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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-16
Expedition to Charles City
COurt.HOuse.
REMARKABLE MARCH THROUGH A STORE.
The Expedition a Complete Success
Capture Of the Enemy's Camp and Entire
Command.
WARRINGTON, Tuesday. Dec. Is. 1868.

WASHINGTON Tuesday. Dec Is 1868.
The following dispatch was received here
today:
FORTRESS MONROE. Va. Monday. Dec. "A, 1863.
Gen. wistar, with my appreciation, sent ont an eza
petition to Charles City CourtHouse, on che james
River capture the encmys force stationed thsre and
have tho pleasure to forward his report Of Its COM
pete success What adds to the brancy Of it, achieve
ment H. that 1t has been accomplished during terrible
storm. B. +. BUTLER, Major'Gencfsl
YoRrowH, Va. Dec. H. 1859
MAJ GEN. BUTLER: have the satisfaction 70 an'
nounce tho complete Of the expedition cent oue
under Col. West. An worked in successful combine
ton Our cavalry carried the enemys camp st Charles
City Court House. after sharp fghting-the ensmy firing
from their houses We captured officers and ~ enc
listed mon being the whole command Of three compa.
Mes IS horses and mules beside many shot, TO-. leu
on the ground The enemys camp with Ito equipments
arms ammunition. and provisions were IL thoroughly
destroyed.
Our loss 10 Captain Gregory. severely wounded one
sergeant and corporal killed. and four men wound
ed. The New.York Mounted Rifles, In Sortyfou4
hours marched rs miles; tho l39th NewYork Infantry.
In 81 hours marched 81 miles, mostly In severe storm.
moving day and night. and walking their shoes OF
which should be made good By the Government All
arc entitled to high commendstion for eanantry and
unninching endurance Col West especially for hid
precise execution Of difficult combination, By which
alone he could have accomplished my object
~. WISTAR, Bril-. Gen
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Present Cspdities Of Pert Hnd.ss-suc.
ress OF the Work Of Organizing Col.
sred TPoeps-TheiS Rdsesties-BrtS..
Geu. DspSel U1Inssa.


PogT HUDSON Ia. Dec. ., lao.
Port Hudson has now a wonderful limo o!
sortlfca,ions All tho Rebels Ia Rebellion could not
dl.lodse u., and tho works are being strengthened
every day.
The colored trooI<. Of whom we have nearly thirty
regiments herr, being vrll disciplined. and by
Spring WI take The field Gen. Andrews 10 In com
uand lie IL one 81 the hardest working men In tho
world. A. Port Hudson can At present testify. Ten
Ulmann commands n division He has succeeded ad'
urnby In tao work for which be sent here by the
President and the country may be proud Of tho result
Thees two Generals spsins efforts 10 mako tho
CORPS d'Afrlqno one Of the noblest armies In America
The Rebels are gathering Ia frVnt. Every day or
two the telegraph wrc 10 out and the parties who 30
ont TO repair 1t attacked by bands Of bushwhackers
Yesterday Lieutenant OF the Sd MNsnchusetts CAV
airy was captured, and number of his mon killed
wounded and made prisoners. Gen. Andrews sent
come infantry out but tie Rebels had gone. .
II will not b. long ere largo force OF wendriled
black soldier, will march through this land. paying
back some dobts now contracted and when the time
come accounts viii be squared. C.
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hundred and fftytwo Q5D in an have received author
ity to commence Banking operations:
SUBSTITUTES FOR COTTON,

The Commissioners appointed by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture for Investigations to test the
ticaby Of cutivatng and preparing tax and hemp as
substutc for cotton, will hold their adjourned meet
ing On the oath VI February.
In the mean time oil persons anxious to develop this
subject requested To forward samples Of hemp and
Cox in different stages Of preparation Of the fbres and
Sbrics prepared by them, accompanied by statements
Of the various processes used and the cost of produc
ton in each case; also descriptions Of tho kinds and
cost OF machinery used where made etc. together with
any and all Information which may DO useful TO the
Commission.
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bly, win should on Issue be raised hy Bragg throwing
tho responsibility Of the disaster on fongstTeet When
he found that Grant about to pounce upon him.
Bragg ordered Longstreet who was near Knoxville, to
conntermarch and form jnnoton speedily no posi-.
be This ordor Longstroet dsrcgarded kept ON. ie,t
Bragg 20 fight II out alone and 10 get .oundly whipped
Bragg being ruined he may this fact as the cause
aud thus ruin Longstrect for the sucoessorp. Never
theless, he is by all odds the be. that Davis can
lay his hands on. There is, however. an antpathy on
the part of Geore against him which Will be hard TO
IL is barely possible that in the bother Bragg
may after all be continued. The disgust and lfceling
nlready existing toward lin, which his continuance
would Increase, wond operate like perpetual defeat
on the Rebel cnusc.
The weather Is faultless and with oil else equal the
past ten days might lave been among the last days OF
the Conied.rlcy. Z. II. BRIGHAM
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THR CHEsAPEAKR.
Contradictory Reports Of Her Whereehssn
Our Gunheats in Pursuit..

Contradictory Reports q Her Whereahsen
Our Gunbeats In Pursuit.
HALIFAX, Dec. H. 1868.
The Chesapeake is doubtless lowering about
the coast a. there are several traces Of her since lssv
ing Sbelburne on Saturday.
The gunboats in pursuit have not been heard nom.
ST. JOHN, N. B.. Monday, Dec. II. 1863
1t Is reported by Col Doherty. Of the bark Csonst
which arrived here this morning from Cork. that he saw
steamer, bark rugged. at IL o'clock yestsrdsy morn
ing. the 18th inst. steeting N. E. by N.
HALIFAX. Monday. Dec. II. 1861
Reports of the whercabout of the Chesapeake are
contradictory. The most probable IL that she il In
lie Have River four miles south Of Bridgewater There
has been dense fog since Saturday night
A United States gunboat passed Yarmouth yesterday.
lie Have River the supposed location the Chesapeake
about 50 miles southwest Of Halifax, and but few mes u
the same direction from Luneubursl
HALIFAX. N. s.. Tuesday Dec. Is 1853.
The steamer Chesapeake is reported to be neax
La Have about go miles west Of Halifax. She wa
lying four mes south Of the town Of Bhdgewater on
La Have River 1t is reported that she leaves tonight
The U. 8. steamer Ella and Anna IL now here. and
leaves a. soon she has coaled.
PORTLAND. ME-. Tuesday. Dec. Is 1865.
The gunboat Agawsm, hence in pursuit Of tho
steamer Chesapeake. arrived at Roctland Me- to-day
Short Of coal and awaits orders.
PoRrLASD. Me-, Tuesday, Dec. IS, 1853
The q. 8. Consul at Halifax telegraphs to
Collector washburn this evening that the Chesapeake
Chester in Malone Bay. and requests that the
captain or mate DO sent forthwith to Identity the
pirates In the absence Of the captain who 70 In New
York. and q the mate is lbady wounded The steward
ess and one Of the will be taken board the gum
boat Acacia and proceed there leaving about 10 O'Clock
tonight
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IMPORTANT FROM KNOXVILLE.
GENERAL FOSTER In COMMAND.
PURSUIT OF LCNGSTREET.
nGuoh Of his Artillery and Trains
Captured.
SUIT OF LCNGSTREET.


WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. l5 1905.
TIE Star ccurteously furnishes the following
~ advance Of lis publication:
"Telegrsms were received here last evening from
Knsxvile up TO yesterday morning. Gen. Foster had
assumed the command of the troops lately under en-
Burnside and the latter had departed from that city for
Cincinnati. All was then quiet in the vicinity Of Knox
vile.
1t was stated there, the authority Of scouts and
messengers. that much Of Gen. Longs,reets artillery
and trains had fallen into the hands Of Our pursuing
irce. but these accounts lacked continuation
The region in which ;he pnrsuit is now being made
v tar distant from the telegraph TO make it dill.
eeh to verify such statements as promptly Is desirable
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INTERESTING FROM TEXAS.
The Unisn Men Rallying.

BOSTON. Tuesday, Dec. IS 1853.
Anew Orleans correspondent of The Bo'tos
7a,s., writes that the expedition Of Gen Banks 70
Texas 10 glorious success.
The Union mon arc raIlying under the standard Of
Gen. Banks In large numbers.
All the Texans required force to back them up.
and they repeatedly said that sufficient army wss
scnt to assist thcm they would have Texas al right
again.
They have already proved the truth Of their state
ments for Gen. Banks has recruited two regiments
since he landed in that State and the work 10 s going
on tho Texans coming from their places Of conceal
ment and enrolling themselves In the Union Army.
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PROM CHATTANOOGA.

The Mex; CampaiRn-t;cn. Grants Inter-
eat in his Work-Maior.tien. Reynolds
Gone TO Ncw.Orlenns-Thc Rout Of
Drngg's Army-Chnttnnoosu made =
Citadel, md Orders ISSUED In Accord.
anoe-The Importance Of Lookout to
the Rebels a. an Observatory-LonR.
stPcrt's Retreat.
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The Pirate Alabama.

D06ToN. Tuesday. Dec. Is, 1868.
A letter dated Madras, Oct. rs, states that
the Rebel pirate Alabama came into that harbor few
days before. took look around the place. and imme.
dately put to Gee. without communicating with the
yherA
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Reh.-po they have snrnr and coffee over there,

Rch.-Do they have sugar and coffee over therei
fai,kee-Ies; we've plenty; but Gen. Burnside. not
knowing what may happen. is issuing only half ratons
now. Why, see here quitting his hand in his pocket
and hauling ont handful Of parchcd coffee, you sec
We cary II with u.s.
Tho Rebels eyes stuck oui with establishment.
Ecb.-Haye you got any cavalry theref
Yankee-Now. friend that is hardly fair Question,
but II answer it the best know how. was at Cor
nth, MurreesbOro and Perrysyile hut did not see
AZ many cavalry We have in Knoxville.
Reb.-Why. You Gstonish me. We thought Won were
ell on quarter ration and would be starved into suIren
der in day or two.
YsnkccNot bit OF it, we cen stay there as long as
YOU did at Vichshug and have good beesteak aud ho.
rolls every morning for breakfast.
After more Of the sort the two parted the Rebel
satisfied that there slim prospect Of starving tie
Yankee army into surrender.
NJ the close Of my letcr everything remains quiet.
Today will no doubt decide whether tho Rebels are
really leaving not The beliefs growing eirong that
they are. y.
KILLED AND woUSDKp-REPORTED AT HOSPITAL OF
NINTH ARMY CORPS, Die. l.
wHd Foster, NJ, Tooth Pa lee
ssrst Gu,,svu. uemple :, 18th N. T., len hip
Chss Gardner, K. BIB Mich, shoulder.
sergt. Chas Mausr, =. 2sh Mich, ,eg.
Jas. A. Armstrong, o. 9Th Mich. leg rmputstsd
xuLYD.
Henry vsnhau..n. d, 46th n. A.; died Nov. %
Geo. Ewing X 2cth Mich. Nov. %
Corp. Alonzo Hsi;bt, u, 29h Mars.
Mlchl OLHushhn, =, 9Th Mich.
David Shulil, X. rSit n. \.
sci,,. Thos. nunhani h. 1@h ~.
S,rgt. Robi. kihrry. q. 18th Ny.
Geo. 7. Haven. e. it,l Mas.
SeIEt- Israel Cumming, u, 27th Mac. died Dc
Corp J. SpenscT, II, seih Pa. Nov. -.
Allen soafcs, X. % Mich, Dee. ?.
John levy, =, 2osh Mich Nov 2s.
Jas. Oaoore, c. ID Mich Nov 90.
Ci.s,. seieki. {, f,ih Mia., Nov. 90
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-16

PHILANTHROPY OF MISS SUSANNA EVANS.
Miss Evans. the young wslsh lady who has been
lecturins on Temperance. sends to TIE TRIBUNE Once
the sum Of 600 for the Sanitary Commission. Thjs
sum Ia the proceeds Of the sale Of her Photograph IKE.
ct her meetings. She hopes In this way 70 rsiss
saVpSsaS dsllar Toy its hsntat Qf on ield!srA
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-16
The Rebel Treasmcns Of Unlsn r rissners
WASHINGTON Monday, Dec. H. 1863.


WASHINGTON. Monday Dec. II, 1862
Though Gen. Butler and member Of the
Sanitary Commission. now at Fortress Monroe. hare
telsgrsphed to tho Government here that the Rebel
authorities have stopped the distribution Of supplies
sent from tho loyal States TO the Union prisoners In
their hands, We are notified that to this time no In
formation had reached Washington indicating that any
thing like an official Rebel notice has been oommuni.
Gated to either Msor.Gen. Butler or Brigadier.Gen
Meredith.
The fact that Robert Ould the Rebel Commissioner Of
Exchange promptly replied yesterday or the day be.
fore to Gen. Buffers tender Of vaccine matter to DO
used among the Union prisoners confined at Richmond
Lynchburg and other points In Rebellion that IL would
be disposed Of promptly requested leads ~ to hope
that there may be- amer oil mistake In attrbuting To
the Rebel authorities the atrocous purpose Of denying
to the Union prisoners In their hands the articles nec
essay to their proper sustensnce forwarded from the
North.
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From the Army Of the Potomac.

From the Army q INC fSseuHcs
HEADQUARTERS ARNY OF THE PoroMAc
Tuesday. Dec. Is. 1880. 5
The Russian naval officers arrived here this
afternoon. During their brief visit they witnessed
review Of the Sixth Army Corps and tho artillery
attached They return to their feet tonight BY 'pe'
cial train
Tho First Maryland Cavalry have subscribed and
handed over to Surgeon Dodson 900 for the relief Of
the suffering Union prisoners In the South The money
viii be ssnt to TAs Baltimore Amevicdn Fund
, 1863-01-06
4 LIBERAL EDUCATION with

WESTERN UNION COLLEGE and MILITARY,
@ @AcADEMMT M a. TuLIoS H. O. ths s1ss5,sspni III p,i
regular Collegiate. Academic and Primary Glasses.
The College has cospa Of tEslye e1pertcucea teach
school budIngsin the West fcost with furniture &C..
$4,000: an ampie and attractive Military Pa1k a.
SUM. aud many other advantages which should claim
tie attention Of parents and Euarda1s. Tho largest
Instruction in French German. and book Keeping free
10 Cadets, also in AKT111ERY and 1xTANTRr thcavy
GraNAsr1cs, under officer Of Q. s. a. Cadet. dress
n Uniforms TEEAs-*lso per school year for board
every. department, payable quarterly IN advance.
Cadets fro:u abroad room ard board under the e4Me
Circulars address D. c. COVERT. prestdcnt Fulton.
nlIroIs. fe1tn659n
, 1863-01-06
EcQol Notices.

TRUSTEES SALE.-Whcreas,
l. Martin o. Walker and Lnvau T.. his wife. executed
to me Deed Of Trust bearing date tile rst day Of De-
cembeE eighteen hundred and fifty ntne which Is dufy
Cook stAte Of Illinois, n Book 1s6 Of Deeds, Pase
10 the Payment Of certain notes IN said Decd Of
abs Juns1st md December IT 1s6s tos one thosand
dcaEH cach Will ten cent interest after due, upon
thc rst Of which notrs Is endorsed the ii hun
dre and dfty dollars under date Or June asth 3 ara
due and unpaid to the amount Of scventeen hundred
md y dollars with the Interest thereon Aforesaid
Now therefore, notice hereby given thsthE virtue
wifi ee the property Conveyed TO me In said Deed OF
Trust mueh thereof as viii be sufficient to pay
1he Of tis sale At public auction to the highest
ae' R
oI JANUARY At IN osIoek ia tae tose9ooq @ @ e
SAIL Decd of Trust Lots numbered three C> ten 11
and tho south Qunyter Of Lot sercn q. all II Block
number i've to- In Fractional ectiOn fctn j) Adil-
t{on to the City OF Chicago:
~, ir-fv
, 1863-01-06

r IND UNIVERSITY.-Thc Aca-
~ dcmcal Department Of this Institution. located
W..zter Term Of lhrtcen weeks on MONDAY, Jan. 5th
i t. t 70
doubled tts membeFshiE within the rast year Fer f-
son. A. II. Fnculiy. Lake Forcst III: Rev. e. u.
Humphrey, Rev. X 4Patterson ter: Arthur swnzcy.
Il E. Seclye, ESQ, H. IL Thompson COMMITTEES Of Ii.
s.!uction. Chengo. H.. Peter Page. Agent. Chicago.
, 1863-01-06

NOTICE.-Notice is hereby given
~ that ahsn te1l at publ,e auction on SATURDAY.
the sd day ot January p 1ss at the uesth doeT Sf
she Court Honse. u The city Of chcago. State q W
as a e @ S1
stock IL the Chicago Distine!y Company. which hold
tl'ree sScusand doiis!r sieaed Sy s. = sirseser.
fault having been ade In The Of said note By
rs streets D4'sd hs 1S 1f e S1RxEE
II Hotrxn APzok. Attys. ~ dse:ese5!:iw
MASTERS SALE.-In the Supe-
~ r,or court q chiTago. Van Higgins Va ss stas-
erick banner I'D john Keer-n-In Chancey.
By virtue Of decree Of sald Court made and en-
tered in ssid the 12t day ct December a p.
1s62 shall, on the 10Th day Of Jauualy. A: D. 1864
doer ~ q @ tSe soa1t noase II he sy q chtssso tse
County Of Cook and state Of inois, sell 1t nahl1c
auction for cash. the highest bidder the real estate
described as follows. to,wft.-Lots numbers eleven
Ql) twelve 12} end thirteen {1s}. Of Block number
seIepieen u), In 1atler. Wright and Websserh Add
IRA SCOTT. Master ii Chanctr5.
JosHu E. G1BY. Complrs Sol'r.
ClIeago. Dec. 26th. A. D., 1862 dG.l ysss9k1eE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
In to all persons who have claims agaiust nc estaie
ar John Keller deceased to present the eane 1ot al
Indication at tho regular term or the Comfy Cour6 7!
Cook County to oe holden y II Goast e6f
fEfEh Ahih + fkEILEi:. fziatE:ii:
Executors Of the esta:eo John kcleE. deceased
Chicago, December. 1s6S- oc@hsS"fe"
, 1863-01-06

Proposals.

THE ILLINOIS. CENTRAL
J. Railroad Company VII receive proposals to con.
stuct ditces from three to Ave miles In length max
fng in III twenty miles to from west to east across
HoqunIs county 10 Spring Crfek The ditcacs to
feet Contractors must furnish satisfactory evidence
Of Their ahlit~to perform the work between the arst
be let on the e6th day Of February next Applyt l.
=; CLARKE. Chief Engineer L c. r r Go chicago,
, 1863-01-06
A TTENTION, TEACHERS Lon
IA receipt Of thirty cents We will send you oy man
A RENUTIFUL ENGRAVINGs

eighteen by twenty-five inches In szc together VIII
Instructions aas VII furnish @ 1o1 xte and oen ap
Way II fnture business The business one Ehca W1!
Ss 81 seIyee .o yea Is ON D5 s'o
Obtaining Much Valuable Information:
-.r,.h IN de.t nrineipaliy with Teachers AddreSs
EFrLod;G. sMiTH CO. Post Office no1 asl1. Gni-
cago, E4Iots.
, 1863-01-06
: @opart.lersl)lp.

NO~PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
~ Mr., b. D. sLOCUsfis admitted member OF orr
conducted under the style Of Ma1Ean Wright , \ 81
Chicago. Jan. 1st. 1863 jssysailv
TO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
arm a. partner Thr business Of the trm will be
conducted under the name and style OF
MUNGER, ARMOUR Z co. .
MUNGER & ARMOUR.
January I'd. 1863. 1aSy.t-I
n1SSOLUTION.-The co-partner-:
~ ship heretofore existing between Malcolm Turner
and Hesekiah Young. under the name and style Of
TURNER 4 YOUNG.
Il this day dissolved By mutual consent: =.
fa1sIii9 fSn1seFc Oct isf ' Asse AsSiaH HT99XEd YGHSd
nISSOLUTION.-The co-partner-
~ ship heretofore existing under the name and
HALL s. co,
L. This dsy dissolved by mutual consent. Tho business
TIC he name ii @ Of 1hs am il lqaiastion. -. 49,
cc,ro Dee nyA yi,t u.s. @savc'' bis kt;sF1fy e. % iR i'
Tie undersigned will continue the
Insurance Business,
On his own account at the Old Stand,
a1e0 SOUTH WATER STREET,
Were hs yon1d b pleased to sec MI
Chtcago. Dec. 81. tS9c. 1y1-yt0R.3t
, 1863-01-06
HELmBOLD,S
EXTRACT BUCHU,

FOR
liberation OF the Kidneys and Blad-
der, Retention Of Urine, Diseases
Of the PROSTATE Gland, Stone In
the Bladder, Calculus, Grav.
Ell, BElckdust Deposit,
AND FOR
Enfeebled and Delicate Constitutions,
OF BOTH SEXES.
, 1863-01-06

HELMBOLD'S
GENUINE PREPARATIONS!

AFF1DAVIT.
Personally appeared before me-, an Alderman Of the
ctty cf Philadelphia, II. r. HE14NBOLD. who being
dp{y sworn doth say his preparations contain
cotic mercury, Or other lnjusfons drugs hut a1e
purely vegetable. u.T- aELMBOLO.
Sxorn and subscribed before ut this 81 d1y OF No
yetrhef 1s5l Fl. r, HIpBARp. Alderman,
Ninth street, Aboyo kace. Philadelphia.
, 1863-01-06
FEMALES! FEMALESi

IN MANY AFFECTIONS PECULIAR TO FE-;
MALES. the Extract Buchu IL uueINnled by. any
other 1emedy ~ IL Chotosis Or Retention Irregular
lions liberated Or Scirons state of The Utcrus ma
for al complaints Incident to the sex.
Or In the Decline or Change Of L1fog
kvE s5~rT7oys tnovY
, 1863-01-06

!: For details In the raislug, equipment, arm
mg, supplying and sending troops into the
, 1863-01-06

The: several appropriations Of the last scs-
sion were disbnrsed, as will appear from the
Other appropriations will be required to carry
on ;,the State government for. the ensuing
biennial term. : In ordinary .. times. the
amount set aside for the, Executive depart
ment, would have been ample, but In the ex
traordlnaay demands Of business, and the
great increase Of official duties, It has: not
PEELED to dispense with necessary sud impor-;
taut services for the want Of tneaus. The
want Of the requisite assistance in the depart
, 1863-01-06
HELMBOLD'S
EXTRACT BUCHU

l. composed OF Buchu Cubcbs Juniper Berries, se-
letted With great by competent Druggist Pre-
pared In yacu. By L. T. IIELsfDOLD. Practical and
Analytical Chemist. aud solc manufacturer OF
, 1863-01-06
ARISING FROM ExCESsES,
Or Habits Of Dissipation

AWGHQed VIII LnE 1oUo~1ug a5upIo05.
1ndlspositlon to E1ert.ou, Loss Of Power.
Loss Of Memory. Difficulty OF Breathing
Weak Nerves. Trembling. y
Horror Disease. Nakffulne8,
Dimress Of Vision. Pain In the Back
Hot Hands, Flusting Of the Body.
Dryness Of the Skin, Erupsons Of the Face,
PALLD COrNTENASCE,
Universal Lasa,tude Of tho Muscular ssster1.. :
These symptoms, II allowed to 20 on. (Which this
Medicine invariably tenove81 ARC frequently followed
-. -. t.11isc = dt..t.,1 tfss4scan
, 1863-01-06

:! George ". johnson, the secession proyiS-
iona1 governor Of Kentucky, In his message
of November &c. 1861, says:
..The prcaenec Of the negro race adds greatly to
sss
interrupted by the war"
That lie Is right In this. yiew,.I ask you to
look at the fact that the South has popula-
tlon Of about five and llalf millions OF
to the prosecution Of the rebellion, and
about three and a. half. millions OF
blacks, who are at work upon their
farms and in their, shops, supplying the
white population with everything required to
subsist the rebels in the army and their faui-
call him off from :raising supplies on the farm
and in the shop, we would TINS drive the
rebel home to support and protect his family,
reduce largely his effective fighting force,
very soon bring him to terms. Of submission,
and the war to close; and the nation by the
stand forth redeemed and disfnthrallcd from
The workings Of the policy Of emancipation
to this end are already visible. "Events II
are significantly Il casting their shadows be-
fore.'f. Each successive DAT; of the rebellion
West Virginia is already another star upon
our nationa1 banner. Missouri may already
be numbered as among the free States. Ii
Kentucky and Tennessee the rebels ore reap
ing the fruits Of their rebellion in the hourly
escape Of their slaves. They arc making
terms with their slaves for their services aftcT
the first day of sanuary upon the basis Of paid
lrbor.. And from nil reports from those
States the Indications plainly arc, that It will
| neither be to the interest nor to tho desire o1
their people longer to continue an Institution
from which ther can reap only perpetual
troubles: The same causes are strongly oper
ating in Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Mary.
| land, Louisiana; and indeed almost every
| slnyc State begins to see and feel that the ten
ure By which slave property is, holden is $
very loose and:uncertain one. The admins
tration iustifiably holds ont emancipation nj
i punishment to tho rebels for: their treason
and the slave is only too glad to seize upo1
the first opportunity to taste the: sweets o
freedom, and eagerly to lAy hold Of the hop
held out to him of liberty for. himself and hi
In auxiliary Cooperation. With this greai
movement upon the tide Of events, 1t Is wor
thy Of notice the present administration ha
| faithfully enforced the statutes against Blay
piracy, and prosecuted to conviction and pun
tshmcnt dealers In the slave trade. Tt ha
made 4 successful treaty with Great Britat,