Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-20

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the execution Of his duties, should he
not then bs proportionately remunerat-
ed2 1t IS my opinion, let il be worth
much or little, that were the soldiers
pay thus augmented, the veterans, whose
term of enlistment will expire on or
about next August, would largely rein
list, and the Government would be bet
ter able to bring the var to a successful
termination with their assistance, than
without it, and unless something of this
klad Is dOae, TO diminish the advantages
offered by the high price Of labor in
civil life, these men viii take their dis
charge aad leave their places to be filed
by unwilling consefipts and the damor-
allied rabble Of bounty jumpers. The
miner local authorities deserve com
mendalion for their hberality in making
appropriations for the payment of boun-
ties to volunteers; but could not the
end be better accomplished by the gen
eral Government, whose province is to
provide inducements to men 10 enter
her service2 Let Congress render the
service more inviting by increasing the
pay, rati0ns and bounty of the soldier,
aud local expenditures would be unnecesss
sary, the ranks Of the army replenished,
and the vile practice Of bounty jumping,
so much in vogue Il present, would be
utterly extinguished.
Missouri has at length been relieved
Of the incubus Of Slavery, aud by an in.
fusion Of indiscriminatsd freedom, the
vital functions Of her constitution have
been invigoraied. No rejoicing Of her
people can be deemed extravagant at
their restoration to perfect political
soundness Equal and exact justice to
all may be expected from the action Of
her Legislature The slave influence
being destroyed, the rights Of all will be
respected. The drag taken off from the
development Of her great mineral and
agricultural resources, and, redeemed,
regenersted, aud disenthralled, she
stands clothed with the advantages APP
pertaining to her most favored eompesrs.
Sehool-bouses will spring up in benight-
ed neighborhoods, as at the touch Of
magieian's wand ana with the diffu-
sion of knowledge, the peoples preia-
diees will disappear, and the destruction
Of the peculiar institution felt merely
as the effects of troubled dream
Let the friends OF the negro be satisfied
with his emancipation, nor seek to
thrust him into a position which will
subject him TO the operation OF the
white mans prejudices and passions;
| for should they succeed in doing so, his
situation will be Of the most lamenlsble
description
One Of the most striking features Of
/ Chicago is her Live Stock Yards. There
are four, some distance apart - the
Michigan Central Railroad Yards. the
/ Pittshurg, Fort Wayne i Chicago Rail
road Yards, in which immense bovine
/ herds aud porcine droyes are crowded,
/ awaiting the demands Of live stock deal
/ ers The live stock market OF Chicago
is the greatest in the world, perhaps, and
/ the quality Of the article offered to pur-
chasers cannot be surpassed But the
requirements Of the trade demand i'm
proved and increased facilities, and a
/ company has been organized with cApi-
tai Of $1,000, 900, n..ed the Union
Stock Yard and Transit Company Of
Chicago" who have purchased 800 acres
Of land, at cost Of 100000, in a con.
venient locality, and upon which suita
bic hotels and ether buildings are TO be
erected for the especial accommodation
OF those engaged. in the traffic. Ths
yards in contemplation will be connect
ed with al the railroads entering the
city By constructing connecting railroad
tracks, " which shall be free TO the stocl
business Of the roads This is an en-
J terprise worthy of Chicago, and is al
q evidence Of the astonishing energy o.
: her business men.
The attention Of the Police Commits
sioners Of the city Of Chicago, having
J been called to the notorious and scandal
D Gus practice Of gambling, openly prose
cuted By those who follow it as a profes
sion, aud by those unwary ones who ar
T roped in, or inveigled into the commits
e sion Of such vice or folly, Commissions
!, Wentworth has given 70 the public le
Il ter in which be intimates that so man
e influential persons are addicted to th
II odious vice, that it is difficult, il not in
. possible, 10 procure the passage Of an oi
q dinanee that will efeetnaIly prevent j
This is 3 humiliating confession for Ii
Al authorities Of the Garden City, but it
'e true. read the other day Of Capt. b
4 man, who plays faro, and who had bee
Al winner of $40, 600, but who wanted son
E one to play big game A gentIems
1e Of his persuasion from ST. Louis can
u along, and accommodated him. In le
or than an hour Captain Himan was
$ ''6roken merchant Oh, the uneertsi
d " Of human eVentsi
IS Sherman, having applied she scoarl
., to the GeaTgians, is now applying .
% suasives. We have accounts from ;
Is vannah stating that public meetin
re have been called, in which resolutio
N Of submissive character we're passe
oy aud petitions sent to Gen. Sherman
N food for her starving population.
cH response TO these supphcstions, the pc
OK pie Of the North are shipping brea
or- stuffs and other relief, and i IS 70
ne hoped that the inhabitants vii be aiie'
or- ed with emotions Of gratitude iowar
rs. their humane coBquerors, WI
lar instead OF copying the procedu
ut, of Attila on similar occasion
ne hold forth the hand Of friendship, Al
Of promptly proceed TO alleviate their 81
in fsrings This is gratifying, and 1 trI
ng il will have the effect Of weauing the
ith from all sympathy with the insurrectic
nd and inducing them to return to thl
IN allegiance. Bat with the experience
In Memphis staring ons in the face, it
Pc doubtful whether our present policy v
us produce the desired effect.
cd In Camp Douglas things are
en statH quo," but We have some ad
re- tional prisoners, as viii be seen fri
ed the following paragraph from the c
OF cago Tribune, with which l shall Ct
nd elnde my communication:
for w..x RErr. sv.ev.-zy,...s su.~-xD--Ine
the sseusncs Of certain disclosures several eitiz
"a. wsrs placed in confinement a. Ca1p pougis'
Saturday. Ths circumstances zPps4r e Be a.