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apparent, when it is considered that every one
Of these rights and advantages are secured by
the laws pf ibis State now in force, and the
Constitution does not pretend to define or en-
large existing rights, but only vaguely declares
it the duty OF tile Legislature to do what tlls
already been done fits friends can say moth
ing better in its favor than this, they will lind
it djffiult to convince the people its superior
merits. So is it with tile two mill tx, which
is now imperative By law, and by general con
sent. Not single benefit is claimed under
the pew instrument but what already exists
uGder the old, or may be secured By act Of the
legislature Any advantage claTmed on the
score OF economy, is entirely chimcris:al, and
based upon false estimates, as has been already
shown, the salaries alone under the new
Constitution exceeding the entire assessment
for Feyenue purposes nndtT the old.
Sufficient has already been shown, it is be-
lieyed, to Justify the unqualified condenlna-
ton Of the proposed new Constitution. If
any other reason is needed, it will be found in
the fact that by its adoption, the State will be
put to the expense Of an election for State Of
tcers, and the public mind, already sufficient
II employed on National affairs, will be again
conyulsea-partizan strife again arFayed, old
animosities, supposed to be buried and laid
aside, reviye1-thus tending to separate our
fellow citizens and keep them apart at q time
| wien all should act together, when there
should be no party contests, no divisions, no
strife, except agalns. the enemies Of our COM
mon country, that its Institutions may be pre-
| served, and the blessings of free, happy and
| united people perpetRatea.
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IHE NAFoLEDN4t SlkA'EEGXs
Napoleon exhausted Ill lis skill aud
energy for The purpose Of bringing great
CT number Of men to bear upon any point,
than tie enemy lad at that point. All Of
cur battles, on the contrary, with tue ex-
ccption Of Roanoke Island and Fl. .Donelson,
have been fought against superior numbers,
and that, too, when VIC hayetwice as many
men III the field us the rebels. Witness
Wilson Springs, Pea Ridge, Zo}licoGers
defeat, Balls Bluff, Drancsvillc, SC.
Napoleon, when he took command Of
The army in Italy in 1796, found it badly
equipped and provided for, and dcmoral-
1zed; but the next day lie ordered it to ad-
vance, by forced marches, upon The enemy
and to victory Ills conscnpts were enlist
ed and marched directly to battle. He
conquered Prussia in thirty days Heusu-
any conquered nation in q single cam
paign- Did his army ever wait anywhere,
If the enemy was near? Our army of
250,o00. the greater part Of the time. ma
jo1ity Of the men We have had in the field
has been parading and reviewing at ASH.
ington for eight long months, The snme
palEied influence Tas extended to our i'm
1ncrse army in Kentucky.
Napoleon found no obstacles which b
did not speedily attack and overcome, Tha
which he most ardeptly. desired Was to fin,
the enemy, In our war, every place wher
the enemy are, Manassas, Bowling Greer
&c, &c, Is imIxegnable-another Quebc
or Gibraltar, wonderfully fortified: Quake
guns are enough to hold US at bay. Eve
mud prevents our armies from moving.
Napoleon moved with his whole arm
concentrated upon important points, an
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with an overwhelming force, swept away
all resistance. He made no t1anking
movements. He broke through the centre,
and The wings fell as matter Of course.
Our army is scattered from Ship Island all
around the Slave States to New Mexico.
It is in divisions everywhere. It takes
comparatively unimportant points, and
fortifes them, and camps down. It
does not strike at the heart.
Napoleon not only won battles, but he
sought in I'll cases to annihilate the oppos-
ing arnly. This he did by pursuing the
routed army instantly and vigorously after
the battle, taking them prisoners, captur-
ing their arms and munitions, and never
permitting them to organize again. This
be called conquering victory. This was
gathering in the fruits Of victory. This he
could do efficiently by means Of his supe-
1ior force, 4 part of which was kept fresh
for this very purpose, He would have been
ashamed Of a naked victory, where the en-
eHny were permitted to retire in good Or
der, and be ready to fight again. There
appears to have been little following Of
the routed enemy at Winchester; but no
where else hare ne taken any advantage
Of Our victory. Our anaconda system does
not permit it. Our generals have, except
on the Potomac, hardly men enough to win
the battle upon the field, much less to pur-
sue. The enemy are not only allowed to
escape and take away all their arms and
munitions, and reorsanize, but also have
plenty Of time to fortify new positions
and get all the reinforcements they
need. Napoleon always struck at the
heart Of the enemy in the first instance
II we cannot take Virginia, what is the
use Of fighting battles on Pea Ridge in
Western Arkansas?
Napoleon said that a general who waited
for the commissa1iat would never move
Ills amy. Before the battle Of Bull Run
Mcdowell waited three weeks for wagons
| and lost the battle. When Mulligan wa.
| besieged at Lexington, no reinforcementE
| could go frem Ottervillc, because there
were no harnesses for the mules All O
OUT naval expeditions have been delayed
beyond endurance from similar causes.
Napoleon said that the Austrians alway
lost their battles, by being half an hou
too late. We are weeks and months to
late How long can these things be?
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From the Tennessee.

4 correspondent Of the Cincinnati ebnmaey-
ciaz says:
The troops at Pittsburg are receiving their
ldy. -Four regiments have been paid off thus
Tar. At present the men have no chance to
send any money home except by mail, though
they greatly desire TO do so, and relieve their
oyerburdercd pockets.
It is reported on good authority, and denied
on high authority, that rebel cavalry are in-
Testing the country along the banks Of the
TennesSee, pressing all men into the rebel
service. Of the two authorities. I prefer the
<good'' Que. There Is 30 doubt that many of
the Inhabitants arc willing and anxious to join
the Union army.
Gen. Bueli's advance is supposed to be in
the vicinity OF Pittsburg, and it is said that
Gen. Grant has sent q small force to meet
them The Junction Of these two armies will
Of course indicate as speedy movement is
possible, and We may hope to hear Of them be-
fore long at CoT1nt1l.
The Coloncl Of the 21st Missouri regiment
is under trial at Pittsburg, charged with suc-
ftr1rg his command to commit aepredations
| npon private property, By shooting cattle and
hogs, and rlunderiug indiserininately. Gen.
Grant says that if the charges are sustained,
he will recommend the disarmament Of the
| regiment. This would be III excellent exam
pie to 'cranpers'' and 'sjerkers,' and all such
| as are in the habit Of wanton1y destroying
| private property; also, to their officers, who
| permit OF wink at such proceedings.
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Treasury Notes tor State Taxes.
Hon. William Butler, State Treasurer, re-
Gently addressed the following circular to the
severa1 County Collectors in this State, oa the
subject Of receiving .. 8. Treasury roles for
State ta1es:
DEAR Sic: The numerous inquiries re-
ceiged at this Office, concerning the payment
Of State taxes In the Treasury notes of the
United States, induce me to address the Col
lecfors OF the several aounties On that sub
jeet-
do not consider that am authorized to re-
ceiTe from collectors any other class Of funds
than such as are enumerated in the acts regu-
lsting the collection Of the revenue, viz for the
State revenue tar, gold, silver and Auditors
warrants for all other State taxes, gold and sill
yer cosn, ,and no other currency. See act Fegu-
AtlrE the collection Of revenue, section !,
page ea, public laws, 1858, and act regulating
the collection Of revenues In counties adopt
ing the Township Organization law, section
j, rage 81, public laws, 1858, which acts being
untepeascd, are considered as governing the
collection Of State taxes In Illinois. until
changed or amended by the State Legislature
: The proportion Of the State taxes levied for
revenue purposes for the 5aar 1861. Ia one
ninth part Of the State tax levied, aud on &C
count Of eaid tax, Auditors warrants drawn
on the revenue fund will be received, provided
the eane have been received In payment Of
taxes h5 the colfectora. =.
Respectfully your obdt servant, -
r. WILLIAM BurLRR, Treasurer.
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cost 1t will entail, by the great multiplicity Of
this class Of prosecutions. which are tins left
without check, should condemn this Constl-
tuition. It would be difficult, if not impossi-
bic, to calculate the immense additional cost
to the public Of such mode Of conducting
prosecutions. It is TO be borne in mind that
. Standing jury Of at least two panel {tFeuty-
four jurymcn( must be given to the county
courts. From the character Of business
given to this court, It will inevitably, iu
majority Of the counties, be in session
half the time during the Ysar. Let the pay Of
it will be found to amount to nearly five hun
dred Thousand dollars year for the State, or
five thousand dollars for each county, besides
the cost Of the jury in the circuit court Add
to this, also, the additional costs paid to the
sheriff and county clerk.
A great many suits involving small amounts
growing ont OF honest MISUNDERSTANDING be-
tween our citizens have heretofore been set
tied, at trlhing cost, before our justices. Or
ganizc such court as this in every county,
and the result will be that justices Of the peace
at county seats may rs well resign their OFFICES.
Every FIVE dollar case will have to be tried in
the county court, and the costs for jury, clerk,
ETC., will eAceedthe amount in dispute.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
An insu1mountable objection to tie pro-
posed Constitution arises from its failure to
tx the salaries and compensation Of public
officers, or in limiting in any way tue action
of the Legislature IN this respect. Why w.s
this done? Was it because the members,
many Of them ofdce-seekers themselves, aud
being in favor Of high salaries, thought it safer
to trust the Legislature, in which they prob
ably hoped to act, being afraid to trust the
| people? Such Enthusiastically was the fact
| An estimate Of the expenses of the State
Government under the proposed, as compared
| with the present Constitution, takng the
compensation Of officers at the lowest figures
| proposed by any delegate in the Convention,
end which is certainly as low as any Legisla
ture will provide, is herewith submitted:
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The Seven Heads Of Our Army
From the great base line Of ours which ex-
tends from the Potomac to the Plains, seven
armies have set out and fought battles for the
suppression Of rebellion, viz, one, the grand
army, in Eastern Virginia; second in the
wiley Of tie Shenandoah; third in Western
Virginia; fourth In Eastern Kentucky; q
fifth in the centre Of that State; a sixth on the
Mississippi; and a seventh in Missouri Of
these, all are on the advance, and nearly all
have been victorious in their encounters with
the enemy. The grand army thrcatens and
wiEl soon occupy Richmond, the rebel capital.
The army Of the Shenandoah is on the ad-
vance up the valley, after hard fought and
successful battle, The army Of Western Vir-
sinia has rested in winter quarters IN the
mountains, after having clea,ed this portion
Of the State Of the rebel troops- The army Of
Eastern Kentucky having passed, after i'm
portant successes, is about to enter East Ten
nessee, and free it from the tAraldom Of trail
tors. The great army Of Central Kentucky,
with its headquarters rapidly transferred from
Louisville to Nashville, is now On the borders
Of Alabama and Mississippi, soon to engage
in great battle, or il the enemy retreats with
out fighting, to eecurc for itself triumphant
advance to the Gulf Of Mexico.
The army Of the Mississippi, with the aid
Of the naval branch which has already rendered
such important services to the army Of Ken
tucky, is descending the great river to take
Memphis, when it has overcome some exist
ing distractions. It cannot be expected to
etop ehort Of the occupation Of New Orleans,
unless anticipated by q successful attack on
that city by the Federal troops and aotilla
from the ocean. The seventh army, that Of
Missouri, having freed the State from rebel
soldiers and maIanders, has entered the hos
tile State of Arkansas, and beaten az enemy
confident in their strength in battle which
will be ever memorable for deeds Of heroic
bravery Oh the part Of the men, and for skill
fnl strategy On that Of their general
In addition to these several armies, which
| have been mustered and derive their reinforce
ments, munitions and provisions from the
| free States, behind the great base line, Other
corps d'a9mes baye been sent South by sea, to
belt the entire coast by the occupation Of the
maritime towns and forts Of the rebel States
and Of adjoining territory. The firm com
preston Of the deluded people of that region
like the squeezing Of a turbulent subject by d;
powerful athlete, will doubtless help, not !:
l;ttlc, to bring them to their senses, and to {
dep1ccatory promise On their part that, whel
allowed once again to breathe freely, they vii
ssraise their sweet voices" in other tones AMI
with other words than those Of anarchy AMI
| trf.Asnn
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TIE AR,1F RATIoS-Tle average cost Of an
army ration is nov about lG SO cents. Preyi-
Gus to the war it was II 81 ccnts. The fg-
crease is made ny Al increase Of the flour ra-
tlon and the addition OF potatoes, no1asses,
rice and Ao1niny, which were not included in
the old rations. The rations arc abundant.
and some regiments save 81 600 a month OF
oyerplus, which they sel1to The conmissaric5,
or exchange for Injuries. An attempt has
been made to add butter to the rations, but
the soldiers get this article by exchange, and
its addition to the rations seems to be asked
for by the contractors rather than the soldiers.
--ft4u York E<thinJ Iest.
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H- In the Circuit Court Of 3lcHcnry Co.,
now in session at Woodstock, decree has
las been entered in the case Of Adah 1saacs
Menken Hecnan Us. John c. Heenan, the
"Benicia Boy" granting 4 divorce to the COM
p1sinant. Adal is now playing an engagement
at Cincinnati in mans clothes.
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Tho yotc for Nh, OF, in Nj waukcr, on We'd
ncsday, was HORACE Chase, Democr4t, 4, 4Ss;
William, .. Hibba'd, kcpuolcaA, 2,5o3. Tuis
is about the usual purity vote OF Mil~a'.llea -
if anything the Repuelicas vote is 1arser,
The Democrats have also carried tl,. mu aic-
ipa1 elections Of GAINESVILLE and Racine, Wis.
Township elections we're held in Illinois On
Tuesday, the LIST inst. LII Pcori4 The Dt1no-
cratic majority was S15, and five Democrats
and one Republican were chosen Supervisors.
In Springfield there was no opposition to the
regular Democratic ticket. III Rock Island
the officers elected a,e all Democrats; ditto
in Moline
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March and April are the two months which
our citizens devote to washing their dirty
linen, removing nuisanccs, protesting gener-
ally, and if the weather Is unusually bad, and
navigation opens rather late, they dip in strong
to some terrible nuisance, and rub it out, |
Last year they devoted this charming season |
Of the year to rakipg out stump-tail, wild cat
bankers. They put the old rags In 4 heap and |
burned them. Among the embers they found !
some dross which proved to be pure gold |
No community has ever arisen SO rapidly into |
life from such d scorching fire. Our Illinois
pockets are now lined with specie and Gov
ern1nent notes. It was the debts due to the
West that caused tic suspension OF the New
York banks, and for the first time in our his
tory, the crops Of the West are found to be j
power in the commercial world. Now the
exports Of Chicaco exceed one hundred mil
lions Of dollars, and do not differ widely from
the sum total Of the foreign exports Of al Tic
domestic products of the cou,.f,v from Nc,o York
The exnediency Of rc-establishfne gold and
silver as the basis for tue sales Of tifty mil
Inns tnshe1s of .,rain. one and one l,alf mil
lions Of barrels of four. TWENTY-FIVE millions
dollars worth Of beef and pork, is conceded by
the most ingenious Of the friends of shin
plastcrs Of former DAYS; shin-plasters are dead
aud buried beyond the reach Of any resurrec-
tionist Our merchants have another duty to
perform, OF the highest importance, and VIC
rejoice that the Board Of Trade have taken
this subject in hand boldly and fcarlessl3. It
is shamefu1lS notorious that The grain shipped
from Chicago is so mixed, jugglcd, and de-
! de11iled, that to sell it in eastern markets at
| anything like its value, it has to be tickcted,
labeled Milwaukee, "AmbeE Iowa."
tsNortwestcrn Club" any thing but Chicago.
The foreign buyers Of our wheat on the Grain
Exchange at New York, can hardly find a
trace OF the enormous exports from this city.
Tie Board Of Trade statistics show not only
that it leads every city, but that it makes
larger shipments than all tho other Western
cities combined, and to the humiliation and
disgrace Of this city, tue explanation is daily
made, "the5c is such 4 set OF sharpezs, pres
tidigitateurs, so much slight oCt;nd at Chi
cago in grain, that if it is known to be from
Chicago, its market value Is deprecated five
or six cents rcr busheL" Under any other
name it sells better. So much for the reputa-
| ton our great city has acquired, We have
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Farson Brown1ow to be in Chicago.
We art authorized to state that Parson
Brownlow will visit Chicago some time next
week. ard give orc or two lectures here on hi.
experiences umors the rebels in Tennessee.
It is not known as get on what day he will ar.
rive htre.
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~ There were nine Iowa regiments at sa-
yannah, Tennessee, on the 18th Of March, viz:
the I'd, 7th 12th and 18th in Launan's BRIGADE,
and the 81, 9Th, sth, 11th and 18th, who arc
to be brigaded under Gen. Thomos j. McKean
of Penn. Iowa is pretty well represented
fr,n iv;s
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e3E- Orders have been sent from Washing
ton to make ready the camps Of rendezvous
in Wisconsin, for the arrival Of prisoners.
That's where the Island No. 10 fellows are
going to-1ghen we get them.
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The engine house Of tho Michigan Central
Ra:lroad At Detroit was destroyed By fire, to-
gcther with nine Of the most valuable engiues
OF the road and other valuable property, yes-
tcrdaJ forenoon at IL o'clock.
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dorsing md accepting the Presidents eman-
cipation policy. Much enthusiasm WAS nnn-
, 1862-04-04

GEEK AND YE SHALL FIND
~ Gore kaeEledge than Soa e1e1 d,d befoIe fnr t,aa
ota Lew Fnch 'artlr1e~ that not one In million eve1
heard Of before Also sucthez nice uaw Erench ae-
e1e~ hut few ever saw Also ho to oota11 the other
French articles" ef much lea COST Seod direction
enys1opc, Wh zttuzn poetage, to Oecar Lamb,
Box 81, Besso1, Masa mhs5n7erlm
, 1862-04-04
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, 1862-04-04

The fort vas located on the Kentucky shore
directly opposite Birds Point in a position OF
rare natural beauty, and was intended to be
pcrmancn.ly gar1isoned by Federal troops.
Extensive barracks we're built, guns Of heavy
ca]ibrc mounted, and troops Concentrated,
but when the Olio commenced rising it was
seen that We should be compelled to eTacuatc,
nnd the guns were removed, the barracks des-
entire spot s now covered, only the ridges Of
tic barracks visible above the waste OF waters
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-02-07
More Growing in England.
New York, Jan. 81

New ork, Jan. 81.
The africa from Liverpool 18th. and
Queenstown 10Th, arrived here this morn
ing. with two days later advices.
GREAT BRIrAIS-1he commissioners Of
the customs hud received orders TO permit
the free transportation of all articles ao'st
which prohibitions were recently issued.
TWAS reported that Lord Russell, in re-
Spouse TO memorial from the Liverpool
Ship Owners Association in reference 10
the stone blockade Of Charleston. and he
sent dispatch warning the government
at Washington against the i'll feeling that
such proceedings made in England and
also that it would lead to the opinion that
the re construction of the Union was con,
sidered hopeless.
After the design wa. carried ont, he
sent another dispatch expressing strong
hopes that the sinking of vessels filed
with stone would not be repeated else
where. 1t was rumored that the French
and other governments were taking SINH
lar steps in this connection.
The Lordon Morning Post reflects at
the general condemnation of the act of
sinking these stone vessels and SAYS tina,
it is rouslng the European governments to
a common sentiment, and asks WHY more
fo,bearance should be shown America
There was the case when Belgium was
recognized, particularly as Holland was
never guilty of the barbarlties committed
by the Cabinet Of the L. S.
The suspension ofspecie payments cons
tirued to be the cause of gloomy prognos
tications for the North.
The London Daily News in reviewing
Mr.. Stewards Trent dispatch saws that al
though it contains much shat is questiona
bic in law, its main positions are based
upon acknow ledged legal principles
More diplomatic correspondence has
been published, including letter from Mr.
Seward to the Secretary ofthe Navy, con-
delnnlng in strong terms the fact that the
British steamer Us. Campbell, was taken
into New York with the British flag f1ying
under that of the United States, and
another note condamning an American
commander for extracting an oath from
British seamen, for breach of the block
ade. and that they would not undertake
similar proceedings again, and relev: .
The seamen from the obligations of ,h-
oath '"e
The London Observer g. ,oc.st, .ho
pediency of an interver, ZION h, France ard
England between re Federal and ConfeI
craze o'a,es OF N"rth America. Such an
aS' Mo"'a e APPROVED of BY the whole
"o'''. Inc intervention would be glad
accen'ed bv the Confederate States. and
word give satisfaction to any man of the
, Northern States who has ANYTHING to
lose. Our government and that of France
will be called upon, therefore. to repeat
what was done in the case of Greece and
Turkey. No one can doubt our power OF
the beneficial effect OF such an intsrven
ton.