Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-31
IETE nnsTHERH INTELLIGENCE.

Eli -
We are Indebted To sfrisad for e copy Of
+ho 7~ait;rnorc "EswG sheet" Of the 25th OF
.I,,,arr. from which &c select s;s following
Interesting nsw5:
ISLANDER SgrrrSD.
tr.ou the boston oOuEer, Jsn. Isl
The following note iron: Marshall Zane, OF
MARYLAND, carries with it lis own explanation:
FoYT WARREN, BosToS HAsBoR,
January 81, 1862.
To nz Eater q, tx EoAoa Courier:
No ,,,c,ricr has besn rsIisd to the follow
J:;.j. frcIn ;hs Mse Ic.l Tribune Of
the 26;;! instant: ., 1..,,
"a Leaa ;aa: 0agkt IL il 5topsf.-loyal
tazpn7ins ci.i2eca who c"!ncs :rcf : praise
worthy disposition tc nae5 *i the calls put
forth Lr G,F3rauicn', I'll! hs sui pr;s:d n ISarn
the, rebel prisoners conincd III Fart alriienFy
have been in tho hsbrs Ct ordering various
~lusiri:s Of Mrs. Alice Wiisoa, lhe ca;2Tess OF
tha. acknowledgements, t;d "H.H ~.=5is" IL phg ir
them, iaa:iDg tie!r bills 10 10 pad u Govern
nent, Orders na=H nee; sa!.. from washing
ton e pe7 lira. Wilson'S Ill, sinountlng to
1921. /: j. &c r. hopaG tEns I'll these orders
tor luxur;ss By rebni prisoners will hereafter
be regarded aG personal a&a;fs BY those filing
them. Tie following IS ,.et u lie rarhes 0;
the parties Hno, recording t. lte Baltimore
papers, incurred thi3 ps!soza! Indebtedness
and thee lei: tbG Government 70 :Oot the bill:
| Hon. GEORGE William Grown, sz .MayCr Of this
| city; Col. George T. Eano. ux-Marsial OF Pc
| lice, Of this city; Hons. S. 'i'eakla Eallia, WT.
G. Harrison, Charles l.. Pitts, nr. !. Henson
| Thomas; II. II. Ta,ic!d, President OF tho
| Germ and Flour Exchange; Lturcncc Sangston,
Ross Winnns and 7. parkin Scott, all ex-
members Of the Legislature, from this city;
Hon. Henry Stay, ex-mesnbcg or GcnSress, irc'n
this CITY; Colonel Z1rTcra, c'I.'y the French
Lady; S. G. Tilghnan: Il. l.. ~jahnson, W. W.
| Glenn,T W. Hall, John psgEam, a. i. llabsr-
sham, T. Key Howard, r. Dcnr!sou, DR.. !. \.
Lynch and L. Q. Guirlan."
In nrswcr to this UNANIMOUSLY tslse pub!ica-
ten, l deem il proper TO state, that during the
entire period Of my confinement Ut Fort Nc
Henry, up 10 thu 3lst o! July last every par
ticle oi' food uf which | psrtooE, and every
article Of furniture that 7 required was fur
rishad 20 me irOr: Baltimore. At he period
mentioned, my fellow political prisoners being
ordered 20 be removed to Fort Lafayette, | was
United oy the officers Of the Uai.ed States
artillery w:o Tired within The Fort 10 mess
with them, which Invitation | accepted, and |
continued IL i2ess with them UP to the ting I
vas re:aofhG tG Ee inca.crrate<i in Fort Lsy-
fayei;=, (ta.;wel!th September iast.} paid my
mess or board bill weekly, 10 the lady referred
to in the fribuue's article, who resided in the
garrison and furnished the officers mess. On
The day on winch I was 10 leave settled With
her in full, after / hal tfas paid The bill, the
LATED States Marshal informed Ice that ho
!iiUse!f mad authority 70 settle r;v bill, and
that 10 had done So II Ene Cisco OF other pc.
ii;jcai prisoners, aid by h!s direction the
money which | had paid was Refunded TO me.
! now hoId a certified copy Q: the MaCsaal's
authority 10 yay the bill referred IL, together
Ti;h az cttnci2i certificate that M oil! was
settled il ;ull io tbo dag / left
GEchGE P. A.sE.
TIE RETURN OF FUGITIVE SLA YES.
! TIE rREs.pES-'s POSITION on TEE QuEsTios-HE
Knows No AUTHORITY foR YIELDING THEM.
;s?ec!a! De5rausA 70 the Sew York ~Trihuuc.I
I WASnIScGoS, January 23.-l ain authorized
by those Tl!G were present at the conversation
at the "Eite house between President Lin
coin, Gehai.i Lano, aud Senstor PoDsroy, 10
.sSure you sgGir lnat too ldrl which tue Pres.
! ;dent intended 70 assert, snd did assert, w&s
distinctly this:
THAT tie Rebel SIatee having; By their cTl
insane action, abolished slavery in ali its rsis-
tons Titn our Government by rcpddiating Or
protection, thsy c&a EaEa 10 claim on US for
fug;sivcs, aud tina: therefore tee United States
! carnol return them, either wfh Tho military
or CHI! brm, without ensls7inG free Ien."
&c tf,is conclusion the President said he had
co:nc G:!er deliberate thought:
". 4. CRoEFrT.
Hg. TGaDrgrS STEVENS cTF the TRACE.
Mr. TEaddrns St-Yeas has been making an
! other speech in Congress in favor CT the inlal.
iible abolition panacea for this Southern rebel.
| ,!on-to Hi!, The emancipation and arlning OF
the g!aye population Of the South. Now, Tc
respectfully submit that, as Chairman Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means, al the talents,
learning, labor ard timo CT Mr.. StcTcns src dc.
m:nded ut this cr!ais 10 provide the ways and
means necessary to prevent !te Treasury aud
.hc country from running into bankruptcy,
sad thc: hs j: Of the track in neglect'ng the
important uiouay question to dance 10 tie silly
music Of 1ur abolition G!so-gan:zars on the
nrgro question. Let Sir. Stevens stick 10 the
dLenc.a! duties of his 30mmittoe; for tho l b..
ration Ct Uncle San is q more pressing ques-
ton thar tho emancipation OF Uac!c Tom. =
iit;ir less vf the niger, and q little more rno.
, nc? 10: TIE Treasury: if you please, Mr.. s:r-
; rula-N. I. Herald.
from the TaaalrEton s:a; Of ~reste.ia?.