i€l)icaso WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1,1863. CONFKBIiK ATE. EO AS. IVc note among the. items bf news brought by the last foreign steamer, that the Confederate loan for three million poondsistobc introduced in Paris and London immediately. Knowing, as finan ciers do on this side of the water, tlic un doubted solvency and growing national resources of the Confederacy, tlicy cannot but congratulate the capitalists abroad on this most eligible and every way desirable opportunity for investing their funds. There may be some doubts, perhaps, in certain contingencies, as to the French funds, and British consols may, in sea sons of great national calamity, run down, as they have been known to do, to, distressingly low prices, but. as to the punctual payment, in „gold, of the interest on this Confederate* Loan, and the sure liquidation of the prin cipal when due, business men of the best judgment and well informed, as to the re sources of the Confederacy, and theproved commercial integrity of Jeff. Davis, have not a shadow of doubt. The record of the marvellous honesty, and extraordinary punctuality with which the President of the Confederacy, once discharged the obli gations of the State of Mississippi, and taking up all her bonds at once, gave the impudent creditors of that chivalrxc State, not, it is true, exactly what they claimed, but a great deal more, of a different sort, but still most current and sterling circu lating medium for the payment of debts in Dixie, is a pledge and a prophecy of tho ultimateTcdemption of this loan, that can not be lost on financiers in Europe. Then again, the collaterals by which this loan is secured arc qt the most - undoubted value Four millions of blacks, and all they can create of cotton, rice, and tobacco for years to come, furnish such security as the world rarely sees. If the creditors have to look to their securities to make their ad vances good, how perfectly sure they arc of payment in full—who can estimate the wealth and worth of four millions of hu man beings? Four millions of men, women, and children, ought to be, and are abundant security, not only for this, but for any number of millions ot pounds. And these blacks arc worth more to-day than ever before. They hare gained through the war, and a certain Proclama tion, a sense of their own importance, dig nity, and manhood that has at least trebled their value, and any creditor who has to take the lot now in payment of a bad debt, will get the likeliest darkies the country has ever produced. "We are aware that some of the slaycs have got a new no tion of owning themselves; that the title to not a few is in the nature of a running claim; that there is a dispute as to whose property many of the blacks are, and great difficulty in locating boundaries, and pos session, but taken all in all, weighing the full value of what a man must' be worth even if he is black, remembering there arc four millions of such men put up as collat eral to this loan; and knowing* also how sure the Southern Confederacy is to be established, and how mighty, prosperous, and rich it must be; never forgetting the high commercial honor of its President, and the great regard all its citizens have ever shown for the sanctity of an oath, and the punctual fulfillment of every obliga tion, we cannot but congratulate Paris and London that they have a chance to invest in this Loan. We advise them by all means to get all the Southern paper they can, buy all the Confederate bonds possi ble, and take all the stocks offered by Davis Co. They can’t do more than lose their money, and what are a few millions of pounds compared with the triumph of . Davis, and the perpetual establishment of slavery 1 But they can’t lose it if slavery is only perpetuated, and must get prompt and steady dividends, paid by human sweat, and blood, and tears. They have Hie sure guarantee of rebellion and slavery. Let them 'walk up and subscribe freely, if human bondage won’t pay, wliat will pay? If treason and pcijuiy are not sure to re deem tbeir promises, and take up their little outstanding bonds and notes, who or what can be trusted. tbeason and whiskt. • The villages and cities are the nesting places of the Copperheads in all the north ern parts of Illinois and Indiana, and even in them the holes most generally filled with the reptiles, the places in which they herd and suck in their venom—are the Tnm-boles. Poor whisky and worse Cop perheadism are not necessarily concomi tants ; but the frequency with which they arc found in the same person or circles, is proof that they have affiliations which arc . equal in their effects to kinship, possibly to brotherhood.. We lack the philosophy which can explain these facts; but the facts,nevertheless, remain. Even in South ern Illinois, where there are no cities, and . where villages are like facts in Jeft Davis’ messages, few and far between, it is said that the divorce of whisky and secession, whenever it can be effected, is almost sure to cause Ike conversion of the man who is afflicted with both, to the doctrines that ..loyalmen preach, and the practices that they observe. We despair of ever being able to make men quit the use of “ the ar dent,” but if some chemist, as Ingenious as the mechanic who devised the machine for taking the bones out of fish, could but in vent or discover some plan by which tho love of slavery and tbe impulsion of trea son could he taken out of the national bev erage, he would prove himself a benefac tor,meriting as much of national gratitude as is lusterred upon the builder and contri . ver of the Monitor, The time was when the free use of the bottle was supposed to exalt and intensify the expression of gen erous and ennobling sentiments, and when a patriot drunk was thrice as bold as a patriot sober. But in these years of strych nine and other poisons, the maxims of the Toyelering fellows of other days arc all be lied ; and a glowing look and carbuncled nose anv presumptive evidence that one .. would not have to thrust the lancet veiy far under the skin to find a vein of seces' slon blood.. In view of these things, how mistaken the policy of the South in shut ting up the distilleries, upon the pretence that they cause an unnecessary .waste of food by which the rebel soldiers are sus- tained! We take it that it can be proved by actual experiment in this city even, that . one barrel of modem whisky contains . more treason, malignity and blood, thir stlncss than a whole cargo of corn; and that the shutting up of the places in winch it is made will cause the rebellion to col lapse. As a supply from this quarter is cut offby the trade regulations, some sym pathizer ought to represent the facts as they are, and have all Southern Maine-Latv legislation at once repealed. the wages question The essence of slavery —the vital princi pie for which it is valued, and without which It would be discarded as an abom ination—-is in the power ot the master to make his bondman work without pay. Hence it is a question of wages; and no man who lives by 4he sweat of his brow <*n afford to concede tbe establishment of . the principle that a day’s work is not, at all times and everywhere, to be followed by a day’s pay. That principle, developed c : in our civilization, is Its salt and preserva tive. Without it, society could not hold together; and in the anarchy that would follow its dissolution, barbarism would surely reappear. In view of truths like these, the wicked ness of the great struggle forced upon the country by the advocates of slavery, ' stands out clear and distinct, hardly need ing the further illustration found in the in- disputable fact that, if every man in the Republic would now agree, that, for every 7 day’* work done for him, he would give a i day’swagcs.thc warwould end to-morrow. ■ ']a cheap, easy and perfectly feasible jL.clhcd of stopping the effusion of blood— cr.e to which .ill tlic States of the North would subscribe—hut distasteful to the Snub only because the assumed right to v.'oik men without ply, and to extend the system under which that is done all oyer the Republic, is that about which the war began. CanHeavenormanhindhayeany st mpalhy for a war waged for the mainte nance of such a heresy? PBOIff BOSECBANS. Advices from Rosccrans and his gallant army arc of the most encouraging charac ter. The Information that we have is through private correspondence, and we arc not at liberty to print it; but wc may say that, though the rebels may evacuate Tickshurg before Grant and Porter invest it, as is probable, and unite their forces with Bragg's army in front of Rosccrans, the latter will not be found unprepared for •their combined assault, no matter what the force in which they come. Since the weather permitted operations of any sort, no body of men has been more actively employed than that body of wliich he is the bead; and the nation knows “Old Rcsey” well enough to believe that not a “lick has been struck amiss.” His troops are in fine health and spirits, well fed, well cared forand gloriouslycommanded. The regiments ore small, but all bone and mus cle; “and,” says our informant, “when the struggle comes, if the enemy will only stand up, there will be fighting that was never surpassed.” Wc believe it, because we know the material of which that army is made up! . Voice ol’ ft State, The Ohio Legislature has adopted the fol lowing resolution, offered by Mr. Flag, a Union Democrat, as a response to some peti tions for an armistice and peace, sent in by Copperheads: “ Jtewired by the General AtiemUy of (hi Slate of Ohio, Tliatwc will have no dissolution of tho Union; thatwc will have no armistice; that we can light as long as rebels and traitors can; that the war shall go onuntil law is restored; and we will never despair of the Republic.” This resolution was adopted by a decided majority in both branches. It is explicit. It seta forth n principle and a purpose that no man can mistake. It has the sterling ring. The country sees at once there Is nothing spurious in that loyalty. There arc no qualifi cations, no disclaimers, no protests. It is whole-souled. It bespeaks a Slate that is in dead earnest—a Slate that is steadfast in its convictions, unfaltering in its devotion, in domitable in its spirit. That resolution In this crisis of the struggle, is agrand thing for Ohio. It will hereafter be the proudest of all her titles to honor. It ought to stand in golden letters, on the front of her noble cap xtol, an imperishable memento of her fidel ity. Cincinnati, The election for municipal officers takes place in Cincinnati on 3londay. Col. Lcn. Harris is the Union candidate for Mayor, and Judge Joseph Torrence, the Peace or Copper head candidate—the infamous rowdy, Capt. Hatch, who Ims disgraced the city, as its Mayor, for-thc past two years, having been left out in the cold. Both candidates have great personal strength, which will lend addi tional interest to the contest. Judge Tor rence has hitherto been regarded as a War Democrat, and has been placed on the ticket —the Convention being controlled by theVal landlghamers—as a bait to catch gnlls. If successful, he will be claimed as “ one of them.” To cany out this trick, the venom ous Eiiquinr roars it as mildly as a sucking dove, and is in for a vigorous prosecution of the war —until after election. We look for the result with deep interest, not without a fear that the tricks of the Copperheads may end in success. West Virginia, An election was held in West Virginia on Thursday of last week, upon the ratification or rejection of Mr. Willey’s anti-slavery amendment to the new Constitution. As we have already stated, the city of Wheeling gave 3,375 votes for the amendment, and three against it. The Wheeling Intdligcucer has re- ; turns from several other points. So lar as beard from, the soldiers’ vote stands, for the ; amendment, 2,4G0; against the amendment, 20. In the district east of the Blue Ridge, 553 for and 9 against; west of the Allegheny mountains and north of the valley of the Big Kanawha, 1,878 for and 20 against. It U sup posed that the army vote will be about 6,000 for and 70 or 80 against the new State. No voles , except of (hose who were, when cn listedpresidenls of the territory included in the new State, have been received. HcrioiiM Acclclcut. As the ux>-coach of Burbank's line was cross ing the Mississippi river, at Hastings, Minne sota, at three o’clock on the morning *of tbe S7th, tbe impetus of tbe coach in; going on the ferry-boat pushed the boat from tbe shore, and the coach body and hind wheels tipped over backwards into the river. There was six passengers in the coach, two of whom were drowned —Mr. Peter Black, supposed from papers found on his person, to he from Mon treal, C. E.; and a Mr. McLain, bound from St. Louis, Mo., and believed to be a resident of Stillwater, Minnesota. The water where the coach went in was twenty feet’deep. threats made by Jeff. Davis, by Proclamation, against all Union officers who should be captured after the Issuance of Pres ident Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, seem to have come to naught, as we felt sure they would. Jeff got frightened, especially after a large batch of rebel officers had been captured—referred the matter to the Confcd ciate Congress, which, through Mr. Yancey, suggested strong doubts ns to the right and expediency of hanging captured enemies. What the final result of Congressional delib erations were, we know not, but tho fact that large numbers of Federal officers were recent ly exchanged at Fortress Monroe, suggests the result. St. Loms.—The Copperheads of St. Louis held a Convention to nominate municipal offi cers, on Saturday last, and nominated Joseph O’Neil for Mayor. Tho Jitpublkan, the Dem ocratic organ, pokes fun at this Contention. It heads the proceedings—“ Goblins in Coun cil”—“A Skeleton Ticket”—“Ghostly Pro ceedings.” “A numherof choice spirits from tho ‘vasty deep’ of politics, convened In Druid's Ball, and galvanized a ticket for the coming city election. Tbe hall Inwhich the. ’ meeting look place seemed peculiarly adapted for the purpose—the walls and ceiling being decorated with all sorts of fantastic figures, calculated to impress the beholder with mys-, terious awe, and sufficient light shone in' ; through the curtained windows to give a ghastly pallor to the countenances of the as sembled goblins. Previous to calling the gathering to order a large number of uneasy goblins were observed flitting about in a mys terious and authoritative manner, prominent among whom were Chris. Pullis, an ex-exile, Bill Rose, the vendor of spirituous beverages that;rcally produced tho hegira of Claib Jack ecu's Legislature, and others whose ghostly forms Lave faded from the reporter’s vision.” Coppcrhcadism is’evidently running in very low and muddy water in St. Louis. EjJ-The vote on the New State Constitu tion of West Virginia was taken on Friday last, with the result very generally antici pated. In Wheeling there were 1,875; votes for ratification, and only three The Willey amendment, as it is called, which is by this vote ratified and made apart of the Constitution, declares that “the’ children of slaves born within the limits of this State after the 4th day of July, 1863, shall be free; and all slaves within the said State who shall at the time aforesaid be under the age of ten years, shall be free when they arrive at tho age of twenty-one years; and all slaves, over ten and under the age ol twenty-one years shall be free when they arive at the ago ol twenty-five years, and no slave shall be per mitted to come into the State for permanent residence therein.” \ Tbe Rebels Jxxow Them.—Ths rebels seem to know the Northern traitors like a book,'in witness of which fact we publish the following extract from a Richmond corres pondence of the Mobile Aditrtiter: j - “ Deserters from the Federal army come in almost daily, all bringing tbe same story— their unwillingness to fight under the Eman cipation Proclamation. Cowardice, 1 believe, is gemroUy at the bottom of their conscientious • scruples ' , I3jr A new paper has just been started at Terre Haute, Indiana, under the title of Ijn io;i Democrat. It is “for the Union, and will op pose to the hitter end oil tnen and aU partus, Korlhand. South, who seek to destroy it.” The editors, are Democrats, bnt of that class TfhofcelicTe In prosecuting this war iutll every rebel lays down his arms, and submits readily to the authority of the Government. Some men wonder Connecticut, a s^o^ssfspsgns should bo recollected that Connecticut Iwi* the birth-place and home of Benedict Arnold and tolerated the Hartford Convention within i»s borders. *" ’ - • 1 OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. (.ottern of tTTnruur—How the Cabinet MHiidH-Foreltrn minlMler*’ Irrational ICaac-Dl«tlli£Ul«hla!;BndSeslorßal for Sit'd r T o, e rc * , . dcJ *t on I'remont-Sal- Icck’n Word, [From Our Own Correspondent.! Washington*, March 27,16 W. THE PRIVA.TEEU QUESTION. TbO question of granting letters of marque is still open. The Cabinet still discusses—tho President. remains undecided. Seward, tho strongest advocate of tho policy, counts Chase and Stanton as auxiliaries. Blair, on the other hand, is with Senator Sumner, who continues to labor against the execution ef the law, the passage ot which Uc fought so strenuously. Welles, also, lam told, is now disinclined to privateering, preferring to have his navy increased. The foreign Ministers are in travaU with this question, from an affirmative decision of which some of them predict that a war will be bom. “What does Mr. gewardmean?” said the French Minister to to • a sympathizing Senator, yesterday, “France is comparatively out of the ring in which his privateers are likely to sail: but what docs he mean? To plunge the "United States Into a foreign war or to scare other nations with the apprehension that this is his purpose V' This questioner and others of the diplomatic corps, profess to think that privateering against Southern pirates and Anglo-rebel blockade runners will surely in volve us in hostilities with some European nation, with whose commerce a bold Yankee buccaneer may lutcjferc. But no such outcry was raised when Mr. Jefferson Davis issued hia proclamation concerning letters of marque, and sent forth his plundering and burning cruiser?. On the contrary, the Southern Con federacy was forthwith recognized as a bellig ent, and the proposition of our Government for the abolition of privateering—made, it will be remembered, by this same inscrutable Secretary of State, who is now so eager to haveletters-of-marque granted—was rejected by every European power, cither directly or by Indirection. Kor have we heard from those peace-loving lips serious complaint of the course of Great Brit ain in giving aid and comfort to the rebels, of tho armed vessels fitted out in her home ports, or of the establishment of for contraband traffic on her West Indian Islands. What, if that our Government t-hould not succeed in purchasing—as it has been advised to do—the “ Chinese ” fleet now building and arming in Scotch and English rivers; what, if the law officers of the crown shall be “taken sick ” again,as they were when the Alabama sailed, before these' vessels set forth on their errand of destruction to Ameri can commerce ! Xet we do not hear that the French Minister to the Court of St, James asks Lord Palmerston whether he desires a war with the United States; though it would seem that if, either as a measure 01 precaution against this horde of'pirates, or as a means of driving them from the seas, after their departure from Great Britain, we should fit out privateers, it is regarded as clear evidence, if not of hostile intent, at least of criminal indifference to the probable danger of becom ing embroiled in a war, by the inconsiderate ness of the privateersmen. hooker's corps of division* badges. It is to lie hoped that the system, initiated by Gen. Kearney, and about to be applied throughout bis whole army by Gen. Hooker, of distinguishing the soldiers of each division by a special badge, will be adopted m every military department. A badge for each corps of a certain figure, and for each division of a certain color, would serve as an easy meaus of recognizing the soldier who straggles, de serts, is cowardly or brave, that he may be punished or rewarded, according to his de serts. How many poltroons have escaped the brand of disgrace, and how many heroes have been deprived of just praise by the in ability of their officers to discover their names in the confusion of a battle. If the badges could be made sufficiently diverse to sene to distinguish each regiment, their utility to the service would be greatly en hanced. IGBL—WHAT HIS FRIENDS PROPOSE FOR HIM. The Secretary of War has been urged to as sign GencralSlgel to the command of the De partment ofthe Missouri, and, tailing that, to the command of the reserves of the Army of the Potomac. The former position would seem to be out of the question, both because of General Hallcck’s opposition, which would naturally Lave especial weight with regard to the Department of which he was himself for merly in charge, and because ofthe disposi tion of the Administration to consult the wishes of the loyal Legislature of Missouri which has requested the retention of General Curtis. There would seem to bo fewer obstacles in the way of glvingSigel the command of the reserves of Gen. Hooker’s army, which might then consist of his old corps, now under Gen. Schurz, and of another corps, as did the grand division of reserve which Sigel commanded under Burnside. Probably he would accept such a proposition, considering it adequate to his rank and position, and knowing that every soldier in Gen. Hooker’s army will have au opportunity to distinguish himself. His rare organizing quality would find here a fair field, and his troops might be at oucc animpenctra blewall to stragglers from the iront, a deci sive makeweight when thrown into tiie scales of battle, and a bloodhound in pursuit of the Vanquished. It is possible that tins command may be given to Sigel, whom Gen. Hooker professes to hold in high esteem as a soldier, but possible only. WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS ABOUT FREMONT. The friends of Gen. Fremont arc still push ing his claims, but the prospect that he will be set to work is very small. The President told one of his most devoted aud inllucntial supporters, a day or two since, that there seemed to be an almost insurmountable diffi culty in the case. Fremont being the second General in rank, could not well be assigned to a subordinate position, especially as, he bad, by his request to be relieved from a command under Gen. Pope, last year, apparently preclu ded himself from accepting one. But what tirst class place remains? The rebellion is surrounded by a cordon of troops, commanded in chief by officers, in whom the people, for the most part, place confidence, and who, moreover have been in the field con tinuously from the beginning, as Fremont by his own fault, had not been.“ Hie vacancy, left by the rejection by the Senate of Gen. Wright, might possibly have been filled by Fremont's appointment,. had not Gen. Halleck’s opposition been so pro nounced. But, after all, had uol Burnside superior claims upon the Administration? Such was the general tenor of the Presi dent's remarks on the Pathfinder’s case. Through another trustworthy channel,.a re mark of Gen. Halleck reaches mo, which shows tbe depth of his hostility. “I would rather,” he said, as if Indicating the lowest deep from which to fetch a General, “ put McClellan in command of the Department of the Ohio than Fremont.” Tho Indian Delegation at tho White Hon so—internal Revenue Decision— significant* [Special Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.] Washington, March 23,1863. THE INDIAN DELEGATION AT THE WHITE house. The delegation of Indian Chiefs from the Western plains, under the charge ot Commis sioner Dole, were introduced to the President at the White House, yesterday. The Chey ennes were represented by Lean Bear, War Bonnet, and Standing Water; the Eionas by Yellow Bnfialo, Lone Wolf, Yellow White Bull, and Little Heart; thcArapahocs by Spotted Wolf and Nevah; tbe Camanchcs by Pricked Forehead and Tan Bears; the Apaches by Poor Bear, and the Caddoes by Jacob. As the interpreter called out their names, they each successively advanced, and gave the President a hearty shake of the hand. This through, the President informed them that if they had any thing to say, he would be pleased to hear them. Lean Bear, the chief orator, then essayed to make a speech, but uol being able to bear the unaccustomed sight of majesty, he was compelled to Uan on a chair for support to his trembling knees. He made loud protestations of friendship for the whites, after be got to going, in true Indian style, and delicately reminded tho “ Great .Cbiif of the white people,” that being very rich and Indian very poor, he would be able to do something handsome for them, and especially to send them back home as soon as possible. Others followed In the same strain. The President then replied, “You have all spoken of the strange sights you see here among vour pale faced brethren ; the great number o’f the peo ple you see; the big wigwams; the difference between ourpeople and your own. But you have seen only a small part of tbe palc-fliccd people. There arc those herewho have come m m countries a great deal further off than you have come. We think this world is a great round ball, and we have people here who have come from almost the other side of it to hold council as you have done.” The President, evidently desirious of Im proving the occasion, by “diffusing knowl edge among men,” then liad a globe brought in, and alluding to Prof. Henry, of the Smith sonian Instittrc, told the chiefs “that one of our learned men would now give them an ex planation of our ideas of this great boll we live on.” Prof. Henry then proceeded to de velop the doctriuc of the spheres, and sun diy geographical points, no doubt to tlie edi fication of the unclothed representatives of the Rocky Mountains, who listened with be coming gravity. After a few further remarks from the President, tbe interview terminated. There was, as usual, an indefatigable photo grapher present, who, cornering the chiefs and a number of visitors in the while House conservatory, “ took their mugs.” INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has decided that the members of the Executive Committee of a ‘‘Grand Gift Concert,” in aid of a Sanitary Society at McGregor, lowa, at which a hundred prizes of the aggregate value of sl*ooo were to be distributed, arc liable to a fine of SI,OOO each, as lottery man agers, for selling tickets by which prizes may be drawn. SIGNIFICANT. All payees to the army of the Potomac hare been cut off within the hat two days. The women have oil been ordered out of the lines. The sick and vronnded arc all being* brought to Washington from the army hospitals. The baggage lb being sent to the rear—and the loadfl arc. drying up. Readers con draw such conclusions as suit them. FROM LAKE PROVIDENCE. Around Lake Providence— 1 Tl»o “Iron 4'lad”ln Strange Wutcm—A Leading Rebel*’ Plantation-Spanl*U ITlosh Blackman Kutale—llayou Uaxteraiid Buyou TcnNa»-Tho Future Bayou jTlocon—One oftlio F, |f. iv»—South ern Society and Southern ITloral* Gen. Logau-Capt. Dexter, a Hcmlu- Ijbcoiicc—XheCrcvawse, etc. [From Our Own Correspondent] Lake Providence, March 18,1803. Yesterday afternoon, with Gen. McArthur and the recently confirmed Generals, Dictzler and Crocker, I made the circuit of Lake Providence. THE IRON CLAD “RAWLINS.” The little canal boat “Rawlins,” formerly the Leila, —the “iron clad” whose advent into the Lake a few days since, was recorded at the North with such a flourish of telegraphic trumpets, was especially devoted to our serv ice. Imagine an open canal boat with a loco motive engine in the stem, working a screw propeller of limited dimensions, a raised cabin on cither end, a few loose boards laid across the deck amidships, a plank settee, a pilot and a deck hand, and you have the crew and ap pearance of the famous “iron clad” Rawlins, l.fcwy- PROVIDENCE. Lake Providence is a fine sheet of water* possessed of that rare, quiet, pastoral beauty, which is the peculiar feature of some of our Northern Lakes. In this respect It resembles Lake Geneva, in Wisconsin, except that the shores are less lofty and less umbrageous. It is not surprising that wealthy planters have selected its banks as the site of their dwell ings, Here, surrounded by magnolias and ev ergreens, and attended by dusky-faced men!" als, the purse proud aristocrat dreams away the hours in splendid Idleness. SPARROW’S PLANTATION, The first plantation we visited is owned by Gen. Sparrow, now a member of the Confede rate Congress. Gen. Crocker has his headquarters here. We were met at the landing by one of his aids, and politely escorted over the grounds. The house is a large wooden structure, with lofty two-storied verandahs extending across the front and either ends; not preten tious in style but very pleasant. The lawn in front contains a dozen acres thickly stud ded with shrubbery and glistening with arbor titaes and magnificent broad-leafed magnolias. Nicely graveled winding pathways lead from the mansion to the lake, where a light canoe sits, like a waterfowl, on the water, moored to the rude wlmrf. THE GARDEN, The garden Is a marvel of beauty, and, even now, neglected as It is, its sacred precincts invaded by nnballowed feet and profaned by unhallowed hands, trees, shrubs and creeping vines, are covered with flowers, rivalling the rainbow in their infinite variety of shade and color. The beautiful flowers, the smooth shaved lawn, the broad-leafed magnolia, the soldiers within white tents glistening in the sunshine, and above all, the silver lake calm tmdunruflledas a mirror, until we ploughed with our ungainly waft the virgin waters, formed a picture whose setting should be a wreath of diamonds. THE OVERSEES. Of course Gen. Sparrow is absent, hut he has left behind him, as overseer, and to look nfter his estate, a citizen of lowa, who emi grated from the North several years since, and by this time is supposed to be thoroughly indoctrinated. At any rate, he swears by Saint Jefferson. THE MISTRESS. Mrs. Sparrow occupied the place when the Federale took possession, and naturally re sented the invasion. She U now glad to draw rations for herself and niggers from the over flowing abundance of her despised and hated Uncle Samuel. She was obstinate for several weeks, living upon corn meal and refuse food, but at last hunger got the better of her con tumacy, and, with iter negroes, she yielded. SPANISH MOSS. Leaving Sparrow’s plantation, wc swung out into the stream, and for several miles si coined along the borders of the lake, here •fringed with cypress trees clothed from top to base wi 1 h wierd and dismal Spanish moss. The effect of this drooping parasite pendant In long waving folds from the trunk and branch es, is depressing to the last degree. It is sug gestive of death and weeping willows. It is the embodiment ot vegetable woe. No patty, however joyous, can approach it, that a mysterious influence does not appear to emanate from its ghastly folds, which throws a damp upon their spirits and compels their silence until the unsightly object is passed. Those who hare seen no mosses more preten tious than the green fungi growing on trees and rocks in Northern exposures, can form no adequate idea of the wonderful exhuberant growth of the Tlssaudria. Consumption is not more fatal to the life ot man, titan this parasite to the life of trees. Once let it fix its iron grasp upon Its stem and branches, and the proudest monarch of the forest be comes a dead aud worthless trunk. The grey hair-likc fibre bangs In folds three feet long from every twig, tnc stouter end uppermost, Tcsvmblißg for all the world, an aggregation, of dishevelled locks. The wind sighs and moans through the pendants with that pecu liar mournful sound one hears from a tele graph wires during a gale of wind. BLACKMAN'S PLANTATION. The eastern shore of the lake is bordered by plantations now deserted, and of course we did not visit them. Just as we rounded to, to coast the western slope, on the curve of the beautiful sheet, with an out view of its entire length and breadth, lies the plantation of “widow” Blackman. As the steamer with its shrill scream and angry puff, gave •warning of our approach, awakening strange echoes in those placid waters, the occupants of this plantation, white and black, came out upon the shore to gaze at us. Now and then a grinning darkey would wave a single wipe which, but for its suspicious color, might be taken for a white handkerchief, the tOKcnof peace and amity; hut from the scarcely whiter, but more honored race, wc received no sign of welcome. Mrs. B. and family are intensely secession in their sentiments, and naturally hate us most cordially. This does not prevent them from receiving two hun dred rations for thirty-shc persons from the authorities, once a week, under the plea of “extremedestitution.” It has occurred to me that this plan of feeding rebels is radically wrong. We have an immense army of our own to feed, and as we cannot he entirely obli vions to the claims of common humanity, and must keep women and children from starving so long as they are with us, it seems to me to avoid this enormous expense they should be taken, under a flag of truce, outside the lines. The United States, great as arc Its re sources, cannot feed all the genteel paupers of the Southern Confederacy. BATOU BAXTER AND BAYOU TENSAS. On the Western shore of the lake is abavou or narrow channel called Bayou Baxter, bor dered with cypress trees, leading by a circui tous route to Bayou Macon, and a little far ther South, another leading to Bayou Tensas. The latter is the source of Tensas River, the former with Bayou Macon and Lake Provi dence arc thesourccs of Black River. It has been deemed important for the success of the expedition from this point that Bayou Macon should be accessible. Both the other bayous have been explored and insurmountable phy sical obstacles discovered. Within a day or two, however, another route Ims been men tioned which 1b being looked after. If found feasible the projected expeditions in other di rections may be postponed. BATOU MACON, I am not able to speak geographically or to pographically of this bayou except that it lies somewhere in theintcrlor, thatitis “several” miles long, bordered by a magnificent plant ing country-, traversed occasionally by rebel steamers, fortified in Its angles by forts of cotton, supporting a country rich iu horses, cotton and negroes, and defended by rebel cavalry. An exploring expedition was pro jected this morning, but for some reason abandoned, and! could notavailmyselfof the invitation kindly extended by General Me Phcrson and others to visit the Urrra incognita. From a break In the levee at Grand Lake, the ’steamer Sam Young has floated over planta tions and through forests until sho has reach ed the entrance to Bayou Macon. Wo intend ed to join her by another route, and together seek out new worlds to conquer. 102» ILLINOIS INFANTRY. At» meeting of the officers and soldiers of the 102 d Illinois volunteers, well known as the regiment of the ‘‘Old Democratic War Horse/’ on the 17th of March, ISC3, the fol lowing resolutions were read and unani mously adopted by the entire regiment, with out one dissenting voice, as expressive of their trne feelings In regard to the war, Its condnct,-and the acts of the Government to carry it out: i We, the officers and soldiers of the 103 d DUnois volunteers, assembled in onr camp in Gallatin Tenn., on this 17lh day of March, 1863, to our loyal brethren in arms throughout our country and tooar friends at home,greeting: ’ Jietclred, That wo are fully determined. In our !nmo»-t heart of hearts, that the Government of oor fathers and the Union of onr States must and shall be triumphantly sustained and perpetuated to our children. Jiuolrtd, That while we have a large share of sympathy and kindly feeling towards many brave men at the South, who are the dupesoflying demagogues and misled by traitors; whom ambi tion hath made mad—still we most meet'them with the only arguments they will regard,- the im plements of war Jletolnd. That the thought of their succeeding in their nefarious schemes, no true patriot will cm Urtaln even fora moment—that to prevent it,no sacrifice of property or blood will be too great— that to yield to them while there is any one left to fight, would entitle ns justly to the scorn of man kind, would bean insultto the memory of our fa thers, and a mockery of onr dead brothers who hare already fallen. Ketdttd, That any call for peace, for armistice, or compromise with armed men, who sneer at any terms except the destruction of our Government, ie to ensnare, to beguile and to cheat—that we un derstand the character and purposes of those who do it—that compared with them—Christ would bare taken Judas into Paradise, and Benedict Arnold becomes a Saint. lit edited, That we ate not politicians, but citi zen soldiers, fighting for the best interests of the bnman race and against those—who, upon the de struction ol onr free Government, would establish a tyrannical oligarchy, depending xepon force tor its maintenance, and fatal to aK human/re#dcwi.inde pendent oi color or race. GOVT BOOD. ; • The person whose euphonious patronym . forms the caption to this paragraph owns a plantation south of the mouth of Bayou Ten sas. ‘When your correspondent discovers a first class villain, whether standing brusque faced in nil his naked deformity, or clothed in fine linen, oradorned wUhshoulderstraps, he It Inclined to lash.. him. v Now, whether, Mr. Hood Is all of these or either of them, you can say who read this veracious letter. Govy Hood once lived in. Kentucky, where he now owns a large property, which withwhai he has in Louisiana xs worth a half million of dollars. Ido not know what is the standard of morality hero in Louisiana, bat his neigh bors speak of It as a not very flagrant offense against good order that he Urea with a yellow ■woman, whom be owns—a Blare—as bis wife. By tbii woman be has begotten daughters, foirto look upon, butwjthtlietalntof serfdom which ill the water in the Mississippi cannot eradicate. Here, as in the other Southern States, the child follows the condition of the mother. If theynrc,as beautiful os Venus, and hire the wisdom of Minerva, so they are tainted with the condition-of bondage, they arc tlie creatures of a brutal owner’s caprice and Inst I dare not whisper the apparently trustworthy reports which reach me of the nature of the connection said to exist be* tween himself and daughter, bat in the North we call it incest; hero it bears a milder name —commerce with slaves. 'At the North we coniine such men behind iron gratings; here, so he Is rich and owns a hundred niggers, he passes for a gcntlman, and represents the parish in the Legislature. RETURN. At dark we returned, stopping for a mo ment at Seller’s Plantation, where Gen. Mc- Pherson has * established his headquarters. We could forgive the shock to our sensibili ties occasioned by the sight of a hundred naked men bathing in the waters of the calm lake, when we saw their evident enjoyment of the exercise, and . reflected that it brought health to them. The flood from the crevasse is setting back in such volume that a change oflocatianis deemed necessary, and I learn that the General moves to town to-morrow. GEN. LOGAN. .The superior Is tho headquarters of Gen. Logan, one of the best, and oue of the most abused officers in the service. With Gen. Logan’s politinal opinions I have nothing to do, hut that he is a thoroughly loyal and honest man, and every inch a soldier, I firmly believe. I wish I could say as much of all other officers in the army, I hope another star w UI grace his shoulder speedily. THE SUPERIOR. One word of the steamer, and that for tho sake of making honorable mention of Capt Dexter, the master. He is better known in connection with the Ohio river trade, where he commanded the steamer Charley Bowen, running between Evansville and Cairo. When the rebels were on the rampage at Paducah, some of the more prominent secessionists waited upon him, as the Bowen came along the wharf-boat with the Union flag fluttering from her fore, and said if he pers : sted in sail ing under “that rag,” a military company would tear it down. Capt. Dexter, with an air all his own, exclaimed, “ Get off my boat, yon sneaking cusses. I shall float the stare and stripes so long as I command the Bowen. If you attempt to tear it down, all I’ve got to say is, there’ll be a d—d big funeral 1” Next day the Bowen bore the flag as usual, and it was not disturbed. The Superior is an excel lent boat, very superior in her appointments, and deservedly popular. THE CREVASSE. There is nothing new relative to the break In the levee at Providence. The stream is constantly widening, and the back;country is fast filling up. Last night, three houses were lifted from their foundations and floated into Lake Providence. The damage to the country must be incalculable. The planters, however, have mostly rcmovcd'their valuable moveable property—horses, mules, cattle; negroes d id onuiegitius —to the higher ground the other side of Bayou Macon, where the country is safe from overflow. It may reach them even there; unless the Mississippi falls quickly. -. Bod. PATRIOTISM IN THE ARMY. FLATTENING- THE COFFEE- HEADS. ACTION OF TUB 73d (B. OF T.) 102«1, SOlli. A>!> 56tU IftEGl 9IBNTS ILLINOIS IN FANTKY. HEADQrAP.TERS 73d ILL. IjfpT., J Ist Chicago Board of Trade Beg., V Near Yazoo Pass, March 11,15C3. ) On the 24th ultimo the Field Staff and Line officers, held a meeting to give expression to their sentiments relative to this most infam ous rebellion. On motion of Capt. A. E. Barns a Committee on Resolutions was ap. pointed,'consisting of Lieut. Col. 'Wright, as Chairman, and Capts. Stockton and Barns, andLieuts. Murry and Whittle. The com mittee, through their chairman, reported the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted by the officers of the regiment, and were this day presented to ihe whole regiment, formed in square, and after being distinctly rend without comment, except to advise every man to vote freely just as he felt, were adopted with great enthusi asm, only one dissenting vote. The resolu tions express the true sentiments of the offi cers and men under my command—uncom promising war against traitors North and South, until they lay down their arms and submit to the Government. The resolutions are directed.to be published in your paper, aud 1 take pleasure iu forward ing a copy of tlie same. , Respectfully yourob’t. serv’t., F. A. Starring, Col. 72d 111. InCy. Beg. ■SVnmEAs. The officers and soldiers of the 72d regiment of Illinois infantry, feel sensible that in tauing np arms in defence of our country, they were actuated by motive!* of pure patriotism, the highest sentiment which inspires the human heart, ana. . WnznsAß, Oar regiment, composed of men of all political parties, have, by common consent, merged all party and personal preferences, in a nnited determination to sustain the Government and protect the flag,which have been handed down to us in honor from our fathers; and, IViiEBJtAS, We firmly believe this rebellion to bo wicked, causeless and unjustifiable, without a precedent in the history of the world, for the deep infamy which has characterized its Inception and prosecution, by the enemies, not of their own country tdono, but of enlightened liberty every where, and that God has and will sustain us In the earnest maintenance of a lust and holy cause, against an unscrupulous, malignant and desperate enemy, whose strongest hope of success is based upon dissensions among the men of the loyal States; which hope is, with proud assurance, flaunted in our faces by rebels of both sexes, and thclrjtosUlone sustained by the disloyal press of the >ortb, circulated in vast numbers among our noble, loyal army, and throughout the territory in rebellion; and. Whereas, We believe, with united and earnest action of the loyal men of the loyal States, this re bellion can.wlth the blessings of Almighty God, be speedily crushed, and we permitted to return to our homes, to enjoy the blessings of an honorable peace, heightened by the recollection of weary marches, sufferings and privations, and to mourn over and honor the memory of our beloved comrades who have fallen victims to theirpatriotic ardor in defence of their country; while on the other hand we as firmly believe the enemy wc fight will resist the Government, even to their own an nihilation, eoTongas theyshallcontinue to receive “aid and comfort” from those Northern traitors and pirates, who scruple at nothing which their fiendish Inventions can devise, by tongue; pen and press, to villlfy the Government and strengthen, aid and encourage traitors in arms; Therefore, we, as citizen soldiers, in an enemy's country, about to march against his strongholdat Vicksbuie, feel called upon to make a full and ex plicit declaration of our sentiments and solemn determination, relative to this crisis, in these the seemingly dark days of the Republic. Jtesched , That our sentiments in reference to this war, the causes which brought it about, the designs with which it is prosecuted by traitors in arms at the South, aided and abetted by traitors at the North, are the same this day as when we left our loved and happy homes. The knowledge wc have gained of the enemy whom we fight, bias served only to Intensify onr convictions that there is no peace for our unhappy country, except in the triumph ofonrarms. That all efforts from what soever quarter, to bring about an armistice with the enemy, or negotiate a peace upon any other basis than the acknowledgment or the indepen dence of the rebel Confederates, originate In the minds of men who are grossly ignorant of the rebels, or whose hearts and heads arc perverted by nursing treason. That in this view we believe it to be the solemn duty of our Government In the future prosecution of this war, to make the most energetic and effective use of any and every means which God and Nature has placed within our con trol, recognized by enlightened humanity, which will strengthen our cause or weaken thu traitors inarms. Jletdted, That the officers and soldiers of this regiment have watched with sincere regret aud deep Indignation the efforts made by traitors in thcXegislature of our own State of Illinois, to call home our soldiers, bring about an armistice with the rebels, and attempt negotiations with them for the consummation of peace. That onr confidence in such efforts would oe sadly shaken, if from no other causes, from the facta which cannot be dis guised. that the result of an armistice would-be to strengthen the bands of the rebels when their cause is waning, and to demoralize onr loyal ar mies in the field; while we could have no hopes for an hcnorable peace, the terms to be settled bv commissioners, agreed upon and selected on both sides by traitors to the Government. That we re joice over the success of the efforts of our patriot ic Governor, Richard Tates, sn?taincd by loyal men of all parties, in both branches of the Legis lature. to defrat those infamous measures, fraught with such terrible dishonor to our country and our glorious flog. That we feel constrained to warn these traitors in Illinois, in and ont of the Legis lature, should they succeed in the design of calling home her patriotic soldiers, while the rebels in arms arc defiantly resisting the Government, wc shall bring with ns anas, which we hare learned how to nse, and bodies inured to many hardships, and though wc would recrct as deeply as any men could do. the terrible necessity of transferring the war to the North, we will, while God gives ns strength, fight traitors, whether in the streets of Chicago, in the broad prairies of our State, or in tbc rebel territory of the South. Jletdted, That we assert what we ©four own knowledge know to be true, when wo tell our friends of the loyal States that the strongest prop of the rebellion at this day, is the circulation of Northern newspapers, containing treasonable sen timents, among onr soldiers and the rebels. -We call upon our friends who have encouraged tus to leave our homes and our peaceful, profitable avo cations, to sustain ns by lawfully suppressing the publication and circulation of disloyal newspa pers, and punishing their anthers as traitors de serve. Jieecited* That without regard to party predilec tions, n e mo.-t heartily approve the patriotic ac tion of onr Colonel. Fred. A. Starring, m suppress ing the sale of the Chicago Times in this regiment, and forbidding any person bringing such paper into onr camp, with the express avowal that he had no prejudice against that sheet or its editors, but that every number of It comes to us reeking with treason against our Government, with no re proof for the rebels—and we therefore repudiate that paper as unfit to he sustained, encouraged or read by loyal men. Rctutedy That we appreciate as highly as men can, the blessings of peace, and look forward with yearning hope to the day when it shall be restored to ns with its beneficent aud holy influences; but it mast be peace based on the triumph of our glo rious Hag, and the submission of thevebels to the Constitution and laws of onr Gove'mmcnt. Peace on any other terms can but be dishonorable to our ' nation and to every soldier who has given his ser vlets or his life to bis country. Jtcfdred, That the sentiments contained in the to’dier-like patrioticaddrees of Maj. Gen. McPher son. announcing to ns our marching orders for Vicksburg, finds a warm response In every sol- heart. We came to this war expecting and willing to share thcperils and honors of the battle field, and wc pledge ourselves to the gallant com mander of the 17th Army Corps, and to Brig. Gen. Qulmby, commanding this Division, that wc will sustain them at Vicksburg, or any other field where they may lead ua, trusting and commending our selves, and those near to us, to the merciful career out HeavenTy Father. who “ fioeth all things well." . 2teictt*d % That we desire to take this occasion to reiterate our. thanks to the Board of Trade and Young Hen's Christian Association of the City of Chicago, under whose auspices wc entered into' the contest, for their many acts of kindness, show ingtheir appreciation of our services. lluotred, That a copy of theaeresolutions be for warded. to the Chicago Board of Trade, Young Hen's Christian Association, His Kncellency Ridh trd Tales, Maj. Qcn. McPherson, and Brig. Gen Qulmby; al&o to the Chicago Thidcne for publi cation. J!eioired, That then; is as ranch good sense in making the negro help us in our struggle for free government, in any way which his capacity will admit of, as there la in the rcbdauslnghim in their etrugple for d- epotism. and ire will not weaken our struggle for “American Freedom,*’ from any squeamish regard to the desires that rebel* may have, that nebody shall use negroes but them selves. • J(e*dred, That though, happily, desertions are comparatively few, we regard it the duty of oar friends at the North to discountenance, by all Poe tical means, all desertions, and to use all available means to have deserters returned to their respect- Ivc commands. ‘ ' Mtttlred, That we are here amidst encimeß.wita our numbers constantly diminishing by the casu alties of war, and we therefore hear with delight, the efforts of the Government to fill the decimated ranks of our army, upon whose efficiency alone the safety of our Government depends, and we regard the pat-sago of the late conscription law as emi nently wise, just and expedient. Jiefolred, That wo utterly repudiate those pub lic presses at the North, who persistently vilify our officers in the field, and by constant carping at the Government, seek to weaken its hold upon the af fections of the people, ami thus injure us more than they could with arms in their hands in open warfare. Metolvedy That for ourselves, “ come weal or come woe,” we will fight treason to the bitter end: that by every consideration dear to man, we will snstain onr country In this struggle for life, or we will perish with her. Attest:. Lieut. Conger, Secretary. 20th ILLINOIS INFANTRY. Camp 20th lixs. I'T'antov, i Lake Providence, Mitch 12, is 63. f and men of the ' i V*iT lljnols lufajl -try, to express their opinion 0 1 t> c cour pnrsued by some of the so-call ed Democrats alias Copperheads of Illinois, held on the evening of the 11th last. The meeting was called to order by Col. E. Richards, and, on motion, Capt. G. W. Ken nard was called to the chair, and Adjt. J. R. Conklin appoin’ed Secretary. On motion of Col. E. Richards, Captains Daniel Bradley, and J. F. Cleghorn and Lient, L. P. Boas, were appointed a committee to draft resolutions, expressing the'feelings of the regiment on Copperheadlsm, rfstfnliii£:oneof the best chances eve r offered la the vicinity of Chicago for the purchase of a Farm tinder the best cultivation, and la that forward state tliat insures au immediate Income upon the Investment. Forfiirtlier particulars address Gage Pro. 4 Drake.or ■»?>!. A. BL'TTEUS A Co- Iti-iivninO-ui Auctioneers. Chicago. 111, *VTOTICE OF REMOVAL.—We i-l have removed from 53 Lake-ar. to Stores 46 and 48 Dearborn Street opposite lleTremont House, wberewc shall, as hero tuiore.trocsact a General Auction Business, The above stores are the most centratlv located and octteradapted to an Auction bn-lness than any other ta the city. We sballcoaUnuc to receive oa consignment and to sell. AIL KINDS OF MEBCHANDISE. We shall give our personal attention to the SALE OF REAL ESTATE IK ANY FART OF THE CITY. Also, to the Sale of Household Goods, At the residences of families, or will bare goods re moved by experienced men loour comtDodioas rooms for sale Ir desired, TTe shall also continue ottr REGELAP. TRADE SALES OF CROCKERY ART) GLASSWARE CASH ADVANCES MADE. KS“Flrst class reference given. mli2l M43-4W GILBERT 4 SAMPSON. Gilbert & samcsox, General Auctioneers, 46 4 43 Dearborn-st. Opposite the Trcmont House. Regular sole days of Furniture. 4c , TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS of each w«ek. New and Second Hand Furniture, Piano, Carpets and Housekeeping Goods, -A-T AUCTION. Ou TUESDAY, March 31st. at 9.S' o’clecS, wo will fell, at oar now Salesrooms, <6 and 4S Dearbor.i-st,. a large assortment of Fnrmtu re. etc., consisting of Par lor and Chamber Sets, Sofas, Tetoa-fetes. Parlor anil other Chairs. .Varhlo Top Tables. Dressing Bureaus. Commode and Bureau Washstands Wardrobes.French and Coltige Fcdsteads. Tea Pov Stands. Eocklne Chairs. 'Wbstnots. chamber Stands, Lounges. Spring Feds. Mirror?. Refrigerators, Brussels and other Car pets, Mirrors. &c. -ALSO One Chlckerlng Plano Forte, in Rosewood case, and In good order. GILBERT i SAMPSOK. mhaa bTCT-tt Auctioneers. (GILBERT & SAMPSON, vJI Auctioneers. 46 & 43 Dearborn street. LARGE TRADE SALE OF PUENITUBE AT On TUESD at, March 31. at 3S' o'clock, we will sell at onr rew salesrooms.-Nos. 16 A ta Dearborn street, opposite theTremont House. , 200 R WBurcau Waal stands, lathe white, iw B W and Ch Dcd-tCiids. Gothic and K C.,la white. CO H W Pajjcl do.,m tt.« while. SOBWTtaPoys. with drawers In the while. Hi B TV and Chi? C Loungtn in the white. 110 R-C Bedsteads, varniaaed. All the above goods are mad a la the best manner, and of reasoned wood. Samples can bo seen any time hefere the pale, pr Terms cash. Sale without reserve. IJW . v _ M GILBERT & SAMPSON’. mli27-bT3fl-St Auctioteers, PEAL ESTATE AT AUCTION" JLV GILBERT & SAMPSON. Auctioneers. £8 Lake street. Chicago,!!!.. wilt give tbclr personal at tention to the sale of Beat Estate, la an* part of the dry. Parties making up tliclr plans to sell by auction will do well to col] on the subscribers. IW* al»?m GILBERT & SAMPSON. T)liY GOODS AND CLOTHING JL/AT AUCTION—By S NiCKEnsoN.iM Late street, corner of Franklin .on Monday, March 30th. Wednes day. April Ist. Friday. April Sd. at 3tf o'clock A.M.. will be sold Cloths. Ca-ilmeres. Satinets, a gene ral stock of Dry Goods and Clothing Yankee Notions. FornUhlrcGood> and Jewelry. At private sale, Oil Cloths ard Carpeting. TOhafr-]>&g-Pt S. NICKERSON. Auctioneer RUCTION SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES, AT WHOLESALE, Gore, Willson & Co. 51 LAKE STREET, Every Tuesday and Thursday, AT 10 A. M.. PROMPT. And at private sale throughout the week. Wo guar antce oar stock to bo LARGER, BETTER SELECTED, AND OFFERED AT LOWER PRICES Than by any other House. Our stock being cosslgncdtouaby MANUFACTURERS, To whom we make advances, GIVES US UNUSUAL FACILITIES For cor tying a LARGE and WELL ASSORTED stock. Which wc offer to the highest bidder or at private sole, on MANUFATURERS’ ACCOUNT. COBE, WILLSON & CO,, feKaSOS-Sm St Lake ureft. Chicago. Merit aloae make* a SEWING MACHINE valuable The people are perceiving that glowing repress eat Hons are not merit. That It Is economv sM wisdom to pnr®MS only SEWING MACHINE of known practical utility. There are 106,0X1 Machines In use ta this country acd Europe. This Machine Is PROFITABLE and AVAIL A 5 LB A LIFE TIME. It Is eqnal to TEN Seamstresses. AN" ANNUAL DIVIDEND of ICO to 500 per cent, (oa Its cost) may be obtained In use—by its possessor. This Is the only SEWING MACHINE la the world making the LOCK-STITCH with the ROTATING HOOK, and using the glass FOOT. GEORGE B. CHITTENDEN, General Agent for mmols. Wisconsin, lowa, Northern ' TnfMnwa Minnesota and Kansas on application or by port mh2l-ng76-ly gINGER & CO’S LETTER A Family Sewing Machine, With all new improve merit* (Hemmer. nraider.Blnder. Feller.Tucker. Corder. Gatherer. &c„ ic.. Ac„' isThe ct earest. and best, ami mos« l eautifal ol all machines torlaniUvaealcgand light manufacturing purpose* The branch Orflces are well supplied with silk twist thread, needles, oti.de. ofthe very beat quality. * _Send lor a paxpblxt anti a copy of Sinoiii & Co’o GAzrrrx." L M, SINGER & CO 453 Broadway, if. Y. Chicago Office, 50 Clark Street. Agents wanted la DUaoijandlowa. mhJBb3C3-4w Tv * GO’S SEWING s s*S! l: EmpL-rEhotUo \/TcYICKER’S THEATRE. XvJL Madison street, between State and Dearborn. Doors open at 7 o’clock; perlormancea commence! 7M Engagement of the talented young actress, MISS JANE COOMBS, Who will appear daring thewcckln a«erle9 of brilliant character*, tbe rendition of wLlch hare made her a nnlrerta) favorite, and gained for ner the praise of the Preis and labile hr whom she U considered, one of the most accomplished ladles oathe stage. "WEDNESDAY EVENING. April Ist, will be pre sented Knowles' celebrated play of hOYE; or, The Countess and the Serf. COUNTESS MISS JAXE COOMBS. Grasp Dascr. To conclade with JOHN JONES OF THE WAR OFFICE. IF* Than dar, Ml** Coombs will appear as “PAR THtNIA, in Ixgomab. yorNG men’s association THE CISTIXGnSHED IRISH ORATOR, 91A SOX JOKTES, TVm deliver Us popular Oration oa “GABIBAIDI,” At BH.'S’.A.IST HALL, OS XUI'RSDAI EVESISC, April SM, 1863, nt 8 O'Cloclr. Door* open at 7 o’clock. Tickets for sale at Hotels and Bookstores: and at Higgins’Music Stum. A portion of the Hall and of tbe Caller? will be «et apart for RESERVED SEATS-tickets M ceuta- to other parts of tbe boose. 33 cents. %W~ Tbe sale of Reserved Seats will close at half-* past six o’clock oa the evening of the Lecture. , _ . EDWARD S, ISHAM. Chairman Lect. Com. A ISLINGTON, LEON & DON -C\- HIKER’S MINSTRELS* OPERA HOrSE. Ran dolph street, between Matleaon A Sherman Houses, Mo3H>.it Er*3ii3fO. March 30th. and every evening during the week. First week of the langhaolo Ethio pian operetta Oh. Bosh, or the Vlrglnny Cupids. In which tbe whole Company will appear. Also the first weekot the following plecee-Cottase by the Sea; Tbe Glpeey Davy. What Can’t be Cared. Grand Comie Medley, The Vacant Chair. Second week of Leon’s Highland Straittpey. Tbe Haunted House, The French DanclngMaater.ErtiaclChonis.Ac. Door* open at I; Concert commeacss at S o'clock P. M. MATINEE on Satniday, April 4th. Doors open at IS', commenc ing at2so’clock.P.M. Admhalon2sceau. Children under m years, to Matinee, IS cents. rnhSO-bSOSIw It, S.DINGESS. Agent. ■\rETROFOLITAX HALL. _LT_L Erery Afternoon and Evening, For One 'VN'eolc Only. UETEES AM) CONCERTS Otthe “UTILE PAIKT” DOILLIE DUTTOS, And the favorite Now Eng - and Vocall-t, MISS ERMINIA A. MARSH. The world renowned ** Little Fairy*’ DolMo Dutton (hy far the itnaUe*t person In the worM. of tier ace.) eleven years old. twenty-nine Ir.i-'-en tall, and welcMns only fifteen ponrd.*. ronly one tMrd a- targe as Geu. Toai Thumb). will give Levees at the above Hall every afternoon and evening for one week, commencing MONDAY. March 3Uh. Iu connection with a series of Grand Concerts by the Distinguished Vocalist, Mias E. A. MASSH, of Boston, Sengs, dances and characteristic representations by LittleDollle, and OpeiatlcSclectlons -’V apii fiTorite '.;; ioh3 j AJr - costume)'by MLja Jiaim, at rach cnicrtn’nnictu. CHANGE OF I’KOGItAMME EICIID VT. Doors open at 2 and (s)s o’clock; entertainments cotrnicr.ce at Sand “H. &T AdmMoaSS cents: Children 15 cents; Children In the aitcrcoon 10 tents. . mhavt>:stj(tl3 A Lit EXIT % ORTON*. Manager. 'J'HE SECOND GRAND «IFT CONCERT rsDKE tub cinEcrnojf op WERBE & CO., IIA.LIL,, WEDNESDAY, APRIL Sth ( 1863. FIVE THOUSAND GIFTS Five Thousand Tickets. 300 CAPITAL PRIZES, CASH VALUE OF PRIZES, $4,000. One Gift to Every Ticket. AUCTION, SprciAt.—Owing to the InaMlltvof thooxauilsto s*. core Tickets to the late Grand Gift Concert, the Mana gets, by special request, have mads arrangements to give a Second Grand Gift Concert. Thearraageraenta ureona more liberal scale, andcitizens who were un able tiM'Urchase Tickets for the late Concert will now nave an onrortuolty In this, the Second Grand Gift Convert. The management will labor to make this Concert the ablest and best ever given in the West Tncff* prizes have all been selected with great core ami are of good manufacture. and warranted genuine The best of vocal ami Instrumental talent l-« engaged, and every effort will he made to render the Convert enter talnlng.and to make italoxe a compensation for the priceoflheTlcket. Tickets for sale at Werbe S3—l “ *• Child's Knife. Fork and Spoon tn case S.7S 40- silver Plated SuaarSlflcr 1.75 41— M *• Tea Knives, each #1.25 15.00 53—31 “ ** Napkin Rings. eacb30e...... 1400 77-0 ** •* Call Dells, each #1.75 J0.50 53—24 Sets Silver Plated Table Spoons, each *3.50. BJ.CO 107—JlSctsSlUer Plated Tea Spoons, each *I JO ; 30.00 131—74 Sets surer Plated Table Forks, each ■ ».75 96.f» 15*-6 surer PlatedFraUKnlres.eachtl.Tl.... 15.50 162—1? SUrer Plated Sugar Spoons,each»Lso... 13.00 lit—G SUrer Plated Knives, Forks and Spoons. In ca.-e, each 35.00 .... JO CO ISO—I 2 Silver Plated Goblet*, each *4.o* 4S 00 I!C—l2 SllrcrPlatedCop^,eachs3.oo gsoQ 2M—56 Sets Gold Pin ana Ear Knob*, each $6.00. 210 oo 245—24 Gold Pens, extension case, each *3 J0..... 4S‘oo SM-ll! Gold Commercial Pens, each *230.. jt>'o§ 27*—24 Assorted Gold Lockets, each J3LSO. giioo 850 I hereby certify that the prices annexed to the abore articles from nirestabliaomeat, are my regular retail prices, and that the Pianos are first class Instruments, faUy warrantedby the makers and myself. 17. 47. KIMBALL. 17e hereby certify thattheabore prices annexed to the abore list of Guta from oor establishment, are oar retail prices. A. H. MILLER. OILLETT. TTTCS ft CO. At the conclusion, the Gifts win be drawn In the pres* snreof the andlence.br a Cammltteeappototed by me audlcscetoacperUiteodmedraariop. Doors opeaatTo’cloct; Concert to commence at 1* o’clock. TICKETS T>OYAL HAVANA LOTTERY. Tv In Drawing of Starch 14th, Xo 23.417 drew fICO.OCS; Xo. 11.516 draw $38.C00: So. 7°Vdrew RO.OfS; So. 4.321 dre» «0.O»: rfo. U.UJ drew $5,000; bc»P the fire capital prises. Thirty per cent premium paid fbr rrUes. Information furnished. Illiheslprlcopald for Doubloons. American Gold and Slirer. TAYLOR & CO., Bankers ■PI-wmits 16 Wall street. Sew York. QOTTON SEED! COTTOH seed:. A large supply of Cotton Seed just received and for -aSwswtirtpu 2lmnstments. .Miss JnKxra llioirr. AND ONEBOLLA3. riachlOagg-lml 2tmnsimiiuv gANITAEY GIFT CONCERT, FOR THE Benefit of the Soldiers of the Union. ENTERTAINMENTS —BT THE LIGHT GUARD BAND, Both Vocal and Instrumental, -A.T METROPOLITAN hall (Postponed from march 28.) TUESDAY EVENING, April 7th. 6,000 GIFTS AND 6,000 TICKETS. 62*5 Splendid Prizes EVERY TICKET COMMANDS A GIFT. ONE 80/.X,AIt FEU TICKET. Net Profits to fie devoted to our Sick and Suffering Troops. DOING GOOD AND GETTING GOOD AT THE SAME TIME, For the benefit and relief of onr sick and wounded soldiers of the army before Vicksburg, who are suffering and dying of disease, contracted in th* poisonous atmosphere of the swampy camp*. The f-nffermgeof onr brethren, who have offered th.-ir lives as a ransom for onr country, can be reliev-d Inn measure. If not wholly, by administering the necessaries and comforts of life—abundance of which we hava In our Thcma-;- VunjUejrtft* oflcred, (ogethor tvith. the consolation of relieving our noble and bravo men. who are dying for ihe want of proper nour i.-hment, must be a sufficient inducement for V.\* public to contribute their mite in behalf of a ha manitarian cause. The not profits of the Sanitary Gift Concert win be expended In the purchase of such articles as thi sick roldiers arc mo?C in need oL of the Principal Prizes. 1 Lit. SinjrerACo. Sewing Machine, in laid with pearl, vrita rosewood cabi net case and foldin'' top. {Machine extra finish) iISO.CO 1 Aiken s Knitting Machine, containing ia> needles. and capable of kni ttin'» a pair ot sorts or stockings in fifteen mimit''? ...... 7ii>] 1 Lady's Cold Hunting Lever Wat'cli**!! "** 1 *• Silver “ *♦ “ ” 05'ov o GoMLockvts S'.l) <* *• Finder with set ** „ **.. ’* T.I 3WM Ij * FenCUS. v-„v n S.t Cold Pin and Ear Knobs n[> u •i '* *' ** “ ’* 44 S’! 10 0 Plated Cake Baskets * 30Vl 1 Silver plated Castor (extra finish) 53 m a Silver plated Cantors 11.,, 1 Silver plated Colic Tot -i(>m • 1 Silver plated Tea Pot ]*'’ jjJy J Silver plated Basket. ..I'. "m 4 Sets silver plated Fork? ***'*'* <<,« C Seta-ilverplatfiiTeaSpoons....*rr*.**J** t-’iO ‘ 2 SilvcrplatvdCups, goldluied... **" Ci,i 2 Silver plated Ceps 2 Call Bells. plate«f. "**■ ojjj 1 Barrel Coffee Supir A. 200 iba I*!****' rjsas 6 Caddies Gunpowder Tea, 10 2)s each . lo*'eo 16 Packages Bio Coflee. 10 ffis each fi* 00 10 Boxes Pearl Sian h. 35 Ibseaeh..’ ...*** V»IW 10 Cars Cream Tartar. 10 tta each...*. ....** - t \ 30 Hsif-barrela Whiteffsh ** 73 0) 2 Caddiesßosehnd Tobacco. 22 lbs each'.!!! film 7 Poses Saleratns. "0 lbs each Tl'O 5 Boxes Erasive Soap. 60 »s each*.’.."" 4625 10 Packages Java Cotfee. 10 tts each 4.VPO 3 Webster's Illustrated Dictionary, 7.110 4 Half-dozen Pails jp yg 1 Appleton's Cyclopedia ofßiOijrapby 7xo I Barrel X. O. Siignr. 200 lbs 6 Caddies Black Tea. 10 lbs each 70,00 1 Hamilton's Lectures on Metaphysics... 5 ,'0 5 Boxes BL Carb, Soda. 70 Iba each 36 00 1 Dana's Manual of Goology * 5'30 10 Bale* Smoking Tobacco. 10 lbs each saOO Moore's Poetical Works. Turkey Morocco Anlmuc ; 700 B Boxes EraslvcSoap. 60 Iba each..-..!..*.!! 46 a Downing’s Landscape, Gardening and Bund Architecture. 5 53 30 Packages Rjo Coffee. 10 lbs each 43.3,1 10 Boxes Havana cigars gnod 1 Byron’s Poetical works. Turk. Mo. Ant.V. 7.0 a % Bo!. Coffee Sugar. B. 100 Jbs ;... 18-00 1 Cyclopedia of Wit and Humor.. B,r>o 3 Caddies Young HvsonTea 55 50 1 Shakspeare’a‘Complete Works, Turkey Morocco Aniline . 700 5 Kits Mackerel 1 Josephus. Lippincott’a Family Edition.*.* 3.1H1 4 3* Boxes Raisins jgQO 1 American Eloimence. 2 Vols q!oQ 30 Packages Rio coffee, 10 tts each .* d-V'j) 1 Livingston’s Travels and Researches, Maps and Engravings, in South Africa 5.50 10 Cans Bi-carb. Soda, 15 lbs. each 28 CO 4 M doz. Brooms 10.n0 1 French Revolution, Illustrated 3.73 8 Bales Chewing Tobhycro, 4 lbs each 40 00 1 The Physical Geography of the Sea, by Maury 355 10# btls White Fish ..." 73.M 1 Napoleon at St. Helena ,*{.’73 2 Bxs Cinnamon (12# lbs each) 10 00 1 Chambers’ Cyclopedia of English Litera ture (2 vo's.) -00 10 cans Cream Tartar, 10 lbs. each jjiW 1 Dr. Beach’s Family Practice of Medicine 3.00 5 Boxes Erasire Soap. 60 lbs each 4U.25 L Sir Win. Hamilton’s Lectures on 10 Sacks Java Coffee. 10 lbs each- 45.00 1 Daily Commentary by C. L***, Clergy man of Scotland.. jtM S Bales Kfllikinfck Tobacco. 10 lbs each .. GOIOO 1 Intellectual System of the Doivorae, 2V. 550 3 Cuddies Black Tea. 10 lbs each 42.00 1 The Knowledge of God, objectively con sidered 3.00 * 2 Boxes Castile Soap, 13 lbs each 9. 75 1 Arvius* Cyclopedia of Moral and Relig ions Anecdotes.... 3.50 lOPkga Java Coffee. 10 lbs each 45.00 10 Bales Smoking Tobacco, 10 Iba each 3-.00 5 KitsMackcrel 13.75 13 Boxes Bicarb Soda, 35 Iba each 34.45 1 Nature's Divine Revelations v. 3.30 2 Boxes Black Pepper. 12# lbs each 10.00 1 Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament 6.20 5 Bxs Pearl Starch. 35 Ibseach 27-50 1 The Great Harmonia 2.00 lOPkgs Java Coffee. 10 Iba each 45.00 # BtlN. O. Sugar, 100 lbs 16.25 1 The Divine Government, Physical and Moral 2.W 4# Bxsßaiains 16,00 1 Harbinger of Health 2.00 5 Bxs Erasive Soap, 60 B>a each 48.25 10 Bales Smoking Tobacco, 10 lbs each 50.00 1 Practical Sermons 2.60 4# DoZ. Wash Boards 8.00 1 Answers to Everßecorring Questions... 2.00 3D#Btl2 White Fish 73.00 1 Holy Bible, large size, Morocco ’6.00 2 Bxs'Cloves, 12# lbs each 15/J3 10 Pkus Java Coffee. 10 lbs each 45.00 1 Foot Fails on the Boundaries of another World, by Robert Dale Owen. 10 Bxs Havana Cigars 1 Ant!hon*s Classical Dictionary 6.00 3 Bxs Saleratne, 70 Tbs each.. 31-50 2 Bxs Allspice. MX lbs each 1U» 13 Cans Bicarb. Sodr. 15 lbs each 31.45 2 Caddies Rose Bud Tobacco, 22 lbs each.. 63.G0 4}% Doz Pails 30.00 2 Caddies Black Tea. 10 Tbs each 2>oo 1 Arnold's CornlmsNepos 2.00 12 Bales Chewing Tobacco, 4 Os each 60.00 Doz Brooms 1000 5-Bxs Salerutus,7o lb*each 5250 10 Pkgs Rio Coffee. 10 Tbs each 47-50 12 Bales Killikiuick Tobacco, 10 o>d each... 90.00 5 Erl:* Herring 60 00 X Erl y. O. Sti"3r. ICOTb 16.25 r Photographic Album, Turkey Morocco,so pictures - 700 Sboxe* Eraslve Soap. 60 Tbs each 46.26 1 Latin English Lexicon 3-50 7 can* Cream Tartar. 10 Tbs each 57.15 10 pfccsHfo Coffee. 10*9)s each 4T.S) 'U'H brl.H White Fish 73.10 1 keg Golden Symp, 10 galls 5.50 30 bosea Havana Cigars -• 60.00 10 boxes Bi-Carb. Soda, 15 lbs each 26.50 10 bales Smoking Tobacco, 10 lbs each 80.00 5 kits Mackerel . - 15.73 • 2 brla Domestic Salt 7.W 30# brkWhUcFi5h................ .... 73.u0 1 Alder's German and English Dictionary. 6.50 übrl Coffee Sugar, B I<.oo 16 pbgsEioCodce, 10 Ibscach..., 76.00 9 kits3r>ckcrel - 15.15 Beans Mustard.2 lbs each 6.00 3 brls Domestic Salt 10.00 1 Mrs. Leslie’s Cook Book • 1.30 1 new Cooking Stove—Royal Warrior, No. B— with furniture complete 40 00 And other Gifts, iramherin? In ail up to 6,000* We hereby certify that the prices annexed to tho above articles from onr establishments arc onr re tail prices. W. H. C. MILLER £ CO., I. M. SINGER & CO., JAS. BOLTON, Agent. Tickets for sole at the Sanitary OirtOfflce. Room No. 6 Metropolitan Block, corner Lasalle streets, amt at dfessre. 1.3 T. er« Co a Office. SO Sherman noose: ST H C- M: Her & Co., JewclrrStore. No. 35 Sooth Clark street ; also, at it, A nHndoal Ilotclfl 30(1 BOOfcatOrfi®. SSSnim* P. 0. Box 6,200, Chicago, DL” who ■wfll forward the tickets by return mail. The holders of tickets In the country can baro thelrcins forwarded to tfiem by express or other wise as they may direct. The numbers drawing the annexed prizes win be published in the Chicago daily papers on the day succeeding the concert: it tfce‘Conela*ion of the Concert, Prizes wffl be dnTm la the presence of the Audience, by a Canxnlticc appointed hy the Audience to su perintend the Drawing, J3?~ In congruence of the great Jeogth of tha aiore Advertisement, it will only appear crery ‘alternate day. ~ JAMES CAMPBELL, I WC-BRCSON, C. H. WATERMAN, J- A- STORY P. D. HAMILTON. I Dircctora. Doom open at T o'clock. Concert to commence ai IX o'clock. Tickets, - ° no Dol,ar * Noricn-The Concert end Drtwino of Priiee, for reason® stated on soother page of thin peper. I, postponed until TUESDAY EVENING, April 7tl», AT MSTItOPOLXrAH HAUa toUi-US