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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25
TO THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA.-Apars from q
to enter even temporarily sphere OF political %
delayed any response the various calls which We been
kindly made become candidate for Congress from
folk District In the earnest hope that dbngu
patriotic soldier Henry A. Wse might vet
trdueed 10 upy that position before tie district
In positive declenSon Of Gen Wise, upon whom had felt
that Of the people would harmoniously with
greater viii unite than else, brought
determination place myself at this late hour, before
yot re- OF district candidate for their BudrRges
Ihe energies Of the better part Of my manhood have
given 10 tie for the development OF the trade Of
Norfolk and the Improvement CT the country effected by her
prosperity. PEI
have lost none Of ny devotion that interest Sepa-
ration which the CIRCUMSTANCES Of imposed
bu strength .y socude the condition and future
fortunes those eIed Tor tbs WHILE and
not pu too rersthRt the voice Of those people much
Interests cannot be heard In the desig
nation OF their Ia the Congress- oonfede
rate council which, with the prospect Of before
essures are likely than extraordinary
en 10 District material interest Of whose people Lies
eninsnty the commercial development Of YirginGs only
sea port-Norfok.
Ths hope which have long ndged and the object my
NAT ten years Aborhe esablshment OF direct trade a Nor
fokhas now guarantee IN the final triumph Of
our cause and which unklnd legislation alone defeet
Nv uacompromsng idsntiy With hat object and the inter
Of zt locally whose material centre eonsautea The foun
tain roa which sehereafsE derive vhnteyer q prosperity
counties Of tbs district % enjoy beyond the past sonetn
dHess 20 place nyss - Ia sa carl sor Con
groaA N4AAAAA MA4VnL
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25
UIFTY DOLLARS REWARD-StoIen from

E'IFII DOLLAINo hE w AhD.-OtOIen from
The Stable At Mr. Z. V. Watkins Halifax county, Va, my
CLAYBANK hARE-valuable, large quite fat OF quick
motion for 80 large an ANIMAL black tail and feet;
uCheous about the est usp sed TO
nex the shOuler) the left de white saddle marks on
the back about shape Of the tre white marks
the right side, the other; little Just now nd
dsp set the left foot standing about ten
old, perhaps more; hiss
mouth and quite small trace OF right has renarka,
bly, large bag aad tests for that COLT
perhaps OF milk
vi pay a25 which may recover her within
20 miles Of home, and $50 II al greater distance.
J. b. SHEARER
Black Walnut =. o.,
my2o-A Halifax CO., Va.
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Va Yietis

Eve must drive these people back was the calm
Language Of Gen Lee n the fury Of the dsht at Ante
ln We u.ust drive thess peops' bach. Or they I'll
rive % back, eTovd "a. oes Of our possessions. take
Dssossion Of on ets- aod States overthrow oar h
iuiOnl, sss up G0venmeOts Of their Own, establish
lvlazed glasses n sOOsty, AID reduce Is 70 bssEAry,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25

STEAMBOAT ExPLosION.-The small steamer Ada Han
cock employed in conveying passengers from the wharf
at San Pedro California 20 the steamer enstoF which
a,chOEs in deep water miles from she landing ex.
plOded her boiler the 9Th ut, killing forty Of
sixty passengers and sounding the balance, with the
exception Of seven Among she killed are, son OF
the late Gen. Albert Sidney johnson, Heber KlmhAu
the MornOa Missionary, aud Caps JoA REyaAt -
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gbt 8itbmonb daBig.
MONDAY aORNINGI MAY IS, 1858.
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totsftag tsrss l1s7 ere ascrgdf 5r Advertisements.
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25
FROM THE ARMY IN TENYEssEE

TgLIAHoNA, Nay 2S.-The rumOr of the capture of
two Of regiments in front, with piece of artl
lery not true The enemy did surround and capture
small outpost of some forty men, All quiet in 'front.'
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25

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General
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25
The Electiona

Our friends viii ObHgs US by forwarding election re-
.s IN the different counties and cities as soon as they
& 70 known
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25
JOSIAH SNlru, Sec'rY.

ANOTHER OUrRAGE BY YANKSE CRUISER. The
Nassau correspondent of the Charleston Courier in the
following letter. details one Of the most fragrant instan-
ees of Yankee nsolence that has yet under our
notice Blu; We suppose will lead to serious result
as the English Government exhibits no disposition to
break its friendly relations with the United States:
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25

lORN, Wheat, Potatoes, Peas and Wool for
~ Sale. The destruction Of produce a. aoover de-
pQ In consequence Of along det with fhe bags aang
IT, VII cause me 10 SELL Horn Quarter, la KING Wisu
the said Court House Thursday the 2Sth inst
and wheat possibly Having esI Of the former
than woni fee hands and teams continuing the
hundreds OF bushels A' peas, Pot.toei and little WOOL
Pee appus before that be supplied hretofore
but attention viii be yen eerheses given by gem
temen well known 10 me
m,22-o2t GEORGE TAYLOR.
POSITION EMENTThe above sale Is postponed ill MONDAY
Sd Gay Of Jane. GEORGE TAYLOR.
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CoSIEMPLAfED INVASION OF EAST TENkEssEE-Ih
Abingdon VirgniEn says;

Captain Tiller, of Scott county, who was among the
prisoners captured in Major Frenchs bsttaOnin Pike
vile, KY, few weeks ago, has been exchanged and
passed through Abingdon on Tuesday even last He
left Camp Chase asst week. and learned just he left
Yankeedom, that Burnside, with cavalry force Of 10
OOO had started invade East Tennessee thrOug
berland Gap and other passes Of the mountain. The
Knoxville Register has gwen out like Warming aud it
may be hoped that preparations have been made to
GUARD the passes
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25

4 CARD Understanding that there IS a
n in rIcul luon In the counties Of Hanover Henri
to the eject that am eectOneecng in opposition Of
candidates Tor Congress la this strict deem proper
say hs foundation 10 truth Il have
eeGt0aeered for ,s candidate in the Held
myas-tis JOHN R. GARRETT
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25
NAssAu, May l4. h

NASSAU, May ~ 1858.
All Nassau was reused to toe highest pitch of excite
ment on Tuesday by the appearance off the harbor of
two vessels one evidently 10 chase of the other They
turned out to be the British steamer Sirius from Eng.
land and the United States Rhode Island tor
rnerly the John P King az present boekadng Nassau.
learn that about o'clock, on Tuesday, morning,
the Rhode Island gave chase to the Sirius. The pursuit
cor tuued almost to the harbour oil Nassau. The Rhode
I,llnd first fred blank shot. Although the Sirius
bound on a perfectly legal voyage from one English
port to another the Captain knew from the precsdents
OF the Peterho Dolphin Pearl and others, that if he
stopped he would be seized and taken to Key West
there TO wal; FIVE six months for the Yankees 10 adj
ucate on his ease Rather than risk this outrage, he
determined 10 keep Oh his COURSE. The Rhode Island
fred nine shots at him. several Of them being Shells
Two came very near the Sirius, bat no damage was
done.
The Sirius escaped into bay to the Eastward Of Mas
5au, and the Rhode Island, abandoning the pursuit.
steamed up Nassau, where she sauted the British flag
and was sauted IN return.
About one O'Clock the Sirius came down from her
place Of retreat and sailed INTO Nassau deliberately
passing BY the Rhode Island, near enough 10 throw
biscuit aboard TIE presence of toe British YES
sci Rosario probably prevented the Yankee from open.
ing a broadside upon her.
The passengers on the Sirius declare positively that
when the last shot fred at them they
one and ha miles from the shore. Tue Governor of
the Bahamas appears satisfied however that the firing
vas done beyond the marine league He promptly or
jercd the salute from the Yankee TO his flag to be
turned
The tops Of houses and the church secpes, the
rounding hills ard the of the vessels the harboT
we're cgosded VITA humaa beings during the ptogr>
OF the chase aud the most marked excitement prevailed
Capt Moore, formerly Of the Nellie, has taken com
mand Of the Sirius
The news by this arrival exhibits d very sore feeling
il England towards the United STATES; a condition Of
things at which the London News fears may cuuinate
open rupture.s Tie attempted outrage on the ST.
RUS will not improve the srsie,,te eordiais.
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rn - oInEaENa ANp soEDIERs


70 ME CITIZENS AVID SOLDIERS
POSED or THE COUNTIES OF HENRIco AND HANOVER.
-CTrzKSs naering assurances nom friends In
diR OF the District induced aganto announce
myself candidate your SURFACES stihe ensuing election In
May, for a seat In the State senste
feel il my duty reject your will In legisstng the many
important subjects TO be acted and to exert ny pest enor 70
home but last though not least the interest Of the brave sol
e the ad upon whom BY tie help Of God the liberties and
interests OF al a'P Yoat obi s.rvr
TO THE VOTERS
OF HALIFAX COUNTY
Dol ELISHA BARKsDALE candidate 10 represent the
county Of Halifax in The mex. house Of Dsegaes nyzo
We are authorized to announce II. c.
BRIGGS candidate represent the county OF CLARKE In the
next HouSsOf Virginia Delegates my 70 o.
WE ARE REQUESTED TO ANNOUNCE
Col THOMAS BUswELL Of Page county candidate for the
Board Of PubIlc from the third district @y28-4t.
THIS TICKET FULLY REPRESENTS
all portions CT city and will be supported By the people
ToR SENATE.
RICHARD o. HA5KINs,
DELEGATES
l. w. GLAZEBRoGK,
THOMAS BIGGER,
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
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The following Ticket will receive the largest
vote Ia Richmond:
FOR GOVERNOR,
THOMAS sTANH0PE FLOURN07.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
SAMUEL PRIoE.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
JOHN R. TUCKER
FOR CONGRESS,
WILLIAMS O. wI0KHAM.
FOR FATE SENATE,
GEORGE w. RANDOLPH
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
WYNDHtM ROBERTSON.
RICHARD p. WALKER,
DAVID J. sAUNDERs,
my42-tde'
THIS IS THE TICKET FOR THE
i three Wards:-
FOR THE SENATE,
COL r. o. RASKLYS
FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
L. W GL4ZEBROOE,
WYBDHAA ROBERTSON,
WILLIAA Ia YL0R. my91-Tt'
THIS TICKET, COMPOSED OF THE
~ tS C.y viz the legal the mechanical and the srcspais
submtted to the citizens having The strongest
claims 10 the support Of all claSseI:
FOR SENATE
G. w. RANDOLPH.
FOR HOUSE or DELEGATES.
WYNDHAM ROBERTSON,
=: WYNNE,
ID. J. BURR,
THE FOLLOWING TICKET is recommend
ed with confidence citizens Of Richmond, which,
elected, will for good and faithful representation IN
the Leg5Ature:-
For Sendte
GEO. W. RANDOLPH.
House of Delegates:
wYNDHAM R0BERTa0N,
TH0B. II. WYNEE
I. D. BIGGER. Ap27-tdes
THE following Ticket is earnestly recon.
L mended 70 the voters Of this city:
sEaATK.
GEN. GEO. ". RANDOLPH.
HOUSE DELEGATES.
WYHDHAM ROBE RTS0E,
DAVID l. SAUNDERB.
DAVID J. BURR
apo
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25

Please announce In your paper, In reply to
without regard TO past political distinctions, that
am candAe represent the county Of Nelson In the next
Virginia Legislature. ... = -.
INV a-tde WILLIAM W hAhhtS-
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25

We are authorized to announce WILLIAM
W. oARRAwAY ia Of Pdnoess Anne candidate for reeec
don 70 the OF Virginia. from the District composed OF tn
counties Norfolk PrinceIs and the city Of Portsmout
nv 90-b4s
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-25

Macon & Western,
IA. s w. P, Angus Muscogee, Central
ia and Savannah, Savannah, Albany
Western and Allan and Gulf, South
tic, Rome, Ga. and Western it's
the Ga. Railroad s branches.
its branches.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-12-11
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The House met at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
The ,urna of yeSterd " rea and approved.
Mr. Carter from select committee, presented aori-
" report recommending the pass of the resolution
nies State the Confederate government
Mr.. Carter stated !hat amemoer of the Committee was
desr0us of submitting minority report and ID order to
allow FOR its PREPARATION, he moved that the esUu-
ton be made the special order for ii O'Clock, AM, on
Friday next. This motion prevailed.
Mr. Rogers introduced resolution in favor OF b. &
Strickland Referred to the cOmmitre propositions
and grievances.
Mr Afford a resolution in favor of John T. Walker Re-
ferred to the committee on claims.
BILLS CALENDAR
bill to amend the 9Th section Of chapter 23d Revised
Code and bill concerning the takug of depostons,
passed third reading
reading
bill to exempt from conscription certain State officers
in addition To those heretofore exempted put its
I'd reading.
Mr. Carter moved to amend by striking out the words
commissioned officers of the militia" He regarded the
militia as an efee organic tnn and meriteFous
reason for the exemption of officers without commands
er existed distinct organization and be argued thu
militia officers bad claim now to exemption from the
privations and sacrifices of active military life chesuy
endured by others
Mr. Amis opposed the amendment and dwell at some
length upon the valuable services rendered by militia off,
GERS in the past two years in arreng des ers
SAINT conscrpts They still peTformiy this duty, and
should this amendment prevail, deser would increase
10 alarming extent -
The amendment was rejected. Y0s 80 nays so.
Messrs Robbins and Cowles alr1 opposed the amend
ment and on IN Of the latter the yeas and nays were
ordered.
On mot: Of &lr; Mckay E.s hill was amended BY ad
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-12-11

RETURNING FROM THE NoRTH.-Mr. j. II. Bagget
the Reading Clerk of the South. Carolina House of
Delegates, who was captured in the Ella and Annie
has been released, and has returned to his post
The Columbus Guardian says:
He was imprisoned for a short time in New York,
but managed to escape the fate of being sent to
Fort Lafayette for the winter His narrative Of the
modus operandi is very entertaining By his skill
and art IN dealing with Yankee officials and their
subOrdinateS he has succeeded in making short
trip from New York, he having left that city just
week ago this morning, and Washington city the
26th.
Mr. Baggett represents New York as crowded :;
hotels theatres, and cars, all crammed; business
never more active and the people running as usual
after every novelty, and giddy in the pursuit Of
wealth and pleasure. An immense class of "shod-
dy" ariStocraey has been brought into being by the
events of the war; consisting Of contractors, specu
lators, and money gamblers These nouUeGur rich
es import largely of silks rich furniture, wines da-
monds, &C.; in fine, of every luxury that money
can buy ard caprice desire. Extravaganza and dis
spStiop are moro prevalent than they were ever be-
fore known to be.
Where then is that decay and general exhaustion
at the North that wseacres at the South have pre-
diced? The fact is the North was never more pros
porous than now-the war is not and will not be
felt by them. But says one, they can never pay
the debt What of it? They manage to keep up
their armies, the masses at home feast, drink and
are merry, and you might pass through whole
States and not know that they were at war; as far
as any depression Of business is concerned. They
are not tired of the and don't mean to stop it.
Where is the grass that was to grow in Broadway
as the result of secession? Europe gets cotton and
the North gets cotton, and the world moves, and
the people of the South are the great sufferers by
the gigantic revolution sweeping over the land
When and where will it end r-Progress.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-12-11
The Latest News.

The enemy's cavalry appeared on the 7th at K'ng-
,oId Ga but were attacked and driven back a mile.
Notbins of interest from the armies of Hardee and
Grant.
Notbing new from the armies of Lee and Meade.
All quiet.
The seige of Knoxville was raised on Friday
night last our forces falling back slowly to Norris
town, The Richmond Examiner of the Sth says:
1--WE have to- day only one piece of news OF lnte-
rest and that relates to the present position OF 6en
eral Longstreet We are at last able to inform our
readers where he is An official dispatch was re-
ceived from him yesterday, dated "Rutledge, Dec.
9Th" Rutledge is thirty mules northeast of Knox
VILE on the road to Bristol, and one hundred miles
from the latter place. At the date of his dispatch
he had halted at Rutledge, but he will inevitably
fall back to Bristol on the approach OF the enemy.
In his present position he is liable to an attack IN
front from Burnside, in flank from Cumberland Jap,
and in rear from the pursuing forces of Grant who,
the telegraph informs US, making their way
towards his rear by the same route by which he
himself proceeded against Burnside. Notwlthstand-
ing his apparently critical position, we think we
may regard him as safe He has the shortest route
before him to Southwestern Virginia and clear
start of his pursuers. What Longstreet has effect
ed in East Tennessee may be summed up in the
word nothing"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-12-11
The Impressmeut Law in GeOTgia-Fungi of the
COmmiSsaTy.

hear great complaints in all parts Of Georgia of
fraud aud oppression in the execution ofthe impress
ment law. These things are publicly spoken of,
and Mr. Commissary Northrop may be sure that he
has planted in this State fruitful crop of diSSen
:ions and corruptons. 1t was by outrageous orders
in his department that large stocks of sugar were
seized in Augusta, Atlanta, and other important
towns of Georgia. not for the necessities of the army,
but to De used as article Of exchange in the pro-
curement of other supplies. Such acts amounted to
plunder; they had no plea of necessity and they
gave to the agent of the commissary easy and unlm
tied opportunities of fraud which have been busily
employed. The impressng agent had only to &C.
count to the government for the sugar at the assess
ed rate of seventy five cents pound, when he might
easily sell it on private account for three times that
price, credtng the government with the seventy five
cents on false account of barter. That this has
been done is notorious, and these golden and lavish
opportunities have made the fortunes of tens and
hundreds of dexterous underlngs, to the am9zement
of honest men. The same game has recently been
attempted in seizures of salt. The entire stock Of
this article in Augusta recently seized without
the least occasion by coup de main, and without
any explanation of its motive beyond the ingenious
suggestion of some official that the government in
tended dureSs to procure other supplies from
the people Is it possible that such outrages go
without the correction rebuke OF higher authori
ties that the relations between the government and
the people are to be those of black mail and priVi
legged plunderl
The great objection to the impressment law, as
practiced is that it has opened doors to pecua-
ton and oppression, given vast number of temp
tat;ons and opportunities to fraud, and multiplied
official corruption. The commIssary agents have
now new handle for making fortunes aud number
of little impecunious tradesmen and gentlemanly
barkeepers have with the aid of the Confederate
uniform, and the practical license of traffic in i'm
pressments climbed into large fortunes and the social
pretensions peculiar to successful and magnificent
swindlers. This is happening before ones eyes
cry day. COmmissaries have landed estate CON-
missaries have unlimited barrels of whiskey; CON-
miSsares have the best seats at the faro table, aud
enthroned in The brothels; commissaries are FL
thy with money, and yet all this heyday and flush
of wealth are to be attributed to one hundred and
forty dollars month Correspondence Of Richmond
Examiner.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-12-11
Congress-.

The Confederate Congress assembled at Richmond
on Monday last Fifteen Senators were present,
and fifty, five members of the House Messrs
Bridgers, Mcdowell Mclean, and Gather, of this
State, were in their seats the first day.
In the House of Representatives Mr.. Sims, of
Kentucky, offered the following resolution, which
was agreed to:
"ResoLoed That the Committee on Military Af-
fairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of repeating all laws exemptng from military SER
vice persons who have furnished substitutes in the
army; and that they be also instructed to inquire
into the expediehcy ofadoptng some plan that will
be just and proper, whereby all such persons may
be enrolled in the military service of the Confede
rate States, and that they report by bill or other
wise" -
Mr.. Sims also offered the following, which was
read and referred to the committee on military af
fairs:
".The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact That no person liable to military
service shall hereafter be permitted or allowed to
furnish substitute for such service no- shall any
substitute be received enlisted or enrolled in the
military service of the Confederate States; and that
all laws heretofore passed permitting or allowing
persons liable to military service to furnish substi-
tutes for the same, or authorizing the acceptance,
enlistment enrolment of any such substitutes in
the military SERVICE be and the same are hereby
repealed" -
And Mr.. Clark, Of Missouri introduced an ex-
emption bill.
Mr.. Sims and Mr. Clark are from States that are
represented in the feder0 Congress, and majori.
ty of whose people against the Confederate gov
ernment. They have no constituents to whom they
can report themselves and be held responsible for
their conduct; and yet they come forward on the
first dey of the session with propositions to control
the people and the fighting men of other States.-
The proposition of Mr. Sims to make conscrpts Of
the principals Of substitutes would be- if carried out
infamous breach of faith, and would disgrace the
government in the eyes of the world and in history
Mr.. Footo introduced bill providing for the
sembling of Congress on the first Monday of March,
1864. This would let in the new members of the
House, but we should not be surprised to see the
bill rejected The voice Of the people is not wanted
at Richmond.
The two houses are not yet fairly at work. There
are Indications however, that Congress will exhibit
more independence than heretofore in examining
into the state Of the country, and disposing of Ex
ecutve recommendations.