, 1864-12-15

slant, while write, there are numbers OF
them huddled together In the cold air, down
by the Madison depot, and the cries Of the
children are enough to freeze ones blood.
These have lost their oil through devotion 70
the Union, and they come. as they belieye, TO
the la1ge.heastcd and free-handed North,
swhe1e there is breai enough and to Spare"
and 10, they periEn with hunger. The
churches and all Christian people are
doing much; but can no means be devised
rho, while growing rich ont Of the needs Of
the land, never SO much as enter the church
portals?
Oh that gamblers, Jews, stock brokers,
horse dealers and contractors might be made
to pay at least half their profits into the char
remember that ''hc who giveth unto the poor
lendeth unto the Lord"
The enrolment lists arc under process Of
thorough revision. Gen. Pitcher, Provost
Marshal General Of the State, is determined
to get the rolls as nearly correct as possible,
vost Marshals accordingly. In this he is ably
seconded by Adjutant General Terrell, (not
day, in a dispatch.l
The proclamation Of Mayor Caven, as to the
danger Of The city's being destroyed By rebel
pi.t. Thepolice force has been nearly doubled,
and every prccaution is being taken to pre-
yent any such undertaking. Dor.
Campaign Work.
The statement is going about in the news
sional Committee distributed about four mil
lion documents during the Inst campaign.
This must be an underestimate, II circulars,
handbi1ls, newspapers, &c, are included:
Certainly no organization ever before. sent
out out 50 many pages Of matter IN 50 sho!t
their ten weeks ofactivc work. Senator Bar
Ian and Representative Washburne were the
leading members Of the committe Mr.
Horace White, now one Of the editors aud
proprietors Of the Chicago Daily TRIBUNE,
was the committees first secretary, and very
materially aided In planning and organizing
for the campaign. When business engage
ments called HIM West, Mr.. D. N. Cooley, Of
Iowa, vas made Secretary, and he proved
both capable and efbrient. Tho country will
bear witness that the quantity Of matter dis
tributed BY the committee, was, also, Of an
unusually high character, compared with
that sent out BY parties eight, or even four
years ago.
There was one man largely concerned In
this campaign duty who worked so quietly
labor had material effect upon the result.
It was George T. Brown, Esq, Sergeant-at~
Arms Of the Senate. The business Of sending
documents to the army was wholly entrusted
to him, and nearly every regiment In the Ser
*rice can bear testimony how we'll he executed
the trust. The work involved tedious aud
arduors journeys to the Army Of the Potomac
and the Army Of the Cumberland, careful in
quiIy, wise observation, quick Judgment, un~
weatied endcavor. jndlcious selection Of
agents. In round numbers here are the fig
1trcs OF his work: To the Army Of the Poto-
mac, 200, 600 documents; Army Of the Cum
berland, 100, ,000; forces on.the coast, 81, ,003
forces inE the Valley, 5000; forces west Of
the Mississippi, 100, 90 forces in the Depart
mint of tho Gull, $1,000; forces near the
1iser, 5000. To this aggregate OF about
Goo 900 may be added l50, 900 Ior handbi1ls,
newspapers, SC. In the work he was much
| aided by MIR. il. r. Gormnn, Postmaster ofthc
Senate It Is believed that at least 700, coo of
| these documents vera actually distributed.
| One lot of 40, 600 is yet on the way somewhere
between here aud St. Louis. or those reach
| ing thai city not Ill were distributed to the
army west Of the river, the disturbed condi-
titn OF Kansas and Missouri consequent upon
| Price's invasion preventing access TO all our
troops. Some thousands Of the documents
were, therefore, distributed in Southern ILL
nois. Particularly were they distributed In
the Alton Congressional district 3fr. Browns
former home and with such effect that the
opposition majority Of {, 500 was not only
overcome, but for the first time the district
elected Union member. Mr.. Browns graft
tic1tion at this result is doubtless some re-
colnpense for his weeks Of hard labor
| noAing1on Cor. Boaon 4d~7tiser.