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4,633, sos 5,62s $40 4,752, ,OI5
50 IA ,465 81, ~ ,2l4 81 ,2l5,334
37,s7s ,26s <2,O72,s64 "a
Since January lst

Since January lst 81 268 &2072,S54 "a ,967 429
There have been forty.three designations in
the U. s. army since South Carolina seeded.
The House of Representatives of Rhode Isl.
and has, by tie vote, refused to instruct their
representatives in Congress to favor the Peace
Conference plan of compromise.
The Western Virginia papers continue to
bring accounts of the extraordinary oil strikes
there. The Parkersburg Neps says that the
well of Lewellyn & Wilson yields in one day,
oil to the value of S20 l60. If the whole ap.
erture of the well were left running, the yield
would be 100000 per day.
The new post route bill, just passed by Con.
gress, contains section requiring ten cents
prepaid on letter postage to and from the Pa.
cifc coast, without regard to distance. All
drop-letters are hereafter to be prepaid with
postage stamps.
Col. Vanderbilt's new iron steamer, the
Champion" sailed from New York for Cali.
fornia on Friday. She carried out about 800
passengers, among whom was the Oldest son
of Mayor Wood.
A case OF poisoning is reported to have lately
occurred in Northumberland county, Va The
sufferers were Mr.. Charles W. Fallan, and Miss
Williams, OF Richmond county, who was, at the
time, on a visit to the family of Mr.. f. AT last
accounts, however, both were recovering. The
poison, it appears was administered, with fatal
effect, to four horses, two mules twenty head
of hogs, and number of sheep. The poison
is believed to have been administered by slaves,
for what cause is not known.
Hon. C. c. Clay, ex United States Senator
from Alabama, has gone to Minnesota for the
benefit Of his health.
1t is rumored that it is contemplated. by the
bank committee of the Pennsylvania Legisla.
ture to authorize the banks of the State to issue
Is per cent. Of their circulation in notes of the
denomination of 81, 81, and So. This is n sten
backward that is wholly indeiensible. in view
Of the superabundance of specie in the conn.
try. 1t would be infinitely better, and much
moe in consonance with public sentiment to
abolish all paper issues Of less denomination
than ten dollars.
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E. WHEELER,
AGENT FOR THE SALE OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN
RDW ARE.

No. CT Louisiana au., opposite Bank Of Warrington.
OAR, Sheet, and Hoop Iron; Horseshoe Iron,
- Norway Nail Rods, Burdens Patent Horse
Shoes, Horseshoe Nails Cast, Shear, and Bis
ter Steel; Anvils, Bellows, and Vices Sheet
Lead, Bar Lead, and Lead Pipe; Loaded Roof
ing Tin; Bright Tin of all kinds Block Tin,
Zinc, and Copper; Iron, Brass, and Copper Wire.
Carriage Bows and Curtain Canvas, Hubs,
Spokes, Rims, and Axles, Locks, Hinges, Screws,
Nails, Brads, Sash Weights, Sash Cord, Pulleys,
Planes, Saws Chisels, Files, Boring and Mortioe
Machines, and Grindstones, Axes, Shovels, Spades
Rakes, Forks, &c.
DEPOT FOR PLANTS NEW PATENT
BLIND HINGE.
All at the lowest prices for Cash, or to punc
tual customers on short credit. nov 28 ,
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..f.r.. LOST, ---- e..
A LADY'S GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN,
IA somewhere between Missouri and Pennsyl.
vania avenues and the Capitol grounds, yester-
day afternoon about 81 o'clock. A liberal re-
ward will be paid the Under, on delivery at M.
McDermott's, No. 455 Penn. avenue, or at this
Office. "' mar 6-3,x
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Tuesday, March 8, 1851.

A WORD TO BUSINESS MEN.
This paper has now q circulation in this city
larger than all the city papers combined, with
the exception Of one, and therefore affords q
most excellent advertising medium.
The national Republican., 1861-03-05
THE INAUGURAL.

Copies Of the inaugural address, in pamphlet
form, can be had at this office. Price, fifty
cents per hundred.
The national Republican., 1861-03-05
MAMMOTH PROMENADE CONCERT,
Tuesday, March, 9Th, ,

IueSddy, March, 9th,
AT THE INAUGURATION BALL ROOM,
By THE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS OF THE
LATE GERMANIA SOCIETY
The Beethoven Society,
Together with an Immense Orchestra, under the
direction Of CHARLES LrsscHow, Esq
PRoGRAMMR-PARTI !.
l. Marche du Sacre-Propheti cocoon. .Meyerbeer
2. Overture-Merry Wives Of Windsor. .Nicolai
3. Walzer-Venue Reigen.. .Gungl
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8. Eegie by Ernst-Solo Trombone m Len schow
6. Gallop-Castilianer Lumbye
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4. National Airs" Union" "Star-
Spangled Banner" 10.
8. Finale-Gallop
Tickets Fifty Gents for sale at Metzerott's
Music store. Ir.l" e.. g.. -.
Doors open at Ito commence at 8 o'clock.
mar At
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I OF FOR SALE.-Lot Five, in Square 1882,
- containing about $4,000 square feet. Price,
three cents per foot. Apply at this Office.
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NEWS ITEMS.

The following is comparative statement of
the imports Of foreign dry goods and general
merchandise at New York last week and since
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pT- Lieutenant Colonel G. W. Lay, of vir
ginia, Aid-de-Camp to General Scott, has re
signed.
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For the week. 1859. 1860 1861.
Dry goods 81 ,464 s3,T78,0 ,034 81 377 202
General merchandise 2,OO7 $50 $50 606 2,4l4 SAB
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~ Our publication Office is on Seventh
street, adjoining Adamson's Periodical Depot,
and opposite the General Post Office.
The national Republican., 1861-02-01
Prospectus Of tho National Republican.

Believing that the time has arrived when the
great Republican party Of the United States ought
to be fairly represented in the daily press of the
National Metropolis, we have embarked in the
enterprise Of supplying the citizens of the District
title Of the " NATIONAL RrpupLrcAS."
In It's political department, this journal will
advocate and defend the principles OF the Repub-
lican party, and endeavor to disabuse the public
mind Of groundless prejudices which have been
cngendered against II, by the false accusations
OF its enemies Having the utmost confidence
that the administration of Mr.. Lincoln will be
such rs to merit our appreciation, we expect to
yield 1t cordial, but not q servie support. In
the great issue that is likely to be made with his
administration, by the enemies of the Republican
party, the people of Washington AMI the District
of Columbia have more at staAe than the people
of any other portion Of our common country. We
believe that to support Mr.. Lincoln's administra-
tion will be Synonymous with maintaining the in
tegrity Of the Federal Union, against the machin-
ations Of those who would rend 1t asunder. No
one can doubt upon which side of this issue the
people of Washington will be found, when they
come to realize that it is fairly forced upon them.
We feel confident, therefore, that in yielding to
the administration of Mr.. Lincoln a cordial sup
port we shall have the sympathy of an immense
majority of the people of this District and vicin-
ity.
II Is not our design, however, to make the
National Republican mere political paper. We
intend, that as a medium Of general and local
news, 1t shall not be inferior to any other journal
published in this city. We shall pay particular
attention to questions Of local policy, and advo-
cate such reforms as we may deem essential to
the prosperity Of the city, and to the advance
ment Of the moral and material welfare of its
inhabitants.
We deem it unnecessary, however, to multi
ply promises, as the paper will Immediately make
Its appearance, and will then speak for itself.
1t will be published every morning, and de-
lvered to city subscribers at six cents per week.
Mail subscribers, $3.50 a year, payable in ad-
vance.
The publication Office is at the corner of Ind-
ana avenue and Second street.
LEWIS CLEPHANE l. co.
The national Republican., 1861-02-01
BELL AND EVERETT PLATFORM.

Whereas experience has demonstrated that
platforms adopted by the partisan Conventions
of the country have had the effect to mislead
and deceive the people, and at the same time
to widen the political divisions of the country,
by the creation and encouragement Of geograph.
ical and sectional parties therefore,
Resolred, That it is both the part of patriot.
ism and Of duty to recognise no political prin-
ciple other than the Constitution Of the country,
the union of the States, and the enforcement
of the laws and that as representatives of the
Constitutional Union men of the country in
National Convention assembled, we hereby
pledge ourselves to maintain, protect, aSd de-
tend, separately and unitedly, these great prin.
cples of public liberty and national safety
against all enemies, at home and abroad, be.
lieving thereby peace may once more be re-
stored to the country, the just rights of the
people and of the States reestablished, and the
Government again placed in that condition of
justice, fraternity, and equality, which, under
the example and Constitution of our fathers,
has solemnly bound every citizen of the United
States to maintain more perfect union, estab.
lish justice, insure domestic tranquility, pro-
vide for the common defence, promote the gen.
eral welfare, and secure the blessings of liber.
ty to ourselves and our posterity.
The national Republican., 1861-02-01
DOUGLAS AND JOHNSON PLATFORM

DOUGLAS AND JOHNSON PLATFORM.
Resolved, That we, the Democracy of the
Union, in Convention assembled, hereby de.
clare our afirmance of the resolutions unani.
mously adopted and declared as platform OF
principles by the Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati, in the year 1856, believing that
Democratic principles are Interchangeable in
their nature, when applied to the same subject
matter; and we recommend as the only further
resolutions the following:
Resolved, That it is the duty of the United
States to afford ample and complete protection
to all its citizens, whether at home or abroad,
and whether native or foreign.
ResOlred, That one of the necessities of the
age, in military, commercial, and postal
point of view, is speedy communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific States and
the Democratic party pledge such constitution.
al government aid as will insure the consttuc.
ton of railroad to the Pacific coast at the
earliest practicable period.
ResOiDed, That the Democratic party are in
lavor of the acquisition of the island of Cuba,
on such terms as shall be honorable to our.
selves and just to Spain.
Resolved, That the enactment of State Leg
islatures to defeat the faithful execution of the
fugitive slave law are hostile in character, sub
vcrsve of the Constitution, and revolutionary
in their effect.
Resolved, That in accordance with the in.
depreciation of the Cincinnati platform, that,
during the existence of the Territorial Govern
ments, the measure of restriction, whatever it
may be, imposed by the Federal Constitution
on the power of the Territorial Legislature
over the subject Of the domestic relations, as
the same has been, or shall hereafter be, finally
determined by the Supreme Court of the Uni.
TED States, should be respected by all good
citizens, and enforced with promptness and
fidelity by every branch of the General Gov.
ernment
The national Republican., 1861-02-01

anu tue reports OF tne mail lettings, giving q
statement Of each bid also, of the contracts
made, the new service originated, the curtail-
ments ordered, and the additional allowances
granted within the year.
Finance 06fee.-A. N. zevely, Esq, Third As
sistant Postmaster General and twenty-one
clerks. To this office are assigned the supervis-
ion and management Of the financial business
OF the Department, not devolyed by law upon
the Auditor, embracing accounts with the draft
offices and other depositaries Of the Department,
the iss ling of warrants and drafts in payment
of balances reported by the Auditor to be due to
mail contractors and other persons, the supervis.
ion OF the accounts of Offices under orders to
deposit their quarterly balances at designa' ed
points, and the superintendent of the rendition
by posmasters of their quarterly returns of
postages 1t has charge of the Dead-Letter
oftce, OF the issuing Of postage stamps and
stamped envelopes for the prepayment of post
age, and of the accounts connected Herewith.
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all
postmasters should direct their quarterly returns
of postage; those at draft Offices their letters
reporting quarterly the net proceeds of their
Offices; and those at deposting offices, their GER
tihcates of deposit; to him should also be di-
rected the weekly and monthly returns of tho
deposilaries OF the Department. as well as all
applications and receipts for postage stamps and
stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection 06ce.-Benj. N. Clements, ESQ.,,
Chief Clerk, and seventeen clerks. To this office
is assigned the duty of receiving and examining
the registers of the arrival, and departures OF
the mails, certificates of the service of route
agents, and reports Of mail failures of noting
the delnquencies of contractors, and preparing
cases thereon for the action of the Postmaster
General furnishing blanks for mail registers,
and reports of mail failures; providing and
sending out mail bags and mail locks and keys,
and doing all other things which may be neces-
sary to secure faithful and exact performance
of all mail contracts.
All cases of mail depreciation, of violation Of
law by private expresses, or by the forging or
illegal use of postage stamcs, are under the su-
pervsion of this Office, and should be reported
to it.
All communications respecting lost money,
letters, mail depredatons, or other violations ei
law, or mail locks and keys, should be directed,
"Chief Clerk, Post Office Department"
All registers of the arrivals and departures of
the mails, certificates of the service of route
agents, re orts Of mail failures, applications for
blank registers, and reports of failures and all
complaints against contractors for irregular or
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tons of its soldiers degraded. And it
is to the defence excuse Of such
oppression and prostitution, that leading journals
of New York lend or sell themselves. 1t is from
such inroads upon every principle of free govern
ment that thousands of men, protesting to be
free, avert their faces with indifference, because
neither they themselves nor theirs are the sufferers
and the oppression is only of those upon the other
side. Shamel shamel shame! Every relic of
manhood has clean gone from the land. if ito neo-
pie are mean enough or cowardly enough not TO
feel that they are bound, every man of them, TO
resent as personal outrage and indlonity q
wrong inflicted on the humblest citizen who
treads their SOIL But few years ago the whole
nation arose and shouted as one man, to welcome
ana honor the gallant officer who, in a distant
iand, had rescued MARTIN KosTA-a half-natural-
yea ioreigner-from the grasp of Austrian power.
Inc cltzens imprisoned at Fort La Fayette are
American citizens, and the power which confines
them is not Austrian! Where is the spirit which
was then alive? Where are the men who boosted
IT? Again and again we cry, and the civilized
world, with us, will cry, again and apain-
Shame! Shame! Shame!
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tcoAMUEIcArED.1
WAgHINGToN, ID. c., August IL IeGl

WAsHINdroN, d. c., August 49, 1861.
10 the Editors Of the Exchanges:
Ny attention has been recently called to several
newspaper notices, in reference to nv late visit
South, wherein | am made to give utterapce to
certain opinions with regard to the state of things
there.
peeming it due to truth, to the South, and to
myself, ] unhesitatingy deny all such statements,
and ask of you place in your paper for this prompt
and unequlvoca denial. So far from saving as re-
ported, am forced to add that the reverse is the
truth, to wit-that never saw so united people
or more resolute and determined a soldiery. and
that, so far as and heard [ had no doubt but
they would stand by their opinion to the last, and
would sooner perish than be subdued. These were
the sentiments that met me eoery,ohere through my
journey South, as frankly stated to my friends
since my arrival here, in to their enquiries
Very respectfully,
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In the Report of the Joint Committee of the
Legislature of Maryland, on Federal Relations
published in THE EXCHANGE of Friday, the follow
ing passage appears concerning the pretext Of
military necessity:
1T already finds the liberty of citizens in its
'Way-what is to prevent it from finding their
Lives equally so, a month hence? If it iustiGes
''lmprsoning them, in violation of law and Con-
''Sltution, it will equally justify their assassna
''ton"
we publish the following views from the Wash
inglon correspondent of the PHILADELPHIA En-
q"~er, in order TO show that the fearful contin-
gencies ioreshadowed are already regarded in
Administration quarters, as within the spbcre If
reasonable proximity. After discussing the pro-
priety of hanging sailors captured on Southern
privateeIS, the writer goes on to say:
The result of the Inauguration of such po,;cv
would be the indiscrimi mate murder of hundreds Of
prisoners IN the hands of the Rebels incIudirr
many valuable citizens aud the enactment ~
scenes OF horror unequslled by those of the French
neVoiutlon; The Administration, therefore de-
ciuea, as l have said, not to hang any Of the
pirates. But within day or two the question has
been again raised in the Cabinet At least one mem
per OF that body is in favor, he expresses it, of
'"'sc@rdt"g al $qHeonish nonseasc, and Of hanqina
~ ''''ct yo""" VI uFWS against The EOreruueDf
'7hether taken on the sea land'' This is undombt
ediy the course that ought to be taken if the Gov
eminent regards this matter as simply an insurrac
ton TINS IS the cieo taken of IL Jy President lin
com; and he too although he deploTes the necessity
OF such dreadful measures IS IN fdror of such a
course as a1 shO,e to the acord ire are IN earnest
IN ms matter, and that traitors fo,nd an arms AGAINST
me Gorernment must expect and .receice traitors
doom But the Secretary of State is in favor of .
mllder, and as he thinks, of wiser course of policy
lie admits that, by the strict rules of law the South
ern prlyateerSmen are pirates, and to hang them
might be justifiabe; but, he says necessitv ba:
led US to disregard former CONSTITUTIONAL nro.
| visions, since the commencement of this strife
In this instance, the same necessity would seem
to dictate a relaxation of the strict rule
OF law 1t we hang these men, the rebels will hano
| Mr.: Ely, Colonel Corcoran and Colonel WilcoT
ana Men ''e' IN retG1iqtio", ,c hang Mr. Faulne,
an ana! ne prisoners at Fort Lafayette. Thus there
| will be no end to horrors. TO avoid this, Mr.
Seward favors more lenent course than he would
| recommend under ordinary circumstances. Mr.
| Bates and Dir. Blair both go for ecfreme measures
reg"rdeSs Of consequences and Mr.. Smith also enter
| tains the same views.
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were added to the National deht.n The italics
Ill 'he above quotations are the Times.
AS the Times, though a corporate company, is
not allowed to participate in this patriotic attempt
10 enable the Government to swindle lis people,
'Ae'e may De, possibly, no reason why it should
openly aid and countenauce n transaction, which
even It's not over-honest CONTEMPORARIES hesitate to
support. Knowing as we do, however, the hon
est simplicity OF the Journal in question, we can
only chariaby conclude that it is sull completely
mysliied, and, in its charming innocence, has
permitted itself to be made the tool of some not
prescriptions operator.
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peSpoti5m has taken another stride General
FREMONT, on the 18th instant, made Il forced loan
rom the banks and savings institutions in ST
Louis, OF two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
One OF the two newspapers still published in the
English language in ST. Louis barely notices the
transactions the other gives it its approval in the
following terms:
Another very interesting point in the money market
to-day the notification of the banks and savings in
situations by General Fremont that then 7yould be called
on tomorrow for $3.50 900 loan to the Government
rms money is on hand in this city and doing NOTHING
ana the operations of the army retarded very much
Tor the want OF ready means, which this amount will
supply ana AT the same time he banks and institutions
may I themselves fortunate That tteV hare fcasd so re.
PoS'ote borrower as Uncle Sam, and the community
may congratulate itself on the putting into circulation
OF that much more money heretofore idle Let no one
conceive the idea from this fact that there is anything
IKE SEIZURE OF the moneys of the banks by the Govern
ment Tor every dollar will be strictly accounted for and
interest paid as long as it is held. The step taken to
afford temporary relief where the money is too slow
coming through the ordinary channels of the Govern
ment.
Three months ago such apologies as this for the
violent appropriation, by military leader, of
private property, would have consigned the man
who made them to universal odium but so rapid
have been.the encroachments of irresponsible power
that men now only stand aghast, stare at each
O'iNAj tAu iLllulIG HItu lIeSe tlGgS are TO have
an end.
1t is TO be observed, that it is not to the banks
alone that General Fremont extends his fayors.
The Savings Institutions, where widows and
orphans have vainly imagined they have
safely laid aside tier earnings, are required,
at the point of the bayonet, to take all
the risks of this ubiquitous war, and to
invest the funds committed to their charge in a
loan to government, whose securities are, in
every market in the world, at Il considerable dis
count.
The following despatch TO the Washington
Chron'ce furnishes still another fact, to show the
onward progress of the predatory power which
calls Itself Governments
ST. Louis, August IA detachment of United STATES
troops, from Cape Girardeau seized ftyeight thousand
dollars belonging to bank at st. Geneveve Yesterday
Dy ORDER OF General Fremont The funds were brought
TINS city today 1t is understood that money was helm,
or would be used for the benefit the secession cause n
that section" "
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MYRA CLARK GAINES.

HOLIDAY STREET THEArRE.-The Holiday Street
Theatre will open next Wednesday night with an
excellent new company. Miss Western, already
well known TO the New York public, will be the
chief attraction.
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The steamer Etna, that left Liverpool en- the 3Ist
uitimo, is now overdue several days at New York.
She has quite a number of passengers.
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YEDDO TEA-A delightful article part of the
FIRST IMPORTATION FROM JAPAN, lust received and
for sale by GREEN 4 YHE
osi-si SIS W. baltimore stree.