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, 1862-11-18
AN UnDuURrE FED ff1crr

We arc tired Of the CRY, repeated, parrot
ike, ~ every friend Of iraction, "You
do not know anything of military affairs
shcn don't condemnl" Tired because
:h'se men who are repeating that cry, aud
ello are not better acquainted with militia
r affairs than We, are filing the air with
&cClellan's praise. We tell these boobies
that the right to praise implies the right to
flame, and that to be consistent with their
own theories, they must be silent. II they
may express their opinion that their Gene
raj has done well, why may we not express
ours and say that he has done ill7 Win
they tell us? Again, We deny their
premises, We do know about military az
fairs; and in the case in question, 10 does
every other man Of ordinary intelligence.
When the facts are stated, that Mcclellan
had at his command all the resources Of
this country, that be has welded them
since year ago last July, that he has done
nothing except to suffer fen defeats, and
tripg his army around to the place whence
it set out, there is q basis upon which
sny critic Of sound mind can form 81
just N opinion as Wellington and Napole-
On could, were they here to see. When re-
suits are reached, men who do not kuow q
column from company, general from
corporal, are competent to say what these
results are; and that is just the criticism
in which these who have desirsd the re-
n1oval OF Mcclellan have indulged, aud
that, more than all else, is what his Hor-
shippers fear. Let them close their own
gable, or stop growing at the expressed
opinions Of others,
, 1862-11-18
Decisions Under the Tax J,sv

oeefslona Under the Tax Law
AAPEEv11IE. No7. II, 1861.
Editors chicago Tribune:
herewith hand you COPY Of Letter fram
tie acting commissioner ct Internal re7anne
Washington, in answer to various inaufri=3
from this office as to the construction Of p,r-
1iols OF the ta1 law, which yoa maF puhl:sh
ifsou please for the benefit Of taoss, whom il
may concern.
LEWIS ELLSWORTH. Collector.
1. Perrons Practising as attorntgs or law
Jers in Justice courts only, aud VINO have or
nave no: neen admitted to practice in hi .hae
courts, are liable 10 license as lawyers
=. A 1hiiler or lour dealer who sails Il our by
tie h6ctiona! psrt OF barrel, OF By the bArrei,
70 Consumers, Is not Hhole.aIe dealer under
the Inv, but if re sells to those who buy to
sell 7gain, he will b. required to have whole.
eale tt alerr license.
- BEeTcts are required to ply tax ou whst
th=y make, when it is sold or removed for con
SUMPTION or Rale.
4. AL beer, porter or ale on hsnd at the
mandatory on Sept. Let, 1862, IL ecu DIV to
ta1 With any manufactured since that da.s.
.. In regard to coal miners selling BY the
,Tngon, car CT boat load, the producs Of their
~ho sell again, the. shonld b. classed as
wholesale dealers, even though they sell
largely At retail. The law contttnpla:es ss.es
at Ietail by wholesale d=slers.
Q. Manufactnrers producing goods for their
o"2 consumption are not taxable when tue
amount 50 produced does not exceed $500 psr
aanum. SEC IS, page G7.
Z. When any person =h1il claim exe,aption
from license or other tax, because of the insult
dciency Of his annual sa1es or products, it
shall devolve upon the ra7Tss; so claiming to
shoH to the satisfaction Of the assistant .ssas-
tor that his annual sales or products do not
amount to the sum which by law renders
him liable to esia tax Failure in this, the
ak5issant a.ess:cr shnl make such exa.nlna-
non as Is II his po@er, and taen Assess tle
license or Other tax, Us ia his Judgment shall
eeem just and pr5per.
$. Incorporated banks DO not require license
as bankers. Il, hosever, they do business as
specified IL Sec. Gf, art. II, theJ are liable to
license Gs brokers.
, 1862-11-18
Cur Consul ut Ifristol. }.

When some Of his friends named our towns
man, Eastman, to the president as suitable
person for the consulate TO Bristol, they said
that bis personal acquaintance with the anti
slavery men Of England, would enable him to
do something for the correcting Of public sen
tlment there in regard to our country's trou-
lies. THIS lie is ding There lies before us
lecture delivered at Arlcy Chapel, Bristol,
on 8 The civil war and slsvery in tile United
Ststes," By z. Eastman. Starting with the
facts that England was reproduced in the Uni
ted States, and that liberty WAS the object of
the founders Of our government, he gives in a
srsrhic style the conflict between freedom
aid slavery, until the final outbreak in the
civil war. While he jus!iEes Els OWN country.
he says some plain things to England. lie is
also publishing in London, series Of tracts.
Liberty, the life Of the Nation," "Tne anti
slavery spirit Of the American Revolution and
At TIC time of the formation Of the con.titu-
7ion and Of the federal Union,' ssThe great
slaycho1ding Apostscy,' "1ue anti-sl4very re-
fc,u','' 1.-THE great conspiracy Of the slave
ho.deye," and tie future Of the American Re-
public" The first named pamphlet, which
We learn has been sterreotyped In London and
passed to the third edition, can be had Of
Jtshn II. Walsh: news-deaaer, Chicago, on re-
crip1 o! ten cents in postage stage.. Ills
friends in this country will be glad to avail
themselves Of this opportunity.
, 1862-11-18
THE GLIB GAME kfEyEwEr.

AAG WIN ar0-sAA 1t EN- Is " E3S.
Certaiu parties in Kentucky cannot give
up the idea Of making war in that State q
]asiime for the rebcls. Our Washington
dispatch Of yesterday contained the folio w-
i:.g.
En:a1ie, Speed, ard others Of their political
lsHE, hafc hetn here e1aeavoring TO compass the
1t!Hc'.eion OF BE.lla last osdvS banish1nt- rrhrf
tlursthizers: Ttler were maxine An imn1eas;oo
>sbcn Casey, Miller, Bull,it AID oibe- Tnit n men
4rrirtd.: They waited On th- p-estdcut who n.
fcJ:ed 1hen to Gen Hs1eck That sf}1cer saia
1AAt tic order should stand If he had h1s wav
Thc order to which this refers was
7ouc Of the last acts Of Gen. Buell.. It
was this: That all men who had en-
listed in the rebel army during its recent
1a'a aato Kentucky, as well as ali men
:::Noo7 had aided and encouraged the
INVASION, should be seized aud held natl,
exchanged as prisoners OF war-one Of the
few tcon.mendab]e things that ma7tea ss
Gen. Busll.E military administration. md md
initself just, and, if We are at war witt, tho
; rebels, necessary. But such. is the inf4.aa-
tion Of few Of tho KrEtuckiacs, TIA. cv.,
now, any1'.il's s1''l InnEs like s<v. .,,-,z
Iaet II a@!:s@@s:= u y :. -, !. =:
, 1862-11-18

The Southern Cotton Crop of / S G2.sGS.
The following letter, from the British con-
srl at Charleston, is published in the English
p.pers:
RElT1*H Pm cossT1ATE. II cnARLEsToS. A1g 13. 'G2-
blI LORD: The near approach Of the close
OF the cotton year." which is compiled from
September ], Seems to render appropriate u
few remarks upon the condition aud amount
Of the crop which has been planted durin!,
Lie last spslrg and summer, as well IS some
general information on tue subject Of the
cotton supply from the Southern States Of
America.
i begin by expressing my r=grst that the
disturbed state Of the country, and the irreg-
u'aIliy OF communication, render 1t more
details. But have taken some pains to col
l.ct the information, and venture to thiak
that IL may be depended upon.
There can bt bu: little doubt that the crop
of 1861 would, under ordinary circumstances,
have reached ], ,500, GOO bales; but, in couse-
qntn nee Of the civil war, not more than !, ,5go,-
COO baIes baye been planted. It is thought By
son,e that the present crop will not exceed
LOCO, GOO bales, but have reason to believe
that 1he supply from Texas has been underes-
little dis.nrbad BY military operations, so that
agriculture has been less interfered with thau
elsewhere. On the banks of the Mississippi
very little cotton has been planted, as the
danger is too great 1t Is only in the Interior
Of 1he various States, at & distance from the
| great rivers, that the crop Of this yeaE is to
| be found.
The crop OF 1860 Was disposed OF, and, in 4
considerable measure, exported besors the
| blockade OF the Southern ports was establish
ed; but it is calculated that 750, 600 bsles still
| rtIuaiu On hand.
The crop Of 1861 amounted to about 2, ,750,
0o0 bales. OF these about ], ,oco, COO bales have
be 4 destroyed, at various places, to prevent
their falling into the hands OF the tederals j;
the rest is stored In the interior Of the differ
| EFT States. Much Of it has been bought bY
fereE1ers, who hope to preserve it a. azutrai
property through oil the d2nscrs Of The war.
About so Goo bales have run the blockade
successfully, chiefly to Nassau. One cargo
, 1862-11-18
McCLELLaN IN TI4E yYESr.

Our s.dyices from Gen. Grants army at
Holly Springs say that the news Of the
removal Of Mcclellan was received by our
so'uiefs There, and elsewhere in the South
"cs'' WIN The greatest joy. Now say the
boys, we g Ca prospect Of a termination
OF The war, and Of Our return homer The
boys are right; and though they nav not
ha7c very accurate notions Of the paricu-
lars OF McClellau's failure, they have what
s'hermsn's friends claimed for lIim, I" vreat
lnsllncts,' which in this case, as in most
othcr cases. have MT deceived them,
, 1862-11-18

WOW at the Presidents house, and pro.
test. In the name Of common sense. il
not this thing about played out, or is an
other raid into the bluegrass region needed
to convince Guthrie, Speed & Co., tdat the
country is worth saving, even though q
rebel, even & Kentucky rebel, should be
hurt in the process2
, 1862-11-18
Gen. Carr Called to st. Ionte

We learn that Brigadier General ], ". d..
wilson, who has hitherto presided in the st.
Louis district OF Missouri, has received in.
st1uctions to take command Of the army in
Southeast Missouri, and Will at one leave for
the purpose.
Gen. DayIdson's worthy successor at the
district headquarters is Gen. Eugene L. Carr,
a gentleman and soldier Of high reputation
aid and tried value, Among the well remem.
hered proofs Of his abi'ity aud valor ia the
conduct exhibited by him Is division con.
nander a! the battle OF Pea R;dre.
, 1862-11-18
1REaf1e (t0utafv


The Official vote Of La5aiIe county at II q
Isle election is IS follows:
Starne, Democrat o.,
Butler, Republican G,s
Democratic majority IN
This result WIS unexpected in staunch old
Republican county like LaSalle, that his al
ways been good for 1000 majority for the
party Of freedom and progress But Ii can
now be readily explained
Local causes had something to do with it.
The active Republicans Of the county desired
the nomination OF B. G. Cook for Congress.
The se'estion Of smother. aud ths running Of
Gel DickeS By the opposition, conspired to
induce The excztious thls Otherwise would
lave been m2ds- Tho prevailing diseontea.
i tbe rshic MIRO IL rcs=:s, 10 the meuaze-
-. = - ~ -.-7. 49, .lGnence to ~
, 1862-11-18

has gone to Barcelona, and one to France. 7
90 not take into account the product of the
tIsa Ssa islands OF South Carolina and Georgia.
lneT gre in the possession Of the federa1s,
$40 nave no means OF as ascertaining whether
a5 ap5 cotton ut a1l has been grown there dur,ny
l., ihe amount, therefore, OF cotton remaining
In re Southern States at this date, WhicR
m1&ht ne available to foreign commerce IS
soon as the blockade is removed, may bs sad
to stand thus: ~ oA'N:
p.,..so Ba1ss.
GndeetIoyed y ercp of lsGi. - 'oD
crop 81 1859 (oot yet picked) ......... Is a}i4s
1h5.,,7 4,0a4An
oH4ppeo t44Aousd lHe oi9c61ac...--....... 5n sHl
Remaining In the South ,2,g5,1Eu
II must, Of course, be remembered that
portion, Or the whole, of til: accumulation
may be destroyed ct anY moment by tie
eouthern people. hare, ETC.,
(Signed} R. B1Heu
, 1862-11-18

Fhe NovensentS in North Caro1{Ea.
Ger. F"ster is Succeeding admirably In his
advance upo1 the WILMINGTON and Weldon
railroad.
The movau:Ent has been a combined naval
ahd military expedition Tic military f.rc,:
consists Of about II .oG0 men and the naval Of
1onr light draft gunboats. This force has been
divided and las moved upon both the Rom
cke and Tar Rivers. Hamilton, which has
been captured, is on the Roanoke, and TAr-
bero is on the Tar River. Tne route taken by
tie military force wes directly across the coua-
try to WILLIAMSON on the RoauoSe, while tire
gulbeats passed around through Panlico aad
Albe1uayle sounds to tue Roanoke River, az
rly;ng in time to cooperate in the movement
on Hamilton Thence the military force moved
across the country to the vicinity OF Tarboro,
which they were about to attack at last ac.
counts. If the rasult at Tafboro is favorable
| Gen FoEter viii probably move on Hocs
| Mount, a station On the Wilmington an5
| Weldon road, ;Airty-six miles from Weldon.
Tire maic object Of the expedition will .het
have tctn accomplished; the road will nay<
| teD cut, and 1he fa]l VI Weldon made oalE 8
| question Of time.
| Gsn- Pcttjg,ew arpeays to be in co'nmrud
Il tue forces 1t Weldon, and h1s probably
made that point his strongest place Of de-
Nrsc i direct attack upon Weldon does moi
aIrear TO lave beea intended by Gen. Foster,
| and possession Of the railroad was probably
the primary intention. Tae advance of Gen
Foster appears to have caused so ne anxiety
in the minds Of the rebels. His close prox,
unity to one Of their great arteries maj well
Create alaru,- Weldon is the terminus CT the
Petersburg road, and eiShty-six niles from
Kiei1rond; it is the terminus Of She Raleigh
aid Gaston road, and niuety-se7en Mills from
the capita! OF North Carolina; il il the tsr,ni.
nus Of the Wilmington and Weldon road, aud
eeyenty-seyen miles from Go;dsb oro. Its
proximity to these points renders it occupa.
ticn By tie Union forces extremely hazardous
to the safety OF those cities. When it falls iatc
our possession we shall have q base from
whence to operate effectively agaiGst Rich
mord, al least.
, 1862-11-18
Col. Henderson and the Coutrabands.
Joseph Westerly Of the 112th Illinois, witt

ing 10 1ce dtncseo Ite7NN5c, says.
"Sunday, October 18th, We marched twer-
ty-one miles. In the morning several contra
hands, BY some means, got inio our lines
Our colonel passed along the lines, ordered
them OUT, ard thresteued to arrest any officer
or private who enticed or allowed negro to
come within the lines. In the afternoon,
many poor fellows fled from cruel masters to
our lines for refuge, but Eere ordered on. by
the colonel. One poor fellow was marched
back By h.s master with pistol presented to
his head ): y 4 y
4 vote was taken in company E. this after
noon, for Congressman, resulting as follows:
Owen Lorejoy Qtadical Rep) ,..............55 sc
Tcm fa iisnda ushdc1sop ssm Conservative R:p5
IC131 ----.---.........-.-.-.. --...--...- ~
Majority FIR Loyejoy over both "a"
We wonder if tie actinn Of Col. Henderson
on the c;,.,ttrabant question did not have
something to do with the shaping Of that
vot-? Il it lad been known in TIC district
before tie election that he was guilty Of tni5
mean and illegal piece OF business, Loyejay
would have beaten him goo votes.
, 1862-11-18

We hsve already published most of the re-
turns from the Iowa regiments in the October
election. The following however, We believe.
have never been laid before our readers.
, 1862-11-18
THATX EIRkS AT HELENA

We entreat the military authorities At
Washington to institute an inquiry into
lie alleged speculations Of the officers of
tleir army at Helena, in cotton. Hardly q
mail comes to us from that quarter that
Goes not bring complaints from the soldiers
That the public interest is neglected, that
the sick are NOT cared for, that the enemy
are not attacked and pursued, simply be-
cause those in chief command find more
profl.able employment in the purchase and
shipment OF their favo1ite staple. Wehaye
rctrained from giving these complaints to
the public in the hope that they
were nothing but the camp fault fnd-
ings Which have their origin in illeness,
and irresponsible gossip; but they have at
las: assumed such 4 shape, and arc backed
i'y names 50 Hell-]'nown and respectable,
that we should do wrong to remain silent.
Nc have before US now long letter from
C.ptain in that army-a man Of sense
api vcracitE-iu which the particulars Of
certain operations are set forth, aud tue
T'snses ofthe operators given. We decline
to print it; but send it to the War Dspart-
ment without comment, entreating Mr.,
Stanton, publicly, to see to it that the often
de1s, If they shall prove such, are punished,
CT that the Injustice Of the rumors with
which lie whole West is filled, is exposad,
, 1862-11-18
El1e Soldiers Tnte-WfscOnx1n

The army appears to be thoroughly Re-
publican institution. No matter from What
party men enlist, little experience makes
Republicans Of the radical kind OF the troops.
In all the elections, not single r1gimeAt has
get toted Tie Democratic ticket. Every rcei-
mcnt yet heard from has given large Repub-
Hcan majority, no matter from what State it
enlisted.
In Wisconsin, the soldiers vote was about
as unanimous for unconditional Unionism as
amcgg thtir brethren in arms In Iowa. The
following are come OF the returns ne hive o5-
t.iItd;
, 1862-11-18

drce The Republican vote. But in spite Of all
these the county would have been carried b7a
good round msjosi,y had the vo1unteers been
at home. Lasalle county had on election dav
In the army at least 2,200 votes, She his
sent greater number than that, but a portion
were minors, and o!hers had returned home,
discharged on account Of sickness. The poll
tics OF the absent soldiers Is easily ascerained.
Lssalle county voted in 1860 as follows:
& Tol Mncoh.
ZOE ucnglaB ,299
Republican majority fty....-.--.....-. -.-.....1, ,GG2
Compare this with the vote cast at the re-
cent election:
Republican vote in 't0..............5,a $50
Republican vote in " ........,..,.,.,96iS
Falling goff-..--...--.. ......1.T24
Democratic vote IN n'D............,..... $50
Dem0c10lic vote In 'G2.,......,,,,.,.,.,....3 "a.
Fa1luE o1 1'.-..---.-.-..----...---.. 399
This shows what has caused LaS,ile county
togo Democratic. There was I, i;2a4 Republican
VOTERS in the army and only 399 Democrats
This is TO guess work. A vote was taken nv
one OF the LaSa1le county regiments On the
question Of sustaining the presidents procla-
nation and resulted as follows:
For the proclamation 845
Against the proclamation .--..--....- ls
The soldiers will come home one of these
days, and then LnS.l1e county and Illinois ril1
take their places on the side Of freedom and
Trop ress.
, 1862-11-18


Strange il compliments like these, which we
arc glad to see in the Washington R1,u5l;etu,
&C Lot stimulate him to r1cre hereic cxrr:1on:
GEN. GRANTS VICTORY AT coK1SrI1.
The fullest accounts Of the ba.1le Of Cor
intb, frorl both r1bet sud Union SOURCES vi
II fcrnlatlt;n, represent it as only SECOND in
importance, as Rational victory, to that
achieved By the Eame officer OF Fort Dearlson
sonle Line montes ago It has dealt q stag
ge1lng, i rot 4 fatal blow to the rebellion il
The Mississippi Valley, and has, 1T sny rate, re-
~ utFtd me lo}ai Nor'h|est from the possihi,-
Ny OF 6 disgracetul invasion. And inlport1nt
IS it IL in strictly military view, il IS, per
naps, even murc Important iu its lnor,i effect,
bg demonstrating the prowess of Northern
lroots Hben properly handled, and by snov-
.ng that there is at least one general in the
Unlcn ariny who is more than = niatcn for the
yauntcd military skill and ganeraisnip OF the
South.
lie hfst impressions made upon the coun-
try by the brilliant victories achieved last
winter hy Gen. Grant, did not extend beyond
establishing Ills reputation as a lighting gene
raj SO much, 1nalignity itself could not deuy
TO Tim, but it certainly was contriyei, In Va
Ilous ways and By various acts, to deprive
him OF any higher meed of praise. The rt5e1s
themselves appear to have adopted this view
OF Gen Grant, OF they would not have ven
fnrtd upon the experiment which has proved
ment agalnst the North vest. Even the mas
ierly combinations By which Gen. Price was
routed at 1uka did not uudeceiye than, SO
Gesp vas the impression produced by the cs}-
liules against Gen. Grant, circulated bv
portion q: Tie press in tie loyal States.
lie sudden niassinE OF the uni.,n eroop3 A.
1uka, ard the Teulorseless pursuit of the
routed enemy after the battle Of C31iath, nc r
kLoHn to have been pre- a=rIaged in the mi-
nutes. details b Gcc. Grant il aE.ieira::on Il
that victory, Hnind us Of the Na2oleoaic
campaigns, and demonstrate that Gen. Grant
Eas the elements ct grsat cosnma1d=r, as
nell IS the aashing qualities u 1ue Zero Of
the battle tie1d.
We confess to have been nrnTeozrei FIR tie
Eeneralship displayed in these rrceut ach'eva
merts OF Gen. G1art, not that xa credited for
a.momeIt the infIm01s ca}umniEs referred to.
tQt because the instances in which tue az Ill
ties of gseat generzlsllp are combined il til:
eame individual, are so rare and so widely In
tsFspersed in the history of the world, that VI
did not expect to witness them at so early
period in our civil conflict.
Whether generals are porE SUCH like poets.
or made such, like orators, they are oaly
shown hnd known to be such by the unerr:n5
trial OF campaigning. And most unwIse ID
t5at goseInmen1, or That people, who will not
accept the results OF that test.
We hope to see Gen Grant raised to hisher
sphere OF command. The crisis calls for lust
such mcu. he no: e=,1J Wis .ic*or;es, bus he
tallcg. them up and secures their trp,1s,
ibis rebellion, Instead OF dragging out It's slow
4i1ss:a tor sesrs, wou.a CO 90 soon Terminated
nncer 1n'stars administration El2on the !dc2s
wEiIa governed ST Corinth.
, 1862-11-18

W Lovejoy's msjorisy ls 6s7. Is tho 7;nss
get convinced th:t Re Is electeds
, 1862-11-18

Some OF the Pennsylvania regiments have
been holding elections lately, The following
are the returns thus receiyed.
, 1862-11-18

~ Our Canadian neigbbors are going into
clerks In them post office are dispensed
with and there has been = general cutting of
of the heads Of sinecures.
, 1862-11-18

B- The total returns from thirty ght con
terencee Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
On the question Of lay delegation, is as fol-
lows: Ministers, ,01S for, aud 2. 1872 against;
members, p $50 for, and 1885, against.
, 1862-11-18

,r.,';,a a9,as :: So. SEGA S0l4
The Legislature is Democratic. It w1ll ha7s
to elect United statee senator, to serve for
six years from the 9Th cf March next, vhe,,
the term OF Hon. James A. Bayard will ex.
EIre