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Army Correspondence. "a otft
CAMP SULrvAAr, NEAR LssAHoN. Ky.,lo
- Deeemher "a 1891

Mr.. EDTroR:-I have been endeavoring to find
out If possible, something concerning the reIa-
ton We sustain, geographically, toour enemies;
but the ordinary channels Of obtaining informa-
tion Of current events; such as intercourse with
the citizens at large, and more especially with
newspaperdom" are almost entirely cut off
from the soldier; especis,ly in this branch Of
the service, where the officers are seldom heard
to speak Of anything except di.eiains. = = 3 I
During the present week General Buell. and
stafhave been engaged in inspecting the troops
between here and Louisville. They were here
on yesterday and inspected the 18th Regiment
Of United States Infantry, the Minnesota and,
Ohio l4th Indiana 9th aud 10th, and Kentucky
l4sh. These Regiments constitute . force Of
over FIVE thousand. The day was 6ne and the
inspection took place on beautiful piece Of
ground and you may we'll imagine, that when
they we're drawn up in line Of battle, arrayed, to
the utmost degree Of perfection, in al the pafA-
phernalia Of modern warfare, they presented an
appearance at once fearful aud imposing, With
out the exception Of single company, they are
prepared to march At an hours notice, although
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| .,,.n, !. uo,nuh,. !, Aa.;, .our., .ho,, so.,,
r;Ies .ou,h Of here Il NAV be ,h.t he t..L q
cleaning out and pur,f,ipe that locality. ~.
| been assigned to m And sesiu III vell know Z
that the strongest rebel force IN th. STATE !, .t
| pov,;,. cresn ,,,ch !. .hontI ...,.n., a..
mile, south.wes Of this place and still further,
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1ntimations recently made at Washington in
relation TO the abolition Of slavery, have disaf-
faased, to considerable extent, some of the
Conservative Union men Of Kentucky. They
eppstt 70 be considerably perplexed. They
hate treason too bad to relax their energiss for
its suppression; and yet they look forward with
gloomy forebodings upon the probable results
Of the war, as Affecting the atter annihilation
e their property interests in tbeirislases Ths
ihstituilon Of Slavery has not only ever been,
bst VIM ever coatinue to bo, prolific source Of
troobt& Frsedon - Slavery are most essen.
TALLY, 6tAgooianss nd sgitation will never per-
manentay cease until the two portions Of our
country tecome assimilated to each other
Wheth& OF not, An effort should be made at this
peculiar juncture, to make freedom universal BY
unriviting che manacles which bind nearly four
millions Of slaves, is question that is eminent.
ly worthy the most thorough and deliberate CON-
alterations. While millions of good men would
hail such consummation with ordinations Of
JOY, ii must be admitted that a valuable coop
Grafton in our present emergency, would be
sadly dsmpened, If not wholly lost. 5.e u,
rs "a blso Your, &C., NIB d.
P. ST. have just learned that We strike our
tents tomorrow. will post you concerning
any developments that may be made on the
road. ga tTs ef@e D.
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YHE SUrLER QUESTION. The suffers have lost
their lien upon soldiers', pay % the PAymsstsr-s
General will soon inform them in general or
der, founded npon the act recently passed by
both Houses Butthey arc straining every nerve
to defeat thesother measures for the cnrtailment
OF their oppressive privileges, which are 10 con-
temptation. Numerous testers from soldiers and
soldiers friends, praying for relief are still CON-
ing 70 Senator Wilson, who has received bat one
in favor of the suffers, save those from them
day will provide for the election Of rsgimental
suffers BY al the commissioned ol1cers, and for
the prspasstion Of o. schedule Of articles 10 be
sold aad Of prices TO be paid.s A sutler who vio-
lates these regulations forfsts bic situation and
allihis property in the camp, one half ofawhich
Do 70 goto the infGmer---l Washington Cor. N.
Y. Tribune. .ef q 5AAs 24ssag5&1 oAHs sassia
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wan sersss,


The street has been excited during the week,
not only on the subject Of probable war with
England-on which opinions differ materially,
while they unite in producing additional caution
in the use Of money and making new engage.
ments-but also on the subject Of specie pay
ments BY the banks II was reported that the,
banks had been consulting on the propriety Of
suspension, but this has proved to be false. The
false report stim0latcd the banks to make q
public denial. q.
Nj. Chase also met the bank officers at the
American Exchange Bank rooms, when hs cave
the officers assurancss that be did not contsm-
plate any necessity 1t rsseaf Of their suspendlng
specie payments, and that be held TO his oliclai
report, the Recommendations of which he should
endeavor to see carried out; while he also a.
snred them that the difficulty with England
would have an amicable adjustment. -. =,
He was amply provided with means TO carry
the Government finances on until the middle Of
January, before which time he expected 10 sec
events Of importance occur, which would great
ly facilitate the negotiation Of future loans e.
The small amount Of our imports renders any
fear Of large demand Of specie for export I'm.
possible for any length Of time, especially a. our
exports are hrge. and likely to continue 90. :.
The banks and the Governments are one 10
interest, and their credits are now IDENTICAL
blow at the one would b blow 4 the other
Independent, z6th. .s.ss. = A-'' = -
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imprisonment Of Gen. Jones'.
We 10 WxaHINaToN. Dec. 26. 1861.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 1861.
The citizens Of Iowa, employed in the De-
partments at Warrington, of whom there are
upwards Of forty, "a rare example of disinter-
ested patriotism in these times Of peril,) called
on Christmas Eve upon the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from Iowa, to wish them ''Merry
Christmas" Mr. vandever had left the city,
but very pleasant calls we're made upon Aessrs
Harlan, Grimes and Wilson. ssaa aa;
During the call upon Senator Grimes, that
gentleman was asked for the particulars in re-
gard to the srrest Of Gen. Jones, and gave the
following: Gen. Jones, while American Minis
ter At Bogota, wrote letters through the State
Department, directed on the outside to. "Jefer-
con Davis. Hurricane, Nississippi," but inside,
to Jefferson Davis, President Of the Confeder-
ate States," &c. These letters contained strong
expressions Of sympathy for the rebels, avox-
ing the disposition of the author to take up arms
for them, and against the Government. and
asking TIE friendly Offices of Mr.. Davis in Isecu-
ring for a relative responsible position in the
Rebel Confederacy. Such was the information
given to our Iowa Senators. Upon Mr. Jones
.srrival a: Washington, the contents of these
etters were known, and claim Of his for ar
rearages had been decided against him. At
this time he called for the assistance of the
Iowa Senators in procuring the payment of
his just demands. They accordingly waited on
Secretary Seward and were informed that 1t
was an adjudicated matter, and shSt Nj. Jones'
arrest would take place as near to Fort Lafayette
as he should 60 Voluntarily. The arrest took
place as stated, in New York. sd -. t2
Since then Gen. Jones has written to the Iowa
Senators, asking their protection, but the evi-
dence is too strong against him to make such
interference justidable. believe they respond
to his request that they are neither able or viii
ling to orender him any aid and comfort. Isl %,
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0uards through the winter. Others that VI
we're going 70 Jefferson City. Others again
that We were going to Sedalia. We marched
However, TO the Depot Of the Pacific Railroad,
whom It became apparent to al shat We were "a
oct as an escort 70 The recently corfalsd sssssh,
some thirteen hundred In number, which werc
expected to arrive on the svenisg train.
1--WE omit the account Of the reception Of fhs
rebel prisoners, ETC., which will be found - sns
other letter. as sax @ 1
Price has boosted that his army should eat
their Christmas dinner il this City. This, I ssp:
pose. is his odaancs, which viii undoubtedly eat
their Christmas dinner here, if they eat any
But il 10 considerably mized whether any more
of them psrtaks therein, except II be under sim
liar circumstances. The prisoners are motley
looking crew-grey haired men, bsardless boys,
and contrabands, Of oil sorts and sizes, wearing
all varieties Of clothing, from course home spun
jeans, to the regular United States uniforms,
portions Of which we're visible in different parts
Of the crowd, which taken altogether, was the
hardest looking crew I ever saw, evidently the
very scum of creation. You might scan .ffy
eountenances without discovering an intelligent
one. "Peach blossoms" were plenty among them
on their nasal extremities, indicating vs,y
friendly acquaintance with poor sodcorn whisky.r
They evidently have not very high opinion Of
their Uncle Samuels ability or willingness to
provide them with the wherewithal to keep warm
o. nights, as their colored "gemmep," Of whom
there was quite number among them, carrying
perfect mule loads of Buffalo robes and bed
quilts. Had . man with = title Of sNapoleon's
military genius commanded our forces after the
capture Of Port Royal, he would have employed
such to transport his baggage and provisions,
Qf the nature of the country presented insur-
mountable obstacles to the passage Of train Of
army wagons,) aud pushed on and captured
Charleston, before the enemy had time to re-.
cover from the condemnation into which that
event threw them-pardon this depression. 49,.
Some Of our boys recognized in the person of
one of the prisoners an old acquaintance BY the
name Of Jones-the inevitable Jones of all
crowds aud neighborhoods This member Of the
numerous Jones family. was in Fairfield last
spring, where he Is we'll known. He insists
stoutly, that he belongs to the loyal branch of
the family, accounting for his being in the Sc,
cesh army, by stating that having hauled load
Of goods down into Missouri, for another party,
he was pressed into the rebel service. For the
sake of his relatives hope he speaks, the truth.
The weather here is decidedly winterisb. No
more at present, but if agreeable You shall hear
again from -. MAX. y
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PaoJBcnLM TnES A. PoRs RorAL-The ord.
naaes rsport rseeived by the Navy Department
irsa - asst q Pert Royal; shows the follow
Ing 70 have been the quantity Of powder and
pscjsetilss sxpsndsd in the captsre Of the works
On Hilton Head aad Bay Point: q, $50 posads
Of cannon powder, 100 ll4ineh shells, 81 10.
inch shslla, bss Sjnch shells, 7Ol s-inch shells,
7ea s2-pound shells, l2s so-pound Dahlgren RI
As pecjscalss, es so-pound Parrott projectiles,
2os 9o-pound PErott prcjsctiles, ss.pound
so'A shot, aod - S9.pound solid shot
ALIxAxpas's 0Lov1a-M. Alsxandre, IN ex !.
s'sdvs Gfsnch nsAsaActurer Of gloves, sends
ysaHy ss'Aaeslea about $4,000 dozen pairs of
'svsa valssd q from 2.s00. 900 to 5000, 900
''sssa Hs nanufscsurss only for export.
" Dns1zhas6 6alss CsaAisg wiibe sent 70
y lslend = sspespeds Gsa. Phslps, receiving
sssensa = DAssdiss General. % ss,v
- Dsstsa lssk
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Gen. Prin b syssr ssGdy u sssk M khY.sf
and his hand. f1i0buri Army AsS1a e s''s's
You probably mean With bic bowsla-.fEeides :
vile Journal.
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"a The new tariff bill, just passed by Con
gress, and which goes into effect at once, lsvies
duty Of twenty cents . pound on tea, Eve
cents upon coffee and two and half cents upon
brown, three cents upon whits and Eve cents
upon refined sugar. aE - 81
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principles political, as well as moral justice -
Now, as compared with these principles of Chris
tian politics. what WAS then the condition of Gov
efumehtf What has been the course Of histo-
ryf : And, what remains to be done . At that
time, the Governments Of the world were With.
70 the great body. Of people. in every nation on
EARTH opprasioa ssas tho RUE. But, the Cow of
history, for eighteen hundred years has been
steadily toward the overthrow Of oppression.
There il gradual approach to the recognition
of common Christianity, producing common
life, and destiny. Dr. Turnbull correctly says:
1.-THE tendency even Of politics Id all the en-
lightsned dnations fows in the came direction.--
GERokus in bis Introduction 70 the history of
Modern Europe, has by laborious analysis, dem
onstrated this great fact Through many chan
consequently univsrsal rights, Is visible. How
striklngly. and beautifully 10 this developed on
the North American continent The longing
and struggle for these rights is visible enough
| in other lands. The end is universal liberty, .
recognition Of the rights Of God, and the rights
| Of man-whst the SOciAlsls dream after, butforl
the, want Of solid Christian p.iuoipls and ths
sunlight OF eternal truth, they csnnot realise
equality, freedom, fraternity that is, order, uni
/ ~, universalty under Christ and Christianity.
l Aud now, what arc the slgns Of the times
i First Wenotice thas The Christian principlss
Of lhunsa rlghss (tor such they are) ha~ nesvr
i soas ieskxara from shs day they were annoupc.
1 "a yJswish psephsts- affirmed By Christ
4 and Nhsists apostlss--to the present day The
4 history Ut hati1us hos been perpetual tcsti.
mony % thsspsiuclpls that ,saf;oss wsys 8 b
6nsd fr6M SosaSgss . indivsduala were ftom uin,
Histasy slso sssei1ss at6at these psinSIpjes
q WheresSe announced ehd pFactioed,. were IL III
rscs eyeoelllon - the saesant idea that Cavern
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HMrs Sarah Larrabce, an old lady reading
in Rockville, Massachusetts,, has four soaa sev.
enteeu grandsoni, and one great grandson nov
in the Union army. ttesi Y 5ss9i BY
Canada appesrs.to b. in blaze sf military
excitement. The leaders there are using every
effort TO stir up feeling Of bitter hostility TO-
ward the United States. rs. .'a {.
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General Rosecrans is organizing train OF
five thousand pack mules, to give his army
efficient and sufficient means Of transportation
when it moves
The expedition which left Fortress Monroe
some days since, it is now said is to reinforce
General Foster, in North Carolina, and rot to
Join General Banks.
General Mcclellan, with some members OF
his staff, reached Washington yesterday. 1t
is understood that he is to testify in the case
of General Fitz John Porter.
Three schooners attempting to run the
blockade into Wilmington, North Carolina,
on Wednesday last, were captured by the y.
S. steamers Cambridge and Mount Vernon
They were from Nassau.
Since the first of November over twenty
vessels have been captured by the blockading
fleets off the coast of North Carolina.
General Sigel has written a letter to Gov.
Solomon, Of Wisconsin, contradicting the story
that the 26th regiment Of that State disgraced
themselves at the evacuation Of Thoroughtare
Gap.
The New York World says In heapoth-
esis of ffteen-inch guns and litany "ot battle
and murder which theireyerend Mr.. Beecher
delivered to his audience on Thanksgiving
Day as sermon drawn from the Gospel of
Peace, that purloiner Of the prophets and per-
verter of the Psalms, commenting upon the
losses of the army by disease, exclaimed: lit
is true that few have fallen this year, but
how few!' The recklessness of human life
unconsciousy revealed in this jocund ejacula-
ton is illustrated by the just published report
of the adjutant- general which gives us the
frightful number of over one hundred thousand
men as now lying in the hospitals.
The n. Y. Tribune announces itself to be in
favor of the proposition to call a convention
of the states, but objects to the calling Of such
a convention for the purpose of considering
the means to be pursued for restoring the
Union" It prefers that the convention should
come together ito make changes in the federal
Constitution It furthermore insists that
the convention shall not meet at Louisville.
General W. 7. Sherman has been presented
with prayer book by a lady who formerly
presented the Holy Writ to the commander Of
the Confederate iron-clad Arkansas.
Beside the Keokuk and Catskill, launched at
New York on Friday, the Nantucket. was
launched at Boston on Saturday. The nine
Monitors are all ahoat now save one, the Le~
high, and she is reported almost ready to
launch
The work of repairing the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad was commenced on last Satur-
dav, A large army Of aborers are at work On
the lire of the road west of Martinsburg.
Three companies Of Z. S. soldiers are now
stationed at Rockville Md.
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The Washington Star says that much of the
outcry against the convalescent camp, near this
place, is of piece with the charges formerly
made against the management of the hospitals
in Alexandria-th the caml is an excellent
and we'll managed one-that there is no truth
in the reports Of the deaths of men from ex
posure, or from being frozen-and that the
only serious defect, is that proper precautions
are net always taken to supply the camp with
fuel, The Star says that a change Of camp is
not necessary, and if it is, there are houses
enough to be had in Alexandria to accommo-
date the whole caup, &C., &c.
There was very animated discussion in the
i. S. Senate, yesterday, in relation to the res
olution relative to the arrest Of certain citizens
of Delaware. In the course Of it. Mr.. Sauls-
bury complained Of the appearance Of armed
troops at the polls at the recent election in
Delaware, and Mr. Bayard said with regard
to the prescribing an oath as the condition Of
release, for person to take it, was to imply
that he had been guilty Of something. For
HIMSELF he would stay in prison and die, before
he would do such thing, and there were
others, doubtless, who felt as he did
The Washington Il tier ofthe Baltimore Sun
says: "Two soldiers were shot on Sunday NOR
ming, at Alexandria, by a sentinel. They were
Geo. Cassidy, Company B, 9th Wisconsin, and
Daniel Barnes, Company H. 23d New York.
The sentinel, regular, ordered the former, as
he was approaching the wharf, to halt and as
he did not immediatel y stop, struck him first
mortally, and Barnes, who was sitting near, Sc
verey"
The Washington letter Of the n. 7. World
says:-"Five citizens who have been released
from military imprisonment made affidavit to-
day before Judge Advocate Turner that their
release was procured by paying justice of this
city various sums from seventy-ive to one
hundred dollars, and that one OF them, who
keeps clothing store, was arrested for selling
two of Bakers detectives, dressed as soldiers,
civilians suits of clothes, which they not only
retained, but demanded the money back which
they paid for them, and on being refused, wer
threatened by Baker himself with continued
Imprisonment.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Illinois, in the House
of Representatives, delivered speech yester-
day, severely criticizing the Presidents Mes
sage for it's omission to say anything about
the army. He condemned the whole course
and policy Of the administration.
On the passage of the bill to indentify the
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JOHN NJ. Boris The following is an ex-
tract of letter dated Richmond, Nov. 18th,
published in the Grenada Appeal: ''The name
Of John NJ. Bolts has turned up again in the
public prints. Since his discharge from Castle
Goodwin some months ago, he has remained
upon his farm near the city, acquiescent in the
existing stats of affairs, waiting, as many sup
posed, for the overthrow of the rebellion and
the restoration of the United States govern
ment. The occasion Of the recent mention OF
his name is the fact thathe has been presented
with magnificent estate in the county OF Cul-
peper, recently purchased from Hon. Jeremiah
Morton by Franklin Stearns, esq.,, who was III
former days an ardent political supporter OF
Botts and shared his imprisonment in General
Winder's JAIL This story is doubtful.
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EDGAR SNOW DEN, JR.
na~ OFFICE-No 1O4 King street, over
Stones, formerly French's) Book Store.

S.
CONGRESS-. The Z. S. Senate, yesterday,
nassed a resolution of inquiry as to the number
of officers acting as aid-de-camps. Mr.. Mes
nith, in submitting the resolution, made some
revelations as to the way in which the govern
ment was imposed upon and the treasury de-
frauded by officers supposed to be acting as
aid-de-camps. The Secretary Of War was also
instructed to report the number of Major Gen
erals and Brigadier Generals now in the ser
vice. The resolution of Mr. Sumner, calling
for correspondence, &C., relating to the army
of the Potomac, was extended so as to embrace
all operations since the first movement of the
army. 4 resolution of inquiry was also adOp-
ted in relation to the appointment of more than
two midshipmen in any one Congressional dis
trict. Mr. Davis, Of Kentucky, submitted
bill proposing to alter the mcde of electing the
President Of the United States. Mr.. Bayard S
resolution of inquiry as to the arrest ofcitizens
of Delaware was debated, but not acted upon.
The general bankrupt bill Of last session was
postponed until the 10th inst
In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. Ste
vens again submitted his bill indemnifying the
President and those acting under him, TOR acts
done under the suspension Of the writ of ha-
beas corpus, and authorizing such suspension
hereafter at such times and places, and in re-
gard to such persons, as the public safety may
require. The second reading Of the bill was
ordered and call for the main question sus-
tanned by vote of yeas So, nays At. The bill
was finally passed, yeas 9o nays As. Various
propositions for the amendment or modl~
fcation of the internal tax bill were referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr..
Wickliffe, Of Kentucky, submitted bill to
protect and grant relief to the loyal States
whose property and slaves had been wrongly
seized or abstracted by the officers and soldiers
Of the United States. It was referred to- the
Committee on the Judiciary.
pouvr, Tho nolIouinr Ic ny-
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No mail this morning North Of Baltimore.