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, 1862-11-16
HAEkPER7S FERRY.

We publish elsewhere the official report
OF the military commission appointed to
investigate the facts Of the surrender Of
Harper's Ferry. Soimportant document
has hardly been given to the public since
the war commenced, and We trt1st that it
may be only the first of series Of ipvesti-
cations into military crimes and blunders,
to be followed in each instance by the
prompt dismissal Of every officer who shall
be found unfit for command. # the bat
ties Of Bull Run and Balls Bluff, the sur
render Of Lexington, and the disasters at
Richmond and Munfordsville, had been
followed by similar proceedings, thousands
Of 1ives snd millions Of money might have
been saved, and what is no less important,
the country would have been satisfied that
military commanders were held to q strict
and stern accountability fer their acts.
It will be seen that Gen. Julius White
receives, at the hands Of the commission,
= vindicatien as ample as the condemns
ton Of Ford, 1lilea, and Mcclellan is de-
cisiye end overwhelming. While this il
especially gratifying to Gen Whites per
sonal friends it will be cause Of still wide1
satisfaction that Illinois has no part in ths
deep disgrace cf the surrender Of Harper
Ferry and its II 900 prisoners,
, 1862-11-16
The Slavery FIGHT in HuxaYa.

: Ihe troubles Of slavery are not con11ed to
the upittd States, but are shared BY Russi1, q
ration more ike cur Own than anY other In
the Woi1d-x nation rough indeed, In much OF
Its population, as it Is IN the surface Of It's
country, embracing within fts limits vast
e1panse of thfnly settled territory, which
answers to our great unsettled regions in the
valley CT the Salt Lake, and about the head-
waters Of the Rad, Arkansas 2nd Missouri
Rivers. Both nations are rough, hsrdy and
when fully natursd, will yet rule the woIl3.
n Russia. al here, has existed ssrfdom aud
slavery. Ffom the harsh and;aeyere Emperor
N1cho1as has descended q eon who hiss Inherit
ed much Of his tathes's energy, but who ap-
plies it upon er13rged views fof the prosperity
of his humber sntjects. rather than upon the
formation Of troops, IS did his IA, her. The
Emperor Alexander hiss decreed ths freedom
Of the terfs- The decree met with the violent
opposition OF land owners. His plans were
Tor this reason delxyed, hnt not given up.
With some modification they have been suc-
cessfully carried out. A4d among ten millions
of Eeffs, more 9hHu four millions hare com,
pleted With their owners the arTankement, fo1
buying their freedom. THIS rtBulE lE cheer
ing. It is not 8 year since the tifst move
meufs for tka freedom Of the lower clazsea
were maae by the emperor: and within this
short period, without war or anarchy, the rs.
1&tfo1s OF crest people With esch other ate
reyolutio1ized. W1thtns a. brief period the
United statea may Sec the end Of tho nsver'
ending disturbances about the negro. One
result is not mora dif1icalt than the o:har
D. 7. &zt1s~ ' .;'' '* -7's
, 1862-11-16

How E10 STOLEN WERE RECOVERED, AND
How TIE 'NoRTHRREERs' Cor SOLDIER.
in July lsst, Christopher Wagner, q Ger
man. who occupied apartments at No. % Sun
der Miller, Of 10l, and abaconded. Applics-
ton Was made to the detective police station,
and the case wa5 placed In the hands Of Couz-
ems, an ingenious oficar Of the force Conz-
eu8 obtained information thst the man "want-
ed'' had taken a steerage passage for New
Constantine, On the 26th July. Under these
circumstances the idea Of recovering the thief
was abandoned, aa under the E1tradiAon Act
the amount Involved would not ply expenses.
How to recover the money, therefore, next
became the question, and the ingenuity OF
CouzeEa, sided by one Of the detectives on
the other side CT the Atlantic, proved 1usttu-
mental in doing SO. Ceuzens wrote letter 70
New Turk detective, distinguished for his
shrEwdneas, named FaIrallJ, Informing him Of
the chip in which Wagner Would arrive, aud
instrueting him when he got possession Of bis
man to s'hounceH the money OUT OF him.
Couzenas letter went By tho mail boat, and OF
coprse arrived before the Constantine reached
port. On the arrival OF the latter vessel at
New for2, Farrolly waa In waiting to receive
Herr Wagner, whom he charged With having
stolen 1M, for which, he said, If he did not r..
fund, be Would be sent back to Liverpool for
trial The litter was contingency the ac-
cuBed W2s glad to syoid at all sacrifice, but II.
81, Cd, was the whole OF the money he was
posseEsed Of The ingenuity Of Mr.. Farraily
ina1 prosecution in England. The ''North.
erne.sn wanted soldiers; the bounty was
good; the 1W. could thus be raised, with
balance in favor Of the recruit. Wagner en-.
| listed, receiving bounty Of eighty dollars
| out Of which he paid the amouns demanded
| which Ea1 at once transmitted to CouxenE
and bJ him hauded oyer to Mlier.-Liunpoo
| Ibst,
, 1862-11-16

The London correspondent of the Phlladel-
ptia Inquirer gives the following account Of
the killing Of Capt. Andrews, Of the contedsr-
ate steamer Sumter:
The confederate vessel Sumter was, On the
10th Of October, the scene of q ftighttul
chine. The following facts, not set published
here, have received from an aushsasic
source: When Captain Semmes quilted the
Sumter, she was lett at Gibraltar in Charge of
the first officer, named Andrews. Soon after,
4 fellow. said to be from Char1eston, South
CaroliDa, named Hester, but who had been
serving On British vessel. came on bosEd Of
impression thnt be was made second officer.
What led to the act that he committed Is not
known, but 1t appear6 that on the day men
TONED, he deliberately walked up to the first
officer, Andrews, ns he vas lying in his birth,
and ehot him dead with d revolver. He was
Of course arrested, End Is now in prison al
Gibraltar.
, 1862-11-16
Gen Lew WRllaCos

: IFtom ne lIdla1ap6ls Jon5aa1 13thl
We learn, BY . dispatch tresn Cincinnati
last night, that Gen. Lew Wallace has been
ordered back to that city by Gen. Grant, to
await orders, and that he arrived there yestes-
day in obedience to the order. Whit this
means, i It don't n. mean to get at , naughs the
Wsllaee in Gen. Grants department., We can't
zee. It 1t does mean that, Gen. Grant should
be required to answer for his contumacY in
manner that viii 1eara him the propriety OF
obey1ng orders, and recognizing The claims Of
an officer who Is everF way, in sobriety, de-
Where be gets the power to order out Of his
department an officer, equal in rank to him
Eelf, who has been ordered in by the war de-
partnent, Is mystery, aud these mysterious
exclusions Of active and Jealous officers from
service, have become frequent enough to dc,
nard the attention OF the government.
, 1862-11-16

- sts-e,&. Dsanark. honad fran - Panl
failed to arrive on account Of sinking. When
she had arrived at the head Of ATLAS Island, a
point we'll known below i+:okuk, she ran
upon snag, Which tore her huu badly, and
caused her to sink in q few minutes in the
The Warsaw, bound down, arrived at the
scene soon after, and On her Capt. J. ]. Rob
inaon and other officers Of the Denmark
took passage to this city. From Capt. Robin
Bon ne learn that the boat, valued st 81, 900,
is not insured, and will probably prove total
jnred. We belfevethere are abo1t 400 bags Of
potatoes IN the hold. 4 boat has probably
already gone up the river from this port to
bring down the tfeight-Sk. Louis Dssocrat
1871
, 1862-11-16

ADARK JoKK.-0ar excellent sheriff found
two ccrtr-h.rte It l11ge yesterday, bui H.
s1ead stead Of putting re. thsm i III as usuzl seat
stay iu the State. We chea1ful1y accept it as
a very highly colored joke, and OF remarkable
point aud pith; and so far as we are coucern-
ed he is welcome to do it seven times week
If faereeable. Bnt isn's it rather small trans.
action for public officer, invested with gr1ve
and responsible duties, to thus 1onsr himself
to impose on the credulity Of ignorant retu,
gees from Democratic treason?
We are glad to state that the blacks went
aEnY ilum this Office with NO less money than
when they came, which is . fact they are Likely
to appreciate mere keenly than now it they
sre ever obliged 10 a1eep in q Democratic jail.
-Quincy WAfg.
, 1862-11-16

@THH4EXASEX EkONs |
We receive the inte1lige2ce of the con-
expedition to Texas, with mauy |
misgisings, notbecauso TIE doubt the ah1-
ity Of Gen. Banks to conduct 1t skilfu1ly, |
but because ve do not see the object to be
accomplished BY the movement. We are
at 4 1oas to know Why our military author
tiles should he perpetually fighting the re-
be1lion On its outakirts, when an energetic
and veN-directed blow at the centre would
cut the so-ealled confederacy in two, and
speedily reduce each division to obedience
to the Laws. For instance, had the men,
whom Gen. Burnside debarked At
Roanoke Island, been sent against
the rebels in East Tennessee,
who can doubt that, cooperating with the
forces on the Cumberland, Tennessee and
Miss1ssjppi, all the great lines Of commu.
nicstion between the eastern and western
portions Of secessia, BY which the rebel
armies have been sent backward aud for
ward as they were needed, would have
teen cut of, or that our different columns,
segregated near Atlanta, would have been
able, long ere this, to have opened their
way to the Gulf and thus hnve: made fur
ther resistance in Louisians, Texas, Arkan-
eas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Mississippi impossible, or Of such q eharae-
ter that it could >hs1s been easily and
quickly oyerbornef Who does not know
-,th1t, had this been effected, the progress Of
the Army Of the Potomsc, contending only
sgainst the forces which the Atlantic
States could send to the rebel camp, would
have been easy; that We should have had
no dreary account OF defeats and disasters
at Richmond and at Bull Run to put down
in the record; and that today all
men would have been able to Say
th1t the rebellion is virtually at an end ?
Tie fatality that has guided the govern
ruent in the choice Of commanders seems
to have extended to all their plans Of ope-
rations, and that no more progress has
been made in the war Is due, perhaps, quite
asmuch to the last as to the first
Il wou1d unquestionably afford the coun.
ty great satisfaction to know that Texas
had been redeemed from the disgrace tha'
treason has brought upon her, and that she
would take her old placein the Union bu
whether the cost Of her redemption vii
not be rs great as that Of plan which
would detach. not only her, but al tn
= Ef.,threstern States FINN the 1ehn1 ca11se
is question that the government seem
not to have considered We hope that th
popular report Of the Texas expedition
erroneous, and that the obvious policy q
which We have limited will be thas adop1
ed 8t last
, 1862-11-16
From The SD Illinois Rsginaent--7ne Nashufts
aud Ohio Rallroal-Rejaseang in the 4rAay
osxr Tie Rsnordl q AcCkR1n. :.


- tCorreepondenee OF the Chicago Trihune.J
:. KE&ToN, Tenn., Nor. u, 1ssa.
We {the 62d Illinois infantry) were stationed
at Paducah, Kentucky, for near month, aad
then ordered to Columbus, Kentucky, WheTe'
We remained but fen days until VIC took up
march for Dixie and established our hssd-
quartera at this place On the 25th day Of Jaue,
1862, and have. been engaged in guarding the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad ever since, NOT:
wittstandipg our regiment has been scattared.
IN aesaehments including some twenty-five
miles Of the road, the indefatigab1e efforts and
upti1ing ze.l OF Col. J41nea n. Trus, our COM
mander, has made 1t, IS before stated, one.
Of tho beat drilled and finest disciplined regt.
menfa In the service. Don't infer that / am
merely trying to puff the 6ad Into the aeld of
active operations, for vhile It is the desire Of
both officers and men to be thrown forward
, they arc i'll willing 70 do the duty that is g.
signed them. without murmurin e.: But I do
feel thst we merit batter show In the laueels
to Be gained BY crushing :. traitor rebellion
. againat our conamos country; than that at
fuasding railroads, especially operating pa
tsent1y In that balinsss TOR five lunx neaths !;
and, I,feel, alfo. thai the spirit and zssl
,nsnhessed by the ofaee1s ard men or The
/. 1eg3neat,:, In preparing thanselsea 50
thoroughly, = whlls..: sarroundsd:,'.sY, such
adverse ctrcumstances .fs rsestinT with
n urjust reoske. This, ! thiuk, Is tho hrst
mrrnur that hiss gona sup ftam ths regiment,
s14d Il It's wrong, fu'tsseiaa Ill t5atl have
, 1862-11-16
GEN. GRANr,8 ADVANCE,


Gen: Grants advance upon Holly Springs
.nc4p6 that tie rebels must now hght or
run, and that the opening Of the Mississippi
from Memphis to New Orleans is . certain
II that nothing but fatal reverse to our
advancing columns can postpone, We
have no fears Of the result We know the
men who are under Gen. Grants command;
and nc have that faith in their leader
which asgures rs that he will be equal to
the discharge of any duty tlat the Govern
nent will impose upon him. At any rate.
he means to fight
, 1862-11-16

Burnside Is Of interest, q ssColonel,' b. war
horze, deserves passing mention. He is :
bay, With compact, heavy body, md short,
st1mpy legs, being tins veil calculated for
the weight OF his doughty rider. "Colonel''
is shout twenty years old. and carried his mas
ter during the Mexican waE, immediate1y atoer
he graduated, In l847. He is st1ll full of
spirit, but tranquil as q stone, under fire,
Rh1ch he eyes with supreme indiferense.
His composure IL ruftled only By IN attempt
1t ta1nitiarity By stringent With kindled
eyes he ttlen starts back and strikes st hin
horizontally with his fore feet.-FAH. Aress.
, 1862-11-16

PRor7s. or TIE LorfKRr BuB1N8s IN WAR
,T1MzA-We Nu In formed thax = recent exam
fpation BY the e1a.e commissioners of tho
hcoka Of John 4. Morris & Oo., managers Of
the Delaware state. LOTTERIES for the year end:
ing On 1he eszh October, 1852, diselesrs thu
TACT that the people Of the Unlted ssaass hass,
antinE thas t4ae, pnfchaAea! hoa thss, 8r1
Iotsrr7 ttckrts. t. lhs eaofranas an51ns. Of
{2;:69. ~ IS, ind also that tha prlzas tfsI
favs sold asss1Bt - :, 2,sH. .4sE. g g, lsayfsK !
l.lsfee in their favur far exptasss aaA prohts
II So. $50 4a, this 1attsr aA4oeat ae4zninx bas
8 sxnasl rttpra for % zpaA r4k nd oatlay.-
&w Tox1 NtzEsgE.
, 1862-11-16

From the Clinton (lu.} PnbHc-1
Our renders will recoltect the dispatch pub
lishEd week or TWO ago in our paper, to the
Effect that Col. Smell, Of the 107eh regiment,
was uEder arrest. We then k1eW nothing Of
the circumstance. Having since learned tho
particulars. we take pleasure In relating them
rs they come to as.
1t will be remembered that before his ragi-
mcntrwas mustered into service, be frequent
~ declared he would never guard rebel prop
erty; aud the sequel shows hoH determlued-
ly he adhered to bis VOW.
Going Into Kentucky, his regiment was
plsced under comm 4nd OF Gen. Buell., who
o1dt red him to guard certain property which
he had reasons to think belonged to rebels.
Calling his men into line, he reminded them
Of his promise never to call upon them to
protect the property OF rebels. Three ronsfRg
theerB resounded through the air, and they
resolved to stand By their commander; where
there to stand trfal for d1spbedlence OF orders.
When asked It he Intended to persist In dis
obeying the command Of his superior of1lc=r,
be straightened himself to IN unusual hight,
ard in clear, loud veice, expressed himself
willing to do anything required OF him, that
would aid the country; but SO to guarding
rebel property. he scould net do it for ii liV-
ing being. They might "trip him Of Ills s,oo7d
0nd straps, degrade him TO The losoest position
Of the army, tmpyisoa him, place him IN irons,
Tut nothing could s1oe7ue him from his purpos
If dtsohey5ng that order.
This is all we know; bat as the colonel has
since been at 1ioertIs We conclude that nt
further notice Was taken of the matter.
We learn thst he Is again under =r7est, bu
upon what charge, we have not hesFd.
, 1862-11-16
O4enfNE OF tho Northwestern Rail.
~NY to Green B4y.

Wy to Ersen Hs7e h@'
Before not,clng the Incidents at the opening |
ot the Chicago and Northwestern Railway to |
Green Bay on Thursdsy, a few facts In rcla-
ton to the location Of the road and its i'm
po.tsnce 10 the country through which It |
osssks, and which Lies beyond It's present ter
minus, will not be unacceptable to our read
err. The line Tor the first hundred miles,
reachIra 10 Milton Junction-rpns through
ous Of the richest and most beautiful sections
of The Wsst, Scattered along the line, like
gems upcn pecklace, sres large numour o.
prosperous villages, whose thrifty appearance
;etyes sskarance Ct the highly productive
county BY which they are surrounded. James !
vile, on Rock River, is one Of the largest and
most beautiful inland cities Of the West.
North of Milton Junction, the road, for
some sixty or eighty miles, follows up the
valley of Rock River. In the immediate Ncia-
fty Of the road the country is heavily timbered,
and to the eye notso inviting ~ the first sec.
tion Of the route. But the fine cities of
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson and Watestoxn
ere The outgrowth Of: tho rich
ta1ning . county that uea Ut
little distance on each aide from the rivsr
valley. After leaving Rock Ktser, the road
:penetsat<s the magnificent ptaar1ss that sur
70 1onna INC oe4nafn cafs o. fono on L.e
, 1862-11-16

All that is known st M.jor Gen. Gilbert q;
before he mounted the double eagle on his
h1,1de, str,na ia fb.t ha 80 an ohaeoo,on,
enuaet slthps' ~ ln@1 ae wa ~ onse9aoue
toady to MS naAter, Don Carlos b7eD, Tor
whom he Was acting a brigade quartermas-
+-r NTH the rank If cantain. He 5refened
- -. - - ~ T-...,S $500 e.:S..:es
the charges *ga1nss aen. iu!ean, oa Hmea
the latter Waa tried and certified cn bis hanor
from his nersonal knowledge. that thev wana
80, - l., f..+ ~ 80 1at,t.o .he.,s
uoe' Hnen :" iacl NC hueM notctng aoon5
their truth or fatetty. Ihe charges we're pre-
pared By Don Carlos himself, and fathered By
h,s ,n., E.,3s1 r., 3o1ro +1,;e fnran,n. ~
n1,,-, 1ts ,An '4as 1,.,. ~. 1e1ns 10 t ~.
Carlos appointed duoefl lna]of general and
gave him command Of whole army corps Of
so Goo men. Iuareview of BueIl,s camnafen-
a corrsspoudent Of the New York 1ri5uu@
says:
In conclusion, I wi11 send singular discoy-
cry made In regard to Gen Gilbert during the
eampslgn. Some tine after the e;a, zen.
nrornnt sssistancn to Cen. McCook and % IRA.
vent the turning Of Lytle's brigade had sHa-
kened no very high opinion OF hls general:
sup am1,as; aau Ma1 ao 4o9oou S9 ~ ta
, 1862-11-16

~ Hss: L.sAu tBl:aaEah has ssea e1eetsl
to lie pr1sideaey It IL Asaaic2a Billie 81
eisty. to all the vzeaaay eazsea hy the asath
II he Hsa. raseaare FraatnShasssa*
, 1862-11-16

: RARRIcKs DESTROYED BH F1BE.-We re-
eret to learn that the barracks 1t Camp Zanss-
wills we're mostly burned this forenoon L Is
but most likely from camp store. Forty
two sleeping sheds, ne learn, were dskt1 oyed.
They Will bs unnedistely rebuilt, but before
they san b, ws fear the: soldiers will suffer
severely :he2- eold.-Zenezst4s Gotsyia., foe-
'TfRk- = 7a:..- ,-.1T: >; ! -. o..
, 1862-11-16

:. G1oxious OLn 81. LAwnBxa1l-The hens
of Preston King N. true to her aaseeodant>.
The, majority n a. Laxreata- esaaAJ fsr
WAdaworth and Trsnaln fa 8,03a -.
, 1862-11-16

4 81 Tia bark Restlesa, G;eadltnT cvaE ii
cur zzsy, fas 1nade no *iess tasn a.1sassea:
captures Of pEses English and rebal) stacs
the 14th Of February lass- She u conazaandsd
b Lieut.. Edward Cuptoy.
, 1862-11-16
Correspondence between Gov. Sorague
ana Gen. surnsfde-
STATE OF REoDE ISLAND,
EXECUTIVE DErAErxsSr,} :
PRoy1DEEcE, November 10, 1872.

General:
Allow me to tender you my sincere congrat-
ulntione on your appointment to the com
mard of the Army Of the Potomsc Your
we1l-known energy, skill and patriotism, will,
! feel sure, restore confidence to dtshears-
ened people, and lesld them to expect active
operntiors, aud the speedy success OF our
brave army il the suppression Of treason aud
rebellion.
Rhode Island regards your appointment
with uufeigned pride and pleasure.
{Sfgned) WM. SPRAGUE.
To Ger. BURNSIDE, Comnander-in-Chi.f Of
the Army Of the Potomac.
TELEGRAM. );
HEAneUkRrEas, Aa6Y, Ncv. 10, 1864.
70 GoxE sprafftb 81 tbfs da1e Is recs1vea; ana
ttslk you Tor it. Il is great support to me
in the assumption OF so great q resi- possibility
to know that have your confidence sud that
of the Slate OF Rhode Island
{Sfgneo) 4. E. BURNSIDE, Mai Gen.
Commanding Army OF the Potomac.
, 1862-11-16

81 Hon John 7. Clark, soma yesFs ei1es
atits Engineer Of. Nav York, died 4 Usloa on
Mond&y last. His name Il. identified with;
many tE ta,b public work. Of New York. !,
, 1862-11-16

- FORTHCOMING PAMpaLEr.-Hou. Thomas
:EHang' Of Ohio, IL about to puolish pam
phlst, exhibiting tbs true character Of the
proceedings 1t the Peace GonEersucs In Waah~
inkton, In tho es.ay part Of 1851. ... =
, 1862-11-16

The official return{ IRON Ill the counties
composing the distHd show that Judge Peters
Ia elected Henator BY majority OF eight. The
following are the maSdtias In each county: :.
, 1862-11-16

tFI0m the Pep1aa Transcript

[F1om the PeoEsa Transcript
The following private letter from gentle
man in Henry county, vas received List evs-
ning:
KAHKAKEB, II. November II, 1874
DEAR SR:-Yours Of the inst. request
ing my attention to the canvass of the votes
in Henry county, came to hand in due time
Receiving another Of like in port from another
source, induced me think there WAS an outside
pressure going to be brought to bear upon
lie canYassers. We had noted the delay our
selves but supposed the votes had not ali been
returned, and knowing the officers who would
be likely to make the cs1Tlss, though Demo-
crate, were men OF good character, re enter
taiEed no doubts that it would be done hon
es:ly.
Yesterday morning before O'Clock, Was
aroused by loud knock at my door and fouad
two friends on their way to see the cauyass,
From them learned that Fisher and OTHERS
Of the mopgrel crew from Bureau, had been
over On mission to Cambridge to see What
could be done to help our poor Tom.
We arrived there early IN the morning and
found everything quiet on the outside. Late
in the afternoon the CANVASS began TOMS
friends had Burnett and Hlnman to assist.
They objected for ell sorts Of reasons to all
the returns, and then to each Of them, and
then twice over to all Of them. Than came
JuE Stevens an1 Jo- Y. Thompson and Dr..
Winter Of Bureau, to see tbs work finished.
They tried the bullying game, but failed.
Finally, at half past p. M, the work was
completed, the enemy had retired, and the
foo11rg Wss IS follows:
Tnvpjnv .-... q nog
, 1862-11-16

have 80 recently joined the army of Ten
pesste, that have not learned the plans and
ipttnt1ons Of the army. aud if knew 1t uould
be marsfeetly improper to revesl taem. OF
one thing you may rest assured. everything is
working satisfactorily. and If the command-
Ing general be allowed to. conduct the cam
paign in his o@n-way, aud his requirements be
fully and cordaa: y met, the country will hare
reason to casEra4nl.ta !.se.f on the event
Gen. Grant has the entire con6denee Of of6-
GERS ard men, and I am certain will not dts
be IlAced.
The telegraph and railroad IRE In. working
order to LaGfaHge.
, 1862-11-16

Ninth 8enatoFda1D7stF1eb Pee
....: teF8 Elected. :':..,
, 1862-11-16

Loyeioy't majority o1er Henderson ..-,....1 ,061
" Over both competitors .--.-....--......... 465
After this town af Lofaine WIS excluded for
detective 1etutEs. L stood: