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, 1862-05-06

Why the Frene!, Interfere 1n MexIeo
point.
The telegraph announces that the French
hare made an issue Of var with the factions Of
Mexico, one or all Of them. The Courier des
Etats Csi., Of New York, plainly inti1natcs
that the Imperial policy Is for q Protectorate;
and it copies from the Paris Journal des De-
bats:
There Is neither Liberal, nsr Clerical or Re-
dictionary party in Mexico. There are simply
sudacions robbers, without scruples Of any
kind, on the one hand, and victims we'll used
to the yoke and pretty nearly resigned to their
Wretched fate on the other hand. Tnc popu~
lation Of Mexico is not 3,00o, ,oo9, as is gener-
ally believed, but only Six millions, composed
Of 5,400,0 GOO pure or ha1t-breed Indians aud
G0o,0 white men. whose blood is more or
less mixed with Indians and negroes. The
only thing organized in Mexico is highway
robbery. At every station between Vera Cruz
aud Mexico q sum Of money is taken from
travellers for the benefit Of robbers. Il is like
regular tax, added to the price Of passage.
Women sometimes have to pay more tlan
monty, There :rc no such things political
parties In Mexico. There are opprcssor6 and
there arc oppressed. So far as the latter are
concerned, tic only difference between the
former is that one cats them with red sauce,
tive is constantly presented anoW, those who
escape tie one ere pretty sure to fall victims
to the other.
To sympathize With Juarez and his Govern
ment because they choose to call themselves
Liberals, would be in reality to approve Of ;
state Of siege, robbery, murder, the lbsence OF
all guarantee, Of all liberty aud all honesty.
These people steal froni governments Is
we'll As from indiridu4ls-as witness the
$4,000 belonging to France, stoicn
ly tic Juarcz Goycrnucut from the
bank of II. Penaud, where the money VAS de-
posted, and the s630, 600 stolen by Miramon
iron the English Legation. ThIreis is some diff
ference in the amounts stolen, it is true, but
tho only difference between the thieves is
tic regret on the part Of Juarcz that he
| could not steal as much as his antago-
| mist. The choice made by Juarez Of bis
executive Offices shows we'll enough what lie
is, Porfrio Leon, is the Chief Of Police in
Mexico, q notorious robber, and served seven
| veaEs in the chain gang for assassinatiou-
| three Of them in the city Q! Mexico itself He
| was the plotter Of the recent attempt on the
| lite Of the French Minister, Saligny, and by
way of satisfying the complaints Of the French
Government. he has been promoted to bc Brig.
! adler General Cargajal, Coellard, Rojas, and
! the greater part Of the other Generals now ac'
| lively employed by Juarez. vert mere bri
| Ida, and were commissioned Generals wher
| they brought their cut-throats to take service
| with his T,artT
, 1862-05-06

The Washington correspondent Of the Phil
adclphia Inquirer says the probable opening
Of all the ports, at an carly day, from Rich
mond to New Orleans, his caused an excite
ment among the salt spectators, which is only
Boston and New York ice merchants. Appli.
cations are pouring into the Departments for
the privilege Of sending South vessels freight
cd with ice and salt. The proposed tariff of
twenty-five cents per sack and eighteen cents
per cwt- on salt, and the demand for the saline
staple in the Southern markets, will no doubt
cause an upward and speculative tendency
Salt and ice are two commodities which will
prove great blessings in the South st the
present time.
, 1862-05-06
4 POISONOUS HEKESE.

For sixty years and upwards, the slave
power has been poisoning the public mind
Of the South with the hcresy that our Re
publicis merely a league Of sovereign aud
independent stalcs, each at liberty at any
time to dissolve its connection with the
Union. In such theory Of government,
the Individual belongs wholly to his State.
It is his country. Its sovereignty is his
own; and he clings to it in its neutrality
or its treason. The increase Of its power
and influence, Won at the expense Of the
power and influence Of the Republic, is his
most earnest desire He naturally looks to
the class Of States to which his one
belongs, as distinct nationality, with a
destiny Of its own Disloyalty to the Union
thus became part Of the Southerner's polit-
ica1 education. The idea of secession WAS
familiar to him all his days, He grew up
rebel against the Republic. In private
life, it vas to him foreign power-its
greatness and prosperity filed him with
envy and spite. In Office, he ate its bread
shared its benefits, enjoyed its protection,
accepted its hono1s, and yet hated and
cursed it every day, and desired its over
throw. He never came down to the CON.
mon level Of s citizen Of the United States
but he swelled into the proportions Of a
Tfrgsnfan, a GcorYian, Caroiaian!
This abomlnable doctrine is the bane o1
our Union. Il sets part Of this country
above tue whole, deadens every sentiment
Of nationality, fosters the narrowcst sec.
tionalism, and makes Of ones own country
men aliens and foreigners. It is emboaied
in the proposed Constitution Of Illinois
That instrument asserts State sovereignty
Of course there can be but one sovereign
power If it resides in the State, tue Ma
tional government must he subordinate
Il is broad assertion that the laws o
Illinois are supreme within the limits O.
the State, anything in the Constitution o,
the United States to the contrary otwith
standing. lave We not already had quite
enough Of the fruits Of this damnable her
pEv
, 1862-05-06
SECESSION PROMISE AND PER-
F0RWANCEt

1t would seem to locker on as though.
so far as fighting is concerned, this Rebel
lion was rapidly coming to an end We
may cody look along the whole line of
events, from Fort Henry to Yorktown;
cast off all bias or prejudice, and give our
traitor brethren full credit for all they
hare achieved, and for all gallantry aud
bravery they have shown; and when we
have done, we cannot in fairness aud can
dor, reach any other conclusion, than that
they are mol so good fighting mcn as VIC took
them 10 be, and are im1ncasurably below
their own yaun1ed option Of themselves,
We cannot recall siDgl conflict in which
the rcbl strength has been fairly tested
and measured with thst Of the Uniou
forces, without its being clearly proved
that the first is an inferior article both in
quality aud euantity. There has been a
great deal Of splendid talking aud fine
writing in the rauk and file of the iusur-
gent army; hut very small amount Of
splendid fighting. and still less Of finc
generalsh1p. Their fighting perhaps have
shown to better advantage We are
firm in the faith that the Southern men
are hrn and gallant-had it not ALWAYS
been seen in damaging contrast with the
so much better fighting Of Union men
Boosting and loud sounding threats
when they end ever in overthrow ans
defeat, are q melancholy record Of ths
folly and conceit Of the men who uset
them. TWAS an easy thing to mouth larg,
words Of valoc. 1t WAS very pleasant t
swear that they would drive Lincoln from
Washington, and Grant into the Tennessee
That wss an Intoxicating vision in whicl
they marched into Philadelphis, occupies
New York, bonbarded Boston, dfan]
= mnch native wine in Cincinnsi, and fe'
themselves fat on the corn and wheat Q
the Northwest, and kicked Chicago int
, 1862-05-06

E- Hon. Churchill C. Cambreling died on
Wednesday, 50th u1t., at his residence on Long
Island. Mr., Cambreling WAS born in North
Carolina in lf86, and Was educated at Now
bern. He was member Of Congress from
New York from 1921 to 1889, and acted as
Chairman Of the Committees Of Commerce,
Ways ard Means, AID Foreign Affairs, As 8
political writer and thinker he WAS celebrated,
and his reports and pamphlets always enlisted
a large share Of attention. In 1850, being then
abroad, he was appointed Minister to Russia
By President Van Burep,
, 1862-05-06

Newspapers like the Chicago Times arc
being placed where they belong in some
parts Of the country. There are States in
which sheets that are busy in giving aid
and comfort to the rebellion, and doing all
they can to paralyze the arm which is
raised to strike down treason, are denoaHc.'
ed as more guilty than soldiers in arms.
flow long the outraged sentiment of the
free States will hold on in patience, and
see right in its midst, men aud journals,
busy, bold and brazen, in dcfau1ing loyal
men and protecting traitors, we cannot tell
But there is limit that may be passed,
and We commend to the attention Of the
Chicago Times the following extract from
the Louisville Democrat, as it expresses
very distinctly the feeling Of all true Union
men respecting its course, and the proper
method Of dealing with it:
at is Just as well, too, that mca shonld reflect
whether that freedom Of speech which rc1oiccs in
this rebellion had as well be voluntarily dropped
before It Is forcibly suppressed. we can't afford
live any longer in the midst Of lawlessnese, rob-
berg and murder, under tho pretext Of Southern
rights, OF any other sort Of rights. Certainly, it
cannot be expected that this forbearance shall last
always There is a law Of this state that conslgna
10 the State prison any one who left the State to
take Up arms against it. Ne had hoped that this
lar might be repealed, upon the ground that such
offences would cease, end be stoned for by repent
ence. We apprehend it will be necessary, for the
peace Of the State, to enforce this law.
"At the came time, those who went into the
Confederate army as soldiers are not more guilty
than hau: andz at home who hare done by words
much more againEt the country and their State
than the soldier in arms.
I'VE repeat, that it Is time Ill aid and comfort
to this rebellion, other In words or Deeds should
stop in this State. We can't afford to tolerate
this law1eseness and theee enormous crimes to &C
commodate faction.
*'Those who are not willing to obey the LAWS of
Kentucky, and who Would foment disorder, OF aid
or oraympathyze With rebellion, should not complain
if they Euher the consequences n
, 1862-05-06

A correspondent writing from Decatur, Ala,
April FL, to the Cincinnati Times, Says:
I met Col Stanley, Of the 18th Ohio, who
arrived here direct from Tuscnmbia this noon.
He reports q slight skfrmi5h between the pick
ete Of Col. Turch1n's brigade and the enemy.
One Of the 18th Illinois WAS killed Instantly,
and two or three wounded. He reports nine-
teen of the eneny's cavalry killed. several
wounded, and Elk prisoners taken. The town
is now in our possession, bat the citizens are
bitter and vindictive as the devil
, 1862-05-06

B The Philadelphia Inquirer ssJs the re-
remarkable predictions Of the late lamcnted
Colonel E. D. Baker, made at the Continental
Hotel publicly, Last September, that the flag
Of the Union would float over New Orleans By
the 25th Of April, has uet with remarkable
fu1hlment, Is the very day comedies with this
!, prediction Many prominent citizens CAL
vouch for the truth Of tho statement, and the
Colonel spoke not doubtingly but as Ger.
tainty.
, 1862-05-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Efficiency Of the B7ok7de- Exports and Imports
Of Meo UHTfans the Past Yedr-The House d.
bate on the Committee on Gopc7anaent G,r-
trdets--1hc thrrc Charges Of Error or F,s1e-
hood Preferred aCainst the Couanaittte-Hore
So7rows for Trinity Cturch-The Briyudier
rid ef IHts5u;Sy : Landing II Whast Is Is is is
1fArr|5
, 1862-05-06

@ The Dunkard Quakcrs. lately taken to
R1chuond and Bulet in 81, 500 hard money,
were an l7PtsnsiTe settlement tn Rockingham
county, VI, but they had the silver hos.ded
up ard the rebel lesders wanted It; and thst
was why 1t happened.
, 1862-05-06


These forty regiments embraced not ez-
ceeding 10000 men, or about one-fourth part
Of the rebel forces engaged. But even calcu-
a!ing that they were onethird, re have, up-
on the above basis, tota1 of 2,7s1 Killed,
IS, 41s wounded, and ,0s3 missing. The Gin
cinnati Commercial says:
There is no reason to suppose that the enc
my's regiments which lost most heavily arc
those first reported We have, for instance,
before uB the names OF the killed of the 55th
report Of the dry7ss, copied elsewhere, and
they number sixty-morr than any one named
By the argus lost. The total number of
rebels, wounded and unwounded, who fell
into our hands was over thousand These,
with the stragglers from the enemy's ranks,
particular verify our estimate. Our corres-
pondent, writing from the battle field, three
weeks alter the engagement, alter long and
earnest search for the truth, says: II deem
it safe to say that Ut least three Thousand
Confederates were gathered up BY our bury
ing parties" Ii tie enemy lost in killed
three thousand, and the proportion between
the killed and wounded was the same as in
those regiments whose official returns are
printed, their loss in wounded was IL, ,467
would number l,167. Total loss 1854. Our
killed arc in proportion to the wounded as one
is to four aud 9 half. The rebel killed, accord
ing to their official report, Was as one to four
and tWo-thirds.
We may add, further, that only one OF the
rebel Kentucky regiments is in the above list,
whereas six Others were engaged, and their
mortality lists, as published ia the Louisville
papers, gives an average of 125 killed and
wounded to each. The casualties on both
sides, st Shiloh, will compare about as fol
lows.
Killed. Wounded. Missing.
Federal, (ofnciaD.-.... LBS 7.Bs2 1856
Rebel, teEs;mate)...... S,ouo 1850 1880
, 1862-05-06
A " oman In Soldiers Clothes---Very
Natural SurpF1se of q Reporter.

lftpn tue Detroit Adre1t1seK. Saturday,
Yc- c-terday morning one Of our vigil nut po-
lice officers arrested snldier dressed in the
uniform Of the Federal army, on AtWater
street, in q etate Of b1issfn1 intoxicatio1. H
was convey et 10 the lookup, aud placed in
one OF The cells. Our reporter happened 10
be present, and observing that the suldier APP
peared TO be in an unconscious state, he feared
ihat lie bad become extinct, and, opening the
hosom OF the apparently inanimate form to
see II There was any appearance OF lite. tue
reader can judge IF his establishment on hod-
ing that it ~as-a snonsan, 4 few hours after
she a~oke from htr deep sleep, and gave the
following romantic account Of her wander
inge. She is a native OF Scotland, but f,r ms
Y years lived with her family at London, G.
W.. where they now reside About five Years
ago she lett home and vent to Keatucky,
where, on the breaking ont of the war, she
became enamored with the military display
and enlisted in Kentucky regiment Sa6
served IN the army thres months, she WAS pre-
cent and took part in the battle Of Somerset,
and saw Gen. Zolllcoffer fall During her
term of service she was often ordered 10 do
extra Service, and nsed frequently to steal out
Of camp At nights and aght on heE own heok-
At last she became tired of the drudgesJ she
was called upon to perform. and made known
her SEX. She was immedis5ely discharged,
and arrived In our city On Thursday night
, 1862-05-06

Rebel L0eseA at Eh1lohA-Partial
Statement.
The Memphis Argus Of the 29th nit. gives the
losses Of forty rebel regiments, engaged in
the two days's battle Of Shiloh, as follows:
, 1862-05-06

Side them at The: moment We quickly
rstraeed our route, and after ioaairing 1t yaEl-
their male Inhabitants, got back to the Purdy
track We had however, 30 sooner done so
than, while passing through very low and
swampy cornaeld, We observed six OF seven
strangely dressed horsemen emerge from the
woods on the other side. They wore straw
hata, one or two gray clothes, and one Or two
butternnt pants. 1 asked my friend {Tho had
been Captain in the service) if they were mt
eeceRh- He answered "Tes,'' very decidedly.
Not liking six or eight months residence In
still more southerly State, I proposed to
ces Of safety, first to run, and next in case of
being overtakeu, fight for It. Ny friend
thought otherwi6e- He proposed to meet The
parry boldly, aud pass on II unchallansed.
under oie, and feeling that could do go,d
service in n retreat. We parsed on, and found
the s'seeesh," as we thought: to consist OF
three or four '*Boheu,iaus," al;as news
paper correspondents, and one or two mes
scnEers to the army in trout! Upon this
| We hreatbed 8 good deal more freely, and
| after couple more miles Of travel ea1ne upon
our Q mn pickets. quietly enjoying themselves
| IN 8 way-s'de farm house.
| Arriving 1T camp, I found that my judgment
| concerning Gen. Pope's advance was correct.
| HI had marched on Monrcrey. which pain:
| lie occupied without loss TO himself. Thr
| firing was that Of our ar:iliery shclling tho
en-mg's advanced camp, which they quickly
abandoned. also found nearly the en.ire
army on the advance Ths old camps were
deserted, and the various divisions on their
way to the front, the reserves being pushed
forward to fill the places Of those lately in the
advance. All this betokens great battle In
few days at least, and indeed 1t may be pre-
maturity brought on at any time hy the ad-
ranctd divisions Of either army coutuy 10
collision. I met several rcporters who assert
ca that 3 battle was imminent that night;
hut knowing thet By no possible means could
lighting be done at night in such
woods and r1sines as surround this
place On all eides, 7 eoolly passed On t.
nature xith 8 good sound sleep, and be pre-
rarrd for whatever the morning t4ou1d bring
tualfy imminent for two or three days at least
except absolutely provoked by tho enemy. L
expect it to be IN any concerted plan, unless i
be that the different divisions Wil receig,
| their orders and execute them to the best O
their ability. There ia no place Hpon whict
to mauoeuyre an immense army like ours K
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-11-29
One of our Things.

The Emporia and Lawrence Stage Line
is one of our institutions. and one of which
we may be proud, and should support to
our utmos:. They supply US with our mail
matter regularly every other day. They
have not failed once since they took pos
session of the line to run her through in a
day. We can now 90 to Lawrence and back
in two days instead of four, as under the
old arrangement, which is saving to our
business men who have to make the trip of
four dollars in time, and is really the cheap
est way to go to Lawrence and Leavenworth.
Mr.. Tisdale, the gentlemanly proprietor, is
always on the lookout for the comfort of the
passengers. Fred. Locke, the driver, has
a silvery Iarf" equal to that of A. Ward
and heart AS big as all outdoors, and you
have only to ask him to receive all the com
fort and kindness in his power. They have
lately put on new and neat little hack,
which is as comfortable as tie big coaches
of the Kansas Stage Company. We rode
in it 10 Lawrence few days ago, and al
though it rained all day, we arrived at Law
renee perfectly dry. We went from Gin
ton to Lawrence. twelve miles, after night
and such night 1t was darker than 6ftJ
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The Mails.

The Lawrence mail arrives on Monday, Wed
ucsday and Friday evenings, between seven and
eight o'clock, and departs Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday mornings, at two o'clock letters for
the Eastern mail should be handed into the Post
Office by nine o'clock p. m.
The mail to Cottonwood Falls, via Plymouth
and Toledo, leaves Thursday and Saturday morn
ing at four o'clock a. m, and arrives the same
days at ten p. M. letters for this mail should be
handed in by nine o'clock, on Wednesday and
Friday evenings.
The mail TO Sherlock Falls, via ElmendarO and
Madison, leaves at six o'clock every Friday,
and returns on Saturday at ten p. M; letters for
this mail should be handed in by nine o'clock on
Thursday evening
The mail for Towanda, via Bazaar, Chelsea and
Eldorado, leaves every Monday at four p. M, and
returns the next Friday at six p. m.
The mail from Fort Riley to Fort Scott passes
through this place about twelve m. on Tuesdays,
going east, and at the same hour on Wednesdays,
going northwest; letters for these mails should be
in by eleven o'clock m, at the latest, for trans
mission by this route
Letters for Topeka, any of the upper Kaw
river towns, should be handed in to go by the
Lawrence mail to Waterloo, at which point it
connects with tri-weekly mail to Topeka.
Persons should always direct their letters
plainly, and when they are intended for an OBJ
scure Office, should always put the county in their
direction. The report of the Postmaster General
says that two-thirds of tn letters which come to
the Dead Letter Office find their way there on
account Of improper or bad direction,
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Donation PARTY.

There will be donation party held al
the house of Washington Rinker, on Tues
day evening next, for the benefit of Rev
Mr.. Floyd, minister of the United breth-
rem denomination. Mr.. Floyd was driven
out of Missouri lately and all his properly
destroyed by the rebels except a team,
which we understand he has lost since he
came here, by the death of one horse, and
the disabling of the other. We learn that
Mr.. Floyd is very worthy man and Chris
tian, and is in exceedingly destitute circum-
stances. We hope our citizens will display
their usual iiberality.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-11-29

"Who is our Sheriff. Is a question
which is now agitating the public here.
Mr. Parham is acting on authority from j.
B. Cox; while Mr.. Appleby-who was elect
ed to ill what was supposed to be a va
cancy, on account of Mr.. Cox's absence
has got out some very handsome cards,
(printed at THE News office, which is a
bully place to get all kinds of job printing
done,) with I'D. w. 6ppleby, Sheriff of
Lyon cOunty-Ofice at Emporia." printed
on them. We presume it will be matter
for the courts to settle. 1t is rather hard
on fellow to be elected against two other
candidates and then not get the office; and,
as Mr.. Parham hain't been liberal enough
to get any cards printed with green borders
and morning glories on 'em, we must say
we think Mr.. Appleby ought to have the
Office
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A. G. Proctor win BRING several hundred

A. G. Proctor will bring several hundred
head of cattle into this vicinity to, winter,
belonging to Irwin & Jackman. This may
be made quite business for our farmers in
the future, if they will only prepare for it,
and offer inducements TO owners of trains
to bring their stock here to winter. Sup
pose that next winter we could bring 5000
head here to keep at IS per head: this
would throw $25, 900 into circulation here.
1t is a matter worth looking after.
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Interesting to schooI Omcers.

1t is very important that the officers of school
districts, when elected, signify their acceptance
TO the County Superintendent. There is some
money in the county treasury, subject to distribu-
ton among the districts, and cannot draw or
ders in favor Of the treasurers, when do not
know who they j. NJ. MILLER,
SuPt. Public instruction, Lyon Co., KaS.
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j. CHIYERS.

Military and Citizens Tailor, Silk and Wool
en- Dyer and Scourer. Gents Goats, Vests and
Pants are dyed, cleaned and neatly repaired and
made to look as well as new
Every description of ladies silk, satin or wool
en- shawls and dresses are dyed cleansed and
restored to their original perfection. -
Office on Second street, between Shawnee and
Seneca. Leavenworth. 219-tf
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Ambrotypes, &c.

The subscriber, who is experienced Artist
is at present taking Likenesses in Emporia, in
the room above the County Clerks Office; and, as
he may not remain long, those who want Pictures
will please to avail themselves of the opportunity
as soon as possible Pictures taken in any wea-
Their. Avoid blue, pink, or light dresses.
DAVID BRowS
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-11-29

Mr.. Ickes, an old typo, who formerly
lived near Waterloo, in this county, but for
the last two years has been in Colorado.
stopped in town several days this week, and
gave us ''lift" on the paper. He is bound
for his old home in Iowa, to spend the hol-
idays, and we wish him good time.