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4 An interesting document addrssssd y
Judas r. BenkAman, the Confedslsts
Secretary Of State, 70 Hon. i, Q. r. II
mar, tho Confederate Commissioner q
g. Petersburg. has lately come intp pos
session Of our Government. II shows
the prudent and significant ressyys which
the Confederats authorities prescribe to
themselves in refusing 70 enter into any
engagement with foreign nations not to
renew the African slave trade.
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A Hilton Head letter Of the 18th says
heavy 6riDg Vas heard nearly al ths pro.
vins dsy IN the vicinity Of Cksrl4sson.
Il il thought that the heet which lsft. on
"Wednesday Was attacking tho batteries
at 6ecae lntot. !, 81 , ...., .s ,s..
The Savannah Republican # ~ 2ssh
reports m engagement between reb.
q light batteries md Federal gunboats on
honday, bat gives 10 particulars, *
cept that the rebels posfed shot abd shell
int oaF gunleaAs . considerable time
The locality apPaals . haye been in the
visisity q JssksosvlIs. Z 100 ~
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Cincinnati, March 80.

OIHCiHH1Iij maIOH 70.
The Advertiser publishes an official
advertisement of the rebel Commissary,
appealing to the public for supplies
bf bacon. for which he is authorized to
pay Soc y B, or to give u b Of sugar
for one Of bacon. The people in the east
are in . starving condition. Flour Is e5d
" Dbl. 1t Knoxville.
Memphis dispatches say it isknown fol
certain that the Sun6ower river expedi.
ton has arrived safely at its destination,
and 'thata large force under Gen. Sher.
man has landed above Haines' bluff.
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Cincinnati. March 81.

The rebels are refreshing from Ken
tucky apidly. Pegram, ii last accounts,
vas being hotiy pursued. II Is reported
that 10 hes been compelled 70 abandon
his cattle trains. s.
The Commercials Aurfreesborn dis.
patches ray Polk's corps, consisting q
Cheathan's, Wisher'1 md NsC ovans di
visions has advanced TO within 10 miles
Of, Aurffeesboro.
Two scouts affirm the rebels must at
tack OF fall back. ON account ~ scant]
subaistancs. y saaf-a )
tometroops passing through COIunhus
g., yesterday, became iatoxiea>sd and ct
tempted to pass thu Provost Marshs
guard. Being resisted, they commenced
throwing stones and clubs ct the guard
when the latter fired fnt Nth blank car
tridges and then with balls. PriyaA
Quinn, 9th Pennsylvasia, Va murtail,
Wounded, Wright and Aisundst III
Mass slightly.
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Refugees from rebellion and desertsrs
from the rebel army are almost dailg com-
ing into our lines At Suffolk, and they
represent movements strongly indimts IN
early evacuation Of Richmond, though il
10 intended to b accomplished BY slov
and sure process. An entire division d
the rebel army arrived in Richmond lest
Tuesday, - Is supposed, to protect the
rebels from any attack while evacuation
istaking place. The rebels have already
commenced 70 remove thpir large guns
and also their mAchinery from the ma
chine shops OF Richmond 70 Chattanooga.
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6pefial Notices.
.DosT-oFFICE DIRECTORY.

Arrivals Ana DeRaSsuFsssSshsA Nails.
The EasiAn Mil arrives q ?. -, asA dspsrts 4
A. Msssw* ssze 81. IS sstss So
,1htW4hss nsii aesaves ~. \. as4 6ssasss !,
q. ''s'sgs !
1hSsSstAsrs xasr strives g r. r.. aaA 4e1as,a
al u. n. sas gsg go 8.
|, The Northern NAN arrives = ?. y. An dspst,
atfA.A. sss $50 I .!. .ss
TAs Paany1 Man sssirs = =. r.. and departs
oTA. -. @~sap
Thsra.ss6ssAS n4 49, ifsa srIsvss Nc 2. n.
$40 ospesW 81 ~ sf@ SFxxggS
AL nsil matsjs $4,000 - 81 uss II ~ morning
eis shssid ~ n The odss b. o'slesk tAs yvsAisG
prsesding ths dspsythSs VI ~ nalla.s III 81 ~ II.
}. u. HOWELL. r. n. ,
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w heeling, March 81

w heeling, March 81.
A telegram from Gov. Hsrpont says
yesterday 700 rebels captured Point
Pleasant, VI. The towR was suLse-
quently recaptured, md the rebels we're
driven back with loss Of 10 prisoners.
We lost one killed and one wounded.
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I.ss.sss..ssas 4..s.As'.-s s.s'ss d1 au
.0sy ass4 tsue Y1ckabss9 - SeDni1y
u Important. The joint attempt 81 Ad-
miH Porter and Gen. 6hsrhSnNp 1sak
He4Bs1 bssG I 1 hiinre " ~ l
ThS ao4t sAsd proceeded Through
Steele's asd Dlacks' Bayoa and into Deer
River where they sncoantersd ! consiasr-
abl6 'fs6cesa u .ssbels who obstEuqted the
passage sbbth infront and rear ~ falling
trecs; and the report = thas 10y we're
saved from captsre BY The ti'nely arrival
Of info1ty. TIE whole sxpsditipA had
returned "a Young Point.
The South Western had arrived At
Menphis bringing intelligence that on
Wednesday morning the Lancaster and
Switzerland sttempted 10 INN the bat
teries at Vicksburg.a As soon ~ they
came in range the rebel batteries opened
upon them most terrific IRE. The Lam
caster was struck over thirty times. Her
entire bow Was shot away causing her to
sink in few minutes nearly opposite tho
city. In going down she turned COM
plete somersault. Two of her crew escaped
in small boats.
Th~ steam drum OF the Switzerland was
struck by . 64-pouud ball, rendering her
totally helpless, in which condition she
aoated below the city where she was
picked up by the Albstross and towed to
the nouth Of the canal. She was struck
in many places. Loss Of life on board
not stated.
The object Of these rams in passing the
batteries WAS 10 reinforce Farragut, Who
hss been below Warrenton on the Hart.
ford ever since they past Port Hudson
The Hartford, Albatros, Richmond, Kino
Genesee, Monongahela and Mississippi
were the boats of Far.gut's Aeet that a.
tempted to run the batteries NJ Port Had
son. The Hartford and Albatros succeed
ed; the rest we're forced TO retire. exeep
the Mississippi which was destroyed
One man, gunner on the Alb<tros, Wal
killed. eg13Es.sSz
i At Grand Gulf the Hartford and Alba
tfos were attacked by f5-gun battery
The former was struck IA times. Thre,
men killed on both vessels. They return
; ed FIRE. and both were considerably injur
ed The bluffs III Grand Gulf are higi
and commanding. @
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philadelphia, March 81.

Philadelpha. March 81.
The Murfreeahoro correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press obtained the following
intelligence from a gentleman just arriv-
ed in the vicinity Of Chattanooga:
The rebels are bailding immense forti-
6cations 1t Chattanooga.
Already between 50 and go guns are
in position 1t Bridgeport They hsve al
80 constructed some Eve earthworxs at
Stevenson, Ala, Shelbyville, Tullahoma
and Dupont. ae 4@ts&&
Bragg lost in the battle Of Stone river
1b,0oO killed, wounded and missing
These are official reports. Seven han.
dred o1lesn we're killed, wounded and
missing.
The rebel army of Tennessee CONSISTS
OF 100 regiments Of infantry and Is reg
imeats Of eava4ry. The latter are under
Gen. Wheslsr. Van Dorm u sescnd in
command.
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F = +
Sailed ths ship Prima Dona. for ca
lao. eia is's W
Nothing nsw regarding the threatened
demonstration BY secessionists on Mare
Island navy yard and Benicea arsenal.
The public ars informed * 10 circum.
stances which warranted the alarm mani.
tested By. luthoritiee. although III rec.
ccuA>d tksiS4iSPositisn tstaksS the Pre-.
eantion 70 guard against possible dam.
sge. Al n1iE
There are large number Of secssh
synpstAislgsh Napa csdnty, Aoegh i
10 presumable not enough r. take mp arm,
(aglinlt the Authorities. With ordinar,
|sikilAncS iugsarding forts, armory ans
public ppspssty, no .ons apPrshends dan
Gsr from ssscasionista in this State. Th'
Saginaw remains at Mare Island.
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Philadelphia, March 81.
Yesterday sl,950 600 kgal tenders
were converted into the see loan, and
I'll 600 600 to-day. ee.@
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New York. March 81.

A letter from. the, Eigsts Hastfosd re,
por1 thstshs~ got aground in passing
Port HudSon and Vas struck frequently
by rebel shot. At Grand Gulf she VA
alsos struck frsqusnty. Hsr total loss
VA : killed and . slightly vonndsd. 81 4
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4 XUfe MOUHOCt HH"EVH OKs
Yesterdays Richmond Dispatch ha,
the following:
The enemy has appeared sgain in front
Of Fort Psmbeston. Much firing was
heard. Result unksown.
The report d the capture ofsasn. Car.
ter's brigade b Humphrey Manhall is
not confirmed.
Gen. Morgan had : Eight on NE goth
at Milton. lasting Eve hours, driving the
ensnyrtvo miles, when they were rein.
forced. Gen. Morgan says his loss Of ON.
GERS YVES heavy.
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Especial to Evening Post.]
Washington, March 50.

Washington, March so.
1t is again rumored Mr.. CHASE viii
visit New York this week, but the report
is unfounded.
Senator Chandler, Of Michigan, is here
to-day, probably in connection with the
report of the committee on the conduct Of
the war.
The roads in Virginia are rapidly dry
ing up.
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COUNTY Icvs.
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Stock 0axk04e
80 Wee Yort, March IL.
Stoeks-Bettar, elesisg iess nrp- +
Aossy-s per ssss. - cal and settvs. 80
Sterling Exchaass-oaiss. lloA for specie; si1sa
for szxsscy. 2N so s1'
Gold--Ciosed IAsb.
Treasury 7 s-,o-Iss4. - -
US. lyssr cersiacatss 81 essssH
u.B.s's 81, rsxd- Ic<i; do soaposs iosk. h
Cetsosuts 7,S-isek.
New York Central es--loo.
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MIDNIGHT REPORT!

= Washington. March 81.
Official information has been received
Of Col. aCOoher's sewers bastle and splea:
did victory on Bear River; Washington
Territory, after hard forcsd march Of
II miles u mid winter. and over froeen
roads, II which rs Of his men we're dis-
abled BY frozen feet. He and his gallant
land Of only $50. attacked 500 Indisss.
encamped in their strong hold. and after
= hard fought battle Of I hours, destroy
Cd, the entire ham. laaEinG IA aAAl Zen
the Held. Our los vas II killed, ,ad4l
Wounded.
These Iadiaas sAAd smurawsd sssvSssl
miners during tho winter. and were part
ct the same band which had been muir
dering smigrants on ~ eyosAad mail
ronsS for the last rs years, and principal
actors and laaders in the hosrid crimes o.
the past summers & 1 q
Daring Col. Conner's march. no =.
shtance wAs renderad 81 tie Mornxonus,,
Who seemed indisppssd, ~ says, te d..
yulge any infor6stiou regarding he IN
dams; - shsgsa s6ersa6usb 7So42 fgf
every arfisls iarnishsd NJ sspinnn,l.s q
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New YoriE Marskes.

Ess York, March ~.
Pioss--v cry quise. sAaas nsmsr. ssies u - -
% 80 snpsr state; % Is 10 % - Ter Kxsia sedA4
q 1887 - X. n. O.
wksss-Yirnsr ssd qusss. Sales .. UiODel 81
fer sprisg u Gooi ~ for Msiwaskss Ciub; ~ -
10 u - Amber Iowa: - ss4ei - pr wias~ -
Western; 81 III to ols3 Anha Aielpgsa.
Corn-Msskst quist shad. ArDsf. Sales ri -
sse Tor sound sslxss, eSOsoe tssSand
Oais-os1rs- 6sles st o6Dt1a
Port-stndy, Cut meats shads asnss. y
L4rd-vftn. lek0iits s.
whisky--nuil. A15s.
Groesriss--Quiet.
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- Eli NO1uCD. Il lklillU
The Prcsbytsry Of Kssksk win hold IL Asxs stated
meeting In Ksskak satLs a rhtrsday !sAt u Apsil
nsxs = n osAssk. Pm. .aa#s 81 u e.
4s8 q. c. BRAMAN, Stated Clark.
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- New York. March 81. y
Csls Clarke, Of Banks staG, died of his
injuries Sseeixsd hear, Port Hadson. sa 4
4 lsttsr frsA On board ths Richmond
says the rSpaft y .untrl,s ihAs shs fred
int the Mississippi. i. ss9 s.
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The work Of consolidating decimated
regiments has been commenced in the
Army Of the Rappahaonock.
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-.-.--.-.-.--.---I -s fosk, Slsss6 w.:
Fa'fks slssinssfi MI cIsllsns from New, Or
liath u 4yslvsd this -. b. She brings
iAs In, 0ihtg ollcisi I dispatches. md and
~, 900 - ,tpS0ie; A)so Co.'s! Butler,
MctsDd Ak1 y lsw oth4r officers back. !,
New Otlseh1 p9pefs contain 4 fex a.
ditiona itemt, one containing diSpatoh
ip0aa fafsiRat's Secretary, dated above
f Z "a ss!d.oA 18Th has been pieked. Up,
Wgiost hiee marines killed, and tvo
~ TIE crsw Wounded, The Albatrosa
lost ope killed. The Mohongahela viii
Gen. Banks and staff and Capt. Alber on
board took position below Port Hudson
Oh ths. l9til md fred quite number Of
her zoo FOUNDER shells into the rebel bat
\ A Captain ana some 80 rebels have
been nptured. " The Captain reports
E.rfsgut 10y 5 miles shove Port Hudson
MI day Sunday, and that the Hartford re.
ceived no damage, Subsequently the
Hartford went up the river.
A detachment Of our land force had
been up directly opposite Port Hudson.
The blockade OF Galveston was still
kept up. In the harbor was the Ham,
burg; her being iron-cased vas /. suppo,
Sition.
A successful cavalry expedition unde,
Capt. Perkins had been made from Bra
shisr City. = considerable distance into
the rebel lines. He engaged the rebel
force, had = brilliant FIGHT, charging them
with tia sabre and chasing them 8 nilss
killing 10, wounding a. capturing IA
horses with equipments, without losing .
man. Capt. Perkins had horse shot
under him while engaging rebel Lieu
tenant. i3 A
Several schoonsrs had arrived ct New
Orleans, from across ths lake, with large
amounts Of cotton and . number Of pass
, engen. The latter were compelled Il
leave to get something 10 eat, and the,
relate tales Of grest restitution and suf.
fering amongst rebels. They state tha
4 . merciless CONSUMPTION is enforced, ant
areiga Of terror snd want prevails.
i New York. March 81.
i An attack by cavalry, loo strong, val
made yesterday on our cavalry patrol os
Telegraph Road, between Dumfries anS
Ooeoqusn. Eight Of our men were cap
tured.
The expedition from Hooksr's army
under Col. Fairchild, which was sent on
recently to North Neck. returned to Belle
plain yesterday. They captured severa
prisoners, and quantity Of pork, bacon
wheat and oats; also, number Of valua
bic horses and mnlss. and broke up
ferry At Union Wharf on the RappAhan
mock, e.iff ygs.
i The enemy is still in his old camp
though m impression prevails that Lee
preparing to fall back beyond the Pa
Z munkey.
|, ts.s,i.l1o W~Al
The work Of consolidating decimate,
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FROM HILTON HEAD.

Rebels Leaving Kentucky.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-29

The splendid defence Of his shir
made by Commodore Renshaw, al
Galveston. and tho FINAL act in the
tragedy, in which that brave Officer
fired the magazine, sending himself
and many of his officers and men ia
eternity, recall the old heroic days ol
Blake and vantromp, and renew in
public recollection the ancestral glo
ries Of our own Navy in far later
times. The vessel Was aground. To
rescue her from the enemy was impos-
sible; to prevent her falling into hos
tile hands. . necessity; and to FIRE the
magazine the last resource. The Com
nodors was ct once priest. victim and
hero. He applied the torch, died a
glorious death for bis country, and by
: deed that has few parallels in histo.
~, secured for himself an immortal.
", the honors of which shall be coe.
quail with the nobility of his act.
And Lieutenant Wainwright. too
commanding the crew of the Harriet
Lane, what Geld Of glory that in
which be and they reaped. and how
beautiful the crop. In al, one hun
dred and twenty brave hearts when
the battle began when it ended, on
u seventeen survived. The others
had fallen beneath the shadow Of the
dag. for the honor Of which they poured
ont their precious lives What spot
on earth. or what page in history is
consecrated by glories like these I
Where, in the records Of any nation,
or in the fictions which cluster around
the days Of Chivalry, have We paral-
lei Of these modern instances ?-D.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-29

Bolles. SmisA a. Co.--GentIemen: Tn
using Scoyilps Stillingia and Sarsa.
parilla, ] did 80 more from the persua-
sion of friends than from confidence
in its merits in my own mind. had
been long in the hands of the ablest
physicians without relief. After many
years Of painful sufferings. afflicted
with scaley eruptions over my whole
body. and many running sores under
my ears. arms and other places, and
life seemed but burden, have the
pleasure to inform you that have re-
covered. and once more enjoy the
blessings which this world affords.
All this is the work of your Sarsapa-
rilla. ] am satisfied that there could
Be no greater blessing conferred upon
my fellow citizens than the administra-
tien of your Blood and Liver Strip in
sickness and disease.
Please accept assurances Of my
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-29
RFrAIIATIoN.

JEFF. Davis issued an order recently
refusing TO parole or exchange any
Federal officers taken az prisoners.
At the time be had more Of our officers
than we had of his, and this circom-
stance tended to make him arrogant.
But the run Of luck shortly afterward
turned. The boot is now on the other
foot. The battle of Murfrcesboro
threw into the hands of the rebels
more prisoners than We took; but as
Bragg was obliged to leave many OF
his wounded behind in the hasty and
rapid retreat, the difference in the res
pectivc number of prisoners taken is
not 20 great as many suppose. The
raid of Forests guerillas upon Oxford,
and the shameful and cowardIy sur
render of that post by Col. Murphy.
gave the rebels 1900 prisoners. A
few hundred also fell into their hands
at the attack on vicksburg. All these
pat the rebels ahead Of Us in prisoners,
but the storming Of Arkansas Post.
and with its fall the surrender of ten
regiments Of rebels, places orr side
considerably ahead. These ten regi.
ments give us 1900 privates, and
400 officers. We have one General,
ten Colonies, ten Lieutenant Colonels,
ten Majors, one hundred Captains, two
hundred Lieutenants, and scores of
Adjatants, Staff officers, Quartermas-
tiers and Surgeons, making fully 400
In ell. IL JEFF. Davis persists in throw.
ing our officers in his hands into dun
geons, and penitentiaries, our author
tiles can place double as many Of his
officers in close confinement. The
number of rebel officers in Federal
hands stands a fair chance of being
largely increased by Gen. McCler-
sands expedition. If the rebels make
. stand at St. Charles, on the White
River, and Pine Bluffs, on the Arkan-
sas, two more nice hauls will certainly
be made, adding several hundred more
rebel officers to the present formida-
BILE batch. Let JEFF. Davis crack along.
He will shortly discover that it is a
game two can play at, and that Old
Abe holds the biggest cards."-CAi-
eego 1sibs~e.
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From Washington.

For two or three days the question
of the gauge of the Pacific railroad
has been discussed in all its aspects
in the Cabinet. The law leaves it
with the President to decide what
gauge shall be adopted. Mr.. Seward
worked hard for the New York Cen.
trail gauge. Caleb B. Smith was
long ago urging the broad gauge 0!
the Ohio and Mississippi. Erastus
Corning and others brought all the
pressure they could to bear. True to
his instincts, the President made a
compromise by selecting five feet
for the gauge, thus making it unlike
all the great leading roads of the
country.
All the reports that any portion OF
the Army of the Potomac has crossed
the Repentance are without founda-
ton.
The tempestuous weather aud the
impossible state of the roads, has
rendered any advance beyond the Rap
pahannock an impossibility.
The House Committee on Territories
has instructed their Chairman, Mr..
Ashley, to report bill for the admis'
sion of Utah into the Union as State,
with the prohibition of polligamy as
one of the conditions upon which the
Territory shall be admitted.
There seems to be little doubt that
Gen. Butler will be sent to New Or
leans in conformity with bis wishes
His inability to learn why he was
removed and his unwillingness to &C.
ccpt an African command on the Mis-
sissippi, in the shape which it was
rendered him, have conspired to this
end.
Gen. Banks viii probably 60 tt
Texas a. originally designed.
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MistrlIanp.
CONCERNING THE DRAFT.
Executive OFFIcE. Iowa, Iowa CRY,
January 9Th, 1868. {


January 9Th, 1868.
10 A. b. n. Mldrah, Commissioner Of DRAFT,
Floyd County, losca.:
when in Washington City re-
Gently. 1 had an interview with the
proper authorities in regard 10 a draft
in this State, and was informed that
although the authorities were exceed
ingly anxious to have our regiments
that have done such gallant SER
vice, filled to their original number,
they would not in view of the prompt
and generous response of the people
of our State in filling all original re-
auisitions made upon them, order q
draft at this time to fill the old rcgi-
mcnts.
Much complaint has been made of
the alleged inaccuracies Of the tables
furnished me by the Adjutant General
Of the number of men furnished by
each county. 1t is very probable that
mistakes have occurred, not in prepar.
Jog the tables but in making ont the
rolls furnished the Office Of the Adju.
tant General. Persons from one coun
~ enlisting in another, frequently give
their residence as of the county in
which they enlist, and the Adjutant
General can have no means of correct
ing such mistakes.
As this il q matter in which local
feelings and county pride are to some
extent enlisted, If you will without ex.
pense to the State, furnish me GER
tilted list of the men from your
county, who have entered the regular
or volunteer service since the COM
mencement of the war, giving the
name of each man, and the company
and regiment which he Joined. | will
endeavor to make such use Of the in.
formation thus obtained as will give
your county it's proper credit. and
should draft be ordered hereafter,
will, from the information thus obtain
ed. make ell allowance and corrections
that the rules established by the Gen
cral Government for crediting the
State, and justice to the counties viii
permit.
Very Respectfully,
SAMUEL J. HARDWOOD.