The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-11

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TIE PRESIDENTS EMANCIPATION MESSAGE
The National Intelligencer states that the Pres
ident, in the policy he recommends, has received
earnest and numerous assurances OF support
from that class of persons in the border slave
holding States who are most Immediately inter
ested in the proposition brought to the notice
of Congress. Many Of the most Influential
Shareholders in Maryland and Delaware have
urged the project upon Mr.. Lincoln.
SOLDIERS PESsIoSs.-Thc Attorney General
has given it as his opinion that the widows and
orphans of deceased soldiers of the present wal
cannot draw pension under any existing law
All soldiers enlisted as three years or war mer
are entitled to invalid pensions under the ac'
of July q, 1861. Three months soldiers called
into the service under the Presidents procla.
nation of April 18th, 1861, are entitled to pen
s,ons under the acts of 1903 and 1916. The
opinion of the Attorney General is given in re.
ply to numerous enquiries, from interested
parties, and may be regarded as conclusive.
~ The Lawrence Courier learns that the
Atlantic corporation Of that city expect to- have
oil their mills running by the middle Of April
or the first of May.
~ Gen. Curtis has emancipatel three ne.
groes, formerly the property Of rebels, upon
the ground that they were taken as contraband
of war, and the U. s. Government has no fur.
Their ase for them.
" The Richmond Enquirer "advises citi'
lens to remove, If possible, before the advance
of the enemy everything which will conducc to
the efficiency of his military operations, and ts
destroy what cannot be removed"
II Albert Pike native of the North. born
In Boston, has made himself infamous forever
He Il was who at the Sugar Greek battle, led on
some three thousand Indians, Cherokees, Choc-
taws, Creeks and Semlnolcs, who repeated all
the barbaritics with which history has rendered
us so familiar. But it was signal reiribution
on the rcbels when their barbarOus allies turned
their rims in drunken frenzy and with most IA
tai effect on their own employers.
~ The Portland Kerosene Oil Company
has failed. The property of the Corporation
has been assigned, and the factory continues in
operation though with the force reduced about
one third. The company has been supposed to
be in prosperous condition. 1t is understood
that the reverse is owing chiefly to the compe-
tition with the Rock Oil, or Petroleum, which
has been thrown into the market at extremely
low prices.
Y The Springfield Armory has heretofore
been obliged to purchase the iron for guns
manufacture there. in England, as none could
be found in this country that would answer
their purpose. The Bangor Wing says tnat
recently the Pembroke Iron Works sent sam
pie of their iron to the Armory, and on trial II
turned out to be greatly superior to any ever
received from England. The consequence is
that the Pembroke Company has just closed a
contract with the Government for $40 900 worth
Of their iron.
u All accounts from tho West speak ia.
vonbly of the wheat crop. In Illinois and
Indiana it looks extremely well.
~ Federal paper money passes freely at
par in Nashville, while Confederate money
passes at discount of 20 per cent.
CONNECTICUT ELECTION. Photograph des.
patches show that. Gov. Buckingham has
been reelected Governor of Connecticut, by
q majority exceeding that in his favor last
year, which was 20SG. The Republican
State ticket is undoubtedly elected; and,
from the aspect Of the returns received, II is
very probable that both branches of the Leg
islaturc will have effective majorities Of good
and true Union men.
Snow IN VERMONT AND NEw HAMPSHIRE.
The Manchester IN. H.) American says that
the snow in Northern Vermont and New
Hampshire is Of great depth. In Peacham,
VT, the people arc using heir chamber win
dows for doors, and the orchards Are so bur-
led that the tops OF tho trees appear like
bushes, the uppcrmost twigs only coming
above the snow. Ono DRIFT in Troy has been
tunneled for distance Of over fifty rods, land
loads Of hay, wood, &C., pass through.
II While the Sd Maine battery was pass
ing from Portland to the scat of war, q pri-
vatc named Abel o. Dodge, Of Gardiner, was
killed two miles cast of Dover, N, H., by
coming in contact with bridge. Another
whose name is not known was injured.
- Gen. Grant, though hardly forty years
of age, has been in seventeen battles, in Q
Of which he commanded; and was in the
Mexican war.
EMANCIPATION IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
large meeting oil tho people Of Upshur coun-
ty, Western Virginia, was recently held ut
Buckhannon, to take into consideration what
should be their action in regard to the adop.
ton Of the constitution recently adopted by
the convention ut Wheeling, for the new
State ofwestern Virginia. Resolutions were
adopted indOsing and accepting the Pre'i'
dents emancipation policy. Much cnthu'i'
asm was manifested.