York Herald, and the Chicago 7snes.--
Why not add, what is more more true, that
the support Of slavery now costs the nation
over one million dollars per day; aad that if
the slave owners had not been encouraged to
rebellion by such sheets as these who now
use every opportunity to misrepresent the
government, there would have been no con-
trabands s-N, 7. Evening Post.
, 1862-06-18

TIE EMANCIPATION COMMISSIONERS et-
tcrday the Commissioners commenced the ex-
animation OF the shareholders Claims The
first On the list was John h, Of George.
town, Eho claimed pay for seventeen slaves,
who were Ill present, and were examined g.
to age, healtb, business capacity, &c. A negrc
trader was present, who, after critical eKa1ui
nation, set a value upon each slave, based upot
the salue of s1aves in 1860. The prices SO sci
varied from so to 81, Washiatgtox Be
publican, l1th.
, 1862-06-18
LAKE DEFENSE

Although there may be but little present |
danger Of the Intervention Of either Great |
Britain OF France in our domestic quarrel,
10 man can tell how soon the distress in
the English manufacturing districts
and among the French operatives,
may compel Palmerston and Napo-
leon TO create some pretext for mixing
in cur affairs. Hence, no man
can tell how many months Will clapse be-
fore we Of Chicago, in common with all the
people along our lake boundary, will be
wondering why, when the possibility Of
intervention was so plainly to be seen, we
did not with an united and imperative
voice urge upon Congress the instant ncces
sity Of making some effectud provision for
the defense Of the immense water front
which offers to the enemy so many points
Of attack, and through which such incalcu-
liable injury may be done to the national
cause We take it for granted, nay, We
know, from thousand indications which
are patent to all, that the British govern
nent is not idle that it is silently but
effectively going on with its offensive prep
araions, and that, though the treaty in
regard to the armed vessels On the lakes
may not be violated in its letter, there are
existing means by which as soon as a hos
tile gun is fred By either party, these in
land seas will swarm with Light draught
gunboats destined for The occupation oi
our harbors from Chicago to Ogdensburgh
Df course, we know not where these boats
are being built, whether in the Provinces
or some one Of the English navy yards
but ne may be sure that if the hour should
come in which their services arc required
they viii be forthcoming with all thcl
powers Of mischief, only to find US uuprc
pared and defeEseless.
In view Of facts 80 well known. and o
the immense interests to be affected by an,
disturbance Of the existing peaceful rela
lions between Crest Britain and the Unite
States, it would be The part Of commp
prudence only, for the Government to bull
at once, not only gun boats enough for tt
defense of our oTn possessions, but II
conSoEipg and covering any expedite
Which We may, at some day not far i1istan
send against the then enemy on our Nor.l
CID frontiers. Every ship yard in this ci,
, 1862-06-18

It appears from IN official report Of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, sho wing the quantity
and value of the different articles Of merchan
disc imported into the United States from
British North American provinces under the
Reciprocity treaty, that the total value in 1s5:
was o1er 5000. 900, aud in 1860 more thar
s1a,5oo, GOO, and in 1861 s21, ,ooo,0oo. The to
BILE shows in the last year falling offin fish
furs, fruits, hides and woods, an increase il
animals, ashes, bark, butter, cheese, coal, eggs
tiax, flour, grain, meats, oats, timber, etc
Animals Of all kinds, 81, 746, 600; fish OF 81
kinds, 81, 1852 600 flour and breadstu1s, owe
s3,ooo, 600; grain, $6,5oo, GOO; timber Of al
kinds, s5,2S9,000. The respective amounts O
ot1e1 iuports are not euuulerated.
, 1862-06-18

ought to-day to have Monitor On the
stocks. Half dozen vessels built On the
model Of that now historic craft, for the
use of Michigan, Huron and Superior
would be guaranty peace more power
fl1I and enduring than all existing treaties
OF any international bargains that ne may
be hereafter able to make.
In urging this matter upon the attention
Of The Western members Of Congress, we
need only say, that Chicago, Detroit, Cleyo.
land Eric and Buffalo are just as defense
less as New York and Boston would be
Without gun mounted at the mouth OF
either harkor; and in event OF war with
Great Britain arising from our domestic
difficulty, or from any other cause, the Ger
tainty that one OF all Of them would be
subjected to the visitation Of the enemy is
is just as evident as that enemy would
fire hostile shot. II Great Britain may;
without violation Of the existing treaty
hold in reserve On her rivers and canals Z
force ready to steam into the lakes, as soor
as .hosiHties are decided upon, why, WI
ask, may not We have on the stocks, at tht
ports which they will defend, tho ship:
necessary for their protection wheneve
that war comes? We urge tile questio,
upon those whose duty it is to investigate il
, 1862-06-18

An UEFoRTCNATE CoKGRAcToa.-The con.
Orleans was driven from thAt city. because he
failed to complete them in time, and was hung
on hotel piazza at Natehcz. He is reported
*, 3,4ye dtfrauded the Confederatea Of some
$500 coo which he invested in English and
French funds.
, 1862-06-18

Gol-D-Bta 6roR1Es.-The Omaha {Nebrss-
KAY R2,vb1ican Of June I'd, says the rush to
Salmon River is truly astonishing; and that
the most fabulous stories Of the richness of
the ncHly discovered Salmon River diggiugs
cone in from all quarters. One Is, that Two
miners had taken out $3.50. 900 in two days |!
Another that the dirt Averages from SIS to
FlO0 per pant
, 1862-06-18

RRBEL PRISONER PARo1Kp FROM FoRT
who has been confined for some time in Fort
Warren, was released Tuesday on his parole,
to allow him to proceed South, for the pur-
pose Of effecting the exchange Of his own per.
son for that Of Major Wilder fright, of the
I'd Massachusetts regiment
, 1862-06-18
THECONSTRUC1IO OF ARM0RED
SHIPS4
WAaHIVGToS} June p 1852
The following letter has been addressed by
tho Secretary Of the Navy to tue Naval Com
mite Of both Houses:

mite Of both Houses:
NATT DEPART.EKT June Q, 1852.
S1R 81 had the honor to address the Naval
Committee under the date of the 25th of
March last On the subject Of ar1nored ships,
and the necessity OF preliminary measures in
the future construction Of vessels for the ma
yal service. The fact that radical change has
commenced in the construction and armament
Of ships, which change, in effect, di6penses
with the naEles that have hitherto existed-is
obvlous; and it is q question fer Congress to
decide whether the government will promptly
take the initiatory steps to place our country
in the front rank Of maritime powers.
tis unnecessary that should recapitulate
the suggestions contained in my letter Of the
25th o1 March; but would again call your
attention to them, and state my earnest desire
that Congress should take action, before its
adjournment, on the subject, not only OF sup
plying itself with the srmatnre and heavy ord
nance for ships, but Of the substitution by the
government Of iron for wood, in the whole or
It has hitherto been supposed to be the true
interest of the government to build its Own
ships of War, and to manufacture the arms,
and most Of the articles which are requisite
Tor the naval service.
This necessity has arisen chiefly from the
fact that naval vessels and naval purposes and
objects are in many respects so essentially
different from those Of the mercantile marine
as to place them out Of the usual line Of pri-
vate enterprise. The government has, conse,
quently, to pay al extra cost for extra and
better work. In naval and military matters,
It is Indispensable that yessele, guns, ma.
chinery, and everything pertaining to them,
should be Of the best qnahty-tEustworth
| and always ready at any moment to meet the
public necessities.
The government has several large naF5
| yards for building ships; aud the introauctieE
| Of steam, which is necessary for aud m2d'
applicable to all naval vessels now construct
| ed, has compelled it to erect extensive shop:
for making steam machinery. But these shepi
are Inadequate to the wants Of the naTy, AM
| for aomo years it will be necessary, under AM
! circumstances, to contract for much tn
/ larger proportion Of the work that will be n
! uuircd.
! It is now generally conceded that vessel
for fighting purposes must be heavily platte
with iron Il they arc not built entirely Of tha
materIal. In this, as in most other cost1
fabrics, economy Is reached through dufa
biiity.
/ Iron ahip building Is new in this country
but few persons are engaged in 1t. and it is
novelty in our nayy-yaras. Heavy iro
beama, Bbafti1g, and thick iron plates can
procured from only two Or three parties, N
, 1862-06-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,

The R1cifc Railroad Blu and The " Ihpnees''-
The Emancipation CbntssioneTs Of the Dis
t7ict-A Neso Fact in the Census Return-The
The Second s15n, ,000, 600 batch Of Demand
Notes.-The Record n,adeby the Democracy for
for the Fau Elections Confirmation q Gen.
IOcfanO0H
, 1862-06-18

five years the place had been prosperous be-
yond' precedent With her railroads, her
grant commercial advantages, and her wealthy
citizens, she might have been at this moment
among the most successful points In the
country. But one year ago, the 7th Of this
month-the anniversary Of the Federal occu-
patton Of her-secession Ibid its supplying
and stu1tifYing hand upon all her energies,
dried up her prosperity, left the grass to grow
in her streets, and her people to suffer the
grinding and pu1yeridng power OF military
anarchy.
The value Of the gross receipts Of leading
articles, including cotton, sugar, molosses, TO-
bacco, agricultural implements, liquors, dry
goods, boots and shoes, butter. beef, bacon,
com, cotton seed, cattle. coal, coffee, flour,
R&ss 4e e 4ea n9Gs tRa ta pofk 81 BestSss g. er &c
manufactures we're about &. .000, 600. Adding
articles not enumerated amounting to 80; 100, :
coo, we find total Of trade Of S51, ,751 600.
The finances Of Memphis looked very cheer
ing, SIS 900 600 Of the Confederate notes had
be sufficient 10 last for War of five years for
the entire Confede1acy- 1t has been found
necessary, however, to issue scrip Of all kinds,
promises to psy, checks, shinp1Asters, and to
adopt every expedient to replace gold and sill
yer aud fill the vacuum rapidly found BY de
probation Of their miserable currency.
THE RAILROADS.
-Four railroads, one Of which was unfinished
center in Memphis. The Memphis and Charles
ton-bnilt at an expense Of $1,000, coo
Memphis and Ohio, an important connecting
| link between Memphis and New Orleans, ex
! lending from the former city to Paris, Tenn.
| distance of $50 miles; the Mississippi ane
Tennessee railroad, communicating witt
| Grenada, Canton, jackson, and New Orleans
| the Memphis and Little Rock railroad, lead
ing from point in Arkansas west Of Mem
phis, taking in Duvalrs Blnf on the White
River, taking in st. Francis on the river 0
| that uame.
The receipts for 1861 for freight and passen
gers on these roads foot up as follows:
| Memphis Charleston. on.....~....-.$l, ,84t.11 60
Memphis Ohio. io.......-.......... SCI. .595 33
Mississippi d. Tennessee. ......... 22O333.74
Memphis s. Little Rock. Is
, 1862-06-18

BKN. Woon 1t is gratifying to notice that
movement Is making In the House OF Repre-
sentatlgce to punish this fellow for some Of bis
bad practices. It is high time.
, 1862-06-18
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER,

End Of The .S}att Cen,ention-Ks Ultra Proslaperv
ne7.beys DICTATED 5iszaIy-1hc Emancipation
Message Of the President Terognized-McEsra-
str7fs pretended Pindication- Guerrilns-Ht-
faalt Scesstonias on the rampagc-Tdrious
Hezas.
, 1862-06-18

Tie Locat,on-7rade ara C5nn.erte-7he Rail-
4oa<7s-Mannt tdeturts-7ht Cotton Trade
Bui1t1ings-CMrt House Square-Nsyroes,
tfc de-
, 1862-06-18

e. The people Of a republic, assailed by
By q power based On servitude, and rely
ing for success on the sympathy Of kings,
and yet commanded to choke down every
rising impulse Of liberty, is spectacle
which the world never before saw.
, 1862-06-18

WANTED-By s single man, a
' situation as Coachnan In private family Sat
ifuctoty REFERENCES given from NO families in this
foT the last four years. Please address L S. Tribune
, 1862-06-18

WANTED-A first class Carriage
w Painter and a blacksmith. Also, Family Car
rfages. Top and Dnen BuEgics for sale inquire Ut
J. q. KLINE. No. 81 North Jefferson street.
, 1862-06-18

w ANTED-To buy for cash, a
w neat Franc House to move In South Division.
Address Post Office Box i stating price Of house aud
IShere located inl151ltSt
, 1862-06-18

WANTED-Agents, male and fe-
towns and vilages to make from SD 10 s5 per day,
h., II :elli9S RUSN's PATRIOTIC CoMBINATIOy
just Issued and in wonderful demand, They can't ba
eIualled. Send for Circular to e. II. DUNN T. CO,
, 1862-06-18

W7ANTED--Agents local and
~ Traxe1ing> tno sell articles wanted in every
per ay. lnclosn stamp for Circulars Post Office Boz
SOL. or call at I01 Dear born stsept, Room No =
jc13-s163.1T CHAS- POWELL & co.
, 1862-06-18

TOR SALE.-TIIE MERCHANT
T. and Grlst Aiu- Known the
COMO MlLLs"
Eitu1ted On Rock Ever. II Whitestde County. Ntnxx
the Chicago aud Fulton Radl1oad Is offered fof
tale- =
The MIL u In good order: f driven by Tate1
Power. from sttady stream hss zig pairs Of Bur.
Merchant and Custom Bolts. and all the necefaar3
Cleaning appsratus For further particulars apply to
MHRELEK, hzELT & Co.. ChIcsEo o. Ihe s96sGr1hG[ on
the premises 8. LEHMAN SMITH
Como. MsY lst, tSf2 tc51o17.1m
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COMMISSION AND PURCHASING
AGENTf
SAN

EhRDERS FOR PURCHASE OF MER-
by the undersigned.
a residence in this city OF ten years, and an experience in the
business, Of nearly the same length Of time, are considered
a sufficient 10 warrant the confidence of persons la the country
who occasionally require to make purchases here. through the
agency OF reliable party or who may be looking for a perma-
nent Agent in san Francisco. To either the advertiser offer his
services, assuring all who intrust orders 10 him. that no effort
shaI D spared to execute their commissions satisfactorily.
Reference.
Those desiring information concerning the undersigned, are
WV: t. COLEMAN & Co, San Francisco.
) H. COGHILL * Co.
e. LANGLEY. Druggist,
FLINT, PEABODY * Co, -.
IRA 2. RANKIN,
Ross. DEMPSTER < Co.
j: ANTHoST x Co, Union Office, Sacramento CITY,
And to the Proprietor Of the PAC. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER,
Honolulu.
n; B.-Onders for Machinery, Pianofortes. MeIaieons. Sewing
machines, Watches, Jeweiry, &c, will be attended TO by cum
petent judges.
l.. II.
COMMISSION AND PURCHASING AGENT.
029 WASHINGTON STREET, up stairs,
Opposite Maguire's Opera House,
ZZu SAN FRANCISCO.
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have replies from Poles who yet dream of an
independent Poland, from Hungarlans in
whose ears still fingers the eloquence of
kosSuth, from Italians rejoicing in a regen-
Grated Italy, and who are fresh from execut-
ing the policy of the lamented Cavour and
from fighting by the side of Garibaldi.
Every people of ChriStendom has its repre-
sentatives in the army of the Union that has
gone forth 10 fight for national unity, national
independence, and the rights of human ma
ture. against the confederated forces of slav-
cry and treason.
ITO be Continued
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ArALSSH
WIN. HENR TKESCOTT.
ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE UNITED STATES.
To all uhOm these Presents shalt come. Gre.tino.
/, HE.T GEORG F.. NFTCHER
IN a citizen Of the United states. has filed in this arr,
the required notice Of the discovery Of guano on HoWlandss
Island, in the Pacific Ocean, the same lying in North latitude
90 MN. and in West longitude 16 deg So min.
That notice OF the occupation Of said Island, in the name Of
the United States. by a. G. Benson, on behalf Of himself and his
associates, VIM W Taylor and said George Z. Netcher has
also been filed.
And that the United States Guano Company of New York a
corporation Of citizens under the laws of the state of New York
assignee OF the assigns Of the parties aforesaid, has entered into
sufficient bonds, under and according to the provisions Of the
Act Of the Congress Of the United States. passed a n the
ffty-six. u IL
Wherefore, the United States Guano Companv ia entitled :,
respect to the guano on the said island, TO ali the piy iIsges and
advantages intended by that act to he secured to citizens 81 the
United States who may have discovered deposits Of ruano mr.
vIded, always, that the said United States Guano Cognnanv
sAah ABIDE by the Conditions and requirements imposed by the
Act Of Congress aforesaid.
In witness whereof, /. William Henry Tr-scott Acting Sac-a-
tary Of state Of the United States of America. have
hereunto set my hand and caused the seal Of the
IT, c ! Department OF State to be affixed at Washington
this seventh day Of August. in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and of the
independence Of the Jnited States Of America the
e~ighty-ffth.
WM- HENRY TRESCOTT.
Acting Secretary.
All persons not duly authorized are hereby forbid occupying
or removing guanO from the above or any other Island, Rock or
hey belonging to the Company, as published in the New York
Tribune, March sth. 1859.
(Sirned) A. G. BENSON.
-9obm President United States Guano COMPANY.
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CConiinued from our Iast1

By JOHN Jay, ESQ.
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harmed by the assasSins who had sworn TO
take his life then the Inauguration, simple
and imposing, the oath administered by the
Chlei-Justice of the United States, and the
quiet transfer of such remnants of the Federal
property as had not been stolen from the peo-
pie under the retiring administration.
A month of apparent %inaction on the part
OF the new administration engaged IN olsen
tangling the web of treacherv, and learning
how much of treason fingered in the depart
ments; a month of active preparation by the
rebel confederates, and we begin to hear the
bitter taunts of England at the s~piritless peo-
pie of the great North, who were being driven
TO dissolution and infamy without an effort
at resistance, and re~linquishing their nation
atty TO a rebellion without striking a blow in
Its defense.
We had a brief f~oretaste of the ignominv
mat awaits a nation which basely surrenders
It's integrity and Its independence, and we
heard the prelude of the shout that would
greet the downfall of the Union, and the epi.
taph that should record =
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'HS AhtCSily vi Tue country.
THE ARMY OF THE UNION.
1t was this that, within six weeks, called
forth, as II by magic, an army of two hun
dred thousand, converting our cities into
camps, and making the repression of this re-
belllon the one great business of the Ameri-
can people.
The scene has been one which, dav by
day, has thrilled us with emotion, one upon
which the Bancroft and the Motley of the
next century will linger with admiration.
Massachusetts, first in the field, as in
the olden days of trial, shedding the first
blood at Baltimore, first to occupy and pro-
tect the capital, where her great senator was
stricken down, against the traitors whose
hatred 10 him foreshadowed their hatred
toward the American Constitution, of which
he had been the faithful and eloquent ex-
FOUNDER.
New York, herself the noblest eulogium
on the Union" following close behind with
her gallant Seventh, reaching Washinron
by a march already famous, and insuring by
their presence the safety of Washington.
The New England States, PENNSYLVANIA,
and the great West, pouring in their quotas
with generous rivalry, and our foreign popu-
latlon rising instantly to the grandeur of the
and fastening TO the defence of
their adopted country, present features of
strength in the American Republic of which
the most ardent of its eulogists had hardly
dreamed.
If any man has regarded our large foreign
as one that threatened danger 10 the
perpetuity of popular institutions, let him
glance at the regiments now gathering to
oattle in their behalf. He will find among
hem men who have fought for freedom in
'ther lands, and who have pined for their
owe of 1t in continental dungeons. He will
ind scholars from far-famed universities, and
rraduates of the military schools of Europe,
Who have emerged from positions in which
hey were gaining an independently to proffer
their country their dear-bought experience,
nd guide and instruct the military ardor
hat sweeps like a whirlwind over the land.
all the roll of nationalities, and you will
ave response from England and Ireland.
scotland, Wales, from natives of Catholic
rance and Protestant Germanv-vou will
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THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
The Great Conspiracy,
and England's Neutrality.

An Address delirered at Mouzt HiSco. Ne1c
YORK, on the Fourth Of Juiy. 1861, the
Etshfy-Sixh AnnireTSQTy IF american
h~1dependence.
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Said Mr.. Pinckney:-

sThat the dangerous consequences OF the system Of bondage
have not as yet been f-i,. docs not prove that they never will
be. To me, sir nothing for which / have not the evidence
Of my senses l. more clear than that il viii one day destroy that
reverence for liberty whiah Is the vital principle Of a. Republic
"Whiie a majority q your citizens are accustomed to rule
with the Authority OF despots within particular limits, while
your youth are reared In the habit OF thinking that the great
rights Of human nature are nos 20 sacred hut they my with in
nocence be tznpied on, can 10 be expected that the public mind
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-14
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, April 10.
The exchange rooms OF The BoarA Of Trade were
thrown open TO the public to-day, account Of the
reception Of Parson Brcvniov, OF Tenneasee. and
business vas almost wholly neglected. Wheat was
duh with light sales OF No Spring at 7sk976c and
No. Spring =. 7oAs7lc-subjset 70 &c stor.gs Com
was dun, with sales of prime old River High Mixed
q a6 &c aost, and Canal Mixed Ut 24kc sfost-
Oats were steady ct 27c Z o. b. Rye soc-aoc Storage
Barely was arm. Hishwines we're firm At sic. Seeds
unchanged.
There VISA limited demand for Mess Pork, ana
We note sales OF 100 barrels city packed NJ go rs
Mess Beef 10 In good demand with sales OF LOCO bar
rels Extra Ness Sill $50 bs rrels OF last fail
packing. very choice, Al s2 co. Lard was steady and
quiet ut &c.
hides-Mafksf shade weaker. We quote Dry Film.
st fttci Dry sattd, fos 1Rc; Green Sailed, 90
ete Green Country, 81 zS4c
Beef Caiile-Received 426 head. The market to-day
vas more active. bnt there was NO material change
" prizes Buyers are holding on and the general
aspect OF the market was dull sales stea Is 70
$500.