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Mr.. Watson moved to lay the bill up.
on the table: ayes 6 noes 8.

HOUSE, Mr. Logan presented Pc
tilion from the citizens Of Ohio county
praying an extension of the Stay Law.
The Calender was taken up.
The bill TO authorize the purchase Of
the Jacksonville Branch of the North
western Virginia Bank, was taken up
but passed by in the absence Of its pat
ron, Mr.. Cfothers,
The bill for the re'enGctment Of the
Stay Law was taken up on its second
reading aud discussed till near the hour
of adjournment, when its further con,
sheraton was passed by, and
Mr.. Boremsn offered resolution 10
proceed to the election of Public Prin.
er at eleven o'clock on Saturday next,
The resolution was adopted.
a resolution instruclng the Committee
on Courts Of Justice to consider the ex-
ped.ency ofroportiDg bill regulating
the freedom of the press.
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upon Inc p0iitio. tliat have required his

upon The parties that have required his
saclihce, thus hundrsdlimes embitler-
RUG and intensifying long settled ami
mositicS. Besides tho impossible gull
caused by the sacrifices Of this .cAusGlsss
war, there exists and must ever contin.
NC 10 eris. such dissimilarity Of tastes,
interest, pursuits and consequent politi.
cal views, os to utterly aud forever pre-.
cludo any idea OF a union with any such
supposed "Confedsracy." The idea iS
too absurd to admit Of rational belief
Butilwe could conceive Of any such
contingency, does any sane man believe,
and therefore fear, the South "will whip
US back into the trsces" Surely if the
disafeclod States persist ia their wicked
attempt to sever this glorious nation,
sufficiently long to compel the adhere.
ing States to ultimately abandon the
fond hope Of one united country. they
ere that sad result is reached, will be so
exhausted by the struggle as ITO have no
stomach for the fight" these Secession
eiarmists, are so intent in tbrustinE up
on them, of whipping us back" They
will by that time, have had quite enough
OF "the pomp and circumstance Of go-
rious war" and will DO not unwilling to
return 80 the quiet pursuits Of peace"
But admitting the disposition "Io con.
tend to the bitter end" for West Yir.
GINA, their ability could but feebly sec
ond their ambitious purpose. Whatever
OF remaining power and resources, the
loyal United States possessed, would be
unhesitStingly and continuously e1ertqd
for the inyiolability Of tho last born
state-Wesl Virginia, In the language
of Judge SUMMERS, (hough without
his add "The last rays of Liberty
will linger among the bills OF Western
Virginia" yea will ever nestle 10 our Ter
tile Valleys and radistG with ever in.
creSsing respleudcncy from our lofty
mountain peaks, as-the di'enthralment
of West Virginia is already assured.
In any and every event, we are insep
srably connected, fast bound up in for
tune and destiny with the old Union of
Washington. What e'er may belide the
Gulf States, West Virginia must contin.
ne an integral part of the United States
Neither the allied rebels alone, or with
the aid oil the combined despots of the
world, can sever us from the,'nAtural and
unalterable position we have deliberately
taken, as loyal, distinctive and indepen-
dent State ofour glorious Union. "Give
over them" you silly babblers. your
vain efforts to dissuadO timid Unionists.
from ratifying our Constitution. Ger,
tainIy, no honest and intelligent new.
State-man, will be deferred from consist.
ontaction, by ese,,Sccession "bugbsors"
you "lnow your duty better"
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Interesting from Tennessee.

INV YORK, January IA special
dispatch from Nashville. dated last even.
ing, contains the following:
Several bridges on the Louisville and
Nashville Roilroad have been DESTROYED
by Forests band of marauders and mail
communication cannot DO resumed for
some time.
The wires between this place and Nor
frecsboro' have been cut BY sccessionists
who pretend to be quiet Union Farm
ers.
have no word from our army to day
but it is ready for the enemy.
Nineteen deserters from various Ten.
nessee regiments came into the city to.
day. An entire rebel regiment number
ing about 300 men, deserted and came
into our outpost, fifteen miles beyond
MurlreesborO'.
Ninety thousand dollars OF Conreder.
ate State funds were seized from brokers'
in this city, and eUufscated yesterday by
order Of General Mitchell.
GeHeToI L9pgssrept has arrival Of
Shelbyville with thirteen brigades from
Lees army and he has superseded
Bragg,
Reliable information has been received
from scouts that efforts are being made
by the rebels to cut off Rosecrans sup.
plies and retreat, and then crush him. =
General Longstrect will attack him, it is
said, next week with his entire force,
which is thought 10 be $4,000 men.
General ROsecans is fully prepared
for the enemy, but will not move upon
him until certain expeditions effect the
destruction Of a railroad, and capture
Forrest and bis men, or DIVE them of.
NASHVILLE, January l9.-The steam.
or Mary Crane, from Louisville with
commissory stores belonging to our feet
proceeded to Nashville, stopped for
wood, Nndis believed to have been dos.
stroyed by the rebels, Among the
wounded Is a Missouri Colonel, ,uaR1mod
--shot through tho face,
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SITUATION.

After our unsuccessful attempt 10
dislodge our intrenched foe back Of
Fredericksburg, our stupendous Poto.
mac army, has, for the past month been
constantly reinforced and apparently
waiting ill Federal operations else where
impelled dispersion of the heretofore
immense concentrationupon the line of
the Rappahaunock, That result has at
last been attained by tho successes Of the
gallant Rosecrans in Middle Tennessee
and the menacing attitude Of the indom-
liable Foster in North Carolina. We
then, look for another assault upon the
rebel hosts north of Richmond at no dis.
tOnt day,
Gen. Garter who accompanied the ad-
vance Of our forces in their recent IRE
occupation of the Valley" having with
his irrepressibe brother Tennessee
troops, been withdrawn for more congo
NAL duty than idly guarding secession
towns, was BY direction Of Major Gene
raj Wright of Cincinnati, entrusted with
the arduous and exceedingly perilous
undertaking of cutting The majG- astery
Of rebel communication-tbe Virginia
and Tennessee Rsi Road. The country
continues their rejoicing over tho com.
plcte accomplishment of that highly
important enterprise. The road, was
cut too, at a most opportune moment
probably thworting their accustomed
tactics Of drawing from one army en-.
ough forces to wrench victory from de-.
feat in another. The insoIent foe after
prolonged resistance were overmatch.
ed by our irresistible "ormy of the
Cumberland and beaten back with i'm ..
mense loss. Many 'ondIy nope, we at
last have discovered the coming man"
intlc rosolute, brave and discreet Rose.
Grams.
While our second essay to capture the
rebel stronghold at Vicksburf failed, we
have compromising victories in Western
Arkansas and a dispersion of fugitive
cavalry forces in Southern Missouri,
We dCpreeato transient rebel sue.
cess in the rccapturo Of Galveston, Tex.
rs, but arc cheerod by tie fact that sew.
trSl ,SpsditloN a" already nRG,inE
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WEST VIRGINIA,
A PROCLAMATION BY THE NEW
STATE COMMISSIONERS

M hEREAS by the Schedule anncxcd IN tho
W Constitution Of West Virginia. the Con.
mIssloners therein named have power to rrcon.
Vehe thc Convention which prepared and pro.
posed inc sad Constitution; AND WHEREAS Tls
Sau commissioners, il they determine 10 recon.
yehe the sad Convention, are required to tako
Inc necessary steps TO secure q representation
therein, from the countioS proposed 10 bn in.
GUIDED IN inc said State, not heretofore ronYc
sehted, AID TO I'LL all the vacancies that hayo
occurred '-''' navy
NOW, therefore the undersigned Commission.
ers, defining It necessary to rcoouvene the ao;J
spHpt0Iidu, 70 t6ke into considern'ion ,ho Al
OF Congt,ss, entitled IAN Act for The admiss;on
oil the State Of West Virginia iuto tho Union
ana ior Other purposes" approved Decomber
81 1862, do BY this, our Proclamation rscor.
Vene The said Convention to meet nj Tho Gus.
ON House IN the City Of Wheeling, ON Thurs.
day, the l2,h day ofFcbruary next and ioor.
uer and direct that elections of DELEGATES IN ths
sad Convention be held under and accordiny
TO thG laws of the State of Virginia, on Thurs
gay the fifth day Of February next. in tho fol.
lowing counties not heretofore represented hat
y t9Isay; Tho countieso( Greenbricr and Mnnroo
snaiI each elect two Delegates and the comics
OIL Morgan, Pendleton and Pochahoatas shall
."en eloct one Delegate; and that At the Same
zine sii and in like manner, elections be held to
MI vacancies which have occurred in tho rem,
tesshtaton In the said Convention Tint IL N
say: the county Of Ohio shall elect one Delegate
IN place Of Gordon Battole, licensed. tbe
county Of Marion shall elect one DELEGATE in
pace Of Hiram Raymond, removed from the
s!ate; thocoanty Mason one Delegate in place
o, JThn Hall, resigned, and The County Of Ka.
n pa one Delegate in place Of James H,
crown, resigned and that Tho results Of ,he
ELECTIONS in the several counties named, be Ger.
u o;d to the undersigned Commissioners at tho
city Wheeling
Given under our handsat tho city ofWheol.
ing, this fourteenth day Of January, 1869
JAMES W, PAXTON, p.G.YAN WTNKLE.
L, II. CALDWELL, EPHRAId B. HALL
lanaic Commissioners,
u All thephpcrs within the limits Of tho
now state will publish the Rbovo until day Of
siEc''on and send Ellis to the Commissioners.
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90 ports remaining to rebel domination.

tie ports remaining to rebel domination.
With tbersxcsption then, Of the sluglo
point Of Galveston, We have compelled
our late bOastlul enemy, to everywhere
act on the defensVe---an attitude OK,
tremely diSlas!eful, and indeed dishssrt.
enipg TO those, who so recently ,hreAten
ed the capture Of Washington, the sack
ing Of Baltimore. the invasion Of Penn.
Sylvsnia, the occupation Of Phlladslphia,
the distraction 81 Cincinnati, the bonn
bardment Of Louisville, the complsts
subjugatioA Of West Virgiuis andpthe
dispersion Of our State officers 81 Wheel.
ing,
Though our progress in suppres,ing
this gigantic rebellion iS not CONNIE tsu,
rate to the expenditure Of means aud the
strength Of our vastly augmented and
really unequallod army, still q candid
retrospect cannot fsil to elicit prOi,e, NOT
alone for what we have done, but more
for what we have bafflod our willy foe
from accomplishing, and at the same Eme
in dissipating oil fears OF ultimate tti.
umph,
We cannot but believe, the enemy are
now e1erting their whole svailSbe
strength, in their vain attempt to resist
the onward march of our disciplined and
resolute armies. They cannot (fcOm the
statistics elected by the last general cen.
sus, now have enough disengaged able
bodied white men, 10 replenish their sad
" depleted armies, That they despair
OF ever equslliug our present unparal.
leIed army, in numerical strength, is ap,
parent from the numerous concentrations
necessitaied by our attacking forces
They have, it is true, in great measure
counter-baIlanced our superior numbers
by such skillful tactics, heretofore, but
every such shifting of large armies, in
wolves incalculabe trouble, expense aud
waste. They can't pursue, we think,
that policy much longer. and when
abandoned, they vii meet with success.
i've defeats, and theu--pcedy and ire.
trisraJt orerthroto. So mote it be.
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Durnsides Army across the Rappahau.
nOck,

New YORE, Jan. ia special to
the Sunday Mercury says the army Of
the Potomac is in motion. and battle
probably raging. The crossing of the
RapPahannock was doubtless effected at
Richards Ford,
The special adds: From nsw0 rscei.
we'd at the War Department, it is now
deemed certain that General Burnside
is, by thi, tine across the river, and that
the rebels were skedaddling inland, All
the army officers in Washington have
left for the battlefield"
The same correspondent, says the
Vicksbufg EXPEDITION IL bling rapidly
organized, and NcClernouj will be the
second in command, The lo:c. will
reach 100000.
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
Monday, January IL.

r,,..., Monday, January IL.
SENATE--The Senate was opened
with prayer by the Rev. r, V. Dodge
The House bill changing the place Of
election in jackson county WAS taken up
and passed,
On motion Of Mr., Flesher. Senate bill
No. 3, making an appropriation $780,
900 to the proposed State Of West Vir-
ginio, was taken up ond after being dis
cussed was laid on the table without ac-
lion.
Mr.. Jackson offered a join, resolution
proposing an adjournment sine die on the
2Sth Of January. Laid over.
HoUSE,--A communication from the
Senate announced the passage OF the
following bills:
Senate bill authorizing Charles B.
Woggensr to sell certain lands in Ma,
son county.
House bill authorizing the County
Court Of Marshal to reAsSSsS 206 aerss
of land belonging to Spencer Biddle.
The Senate bill was read irst ard
second time and committed.
The following resolutions were Offer.
ed and appropriately referred:
By Mr.. Kramer; Instruclng tho Com.
mittse on Piyilegea and Elections to
consider the propriety Of changing the
day of holding cleo for 1868.
By Mr. Smith; inaIructing the same
committee to consider the propriely Of
providing the 10Th of August for holdiog
the elections of 1868
By Mr., RuHner; InSsructing the
committee on Courts Of Justice to con,
slider the propriely of relieving William
Dickinson, Of Kanawha county,
BY Mr. Barker Insructing the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to consider
the expediency of relieving the destitute
families Of volunteers in the United
States army from Western Virginia.
Mr., linn offered a resolution referr.
ing so much of tue Governors Message
as relates 10 the passage Of law au!ho.
rizing him 10 have rebels captured and
held as hostages in order to secure the
release ofloyal persons held in confne'
ment by the rebels, to the committee on
Courts of Justice, and inslrucung the
committee 10 consider the e1pedienoy of
reporting bill comforting such authori
~. Adopted.
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oacial Dispatch from General McClsr.
naTd.
"MEaPHls, Jan. IL.

. aNAAs
"MrAPuls, Jan. IL.
"MgOr. General Halleck, Gen. in. Chit:
"Ths following dispatch is just ressi.
we'd:
"Headq'rs Army OfIho Mirsissippi,l
"Pos! of Arkansas, Jan. II.
"Agor. General Grant, Commandiny Do.
pqrtmsnt Of 1snnsnec:
~ have the honor to report that the
forces under my command attacked the
Post OF Arkansas to-day. Having stor-
med the enemy's works, we took large
number Of prisoners, variously estimated
at from 1000 to 10000 together With all
MS stores, and munitions Of war. Rear
Admiral David D. Porter, commanding
the Mississippi, Squadron, effectively
and brilliantly co.operated in accomplish.
ing this complete success
Jous A. McCLERsANp,
major. General Commanding"
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McClornard,. victory conf,mod

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE ram Sorm,
which left Arkansas Post Monday. and
arrived here today. confirms The cap
ture Of that post. The attack was made
on Friday evening by gunboa,s, the land
forces deharking two miles below aud
marching in the rear ofthe for;fic.tious.
The rebels had earihworks two miles be.
low the main fOrt,trom which they were
shel!edi not, however. before they hsl
done some damage to tho gunbosts -
Some balls having entered the por, holes
OF the Lexington, killing four men. Tho
main Tort is represented as bsing very
strong. They surrendered on Sunday
The officers Of the Storm say tb,t ak
regiments were captured in tho works.
and that at daylight on Monday two Tex.
an regiments. not knowing tie place was
surrendered, came in to 10 enforce tho
rebels and wero slso captured Nearly
all the ammunition taken by ,hs rebels
from the steamer Blue Wing, some days
slnce,wa rorupturcd. A reconnaissance
was sent up the river. but hsd not retu,,
ned at the time the storm lsr.. Our lov
is not so heavy as at first reported,
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PROCLAIM alton of the New State Commits
Sion6Ts,

We call the attention of the votcrs Of
Mason county, to the proclamation of
the New State Commissioners. which
appears in this number Of our popor.--
An election is to be held in this county
under the proclamation to FIJI the vacsn-
cy caused by the resignation Of John
Hall.
There is also an election to DO held
in Kanawha county, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of Judge
Brown.
Election day is fixed for the Sth dsy Of
February,
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No mere Rebel oGicors to BE- paroIed

Washington, January i9.--The Gen.
er"I-'n' Chief has issued order, to the
several corps commanders Of she Uni
ted States Army not to release rsboI Of.
fcOrs on psrol.
The following isA specimen OF tho or.
"1o Major Gtneral SSIenrk.
"No officers prisoners of war, will bc
released until further orders.
l"s'gned,l Al. W, HALIrck.
"GNneral.in Chief"
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WEST VIRGINIA.

CayiierS say 1--WE formed Constilu.
ton and Congress imperiin0ntly altered
it, so they sogely advise its rejection,
as ii thereby, they would somehow
"spite" Congress. very like "bitiug ones
nose off lospite the face" But. serious.
ly, are these plausible directors to our
admission, such guoramuses as not 10
know. that to receive or reject is one Of
the admitted prorogAtives of Congress,
The Constitution says "Congrcss may
admit new STATES into the Union" II
will be seen, that it is not (as our Secs
sion cayIers would make faint.hearted
Ulioniss believs,) a duty, but privilege
which they have the discretional right
TO exercise or refrain from exercising,
as they deem polite. So much for the
slang Hthat Congress has no business
ncddling with our Constitution" Con-
slider too, what has been the uniform
practice in the admission Of new States.
Whenever any Constitution has been
presented, distasteful to the majority in
Congress, they invariably have e1er.
ciscd their unquestioned discretionsl
privilege, and refused the application al.
together, or, as in this instance, granted
the prayer conditional upon some modi
fcations. The two parties to tho con.
1ract-Congress and the applying State
must finally concur as TO its subject
matter, or there can be no bargain. II,
as is quito natural, their views are dis.
similar, then, it is usual by mutual con.
cesoions,to strive at satisfactory TERMS
but an absolute concurrence is in this, as
in al! contracts, an indispensable pre-
requisite to its validity.
And some, incredible cs i. may ap
pear, object to its ratification from un.
manly thanksgiving "if the South
succeeds, she will bring West Virginia
back agoir; Shall never consent to a
divisioa of Old Virginia." Well, as to
that, it depends for force upon so doubt.
full and distant contingency, thot all
sound Uaiouists may well be excused
icom coasideringit. AFT the South sue
coels, &C." Who, but those desiring
her success, enterlaius thought that
this rebellion will Ultimate in the ostab.
liihmeDt Of separate and independent
aa9jca@ batjo demonstrate tbs deccp >,
ton these "alarmis,s' Rre attempting to
practice upon those otherwise stounch
new State men. we will briefly discuss
the matter
" the first place, if an inscrutible
Providence permits in thi, latter day so
great curse as the "Confederats States"
certainly, all homogeneous elements will
be absolutely inadmissibIe. The subtitle
builders of this unique structure, have,
with much self glorifCaion, long since
told us,that Ii was 10 be ever free from the
inevitable vices and montrositios, in.
Sepcrablc from free State socicty-it was
ever to be exempt from any disturbing
dScordont element-wus now, and ever
should remain, one grand ossimated
whole, ono in sentiment, one in feeling,
oce ininterest, ons in desliny,and-that
'ils chief corner stone wos African Sla.
very" Such being It's design. its destruc.
tive elements aud It's irrevcrsiblo destiny,
with what show of consistency could
they even desire, so incongruouS aStato
as West Virginia---thO blood OF whose
avery sl;tyrGd ron, ,HlI' Ior ySsPintd
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Marine News.

New York, JAN, l9.--A Key West
letter Of the 9th expresses fears for tho
safety Of the ship Lydia, eighteen days
out from New York, News from Hav.
ana sOys the Alabama WAS cFthSn Jan.
9Th.
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HOUSE Mr.. Hoo,on from the com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections re.
ported bill giving the consent of the
State Of Virginia 10 tho annexation of
Bcrkloy county to the proposed State Of
West Virginis.
MIR. Bumgarnsr offered resolution
instfucIng the appropriate Committee
to inquire into the expectancy of amend.
ing the act creating the Kanawha Board.
Mr.. Boreman presented three petitions
against the extension of the stay law,
Mr., Vance presented a petition against
the extension of the Stay Law.
Mr.. Bumgarner presented petition
from Mason county, against the e1en'
sion Of tho Stay Law.
Tie following bills were read the SEQ.
ond time and ordered to DO engrossed:
A bill appropriating the capitation
tax of 1862, to educational purposes;
A bill authorizing Smith and Williams
TO sell goods in jackson county.
Inc Oil making du appropriation 10
the Western Lunatic Asylum woS taken
up.
Mr.. Hale moved to fill up the blank
sum with 100000.
The bill was tabled,
The further consideration OF the Cal.
ender was deferred.
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5~By increasing our circulation, We
diminish our expenses. Cannot somo.
ono send Us list Of new subscribers.
Any one sending US a lis. OF six new
subscribers, al 81 so, will receive copy
oilhe Register one year gratis.
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More Relief for Lnpco,birc

Philadelphia, Jan. l9-Tho bark
Achilles is expected to sail to day for
Liverpool ShO has 5000 barrel, Of -four
valued at $50, 600 port of tie oontribu.
H y OF philadelphia to The reliefo
tering operatives of England.
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NOTICE.

ALI persons having books or papers
belonging to Lewis Wctzel, decd, are
hereby requested to leave them at the
Register Printing Office, or a, my resi-
doaco, SARAH WETZEL,
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Thursday, January Is,

IUUIDVHJ v"HuNIy Vt
The Senate was opened by prayer by
Rev h V, Dodge,
The President proceeded to call the
Calender,
The bill giving consent for the admis-
sion of certain counties into tho propo'
scd New State Of West Virginia was Ia
ken up,
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The Hon, John Minor Bolts has re,
Gently purchased in Orange county, Vir-
ginia an estate Of . 800 ocres for the sum
oF$toi80o, and 6ns lei; lie cry to TAKE
possession of the same, with the inten.
ton Of dovotina the remainder Of bis
years to agricultural pursui!S-[Rich
mond Examiner 10th.
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loUR TERMS.

Owing to the advance in paper ink
&c., we have been compelled to raise
tho price of our paper; From and after
this date tho terms OF the Register will
he rs Enthusiastically in adrance.
One copy ono year. 81 80
One copy six months, so
One copy three months, 40
RAGS, RAos.-We will pay the high,
cst market price for rags at this Office, or
viii take them in payment for the Reg
istcr. Forty pounds Of good clean rags
will pay for the paper ono year.