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Situated as is our Western inland world,
f1on oo1 to . oo{, miles from the ocean. it is
:. 80 49, af ,or+ 7r,,,,rto,oa t,,,t no ob-
10 us Il li'lltci u '1eA lnl'o' Aa''e eA~s 49,
tain as soou as possible, a cheap ana speedy
transit nf all articles Of export and import, to
anu 1oni 'ne oees'i'' '4'o "''tt '1AA - sA'~
world.
uon1d asl, every ncrson who has an inter
o.. ~ 80 wa,fsro of W.. western world or
est III u'e "sn''e y. 'AAo 80 80.
who living here would consult his OWL inter-
oe4s tn rad and Thoroughly examine the let
tar NV n Osborn. President of the Illinois
Central Railroad Co., Of Dec oth' TO II.
Van Epps, President Of the Illinois State Agg-
r;cultnral Society, It NAV be found in the
l.e't."4 ~ 7s.,. e :,
CHICAGO TRIBUNE Of Dec. 18th. &c says y a
broad water course from Lake Erie to the
Hudson, through which our lake vessels can
at r;thon+ hroak;ntr 1,,,1k. will c1,eanen the
hoa1 "nnool oieaAsne oa!n' W.. eAren .Ae
cost Of transportation to the point at which
We can supply the European market, profta-
liz nnder aII cfrcrmgtanecs. He further savs.
1.-THE Charge by water upon bushel Of corn
T.. New York. for instance. has for two seasons
n,sf h;,en 5our times as great as the cost Of pro-
ffuc;no II = I will make no further extracts.
I'M isl-a II for granted that every Intelligent
49,, has rad 9r viii read every word If It
n,aa a1 ,n. },ern moved by its simple. stirring
fants rt@ 14"S
1''its. I.nno.rsto me that almost every western
~ ps!91 "a +b;. sntarnr;se ~ Il rre1niros m
ara1,ment to stoW IT'S utilitT to al: bIt It is
naass1r ~ % +I,"4 we slnn1d liz ;d1e Wait
not nSG ~; 49, non.1 ;e Mil Tb;ch Win re1
unen tnis & = 81 20 n;a,t +" ore-on;7a ard
aa anlre al ~ Thore ~ fs nov .bin ~ chaznei to tha
colnlhc9s. ~ e. ~ 1,,rranfe rante ,rh;oh aJ h
ocean, hsen e msea to nrot both bT onr own neo-
mas usS1 r,To,eon. e WV not nse It iii het
PIE a ana Gu " 1sde II Is cane9e ~ If # =,
!sl ota5 ~ Est;n ~ uo:+ a1,onet ~ fre;mh1 a1d
mg NV a,s}. - p6id men to fn;lS The Vessels
, 1862-12-20
n)ca1h OF Hon. EFnt. HI. Polk.
fFrom the Nashville Union. 17th-1

We are luined TO announce the death Of
Hon VIM. II. Polk, Of Columbia, Maury
county. Tenn. Mr.. Polk hid just returned
from the North, and reached this city, and
was stopping at the ST. Cloud Hotel He
died after brief Illness, III , O'clock, night
before last. Mr.. Polk WAS native Of North
Carolna, and was tue youngest full brother
Of Ex-President James K. Polk. He was
lawyer by profession, but Of late years min
glcd in State and national politics, filling sey-
eral honorable positions in the State. IIe
was, in 1874, Cha7yc 4 -ilfaires at Naples. He
lad been prominent in the Democratic party
of the State, and in years zone. had p par.ici-
lie was an undertaking friend Of the Union:
He was elected By the people of Maury to
the Convention Of 1861, to take into consider
alton the question Of the Secession Of Tcnncs-
eee This Coyention never met He became
the Conservative candidate against Isham G.
Harris for Governor i'll 1861, having previ-
cusly served in the Legislature Of the State,
and in the Congress Of the United States.
Mr. Polk was no less distinguished in the So
ci;l circle, gcnials WARM hearted, eminently
social, he was mucl, beloved by his friends.
, 1862-12-20

The Enss::aeefat then goes on to ask "WhaI
has crowded the people onward to Iowa, for
her railroads are shorter than ours? The
cause is plain. Hardy and thrifty emigrants
from the east and all the world, avoid the
hlighting contact Of the "peculiar'' institu-
by the coming Legislature, and the ten years
to come will give us 2,500, GOO people, and
81 SOC, Coo, ,OG0 IN wealth! Continue slavery
and encourage it to grow, and we shall have
in $50, about 1,5o0, 600 people, and about
s900, ,00o, 600 of property. We could vel a. a.
three times their value will at once go into
the land. But, now, when the general govern.
ment propose to compensate this losst what
friend of Missouri will hesitate to strike tor
the first commonwealth in the great North
west!'
These arc timely words. Would the legis-
1ature Of Missouri advance that State with
rapidity unparalleled in the history Of the
cptlntrr let them abolish the accurscd mstl-
tution. By SO doing they Will benefit not
ing States, Illinois especially, in an incalcula-
6le manner. In that event, where Missouri
takes one article Of manufacture or merchan-
disc from us now, she would take twenty
then. Besides that, she would foreVerremoye
from her midst all that tends to encourage
disloyalty and rebellion, and establish that
which will secure an indefinite peace as well
is an unbounded prosperity.
ARMS FOR ILLINOIS REGIMENTS
4 great many Illinois regiments have been
complaining Of the inferior ar1ns furnished
them, and the Governor has been constantly
| in correspondence with the War Department
| upon tho subject, The following letter i in
| reply to one sent to Washington By the GOV.
| crnor, respecting the arms supplied TO tile
| 122d volunteers, Col. Reinaker:
| ORDNANCE OFFICE, WAR DEr4RTMEST, |
| WASHINGTON CI1T, Dec. II, 1St4- J
, 1862-12-20

LANCASHIRE SUFfERERs.-A meeting was
held in Detroit on Wednesday, to take meas
ures to furnish relief to the furnishing opera.
tivcs Of Great Britain. Resolutions Of cor.
dial sympathy were passed, and a committee
appointed for the purpose Of collecting sub
srri1tinrs
, 1862-12-20

sB E. 4. Wales, formerly one Of the pro-
prietors Of the Detroit DaiEy -Adretise7, died in
Monroe on the 18th inst, hrr. Wales was one
Of tho most energetic and enterprising gentle
men connected with the press of the West
Hc was the first to introduce printing By
steam in Detroit,
, 1862-12-20
Brilliant DAsh.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribnne.1
Tine 1Sth 1890

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.]
CoRrSrH Dec. 18th, 1862.
Tile I'D Illinois, tho I'd Iowa, and L section
Of Buells battery, consisting Of two pieces,
and three hundred cavalry, ill in command Of
Gen. T. ". Sweeney, made forced march Of
sixty miles into North Alabama. On the third
days march the force came up with 500 rebel
cavalry and four pieces OF artillery, under
command Of Col. Roddy. From there every
inch Of ground was contested to Little Bear
Greek, Il distance Of about five miles, and
about nine miles from tho place where they
first met their pickets. At Little Bear Creek
the rebels burned fine covered bridge, so
our troops could not continue the pursuit.
Our cavalry, consisting Of detachments Of the
5th Ohio, and Stewards Illinois aud COM
rany Of Alabama volunteers, in our service,
fought nobly. The Alabama men fought with
a will against tlleir old rttel ntighbor5 and
acquailitanccs, relieving us ef many Fears and
doubts.
Tic fight was admirably conducted by Gen.
Sweeney. Under his direction our pursuit
was so Vigorous that the enemy could do us
but little damage, Us the enemy could not un-
timber their guns for fear Of losing them,
while they suffered considerably. One thou
sand men OIL our side, drove before them
thirty. and takine fhirty prisoners. and taking
tlirty.thrce bales Of cotton, and twenty
hnrscs and mules. Our loss was eleven
Wounded 1Wone mnrta11r 4 consider,h1e
n,an+;tv ,f sna11 arns xore t,l-on Mo;or
nra+n,, ,as - =, onnonand ~ tba so5 ni;n9;e
a,,S Ga7 Won,-or ~ 4hn "a T. 1,rra G,,r nannnn
..oe ..ne Iii $500 1ria march;no 5ona ehows
va 80. h.,,s n.,, dn-1n ,,;iss =; ~ 49,
"n'1 ou' q fHn.1,. 49, chas,1n; 90 4 n1;s,e;
D. Aho"Ae' on'p'nh ''o 11111ol7'
u.s. ~--I-
"a ENC Rf1sade.
Most Of our readers will remember that
| Col. Grcuscl Of the I11;noia Railroad Reoimcnt
nas iol se'ei'A lAon'ns last peen sc'1ns orssa-
| dicr General, commanding the 31th brigade in
Gen, Rosecraus' army. The SSth Illinois, Col.
| sherman Second Ro.rd- -of Trade Regiment
.1 ~ 1.,s ~ 1.1, y.
has been IN this brigade since the advance OF
| the army south from Louisville. This brigade,
| and .hc ssth 1,,ino;s csncc;a1lv did Gallant
49," WV
service at the battle o1 feFryEllie. on return
| ing to his regiment to give place to Gcn. Sill,
WHO baa hcen ass;ane5 tn tb;s hr;oadc. co1
WV n$so 0e~A ~" ~ N0t9 ts W.
| CAxP ON MILL GREEN. Tenn,
| Dec. II, 1862.
~, Ha.ing been re'isvsa lie Of the csmmand on DO o.
with tender my sincere thanks to the various
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rha+ 1oF 49, sro1 pe".e ale no'
,oaaa ~ .,-s.a-:.:u - e..~e ~ 1.'neol1' ~, he
~. a,;s;.- sA. ~ 80. " ons Ainu' oa.1foln
1o1,a w. D.. D.- "nen e..anuo "ooo'
To,;es an,hroaaa ~ 1 ana 4, 4'aulnS Noftnetn
+a~,,,a .,,s.a u ' "e teain "'a'
~. -o1.e,. 49,, ~s "te 4e''us I" onet W
1a~. D 49, ~ w. .ne o.eh ne na'e
.s S a14ou9 ~ w q lsnt <'t tne pro-
"o Ao4.'S' "uo no" na'e
~, r.. '. ~ =, .o1.. q meeA VI ."o oe1ote
S 4"' o1esne puo'ls'ieu n.s
49, a.. ' cs-ss,. ~ ss..7n papel ~ ''l's
.:oe.ha ~ -saa;sa +a,,,,. -. 80 80 opas ...pess..
are not at liberty to speak, but they are such a.
eoeid eD61t ae anu 'ae 'o"
What the Tory paper calls uhonorahle for
the North to accept" is stated by J. Wesley
Greene. To coax back the rebels they are
| willing, it seems, to pardon all the rebel
| leaders, jeff Davis, Floyd. THOMPSON,
| Breckenridge, Toombs. Yulec. Mason.
Slidell, Yancey, WisfaI, and reinstate them
in their places in Congress, and place the
Government again in their hands; they
are ready to have the nation assume the
rebel debt Of thousand millions contract
| ed in their preparations to shed the blood
, 1862-12-20
THE CANAL TEDT.

We print this morning communication
from John Gage, Esq, proposing the for
nation Of large stock company by the
farmers Of the West to build a fleet of YES
sells and transport the produce ofthe West
TO Europe by the st, Lawrence route. As
the West should just now bring all its en-
ergies aside from those directly necessary
to put down the 1ebellion-to bear upon
Congress to pass the bill for the enlarge
ment Of the Erie and the Illinois and Mich
igan Canals, we need not discuss for the
present the project Of Mr.: Gage. The SUBJ
ject is to come up early in January, and it
is hoped the West in the mean time, by
the resolutions of the Legislatures Of the
different States, the persistent efforts ofthe
Governors and leading men in all the pro-
fessions and walks Of life, will use every
possible argument to secure the accom-
plishnent Of this great national enterprise.
It is understood that the managers Of some
Of our railways, by whose persistent oppo-
sition the bill was defedted last winter,
have Withdrawn n their objections, wisely con-
Guiding that the enlargement ofthese canals
would so greatly facilitate the commerce,
and add to the wealth and the population
Of the country, that they would bc more
than compensated for any seeming loss
they may fear to their traffic. Our advi'
ces from Washington lead us to
hope that with proper exertions the Wes'
can secure the completion this great work
so essential to its military safety and com
mc1cial prosperity There cannot be
PARTICLE of doubt that within five year
from the time these canals are finished
that the Government will be more thai
twice remuncrated for their cost BY tn
taxes from the increased value Of propert
in the West, and the imports upon the to1
eign goods the people Of this great vale
will consume.
i Appropos to this subject we have con
munication from John ?. Hayes, Esq, {
Hennepin, proposing to deepen at a sfaa
cost the water on the bars OF the Limo
River by means of a system OF plows a
tached to the bow Of d steamboat, Il
which he has a patent, thus saving nearl
all the expense Of the locks and dams
) the Illinois River. As this experiment ca
he tried for trifing sum, if the bill passe
. we have no doubt the Commissioners W
y be disposed to gire the plan trial. v
have no room for the communication.
, 1862-12-20

children. Labor is honorable, and its re-
compense certain. No man is the property
Of another. The liberties and rights Of all
are protected. The means ofeducato On are
temptingly placed before all. There is no
excuse for ignorance, and the general i'm
rroyement Of the condition Of the whole
people is the chief care Of Republican
craftsmanship. And yet, the despicable
tools Of the shareholders, traduce the men
and the ideas that have wrought out the
system Of civilization existing in the North,
and employ all the vile arts Of the dema-
gogue to undermine and destroy it, and
substitute in its place the slave codes and
degradation of the South. Hthe poor, pre-
JUDGED creatures on whom they impose,
could get their eyes open to the wicked
fraud practiced upon them, they would
strip the villains naked and lash them out
Of the country.
, 1862-12-20
SPRINGFIELD CORRESPONDENCE.

Vote of a Reg1ment-Ch1 Matters
.-Went1yorth Opposed to the Chan
ges.-He goes to Europe ,a IL APEM.Tae PSdl.1Iso
shin-NIIss0urt and ulin0fs-Armsf for
Illinois TrooPs-The War1nc Art1t-
lery.
, 1862-12-20
S46,63


Total i, ,246, 600 S46,6sS
The number Of slaves to be manunlittcd in
Western Virginia is now probably less than
fen thousand. They conld be freed by act Of
Government, on the compensation principle,
at q cost of about IS ,000, 900. They will be
freed any way, in process Of time, BY the op-
erationo of forces which are not to be controlled
By legislation, but compel elleglslation to shape
itself to their progress. There is nothing
more certain under the sun than that Western
Virginia will be a free State, and it is for her
people to decide how soon and in what manner
this shall occur with the least injury to their
interests.
DEATH OF GEN. Wncox.-The Elgiu Gazette
| Of Wednesday announces the death Of Gen
| Elisha Wilcox Of that town. Cen Wilcox was
| one Of the pioneers Of The Fox River Valley.
He removed from New York STATE to E!gin in
! 1912, and from that time has been one Of the
| Illinois. Altl,oug h an unyielding Democrat,
his whole heart was in this war, and his sons
were sent to do battle for the right, three OF
them being commissioned officers in the IA
nous SD Illinois regiment. His faith in
| the final success Of the Union cause
was never impaired. His age was seyenty-two.
| H- tits stated that the Viceroy of Egypt
has ordered onc-quarter Of the cultivated land
Of Egypt to be sown with cotton. If the re-
| quiremcnt is carried out, as doubtless 1t will
he, the next years crop will be two-thirds
greater than any that has been raised there
heretofore. The Valley Of the Nile is des-
4 tined to become one Of the greatest cotton
raising regions in the world. No where else
docs it grow 50 luxuriantly. The plant shoots
out to an enormous size: An Egyptian cot.
|. ton field gives one rather the idea Of a small
forest--so rank and lusty is the production
The article has hitherto been regarded as in
fcrior, but no doubt more scientific cultiya
: tion will greatly improve the quality.
fE"-We stated q few days since that certain
Representatives in Congress, in New Yor4
State, had been detected in the dirty business
| Of selling army commissions at 4arious
priees-from 500 to 500. The Albany Jour
: nal says these rumors point to Hon. Alfrei
J Ely, from the Monroe District, for nearly
: year, it will be recol1ected, Bull Run pris
= oner at Richmond. 4 case like this is stated
j | 4 young gentleman from hts district Was Al
a I applicant for q position in the navy. The ap
;. plication, was pressed for some time, bn
. without apparent success, when Mr. Ely In
~ formed the young man that there WAS anothe
10 applicant for the place, who could be bough
le of for $3.50. This amount was handed oye
II to the member, and the commission was 500
, 1862-12-20

To the People Of Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa. minnesota, Missouri. and all
Interested III the Commerce OF the
I.HlsRs.
, 1862-12-20

AAE WHITE MAN7S EA"AA%
No falsehood is repeated offener or stuck
TO more 1cnaciously than the assertion
that the Democratic is the "white mans
party" except the other talsehood that the |
Republicans are opposed to the rights OF
white men and devoted to negroes. Inc
Shareholders coined these lies and their
Northern lickspittles circulate them Take
The section Of country where the ideas OF
The Democratic party have been adopted
as the form Of society and rule Of state,
and witness the fruits they have borne.
The white mans party" has welded its
scertre over Virginia, Carolina and
throughout the South for generations Sec
what it has done for the white man" It
has divided society into three classes-ariis-
toc1ats, poor white trash" and slaves.
The former, counting families, numbering
two millions; the second class, six millions,
and the last, four millions. OF the whole
white population tAresjourths are poor
and wrctchcd, ignorant and uncivilized.
Few Of t1tcm can read OF write; fewer pos
scss any property. They are clad in dirty
buttcrnut gar1,: their food is bad and
scanty they are denied free schools for
their children, and rear families that be-
come more ignorant and degraded with
each successive generation; there is no
I prospect Of ameEoration or improvement
for themselves or offspring. They are at
once the bigoted supporters and misera-
BILE victims Of the "white mans party.n
We will not depict the condition Of tht
four millions Of celored inhabitants. It j:
enough to say they are szaces. The" whit,
mans party" makes property" Of ami
keeps them on political equality witt
the beasts Of the field
The tree shall be known by its fruits
The "white mans party" confers on on
person in six the privilege Of living with
out labor by robb1ng the other five Of th
fruits of their toll. '*The white mans party
sinks three fonrths Of the whole people be
low the condition Of the Irish peasantrJ
Democracy is said to consist Of doing til
grcatest good to the greatest number, B
that standard, what claims have the men
ters OF the "wllite mans party" to
called Democrats? Turn now to that set
uon OF the country-the North where th
ideas, cherished by the Republicans, ha7
shaped the government and moulded s,
ciety since the days Of the revolution, ar
contrast the two sections. The great ft,
1aboring masses have no naughty aristo
rncy to lord it over them. They own Il
land and cnjoy the fruits thereof T.
highest places in the Government aud t
1rotessioa,s, are open to them and til
, 1862-12-20

~ Experience concIusirely prove that
cotton can be successfully raised in New Jer-
sey, if tile seeds are first sprouted in hot bed
:nd then transplanted. If cottan raising is to
be prosecuted in this State NC would recon-
mend the s1,routing process.
, 1862-12-20

BAD LooK FOR aHINPLAsTER 1ssuEs.-Ihe
Grand Jury Of Peoria county, in session at
Peoria, on Wednesday called before q large
number Of shinplaster issuers Of that place,
and put them through the briskest kind Of
catechiEm. What is to grow out Of it, has
not transpired, but many Of the fraternity be-
Gin to sstremble in their boots.''
, 1862-12-20

~ That pre-eminent traitor and scamp,
DR.. Edison B. Olds, Of Lancaster, Ohio, has
been re1ersed from Fort Lafayette. His afan-
tiles in Lancaster are making preparations for
giving him public reception.
, 1862-12-20

The Governor has also been for some time
in correspondence with the Department re-
spccting the Mariue ARTILLERY, principally re-
resentations. Assistant AdiutanI General Vim
cent, of Washington, has at length an
nounced that orders have been given for mus
tering Of the corps out Of service as soon as
they can be spurcd. This will be 4 great sat
isfaction to many families in Chicago who
have friends and relations in this corps.
ZETA.
, 1862-12-20

after secured. Subsequently, as the story
goes, it Was ascertained that there was not
only no other applicant in the way, but that
Mr. Ely had the commission in his pocket
when lie bargained for the $3.50! Several
other cases, Of similar character, are being
brought to Light. One Of Mr.. Ely's brokere,
one Brown, Of Rochester, is IN applicant for
paymaster in the navy. This position, re-
quiring the highest integrity, is to he secured
for the applicant, if possible, to reward him
1or his past services i'll behalf Of this ssvenal
Congressman" "Likc master, like man, is
an old adage; and the community in which
oofh = mas1er'' and "man'' live, do them
both injustice if either Of them are proper
persons to occupy the responsible position Of
paymastcr in the navy.
, 1862-12-20

A BODY OF DIRTY DoGs.-The Board Of
Supervisors Of Westchester county, New
York, at session last week, tried to get
through resolution to remove the portrait
OF the late Judge John Jay from the Court
room at White Plains. Judge Jay was on the
bench Of Westchestcr county for more than
twenty years, and enjoyed the sincere affec-
ton of the whole people. The cause for this
movement WAS simply Of partisan origin.
Can political knayery reach lower depth?
, 1862-12-20

- The population OF Eastern Virginia anu
Western Virginia, according to the census OF
1SCn is rs follows:
, 1862-12-20

ammunition issued to Col Reinaker is not
suited to his arms, he should make requisi-
tion for suitable supply.
Respectfully, Your ob't ser't,
JAS ". RIPLEY,
d.. 7z+ :nr1 I'D
, 1862-12-20

Occupetfon of CoHeevIEIe-:1 Flag OF
Trnce-A Successful ForagIng Expe-
dttion-Anot1ier Flag of Trtce-1nl-
baud-Capture of a Rebel Nearer of
Dikpatcles-Pos1tion OF the Enemy
at Grenada.
, 1862-12-20

The Missouri Democrat in recent article,
greatly outstripped Missouri in wealth and
population in the past few years, and gives
The following figures Of population, taken
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-04-04

spirit and policy of the Constitution was
yet fresh 10 the minds of the representa-
tivea of the people the amount of special
legislation was comparatively small In
1S4S, the whole volume of laws, general
and local, comprised but 1913 pages. and
for several succeeding years. as follows:-
in 1S49, 181 pages; 1850. 243 pages;
1852, 500 pages; 1853, $40 pages"
What called forth this bit of wisdom
from the governor was bill which passed
both houses changing the name of Martha
J. Amant to Martha Ann Collins We ap-
prove Of this, and think the people of the
state viii also sustain the governor in We
toing all such bills as may be presented for
bis approval. High time it is that some
rigid principles of retrenchment were
adopted by the heads of our state govern
ment, One general law would do just as
well for changing hundred names, and
the cost of legislation would be only one
hundreth part as much This would short
en- the annual sessions of our legislature
some days each year, which would save
many dollars expense to the taxpayers Of
the state. If the men elected to look after
the interests of the people betray those
who place them in position, it is certainly
a source of congratulation to know thai
they have governor who will place &
cheek upon their recklessness and profit
gacy. We are sorry to say it but the rep
resentatives Of the people of the state think
a great deal. more of their own Interests
than those of the people. We do not say
this is exclusively the case but generally SO
The day is dawning, we think, when this
internal special legislation business will b.
effectually done away with.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-04-04
Special Legislation

Gov. Harvey is down on this special leo
Islation business, as, in fact, every econo-
mist of the public funds should be. Tn a
message to the legislature he says THE
policy which I marked out for MYSELF at
the commencement of this session. in reIa
ton to special legislation, the objects Of
which might be attained under general
laws, and 10 which ] doubted not, | sbonld
have your support, induces me once more
30 urge upon You the necessity of placing
a cheek upon such applications for such
legislation. The great loss of time and
the expense involved. and the we'll defined
wish of the people, would seem to furnish
sufficient argument and reason for referring
applicants to the tribunals and methods at.
forded by the statutes. ] have examined,
with some care, the course which leeisla-
tion has taken since the formation of our
State Government, and call your attention
to the results as shows by the printed vol
umes of the Statutes. During the first
years of the State Government. while te