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Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
From, Chattanooxs.
Chattanooga, I

b.. Chattanooga Tenn, Dec. 10.
Gen. John II. Morgan escaped across the
Tennessee at Gillespie, landing sixty
miles above here. On Sunday, P. NJ,
Capt Cummings and Robert Cummings,
who escaped from Columbus with him,
were captured, together with II of his es-
cert OF 80 Neaching the neighborhoOd of
the river they pressed every citizen to pre-.
vent an alarm being given, aud burriedly
constructed RATS at the mouth of Miles
Creek, on which an attempt to cross was
made. A citizen eluded their pickets and
their attemyt was nearly frustrated. Nor
gan escaped on a valuable race-horse pre-
sented him in Kentucky, going in the di-
rection of Athens.
Gen. Howard. who Commands at Athens,
has cavalry securing the country, aud pos.
siblv Morgan may yet be taken.
Wheeler has rejoiued Hardee, and is
reorganizing his cavalry force ner Dali
ton.
Refugees and deserters say that the reb-
ell cavalry will be actively employed during
the winter.
On Wednesday Champ Ferguson, the
guerrilla. with a small force. captured q
part Of the march to Sparta Peter Ebere,
Sutler of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry,
and three others, were murdered.
Hardee' headquarters are at Dalton
His pickets are as far as Tunnel Hill HE
army, inclusive of Georgia militia, is 35,-
600 strong, and Represented as utterly de-
moralized.
Gems U. S. Grant and Sherman left fol
Bridgeport to-day.
Steamboats, make trips from Bridgeport
to London, whence stores are transported
by rail % miIes.
Gen. Granger. who was with Burnside
is probably fighting Longstreet at bay
near Rugersville.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
War Meetings

War meetings will be held in Will coun
ty at the following times and places, when
the speakers named will address the audi.
ence
Lockport-Tuesday evening, Dec. % /;
speakers, G D. A. Parks, Il. c. Fellows.
Or. A. L. Macarthur, 7. L. Breckenridge
and Henry Logan.
WHINING ton-W eduesday evening, Dec.
23d; speakers, 7. L. Breckenridge, S. w.
Bowen, G. d. A. Parks, r. E. Barber and
Henry Logan.
Joliet-Wednesday evening, Dec. 23d :
speakers, Judge Harris, Uri Oscood, j.
McRoberts, DR.. A. L Macarthur and S. W.
Randall
PlainfeId-T Thursday evening, Dec. 24th:
speakers, S. W. Randall, G. D. A, Parks
DR.. A. L. Macarthur, r. E. Barber, S. o.
Simonds ard w. c. Gooahue.
Jolet-Ihursday evening. Dec. oath
speakers, I. L. Breckenridge, S. W. Bow.
en-, u. 5. House, F. Goodspeed. Henry Lo.
gan, Henry Snaop and R. E. Barber
Mokena-Frlday evening Dec. 25th
speakers, DR.. A. L. McArtur. DR.. Folks,
7. L. Breckenridge, S. W. Bowen and
Henry Logan
FrAnkfort-Saturdny evening Dec. Goth
speakers, DR.. F0lke, 7. Q. HiIdebraut, II
Snapp, G d A Parks and Henry Logan.
Monee- Monday evening Dec. 2Sth
speakers, I Breckenridge, DR. A L NJ,
Arthur. s o Siminds and II Logan
Wilton Monday evening, Dec. 2Sth
speakers, II Snapp, S w Bowen and S
/ Simonds.
Troy-Monday Dec. 2Sth speakers.
W Randall, Uri Osgood and X E Barber.
Extraordinarily evening, Dec 3Oth
speakers. DR. "A L Macarthur, w Bowen
5 o Simonds, 70 AildObrant and w
| Goodhue.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
New York, Dec. Is.
Sale of a White BOY.

The Abolition papers go into rapsodies os
indignation over the reported branding Of
negroes by their masters. Though such
reports are undoubtedly false, they serve
the turn of the Abolitionists.
However, the facts narrated below, bv
prominent New England paper. is a suf
ficent Offset to the stories about branding
or any other reported acts of Southern
barbarity:
"The other day, a sharp, thin visaped
countryman caDeto Lebenan. New Hamp
shire followed by his son, whom be was
trying to sell as substitute The bov was
under tt age of 20, but still old enough
for Government service-a pale, detected
hoy, whose fate weighed heavy on him.
He was to be sold, not to life servitude,
with it's ordinary dangers, but to be con-
demned, for three years to stand up before
the guns of the enemy aud be shot at, run
ming one chance out Of ten TO save the life
his father sold.
Think Of it, q white man selling his own
flesh and blood for the paltry bounty which
is offered and pocketing the money with
q supreme satisfaction, while his doomed
son submits to the peril to which his par
ents' avarice hive subjected him.
That it was brutality to brand the slave,
if such cases have occurred, we denounee
as demi-feDd the creature who could in
h;ct the pain, but hcw much more brutal,
how much more inhuman was the New
Englander's sale of the fruit of his own
loins2
Avarice is Characteristic of the race,
but would anybody, with tbimble full of
brains, assert that the sale Of one of bis
own children was characteristic Of New
England life
That is the style of argument which for
years has been used in regard to the South.
One Stakeholder was a brute-and the
Sumnerian ergo was that slavery bred
nothing but Sarbarism.
We tenounce the Southern brute who
branded his slave-what AbOlitiOnist paper
is there which will give US hearty denun-
citation of the poor soulless creature, who,
for four hundred dollars delivered bis son
over as a target for Confederate shot and
SHELF Let US hear one voice."
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington. nscemhsr IL.

Washington, December II.
The bill reported back from the Sem
ate's Committee on Military Affairs. with
amendments, reduces the proposed bounty
for enlistments of veterans to 500 and of
others to SO, and include thoss only who
are not now in the service.
Senator Wilson's amendment TO the Con-
scription bill exempts the following pers-
ons: Such as are meptally and pbysical-
~ unfit for service: the Vice President Of
the United States the heads of the vari-
Gus Executive Departments Of the United
States the Judges of tine various Courts
of the United States the Governors of
the several States; the only son, liable TO
Military duty, of widow wholly denendA
ent on bis labor for support; the only son
of an aged or infirm parent or parents
wholly dependent on his labor fer support;
and in case there are several so6s, all
drafted, such parent or parents may elect
which son shall be exempt, the only
brother of orphan children under twelve
years old wholly dependent on his labor
for support where among several sons
two have been permanently disabled or
died in the military service, the residue
shull he exempt; and any person convict
ed of felony.
The separation Of the::enrOllment is abol.
ishcd. A person enrolled, moving to an
other locality, may have bis name taken
from the list and placed up1n the enroll
ment in the place of his residence. Any
porson enrolled who shall procure an &C
ceptable substitute shall be exempt.
| The probabilities decidedly are that Con
! gress will repeal the $500 clause for the
Enrolment act. The Military Committee
of the Senate are believed to be in favor of
doing so, and it is not unlikely they will
attach section to that effect. amendato.
ry to the bill introduced by Senator Will
| son.
-- q New York, Dec Is.
The Tribune's Washington special SAYS.
General SchofeId had an interview
with the President this evening. No or
der relieving him has been, and probably
will be, issued until a suitable successor
70 command the Department of Missouri
be decided upon, and also a new command
for General Schofeld,
General Bufore died in this city of ty-
phoid fever and dysentery."
The Washington special to the N Yorl
Times says:
AN effort is being made to give Gen.
eral Butler full authority to negotiate al
exchange of our prisoners now languish-
ing in Richmond. 1t IS moreover under.
stood that he will be acceptable to tn
Richmond authorities as a negotiator, ant
they will be disposed to treat on the basi;
of considering all our captured negroes
. such as are not claimed as slaves by thei
owners, on the same footing as our whit
soldiers.
"a demand was made to day upon tn
State Department to surrender the pirate
who captured the Chesapeake, from tn
} Nova Sco;ian authorities, under the Extr
/ dition treaty. ..
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
The Coming DRAFT.

The chief subject Of interest at the pres
eut time is the coming draft. During the
past ten days the different Offices of the
Provost MaRshals of the country have been
crowded with visitors, seeking exemption
from the impending draft. And various
have been the causes urged for exenp
ton.
10 this city the enrolment Office of the
Marshal has been a scene of activity for
the past two weeks. Hundreds of men
have congregated there from all parts of
the district, seeking exemption from
the duties imposed upon them by the
present dynasty-and very many Of them
have went away disappointed.
Now, we shall not attempt to moralize
upon this subject, but we cannot forbear
the expression of q few thoughts which
naturally occur to US in connection with
this measure Of Republican policy.
In the first place. the Republicans claim
the right to conduct the war according to
their own plans; and to compel Demo<
Gratis to yield obedience 10 their behcsts, is
their particular aim. They look only the
success Of the Republican party. PRACTICAL
" discarding all propositions calculated to
restore the country to the honorable posi@
ton it occupied before the inauguration of
our present appalling difficulties. The
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war, designed solely for the benefit of the
party that has brought the calamities upon
Us. 1t is an Abolition war, looking Only
| to the freedom and enfranchisement of the
negroes instead of the future existence of
the Union. The Crittendon compromise.
which was voted down by the Republicans.
1t adopted. would have secured the country
from tho fearful ordeal through which st is
now passing, and which threatens its utter
annihilatiOn. .......
But our Republican friends were blood
thirsty, and worll not accept Of terms of
honorable and just compromise. They
were for 1.-The letting Of blood" and hence
our country has been deluged in human
gore, and the demon of destruction he's
reigned for nearly three years. And now
the country will soon be compelled to subs
NIT to & draft to purchase more food for
BULLETS, shells. and diseases of Southern
cline, to crafty the men whose partisan
schemes cODticue the bloody strife.
On the ffih Of January, therefore, the
lottery of life and death is to be drawn. 1t
is truly bard for men who do not believe in
the war or approve of the policy upon
which it has been conducted, to be dragged
from their bones in the dead of winter, but
the fate seems inevitable. The strong
arm Of military power will encircle them
from which there is little chance to escape
Democrats and lovers of the constitution
who abhor the policy of the war and be
lieve that it can only result in ruin to the
country, it is said will be the principal vic
Tins Of the draft-and we fear it will b,
so.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
The PresIdent,s SALARY.

Some of the Republican papers are sgis
tating the matter of increasing the salary
of the President. In these times Of high
prices and deprecated paper, they urge
that twenty-five thousand dollars per an
mum is Insufficient to meet the exigencies
of the White House, and that Mr.. Lincoln
must have bis pay increased by some
means.
But az there is constitutional provis,
ion providing that the compensation of the
President shall not be increased during
the term for which be was elected, it is
proposed by some that Congress pass bill
authorizing the payment of his salary 10
geld. This would be equivalent to voting
Mr.. Lincoln fifty thousand dollars ont Of
the public treasury, as be has not drawn
any pay from the Government as yet, and
consequently would receive the percentage
co the whole amount. It is supposed tina,
be has had his eye on this, or be woull
have drawn his salary instead of borrow
ing money Of the shpidies to defray bis
necessary expenses.
NV there will be no objection to pay
ing the Presidents salary 10 gold, proVid.
ing Congress also authorize the paymeD:
of the soldiers monthly wages in the same
kind of coin. The poor soldiers at the
present rate of discount on their pay, re
ceive less than eight dollars per month
that is, they cannot cell their greenback.
for more thah That amount in gold. Tit
common soldiers ought to have prefer
ence ever tie officers and contractors AM
If there is honor or justice in CoDgrsss
they will provide for paying them in tn,
same currency that the Presidents salary
is paid in. Let Justice be first melted on
to the men who fght our battles.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
ThR Danger

We notice that the Democracy doubtless
Influenced by their wonted patriotic erdor
are gradually yielding their support TO this
Abolition war. In times gone By it has
been their custom to stand by the flag and
defend 1t from enemies at home and abroad,
and now too many of them give in their
adherence to the most pernicious policy,
rather than be counted against the war
We see them acquiescing in confscstion
laws, emancipation proclamations, the en-
listing of negro soldiers, the suspension of
the haJeds corpus. and other violations of
the constitution. In order to be counted
war men. they are willing to sanction by
their acts, policy calculated only to dee-
troy and annihilate instead of restoring
and perpetuating the Union. In palmer
words they arc willing to bs counted in
with the LOvejoys, the Summers, the Gree
leys. and the John Brownies generally
rather than be classed as peace men.
Now while we, 10 common with those
Democrats and conservative men who pre-
fer peace and Unicn to political success,
are willing to sustain the President in all
measures to put down the rebellion not in
cUutravention to the principles of humans
,ty and justice and the constitution, at tue
same time We can never give our support
to tho war so long as it is waged for the
objects set forth by the AbOlitionists.
With distinguished Democratic State
man of the press Mt day, under go oircun-
stances can we conceGc division of the
Union. We will put forth Svery exertion
of power to Cancellation we viii hold out
every inducement to the people of the
South to return to their allegiance, consis-
tent with honor. We will guarantee them
every right. every consideration demanded
by the constitution, aud by that fraternal
regard which must prevail in common
country. but we can never consent to the
breaking up of the Union, to the destruc-
ton of State governments, aud hence can
not join in the support IF war which we
believe is designed for the fnal destruction
Of the Union. ...r
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
From Cumberland Gan.

CHAMBERLAIN Gap, Dec. l5-4 O'Clock, p. N.
A portion of LongstraSts army made a
descent upon RoGsrsvils on Monday, and
engaged our ordnance, pear Bears Station
ABOUT O'Clock p. m. On tho 18th. Fight.
ing has continued, with various intervals.
SINCE L hear of reverses to cur arms, but
accounts are confused. ~
An eyewitness informs me Of the car.
ture OF twenty-five loads of Quarteruaster
stores by the rebels on Monday evening.
My informant-Mr. Stubb, an opera tor
at this plaee-who was engaged 10 con.
structing line at BeaPs Station, was
present in the Sight, with the 18th Indiana.
which broke and fed. Our forces, Under
Gen. Wilcox, have fallen back to TazeUell
and are terrifying. -. -
We are ell uncertainty as regards Gen.
Parks command, but be is supposed TO be
holding bis own at some paint between
beais Station aud Strawberry Plans.
l hope to advise you more fully to-mor.
row.
LATER O'Clock P. MA special eour.
ier is just in.
The Union citizens of KnoxyjIle ara
leaving in the direction of Big Greek Gap.
:, Fighting is iD progress to day at BIaia's
Cross Roads. q"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
In Favor Of1he Law.

The Republicans have great deal to
say about the laws, and their enforce
nent. 5-
1t however depends much unon the
character of the law, whether the Republi-
cans are in favor Of inforcing it or not. If
it be law to drag men into the army,
tearing them from their homes and sub.
jecting them to all kinds of suffering, be-
cause they happen to be poor, then they
are 10 favor of enforcing it vigorously.
But if it be law to keep free negroes
out Of the State and to prevent them from
becoming pests and burdens upon every
community, then the Republicans are not
in favor OF enforcing il.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22

Some DIFFERENCE The Salem advocate
gives the following incident as showing the
difference between white men and niggers
IN Abolition estimation:
Last week we had occasion to mention
that at meeting 10 the Methodist church
10 this place collection was taken up for
the runaway negroes by an agent of the
"Freedman's Society,"" amounting to tweu-
ty-one dollars and half
"A few evenings after, collection for the
benefit of soldiers families and destitute
white people, was taken up at one of the
churches in town and We are told the mag.
nihcent sum of sir dollars was raised.
Thus 1t goes-twenty odd dollars for the
negro aud the enormous sum Of six dollars
for the rhite man 20
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22

A VOICE Fur PEAcE.-The New York
election should serve as lesson to the
vigorous prosecution of the war" Democ-
raey. G. Godfrey Gunther, an arti-war
Democrat, was elected Mayor by a large
majority. He was opposed by vigorous
prosecution of tie war Democrat" and q
regular Republican, end distarced them
both by several thousands. "Straws show
ed which way the wind was blowing" is
an old adage. and this vote 10 the great
emporium Of America, shows that the peo-
pie are becoming tired Of this bloody war.
the HOLIDAYS ARE CoMING.-The good
people of Joliet aud vicinity are reminded
that the season is rapidly approaching
when all true friends interchange kindly
remenberances-Ehen all is courtesy and
oOngenialty. Aud we are satisfied that it
will pay those who intend to make presents
to their friends, or dearer ones, to visit the
store of o. Fox, one door east of Browns
drug store; nor should they fail to do so
before they decide what they will get, for
We are certain they can be suited there
Mr.. Fox has large variety of goods suitG.
BILE for presents, including furs, jewelry,
photograph albums, annals, bibles, poets,
and other foe boOks-the very best sort of
gifte-and Is selling at the lowest rates,
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
From Europe.
New York, Dec. Is.

New York, Dec. Is.
The steamer City of Washington, from
Liverpool Dec. ID aud Queenstown the Sd.
arrived this morning.
Flour was steady. Wheat firm hold.
ers ask higher ra'es. Corn frmer and Cd
higher.
LATER - Thursday -Bresdstuffs quie.
and steady. Provisions closed, dull! and
tendency downward.
The Bank Of England advanced the rate
OF interest to and then to s, causing q de-
preston in funds.
1t is reported that a undoubted ram was
lhtely launched at Hull, with steam up and
Immediately put to sea, with sundry south
ern looking gentlemen.
1t isalso reported that there is danger
of complication between France andAmer-
lea, owing to California and Sonnora sup
! plying the Mexicars with arms
The three war steamers recently sold by
the British admiralty, IN addition to the
Victor nlidS Rappahannock, were the Phoe-
nix, CyclOps, and AmpAion-the latter a
26 gun steam frigate. Ie is feared they are
Intended for the rebels
Austria and Prussia have offered to
| abide by the treaty Of 1852, as regards the
Grown of Denmark. Great Britain will
advise Denmark to make CONCESSIONS, and
thereby remove all anger and hostilities.-
Denmark will regard the entrance of Fed
eral troops into Holstein as a declaration
ofw The Federal Diet, however, is
not yet determined to carry out coercive
measures. .-.
The following is additional by the Hi
berIian from Galway the 9th:
Cotton closed with decline of ca
l4d. . -. rt ~
New York, Dec. 18.
The Australasian, from Liverpool Dec 5,
at 6 this P. NJ. She brings the following
additional intelligence:
A great storm of three days had proved
most disastrous to England. both on land
a nd sea. The damage to property was ex.
tensive, and the coast was strewp with
wrecks, At Holyhead 81 bodies hoated
into the barber.
A letter in the London DAILY .News saws
that the Dew rebel priEateer Rappahannock
I is still believed to be q. Calais She is very
fast, and the writer charges that it is we'll
understood a. SheerDess that she was 10,
tended for the Coufederates.
|, The Pope of Rome had received deuu-
tatiun from the Confederates, who present.
ed letters from JEFF Davis. Its believed
that the reception had no official character
and that the letter was merely compliment
airy. b..
A great meeting at Preston passed reso.
iiutions in favor of continued neutrali-
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
The Cost,

John Brough, Governor elect of Ohio,
10 his speech at Lancaster before the cleo.
ton, as reported in the Cincinnati Com.
msrci0l, said
"SlaVery must be put down, rooted out,
if every wife has to be made widow, and
every child to be made made fatterless."
Every wife" here means the wife of
every poor man, not John Brough's wife,
nor Horace Greeley's wife, nor Henry
Ward Bsecher's wife, nor Owen Lovejoy's
wife, nor the wife any shoddy patriot, but
the wife Of every man who cannot raise
three hundred dollars or who has not mo-
ney enough to buy substitute.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-22
From Mexico.
New York nao M

New York, Dec. 20.
The steamship Morning Star has arr;vod
from New Orleans the 18th. Uia Havano
the 18th; She brings $1,000 in snsc;s
and l, 100 bales of cotton. 'pe0ie
Meagre adVices from Vera Cruz state
that the French were slowly ADVANCING
fowards the interior. Communications
with Vera Cruz were very prscarious. con.
voys both ways being attacked and some.
times cut up by guerrillas. -
Gen; Diase bad made a great raid
through Jueretaro, Mexico, oaxaca. and
others States. lie captured 27O prison.
ers. F'SO"-
Roinforeements Of troops are still being
sept from st. Domingo,