Weekly Wabash Express, Volume XX, Number 41, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 February 1864 — Page 2

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WEDNESDAY... .FEBRUARY 17, 1864

The County Convention. TERRE HAUT*, Feb. 13, 1864. Pursuant to call, the Uaion men of Vigo county, assembled in Convention at the Court House in Terre Haute on Saturday the 13th inst for the purpose of securing an at* tendance at the Slate Convention, and for the transaction of such other business as might tone before it. Every township was represented in the Convention.

On motion, Col. R. N. Hudson was mado Chairman of tbo Convention, and Dr. Law rencc S. Ball, its Sec-rotary.

On motion of E.

on Resolutions was appointed, eonsisting

of seven persons from Harrison township,

and one person from each of tho other town-

ships, composing the county. The chair-

man appointed the following gentlemen members of tho committee: Harrison Township.—R. W. Thompson, J. II, Hagor, H. I). Scott, F. M. Meredith,

II. Simpson, W. K. Edwards. Nevins.—W. MoreUnd. Otter Creek.—Harvey Evans. Fayette.—W. L. Shuey. Sugar Creek.—Joeiah Hicklin. Honey Creek—F. Mills. Prairicton.—William Gunn. Prairie Creek.—Lewis Paddock. Linton.—J. M. Sanford. Piersnn.—Felix Beard. Riley.—R. Ray. Lost Creek.—J. L. Dickeroon. On motion of K. B. Allen, it was Resolved, That every unconditional (Jnion

tirmcd force," in the languago of Gen. jack-" win, "is treasonwoare, therefore, in favor of conquering all secessionists and subjugating all traitors. •I. Tho present wicked and cai' .oless ro bellion was inaugurated by Southern traitors, in utter disregard of every patriotic and honorable inipulso, and of all tho toachings of the fathors of tho Republic. They havo nought to overthrow the best government in tho world that they might build upon its ruins ono of a monarchical and aristocratic form, with human slavery as its chief corner stone, and the rebellion must bo suppressed, its anthors punished, and poaco restored to tho Nation, at evory hazard. .r). Wo will consent to no compromise with robels at war against our country but aro (or "conquering a peace" with our armies, arid forcing thorn to lay down their arms then wo will be ready to adjust all diiliercnccs with thein, iu the true spirit of nationality.

Tho property of robels, of whatever kind or description, should be confiscated aa a just and merited punishment for their treason traitors have no^ right to expect any otlior rownrd for their infamy. 7. In such a waras the one in which wo are now engaged, there can bo but two parties— patriots and traitorti wo recognize as the formor, all who support tho Government in tho vigorous prosecution of the war 'as the lattor, all who resttt the Government, and would withdraw our armies from the robel States, that they might thereby secure tho final disruption of tho Union. 8, Tho Proclamations of President Lincoln thus far issuod during the war, moot our entiro approbation, and wepledgohim all the assistance iH our powor iu the further and tnoro active prosocution of tho .war in accordance with tho pelicy ho has already indicated and in the faithful and vigorous ex orciso of tho war-power lodged iu his hands by tho Constitution. 0. Wo are in favor of the destruction of ovory thing which stands (iu the way of a permanent and perpotual poaco amongst .tho peoplo of nil tho States, and a full and com— r.loto restoration of tho just authority of iho Union, under the Constitution of the Uuitod Stutoa.

HI. Ourc.ontidenco iu President Lincoln is like that which our fathers had iu tho first President: we believe him to bo honost, upright and incorruptible—/.oalously and unsoltishly laboring tor the good of tho Constitution and, thus believing, wo are willing to trust him still further to steer tho national vessel through the perilous storm now beating upon it. W# are distinctly aud emphatically iu favor ot his re-nomination and reelection to tho Presidency for tho next four vears and hope to see such uprisings of all loyal people in his favor, that wheu a N ntional Convention shall assemble, it will have nothing to do but to record tho popular wilL, 4j0(, 11. Governor Mortou, of our own State, hna well won for himself tho title of lifts well won tor imuseii ino uuuvi soldiers' friend," having ministered to their probably be.-nee all wants, through sunshine *ud through storm. »mu ...v ... ...- In our opinion he has conducted the affairs of |mgraphieal channels to abuse tho tho State with distinguished ability and sue- ,h

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cess, and we aro in favor of his nomination tor Governor. 12. We tender to all the officers and soldiers of our army our heartfelt thanks for the gallantly they have exhibited throughout this war, aud pledge them that they will carry along with them our warmest sympathy affection throughout their continued

ami .... struggle for tho defence of tho nations life

hereby instruct our delegates to presont his

name to tno Convention and earnestly re- coinP^

On motion of H. D. Scott, tho Convention recommended a thorough organization of tho Uuion men in each towuship.

Tho names of those desiring to attend the State Convention were then taken, number-

ing about one hundred. Tho business of tho Convention having

been

accomplished, Col. Thompson was call cd upon for a speech: tho call was responded to in a manner highly satisfactory to the loy

al mon present. John E. Woodruff, of Piorson, oflorcd tho

'"'Sa „r this Ooo-

parties intcrostcd. Col. Scott then called the atlenli?"

families! on Wednesday, the 17th inst., an distributed a large number of bills for circulation throughout tbe'county.

The Convention was well Attended, and its proceedings characterized by unity of purpose and .earnestness of action premonitery of an overwhelming triumph of the loyal masses in the coming campaign.

R. N. HUDSON, Chm'u.

L. S.

BALL,

Sec'y.

The Conscript Law iu the "Confederacy." Those individuals in the North who are continually finding fault with the Federal Conscript Law, should turnjtheir eyes southward, and contemplate the conscript law I which has recently received the sanction of

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Allen, a Committee

nesoiven, uik every UIICUIIUIUUHIU uiuuu man in Vigo be appointed a delegate to at- monts, and bounties, and drawing names loud the Union Convention at Indianapolis from h00|8 and hearing claims lor exemponlho22danl 23d inst. t-i:—

During the absence of the Ci'ftiuiittoo on resolutions, the Chairman was eaiiod upon to address the Convention, and responded in a most excellent spoocli. On the return of tho Committee on resolutions, the Chairman, .Thompson, reported tho following, which were unanimously adopted:

We, the loyal people of Vigo County, assembled in Convention without distinction of party, and looking only to the peace happi ness, and common welfare of an undivided Union, do declare tho following as tho sontimontsby which we are actuated in the pros ments bywn.cn we are acinar me es- „g

entunhappy and distracted condition of tho J,

country 1. Tho Govornmont of the Uuited States was designed by its founders to bo porpotual and all tho Statos, and all tho people of tho States, owo implicit and porpotu il allegianco to tho Constitution. 2. 'The Union must, and shallhc preserved and to this end wo are in favor of applying all the means and rosourcos of tho country its last man and last dollar, if necessary.

Congrcsa.fcThoy have seen many

horrible lQ

the old conscript law of

Federftl Govornment(

and now see many

more in the r0C0Bt am6ndme

nts to it. They

enrollmont

liable to be drawn

by the luck of the wheel, liable to pay commutation monoy if they have it, and liable to serve for three years or the w'ar. All those responsibilities, they say, aro unconstitutional nud outrageous, and if these unwilling patriots could only obtain judicial decroes declaring that the United States haa no power to laise armies, and is actually tho most contemptiblo nation on the face of the globe, they would doubtless be exceedingly happy. |As Northern legislation displeases these persons, it is shrewdly supposed that South em practices receive their warm admiration. They have no troublo within tho rebel liues iibout the "Constitution as it is, and the Con federacy as it was." They have no anxiety tlieio about the draft. They havo no difficulties about Provost Marshals, and enroll

tion. Nor havo tho unfortunate soldiers in their army any bright hopes connected with mustering out and honorable discharges, and a roturri to their happy homos, welcomed by tho ombrnces of their wives and children, and cheered by tho applause of their neighbors. As a general thing there havo been no discharges from tho rebel army for any camo but for disability. 14y tho easy pussago of statutes by tho Congre&iat Richmond,voluntoera for short periods woro declared to be in tho army for throe yoars. Now, that tho ond of tho term of throo yoais is rapidly

anolhor lftW

just ag

is proposed and it

oasily pa89( l0

declare that, tho

poor wrotches who havo been so long kept in tho ranks in violation of tho contract sol-

omnly mado with them by thoir "Government," shall bo continued in scrvicc until they aro killed oft" by battlo or disease, or until "tho establishment of tho Southern Confederacy." This is tho slaveholders' Toward to tho soldiors who have fought dos^jpLpeytely to sustain tho waning fortunes of the great cdnspiracy dgSinst frdHdtitil.

Theso "vetoran volunteers," aro already twico drafted first by conscription, aftor tho term for which they had enlisted was expired, in anticipation of their right to discharge at tho timo named iu the unjust law which extended their term of servico without tlieir consent.

So much for tho Southcn plan of conscripting voluntoers. Now for tho ingenious manner of avoiding a draft as to all persons who, up to this timo, havo escaped service in the Soulbom army. This is by a process so unlike that of the United States that every lover of "the Constitution as it is, and the Union as it was," should hugely admiro it.— Tho Southern plan of conscripting avoids all troublo about tho only sons of widowed mothors, fathers of motherless cliildron, brothers of orphans, or any of tho soft hearted provisions to avoid boing cruel in particular cases which our law of enrolling tho national forces has woakly provided. There is no "Machinery of tho Draft," in tho South, oxcopt conscript-hunting soldiors and bloodhounds. There can bo no suspenso as to tho turn of a wheel among tho people, and no chanco for escape by luck. Tho omnipotent law is, to again come in, and remove all causjo of dubitation. It is proposed by tho tho law which has already passed tho ltebol Sonato to draft tho whole availablo white population of tho South, by virtuo of tho suprome authority, without any rofcronce to obsolote questions of constitutional law,or past bargains. By a comprehensive doclaration in a statuto, that all white mon between tho ages or eightoen and fifty five years are declared in tho sorvico of tho "Confederate States," every man becomos ipso facto a soldier. Ho may uudor a solemn contract have furnished a substitute for three yoars or for tho war, but

JKKKRUSON DAVIS

unuM.m. plantation having twenty slaves or more, IH ill have good cause of exemption from military ser Next, rather straiiRO to say, are editors of Newspapers, and journeymen printers, the sons of

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•"i'J'wT™™™ m»,l to Ihe Slnle Oonven- «l,i. I— „rev.l,„Ul.ro»Bno..t cboS»,,lh lion our toHow-rilixou, Uol. Robflrl N. llud- I.,it u.ulsr llio »»ful ljr»ra to which tl.o son, as a candidate for Lieut. Governor, and p00pi0

queet »on^^°| tollow-citixens bounded attachment to the Union,congratuI tliis cotintT thoo*tousive circulation of late themselves that there some jiis ce and "Union Demo- and humanity oven among "the Abol.t.oncrnt printed in this city. Tho press is ono of the most poworful auxiliaries in tho euli^htonuient of public sentiment, and these papers comraeud thomselve# to our confidence by tlieir unconditional loyalty ahd by the zeal and ability with which they defend the Government.

sts.'"

Physicians of sovc

Discontent at the monstrous character of

that section are subjected their

ftr0

available. Lot thoso among

Tired of Waiting.

A Chicago girl, tired of waiting for the young men who don't "proposo "—probaably on account of tho expense—takes adautago of the soason, and speaks out boldly ovor her own name iu tho "Wants column the Chicago Tribune, as follows:

This is leap year. I'll wait no longer horo I am, twenty-one yoars, healthy, prepossessing medium size, full chest, ed ncated, prudent, large sparkling eyes, long black flowing hair, and as full of fun as ohestuut is full of meat, bom to make somo man happy, and want a home. Dose «ny body want mo

Hadn't "Ono of 'Em better go-to Chwa go?

JOUNG.

while

WximTER, tho poot, states that

WM. LLOYO GAMUSON

Oonvontion to tho call of tho mittee for auothor wood hauling for soldie

was in prison, in

Baltimore in 1S30, EBH CLAY wrote from Lexington, Ky., to a friend in Biltimore, "dirocting him to pay the fine and costs, and liberate Mr.

GARIUSON."

This fact has not been publicly known un

til very recently.

A Fine Market for "American Commerce." The Boston Journal says that since October, 1863, a period of fifteen months, there has been sold in England ono hundred and forty-throe (143) American ships, measuring 136,710 tuns (averaging 956 tuns each), and realizing the sum of £872,963 (or about £6 10s per tun). The rate of exchange within this period averaged about seven (7) dollars of our currency to tho pound, so that the snug sum of $6,110,500 has boon realized by our shipowners. These ships were built in tho Statos within the last fifteen or twenty years, the average date beaig 1854.

Tho above wore bonajidesales, and do not includes those transferred or whitewashed for socurity against privateers. In addition quite a large numbe of ships havo been sold at Calcutta, Bremen and othor foreign ports, realizing evon bettor prices than in -England.

At first view these sales appear gratifying, but whou wo reflect that they have boon rendered necessary by tho insecurity of American commorco on the broad ocean, and that tho carrying trade in which our vessels wero so largely engaged is being rapidly transferred to foreign bottoms, tho bibit is far from satisfactory. Throe or four daring cruisers under British auspices, and with tho secret encouragement of her colonial authorities, are sweepiog our commerce from he ocean.

Circular.

STATS

INOIANA,

AOJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Indianapolis, February 13, 1864

It is announced that the visit of the undersigned to Washington to ascertain the quota to bo raised in Indiana under tho President's recent order proved unsuccessful, owing to the great pre3.s of business before tho War Department. Tho State's quota, therefore, can only be approximated at present, Sufficient data is known, however, to warrant the announcement that after crediting all enlist monts for new and old regiments, and all reenlistments of veterans, a number equal to one-half tho quota of the sovoral countiouis announced last Octobor will bo requircdrto save a draft on the lllth of March. Unless the quotas of tho soveral States aro filled by thatdato a draft will be mado for all delinquencies without any postponement or delay.

Commandants ol districts and county aud township committees aro particularly enjoined to adopt vigorous measures immediately to raise tho additional mon called for.

Officers recruiting for now organizations must raise tho number required to complete thom.or tako the chances of consolidation.

All will remember that bounties ccasc on the lss of March, which gives vory fow days more for recruiting.

By order of the Governor. -h-tt- -NmiLB AqfTGen. Ind.

Enlistments.

It is pleasant to hear of tho rush to arms all over tho country from Maine to tho Mississippi. Especially encouraging is tho spirit manifested in most or tho Wcstorn States.— Our Western boys seem to havo got the notion, that it is their mission to fiuish up tho robellion in ono more grand campaign, and they rush to their banners like tho Crusaders to the call of Petor tho Hermit. Veteran regiments onlist almost to a man, and new recruits pour in by tho thousands. It is natural enough that this should bo so, for every loyal man fools and belioves that the iebelliou is on its last legs, ond it it is not straugo that our bravo boys should wish to bo in at the death. Besides this, States, municipal governments and corporations havo oflored such bounties as givo full assurance to tho soldier that his family will not want for any thing iu his abscuco

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Orleans correspondent of the

Now York Times Bays it is evory day bocoming moro apparent that a gradual change is taking placo in the foelings and political viows of a great part of tho resident population of tho former city. Activo demonstrative hatred of tho North has in many instances given way if not loan ontlroly opposito feeling, at lenst to a pussivonops which piomisos better things, and bespeaks an openness to conviction and discussion. Many accommodate themselves to tho new order of ullairs as the prospects of the Confederacy grow daily darke«'. and rango themselves on tho winning side.

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will coolly

repudiate the bargain ns if it woro of no more consequence than tho debt of MississippiThe exceptions'to this levry en masse aie very few, but tliero aro some, and first comes among the favored, that holiest among the priests of the rebel religion, tho nogro driver or overseer. To be an overseer upon a

one hundred Federal otlicors recently

escaped frem Libby prison by burrowing under the street. Only four wore captured.— Colonel Straight w,w among tho officers who escaped, but lwtt not yot efl'ectcd his escape

from the rebel lines.

FAUST

woro put in the army there would bo no lyankees Apothecaries and I'hysicians of sovon yoars standing, and teachers of two yoars experience are to bo exempted, and also ministers of the KosPe|. which, considering the godless character of the robellion, and the brutal and unchristian conduct of the rebels, may he con sidered a grim joke.

Whfit. wo. May Do.

No human boing can bo isolated and soil sustained. Tho strongest, and bravof.t and most hopeful have vet acknowledged aud unacknowledged to themselves, moments of hungry s-iul yearnings, for companionship and sympathy. For tho want ot this whnt wrecks of humanity lie strewn about us.Youth wasted for tho mocking semblance of friendship Adrift at the mercy of a chnnce, for the want grasp of a true, lirm band, and a kindly, loving heart to counsel. It is affecting to see how Htroug is this yearning, so fa til to its possessor, if not. guided rightly, such a life-anchoi is safely ulacod. "Friendless What a tragedy may bo hidden in that one littlo word. Nono to labor for none to care whether we loso or win life's struggle. A kind word or a smile, coining to such an ono unexpectedly at such crisis of life, how often has it been the plank of tho drowning man, lacking which ho must surely have perished. These, surely, wo may betow os wo pass those loss favored, than ourselves, whoso souls are waiting for our sympathetic recognition.—[Fany Fern.

The Spirit of Love.

Ueyond all question, it is tho unalterable constitution of naturo that there is efficacy iu love. Tho exhibition or kindness has the power to bring even the iir.aiunal animals into subjection. Show kindness to a dog, and ho will remember it ho will bo grateful, ho will iulallibly return lovo for love. Show Kindness to a lion, and you can lead him by the mane you can thrust your head into his mouth you can melt tho uutamed ferocity of his heart into an affection stronger than death. In all of God's vast, unbounded creation, there is not a living and sentiment being, from tho least to the largest, not one, not even tho outcast aud degraded serpent, that is insensible to acto of kindness. If lovo, such i.s our blessed Saviour manifested, could be introduced iuto Iho world, and exert its appropriate dominion, it would restore a state of things far brighter than tho fabu lous ago of gold it would annihilate every sting it would pluck every poisonous tooth, it would hush ovory discordant voico. Even tho inanimate crcation is not insensible to this divine influence. The bud and flower and fruit put forth most abundantly and beautifully whore the hands of kindness extended for their culture. And if this blessed influence should ^ejtend iteolf over the earth, a moral garden of Eden would exist in every land instead of the worn and briar, would spring up tho fir tree and tho myrtle tho desert would blossom, and tho solitary pHCf bo mado glad. Exchange^

The Rebel Pozzle.

The ease of tho rebels stands thus, by tho showing of their owu papers

want.

they

they have got the means of building rail roads. 18. They can't get tho means of building rrailmads. i!. If they fight they loose the day 20. Unless they fight they loso evory day.

Attitudes ol the Slain-

A prominent officer attached to the am bulanco corps of tho Frcnch army in Italy

In wounds of the abdomeu tho agony soemad to havo been prolonged tho faco was contracted, the hands crossed jind closed !?pon the stojmfleMhg-bgtiriioubled up on itself and lying partially on the side.

But tho report of Dr. Armand, aftor all, contains no case so romarkablo as two which have boon observod upon onr own battle fields,—that of Shiloh. On that bloody field, when the carnage was over, a soldier was found standing, his legs somowhat spread apart, and his arms thrown convulsively outward, his posturo that of a living man, agitated, perhaps, by a strong emotion ho was nevorthyless etcno dead, a ghastly inonumont of seeming li'o along side the hecatomb of fallen corpses. Another body lying partially prostrated on tho aide, the right hand holding to the mouth a piece of cheese, which the set teeth wero almost in thojact ot graspiBg. Lying upon tho back, with the arms extended, and tho kuees drawn up towrad tho face, was a posture frequently to be observed, on this as well as other fields.— Tho living attitude of tho dead aoldior still standing upon his feet, aud tho grim mockery of lifo in the apparent offor of food to a corpso, aro hardly surpassed by any reported incident of war. Tbo facts are derived from an ollicer who witnessed the unusual spectacle.

Rebel prisoners in Boston—They visit liunkcr Hill Monument and are Impressed Thereby. llobort Toombs threatened to call tho

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following extract from Gov. Hamilton's oddress to tho pooplo of Texas is commended to all who are afraid of free negroes becoming their equals "Your position in Govornmont and so«ety will remain unchanged, that of the negro improved. liet thoso who foel conscious that they cannot successfully compote with the negro for tho prize of acknowledged merit and moral worth chafe and complain. The man whe is conscious of endowments, physi cal and mental, superior to the negro* and who intends to employ them for tho good of tns country and his race, need foel no jealously of tho negro's freedom."

S#lbukbs and OFPtctes in the Army, be* ing exposed to sudden changes, should be supplied with "Brtwn's Bronchial Torches," as they giveprompt relief iu a Cold, Cough, or Irritated Throat. febl€d*wlt.

Orders have bcou received from Gen.bo mas to forward all veteran regiments as fast as their furloughs expirfe.*

*Y *. which eich accuses the othef'bf thifr natural

1. If they'increase their army they cannot recapitulating the ofifeMes which feed it. havo produced it. Somethfagsimilftr night bo 2. Unlesa they increase thqp army tnoy

qitatAih

In most of the oarlier literatures is to be found a dialogue the body and the soul, in

ntteD with good effect, dividing the im-

are whipped. aeinary tocvenation between, tft us'flfcy tho 3. Unless the press speaks otit their ubm^ sumach and the Man,* and making an atties are gone. tack of gout tho subject of their recrimina4. If the press speaks out their Govormont |ona The man might accuse, tho stomach will be gone.

having dono its duty so badly that he is

5. Unless they draft the whole population tormented with a burning fire in his extreratbey must surrender. ifcies, which will neither let him eat, drink, 6. If they draft tho whole population they

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list starve. justification, and say that she bad lighted the 7. Unless they recover East Tennoflseo

The stomach might plead

they can get no saltpeter. ment's rest from an intolerable taskmaster. 8. If they undertake to recover East lea- Athe man might complain that he had nessoe. thev will get moro saltpeter than thoy josfc

only means of getting a mo-

an en

Wcre

J. Unless they frco the negroes they vo ti(Q gone, his once fine muscular system renothing left to fight with duced to flabby indolence that his food did 10. If they free tho negroes they ve noth t.:m

j0yment of lifo, that his spirits

depressed, his mind gloomy, his appe-

m0rn

harm than good..so that it had be

him moro harm than good, so that it had become a misery to eat, and that' every meal was followed by a leaden oppressoin whi«h rendered lifo an insupportablo burden. The stomach, having listened to all this, dcliverod in a tono of angry accusation, would reply My case is just as bad as your own.— Once upon a time, before you took evil courses, I was as healthy, a. stomach as you could moot in a day's march I wont through my work regularly, and did it so cheerfully

ing left to fight for. 11. Ever since the negroes bav been falling. .. 12. Nevertheless, thoi'- groat fear now is, lost tho negroes should riso. 13. Unless Jeff. Davis repudiates his present debts, lio ean't borrow from anybody. 1-1. If he repudiates nobody will lond to him. 15. If lie impresses food ho turns the laud iuto a desert. and well that, like some unreasonable roae16. Unless ho improssen food ho tuius his tors when thoy got hold of a willing servant, men into deserters. you seemed to think I could do without rest 17. They cant succeed in the war until

didn't care evon for an occasional holiday. Then you heaped burden after bnrden upon mp. Before I had oll digested your breakfast for you, you gave mo a meat luncheon to seo to, and beferc had got that out of tho way, you tbrust a dinner upon me large enough for three stomached. Not satisfied with that, you wound up the day with a supper, drenching mo all tho time with ale, wine spirits, tea, coffee, rum, moro wine, and more spirits till 1 thought

bulanco corps O! IHO rrcnuii anujr 111 uiuru wuio, aim uiuiu opinio, mi nuvugiM Dr. Arraaud, has published the result of some you had taken loavo of your sens33 and .a /ihsAniratiAnu WKAH tiAur«1 vAn trrftftnini* vftlli* fllfi/tTV curious and interesting observations m.ide by himself and others upon the battlo fields of tho late Napoleonic war with Austria.— Tho position which tho bedies of the slnin assume, under tho effects of mortal wounds produced by different missiles of death, and tho effect of such wounds in various piuts of tho body upon tho expression of tho features, as woll as upon the general attitude, wero the subjects of the somewhat novel investigation, which might havo been pursued on a grand scale in this country for tho past two years.

In a number of cases the dead soldier wus found almost in tho speaking attitudo ol lifo. A Hungarian hussar, killed at the same moment with his horso, was only slightly moved in his saddle, and sat. there dead, holding the point or his s«fWc in advance, in tho position of charging. A parallel case occurred in tho death of mi Austrian artilleryman. Those wounded iu the head, it was remarked, generally foil with the faco and abdomen to tho ground. Woiiuds in tho chest and head produced a like posture of the body, though in tho latter cases modifications of tho position and expression moro frequontly took placo in the former. Azouavo struck full in tho chest was "doubled upon his musket, as if taking a position to chargo bayonot, his face full of energy, with an attitudo more menacing than that of a lion."

when I heard you groaning in your sleep, starting up every now and then as if apoplexy had broken into the house, and was going to carry you off, I said to myaolf. Served him right if it did." And in this woy you wont ou year after, trea ting all my remonstrances with contempt. I gavo you hoadacho aftor headacho, I tried to re call yon to reason with halfa-dozen attacks of in llue.Dz.i gavo a billions fever made you smart with rheumatism twinged you with ?out 1*11 you roared. But all to uo purpose. You wont on making me digest till tho work broko my back, and now I can digest no longer." This reproach might bo mado even pathetic, by a description of the stomach watching its hard tacks como down to it from the regions nbovo between dinner aud bod-tiuio. First cotncs a plato of soup ond bread and a glass of sherry I can manage that," says tho stomach. Then a plato of fish, with moro bread and shot-ry 'and that,' adds the Stunmch, "though theso sauces dont quito agrco wiili mo." Then comes beef, or mstton, or both, and stou) then gamo aud sherry, thou a di3h of tart. Confound this pastry," says tho Stomach, it gives mo moro trouble than anything olao but if tho raastor will only stop here, I think, i' I put out all my powers, 1 can get even this rubbish out of tho way.'" But sho has hardly taken-this hopeful view of tho caso, v/bop down comcs chcese, collory, appjtfl, oranges, nuts, figs, slmonds. and port, shori"*, tumbler of hot Hollauds'and water. Good gracious, was thore ever such a mess V" exclaims the Stomach "what can tho man mean? Does ho think one pair of hands can manage all this 1' Still tho willing slave goe3 to work, wheu presently there is a rush of hot toa from above, with thin slice of, bread and butter. And when tho Stomach, with infinite labor, got the hodgo podgo into somo sort of homogeneous shape, and Is preparing to take a nap after her exhau3tiou, lo! a deviled drumstick rushes into its laboratory, two devilad kidneys, a bottlo of stout, and three tumblers of hot brandy and water.—London Review.

[From the Cincinnati Gazctto 1

The Destruction ol Coil's Pistol Fac Factory. Wo arc indebted to B. Kittrcdgo Esq., of this city, for some particulars in regard to the works of the Colt Arms Manufacturing Co., which will interest the public in view of its late loss by fire:

The pistol factory was built abont twelve years ago. It was 400 by 60 feet, and three stories high. The forging.shops were onestory buildings, projecting at right angles from tho main building, aud parallol with a crost building, which furnished power to the pistol and riflo factories, and connected tho two. The lorm of the factory was that of tho letter H, tho riflo and pistol factories being of tho same size. Tho powor building was so constructed that each factory was

roll of bis" slaves on Bunker Hill. From supplied with power independently of the somo strango hitch in affairs this prediction other, so that In caso of fire, and destruction has failed of fulfillment instead of it wo .ouc factory, it would not causei suspension hear of rebel prisoners, taken in arms ngniust of work in tho other, The riflo ^ct0^y the government, visiting that "sacrcd hiil," completed about tbo time tho war broko and actually enjoying tho sensation. Wo out and was fitted up with machmes manufiud the following in tho Boston Journal: fMcd by the company itself. The Colt "Tho detachment of robel prisonors, nearly "A0

throe hundred in number, who arrived from provoments having been adopted by the Gov the West last evening in charge of tho Chi- ernnientas tho standard for tho Spr.ngfio cago Zouaves, are now on board tbo United Armory. The rifle which formerly was sold Statos receiving ship Ohio, undergoing tho at|28, .snow furnished to tho Government preliminary prepalions for services in tho at $1-J. navy of the Unired 8titcs. Tho ...on gen The pistol factory was largo cuough to eraly aro well pleased with their new quar- work 2,000 men. It was filling the last Govters. and manifest much dolight at tl.o pros ernmeut contract at tho rate of 8.W0 cavalry pect of warm clothing and an abuntlanco ol pistols per month.. It was

rations. They wore divosted of thior 'but- supply for tho Govornmont of this sizo of pisternut' uniforms this morning, which wero tol, nnd tho only factory in tho country mak cast recklessly into tho stream, and after OR ho army s.zo 44 100 inch cahbro, after having been treated to a generous bath, thoy tho best model. 1 he Manhattan Arms Oo, wero supplied with tho bright bluo uniforms is tho oiil tactory making a hist class pisto of tho Union Navy. Manyjof the mon were of tho navy calibre and it cannot change to very scantily clad, and they wero also re the army s./.o unless it mtroduces new nrmarkably filthy. Neerly one third of the ahmery, winch it cannot do sooner thai, the whole number are fo.eigne™, tho Irish and Colt Company. The uavv calibre,3(5-100 mans predominating, and they nre chief

aa improyod Springfield rifle, tho lm

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ly from Tennesson Virgin* Georgia and Al- has nover boon purchased by tho Govern abama. Thev re evidently unused lo the mont as a cavalry arm. except whon the rtcnorthe.n climate, from tho shuddering rx- muud was-greater than the supply ol tbo arpressions at tho storm this morning, but my jae. How tl.o Government will moot with comfortable clothing and anabundai.ee favorite arm for tho cavalry of rations, which havo been so rare during J'18 impossible^o foresee. their service in the Confederate armies, they

they

will qavu littlo disposition to complain. "Tho mngnificont proportions of Hunker Hill monumeni, of wliic toey had all heard so much, wore looked tqion wihh wondor, and itseomed dfficult for them to roalizc that they woro really honenth tho soacow of that honorable heritage. Tho majority of them are comparatively ignorant, altbough thore area few well cducatcd and intelligent men among thom. Ono of tho latter, a Tonnes seoan, talked quite frcelyp upon the situation' of affairs in rebeldom, as far as his know leng extendi*! He confirms thou timorous reports from the south that tho deoplo are heartily sick of the war and are anxious for peace on siny terms, and he has not the slightest doubt but that Bragg's whole army would dosort in a body if the slightest opportunity was offored. When told of tho new call of the President for half a million of men, ho said that fact, evon if tho number woro not raised, would seriously dampen the already declining spirit- of th« rebel leaders, lie cliaracterizod Bragg as ft morciess tyrant wih vejy limited military abilitios: and extroinomoly unpopular with his command."

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and turned out more tirst chiRS work than all other factories put together. The buildings wore built of rod Rami stono, with slato roof, remote from other Iniildings, and supposed lo bo as littlo liablo to lire as it was possible to construct them. The machinery, which takes a forged bolt, and turns out a finished pistol, was invented by the President of the Company,-E- K. Root, Esq., and was soveral yeais in construction. It will tako somo months, if not a year boforo the company can turn out pistols from new machines, which they will probably Introduce into the rifle factory in place of the rifle machinery.

woro the machines roiuly it would take two months to produco a.perfcct pistol.

Supreme Judge.

Tho Lafiiyotlo Journal says: Robert. C. Gregory, of this city, will bo a candidate for Supremo Judgo boforc tho State Union Convention which assomblo* at Indianapolis on tho 22.1 of this month. This nomination coanes 'rom altornics in differont parts of the Stato who recognize the fitness of Mr. Greg ory for the position once hold by Dewey, Sullivan and Blackford—whose daily business has acquainted thom with tho manifold evils inflicted on public ahd private interests by the elevation ti5 the Supreme Bench of such creatures is now disgrace It. il r. Gregory has been in active practice forever twenty yoars, and his at inding among tho lead ing lawyers of the Sfeto is high and well established. Both in tho State and Federal Courts he has enjoyed for many yoars a lucrative practice and wo hivo no doubt but that his acceptance of a position on our Supreme Bench will bo a sacrifice of his Own interests. It is, however, his duty to accept and the duty of the UnTon party to confer this honorable position upon mon worthy of it—men who will rather lend honor to it than detract therofrom. We hope such men as R. C^Gregory will be nominated and elected for Supreme Judges, ttnd that tbo Union Convention will not bo induced to bestow thfeo nominations npon young and inexperienced men for mere polrticHl considerations.

mffivfm oth Caviar-

KSOXVIILE,

Feb. 1st, 18(J4.

EDITOR EXPRESS:—Scrtte

jBtiuths havlf

passed since I wrote you an account of the doings of the 6th Indiana c.vvalry. Jn that: time a great change his uke4 placet, both in our battallion^and iu the affairs of1' East Tennesseee. Battles have been fought, retreats made, a siego sustained, followed by an advance up tho Richland Valley aftor I^ngstreet, then a long period of inaction at Strawberry Plains, succeeded suddenly and unexpectedly by another retreat to Knoxville and all have rendered operations here of much importance and diverted the attention of the people from other fields to this dc^lrtmont. Since the 16th of November, when tho robels crossed tbo Tennessee river, below Loudon, there has boen very little rest for the Army of tho Ohio.

The 1st battallion, Cth Ind. Cavalry, iu all these activc movements, has had a share.— At tho battle of Campbell's Statiou it opened, iho fight, and for two hours skirmished with the rebels single handed. Col. Biddle, that day, commanded a brigade of eavalry, con» sisting of tho 1st battallion, Gth Ind. cavalry, 112th Illinois, and a portion of tho $th Mich, with which he protected tho roar of tho retreating army from the Station to Knoxvilla.

During thoBioge ol Knoxvilte we fouuod a part of tho garrison. The sceond day of the eiege, ISth of Nov., wo were ordered to recon uo it re on tho Rutledge road, four or five miles out. Whilo wo were out the cannonading at Knoxvillo was distinctly hoard, which told that there Uio 6trifo had already begun. The Colonel, fearing that lie might be cut off, fell back a mile or two. I was with tho outpost,with orders to maintain our position until further word, nulco wo should hear firing in our rear, in which event to retreat to the Holston River and make our way to Knoxvillo. Twenty minutes after tho messonger left us, tho pickets in the rearof Co's A and E (Co.'s and were out rrconnoi tering) wero attacked. Instantly every man was in tho saddle with his trusty navy drawn. Investigating the cause of the firing, there was found, skirting the road off to tho right, in lino of battlo, a heavy force of rebel in. fan try. Tho odds ogainst our little band of two companies woro great, and it would re quiro an iutropid movement anJ a resolute leader to nin the gauntlet. Wo had tho latter, and at t'.io word the boys galloped away, at the same time sending woll directed shots among tho surprised robels. The rebols poured thoir "minnica" thick and fast, into the ranks, but Knoxvillo was reachcd without losing a man. The out post hearing this rapid firing, fell back, nud to our dismay, ascertained that tho rebels were in forco between us andlvtioxvlilc Obeying orders wo retreated to the woods, and taking a circuitous route, arrived at Kuoxvillc, Our anxiety for the safety of Cos. and was relieved by thoir arrival, also, in the course of the evening.

That samo night we were ordered on tho skirmish lino—two companies doing duty at a time. This lasted seven days, during which we suffered much from exposure to the weather—which was very inclcmcnt— much loss of sleep, and insufficient rations. But the boys bore all with heroic fortitude, seldom murmuring, though sorely tried.— Being relieved", we wero afterwards employed in making frequent rcconnoissanccs to Boyds Ferry, four miles abovo Knoxvillo, on tho Holston liver, where the rebels were said to bo constructing a raft with which to destroy our pontoon bridgo. Wo never could find anything to warrant such a report, however. On theso trips wo exposed oursolvtfs to being cut ^V, as tho rebels had a fino opportunity to get in rear of us.

Longstrect retreated on the 5th of December, leaving Gen. Burnsido in undisputed possession of Ivuoxville. Thero wero glad hearts that day in ovcry house and around ovory camp-firo within ton miles of here.— We had resistod tho efforts of a powerful army for seventeen days, the while living on almost quarter rations and on the seventeenth day every thing seemed to portond evil consequences. But just then tho gallant Gon- Sherman arrived with his reinforcements. They reversed matters, and animated ovcry loyal heart anow with hope .and courngo. Sinco leaving Indianapolis, Co. E has suffored tho following casualties: Nov. IGth, at Deuoiro's Station, on picket, Win. Tenncsand Wm. Dioo3op woro 6upriscd and capturcd Jesse Doveall, at tho samo timo, was wounded. Ho was placed in tho charge of an old lady, and singular to relate, though tho rebols duriug tho investmont of Knoxvillo, woro ia and ou'. of tho house, they nover suspected tho prcsouco of a wounded "Yankoo." Tho old lady—God bless her— tended him for 3ix weeks, as if ho woro hsr own son. Evory timo the rebels happonod thero she concealed him by covering him with a mattress. To-day Jesse is in the hospital hero, rapidly improving, for which good for tune ho is indebted to his uoblo nurse, Mrs. Honry Fritz l4lh Noveinbor, David Corney was captured, while etmvuying a dispatch to Oel. Biddle. One nit ht ho caught the guards asleep, and biddi ig old Longstrect an affoctionato, but silent, adieu, mado his way to tho mountains. Alter dajs ol patient suN fcring and weary toil, ho finally readied us, ono month after his capture. He tells some interesting stories of lite in rebel camps. On tho 20th of Doc.,, John E. T. Tudor, and on the 20th of Jan., John Bcnfiold, died of small-pox in the hospital in this city. On Dec. 20lh, James Tubb» and J.in.es Roland deserted They were Vick.-burg prisoners, whom wo had enlisted out of Camp Morton.

Wo learn by letters that yon havo experienced, this winter, tho coldest weather that has been felt in Indiana for ton years. Wo, on the contrary, havo been enjoying vory mild weather, so fine in fact, that fires are dsipenscd with. For the past ten days we havo had Spring tho birds singing, and the sun reflecting its warm gonial rny^ making everybody feel joyous and happy.

L. II.

Letter Irom Chattanooga.

Special Correspondence of the Cincinnati (i- ttr. ClIATTANOOCiA, Feb. ci. In the absence of anything exciting here to occupy our attention, wo naturally turn it more closely upon what occurs elsewhere and affaire in other departments, as well es at Washington aud tho capitals of the several States, aro eagerly discu*»»d at tl.o general's headquarters, at the oflicer'd table, in the soldier's tent, and around tho camp iiro of tho picket guard. Perhaps it is not altogether uninteresting to onr friends, iu other ports of the country, to know what the army here thinks of matters thero.

THK I.AST CALX. OF TH« PKKSlDKKr. Aa usual, tho new call of tho President for troops was received with boundless satisfaction and not a littlo mirth was excited among the boys, as they conjured up in their imaginations the picture of dumbfounded and dia* mayed committees of townships and wards at home, who, after anxious wcek9 of collecting &ntr figuring' And straining to avoid the

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and just when most of them supptreadHiey could sec their way pretty well ont of the woods, wero all suddenly confronted with some iulf dozen lines from tho hand of the inexorable President, setting them back to the point whence they had first started. But nobod] ilerO, that I Know of, will have any objection if these committees start afresh upon the journey through tho new wilderness before them, and, (furnishing, of course, their own rations, forage and transportation,) again omerge before or upon the 10th of March. VOICSTEIAS AXD CONSCRIPTS—TUK XATUKB OK

VETKUANS.

Tho army has sometimes been represented as feverishly and rabidly anxious for tho rigid uncompromising enforcement of a draft in the loyal States. Thi» representation does tho soldiers injustico. No class of men aro better aware than they that a single volunteer, even though a three hundred dollars bounty is part of the inducement for his entering the ranks, is worth more than two conscripts forced unwillingly into tho servico.— And thero is not a soldier who would not be prouder of being associated with such a voluutoer, tlnn with a drafted man. True, the former would bo twitted for a timo with his rather sleopy patriotism, whieh bad oniy been aroused after tho greater portion of tho war was over, and by on almost unheard of bounty but after a littlo while, as the new rccruit fell naturally into his place, kept temper, srnilod at the jokes of his comrades, and strove to do his duty he would and tho circumstances attending his entrance into the service gradually forgotten by his older brethren in arms, and all wouldgo smoothly and well. For let me assure tho young man now about to write his uame u[Jbn tbo roll of tho Union army, and who doubts as to how he will be received by thoso who havo borno the heat and burden of the day, that tho rough exterior of each ono of those war-worn, and battle scarred veterans hides a kind and sympathetic hoart—a heart which neither absence from loved ones, nor exposure to the fury of tho elomonts,{nor familiarity with scenes of violence and blood, has had any power to hardon. That old soldier may indnlge in a littlo harmless fun at your ex peoso, whon yon first reach the army but, if occasion demand, he will sharo with yon his last crust, even when ho himself is exhaust cd wi'h hunger, and cheerfully give you the Instc'ropof water in his cantceu, although his own lips aro parched with burning thirst. If you aro in trouble, lie will do all ho can to bring you out it if you aro bravo and faithful, ho will be tho first to recognize it if your own fnnds havo failed, his purse will be at your command if you are happy, ho will rejoicc with you sad, ho will ondoavor to cl.ocr you sick, as mqch as duty and disciplino will permit, he will bo at your side wounded, and the battle over, he will take you in his arms and, bear you from the field, as tenderly as a mother carries her sleeping babo. TIT BSE OBSERVATIONS THE RESULT OF PERSONAL

EXPERIENCE.

I am not giving tho impressions of others, 1 speak what I know. I havo seen theso soldiers under nearly all possiblo circumstances of activo campaigning and of camp life, from the first clash of arms Western Virginia, down to tho present day—I have boen thrown into various relations with thom—I havo myself often experienced their kindness, God bless them and it will bo long ero I shall ceaso to drop a tear of gratitudo when I romember it. Honco, I attach to my own testimony, upon this subjcct, no inconsiderate weight. ARMY NOT MOKJUHLY ANXIOUS FOR A I2AKT.

But 1 find I am wandering from tho subject in hand—the soldiers opinion of the draft.

I have assorted that the army, all other things being equal, would prefer having tho ranks filled with volunteers rather than drafted men. I now assert that tho army is not morbidly anxious to seo a draft enforced, and (cxcept for ono thing which 1 shall mention presently) would not caro about a draft at all. I mean of course for a draft per se.

WIIAT THEY ACTUALLY REQUIRE. The ouo groat requirement of both officers and soldiors, is this Somo measure which will spoodily and effectually fill up tho now depletod ranks, and keep them full to the close of tho war. If tho system of recruiting voluntoer9 is the best, then thoy are satisfied with that.' But if a draft will beat answer the purposo, then they demand its enforcement.

If upon tho wholo it seems that a mixed method is suporior—ono which, giving due notice of a draft upon a certain day, shall yet provide for tho acceptanco of all volunteers offered provious to that day, as a part of tho quota under tho call—then the army will havo no objections to that. But they think that the draft ehould always bo en fore od at tho time stated in the call aud they look with impatient indignation upon a conscription postponed from timo to timo, aftor being onco announced bolieving that this is the surest way of bringing our conscription laws into contempt, and of preventing any effectual efforts from being mado amongst the people evon for the procurement of volunteers. ONE FORCIBLE RKAKON WI1T T1IKY FAVOR DRAFT

ING.

But there is one roason why tho army would bo glad to seo a draft vigorously en forced, ovou though a rosort to such a moas uro might not actually bo ncccssary to fill up tho ranks. Ever .*itico tho war began, a set of miserable trniiow. now styling themselves "compromisers," now taking tho namo ol "peace men," and anon appearing disguised as "Democrats," Imvo in every possiblo way given aid and com tort to the Southern rebels, encouraging them to persvero in thoir hellish design of destroying tho American Union, and whetting their bs.yonots for tho work of murdering our soldiers who went forth to it save. Theso men h.tvo abused the poaco, quiot and prosperity secured for them by tho toils and struggles ol ur bravo volunteers, for the purpose'of striking basoly at their defender's backs. Theso men. whilo basoly turning against their own brethren in the field, havo boon so welUahiclded by the dobies of tho lattor, that thoy havo folt nono of Che burdens of war. With relcronco to them, thero is now but a singlo voice in tho army —let thom at last bo compelled to face the murderous tatterdemalions under Leo and Johnston, whom, by their votes and speeches, thev havo oncournged so long. Tho volunteer forco called into the field in 1H01 would have crushed tho robellion long sinco, had not tho rebel leaders boon induced to perscvoro by tho hissing of theso venomous Cop perhoads. Now lot tbo latter Bhare Iho additional labor and danger rendered' necessary by their own treasonable wickodnuso. This seems the very least our patriotic army can ask. Just'ieo would require much more.

BRINC OL'T TUK COTPRRIlKAnS. It is becauso thoy can see no other means of brin^ii theso men into tho field that the army unanimously favors a draft, and will look on with much complacency whilo it is executed. On every other ground, and granting that tho ranks are filled without undue dolay, they would prefer to eoo volunteers coming hore rather than conscripts

COURT OF INQUIRY AT LOUISVILLE, Developments in tho pending investigation into the conduct of Gens. McCook and Crittenden, are looked f»r with considerable interest. For a year pa«t, there seems to havo sprung up a geuernl impression that Courts ol Inquiry aro nnero farces, accomplishing nothing except to mystify and obscure all subjects brought beforo thom, or else tJ galvanizo the dofunet reputation of "plavedouf'and incompetent officers. The proceedings of tho Court at Louisville arc looked to either to remove this impression 0( entirely confirm it.

I havo not taken it npon mo recently to iuquire intojthe feeliug now prevalent concerning the two cx'Corps commanders of this army. I prosumo it is simply what it formerly was, Perhaps it ia well expressed by what I hoard full from tho lips of a pruuont and able officer here, a few aight3 ago. "If the Court carried its investigations back beyond the September campaign," said he, "it will find somo things in Gen. Crittenden's history in seeming contrast with his astounding miscarriage at Chicamauga but it will seaiteh in vain for oven one bright Hpot in Gcti McCook's unfortunato career of failure and defeat." Let us hope that this

rather

too unehatitablo anticipation will not be realized." With roferonce to Oen. Negley's case, I hear no opinion expressed for nobody seems to havo tho remotest idea .of. what charges there are against him, or why he should have considered it ooCe^ry to -demand a Court of Inquiry At all. X. S.

On Monday oveniujj, the 15th

inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by tho Rev.

P. Gordon, Prof.

MEININGIB,

iaon, Eeq of this citjk

JULIUS

of Louisville, Ey, and Mi&i

MANDALXNK MADISON,

daughter

T. A.

Mad*

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tyThe celebration of the anniversary ot Washington's birth day will tako placo at In« dianapolis on Monday next. The nomination for State officers will take place on Tuesday. Some persons aro nndor tho impression that the Convention will hold its session oo Monday, *tho 22d, but such is not the case. Tbe State Journal says of this celebration "Arrangements 'are makiug for a grafcd celebration in this tity, of the anniversary of Washington's birth day, by the Union people ef Indiana. It is expectod that tho demonstration will exceed anything of tbo kind heretofore attempted ia the Suite. Eminent speakers lave been invited, a procession will bo formed, triuni lml arches will bo erected, and tho whole will conclude by a universal illumination in the evening. People of over? party are expocted to join in this public demonstration in honor of the memory of Washington."

Of the Convention tho samo paper says "Tho Great Union Mass Convention for tho nomination of a State Ticket will be held next Tneeday. The speakers'stand will be in the State Houso Square, if tho weather will permit. A great ratification meeting will bo hold in tho eveuiug of tho same day, to close with a magnificent torch light pro cession and display of firo works.

Tho Tcrro Haute & Richmond'Railroad will announce, in largo hills, which will be sent to all parts of tho county, tha thno of running its half faro "train*," and "nil matters connected therewith in doe time. We hope to see a largo delegation go up from here

HEMOVAX.'

W. T. STONE & Havo removed their Shoo Storo to No. & riitrnix Row, four doors East of McKeen & Deming'a Bank. They have also just ro coived a new stock of Boots and Shoes, which they aro selling for very small profits.

Feb. i:idlw-w2w

"And Sntun Came, Also." Tho New York Herald, of tho Gth inst has an editorial advocating tho adoption of an amendment to tho Constitution, abolishing slavery throughout iho United State. It says: "Tho institution, so Ion as it exists^, can never hereafter be anjtlmig except a sourco of mischief t« nil concerned. Its usofulness to the South i- il-troyed its ovlls as a fountain of bitter waters is all that is left of it." All very tine, but isn't it singular that even in theso fearful time* the Horald should all at onoc como out in favor of universal freedom, constitutional emancipation and practical alvolition In closing this re markablo article the Herald winds up with this vigorous paragraph "Lot Congress, then, apply the remedy suggested, and boforo tho end of tho yoiu this vexing and perplexing quo3»totv of yitvvcry may bo settled constitutionally, decisively aud forever. And this is the only way tosottloit. Nor can thero bo a shadow ot doubt that tho man who puts this ball i.n nfo tiQU in Congress will bo the conim%ndin£ spirit of the Union restored."

This is a long stride in advonce, and. is ono moro indication as to the diroction in which the wind is blowing. Tho Horald always follows wind and tide.

The decision of Judge

An Interesting Prize Decision. A decision ha3 just been mado by Judge SrRAGCX, in the United Slates Court in Boston, in tho matter of tho.capturc ofthe Rebel Ruin Atlanta, which settles somo important points onceruiug tho forco in prizo captures

The Atlanta,' it will be rccollocted, wUs ct^tured in tho month of June last, in Warsaw Sound, Ga by tho United States iron* clad steamer Wcchawkcn. Tho Atlanta was formerly tho British steamer Fingal, and and she was altered into an iron~clad ram of tho most formidable character, and fully oqtiipped for tho destruction of tho Uuited States vessels of the blockading fleet. On her trip down tho Sound she was accompau ied by rebel stoamors from Savannah, filled with ladies and £cntlomeu, who expectod to witness her easy aud triumphant career in running down aud destroying the Union vessels, but thoy didn't see it.

SP&AQUE

am constrained to think-

that two 15-inch and two- 11-inch smooth bore Dahlgrens, mounted on two vessels, ca pablo of taking separate positions, aro superior for offense to tho two 7-lnch and two G-inch riQod Brooks' in ono vessol. And in caso of a fight on the docks, by boarding or otherwise, he had the superiority of men. "As to defonse tbo Atlanta presented a larger surface than tho monitors, and could be moro easily hit and tho result showed that tho walls or her sides and her pilothouse, liowovcr strong, wore not in fact a protection against the shot of the monitors at that range. We do not knew by experiment how well our hnlU and turrets would have resisted her shot, but a..construction which avoids shot is an element to bo calculated, as well as one which" re^atd shirt, lit deod, neither the agent ff tho enptors, in his argument, nor t!*e two commanders, in thoir depositions, app«iir to contend or givo an opinion -that tho Atlauta was equal or Superior to tho two monitors." ...

Tho Nahant fired no tJiots, but sh6 way in range, coming down with full speed upon the Atlanta,and receivedtha-iieo-of tho tat. tcr, when tbe Atlanta, disabled by tho BUOIM of the Weehawken, three of' which penetrated ber, surrendered. Tho Cimerone inua havo been adjudged her share in tho prize in conseqence of the forco of the act of Con* gress, being within boiling, diitancc, as she ok no part in tho a etna! confliefs-

tJT Thero aren't ea :h Chicago

mx Congregational Chuieti*

was upon

tho distribution of tbe prize money and tho parties entitled thereto. Tho act af Con gress provides that if tho prize was equal or superior to tho vessel or vessels making tho capture it goes wholly to tho captors, but if tho prizo bo of inferior force one-half goes to the Government and tho othor half to tho captors.

Tho act also provides that wheu one or moro vessels of the navy shall bo within signal distance of another making a prize, all shall share in tho prize.

Tho Judgo decides that one-half of the net proceeds of tho prizo ($350,820 20/ should go to tho captors, and these aro ad judged to be tho Monitor Weebawken, the Monitor Nahant, and tho gunboat Cimorone. UAs tho Weehawken was tho tho vessel which mado tho captuo, this decision,-fouudod upon the act of Congress, will bo interesting to tho naval servico. Tho following is tho lan guage of the Judgw ou iho comparative strength of tho combatants:

I am satisfied that for offense and defense, the two monitors Willi their batterion, acting together, at tbe samo timo and under one command, must be considered of superior force to tho Atlanta. They were each l+M tons, ond tho Atlanta of about ltKM) tons They bad, one 84 and the other men, and tho Atlanta 1-13 mon. Tho cffctlije power of large ordinance against iron clad* has not yet been fully teetod by experience, and in the present state of our knowledge tho actual cft'oct of the shot of tho Weohawken must have much iuilueuco in form-" ing our opinion.

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