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Norwaik, Tuesday, Oct. 1,1861.

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FREMONT.

At last a line man was found and placed
in charge of the Western Division, and a
thrill of patriotic exultation inspired every
loyal heart. The very name Of FREMONT
was hailed in all the West as a prophecy of
power and success. Yet no sooner has he,
by the most indomitable energies of body
and mind, concentrated an outline of an ar-
my, and by the straining of every nerve and
involving Of his own private fortune, sup-
plied them in part with equipments, than the
War Department at Washington calls off the
flower of his Army to the banks of the Po-
tomac! The same “power” seated in its
cushioned chair at the War Office, which lis-
tened to the fervent appeal of the Martyred
Lyon without response and without reply;
the same Secretary Cameron Who replies to
the earnest importunities of the Governor Of
Illinois for permission to send 100,000 men
down to the Missouri borders—“we don’t

' need them” ; the same who has,until very re-

cently, refused and regrefused the proffers of

'every Regiment from Connecticut, joins with

Col. Blair and the yelping hordes of disap-
pointed speculators, in opposing the most
parlous obstacles to his possible success. And

' worse than all, a “generous public,” quick

to praise, but quicker far to condemn, now
upon the first reverse of his arms, join in a
howl of denunciation of the man and his ac-

,tion. Despite all this—despite the dead

weight of the War Department, we have
faith in the man and the only man who has
dared to take the bull boldly by the horns,
and we believe,moreover,that he who moves
the honest masses of the great West as one
man, will yet vindicate himself and, what is
far dearer to him, vindicate our cause on the
Western border. The end is not yet, and
whatever of prestige Fremont may have lost,
will be regained, if his own right arm and
his last drop of heart’s blood can secure its
consummation. The following from the
Hartford Pressis to the .point:

‘ The Generoris Public has made a hero of
Fremont, and lifted him to the dizzy height
of. popular worship. But now at the first

, breath of suspicion,forgetting its well ground-

ed confidence in him without waiting to see
whether the disasters in his department he
at his door or not, with no word yet from
him, Generous Public begins to howl him
down the wind, urged on by a chorus Of
fickle newspapers and reporters. G. P.
ought to be ashamed of itself. We hope fair
play has not gone out of fashion. Let us at

. least be as reluctant in our approval.

The following from the Springfield Repub-
lican is so perfectly just and reasonable that

we readily endorse it.

THE ASSAULT UPON GEN. FREMONT—The
surrender at Lexington, Mo., has been made
the occasion of a fresh assault upon Gen. Fre-
mont. The event is much to be regretted,
and if it can be shown that it occurred by
any neglect on Gen. Fremont’s part, he is

‘ .-certainly exposed to the severest censure.—
_, But the condemnation is too hasty to be just

and we are inclined to believe that when all
the facts are known he will be acquitted Of
blame. His position has been a difficult one
from the start. He found the campaignin

’ .E‘Misso'uri going on without resources, and

even his assailants confess that he has work
ed with untiring energy to organize the pre-
parations for an effective campaign. A week
ago there was nearly 60,000 men at his com-
mand, but he was obliged to distribute them
at no less than eight exposed points, while
the enemy; acting on the offensive and sub-
sisting by plunder, could readily poncentrate
their forces on any point, as they have done
at Lexin ton. While things were in this po-
sition in issouri, within ten days the gov-
ernment has taken six of Fremont’s best reg-
iments to add to the Washington army,great-
1y to the disgust of the western people, who

’ repTOach the East with being unable to de-

fend the capital. Certainly these facts should
have averted the savage onslaught upon Gen.

' 6 Fremont, the moral effect of which is to dis-

courage enlistments in his division and thus
still more to embarrass his operations.
To show what the people of the west think

' of Fremont, we give this illustration from the

Cincinnati Commercial:

A long string of stalwart fellows were
marching gaily down the street yesterday
afternoon. They all looked jelly, and nearly
all had carpet bags. We inquired: “Which
way, he 5?” And the reply was the Single
word “ remont!” There is music in the

. name. The boys go to him with a will, and

more recruits can be obtained for his depart-
Companies re-
cruited for his army leave here nearly every
day. Ask almost an squad Of sturdy young
‘ men who are evident y Off for the wars where
, they are‘ bound, and you hear the name “Fre
ment,” given with a hearty emphaSis and a
1 litter of the eye that tells how that gallant
ittlc man with nerves of steel lives in the
hearts of the people.
The Chicago Tribune further expresses the
feeling and condition of affairs at the west in

as following extract:
. But is it not a burning shame that New
York New England, Pennsylvania and New
Jere , with the aid of the Ohio, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Indiana .and Minnesota men al-
ready on the Potomac, cannot defend-the
capital, and through it their own chief eities
without stripping our army of the west of
five thousand troops in a crisis like this?—
Why should they, so rich in men, call on the
west ? Have we here nothing to do? Is not
Cairo threatened? Is St. Louis safe? Is the
corps de’armee of New Orleans full to over-
flowing? Have not the militar authorities
at Washin ton heard of Polk, illow,vHar-
dee, McCu loch, Price, Rains, Jeff. Thomp-
son and Mart. Green, with their 65,000 fol-
lowers ? Is Fremont to be treated as Lyon
was? We tell the laggards of the Atlantic
seaboard that it is time for them to bestir
themselves. .

The St. Louis Democrat also charges the

weakness of Lexington and other points to
the interference with Gen.‘Fremont, and pre-
dicted, several days since, the fall of Lexing-
ton, in consequence of the withdrawal of
troops. It says:

“The meaning or necessity of the adminis-
tration has not transpired, but we tell the war
department in this manner, the cause of the
Union in this state and the west Will have to
epffer' greater disasters than the people can
afford to bear.”

It also says that a large proportion of the
forces intended for the defence of Lexington
are on the way to Washington, and insists
thiit if LexingtOn is taken and thy: few brave
men thus captured, the blame will rest on the
government.

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WThe RIDGEFIELD TOWN FAIR, on _.

Wednesday ‘ afternoon and evening, and
Thursday of. this week, promises to eclipse
the late County 'Fair, and will probably be
well worthy a visit.

 

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" Bible Meeting.

The Norwalk and vicinity Bible Society
Committee 'have' a‘ meeting Tuesday Oct. 1st,
at 2 o’clockP. M. The members are reques-
ted to attend.

 

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WWe give this week an interesting let-
ter from the 5th Regiment and a short one
from the Seventh Regiment. We should be
pleased to hear from both of these correspon-
dents Often. .

 

For Our Wounded.

For several weeks past, Ladies of the
town have hold meetings at the residence of
Mrs. Charles Hoyt, for the purpose of ma-
king up articles for hospital use, for our sick
and wounded soldiers. They make nothing
but articles which are much needed, and
which are called for by the Sanitary Com-
mittee, to whom all they makc‘jarc sent for
distribution. The Ladies want assistanceiin
this noble object, and solicit donations;of
money and materials, which are much need-
cd to carry on the work. All articles sent
to the residence of Mrs. Chas. Hoyt where
the Society meet every T‘ursday afternoon
The ladies of N orwalk are urgently invited
to attend the meeting, and aid in the work Of
fitting out our army hospitals with comforts
for our sick and wounded soldiers.

Miss Dix has also called for twenty thou-
sand paiis of woolen socks for the soldiers,
and asks, “Can Connecticut women knit ‘2”—
Perhaps some Ladies who are unable to at.
tend these meetings but are willing to do
something for the patriot soldier, can send in
during the fall and winter, at least one pair
of warm stockings. Will they do it?

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BASE BALL—By invitation from the Ma-
zeppa B. B. Club of Stamford, a match game
will be played between the “first nine” of
that club and the first nine of Columbia
Club, on the grounds of the latter, on Thurs-
day afternoon, (if pleasant, if not, the next
day,) at 2 o’clock P. M. The “Mazeppa” is
the oldest club, and has some members who

have belonged tO New York Clubs and are
excellent players. An interesting game may

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Extra Session of the Legislature.

It will be seen by the Geovcrnor’s procla-
mation that an extra session of the Legisla—
ture is called to meet inHartford on the ninth
day of October, to provide for raising and
equipping more volunteers, and for paying
the state’s proportion of the direct tax of the
general government.

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W Thursday was very generally obser-
ved throughout the Northern States, as a day
of fasting and prayer, in accordance with the
Proclamation of the President. In our own
town, services were held morning and after-
noon at the Episcopal Church and a union
meeting at the Congregational Church in the
morning, in which the Baptist, Methodist
and Congregational Societies joined. Rev.
Mr. Anderson delivered the sermon, and was
assisted in the exermses by Rev. Mr. Woolsey
and Rev. Mr. Mead. In the afternoon a
Union Prayer Meeting was held at the
same place. In the evening a Union Meet-
ing was held in the 2d M. E. Church—Rev.
Mr. Mead delivering the sermon. Services
were held several times during the day at St.
Mary’s Church. Places of business were very
generally closed the entire day and evening.
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LOOK OUT FOR THIEVEs.——Pcople cannot
keep too good a look out in these times, over
all- their movable property, especially
fruit. . One of the boldest robberies we have
heard of lately was committed on Sunday
afternoon last. Some thief entered the gar-
den immcdiately in the rear of the residence
of G. G. Bishop, Esq, shook his apple trees,
and made Off with all there was there, being
some six or seven bushels of very choice
pippin apples. This was done in broad day
light in the centre of our village with neigh-
bors all around. Mr. Bishop offers a reward
for the detection of the thief.

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Praiseworthy.

Our Brothers Lodge, No. 10, I. O. 0. F.,of
this town has made arrangements to loan
the Government $1,000 on 7 30 per cent.
bonds. We believe this is the first invest-
ment by the order in this State. Similar in-
stitutions here and elsewhere would do well
to imitate this example. By the way, our
senior, who is one of the brotherhood, in-
forms us that the above named Lodge is one
of the most flourishing Of any in the State.
Having a fund of over $5,000, and a mem-
bership of from one to two hundred; and
that, though their scale of benefits to sick
members is very liberal and the sickness
some cOnsiderable, yet their magnificent
fund still remains undiminished.

The Fairfield County Bank have invested
$40,000 in the loan. Chas. Isaacs, Esq, is
subscription agent for Norwalk.
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State S, S. Teachers“ Convention.

The Fourth State Convention of Connec-
ticut Sabbath School Teachers is called to
assemble at the Central Baptist Church, in
Norwich, on Tuesday, Oct. 15th, 1861, at 2
o’clock, P. M. It is expected that the ses-
sion of the Convention will continue for two
days, to be followed by a Children‘s Meeting
on the afternoon of Thursday. Pastors, Of-
ficers, and Teachers of the Evangelical Sab-
bath Schools of Connecticut are cordially in-
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Norwich are hospitably arranging to provide
entertainment for members of the Conven-
tion, and those expecting to be present are
desired to send their names, before Oct. 12th,
to Lewis A. Hyde, Esq, Norwich, that they
may be properly cared for. It is confidently
hoped that return tickets for members will
be secured from most of the Railroad Coni-
panies of the State, in which case, due notice
of the fact will be given in the public prints.
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MILITARY MATTERS—The following is the
list of staff and field officers of the 8th Regi-
ment, C. V.:

Colonel, E d ward Harland, Norwich.

Lieut. Col, Peter L. Cunningham, Nor-walk.

Major, Andrew Terry, Tei'ryville.

Adjutant, Chas. M. Coit, Norwich.

. Quartermaster, Joseph H. Alexander, En-
field.

Assistant Surgeons, De Witt C. Latlirop,
Norwich; J. V. Harrington. .

Sergeant Major, M. A. Hill, Norwalk.

Quartermaster Sergeant, David Clark,
Thompsonvillc.

Commissary Sergeant, Horace P. Gates.

'Tlicrc are now 750 men in the camp Of the
8th. The regiment will probably be full,
leave camp and proceed to Washingtom
the last of this week.

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FALL CAMPAIGN—By reference to his
adv. on 4th page it will be seen that TURK
is already in the field with a full and com-
plete assortment of Ready Made Clothing
for the Fall and Winter Months, and he is
bound to give satisfaction both as regards fit-
ness and price. He is ready,willing aiid'com-
petent to suit “all the world and the rest of
mankind” with full suits or parts of suits at
the lowest cash price.

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WThe Fourth Conn. Regiment, Col.
Robert 0. Tyler, is transformed from an in-
fantry to an artillery regiment, and trans-
ferred from Banks’ division to McClellan’s
division. The Regiment left Darnestown,
Md., Sunday evening week, arriving at Alex-
andria Monday evening, where their new
Colonel was to receive them and take com-
mand, and the regiment will be stationed in
one of the fortifications on the line between
Alexandria and Arlington. Col. Tyler is an
artillery officer, and the officers and soldiers
of the regiment are delighted with the
change. Connecticut now has an ar-

 

tillery. regiment in the field.

deliberations of this body. The citizens of'

 

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NEW HAVEN, Sabbath evening, l
Sept. 291b, 1861. ’
I have just returned from the “North
Church,” where the pastor, Rev. S. W. S.
Dutton, I). D., has preached a most earnest

and timely sermon to a vast congregation, .

made up by a Union-gathering of all the
Congregational Churches of the city. The
house was literally crammed in every part,
and hundreds must have gone away unable
to Obtain places to sit or stand. The text
was from’Jocl 3, 9—10: “Prepare war, wake
up the mighty men, let all the men of var
draw near; let them come up.” “Beat your
plow-Shares into swords, .niid your pruning
hooks into spears; let the weak say ‘I am
strong.’ "

The speaker vindicated himself, as a gos-
pel minister, in calling to arms, by showing
that although the ultimate effect of the gos-
pel is “Peace on earth and good will to men,"
its inmzodiafc effect is often, in the words of
Christ, “I came not to send peace on earth
but a sword," to reuse opposition and war
both in individuals, communities and mi-
tions, and so to “conquer a peace” by subdu-
ing sin, unrighteousncss and wickedness,
whether in individuals or nations—to bring
“peace by righteousness.”

The preacher urged that the pulpit call to
arms, in such an exigency, is as truly a min-
ister’s duty as a call to repentance, or an in-
vitation to the waters of life, even though
that duty be more stern and less agreeable;
that at such a crisis as this struggle for the
National Government and the National life,
this call is demanded alike by patriotism,
philautliropliy and piety.

He said that the great want of the country
now is MEN, MEN, MEN, that We be no
longer outnumbered in battles or engage-
ments, and that we may have sufficient force
for all practicable expeditions—that it would
be aburuing shame if Connecticut, which
gave 30,000 men to the war of tlicRevolution,
in her comparative feeblencss should be
backward now; and he insisted that this cry
should be made to ring through the farming
districts especially, “Beat your plow-shares
into swords and your pruning hooks into
spears.” Yours, faithfully, S. B. S. B.

P. S.—Adjutant Ives, Recruiting for our
noble 5th Regiment, has only 30 men—he
wants 100.

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VANDALISM.—We hear frequent complaints
of the robbery of choice plants and ‘flowers
from off the graves in the Cemetery. During
the past week a splendid Fuschia was taken
up from the grave of Ida J anc Storey, the
Plant was one of three which had been raised
with much care and transplanted by the Par-
ents to the graves of their Children. We
would commend to the perusal of the tres-
paSSers,tlie following VOICE FROM THE
CITY OF THE DEAD. Suggested by the
vandal spirit which characterizes the pluck-

ing of flowers from Cemetery lots.

Mortals, spare these blooming flowers,—
I pray, them harmless save,
TO watch through night’s long dreary hours,
’Round my dark, lonely grave.
Show kindness to these little gems—
Don‘t take them from my bed;

More precious far than diadcms 0
That crown a monarch‘s head,

Spare, then, oh spare this little lot,
The only been I crave;
My spirit lingers round this spot;
And in its orders lave, .
Commit thou here no sacrilegc;
Mourners revere this plot
v And deck it with a living pledge,—
Tho' dead, I’m not forgot.
May all observe the ten commands,
To break the least one dread,
Then men won‘t rob, with ruthless hands,
The city of the dead. [.I noxNTON.
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[13" We are often asked why we do not
publish notices of all the marriages and
deaths which occur in this vicinity. We are
aware that these items are of great interest
to many of our readers, and for that reason
cheerfully publish, free of charge, all that are
sent us from reliable sources, but we cannot
spend our time going round hunting 'up these
items. If a man does not take interest
enough in his own marriage, to send us a
notice of the affair, or if friends of deceased
persons do not care to have the notice of
death published we cannot trouble ourselves
about it.

 

 

 

 

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W A grand Union meeting was held in
Music Hall, Boston, on Monday night for
the benefit of the Irish brigade. About
4,000 persons were present, and many were
unable to gain admittance. Gov. Andrews
presided, and introduced Thomas Francis
Mcagher, who delivered an address of great
eloquence, and full of earnest patriotism.—
He exhorted his Irish hearers, by all they
valued and all they held dear as Irishmen,to
rally for the defense of the national flag;
and he would inscribe upon that flag, “Death
if you will, victory if God pleases, but no
defeat and no retreat.”
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83” The Secretary of State has by a proc-
lamation restricted the seizure of all proper-
ty of Southerners in the North to that which
can be conclusively proved to be used in the
furtherance of rebellion. This is just, as
the bankers of New York and other places
became much alarmed for deposits made by
Southerners evidently in good faith and
which were employed for Union purposes
rather than the reverse. Shipments of mou-
ey to Europe had already been made under
this fear of seizure.

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PROMINENT TRAITOR ARRESTED—«A tele-
gram from Cincinnati states that on Wednes-
day afternoon Licut. Co]. Letchei‘, with a de-
tachment of Col. Woodward’s rcgiment,cap-
tured James B. Clay, with sixteen of his
men, while on the way to join Zollicofl'cr.—
They were taken to Camp Dick Robinson.
John C. Breckinridgc was with their party
in the citv, but escaped.

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W‘Thc Massachusetts 22d Regiment of
Infantry, which has been raised by Senator
Wilson in Boston and vicinity within the
past month, and now numbering 1,046 men,
has received orders to march to the seat of
war. Capt. Follett‘s battery of Light Artil-
lery (six pieces and 160 mom) and Capt.
Wentwortli’s company of Sharpshooters,
both Of which are composed of picked men,
have also received orders to march with the
above regiment. They number in the ag-
gregate about 1400 men. They leave Boston
by the Worcester road at 6 o’clock Thursday
morning on a special train, passing through
Norwalk, reaching New York at 8 O‘clock
Thursday evening. The engine and tenders
have been painted in national colors, will be
decorated with flags, mottoes, &c., and a fine
steam calliopc will awake the echoes of the
patriotic hills and vallics with the “Star-
Spangled Banner," “Hail Columbia," “Red,
White, and Blue," “Glory Hallelujah,” &c.,
as it bears tlicsc volunteer soldiers to their
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W Adjutant H. Brayton Ives, of the 5th
C. V., who has been in the State on recruit-
ing service, is on a short visit to his family in
this city. We understand he has been Offer-
ed promotion to a captaincy, but are not in-
formed Of his acceptance of a position, which,
though of superior grade, is not so responsi-
ble or conspicuous—New Hrodn Courier.
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WCongressman Kellogg of Michigan has
raised a regiment of cavalry’ consisting of fif-
teen hundred men, mainly cnlisted from the

 

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, Our 5th Regiment Correspondence. I

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MESSRS. EDiTons:——A second visit from .
your senior reminds me of :i. promise long .

‘ since made, :iiid once or twice repeated, to l

 

write you from time to time of the slate of
allairs iii the 5th Regiment, and its iiiimodi— }
:itc associates. You have been made aware l
through other sources of our various travels, j
and how it has fared with us while traversing a
this State Of questionable loyalty. The past
three weeks have seen us lying in quietness,
awaiting the movements of the enemy, who
is very carefully and constantly watched, by
not only pickets, but signal Officers, who by
the new system of signalling are able to ad-
vise Gcn, Banks of all important movements
without the danger of an interpretation by
the enemy. The public may demand the
reason for this long delay, but let it be as-
sured that there is a good reason, although
it may not be thought wise to reveal it.

The two past Sabbaths have been marked
by the arrival of recruits from your midst,
the familiar faces Of some of whom have
been highly cheering. 0f the men from
N orwalk but one has fallen a victim to the
great Destroyer. The circumstances of his
death have caused many a sigh of sympathy
with the bereaved family. May the God of
the widow and the fatlicrlcss be theirs. You
will soon see the faces of several others up-,
on whom disease has laid its hand with more
or less heaviness. It is hoped that a visit to
a more congenial climate, with the kind ofii—
ces of the loved and loving, will in due time
restore them to health, and to the Regiment.
The climate here is far from favorable to the
soldier. The warm days, with cold and '
damp nights, soon induce disease in the
strongest constitutions, unless carefully
guarded.

An affair of the saddest characteroceurrcd '
yesterday in the 49th Pennsylvania Regi— I
ment as it was on its way from Washington
to join this Division. On the march, whis-
key seems to have aroused the combative
propensities of two privates, when the Ma—
jor interfered,and the parties were separated,
very much to the dissatisfaction of onc,whosc‘ i
wrath fell upon the Maj or rather than his op-~
poncut. It is reported that, with the utmost
coolness, he borrowed a cartridge of a com—
panion, and with open threats of shooting
the officer, who had passed on in the per--
formance of other duties, loaded his gun.—
Thc Major, in the meantime being warned of
the threats against his life, returned to order
the man under arrest, and as he approached.
to superintend the execution of the order,
was fired upon, the ball entering the head
just behind the ear, and causing instant.
death. The murderer was arrested, and
brought in irons and delivered over to Pro-
vost-Marshal Stone, (Capt. Co. A 5th Conn.
Vols.,) by whom he was held, and today
brought before a Court Martial, when he
pleaded guilty. The sentence has not yet
transpired, but will probably be death by
hanging, tomorrow or next day. A mem-
ber of the 19th N. Y. Regiment is also held
by Capt. Stone, under sentence of death, for
desertion. Such are some of the sad trage~
dies wrought out by war.

The Provost Marshal has also under his
charge four prisoners arrested for attempted
aid to the rebels. One of these is a Metho—
dist minister from Baltimore, named Wilson.
His offence is said to be an attempt to con--

3 the road.
. the first section, ordered the guns to be load-

 

vey salt into Virginia. Frequent conversa-
tions with these prisoners convince me that
they have entirely mistaken the spirit with -
which this war is carried on, as well as the
purposes of the Government. The zeal with
which lies are propagated among the rebels
becomes apparent after a short association
with the sympathizers with rebellion. Yet
we cannot hope that these people even will
cease from their rebellious sympathies and
tendencies until the full force of the Govern-
ment has been put forth and felt. SO long as
a trifling, undecided course of policy is en-
acted, so long will rebellion bc a fact, not
only in Virginia and the extreme South, but
in Maryland. The arrest of the distinguish-
cd Baltimoreans and the Frederick Legisla-
ture, is the inauguration of a system which
will doubtless save streams of blood and
countless tears. This, with the operations
of Gens. Wool and Butler on the coast, are
master strokes which will go far towards de-
ciding this unhappy conflict.
Yours truly,
Camp Ellsworth, MIL, Sept. 23, 1861.

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HEADQUARTERS 7TH REGT., C. V., CAMP % ‘

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BUCKINGHAM, Co. D, WASHINGTON,
Sept. 24th,1861._

MESSRS. EDITORS :———Agrceable to my '
promise I send you a list of the members of
00. D, from Norwalk and vicinity. We are ’
encamped about three miles from the Capitol
on what is called Meriden Hill, which pre-
sents a strikingly different appearance from
what it did a few months ago—there being
at present more than three times the number
of troops cncamped here than at that time, a
great number of which consist of cavalry.—
A person can easily perceive that there has
been a great change here, and, that for the
better. The order for the day in our camp
is: Reveille, 6 o’clock, A. M. ; Police call
immediately thereafter; squad drill 1-2 hour
after P olice call; Breakfast 7 1-4 A. M.; Sur-
geons call, 8 A. M.; Guard mounting, 8 1-2
A. M.; non-Commissioned Ofiicers’ Drill, 9
A. M.; Company drill, 10 to 11 A. M. ; Din-
iicr and Roll call, 12 M.; Battalion drill, 4 to
5 P. M.; Parade at sunset; Instruction of
Officers at 7 1-2 P. M. at Headquarters; Tat-
too and Roll call at 9 P. M.; Taps at 9 1-2
P. M.

Nomalk:—-Edward Ayi‘es, Theo. Byxbce,
Oscar Smith, Theo. Benedict, Albeit Van
Tassel], Chaples Licott, William Fagin, Chas.
H. Weed, Sain’l K. Lyiies, James L. Allen.
Darien: John Morris, Silas Atwatcr, James
E. Stevens, Nathan Roberts, Phillip Fortune,
Isaac Wecd,Georgc W. Raymond. New Ca-
naan: Robert L. Keith, John II._Bishop.

RcSpcctfully yours, THOMAS HOOTON.

a.-.»

DEBT T0 NEWSPAPERS.—Newspflper sub-
scriptions are infallible tests Of men’s liones-
ty. They will sooner or later discover the
man. If he is dishonest he will cheat the
printer in some way—says he has paid what
he has not—declares he has the receipt sonic-
where—or sent money a it was lostiii mail—‘-
or will take the paper a not pay for it on the
grounds that he did not subscribe for it—or
will move off and leave it Coming to the Of-
fice he left. Thousands of professed
Christians are dishonest, and the prin-
ter‘s book will tell fearful tales in the final
judgment.

~-—-——-—-«—o--.- —————
W Willie P. Mangum of North
Carolina, United States Senator for many
years, once president of the Senate, and re-
cciving the electoral vote of his State for
President of the Union in 1837, died at lii‘s'
home in Orange County, Sept. 11th, at the'
age of sixty-nine years. He has lived in re-
tireincntsiuco 1853.
.‘°>.
DRAFTiNe.—Thc Governor of Iowa, hav-
ing made preparations for drafting, Secreta-
ry Cameron has forbidden it, expressing his
unbounded confidence in the patriotism
of the people, and iutimating that the policy
of the War Department would be to rely
wholly on the popular love Of Freedom and
the military attachment to the Union. These
Mr. Cameron insists, will ever be sufficient
to carry the Free States through any contest

 

 

 

 

 

with Slavery.

Important from Washington.

Advance of thS-theral Troops

\VASIIINGTON, Sept. Sit—During last week
if. was so frequently reported that our troops
had taken possession of Munsoii’s Hill, that
when last night the long predicted event
took place, it found few believers among
those least excited by sensation reports. A
personal visit, however, put the fact beyond
a doubt. The American flag now floats

. there in place ofthat Of the rebels.

Detach-moms from Gen. Richardson‘s,
Kcycs' and Wadsworth’s brigades, and also
from Gen. Franklin’s division, now occupy
Munson‘s Hill, which is under command of
Col. Terry, of the 5th Michigan Regiment.

Early this morning the pickets of Gen.
Smith‘s division advanced to and now occu-
py Fall‘s Church.

Neither this or the preceding movements
met with any opposition whatever, as the

rebel army had on Friday night retired from

the whole line of their position before Wash-
ington.

The works of the enemy at the places they
have vacated. were in a military point of
view, almost worthless, being nothing more
than i‘lllc pits of‘vcry common construction.

The position at Manson’s and Murray’s
Hill, afforded the rebels an unobstructed
view of'all our fortifications and other de-
lenses.

The advance of Gen. Smith on Falls
Church from the Chain Bridge was accompa-
nied by events of the most deplorable char-
acter. Having passed Vandciwcrkcn’s and
Vanderbcrbcrgs house on their way to the
former place, and when about one-half mile
from it, by some unaccountable blunder, Col.
Owen’s Irish Philadelphia regiment, in the
darkness of the night, mistaking for rebels
Capt. Mott’s battery. which was in the ad-
vance, sustained by Gen. Baker‘s California
Regiment, Baxter’s Philadelphia Zouavc,and
Col. Freedman's Cavalry, fired a full volley
into the troops last mentioned, killing and
wounding a large number. The California
Regiment, not knowing whence the firing
came, returned it with marked effect. The
horses attached to Mott’s battery became un-
manageable, and the tongues of the caissons
were broken, owing to the narrowucss of
Licut. Bryantliaving command of

ed with grape and canister, and soon had
them in range to rake the supposed enemy,
when word was sent to him that lie was in
the company Of friends. All was excitement
and along time elapsed before the actual
condition of affairs was ascertained and con-
fidence rc-c‘stablishcd,

Many conflicting stories prevail as to the
parties upon whom the blame should rest,
but Gen. Smith immediately ordered Col.
Owen’s regiment to full back to their camp.
The killed wil‘. all be buried to-dav near
their cncampnicuts.

Property valued at from thirty to forty
thousand dollars, including houses with their
contents, but which were unoccupied, were
burned by the federal troops. NO distinc-
tion was made as to the political character Of
their enemies. The wanton act will doubt-
less be investigated by tlic military authori-
ties, as they were strongly Condemned by
Gen. McClellan.

Various speculations are rife as to the
whereabouts of the rebel army, as no traces
of them can be seen in any large force.

It is thought that the rebels are making a
feint of retreat as they did at the battle of
Bull Run, with the view of drawing our
troops into ambuscade.

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Brilliant Mancnvre by Gen. Lane.

LEAVENWORTII, Saturday, Sept. 28th.—Re-
ports from Gen. Lane‘s command, say that
after his successful engagement with the
Rebels at Papinsville, he made a forced
march on Osceola, and succeeded in captu-
ring a large supply train left by Gens.Rains
and Price, together with $100,000 in money.
The command of Gen. Lancis now supposed
to be on its way north to join Gen. Sturgis.

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From Fort Pickeus.
A PRIVATEER DESTROYED UNDER THE GUNS
0F PENSACOLA.

The United States gunboat Rhode Island,
Commander Trencliard, from Fort Pickeus
on the 2lst and South-west Pass on the 22d
inst, arrived at New York on Saturday eve-
ning The Rliodc Island brings the follow-
ing intelligence of the capture of the priva-
tccr Judith:

On the 14th instant, a boat expedition
from the Colorado, under the command of
Licut. John Russell, left the ship early in
the morning, and attacked the privatecr J ll-
dith, lying under the guns of the Pensacola
Navy-Yard, and after a sharp engagement,
succeeded in setting her on fire.

The expedition lost three men killed and
fifteen wounded. The following are the
names Of the killed :

Charles Lapphici',
Boston.

G. R. Henry, seamen, of Philadelphia.

John Smith, marine.

The rebel loss could not be ascertained.

The privatccr Judith mounted four 42-
pouiiders and a long pivot-gun amidships.

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A SLAVEHOLDER’S OPINION—The St.

 

 

boalswaiii’s mate, Of

 

, Louis Democrat publishes an interesting let-
. tcr from a slavcholder,wlio takes this view Of

Fremont’s proclamation:
“If the result of the confiscation act shall

i be freedom to some of the slaves, the govern-
: ment nor the President cannot thereby be

blamed, for they have not forced the war. I
see no principle in justice or law why ne-
groes should be excepted from confiscation
any more than any other species of property,
and if they are justly forfeited by the owner
to the government, they thereby become the
property of the government and subject to
their disposition, and I know of no right that
the rebels who have forfeited them by their
own acts, have to dictate tothe authorities in
power the manner in which they should be
disposed of, whether to be sold again to loyal
citizens, or set free. I confess I have no
complaint to make of Mr. Fremont for his
late proclamation. It would have been suffi-
cient, perhaps, if he had left Off with the
word ‘confiscntiou ;’ but he did not, and I am
rather inclined to the view that the procla-
mation has had a better effect, as it has set
the people to thinking more about results.”
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Panic in the Seceded States.

Late information, upon which we can rely
authorizes us to state that a general panic has
taken place in the Scccdcd States since Mou-
day last. The preparations of the Federal
Government to seize important posts on the
Southern coast, and the unprotected chaine-
ter of that coast, are among the chief reasons
for this rapidly increasing feeling.

Davis and the confederated traitors having
failed in their absurd demonstration upon
Washington, (which was, in fact, never roal,)
are now losing the confidence of the troops
gathered between Richmond and the Federal
capital, and are easily attacked with the ut-
most bitterness by tlic people they have sc-
duced into their conspiracy. It is a fact
which events will soon establish, that thou-
sands now in the rebel army, are curious to be
taken prisoners by our army,in order that they
may, be rescued from the fearful horrors under
uhich'hey are suffering! Nothing prevents
an outburst in favor of the Union in North
Carolina, save the invasion of that State by
the South Carolina troops; and such men as
Holden and Moreliead will undoubtedly
speak out against the traitors the moment
they feel Strong enough so to do.

Every dollar of gold and silver is caught
up and liid away, and merchants and trades-
men only part with their goods for the paper
of‘ihe Confederatcd Government, and of the
different State authorities, because they are.
cmnpeiled to yield.

Let the people of the l‘yal States place
the fullest confidence in the Administration
and the army under General McClellan.—
Thcy can afford to wait. Every hour that
we delay the blow upon treason Smellgthens
the good cause, and weakens the bad one.

Forney's Press,

 

 

.<.-.
w“ The Richmond Emmi/ici- mourns
over the failure of a plan concocted by the
traitor cx-Scci'ctary of War Floyd to estab-
lish a government inanufiictory and depot
for army clothing in Richmond, which he
tried mnmoinplish in 1857 and 1858. The
plan was to remove thither one-half of the
clothing manufactured for the army, then
carried on at Philadelphia to the ,Mlxotlgill: of
$1,000,000 a year. The Emmi/zen will not
be comforted when it dwells upon thé
thought of the “abundant stocks of all sorts
,of materials” which “would have been found
in stoEe",at Richmond, and it moans over
the necessity which the rebels are under of
paying “for Smoke of goods which they
might have found on hand ii; the public rc-
pository, paid for and without price.”

 

 

A PRQCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, The number of volunteers au-
thorized by the General Assembly, at its May
Session, to be enlisted from this State has
been organized into regiments, which rcgi '
mcnls have gone into the U. S. service, or
are now reiidczvousinrr, and additional com- ‘
panics have already offered and-arc daily pre-
senting themselves for acceptance; and the
rebellion now raging against the authority of
the general govci'niiieiit has increased in
magnitude and power, as to demand a great
military force for its early and complete
suppression; and
Whereas, the Congress of the United States
at its last session, passed “an act to provide
increased revenue from imports, to pay in-
terest on the public debt and for other pur-
poses,” by which a direct tax of $308,214 was
apportioned to the State of Connecticut, sub-
ject to a deduction of fifteen per cent. if as-
sumed and paid prior to a specified time, and
early legislation is necessary to secure the
benefit of such proposed deduction:
Therefore, believing flint for the foregoing
reasons, there is a special emergency," which
justifies the reassembling of the Legislature,
by virtue of authority in me vested by the
Constitution, I hereby convene the General
Assembly, at Hartford, on WEDNESDAY,
THE NINTH DAY 0]“ OCTOBER NEXT, at 10
o'clock A. .\i., for the purpose Of taking such
action in reference to the subjects above
specified as may be in accordance with the
public interest. ,
5 ‘A , Givcii under my hand and the seal
, L. s. ,— of the State, at Hartford, this, twen-
vw ty-fif'ih day of September, A. D.1861.
WM A. BUCKLNGHAM.
By Ills Excellency's Command.
J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL, Sec‘y of State.

.-.-.
Skirinishiug at: Lucas Bend, Ill.
The following is a special dispatch to the
Chicago ’lz’mrs .'

 

 

CAIRO, Sept. 26th, 1861.

Capt. Slcwart's cavalry, numbering 75
men, to-day encountered 40 rebel cavalry at
Lucas Bend, whom they pursued into Jeff.
Thompson’s camp at Belmont. Four rebels
were killed, five captured, and many woun-
ded. The remainder escaped to the woods.

Our troops captured all the guns and pis-
tols they could bring away with them. NO
Federal troops were injured.
~‘.>>
From St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26, 1861.

The following is a portion of a note direc-
ted to CO]. Blair b the Adjutant-General
here, by order of , cii. Fremont:

“In consequence Of a telegram from your
brother, Postmaster-General Blair, followed
by a letter, asking your release, from public
reasons, you are hereby released from arrest,

and directed to resume your sword and join
your regiment for duty."

Commander Emerson, two gunners and
twenty sailors arrived here to-day for service
on the MiSSiSSippi River.

Mr. lludgins ai rived to-day with a flag of
truce from Lexington, with a proposition to
exchange Col. Marshall of the let Illinois
cavalry, captured at Lexington, for Prince
L. Hudgins, a member of the State Conven-
tion, now confined in the arsenal here. It
was understood that the proposition was ac-
cepted and Hudgins set at liberty.

The following is the text Of the original
telegram sent by Gen. Fremont to Washing-
ton, relative tO the surrender of Lexington :
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT,

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23d, 1861. l

Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Adjutant General:
I have a telegram from Brookfield that Lex-
ington has falien iiito Price’s hands, he hav-
ing cut Off Mulligan's supply of water.

-Rcinforcemcnts, 4,000 strong, under Stur-
gis, by the capture of the ferry-boats, had no
means of crossing the river in time. Lane’s
force from the south-west, and Davis’ from
the south-east, upward of 11,000 in all, could
also not get there in time.

I am taking the field myself, and hope to
destroy the enemy, either before or after the
junction of the farms uiidcr McCulloch.

Please notify the President immediately.

J. C. FREMONT,
Major General Commanding.

c<.>.
From Friday’s Tribune.
Sons of Connecticut.

Agrccably to notice a meeting of the Sons
of Connecticut resident or temporarily so-
jouning in this city was held on I’Vednesday
night at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Quite a
large number of gentlemen were present,
among whom we noticed P. M. Wetmorc, P.
Perit, R. M. Blatcliford, J. C. Phelps, Henry
Chauncey and others. If. H. McCurdy Was
called to the chair and Charles Gould appoin-
ted Secrctary. The Chairman in a neat and
appropriate speech set forth that the object
of the convention was to adopt measures for
paying proper attention to the regiments of
volunteers from their native State during
their progress through this city on their Way
to the seat of war.

Several brief speeches Of a highly patriotic
nature were made, in which the Volunteers
of Connecticut were highly extolled for the
manner in which they responded to the call
of the President of the United States for
troops to put down the rebellion, and for the
alacrity of their movements in joining the
volunteer soldiery from other loyal States in
the support Of the Union and the Constitu-
tion, the maintenance of the laws, and the
protection of our national emblem.

The following resolutions were passed:

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed
by the Chair, with power to add to their
numbers and to fill vacancies, to provide for
the welcome and welfare of' Connecticut sol-
diers as they pass through the city, to or from
the war, and to appoint a Treasurer, who
shall raise, and under the direction of the
Committee, disburse said sums as may be
collected to carry out the objects of this asso-
ciation. ,

Resolved, That the Committee ascertain
from the Executive of Connecticut, at what
varioiis times Connecticut regiments will
pass through New York, that proper steps
may be taken for their reception.

Resolved, That the Sons of Connecticut, re-
siding in New York, tender their sincere
acknowledgments to Gov. Buckingham, for
his wise and careful energy and patriotism
so well displayed in the appointments
and equipments of the Connecticut soldiers
who have gone to the war.

Resolved, That Governor Buckingham be
elected an honorary member of this Associ-
ation.

A permanent committee was appointed to
consist of the following gentlemen :

R. H. M'Curdy, Waldo Ilutchins, Prosper
M. Wetmorc, Charles IV. Elliott,Elias Howe,
J l'., Joseph Hattcll, Johnathan Stui‘ges, A.H-
Almy, J no. J. Phelps, S. B. Crittenden, and
Charles Gould. ,

W. C. Gilinan was appointed Treasurer
and ex-oflicio a member of the Standing
Committee.

Resolved, That when this meeting adjourn,
it adjourn to meet, with the Sons of'Connec—
ticut, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on Wed-
ncsda evening, the 9th Of October, at 8
O'cloc '.

The following regiments are yet to go for
word from Connecticut: Stli Regiment, Col.
W.,_Iinrland; 0th Regiment, Col. Th. W.

Catliill; IOlll Regiment, Col. Baker.

 

 

 

 

 

............ .

The Seven-' 'hirty Loan.

The total amount of subscription to the
7.30 per cent. loan within the last fortnight
is $16,365,000. The whole amount paid up
to Saturday night, since the first subscription
is $33,740,000. The whole amount of pri-
vutc subscriptions from the 19th of August
lo the 2lst of September is—at New York,
$10,640,000 ; Boston, $5,000,000 ; Philadel-
phia, $2,294,000; other agencies, say $1,000,-
000. Total, $18,934,000. ‘

..... ug»...~--—_

W General Washington, during the Rev-
olutionary War, wrote to Governor Trumbull
of Connecticut, suggesting the seizure of all
persons who were hostile to the cause Of the
Colonies. As his words may have a present
application, we quote flu-in here. They are
as lbllows:“Would it. not be prudent to seize
those Tories who have been, me, and we
know will be activciigaiiistus? \Vliy should
pusons who are prcyiiig upon the Vitalspf
their Wyli'y he suffered to stalk about while
We know they ,jgxil}. do us every mischief in
their iio‘u'ci’ 1’7.’ " ' "'

 

. .. ._. _...._¢ s<9>' v————-v-‘
mm'i‘lie Sixth and Seventh regiments oc- =
copy the old quarters of the Second andThird
at Washington. They are brigadcd With two
Massachusetts regiments, under Brig. Gen.
Horatio G. Wright, a Connecticut man and

From North Carolina. l

OPERATIONS AT llATTERAS INLET.
FORTuEss MONROE, Sept. 99 via BALTI-

luv,
MORE, Sept. 23.——Tlic S. R. Spniilding arrived
from Hatteras Inlet this morning.

On Tuesday last the propeller Fanny ran
down to Ocracoke Inlet, with a company of
troops, who entirely destroyed the fortifica-
tions abandoned by the Confederates. The
magazine was burnt and the cannon sunk.

It is said that the Confederates were assem-
bled in force at Washington and Newborn,
and that 2,000 of them had landed on Ron-
iiokc Island, with the intention of destroying
the light house and the dwellings of the Un-
ionists tlicrc. .

A detncliiiicnt of 700 men, accompanied by
.a naval force, were about to leave llalteras
Inlet to prevent the humid.

The Argonaut, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
laden with fish and salt, ran into the inlet
and was secured as a prize.

.__.._—_—o.-n°:»~._.-.. .. ._..
Another Reconnaissance.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 1861.

Today the Rebels had an Opportunity to
fight, which they didn’t improve. General
Smith‘s soldiers had a second lesson in war,
and showed themselves apt scholars. Five
thousand men, under command of General
Smith, moved toward Lewinsvillc, on the
road where the first rcconnoisance was made
with one hundred wagons to be filled with
forage taken, supports being left at various
points as the column procccdcd. The ad-
vance corps consisted of 3,000 men, with six
pieces of artillery. They halted at the house
of a physician on an eminence, about a mile
and a half from Lcwinsvillc. Two guns
were planted to the right of the road, and
four to the left, infantry supportingpnd skir-
mlslicrs thrown out on each flank. '

From 9 12 o’clock, A. M. till 3 o’clock I’.
M., our forces rested, the enemy making no
Sign, and our men busily loading the wagons
with buy and corn belonging to Lewinsville
Rebels.

Shortly aflcr3 o‘clock, movements were
discovered in the woods. About a regiment
appeared on our flank, and a heavy column
in front—at least four regiments of infantry,
one of cavalry, and six pieces of artillery.

Notice was given to the supports,and Gens.
McCall and Porter were telegraphed to hold
themselves in readiness. Presently the enc-
iny opened with shot and shell. The first
and sccoud'fcll short. The third burst bc-
hind our line, wounding a private of Col.
Baker’s regiment severely in the arm. The
artiller of both Mott and Griflin Opened
fire. 'lyhc first she” dropped among the
bushes where a Rebel battery was pliinted._

Afiei we had thrown twenty-Six shot and
shell, the Rebels disappeared, both on the
front and flank. They had declined to ac
ccpt the gage of battle they have been so
long affecting to desire.

At 5 o’clock our forces returned to their
positions with ninety odd wagon loads of
hay, and one prisoner—Burkc—an Irishman
of Winchester, who mistook our pickets for
theirs. He represents himself as an aid of
Col. Stewart. No information was obtained
from him.

Our men behaved admirably, and kept
their positions undisturbed by the rebels’
Shells, eager to have them come on.

Tim expedition was ostensibly for forage,
but really to see if the enemy meant fight,
:1 id also to try our men.

.~—__... . «Q- .
PROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.

Advance of Federal Troops on Romney—975
sent against 2,100 Rebels—7 he Rebels are
Rented—Occupation of Romney—Rebel Loss
35 Killed and many Wounded—our Loss
Three Killed and Ten Wounded.

GRAFTON, VA., Sept. 25, 1861.
Five hundred of the 4th Ohio Regiment,
with one piece of artillery, and the Ringgold

Cavalry, 75 in number, under Col. Cantwell,

and 400 Of the 8th Ohio Regiment, Col.

Harke, made an advance from New Creek

on Monday toward Romney. They drove

the enemy, 700 strong, out of Mechanics-
ville Gap on Monday morning the 24th, and
advancing on Romney, stormed the town,
causing the enemy, whose force numbered

1,400 infantry and cavalry, to retreat to the

mountains, with a loss of about 35 killed and‘

a large number wounded. Our loss amount-

ed tO three killed and ten wounded.

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Gen. Lane Meets a. superior Force.

Gen. Lane’s command surprised a superior
force of rebels at Papiiisville, Missouri, on
the 21st aiid,aftcr a severe fight, routed them,
losing 17 killed and a large number wound-
ed. The rebels lost 40 killed, 100 prisoners,
and all their tents, wagons, and supplies.

Gen. Lane is reported to be moving on
Occoia.

The gang Of rebels which recently sacked
the town of Humboldt has been defeated by
a force from Fort Scott, and their leader,
Matthews, killed. On his person was found
an orch from Ben McCulloch for the:eni'oll-
ment of the Quappaw Indians.

.D-oo——-

KENTUCKY THREATENED WITH SUBJUGA-
TiON.——Tl'.c rebels have thrown offal] dis-
guise to their designs upon Kentucky, and
make no secret of their determination to force
the state into rebellion, against the wishes of
alargc majority of the people. The Mom.
phis Appeal, the organ of Gen. Bishop Polk,
cays:——- ,

“We only speak the sentiment of the Uni-
ted South, we believe, in asserting that Ken-
tucky can never beallowed to cast her desti-
ny with the North, whatever verdict federal
tyranny may force from her people under the
duress of the bayonet. While we kespcct
state rights and state sovereignty, there are
political and military necessities which over-
ride these rights as measures of retaliation
in a great revolution like the present. Ken-
tucky may bend her knee at present to the
Baal of abolitionism, but the strong arm of
our national power will rescue her from the
possesion of the enemy before the terminal»
tion Of this war as certainly and as effectually
as the vast expanse of our territory upon the,
golden coast of" the Pacific was rescued from
the hands of prostrate Mexico. The truth
had as well be spoken, and we can tell her
citizens—loyalists and traitors—that no such
idea has ever for one moment entered the
mind of the southern people as she shall rc-
niain under the iron rule of Yankee despo-
tism. The South needs her terrilory and must
have it, though at the price of blood and con-
quest.”

 

 

 

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GEN. FREMONT AND THE FALL OF LEX-
INGTON.—ln answar to the query why Gen-
eral Fremont left Go]. Mulligan at Lexington
with only 3,500 men, to withstand Price and
15,000 rebels, the Chicago Tribune remarks:

“We do not undertake to give all the reas-
ons for the situation, but we are informed on
the best authority that the case admits of,
that it was Gen. Fremont’s plan to work his
way up to Lexington unmolesled, and then
send a heavy column out from J efferson
City to Sedalia to march upon his rcar,whilc
Gcii. Popes army should move simultane-
ously from the north, and surround and cup-
ture, or destroy. the whole rebel force. On
Saturday last Gen. Fremont received a per-
eniptory order from Washington for five reg-
iments of well armed and disciplined trOOpS.
This order was roniptly filled, not with the
worst but with t e very best regiments with-
in reach. The raw erops at Benton bar-
racks, who never had :i musket in their
hands until they went to St. Louis, could not
Of course be dispatched to Washington or
Scdalia. This, we assume, accounts in some
measure for the interruption of Gen. Fre-
mont’s plan to send a column overland to at'
tack Price in the rear. His only resource
Was to send reinforcements to Col. Mulligan
by water, and run the risk oftlic land but-
teries planted by the rebels at Glasgow and
elsewhere to command the channel.

It may be mentioned here that the lion.
Schuyler Colfax says that the force at Gen.
FiemOiit’s disposal has been greatly over cs-
timafcd by iumor from the beginning.”
.‘.p.

Use for the Border States.

Last March the Charleston (S. C. Courier,
speaking of the border States, said :—

“They have almost lost, or willr soon lose,
the glorious mediatorlal privilege ‘of' deciding
whether disuiiion shall be peace-able or force-
ful. They will soon lose the opportunity of
exerting any influence in the queStion beyond
the poor privilege of furnishing the battle-fields
and foraging for our armies, and of being
pressed into the reluctant service and action
b the prevailing force for the time being.—

O army of myriiiidous can or shall ever
reach a Southern (secession) Slate if deter-
iiiinaf'ion a resolute anticipation can prevent
it by carrying the war beyond our borders.”

The ConfetleiateS'have kept their promise,
well, so far as Virginia an'd'Missdi’n‘i‘are'c'on-

 

 

 

in any slices

corned. They will be foiled in Kentucky.

. the lily, and the rose-bud,- the

NEWS ITEMS.

 

 

The .‘Unadilla,’ the first of the twenty-
thrcc new gunboats ordered by the U. S.
Govci'iiiiicnt,made her trial trip on Thursday
last, down New York harbor. She was
built by Mr. John Inglis, and her trip proved
successful every way. She will takcin licr guns
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and will be fitted
for sea iiiiIiiediatcly.

——War and arm y labor severely taxes the
endurance if horses. Fine, spirited animals
are run down and rendered useless in a few
weeks. A sale of cmidciiiiicd Government
porsqs took place Uri; Georgetown Heights, 9.
'cw (:in Since. ‘he riccs ranu .

37 1-2 cents to $10. p °CJ from
—-—Thc 6th and 7th Connecticut Regiments
arrived in Washington in good condition
and are encamped about a mile from the;
White House.

——A bomb has been invented in Cincinnati
which contains eleven explosive shells and
these inner shells contain each a numlier of
eproSIvc bullets. It is said to be the most,
destructive and death-dealing article of war
which has yet been tried.

——A meeting of Connecticut men, residing
in New York, has been called at. the Fifth
Avenue Hotel tO make arrangements for the
proper reception of Connecticut regiments,
which may hereafter pass through that city
on their way to and from the seat of war.
——A train of army supply wagons, twenty-
six miles in length,. was recently seen in
Southern Maryland. It was of such length
that lt'COlllplCtely filled the distance between
the 1“ not of departure and that of destination.
———_Ncw lledl‘ord, Mass, has shown her
patriotism by furnishing about 1,200 men for
the navy and 200 for the army.
‘—-chmgton is the capital of Lafavette
County, Mo, 120 miles west of Jefferson City
250 west of St. Louis, and is a town of the;
first importance in Western Missouri. It
has a population of more than 5 000 souls is
on the direct road to Santa Fe ,by overla’nd
route, and is the seat of a large tradc'
——Among the distinguished foreinn'ers who
have entered the U. S. service are fwo rand
sons of Louis Pliillippc, Count Parisg and
Duke do Chartres. They have been a oin-
tcd on Gen. McClellaii’s staff. pp
——Gcn. Heinlechnnn who was wounded in ‘
the arm at Bull Run, has nearly recovered
He will be assigned to the command 0ft;
Federal division in Virginia.

Hon. George Ashniuii of Springfield lies
sick with typhoid fever at the residence of
Mr. Hedden, his scum-law, at Fairfield Ct.
—Gcn. Thomas L. Crittendcn, who is made
commander of the State troops of Kentucky
in cooperation with Gen. Anderson is a sell
of‘tlic Hon. John J. Crittenden. He was a
Lieutenant-Colonel of a Kentucky regiment
in the Mexican war, was aid of Gen. Taylor
at the battle of Burma Vista, and gave the
celebrated reply to Santa Anna when that
Chieftain demanded a surrender, “Gen. Tay-
lor never surrenders." ‘
—Bcr_uard Keclcr, residing in South Brook-
lyn, while intoxicated, on Monday evening
murdered his Wife, shooting her with a gun:
He subsequently drowned himself: They
write in good circuitsiunies and leave three
children.

-.—Gen. Burnside, of Rhode Island, it is
Said, is engaged in raising a regiment in New
England for special duty. - '
Capt. Thomas C. Coates has been pre-
sented by the ladies of Bridgeport with a
beautiful sword and sash. I

—Judgc W. P. Briggs died at Montpelier
Vt., on Saturday; at the age of 70. He was
formerly quite a prominent whig politician
and was collector at Burlington during one
presidential term.

—Rev. Daniel Waldo entered upon his one
hundredth year on the 11th inst. He grad-
uated at Yale College in 1778, and has
preached sixty-nine years. ' In 1856, he was
chaplain Of the house of representatives.
-—,Rev. L. C. Lockwood of New York, with
the consent of the government and the' con-
currence of Gen. Wool, has gone to Fort
Monroe under the auspices of the American
Missionary Association, to labor for the mor-
al and spiritual welfare Of the “ceiitmbands.”
_—Leutze, the painter, is the recipient of a
bit of good fortune in a $20,000 commission
from government. He is tO paint the ceiling
of the corridor of the capitol; the subject is
to be “Westward the Star of Empire takes
its Way.”

—The propeller built at Norwich for a U.
S. gunboat, made a trial trip on Tuesday af-
ternoon, down New London harbor and back.
—-Tliursday afternoon a woman named
Dunn, came down the Housatonic road to
Bridgeport, intending to go to New York.—
Slie made a mistake, got into the New Ha-
vcii cars, and after the cars had got under
full headway she jumped off, and of course
injured herself severely. The foolish woman
was picked up, properly cared for, and when
suthIently restored was sent to her home in
New York.

—Tlic 8th Regiment was mustered into
service on Wednesday.

Senator Dixon Visited the camp grounds
on Wednesday afternoon, for the purpose of
encouraging the volunteers. Before leaving
he presented the company from Enfield, (his
native town,) $50.

——\Ir. Chase believes that if the war is pros-
ecuted with vigor, it may be brought to an
endunext spring, at an expense hardly ex-
ceeding the $250,000,000 loan authorich by
Congress. '
——Gcorge A. Hubbell, who was lately ta-
ken to Fort Lafayette by Marshal Carr, has
been released upon the representations of the
Bridgeport Prudential Committee.

The difference between the lowest and
highest prices in cotton for the past six
months is greater than was ever known du-
ring the same period before.

_ Es?” All should read Prof. Wood‘s advertisement
in another column.

 

 

 

 

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A SUGGESTION TO THE GOVERNMENT,“-
The recent reply of Col. Mulligan at Lexiug.
ton, Mo, in his reply to Gen. Price’s sum-
mons to surrender, appears to have been un-
authorized by any act Of Congress, or even
by any of the usages of civilized war, and
t’or that reason, if for no other, would seem
very reprehensible. It is to be hoped that it
may not add to the difficulties of the “situa.
tion,” by breeding dissensions in Congress
and in the public mind—although it is not
impossible that the commandcnin-chiefmay
direct some modification of the reply, as hav-
ingr been extra-constitutional, and as tendln
lO abridge if not totally defeat the operation
of the writ of habeas corpus. The "govern:
ment, it is understood, has the question lin-
dcr discussidn.-—-Erening Post.

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WAt the Superior Court, now in session
at Litclificld, Hannah S. Douovan,who mur-
dered her employer, Mr. Titus Facts of We-
icrtown, last spring, has been convicted of
murder in the second degree, and sentenced
to imprisonment in the State Prison for life,

Charles Fox of Woodbury, Who killed
Matthew Morris, of that town, influly last,
was on Monday convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to the State Prison for ten
years and to pay a fine Of $50. Evidence
was produced that he stabbed Morris as
chargedJnit without that premeditated mal-
ice that constitutes malice in the first degree,
0”»m I

FREMONT—A St. Louis correspondent of
the New York Evening Post gives the fol-_
lowing as the sentiment of the people of the
West:

“If the government commits the blunder

of removing Fremont, our cause in the west
is as good as lost. I care not what interest-
ed and corrupt politicians and swindling ar.
my Contractors may clamor for. The people
are with General I remain,
General Fremont has made some mistakes
—as who would not, coming here in):
dcr similar circumstances ?—-but in the
main he has done admirably well, and the
people and Soldiers have confidence in him.
That is a very great deal more than can be
said of some who I suspect would like to fill
his place.”

 

 

 

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A BEAUTIFUL ExTRAeT.——The following
paragraph is from the Wisconsin Farmer:

“To the majority of men we are satisfied
that the soil is nothing but dirt ; but to the
chemist Who knows its origin, its nature and
its capacities, it is a wonderful mixture of
those beautiful elements which, in their ey-
er-vai‘ying forms, become the ambient air,
the liquid ocean, the precious opal. the am‘y-
thyst, and the still more precious diamon ;
or delicate blue. bell and violet, tlioniparintli,
some of blue

r-trass, and the cedar of li‘cbnnoli; 01' "a'glli

, the ruby lip, the lovclit eye, the noble, pub

piloting heart, and more wonderful brain.—
Tlicscarc the jewels of which the soil is
composed, and out of which the husbaudman
strives to force the food hunger craves.—
llciiccfortli us he turns the furrows of 'the
field let the SlCt‘p of" his thoughts be broken
by the. reflection that the earth thus slimd
up by the plouglislmrcis doubtless composed
lll part of the ashes ofaiiccstrul lierocs,w hose
deeds :ll’c the hisloiy of the past, and whose
mortal remains lll'c lllC plastic material out
of which We are building the bodies of men
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