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from the Ohio State journal, 19th.1
In our last issue we ycntured to doubt the
accuracy Of the Union defeat at Cumberland
Gap. On Saturday NE were favored by the fol-
lowing special dispat:h from Gen. a. ". Nor
gan mot guerilla Horgani) in command at
Cumberland Gap. which had been sent to his
family at Mount Vernon, Bnd kindly forwarded
to u.s. We were glad to receive 1t. as Its tenor
goes TO relieve the public mind Of much anx-
tety. The dispatch is as follows:
[By Telegraph from the Cumberland Gap.1
!Aua. II, VIA MOUNT VERNON, Aug. 16, iS62.
To EDIToRs O. s. JoCRSA:-There is very
undue excitement On the subject of the rebel
demonstrations in East Tennessee You have
no cause for anxiety. Health good.
GEO. ". MORGAN.
In addition to the foregoing We have Just
had a private letter placed in onr hands, writ
ten BY A. Gardner Of the 42d Ohio, to Vim.
Jameson, Esq., of this city, under date Of
Cumbt riand Gap, August Q, from which We
make the following extract:
"We had an engagement with the rebels on
Monday and Nepnesdsy Of this week, beyond
Tazewel1. Tennessee, In which, on Wednes-
day, our loss in killed, wounded, and taken
prisoners Was about eighty, principally of the
10Th Ohio. The eneny's loss Was double that
number Among their prisoners we have a
Texan Lieut. Cot, Georgian captain, Ten
neseee sergeant major, and a number Of but
ternut colored priyates." i.
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LETTHE LIST BE PRINTED.

Before the draft takes place from the list
Of citizens now in preparation, the list
should be printed, and thus thrown open
to the inspection Of the public, Every
loyal man who is eligible to do military
dnty wants his name on that list And
every dialoyal man, who would steal an ex-
emption, will try and evade the chances OF
thus being drawn. Let us see the List. and
see that it is correct before drafting begins.
There is reason to believe that many men
will have their chances Of being drawn,
unfairly heightened by duplication and re-
duplication The names are taken at the
place Of business in the South Division and
at the residences in the North and West,
at Offices, and boarding houses and hotels.
It is impossible to avoid this among
the several officers making up the list,
and the only way to correct it is what
we have stated print it This will secure
the equal distribution Of chances to every
name eligible, and surely this is desirable
Let every man see that his OWL name is on
the list, and if he has neighbor who is
evidently not equally anxious, it will be a
kindly and certainly patriotic act to at
tend to the same little matter for him.
Print the list, by all means.
, 1862-08-21

The New Haven Palladium understanding
that the president desires to hear and aseer-
tain the views Of the people with regard to our
present condition and its responsibilities
sends him the following letter as its contribu-
tion to the aggregate:
HEw HAVEN, Ct., August A, 1862.
PRESIDENT LNcoLS-Dear Sir: We wish
you in the first place to fill up your armies to
q magnitude never before attained. Second:
tell your generols, when the army is thus
filed, to advance, and It they encounter the
enemy, to fight. Third: Tell them to carry
INTO effect the Law Of Congress known a. tee
their actions. Fourth: Tell them, it they
find negroes who arc loyal, to use them, and
if they find negroes fighting against us, to
shoot them If they can, and to treat white reb
els in the same Fifth: Garry on this war
Xyonrss, y Just 3 il you were flghting 5ehn
We think time enough has been fooled away,
and that dispatches about the enthusiasm Of
the soldiers over this or that general are quite
superauous. One victory will do the country
Seventh It is the especial business Of the
rebels to look after the interests OF slave
~. They would not trust you and
have taken that matter out Of your
hands. Let them attend to it, while you
attend to tho country. Eighth: Do not dis
WlEb u EEAel" =" 1toE 1Au1J 1lhppSuA IL uuEt
some s'southern brother in the rebel army,
even though the general should be IN iumi-
nent peril Of gaining victory. We assure
you the people win pardon a victory, and you
Will be perfectly safe il not removing the vic
torions general from his command. Ninth;
If there are generals who never gain victories,
and in your opinion. never will, do not sacri-
fee the interests Of this country, and the lives
Of our soldies, for fear the people will not sus-
tain you if you remove these generals. Re
move them at once II you have 30 confidence
in them. If you have confidence in them, it
is all right, and We are glad to know 1t. Teuth:
In yonr own expressive language, stop
ssthrowing grass and give everybody to m
derstand that in this somewhat peri1oas pisca-
tory excursion Of our nation Eouthward, they
must s'either fish, cut bait, or go ashore y
Eleventh: Let the people kuoW what you
want, how you feel, and what you fear. We
cannot help you unless you speak out so that
we can know Just what is needed. Twelfth
Do your duty like a brave.hearied Western
man as you are, and then call On the people
when you are in trouble. They have IS deep
an interest in this matter as you.
Your obd't servant, THE PALLADIUM.
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= Call,
LII PoBrs, August l9, 1861 !.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
Noticed in your paper of this morning
dispatch from Washington, saying that " New
York has the honor Of having organized,
equipped and put into the field the first regi-
ment under the Presidents call for 100000
volunteers" &c. Nov, It may not be very
important what State has this honor, but il
there is any Importance In ii there is enough
to require the fact to be stated correctly,
Vermont organized md put into the field
regiment under that cali before New ork had
made any, considerable progress in recruiting
the men The 9th regiment Of Vermont was
raised under the presidents, call, organized
and equipped, and went into camp it Clouds
Mills previous to the 24th day of July, and on
that day 1t started from: Clouds Mills with
forty rounds Of cartridges and arrived at Win
chester. Virginia, on the :26ih Of july, where
they have been in actual service ever since.
This fact must hare been known to your in
formant, for that regiment received an ovation
in New Fo1k when passing through that city,
in consequence Of Its being the frat regiment
raised under the new cali, md the proceedings
we're published in the principal papers In and
about New York. make this correction that
Vermont 1nsy receive what little merit she is
justly entitled TO-. Very truly.
I'm. HEBoRD,
, 1862-08-21

1dO1AtFy.7s
From the Northwestern Christian Advocatc.1
Some weeks since We gave series of arti-
cles on the topic indicated above Exhaust
i've as We may have considered them, there is
one vast class Of idolators and one widely
prevalent style Of ido1atry We did not specify,
viz:
NEGRO VoRSHIpERS AND NEGRO WORSHIP.
Not class Of sable men, who worship, nor
the peculiag. style Of their devotion is meant.
Definitions are sometimes best made by de-
scription, hence We viii catalogue some OF
the pecu1iarities Of the Worshiper, which will
Indicate the mode Of his worship with suf1i~
Gent clearness, then having blown the trnn-
pet and sounded the alarm our responsibility
ends and our conscience Is clear.
!. The negro Worshiper will not permit his
idol to perform any military duty whatever.
You may compel the husband Of that droop-
irg consumpIiye, the father Of yon pale,
will be left without home or protector, the
only son Of the s1nitten widow to meet all
the perils Of draft, to undergo CONSUMPTION,
but the negro must be shielded. He, By vlr-
tue OF his race, Is exempt. Law may protect
but must not use him. Sach is one article in
the creed.
II. The negro worshiper believes 1t radio
ally wrong and immoral to compel or permit
his idol to render assistance to men who fight.
He might drive team, dig trenches, throw up
breastwoTk6, but it is not lawfu-not lawful,
though white men die by thousands Such Is
article second. ...
III. The negro worshiper is unwilling that
his idol should have the care Of rebel planta-
tions, though conhscaa..:,.aa ta government
Even Though enough might be secured -
hold them in spite Of masters and guerl1as,
might do SO anc release our brave men from
mere patrol duty.
". Under no circumstances, not even to
save the lives Of the army-wh1ch alone can
save the copntsy-wil the negro worshiper
consent that his idol shall come under fire.
He demands thai be shall have immunity
from all perils Of battle, all accidents OF war.
Y. The negro worshipeT mounts TO the altl
tude Of absolute blasphemy. He repeatedly
ascribes to his idol such ternB IS "eIern2l, "
everlasting" "ubiquitcus." He insists
upon them.
VI. He, while thus speaking of his idol,
ehriekiugly insists that no others shall men-
tlon him. *tLet him alone," is his cry"
| In connection with such titles every few mo-
We have not heard that the negro desires
| this Efdold worship. He has been desirous
| to be, not deity, only man: For his man
hood he is willing to contend, to struggle, to
bare his arm for labor or strife. he only asks
! to be man, and he pleads for chance, to
from it he may rise to! a We1l-won md recog.
nized place among men. The emancipation
| ists. nsy, the ultrs abolidonists are content
| that he shall brave every peril that the strug.
| gle implies. They are noT anxious to shield
him from such perils as environ men. None
claim absolute exemption but and-emanelpa
ton, antf-2bolitior negro wor5hlpers.
We advise them to put away their idolatrY,
for their idols bid fair to put them themselves
|
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A Suggestion to RaIsers Of Sorghum.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune
HAZEL GREEN, Wis, August 16, 1862.


There Is an experiment for you to make,
which think will prove very great advan-
tage. It is this : when your sorghum is In
blossom bend the tops down and do not let
them so to seed. The advantage Of this is
that it will compel the sugar, which would
naturally go into the seed, to remair in the
stalk and thereby nearly double the product
of sugar Or molasses. Those who have made
sugar from common corn know that it is neg
essary to strip off the ears, SO as to cause the
sugar to remain in the stalk, otherwise they
could make no sugar. It seams to me that
ne shall gain no euch advantage in breaking
down tbs tasse1s OF the sorghum in the m amer
Of broom corn.
Ifa number Of growers would fairly try the
experiment this year, and Keep what they
have experimental upon separate, and report
upon it, They would furnish valuable data fol
oil the public another year. I am singuine
that the product of sugar or molasses could
thereby be doubled. L.
, 1862-08-21

The Mount Vernon M) Gnardian pub
fishes the following speech Of one Anthony
Moteer, at Middleton, Wayne county, at a
meeting held there for the purpose Of raising
volunteers:
,"I4ADIEs AND GENTLEMEN: never made a
public speech in my life, but am going to
try to sag something to-day. It has been said
that secessionist coald not make a speech in
this county. I VIII show that eau speak
mere TO- day. / do not fear men nor the GOV
eminent. am opposed to the government
and to the prosecution Of this war, and opposed
TO all wars, and If I was forced to fight,
would good deal rather fight for secession
than for abolition. am opposed to fighting,
and would suffer myself to be hung to the
and there bang TIL The birds hid picked; my
! bones naked. before I would 50 to this abol
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will it be long, for the sky is darkening
with tokens that will convince the most
skeptical and the most leaden senses that
The enemy we have to meet can be met in
no other why that the great question sud-
denly sprung upon our age and day can in
10 other Way be solved.
, 1862-08-21

necessity, Its Inconvenience, and It's dangers,
"1ll'haye been forced upon tie country by the
acts Of weak, opinionated aud headsIrong
executive. 1t will be useless for Congress to
indulge In rec1fminattoDs On this subject; the
public will understand and appreciate the ne-
ceeslty IN which Its acts; and the legislative
body Of the nat1on viii consult the highest
1nculcation5 OF duty in considering the para
mount and vital necessity Of the country in
preference to every other interest or concern:
It is In this sense Congress will be called
upon to extend the provisions Of the con-
Ecrptfon law, and to do 1t, without weak hes
itat1on, without attention to selfish clam9r,
without punctil1o, III the spirit Of plain, ur-
gent, patriotic duty. We want more troops
II the issue Of this contest is more valuable
than any other interest in the country ne
must have them at any cost. While the North
is swelling its armies ours are being reduced
by desert1on aud struggling; these offsnses
rapidly increasing through the shameless to1-
Grafton Of them by the comnlander-in-chief
Of our armies and his obsequious suhaltrans.
This inverse proportion in the strength Of the
Northern and Southern armies would, if uuin-
terrupted, soon bring the contest to a close.
Congress must act with promptness and de-
cision.; the ravages and gaps IN our armies
cessary, to secure the fortunes Of this contest,
to make new drafts On our people, they can
endure it.; for Whist is there Of Inconvenience,
privation, or hardship, that is not preferable
to the horrors Of subjugation!
While our army suffers from the aux Of de-
serters and sstragglers, the North is redoubling
Its e1erdons to crush US. II these exartions
are not to be encountered with any uew ardor
in the administration Of President D1yis il
t they are not to be checked by any aggressive
movement. any new essay, Of policy, or any
| departure from the habits Of the back track,
| Congress will be the only power the people
can look to meet the growing and formidable
| preparations OF the North. It Will do so il
the most practical and useful way by enlArgy-
ipg the CONSUMPTION law to the utmost limits
| and putting without delay the whole available
| military force OF the South in the field.
, 1862-08-21

Correspondence of the Chicago Trlbune.1
SpRnsar1s1p. H., Aug. 10, 1862.
The work Of organizing the new army Of !
the State is being pushed forward rapidly. !
Sfy regiments have received marching orders
from Washington. Gov. Yates telegraphed
that they would start If their arms and cloth
ing we're forwarded. Those for three Of the
regiments, learn, will be here tomorrow.
Had the State the power to provide for its
own troops, as was at one time the case, mat
ters would now be In q different shape, mo-
uey would be saved, and soldiers be in far
better condition. The manner in which Gov.
Yates put Our first volunteer force in the field
was SO much better than that Of neighboring
States, that numbers have volunteered into
our present force from Indiana, Michigan, and
even Ohio; not to mention Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota Every new company that
passes by the capital, to be mustered in ut
camp, comes to a stand and gives number OF
rounds Of cheers for Gov. Yatea.
To show how economically our contracts
were managed by the governor, I will give
You an instance. 4. T. Stewart OF New York,
had contract Of 6, ,40O, GOO for cloth for
clothing, blankets, &c. Some time after hay
ing taken the contract Stewart offered Trea-
eurer Butler $3.50, 600 to cancel it. The trea-
surer, under instructions from the governor,
refused, and Mr.. Stewart was compelled to
fulfill it to the letter. Here WAS 8 saving, in
single case, Of over quarter Of million Of
dollars.
Some eight persons have been arrested at
Augusta, Hancock county, on charge Of dis
couragipg enlietments. Interesting develop
ments are promised on account Of the arrast
Of members Of the Knights Of the Golden
Circle in Southern Illinois. It will be shown,
notwithstanding more hard swearing on the
occasion Of the appointment Of the iuvesti-
eating committee by the constitutional con-
| vention) that the Knights were thick in that
| body. One young bypocrite, who was sgreat"
t on making Union speeches OF sophomore
| character in the convention, will be proved TO
have held at the very time he Was making
them the Office Of brigadier general in the
order. # the order can boast no better gen
| era1 than the young man in question, it must
| be rather hard up for "timber." Some Of the
| gentlemen, since the defeat of the constitu
tion, have taken the t'sober second thought, p
By deyoting themselves to raising companies
in the southern part Of the State to pu1
down the rebellion. All did not act so wist
4 part, however, and Messrs. JOSH Allen
Dutf, and others continuing to oppose enlist
1nents, and to keep up their midnight, secre
meetings for that purpose, have "come tt
gricf.''
By the bye. Wentworth, In speech at he
t1opoli1an Hall, endorsed the loyalty Of ever,
single member of the convention, includin.
O'Melveny, Allen, Duff, and the balance. q
said lie kne0 they we're all right, and pledge
himself personally for the patriotism Of ever
individual member. Nov, Wentworth IVA
either playing the kuave or the fool, when b
made this speech. Those Who know him bes
viii say which. i, who have but slight PEI
!. sonal acquaintance with him, leave the matte
in the hands of his more intimate associates
, 1862-08-21

A Ecrlptare Warning for tho Tfmees
The ancient kingdom Of Judah Eas totter-
Ing. The States Of Israel had seeded and their
inhabitants had been 50 dispersed that to thie
day they are called the "Lost Trfbes.n The
States Of Judah had been invaded by the army
of Nebucbadnezzar, who had uow laid siege to
Jerusalem. Jeremiah, the venerable patriot
prophet, who, for forty years and under four
kings, had been denouneing the expressions
Of the nation and threatening It's destruction
in retribution, was now lying in the city prison
for this plain preaching. King zedekiah
sends to the prophet to inquire what should
be the issue Of the WET and gets in reply:
HThus saith sJehovat, execute Judgment in
the morning and deliver him that IS spoiled
out Of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury
60 out like fire and burn that none can quench
It, because Of the evil Of your doinge."' Part
II from conscientious motives and partly with
9 design Of arming the freed men for the de-
Tense Of the city, covenant was entered into
before God in the temple and a proclamation
OF liberty waa made. ---'
But now Nebuchadnezzer raises the siege to
60 and drive back any army Of Egyptians
coming to the rescue Of Jerusalem; and the
Jews, thinking their danger oyerpast, pert1di-
ons]y reduce their slaves again to bondage; !;
whereupon the prophet opens fire upon them
from his prison fortress. " Thus saith Jeho-
yah, ye have-not harkened unto me, In pro-
claiming liberty, every one to his brother, and
every man to his neighbor;; behold, ! pro-
eword, to the pesti1ence, and to the famine,
and will make you to be removed into all the
Kingdoms Of the earth" What, kingdom
rocking upon the brink Of dissolution, and the
point Of controversy with the Almighty sim.
ply the guilt Of holding . few. slaves! A na
F.. a.
, 1862-08-21

The Washington correspondent Of the n 7.
Tribune says that it is thought the govern
ment will resort to the Napo1eonic plan Of
providing substitutes during the coming draft;
that is, the price for substitute will be fixed
by the government, and any man, by paying
500 or $500 to the government, will be al
lowed to remain at home The amount paid
will be offered by the government as bounty,
which will fill the ranks of the Union armies
, 1862-08-21

THE NEW POLICY OF THE WAR.
Until the new policy Of the war Is enun-
ciatcd by the Government, and made the
duty among al our commanders in the
field, there win be many divisions aud de-
p:rtpaen1s that will not be reached by Its
influence, and its moral cfec. will be mar
red by lack of harmony in methods OF
dealing with the rebels. There will be
discomfort among some Of our armies who
are still to be exposed to the rule Of gener-
ais whose, only aim is to save Slavery. We
shall have Don Carlos Buells solely en-
crossed in court martials Of such of his
subordinate officers as may be poiuted out
to him as obnoxious 10 the rebels. We
shall still have millions Of treasure and
thousands Of lives wasted by mad adhcr-
ence 10 the plan Of conci]iating. We shall
reap the abundant fruit Of evil of the plan
Of dealing with the enemies Of the country,
to he LETT optional with officers, instead Of
bearing alike upon all And precisely this
We are having. 1t is now long enough to
have well irabued our on.ir. army with
the main principles Of Con6scation and
Emancipation which were the fruit Of the
last Congress, to have sent forth rule from
Headquarters at Washington which should
guide alike the Major General, and the
humbltst subaltern throughout our army
lines. It is not done, and ne greatly fear
it has to await the fresh teachings Of the
expensive class that have been our cduca-
tors in the war thus far.
The people are right. They are eager
for the new remedy to be prescribed,
not ncreay permitted, Take any
mixed gathering Of men in any Of our
communities from the Mississippi to the
seaboard and watch for the utterauces of
the speakers that strike surest the keynote
Of popular ENTHUSIASM. The policy ot
Buell. and his dull compce1s, only good fol
holding back, only careful to save, the
rebels, would fall on .leaden ears, even i
respectfully listened to, for the people ar.
keen]y a1ive to their sacrifices, and the,
: have sent boys to the war whose expert
ence under such commanders comes bacl
to the homes they have left. But let it b
Pope, Butter, OF Turchin, whose names ar
uttered, and be it their policy which is n
fetrcd to, and the cheers will be such q
rang out at Bryan Hall the other nigh
The enthusiasm Of the people only waits t
be awoke by earnest words that deal wit
rebels as enemies, and with Slavery as th
Heaven-appointed means Of crushing thi
un1Ao]y neb> >lion,- the rarely given oppo
tupity Of serving our own highest nasion'
interests, while we do an act for which tt
Humanity Of our age waits and longs.
And this must come. The long peric
Of anxious waiting and watching must |
~ broken ty words from Washington, si
nal which shall be no uncertain, sound,
policy binding upon all the servants Of Il
government, AID grinding to powder all
<ntn,;cs.' For that day the war waits; u,
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How the Port Royal Negroes are to
be Employed.
hEAoauAn1Eas, BEAuroRF, 8. C,l

august y 1869-
In consequence Of the abandonment bv our
troops of certain districts under Cultivation.
the late Inhabitants thereof have been driven
from their homes and are now without EN-
ployment- 49,
With view Of guarding them from fbe
evils OF id1eness, and tn the hopes Of fnd,nra
produce market ut the North for the prolnets
Of their industry. It Is projected to introance
the msnufaeture Of rush baskets and cedar
tubs This being the proper season for their
labor, the supef1ntendcnts having any Of the
people referred to In their charge, viii imue-
diate1y set them to work in gathering and cur
ing Iushes, the more skilIfu1 being employed
to making them into baskets.
These and the cedar tubs win be shipped to
the North, where It Is believed they viii flnd a
resdy sale, both on account Of their real utili-
ty and of the 18udab1e object sought to be A.
tanned By their manufacture. The proceeds of
the sales will be applied to the benefit Of those
who contribute the articles. ::
TIE district superintendents will keep the
accounts necessary to this eud, and forward
The articles as occasion requires, with aceu-
rate invoices, to the assistant quartermaster
at these headquarters, for shipment TO the
North. By order of
Big. Gen. B. sAxToK, Commanding.
, 1862-08-21

E1GHTT-F1RsT REGE1Esr OF I1L1xo1s Vol
rNTEERs:.-The organization Of the 8lst regi-
ment took place At Anna, in this State, On
Friday. Col. Do1line, waving all calims, IN
lees it WIS the wish Of the regiment that he
death-an election WIS held and Colonel Dol
Inns received every vote Of = thousand men,
which speaks well for the coloners popularity
in Egypt. Capt. franklin Campbell WAS
elected Lieutenant Colonel, and Andrew ".
Rogers vas elected Major. Col Dollins raised
his regiment IN week, and By Tuesday au-
glorious old Ninth District; and will be COM
manded by Spencer B. Floyd, Is Colonel;
Lieut. Colonel John C. Hardy. and Msior
Robt, r. Whitlock. .-Sta&e 1ossrnas.