Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-01-26

Hence, We s'e in favor Of making
our selections !or State candidates and
delegates some time in May or during the
month Of june. al the furtherest.
There is no time to be lost On prelimina
ries. Lot James @. Allen, James Robin
son, Samuel Bnckmaster or any other
s5una Dedloorat be nominated for G otern-
or and the people will bav, nucleus
around which torally and dispel the fall
lacies of AboIitionism.
RB~ The New York Commercial, Re
publican paper. says:
| The vast debtor interest of the country
has been gradually absorbed by the gov
erument who is now the great debtor
and tits tho popularity of the government
as debtor that it discharges its debts n
other debts on the principle of the Irish
gentleman who gave bis tailor note at
six months, ard exclaimed, "We!l thank
Cd that's paid !"
The greatest good TO the greatest mum.
her is the only exalted motive of sction -
Joliet Republican,
This does not tally with the policy of this
Loyal League Administration, which de-
clares that eight millions white people
shall be ex!eyminated and their ntry
devastated that four millions of negroe
slaves be emaRcipated and turned Loose to
roam over the country and die of starva-
ton.
CAPT. D. O'C Nm R.-It affjrds us Plea
sure to inlu7n;Bur readers that this gals
laut yourg officer, wha, for the past four
weeks. has been under the hosritatle care
of his brother. p O'Cguror. of this city,
and his kind lady, is so far recovered as
to walk ont. His wounds have healed
rapidly, and he begins to talk about re-
turning to his regiment. All accounts from
the battlefield agree that be performed
the part of 3 good officer and brave So.
der. .--- .
E9r A DIRK, named joseph Challen en-
ployei ia Browns drug store. was. mis-
sing afew. mornings since On examina.
ton it was discovered that he had taken
Sl20 in money ana valuable gold chain
belonging to bis emYl,yer. lie is an Eng
diahmau, thick set, light complexion and
was slightly cross eyed. A liberal reward
will be paid for his arrest
s@:Tbe French Government claims of
of the United States the sum Of sixty-two
million Of .dylars, as damages sustained
by the French citizens during the war
Add Napoleon furthermore insists that
this amount must be paid in full When
this war is over what nice little bill of
costs will greet the vision of us all inelud--
| ing the deciples Of John Brown and the
| preacher Beecher.
B@g'PFentice asks: How many of the
hundreds of thousands of able~bodied men,
who have just voted that the rebellion must
be put down. meant to vote that. they
would 60 and help put it DOWN. And bow
many meant to vote that the whole work
mustbe done by other people?
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B2s~The rebels strike directly at the
Union, and thus strike the constitution:
the Ab6litionists strike directly at the con-
st.trtioo. and thus strike the Uuiou. The
permanent suceess of either the Abolition.
lists or the rebels, would involve the total
destruction Of both the Union aud cons;i
tuition,
B3-Capt. L3gau's company is nearly
filed. But ten or fifteen more men are
wanted to fill up, the, ranks. Therefore,
those wishing to enlist in. this splendid
company will have to hurry up. sa3
Is RG~ The Portland Press is indignantsat
the proposition to exchange Neal Dow for
the thirteen pianos heis alleged to have
sent home from New Orleans.
FIRrMAN's BALL.-The Fire Department
of this city VIII give a Ball, at Young's
Hall, Friday evening 18th inst. Tickets
one dollar. All who join 10 the entertain.
ucns Of dancing are Invited to attend.
BAND CoNcERr.-TheJ Joliet Correct Band
wilt give a concert 10 Yeuug's Hall, to-
morrow evening Ga aceoupt Of the un
favorable weather the CONCERT given Sy4he
band Hast month was SHINY attended, hence
the. proposition to repeat The band is
credit to the city, and tits hoped that every
citizen who caniaford it will buy ticket
whether they attend the concert or not.
It appears that New York State has sent
OF during the past year seventy thousaud
volunteers, while Ouly two thousand five
hundred men were taken away by the
draft. All over that number secured we're
substitutes. a'a $50
Senator Grimes, Of Iowa, has been re.
elected By the legislature Of that state to
the United States for the term of six years
from the fourth of March next,