Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-30
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHNGroN, Nov. 29.-N N. Zeley, third
assistant postmaster general, informs all post
masters that treasury notes are to be received
by them as equivalent in all respects to coin
III payment tor stamps and stamped envelopes
Dr. W. I. Alexander, assistant surgeon OF
Col. Bayarl's first Pennsylvania cavalry feg
ment who was wounded in the skirmish at
Drainsville, died to day. 1t was thought yes
terday he would recover.
There is mt Il word Of truth in the "start
ling Developments, duplicating British offic-
ias, " in the New York Herald's dispatch, con-
corning Lord Lyons forwarding rebel docu-
ments to England. There is not the least oc-
casion TO explain the matter satisfactorily 10
our government" His ordship is wholly
gutless of the charge which the Herald, in lis
anxiety again to bear the stock market, has
brought against him. We have the highest
authority for saying thai the British minister
has kept himself carefully free from all con
nerti0n with rebel influences, and abstained
with proper dignity from every act that could
be construed into sympathy with the rebel.
lion against the government, to which he is ac-
credited.
Adiutant General Thomas sent out instruc-
tons to-day to Gen. Sherman, i'll Beaufort, TO
take possession of all the crops on The island
cotton, corn, rice, etc.,-oR military account,
as were not wanted for the army, to New
York, to be sold there for account of the gov
eminent. Gen. Sherman was also directed TO
use The negro slaves to gather and secure the
crops of cotton and corn, and to erect his de-
fences at Port Royal and other places on the
island.
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD I0F
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ON
THE REBELLION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 The PRESBYTERIAN
synod of New York and New Jersey, at its
late session in Newark, passed a series of reso-
buttons deprecatlng the present rebellion as an
effort to overthrow government IN which is
centered all the hopes OF civil and religious
liberty, and as antagonistic to the advance
ment of civilization throughout the world,
aud promise to use all lawful means and efforts
in their power To aid in maintaining the gov
eminent and puttidg down the rebellion.
They were forwarded to Secretary Seward,
who responded as follows -
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 81 1861.
To the Svnod of New York and NewJersey =
Reverend conference.-the minutes containing
your resolutions on the condition OF the coun-
try, which you directed to be sent TO me,
have been submitted to the president OF the
United States ! am instructed to express to
you his great satisfaction with those pro-
ceedings, which are distinguished equally by
their patriotic sentiments and a purely
christian spirit. 1t is just tribute to our
system of government that il has enabled the
American people to enjoy unmoIested more of
the blessings of divine providence, which
effected the material conditions of human So
ciety, than any other people ever enjoyed, to.
gether with Il more absolute degree Of religious
liberty than before the institution of that great
government had ever been hoped for among
men. The overthrow OF the government, there.
fore, might justly be regarded as a ca
lamity not only to this nation but a
misfortune to mankind. The president