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, 1863-08-19
FROM 1HARL EST ON.
What the Chattanooga
Rebel Says.


WASHINGTON, August Il, 1861.
A dispatch received this morning by the
Government, dated 18th, from distinguished
military officer II Tennessee, Stating that tho
Chattanooga Rs0e1 Of the 10th announced that
the bombardment Of Charleston began on The
18th, and the firing from Gilnore's land bat
terics On Morris Island, and froms the Moni-
tors, was chiefly directed against Fort Sum
Ter. The combined land md naval forces Of
the Fcdczals scem to be engaged.
The Information published in the Re51 was
received at Chattanooga By telegraph from
Charleston, and the fight was going on when
the paper went to press On Tuesday. The
officer Hho communicates to the Govern
nett the contents Of the Rebel, says the cdf-
tor, instead Of making any boasts about the
result, Of mnnifestirg the least jubllant feel
Ing oyer the Situation Of affairs at Charles
ton, exhibits mos: positive evidence Of gloom.
The ReJxl states that the 1ronsldcs ard all the
Monitors wcre not only in the action bat that
the whole fleet and 4 large number Of trans.
ports were inside the bar during the engage
ment.
a Inter dispatch says the bombardment oi
Charleston was renewed On Saturday morn.
ing, in carnest, from land and sea-
Gen. Gilmore opened from all his new and
from his old works, and Rear Admiral Dahl
gren engaged nil the Monitors.
NKw ToRK, August 16,-A Fortress Monroe
letter to the Herald says: :" ! am assured that
Sumter Is in a bad plight Onr heavy aad
long range euns are Playing havoc on IT.
walls, and it Is htotet that tue side exposed te
lrpur batteries Is already preached,
, 1863-08-19
FROM MEXICO,
Important Aspects Of her Affairs

h san FRANCISCO, Aug. ls.-Thc st. Louis
brings, via acapulco, dates from the city OF
Mexico to tho ed july Gen. Forcy is Is
suing DEGREES daily in French and Mexican.
The newspapers are urging the recognition
Of the Southern Co1federacy. They state
that France will recognize the Confsdsracy.
Mexican jealousy sid feeling is provoked
against tho United States, which is styled q
s'natlon Of robbers"
The 1rfu'nvirate Pfo:.unciamcnto says the
Northern States are for Jnarez, and the Con.
federacy for the Mexican monarchy. Every
thing looks to the immediate recognition Of
the Confederacy by Mexico.
Guerilla fighting continues on the roads
leading to the city Of Mexico. The Mexicans
take no prisoners, but alay all.
There Ind been numerous assassinatious Of
French sympathizers in the city.
The Triumviratc Government were daily
imprisoniDg and shooting peraons who re.
fuse to take the oath Of ofallegiance to tha
Empire. Mezicans were publicly floggel for
refusing TO quarter French officers. 4 lady
named Ruhic had received two hundred 1ashes
for refusing to receive French officers into
her house. Her husband offered to pay IS u
fre her weight in silver, but Gen. Forey in-
sisted On making IN example,
j. The foreign ministers had refused to re-
move to San Luis Potosi, on the Offer of
Jua1ez TO protect their transit.
, 1863-08-19
FROM SPRINGFIELD
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1

Especial ulsp2ICA 10 lhG tnlC&H5o 4I1DunE.3
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Aug. Is, 1908.
It Is reported here that the K. G. C.'s Of
Fulton county are fo,tIsing to resist the
Government. learn th.t they desire Col
/. ". Ross to lead them, but doubt il
he Is prepared to Take such step. He IL a
reaee and anti-coercIon Democrat, however.
Troops left here to-day for that part Of the
State, to reinforce those already there. The
Fultcn county Democrat threstcns that 1t will
take twenty times two companies Of cavalry
to clean ont Fulton county. The Z. G. C.'s
arc better organized In thst part Of the State
linn in any other.
The parties arrested in Fulton county
charged with obs:ructing the enrolment and
firing upon the troops, have arrived here.
They appeared before Judge Treat, Of the
q. S. District Court, 1aive1 an examination,
and gave ban in the sum Of 81 900 each for
their appearance at tie next term. Their
names arc John Graham, Franklin Brown,
Joeeph Brown, John Brown and Platte Lane.
Col. Alex. r. Dysant, Of the 34th Infantry,
has resigned Col jasper 4. Maltby, OF the
45th, OF Lead Mine Regiment, has been made
n B1igadlcx General. Capt. Leonard, Of the
Mtt, Irish Legion, Ans been dismissed for In
naturalization, md the President has ap~
proved the sentence.
Gen. McC1ernand 1eaves here Tomorrow,
to attend the Union Mass Meeting 1t Indian
apolis.
t. AtLinco1n 10 day, Coppeshead said in the
presence Of returned sick colder that he
woula-a Ia Treasurer Starre-tf sooner 1ght
for JEFF. Dayia, than Abe LIncoln.n Tho
soldier Immediately knocked lin down and
beat lin badly.
At Clinton. Dewitt county, q day or two
since, some furloaghed ao1dlcrs Of Grant''
| army compelled some seventeen Coppefhcaal
| iu ono crowd to iakc of and give up thei
badges. The ncx: cay the Copperheads cam'
in armed, to the number Of twenty OF thirty
with badges, and supported By number 0
friends. About scventcep soldiers immcdl
atelE got together, armed themselves, ne
the Copperheads and demanded that III
badges be given mp. They were given up
The soldiers then said that they we're Just Il
ready to fight traitors at home as rebel
abroad, and that the next time the badge
mere wo1n they would shoot first and tak
them off afterwards. Afior this last case th
Z. g. C's Immediately held IN indiEgnatio'
meeting.
Sixteen deserters were brought In from th
4 Peoria district to-day.
, 1863-08-19

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1868.


nj. .;..,+:o,, - fv,,a~aoetox, =. <.,;a,>.,..
49, ~ roho7e 1,t.,o w. 49, no,en,sH,,s;,
sat;sfsction ona nnrou ~ rarnont t.an, ta tt,s;r
.,1.;1nnt <,1oa4n @-~NN >'-'''
Tho 49, - roxr x,o,,- ..,.ou .,,.o =.
so- >o1a 49, co c<,n..,s.,a.* - ~ -.:,, 1900 ~1o-.,so
~ a1.s1.,.s .e ~ ~ ry..-.,~-a ".4 .I +,,e
p-oc,a4oa+;as ~ - 49, ca.n,os. e.a 49,
addraseas - ~ con NJ ~. 49, ard 49, ~ ~. Tsu,,- ~
rr,,ae.a. .....,c
,.a.t:c1aaa : a - "ers 49,. y, tue 1870.
H. ~ ~ ' ~ '&44>1o>1 4A''
~ M ..o-s
.ua, r Tat.1a,. tSs tesssa =" =, o. ts.:a en "u-
s a:asats s 4!s .aaaa - - ssaa .a.,;.:ea, 49,
dao1h from sn,.stro,.s T To ~ c,n,d Nv.
Stsnd 49, | n,osa ~, - - Con,,orhe.d nom,n ..
t;on s,r C,overnor and h;s 7,,in IA arcor.
n11shea He evidently thinks there. in
eroro1, If himself tn veneer tbc whole
.od;o,1s faction Of Iowa traitors. but Gen:
rT,,tt,c ;s 4no sma11 n loo. and A s],atv st;c2,
at that When loyal Iowa and her Con.
ncrheaf,.hatinr bows in the field get hold
ofGcn. Trtt1e on election day. thew will
leave nothing Of him but Lis shoulder
strans and thnse ,aa,r furnished
A n,ce,ino of thirty f;,ssits toak n]ace at
Rac}ce,er resteraov Har;ne a nos;t;ye
cneaccncnt Mt t1,e Cb;caoo Mssenm. the
~,,eot zo,1o1oaon Iu.s mi ,,resent Hc
1n;r1,t otlcrwise have }ren one Of the
n,r5r ,v;t1, nroft IN ,1J concerned 4 col
3oct;or of ,1d 1F1,;cs.asscn7},1ed as suc, in
4,o,nt or a,troct;on sl,ould knock the or1p-
5rol Jo,;ov mt nf s;cht Who has been
hreot,,;,, ~, these drv hone;p
Thc fr;enfs of Jeff Der;s. and the Chi
oono 7r..a<> IN En1tov, ro,,ntr IN 11,;s st.to !,
~ ;o;r;nc etrn;d;tr tn tresson Wh.t
else 1l1n the former is it for few foolish
Commercials 10 thr6w themselves across
;hc 1:otb Of this Government An Will
7uic,,t n sonoa of field n,;cc onnnsc the
1,assaoc If m nl1no;s centra1 1ocomatire,
+ would 3,c 1rd;crons ver,, II ,,ot ,smcnto.
1,}c IN v;tness s1c,, ,nane noannss Rnt
=, fcv cron,n1es arr needea ana Fn1ton
f,o,,,+r claims 4be f;rst cntrr
Honor ooonc t},;ercs The new Afo-;
can omn;rc dcsicns shortly tn ocl.noxv1adot
1bc rc1,e, Confederacy. fc1lnw fee1ine
.na1-cs ne .-onarons Kind Thcee r;ratcs
omonr nnt;nns mav ver0 onnronriatcl,
e.xchanee signals, They Ti1] shorty ;llns
tratc the fact Tint misery loves comnanv
, 1863-08-19


command. 4 less carefEl policy than thct ndolssd
might have edected tho destruction Of mo:c Of tie
enemy. bE! that could onlY tave been dozs BY =
proportional exposure On onr Fart md the tense:
qnent loss Of many more lives, bringing so-row
and mourning to our own hcncs. Let US. thcre-
fore return thanks to mercIcl Goo Tor his 11a.l-
lest interposltfou in our favor anu for tho SUCCESS
attendant upon our efforts to sc1urc peace TO the
borders Of our own State, and cf onr. ncighbo1s
aud friends In Dakotah Territory, and a. VIC pro-
coed On our narch towards those most near A and
duties which may be imposed upon us during our
journey with cheerful a9d wlllDg heaEts: =, ~.
Command, &Le p.inadier General commanding ten-
ders Bis warmeat thanks fol. their co operation.
and aid On every OCCASION during the progress OF
the column through tho heart Of an unsuownfc-
.fou, Inhabited By sRbtls aca ulcrc{lsss fos+
Fortho friends and families Of ouc fallen com
1ades we haye our wa1mcst sympathles to o5ss IN
their bereavement.
General Sib!ey takes this occasion to express his
appreciation Of the activity and zeal displayed BY
the of1cc1s Of hfs stat, ono and all.
By command Of HE1o. GEN. sfatsT-
, 1863-08-19
TIE coNnEu1NzD CORRAL,

Ia NVl$L1E5uANASU ~VAA%N AAs
From time to time some party adrer-
tiscs a sale Of condemned Government |
horses and mules. An erent SO attractive |
osmall spectators must frequently occur,
while the wear and tear Of the war con-
tinucs to fell heavily on horse and mule
flesh. Did you ever look in upon corral
OF condemned stocke II you have, it has
tried your iuith in the horse and his cous-
Ls, whilc all the ills known to these AMI
mails passed in sorry review before you.
Horses vith spavins, ringbones, poll cyils,
ewecuies, bolts, curbs, sp1cots, string halt,
Glnrders. Horses distempercd, broken
kneed, wind-gallcd, broken-winded. foun-
dercd. 6teeds, hairless, blind and lame.
Altogether walking horse hospital. The
Government is wise in selling this ghast}y
sediment Of its cavalry and artillery and
transportation trains. They consume fod-
dcr. They are not available Tor further
service. They may chcaply seek rehracy
to the drnys and express wagons Of civil
life.
The history Of these quadrupeds is ia
rious. Some were cheat from the first
Foistcd upon the Government by horse
chautcrs, frauduleutly run in With other
better lots, or lnagish1y admitted By bribcs
in the hot palms of ecoundrel inspectors
Others rnn we'll for season, bnt filled IN
Timely, under tasks too great for them a
rony caznot play Bucephalus- And yet
lie exieeucics Of the Government enforce
The consideration Of only one rule, utility.
Yhat csn they do saop? says the Quarter.
masters Department. Nothing. Then
rid tie service Of them. So the rclcnt1ess
hammcr falls.
Tic Government has another corral that
deserves little rigid attention, and IT may
well borrow from the rules of the first 8
little sound sthorbe sense." We have q
lcngthening string Of lame and condemned
Major Generals and Brigadier Generals,
from tue larger share Of whom no one ex-
poets further service. They. are already
branded with the fatal &C." which does
not always mean condemned in the matter
OF fault, hut for. the matter Of motty fact.
lAese L are nearly torty Of these already on
Inc u.s. and when you make the computa-
Lon ,nn ar1gaGicr takes from the public
crib t'lrce hundred dollars a month. and a.
A1a!or General four hundred and tifty dol
lars, it will be Seen that the corral in oucs-
;iou is q most expensive one. The 1,;storp
Of these lame military heroes nav 1,c d;s.
cusscd without a departure from lorac no~ 49,
lance. That excellent animal, thc hoyse
is so fayorite IN adjunct to military fig.
urcs in Itlography and sculpture, there
Should he no sqreamishness IN admitting
him into military figure Of speech
Some Of the inmates Of the condemned
Army corral were g cheat from the frs
and only found their way In by skilfu
jockeying. Some were at tue outset til
, 1863-08-19
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
4 New Co1orcd Er3gadc-Iseport8 Of q
Negro $;onscfIptIon-The Surrender
at Erus1:car Ciiy-Col. T. B. THORPE.

at xrusI:cnr Elty-Col. T. B. Thorpe
Especial Correspondence ofN. r. Tribnnc.1
New YoaK. Aug. 8, 1863.
Major B. Rush Plnm1cy, Of the Revenue
Department, formerly Of the stiff of General
brigade Of co}ored volunteers for three Years'
se1vIce. He estimates the time required for
the falfllmcnt Of this duty at thirty d,ys,
Under his management one Of tho sixty day
regiments WAS recruited ID sixty hours. Col.
?. T. Marcosos has rendered bis services In
the organization Of the command, and will Eu-
pe1inteDd the enrolment. TIE commissioned
officers Of the brigade will bovhite men; the
nouconmissfoued may be colorcd. The ne
groes may be either bond or tree. The frat
regiment Will be commanded By Q son Of Gen.
P1umley, DOW Colonel Of the 9th Louisiana,
homc guard regiment: Lieut.. Geo. q. Hanks,
the able, energetic aud efficient Superintend-
t emf Of contsabands, will wa2r the eagles Of
{he second.
4 rumor has obtained general circulation
that sweeping con6ctipfion Of negroes will
take place 1t m carly day. Tae report doubt
lets arose from tho following, facts: Com
plants have daily been made fhat IN the dis
tricts excepted By the Presidents Ptoclau,a-
ticn there were thousands Of contrabands who
were becoming demorallzed aud Yagrants. On
Wednesday last 1t vas determined TO test the
truth OF the statement, 50 far US New Orleans
directed to arrest all cofored men found in
The street Without passes. 1t ts stated that,
In their cagelness 70 dispose Of the untortu-
rates Tor inc War, me ponce oflagcrs NOT IN
frequently entered FfaVatG dwellings and ao-
dHsted & ths oeSnpanfs't Spntn r. Foar hundred - men
| fonrths OF whom were t0nnd to be he1t'sup"
| porting, weary ohe ihnndtea voluntarily
enrolled taemseises, anu thc remainder were
discharged" t5e re- necessary OF genera! IN. 1:
, 1863-08-19
CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1868.

il getting heavier daily. The army is said to
be swelling at the rate Of from 1000 to ], ,:'>eo
daily. It will be far heaFicr than this within
the next month. EyeE5oody Is ho7efu1 that
tllis tscrue1 war will sooa he over"
You certainly may prepare to hear some
cheering news from Char1sston. For gloom
there Is Joy here.
, 1863-08-19
What has Happened to Camden
md q Auboy$

1neNToN, n. J.. Aug. 18.-Thc DslnNaIe
aud Kaaitan Canal Company and the Camden
sna sod Amboy Railroad Company have donated
<tV.u00. and plnced It ut the disposal OF the
Eosesnment Of tho State, for the purpose Of
,ormaIaihg ,ora, troops al rapidly as possible to
~ H. rs 9a.l recently made upon the State
, 1863-08-19

ITO PRINTERS! Three fonts Of
l. Brewer Type for Sale--5O lbs. in each
font. Figures and Gaps comp1oto {Thi, is
a sample Of the letter+1 Price 20 eta per lb.
Address, TRIBUNE CO.,
III Clark ST.. Chic aoo
, 1863-08-19

EAU Of = WrfsoM-E0ur Women
{ Kf1fctl and Six Injured.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 15.-The prison for
women in this place fell in on Thursday nor
ing, bur3ipg ia tho ruins eleven women.
] Four were Killed, one mostal3y wounded, and
six slightly injured.
, 1863-08-19
EtH advertisements.

~ c. e. SCRIVEN, 1ttutr.tsiAg 6gsn& 81
Dsarborn ttreet Is aathor=e1 to receirs dIrsrifss
hsents for ktis and a. khs kc2asg NorIt tosc:sr,.
papers.
, 1863-08-19

forces IN camp:
tits proper for the B.gaaie1 General command. e9
aud South +: completed, and that on tomorrow
the column will move homeysatas, to discharge
expedition, on tho way, as may from time to time
II making thIa announcement, Gen. sib1cy cx~
Pnisn has % Seen @ @ eonpsto sasssss The desfn
af tho Government In chastising tho savages, and
thereby preventing for the fut9rs tbs raids 9pon
routed the miscreants who murdered our peo2l:
last year, banded az they. were with the powerful
Upper Sioux, to the number Of nearly 1900 war
x3cJs in thtee euCccsafut engagements with heavy
loss, and driven them in confusion and dismay
acroes the M,asouri River, leaving hchlnd them afl
their vehicles, provisions, and akins designed for
bodies of warriors have been found, and many
others concealed OF taken away, according to the
custom Of hese sayaEes, 90 that 1t is certain they
lost IN killed and wounded not less than from 12o
All this has been accomplished with the compar.
at1vely trffing loss on oHs part OF three Killed aud
miles inn St. Paul, and the powerful bands Of tho
DakotaB who hare hitherto held undIspntcd pos
session Of the geeat Prairie, hare saccumbed to
@ IT, oasss asSsh ha1e sssy
much suffering. which ynn hare endured without
4 amurmur. The companies Of the 9Th, III, 9th aud
10Th regiments Of Nianeeota Volunteers, and Of
! the 1st regiment Minnesota Mounted Rangers anil
the scouts OF the battery have amply sustaned the
reputation Of tho State BY thciz bravery aud end1
| rance amidst unknown dangers and great bard"
| chips. Each has had Opportunity to distinguish
tteelf against foe at least equal In numbers to
| ugelE.
II wouId he a qualification II these temoFselcss
RayaEes conid haye bee1 pursued and literally cx,
ttrpated lor tbeir crimes ard barhsrttles msr.e d
nnSmaIa nre alike exha9sted after SO long march.
aud further pursuit would only es tatl1s 9aa
hopeless The military result. Of s9s =. campaign t%p
acps ',sTe not pnIy been destroyed In great num-
hsrs. aud their min strength broken, but their
n7nspects for the future arc hope1es5 indeed, fol
L ID peculiarly satisfying to the Drisadies Gene
ral commanding. TO know that the tremendous ia
t;0ues and manifold dangers Of 1he expedition
thus hr, hare sataiied 30 euall loas Of III IN hj
, 1863-08-19

E For Wants, Fox Sale, Boarding.
Fer Rent, Fonnt, Lost &a., sea
, 1863-08-19

90 PARTNERSHIP NOTICE
The undersigned hsTa to;,aes ee-2aEts9rSme' M r.
actinr Il general Dry Gsods basina.s and wiii open
Etosa lsi Lake It,. Sept 10. s. Sl11H1snHHH:s 4E1sHHs
8r1SLKhTa St pAFlU Ho1HIS.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-30
Probate Notice.

Pierce County Couit-In Probate. In the
matter of the last will and testament of PHI
letus Sutton, deceased.
ON reading and filing an instrument in
~ writing purporting to be the last will
and testament of Philetus Sutton, late of
Trenton. in said County, deceased. and also
the accompanying petition of Calesta Sutton,
of Trenton, in said county, representing
among other things, that the said Philetus
Sutton lately died at Madison, in the State Of
Wisconsin, that said instrument is the last
will and testament of said deceased. and that
she, the said petitioner, is the identical Calls
ia Sutton named and appointed in and by the
said last will and testament executrx thei col.
and praying that day be appointed for hear
ing the proof of said last will and testament;
1t is ordered that the proof of said nstru-
ment be hoard before the Judge of this court
on Monday the first day of June next at one
O'Clock p. NJ, at his office in the city of Pres
colt. And it is further ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons interes-
ted by publishing copy of this order for
three weeks successfully prior to said day of
hearing in the Prescott journal, weekly
newspaper printed at Prescott, in said county
WILLIAM HowEs, Cou ty Judge.
Dated April IL, 1863. so w3
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-30
Administrators Sale.

Pierce County Court-In Probate. Tn the
matter OF the estate Of Timothy Edwards,
deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue
! and in pursuance of an order of license
made in said matter, on the 4th day of Au-
gust, 1862, by the county court of said coun-
ty, the undersigned administrator of the es-
tate of said deceased will. on the 23d day of
May. at ..onc O'Clock in the afternoon, at the
front door of Il. 3. Flint's store, in the Villages
of River Falls. in said county, offer for sale at
public yendne the following described lands,
to-wit: All of southwest quarter of north
west quarter of section number thirty-flve,
township number twenty range num-
Der eighteen. excepting three and I6-l60
acres III the northeast corner of said quarter
section. The terms of sale will be made
known at the time and place of sale.
Dated this 25th day of April, A. D. 1853
52-w3 S. b. CHILDS, Administrator.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-30
Attachment Notice.

County of Pierce, city OF Prescott. In Jus,
tice Court
To Francis Bertosi
VOU are hereby notified that a warrant of
Il attachment has been issued against YOU
and your property attached TO satisfy the de-
mand of Jamos NJ. Whipple. amounting to
fourteen and 27-l00 dollars. Now unless
you shall appear before Parker Adams a JUS
tice of the Peace in and for said county, at
his office, in the said city of Prescott, on the
9th day of June. A. d. 1863. at one clock in
the afternoon. Judgment viii be rendered
against you and your property sold to pay
the debt.
Dated this 18th day of Nav, A. d. 1869.
JAMES NJ. WHIPPLE, Plaintiff
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-30

AN ACT to reduce the price of schoul and
university lands, anil 10 provide for the flu
ture sale thereof.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-.
se.t,d in senate and ASSEMBLY, do enact as
follows:
Section l. The commissioners of the school
and university lands are hereby authorized
and required to graduate and reduce the phi
ces Of school and university lands now be-
longing to- this state. in the manner hereinaf-
Ter specified. L on all such Lands which
have once been sold ard forfeited an. resold
10 the state, and which shall remain in the
hands of TIE state unsOld on the dav of the
passage of this act. the price shall be reduced,
by deduciing from the price now fixed by law
the amount of the interest. penalties and adj
vertIsing due the state at the time If such re
sale. and twenty per cent. of the arflout of
principal due the state at the time of forfeit
ire IroUidtd that in no case such lands shall
3e sold ior less than sssenty-fyc cents per acre
exclusive of all taxes.
Sec , Upon ali school and university lands
belonging TO the state, which have once been
offered for sale and not sold, and which shall
remain unsuld on the dav of the passage Of
this act, the price now fixed by law shall be
reduced by deductihg therefroln thirty three
ana one-third per cent Trspided, that in no
fase such land shall be sold for less than scv-
snty-five ccnts PER acre.
Sec 3 st least one fourth of the purchase
money of all school and university lands
shall be- paid at the time thereof. and the com
lnissioners may require the whole price there
of at the time of sale, if in their Judgment he
interests of the state shall demand IT, In case
full payment be made at the time of purchase
no affidavit shall be required Of the purchas-
err.
Sec 4. All acts and parts OF acts contraycn
ing tie provisions Of this ac:, are hereby re-
pesled.
Sec ). This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April ,, 1863.