Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 34, Number 9, 30 March 1864 — Page 2

galtadium. RICHMOND, IND. -MARCH 30, 1864 For President, ABE LINCOLN. For Vice President, ANDY JOHNSON, of Tenxx. Elector at Large: linn. DAVID M. GOOIM.NG, of Hancock; lion. R. W. THOWPttOX, of Vigo. Coating eal. Prof. M A D1SOX. nt Uwrenw; Maj. J. W. EVA-V Hamilton. Slate Klector t . 1st District, Jamn C. Iteminr, of Knox County; J. 8. Hprnrrr, of 1'errr " District, Cyrus F. ison, of Claris " Francis Wrtr, of Lsirranjre " 3d District, Henry rrtlchnra, ofBartlioI. Madison Kbb, of Lawrence " 4th District, Grore; Matton. of Knsh I'. V. Killer, of Franklin " &th District, II. F. flnypool, of layette J. II. Mellrtt, of Henry " Cth District, J. J. Wrisrht, of Mrran " J. C. Green, of ihelly " 7th District, Jobs Osborn. of Putnam Thomas flf. Wriht. of Park " 8th District, K. P. Oavidton, of Tippecanoe " II. F. Greenry, of Warren " Wth District, It. II. KM ford, of White - Aaron Gnerney, of I'nrW " 10th District, I. H. IHrkinsoa, of IVKalb " linllet KillMMirne, of Klkhart - 11th District, John M. Wnllnrr, of Grant 44 James Jt, Templar, of Jay " For Governor, 0L. P. MORTON. For Lieutenant Governor, Gren. NATH'N KIMBALL Secretary f State, ICELSON TttL'SLER, of Fayette County. Auditor of State, T. H. McCARTY, Wabash County. Treasurer of State, JOIIX I. MORRISON, Washington County. Attorney General, D. E. WILLI A.MSO.N, Putnam County. Superintendent of Public Instruction, G. W. IIOSS, Marion County. Judges Supreme Court, 1st District, James T. Fraxer, Kosciusko Count 3d District, Jehu T. Elliott, Henry County, 8d District, Charles A. Ray, Harion County. 4th District, It. C. Gregory, Tippecanoe Count , Clerk Supreme Court, Gen. LAZ. NOULE, Knox County. Reporter Supremo Court, Col. BEN..IIARR1SOX, Marion County. For Congress, SOL. MEREDITH.. PUBLIC SPEAKING! HON. J. H. HELLETT, Of Henry County, and Gen. Sol. Meredith-, .Will address the citizens of Richmon. and vicinity, at Starr Hall on SATURDAY EVENING NEXT, At early gas-light- The Ladies ar ivitcd to attend. The Prospect. We have hitherto abstained from ex pressing our opinion as to the result c " the Congressional nomination, preferrin to wait until the near approach of th time, should devclope more clearly th probabilities. We think we now have sufficient in formation upon the subject, to warrant u ; in saying, that Gen. Meredith will b f nominated, by a majority of not far fror 2000 votes. This countv will give him 1000 ma.'. Henry 300, Fayette 500, and Union 204 Mr. Julian will probnly carry Kandolp! by 800, and Delaware by 200. Of the soldiers, who are to vote Meredith will receive at least thre fourths of the votes cast. Although the prospect is thus cheerin; extreme; we exhort the friends of th soldier to relax no effort, spare no ex ertion. Be vigilent! be active ! let u:. roll rtp such a majority, as shall foreve. paralyze the tongue of the slanderer, and confound all those who would withhold from the soldier the meed of pisflse 1 which is his due. Another Lie Refuted. , ' Just aa we are ffoinjr to press, we are banned the following ttflYTxphic dispacth, from Com'r Dole, o." the Indian department. It ia reply Sua charjre majj ty the Julian papers, that Gea. Meredith is a defaulter to that department : WasHiSGTOX, March J 1, 18M. Geo. Meredith has paid aU claims due from him to the Indian office. CP. Dole. Mr. JrxiAX has not yet answered our Question, nor have any of his newspapers. : Their utter refusal to do so, tends to corroborate the rumor that they have resolved to bolt the nomination? We hope they do not intend to pursue a course so suicidal to themselves, and so injurious to the Union cause; but that the failure to answer has proceeded simply from neglect. We therefore repeat the question: -Do you pledge yourselves to vote for, mnd advocate the election of Gen. Jtftrtdti, im ease he is nominated at the approachnff election Please answer, Mr. Julian. f t JBVOur reader will reenllect that, out of JJI rotes at the April aexioatica this county two rears ,Ur. JwtnQ,aotwhLstaadiaT ts bad no orpceibo only received lMv rotes. lua aaa e rzsiei upon all of the tickets and yet 134 of oar citiseta araaed hia aanse tberefrom. Xow wita an oppuoK.! La was aeenr defeated bsfor the psopSe and who baa sr.erxT eaaima we doat better Mr. JaUaa w ul let to exceed ; 109s rotes in the entire County, and aa jit th atatt at drcumataacea do we place Geo. Mereditha as cr ty at Urn than lM in -oU Warn.- , , , -

'Hon C. O. SMITH, Sec'y of the Interior: " Dear Sir -I have it very much at heart that CoL MEREDITH

should be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the Voluateers, and take .the liberty to re-; quest that you will give me the aid : of 'your infiuerice in securing that object. " CoL MEREDITH is a -NOBLE SOLDIER, and will exercise the duties of that office WITH GREAT CREDIT TO HIMSELF AND COUNTRY. He is DEVOTED, of HIGH CHARACTER, and CAPABLE, and I should esteem it a great favor to have him receive THIS PREFERMENT, and THEN BE ASSIGNED TO MY COMMAND. JOSEPH HOOKER, Maj. Gen." INFAMOUS Mr. Julian, having exhausted every other artifice to break down the reputation of his competitor, has now resorted to the teltgraph! We find in the Cincinnati Commercial of 20th inst., a 7crf despatch from ashington stating: " It is anrrud that TJrijr. Gen. Sol. Meredith was removed from the Army of the Potomac on account of his incapacity to command troops." This malicious insinuation, croceeds from the same source from whence flowed the slanders of Witemire, Harvey and the conntless other hired traducers who have been contributing from Wash in"--ton, to the papers of this district; and it will be reeieved with equal, if not renter contemnt bv the r.eoi.le. who ab-1 hor this sueakin"-cowartllv moJeof warfare. The thingwas so transparent, that ' ' almost every one who read the dispatch, was ready to exclaim at once, "here's another piece of Julian work!" j Our Honorable member ef Congress, is heartilv welcome to all the benefit he will receive from this last manoeuvre. The course pursued bj- him and his newspap-! crorgans heretofore has been losing him friends every day ; and itwould not take many demonstrations of this kind, to leave him without a "corporal's guard" on the day of the election. BEWARE! The course heretofore pursued by Mr. Julian and his friends, affords ample reason to believe, that all 6orts of false rumors and charges against Gen. Meredith, will be circulated on and about the day of the nominating election, when it is too late to publicly contradict them. We ask the people to be on the look out for these lies, and treat them as thev deserve. Every charge that possibly could be tho't or, has already been made; and everonc has been fully and triumphantly refuted. There is nothing, havinjr any ;?e.lU TlPerefore ereu. luerelore, ith! you can with remain to " be niseov friends of Gen. Meredith the utmost confidence brand every new charge hereafter made, as a base lie and fabrication and the People will believe you! - H- a "Xkcessitv" PBoscRiPTiox.-We noticed the avowed mission of Collector Harlan, among his deputies, fec, in stir ring them up to do the ingnoble work of slandering and villifying the brave and patriotic soldierwho was the opponent of their master for a nomination for Congress. It seems that the Liberty Herald, the week prior to the Collector's visit, declared it stood on neutrality ground in the Congressional race wouldn't hoist .the name of eilher Julian or Meredith at 1 its mast-head unless a "necessity" oc curred. Vt ell, Collector Harlan went to Liberty, accompanied by the eloquent and persuasive 'Squire Green Backs sought and obtained an interview with . , ... . v. v nuUHWm.j auuyt me "ui-ccssiiv, ami ionnwita me name ui ur. jutian was piacea ; at the head of his editorial columns! j Such was the result of the Collector's vis it- Bully for the 'necessfrty"! Oni-nf fliArnllwtir-aoUrl-- 0 Ar,.r, do, we are informed, after hearing Gen

jiereaun s speecn, aetermmea to vote I "v r"v" m ..vCi, ( - - &- , ... , .-- . th smi, y.nt .r for the man who had fought for the lite &r your suffiage-the one, a man of; justly Loaor Gen. Sol. Meredith with a j Sme wkTe,vy lo.s The of the Nation so valiantly, and had the j Jl1.e oth" f EobIe herof race for the next Congress, and that Mr! j JSs ttea broke their lines an 1 formed ' independence to saw -o- but the CcSA. Chowe ye between them, asto T,. .., .-. it. f: .-1 7l, P. V"0 an 1 1?"UCl

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tor immediately punished him for this f wllich one is most worthy of your supinsubordination and rebellion bv dis--1 P0i"k

inissing him from the clerkship. So we go! and such is the spirit of Julianisni proscriptive and intolerentl! Wb Can't Skk It.- Our pleasant and . equable friend of the Dayton Journal, thinks the course pursued towards Mr. Julian by the Palladium in discussing his non-fitness to represent this District in v-u-Li-iess, is - cry comiorung 10 me top- ; pcrheads." If we should judge by the - . . ., . -, 1 evident delight that the copperhead pa- j per iu this city, the Jefcreoniau, takes in I - ,r T ,. l auucij.autijj tue auvvess vi jir. - uiiau over Gen. Meredith, the comfort has already been somewhat appropriated in advance of the Journals index the affiliation between Julian and Elder and the mutual political sustenance drawn by each of these worthies, in times past, facilitates the "comforting" process hngely? The editor of the Journal don't know the M. C. sufuriejitly of whom he f peaks in such flattering terms as "worthy," and we hope he will not attribute to us anything 44 unseemly " in our thus noticing his kindly-meant lecture to us on the " lost arts " of making copperheads "decent-" ' ' A di patch from Columbus anooances that the rebel prisoners hereto lb re , confined at Camp Chase, bar been sent to Fort Delaware, lor safe keeping. Fir hundred rebel prisoners al Lamp Jaotton. lnd.anapoii s, were tat for th same j ra 1 , ' - Saturday seat to th aam place.

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Wio is the-True Friend of Freedom.

We published in our last number, a statement of the facts concerning Gea. Meredith's connection with the Fusitive 1 Slave Law, while he was Marshal of this i state, t rom mat statement, it appears, that the unscrupulous assaults made upon the General, by his enemies, for the purpose of injuring him, have only had the j effect to producea development of facts. . i which place Lnn before the public m a. i more favorable light titan ever. Thus does the engine, which malice designed for the overthrow of a brave , soldier, recoil upon its base contrivers, ! Thtis does Gen. Meredith, through the! vain arts of Lis enemies, stand disclosed as a friend and deliverer of the oppressed i . - . . . instead of the tyrant and oppressor they t would have him thought to be. lie has j shown by his conduct in this transaction, : that he was in time of peace, a true sym- : pathizer and friend of the slave; and the country knows, that when this war broke ! out. which was to decide the destinies of i ; 1 1 : . , c i t... a: i U1 iuurlCaua, j not hesitate to rrasp the sword, bv which ! alone, their fetters could be stricken from ; them. . j I Wc challenge the friends of Mr, Jrdi- , j an to point out a single human being, j ! upon the face of tie earth, who has se cured liberty throng' ;h his exertions yea, i , ..... , . t single individual to . let them produce a so liberation be has in any way, materially contributed. We concede that ' j he can tM very finely, about the bless- , ing3 of liberty, and the horrors of slavery, j i bat has' he done? Will his friends! ; tell us? "Actions speak lender than, j words," and in this piactical age, men j are apt t6 demand, that those who pro- ;. ' fess to' ' advocate important doctrines, ! j should "show their faith by their works." j ' ... . Mr. Jul.an knows very well, as does , ' every sane man in this land, that the ;

ord and buyonet, are the only etiective tigtit, sam we. lie was ' uorn a liero, ; an i insinuations aramsttie. Meredith, they st ml confans, by which slavery can now be de- j. .said the Colonel, " he is cool, brave and ; Tictr 1 "" the statement of officers and soldiers pub- , " , ,,.,! i , i. e i . ii i shed tLiis week, and br the unanimous testinumial of -oyed. V Uhout these mean., all tue J fearless, and has fought well his com-- Cxomce of tle IronBri.Iace ,,1CTvUrf(W w.she-!.

j means. I stroyi ! oratory and all tue legislation ot t.on-1 grcss, from now till the end of time, will j j be in vain. Why then does not Mr. Ju- j 1 Han, if he is so terribly in earnest in j this matter, hasten to take up arms and; deal some actual, effective blows at the j monster Slavery; instead of . contenting j himself with remaining in inglorious j ease at Washington, and fulminating, . from that safe distance his empty rhetoi ic, and useless "bills," which the monster merelj, "passes by as the idle wind, which he respects not." We believe the honorable gentleman claims to have, at least, as much mental capacity as Gen. Meredith in plrysical vigor, he will not deny being his equal and, if we remember right, he was, only a few 3-ears ago, pronounced by that eminent judge of1 i ..., .fM r-M t r. i r I I Washington "Huntress," to have "a re-j 1 " J -t ' markably fine figure for a. military officer: j With all these advantages in his favor, and the incentive of a great principle, urging him forward, why we beg and j implore to be informed cly does not ... . , . . , . i thi3 great champion of trecdom, fly to arms, or rather, how is it possible that he has been so long restrained from doin; j so? Or, if he feels himself too old or in fjrm for the task, why has he not sent j forward. son, who is in the bloom and j vjgor of youth, instead of stowing him j away snugly, "out of the draff ia a j lucrative clerkship at Washington? Will j his friends be good enough to answer t these Questions ' As we have seen, Gea. Meredith has proven Lis faith by Lis trcrZ, both., in peace and war. He has adopted '. r the only effectual means by which ! the cause of liberty can be advanced. He has p-iven up himself and two sons" , to tae cause, t or usar cause, ue cas permod his life on many bloody fields. ILe ' has.m one night:by the "potent argument i of arms," liberated ten fold more slaves 1 tuan Mr. Julian, ana all Lus stay-at home . . i-ieiiii. uu e uveii Jix-.e to uo, in tae 1 Course of forty X&3.T3. Friends of Freedom in the 5th District. Speech of General Raiecians Ilia Idea of Recon si rncriou. In a speech at St- Louis, a few evenings since, Gneral Rosecrans said: v. 'General McXeal has told yoa that lie thought that every black man who fought for the country should have a vote. So j do I so do I."' He sail he had a black j man as his servant " " j wno bail won bis for the country at Carolina. So we have the example -of h? uth in eias slaves who fight for the country. General Rosecrans gave his views of re-construction of the Union. He said that whenever a state passes an act renouncing its allegiance to the government, we axe obliged to recognize it as the act of the state that it has abdictedand not two hundred men in such state can act for the whole. The people still remain citizens of the i United States, and are to be sroveraed ... . , , , fr . . ; until there is a loyal population sfncient j to form a state and be admitted into the Union. The Philadelphia press says that the

(Saanuel Marshall.) uoU has lost a hi:hUl rpr.eniati i Con-! an tae horses they could lind. borne

friendship by fisrhtino- gress, and the cause of freedom aa untiring f merchants lost 2.000 to JCoU.tK.MJ worth Fort Moultrie i-rSonth a-lvocate. If be was net lavish of rhetorical j of property. Early next morning the

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Las 1 n . TWsZl already procured, by way of a begmiung, Uing crooked belww the .nee. lie recently one hundred and fifty tons of rails made j came to Cincinnati to attend a Cmmercial wholly of ca-t steel ."tad it is also giving ' College, and grew morbidly sensitive about trial to the steel - capped rails- This hi lamen, He imagined thai his appearmaybe the beainnins of a revolution hohbliag abcat ca crutches, made hiia which is destined to do more to'improve j rH. V' liS' rll , . ,,- I urmrty. i:e accoMinrlr cad his lecamtmraHways and railway traveUing than any ; t.ted withot frenLs Jluw other of recent date. The steel used is , reioici,.- jn .h. hoi;-f ,w wUh M , i.

probaly that made by the Besemer f process, and if so. will de about onethird j eaeapef than steel nuuLa in the old way. I

Wahito March. i2d, lS54,r4 Jv.iitora Palladium The American) people are more than ever, eTen amidst the strife and storm of war, refuting the assertion of Montesquieu that Republics t are ungratefuL With alyst a fraternal affection, have we cherisheil France, and : , , . . . ! even ccw when aa ambitions Emr.eror is i 1 " - by the SWOrd forcing despotism on the j

UntTilling Republic of Mexico, every i r3riorof this nation resounds with the jetfal harmonies of that beautifol j song j France, I adore thee." T th crl.llra nf t?ift ftti noc-lfi cT 1 ' a Nation has oaid honor ; the eallant he-! roes of the Mexican war vet fcoIJ hon OraVle Stations, both of civil and military J, and, so long as Columbia survives, ! f r . V . T- tti- --111 l ie nme of Lxt atetie will bind us to . France, Lcsdt s Lasz and Orleans to the patriots of 12, and UrtXA ISTA and VERA CKCZ, tO the heroes of the Mexican ! .,-... ii, , i war. And if of taese immortal dead, and j their noble Surviving compatriots, we have, and do Still cherish SO livclv a , Tnnirrt- shall we not "ratpfnllv nr(1 rev- ' . " - erently bow before the gallant and glol iDUS laf'U who have gOUe through battle and blood to rescue Irom tlisruption the ! union of our Fathers. We owe them all.we ' I owe them every thing, we wdl not be ungrateful to them. Every villiage, . nosrateful to them. Every villiaste, township . and city, are full of these re- ; t t - i turned heroes, bedmously should we . . - i birne w rtv.aru uem. AUey ueserve ll SOber honest men, SUCh Offices as the pCOpie Can Confer. The President has set"' . - , , , ,',' the esamr-rtfTano bestowed on soldiers . .K ' j . . A , , " 1 wives and themselves proper rewards. This train Of reflection has occurred to ' re in eoiiseniience of a bite ronvPr,' tion with Cot. Huaog of the Cth Wisconsin, of the old Iron Brigade, commanded 's Ly that pure patriot and sterling hero, -- t- t Gen. -Sol. .JIekelmti,, on many of oar most singtunary battle fielJs. W ill "Sol mana ana ucscrves tue rewam ani anec - tion of his people." .This was enough, and we replied, by telling lam, the peopie of hi district were, bound to give Lira a seat ia the next Coagrcss, and the question occurs now to us: will it be one i Sol. Meredith is of that strongwilled, iron-nerved, sagacious and practieal type of men that iraye us a country, lie has that kind of talents which makes I a man successful in whatever he under- ; takes, " hard horse sense," in homely j phrase, with a thorough penetration into , the motives of men, and, having perilled life all for his country, he is a worthy foeman of Mr. Julian for a seat in the next Congress. Because he has fought his country", battles; because he ha.s , . ' . disabled himself perhaps for life in the . . . : , 1 n 1 . : . . : a : . isound understanding and eminent prac - . - 0. 1 tical ability, he deserves the place. Mr. ""Kt, ucvnuic lie 13 u jiitLHUL mill a Julian deserves to remain at home benation t. e 11 . , . cause he has been fully rewarded for all he has done for his District For three or lour terms he has been chosen to serve xi . , - . . them, and twice but recently. This is honor enough for one whose name is blazoned for position against one whose . 0 name is linked (so far as our State at least is concerned) with the imperishable - , t, , ,.. memories of the Iiull s Run, South Mountain, Chantilly and Gettysburgh, upon which dark and gory fields Sol. Meredith, by the uniform testimony of oX3ecrs and men, led gallantly his comn.and. Calumuy, we know, has struck ' at these proud honors ; Slander has infamously sUiven to rob him of all he has earned by the peril of his life ; but it must bo" without avaiL We .admonish j i . ' v i- ' - -! e 1 our readers against believing these false " . c 0 j Stories. thV.ftr told bv hia oiirmio to i - ' - t . - acicathiittominatioa. His soldiers know SOiaters Know ' will ere lon- J . , I irage and L13 1 Lt-s Lear testimony to Lis cou merits. We believe in rotation, we be heve ia the eratituJe of the people, we -.!:., believe 31 r. Joliaa Las beea fully re1 l a 11 - 1 al 1 1 vior -iuat ne uone, ana we done nothing as an M. C to deserve what Old Sol. has as a soldier, and it is sel-

v " uiiukii m ijvciuii auu-uit. ne uas in sijuaua, occupied iiie uoases, aai Kepi ,

hiV-k''. fin.l rrr-Qnmr,tion to T.ora4t- m j D.ath of Mr. tovejoy. By the death of Hon. Owkx Lwmot, T'lielegancies, it was because he felt . he had a m;?ion to perfortu, and that be bad no t'rae to waste on cneie n:cetieg or expression. For the ay stem of Slavery and, indeed. Tor oppression of every kin i he had bo charity. For darinj the question thejiioraJity of Siavery, his oldest brother, Elijah P.' LcsvejuV, was en ordered by a mob at Alton, IU. The fifmary of that brother's fate was always before Lim and ure-i him on his waifare against the tyranny which bereaved him. He lived long enft-gh to see, not the end, indeed, but the t,. '8 - r l'Vji)T was a native of Albion, Maine, and ea.ly in .as a clerryman. U are was for? of the end of the miauitv he fonsht. not lax fro in fifty years. Cta Oax. T,,rrr V"7" !tTT tk tv... r . r : be will be aUe to walk bitter tbait with the natural distorted limbi. - Pride - and pluck eon- j .qrtu U) lear of paitv. :zl- : : j. t . c i

-. r r -; tiietn. . . asking front a people that which has been On their way into the city the enemy heroically won by another oa the fields fired the railroad depot, which was conof Lis country's battles. R. M. II. j sumed, and toward evening burned the

- Two More Slanders Extinguished. J "j f i W publish eiaewhss-?, aa expoaitioa of a ruio Wiwmyw who ftheMaarf ! It Prrm a cahsmn of &Unders acaict Uea. Mercjiu. . rdi, lhis vr er.JenUy th-ht, Ct ty keeping back his coiuinMies uuta t" week prwi-. ' w mtoatkm. the public wu be unbv dis- ' curer, in t'm, anrtainr concerning his character aai . . . , . . , aatdcedensa, aaj ra .ht therefors be by soma degree ! inSuence-iby his statcmeat. But fvjrtuaat.-! it hap-,'

F, that there are still araongu, m; oScer aal i f1 fiten, filioce ofthu soi jiers oj toe ivvt iwim?n; woo je somsuung ex-licntetust and his claims to public conThess officers, who enjoy the anireral ea-cx-muoltr, and waoss wor.l, bo mu . here will doubt, hare shown up this slioJt'r in her ! tni' -I. .t-a in tu ,nnr u v degraded from c army, ' f he was tken np by t' Geo. Julian, who procured hisa an sDUointm?nt as clerk, in one of the departnj?nti at Wahiajtcn, and now has him at work. da!TO ch- ast ""'- ( "i-f conT93anal honors. Kit tool is he for such dj-ty . i Airether can udu of dtioctkm appears in the i I'r,, ia the person of one Jam-' M. Hjrrey, whose Wtter ditrf' Washington SLirch l Jlh, appeart side by siW with that of TViwairer, alxtre refervjd to. "Pmt , r ., ... , . , . . , .t'At J-atrt-m ; 1 uuiy are titeir productions li-.licd together, ai their w wdl be, in the public contempt I and execration This Hani'ey is slso a clerk at W"ashinptin, an ap- . noinn-e of Ur. Julian's, and holding his rOace during t tlia, I i-iat rauienun s pi pleasure; w.ucn srooi pleasure . he well know?, can only be retained s. lony as he is Ue ni nt:cg to CTtr equ;ra!ent frriw in rutum. t I nts itetellow- who com-, aa t now r (k aU tae 'f V ? T'" lie t!t all tne oiEcers of the Mtijntfd wita Gen. Meredith,, ccnimandir them: when tlx Jron Ilrijdu" are disand protect against his ccun-jiaJme them: when the roiuntarr twtinioaial ' y aUthe officers on duty, which we pubiiiihei st weok gires t:m the lie direct. , ,, . He alieses tiat t!ie officers of tue l&ta Kea t recviuimealed Meredith ftr Eripa.Uor-Geueral, in order . y rid of &.- VTImu it is well known that be was nnt rTOts-dn',cct,Mnobeont'ieirrecorn'.n?3tiation: but be was appointed oa the special recoram , .,- m.; mnjatoa ot JIaj. lien. Hooker lus ciriis coniinander. ' whose letter we hare published. R.th Han-ey and Wltemyre say tiiat MtTiith did not participate ia the battle, and was n. w,ulel at Gettysburff; iu wluch ) sUt'meut fciey are coniralictdd ly tje othcUI reprt ; ot Maj. Gen. Howard, who o.mmanJeil, t;ie first day, by Lieuts. Harter, Campbell. Sparr and Carter, and by -a the newspaper correndenu who were t:a prei f nt. luer ear he took no part in the battle of Anueam; but are tif M -m hv w. ; jwrt and k-tterf General n..ker.- In ff their chrjro i - The letters of these calumniators will no doubt be re-pnblis:d to all the Julian papers of tie district, this Z' 1'," e trauedfrom these would-be : malignant little ripers. and 1 henceforth, tVy an innocuous to all except their ' """ Their sUmh-rs will recoil with crushing efi j - i iiews oi me uay. 1 The rebel force under Gen. Forrest, said to tiiiitihtr seven thousand men, whose almost unopposed progress through western Tennessee and Kcnttuker. lias a heady been 1 diced in our columns, arrired at I'aducah on Friday , afternoon, giving the iiihabttants barely time ti ; ecae to the 1 llinois tihore in ferry tjoats. ; Tliey pillaged thefity, burned the Government 1 storehouses, the marine railway, the steamer I Dacolah and many buildings. CVlonel Htcss ' ! ,a,K'T , - ' U , lne ,i W, '. ; WX) men at his disposa', ar d repulsed the ! enemy in four successive assulia on the works. 1 i fit... j w. a ! trrtlA.I mnri r. w , I -A i ' )UtJ,ieirf.U,'re, """ u 'Sl V.Tn S hundred killed ana considerably over one lUt-O 1 j wounded in their attacKj. To protect LU men i ! - .. -j -i " """"u, j gint the enemy s sharpshtters. Col. IIicss ! . J r . a j ... ,4 T 1 . , r , ue.-n,ru ci uitu-tss near i;:o uri aim ,,, v.;. r.n ,t 1...1 j occupied it. Two gunboats shelled the rebels uai'.a ,-ai- v, u V' v' a.tv i a a r.j ft ssasvA f 8U T'h"rou'J ,,1Bl ,ney reiireu on oaiuraay i Kiornuig. it ia supposed, a large amount ef I booty with them At last accounts they were bctwen Columhus i 6-1 had taken llickmnn j May fie.d was tiled with their wounded to the , number of twelve to fifteen hundred. O.ic 1 company is sud to have lost fifty killed. 1 'liieie were some espctations 'that t ' ,tUck Columbus buVit w. believe they i d a i succssiul resi&unce could be offered there. j Cairo, March 2S. The Keasta and I Paw l'a tin-clads. were the gunboats ' j which participated in the late battle at ! ranca- . ! Opening fire simultaneously with the 1 . rnrt on the enpmv ndva nep into tliocitr i I they rendered invaluable service through- i out the engagement. ner cin one repulseM in the as- j sault on the fort. Forrest sent a eommuni-t ,; . , , ,, : cation to Col. 1 licks demanding the sur.1 c i, ,i ..,t,i:iviiun jl u 1 .... 1 ' -5 ii'.i-.i 1 ' u ; 1 p; etuiL's, ; promisin-, if the demand was complied I'r(:niJ.iii, ii tue ur;n;iu wsis complicity wh, f that our troops should be treated' as prisone s of war; but if compelled to . ,t '-i , . , storm the fort, the might expect no quar- , ter. Col. Hicks replied that he was placed j. there to de-fend the fort, which he should , do, and peremptorily declined to sur- ' render. The enemy then made a second and up a fire till late in the evenin?, when they were driven away, oar artillery be- . 0 . 01 j 'iaanermasier s imuiimg anuiaesitamer Deeotah, not Arazonia, on the Marine f railroad. They plundered the stores of an immense amount of goo is, and took rebels appeared, when Col. Hicks burned all the houses within musket range, but the enemy made no advance, and after a request for an exchange of prisoners, which was declined, they retired in the direction of Columbus. Toward the end of the battle it was discovered that the ammunition was nearly exhausted, when CoL-Hicks ordered that, should it give out, the fort should be defended by the "' bayonet as long as a man remained alive, ' which was received with hearty cheers by ' all the troops. The nerroes. to the number of 220, in the fort, fought with great gallantry. All was quiet at Padncah yesterday. The enemy had six small cannon.. About Hfty building were! burned. Among them were the hospital, j gasworks, some of the French residences j of the city, the custom-house, and otoffice. The Continental hotel was cot injured. Oar troops were the -toth Illinois j infantry, Colonel Hicks, and a battalion 01 negroes, xae reguneav nut it-.w i-c-ii. j Th Prtubar? Pct fy lht on the !Sh instant, filr-three brgs started from that nlae ftte C1fe;BnatL " Laden wiih COtl- The a meant sent a war ia oae day was five hand red ' and treat J tanasaad botir-la. . .

Tlie Peoria. Illinoii Transcript says:

-Over in Iowa, in the city of Muscatine, j lives, Pk.ai.ET VALLaKEG!iAM, a nephew) ofthemttvred Ohioaa. wl who U iaarried ra as ulactc aa a ft.-. A-n 1 1 w-s wa-Stt a VAeft Guinea native, i A brother of the first C" - vfca I ? 1 kav. a H,UU V Ea a n irrnwl V.i ,r,lriHa UVM on the side of the river opposite Muscatine, lie, too, is marriel to a nejrress."AlTTrs are coin- on well in North Carolina. A general order from General PitoK, who commands at Newbern, sums up the result of recent operations as follows: "Iesides the repulse of General 1'ickett's army at Newburn.'the following have beea captured: ti ofllcers, 231 manufactories. Thousands of deserters have enterel the lines, and rcsumeil their allegiance to the Federal Union w and gladness. The Preideut ha issued a proclamation detui n l is a i.nesty proclatnation, and bo rew strictnii; lis provisions at to prevent Kll abua. The pr.-c.smation is onlv t.J persons who beinst ll freo coma votuntari'.r forward and avail them-e'.ves of its otters. Those offenders !. .. ..-.I., .-...o. -- -i... are nt entitled to its benefits. Tho case of 1. . i.,i.r..:. ...-... (. i 1 ,...L, 1 the proclamation, aod thu escapad the fallows, and several other instances where tligtant cfTenders t a ved their property ad eok tendered necessary the present epecitkauoits and quahucalioiiit. Tho piraw Florida has escaped Uot . Funchsl, L 1 1 n. V.rasa thA ti btjn . f emH w r I r 1 . 1 el W Al ren,rt.-.l l.i K l.l,.l-li:i . hor. A ih latter is a sailing vessel, pursuit was out of tho question. The Louisville notorious robber an PkvwIcs Las at last deserts, lie was k seven miles from Gilbertsville, Lime ptone county, Alabama, by IraO. Tuttle, the youn?; and daring chief of scouts of the Armv of the Cumberland. Tuttle umue.iun.t. x uu represented himself sourbt Bowles, and as willing to engage in any scheme oft murder and plunder which might bo proposed. Bowles was disarmed of suspicion, and related to Tuttle a short history of his life, in which he boasted of the many acts of pluuder in which he had engaged, and tho deliberate murders he h,ad committed. Tuttle heard him through, and carelessly asked to examine the revolver with which Bowles was idly' toying. Without thought of suspicion, the revolver ehan?;ed Lands. Tuttle coolly cocked the pistol, and informed Itowles who he was, and, drawing his watch from his pocket, said: "You have just one minute and a half to live; if you w ish to mumble a prayer to God, ''kneel down, and be expeditious,' for, by my soul, you die!" Bowles made a forward movement to grasp the pistol, when Tuttle pulled the trigger, and the ball penetrated the brain of the guerrilla chief. He fell anil died without a groan. Tuttle immediately retreated from the place and safely arrived iufcidc of the Federal lines. Dick Bowles was one of the most blood-thirsty cut-throats that this war has produced, lie was a desperate character, a daring leader, and exulted in scenes of torture and blood. His name has long been a terror on the borders of Georgia. Alabama and Tennesse, and the people re-, joice at his death. The same scout who killled the notorious Dick Bowles, with a company of his men made a sudden descent upon a Confederate Government contractor who had come north of the the purpose of purchasing beef cattle for the army, and captured the contractor, four of his men, all of his 6tock, ami 821,!00 in greenbacks and 8S0.000 ia Confederate rags. The Wisconsin Sorghum Growers. This body of men, at their recent meeting ia Madison, passed sundry resolutions making sundry recommendations, some of which we have given our readers. A resolution was adopted recommending the application of plaster, ashes and lini to the hill, after planting, as a stimulouS to early and quick growth especially on clay soils. We are gla 1 to see this recommendation. It indicates that the rich gypsum beds in Michigan are appreciated by the Badgers. Bat will not the lime be found more useful if incorporated with the soil before planting if applied as a manure? Wc think so. And then apply the plaster and ashes as proposed, to the surface, about the hilL This," we think, will insure the largest results, r It was also given as the opinion of the Convention that, for the manufacture of syrup, it is not essential that the cane be fully ripe: but if sugar is desired, the cane must be mature. This is well established. There are many persons who are preven-1 ted from planting borghum because, knowing that it will not mature its seed in their latitude, they suppose it valueless to them. Unt each . persona r are in error. Good sirup can be, and is annual!, made from unripe cane. The sugar product from Sorghum, even where the seed matures, has been, and we fear, will be of little importance Bat where maize matures and is profitable. Sorghum will be profltable as a syrup producing plant The Convention also.resolved that the cane is frequently improved by laying for some time after being cut; and that it can i be safely kept in dry, sheltered places j for many weeks without spoiling. - Bat i no reasons are givea in the report before us for believing the cane improved by laying after being cut Of course, a chemical change will be likely to occur; but what that chamre is, and in what manner it improves the product, we are i not informed. We have known cane cut in September kept, under shelter, safely until December. It must be kept dry - " . w n.a and cool prevented from heating and freezing. - It was also recommended to prepare the ground for this crop by deep plowing both ia fall and spring. And early, thorough, but shallow cultivation, so as not to disturb the main roots after the cane has attained the growth of two feet, was urged- This recomraendatioa of thorough surface culture, combined with deep preparation, is evidence of good sense, and will apply well, in practice, to other hoed crops, especially corn. Murul Sew I'vricr. . - r

prisoners and tlanjerous relH?ls, 500 con- J )wks, with a mqxuA of men. went a porsait of a ran trabands. 250 arms and accoatrements, i lJ!ZJt4j!3m , ... 1 , , , , , , , ' ! W tUiauia has aonae presniaentsticeei, wpucaseaea horses and mules, 11 IvaleS or COttOn. ts a.ir. under retard at tie Owirl B.wise. Cotonel 1 piece Of artillery. Caisson Complete, 1 ! Mitchell had aevmerence with Hon. O. B. I"rW11"

flAr. many s.tddW harnesses and wagons, j T. ZT Much property of the rebel government Cornm0v5ore RcxTSCrSi, who commanded has been destroyed fmn inaMhty to re- ron.rlail Gldeua in her attack on o-?;?' 33 ?rrrv tnf rapISlri 1 1 ort Darling, and afterwards as com2 ?0 0,X pounds of pork0 barrc s of lard, Weehawken captuml th 1 barrels of meat, 20,000 bushels of corn " . . , . ajVi, in a .-t-d

32 barrels of beef, 5 ho-sheads of su?ar. i , " ' " Y ' ll.nMZ 5.0M empty sacks, 1 corn mtlC 10 i contractor . now wagons, 1 ton of tobacco, 13 mules, '2 ! . 1 V 11 U now in , . .. .. i at s.o00. The Commodore is now in

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- .e u.nrh A stieeial to the - i (Wn 1'h.rWxM. Cobe erar Illinois, nay the CoplT t 1(ls jJjb,, Mim in the court-hous yrl war T r.t drawn inn t alB-ar and a peoeral ejrht UiaUnUr oeeurrfd. The county aiera sprang .rrom " f yti Torit.earw of the was a f the frit ivfcisius. The Iniow men Wmg ewamiatheeed at th 7.J! Xst tel twdrewwwded. CuL MitcheU ofae4ta HfiMSS was wounded ba llr. Otirer SaWr. Janws Ouodnea, W m. Hart and J. Cv JewVers tatted. - Srrrral soldten beloariar ! ww wewadei serereir. The 44h rersaeat arrtre-l at the aJVrwoea. I mm.r Kelson Wells, the saaa who I nred the first shot, was instaatW killed. John Cooper, reiawoer was alt wiuie trrmjc " i -V X- 1. :: 1. AAmnlullAll rtf til -cw. great ocean irun-iiau iinawii ' 1 1 I .1. 1.. 1. -e, . fW-1 1 1 V in. ! pointed by the Secretary of the Navy. William Lloyd Garrwon reoMMn-eada th 1 ... . . - 1 1 - 1 renominaton or t'reant uncsis, , awyn .... 1 1 1 .1 . i fere tuouta oe one criiaaie sou www I houia be Mr. Lancvin. rTeroon a auppun.rm. j y. 0"nl P i" -"" 1 length can be spared t rivalry or disunion,. , Moreever we should learn omthin from, car enemy, and they want some one other than Mr. I incoln. Such are GarrisooUt views Mexpred in the Liberator. Marked Articles. Some of the marks which are fastened on tue l,lakets, shirU, &C, sent to th . w ! oatlliarj Commission for tne soiuiera. show the thoucrht and feeling at home. Thus on a home-spun blauket, worn. but w ashed as clean as snow, was pl.med to some soldiers. On a bed quilt was pinned a card, says: My sonis iu the army. Whoever is made warm by this quilt, which I have worked ! ou f. 6'ix ciay9 aa most all of six night. let him remember his own mother love." - On another blanket was this: "ThU blanket was nsed by a soldier in the war of 1812 may it keep some warm in thl war against Traitors." On a pillow was written: "This pillow belonged to my little boy, who died resting on it; it is a precious treasure to me, but I give it for the soldiers." On a pair of woollen socks waa written: These stockings were knit by a little girl j five years old, arid she is going to knit some more, for mother says it will belp some poor soldier." . ; On a box of beautiful lint . was thla mark: "Made in a 6ick room,wuere the sunlight has not entered for nine years, but where God has entered, and where two sons have bid their mother good-bye as they have gone out to the war." On a bundle containing bandages wae written: "This Is it poor gift, but it is all I had: I have giving my husband and my boy, and only , wish I had more to give, but I haven't." On sonic eye-shades were marked: "Made by one who is blind. Oh, how I long to see the dear old flag that you sure all fighting under." A Cincinnati firm has received from Louisiana order for 700 ploughs, 40 wagons, a quantity of harness, 30 carts, 1, 000 barrels pork, 300 tons of hay, blacksmiths' and carpenters tools, etc. a sure indication that rteacA and nroa-

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of freedom in that portion at least of the South. - A CorreftDon den: of th New York Herald, writing from th Department . ot Weatera Virginia, says. General Sigel'a activity it g Ining moca favor, even anion? tlo who were opposed to hi appointment and a ehaog of otn maadera. We Tights mit Sigo!," and ahatl rejoic when gallant old Willicti gets two aUr on bis ahou!drs. Nearly on million of the 1040 loan wa sulMci-ibed for the tirat day it was advertiaed. No National Hanking Association ha yet be, authorised to receive subscriptions, but all qualified a. depositories soon wn be D1KI). Oo Tims Ur, March 17Ut,ef Catarrh (ever, SaaaH . dauir!itor of John J. and Martha CooLw. at-ej 11 year. - - "' '" ' .. DIED. On Thursday nigh last, after a ton aai paiaiul illness, Damisl. VVaao, aged ahoat 6Syear. The deceased was an old and respected estiavn ef iis place, much eteta d for bis honesty an iotafrrity. liis doata will be mourned by a large eireto at lelativ and friea Is. . ,,, j . r For Sale or Zaxchange. M 4 ACRES of splendid rich lan. is Jasper U-ftv eonntr, luwa, between Urinaria and New. tna, near the M. k il. Uailtuad, nrnr ia oneratkia to flrwtneU and to cmnect with the tfraat Pacine Bail Road at On-aha City. The land is near a water -oowrae, and almirauiy located for a Sheep or a Ktock fans. A No, n fiae tract ef MtO aeres in Powsaeik Co, Iowa, t Alto: a fine tract of 330 acre ia Graaar Co-, lowa ' - . - i- i A lo, n fine tract of lGOacre in Dalla Cav, - Iowa. - Also, a fine tract of SO acre in Ti lows. Also- a las tract of SO acre ia Warrem CI ad lann. Ato n fiae tract of SO acre la Cgshu Cw Illinois. AOor I portion of this pfopertr win be soil lew for cash orei-Hn-i tar a rood f'ann, or property at this City, an 1 from ons-thirl t oa-balf ia cash paid when necessary. A llrsss f. O., Bit JL or apotrt Wn. Bill, AcMttrUaia street. ' Kichmjnl, lax., March 30, 185 L E. E, HILU U. L. WSTnZRALD. QUAirnn city txu,T.a - UTIala & WETOBILAldD HAVI0 amrshaaed the Mttl property reeently nwael by aeaworthy A Co., w (Wire to tntorai trw fnjhc that wears bkiw wl ia s. MMrtr.-.-of Hoar ani Breadstnlb, and that wekespat all tints bJa t the Mai, a mppi7 u the best qnaaty f ' rmm Kciaae for VThena, Faanilr Flow to tirmg IS pounds of Rear foor a buabal of Wheat. We an prepared as pay the Market Prien fwnsi CLa wheat delirersd atoor Mill. W d.tir r.l Howr tn order, t ni-tnt of Rje-baaowl, free ef ilam f erders left at Plnmof A KHy Drojr Stnre, ee a w o" ani Board X ar J will aaeet waa wmeaat aa. tentioa. -sam. wwrATTED-1 want w bar hwodred w W of nwi , Beaeh ar UMcnrywoed. dehrard between tin and th Firat ot Itiwsiber. 405A3 W. TOE. Xareh 31st, 1994. f. MORTGAGES, and other tnerunwut a prepared witn accuracy and disMtcb. bv Tit HTT.T. Kotary FaUJ asd Bal aft, Mwst

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