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Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE.

The Members Of the Senate assembled il special session
at twelve O'clock yesterday pursuant to the call of the
President Of the United States.
The Senate was called TO order by Mr. FoRNEY the
Secretary who proceeded to read the proclamation of the
President convening the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. FEssENDEN, resolution was adopted
to administer the oath of Office to Mr. FooT and to de-
clare him President of the Senate pro tenn.
The oath administered by Mr.. FOSTER.
The PRESIDENT pro tenn then administered the oath of
Office to the following Senators
Messrs Lemuel j. Bowden, of West Virginia; Charles
r. Buckalew, Of Pennsylvania Zachariah Chandler, Of
Michigan; James Dixon, of Connecticut James X. Doo-
little of Wisconsin, Reverdy Johnson of Mary land; Ed
win ID. Morgan of New York; Lott NJ. Morrill, of Maine
Charles Sumner OF Massachusetts,; and Benz amn f.
Wade, Of Ohio.
Mr.. TEN EYCK presented the credentials of WILLIAM
WRIGHT, Of New Jersey who appeared and in
On motion Of Mr.. WILSON, Of Massachusetts,, a COM
mtee appointed to wait upon the President and in
form him of the convening of the Senate.
Messrs WILSON, HOWE, and NEsMITH we're designated
the committee who proceeded to perform that duty and
reported to the Senate.
Mr.. FEssENDEH called attention to the law requiring
Senators to take the oath of allegiance prescribed for
officers of the Government.
On motion OF Mr. FOSTER it ordered that the daily
sessions Of the Senate at twelve o'clock NJ
The Senate then adjourned till to-day
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
ANOTHER DIsGRAcEFUL AFFAIR.

WHEELING MARCH The correspondence Of tho
Wheeling Intellgncer dated Winchester February 26h
contains the following particulars Of late disgraceu
affair between portion Of troops and the enemy on
the 2lst of last month
rebel cavalry scout, eighty strong came inside our
pekets the Strssburg road and after skrmshine with
the infantry pickes, in which two were wounded re-
tired, after capturing cavalry picket and twelve men
Five hundred Of the TAireenth Pennsylvania and
First New York Cavalry sent in pursut and recap
tnred beyond sraburg most Of the prisoners and horses
and also took number Of the rebels prisoners
The commander Of detachment trsnscended his or
der and pursued the enemy beyond Woodstock and aer
driving in tbs rebel pckets stood pscyisg ia the road
without guarding against surprise.
The enemy returned in force charged npon and thra
them into confusion, killing and cspisrinQ twe hundrrd
their flight Of twenty miles. Our men made NO ~
though outnumberine the enemy.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05

In the Corps Legl,tf after all the paragraphs had been
debated and the various prop OF tbs Lett rejected
ths entire address was finally adopted by the Chamber
THE REVOLUTION IN POLAND.
From letters published by the German Journals ap
pears that the Polish movement though stopped at some
points, has at others very serious proportions
The tactics of the Poles are avoid serious engagements
with the Russian troops aud to allow them TO exhaust
themselves in difficult operations, and then unexpectedly
TO strike blow.
The National Committee at Warsaw has appointed
President, to whom exclusive authority is given
In consequence of the shooting OF some Insurgents he
commte of nsurrecon 10 Pock have niormei the Grapd
Duke that they will resort to reprsas and shoot all NUS
sian superior officers who fall into their hands
Almost the whole of the railway between warsaw ana
Cracow is in the hands Of the insurgents.
band of two Thousand insurgents had occupied dbl
enka, upon the frontier Of Lublin.
The statement that the insurgents under Langeweiz had
suffered considerable losses proved exaggerated His chie
force consisting of five thousand was posted IN the
mountains of Krzyz.
The Russians occupy very strong position at kleke'
where they watch the movements OF the insurgents
but the latter having the command of the frontiers are
continually receiving renforcements and they expect TO
hold out until the spring.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
MR.. sPENCE's REPLY.

LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 3, 1863
SIR have your let err with enclosures which return
and which believe are perfectly in order / do using
your own terms, indignantly repudiate the use of the
terms advocate aud client" l am neither the advocate
OF the Southern people, they my clients They
depend upon their just right to selEeoyernmept and
the sharp edge Of their swords upon any word or deed
That can be said or done in this country
touching the business placed in my hands il purely
an affair OF business on which, effected shall charge
my commission, as, no doubt you do in your Office But
any party request you to sell foi him. presume
this renders you bis broker not his advocate and am
surprised that you should not the difference between
the two. presume, also, that il any one imputed that
your opinions great moral question were coored bv
your business. you, gentleman, would take exception
to it, did My opinions slavery are not matter Of
today but have long been before the public IF Won will
refer to the chapter this subject in my work Won will
find what they at the commencement of tha war
and they the precisely now You will find that
held, as hold slavery to be not only crest
moral wrong, repuenant to the age we live in but also
most luxurious to the white people Of the South and e.
pecay the working class. then held as do now that
the Independence of the South would end slavery
under the force OF public opinion the rst time able TO
reach My objection to the ngi alton now attempted TO-
that IN my Judgment its effect f have any, will be to
impede emancipation Of the only kind that can benefit the
negro. hold that any encouragement to the North to
commune he warts to to uin and that nvecvo
ana abuse addressed to the south will destroy that potent
ano Der ehcal influence which the opinion Of this country
Woud otherwise command and which might effectively
use to the extirpation OF this evil
am, sir, your obedient servant JAMES SPENCE.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON, MARCH A large mass meeting Of Demo-
Gratis from different parts of the State was held here this
afternoon In the evening thrty-four guns fred to
celebrate the termination Of the present Congress.
Gen. Lilly, of Huntertown, presided. Speeches were
made by Judge Naar, C. c. Burr aud Daniel Holsman,
who denounced Executive usurpaton and The conscrpton
BILL and then took until hapast o'clock
this evening
When the meeting reassembed the crowd was immense
Resolutions were adopted denouncng the usurpaons of
the Executive and Congress, and taking strong States
right grounds calling upon the people of the State to show
frmness and courage in this emergency.
The coDscrption bill denounced as an aggression
upon State sovereignty
Hons. Chas. Shelton and James Brooks, and Hon. A. j.
Rogers, of New Jersey, addressed the meeting.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
REBEL STEAMER NASHVILLE DESTROYED

Since the above was prepared for the press have
ceiyed the following confirming suspicious as to the
unreabiy Of the foregoing and communicating the
gratifying Intelligence of the destruction of the rebel
steamer Nashville, near Savannah:
Richmond papers Of the 2d instant have been received
They make mention Of Vicksburg.
Charleton dates TO the 1st instant have also been re-
ceived The steamers Ruby and Douglas had run the
blockade with Nassau dates to the 26th utmo
"A despatch from Savannah Of the s instant states that
he steamer Nashville lately aground before Fort Nc
Alster and destroyed by Of ron-clads The
fort ,oas not taken. +"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
LATEST NEWS FROM RICHMOND.
HEADQUARTERS APMY or THE PaToMAc

HEADQUARTERS Army or THE POTOMAC.
Tuesday, March 3, 1868.
The Richmond Examiner of the 25th ultimo contains
the proclamation of JEFF Davis appointing the 9th Of
March as day of fasting, huml alton. and prayer.
The latest advces from the Southwest state that Rose
Grams had advanced far Mddleburgh, half way be-
tween Murfreesboro and Shelbyvle.
Raleigh paper charges that the petty tyranny of the
rebel military and the operations of the spectators
brought starvation upon tie people.
The Mobile Register says that efforts are being made by
the Mobile ard Ohio railroad to stay the famine effects Of
Gen Pembertons order prohibiting the shipment of flour
and meal Southwark But the railroad agents have
bayonets the evil continues uDabated If it left to
the arbrament of justce and humanity Gen. Pemberton
and his dictatorial edicts would go to the wall.
The Richmond negro market is reported active and
bouyant Offerings large and demands heavy The prices
of adults from 81 100 to $4,000.
The Examiners leader is upon the subject of finance
1t denounces Congress for datory action in providing
ways and means which it says argues consciousness Of
ncapacy to master the but mastered must be-
or the worst consequences will follow.
In the rebel Senate Mr. Wgial's bill providing for en-
gineer troops to during the war; passed and
sent TO the House.
In the House the bill to accept volunteers from Missouri
and Kentucky for less period than three years
debated.
The supply of salt and food and Confederate taxation
occupied the attention Of the Virginia Senate In the
House of Delegates bill passed to transfer the State line
troops to the Confederate army.
The Examiner contains no war news from any of the
prominent points
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
FROM TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE MARCH 3.-The rebels under Van Dorm
advanced towards Franklin yesterday two roads two
thousand strong, with artillery. After maneuvering
whe hoping to draw our into ambush they returned
We captured two Of Van Dorn's command Van Dorn's
headquarters at Spring Hill, thirteen miles south Of
Franklin.
Seventy prisoners arrived from the front last night all
Of Morgans command, mostly the Fourteenth and First
Alabama Regiments
There is thirty feet Of water the shoals The bottom
ands Of Nashville and Edge6eld are entirely submerged
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
THE TROUBLE ABOUT NEGRO SOLDIERS

The letters OF army correspondents in Louisiana con-
nue to alude to increasing roubeF in that military de-
partment between the white and black soldiers The fol-
lowing is from the New Orleans pondence Of the
Boston Traveller:
The troubles which alluded to in one of my recent
letters between the negro regiments and soldiers at
Baton Rouge have yet subsded and still the cause
of much agitation and dissatisfaction with both officers and
large number of resgnatons have been sent in TO
headquarters on account OF the presence Of the Third
Louisiana Naive Guard, coored regiment mt Baton Rouge
and spirit of insubordnation prevails among nearly all
the troops The feeling Of prejudice aud bitter hatred ex
tends to all The regime nts and is shared by the majority d
the commissioned officers who assert they will not partic-
pate any engagement where negroes are placed in COM
mand as commissioned officers. Some Of these officers
have threatened to kill the first coored officer that offers
to assume in any way tsry authority in their presence
l understand that Major Gen Augur and Brig Gen Gro
the latter in command at Baton Rouge do not
approve OF commissioned coored officers Col Stafford,
OF the First Louisiana coored regiment and Col j. A.
Nelson, OF the Third Louisiana Native Guard regiment are
here town to-day for the purpose Of having interview
with Gen Banks on this important matter The
mssicned officers refuse to acknowledge the authority Of
their coored superiors and prvates are extremely
bitter In their avowas Of hatred and determined to
mutiny il these coored officers not smssed /
not understand Why Government will persist In ntruding
upon our soldiers repusve to their feelings,
and one which causing great amount of decentralization
and disaecton among troops 1t is understood that
the Commander in Chief has already declined to appoint
colored officers to the fourth negro regiment being
raised in this city"
Baton Rouge letter to Connecticut Journal from an
officer Of the Tweny-fourh Connecticut Regiment has
among other things, the following:
Ihave seen Col Nelson and Major Fnegas Of the Third
Louisiana Regiment The Colonel is looking well You
that this s negro regiment think il apy man
make negro soldiers he Ia just the man for the task
However, God made them SOLDIERS or any thing 70
make soldiers Of There to be very hard feelings
here among the white soldiers. Col. Wilson's men swear
that they shall not fight equality with the nqgers
t n dsgraceiu 10 see black negro for captain and
white eutenans in the same company II makes INV blood
boil The soldiers begin to ask what we are fighting
for to raise the negroes to equality with white
men1"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
A SUCCESSFUL sKIRMIsH IN TENNESSEE.

The following despatch has been received at the Head
quarters of the Army
MURFREEsBoRO, FEBRUARY 81, 1863
Major General HALLECK, General in Chief:
Gen Stanley reports from his expedition to Brady vle
The rebels of Morgans and Whartohs commands made
stand in Bradyvie. CoOn-ls ParamOur and Long went
in with sabres and whipped them in about three minutes
Stokes's cavalry advanced bravey with carbines We
took seventy prisoners including eight officers their camp
equpage tents, saddles, seventy horses, and Basil
Dukes regmenta papers. Major Murphy did good
vice. We lost one killed and one captain and seven
wounled. VS. RosECRANs, Msjor General
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
Corn EXCHANGE BUILDINGS,

IstOUPU0tt TtUTHuTy 1905.
JAMES SPENCE, Esq Sir: On q recent occasion. at
Of the terms adv cate aud CLIENT as descriptive Of tia
relation in which you stood to the Southern States NV
attention has been called to-day to certain pur
porting 10 be those OF the Secretary Of Treasury OF the
Southern Conederscy which you are held forth AZ the
hDanclal agent OF that Government-secalled.
Lest you might not be able readily to refer to The papers
named enclose extracts and beg to ask il the dispatches
referred to are genuine and il do you st adhere to
your cent reputation Of the relation already referred
tot should be obliged by your addressing any reply you
may be di posed to make to my flee before Eve O'clock
or s later hour to private residence No m Upper
Parliament street purpose to hand IT, with copies of
TINS letter aud its enclosures, to the newspapers
am, SIR, your obedient servant,
JOHN PATTERSON
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05

Ever since Mcclellan was dismissed from the command
OF the Army Of the Potomac the abolition SITS have ceased
their On to Richmond" clamor and say nothing about
delay" inactivity Generals whose heart is not
10 the cause They are apparently satisfied with all
quiet the Rsppahannock they dissatisfied with
all quiet the Potomac" Ihe winter 10 nearly gone
and the army has achieved decisive resunor under
taken any important movement since the disaster at
Federcksburg Yet optcry is raised against winter
quarters" this winter as there was is winter Mcclellan
is not there to be found fault with -Detren Press
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
REPORTED GREAT BATTLE AT vIcKsBURt
REPORTED CAPTURE OF FORT McALLIsTER

NEW YORK, MARCH 4-The Springfield Republican of
yesterday has despsch dated Beaufort g. CO. February
22d, stating that Fort McAser captured yesterday
with mile and half of rifle pits by the Fortyevenh
New Yok regiment with the aid Of gunboats The Forty
seventh lost hundred and fifty killed, wounded
aud missing Two other regiments had gone to reinforce
them
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
COMMERCE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.
Contention TO Promote Enlarged Facilities for
Commerce betreen the East and the West

Regarding the la'gement of the Canals between the
Valley of the Mississippi and the Atlantic of gre It
tonal, commercial and military Importance, and tend
ing to promote the Development prosperity, aud unity of
Whle country, invite meeting of all those inter.
esed in the subject at Chicago the first Tuesday in
June next. We especially ask the operation and aid
of the boards Of trade chambers of commerce. agricultural
societies, and businesses associations of the country
WASHINGTON, MARCH 2, 1863.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05

TELEGRAPH TO JERUsALEM.-We have news Of pro-
iect for telegraph TO Jerusalem 1t reported that the
Syrian telegraph already operation far Ourfa, at
the top Of The Desert beyond tho Euphroes and branch
line viii soon be extended to Aleppo, Damascus and Bey
ro from yb ch latter station roe will bs run porth to
oppa and Jerusalem Travellers in the East may there
fore soon order apartments 10 Jerusalem by telegraph
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
IMPORTANT, If TRUE
REPORTED EVACUATION OF vIcKsBURc

REPORTED EVACUATION OF VICKSBUkG,
CAIRO, MARCH 3-The Memphis Bulletin Of Saturday,
2Sth utmo says
"We have reports. which confidently believed in
well informed circles that the rebels evacuatng Vcks
burg.
The gunboat Carondelet aud FIVE others reported
to have reached the Taahatchee river via Yszoo Pass
Reports still favorable from Lake Providence.
About mile of the track of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad Moscow has been submerged days.
and the bridges sunk, SO that trains cannot rum"
REPORTED GREAT BATTLE AT VICKSBURG.
FORTRESS MONROE, MARCH 3-The Petersburg Ex-
press of last Saturday says that great battle has been
fought at Vicksburg with heavy losses both Sides but
without any decided success.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05

-Four persons have been convicted Of treason n the Un
led states Court Of Indiana for resisting the arrest Of de-
serters in that State These are the Rs convictions for
treason since the commencement Of the rebellion,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
THE REBEL AGENT AT LIyERpoor,.

From the Liverpool Journal Of Commerce Of February
The recent publication by the Federal Government of
intercepted dispatches from the South renders the follow
ing correspondence peculiarly interesting at the present
moment:
Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
Edward Bates, (Attorney General United States,) Mo
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.

MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.
A. G. Riddle, Ohio, Isaac N. Arnold Ill
H. l.. Dawes, Mass. +. b. Wasbburne ILL.,
Justin 8. Morrill, VT A. b. On, NY
s. Hooper, Mass G. Spaulding, Y.
Schuyler Colfax, Ind Portus Baxter, vt
Augu tus Frank, N Y George p Fisher, Del.
K. E Trowbridge, Mich. Cyrus Aldrich, MINI.
Jos Segar, Va. Samuel l. Casey, KY.
+. C. Beaman, Mich. w. d. McIndoe, Wis.
A Scott Sloan Wis. w. p. Sheffield r l.
Alfred Ely, N, Y. j. M Ashley, Ohio
Gilman Marson, N. H. +. 4. Low. CAL
Sam' +. Worct ster, Ohio. John w. Wallace, Penn.
Bepj f. Thomas, Mass. G. Phelps, Cal
Thomas d. Eliot, Mass. William j. Allen, ILL.,
A. A. Sargeant Cal p. b. Fouke ILL.,
Geo w. Julian, Iud w. r. Morrison ILL.,
VIM Morris Davis Penn. VIM. Kellogg, III.
j. N. Goodwin, Me. Stephen Baker, N. Y.
James s. collins, Mo. G. w. Dunlap, KY.
Thomas l. Price, Mo. j. G.. X, bnson Ill
Horace Maynard, TeLn. Charles Delano, Mass.
+. W. Kellogg, Mich j Clements, Tenn.
John II. Rice, Mich y w. Sherman, N. Y.
A. w. CLARK, N. Y. Theo M. Pomeroy N Y.
r 4 Fenton, N. Y. A. s. Diven. N Y
Burt Van Horn, N. Y. r B. Van yakenburg, Y
M. F. Conway, Kan. Wm. Window, Mimi
Dwight Loomis, Conn. II. Franchot, N. Y
c.. III. Van Wyck, NJ Y. Elij,h Ward N. Y.
Jno. +. Potter, Wis. WIN. Vandever Iowa
Owen Lovejoy, iii. James b McKean N. Y.
Jeese o. Norton, Ill. w. f. Lansing N. Y
John Hutchins, Ohio. l.. p. Walton, VT.
Edward Ha'eht, N Y w. II. Wallace, Wash. T.
Geo c. Woo druf. Conn. A. L. Knapp, Ill.
B. F. Granger, Mich. Amasa Walker, Mass
John c. Alley, Mass. Edward III Smith, N Y
Samuel G. Fessenden, Me. A. s. White Ind
James Campbell, Penn S. Edgerton, Ohio
j. f. Farnsworth, iii. I. p, Blair, Mo
IL. P. Bennett Colorado Territory
SENATOR'S
j. X. Dootte, Wis. Charles Sumner, Mass.
Y. o. Howe Wis. Henry Wilson, Mass.
II. M. Rice, MINI. Ira Harris, N. Y
M. g. Wilkinson, MINI. s. g. Arnold, II /.
j. b. Henderson, Mo. L. Trumbul, Ill.
K Wilson, Mo. w. A. Richardson III.
2. Chandler, Mich. j. H. Lane, Kansas,
j. NJ Howard, Mich. y. G. Pomeroy Kansas
James Harlan, Iowa. James Dixon, Conn
l.. M. Morrill, Maine. j. A. McDougsl, Cal
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-28
The TranssatioE, Of the Rain.

AS the rain falls heavily on the roof, it
speaks manifold things, and this is the
translation: "My errand is life. have
reused the sleeping streams they leap
from the rocks and tear down through the
chasm, roaring AID toanlipg, and pro-
claiming wealth and prosperity to man.
| have my hoary companion on the noun
tain tops, who will not yield up his treas
ures nntil wooed by the summer sun |,
answering the prayer of thirsty earth, am
hear. | will smite on the cabin-roof and
wake the sleeper to labor; | will beat the
window pane ana rouse the deblor from
his stupeGed despair. Gathering NY fore
es | will turn them against the hills and
unearth treasures that make the veins
and arteries and the heart Of commerce
pulsate with fever. lily power shall be
felt by every kingdom from the jeweled
queen to the Lazarus by the way side. /
will send messengers Of joy to the dwell
ers by the Missouri and the Kencbec,
the Solway and the Shannon, the Rhine
und the Loire, and the tawny people Of
pagan lands. | will make the heart of
Emperors swell with pride and ambition,
or treuble with fear, as golden levers
shake their thrones. [ quicken the cold
blood cf the miser, as he adds to bis store,
and answer to the widow, who cries in her
desolation for bread | sharpen the set
tiers ak, and send him further into the
forest, and temper the plowshare for the
ground that is unsubdued. | will have
voice in the council of natious, and
when empires and republics are weighed,
L will even the balance; and then | will
freight the rivers and seas with ships :;
some 10 gather the moss of the worlG
waters, aid some to wreck against the
icebergs Of Arctic seas. Oh what heav.
en-sent monarch am -! Ny scepter is
gold, my empire is the world, my sub
jects everywhere, my po%er infinite, my
reign ages of ages But gently! To
the quiet sleeper, peace; to the sinking
and despondent heart, hope ard joy; to
wives and children, raiment and bread
to deserted fathers and mothers, the re-
turn Of their prodigal sons to waitirg
maidens the embraces Of strong arms and
the kisses Of lips unpoluted by uutruth
and TO God the gratitude of ell ll"-Er.
change.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-28

All hail to the day in our country's career,
That sounds the leud watchword of Free
.rrrftf dom forever, s5 ~
To down -trodden millions each hour shall
appear,
Like the hand of God lifted, their shackles
s1t 2 to sever. r. -, 4 E
"They are free, they are free"
Over land, over sea,
The tidings are waited, externally free"
r.,tft ~ - .s.rE = t-EEt
Who dares to confront the bold fiat of Fate,
Whose words have gone forth, and whose
will none can aiter2 -
Let traitors and bigots ia helplessness wait,
The heart of the patriot never can talter.
At last, oh, at last, r
From the infamous Past,
The stain on our honor no longer is cast.
What verse shall reherse TO posterity's ear
The triumph and glory that circle the nation?
What paans of joy shall the centuries hear?
What emblems of art shall record our SAL
yaton?
Humanity's cry
Unanswered on. high
In It's own sQualid shambles let Slavery die.
See where on yon summit the pennon is borne
So dear to our hearts and SO sure OF Hea-
yens blessing
Its coors may fade, and its fabric be torn,
BY the tints Of the sun, and the tempest's
...r5- caressing. -~ir 100 tr
But the cymbol is there,
And will hutter and glare,
While its foes shall lie dashed in the chains
.l.t.F4} Of despair. .G#
Then pledge brave promise, that, happen
what may,
Our country well save from distress and
diShOuor
Intact her dominion, unstinted her sway,
The garlands OF Liberty clustered upon her
"She is free, she is free"
, Over land, oyer sea, ..-. -
The tidings are echoed, externally free"