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The New Tax Law.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT., July %, 1864.
By authority OF joint resolution OF the Congress Of the
United States approved the 18th day Of July nstant
notice hereby given that the LIST day Of September next
is fixed and determined upon the day which the
provide internal to support the govern
and pay interest the public debit shall be put
into practical operation and any act or thing which In
said act required to be done before the LIST day o.
July August in the year 1882 shall be done on or be-
fore the day Of September 1862 and all parts Of said
act ing said dates Of the LIST days Of July
and August 1862 shall be taken and construed as having
reference to the LIST day Of September, 1882.
Collectors and assessors will DO appointed and what
other things may be necessary to put the act Into
practical operation will be done before tho date fixed By
this notice,
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The Past and the Future-Thc New
Energy Of the Government.

1t will be seen by the news of yestcr-
day that everything has been going wrong
in the army at Port Royal. The General
seems to have other matters TO attend to
than pushing the enemy TO the wall His forte
lies in agriculture and primary education. The
officers OF the army.are a mere secondary con-
sideration. II is no wonder therefore, that the
confusion which General Hunter found on his
arrival has been rendered worse COMPOUNDED
Never did any campaign terminate more in
gloriously for an army than that of the army
for which base of operations was conquered
at Port Royal by brilliant achievement of the
navy With the exception Of the capture of
Fort Pulaski, the feet has done everything and
the land forces nothing.
The government, at a great expense, fitted
out a magnificent expedition to operate on the
coast of South Carolina, aud against the cities
of Charleston and Savannah. What has been
the result OF this great naval and military ar
mament' With shame and sorrow we confess
that the result has been such as to cast dis.
credit upon our army and to dispirit the great
Union masses of the nation. The navy. under
the able management of Commodore Dupont
has done well, and, to use q hackneyed
pbrase-but literally true in this respect-has
Covered itself with glory. The lombard
ment and capture Of Forts Walker and Beaure-
gard, and the taking Of Port Royal, In consc-
quence, were achievements equal to any of the
most brilliant naval exploits In the annals
of naval history. We can call to niDd nothing
in history that surpasses the grand manGuvriug
OF our feet in its circular attack upon those two
tremendous forts and in the skill with which
oil our cannonading was made to tell, and that
Of the enemy was rendered ineffective. The
great Union heart q the nation beat audibly
with JOY and hope at the announcement OF our
first splendid victories, and great expectations
were the order Of the day. But, alas General
Sherman, who commanded the land forces. did
not correspond in energy and activity with our
gallant navy and its brave commander. sayan.
nah was virtually taken, had we but possessed
. general willing to take IL; It's people had
-ppumspssd 4 buried STAMPEDE; there were few
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are notorious for seeking and preparing fat
jobs and schemes to plumber the country, it is
more than likely that it was planned by them
for the purpose Of extending the work that
they might have fat places for years to come,
just as q set of political leeches are managing
to extend this war, that they may obtain gun,
beef and other contracts. All this will con-
tinue until practical business men, instead of
loaing politicians, are placed in power. When
men are selected for their business quali6ca-
tons to fill the different positions, then we
may expect new order of things, but not un-
til then.
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GOVERNMENT Contracts AND CONTRACTORS
The vocabulary Of crime should be revised
amended aud improved. We have no term in
any language which sufficiently expresses the
crmnality OF man who combines robbery
and swndling with practical treason. We have
no name for the guilt of Floyd. We have no
word which repfesesihts the Combined depravity
meanness. heartlcssness, cruelty, criminality and
treason Of the fraudulent government contrac-
tors and middlemen who have vastly aggra-
waited the horrors and increased the expenses OF
this war. The worst Of it is that this nameless
crime is by no means uncommon or exceptional.
Reports OF investigating committees multiply
upon us. each with its new batch Of unblushing
and UNPUBLISHED scoundrels. To dispassionate
observer it would seem that while the rebels
were arrayed against us in arms our own citi-
zens hadtaken the opportunity to rob- cheat
and swindle us. The government has its armies
assailed by the rebels and its treasury sacked
by the contractors. 1t is quite time that we
should initiate the policy Of treating both class
es Of our enemies alike.
The second, or supplementary, report OF the
select committee Of the House of Representa-.
tyes upon government contracts has just been
printed. The report is sort of synopsis of all
the classes Of contract jobs investigated by the
committee, and il revives many old and recites
many new instances of the outrageous frauds
in contracts which disgrace the records of the
war. The investiga of this one committee
have resulted in saving from fifteen to twenty
millions 81 dollars TO the taxpayers. What,
then, must be the sum total of the money which
has been worse than wasted upon corrupt con.
tractors since the war began
The mind sckens at this endless iteration Of
instances Of fraud Above all, II must disgust
every honest man to reflect that especially in
times like these, no punishment Is inflicted upon
the wretches who perpotrate such outrages. II
the government cannot spare time to punish
these contract criminals by the slow processes Of
indictment and trial let it refuse to pay every
suspicious bill, and let the President imprison
every contractor whom the committees report
as guilty Of fraud. The government very wisely
usurped the power to incarcerate suspected
traitors without the Formally Of q trial, and we
now cali upon 1t to use this power in the cases
of such men as those named in the committees
reports The arrest Of these men will save mil
lions to the Treasury; and now that three hun
dred thousand more soldiers are to be fitted out
IL Is just the time to make an example which
will DO felt and hesdsd,
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RELIEF FOR THE GOLD INFLATIoN.-The high
premium on gold in this city has stimulated
shipments of the precious metal from California.
The Aspinwall steamer that arrived yesterday
brought SS73,OO0, and by telegraph from San
Francisco we learn that the steamer which left
that city on the 18th inst. has on board $780,
900, and the steamer Of the 2lst has 81, l14,00O-
making total monthly shipment of nearly
three millions of dollars consigned to this city.
The next month may be expected to produce a
still greater increase; so that the precious
metal will soon find its level the market being
eiutted. and the supply being in excess OF the
wants of commerce.
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WASHINGTON ExrRAvAGANcE.-We have re-
ceived the proof sheets Of the report of the
Congressional Investigating Committee on ex-
penditures on public buildings, made to the
House of Representatives on the 10th instant
This report reveals the same old story of cor
ruption, reckless extravaganza and waste Of
public money upon political favorites that
have charac,sss,-iized almost every public work
or contract for many years past. 1t seems that
the politicians work upoi our government,
national as well as State, as pirate docs
vessel on the ocean, prize for him, If he can
only get an opportunity to plumber it,
From this report it seems that firm in Has
tings, in this State, furnished marble for the
Charleston Custom House, under a contract
so indefinite and confused that any construc-
ton could be put upon it," and that after
South Carolina had seeded the material
which this firm had on hand was in
spected, and upwards of thirty-two thousand
dollars paid by the government. A subsequent
examination reveals the fact that there was
only nine thousand dollars worth of marble
there, according to one witness, and according
to another, that it was not worth more
than six thousand dollars. II also appears
that the slate on the roof of the Treasury ex-
tension was laid without breaking the joints,
and, as matter of course, 1t leaked as soon as
rain fell, and had 10 be taken of. Probably
some ward politician, whose thoughts never
rose as high as the roof of a building, had the
Job. In addition to this, the committee report
that the vast sums expended on the Treasury
extension are nearly thrown away; "that
a structure is being erected superficial in
all its pretensions to durability, and in viola
lation Of all safe or received rules of archi.
lecture"
As might be expected, the testimony shows
that the engineer in charge of this work is
politician and neither an architect nor an eng-
neer; that his experience in building is simply
that he built wooden mill In Hartford, Conn,
costing about twelve thousand dollars, and
another in Brattleboro, Vermont, its size or
dimensions no person seeming to know. With
this knowledge, in connection with his one
day or other having done something for some
politician, he, as matter Of course, is qualified
TO take charge Of the United States govern.
ment buildings, which require the best archi-
tectural and engineering skill In the country to
manage. The result Is just what everybody
might hare expected and, SINCE the politicians
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BARNUMs AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.-Cox
NUTr-~LKARNED SKAL, &C. at all hours. MRS PARTING
NOMINATED A FAzILY, after noon ana evening.
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cHRfSTY's OPERA HOUSE. 5s5 Broadway.-ETHlopIA,
SONGS, DANCES, kc-5rArUk LOVER
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WOODS MINSTREL HALL, 51i Broaiway.-ErHroPIa
SONGS. DANCES, &c.-FLAr FooT JAKE.
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NIxoN's CREMoRNE GARDEN Fourteenth street and
Sixth avenue-OPRRA, BALLET, PRoNESApE CONCERT AND
EQuKsrRtAsIsM.
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NEW BOwERY THEATRE. Bowery.-LrvH An
VENTURES JACK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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new York stock Market.

aL.tft NEW YORK, Dec.
Stocks dull and lower. Chicago and Rock Island
SIX, Norwich and Worcester ~; Milwaukee and
Prairie du Ohein end preferred "a; Cleveland and
Toledo 65x; Illinois Central scrip e0 Michigan South.
ern guaranteed e3K American Gold 2@l30X; Pacific
Mall 1870; New York Central l0l3S Hudson 72; Harlem
eti Harlem preferred 50i Michigan Central COX Pitts.
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago lat bonds LOG; U. g..
sxes 1881 coupons 1Ufx California sevens 95 Brook.
lyn water loan l00A Indiana and Michigan s0 Illinois
Central bonds l07; Terra Haute and Wabash Cd bonds
80; Erie 4th bonds l0l; Del. L. W. 1877 Galena and
Chicago 52z Cleveland anu Fittsnurg i5&; Erie SO X
do preferred 81; Cleveland & Toledo 69X; Treasury
Notes n 3-lo) 103K; Little. Miami lO6k; Michigan
Southern 40xi Michigan Southern second 99i; Erie Cd
bonds 100 Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chicago Cd bonds
s2 do lst l07k,ohicago North Western lot do %
S4i do assorted bonds AZ; Cleveland, Columbus and
Cincinnati l24k; Panama l57 Missouri sixes Ten.
nessee sixes 81; Racine and Milwaukee ll9ki United
States 6s 81 coupons 1857; Registered lO3k q. B. 50
IA coupons 93i Registered s5 Demand Notes l27k
Virginia sixes 90 Tennessee s3k; Hannibal and
81 Jcgeph bonds 63; United States one year oertif
cates g7k, coupons i04K; demand notes 1857 Resdina
IS; Chicago Burlington and Quincy 80; q. 8, year
certificate 96x North Carolina 6s 70; Ohio 6's Of 6l
ia.
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Tho Alnbama-Secfet Ohase,s
Kennrt.

New YoRK, Dec. AT q meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce to-day, letter was
read from Secretary Welles, sayirg an addi.
rional force will be ispstched In search OF the
Alabama as soon as possible.
There is no authority for granting commits
sions 10 private vessels to search for the Ala.
bsma or other piratical vessels or privateers.
The Chamber adopted resolution to ask the
Government to sond several wer vessels to
cruise on the eattern shore of South America.
The Posts Washington dispatch says Secre-
tary Chase's report goes North by morning
mail to-day. His estimate Of the public debt
Ia that 1t will exceed one thousand and fifty
millions on the let of July next.
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PRoMoTloNs.-- following promotions are


PRoMoTioNs.-- following promotions are
announced:
In the 6lst Ohio--stephen McGroarty Is pro-
NOTED to Colonel; Major Brown to Lieutenant
Colonel; Captain Breckett to Major. In the
SSth-Msjor Hatfield 10 be Colonel and Captain
VIM. II. Glenn to be Major. 10 the 22d-Ho-
mer Thrall to be Lieutenant-Co Colonel, George
B. French to be Major, VIM. c. Miller to be
Captain, VIM Gosette to be. Captain, Jasper H.
Campbell to be Captain. In the 33d-Oscar F.
Moore to be Colonel, VIM. Nixon to be Cap.
tain, Charles BroOkes to be First Lieutenant
In the 65sh-Horatio N. Wbisebreak to be
Major, Thomas Powell TO be Captain, Francis
H. Graham to be Captain, Jos. M. Randall to
be Captain. In the 6Sth-Adutant George E
Welles Is made Major, and Andrew Jackson
First Lieutenant.
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Suicide or OaptaIn Eiyvood,

WAsHINoToN, Dec. 4.-Captain John L. Ell.
wood, formerly a Quartermaster in the United
States army, who has been confined for three
months in the prison near the old Capitol, COM
ment, but was arrested on unknown chrrges by
order Of the Secretary of War before he assum-
ed command.
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OBIuARY.-Among the recent deaths of old
residents Of this county, lie that OF Mr.. George
w. Evans, who died on Saturday, the 18th ult.
at his residence in Dublin, aged about fifty-five
years. He has LETT widow and children to de
plore the loss Of one Of the klndes! of husbands
and the most sffectionste ofparents. The
breach made in the community of which he
was a member by his departure cannot be easily
filled, for few mea are as upright and exsm-
play In life, or more sincerely lamented in
death than he whose recent demise stands here
recorded, !. .,,-
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Administrator Sale.
Printers fees $500.
noyl le62-dIt&Wtd.

ON THE 2OTH DAY OF DECEMBER,
" A. D., 1862, at o'clock In the afternoon, at the
door Of the Court House in the town OF ooshocton
the State Of Ohio will be sold to the highest bidder the
following realesste the property Of Arnold Medbery,
deceased, to wit:
The undivided half Of inlot numbered four hundred
and two 402 In the city Of Columbus, In the county Of
Franklp, Ohio, subject to the ncumbrance OF the life
estate Of Caroline n. Medbery therein.
TERMS OF sALr.-one third OF the purchase money Ia
be paid in hand the day Of sale, one third in one
year and the residue in two yea from the day Of tale
the deferred payments to bear interest and be secured
by bond and mortgage upon the premises.
JOHN BURNS, Administrator
t, OF Arnold Medbery, deceased.
Nov 0I-1fw -
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THE Gottscbalk Concert takes place at Zanes-
vile this evening, and at Naughton Hall in
this city to, morrow Saturday evening, Such
is the reputation Of Gottschalk and Mics Patti
that crowded houses may be expected in both
places Tickets for the concert in this city are
for sale at the music store Of Mr.. selIzer on
State street.
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Cleveland Market.

OLkvnAnp. Dec. 9.
FL0UR-Market quiet at range Of Is 1905 20 for
good to favorite brands red double extra.
WHEAT-Sales OF Q cars red on track at 81 IL, and
car at ll2.
ooRN-In fair demand at s3cby the car load.
0AT6-Sales lear at 45o on track.
HIaHWINBS-Firm at 35kc.
BUTTER-ouIet with light sales. Choice Western
Reserve In barrels at l76plsc.
ERUIT-Saes Of oranberres at $Il per barrel; Dried
apples are steady at 4k@4xo Peaches are worth 7C
for unpeeled and l3@l4o Tor peeled.
sALT-steady at % for hne, and % 50for coarse.
Lsader
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Money mnrRer.

NKw York, Dec. 4.
The Money market rules easy at per cent. discount
for call loans. .,r
Sterling Exchange 10 Armer, but the market very
unsettled. The nominal quotations are SSl 45@l4 40
for MerdhantS and 81 Al for Bankers bills. D .
Strictly Prime Paper continues firm at 6t97 per cent
discount. U -. -
American Gold is very much unsettled-opening at
ssx, advancing to 33k@34, and closing weak OF 52x
.per cent. premium. t
California Gold Bars are quiet and nominal at Blk
per cent. premium.
Government Stocks are ashGde frmer. United States
Sizes Of 1881 at 81 009l 00x. 7-3O Treasury Notes
{ ol O40el 4Ok.
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THE OHIO EDUCATIONAL MoNTHLT.-The De-
cember number of this journal just issued is
an excellent one 1t closes Volume XII. Of the
old series, and Volume III. Of the new. The
Monthly will be continued at the former cheap
rate-one dollar year subscriptions to COM
mence July, 1863. For the Ohio teacher aud
educator IL is ON Indispensable uade mecum,-
Address E. E. White & Co., Columbus, Ohio.
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Master Commissioners Sale.

Breckenridge Wilson, Docket 3, page 457.
vs.. \ Superior Court of Frarklir
William Robertson, ct alS County.
TN PURSUANCE OF AN OH DER OF
the said COURT to me directed, will offer for sale
at the door Of the COURT House in the city Of Colum
bus on
Saturday, the 9Th day OF December, A. D. 1862,
at one O'Clock P M the following described real es-
tate, situate In franklin county, Ohio, to.wit:
The south half Of lot number three C3), being one
acre and fourth FER plat Of said subdivision
part Of half section numter IA, Township S. Range %
refugee lands. e.F.t1f&l
Appraised at 800 per acre.
~ q. W. HUFFMAN, Sheriff.
.es and Master Commissioner.
Printers fees 50
nova dltkwtd
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COMMERCIAL MArTERS.
MSv York narksI

| New YORK.. D, cember4
| FLOUR-1he adyanc' In Gold 10 Jay has a favorable
enect upon the -four Market and win an Increased bus
mess prices show an advance OF u lOc saes ~ ,00C
barrels at v5 bO05 O5 for tupe hne sate ~ O0b6 20
Tor extra sate o5 705 90 for rhne western 90
90 20 for common TO good tA., ping brands extra
round hoop 0hioi GO l5D6 so for c1p1nnn 10 medium
extra westerns and % 0o9s 25 for trade brands do The
CANADIAN FL0UR-The market is dull and heavy.
There were sales to-day Of 35 bbs at $5 1905 90 for
RYE BL0UR-Quiet and steady, with sales OF "a IS
CORN MEAL-In fair request, with uales OF 100 bbs
jersey at 90 as.
WHIsKY-The market Is quito Arm, With laieq Of
900 barrels at 38h930c.
WHEAT--The sudden advance in gold has very "a
yoraele effect upon the market, and with brisk de-
mand prices are two to three cents better. The
day comprise about 10 900 bush Chicago spring at 81
Dl y; 1900 bushels milwaukee club az 81 o4g
%; $4,000 bash amber Iowa At 81 sei 30; 5000 bush
Michigan at 81 1901 IS; 10 500 bush red and amber
state At 81 1901 45K and slOO bush white Michigan AZ
RYE-oulet and Arm at e3Seso for western, and go
for state.
BARLEY--Less active. Sales Of 1000 bush state at
81 406I so. =
CORN The market opened lc better, with fair de-
mand for export and home consumption. There Is
pretty good speculative inquiry Sales Of 10 600 bush
at74Hg75c, forshipPng mixed western; 6ebGa for dam
aged and heated ~ for new white southern and $50 for
old do; 82c for choice white western.
OATb-The market is active and hrmer. There Is
considerable buy Ing for Government There were small
choice. Wv '"'
sUGAR-Maiket 30 better with moderate demand
part at 9Hc. - - '"-O'
M0LAssEs-Dull and dropping. 5f
C0FREE.-Quiet and firm. Sales Of Jave 35c
at IsD2fc. "N' ~
P0RK-The market is shade nrmer with A moderate
business. Bales at S13 259l3 37k for mess: All 5O9
IL rs for prime; and s13 OO913 30 for old and new
prime mess.
BEEF-Market more dull, with sales OF 900 bbls at
% OO9l0 Is for country mess e5 507 90 for country
prime; Sl2 OO9l3 rs for repacked mess and Sl3 500
IA 25 for extra mess.
unchanged.
OUT MEATs-Dull and nOminally unchanged.
H0Ge-Dnssed, In good request at 5kc.
BACON s1DE5-In fair request at 7Hc for western
Cumberland cut.
LARD-More active and hImer, with sales Of 6,lOO
bbs at 9910o Included In sales are 900 bbls to ar.
ry yat9Ao.
BUTTER-sellIns at 10000 fer Ohio, o2@o6 for
state.
oHEEsE-steady at 0K9I3c.
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Evening and Midnight Reports.
The Enemy Rotrenting before Gran

The Enemy Hotreating before Grant
WAsHINoToN, Dec. 4.--The following has
been received at headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS, AMY IN THE FIELD,
NEAR ABBEYvILLE, Miss, Dec 3.
To Major General Haleck.
The enemy deserted his Notifications yester-
day, destroying all the stores they could not
carry with them. The weather 10 bad and the
streams somewhat swollen, making |! difficult
to cross Some of our cavalry swan
the river, however, and occupied the place
last night To-day pursuit was made to Ok
ford, and coming on the rear guard of the enc
my, skirmshing took place, lasting about two
hours, and resulting in the capture of about
fifty rebels, Our pursuit will bo continued to-
morrow, bat tho roads are too impasssable to
get'much aupplies for longer continuance of
1t. General Sherman is crossing at Wyatt.
(Slgned) u. s. GRANT,
Major General.
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CAIRo, Dec. 4.-Memphis papers say Gen.
Holmes crossed from Arkansas to Mississippi at
Vicksburg last week with force estimated at
forty thousand.
Guerrillas are still very troublesome In the
vicinity Of Memphis, and continue to burn cot
ton and press men into the Confederate service.
They also picked up number of stragglers
from our army.
The expedition which loft Helena last week,
said to have numbered twenty thousand men,
landed twelve miles below, to move overland
toward Grenada.
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acknowledged their iurisdic.o :. The time Of
the insurrectlon.
The Senate resolutions announcing the death
OF Senator Thompson were received.
Messts. Nixon, Steele Of N. j., and Perry,
severally delivered euologles.
The usual resolutions of respect were offered
and adopted.
The House then adjourned till to.morroN,
when the report Of the Secretary Of tho Treaa-
uFy will be sent In.
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New York, Dec. A Washington dispatch
states that Sigel will demand an investigation
of Pope's charges.
1t Is again rumored that Holt will have
place In the Cabinet. The Treasurer's re-
port will be presented to Congress on Fri
day. Advance copies will be forwarded to the
press.
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THE TENTH 0Hro-The Cincinnati Catholic
Telegraph says the appointment Of Col. Lytle to
be Brigader. General, which will give great
satisfaction to the public and pleasure to his
intimate friends, permits the gsll'nt Lieuten-
ant.Coonel Burke to take the vacant post at the
head of the regiment. No man in the army
deserves ihis promotion better.