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ENGLTEH SYMPATHY WITH THE
NORTH.

We are glad TO find, by our last English
papers, that Lord Palmerston's "Govcrn-
ment organ" the morning Past, finds no
echo in the hearts Of the English people.
According to the morning Star, the repre-
sentative paper Of the great liberal party,
The Emancipation Society, which was
started while ago, in sympathy with the
North in this war, has collected d vast
number Of names to its support. Innu-
merablc public meetings, having the same
object, have been held all over the island,
which prove. as was anticipated, that the
overwhelming rreponderancc OF English
sentiment is in favor Of the Union cause,
since the Presidents Proclamation"
The same paper says that Exeter Hall
Is also about to speak in the old tones of
voice which aforetime, on so many import
ant subjects, shook the nation to its centre
and that various other meetings will be
held simultaneously in ill the great manu-
featuring towns. Liverpool, also, which
1ns been reported on this side Of tile water
as city devoted body and soul to secession
iutercats; will very soon astonish its SANDER
crs by an unc1uiyocal demonstration on be-
lalfofthe North. The leading townsnen of
this important place have already formed
themselves into n committee for this object,
npon the basis Of the societies in London
and Manchester, and the next mnils will
doubtless bring us the result.
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ar done rery quietly, with no violence and

was done very quietly, with no violence and
no disturbance whatever.
Col. c. R. Jcnnison Observed that some Of
the bullet holes In Mrs. De1tcr's house could
only lave been made BY persons shooting
from the windows Of the h4uirrr Office. He
loosely said that She thought that paper l.ad
been firing upon Union men abou. lung
enough md, without int1mnting his l,ur-
ro3e, or asking fur followers, proceeded to
Walk up the stairs. Captain uoyt aud i few
other persons followed him, aud inquirer
stnrk presently began to come down.
formed into procession, with Anthony for
lcatlcr, Visited the four loyal newspaper
offices and gree trd tEcm with hearty cheers.
We have no better citizens than those en-
gagged i'll putting MI end to the reasonable
u:EaN.
1fthis WAS 4 mob It was such Il mob as threw
the tea into the Boston harbornnd the results
in our city and State will not be less benci.
elal than was that historic exercise Of 'arbl-
trrasy power"
TIE Copperhead reign in Kansas has been
very brief.
The account i'll the Times contains the fol.
lowing:
Early yesterday morning the news Of these
occurrences spread With great rapidity oyer
crowd had collected in frunt Of the Iaqnirr,
office. demanding that the rebel sheet should
be destroyed Colonel Jennlson arrived at
this moment, and mounting box said
Yesterday this establishment was print.
ing office. and proposed to protect it-this
muzninE it isa rebel fort, and propose to
gut it," With this, the crowd rushed in,
and i'll less than half an hour the whole estab.
lishHnent was a complete wreck. Presses
were broken into thousand pieces; type
scattered in every direction, and every thing
ccmbustib!e was thrown on hinge bonfl.es,
and entirely burned up. And thus. for thu
for the present. ends this exciting affair.
, 1863-02-18

eB The organ Of JEFF. Davis, in this
city, thanks God that the children of col
ored parents are hereafter 10 be excluded
from the public schools Of Chicago. It is
refreshing that the reasonable thing can
thank God for anything, though we should
Judge, from the sable hue Of lis politics,
that il all children, white or black, were
pushed into the street and the school
houses shut up, it would thank God more
feryeutly than ever before,
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COPTEK4IEA3eS IN RACINE.
Il Traitor that Should be Chokcd-
- Who IL ssCol. TScnson3,

Who IL ssCol- Benson r.,
RACINE, Feb. 16, 1853.
To the Editors Of the Chicago Tribune:
1tnclosc you IL letter from Col. Messmore
ofthe 31st regiment, now stationed here. The
letter will convince you that Racine has trai.
tors rs well rs your city.
Some time since, this Col. Benson came
here, and with his lady took rooms ut tho Ra-
cine House. Very soon the landlord discoy-
cred to his satisfaction that this Colonel vas
not here for honest purposes, and compelled
linn to leave the house. uc then took rooms
ut another house, aud soon became actively
engaged III Ills business, which was to organ
izc secret societies, and secure the release Of
soldiers from Col. Alcssmorc's regiment.
Yesterday some facts came to light, whicl,
caused letter to be written to him, signed by
many Of Our good citizens, telling him plainly
what his business here was tor, and giving
him notice to leave the city at once. About
twenty persons visited linn with the letter
and told linn that the tar aud feathers were all
ready for him in the morning, If he did not
"skcdadd1e,' which he agreed he would do.
In short time Col. Mcssmore sent down a
squad Of soldiers, and they escorted him to
the camp. On his arrival at the camp, tho
Col. called forward some Of his men, who
stated that they had paid this Benson money,
Ac agreeing to get them out Of the regiment.
One stated tlat hc paid him S14.50, which he
wanted back Col. Mcssaiorc ordered Benson
to hand over LIS jewclry to secure tho pay
lnent to the soldiers; and hc handed over.
Tllu Colonel then ordered him sent to the
guard. house aud put III irons, which was done.
THIS Benson ayowcd his intention Of going
to Chicago, wherc hc would be better treated;
and presume he will he with you us soou AZ
he gets clear from the rcgi1ncntal prison. lie
Is tall, Intelligent looking man, Will, sandy
wlIiskcrs. lie Is tlucnt talker, and consumes
lots Of poor whisky. As the Dctcctor ol1cn
rcnarks--wcll calculated to deceive.
Visit what regiments you will, IN the North
ein etates, and you will tind such men ut
work. Il Is Il prcconccrted plan Of tho
Northern traltors to breakup and destroy our
army,
Racine is good for all the tsaitors here, aud
rs fast us the trnitors show their heads here
they will have 10 "skcdaddlc."
Yours truly, 4. P. DUTTos.
HEAnouAn1EEs 11sr Rxo'r ", WI
A. T. Dutton, ESQ.,:
DEAR s1R:-A man who calls himself Col
Henson, has for como weeks past been doing
all IN Ills power to create discomfort and in-
aubordinat1on in my regiment.
VI lnls am absolutely certain. for at diff
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feTeut times Iaye had some Of my hest men
watching litn, md IN these occasions lie has
becn found closetcd with the soldiers, and In
every instance trouble llas cnsucd. Others
harc brcA in conccrt with Benson, among
desire to prevent conflict between tue civil
and military authority, hope that they will
zee that the men above n.'tnctl, change their
course. know that the citizens Of Racine
arc loyal, but It must he apparent to all that
there is m organization within your boun.
ttaricy, tho ayowed object Of which il to assist
tic hcllisl, designs Of JET. Davis. The sooncr
th}s matter is looked into, the better. l have
done all In the power Of mnn to kcrp my
soldiers orderly, and now ask your co'olera-
tion In preserving our organization Intact.
Yours respectfully,
Col. 31st Rcg't Wis. Vols.
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U!)ttoQo Urik)n1re,
~ Since the Coppcrhcat]s bovr con,f

Since the Coppcrhcads have conc
to g,icf, we hear that the leading men
among them swear that they will 60 to the
Legislature no nore-that tho June session
may take care Of itself 4 dollar II day,
and Springfield tarc areno compensation
for the defeats to which they seemed
doomed. Arc they not afraid, rather, Of
the popular re,ction, that is setting in, like
u flood tide, upon thcmP
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No Peace Convention to meet at
louisville.

The Kentucky House Of Representatives,
Oh the 11th, rescinded its resolution, passed.
the day previous. inviting Commissioners
from other State legislatures to meet Com
rnissloncrs appointed By that body, at Louis
vile. It is evident from this that the Ken
tncky Legislature is not yet ready for ! meas
ure looking to unconstitutional sectional
combinations and secession. The Illinois
House Of Representatives lacked the good
sense, however, to do wl1at Kentucky has
done; though tue Senate saved the State from
tie useless expense and utter infanly and dis
grace Of tho measure, by allowing the armis-
tiee resolutions to 60 by the board.
, 1863-02-18
AN ADvERTISEMEST-

AN ADVERTISEMENT
The readers Of the TRIBUNE know the
Harpcrs Of New York, publishers But
some Of them may have forgotten that in
their business career these Harpcrs have
been the most scryi1e Of all the political
toad-catcrs in that city where such reptiles
do most abound. They have published
for the Southern market, and no matter
whose works they had in hand, all pas
sages offensive to the chivalry Of the man.
selling and women-whipping civilization,
were, if not overlooked, cxpunged. Their
Monthly was, from its first number down
to the attack on Sumter, constant apolo-
Eist for Slavery and its aggressions; while
the journal Of UarperS Weakly Grill
cation was the vehicle by which writ
ten and pictured libels upon the President,
Ills Cabinet and his friends, were carried
into every school district in the North.
We remember, in particular, its lcadcn
facctiousaess Of pen and pencil when Mr.
Lincoln, to avoid the Baltimore assassins,
made his hurried Journey from Harrisburg
10 Washington; and we have not forgot
ten the indecent caricatures, in which he,
the most temperate Of officials, was par
AIDED before his countrymcn as q maudlin
sot, in the dress Of buffoon, "cuttins ca
pers" for the amusement Of his boon
companions
Would our readers believe it-Harpsr's
Week1y is AMI Slavery, now, to the back
bone? That tender conscience Of the pocket
which felt no twingc ut any bcastliness
which swelled the bank account Of Harper
Bros, and which stopped at no Elsehood
political or personal, that was sanctificl by
the business assurance, lit will pay" has
been prickcd BY thc war, or rather thai
dollar instinct which scents large edition:
and fat profits in n1inistcring to the chang
cd sentiment Of the people, has asserted it:
power Of control; and the Neehly whicl
was wont to draw forth the appreciation
Of ruthans, has taken to anti-Slaycry wood
cuts, in Illustration Of anti Slavery texts
with degree Of heartincss that speaks vol
umcs Of encouragement for the adherent
Of the anti-S!ayery cause. But let there bs
no throwing up Of hats in consequence O
the accession to decencE Of a paper 1ikt
that Of which ne speak. The argument
which wrought the conversion, may, in a
month, he on the other side, and Harper
Bros. will be sure to hear it and obey.
, 1863-02-18
On The Record, ,


In the Senate, on Friday, during tic discus
sion Of the financial bill, Il vote was taken on
the amendment taxing the bank circulation
one per cent. for two years, and two per cent.
thereafter, instead Of the sliding scale pro-
posed by tue House, and it was agreed to.
, 1863-02-18

Grand Union Meeting nj Alton.
a large aud enthusiastic meeting Of all
those who are in favor Of :. vigorous prosecu-
tion Of The war, Of sustaining the General
Government, and Of subduing its enemies by
quick and sharp blows in the shortest posi-
bic line, vas held at Alton, III this State, on
Friday, tho 18th inst. J. II. Murphy, Esq,
was President, Hon. Cyrus Edwards, II. G.
Atwood, John McPikc, Isaac scarritt, ", 6.
Pinckard and II. c. Sweetzcr, Vice Presidents.
Patriotic speeches were made by J. Il. Muir
ply, DR.. Rutherford, Capt. Ross of the 7sth
Ohio, and others, and 4 series Of thc right
kind Of resolutions unanimously adopted. 4
large number of patriotic ladies we're present
and lent great interest to the occasion.
, 1863-02-18

What these men have done, either as
members Of the Board, or as private citi-
zens to earn the hostility Of the element
that nus the lav-lnaking Of the State in
charge, the readers Of the TnDuSE will
see when the O'Flahertys and the
O'Rourkcs sit down in the places that Dr..
Foster and Ills associates have left, and
when our schools, which haye been the
chief ornament Of the city, are made the
agents for rropagating certain form Of
religious ftith, to which, happily, few Of
our people adhere. We wait the develop
mcut Of the deep laid scheme, with perfect
assurance that the men who have done this
thing will have an account to settle with
their constituents, that they would be glad
10 have forgotten,
, 1863-02-18

:. B- Governor Curtin has gratifying intel
i,eencc from Gcu. Rosecrans with regard to
uie Anderson cavalry. All the members have
'e'uFhed 10 duty and the work Of reorganiza-
tIon has commenced.
, 1863-02-18

until cold winter weather, before thrcshing-
though 1t is better TO thrcsh carly, so "a to
lave September and October for dew rotlins
the Etrnw.
MODE OF TnnE.ttsSa.
"Witl tlail," said few Germans, In the
vicinity Of Chicago, who have raised some Of
the finest crops on record, but the rest were
divided almost equally between threading
out with horscs'' and ia machine" In some
sections, md those where they have raised
most. and for the longest time, they report
no difficulty iii using machines with some
slight alterations, to suit better the nature Of
the crop; but VIC arc Of opinion, in view OF
all the answers received, TINT, for tue ordinary
run Of farmers, and the small amount ruiscd
by each, threading out'' may be safely recon-
mcndcd as the simplest and cheapest method.
When this is done, however, great care should
be used to prepare aoor SO that the seed
shall be kept from getting mixed with dirt,
which is a great and serious fault With large
proportion Of that which is brought 10 this
market. Then, too, an ordinary thrcshing
machine, will give you only tangled lux,
which is always Of less value than straight, go
that, If the straw is heavy, 1t will pay better
to bind in bundles and tread out. thus keep
ing the straw in good shape for spreading to
rot and to sell as straight ibro. The good
s,rrno, r-t,, e,,ae-oz. +bo ,,oa, noda c,- ,,;ro~
o7t1,onch for loIrc onen,tions the machine
7nust ofeourse he the method
CLEANING SPED
Z
attention from our Western farmers than 1t
has hitherto received. Until lately the max
ers of tanning mills had little or no expert
encc with It. and SO furnished no screens
suitable; but now, several Of them furnish
fax screen, with which large amount Of the
foul seeds can bc removed; and there is GER
tainly no excuse for transporting prairie dirt,
at G high rate Of freight, to the damaging Of
the crop In thu market and the great annoy
ancc Of the manufacturer, who has to sepe-
rate every particle Of it before crushing the
seed. The difference in price between lots Of
seed belonging to different parties is mainly
determined by the manner in which it has
been cleaned by the farmer.
YIELD PER ACRE.
lhe average yield Of seed may be stated at
ten 10 Twelve busnels per acre. some report
nileen-lne 1o"es' ,'lne. 1he iafge5t 5lela
o1 "hlcn VIC nave heara was twenty-three
bushels 10 Inc acre, QUE scores Of farmers re-
'ePo'teo natesn ~ twenty ousne4s III 1911.
4he average yle!o OF stFa" Is one ana nall
10 TWO and Aal1 tons-"hen cut yielding
about one ion OF rotted straw, tor which there
is now an active demand with every prospect
Of its increase, as machines for breaking out
the fibre arc improved and multiplied.
Mcsses. Halworth, Hubbard & Co., Of this
city, who have invented and constructed n
powerful breaker, are now paying from eight
to twelve dollars per ton, according to quail
ity, delivered IN Chicago, and will contract
with responsible parties for the delivery Of
large amounts tho ensuing autumn
COST OF PRODUCTIONS.
In reply to our inquiry On this point the
answers were almost unanimous. "About
Inc sa1nc as ~hea1.' some say that "l'' re-
garu 10 preparation OF ground aud sowing,
-. =,
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R0ARn OF EDUCATION,

By what special legislative iniquiics
The Coppe1heads Of the General Assembly
have revengcd themselves upon loyal Chi
cago, we have no means Of knowing until
the City Charter as amended secs the light.
But that they have not left undonc any
mischief that they could consummate, we
may believe from their action in relation to
our Public Schools. They have lcsislated
the members Of that Board out of
Office; but until we begin 10 see the
vacant places filled by the men whom the
Copperheads will select, we shall not know
how great an injury has been done to the
educational interests Of tie city and the
State. The Board was composed of the
following gentlemen, every one Of whom
serves without pay, and with I'll eye solely
to the public good:
JOHN Il. FOSTER. PRESIDENT,
REV. r. II. RYDER.
WALTER /. NEWBEKRr,
JAMES =; s4EAHAS,
LTTHEK HAVEN.
FLAFEL M0SELEf.
7. COLLINS WICKER,
pH1LO CARPENTER,
HENRY T. STEELE.
JOHN WENTWORTH,
LEVI b. TAFT,
JAMES WARD.
CHRISTIAN WhNJ,
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FOR SALE-An Improved Farm
- within two miles Of Dunten Station on tho North
xette:n Railroad !a PA!atine Cook County. a. Con:
land epe orchard 20 acres of timber, fraNc houst
tnettcss. TcTu:s reasonable. Inquire OF N. RLAS.
cHAKD. r. OH No. l. III I:audo1ph street. Chicago.
, 1863-02-18

TOR SALE-A new milch Cow
~ oud Calf. For particulars apply to T. Il. VIII
L!AMS. M:rhfg1n avenue, between So.th and Old sts
, 1863-02-18
For EnIt.

FOR SALE.-A rare chance for
Il invcstnent.-A block Of tl1ec Houses. situated
o. Michigan avenue. between North and Old streets
tor particulars address Pos: Otice Box 6Df
tell. .81D1N
, 1863-02-18

TOR SALE-A first-class Grocery
With Fixtures &c. Fur particulars address Post Office
E01 1sGS fef,.ai2;-St
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FLAX CULTURE.

Sot-Preparat1on Of Soil u-Soyving-
Quantity of Sccd-TIne or Cutting
Mode Of Cutt1nE-mode of Thresh-
fug-Clcan1ng Seed-Tield per Acre
C0et Of ofProductfOn-Certa OF the
Crop.
, 1863-02-18

FOR SALE-The furniture and
good Hilt Of q Boarding IIouse-the hoase well
nlled With boardcrs For particulars INQUIRE 1t A'1
State street. Hesr Yaa Hurfn 1t1E al.eslH
, 1863-02-18

TOR SALE.-A tirst-cl:,ss cottage
i house and two improved lots. containfSg IN Or.
clard VIII Ee S,id cAcA? for c:st. Arrly {, f:o1
41si, Chicago u. .. feIU zl0l.l4
, 1863-02-18

It OR S 4 J. E-Cofec and Feed
- s1.lls, ufeI with horse. st,a,n OF wnter power
for sale h5 tic undersigned. or Tf(htEEy: i JONES'
10, Lake street For information call on inc 1t 1,ut
or a.,d:ess g. SHEPARD. Post 0tice ToA:.e3.
te1C z.E12w
, 1863-02-18

TOR SAL-A two story house
= and Iot. House ncar:y new. within a fey steps
from tic Ctty 1Eoad, and nny ten minutes walk from
Clark street htdgc. tn tic North DLvisiun mad In !,
gsod Hcf.hhnrLn0.!, Will he sold cheap for ca%h.
APPLY ut III IAnuOluk street. iett atl2 Il
, 1863-02-18

TOR SALE-Clark street Lot
~ a Aonse and lot Oil South Clark stycrt. Aisn. 3
lot OH Washington street. Just west TT Wells streEt
JOHN 10DES. 10 s. Clark street. Room j. uPstilrs.
, 1863-02-18

FOR SALE.-Watcr Power Wool
- en- Factory Saw Mill amt Taniic.y. All new and
IN Eooe order With twelns ,hou;o and IS acres II
Sank County Wisconsin. Original cost, Sl;.6rj. the
Eowerhas Is feet head. estiua,ed suacicnt f3r -
run Of stones. Np EL1NDEIsS
ianasa zixtakS1l 1illxaakee
, 1863-02-18

TOR SALE.-An Engine and
Il Fo1cr. IN good repair Engine 10 Inch haro. two-
fue boiler cross pipes. &C. Forsalo c'esp for cash at
the chicago steail Engsue Works. corner OF KcacA
ard Polk streets. fel1z:hs.w
, 1863-02-18

AlSlElnuleu 10 TIE fepel STATES. Une hundred
aud fifteen thousand stand Of arms were
thus taken from Springfield, Mass. md Wa
teryllct, n. 7 and sent to the slave States,
The arsenal Mt Charleston, S. C., was filled to
It's utmost capacity and then turned over to
the Governor Of the State. Cannon, mortars,
shells, balls, powder, munitions Of war Of
every kind, were furnished to the rebels, so
that the aggregate amount In the possession
Of the slave Suites Mt the commencement Of
tie rebellion Was, according to official state
1nents. seycn hundred md seven thousand
1nuekcts, two hundred thousand reyolvcrs,
and ammunition and materials Of war in
equal proportion. Having thus robbed tile
to Its defense, this Infamous traitor resigned
his office us Secretary Of War and was made
Il general in the rebel army.
Our navy at this time consisted Of only
ninety vessels Of all classes, carrying about
twenty five hundred guns, and manned with
seven thousand six hundred men. This little
hect WIS dispersed upon useless expeditions
TO The East Indies. the Pacific Ocean, the Nc
diteranenn and the Coast Of Africa, while
only two vessels with only twentyscycn guns
and two hundred and eighty mcn were left in
the Northern ports. While nil these i,,f,-
power Of the Federal Government were bcing
70 successfully carried out, and even after the
nnsk Ind been boldly thrown of and Sont11
Carolina first, and afterwards the States Of
North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
and Mississippi had declared themselves in
open rebellion; Il large number Of the scna-
tors and Representatives from the seeded
States still held their scnts In tic Federal
Congress. that they might prevent By their
presence md vote the passage Of any loan.
iorcc Or volunteer bills that might place tic
Incoming Administration In a condition 10
successfully rcprcss the rebellion ii. its ineipi.
cnt stages.
On Saturday morning the 23d day Of Fcbru-
, 1863-02-18
On Rfnt.

TO RENT-Thc Brick Dwelling
= q Cas-. street tncsw err Indiana and OHIO
Tess Ssstnn given ttn,, ,edtately. 1nqalss Of T. j.
NNONS, St Clnt k street. fr7 IA! I'm
, 1863-02-18
mqt1te0.

w ANTED-A light two-seated
Al II! Eanndop's stiecs Also. harnesses lor sane
, 1863-02-18
cVsOoO at hoI.e. iu the country. city or

viii Fay from IS to $40 per Dav,
fcl6- -au6-3tdlsH
, 1863-02-18

TOR SALE.-Two Wood Houses,
4 ttwo stotitsl nith Lease Of lot for term oi
years sf:ua:ed on Saneanion street: about iG0 IT, from
Matssnn street railway. Inquire. at the otlicc oi
GLOVES MORRIS. Esouth taaal st.ezt.
, 1863-02-18

TOR SALE-Rcal Estate. House
J. anil Lot. fsx125 feet deep. corner IT Warren and
Lincoln streets. House and Lnt s'xl.5 feet deep
Wa$!ItEgtoa street near Oakley street. EI.!t Lots on
Washington and Park avenue STREETS. Five Lott on
Iakr street, near Page street. Two IotEn the corner
OF High and L1sAle streets. !. +. STARR,
tc9- 7S13-1m 11i I:a,,dorh street.
, 1863-02-18

w 4 ETED-Onc good Agent
.tsn: i :saE
selling rapidly. Only small captta required AI rao.ie
un-o!d nisy be returned and money rnsardel. We
t,o+c stamp for circulars and teras RICE d co.
Chicago. Agenta and lnVcatoF7 Depot near tho Ppve
Vtace. de3fx85H