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, 1862-05-03
Distress In 900 Desti-
tate Operatives,
IhR Manchester G-,o-7;rn oe +ha 1ett e,r.


ut is very sad fact that the distress in this
elty' caused By want Of work, Is steadily On
.Ge increase The Indictment weather OF the
" ~t1er .h the hopeful anticipations
OF TIE spring time have bllnded many to the
S Sonsloeration that want Of bread is as hard to
Deaf n april az in December. It Is a fact, es-
tabhshed By the returns prepared under the
ea[etul fer sapeitntendenee Of gaptain Palin, the
to the 8th of this present mouth, @ there has
oesn an increase Of Yearly Two thousand in
numeer % OF PERSONS wholly out Of employ
men1. The numbers were, during the week
eudmg January Z, 6.187; during the week end
tng April =, s,o5e. The latter number has been
at!sii g ~ ed b weekly increase, On IN average
OF the Thirteen weeks, OF one hundred and ff.
= ,naiupais; ia But the number, 8,o59, was
exceeded by the number In the previous week,
namely, the 1ast week IN March, when .ths
pumher of operatives dependent unpon tho Ia
bor Of their hands tor thefr taiIy bread, sud
having no tueh labor tof their Wiling hsnts
to to q g. a was &c. VIA how earnest : ~,
hom those eIght Thousand hearts; sGfYe IS
this day our daily bread
, 1862-05-03
FROM GEN. NfITUHEIT,R
COLUMN.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.1
HEADQUARTERS TH1RD D1s1s1ox, Husrs-
VILE, ALA, April :a4 1879

al
Hr.,or.n,., s... -. Tue eues1So lllpune'1
VILE, Al, Anil I'd. 1sSa
At present the 8th brigade, the 10th and
S4lh Ill. Inclusive, is On the advanced post. and
scattered all along the road, guarding the
Bridges and approaches to this city. It seems
1hat this division will be doomed to little more
lnan LIE service mentioned Our hopes OF
sharing The dangers aud glory Of the battle at
Cor1nfh are growing beautifully less, as the
oay Tor action seems to draw near. The oc-
crpation Of this city, the general plan aud its
execution form ono Of the most important
moves IN the campaign, and although no bat
Tie nas been fought to accomplish the object
attained, Jet the achievement will have AZ
much bearing nm tho sncoes. ~ +ho a...-
&c r;o+or, ~ ete"p''sn
% ''etoiJ "on nau oaptlzed III blood.
The people here, Us at all points this side Of
Nashville, Shelbyy;l.c excautad. are ..r-s1
A0D5 q. oesPonoent a''o admlt our superior
strength and their hopeless condition, but the
majority feel and talk Hodt have sounded
thtir sentiments ard o.,,,.. A0eo
noth;ne IT,. =. ~ 1e&u.e YOU 'na1 taefs15
notn1ng 1e1t IN Their organization, mental or
other, friendly to the Union cause. or hetrav.
ing ought that s1,r,ts of 1nva 60
institutions IT, 49, 1Ie LUZ aner1can
eeaoue' Ns.s'a- - wv mistaken notions the
Northern people entertain relative to the feel
ing Of their misguided ~ brethren in the
South, their thourhts are second IN tho v;s,
, - ~ - .1&o - 'eeonu W Tue WISH
Let the North become reconciled to the fact
that in order to restore the Union as it was,
..-s-.e,.. ~ "nu ~ az
coso1"s19' 1ae only CLASS showing preference
for our cause are the NEGROES, I will vet have
to meet the first one of Them exnress;ng srn.
r,thv 9TH +so -a,,a,. sne.11. Pressing s5"~
pAAAS VIII ene 1epels' speaking with
slaso woman yesterday, the property Of the
(dis) Hon. Clement c. Clay, member of the
Confederate Conoress cha s,;a .s,.s
a...4 - - soess' suo S'1o' atef helping
@pa5'y o. oncefs present to some refreshing
sweet milk: 'tDc Lord brcss you gemnan.
de Lord am on your side. pTay de- Lord
tbery day for you, and knows be her mai
1t WAS said in such IN earnest. feTyent manner
that there was no doubling her sincerity nnr
experience Of the sacred i5stitntion fs ranSdIv
Abolitionizing The ar1ny. nianv nrn.siavcryy
Democrats have been already nonvirfei to H..
doctrines OF emancipation. a7ii En1l thav nav
inable man s,ral;ns, insfit,,I;,- 10 d'rr
, 1862-05-03
Another Subject for Court Martial,

Most Of our readers will probably remen-
Der the notorious Col Titus, who plaYed 80
R brutal and cowardly part in the Kansas
War; After his ignominlous fight from Kan
sas, ne figured for while in one of Walker's 3
hhhusteEing raids into Central America,
where he also proved himself q poltzoon, aud
finally, it seems, settled down on plantation
near Jacksonville, Florida, which has Just
been so unaccountably eracuated By our
troops npon the order Of Gen. Hunter. A
recent letter from the coast Of Florida gives
some account Of this Infamous border ruff1an,
and especially Of his cruelty to one Of bis
slayes,. who was caught for him by Gen. 81,
=. wright, Of the Federal army. This act is
IN direct violation Of the laws Of Congress
and OF The President's order, forbldding Off
GERS OF our forces becoming slave catchers,
under the penalty Of dismissal in disgrace from
the service. Viii the President not make an
example OF one Of these Wretches? 1t is bad
enough to aunt Slaves for decent rebels, but
ten fold to the enormity of the crime
, 1862-05-03

Gen- Garibaldi writes to o warm personal
friend in New York city, describing the en-
thusiasm with which the Italian people aro
eFer5w where welcoming him. BE SAYS the
dream Of L United Italy Is now not all a dream
and that the day is drawing nigh when Venice
viii not only be cmancipatcd fror tho Aus
TRAN yeke, but that Rome too will be free.
TIE re11ains from details, but admonishes his
Trends IN America to be Of" good cheer, "aud
10 Join with him IN the hope that another year
VIII not pass away before the Austrian despo-
tism In Italy Is destroyed. He also expresses
the wish that the civil war In America shonld
be. closed up as speedily as possible, 50 that
the many gallant Europeans now In the
armies Of the North may have an opportunity
to return home, to strike for liberty in the Oil
World
, 1862-05-03

BF way Of suggestion to our military gu
thorities in view Of the necessities of this
right arm" Of our army in the field, would
II not be we'll for them to examine the claims
ior promotion Of some Of the boys in the bat
teries that do not run at t< the first fire." and
who have been tried and not found wanting.
There are plenty Of such In Woods md Tay-
lots Batteries, and We doubt not in Others
rom our State who left place. of profit at
thcH countfy's call, and are now fitted to
take command in responsible positions when
eFer they shall be assigned to post Of dutv.
, 1862-05-03
LIBERTY OR SLAVERY MUST co
DOWN.

UO W NJ
Forty years before the destruction of Je.
rusalem, Christ expressed astonishment
that the Jews could not discern "the signs
Of the times" The human reason, DOS
sessed Of a knowledge that certain causes
produce corresponding effects, is gifted
with forcknoT1edge Of historical events,
That the utter generalization of France
during the last century would result in
revolution, was forescen long before it hap
pened. Madame Pompadour, looking for
ward to the time Of reckoning, said, "AJfer
me, the deluge." The conspiracy Of the
slave power was foreshadowed in 1920, In
1850 the strength and character Of the con
spiracy were plainly visible. The time had
nearly arrived when the destruction of the
Republic would be necessaryt to the longer
dominion Of slavery.
Comparing together certain periods Of the
last fifteen centuries, we perceive that the
dominant nations Of the world have been
steadily approaching recognition Of the
equality Of man. Revolutions in govern
ment, the overthrow Of CASTE and the ex-
tincion Of the power of the few over the
many, are the necessary conditions Of a
progressive society: POLITICAL and
social institutions in conformity with
christian civilization, can only be
reyolutionized when society relapses
into barbarism. If men. should do unto
others as they would have others do unto
them, the logical conclusion is, that man,
divested Of the capricious usages Of socie-
ty, is the brother and equal Of his fellow
man everywhere From this maxim flow
all the principles Of moral and political
justice. It is an eternal rebuke and me-
mace to every form Of oppression.
It is in the nature of human passions to
produce war whenever the lust of power
encroaches On the natural rights of man.
There can be no durable peace till every
1ostright ereeoyered; and the conflict must
so on while despot1sm Is backed up by
power, and there is nation OF party strong
enough to uphold the principles Of liberty,
Secession was intended to DESTROY the
Republic, and thus stay the progress of
freedom. 1t naturally looks for help to
those governments supposed to be most
Jealous of our increasing strength. If the
Republic stand, not slavery alone will fall,
but all nations on which we exert social or
political influence will receive such an in
fusion Of republican ideas, as to shake to
the very centre their monarchial systems.
We must march at the head Of the ideas Of
the age, or sink back into hopeless insig-
Dlticance. This Is an age Of emancipation,
not an age Of slavery. We cannot restore
slavery to its forfeited place without going
backwards, and losing position which
could never be regained. Our national
sAety-naY, our very existence, demands
that we take long step .torward. Reac-
ton is the fern of disease most fatal to
liberty. If VIC conquer the South, and
spare slavery, sectional antipathies will re-
main, and slavery will have conquered the
Republic
, 1862-05-03

HOW TIE 61sT ILLINOIS FOUGHT.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
We saW your paper Of the 18th inst. In
which you speak very highly of Col. Fry, all
OF which is correct and justly due to him.
But you say nothing in favor Of the men and
officers OF the regiment. We hare in this reg
iment about 100 Chicago men, and some of our
best officers arc Chicago men, and our families
reside there at this time. We fought longer
AID harder than any troops in the field, and
ne think We deserve some credit for it Pren-
tiss' Division had to contend againat the over
Whelming forces Of the enemy for hours in the
carly part Of the day Sunday, and there was
no time in the forenoon that our vast army
vas out in full force against them, OF at any
time on an equaf footing. As it regards tho
61st Regiment Illinois Volunteers, the odds
were fearfully against us, but our men stood
up b!avely, and n 70 instance did any of our
men IN good health falter or leave the field.
The only ones that made their way to the river
we're men that had been previously sick, and
deb11ltated with the prevailing diarrhea They
soon became exhausted, and were directed to
60 to the Landing to rest and be taken care Of.
None Of the 61st Regiment fed from the field
that had health to bear arms. Tie otticers. TO to
man, stood firm, and did their duty,
As to Col: Fry, be won hurels-in addition
to his already yell known military fame--as
being cne of the brayest Of the brave. BE
was in the saddle all day, in the thickest Of
The battle. His military experience and tact
was well directed at every point, and for his
constant vigilance in placing his men to the
best advantage, with bis undaunted courape
be richly deserves the highest cnconiums, and
and ehould be ranked as one Of the best com
mandsrB Of the day. AS to the men and off,
cen eelS, They they had confidence and obeyed orders,
and courage, during the whole day, hardly
eqgaaled BY any troops in the field.
We settled down again at our camp On Tues
been either destroyed or taken away. We
have been resting quietly ever since. The
rebels treated our sick in the hospitals with
kindness, gave them WATER and administered
to their wants. They took with them as pris-
oners conysleEcents who were able to travel.
Yours truly, C,
, 1862-05-03

We gave notice few weeks ago that the
bee-keepers Of Iowa would hold 4 u,eet,np NJ
Upton, Iowa, on the 10th Of April. A few
bee-keepers only, met At the time stated. as
the roads were almost impossible, besides the
weather was extremely unpleasant. Owing
to these facts, those present At the Conven-
ton concluded not tn do any business, and
taeseisre adjourned to convene again at Tip
ton' Cedar county. Iowa, on Thursday. My
oto, Ioo@, At which time It is hoped that there
VIII be full attendance Of those interested
IN The culture Of the honey bee.
, 1862-05-03

Col. Daniels First Wisconsin Cavalry
-'Its Departure for Cape Girardeau.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune. ]
BEsros BAE8AcKs, April IS, 1862
Our regiment is under marching orders
Five companies left this afternoon on board
the ChoctaH for Cape Girardeau, about 150
miles down the Mississippi, and the rcmain-
Ing seven companies are to follow Immediate
IT.. Mounted on good horses, with equip
ments complete, our men go into actiFe
service with good cheer, and ready to fight for
the Union
There has been sad amount Of sickness in
our regiment since We came into these abomi-
nab1e barracks. We have lost nine men here
already, and others are IN critical condition,
The sickness in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry has
exceeded t"iee the aggregate amount in the
I'd aud Sd regiments while We have been here
together. We came In rtin storm, and were
Obliged to 60 into Barracks at once; while
they, coming in fair weather, were allowed to
pitch their tents in the Fair Grounds and re-
main there. hence they have had but little
sackncss, and one death, while our men have
and typhoid fevers, and with violent discuses
epgendered By the malarious causes in and
about the Barracks. The floors are laid fiat
On the vet earth, without a possibility OF let
ting the a1r pass beneath, and in many places
mort than foot lower than the ground ont
side. Add to this the bitches and pools Of
sfagnant Water alongside, aud filth beyond
measure, and we have the manifest cause, for
the difference between the sanitary condition
OF the troops IN tents and the Barracks. The
building at first used By us for a hospital Fas
thoroughly perTaded By a dreadful stencil.
and on TalR1pg board Of the floor, stagnant,
gutrld water was found there m inch deep.
mat any SICK man cyer got out Of it alive is a
marvel. y
Hmen suffer and die at the sad rate realized
~ those who have been quartered here during
tnls cool and backward spring, what will be
thelr condition when the heat Of summer
comess Strong, brave men, coming hers
from the North, cont ract discases-if thcy Get
away allyc-whieh unfit them for the service
which they were before able to render to their
country. But few 60 out from here sreU men,
and they 60 into debiiitating and irving
Southern climate in just the condition to con
tract diseases incident to camp life and these
low countries. Now leaving out of account
all considerations of humanity, and taking the
nar1ow, cold view of it as q matter merely of
dollars and cents, can We afford it? Can the
North afford to lose so large percentage Of
lta athletic, strong and brave men, ready to do
the country good service? Would it not be
economy to spend q few hundred dollars In
raising the noore, ventilating and pqrifTinc
these Barracks and draining these fat grounds,
and thus save thousands Of dollars il money
and valuable lives? Most assuredly 1t would.
90 think the Port Surgeons medical men,
SANITARY Commissioners, aud al who witness
the mortality in these Barracks
, 1862-05-03

- 4 letter from Kansas City, No., SAYS
that In the wake Of the .ni1it.rv axnai7t;on
that has 1ett for New Mexico vfll f,,low.
large number Of trains OF goods for mer1.b.nts
n Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Taos,: :Wbo1ea,Ie'
, 1862-05-03

.@ Aessrs. Mason and sliAell will have tho
comfort Of rejecting, that while they arc en-
gaged in representing The Southern conted-
eracy abroad, their homes arc in possession Of
toe United States Government: Mason's res
1dence Is near Winchester, aud 8ndelt's IL ii
New Orleaus. -:
, 1862-05-03

John y. Forney writing from Washington
to the Philadelphia Press. makes the following
pertinent inquiries: Have you ever heard 4
eeceEsioni5t talk politics who did not claim to
be Democrat? Have you ever heard u syn.
path1ser with secession talk politics who did
not boast Of his Democracy, Forney declares
the Democratic party in its days of honor and
loyalty are now seeking shelter under the
name Of Democracy, in order the more sue.
cessfully to assist the rebels in arms against
the Constitution and the laws.
, 1862-05-03

EJ Both the Generals Sherman arc In Hal
leck's army near Corinth the one, William
L. Sherman (Kentncky), now promoted to be
Major General, and the other, Thouas ",
Sherman Port Royal, who is stil1a Brfgadier.
Their being so near together Will lead to end
less confusion in battle accounts.
, 1862-05-03

- Mr. John R. Johnston, portrait painter
Of Baltimore, is taking the heads Of our Gen
erals on York peninsula, and holding himself
in readiness there, to get the positions and
surroundings for grand historical painting
Of the Battle Of Yorktown
, 1862-05-03

- The Springfield (nl.) Journal, speaking
OF the plot for stampede OF rebel prisoners
at Camp Douglas, says that a Bi1uilar stam-
pede Of prisoners was balked the other uIeht
at Camp Butler. They we're to rush upon the
guard, and having subdued them, take the
risk of being shot down By chance naarksmen,
If discovered. Whatever the details Of the
plan we're, Col Morrison disco7ered them,
and, By greatly Strengthening the guard, pre-
vented it's execution. The fence is ROW about
completed around the quarters, and the &C.
cesh prisoners will net now find it as easy to
elude the vigilance Of the seutdes.
, 1862-05-03
FROM OUR ARMY AT
: PlTTSBUERG.
Some Explanations Of the Late
Battle,
From an Occasional Corretnondent /

FIELD NEAR SHILOH, April n, 1863.
After hard storm, for few days past, dur
ing which almost all army movements were
very much impeded, We are again under march
ing orders, to move by division, or brigade,
some three miles on towards Corinth, forming
q line OF battle come three miles from tie
river. Our scouts Or pickets In large force,
made a reconnaissance yesterday nine miles
from the landing, in the direction Of Corinth,
but found none Of the eneny's picket guard.
This Reconnaissance Ein leave at least three or
four miles between our line Of battle,-as at
present arranged, and that OF the enemy, who
are understood here to be carefully retiring
their forces to point nearer Corinth, which
is said to be daily receiving relnforcsments By
railroads from the south and southeast, and
aleo every military appliance, In the way Of
engineering which the rebels can command to
fortty their place.
We, In camp here, look upon that point,
{Cc1mth,) as the Thermopyla pass OF our army
to the Gulf States. That secured to our vic
torlons arms, our further progress in the
southwest in putting down this rebellion vii
be made easy. The commanding officers,
aud especially Gen. Halleck, comprehendins IN
fu11 the immense magnitude Of the question to
pc answered by our army, at Corinth for near
lt)are putting forth hercu1ean and wise efforts
to see that the Republic receives no detri-
ment at their hands In the coming conflict,
and We here hare no doubt that he and they,
with our brave army, will deserve well Of their
country in that battle whenever and wherever
It may be fought.
The Commission now sitting to try cases Of
coWardlce OFFICIALLY noticed in the reports Of
the tsttle Of the 9Th and 7th Of April, are rap
idly doing up their work. The present infIi1-
ence Of this Military Court Of Inquiry into The
conduct Of officers charged with cowardicc in
battle, is already very sa}utary Its future in
fucnce will be greater.
Our hospitals here have comparatively few
inmates, and as Q whole, our army is, phgsi-
c7Jly, in good condition to meet The enemy.
and By Gods help and blessing, drive the f3es
from the field. May He send that helm and
youcheafe that blessing. Ivy ''''4
, 1862-05-03


HEADQUARTERS 18th Regiment Iowa Infantry.
P1r1sBuRa, Tenn, april q, 1852,
Editors Chicago Tribune
From reports Of the battle OF Pittsburs
published in the ST. Louis and Chicago papers.
l notice that it is the general impression
among the reporters that our Iowa men were
taken prisoners In the early part Of the en-
gagement, On Saturday, and some have gone
so far as to state that our soldiers threw down
their arms with little or no resistance. The
latter statement is too palpably false to de-
serve notice.
The Iowa 8th, 18th and 18th vent into the
tight early In the day, held, and even gained
ground during the day, while regiments On
the right and left were repeatedly forced back.
and not till 1 O'Clock were they surrounded
and taken prisoners. examined the ground
where they were taken, and it was literally
covered with rebel dead. Our men instead Of
throwing down their arms, smashed them
against trees, and raved like madmen because
they we're compelled to surrender.
:, The reason why they were taken Is because
they stood their ground while our forces On
the right and left were driven back, allowing
the enemy to surround them.
1ia11t n n
, 1862-05-03

dealers are already reaping the benefits Of this
1act' IN the way Of selling the New Mexican
merchants the goods they need for their busi-
ness The Santa Fe tsade VIII be very large
and profitable this year from the fact that the
reoe Ie1ans have stripped the country Of ev-
erytMng available, and the inhabitants must
replace them at any expense.
- The matter of the HaGbor-M -Mastership
Of Col Corcoran, (eaya the New York Tsib.ne)
has been at length definitely arranged In way
honorable to all parties. MI. 4 D. Barber, to
fill whose place Col Corcoran has been np-
pointed, Is to continue to discharge the duties
Of the office, paying to Mrs. Corcoran one-half
the emoluments: and the Captain of the Port
and the other Harbor- Masters agree to pay
over like sum to her till Col. Corcoran's re-
turn. Thus the full pay Of the Office is &C.
cured to the wife Of the brave soldier, and tho
pleasure, as we are enre it must be, Of proyid-
ing it, is so shared as not to become burden
to either party.
, 1862-05-03
THE FORCES AGAINST. new
ORLEANS,
Gen. Buffers Column, and The Fleets
or Commodore FaFragat ana
Captain Porter,

AL eyes being now directed to the land and
naval operations against New Orleans, a state
ment Of the forces employed viii be found Of
Interest, and lest somebody may think It
"confraband news'' here in Chicago we will
soy that the information is copied with some
verbal correctious} from the New Orleans
papers:
COMPOSITION OF BCTLER'S COLUMN,
Major General Benjamin F. Butler, <of Maas->
commanding.
Staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-13
The War in 3ti>siSsiupi. .

r Chicago, Nov. IA special dispatch from
Ttntcn, Tenn, dated 10th inst. saws that
Gen. Grants army passed beyond La Grange
" sterday evening, and that our piclsets were
six miles from Holly Springs. One hundred
and thirty of The ensmy's cavalry Were taken
prisoners during tue day, with 4 Federal loss
Ui oiiy !wo killed and two wounded
From a highly credible source we learn that
the reheis are falling back.
letter from Holly Springs TO the Mobile
Tribune says there are not one thousand blank
ffS an Prices entire army Blankets and KNAPP
s"cEs were M aTiy an thrown away i'm the re-
IN at from Inka and Corinth.
i;ishGp El!ic!. oi Gevrgia. announces ihat thc
union OF the Episcopal dioc' srs of Texas,
Mississippi. Alabama, tieor-ia, North and
:-oUth Carolina and Virginia. is complete.
En6i the name OF The "i'ro;fS;ant Episcopal
Church OF the Confederate State OF America;
and iat tl'e first general council viii meet a.
Augusta, Nov. ID.
dispatch from Gen. Ransom. at Fort
Doneison- dated yesterday, says: sMy COM
manG arrived here to-day. They Were marched
.:c mics, Rad "a tight with the rebels under
" Woodward un the ttii, gave hm grief. killing
10 aud wcunding 10. Captured ~ men, loo
horsrs and mnics, and quantity OF arms. and
finally drove ham TO the otbsa side OF the
Cumberland.