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Year: 1862

We devote portion Of our paper to-day
to review Of the New Constitution, IN
which few Of the most prominent oojec-
lions to that abomination are conelseIy
sct forth. 1t will attract the attention Of
Our readers, and to them we commend it.


With ordinary industry and care on the
part of the mcn Of Illinois who love
good government, prompt administration
Of Justice, small expenses, low taxes and
common humanity, this Springfield hodge
podge may be easily defeated In this city
where it has been attenhyely studied, it has
nohiends outside Of q narrow semi-seces-
sion circle. The leading members Of the
ba1 Of all parties are united to man in
opnosition. They know what farce our
Judiciary would be if organized on that
Springfield basis, The men Of property see
in it onerous and unnecessary taxation; the
rnen If toll hnte it because It is a bold at-
..e1npt 10 hoodwink and humbug them.
It has hardly supporter; and II the pub
lie opinion Of Chicago is an evidence OF
The general unpopularity Of the unclean
thing it will not get forty thousand votes
in the State. By everybody it is recognized
rs merely politicians Constitution
scheme for putting power into the hands
If the Egyptian Democracy, and there per
petuAting it-a scheme to remodel the fun
dameutal law and distribute the office:
rhilc the best patriotism Of the State is il
the field contending against the armed
foes Of free institutions, with far other Wea
mons than those Of cunning and falsehoot
which the political tricksters have adopted
Northern Illinois will wash her hands 0
all responsibility of the iniquity by yotint
almost solid against it.
Year: 1862

Better late than never, and though Gen.
Fremont came into the valley of the shen-
andoah not precisely as was set down for
him, he is there and hard on Jackson,s
rear, with enough already accomplished to
lend some Of its glow to the dismal victory
down on the Chickahominy.
Year: 1862

FRIDAY, Nov. 2S-6 p. NJ.


The money market Is tolerably easy at per
cent to-day. Some currency is coming in from
the country, as usually happens alter every pinch
in our money market. Commercial paper is very
scarce; first class names still sell at per cent
Certificates of indebtedness. which are becoming
quite plentiful sold this morning at 97s4, at which
rate they yield about loh per cent per annum to
the holder


Gold continues to fuctuate In the neighborhood
of l20 1t sold this morning at l29H, afterwards
at 129 and 12s14, and closed this afternoon al
l29L. An official announcement that the govern.
mcnt was going to resort to loans for the present
would cause gold to decline rapidly, and would
soon restore the currency to proper level. Ex.
change was dull today was quoted Of the close
Year: 1862

at i42H I43H for bsnkers' signatures. Demand
notes sold this morning at 1872. closing at I2lTs.


The stock market was dull and lower te-day.
Each day now wears out the patience Of some
holders Of stocks and induces them to sell. There
were some large sales of New YORK Central this
morning, and. from what we learn, more Of this
stock will probably come into the market. Some
months since, when money was worth
4 per cent, and the currency was rapidly depre-
ciating, Number of banks and bankers in the in
terror put their money into New York Central as
safe six per cent stock, instead OF lending it on
call or otherwise. The uncertainty of the future
prospect is now inducing these parties TO sell ont
their Central, and keep their funds in money. In
the first place money is worth as much in point Of
income. as New York Central and, in the event OF
large public loans coming into the market, would
be worth mach more. There'is very little proba-
bility that Central can be maintained above par
during the winter. 1t is semi officially announced
that the dividend will only be three per cent.
There was but little change in prices at the first
board. The Western shares, with the exception
of Michigan Central, which was firm were Il a
lower Harlem and Harlem preferred were
pretty firm A new class of men seem to be get
ting into these stocks, apparently the strength
of the Madison avenue grant. Erie was i lower.
Bonds arc generally firm and scarce. There are
some low priced bonds on the list which are
good purchase. Governments were steady. Be
tween the boards the market was dull and lower.
At the second board stocks were a fraction
lower, with general ndisposition to do business.
AT the close the market was weak, the following
Year: 1862

long as people will buy, merchants will import
A considerable proportion Of the goods
now imported are, however, for the use OF
the army; when this demand falls off there
may be diminution in imports. The
specie movement appears to have been checked
for the time. As gold and silver have gone
out of circulation they of no use to us except
as an article of export and it would be desirable
that they should be used in this way. The Cana
dans are already drawing pretty freely on us for
both silver and gold paying for them in produce
bills on England. So long as the war lasts it is
safe to assume that specie will rule at a premium
of some kind or other, and hence that it will not
re-enter into general circulation in competition
with paper. This being the case, bullion will be


dead load to carry, and after the mercantile pub
lie become accustomed to the situation none but
spectators and ignorant persons in the rural dis.
tricts will care to accumulate it in large amounts


The following are the trade tables for the eight
months which have elapsed Of the current calendar
year. July having been the FIRST month Of the fiscal
year 1885,
Year: 1862

Total excive Of specie s.2so,ls7 sss8sas 372O 100


twill thus be seen that, notwithstanding the war


the light receipts of cotton and the disasters OF the
month New York did fair trade with the foreign
world. Our exports Of produce were not as heavy
as in July, but still they compare very favoraby
with almost any other month on record. Our ex.
ports Of specie are the lightest that have been
ported since March last, which shows that there Ia
no balance against US abroad. Our imports Of TO-


reign goods continue heavy; with the exception Of
July, when large quantities Of goods were imported


in order to escape the new tariff, which went into
effect on August 'the imports for last month
were the heaviest Of the year since March. II viii


however, be noticed that our aggregate exports Of
produce and specie exceed our total imports
for the year to lst September by about
five million dollars. This sum may perhaps
represent the value Of the American stocks
which have been sent here from Europe for sale
Tho future course of trade Is obvious enough All
accounts agree that Europe will require all the
food we can spare and hence our produce exports
are pretty sure to continue large. IL was CONT
dently expected that the new tariff would have the
elect Of reducing our importatoDs Of foreign
goods. II may produce that effect hereafter, but
thus far, certainly IL has not achieved the desired
result. Our people appear TO be consuming about
~ many l2tegq goods M VISUAL. and Of course 10
Year: 1862

STEAMER NEVADA SUNK.-The steamer
Neyada was sunk near Rio Vista on Friday
evening. She left Sacramento at two
O'Clock in the afternoon, and about four
o'clock, while endeavoriDg to pass through
what is known as the ''short BEND" in
eteambOat slough, she struck snag, aud
the concussion was SO great that, to use the
expression of passenger, she actually re-
bounded to the opposite bank. At this
time the New World was about mile be-
hind. and as she came up the Nevada ives
drifting 10 the current, but as those on
board asked for no assistance the World
proceeded on to the Bay. Soon after 1t was
ascertaiued that the Nevada was leaking
badly, aud as there was no place to land
the passengers, The pumps were kept to
work and she continued on down the river.
In an hours run she reached Rio Vista, and
1t being then discovered that the pumps
could not keep her free, she was run ashore
at Washington Point, directly opposite the
town. The current swung her round leav.
ing the bow up stream, and she soon set
tied to the bottom, the stern being 10 deep
water aud the bow out. There were about
two hundred passengers Ou board, who
were taken off by the ChrysOpOlis. ON her
upward trip, and carried back to Sacrament
to. The position of the Nevada is said to be
most critical as there is danger other break
ing In. two.
Year: 1862

CHARLESTON HARBoR.-It is the general
impression that the sinking of the old yes
sells in the principal entrance 10 Charleston
will forever ruin the harbor. A writer in
Saturdays Union, however, takes differ
ent view. lie says the sinking of the yes
tels in the tortuous and narrow channels
closes the port for the war, and makes the
blockade effectual, but does not permanent
ly iniure the harhor. A new channel can
be cut with little expense at the close of
the war, and the entrance will'be less dan.
generous than it was before.
Year: 1862

THE COMMUNICATION REsToRED.-The
telegaphic wires are working all throughout
the State. This result is due to the active ex-
ertiOns Of the principal telegraph contractors,
who have incurred great peril and exposure in
order to restore the interrupted commnnca-
ton
Year: 1862

DANAWAY from the subscriber, AC five negro men of the following description; The leader of the gang is low, rather heavy set boy, copper color

 ed. and about B years Of age. He is very polite when spoken to and the ras- cal shows in his face. Another one of
Year: 1862

THE RWER-Tne hight OF the river is still
decreasing We had some heavy rain yesterday
with a fine sunset. The only arrivals were boats
on government business. The Bracelet left last
night for the Arkansas river; as she was ex-
pecled to be the last boat for that quarter for
crowded with peopIo.
Year: 1862

FOUND As the mate of the stramer Brace
l.. wa yesterday drawing up from the river
sonnet hiug that uad laiIeu into the water, the
hook he was using brought up bundle of half
a dozen sabers.
Year: 1862

What means this mournfully signing blast2
What tale does it tell of the time that is past?
say, does it whisper that Summer is Ger
That her lovely scenes will be known no more,
That Autumn s rich treasures will soon be here
To gladden. the hearts of the suffering poor
Will they reach forth the hand as our Father de.


signed,
And gather in store of every kind,
Enough for the wants OF each little band,
When cold Winter comes and frosts cover the


land?
All, no tits not theirs is tho mournful reply,
OF earth's teeming acres not one could they buy,
They have toiled on in hope for many year,
Yet have harvested naught but the sorrow full


tear.


why is this SO? o tell if you may,
e who in earth's bounties have reveled aIway,
The crumbs from W hose tables if freely were


given,


Would cause grateful incense to rise Up to


Heaven;
Yet if Justice-pure Justice-could rule among


Inen,


Then, no sorrowing homes, no starving ken,
But this beautiful earth, free as water and air,
All, all would possess-and as brothers would


share.
Year: 1862

Manzanillo, the party concluded to cross
the river. A canoe was found, all crossed.
but after journeying three-fourths of a
mile, wheeled about, satisfied that Man
zanillo lay above. Some progress on the
return had been made, when native was
encountered. He at once directed the
party to spring of good water. He had
with him bottle Of water which was dis
tributed amongst the more weary of the
party He then left for the settlement
beyond. for provisions.
Year: 1862

The first officer and all the seamen of
the Gate came up in the Orazaba, leaving
only Captain Hudson behind, who went
over to Colima on business, just prior to
the steamer leaving Manzanillo.
Year: 1862

ToucHISa DEvorIos TO THE FLAG.-H. AL
exahdeI, the color bearer of the Tenth New
York regiment, deserves to be placed high on
the roll of our heroes. He received three terri
BILE wounds in a recent engagement, but clung
to his colors with tenacious grasp. While be.
ing taken into the hospital he became insensi-
BILE, and an attempt was made to take tho Gag a.
way, but his unconscious hand held it more
powerfully even then his ruling passion was
strong. Such men in life and death are glo.
rious examples. If they live let them receive
all the honors they can bear, and when they
die let their names be watchwards OF lasting
renown. e si 80
Year: 1862

the lovers Of Freedom contend These


free States have done more than


build up Chicago. They have


made St. Louis, at the same time, all that


she is, and each within its own borders


has a chief town the like Of which half q


century will not bring forth in any COM


munity that legalizes by enactment, and


sanctides with the dogma Of an unholy and


imrious faith, the.right Of merchandise in


men. In little more than a quarter Of q


century, Freedom which is to the human


soul an inspiration Of God, that man tries


in vain to trample out, has organized na-
ton, pcop1cd territory that in size and


production shamcs many historical empire
in which Slavery governed, and has built
up a bulwark against future tyranny and
oppression Of its inhabitants, that, if they
| are wise, they will not suffer to be leVe1ed
| to the ground. Is it any wonder that with
such facts before us, we should, as good


citizens Of the great Republic, to which. its
glorious memories and its not less glorious
| future, we are indissolubly bound; as Chris
tan men, free from the sentimentalism oi
| modern philanthropic schools, and as
/ hearty and sound well wishers Of the
] race, we should desire, in the present


mighty conflict, such an ordination of the


powers of war as will at the end make oll


whole country ffee-the South share1
with us in the application to all men o1
that divine principle which in the case o'


the Northwest parent Of Chicago


has had such blessed results? Is it not s
wonder rather that there should be found
| in this land which Heaven has smiled


upon, any man to reproach us for the de


votion to what has made our country 81


great2 AS God lives, the salvation Of thi


Republic is in the extinction Of Slavery!
Year: 1862

- The President has called for three hundred
thousand additional soldiers. The country is
responding promptly, enlstments are going
rapidly forward, and the men will soon be in
the field. Three hundred thousand guns will
be Immediately required to arm them. Is the
Ordnance Department prepared to meet this
demands Is it prepared TO place in the hands
of each man either Springfield or Enfield
rihed musket, or some other safe and efficient
arm? We all know that sufficient
number of the Springfield and Enfield guns
cannot be had in time, as evidenced by the
fact that considerable part of the force now
in the field is armed with smooth-bored guns.
The Government can produce the Springfield
rifle only at the rate of some 13 900 per month.
Private contractors are not producing a thou
sand a month We doubt, indeed, whether q
thousand guns of the Springfield pattern have
as yet been delivered from all the private ma
nufactories of the country. Where then are
our arms to come from? We should have less
anxiety on this subject if our Ordnance De-
partmeut had heretofore shown efficiency in
the discharge of its duties. Unfortunately our
Chief of Ordnance, we all know, is disposed to
practice cruel and expensive economy, and
pursue sort of hand-to- mouth policy, which,
if it can furnish the supplies needed for to-day,
allows tomorrow to take care of itself.


We fear that unless the Secretary of War
gives the matter his attention, when these men


present themselves for service, it will be dis.
covered that there are no good guns for them
| We are aware that there are in the Arsenal


some 10000 guns. But they are nearly ali


entirely unfit for use, the Chief of Ordnance


himself being judge, they being refused arms


from Austria and Belgium, in the purchase o.


which, as we learn by the report from The


Ordnance Department, recently published, the
Government got badly cheated.
Year: 1862

On the question whether the late check be-
fore Richmond will embolden England to re-
cognize the Confsderacy, passage from DR..
Mackay's letter to the London Tfnaes is worth
citing.


Whether it be either of these. or something
else, the people of Europe may be certain that
the defeat of MeCaellan--which IS possible but
not probabls--would be of no real advantage
to the Confederates. It would but prolongthe
agony of the contest, and cause such an upris-
ing of the excited Northern people as would
place st the disposal of the Federal govern.
ment any number of men it chose to ask for.
The South, unless it enrol and arm its slaves
an ultimatum Of hard necessity on which it
looks with alarm and repugnance is not in a
position to raise an extra zoo 900 men for any
emergency whatever; while the North-yast
as its armies already are-can double or treble
them in case of need, and viii do so at word
from the President rather than stop short ia
the work it has commenced A Confederate
victory ut Richmond might give the powers of
Europe welcome opportunity of recommend
ing the South to lay down It's arms and the
North to grant general amnesty; but it
would be of no real help to the cause of South
ern independence, unless upon the untenable
supposition that the great powers of Europe
were prepared at the eleventh hour to make
thst cause their own and brave the certain
consequence of war with the United States
Recognition of the South was once as possible
as it would have been wise and humane; but
that day has long since passed, and can scarce
" be said TO have outlasted the evacuation of
Manassas. At the present time, with whole
harvest of laurels upon its brow, the North
might listen to the pleadings of Ehrope for
mercy to the vanguished; bus any attempt at
racOuDition- pyen shau Il victory smile unon
the Confederate arms ut Richmond, would
awaken such spirit of vengeance as would be
ominous of more dreadful war than France
or England would care to engage in for in
terests so remote advantages so problem
atical
Year: 1862

her husband which conveys the gratifying in
telligence that he is uninjured, although
prisoner in Richmond. He was struck during
the action by spent ball, the effects OF which
was only temporary. The letter states that
his capture took place in this wise He had
posted one of the regiments of his division in
particular locality, and during his absence it
was moved without his orders or knowledge.
When he returned from another part of the
field the place was occupied by a rebel regi-
ment, and it being dark he rode into the
midst of the enemy, was surrounded and car
ried to Gen. Lees headquarters as prisoner
of war"
Year: 1862

No HOPE FOR FOREIGN INTERvESrIoN.--
The Richmond Examiner, of the 9th inst.
has q long editorial giving its opinion on
the manner in which England views the
present rebellion. The concluding para
graph gives the EDITORS views of the sub
ject in the following words:


1t is the interest of Great Britain that
this war shall 60 on until the North is
overwhelmed with debt and taxation,
and thoroughly exhausted of men, capital
and materials for conducting successful
rivalry in manufactures and commerce
and until. also, the South shall be every
where overrun, her slaves taken of. her
labor system completely overturned, and
all the circumstances which gave the
South monopoly Of the cotton culture
shall be destroyed. The talk about her
starving operatives is the silly cant Of
women and clergymen.


England could better afford. and her
Government would prefer, to see Eve mil
lions of her operatives starved to death,
rather than to see the civil dissentions OF
this country healed and its affairs embark
ed again on the career of prosperity on
which they were moving two years ago.
She has had the canning. by heavy bribes
to control members of the Republican
party of the North, to inaugurate the
present troubles. and despite Of the senti-
mentalism which she is now preaching on
the horrors Of war, she is the real insti-
gator Of the aggressive measures of the
North against the South. She has had
the address to make the North-her rival
in manufactures and commerce. her
own work upon the South-her success
fol competitor in the cotton culture. Her
two rivals in matters touching her vital
interests are engaged in deadly collision,
and she would. this day. choose rather
that all her starving operatives should
perish than that the North and South
should be At peace until their work oi
mutual destruction is completed.
Year: 1862

VOLUNTEER MILITARY ORGANIZATION.


Sec g. That the active Militia of this State
shall bs composed of Volunteer Companies al
ready organized, or which may hereafter be Or
ganized by the order of the Commander chief
The Volunteer Militia shall in all cases of war,
invasion, riot or insurrection, be the first mill
tary force ordered into the field. Volunteer
Companies shall consist of men between the
ages of eighteen and forty FIVE; Provided. That
no minor shall be enrolled as a member of any
such Volunteer Company without the consent
of his parents or guardians, and that all Volun-
teer companies now formed shall be returned.
Whenever, according to the provisions of this
act, forty men shall be enrolled as members of
Volunteer Company ofartillery, infantry, light
infantry, or rife; or when thirty members shall
be enrolled as members of Volunteer Compa-
ny of Cavalry or mounted rifles, they shallhave
a right to select three over officers and be rec
ognized as a Company under the provisions of
this act, and when their officers are commits
stoned, shall be subject to military duty as here
in prescribed. No such company shall be in
creased to more than one hundred men, rank
and file, and whenever any Com,any shall be-
come reduced to less than twenty members, it
may be attached to another company or dis.
banded, by order of the Commander in-chief


FORM OF OATH.


Sec. l. That each and every member Of any
military company hereafter to be organized un-
der the laws Of this State, before the officers
are commissioned, and before said Company
shall be considered, competent to render mill
tary service, to receive arms, or to participate
in regimental or brigade elections, shall take
and subscribe to, before an officer authorized to
administer oaths, the following oath or afirma-
ton.


"I do solemnly swear, Tor af.
6rm) that will support, protect and defend, the
Constitution and Government of the the United
States, and the Constitution and Government
of the State of Kansas, against all enemies.
whether domestic or foreign, and l will bear
true faith and loyalty to the same; and, further,
that do this with full determination and
pledge, without any reservation or evasion, to
perform, in good faith, all the duties which may
legally be required of me 80 help me God;"
and that copy of such oath or affirmation, du-
ly subscribed, shall be forwarded to the Cover.
nor of this State, and no commission shall be
given to any officer until the provisions of this
act shall have been fully COMPLIED with
Year: 1862

ASSOCIATE JUDoE.-Grant has taken
position in favor Of Judge A. w. Spauld-
ing. of Jefferson County for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court. and ex-
patiates upon his legal ability. We agree
with the patriot, and shall state one ground
for our preference. He some time since
applied to Justice of the Peace for light
upon q knotty law point. Says he:
about q year ago, neighbor of mine
missed fine steer, which had estrayed.
He could hear nothing of him. until re-
Gently he found him running at large on
the prsrie. He desires to get ont a writ
Of replevin to secure the steer; but the
question that puzzles me is, who shall
we make defendant in the case p