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I am for supporting the government, I do not ask who administers it. It is the government of my country, and I shall give it, in this extremity, all the support in my power.I regard the present contest with the secesionists a death struggle for Constitutional Liberty and Law. John A. Dix.

Decisive Battles of the World.

The Decisive Battles of the Word, those of which, to use Hallam's words, a contrary result would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes, are numbered as fifteen by Prof. Creasey, who fills the chair of Ancient and Modern History in the University of London. They are the grand subjects by him, lately from Bentley's press, and are:

1. The Battle of Marathon, fought 490 B. C., in which the Greeks, under Themistocles, defeated the persians under Darius, thereby turning back the tide of Asiatic invasion, which else would have swept over Europe.

2. The Battle of Syracuse, 416 B. C., in which the Athenian power was broken, and the rest of Europe saved from Greek domin

the Carthaginians, under Hasdrubal, and by which the supremacy of the great Republic was established.

5. The victory of Armenius, A. D. 8, over the Roman leader Verus, which secured Gaul from Roman Dominion.

6. The Battle of Schalons, A. D. 461, in which Actius defeated Atilla, the Hun, the self-styled 'Scourge of God,' and saved Europe entire devastation.

7. The Battle of Tours, A. D. 735, in which Charles Martel, by the defeat of the Saracens, averted the Mohamedan yoke from Europe.

8. The Battle of Hastings, A. D. 1066, in which William of Normandy was victorious over the Anglo Saxon Harold, and the result of which was the formation of the Anglo Norman nation, which is now dominant in the world.

9. The Battle of Orleans, A. D. 1429, in

which the English were defeated, and the independent existence of France secured.

10. The defeat of the Spanish Armada, A. D., 1588, which crushed the hopes of Papacy in England.

11. The Battle of Blenheim, A. D., 1704, in which Marlborough, by the defeat of Tallard, broke the power and erushed the ambition of Louis XIV.

12. The defeat of Charles the XII, by Peter the Great at Pultowa, A. D. 1709, which secured the stability of the Muscovite Empire.

13. The Battle of Saratoga, A. D., 1777, in which Gen. Gates defeated Burgoyne, and which decided the contest in favor of the American Revolutionists, by making France their ally, and other European powers friendly to them.

14. The Battle of Valmy, A. D., 1792, in which the Continental allies, under the Duke of Brunswick, were defeated by the French, under Dumouriez; without which the French Revolution would have been stayed.

15. The Battle of Waterloo, 1815, in which the Duke of Wellington hopelessly defeated Napoleon, and saved Europe from his grasping ambition. [Or put back Europe half a centuFy in its progress towards liberty and distinctive nationality, which was only recovered by the Battle of Solferino. (?)]

GFN. BLENKER'S SPEECH.-The gallant Gen. Blenker was called on among others for a speech at a recent torch-light procession of the German regiments to Gen. McClellan's head quarters. After Secretary Seward had concluded a brief speech, Gen. Blenker, who speaks our language but imperfectly, came forward, and said:

Citezens and Sojers:-I will say a few words, and it shall be few. If ever I find the enemy, I will fight tousands, and tousands of us will fight better as I speak dis noble English.[Immense Cheering.]

NEWS SUMMARY.

DOINGS OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.

tural Society for the year 1862, the following persons were chosen officers, viz.:

President-A. H. Van Wie.

Vice Presidents-0. Treadwell, John D. Parish, James
Wilford.

Secretary-Chas. L. Gould.
Treasurer-John Richardson.

Executive Committee-J. F. Seely, H. Bodenstab, W. W.

Attest:

C. L. GOULD, Sec'y.

The U. S. Ag, Society.-The United States Agricultural Society to-day re-elected Huson, R. H. Hotchkiss, G. S. Graves. President Hubbard, Secretary Poor, Treasurer French, and nearly all the old Vice Presidents. The Executive Committee was reorganized, and consists of Marshall P. Wilder, of Massachusetts, Frederick Smyth of New Hampshire, Isaac Newton of Philadelphia, Charles B. Calvert of Maryland, Legrand Byington of Iowa, J. H. Sullivan of Ohio, and M. Myers of California.

President Lincoln's recommendation of the establishment of an agricultural and statistical department was warmly commended, and he was elected an honorary member. The suggestions of the President's address were debated and indorsed, and a large edition was ordered to be printed. The establishment of an Agricultural Department was discussed and recommended. There was a decided expression of opinion against National exhibitions, unless they can be held at Washington.

Dear Sir:-The Annual Meeting of the Green
Green Lake Co. Society.-ED. FARMER,
Lake County Agricultural Society was held at
Dartford, Jan. 6th, 1862. The following were
the officers elected for the ensuing year:

President-S. M. Knox.

Vice President-M. H. Shipley.
Secretary and Treasurer-M. H. Powers.
Executive Committee-Uri Carruth, M. H. Howard, John
Davis, S. B. Toelch, S. R. Davis, G. S. Barnes.
M. H. POWERS, Sec'y.

DARTFORD, Jan. 7th, 1862.

STATE MATTERS.

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The Markets, &c.-The wheat market is steady in all parts of the country-most too much so for our farmers who have large quantities from which they need to realize fair prices. The quantity in store in the West is very large, and so long as the railroads charge half its value for transportation, but little will go forward. It still seems impossible that the price should not come up to a reasonable figure Wis. Ag. and Mechanical Associa- in the spring; though the first grand movement tion.-At the Annual Meeting of this Associa-will so entirely put into requisition every means tion, recently held in Milwaukee, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

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of transportation on lake and land that a material advance in prices should not be expected until after the first load or two shall have been shipped.

Improvement in the grain market will be likely to be followed by an advance of pork and beef also.

sell.

NEW YORK PRICES, JAN. 30.
Wheat-Market quiet. But little disposition to buy or
Pork-Firm; sales 2,300 bbls. at $12@13 mess, $8 50@
9 50 prime. Dressed logs steady, $1@4 75.
CHICAGO PRICES, JAN. 30.

It was decided to hold a general Agricultural and Mechanical Fair in the early part of September next, offering premiums not to exceed ten thousand dollars. An additional call of twenty per cent. upon the stock subscriptions was made, payable on the first day of March; and the Executive Committee was authorized to extend the lease heretofore made Pork-Mess, higher, owing to scarcity of cooperage; with Col. C. C. Waehburn, for military pur-dressed hogs, firm, with an upward tendency, $2 50@270; poses.

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Wheat No. 1, 74@742: No. 2, 68@69.
Pork-Mess, firm at $37; dressed hogs 5c higher
($2 60@2 80); live hogs firm at $2 2502 40.
MIMWAUKEE PRICES, JAN. 30.

Wheat-Quiet and steady, 72@75¢ for receipts in store; milling, 75@76c.

live hogs, steady at $4 30.
Beef Cattle-$2 00@2 75.

Wheat,..

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The Senate was promptly organized by the election of Hon. J. H. Warren, Chief Clerk, and Bloom U. Coswell, Sergeant at Arms.The following are the

STANDING COMMITTEES:
Judiciary-Messrs. Spooner, West, Flint, Hudd and F.
O. Thorpe.
Finance-Messrs. Foot, Cole and Hopkins.
Incorporations-Messrs. Kingston, Clark and Bartlett.
Roads, Bridges and Ferries-Messrs. Cate, Jenkins and
Cunning.

Town and County Organization-Messrs. Bartlett, Pratt and H. S. Thorpe.

Militia-Messrs. Hay, Cary and Rich.

Privileges and Elections-Messrs. West, Quentin and
Utley.
Agriculture-Messrs. Jenkins, Montgomery and Cole.
Legislative Expenditures-Messrs. Flint, Keogh and
Kingston.
State Affairs-Messrs. Hopkins, Hicks and Humphrey.
Education-Messrs. Cary, Mitchell and Hazelton.
Banks-Messrs. Kelsey, Quentin and Spooner.
Claims-Messrs. Bean, Rich and Joiner.

Internal Improvements-Messrs. H. S. Thorpe, Keogh and Young.

Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Humprey, Keogh and Wilkinson.

Contingent Expenses-Messrs. Young, Hudd and Jen-
Public Lands-Messrs. Wilkinson, Hicks and Kingston.
Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Bartlett, F. O. Thorpe and Hay.
State Prison-Messrs. Utley, Mitchell and Hay.
Railroads-Messrs. Joiner, Kelsey, Foot, Rich and

Hicks.

The Governor's Message was delivered in person and is considered an able document. It exhibits in a clear and forcible manner the condition of the finances of the State and the true character of the burdens of taxation; recommends the adoption of measures for inviting capital and labor for the devel-kins. opement of our resources-said measures being exemption from taxation and a reduction of the rates of interest; urges a continuation of the policy of keeping clear of debt, and the importance of an amendment to the Constitution "depriving counties, cities and towns of power to contract debts in future, except in the arrangement of existing embarrassments;" and concludes with an earnest appeal to the Legislature and people to sustain the Administration in its efforts to maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and the Laws of our country.

In the organization of the working force in the several departments of the State, the selections seem, in the main, to have been well made.

No Laws of great importance have yet been enacted though several bills of public interets are pending; among which are one increasing the tax upon railroads; one for the repeal of the Library Law of 1859-60, restoring the accumulated fund to the sources from which it was taken; one for the repeal of the Dog Law, and one for the repeal of all laws making appropriations to the Agricultural Societies of the State!

There seems to be a general desire to retrench, but a most astonishing lack of judgment as to where retrenchment should be made.

Benevolent Institutions-Messrs. Montgomery, Cole and Hazelton.

Printing-Messrs. Browne and Cole.

Federal Relations-Messrs. Hazelton, Hicks and Browne.

Joint Committee on Investigation-Mr. Bean.

The Assembly was organized after considerable party strife, by the election of a "Union" Speaker-J. W. Beardsley, of Prescott-and John S. Dean, Chief Clerk. The following are the

STANDING COMMITTEES:
Judiciary-Messrs. H. L. Palmer, J. T. Mills, E. Jussen,
H. W. Barnes and Wm. Dutches.

L. D. Gage, C. D. Combs and G. W. Elliott.

Ways and Means-Messrs. Alien C. Bates, C. H. Upham,

Barnes, 4. S. McDill, W. H. Chandler, Thomas, Butler and Fred. S. Ellis.

Education, School and University Lands-Messrs. H. W.

Incorporations-Messrs. E. Jussen, J. E. Thomas, J. S.
Tripp, John Boyd and J. B. Crosby.

Railroads-Messrs. C. H. Upham, H. T. Moore, J. V. V.
Platto, O. B. Thomas, George, R. Stuntz, F. S. Ellis, R. B.
Sanderson, Campbell, McLean add B. F. Adams.

Internal Improvements-Messrs. J. M. Rusk, L. Semman, R. Wilson, Sam'l Thompson and G. W. Brown. Roads, Bridges and Ferries-Messrs. C. C. Pope, Robert

Salter, E. Palmer, E. K. Rand and H. Kirchoff.

Town and County Organizations-Messrs. W. C. Webb, C. B. Stevens, H. S. Thomas, G. H. Hall and C. Hoeflinger. Militia-Messss. Johnathan Bowman, J. M. Rusk, R. L. Bassett, James Catton and Orrin Guernsey.

Privileges and Elections-Messrs. D. R. W. Williams, J. H. Vivian, Hollis Latham, Geo. Abert and W. W. Field. Agriculture and Manufactures-Messrs. B. Dockstader, Thomas Barry, D. R. Bean, N. B. Howard and A. Nichols. Dutcher, Geo. A. Gregory, W. E. Hanson, J. F. McCollum Expiration and Re-enactment of Laws-Messrs. Wm.

and Michael Maloy.

Legislative Expenditures-Messrs. W. W. Field, J. A. Schlitz, J. M. Stowell, N. M. Matts and M. Hogan.

State Affairs-Messrs. Q. H. Barron, H. T. Moore, S. Hanson, W. W. Reed and Samuel Newick.

Contingent Expenditures-Messrs. J. S. Tripp, J. G. Mayer, Milo Coles, W. W. Hatcher and James Cahill.

Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Samuel Rounseville, Godfrey Stamin, D. D. Hoppock, O. Brown and E. Palmer.

Enrolled Bills--Messrs. C. D. Combs, S. D. Hubbard, J. E. Thomas, A. Nichols and C. McLean.

Mining and Smelting-Messrs. Allen Taylor, C. B. Jennings, Wm. Brandon, R. Wilson and C. D. W. Leonard, A. W. Starks, B. F. Adams, Ole Johnson and H. C. Hamilton.

Charitable and Religious Societies-Messrs F P Arnold, A W Starks, BF Adams, Ole Johnson and H C Hamilton.

State Prison-Messrs. A. W. Starks, Q. H. Barron, Jas. Wadsworth, H. F. Watrous and Samuel Miller. Medical Societies and Medical Colleges-Messrs A S McDill, John H Vivian, H W Boyce, CB Jennings and W W Reed.

Banks and Banking-Messrs H W Boyce, A S Sanborn, WA Vanderpool, D K Bean and Allen Č Bates.

Federal Relations-Messrs JT Mills, HC Hamilton,

HL Palmer, E Jussen and T B Stoddard.

Swamp and Overflowed Lands-Messrs Geo R Stuntz, DRW Williams, John Banister, Geo A Gregory and P J Shumway.

and Johnathan Bowman.

Joint Committee on Claims--Messrs C F Hammond, WS Green, Allen Taylor, Hollis Latham and O Brown. Joint Committee on Investigation-Messrs J VV Platto Joint Committee on Printing-Messrs Orrin Guernsey, HC Griffin, Wm Brandon, WE Hanson and P D Gifford. Joint Committee on Local Legislation-Messrs W H

Chandler, Peter Rogan and Adam Finger.

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10th. Col. A. R. Chapin, Bacon Creek, Ky. 11th. Col. Harris, Sulphur Springs, Mo. 12th. Col. Bryant, Weston, Mo. 13th. Col. Maurice Moloney, Fort Leavenworth.

14th. Col. Wood, Fond du Lac. 15th. Col. Hans C. Heg, (Scandinavian,) Camp Randall.

16th. Col. Allen, Camp Randall.

17th. Col. John L. Doran, Camp Randall. 18th. Col. Wood, Camp Holton, Mil. 19th. Col. James S. Allen, Camp Utley,

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10th Battery, Capt. Bebee, at New Lisbon, Juneau Co., (at quarters,)

Wis. Co. Sharp Shooters, at Camp Burnside, near Washington.

Company 1st. Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, Capt. A. J. Langworthy, Fort Cass, (late Fort Runyon,) near Washington City.

There seems to have been a good deal of sickness in camp thus far during the winter, but perhaps not more than should have been anticipated from the unaccustomed exposure to which the soldiers have necessarily been subjected. Active service, if they should ever be so fortunate as to see anything of that kind, will improve them.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

The War for the Union.-With the exception of a brilliant skirmish near Somerset, Kentucky, in which the enemy were gloriously put to rout by an inferior number of Union troops, with a loss of Gen. Zollicoffer and 600 soldiers killed,- wounded and prisoners, 16

pieces of cannon, 1400 horses and mules, -wagons and other valuable property, nothing has been done within the past month. Several expeditions, and important forward movements are talked of by the papers!

Gen. McClellan has been before a Congressional committee and fully satisfied them, first, that he has a plan, and secondly that it must succeed in putting a speedy end to the rebellion. Glad of it; but give us the deeds, pretty

soon.

Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, has resigned his place and received the appointment of Minister to Russia, vice Cassius M. Clay, who has resigned to enter the Army. E. M. Stanton of Pennsylvania, has been appointed Secretary of War in his stead.

Gen. James Lane, of Kansas, has resigned his seat in the U. S. Senate, and been appoint

ed to the command of the Division, with au- group of colossal figures is being erected to thority to raise an army of 30,000 men to commemorate the thousandth anniversary of

march South through Kansas, into Louisiana and Texas.

Gen. Burnside's Expedition down the coast with a fleet of 125 vessels of all classes, met with a terrible storm off Hatteras, and suffered a loss of several ships.

Congressional-Congress has done but little that is especially worthy of note during the past month. Bills curtailing the franking privilege of members and heads of departments, for raising money, for punishing spies, and for the regulation of the Sanitary and Commissary departments of the army are pending. The Senate is just now busy with the question of Jesse D. Bright's expulsion from that body, and will yet occupy some time in cussing and discussing his traitorous conduct.

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the Russian Empire. The time is computed from A. D. 862, when Rurik, coming from Rosslagen in Sweeden, established himself at Novogorod.

Mexico is consolidating and rallying against her Spanish invaders. 62,000 men have been already offered to the Government, and 150,000 are expected with 100 parks of artillery.-Minister Corwin has given up all hopes of negotiating a treaty and proposes to return home.

EDITORIAL MISCELLANY.

Industry and Legislative Retrenchment. We are in the midst of a war which must tax the energies of the people to their utmost. Money is being poured out of the treasury at the rate of $2,000,000 per day for the mere support of the army. The waste of property of various kinds and in numerous ways, together with the loss which cannot but result to the country through the paralysis of commerce and of certain branches of the Mechanic Arts and from the turning of a vast amount of productive labor into channels of destructive effort, will probably swell the sacrifice to twice the amount, or to four millions per diem!

How long this sacrifice must continue it is impossible to predict. But for one year alone the aggregate material loss to the country will fall but little short of one billion, five hundred millions of dollars!

The war sentiment in England is considerably softened since the release of Mason and Slidell. It now seems doubtful whether Johnny will be able to get up another so good a pretext for fighting Uncle Samuel until the latter shall be in a condition to make his attack a sorry job. Lord Shaftesburg is reported to have expressed a desire for the overthrow of this Government on the ground that we are fast becoming a dangerous rival, and unless checked must eventually be an overshadowing power. It is proper to say howev-made for a time in that way, but in the end the whole er, that we do not credit the report.

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Portugal sides with Engtand, in the Trent Mason and Slidell affair. Russia still maintains the position of a true and faithful friend.

Hence arises the important practical question, "How is this vast amount to be raised? How the almost incomputable debt which must accumulate, should the war

continue for years, to be paid?

It cannot be paid by borrowing; that's a sure case.No debt is really paid by borrowing. Shift's may be

amount, even to the last farthing has got to be earned by the sweat of toil. We may frame a tariff which will give us a large revenue; but a tariff necessarily implies articles on which duty is to be paid by the importer, and thus involves the idea of a purchaser, who must have means for the purchase, else the importation is at once stopped.

Italian patriots are looking to the spring as Means, in turn, imply a source, and that source is labor.

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There is no other. Industry is the great reservoir from which all our wealth is to be drawn-the only sure and permanent basis for the prosperity of any people.

These are palpable truths, and yet some of our legislative Solons refuse to recognize them. They have the general idea, that in times like these, retrenchment should be the watchword. And so it should; but it should be of that

kind which a wise economy would sanction—not of that blind and stupid sort which would take from the faithful,

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