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What Becomes Of the Fug1tIVes
In the "report Of the Grand Jury, made to
the October term Of the Circuit Court for Al
legghany county," MaEyland,wa find the follow
sAs to The county Jail, it bas little to recom-
mend it, either as place Of safety for the
guilty OF as proper place for those who arc
confined there upon mere suspicion. At pres
ent it is crowded with negroes who have
escaped from the neighboring counties Of Vir-
10 await the action of their owners.
I'VE think it would Dc an act Of humanity
if the Maryland Legislature would pass some
Law whereby negroes and certain other charac-
tiers confined there should be put ont to work
"W. o. srR1Ga, Foreman
ALeghany county is the northwestern cor
MGR OF MARYLAND; it divides q portion of Vi1-
gin1a from Pennsylvania, by space from ser
en- to thfrty-1 miles across and it is in this
narrow neck that 'the jail is crowded with
negroes who have escaped from the neighbor-
ing counties Of Virginia. a correspondent
assures US that the jails Of the adjoining coun-
tics are likewise cr6Wdcd with fugitises.
These negroes pour ovcrthc State ltns IN great
numbers, seeking to escape from their dis1oya1
masters. Many Of them make their way into
Pennsylvania, where jails are not used in the
service Of the country>6 bitter enemies; but
mauy more are caught on the way, by the Sc
ccsBionists Of Maryland, who, We are inform
ed, make business Of this kidnapping in the
interest Of the enemy across the border.
Of course the negroes thus captured and
imprisoned ere not claimed. The rebels have
enjoyed many privileges at our expense, but
they have not yet got SO tar as to cross our
lines Except at Nashipgton) and openly claim
their slaves. Therefore the negroes are kept
in jail BY such men as Mr. Foreman Spdgg and
his secession abettors, at the expense Of the
people Of Maryland, and now those enenlies
to liberty hare the bo1dness to ask the Mary
land Legislature to pass Law setting these
unfortunate captives 10 work stuntl released -
But when are they to be released? By what
authority, Oh what charges, are they held :?
When viii they have their trial? How long
must they tsawalt the actions Of their
owners:" Suppose their owners should be
hung for treason, OF shot while fighting
against the flag Of the unions. Suppose they
should fee before this flag and perish in their
flight, as they dese1vc?: How long mnRt the
loyal negro work for seceEsionist, awaiting
the action Of his oTne1s, before he may hopo
for freedoms ::
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lem neiP19g nano TO 1aeauta&e Inc fePaaf-as
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..tp1sosteu.' I'M " detgcte9 nook fehasr
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tili u!el IN onscene Pupllcallon: INC eaunon 4
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;ssre M ~ fs7se T nanGes r. n anv ofher mode ia
en;t ffe .I, ttaitnrs' Measure -
an ~ facts th1s for known In relation In
tha -ea;1nat;on ~. ,4enerol sipel hare f1een
mre1i to The pnbIic. And no one can read the
5ans+.1 ~ 4fo rriavanrea eo4nnJo;nad nF 10
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The whole village WIS In alarm at the CIT.
Of fire, and everybody ran, the minister from
his study, the blacksmith from his forge, even
the school children from the village school
It wns found that tho contlagzation Nas in 9
locality known as the 'soufh End and was
really very threatening. So everybody called
<shre" with commendable zeal, and # short
ing would have had any effect, the de,ouring
clement would have been made short vo,E
with. 4 party ran forthwith to the enstn.
Aossse-
This building contained 3 Hunneman suction
engine, unused since the well remembered
combustion Of Deaeon Jennfugs's barn, years
before. So it may be understood that 1t Was
not in very good order. The hose was stiff and
mouldy, the wives we're shrunkcn aud leaky,
- bearings sadly rusted, even the wheels
,Eed g1easing. Nevertheless it was the best
Csgas, and ont came with Will Fo1ua-
1cse gre plenty, and 1t Was speedily trun~
he wGn the street, aed maid and uaAtron's
sixhthankfully.
den on Cl.sn the village 1.-TWO fellows of
Taking all E fp1enteous in red flannel, aud
lice Court was >1nta1oons tucked into their
morning. The ft#hispered. "ran with
from $500.
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Employment Of Liberated Negroes.
from the n 7. 1ndepeudent1

Meesrs.- Ellis, Britton T. Eaton, Novelty
Works. Springfield, Connecticut, have made
a proposal to the Government Of the United
stntes for 1sss asfe5 &c ear Of so1sGat 4n4 t.
S50, 1000, for ten years, with a guarantee
OF possession and protection, upon which
they will give employment, support and
schooling to 5000 liberated negroes the ne
grocs to be npprenticed, as follows: Those
clothing and care; those between 10 and 60,
az apd stiss dwellings, @ ' and s1oo M % At the a ena
Of the term; those from 20 TO 40,
to serve five years for their food, clothing,
s1c0 to females; those under 20, and al c1il-
dreu born during the time, to serve till the
age Of rs, and lave food. clothing, homes,
three months schooling, and 300. The pro-
posal must be accepted on or before the 10Th
Of January. 1852, 30 as to admit Of scasonab1e
We hare seen no practical suggestion which
looks 30 Yankee-like. as this. Some such ar
raDgement, in the hands Of j thrifty manager,
would prove profitable to the proprietors,
productive to the Government and healthfu1
to the negroes. But there are in Beau
fort District nearly 4 million acres Of land
equal to fifty such farms, while there are not
negroes enough to work above six on the
plan proposed. The lands actually improved
auaount to 249, ,289 acres, enough for st least
dozen Of such model firms. Shall the rest
run to waste again? And what is to be the
position Of the freed men at the end of ten
years or, indeed, at the present time Of the
27,G00 in Beaufort not engaged by Messrs. E,
B end c, or others? And again, by what ar1-
thority, known to our Republican institu-
| tions, are these so-called apprentices to be
| held to service? What the Government needs
| is q comprehensive plan adapted to the tens
| Or hundreds Of thousands Of people who viii
| be within our lines in few weeks, and whose
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The Tyfant Col. HazZard--A Mock
Court Martial by West Pointers.

The Tyfant Col. HazZard-A Mock
Court Martial by West Pointers.
From the Indianapolis Amer1can1
Our citizens, who had access to the Gzzgtte
and Commercial Of last Thursday, know sou.e-
thing Of the history Of the arrest of Col Haz-
gard. 4 private letter from Louisville, receiy-
cd this morning, from one who had recently
been out in camp, and who Was made aequ lin
ted with the facts On the ground, says:
unl'rinciplcd, and devoid Of all humanity in
his treatment Of his men and officers. They
are perfectly broken down and dispirit ID.
The articles in the Commercial and Gazette are
true as far they 60, but the half is not told.
If he Is again restored to the command, the
regiment viii be demoralized, and In their
madness will kill him. Already men have
secretly raised their guns to shoot him in his
tent b9t were restrained 6y the awful tho aght s It
determined to fight for his position to the
n,ent, if not permitted to crush it beneath the
sod of HIMSELF
We deeply eympathize Tith the suffering
ones In the 37th- = Ne know hundreds Of them
personally. No regiment has been gathered
from better class Of farmers, mechanics and
1aboripg men. They are not the impetuo1s,
unemployed persons who rush ont at the first
call, but the cool, deliberate, selfsacritlcing
persons rho went when they knew they were
needed. They went not for spree nor for
pay, but out Of the purest patriotism.
command Even II cashiered By the mock
tribunal called u court-u,a1tia1, composed
chiefly Of Vest Pointers, he will be Tcinstated
by the President as DR.. New WAS. However,
those who survive may have something to say
In the future.
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under the power to ttrevkse, alter or
amend," had the General Assembly any power
to recommend to the people to vote fora Con
ventjon to tosns nem CosaitHtion; Il not, then
they acquired any power at a1le As the ConYen.
ton, in the opinion Of yonr correspondent, is
likely to do more harm than good in any
event, ,e feels that he would like to Bee the ques-
tions 70 raised % to command the attention Of
our lawyers. It would seem, also, as If the
members Of the Convention should lave taken
an oath Of come kind In relation to supporting
the present Constitution, for that Instrument
will certainly remain the law until o
seem to continue binding upon the action Of
the Convention In relation to their jurisdic-
ton, for by the present Constitution they
hare power only to Tsoia, aNe. Or a,nead TIC
present Constitution. They can do nothing
law and the trust reposod IN them By the
people. Fl.
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TEE 1LLIN0IS STATE AGHICpL-
TrRA14 SOCIETY.
Annual Meet1nE-T.1Et Of PrenaIuntB-
4 monthly Journal OF Agriculture.

from our Special Reporter-1., =
EPRHGr1E1D, Jan. 11th- :
The following is correct List Of premiums
awarded By the Executive Committee Of the
soeiety-in addition to the awards On. Farms
&c, made heretofore: - .---~-.,: =
Essay on culture Of cotton,i in Illinois: pre-
Illinois.
On culture Of Chinese and African sugar
canes, the expression Of their juice aud its
manufacture into syrup aud sugar: premium,
field, Montgomery county, Illinois.
On the PREPARATION Of soils premium, $40,
Illinois. '' =
On afainase: premium, $40, swardsd to Il
III: kidderr, Eyanston, Cook county, Illinois
awarded to J. 7. Little, Dixon, Illinois.
On insects injurious to Vegetation in Illinois,
The committee were unable to decide between
those Of Mr.. Benjamin D. Walsh, Of Rock
Murph3sboro, jackson county, Illinois. Both
essays are Vcry able, and the subject one OF
untold importance to the farmers Of the
United 6tatcs, and was, therefore, decided to
award 4 premium Of $25 to eacto9 these gen.
tlemen.
Premium Of SIS on syrup from Chinese
cane awarded to c. D. Roberts, Jacksonville,
Illinois.
Premium Of SIS for syrup from Imphee, or
African cane, to ]. q. Smith, Quincy, Illinois.
Premium Of SIS On ten pounds sngar from
Chinese or African cane, to J. q. Smith
Premium Of ''Cooks Is Eraporator for best
cwenty pounds sugar from Chinese or African
tame made on Cooks Eyaporator, to q. r.
Smith, Quincy, Illinois.
a special premium Of $40 for sample Of
syrup from cane Of variety undetermined, to
Samuel Hooker, Rushville, Schuyler county,
Illinois.
JOURNAL OF AGR1cu1TERE.
Tie Society have concluded to publish q
| monthly Journal Of agriculture, and it will
be edited by John P. Reynolds, the society's
| secrctary--LewisE Ellsworth, Of Napergille, A
B. Meconnel, Of Springfield, and c. N
| Holden, Of Bloomington, are the Publishing
| Committee.
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FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 13.-The trans
ports Louisiana and New Brunswick, with the
remaining troops Of the Burnside Expedition,
left here last night. 4 few tugs are still here,
Eaid to be part Of the expedition.
The bark John Trucks, with the D. D'Epeneuil
Zouayes, which went ashore on the passage
from Annapolis, has arrived, md is still here.
The propel1or Matanzas, from Port Royal, has
arrived. The spaulairg sailed for Hatteras
and Port Royal last evening. Com. Goldsbor-
ough Is passenger in the 8paulding. The
Pensacola arrived here this afternoon.
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THE NEW STATE G0VERNHIENE
OF OHIO.
Kessage of Governor Tod.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 14.-Goyernor Tod vas
innugurated at Columbus yesterday. The
Message is brief The Governor has conf
dence IN the purity and patriotism Of Presi-
ident's determination to restore the
Government to Its former harmony and
vigor irrespective Of the result upon do
mestic institutions Of any Of the States. He
recommends the reduction Of the salaries Of
all State officers, except Auditor and Treasur-
CT, the reduction per diem compensation Of
Legislators and reduction on local tax
alton. The object Of these retrenchments
being to enable Ohio to furnish money to pro-
secufe the war. 1t recommends q new system
Of taxing railways, continuance Of the tar to
support The families Of volunteers, and advises
that banks be allowed to suspend specie pay
ments, and finally, 4 thorough organization OF
the State Militia
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THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
Its Destination said to be PamIico
Sound.

NEW YORK, jan. 1.-THE T,ibunc's Fort
Monroe letter Of the l2th says that common
rumor has it that Bur1lside's expedition
will rendezvous At Hatteras Inlet, and that
Pamlico aud Albe1narle Sounds will be the
immediate fields Of operation. It is under
stood that the force, when fairly atloat on the
waters Of Pamlco Sound, viii address itself to
Roanoke Island, which is strongly fortified,
and defended by from 1900 to 5000 men. /
presume the clearing out Of the rebels from
Ill The sounds will follow It must not be
supposed this is the whole work laid ont for
the expedition.
, 1862-01-15

IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH
WEST,
1000 Texans Marching on Fort
Craig.

Kansas C1T1, Mo. Jan. 1.-THE Santa Fe
mail has arrived with dispatches to December
29th. Two thousand troops are reported to
be marching up the Rio Grande river, for the
purpose Of attacking Fort Craig, and the
sa1ne number marching up the Pecos river to
attack Fort Union.
The troops stationed at Fort Wise have been
prepared to receive an attack, but fears are
entertained that Fort Craig will be taken, and
the Texans advance On Santa Fe. Considcra-
hle excitement ureIaiIs in TINT placc
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Illinois Constitutional Convention.
Correspondence of the Chicago Tribupc.j
SFRTyGF7E1D ,Janrarv IL 1Rse

SFRSGF1ELD, January 13 1867
The standing committees were announced
this morning By the President, and the Con
vcntion has been at work during the day quite
b1iskly. 4 variety Of propositions hare been
submitted, indicating the opinions OF indigid-
ual members. Among other propositions in
troduced and referred was that to establish or
enact code ofprocedurc to simplify the prac-
tice in courts Of law; that to abolish the grand
jury system; and proposition forannual ecs-
sions OF the Legislature, It would seem from
present Indications that the Convention con-
template making an entire new Constitution.
It will be observed that the Convention itself
has passed upon the question of its powers
and determined their extent It would seem
that the Convention has found no difficulties
in the way Of unrcstrained action, except as
limited by the Federal Constitution. It will
be interesting, however, to trace up the source
from which this body derived their power,
and the manner in which they hnye derived it.
In doing so carefully, there may be differ
ence Of opinion as to the extent Of powers
conferred
This Convention derives its poRer By virtue
Ct article L, Section !, Of the present Consh-
which reads rs follows: ssAnd which ConYen.
tion shall meet within three months after the
said election, for the purpose Of revising, al
tering, OF amending this Constitution. The
same sertion provides that when the General
Assembly shall think necessary. to alter or
amend the Constitution, they shal1 recommend
is the electors at their next election for MEM
bers of the General Assembly, to vote for
or against Convention. Under this pro7is-
Ion the General Assembly at Its session of
lsa9, passed the following resolution: .t@That
.. the electors of the State Of Illinois be, and
they are, hereby recommended, at the next
election Of members Of ths General Aasem-
by, to vote for q against calling Conyen--
Eon to form neto Constitution for the State
"of nlhois.'' The electors in 1850 vnted
for such - Convention. 1t then became the
duty Of the General Assembly "to call q
Couyentfop, ~ which they did at their
regular session IN 1881; II doing which, they
have used the following language :: ."That q
Convention to alter OF amend The -Constitu.
ton of the State Of Illinois ishereby called, to
meet &c" The General Assembly further
provided: that "The amendments or a1tera-
''ttous to the Constitution, agreed to By the
-"said Convention, shall be recorded De- and
further that, "The ,said amendments, rev1s-
sstops Or ALTERATIONS should be submitted by
the Convention to the people, for their aaop
"hon OF rejection
Now, then, It Ia q fact not to be denied that
this Convention Il limited in Its powers BY
the terms Of the present Censtitution. and it
WIS in. the power Of the people to direct
the Convention to "srokse, Al er or dMe77a !"
the present Constitntion.- upon recon-
mendaticn Of the General Assembly; bat
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Two regiments of artillery are being organ
lied IN this State, one commanded By Col J.
D. Webster, and the other By Col Thomas 3.
Mather. Bo:h arc now nearly fal1-beinS com-
posed Of twelve companies each. Of one tlnn-
cred and ffty-six men; the companies to be
supplied, as FIR as possible, .uishss fed
cannon. :sems opposition Was made in Was1s-
ington to SLOWING the batteries to have reg
mental organization, some officials prefe7ing
that the companies should act separately, as
Independent batteries but Gov: Yates has
obtained an order from the War Department
for the completion Of their organization. III
Of the finest and most effective volunteer reg
inents Of artillery In the service Of the United
States. Recruiting is going on rapidly, the
advantages Of thia branch OF the service over
al Others. rendering It comparatively an
eaEy matter for captains to. I'LL up their com
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WAS TT FRAUD oR rRRAUHERYs

We have before us three cartridges
brought TO us from Annapolis ~ friend.
They are a portion Of the ammunition
for Enfield rifles served out to Burnsides
forces for the Great Expedition. To the
eye they are alike in appearance, aud the
slight difference in weight could not in
stantly be detected. But the difference
is that one Of the tlree coz{aias not
particle ef potoder, a prominent officer
OF the Expedition told our informant that
this was about the proportion throughout
the entire lot Of Enfield cartridges-one-
third Of them carefully put cp without
powder. Now here is a case for investlga"
ton. Was it fraud, or treachery, that seeks
to palm off upon our brave troops, on the
eve of en- expedition, sham cartridges
Let US have an explanation Of this affair
Eecretay Stanton.
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From our Special Cor1espondent.1
Dec. 81, 1857.
think il is time to say III am to say 1t b.
Jo7xhand) that it Is without doubt the iuten-.
tion Of our leaders to pay our 8 G. friends on
the main Land New Years visit tomorrow.
While penning the last sentence the booming
Of cannon towards Charleston indicates that
the fun has already commenced What is
kaoaea Of the matter is like this For the past
tuW days our scouts have been very busy. Gen.
Stevens has been out here ito the outposts)
frequently. Four gun-boats have been dis
patched from Beaufort to get around between
this and Ladies' Island to reach the CoosaH
and begin the work Of shelling the works of
which spoke In my last, to prepare for the
crossing Of our infantry. The gun-boats will
take their positions between now and to-mor-
row morning. Hamilton's battery {former1y
Shcrman's) has been made into two, and Lieut
Wilson is given command OF: the new one.
Last night, or rather some time betWee1 8
O'Clock lust night and Daylight, detachment
Of the brigade quietly gathered up along the
shores twenty dat~boats capable Of carrying
1,5O men. and brought them up the creek
where they arc SO concealed that the enemy
csunot- see them. This evening about the
same uumbe1 will also be brought to the same
place to be in readiness far the loading
Of or brigade, and as many more as may to-
day reach here from Hilton Head. Amount
cd man from Beaufort says two regiments
are On their way up to join u.s. The soldiers
are significantly told to strest to-day SO as to
be ft to enjoy New Years.. The cooks are
ordered to prepare rations for marching, and u
careful inspection Of arms and ammunition
has assured the officers that each man has a
clean gum in good order, and the usual tt 40
rounds" Of powder and mimic. From these
very obvious reasons, and from many other
lesser signs aud tokens which are easy to OBJ
serve, but not go easy to describe, the throug
Of orderlies amounted men) who are continu-
ally away from and leaving headquarters, the
close consultations which are held, de-, dc,,
think hazard nothing IN saying that to-n1or-
TOW ne shall t,y to accept the invitation which
their plekcts Of late, somewhat sneetingly cir
en-, TO "eone over. y We believe thatit tscau
Die Te have tolerab1y well constructed Garth
md aSoat 5,oo5S IN intantsy % :: sad d : ea7sliy |
to an: Interesting New Years. Our
men seem ready, and much confidence fs
reposed in them. But 1t must be remembered
that with the exception of the 18th N. Z.
taighiandcTs} all are prefectly green,
1ever having been under fire: It Is
not SO easy thing to land under an opposing
hrr. The Coosar rar1es from half mile to q
mile In width, and in PLACES the chores are
| marshy.: Much depends upon how well the
| gunboats do their share of the work IN s1len-
| cling the batteries. But there Is 4 full t,onc
! and determination on the part Of the soldiers.
| II they are firm, we shall eject landing ard
sec another fine exhibition Of speed.
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The Springfield Journal Of Monday an
nnuncea that ~ ~.
The three car loads Of muskets for the Ill.
nois Regiments arrived in this city q few. days
since, and similar iasta1ment, {twenty-seven
hundred and forty gune,]is now in Chicago
will probably arrive to-day, and Others Wi
be sent along In rapid succession, and fun
ished to the regiments TINT need them most,
Some Colonels, We regret to say, have sent
back excellent 1nuskets, which have been
damaged By wilful nal. treatment, In the ex-
pecta3tou Of receiving rlfed muskets In cx-
chazge. This game need not be played any
longer for 1t will not succeed