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is cannot say, but they have to some ex:
tent boon reinforced since our arrival, they
ara surrounded by water, SO that our infan
try cannot reach them. The contrabands
tell US that the rebels say that for once they
are going to whip us. 1t is no wonder
they should make determined stand at
some point on this as we'll IS the Yszoo,
for it is generally understood that our for
ces must clear the river, and proceed to the
rear Of vicksburg, to cooperate in the cap
ture OF that place. at Yazoo City also some
so miles down they are said to be well for
tiled. But to return--our passage through
the pass as far ss Moon Lake, distance Of
about ten miles, was comparatively easily
accomplished. the pass or bayon though
very narrow, was tolerably strait and deep,
on each side Was thick growth of small
timber, the boats barely had room to glide
along. and contrasted finely with run on
the great Mississippi. The expedition now
enters Moon Lake and as the name indi.
Gates is Of crescent shape, about four miles
long and perhaps three quarters Of mile in
width. In this country where lakes are
scarce, it makes quite pleas ant appear
ance especially after visiting plantation
on its banks. The farm house being sur
rounded with evergreens, but like almost
every plantation along the river the whites
had fed no stock to be seen, locking DESC
late and loosing more than half its charms.
The Iext day our feet again start, aud now
we encounter difficult navigation, the
stream, stiIl very narrow-only sixty or
seventy feet wide, Becomes very winding,
as winding indeed IS if laid out on wagon
huge trqnksland rugged limbs reach out on
either side, e,unceremoniously attacking steam
pipes, smoke stacks and whatever may be
in the way, and taking of, now and then
some of the ginger bread truck around the
hurrican deck, the props holding up
that deck are now and then broke of, our
mate, from sheer necessity fakes down our
smoke stacks, and the river being out Of its
banks, the current sets across the stream,
lowing the pilot little or no control over
his boat, and so our progress is wonderfully
slow. When one boat stops all stop, AK
men are now detailed to stand on the bow
Of the boat and also on the hurricane deck
to cut off such limbs as may be in the way,
and a further expedient IN the way of guild
ing the boat becomes necessary, boat hands
with rope in small boat make fast to
trees on either side, as occasion requires
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. ''' -
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a Copperhsad to q Soldier.
MARCH 7th 1858

DEAR FRIEND lit Is with pleasure
proceed to answer your letter, which re-
ceivee in due season. Twas glad to hear
from you; and to hear that you were we'll at
the time ofwrit.ng, andto all appearance
well satisfied -. Fsr
Ifitis the Union as it was, and the Con.
stitutioD as it is, glory in your cause
II not, am your enemy in sentiments. |
wear a suit o. butternut clothes, do not
think that makes me disloyal hY any means
I am in fo- putting down rebellion accor.
ding to the Constitution. and in no other
way. will give you to understand that |
am no Lincoln man now, but Constitu-
tional man. ! think that Lincoln has done
more to benefit the rebellion, than he has
to put it down. He has united the South
and divided'the North Just look at the
dissatisfaction and division he has
created in the army oy his proclamation -
Would it not have been better sor him to
have kept the army united, 50 they weuld
fight rebelli0n to nsn. : know that ycn
are aware Of thousands deserting in the ar
my, and the boys ost Of this neighborhood
write home, that il things do not change,
they are'coming home !; that they have
heen out long enough to have put down the
rebellion. Desertion is . common Z talk,
it appears, among the soldiers. What is
the matter2 Is not the old Stars and Stripes
just IS dear to the boys Is everr They
were willing to lay down their lives for
them, and thousands hare laid down their
lives. But rebellionis no nearer At an end
than Il vas two years ago. The soldiers
say money and the Niger are worshiped
more than the Union. :" .,5 SKI
Il You wanted me to write and let you know
how things are going on here. I do not
understand you in what way. It's all ex-
element here 4 psesent tits the opinion
of : great many that there win. be .'Helr'
kicked up here when they the go to draft
ing, There sre thousands who say they
win not 60 il they are drafted. It is is not
only Democrats who say 80. but Of all par.
parties. There is less Union feeling here
than ever saw before You spoke some.
thing about the K. G. C's. They are talk
ed Of here. I do not know whether there is
such On organization in this county or not.
know what you meant when you spoke Of
them. You are in an error; what you
heard Of the X. g. C's may be true and it.
may not. But what you call K. G. C.,iI
can inform you. that there are thousands Of
them in the Union army at this time. So
when you start up North to'proteci The ress
be careful that some Of them do not get af.
ter you. That is all CANNON about the 4.
G. C.'s. - Us
As . true companion of life. Theresa
meurns your absence. I feel sorry for her
as well as for you. May God protect you
and shield you from all danger. that you
may get home and enjoy the society Of your
family They we're all well at last accounts.
PIP. SONNER.
To j. PHELPs and friends. as
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the soLprgB's REPLY.

Camp, IL miles South of Rolla MOI
GlfaE 80. a. April 18th 1853.
DEAR FRIEND II will proceed to answer
yours of the 7th Of March, which I received
Apr! sth. and which fouad me in rather
bad health. Is I Am just recorsring from .
spell Of hung fsvsrsz ~, ,,sNla(s ass~~slk
,s:..,-a camp. by sc NJ Ssasts sssassass@
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The National Tax ON Inc omes.
--.---- W Asu,ycroy Anril I X

The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has Just issued the following regulations for
the assessment of the income tax. -
: The Assessor and Assistant Assessor of
Leaeb~-A'.' susul SullsAAsp Eusl psl
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I'D. OOVBIBH.- F-as+
The long contemplated
expedition through Yazoo Pass, started
from Helena Ark, Feb. 24th.s The expedi-
ton consisted OF about fiftoen, Transports
With about 1900 Infantry, ten batteries Of
light artillery, seven or eight gun-boats,
and ten mortars- The whole under COM
mand Of Gen Ross. Our brigade consists
az the 2oth, 85th and seth Iowa, and Ssrd
and S5 Missouri Reg't. Inf, under COM
mand Of Gen Fish. The levee, about six
miles below Helena, had been previously
cut, and tho cut of or pass cleared Of the
,principsl qbstructions, and full and over.
flowing, the cutoff leads to what Is called
'Cadystsf, thence into the Tallahstchie and
then into the yazoO River. The rebels
have taken up 8 position about Ave miles
above the mouth Of the Tallahatchis and on
the best side. they have all chosen their
position and veil fortified il and bare also
thrown ohstrucsions soross the river te uase
.Aha prnxxasa- -nS- -naax -iaot. WhAA thsix.-fex
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(coscrupsp NEXT wEzK.l

! The following letter was long time
reaching us and has been on hand some
time, but il will doubtless interest many Of
our readers. u-,,i,of !. &c.,, s..a at
+. From S6th Reg. Iowa Vol Inf
Tallahatchie River, Miss.
sla9'a = r9p March oath 1862 Y
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uHu6sn6 Ws AyptOI1Oto BS8t0 VI eusTSs
Such is hisIe Ieration, and II this asser-
ton Of the sedoficer in the Confederacy
is well founded this tremendous war
has, indeed, 10 small degree, been
brought upon Y the reason stated by
him II the cou(has been called to stag
ger beneath thiS y increasing mountain
load Of debt Il lawful commerce has
been surrendere he rovers Of the sea,
fitted out with less cupidity to prey
upon It; II the IN ce ofa country, which
so lately held hia|s head in the front
rank of the famil jatiops. has fer the
time being been hilated, and foreign
powers are aireadkting US with. cold,
ness and indiiierel lwatching and waiting
70 see the noble q state go to pieces on
on the breakers; 4 bones of huudreGs
Of thoyssnds our rsn are bleaching on
The battle Geld IL hundreds and other
thousands are lafhing with crnel
wounds and the d ofthe camp, mutt
lated; broken down paturely old, creep.
ing from the wardshs hospital to their
last bed in the chudard If the flower
Of our young men and South has
been cut down; # tlrsayea ! and dssp-
late parent. the 'hefokan widow the
mourning sister. hphau child, have
been called 70 swell tishtfui sum Of hu.
man calamlty ;.if sll numbsrless and
namsiess woes have brought upon the
land because Mr.. y s. psrls was moi
''.,ouinated, nor M. o. Breesinridgs
chosen President, q sure ss Heaven
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-24

IOtal... 1870 ltifpp -F'-f'-i -'''''
Majority for the Union, 1850, or more than
two 10 one.
East Tennessee, with 2S2 G2l inhabitants has
but u, 5Ol slaves or less than onc-tenth of her
population. She, of course, like West Virginia,
was imperyious TO slayeholding treason. West
and Middle Tennessee, with s'7 30 inhahii-
ants had 2i-, ISL slaves, or nearly one-ihird OF
the total. In these, the slayeholdng interest
preponderatcd, and nearly crushed out the Union
sentiment or awed il into subserylcnce 10 trca-
son.
Since then, East Tennessee has endured two
years OF brutality and torture such asonly fiends
could inaiet and as the uprgh, and humane can
not realize. Men have been hu'chered before
the eyes of their wives and daughter. aud women
subjected to scourgng, violation ard murder,
for the crime Of refusing TO be triiOFs. robbery,
arson, manning, manslaughter, have been 30
common A. 20 be regarded a. matters OF course.
Thousands of devoted Unionist, have been
dragged into the Rebel armies TO be starved,
shot or worn out in serving cause which they
utterly loathe: bu, other thousands have made
their way by stealth, in solitude apd darkness
fitting from wood 20 wood, wadlng ID brooks
and rivers so as to leave no trail for pursuer',
no scent for bloodhounds, until they have made
their way. weary and iamished, 20 some loyal
outpost in Kentucky or Middle Tcnne''ec' ana
beon cheered az length by a sight OF the old nag
Most of the ablc-bodcd portion of these are no"
in the Union armies Or sleeping proudly on we'll
fought baitle-Gelds among the Union dead
But thousands were intercepted or oyeriaAch
on their way, tumbled over log by bullet or
cut down by the horsemaus mcrcilo-s ,aber, and
await the resurrection among the wooded nights
by the deep rayncs, OF the land they 50 dearly
love. The Union armies will be welcomed 10
East Tennessee with ircnzicd eAultatoni but
those who throng the highways and lean from
the windows 70 cheer them will in large measure
be widows and orphans, lamentng the loss OF
husbands and fathers Who'll in unknown graves.
However, God be thanked that East Tennessee
is 10 be freed at last-that at least the ash's Oh
her patriot dead are 10 rest under the ggis OF
that country for which they freely gave thor
lives. Their sleep will be calmer and sweeter II
they know that the mscrcants who desoated
their homes are hunted away, 80 that tho
eagle gazing afar from his mountain eyre sees
10 flag flying but that Of the Union.
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EAST TENNESSEE.

At last, the long awaited but most welcome
tidings Is permitted to transpirc that the armies
Of Cons, Rosecrans and Burnside are moving Oh
separate lines but with a common Purpose to
the liberation Of long-sufering, undaunted, he
roic EAST TENNESSEE. Late as II IL, the news
will be greeted by every loyal heart with sense
of relief-a thrill Of hope-a thankiulness that
a duty too long neglected has at length been at
least attempted
East Tennessee ought to have been occupied
by strong Union column directly after the
Rebel batteries opened on Sumter in April, lcGl;
hut Kentucky, under the rule Of the traitor Ma
Coffin, was then playing neutral and iorbiddng
AN inrasion Of her soil by either belligerent;
Tennessee, too, had for Governor IN lsham u.
Harris villain stepped in treason from crown
70 heel. who would unquestionably have called
ont the Militia to resist any advance OF Union
forces from the Ohio " VIOLATION Oh ota'e
Sovereignty! Then the execrable polcy oi
waiting to see what might turn up IN the way oi
COLLAPSE or negotiation bore sway at Washih8-
ton. and the golden moment was suffered 10
pass unimproved. hleck. StephehS SiPPo' Wv %
TO Nashville, made treaty Of offensive and de-
fensjye alliance between the Rebel Coniederacy
and the State of Tennessee, embodied IN the
person of Isham G. Harris-who had just as
much right to make that treaty as to sell his
State to Louis Napoleon for so much cash IN hand
Meantime, nearly all the Democratic and part
# the Wing politicians were busily harangu'
ing and intriguing for Secession, and when al
length poor old John Bell was bullled into
feeble and hating accession to the ranks OF
treason, it seemed as if the bottom had fairly
fallen out-that there was no Union party lett
The news of the Union rout at Bull Run, mag
nified and rendered more disgraceful to oul
, arms, if possible, than the naked truth, backed
in few days by tidings Of the detsat and dealt
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Officers recently arrived in Washington from
the front report that movement whatever has taken
Mace in either Gen Meados or Cen Lees army beyond
the occasional skirmishing in which the cavalry are
daily engaged, The position of both armies is I'm.
changed
A proclamation issued by Gov. Letcher calls
the General Assembly of Virginia to meet in extra SEES
sion the eth of September. The generally unsettled
codnton of the country and the curreecy appears TO
him to be sufficient to warrant the call.
The Government has sent an agent to CAIRO
to investigate the circumstances connected with the
burning Of the steamer Ruth and Tho loss of Treasury
notes alleged TO have been involved in that astrophe
Maj. Gen. Hooker is now in Washington.
He has of late been busiy engaged in the preparation
of his report Of his operations the commander OF the
Army Of the Potomac.
The draft in New-JerSey will commence on
Tuesday, the 25th inst 1t will be very light as the
quota of the State has been nearly made up by enlist
ment.
Gov. Swift (Union) Of Minnesota withdrawS
his name as a candidate for nomination for Governor
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THE sACK OF LAWRENCE.

We are quite aware that War is not rose
water business, and that those who give blows
must expect occasionally 10 take them. That
the Rebels Of Western Missouri, therefore,
should have s,ealthiiy collected a formidable
band of mounted guerrillis, and stolen there
with at nightfall across the boundary Of Kansas,
so as to reach just before daybreak the unarmed
and uIsuspectdng city of Lawrence, and there
burned and butchercd to their hearts content
does not greatly amaze Us, though II was Il sur
prise to the hapess city. The same spirit i'm
PEELED a similar raid on Lawrence in 1856, when
il was pretty badly handled, though the desola-
ton then wrought was lat a small foretastc of
the present. Lawrence is in ruins; but she will
bury her dead, reluild hcr houses, and RESUME
her march, for sh, was projected and founded
in that spirit of devotion to the Rights of Man
which Just God will not permit to be querchcd.
Lawrence will rise again from her blood soaked
ashes. and all tls soplistries and conce,lmcnts
of Copporhcad completely with treason will not
save her desoators from the adherence Of tbs
civilized world. But there are few facts, illus
trating her fresh devastation, which deserve
thoughtful consideration. They are rs follows:
l. The perpetrators of this butchery are moi
in the recognized service Of the Rebellion, mol
do they live under its sway. They are connect
ed with it only by the tie Of common devotion
to Slavery, a common hatred of impartial Free
dom. The flag Of Secession does not float il
daylight at any point within some two hundred
miles Of thcm. Openly, proiesScdly, they pr
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GENERAL NEWS.

A man named Joseph +. D0nnelly was shot,
and dangerously wounded on Thursday evening at the
corner of SEVENTEEN street and Third avenue in this
city, by an officer of Col Motifs cavalry. 1t seems
FROM his evidence that Donnely was unduiy
familiar insisting upon the officers taking drinks with
him. &c. though jus, how and why he was fired upon
does not appear.
Advces from st. Thomas are up to the lSt d
August During the month Of July the arrivals of yes
sells with breadstufs and provisions were more than
usually numerous. The market, however, is rather
more quiet than at the date of previous advces
The Wndward mail had brought favorable reports ior
articles of American imports and nearly the whole
stock of corn meal taken for shipment there.
A meeting of the foremen and engineers Of
the Fire Department was held on Saturday night at
Fircmans Hall for the purpose Of taking the draft into
consideration. Committees appointed to confer
with the Conn on Council and the Insurance Compa-
MES in reference to raising exemption funds
There was an extensive sale OF Government
prizes on Saturday. at the Atlantic Docks Condemned
vcssels-three schooners three steamers ship bark
and a brig were knocked down at Il total Of Only
Ss55lO
The Stock market opened firm in the street, but
al the Board large Of realizing, and nearly
all the Stocks the lis; steadily declined Offering ae offer
ing pressed for sale and At the close Of the session prices
generally they the day before Govern.
Stocks steady and they have been for the
last three days throughout the whole week there
been increasing activity in Governments and prices have ad
vanced At the clock call there strong rally from
the closing prices Of the regular Board and large business a,
the advance There second Board ioGI O'Clock call
but the the upward movement in prices continued
and there further advance in all the leading shares IL
change continues dull Sales OF Sterling made 4, 1874 but
when God declined Sterling receded l37diS7 freisAts
are ess active and somewhat depressed The active
change hands in Stocks creates active demand for money
and tie market is very easy 5c per cent most Of the loans
being sac For first sixty day, psper the rate Is aud
from that 5d per cen, for four to ak months ard oooa
sonay there strong enough 70 Be taken at some
thing below but they The best single name. are
taken Sac. For second class rsp~T there il moderate IN
curry the range being per The movement in God
for the ha been very light the total sales at the Board
having been but 500 go Report, concerning the capture "a
Sumter depressed market ls The sales the morning
Board at lz4ids
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INVASION OF CANADA.

iir Thomas d'Arcy McGee's recent statement,
in the Canadian Assembly, that that province
was in danger Of speedy invasion from the
United States, has occasoncd more amusement
than alarm in that body. One Of the newspa-
pers suggested that he must have got his inlor-
nation from Mr.. Vallsndigham, whereupon
Mr.. McGee felt ii incumbent upon him to con-
fess where il did come from, that he might re-
licyc this distressed stranger from the imputa-
ton Of betraying the secret purposes Of his Gov
ernment-a point on which, rs everybody
knows, Mr.. Nallandigham would be not only
very sensitive but where he would be certain 10
be- deep in the confidence of the Administration.
Accordingly, Mr.. Niece relieves Mr.. Nallandig
ham entirely. II was not he at anwho commu-
nicated this astounding piece of Information to
the Canadian member II was man quite lci
likely 10 know all about it, if not more So
namely, Mr.. Seward. IL seems that "sorue
limo ago EXACT tins not givcn-whcn Mr..
Niece was in some other official position, n
Mr. Holton, who was also in another Official
position, told-not Mr.. McGnc, but-anothcr
man, Mr.. Hart, and this other man,
Mr.. Hart, told Mr.. Niece, that beiag at
one time in Ncw-York-date again left out
he was introduced to Mr.. Seward, and spent an
evening in his company. On that monentous
occasion, Mr.. Hart assured Mr.. llolton, and
Mr.. Holton told Mr.. Niece, that NJ. Seward
said to Mr.. Hart that ''nhsn the United State,
again attacked Canada, they would not commit
the same mistake as in 1912, Of spreading thei
invading army all along the frontier line, bu
would send an army-he (Mr. McGee) did no
recollect the exact number-a hundred OF hun
dred and fifty thousand men to Montreal, to Gu
Canada in two, &C."
So ~hen Canada is invaded Montreal know
what " expect
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of Lyon in Missouri, seemed to complete the
ruin. Just then, Tennessee was summoned to
vote for or against Secession by the managers
on behalf of Treason, and the returns as cam
yassed showed the following result:
For Secession sl0i o05 For,hc Union. 49,. Al. 93a
Maj for Secession .5',t67
.Incl ldine III Rebel soldiesn campof course unan
nous.
Yet even in this time of general detection and
disaster, when three large counties Of Middle
Tennessee pollcd a unanimous vote for Secession
when Davidson Gncluding Nashvlle) gave
s. 365 for Secession to barely 4o2 for the Union,
and when Shelby (including Memphis) gave
:. 1872 for Secession to fire for the Union, EAST
TEYyEsSEE stood mistaken. John Bell made a
Rebel speech in Knoxville where he had ever till
now been an oracle; w. NJ. Churchwcll, A. G..
Watkins and others whom she had tried to honor
by sending thom 10 Congress, were vehement
for Secession but she spurned their counSels,
and, though surrounded by rampant treason,
and constantly traversed by its military levies,
cast this noble vote
For the Union 81. b 923 For Secession ..f.7cs.
Majority Tor the Union. Ii. 10
The details OF this vote and the reason for it
are shown in the following liable;
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you have invited yourselvesl Have all your
learning, your research, your exegesis. your
eloquence, your logic, your orthodoxy, been
utterly wasted even on your daily eulogists
and seeming disciples7 Have you SO labo.
riously proved Slavery to be just, humane.
benefcent, ordained of God, &C., &C., only
to have it whisked aside at last as wrong
and curse which "the inculcations of tho
Christian religion" may be expected in due tina
to ABOLISH Have you not here clear premo.
milton of the judgment alike of History and Of
Heaven?