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, 1863-04-23

There was q meeting Of the Uniop men and
women Of Sullivan, Moultrie County, on the
18th inst, Rev. Joel Knight was President,
and Joseph H. Everett, Secretary. John Lore,
James Eden and John 4. Fsccland were ap.
pointed a Committeeand reported series Of
excellent resolutions, among which were the
following:
Reso1rtd, That We indorse the prcsent Admins
tration In all its eo.ts to crush the rebellion that
Is now conyulslng our country from ceutre to cir
cumtetencc. and VIC will give to the President our
most cordial support.
Rtsolred, That we enter our scye,est protest
against any teachings that tend to separation Of
the Western from the Manufacturing States.
Retclttd, That We deprccate with feelings Of the
deepest regret, the sympathy that Is manifest to
come extent in our midst with this most vll1noue
rebellion, and tia. those who ask for or propose
peace, except on terms Of unconditional subrnts-
sion to the Constitution and laws arc traitorF.
HcsG{ted, That We who have sent our sons and
brothers into the army OF the United Statcs to put
down the most wicked rebellion ever recorded
upon the psgc Of history, do pledge our lives, our
sacred honor. and property to the maintenance
and support Of this righteous cause, until It's final
and triumphant SUCCESS
Reso'etd, That We send greeting to onr soldiers
ard that We cherish for them the most
ships and d, d. dangers SI they are 90 nobly
We hope the time will soon come when they viii
return, covered with never falling 1aure1s to enjoy
the peace and tho gratitude OF their fellow coun-
tryucu.
, 1863-04-23
Losses In the Russian Curn-
PaiEn.

4 writer In the Washington Chronicle con-
tends that It Americans know nothing Of mill
tary disasters" and proceeds to fortifg his
assertion By statement Of the losses suffered
by the French in the famous Russian cam
pajgu. The grand army Of invasion consisted
Of 3o1,87 men and 1o3.s54 horses. During
the short campaign Of nineteen weeks and two
days, the losses Of the French, purely MILL
tary, amounted to the enormous number Of
247, coo men and q, 900 horses! These statis-
tics are derived from official statements Of the
War O1llce Of Paris. But other French Ut
mics, besides that under the immediate COM
mand Of Bonaparte, entered Russia, and took
part in and prolonged the campaign. The
total force numbered e47,o00 men, of whom
100000 were combatants. The number Of
those who got out of Russia was S. 900. Tho
loss Of the French, then, during that brief
campaign Of twenty-five weeks, was five hun
dred and siSty-two thousand men and nine
hundred cauuon!
, 1863-04-23


Ali the majority claimed for Sherman by
his CopperAcad friends is found in the
yote Of the additions made to the city by
the last Legislature. -Four. hundred and
ninety-fye majority in Bridgeport 1fthe
Legislature had done a little more, and
taken the Penitentiary at Joliet into the
corporation, the Copparhcad majority
would have been larger still.
It is satisfaction to know that in Chi
cago as it was before the Legislature glued
these additions on, AIr. Sherman, elected
last year By about twelve hundred majority,
is beaten, and well beatcn-beaten in spite
of the large additional vote cast, 8 consid-
crable part Of which was Illegal and fraud
ulcut, desigredly so for Coppcrhead advan-
tace. And it is further satisfaction to be
able to say that, in the wards where
intelligence and refinement, educa-
ton, religion, Temperance, and all the
attributes OF virtuous citizenship, do most
abound, there h[r. Bryan found his strong
est support and largest majorities; and
that in the localities where whisky is the
most common drink, in the vicinity Of the
b1othcls and gambling-lells-down among
the debased and ignorant, the shoulder
hilters and rut1ians Of whatever yirulcncy
Of type, the rencgades Of all Chris
tendon, the pa1iahs Of all modern civ
lizaticn-thcre 1lr. Sherman's strength
was found. There his majorities
were piled up. We certainly
derive no satisfaction from contrast like
this; but it is due to the public, who Won
der how in this crisis in our country's his.
tory, the loyalty. Of Chicago could be IN.
true: Dir. Jefferson, that carly and nost
eminent Abo1itionist, said that great cities
were an cye-sore in the body polite. A
few more municipal elections will prove
that Chieagois no exception to the rule.
, 1863-04-23
The French-M Mexicnn Scheme,
Correspondence of the n. r Times.]

PARIS, Friday. April :, 1858.
Do you desire to know the definitiye pro-
gramne In Mexico: Here it is, as given to
me By well informed friends Of the Govern
ment. Afler defeating Juasez, some sort Of 4
Government, "by the national will, and aid
Of the FRENCH is to be instituted In his
place, but no matter for the present what this
Government may be, 80 that 1t is not Juarcz,
ard is favorable to the French. This acconl-
plished, France will demand OF the new Gov
eEnnent war indemnity, and the Government,
not being able to pay the indemnity, the
French will accept in payment the concession,
for an indefinite period, Of the right Of work
ing, Tor their exclusive profit, certain mines
Of the precious metals In Sonora and Chi
h,.ahua, md, moreover, they will exact from
the new Government commercial treaties oi
the most favorable character. In order to in
sure the faithful performance Of the contract
on the part Of the MeSicans, md to prevent
the commencement Of civil war in tho
country, the French will strongly garrison
With their own troops, as long as required,
fonr or five Of the most important strategic
points Of the country.
, 1863-04-23
Ul)itago Qril)n1tc*


Mr.. Bryan, though defeated, has lost
nothing Of his popularity By the ordeal
through which he has passed. Conducting
The canvass, SO fur as lie WAS concerned
therein, with perfcctE fairness and courtesy,
rebuking by his example the trickcry and
debauehery By which electors are some
times influenced, declaring all his opinions
without reservation, and concealing nothing
That any voter ought TO know, he has done
much 10 relieve OUT municipal politics Of
the cstigma which base practises have earned
In this he has done the public essential
service; and at some future day, the peo-
pie, upon whom qualities like these which
Alr. Bryan possesses are never lost, will be
sure, in some emergency, to call him to a
higher position than that Of which he has
Just been defraudcd. Ifhe was dcserTcdly
Falued rs . good citizen, on Monday last,
when all agreed that his election was sure,
he is doubly valued to-day when his cleo
tion is lest by his refusal to be dishonest
that he might attain power and place. Fol
such man, city like Chicago will moi
fail to find use.
, 1863-04-23

The report of the Committee on the State
If thr Co,1ntry. was made tn thc M. F. Cnn.
- ~ ooun s;o "s ~ a ~ ~ -. a. ~ % 1oh
inst. and IS as follovs.
407r' 7r, '~.AA - ~, - 4ee
=, hhereas, The Southern Rebellion, gigantic In
its proportions, End Euparasled IN its svcEednes5,
continues 10 lmpcrn the existence OF this Repub'
lie: and
aed not ony With tue cause Sc 81 ciTi 4 and issloas
lihcrty in the world. but also with the best inter
ests Of the kingdom OF Christ; for. 20 far as re
STD at'nment ] for The extension % and esabiahment M Of
that Kt1 gdom on the Garth: and
}1trea*, In a crisis like the present, It Is the
port Of cause 70 unspenkab1y important aud
glorious: therefore.
Rextartd, Tint, as members and ministers OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church within tue bounds OF
tho New York Annual Conference, We cheerfu,iy
renew our VOWS Of uucompromisns aud uueoudf-
tional loyalty to the United stztes Of ;.mcrica,
nationality we uTe proud to acknowledge, AMI re-
tolvcd, with the blessing Of heaven, to maintain
=. That IT is our duty, enforced alike by tho
Word Of God and our Book Of Discipline, to SUBJ
nit to cooperate with the regularly constituted
| people.
.. That while We do not deny but rather recog-
thc mcasnrcs @ and rolic1 Of The G9ycrament at the
| game tine we would counsel that in the present
critical condition Of public affairs, this right is to
prudence. @'' N0''@''''~'@' @''1''''' '''N
=. That the conduct Of those who, Influenced By
political at1lniiies, o. Southern sympathips. ana
administration and the Goyesnmen5, % throw item. en-
| selves in the path o! every warik mcasure il, in
onr view, eoye1t treason which has W the i ,nag- e
mir withnnt thc m msnlincss of fEnse WIN In ~ ~
ruyel ttrmscycs in o1cn hnstilfy to nnr lih.rtins
and s deserving Of onr steroest denunciation. and
our most dstermined onnoaitiona 81"
an1rf AMI nrart;c. viii +hn nrnr;nirs ~ Thr;
anity, With republican institutions with the peace
, 1863-04-23

HoRsEs.-The Richmond [Indiana) Ialladi-
sm says; 'The prices Of horses, as well IS
that Of almost any other commodity, has
largely advanced during the past few months.
Horses Of good size and condition were dull
talc six months ago at eighty-fiYe to 4 hund-
red dollars. Now the same quality Of stock
Is in demand at prices ranging from forty to
two hundred dollars. At = recent auction
sale In this county, an ordinary good farm
horse, thirteen years old, brought ono hund-
red and forty dollars cash.
, 1863-04-23
TEE RIGHT OF SEaRCH,

Loiu 'onn nusse1 1las oe1'eseo . very
=, .nlporlaul OPINION respecting Tue 11sne ol
&' oose'nanen' VI Tue on1'eo otates 10
eei@e of'usn vessels suspected OF carrying
Eont1apano OF war 1os inc rebels. Lie has
decided That the right IS absolute in all
cases where vessels are reasonably sus-
7xefod Of being engaged in such traffic, or
Shall attempt to touch at, or have IN in
te1mediate, or contingent destination TO-,
Some bloclzaded port or place"
His lordsh;p says that Her braies.y's
Government cannot, without violating the
rules Of international law, claim for British
vessels navigating between Great Britain
and these places any general exemption
from thc bclligcrcnt right Of visitation By
the cruisers Of the United States-nor can
thy prpcced 1lron any general assumption
t1at pessek moy not 80 act as to render their
copture anfM and justiGabte.
For, he adds, nothing is more common
than for those who contemplate breach
Of blockade, or the carriage OF contfapana,
to disguise their purpose by simulated
destination, and By deceptive papers; and
the situation Of the ports on the coast Of
Mexico with reference to the Confederate
States Is such as to make it not only posi-
DC oa. N many cases probable, that IN
, 1863-04-23

74A AA" SHA6A.sA1s
VIII some more learned than we in mill
tary affairs, explain how it is that, since
the war began, there has been no concert
ed and Simultaneous movement Of all our
forces upon the enemy's works why, at
this writing, Grant is not pushing forward,
in conjunction with Rosecrnns, and why
Burnside docs not turn his face toward
East Tennessee, while 10 Hooker threat
ems Richmond, Banks assails Port Hudson,
and Foster and Hunter strike at what's be-
fore them? Why should not Burnside in
augurate the movement by leading forty
thousand men through Cumberland Gap
and falling upon Knoxville, and if possible,
cutting off the communications between
Chattanooga and Richmond? What stra-
tegica1 insanity and fatuity is it that makes
our armies, like team Of unequal horses
while one pulls with all his might, the
other flies back to his base, botl. accom-
plishing nothing? There is perfect COM
munication between 1icksbu1g and the
rebel camp at Tul1ahoma; between
Richmond and Charleston. The enemy
moves in circuit. and, like revolving
battery: can always present his heaviest
metal to the point most exposed; hence as
long US We fight in January at Alurfrees-
boro, and in April at Charleston, making,
meanwhile, no imposing or violent demon
Etration upon Vicksburg or Richmond, he
can always outnumber US in every field.
Does any man suppose that when General
Hunter Threatened the Charleston batteries
in the rear, with his land forces, he would
have been met, when advancing with his
handful Of veterans, by the scyenty-tiye
thousand men that were dispatched from
Richmond to destroy him, if Hooker had
been ready to march upon Gordonsville
and besicge the rebel capital; or, Is it be-
Ieyed that sixty thousand rebel troops
would be mnsEed ut Vicksburg, if Rose.
Grams were ordered to advance simultane-
ously with the others and seek q fight
wherever he could find it2 Despite the
confident assertion Of Parson Brownlow,
TTc believe that the rebel force is far smaller
than our own; but always forcwarned OF
danger which has never yet threatened two
places at once, they have had opportunity
to do the work Of double their numbers.
I've have attacked, IS Mcclellan did at
Antietam. in detail; the enemy has dc.
Tended in masses. We know what results
have been attained. Isit not time that there
was some concert Of acion-some compre
hensiee plan By which all the enemy car
be employed. Is there no man in tht
nation, capable Of forming and carrying
out such plan, whom the President cal
call to his side.
, 1863-04-23

E A writer In the Philadelphia Press re-
calls the statement made at the time Of the
Trent dispute, that if Capt. Wilkes had seized
the vessel as we'll as the rebel ambassadors,
the act would have been legal. In this case
Wilkes has at least avoided his former error;
and if any Of the persons and things found
upon the Petcrloff were really contraband,
that point certainly cannot be made By the
British claimants.
, 1863-04-23

4 very pretty piece Of rascality has recently
been brought to light in New Yorl, in which
Henry Wood-broihcr Of Fernando and Ben
figures, and which clearly demonstrates that
be is one Of 'en. James Lynch, the sheriffof
New York, in order TO reward The Wood fam
ily for their aid in securing his election, ap-
pointed Henry "Sherif's Auctioneer," 4 po-
6ition entirely unknown to luw or precedent.
For this service he was allowed to charge 10
Per cent. over and above the legitimate fees
Of the Sheriff, which OF course must come out
Of the pocket Of the poor debtor. The Sher-
if, when he levied on goods sent them to the
auctioneer to be sold By that bogus function.
ary, who would pocket the 10 per cent. Wood
knew he had C. "blg thing,'' and SO he spccu-
lated on It,. One Hertz, IN auctioneer offered
him IS, coo bonus and half the profits for the
job, which was accepted. Afterwards get
ting into row with the Woods, tho
Sheriff withdrew his patronage, lear-
ing hertz out in the cold. Hertz finding
himself badly s'sold" commenced legal
proceedings for the recovery Of his bonus
money, DC. This opened the whole inlquitous
affair to the light, and resulted in spreading
before the public the vil1ainous details given
in the New York papers, or In such Of them,
at least, as we're not deferred by political con-
sidcrations and fear Of Fernando Wood.
Here is a gang Of harpies preying on cred
i1or and debtor By most deliberate system
Of robbery, md We-rcgret to add that the New
York bar must hare been acquainted with all
the facts, and tacltly sanctioned the proceed.
lngs Of the Sheriff and his coadjutors. Is it
possible that the profession Of the Law has be-
come SO degraded in the city OF New York as
to justify such remark as this In = leading
New Iork journal: t'The tendency Of our dny
is certainly to convert noble profession to q
trade, In which every practitioner gives the
smallest possible quantity Of labor for the
largest possible amount Of money, and VIC can
only say that nhen the law becomes o trade,
1t is one Of the most knayish and demoralizing
tr4f7rs in eyistenne u
, 1863-04-23

En1rous or TIE Tn1nESE:-Thc folloTius e1-
from niS 81 N s5as o
the Goth inst:
aay Two haa s,afs S,sn aa the sa
one Til IT being sustained, Ae was hotS .,!: enu IL
yncct TINT there ',rs re S2nsc n, MS n,s
ee.snmstance 1 couyinces Us that lis o2ao-sion to
Mr. Wager is uu:rlcntlng, pr. Cio@cs sas applied
1o H. q S,It T., and cons"nfeti to do .o The an
ntu1,crn1r,.t rs EnLc. Dut tho fact in some way
reach. the ears Of thu lncu's! !tor and he issutda
iitnu that no member OF tho Court should pre- lch
at dta, hf' A'eS' parish DA''' Luis '''' "N 4>'N
In this statement your reporter has done Bishop
Whltehors. injaEtlec: It IL true th:t nids % m
III The ChrEelt Of tho Holy Communo. Oh S.!tur-
day last, aud subsequently, upon reflection, de-
clrcd. NY reason fos declining Was, that it did
NIT appear proper fer me, one OF the assessoss
in the tral OF A1r Hager, 10 o1ciatc il his Church
during the progress OF the trial.
Bishop WhiteEouac Issued no "dictum,' = and Is
not responsible for any decision.
Joliet, April ~, 1868
The information, as published, was receiy-
cd from source deemed perfectly reliable.
The Bishop certainly suggested the impropri-
| ety Of any one connected with the Court,
| preaching at Mr.: Hager's Church during the
| progress Of the trial, and after conversation
on the subject, participated in By the Court
and attorneys. Dr., Glover declined, but his
| change Of mind vas not made known
| to tile warden with whom DR.. G. made thc en-
gagemen*, as he was at the depot with q car
! rage, to receive DR.. Clover at the specified
time; and he knowing nothing Of the change
| till nearly ten O'Clock Saturday night, when
other arrangements we're made.
, 1863-04-23

t% The Noble County {Indiana) Herad
says the wheat crop thereabouts looks re-
markably well this spring, and the indications
are that unless something befalls II unusual,
there will be heavy yield the coming bar
vest. The winter, although it was unusually
open, cid not ipjure the crop, as it frequently
does. Our farmers mny confidently look
forward to q large crop to repay them for
their lahnr
, 1863-04-23

E Paul Bentley, the prisoner who Was
taken at Helena, Ark, with Mrs. jeff Thomp-
eou and Mrs. Calhoun to be sent across the
lines, was recognized BY Gen. Prentiss as be-
Ing Confederate officer, from Atlanta Ga,
and the General ordered him back. Ho Is
guarded at tic Everett House, st. Louis,
where he awaits trial.
, 1863-04-23

ouesting Lord Russell 10 inform them
whether British ships had a right to trade
with the Mexican port Of Mctamoras,
without being subjected to visitation by
United States vessels. They Ind, Of
course, this right, as Lord Russell told
them, Il they were bona fide traders, and
not contrabands. But the right Of testing
whether they were traders or contrabands,
rested clearly with The Federal Govern
1oent; aud lis lordslip concludes his an
swer 10 the merchants with this emphatic
and remarkable declaration: =,
Her 1fcjc'ty's Government cannot, upon er
Iarie statements, deny TIC beQgerents in this trar
TIC tJerei~ cf these rights tshich, il all 'r'rs IN
E}.ict Grtdt Britain has been concerned, ate has
claimed hfrsflf to f1fTti:e.
, 1863-04-23
TEE TRUE nnTT1sI SENTIMENT.


Our Consul at Bristol, England, is 2.
Eastman, Esq, Of this city, we'll known to
multitudes Of our Illinois readers, as an old
editor, and member of the "Old Guard Of
abolitionists, who were not ashamed to
hate slavery for its evils per sc years before
its aggressiyeness made its destruction by
the people work Of selfpreservation. Mr.
Eastman is well located, and excellentlY
well calculated to get true view Of the
British mind. In q recent private letter
from him to a gentleman in this city, he
says:
"Public feeling is in much better state here than
i. has been. Bristol had great mcetsns and sent
An address to Mr. Lincoln. There will be no trou.
bic with the English Government, The best friends
w4 hare are In this country"
, 1863-04-23

- Hon. ". N. Cook, whom the Rich-'
1nond papers say represented the st. Louis:
{A1o.} District in the rebel Congress, died at
Petersburg, Va, on the 18th inst Ha leaves
a widow and seven children, now residing in
| St. Louis
, 1863-04-23

The Conduct of the Common Schools
In ORyton-The Buttcrnut Patriots
Cutting Eagle Buttons from Boys
Caps, and Pulling Tri.color Koscttcs
from Girls Hnlr, Because they are
, 1863-04-23

LADIES' UNION IEAaUE.-Ladies are form
ing Union Leagues all over the country It
Is stated TINT where they have been in opera
ton for any length Of time, their influence is
yery marked ind beneAcent. Will not some
Of the Chicago Indies moro in the matter?
Who will start league?
, 1863-04-23

~ Tic Springfield Journal says 1t is ru,
moced that certain inscriptions and malig-
nant partisans were OIL Monday husily engag-
cd lahoring with the sheriff Of Sangamon
county in the effort to secure such manipula.
tion Of the Grand or Petit Jurors, OR both, at
the present term Of the Circuit Court, as may
have bearing upon certain business which il
is anticipated may be brought before them.
If this be true, the rascals engaged in II
should be exposed to the public scorn.
DE47H OF Col. H1LpEpRASD.-Col.N Nilde
brand, Of the 18th bhio Volunteers, who has
been In command at the Old Penitentiary al
Alton for several months past, died in that
city on Saturday, utter lingering Illness. Ills
disease was pneumonia Colonel Hildebrand
was from Marietta, Ohio, whittier his body has
been sent.
, 1863-04-23

ACCOUNTED FoR.-The New Haven Register
Gays that the Federal repu'se at Charleston
was owing to tle defeat Of the Copperhead
Democracy Of Connecticut,
, 1863-04-23
AL0NDON REBEL PAPER.

The London -Army and Navy Gazette
comes to the rescue Of the Federal Gov
ernment against certain rebel paper pub
Ishcd in that city, which crows Justify
over the 1umor that officers Of d negro reg
i1nent in Florida had been taken By the
Confedcrates and ordered to be shot forth
with like dogs, and without trial. The
rebel paper only regretted that powder and
ball should be dishonored by having such
dirty work to do, and thought, no doubt,
that pinccrs and thumb-scrcvs, and the
rack, and ricce-mcal sundering Of the
limbs from the body, would he q more
Christian and civilized punishment for
men guilty Of an attempt to incite an in
fe1ior race to insurIection."
The Gazette is naturally enough shocked
at this Un-English proposal, and there
upon takes occasion to observe that the
American rebels cannot understand the
feelings Of England in regard to the war,
and that no sympathy with such bloody.
minded schemes of vcngeance-so utterly
inhuman, or worthy only Of Minnesota
eayages, would ever be found in that coun-
try. Nay more, the writer afirms, what
all the world knows, that the uprising Of a
portion Of an encmy's subjects, inlezicr, OF
superior in race, is desirable object to ef-
feet; and quite legitimate operation Of
war; adding that if Great Britain were
engaged in war with France, nothing
would be more natural than for France to
excite Hindoo, Mfussulmcn and Arab to
revolt; and nothing more monstrous than
to treat officers engaged in that service
otherwise than as men conducting lcgiti
mate operation. 1t is q necessary evil Of
war, says the same writer, in which scryilc
insurrection may be invoked by an invader
to increase the ordinary horrors and
calamities Of hostile occupation. The
Southern rebels must carry the whole
weight Of slavery on their shoulders in
peace, or in war 1ns11rrection is an acci-
dent and contingent Of any war in which
Z State Of shareholders engages; and the
officers who develop it are as free from any
act Of vengeance or retaliation as those whe
fight On the decks Of their ships, or in tA'
lines Of their regiments. So the rebe
London paper took no!hing by its motion
, 1863-04-23
LATER E1rOna EUROPE.

Lord palmerston on American Affairs
NImportsnx Declarations. on Nom
-Snrpcctcd British Vessels May ESQ
uvcrMuulcd.