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, 1862-01-25

Of appropriating the pittance that is neces-
sary in order to complete a work Of so much
national Importance Willnot Mr. Lincoln
himself, knowing, as he does, the necessity
Of the work, and, laying aside for once
his characteristic n1odesty add the weight
Of his hi gh official position, and thereby en-
sure the lasting gratitudc Of his own State
and Of the. entire West. The President
alone, without using any improper means,
can secure the passage Of the bill It is
not only lis right, but, III view Of the na-
ticnal necessity for the work, the people Of
tic West believe that it is his duty, to en-
sure the success Of this measure. The
amount required for three, probably for
two days, to carry On the war, would con
rcct the Lakes and the Mississippi By q
slip canal for al time to come.
In this connection it may be well to re-
cur to the effort made q few weeks ago to
procure survey Of the route. Hon. 1Vm.
B. Ogden and a few Of our citizens started
subscription for the purpose, but for va
rious Teasons effort in that direction was
suspended. Facts enough, however, are
known to warrant the action Of Congress,
and if general and vigorous effort is now
made in The way above indicated, it Is
hoped that favorable result may be real.
lied. For this let every Western man work
with all his might
, 1862-01-25

Fearful Of the justice Of a verdict from the peo-
PIE. James Buchanan Is now employing cclebra-
ted writer to compile history Of tho q Life and
Times OF James Buchanan His agent In this bu-
siness is ex-consul Francis J. Grnnd who is kept
hy Nr, Buchanan at Nhcot1and. Every chapter is
nnder the supervision OF the ex-Presfdcnt. who
carefully reyiees aH illusions to matter In which he
+ concerned tits generally understood that the
oeok VII be whitewashing process, the chief aim
Of which will be to gloss over the reasonable com
pnclty q Buchanan with the rebellion. Paterson
IN j. Guardian, 21sf.
a statement Of this sort has been travelling
the rounds Of the press for month The
Lancaster Pa.) Express makes semi official
den1al OF it on behalf Of Mr.. Buchanan, and
for the other party named VIC may say: lnat
Mr.. Gr11nd has been guest Of the fremont
House, in this city, fortwo months past, en-
loying that repose and peace Of mind that
come Of yirtuous living and good company.
BE has not been engaged in writing bog
rapl,J Of his friend, nor has lie, that we know,
auy sucD intention
, 1862-01-25

Of old communities, will, in due time,
accept and embody them in the laws
by which our Western States are to
be governed. Two years ago, bill to
repeal ell laws for enforcing payments Of
debts passed one branch OF the Wisconsin
Legislature; and though We did not sec in
tho discussion to which it gave rise
any crunciation Of the true political PHI
lcsophy Of the measure, the statements Of
its uses and economy, regarded from
an uti1itarian point Of yicw, were
sufficient 10 pass it. The Senate,
startled by the ra1;calism Of tile pro-
posed innovation, hesitated, and the bill
was finally lost. Without leaving upon
The minds Of any the idea that the TRIBUNE
is committed to change Of such maglli-
tudc as that to which we refer, we say, in
conclusion, that the public can lose nothing
by full discussion of the subject, and that
we shall, by liberal use Of our columns, be
glad to spread before the people Of the
country the facts and philosophy which it
may elicit. Let our friend in the Convcn-
ton bring forward his resolution!
, 1862-01-25

washington Cor. 19th; Cincinnati Commercial
The committees Of 'utt :Issy=.s arc still at
work upon the serions :ues;;,a j, the ways
and means to cary II IT. wer. .sr. Thud-
deus Stevens, the lcaetes Of t,st Ioa,c COM
planned yesterday to the country of the impa.
tience Of tie newspapers, and Of hostile criti-
cism of tie slowness Of the committee over
side. Hc said they had been obliged to wait
several weeks for the estimates Of the Treas
ury Department, and consequently could do
nothing. But it must surprise any one famil-
iar with the condition Of the finances, and the
Treasury, to find that men who are held re-
sponsihle for OUT system Of taxation and rev.
enue should be so utterly In the dark for eight
norta1 weeks after the meeting Of Congress,
that they are only just now beginning the
study Of the subject! Truly, it Ii discoura-
ging sign to find that the commoneste stelemeBts
OF f1naLcial questions arc noE being looked
for By opr committee Of Ways AID Means.
, 1862-01-25

By paragraph in our special dispatch
Of yesterday morning, our readers were
pleased 10 learn that the House Military
Committee voted to report bill providing
for the enlargement Of the Illinois
and Michigan Canal as d war meas
ure. Everybody knows that report
ing hill, however pressing the nc
ccssity Of the work for which it provides,is
but small part Of what is necessary to
secure its passage. True it is, that such
should not be the case, but people must
adapt Themselves to facts as they arc, and
act accordingly. What is now requisite to
achieve the success Of so vital measure is
an energetic effort on the part Of all OUT
people to impress its importance upon Con-
grcss. For instance, were the Canal COM
pleted now, two hundred transports, soon
as navigation opens, could in weeks time
be placed at Cairo to join the grand
national expedition, to open the Mis-
sissippi to the Gulf Of Mexico Our
tugs could at short notice be transformed
into gunboats. and nearly the entire marine
Of the lakes could be transferred to the
Mississippi. On the other hand, should war
ever occur with England, transports and
gunboats in almost countless numbers
could at once be placed on Lake Michigan
from the Mississippi and its tributaries. Civ
ing us an overwhelming superiority over
any force TINT England could fit out in the
Canadas against U.s. Ship yards in perfect
security could be established all along the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, to build lake
craft foun6ries would arm them with
rif1ed cannon Of the heaviest metal and
most approved patterns, and generally, as d
measure Of security and defence, We know
Of no work That will cost SO little that is so
essential to the safety and the perpetuity
of,hc entire Amer, an Union.
Now that bill is to be reported, let all
the people Of the West at once send in Pc
tltlons, urging UPON Congress the necessity
OF the immediate passage Of the act, with s
s11f1cient appropriation to do the work
speedily and well. Let the representatives
und sen;k<3rs Of The West be buried, if need
be, in al avalanche Of letters, soliciting
,heir best cxertions in favor Of the bill. VIII
not the Legislatures Of Ohio, Indiana, Mich.
igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa
! or SO many Of them as are now in session
! ard cur Constitutional Convention a
Springfield, pass strong resolutions in tAyol
, 1862-01-25

k5 4Ac AauetI1NHS JcAhiia5 ut II aSlAbGGo1
has been looking into the Kitchen concerns Of
the English Minister resident at Washington.
What lie tells us is Of great Importance, and
We arc not disposed to keep it from our read
ers. Lord Lyons is not married, and is about
Is years Of age. His residence is on J street,
in the vicinity Of the Presidents mansion, in
the section Of .hc city where most Of the for
cign embassies reside. His suite occupies the
residence lately occupied and still owned By
ex~Senator Hamilton Fish. It is brick man
sion, plain and unattractiyc ia its exterior,
and not very extrayagantsin IFS dimensions.
His manner of conducting his establishment,
however, is after the 1ordly Enslishmen. His
rctinuc of servants is complete, and after the
most approved ancient custom Of the realm.
His steward is q sort Of petty lord, having his
Office servants at his bidding, and his horses
aud carriages like any other lord There is
some fifteen servants III all connected with
the establishment. His horses, five il num-
Der, are all choice blooded animals. There
is one pair Of matched bay animals for his
coach. The others arc saddle horses, which,
in the style Of the true Englshman, the dis
tingIished lord and attaches are in the habit
Ct using. His cellars arc stored With the
choicest vines and brandiss, and nothing is
wanting to the mansion Of that due to the
le'honored. customs Of an English lord
! The really dazzling splendors Of the establish
| 1nent, however, are the most strikingly seen
on the occasion Of some special dinner. Tie
| plate Of the entire establishment il exclusive
II Of gold and silver. On occasion Of dinner,
the table is always laid with plates Of the
richest enameled gold, most of which have
| been banded down from generation to gener-
alton in the family, and is probably the bright
| est and most complete set Of plate to he
found in the country. That at the President
! ia1 mansion Is not to be named in this conncc-
ton. His carriages are Of English manufac-
ture, and when he rides lie is always attended
! by both footmcn and coaehman in livery.
, 1862-01-25
E The Ohio Legislators arc taken with the

B The Ohio Legislators arc taken with the
retrcnchment mania. They propose to save
something-of course at the spigot. The
Grand boys are docked half a dollar day. It
is proposed to accumulate fund for war Dur
poses BY deducting $3.50 from The salary ofthe
Supreme Judge next to be chosen. Appro-
priations are indeed made for official reports
Of proceedings, but the papers at the Capital
are to get nothing for printing inasmuch as
they should be only TOO thankful for an
amount OF copy 10 !" I'LL up" They arc now
deep in the question Of printing the message
in German.
, 1862-01-25

E- 4 Boston letter says Donald Mckay
the famous shipbuilder, is under contract with
the British Government to supply large
quantity Of white oak and hard Pine ship TIM
Der. That gentleman IS now gathering the
best timber in our country and shipping it to
England. As our supply row, and Of late
years, comes mainly from Firginia for oak and
Georgia for pine. it is now quite short, and
from that limited quantity Nj. Mckay Is Sc
1ect;ng ana sending off so much As to render
il difficult to increase rapidly oar mercantile
MARINE. Owing to the rebellion, he is row
gathering oak timber from New Hampshire,
this State, and some from the West.
, 1862-01-25
An AnecdOte of Cassius n. Clay-Hfs
Quarrel with Tom Marshall.


[From the New York Evening Post.l
The following capital story, told Of Cassius
IF. Clay OF Kentucky, we believe has never
before been in print It will be remembered
that Mr.. Clay served as captain Of Il company
of Kentuckians in Mexico, until, taken pris-
main3n Inactive spectator Of scenes in which
be would gladly have been IN actor Thomas
F. Marshall, the fluent orator and llimitable
inhiber, was also a captain in the same regt
ment with Clay. Marshall was in the habit of
coming drunk on parade, much to the disgust
of all discipline in the. regiment, Captain
Clay, though the stzictest Of all the captains
in obeying the army rules, and in requiring
obedience, determined to gige Captain Mar
sha1 hint Of his disapprogal So, MS SOON rs
he became "otficer Of the day. when his
mel, he put on his military paraph arna1ia, and,
riding up to the guard-housc, cried out in j
loud Toice, "Ofheer Of the guard !" and when
the guard officer appeared he said: II COM
mand you to empty the guard-housc Of ali tho
prisoners; SO long as have command in this
captains ART allowed to violate the rules Of war
with impunity.' The guard-honse was emp
tied, and great expectation was sexcitcd to
see the issue Of this fragrant breach Of duty.
But no notice was taken by the Colonel OF the
affair.
At thu next eneampment the famous guar
rel took place between Captains Clay and u IT.
shall, in presence Of the whole regiment. Clay
proposed to fight Marshall Oh the spot With
would enabroil the regiment Fhereapon Clay
most bitterly replied, that 'sAlarshall, at Lex
ington, did not fear TO enbroii, by lis inlam-
matosy appeals, the people, in an aaray. wRere
women and children were endangered; but
here, where tho two met on equal terms,
where nva wore swords, With war as their
profession, he fesred to emhroll others 1t vas
the plea Of poltroon and as=assin!' The
next day Marshall tired 10 drown himself and
| his modification in the Ssn juan river: Such
! Of 1876.
, 1862-01-25

D The Wisconsin Senate has adopted re-
solutions recommending Gen. F-anz Stgge1 70
promotion as Major General
, 1862-01-25

IB: Tic Washington correspondent Of the
New Yo:k Commercial Ados7tiasy says that ar
Eangemeuts have heen made for party Of re-
portsrs to accompany Gen. McClel1an's staff,
with permission to transmit letters to thciz
respective jourEa1s, They wished permission
to 60 wherever they pleased during the en-
gsgemcnt, but this the Geregal vtn not graat
thc1.
, 1862-01-25

w~ Eight ba1es OF IIlirois cotton were
shipped from Union countylas week 10 Phila-
dc1phia. It Is said to be Of as good gu 1ity -
eny grcwr in the 1sod Of Dixie.
, 1862-01-25
FROM TIE 52SD ILLINOIS, THEY WERE
''COERCED."

-'tOEttLEu.'
CAIRO, Januaryas
Editors Chicago Tribune:
THIS moment my eye fell on your ex-
tract from the Journal, squalid little
sheet printed in st. Joseph-abont one
Ben Loan-GES Ben--ss coercing " the Lin
coln) SIND Regiment. At first I felt as much
provoked as any one Of my amiable temper
could be; but when had time for second
thought, I laughed as boisterously as any one
Of my profession dare to. The idea that 's Mis-
souri, Home Guards" could coerce Illinois
troops, is so supremely ludicrous tnat hugh
cd SO boisterous1y that did not know but the
doctrine Of falling from grace" might be
trus VS. Missouri troops xith the the mn m4llet
Well to the facts: Gt4a, Zen did demand some
contrahands,'' and what occurred between
the officers I know but little and care nothing.
But our men went down to the cars with load
ed guns, according to order, and the Colonel
being nnwell. the Major told Ger. Fer il he
gratit1cd, if he did not remove his men from
fhe track" Ben and lis slaye hunters, one
after the other, soon "ya1aosed the ranch,''
and the track was clear. Of went the 52ld
and Hs1a went to the office OF the journal to
get "pntf'' to hide bis defeat.
1 did see some '' contr1hands'' in the
4:quarters'' ut st. Joseph, and I did see the
same in s'dcar old Quincy"-eyer dear to us
since the glorious reception it gave US. How
the daraey came to Quincy Icannot tell. 1
do know they were the same ! saw in st.
Joseph. THIS news is 4 fair sample Of the way
the Home Guards of Missouri get a rcputa-
tion, and the only way. they can get if, by
"pufI'' from some pro slavery squib of L papcr
making loud professions OF Union principles,
but loves slavery more than nything, unless it
be whisky. Now, my dear sir, please send nc
the TRIBUNE to Cairo, so that may keep
posted in regard to that champion, Gen. Ben.
Iouu
, 1862-01-25

E The New York SIN, speaking Of the
condition Of different classes in that city, says:
Operatives are comparatively better of than
any class. and the hard tiues seems noas to
affect merchants and tradesmen whose busi-
ness is outside Of any connection with army
supplies. Many families accustomed to pay
81 900 and s., 400 rent, ale now occupying up
per rooms at $ao0, and the number endeavor-
Ing to lessen expenses By taking boarders has
SO much Increased that the regular boarding
houses have been Affected By loss Of custom
aud the decline in prices.
, 1862-01-25

Notes from Our Illinois Troops.

From pressure Of correspondence We pre-
Sent the following from several Of our Illinois
regiments at various points Of tie scat Of war,
which will be read with interest:
TIE CHICAGO rArEs PHA1AHx At BArn---1sr
OF PRISONERS.
From the Yates Phalanx of this city, the
Thirty-ninth Illinois, formerly Colonel Lights,
now Colonel Osborn's, now at Cumberland,
Mary 1and, NC have from an attentive cores
pondent detailed sketch Of the late a1Iair, in
which the regiment bore gallant part, at
Bath. The news l,as been mainly anticipated
in tile account Of the affair previously publish
cd. We are furnished, however, with list Of
names Of members Of the regiment missing
and believed to be prisoners. The regiment
was posted ut various points to guard the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad In Virginia, but,
as has already been stated, fell back before the
sudden advance Of an overwhelming body Of
the enemy. Tie loss to the Yatcs PLa1anx in
thls retreat our correspondent thus describes:
Such Was the rapidity of the approach Of the
rebels that we were compelled to dcca1np in
more hurry than was desired, leaving tents,
camp equtPlgc, knapsacks, baggage and COM
missaIy stores in possession Of the secesh,
who had doubtless d good time In getting
something to eat and to wear, for, according
to all accounts, they are poorly supplied, and
eating tor subsistence raw turnip5, pumpkins,
aBd such like things. Companies F, !. D and
Il lost nearly everything, and many Of the Off
GERS their personal baggage With letters, mill
atures, &c.-a great loss for these noble men
at this time. Many Of the men lost blankets,
knapsacks, and all their little comfortable
things. The chaplain Was Obliged TO leave his
testa1nents, tracts, papesa and magazines,
which he had collected or bis recent visit to
Chicago. Our losses are principally attributa-
bic to q lack Of wagons, Rying only five for
the whole regiment. Tie termination Of the
skirmlEh would have been Of fearful eharae-
ter to our troops had it not been for well
directed yoIey from an ambush formed by
Companies and =, under command Of Capt.
Mum. Such was its effect that it arrested the
progress Of the advancing foe and gave time
for us to cross the river III ktfety, although our
only means Of crossing vert f1atboat and two
small Ekiffs and thus about Is or 100 crossed
at time. Two companies forded the stream
and suffered much from being vet up to the
middle, and in this condition were compelled
to pass the whole night under aims, appre~
hending the immediate advance Of the enemy.
The following names are appended to this
account Of those believed to have been taken
prisoners:
tin, Thomas Lusen, Nelson Ta11is, james L. Grant
VIM. CrIm, JAS L. Lacey, Malcolm =. Waite.
Company K-Emory Stebblns, Henry Fuller,
MarCelluS Etiuk. - Price.
, 1862-01-25

q Some would-be Canadian army contrac-
tors were made unhappy thus in IN attempt to
impose upon the military authorities: Two
Thousand iron bedsteads were wanted for the
troops, and while the contracts were pending.
spectators bought up all the iron in the mar
ket suitsble for the purpose, and held 1t for q
large advance. The War Department decided
at once to substitute baudets for bedsteads,
and the cont1act for these has been let 1T
about one-fourth the price of iron bedateans.
Bedstead iron has fallen considerably since.
, 1862-01-25

Some weeks since ne published paragraph
referring to the alleged shipment Of uudressed
pine lumber from Pittsburgh to Fort Leayeu-
worth, on Government contract In the
same connection We adgcrted to the forward
ing Of lean horses from Pennsylvania for lii
nois cavalry. Theartic1c and charges contained
coming to the notice Of Secretary Cameron,
he promptly instructed Capt. Potter, q. s.
Quartermaster in this city, to Investigate the
matter, and this has been done with the thor
oughness Characteristic Of that officer, whose
energetic and faithful prosecution Of his re-
spoBsible duties here constitute him an exam
pie which we could wish more general one.
We append the following copies Of dispatches
and communications covering the case, which
will expiain themselves.
We desire to say, however, with reference to
the letter from Gen Meigs touching the ship
ncnt Of horses westward from Pittsburgh that
entire and full Justice should be done the rep
rcEcntatives Of the Government in q matter
Which, unexplained, was open to al the OBJ
jcetions and comments it received. "Lean
horses" did arrive in Chicago, billed through
from Pittsburgh, greatly to the disgust Of our
cavalry officers, who deemed that being called
TO mount such steeds would he sharp set,i
~"
Indeed But the TACT is explained below that
these horses while on their way east were de-
tanned and sent back. And still more than
this, the 'lean Eteeds" came out exccllent1y
well, after few weeks good care and feeding,
.,d ora ,,o,, co..o 1T 49,, L..+ J.; H.
anu 'ie ~" 'eon'e u Ine oesl IL tue iess1aent
to which they were sent. The explanation
;s thns fill and comn1eto md wa ,ra ,r1od n
- .nas 1a'l *n' eo'''iese' al1o VT ;1e glao 10
, 1862-01-25

A0b1tREA A11 1afOT VI 1kOEA A41A110s
The Washington correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Commercial notices the arrival in town
Of delegation to solicit the proposed new Ar
mory for Cincinnati, but says the Queen City
is too late, and that the pins are already set.
He adds
The probabilities about tue location of the
National Armory hare hitherto Ill pointed
strongly in the direction Of Rock Island, Ill.
The partizans Of that locality were earliest in
the field, and have been the raost active and
persistent in petitions and outside influence Of
every description. Even as long ago as last
February, I 1ecoHect that petitions were
pouring in here in behalf Of Rock Island and
at the extra session Of last Summer tile stream
still continued to flow. It is safe to say, that
scarcely 4 day bus elapsed Of the present scs-
sion Of Congress without witnessing the pre-
sentation Of both in Senate and House, of hun
drcds, if not thousands, Of names, all praying
for the location Of the new Armory at Rock
Island. This place has two or three States in
it's fayor-whieh can hardly he said Of any
other Of the mootcd localities. Tie Illinois
and Iowa Senators and Representatives, after
preliminary push in behalf of Chicago on
the part Of some OF them, will go for Rock
Island to 4 man. They arc backed up by an
array Of petitioners fur more Formidable in
point Of numbers and Of territory represented,
| than any other place can hitherto boast. Thcn
too, the Pcnnsy lyauia interest {an in favor OF
Pittsburghl, which is strongly represented in
| the House Committee on National Aruory,
| will go for Rock Island. or some other far
Vest town, by way Of depriying Chicago or
| Cincinnati Of it.
! Mr.. Speaker Grow, with the pretcrnatura1ly
| sharp eye Of Il nnsYlYanian for home inter-
| ests and tile main chance, has constituted the
Committee which has charge Of tl,is important
matter SO rs to favor Pennsylvania in dispro-
@rionate degree, The Committee colssss==ts
q nine members, Of whom two are from the
Keystone State, while he has appointed Mr.
| A1oorhead of Pittsburgh, its Chairman The
| following is the composition Of the Committee
! which is an important elemen. in the deter
| mination Of the question, since the Eastern
| members, whose constituents are not directly
] interested in the location Of the armorv, will
| vote mainly for the place recommended By
! this Committee
| james E. Moorhead, Of Penn, Chairman.
John ". Wal1ace, Of Pennsyl7ani
| j. L. n. stratton, Of New Jersey.
Charles De1ano, Of Massachusetts.
John A. Bingham, of Ohio.
| ". Kellogg, of Illinois.
F.W+ Kellogg, of Michigan.
VIM. VaudeTer, Of Iowa.
,Iaynps g. Rnl1ins Df Missouri