Ctjje STrifcune. TUESDAY AUGUST S, 1863. tee political camtaigs. The people of the United States will soon be called upon to esy, by their votes, what policy shall prevail In the national councils during the ensuing two years. Congress, at its late session, passed, and the President approved, on act to confis cate the property and free the staves of rebels. Against this act, in all shapes and at all stages, the so-called Democratic party, under the lead of Tallaudigham and liichardson, fought most strenuously. In their political conventions and party organs they are still contesting it with all the strength they can muster. : • Bewailing the cost of the war and the approach of the tax-gatherer in one breath, they are de nouncing a law wMch puta a just propor tion of the burden upon armed traitors In the next. Tbe Chicago Times speaks dis tinctly on this point. It says: M Thi* confiscation scheme, and an other vchemee calculated and designed to make restora tion of the Union impossible, must be condemned end repudiated at the ensuing popular election for Jityresenlativee in Congress.* Here is an issue which every man can understand. Be it known to loyal Demo crats everywhere that the test of their party allegiance is the repeal of the confisca tion act. As earnest advocates of that act before it was passed, and as zealous sup porters of it now that it is the law of the land, we Joyfully accept the issue thus made up. So plain is it that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein. So utterly traitorous and abominable is the spirit which seeks to shield Jefferson Davis and his fellow conspirators from the Just consequences of their infernal acts, that we can predict for its disciples the most stunning overthrow that ever met a political party since the foundations of the world were laid. IVe hear of pro-slavery politicians all over the country, (and there are plenty of such birds in Chicago), urging their fol lowers not to enlist, but to stay at home and vote down the Republicans in Novem- ber! That game •will not m The world moves. Relying upon the inertia of the public mind, and ciphering on the returns of old elections, mid intending to cheat the soldiers out of their votes, the pro-slavery leaders of Illinois made sure of carrying their infamous constitution by an over whelming majority.- The result so astounded them that they are still mous ing around for reasons to account for their discomfiture. 'The reason is plain. ♦Sixty-nine thousand earnest men hadin <3 eed gone to the wax, nine-tenths of whom were certain to vote against the contriv ance. By all calculation based upon former elections the constitution was sure of re cohing from 20,000 to 40,000 majority. But the world had moved through a great cycle, and left these antique fossils stranded in the mud of their own disloyalty . and folly. So it will be again. The people intend to take no step backward- They are for earnest, resistless warfare against armed rebels, and they intend to collect the costs ss they go along. The good work has already begun in Memphis, and it will shortly be in healthy operation from Nor folk to the Indian Territory. Let the issue be made up. Loyal men are ready to meet it. IILI VP THE BATTERIES. With a patriotic liberality worthy of all praise, the Chicago Board of Trade filled tip their battery in some three days; It is not to be doubted that the large bounty offered by the Board brought out the men. The ranks are now full and a regiment is now forming to support the battery. Let its ranks be filled up in the shortest possi ble time, for their country will need their services as soon as they can be drilled and prepared for the field. This good work laving been commenced should bo com pleted. But while every body will rejoice at so noble an achievement, it should not be forgot, m that Chicago has five other batteries, viz: Taylor’s Wood’s Water louse’s Bouton’s and SUfversparre’s, that most richly deserve her fostering care. Some of them have won the highest honors in the hardest fought battles of the war. Every ciiizea of Chi cago has reason to be proud of them. But it is a fact that the large bounties offered to recruits by the Board of Trade absolutely prevent these batteries from filling up the places made vacant by disease and the battle field. Recruiting officers are now lore, if we mistake not, from f jur of these batteries, but as they can only offer gov ernment bounties, of course they can do nothing. One, and in some coses, two guns lave been returned to the government by these batteries for the want of men to man them. In this emergency, as these batteries are In eveiy respect our own, cannot some ar rangement be made either by vote of the Hoard of Trade or of the county supervisors, to give the same bounty for recruits forthem that are offered for the new battery and regiment We make this suggestion with the earnest hope that it can and will oe carried out. It is a proper recognition of their patriotic s rviccs, audit is euiinendy just and proper that it should be done. And besides for present purposes a dozen men added lo tuber of these batteries would be qu\«c as effective as twice as many In a new company. It lakes but a Very short time for them to become al most as useful as trained men. Let, there 1< -re, arrangements be made by which our cid batteries tbal have conferred immortal liot-or upon Chicago, can at once be filled UP- DCIT lO THE STATE. "We regret llie reluctance with which the government accepts what every one sees to he the I'ccenaty of ordering a draft to fill tip our armies in the field. Of its present and pressing necessity there is no question. There have not been 1,000 men enlisted for the old regiments since the last call was made, throughout the entire North, and it •would perhaps be nearer the truth to Bay not 500 have been secured. Certainly we have heard of none. Public sentiment nnd the public mind is right- Committees call on the president, and the interview I ends with each being mutually pleased with the other. “The old regiments must he filled up as the first duty,” and yet weeks are passing and nothing done to secure it All recognize the fact that nothing will hriiig about the result but a draft, and yet the government hangs back. We regret this because it Is wholly un necessary. It is not founded on a just idea of the lo} ally of the people, and their ready devotion to the cause of the country. By pc stponing the draft as a great evil, only to lie made the last resort, the system of draft ing is unnecessarily degraded, and the re lations of the conscript to the State are placed in false and unworthy light. Toe fact is that drafting should have followed | the first rush of volunteers. It. was a mis take not to have established a year ago a general system by which our regiments could be kept fall, nos by recruitiog, but by drafting. plan should have been months ago in full operation whereby the commanders of an army could repair losses ©n the field and restore shattered regiments, not by tedious quest of volunteers, but from depots of recruits. "We do not care to discuss what might have been done, for we have all been learning in the school of ex perience, but we urge that now the lesson should be put in practice. The point wc desire to make is that delay in this resort has positive evils, by the inference it con veys. There is a moral effect in the system of Ihe draft, that belongs to no other methodr of raising an army. It demonstrates the consciousness of power in a Government, Ihe power to command support. The rally of volunteers, is noble and iußplring and cox own magnificent uprising struck the -world with admiration. Bntthere Is some thing lacking of the elements of national Strength in each a rally, glorious as it was- The world needs to be shown, and is wait ing to see that our government by the peo ple, can confidently command the support of its citizens, and make the duty of the in dividusd to the State a debt to be collected, and always at par, and not a donation to be withheld or diminished at the will of the donont As soon as any of our people cease to recognize it as their pleasure to volunteer; as soon as it begins to be left to earnestly loyal men alone to fill the ranks and bear the expenses of the war, comes the time for government to equalize the burden and exempt no member of the State from du ties that belong alike to aIL We need now to show the world that the United States, in its straggle with a powerful rebellion, can command the Uvea and fortunes of all its citizens. We need to demonstrate to those who come to our shores from abroad, that this is the price of citizenship under our flag, the purchase money of their new na tionality. This must not be delayed. The entire North should be put upon a war footing. We need the instant organization and mo bilization of our entire military strength. This rebellion must and may be drowned out and smothered by the millions of flue men the Government can command and win dignity before the world by its proud confidence in commanding it* Let the draft be for a million of men, and that forthwith. One-half may take tho field, the remainder will constitute a reserve, ready for all exigencies. For all this the people are ready. It is on their tongues and in their hearts, and if the government delays to appreciate the crisis, and to meet it, the fault will be with itself and not with the people, who are ready for every duty to the State. FALSE SOBESIL It is a vile slander on the civilization and morality of the age to say that we are no better than the people of the South. If there be no difference in point of honest merit, why are they engaged in a brutal war against their country, and we sacri ficing blood and treasure to save principles which they are trying to destroy? Is the law abiding man no better than the robber ? Is patriotism no better than treason? Is liberty no hotter than slavery? It is ridic ulous in the individual to boast of himself; but it is more than mean to assume an atti tude of hypocritical modesty and say that one's own country is no better than some other country, when he knows right well, and all the world knows, that it is better. TTe have long enough acquiesced in the Ijing Southern claims of equal devotion to country, to justice and to humanity; and instead of making the dealers in human flesh better men, it bqg has made them worse—it has lowered our national standard of morality—it has made millions doubt man’s capacity for self-gov ernment. It is not possible that a people trained in the arts of peace and used to the amenities of Christian civilization,could in nate the savage ruffianism engendered by isolated plantation life, where there can be but little social or mental culture, and where there is perpetual contact with slaves—a perpetual infusion of servile vice into the unrestrained passions of irresponsible power. There is no Northern community so base as to do what nearly the whole South did—applaud such theft as Floyd’s, or such treason as Twiggs’, or suchpeijury as Breckinridge's, or such scoundrelism and bad faith as that of nine-tenths of the leaders in rebellion. No settlement in the North contains the rude, ignorant, barbar ous, cruel material, out ot which to collect a mob capable of standing by with jeers and laughter to see the backs of naked wo men cut up with cart-whips, or shout with devilish glee while men lied to trees are slowly roasted by greenwood fires. BICHABDSON. We publish with pleasure the communi cations of Hod. Isaac N. Arnold, Dr. Daniel Bralnard, and John B. Preston, Esq., con cerning Mr. Richardson’s position on the Illinois and Michigan canal bill, regretting, at the same lime, that his record should be such that it is necessary to go some where else to ascertain his true opinions. As to the fact of his being paired, at the lime the vote was taken, his colleagues were not advised of it, for, noticing his ab sence, they sent a carriage to his lodgings, with an urgent request that he would come and vote. We have no doubt, however, after reading tbe communications referred to, that he was paired with au opponent of the bill rer Had the Kortii from the first stern ly resisted ever}' encroachment on liberty, demagogues never could have made the South discontented; had those who admin istered the Government been true men, southern discontent never could have ripened into rebellion; had there been timely vigor and security, the secession movement never could have risen from the impotence of rebellion to the dignity of war; if, instead of wasting our blows on the breastplate of the South, we aim at her most defenseless part, the war will never end in the rum or dishonor of the re public. War Merlins: at Sterling. The patriotic citizens of VfuUealde county bod a rousing war meedng at Wallace Hill, in Sterling, Saturday evening. Every scmioient relating to a more vigorou- prosecution of the war, me duty to fill up the rmK» uud effect ually to crush out treason, was cheered to the echo. The speakers were Hon. U. F. Linder, J. D. Ward and William Bross, E qrs., ot Chicago. The gallant General Klrk'lud so far recovered from the wounds he received at Shiloh, as to be able to preside. A marked feature of the meeting was the singing of 44 The Battle Cry of Freedom” and other patriotic song* by a glee club, consisting ot Messrs. J. H. Bross, R. B. Stevens, Willard Smith ana J:.hn Noble, from Chicago. The right kind of spirit prevails in Whiteside county, and she will do her whole duty In thift war for the con stitution and the Union. First Assistant Postmaster General. The Republican State convention of lowa, at its recent session, recommended the Hon. Elijah Sells, the present secretary of state, for first assistant postmaster general, in place of Hod. John A. Hasson, resigned. Mr. Sells is deservedly one of the most popular men in lowa, and his public careergives promise that he will make an excellent officer in the new poeiUon proposed for him, and a worthy suc cessor to the efficient aud estimable gentle man whom he succeeds. Salt Inspection. The quantity of salt inspected on the Onondaga Salt Springs ‘Reservation for the week ending July 36, was as fob owe: At Syracuse, Diet. No. I “ Sftllna, “ ** 3. “Liverpool, ** “ 3 “ Gcddes, “ “ 4 T0ta1..... 818,590 The whole quantity of eaJt inspreted on the Onondapa Salt Springs Reservation from Janaary Ito July 36, 1562, is 8.182,376 bushels. The whole amount inspected daring the same time in 1861 was 3.203,953 bushels. Increase 979,424 bushels over last year. tSTTneiron ore for which Marquette, Lake Superior, Is so justly celebrated, lies in a south-westerly direction from Marquette, some eighteen miles distant, and at an eleva tion of over 900 feet above the level of the lake. It lies in mountain 'inasses or knots rising above the snrtace at various elevations to About 150 feet. The mining seems to have been thus far wholly on the surface, though it is thought mining below the surihee will be resorted to .within n few years,-and at _no greater expense than it now costs to quarry it. |g* The miserable men who tighten their purse-striugs now know not what they do They fail to realize the troth that witn a rap tured Union and a mined government, their wealth would be worse than ■ dross. They fail to comprehend that with our cause lost, the millionaire would be worse off than the beg gar, that wealti would prove a Ness os-shirt to torture and madden the possessor. tSif*' The people of Western Virginia are re velling their judgment in relation to ihelr United States Senators, Mr. Wiley has stood although It had been supposed that he would succumb to the aUve power; and loyal public meetings held all over the western part of that State are complimenting him, while Mr. Curdle, his colleague, Is passed over In silence. \ A Soldier’s Protest Against Guarding Rebel Property* Jackson, Tenn., July 80,1863. Editors Chicago Tribune: If there is any: one thing connected with this army which mitre than another needs ven tilation, It is, in my opinion, the yexy2tender consciences of our general on the subject of rebel property. 'When 1 remark that this Is strange, I would not have yon understand that I mean slave property, for the negro catching antecedents of our present commanders at this post have long been known and highly appreciated both North and South; hut it Is strange indeed that the e acredness of the rights of other property should be so much enhanced by rebel ownership. This matter is too serious for mirth,' and one of too grave Importance to pass unnoticed. To be a trai tor is to belong to a privileged class, while to be a Union soldier is bnt too often to stand guard over some rebel’s property to keep hi* men negroes from stealing it. This we did not enlist to do. I for one dislike to guard a man’s field while he slips through the com to shoot me. The spirit of treason and blood shed can be suppressed here only by the ..strong hand. .These people must know that 'treason toiS be punished, hut how they will learn It is yet an unsolved problem. They have yet to appreciate the fact that we are waging war with them; but before they can do so a change of policy Is necessary. We have, so far, done all we could to oblige them. When we first came here, fearing that we should injure their court house, we went out and encamped on the bare ground with out tents. Then we commenced guarding their henroosts and pigpens, and we have been at it ever since, ’ Onr general modified the oath so that they conld take it and still be traitors. Of three, who even then refused to take it, two he very reluctantly sent North, the third escaped through the pickets. While our soldiers are penned up within brigade lines these secesh are permitted to roam at large and can obtain permission to pass the pickets at any time. Three days since a paroled confederate soldier suddenly concluded that he must go outside the pickets. He got a pass, and is, undoubte dly, giving information to Jackson’s gueril las, who are hovering near. The result of these proceedings is to produce much dissat isfaction among the men. Such remarks as ''Logan is a traitor,” "Logan ought to be dead and d d,” "X wish John A. Logan would get killed or taken prisoner,” are by no means unfrequent. Bat the moral effect is not the only evil result of this policy. The miserable quality of our food may be judged of by the fact that here in the summer time, in the midst of plenty, the scurvey has made its appearance among us. Worse yet; in one brigade dry gangren has broken out, and in one case, at least, to my certain knowl edge, has resulted fatally. These things oc cur within sight of peaches, apples, potatoes, tomatoes, cabbage, corn, &c., in abundance, but "woe’s us,” it belongs to rebels who will not countenance the “ invaders of their soil.” For the honor of our country and our State ■we have faced the storm of battle at Belmont; cur blood reddened the snow at Donelsou; the graves of our dead are thick ou the field of Shiloh; and now wo appeal to our State and country to save us from complete de struction. We appeal to the people of Illi nois to make their voices heard in behalf of their brothers in the field. We appeal to the press of the North to denounce this iniquity in thunder tones. We appeal to the presi dent of the United States, the choice of the ration,from our own noble Illinois, to remem ber those who at his call eagerly rushed to arms and have home the old flag thus far tri umphant. Wo appeal for strength to the arm and heart of every patriot ia this republic, and lastly we appeal to the sword and to the god of battles to rid us of all traitors, both great and small. Hear, thou, and deliver us. Tours, Warlicu. Planof Organization of an 61 Inde pendent mounted Bifle Brigade.” Having learned from experience that caval ry, as now organized cannot he used to advan tage in the broken and timbered country of the southwestern States, and that mounted riflemen, drilled in infantry, and cavalry tac tics could be of great service as au advanced corps, in front of onr armies, I beg leave to submit the following plan for the organization of such a corps to your kind consideration: I. I propose to recruit and organize a brig ade of three regiments of mounted riflemen, and a flying battery, in the northwestern States, under your control and direction, pro vided j on procure for me a commission from the Fr» sident ot the United States, allowing me to do so and also giving me permission to select f rom the volunteer army ten efficient commissioned and non-commissioned officers to assist in raising said brigade. U. The name of the brigade would he the ‘‘lndependent Mounted Rifle Brigade of the Northwest,” and X shold be allowed to re cruit for said brigade in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, lowa and Minnesota. 111. This brigade should be au independent one to be employed only in front of the array, under the direct orders of the general com manding the coys Oc annee, for the purpose of reconnoiterUig, suppressing, h-irriasiag and purtuiug tbe em-my and lor cutting on supplies, and keeping the enemy in constant alarm. IV. I propose to organize said rifle brigade on the plan published in general order No. 15, of the war department, May 4th, IdGl, each man to be armed with a rifle and bayonet and a navy revolver, the government to furnish anus, horses and equipments. V. Sud brigade shall subsist itself as far as possible ou the enemy, without assistance iron* the government, and will therefore need lo ten's or baggage, and only the most neces sary transportation for procuring forage. Every man will carry his own cooking utensils ai.d baggage. In submitting this pUn I beg to state that it is my impression that this brigade could be raided by me, drilled and ready for the field id two months. J. S. R. Rilnzi, Miss., July 31,1562. A Very Christian Paper. (From the Non hwestem Christian Advocated V A recent number of a professedly Christian pa per published in this city, contains the following: ** There is evidence that steps are already taken to compact a powerful party that shall control the nest Congress, of which the distinguishing unets are, • l The war must be ended by a compromise. • 2 Resistance to tbo employment of loyal iris under any circumstances. 8. Inflexible opposition to the confiscation of “4. The restoration of slavery in the District of Columbia and the repeal of the statnte forbid ding it in our territories. “5. Bluer and relentless hatred to the colored race.” At- appears in another part of the article, the arty referred to t- the Democra'lc party. Here arc five distinct- falsehood-*, deliberately urn led by a professedly Christian piper as being lie oocTiitie uf a large and powerful party in the Northern States, which is every day giving pro if 3 of loyalty to the government such as no political parti has> c*cr before shown- The*e falsehoods are the emanations either of ignorance or malice, or both. If the author of them erred through ig torancc. he is unde for his popitiou; if through n slice, he is a hypocrite and slanderer. H« may take either hom of the dilemma. —Chicago Tima. The above is from a paper controlled by men who early declared there should be a “fire in the rear” of Northern tro »ps, and, as night be expected, is utterly Use. It is meiet.6, in thus community, to bandy epithets wi:h ihe men of the Tones, and we will not do so. Now we will show that we did not bay that these were views of the Democratic pany. We did say: “Aud jet there is evidence that already are steps taken to compact a powerful party which fball control the next Congress, of which these are distinguishing tenets ” Ttiere—does tnat speak of the Democratic pait j as one to be “compacted ?” Again we said? “ It will he attempted to secure for this organi zation the old and honored name of the Democatic parly. It may he it will command such Democra cy at was renttisented by James Buchanan, John B. Flova, John C. Breckinridge, JCf-ce D. Bright.” To the above we might, perhaps, have added “ and the editor of the Chicago Tones, bat did not. Bushels. ... 4*,9;t ...163513 ... 435‘5 ... 65,813 We further said “It will be repudiated by such well known and proven Dt-mi-cnu» as hailed the deceased Douglas as their chieftain, by such as Dickinson Wright, Butler, llcCletnand, Ibce, Gen, Cass, Lew. Wal lace, Dumont and Sprague-” And by thousands more brave, true, noble. Übcity-^owing Democrats, The masses win supported Douglas are like he was, true as steel, and believe there are only “ two classes in this war—patriots and traitors.” We further said, in the same editorial, of tbf party to be “compacted “ it may receive countenance from a few men of other parties' who have * professional scruples about confiscation, and who would not vote to i-n.ploy ihe loyal blacks, though ehey knew by so don g they would end the war in a Union triumph. It will combine all who Id heart and soul are se cretly with the rebellion -By whatever name It n.ay be called, it will b* a disunion, slave snppurt ii g party, which r«aHy lavora the recognition of the Southern confederacy. ‘ Tba - - it can have claim to the tide of the Di-mocratie party is absurd, while its confessed representative men in loyal States teach another doctrine ” We have said enough to convict the editor of the Ttnus of gross mis-statements and leave the matter there. 8001 er let our hand wither than be em ployed in bearing false witness against a great and loyal party, one which, dropping past dif ferences, has rallied to the support of an ad rrirjistratioß against the ; creation of which it fought. The Time* adds: “This Christian paper U one of many of the same school. Bad there been fewer of them aid fewer clergymen of the same school, we might t>ave hern spared the evils of to-day.” ■ Strange to say. this paragraph contains cue truthful statement. It Is true this “piper U one of mnpy of-the same school,” for its sen timents are those of the myriad Union press. They are on the same platform as to the pros ecution of the war. • £s;to the other statement, we mav'offcet it by-fji> log, had there been fewer “ flre-ia-iha rear” journals of the Chicigo Tirnes pattern,' the war might hare ended long ago, ■ • FBOM VICKSBURG. The Fight of the 191li—Jtlaslcc d Bat* (erlei on tlie Blver—Betorn of tbe Bam Quean of tbe West to Mom* Gatobo House, Hmmirs, Term., l July 30th, 1863. * f Since the brilliant successes of the federal fleet at Memphis, and the demolishing of, the confederate rams and gunboats, on the memo rable 6th of June, a series of disasters and re pulses lias served to dishearten the men in command somewhat and to cause the people to lose the great confidence heretofore re posed in the frail wooden rams andtUe thinly plated slow-going mud-turtle gunboats.. It was not until the lamentable explosion of the eteam drum of the Mound City, off St. Charles, in White Biver, had resulted in the loeb of almost an entire crew of as good and true men as ever trod a deck; until the loss of the ram Lancaster; the loss, almost, of tha steamer Tjlcr; the disabling of the Queen of tbe West, and the gunboat Carondelet, in the several contests with the batteries at Vicks- burg, and the rebel ram Arkansas, however, that it became folly apparent that destruction had seized upon our western navy, and that disaster seemed to follow it like a fiend. It Is Idle to say we have anything upon the wa ters of the Mlesißfippj—any single craft, I mean, that can be successfully pitted against tbe Arkansas. We have not, with one or two exceptions, our gunboats are penetrable by ordinary shot and shell, especially when fired from slight elevations, or point blank range. Then their -ports are not well protected— their speed is less than it should be. Tneir guosare generally good, and of heavy metaL Their commanders are brave men; their sea men and officers of the same piece. That there has been gross mismanagement since onr fleet left Memphis and passed to Vicksburg, or that the fttes have been greatly against us, is very evident from the number ot gunboats and rams disabled, and the sea men slaughtered within the post few weeks. Some say that in the fight of the loth Inst, in which the Carondelet, the Tyler, and the ram Lancaster were engaged with the single ram of the rebels, the Arkansas, and in which that boat passed through an entire fleet, raking it right and left with her heavy broadsides, and landed safe and sound under the protection of the batteries at last, might have terminated differently had the federal fleet been, prepared, as it might havebeen, having had time enough and having been wamedon the night previous, to receive the foe. As it was, no steamers bad sufficient steam up to make headway. They could not get clear of in truding transports, hence could do nothing but lay idle and allow the saucy enemy to pass by. How true these strictures may be, lam not called upon to judge. I may state, however, that a creditable witness, who was in the fleet on the morning of the 15th. last, informs me that the sound of firing could be distinctly heard up the Yazoo, the stream taking a course there that would bring the contending parties within three miles of the fleet by land—and that he heard It, and thus heard it—-but attributed tbe sound to onr guns, supposed to have been shelling the woods along the river bank. Even in this event, it would appear to have been the duly of somebody to see that steam was up on the gunboats. Somebody did not do it. Some body, therelore, is to blame for not dong as he should have done. Another thing. It was well known when the fleet passed the mouth of the Yazooo River that the Arkansas and other boats were up that stream. The Arkansas was then uufiu- ished, unarmed, and, in fact her guns were subsequently carted to her across the country from Vicksburg. Knowing this, was it not tbe duty of Commodore Davis, as soon as be had formed a junction with Farragut, to go back with some of his fleet, or send some one back with sufficient force, to capture the boat or destroy her ? It would appear so, to an unprofessional person. Even now, the cause of the late movement of the same fleet back to the mouth of the same stream, is to lock the stable after the steed has flown—or after the best steed has flown—as there are but a few transports and some incomplete rams now in the river. The Arkansas has escaped, done injury enough to oar flotilla to cause us to blush for the effectiveness or non-effective m ss of onr whole western navy, and no w wc back down, retreat twelve miles, and pause to allow him to complete repairs and give her plenty of rope—not to hang herself with, but with which to hang up some more of our fleet tor repairs. This may be politic, may be right, but I am not alone in thinking other wise. The rebels swell with pride over what they suppose they have accomplished. This is not wholly without foundation. THE FIGHT OF THE NINETEENTH. Full particulars in an account in tall, as far as is now known, was sent y#u by telegraph the other day, of the fight with tne Arkansas and the batteries at Vicksburg, on the 19 th inst. It was briefly a defeat of our gunboats, resulting in a retreat. What caused the E isex to flee from the foe after firing tbree guns, paying no attention to the remainder of the fleet? What caused Commodore Davis to lorget to follow up and aid the ram Queen of the West, after ter second and ineffectual at tempt to injure tbe Arkansas by butting? What caused ah this, I say ? We who did not see the fight are at a loss to determine. Per haps the Essex was disabled. If so, she did not show it, but on the contrary did show an extremely “ clean pair of heels,” as she steam ed down stream. If Commodore Davis did forget to aid and back the Queen, he did not forget to brllow forth some undistiaguishable words throngh his trumpet, which caused her to miss her first and best blow. But the chief inquiry, after all, in this light, is, “ What was Fanagut doing, that he did not come up to tbe scratch aua co-operate with Davis in the attempt to capture the rebel ram?” There is but an echo to answer, “ Why ?" One thing is certain, however, he did not doit, whatever excuse he may be able to give tbe question. The most charitable conclusion that can be arrived at, with the existing light upon the subject, is, that Commodore Davis was, as stated, confined to his cabin with sickness, and that he did not even go so far as to speak through his trumptt to the Queen of the West: that many of his officers and men, and those of Farragut's fleet, were prostrated with levers, and all enfeebled and nufit for duty. It must have been so. I cannot believe that such a result could have otherwise been reached. THE RETURN OF THE QUEEN OF TUB WBST. On the 20th the Queen of the West started on htr return trip, badly crippled by the shots of the Arkansas, in charge of Lieut. Hunter. She was accompanied by the three remaining members of the Bohemian brigade, all the others having returned to Memphis some weeks before, either wore out or sick with break-bone fever. The Carrondelet followed, but came along much slower than the Queen. At Greenville, or just helow.theQaeea met the ram Lioness going to the fleet. The crew had lost one of its members by the guns of a masked battery located on the shore four miles above the town. Hence, when the Queen neared the supposed location of the battery, preparations were made to resist. sMuskets were put In the hands of all—the newspaper men included—and some of the latter even volunteered to serve the guns ou the decks—and everything made ship-shape for action. But little did ihejgallant little band anticipate the reception they were to meet. The hull of the sunken steamer 3allie Wood was passed at, the foot of Chicot Island (No S2;) Greenville was passed- Some tour mites above the latter place the chuanel of the river rims nigh the Mississippi shore, and before the Qu* en’fe lookout had discovered a gun or the semblance ol one, there was a fltsh and a shot whizzed through the air above the deck- Then followed the sharp reports ot rilies and muskets, and the thin sides of toe state-rooms were riddled with bullets. Although the bat 'cries could not be seen, so well were.they masked, the guns were trained as near The spot whence came the smoke of the guns as possible, and a broadside was tired by the gunners, and it was quickly followed by a volley of musketry from beneath the decks where the sharpshooters had been located be i hiud the oaken bulwarks. Thus It continued I as long as the Queen, was within range, she Ktpovieg rapidly up the stream meanwhile. Some fi’ty shots struck the hull of the Queen in different places. At one time it was thought a second Mound City affair was going to occur, as a steam pipe was cut, but it was closed by an attentive officer, and the disaster evaded. FROM GBIT. CURTIS’ ABUTS - . Terrible Safferlugn on the !Sarch to Helena. [Extract from a private letter dated:] Heleha. Ark., July 15,1883, I have at last arrived at a place where I can write to yon with some certainty of your get ting my letter. I have written to you time and again, but have never received but one letter from you that I remember ofl We have been having bard times I can tell you. We have been in Gen. Curtis' army for the last two mouths. We left Jacksonport about a mouth ago and have just arrived here, end have had to fight our way every inch, over blockades and masked batteries. Our army has been in nearly a starring condition, some times we have been for two and three days without anything to eat, and completely sur- ; rounded by the enemy. Every well on the road was either filled up or poisoned, so all we could get was the most filthy water you could possibly imagine, standing In, mud holes in the roads or swamps, and nearly all our men are sick in consequence of it,-and'many haver died. We have been on a forced march for nearly two weeks, day and night, and the. . whole’route was lined with dead horses and I nmlea. We have fought three hard battles and have lost a great many la killed and wounded. Our regiment has done the best fighting yet. in proportion to the numbers engaged. Oar company with three others was • attacked by : 1,500 rebel Texan rangers, and fought like ti gers for two hours. We made a good many of them bite the duet,, but many of our brave boys were missed at the mess. W» attacked the enemy in ambush and fought until dark,, .and renewed the fight next morning, when we routed them completely. My horse was shot from under me on the first charge, and all the injury I received was a bruised leg when my horse felL . Col. Brackett, Major Wallis, Ad jutant Blackburn, Capt. Knight, and a lieu tenant, were among the officers wounded, and if our colonel had not had on a steel vest ho would have fallen on the spot Tour son Bkiota, Ark., Jnly 17,1862. I could not begin to tell yon all la & wefek. Ton can imagine something what our troops suffered when they feinted and fell on the road from hanger, thirst and exhaustion. We were surrounded by the enemy, and had to fight our way through the worst country I ever saw, to the Mississippi River. We arrived’ here the 14th. On the levee there had been severs! boxes of hard bread opened, and about five or six bushels were broken up very flue and trodden into the dirt and mud. Ourpoor hoys saw them, and broke ranks In the wild est confusion, and such devouring of dirty food would have melted a heart of stone. Our general witnessed the sight and weptlike a child. But now we are comparatively com fortable; boats are coming constantly with supplies. Our army consists of about 40,000 men, although we look around and miss many a companion in arms who has fellen while hravelycoatendisg for the honor of his coun try- T835 RECENT FIGHT OF THE NINTH ILLI NOIS CAVALRY. Caxf Ashland, Arkansas, July 25,168k Editors of Chicago Tribune; In y our issue of the 22d insl.l notice a com munication from your correspondent at Mem phis, giving an account of an action in which onr regiment (the 9th Illinois) was engaged on the 29th of June last. The matter con tained in the article alluded to is so at vari ance with the truth that I cannot let it pass uncontradicted. There is no disposition to cast any reflections upon your correspondent, on the contrary, I have no donbt he gave his information as he got it from the hero of the elori. Not wishing to sail under false colors, hnt believing that our regiment can afford to have the truth told of its acts and doings, and above all not wishing to appear as heroes be fore onr friends upon any such fulsome bal derdash, I have been requested by a number of officers of the regiment to give you a plain a&£ succint statement of the facts, over my proper signature. On the day in question, a forage train, guarded by companies K, C, L and B, under the command of Major Wallis, left the camp at village Creek in quest of forage, about two miles from camp, and within our line, we came to a farm, halted the train, and proceeded to search the premises for forage; while the search was going on a horseman came up the road at full gallop and Informed ns that a forage train of the 3d lowa cavalry, about four miles ahead of us, had been attacked by the enemy, and that their leader, a lieutenant, with three men, had been killed—that the lowa boys, with a small detachment of the 33d Illinois, were making a stand, defending themselves the best they could, and were greatly in need of assist ance, the enemy being as four to one- Major Wallis ordered me to take half ot my troops and go their relief. Ihadbntthirty men wuh me, and suggested that fifteen, men could give but little assistance, the enemy being in con siderable force. Capt. Booth and Lieut. B.ty ley begged permission to go, saying to the the major, we were not yet outside of our camp lines, and that no harm could come to the train. His reply was, Capt. Cameron, take jour troops and go to the support of our friends. We moved forward at a gallop and shortly came up to the train, which we found in con siderable confmloa, the lit utenant and three men of the 3d lowa killed and several womd ed. I found a squad of the 33d Illinois posted in advance down the road. I enquired where the enemy was. The lieutenant replied in the edge of the woods just below the cornfield- I ordered him to throw ont his men as skir mishers, through the woods which, flanked the right of the toad. I threw down the fence upon n«y left, formed my men in line in the cornfield, and io this manner proceeded about andlf,occasionally driving in arebel. Wo were cfose upon the woods when a messenger from W. oi dered us back to his command at the forks of the road, where we had left him. I countermarched u-y men, got the train in or e'er and started on my way back. I had scarce ly left the farm when I met Col. Bussey of the 3d lowa, with hia command on bh way to support his train. I asked him wherehe left Major W., he Aaid back at tue forks ol the road. Just at this time Col. Brackett came up wilb two battalions of his regiment, having ordered Major W. to join him with his three companies, he protesting to Col. Brackett that there was no use of go ing down there, that their was no enemy there and no corn. Coh Brackett replied, “ I will have com or blood, so come along," Col. Brackett said to CoL Bus&ey, “let me go down there, I want to clean these fellows out;" and off he dashed at fall trot at the head < I the column, Major W. at the head of his battalion. We passed the corn field and entered the woods, and had not advanced over halt a mile when we came upon the enemy, concealed in the thick underbrush and canebrake. On the first volley Captain Knight was severely wounded, his horse killed under him, and five or six of his men badly wounded, one of whom has since died. Shortly after tbe firing com menced Adjt- Stevenson came down to tne left of the column,and ordered me to take my troop to the front and hold the position, and, if pos sible, dislodge the enemy. I drew my troop out of the column, leaving Major Wallis thsrc, and went up to the front at a gallup, and formed my men front into line diagonally across the road. Just at this* time a volley came pouring out of the bushes and cane brake, throwing the men into some confu sion. They immediately rallied and poured in npon them a deadly fire from our long ranged Russian rifled muskets, driving them from their fastness. We also discharged our revolvers, and were proceeding to reload, when Capt. Booth came up and formed on my left, as did Capt. Gifford, both of whom oid most excellent execution on the enemy. Capt. Gifford and myself were the last to leave the ground, Capt. Booth returning nearly at the same time. If Major Wallla was there, neither of ns saw him. He was not here iu command of his battalion, as you can readily see. He was undoubtedly wounded in tbe calf of the right leg but with so small a shot that tbe surgeon was unable to cuter it ■with bis probe. In this engagement our loss was thirty-six or seven wounded, two of whom have since died. The loss of the ene my was fourteen killed. We have no means o* knowing the number of their wounded. Tbe fighting was severe and tbe meu behaved well. Col. Bracket directed every movement that was made, and this he done in person, ex posed all the time to a galling fire from an unseen foe, and this notwithstanding he was struck with a ball, inflicting a severe injury, tis life being saved because he was protected Uy a steel vest. So well did he manage the affair, that the enemy came with a flag of truce nest day and begged permission of Gen- Burton to bury their dead. This is all, and is but the simple, naked truth, as every officer will testify that was present. I would like to say many things to you. upon different subjects. I have refrained from writing to any of my friends, for reasons satisfactory to myself We want no more words, we want Notes, deal squarely upon the bead of the monster that has caused this wicked rebellion. I congratulate the people of Illinois upon the defeat of the proposed new constitution. Your pap*T is looked for with anxiety and read with avidity. I would like to say more, but cannot. Truly yours, Chas. S. Cameron, Capt. Co. K, 9th 111. Cavalry, The National Intelligencer and What it le About. [From the Washington Correspondence of the Ami-Slavery Standard ] The old National Jnttllu/ejicer oithis city has of late been endeavoring to monopolize Mr. Llucoln and the administration. While the Ivenwg Post, the Tribune, and the Jndej)cndcnt i.uve been 'mildly expostulating with the president, the InUUigcncer rushes to his de lei.se, etptcially in reterence to the slavery qut stion. Everything that the president has cone favoring slavery this pap r applauds and praises, and when any act is against slavery it i-.et-ps silent. On Saturday morning a re markable oi Tide appeared in tbe Intelligencer upon Mr. Seward and his position with the bdininisiraliou. The article was undoubtedly written by Thurlow Weed, who is here, and it means a good deal. We hear from it that Mr. Seward has been tbe enemy of no general whether in success or disaster, and that ne now wishes to see naamotity every where. Finally, we have the thrice-repeated statement that Mr. Seward, when he leaves the state department, leaves public lUe for ever. 44 1 will not be president, even if the people want me as a candidate,” says Mr. Seward through bis fidtnful friend Mr. Weed. And, by the way, there is a little secret con nected with this whole matter. Tburlo-v Weed has a hold upon the National Inidligenctr that most people know nothing about. His tenure is pecuniary. The nominal propri etors of that sheet can deny that he is editor or owner, but in realty he has the whole concern in his hands. It is covered with debt, is mortgaged all over, and Tnurlow Weed has the management of thote mortgages. In. other word?, Mr. Sew ard generally 44 inspires” the general course of thtlntdligtncer. fie gives it nice bits of ex clusive news occasionally. The settlement of the Trent difficnlty was given entirely to that journal. Not one of the New ; York journals had it till alter It was printed lu fall in. the Intelligencer . So with other Very important matters, which Mr. Seward had within his. owe grasp. This may seem idle gossip to some, but it Is not. It all bears on. one very important point. The InUUigencer opposes all radical measures for the overthrow of the rebellion. It has of late seen fit to join issue with the leading Republican journals on the question of abolishing slavery. Hoes it repre sent anybody f Is it Mr. Seward’s personal ontan? : There are very many reasons to be lieve that Tt never writes anything that it knows will displease the secretary of state. It often publishes leading editorials written either by Mr. Seward or .bis.friends. As for the next important question—does Mr.- Sew ard have tbe ear of the president ?. there cau be no.room for doubt. /Mr. Seward and Mr. XiDCoin are very intimate, and, unless Madame Rumor tells unconscionable lies, agree almost entirely as to the conduct- of the war. Pkesokad. —Hon. E. B. Washhume, during a recent brief visit to New York was serenaded by a party of prominent German citizens who congratulated him on his successful congres sional career. The Evening Ibst says: , Mr. Sagisimund Kauffman acted as. the spokesman to the party. Mr. Wasbburue made a few remarks eulogizing the labors of the late congress, which he said it was the fashion of the semi-secesslonists to denounce. • Be demanded a more vigorous prosecution of the wax. “I shall take courage and hope,'* said he, “ when 1 see a general In the field of energy and courage, and whose heart is in this cause,.and who is willing to use these black mtn vither as laborers or as toldlera in the »av they can be moat useful. Then I will take hope. We want less strategy and more fighting. ,We want to use the bayonet more j-.no the spade less—that is. whit we want.** The speaker denounced England, expressed his confidence in President Lincoln, and con cluded with an appeal for increased enlist ments. Geobob. "STATISTICS OF FRAUDS IN OUR PA* PER CURRENCY. INTERESTING DETAILS 07 COUN« TEHFEmSG. A Suggestion—Defects end Remedies. The New York Timet of the 29th, gives an interesting and extensive sketch of the evils to which the paper currency is exposed, and the inherent abuses that belong to lb. We compile a few facts: While only about two-thirds of our bank note issues were counterfeited in 1856, about four-fifths are counterfeited now. There is a decrease of “Imitations,” or real counterfeits, because the facilities for alterations have in creased to such an extent that instead of 1,119 in 1856, we have 3,039 different kinds in 1893 The “spurious” notes have also increased from 224 to 1,685 varietits, and the miscellaneous frauds from 143 to 717 varieties. The total in crease in the number of banks was only about 73, while the increase in counterfeiting of all kinds was nearly three ihousanu varieties, ■ How many of each variety was Issued, aa al ready remarked, is known only to the coun terfeiter. Making the moderate estimate of SI,OOO of each variety in circulation, we have a total amount of nearly six millions of dollars (andpossibly sixty millions are afloat) of bad. money constantly passing from hand to hand destroying the confidence in the circulating medium, embarrassing trade, and presenting an appalling evidence of moral turpitude. One cause of the multiplicity of altered notes is the remarkable similarity of names occurring among the banka In tv>fo country. We find twenty-four Union Banks, of which eight are in New York State; twenty-three City Banks, of which four are in New York State; twenty-three Farmers* Banks, of which seven are in New York State. There are eight People’s Banks, six Traders’ Banks, fourteen Farmers* and Mechanics* Banks, ten Market Banks. Then we have Mechanics* and Manufacturers’, Mechanics* and Traders*, Mechanics’ and Farmers’, Me chanics’ and Merchants’, Mechanics’ and Planters* Banka ad HbUum, mid all those titles transposed. Likewise, Farmers* and Citi zens’, Farmers’ and Manufacturers’, Fanners’ and Merchants’, Fanners’ and Mechanics’, Farmers’ and Exchange Banks, all tending to confuse by the similarity of title, especially since the name of the State is often placed in an obscure comer of the note, so as not to attract attention, and give a poor bank the benefit of the circulation of a good bank of the same name. Thus, when a New Yorker sees the Orange County Bank, his mind will naturally revert to our laud of milk and but ter, and he may take the note, not thinking that there is an Orange Bank in New Jersey, and an Orange Bank iu Vermont, or perchance an Orange Bank, Washington, D. C. THE DETECTS OF CUE PAPER CUBHENCT Briefly, then, the defects of our paper cur rency are these: 1. Our system of engraTlng admits of illimi table alterations both from Lott to high de nominations, and from fraudulent banka to the semblance of good ones. 2. The use of the same devices on different notes, •while it Is a source ot profit to the en graver, it is a great aid to the counterfeiter, jeciuse a counterfeit oi one note is a counter feit of parts of many others. 3. The extensive application of machine work in engraving adds a number of mechanics to the list of counterfeiters. A The present style of note engraving enables the counterfeiter to obtain without suspicion the aid of a number of skilled con federates. 5. The constant reissue of notes after mu tilation and defacement, by defying close scrutiny, aids tne circulation of bungling frauds. 6. The multiplicity of hanks of the same name renders a counterfeit plate available for a number of “ spurious" issues. 7. The prevalent system of engraving has scattered a number of “old plates," having on them the work of our best artiste, widen is thus made available for frauds. 8. The various patent plans for the preven tion of counterfeiting, have been but par tially adopted, and tend only to confuse the public. 9. Our loose system of banking enables dis honest men to issue bills from obscure locali ties hearing a resemblance to sound banks in name, and in artistic execution, (often en graved by the same firms as the genuine,) so that when the bogus institution collapses the worthless issue is bought up by counterfeit ers and altered to resemble the good. 10. It is not unusual for publishers of so called “Detectors" to be instrumental in aiding these fraudulent banks to olr.uln cir culation, and expose them only when it is too late for the public to protect itself against loss. 11. We have no official list of good banks. 12. Counterfeiters easily escape punishment in many cases. WHAT IS TUB REMEDY? The remedy is with the people. State action is insufficient to meet such a national eviL Tbe subject is well worthy the attention of the national legislature. Let every mao, either directly or indirectly, urge upon the general government tbe necessity ot taking some immediate and effective steps to cauck an evil, which, in view of the enormous issue of our treasury notes, is destined to be grea r er than ever. Surely the government is bound to provide as many safeguards for its piper currency cs for its coin. Here are a few gen eral principles which should, apparently, guide the paper currency reform. Ltt the denomination and name of a note be so interwoven that it cannot be altered without destroying the whole. Make it a criminal offence for one bank to Imitate the notes of another in artistic de sign. Throw open to competition among tbe ar tists of tbe country tbe business of bank note engraving, which is nowmonopo:ized bya fe v capitalists, who employ mechanics instead of artists. Stringently enforce the laws against couq terleiting. Stop the reissue of worn-out, defaced and mutilated notes. Stop the establishment of banks of the same name. Enforce all over the United States the dead letter law of the State of New York, compel ling the surrender to the bank department of “all dies, plates and materials" used in the process of engraving a bank note. Reform our system of engraving by national enactment. Establish a uniform system of laws through out. the States so as to stop tbe issue ot wild cat money. Severely punish any publisher of a Bank Note Detector who vouches for the soundness ol a bank he knows to be worthless. Publish an official list of the good banks. In short, make bad money so scarce that it will be a curiosity. Make it contraband of war, to be confiscated at sight by the police; not offered for sale as now. The Change and what Produces It. . [From the Philadelphia North American.] Crossing yesterday the threshhold of a pa latial jewelry store in Chestnut street, we ob served at the counter a man accompanied by an overdressed female, paying for a thousand dollar set ot diamonds be bad Then purch-ised. The buyer of the glittering trinkets, less thin a year ago, bad as lit’le prospect of ownings thousand dollar set of diamonds as of inhent i*.g the lee simple of all Golcondi. The gems were duly disposed upon the person of his companion, and consigning the empty casket to his pocket, the parties walked our. 4 -How i- trade ?” we asked of the proprietor, as be led us back into the store, beaming with smiles. “Trade,” said he, “ with us was never bet ter—rarely so good.” ■We marvelled. He called our attention to his long row of show-cases, in which the stock was manifestly meagre, and from which very many cos'ly gems tuat we had known by sight hud now disappeared “A year ago,” said the dealer in jewels “ourstock was so large that we tremol.-d to look at it. We tad sets ot diamonds, pearl cpals, rubies and emeralds costing us large sums, whose sale we looked upon as hopeless until national order was restored. Now they are nearly all gone. We have sold six sets to-day, and SI,OOO was the lowest priced one among them alk” “And the buyers ?” 14 The buyers are all, or nearly all, new faces. Our old customers we scarcely ever see, ex cept they come for some trifling purchase, or bring their watches to be put in order. So far fn m buying from us, they oitener come with requests for the purchase backofgems bought ftvm us years before.” “ Who are your present best customers?” we asked. “Just such persons as those you passed on entering the door. Army speculators and contractors are now spending the money. It come easily; it departs upou wings equally rapid. Contractors, Indirectly, oftentimes, pay for their contracts.*’ “ Pay for their contracts V' wc asked. 44 Not always oirectly, hut generally hy a present other than money. By grateful con tractors who desire to exhibit their sense of obligation to friends who influence the con tracts, the most liberal purchases of jewelry are made. In good times we had many cus tomers who spent at a time as little as three, five or ten dollars. .We rarely sell a customer now less than a fifty dollar diamond or set of jewelry.” , We bowed our thanks for the manifestly veritable information, and walked away in a brown study. Vbe Hopes and Feats-of the Bebels. [From the Richmond Dispatch, July.26th;] It seems to be quite evident tbit the Tan* kee government, in spite df the monster war meetings which it is Instigating throughout the North, will not be able to recruit its ranks -by means of volunteers. It is also evident that, in the event of felTcre,'it will resort to a dratt, and that a draft is to the last degree distasteful to the Northern people. These feet* having become Very plain arc calculated to make 'am Impression upon our people, which, if indulged, ta*y prove .very prejudi cial to our cause. Already we observe that many-persons are flattering themselves that the required number of troops (300,00u) cm not be raised. This is a mistake which Uit tfcould be made likewise by the government,' jnay prove a very serious one. Our prospects at present are bright and en com aging.- They can only become overcast by our own folly or negligence. Yet, though we exercise the utmost prudence and foresight, though we neglect no opportunity and forego no advantage; though we pursue every suc cess to the utmost extent of the advantages which can be extracted from it; though oar enemy in the cabinet be worthy the en-oorag - inent of our soldiers in the field, we mast mili expect a protracted and arduous struggle—a struggle that may drag on for years, aud may temuna’e only when oarfoeshall have wasted ali bis in uis frantic efforts to sub tine ns, and shall have become ready to relin quish the contest sorely because he is too ex hausted to continue U, It is proper for as to look our sl uatlon folly in the fece.. We must not fl:i«ter ourselves with the delusion that our tii Js are nearly at an end. Tuera is. not the slightest reason to fear that we shall ever be subjugated, but “ the price of freedom Is eternal variance.’* The Soldiers Still Votin'*---TUo XiW Constitution Boomed. “Faucette,” the Memphis correspondent of tie Missouri Democrat, says: The Illinois regiments in Gen. WolUce’s division have already taken an informal vole upon the new constitution. The majority against its adoption was overwhelming, and it is positive now that the soldiers here and at Helena will rend up as least 8,000 majority against the adoption of the new const-tattoo. The vote vas taken by consent of Geo. Wa- I -ce, upon the urgent request of his men and officers, and informal returns have been sent to the commissioners atSpilngfield. Whither the vote will be counted in, or whether, see ing the turn affairs have taken, the commis sioners will show themselves here, remains to he seem Benefits to be Gained fsoji Enlisting d» Old Regiuskts. —An old soldier, who has served sixteen years in the regular service, suggests the following facts as inducements for volunteers to enter old regiments; Volunteers ' entering an organized regi ment will enjoy the following advantages: 1. They will learn more in one month in an (fid regiment than they will learn in four or six months in a new regiment, for in the one case every old officer and soldier is by pre cept and example an instructor, while in the other the , officers only are instructors, and oftentimes but inexperienced and imperfect ones. 2. They will better escape the diseases of comp life among old and experienced soldiers than in newly organized regiments. Presum ing that the inefficient and selfish officers who have neglected their men have to a great ex tent resigned or have been displaced, the officers and men who remain in the old regi ments have learned by observations and ex perience the means of preserving health, and will impart their knowledge to the young sol dier. in proof of this, I know a captain in the army of the Potomac who had been for years in the regular army, and through the campaign in Mexico, who has not lost a single man by sickness. 3. There will probably be less loss of life in battle in an old organization than in a new one. Experienced officers will be less likely to expose their men needlessly than inexperi enced ones. Old regiments will be less likely to be thrown into disorder under fire. As a general thing, the men will be better cared for, u wounded, because of the better organiza tion for the care of the wounded and. because the old surgeons have had greater experience in the treatment of the sick and wounded. 4. Young soldiers in an old regiment will share the glory of a veteran corps. And, finally, as it is presumed that all who volunteer desire to render the moat efficient service to the government, it is sale to say that ten thousand men distributed through the regiments now in the field will accou- I)!s=h more in the next six months than thirty thousand organized into new regiments. POLITICAL. A Republican congressional convention for the (new) third district of lowa has been call ed to meet at West Union, Fayette county, on Wednesday, August 6th. —The convention for the fourth lowa district will meet at Montezuma on the game day. —The Republicans of the fifth district of Wisconsin will hold their convention at Osh kosh, on Thursday, the fourth day of Septem ber. The Free Trader says the Illinois River Is now higher at Ottawa than it has before been for eighteen years, and as a consequence the steamer Menominee has been up to Otta wa, affording several excursions up and down the river to the people of that town. £*?'Gov. Andrew says he is authorized by tbe war depaitnunt 5 ; o announce that the men who enlist in the old regiments will he discharged when the term of service of those regiments expires. fftilitatfi. NINETEENTH ILLINOIS! Headquarters l&rn Illinois, ) Huntsville, Alu., , I so*, j GENERAL ORDER NO. 59. AH coimnlstOoned and non-conn- Issioned officers, d Obicians and p ivates belonging to the I3tb regiment Illinois volunteers who arc* now away from their re spective -on paths, except those who have a Sur geon's certificate of disability, (which mon be enb genuent to the date of this order) or sr« on regularly detuned cr detached service, will report to lhi?e Hi udejuarters within tec days of the dace of taepuo- Ihlinit-ni of tils order, Ti*ost falling to comply with this order will be treated as deserters and their names nnUfshed as snrh. Tills oreer will be carried out to the letter Bv order of F.HAKDIKG, Major Commanding. *il.D Teaiple. A. Ao.nlant. August 4, ISs'i.-aug4-1310-m gERDAN’S. UNITED STATES SHARP SHOOTERS. A chance now In tbUbrilliant corps. Capt. W. H. Horton hsmus been dtlulled bv order of G so. McCd I lau to recruit lor Hits Regiment, has opened an office In this city. The only Recruiting Office for this brancaiu the Wert. Berdan's mm sre too well known of fame to seel much detail. The> have been m all the on the reuumtulß. and oy tb"lr ekiil and difclpllue have b. tu i ottd amongst “ rets.” ami at uotne. Pavcommerces at time of mll-taient ADVANCE MONEY. as authorized by Government, p>M to ro cnv-tsvihm must-rcdlu. Si'.OOofthe bounty and one mouth's pay na!d In advance SHARPE'S (Breach Loadi-ig) liIFLBS. eQulpmerts and clothiui tarnished Immediately on Joining regiment. THIS CORPS IS EXEMPT EROH AIX VATIGCS DUTT. None ctlj-ted to go Into camps of Instruction. Of fice now out a atfeSltauuotnh street. Post Office Box 3EB. • CAFT. W. H- lIDKTOX, Jy31t232-2w Ist Regiment Bercan's U. S S. S. 44 OOAKD OF TRADE BEGI JD ME XT,” CHICAGO. Captain A. S. CaiDBOUBSs’s Compact. A few more volunteers warned for tt»ls crack Com pile', which Is attached to the above Regiment. Good stout m< n who *anl to serve tbeir count''. will apply w.Uir ut delay. Men In the conntrv who wish to jol i tMs Con pm.v wlh pav their rallroid fare uting a re ceipt for the same, ami the AXor*»T wild be rs- PTxDed tothemheifton enlistment Inf-miry; All have the benefit of prize money, »nl the addition of a coiuph tt- outfit. And SIOO Bounty flt. the espli iitlon of the service, three years or the war. f27 of the hoantv money to be paid n advance on join ing the Regia cut. Also, P nsioasand Prize Mon»-v. List ofclothiue for Marine Artll.erv:—l Lons Pea Jack*t.l Blue Clot. Pea Jacket 2 pars Duck T.ow sers. 1 Black SOk HandFercbiet 1 pair Long Stockings, lp*ir Bloc Cloth Trousers. 1 pair bias Satinet Tp»w g'-rs, 1 pair Boots. 1 pair Sho-a. l bine Cap, 3 p:iir Draw ers 2 fir.i uel F.h.rtp.3 LVaeu Frocks,2 Blaok-.-ts. 1 Mat tress. I Glazed Hflt. Landsman job jnc tbia corps have noulncto do w'th •a orkii-g the vessel They will be employed as rifl-- n enanu heavy artillery. No knapsacks to csrry or long marches Tills is one of the most desTable corps to join in the Fcrvicc. App!f to CAPf. C. D C. WIL LIAMS, Kecruitinc Officer, comer ofLake *nd Market street, near ibt bridge. Jy.S-stfSVjtn ILITABT STOTIC »•- Office? s aTa of the 71st. and aB ot&er n-w Rcdmcata, will fiv.d It to tlu-lri.threat la ptrchasb.c outfits to caO ot t R l«»WEN.2flClark street, (upstairs), •-■vJCRTaH t'KITED STATES EXPRESS O- FIOE. Sword Bu.ts. Sssli-p, shoulder Caps. Bugles. PutPs, OaH ridci-s, a»irt fverrlhii.ceisPne-de'l of qnaity pncfrhrapestiD market. E. B. BOWEN. 20Ca-kst.. op Maim JyZl ©metal K duces. F>B MP 'U r *TTKEE,KEiS’OSEA, Racine. Fort Washing-ms. Sufbotoas and Ma’-itowog.-A first cla**Steamer leaves Goodrich’s Dock, first nbov»- Rush street Bridge, ETeiy JffnriilifS. at 9 o’clonlc, ConD<-ctmg at M! call tee with Detroit and Prt-ainFUiip 10. Grand also, with lial rovlsfor Si -bul Fare t * St. Paul and all point* ou tuft Doper Mississippi One Dollar less than by anr other roase. * r lstCla«. 2*l OiS^s. $1.03 50c. l.'eH T3c. 1.50 *I.OO. 3.00 2.33. Fare from Chicago to Kenosha. “ ** K*-clne ... ** “ Mliwanfeee . •* “ G'»ua First Claes Includes Mkhlr and Ro^ra. Jj-,RßJ. By an addition to tlie Rules and Regulations of the Board, adopted at a meeting held the 12th Inst., the Di rectors were authorized to establish sqcj rates of com mission for the purchase and sale of property by tic members of tike Association as In their Judgment are right and reasonable and Any Member Violating such Buies either di rectly or indirectly in Over #r Under charging shall be liable to expulsion in a manner and *°Tlic S fules V ador , ted by the Board of Directors, at a ; meeting bcld Tuesday evening. 29th Inst,, to so into effect on the Ist day of August next, and »re as follows; - OOJraiEBIoH FOE SEIAIS©. . ' On aileron received by-Railroad . . ...1c par bu. On all graiu received by Canal, except wheat, not less than sc normbre than Jc per on. On wheat received by Canal . .. ......teperbu. A broker shall be showed to buy or sell o>*lt io. members of the Board ot Trade, exceptatregular com mission. [aul4S7Mw] S.vATLIS, S-cy. ■ROYAL H/vVsNa I/'Tl’fißT. Ili In Drawing of Jnlyfth, 1862, No 11,598 Crew #100.000; >o 25,040 drew*3o.o»; Fo. 13 7f«d*ew fSO.OCO; No.sf.2Sl drew |!0 000; No. 2j5«0 drew *‘.COO. In Cr»*iu2 ot -Juiv W. yo. ll $100,000: No_3 fill drew *-=0.000;Np 1 ~63) drew s3i) WO; No uTlldrew i*o. drew ?j(W0; o*lag the five vapitils Prizes *nd information tur risbed Bmteft prtc>- paid for f aTLOR & au2-t29Ww J7OITFD —A Cow with rtd sides, 3l whlb*. ou Die bac'x. oue horn Shorter th-ui the other, spocl led beau. Can be found at the residence Of NTCHOLASwDUGGAN. Calhoua Kice. between C!i*rk and Dearborn Place, by calling and paying charts. 1 . aodt&sat • pHICAGO CITT DIRECTORY. Vv The to this work haring been-sup plied, the runainlng books on band will: he sola at $j.W percopy. ap then- are very few, early applica tion Is necessary to secure one. - H&LPIST & BAH.BT. Offce ISO Clark street, (op-ststra.) soast ALCOHOL. yi ORIA ALCOHOI*, tn loio of ft r. to Vv.E, for “ le " 7 GE». M. SMOOtWSIMr, ‘ ITo, 'i Strel’A Bio OrecKo,i7iS*utii tfawr-ii jy2B4lfi-ln ®aijolesaTe focuses. Q.BAVES & IRVINE 18 Mini STREET. Are «rr offering to B» Tndo, PoB KBIT CASH, SKIRTS CORSETS At Terr close flffDMB. Aim. Bobber Corats, Hair Kets. BMrt Braid*, fiaspenfiera.fiMrt Boeom*,Hooery, w»ti£ tarchlefc and Bostons, w rates that v“w*.«iwß Cannot be Surpassed. GRAVES & IRVUTE, TS lake Street. HARDWARE, TIN PLATE And Metal Warehouse. WILLI ASH BLAIR & CO., 176 Lake Street, Ghi^flgn 1 Tn n Importers and 'Wholesale Dealers la XIS 3PJLATE« • SHEET IBOTf, COffEgy ZlffOt &Sh f timers fools and MacWacs, And Tinners Goods of aUdesertpttotiß, FENCE WISE, best American mannlSctare, NAILS, ** Wheeling** brand. Japanned and Rressod TinwarSi CUTLEET AND SHELF HARDWARE. A foil assortment of all goods In onr line at Basten prices. rT.TiTAM SLATS. C. B. NELSON. O.V.BELDZ3, GROCERIES. Ewing, Briggs &Co. IS SOEIE WATER STEHET, CHISAGO, OfflW for sale ATTHS VERT LOWEST FKICBItO CLOSE BUYERS AND PROMPT HEN, a well selected stock at G ROCERIES, At \VJiolesale, EMBRACING SUGARS, FISH, TEAS, TOBACCO. COFFEES, RICE, SYRUPS, SPICES, MOLASSES, SOAPS, DRIED FRUIT, WOODEN WARE, sndaH articles usually Included 12 their Use. We bare bought mo?t of our goods for cash, and be- Ueve that we can make it to the Interest of all pur chasing hi this market to call and examine ocr stock before onylng. EWEfG, BRIGGS & co~ No. 75 Sauth water street, Chicago. Wm, L. Ewing, St. Lords. Mo. Clinton Briggs, ) ( , M ‘ Thomas Hermans, J GROCERIES. IS & 18 STATE STREET, 0.0. COOK & DO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, C&sb buyer* ate invited to ftramipt our Stock. FIELD, BEJVEDIET &€o., 34 & 36 Lake Street. Are sow opening a large and well assorted stock 6 CLOTHS, CASSIMERBS ADS TESTIXOS, Together with all the various styles of Goods let MSS-S WEAR, such M Coi-dor©ys, Satinets, moleskins, Cottonadec, Velveteens, FtttndlS. Case, Planters’ Drills, Qneeus Cloth, Planters' Ducks, Span’ll Linens, Merino Cass, Drap D’Etat, Kentucky Jeans, Ital’u Cloths. Fancy Linens, Tweeds, "Sou will always Had In oar assortment all Che dev able styles in the mart e;, which will he sold at satis factory prices. A fall stock of Tailors’ Trimmings al ways on band. apTpUiUy jgAVfSON & BABTLETI Manufacturers and "Wholesale Dealers In BOOTS AND SHOES, Ke. 3d Late Street, Chicago, ffi. WawottM respectfully call the attertion of City *- r '* Country Merchants to onr extenslvestock of Boots and Shoes, which we have now in store, and are dally re celvliip from our "Factory in West Boylsten, mhm which consists of a fbll assortment of those Celebrated CcstOßi-Stade Patna Kip and Calf, and Grain Water* ProofCoota; together with a fall stock of all style* oJ SPRING AND SIJtIMBB GOODS, Of the best quality and manufactures, which wearepra Sarcd to sell for CASH and prompt paying trade at lostoc and New Tort Jobbing Prices. Wc are Agents for the sale of Mitchell’s Patent Ms mine Tip Boots and Shoes in an tbs States. STRYKER & CO., No. 14 f Lake Street, Have Just received a large lot of DRESS GOODS! FROM NEW YORK AUCTION gftT.Tg, WUoh they are offering at EXTREMELY LOW PRICES To suit the season. Also some new styles of SILK SACQUES AND MANTLES, Including the new TRENCH SACQT7E. and the RUT. l i-FJ) MANTLES. NVe Invite a close inspection of these poods, in quality and price, knowing that we cannot be undersold. A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT O? New Styles of Pacific Lawm Only One Shilling peryard, JACCONETS, FRENCH ORGANDIES, New goods and new prices. Also, a fine assortment 0 Black Silk Twist LaccMittto, Ladles’ and Misses’Sot •cry and Gloves, Summer and Undergarments. Alexander’s Eld Gloves. Son Umbrellas, BONNET AND TRIMMING RIBBONS A large lot oi VEILS now opening, comprlslns Moae Colored Grenadine, Love and Lace goods at very low figures. Hoop Skirts for both Ladies’ and Misses’, comprislnt the Bridal Trail and Paris Trail, Made oftbe best Watcn Spring Steel and as prices a* lev as can elsewhere he foond. LACE POINTS AND MANTLES, a. foil assortment, very cheap. AlgolnstopeneQt large lot of the celebrated JE>StYLIND COIiSEIS at the same low pride as formerly. We Invite all to call and examine. NO. 14ALAKE STREET. BIKVKEB Oc CO. my19*472-ly 1868. SPEIEQ TEADK. 1868* WEBE& WILLIAMS & YALE, VKOLxaazs buldi a HATS, P-AJPS, Straw Goods, Parasol*. Umbrellas and Palm Leaf Goods, 35 LiKS STREET* CHICAGO. aaye 00win sroxx a nutas sad deMrable ffZOOK: iFauca Txanx which will be offend at Eastern Frioes rorCAßHotMproTedihoctOXiDPV -y iHOEEYOOBT, DICKXBSOH &QO its a mi BuSoipk gbMt, aiog*; mrOBTSBI OF ?IB FLATS, SHEET IKOS, &£.,&> ngAf.wm g Tinners* Stock. AGENT* EOB Howe’s Improved Scale*' cnorsi-hs-zyj SPRING 1862. COOLEYj FARWELL & CO. «.« 648 WAMBH AVBnm CHICAGO. Are now off«mA* **«« aod •Baain saorfea domestics, Frlnt*. BWtUMM. Be Uloh, WOTIONB. B-AITOV &OODB, ■ WOOLBHS.ua. aaea mueam ot DRESS GOODS. Most oconrheaif . Gotten Goode haying beep p>or» ehaaed eetiy in the ttlL we eea axd ym offer sapaetog , inducements to t&e,traoe. - • = . - TtteaH close buyers-to a earefiß azamtnaaoßOf «■» etook betes pnrehatiag. COCLffS* VABWE&LACOc TOolggaie gjottseg. GROCERIES. Heavy arrivals bought before late advances. 500 Hbds. Sugar, POIO BICO AND HEW OBIEASS 800 Bbls. Refined Sugars, 1.000 Bags Coffee, 1.000 Chests Tea, 2.000 Gaddies Tobacco, 3.000 Dozen Pails, 650 Dozen Tubs. A Ml stock of ererj thing wanted by Grocers, IjS" IiABGE 0.8 StfiAJuju iitlXSi FOB SALS AT THE LOWEST MARKET PRICE DAT, ALLEN & CO., 44 & 46 Sontll Wafer Street. SMITH BROTHERS, WHOLESALE GROCERS, 43 South WaterTstoeet, Chicago, Keep constantly on band a targi and complete ntiraV SUGARS, COFFEES, Syrups, Tobacco, Snlasses, Teas, •WOOBEfT -WAEE, COKDAGE, W, All of which will! be soli Very Low tor Cufe« MABCEUX3 B. SMITH, la ‘.e otS'mUh, PuUard * CO, •WALDO W. SMITH, * H. J.Sordam&CoT^ A. JUDSOS SMITH, * tnath, Follard 6 CO. • Cj*s-rsar»ol JJLACKBURN BROTHERS, WHOl! SALE LEATHER AND HIDE STORE, 46 Latce Stree;, Chicago, We beg to Inform oar canto am that we have com* pletcd ocr cow p;Mtnor»h!p arr:inc r tnent». ami are now receiving a new and com, 'Me slock of all kinds ot IEATHEB AND SHOE FINDINGS, Of prime quality, to which *n invite the n'tentlon of Shoe and Earno* Maker*, oit entire stock we offer at the lowest market pi Icon. EJLICKBI KS BROS., o. blacks rax. Oyit-joiG-lm j j. r. blackdurx. myis-rsa-iy pOLLAED & DCAi*£, Successors to Smith,. foliar ij A Co., WHOLESALE 6ROGEKS, !6!> & 191 Sontii Hater itrret f&IM?., j. k ppllakd. rniTSi-r‘-*u ml a*o. a. raid irflinng fHatftinEß. a a oKiaufii HOWE Sewing Machine?. [INVENTED IN ISIS, IMPS- >VED IST 130J * Manufactured & r a. b. now®;. Brother of ELIAS HOWE, Jk, th i orlglzttl iBYcStOf and patentee of the HOWE SEWING MICH/WE. And from which all othcrSewlcgMr.:hlneederive tba# Vitality, aad to whom all other* pay aLlcemv. This Is the oldest Machine In the v«.rld MpventeQ !■ 1845). Improredfroai time to time, a id fully perfected tn January. isra. Particularly adai ted to tunlly um, tailoring and manufacturing purports bool and shoe work, carriage trimming. Ac.. Ae. raving the widest range of adaptability to sewing, of my machine pr» daced. Buy the Improved Howe Sewing Machine, And have no more cropping of stitches. brertaagot needles, no more trouble in sewing tl e finest fsbrlc or tlie coarsest satinet, n<> difficult* in se ring and a mschlro that is warranted out oget oat of or* der with proper aye. Pr Agents wanted tn Ohio and otl er Weet'rrn an* Northwestern states, where not alrrai y appointed. Circulars, containing full dascrlptnn of M-ichlMO, can be had oq application, or sent by i tall. A3>&u£se J, 8# BB K&NT, General Western Agent. 66 Lake itreet. Oilcan, myix-r43My 4j|nCE *SiSliiilL §AU SB%OM The "FLORENCE” SEWING MACHI? Ba make poub different stitches on one* vad the same Machine. Tims the lock, doc iu lock, knot and double knot. &U of which make the seam alike on both ernes of the fa bric. Either or nil can be produced while ha Machine Is In motion. TheyhiiTethe betbbsiblb no) none*, which enables the operator to !»*■> e the w-tJI carry either wav, or to change th • direct)* a, and fasten the end of seams, whl* h. tozethsx with making a long and a short st’ :ch,Ud£3tC simply by taming a thumb screw. Tteir motions are all positive. There a** no springs to get out of order. They are i o rlTDple thutthe most Inexperience'": at* woik them perfectly and wiu a*e. Theyi • • noiseless, ana can ed where Quiet U p> cessary. They ar"’ TIB FASTEST BEWEBB a 'WOIkLD, m *Klng fire stitches to ea:h revc*»> lion. Thct oU nodresses. TIieIrSTITCH Ui the wonder of ait. becanse of It* combined BLAST! Cl , STRENGTH and BEAUT f. Acenta vtut'-d throughout the Westers counts*. With a email Investment of capital, a profit-hie hail* ne?s can he readily established. For clrc Uara and sample of work, address Wi C. JIASON, Western Aft, m Lake street, Chicago. Je4-rS9O-lT pm iiaig XKTE prefer them for FAMttl? * t rrSßl—TKew Tori Tribune. TheyaratheFAVOßlTßS FOB pM» Tori Time*, ftbas St' •RTVAy-jgciantiflc Americas. There are Sfr' 00 MACHDSISS In nse lo tbit CO OKtC9 »od Europe. Hub Marhlnel* PSO FIT ABLE and AVAILAB fcA » UFg-TTMJC. It is equal to TIW seaicscrenea. An AFNUAL DIVtDKNIiof 10to perflaa,(*r Its coat) may be obtained is use—by Its yoesfoi. This is the only Sewing Uasfetae m the world as Ml the LOCH-STITCH with the SOTATIKO-BW»OK. W ustos the GLASS foot CEO. R. CmTTBBTBBS. General Agent (or Dlmou, Wisconsin. lava, Sora ex Indiana «od Sbutaarn Minnesota. I® and IB Lain street, Chicago, 1 k RP“ Circular may be had on application or by iTTNKLE * LTOET Shi WTO Q X/ MACHINES—Office on first floor 1W Lake rtrt bL The friends and patrons ofthe Fmkle & Lyon Scwißg Machine Company In Chicago end TlclnltT. win be happy to I earn that we have In cols city an office wtu ra ft lull assortment of Machine are exhibited. Lnt>tr 10 ttcn- glv**n and Improvements applied to old Maebla a Each Machine la warranted to give asms sattsfiactl a than any Machine la market or money refunded. Prteat reduced. Agents wanted. Je£-8331-3B 1. CORNELL A Co .* IMPROVE* D ' SEWING MaCHXNES,, $35 TO JllO. • Tasoaet & fabb’s Paixst, Docblx Lock Pa»i Stitch ; Wuxoocc A OWs Twistxd twb Luop Stttchasd dßcnxx SiitcH Machine*. that o£ ,S£t>ll th* Pr.MMI rtKhajm me Pnrrhssera can better decldts wh'ch fttltch *s Dead testtrgeach- Either *tttch. it well taken. Bach stitch &as and *>THCBIABTIC itdrocate*. Oor machine* wtiisoTCft one of order, they are perfectly made, Saa-trnn »y et<-amin heavy work,wl«rtoeslighted. noue stitches per minute (thre* times the sneed of any other machine) they are adapted to all «rf work— wv: wUlstUh- s saddle, with eordan or wt£b No. 130 cottnn. -/ A Buxo PXSSOX can be taught in pitx xetctxs to set tne needle. pot on the Hummer»nd ht-m raffling perfectly, and with RAft, KTSTB ATTTOM ATIU “SELFSfiWER" attached, the blixt can sew seams, tuck*. bosoms. Ac. perfectly true. They are adapted to all machines. Ann sent Oy mall with foil directions for bosoms, tncka. correcting, bac a ortJng machines, Ac.. Ao. oc receipt of name oi machine ana $1- We sell kxxdlxs tor all macnlaea, Silt, Cotton, OH. Hemmers. Gaides. Ac. We xx chakge for and bxpazb a t land* of Sewing and RENT Waehnee by the w eea or month. Ladies in attendance to giwe inati action audio do *U kinds ot Fa met ajtd NtTBsssT&TircBXSG and Sewing Ua dune Embroidery. Bead oar Cmman before pnrehsetrr Send red stamp to-Sample* and Ctreolar cr e*ls and teo >jjsTa at 133 Lake street. . Address L. COHKKLL A CO. Box Si. Chicago,m : r««VtTl•: TFST RKCFIYBD OS B OF Trt <5 •I handsomest New York Central Park Pbatcns In this country x also.auumberof &mlly Cjjrragcs and Buggies of dmerent-styira ; also, one See°oa-H.«na Buggy, nearly as good as new. w£lch wIU he g Id very cheap, at the Novelty Carnage Works. H Adam***. auH2TS-lw . COMETBTOC4 NBW—The biM ■OeetscoromnnltyintbeTlolnlSf of the RJckraeu* BonwwiU that Aero ut nice, cleaa lltftioti LuHCH set for th