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100000 KENTUCKY, Feb. 10.

Il aPrivate Sears. Co. a.. 18th Reg. N.
Y. S. M:777My dear boy; send me fifty
cents, per bearer. I'll pay you as soon
a.ssf1 Is / ct'aannia9w cani -.As aaaN Nc Nc ARo'SF1. Is''1
l-s,O ed, q s1gsa "a bafqms1ts aail
y Publishers, VANITY FAIR:-Send me
some money, ,s.poi.iloda aa M. A.
l. Now let me ask, what ,couldi 1 do?
There were the banks. with money in
them; there was Iawith none. Put this
and that together, and you will see that
the action was one of vast stragetic i'm
lportance. 80! sa,..4B,iso ys..l sa1os atEysi
| n The COMMITTEES evince . disposition
to hunt me down too mercilessly. In
time of War we should prepare for. Peace,
and; when peace comes, / shall have moth.
ing to live on. See? so.. g gqa. .s1i.Js
heyI can. not account ,fo-. my purchase OF
Eve thousand horses at; $3.50 apiece. sell.
ing them $3.50 each, and buying them
again at $76 1t may have ,heen done
during temporary alteration of intellect.
l should thiak it quite likely, Ny grand,
father used to have fits, I know 7syo
y The horses belonged to. my uncle. I
sold them to his daughters husband. 10
! But my reputationI can mot be tainted
by any such, undernand charges. Myself
and the officers and men and contractors
With me, were sactusted only. by 9 desire
to serve the couutry. &c.. &c.. and / feel
assured that this is-realized by all my per-
soraisffiends iu the West and elsewhere.
saIf get once out of this scrape, Twill
lick every man of that Committeethe frst
chance get. Meanwhile, how can Tget
somei good cheap newspaper =. .ithe
Essbane, fof instance .o:'to' dc my blow
ing2apds 10 5naU GEN Mo ARoNE,S '"o9
sd gdCommanding Mountain Inrantry.is'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-02
A.Freezer' in La Crosse :

Brick Pomeroy'' Of the La CfosIso
Democrat gives the following descripsioa.
of q cold morning in that town:
This morning it was colder than ever.
Horses noses froze fast to-the trough while
they were drinking--cowsi in the, sts6lss
froze fast to tho ,aoor,-aud the .euds sf,
stove pipes protruding from, bpiIdine..
were frozen clean of, as you would shave
the top Of a turnipS with a. case knife
Last night it was 80 cold that people had .
to sleep with boots and mittensn on end
several wells. sixty feet below the. susfacs,s
froze solid. This morning the. WORLDS
froze as they came from the lips of peo-
ole talking in tie streets. and great pjleSs
Of conversation, like frozen potatoes, LAY
heaped round the post Office, whsrs psoss
pie were waiting for their mails, Ns : 2s'
In one of the schools this moruing..
teacher kissed one of his pupils, while
behind the door. and their lips froxe 50
tight together that at noon the united
efforts of a hundred scholars and ave
trustees, had failed to release the parties
from their novel position. The smoke
over one of the hotels was froze solid, the
corners of the cougealed mass resting on
the different chinineys. The sight Il mag:
nidcent. the column Of heavy green wood
smoke rising full two hundred feet from
the roof. The hotel win be removed sOus,
from under it at once, lest the failing massf
demolish the building The only way "
could ge: to the Office was by sitting Id
the cook stove and hiringa boy 70 dfs86
us down while the stove was rcd hot. al;
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-02
Piety and p ockets
From Vanity Fair.

"a baaa@2 SOS ~ From Vanity Fair.
The most sublime mystification seems
to prevail among weak minded philanthro-
pists. concerning the Object of the War
We had fancied it a simple thing enough:
the maintenance of the Constitution and
Laws; a1most excellent object, and emf
nently worthy Of the blood and treasure
that have been poured ont SO literally by
the people. 81 s''@
But there be those who see very differ.
eea. results to be gained. Some think
that this is the object: ta'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-02

B No. A bill for the emancipations Of :
slaves in the District Of Columbia, ,Sitdx IL
liar to thelone pending in the UaissAbs
States Senate, has been introduced into
the House Of Representatives.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-02
LErrER raoM Nc ARoNE.

oon VAN oofsshlEsoI,05s s.lsosl,s05 siDlE!AsSE y rs
LETTER FROM Nc ARoss.
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tasfnsHAo5fa ttsf cohgre ,sioi,hi lee
npos ny nEI acii us snl. the motives lhersof.
.sAlhI Ildes,rs, . an sxiadicaie myself, sand
maRe-s love rapsut. ,se nv parden. ,sPhis
isSeasily DOPE 'snsl mdy ''bs 70 .,p.2 $50
tt is alleged That. / ,bousht ,muskets
without, locks. nand. naid high iprices,for
shsu. .,ssTh !, following note :, will show
xHetkst 4 wss wrong I'd so doing or not:
sa',snr nrpAsrMEnr. -, 1T M OF on THE WEST an 90
n.xs. IA 80 .srha, Rrhels threaten MS
..rd,,ss ,,a,,,., nave r;otetmsn in Kentuckv
s.ud n. ono msenS ;osf FIR a., ,sa s s16 ras11c6es
II vil .ia timidatey shs enemy. :, Truly
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-, s.s;sls,s. r.'ay..1r,ssr fsan,r,;,,.. 80,
49,. w ! (, send;rc .rm, Tho, could
ss..ad To h. ana ,he ma msn were A..
$500 h.. can vo..ss6ec. . Ganera, 70
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-02
CAPTURED PROPERTY.

No means, are ct hand to ascertain the
amount of captured property. They left
it all, not taking q single thing with them.
not even their, haversacks which contain
any amount of cooked rations. The mag
azines are full of powder, and piles of
balls, shells. grape and canister meet their
eye everywhere. aud the. wonder is they
did not toss the whole thing into the river
as it was right at hand. sa.5t sldi asa0 h
The guns are not captured really, ss
Floyd only borrowed them from the Uni
ted States, and this may be considered as
kind of return. Most Of them are
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f At tie Present Moment, when
.Iiron-clsd vssseis are. under sd,scussions.
.leotssspoadent desires us 20, publish
Charles Mackay's lines upono,ao ,yisseo
sdi u .Sssf THEsrRoN SHIPS 40
i nnShs xis s1Is,s not Born mid rain Or dew, ,.sss
Nor in the sunshine ever grew 70
no lordl ) m9narch ofsthe wood ssascE
a9asll IinShis glory where be stood a'&i
That sAs. might flourish, fair and free.
i Might flourish fair and free.
vshsstaT 10 ,sidsa~oi ss@kW nI csf0
Baa aeaa Z, hSusgsd ! ,fatlb1!sms i! down ..
Where dstretch the.sroots, sofe smeuntain'
brown,
Wspsss tbe' fol,for hefifrsme, 9ilh
I'd built her up.mid smoke and fame
a % saiI. the mistress Of the seal sa'i
ma,a s.sis, The mistress Of the seal
rSsab hammer asaltli al. Ii. anvil IRA 4+asogs. gsnnloi
.Xh she 10, shape and beauty sprpng;;Sw g .
In mimic lig INNINGS she was inursed, ~
Aud scTraadIed 'in their 'tbundsr,burst:.
And GowFe lapueh' her fair and freei
We laupehr her fair and freel
feaiERs
To Bt6vssaIiks TIE tempest stroke, as,s7
s.Asd dffe.sihsss slays the ssheart of oak. y san
sfhsqifou conqueror ofAthe main; ge'Hok
aSRS-i ssuoc sA5 10 7ouh 3uo1i SIt 5t Ges.-,nA
MaS,dspgsretrsck her psshin yainr7l, a.
1F6sa qneeh ana glory Of ehe'seaia' nssr'
sssi ,vsM 10 vThesglSry Of The, seal.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-04-02

H Gen. Fremon, having again been
appointed itoHs d, VANlTY FAIR
bylA kind Of a oincfdence,,s we presume,
consaiesa the following Recommendations
from The 6eit greatest General Of The ege
iSfO .F.HNo -0faoN ~ ,GesNf eGHSt lGE p :
who .icas lshoriug iuadsTi.be- -saRs difficul,
iies le~fiir6F Theretofore effected, ttiser re-
.slsSh sfkSk " llsF. sfl1 u s!1ss sSzisL /
douhtahie GsGeral Charles, G FFemont:
CTR MISUNDERSTANDING
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
District Convention.

The Republicans of Lyon and Greenwood
counties are requested to meet in their several
townships, at the usual places Of holding cleo
tions, on Thursday, October 10th, at o'clock
y. M, and elect by ballot or otherwise, delegates
70 represent them in District Convention, to be
held at Emporis, October 2lst, for the purpose Of
nominating State Senator.
The following will be the representation: Ag-
mes CITY /, Waterloo 2. Americus 3. Fremont 2
Pike 2, Emporia 4: jackson 8, Center l, Elmen-
dsro 2: snd one for each of the municipal town
ships of Greenwood county.
All who are Internationally 10 favor of the
Union, who are in favor of vigorous prosecution
of the " or, and sustaining the President in his
Emancipation policy, are included in this call
By order Of J. F. NEWTON,
Member Repub. State Contral Committee.
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Republican County Convention.

There will be Republican Delegate Conven-
ton held at Emporia, on Tuesday. the 2lst day
of October, at o'clock P M, for the purpose OF
nominating candidates for the various offices to be
filled at the ensuing election, viz:
Sheriff, to fill vacancy.
Probate Judge, full term.
Clerk of District Court, full term.
Superintendent of Schools, full term.
Two County Commissioners, to fill vacancies
County Surveyor, to fill vacancy.
The voters of the several townships will meet
At their usual places of holding elections, on
Thursday, the 10th of October, at o'clock p m.'
and select their delegates to attend said County
Convention.
The representation will be as follows: Agnes
City /, Americas 8, Pike 2. Elmendaro 2 Water
loo 2, Emporia 4, Fremont jackson 8, Conterl
4 Republican County Committee will also be
Amounted at said Convention.
R. H. ABRAHAM,
D. SWIM,
Emporia, Dot. J, 1862. County Committee.
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Internal Revenue.

The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. World. writing under date of Oct.
LIST, says: --s. ~.F..........
The full operation of the tax and excise
laws begins to-day. and business at the Of
fee of the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue is rapidly increasing. The applications
for stamps are very numerous, and will
doubtless increase, as the law will not be
generally understood and obeyed by many
people until it is enforced. The various
depositaries in the country will give notice
as fast as they receive stamps for delivery.
Stamps for proprietary articles will be rap
idly furnished by the Department, being
engraved at the cost of the applicant, and all
vendors of such articles will soon be re-
quired to conform to the law in every re-
spect
The delay of the Government IN furnish
ing stamps for business paper, bank checks,
contracts, ETC., will not render such docu'
ments invalid nor liable to any penalty for
not having stamps affixed until they are fur
nished by the Government.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
EVERY VOTE suouI.p BE cAsr.


We would urge upon the people the i'm
portance of casting every vote. at the COM
ing election. Not single man ought to
stay away from the election-not one. In
the first place. many of our voters are in
the service-probably not less than two
hundred from this county. Our soldiers
have Entrusted to US the ballot box and the
farming and mechanical interests, during
their absence. From personal observation,
we know that they have not intrusted the
two latter great interests to UNIV rthy
hands. Shall it be be said that we let our
elections go by default Shall it be said
that because this or that nominee did not
suit US, we stayed at home and would not
vote at all Let us. all. to the last man,
vote, and let us lay aside any petty preju-
dices which We may have against any Of the
candidates on the State ticket. Let US not
scratch single name on it. and let US eve
ry one come up and vote Those who
live at distance, and have no way to get
to the election, will be provided with means
if they will report their names. Turn out
Turn out!i
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

:
There were rumors OF another fight in
Kentucky. and of the killing Of Bragg and
Gheatham. but they are not credited. Il is
thought the rebels are trying to get out
of the State, on account of the defeat of
Price, from whom they expected reinforce
ments.
There is nothing Of particular interest
from the Potomae. The Times. Harper's
Ferry letter confirms the statement that a
forward movement is determined on.
The late elections in Pennsylvania and
Ohio seem to have gone for the Union
ticket, although several Democrats have
been elected to Congress. Hiram Price,
Republican. has been elected to Congress
from the Davenport (Iowa) district Hon
Solomon Foote has been chosen Senator
from Vermont, for six years from the 9TH Of
March next.
The Memphis Bulletin says the late Fed
eral victory at Corinth has Quoted all ap-
prehensions of rebel attack on Memphis,
and believes it will relieve all Western Ten.
nessee. and allow the Federal army to ente.
Mississippi, and open the whole territory
to communication with Memphis.
The divisions of Gen Rosencrans, Ham
ilton and Stanley have returned to Corinth
They are to be re- organized. This will moi
occupy, it is thought, more than three
weeks, at farthest.
A n official order has been issued for a
draft in Massachusetts,. to commence Octo-
Der 18th. It will be found necessary in
but few localities in the State.
The War Department has received dis
patches from General Pope, that the Sioux
war was at an end Little Crow has fed
with small party to the Yancton country,
but a cavalry force has been sent after
them, and there is not much doubt but they
will be given up.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
Financial AhiIifr-

L behooves the people of Kansas to CON-
slider the financial ability of the two men
who are now candidates before them. fOn
Governor, and see which is the best ouaI;
fed to restore our credit, and to restore o..
der where now in a financial sense cboo,
exists. Thomas Carney is a man Who's
financial ability is acknowledged througbont
the entire State. There is scarcely mer.
chant in the State who has not dealt with
him. anil we have yet to hear one speak If
him except in the highest terms, as a man
of strict integrity. Having commenced in
life with but little means, he has become
one of the most extensive dealers in the
West. The depressed condition of our
finances as State, demand that we should
have man who is not novice in money
matters, but one who is thoroughly &C.
quainted with monetary affairs. Such man
is Thomas Carney. rC0EE. ~
Be it far from us to question Mr.. War
STATS honesty, but we believe his ability as
finaucier is exceedingly limited. He Ger
tainly has not the experience in this respect
necessary to make his administration sue
cessful in the present deplorable condition
of our State finances. This is matter of
no small importance, and it should be well
considered by the taxpayers, who are the
principal sufferers when incompetent men
have charge of the State Government
OSda0Qtoneie Herald.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
A. Carter Wilder.

We are more than glad to see that this
gentleman was nominated by the Convention
which lately met in Kansas, as the Union
Administration nominee for Congress-
There is no man in Kansas who deserves
the suffrages of the people of that State as
does Mr.. Wilder, and his nomination by
that Convention secures bis election.
Mr. Wilder is no sunshine pc. Itician. He
has weathered the fierce storm which has
ragged in Kansas for so long, and was,
throughout. brave, staunch, noble, devoted;
always on the right side, always unfinch-
ingly pledged to the best interests of Kansas
and her people. Mr.. Wilder has a history
of which any man may be proud. That
history the people of Kansas know.
Congress will have no purer patriot. nc
more genial and noble gentleman within
it's halls, than A. Carter Wilder.-Denver
C;kv Commonwealth.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
DON'T SEE 1T.

Sam. Stinson don't see why the Repub-
lican newspapers and stumpers should have
SO much TO say about him, in this canvass.
as he is not before the people for any posi-
ton. Well tell you, Sam. Your papers
and stumpers all over the State are charg-
ing upon the Republican ticket that it is
the offspring of Jim Lane; and in return.
we are charging upon the Mongrels that
their ticket is the offspring Of Sam. Stinson.
You engineered the Lawrence Convention
to a much greater extent than Lane engi-
neered the Topeka Convention Your howl
shout Lane looks just as ridiculous to the
Republicans as the Republican howl does to
you, about Sam. Stinson. We can scare
more people with our howl than you can
with yours.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
Keen II hefnre the Peonle.

That the opposition to the Republican
party has in its ranks men who are known
to be hostile to the Government. and sym
pathizers with rebellion. That they have
never said word in support of the Presi-
dents proclamation, and dare not. That
the mongrel Convention was gotten up for
personal motives. That the call for a
Convention was written by Mr.. PARROT. and
the Convention itself run by him and his
Sancho Panza, for his especial benefit.
That border ruffians, offensive with the
odor of '55-6, are leaders in the movement
That John w. Robinson, (impeached Ex-
Auditor helped to make the ticket, and
that Governor Robinson supports it with
all the power of the State administration
That they are relying upon the absence Of
our brave Republican soldiers to achieve e
triumph of treason in Kansas.-ConserVa
Lge a.. ~.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
MCCLELLAN.

Recent developments of the intention OF
III cClellan to save Slavery, will, we hope
lay that gentleman on the shelf. He has
already been a great expense to the Gov
ernmept, and caused the loss of many valu-
able lives, by his efforts to preserve his
programme to ''save Slavery" Read the
article from the N Y. Times, which we
publish elsewhere. giving the reasons for
the dismissal of Major Key. In this con-
nection comes rumor from Washington.
Of the 18th. more than ordinarily definite,
that there is to be another shuttle of the
cards, in which new parties are to be as
signed to prominent parts as actors on the
national stage. The most pleasurable OF
these replaces Secretary Stanton by Gen.
Banks, aud settles Mcclellan to the West.
and Hooker to the army of the Potomac. 1t
would seem that Mcclellan has been look
ing more to his political future than to the
good Of the country, and is sustained in
that by nearly all the aristocratic, pro-slav-
ery, West Point influence in the army. He
has grasped for power, and has got it. but
has never. in a single instance, used 1t to
the utmost of his ability to crush the rebel.
lion. He has only fought the rebels when
compelled to do so. and has never followed
up any advantages which he has gained
over them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18


We see it stated that Charlie Adams, SON
in-law of Jim Lane, has been appointed
Colonel of the Twelfth Kansas Volunteers
one of the new regiments just raised. He
lived here in 81 and SO. Many of our
citizens will recoIlect him as a-good, honest.
clever fellow; but all who know him must
agree with us, that be has vastly improved
in the upper story if he is in any possible
way fitted to command regiment. When
he lived here, it was more than be could do
to command himself properly. Taking it
for granted that the Twelfth are men OF
average sense. there are not less than 700
of them better qualified for Colonel than
Adams, in our private opinion, publicly
expressed. We hope there is some mistake
about this, both for the sake of the men and
Mr. Adame himself.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18
New Revenue Law--stamps.

The new revenue law has gone into oper-
atioh Much anxiety has been felt as to
the effect of the law upon the legality OF
contracts. deeds, bills payable, bills of ex-
change, &C., for it has thus far been i'm
possible to procure the necessary stamps
from the Government The following Sec
ton, therefore, amendatory of the act, be-
comes important. It's object is to remove
the legal disability from all such instru-
ments. dated within the present year, which
may not be stamped, without releasing the
penalty for issuing them without the
stamp, when and where the stamps can be
had: -@t - ~. -stsl aEs
"SEc. g. And be IT, further enacted, That
the 95th section of the act entitled IAN act
to provide internal revenue to support the
Government and pay interest on the PuOnc
debt approved July 1, 1862, be SO amend
ed that no instrument, document or paper
made, signed or issued, prior to the JIrS' @Gy
of January, 1868, without being ouly
stamped. or having thereon an adhesive
stamp to denote the duty imposed thereon
shall for that cause be deemed Invalid anu
of no effect: Provided. hoaOever, That no
instrument, document or paper, shall DO
admitted or used as evidence in any cour'
uutiI the same shall have been duly stamp
ed, nor until the holder thereof shall have
proved to the satisfaction of the court thai
he has paid to the Collector or Deputy Col
lector Of the district within which sucD
court may be held, the sum of FIVE dollars
for the use of the United States
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18

The latest accounts from our army ID
Missouri, is to the effect that after one or
two severe engagements. they forced tn'
enemy to retire to Pineville. We are w,
able to get any particulars, and it is almo -
an impossibility to get any reliable news " :;
any character. Our force is now estlma 1T.
at $1,000, and the enerny's larger. We
have the advantage in artillery. There nav nav
been all sorts of contradictory reports WIZ
not being reliable, We do not publish; "n'-
We hear the result, we will publish IT,
Bourbon County Moaitor. = -. ~
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18

Chas. Judson passed through town ys g.
terday, on his way north. From him W.
learned some particulars of the engagem Dn,.
near Sarcoxie last week. The regimen,
engaged were the Kansas 9th, the han iSa
9th, and the Wisconsin 9Th. He states I a's
the Kansas 9Th rather showed the Tn and
feather, and fed 10 disorder. The deau anr
wounded, about 80 in all, are princlPse,ih'
from the Wisconsin 9th and the Kansas o., o.
He thinks there is heavy battle penulD:.,,
and estimates the strength of the ene"! =
&C. ooo.- OsauatoHt:e HfroId.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18

Hon. F. w. Potter is making a vigorous
campaign in his district { Dosage and Cotfey)
for Senator. He is speaking in every town
ship. He is without opposition. so far. He
is an able young man. and as Representative
last winter, looked well to the interests of
his county and district. It is unnecessary
TO say he will be elected to the Senate, and
that he will make good officer.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-10-18

We know not what others may do, but
as for ourselves, We have fought too long in
the ranks of the Republican party, there are
too many strong ties binding us to its loyal
and liberty loving masses, for US to desert
its organization now when the great issue
Fof Emancipation Is put into its hands, or to
haul down its dear old flag when a Presi-
dent of our choice has just inscribed upon
its war-worn folds the glorious motto of
Universal Freedom Laurence Republican.