Weekly Wabash Express, Volume XXI, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 June 1863 — Page 2

The Missouri Republican

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of the town, and the wings rest'Dg upon the ^gators nf the »oiooippt~«md Vaaoo. Net diab,^wo3aiaii-or abild -in the placc can escape .^capture unless at the pleasure of our officers, .{j '•A'hjroeg^ont the whole §.rjny there is.but one belief in regard to the eventuation of the siege, and .that iacuc.a/ unquestioning-co&fir-

R-duT'fulJ success^. .No ^e peVm&a'

himself to doubt thiff for an instant, and no

ca^cj^ations are made upon any other oufc..This*.feeling, as we lidvo Aid, is universal, extending from officers of all grades to the_ privates in the ranks Not ®"*'only so of our army, but it ia likewise the opinion of tho enemy's own men, whose onfy iidpes are built upon the'remole ^chance or possibility: "that JOE JOHNSTON may assemble asnfficaent force, in GRANT'S rear to busy him 'f iridnpfher direction from that in which he is 'yx now engaged, and thereby compel the raising of the siege. ^This_cpntiDgency, however, does not give Vs :Gen.'GRANT any serious apprehension. The statement in late dispatches that JOHNSTON is woo ing, with a force variously estimated at

Ilfofri •ft/bfiO to 35,OGO men, between tho BJg Black rivers, with the iutcn ""uon of retaking HaineB' Bluff and breakin ^-ourcommunication with the Yazoo, need not ,s fc pcodaoe any alarm. 'All the available cross~%'s ibe -places on the Big Black, are strongly

.^3$t.ded by the Federal troops for some distanco up while Gen. BLAIR has beeneent to -checkmate any flanking designs of the enJr

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the occupation of Yazoo City. In no

eVfcnt will, the Confederate General be allow "•'eftl Arretake Haines' Bluff, for we have men enqugh, ^nd hold the positions to over /^helmingly repel any attempt of that kind jGien. GRANT isboing rapidly reinforced, and in a few days will have concentrated an army j,. -«opowerful as to be perfectly able attend toall comers, without disturbing any of the '"operations for the dislodgement of PEMBKR-

TON'S garrison. "Oar army lias not meroly sat down in the jee^raf Vicksburg to reduce the army by .starvation. The centre of tho Federal lino ia now not more than two miles and a half .-v rtftn the rMississippi river, with tho rebel wOrks between them and Vicksburg. To these works our men are gradually and stoa dilj'approac'xing. Along the whole line there is.not a gun that can be worked for any length of time against tho besieging forces oiring to the accuracy with which the sharp shooterfl pick tho gunners off the moment tfiey show their heads abovo tlioir intrench- .• ments. The rebel forts extend along tho crest of hills in tho rear of Vicksburg, and ftro constructed with such scientific ingenuity that they command all tho approaches and 5 .protect one another, being a perfect chain.— -By means of parapets'nnd ramparts, chiefly ^thrown up in the night time, our lino has ad vanced until, as early as a week ago, it was within thirty or forty yards of tho rebel fortl fications in some places, while at none was it beyond two or three hundred yards. Pickets were then almost within whispering distance of each other. Usually these parapets or sintiU works are of sufficient extent to covor twregimetat, with its supports and reserves in

the rear-. As soon as night conies the pio ne'o£a,go forward as far as possible under tho enemy's guns, and in the morning anew line "of Vedoubta and rifle-pits appears in view, the i''VuJ®ortB

ftn^

reserves advancing and occupy

the .positions prepared for thorn. The woiklng parties are protected by llio aUattis thrown up by tho rebels to obstruct the pro GRFEBS of tho Union 'soldiers, also by tho un erripg aim of the. sharp shooters, whenever the attempt is made to work the rebel can nog. In this way many of the difficulties -which were met in the general assault of the 22d ult., which was repulsed, aro being daily overcome. The hardest part of tho work has nlrbady been accomplished, and in some places our troops havo nearly reached the crest of tho hills. In tho buttle of the 22iid

Hie assault was niado over a distance of some .- six.hundred y&rds, the rebels being able to .fire several volleys while our men were climbing tho hill, and to concentrate their artillery. Our soldiors, too, wero so much exhausted by the timo thoy reachcd the works, as to mako them unfit to hold the pojjsilions after once gaining them, much moro

'-'Ao «cJ*lo the fortifications, with bursting bombs rolling down amongst ihent.. Now, it "However, whenever another assault is ordcr-

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there wdl bo but little ground to travel ovejo and that not so broken and difficult as bofore, Tho, enemy will not have timo to Tiro more "than ono volley, and cannot mass V:

vhis

.giyiV,' bofore Jboing compelled to place •himself on tlio defensivo against out1 bayonet .--.charges. Tho Federals will fight, in oilier

J^ordfl,-on [more equal terms, and as their 5 "powder' is just as good, their steol Just as bright'afid sharp, and their courage just as "^•.resolute and enauring as tho adversary's, the 'stronghold must fall. So, then, it is fighting after all that will give us Vicksburg, and not merely tho exhausted and impoverished con-dltion-of the Confederate commissary .dor -part meat. I PEMBEHTON's forces are said to have plenty of corn, but only a limited quantity of meaU Tho ration, aw learned fiom deser•k- ters abd Bpies, is one quarter of a poupd of ineat to quarter of cornmeanl. The rabcls have} or lately had, two miles in operation grinding eorn, the grist of oneday furnishing the food of the next. It is said that SHERin bombarding on the right last week, threw a sholl into one of the mills, breaking tho machinery and this fact coming to the (jars Qf the General, he directed a continuous fire upon that quarter where the mill is siluafed, thereby preventing tho removal or use of a large quantity of corn stored ia tho neighborhood. Our forces have also ascertaine} the locality of the other mill, and ''have, perhaps, by this-timo, rendered that also of no account. This would reduce the "•fccesh"' to tlre -nocessHy of braying their «ftrn in mortars, or'beating it up bv hand as tosst thev could.

The situation ot Vicksburg is in every way '-encour.iging, and we shall not be surprised nt any time'to hear that the place has either been unconditionally surrendered to General -GRANT Or captured wiih nil its content?, cor pOreal aud material.

.STONKPWAJX JACKSON'S LOTAL SIRIKR.—: Okpt. A. F. Duncan, of tho 14th Pennsvlvania cavalry, now. on duty in Western Virginia, writes, to his. father, J. K. Duoesn, Esq., the following concerning a sister of the late rebel General JacksoD, whom ho met at the rillnge "of Webster, near which place his company is now stationed "I rnetn si?ter of Stonewall Jackson in Webster, She is a very pleasant and inielli--eent lady! nnd as good a Union woman as I -aver saw: Sho isthowiTo of Mr. Arnold, -^who lives in Beverly. Mr. A. fled to Webi&ter xhen the rebels appr0110158^ Boyerly.

Wlieu -she heatd of her brother's death, she seemed very -ranch depressed, but said she would ratber know that ho was dead than to £av hirn ft leader in the rebol.anny."

^^AOKOTSB We noticed, on Saturday, a' jTormer Lieutenant of the 71st regiment, wio .'passed-through the battles of llichmoad and

Mtildraugh'a Hill, and then resigned, seated on one of Van Amborgh's wagons, In /?otn^«jind.of two IJOWOB, SJ

How a Soldier Correspondent was

by conver-1 Captured.

sations with officers from Vicksburg, we de-.j Ail army correapondont of ^the Springrive a pretty good general idea of tbo sitao-!

field

ntion of affairs there down to the 28th uU. tMbed'from bis command in tfne of the late Tho investment is thorough and complete,] battles on

our lines strctching entirely around the rear

(Mass Republican, whoWonie de-

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prisoner, after ^himself having captured ssveral of the enemy, gives the following ^uauuDg aoeount of the affair: He was hurraing forward two of bis prisoners, when all at once, pressing through a terribly dense portion of the undergrowth, he found himsolf eace to face, at not twelve feet distance, witjyit least a jrhole regiment of the brown«t*4tfd ftiOst Hi-looking vagabonds he ever set eyes on, every one of them with a gun in his hand who wero that moment raising up frpin behind along line of rifle-pita they had taken from-us tho night before*.. He contin ues, writing to the Republican: 'Here was a ftx for an aiinabla and well disposed correspondent *f yours, who bad traveled some and onght to have known better, to get himself into. Here waati big mouthful to sAvallow for a belligerent pa triot, intent on squelching the rebellion, who had just gotton his blood up, hadn't been fighting more than an hour, and wtts

bound to distinguish himself before night.— Here was a capital chance for.amanwhohad just gotten his hand in at that business of capturing prisoners to put a thousand or fifteen hundred more in his bag—if they would only let him. The undersigned is compelled to acknowledge that in this one instance he found the situation too much for him. He had drawn a mighty big elephant in a lottery and didn't know what to {lo with him. One of the impudent wretches be had captured a few minutes beforo turned round with a grin and says, Cap'en, I rcckon thiugs is different from the way they was, and you'll hev to 'low you're our prisoner now.' A very sensible remark of the young man, and timely, though he hadn't a 6hirt to his brck ondonly a part of a pair of pantaloons. Tbiugs was different from the way they were, with a vengeance. 1 gracefully lowered my pistol to an officer who stepped out from tho ranks and presented it to him, apologizing for so doing by the remark that 'doubtless it would be more disagreeable to a whole regiment to surrender to one man, than to one man to surreuder to a whole regiment.' The hard hearted fellows didn't seem to care at all for my misfortune, and only laughed whoa I told them my Btory

I35r The leading butternuts of this city have petitioned the County Commissioners to establish a separate poll at which they can vote at tho coming fall election, and, that it may be under their exclusive control, that James B. Edmunds be appointed Inspector. The Commissioners, anxious to do the bidding of those who accidently placed them in power, have granted their prayer. The Democrat pertinently suggests that they petition for another Postoffice. Yes, and would it not be well to have a separate Mar kct liouso, whero they can purchase their meat and vegetables without coming in con tact with the so much hated abolition-black-republicari-Union-loving portion of our community 'I

23^"* We were shown, a day or two since, by Mr. Williams tho architect, the plan of tho new building for school purposes, in the northern portion of the city. It is a very handsome design, and, whilst an ornament to the city, is well adnpted for the purpose, tho rooms being lnrgo and well ventilated. The entrances for tho scholars are from the side, which will protect the beautiful front., from tho usual depredations of children.

The time for receiving proposals for

the building of tho School House in Siblcytown, has been extended to Monday next.— rians and specifications can bo seen at the law oftico of Scott and Pierco.

PAIIIOH ORNAMENTS.—London Society gives us a beautiful device to fill a grate or fireplace in summer—that of a fender basket for tnoss and (lowers. Tho bnsket may be of wickcr-work to fit tho front of the fireplace, liko a fender, the ends to rise slightly, and tho front low or only rounded up in an ornamental fashion, and a zinc or tin trny fitted within it. Tho spuco behind it ia to be filled with a Fquare luoking-glass, which, wlion the basket has received its bedding of mops and groups of flowers, will give all the charms of a copl and wattory imago. Flower pots, with growing plants, can beset in these baskets, the pots being covered with moss liliei'. ferns, roses and other bright, sweet plants aud blooms will make a cheerful, pretty house garden, especially where there is no room out, ofdoora.

There'will bo a Subbath School picnic on Saturday of this week, at Grove .Church, fivo miles South of this city.

One object of tho pic-nic is to receive con tributions for the sick and wounded soldiers. Contributions in money or sanitary stores will be received at the Churen at ID o'clock, nt'which place the people will meet at that hour, aitcr which tliev will repair lo tho grove near the church, where the exorcises of the day will take place.

All aro invited to attend. A large crowd aud a general good timo in expected. Ad~ dresses will be made by Hev. G. M. Boyd aud F. Meredith, Esq. By order of the jlOd'U COMMITTKK.

Wc.are indobted to Mi«s for a

beautiful boquet of smiling flowers—flowers that eecm to hitve been nurtured in the "ashea of a'thousand dreams," and watered with tha toars of FJora, or tho lucent waves of Lvdia's far-tamed Pactolus. If "we could gather the superlatives of language with tho same skill tlio fair doner has shown in gathering the flowers before us, we might attempt to speak of their manifold beanty, as they deserve but who can describe the flowers of the field. As well might we sigh for the pencil of a liaphael or the harp of a Schiller, to paint their hues and sing their praise. We can, however, appreciate their beanty, inhale tho dolicato fragranco, and return our edito* rial thanks for the kindly regard thus shown by our fair friend.

Dr Clippcnger, who, on a half hours potice, in obediance to a telegraphic dispatch from tho Governor, left his large list of pa-

juts and repaired to Vicksburg to assist in csreing for the wounded, returned home on Monday eveuiug, having found the necessities fofc medical «aiiet«DCf were not so urgent as was at first supposed

£W Some exchange aays that Yazoo is an Indian name meaning River of Death. The water of the stream is sluggish, slimy and unwholesome to such an extent that it cannot be safely us«d for any considerable time.

Tho Festival last evening tor the

benefit of the poor was a grand success. Everything was gotten up in the most exquisite taste, and the tables and decorations of the hall were a credit to those who planned and controlled the festivities. The crowd was immense—ia fact a complete jam—and standing room was at a premium. As wo passed out we noticed many at tho threshold gaaitig wishfully in, waiting for others to leave, that they might occupy their places. It is to be regretted that a larger Hall conld not be procured.

To-day, between the hours of 11 &Bd.3 o'clock, a splendid repast will be spread, at wfcich all the substantiate, as well as delicacies, will be found, and it is hoped no one wilt bo So.^elf-denyifMr as to visit home for dinner.

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A E S S

"Onion MemUrs of the Legislature.

LNDIASAPOLIS, IND., March 20,1663. To the People of Indiana: The Committee appointed by the Union members of the late General Assembly beg leave to present the following statement*of facts:

Immediately upon the organization of the General Assembly, we frankly told the majority of the House that we would not interpose any factious opposition, or break a quorum, to prevent the election of any officer required by law, nor to prevent the passage of any law that did not violate the Constitution, or was not revolutionary in its charac tere. We appealed to them to remember the example of the party iR power at the ex* tra session in 1661, and tho beneficent effects of the course then pursued, in laying aside party platforms, and in organizing both houses, by electing offices without regard to party. We bad sincerely hoped that Euch a w.ise and patriotio course would have been followed by the majority, and that we might have had a harmonious session. But, from the first, the action of the majority indicated a fixed determination to insnlt the Executive of the State, deprive him of all power, and seize into their hands the entire control of every department of tho State government. nECEPTION OF TnK GOVERNOE'S ME8SAOE.

On the second day of the Bession, the Governor, in accordance with the Constitution of the State, and tho practice in the Federal and most of the State governments, trans» mitted his message to the two Houses sepa rately. The Speaker of the House, Mr. Buskiik, immediately declared that it could not be received, becausc the Constitution re quired it to be delivered to the General Assembly, and the General Assembly consisted of the two Houses in joint Convention.— The absurdity of this decision was so man! fest, that he was compelled to retract it but, on the next day, tha House returned the message, with accompanying documents, on the ground that, at the precise moment it was Bent to the House, the Senate was not in session, for want of a quorum, and conseiquently, there was no Geneial Assembly to which the message could be delivered.— The position taken by the House was, that there was no General Assembly without each house was in session at tho same moment, and that one house, during the temporary ad journment of the other, had no power to act.

This position was a legislative absurdity, and was violated by the House in the very act of returning to the Governor his message.

To make this action of the majority more ridiculous and inconsistent, if possible, they voted an indorsement and acceptance of the message of Governor Seymour, of New York, which had been delivered to one house only, tho other not being organized and, as if not satisfied with this exhibition of imbecility, tho Speaker, on the 3d day of March, just before the final adjournment, decided that the House, without a qnorum, could receive the reports of committees, and communications from the Senate and Gov' error.

On the first day of the session, contrary to all former practice, the House passed a resolution to go into the election of United States Senators on the next day, at 2 o'clock, that being the day and hour fixed, by immemorial usage, for the delivery of the Governor's message. This was a wanton and foolish insult to the Governor, and was so understood by all intelligent persons.

ACTFON OF THE MA OBIT Y.

From the commencement of tho session until its close, there were numerous resolutions introduced, and referred to committees, denouncing the war in unmeasured and vitu perative terms, and tho Governor and Piesident as tyrants declaring that no more men or money should be given for the prosecution of the war calliug for peace conventions at Nashville and Louisville and demanding of the President an armistice and cessation of hostilities and, if the President declined to do this, that tho States, in defiance of tho General Government, acting 'independently, should bring about a cossation of hostilities, and enter into negotiations for peace and annexation, and providing for tho appointment o! commissioners for that purpose. And at no time did the majority show any Jissent or opposition to these treasonable propositions but, on the ^contrarj, several of tho members boldly aud defiantly informed tho House that the "majority understood themselves that "they would act together as one man," and that "they were a band of brothers all of which was assented to, without the slightest protest from that side of House nor was there a resolution introduced on tho part of tho majority, durin the entire session, favoring tho unconditional prosecution of the war and the unqualified restoration of the Union. We nsk, what stronger evidence could there be of tho sympathy of tho majority, with the enemies of the majority, with the enemies of our country UNCONSTITUTIONAL AN0 KF.VOLUTIOXARV MEAS

URES.

They brought forward a number of unconstitutional and revolutionary measures, which wo will briefly notice.

First—A bill creating an cxecot.ivo council, to consist of the Auditor, Tieasurer, Secretary, and Attorney General of Snto, making the signatures of a majority of them necessary to the legality of any act an tho part of the Governor. This made these State officers tho governors of the State, and deprived Governor Morton of all power whatever.

Second.—A bill for tho reorganisation of the boards of control of the benevolent institutions. legislating the present trustees out of office, for tho purpose of making room lor Democratic partisans, and giving them the control and patronage. The benevolent institutions were regarded as mere political machines, to bu worked for party purposes, regardless of the interests of the unfortunate persons for whom they wero created. That they wore well conducted was confessed by all. No tangible charge had been made against the management of any of them, and tho sole purpose ol die measure was to provide places for a lew lounging partisans The policy intended to have been inaugurated WHS entirely revolutionary in character, and conld not have been else than highly injurious to tho best interests of the Btato. Men who had been properly elected, and against whom no charges wore preferred, wero to bo legi-latad out ofeffi.e when their terms were but half expired, the contract made with them by the Stale was to bo vio lated, and they informed ih:.t tho tenure of their offices did not depend upon the law, but upon the success of parties the law under which they were elected was to bo repealed to suit the interests ol a (action, nnd all stability and security in the administration of the benevolent institutions to be distroyed

Suppose the same policy was carried into other departments of State affairs, which could bo done with equal propriety, what would become of the State government V— Judges, clerks, sheriffs, and all county officers could be legislated out, and new elections held, whenever the party that happeued to be in power supposed it could carry the new elections. Such a policy would be fatal, and would clearly result in anarchy.

Third —A bill to reorganiz-3 the b.)»rd of trustees of the State Univer«:.v at Bloomington. A majority o! tho ti-sont faculty and board are Union men, wheretoforc Speaker Buskirk brought forward a bill legislating tho present trustees out, that now ones might be elected of Democratic politics who would turn out tho present faculty and elect another. No charge whatever was made against the faculty or tho board, aud no pretext was offered but tho necessities Of party. The interests of education, tho higheit interests of our children and our country, were put up to be gambled for as a prize, by uns:rupuIous partisans.

Fourth,—A bill to repeal so much of the charter of the city of Indianapolis as authorizes the establishment of a city police, nnd to create a board, to be elected by the Legislature, who should appoint nnd control the police of the city. The city was to be disfranchised as a punishment for its politics, and to be placed under the control of guardians whom it did not select, aud could not dismiss. This {measure was insulting, high~ handed, and dangerons, proposing, ns it did, ,to legislate all police officers and authorities out of office, and to place in their stead a body of men obnoxious to a very huge majority of tho people of the city, and who would not be responsible to tbo city for their inefficiency or misconduct in office. Under the operation of this bill, the city would doubtless have been placed under the control of the '-Knights of the Golden Circle," and a reign of treason and terror inaugurated

THE UIMTARY BILL.

Shortly after the October election, it was given out by various Democratic politicians and papers, that the Legion Law would be repealed, and anew law passed depriving the Goreraor of all control over the State arms aud militia and on the 17th day of February in pursuance of a conspiracy, formed months

before, a military bill was introduced by Bayless Hauna, Chairman of the Military Committee in-the House.-- It completely over-s turned the constitutional authority of the State, established a military provisional gotrernmeatrand placed aTT exscutivcjuid military power in the hands J»f the? four Democratic State officers. Frdsu .JAte hour of the introduction os this bill, all important and leg timate subjects of legislation wero put behind it, and made subject to its final passage.

BKLISP OP'SOLDIKRS* FAMILIES. The Governor, iti his message, had urged an immediate appropriation for the relief of soldiers' families. The winter was the great season of suffering, and what* was done was required to be done quickly. Yet the whole session was consumed by the introduction of treasonable and buncombe resolutions, and the pas3age of a few unimportant bills, and not a step was taken toward the appropriation of a dollar for the relief of the families of the soldiers.

UNPAID MILITAEV CLAIMS

There wero military ':«s. i~ ii«« amount of $150,000 due from the State, all .of which had received the approval of the Auditing Committoe, and which should havo been paid by on immediate appropiiation at the very beginning ot the session but they were put behind the Military Bill and no provision made for their payment.

SPECIAL SUI1GK0NS

A large amount was due to assistant surgeons who had been sent to the field, by tho Governor, at various times, and who had rendered invaluable services to Indiana troops. Many of these claims had been dud for more than twelve months, and should have been provided for, by an immediate appropriation but they, too, were jammed behind the Military Bill.

LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES $75,000. On tho second day of tho session a bill was passed through both branches appropriating $75,000 for legislative expenses. On this matter there was no deltv or hesitation and the appropriation was made with a dispatch which, if it had been applied in otL«r cases, wonld have rendered the session hoaorrble and useful to the State. This appropriation was more than double the amount of any former one for the same purpose that for the regular session of 1861 being $30,000, and for the extra session of the same year $ 15,000.

COKGRESSIONAL DONATION OF LANDS. A bill bud beeu passed by Congress donating large quantities of lands to the different States, with which ttv establish agricultural colleges, and requiring the State to auyears of tbedato

cept the grant witbiu tw4 of the act by legislative enactment The

acceptance should have been promptly made by the Legislature, but it waa not done, and the measuro was put behind the Mi.itary Bill, nnd dependent upon that for its success.. Between the acceptance of the ddnation of this land for educational purposed..nnd the_ Military Bill there is no natural connection, but it was made to share the fate of every material measuro demanding legislation. i,. PAY OF LEGION.

Another measure earnestly pressed'by the Governor, ar.d upon which immediate action' was demanded by every principle of justice and sound policy, WAS a sufficient appropria: tion to pay the officers and men of the Indiana Legion for theirservices at various times in repelling invasion and protecting the border. Tho great importance of the service that thoy had rendered was not to be denied, but received no consideration at the hands of the majority, who intended only party aggrandizement and revolution. The Military Bill did not provide for paving the Legion for their services, but did provido for dissolving their organizations, nnd depriving thern of their arms.

STATE ARSENAL.

The subject of tho State Arsenal had boon prominently brought beforo the Legislature in tho Governor's Message, and imperatively demanded Legislative action. After more than half the session had expired, finding that nothing had been, or was likely to be done, the Governor sent, in a spocial message on the subject, urging that immediate action be taken. A committee was appointed to consider the mattor, who, on the last day of tho session, made a report highly complimentary to tho condition and management of the arsenal but no appropriation was made, and nothing was done for tho continuance of the institution.

PAY Dl'E SOLDXEKS.

About the middle of the session, the Governor, in a special message, urged tho Legislature to make provision to advance the back pay of the Indiana troops, and suggested a plan by which it could he done with scarcely any lots or sacrifice to the State. Mr. March the Senator from Delaware, introduced a bill into the Senate appropriating two millions of dollars for that purpose, which finally passed that body, but it was manifest it could no^t pass the House.

In the House, the only action token on the subject was to appoint a committee to confer with tho Secretary of tho Treasury. This was a kill-time kind of operation, and resulted jus-t as it was intended it should—in nothing. SlLVf.R'd CONTRACT—NOIiTHlT.N PENITENTIARY.

The lato baard of control of the Northern Penitentiary had made a contract with Mr Silvers for the construction of the shops.— The work had

beeu

well nnd cheaply done,

and with great advantage to the State, and without the advance of any portion ol the contract price by the State. The work and the accounts were examined by a committee,

tand

found to be correct, aud justice to tho contractor required that payment should be immediately made to delay the paynientof it a day was a great hardship, for it had been shown that the work had been done at very low figures, and thnt the profits of the contractor were small anl the prospect is, that an honest contractor, who reposed faith in the honor and justice of the State, will bo wholly ruined. But this, too, like everything else, was put behind the Military Bill.

Week after week was consumed in violent and treasonable discussions and abundance of time was found to denounce the Government, and get np resolutions ccnsuring the Governor, and calling upon him to state whether he approved certain resolutions adopted by the army to fish out invitations I ruin the Legislature of Kentucky to create partisan committees to leavo their seats, and run over the State, hunting up evidence-on tho subject of arbitrary arrests, out of which to matiulactnrc politic.il documents and, in short, to do any thing an everything,, except to attend to the legitimate business of the State, nnd to do those thing* which honesty, fair dealings, and their oaths required.

MILITARY BIU.

We piopose briefly to discuss a few of the provisions of the Military 'Bill COMMANDER IX-CniEF

Fifth The twelfth section of the fifth article of the constitution of the State is in these W :lds: "SECTION 1:2. The Governor .'shall be. Commander-in-chief of the military and naval forces, mid may call out such lorces to executable laws, or to suppress insurrection or to repel invasion."

When the constitution makesiho Governor Commander-in-chief, it conlersall the power necessary to make his command an efficient ono. It means just what it says, and that he shall have nil the means necessary, to enable him to exercise the power conferred.

It IS an universal principle of construction, that when a thin? is granted, whatever is no»«s»orv to its enjoyment *or exercise is granted along with it. Let us apply this principle to the Military Bill, the twentysecond section of which reads as follows '•SECTION 22. Tt shall be the duty of tho Assistaut Quartermaster General on tho staff, of the Major General, with the assistance of the other officers on the staff of the Major General, to forthwith call in all the arm9, military aocouterments, and munitions belonging to the State aud should any difficulty aiise in the collection of such arms, accoutcrmeuts, or munitions, the Major General, er any member of bis staff, may replevy the same, in tho name of, and on behalf of, the State of Indiana. The arms, acc»uterments, and munitions belonging to the State shall bo kept in good order, and in a safe place, by the said Assistant Quartermaster General, and issued by him in accordance with the directions of the officers of State the expense thereof, on account rendered and verified by affidavit, shall be paid out of the Stato Treasury on the warrant of the Auditor"

It provides that all tbo arms shall be placed in the custody of the Auditor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Attorney General of State, to be be kept, issued, or disposed of, only by them. The Governor has no more control ot the arm?, under any circumstances, th «n be has over those belonging to Russia. He is, therefore, a Commander-in-Chief without mnaitions of war, and his authority amounts to absolutely nothing. He can not order & single bayonet or piece of artillery into the field without the authority of the State officers, by whom they could be withdrawn at any moment.

Mr. Liucoln is the Commander-in Chief Oj.

the armies of tho Uuited States but if the We look at this ono of the most iofacustody and control of the arms were given oioua and criminal leatures of the bill, to Vallandigham, howaticb^pcwer-would he! It tho friei.ds of this measure desired to hare to etnj^n the war Tpo be Gomman- prot- ct the loyal interests of tho State., wny der-in Chief, be must be able to ^command do they pruftose to disarm _aod disband tro

the arms as well as the men, for either without the ether amounts to ,nothiBg in war.— The control and ittBtody

the arms are al

ways indispensable to the command of the military forces in any State or county, and is a proposition too clear for argument.'

POWER TO CALL OUT MILITIA.

*Second. —The clause of the constitution above quoted declares the Governor shall have power to call out the State forces to execute the laws, to suppress insurrection, and repel invasion, and is completely nullified by the fourteenth and fifteenth sections of the Military Bill, which reads as follow?:

SEC. 14. The militia, or any portion thereof, may be called out to execute the laws, on the warrant of the Judge, Mayor of the citv, or Justice of the Peace, whose authority" has been defied, the warrant to be served on the military commander most con^ venient to the place where resistance may be offered or threatened, or upon a. BrigadierGeneral, the Major-General, or the

Governor.

At such time the officer commanding the forccs so called out shall be subject to the direction of the civil officer requiring his aid.

!'**SEC:15.

If necessity requires it, the mil

itia, or any portion of the same, may be called out, under command, of tho appropriate officers, or of the Major-General, to suppress insurrection, to repel invasion, or to preserve order."

By these sections tlie Governor is deptiverf of any voice in calling the militia into service, but is made subordinate to all the officers named in the sections, nnd may be compelled by a warrant to obey their orders. Comment is superfluous. The obligations of the constitution are boldly rejected, and its provisions trampled cn, in the most public and insluting manner.

APPOINTMENT OF MILITIA OFFICERS* Third.—The third section of the twelfth article of the constitution is in these words:

SECTION 3. All militia officers shall be commissioned by the Governor and shall hold their officers no longer than Six yeHrs

The sixth section of the fifteenth'article of the constitution reads as follows: "SECTION 0. All commissions shall issue in the name of the State, shall be signed by the Governor, sealed by the State sealj nodattested by the Secretary of State."

Both these provisions are nullified by the eleventh section of the Military Bill, which ,-cads as follows: .VSECTION 12. The-officers of the-State, viz the Secretary, Auditor, and Treasurer of State, and the Attorney General, shall recommcnd to the Governor a suitable person to bo appointed Major General Of the militia, and also a suitable person to bo appointed Brigadier Generals in the several Congressional districts of this State, l'he term of oflico for the Major General shall be four years, anil until bis successor is appointed and "qualified Tho term of office for a Brigadier General shall be two years, and until his successor as aippdinted and qualified. At the time of recommending n. person for appointment as above, the said officers of State shall make out and deliver to euch persons a certificate to the effect that he has been chosen Major General, or Brigadier General, as the case may be, lor the term ql four years, or two years, as the case may be, and until his successor is selected and qualified, which certificate shall have all the force of a commission until a commission, issued by the Governor, shall be received. If a

Vacancy should occur iti tho office..of Major General or Brigadier General, tho said officers of State shall chnooe a successor for the unexpired term, in' manner hereinbefore proscribed."..

By the above section, a certificate of appointmcntissued by the Secretary, Auditor. Treasurer, and Attorney General of State, stands as a commission, conferring the high est military offices in the State, and com missions by the Governor, sealed with the seal of the State, as required by the constitution, are dispensed with.

Should the Governor, from any cause, refuse to commission tho persons appointed, it is of no importance, as tiio certificates, issued by the officers of Stato named, confer lull power to command the military forces ot the State, and draw the salaries from the pubiic treasury.

STAFF APPOINTJtESTS.

Fourth—The twenty fourth and twenty fifth sections of the Military Bill provide that the Major General and Brigadier Generals may select a staff equal to that of Major Generals and Brigadier Generals of the regular army Of the United States, and issue to these staff officers certificates of appointment, which shall have tho full "force and effect of commissions, until commissions from the Governor aro received.

Should tho Governor be of opinion that the Major General, Brigadier Generals, or ofliVors of their staff, were incompeteuc or disloyal ,and should he, on that account.rcfusc to issue commissions, it would make no difference, as their certificates of appointment stand in tho place of commissions, and the above-quoted constitutional provisions aro utterly nullified.

APPOINTMENT OF GENERAL OFFICERS. Fifth—The constitutional provision making the Governor Commander-in-Chief is oxpressly violated by the eleventh section of the bill,"which confers upon the officers of Stato the appointment of Major General and 'Brigadier General?.

To be Commander in Chief of the military forces of the State, lie must, have subordinate officers through and by whom lie acts, 'and who rcfeeivcand execute his orders upon the field. They aro the indispensable in struments by which he works, and without.

Which his, authority amounts to nothing.— They must'recognize his authority nnd obc\ his commands, and, if they do not, he mu

rcmovo them nnrt put others in their stead they must also be friendly to him, and especially friendly to the Catise in which they are called to do.servinc if they aro not, they cau most ceitainly defeat his purposes, rei.der his undertakings* disastrous, nnd utterly thwart nnsi nullify his authority.

The State officers are, hostilo to the Governor, hostile to^ tho war, and are intense partisans, and might, and would, appoint offi ceis of .their own polities, who could deteat and deiy the Governor at every step, tie could net remove them they would be independent, or hfni itifvefy particular,and responsible only "to tlio board from whom they received their, certificates ot appointment

VuivERNOR AND STAFF.

Sirth.—The Constitution of the State, «pction 2, atticfc 12, reads as follows: "SECTION 2 The Governor shall appoint the Adjutant, Qunrtcrmaster, and Commissary'Qeuerals."

The Constitution 110 doubt, intends that these officers «hall have the powers and.perrm the duties' which properly belo- to the offices they hold. Tire Military Bill nullifiesthis clause of the Constitution in the following manner: It recognizes the right of the Governor to appoint such officers, but takes, from them all power, and gives them no duties to perform. -s*'

The twenty-fourth section makes the staff of the,Major General, to be selected by himself, to consist of an Assistant Quartermaster Genefriti, *n Assistant Adjutant General, an Assistant Commissary General, all with the rank of Colonel a Topographical Engineer, with tho rank of Lieutenant Colonel Jodge Advocato, Wiih the rank of Major a Medical Director, with the rank of Major and four Aids de JCanip, with rank of Captain.. f! jj§ .1^

Upon the various officers of'thia staff are conferred all the powers which belong to the Adjutant, Qu irtermaster, and Commissary General's departments leaving to those officers, as provided by ttf5 Constitution, not a vestige of power, or a single duty to performT They could not deprive the Governor of the power to appoint these officers, because the Constitution declares that be shall appoint them, but tbey defeat it practically by depriving them of all power and authority.:.

DISBANDING TOE LEO ION

Seventh*—The thirty-ninth section of the Military Bill reads follows: "SECTION 80. Any and all iaws and parts of laws coming in conflict with this act, aud all latffc heretofore enacted, relating in any way to the militia, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed."

This repeals the miliiu law organizing the Indiana Legion, dissolves all companies and brigades formed under ft, andera null and void all commissioners issued to its officers. The twenty-second sectipn of the bill (above set forth) provides that all companies of the Legion existing up fO this time shall be disarmed by tbo Assistant Quartermaster General on the staff of the Major General, which officer is to hold the arms, subjec to be issued in accordance with the directions of the Auditor, Secretary, Treasurer, and Attorney General of the State arid all the expenses attending these operations ore to be paid out of the State Treasury on the warrant of the Auditor.

Legion ot th$ border? The Legion, ia many portions.of the Sute, «|d especially f§ the .uihem portion.'have teCOmo thoroughly organized »nd well disciplined, at much expense and labor to the members. The efficiency, loyalty, and patriotism of the Legion bave been the boast of every true patriot of the State and had it not been for the activity and energy of the organization, our southern border would have been overrun and devastated by marauding bands ot rebels and these men not only deserve praise for the noble defense of cur own State, but for the gallant service rendered to our sister State of Kentucky. But there is another significant circumstance connected with the attempted disarming of the Legion. A few days before the introduction of the Military Bill, there was a resolution passed by the House, by a party vote, requesting Governor Morton to use his influence to have the Fifth Cavalry removed from the border counties, stating that, in tho opinion of the friends Of the resolution, the Legion was sufficient to-protect the river counties. At that time the Militia Bill had been concocted and drafted for the purpose of disarming and disbanding the Legion, and leaving the whole southern part of the State open to the inroads of guerrilla bauds.

WITHDRAWAL OP TROOrS FROM BORDER COUN TIIS. Tho Governor declined to act in the removal of the Fifth Cavalry, as that regiment had been raised at a time of imminent public danger, the purposo of protection to our border counties. For some unexplained and unaccountable reason, the friends of this measure wero determined to have this force removed, and the following letter was addressed to the Governor, urging tbo matter: "INDIANAPOLIS, Febtnary 18, 1863.J. "The undersigned, Senators and Repre sentatives from the First and Second Con grcssional Districts of Indiana, respectfully request his excellency, Governor O. P. Mdrton, to use his influence to have the Fifth In diana Cavalry removed from the border conn ties of said districts.

J. W. Lemon, Win. E. Niblack, Thos. E. Garvin, Jas. E. Reitz, Elijah W. Spencer,' N. S. Given,

G. W. Finch, John Lemon, GeorgoH Howe, J. G. Hswk, Thomas Ryan, C. B. Furgerson,

A. J. Hardin, Jamerson Lee, Daniel Blocker, James Hardin, J. G. Howard."

S. M.Holcomb, B. Kemp, W. DeBruler, J. D. Williams, B.S. Fuller,

DIBPOSITIOW OF ARMS.

Eiqhth.—Tho twenty-third section of the bill is in the following words: "SECTION 23. The requisition of the Brigadier General for arms shall bo directed to the Assistant Adjutant-General on tho staff of the Major-General, and shall designate the number of arms required, and tho person $o whom, and placo to which they are to be sent The requisition shall be laid before the officers of State, and, if approved by a majority of them, shall be served on the Assistant Quartermaster-General, who shall ship the arm3designated, without delay the account for tho expense thereof, verified by affidavit, shall he paid out of the State Trea«ury, on the warrant of the Auditor."

By this seetfon, requisitions for arms are to bo made by the Brigadier-Generals, who are emDOwered to designate the persens to whom the arms are to bo delivered. These requisitions are to be considered and acted on by the officers of State, without in any respect consulting the Governor, or the officers of bis staff. Should it be determined to put the State arms in the hands of the "Knights of tho Golden Circle," or send them to Richmond, or the use of the rebels, or sell them and put the money in their pockets, there i3 no power vested anywhere to prevent it being done. The persons re ceiving the arms are not required to give any bond or security for their preservation or return

By our present militia system every company ha» to give bond, to be approved by the County Auditor, for the safe keeping and return ot all the arms, accoutrements and munitions, and the counties are held liable to the State lor all arms distributed. But if such a provision had been in this bill, vagabonds and de-perate characters could not have given the bot.d, and would have failed in getting the arms, and thus one of the most important objeGts ot the incisure would have been defeated. The loss to tho State by tho destruction of the arms was ncrt to be taken into consideration, and the only thing to be secured was the untrarameled use of them, to subserve their cr'miual purposes.

COST OF THE NEW PLAN.

flinth.—The 24th, 25th, and 26th sections of tho bill provide for one Major General, and staff of ten members, at a cost, per year, of about $25,936 00, and eleven Brigadier Generals, with a staff cf seven members, at a cost of $15,871.92 for each, and making, in all, ninety-nine officers (exclusive of the Governor and staff) abovo the rank of Colonel, at an average cost of about $200,527.92 per yoar, when on active duty and the present disturbed condition of tho country, and dan gerous position of the State, would have furnished an cxcuse for assuming to be on active duty from tlio hour of their appointment and thus enormous salaries would havo been provided for broken down politicians, who would otherwise have great difficulty in making an honest living. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF DEPRIVED OF COMMAND.

Tenth—Not only i3 tho Governor expressly deprived of all control of the arms not only is he deprived of all power to appoint field or regimental officers, but he is deprived if all command over the men under any circumstances, as the bill provides for every contingency that can .'arise, and gives^ the commaud to creatures holding tho certificate of the State officers, and subject only to their control.

WHO WOULD JIAVE TLIK STATE ARMS. The passage ol the bill would have been a complete overthrow of the State Government, and produced immediately a bloody and desolating civil wir, to result in anerchy and despotism.

The midnight assemblages of the Knights of the Golden Circle, who aro now arming themselves with pistols and bowio knives, would havo been supplied witli State arms, and would have aUoin-afd to inaugurate a reign of terror, and to t-if military posses-sion-of tho persons and property of loyal eit izens of the State.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON MILITARY BILL. The Military bill was pressed to its engrossment on the 25th day of February, when seven weeks of the session had elapsed, and but nine legislative days remained. Up to that time no bill of general interest had been put on its passage, except the Revenue Bill no appropriation bill had been introduced, except that of Legislative expenses, at the beginning of tho session nnd no appropriation bill was afterward introduced until Friday, too last legislative day but one pf the session.

Tho chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means was a Democrat, and a majority of the committee were Democrats, and, thus haviug control of the committee, all appro

priations

were kept back, as a lever with

which tb force through the Military Bill./ APPROPRIATIONS WITHT1KLD. Among the appropriations which shonld have been made at the very beginning of the session were

Fiftt.—A sufficient sum for the relief nf soldiers' families. Second. —A sum sufficient to relieve the necessities and provide for sick and wounded soldiers in the field.

Third.—A sum sufficient to pay the military claims which had been allowed by the Auditing Committee, and about which there was no dispute, some of them having been standing for many months.

Fourth.—A sum sufficient to pay special surgeons forFervices and expenses, rendered by order of the Governor, In the field.

Fifth—A. sura sufficient to advance to Indi in* soldiers their p-ty due and in arrear frum the General Government it having been hown by the ivernor that this could be done with very trifling loss or sacrifilo if any. on the p«rt ot the State.

Sixth—A mm sufficient to sustain and continue the operations in the State crsenal it having been ehown to at that institution had been profitable to the State, and of great service to the State and Government,

Stveath.— A sum sufic eut to pay the officers and men of the Indiana Legion, for Uie-'r services rendered in protecting the border.

The pa-sage of these measures, so just, humane, ahd necessary, could only be purchased by the previous adoption of the Military Bill, and thcro ia good reason to believe that, even then, they would utterly have failed. savi

with the soldiers or their families, and their purposes were not to sustain the State government, l*ut to overturn and destroy Ugir

ACTION OF THE MINORITY. S®

Tho Military Bill lad come from the midnight caucus to the House had been printed and forced to its engrossment without the change of a word or letter all amendments and substitutes had been voted down all references to committeos had been refused, although every other bill of a general character that had gone to the second reading ban been referred to some committe the previous question had been sustained, the gag applied, and all debate cut off, and the bill engrossed. Nothing was left for us bat to sit by and see this infamous measure forced through, the revolution consumated, and civil war begun, or to qietly retiro and

leavo

the House .without quorum there was no other peaceable and constitutional remedy. If it had been left to the courts to annul it, before the question cou have been determined, the law., would havo done its work.

The.military power, once in tho bands of the conspirators, it would be a matter of no importance-what the courts might decide and if the question took tbo course of others beforo the Supreme Court, it might be months or Years beforo tho decision was made. Tho path of duty was the path of safety, and we had no doubt or hesitation as to the coure wo should pursue.

We were willing and anxious, and repeatedly proposed to the majority to return and pass tho appropriation bills, with all other legitimate and lawful legislation but they repliep to U3 contemptuously tfnt they "intended to pass every one of their ultra mnasures bsfore they took up the appropriation bills."

FORMER PRECEDENTS

Were it necessary to justify our course by precedents, we should find them recent and abundant in the legislative history of the Democratic party in this State. When in the minority, they have never failed to break a quorum to prevent the passage of measures obnoxious to the party, although such measures were neither unconstitutional or vital.— At the regular session in 1861, but two years ago, the Democratic members of tho House broke a quorum, to prevent the passage of a militia law, and refused to return to their seats until the Republicans had agreed to abandon tho bill. At the same session, the Democratic membere of the Senate broke a quorum in that body, to prevent the passage of apportionment bills, and withdrew to the Bates House, where they convened, and thence dispatched messengers to the Republican members, declaring that they would not return to their seats witheut the obnoxious bills were abandoned. Aithough it was the year fixed by &ct of Congress and the constitution cf the State for making the Congressional and Legislative apportionments, and the bolt was not because of any vital question, but merely to secure party interests, yet, to procure tho passage of other important measures, tho Republicans agreed to withdraw the apportionment bills.

In 1867, the Democratic members of the Senate broke a quorum and prevented the passage of tho appropriation bills This was done to prevent Colonel Shryock from being admitted to his seot in tho Senate, to which the committee had decided he was entitled, and about whose right there was no reasonable dispute yet, for a cause so unjust and comparatively unimportant, the Democratic members staved off the appropriation bills and much other important legislation.

In tlio session of 1855, tho Democrats, bo ing the minority in both Houses, bolted, from time to time, on various measures, as might suit tho convenience and interests of their party. But it is not necessary to multiply

instances

our conduct requires no such de

fense.

COUNTRY BEFORE TARTY.

Wc acted from solemn convictions of duty —from tho profound belief that it was tho only way left to us to prevent tho consummation of revolution and the precipitation of civil war upon our hitherto loyal, peaceful, and prosperous State. True, we wero told by some tho bill could not pass thj Senate, and so it had been said of the House but wlien the men who had privately assured us that tho bill would never pass tho Hou&e, but would be referred to a cominittco from "which it would never return," came forward and refused all reference, all amendmendments, all debate, andforccd its engrossment under the gag of the previous questions, the membersof tho majority voting together as one man, we had no reason to believe the result would bo different in the Senate.

CONCLUSION.

Tho scope and spirit of tho policy disclosed in the foregoing facts should arouse the poople to a keen watchfulness of the party that urged it. Disorganization and anarchy would havo followed its success as surely as any effect follows its cause. All the straints of authority, and all the barriers of precedent would havo been broken down, to give freo course to measures which must have left the State powerless against the rebellion. With the military power of tho Governor crippled, or removed to disloyal hands, and tho military power of the Stato scattered among disloyal secret societies, the proud name Indiana has earned in tho war would havo been tarnished or obliterated, and her great services perverted into great injuries Nothing more helpless or pitiable cau be imagined than a State with such a history as Indiana has made, bound, by disloyal or disorganizing measures, in stupid or mischiev' ous inactivity. 1 hat it was tho purpose of the dominant party in the Legislature to reduce her to such a condition, is proved be youd a doubt, by the facts we have cited No man can read them, and fail to see that through all runs t! ono purpose: to take Indiana out of the war, or traosfer her to the rebellion. Every 5tr moves to that point. But if wo lacked proof o! -thi3 policy, in the measure we have a!lu-!ed to, we could find it in tho conduct ol thep.irty since the adjournment of tho Legislature Resistance to the laws, open defiancc of the military authori ties, armed bands secretly organized, making their first open appoarauco in hostility to the Government, disloyal boasts and shouts, attacks on soldiers engaged in arresting deserters, encouragement of desertion, have all marked the action of that party in every portion of the Stato. "The tree is known by its fruit." When such actions are seen, not occasionally, but constantly not in ono infected locality, bnt over a whole State not in men of all parties, but in one party only, we have no alternative but to believe that party guided by mischievous and disloyal hands.

The disorganizing spirit that animatod the majority of tho Legislature has recently shown itself strikingly in the attempt to prevent the payment of the interest on tho public debt, and to force the Stato into repudiation. This step is the legitimato and natural result of the teudcucv displayed in all the measures we. havo cited. Wo could expect nothing elao of those who sought to create anarchy by law, than that they should seek to ruiu tbo credit of tho 8tate. They have combined to defeat the payment of that debt at all hazards^ and to that end they have applied overy article that the unscrupulous use of authority and the power of party discipline could furnish'them, .to force asido tho resistance of an honest State officer-to their ruinous scheme. What conceivable motivo but mischief ran there bo lor such a step? The State must suffer if her-eredit is impaired, and her credit will be ci Uriied by the apprehension that her debt will not bo paid. If there was no money in the treasury, if times were hard, and t»xes slow to come in if we had to borrow, or to sacrifice anything, to pay, wo could seo a motive, which if uot good, would at least be intelligible. But to labor, as so many members of the Democratic party ore now doing, zealously afid constantly, to defeat payment, when the treasury i3 lull of money when no opposition to tbo people can result from it when there is no cxcuse of poverty, and no example now in any loyal Slate ti» keep repudiation in countenance, is inexplicable, unless we sup1pose they desire to injuie the State

No other explanation ofconductf so directly and absolutely mischievous can bo given. They desire to load the State with the odium of repudiation, that her power may bo crippled through the ruin of her credit. The same spirit that would have taken her military power out of the luinds1that have used it

SYMPATHIES OF THE MAJORITY. The sympathies of the majority were not

wisely and well, and put it in hands that would either havo misused, or not us«d it at all that sought by indirection to elevate a secret society, covened all over with treasonable oaths, into the lawful miiitia of the State that declared its hostility to the war, and demanded that the State should treat for peace with the rebels independent of the General Government the same spirit of anarchy and evil appears in this scheme of repudiation. From first to Ust the conduct of the majority in the Legislature, and those who are led by them, has been directed by a disorganizing, anarchical spirit, against which we call upon loyal men of every party to array them, selves. If the State is to preserve ber good name, her credit, ber place in the nation, and her power, that spirit must be crushed. We believe it'will. We believo the indications of tho late elections aro favorable to the restoration of that patriotic feeliDg that once melted away all party lines in a unanimity as

«£•&!rite

rare as it was glorious, in the cause of the Union, and the institutions it protects and vitalizes When that unanimity returns, the oad of the wir will be close upon it.

T.J. CASON, "J D. R. VAN BUSKIRK, I A ANDERSON, ln.mni!ltM

C. BRANHAM, Committee. WALTER MARCH, JOHN C. NEW.

Distances ia America and Europe. The ignorance displayed by foreigners regarding the distances between well known places in the United States is absolutely surprising. A lady was recently asked in England, OQ receiving a letter from a friend in Central Amorica, if she visited her often, and was quite astonished on learning that it was a month's journey from New York.— New Orleans is frequently thought to be a day's ride from New York. Living in king doms of limited acres, and ocustomed, from strong national prejudices, to consider their special land the favored and most important of all, they are wont, in th^absence of an intelligent understanding oPtbysical geog raphy, to measure foreign oountries by their own. Even with all tho descriptive detail of information wl.ich this war has brought forth, there is still an astonishing ignorance of some of the simplest facts connected with the country in which the war is taking place.

Let us examine some of the distances and areas of country in the two continents England is about as large as the State of Maine. Great Britain and Ireland are as large as New York and Pennsylvania.— Texas is as largo as England and ranee together. From London across the Channel, across the whole of France, and the whole of Spain to Gibralter, is just about the distance along our Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida, or about the diameter of the United States north and south. From London, through France, Germany, and all of Turkey to Constantinople, and from Berlin, through Germany, France and Spain to Gibralter, the distance is, in each direction, about that from Maine to Texas. From Paris, straight across the whole of Europe to St. Petersburg, in Russia, is about asi far as from northern Maine to northwestern Texas. From Boston to San Francisco is as far as from London to the Volga river, in Russia, only 400 miles this side of Tartary, making distanco across the whole of Europe, 501 miles beyond St. Petersburg, 1,800 miles bevond Vienna, and as far as Jerusalem.—

All of these distances are made from air line measurements. Thus it will be seen that the United States have an area of territory equal to ell England, Scotland, Iroland, France, Spain, Austria, Prussia^Germany, Italy and Turkey combined. When the English lady asked about visiting Cen_ tral America, it was about the same, as if she had been asked if she frequently visited Tartary. It is as far from New Orleans to St. Louis as from Paris to Vienna A journey from New York to New Orleans would be about tho same an from London to Madrid.

State ol the "Sonthtrn Heart.'' Touching the present temper of the South, the soldiers in Lee's army, almost to a man, are heartily tired and sick «f the war, and are longing to have it cud on any terms, they having lost all their interest, if they ever had any, in the motives whence it grew. They are giving up all hopes of ever conquering the North, or wearing it out, and aro praying that the North may speedily conquer them

The people at home, on the other hand, are still as determined and confident as ever, affirming on all occasions, and with intense energy, that they will never be reduced or subdued save by utter extermination. Certain changes, however, have come over their programme. Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri are now left out. They feel pretty sure of retaining Virginia, and have strong hopes of keeping what they hold, and of recovering what they have lost, of Tennessee. Still, it seems that the possibility of being obliged to yield Virginia and Tennessee has seme sort of recognition in their conversation. Bat, even in that case, and though they should bo shut out from tho coast at all points, still they are, or imagine themselves to be, immovably resolved to concentrate in the interior, and there fight it out to the bitter end, or till they come to the well known "last ditch."

A CONGRESS of delegates from nearly all the civilized Governments is now sitting in Paris, for the purpose of establishing a general system of international postage. Mr. Kasson, Deputy Postmaster General represents the United States. The object of the Congress is to introduce, not only a uniform system of payment, but of weight and general postal legislation, and to turn to account, in tho general correspondence between civilized nations, such improvements o» have beon found practicable and useful.

Cancers Cured or no Pay. DR. SWANK Will be at the Buntin House the 13th and 14th of every month and attend fo the treatment of the various kinds of chronic diseases, and especially caucers, in the successful treatment of which he is scarcely excelled by any Physician in the West he cures them or charges nothing for his services. The Doctor has cured some very bard cases here —he gives universal satisfaction to his patients.

He is a regular graduate of one of the best Reform Medical Colleges in the United States, and stands high as a Physician in his profession be has ^also an experience of some twenty years in practice, bat the Doctor's reputation is too well ksown to need any recommendation.

The Dr. discards all poison, making uso only of innocent and effectnal remedies, selecting and preparing his medicines himself. They are pleasant to take, not sickening nor debilitating, but bracing, and consequently patients are not deprived of doing moderate a ber, as he requires a sufficient amount of exercise to promote health

The Doct. deals honestly with patients ithe thinks he cannot benefit them be will^tell them, as it is no Physicirn's interest to deceive'bis patients he carries a full supply of medicine, and charges low for his proscriptions.

See bis Circulars which contain thirty-five or forty good certificates of cases of Cancer he has cured. He has more than a hundred Cancers, preserving in spirits, which ho took out. mayfiwly

MA30NIC INSTALLATION AND BASKET PIONIC, AT HARTFORD, ON THE E. AND 0. RAILROAD, 11 MILI* Serra OF TKRRE-HAUTE.— Tho members of Pimento Lodge, of F. and A. Masons, irtend having with their public Installation of officers, on the 24th of June, 1863, a Basket Pic-Nic.

The brethren ef the different lodges, with their families, from the comnties of Vigo, Clay and Sullivan, are cordially invited to be present and participate with ns also, any citizens not members of tho order will he 'teartily welcomed.

Au address by Brother D. W. Voorhees will be delivered during the day. Tho exercises will bo arranged so that persons wishing to attend can leave Terra Haute at 7 or 11 A. M. and return at 3 or 5 p. M.

W. D. HAMPTON, GEO. DOCGHERTT, W. GROVER,

Com'tee.

J. \V. IRONS,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office one door north of the Buntin House, Terre Haute, will attend promptly to all calls, both in city and country when not professionally engaged. Dr. Irons has for the past two years devoted his time exclusively to his city practice, but shall hereafter endeavor to fill all calls for the country both day and night. apl5wrm.

,-ny jcj'Cavalry Enlistment. PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE,? TBBKK HAOTK, June 2.

All persons who desire to enlist ia auy cavalry regiment now in the field, can do so at this office, if application bo made at any ttmft before the 22d instant.

R. W. THOMPSON,

j3d&w2w Provost Marshal,