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The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-01-13

The Louisville Journal in reply 10 Ger
tair compliments paid 20 the ladies OF Louis
vile for kindnesses shown to sick soldiers.
says:
We thank our Indiana friends for their
proper appreciate u Of the holy exert ons OF
our wives. sistess. and daughters. and it af-
fords Us extreme pleasure To know that the
ardous duties ol our medical men are pro-
perry appreciated by the relatives OF those
who are under their care. Everything that
skill or philanthropy could suggest has been
done, and the good work will be persevered
in until the end. We again ask from those
IN other States. who have parted with loved
ones engaged in our defence. the fullest cou-
hdence in the gratitude OF Kentucky; we re
new the assurance that every one in our
State l. prepared 70 carry every solace TO
the sick climbers o. the sick volunteers. and
should necessity require the putting forth OF
greater sxerti0nr than have heretofore been
piade. every loyal house in our city will be
opened to secesve the sick and every man
aad woman serve a. their nurses. Our faith.
our honor aud our gratitude are pledged to
tie full REDEEM ton of these promises.
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Mcdowell College an Full Blast.
fcofrc.poudence Keokui Gate City.

Hr.porArrns rcoSp Iowa k~EoIAESr.l
ST. LOUIS, Dec. PC, 1861.
Our regiment is now carrying on the Me-
Dowell Medical College, having entered up
on our arduous duties last Thursday morn
ing. We have at present some twelve or
thirteen hundred students. aud as many more
are expected TO center college" soon. They
bail principally from the western part of the
State. Their ages range from 10 10 20
years, aud their personal appearance does
not impress one very iayorably at first sight.
We hope. however. that under the admira
be disciplince which our institution affords,
they will improve rapidly. and We trust that
most of them will graduate honorably. No
institution offers better Inducements 10 such
students. Bed. board and tuition are free.
all kindly furnished by a wealthy old gentle
man known as "Unclc Sam The profcs.
sors Second Iowa occupy n block Just across
the street from the Institute. Ina order that
the pupils may be under their immediate
supervision. a. their bcncfactor Uncle Sam
Is very anxious that the morals of his stu
dents should be looked after. Owing 10
some private circumstances We did not think
best 10 dismiss during the holidays although
IL has becu customary from time immemorial
TO grant an intermission at such a time
Dur students are improving rapidly and most
Of them can dissect n hard cracker with as
IN oh skill IS the professors themselves.
The institution has n number Of agents In
the western part OF the State. whose business
il Is 90 get all the students they can. Vice
President Curtis himself has gone to Rolia
and Springfield with Prof sigel. ON n similar
mission. President Halleek isquite ~sanguine
that, with the admirable Faculty he has
chosen, he can make the institution n perfect
success. II. :.
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II is said that as Humphrey Marshall
passed into Eastern Kentucky, ne carefully
took the measure oftne gap. and found II
barely sufficient TO allow his ponderous bulk
to pass. When he learned what forces Col.
Garfield was bringing against him he began
20 tear a defeat. and knew that he could not
pass through the gap when swelled with fear.
and supposing that be would not DO allowed
time. BY his pursuers, to break of a section
on his right and LEFT, came 10 the conclusion
to decline a fght. Hence as sc are informed
by telegraph he gave his rebel followers
their choice to surrender or scatter. The,
preferred to scatter. and Marshall lett wish
ing he could also.
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TAG following has been pointed on. to Us
by . Democrat of this city. as the last plank
in the platform adopted in the Convention at
indianapolis the other day. and not published
with the regular proceedings. Though
highly metaphysical il IS Just about rs luced
as the other planks and when added will
cover the whole ground.
18th. Thst-"All persons in d~isloyal States.
which Is held TO service. or otherwise. by
others. will not be held. BY such. to any ser
vice except where such others is not residents
OF loyal States. Therefore. all snch persons,
not hitherto otherwise held. shall be consid
cred subjects to the aboye decision. and dealt
with accordingly
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Gus against the Administration and the North.
and as kind and gentle as could be when he
talked Of secession aud the South. "Straws
show which way the wind blows" But the
platform. The first resolution wasa curiosi-
ty-an Improvement upon everything Of the
kind ever heari of before. Here II Il EN-
tire.
"Resoioed. That we affirm and endorse
the political principles that from time TO time
have been put forth BY the National Con
v%entions OF the Democratic party"
Ant tha, doing up the thing in a whole
sale wayt Its none of your m incing of
matters. as ii you attended to make two
bites of a cherry. Ii reminded me OF the boy
who wanted his father to say grace over the
whole smoke heuse. so as to save the trouble
OF saying II at every meal. But don't YOU
understand the thingf Its cute and Gun
ming. but then a mtn Reed not see into a
mill stone to see through il. IL is these same
old Platforms that the SoufAeTn Democrats
have stood upon all the long time they have
been fixing to secede. and this means Just to
tell them that their old friends have not for
gotten them ard that they still stand upon
the old platforms. Don't you see IN II
you don't you are as stupid as a beetle.
In other parts of the platform they say
they are for restoring the Union under the
Constitution. We Won't quarrel about that
Ii Is the ground that the President has boldly
taken in his message. and the Republican
party stand upon il. The Aboittoaists do
not. But when these gentlemen class Mr.
Lincoln with the Abolitionists they get 8
tremendous distance away from where the
truth is. and they know il.
Besides these. the most notable part o
the platform,-ihe whole nub Of its tina
whore they set out the way in which the,
prefer 10 bring the war 10 an end, rather
than have any more fighting. To do this
they say that 4 Union party must be built III
in the South. TO produce a counter revolu
ton, and to do this Congress must go 10 worn
now and provide for amending the Constitu
ton so as to satisfy the Soufk.' The mean
ing Of this is that We must let tae South haze
,s leay, and give them whatever the,
want. We should then have a pretty Gov
eminent. wouldn't we. Whenever the Soutl
wanted anything that i, couldn't get iron
Congress. il would only have TO go 10 rai
for ;t and then Get il. Ant these kind
hearted fellows? Their bowels are tlleS
with a wonderful amount OF compassion
but one word | have to say. in sober seri
business. Could anything be more disrepu
table than to put forth a proposition of lhi
> kind Just az this time. when the SoutherI
States are yociferously declaring that the,
VIII never unite with Us again. and are de
nouncing the Constitution and Union wit
the bitterness of fiepds? These fellows tall
: about our crouching 20 England. when W
only act accordIn. 10 a theory we have cher
; ished for years Why. il We were TO submi
to the diciati0n of these armed rebels, W
: would be a by-word and a reproach through
: out all time. But | must stop. l promises
: you n letter. and have complied with IN
promise. am sorry ] could not make
: more readable. But at all events ! am.
Respectfully,
+. NJ. Il.
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Gail for u Union State Convention.
Sixty thousand Of the citizens Of Indian.
having voluntarily taken up arms for the de.
fense OF the government. the preservation Of
the Constitution. and the Liberties Of the peo-
pie, IL Is unbecoming those who remain At
hcme TO array themselves in partisan warfare
against each other. the probable consequences
OF which must he TO prevent the resources
OF the country from being applied TO the sup
port AID maintenance of the army, the engen.
dering OF strife aud discord. the withholding
OF supplies for the war-wom soldiers. and of
recruits for the ranks thinned by battle: and
may terminate in the decentralization Of the
army, aud the overthrow Of constitutional
liberty.
Therefore, most earnestly deprecaiing all
efforts to keep on foot party influences. pre-
udices and discipline, all persons. Electors
Of Indiana. who are IN favor of the vigorous
prosecution Of tho var for the preser,at alton
%stitution, are. without respect 60 past poliu-
cal associations. invited TO meet in Mas Con
v~ention, al Indianapolis. on the 2i das OF
February next. for the purpose Of nominal
ing candidates for the Offices of State, 10 be
voted for at the next general election.
And TO the end that Indiana may continue
To enjoy the high position with the other
States which she has in the present var hith-
erto occupied. and that all the energies OF
the State may be unitedly put forth for the
e~foctual suppression Of the rebellion. that
the Constitution may be respected. its au-
thority acknowledged, and law aud order once
more established all over the land. ii IL ear
nestly hoped that all good citizens will. for
the time, put aside party. and unite for the
country.
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Poiud.xts - Mnrauders Cleaned out
in Missouri

Sr. Loris. January i0.--Ceneral Palmer
telegraphs General halleck from 0uerville
that. on the sih. Majors Terrence and Hub
bard. with $50 troops. attacked the notorious
rebel P~oindexter, with from l 900 TO I 900
men. on Silver Greek. IN Howard county.
totally routing them. with a los of seven
left on the field. many more carried Of, fny
g. seventy i've wounded. aud thirty prisoners.
Dur loss was four killed.
The rebel camp was destroyed. and n large
number of horses and arms taken. A heavy
iog alone saved them from complete destruc
ton.
The Merchants Exchange OF ~. Louis
sas organized 20 DAY. One hundred and 6ny
firms enrolled their names as members.
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Mr.. A. II. Miller, Of lsports. Indiana.
whose Sorghum operations We have had oc
cnsion heretofore % notice. writes that he
has made =, 100 gallons of sorghum molasse,
during the presen, season. for which he
found a ready sale, on his own premises. At
GIsc n gallon. 10y the barrel. Mr.. Miller
has erected a refining apparatus. on a small
scale. experiments with which have been
very satisfactory. Owing 20 hi- time being
occupied with his new refinery, lac has given
very little attention TO the capitalization of
the syrup. but his experiments now In opera
ton. he thinks viii prove satisfactory.
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To THE EpiToR or gHE TEnRE HAuIE JOIN
SAt, Greeting: The FIRST resolution adopt
ed by the Democratic Convention of the eth
instant reaCs as follows:
R,soired, /. That we reafirm and endorse
tho political principles that from time to time
have been put forth by the National Conven-
tons oil the Democratic party.
Will you please inform the public which
Convention of 1860 you "reafirm and en-
dorse" the principles of. the Convention
which nominated Douglas or Breckinridges
Let US have a direct answer. UNION.
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COLLEGIATE.
Terre-H aute Female College,
SPRING Session.

THE next session of the Terre
Il Hsute Female College will open on Thursday
the so.h Of January, inst, and continue i've months.
Rev jacob Chapman, formerly Professor 10 Franklin
Co lege, Pa, and late Pastor Of the Congregations
Church At Marshall, Ills, has been add 70 the
disur guished ability and learning into bis new n.l
OF usefulness. Notwithstanding the strnge ncs u
the times, the College, the present session. Il allied
nearly TO its utmost capacity Those who desire O.
enter as pupils for the ensuing session. should make
application 5000.
J0uS COVERT, President.
Terr- Haute. Jan. lob. 1867. DAWN
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Tax Journal thinks that the Republi

Tx Journal thinks that the Repubii-
cans "are greatly g1piexed at the Demo
cratic platform" That IS a iaet-they are
psrplered beyond measure to kno" what II
means: and perplered to think that any set OF
men in the State could get their own con-
sent 20 put forth such stuff: and Yerplexed to
find that they have so poor an opinion OF the
intelligence of the people as 10 suppose that
they cannot see through the whole thing
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p,ssmbarLa,ioa OF Troops a, Boston

BcsroS. Jan. lo-In consequence OF or
ders from Washington, the troope OF Buffers
Division. en- board the steamer Constitution,
have been dissmbarked
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SAxrs o. cr1fcEns-
J. u. wniIAxs. Pree't rs. WILLIAMS. Cash'r.
STATE Of Indiana, vigo County. So.
r =. Williams being duly sworn, depcsss and says
THAI he IL the Cashier Of aid Bank. and that the fore
going repo { OF the condition ~ said Bank for the
period the Elm named. {. true aud correct, 10 the best
Of bis knowledge and belief.
F.s. WILLIAMS. Cashier.
sworn ~ and subscribed before me, this sIh day Of
January, lse2.
GEORGE G. DUY. Notary Public.
Jan. O 2v-w
dividend ~SOIICE.-The Southern Bank OF fndi-
i Jana has this day declared q dividend Of five per
cent 90 on It's Capital stock, payable to siockhold-
ers on and after the 10th inst.
4. S. WILLIAMS. Cashier.
TER. Hantr. Jan. 10Th. lss2. d3iwit
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Rumored Attack on General Kelley nt
Penney.

%fErplRlck. Nm. Jan. l0.-lt is reported
that Gen. Jackson IL before Romnsy with the
intention Of making m attack on General
Kelley.
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Cash Only.

A. npau his pffnerte NE bal 90 tu.iness'n feseFs
n. II. rpfPisd = co.
lard sd oUs % Lafayette -. ncfb Hcsnsi
Des-nbsr IA. DAWN
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S~EkI-ASSCAL REPORT OF " CONDITION
- Of the Southern Bank OF Indiana, for The sin
mouths preceding the trs; Monday Of January, 1852
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LUMBER.

IN EARNEsT.-All persons know.
Il gnr themselves 20 be Indebted 10 as, either -
eote 90 scosoot. will save trouble ~ paying up a
etNa. We are determined 70 oaliest aud parties
sili % sell 70 bed this warning.
We have % haul . large sts-k q ssasOned lom-
~. etr. whlch ~ sre co-ring a. 100 prices fr
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-07-19

" PRlEG CrDE SHAcEASsEs Major Thos.
). Richards, of the lst PENNSYLVANIA cav
airy, paid flying visit to his family in
Reading on Wednesday last, after an alb
sence o: nearly six months, and left again
next morning As connected with his
experience OF military life the major
relates the following incident:
One OF Gen. Fremonts batteries Of eight
Parrot guns, supported by a squadron of
horse, commUnded by the major, was in a
sharp conflict with a battery of the enemy
near at hand, and shells and shot were
flying thick and fast, when the command
CT OF battery, German, Zone of Ere
monts statf) rode suddenly up TO the
cavalry, exclaiming, in loud and excited
tones, "prng up de shackasses, pring up
de shackasses, for Cot sake, hurry up de
shackasses, i'm me- di ate-ly
The necessity of this order, though not
quite apparent to our readers, will be
more obvious when we mention that the
"shackaeses are mules carving mountain
howltzers, which are fired from the backs
Of that much abused but valuable animal
and the immediate occasion for the shack
asses was that two regiments Of rebel
infantry were at she moment discovered
descending hill immediately behind oar
batteries. The shackasses." with lhe
howtzers loaded with grape and canister.
were soon on the spot The mules square
round as they we'll knew how for the
shock. \ terrific volley was poured into
the advancing column, which Immediately
broke and retreated Two hundred and
seventy eight dead bodies were found in
the ravlne next day, piled closely together
as they fell, the effects of that volley from
the backs of the " "shachasses'
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How General Sedgwick Invcigled the
RSbcis.

Mr. ;. ). Hersey, Jr. in letter to his
father, gives the following account Of the
way in which S.dgwick's division received
a rebel charge at the battle of Fair Oaks
II did not 20 over where Sedgwick had
it with the rebels, but one of our rnen
who did 90 told me it was sickenIng to see
how they piled up. When the rebels
attacked, ne stationed his artillery and
supported it by forming his men in front
of the guns like letter V, with the open
part towards the enemy, and his artillery
behind the point. Then he placed his
men at the guns, hitched on the horses.
and made Il great fuss, the men lifting and
swearing, 50 that he actually made the
rebels believe the battery was stcuk aud
could not retreat The rebels thought
they had the battery sure, and came on
like SO many devils. When they were
within few rods the infantry opened at
the point, and the guns at that short
range poured in terrible discharge of
canister The rebels broke, for there
was lane through them in froa. of every
gun. They ran, and the old war dog,
Sedgwick, sent his cavalry and infantry
into the terror stricken mass You know
what thing for mischief cavalry is when
once the ranks are broken and thev did
dreadful work there In front of Sedg-
wick : line there lay 1900 dead rebels
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TIE ATTACK on CHARLESTON POSTPoNED.-
1t will be unwelcome news to the country
to learn that Gen. Hunter has transferred
the troops from James Island to Hilton
Head, thus giving up for the present the
inle;s that lead TO the rear of the forts in
Charleston harbor This doubtless means
that there viii be no attack on that city
until an iron-c!ad gunboat feet can coop.
crate, which will not be before Richmond
is taken. 1t is much to be regretted that
the wei! disci iplined troops in Gen. Hunters
department cannot be made use OF at some
vital point of the war. Fifteen thousand
trained soldiers on the James river might
give Us certain victory where COW the re-
suit is doubtful.
From the tone OF the Charleston papers
on. the last fight it WAS evident that, had
the attack been recommended the day
after the repulse, the battery would have.
been taken. The Mercury had sent its
press away to Columbia, and the citizens
evidently supposed that Charleston would
pass into the possession of the Union
troops. 1t was fated, however, not to be
so. 1t now seems as though Sumter is to
be the last as it was the first place to float
the rebel hag-N J. World
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-07-19

THREE YEARS NoLuSTrEEs-Two compa-
MES three years VOLUNTEERS have reported
at Camp Butler. One for the new organ.
ization of Col. Hecker, commanded by
Capt. Bruhn, and the other Capt VIM NJ.
Ewin, from Macomb, for Col. Waters regi-
ment. Col. w. has about five hundred
men enrolled, principally in the counties
of Pike, Brown, Schuyler, McDonough,
Hancock, henderson and Warren. He
has been attending public meetings called
FOR the purpose of enlivening enllstmcnts
for three wears service, and, his eloquence
has called out some of the best material
in the Military District.
Col J. +. jacques has also succeeded
well in his communicative nucleus for ten
companies are all formed and the ranks
promise to be filed within the present.
month.
The harvesting has delayed the organ
ization of many companies in the Central
and Southern portion of the State This
difficulty will soon be obviated, and as
least four new regiments for three years
will be full within thirty days.-.Sprinafela
Journal SM
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fjo You Know (.

For example: Why does the blaze of
the light by which you write, 20 up? Why
does the moisture collect in drops upon
the pitcher filed with water? How is
rainbow formed? How can the fly walk
upon the cealing overhead? Why does
water ascend in sponge? etc. These, and
many other facts and processes, are daily
and hourly going on around you, and
under your very eyes, and you d0 or SkoaH
know something about them. Do you
say ?" Some OF these things | know. and
others | do not | think some of them
pretty though philosophical questions
Well, suppose ask you whether 4 snake
has bones which way the hind legs of an
elephant bend or fold, or the very simple
question how many toes q hen has on
each loot: low many ot you could answer
even the last question? Could tell me for
a certainty whether it has four, or five or
three toes? You might guess at the num-
Der, or 90 out and count them. But YOU
have seen them a hundred times, and the
question is, do YOU know TO u dead cer-.
tainty, as the phrase is, so as to answer.
correctly and at once? The truth is, my
young friends, we know something about
great many things, and but few things
for certainty. The very things We see
every day, and think we know all about,
we nnd have escaped our attention. If
we go TO others for information, we are.
bat little better of. Indeed, we shall bo
surprised to find how few persons are ex-
tensiyely and correctly lnformed-how
few. even of the wise heads around US,
can give the information we need, and
whose answers we can safely rely upon.
You see, then, the Importance of begin
ming to learn when young, and being very
careful h0Jc we learn from others, and OBJ
serve for ourselves You will remember
the story of Columbus-how he made the
egg stand up. We should not only know
to do things, but he able TO do then
promptly 'Tmodt Chronicle,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-07-19

ToUcHlNG DETIcACT.-There were many
little occurrences which suggested to ME,
with great consels ton, how natural it is to
gentle hearts to be considerate and deli.
cate towards an inferiority One of these
particularly touched me. | happened to
stroll into the little church when a mar
riage was just concluded, and the young
couple had TO sign the register.
The bridegroom, to whom the pen was
handed first, made a rude cross for his
mark the bride, who came next, did the
same
Now, l had known the bride when
was last there, not only as the prettiest
girl in the place, but as having quite dis
tinguished herself in the school; and
could not help looking at her with some
surprise. She came aside and whispered
to me, while tears of honest love and ad-
miration stood in her bright eyes:
" He's dear good fellow, Miss; but
can't write yet; he's going to learn OF me
and would not shame him for the
world -
Why, what had to fear, l thought,
when there was this nobility in the soul
of laboring mans daughter. .-Die6e" s
Bleak House