, 1862-03-26
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Ho,e mi Wb-, ~. 1.,,,. u..xz e.. H.
aesas-Their R,,layI1Me So,s1ees II t. f1,.n,o.
Aon-AN Eyes Turned Wtstwd1d- d-Bszaop
Ts pse,8 dod9s to Escape Eoo'naodore
3as n;.t..;"t 'so ~ 1s>,..tIa - &c nsa@1K & "
ConnniTac npd ~ xsssunn,.- cause. ,r1icS
hare led to The Decentralization Of the ATnsy Of
:: we tesofnac''-6e7' Asfetc'"s IMPAIRMENT
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tfrom enr own cor1espoaosnt.I .
"Asaa1Ds. aa AAsa II, 1az.:
NAe eseape =. NC ,eoa' nom "a''e
.t 1o"e .. ~. r 4ee ..e'o no'e oeen pfoa8nt
w nsnl- 80 aeee1 @A1ueo nom LIE oesl car-
saues.' e'nsse lia11 Lucy t1mea theG
nsn' ~ tne 1ieeauents war ofuer NO. l.
nA'ns 11e "'~'u VI 1eofuafy 1or q general Tor
"o4~ sc1n8ns, "aicu o1oe1 was mol opeged
- W. A"4@e' a. tul7 pous. 1He ofder was
"sn nep. eeetee nese. until us papuca1on
- - svee'aon y. VIII tae one taklns from aen-
1Hee.7n<n 'ae command OF All the depart
-en'4 eAeept eL'as u tne 1oronlac, out 6en-
Joe 9onnston seems tc have found it out
somehow, and governed his own movements
accordingly. lie had put his army at Centre
Vile and MANASSAS into the most comfortable
winter quarters, behind wooden guns, one Of
winch guns, BY the way, has been brought to
the catY, and is no" exhibited on street,
near "luazds Hotel. He (Johnston) had
oullt oar1acks Tor MS troops OF permanent
nno even cheel1al character, apparently rely
-n' W s4e w lee1neso VI us .niof nll.'on lna1
~ w ma ofei1sAl "ousa oc 1l1oe oy our
a.n'3 ~ splu. VI LIZ .s@u u fepiuary ne
peeI, ~ "ecalnp kay me residents N the
,nuo41oo- vi MS neavy 1fe'sht
' ~ - 4Ano'u oen' ou'nsloe' 't VIII
W ies1oeleo' W feceiseo Iae news o1 the
sn' oo"A ~ tne eno"an f1'ef' Is
esat5 10 1ne ..lro oI Aarca. Inc movement
" ne"s w. >. Ing 'ne cni1eus y. q river, always
IL ole ol'sc1oa' anu tna1 olfcct1oh WAS steadily
sou'n".uo' s, ~ an, poor lamos ever rolled
.ne "a.ei "..lcn coa1e up streanl 1or US to
"4..n' 40 - "aS t''e noi0e '"., ~te'7'
81 es ne.asala .arneo Toward the west
uen mope H'alca 1tom commerce through
1ns aa'sutof rseieh o1 eoutneast MISSOURI IS
Nonouncea even I grea'er Fictory than his
~ ~ se" aaAu1ao' with Ms million dol
1sas .s 1oo1,, ~ eoe. a. e'oaes. "nesnef Ills army
+er. Il vent ,na aoaaresas e =. toes noI n.as-
reor;on ,,1aarM M1... 49, s1' ~ slA' eiseo
IA arv .na s.tha,,,1a-. ..e v.nel - eue country
nna;7r. and +ha <-Sa,,a "n a,;a,t otas.e le on!y
men wa11owod ,nI forcbt = hozs,., w. o-nsa4 "su US
nen "ano"eu allo 1oogn1 Is nour1y expected,
as the roar OF Deacon Foote'S dotilla echoes
across the country. The praises Of the nrovino
comrodo.o ara T., .1-onr .,o,,t.. . =
e s.s, az AZ e''iS uAouta, ano II Is not
aonoted that lie will now take his revenge for
cured safe xetre,t fTo,, co1u,,h.. ~,
~ 41oal oes-"n1cn
"as nolnlng else tnan putting number Of
ladies on one Of their steamers, directly in the
range Of the Tproposed bomhardment 7v,,;1a
tho f1,r of +rrco conf.,o,,aa ---a. $500 "A.t.'
~ nas " nase conference was gong On.
DO" long the Old Jesuit Polk kept these ter
rifed females between himself and tbe sh4
of the Rotil]a Is not nrec;sa1v rnou,, ~ 49,,
;e rsason ~ 1o1;ora ~ ne"n' wv tnsse
Ii season TO oeneFe that They were not with
drawn till the valiant masculines had got well
who nroc1a;n, that tho zr,r c~a ~ ~ Tst,s -
49, - , .m ..1s l1e WILL icy VI LIZ Nortn IS
oooty ana peauty"
The abolition Of slavery in the District of
Columbia seems to be tolerably certain of &C.
.om pl!snlnen'' - ine oofoef state men are
against it, Of course; vet there are degrees of
hostility amonp them IF Ana,o,. Johoso,,
mag 1,o~a t1,:.,. -,, =, 7on
"As ne1o tailnh ne "ou1d vote TOT 1t, or at
Missouri Will nrohah1v 1ota ar,ins+ - ~ o1,a
a;o,,oa -, 1.:1 .4.s-- . wv N5'' ~ =" ooe-
9io1,ee ~ u hs eonstltuency, tnougo not ID ooe-
hacncF 1ar of - m5 9"n eonvlct1ons; Old Mr VII
d We tie Bin s N MAS sta5e
Wilev Az va ~ ete %Gfe 9os agateu than NJ
th1E hnG3 +i 9as 4r nMo pelorc, ana some people
49, $500 r. IL ~, seceoe " seoou1
~ 1s;s - LIZ se uIl & Shoulo Pass Mr "a
said that the beration 10 ~ Ike II lug s1ares s f. t he
ns.sae1 nas = YOU'D let loose horde OF idle Vag-
so.a,It H. pes aRgm s4S,J 43 anasolotth, and
sp spp.lo1n ioisellns t9al there are 7toU ten
tho, f1,rao '9 tS IL dne p1strlet and less
aIe an,nn@ +1,n uasf saaes nue tres oiacks
Wcjl.hc],aSed o nersons s ~ thn lnrlGy ana
+3.1o ~ ~ 4 44tp'sse.'e tams WHICH "eisa upon
tn1a of thn ~, ,a1"s nio Tb XTRpsessase aumtnlstra-
;ste: ~, ..;3, 80 80 "nele'cF slavery eS-
whoes3. -" ,r,inf Auu aoa; Gtass u poor "hlles
The cond;tinn ,f upaaon t%e 1aalsna, - TO make
liz, ne eonuiuon ol tae negroes more degraded
M;i'ao1 I1ah .ner oWn. 80 i is IN Washington.
t;aas r. pllnps, aePuty la1lors and JUS
hoc5 - ~. une p"is optain 4 oissusL1ng nVel!-
iva - ~ r. u:Eu5 tnG u!aehs- II VIC conid
= wo-,1d ~ ~ itatas 1nc 0lslrlct Oh taese cattle
nof. 40 Tnna os sis1err ,eosn1, ra oae we we can
ExaS,s 1,n,, -. 49, ~, tgo. 1e,
r.oooS =. usn .t,n HHose h1afelles nave been eX-
1so1, Sn1. - aus aou5e committee on doVern-
We,. WI. Ge, AknoR soMetmes as the
$3.50 :" - - Ionn9lt.tc(, 4as raised cry, or
's,; !nuusGo Us 1f1en0s 10 ialse one against the
11a !nsesa1e21lon; VI course. why shouldn't
the3 "a; L. ne peopie shouid bear IN mind
f.ss, ~ysr,,a,,a v,.v y Hs to7ana'Nee 7as
oon,a e. 3..os1 .,,a -ae.1 !eAa9oef cummings mas
.o;4tea ~ ~ aau P1oFea, noS lhaS the COM
~ ssre .1 t;,at ttnaAe, 1a uut taat ne mace ono
= 1o,tar .-,J -. n.,;Its7, eH1 eCommtcee
zord .su-,s y Tl"suLany q a E1t o9I tae
~ harm ,',;t+o,, ..Tt III Buys ne inle1ded TO
on,;tt;,,r t1,a I,.o,a ole was 5etained, put by
ca,nf,,i 6ba1t fs'a "as. Ano not oelng very
In, wnrd t1,e Tone.nitt VI 5he prceed-
uf haTn 3oto;nnS y ~. au ~ tnu lIiatsu IL,
COMMITTEES ~ ~ M1 nnmn,.a anir ens tlt ~ VI ny
sav tfnt tcv ~ n7ara9 ~ ~ ~ ae aoesnt
it was rr9t ontre.a 4hot +ho ;a9 ~ ~ iulnks =
ro AZ tr Inaia n raa3 sn ~ i,t9 u 41sel II
these WIN arr ;nteraste5 ~ ei,;n,n; iea a.
1nolf: ro1nn,,n csnso ~ .aea5;.Sa eotR1its'
minrs os = martTrnra 4to fa.on, s. ~ -. . Suu
ish Tnn,7;siffnn Tta1. ~ s tI s ol.u
trart v5th Rao-,3 f>r I,,.aa! ~! ~ !ne ~ eo4
ot a. To1,,a 1honsa,Ja ~ suJ .o!stIalous @
The rfarna ~ * 1oa1.1oes,Pn -, nnop.s .nluA lna1
insnhnr3;1a+ion and -, - y ,a asihStasauce'
1nittpc is i3snpnraS haaau. thaaG ~ ~ aas Con-
vas ma1e w;1c Frcrno,1+ .s., ens iness!'gasi9n
Ions Thn - ~ aiht ,',.-o, ~. "oa 81:
treat;np Of: this enhiGrt ba{ ~ ~ '4e ngpolI
bccn ni'blished in Sino1o NV noe, oSneSe,
IIniteis States yphat ;5 tharo +.,, IL ~ t1e
public upon which to bosa tho ossartinn ttae te
The CHARGES have heen i,;snrnxa5S M ~ ~
lax. in his recent sneec1, ernressi, sn;j ~
be would not undertaEe to def;.nd % th.t cnas enas