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view Of the vast and formidable proportions
which The rebellion had assumed, and under
The call Of the President, to issue the two
millions to aid in snppressing the rebellion in
other States.
The last Legislature made appropriations rs
follows:
Tnder the act torai=e the ten regiments
Under act to purchase arms. 800 0d0.o3
Under act for contingent expenditures
und7 q nssfass ses e1sstnz RsPsSsRf4a ~a4 S ]
Total. ,6a, 000.00
It appears that the Legislature made appro-
priatlons for g. $50 0oo.0 %, but only authorized
The ea1e Of 5000, 600 90 of bonds, in which
ease The reasonable construction would be,
that, If necessary, the whole amount could be
expended, although provision for payment By
the sale Of bonds was only made to tue extent
Of two million dollars, leaving the other up
preparations to. be paid out Of any unappro-
printed money in the Treasury. And although
section second Of the act creating the war
fund, declares that all moneys raised or appro-
prjated by the Legislature shall be Kept sep
aTate and apart and denominated the war fund,
get it is not absolutely certain that the var
fund was to consist only Of the ., a,0oo, 900
bonds, but to give consistency to the various
acts it seems necessary that the other nppro~
p11ations should also be denominated by that
name.
Whatever may be the construction, there
can be but Little. doubt Of the intention Of the
the object Of the Legislature was to appropEi-
ate s500, COO to the purchase of arms, and ST.
COO Geo By the ten regiment act, which million,
according to section 8 Of said act, was to be
ttpaid b the Treasurer upon warrants drawn
by the Auditor, upon the written order Of the
designed by the Legislature as either q dona-
ton or an advance to the United States to aid
in crushing out the rebellion, and to be relm-
bursed, if at all, at the pleasure Of the Gene
raj Government.
But, however this may be, it is proper here
to say that 1t never has been the desire Of the
Stafe authorities to exceed the appropriations.
Only &, ,0o0, 4G0 bonds have been sold under
the act creating the war fund. The State au.
thorities have desired to escape the sale OF
bonds at sacrifice, with the confident expec-
tation that the Federal Government would re-
imburse to the State the whole amount con.
traeted for by her: And, have not the least
issuing Que hundred miliion{ Treasury notes,
which bill. orsone other equaIly eaeeEive one,
| it Till probably. naEs before this Conyentlon
t adjourns, the whole or 4 larger portion OF the
General Government. The Government has
already reimbursed the Stote 10 the amount o1
| 81. 3f3, ,37316.
| It is true, that under the direction Of the
| Secretary Of War to extend to Gen. MeCler
Dand's brigade every facility, I, at The request
| QuarternasterS 81, 200, which said Quarter1nas
ter informs me he fully accounted for in 4 re
cent settlement with the United States, ani
| which is, therefore, in the Treasury to ou,
| credit. Gen A1cCleruaad's brigade had beer
| ordered to Cairo, as it Was supposed, in al
I emergency, ard under this emergency and tn
! direction Of the War Department., felt full.
;nsfifief3 in making the ADVANCE IF VIZ Ad1 th
, 1862-01-27

LEGISLATIVE CoMH1TTEE.
Afr. Dement, Of Lee, from Legislative
Committee, presented 4 majority report, which
vas made the special order for Tuesday next
at 10 O'clock
MINORITY REPORT ON CONGRESSIONAL APPoR-
T1oSMEST.
Mr.. Weigh1ey, from 10. Day1css county, from
judiciary Committee, presented minority
report on the snbJect Of the power Of the Con
yention to re-apportion the State into Con
cre6sional districts. Il was laid on the table
and ordered printed.
NO POLL TAX
ME, Graham Of Fulton, from Committee on
Revenue, reported back resolution In favor
Of the Convention fixing poll-tax, and asked
to be discharged from further consideration
thereof. Goncurred In.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL co.'s SEVEN FER CENT.
Same gentleman from came committee re-
ported back q resolution as follows:
Rsea4ed, That Constitutional provision be
e. eonpap5 @ fFon aoS of It's legations to the stato
under its charteF.
Mr., Graham moved that all after the secoud
word 'ffoIn'' in the resolution be stricken
out, and the words the payment to the State
Of the seven per cent. of its gross earnings, %, !"
be inserted.
Mr. Oz1ne Of Mclean moved that as the sub
iect was one Of much Importance, it be tA-
ken up ut some future time.
STATE GEoLoa1sr
M, Wilson Of TazeHeN offered resolution
to the effect that the Auditor of State inform
| Tie Convent1ou Of the amount psid out Of the
| Treasury on account Of the etfaco Of State &c
| clogist, including the salary Of that officer
f:pn tho I7th ef February. 1851, to date
| Adopted.
SIDE,
/
Mr, BROOKS of Quincy offered the following
eesolutioB, It is evidently feoler thrown on
bY the Democrats, aud they have doubles
gone home to consult their constituents upo1
This and other questions respecting the power
! Of the Conventions
Resca~-5 Tbs. tie Committee en tte 51dlslasyh
Instructed 10 aqal.e and report whsshe< this co,
, 1862-01-27

fY The 45th annual meeting Of the Amer
ican Colonization Society was held at Wash.
ington, during the past week, at which the
nine States Of Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine,
New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecti-
cut, Pennsy1vanis, and Ohio were represented.
The receipts during the past year amounted to
*11e,eo Over s1l 200 arc now in the trea-
sury. The operations Of the society since the
last meeting have been principally confined to
the internal affairs Of Liberia, including the
case Of the recaptu1ed Africans No emigrants
thithe1 during the year. Nincty-eight who
were emancipated in Virginia, Louisiana, and
Tennessee, were to have left this country in
May, but were prevented from doing so By
the political troubles,
, 1862-01-27
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, 1862-01-27
Illinois Soldiers Prisoners at Rteh-
mOn0.


The following prisoners Of war were brought
down OIL The Ccntra1 cars yesterday evening
from Manassas, and lodged in the receiving de-
pot On Main street: {.
Private L. q. Cochran, Morehead cavalry,
1T Virginia.
Private John Campbrl, Morehena cavalry,
1st Virginia.
Private VIM Cru1s,, Co ., 39th Illinois.
Private Franklin Hewitt, Co. D, 3oth Ill
Private Nelson Walls, Co. D, 39th Ill
Private J. L. Grant, Co. D, 33th I'll.
Private Michael Price, Co. K, 5;9th III.
Private John Martyr, Co. D, seth Ill.
Private II. Wait, Co. D, soth III
Private ). s. Laos, Co. D, 39th III.
Private e. stcbhins, Co. z, 3ath I'll.
Private 2. S. MeCamly, Co. D, 39th I'll.
Private T1os. Lusen, Co. D, 39th III.
Private II. Frink, Co. Z, 39th I'll.
Private Benz. johnson, cavalry, 1st Virginia
Private John Howath, Co. E, 39til Ill.
Private r. Fuller, Co z, 39th I'll
Private VIM. Irving, Co ], 18th Ohio.
Private James ". Haukel, Co. I, 4th Ohio.
Sergeant VIM. Reddig, Co. !, 14th Ind
The above named 59th Ills. is the Yates
Phalanx, Of this city, Col Osborn command
ing, and these are the prisoners taken in the
retreat at Bath, the same list given in our last
issue.
, 1862-01-27

~ Thilty miles Of iron rail for complet-
ing the eastern connection Of Keokuk with Chi
caeo, haye been purchased, to be shipped at
the opening Of Lake navigation. The COM
pany still lack few thousand dollars to com-
plete the purchase Of railroad ties, which the
keokuk Gate City says will be forthcoming,
and ,ai1road connection is promised carly in
the sup3Mer.
, 1862-01-27

IRON 1ue NEW 1oTk NGulIuE[Cl3l ANgEf{1EEf.}
According TO adVices reported to have been
received at Washington from Mexico, the
President, before the adjournment Of Con-
greas, formed new Cabinet, composed Of
General Doblado as Minister Of State, Seuor
Tcrrnn o. Minister OF the Interior, General
zalez Escbucerria as Minister of Finance; the
Department Of Public works being merged in
that Of Finance, and the Department Of jus
tice in that Of the INTERIOR
OF these gentlemen, Gen Doblado Is best
known to American readers. He was once
candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the Re-
public Of Mexico, aud is confessedly man Of
ability. He is somewhat capriclous and unset
tied, however, Rna q little given, We suspect,
to intrigue. When called to the Cabinet ne
was Governor Of the State of Guana5uato, aud
is reported to have at his command Il, 600 men,
vel armed end equipped. Senor Yerran was
Minister of the Interior under President Com
onfort's Administration. Gen. Hnojosa played
| m important part in the Lust revolution. and
se1cr Eschencn1a is new to public life. He Is
| from the State Of Zacatecas.
The Mexican government and people seem
| determined rot to submit without a struggle
| to the armed Intervention Of England, France
and Spain Before the Congress adjourned II
clothed the President with full Dictatorial
| powers, and its action appears to have been
ter Of State has issued . proclamation dcclar'
| ipg the port Of. Vera Cruz closed to foreiyr
trade and calling upon the Governors Of Slater
for Is many volunteers as they can respective
| ly furnish. Tits anticipated that one hundred
and FIFTY Thousand volunteers vii. soon be il
| the field in answer to this call. To proytd.
for the subsistence Of these troops, and for op
| poeitIon to tho invaders, direct taxes haV'
hctn imposed- Whateyef may be the resul
republic If the present danger hns the eject 0
|, TpttiIg IN end 10 the feuds that have 50 aadl
| disturbed cur sister republic.
, 1862-01-27

f~ We Ieszu that the reason Bill, the Iowa
trait 1or, WIS not tried at Muscatine WAS simply
because The case was no* Pros s~ed ~ 1he us
trlct Attorney, and the tr.itor tAken East to
1edgiogs IL Fort Wanea.
, 1862-01-27

~ At meeting Of the members Of the
ed regiment Illinois volunteers, held at Birds
Point last Heck, it was determined to present
to Col. Dougheriy, in the name Of the regi-
ment, cork leg, horse, sword, &C., and to
the lady Of that gentleman a fine gold watch.
Tic Colonel is determined to assume com
mand of Lis regiment soon.
, 1862-01-27

From the " ashinEton inteingeneef, 2ist.1
Last week Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, whose
il tie residence Of Geo, u. P. Castis, mem.
Der OF Gen. Washington's family, sent letter
to Gen, s. Williams, Assistant Adjutant Gen
etal, in this city, stating that he had found at
Arlington House, after fixing his headquar-
tsr5 at n35 @ a aRG en rfss
tho late tenant, had informed Gen. Mcdowell
BIZ letter that these relics had been removed;
but an old domestic had delivered to him the
keys Of the rooms in which the articles were
deposited. and ut the same time informed him
that the doors OF these rooms had been broken
open and several interesting relics abstracted-
This circumstance induced Gen. Mcdowell to
address letter to Gen. Williams, requesting
authority to have the articles removed to
some safe repository--the Patent Office
or Smithsonian Institute; and thereupon
the latter gentleman addressed = letter
advice and concurrence in the matter. The
Secretary, with lis accustomed promptitude
and urban}ty, Immediately acknowledged the
receipt Of the letter, and suggested the
"Washington Relic Case,'' in the Patent OF.
fec saloon, as tho proper receptacle for these
souvenirs. This suggestion wAs adopted, and
on Tuesday morning the Secretary received
| and gaye receipt for the following articles,
! which can hereafter be seen by the curious in
| the principal saloon Of the Patent Office
| Building:
| 3p1atters. assorted; 5soup plates, imperfect; !
dinner plates, imperfect: cnstard cup covers; :
| Ealad bowls, imperfect; feh drainers: soup tn
| reeps; soup tnreen cover; 2 sauec dishes, witt
covers; covers for dtshes; sauce boats I smal
6eIabras: vases, psess nted by Mr.. Waugh. in
| perfect: 2 sets mirror ornaments I blanket;
nortmantcan. with war tent. l treasure cheet;
| tea table; marquee tent a; set hangings; I &c
wood poles for tent.
The country will highly appreciate the ac
Of Gen. Mcdowell, as well as the ready coop
eration Of Gen. Williams and the Secretary q
the interior, in preserving from the desola
tions Of war these interesting memorials .
the Pater Fa:s-ia, upon which visitors to tn
Saloon Of the Patent Office will look with
just pride In the noble deeds Of the hero fro1
whom they have descended, whilst deplozin
that 1arge portion Of his State is now In ho:
tile array against the Government which hi
y8lor and sagacity did 60 much to establish.
, 1862-01-27

fB 4 Washington letter writer says, at the
commencement Of the WEI, short hair Hss the
f:sllion In camp, aud no rouudhead regiment
under Cromwell ever wcrc 30 closely cropped
as were TIC young men Of the New York 7th
and Other crack thee morths' regiments. It
vas regarded rs double evidence Of patriot
ign and martial zeal to have the closely clip
ped cslallas1cs resembling newly mown field,
md Albert Pike's Irdiars could not haye
| found s sealp-1ock IN a1l the camps round
about. Washingtop. "a tie nights began to
1cnettcr, .nd the cold began to strengthen,
, 1862-01-27
Dtt, 6oD0S.

COME OF THE BARGAINS AT
". NJ; ROSS & cos
Great Closing Out Sale:
HEAVY PLAID SILKS
For Three Shl1lt gs,
nn1LAR SILKS FOR FIFTY CENTS.
GOOD BLACK FOB SIX sEILLEGs,
RETRA RICH EIDE SILKS F0R
ONE DOLLAR.
50 pieces Heayy Eeai Lyons Silks for nix shil'fnss
EoYtA twelve shhnngs.
Rich Paris be Lanes for nfy esnsa, WORTH ono dollar
Extra qualify Printed French Mcrtnoes for lit cens
worth enc doflaE.
3a n1eces Choice styles Woee 1901 Yaepttas for ouc
andsi1-peace, worth three -hil1iusA
sCx0 otrces EeE Styles Phillip Ansn and American
' frint Qrk9 Prints for cue 5hattnS-
RF4EErKNGa. Sa&TXNGsS.
TLaNNELsi TICKS STRIPES,
and Don't stics Of eery description, ~ low g can De
bought In the United 9tatcs and nanclI De-
low tEetr present value
Look for Great BARGAINS.
", II. Ross Il co., 167 & 169 Lsze Street.
riee4kf3 tfe1E21
, 1862-01-27

There was grand eocE light match be-
tween Albany and Troy, at Troy, New York,
last Monday evening, participated in by all
the approved tsGancies" from New York to
Chicago. Thirteen matches were made be-
tween Albany anu Troy cocks, Of which the
Troy birds won nine. John MorTisscy vas
the great central light Of the concern, and
pocketcd a cool $4,000 as the result Of bis
evenings betting. At least 5000 changed
hands upon the result Of the evenings work
Another grand mitch between Troy and New
York cocks is on the tapis, to cone off at the
Empire House, near Troy.
, 1862-01-27

Tue l4ai'cl6, AC Scul ~ tHe NttU4Aa4Uu 03-
ciety. But it was in prayer that our pro-
slavery saint was most powerful. The
mingled fervor and oily unctiousness
with which, in his public petitions
to the Throne Of Grace, he could
send III .Abolitionist to perditiou-with
which he could wipe of the multiform
abominations Of human Slavery, BY taking
au nan-sellers and wonaan-w whippers who
had "professed' q knowledge Of the Lord
into the Holy Commupion-with which, in
praying for our country, he could depre~
cate the efforts Of political fanatics" and
misguided men with which he could
invent and utter lies before the face Of tic
Aln1ighty-was GROWING triumph Of the
pro~slavery art.
This saint il preaching yet. Thethunder
Of the guns at Sumter stifed his pro-
slavery utterances, and cut short his apollo
gies for The sin which is the corner stone Of
the rebellion. But he is preaching yet, and
the old atheistic suhstructure crops out Of
his discourses as before When We last
heard from him, he WAS enla.ging upon
the sacredness Of the Constitution, the con-
tinuation Of the guaran+ys which it affords
to those who are laboriDg to destroy it, tile
mr1ghteousness Of "remorseless rev
olutonary struggle" and the incompati-
bility Of any plan of emancipation with the
designs Of the Almighty. Whenthe enemy
is down and suppEcating, and when by q
single blow The Government can destroy
the rebellion and its cause, thus ensur;ne
for generations quiet which no man
sellers can disturb, he will CITY for Peace
We commenced with an ejacu1aio;
thanking Heaven for The diminished infu
e,,ne cf the men Of whom we have Dc
tt,;Icd type. We conclude with the conf
cent prediction that the end Of the va
will be the end Of theul; and that whc
peace comes, we can say that the reign
Pro-s1ayerT Atheism is over!
, 1862-01-27

cured from such special exactions on crea-
tire industry, IS more than counterbalanc-
ed by the loss Of revenue from direct taxes
on capital, on income and on customs.
Therefore, while such stamp taxes on
newspapers arc public nuisance and q
grieyous burden on the business Of manu-
featuring newspapers, they are folly and
blunder as scheme Of revenue. Would
il hurt our theoretical statesmen to take 4
lesson from their British compeers2 What
the British Government don't know about
the art Of raising revenue is not worth
knowing,
, 1862-01-27

Mr. Allen of williamson, offered resolu-
tion which was adopted 1t provides for $40
cation to be decided hereafter; also 81 per day
for Superintendent OF Committee rooms.
Mr. Hanna Of Wayne was granted leave o1
absence during Tuesday aud Wednesday oi
next week
, 1862-01-27

and noS-, closely clipped and e1ean slayea
man is m object Of wonder and pity. Regi-
mental BARRIERS have packed up their straps
and razors, but haye purchased curling tongs,
and some long locks and wlliskcrs are elabo-
ratc1y "gottcn up.''
Cotton Seed from China.
4 gentleman now in Springfield has just re-
ceiyed letter from Mr.. John N. A. Griswold
Of New York, who is connected with the III
dia House Of Russell & Company; containing
the information that an order for Cotton Seed,
to be obtained from the northern provinces Of
China, went forward by the last India mail.
The seed will not arrive this season to be of
use the coming spring, but the information is
valuable as showing tie instant recognition all
good minds accord to questions OF this nature
and magnitude.
California is q wonderfully productive
State. Cattle have got to be so numerous as
TO be almost worthless, and every Kind Of fruit
and farm produce is abundant and cheap.
During the autumn full grown fat cattle have
been sold for IS to IS per cwt.; horses from
S10 to $50; hogs at all prices; sheep from Is
cents to $l.50. Contracts for good fat beef,
with the necks and legs cut of, have been
made for the army at $1.50 per 100 pounds,
and still, such are the facilities for raising
stock in that climate, money can be made ut
the above prices. Good clean barley, In 100
pound sacks is selling at s15 per ton. Wheat
ut $50 to SIS per ton. Excellent grapes at $40
TO $50 per ton. Potatoes this year are unusu-
ally high, there having been but q short sup
ply planted. They sell at ~ cents per pound,
| twice as high as grapes.
H Last spring a detachment of soldiers
under Gen. Prentiss' command, stationed at
| BigM uddy. bridge, Jackson Co, arrested one
DR.. Blanchard Of that vicinity on a charge Of
t1eaeop, or for uttering reasonable senii-
! ments; and after OBTAINING him 1u the guard.
house in Cairo several days, sent him to Spring.
field for trial. After IN impartial trial at that
place, be WAS acquitted BY the court, and hon.
orally discharged. Now, we learn, the Doc
tor has instituted suit against Gen. Prentiss
for false imprisonment, laying his damages al
$4,000. The editor Of the Quincy Herald
writing from Springfield, says that the opinion
prevails at the latter place that the Docto'
viii get verdict for his damages.
There Was grand cock fight match be
tween Albany and Troy, at Troy, New York
last Monday evening, participated in by al
, 1862-01-27

STATIONERY FOE LAST LEG151.1FGHE.
The Secretary Of State sent in a communica-
tion in reply to resolution Of the Conven-
tion, giving statement in detail Of articles Of
stationery furnished to the last General Assem-
blY, The gross amount paid for said articles
is set down ut s, $50 S6; but portion Of the
articles were not used, and are now being used
by 1he EOnY entiOO.
, 1862-01-27

and now, 4 closely clipped and elean.slavea
man is IN object Of wonder and pity. Regi-
mental BARRIERS have packed up their straps
and razors, but hayc purchased curling tongs,
and some long locks and w1lskers nre elabo-
ratc1y Hgottcn up,''