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d . .fir o..
from the New Years Address of the Kanka
s. s. kee Union.
TRUTH AND RHYME.

Now the way matters go, I vow and de-
8 clare,
They have made this whole war nigger
affair; 8
And the powers that be- at the head OF
n8si the nation
Are all the while having nigger ovation.
They've niggeredinspeeches and niggered
In song, li ag1
They've fingered where niger should
never belong;
They've fingered in sermons, they've mig
.. gered in prayers;
And churches Ger niggers put on many
airs.
Tn rostrum and forum, in pulpit and bar,
The nigger's preferred to the white man,
by far; ,5..,a
They've dined on the nigger, and supped
with him, too,
Through the night and at breakfast the
.nigger's in view,
And the man who in Congress cuts the
. big figure,
Is Ebony Cuffee, the Contraband nigger!
They've niggered the fence, the pit, and
I the sbrain;'
dhey We nlggered our generals ana army
likewise, .iaa es
They've niggcred the war in all Foreign
eyes
And even the great political tide
That swept Ger our land both far and
wide,
That will lay these niger fanatics up high,
After this winter they stub along by,
And heed not the cry that goes over the
81 land, sea = 9a $50
The people will deal US different hand;
For we've played for the niger about
long enough
To fnd he unproitable-very poor stuff;
Notwithstanding Old Abe, in his Procla-
nation, SO ~ ao 4
Thinks Cuffce worth more than the rest
81 of the nation.
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A banning Charge Against
the Administration. &

On Tuesday evening last, at a trcmen
dous meeting of the Democracy at the
Cooper Institute, New York City, Hon
Fernando Wood made the following state
ment:
i 81 have stated before, and I repeat, that
on the 18th of December last propositions
were made to the President which would
have made peace, whit Union, before the
lst of April. 1 have been waiting for
some authorized denial OF my statement
that might produce the documents. 1t
has not been denied, because they can not
deny it. Itis not necessary for me to prove
by these statements that this Administra-
ton never wished the war to cease or the.
South to come back-for I have got the
documents to prove it. - - @G - II
Mr.. WooD hadmade this statement pre-
yiously,Iand he on this occasion repeated
it, This is too important acharge for the
Administration to alsw to be passed by
in Stance. The charge, is that, on the
18th of December last, propositions were
made to the President which would have
made peace on the basis of Union by the
lst Of April; and that this Administration
never wished the war to cease or the South
| to come back; and Mr. WooD tells us he
has got the documents to prove it. Now,
if that is true, the county should know it..
Not only should the country know it, but
the whole world should know it. The peo-
pie of the North are primarily and deeply
interested in knowing whether Mr.. WooD
has told the truth. They have to furnish
| fho 70 Al
An enormous public debt has already ac-
cumulated, which will besa heavy burden
upon the industry ofthe country for centu-
ries, unless, wiped out by reputation
A conscription is threatened which will
take of the sons, husbands and fathers of
the North half million, or million, to
fill up the gaps made in our armies by dis
ease and death. Is all this to be borne
and suffered merely to graf. y the ambiti-
Gus designs of politicians in power, or to
carry out an Abolition policy that is to
end in despotism? saga
The cry should so up from every fire.
side, and workshop, and field, in the whole
! North, for the documents which Mr..
WooD says he has to prove the charges he
has made against the Administration
Every tongue should be a trumpet, which
should give the ears of the President and
/ those of his Cabinet no peace until the
proof now held by Mr.. WooD should be
disclosed to the world. In a previous
speech he said he was under promise to
high official at Washington not to pub
lish the documents. That high official is
understood to be the President. Why
does not he, for his own honor, give Mr.
WooD the liberty to produce his proof!
Why does he not call on him to produce
i his proof, or stand convicted before the
world of uttering the basest SANDER that
could be uttered against the Administra.
ton? Shall the proof be forthcoming OF
will the President rest under the charge
made against him by Mr.. WOOD?
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singular Encounter between:
a Clergyman and q Crimi-

! &. &
{ The world of fiction hardly contains
more thrilling chapter than an incident
which marked the life Of the Rev. Mr.:
Lee, who was recently cut down In his
prime while pastor :. of the Presbyterian
Church in the neighboring village of
Waterford. The adventure occurred ON
the night before Thanksgiving, few
weeks previous to tho commencement of
the sudden illness which resulted sadly
and fatally. Mr.. Lee was sitting in his
study about one o'clock in the morning J,
preparing discourse, when he heard a
noise behind him, and became conscious
that somebody was in the room. Sup
posing that a neighbor had dropped in
upon some unforeseen errand, Mr.. Lee
said, ssW hat is the matter?'' and turned
around in his chair. He behsld the grim
face of a burglar who was pointing pistol
at his breast. s'Giye me your watch and
money" said he, " and make no noise, or
I will fire." Mr.. Lee said: you may as
wellput down your weapon, for I shall
make no resistance, and you are at liberty
to take all the valuables possess" The
burglar withdrew his menacing pistol,
and Mr.. Lee said: 81 will conduct you to
the place. where my most precious treas
ures are placed" He opened door and
pointed to the cot where his two children
lay slumbering. s.These," said he, i" are
my choicest jewels. Will you take then?
He proceeded to say that as a ministersof
the Gospel he had few earthly possessions,
and that all his means were devoted to
but one objeet-the education of the two
children that were reposing IN the adjoin-
ing room. The burglar was deeply and
yisibly affected by these remarks. Tears
filed his eyes, and he expressed the Mt
most sorrow for the act which he had been
about to commit. e3 After few remarks
from Mr.. Lee, the would be criminal con-
sented to. akneel and join with him in
prayer; and there's in that lonely house,
amid the silence. of midnight, the offend
er poured forth his penitent cremorse,
while the representative; of religion of
peace and good will told him to sgo and
sin no more.l'' Such scene has few par
allels.-1foy Times. . i3s5.5saa; ba.s,,s.,s
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The Louisville journal. the
Organ of the Union Party
of Kentucky. Upon Gen.
MilrOy and IiiS Threat.

From the Louisville Journal, April 17thy]
The Abolitionists are greatly delighted
with General Milroy's letter in relation
to the action of the Democratic members
of the late Legislature of Indiana. Here
is the closing paragraph of the letter:
II join with my fellow soldiers Of the
Union every where IN ,carning these trai-
tors at hon.s that achcn ace hare crushed
armed treason at the South and restored
the sovereignty of our Government over
these misguided States (Which, under
God, we will surely do,) we will, upon
our return, while our hands are in, also
erterminate treason at the North, by arms,
if need be, and seal, by the blood of trai-
tors, wherever found, the permanent peace
of our country and the perpetuity of free
government to all future generations.
r. IL. MILROY."
Mark this language. General Milroy
warns g these traitors at home,' (referring
expressly to such traitors as the Demo
Gratis of the Indiana Legislature. that, as
soon as the Southern rebellion is put down.
he and his troops will, upon their return,
and while their hands are in, cxterminatc
by force of arms treason at the North
(such treason as that Of the Indiana Leg
islature, and seal peace by the blood Of
the traitors Be it observed that Milroy
and his troops, according to his statement
are to do all this butchery, not after await
ing the action of civil or judicial authori-
ties, but at once on their return from the
South, before they are disbanded, sswhile
their hands are in" The threat, or mott
| ication, or whatever it may be, is infamous
and shocking. The idea of an army
returning from successful war, and, will
their grasp upon thctr country's weapon.
unrelaxed, proceeding to decide for them
selves what is treason, lsand what classe,
of politicians and civilians are traitors
land exterminate the treason and the tra
ltors by general massacre, is atrociou
and revolving beyond expression. w
!, had not supposed that the most blae K
8. hearted Abolition fanatic or lunatic in al
this land, or in all the world, could pu
forth or indorses any threat or suggestion
Of asthing SO unutterably horrible. ~
We have no apprehension that any
our Federal troops, even any of thos
lunder Gen. Milroy's immediate command
could ever be persuaded to undertake sue
a deyilish work as he threatens.
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North Carolina News.


So FoRrREss iMoNRoE, April l2.--Ihs
steamer Spaulding arrived to-day ftsm
MoorheaA City. No scommunication ,kss
been received at Newbufn from Genesal
Foster since Wednesday night. Wonsn
andchildren are leaving Newburn. Sevsa
hundred troops attempting to reach WSsA-
ingten from Newbprn, were driven beck
on Wednesday eight miles, with TIE loss
of about ffty men. The last account ffon
Gen. Foster state the rebels. had Ssst b
three fagssof trucefer him to surssudsr
Washington, Fosters reply 70 the ilssG
would capture them, and If they wanted
Washington, come and take it. 'Fts
IssThe Mary Sanford arrived Il MOoss-
head On Friday from off Charleston; With
information of an entire attach, ,vhich
commenced At three o'clock and lasted
Eve hours. 2 1;se li's'si = psssasr so A'5s
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Foreign News-Arrival of the
ass bavaria. sf5g.e4.iats.

NEW YcRK, April 10.--The Bavaria,
from Southampton 10Th, arrived tonight.
The Africa arrived out on the 18th, and
the City of New X ork on the Gath. bal
50 The ship John A. Park had been burn
ed by the Alabama. en ssAsa ~ e4ifi
"a ENGLAND.-7Riots took place at Staley-
bridge and Ashton among the cotton opcr-
atives. Many were arrested sa5 wfa
SlideM denies that President Davis took
the lead on the repudiation question.
His name had been sconfounded with
Reuben Davis. iisd toss .susI .sssigssi
The Times says Polish iintellig gence
leaves little room or'doubt thatthe Polish
struggle is ended, but the hope iss held
out that the Czar may seize the opportu-
nifty for the paeification Of Poland by gen
srous measures ipa iRHi1 sfd ,s3IIssTu
Lord Campbell, in the House of Lords,
asked when the Southern Confederacy
should be recognized As an independent
Goyernment. y w ould itsremove the last
hope ofthe North hofsubjugating theSouth
and would it materiallyiuHuence the Fcd
erals in coming to- AN arrangement with
the Southerners, if the Confederatass wer,
looked upon, as an Independent spower BY
Europe? The opinions of Fracnss i.ane
HOLLAND werea snfhcientlys maniiestea d,
the recent leansaandthe military aathori
tics say the,isubj ugationa of the South i
limpossible. sass baea etc ,issias bsao3 y I
Lord Russell said that England could d
nething nsefuilyhor peaceablJ to attain
cessationiof the war. 81 The refusal Of th
French offer teaches us how such sotfer
would only provoke greater opposition
The North was as determined as ever, an
England s recognition of the South ut til
4 present moment would be a most unfrien
4 dly act toward the North We must wa
and standistill, and not proceed to SO ds
cidedly an unfriendly act as recognixin
the South.
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of his most eminent and earnest politica
friends, (iacluding, it is said, the entire
Committee on the Conduct Of the War;,
to seek redress for the losses our com
merce has already met bv making imme
diate reprisals upon British commerce
Between this, it is said, and the adoption
|of non-intercourse policy, such as W.
tried in the last war with Great Britain
the President still hesitates; but one or thu
other is thought certain to be relied upon
unless the English Government shoule
relieve us from the necessity of a choice
by radical change in its dealings will
the rebels.
A resort to non-intercourse would prob
ably require called session of Congress
The power to issue letters of marine anc
|reprisal is already in the President
hands. Even formal notice to the pow
Ter upon whose commerce reprisals are tt
be made is not required We might
quietly have our merchantmen called in
and armed, and the sea suddenly covered
with our privateers sweeping off the steam
ers on half a dozen British lines, and
thus securing hundreds. of millions ot
dollars, before the British Government
had found out how their privatserins
under the rebel flag was being paid for
1t is not without significance that within
few days, this very course has been
earnestly urged by New York journal,
generally SO well advised as to the policy
Of the Administration as the Ecening
Post Aas M
All this, of course, points to war-war
with the first maritime power OF the world,
at time when we are straining every
cxertion Of our navy to keep up u block
ade along three thousand miles OF coast.
1t would be grave step indeed, yet there
are those-and they form large and in
fuential party-who are earnestly striving
to bria,g it on; and We are already begin
ming to measure our resources for the new
contest and estimate its chances.
Five things may be set down as certain.
i. Within three weeks after the Brit
ish Government received advices that our
privatecrs were preying upon her com
merce, the blockade of half the consid-
cradle rebel ports would be raised. and
through one or two of them hood OF
warfike supplies would he poured into the
Confedcracy. aa5 ga G.2iL
q. Descents would speedily be made
on unprotected points OF our coast; and
even sonle of our principal cities might be
in danger. - 4
8. No attempt would be made to land
any considerable force of troops to coop
crate with the rebel armies
4. We should, in very few months,
sweep British comMerce off the seas, en-
rich our commercial and sea-going classes,
and produce the utmost distress in Grea'
Britain. 5aE 81 esa
5. There would be border warfare
along our Northern boundary, the end o
which, with amy decent military manage
ment, would be the conquest of Canada.
But sufficient unto the day is the eyl
thereof Perhaps Mr.. Seward may take
British advice and seek redress s'from the
statute" rather than from reprisals. Per
haps the British Government may prevent
the sailing of more rebel vessels. Or per
haps all present signs may fail, and We
may bear dozen more as patiently as VIZ
have borne tho Alabama. 1a
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NUMBER .,


a
WAsHIsaToN, "a prii 11 The Rich
mond ,Whig Of Friday IS yscsiyeIk &
gives the following further Particular e
the attack on Charleston:
sCHAKLEsroN, April s--8 q. M..-Au
fs'quist thus far. The people and troops
are in high spirits at the resuit of yestar-
days light. !. !. 4
The Ksokuk Is certai,,lv ensi
-'s.The fighting between tie ifensclads
and~our forts was chiefly 81 4 distsnce of
nine huhdrsd yards. s'zsaz
The Monitors can not PASS Fur4-f.n..
ter without coming within Eve HUNDRED
yardsiof our batteries. q su1kI
"The impression ia very general that
the enemy will renew, the attack ssfter
repairing damages. t4- 81. s4Slsss
"Seyen Monitors and the iron ads ~
still off the Harbor. g. .'1s
aCHARLEsToN, April $40 p
The latest intelligence from tie ber
states thatonly two Of the iron clads hsve
gone south, leaving seven remaininelske.
sides the Keokuk, which is sunk. at sboue
,OO0 yards from Morris Island. The
Yankee machine, called the Devil. dea;gp.
ed for tl the removal of torpedoes, has Acst-
cd ashore and fallen into our hands. All
is quiet now The enemy IL constantly
sigiializing, but no renewal of the stessk
az anticipated before to morrow. "a
damages.
"CHARLEsToN. April 9.-All quiet thi6
morning The Monitors are still in sight.
Yesterday evening many pieces 6f he
kcokuk's fdrniture,i ,iwith spy glasses. o..
were washed ashore on Morris Isleo4
beach. Many of the articles were eoverei
with clotted blood. The Impression prs-
walls at our batteries that tie slansf3sr
on board was TERRIBLE 7af s. 80
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Rebel. Attack ON Murfkoes.
s bOrO. ars ssfsfas sA


& WASHINGTON, April H. Ths folls&-
ing has been received at headquarters:
8 MgRHRExsBoRo, April ii, 1858.
"To Major General Halleck: gs9syl
s !" The following dispatch was received
from Gensral Granger on the 10th = Il
Ivan Dorm made his promised attack
to day at ! o'clock, directly in front and
on the town. The infantry regimen + q.
guard in. town, with the cavalry pickets.
held him at bay until their ammunition
was exhausted. 57..
The dense smoke, &C., favored their
operations, enabling them to approach
very near without our being able Is ob-
serve them. Our siege guns and al{rht
batteries opened with murdsrous e1Sot
literally strswing the ground. with sme1
and horses. / had halted STANLEY faur
miles out on the Murfreesboro road. He
At once crossed his forces over at Heicht's
mills, vigorously attacking Forrest's diti.
sion, moving down on the Lewisbura pike.
capturing six pieces of artillery and sone
two hundred prisoners; but owing to the
unfavorabls nature of the country. vas
unable to hold them, being attacf "a bv
greatly superior numbers, outfanked and
nearly surpunded. Our loss in killed.
wounded and prisoners is les thai 100
while the enemy s can not be Iess thnn
three times that number. They were NJ
pulsed on all sides, and driven until dark-
ness prevented the pursuit. Captain 7Gc-
Intyre, of the Fourth Regulars, took the
battery and. prisoners, bringing Of thaty
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The Richmond ExaminoR Il

!. WARRINGTON, D. e., April 1.-THE
Richmond Examiner says that eiu the
course Of the month of june tho esn-
paign. and war will culminats. If We
come out that month, defeated, the North
'wiil .te forced 1into terrible measures 10
|pTessryc itself live come out viotos7Sbs
then the war will be substantially syss,
as the Northeru troops can not operate IL
the South after that tin6.
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peA. The Mornfons have cvidcntly ssgot
the blues, for the Deseret News of Msfeh
19 is printed on paper blac as indigo.
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Letter from Washington.
Relations with Great

NFFt1CHi zSeH sttHO1Hs WITH S1rcHt
Britnin--ss Hiar on One Side Airealy-
Why not Make 1t on Both2 - Talk
2 Of Non Intercourse, and Of Rrprisah
on BRITISH Commerce What Mr.. Sew-
ard IS Said to Haze Done - The
Chances.
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Eews Items.
lT-erayh.I 10 th Sts Tor. >v-,l


1rE Presi lent is n.u.h better, and -ilI prsbsbiy
ls sb.' to attend 10 hu,'usu to.dsy.
Ths NeSst, CoDitl;I. ional Cou'snticu h. sdopted
artice eompsll'us all chidT.a between ni and
fourteen years Of a.. 20 attend scls0l
srs.u,s frcm hatcher, bound for New orl.,n.
l,de. with thee .toG'sud i've Lnudis! tac ~ rot.
tor, vas entirely e.nsun. 4 BY fire At Port uad.on
!a't seok
Tut Buffalo Board e'su?crvi'ors OF Saturday adopt
ed re,olu'ioa tpTr n s,ins Eve hundred 'housayd
DO lsu for hountis In Ere CouDty, each rtsrait To
rec i've IN ee hundr1d dollars.
THk s,htr 70 very cold at 81. Louis. Eo, ,hs
ther uromter ,urday rareirs from 10 to Is srcss
be fre,E point. aud Ice begins to appear tie
Tivpr
Tns s.enner Silver wave, oupd from 81. Louis 20
N.fhylu., With full cargo OF good store, and
ahout one hundred hsfses, 'upf Saturday morning
sbcus t.snty five lai.s sbo,s CalrO. II n thought
ale cannot bs Isted.
Prrrs +. sLocUs, former smp'o,ee Of hs Bst
Hotel .. Lons Branch, vas sIscutsd In the Monmouth
County Jail, At Freehold, n j, on Friday, for the
murder Of his wife ty shooting, in Jolly iast. The
vrsshed msu denied hi, s1ll bus sIprs~ed hrnsslf
re1isaId 70 lis ts.A
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Frcm Texas and Uew Orleans.



The 1 steamer George w.sNiuGto Arri1td on
SATURDAY frou Asv Oresus Nov Plat, With irer I'm.
pot,aut rev, ircn the crs'nsnt City. General Bspts
had osptursd C5Tpu. thri' aud other place q minor
importance the PIC Gr'nd- On the I1'b nst cnr
so,co. st',.tsi h',ns.' ciiy, IeIAs, sui n rl-
rsr,i,itd weo-rilrSd go p-sorcr. ,sd trc- gum.
wh,rs7sr II f.s,si have stFeNsd ;ho Tcra' psop,s
hSs e,l4bl.,d si,ons Ia on ,sntnsuts Aoav..-y
fore. .u e,csred ir-m ss~ O;!eanr GO ass,i tie
ni-nsr
rrSm " --t.-u G4usisns t0.rs - news u 'hc clever
CAPTURE u thstth IeIss Csvsf, t. 51s cavalry ioes
supported by in't ntry And -r:efy. "a. IS r-,tans
casSry scIe 80 la ,,!s.d. n. f.beli ou tn H's-
siS'ppi wcr. o'ssnE nss force Of "a lts 4. zen
thouss.t men. 20 ob'I4et n,'ss,'au s,ovs poit
Ua1soD. 90 tho i7ta ms. .Hnt,ts steamer Lgr.isld
crri on from .kls ront, ana nsffo7ly s.espei
distraction. IN iu,-r.'.ss oh 1T .res' ,e.y,gy ga
tbs, res Cd, ans ere s1sdsBty laauiIs s9por An:
Uov,HsHl.
The Enr IN b'oDt,dt rnr.er Dt,'irs Wa-t ra--
,urr' ~ The yl1uoai slouu1u, 0f NE N,. t,rsu4t
had arrived a. Hev OfAttus. sh' ifd On '0Ad a
sarEo G. clio hiss and usdelatS, snd $1,000 g.