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4 ScccsEa Victory Exploded.
ToUSo AMERICA, Ill, April 81, 1853.


ToUsa AMERICA, H., April 81, 1863
Editors Chicago Tribune:
In recent number Of the Chicago Tlpaesw
find the following letter;
TouSG AMER1cA, ILL.,, AnrilS.
To the Editor Of the Chicago Times:
have the pleasure to report change Of
sentiment in Warren county. Yesterday, In
Young America, s. D. Perkins, a staunch
Democrat was elected 1 Justice Of the Peace
Republican last year. Such evidence Of reform
as this cannot fail to operate with effect
against the Aboiitionists throughout the
breadth Of the laEl.
Yours respectfully, F. S.
We presume that this is sample of the
great Democratic gains in many Of the towns
In which the Times claims majoritfes. Instead
Of Copperhead victory in Young America,
the Union ticket was elected by = vote Of two
70 one-the Republican vote being i53, the
Coppcrhcad &c; and 8. D. Perkins, who the
1;nxs says was elected bJ &c majority, had no
oF7;onent, as there was no vacancy in the Office
to vhirh it was Claimed be Was elected. To
show the sentiment Of the people Of Warren
Co., Ellison township cast Union vote Of los
against vote Of Is Copperhcad- just six to
one. Instead Of this, the Tines would give
the impression that Warren county was OH
The eve Of seeding from the Union.
Araper that is guilty Of such gross misrep
resentations ought to he discarded from every
community, and the mails ought not to be
poisoned by such f'lsellcods as this, which il
to "opcrate with effect against the Abolition
lists throughout the breadth Of the land"
Yours truly, G. ". F.
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Esensocrncy Of the Right Sort.
Nathaniel B. Baker, formerly Democratic
Governor Of New Hampshire, now Aiiutant
General Of Iowa. has written an eloquent let
ter upon the duty Of Democrats to sustain
the Government. He pnts tic case in way
to make tho Copperhcad Democracy squirm:
Iproposc no conditions to my loyalty. I
may have differed from the Administration in
some points on the conduct Of the war, but
that should make no difference with man if
he intends to give the his unwav-
ering support. I shall not make public dccla-
rations in favor of vigorous prosecution Of
this war to suppress the rebellion, and tllon
publicly or privately utter traitorous and BIT
Ter dcrunciations Of the President and the
Government. l have no faith in the man who
says he supports the Government, and llrds
fault because there we're calls for volunteers.
1 do not credit the MAI who says hc is loyal,
and opposes volunteering, taxation, issuing
bills Of credit, conacription, and all the meth
ois to misc armies and means to sustain tue
Nation. The man who finds fault with every
tfyort of the Government to sustain itself, and
then declares himself Union man. must be
either non cosnpos, or EAse-hearted, and a
falsifier of his own opinions, never could
distinguish the difference between one Of this
class Of "supportcrs' Of Government and au
ayowed disunionist, except In this-that the
latter had the most honesty, and the former
the most impudencc.
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It is the common cry Of the Coppcrhcads
against employing negroes as soldiers, that
no old army officer or private soldier, who
respects himself, would serve with them.
We haye frequently had, and have publish
ed, evidence showing that old army
officers and private soldiers, in the Vi
cinity Of Charleston, and in Florida, arc
only too glad Of the assistance Of the nc
grocs. But from letter, kindly shown us
bY friend, by whom 1t was received from
a distinguished Brigadier General in
Grants army, VIC are able to prove that it
does not offend our Western buys to have
negro regiments joined to the army. We
quote:
"Thc Adiutant General Of the army Is here,
and sneaEs confidently of the condition Of
things. He enters into tue Wo!E OF oTsansz-
iuc negro regiments with Will, and = &c.
cciying the hearty and warm support ol sne
army II carrying out this ne" scheme.
Good officers volunteer to take positions IN
these regiments, and, indeed, the rusn 1of tac
| places Eir exceeds the number required -
much MS you may be surprised, all OF rs ola
| Democrats enter cordially into the scheme;
Gen Logan made q teuiaJ speech in favor o.
ue Plan yesterday. We forget our formel
Itc!uaices and are anxious to 0dopt any plan
rciea r1 nas 195 Its object the suppression OF the
Il
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fce1lpr toward the war and for active service.
Their ouly hesitation to enlist appears 10 be
t':e apprehension Of being shot II captured,
instead Of being treated as prisoners Of war.
Tic attention Of the President has been called
to lie difficulty arising from the rebel acts Of
Congress authorizing the killing Of negroes
taken In arms. It Is probable that procla-
nation will soon be issued that will have tho
effect Of putting captured blacks on the foot
it,er Of nrianncra nt Tar.
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THE BROADWAY RAILROAD.
Threatened by all sorts Of CQrnQrant

THE BROADWAY RAILROAD.
Threatened by all sorts Of cormorant
schemes, and seeing railroad down their
favorite street inevitable, the Common
Council Of New York have effectually
squclched the whole brood Of infamous
projects for rplunder Of their tax payers, By
according the hitherto withheld consent
Of that body to the grant originally en-
bodied in the charter of the Harlem Rail-
road Company, to extend their track from
Union Square down Broadway, to Union
and Fulton Ferries. This finally disposes
Of the question, for no other like franchise
can be granted to other parties. The citi-
zens believe their interests now fully
guarded, and if they must have railroad
in Broadway, prefer that it shall be only
thus, as at present, secured. The Company
arc to pay the city, monthly, ten per cent
Of the gross receipts, besides license fee
Of f25 on each car, aud are, further, to
keep The street in repair,
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states.
We take it that the following from the New
York Htra1d is entitled to credit. We cut it
from that paper Of the ed:
The Treasury Department has acted upon
the suggestion made in this column few
days since, and we have been furnished with
IN official statement Of the debt of the United
States on the 10th Of March last. At that
tine, it appears that the total deut was less
tLan thousand millions, being In exact fig-
nrcs SOC, ,lsB,147. OF this amount nearly one
third-say s..,95 06S. .225555-has been funded into
five aud six per cent. stocks Of various lengths
ind $50 notes, which are themselves convert
ib1c into twenty years SKIES. The amount OF
legal tender notes aloat Is reported at $345,-
;53, 500, which is within $54, 900 Of the
limit fixed ty the act to these Issues, until
people withdraw their temporary deposits.
Mr. Chase has or ought to have on hand
$50, ,0c0, ,NO Of legal lender notes, which are to
be used exclusively for the pay alent Of tempo
rary deposits. If this view be correct, one
cannot help feeling considerable surprise at
the lilatcriness Of tho Treasury Department
in having the new Treasury notes printed.
There is not single press at work on them
The 1outing debt of the country Is reported
at sc, ,64t ,615. These figures, especially the
gross aggregate, will create no little surprise
uulong the public, who believe generally that
our dcbt is much larger than is here reported.
The following is the table furnished By the
department:
OFFICIAL. sTATExEST OF TIE rrBL1c nEBr OF THE
rS1TED STATES on THE 5oTu MARCH, 1863
. Avg Int
Amount. pcE annu1n
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Death Of Bishop Burns, Of
Africa.

Rev. Francis Burns, Bishop Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church III Africa, died in Bal
timore on Sunday afternoon, in the fifty fourth
year Of his sgc. The deceased had been a
missionary in Africa since 1889, and was elect
ed the first colored Bishop Of the Methodist
Episcopal Churcl, in 1856. His health having
failed, he determined to make visit to this
country with the hope to recruit, and arrived
In this city on Thurnday of Last week, accom-
panied BY his wife. Dr. G. c. II. Roberts and
Prof. n. R. Smith were Immediately called to
attend him, who at once pronounced his case
hopeless. The body Of the Bishop was ycster-
day cmba1mcd by Mr. J. II. Weaver, and it
will be sent to Africa By the first opportunity,
accompanied By his widow, who will continue
her residence there with her family.
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Ia GRANGE, Ind, April q, 1867.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
INN requested by Col. Hawkins Of Knox
vile, Tenn, to notify you that he will srellz
in Chicago on the 1st day Of May, nnd desire
that you will give publicity to the fact through
your columns.
He spoke here to-day, and goes North By
the Michigan Southern Railroad, tomorrow.
He talks boldly for the Union and il trcmen-
dousIy down on Coppcrheads. Respectfully
yours, FRANCIS F. GRIFFITH.
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The tontrabunet Co,.-.

Tic tontrsaband G,o,nr5ss7ou
What Is popular,y called tbc 4 lCont-ah,,d
Comlnass'on =, o.: Is IN session at Washington.
The most widely known Of It's members .ro
Robert Dale Owen md DR.. Howe Of Boston
They arc charged by the President to ory-,u,zc
d comprehensive plan Of taking care Of the
Africans whom this war shall free, and enlist.
ing them as soldiers. 4 great deal Of tcst1.
mony has been carefully taken about the dis
tributfou Of the contrahands to work, tile
labor 10 Which they arc besI fitted, aud their
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Tur DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDs.-The Asrl-
cultural Bureau is now busily engaged in sup
plying tic cnormous demand for seeds from
oll parts Of the Union. Some days since
seventeen large government wagon-loads Of
Cotton seed, amounting to about fifteen hun
dred bushels, was received. The orders for
Cotton seed come mostly from Southern I'LL
nofs and Missouri, but some packages have
been sent to . latitude as high north as Chi
nafrn
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We notice that journal in Wisconsin,
perhaps more jealous than wise, is work
ing hard to make the Temperance Question
IN issue in our current politics; aud that |
another journal in Indiana, not whit
wiser, is quite sure that the war and its
horrors are due to the presence Of foreign
crs among us; and that the better way,
now, is to stop fighting until they can be
ordered to suit public prejudice, OF, accor-
ding to the authority we quote, pressing
public need. The one suggestion is hard
]y less ridiculous than the other; and
re repent the two only to warn ourrealers,
who may be disposed to 60 off On side-is-
sues, that the country has enough on its
hands in the slavery question and the war,
to engage all its attention and to occupy ell
its resources, leaving al secondary and
subordinate matters TO be dealt with when
there is more leisure. It was wittily said
By shrewd and distinguished politician in
the West, during the Fremont Prcsiden-
tial campaign: Our opposition is no
"rarty-cnly q conglome7ate; it isn't
crystallized, it's only glued together. It
"has undertaken too much. Part Of its
"mcmbers want to abolish rum, another
"faction, from the Know Nothing camp,
care sure that the principal purpose Of the
slight is to correct abuses growing out Of
emigration; and third SQUAD, perhaps
"the largest in number, spends its force in
denouncing Slavery. We shall fail. We
"cannot abolish rum, niggcrs and 1rishmen
"all at one time. We shall surely fail !"
And fail we did.
We trust that the lesson found in that
disappointment, and in the most iniquit-
GUS and disastrous Administration Of Mr.
Buchanan, will not be lost upon the peo-
pie, when concentration Of opinion and
unity Of effort are so much needed by our
suffering country. It is true that rum and
rebellion are close allies, and that the spirit
Of secession as manifested in the North
is that which is rolled out Of the dis:illcry
and sold by the glass; and it is true also
that 1rishmen cyince no very friendly TEN.
| per to tile Government, and That there arr
comparatively few Of them who do moi
prefer fight ct the polls with brick-bats
and shillalahs, rather than q contest
against the rebels in the field. But if there
arc any evils connected with runl-scllin!
which the law cannot correct, or with emi
grafton that any just legislation can re
move, the day will come in which the dc
munded reforms may atleast be discussed
but that day is not yet. To unite th
: country-rum-nakcrs, r,1m-sellers an
c rum-drinkcrs, Irisllmen, Englisllmcn an
! all other mcn-on the main question, fl
l the saving Of the Union an
J, our institutions, is the want
! the hour. When that is satisfied, if ne
r combinations arc necessary, we shall
. ready to choose our side. Until then, ar
t. cxtrancous issue which will drive fro
our ranks q single man who would othc
!, wise stand firm for his country, is only mi
It chieyous-wc care not how 1T may he p,
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coScnEesM.s ENaL1su.-Mr. English, the
only Democratic Congressman from Conucc-
t;cnt end one Of the three from New Eng
land, is an earnest supporter OF the war meas.
urcs of the Administration, and voted last
wear for the abolition Of slavery in tue Dis
tyfrf If Columbia
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It is we'll known that the present Vice Pres
idcnt Of the Confederacy made speech
strongly opposed to secession, in the Georgia
Convention CT January, 1861. The following
extracts will show how clearly he perceived
the ifsiGuity, and forcsaH the results Of tho
measure:
"That this step once taken, could never be
recalled, aud Ill tlc balleful anu whitening
consequences that must follow (as they would
scc,) will rest on the Convention for all COM
ing time. When,.we and our urposterity shall see
olsr lovely South dcse!ated by the demon Of
yite aud call forth; when our green fields Of
waving larycsts shall be trodden down by
tl,e mslrderous soldicry aud flery car Of war
sweeping over onr land; our temple of justice
laid IL ashes; all the horrors and de5olatlon
Ct war upon us; who but thi: Convention will
who shall have given his vote for this unwise
and iIl-tincd measure fas honestly think and
beiieyr) ekall lie held to strict account for this
suicidal act, by the present generation, and
probably cursed and execrated by posIerity
for all coming time, for the wide and deso.
]ating ruin that will follow this act you now
propose to lerpetrate.
Pause, clltreat you, and consider for mo.
mcnt what reason ron can give thai will cTen
eatisfy yourselves in calmcr momeats-wl.at
reasons you CAT give to your ftlloT-sntlerers
ir the caia,nity that it will bring upon us ?
What reasons can you give to the nations Of
the cartl, to Justify it? They will be the calm
and deliberate judges in the case! Aud to
| what cause or ono overt act can you name or
point, on which to rest the plea OF justiiea.
| lion? What right has the North at.alea
! What interest Of the South has hecn Invaded
! What justice has been denied and what clafl
| founded i'll Justice and right has been with
held? Can either of you to day name on
Governmental act Of wrong, deliberately AMI
purposcly done by the Government Of Wash
irgtor, Of which tue S1ush has a right to com
nlain? challenge the answer!
i
Now, for you to attempt to overthrow sue
Government as this, under which VIC hay
lived more than three quarters o1 . century
in which we have gained our wealth, OF
standing as nation, our domestic safety Will
1hc e1ement6 Of re1is arc around us, Wit
, 1'racc aud tranquility accompanied With III
founded prosperity and rights unnssallel-
the hight IF madness, folly aud wickcdncs
| to which can neither lead my sanction ut
! nv
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~ Gen. Foster did not leave Washington,
N. G., through fear, but Tor the purpose Of
taking up brigade from Ncwbern, to assist
In la1nmcrirg the rebels. II he shall succeed
where so many others have faiicd, the result
will be creditablc, alike, to his courage, encr-
ry ard military capacity,
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Clcllan Ind possessed the skill, or energy,
or patriotism, Of Gen. Hamilton ut that
time, the whole course and fortunes Of the
var would have been changed.
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e The army allotment checks stolen At
stoncha,n's Switch, from the l2ith Ne" orr
regiment, are numbered from two thousand
four hundred and fifty to thirty Thousand.
ANY Information in regnrd to allo tment checks
OF these numbers, should be sent to G. uo-
gan. Treasury Detective. at Washington.
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TEA paragraph bungled in our Washing
ton dispatches, few nights since, is thus to
be corrected:
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue las
decided that hotel keepers who sell liquors
must take out 4 liquor sellers liceuco III ad-
ditiop to q hotcl.keeper'6 license,
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Union Recruiting in IRELAND.
The United States Consul at Dublin contra
diets the rumora with respect to the enlist
ncnt Of Irishmcn in ireland, for the Union
army The representatives Of the United
States government in Ireland, however, are
said to be literally bcsieged by persons anx-
ious to be sent out to join the Union army.
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The feat Of removing the 100 feet high
chimney, In Worcester, Mnss., was entirely
successful At the end Of the journey Of $50
feet, the tall structure was Us perfect is when
it WAS started. Not the slightest accident oc-
CURED, and not brick d1slocated.
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g Lucius Fuller, Esq, Postmaster at
Belyidere, and father Of Adjusant Gen, Full
Ter, died in that place on the 18th inat. He
was . man we'll known and respected.
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N. B.-will papers in tic Northwest pleast

yA11A.DIGuAM's digham,
the Infamous Ohio cx-Congrcsznan, charged,
III n recent speech, that the President is re-
sponsiblc for the war! Responsible, because,
1T, the Government refused The mediation Of
Napoleon for the settlement Of our domestic
affairs; and Cd; because Information CAME
from somebody in Richmond to somebody in
New York, "that there was disposition "
with somebody somewhere to return dele
gates to Congress and be obcdient to the Con
stitntion and hys' which t'inforlation u
uas not actcd On, That will do!
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~ Sat Clark, the Wisconsin Coppcrhead,
offers to fight any man in the First Wisconsin
regiment. OF course be does. But you
couldn't catch him fighting rebel.
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TIC ROU1C COTfESpOu
Ibst, March 18th, savs:

The LAST OF TIE "Gu11B4cKs."-The
counting Of the eoiled postage stamps, which
ted at the New York post office for rcdemp-
tion,, has been completed, and most Of them
redeemed. The aggregate amount was over
S2Co, 600. Only about Ave per cent. we're re-
jccted as worthless. The asserting and count
Of the extent Of the labor involved may be
formed, Gays the Ereqing Ibst, from the fact
that the counting would hare occupied ono
man for the space Of two years and 4 half; and
it is believed that that man, III consequence Of
the pe1ple1ing nature Of the work, would, at
OF before the end Of the time. haye become
Insane,
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COMMERCE. OF THE WEEK.

We find in the New York papers q s1n-
mary Of the commercial operations Of that
mort for the last week. It is encouraging.
We copy from the Eren;ng Post:
Our exports of domestic prodnce for the week
ending k1ri1 20 amounts to *e:74s.tisG. bring a
larger aggregate than usual. Those Of last week
were s. 6o5 6s4 and Of the previous week $a.474.-
a75. The following table gives the exports from
this port exclusive OF specie, frou January 1st to
april 20:
1861. 1852. 1868.
For tho week. ,0ss,41 s1.s3..6a saT4s CSC
Previously rrpt'd 3s.317,sT S7,3i5l:t ,so1
Total since Jan $40 3oa $s9.1s7cso ss9.;l1 aa'
The total commerce Of the port Of New York still
compares fayorably with that Of prcS;ous years.
The aggregates from July 1st TO .rl 70 are as fol-
lows:
16Gn-61. 1sGt-G9 1882 -63.
Imports a1dse $t4 ,f33 G33 sos GO 400 $145 9ls
Expts produce 100 132 4sS ls; 1O5, ne 153,1991sl
Exports specie ea,s:3,l57 13,7225.sH 47.s15;sa5
Notwithstanding the fervor Of Copper
head wishing and the boldness of Copper
headtrying, the country persissently refuses
to be ruined. In spite Of the war it will
prosper. So let the Copperheads how'll
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Viii rut every orc who has y garden OF =
farm 10 cultivate, devote, on the one, an army
uev, for potitocs, and, on the other, TIC SOL
G;isrs' patch, for onions-sAould cur heroes III
the field need them, WHEN maiurcu' 1ne Ia
bor and expense Of such work would be trl-
fling; the good accomplished great. Top
onions rjpcn soonest. ... ...
HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN.
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Bonded debt and three
years $50 bollle. con-
yr1tib1e into SIX per
cents Of ISL. ..........'
Certificates OF indebted
nees and deposit.
United Stxtes notes..
acquisitions .........-,.
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AMERICAN RACE HORSES IN SENGLASD.-NIr
Ten sBroeck's four year old, Etlouia, was
the winner on Craven Course, Newmarket,
on the 9Th Of April, carrying OF the stakes
and immense sums in private bets. .B17ouin
was entered against IS horses, and hand
soncly swept the field. Value Of the stakes,
a1,145.
HARRIET HosMER, THE AMERICAN SCULPTURES,
RIDING sTEEPLE CHASE,
The Rome Correspondence Of the London
Ibst, March 2sth, says:
Anglo Saxon, or rather Anglo American,
amnsements took place on the same day in the
Campegna, in the vicinity of the Claudian
Aqueduct, about four miles from Rome. Miss
Harriet Hosmer, the celebrated American
scu1ptrcss, had challenged Mr.. Spiers, an Eng
lish gentleman, and the spirited master of the
hounds {not 4 numerous pack,) to ride a
steeple chase match. The event came of In
presence ofa pretty numerous field Of British,
American, and sporting Roman spectators.
Miss Hosucr rode we'll. and took all her leaps,
stone walls, rails and hurdles very pluckily.
and led until near the winning post; when
Mr.. Spicrs' jockeyship overcoming his gal
lantry, he called on his horse and came in
winner.
Some other steey1e chases md fat races fol.
lowed, with plenty Of spills but no severe
fails.
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NEW YORK.
Have the pleasure OF announcing II theF nE-nsToI1
frters aid ratrus In the A-ny Il tE. p-tnared
u ii! ordrrx and transmit ra.cel. nv NttL with the
utmost Care 4ud protnrituGe Watches f.s@aTct.t
are Registered: wa take urtn cur-elrrs nil risks Of
transportation, and guarantee safe delivery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-03-10

4 proclamation from the President may be
ANTICIPATED in a few days, pardoning all deser
ters who may return TO the army within GER
tain time as provided iii a law Of Congress just
enacted.
An attempt was made on Saturday to renew
the riot at Detroit The account shows the
riot to have been serious affair." involving
some features Of horrible atrocity.
The United States Senate in executive SEES
sion yesterday, confirmed number Of military
and civil appointments.