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THURSDAY, MARCH il, 1869.
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~~e-~~AH~ V.~A1.A AAN1AAA8lNkNAA
We may consider the r Fremont contro-
versy 0thed, 80 far at least as the action
Of the Government is concerned, and, Ne
trust, 80 far. as the public is inter
ested. Gen. Fremont did not, as was ex-
pected, demand a Court of Inquiry. The
Government did NOT order one, but sent
him to Department a1ready conquered,
and in which there is little probabf-
t. Of a renewal Of warlike endeav-
or-a compromise Of accusation and
denial that is perhaps not to be quarrelcd'
with by either side, As We said . few days:
ago, when We had occasion to refer to the
late controversy, we have not the shadow
of personal il-will towards the General
not wish that would not be gratidcd by
his SUCCESS Els military administration
in Missouri came to naught more by the
fagrant dishonesty and virtual treason Of
the men in whom he con6ded, than by his
oWn act. That he has learned wisdom
by the past, his friends will be glad to
know; and that when he sets out for the
" Mountain Department. he will leave Ike
Woods, Selover, Beard, Palmer, and the
rest Of the gang behind, those friends
will not fail to wish.
, 1862-03-13
EaxtCFn Cities Rcnt D.1sa-nk

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lne following Paragraph from the New York
7Tiosfne Of Monday, expresses what was the
unanimous sentiment Of the press aud people
OF New York, Philadelphia and Washing ton
a sense Of relief that the nail-clad Me1inse
had been driven back, and that the telegraph
to Fortress Monroe WAS in working order n
tell Of it. The Tribune says:
Had the telegraph line to Fortress Monro.
not been completed yesterday afternoon, The
whole country would to-day be depressed bv
the weight Of great disaster, and here II
New York We should be expecting soon 10 see
3 terrible eHgine Of destruction against which
re might hare found ourselves entirely now
cr1ese. For If the 9-inch shot and shell Of our
higates reboupded from the Mer1imac ssIke 60
many peas from a pop-Run," as We are told,
could We reasonably expect that any guns
Rnlch arc mounted in onr fcrts would have
prevented her entrance Into our harhof, when:
me city Eould hare been entirely at the mercy
OF her 100 pou1d Armstrong guns, It was b7
most Monaefiai coincidence, to say nothing
t.Io More o. II, the telegraph was finished during
e.s Est t~o 1ours OF watking time in the day.
auo 70 toat i9et We owe it that the CITY is not
ao~ e. pan;een1ckea, but rejoicing rather over
great victory Of American genus ..welI al
Ame7can arms. But If the Complexion ~ the
telegraph lisc. to which we owe our Erorjedrs e f
Of our safety. msy be called a!ccipcidcrce -
Certainly mubt can tho xr71ral Of the Mon{to1
at Fcrtrees Monroe, to which we owe mr.
safety ttRtu, EpmcEtl-g proYidential.
, 1862-03-13

lnan, she said he was ont Of town, and had not
been at home for several days. Seeing mans
hat hanging in the passage, the officer inquired
Nbose II VAS TIE girl said she didn't know.
The ofnctr then told her he kneW TINT Bosser=::
man .as up stairs and that ha intenaed to 60:
up and find him.. Tie girl protested that he
waa not In: the house, and that there were sew:
esal ladies up stairs, and that the officers could
not 30 up; Without further parley: they as:
ceDded the stairs, and there found ii his chaua.:
.bert The the formerly bold but now crestfallen
md terrified Union man." Mr. Bosseruiau
was politely, but decidedly, informed that be
twas wanted" and In fifteen minutes he was
safely lodged in McDaniers jail
, 1862-03-13

letters from Paris, under dste Of February
Sist, ffom m American. In position to know
t,s xnsIeoa he sfarne, state " the most positive
Terms, that the statement IN some Of the Lon
oon 3ou1na1e -thk* John Nidel; has been ac-
corded an audience By the Emperor NapoIeon.
is an im?ndent fabrication. lis tue fhat tie
Rebel Commissioner has had seIeral: inter
1ieFs with Il. ThouveEcl, the primo object Of
which Nonld seem to be to acqumt the Miuis:
fef with tie hames Of the -sevcIal* hundred
vessels which 1t is alleged haye1an The block
ade; but In the saEors most feauented bv The
rebels sed their sgmpathizers, it Was no see.et
tast 6fldell bad complained Of the coldnes7
With which his ovtrt1ses hsd been received.
N. Th1vGnea confnipg himself to The utter.
ance Of fervent hope that the war might re-
gplt 3E en early restotAtian Of peace.
, 1862-03-13

The nature and extent Of the subluga-
ton, SO f1ercelv resisted and so madly de-
nouneed, do not yet fully appear. How
low down the stiff neck Of the rebel is to
be made to bow, and how heavy the yoke
IN which he will hereafter be forced to
Work, the wisest cannot clearly foresce,
Neither can it be truly told how severe the
punishment to be inflicted, OF how bitter
and full the cup Of reuibuti7e Justice Will
be, which the traitors must drain TO the
dregga. All this is very much hidden in the
darkness which yei1s the future: but We
are permitted to state some facts which
may In measure relieve the minds of those
Who look forward to doom for Secession
deso]a'ing and awful beyond compare, in
INC caccumulated woes and sufferings, pains.
penalties and horrors which are to visit
the guilty. -.
We have the best Of reasons for t1,inl;,o
that the Yankees, as they; sweep in resist
less force through the region Of treason
and CRIME, are not calculating to burn all
the cities, villages and country dwellings.
'.'a' III tne gta1n' ca1ue, money, and Wilt
aptes u aA knos, especially the niggers,
ae nos 10 be sold as fast as good bar
gains offer; they are not going to hang
shoot. stab and kll all the high spirited
ano thoroughbred sons Of the South:
neither do they intend to rayi7sh all tue
good looking young women, and having
nken W some :devilish invention the lives
OF aA the old ones with tie children and
oabes, cut up their bodies, laid them down,
ano "ork1ng all the solids into cunning
aankee- motions, clocks, nutmegs, hams,
seeds and buttons, and making Of the H.
4ulds nice preserves; healing ea1vps 49,
sene' ana patent medicines, harness up
.tiaear carts, and start of to peddle them
out IN some undiscovered country, for pelts
and Old rags These outrages and cruel
ties we are assured are not in their calcu-
lations:
But the Yankees are contriving another
plan. Of suhjugation, which, if fully carried
out, as they guess it viii be, may perhaps
fill the minds Of some with more dread
a2d ho1ror than the uniseard Of and hereto
lore unknown atrocities and barbarous acts
We have mentioned. They trust IN time to
mt1oooce ana scatter all over the rebel
country the latest and best system of Free
schools. These modern inventions are the
most 1nsaoions and dangerous that the Wit
ol man has ever oeFlsed, as they are ever
al "ork so"ng SEEDS OF sell respect and
sea tenance Ii TIE orcasss OF the lowest
:uu poorest "nl!es' ana ehngAlenlng tho
, 1862-03-13

THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL
MCCLELLAN.
The action of the President Of the United
states in publicly assuming the command
ofthe Army and Navy, with which he Is
clothed By the Federal Constitution, will
be the occasion Of sincere satisfaction to all
men who are not sudden with the partisan
spirit in favor Of or in opposition to, some
commander now in the field. Mr.. LIN
COLIN has attained the highest honors that
the Republic can bestow. His fame as
successful President, and as man, de-
pends upon the quickncss and thorougk-
ness with which he can put this rebellion
down.
. He can hare no, u1tetior purpose Of q
personal character. His ambition is graft
fed He has got all that his countrymen
can confer save their grateful admiration;
and that is to be secured only by efforts to
put down the rebellion and maintain the
Enion intact He Will not be looking for
ward to the next Presidential election when
a military movement is demanded.
He has no need to consult the political al
manac as often as he consults his military
charts. In the choice Of subordinates, he
may look alone to the fitness of men. and
happy disregard their political connections,
ard their threatened influence upon his
fortunes. He is at the head; and the only
way Of degradation is By his inaction, apa-
thy and neglect We know: that he is a
patriot his only wish is the salvation
OF the Republic; and that he is covetous
Of the good opinion Of mankind. He can,
thus situated, be implicitly trusted to do
all that man can do to accomplish the de-
sired result.
The change has not come moment too
soon The highest good Of the country de-
mnnded the reform, and we are happy that
the President has the timely resolution to
order it. Formonths past Washington has
been nunequally divided between soldiers and
politicians the politicians having the ad-
vantage. Beating the rebels has been a
consideration secondary to the making of
the next President; and though we do not
assume nor assert that the General Chief
has been a party to the intrigues which
have been going Oh, it is not too much to
say that his usefulness has been impaired
and the war protracted by the agency Of
the men who have assumed to use him,
not for lis honor or the profit Of the coun-
t7y, but 10 serve their selfish purposes All
this is changed now. General 31cC Clcllan is
reduced to the rank Of the commander Of
4 Department The control Of the National
army has passed outo Of his hands His repu-
tat;on must fipen where it tbudded aad bios
someu- in the field Ills honors hereafter
depend upon hard fighting, in which tie
politicians will not share. He is to obey
and MOTTO originate orders. We may then
look for more activity. At the head Of his
column in contact with the enemy.
be viii be active and Jealous. Guided
and directed by superior authority, he will
be swirl to execute what others will plan,
And now that he is relieved Of the load
which was too heavy for his shoulders,
ne hopeto be the quick cl1roniclers Of his
e1rracu
, 1862-03-13
CONFEDERATE NEWS FROM EUROPE,
The Petersburg Expxsse saTs.

:, a gentleman In this city has received, PEI
k9e Soniederate steamer Nashville, from 4
n3en9 IN London, an interesting letter from
Mmeh Ee haye been kindly permitted to make
the following extract,
= The Trent affa1r retarded rather thar hast-
sned the raising Of the blockade Of our ports.
The measure, I hare the best reasons for be-
!ieE1ng. Was agreed upon some weeks ago be-
tween England and Ffance-fhe former Po1sr
to takethe initiative. The settlement OF the
IIeEt difficulty. on tsrms SO disgracefhl to dc
Lincoln Government, renders Il some What in-
delicate for her, In view of such triumph.
no" to do So an certain, however, that It
VII ceerr seoc. All ;Europe will be unitsd
upon the auhject."
, 1862-03-13

~ Calvin c. Cbaffee OF Springfield, Mass,
c1-M. C., who held tho subordinate place Of
Librarian to the House in the last Congress,
greatly to the disgust Of his former ASSOCIATE
members, WAS removed, last Saturday, and
Charles Lnnman appointed in his place. Mr.
Lanman is longtime Washington letter wri-
ter, and got up Dictionary Of Congress some
EcarS since
, 1862-03-13

~ The New York .Herazd has got into
trouble on account Of its obsccncc stperson-
al'' column, (aa7ertisements,) and two or
three libel suits are On the tapis. Bennett has
been notified By the police that in future he
Will be expected to be more particular In
publishing advertisements Of that description.
, 1862-03-13

H We have heard Of many instances Of
distress in business circles late1y, but that Of
the n 7. merchant, whose wife has given
birth to twelve children in about forty-two
months-in installments Of single, twins,
trip]cts and fours-seems to be the most
, 1862-03-13

t;..;.t;s. ts2t 9sneral We and iait he following
:ae1xts 1or enrolment, and Who, b1 fhs terms I:
q The nE, are enrolled Or dFAffe1 axnong
the fzstlevles -. - :, al
Eelves Tor enrolment, and who calm no u
emft1on 5&1
Number 81 peftous Who ea2im to be exempt
= bE the following c&uses: 80.
Empsoyed on Government. .wtKk. Ms
PnSic1Ay disabled. -.;,.,....:......%- 3&
Hare sent tHbstftute8 fbe the waF:...........: liz
Holding uEo9aee under Confsiefnte States =. 69
Holding ONCE under the State of Virginia -. -
Employed on railroads 49,. ....-..s..,..... IS
Police ofheert..-.-...... ........-.-...--.-.-.. IS
Etremen-.- -...:..........--...-... -
1AuA SA+Ete
Ministers. OF the Gospel. ............. 81
, 1862-03-13

t. Col. Max Friedman Of the I'd Pennsyl-
vania cavalry on the Potomac, has resigned.
Col Jonah Harlan of the 11th PENNSYLVANIA
cavalry, at Fortress Monroe, having been
found guilty by court martial and suspended
for six months, on charges preferred by
twenty-eight Of his officers, General Wool
finds that the proceedinga against him have
been the result Of q conspiracy, and SO revokes
the finding and sentence.
, 1862-03-13

There are 3,253 rebel prisoners at
indianapolis, and 1,746 Federal troops, to
guard them. The Indianapolis Journal says
many Of the prisoners desire to take the oath Of
allegiance and retnrn home. One entire COM
pany have requested the authorities therenot
to permit them to be exchanged or discharged
until the war is over. II discharged they de-
clare they Will not return to their States until
peace is declared. From this action, says the
Journal, we should judge they but little idea
Of Z Iratracted KaC
, 1862-03-13

- At Fort Erie, c. W, last Saturday,
several freight cars Of the Buffalo and Lake
Huron railroad, while being run upon the
ferryboat for Bufalo, broke the ttbumrer,' =,
and passed clear over into the lake. The loss
in cars, cattle and freight, amounts to several
thousand dollars
, 1862-03-13

- On Saturday, the 8th inst, Gov. Curtin
presented the last flag to the regiments re-
crnited from Pennsylvania, the recipient being
Col Ziegle, Of the 18th Regiment With the
departure Of this regiment, the camps at Har-
risburg will be entirely abandoned. In pre-
senting the standard, Gov. Curtin remarked
that since last April, 10000 men had been o.
ganized into regiments and left Camp Curtin
for the seat Of the war; and that since the
Legislature had ordered the State to provide
hags for State regiments in the service, he had
presented flags to 1000 men.
, 1862-03-13

~ By an explosion Of gas In coal pit
near Pittsburg, Last Monday morning, two
diggera named Andrew Graham and James
bennct were killed, and Alfred Graham 80
badly injured that he died sbor+1u
, 1862-03-13

"a The tax on newspapers is more and
more discussed, aud the general impression,
at least New 1ork is,-that If the tax is levied,
IN additional cent will be put on the price
, 1862-03-13

EA call for public meeting has been.
circulated in New York, as 3 sort Of counter
demonstration to the Cooper Institute Eman-
cipatfon meeting. Senator Cowan had been
invited TO make the principal address.
, 1862-03-13

kB Colonel Dixon s. Miles has been as
signed to the command Of brigade of regu-
lars On the Potomac. The Maryland delega-
tion in Congress are pressing him for an ap-
pontmcnt as Brigadier General in the regular
army, OF rs Major General OF volunteers. They
elaim that he is entitled to this position, and
indeed he is as much "entitled'' as Lieut.,
Col Emory, who, after having held himself
in readiness to join the rebel army, concluded
It wouldn't pay, was restored to Ills 1ank, and
is now promoted to Brigadiership.
, 1862-03-13

Col: ]. J. Evans, Of the Nineteenth Vi--
g:esa Regiment mad. his report to the AdiU-
, 1862-03-13

EY Capt. ". 8. johnson Of North Carroll.
Ia, one Of the prisoners taken at Hattcras last
fall, vas released from Fort Warren on parole,
upon condition that he should cause the rc-
lease Of Lieut.. Isaac Il. Hooper of Massachu-
selts, held at Richmond. He returned South
and failed to attend to the matter. Lieut..
Hooper has now been released in exchange for
another rebel officer. But when the var is
over Capt. Johnson's life Will be forfeited,
under the rules Of Har,
, 1862-03-13

E The presidency Of Harvard College
{rice Felton, seems to lie between Robert G.
Winthrop Of Boston, and Rev. Thomas Hill,
now President Of Antioch College, Ohio. Rev.
MI. Hill was formerly Of Naltham, Mass, and
has many friends in Massachusetts,.
tD The first Territorial Legislature Of Da.
kota Is to meet at Tankton, under call Of Gov,
Jayne, next Monday, the nth inst. Two
members elect from the northern part Of tho:
territory have passed down ria st. Paul.
Quincy and ST. soseph, to reach Yankton IN
time.
, 1862-03-13
GOVERNOR BROWN OF GEoKGIA End THE
- D1STILLERIES,

Governor Brown Of Georgia has issued a
State to desist absolutely from the manufac-
ture Of ardent spirits after the 18th day Of
March, 1852. The superintendent of the State
road is forbidden to transport any whisky over
that road, and our railroad supe1fntendents are
requested to do likewise. In case Of distiilcrs
be sent to Rome, Ga, to be manufactUred into
cannon; and all liquor hrongh. near military
encanPmentB is to be emptied upon the
, 1862-03-13

Tie civilized world should pronounce mild
sentence upon our female rebels Their sin is
attended With mitigating circumstances. The
ma1ncrs Of many, of them toward our, gallant
soldiers, theupfotectoss, Is almost intolsxnbIe:
hut braye hearts can forgive the foables Of tbs
tender SEX. Yesterday, while i group Of Fed-
eta1 soldiers stood netr The gateway of resi-,
aenca on one Of our most respectable atIeets,
disccur<iDg pleasantly Of tho entertainment
they had received Ut the house o{ some loTal
pereon, Lady passing cut ~ then. s15 over
, 1862-03-13
TEE FEDERAL TROOPS AT SALISBURY. n c..
4 cnI1f6nandent Hrifinr fran, an1;o1.,,-.

A correspondent, writing from Salisbury,
n. G., to the Raleigh Standard, says:
understand that one Of the Federal pris-
oncrs confined in this place Was hung by Lis
comrades. night before last, fot using strong
ann-Lneo!n doctr1ne-saying that he intended
TO remain in the South when re11ksed, and BAT
Tie for it's institutions, instead u being under
the dominion Of Lincoln & Co. He vas res
cued from death By the timely Interference of
some Of the guard, who heard his supplica-
tions, &c.
, 1862-03-13

e In passing the annual appropriation
bib, during the last hours Of the Minnesota
Legislature, one page dropped out, and being
overlooked, was not engrossed in the net as
signed By the Governor. It covers items
amounting to some s., 1000, aud although the
officers OF the two houses have certified to the
page as legitimate portion Of the bill, Gov,
Ramsey has no power to regard it as such.
So the money is faved to the State, at least for
this year, thanks to hastY legislation.
, 1862-03-13

Who lns read without deep mortif the
late order Or the Fedenl Goyerament ti,at
:" the cotton Just taken in Tennessee, to the
amount OF $100, COO, shall be Forwarded to n.
York =? Fifty thoneand bales, Il IL said, are
already in n. York, brought from Port Royal;
another quantity was secured by the gunboats
tain that a hundred thousand doIlars' worth
twenty-five hundred bales-haye been secured
On The firSf entrance into TenneAsee
, 1862-03-13

The Nashville newspapers don't recover
from the cold bath they've been plunged into
90 rapidly. The Rasri1os is dead, and Without
hopes. Of resurrection, The Banaer is only
ha1 alive again as it issues only one half sheets
ises to appcar regularly once more. The
,URsos and Anseyica.a grub has not exactly
n'oomed into BUTTERFLY, but there has cef-
tat0ly been Z atrauEmogxi6cation Of some sort,
and the eisn1nuitivc successor to the original
secession paper Of the city now appesrs as
doesn't wholly change the nature Of tile AMI
NAL, Tie secession virus still makes its So.
pea1ance. :,,-.s
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-18

New York, Sept 1.-THE morning
papers contain nothing additional to
what was telegraphed last night with the
following exception:
A Washington dispatch to the Herald
says the following important intelligence
has Just been received, which puts pew
phase on the condition of things at mar
per's Ferry, and shows that although
there has been no direct intelligence
received from Mcclellan to-day, the ene-
my are evacuating, being unwilling to
aw ait the approach of his victorious ar
my even in their strong positions. BY
dint of overwhelming numbers the small
garrison under Miles and White were
compelled to surrender after nearly three
days hard fighting, and after Miles had
been severely wounded and incapacita-
ted for further participation in the de-
fense of the position. ..5.fsg1,
information is telegraphed tonight
from the Herald correspondent at Fred
erick as follows:
An officer who has just arrived from
Harper's Ferry, reports that the rebels
had evacuated the place in a great hurry
They are sending everything across the
river. They left Harpers Ferry in such
haste that they had no time to complete
paroling prisoners, and a number wer'
Internationally releasedin consequence
The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-18
Harper's Ferry Surrendered.
THREE DAYS FIGHTING.
6,0O0 FEDERALS TAKEN PRISONERS.
COLONEL MILES WOUNDED.
Mcclellan triumphant
90 Rebels Flying in Dismay.
OUR TROOPS ENTHUSIASTIC.
Howell Cobb a Prisoner.
Eight Thousand Rebels Cap
tured.
FOUR REBEL BATTERIES Ia
l slg5c KEN
FOUR REBEL BATTERIES ia
~ g5r KEN.
Surrender OF Harper,s Ferry.


FREDERICK, Sept l6.-I regret to an
-nounce the surrender of Harper's Ferry
with all the forces and stores there, to
the enemy at 9 clock, Monday morn
ing. a rs III
Enlisted men and some officers have
been paroled and have arrived. From
them | learn the following particulars
The Rebels commenced the attack on
Friday at noon on our forces on the Ma
ryland Heights. Skirmishing continued
throughout the day and was renewed on
Saturday. The enemy was driven back
with considerable loss. They came up
several times and were repulsed, when it
was discovered they were approaching
in overwhelming force The order was
given to spike the guns and throw them
down the mountain. The whole force
then retired from the Heights IN safety,
the guns from Camp Hill shelling the
enemy when they attempted to pursue
our retreating men.
On Sunday morning party of our
men again ascended the heights and
brought away their field pieces. Sunday
at noon the rebels appeared in great
force on London Hights We shelled
them from point to point. Some of their
thew still managed to keep up a 'o4'..7->
fire ron their batteries which were run
back out of sight and loaded. The can
nonading was kept up all day Sunday
without doing much damage. The firing
ceased at dusk on Sunday evening, and
was resumed again on Monday morning
at daylight and kept up until 9 clock,
when Miles ordered the white flag to be
raised. There was considerable fog and
smoke, and the enemy did not see the
flag, or would not see it, and kept up a
heavy fire for three quarters OF an hour.
About ten minutes after the flag was up
shell struck Col. Miles, shattering his
right leg, which was amputated before
the prisoners were paroled.
There was about 1890 cavalry in the
command, all of whom except about AZ
escaped, at 8 clock Sunday night, and
cut their way through to Greencastle
with but little loss.
The balance of the troops, from 6,0Ot
to 5000, with Gen. Whites command
from Martinsburg, were all surrendered
Gen. Howe captured an aid of Stuart
Monday P. NJ, who. was making his wa.
from Harper's Ferry to Boonsboro, witt
a dispatch from jackson to Lee, an
nouncing the capitulation of the place
The aid supposed Lee was at Boonsboro
which was in our possession. This wa
the first intimation of the surrender tha
our Generals had received. At this tim
Franklin was within 3 hours of the Fel
ry, goin to the relief of the beleagure
command, whittier he had been sent b
| Mcclellan so soon as he received the di;
patch from Miles on Monday mornin
that he was in danger