, 1862-07-14
CHICAGO. MONDAY, JULY Il. 1862

Border State Representatives are holding q
caucus tonight to consider and frame = reply
to the president. There a1e three poiExs ap-
parenrly agreed on: First, that Border STATES
have come up to the full demands the govern
ment has made upon them, aud hare raised
under the new call
A. regards the presidents emancipation
oter, they say It Is not practicable nor spe-
cilc- It proposes change which can only be
enforced through State conventions.
Kentuckyfs present constitution requires
four years to call convention and haye it
meet. After9etting atata'a eo:s.szt :.aacsza
wonld be no act Of Congress to consummate
and the question would still be an open one
whether government could appropriate the
millions needed to car1y out the scheme. spe-
eitlc legislation should precede State .prePara-
action the Border Representatives think the
offer should be made st once and directly to
1Ldir'dual citizens Of slave States, and thtn
the question will be ut once solved Congress
would at once share it's Willingness to appro-
priate the money, and the people Of the States
sacrifice Of radical change In their social
organization.
In conclusion We assure the President that
our constituents revere. the constitution and
Onion as dearly as ever, that they admire his
heroic efforts go far to preserve both, and on
thas platfo1m they viii not be surpassed By
any po1t1cn Of the Union IN furnishing men
and money for that work.
There is no doubt that Congress before the
close Of the session will provide for tie ar
city Of specie By authorizing the issue Of Two
and half dollar notes, and other rise meet
ing the necessity Of the times, which legis1a-
ton may delay the adjournment beyond
"Wednesday.
Brigadier General Van Vliet, qu7rterr,aster
army Of the Potomac, has been relieved at his
own request, On account Of i'll health, aaf on
leaving was highly comp1imented by Ge1.
Mcclellan. It is understood that an order is
about being issued reducing the term OF en-
i5tment OF the 500, GOO volunteers from three
to one year. The calculation is that the re-
bellior viii be crushed in less than one year.
The tariff bill will be signed tomorrow.
WAsHISGToS, July 12.-Among the bust
ress which will be left unfinished By Congress
Is the General Bankrupt Law, which has been
steadily gaining in friends
blr. Blair Of Virginia, Blair Of Missouri,
Glider Of Kentucky, Maynard Of Tennessee,
md Fisher Of Delaware, are the only repre-
sentatiyes from the slave States Who voted for
the conference report on contiscation.
The Army Appropriation law contains 4
clause for proyi1ipg for the comfort Of dis
charged soldiers who may arrive in the prin-
clpo1 cities Of the United States, so dis sbled
by disease or by wounds received in the SER
vice as to be unable to proceed to their homes,
and for forwarding destitute soldiers to their
homes. s2C0,00 are to be applied to this
purpose, and expended under the direction o1
tht President Of the United States.
WASHINGTON July 12.-The president this
morning sent for the slave State members q
Cougress, and had an important interview
! with them. He urged upon them his plan o
gradual emancipation, and hinted strongly
That if this plan was not adopted that general
emancipation would come, under less pleasant
/ circumstances.
| TIE Committee on Ways and Means report
cd tie printing job Of the ANIMALS of Congres:
| in IN appropriate bill to-day, and inastnuch IL
there vas no other way Of defeating the job
| tht. House laid the bill on the table
! WASHINGTON, July 12--The treaty Will
Mexico, sent home By Mr.. Cof.ia, pro
tidlng for loan Of s11, goo 600 to the Repub
lie Of Mexico waB laid on the table in execu
tive session this morning, before til
transaction Of any other business.
WAsH1SGToS, July 12.-Riehmond paper
announce the death Of ]. E. Taft, cashier q
| the State Bank Of Georgia,
! The President has appointed Major Genera
Pope ('1Vosunteers,) now in command Of til
| department Of Virginia, q b1igadier genera
in the regular army, vice JOHN E. Wool, p51
moted.
Gen. Humphrey Marshall has resigned hi
commission in the rebel army. and his brfgad
| has 11oon t1,rre3 nypr IN Cen Williams