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Tho - OIive Hrnnch,, with IN yen-
EeRnCe.

-
I sllla fAliigsAaH4--ttAl.e disgrace of the
House-the agent Of ne Southern Insur'
gents in Congress travelling com.
pauion ~ the traitor Breckenridge, when
| the latter left Washington to join the
rebel army-has made another character.
istic exhibition of his dieloyal proclivi-
ties. Taking advantage of the depression
caused by the late repulsc at Fredericks-
burg and the threatened rupture Of the
Cabinet, be introduced, yesterday, the
1 following resolution:
Rcsolped, That the House earnestly de-
sire That the most speedy and eilectual
| measures be taken for restoring peace In
| America, and that no time may he lost
/ in proposing an immediate cessation OF
hostilites, in order to the speedy and
final settlement Of the unhappy contro-
vcrsies which brought about this unnec-
essary and injurious civil war, by just and
adequate securities against the return Of
| auch calamities in time to come and that
| this House desire to offer the most earn
est assurances to the country that they
wilIin due time chcerfully cooperate with
the Executive and the States for the res
toration of the Union by such explicit
aad most solemn amendment and provis-
! ions of the Constitution as may be found
necessary for securing the rights OF the
several States and sections within the
Union under the Constitution.
Can the meaning of these words be
mistaken Could jeff Davis himself
state the argument for the South more
strongly? Could even the London Times
draw up more whitening Indictment
against the loyal people aud the loyal
cause? Let US analyze this remarkable
proposition:
LIST: We are to propose to traitors IN
arms an Immediate cessation OF hostili-
ties A clear confession that we are
worsted in the contest and that we are
in the wrong.
ID The war which it is proposed to
stop is unnecessary and injurious
Another confession that we have been
MAXIM fools 81 ourselves in resenting
the bon hartlneAt Of Sumter and attempt
itg to save the Union by the sword.
ID: There must be adequate securi
ties against the return of such calamtie,
in time to come" Does anybody doub
knowing Vallandigham-what the "se
curties are to be Securities OF course
not against future rebellion OF the Soutl
4 not against a rebellion of minoril,
against the government-not against I
rebellion of Ohgarchs, who insist upor
rule or ruin-but rebellion of twenl,
millions Of freemen against four hundred
, thousand Shareholders.
4th: Explicit and most solem
amendment of the Constitution for secul
ing tic rights Of the several States an
sections within the mon under the Con
sttution." The meaning here again !
clear as light. TIE Constitution mus
be amended to suit the rebels-thc Tn
ion must be remodellcd after the South
ern type, New guarantees to slavery
new assurances OF contrltlon on the par
Of the rebcllious North--new submission
new abjections-new letters for tn
loyal States.
And yet the man who makes this in
sulting proposition has the audacity to 81
t in Congress composed of loyal men-an
draw his pay from loyal government
Albany Eve. Jour.
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Mastering i'm COl0rcd Troops III
Beaufort, south CRrolinia.

The following is from letter to the
New York Independent:
This is great day for the inhabitants Of
Beaufort-white and black, soldiers and
citizens have been 70 SEQ the muster
ins ia NJ the lst company Of South Caro-
lima volunt, cr,. They We're marshalled
before the headquarters OF Gen. Saxton--
stalwart band-proudly shouldering
their guns as they stood in their red pants.
blue coats and caps.
| Gen. Saxton, Zone of God noblemen
whom the world wall honor, came out and
stood before them in military costume -
Gen. Saxton is tall, with finely moulded
| figure, straight as an arrow, very grace
full in his motions and exceedingly active
! After showing them the first movement.
of the drill, and having them follow hin
for few moments, he addressed them--
telling them in plain but Understandable
language what would be expected otthen
as soldiers.
He then administered the oath, ant
with clear voice he pronounced them al
ee--they, their wives. children, fathers
mothers, brothers and sisters-"and al
your relation" he added; and you hav
as good a right TO freedom us | have, o
any other living man. God never made
man to be slave
| AS he said this, as with one tumultu
Gus feeling of enthusiasm, every man il
the company sprung his hat from hi
head and swinging il high in the air, CAV
three Of the most tremendous cheers
overheard. No one prompted this Q
limited at it. 1t came us the rushing q
waters, and there was naught to hinder
!, They were free. Government had acknow
edged their manhood
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EF- Thirty seven Indians were hung
in Minnesota the other day for rebellion
against the Government and for taking
up arms and killing loyal citizens. Their
fate was just one, but not more Justly
incurred by them than il has been ty
JEFF. Davis and all its traitor hordes Ia the
Sonth. The truth is, hanging is too good
for traitors.
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Change OF Programme.

"The Union as it was and lie Consti-
tuition as it is, seems to have been play.
ed out by the sympathisers. The tnion
that now occupies their thoughts is n
Union from which the New England
States are to be excluded, and the Consti-
tuition is not to be the Constitution as it
was, formed by our Fathers, butan amend
ed Constitution after the style of that OF
the traitor Confederacy, based upon the
corner stone of human slavery, with n
superstructure eliminating in an aristoc-
racy of shareholders. and their official
minions. Such is the programme of III,
Chicago Times and all lis brood of sym
pathetic followers Abuse Of New Eng
land ana gloriGcation Of slavery aud prop
osluons Tor new guara Ices Il special priv,
ilegcs and PERPETUAL Ilshis Of domino.
tom to the Shareholders now constitute tn,
burden Of the Vallandigham press thro,,:
out the North.
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SD- The Jewish Messenger contains a
letter, written from Jerusalem. Noyem.
Der 9TH, announcing the death of the
Chief Rabbi of Palestine. The following
Is al extract
On the night of Tuesday. the Chief
Rabbi Of the Perushim received call
from Heaven, and he responded, Behold,
here am L. You, reverend sir, who have
known and correspondent with him for SO
many years, you can partially enter into
the feeling which pervados all the com
munities in the Holy Land at the loss
they have sustained. but you can have nc
idea of the gloom bis death has cast q ei
Palestine. lie Judged Israel thirty five
years. During the whole Of that period
he devoted himself to the study Of the
Law, and the practice Of good deeds "
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CONNECTICUT AND Tue PREsIpENr.-

CONNECTICUT AND THE PREsIDEET.--
The lower branch Of the Connecticut
Legislature, on Friday, by vote of 100
TO a., adopted resolution which reads
thu That our confidence in the pat
riotisln and integrity of the President OF
the United States remains mistaken, and
that as the representatives of the people
of this State, VIC pledge ourselves to sup
port him and sustain him in the prosecn-
ton of all measures which shall be found
necessary to suppress the internal rebel
lion now raging, and to re-estabhsh the
National Union. preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution, and restore tho
supremacy Of the law throughout the
whole country. And while VIC tender to
bin our sympathy in the trying and diff
cult circumstances in which he is placed,
and in the pressure Of SO momentous
responsibilities, We deprecate every at
tempt to impute to him such evils or dis
asters as may have resulted from the err
rors of judgment, inetiieiency or cp|rabil-
ity of subordinate officials, and Which no
exertions on his part could have prevent
cd or averted'
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
r AIDES EMPLOY MENT AGENCY

This Agency designs to establish communications
throughout the United ~ aes, between thy educa
ted women and employers who need their services in
oil branches texcrft domestic servce) OF laber espe
cialis Of the hshef grades Every effort viii be m ade
10 supply employers with properly qualified teachers
book Keepers, copyists, telegraph operators. wood
eigrayers, china decorators wall paper and priut
signers, typeseticrs tory operatives
&c. Terms moderate. Refers, ee required. Con-
tfibuions made assist any unable the ser.
vices Of the Agency Will be acknowledged In nn An
nual Report. Lady Agents wanted 10 dispose 'The
Employme OF Women 80 book ng desc D.
tious OF than 500 occupations, time VI learning
rates OF wages, effects on health, &c Also copies
sale. Address, enclosing Stamp for reply,
Miss VIRGINIA PENNY.
| dec3l-dSwl. Room "A, Bible House, New York.
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EE- Quite number of disloyal persons
assessed by Governor Johnson, have
come forward and paid the monthly in.
stallment OF their assessment Hun
dreds Of our suffering poor will be cheer.
ed AID comforted by this provision for
their benefit Nashville Union.
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TIE TWENTY THIRD MASSACHUSETTS
AND THE TwENTY-T THIRD Souln CAROLINA
REGIMENTS At last military teprusen-
tatives of these two States have come to-
gether, and Massachusetts, has whipped.
The South Curolinians have pretended to
ache for an opportunity to get at the
mudsils from the old Bay State, threaten
ing the most dire results to the latter,
who have carefully awaited the .oppor.
tunity TO carry their old white State flag
over the remains of anything that South
Carolina could place in their pathway.
No truer representative regiment OF Mas
sachusctts could be found than the ed
its ranks were recruited from the work
shops. from the pillow, from the rocky
shores OF Gloucester and Marblehead,
and there is scarcely y mechanic art or
laborious occupation but is represented.
It's commanding officer, Major John g..
Chambers, is printer by trade, having
served his apprenticeship in the office Of
the Boston Journal, and subsequently
has been both soldier and reporter. He
is accounted one Of the bravest officers IN
the service. and is the idol of his regi-
ment. 1t was fit and timely meeting
the sturdy blade of Massachusetts has
itself fell on its braggart and malignant
foe, and the sons of Massachusetts, will
always feel proud of this gallant regiment
and its brave commander. Other regi-
nents from the same State are also IN
Gen. Fosters expedition, and the capture
OF the Lieutenant Colonel and seventy
men of the 23d South Carolina by the
esd Massachusetts will give an emulatory
incentive to g do or die
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EFT The Burlington Argus, which
speaks for such dastards as George w.
Jones and Jesse d. Bright, aud their dis
loyal followers, abuses Hon. Joseph A,
Wright, of Indiana, because he will not
follow their example and turn traitor tc
his country.
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" ashington, Dec. 30.

Washington, Dec. 80,
Ii ia ascertained, authoritatiyely, that
there is no foundation for the rumor that
the committee on Ways and Means have
entertained any proposition whatever, to
change the existing law for receiving old
Demand Treasury Notes for customs. The
Secretary of the Treasury has decided not
to make any further issues of certificates
of Indebtedness beyondthelir limited amount
already to tie credit ffisbursing officers.
1t is understood the holders will have the
privilege, as soon rs practicable, to fund
them into 20 year 6 per cent funds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-12-31

The Cincinnati Commercial ha
raised It's price $500 on the daily issue
The other Cincinnati papers win follow
suit.
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Et-The battle OF Saturday near Fred
ercksburg is said to have ragged for long
while in the immediate vicinity OF the
tomb Of the mother OF Washington
which is situated in the outskirts of The
city.
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rEsNever be troubled with TRIES
and soon all trouble will appear as tri
flng.
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History Of The Indian Tribes of North
America,
With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the
Pftncip Chiefs,

From the Indian Gallery Department OF war al wash
mgton, by + l.. MCKINNEY. late Of the Indian War
Department in Washington.
30 yoBrMfs. rrRREY MOROCCO, $40.
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near by stands gravestone bearing the
name of one who died in l701, aged 1928
years. But very few gravestones are
standing in the United States with as
early dates as this, and fewer still that
mark the burial place of one so aged.
We marched about two miles, and en-
camped where we remained until yester-
day morning, when we were ordered to
take two days rations and be ready in
short order for another march. Soon we
were off, and about two p. M. we halted
near Big Bethel and encamped where the
rebel foe had but the night previous fled,
as they are wont to do, at the approach
of our troops. It's thought perhaps they
will make a stand at Yorktown, but
would sooner think they will retreat to
Richmond ere they halt to give us battle.
| think that portion of the rebel army
which Gen. Banks of late so thoroughly
thrashed will fall back to Richmond, and
the forces around there will be concentra-
ted at that place to be beaten--as has
been the case in every instance where
they have made any stop since last Octo-
ber But still there remains enough Of
those old secesh leaders to keep up the
thing a while longer.
Where we are encamped now, by 60
ing a shot distance, the soldiers can get
any amount of oysters, clans, &c, which
go very well with the hard bread and
coffee TINT has been our principal food
since We left Camp Griffin,
There are but few sick in the regiment
now, ami but very few in our company,
none dangerously So Among those who
are exc,sed by the surgeon are John
McNeal VIM. Sartwell, and Amos Els
worth, Who are among our best duty men.
We have changed our overcoats for the
army Hue. The cause of the change
was that the old ones were the same co.'s
or as those the secesh have. The coun-
try he;e, as far as the eye can reach, is
as leye, almost, as the ocean. Nothing
which you could call a bill can be seen.
SATURDAY MORNING, March 20.
Regiments of infantry and cavalry in
great numbers and several batteries, have
arrived here since we came. 1t begins
to look as it did on the Potomac ere the
advance upon Manassas. / think soon
there will be a strike on Norfolk or Rich
mond perhaps both, There are troops
enough here to take both places in short
order I must close for this time, SO as
to have this 90 out in the mail that leaves
this morning. Hoping shall hear from
you soon, remain,
Yours &c.
L. ABEL CHASE.
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FoRGERY.-A note purportng to be
signed by Messrs. Paul Hitchcock, Simon
Bean and Chester Hurd, of Hatley, was
discounted on the 26th day of December
last, by Mr.. II. G.. Pierce Of this village,
to a man who represented himself TO be
Mr.. A. A. Woodman, of Compton, but
who turned out TO be a Mr. Roberts, a
preacher, and usually known as Elder
/ Roberts. The note was forgery. Rob
erts, who lives in Wheelock, VI, was ar
rested last week, and we understand that
! Mr. Pierce got his pay. Whether he
las been taken for the forgery, TO De Civ
en- up under the Ashburton treaty, we
have not learned. twas a bold and au-
dacious affair, and not the least rascalIy
part OF the transaction was the attempt
of the Rev. swindler to nculpate his for
mer friend Mr.. Woodman, who, thanks
however to a well earned reputation, was
not believed guilty by those who know
! him. StqnStea3 J0UrnGL
There is a slight error in the above
The Rev. Rascal does not live in Vince
lock. Irasburgh claims he distinguished
honor of being bis place of residence
Rev. c. S. Roberts has dispensed (with)
the gospel in this village for about two
years past, and what is little remarka-
Die the time for which he had engaged 10
III, . 80, Of tho
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" Fl. DoNELsoN, Tenn, near Dover
Feb. %, 1862

BROTHER CHASE; Your letter of
the 10Th inst. is received, but not readily,
as it was remaiIed to this place. We ar
rived here week ago to-day Sunday
TWO hours after the surrender OF this
place. The infantry took the place by
hard fighting. The gunboats did but lit
tie this time. The loss on our side was
heavy. | think five hundred, and as ma
ny wounded-some of which have, and
many will die Of their wounds. Iwrote
to brother James that our loss would not
exceed four hundred killed and as many
wounded. but since then l concluded to
add another hundred without exageration.
Perhaps the official reports will not place
the loss so great, as they generally make
the loss less than it really is. The fort
lies upon the right, or west, bank of the
Cumberland River one hundred and six.
ty miles from Cairo, one hundred and
twelve from Paducah, ninety from Nash.
vile, and fifteen from Fort Henry, across
by land. We are now in Tennessee
fourteen miles from Kentucky line. This
fort has the strongest natural position, and
was made more so by forts and entrench-
ments extending five miles around across
ravines and ridges the whole distance.
In the ravines were felled or lodged trees
to prevent our artillery from approach
| ing, Upon the ridges an angle is made
/ in tue entertainments where a battery or
infantry could be placed to pour a cross
fire upon our troops. Upon the river
three rows of guns were stationed and
protected by breastwoFks of sand bags
rising gradually from the river. The
largest OF the guns is hundred-ahd-
twenty eight-pounder. The smallest are
twenty-five Founders, some of which are
rltied. These three rows OF guns, which
amount in all to twenty, commanded the
river at It's bend. Thus you can per-
ceive why the gunboats did no more exc
cution. Yet they fought well. The Ill
inois infantry fought like tigers, and hence
their great loss. A few Iowa, Missouri,
and Kentucky troops were in the fight,
but the most Of the force were from ILL.,
nois. There were $4,000 troops here,
but seven regiments did the most of the
fighting. The rebels had $4,000. We
took 10000 prisoners, one Brigadier
General (Buckner)-Piilow and Floyd
escaped just before the surrender with
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e. The bill abolishng slavery in the
District Of Columbia, introduced in the
senate by Mr.. Wilson of Massachusetts,
has passed that body, and it will without
doubt, pass the House This is the first
Of the outposts to be carried in the war
of civilization against barbarian. Let
frozen pliianthropists consider; " What
shall Ne do with themi'
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DIR. PALMER.-Those wishing to en-
ploy the services of dentist will do vel
to call upon DR.. Palmer, formerly Of
Woodstock, but now of Newport. keao
the following from one who has employed
him -
Being personally acquainted with VI;
Palmer,-the success that has attenosu
his practice in Woodstock, and the value
of his work, by operations on my owl
teeth, am prepared to give him a raDS ,
as among the first dentists in the S'd'''
s. f. STERLIN,
photographic, WoodstooA'
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"PooR MANS PLASTER. The ma
tional tax bill, with some few amend
ments, has passed the house of represen-
istives.
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thC Ahui"'" &c Z ihi0h'Sj thCJ wiz hot otohH
a heavy fire. The three Illinois regi.
ments worst cut to pieces were the 3lst
and goth.
l hear by those who have seen the
newspapers that reports are different from
what | have mentioned, but these false
reports arise from eager reporters (tor
some newspapers) who are ready to send
dispatches as the battle RACES, though not
near enough to the field TO know the I'M
truth of their communications.
Since this fort was taken, 2000 pris-
oners were taken on their way here, not
knowing the place had surrendered. Six
hundred more were taken at one time and
1900 at another. We were sent on Mon
day to surround the 600. They laid
down their arms and went upon boat
sent up above here to receive them. The
1900 were coming in on this side Of the
]
river. Our pickets fell back until they
were fairly within our lines, then told
lhem 10 'ay do"h 'heir arms anu SuFfen-
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one gets nothing but hard bread and cot
fee. Our ratjons for day or two past
have be.n notbing but hard crackers and
1... aa ,o,,c so1ao,
00''1' "0',' ~ ~ "
yesterday ana got P'"lc Oh S'e"e'
oysters, paying for the same 30 cents.
Zoos sell for : cts. each sausages, ) cts.
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dime each, so you VIII see no one can
ston hunger short Of half dollar out Of
a.. ..,;.,,. ,,.;l T., ;,,,,rovod
/ Po0"'''
IN lew days wheat was very Soou
in this vicinity. Uncle Sam loaded 800
bashels of it. and shipped 1t Gown the
river since we came here.
,,.a c.o., .,.,, .o,,,,o,l.,, aus c,r
'"' ''''',
ceS IN taxing 'nl' place. "as zee" "laue'
or rather appointed Major General ]
suppose he will be praised the land over.
RAE ,bo nra;so ,rnly belo,cs 70 those
a.. Co.. a.J
Poo' oo5 = VIM ~ ''''' ''','-' "'
courage fought bravery ana maniu'ly' and
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A Barton Roy at Fort nnnelsnn
L. ABEL CHASE

The following letter from Joel B, Bus
well, formerly of Barton, but now in the
18th Illinois regiment at Fort Donelson,
has been kindly furnished US by his broth
er, C. S. Boswell, and will be read with
interest by every one;