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who surrounded hin. NJ. B. believed thaa ths ooasti
tusion required only On cath from ooen Of the Govern
ment and that only to support the Constitution.
Said NJ. Brsckinridgs, suppose Ksnsucky, which 10
lion this bill allows the vison Of oil the legislative.
executive and judicial powers Of the State ct the viii Of
q military commander. Gentlemen talk about the Union
rather % end than a. the nsani they speak Of |,
though the existence Of the States depended upon liz
preservation; a. though II existed before the States but
may not survive the present ISSUE Take care that in
pursuing one idea you may not discover what remains Of
the Union you deprive them Of thoss rights which are
dearest to them. If the question comes up In the States
between form Of Government and these priceless prin
ciples the Government must 70.
desire the country to know that constitutional regu.
ations and laws are longer regarded this door.
This Is truly war; the prisoners on both sidss are not
hung when taken 10 ny opinion, Il 10 not only an IN.
happy but an unconstitutional war. The Constitution,
the very bond Of Union, disregarded here admitted
violations of that document are made and justified.
There twenty States not yet seeded from the se
knowledged Federal Union. To these States the Const
tuition belongs and they wish n respected and when Il
is not done, the people will begin to ask what will be-
Of their rights and their iberties 4r. President
are on the wrong track and have been from h. b.
nirg, and the people seeing H. The hurrylng Of
brave fellows to their certain deaths has been done under
fanstica spirit 10 sustain principles which, Am
lent are abhorred by three fourlhs Of the army. II
IRIS war conunues 70 DO prosecuted, must RESULT IN
utter ruin to the NORTH to the South to the East the
West
You may look forward said Ar. B. to innumersbls ar.
mics and countless treasures DO used In rsvsgng this
continent but Of what ultimate avail will they bet
hope you are now sati fed that you warning. not
against faction, but people, and that you must not
only conquer them, you must subjugste-aye sXtermi.
nate them. This war Is not only separation, but,
continued results n inevitable dsunon and let the
continue twelve months aud you have three sepa
rate confederacies continue 1t twelve months longer
and you will have four different confederscies. shall
not speak longer. know that my remarks received
BY the Senate with sneers We arc here to give
cords and am here to fearessy place mine. History
will show which OF right ard II my name ID men
toned il will be along with yours.
Mr. Baker said be would like the honorable Senator
from Kentucky to name single unconstitutional prov-
sion Of the bill.
Mr.. Brcckinridge-An except the last.
Mr.. Baker-Specify one.
Mr. Breckinridgs-Thsy are al 20 atrocious that dis
like to discriminate.
Mr. Baker-Will the Senator name one.
hr. Brsckinridge-Thers are ter Of them. will send
the BILL and the Senator can select from them ct bis dis
cretsn.
The vote was then taken the motion to postpone,
and resulted ayes IT, rs. The Senate Afterwards
went into Executive session.
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DIED,

@, Yesterday uonIps the IN ids amer pro,r.e,ed Lines.
Pc JOS sAEpfAs0, ia Tia Ila ys.r Of hhtss
The friends sod sequsihtsnests the fty Invited ost
o. Yhdsy MGR Ing, At 10 O'Clock.
De rssldenee q Rice W. Rayns, &c. wsrre,ion.
The Sod nst Tki Ding BRADFORD, aged 49, tscond 500 q
hra Martha H. Bradford, Of Huntsville, Ala
Ior nssry two week, his suHerings from lebis vound9e
ssvsd In The battle hsnasas ntenss He srjayed t
~ kindass and steation symps hy could and his &
h'un we're toohsd ~ the yenes Of fond uothe- and n
hoo thsfr blatant no
hero and patriots be died invotns In thrilling words With -
--latest breath Gods blesng country and her
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08
Prom The Baltmers Sun.

Oas Of the best Yankee tricks of late date has been
S.Ayed OF upon Wilson's Zouaves. Those patriotic .Or-
tAiss sers shipped at New York. avOwedy for Washing
ton but when they found themselves they turned up
- Fort Pisksns.
They have avenged themselves BY stealing every thirg
&C the Fort and IL l. said the commander, old Brown,
hAs been compelled TO sleep In his clothes ever since
thar arrival lest be should wake up In the morning and
sad hinaslf hrssehlen.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08
Impudcuce aud Fal,hood

The following paragraph is from the New York Times
in ply article in the Enquirer. It's rather rich
Is logic is striking. The loss of less than 200 proves
Yankee skill and valcr" We concede the skill in killing
SO many of meu if true; but to their vaOr in run
ming away, with a loss of only 200, cant appreci
ate it,
All the New York papers, aHd the Times among them
asserted when the Grand Army moved that it consisted
OF upwards Of IS OOO Now he SAYS it only amounted tc
$4,000.
As to the killed of theirs, buried more thar
500, and many had become too offensive to touch. o.
soms Of their wounded our hospitals tell sad tale
Washington can tell of others. OF their missing, the
Lord only knows
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

DkONs"INAI Au6' "H'f Iowa
To the Editor of The WAig:
"The Express" in answer to my inquiry, says The
writer Of the communication published must have been
imposed upon by mere rumor" in reference to the
Spectators in salt sugar &c. We have only to say In
rcply that the subject mentioned by prominent
citizen living in neighboripg county, "a delegate TO
the next Legislaure) in order that public attention
might be called to the facts in the case whatever they
might be.
We desire to know now, if the "War Department" will
issue order to the medical department Of the army,
to permit soldiers slightly wounded and convaesosnt to
leave the hospitals soon possible and be sent to
tn, country along the line Of the different railroads in
the State thought that in this way they mey
psr.te more rapidly aud at the same time make more
room for fresh arrivals, in case Of necessity.
If the Department will issue this ORDER and at the
ME time invite the cooperation of the Reef Societies
there Is little doubt Of hearty and prompt response,
for some of them already taking the initiatve-and
fer this purpose this is written. O.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08

PRox AQUA ClErK There is q strict Surveillance
kept up on the Potomac river from five 10 ten vess,l
steamers, &C., pass up and down almost every day
Thee hrs been sslutaon from the enemy for week
Il Is most remarkable that notwithstanding solid shot
and shell have been fred every week or nesrly 49, for
months pest yet not solitary on our side has been
killed. and in only instance was blood drawn BY
ash wound on the hand, not at all diDgerous.-Prsd
Hsyafd
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08

sFuEos WILSON At BpLL RpE.-It 10 said that ybils
Senator Wilson vas making bis mastery retreat in tu
ginis, on being repelsd by teamster vbosesagen b.
sought occupy he protested In psntve accents .hs,
he vn Henry Wilson, Of Massachusetts,. The response
of the tssmstsr vas to the effect: "Henry Wilson DO
id l have kicked him ca the wagon sI times Al.
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viking for Ne Again.

The following passage in letter from Washington TO
shs Baltimore Sun Of 5h, gives glimpse Of the vast
pssyAratons which old Friend Scott is making for
a. There is nothing like having powerful friend at
court. We suspect that the old fellow has
got Washington crowded with supplies, he and his army
contractors will stampede again and leave the vast stores
60 our suffering soldiers.
From The BAltnors Sun
Scarcely anything but actual observation could con-
vince one Of the abundance ofArmy supplies which are
daily pouring into our railroad depot. Food for man
and beast, horses, wagons, Ambuiances, and camp
equpage Truly the Of our country are vast
md ready in greatest profusion.
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TO CORREsPONDRNTs.

~ Letters SusAsss b addressed 70 ne "Efisor q
GA Ealg."
Aoiss trn o. Boa sides Of tAs paper tc1 not Be puosA-
sd IAis q rae q Ing Standing, 0ugh Be kHOtOH 70 al
and a IN no eass % dspGrd V4a, Obituary aocss Sessd
sAg stgh Has are Charged for advertisements
- We aadsrtdks 70 rsra rejected eouansUaiedtOa
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08

The New York papers are changing their tune about
p7iyaeers. Lincoln, doubt, has the right to ha &
them as pirates. but JEFF. Davis has threatened to retail
late in prisoners and he has enough to make the game
very bloody Therefore, it is suggested that caution be
observed in th, matter It'll thought that no exchange
Of prisoners may be effected without recognizing the
Southern Confederacy. Cuss your recognition! We
don't want IT, and won't have it. You may hang away
"a fast you pease-ue have goOdly number of Yam
KEGS here who will grace the gaOws as well as another
Bat don't distress yourselves about recognition. We
will recognize yo,. with vengeance the banks of the
Delaware and Hudson, before many moons have wsned.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08
X " PRESIDENT DA' u

SrR-Appreeistng your services in the battle at Ma
nassa and on other occasions durog the exist
ing war as sOrding the highest evidence Of your skill
as commander your galantTy as soldier and your
zeal as patriot you are promoted TO be General in the
Army of the Confederate States Of America, sns with
the consent of the Congress will be duly commissioned
accordingly.
Yours, etc, JETF. DAVIS.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08
Hot weather.

Yesterday and the day before, the temperature was
distressing. 1t would have been splendid time to give
the Yankees battle.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08

GEx. BELUREGARD.-The following is the letter al.
dressed to the gallant General Beauregard by President
Davis on the battlefield Of Stone Bridge:
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08

TIE Richmond Enquirer Of the 27th-six days after
the bltte-says tina; their loss flour hundred killed
aud twelve hundred wounded, total Of sixteen hun
dred" Tie official figures will bear out in saying that
hs is very nearly hOies our loss Our killed will
tsinly not creed tso hundred This most remarkable
TACT bears uusquvocal testimony TO the skill and valor
With which men fought. Yet our boys killed twice
a. many Of the enemy they lost of cher own men,.
Very few parallels be found TO this in the history Of
war.
Gen Johnstons Is 900 constituted only onsthird Of
thu rebel army actually the 6sli to say nothing OF
the reserve within easy reach That army according TO
the Enquirer, then, numbered IS 600. Gen. MeDo.els
force engaged, the other hand, was nothing like The
81 900 alleged. His whole army only numbered $4,000
of these 5000 le reserve at Centrevis; 900
had been left guard the camp; $500 we're with Rich
ar5son BaSkburus Ford miles CT, and had moth,
log whatever to do with the fight This left only 900
IN the Ac,ion-and believe the numbers actually en-
gazed we're less rather than These is 600 drove
back Gen JohGs;ons entire wing forcing them out Of
Que battery after another, and actually beating them on
their own chosen field. 1t was only when exhausted
themselves and without reniorcements they over
vhemed by fresh regiments from the reserve that they
gave way
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Thus with the decline in incomes to the present stand
ard and the money subscribed 81 900 900 900
gone only supIo Executive assaults upon the CoDst
ution and without step toward peace All the persons
who have been dependent upon those profits sass and
incomss are distressed and turn to vhstssr hind Of
prop rJ they may have to rsaz, But bow issrs when
al are compelled to do 30,
To realize to sacrifice, and the whole .ss' Of appa
rent wealth eudes the grasp The poor arp turning 10
the 5000 900 900 they deposited 10 savrgs banks bu,
those binks have invested In those stocks and property
which, like the water that surrounded fsnulas, shrinks
from the touch. Upon suoh distressed people comes
the Government with O. ppant demand for 500 O00,
900 to begin WITH haunting them With the thai that
s only 10 per cont Of what they say they wiling 70
give for tn, Chicago platform.
It requires no magic 70 foresss the great misery
that's in store for tie Pr ope the present 10
continued. II will b. borne In mind that large portion
of the dstress tia. touches the North will al ct
the South. Prices Of produce have thsfe risen, reward
ug those who have put large crops. The cotton Of
last year Is sold for $500 co., and instead Of spend
1g their money In Northern towns and for Northern
opoies or Northern deba, it 10 expended In Southern
produce for home operation The cause that die.
tresses the North snrches the South. They vi have
no more cotton to sell uut October and they sS keep
log home Al. the capital usually North In the Sum
msr-Nsv York Nsvs.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08

within thar dark sod gloomy valb HoshIng iud,....
the bafbarous despotsm Of those times strocsl, =.
the reader fellows the fortunes Of the kidnspped
hos with the keepest interest, and would nvolar.. m.
eIclaim, Tbauk God, live in free country sNb !.
enlightened age!"
In Russia, Il d true, man d liable 70 b ssis.tl,a
arbitrary caprice of the Emperor and without sveos
Ing for what he was sccused without even being go
and facing bis accussr, torn from the embrace Of bss
lily and friends and sent OF 70 tho dungeons Of cold IA
inhoepitabs Siberia.
We had supposed thu. In the United States the Iib.,
Of the citizens 90 guarded that no tyranncs selma
or arrest could be made without the warrant and
of law The Bill of Rights n the Constitution had care
fully provided against It, for no country free where
such an act Ia allowed and no people are worthy Of en-
loving liberty who permit II. Yet, what do We see,-
John Merrynan still languishes within the walls Of Fort
McHenry, In Baltimore. he has had no Judicial kuosI
ledge Of why he ID imprisoned. The sdpreme Court Of
the United States attempted 70 inquire into his Case bu
In vain Those who arrested him, without any pocs,
of Law and in violation OF the Constitution. hold on 10.
him against the decree Of the Court AID In III, sheer dc
tum Of power Two months have passed. He d not
brought before any Court 10 whether be Is innocent
or guilty. His case l. Of the greatest importance
There % not man in the United States who does no.
row hold bis liberty ct the discretion Ct the President Of
th United Sstss and of the servants TO whom be nav
delegate the power Of ssizng and arresng ell ctzsps
and holding them 10 prison, which affords foe oppcr
tunIty for gratifying private and political gradges and
personal piaues The Constitution 10 clovsn down. and
We are deprived of all the safeguards which it has
thrown around Us for our protection. This unnecessary
usarpaion Of despoic power should be rebated BY
ery patriot The creatures and parasites Of the Admin
strston may seek TO extenuste and dpologze for u
but n the spirit of our fathers ID not dead such PIE
roestiye will be allowed Yet Il ia only one and scarce
ly the most important blow which has been struck sgan
our Liberties.
Freedom OF speech Is sought to be violently suppress
Cd The press threatened with destruction il Il dsrss
to lih up lis voice against these exercises. large
standing army and huge national debt looming Op
In the near future State rights threatened with dee
truction. music IA TO DO put upon Congress, which
must simply register the DEGREES Of the Executive. The
tendency Of all these things Is too apparent We see
that they lead at oncs to huge and terrible desposu
The peril Of public Liberties to-day Ia quite a. great II
not greater, than that to the Union.
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TIE rwENTY-sEvENrH VIRGINIA REGIMENT.

The peril Of public Liberties to-day Ia quite great
not greater, than that to the Union.
TIE rwENTY-sEvENrH VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
This regiment Vas commanded BY Lieut.. Col. E,hols
10 the battle Of Nsrass,s Col. Gordon being detained
by illness. Il Of the regiments which made the
forced march from Winchester, and there were only
about three hundred Of the whole number engaged the
ngb and Gu. Of these gallant three hundred over OLE
hundred were killed and vound.d-s mortality scarcely
known 10 ths history Of war. The following 10 the list
or the "Grsenbrier RAes," W. II. Csllisop. r. scou
@. hcShehon, aud Michael Bowen, we're killed. w.
Glksson W. II. Bonner, D. H. Bell j. 0allcon, j. v, !,
A. Ford, G. W. Harper Thomas Henry, L. h. johnson,
T. bohshon, Thomas Peyton and VIM. Sergeant, we're
wounded. Joseph W. Glksson died from his wound. on
the 25th ulI
OF the Monroe Guards" Capt Hugh Tiffany, Rost
Hamilton, Arch Campbell Robt Camp. Wiley Wlrgfeld
and John Conner we're killed. Lieu Joseph Wiley,
Tiffany. David shankln, 9 Rulledge, John
Lynch, W Patton, Chas A Sharklin, P Cavannah, q
W Foster, q Fry, W Jennings, W Persinger, @ J
Dehart and cadet O Wight, were wounded TIE first
FIVE badly wounded, and the balance not dangerously.
OF the ALLEGHENY Roushs"J Millgsn, n Outline,
J Clarke, A h Read, Alfred, v Oey, 8 Csrpen.
Ter, WIN Branham, VIM Fudge James Grady, @ L,far,y,
Baker. " d Pit1er, and B R Montague were wonnd.
ed. Tho first fvo badly wounded and the balance not
dangerously.
or The "AIleghany Ria,s," George NOEL, Pat Nsnus,
and Pat Conway we're killed. David Gilbert Thos iol
min, Christopher Fry, eadSt W Daniel, Thomas Rose,
VIM 4 Dawson, and and jacob Lsndes were wounded
the nrst three severely aud the rest not dangerously
Captain W Brown, Of the "Greenbrier shsrp-shoo,.
srs" was the only one injured at all OF the Company
lie badly wounded in the hand.
OF the "Hbsrnians" an Irish company from Alleeha.
ny county, cadet Morris John Hall, aud John
Ryan Wers killed. Pat Quinn, Pat. Obonnal, and
A Wheeler, were dangerously wounded. Nine Others
were severely, but no. dangerously wounded. .:
or the ''Shriver Gayp," company from the city Of
Wheeling John j. Fry and George Wheeler were killed.
Lieut. w Lady, VIM QlaIer, VIM Burkett. J. hu
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fierce riot occurred among the returned volunteers
at Harrisburg Pa, the 9Th ul n consequence Of
the neglec. Of the Federal Government to pay them off,
The Harrisburg Patriot says:
large number of the volunteers congregated Up the
Market Square who had expected to spend the Sabbath
a. home became clamorous some of them exceedingly
infatuated. An sfhgy, labeled "Paymaser," Was hung
on the smp,post in front OF the Jones House. which
set on FIRE and consumed amid the huzzs Of the soldiers
While the conf igration going on the Twelfth Reg
ment Of reserves marched in from Camp Curtin and
charged down Second street.
The returned volunteers being without arms gave way
The cry was then raised, ITO the arsenal for your
srns!" and the crowd commenced rushing in that d.
rection. The Twelfth went up Third street at double
quick time and succeeded in surrounding the arsenal
bfore the volunteers could get any arms out Of it.
Some Of the volunteers got old dismountsd cannon
and drew II down TO the square on dray, with the
svowed intention Of blowing up the PIymaster" 1t
vas subsequently taken back.
The threats to hang the psymsster were very farce
AZ the Jones HOUSE. 10 which be stopping, was
guarded By soldiers OF the Twelfth Regiment
Order was finally restored on promise to pay.
CONFEDERATE PRISONERS oy WAR ~ WASHINGTON.
The following the Of the prisoners taken by
the Federal forces in yrgioa and confined In the "0d
Capitol Building" at Washington We tnd the list in the
Republican Of that city, and presume Il includes the
nauss Of oil the cOutedsFatss who have been taken since
the war commenced:
Sc rgesnt T. J. Bates, Russell county, Ala T. r Buck,
L. Cotey, and John W. Davis, Autagua county, Ala
bama; T. ]. Chambers, P. g. Alfred. W. Toffn Henry
county, Alabama; J. r. Howard, W. 4. Price, X. 7.
Pool j. O. Perkins, Russell county, Ala, Of the sth Ala
bsms regiment and taken at Fairfax station. Robert
Pauldng Unontown, D. D. Fiqaet, Tuseaooss and ]. J.
Walker, Pickinsville, Of the 9th Alabama, taken at
sprinsf,ld, Tnomas Hurston, Unontown, 4.h Alabama
sgiment taken at Bull Run \. N. Mallow, Allegheny
county, Virginia. J. T. Mays Boteourt county Radfords
Regiment. taken at Flint Hill; E. n Haycock Fairfax
county, same Regiment, taken at Vienna; A. O. Land
street. FrfaI county, ard George Il. Thomas District
Of Columbia, taken at Falls Church, David Porter, Of
District Of Columbia, same Regiment taken In George
Il Barks ssasa J. A. Rsynolda slssssvp, Va, bth
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Proximats four months war

ProIimats decline
Add already spent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-22

THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY THE
REBELs.--We have before had occasion to refer
to the vandalism of the rebels and to dcplore
that species Of outrage and suicide which must
inevitably tell severely upon the future pros
poets Of the South. Wewill say nothing about the
loss Of life which has resulted from such atroci-
ties as the burning of railway bridges, but merely
call attention to the great destruction of internal
improvements which has been going on. Many
millions worth of property have thus been de-
moished by the rude hands of the despoiler
What good Is all this to do the South or,
rather what harm is it not to do? The Southern
people seem blind to tho fact that these de-
stroyers Of works of great public utility are
the greatest enemies they could have. They
are not only spreading ruin over the land now.
but paving the way to ruin in the future Ships
are not to be sunk, nor bridges burned, nor
canal locks and other property destroyed, week
after week, with impunity. The Southern and
Southwestern people will have to pay dearly
Tor the acts of the misguided instruments of re-
peiiioh IN heaping upon them so wantonly such
series of losses and disasters. and they will
ultimately open their eyes to the fact that they
nave been the prey of delusiye monster
Which brought them only ruin and desolat,o.
ms viii be the awakening from tie ,as
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-22
THE NEWS

The necessity of couple Of mail steamers to
run regularly along the seaboard is being strongly
urged. We shall soon have nearly one hundred
vessels and about one hundred thousand man
scattered along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. be-.
tween Fortress Monroe and the Balize, below New
Orleans Besides the various blockading fleets,
we have already military stations on the Missi.'
sippi river, at Ship Island, at Santa Rosa Island
and at Hatteras Inlet, with no means of comrnun;.
cation with either except by government vessels
running no oftener than necessities require. A
couple Of steamers could be very usefuliy EN-
ployed, not only for the conveyance of mails, blu,
a. transports, which should have regular DAYS O
sailing from the Mississippi river and from III,
port OF New York.
Business is reyving in the city of Alexandria
which il situated across the Potomac river on IN,
"sacred aoN' Of the Old Dominion. New build
irgs arr t"i1g UP, old ones are being repaired
4 ~ - .l fa Ia 4