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The national Republican., 1862-04-10
THE GREAT BATTLE.

At this present writing we have the detail'
of the great battle in Tennessee, as reported
by telegraph from the dispatches to the New
York Herald. They will be found elsewhere
Later news may be received before we go to
press.
Upon the figures given in the dispatches to
the Herald, this battle was fully equal to that
OF Waterloo in the forces engaged, in the
aggregate loss of life, and in the desperate
courage displayed on both sides. 1t exceeded
Waterloo In duration, as it may. il not in i'm
mediate results, in the permanency Of its effects
The victorious army at Waterloo exclusive
Of Blucher's force) is stated at $4,000 men, and
lost $1,000 men in killed and wounded. Gen,
Grant had according to a letter to the New
York Tribune written on the spot March 2SthI
quite $4,000 men, TO which were added th,
reinforcements from Gen. Buell. participating
in the battle.
OF the French army beaten at Waterloo
10000 made good their escape across the Sam
bre at Charleroi showing loss Of 10000 IL
killed, wounded, and prisoners before the Sam
bre was reached although they we're merci
lesely pursued by the fresh and unwesret
Prussisns. Their loss was greater, If they com
menced the battle with 10000 men, which i
the English version. But that is 10000 NOR
than the French admit.
The battle Of Leipsic, fought upon the ami
vsrsary OF the execution of Queen Antoinette
is described by great historian as the catas
trophe Of passions which had been accumu
lating their pent.up rage for twenty years
The battle Of Pttsburg was the expression AM
result of the hatreds infused into the Souther
mind by mischievous demagogues for twic
twenty years. and which, becoming at last to
fierce TO be settled in the forum OF party strif,
were transferred to this field OF blood an
carnage.
However much We may deplore the slaugt
ter at Pittsburg, it ia consoling 10 be able +
believe that a permanent concord is far NOR
possible, where the military honor Of both pal
ties to great struggle has been preserved. A
enemy who retains his self respect, may becom
friend, and the defeated in this battle may
propitiated by the thought that they deserved
by their valor, u fortune which Providence di
not permit 10 their Cause.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

THE TENNESSEE PRECEDEST.- The appoint
ment by the President of a" military governor .
of Tennessee, Is very annoying to the metaphy
sicians who deny tho power Of Congress, 10
cases df any where it may be expeden' to
provide territorial administrations for secsded
States until they shall be in fit condition to
be reclothed with the powers Of State sov
ereignty.
Thus the New Yo!k journal of Commerce, an
organ Of the cabal which is now aiming at tho
plausible pretsnce that States which have
seeded are still in the Union an States, said
las. Friday:
"Andrew johnson has been sent to Tennessee
by the President to act As military governor.
Possibly the President proposes 10 regard him
as Il civil governor, but M he remains Senator,
we apprebcnd that he Ia only u nominal mill
tary governor In his proclamation he doe,
not profess to assume the office of State govern
or. We took the liberty of suggesting Il duub
about this ttle of military governor the other
day, and We venture the repetition of II. W.
do not know any such "ilicer in American Law
| or sodGry."
Whatever doubts " the New York Jo,rna
OF Commerce may have about it, the title o.
| military governor is precisely the one whicl
Mr.. Johnson assumed, and, as he says, by ap-
pointment OF the President. Such title may
not have been heretofore known /" 10 American
law;" neither was the fact of State secession
evei before known In American history. TIL
disease is new, and the remedies must therefor
h, new
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

TuE PRESIDENTS COLONIZATION Policy. We
have, as our readers know, steadily sustained
the recommendation of the Presidents last an
nual message, that an appropriation be made
for the colonization OF such Of the negroes in
this country as are "wilIiny 10 emtrate,"
Thoroughly opposed as VIC are to all schemes
Of compulsory deportation, and rcpudiating ~
| the most dangerous Of hcresies, the opinion
that emancipation must be made 10 depend
| upon the Impossible condition of such deport..
| ton, we have never seen cause TO wavcr in the
belief, that what the President proposes is both
just and wise.
It ia Just, so far as the negro race is con.
| cerned, that in partial compensation for the
injustice it has suffered at our hands, provision
| should be made to assist those in emigrating
who can zee in emigration the prospect Of bet
tering their condition.
II is wise, as a measure of conciliating the
apprehension, or prejudice, or whatever IL may
properly be called, which does undoubtedly
exist 10 reference 10 the increase of free ne.
block in the way of the emancipation OF slaves
The mere grant Of power to the President TO
assist in colonizing such negroes az may be
l." willing to emigrste," however few the cases
in which the exercise Of this power might be
called for, would soothe fears, of which dema
gogues are always ready to make sinister
Use.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
FROM THE reNspss.n RrvEn.

FROM THE T0NnDSsBB RIVER.
The following is fronA letter received here,
dated at Pittsburs, Tennessee harch 26, and
written by lieutsnani in the Third Iowa In
fantry: ii
We have made one grand move since wrote
you last We left Huntsville, No., on the 5th
instant, reached st. Louis on the 7th, went
from the cars on board the steamer Jatou, and
the same evening struck out for "Dixie's Land,
but for what point We had no idea. Aftsr 9
somewhat tedious trip Of eleven days, we land
ed on the sacred soil Of Tennessee, about eight
miles above Savannah on the west side Of the
river. Our regiment is not entirely alone now
as formerly. There are about one hundred
regiments encamped here. VIII number about
$4,000 men in alphabetically infantry and
artillery. There are not over 1000 cavalry
with the expedition.
Dor trip up the Tennessee river was the
grandest thing ever witnessed. At times we
could see as many as fifty steamers. all covered
with human freight. The scene OF night espe-
cially, was grand and sublime.
The scenery along the shore Ia rather monot
onous. The river was very high, the watel
extending almost Us far as we could zee through
the dense forests that skirt the stream on eithel
side. There are but few settlements along The
river Only an occasional cabin, and NOR,
l than half these entirely surrounded by water
and deserted by their lordly" secesh owneis
/ We were hailed two or three times by partie,
of the natives. who had collected on the bank
Upon asking one Of these parties what the!
wanted fifty or more replied at once that the!
wanted protection wanted to go to Fort Hen
ry otherwise they would be pressed into th
rebel service. We offered TO bring them up tb'
river with ur, and arm them, If they woult
fight for the Union; but their hopes seemed Il
centered upon Fort Henry, 90 we left them Il
their fate.
AT Savannah, there were over two hundred
| oil the natives enlisted in an Ohio regiment.
There is decidedly Union element here
which has been kept down by armed bandit
and murderers. The ladies' and negroes ar
louder and more enthusiastic than the whit
male Inhabitants.
There arc two wooden guuboats with us, tina
reconnoitre up aud down the river every day
They were fired into few miles above her
yesterday, with cannon. One ball passe'
through the smoke stack OF one Of the boats
but no material damage was done.
Our brigade is part Of the Fourth Division
and consists Of The Third Iowa, twenty eight
Thirty second. and forty.fr Illinois infantry
and Fourteenth Ohio battery, and is commando
by Colonel Williams, acting brigadier genera
The division is commanded by General S.
Hurlbut.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

The Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle and Senti.
mel, of March Is, in an article in reference 10
the naval action in Hampton Roads, says:
"The Northern and Southern people are
alike in one respect-they must have somebody
10 denounce in case OF n disaster. They are
not willing TO accuse themselves of negligence
and apathy. When IrP lose u battle, az in Ten.
nsssee, we hold the comm anding general or
the Confederate Government responsible, and
Immediately there goes up Il cry for the con.
demnati0n of somebody, fOrgetful that we have
neglected to furnish the condemned comm .nder
with reinforcements and supplies; Iorgetful
that we know but half of the circumstances of
his situation. In like manner, the Northern
people, heglectful OF the gallant defence made
by the surprised captains OF the last frigates
against their inevitable fate, are casting about
for somebody to hold responsible for the disas
Department, 'rhtch IRE depouay ,oiSh had no
been as lreR managed as II has 6een."
The rebels know, to their sorrow, how eff
cient the national navy has been. They have
felt its blows at Hatteras, at Port Royal, in tht
North Carolina sounds, and on the Mississippi
and Its tributaries, They are feeling it con
stantly in the blockade, which, considering the
extent of coast subjected 10 1t, has no parable
in naval history, aud the rigor of which Is at.
tested by the fabulous prices OF everything a
the South, which has been accustomed to b,
received by sea.
Some newspaper critics apply a rule to tht
Navy Department, which is peculiar. NOBODY
ever thought OF charging the defeat at BuI
Run to the Secretary ot War, but if any mistor
tune happens on the water, there is clamo
from certain quarters for the immediate execu
ton of the Secretary of the Navy, without enc
fit Of clergy. And these same persons, wh'
impute to him the very few disasters whi2l
have happened, deny him all credit for the ia
greater and fur more numerous successes OF tn
navy.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
More Details Of a.n. Pope. Operations

CHICAGO, April S.--A special dispatch from
Cairo 10 the Chicago Iribuns says:
Dispatches from New Madrid say that ihe
gunboats Pittsburg and Cnrondelet yesterday
sbelled and sileuced tho batteries on the opp0.
site shore, when Gen. Pope order ID the troops
across, which was accomplished without the
loss of man The rebels fed towards Upton
sinking several Of their transports and gun
boats. Their q ating battery, mounting ten
gIns driitad down the river last night. and Is
now aground near Point Pleasant, and will be
recovered with ils armament The Ohio Belle
will also be recovered.
Gen. Pope took the Pittsburg aud Caronde-
let, and with a part Of his army marched u
Upton and attacked the enemy this morning
He took two thousand pursuing aud will prob.
ably get rs many more before night The rebels
fed 10 tho swamps 10 great CONSERVATION. Our
victory Is complete and decisive.
Great quantities Sf stores, cannon, and am
munition have fallen into our hands; also all
their baggage and supplies. The rebel Adju-
lanL General Mccall Is q prisoner.
The country between Island No. 10 and New
/ Madrid, on the east side of the river, Is being
| secured by our troops. The entire rebel iorCt
| at and about Island No. 10 arc either taken
prisoners or utterly routed and demoralizc,l.
Colonel Bissell has been ordered 10 Upton
which IL twelve miles below New Madrid, will
\ transport to bring up ihs cannon and othel
prlpcriy taken.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
Communicated.
PrO nAlftlOn Tn Tar MIA yea.

:" BE il crdCled, That any person who shall
claim to own the service or labor of any per
son, under the laws of any State, shall pay on
account of such service, for each person 50
claimed, the sum Of two dollars"
Ia not this proposition 10 tax slaves as prop.
erty? II the Federal Government takes sav o.
as property, does not the Government thereby
implicitly pledge the protection OF slave prop.
erly? Whatever is property under the pro,ec.
ton OF the Federal Government must be pro-
,ectcd as such by the courts Of every State and
OF the United States II this rllc is 70 be adopt
cd, will the House, after they have taxed slaves
and thereby pledged the Government to The
protection Of slave property, entertain u prop
osition to abolish ii in the Territories, in the
District OF Columbia, or in the rebel States
And especially, does the House propose to tax
a rebel two dollars head for his slaves, und
then take the slaves from him! Query. II the
House must move in this matter Of very doubt
rul policy would it not be as well Tor the Houss
to observe at least the constitutional require
ment In this matter, and tax incomes annually
derived from tho service and labor Of slavcs, q,
they now tax incomes derived from the labol
of free white men:
Uniformity and equality are terms not un-
knownsin letter or spirit 10 the Constitution
and should mol be 10 legislation uDder il.
1t might be well 10 inquire, before enaclinl
this proposition az il stands to tax MASTER
per capita upon each Of their slavsstwo dollar,
whether the Congress may not, on the sam,
principle, tax every father in this land two
dollars, or two hundred dollars, upon each o
his minor children TO whose service and Labor b,
Ia entitled under the law of any State.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
The Central Division Of the
Army.

GENERAL. FREMONT DIVISION OF The DEPART-
MENr DIFFICULTIES OF THE SITUATION uEN.
ROSECRANS
Correspondence Of the New York Times
DEPARTMENT uF THE MOUNTAINS, WHEEiING,
Va, Thursday, April 5, 1862 Gen. Fremont
is stopping at "lhc Mcclure House." Ia this
city He ~ looking much better than W zen
last saw him on his return from " The Hundred
Days in Missouri"
This Mountain Department IL divided into
tour sections, That under General Cox Is on
the Kanawha, that Of Milroy iu the region OF
Cheat Mountain, that OF General Sobenck about
Cumberland; that of General Kelley Ia called
the Rsilroad Division, as hc has the care Of the
Wrsiern branches Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. Ths latter Is now here, living 70.
lutaiion OF the old adagc, The man who Is
in battle slain, may never live 10 fight again"
He IL, certainly, The best preserved specimen Of
killed General that one may expect TO nnd.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
Connecticut EleCtiOn---Still Better

Gov. Buckipgha:n's majority is estimated al
5000. lie has carried every county In the
State!
The Senate (2l members) is unanimously Re-
publican Union.
The House cannot be less than three 10 ono,
and may be four 10 one.
New Haven, Hartford, Lilcbfeld, Bridgeport,
Danbury, New London, Norwich, Waterbury,
and nearly every Qiher important town, has
bren swept by the tornado. Most OF those
named went the other way last year,--M Y.
Tribune, April ..
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

GEN. PorE.-Ths energetic and victorious
general is native OF Illinois, and a son Of
Judge Pope. He il the son.in-law OF Hon. Val
entine b. Horton the distinguished member OF
the U. s. House Of Representatives from Ohio.
1t has been reported that Gen. Pope is nephew
of Hon. John Bell, Of Tennessee, but that Is a
.-'".ak" Two o! Mrs. John Bells sons, by her
hrss marriage, married Two ot Gen. Pope's sis.
ters' That Ia the precise family connection
between the Popes and the Bells,
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
From Ysrktswl and shipping Rsiu
LYING REBEL REPORTS OF A RRBEl
VICTORY AT CORINTH.

FORTRESS MONROE, April s.-There has been
nothing done to-day BY our army In front Of
Yorktown, beyond reconnaissance and soms
onnonading at long range.
The telegraph line from forirca Monroe has
been built to the headquarters Of the army,
near Yorktown. .H
The steamer Spaulding came In this morning
from Shipping Point. The rebel works aban-
doned there are quite formidable. They had
taken off their guns, but left their barracks
complete.
Shipping Point 10 about eight miles from
Yorktown, affordlng fine base Of operations.
A great crowd Of Norfolk people on Sunday
assembled on tbe shore near Sewells Point,
including men, women, and children, eagerly
engaged In watching the Yankees
The Norfolk papers Of this morning contain
dispatch from Mobile, dated April 9Th, an
no,,ncing the reception Of news from UOrnth
that morning Of great battle. saying that the
Coniederates bad taken eight Federal batteries
and large number Of prisoners, and II was
expected that the whole Federal army would
be swept away. This is only another specimen
oI rebel misrepresentation with which they try
to keep up the spirits Of their people, aud
inspire courage in their army.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

EprEcrs or WAn-Ws hear OF many large
farmers In the upper country who have left
their beautiful estates, and with their negroes
have gone further In the interior. Families
from LoudOun, Fauquicr, aud Culpeler have
been Impelled to these hasty retreats from
hearlbstoncs dear 10 them and their little ones,
BY tho near approach OF the invaderf-Rish-
mond Wing,
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

KANSAS AGENCY FOR THE NATIONAL REPUB-
LIcAN.-Mr. Clark J. Hanks. Chief Clerk in
the Surveyor Generals Office at Leavenwortb
City, Kansas, is our authorized agent for that
State, for receiving subscriptions to the daily
and weekly Republican.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
0overnmcn nj Cotton sale,

New York, April 8 "A Government sale o
1000 bales Of New Orleans cotton to day was
largely attended, and quite spirited. The prices
realized were full and up 10 previous expccia.
tions. The whole was bought on account OF
Providence manufacturers. The whole offer
was sold at 2Sa 29f cts. cash.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
Capture Of Rebel Transports and Meat
from Corinlh.

NASHVILLE, April General Dumont il just
now bringing In two steamboats, loaded with
meat containing 10000 lbs, captured by Col
Hazard, fifty miles above here, on the Cumber-
land river, yesterday.
Colonel Dufield, at Murirecsboro, captured
a mail direct from Corinth with upwards Of one
hundred and fifty letters; many containing val
liable information as regards the st5yngth aud
position OF the enemy.
From these letters Gen. DumOnt learned OF a
number Of spies al Nashville and Edgeheld and
has had them arrested.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

From LEEsBURG.-An attorney at law oi this
city, who was captured by the enemy and held
as a prisoner at Leesburg, until it was occu-
pied by Col. Geary, reports that the rebel sol
diera there pever exceeded fourteen hundred
He said that DIR. Boyle, OF this city, acted as the
rebel provost marshal, and Charles s. Wallach,
Of this city, as rebel quartermaster.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10

OursIDE.-Hon. Thaddeus Stevens upon the
tax bill balloon reconnaissance at Yorktown
on Sunday; Gen. Pope's operations at Island
No. 10: &c, &c.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
Postage TO British AustrR Iiaa CoIonies ia
the FTcnch Mall, via Msrseilies and

SueL.
W. are requested I, state tat notice has
been given by the French post Office, that let
ters nailed in the United States and addressed
by way oi Marseiles and Suez TO the British
Australian Colonies Of Victoria, New South
Wales, Western Australia, Queensland, and
New Zealand, may hereafter be prepaid to
destination in those Provinces at the existing
rate oi postage, or be dispatched without pre-
payment at the option Of the sender.
Upon lettors addressed TO Southern Austria
liza and Tasmanis, prepayment remains obliga.
tory at the existing rate Of thirty cents per
quarter ounce or fraction Of quarter ounce.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
Portland Charter Election.

PORTLAND, April Sat The charter election
10 day, VIM. W. Thomas, straight Republican
was elected mayor over Jacob McLcllal, Union
candidate, by 1i0 majority.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
municipal Onlcsrs OF Nashville suspend.
cd for their Disioyaity by Governor

NASHVILLE, April S.--Governor Andy John.
son has suspended the mayor. aldermen, and
the oath Of allegiance, and filled their places
with loyal appointces.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
BY TELE 9RAPH.
'ea. Johnston's BeAy An posses

sioh' Of 0ur Troops.
[ =. LeurA ASril s.-The body q General A.
Sydney Johnston was leit on the battle field,
In " recent battle In Tennessee, and is now
in our possession, n we'll % the bodies Of q
large number Of other prominent rebel On
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
CLUBS FOR THE DAILY NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN TO SOLDIERS.
APAPER THAT EVERY SOLDIER SHOULD
HAVE

We have been induced to offer our daily pa.
per to soldiers, who shall form clubs, OF the
following low rates:
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All over ten copies, at the rate Of one dollar
per copy for four months.
~ The names must always be accompanied
with the money
~ Write the names distinctly, and giv'
the company and the number Of the regiment
~ The papers will be mailed TO one name
or the uames will be written separately, If de
aired.
The national Republican., 1862-04-10
OUR NAVY - WHAT The ENEMY
THINKS OF IT.

The Augusta Georgia. Chronicle and SEMI
mel, of March Is. in an article in reference TO
the naval action in Hampton Roads, says:
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T. b. PARSONS, ATI'ORNEY AT
LIE LAII, TROY, Bradford Co., Pa. Office over
NJ. & H. F. Longs store. Aug T. 1885,
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TILLING ORCHARD LANDs-It is doubtless
we'll to cultivate the ground iu which young
orchards stand. By this. We mean that the
laud is to be manured and worked, as well
as cropped. It is supposed, also, that in pIow-
ing great pains is taken to guard against bark.
ing the young trees by the whtfietree. or hav-
ing them gnawed or broken down by horses.
But when the trees have arrived at bearing
age, it is better to suspend blowing among
the roots The loss will be greater than the
gain for it is impossible to avoid loosenng and
breaking the roots and il this be done, il is
sure to engender disease, stint the growth, and
lead TO premature decay When an old or
chard, having long stood in sod, gets mapping,
moss grown, and scanty fruitful, the best way
rs to scarafy the surface with harrow, and
afterward apply good dressing Of manure
igricllturlst
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Particular attention paid to Binding. All work
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