The national Republican., 1861-05-22

@- We are indebted to W. D. Shepherd for
a copy of The Partisan Leader" 1t is a
handsomely printed duodecimo of 1876 pages.
n6-Colonel Barksdale, Of "wig" memory,
commands Mississippi regiment at Harper's
Ferry.
~- An opinion prevails with many of the
military gentlemen now here, that person pos.
sessng the frankiug privilege can delegate to
another the right 10 the use Of his name for
that purpose. AS letters not legitimately en-.
dorsed, or franked, by the person entitled 10 this
privilege, are not sent by mail Free when de.
tected, it would be well, TO avoid disappoint.
ment, for them to be made acquainted with the
fact.
The right to frank is a personal privilege
with members Of Congress, travels with them,
and cannot under lao be delegated to another.
n0~ The Persia left Liverpool May II, ria
Queenstown the 18th The following is a tel.
egram of that date from London:
"London, Sunday Morning. - The Privy
Council met Yesterday at Whitehall. Lord
Herver, the Duke OF Somerset and other Min
sters, were present. The Attorney and Solici
tor Generals and the Queens Advocate at
tended for the purpose OF arranging procla-
nation, to be issued by the Queen and Coun-
Gil on next Tuesday, warning British subjects
against illicit or covert completely in the civil
war now raging in America"
This settles the question, if it needed set
Ting, that British subjects are not to be al.
lowed to take privateerng commissions from
jeff. Davis 4 Co.
p1- The New Orleans papers have the fol.
lowing item Of intelligence:
All the Massachusetts troops now in Wash.
ington are negroes, with the exception of two
or three drummer boys. Gen. Butler in com.
mand, is native Of Liberia. Our readers
may recolect old Ben, the barber, who kept
shop in Poydras street, and emigrated to Ii.
IBERIA with small competence. Gen. Butler
is his son."
"a The following correspondence of the
Alexandria Gazette, will show how infected
districts in Virginia are made loyal;
Occoquan, Ta., Moy l5.-The Wise ORA.
goons, Of Fauquier, Capt: John A. Adams
have been quarteied here for nearly three
weeks Prepious to the a,riral of the company,
most Of the leading Black Republicans had lett,
for, il is supposed Washington city The ia.
nous Jack Underwood is now in that city.
From the very unfavorable name Occoquan
has received abroad, ia consequence OF the
Black Republicans who have infected the place,
one would be apt to imagine it was a complete
hot-bed Of abolitonism; such / am glad to
state is not the case, there being many as true
and loyal citizens here as can be found in the
State
TIE OATH.-It is stated that the Treasury
Department now requires its employees to take
the same oath of allegience, which has been
imposed in the Interior and some other De.
partments. Some of our correspondents have
complained of Gov. Chase's delay in that par.
ticuar,. but the question has two sides to it and
it is possible that he has now rather yielded to
what seemed to be popular wish, than given
up his own apparent doubts upon the subject.
No secessionist should be retained in office,
and no man, who holds office, should object to
an oath, however often repeated, to support the
Constitution and laws Of the country. But it
is also true that such an oath only weeds out
the best class of secessonists, that is, those
who have too much conscience to perjure them
selves, while it not only leaves in, but strength
ems in their places, secessionists who are will
log to perjure themselves, or who take the oath
with mental reservations and qualifications
amounting to perjury. The oath does not purge
such men out but gives them a new title to
hold on to Office
KENTUCKY.-A proclamation of Governor
Magofin, issued on Monday, prohibits the troops
of either the United States or the Confederate
States from entering upon, or passing over,
Kentucky soil. This is to protect the traitors
of Tennessee from the national blows and is
itself treason, out and out.
Gov. Magoiiin, in the mean time, is getting
secession troops, under the name OF the Stat'
Guard" into encampment, and Kentucky is
and has beeu recruiting ground for the sc
cessionists.
A SECESSION VIToRy.-The driving Of O
the secession troops, on Saturday, from Sew
all's Point, is, to the Southern public, convert
ed into secession victory, in this wise:
Especial Dispatch to the Richmond ExaruMcrl
Portsmouth, May l9-Tho battery at Sew
all's Point was fired into yesterday and to da
by the steamer Monticello.
The battery returned the fire to-day wit
great effect. The steamer was completely dis
abled, and made signals of distress TO Fol
Monroe.
Steamtugs were Immediately sent from Oh
Point that hauled her off The Minnesota ais
came to her relief, and fred two shells at tn
battery. No further accounts have been re
ceived Of the effect of our fire or the enemy's