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liable send three dolla and receive BY expSs.s one
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b. used by every woman in the land for the urpos-
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Of tsmp. copy Il Private Letter 10 Mars Ladies
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CrcOccle Yarcocele. Csr~ocee. spermaicrhes Seminal
Weakness. Nocturnal Emissions Sexual Deisilfy. I'm
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resentstver February H. I~ss the Act tondernnfy
the President and other persons for supennE the writ
Of habeas corpus ard acts done In pursuance thereof
IL nov printed In pamphlet FORM and be obtained At
this oee. This e. the great Of Mr. voorbee. 20
protect the liberty Of the citizen and shood &c in the
hands % every voter in Indiana. II makes pamphlet
ofsiI'een pages. Price tl so per hundred.
IrFA orders should direct the speeches TO be sen;
by express. the postage will be copy and
must be prepaid
Address ELDER, HARDNESS 4 BINGHAM,
Ind
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Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-24

cB- The New Workers are fond of lonizing.
A few days ago they feted. with great eclat the
officers of the Russian war vessel in that port.
IL is stated that Gen FoREY. the commander Of
the French army in Mexico. is soon to visit New
York II so he too will be feted by the lions OF
sycophancy
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cBA specimen of the new postage currency
from the Government shops in the Treasury De
psrtment is described about up to the average
of a common bottle label
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tB-By order OF Gov BRsNLErrE the people
Of Kentucky are to keep Thank -giving with the
rest OF them OF the last Thursday in November
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Democratic Documents.


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We Gnl the fplnwing in reference to the re-
mova of RosFcRANs in the special Washington
dispatches TO the Cincinnati Commercial:
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70 rmnp,rRo1s on THE WIG.

F5r twelve r-ophs past advance payment from al new So0
ss b.. teen suv enforced according 70 announcement Of
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70 sonfor 70 frO mere sense OF justice 70
s rnemS,pz tbs. all business transactions for months past
have been on strictly cash have hes'asd 70 erase TIE
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Isrse and ravd Increasing dsdness nom this source win
out our usual facilities for collecting moneys due, aud sdOP as
mater Of sstpressrvaoa the fooSlng terms OF subscription
for ne future;
~ name viii catered without psyuentn sdTance and every
a vii be certainly tAksn books At the eHPrsaoa Of the
tine paid fof.
TIE papers going to persons Who hEye paid Tor the same
% periods In advance this date viii be discontinued a. the R
raon tine paid Or, unles renewed BY advance payment
m pAp.rs sent 70 persons for past sub
sepa aud rho continue thus be until the ars day OF April
next VII Be discontinued that day and subscriber OF this
ss VIII be subscriber until all srresrses are paid
ADvssr0 I'M hsa9srh be strictly By the square according
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17
.TELEGRAPHIC.
LLATE NnRrnRRN .NrHs

FkEDERIcEsnrRG, jan l6.-Tls New York Herald
treats the capture Of the Harriet Lane and the serious
loss OF officers matter Of considerable consequence
that If she be not already sea- she will very soon be
sent forth to commit depredaons on our commerce On
the high seas the Alabama hAs so long been doing,
and-fOr all that might expect from the bunders of
the Navy Department the 0reto will SOON be permit
ted to do. s
Speaking of the campaign in Tennessee, the Herald
says; The task before Gen Rosecrans il one
much more serious and difficult than that Just finished
The abors of Hercules are but begun He has failed
to destroy the Rebel army and make another at.
tempt Our Latest dispatches represent Bragg at She
byvlle south of the important stream of Duck river
From Murfreesboro' to shelbyville must be another
campaign. Ro,ecrans cannot Immediately follow his
army must be recruited and his communication wryH
Nashville and the North re-established."
Gen. Fitz John Porter has been acquitted Of the
charges preferred by Gen. Pope.
Lyman Beecher, father of Harriet Beerher Stove,
died in Brooklyn last Saturday. 4....s...7
The Washington Chronicle says that great excitement
prevails in Harrisburg, Pa, in regard the election Of
U. s. Senator to succeed Wilgnot Charles r. Bucka.
lew the Democratic nominee and his election was
considered certain over Cameron -s...r s.r .....
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17
10 Election Of Senator.


The General Assembly made another unsvailing eHor
to elect Senator yesterday. After several ballots il
see Mug impossible for majority to sgree upon any
OF the gentlemen in nomination, Judge Allen was with
drawn tho again nomiuated-and Mr. Caperton of Mon
roe was put in nomination The final and ndecsye
wls-RlsscI IS, CapsrtOn A. Floyd 80, Allen 10, scat
t9rirg-.
Before the election, it was intmated that Judge Al
lens name and friends to be used introduce Mr.
Russell on the stage We know but little of the gen.
usnta but he comes from too far North for our taste
The Sorthwes, already represented by Senators in
Vsbjrg,oa, aud most humbly suggest that so long
81 eaG. they remain there the section should he
ten; not 70 insist on any at Richmond
TIE defeat Of Mr.. Rives dvests the contest of any
particular interest to Us There are but few Gen Cobbs
in these days The confession Of that could only
have come FROM one Of great soul In itself it was
the mobiles; Of euiogiea the living and the dead Col
HOpkn. approached it in spiri, and temper but alas
be found few to second him. The Yankees have en-
tailed the curse Of party prescription upon Us which
We fear &. viii require ages and many revolutions TO
eradicate.
Tae pretenee for opposing Mr.. Rives, by many who
profssed wish 20 preserve the understanding Of last
winter that each Of the old parties should have seua
cor was that he was on the wrong side of the ridge
TIA, objection Gees not apply to Mr. cspetOn, and gen
.leneu may now haze opportunity yindcate their
sin,sritv
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House re-asembed at 10 O'Clock, and vas open
ed With prayer BY the Rev. Dr. DUNCAN, of the n. F.
Church.
Mr.. CEAMRIISs, from the Committee on PROPOSE.
tons and Grievances reported bill auth9rzng town
councils and county courts to condemn impress houses
or lots for hospital purposes where they cannot agree
with the oypers thereof for the purchase Of the same
Mr.. ANDERSON, Of Roekbridge pressated petition
from citizens Of that county deprecang eHoron, and
asking some immediate action on the subject.
Mr. PRINCE offered resolution, which was agreed
to- nstrotlng tho Committee OH Agriculture 10 inquire
into the eSpedenGy OF granting bounty Tor the manu-
r...,s;-a in Virginia Of WOODEN cards.
NJ CT IP,,oS offered resolution instructlng the
Committee on Military Affairs 10 inquire INTO the coma,
lion of the sick and wounded soldiers OF this State the5
bos,ital Arrangements &C. and report what appropHa
lions are needed in tue premises. Adopted
The SPEAKER presented communication from the
Governor recommending the election 9i Pentehhry
Storekeeper-NT NimmO, who was recently elee;ea
having failed to qualify, The communication was lalu
on the table for the present,
On motion, the Chair was at halfpast ten, Vscaisd al
the Measure of the 5PEAgER to await the action OIL the
Senate ON the Joint order Of the day,
Al o'clock the Speaker resumed tho Chair, and the
balottiug for Confederate States Senator proceeded
The results of the baloug given In the report
the Senates proceedings.
Alter the Ith ballot, Mr.. ANDERSON, OF Botetourt
Withdrew the nomination of Judge ALLES.
Mr.. FORBES, nominated Hon. ALLEN l. oAPERroS
of Monroe. -,---.-. $1,000 -
About o'clock, a message from the Senate was re
eeiyed informing lie House of the adoption OF join
resolution posponng the further execution of the joint
order until tomorrow 1t l04 9clock, <. \.
The resolution was cOncurred in and on motion, IA
House adjourned.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17
LATE NORTHERN NEWS.

The Northern papers of the 18th contain inter-
esting news The Yankee General Curtis in despatch
to Haleck claims that the Confederates repused
at Springfield, No. and in full retreat with three
columns in pursuit General Brown, the Yankee com
mander, lost an arm and was succeeded by Colonel
Crabb. who if his name be index OF his pluck may
be making backward movement at the next adyices.
From vcksburg We have the following;
Adyces fromthe Federal army above Nicksburg state
that the forces withdrawn from the Yazoo on the
Cd instant the Confederate position fronting the river
having been found to be impregnabe. The army on
the Sd was on board the transports at Mikens Bend,
four miles above the mouth of the Yazoo, and about
nine miles above Vicksburg. The Federal loss 10 the
battle is estimated at twenty five hundred killed. wound
ed aud missing The Confederate loss is pot known
The Southern army has been reinforced, and is now
about sixty thousand strong supported by hundred
and sixty guns in battery, besides field artillery IA
council of war held board of the Transports II
was decided that in view OF the rapid reinforcement of
the Couederates it inexpedient to the attack
on ycksburg The army will proceed to operate agnns
some other point E
In the Yankee Senate the 18th bill introduced 20 aid
West yIrEns securing the Sbohnent Of slavery therein
providing for further issue Of Treasury nOsS and Qniie
States bonds Immaculate relief Of TIE Treasury
me b the enlistment twenty volunteers
for a defence Of Keatzeky discussed at leng
md passed srof
Hon W Richardson has eeer seisd sstha q sena;s lie
fnos The Washington Csross he TO judged By the
resolutions OF the eAucrs nominated him. sbet Of
which sHholn; -gs.. -a .f2f..
coudThat the administration, In suspsnlns the writ Of
dJtds corpus arresne private citizens aud ineArerans
than In bnses proclamation " emancipation and IN
otr estness usarps power violated the Constitution, In
Dgcd spou state sovSny and d.srsgardsd the popuAr Wish
m sryerslon OF Of ahOicn desssres
quaned repobston ana Justly entities 70 the condemnation
on All true o~ers Of censtGonalfe add States rights
Ffthhat peace Relations, and political iene ssp
should be among he people Of the states thGt The best
interests all and The welfare Of mankind denAnd this Should
- done In the spesdlesi and mos: effective manner.
ssyertFAvers national OF all the states tLos.
VILE Ky earliest practicable period, 70 adjust our nstonAl
difficulties. '.r.-3-..i.ff g.
that the Legislature EsE In session spport
10 convention and Invite other States
TO do -.
NIithTNK We earnestly reeomm cessation OF kosies
for sleh period as may necessary allow the people Of The
North and South express through natona oonvsnon their
wish for peace and maintenance Of the Union IS Twas, under
be Constitution as Is. ....- ....
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17

A FINALE soLDlER.--Among the strange, heroic aud
seacrfcng acts of woman in this struggle for our in
pendence, we have heard of none which exceeds the
bravery displayed and hardshps endured by the subject
Of this notice, Mrs. Amy Clarke. Mrs. Clarke voun-
eered with her hsbandas private fought through the
battles of Shiloh where Mr. Clarke was ked-she per
forming the rites Of burial with her own hands She
then continued with Braggs army in Kentucky, fighting
in the ranks as n common soldier, until she was twice
wounded-Ouce in the ankle and then in the breast,
when she fell prisoner into the hands OF the Yankees
Her discovered by the Federals, and she was
regularly paro ed prisoner OF war; but they did not
permit her to return until she had donned female appa
rel Mrs, G. was in city Sunday last en- route ior
Bragg's mnand.-Jacksoa Mssi1PpidH Dee. 80.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17
Proposition for Peace from the Northwest

TIE majority OF the lllinoi. Legislature has adopted
resolutions, which are copied in to-days paper They
daaoinoe the conduc; Of the Lincoln Administration as
tyrancAl and unconstitutional recommend 4 national
Convention at Louisville and propose suspension of
hJs,iities. The who adopted these resolutions
forthwith procee lei 10 elect Mr. Richardson to the
Sscie Of the Uated States. It is presumed he concurs
IL their views aud ,ympathes in their sentiments and
viii represent them in bis official action.
We think better Of the Northwestern people than of
the down E,s. thugs They are in many respects diff
fereas aud better race Of people They have more
courage, more individuality aud farther removed
fon the hucs,'erug spirit, which peryades aud de-
grades the Yankee nation We suspect they say what
t5oy mem aud viii do what they say IC our estimate
OF chem be corre, tbs demonstration in Illinois is not
8 mere empty parade OF words. We may expect a sim
r d,no ittiton in Indiana where the hatred Of the
Yankee Government at Washington is even more in.
tense than in Illinois.
Apart from Che hyperion character of the people, We
are iaelne1 los 20, real results in that quarter from
the fot that they nave interests very different frou and
sn'sglas'ic 10 those Of the Esstern Yankees Their
uaerot relations are naturally with the South, and
tlsy mioh damaged By high protective tariff.
vssra We presume they eoatem plate their future
ssg, the Yankees With 40 particular pleasure. The
wat dsbs which has beea created in the prosecution Of
the var viii fan With unmdglied severity upon them.
Tee Etsru Yankees viii take to make that debt
spree o. PrO6: to themselves Just taoy have made
rs war itself
TIE ds;srmusd spirit Of resistance exhibited ia the
North Western States MAJ have the effect Of siIning
ths backbone Of tie dsaS.c;ed in New York iand We
d eoasidOr It 81 improbable TIA: 20 ra5 witness
Lively ,imss in Tanksedodedorn before 1aaav months
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17

BRU1E BUrLEk.--4 refugee from New Orleans fur
nises the following incidents They should not be pei
mitted to pass into oblivion the future hst9rag Of
this contest might find them useful in illustrating char
acter already infamous beyond precedent in modern
times
Escaping from New Orleans, some few months since,
reached plantation upon the Mississippi in the vi
cinity of Baton Rouge Whilst receiving tho hospali-
ties of nv friend the planter the parish priest OF Baton
Rouge came in who informed US that he was on bis way
from New Orleans his home, and that he had visited
the city fot Lte purpose Of procuring permit from
Butler TO enable him 10 bring out food for the suffering
poor of Baton Rouge-or the orphans under his charge,
and for his own household. He stated THAI Hqter had
peremptorily refused permit any food to leye ths
city for the poor saying that they are our enemies
and nv purpose Ia 70 extorninate them" The good
priest then urged upon bur the fact that these poor
peopls were necessarily from ther extremely destitute
condition. precuded from taking any acdSs part in our
national troubles and therefore could not propeps Re
considered enemies. Sir said Butler in reply, those
that are not for u.s. against U.s. and If they were our
friends they would be in the Union AMY But, Cen
eral continued the priest, you should FeuOmberthat
large portion Of these poor people are wonen and
childSon-poor innocent children" The monster TO th 8
appea Kissed between his teeth; docs he Who Kills ne
serpent presere tie eggSf tell you sir my p1rPo's is
determination"
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17
IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CARoLrSA.

CHARLESTON, Jan. ls.-Ths following Is just received
from KinstOn, N. c. dated To- day. The enemy drove
in our pcIets yesterday Is miles below and are sup
posed to be in strong force in advance They are build
ing bridges over Cove Creek Il Is doubtless fInt to
cover their movement Wilmington, or perhaps Vel.
don. The Federals 90 600 strong and have twenty
days rations. It /, thought Butler viii nov take The
chief command
The Yankee ganbos,s attacked Fort Csswea day be-,
fose yesterday, RE, without result fgh. Is expected,
here (Kinston) within three dsyS
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17

THE CABNEr-,We have private infS nation from
Washington that another attempt is in contemplation to
compel the President remodel bis cabinet at least to
the extent of changing his Secretary of State and that
the same Senator'S made the ormer raid organi-
zing this.-N. Y. Com,
Nine thousand seven hundred and sxty-seven per-
sons were arrested in Baltimore by the police during the
year 1862 f.
John O. Heenan, is said is to marry Miss Stevens
New York actress, now playing Bonrciealts in Lon
don.
On New Years evening In East Greenwich, Rhode
Island, Cesar Clark aged about 100 was married TO Betsy
Fry aged about 20.
The notorious Yeveron marriage case has been
brought to concusonin Edinburgbthe decision being
10 favor Of Mrs. Yelverton
The last words Of General Rains who fell ttbe hattie
of Murfreesboro' was Forward my brave boys--Hor
WMdi".
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17

ArrESFy TO BUsS BsIDer.-The Lynchburg Vir-
gsa understands that about three hundred of the en-
emys cavalry came to within thirty miles of wythevie
on saturday last Their intention was to burn the New
Rivsr bridge on tee virgiaa and Tennessee Railroad
Tsey were frightened back b. 40 cid gentleman who
rcsed 70 be synpathiZer, bet represented to them
tina: the sucS very heavy the other side Of the
N ,aa,an, and that the cOnfederAtes were il strong
force We trust chat our suthoritesv be on the alert
for All such adYenturers.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17

At the conclusion of the eighth ballot and after the
Joint vote was announced,
Mr. ISBELL moved that the further execution Of the
Joint order be postponed until at half past
ten o'clock The motion agreed to- aud having been
concurred in BY the House,
o. motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON the Senate adjourned,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-17
Tnciting Insurreoticn.

The passage ia the Presidents Message II which It is
s;,ssj slt Yankee oFssrs hereafter captured will be
~; ed over 70 the Executives Of the dErent States to
, asls with according - the laws thereof is not the
= &c l1posan; in.tbat document Il will create very
Icy ssasatoa II the Yankee arny According 70 the
Ilis Of every Southern State the penalty for melting to
10 ERECTION is Gsah By ka3g'rg sHI there Ia no Law
90 be Statute book which will be more promptly and
diligently executed Governors and people viii 81
CO sr and cooperate in this The Yankees therefore
hlg fir notice OF ,5s fate that awaits them. If hey
o. ne upon our soil and taken, the officers know the
dDa Tsey vii be certainly hanged
Wads on this subject We would remind the Legisla
ta-s again OF tue importance Of changing our peua
s 50 as TO excsp; Yankee hereafter and for all time
fem ts p.oJectoa. At presea shey as much shell
tsr.5 oy il IS any s0ltheIner II Yankee is killed
MINED. beaten or Otherwise maltreated there is the
q, ne redress by as as though hewere virginian.-
Wen be war il over, they will be creeping in among
ma, every hole and corner, diusng corruption wher
AYR they 20. We should be prepared for them. Take
- a protection 70 their persons and property by law
A., lei them know beforehand that neither the
,,s other Is Of G0y more consideration in the eye Of our
I,g, .han tbas Of shssP-klling dog, When they un
a,,,,sud lila, they VII s!Te Us a wide berth,