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The national Republican., 1862-01-09
Letter from Port Royal, .. G.

A<SsseE hNVyehs - Ss
The following is an extract from letter
just received by the Treasurer Of the American
Missionary Association, from Rev. g. W. Deni.
son, United States chaplain:
Poxr ROYAL, g, c., Dec. %, 1861.
By the good hand OF God upon me, have had
Il a pleasant passage to this port, and landed my
Bibles, Testaments, spelling books, and other
al placed in charge Of Mr.. Lee. 4 member OF
tse Old South Church, in Boston, who is acting
very jndcously and efficiently rs the Govern.
ment agent for the " Contrabands." They VIII
be carefully distributed by Mr.. Lee, by the
Rev. DR.. Strickland, one of the editors Of the
Christian Aduocate and Journal, who ts now
here IA the chaplain Of the New York Forty.
eighth regiment, by the Rev. Mr.. Harris, re.
| Gently arrived here from Newark, N. D., and
by other chaplains.
Sabbath before last preached TO alarge au.
| dlence In Beaufort, the Saratoga Of the south;
There was quite n company of contrabands v
present. A good beginning was made. Last
| sabbath we had n meeting In the open air ai
Por, Royal. II was well attended and hope,
| useful.
My first spelling book, given away last Satnr.
| day, Dece mber II, under the sanction OF the
Government, was 10 u very Intelligent colored
man, who had learned to be good tailor. He
had worked in Beaufort and Charleston. His
| wife and two little children have been taken
from him by the Shareholders. He is a good
Christian brother. The spelling.book Is \
Union" " one. The receivers name Ia Gabriel
Hayne! May God bless him.
| Tgive you the facts just as they are:
| I. Number of blacks coming under the Cos.
pei at Port Royal, and adjacent parts, 5000.
II. They are willing to work, II well treated
and paid fair wages. This Is abundantly
proved
ri. They are all anxious to learn to read
/ The children are very docile.
| ". No obstacles exist ut Hilton Head, where
| Capt. Saxton is quartermaster. Capt. Saxton
is a United States officer, and adopts \ highly
| patriotic and humane course.
| " There are obstacles ut Beaufort.
VI. Tybee and Otter Islands will soon be good
fields. w.. -.r-. Q. W. d.
tSinse the above letter was sent, the writer
has added the following in respect to Hayne j
This man-bearing one of the most celebra-
/ ted names OF the South, rendered immortal by
| It's contact with that Of Wsbster-habitually
| earned nine dollars week by his labor, OF
which his pretended owner took, every week
eight dollars, leaving Hayne only one dollar q
| week of his own earnings on which TO supper,
himself, his wife, and their two children And
this they call patriarchal!" " this they say !,
Christianity-doingu unto others rs they w0ult
that others should do unto them!
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
For the National Republican
slidelPs Real Estate-Can Confscat ton
Attach after sale to Foroignersl

Attach after Sale to Foreignersi
The archives of the General Land ONCE may
afford some light on the 100000 Of acres OF
land In Louisiana which John Slidell figured
about not n long while since. Should he sell
to London bankers, can it be reached by \ sub.
sequent act of conf hscation? Will not the Eng.
lish Government protect its subjects rs to the
validity Of such title Some may hold that any
real estate In which Slidell Is seized ia already
confscated virtually, and that any special OF
general act of con6scation subsequent to sale
will but confirm Confscation. We must believe
that till Slidell 10 legally convicted Of treason
confscatiOn does not attach AS against foreigr
purchasers.
So early rs l642, the Assembly of Virginia, on
learning that George Sands, an agent of theirs
sent out 10 London, and while there had prs
sented = petition to the King for the restora.
ton In Virginia of the Government of the Lon
don Company" declared by an aot that Sands
had mistaken his advice and instructions, and
that not only his estates in the Colony, but
those of all others in any way abetting such
purpose, were forfeited on the publication Of
the act at James City; and that all other ad
ject, then residing In England or elsewhere gu,
after the arrival of this declaration within the
kingdom, should likewise be forfeited. Hen.
ning's Statutes, vol. /, p. 1905.
the disabilities which foreign purchasers
would he undor, In some circumstances, ought
not TO delay immediate act of cOnfscatiOn, SO
far AZ Slidell ia concerned. The London banker
might purchase OF S!idell, believing the prop.
erty to be under the supposed de fdciO Govern
ment of the Southern ConfederaCy. p.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
SouthaIn llama

The residence and outhouses Of Fayette
McMullen In Wythe county, Virginia, were de-
stroyed by fire on the lst Instant.
Judge IIemphill, ex-senator In the Congress
of the United States since member of the
"Confed Congress In Richmond, at the
Exchange Hotel, on Saturday morning last,
the 4th inst.
Nobody will come forward to take the Office
of collector of the war tax In the Norfolk dis
trict, and H. T. Garnett, chief collector OF
Confederate war tax for Virginia" in formal
advertisement, threatens to appoint some one
from outside the district to perform that duty
which ip bis proclamation be admits to be
odious 10 the people there.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
MAKING TREASURY NOTES A LEGAL
TENDER.

Certain wiseacres have discovered that the
prohibitions in the Constitution of the United
States, against making anything but gold nd
silver a tender in payment Of debts, against
ca post tuc!o laws and against laws in violation
of contracts. only apply to States and they de-
duce 'h3 inference that each and all Of these
prohibited things may be done by Congress.
The special object of this new discovery Is
70 procure the enactment Of "a new way oi
paying old d BITS" in the shape Of an edict
making come sort Of paper legal tender
The States have general sovereignty, which
srvsg them all powers not prohibited. Con-
gress, on the Other hand, only has just such
powers as are expressly given to it.
The question III this case, aud in all Other
cases. is, not what Congress is prohibited from
doing, but whist Congress il authorized to do
and upl"gT The power is given by express
words, or by necessary inference, that body has
no mere right than the Emperor of Russia has
to step in between citizens of the United State
and eay that 4, who has agreed to deliver
one hundred bu5hels Of wheat. may discharg,
his ccntract by delivering one hundred bush
els Of cats. .. that &. who has promised on
Lundrci dollars can dischargc the contrac
With anything but dollars.
Congress has power 10 coin money, rcgu
late the value thereof. and VI foreign coins,
bur has no power over private obligations.
There is not the slightest excuse for now
Ii. king any kinI Of paper i lender in payment
Of debts, and thc proposition 10 do so is as un.
necessary a. it Is revolutionary. The country
Is lull OF gold aud silver, and with any toler
able mana srmeut Of the war and Of the finances
The Treasury scrip which is now in circulation
and which may be put in circulation. will pas
freely in the ordinary transactions Of life, with
ont any unconstitutional edict making it lega
tender. We have got along twice before, dur
ing THE generation with general suspension
of speii. payments, without any such extraor
dlnary measure and which is now less neces
'ary thau ever, in consequence Of the unprece
dentcd accumulation Of the precious metals il
Ire country,
Ia II in the rEidst of arms and OF extraordi
nary events on all sides that it is opportune t.
shock public confidence by an invasion of tn
sacred rights of private property? Is it in tn
very first year of this civil war, that we are t
be driven to measure which has heretofore
in the history Of nations. been reserved to mar
The exhaustion and despair of protracted cor
fictsr
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
n nNTUCKY,

Ia the debate In the House on the 9Th inst,
Mr.. Lovejoy put point blank question to Mr.
WickliHs, to which be did not get point blank
answer: We cut The following from the Con.
gressional Globe "a
"Mr. LovkJoY. i want 70 ask the gentleman
from Kentucky a. question. Does the gentle:
asa nas rstSsy than that k SnSn
should be preserved and maintained
Mr.. wIciLrrFE. viii answer the question.
am for preserving this Union under the Con.
sti,ution, regarding It's obligations imposed up,
State of this Union. am not for violatii the
Constitution when II is rot essential for the
safety of the Union. The gentleman asks
whether Am for preserving this Union in
preference to preserving slavery II that is:
be rcady to meet 1t. ! believe we shall pre-.
serve the Union and slavery under Il. am
for the principles as declared by the gentle.
man himself In voting for the resolution have
ausural address, and in his two messages to
this House. II these principles are observed,
have no fear that the Union and the Constitu.
ton will not be preserved"
And 80 Mr.. wickliffs refused to say whether
he would give up slavery to preserve the Union
He is for the Union and slavery, and he re
serves 10 future day his choice between them
Later In the debate Of that day, one Of Mr.
Wickliffe's colleagues, Mr.. Mallory, used the
following more patriotic and satisfactory Ian
guage: -.
81 will say, while ] am up, in response t.
the question propounded to my venerable col
league, [Mr. Wicklitfe.1 that, so far as ! under
stand the feelings Of the people Of that State
at least can give, without hesitation, my owl
opinion on the subject-that II they ever ooms
to regard the institution Of slavery rs standing
in the way Of this Union, or of constitutional
liberty, they will not hesitate to wipe out thai
institution. tApplause in the galleries.f'
Mr.. Mallory proceeded to express the opin
ion, that II would not be necessary TO extirpatt
slavery, in order to preserve the Union. This
however, is mere error Of judgment, and doe'
not detract from the patriotic merit Of pre-
ferring the safety Of his country to the interes
of the owners Of peculiar species Of prop
erty.
1t is gratifying to be able to believe, that /
is Mr.. Mallory, and not Mr.. Wickliffe, who rep
resents the sound elements In Kentucky.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

MRS. JAcKsoN.-The twenty seven thousand
dollars that were raised in Dixie for the bene-
fit Of Mrs. jackson, widow Of the man who was
shot for killing Colonel Ellsworth In Alexan.
dris, it appears, was nearly all made up Of
promises to pay, and Mrs. Jackson, who is now
iu Richmond, experiences great difficulty in col
lecting these outstanding accounts.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

FIRE AT AQUA CREEK.-On Thursday after
noon great fire occurred at the railway STA
tion at Aqula Creek The depot and several
houses adjacent we're consumed. II was sup.
posed that the rebels had determined to evac
uate the place, and adopted the Russian sys
TEN Of laying waste all behind them in theiI
retreat hut the arrival of trains Of cars at the
station has since been observed.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

1t has just been discovered that an essential
pipe Of the steam sloop Pensacola is plugged
90 completely a. to be useless. This was prob
ably done as long ago as last spring, when the
navy yard was infested with dsaffscted en-
ployees. Had the rebel who did 1t Known the
existence OF another similar pipe, he might, by
destroying its usefulness In similar way, have
cansed the explosion Of the boiler.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

Ths report Of the Committee ON Elections Ia
10 favor Of John N. Butler, against William E.
LshmAn, who occupies the seat in the House
from the fret district of Pennsylvania. The
minority Of the committee, Messrs. Worcester
and Brown, have come to directly opposite
conclusion. The subject will be taken up for
consid GRAFTON next week.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

The total Indebtedness Of the paople Of the
insurrectionary to the loyal States, which has
been repudiatsd by our Southern brethren, is
! estimated OF three hundred millions of dollars.
The Newburyport Herald Gays the Naumkeag
mill, in Salem, IL about importing load of
cotton from India, to supply the place of Amer
loan cotton sold.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

CoNTRABAND.--Aboutf fifteen or twenty Of the
contraband population reached this city yes
ssrdsy, over the Ice bridge, which has taken
tho place of the underground railroad. They
belonged, at least some Of thsn did, to q Nor
ton estate, about twelve miles from Platte
City. Can any one doubt now that secession is
practical and working abolitionism2 They
began the war to perpetuate the institution,
and In six months Missouri is niggerless.
Lsapsnvorth *. I,) Tines.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

~ BLACKwOoD for December, for which
we are indebted to Hudson Taylor, has the
following articles: Captain Clutterbuck's =
Champagne; Augustus Wslby Pugin; Chron
icies Of Carlingford; Wassail; A word from u
new dictionary; Fechter in Hamlet end Othel
10; A month with the "rebels;" Account o.
both sides OF the American War.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
'a LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
GLORIO rICTO Il Y
~ Blues Gap, near ROmney
THE ENEMY, TWO THOUSAND STRONG
COMPLETELY ROUTED!
Twenty Prissnsrs Taken, Two Pieces o,
Cannon, wagons, Tents, DC.

Wheeling, Jan. s.-A special dispatch from
Cumberland says that detachment Of General
rebels, two thousand strong, at Blues Gap, east
Of Romney, at daylight this morning. The
rebels were completely routed, with loss of
fifteen killed, two pieces Of cannon, wagons
and tents, with twenty prisoners, including
one commissioned Ofioer. Tho Union forces
had none lost In the engagement. tits rumored
that the rebels are In full retreat from Hancock.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

PARsON BRowNLOw was discharged from Gus.
tody on the 9th ult, but in consequence of q
severe illness, and the threatenings of a mob
he was to have been retained In Knoxville Jail
for a few days, when the rebels would give him
ON escort beyond the lines.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
PENNsYLvANIA LEGISLATURE.

Harristsrg, Jan. THE Legislature met
this afternoon.
The Governors Message will be sent in at
noon Ia. morrow.
The Governor has appointed Col. +. l.. Rus.
sell, OF Pittsburg, Adjutant. General of the
State, in the place Of e. U. Bddle, resigned;
also, F. P. Sterrtt President Judge of Allegha
ny County, vice Judge Mcclure, deceased.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

Senators and Representatives can order the
National Republican through the Secretary. Of
thr Senate aud Clerk cr III" House, aud direct
It, if they so choose to be brought to their
boarding -bouscs. Our paper, ordered in this
way. wfll be delivered by carriers at a very
early hour In the morning ..
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. HOLMAN, Of Indiana, offered . resolu
ton requesting the Secretary Of War to inform
this House what payments have been made, II
any, for transportation Of troops to railroads
to whom public lands have been granted, on
condition Of Transporting troops and munitions
Of war free o. charge. Adopted.
Mr.. HICKMAN, from the Judiciary Commit.
tee, reported resolution authorizing the said
committee to send for persons and papers, 10
withhold telegraphic dispatches, and for other
purposes, In order to facilitate the investiga-
tion into the censorship Of the press aud tele.
graph, Adopted.
Mr.. RICHARDSON, of illinois, offered a res.
olution instructing the Committee on Military
Affaira to inquire into the expediency Of pur-
chasing the building known a. the Dou glas
Hospital, on ! street, in the city Of Washing
Ton. Referred.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
THE La CROSSE AND MILWAUKEE, RAILROAD.

THk Ia CROBSE AND MILWAUKEE, RAILRUAD.
Nltodukee, Jan. Judge Miller, in the
ON the second mortgage in the case against the
La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Company in
favor Of tho bondhoIders vt so cents on the
dollar; no sale, II the interest is paid. In the
iana.grant SasS ~ we n.ga numne. are p'acea q
cents on the dollar. The bonds 10 the hrst sold
for the interest. II the interest is paid there
is to be no sale of the road.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
Destruction Of Coosaw River Batteries.
LETTER OF GENERAL SHERMAN.

The following letter was received yesterday
at the War Department, by Adjutaut General
Thomas, from Brigsdler General Sherman, com
mauding Port Royal Island, South Carolina:
HEADQUARTERS GENERAL COMMANDING,
PoRT Royal, South CAROLINA,
o.. u.I January 2, 1862.
SIR: As the Vsndefbuilt leaves 10 morrow,
deem 1t proper to enclose to you letter of
Instructions to General Stevens, commanding
second brigade Of this division, Of December
thirtisth. .. ..
The simple object of this dash was to destroy
the batteries which the enemy appeared to have
erected on the Coossw river for the obstruc
ton of the navigation and the passage of that
stresn, and also to punish him for the insult in
firing into the steamer Msyf ,wer, on her recent
passage through that stream for the purpose OF
sounding the depth Of the channel.
The affair succeeded perfectly, and the enemy
were driven out Of their batteries, their bate
ries demolished, and property found there
brought away or destroyed, with little or no
loss Of life on our side. After the object Of the
movement was executed, Gen. Stevens, agree
ably to bis instructions, returned to Port Royal
island.
As soon as his report reaches me, 1t will be
duly forwarded.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

OrrslpE.-Scenes at Annapolis Letter from
the Rebel Maury; Deiences Of Richmond: Dis
tempers of Army Horses Poetry, &c, nc.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
Inauguration of Gov. Bradford.
HE DENOUNCES THE REBELLION

Baltimore, Jan. s.-Governor Bradford was
insugursted ut Annapolis at noon to day. He
made y most able and eloquent address, con
demning the rebellion In the strongest terms,
and expressing the utmost devotion to the
Union and the Constitution.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

The Knoxville Register of the 27th ult.. SAYS
- Brownlow was arrested end remandei to
prison by Col. Monsarrst, c9mmahdant of this
post, Immediately on his discharge by the civil
authorities" .-.a =, :
The national Republican., 1862-01-09

To CoaaEsroSDsSrs.-No attention will b,
raid to anonymous communications.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
Arrival from Europe.

HALIFAX, January s.-The Canada, with Liv-
erpool dates to the 2sth ult., has arrived, with
800 troops.
Great anxiety prevailed in Europe pending
the arrival Of the Africa with tho response Of
the American Government.
There was no cotton market on Saturday.
Breadstuhs easier. Provisions steady. Con.
. Is 90l0903. . r,s.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
by TELEGRAPH.
From M issOllri,

u iH Louis, January I'm consequence Of dis.
-pfdbeftiOnatr assessments having been m ,de
- - eecessonists of this oity, under Order
No. ~, General Hsl'eok has appointed u new
board Of assessors TO revise the old list AMI
make such changes rs they may deem proper.
All other proceedings will be in accordance
with the original order, and the board are en-
joiasd 10 assess no individual unjust,y, As
there will be ms further appeal from their de-.
eiaol. ol.------------4=-=----'-
There is no doubt that VIM. 4. Hall is elected
to Congress- from the thrd, and Thos. S. Price
from the nfth district.
:. 6edaiia, january T..-Au express messergsr
from Colonel Nugent's regiment, stationed at
West Point, In Bates county, arrived here yes.
terday evening, on his way to st. Louis, with
important dispatches 10 Governor Gamble. He
Ion Bates county on Friday, and reports that
Colonel Jennison had burned the village Of
Austin, In Cass county, instead Of Rose Hill
Jsnnison, after leaving Austin, went IN a north
sasteriy direction.
The Union mon In johnson county were So
much exasperated at the Outrages that have
been committed by the secessonsts, that moth
Ing but the presence Of the Federal troops will
save the towns Of Lexington and Warrensburg
from being burned
A Government train Of about twenty wagons
and seventy.Ave men 10 reported 10 have beer
captured about five miles northeast of Geo orgt .
town, by q party Of rebels.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
Later from the Upper Potomac.

e, Frederick, January s.-There is no rev move.
msnts hens or up the river.
II is believed here that General Jackson has
been Joined by Anderson and Loring's bri.
gsdes, and that they have gone to attack
Kelly. All eyes'are now turned towards Rom
Jscksons force will probably exceed ten
thousand.
General Hamilton. Of our second brigade, i5
recovering from severe bilious attack.
Last night WAS the coolest night Of the sea.
son, but the troops are all comfortable, snd
there are no complaints of hardships.
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
CIRCULAR.

The undersigned, having prepared with care
and after mature deliberatiOn the accompany
ing petition on the subject Of emancipation,
recommend It to the public for general adop-
ton and circulation. Copies may be obtained
from either Of the subscribers.
New YoRk, December, 1861.
W. @. Bryant, William Curtis Noyes, H. A.
Hartt, NJ. D., J. W. ,Edmonds. James AcKsye,
Oliver johnson, VIM. Goodell, J. E. Ambrose,
Ssml. r. Davis, Edward Gilbert, Nathan Brown,
Mansfield French, Edgar Ketchun, Andrew
George B. Cheever, d. D., s. 8. Jocelyn, ]. R.
W. Sloane, Theodore Tilton, Dexter Fairbanks,
James Freeland, Samuel Wilde, Charles Gould,
Alexander Wilder, VIM. o, Rusaell, John T.
Wilson. -, -, -..
TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO
ooNaRnD, 'i''i
The people OF the United States represent
That they recognize, - lying at the very foun-
dstion Of our Government, on which hss been
erected the fabric Of our free institutions, the
solemn and undying truth that by nature all
men are endowed with on inalienable right to
liberty. 4nI'.a u. =. :.
any respect departed from by any of our peo.
pie, or by any course Of events, the tolerstion
shadowing attachment to the Union, and by
conscientious fidelity TO thQe, with whom We
had voluntarily united In forming great OK.
ample Of free government
That such departure, whether willing or an
willing. whether sxcusable or censurable, hai
nevertheless given birth to mighty power Ia
our midst---s power which has consigned
1000, 900 Of our people to slavery, and array
ed 5000 900 In rebellion against the very ex
istsnce Of our Government; which for three
quaI ters Of Q century has disturbed the peact
and harmony Of the nation. and which has now
armed nearly half Q million Of people agains
that Union which has been hitherto 90 dear tc
the lovers Of freedom throughout the world.
That by the very act Of the slave power It
self, we have, all Of US, been released from
every obligation to tolerate any longer It's OK
istence among us. ,-'
That we are admonished- day by day
the conviction 10 gsihsriog strength among us
that no harmony can be restored to the nation
no peace brought back to the people, no per
petuity secured to out Union, no psrmanency
established for our Government, no hope elicit
ed for the continuance Of our freedom, unit
slavery shall be wiped out Of The land utterly
and forever. . .'.. go e.. .r. .,-... .r. ~.
Therefore, we who now address you, as 90
heirs with you In the great Inheritance Of free
dom, and a. free men Of America, most earnest
That, amid the varied events which are con
stantly occurring, and which will more ant
more OCCUR, durlng the momsntous struggle II
which We are engaged, such measures msy b<
adopted as will insure emancipation TO all the
people throughout the whole land, and thur
complete the work which the Revolution be-
gan, ..... b
The national Republican., 1862-01-09
GEORGE NJ. WESTON, soIToR.

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