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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08
TIE MARYLAND GRIEVANCE SUPPRESSED

It gives US great pleasure to learn that the Pre-
sident last week issued orders to put stop to the
abduction Of negro servants in Maryland, which
has been going for some weeks past, in the East
ern Shore counties, by soldiers, both black and
white, it is said, under orders from the Colonel of
the colored regiment in Baltimore or its neighbor-
hood We could not suppose that the President
would tolerate such an outrage on the laws and
rights Of property of the citizens Of loyal State,
and We have no doubt that he applied tho correc-
tive as soon as he was automatically informed of the
gross wrong, and which wa, personally brought to
his notice, we understand by the Governor OF the
State and her Senators in Congress. The Pfesi-
dent, rightly 9eeming it as much his duty to see
that laws not violated as to them faithfully
executed, promptly gave the order which we an
nounce above We trust that this act Of justice
on the part OF our excellent President will not draw
upon him as much oboquy has been visited on
our humble heads for daring to demonstrate against
the outrage which he has seen fit to rebuke and
repress but if it does, hope he will care rs lit
te for it as We have done.
How those unfortunate planters who have been
deprived of their slaves, and nearly ruined by this
high.handed stretch Of military power, are to be
Unidentified, we do not know. We know that when
an invading foreign enemy, in the war OF lSl2-l5,
carried off some hundreds of negroes from planters
on dff,rentparts Of our Southern coast our Govern
ment demanded compensation for every negro thus
carried off, and the British Government honorably
consented to insert in the treaty of peace an in.
jdemnty to the amount of more than million Of
dollars, which was subsequently, awarded by acom-
mission and paid to the owners. We have never
been slow 10 exacting justice from other people
wo are sorry to say that we have not always been
as prompt in doing justice to our own.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08
FROM TENNESSEE.
JUNCTION OF BURNSIDE AND RosEoRANs


LOUISVILLE, OCTOBER 6.-The Journal has despatch
from Knoxville, which is considered entirely Trustworthy
that Cen Burnside held the country south from Rockville
to Casht0wn, the awasse river and the Western and
Atlantic railroads. and only twenty-five miles distant from
Kingston the junction of the West rn and Atlantic and
Rome railroads aud east Of Knoxville far as reenye
the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad He also
possesses all the passes into North Carolina. His right
wing is in communication with Gen Rosscrans and his
position all that could 10 desired Is army is in the best
health and spirits.
CINCINNATI, OCTOBER Ga special despatch to the
Commercial from Knoxville dated the 5th, says: {" Our
forces below have penetrated to Hawasse river the
my retiring The rebels have also fallen back above Col
Carter beigg beyond Greenvile tonight"
GTeenpille is the capital of Green county Tennessee
IL Is two hu' dred and ff miles east Of Nashville and
sxtysx northeast of Knoxville and on the line Of The
East Tennessee and Virginia railroad
NEW YORK, OCTOBER THE Heralds special Nssl
vile despatch of yesterday says Every thing from the
army of highly encouraging character The railroad
and telegraph lines not materially Injured snd the
former will bs open by tomorrow night The design Of
the rebel raid to prevent reinorcementa but has
senay failed small party Of rebels crossed the pike
Murfreesboro this morning but Wilders Union cav.
airy forced them to retreat in short order Col McCook
in his recent raid took colonel majors nine line
officers, and eightyseven privates prisoners"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08
THE HABEAs CORPUS AND ITS SUSPENSION

Our readers will remember that the section OF
the act of Congress undCr which the President
issued his last proclamation suspending the privi-
lege of the writ Of habcas corpus in certain cases
reads as follows:
Be enacted The Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United STATES 81 america Congress assembled
That during the present rebellion, the President of the
United States, whenever, in his Judgment the public
safety may require IT, is authorized suspend the pryi-
ge OF the writ If habeas corpus in any throughout
the United States any part thereof And whenever and
wherever the said privilege shall be suspended afore
said no military other officer shall be compelled,
to any writ of habeas corpus TO return the body
Of person persons detained by him by authority OF
the Pres dent but upon the certificate under OATH Of the
officer having charge of any detained that such
person is detained by him prisoner under authority
of the Presden further proceedings under the OF
having issued the said writ long said suspension by
the President shall remain in force and said rebellion
tinue"
We have already explained that this act of Con-
gress as VIC understood it at the time Of its pas
to cover the only of persons who are held
cas- prisoners" under the Presidents authority,
and who are charged, as appears from subsequent
sections, with disloyal designs or practices On
this superstition its terms and provisions relate
only to cases where the officer having charge Of
the detenu can certify that he is "priscner"
held by authority of the President. This will
cover prisoners Of war, spies, and alder, and abct-
tors Of the enemy, but not officers, soldiers, or
seamen. These persons, it seemed to US, cannot
be regarded as "prisoners." he minor improperly
enlisted and the illegally drafted, who may
seek the privilege Of the writ, are not "pri-
soners, cannot be certified as such by the officer
under whom they serve, aud do not come within
the terms Of the act of Congress as we understand
it. And, therefore, we thought it proper to ex-
press opinion that, so far as the proclamation
undertakes suspend the privilege of the writ as to
officers, soldiers, or sesmen enrolled or drafted in
the service Of the United States, it exceeds the
authority granted by the act of Congress
Since we gave expression to this opinion the
subject has been made matter Of judicial decision
by Judge Sprague, of tho United State, District
Court sitting in Boston, Judge whose opinion,
as is well said by Boston contemporary has long
been regarded by the courts and the bar Of tie
United Stat with a respect which is not measured
by the importance Of the tribunal ia which he sits
We give elsewhere SO much of his opinion as
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08
RESULTS OF LIE DRAFT.
COTTON In KANSAS

The Kansas cotton crop has been complete
and it s longer doubtful that climate and soil
such that cotton can be proftaby raised here The
green-ssed cotton has been uccessul in almost every
instance, while the varieties cent from Washington and
from down the Mississippi have invariably failed. The
green seed cotton is the kind raised in Maryland and Ken
lucky and il has failed during the years that il
has been tried 10 this State Even in 1860 this cotton
tured fully The cotton raised here this year very
peror quality Judgs Bailey and other well known agrcu-
tu,iss are completely satisfied with their rails
ing cotton. - .sapcneorth Consc,p afiue.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08

covers THE branch Of the argument We made
against tho Presidents proclamation, aud We do
so with the greater chcerfulness because this
eminent jurist sustains the authority of the Pres
dent, under the statute cited, to suspend the priv
lege of the writ with regard to officers soldiers
and seamen, equally with persons arrested for dis
loyal designs or practices.
1t ID obvious that the determination Of this ques
ton must turn on the logical significance and colo
cation which shall be given to the latter clause of the
section above cited from the act of March Sd, 1868
If this clause is not an pari materia with the former
and meant to be de6nt.ve of the phrase "any
case" contained in the former, it is obvious that
the Interpretation of Judge sprague is as sound
and conclusive on the grounds of legal exegess as
it is superior in the weight of authority derived
from his name. But if the two clauses are to be
construed jointly and not severally; if the au-
thorization to suspend the privilege Of the writ
in "any case" is limited by the provision of
the second clause, that wherever and whenever
the said privilege shall be suspended aforesaid"
THAT is, Gin any case throughout the United
States, or any part thereof, the military other
officer shall make return that the person detained
by him "is detained as prisoner under authority
of the United States" then it follows that the in
depreciation of Judge Sprague would seem to be
hardly tenable And if the two clauses are not
to be construed as co-extensive and as mutually
explanatory of each others purport, We are at
some loss to conceive why it was deemed necessary
to prescribe particular kind Of return for spe-
cial class of cases. If it had been meant to autho
rice the suspension Of the privilege Of the writ in
"any case" without regard to the limitation ex-
pressed in the second clause, it seems to US that
general and not special terms would have been
used in describing the return that was to be made
by the military or other officer having sang per-
son or persons in charge under authority Of the
President" Why authorizs general suspension
in "any case" and then Immediately proceed to
defne the particular answer that shall be made
/" wherever and whenever" the writis SO suspended
unless it was meant to signify that the suspension
was general only as to the class of cases in which
such return could be madel But we ask these
questions merely for the purpose of developing the
logical relations Of the topic, and not at all of con
trovertiDg the arguments of the learned Judge
The question is now res adjudicata, and, with oul
habitual respect for judicial decisions, we accept
and defend all laws as they are expounded by the
courts reserving the right Of private judgment fol
the formation of opinions as to the true meaning
of any statute, but in matters of law receiving the
actual interpretations Of the judiciary as practi
cal rule of life within the sphere of civil duty to
which they relate.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-08

BmaANbsiiN MIssoURI-As consequence OF pro-
tracted civil war brgands have sprung up in Missouri ~
great numbers aud these prow about puoderns a. WI"
in soms districts Of the State In The depopnsei oorder
coun lea these piiagers AMI made spoil Of tho
property left behind.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27
EducatiOn.

On Wednesday last, in the Constitutional
Convention, the article on education was
considered in Committee of the Whole.
Amendments were made that the Legislature
shall make it compulsory with parents that
their children, between the ages of six and
fourteen, shall receive educational instruc-
ton, unless physically or mentally incapaci-
ta.ed. Fines collected under State penal
laws shall be appropriated to the common
school fund, and shall not be transferable,
This is step in the "march Of civilization"
that amounts to something. Let system OF
common schools be established which shall
place good education within the reach OF
children of the poorest citizen, and make
that education compulsory, The great mass
of crime, Of moral debasement, and the po-
htical degradation of people, is born in ig-
norance. In proportion with the llberality
Of educational privileges extended to the
people, so is the ratio Of nations advance
ment in all that constitutes freedom, pros
perity and greatness. 1t is unnecessary to
quote examples in illustration Of this plain
proposition. The different n lions Of the
old world and the several States of our own
nation are before US, and comparisons, which
to assert might be indicate, are neverthe-
less very easily drawn, and each can do so
for himself from personal observation. We
are pleased to see our lawmakers taking
this decided step, and sincerely hope that the
laws which shah be framed to carry out the
provision of the Constitution, will be care
fully and practically drawn, and carried out
strictly and efectually. They will, BY so do
ing, leave to coming generations legacy
wealth, morality and power.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27
0Lot Owners, Lookout!o

Under this heading the Union Of yester-
day has a news item Of considerable import
ance to the owners, or those who suppose
themselves to be the owners Of lots in the
mining districts. It says:
On the twentieth day of this month, the Sides
Mining Company. and the White & Murphy Min
ing Company, through their attorneys, Stewart
aud Baldwin. commenced suit in eJectment
against all the owners of lots for several hundred
feet on each side of their mining claims. The
property sued for consists Of several hundred Of
the most desirable residence lots IN this city, 1t
has many fine buildings upon it, and is OF great
value The title claimed by plaintiffs rests upon
priority Of ownership asserted by virtue Of min
ing locations Some months since we warned
the real estate owners Of this city that before
long Just such a claim would be made by the min
ing companies, and our predictions are now
verified The suits were commenced against John
Doe. Richard Roe, and other fictitious names and
the parties interested were not, until yesterday,
generally aware that such actions were instituted
We call the attention Of resident owners to these
that they may be ready for the summonses which
will be flying around rs thick as hailstOnes Ia
day OF two. We shall have more TO say In few
days regarding this matter. At present we con-
tent ourselves with calling attention it, and de-
nouncing this wicked attempt to deprive num-
Der of worthy citizens Of their rightful posses
sionA
These suits are of course based upon Judge
North's recent "bottom up" decision, by
which the owners of a mine are declared to
own from the centre to the surface and
thence upward through rari6ed atmosphere
into space to ininity. This doctrine. if con-
frmed by the Supreme Court, and made the
law of the land, will be very nice thing for
the owners OF mines in Virginia, and this
town, but decidedly uncomfortable for those
Who have in good faith located or purchased
lots and erected costly structures thereon
Both towns are, beyond doubt, built above
lodges, all Of which have been located and
most of which are being wrought by mining
companies, and no owner Of a town lot in
either place need be surprised at having
suit in ejectment commenced against him at
any moment. How the Choking OUT" las
advised by the Urion,) is going to help the
matter we fail to see. 1t is probable that
some one case will be selected as test suit,
and the question decided one way or the other
At an early day.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27
Arrivals and Departures.

ARRIVALS YESTERDAY Per California
Stages-W H Paine, M Fegar, John Nc
Questin, Price, Martin Fallom, A Smith, j
Thorp, Mrs Brown, Mrs Cole. Per Pioneer
Stages-M G Mersey, o F Wiley, c Lamb,
H Lukin, w Wilson, H Wood, ] Manly, ]
Skay, Jno Kelley, S Galkman, Mss S She
han, Geo F Jones, L N ohm, ] NJ Cohen,
Miss Jacobs, L Gckeman, F A Spear, Judge
Mott, Mrs E C Crow, w Havenlan, A
Ashim, H Wood, NJ T Bradford, NJ K Brad
ford, J B Bradford, Mrs NJ Williams, 9 L
Eeastman, H T Sanford, Mrs Levy, NJ
Daniel, Mrs Mott, G NJ Follanshee, F A
Worwali, H Harris, F S Jones, w B Min
turn, Mrs A Fuller, B Frauz, H Roge, Mr.
Arlington, S F Ambla, Mrs Ritter, son and
two children, E Dayla, r Wood, 0 s Car
vile and Mrs Harrington.
DEPARTURES FROM VIRGINIA YESTERDAY
AND To-DAY-Per California Stages.-John
Bargar, NJ Cunnan, Lipman, P Mcdaniel,
F Sprague, McBrown, w E Mason and
child, J Snildy, J Miller, G c White, B E
Hickok, D Lathrop and H Gutcher.
Per Pioneer Stages-A G Kensey, o F
Wiley, C Laird, A Lukin, w Wilson, H.
Wood, J Monty, Skay, NJ o Kelley, Gull
lenar, Mrs Sheleon, G F Jones, ] N Cohn,
Miss Jacobs, S Alderman, F A Aspen,
Judge Mott, H Wood, H o Donnel, s Sichel,
NJ Lane, Mrs Brown, Miss Brown, S H Rob
inson, F Diedes, A Janin, w F Cough, T ]
Smith, L Cross, A E Crowell, D Neubaum,
N R Samson, 6 Erveling, J Wan, A A Cox,
VIII Dudley, r P Ryan and NJ 0 baylor.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27
THE NEWS.

The wires brought US last evening news
to make glad every loyal heart. The rebel
hosts which have been gazing down from the
heights of Lookout Mountain upon our po-
sition at Chattanooga, "the heart and vitals
of the Confederacy," have been driven thence
with terrible slaughter and heavy loss In men
and artillery. They were driven at every
point, their centre broken, and in which ever
direction they fell back they were met and
turned by the victorious Federal troops
Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge
are occupied BY our troops, and on Wednes-
day night, the enemy were bivouaced two
miles beyond the latter point. The whole
field is ours and our communications are
perfect.
The latest news from Charleston, states
that storm of shells and Greek FIRE was
pouring into that town. Good news was
this, and most opportune in coming upon
Thanksgiving Day.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27

A MODEL PUBLIC SERvAST.-We believe
there is no public officer In the county more gen.
orally or more deservedly popular than N. w.
Wintnn, Clerk of Storey county. His patience is
only exceeded by his politeness aud his efforts to
please are not merely occasional but always
exerted He is always to be found in his office,
and when found. ready to attend at once to your
business. We have occasion to visit his Office
every day, and bother him with any amount of
questions and ask numberless questions of him;
yet one day with another we have always found
him the same, and have never yet received a sour
look or a surly answer from him. We believe
that there is not a reporter or member of the
press in the city, who has business at the Office of
Mr. winton, but feels under obligations to him
for favors-favors almost without number. We
have long felt the weight of our obligations to
him, and take this opportunity for acknowledge
ing our indebtedness to him for the many favors
we have received at his hands-Tsrritoridl En-
tsrprtse.
We cheerfully give the above a place in
our columns, endorsing every word Of it
We have long felt under obligations to Mr..
Winton for the unvarying politeness and at
tent ion shown US upon the occasions of our
daily visits to his Office. There is one impor-
tant item which he seems to understand to
perfection, and that is, that as the time Of go
ing to press approaches reporters time is
precious, and he is governed accordingly, to
our great accommodation. [REP.l
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27
Menarerie on Mount Davidson.

There was no Bulletin published last even
ing, but Dan De guile imbibed too much
egg-nogg and saw visions and dreamed
dreams. Things got mixed in his brain-pan,
and he imagined chowder concocted Of the
Bulletin, News and the Book of Revelations.
In that imaginary page he read Of strange
beasts, and like unto drunken St. John the
Evangelist, he imagined some whiskey-mill
a modern Patmos, and behold he "writ" as
follows:
THOSE WOLVES Alphabetically morning
those two wolves again appeared on the craggy
nights of Mount Davidson, near the same old
tunnel and were seen by the same wretched man
who had the misfortune TO behold them on the
first occasion. The wolves, however, did not at
tempt to harm the man he says he thinks the
reason of their showing no disposition to attack
him was probably owing to the fact Of their be-
ing there in waiting to rend the flesh of that pro-
fame disbeliever, the editor of the Gold Hill NEWS,
should he pass that way. Near the two wolves
stood the pig with eight Legs, and perched on
rock hard by was the singing hen from Dayton, it
having come up expressly for this occasion.-But-
LetiH of iaSt sreniRg
If the Gold Hill NEWS still persists doubling
the Bulletia's wolf story, we hope the wolves
may catch him-thats all
Does that young man, Dan De guile,
know that the venerable editor of the BuLLe-
tin who wrote aforetime concerning ..ye
wolves, ye octipedal pig and, ye. hen meio-.
dious, has been afflicted with severe chronic
veracity for more than a quarter of aEentu-
ry? We once spoke in dubious tone con-
corning those wolves, and our beard has been
full of dirt, and our face black before the
people even unto this day, because Of the
Doctors rebuke. Beware, thou Dan, and
remember the two she-bears that came out Of
the Woods Of Judea, and chawed forty and
two children all into one piece.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27

VIGILANCE COMMITTEE IN ALAMEDA
CENrREvILLF, Nov. 25th.-Last Monday
night, party of Spanish desperadoes went
to Alzarado, fired into hotel, smashed all
the windows in the Catholic church, and
then started of for the mountains. About
mile from town they met an American named
Frank Devsl. at 'whom they fired two shots
which passed through his coat. After hot
pursuit, one of the Spaniards was caught and
taken back to Alyarado, where he had a pre-
liminary trial Last night, about twelve
o'clock, q number Of citizens Of the town
overpowered the guard, took the prisoner and
hung him over the Alameda bridge.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27

MEN FROM .WAsHoE.-General Wright
has informed Governor Nye that he will ex-
pect two more cavalry companies and regi-
ment Of infantry from this Territory. These
troops, we believe, are to be raised as soon as
possible. So there. is chance for all who
wish to volunteer in the service of their coun-
try. Mr.. Robert Payne, Of Silver City, has
received the commission Of Captain from
Governor Nye, and will shortly proceed TO
raise Company E, First Cavalry, N. T. Vol
unteers. Bob has the grit and the strategy,
and all that sort of thing. He is an old CAL
ifornian, and has roarned and prospected
through all the wilds of the State, as well as
the mountains and deserts of this Territory.
Cavalry, we doubt not, will prove his forte, for
he was long enough resident Of Southern
California to learn to outride Mexican ga
ouero and beat the most skillful Spaniard
with the lasso. He's the very man for cap
tain Of cavalry.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-27
ACCIDENTAL dreadful accident occurred

ACCIDENTAL dreadful accident occurred
on Wednesday at the Table Mountain shaft,
near Silver City, by which two men were Sc
verely injured, and one Of them named Dun
can Mckenzie, most seriously so. 1t is the
old story of drilling out a blast" We have
only one comment to make on the matter,
and that is, that men so injured deserve very
little sympathy. When with the hundreds
of terrible examples within their own expe-
rience, old miners will, in spirit of sheer
laziness, persist in the fool-hardy practice Of
drilling out blasts, they deserve blowing up.
There is no earthly excuse for them. Fa-
miliarity with danger seems to breed sort Of
contempt of all common sense prudence aud
precaution, and till his own turn comes to
have his eyes blown out or his hands torn
off, each thinks himself under the special
protection Of the God Of Luck. "An men
think all men mortal but themselves"