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, 1862-05-14
The Dead Of the Twenty-E1zhth ult-
nofA.-
4 letter from Pittsburg Landing says:

stOf all that have died and been buried st
P.tsburg, none rest in a more romantic place,
or bare been more carefully buried, than the
dead Of the Twenty-elghth Illinois. This
regiment Has one Of those On the lett Of our
line, where the enemy had made such su-
perhnmsn efvr<s to get TO the river 30
as to destroy Of drive of the steamers aud
get Into the rear Of our other divisions.
But the ceo1 courage OF our men foilad
them in every. efton. They made the
number Of the dead In this part Of the field
ast<et thc. ssnguioasy nature Of the contest
that whs maintained hero. After the battle,
the ,Twenty.tighth Illinois appropriated
an Indian mound noar their camp for their
own aead, and surrounded It with burial
fence Tho -mourd is on the highest
pat Of the ground in the vicinity, and is aoout
ten teet above the Level, and aaont eighty feet
squs1o On the top: On this the grAyes are
made side by side, In ro~s, each one having
the oecnpants mans placed at the head, wish
company and pl.ce Of reeIdenee- It Isl sweet
spot, anrroun dcd with Wild flowers. and when
I .was last thtre many: Of the soltiers were
transplsnting y1ol.ts and other Wild 10 xers
to decorate the last rsaiug place Of their brave
, 1862-05-14

It excited sume remark recently that Gen. |
Mcclellan in one Of his dispatches should
ask leave 10 follow the example Of other
Generals and direct the names Of battles
to be placed on the colors Of regiments"
At the first blush nothing seems more
proper than that the regiments who have
borne their colors to dear bought victory
in defense Of the Union, should inscribe
upon their standards as perpetual me-
mortal, the names Of the fields Of their
yalor. But little reflection sustains the
eminent present and historical propricty
Of The sentiment embodied in Mr.. Sum
ner's recent resolution ia the Senate, which
VAS as follows:
the reetors ton Of the Vnj6n and the establish
ment OF peace Throughout the country. It ta inex-
pedient that the names Of the viet ories Obtained
over our own fellow citizens should he placed on
the 1egiEnentAl cnlors of the United S:ates.'
This means that the war is to end when the
supremacy Of the Government is re-estah-
hstcd, aud that thenceforth the work must
and should be that Of removal Of all traces
and sources Of auimosity. The traitors
crushed out and punished, and the caust
of The rebellion hlotted out forever, let ths
only memorial Of the war for the Union b
the reunited country, with peace rcstorc'
throughout its borders. Even IS Time an
the returning seasons will effacc the de-
olations Of war, and smooth over the seal
red battle~felds, so nothing should renal
to perpetuate clacship or hatred anon
the people. 1t will be enough for a
our regiments to haye conquered under Ii
Stars and Stripes, and in this National el
sign I'll others should be ed. In
foreign war, Bucna Vista, and Alontere
might stand without the sSsd signifcan;
that pertains to DoneIson, Nerwbern, an
Williamsburg, where kindred blood Vi
shed by kinamen in the civil war, broug]
upon us by Slavery. Let there be no nee
less blazon Of Union victories. It will |
enough that q restored country will pc
petuate the fame Of the patriot so1die
who fought her battles.
, 1862-05-14
The Brutality of the Rebels,

RP AA234AtT IA bAV RNNGAes
4 correspondent of the Boston Traveller,
with the 22d Regiment, writes under date Of
Yorktown, May $, as follows:
Over dozen men in our division were killed
yesterday by the traps Of the brave c|iua!ry
Of the South, and it is a miracle that more
we're not: Gen; T. j, Porter had narrow
escape with his life. His horse stepped upon
one Of these torpedoes, exploding the pow
der, but falling to ignite the charge Of the
shell. The General dismounted and had the
Internal destroyer dug up, and 1t now lies iu
front Of his headquarters. It is q hundred
pound shell, and would have deprived our
country Of one Of It's best officers, had the
powder ignited+
Earlier ia the day General Jameson had q
similar escape while In the works with the adj
Esuce. 4 member of Berdan's Sharpshooters,
who was, Killed near his rifc-pit, beyond our
outpoats several days ago, lay In the field
where he first fell. The rebels had come out,
taken his repeating rife, and planting four OF
fire of these torpedoes around the spot where
/ be lay, doubtless anticipated serious explo.
sion and loss Of life when onr men prepared
| to bury him. There are numerous sad Incl
dents related Of the effects Of these more thar
| brutal machines.
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OPPOSED TO FREE HDHIESTE4DS

The passage Of the Homestead bill will destroy
orc source Of public reyenne, which las been I'M
portant heretofore, and which would have been
important hereafter, upon the return Of prospect
oue condition Of the country. bad 1t been lefs 1r-
disturbed. Though We might have assentea to
the principle and policy Of a homestead bill in
ample for the wants OF the government, we snoud
seriously question the policy Of 1t now. when the
public c'tdit needs all tie basis 1t can have to
stand upon and when the most enormous direct
taxation is impending to supply the treasury.
But ne have always doubted the wisdom Of the
principle ol free lands.-chscngo Times,
OF course it docz Il doubts the " wis
DOM Of anything that has the prefix free
to it. It believes only in the wisdom
and divinity Of Slavery, and is devoted
specially to siding the secession master in
keeping his loyal bondnlan in servitude.
Nothing for the poor white man, and
egcrrtling for the aristocratic STAKEHOLDER,
is the maxim of that secession sheet.
The passage Of the Homestead bill, 50
far from destroying public revenue, " as
alleged, will largely increase it. The Coy
ernment, for years, has derived very little
income from the sale Of public lands
But parcel out the unoccupied Nationa
! domain in quarter sections to landless men
and the increase Of production and con
sumption Of dutiable goods, and the addi
| ton to taxable property that will thereb..
follow, will add to the publ
income dollars where dimes woul
otherwise be obtined, besides en
hancing the commerce Of the countr
and promoting the general welfare. I'll
Shareholders have always opposed th
Homestead measure, because it would benz
fit the laboring class, and tend to elera'
the "mud-sills to position Of pecuniar
independence. The secession print a
though sucking its living from the swe'
Of the poor mans brow, advocates the il
| terests Of their enemies. The wonder
! that any laboring man is SO wanting in 81
, respect as to patronize or counteuance th
: treacherous, snakey sheet. 1t should
t obliged 10 look to those whom it serv
4 for its grub.
, 1862-05-14

4 deserter from the rebels, native Of New
York, who served in q Confederate artillery
company at Yorktown, states that the utmost
confidence was felt by General Magruder in
the impregnab1l]ty Of the works, which was
also entertained By his officers and meu.
When the news was received Of Commodore
Farragut having run Forts jackson and
Philip, aud the subsequent fall Of New Or
leans, they began to doubt whether the gun.
boats could not do likewise NJ Yorktown. II
ia said that General Magruaer sat down and
cried on hearing the news, and his officers all
began to donbt, whilst the Louisiana regi
nents wanted to go home. nagruder, how
ever, opposed the evacuation throughout, but
WITS oyerruled By Johnston, Lee and Davis.
, 1862-05-14

There seems to be great doubt as to the ef-
ftctiye strength Of our volunteer army. The
pay~rolis show 700, 600 men; the War Depart
tnent can't find more than 0.0oo; and sena.
tor Wilson, Chairman Of the Military Com
mittee, believes we have not to exceed st, 900.
Where arc the other 1o0, ,0oo, or eooooos 1t
was suggested In the House, the other day,
that fraudulent ay-rolls have been forwarded
to the Department. Here is q good subject
| for an Investigating Committee. We believe
in Senator Wilson's figures, and they seem to
| be based upon an estimate like this:
, 1862-05-14
FORWARD TO RICHM0ND-

Forward to Richmond at last! That |
city Will soon pass out OF the possession OF |
the traitors, The day Of rctribution has
come upon Eastern Virginia. Her absurd
pride will aggraratc her humiliation; for
she must first be brought Low before she
can rise again to the level Of loyal respect
ability. She must undergo regeneration.
She is vain Of her ancient renown, now
sadly dilapidated, and Of her sacred"
sol, now daily .profaned by the tread Of
hee-scl Yankee leg ions. Her capital is to
her what Paris is to the French With her
doom staring her in the face, it is poor con
ISOLATION to tell Virginia how it might hare
been aycrted.
The storm Of war would bare passed
her by had she not preferred hypocrisy to
truthfulness, rebellion to loyalty, and
treacherous alliance with the despotic Gulf
States, to an honorable union with the free
and powerful commonwealth Of the North.
Next to Charleston, Richmond takes pre-
cederce in the rank Of thoroughly disloyal
cities. For years it has been q den Of con
spirators whose trade was plotting against
the Republic. Affecting to act with more
delibcrahon and judgment, with more dig
nifty and discretion, than its irnpuleiTc
sister, it has been the more guilty Of the
| two; for under this guisc Of innocence,
! it has committed the same crimes. Charles
ton boldly avowed the most revolving
| wickedness, and exulted in 1t. Richmond
has been trying to do the most degrading
work Of the conspiracy in dignihcd an6
courtly manner. It has been the Rober
Nacaire Of the plot-nntting on mock air:
and shabby gentility, while planning tn
blackest crime Of the century, She ha
aspired to be the capital Of rebeldon1
the focus of the Shareholders great con
spi1acy. She has devoted her whole cne1
gies to promote the rebellion and destro.
the Republic. She has staked all on th
cast Of the die, aud lost, Til
: Grand Army Of the Union is With
her gates The mudsills profane her sacre
, places with their loyal presence, aud th
, stars and stripes wave over naughty Ricf
mond. But yet there are some loyal sn
: true men in the Capitol Of the Old Domi1
5 ion who have not bowed the knee to Baa
For their sake she will be spared man
f humiliations. John Minor Bolts, who vi
rejected By the secession builders. will b
!. come the chief cornerstone in the reco1
: struction of the political cdifce; and the
s are others like him who have passe
: through tic terrible ordeal and come o.
= refined gold. From these roots q Union tn
, will grow, that will in time oEershado
the whole scrub forest Of secession and di
: 1o.znl4,.
, 1862-05-14

- Col Leonidas MctcaK made athorough
going Free State speech At Garlisl, Ky., q
few weeks sinee, and having also been InsRu-
mental In sending VT. Caato, I a'has5a4lnc
rebel, to Fort Lafayette, the iastee challenged
him to y duel. It was f,uKht At Dorea, Ky.,
on tbs 8th, and Cato Ras shot through the
heart
, 1862-05-14

The Memphis Argus Is disheartened- It says
II Corinth is lost, "the patriotic people Of tho
Southwest, who have so nob1y contributed to
the establishment Of Southern independence,
may as we'll relinqutsh their hope OF SUCCESS
ndprcparc to quietly yield q quiet submission
to Northern despotism. With an enemy's ar
my ct our right, untramu1eled and unilnpafred,
With New Orleans in possession Of the Lincoln,
ties, and their victorious boats descending the
river aboge us, and with another force pcne
trating the wilds Of Arkansas, seeking to reach
this point, there is really no hope LETT"
, 1862-05-14
OFF NEW oR1zAHz. april 50. 1861
4 RETRo9PEcT.

Nothing occurred during the night to dis.
turb us, and when morning caue wB looked
Scarcely any one could realize the full extent
OF our escape from utter destruction: From
four O'Clock On Thursday morning up to
Saturday noon we have passed and re-
ceived the fire Of over two hundred guns
in heavy forts, the. fire of, thirteen
Ere three times, takcn camp Of sharpshoot-
ere, t~ken two batteries with elghtson guns,
and are now of the city OF New Orleans. Il
that is not some work tor lcsa than forty eight
hours, then pray tell me what work il.
Ships we're never fought Or hsudled better
than vas our fleet, and all other naval engage
ments with forts On batteries d~indte INTO IN
significance. Iwas 6 participant in the Port
Royal affair, but that Was q: nero Ekffmish
compared with tho fight Of. Thursday morn
ing, and the fight Of last Saturday noon nearly
compares With the Port Royal .affair.
AFRu. e.
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL BuTLRR.
General Butler arrived this afternoon from
Quarantine station. He passed on up the riv-
er to SIC tho Flag Officer, and he gave Us no
news Of bis successes.
TEE FRENCH WAR VESSELS ARRrrE,
At five o'clock the French VAT steamer
Ml1sn came up the river. He congratulated
US, to use his own words, con our pleasant
| Said the eons1nandcr: "Is Is Tue greatest
achievement OF the age and Ia histo<y,r He
/ brings us the Welcome intelligence Of the
eafety Of the gunboats Vnruna, Keanebec aud
I:asca- The latter had shot put throu n her
boilers. and was obliged to put back, without
loss Of life. The TWO former TAN On sunken
raft, and lay there, long after daylight, tar
get fnr the enemy's guns; but, strange ia
esy, though riddled With ahot, thay Hoally ex.
tsicattd themselves from their peralaus situs
.iun, and Ftturned to their old auchprase.
Only Two v. r. killed On bosrd Of the thrsa
stsaels. As ,es:we hare NO further news II
relst1on to them ,a., 80 =.
General Butler. has tFoops at Quarantine sts
tiup, md *ir. ae I anders.a1 aaud a force
each day; until he has q large army in aut
ab1.nt she city Of New o.1eaoes Tais TO Us /,
glorious n.we> The French Commander say
the foztB will surrender as .aoon % they cxs
4 hear from thu city Alta late hour This even
ing the Flag Officer aud Gsn1aI Butler return
| ID on board. - = 81 ".
AvA1uAB1E LETTER, AND wHA7 II cosrA1Nx.
4 letter was received today under th
following pecp1ia< circumstances: a Id
In frnaH boat, pulled BY = boatmAu
came of to one Of the ships a1d ir
| auited II: there Was q person name
McClealan at the ssme time she gave th
Captain a wink which put him up to til
1no.e. He rrplh In the Affirmative and a<
| cording}f letter Has passed up. Ii coniaae
, 1862-05-14

Alderman Dupre then offered the following
reso1otion, which, without debate, was uuani-
mously adopted:
"Tbc City Council Of New Orleans, having been
advised by the military authorities that the city
Is tpdefensfble, declare that no Resistance will be
made to the forces OF the United States.
't Reso1rtd, That the sentiments expressed in
the message Of his Honor the Mayor to the City
Council arc In perfect accordance With the eenti
mente entertained by this Council and by the en'
the population Of this metropolis, and that the
1t manifested in said messago.',
On motion Of Alderman Stith the Council
then adjourned till half past 6 o'clock thit
evening.
, 1862-05-14

<
4 Philadelphia correspondent Of the New
York Hsrala gives an interesting history Of the
causes which have led to the strike Of the coal
miuers in schuylkiH county, Pa, which he
FAYE is amatter Of annual occurrence, although
this year it assumed an appearance Of deter-
mination, riot and disorder It never had be-
fore. The dissatisfaction is stated to originate
In the tyranny Of mining capitalists, both as
respects Low wages and the manner in which
earnings are paid. The average amount Of
wages il I've dollars per week, which is sell
dom paid in cash, but in "ordefB'' on store
keepers in the employment Of the mining COM
Panies, where they must take goods at the COM
panies' scale of charges. Such is the state OF
things represented by the writer that families
can hardly obtain the necessaries Of life. Du-
ring the wintcr families Of eight persons have
had to subsist on three dollars, out Of which
had to come their rent and the oil consumed
while at work. Under these circumstance
the syppathics Of the masses arc with the strl
kers, although their disorderly action is con
demned. It is said to be caused only by {
few turbulent men. The difficulty has beer
settled; but the mine oWners declare that tht
| advanced prices will ruin them. The Fores
| Improvement Company Is working mainly up
! On Government orders, and if the sums dc
| nanded are paid, the capitalists say they can
t not fulfill the contracts, which.aame certai.
amount Of money per ten. The damage to th
I mines has been considerable.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-05
NUMBER 2O9.
The Tax RRIIi.

The House of Representatives is bulsily
engaged in considering the tax bill. A
subject of considerable interest to news
paper proprietors and to the business
community GO was under consideration
tuesday. Mr. colfax proposed to strike
out the tax on advertis ments. After
some discussion it was decided that all
journals which have circulation Of less
than two thousand copies, or an ad-
yertising patronage of less than 81, 900
per anum, shall be exempt from taxation.
Thus, nearly all country newspaperswill
escape tho proposed duty Three per
cent, of the advertising receipts of all
Journals not thus exonerated is to be
paid to the Government. 80
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-05
or About Mules.

In one of our western exchanges we
find an army correspondents description
Ofa mule that wouldn't go ashore: Course
you, you brute" " roarcd a soldier, whose
philosophy had been sorely tried by an
ill-conditioned NANCY little mule that
first pitched of the plank into the river,
and then when dragged to the brink OBJ
stinately, refused to lift foot to try to get
out, and absolutely lay there, limp as a
rag, without even holding up its head,
tillitwas dragged <out, into the mud,
neck and heels, with rope, manned by
a file ofsoldiers-" curse the brute, what
were you borna mule for, anyway
Your father t0dsn't male, and neither
,0qs your mother; what business had you
totbe horpe mule anyway, you brute
youf" And sounding cuff, toward the
butt Of the long ear, emphasized the start
ling inquiry. saa45 ii gaal.a
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-05
A Sad Romance.

The Washington EUenng Star, of satur-
day has the following .nlf.ss Iss.
A young man of rare attainuients. the
son OF an eminent lawyerof ALBANY, left his
Northern home few years since, to seek
fortune in the Souths-He settled ut Clarks-
vile, Tenn, where he soon gained him
scores of friends. he established "A semi.
nary there, and in a year or two married a
"nattve," "a young lady of amtable charac-
ter. -,7,--sz-'l - -
Shortly after the secession of Tennessee,
the seminary was broken up; most of the
pupils enlisted, and the head of the estab-
Iishment tsuccumbed to the pressure, and
enlisted also. Before leaving home. he
told his wife to collect his debts, settle his
affairs, and make herself as comfortable as
possible among her friends, until happier
times: AS for himself, he told. her, he
would desert as soon as he got within sight
OF the Potomac, and rejoin his, fnmily in
Albany, until times were settled. The
parting was a sad one, but the husband
promised to write often, and an occa.
sional letter from him cheeretl the droopinp
spirits OF his helpmate. The letters ceased
finally, and the devoted wife, fearful for
the fate OF her husband, could not be re-
conctled but, in spite Of the protestatlons
| of friends, siguifed her discrimination to
make her way to her husbands Northern
home. After numerous trials she reached
Albany, and found that her husband's fam
lily were in utter ignorance Of his fate
they knew nothing and had heard nothing
from him since the stoppage Of the mails.
The feelings of the faithful and loving wife
may be imagined. ''"'
Weary months passed, aud still no It'd
ings Of the absent one were received. At
length came news of the fall of Fort Dom
elson, and a short timeafterwards num-
Der of the secession prisoners passed
through Albany, on their way eastward.-
These the venerable father eagerly ques-
toned, but they knew nothing of his son.
He had almost given up in despair, but
finally one of the prisoners fippantly OBJ
served in reply to the question asked him /;
"What, the Professor z Oh, yesl He was
shot last summer for desertion.' The par
ticulars of the attempted escape and sub
sequent execution were elected from the
prisoner, who belonged to the same regi-
ment, and the bereaved parents and wife
yet mourn the loss of the son and husband.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-05
Sfasauiay,s Conver.sation..

Y - VI z ~ = H r. H H
There is common impression that in
society Macsulay Was epgrossiug and over.
poWering. Every one has heard the witty
saying OF. his old friend (no two men could
appreciate each other more highly or more
JUSTLY about CLASHES of silence" But in
the quiet intercourse with the single friend,
nj. great talker was more free, easy, and
genial. than MRcaulay. There was the
most 'equable Interchange of thought: he
listened with as much;Courtesy.as be spoke
with gentle and pleasant persuasiYeness.
In a larger circle, such as he delighted to
meet and assemble around him to the close
OF his life, few chosen intimates, some
accomplished ladies, foreigners of the
highest, distinction, who were eager, to
make his acquaintance, his. manners were
frank and open. Ia Conversation IN such
circle, commanding voice, high animal
spirits, unTiValled qufckness of ofiapprehen-
sion, q flow of language as rapid as mex
haustible, gaVeshim perhaps larger share,
but share which feWawe not delighted
to yield up, TO him. His thoughts were
like lightning, and clothed himself at once
In words. While other men were thinking
what they should say, and how theysh6uld
say it, Maeaulay had said it.alls and a great
deal more. And the stores which hismem-
Org had at instantaneous comm and A
wide range Of Greek and Latin history and