The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-29
Il Bold Stroke by the Govern
nlent,

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At precisely 3 o'clock, on Monday
afternoon of last week, by order of the
Government, descent was made by
the United States Marshals upon every
considerable Telegraph Office through
ont the Free States, and the aceumu-
lated dispatches of the twelve months
Dast were seized The Object was to
obtain evidence of the operations OF
the Southern rebels, with their North
ern accomplices, which the coniiden
al kilograms passing between them
could most certainly farnish. The
seizures in all the principal cities were
made at precisely the same time SO as
10 prevent the destruction of evidence
which might have followed the receipt
Of warning from any particular ONT
The whole matter was managed with
The greatest secrecy, and so well plan
ned that the project was complete
snccess. By this bold vancouver the
Government has obtained possession
uf a mass of evidence of the greatest
Importance. The secret operations OF
Northern traitors are laid bare, and
those who have aided and abetted the
rebellion are now completely at the
mercy of the officers of the law.
In New York city alone, the deS-
atches in t. e hands of the Federal
officers amount to many thousand, and
Of course. include information in re-
gard TO the purchase of arms, ammu-
lion and equipments, purchase and
outfit Of vessels, diplomatic and imam
cial arrangements, tie negotiation OF
rebel loans, the purchase and treach-
ery of army and navy officers, the Sc
cret plans fof dividing the people at
the North, the progressive operations
If the Government toward snppressing
lie rebellion, and every other immag-
,aabIe species of testimony which the
g Pirates Of the Gulf" would wish
Lent secret. 20 overhaul such
llountain OF papers as this will require
some time and much trouble, but the
work, in tie hands of an efficient Mar
s.Gai or Superintendent of Police, will
lie promp!Iy, learlessly and thoroughly
prosecuted,
The dispatches taken by the Gov
eminent are entrusted to none but per
sons of known character and respecta-
b.lity, by whom all private matters
wilI be held sacred Each packet is
examined, and after extracting such
dispatches as are, or may become OF
Importance to the Government, is
carefully returned to the original en-
velope. In that condition the whole
Y i'll be returned to the respective Off
ces from which they were taken.
THE WEATHER AND THE Crops
From all parts of the country, we hear
favorable accounts as to the growing
crops. In anticipation of ready and
profitable market for all kinds of grain
tat can be raised, the farmers every
where have been sowing greater
breadth of land than heretofore. The
conviction is general that but little
money is to be made the next twelve
month, that is not made out of the
earth, and hence, all who are not need
eG on the battlefield, will probably go
TO farming. By all means, raise as
much corn, pork and potatoes as pos
sible.
At the South the prospects of ex-
cellent crops are reported to be very
eacouraging. In Southern Georgia,
The planters are now harvesting an
unprecedented wheat crop. In some
Sc lions they are telling Of as high as
thirty bushels to the acre.
The reports from the West are also
cheering. In Western New York the
l.: eadth Of land brought under pro-
duction is greatly in excess of last
year. The fruit trees are looking we'll
and the prospect Of crop, especially
If peaches, this fall, are thus far very
good. The grass crop, on which SO
much depends, has not come forward
as rapidly as could be desired, in the
grazing district of this and the ad-
joining States, but few days of warm
weather, following the recent rains,
must help it.
Other authorities say corn. too, is
backward, owing to the rot, from the
unprecedented qdantity of rain which
has fallen during the last week.
MISREPRESENTATION. - A gentle
snan who has within a few hours ar