The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-11-11

The general Is confident that he can repe
the present force under Longstreet, but j
anxious TO be heavily reinforced IL he 10 to b
called on TO hght,the whole rebel army. l'l
iMPoRrASr SUIT AGAINST THE SECRETARY OF
ssis.n,, brosi.s, THE NAVY, spe. ,ar sar
| 4, In tho circuit court TO day case of some
interest was decided for the present. 1t wa,
suit Of DR.. Albert d. Hayden against Sc.
cretary Gideon Welles, for tho recovery Of
$27, 500 cash, seized in September, ] SOL on
the plea that itlwas money belonging to tho
navy department, and bad been lost at faro
playing by Paymastcr Gallagher Of the Wash.
"ingtop navy yard Tho plaintiff failing 10
prove that the money WAS received by S,cre-
tary Wclles, allowed "a mon suit, 10 order to
prosecute tho. claim in another form. Gal.
,lagher's bopdsman have been prosecuted for
the amount Of their hail, and they claim that
the money recovered by the government
should be credited on qtheir bonds. Il The
whole samountsof the dcfslcaiion was about
$50 ,000a5a Invent y-seyen thousand dollars
ysere takcnsfrom Hayden and $4,000 were
found in GalIsgher's private box by his sue
cessor, Paymaster Uphnm, antl handed over
70 the ngosernmentsl There was a prospect
that the matter would be compromised before
itigot isto tho courts.sw anoIsJ -haidW Of Y
AID FROM ESdLANp TO BUILD J. REBEL NAVY
There Is reliable information Of substantial
aid being furnish d by England for tile con-
struction Of rebel navy. Several immense
iron clad frigates arc being constructed at
present, calculated to cross the ocean, and Of
power sufficient to devastato our coasts and
annihilate our shipping. Practically, Eng
land is now at war with tho United States,
and a formal declaration could scarcely add
to the power for mischief which it exercises
Important Circular from the State
on' H9f Department.. lsl ~
Tho following circular by Mr.. Seward ad-
dressed to all the Diplomatic and Consular
Agents OF 1.-The United States, is published in
The Paris papers, 1t will lie noticed that the
circular is dated on the sane day as tho
emancipation proclamation. 4 ,aS .A ,,S .,s|
hoe J,sB DEPARTMENT OF STATE, .ua),i
dWAsnrSoToS, September 2a, 1862. }and
stGENrLEMAN:l5You will receive by thu,
mail which will carry you this dispatch owl 1
llence which will convince you that the ag-aI
gressive movement Of tho rebels against the
States remaining faithful to the Union is ar.
rested, and that The forces of the Union,
and treinstated /, are again ready
10 undertake a campaign on vast scale. II
you consult the newspapers you will easily
perceive that the financial resources Of the
decline rapidly and that the
means of raising troops have been exhausted.
On the other side, you will see that tho finan.
,ial situation Of the country is good, and that
lhe call for fresh troops, without which the
material force of the nation would be SCI iously
crippled, is being promptly responded to. /
lavo already informed our representatives
.broad of the approsch of change in tho social
organization Of the rebel States; this change
will continue to make itself each day more
md moro apparent. .ia3i ym bugo7a 'aj
In the opinion of the President the mo.
neat has como TO place the great fact more
.learly before the people of the rebel States,
Ind to make them understand that il these
States persist in imposing on the country the
hoice between the dissolution OF this Govern
neut, at once necessary and beneficial, and
he alternative Of Slavery, that it is the Union
nd not Slavery that must be maintained and
aved. With this object the President is
bout 10 publish a proclama ion, in which be
nnonnces that Slavery will no longer be re
oguized in any Of the States which shall bc
q rebellion on the first day Of january next.
While all the good and wise men of all
ouuties will recognise this measure as a
nst and proper military act, intended to de.1
ver the country from terrible civil war,
1 . Al -
and magnanimitys with which Tho
Government proceeds in matter solemn and I
nportant. lam, gentlemen, 70 o2'gi - e2a
igoda bau Your obcdent servnnt,1o nainpif
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