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OUR SPRINGFIELD. LETTER.
The SenntorshIp-Senax Mack and
Pickett-Thc Dcmocra!s and the war
bont Dick --merrick-W What thc
EEyptians clatna-four CRY GnaIter'

tspec,al Correspondence OF the Chicago Tflbpne.]
r., 'SehtkaF1EID. Jan: 1, 1853.
The Democrats are canvassing for the o. s.
stenatorslIp with o zeal probably never before
witnessed fr' this city. Tho leading men in
whom any lingering Of Union feeling remains
appcar .tdCCbe for Richardson, such Ms Buck
master, Casey, Singleton, etc. Hacker Of
unionr is here working for Goudy. The lead
: ing oAndidates are, as hare heretofore stated:
Richardson, Goudy, o'Ielvency, Ficklin and
Edwards, Since, two more hare been spoken
st viz: Judge Higbee, late State Senator, and
Dick. MerricE. Of your city. The former Is q
sort Of compromise candidate. The
Iatter Is making high. bids for the
Egyptian vote. Tomorrow night q meet
Ing is to be gotten up for Dicks
special benefit, whercat the Richardson
men are highly In disqu1et. II Maryland
Dick makes a speech, the other Dick must
also speak, and Maryland having good deal
better agift Of the gab,', will be sure to come
of best So. the Richardson men contrlved
to spoil the project Of meeting last night, and
win tonight, If they can...
The Democrats, In the streets, threaten o
great deal. They assert that Mack and
Pickett. in II Senate, shall not take their
seats. One is IN the army ana the other has
been. Il they attempt this sort Of thing, the
Republicans should rctaliate By leaving ssthx
Senate without quorum. But they hare no
grounds whatever In these cases. Mack Is q
soldier, for which case ourconstitution makes
a special exception, while Pickett has no
United States Office aa created By law. He Is
agent for the Government to take care of Ger
thin property at Rock Island. The Office Is
not created by law.
There appears, however, to be disposition
on the part of the Democrats to take advan-
tago Of every little technicality they possibly
can, in order to gain their ends. They are as
bold and INSCRIPTIONS as ever. Politicians
BY nature and habit. they make 1t the study of
\. Another matter which the rabids Demo-
crats threaten Is in relation to the war. They
assert that they will not support IT in any
manner Or shape, on account Of the Emanct.
Hshon Proclamation und the admission Of
Gnas.s MSss Virginia. These ara mere pretexts,
10y The men that control tic party arc
aoo @ naxe . peen opposed to the war. and arc
very giao 70 naSc a plausihle reosnn with
which TO go before the people for fha,r or,.n.
eition. 1t Will at once be seen Thst aeu .Gpp. .vppu.
Of this kind will. 4 carried out ha tnlcai
revolution. It will bring up tic Sues:;ea ;sca! A.
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Chicago Qttbnnf.
:. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1868.
THE MESSAGE.

The Governors Message, printed hero
with, is very lengthy but very interesting
state paper-one that should receive the!
attention Of every citizen Of Illinois. De-
liyercd at time when the State Is pntnng
forth its most patriotic efforts for the great
national cause, it deals Of course with o
variety Of topics, but all Of them are OF
immediate and come Of them of absorbing
interest. The Governor, as might be ex7;
pected, devotes. great space to the war !
but: considering Tie share that Illinois has:
in the conflict, he says not a line too much;
and, barring certain exaggerations Of state
ment, he says everything well, The aov-
ernor's policy Is all avowed. He hasnoth-
inc to conceal, nothing to apologize for: he
is frank, outspoken, always clear and at
Zines eloquent. We need not say that he
is eminently patriotic in his recommends
tions. His distinguished services as Cover
nor during the past two trying and, stormy
wears, are an earnest that he has no fayors
to ask Of the enemy, nor anyto grant. He
is for the war, cost what may, until the
enemy is conquered, and the Union re-
stored. Asthe shortest easiest and cheapest
way-cheapestin life as well as money-to
effect the great object for which the nation
struggles, he proposes the prompt and un'
spa1ing enforcement Of the Presidents
Emancipation Proclamation; andin doing
go argues out most eloquently and conclu:
siye>y the 1ightfalness ananecessity Of that
measure, treating it as all fair men must, al
military necessity, that no President do
ing his whole duty could have avoided.
The exhibition Of the progress Of tn
State in all that constitutes material pros
perity Is unexpectedly gratifying, and i
his many references thereto. the Governo
is asusua1 clear and emphatic. The 1engt1
of the document, occupying as 1t does
large share Of our space, forbids the nor.
lengthy comment in which We are temptee
to indulge We commend the Whole to ou'
readers as one Of the ablest, most lmportan
and interesting of the State papers to whicl
the history of our State has given birth
That it will excite furious rage and uu
measured denunciations on the part Of hi
political opponents, may be expected T
such compliments the Governor is accu:
toned
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: As'RAD As THEY DARE BE.

AS BAD As THEY OARE BE.
The animus displayed by the Copper
heads need not be the reason for surprise
among any who are aware Of the iM-con-
cealed hostility to the Government andthe
Union cause with which they set out when
the war began. The course Of the secesh
organ here Is Just what might have been
expected from the threat Of the man VINO
controls it, that, when: the Federal troops
should start South to put down the re-
bellion, he, among others, would open fire
mon their rear. The cause and conse'
quence are apparent. And it is apparent,
too, that tho reasonable intent which has
such manifestations now, will proceed tc
more violent and outrageous demonstra
tons just as soon as they may be safely
made.. Nothing but fear is the restraining
power to-day.
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it and its loyal supporters, for
the possession and enjoyment Of power,
they may as we'll begin now as at any
other time. we presume that the Govern
nent is ready.
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Tun BAnxs EuEp171oK.@-:7Tho Washington
Repuo.seaa states that the Banks expedition
WIS programme executed BY the gorern.
ment upon the fun knowledge and entirely IN
accordance with the views Of General Butler,
who is perfectly satisfied with the. now field
ct operations to which he has been assigned
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Tho Proclamation at Lnst-Lcgfs-
Great Wonk-Englfsfa Invcctivcs
against Et-StuHrt>K Last Ratd-The
I. Austrian Invention OF Paper from
Corn H|uAkx.
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~ The Evening Put says that Massachu-
s.tts provost guard have arrested 900 desert
7ers from regiments Of that State IN New York
4-,+ ~.
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B The Buell. Court Martial rc-conrencd
At Louisville yesterday.
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DANAaR TO TRKpERacKsBuRo.-T Rich.
mond papers estimate the damage to, Freae-
rieksburg, by the late bombardment, at
sI5o,oGo. :.
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;WKAT EAAxc1HA7IoH WILL Do.-A Wash
1ugton correspondent Of the New York Com.
nsereial asserts that letters from John Bright
,and other politicians haze been sent to the
President, declaring that n proclamation oi
emancipation will at once array Great Britain
with the Union. =
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tB The st. Louis Democrat says ''it is I'M
dcrstood that Secretary Seward prevented
Gen Fremont being assigned to an important
command, Of which the friends Of the Path
finder were confident short time sioce,''
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TotaI. ISa63,
The greater number Of our troops have been
called into the field before their regimentaa
were properly armed md clothed. To perf,ct
the records of he Adintant Generals ofacn.
to render reiief to The sick and wounded, and
to remedy man many crils complained Of I dis:
patched messengera to ne different ss@ps> s;.,;ps
~ ~ renort upou the condition Of our col
a;s+s = and also 10 render immediate service to
theu. The services rendered BY these ms4->
scugers was inyaluahle. IT..
;T ia q lamentabtc fact, that In every ssreae
battlc which has been fought many Toundea
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:. FROM VICKSBURG.

An Expedition mp the Ynzoo--Our
Boats Fired Up0n-The Residence
OF n. Rebel Colonel Destroyed
SherMan-LandInRo OF the Troops-A
Br1Ak Sktrm1sh-Thc First Days
Work.
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W Mrs. Edwin Forrest has again won her
suit before the New York Court Of Appeals.
And We suppose this ends the matter. Mrs.
F. is divorced from her husband, not only
from, bed and board, but from the bond Of
matrimony;',, ~: - 90 -. .. - -
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REBEL AND FEDERAL Losses DURING TuR
YrAR.-The reported losses. of the various
battles fought last yesr show an aggregate
rebel loss of 96, 400 IN killed, wounded and
prisoners, while the Federal loss was 1oS. .s19.
Estimates Of losses In battles Of which there
arc no reports Of casualties increase these fig
ures to 10s, ,7o7 for the rebel loss, and to 49,
$40 for the Federal loss
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!: - Tbs Washington papers announce that
the deficiency In the sum necessary to provide
the Christmas dinner for The soldiers has been
contributed, and all outstanding Claims have
been liduidated. 'c:' " :
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LIT. Col. Davis and the Twelfth
Illinois Cavalry.

We have from private sources, some par
ticulars Of the fight ut Dumf11es, Va, with
rebel cavalry force 2'ooo strong' and hye u
Founders, under the command Of 1ens' etua31
and Fitzhngh Lee. Ihe Union fofces as Oain-
fries was under the command OF COL Canoy
Of Ohio, who is reported to have done his
duty well, and most OF the lighting Was made
by the I2th Illinois cavalry, under the CON"
.mand Of 1t. Col. Davis. The attack was
made by the rebels with their guns, and kept
up for about two hours, they iring with great
rapidity, being replied to By the two guns on
our side, with no decisive result. The rebels
then changed their position, and the ground
being almost .impracticable for horse, both
| sides dismounted and sk11mished all the after
noon. The rebels, we are told, enlarged
twice down,a decl1yity with uncouth yeils, v
but it would have done your heart good tc
see the boys jump up and cheer and rush for
ward to meet them. They seemed to fir
T three times to the rebels's once, and the car
| biues rang SO spitefully, they looked in thell
yellow Jackets like d nest Of wasps stirred up
| They hardly made decent stand against ug
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British Steamer Ashore.
From the Boston Journal :.

A dispatch received at the Merchants' Ex-
change Room, states that the British steamer
Caledonia. Capt. Weston, from Glasgow ria
Portland for New York, Is ashore about hall
way between Peaked Hill Bars and Race
tRo1nt, Cape Coo, having run on during the
thick weather Wednesday night. :. She lies
about SIX hundred feet from the beach, and IL
heeled off shore. As soon as she was discoy-
from fhe shore to save lie crow. There IL a =
very heavy sea outside, ) 49,, :. >: )
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; An ArFRAT DETwEEN THE ESGL1sH. AND
AaER1cAS MINISTERS At Rio JAag1ao.-A
few days prior to the sailing Of the brig Tai
11lah from Rio dc Janciro. the English and
American Ministers had d private dispute at q
card paty. It is said that some hard words
passed between them, and the English, Min
lister limited That he would challenge his Amer
lean associate. The; American Minister inn
mediately turned The tables by sending q
challenge himself. The :Englishnan, as soon
MS he received the challenge, went on board
Of the British storcship for protection, aud
remained on board up to the time Of the sail.
| ing Of The Ta1lulah.
"BLusT."-At. the interview with Generals
IIindman and Marmaduke, utter the battle o.
Prairie Grove, Blunt was ready and brusque
| Hindman asked for an nrmistice Of thirt,
hours, which Blunt pcrenptorily: refused
adding that he "would fight the whole rebc
army with his Kansas regiments, in ten min
utes, If he wanted" General Hindman re
marked That, if. his army was whipped, b
(Hjndman) was not, to which came the blum
reply, " Well" pull off your linen, then, al.
you will see Major General whipped in les
than five minutes.'' i'--
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Illinois bank and Internal improve
ment stock, due after 1SG0. ...-.-..
Illinois internal Improvement stock,
due after 1870.
Illinois and Michigan Canal stock for
n G. R. R., due after 1850. @.......-.,
Internal improvement scrip, payable
at the pleasure Ct the STATE. .-.......
Liquidation bonds, payable after 1866
New Internal Improvement stock,
payable after 1910 1...................
Interest bonds Of July, 1877, paJsble
a4lef l6Ik.... - .......
Interest stock Of 1857, payable at tho
pleasure Of the State.
Three certificates fog a1resrs Of In
fefees-.-:
Refunded stock coupon bonds, tsec
Normal University bonds, due. after
16A9
Thornton loan bonds, due after17a9-
Balance canal claims, Thornton loan.
War bonde due after ($51, ,0Gj for rev.
enue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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T 4 bold attempt has already been made
by Governor Seymour to thrust out the pres
cnt Police Commissioners, and put the min.
ions Of Fernando Wood IN their places.
Charges 1nvc been trumped up to the effect
that the Police Commissioners have allowed
members Of the police to aid MS Provost Mar
shnls and Provost Marshal Guards, under the
authority Of the United States War Depart
mcnt. For this "cnormous offsnse" let us
sec If the new Governor Of: New York will
dare remove these men from their position. !.
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registered: .::.-.....-............,. 1877
Canal ectfp. -. ....s............. 10
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With the. State debt fund principal
and interest.
With the Illinois Central Railroad
ttnd-
Interest stock paid under Governors
proclamation, sinceJanuaya,1 1m1.
$3a,H0 B
M,140 %
1000 90

7 -. $tU.4QU ID
| The amount aud specifications Of the re-
naming debt on the 1et day OF December, 1862,
were as follows: '-=-'
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Illinois and Michigan 5,.5
Canal bonds, parable
In New ToEk. 81 ,eB, 100 90
Illinois and Michigan
Canal bonds, payable
iuL Lcudou. 1,T11,s2 g
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! For view of the condition and prospects
Of the Normal and Common schools. Of the
State, md Of the. invincible: arguments by
which. their maintenance and Improvement
are supported, you arc referred to the mag
te1ly report Of the Superintendent Of Public
Instruction. I. have examined that report
With profound interest and attention.: It re.
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road being north and south one, scemB to
have been much embarrassed By the block
receipts from the southern end Of the road,
and also from the fact that 1t has been, re-;
puired to afford military transportation to
| the United States ut one-third less than the
| arerage rate allowed to other roads. Two
| points of difference have arisen between the
President Of The company and the State au-
| tborities. The company claims the right to
| have audited agninst the State the sum Of
SIG, 1l90 08 for military transportation, partly
! ordered By the State authorities, They do
| not claim that this sum can be legally set of
against the seve. per 'centum gross proceeds
due to the State The President. ..disavows any
such claim. He claims, however; that the
| Uuited States refuses to pay this amount un-
| tN the Board Of Army Auditors have audited
the :claim against the State, ..as the accounts
of other roads hzye been audited. !.
On the other hand it has seemed to INC that,
| as By the terms Of the charter, the road was
s1to be free to the United states;" and, as the
company had entered into contract with the
! United States, as to terms Of transportation,
| and stipulated for compensation Tor rolling
stock, and additional expense incurred, grow
ing ont Of Increased demand upon the cspaci-
| ties Of the road, that the claim OF the road,
| for lis transportation account, vas properly
chargeable to the United States and not the
| State. have interposed no objection to the
Board of Auditors certifying to the perform
| a0cG OF Inc GEIF1EG uuQ lHE EOIIECLuE56 VI Liz
account, hut could not see that the State
/ should charge herself with the debt and walt
the pleasure Of the Government for :refm-
bnrsement. 1t is not clear that the: claim,
once audited against the State, would not be-
f.come legal set-off against the seven per cent
gross proceeds due the State. In such case,
The United States failing to reimburse in time,
the State would, to that amount, be unable to
| purchasefnterest paying State indebtedness,
10 which purpose the seven per cent1m Of
Of the gross proceeds Is to be specifically ap-
piled, as directed By the terms Of the charter
The other point Of difference, and now pend.
4 ing by friendly reference to the Supreme
Court, is this:: The President..o the company
claims the right to report, as the gross earn
ings Of the road, the amount received in cur
rency reduced to specie basis, or discount
equal to the difference in: the market yalue
between paper and specie: I cannot contro
vert the equity Of this claim, in SO far US the
company may have actually and necessarily
susaained loss IN paying out the currency o.
buying exchange, because The company cou1t
not be expected to refuse the common cur
rency Of the country in the payment fo
rms portatIon received by other roads AMI
becauEe, also. 50 far as currency wns received
that would be ttgross proceeds! Of .Whicl
seTen per ceDtum wou1d be due the State Il
cutrency, and not in specie without discount
But, while could not deny the equity. Of th
discount claimed, did not belieEc that, 40 y
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brow otJoye. =: -. !,
In rafoads Illinois is really the first, though,
nominay, tho second State In the Union. We
have ntw over 5000 miles Of railroads inter-
south, qst and west. Ten years since, We
possessd in all but ninety-tive miles within
The enttc limits Of the State. The cost Of
constitution Of all the railroad property In
the Stat, at that period, was but 81, ,4i0, ,507-
In 1S6q it was $1044 9a4 561- Probably the
historyM the world does not present such an
1nssanctof progress. We're It not for these
roads, TIC war, which closed up the Mlssls.
stssippiRver to our commerce, would have
roads n have been enabled to send forward
immena quantities: of agricultural products
to 1na1lat. Thus the roads and canal center
ing In Chicago delivered, in 1861, nearly 60, :
600, COO buehels' Of grain, CTS, 600 hogs, and
nearly G000 head of cattle. In 1867, ! learn
that thF will have delivered nearly n, 600 600
bushelsof grsin, 600 COG to 1,ooo, GOO Of hogs,
! II thecommerce Of other railroad centcrs
could b obtained, it would doubtless exhibit
an amolnt Of business done By all the rail-
roads II, thei State, which would very far eK-
coed TIL travel md traffic Of the Mississippi
river in Its palmiest days SO that we hare.
to Asoms extent, been compensated for the
loss Of That taayer by those Artificial and rivnl
means # communication, which are no doubt
destined, IN the progress Of civilization, to
1a1 channels Of commerce. Many Of our citi.
zens, and n portion Of the press of the State,
have complained Of the monopoly Of the com.
mcrcc Of our State, which the railroads hare
possessed since the closing Of the river. But
I do not see loW 1t could have been avoidsd.
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ssvun m mis- district He has originated the plan Of
sstting then work upon the abandoned farms vr
xina 10 this vicinity That portion of these abore who
are unable 70 perform field labor, including
females will be set at gardening. 1t Is expected that
chez win raise vegetables enough supply all the
within the reach OF Washington.
APPOINTMENTS.
Goodsi Buckingham has been appointed Acting
sSecond Comptroller OF the Treasury.
DIR. l.. c. Gum, Deputy Surveyor of the port of San
Francisco has been appointed Collector Customs for
Puget Sound District, Washington Territory vice Victor
Smith removed.
CAPTURE OF THE SCHOONER EMMA AMELIA.
The United States bark Roebuck captured on the I'd
INST while attempting the blockade at St. Andrews
Bay, Florida, the British schooner Emma Amelia OF
eignty five tons. loaded with wine -four. &C.
NAVAL rRiuMrHs IN LouIsIAsA.
The following despatch announcing the capture OF Fort
De Russey and Alexandria, been received from Ad
miral Porter
BELOW wARRESToS, Mny IA, 1868. I
Hon GIDEON wEiIRs. Sec etary Of the Navy
have the honor to In you that arrived OIL the
mouth Red river tho morning Of the +th inst
aud on the h possession Of Fort De Russey about
eight miles from the mouth
On tile evening Of the 9th took possession Of Alexan
dria without resistance.
General Banks arrived In Alexandria the evening Of
che 7th, and turned the city over 70 MIN.
TrffG f-r DAVID D. PORTER,
Acting Rear Admiral, commanding mississippi Squadron.
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Coroners' Inquests.

WOMAN PEArES TO DEIuI.-Coroner Wildsy held an
inquest yesterday at No. 100 East Twenty street
upon the body &C Margaret Barry, native q ireland
asei forty years, who her death from In urcs
received at the hands Of her husband Two the neigh
bors Harrison and Eza Fowler stated that Barry
habit OF beating deceased and maltroang her
In n shocking manner On Tuesday night he came nome
Intoxicated, and commenced kicking and beating the
happy woman from tho elects OF which sho expired the
following day Capt. Cameron had the
confined In tho Eighteenth precinct station house when
tho coroner arrived 20 hold tho inquest The jury
accelerated BY violence at tho hands Of her husband
James barry Coroner Widely committed the accused
TO the Tombs TO await the action Of the Grand Jury
FATAL ACCIDENT IN TIE BowRr.-william scboltz, 70
urrcd volunteer while riding horseback Bowery
Wednesday, fell to the pavement, and striking head
foremost. almost Instantly killed. Decreased was
under the influence 90 liquor tho time was
widey held IN inquest.
DRowSso Observation-Disclosures v. Sawyer, a child
fell into sink In tho Of No. $50 East Twenty Grst
street. yesterday and drowned before any
could be rendered. Coroner Ranncy held an inquest,
An unknown man, about forty years Of age was found
drowned q Pine street. The body was - Dc
composed that II was Dot recognizable.
The body OF an Unknown man, about thirty years 81
and ave feet seven inches n height found hat
ing IN ths water pev ~ East Tho body had
been the water about two months and very noch
An unsnown man. abou, thirty Eve year. old ard Two
feet nine inches high, was found NJ The Al pier Is
Fast river The body had been IN the about
weeks q roner Naumann bod an Inquest.
The body u walter Conrkiln, who hsd boon utss.
Ing from home tor some time past found Doe Ting
the North at the foot Watts street Coroner Nau
The body q an ankpown woman was found noai,sg IN
the North river near pier No. O. Coroner Bann@y
notified 10 hold al inquest.