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, 1862-12-27

TIE VACANT sSECRETARTSHIP.
We protest against the appointment Of !
.Assistant Secretary Usher to the Secretary |
ship Of the Interior vacated by Secretary |
Smith. Only on one ground can it he
deemed appropriate, and that is to secure
harmony in the Cabinet by q rcconstuc-
fion, It is quite time that its members
should stand as an init. The reccnstruc-
fion which would make Usher fitting
component part, would make Fitz John
Porter or BueH, Secretary Of War, and give
portfolios to others Of like rank {and odor.
But is such reconstruction called for?
Gan loyal men believe that the list Of the
Constitutional advisers Of the President
needs to be amended in that way. Has not
evil enough been wrought already by these
zaen? II it be now proposed to secure q
full panel Of the do-nothing stich-in-the-
mud patriots, why, introduce this man
Usher, and enough others to fill the bill
Who is he? Once as an old line Wing he
ran against John G. Davis. in the Terre
Haute district some years ago, and ran
against, OF rather co1lided with q vote o1
tie people that put him out Of sight. He
is a conservative rcactionist, whose weight
= ID every time thrown for the do:nothine
policy Why appoint him? Indiana make!
no claim for the vacancy, and could no
have the shamelessness to do SO if she haf
no better man to offer than Usher. If 1
snug judggeshin woos Caleb B. Smith from
the Cabinet, why should he or his friend
claim the reversion ef his vacated post
The thing Is absurd. Is This time 70
zach quibbling2 What is wanted is 1iy'
nan to stand BY the President, and to b.
7watchftl for the interests Of the people
not purb1ind patriot with Democrad
blinders on. There would be more Weigt
and power in John F. Pottel's little flnge
! than IN this man Usher's whole body, an
!. Potter is but one OF a score Of Northwcs
ern men entirely eligible. # Usher be Al
j uointed there viii be an explosion Tt
! time has come for the Cabinet to all fax
+: and draw one way. We hare told whic
way Uaher faces.
, 1862-12-27
From Boston.

BosToN, Dec. 26.-Luther johnson, cashier
Of the Union Bank. Haverhii, Was drowned
yesterday while skating.
A fire this In. caused considerable damage
Washington street. Alder d5 Post, picture
frame dealers, Jesse Briggs, photographers,
and J. 8. Bolton, engrayeT, occupants Of the
building, had their stock partially destroyed.
, 1862-12-27

THE SANITARY confession. :
We beg the attention Of the people OF
The Northwest to the wants Of the Chicago
Sanitary Commission, as set forth in its ap-
peal few days ago. We do so because
We know that great events are impending
in Gen. Grants Department, and that the
Commission desires to be prepared to act
at once for the relief Of the sick and wound
ed, who may any day fall upon their hands
It is wise in the members Of that body not
to defer the collecting Of their hospital
EtoTes until the call for them comes; aHd
we hope that the generous Western men
and women, to whom their appeal is ad-
dressed will respond without delay. They
may he assured that not an article en-
trusted to the Commission will be diverted
from its intended use-that every
thing. even the smallest shred Of linen, will
be forwarded for the relief of those for
whom The Commission 1abors. The mem-
bers Of the Commission, each to his own
great personal loss, has given years time
to the sick and suffering Of our. Western
army; and the people Of this city have
time and again, as emergencies have been
encountered, come to their Assistance Will,
money for the Immediate purchase OF what
they could not wait for the country to send.
The country has also done well, and the
labors Of all have been Of incstimable value
value so inestimable that they must moi
be given up until the last gun is fred
Now is the time for another effort. Sir, i
may be your friend whose wounds you:
contribution Will staunch- He may b.
your boy, Madam, whose anguish your ef
fort at home will relieve. Do not refus
then. All the sick and suffering are th
friends, brothers, sons, Of all who remai
behind. For them we cntreat you!
, 1862-12-27

WHY DON'T THEY Z

Why don't the seeesh press say some
thing further about the Pope's bull against
the comet, and why don't they continue
gleeful1y to ask who is going TO carry the
news ofz Mr. Lincoln's New Year pro-
lamation to the blacks2 Is it
possible that they are willing after
all to confess that it is going
to hurt somebody, aud that .soma1aodg the
rebels? It is strange how soon they have
come to confess it. a ring Of suppliant
Border State men, on Bonded knees, and
with streaming eyes, arc imploring the
President to stay his hand. The danger
now is not that he may be jeered out Of his
position, but that he may have it washed
from under him By the briniest Of tears
The great Bastne is in peril And it will
fail
, 1862-12-27
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T1ibnnc.1
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. II, 1862.
Adsices received here make it certain that
the Mississippi River or Castor Oil Ezpcdi-
ton which has been reported ns abandoned,
will be heard from soon. General Sherman
commands the expedition, and General Nc
Clefnana will command one Of the corps d
Henry B. Hill, Quartermaster Of the 18th
Indiana, has resigned. -
Prof Adams, Chaplain Of the s6th Indiana,
died at Springfield, NO., on the 18th inst.
, 1862-12-27

NEW FoRK, Dec. GA ves vel from St.
Thomas reports that the rebel steamer Con
stitution ran the blockade at Wilmington, No.
vember 24th, aud has arrived at st. Thomas
having cargo.
, 1862-12-27
4 SAD STORY OF NEWP'GhAND.

san EHnF1v M NEtr rpIGAANN4
As1oBr OF rHASKF,-4sEss- ...
There arc q rreat MANY ts,usands or people 81
New IN Esnsnd stSod rem Puritan patentage.
.rn,- or DISTINCTIONS.
Siy w;de The a;s+;nrt;on IN racoa
II New E9'eouu @ 'eouutY ri Is as marked ss hetMesn na.
~ ofsf1 in Fnro5c- n have hecn born N Sars
{33onasnd, therefore. does not hapniY. nroye mar
1elorg to the dominant race there, the landing
OF whose p1ogeastofs On Plymo1th hoek was. IN
pnr r. th facc G9ree 4 IN S On mai
STORY OF Po1soNs.
For, If this Repnblic shall ta11-tf thfs prand cx
eTn1neni s,1 & 1nf e , o. n Gn aoE se6!
cnnf;rnY+ E,3f 81 5n,,1, ~ III hfrna ay,Hf,t ~ ~
in1niy viii have como f f,e in1cctson ~ t;,e na
tsonaj nniit;rs ana fha raf:nnal rr1;yion an5 the
natona3 aacia a g t naison ano 'n
Puritsn;sm 1"''oD NALL soe Pois'" "
Esron1 OF TIE raEzxsr.
To-day the nppermost thought in the publicmind
ratioa Of lastnE neace and recopstrnetioa of The
Union bePoss15lc On any ether terms thar the e..
the common compact-not that It would not be
ou Int M a5 ~ must @ not not
be made betxesn !. saeh severance and general dig
>'e'~'' U Story ~ or 7ur ru71nr
We do not discuss this question now. thong, we
p'op'ss ~ '17'us7 ~ "''''n q II" o'ss' ~
sroh1 a,,n MI1hou4 e.. a:nsa..ll aoaAl.
some reference which We naie twe days 40 e .
iandin an psoomt II on Roe 4 u That - ana
as gre XII sng T plH o. ks to the
sive to any other element OF New England origin
he as r 20 10
Asroar WITH MORAL.
IT'S source Of thankfalness that more than one
tanism as hearty as It is dets.tsd IN the Wsst o.
South anu It IS Iast ttt there arc New Enslaad M
the nation peril than the exclusion Of the Puritan
yiew of nos,ih1c eaioWs Of COMING N e eycnta foI
Mew England me1 w1sfsycE The thsir prsseatt 9t
be Pnritan Or Otherwise, and govern themselvef
''e.o.c1'sts :,
',aa1 @ = = ~ 49, ~ i-s.a ' o:u o45 ~ W." n1..,,n. ~"
Ne.'' :: - ,., @ 1' -. ~ "<'s ~ '+'..''' :.
oo.An5 ~ vi. '~~es" Z e"'e't "nu "9 eo-lta'.
, 1862-12-27
Gbita9o Gribu1re.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER ~, 1862



From Missouri we have ru1nors that ne
9sro Instructions are threatened. Thed;s-
patches say they can he traced to no sore
I'VE can trace them They are pa'' o1 lne
machinery for shaking the PS"s'den1 1lon
bis steadfastness On the. ffs~ncouinS FRO
~G1amation.
Our news from Washington gives the
outline Of Secrcary Chases new financial
measure and the latest from the Mcdowell
and Fitz John Porter trials.
The newsf1om Kentucky wears aserious
look Tie rebels are reilly making IN
extended raid into southeastern Kentucky,
and have alre.dy seriously interfered with
Rosecrans' communications. When is he
going to fight? Paducah is Threatened,
and from st. Louis comes q rumor that
Columbus is taken. We scarcely credit
the last, but there is certainly enough in
the situation to awaken anxiety.
We devote liberal share Of space on
our inside to later mail accounts of the tes-
iinnony taken before the Committee on the
Conduct Of the War relative to the battle
Of Fredericksburg.
The foreign news by the Europais unina-
portant. Admira Mines Bermuda squad.
ron has been strengthened The Atlantic
Gable enterprise is looking well
Our San Francisco dispatches give al
Interesting budget Of Pacific news. Tht
Intelligence fiom China and Japan is varied
and interesting. By the wreck Of tht
American ship Weymouth, is reported tht
loss OF one Of the most valuable carsoe!
ever put On shipboard.
Nothing Of interest from BrInside's CT
my, save the 1eiteration Of the denial tha
they are going into winter quarters. VI
frust that our men may be made comforta
ble at all events, whether their quarters b
termed winter or otherwise.
, 1862-12-27
Nem Embellishments.
RANKING HOUSE OE IA MES
- BOYD. g Glark Street, chicago. ..pce- .. Is52-
chsnre If Rates

-<i'ass5V ~ aee.lS ..
Missouri Money. no premium.
Ren.uckx None; under5x. no
EcntqeEs a5on@y SIS and upT:rd,.. s1,:ss >
Iowa He3eF- no pEcniu;n.- 8.
Ohio Moucv. no rren,iu utn--.,:.--:--.-.,..-..-Far
State Bank OF IElsna- pretH~
Small Legal TencrNotes+
New York Exchange sel.ias par for Legal Tender.
American Gold large COIN buyfg It View York rates.
American Gold (slnalD 1sa1 par Cent under New York
zatts.
stock dcscrs .qpp11ed with Treasury Notes ri the
lowest price aller bank hours dec27ya5.s
GEALED PROPOSALS. - :, ::
SssssasPs Eiis'lssstl2: RssAE3}:zA II
d S;ss sas ;sfsse s a s fR M
1000 Cavalry Horses. and
1000 Art1s1ery Horses,
ssasss II t. sS seSs5ss isSs. stabs Ii n~
Deliveries OF CAVALRY HORSES 10 be AS eoz1ows=
afTsh t1s2 asSs 1o5n aats g contract ~
tss Saa'dse &ea, dste e3'e q OK -
sa ssI e9ss ns se1ns T. e ez
t5o1as:s BRIDE and Il sssss
- SPECIFICATIONS OF ARr11LKKx Hoasza.. (:
~ ~ hHeei H0FSe8 N palfs Q3Fe. Qf0En3 dEkf3Eks
xs &c
square tTnttetH IN hAruesE.
e. sci Horses in pairs. bayB browns or h12cky Is II
lands h1gh or upward. STRONG, quick and active.
entirely sound from Sta Teais so1d, wea broke1r..
~ Rsss Rssf g e. IL ss
for exchanges In tie two Htst named Hersea ThIf
81 sssa = aSsas { f5s
= Deliveries OF Artillery Horses to be as follows:
g horses Of the nrst nened
s5 s5 taisd i4du = ." Horses' -
Within ten tt0) daFz from date OF contract The 1sr1e
number fae1 OF snH1e cI1sses. respectively within
twentE l days ffom date Of cotract aud the residuo
ao ssItnin tirtx So da5s fgm the date er contract
and rtgidlY enforced IN eTerT rartfcalar+
No bid viii be entertained unless accQ1paufcd hv a
guaranty fnr It's faithful pcrfortnance
FERN q b!d and guarantE eau be had application
Bidders 1nst be present at the opening Of bids or
tlcir bids will be rejected
When bid Is ma4e By arm the proposal n,ust be
signed By each nembCr Of tue hrn+
Bonds must be f1ed by two CO O'Clock same doy.
Parties win DC required to come un to the terms Of
The undersigned reserves tile right to reject ali bids
deemed unreasonable.
TWO OR MORE BIDS FROM THE SANE FARrIEa WIZ
fSsERx THE EsK1Ecr1oN OF ALI. sECR Erps
DID Tl1 ne entertained for less than 190 Hozses-
Horses atd Proposals fog Artillery HORSES
Any other Information Will be promptly given On
application 10 tie undersigned EersonllE bT let
TT sso--.n,. JAMES A. EkIX.
, 1862-12-27
Netu 1ouertis

T AXE FOREST STOCK,-Those
who prefer cash to real estate for one share Of
Lake Forest Stock can hear Of an opportunIty to sell
by tnquirtng OF GEO. y. WILLIoTUN, today before
Il oclock. i tic Tribune otllcc, 81 ClarG street.
de;l5.y50i3t
, 1862-12-27
DURHAM BULLS,

OF s aud a11 registered In the Herd Book. and
tation They whl be delivered at anT depot In Chicago
and sold at prices to suit Tie tines Gail oa The Pc
Wentworth Chicago, III. EHAS. L. REED.
dt9{JS<4AH =.
, 1862-12-27

M 7ANTED-A Nurse Gir1-One
" that is experienced and co.lpeteat to luke
Charge Of sns1l Child Apply at the trst l,us: west
or Vriou Park Madison street Or to GEO. EfIER-
WOOD liz Lake street. dec1,,- -v5jHi}}3t
, 1862-12-27

CATTLE FOR SALE.
There ure tor sale at the Summit Farm at Sum.
ut D5pot, Cook County. on Chicago and s. Loqts
iaitroa eaaJeu miles ffon EhiE2go to which po1Ns
harf ate seferal ftai1a daily. hQma choice
, 1862-12-27

He returned negative answer to the fol-
lowing questions
division, which had been assigned in the gem
cral order which he {SigeD admitted to have
assigned to the duty of oyertalztng Longstrcct
ut Of near Thoreughfare Gans
Whether he knew, that the Rhode Island
cavalry had been sent up from New Baltimore,
| on the west side Of Bull Run ridge, to attack
| the enemy's flank while he should be march
I! ing through Thoroughfare Gap?
| Whether he knew that besides Ricketts, di-
vision, two brigades Of cavalry, under Gems.
Bayard and Buford. had been sent to aid IN the
! movement
| Being asked whether he thought the Il, 900
OF 1900 men, of Which this expedition under
| Ricketts, consisted, we're sufficient to hold the
enemy in check, he replied it was-lf the
| troops had been moved at the right time to
the right pointe.
Gen. Porter presented, through his counsel,
| a written protest against the reception OF Ger.
tain evidence on the part of the government,
which he had deemed inadmissible.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26,-No movement has
been made yet by either army, and there are
no indications Of renewal Of hostilities.
The President has stopped the assessment
on disloyslists in Missouri, ordered by Gen
Sehohc1d, in view Of the recent manifestation:
| Of Willingness Of the people to adopt ths
! emancipation policy.
| town, Va We lost two killed.
Lieut.. Charles II. Adams, Of the 1st iii
nois light artillery, discharged last week
was restored yesterday BY order Of the Presi
I dent
Gen. Foster arrived here Wednesday from
North Carolina He had an interview witt
/ the President, Seeretary Of War and Gen
Halleck, from whom he received assurance
that all the rcinforcements needed would b
sent to his department Immediately.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 26-t3en Reyes move
from Rommey and took possession Of Win
rebels, occupied Winchester the previou
week, but had gone towards Staunton.
. Miller forces were at MiddletoWn intcnG
| ing to move toward Winchester. The raj
| road there was entirely destroyed by th
I rebels. Great destitution exists among th
people Of Winchester.
, 1862-12-27

MONEY TO LOAN.-Parties de-
lf1 string to obtain money for term Of year. IL
sums Or go and uTEards On nrsselass real ssfa1e
aH Hines 6y applying 70 JOHN MA1rQMGKs, M 3, e, Tele-
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-18

hcnitIes. They call the Democracy disioyai
Bui they cannot. hy such cry. make them 20.
lie culogixcd The loyalty aud sacrifices made By
Democrat. IN this war. They had generously
furnished men and yo,ed moucy for thai l,nF.
pose and object only 10 the Wild schcmes at Ca
naics. and The frauds and corruption II the OH
eials Of the Government. Such a party must
have some good elements in Il. although IT. enc
mics give II mo- credit for them. lie said the re-
port had been industriously circulated over the
District that he owed his nomination 20 n secret
political society. This charge was false, and
was made for malicious partisan purposes. He
was not. and never had been n member Of any
secret political society, and did not believe In the
existence Of one in the State until lately He
spoke Of this. In iustice to the party which he
represented, and whose standard-bcarer he was IN
ihis canvass. II elected 20 Congress. he said
his votes and course should correspond with
what he had said b. them to-day.
Mr.. Harrington then closed with an eloquent
appeal 20 the Democracy TO pay no attention %
the insults nj the opposite party bur % do their
duty; 20 stand by their country in her trying
hour; 10 be firm and determined in the discharge
of every duty, and they would succeed in bring
ing light out Of all this darkness.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-18
MashinriOn PecuInfions.

The following is from the Washington CORES
pondence of the Springfield Massachusetts Re
publican:
The country has generally wondered at the
fact that Senator Simons escaped so casily-got
such whitewashing-to use a common phrase
here, but they would net wonder if they knew
how many people in high station here live by Just
such practice. Men that the people never sus-
pect are foul with this kind of knaverv. Sena-
tors, Representatives and newspaper men resort
to them. The fact Is that many newspaper
men have in past years connected themselves
with the lobby, that it is almost disreputable TO
be newspaper correspondentheIe. y few DAYS
since | CHANGED to discover that newspaperman
who stood high had been trading in the influence
of some of the present members OF Congress and
had made his thousands. The Nj. C's probably
knew nothing of his work, but his relations with
them were such that he could promise their votes
with show of probability Looking over the
accounts of the Senate the other and. found
that TO one Senator 81 SOS had been paid for
clerk TO his committee, when, in fact, he has had
no clerk, and drew the money in the name of an
imaginary character.
Another committee did not meet twice, but the
clerk who did not enter the committee room half
dozen times during the session. drew 81 sos,
or So per day. What wonder that whitewashing
is the order of the day when such outrages upon
common honesty are rifes The war and the
monstrous debt will drive this Kind of respectable
villainy from high places, because the people
won't endure them much longer. 1t was only
the other day thar / heard of the latest and most
amusing bit of knavery in the Capitol. A gen.
tleman came here and quietly gave out in a few
circles that he was part proprietor and associate
editor of a well known New York newspaper
He was careful where be went, but he used the
argument and with several hich funcfionaries of
the Government, the President among the rest
to obtain an office. He finally got capital
Office on the strength of the falsehood that he
connected with the journal in question, and it
was not exploded till the stories of his fabrication
reached the ears of the genuine proprietors and
editors, when they sent word to Washington,
MIR. So-and-so has no connection whatever with
our journal-if he says so, he lies" Neverthe-
less the man got his Office and keeps ii.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-18

Ed. SESrISEL:-To prevent further inicrroga-
tories upon the subject. please allow me 10 state
20 the public, through your columns, that have
received an order from the War Department,
dated August 9th, apprising me Of the fact that
am discharged from the service Of the United
States.
No reason i assigned for my discharge, and,
being still ignorant Of my oifcnse, have not
been allowed an opportunity TO yindicate my
reputation.
I'm sickness and In health, for many months,
have been constantly at my post leading my
regiment in the midst of armed enemies through
out the larger part Of Tennessee, and without
the aid Of other field officers, drilling and dis
ciplining the corps until il has become one Of the
most efficient and valuable in the service.
Had committed any punishable ofense some
of my Generals in the field would have ordered
nv arrest and court-martal Instead ofthis, the
last of my official acts of any mOment-which
was to march my regiment, without orders, over
forty miles in the direction Of Murfreesboro, when
that place was attacked-received the formal and
written approval of General Buell..
Shortly after this while still suffering from an
attack of typhoid fever, was given permission
20 make brief visit to Indiana, and while thus
separated from my regiment, my discharge was
procured through the fundamentally of the
"powers that be" at Indianapolis.
Respectfully, &C..
j. G.. WALKER,
Late Colonel 35th Indiana Vols.
Laporte, Indiana Aug. Ia, 1862.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-18
Exciting News from Kentucky.

Governor MoRroS received dispatches late
Saturday night from Generals Boyle and Mon
GAN announcing that the rebels were invading
Kentucky from various points in force. and call
ing for all the reinlorcements that could be sent
from Indiana Elsewhere will be found all the
particulars in reference thereto that have come
into our possession. With his usual energy and
promptness the Governor Immediately made ar
engagements to send all the disposable forces in
the State to Kentucky. in response to the call
for aid.
This news of the advance Northward of large
body Of rebel forces may be true. as il has been
given out for some time that such movements
were in anticipation and il is reported that the
rebels have or did have large force at Cumber
land Gap and that the combined forces of BEAU
REGARD and BRAGG intended To move upon BUELL.
with number not less than 10000 men
We think these reports exaggerated. and that
the object of rebel foray into Kentucky is to
divert attention frem Virginia. and thus prevent
large reiBforcements from being sent TO MoCLEL
Ian and PoPE. But the only safety is to act upon
the information we have. exaggerated as it may
be, and by sending a large force into Kentucky
AID the troops already there in holding in check,
il they cannot drive back, the rebel forces in
their attempted Northern invasion.