, 1863-04-24
EE;0m WASHINGTON,


A Proclamation by the President OF
tile United States Of america.
NnErEAs, By the act Of Congress. approved the
a1st day Of December last. the State Of West Vr.
g:nia was declared to be one Of the United Suites
Of America, and was admitted into the Union on
on egua footing with the originn Statcs in all re-
speets whatever, upon the condition that certain
ehanscs should he drly r,sdc in the proposed Con
| s:ltu;ioz for that State;
AND. N'uEnrAs, Proof Of compliance with
that condition. as required fy the eccond section
Of the ae1 aforesaid, las been submitted to me;
Now, therefore, be it known, that I, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, President of the United States, do here
by, in pursuance Of the act Of Congress Aforesaid
declare and proclaim that the said act shall take
effect and be in force from 1u after exty DAYS from
the date hereof
In witness whereof have hercunto set my
band aud caused the seal Of the United States to
Dohc at the City OF Washington. this twentieth
dag Of A?rit in the yea: OF our Lord one
Thousand eight hundred and sixtythrec.
f.. s. and OF Tie independence Of the United
States the c3ghty-sryentt.
ABRAHAM L1scoLx.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD. Secretary OF State.
| Especial Di.ratch 10 ltlc Chicago Tr:bunc.1
NAs1iNo7os, april ~, 1863.
Another steady rain has prevailed all day
to-day, and the roads arc, Of curse, thrown
hack to as bad ! condition as they were last
| wctk.
Captain Wordcn declares with emphasis,
lila, Admiral Dupont did a1l that could be
done al Charleston, and approves his course
| entirely. The Stories that he withdraws his
confidence in the Monitors are simply I'm.
b}uslsing Ealsehoods, aud he is ordered to New
York to give the benefit Of his practical
knowledge in supervising gfur.herconstruction
| cf ironclads.
The action Of the District Court of New
York in the PctcrhoT case is the subject ot
much criticism here. Foreign ministers re.
joice 1t the surrender Of the mail, but many
question tue course of the District Attorney
in differing from the views Of the Secretary o1
State. The voluntary sclf.humiliation before
Great Britain seems I'LL the more iIl-ti1ued, in
view # the recent Indication Of IN entire
change If British policy.
Tie assistant Provost Marshal Generals,
which are soon to be appointed, are to reside
at cacl. State capital, and arc TO be officers o1
the army, detailed for-thc purpose, usually o1
tho rank Of Major or Lieutcnanl Colonel.
Seventy of the hundred and ffty millions
legal tenders, authorized by the Last Congress
arc already issued.
The receipts Of the Government yesterday
from all sources, are scycn millions, Of Which
nearly three millions are from conversions O.
legal lenders into five.twcnty bonds.
Governor Johnson's deposition conccrnin!
Buel1's conduct, sent By special mcssenge
yesterday, after Buell. lad left, docs not cove
the series Of joint questions to him and Zen
Hallcck. uallcck's deposition is yet to bs
taken.
WASHINGTON, April % 3-Commodorc Wor
den WAS today ordered to report to Vim
Gregory at New York, to assist in fitting ou,
: the iron cladB at that point.
| WAEH1SaToS, April Sd. R. Godloc,
native Of North Carolina, and one Of th'
| Emancipation Commissioners in this district
will probably be appointed Governor Of tia
State.
Tic personal staff Of Gen. Mcclellan ha
, been disposed Of. The volunteer officers ar
{ TO be Immediately mustered out Of service
and officers Of the regular army will be IL
| signed 10 duty with their regiments.
= .1ans:s L. Addison, Clerk In AJjutant Ger
, erals office at Washington and Anthony Al
tlison, Chief Clerk OF Pension Bureau, hay
been caught in the act Of carrying Rebel mail'
The former has been In the War Dcpartmcl
, | for 50 years, and has lad access to oil impo
!. tar.t olGers aud movements. Both own tar11
J. | in Maryland and keep up daily conmunic
: ton tn means Of carriages.
t Rev John Martin who with his family Il:
q nlso h.en arrested, lives near them and We
= the medium OF communication with the rebel
Martin and his family will be sent beyond o.
Il | Lines.