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Of them, for as nm now writing there is some
two feet of snow before our doors, and the
boys taking lively exercise on skates. Our
Wnter accommodations are good, having q
large pond with spring in it, Immediately in
the Iear Of our camp. Our battle-ground is also
within stone throw, where we have abundant
room t. go through our drill by sections, pla-
toons, and companies. We are drilled, wealth
CT permitting, twice . day, from till 10, 4. NJ,
sabre. Our dress parade comes of at r. u.
Imust say in favor of Major Barker that he has
succeeded in getting the boys into pretty
good state OF efficiency for active service.
Should it be our lot to be cn{aea ont; aud us
regards that, the boys certaiuly are itching for
some dispatch from the General to be under
irnmediale marching orders.
Owing to General A1cC1e1Ian's pres
ent ill-hcalth VIC have not Of late been
our services occasionally, to the Provost Mar
slal, as city patrol The boys generallys are
in pretty good hcalth, with the exception Of
some cases OF innrenza and bad cold, brought
on By the sudden change Of the weather. We
arc IN good spirits and at present overlooking,
on account Of having yesterday received our
two months pay. The boys to-day have oecn-
pied their time in making remit ttauces to their
parents, In sums Of ten and twenty dollars;
nud others not satisfied with the caps and
boots given to them By the Government, arc
coming in camp from town with huge under
standings in the Shape Of boots, coming up
midway; also sundry other parcels in thcll
arms too numerous to mention. We had c
visit from Mr.. George E. Sturgis and biz
friends little while ago, and have no doub'
he went home pretty well satisfied that w<
were still the old boys. I must, dear editor
bring this to close. Yours truly, VII. Fl
, 1862-01-22

Since the press made such q terrible on
elaught Oh Gen Smith, he has graciousiy per-
1nltted the troops to be little more active in
scouting, but still manifests the same mother
come too near the enemy He has made IN
Eelentiug var upon-not the secessionists, but
upon all who persist in expressing attachment
to, Or confidence in Gen. Paine, for whom the
secessionists Of Paducah feel undying hatred,
but heap all sorts Of prnises upon Gen.
Smith, while with the rsal Union men tue cx-
act revcrac is true. The former arc as bold and
defiant, Us impertous and 0vcrbeating in their
intercourse With loyal men as tbough the
place was held By Bishop-General Polk in
Stead Of the United States forces; and even
among the citizens, the sure passport to Gen.
Smiths favor is expressed enmiy to General
Paine L few weeks since one of the most
valuable Of our scouts, by the name Of Owens,
vas captured and taken to Columbus, with
the threat that he should be hanged. Gen
Smith, ~ paroSysm Of patriotism, arrested
Robert Woo1folk Of Paducah-the man at
whose house thef1ag cmbrng1io occurred-aud
sent word that Owens fate would determine
Wolfo1k's S, when Owens was sent to Memphis
and Voolfolk Was set ut ibertyi
TN the second day Of this month Q scurr1ous
article appeared ii the Union Fic&et Guard, Of
Paducah in which the writer aimed to be very
severe upon Gen. Paine, which We notice only
to correct the misstatenent, which contained
tlle only point in the article, which was that
We were peEsistently refused to produce the
evidences Of dislosalty against the prisoners
be captured at Loyelaeeville. In fact
General Paine Kas not permitted to bring
the Witnesses. He General Paire} arrested the
owner Of the mill for sending supplies to the
rebels, and could have established the fact By
two men who acted Us his agents in hauling
the -four or meal, but was denied the privilege
Of bringing the witnesses or Of participating
in the trial at all, SIS it came off after he wss
ordered to Birds Point by Gen Grant. The
Indignation of the loyal citizens aud Of many
of TIC officers Of the 9th regiment was 50
great, that they came very near auppressIng
the Office ffnm which the article was Issued,
, 1862-01-22
BYSTEH or STATE TAxArvnN

One Of the subjects that properly comes
before the Constitutional Convention ia
State taxation. The system now in force
is exceedingly defective and unequal in its
uperation&- Some counties are taxed too
hiEh-others too low. Some individuals
are obliged to bear far more than their due
proportion Of the public burden, while
others almost escape, Some classes of
property are scarcely touched, while others
have double load to bear. It is doubtful
"neaaer system Of taxation so crude and
unequal can be found in any State Of the
Union as in illinois.
A citizen Of well regulated Eastern
State. would be nstoniEhed, if informed of
the principles Oh which taxes are levied in
Illinois. What would New Ene1ander
New Yorker or an Ohioan think Of our
tax laws when told that State Board o1
Equalization is thing unknown, and that
State taxes arc assessed on the various
counties OF the valuation fixed bg thu
township assessorE7 The system in rogue
IS al wrong and demandsa radical remed,
at the hands Of the Convention The true
proper and only equitable rule to lay dow
is, to value all property, real aud personal
moneys and credits, at It's actual casl
worth, End On that assess the taxes 70
a11 purposes, No man has d just right t.
complain Of this method. as each propert,
oNlcr would be asked TO contribute Of
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"per dag for each days attendance thereafter aud
'ten cents for cacl necessary nile travel golns
sPf 5s9s Re9s to 6f hs e5ers afat
Assembly, IS compens alton for their services,
land no moro. TIE Speaker Of the House Of Rep
fsssntatiyes shal 6s allowed the sun a;. o. M one
"member.''
Mr. Singleton, from st. Clair, on Saturday
had introduced an amendment to this section,
fixing the pay Of members at 500 per annum.
To give an idea Of the course Of the debate,
ennmerate the propositions and leading ideas
Of The members who took part in it:
Mr. Edwards did not signify whether he was
in favor Of q per diem or per an1um allow
ance; but strenuously urged that whichever
mode was adopted, al perquisites and extras
Of every kind should be cut of.
Mr.. Allen Of Williamson made strong ar
gumcnt in favor Of 81 per day, and ten cents
per mile for travelling expenses, ali pcruuisifes
to be cut of. he Vas also in favor Of biennial
sessions.
Mr. Weighley of Jo Dayiess was in fa7or Of
500 per annum.
Mr.. Duff Of franklin was in favor Of not
less than S. nor more than IS per day, and
against limitation Of :le length Of sessions.
hlr. Simpson Of Henderson Has in favor of
$500 salary, Us the full amount Of conpensa-
ton, and the cutting off Of all perquisites.
| maximum limit per diem, and was opposed to
| all perquisites. He said that the amount paid
for newepapera at the last regular session Of
| the Legislature vas 81, 900, and that one
| member received sle0 per month for postage
alone. Also. that upon the close Of the ses-
sion large amounts Of postage stamps were
J sold by the members at various stores In the
city!
A1r. Vandeyes Of Montgomery was in favor
| OF 4 per annum allowance.
| Mr.. Alexander Of Lawrence was in favor oI
q per diem allowance, one Legislature to fl
| the per diem for the succeeding; the Speaker
| to receive Sc per day in addition.
Mr. Thornton Of Shelby was in favor Of :
| per aunum allowance.
might add that the per annum allowance
| appears to be gaining favor, as some Of tht
strongest men In the Convention evidently
| favor it.
In this connection ! might add that am in
formed by Auditor Dubois that from the year
1884 to 1SfS, period Of sixteen years, whel
tie Legislature fixed its own per diem, th
pay Of members ranged 1T from s. to 81, equa
to IS at the present time.
On motion the Convention adjourned to
o'clock tomorrow {Tucsday} morning With
out deciding the question IN debate.
, 1862-01-22
Adiutant-Eseuera Thomas,

Some time ago we te1egsaphed you Of the
Iumors as to our plans being communicated
through high official. Since then, SO public
has been the discussion that it has been found
attention to some other man than Ad5utant-
General Thomas. No positive evidence has
been made public ss to Lis guilt, bat in the
minds Of those who have an opportunity Of
knowing, there is said to be no doubt Of "ir-
1egu}arities." We also hear that the Joint
Committee on the Conduct Of the War have
found the testimony on which all the rumors
hase been started well founded. He will be su-
perEeded BY Brigadier General Seth Williams,
Adjntant- General Of General Mcclellan, but
Lis fnsl disposition has not yet been deter
mined upon.-- Washington Correspondence FNR-
t1ffdtlhiu 71au1ti18r. 1ftA.
, 1862-01-22
che Gributtf,
THANKFUL FOR THAT.

We are thankful that in the anxiety Of
Of affairs, to fight this great battle for tile
Union so as to hurt nobody in the South,
no orders have been issued to our soldiers
to retreat when attacked The sue
cess Of our boys under Shoepf at somer-
Fet, proves that md for which we are de-
<outly thankful Now could the enemy
only be persuaded to knock at the door Of
Our works opposite n ashington, We should
unquestonablr be able to chronicle another
victory. VIII not Beauregard be entreatcds
, 1862-01-22

demonstrated that the Isauc Of a Conercss1nsn
and COOK, Judge and his wife's Chamber
maid, and Governor and sable 74isette, tend
to great improvement in color, though, I fear.
not in character: In faet, 7 am constrained By
my rlgid g ndeilty to faets to express the opin-
somewhat limited assortment, Gre to be traced
to the female line, wlile zaziness, 1echery..
love OF gambling, and lore OF liquor, ara tie
lcrednamcnts cf tho patcrnal agency. y.-Rah.
CIR. Ii71tre,
, 1862-01-22
IMPORTANT EXPEDITION.

In the interest excited by the new move
ments in Kentucky, by the anticipation Of
an advance from Washington, and by
Bu1ngide'e dot1la, there is danger that the
public will overlook an important expedi-
ton from Ro1la, Of which the brave and
loyal s1aEL Is to be the commander. We
have no knowledge Of the point
against which it IS directed; but from
the number Of men who compose
the columns that he viii lead, and
from the fact that his line Of march Is
Southwest, we sssuuae that he has orders
to drive Price and lis horde Of rutfians out
ef the State, and, We hope, to follow them
into Arkansas or wherever else they may
seek refuge. Our dispatches assure us that
he will move with q force not far from
twenty thousand, included in which are
several regiments Of cavalry and a
full supply Of artillery-strength enough
to cope with anything that the
enemy, 10 be hereafter fully employed in
Kentucky, on the Potomac, at Hatteras, at
New Orleans, and in South Carolina and
Georgia, will be able to bring against him.
His men are mainly from Illinois and
1owa-a fact That justifes the be-
lief that, when any fighting is
to be done, they Will, under his skilful
leadership, do no discrcdit to the States
that sent them to the field. Whether 81
gels movements have any relation to the
greater and more formidable expedition OF
Lane, wc are not Informed; but we take 1t
for granted that both he and Lane will
carry out each his Ehare Of the de-
7ails Of q comprehensive plan which
within the ne1tsi1 months, will enable us te
say that the rebellion in the Southwest i:
at an end. We shall watch his movement!
with anxiety, lightened by tie kuoWledGt
That Illinois has so many Of her SONS in tlls
expedition, and by OUT solicitude for tht
SUCCESS Of their distinguished leader.
, 1862-01-22

Encouraging hadicaNons-Judge Trua.5uTs
Cba1fSeation and Emancipation Bsu-In.prose-
s7'eat in the Committee Of WaYs and Means on
Tie EnQnfiaI Q74efiQn,
, 1862-01-22

The consequences which hang upon
the events Of the next sixty days make
those who have merely an imperfect COM
prehension Of their importance hold their
breath when the possibility comes up that
those events may result disastrously to the
Union cause. The armies Of the Republic
broken and disorganized by defeat; our
enemies jubilant and defiant; the national
treasury bankrupt and the confidence of
capitalists in its solyency destroyed the
people in despair; 8 peace party bent upon
compromise at whatever cost Of honor aud
domain; the recognition Of the rebel
eonfederacy by the leading European
nations quick and n1urdcrous increasein
the financial difficulties Of the people; and
perhaps conviction, honest and wide
spread, that the war must, though peace
bring with it everlasting shame, be brought
to an end. That's an imperfect
outline Of what brief time may
compel us to face But he would
be no patriot who did not see the
situation in brighter light than that-who
did not hope and compel himself to believe
in glorious things to follow the inevitable
clash Of arms. An enemy broken and fly
ing before our victorious hosts; Charleston,
Savannah, Richmond, Memphis, Nashville
| and New Orleans in the keeping Of our
arms; the the rebellion weakened by the open
detection Of tens Of thousands in the disloy-
, 1862-01-22

dition Of the Jall-Iso7eat and G1s1aagful Be-
h1,Ioa- Of Marshal La7loR--Dn.Qnd for his
!, Rctunzt1I
, 1862-01-22

H The latest advertisement Of an air
tight coffin is, that it protects the form from
decomposition. and can be retained in the
out any annoyance whatever"
, 1862-01-22
Tie Hiater Can,p-Building Ba,racks-7A.
QNeers' Quarters Clothing Tiater SPORT
and iEmp9oymeatsa :

Especial Correspondents Of the Chicago Tribune1
CAap BARKER, WAsH1EGTos, D. c., Jan. IT,
Thinking 1t would be Of interest to your
readers to hear occasionally of the doings of
the Mcclellan Dragons, knowing as do that
there are so many Of the residents Of Chicaep
that have got SONS in our squadron, I take
this opportunity Of letting you hear from US.
The most important event that has taken
place Of late, is the removal Of our old tents,
and in lieu thereof, the erection Of good, sub
stantial winter quarters, made Of seasoned
pine. The boys, after having received orders
from headquarters, set to work With hearty
good "I1l, as all men will do who are work
ing for their own interest; and it Was not
over seven days before they Ind completed
two seperate barracks, measuring 100 feet By
16, intended for the two companies. a and B.
Each building Is divided into nine compart-
mcnts-Beven Of them 16 By 16-capablc Of
holding 16 men to mess; the other two
arc for the Orderly Sergeant and Commls-
eary. Each room is fitted up with sleeping
hunks, store. vcntiator, window and two
doors.
Opposite to our quarters we hive erected, in
place Of the old picket line, roorny sheds, ft-
ted up with managers. At the east end Of the
camp We have built handsome and capacious
tvo-story frame dwelling for the Major, and
wings added to it for his officers. All these
buildings are covered with patent felt roofing
AT the main entrance to our grounds we have
erected our Abcrty-pol 10 feet high, sur
mounted hJ magnificent dsg 20 By Is feet,
which was presented to Mn5oS Barker on his
Last visit to Philadelphia br his friends,
comfort Of the boys is willingly drawn for
By requisiton, which Is consistent and in &C.
cordance with the arn,y regulations for cavai.
IT. We are fn1ly equipped with the best
arms and horse accoutrtMents.
| ed TO us for dress parade. besides having
received our light blue oyeTcoats; and can as,
| sure you thst ne nov begin to feel the benc6t
, 1862-01-22

: w 4 young and beautiful dansel, having
two lovers, and not knowing which to prefer,
settled The matter by fnarr1ing one aud e1op~
ing with the other.
, 1862-01-22
Drp, GOODS.
GONE OF THE BARGAINS AT
W. NJ. ROSS & cos
Great Closing Out Sale:

HEAVY PLAID SILKS
For Three shl1lirgs.
DOLLAR SILKS FOR FIFTY CENTS.
GOOD BLACK FOB SIX sHILLISGs-
EXTRA RICH VIDE SILKS FOB
ONE DOLLAR.
50 pieces Heavy Rea1 Lyons SuEs for SIX sh1llinS5
worth twelve Ehilhngs-
Rich Pa1is De LANES for fifty cents worth one dollar
Extra quality Printed French Mcrtnoes for fty ceIt5
worth one dollar
SO pieces Choice Styles Woye Wool Valentt2s for one-
a1datIPeuce7 worth three st1IltugA
5000 pieces New Styles Phillip Allen sud American
Print n orka' Prints for one shilling
SHEETINGS, SH1KT1NE9,
KLANNELS, TICKS STRIPES,
and Dom tstcs Of every description, low be
bought IN the United States, and m1ah be.
1dw their present value.
Look for Great Bargains.
W. u. ROSS CO., 167 s l6s Lake Street.
, 1862-01-22

One Of the points Of disagreement between
the Company and the State is, that the Com
pany claims pay for the transportation Of the
troops, On the ground that they are State, not
United States troops. This the State disputes
The communication, with the accompany
rs ~ e a. h ana on maGn % @ Of M,
fnjtfee IN ReYanna
, 1862-01-22

principles It is time for us to put our rebukc
upon these men, whether III military or civil
seTyice OF this country, and let them know ne
do not put them in power to Disgrace our
ciplcs VIC have professed- In regard to the
marshal Of this District, I think VIC should
say to the President Of the United States that
that man has iasuIted this Senate, and must be
dis,,ai&x<d from that place The record Of his
conduct read here should at once drive him
from the public employment OF the country.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-06
From Gen. McClellan's Army.
HEADouAnrrRs ARMY OF PoromAo, |

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoroMAo,
May 30.
bridge 500 feet long, over South Anna
Creek one of the tributaries of the Pamun-
key riy r, on the line Of the Richmond, Fred
ericks ksburgh and Potomac Railroad, was burn
ed this morning by the 9th cavalry. This
cuts off all communication b railroad be-
tween Richmond and Jaekson's command
The 5th cavalry went to Ashland, 10 miles
from Richmond on the same road, and burn
ed all the enemy's commissary and quarter
master supplies, which they had stored there.
1t will be a severe loss to the rebels.
The Richmond Enquirer of Saturday says;
ave are now looking to Gen. Johnston
with great interest, aud not without some go
lictation. lie has beautifully executed some
ludicious retreats. We are nov anxious to
see him display more positive qualities of
military commander. The time has come
when retreat is no longer strategy, but disas-
ter. 1t must therefore, give place to bat
tie. We have no idea that Johnston
contemplates a retreat. We are perfectly
satisfied he does not. We verify believe II
he did contemplate il. he would find himself
unable TO execute it. The men, very of toll
some. disastrous marches, and privatons,
almost camor to be led against the enemy
The march from Manassas, and next from
" illiamsburgh thinned our ranks more than
as many battles would have done. The cam
paign has ripened for battle, and the battle is
at hand"
Great numbers Of officers aud soldiers are
now absent on pretenee Of sickness, idling
away their time in Northern cities and towns.
The army is on the eve oiia decisive bat
tie, when every man should be at his post
Let citizens ask such the cause of their alb
senee from the army Of Potomac, and If the
reason be not satisfaction, show them up as
unworthy associates, and q disgrace to the
uniforms they appear in.
Upwards OF 500 rebel prisoners have been
received at headquarters from the scene OF
the late brilliant victory at Hanover Court
House, and left this morning for Fortress
Monroe. More are still coming in. Approv-
ed by R. h. MARCY. Chief OF stat
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-06
In SGeHT OF RIoHMoND.--The correspon-
dant of the Philadelphia Enquirer, writing
from Gaines Mills. 23d saws;

In SGGHT OF RIcHMoND.--The correspon-
dant Of the Philadelphia Enquirer, writing
from Gaines Mills, 23d says:
"our troops within sight Of the city Of Rich
mond Yesterday scouting party your correspondent
along reached this place. and plainly the great rebel
capital About mile in advance the rebel pickcs were
observed watching but ready TO fall back II advanc
ed From the information derived from contrabands we
inclined 10 think that the government has
been shipping military stores south Tor the last two
weeks inclined to believe that the rebels intend.
ed to make stand at the Chckahominy, and dispute
our crossing, but now troops crossing that nsg
n,hesnI stream to-day by the way Of Bottom Bridge
which vas rebuilt and finished by troops last night
From The observations made through powerful glass;
from an elevated position, am inclined 10 believe that
there are no heavy f0fuhcations the land side Of
Richmond. number Of rAe-pits aud light earth works
form the principle defense. In the distance few scat
tered bodies Of rebels observed supposed be
TONED TO support their pickcts Further on anchored in
the James riter were several gunboats supposed be
the federal feet From this point to Richmond the
country is open and under better state Of cultivation
than any we have passed through. Heretofore every
house was isolated by heavy woods from the property
The farm houses seemed to be in better style Of aChtec
ture, more thrh displayed in the surroundings The
weather hts become very hot and " the soldiers
are giving up their overcoats to the quartemastets to
place them IN safety until tey again wanted. About
two o'clock yesterday afternoon had terrific storm
Of hail and rain, accompanied by severe lightning. The
hail stones were 80 large pigeon eggs II had the e.
feet o. cooling the Atmosphere, much TO the satisfaction
u all hands"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-06

A SOuTHEKN OPINION OF VALLANDIG-
HAMS ADDREss.-The Nashville. Tenn, IN
ton deals vigorous blows at the recent attempt
of Nallandigham, Richardson & Co. to organ
ize the deiunct Democratic party, and regards
it as an effort ITO tickle the ears of Southern
traitors" 1t remarks that:
Unavoidable absence, we presume. on public busi-
ness, prevented the OF Howell Cobb Jefferson
Davis Jesse d. Bright, Humphrey Marshall, 0ustavus
A. Henry, Wigfal, and Neil Brown from adding their
lustre to this newly risen galaxy Of patriots"
We commend the following passage to the
attentive consideration OF the Woodstock
Age, Bellows Falls argus, Rutland Courier,
and the rest of the Vallandigham Democracy
of Vermont:
"What is the first duty OF the people To put down
the rebellion and restore the supremacy Of the Federal
laws in the reyoed states. That is what thought
That what the loyal men Of Tennessee and Kentucky
and Missouri, and Virginia, and Maryland say, Johnson
aud Campbell, and Prentice, and John NJ. Bolts and
others Not word does this address say Of putting
down and crushing the southern conspiracy. II
ers rebuke against the rebels 1t deprecates neither
bridge burning, wire cutting guerrilla marsud-
ing nor destroying railroad ears, any Confederate
outrage. II is dumb the grave the horrors
sweeping devoted East Tennessee the home Of
yrs and patriots II condemns the barbarty Of the
Rebel Government towards our gallant prisoners Ii has
condemnation Of the Infamous oonserption act,
wiherng nyectiye TO pour out like molten lava the
heads Of the rebels who burning the cotton and sugar
crops, and desolatng the South.
Then it speaks cheering word Of eongratuaton for
gallant and heroic soldiers who have left their farms
and shops and pleasant resdes 20 the Government,
and keep step to the music Of the Union under the flag
Of the Republic II does not hint. what every in
elligent knows to be fact that the prime and NOV
ing the ountainhead and Of this rebellion
is determination the southern Office holders
and corrupt arstocratts 70 eetroy Free Government
and build up Monarchy OF Arstoeracy the ruins Of
Democratic institutions. The who is ignorent Of
this is ignorant Of the speeches. addresses resolutions
and newspapers of the Cotton States for the last twenty
years"