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8 A subscriber sends Us copy Of the
Rock Island d,yu, Of Feb. Sd, continuing
the following, and asks If tho CHICAGO
TRIBUNE eycr used such language: or course
it did not
The Vat between the State and National Banks IA
gradually rirenlng. 4he American Exchange BANK.
9t fhis $, ci;y h.. opened he ba ac iassraeted
oas LIZ 81 h'e he!sh If. sf s a rs
appearance In small nmoants.-[Ncw YORK Paper.
One Of the grand designs of the National Bank
system te to Ernsp n the hanG5 OF the Federal Gov
esnmeLt the whole money power Of the country,
as It waa formerly held by the United States Bang
syEtem Is eseertl1l to the sncceas or this sys-
ten that the ssase banks should be crushed, nd
Inc State ba1ks understand that the crushing pro-
ccss IL to be attempted upon them; hence the ac-
tipn OF the AmcHczr Exchange IN New York
We shai nce directly that resistance to this pro.
ecss by the State banks will be pronounced '*die-
loraty." Indeed, an cmiseary Of the treasury de-
aofk, did pronounce such resistance ."disloyslty'
AeTettheiees. the State banks will 1esist and ii
they be properly supported by the pcopla sill III
Emrh; aud the triumph will be triumph Of State
rights orer Federal centralism and usurpatIou.-
Chicago as114ne.
We can hardly fmagtne the motive that in
Guced the seccsh A'yu* man to perpctratc
this scuEEy forgery on the Tn1RuSE. As the
words ascribcd to this paper reflects his own
and The coppcrhead views generally, Why
did he not father 1t as editorial, OF If be clip
Fed 1t from eome copperhca1 print why was
1t not credited correctly: Tint fellow Dan
forth Is dirty, sncaking cur, rs we'll as' a
very mean copperhead.
, 1864-02-08

Leaving balance under the last cali OF
,4o9 instcad Of nineteen thousand seven hun
daed aud scVenty-nfne 10, ,779.)
There yet remains an unadfusted
c1a!m Of the State Of three thousand two
hundred and sixty-four 6, ,2G4) for volunteers
furnished prior to the first of last October.
The officers Of the War Department have cor
daily co.operated with me in arriving at q
satisfactory adjustment Of differences, and 1
am under special obligations to Major Tlom-
as N. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General at
washington, for bis prompt assistance In en-
deavorirg to do full }ustice to the State. 1
have, therefore, no doubt, but the abore
three thousand two hundred and si1ty-fnur
l5,264) will soon be placed to our credit,
Without, however, including this last num-
ber, and exclusive of our old regiments, most
Of whom have re-en1isted as veterans, I am
happy to inform you that from muster rolls
returned to This office aince the last call, it is
certain, beyond all doubt that on the frat
DAY Of last month onr quota IVES moro thnu
hlled by enlistments made prior to that date
!. as you, tic Goycrnor,] were absentat the
time thereafter, felt very greatly embarrass-
ed concerning the policy Which should be
adopted under that c:lll. My records showed
over fourteen thousand moro than tho War
Departme ent Ind placed to our credit; IN nd-
jastment With Missouri had not been com
pleted, and no reliable estimate could be
made with counties until the general balance
against the Stato could be substantially de-
ter1nined. According to my books forty.
seven counties lad furnished their quotas
on all calle, Including the ca]I of Oct. 18th.
mid tilty-tive were behind A part Of the lat.
ter, however, would be relieved from the de-
, 1864-02-08

Mysterious and Melancholy metamor.
phosfs.
From the T1ie Of the 18th Of January1

Some years ggo-not more than two. or, at
the outside, three-thc world was startled by
the sudden appearance in the New HemiE-
phcrc Of q numerous and very warlikc people.
They we're from ffye to eight millions strong,
occup1ed vast and exceedingly fertile terri
tory, and at the time we're enguged in a bloody
WaT against 4 people three times as numcr-
dtucc
The. asserted that they were of different
type and better racs than tho people against
whom they were waring, aud with whom they
had once lived in common. They declared
tlat they were homogeneous, while their enc
mics were heterogeneous. They styled them
selves the clivalry of the nineteenth century,
aud siigmatizc1 their foes as peddlars. They
were noral and religious; their late p,rtnera
immoral and tanatica1. They were truthful
md honest; the Yankees flor SO their enemies
were ca}1cd) were liars from the womb and
cheats by profession.
Strange to say, this new and heroic ruce,
"hicl gave such brilliant promise, has dis.
appeared MS suddenly Is It appeared; and by
metapborphosih unparalleled In the pages
OF fiction, given way to people every whit rs
Dad, II no worse, than the Yankee. II re-
cent issues Of the same dingy newspapers
which three ycars ago breathed so defiant q
may be trusted, the once noble population Of
the South has become utterly extinct. Patriot
ism 1s dead; corruption and fraud stalk in
nigh places; the finances arc in ruins; food is
nearly exhausted; cxtortion and speculation
rule supreme; not particle Of statesmauship
Is display ed; Congress has gone mad; civil
liberty Is threatened at the hands Of the
friends Of the Chief Magistratc; civil ability
has per1shed; military talent is rapidly win
ming; and, what is w0rse than all, the people
are heeruaging food and clothing TO their sons
who are fighting, and have given themselves
, 1864-02-08

The rebels arc In euch 4 tix, as our reader
hase already perceived by the perusal of th.
sayings Of their leading papers, appearing Il
our column Of " Political" that it REQUIRE:
several columns to set forth their dilemma, te
/ say nothing Of my mode of relief from it
Their case seems to stand thus:
fled It ' '''' 'ANn''
2. Unless they increase their army they art
whipped. -
8. Unless tho press speaks out their liber'
lies arc gone
4. II tie press speaks ont their Government
will be gone.
S. Unless they draft the whole population
they must surrender
6. II they DRAFT the whole population they
must starTe
!. Unless they recover East Tennessee they
can get no esltpetrc,
q Il they undertake to recover East Ten
leseee, theE viii get more ea1tpctrc than they
.. Unless they free the negroes they've
nothing left 10 fight with
1o lfthey free negroes they We nothing lca
Il Ever since the rebellion begun negroes
hare been falling.
II. Nevertheless, their greatest fear now
is, lest the negroes should Iise.
1S. Unless JEFF Davis reptdiates his pres.
ent debts, he can't borrow from anybodY,t
II. II he repudiates, nobody Will lend to
him.
is. If he impresscs food he turns the land
into desert
1G. Unless he impreeses food he turns his
men into dcsertcrs.
II. They emit succeed In the war uatil they
have got The mems Of building railroads.
is. They can't get the mems Of building
railroads.
19. II they fight they lose the day
20 Unless they fight they loss every day.
vixen we talked about getting The IN snto the
folds of the anaconda. Having noted In the
endowment Of sevcral vices for long time,
We I'LL soc how thtY feel In rioe
, 1864-02-08
Eent-Archblshop Purcc1I.s Letter to
His D10ce6e-Pope Pius-The Union
and Slavery

an1 Slavery
We make the following extracts from the
letter Of Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati,
to the clergy and 1aity Of his Diocese, on the
subject Of the approaching sermon. Of Lent +:
JouN BArT1sFE, by the grace Of God, and the
1 ee aey sSe n 1 c
health, pesce, and benediction from God the
Father. through Jesas Christ o9r Lord. and the
BE1ovm s BRET BaETunEs ~ AND MO Gm1nnEy n % N COD: =
1ftens Of thousands Of our Catholic brethren hare
falen In the from. ranks Of the National ar,nes at
ss1g a5
Union, sure,y ne can unite with the Vicar Of
Christ, undeterred by what frieud or toe may gay
eeechine lie Almighty God to inspire lie coatcnd-
Ing hosts and their rulers, North and South, with
The desire OF peacs : + Is worthy the noble
great county. Int yesterday united, aud therefore
prosperous a3d powerful, may put back the sword
Into the scabbard. and enjoy in honorable and un-
poured npoa it nore sbundaatly "I than ON On any my
IN an audience Of three.qaartera Of an hour,
f al f' t Soesss s. ~so I'd
seminary 1a France With some Of his beloved tel-
loE.s1udsnts, to to1n the Pspal Zonaves. and who
:ajn the territorial integrity Of the States Of the
Church. 20 would hs willingly die TO defend tie
integrity Of the Union, and assured him OF his
fIAEtIE 4uft u LIE pEupaE Auu LQH i0F6f1nGnt OF
the North. AT the same time, the Sovereign Pom
tit coutded to his care autograph letter 10. us
douhees, as IN instances Of the lettcra to the
Archbishop Of New Orleans and the lato lamented
A.ehbiehep Of New Yerk, 70 urge us TO ase our
lest efforts IN the interests Of peace. We hsyanos
received this letter. But ycn are our Witnesses,
that while We 50 With our whole ,heart and eoui
fer Tie maintenance Of tie Orion and tia dsolition
n fldrnY-a Ginsf neither Of uhtch doks Ms Su-
rremc Hnli6 Of EhTsstendo77a utter sin7ls cord
VIC have emitted no opportunity in our visits to
or churches, IN the administration Of confirms
ton, in cur public prayers, morning and afternoon
in our Cathedral, to c1hort our beloved children
10 unite with ua In supp11cattons for peace
Septusgesima Sunday, 1854.
tJoax D. PURCELL,
Archbishop Of Cincinnati
The italics In the above aro those Of tic
Archbishop. Our extracts are precisely Is
printed By tho Catholic Telegraph,
, 1864-02-08


B The copperheaa organ Is In the habit
cf calling this paper the .spoor old abolition
concern" "Abolition'' and "conccrn''
Lave each defnite meaning. VIC arc Ger
tainly In favor Of abo]ishing slavery in every
insurgcnt etate, and Of abohshing the rebel
confederacy also, against both Of which the
copperhead print stands opposed. "Con.
cern' is one Of the terms used to designate
newspaper. It may be called a paper, Jour.
nal. pEess, print, sheet, establishment, oreau
or concern. An abolition concern is one Woy
Of saying m !" anti-slayery newspaper or, an
unconditional Union journal.' But the
prefix "poor olf' is the puzzle. What docs
1t mcans It is certainly not witty, sensible
or applicable.
II q newspaper has nge, 1t is considered by
publishers to add to Its value. The older the
better. The TRIBUNE is scarcely seventeen
.ca1s old, ind VIC wish it were twice seven
teen. It is hardly consistent with the truth
10 call it "poor." It is not rich, get It Is en-.
tirely self:eupporting. It owes NO man any
thing, and Its earnings arc satisfactory to its
proprietors; and If offered for sale, It would
bring fully dozen times as much as tho print
that calls 1t "poor." We have no special
objection to the designation applied to it by
the copperhead organ, except the clumsfness,
stupidity and innccuracy ofthc term. On
demurrer two Of the ndjectives would be
stricken OF for susplusase.
When we have occasion to refer to that
sheet, we give it descriptive title, some
thing that conports with its character. for
example: the "Jeff Davis Chicago organ"
or >" Illinois mouth-piece Of Val1andigham,"
which, practically, is the same thing, or the
~hre-in.the-rear'' concern, or simply the
copperhead organ. Each of these are cor.
1e!ative and truthful terms. It has not tie
h:rdfhood to dispute or repudIate either Of
them. We never apply such silly terms Is
''poor old'' or "poor young'' copperheai
concern Accuracy OF language, my boz;
click to accuracy" Call things by their
right names.
, 1864-02-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY mARKET.

2A1RVDAy 6HE-+ ECus =
The excitement ofthe week has been tho run Oh tho
Stats savtnss' Hank. happily brought to close on
yesterday. In ai1 other respec:a the MONEY AsrSct
has bet quiet, ard matters have moved along aooh-
II. Tbs demand for money has mot been Largo and
80 pressing as for many weeks p:st aud tho hss
gradually increased to Tho close. Bankers, however
ssll hare all the calls they want rom tho best fcus
somcts, snd o9conzse no surplus for outsiders; but
take1 together Tho nlArSet l. becoming decidedly
comfortable.
New Tork exchange !s cIoeer than yesterday. The
rates however rtsuau unchanged. viz, u buying and
Premium selling Tho demand Is fully equal to the
supply.
Gold in New Tork rnled as follows at 1oA.A., ls |;
H. 15EK; r n, 15sH closing firm At 13sf. The rae
hire was t57@157i, Business dull.
Silver buying 1aaG151. Legal tenders quict-huytng
A,se1ling AGH. -.....-...
SECOND NATIONAL 8ANK.-Ry an advertisement In
arosher column It Will be seen that the Second Ne
uonsl Dank, J. H. Ellis, PzrsIdcnt, s. l. Tlukh.n.
Cashier, will comr euce business Monday. 1t sue
eeets md will occupy tho reosas the Trnders
bsnR corxer Of Lake and CLARK Streets Its officers
are among our estbankerp, and We predict for It
abundant success. I. will make collections, receirs
deposits, &c. &C., and In fact do general banking
business.
, 1864-02-08

furnished by each county prior to Oct. /,
1sGS, inclusirc OF those enlisted in Missouri
regiments, and exc1usi,e of those enlisted in
regiments Of other States than our own and
Missouri
5. The number Of volunteers in Illinois
regiments furnished prior to Oct !, 1868, by
other Statcs {exclusiVe Of Missoufi). This
number is believed to be about the same us
those furnished by this State to regiments Of
the same States. a settlement with such
Stntes will be made ut the earliest practicable
period.
, 1864-02-08

Total. 1851
Tic faFge decrease Of the week In the receipts OF
Live and Dressed Hogs hss given considerable nru.
ness to market, and VIC note adyanca upon the
quotations Of last saturday Of e@75c 100 on me-
dium to extra qualities, with demand very much In
advance ct the supply.
Tho following are the quotations OF the yalso OF
Live Hogs ut the Close Of tho market this evening:
pr.Mc to Extra qualities. a6D0A7n
Common to Medium. ium............,........... 1ISS3 s.
= SATURDAY EvES1sa, Feb. e.-h summing up Tho
receipts Of HoKs for the week closing We appear
10 DC ncn nearer me end Of the season than many
had supposed. The decrease in the receipts Of Live
Hogs as compared With the previous week. snount
only to 1s6l6 head. hut OF live and dressed they
amount to no less than e S61 and as compared with
the receipts OF the corresponding week Of 1885, there
is decrease OF ae,sE. This sudden faliny
OIL In the supply Of the market can scarcely
proceed from any other cause than that Of
the e1haustiou Of the Hog crop toV this
season. as We find that without exception all the
hines OF railway ffom which our receipts are derived
hare been In 1sGood poslttou II not better, than
for several weeks past to afford the necessary accom-
mediation to shippers. Thss this Is ths Case has been
the general impression Of those mort "1a
the markets md hon. It has been observed through
the week that the 1arest buyers as present IN the
market have bought very freely, azd have been more
regardless OF price than has ordnafv been tho case
The smal supply OF Saturday last induced more &C.
tive competition than had sppeated throughout the
week, md the market which previously had been
dull closed with an advance Of 1oSt5c psy 100 bs
the quotations Of the preceding day. With no In
proyement in the receipts OF lire hogs during the
present week, md TerJ marked decline IN those OF
dressed hogs the nct1rity aad aEmncsa Of the market
have largely increased 90 that by Thur53ay prices
had advanced se@ioc per 100 ns. AMI for tas week
ending this evening wa note an ncraase Of 65a15c.
Whou city packers hashecn bat little doing rs
most Of them have ceased packing for the seaaoa and
tic Two or three etiI In tho ar1et buying spar
ingly; the chief demand has been among shippe.s,
msny OF whom arc prepared to do ait thsy can for
Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and othor markets.
There has been special feature IN tho class OF *
received during the past four OF nre weeks which has
bcsn no less conspicuous during the present wesk,
lnmcly, that contrary to the predictions OF nearly
as concerned, We hayo been receiving
IS good. If not better. hogs shan during the
the previous part OF the scason- Tho proportion OF
small well fed bacon hogs ftom 13o ns 70 10 has In.
deed bctn larger than usual and for this clsss OF
stock there IL always tho best demand a the arkat
ptllery fed logs have also been tolvsaby plentiful
and among them there have been soma very extra
qualities for which high price IS $3.50 has beea
paid. There Heks IN Cha market ehia morning abous
, 1864-02-08

Within the past two days dispatches have been re-
ccived hore stating that the collector at Detroit had
stopped tho shlpmcnt OF Live Hogs iuto Cansa. Tho
consequence Tint parties having droves the wsJ
have had to slaughter them at Detroit before Cross
ing lie river, and pay slaughterins tnx OF Sc per
head to tho United States As no publicity Ind been
given to this new order" It took d1oyers and ship
pers b5 surprise but We presume the wholo object
in view is to get tho tax This does not apry to Live
llc-s PASSING THROUGH Canada for the Unircd
States, but only to d1ovcs destined for Canadian
, 1864-02-08

100 Of which tho dsIfy receipts amounted to
about eco hogs. Tho entered ssles for tho
dsJ amount to i.at9, 1t prices ranging fron
sSec96.et but chiefly At saea98su per 1oa ns
Some little Consideration caussd In tho yards BY
various 1umoss hay.ng been circulated 70 the eject
tlst special order from Congress has been tssnod pro-
venting further shipments Of hogs PORK to Cannda.
With no definite OF reliahle Information 70 hand con.
ply and tho f1et that the hogs required al fpz
our own markets, these Vas no change In the activ-
liz Of tho MARKET and prices advanced during tho 4J
49Sc On yesterdays quotations.
, 1864-02-08

A UNION TRrUMPH.-Ale2ander L, Van
Burcn, the Republican candidate, was elected
Alderman Of the 10th Ward of Brooklyn. N,
T., on Tuesdny, by seven majority over Kcl.
y, Copperhead. This is the first time tic
Republicans ever carried the ward, it having
been considered one Of the very strongest
CopFcrhcAd wards in the CITY.
, 1864-02-08
ApJCTAHr GENERALS OF11cg.
SP1uNaF1rLp, Ill.,. Feb. I, 1861.

A tabular statement, showing
!. The population of each county In the
State, according to the census of 1850.
?. The number Of persons in each county
liable TO military duty, according to first cl1ss
enrolment taken by the Federal authorities
in 1se3.
8. The total quotas of each county in the
years 1eG1, 1s2 and 1868, inclusive Of the call
Of Get. II, 1868.
4. The number Of three years volunteers
, 1864-02-08
Chicago Grlbllt1e.
TIE LAST CALL FOR mRN.

------
TIE LAST CALL FOR MIN.
The public seems to be confused In regard
to the actual number Of additional men re-
ouircd under the cau for 5o0, 900 issncd on tue
first Of February, 1854. The New York Her
did undertakes to explain by saying that cit
e -..,,o- i, ,o,r,,,.t,a,, ~ ~. 5-sfYs n1rcudr
Ae to*ns1 co.nPaeeoA Va LIZ ota1te
ordcred-a general squaring up OF the OLD ae,
at,, .Tr';e - - ttssat1r +rue II nav be
mcnt" ihas Is not strictly Irue', ~ W9 ~
considered az a cene1Al eqnnring up OF ac-
counts between the people of tho Eastera
State. and t1,c Government, but tho remark
Inns vcrv limited application to the people Of
the western States, as We shall proceed to
show
We will conccde that Ill the loyal States
filled the zcquisitions made on them for men
In 1861, though New York managed to palm
of thirty odd regiments Of two years State
militia In lieu Of three years volunteers, and
these two years men were all mustered out
OF service Immediately, after the battle Of
Charlottesville, thereby greatly weakening
Hookcr's army at a critical time. Hwas also
tarther reduced by the discharge Of the nine
months conscripts from Pennsylvania nnd
other Eastern States,
In July, 1862 the President called for
2c0, 600 three years' volunteers, and on An
gust 9TH, he ordered draft for SOC, ,0oo nine
1nonfls, militia in addition to the 10000
tbree vcars, vo1untccrs- Of this second cal1
The n = H,,r7d says.
These nine months men were ~ raised, but that
IL @ nT I ypinntee1a "a Ear O. one M cansenad smother.
md especially because the Government had plenty
~ eo1ss s 1 a1i oeer nt, m r. MAJ ,ss ~ rhen f
was ordered. This, it win be remembered, calmi-
mated IN The New York riots, Jnly IL, 1sos.
Inc ofalt maao ourans tne summer o. Asos,
was onty e8ceutca IN tnoee sla'es tna1 naa
1aheo 10 make ca mp tne4r "a. quolas unoer inc
l"o eatie VI - - ~ nne an nsseee"eut "as a'
Ing e. 1a'n ol ea1l ao' ooo'ooo men,
Ane 1e7aa aS .ne8e'ose aiis'aAea "nca IL
ssss t4At ate1 t'sass w naae u"u.ne ~ ~ nea
tne Icop'e were sun IN oept LOT soo'vo vol
e, nn1ee1a' lns ls trae oh11 ol INC EasteIn
ea"s Ing nane western sssates 0lled ootn
cu.,S WI WIN lnlee years men. except IN ono
ano Wisconsin, where lew nino months
, 1864-02-08

Mr.. PoHon's new book, "Gen. Butler
In New Orleans" sells faster than the pub
fishers can print 1t, and they already an
nounce the sixth edition We understand
TINT it Is to be Transmitted into the German,
The book is for sale At Griggs' bookstore
and Walsh's newsstand.
, 1864-02-08

OF such power and glory as con be seen By no
other people on Garth. We have but to cher
ish this feeling and Idea Of our being ono ns-
ton and one people as our fathers cherished
and felt it; work for 1t, and fight for 1t as
they did; cast ont md tramplo under foot
every institution, and every body that wars
against 1t, and we shall make our own in fts
enduring strength aud growing power the
greatest and best Of nil countries. !
, 1864-02-08

man was arrested In New York
City, few days ago, for being dcscrter
from the army. The evidence wes quite clear
against him, but sixteen Of his friends syorc
positively TINT lie had never enlisted. FINALLY
the man owned up TINT he was dcserter,
and his e1ippcv-tonged friends arc now in
prison as pcrinrers.
, 1864-02-08
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
For the Week Ending February G, 1854.

SATURDAY EyESty1, Feb. s, 1854.
The receipts Of Live Hogs and Deef Cattle at the
various yards in tho city during the week ending to-
day, compare as follows with the previous weezs
eiuce Oct.3, 1861: