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, 1862-01-08
From the Indian Territory.
IEtnIn the Misanuri Renr1hlira1a rth i

Reports in relation to the dissatisfaction Of
members Of the coppcE-colorcd inhabitants of
the Indian Territory with the Confederate
government, arc confirmed BY every succeed
ing account that reaches us from that quarter.
The brave, undaunted 0pothleyholo, a chief
OF great popularity and influence, remains q
firm and stcad}:tst champion Of the Union, He
has gathered about him between four and five
thousand Chcrokces, Semlnoles, Greeks and
Choctaws, who have declared their unswcrv-
ing 1ealty to the Government that has be-
friended them, and determined to do all in
their power to check the warlike endeayons of
some Of their tribes attached to JEFF. Davis
army.
About tho middle Of December, Opoth1ey-
ho1o attacked with great fury the camp Of Col.
Cooper on BushF Greek, near the Fcrligris
River, and drove his force Of 1900 men dis
tance Of several miles, taking large number
Of scalps and achieving marked victory. The
effect of this triumph eau best be Judged from
the following, which is from the Fort Smith
Tines:
An cxprcss arrived yesterday from! Col. Wattie,
from which We Learn. that his regiment Is On the
move to aid Col. Cooper. Nothing has yet been
heard from Captain Parks and hia company. II is
feared that they have all been killed, and Waffle 8
men are highly e1asperated.
We learn thar Col. Mcintosh, In command OF the
troops on this frontier, has ordered eight companies
Of Col. Young'e regiment, five companies Of Col.
Grcer's regiment, and Col. Whitields battalions.
to the assistance Of Col. Cooper, against Opothley
hO1O and his JQybATEiu6 allies,
, 1862-01-08

States, and in 43 different hrigades, under
twelve Generals Of division. They have taken
part in every engagement during tue war east
OF the A11eshanles and south EE-AEst sl:ington.
The GoTernor aIludes tdsh;5< <SS1ata: at:llarhor
defences, and calls for prompt and effective
measures in the Legislature and for imtncdi-
ate efforts to obtain suitable appropriations
from Congress, to provide for the defence Of
the coast, and that immediate preliminary sur
yeys be taken at once to ascertain what de-
fences are necessary. H recommends that
the State proceed at once with works, looking
to the General Government for reimburse
ment. The interest Of New York in presery-
ing peace with foreign nations is enlarged
upon, and var with England deprecated as
fraught with untold disasters
No mere prete3t, no caprice of court or
cabinet, no cause whatever, unless it involved
national dignity, OR VIC arc denied the posi-
tive right, could justify representatives Of tho
State consenting to ! war with any foreign
power, especially at the period when extraor-
dinary supplies Of men and money hare been
or will be drawn from Us to overwAelm insur-
gents at home The Message concludes with
the patriotic declaration that New York will
cast every thing into the balance to preserve
the dignity and stahifitv Of fha (1nyern7nant
, 1862-01-08
4 GOVERNMENT AGENT SENT TO
FROCEI1E COTTON SEED
FOR THE WEST.

We arc glad to notice from the Wash
mgtnn correspondence of the New York
EseH7H9 Pest that tic prominence giyca to
Tie Question Of cotton culture in the West,
especially IL Southern Illinois, has induced
thc Secretary Of the Treasury, in concert
with other members Of the Government, to
SEND IN agent 10 Port RoyM to procure
cotton seed for the Western farmers, and
10 look after cotton generally. The agent
selected is Mr. Edward l. Pierce, LAWYER
OF Boston, who, while serving as a private
in three months Massachusetts, reoi-
nient Ct Fortress Monroe, was placed, BIZ
General Eu,]er, in charge Of tie contra
bands there. Of his experience with the
hcG1'cs II will be remembered that he wrote
an interesting account in the Atlantic
Mo7dh,y. lie will also have some author;-
ty fE"m The Government to regulate the
c"n4''l"n and treatment Of the South Car
'lll1" freed Slaves. Mr. Pierce; some years
ago, Wits '<'r Il time resident of this CITY,
y" '"'ttcr selection could have been made
1.F ttdil important objects in view.
, 1862-01-08

The Annual Report of George W. Brown,
Superintendent Of the sault Canal, gives
very satisfactory exhibit Of thu business of
the Canal for the past year, in spite Of the d.
nlinution Of traffic. While the receipts are
one-thlrd less than last year, and nearly the
same amount has been expended on the e1u-
bank1nc11t, the expenses are less by one-third
than in 1850. The report presents some facts
and figures 10 prove that the Law regulating
tolls opcrates GENEROUSLY upon steamers for the
benefit Of sail craft. While only 81, 1885, 20 has
been received from 252 sail vessels, 295 steam
vessels have paid SIS, HIS; yet it is asserted
tlat it costs as much. if not more, to lock the
above number Of sail vessels than it docs the
above number Of steamers, including damage
to gate locks, piers, and enlbankmcnts. The
Superintendent recommends the passing of a
joint resolution calling upon the General Goy-
ernmcnt to repair the fort, and adopt such
other means as may be thought best to guard
the canal
, 1862-01-08
FROM SPRINGFIELD.


Especial Disp?tch to the Chicago Tribnne.7
SPRINGFIELD, January +, 1862.
The Constitutional Convention was fully or
gan1zed as per programme set forth in the
Democratic Caucus OF Monday evening, and
is as follows:
MN \. 11AcKEn. Of Union county. President.
NA. N SPRINGER, Of Logan county, Sfcr.tG1z
JOHN w. MEH}ikrr. Of Marion county, dssisfQ1t
Secretary. '>"'''
,Jons scHsI1, Of Adams county Sergeant at
VIZ. SANDS, Of Springfield, assistant Seyafnaf
at 4sDts, and RoHE,sr BuEros. Of Adams. Post-
master.
This afternoon The body went through the
usual routine or business, and adopted a rcso-
luton appointing d committee of i've to en-
quire and report '' How far the act Of the Leg
islature, calling the Convention limited tic
action thereof,'' and after more routine it ad-
journcd I'LL Tomorrow ut 10 o'clock.
The Convention will probably adjourn over
till Thursday, to allow TIC speaker to make UP
his committees,
learn Of Gen. Fuller that the Yates Sharp.
shooters, Col. Williams, are to be sent te
Quincy at the request Of citizens Of that city,
and with the consent Of the Secretary Of War
This is a fine body of mcn-fyc full compa
mics, $50 stro:.g.
Gov. Yates eailed to reach here as antici
LATED. ta'7 :. dct.incd at OF
public business. He will be at home THUR
day night.
, 1862-01-08

ALBAsT, Jan. 7.-The following ;s = d;ycst
q INC annual message of the Governor If
New York to the Legislature. Alter ragieW-
ing 9f1eh5 the present condition Of the com
IT, he says our State credit, the iniex If an
aeaaing confidence in the Government. never
s! etoou nlEAer lnan now, and the finances al
though drawn on foE var are in a SATISFACTORY
condition. N'A''neeo11
Forty per cent. Of the advances rnadr 1,x The
State have been returned from fhc Ecdaral
treasury. Ne0eAA-
The Governor recommends such LEGISLATION
on capital punishment as will imGosn thc
death penalty only in the first degree Of mur.
der. ~ 4""A'
BE recommends that works on m;7;t,rp +ac.
tics be introduced into all State co1Iegcs and
acade1ulcs, and drills be made Daff of the
exercises. The banking business Of the State
IS reported to be in sound and hea],l1fnt ron.
dltion. Emigrants arriving at New York have
1ailen on thlrty-sevcn per cent. tom last
seat, anu arc tess 1han any year since the or
Emigration. '7'"eis VI
The Governor recommends that thc Ncw
k 1ork proportion Of the Federal tax. s. 000.-
w, be assumed at once by the State and nrr.
poses mode for its liquidation. The cnndi-
tlon Of the militia is alluded TO and le@islation
recommended that will conform viii the
la~6 OF congress, and improve the efficiency
OF ,he 9lsclpnnc of the State militia.
The Governor then enters on A. r,vfcv of
the political troubles Of the countrF md the
action Of the State Of New York. The arsre-
gate number OF men raised for the war ii the
State has been LIZ, SIS; the nurahcr INV IN
the field, deducting the killed md wounded
prisoners, discharged, &C., is 50 a34 There are
now in the state. in addition to those mustered
into the United States service, 1850 men,
ReF York troops sre scattered over nine
, 1862-01-08

FOR SALE-A HORSE kind
drlTcr. y yegr stowy eatdie Horse, OF coaI size
anu hotio;: dat s:sel c1or and years next
Spring None but CASH buyers NEED nrrly for him,
at Loom So. Links Building, northwest corner IT
AudSP NJ i.6 IN ,a-
, 1862-01-08

tic trouble, and they must bear the cost OF the
court and jury which will try the case.
Lane has purchased o patent horse power
sa~ mill to aid the Fusi1ecrs in bridge build
ing. He has also bought five hundred hand
cern mills, being about two to company, to
be run by the contrabands. A regiment comes
to 4 corn field; the contr1lbands pitch in aud
lusk out the corn, shell it, dry it Oh pans, and
grind it in the mills, and then convert it into
hoe-ceke, pone and other forms Of the article,
Cattle and hogs will be procured By the for
agers and reduced to rations. He intends
There shall be no famine in his army. It
will haEe The best the country affords; and
wherever the sccesh can iTc, there his troops
can also subsist. He will take some proyi-
eions with him at the start, and trust to the
resources Of the country and to the enterprise
Of his boys to collect what they need. Tie
Government will be subjected to no expense
on Lanes account, after the outfit is provided.
His men will take care Of themselves from
thence forward, and Of the rebels into the
bargain.
The field Of operations assigned to Lane by
the President, is Kansas, Southwestern Mis-
so1lH, arkansas, and the Indian Territory, Us
stated by telegraph and as much farther
South as hc clooscs to 60. After his army
starts from Icarenworth, it will quickly
sweep Price and his buttcr-nut rabb1e out Of
Southwestern Missouri, and into Arkansas.
Tie particular direction of his further advance
Will be shaped by the circumstances Of the
case: but il can be told with tolerab1e certain
ty, that he Will visit Fort Smith, clean out the
rcbcls and establish depot there; that he
will quickly pacify and restore to loyalty the
| Chcrokccs, Choctaws, Som inolcs, Greeks and
other tribes inthc Indian territory which have
been It'd cstr,y by rebel cmissarics.
4 look at the map will show, that the road
down the Red River through Northeastern
Texas into Louisiana, lies directly before him,
and that New Orleans is at the end Of it, and
furthermore, that it passes through a rich
| and fertile country, well stocked with loyal
contr:,bands. What Lare's intenslons
| may be, is more than we know, but
we venture to put this prediction on record,
| that he is going to take his army to the Gulf
Of Mexico, that he sriN traeel 5y land to til
Crescent City, and return dy soate', and that his
column Of $1,000, bold, daring, swift, moving
! warriors will do more towards striking dlsmay
into the traitors, and crushing the rebellion,
than Gems Mcclellan, Sherman Buell., Lock
wood, Ha1lcck, Grant aud Paducah Smith,
with thcir half million Of soldiers, operating
on pro-slavcTy principles. Lanes men, fight
| ing for the single purpose Of saving the Union,
and employing the means best adapted to that
| end, will accomplish nlorc in ii given period
than ten times their number, trying to save
| slavery along with the Union. Jim Lane and
his Union saving army, will be more terrible
| and formidable IN tic eyes Of jeff Davis and
his fellow conspirators, than all the other di-
visions Of tho National army, 'front.' st. Louis to
| Washington End down 10 EharIestnn
, 1862-01-08

FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 6. via Baltimore,
Jan 7.-The accumulation OF letters sent to
this place for transmission to prisoners OF val
at the Soatl, has bccomc 50 large that there aFt
now several thousand waitingto be examined
and many Of those which are too long, will be
destroyed without being read.
A tlag OF truce from tie t1a~ ship this after
noon, brought from Norfolk Can't. Ralrt
:.. H:.. :t a.. Il TT. 1.cs, 1 released prisoners 3
war from Richmond, completing the number
to $50. Capt Hunt belongs to Co. C of thu
lst ky. regiment, aud Lieut.. Ives to Co. J O.
the 18th N. T. regiment.
The Southern papers received contain ne
news except te1egraphic dispatch that tl1t
Federal troops had been rcpulsed in Soutt
Carolina, anu forced to take refuge under tLl
cover IF their gun boats on North Etllstt
Is3anf
, 1862-01-08

Il was our fear with regard to the order
1rom tue War Department devol7ing al1re-
crul;ing upon State Supcrintendeuts that if
Carried out as expressed, more com,lete
check to en'istncnts could scarcely have
been given. 1t was, in effect, re.,nr-
ing the volunteer system to the ,|;,n
OF filling up, Tor rather that w),;,,,,
has failed to fill up) regiments Of
the regular army, and was SO much at ~
'1a'.''e With the natural and unconqucrublc
preferences Cf Cur volunteers ,het o,.;,t
men's under it would to q large degree
cease 1t deprived the volunteer of tbe
choice Of commander and comrades To
was expected to swell general stock Of
recruits from which to be drawn at the will
OF tf:c. Superintendent to be added to any
regiment that officer might choose, with
, 1862-01-08

It isa source Of general satisfaction through
out the Northwest That the vacancy in the
Senate caused by the death Of Gov. Bing-
ham, las been filed By tho election Of Hon.
Jacob n. Howard, a Leading member OF the
Detroit bar, gentleman Of flarge abilities, and
an accomplished scholar. He was . leading
spirit in the Wing party, and represented it in
Congress in 1910. He las also been member
Of the Slate Legislature, twice Attorney Cen
Eal of the State, and has occupied in every re.
spect commanding position. He is Il clear
thinker, an earnest worker, and has strong
convictions on the anti-s1a7cry question, with
T'owersas speaker that will constitute him
valuable accession to tho Senate, distinc-
ton lie has fairly earned
, 1862-01-08
THE CHICAGO PORK TRADE,

During the past week the receipts Of
Hogs, live and dressed, amounted to 81, ,236,
against 45,57S during the corresponding
week III 1861, and II, ,G5G in 1860. The re-
ceirts during the past week are the largest
ever known in the history Of our city. The
total receipts since tho commencement Of
the season foot up 3S0,775571-of which 230,-
600 have been packed, against 10000
packed up to this date last season.
The number Of Hogs received at Cincin-
natl Ibis season foots up s15,84l-so that
our seasons packing is crawling up quite
close to Porkopolis. Al Louisville only
$4,000 have been packed
, 1862-01-08

The commissary stores, including portion
Of the ordnance department stores. in Nash
vile, Tenn, were destroyed by fire on the
ed ult. The loss is estimated at nearlo one
million Of dollars. The fire originated in the
ordnance department, owing to the culpdble
negligence Of subordinate, and spread With
such Tapidity flat tho efforts Of the soldicry
and fire department were unable to exiinguish
the flames. Several times some of the most
valuable buildings in the city were on fire,
IN, ing caught from the shower of eindyrs
which fell upon them, but they were finally
saved at the risk OF life. There was an I'M
mtnEc amount Of shot and shell and fuses Of
ate superior French pattern contained ia some
o. Tue departments. The former would have
70 oe rccast. Several hundred heavy guns
were also rendered yaluclcss.
, 1862-01-08
GEN. 3Im. LANE.

We are satisfied to withdraw our latc
suggestion that the command at Port ROYAL
l'c given to Gen. jim Lane, now that NC
see tl:r Government las allowed linn to
mark out lis own war path into Dixie. He
will reach the Gulf ria Fort Smith and
New Orleans perhaps as quick as by way
of the Potomac or Charleston. But have
VIC To: some commander who has not the
dysTn'psi;l. who can takc Slleruar's place
and r'in Il race with Lanes fighting men,
into the very heart Of Jefuom? We hope
be May be appointed, if man Of stout
Stomach, such as Sherman certainly is not.
, 1862-01-08

e Il will 1'c seen by OUT dispatches of
yesterday that in Congress the mask was
stripped from the infamous Vallandigham,
and The hide Game with II. L precious
hypocritc, who has thrown every obstacle
in the path Of the Government 10 prevent
the prosecution Of the war. now, when he
thinks he will better serve his rebel friends,
indu1 res in windy vaprings al England,
We are glad Eal1andigham still retains his
scat. Our legislators might some Of them
forgot their duties had they not the living
presence Of sccessionist ever before them.
His claws are cut, and he can do no more
harm than Il hawk nailed to the poultry
house d,,or. He serves as perpetual cx-
ample and w:rninr.
, 1862-01-08

I 'VAl M1DE1VN bEDlN ECS.-A
~: gca!leman of large experience. and business
aolis Is tirsIons OF forming tncrs2ip Or joining
AtCIloS AND CQSlMIss10N BUSINESS in Casea.
t!es:or obtaining commissions for purchases Essr-
e1n actcnnt and hrst-r:ate Western connections he
could command large and profitable business salts
Post tElce Box 6ls1- laskStaF
, 1862-01-08

fY~ Cur dispatches inform lis that scy-
cra1 young officers have been cashicred at
Washington for utterancc Of disloval sen
timcnt>. We hope they are no. West
Point men, for among these there are
cid ones that should first be dealt with.
Young officers may perhaps grow into !:
condition Of more or less value to the
country. but nothing is TO he hoped from
officers who have grown gray in thcir ad-
u,iration Of slavery, and prefer its safety
10 that Of the Union. The sooner they arc
al ca>liierrd the better.
, 1862-01-08
Cbt Gtih1&t1e.


B In another column our dispatches
give us full outline Of the able and patri-
otic message Of Gov. Morgan Of New York.
BY this it is shown that the Empire State
has rnised 1oo,577S troops for the armies Of
the Union, Of which 81, ,0S; arc now in the
field, and about $4,000 now enrolled in the
State. Coz Morgan recommends that the
State assume the s. 600 GOO tax levied by
the General Government, The harbor de-
fences Of the State arc justly discussed, and
timely recommendations made for their
increase ami reTfprti0n.
, 1862-01-08

Yesterday twelve row boats were taken tn
Edwards, Ferry, By the way Of Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal: Each OF them are capable of being manned
by thirty Washington Chronicle, 5{A.
The ghosts Of the murdered Federal soldiers,
in the Ball's Bluff atfsir, nc should fear might
haunt Headquarters for an explanation why
this was not done months ago. Now that the
Potomac is bridged with ice, ample boating
facilities are sent up, but when its current was
swollen with fall rains, an old scow or two
was deemed sufficient. Are such things ex-
cusable in any lishte
, 1862-01-08

lHpeeia OSpaIcA ~ Tue ChlcaSo Tribune
ST. LOUIS, january 7, 1862.
Gen. Schuyler Hamilton has been appointed
to succeed Gen. Curtis in command of the
District Of St. Louis, to include the country
south Of the Missouri and cast of the Mcrra.
mac rivers, and on the Pacific Railroad to Lin
sey Station.
The lack Of good bread has been so great
at otterrillc thata large brick bakery has been
erected to supply the want.
Patrick Rcgan, formerly cook in Prices ar-
my, has taken advantage Of Candles amnesty.
and has been discharged from custody,
The steamboat contract So 1onp nndor nj.
viEcmcnt, was finally awarded Yesterday to
Captains White & Kinefeller of Alton.
Former reparts were erroneous,
The order relating to the 10000 assessment
was to extend the time allowed to mar and
not to suspend enforcement
, 1862-01-08

les OF Artillery.
We hare not learned all of the regiments
which hare been selected for this grand
campaign; but Lane himself has the choosing
OF them, and he will pick the best be can End.
The Mechanic Fusileers at Camp Douglas was
the first regiment put down on his list. He
fcll i'll love with them some time ago. He
wants them as tic pioneers Of his expedition,
TO open roads and fling pontoons across rivers
and morasscs. The Law allows them the regu-
lar pay Of soldiers and forty cents day
extra for al the time in which they may be
employed as 1usneers. Col Daniels's Niscon-
Gin Cavalry, cncamped ut Kenosha, 1t is under
stood, have been selected from that State:
and Col Brackets Cavalry and Baldwin's In
faniTy. at Camp Douglas, from this State.
What other Illinois regiments arc selected ie
not known. Doubtless most Of the regiments
that will be embraced in this expedition, are
nov stationed at Camp Benton, and scattered
through Missouri, doing nothing, except wait
ing Tor something to turn up. To take part
IN an expedition Of this kind, will be their
e'r"'est felicity and delight.
c,at aae immense proportion Of dragons to
4eo' soldiers, shows that Lane intends that
| 1,, sha1l characterize his movements.
| ,},,o ,,,,. W no sna;l-pace crawling
fro r.vs1a,s I W. ~1u sweep forward like prairie
! silg foes. I'LL oppo-
INC 1n1sntsy rill be used to suppozt the ar-
| e11es 'a4a e'''a''y III the shock Of tn, h,,t1o
anu 10 wrench victory from thu raho,s e~l' w..
'osn VI mime bullet and = ch.so.a
Of oasoaet5. General Lane viii snarge
cniHbcr himself with unnecess, n'' en-
gsse He will take along no mnre Ill.,, oas-
absolutely needed. He will use tbc 1,ah. -
| goa OF tlc plains rather than tho ,esvv 1870 -
| oeFsome regulation article. When his draa
:'''lnais give out he will rep1enish by con6sc..
| t'oh 'rnnl the rc'rcis. He does not intend -
aric:;d on Washington for bread OF sccrctar1
e:iasc Tor money. &c proposes to make the
lr*horb furnish the ra,ions and bear tbc ~.
/ p*'necs Of the march. It is they t1,at ca,sod
, 1862-01-08
Fatal Explosion at the Portsmouth
Nary Yard.

BosroS, Jan. 7.-Thc steam boiler in the
Portsmouth Navy Yard, connected with the
ordnance department, exploded yesterday,
killing Mr.: Bridges, the Enginecr, demolish-
my the chimney, 100 feet high, and doing 9TH
cr danlagc.
The mails per the steamship Niagara, will
close ut Q o'clock tomorrow morning. She
will not sail, however, until about noon.
, 1862-01-08

e On Monday, the 9th inst, the first in-
stalmcnt Of subsistence stores required during
the month Of January, WAS to be delivered
in New York. The stores consist Of the fol-
lowing articles:
3o.0o0 1bs mess pork; a5s,5 500 1hs bacon $3.50
ns ham; GOO lbs mces beef: $1,000 lbs beef
ISIS bu split peas 23o00 Ds rice; 10000 s cof
fee: a.9GU lbs tea: $1,000 iDs sugar. 70.0D gals
vinegar; $1,000 1bs candies; 96.CoU ros soap; 21Ss
bu salt; t.ec0 gals molasscs-
-Four deliveries, in Quantities equal TO the
above, will take place during the month.
, 1862-01-08
Important Military Measures.
NEW REGULATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND CHAP
kAiRS,

q New Protect Axexn4t 1aaotlon.-
Speech Of Mr.. Wright, Of Penns
, 1862-01-08

e The Union Firearms Company, Of New
York city, whose principal arnory will be at
Newark, n. j., are to execute contracts forthe
manufacture Of 5000 stand Of small arms,
embracing IS 600 Of Marshes breech and muz.
zlc-loading rifles, and s., 600 Springfield rifle
mnskets. The company, organized under the
laws Of New York, with capital Of s400, ,o0o,
will give employment to several thousand me-
clsanics, among whom will be many Of the
loyal citizens of Harper's Ferry, who were
thrown out Of work by the destruction of the
national workshops.
, 1862-01-08

- In notice OF Price by the correspond
ent OF the New Orleans Delta, the following
statement is made:
After the capture Of Afu1lig3n and his forces,
Price intended to attack Frcniodt before he could
of ammunition, from executing his design. When
Lexington surrendered. be had but two thousand
PERCUSSION caps IN his whole command He sent
for supply Of these indispensable articles but
1or some reason, perhaps satisfactory to those
officers, they were not sent
, 1862-01-08

e The notice in another column from,
Quartcfm;'stsr Allen, at St. Louis, will prove
OF Importance to all interested in tile contracts
included in his reference.
, 1862-01-08
SUCCESSFUL f0RAGlhG EXPEDITION
Merited Fate Of Several E" Young
Officers"

IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY-THEa BIT
UATI0N OF BOWLING GREEN,
, 1862-01-08

THE COMPREHENSIVE HERE
-; ~ Tpf0EE existing between E. Richards g. F.
LiS SEMiSG MACHINE, ~ is THIS 'iay dissolved by
ii: accounts settled h7 c. F. Niswal1 and J. " Tapr:n
Ut lie t1d stand, 1;S Lake street 20 Bo1 rs.
Chicago. Jan. 1st, 1SEs O E. WISW1Ly
jaSkci12t j II TAFpES