Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-17

Ole OF our exchanges lurn5ue5 tuo iVhoHihB &c
count of the
LINCOLN DEsPoTIsN IN KENTUCKY.
The members II the Lincoln Legislature, now 10 see.
sion at Frankfort Kentucky, bought as m jory Of
them are known to be- by Lincoln geld, Lucoln ofi:es
al Lincoln commissions have proved themselves 10
be the Wiling aud supple tools of their exsctiog master
They hesitate at nothing that is required OF them by
the Lincola administration ard thus far they have 10
their action, gone lar in adyaLce even OF the Lincoln
CoDgress.
They have recently assumed Ksntuckys share of the
expenses aud made gements to pay !. by tee
State Government, knowing well that il could be
collected Of the people.
They have passed Law which provides 'that minis
ters or priests shall not soemnizs marriage until they
have filed in the oice OF the county court clerk s
dAVt from some ole Authorised to administer oatts
that they have the Constitution of the
Uoited States and the Cons tuition of Kentucky and to
DO faithful to The Constitution Of the Common wealth Of
Kentucky 80 long they remain citizens thereof and
also solemuy swear that they have not Joined in aided
abeted, the socilled Confederate States either
Of them, in the rebellion against the United States or
in their Invasion of Kentucky and that they will not
aid or comfort them therea, directly or indirectly go
long as they rem in tiZsn OF this State; any minis
ter, IL, sclemnzrg marriage without taking the above
OATH 10 be guilty Of ms1emCanor, and subjsct 10
hae Of not less than $50 more than $500" There
we're but thirty negative voses 10 this bill 10 the House
aud two 10 the Serste.
They have sl.o passed bill requiring juymen grand
lrymen and jury commissioners to take the following
oath:
81 do that hav'nt directly or Indirectly, en-
gagged been 10 the service of the 80 called Confederate
Ates either of them neither in civil military
capAity nor Ia the service Of the socaled Provision
al Government Of Kentucky neither in civil or military
pacity; and that have not, directly nor indrec ~
engaged in, counseed advised aided Rbetted any
b, Lion usurrec Ion whatever against the United
States or this S ate, SO help me God"
Aud they now have before them bill which had al
ready pa sed ona branch decarug "compcity with
bellion to be an act Of self expsti.lion."
Tue ,CoNIHG TAXATION.
correspondent Of the ST. Louis Republican, aluding
to the resolution of Congress to raise the Government
revenues by taxation, gives some 6gu-es-the amount
that would be required OF Missouri and ST. Louis coun.
ty, ct tito present valuation Of property, and ssys
If this should be so, can we pay these taIes' do
not propose 70 discuss the question now but do not,
presen. ad7ised, believe they can be collected by
any possible means of persuasion or force.
sIGS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
On the announcement of the defeat Of the Cont dsr-
atss At Fort DOneson the price of pork at Cincinnati
Aivarced from SO TO $l2 per barrel the Yaokess sup
posing they would soon DO able TO open big trade with
Tennessee. How greVOus'y they have been disip
pointed is evidenced by tie fact. that the price has
again rapidly declined aud by the fslowiog seknowl
edgmen, Of the Ciacihnat Enquirer, which, in ia talk
on change" or the Is, ins,ant, says:
"The priccple talk TO day, In regard to the &C.
cupaucy OF Columbus and tho opening Of the trade Of
Le South The disloyAly OF the people Of CarksVille
AID other Southern points tcrds to d,hear.en those
80, a lew days sGce, co.h lent that the trade
with most Of the posts on the Mississippi Tennessee and
Cumberland rV,rs, would within sixty days, be fully
open to the comm rce OF Creausti With these vieWe,
some DAYS ce large purchases made o. the pro
duct of the hcg, which, to sell to day, would entail
ayy loss on tie seller"
AN INCIDENT IN CINCINNATI.
The aboliioniss of Cincinnati deseors:ed the 22l Of
february by what they called celebration and luni
uauiou. Ms. Dgkorson e true Southern womln, not
wtsau6i she is tho wife OF Capt. Dckersoo, Qilr.
termss.r in the Fderal srmy) WHO boarding the
Burnett House. decliued Ia the sbssrc Of her hush md
70 pcrmi; the windows in her to be Illuminated
For this she denounced "secesher' and gros y
insulied by Mr johnson, clerk Of the house, and
Mr.. Barbour, a b) reer. Indignant a. this infsmou'
ald unmauy treatneut Mrs D!eksrs,n Immediately LIT
BurEtt. House aud sough' the protcc ion OF frnu
$50 7. s,drd Lear the city. Whel Capt DckeJson re-
turned aud mad, acquaiot,d with the c ccumsanoes,
hs II a.ced summary c asscmcl on both Ihns)r aud
Barbour damaging the fro ltisp Of tie latter indi
yliual quite seriously, and buneng both his pCepfrs In
tas uo, artistic style For this De Was brought orfor1
the police Court and pleaiing guilty he fned sS5
for assault aud battery, wh ch he clc'riuly paid.