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(Subjsc' to be con'lnued.)
Cautions against the more common Err
rors In Parsing. ''
IContinued

Continued
CAUTION 0. Rememl or that no word
which is not directly derived f'om svcrO
can be a parli ip'e
For example, becoming dying complain
ing arc parIciples, since they are derived
directly from the verbs 10 become, 10 de-
aud to complain, but unbcccm'ng. INDY
ing uncomplaininJ, are not psrucipl"s'
since there are no such verbs as antseome
indie, and uncompidSn For tho same
reason Developed. discOvfrtd, and disturbed
arc pa,lcipes, while undeuelopfd a"dts
turJed, aud undiscovered are not.
REMARK. The ptedxisg of tho syllable
an 10 parlcipc changes it into an ad-
eetive. g. r. r
CAUTION 0. Be caYcful not to mistake
the 6rst past participle for the first pas
tense Of the indicative Of the actiy
voice. .,....
10 the following sentences the word
marked p l.. are verbs in the 6rst Pa'
indicative. and those marked ] p. p. ar
6rst past p.rticiples.
TIE wind ri stripped the tree {
it's leaves e
Yond,r stands tree Il PIP Stripe
Of its leaves.
James (l p i,) filled his purse wit
gold.
James las purse q p, p. FILED vii
gold.
The hunter tip. robbed bear
. her whelps,
4 A bear (ipp) rob- d Of her whrl!
, met the ravtller, ~ r.-
: REMARK Tbs subject Of the 6rst pa
y 'ndicauyc Of tho active voice is the pc
> former Oflhe action expressed BY Il
9 verb, while the subject Of the FIRST pa
participls is tue receiver Of the action.
II JOHN WILLIAMS.
:. Ito he continued.
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r.deral snooe,, q, Rarmnnd.

fortress Monroe, May 10 The Rich,
mond Sentinel Of the 18th has the
following: .v.
"JAOKscN. Miss, May i9,-TbC
enemy yesterday advanced with column
OF 10000 mru upon Raymond, Miss.
where General Gregg had 100 infantry
few cavalry, and Ro prtilery. Skr-
mishiUg began at 9A' NJ, the cnem,
being continually re enforced unit ! p
NJ. when he opened battle heavily will
muskstry. Gregg fought two hour,
with musketry alone, and when loarniu.
that The enemy were heavily re>entOrce,
and that the re endorsements were read,
to engage, he retIsatsd through Raymond
He will make stand at MssissipT
Spring. where he has bean re,epforce
with ipfsnlry and artillery.
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HEADQUARTERS DEPAMENr OF Tue 0HIo(
CINoINNArI. Quo, May 10. 1868
okEERAL ORDERS NO. 10.

Ohbhho wv W.
I, The intention OF that portion OF Gen
eral Orders No, &C, from these hoadQuar
ters, r, lative 10 the "rsmoval of wives
and families OF persons 10 arms against
tho United States" being merely to re-
move from ibis Department those persons
who, from their intimate relations with
the enemiss Of the Government, would be
PIE e,umed to exercise on active sympathy
with the REBELLION, aud would therefore
bs dangerous as residents, and as arbitra
ry arrests, or notices to remove, might
occasion suffering and injustice, 1t is here
by ordered that IN all such cases the p,o
per officers having cognizance OF the Iact'
will forward to these heaGq quarlers writ
tn statement oi The circumstances before
ho takes any further action.
IL. AS the experience Of the Depart
ment hAs shown that cases exist where
tie persons 10 whom General Order No
60 refers are. notwithstanding their clos,
relationship to the enemies OF the country
still loyal To the Government, and ar
willing to testify it by taking tho osth Q
aIlsgience, such persons. when there !
evidence Of honestly Of the intention o
! the parIieS.in taking The oath, will not :
molesttd.
By command Of Major General Burnside
LEWIS RICHMOND,
Assistant Adjulant Genera
! Official: W. p. ANDERSON, A. A. G..
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.TREAsrRY pEPARrMENT. ]

EASG III DEI a n-l VI GNt. T.
OFFIcE OF IN7ERNALREvESUE, April, 1861
Decision Concerning the Transfer of
License.
When person holding a license desires
to change his place Of business. he must
apply to- the, Assessor Of The district in
which his license was granted, fr per
mission to remove the business to ano her
part Of the district, or to another district; !;
10 either case, stating specifically the
place and premises TO hich lie intends 10
remove If sa isfed Of the applicant :
bora f 10 intention to remove, rht Asses,
sor will certify The facts to the Collector
who granted the license, and will at the
same time make an entry Of the !scts
against the name Of tie prison in his II
rtnss Record. ..r.a. -
The Collector, upon receiving this Ger
ti6eate. will endorse on the license per
mission loremove, as follows: "Permis
sion is hereby given TO the within oamec
A. B. to remove, from The. premi
sps within described 10 -, and 10 car
lry "n lhe 'rRde or profession OF ous'hesS
specified ia the within license. at SAT-
described place or premis $. during lh'
residue Of the term Tor which the with,
license was originally granted - and tn
Collector will make aa entry Of ths en-
dorscment ia brief, in his License r.,
cord. t 500
II the holder Of the licapse removes t
another district, he must present his II
cense removes to another district, lie mus
present his license, properly endorsed, t
The Assessor oi that district, who wi
make an entry Of the same in his Lcens
; Record. .a..... .. u..r- .fr n
Assessors and Collectors must usa du
precautions o prevent persons from carry
in on The same business In diilclel
J places under one license.
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"A DOok EOh TUE linBS.-a aCcHNtHc0eF
History Of The R7bsllioa-r The 6rs. volume
being row nearly ready for distribution,
giving q full and authentic account Of
the various causes which led 10 the war.
dating back as far as 1916, bringing up
in areghlr 1nd connected chain Of the
events ofimportancs which we're questions
OF contention between the now contend
ing parties together with illl and re.
Elable account Of the various engage.
ments, land and naval. from tie 6reing
upon-the Star of the West up 10 The close
of the Peninsular campaign together
with Biographical Sketches of the various
Commanders and Generals. naval and mil>
itary, who were the most prominent ac,
tors in the scenes upto that time Being
written, as it is. by the most tslioble and
impartial American Histori,n-combia.
ipgs superiority in mechanical execution.
together with cheapness. it must become
the popular work. The second voldme
will follow the first as soon as published
W. LEWIS. Agent for Fairfield Co.
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Ito he continued. }


lmpOTthpN ANev p'sN"uOe IN
CAIRO, Nay SU-ColonsI Clayton Of
the 5h Kansas Cavalry, with his own
regiment and detachments of three others
made a reconnaissance a few days since
fro Helena toward Lutte Rock; destroyed
zoo, 900 bushels Of corn, several buildings
containing commissary stores, and a
number Of grist mills near Cotton Plant;
after sending bis infantry back, encoun'
tered two rebel brigades under Carter;
had severe skirmish, and escaped by
swimming Lang's Qaille river, with a loss
OF Two killed and eisven wounded. The
rebel loss is ffty three killed and . largP
number wounded, ~, sas. ls..
Price is sid TO have left Little Rock
on the Ilth, in the direction Of Wittsburg
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TRrAauRr DRpAR1nnnr.
oTFicE OF IErERSALREvRsuR. AprilIs6s5
Decision concerning AdmiDistrator's and
ExscatOr,s Bonds.

OFFlOk oE lNTkhNALRbNkNVh,h n pEuioool
Dscisi0n concerning AdmtuistratoT's and
ExsculOr's Bonds.
A bond of an Executor or Admiuistra.
tor. taken by a Judge OF Probate. Regis
ter. or other officer tAkiug, probates Of
wills. OF granting letters Of adminisra.
lion. requires City cent slsmp.
: Wheth-r such bond is conditioned for
ths faithful performances OF ihe general
du iss oflhe offcs of executor, OF. admin.
istra,or, or for the payment Of collateral
inheritance TAX or for the performance oI
any sp cial duty required ofsuch execu
Tor or atmiuistraIor by ths Law Of the
STATE. makes no difference as 10 the neces-
atty Of lhestamp, 1t is The duty of Cpl-
lecors 10 inquire Of, apd repoit to this
cfiice. cases IN which there shall have
been any neglect or omission, BY execu-
tors or administrators. to place The pro-
per stamps on their bonds. and Is is made,
by law, obligatory on Judges of Probales,
and Registers OF Wills. TO exhibit to The
Collector. Assistant Collector, or other
law officer Of th- United Sla'es. all such
papers, belonging to their Offices, as he
may n-ed to examine, concerning person
al properly or estate of which decedcut
may Gle possessed, and 10 which l-gsrees,
or disributeps. may b. ehiiled. The ia
ciIities there 'or, Tor obtaining info'ma
lion as 70 the proper use OF stamps by
executors or administrators, are ample
and neglect Of duty in tnis PARTICULAR. or
the pari Of Co lFectors, is MOI exousihc OF
the ground Of the want of meaus for OBJ
tanning hforInati'n. taH asa
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iMP0TfANT raom GRANTS ARMY.


iMPOHrANT FROM GRANTS ARMY.
VA snrsoroN, May 10 - Gen Grahl on
May llth telegnphed Con llalleck as
follows:
MY force will be this evening as far
advanced along Fuu,teen Mile Greek, the
left near Black River. aud ex ending 10 a
line nearly essl aud west, us they en- get
without bringing on cen raj engage
mant ] shall communicate with Grand
Gulf no more, 'xcept II becomes necessa'
~ to tend n train with heavy escorl.--
Yon may not h,ar from mo again for sev
eral d,ys." .....rI
! General Grant also telegra7hod Genrr.
al Ilalleck i'om Ray mond, Miss, May
IAN as hllows:
"McPheraon took this pl co on the 19
inst. alter brisk fight OF more than lwc
hours Our loss WAS 81 killed and / 81
wounded, Tho tnemy's loss was Is kill
I'd and i86 prisoners, b sides the wound
ed. Mcpherson is now al Clinton. G n
Shormnn is on the dlr.ct Jackson road
aud Gen. Nc cClernand ia bripging up the
rsar. will attack thO Stale capital TO
day"
The following Is a telegram from Gen
Ilurlburt. dated Memphis and received
here to-day:
"Gen. Grant has taken Jackson tn,
Capital is burnt. From 50Ou to 10000
mounted men are concentrated near Okla
Iona, threatening an advanoa in the di
rection OF tho Memphis railroad.
"a Gilis just from Jackson. says tn
enemy Abandoned Vicksburg 90 Sunday
marching on tho ridge northeast to Liv
ingston. which is twenty miles norLhwos
Of Jackson. Reliable information ba
b.cn received here, tht the steamer Glad
iator sailed from Liverpool Ior N ssAu o
tho 25th ull., bu, ultimately to run III
blockade il possible Her cargo cousis'
Of I 800 barrels Of bread and ,043 brI
: bacon. The bacon and bread are for III
:, rebel army, aud thus fact is regarded .
an evidence Of The great destitute
Of tho rebels, aud Of the straits to who
they are reduced,
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- ViStims of Isbeunatism. read:
CLEARpORT, Fairfield Co., June 4, 1851.

CLRARpORr, Fairfield Co., June 4, lsbis
B DR.. O. W. RoBAck, No, 6 East Fourth
street. Ciacinnasi. O,--Dsar Sirf-This
spring hired 10 work upon a farm dur
ing the summer. but became severely
afflicted with RhsumaiisnG aud II disa-
bled me so muph, that was compelled
10 quit work. After being cOufned 10
my room, for some time, | procured Of
your agents at this place, Messrs. Abbott
IL Sons. bottle of your Scandinavian
Blood Purifsr and box Of your Blood
Pills, and after the Use Of them, was re;
stored to perfect health. One bottle Of
your Blood Puri6 aud on 8 box of your
Blood Pills performed a perfect cure.
Being satisfied that 10 is an Invaluable
remedy, lsent YOU this TO be puplshed.
il you think proper, thai others sim.
ilarly affected may have the benefit Of my
.exocTienceA -4-4+S, sr-,--A--
sILAs SPRlNGERia
EE- See advertisement
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Court OF Fairfield county, ohio,l will orer for sale
Thursd'y, May 2lsk 1868,
at o'c,ock P. NJ, upon the prcmjses. the following
desgrioti real estate situate 10 the county oi Fair
ield and'Stase OF Ohio, to-wit: ,if
Lott Nos - and % (appraised subject tothe WIDOW
dover al SgG3 D) in The town Of Balumott, Ohio.
Aiso' Lois Nos 55 So and 81 10 the town Of Bauimore
oh'o' appraised as niJiey dollars gross, Also
lot No Gi appraised al $3.50 90, Aso Leis Nos 9O,9S
90, 100 and ui in tho town Of Balimure. O. apprais
~ ~ town Of Blilim,se. o, Appraised OF s5Dt0
grossa'so aoGttan Ave acre fruet flenp Ing ahA
Dning 10 seeiiol No "a township No 10 Of range No
loFalreel1 cOUn!s. o, and lying south ofthe said
town o. Baltimore, o, appraised at sac per acre.-
Also a five acre tract of land bounded sfoilowsto
wit: Lyihgand being IN the south east quarter OF
section No "a, township No ~ of runge No 10. and
beginnthgat thereoufhwes. ,rorner Of Luther Righ
land'slipd on the Trovnger road. Thence rnr rping
north 20 degrees west4 chhirs and 81 lmts. Thence
north 10 minutes east IOchning aud lidks 10 stake
Jhence east chatns 10 linhs 10 a stont. 1henc6
south 40 degrees west chains aud f. links to the
place ofbegiunng, appraised at Sjp per acre Also
part Of the snufhwest qhstter o. section No 90,
t0wr'uip No i6n range 10 described as follows
t0.wt BeginDiMg rs rods south Of the southeast
coer Of Granville and Mark ct streets Of Il town OF
Baltimore, O rutling thence SGdeg 81 min. east
chain and ~ LINKS 10 a stake. Thence south deg
10 min west chains aud G3 Inks ID suie, thence
north ~ deg 30 min west chain and Sc links TO a
stake; thence north ! dog 30 min chains and Ga
links to the place OF beginning, containing and
/ 10 100 acres,appraised at SfHper acre.
Terms Of Sue-Ohet third In hand. Que third in one
year, aud one third 10 two years from the day o:
sale; with interest: the payments to bc cured by
mortgage on The pramises JESSEP. ouTcALf
j administrator Of r J.. oUTc.fhT dec
| Aprli 81, Is63--iwi
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~ pisiEiel oanss q o. Upi,ed

A special Dispatch 10 The Cincinnati
6aseiissdsisd Washington May le. says:
It's stated at the War Dcpartmsnl ID t
more vigorous measures for ealing ou,
the full military airsugih Of the negroes.
VII be made on General Thomas, return
ron the West, that. efioers, alike lrom
interest ard familiarity with iIis subject
is considsFed peculiarly qualified to as
sumo sniire charge of llls Organization O
the neeroltroops. aad hs,relurD IL thars
fore awaited before the rules and regula a
tions therefor are promulgated. sa,s
The War Department hes alread,
received dispatches flom him annouucin,
the complete organisation Of eleven negr'
reginshis op the Mississippi Meautim
prospects for negro voluDteets coutinu
brighter 10 The city. The enlistment 70
the hrst negro regiment are alread
conpisle, and steps are being taken f.
the Organization OF q second. Thos
interested ID the work promise alao enott
T rfgimant from G, oTgstowu, aud On
y no.tWo mere from Alexandria. IT,
z
district has thus far furnished but Nv
vhiie isEimspts. HsintEelman to d.
tslsgraphsd Gen. Slough. Military Go,
srnor'ef Alsxandris. asking how man
negro troops could be raised there.
ough isplied he, would undertake 10 ra,i
. brigade. and have H. ready fors ed
service In the forliBcationss From 9TH,
quaitsrs the Indications are not IT.
cheering, Baltimore promises we'll
q least one TegiTsntc and The sonlh,,
shore Of Maryland lorianothsf. Within
circuit Of eighty miles around Washin
tor, hapapulalian Of l6O 900 negroes,
large proportion Of whom are nc
within opr lines. and available for ml.i'
ryiseryioo. 20 salfm 20 d..
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CAiRo, May i4.- The Jactsou Appeal
says that Boweb's loss At Bayou Pierre
vas sSout 1000. The rebel killed and
wounded we're lsft % the field. Gen Tracy,
Asst. Col. PsnLs and Major TuckermSu
we're killed. Col Garnet aud Major
Harley severely wounded. The Yicks
burg correspondent Of the Appeal take'
gloemy visn nf niatiers. and says Grant'
m6vapen.s bad deceived both The peopl,
aha military. Brsgg wss st Atl,h'a oi
q 90. giss .sf,.a asN p
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Railroad Election.
OFFICE c.. W n 2. RAILROAD, I

SFTlIh W " W a. hH'bNuAp,
CINGiENArI, May I, l863,|
Notice is hereby given, that there will
be mes'iug of the Stockholders of tie
Cincinnati. Wilmington and GAINESVILLE
Railroad. at Washington. Faystte coun
ty, Ohio. on Thursday, May 2Sth, 1868
ior the purpose Of elect'pg Directors. aut
the transaction Of such other business al
may come before the meeting.
rns JOEL RADEBAUGH, Sso'y.
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JoHNsToS's New ILEUsTRArsp FAMILY
ATLAS. We have on our Ia le copy Of
this work, 1t is an Atlas and geography
combined, giving the various races, ash
mails ard productions Of tile world; the
towns, villages and townships Of every
State in the United Sates; and The phrn.
cmOna Of water, atmospheric aud organic
life. 1888 l' sz--
Besides thess II coHtslne hi,torical
and statistical view of the United States
from The foundation Of the Government
plan Of McClellan's Pennsular Cam.
paign. the localinn Of all lh- forts, bar
bors. and military positions il the coun
try. and full record Of alt The bs,lle,
and events Of the Rebellion. Il IS tht
best work Of the kind extal'. @
The agent for this work is now in tn,
county. and We advise our friends 1,
avail Themselves hf this opportunity t,
procure an inytluatle Alias and record
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ET GEo SHERRrcK requests Us to say
that he will pay $40 for all coils BY his
Jack "AldnthGs" after they shall hav'
arrived at the age Of Elk monthe,
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Important from pIurrrec .Doro. :

lMpOttuut from MurtrecADOrO.'
hUnyRREspoRo,' May i9.-Ths enemy
70 ssie 10 be moving troops toward the
Tsnnessee river McCown has Ief, Shell.
bysills. followed probably BY his division.
braggt headquarters are now corainly
10 Shslbygilis. in the house formerly
eeenPisd BY Mrs, Weaver.
Dispatches received from brlow Ind.
cate .hst ths Mississippi State capitol Was
hnrnsd when our army occupied Jack
coo. 'sa te
Some statsmen's are bsing maze which,
hirue. put different face upon The Col
opsl Straight business. i is said rha
he vas assailed By force of 400 from
lialton, Ga. willie Walker. with ! 500
attacked him 10 the rear 1t will not de
% trust implicitly to these rebressul,
tions. ~
ouartermaslsr J. p. Williams, il order
Cd 70 report for duty 10 General B,rd
Captain Covss Smith Of the lsh Ohio
takes command Of the ed battalion. .pion
cor brsgsde. Capt. Temple Clark
assigned 10 duty In the Office Of tho Pre-
vos. Marshal General. The resignalio
Of Lieut.. @. W. Winters, 9th Psnnsyl
vabia Cavalry, Is accepted for the goo
o! ths service. Weather beautiful.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Very recent intelligence from Shslb,
Vile eendrna previon, reports, Tire
brigsdss Of rebels have undoubtedly II
the place for The South. Johnston l. ssi
W have gous to Vioksburg. Troops fro
Tnllshoms are also reported moving. I
telli0snee indicates that Grant nftpr de
hoyng the Stats House and public sor
houses in Jackson, evacuated the pacs.
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''Msior General.

A telegram since rso.iSed from GeN'l
Kelley. dated Grafton. Va. May ~. states
tha. company OF lmilitia Of Barbour co
have jnsI rome In with seventeen OF I'm
bedsn's men. captured In that couEty,
who had stEaGglsd bshind the retrtaIing
eOlumn 10 steal horSes.&
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SECOND DISPATCH.
Ger eral schencL,. Dernr,m,nr

BALrrMoRE. Sunday. May ".
On Friday night company Of u. S,
Cavalry was surprised and captured at
CEArlsStOwn, Jefferson county. va
Major General scbsnOk, on being inform
cd by telegraph Of the disaster. immeti
atsly ordered Gsu'l MilrOy 10 intercept
and attack the rebels. On the night oil
the same day GOn'l MilrOy telegrspbOd
the following:
wIScHEsrEn, May l6-ii:30 Pm
"bsjor-G -Gsnctal sohspok:
"Ths Federal cayAlry captured Al
Chsrlss'own we're recsptured by dolach
msns Of Virginia aud Penusylv*pia cav
airy. under Cart. Wit, this afternoon. a
bout three o'clock. at Piedmont Station
10 Fauquisr county. We alSo csp'urct
forty rsbvls and corresponding numbc
of horses. Two rsbols wsrs killed.
regret TO add thu, wo lost Captain vi,
end ono sergeant. Our cavslry recnptur
I'd ono Feder,l Lieutenant and City pri
Yates aud their horses, Major Adams O
the Firs, New York Cavalry. who arrived
after the rscap,urr. is sull IN pursuit. Q
the tsbsIs. The Virginia and Psnnsyl
vania cavalry. who made the rccaplur'
were seat ont by me yesterday.
(Signsd) "R. H. MILRoY.
"Msior General"
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Rebels Surprised AT Linden.
WAsHISoroS. May is.-Ths following
was received to day by the Secretary Of
lhs Navy;
"PADvcAn. KY, May l6.
ITO the Secretary Oflbe- Navy:
II am just down from the Tennessee
river. Ihave on board prisoners cap'ur'
ed At Linden on tie night Of the l2'h.-
/ hlok on board 6lty,Gve men and horses
| lof1he First Western Tennessee Cavalry,
under the command of Col. VIM. X
BreoliOTidge. ard landed them oDsths
tast eide OF The river. sending The gun :
boats 10 cover oil the landings above and
below.
"Col. Breckinridge dashed across the
country TO Linden, and surprised iebel
force more than twice lis number. cap
turing Lieut. Col Gfisrson. one Captain,
one Surgeon. four Lieutsnants, thirty reb
el SO ldere. ten conseripts. fifty horses,
two army Wagons. ect. The Court House
which was ibe ri bel depot, vas burned
with quantity of army supplies. The
enemy lost three killed We lost no men
and hal but one horse killed. Col. B
afer this exploit. reached our vessel il
safety. and r. crossed the river. ! wi!
send the prisoners TO Cairo. .......
as, l., Phelps, Commanding"
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81 WAsuISGToE. May Is.
rMpORTAN1 M6pIFiCA1oN OF TnE cOKscaII

| gii1 8 5i Icr b72fa.e
! The subject Of the proper construction
10 30 placed on lie 18th section Of the
Cohscripti o law is being considered al
the War Drpartmrnt. 1t has been rep
resented 10 the Secretary, and he is un-
derktood to believe. thai il that sc ion IL
SO construed rs 10 man that the Govern
ment must 1T of my cinscripl on the
payment Of $500, the purposP vP the law
will b. IN a n.easue defeu,ed, and the
coptoripliops prove, to large ex'eut al
tleqst, waicr haul SecretTy s anton 10
j understood to hold thai the law, leaves il
optional with him TO receive the $500 or
not /; tbat he is nat a Feteral treasurer,
that hr giv,s no bonds. las no financial
4 luGicer u0der him. as no nssus of enlor'
eipg i . security for spch sums Of mos y
when paid to his snbotdinales, aud has no
lime TO go mo lhe business Of hunting
up substitutes. Snliciter ,Whiins. the
: law officer Of The WI Department., is TN
1 delstood 10 concur in, 4t,ose views, aud
+ unless the P'csideal Q jsft il scene tiere
u fore certain that The whole clause giving
a exemption on the p yment ol tlrte hun
: dred dollars, will be practically ignored
a C,pscfipls will eitaor beolefLito hsnt vi
v their own substitutes, at their own pIicp
II tn y don't want 10 20 themselves. or
@ plan will be A'opte'l Of calling an equ'
q 0umber Of volunteers at the time the drsl
:, is tn be ordered, SAID Volunteers to be &C
copied only as sui stilutes for drafted me
} aud to receive therefor tho Government
: bounty Of 500. and the consrripts rom
~ mu al N of $500. On this plan vulun
y Ieers would be- permitted TO select III
y conrcript WHOSE places they vonld tak,
!! and it is quite certain that few Of thel
=. ", nd consent to 50 as substitutes or eol
: pcrhesds, The advantage. therefor
70 which its Ndvo ales claim for this plal
would 10 ilS compelling peace men
bear l!eir share Of the burden Of tho W.
- az we'll rs Republicans and War Demo
u crs's In any event it is now boleiv'
~ the President will insisl OH he sdopi'
!" ~ OF some plan b,i which the l'w will T.
~ be 'urued into a revenue measure instei
'o ofa military one, and by which a man
;" carry n muskel in some way will be pr,
. dacce for every man dawn foln t
~ OK.