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, 1862-01-13

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
CA1Ko, January 10th, 1862.
The past two days have been characterized
BIZ great hustle and excitement here in these
camps. Wednesday evening the entire force
here were ordered to strike their tents This
order Was extended to the entire body Of
troops at Cairo, Fort Holt, Birds Point and
Mound City. The mud Was execrahlc, and the
confusion Of men and teams mid-leg deep in
the soft clay Of this region WAS more rematka-
bic than pleasing. ssOut Of the depths they
cry,'' said an nreverent Lieutenant to our
Chaplain, whereat the good nan smiled, and
eztricating the other leg, got himself upon
hard ground and rejoiccd much, yea exceed
ingiy.
The work of loading up the steamers made
rapid progress all things considered, but the
dense fog delayed and hindered matters seri-
ous1y. The troops and wagons arc at this time
mostly on the steamers at the wharf, but there
is ench dense fog that it is impossible to nav
igate the river until the fog subsidies. There
are lot Of steamers at present here, sufficient
to convey all our troops. Commodore Kouutz
having been but few days in the service,
the demand on him is rather heavy for his
ability to supply. Quartermaster Baxter is
also at ST. Louis making some arrangements
with the forage contractors.
There was suspicion Of fraud in some Of the
contracts At the letting on the Goth Of Decem-
ber, and Gen. Grant issued an order annulung
all the contracts for forage at this post. Iun-
derstand, however, that the oats contract Is
reinstated, inasmueh as 1t WAS given to the
lowest bidder, which is not the case with the
| hay and corn. As the parties had al given
bonds and security for the fulh1rnent Of their
contracts, and delivered part Of the stuff, there
Is some doubt as to Gen. Grants power to
annul them. The Government let contracts
at Paducah Inst week for furnishing that post
for six months; the hay Was let to Fowler &
Co., Of Chicago; corn to Lake &-, Chicago,
The oats to H. Woodmanse & Co., Of Mepdo'
t.. There Is also some dissatisfaction at the
letting at Padueah, from the fact that the con
tracts were let in part to the same parties thai
had contracts here. The letting was no doubt
fair transaction, although the oats were 1e
to the same parties under different name, ye
they were in both cases let to the loves
There is 20 doubt big fight approaching
| as T understand feet OF forty thousand uel
are on their way here from St. Louis. Don
be surprised Il Jou hear Of the fall Of Colum
bus before long. No more at present.
Yours truly, WHaot.
, 1862-01-13

But the CHICAGO TRIBUNE while fearless IN the
expression of its opinions and patriotic In its Gu
deayo1s, aims at being JNrst c.ass newspaper. 1t
contains full accounts Of eli the interesting Occult
renees Of the day. and pays more money for Special
Telesraphfc Dispatches and Correspondence, than
any journal out Of New York, and publishes ndre
md fresher than any paper circulating IN the
West. It brings the news to the people OF the
Northwest two or three days sooner than tile pa
PEN Of the seaboard cities.
The weekly contents Of the TRIBUNE embrace:
1st-A COMPLETE CURRENT HISTORY OF
the Progress Of the War.
7nd-THE GENERAL NEWS OF THE DAY
Casualties by Sea and Notwithstanding
Events Of all kinds.
ard.-CoPIOUS TELEGRAPH1C DISPATCHES,
containing the Latest News from 81 ps1ts,
down to the hour of going to press.
4th.-REPORTS OF MEETINGS, WHETHER
Political, Religious, Agricultural, E3uca-
tional, or Miscellaneous.
5th-pROCEEDNGS OF CONGRESS AND OF
State Legislatures Important Speeches
and Documents.
6,h.-MARKET REPORTS, EMBRACING EVERY
article the Farmer or Dealer can expect to
find quoted in newspaper. The TRIBUNE
has achieved q high reputation Is Com
mercial Paper.
Tth.-yERY CAREFULLY PREPARED AGRI-
CULTURAL and Horticultural articles by
"RrRA1.' and other able writer's Oh the
Farm and Garden.
Sth-POETRY, TALES, ANECDOTES AND
Gossip, Reviews, and Pleasant Miscellany.
In short, the purpose and ambition Of the Ed1-
| tors arc, to make the CHICAGO TRIBUNE 80 inter-
! csting and valuable 4 visitor that no Intelligent
Western fauli]y can AFFORD 70 DE WITHOUT IT.
, 1862-01-13

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago T1ibune.1
O71ERyuLE, Mo-, Jan. 4, 1862.
Letters from camp now arc from very sober,
sad sccnes-sickness. mfasma. hardship. arc
+1,o ,raox - +t,o .n1, ,,-i,,+ar +, co., hos
.'' o4uet " .as u"s "tntel - :, eA4p u1'
been sung and landed ever since valley Forge,
and the thought Of cold, sickness, and subse-
oncnt o,orv for the endurance Inns fired n,,nr
a'en- ~, ~. -. n~o 4n.o. -
romantic emoodlment OF p2lf1otlsh' so thsat
soldiers were at first disiuelined to the idea Of
winter onarters. Tents in the winters camn
do ,ro,, crnno1, ,s cr a. co1a ;s conco~nad
W "cA enonSn' Dc IL ~ eoi" . eoheetnea,
for little shcet-iron stoves, oE mud-frc- places,
kill the cold: hut the frozen earth floor, or the
a.,,-,a 5oa- -...s s.....,a 80. ~ ton+
anAaeoeep n'ou oatsloe' oo@ns tu1o LIZ 'ent,
tracked in by great army boots and Shoes, and
f,on.;no tr,ronc,, IL. a,n,,;,r +ont.ao .ro
t"- nS'PPi"5 tene eooo'' ~
no romantic affairs. Cold ne get along well
enough with but the threeinch Snow, melt
tro 4bo nox{ dov Tho eoat;ret r,n;7 that dc,;c:
s 49, .A' t;a,nos. % ~ so1a e,t1,sr @ ~ ma +,,e
n,alaria that stalks almost yisib1y through
c,mn 1hcsc arr thc horrors of \ winters cam
f'
palsh'
Our camp is near the laminc Bridge, on the
1ou;ne R;vcr one and = nuarter miles east of
0s+o-,r;11o md u.;%bsu pfste1 che{ nf 4ha D.,
ottclsulc' anu "ltoln plsto1 hnos VI LUZ ra'
ciflc Railroad. The ground on which nc are
cucampcd is said to be annually submerged
beucath the rising river, and even Eow it
seems large swamp, that is not redeemed By
tie bitches that hare been dug. When there
| is a tbaw the mud is nearly shoe-t deep, and
| when frozen it is yery rough and broken.
Generally the weather is Of that sickeu1ng,
eobbing kind that tells most fearfully on un-
| acc]iIuated soldiers. Our sick list is increas-
ing in magnitude, aud several Of our poor boye
ha7c dicds Gnd nitT Them. INT theT deserye
tn hc enbalmcl in the hearts Of their cenntry.
| me1, Mt home.
~ no o;vo von history from ro,1 lif, in
o,1nr nan ;e IN a1,srd mnd tvn ;nchc
JaaI f,-,na1 NJ , con9tnn,erafion ~ decoveI
rcflffahle matter and me1tinp snow ETcry
th;5d o 4tro hnnrs in % fhe twentS- -f,nr he nsces
back and forth IN the deepening mud, and at
o'clock next morning, when relieved, lie en-
deavors to dry his soaked shoes at the smoking
fire in bis "sibley." By and by nc feels TIL
stretching, aching, horrible sensation OF me
larlus, and by morning nc IS reported to u!
surgeon. By night he IS IN the hospital Will
well defined typhoid, aud as the wind surge
in the forest, drives the smoke down the wld
mud-fue Of the hospital Fireplace, taps tn
folds and hy of tne tent, he talks wildly Q
home, Of dear sister, or, may be, one dcare
yet, talks OF the old church, and minister, On
: choir, and, by and By, tells ofswect scents, DC
lightful music, pleasant meals, nnd celestl:
| cOlDplnipnE. Then the hands arr thrown III
, 1862-01-13
Trouble In Collecting the Southern
War Tax.

Southern papers Say that nobody will come
forward to take the Office Of Collector Of the
war tax in the Norfolk District and H. T.
Ga.nett, Chief Collector Of the Confederate
war tax in Virginia, in ! formal advertisement
threatens to appoint some ono from outside
to perform that duty, which in his proclama-
lion he sdmlts to be odious to the people
there.
, 1862-01-13

w The population Of the city Of New
York is estimated at 90o, ,oCo persons, Of whom
400, GOO persons reside n tenement houses.
OF houses contssning four families and up
Fard6,
, 1862-01-13

Movements of Troops.
We have been requested to publish the fol-
lowing order regulating the movement Of
troops;
HEADQUARTERS DErAR7uESr OF Missouri, !,
S1 (

Troops.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI,
Sr. LOUIS, January 8, 1852
GENERAL ORDERS, 30. 9.
l. No troops mustered into service will be moved
ont Of this Department, Or change their stations,
except under orders passing through or cmnsting
from these Headquarters, no matter by what aa-
Ue IT, e. 9
the Department, must pass through him before
they can be obey ed By any under his command.
II. No recruiting detaehments viii be sent from
with paragraph III. General Orders 100. hcadquar-
tiers army except applications made b. the Cen
cral Superintendent Of the recruiting service ap-
proved by the General commanding the Depart
meut. By order of Mai. Gen. UA1LECh.
JoHN c. kEL1oN, 4. A. G.
, 1862-01-13

TIE Great Erpnditiou-G Grand E,nbarkdtioa Of
7suops-A Htn,v I" D. PefMndis LACK Of
Steameys-IAe QaartermaSktr's Department
Tie Forage Contracts Prospects cf Big
Eigkt, DC.
, 1862-01-13
OUR NEW MEXICO LETTER,

1elitics Of Tie Ro4pze Of the 7ef7itoru-Unto
tunate Federal Appointn'sntS---19e1t! Schemes
-7ne Arizona FurcNass-What sthe South
IntenGed-Whdt the Southern Fbliey hos been
improvement Retarded-..Hop Ar: Lincoln
was Decei,rd-7Ae appointment Of Dr.. Con-
7te17u as Go7e3moy-His Antecedents-Defectio7
in Army Officers Collins, Superintendent et
Indians Afatrs-His- Aneclan'ation "Io The
Hople If Neu le1ico '-Cha5yes against these
Co3lspirdtors Forwarded to Tdsdinyton--Oat-
Tdges and Nonopolses.
, 1862-01-13

From The 37th Illinois Regin,eat--ss Fremont
R!8es''-0ur 1Fi,ter Camps-Euils end Dis
comforts Of The Gedson-WedtheT- Health Of
Troops-Lfe in The Camp-S;ekncss and
Death-1Re Camp Hospitdls.
, 1862-01-13

1x~n.<. n~114w,vo ranada
Gfeas Nestefn k1"4~A! oA
We arc officially informed that the rcslgna-
p-S,-.. rec nc General Suocr.
uou 0! I. .: ni!asee' 1s4'' 40 o nl.'' - ~.
intendent ct the Great western i1al"as' "a9
mt ,,r-scn+ed IN the Board Of Directors 1t
aot Paeeen 81. OH
their meeting held IN Hamilton on LIE OH
;,s+ ,,d +ha nroh,hi1,tv noyy ia that no such
"e.' -Au 'a9 p,! 49,. IT,, ras
action VIII be taken py INN. IneIe "as
7ener,1 fac7;n,, of rcrret manifested by both
s'.;N-- 49,, :s,,s..- n,an ,rbon Tho announce.
shippers and railway men, "nen tne ANNOUNCE
ment of bfs nro,raflc rcsinuation WAS made d
, +,,.+ +1,o,
short time since, and NC are sure I1a' LILY
xi11 he or,tifed to learn that their apprchcu-
"A'i " 49,,
sioNs were un1ounaed.
We take pleasure in copyinc the following
address presented TO III. bryoses oy tne ale-
cllaDics connected with the Great Western, and
~, .,. .,,o.oto w. command ,+tent;on In
Ais 1epl5 ihefeto- W. con1llt'1ia at1eA11o1 -
uarticular to that portion Of both documents
.oc,.-;.,,- - on. 1,.o or+,o;,,otad d;A3cnltics
felefflfS 10 our l2te aneaclpatso oAl1Ia
With Great Britain and commend the spirit
, 1862-01-13

# Orestes 4. BroTnson made the remark,
recently, that the sort Of couragc most In de-
mand now days, was not that which would
risk the chances Of being killed, as there was
no want Of men ready to sacrifice their own
lives, but it was the courage to kill somebody.
There is noticeable gradual improvement in
that respect. Several military executions Of
private soldiers have recently taken place. It
is time a higher range Of operations were
commenced. The execution Of few individ-
Gals wearing shoulder straps, might be attend-
ed with happy results The tribe of thieves,
too, who swarm in Washington and haunt the
armies like car1ion CROWS, very much need
thinning out.
, 1862-01-13

~ Since the arrival Of the Vanderbilt at
New Tork with her cargo Of unginned cotton,
there has beena perfect rush among the deal
ers in that staple to get job Of ginningg-and
so great has been the competition that one in-
dividua1 has actually undertaken to do por-
ton Of the labor {probably with an eye to fu-
ture contraets,) for nothing. A number Of
ginning mills are nov in progress OF constzuc-
ton, in expectation 0. having plenty Of the
"materiaT' to operate on. The cotton viii
te sold at public auction, on Friday, At Nos.
65 and 81 Watts street
e During the last eight months the
American Bible Society has issued 8o3, 600 Bi-
bles and Testamcnts, being 3sl 900 more than
the issues Of the like period in the previous
year. The average is about 400 volumes each
| working day, OF seven volumes per minute.
This increase Is owing to the great demand
| for the Scriptures for the use Of the 4oIun.
tcers-o7c1 half million having gone for this
| object since the commencement Of the wsr.
Their receipts 50 far are ever 500, 900 behind
| hose Of last year,
, 1862-01-13

THE n EW MU SIC BOOK.
RI fAVeN and William MaSau,

AEAFH; o., TIE CHOIR BOOK: 4 collection Of Vo~
ea Ausc. Sacred and Secular, for EhoIra+ Singing
8ehool& Musical Societies and Conventions, aad tia
: Home Circle. ..
Just ssued contalns nearly III new matter cor
p1l2t0Z ve.y attractive M1nnA for Singing Schoolx
collection Of Church Music and COLLECTION OF Four
ttEongs and Gieea all In one yo1nsze For S8la by
Bookaellers genesany. Psblt$hed a Nos. an17 Mef
ceE street by MASON BROTHERS, New Yo1k
Price In Chicago, $am per dozen.
deaah994SW BOOT Z CADY, Chicago.
, 1862-01-13

AEaTe Of Jenni.on's Ih'iey- he oacitts BeJsz
iion--dn Eipe1Nioa-I 1z77yrto he SeecM-
Dayton Destroyed d-11rason made Ezpeusise,
and Nap!aeed Sympathy Punis1cd, dc.
, 1862-01-13
SENATE. Washington, Dec, 2

homes and families arc IN the power of their
opprcssors. Did the Italians welcome Napo-
leon till he had expelled their tyrants, and
thereby proved his ability to protect them? :?
So with the people Of the dislo5al States;
march your armies there; engage and scatter
the forces Of the enemy; whip somebody;
evidence your ability to protect the loyal citi-
zens, their homes and families; and then,
and not till then, will they rally to your stand
ard by thousands and tens of Thousands.
have alluded, Mr.. President, to the slave
population Of the rebel States. It is claimed
| By the friends OF slavery that the institution
| is a source Of military strength. The slayes
| are made not only to feed and c1othe their OPP
| p9esso1s, but to build Notifications for their
| defence; and eTen in some cases to bear arms
| in their service. The shareholders are RIGHT
| and they are wrong; the institution Is an Gle
| ment Of strength, but only, while it exists;
withdraw that elcment, and the rebellion falls
| Of it's own weight The masters will not work,
and they must eat. In my opinion, the oh
tanning possession Of those slaves by the
| Government wOuld be more effective in crush
| ing out the rebellion, than the seizure, If it
could be made, Of every ounce OF ammunition
| they possess
March your armies into the heart oi
| their confsderacy; win one victory: op-
pose kindness to cruelty and as the
peasant1y Of France rallied to the stand,
ard Of Napoleon on his return from Ell
ha, go 8ill the slaves, with one impulse, flock
|
army, viii be received with the game acclaim
as was Bonaparte; they viii hail him as thei1
Hberator and friend, and by their very mum
bers viii secure safety to his army. No trou
bic, then, IN obtaining information Of the enc
mvss operations. Interested in our success
grateful as they will be faithfnI-eyery move
ment will instantly be reported, endangerinE
their champions: and protectors. Peace vii
be restored, and the ea14se Of the war removed
and then, in these halls, IN the interests Of hu
manity and united country. We can delibe
rate and do justice.
Mr. President, In my opinion the policy Q
fortifcations ahon1d be discarded. a capita
dependent On such protection, Is not wortl
preserving; the only sufficient bulwarlz for it
defense, Is formed by the loyal breasts Of on
citizen soldiery: Think more Of barrack
. for winter quarters; our troops do not deslr
; them. Cheat yourself no longer with the de
lu5ive idea that your CAMPS are still schools {
, instruction; heneeforwa1d, your lessons mus
, be taught in the field. Advance rapidly, an
{ strike boldly. The country is favorable; th
: climate invites; the cause demands. Al
yauc., :lnl a1l is accomplished; tho Cover.
me-. is aaycd, and freedom is triumphant,
The New York herald., 1862-10-11

Dupon. or Porter. our leets Of ironclad and
light draaght gunboats would not be idle at
this important time for action. They would be
made to seize this splendid opportunity, while
the bulk Of the rebel forces Of our Southern
seaboard States are with the army of Lee, to
open the James river to Richmond, TO she'll out
the rebels from Fort Sumter and to cut their
way into Mobile. Nh. Secretary Welles, how
ever, appears to have abandoned every project
Of assisting our armies on the seaboard beyond
the maintenance of his blockade. We can only
then, appeal to President Lincoln to bring the
navy into action now, while its immense
power may be welded with the certainty Of the
grandest results.
Meantime let our local and military authori-
ties concerned push forward their reinforce
ments to the Army Of the Potomac, or they may
DO too late to share in tho honors Of the crown
ing victories of the war.
The New York herald., 1862-10-11

what candidate often does during political
convention-withdraw his name from the ballot
in favor Of another person. We are all one
great party for the Union now; and will Mr..
Seymour refuse TO do for his country what he
would do willingly for bis political partys We
sincerely hope and trust not, and we can pro-
mise him that, If be follows our advice, his
triumph will be greater than that Of Wads-
worth; bis magnanimity will be remembered
when all parties are forgotten; himself and his
party will be triumphantly vindicated from the
base charges so freely made against them; his
success in the future will be insured beyond a
peradventure, and, no matter what politicians
may say, bis grateful State and country ever
prodgal in praises and rewards, will regard
him not in the mean light Of a disappointed
Office seeker, sulkily retiring from hopeless
contest but as patriot and Christian, nobly
sacrificing himself and his political ambition to
the welfare Of the people and the integrity Of
the Union.
The New York herald., 1862-10-11

A NEw School FOR PeIJTicfAxs.---Our politi-
clans having run themselves aground by their
sale tricks and expcdiclts, they will have to
adopt some different system OF tactics to pre-
vent themselves being showed aside by the new
men whom the war is bringing to the surface.
In condition Of things which IS hourly shifting
and changing It's aspects, they are as much at
fault and puyz.ed as TO their course as If they
were thc mcrest political tyros. The best
advice We can give them IN their emhar-
rasslncnt Is to go ana sec llackctt. in
Macklins famous political portrait Of Sir Per.
tinax MacSycophant, Of which William Fit re.
The New York herald., 1862-10-11

marked 'that il was picture strong and
instructive enough to afford any politician pro-
ftable contemplation" few hints borrowed
from this clever political satire will freshen
their faculties and put them even with the
times. They can take their first lesson at
Nib!o's tonight.
The New York herald., 1862-10-11

BRAdds PnocLAMATIoN-BRAaa AND CREE
LEY.-In the impudent proclamation of the
rebel General Bragg to the people of the North
wes. he says that "the Union is a thing of the
past" that "a Union of consent was the only
Union ever wortha a drop OF blood;" that s'when
force came to be substituted for consent the
casket was broken" &c. Now, as these falla-
cious and pernicious notions have from time to
time been preached by Greeley, since the seces-
sion Of South Carolina, it may we'll puzzle the
simple-minded reader to know by what au-
thority or right Massa Greeley assumes to de-
nounce any man as secessionist or traitor to
the Union. The fact is that Bragg and Greeley
are both disunionists Bragg preferring sepa-
rate Southern confederacy to get rid Of the
abolitionists, and Greeley preferrng separa-
ton to reunion with Southern shareholders
II the war were left to settlement between
two such men, we should have two confedsra
cies in very short order,
The New York herald., 1862-10-11

A ilTr AT Mr.. SECRETARY CHAsE.-We find the
following hit at Mr.. Secretary Chase in the
Washington correspondence Of yesterdays
Tribune
There is dissatisfaction at the OF the troops
IN the field Requisons TO the amosnt OF less than
900 for their pay lie Ia tho Treasury Department
awaiting action. So much has been drawn for bounties
for recruits that the department obliged temporarily
do injustice to the old soldier In tho Fast not few eg
ments have not been paid since the LIST OF June In the
West some OF the best regiments In the service have not
received cent for eight months Meantime a regiment
OF paymasters draw their salaries in dleness II Is hoped
that the evil will Soon be rsmeded BY paying the soldier
The Treasury fifty millions behindhand in its
payments to our brave soldiers! Can this be
trues What has Mr.. Secretary Chase been
doing all this timer II is widely understood
that he has been trying to manage the War
Department in making aud unmaking generals.
and has also been in this business assisting in
some Of the Presidential schemes and move
ments of our miserable party politicians.
These statements Of the Tribune in regard to the
non-payment of our soldiers indicate, at all
events, that Mr.. Chase has been neglecting one
of the most important duties of his own depart
ment Fifty millions in arrearages to our SOL
diers! What excuse has Mr.. Chase for this de-
ticiency: We should like to know.
The New York herald., 1862-10-11
NEW YORK HERALD.
JAMES GORDON BENNETr,
nIIoE AND PROPRIETOR

orrlcrS " CORNER or FULTON AND sAssAus usTs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-09-09
The Eic'qf@au Central Railroad
s5GSa t,sc same.
Excellence. Ia lha cotton iiarlet and
Q large Advance,
&c.. &C..

The steonishi MI eg'.a from Live poo The 2sth,
yia Londonderry fns 29tn OF August, passed Cape
Race en roue ~ LncDcc O'Clock Saturday
ing Tho Norwegian hundred and fourteen pas
s.npers She repps having experienced strong bead
winds dnrins the tire passage and passing on the 8lai
Of Angus; the stsai.ehip her way Liverpool.
The steamship Austria asian, from Liverpool ON the S0th,
via Queenstown the 3ls Of August, arrived Oh Caps
Race ut oc,ock shnday morning, the Ith inst eha
was bearded By yacht, and synopsis Of her
news which II two days Liter than that by tho Norwo,
gian was ottaircd
The steam. p lrmisn from Quebec arrived 81 Liver.
pool on the 2,ti y Aug IT.
The s.can ship Arabia from Boston, arrived AZ Liver
pool on the 30,h ~ August.
The steamer r.iy CHICHESTER, from New York, also
arrived at Liver Joo me 3oth Of August.