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®)feago (Jwiimne. Saturday, December 29, iB6O. DISARMED. THE NOR' While the U. S. Arsenal in the city of Charleston has been furnished by Secretary Floyd with 7-1,000 stand of arms, during the last four years, the Arsenal at Spring field in this State has not, so for as we know, received a gun of any sort whatever. There arc In that establishment not more than 30 muskets that are fit for service; and most of the other free States arc in the same destitute condition! There appears to have been a systematic effort on the pari of the President and his Cab inet to use, so far as they could do so without exciting alarm, the whole power of the government in filling the South with arms and munitions, of war, at the ex pense of tho North, unquestionably with a view of permitting them, at the proper moment, to fall into rebel hfinds. Tho effort has been so far successful that if tne militia of tho Northwest were called npoa to aid in the enforcement of the laws, it is probable that all the government mus kets in the six States would be insufficient for the arming of three regiments. This con dition of things must be met by Stale ac tion until such time as the Federal Govern ment, by the verdict of the people, is transferred to bunds that will not make it an engine for promoting, encouraging and rewarding treason. The particular thing to be done or line of policy to be adopted we leave to the resources and patriotism of those to whom the defence of the honor and safety of Illinois arc committed. Let urge them to meet the crisis with the de termination and fearlessness of men who guard great interests. They may be sure that the people an> willing to justify and applaud them 5n whatever wise and neces sary thing Vacy may do. THE EASIEST METHOD. It is a favorite saying of the New York Herald and politicians of the Satanic school, that the country has outgrown the Constitution; and to insure the tranquility of society and the stability of government, that instrument must be amended. This is only another way of declaring that the in stitution of Human Slavery, embarrassed and circumscribed by the genius of Free Labor, finds that it cannot perpetuate itself and continue to govern the country, with out guarautys that the fundamental law docs not contain, and that majorities in Congress cannot override. Reduce the new aud inordinate pretensions of the in stitution to the demands that It formerly made upon public forbearance, and the dif ficulty would disappear in a day; and the Constitution as it is would be found as of yore, to be adequate to all tbe sectional differences that might arise under it. as well as to all wars of interest that legislation might provoke. When, then, wc are called upon to choose between different methods of harmonizing the dispute, and restoring peace to the distracted country, every consideration of policy, justice, sec tional pride and patriotism bids us ask of the people of the South that they so lower their demands that they may not exceed the limit that the Constitution fixes, and all will be well. That instrument admits of no tinkering; it is, as applicable to the country at large, the wisest of all human labor, and as such the North is determined to maintain it. If the Cotton States want peace, let them respect and obey it. If they will have war with all its attendant calamities and horrors, let tiicmatlemptlo overturn it. They will be responsible for the consequences, be they what they may. « DREAD OR BLOODS It is the favorite ihooiy of the treason leaders ia South Carolina that bread riots and bloodshed throughout the North will inevitably follow in tbe train of secession. It is difficult to perceive the drain of lope which leads to this conclusion, but it ie not at all difficult to perceive a prompt so lution of all that class of difficulties. Wc have never seen any bread-riots in the Northwest. Wc have seen beer riots, more or less prolonged and unpleasant We have seen election riots more or less diffi cult to handle. But we have never seen any bread riots in ibis quarter or any other. We have observed miserable congrega tions of vagabonds in front of the City Hall in New* York, listening to tbe inflam matory harangue of a red-haired man with a fashionable cost on his back and some silver in his pock et—all about bread, bread or blood, blood or bread. Some persons in the con gregation wore doubtless hungry, and de sirous of work, but the large majority were lazy and inebriate. Those who were really in quest of honest employment and honest food would have accepted eight dollars a month and the rations of the United States with the utmost alacrity; and it is that class of indigent men who would march into the jaws of death at the command of their officers. The shiftless and tho worth less, when other means fall—when beggary ceases to pay and theft leads to the Bridc wcll,—go voluntarily to the poor-hoise, Notliing could indr.ee thtm to fight, how ever handy they might be at a pillage. But the deserving poor, those who cam fair wages by honest work, and scorn to be de pendent on tbe community, will make not only the best but tbe most eager soldiers, if the time shall ever come when the sebemes of tlic<Hsunioiilsls throw them out of employmentand reduce them to actual want. The cry 'will then he not w bread or blood,” but “ bread and blood.” If it be possible for the Cotton States to create the distress in the North which they are al ready cxu'ling oyer, it will be an experi ment which they will never think of re peating. The North is rich, rich especial]}' in cheap food and plenty of it The North is abundantly able to take care of her own paupers, present and prospective. The North Is even now feeding 30,000 people in Kansas. Indeed, it may almost he said that two or three States in the Northwest, among which Illinois is quite the most prominent, ore feeding them. And yet none feel inconvenience, hut rather pleas ure, in giving from their abundance to feed the Lord's poor. But if the worst does come—if multitudes of nun do assem ble in Northern cities, calling aloud for that which shall satisfy hunger in the pres ent crisis—lt will be found that the seces sion conspirators have created an army to their own destruction. SECESSION AND SOBCHrM. The danger, now imminent, that before the next harvest is reaped, tho political troubles which now agitate the country may ripen into a war with the traitors of the South, bids our farmers begin early to prepare for the commercial wants which ibis new and deplorable state of things will create. *\Vc point out a fact or two which they should bear In mind. Louisiana, one of the rebellious States, furnishes a large share of the sugar that is consumed in the Northwest. If her in dustry is interrupted and embarrassed, as it will be if she carries out her programme, by diversion ofapartofherlaborto military pursuits, and by the wide-spread and alarm ing slave insurrections which wl.I break out; and if the ordinary channels of com merce are closed, as they will be, that source of sugar-supply will be cut off; and we mustiook to Cuba for all that our people. ran afford to consume, unless advantage is taken of the productiveness of our soil to raise for ourselves a crop of Sorghum which will yield enough syrup and cxystal dsed/SUgar to supply our markets. It is fortunate at this juncture, that this plant has* demonstrated its value in such a way that ho one doubts it. It is unquestiona bly, in prudent and pains-taking hands, not only one of the most certain but most re munerative of all crops thattbc farmer can pat in.the ground; and nothing but some nehc®??*ty,.whi«;h shall compel our men of science to investigate and utilize the ays- Ulino properties m p* v -d»«rt. prevents Its taking the place of cane sugar ull over the AYesL Any interruption of trade, any great public calamity winch should put .brcign luxuries out of thepowcr of- the oasscs, would make domestic sugar from ihe Sorghum an article of profitable and very general cultivation, y . .. We desire to hint now that if trouble is thcad, it is the part of prudence and patri- ilism io make the State of Illinois self-sns oining, and as far as possible, independent, .hr all ’the necessaries of yjuJf civilization, of all the rest of tiie world. Sugar stands, u.ber mead, meat, salt and wearing apparel, a the head of the list; hence we hope that ••.o farmer in the West will neglect to plant, ••s early and as carefully as may be, his share of Sorghum, so that, happen what A .iy, wc shall be under no obligation next •c ir, to the slave labor of Louisiana; and ••c> that in all time to come these Western States may prodace at least all the sugar *h:.t their people can consume. There ore no win Illinois several sugar mills In suc- CHful and profitable operation; and there :c, wc dare assert, already thousands of ■.milics who are wholly supplied with su :.‘.r from their own farms. If Louisiana e •■-■ ties there will be a mill In every school itrict, and within three years from this ime, importations of sugar will be con iiicd wholly to those finer varieties, which rrcat self-indulgence demands. Mark the prediction, put plenty of seed into the ground, and it will prove to be true! ’t'llß AMERICAN NAVY AND ARMY. Division of the Officers between the North and South* Wc have been at some pains to look over t t e Navy and Army Registers for 1860, for T tie purpose of learning the number of offl- *b° cra now # in the Navy and Army, bom in 5 tie South,and the number bora in the N .Tth. Below we print the result of our libor: cov THE NAVY. CAITAISB OK ACTIVE LIST. 7 Bra in the South 89 9 -m lu the North 43 T0ta1.... 82 “ cattaxki on reserved list. (j cc B.*»rn In the Sooth 8 B jrn ia the North I U ID ° sioi Total Ift COMMANDER* OK ACTIVE LIST. >?0 Bom In tbe South C no lathcNorth ...' fix co; SS COMMANDER* OK RESERVED DBT. Born In the South 9 boa Born In the North 7 jti Total 10 lor me LIEUTENANTS OK ACTIVE LIST. Bom In tae South 114 ; B Bom lu tbe North 181 co , Total .335 kji LIEUTENANT* OK RESERVED LIST. PJjJ Boro in the South 14 . Bum In tbe North 21 “ J Total 5 <*>s SURGEONS. tb< Bam In the South 29 Bam In the North 40 Total C 9 ter PASSED ASSISTANT BURGEONS. Boro in the South IB B:ro In the North 19 Total 37 «« ASSISTAKT SCBOEOKB. Bern in the South ! 20 rr‘ Born in the North 22 Gc Total 42 try purser*. l<w Boro in the South 29 Be rn in the North 8S on Total W vo CBAPLAZKS. Wt Bom in the South 1 th: iJora in the North 22 a r< As Total S3 on MASTERS. in Bam in the South 12 CD Bora in the North 22 so m ' tei Total..“ 84 of VASTERS—DESERTED LIST. er« Boro in the South 3 fcl Bom in the North 10 tin Total .*...13 on PASSED XtD&mroSX—RESERVED LIST. Hk Bom In the South 1 pa Bum in the North 1 tio Total 2 yv MIDSHIPMEN. Horn in the Sontb 10 ... Boro in the North S3 VI ( Total 49 0 f EKGIKEESa. Boro In the Sooth 7 Bum in the North 17 wi i Total 24 Ux FIRST ASSISTANT ENGINEERS. f rc itorn !n the Sonth 17 go Tom in the North 19 (l ;] Total 36 SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEERS. Born in the Sonth 14 cc Born in the North 9 t [, Total , 5 $ THIRD ASSISTANT ENGINEERS. \y Torn in the Sonth. 89 m Born in the North S3 ao Total 33 P RECAPITULATION. Torn In the South 47S born in the North SSO • Born in Foreign Countries 30 Total Commissions 1094 fo The above does not include Naval Con- "j slructors, Agents, Professors and Teachers 1, ; of the Naval Academy, Warrant Officers, “■ of whom the Sooth has the larger part. J-|> THE ARMY. it XAJOR OEKEUAU. til Bora in the South 2 BRIGADIER GENERAL*. . Boro in the South 9 * Boro ia the North 1 ™ Total 3 le COLONELS. ' r Born in the Sonth 12 “ Born in the North 17 ti Total 29 d LIEUT. COLONELS. C: Bom In the Sooth It Burn in the North 19 t> U Total 80 u xuors. ti Born in the Sonth Cl b Burn in the North 66 ([ Total •. .in CAPTAINS. n Boro in the Sonth 152 . Born in tbe North 197 || Total 849 LIEUTENANTS. a Born In the South 197 f 1 Born In the North ITS Total 302 d SECOND LIEUTENANTS. b Boro In the South 104 “ Bom in the North 228 V 1: Total 883 n RECAPITCLATIOK. tl Bom in the Sonth 460 Born in the N0rth....... ..695 u it m Total Commissions 1055 « m Total Commissions 1055 Id the above, all officer* are named by their rank, rather than by their popular titles. Remabka— Tho disproportion between the appointments from the North end those from the South is very large, the relative population, commerce, military re sources, &c., ot the two sections being con sidered. Tho population of the North may be roundly stated at 19,000,000, and that of the South, exclusive of “property,” at 6.000,000. Then ns Sisto 19 should be the appointments; they aro about 4 to 5 mother instance of the rapacity of the class fiat has governed, because it may be safely assumed that nine of every ten of tire Southern commissions are held by the tew thousand slaveholding families, to the com plete exclusion of the “poor white trash.” Journey of an Ellc. Several weeks since the Lyceum of Natural History College, received a letter from Bev. Mr. Nutting of lowa, tendering them & live elk, a fine native specimen of the Jlawkcye Stale, if they would undertake to transport him to the land of the Pilgrims. Even ten years ago such a thing would have been very expensive, and In fact Impossible without a personal attendant. The kind offer was at once accepted with the request tliat his clki-blp be shipped at once, properly labeled, for bis future home among the Yankees., On bis long journey of more than a thousand miles be received all the attention due to his distinguished blrthrlgbt as a native of North ern lowa, and in dne time be arrived at Wil- Hometown in “tho best of health and spirits.” Here be Is treated with “ distinguished consid eration,” for like the proud Mohican, the last of his race win in a few generations more be gath ered to his fathers and his name alone be left in all the earth.' , It Is pleasant to mention In this connection, Putt, as a compliment to the venerable Icstita-, lion to which he was destined, hla clkshlp re ceived the “usual courtesies” of all the roads, save the over which he had the honor to pass. Our Canada neighbors did not prob ably detect the high social position of their pueenger or they would hare been equally attentive. In behalf; therefore, of the Lyceum of Natural History of "Williams .College, of which the writer hereof has many pleasant recollections as a member, we return thanks ( to"Wm. Jervis, Esq,,of Milwaukee,and to the. Superintendents of the lines of Ballway cast word, for their kind attentions to “ the gentle man from loWa,'- in his Journey to his future home.. We learn that his clkahlp will proba bly form the nucleus of a Zoological Garden a new feature which would prove an interest ing and valuable acquisition to the College. While speaking of till* Lyceum, the tour of exploration made by this Society last summer to Labrador will be remembered by our read ers. We learn that It Is likely their next ex cursion, probably in the coming summer va cation, will be made to Lake Superior. They vrill Arid that a most Interesting region, both in its geological devcTophlcnti; and the valua ble minerals they can here add to their cabi nets. ‘Their journey thither will also give them some definite ideas of the extent and the resources of the West. It may withal be the means of securing for us several educated, en terprising young men, whose life-long exer tions ifiay greatly promote the public welfare. They will take Chicago in their route, and we can assure them, In behalf of our Academy of Sciences and oilier public institutions, a right cordial Western welcome. Patent Democrats. The New York Tribune prints the following as the nuyor swindles and robberies of tbe Ad ministration now in power, which have been exposed; Name of Swindle. Atn'nt, Cab. Minister. Fort Snclliog $403,000 Floyd, Sec.War. Wlllet’H Point 150.000 FJoyd, Sec. M *r. New Bedford Ft, Site;. 80.000 Floyd, Sec. Wax. Utahl7our Contract... 160,000 Floyd, Sec. War. Utah Corn Contract... 27U.000 Floyd, Pec. or. Utah Mule 5a1e........ 210.000 Floyd, See. War. £1 Paso Wagon Road.. 200,000 Floyd, Sec. \V ar. Fowler Defecation.... 175,000 Brown, PM Gen. Goddard Bailey's U’y.. 570.000 Thompson, Sec. of Int. Total $2,545,000 Two million, fire hundred and forty;flvc thousand dollars Is certainly a snog sum to be abstracted from the National Treasury dur ing a Gtugle Administration of fouryears, oven If It should not be swollen—es no doubt it must be—by further dedications yet to he dis covered. WHAT WILL TUB NORTH DOl Time for Action! “Occasional,” the Washington correspon dent of the Philadelphia Pres*, alter comment ing on the various movements of the seces sionists, says: What, in view of all these evidences, will the Northern people do 7 As yet, they have made no demonstrations toward* setting on foot counter military organizations. They have re posed so secure upon the idea that this great Government cannot he broken up, that they have not put forth their energies. The time has now como when they must arouse, and i trust that immediate steps will he taken lor the purpose of enrolling all our able-bodied men, so as to he ready for any emergency. The Administration of tbe Government is in the bands of the enemies o/ the country I The President of tho United States has ceased to be the Chief Magistrate of a free people, and may be called tbe chief of those who arc seeking to enslave a free people. He Is quoted by the Secessionists, if not as their active, at least as their quiescent ally! He re fuses to exercise his functions, and to enforce the laws! Ec refuses to protect tbe public property, and to reinforce the gallant Ander son at Fort Moultrie! He sends the Secretary of the Interior to North Carolina, with the in tention of forcing that loyal and conservative State into tbe ranks of the Dtiunionlsts! While sending General Harney to Kansas, with a large military force, to suppress a petty border insurgent, he folds his arms when Gen eral Scott, and his brave subordinates in South Carolina, appeal to him tor succor! His Attorney-General argues with all his Ingenuity against the power of the Federal Government to enforce tbe law* of the coun try! His confidants are Disunionlsts! His leaders In the Senate, and in the House, are Disunionista! and while ho drives into exile the oldest statesman in America, simply and only because he dares to raise his voice in fa vor of the country, he consults daily with men who publicly avow, in their scats iu Congress, that the Union is dissolved, and that the laws arc standing still! Is it not time, then, for tho American people to take the country into their own hands, and to administer the Government in their own way? I have in this correspond ence for weeks past counseled peace, and for no doing have been accused, in certain quar ters, with eurrendcringourcase into the Lands of our enemies. This policy has been, howev er, approved bv all conservative men. I have felt it to be a high duly to accumulate upon the Disuniouists all manner of conciliatory remedles,inorderto show them that the North ern people entertained no purposes of a war like character. But the day for persuasion has parsed and gone. Tbe lime has come for ac tion! action:! action!!! What a Southern Army Woman Says. We gave hearing to a Northern Army Offi cer, ttlio wrote from Garretteville, and os his view* do not exactly suit us, we give tho views of an Army woman—a Southerner—whose words are refreshing. The following is a letter written to a friend in St. Louis: Of coarse I love Louisiana best of all the land, bnt, from the Gulf coast to the lakes, from the Atlantic to the far Weft. 1 have found good friend*, and met with kisses from almost hII, and uo one asked me first whether 1 was a Northerner or Southerner. Heaven help us! The grand old men arc all dead aud tiled in their graves; nut even an echo of their spirits remains to stir up the sluggish blood that runs through the veins of the dullards who ore left. That old lady In disguise up at the White House over there in Washington, is a feeble traitoress, and tbe men that surround her would sell their lifa and soul, (they have no honor to barter,! for gold and power—and that shrew South Caro lina miscs a shrill scream and wads to belabor the nation with her wiry palmetto tree. They talk of despotism, forsooth! A tier}’ disuu ioniet from that Slate told me yesterday that on last Sunday, when they omitted the prayer for the President and Congress in the churches of Charleston, Mr. Pettigrew, the ablest law yer there, got up solemnly and resolutely and ltd the church. “Brave old man!” I said.— “Ves,” answered my fricud,*“and his being an old man saved him from a coat of tar and feathers.” They say, in great confidence, that it is not safe for Northerners to go there. Is that a way to prove themselves on the side of liberty and justice? “As for me, 1 watch the grand old flag streaming out bravely over the parapets, and my breast aches as I wonder how long it will Bheltcrus. Last evening at retreat, as they lowered it, a group of little children nm for ward to the rampart and let it fall on them. I h iv* seen them do the same thing often, bat at this time when the bright little faces and tumbled curls shook themselves free from un der tbe folds, and the soldier gathered it up to carry it down to the Quartermaster's office, I wondered If those little things would live to tight against their pitx typing u»lng. or whether the stars and stripes would be to them only a memory. Away over there in the heart of the land you don't see and hear as we do on tbe border, the dreaty thing* that dash against our daily lives and our ola frith in the might of nation. The Virginians are not riotous. Here and there one sees a bine cockade, but it Isn't perched januntly on tbe hat. One sees that it it only pinned. It has a limp and timorous look. It Is plain the head beneath it secs in it only a rosette of ribbons, and docs not fnlly under stand the whole of its meaning. 1 tell yon my head hangs and my cheek Curas when 1 hear the rabble clamoring so loudly, and not one dear honest voice raised in the defence of right. Is this a land to be proud 01, when the great men arc nil dead, and the honest citizens seem dumb? Puny little bubbles of rhetoric float from someone’s weak pipes andfall unnoticed, not even a child's voice raised to cry ont at them. If the Sonth want to break from the North, why not do It In a seriously resolved mood; move out quietly and determinedly, instead of letting squeaky little Sonth Caroli na scream like an angry parrot and onnonneo to the nation and the world that she, Katha rine, will not submit to the North—Pctrnchlo. I feormneh the name of our country islcha bod, and even sackcloth and ashes will not save the dwellers in the laud. Trnly, we have fallen upon troublous times.” Personal Appearance of Major Ander- son. The New York Leader thus describes Major Anderson, Commandant at Fort Moultrie: * 4 ln physique, the Major is about lire feet nine inches in height: his figure is well set and soldierly; bis hair is thin and turning to iron .gray; his complexion swarthy; his eye tUrk.&nd intelligent; his nose prominent and well formed, A stranger would read in his a!r and appearance, determination and an exaction of w hat was due to him. He has a good deal of manner. In intercourse he is very courte ous, and his rich voice and abundant gesticu lations go well together. He Is always agreea ble and gentlemanly, firm and dignified, a man of undaunted courage, and as a true soldier, may be railed on to obey orders and do his duty.” jgyWedo not as a general lhlng # like to publish truant wives and daughters, but the following must be an exception to our role: TO WHOM IT MAT CONCERN. Wnrßrn, My daughter Caroline his left my house without any just cause, and relin quished all the endearing enjoyments: of a happy home for the deceptive allurements of a roving life, 1 am. therefore, const rained to rive notice that 1 shall not pay any debts con tracted by her so long as she persists in this undutlful and most unnatural state of estrange ment, from the fostering care of her paternal home. , , UNCLE SAM. Happy Home, Dee. 25,15G0. Getting ct a Small-Pot Panic,—The fol lowingrcmarkablc communication appears in the Columbia South Cardliman : CHARLESTON POLICE, LOOK OUT I llr. Editor:— By-a letter from New York, there is reason to apprehend that the Lincoln men have been gathering up all the rags they can find from the small-pox hospital, and in tend an incursion in the South, to chose the secession 'conventions and legislatures from place to place until they are made powerless. Six men an on the way, having left New York on Saturday, and wm be probably at Kingsville to-morrow, to inoculate the can load ed with members. Caution. The Monde, a Homan Catholic journal of Paris, thinks that a Dictator is needed to set the United States right, and recommends Capt Bonaparte, formerly of Baltimore, for that office. OCB IVASirrSCTOT! KEITEB. The Indian Tract Fund Robbery— tVJiat this Fund Is—Gordon Bally . and bis Accomplices—A Question as to the Fund— Tlie Rouse Com mittee of Investigation—Discovery oftho Robbery—Further Robberies Suspected— 1 “ Two million*” put or the Trco*ury—TcouWe* o.T Ohr in fant KmpU-p-A Read Lock on the “IfurHcn Molls” Jn south Caroli na—Effect or the English Nows— Secession getting to bo a “Hard Road to Travel.” [FrcmOc?Own Corresp^adcnt.] Wasuxnctok, Dec. 25, iB6O. The abstraction of the Indian Tru&tboods Is still the exciting topic of conversation, and for the moment the secession of South Caroli na is forgotten. By tko time this reaches you the telegraph may have given you a different version from that now prevailing, therefore I will not enter in much detail correlate the va rious accounts afloat in this city. This much, however, may be stated as true: The amount abstracted reaches $870,000, and that Bailey's alleged confederates arc Wm. Russell, of the firm of tho great Over-land Pony Express and army transportation con tractors, Majors, Russell & Waddell* and Su- Wr, Lea & Co., bankers, of this city. Lea was formerly a clerk in the Indian Bureau, and knew all about the Indian Trust Fund. In re lation to these Fends it may be proper to ex plain what they are, for a better understanding of the nature of the robbery. According to the provisions of many of thfe treaties made with the Indians for the purchase of their lands, a certain sum is stipulated to he paid in annual payments, equalling in amount the interest that would be due on tbe princi pal. For convenience sake, and to avoid the trouble of raising the annuity by a special ap propriation every'year, the Government has jeen in the habit of procuring from Congress la one turn, the whole amount to be paid to the tribe, and of investing it in State stocks and making the interest ou these stocks ■meet the semi-annual payment due the Indians. The amount of the stocks Urns held by the Government Is $3,449,241, and the Interest thereon $203,002. The stocks were chiefly those of Virginia 4796,800; Missouri $547,000; North-Carolina $502,000; Tennessee $218,000; Kentucky $183,000; Florida $132,000; Mary land $131,600; South Carolina $125,000; Tennessee $301,000; Ohio $150,000; and oilier States in smaller amounts. They were ordina rily deposited In the vaults of the Treasury for safe keeping, but for some reason were transferred to the Interior Department six months ago, and for si ic other reason not yet explained were placed in the custody of Gordon Bailey a law clerk in the Interior Department, and that too without giving bonds for the ‘ safe keeping of the trust. This Bailey is a South Carolinian, though hailing from Ala bama, a young married man of thirty years of ago, a disunion brawler strutting about with a palmetto cockade. Uc has been a fast liver and a frequent visitor of faro banks, where 11 is supposed by some that he deposited a por tion of the proceeds of the stolen bonds. Thompson's whole Department is crammed with disunion clerks from tho Cotton States. They arc ncarlyall fast young men. There arc two things about this Indian Trust Fund that needs explanation—outside of the present robbery. First—'What becomes of the State stocks alter the Indian annuities have been paid 7 Second—Who gets the benefit of the discount In the first purchase of the bonds 7 To be more explicit—suppose a treaty U made with the Chcrokccs, in which the government agrees to pay them $500,000 for their Georgia lands In seventeen annual in stallments of $30,000 each year. Now sup pose the Secretary of the Interior should pur chase half a million Missouri, Virginia and other Southern State stocks drawing fix per cent, interest, paying for them 75 cents ou the dollar. Here would only he an Investment of $373,000. Where docs the residue of tbe half mliiion go ? Who pockets the $125,000 ? Not the Indians, And alter interest has been paid for seventeen years on those bonds by those States, the CheroV ets are paid off and have no further claim ou the government, into whose hands do the half million stocks fall? I have neverseen the government credited with them. Probably the new Administration will be able to throw some light on this, as on many other matters, that badly need illumination. There is more work for old Covodc and his smelling committee. A Special Committee has been appointed by the House to investigatethe abstraction. Mor ris of Illinois is Chairman. Bailey was arrest ed yesterday and afterwards admitted to bail and is now at large. Russell has also been ar rested by Martha! Kynders in New York and is expected here to-day. After sifting the va rious reports, I am inclined to think that this one Is us near tbc truth as any now In circula tion. The Government owed Majors, Russell tt Co. for transportation service, and Secretary Floyd gave Russell four months to make a statement of the sums due from the Govern ment, but did not give acceptances as has been extensively telegraphed; that Russell borrow ed large sums on the strength of these memo randa; that the banks demanded better seen- rity, aud Russell finding himself unable to procure it or obtain an extension, applied to Bailey, with whom he waa intimately acquaint ed, U> let him have about half a million of Missouri and Virginia Trust Bonds fora few months—bribing him for the accommodation, and placing in ms Lauds an equal amount of Floyd’s certificates as security. Russell doubtless learned through Lea, ol the hanking firm of Sutcr, Lea «fc Co., ail about the throe millions of Indian bonds that were in Bailey’s custody. These bonds were hy pothecated with the Bank of the Republic, New York, the January coupons being first cut off Recently these bonds have greatly depreciated, and the Republic bank has called for additional security, when Bailey, in order to save them, delivered over $3i0,000 more Indian Trust bonds. An anonymous letter sent to Thompson informed him of a robbery of the Indian Fuad, ou hi * arrival here from his disunion mission to North Carolina. On going to the Department he attempted to examine the safe of bis office, where the Indian bonds were kept, but found the key missing. A search was made for Bailey, who had the duplicate key, but he was not to be found. All the other clerks were summoned, po ice- men were placed to guard the approaches to the building; tbc clerks told contradic tory, and some of them suspicious stories; a hlaekfmlth was sent for, who, with a sledge hammer, smashed the wife open, when SS»O,- 000 ol the bonds were found to be abstracted. Next morning Bailey was discovered in bis retreat. He attempted to cut bis throat, hut was prevented by his wife, so the story is. When brought before Thompson, he made a clean breast of the whole matter, which in substance Is as above related. There are rumors flying about this morning that a robbery of Treasury Notes has been dis covered which throws the Bailey transaction into the fbadc. It Is said to have been of Treasury Notes that were redeemed, but not cancelled, and were issued a second time. Rumor puts the amount at tiro million*, but I ammot yet prepared to credit it; though the public are ready to believe the worst that can be imagined, after what the Administration is known to have done. Peculation is a small oflencecompared with treason and perjury; and this Administration, in th,‘ face of their oaths to support the Constitution, arc con spiring with the enemies of the Union to over throw and destroy it. In view of wbat is transpiring here, ft strikes me that the North has grievances that require redress and adjust ment. The Empire of South Carolina is getting in to deeper water than her uobility know how to navigate. All the federal officers have been relieved ol their allegiance to the Federal Gov ernment, by the “Sovereign Convention” a* the conclave of traitors call tbctnselvc*. They have nothing more to do than to resign. This leaves the State without a post-office. All let ters directed *tt> anv part of South Carolinia will be sent to the "dead letter office, and all papers, magazines, books, &c., will be sold ns dead matter orrctumed.ro the scnccr. Nothing can be mailed In South Carolina to any part ot the United States orabroad- But this i* not the worst. Charleston will be left without a Fed eral Collector, and no vessel can sail from that hkrfior except at the risk of being seized as a pirate by the war vessel* of any nation. All commerce to that port must immediately cease. No products can be shipped from there. All business will be knocked in the head. The cotton, rice, and other products of that State must be shipped inland to the port of some loval State, to Richmond, for instance; but If Virginia secedes, to Baltimore, Phila delphia or New York. There is no possible escape from this result. The Custom House at Charleston cost the Federal Government over tuo millions. It is the finest In the Union, and has been filled with South Carolina clerks whose salaries con sume all the revenues collected there and a good deal more. These fire-eating cockades will now have a chance to cool tbeir heels on the pavement, and support their treason and extravagance from some other fund. The Post Office at Charleston was also filled with fast young traitors, living off Uncle Sam’s bounty. Thev too will be turned out on the Commons to repeat their folly at their leisure. The receipts of postage from the State of South Carolina for the year ending July Ist, ISSO, were $107,530; and the expenditures, S3IO,OGS—-showing a deficit of s2ll/132. The Government has thus spent three dollars to carry and deliver mail matter for the rebels I o every dollar received for such services. What an oppressive Government tins has been on t’»c people of that State! What an awful list of grievances there is to redress! Some of the other Cotton Stales may panic before ta king the plunge, until they see how South Carolina is going to get along without mails, or a seaport outlet for her products. The fire-eaters are much disturbed by the news from England and France. The people of those two powerful commercial nations were expected to strongly side with the free States in the present quarreL But they have warned the glove holders not to look to them for aid or sympathy, after they had fondly de luded themselves that France and England would both become thclralllcs, recognize tbeir separate independence, tighttheir battles, pro tect them against servile insurrection, and thrash the free States If they said a cross word or give the niggcr-whlppere an angry look. The programme given out by Senator Wade ••gives the secession gentlemen much alarm, it names: A Northern Confederacy, embracing Canada, with all the Free States,all the Terri tories, a Protectorate over Mexico apd Cen tral America, with the latter as place of habita tion for tbe free blacks and of refuge for runa way slaves. It was partly with these great cuds In vlcwthattbc Republicans sogcnerally vofiid for the Pacific Railroad bill, which, when' passed will bind the Pacific States and the Ter ritories to the Free States in, Indissoluble bonds, and perhaps detach Northern .Texas and Arkansas from the Southern Confederacy, as the bill promises aid at the rate of SIO,OOO per mile to build a Rood for 600 miles across Texas and COO miles across Arkansas and the Indian Country, where they will form a junc tion, and proceed thence West to San Dictru Mud .’vt-h Franeigeo, If they secede both roads arc lost to them while the Northern route will go ahead. The difficulties in the way of tho Secessionists thicken every day. Let the peo ple of the States stand firm and ail will 1 coma out right ia the and. Cazoxeo. THE FARM AMD GARDEN. [Cortcipondsac* of tho Chicago Trftmn*.] CsAsauxcn. lit, D«c, 54,19C0. WHAT CHOP SHALL WE SEED ATTEB, Considerable discussion has been had as to the best crop with which to seed down to meadow and pasture. One of our city farm writers rcommends oats as the heat, from the fact that the heavy foliage would shade the young plants. Oats, as all farmers well know, when the crop is good, has such a large amount of leaves that the ground is so com pletely shaded that nothing can grow beneath it; or If it survives, it i» with a sickly, feeble existence. For this reason, we would never recommend bits as a shi table crop with which to seed down. TVdtter Wheat is a much better crop for fhU purpose, and when grass or clover iced is sown op the light snows, it can be done much better than when the ground is hare, for with the snow it is easily seen whether or no every part of the ground Is covered—a very impor tant point In the seeding of grass lands. Bat winter wheat is not always at band In the north half of oar State, and we must then choose some other crop. At the farmers’ meetings held In the evenings daring the last State Fair, several persons complained that their grass seed had failed, and iii some cases, after It had come up it died out. In the south part of the State winter wheat Is always, or nearly meadows arc seeded. Now, wc In sist that the grass will always be a good stand If the seed he good, and that it be •own before the first of March- If grass seed Is over a year old, bat little of it will grow, hence we have innumerable failures with old seed. Grass seed needs no harrowing after sowing, hut it must be sown before the frost ceases jto pulverize the surface. After the ground is settled, a roller should be passed over the field to more perfectly pulverize the surface, for such small seeds os the grosses re quire that the soil be in very fine tilth. On the greyish white soils of Egypt, south of the T. 11. «fc Alton Railroad, it is highly important to sow early, as the heat of the sun on this soil is such that unless the plants are well rootcd.before the season is mueh advanced they are pretty sure to be killed by heat and drouth; wc think this will account to our Southern friends Ibr their oft repeated loss of seed. In the central and north part of the State Spring Wheat Is probably the moat con veuiout and best of all our crops to seed with. It is sown so early that the grass and clover la well started during the cool, moist days of spring, and as the grain gives it only a partial -hading, it continues to grow, and will often be found covering the ground with a thick mat of grassland much of it headed out at the time ol harvest, and after harvest, produces a largo amount of feed. Not so when sown with the oat crop, with which, if it survive*, it makes but a feeble growth. In sowing with spring wheat, it should be sown after the har • owing is complete and rolled. Barley, for the same reason, Is also a valuable crop to seed with. Hungarian Grass and Buckwheat are worthless for this purpose. The lateness of the sowing and their dense foliage Is destruct ive of the grass and clover seed. Some per sons practice seeding in August and the first of September, by plowing the stubble, but this practice we look upon as expensive and not as certain in Its resnlts as early seeding with win ter anu spring wheat or with barley. GRASS SEED AS A CROP has become one of the great staples of the Stale, and for its superior quality is much fought after. The absence of Canada thistles, white daisy and other pernicious seed Is its great recommendation to the buyer. But to the farmer of the prairie there is another point of no small value, and that is the long, well-developed heads that our soil and climate give to this grass, making a large and sure yield; thus we never hear of a lailure of a crop of grass seed. Of course the yield varies, but is always a paying crop. BARKS KEEDED. One reason why fanners do not more gener ally enter into the culture of this cron is the want of barns. Thousands of bushels arc lost annually for the want of barns in which to se cure the seed. Almost every farmer who owns a Ijarn and a herds grass meadow has grass seed for sale, in fact, unless he is of the most shift less order of farmers he must have it- '»e will suppose that he takes no particular pains to save it, yet the simplicity of the process Is such that he cannot well avoid it, and all it really coits'him Is tho clearing it from chuil, by passing through the fanning mill, which only needs an additional screen called a grass .-ccd screen, costing some three or four dollars. In feeding out the hay, it is first thrown down on to the bam floor where nearly all the seed shatters out, certainly the best developed and ripest, just such seed as will command the highest price. No threshing, in this owe is required, the half-grown and unripe seed la held in the chaff of the heads and go out to the stock. In this way a bam filled with Lords gross hay will generally turn out more value in seed thus saved than enough to pay the interest on the building, an item that should go far to encourage the building of more farm bams. Ou the other baud if a farmer wishes to makfi a business of growing grass seed he can save more seed by having a good bam floor to thresh it ou than by the Usual out-door process. He can house the straw which is valuable as a winter feed when kept dry. We have observed that the quantity of seed sent to market is in proportion to the number of barns, and as these increase so does the crop of seed, not so much from the in creased amount grown as the greater propor tion saved, Onr readers will bear in mind that we re commend Eowinggrass seed very early iu the spring with wheat, rye or barley, and not with oals or other heavy foliage grain; to roll in stead of harrowing; to sue that the ground is iu fine tilth and that the seed is not a year old; to have bams if they wish to save it to advant age, a good barn floor is quite necessary. a ’ Rural. Cultivation and Preparation of Flax Iu lowa. [Correspondence <sf the Chicago Tribane-] FamriELD, lowa, IJcc. 21,1530. I noticed In your issue of 15th lust, an arti cle headed “Flax Cotton Again/’ and agree with you fully, that at this time this is a sub ject of “national importance”—one that ia destined to revolutionize, to a great cxtcnLlhe cotton Interests of our country, if not of the world. The agricultural classes of the West cannot be too fully alive to the importance of the subject, as it ia one that intercats thi-m di rectly as producers. Many of our tanners have been ia the habit of growing flax simply for the seed; the straw having been heretofore a mx* tc article entirely. And If without too much If. bor Ihev can realize a handsome price for the straw, an Important desideratum will have been gained, which vcill make the flax crop one of the most profitable they can raise, as well as equalize the prices of Southern cotton. We have had in operation at this place one of “Randall’s Breaks” and a “Scutcher, or Duster,” both manufactured in Rhode Island, for the purpose of preparing flax straw for the manufactory. The proscss Is as follows: The lias is mowed with an ordinary scythe or mowing machines, before it la thoroughly ripe, and is cured, in every respect, the same a* hay. It may thus be threshed the same as any other grain, the tangling of the straw not Injuring the fibre in the least. It Is not neces sary that It should undergo a rotting process, as it breaks equally as well without, the onl* advantage of rotted over unrotted straw being in the distance It may have to be hauled, as the former weighs about one-half less than the latter, there being a corresponding difference in price. The brake separate* the woody portion, or sh&vts into small particles, which are removed by the duster. It is then ready for baleing and shipping to the manufacturer, where it under goes the cottoniziug process. One ton of straw yields from 500 to 1000 pounds of linters. About 200 tons of the unrolled straw has been engaged In the vicinity of this place at Coper lon, by the party who has the control of the machinery here. This4s intended mere ly as an introduction to the operations for uext season, when a larger amount of ma chinery will be located here for tbe purpose of preparing the straw for market. Two cf the *ame breaks are in operation at ML Pleasant, Henry county, lowa, with the same success as here. • 1 do not Hunk that wc «an entertain a doubt as to the success of this movement. With Yankee ingenuity and Western perseverance both interested, there is no such thing as fail Petition to Amend tbe Banking Law. [Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.] rrnc. 111., Dee. 27. I SCO. I have received from Chicago a printed pe tition, praying onr Legislature to amend the Banking Law of onr State; with tbe request to procure signatures and return petition to the city. From the fact that all the business men of this city have received similar peti tions and requests, I conclude the Executive Committee has sent the same to all parts of IheState. The prayer of the petition I most cheerfully indorse, and have circulated the petition and obtained a considerable number of signatures. In fact every one hereabouts Is In favor of compelling onr Banks to redeem their circula tion In coin. Bat tbe request to return the petition to the Chairman of the ExccnUve Committee, I shall most respectfully decline, for good reasons. It seems* to me that tosend all the petitions back to your Committee, is a step towards defeatin'? the object prayed for. 3tcmbcrs of the Legislature arc generally very sensitive in regard to thegood opinion ot their constituents, and feel keenly any expressed or implied distrust of their influence orstanding. Each member boa a right to expect hs con stituents to make him the channel of their communication with the Legislatnrc; and when another channel is chosen, the Repre sentative feels that he is degraded in the eyes of his compeers, and is not disposed to favor the octition of his own constituents. It is for Ihcsa reasons that 1 sliall send the petition now in mv hands to our own Representative, and would urge the propriety of all others doing likewise. J. Cbloaco Academy of ScUdwi at Ann Arbor—Visit to Uit Observatory and IXstarn Home, [E«port©d Expreiiljfor lh» Chicago Trfbnna.] On Thursday afternoon the Academy visited the Ob-ervatory of the Slate University. As all could not be accommodated In the build ing at the same time, the company was divided into two parties, one visiting it dt 2 o'clock and the other at 3 o'clock P. M. The Observatory U in charge of ProC Brunnow, one of tha most distinguished observers and astronomers in the country, who received os and explained the use of the different Instruments, giving a practical lecture on what miirht have bacn seen m the heavens, had it been clear. For the Observatory, the Slate University is indebted to the liberality of the citizens of Dclriut, who raised the money for its con struction by subscription. [A good example for Chicago.] The site of the building U on the banks .of. the Huron River, and about half a mile northeast of the University grounds, on a hill which commands a peflcttly free hori zon. grounds embrace nearly fbnracrcs. The Observatory consists of a main building with a dome, and wings on the east and west side. On entering tike main building we found ourselves in a. spacious hall, in the center of which is the large,'solid and perfectly insula ted brick pier, winch snpporto tb* stone pil- I lor on which the telescope is mounted, car- | rounding this pier are ten colamus, which support the outer walls of the dome. In one corner of the hall is the staircase which leads into the dome, and through doors in the east and west ball, the two wings arc entered, one of which is occupied by the J feriiian Circle, while the other U used as a study and library. The dome revolves on cannon balls, and can be moved with great case by thfc observer from the observing chair, which is placed on a rail road and moves with the dome: The shutter moves bn small rollers and can be rolled over the stays of the dome. The Meridian Circle was made by Messrs. Pistor and Martins, of Berlin, and is one cf the finest In the country. It “■a* presented to the Observatory by Henry If. ’Walker, Esq., of Detroit; and whose name Is on a silver plate oa one of the massive piers which support the instrument. All honor to him. The Telescope has a length of eight feet and a eiear aperture of six iFrcnch inches. The circles are three feet ill diameter; they are divided from two 1 to two|Znlnu(es, while by the aid of the mic rometers In the microscope, and they can be nod to the 1-lOth of sseeond. At night the di vision of the circles is illuminated by stationary lamps.! North and south of the Telescope of the Meridian Circle are the Collimators, used for the adjustment ol the circle, and arc the in struments employed for ascertaining the hori zontal point, or, in other words, for aiming or takingslght. The Circle and the two Colluna mators cost $3,500. The large Telescope mounted in the dome, was made by Henry Fitz of New York, and cost $0,730. It has a clear aperture of twelve and a-halflnchcs and a length of seventeen and a-balfftct. The object glass is excellent and does great honor to Mr. Fitz. The mounting was made under Mr. Filz's directions by Mr. Phelps. It is furnished with an Hour and De clination circle, the one reading to seconds of time, the other to ten seconds of arc. By these means the distance of any object from the celestial equator, either northward or southward, can be ascertained with much ac curacy and minuteness. These, however, are merely used for setting the instrument. The Telescope is moved by clock-work, tni is the finest ever manufactured in this country, and. a power and size is only exceeded by two m he world. The Observatory also possesses a fine comet- : ■‘•■'•her of four inches aperture, made by Mr. • Fitz. v> hilc writing the above, we were reminded of an ingenious contrivance for recording the direction and intensity of the wind, to which the attention of the Academy was called, by Prof. Lapham on last Wednesday while on our way to Ann Arbor, the invention of u gentle man of that city. There is al o a Chorograph, by which the observations made with the Meridian Circle, as well as those with the Refractor, can be re corded. This instrument is in the west endof the building, and by means of a communica tion with the observer, he records his observa- tions, [which, in order to be done correctly, re ipiircsgreat delicacy of touch. It was made by Richard F. Bond, of Boston. The cost of the whole Observatory was $£2,000. Here the different parties were engaged from two to four p. m. in asking questions, receiv ing explanations, witnessing the. manner ol u-ing the Instruments, and hoping that the clouds which bung over them would be re--* moved, and give them tbc much desired glimpse of the heavens through the telescopes. This boon, however, was not vouchsafed unto us, causing all to feel that they bad not seen or learned all they wished; which, in our opin ion, \4os an evidence of the interest awakened, and proof positive of the success of the excur sion. \ A few moments before we left the Ob servatory, a faint prospect of it- “ clearing up” was noticed in the west, and with this no;.c our obliging friend, Prof Brunuow,announced that if Vie sky teas char at 7 o’clock, he would be happy to meet us again, and remain all night, or as long as the company desired. The hour for Prof. Wincheli’s lecture hav ing arrived, we left the Observatory, highly instructed and edified, and under great obli gations to its Director. '■ The evening still continuing cloudy, the ex cursionists instead of going to sec the Moon, amused themselves as their Inclinations dic tated. Quite a number attended a Fair held In Rogers’ Hall, for the benefit of the Episco pal Sunday School of that place, while others were entertained at “My Lord Mayor’s” £)u Friday morning the ground was covered with enow, which was made use of by our friends to give us some idea of Michigan sleighing, and seeing the town generally. It is finely situated,aud contains many handsome residences, and judging from what we saw, it must.be a charming spot in summer. The Union School Building and its fine grounds, attracted much attention, and justly so, as it is one of the chief ornaments of the town. From what we know and saw, we here cheer fully end with truth say that Michigan the rox-on to be proud of her eehoU vjtU.in, and her Stitt: Ujiltmily. Would that some of her si-tc-r States would profit by her example? Watch with a jealous eye, people of Michigan, your Slate Umvcr?ity--be careful that its pres ent prosperity, and its promise of future great in no.>*ay checked. Atll£o a. ir. the party, with their friends who had so hospitably enter ained them, as sembled at the depot, when Frof. Blanoy, in behalf of tbc Academy, in a neat and appro priate manner thanked the Committee of Ar rangements, the Fresidint and Faculty of the University, and the citizens of Ann Arbor, for the manner in which they had received and entertained us, at the same time assuring them that the latch string of* the Academy would hang far out, should any of them ever come to Chicago. At 12:10 p. we started upon our return home, Laving quite a number of our catcrtaiu erswith u-. This was an act of courtesy which the liberality of the Michigan Central Railroad Company placed within our power of perform ing, ns they were oil passed to Jackson, and back again to Ann Arbor, thus placing us in the position of entertainers, which we all en deavored to perform to tho best of onr ability I and with a hearty good wilL AVe doubt whether there ever Wiis a merrier and more plcasr.nt party packed in a cars. Jackson was announced entirely too soon, and here we were soon brought to realize that the “ best of friends must part.” Just as we left Jackson three hearty cheers were given by the Acade my, which were responded to m the same manner by them. The snow still continuing, we made the best of our position and time In the can. and judging from appearances this feature of the trip wa* a» successful as any other, and to no one Individual were wo more indebted than our friend “ Branch,” of the Richmond House, who was incessant in ministering to our com fort and pleasure. During the afternoon the Academy was called to order, and on motion, E.M. Dewey, Esq., Prof, Blauey and CoL Stone were appoin ted a Committee to draft resolutions expressive of the feelings of the Academy, to the Michi gan Central Railroad, its officer*, to the Com mittee of arrangement* of Aon Arbor, to the Pres Mint and faculty of the Stare University, audio the citizens of Ann Arbor, for tbrir liberality and attention; and to report at the nr\c regular meeting of the Academy, At on Saturday morning we arrived at the Central Depot, ail feeling satisfied that this was otic of the mo-t successful and pleas ant excursions the Academy has made. TVZxac Henry Clny of Dls< xmlon. In 1850, when Georgia threatened to secede, Henry Clay said, in bis place in tbe Senate: “ Now, Mr. President, 1 stand here in my place, meaning to In* unawed by any threats, whether they come from individuals or from States. I should deplore as mneb as any man, living or dead, that arms should be raised against the authority of the Union, either by individuals or by States. But, after all that has occurred. If any one State, or a portion of the people of any State, choose to place them selves in military array against the govern ment of the Union, Jam fir trying fAe ritmgih of the government. I am for ascertaining whether we have a government or not —prac- tical. otScient, capable of maintaining its an : thority, and of upholding the powers and in terests Il'ich belong to a government. Nor, sir, am I to be alarmed or dissuaded from any ►ach course by intimations of the spilling of blood. Jf blood is to be rp'Jt, by trhoeefault i*itf Upon the supposition, 1 maintain it will be the limit of those who choose to raise the standard of disunion and endeavor to prostrate this government; and, sir, when that is done, so long as it pleases God to give me a voice to express my sentiments, or on arm, weak and enfeebled as It may be by age, that voice and that arm will be onthe side of my country for the support of the general authority, and for the maintenance of the powers of this Union.” The Tnxo Basl* of Settlement* No adjustment cun be reached unless the Southern States formally agree to abandon all pretensions, for all time to come, to secede from, and break up this Union. They must recognize the Government as a Government, capable of preserving itself. Bow can thW propose to reconstruct a Government while claiming the right at any time to secede from and destroy it Senator Wade of Ohio made the overwhelming point in the Senate Com mittee of Thirteen this morning, when he sold that he had no idea of making a bargain with men who might cony their Slate out and Join the common enemy at any time, or turn the forts of the Federal Government against the Government itself. Here, then, is the only platform upon which the Union can be pre served. No concession to secession, and when secession is abandoned all tbe rest is plain.— TTo<Ainp&)n Correspondence of the J*h&adelphia Pros, [From the Home Journal, N. Y., Aug. 17,159.] Among the many apparent trifles continu ally being brought to the surface ftom the Ideal under-world of tbe unknown, there are occasionally simple articles costing but little in detail, hut whose combined benefits, useful ness and economy of time and money, aggre gate on the basis of millions. Such an article is Spalding’s Prepared Gim Its uses are innumerable, and as its cost is next to nothing, the demand for it is universal. It Is prepared with chemicals, and used cold—requiring but liUla skill or tima for Its application. Aid for Kansas. ItrsoxoxEß, Dunn Co., WL»., Dec. 19, ISCO. Editor* Chicago Tribune: A “ y-iTv>a* Relief Society” has been organ ized in this place. Over one hhndf cd dollars have already been subscribed, seventy-five 0/ which have been forwarded. We do not Intend to stop here. Grain cou?d he had, but wc can’t ship it till the opening of .navigation iu the spring. Yours, die., F. E. Cnuncff, Secretary. TUe Committee of Thirteen, The Committee of Thirteen sat three hours to-dav, and reached one important result. It has been constantly charged by the South,and was repeated in Mr. Nicholson's speech to-day, lUat the growing power of the Republican par ty threatened amendments to the Constitution by which their rights lu the Stab-a would be unpaired, if not destroyed. To meet this dif ficulty the Republicans conferred together, and submitted the following propositions through Mr. Seward,Hionoh they were drawn by Messrs. Grimcsand Collamer. First: No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress any power to abolish or intertere in any state with the domestic institution there of. Including that of persons held to service or laber by the'l«ws of such State. This was carried by the following vote.: Yeas—Messrs. Powell Hunter, Crittenden, Seward, Douglas, Collamer, Wade, Bigler, Bice, Doolittle and Grimes —11. a* . A Nats— MessrsfDavia and Toombi—^ Second: The Fugitive Slave law ot IboOphM! he so amended oa to secure to the alleged lugt tive a trial by jury. . Mr. Douglas proposed toomendby Inserting “In the Stale front which the lugitivc escap ed.” This was carried, and then the whole proposition was voted down by the Demo crats, all the Republicans sustaining It. Third: It shall be respectfully recommend ed to iUj several Slate Legislatures to review all of their law*, affecting the right* of persons recently n-liknt in other State?, and to mod ify and repeal nil such as shall contravene the provisions of the Constitution of the Lulled States or any of the law* mode in pursuance thereof This wa.« lost as follows: Yeas—-Messrs. Grimes, Seward, Wade, Doo little, Collamer and Crittenden —fi. Nats—Mo»rs. Powell. Uuutcr, Toombs, Douglas, Davis, Bigler and Rice—7. The Southern men voted adversely upon the ground that, though it was not openly aeslgn 4wi, this proposition would affect their laws imprisoning colored seamen. It will be seen that the extremists would not ■sustain the proposition* intended to meet the very cases they had specifically charged against {he North. Mr. Toombs’ resolutions were then called up :ind four of them voted upon, Mr. Uougli- re fusing to go upon the record. They were then postponed tili Wednesday, Mr. ’iVombs and ihc ultras reeling any delay. And for the transparent object of namg the action of the Committee to operate upon the pending ruc tions for the Southern Conventions, Mr. Davis otiered the following resolution, which lies over with the others: That it sballi be declared by amendment of the Conststnttonthat pfOpertyiu t-iavii, recog nized as ‘such bythejoial law of any of the States of;tbeUinon r *luUi stand on tbes-ame #msUnglnaD.CuustinitioaMl and Federal rela tloasasMsroi her species of propertywi rccog n!zed ; uhd, like other property, thall not be subject to be divested or Impaired by the local 'law of any other State, cithrr In escape there to, or by the transit or sojourn of the owner 'therein. And in no rase whatever shall such proper®be subject to be divvMed or impaired by any regulative act of the United States, or any of the Territories thereof —Washingtw Corrcspon:ence Y. Tribune, CST* Under the head of “A Fraternal Senti ment,” the yatUmal luV'ligencir publishes the following from the Charleston Jfcrcury: When gaunt and shivering men, women and children shall walic their streetSjgiot alone, or in i»airs, but in desperate and savage crowds; aud when the shout thall break upon the car for“brcud or blood;” and whin th*.rc shall he blood, but little bread; when .-tarving labor shall strike the props from under capital; and when, finally, that gilded temple at the North, (milt up from robbery upon the South, .-hall fill, aud rapine among the ruins shall supply to the laborer the means of subsistence, then shall they realize our wrong ami our might, and at that day may they call upon God, for he alone will heed them. *Our car will be deaf to their solicitations. The debt between us will be canceled. As two nations we shall shortly face each other, each to guard its own interests. pOR THE HOLIDAYS. TVe have Ju#t recelrai a superb aworlmoDt cf POINT GAUZE SETTS. TOIKT TEKICB SETT 3, PARIS EMBRODERIZS. On Collars, gleam UandtereMeD, «£e. Rich Kohes, Etrenlag Dress Gactls, Paris Cloak?, Gentlemen's FarcUMag Good*. £c, 4e„ 4 c. WM. M. RO«S i cn„ del&lMTCaat loT and !&) Lake street. Jg AL3tO RA I, SKIRTS Of Extra "Width and Length, BXCX/CTSIV3S STTfI/KB, Made to onr order. 33alxxtoz*aI Soso, LADIES* frKATIKO DOSE, Ladles and Gentlemen’s Slutting Caps, Jast reeelTed by wax. si. ross & co., !oT anti ISO Lake street. dSILIWGtjaoI & rsißLi:! Those Hand Unit WOEiTES ADAPTED 7® THE CLIMATE •IntS tf*e If oli days. Miim£.ctcre<l and told by ADDJSOX GRAVES, .X>aho Street O EMOVA h. KEMOVAL WK DAVE REMOVED OCR STOCK OF PAPERS TeoaracwaadcetctsodMfu vareh«c*cs Xoi, 43 and 41 Mule Street, OHfOMis errr Do*eu w»» nbsllhe plt-a-ed to »ee oor old rotfontatt ;iod friend*. U<iOd.* delivered tn »nr part «>j «!<• f!t» free of ebanre. w> hope to cor.ttaoc to merit u.< oca. £4.«e«f I Aruy ta&adU Stats wrest. c;?o*iuC'.ty lixiVrt. Hailroads, Banks, and Insurance CVa., Ton will flmlwerrthlnifln the of Parer- nnd Korclr.{>«* for rianbs, rbrclc lb>oi*. U«m r-,t T!c*if ti, foUrtiM of lioinrani'f, siinw rant- :»t*d Railroad Hrfc. •U, at lower pr.cca tbaa caa be ijuiiJ Is tbU market. DKUGG-IST9, tVe hare Sedfita, nilrrlajr, Tbsae, nifWars, MaaQt, aod Colored Takers adspL*;l to ycur u&«. LAWYERS, T7e have the T**»t varieties of LesaJ Caps. Note. Lett it Papers, ssd havc ,- o-r* In the market at th* lovat prices. CaU sud before bayluz. ,i i:*i ciz.vis.iLc: p.spers. ll*»e yon tried tbe Note, Lc:t«r »ad Cap Papers of tit* Celebrated iifaati? If not try t;em. Ibey pro- Boonetd tbe Cheapest ami Best Papers Is the market, and taking prefrrszee over all other frauds. STATIOUBS AND CODSTT GLEBSS, Too win fiod It to per advantage to call tad examine otwcoods. They tiro de»trabU mid wbat voa OaretovtofFlac N»ta*and Uotin for f-xamu be excelled. Letter and Cap Paper* of 11 ery Jdr.d *ad analltr. We bare everythin:; yoa Bred at low nrlcea. Call ami fcaSofy your-eUc* pneea. vw U. il. A L. LAKLIX, «3 sad H Buts street, vppvtlle City Hotel, CSOCEES AND DEY GOODS DKIIEES, WCI and la onr «toek alt kinds and gnomics e>f Straw aul Manilla Vnppln; pa.»cr-. Al*> Letter, i.a? ai.4 h'ote papers .eliatlc wr tue ucd cM^arnvUua. H. t m* I<A 43 sod U state street, opjodw City Hotel. PHXCT733HB XTTD BOOSBItfaiISB, Ton win commit roarowa tntrrvfe byraniacacdex* oar ktocE, comprised la portulollowa: J.CO3 Pqndlee Prlntli.r and 80.-k Paper. an «ze§, wel* nt*. and qaallty. An; >lze maio to order oa abort notice. t.r'Ofl Urtmj Flat Capa. white and Mas 52M - Double Flat Cap. white and Mca. 1/aj “ y olio I*o*l, white and bice. 9DO M D«sir an I UciUcm, white bint. SA ** Flit Letter. KOTO - PUla Letter. CapasdN’ote*. 30 ** Flae Straw and Binder** Board*. ICO ~ Aborted Glared Papers, as ** laarblo 1*0? era. CUT CASUS AND CAED BOARDS, Of tbs be«t oamifictn re. r». n. i L LATUX. c and tt State street, opfr.-ilte city Hotel. neXT&TSQanKm JONES, PERDUE (i SHALL, 122 - ■ Lalte SCre«t • - 123 HAyUTACFCBiRS 0 T B LANK BOOKS, •w*oLs»u*m iuctas, mua at WRITING- PAPERS, Envelopes, .ffrniomiiiuia sSiici Pass Poo Us* wnmxa mss and rz.enss, Cards and Cardboards* BOOK BINDERS’ STOCK, AHB OFFICE STATIONERY. JON2S, FEBDUS A SMALL ■ npilE BEST PIANO INSTRUCT - JL os. Rlehardeoc'9 Xew Method for ;ho Piaso , Forte, with lt» eaav itndlasentol Its Attractive Esercbes and Aicusctocnti. coniprfclns a cuicpleio * connc of Stud? Uvu i>»e-liaplttu*tu«t;4ortod*i»i'cfd •, attainment In I’liuo i’Urinc. li r.ipLlK aapenedirr all 4 others, and must eventa'an* become »’oe oalr (•reru t of Instrnctlon generally lined. I "rice li on receipt nf A which it will be rent, post-paid. FsMlahcd by DITSQK * CO, Bettea. UEaOTAL. yf« an bov removing oar steitL of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, &C., &€., Trom (h« star* ooaopltd bj v* it 72 Tatis Street, l'p-«jUr». To tbs Lxrze sod Commodious Solti Booms. .ros . M 5 78 LAKE STREET, Vlnn shall be tiapT’TVJ.fo our el I Mends, and Cm trade eenenltr. tvU'*lntre**ed CaaUlCaa, as aball, as n-»nai, *fl*r spwuiol indueexuouu ta Car It and Short Ttao Prompt Pojfas Enjtrj. BOWEN BROTHERS. TOYS! TDYSI AND C / / FAWOY GOODS FOR THE MILLION XT PE U HE OX’S GREAT VARIETY STORE, No. 11l Randolph Street, 3SI2STS-SBXJRY BLOCK. frilS-diST-CamS 11 - - La Salic Street - - 11 HEW WORSTED GOODS, Skating Ba«quc«, Skating Capi, CENTS’ SCOTCH CAPS, PALERMO SLEEVES, ESQUIMAUX PASTS SOKTASS, USSIS3, WITTERS, SCASFS HOODS. HOODS. Elbbtd Hosiery of the Host Qaallty. CO.raii’.rCE D SJLIPPEIiS, 'Zephyr Vorrtcds and WoEenYamrf 3TTTOK «te myRKITI. (LATE IL DC*KJ 4,1 1 a Sallo Street. de9dst»btt OARNini’S GREAT VARIETY JL> stobs; Ho* ISS I.ake Street* n KIEL'S SJZt iSHO’S., Direct Importer* o£ and WhoUeaJe Dealers In TOYS AND FANCY GOODS, BERLIN WORSTEDS, 3SCAKER Batkeii) Bird Case*, TAKELE MOTIONS, Tba attention of Wholesale Dealer* Is rocpactfnSy •uUclted. asirssnjEr; tdk .ncmdeil .LAKE STREET. £' C. SillTU & CO., Srui Coch Mnaufcctnxan, COPIPSnsMXTBIS, WROUGHT IRON PIPE, STEAM AND QAS FITTINOS, SHEET COFFEE, BLOCK TIN, TUMPS, Ac. A lie?— Particular attention paid to Jobbing of all Lind* connected with the Trade. 228 Washington Street, Chicago, ZIL jjLTSSIAA’, AMERICAN Hudson Bay Co.’s FURS. LADIES' AKD CHIIOREM'S FAMCY FOBS. Sleigh and Carriage YSobra, DuflUo hitlu*, (;ciuK , mi , n , . | i ti.liarn, Cui'», olurcti, dr,| Ac, rs:o*n*is i;. .t tonstis 9 co. f 107 Riadnlph Street, Chicago, 111, If era on hand n large avorfraeot of goods of the abore <sc*crtptlon, which will -ell at moderate pr.ee*, varrauuag every article sold a* represented. CASH PAID FOR SHIPPING PCKS QAGUi-ii U KUTYPEB. The Best uid Cheapest ia<Uie City, AT IIESLEIt’S. :13 ... Lallt Stmt ... 118 PUOTOC!UI*1I«. Hhoßrat ncdCheapetit ir* til, city At Htsler’i, 113 lake Street. iVORVTVPES, The But and Cbeapeat in the city, i.t E'.sier’s, 113 Lake Street. S3E3.AiXOTXI'ES, f Xli«S*nt atuJ Cheapest in tbaoity, it Heslcr's, 113 late Street AMBSOTTPES, Ta* E*at xad Choapert la thd City, s\ T HESLER'S, NO. 113 LAKE STREET. PACTS WORTH KNOWIXO. Pit. PLOILEIGITS X2TDIAZ< BOTAMC PLASTEB TTUI enre nil and every kind of Lameness, Tsr Its u«e Thousand.* bare been enred of complaint* rftJie itoc-c. Hrea-t and Side* Spinal Af rxti*in*. I.lr»r Complaint, a* veil as all Nervous ud chronic Alfred n-» Incident to t!ie human nynteai. !t I* vumjerfcllv eillcaclocu In oeulias Fever Sores, (iM deers. Cancer*. Tumor*. W>t,«. Fp «te<l Urabi ch;U*..ii:is. ror.a. salt Uheum, Bums and Cuu. a* well a* Sprain* and ITa se*. One trial will more than (wHafr *’;«• molt sceptical that i! cent* cannot bo better Invested. svM hr all and *x Vttoolnale bf Dr. rLC.MLL.IGii, Alyjnquln, 111., or hl» Agents, LOIII> & SIKXXXI, ■f» Ijtfco street. Cilf ago. TIL BAGS. 50.000 STACK MILLS $35.00. 20.000 LEWISTON’S MILLS... 24.50. P, PALMER, UC, 114, and XIO X.ako Street. QAS II AX>VAX CE S. WAKEFIELD, NASH A CO., Liverpool and London. liberal Cub Advances will bo made os consign meab to tba above hotua of BACH, LABD PBQVISIOBS AMD PRODUCE generally, by [ocTWlyl TUOMAS VA8II « QIFTS FOIi THE HOLIDAYS. I hate on band a large suortmeat ol fABIIX 3URBLS, TEIiRA COTTA, CUISI AM) BuIIKMIAS OKAIHEATS. SILVER-PLATED TEA SETTS. CAKE BASKETS, CAiTOUS. SIVONj. FORKS. AC. Ivory Handle and other Cutlery. Locking Closes uni Clocks China Tea Setts. With a very large and complete assortment of 1838-STOBE CHIBA, BIASS WASH, AC., Which I will sell at very low price* to clear oat the eonaignms&t. JOHN UANKIN. tuyb&im l“ Randolph rtrecc. pOR THE HOLIDA YS. Th«iab*erlber*winhava reedy tortpe Holiday* a large aesortuieot ot the dilfertat v*rleu«t of CAKK,3IACAnOOMS, KISSES, Ctc*, Comprtalnc In part as follows: S»ponBd*ORXAMFSTEO FRUIT CAKE. ICO) ~ PLAIN FKUIT CAKE. K» ~ POUND **__ HO “ ORNAMENTED POUND CAKE. 600 M - WHITE “ <OO ** PLAIN* WHITE CAKE. OK) - JELLY CAKE. *W “ C'KK. Cu) “ COCOA-NUT aiACAROONS. ;ao “ ALMOND MACAROONS. hvO “ iiLxSES. a b v of sunll fine* Caic*. t!,r >l3tw:» on-M Nc<r Year's Caie. printed with new . e'isav. A call from onr friend* and the i abilc U .oil cited. O. KENDALL, SONS A CO„ d.:)-d«64w n Waahlsgtoa •trssc, cor.Dsarbero. 13S Lata Street. A Urge auortmant of (aolt’Caiy) And Dealer* la £no«V*hly 1 x:i td«-l dVr«*lml [t.e2i*a.iyj JEWELRY, watches and • ! Silver Ware, FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Qeol W. Stevens & Co., 77 LAKE STREET, Offer Uio largest and best Minted assortmen of goodiovor brought to Uto XortbTr<vr, coaUiting In part ot | DIAMONDS, pearls, carbuncles, fJtTA SETS. CAMEO SETS. STOKE CAMEO SETS, CORAL SET?, MALACHITE SITS. JET SETS. MOSAIC SETS, CAIIKBT SETS, ; CIIAIK BRACELETS, PLAEff • BRACELETS, ETRUSCAK BRACELETS CORAL BRACELETS, CHATELAINE CHAIN'S, (ill «y!c.«.) e CENTS- rCR3 CHAINS. SCARF PINS, NECKLACES, (» Urjo ai*ortn«nt,> BZ.SKTC BUTTON'S AND STUDS. COLO SPECTACLES. SILVER wv.i;r PIS KNIVES* TEA. TARJ.K. SUGAR. SALT. DESSERT, UF.XIRV. AND ICR SPOONS* INDIVIDUAL SALTS, CAKE AND CARD BASEST?. NAPKIN RINGS. WINE STANDS, TEA SOTS. 4C* OOBLET9. FANCY GOODS, la. tlx* Crr«atoat 'Varioty, «u«U a* fans, opera classes. 001123, CARD CASES. PORTE JIONNAIM, AC. CEMV. STEVENS i CO., .Z*ake Street daelMSßtlul MUIDOB’S American alicr?y. THE SOKTmVEST PRODUCING ITS OWN WISE. A Great Want Supplied. A pnr« Wine of delicate f t.vor that competent join?* pronounce auperior to moat of t).c priced vvim »!il In this country, le now being produced by the to. danhtoed from me sTSAWiihay VAainy of rhobabb. Ifevond the ordinary tonic rSTrrt of a Pnr» Crape Wine, tun eel* a* -n iltcrulv,*, uixl intaUPS err r seino riw»n ixDir.eeTto:; ami uonstil’ation or TUIS JtOWEL*. atul will'. «V.N3I!nVr.NTI.T CANNOT IK OTitSB wines. arc it u .n, me luppieat eiltct. Sold at maaoUcturvr'* price* by J. 11. KKF.I> t CO.. 0.10*20. n. L R. Mroa*. Del? eater**. 111. Mpt. 1, b£o. QOUXTUV 3IEUGIUXTS * t rrur> umi SIiANK BOOKS EiSTYELOPES AND WRITING PAPERS, AT MANUFACTURERS’ TRICES. r. mwsrsoar. Blank Book Manufacturer, nol*6*-ly Id) LAKE STIIEST. CHICAGO. SUBLET & TTEEELL, No. 48 Lake Street, a »v the attention of purchaser* to ihclr large stock of Tascs, Sii’oiazes ISO ELEGANT CHINA GOODS, ADAPTED TO TH3 HOLIDAYS. All orirlileli will be sold at Low JPrices, JJ'ERItIXG’S SAFES NEVER FAIL, as irociis ix the fike. BRAD TUX ri'LLOWIXO From the Fire on Franklin Street. CutfAoo, .VosemborSt, ISA. Jißaaaa. nxßßrto £ Co, 40stato street: Gentlemen:—lt elves if* cr-Mt plcuar* to Inform foil umt the I'-VT.::.* • CHAMPION sAKK purchas'd from yo*i » few yeura s'nce hsejnst i thro»!2b tl;s Fin* wMvli deemed niirMorooii Pi* night of tiieVM 1 rt, iij.o-1 «»i»**xilns ttweilml nil our Hooks Papers mnl M-mt-v |;i as jp-d a »t.ite of preservation a-. when pm in ::■« .~a*e. Sof * Sios or Kibros i iiß'*. aitlio-iL-ti It wn« »’*>t got t-nt lof FIfTT- KtciiiT Hours A>tkr the t ilk « i»it:iK>e*B. "> >'an ,-necrfitKy ret-omiM-rd y«»iir as felntr all they ttlaimtooo.—Uio ••CliautL'ou raft* *n tin* World.** O. ¥. t L LLk.ll * GO, The above can be seen Jti*l as It fame trora the Fire, la front of our store, where the largest assort, ment of Flro anil Burglar-Proof Safe.* to tli« West, can alwav* tie fuot.iL Also, riMnJtoar.l >a!cs, Vault Doors, iUnkLock%.tx ue:;;:inis a co„ deir'KMy-.’J;*? W rtato •tixet. THE 3!OsT't : SErtii7 HOLIDAY PRESENTS • Can be found at t.‘io ©ptleal Sstabliehmeat or * I.OIJ-S .UAfSS, 2Fo. 79 South Clark Street Ho. 79 Viz s—Cold, Silver and Steel Spcttaclcs, OPERA GLASSES. TELESCOPE®. MIcnOSCOPEa, \!aoh:-i.a\*tfj:s. Pni.YuKAMAS, COSMOUAM.V?, Ac., AC. Please call at *.9 *onth Hark street, the «lgn of the •lammotli >pcctacl3.% and male jv-.r .election*. d«l7diWL;iw . gEASONAISLE GOODS FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS. Ladies’ Skate?. Sen’s Skates. BOW SKATES. HAND SLEIGHS. BOYS’ TOOL CHESTS, FINE POCKET KNIVES. lT,rr-n»ndlo Table Cutlery. Silver Hlated Dessert Koltls, In Caaes. SETS OF C.VSTEES .VXD STEEL LX CASES. Sodgcra’ Icisjora, Singly or ia Casts. Tor tale by lABKAnEE * SOltnr. No. 174 Leke »treer. STOP! Read and Consider!! Why la It DM*wai7 to eat aed drink peer thins* when 70a can £** aioch belter for the money, at STAXioys, No. 48 • - - • Clark Street.«... No. 48 NETT to SIIISRMAN MOUSE, Everything la tb, way ol PRESERVED FRUITS, The best rd finest PlCKl.ES—Foreign & Domenllt. COFFEES AND TEAS. Every variety cf Sauces, Condiments ami Spices, Green Turtle Soup, Splceed Salmon, Lobster, l”k*<l Salmon and Mackerel, TEE PEST SHERRY, MADESIA AND PORT WHIES, Old. J3 otar‘bon and 01«1 Bye W S X S S X Z3 S. StFEBIOB BUJLNDIKt, AND THE BEST ABO CHEAPEST HAVABA SE6A33, Try and you will be convinced of the troth of all these aawnlona. oclsid-lyCd? CALL AT GALE BROTHERS No. 202 Rant olpta Street, NEW STOCK OF ELEGANT GOODS, Suitable fbr HOLIDAY GIFTS DK. COOKF, & CO.’S St.mclard * Edition of the Lax«. THE STATUTES OK ILLINOIS. by r,,.r ml Mi.v <\ u. t law thovp. SlCvd. all Ucn.Til Price tio/e Can bo set; by Malt or Eaprei**, "rhad 'f mePobUthcr*. D. &, COUKK a CO, m L*ia itr***