, 1863-12-05
ltrom Our Regular Corraanon1ont

gress. II such an effort is made, (which vii
: no doubt be the case it should be couple.
d with the improvement Of the Illinois ant
Michigan Canel But both these projects ar,
q very distastcful TO the Pennsylvania people
= md also to portion of.the New England
members, while the Wisconsin and som,
Ohio and 1ndiana members, arc bitterly on
t posed to the Illinois project Still IL thu
!, New York and the Illinois improvement,
l could be coupled together, the op
5 position Of Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio
could be propitiated, and the support Of tbt
Nov York members obtained. As the Til
nois improvement scheme now stands, I sec
no hope of its succeeding, unless some mean,
Of propitfating New York, Ohio, Indiana and
Wisconsin, can be found. All these States
ore deeply interested in the New York i'm.
proycment, but not Immediately in the iii.
nois.. -
TIE REASON NfR. BEEcHER WENT TO EuRoPE-
- THURL0W WEED,
Among the Qhtd nnnes here, q curious rca-
son is given for Mr. Beechcr's trip to Europe,
In which the name Of Thurlow Weed il mifed
mp. 1t appears that, some time preYious to
The issue OF the Presidents Emancipation
rroclamatton, ,Thurlow Weed met
mr. beecher, On the cars somewhere between
AA@NAAI 0&4A AsVH LO1A. 4uEj ulQ 0QE KNOW
each other, but a conversation ensued on the
slavery question, in which Beecher took the
ground that he was opposed to slavery be-
cause It was crime against morality, relig-:
ION and God, and was In tavor Of it's abolition
ee means Of the subjugution Of the rcbels
Weed, on the other hand, took the ground
tbnt he did not care SO much about lie i'm.
| morality or irIelfglon of slavery as be did
about noout IT'S political status, and It's Influence
shG n@Ifs,F people Il fact he took tho
Reecher looked upon it with the christian.
Ike and statesman-like vieW Of the trne man
Heed found Ills companion to be man OF M
ordinary ability and subsequently discovered
that be was the famous Henry Ward Beecher.
He afterwards published the Conversation H.
the Albany Journal and in manner coupled
with the status of the slavery question st
that time, disparaging, II not Offensive to
4eecher and the position taken by him.
Mced subsequently went to Europe, where
politicians and hangers on Of the court, He
boasted, when he returned, Of having obtain
ed the suppression, In the speech Of Napoleon
TO MS Chambers, Of a passage recommending
turned out afterwards, that he had merely
bribed With large sum, pri7ate secretary
of Napoleon, noted dicer and roue to
suppress such a supposed Paragraph In tho
speech, upon his declaration that 1t Was to be |
inserted But this mans declaration subse-
for the purpose Of obtaining money to pay OF |
gambling debts and thathe had no influence |
Whatever, to suppress 1t, had the astutc Em |
peror designed to put It In his speech. This I
any school boy might have known. This
Was the sam total Of the result of Weeds
exer heard Seeing what fas iittle GOOD sa,d
Weed had done, and smarting under his at
tacks In his paper, Beecher determined to
try his hand: The result is before the world,
Instead Of attempting to corrupt officials and
oo5a1n a;aaln back.door interviews with court
British people. He attacked the Ministry In
the ye1y citadel Of power. He addressed
himself to the religious element, the moral
element, and the commercial element Of
British society, and accomplished more in a
couple OF weeks than Weed wonld have done i
In the course Of his natural life. Nor had be
prestige Of a semi-oflcial authority; or the
influence Of Government funds to aid him
IN his efforts: Beecher certainly took Chris
aan It s9rt Of revenge IN the matter, il the
a Christian moralist and man Of deep reli-
g1ous sentiments, he also proved that he was
= better politician By far than the former
Lord !hurlow," exhibiting as be did, in
MI mission, far deeper insight into those
Well-spriDge ofpassion and sentiment which
more or less influence humanity in ever
country and cline.
MISS DI1 AND THB NURSES
Miss Dtx states that the power given her
With respect to the appointment Of all the |
female nurzea In the army will cause her mucI,
as She will be compelled to
various hospitals who arc wholly incomnn-
tent, and replace them with others. Tkfs |
indicates pretty thorough change in pres-
e1t nurses OF hospitals. know nothing
Whatever OF the merits or dement's Of the
question, and only note the facts as they are
given me-
HEALTH OF THE c1TT, II
AS m Illustration Of the health of th,s
~, gre you the following: 4 friend Of
nine Col. C1ark E. Carr, Of Galesbure. is
u nere, ane Last night visited an acquaintance
NJ Me- opg rity o. = numerous boarding honses in
came IN and WAS introduced. While The
pusay lnn 3o va coonseIs@g, g, my friend heard the
'nosI slolent screams, as Of lady In dreadful
agTny IN & O. al,nrm In an adjoining apartment
x6af,s 1 the n,1tsr IT, e5e'99imYd 9 what's that;
ady A3y trust her head IL at side door, and the
Did gentleman hastily left the room. Tur1.
ne TO h1s visitor very coolly, the young man l
'e'pneed: ';pp 3D.. "oh, 1ts nothing Young lady In {
he smallpox, and this morning She is some. .
Ehat :, deranged in her intellect: On account Of
he effects Of the .discasc'' s!Ciars', imme. ]
iiatel{ started from his feet, eSclaiminr. !
slnaa-P11 1s~s DO s, yon say: Good morning,
y |
lown town" A few minutes thereafter q r
TEND met Clark making for Willard;s. con. t
'iderably out Of wind Tie Is somewhat Tnnrtiv
Or Young mani. He had only time to e. p
'laim "Good heavens, they've rot the small {
ao ,ox 1y,nE everywhere around ali over this o
ny; US positively dangerous to 70 to visit u
! friend at private house even Thcre ~ u
10, doubt a great deal Of the disease here d
~ ing 70 the conTalcseent CAMPS and hosn;1 st
aus aud me large number Of negro contra. | fl
'ands eongregated In th. city from thc South '
9a2 NATIONAL 1fThL11eEscER AND TIE g
TRIBUNE. I'll
The Nufioaal LnteU;genoer II th,a n,o,n,nr 6
ae aeaae ., "a tS3erepce 70 tne which ap. -
lnce The hoary headed old pri.t cons;dsrs d.
bty modi1es its own conservatism. n n-Je. "
suppose, to meet What 1t calls ths moJ;1,n3 n
ad1calism Of the TRIBUNE. Some q its nd. II
1iss1ons on the slavery question arc infcr-
sting and important "
ADVANCE N DuT1Ea ~ ~
Tho proposed advance In the rates of d,t,, iis
,saa SaIsl1g m advance in whisky, tobacco, R iie
ent But speculators say there Is still " ~
argin for profit on purchases at present iiy
DELAWARE ELECTION. d;
The following Is the result Of the late e,ec. ca
Oh In Delaware for members Of Congress-. e.
compared with the vote Of 1862: It
1eee 1859 q
Counties. Temple. Fisher. slaitheIs. Brown q
s. s.; s. s. { { {
Tota,... ......s,o61 ao14 7os5 8 81
oUn SOLDIERS AT RICHMOND. ~
| send you the report Of our surgeons re- &c
lnea rom Richmond, and It certainly gives ] fn@