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GREAT BRITAIN.

In the House Of Commons On the 9Th
inst Mr.. Gregory. pur>urn' Il notice. CAL
led the attention o. the House TO the block
ale If the Southern port>. and moved for
IA copy Of any correspondence on the sub
jrct subsequent to the papers alrc"iy be-
fore the lI"use. He expressed his strong
SYM athy for the struggle nuw GOING for
ward in the Confederate States. and de-
cared that a separation of the South from
the North and Reconstruction Of the / Ia
ion were the on y means i'y which they
could hope to see slavery ala li>hed in
Am -rlca.
lie conteudcd that the efficiency Of the
+ blockade of the Southern port, was a ques-
ton of great inportaEcc to England and
to Europe, and he asserted that our rccog-
niriUn of il. in lis pr s.ut state, bad cx-
posscd us to severe criticism on the part
ui foreign jurists. Among others. VI. De
Hautcvill.', one of the most emmett #
modern French writer's, had charged the
Us with conniving at an illegal blockade ::
and that We did 80, uet from any friendly
feeling towards the United States, but in
order tina, We might make it the basis for
enforcing our own arrogant preten>ions,
when, having lecomc blligr.cnt our
selves, il NIL ht be to our interest 10 set
aside the principles OF international law
Our justice and i,npar,ia!i,y, i'll fact, were
involved in this matter.
Ii the blockade Is Intellectual we are con
niving at the use of wearoa Of warfare
by one bcllig-reut which it is Aot in the
power Of the other to employ. aud We
are thus acting Justly to fair traders
BY making COMMERCE matter of snug
Cling. gambling and speculation. We
are also depr;ving the manufacturers of
that raw material by the manufacture
Of which so many have hitherto obtain
ed livelihood. The prira,icns which
have resulted in consequence Of this have
so far been borne patiently. but 10 one
could say how nuci. longer they would
be endured when the impression was
daily gaining ground that they were
forced upon the country by illegal acts
lie Gregory had IN desire t" attack
the Government for the course they had
taken. They had difficult part to play
and they had played it we'll. Though
resolved to vindicatc to the utmost ex-
ten. the honor of the couutry. they had
been actua,ed throughout by a spiri, of
forbcar anc~ and cancellations. but still they
might 60 too far.
The opinions Of the neutral Powers were
almost unanimously against the legality
Of tue blockade. Hitherto the blockade
bad net fulfilled any Of the conditions
which souli constitute it gal aud eff
eicnt. On the co.Hrary. steamers Of
light draugh, haze continually run it..
and were daily plying between the vari-
Gus ports Ut the Southern States. Iu
conclusion. lie urged that il the country
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The N ews.

The News.
The trammcls, in the shape Of bills Of
pains and penalties, which the new Secrr-
t.ry of War has deemed expedicnt to fas-
ten upon the press in the ''l"yal' Stat. ),
together with the late tasty fulminations from.
the Fortress Monroc coinmandant. have
left the means Of obtaining infor-
maion from the theatre of..activc hos
tiliii"s so mragrc, that we arc
now reduced to the necessity Of relying
alone upon Federal authority. aided b.,
the scrutiny of Il v.nal censorship, for all
the war news that reaches W.. OF this
much, however, we are satisfied. The
army Of the Potomac has marched against
Manassas and found that post evacuated
Watcher it is still onward: for Richmond,
rio Gordonsvillc. is question still in
doubt. We are told that Winchester is
occupied, that the batteries on the line OF
the Potomac are abandoned, aud that no
enemy has been seen since the grand
army" took up its line of march But
here come conflicting runners. The de-
serted Potomac batteries have been found
to b., still troublesome i'll the Aqua Greek re-
gion. The grand army" after reaching
Manassas, has been compelled TO rctracc
its footsteps. aud the Coufederatcs, under
Jackson, HAYES udIenly reappcarci a. Win
chester. Ii is true, the Aluia Creek bate
rics eau. do no harm. for these Potomac bate.
ries. although for several mouths. they effec-
tualy CLOSED the Potomac TO Federal trans.
porta,ion, we're ne ,r deemed worthy Of
Gen. McClellans attention. Neither can
the dcsertion Of Manassas, though its pos
! session was thought indispen sable few
weeks ago. be regarded otherwise thai.
good s,ratcgetic movement. 1.-THE great
stronghold has becn reached. it's fortifica.
tions disn,a,.tled its modern armament Sc
cured and no enemy TO be found. why not
return with these trophies TO the Capitol
Why -ndanger the recap,ure of the great
Cepterville armament by following the Ell.
envy to the banks of the Rappahannock
Again. forage and provisions were ecarce
1t Manassas, and transportation se.oss tho
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Profession vs. Practice.

The t"urtl, article Of the Chicago Plat
form reads as follows:
1.-The maintenance inyiulate If the
rights Of the States. and especially the
right Of each State to order and control
its own domestic institutions. according I"
its own Judgment, exclusively. is essential
TO that balance of powers OH which the
perfection aud endurance Of our political
fabric depends"
GA the 2ud of March. 1851, the Rcrub-
lean Congress passed au act, which de-
clarcd-
That no amendment shall be- made to
the CONSTITUTION which will authorizes, or
give Congress power to abolish, or inter-
fcrc within any State with the domestic
institutions thereof. including that of per-
SONS held to labor Or strvitudc by the laws
of said State"
The opinions Of Mr. Lincoln, as cx-
pressed in his inaugural, are as follows:
IL have no purpose. directly or indi-
rectly, to interfere with the institution of
slavery in the States where it exists:
believe | have no lawful right to do So
Those who nominated and elected me did
80 with full knowledge that had made.
this and many similar declarations and
have never rccanted them. And more
than this. they were placed in the platform,
for my acceptance, and as law 10 them
s,lv,s and to me. in the clear aud cul-
phatic resolution which now read. | now
rcitcratc those sentiments. and in doing 81
DULY press upon the public attention the
most conclusive evidence of which the ease
IS suscrptible.-that the property. peace
and security Of no section are to be in
anywise endangered by the now incoming
administration. | undcrs, and IA
proposed amendment to the Constellation,
which amendment. however, / have not
seen. has passed Congress. tO the effect,
that the Federal Government shall never
interfere with the domestic institutions Of
thc States, including that Of persons held
to service. To avoid misconstruction OF
What have said. depart from my pur-
pose 50 far as to say, that holding such u
provision as now implied to lie con>;itu-
ii"nal law, have no objection 10 its being
madc express and irrevocable."
This is, perhaps. enough for the present.
ON the score Of profession. What Repub-
lican practice has been, We shall next pro-
coed to show. Passing over the bill uow
before Congress for the abolition of slave.
~ in the distric: Of Columbia and the
emancipation scheme. a. Developed in the
recent message Of MIR. I.inc.'ln. ald the
sending Of y ition eni.s. RS t. III,
Southern cities and villages which are
occupied by tue Federal ARMY. our aitcn'
lion is arrested by the position taken J.,
the Republican party upon the passage o
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SAINT MkRY'S EEAC0N
LEON ARD TOWN MD,
TarcSrAY MORNING. MARCH q. ie' ,

RID TOW NJ D.,

Court.
III. late ,crm ii our Circuit t"ur: ter
minated Oh Saturday last. afr an active
and well :,scn,lri SESSION of six days. Al
unusually lar." amount of civil bn-'ne'
was disguised Of. As wrr,: !ik' wise all the
rimi,,,l cases that were ~ readiness for
trial. In the case Ut the State vs..
Charles Th"rnps' indicted for the muir
der of John Co'e f. D.. vcr'lict oil
not guilty was found; and. IS tie ther
criminal cases that were tried were not VI
sufficient Importance TO be deemed HIs1r-
Of public interest, We decline to report
their results. In the case Of Isaac Cough.
(slave Of Mrs Broome) indicted for rape
upon Susam Fills, no trial was had, in cor
sequence of the absence from the county
of importan, witnesses for the defense
Other cases. Of minor Importance. wcr,
likewise postponed for similar or other
causes. The case Of Branson Collins. +.
T.. indicted for burglary. was aIjournc''
@ ITO the Equity tcrn. in June next, al
which timc il will he tried before The
court. As this was the first term Of court
held here, since the election Of the Hon.
t;corge Brent to the Judg, ship, il is a
subject of congratuiation to his friends
both in aud out of the county, to be able
to state. thu, lie acquitted himself, i'll his
new s,h"re. in highly crclitablc man
ser. His jignifcd ana prompt dispatch
vi business, accompanied by the graceful
Courtesy with which he presided, elected
much praise both from the bar 'nl til"
community at large. and the forciblc and
lucid s'ylc in which he gave lis decisions
in the cases before him fer trial, has Lecn
- subject Of gen raj and complimentary
Comment by all int l!igc,.t AT nl;nts npon
our court His charge to the GRAND Jur!
Was an able and elaborate commentary
upon the Immoral tendency of our people,
III these days Of internal e!iscord, and Cab
no, fail :" operate as remedy for some OF
the evils that have been gradually creeping
into our social system. Upon the whole
Ills Honor wears the judicial ernine well
and bid, fair to fully maintain, Oh the
ieuch, the very high r"pu alton as ajuri>',
which he !lad won at the various LARS al
which he had rractis,d i'll this State, The
pew foreman If the Grand Jury, VIM
Watts, Esq, also acquitted himself in u
handsome manner. aud deserves both the
praise and thanks Of all advocates for tn
preservation Of order aud the enforcement,
OF the laws
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lasted three days and WAS most stubborn
aud sanguinarv affair. The repsTts "f
rcn, rr:cr aud Van Dorm show tn. Con-
federatc loss tn have beer from 2.uou 10
2 600. in kill, j and wounded. and claim
,L,t III. Federal loss was nearly 1t not
equally a. great They do not admit =
defeat and express determination I"
speedily renew the fight and drive the
Fcdcrals cut of Arkansas. The loss 81
Confederate officers was very great. which
Van Dorm assigns rs chief reason i"r
,hc 6:<con,inuance Of the hgh; on til:
mart OF the Cunfe,iera.cs, As he was ap-
nrebeusive tina, disorder AMI ai>organi-
cation night grow o1t of a co:uaua'l
in the e III of an unofirercd force. il"
states. ii Al he Withdrew his forces AMI
baggage with ut u,oles.ari'n d 'h"'
teFe 70. all h j >in e 'u,ade at rmpt t"
follow him. Tn" two armies are now
at no great distance apart ami another
engagement is speedily looked for.
The News from Europe is rather fa-
variable to the Government than ether
wise. Thc efficiency Of tn" blockade
has been admitted ty both Houses #
the English Parliament. and Russia and
France are reported to incline to the
same direction. The Commercial and
manufacturing classes # Eng !ani and
France are, however, c!amorous for peace
even AT the cost Of All armed intrrven.
ton. The London Times states, au-
thrri,iv.ly that there is already large
party in NV York city hostile to the
continuance Of the war, and concludes &
very lengthy and able article on Amer
lean Affairs by declaring that "'hrrr
must be speedy peace. to satisfy par
ties both at home and abroad
Congress is actively engaged IN thu
debate of the tax will. which, i, is thought.
will pass without any important anc"l-
me,ts. The Abplitioni>ts are also active.
" at work, and the Bill for the cnancipa-
ton Of the slaves in the District C'lum-
hia, it is thought, will pass.
Wendell Philips. whilst delivering an
abolition lecture at Cincinna,.i. on Mon
dav nigh, last, was mobhed by the citizens.
lie escaped. it is stated. without receiving
any serious injury to his PRISON, but not
without receiving pretty gcntee! p.lilng
with eggs. stones AMI other convenient
missiles
". have been Informed that two sol
dier>. belonging :" the detachment cation
cd i; Iii, county, mt t" the residence o
B. 4. Ahcll. Esq IN Me'lley's Neck, Oh
Friday last, aud behaved ina most shame
full manner, abu-irg aud threatening Mr..
Abel aud aSsauliing one OF his servants -
Upon the outrage being made known t."
Major Chapman, the commanding officer.
he promptly ordered the arrest Of the Of
Tending parties. and 'hey ar. ar present held
i'll close confinement in our town.
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the bin attaching certain penalties and
pun;, hmenis to any soldier tr officer who
hall return fugitive slave tn loyal
master. cvcn in those States where the
Federal authority is rec"gnizcd. The
bill itself rrn'l"rs entirely nugat"ry the
fugitive slave l.w Heretofore. whenever,
the civil authority has been Incapable Of
enforcing the pruvi.icn Of that act. the
military power has been Summoned 10 IFS
aid This was done at Boston under the
administration Of FILLMORE, and under all
other administrations when it was invoked
The military power is now, mol only cx-
cmp'cd from the dut, of assisting TO exc
cute the Fugitive slave law, where the
civil pow, is impoten', bIt it is punished
if it in,erf.rcs at all But tn the position
Of the republicans. Pcnding the passage
If the bill i'll | question, many amend
mcn's were proposed tcnling to mi;i -atc
its harsh and unjust features and TO dis
criminate between the loyal and the dis
loyal slave States Mr.. Davis, of Ken
lucky. proposed that all officer and per-
SONS in the military and naval service Of
the United States should be prohibited
from OBTAINING. hsrboring or concealing
fugitive slaves. This was voted down by
70 to 10. Another amendment was Of
fcrcd. to TIE eff ct. that the article in
question should not apply to the States OF
Delaware, Maryia'.d, Missouri and Ken
tucl:y, nor els where Mere the Federal
authority is r,cogLiz,d or can be en-
forced This was also voted down. An
amendment was then offered prohibiting
any forces Of the United States bcirg em-
ploycd fpr the purpose Of enricing Or de-
cnying slaves from the service Of loyal
masters This was likewise voted down
by =" to 10.
And it is because We do not fall down
AMI worship this fornsy"rn abonlina,ion
that We are treated as disloyal. The true
question is not wl.thrr we shall supp TT
the Old Flag or the Oh Government, but
whether We shall uphold men who are
guilty Of moral perjury aud who are seek =.
ing. over violated Constitution, to le-
galize deliberate robbery, They have
swept from around our persons all ia"
covenants aud securities of our ancient
laws. They ale now seeking to fasten Il
vindictive tax upon our industry. th'.
effect of which, must BE-. to drive both our
labor and capital into new and unprofita-
! Die chanuel or to reduce the rich to pow
crty and The poor TO pauIrrism. Shall
VT shake the hand that robs and trust again
the tongue that lies: Shall wc..doff our hat
to i"irui'y or tha;k tyranny for injury
and insult Shall We lay our suLstanc.
at the feet Of Mr. Lincoln and in bonds
uan' ky. with 'bat.d breath and whis-
ptrisg humbleness. say this
Fair sir. you snir on us on Wednesday last
You spuru u us such day anotaer time
You call d Us do. and for these "nurtesies
w! give you thus much monies5
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had li.,"nc,' :,r ni'meri 10 any PROPOSE.
tim for lrcaking the hlmkaa". ITe re-
81 ned his scat an,i.ls, lou. el.cors from
all parts Of the House.
.Af.rr some further remarks from Lord
r. Cecil and Almiral Wnlcot. the melton
was ucgativel without division.
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Black Hawk.

BLACK HaWk'
We have been requested, hy. gentle
man of this county. to state, that there
will be fine Vermont Stallion nn tx
hihition in leonard Town on Tuesday
next. The stands and terms will appear
in hand-bll form hereafter.
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DIED.

nn the 18th lust. at ST. M rev
Parsonage. JAMES. son Of james r.
and Maria An'oi"cte Horewvll. in the
10th jear ot biz AZ,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-28

names of Messrs. Begby & Co., of George
Wigg, of Henry Latone, of George and
James Thomson, and especially of James
Laird, NJ. p, and rebel merchants, agents
and ship-bulders, deserve to be faithfully
remembered by loyal Americans till pos
sible day of future reckoning.
1t is evident from such facts as the above
which are important and come to us well
authenticated, that the rebels have no lack
of money or credit in England Probably
a considerable part Of the cotton hypothe-
Gated to the rebel government is pledged
in some way to english capitalists as secur-
ity for advances, and they in turn are Sc
cured by assurances at an extravagant pre-
MUM, but with margin enough to make
themselves good.
But it is to the Liverpool Southern AS
ISOLATION that the rebels most largely owe
whatever of credit and resources they pos
ses in England. Liverpool is bitterly and
unanimously rebel in its sympathies, and
throughout Great Britain this pestilent
seaport has exerted wide influence against
us. We are not likely to forget it.
A fact concerning the Alabama deserves
to be stated. The American consul at
Liverpool seems to have made an effort to
persuade the British authorities to prevent
her from leaving port on cruise which all
men knew was to be piratical. The gov
eminent at last consented to interfere, and
the day after the Alabama had sailed issued
an order restraing her from going to sea-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-28
News from Rebellion.
DESTRUCTION OF COTTON And TOBACCO.

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. IA gentleman
from Albemarle county says there are no
Yankee gunboats on Albemarle Sound.
He feels confident that they have gone to
James River. This is explicable on the
hypothesis that the forces of the enemy
are coming upon us from Fredericksburg,
or that they are about to be transported to
the Suffolk line of advance.
1t indicates work, however, on one side
or the other.
The news from the United States tells
us that the Monitor has steamed down the
Potomac from Washington, perhaps to
take part in the movement.
Gen. Gustavus w. Smith is officiating
as Secretary of War, Gen. Randolph hav-
ing certainly resigned that position.
On Monday morning, as the enemy was
marching on Fredericksburg, orders were
given to destroy all the cotton and tobac-
co in the town. The order was promptly
executed, and several pyramids Of cotton
bales were soon destroyed, and about one
thousand boxes of tobacco belonging to
spectators, were tumbled into the Kappa
hammock. In the afternoon the enemy ap-
p0ts1OO vi 1u0 OPPOcAtO olu0 VI tu0 IIVOI,
in greater force, and with guns superior
to ours. The enemy is already at Falmouth,
Our loss in this engagement was l killed,
8 wounded, and - or Is prisoners.
New York, Nov. ga Petersburg
dispatch of the 18th to Richmond papers
says, the enemy, supposed to number con-
siderably over brigade, appeared this
morning at Franklin, in Blackwater river,
and attempted to cross under cover Of
hills, the confederates resisted successful
ly for two hours, when the Abolitionists
retired.
We captured twelve or fourteen.
A dispatch to the Tribune, from Fall
mouth, says the Rebels now have two
heavy Rodman's planted back of Freder-
icksburg, but our batteries completely ST.
fenced them. They have been running
railroad trains night and day Withdrawing
supplies and machinery from Frederick
burg to Richmond. Fifteen forage wag-
CONS of COUGHS troops were attacked by
rebel cavalry just outside our lines yester-
day, but the guard repelled the guerilas
and brought the wagons all back.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-28
THE WAR In VIRGINIA..
Our Army Before Fredericksburg

ITS SURRENDER DEMANDED.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-12
Com. on Contingent Expenditure
Selecting and Planting Orchards.


Mr.. EDIroR:-As the time is drawing
nigh when farmers should be planting
aud cultiyating orchards, and | have deter
mined TO give you and the public some
Of my thoughts and conclusions on the
subject, | will remark that l have resided
in this country about % years and given
much attention to 0icharcing for 20 We rs
past. The following IS the result Of my
experience. / will furtheradd that / am
more Of al Horticulturist than farmer;
My experience has been mostly in the Ap
pie, and fully believe It worthy Of moro
attention than any other tree.
We should keep in vieW the fact that
All our fine fruit trees are in a forest State;
the domestic apple is nowhere found gov
ING without cultivation; tho conclusion
therefore, IS that cultivation las changed
the quality Of the fruit much for thebetter,
while it has caused the trees to be more
tender. The object Of the following lines
is to give the unirnlormed Instructions in
the BEST way to insure success. viii
treat Of the different points to he noticed
in order first.
The best ground for an orchard il that
which is high and dry, and il somewhat
rolling, it wilisa,s better; the land should
not lie very rich; it may roll q tbs east,
west or north, but not EDWARDS the south.
The next thing ID order will be o. whom
to buy trees, aud how to transplant them
Common sense viii dictate that home
grown trees, that Is trees raised in our
own soil and climate will be more certain
to grow and flourish, than those brought
cast or south.
Tho taking up ana setting out trees prop.
erly, IS Of the ut.sost importance, the work
should be done early in the spring LeT
the farmer 20 to the nursery himself and
obtain such varieties as viii surely stand
our winters; Be cafefal to take up large
Sott;on offoots aud wap them SO IS 2
prevent them from being dried by the sun
and wind, or frozen before they are SGT out
Trees nol more than two Or three years
ola win be more lkaly ID grow t.''d flourish
alan CIDER ores The holes iIlro which
they ase set. shoulSSb large, AZ least four
feet across and Ssas inches deep; II
The scil Is poof II - some well fotted ma,
nure with IL; fill up the hole 50 that when
tie tree i planted and the earth Is settled,
te tree viii not be more than five o. six
inches DEEPER than Il stood ID the nursery !;
'sst 4 little ncfsnd 81 raised ID the center
of the hoI, and tho tree be set thereon
~ 4l...t ~ :. -, r., <xF f1t1 ,rafa NAV mint
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-12
Valuable Suggestions 10 Soldiers.
Lancaster. Wis. Feb. /. i

Lancaster, Wis. Feb. /, 1862.
Editors Missouri Democrat.
Without any apology place at your
disposal the following information:
TO soLofEBs:
If you have ever been obliged to march
in wet clothes, you have noticed that you
we're incommoded by the weight Of your
pants sticking to your knees, which made
it difficult to bend your legs when walk
ing. This often cause soreness and lame
ness about the kneepans, besides the pres
ent Inconvenience in walking. Now let
me tell YOU how the hunters and trappers
of the far NaFthweet 0byiate this difficult
ty. Il IS simply 20 tie string around the
leos Just below the knee, rather tightly
outside the pants Of course. Its, in fact,
nothing more nor less than a garter, rath-
er conspicuously worn. This will keep the
pents loose about the knee, and leave the
limbs comparatively free. But this is not
all. Every soldier who goes into battle
should be provided with one or two good
strings, and these carriers could just as well
be of suitable length and strength to cord
wounded limb, aud thus save many o
brave fellow, whose life would be otherwise
ebb away with every beat Of his noble
heart. This may seem matter OF little
Importance, but any one who has brains
afl leas can by trial, satisfy themselves
o WiAa big thing, and worth knowing.