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, 1862-01-24

The people crave action. Their desires
are not the morbid appetites Of those who
have long lived on excitement, but the na-
turM and instructive demands Of the situa-
ton. The popular sense, which, un-
mindful Of details, Or Of the promises Of
diplomacy, says fight; and 1t is not mis-
taken, The popular idol will be that Man
who is en- rapport with tue popular feeling
who shsres it, acts upon it and with it,
and by it snatchcs glorious victory from
the enemy. He will be the hero to whom
anything will he forgiven.
jim Lane at this moment throughout all
the West, is that man whose policy arowed
in the Senate and made the rule Of action
in the field, is the nearest the popular
heart. He is in favor Of WAR The peo-
PIE know that he means to inlure tho enc
my by all the methods that civilized warfare
justifcs. They believe that he will smite
them hip and thigh. They know that hc
viii seize their property, and, if lawful,
confscate it, and that he Will haye no
mawkish sensibility which will impeI him
to respect the cause Of the var
in word, that he will act as if the pres
erEation Of the unity aud indiyisibility Of
the Republic, and not the protection Of
slavery and the convenience Of slavelold-
ers, was the one object to be accomplished
Hence the caggerness felt among the soldiers
in all the Northwest to be ordered to join
his command; hence the thousands Of people
who rush to see him and shake him by the
hand; hence the undoubting confidence
that he will succeed. On his way from
Washington, he was waited for by crowds at
every station where the news Of Ills coming
had preceded him; at every stopping place
hundreds Of earnest men throngcd the cars
to get sight at his face; and during Lis
brief stay in this city, the hotel in which
he lodged was all the while oyerrun with
those who never saw him, who cared
little for his personal fortunes, whc
wanted no favore, but who would in
voluntarily pay tribute to the mar
of action-the representative Of thcil
ideas-the embodiment Of instinctiyt
notions Of what commander, in this crisis
should be. They hunger and thirst 70,
victory, and attend upon the steps Of hin
who can promise it. In the respect which
they pay to Gen Lane, the fishers aftc
popularity, who see at the end Of blood
less and fruitless campaign ending in mis-
named compromise, chance to exchang
residence in camp for the White Honsf
may learn lesson that may quicken tlci
movements, possibly convince them tha
in this struggle, not only the nations
honor but the national conscience is dcepl
concerned, aud that he who would he fl
lowed by the admiration Of his countr.
men for yindicating the one, may es:ablis
a claim upon tllcir gratitude aud rcyeren'
by satisfying the other
, 1862-01-24

B The Empress Eugenie has declared thai
court dresses Q; ladies must be hereafter two
feet wider and longer than hitherto. h new
kind Of Cont dance adapted to this expansive
garment hns been invented. The new ordi-
nance is not received with favor by tic wives
Of tic under Qfieia;s,
, 1862-01-24

w On account Of the high price for cot
ton, and the greater durability Of hemp, the
Post Office is substituting mail bags made Of
hemp for those Of cotton, which hare been
heretofore wholly used. Parties in New York
city are now furnishing 6,0o0 bags for the
New York Office. The manufacture Of goods
from hemp has been brough: to high state Of
perfection, and the material is particularly
ser1iccahle for articles Of strong and coarse
texture,
, 1862-01-24

From the Frankfort (Ey) Commonwealth
The men under Garfcld's command were
200 Of Col. Lindsey's regiment, under Lieut.
Colonel George Monroe: 800 Of Col. Moore's
regiment; 500 Of the 42d, and 800 Of the 4O1h
Ohio regiments.
In the tight tho troops under Col Garfield
behaved in the most gallant manner. Lieut.
Col. Monroe, with the men Of Col. LindseJs
regiment under his command, and a detach-
ment of tho 14th Kentucky, under Capt. Ellis,
charged 800 rebels under the immediate COM
mand Of Col. Marshall, who were behind
rocks on the side Of the mountain, and routed
them in the most gallant manner,
The charge Of Monroe is represented to
have been one OF the most gal1ant pcgformau-
ccs Of the war.
The fight lasted until dark, and during the
night Marshall aud forces dccalnped. Garfield
lost one man and had fourteen Wounded Only
three Of Col. Lindsey s were slightly wounded.
Adiutant Orlando Brown, Jr., had his pauts cut
By a ball and his person slightly grazed. rThe
bulk Of the regiment were unable to get beyond
Louisa when the fight occurred, in consequence
Of insufficient transportation Those who
know the officers and men not in the fight can
well inlsgine their disappointment aud cha
grin in not getting up in time. The Govern
ment Quartermaster nc will venture got no
blessinga for his two-horse wagons furnished
the regiment, not sufficient to carry their pro-
visions, much less their camp equlpige.
, 1862-01-24
stTelI Him to Fnt IT T{1r0urIf


hive concludcd that need the service IF s:lch
nan H. JiM LAM, ont there. Tell him "i,cn he
Si11fS N pat il M,0ugh-not to be writing tcc-
etai1,lr1 back Ecrc. but TO TIT IT Tnl:ouGu.-
tLt'.t ottt@ iHSf' teftoa< 10 (;eH- ,lini Lahe.]
"rrt it .frou:,h!'' Hight good Abraham. Put
1t through
*'.st nhaf YOU ordered Lane. is asked Of :ou
thosed alone to do certain task,
Go straight about it, Ncycr turn to ask
What this or that Que bids Or beee you do.
luto the work, the work alone be true
Be led bynonc Men change for gold OF power:
Sway in the passions Of the transient hour.
Hold fast the helm. Keep the pole STAR in sight;
Turn not. Fear not. Trust Truth. Trust Cod
the Right.
Heed Your own counsel in your sacred place.
Not partiea, men, OF States. Lead on the race.
Your country calls; the world Is calling too,
Good Abraham turn not back, but ''Put 1t
through
1IvyRr4s
, 1862-01-24

tB Sarah F. Wasson, aged Is years, an op-
eratiye in the Manchester IN, a. mills, com,
uittcd suicide last week. because she received
intelligence that her lover. bearing the strange
name Of John Smith. bad JOINED th. 1rm; and
died i 4 E25p;.A
, 1862-01-24

t Confederate five dollar notes have made
their sppearance, promising to pay The amount
named six months after treaty OF peace shall
have been made between the United States and
JET Dayis's government The Koasush scrip
is we.th infinitely more to the hushcl than
these ideal promises to JEFF Davis Il Co,
, 1862-01-24

re- Ono Of the New York papcrs has
Wicked dig on the Albany legislators. Il
mentions rumor that number Of ttrrsttr
wsiter girls from tic Rro5dwaJ concert ss-
looms hare gone up f!ta view Of aiding the
, 1862-01-24

Gen. Ben. Loans recent imperative and success
full demand that the two 50 contrsb bands !" who had
taken refuge "wlthin the lines" Of the Fifty
second Illinois regiment. which were under Hafeh-
ing orders for Cairo, should be surrendered, or
sent without said lines, in pursuance Of Gen ial-
1eck'e order, has convinced many wellmeaning
7>ro~sfazt7y men that this war is not upon their
property, but bona fde war Tor re-estahlishing
The constitutional supremacy Of the Government.
Daily accession is made to the C1a;on cause as this
policy becomes more and more apparent as the
fixed purpose Of the ''poFers that be.s'
The above is from the st. Joseph corrcspon-
dcnee Of the Missouri Republican, italics and
all. 1t needs no comment, other than the ap-
parent fact that with all the cringing subser-
yiency to slavery exhibited by the s'powers
that be" in Missouri, the State is as far from
being coDciliated to the Union as ever. Only
tlc cold winter makes the rebels more peacca-
Bile. They will thaw out in the spring-nigg-
gcrE or no niggers.
, 1862-01-24

defeat Of tic bill TO suppress those inz:itu-
Nons, and adds: ut was bad enough to have
sent up purse Of SO, 900 to enable the lobby
to knock the bill OIL the head, but this waiter
girl movement Is infinitely worse, especially
us most Of the members Of tue Legislature arc
married men,.
, 1862-01-24

~ 1nasmuch as Jesse D. Bright is certain
to be expelled from the United States Senate,
speculation is rife in Washington as to whom
Gov. Morton will appoint as his successor. 1t
is thought GOV. n will appoint either Rich
ard n. Thompson or Robert Dale Owen. Per
haps the Governor himself will have sonac-
thing to say about it.
, 1862-01-24

s Tho number Of officers WHO attended
the first official reception Of Secretary Stanton
was nearly three hundred, Ill dressed in full
uniform. The reception lasted half an hour.
Previously, Judge Green. Of the United States
Supreme Court, had attended at the War De-
partment and administered the oath to the
new Secretary,
, 1862-01-24
LIBERTAS-


A gentleman in DcKalb county, Indiana,
writes to us that he is ready to serve Uncle
Abe by entering the gunboat service, aud III
guircs for the rendezvous. We haye had
several letters of the same import. III reply,
We say that Cairo is the place. # our friends
want to serve their country in earnest,
let them call at once upon Commodore Foote,
at Cairo. They will find him most estima-
bic man-a gentleman, in every sense Of the
the term, son Of old Connecticut, who is
stranger to fear, who believes in fighting, who
has been under hot fire several times
in his life, who is also cool, deliberate,
judicious, earnest; whose whole soul is in
this war, and who viii, provided lie can get
ordnance and men, force the rebels to make
quicker time from Columbus than the chiyal-
nc South CazoIinians made from Tybce.
Commodore Foote will take every able bodied
man who is willing to join him in this expcdi-
ton, and thank them also.
4 gentleman present in our Office to-day,
who is intimate with the Commodore, informs
lis that he does not ask for sailors, but for able
lodicd men, who eau help run a gun out Of
the ports Or ram down cartridge There arc
no long weary marches on the gunboats. We
arc confident that the sta1wart SOUS Of the
West will not let this expedition down the
Mississippi lag for the want ola few men. Tie
pay is the same with that for corresponding
grades Of naval service.
, 1862-01-24

tB An amount Of odium is being hcapcd
upon Adjutant General Thomas sufficient to
crush better men than he. It is now stated
that Of the tifty-nine Bigadier Generals ap-
pointed and confirmed during the extra scs~
eiou, he picked cut the names Of his personal
tayorites West Pointers) to take precedence
on the list, in the official Army Register, SO
that. as. one instance, Gen. Robert C. Schcnck,
Of Ohio, (roluntecr,} who was the first ap,
pointed and the first confirmed, appears as the
twenty-si1th upon the List. Among those
who were appointed after him, but who take
precedence Of him, arc Gen. Stone, Gen.
Grant, the two Generals Sherman, etc., all
West Pointers.
, 1862-01-24

B- TWAS Col ARbu1y Steele Of the SAth
Indians, and not Col. George E. Steele Of the
asa, Who hns resigned 1t. Col. Ryan has
beer promoted to the Colonclcy Of the 34th,
and Lieut. Col Cameron Of the 18Th, now on
the Potomac, has been transferred to the same
position on the Potomac,
, 1862-01-24

E Considerable British loyalty sill exists
in New York city. Upwards Of fourteen hum
dred names have already been signed to the
memorial, OF address, at the English Consurs
Office, to Queen Victoria, eondoling with her
upon the deccase Of Prince Albert 4 note
worthy feature is the signatures Of large
number of ladies. The address will be sent
out by the next Cnnard steamer hence.
, 1862-01-24

~ The Philadelphia associate members Of
the Sanitary Commission, among whom is
brother Of Gen. Mcclellan, have adopted
series Of resolutions, which will be strongly
pressed upon Congress, urging them TO pass
Senator Wilson's bill for the Organization of
The army medical department. Every day
reveals some new and rcpeats some old evi-
dence Of the incompetency Of the Medical
KIrcal1.
, 1862-01-24

The army telegraph, to which our special
Washington dispatch makes reference, now
consists Of over one thousand miles Of wire,
stretched through the different camps, from
the headquarters Of General Hooker on the
left, running toward the right wing till it
reaches Hancock, Md. One hundred and ten
operators are in the employ Of tho Govern
ment- There is separate line to the head
quarters Of each General commanding a 1lyi-
sion.
General Mcclellan can sit at the table in his
private house aud talk to the different Gene
rails, all at ono aud the same time, and iude-
pendent of one another. When any division
moves, the line can also be extended, as each
division has corps Of builders, and supply
ofwirc, poles and insulators always ready. In
several divisions each Brigadicr- General las
IN instrument upon the line, and is in direct
conference with his Immediate Commanding
General the whole time.
Large wagons have been provided for tue
operators aud their batteries to travel in, with
sleeping apartments, tents, equipage and exc
rything necessary, thus making the telcgraphlc
department the most efficient and thorough
branch in the whole army; aud in connection
with the balloon corps Of Prot Lowe will,
should tic army move, prove Invaluable to de-
tcct the operations Of the enemy.
Senator Wilson'S SutIer Bill.
Senator Wilson'S bill for abolishing suffers
in the army provides that tue Quartermaster
General and the Co1nmissary General shall fur
nisA for the use Of the army the following ar
tic1cs, viz: cheese, tobacco, scgars, pipes,
matches, backing, brushes, combs, pocket
handkerchief, emery, oils and soaps, station
cry, sewing materials, and various articles oi
hardware. These are to be delivered to the
several Quartermastcrs on requisltion, and
will be charged to them at prices to he fixed
By the Quartermaster General and the Com
missary General In retailing them to the sol
diers profit Of ten per cent is to be changed
| and no moro. Officers or priyatcs may pur
chase to any amount not exceeding one-fourtl
| part Of their pay for the current month, tht
sum charged against each man being deducted
] rom lis dues. In each regiment the Quarter
master is to select a clerk, who shall have th'
rank and pay Of q cavalry sergeant, to keep Al
account Of such purchases and sales. It Il
made unlawful for any other person to trad
within the lines, excepting post suffers in tn
| regular service, unless permission shall frs
have been obtained from the Commandin:
General. Any Quartermastcr charging hishe
| prices than those affixed will be dismissed am
| will be Ineligible to rcappointment. The &C
| is to take effect within thirty days.
, 1862-01-24

e The Indians regiments at Paducah have
not been paid in five months. and the paymas-
tes has been sent to do something for them.
, 1862-01-24

~ The recent ruins which have extended
all over the western country have so swollen
all the western rivers, creeks and tributaries,
that 4 food in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
is the consequence The Allegheny and Mon
ongahcla rivers, above Pittsburgh, are swelling
at an unusually brisk rate, and in the river at
PittEburg last night there were thirty-on feet
Of water in the channel by the pier mark, and
the waters still advancing at the rate Of three
inches an hour. The Muskingunl, Kanawha,
Big Sandy, and the Mian1is arc all pouring out
bunk full while all the 1owland5 are under
water, and fences, trees and floating property
are being carried away by the rising waters.
The freshct is equal to any that has visited II
for many years.
, 1862-01-24
SS12, 454,1a
1,Ta,97l.e5
a3,0]0.M
97l-8N.H
2t9,000.M
4,3S9,351.7D
109,0)0.co
t,T04966.16

$l1 1.338,V3I.24
This includes the entire funded md unfundcd
debt Of the State, with the exception Of the
school debt
SUPREME CorRT-FlRsr GRAND DIVISION,
A communication from the Clerk Of the SUI
Premc Court, First GRIND Division, was read.
t was referred to the Committee on judiciary
II gives the following as the business Of the
Court for the years named:
, 1862-01-24

Colonel Cove states that it was ncce$sa.
r. to destroy immcnsc quantities of tue mu.
nitions, &C., which we're sent out to Utah
during Floyd's administration Of the War De-
partmcnt. Not only were infinitely more sent
than were needed, hut a large portion Of them
were not suitable to the army. They were
sent there to get rid Of them, just as the Utah
war and the tariff Of 1857 we're parts Of the
Southern conspiracy to swamp the Treasury.
, 1862-01-24

The Convention will prcbab1y adjourn TO-
morrow till Monday next The Quidnuncs
seem to look upon this. with other things, IS
an indication that the members party who
have surrtne control OF the body are usit-
ing for some event to occu-, to guide their &C.
, 1862-01-24

fY The Department Of Western Virginia,
as rc-organiZcd, was at first incorrectly re-
ported to embrace only that part Of the State
between Wheeling, Romney and the Kanawha
river, aud 1t was expected that Gen. Rose
Grams would resign, taking his prescribed linn
its as personal affront. But now that the
error Of the first editions Of the Army Regis
ter has been corrected, aud ali that part Of
Virginia west Of the Alleghanies has been
given him, no trouble Is feared Ronney Ii
indeed on the eastern boundary, and in the
department of Gen. Lander, but that will not
make any difference with Rosecrans.
, 1862-01-24

ePRiSGFtELD, Januaty y, 1oE2
The Convention vas called to order Ay Prcsi-
deut Hacker.
Rev. Mr. Hale opened the proceedings with
PRAYER.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings were
read aud approved.
COMTrN1CATlOS FRnM THE cOyEESOn-sTArE
1tDEETEDAESs.
4 communication OH the subject of State
Indebtedness WAS received from the Governor,
It was referred to the Committee on Finance
aud ordered printed. The following is a re-
capitulation Of the total State indebtedness.
as far as appears by the document:
REHABILITATION.
Stocks payable at the pleasure Of the
Stocks icanaY payable at The pieaE- S''@7'f'l-
UTe OF the State 1T13 g7t rs
Stocks payable at the pleasure OF the
State after 1862 ;;-.:;;--..-....-... soa,ooo.oo
Stocks payable at the pleasure Of the
< State afle1 1855. ;........-:... s7lsoo.21
stete allei 1859. ;~........... 400, a,ooo.oo
Stocks payable at the pIeasure OF the
State after 1s7o.: 4.ss9, ,a5l7o
Stocks payable at the pleasure Of tho
State after 1876. ;..-.-..-.::.. 100000 co
stocks PAYABLE at the pleasure Of the
State after 1877; -:.....~..:..:. 1,704, 4,95s16
Stocks payable at the pleasure Of the
State after 1873. 1874, 400 90
, 1862-01-24

B- Among the items Of freight loaded in
Baltimore and forwarded to Washington by
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, during the
last six weeks OF two months, were not less
than Ii, ,000, COO feet Of lumber and timber, TO-
COO tons of coal and L, 900 cords of tlrcwooL
This very large business is in addition to the
heavy shipments Of forage, subsistence and
miscellaneous freight for Government and pri-
vatc use. In lay alone m average Of more
than 100 cars las been loaded and forward
ed from Baltimore daily since the 10th OF
October, making about 5000 ear loads, ernbra-
cling fully 100000 bales. OF oats aud corn
some 5000 car loads, orbetween two and three
million bushels, have been forwarded by the
road.
, 1862-01-24
Total.

The Clerks fees amount to 1878 for the
above time, Of which he has collected s9l3.
The reminder will probably never be paid,
, 1862-01-24
39repdrcD Glue.

A ADVERT1SEnfENT.-For *l.OO
n will sol the recipe for making the celebrated
Prepared Glse. ssEc sold By spalding and oshefs
This ia the first time this recipe has been rada public
p:9pose e ee ~ ri + 1cspg os one poar e enable
Sine more than two hundred thousand dollars within
the iss: Essr. Address E g. COUCH. OttaVs+ unnoa-
, 1862-01-24


the following positions, IS nearly as can con-
dense the arguments:
That the Convention has the power to ap~
portion the State;
from the reading Of Sec 4, Article l, c. s. Con
stitntioD;
It is urged By those denying the right Of the
Convention in this matter, that "Legisla-
ture," technically known as such, is intended
b" the language Of the Section, where it says:
he times, places and manner Of holding
~-ections for Senators and Representatives
shall be prescribed in each State BY the Legis
1ature thereof"
The report argues that the word legislature,
from Its derivation, construction and general
use, is not confined in its meaning and siguiti-
cation to limits so narrow. Literally t de-
notes body having the power to lay down
laws; and is thus properly applied to any body
haying and exercising the poWerto make laws.
The report contends that the real and essen
ton is simply to secure to the people the right
to prescribe through their proper representa-
tiyes tue times, places, &c, Of holding the
elections Of their members Of Congress.
Supposing that, as at ancient Athens, the
people voted directly, and had no legislatures,
would they not have the power to ratify Law
distr3eting the State # it were submitted to
| thcms
| A convention legally assembled to frame the
! organic law OF the State is Legislature, with
III aAE 4dtaNlAE VI AHC pl0FlS1Qu.
[ In organizing new States from Territories,
the Convention is called for that topurposc ez-
| ercise this power.
! This Convention is q legislature, authorized
to create laws and aholish other legislatures
| It's cnactments, when sanctioned BY the peo-
| pie, will be the supreme law Of the land Il
has power to change, amend annul or estab-
hsh the existing laws on a1t subjects.
It is argued by some, TINT though the Con-
! vention has power to district It has not to re-
district. But the report contends the power
to enact laws districting the State is 8 cottinu-
| ing power, and not exhausted BY being once
exercised II one General Assembly could ex-
crcise the power SO could the next; and the
Convention being q Legislature within the
meaning Of the Constitution of the United
States, may do in changing OF abrogating the
acts Of former General Assembly what 4
subsequent General Assembly might do.
| WIT MOT GO AHEAD EAsrERs
The Convention will probably adjourn TO-
morrow till Monday next The quidnuncs
secm to look upon this. with other things, IS
sn indication that the members party who
| have supreme control OF the body are wait.
! spc fnr anYnA euar{ fc rerr- fn cr1,;Ia fhafr
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-15
DAvrDsos ooUsry DlnrcroRT-- Continued.
M1IIrARY ouARrEag ANp oFFIoERs.

Posi--Heaaqlarters on High street Cen NegIey
commanding
Observation-Disclosures on Summer street ar.
Ford's resdeuce.r w. II. sidsn, Mai. 18th q S In
fntry, A. A. A.G,
Pr0goa Observation-Disclosures at the Capitol. a.
O. Giiem, Col. 1st Tenn. Infantry.
Cdief assistant Quartemaster - Headquarters on
Cherry street; No. 10, Gudge oatron's resdence)
Capt. J D. Bingham
assistant Qaartermasier--Eo ~ Cherry street Capt.
r. Stevenson.
Assis9m Qa7r,ermasier Vine street. Mrs.
rok's residence, Capt. r. N. Lamb
Assistant Quayte7aasier-No. 81, Market street.
capt J NJ. Hale
CHIEF Coamhsuy- headquarters, No. 10 Yino Of.
Capt r. Alacfecly.
Cojamiaaory Of subsiatenoe-Bfoad street. Capt S.
Little.
Acting Coauassory Of Sa5sistenos--Corncr Of Broad
and College streets. Lieut. Charles Allen
Medical Dbeoior--summer street. (Dr. Ford's old
| rcsdence) Surgeon, f. Swift.
Medical Purueybr's OGcs-Chwch street, Masonic
Building j r. PIRrlE, Surgeon, 9Th Kentucky In
fantry, Acting Medical Pureyor