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shall be required to report frequently to the
e5ealt4rs the results Of his acts, employing. if
ADVISABLE. the dcbtor;as an assistant merelg II,
closing up the trust expediGously,
The English bankrupt law las stood the
test vel, and might be used aa model. to
some extent, in forming one as contsmpiated
~ your article, the principle Of reward. or
>tdFawback,'' as it ID termed IN Their law
works, veil acting as IN incentive to The
debtor to make as large dividend az possible:
thus sharing IN it's benefits and making . GOOD
name with lis creditors; while, on the cof,tra-
r, the direct effect of our rozan:ayv system
OF assignments is to offer premium to inef
tciency and dishonesty. Ii proof of this. It
Is only necessary to inquire Of general credit
ors, interested III assignments in the West
since 1857, what per cent. they have realized Of
their ciairns in dividends from the assieneas.
the average, am convinced, would not be
equal to ten per cent, if more than FIVE. or
eFen less than that sum-
The Massachusetts Law has also many good
general law.
could give, were it necessary, and NAV do
50 hereafter if required, a history, more in
detail, ofthe practical Workings Of our present
laws in regard to the collection Of debts: but
enough for the present, more than intended
wien sat down, and more perhaps than you
will like to publish. JUSTICE.
, 1862-12-16


nave read your article with so1na caro-
upon the subject Of general bankrupt Inv
and hare given the subject much attention
lot as one who expects to avail himself Of th,
benefits Of such law, shou1d one be passsed
BY Congress, hut as a citizen haY1ng In view
the general good Of the whole business inter.
ests Of the country, debtor aud creditor both
ranking alike with me in the consideration
OF this important question occupying so much
Of the attention Of the entire business com.
munity.
Having had as much experience as most men
With "bankrupts, y an clearly Of the opinion
that onr Laws as they exist, aud Is they are
administered BY some Of our courts in the
West, gre demoralizing and in effect, offer a
premium to dishonesty, in this opinion have
no doubt I will be sustained by the expert
ence Of those who, like myself, haye tes,e,
their practical workings. '~A
me bankrupt law Of 1sa0, 50 you suggest,
vas defective and Justly soon BECAME o5bus'
enacted as it was By the influence OF thc
debtor interest, the Interest Of the crsditor
vas not sufficiently guarded, and as q fonsn-
qnence, frauds were perpetrnted unde, II. Of
gtar1nE magnitude, upon the cred{thr the
writer being sufferer in common VIII TN
many others. 'NA WV
WHAT'S wanted is B uniform {a,F ass pe,7na-
saent sHstltu{'on Of our government. w"1l
guarded in all its features, abrogstirr cntfrelv
me principle OF preference to creff3ors. md
1aklng sqmmar1ly the effects Of tic bankrupt
ont OF E1s hands and control. and puttiig
'ueln III Inc bands OF an officer # Court, who
, 1862-12-16
Ql)lta9o Gribn11e>
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Is. 1852
d LIE OF f1NTrESfnw


10 tell Lie by concealing half the truth
Is not less Criminal, though not !, falsehood
ISM the language used, than to manufacture
Lie outright-a fact that the Mcclellan
Journals ought to understand when they
assail the President for sending Med
from Fredericksburg, to the valley of the
shenandoah, when his aid was required for
the success Of McClellan's plans. They
fail to say that Stonewan Jackson was in
the valley with a heavy column, that Ere
mont's force was unequal to the task, and
that, without demonstration by McD Dowell,
Washington probably would have fallen
into Jackson's hands He would hare dis
1,erscd the resident officers Of the Covert
nent and burned the city. All these things
are forgotten By the wo1shippers in making
out case for the little Napoleon" and
against the President Half the facts, then,
become lie Of omission, which is Just
as mean as the lie direct We have no
hope, however, that the Journals that we
censure, will mend either their morals or
their methods.
, 1862-12-16

The Rev f. s. Wayland, Chaplain Of the
7thc connecticutregiment, delivered an address
at Worcester, Mass, on Sunday evening week,
on the condition Of the Department Of the
South, and the objects which hare been &C.
con'plished by the occupation Of Port Royal
and the adjacent country. he said he had
been connected with that Department far
more than year, having sailed thence with
Commodore Dupont. He said that he was
rsjo'ccd to state that no slayc had been rc~
turned to bondage there to any claimant,
whether loyal or dis1oyal twas the opinion
OF Gen. Mitchell that the Islands along tic
coast could easily accommodate half mil
lion Of people, and that it was clearly the
wisest policy for the government to let the
slaves work the plantations on those islands.
There are now about II, 600 liberated slaves in
that department, and their condition is con.
tfnually improving: Instead Of being IN ex-
pcnsc to the government, they are aelfsup-
porting, and hare made rapid progress in civ
ilization since they have received payment for
their 1abor.
, 1862-12-16
CO4. .mEEfAfRrE9SE ENGsn,Ea-1

In our opinion, the act OF the War Depart
mcnt, in dismjesing Col. McHenTy from t1,c
service, is as unlawful liz it is unjust, and Wc
deem it cruelty unjust. Althourh
We DO not now remember the exact terms If
his "odending ord"r,'' w'c have a yery cicar
and distinct impression thai tile order did not
rSqnlre This soldiers to return fugitive
slaves, for we compared it with the new arti-
Gle Of war at the time, and, ag wc veil ra-
member, were satisfied that on a fair cou-
sasnctlon the TWO did nut at all conflict. We
lave now no doubt whatever on this point
LoAiszi29e Jou7Ha1.
If the Journal viii take the trouble to turn
to its own files Of about the date Of Nov. /.
it VIII find an order, issued by Col. McHeury,
requiring the officers Or soldiers under lis
command to deliver up fugitire sla7cs to
their owners, whether they be loyal or ys0zz.
The Italics are Col afcHcnry's. Will the
-'o"77'at enlishted us as to the harmony Of
this order with the laws Of Congress, and
also whether the order is dictated by true pa-
trlotlsm and loyalty?
, 1862-12-16
deadly VIRUS in the body polite, the pro-
moter Of dissension and strife, aud the suf-

deadly virus in the body polite, the pro-
moter Of dissension and strife, aud the euf-
nclent cause Of the prospective national
death. They hold that its eradication is
both desirable and practicable; that the
world has not Jet arrived at perfection,
that we are at the very Threshold Of insi-
tutional and national development; and
that duty and interest require an effort for
the removal or destruction Of whatever
hindranccs Ignorance and despotis1n may
have left in the path Of progress They
hope that all Of Democracy is not
learned, and that all Of Christianity
is not realized. Standing Oh such ground,
but carefully obserVant Of the Eorn1so of law
and unconstitutional obligation, their read
mess to embrace the first lawful oppor-
sunity to remove the blot upon the na-
tlonal escutcheon, to strike the cause Of the
war dead at their feet, and to rcassert the
democratic idea entire, might have been
predicted
Given, a mans actions, and you have
a faithful record Of what he believes
0lven, his. words, and you have what he
says lie believes The record is alwavs
authentic, while the assertion is if not
always false, but rarely wholly true. In
the long run, no man is false to his coo-
Vlctions. To do 50 is impossible
Now what is true Of the indiy5dpa,
IS also truc Of parties which arc hut ao-
gTegat1ons Of Individuals. If this il 50 We
need make no apologies for the terms Pro-
Slavery and Anti~Slavery, that we So fre-
quently employ. Going behind professions
and down to beliefs, we have our iusti6ca-
ton in facts which are. as indisputab1e AZ
they are convincing: And how muchsoeyer
our opponents may shrink from the nuh1ic
admission that they are Fundamentally tl,s
advocates, defenders and promoters Of
American Slavery, the public interests
would be better served if they and We
could consent to seek for and atlopt the
designations which describe at once their
belief and ours and the difference between
the t"o-thcy the Pro-slavery party, and
NC the Emancipationists, We are content
With that party name; will they accent
ffeirs3
, 1862-12-16
Il Democratic Blessed DTnrtx

"A democratic Blessed N1nrtyr.
: 1he following telegram illustrates the yir.
tues Of one Of tie Democratic nartyrs MIN
lave suffered incarceration in the !" a,ncr;c,, ,
sastiles,'' and whose wrongs and sutfcr1nrs
are expected to DC the seed ofa great cron Of
Democracy The dispatch was sent to tho
Fredericksburg sccessionists, by Marsha,
Kane OF Baltimore, when all connection ,,a-
tween the loyal States and the national capi.
tai lad been cut off by the treachery at Balti-
more and when national soldiers, lr,sten1nq
to the relief Of the capital, had been murdered
in The streets:
Thank you for your Offer. Bring rnur men
pE the hrst train, and We will Arrange. with thc
blood -'-"' So""
senG expresses over The mountains and ral-
lere Of Maryland aud Virginia, 1or the rifir-
men to come without delay. Fresh iordes
lo1 tmon rol1uateersl will be down uuou rs
1o-1norro" {thc 2oth). TIC 7riu .aghtt them, aud
Rip U<n., or die. GEo p NJ
This scoundrel, who ought 20 have bce1,
tricd by drumlead court martial md shot
instead Of being comfortably confined, has re.
Gently been discharged, and is now he;no
fetcd by tic Eeccssionists of Baltinor. w..
is one Of the martyrs who excite Democratic
fympathics, when all the slaughter and the
incxrressible sufetings Of the loyal, and the
national dangers, fail to touch them. Need
;Dy person Of sense mistake the feeling or
motives that cause this Democratic clamor
shout arbitrary arrests? Is it in anv respect
different from the opinion always had Of an
1hority By those who are conscious of dcserr-
ing it's penalties?
, 1862-12-16

A Jerseyyil1e Tory-The Ninteenth
1ature-Wrs. Douglas.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicaso Tribune
saRNdFlELD Dec. u, 1862.
aERSETVILLE TORI

! Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune
SPRINGFIELD Dec. u, 1862
4 aERsETVLLE TORY.
The papers contain an account Of an ATTEMPT
! made by Col Hldeb1and to arrest the editors
Of the JerseyS5lle Democratic Union. Great
complaints were made Of this paper, for the
articles in it, which are said to have been
Of the most bitter secession character, ,Jer
sey is largely Democratic, and it is in such
counties that such papers flourish and do most
mischief 4 letter from an old citizen Of the
place vas read to me yesterday, in which he
says ten secess{onists there, who call them
selves Denlocrats ARE organizing secretly, buy
ing up all the powder in tho place, tic. What
their object is cannot conceive. I am occa-
sional]y shown such lettersfrom other parts Of
the State, but the thing has become so COM
mon that T have ceased to be SURPRISED at
their receipt. But the fact that the fears If
the loyal public in these pluces are excited
shows what injury such papers do. There is
great deal of boasting among Democrats Of
power. We're one to believe half Whist t}eT
that event. -
THE l9rH REGIMENT
4 letter appeared III the TRIBUNE Of yester-
day, which ronndly abused the Governor far
TIE appointment Of Capt. Raffin to the Lieut..
G2ionsiey e:,oI ct the lyth regiment. Having seen
osier l!a..+s charges ef the kind. ! had he
found that TWENTY-FIVE Of the line officers Of
the regiment had recommended Cant RafSn
Tor promotion to tue Office. Their ua;nes H.
tacNcd 10 the Recommendation, arc now m
lie in the Adjutant Generals office. a1sn
learn from good authority tllat personally
Gov. Yates preferred Capt. HAYDEN. rep:,r3;noo
him as an excellent officer, and Would i,ay5
lin were it not for the strong re-
commendation Of Capt. Rat1ia on the paFt Of
the officers. s't VI
FlErAR1SG FOR THE LEGISLATURE,
Preparations are being made for the meet
ing n o1 !he Legislature, and we would think |
from the expectations of the people. that -
good deal was TO be made ont u both houses.
and the lobby by the citizens generally. The
lneellh8 OF TUG Legislature Is always looked |
people, and juding from the way theV are t
putting up the prices Of board aud lodginr
their f!ies Of the money to he squandercd hrTe I
art quite expanded.
MRS. DOUGLAS.
Mrs. Stephen a. Douglas has been sfar;nor |
y The city for some time, the guest of Il, r
Goodell, Esq. Mrs. Douglas has been cal}ed
upon By large number Of persons. and IN
deed been the recipient IF the most eordia, |
rally. Her ladylike manners, her deep devo-
1lon to the memory of her dead husband. anf,
her kindness and Consideration to all havn
won for her the esteem and admiration of a|I
Win whom she has come in contact. Mrs
Dongsas exhibits traces Of her great grief, but
ft.u RIeSerres re that imperial style Of beauty
Tor Which she h.s ever been admired
, 1862-12-16

The following extract from letter Of
Washington to Cor. Trumbull, written No.
yc1pber, IT'S, shows the views entertained Of
tie proper way Of dealing with traitors III a
time Of public danger:
As it is now very apparent that we hare
nothing to depend upon in the present contest
bu! our own strength, care, frmness and
adopted in your and every other government
on the continent? Wonid it NOT be prudent
to seize On those tories who have been, ara
and that We know will be, active against ug
n1y should persons who are preying upon
The yitals Of their country be suffered to sliu]k
Ut large, whilst we know they viii 10 us cyrry
consideration, - 1N'+o"'
, 1862-12-16

~AAE@4s9s0.
TIC only spot in the nation which l,as
That whole city is at present alive WITH -
mose active, renlunerative trade, There is no
complaint made in any quarter, excent nj
!, g 41gh house rents and the scarcity Of labor'
1 ans 1renaan ho1els are vel filed goods stores
aRa eIsS IS rs aysn9s d. e th grest
tra1i1c: 4 recent visit to that b11sv mart
anoIung ns an opportunity to confer with
Leading capitalists and business men. ifas con-
sncea Us tnat Chicago will soon rank rs the
eef ronhiss. g,ts m IN AaneriG! Nothing but pot
LIS numerous outlets by railroad and water
give II 4 most commanding positlou-a nrsj
tlon which will Improve and strengthen wear
~ year. a1any Of the most wealthy men in
Ihe country are now making, there, large
bic form, such as manufacturing establish
mehts, city railroads, improvements of real
estate, 1anking institutions loans Oh bond and
mortgage, etc.
Chicago is already the hrgest grain market
N ths word: The aggregate shipments Of
almost incredible. Every railroad leading to
and from it arc loaded and crowded with pro-
dnce--enough, one would think, after a week 8
observation, to supply the world. Chicago is
also great lumber market-really the head.
quarters OF that line Of traffic OF this cont
nent. The pork trade is also immensc-fa1
exceeding that Of any other locality, not ex.
cepting the great squeaIing city-cincinnati.
One OF tile causes, if not the cause, Of this
present almost unparalleled prosperity, is the
advent ia that quarter Of a good carrcncY.
Ihe West, toa n,an, almost, now goes strong
forgoVernlnent S'greenbacks.' 'sGiEe Us suc6
acurrency," they say, 'tand VIC will soon show
S1n Sn, at the East what prosperity is.''
ihus the war, in spite Of its entanglements
aud losses, may prove, i'll reality great bless
irg: Give us now a uniform CURRENCY IN
equitable, permanent bankrupt law, universal
liberty, aud good, God fearing rulers, and
nothing GILL prerent us from being in f,ct as
well Us in name the strongest nation on the
giohe.-N. T. INDEPENDENT.
, 1862-12-16
TO Our Representatives md
Friends in Wasfpinrfnu

The Washington Office Of the CHICAGO
tribune ls on Fourteenth street, just north
OF the avenue, and precisely opposite the Ia
der entrance to Wizards Hotc1, OH the first
floor. Our Washington te1egraphic cores
pondent can be found or heard Of there at al
hours Of the day or night, and messages and
news ieft there for.us viii be sure to reach U.s.
A file Ut the TRIBUNE can always be found
there and Western Representatives in Con
gress are invited to call whenever convenient.
We assure them that they will always meet
cordial welcome from our correspondent at
his said headquarters- perhaps we should say,
especially 50 when they bring news.
, 1862-12-16

The representative men Of the De-
n'oeracy III Congress haye introduced but
two measures this session. The first ia n
reduce the Federal tax on whisky to |, nom
'nal rate, and the other is bill to prevent
the arrest Of Northern traitors who ara
giving aid and comfort to the rebels.
, 1862-12-16

Gen. Burnside selected the 7th Michigan
Tesimentto lead the i" forlorn hone" across
the Rubicon. The Michigan boys did it
gallant1y. The post Of honor and danger
was confded to men worthy Of the trust
reposed in them. The Western soldiers
point the way to victory, and say to their
Eastern companions in arms, "Come on,
boys, this is the road to Richmond"
, 1862-12-16

(. E8 When the seceBh raper heralded the
nnkef's peace proposals to an astonished
"orld, it endorsed their genuineness in these
"ofds: We have not shadow Of doubt
OF the perfect and entire truthfulncss Of the
statement This confidence is inspired by
numerous 17'tc,riescs with Mr: Greene and
ny numerous testimonials as to his tharac-
te7. we have been at some pains to fur
nish additional testimonials ~ tn b;s
character" for the purpose Of deepening
its inspiration Of confidence" and trust
ne have succeeded,
, 1862-12-16

People who have wondered why the
army Of the Republic was cut up into
squads, each acting without the support
and independently Of the others, will be
glad to hear that a new order Of things is
to prevail, and that heary concentration
and powerful blows arc resolved upon as
the rule Of future operations. Goodl
, 1862-12-16

MY MARFLAKD."-Germau officers assert
that tits air to which the gush Of robel sent;-
ment is adapted is BY no means original,
but borrowed from poetic cffusion in their
Language. entitled 'Don't hug nc nor-some
ctIer: timg.''
, 1862-12-16

4 gentleman from Iowa has obtained =
patent for making wine from sorghum, which
Is said By connoiseurs at Washington to be
e9oal to Madeira. 1t can be made so rs to be
soio ior twenty five cents per gallon. 4 fine
quality Of rum is also made Of the same pro.
duct
, 1862-12-16

We are happy to announce that Hon. John
W" Noel, the emancipationist, has been
elected to Congress in the Cape Girsraeau
district, Mo-, over Scott, secession Democrat,
1t was thought that he had been defeated, but
1t turns out, when all the returns came in.
that be was elected by seyen majority. The
following is the sbte by counties:
VOTE OF TIE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL. n,s1R1cr
, 1862-12-16
EewMaiirid

There were no returns from eeyera] coun.
tics. lawson, Conservative received 1911
Fotes. The election Of NOEL SECURES five Ad-
ministration votes from Missouri, to four for
the Opposition.
, 1862-12-16

AND DAN1-SLAvERY
a contemporary journal Of the opposite
party pouEs its wrath upon the TRIBUNE
Tor its continued and persistent use of the
term "Pro-S1avery'' in designating the So
Called Democratic opponents Of Mr.. Lin
COINS Administration, where opposition is
based on objection to his Anti-Slayery
policy. We llavca word to say about that,
and before We get through VIC shall con
vince our assailant that if he has nothing
worse to say than that we are Abolition
1sts,' he may with our free consen. fire
away until his ammunition is exhausted
The so-ealsed Democracy proceea rnon
. the hypothesis that Slavery must be Der
petual; that the disgrace which its pres~
ence entails must never be wiped out; that
ITS disastrous effect upon the government.
upon tic public morals, upon the
national industry, upon our pouh-
cal parties, and upon. the univ Of
The Republic must be endured
I,hclr practical belief is that he who oues-
tons the 1igbtfulness and necessity Of the
institution is 10 that extent a disturber Of
Tue Public peace; and that political action
looking to its removal is treason outrioht
ms Ve say, is their practical heIief
1he'r aFo"ed theoretical opinions br which
they ask to be judged, give neither direc-
t1on nor impulse to anything but the;r
words Hence the frequency and ac,;mo.
ny Of their charges against the civil sna
military authorities; hence their fem t,,at
the war may net he 50 carried On asto ~,
serve that which is to them more sacred
than the Constitution, and more endurinr
than the Union; hence their eff,rte
for reconstruction that shall siva
back the traitors to the counc7,e
Of the nation, and restore the su-
premacy Of man-selling in all the fu-
ture Of the Government Their action is
entirely consistent with, notwhat they saw.
but. what they believe. Their position is
proof that they deny the possibility Of re-
fo1m, Of Development, Of progress. 4
Christianity that authorizes man to sell his
brother; and Democracy that 1egalizes
the transaction by merciless enactments-
these are their highest ideal standards, the
one Of Religion and the other Of Politics.
The difference in the parties is funda- /
naeatal. 1t is the outgrowth Of dissimilar !
End conflicting principles. Mr: Lincoln,
and Others Of lis school, believe thatslavcry |
is not only Il crime, but that like all other ]
Erimcs it ia, in whatsoever way regarded, a
mistake; that il is a blot upon the national
good name, 4 l,;=:7=ence to good govern
utnt, cozTuitc4 u tl2 rat;va;1 character
, 1862-12-16

ne nave been so completely o5crrun hy ex
citing war news during the past week, that il
has been impossible for US togive entire to tbe
publie the voluminous reports ofthe PROCEED
lngs OF the State horticultural Society. furnish.
eo eS our industrious correspondent, ssRural, II
He must content ourselves now with eirinu
TIC briefest. possible synopsis Of the closing
proceedings, commencing with the evening
Session Of the third day.
THIRD DAy-EyES1SG SESSION.
An essay was read bY j. Pcria1n on Kitchen
tafacnffs, auu VI dcreu to be published The
snhJret was discussed at length by Dr..
shroder.
GRAPES FOR VINE,
Ut. Marder, chairman Of the committee to
following list: - ''4 LAG
Cata~ba, for white wine.
Delaware, for purple wine
Hcrbemont. Tor red wine
SGrfons Virginia, rich red vino.
ClInton. darE red wine
Geneved, red wine. which promises we'll
RIEandtr. White vine
This list was adopted without debate.
FOURTH DAE MORNING SESSION,
Ihe place for holding the next Fair WIS
t2ed aG Rockford, and committee, consist
ing Of President Mlnicr, Tice-Presideuts An
d5e"s, and Galusha, were 2ppointed to fix The
time aud make the necessary preparations.
The same committee we're authorized to pub-
Hsh tflese proceedings in pamphlet form, and
subscription was made by members, para
BILE in reports.
fruits FOR ALTON DISTRICT,
Mr. Higglns made report on fruits for tue
Alton district
APPLE TREE BORER
These pests were discussed at considerable
length, by Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Oyerman, aud
others.
PEACHES,
Considerable interest was manifested In re-
sard to securing 2 crop Of this frnit at the
North, AND it was suggested by several that q
light shelter made Of cornstalks would effect |
his purpose. The discussion Of the subject I
,losed the session.
, 1862-12-16

sB The grcat peacemaker If the 7;,n..
etafea, that when be "asked JEFF. Davis what
ne thought OF The proclamation, the ]attcr
rather euTsorily remarked That it xon1a
play Ill with u5''
, 1862-12-16

LACK OF AMBlTloE.-Col Hi1dehrand, mill
tary commander at Alton, whom the Alton
Telegraph sets down as q sound Douglas
Democrat, sent posse Of soldiers few DAYS
since to arrest the editor Of the Jerseyyille
Dc1nocratic Union, sheet that for months l,as
been filed with blatant treason. The disIoya,
ee1tor smell danger from afar, and made him
sell source before the soldiers arrived there,
tie had not ambition enough to be made a
martyr. The fellow evidently has no Con
gresslona aspirations. In that region the
ROAD TO political preferment Is through "the
1ankee basE1e, ,"-YfM n. ), Allen.
, 1862-12-16

81 Inc Ornamental Japanner disappeared
from chicago Friday night. Not having got
Fur enough from Washington, he concluded
to 60 Further.