New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-03

enemy sold into slavery Rebel soldier shall be placed at
labor public continued such abol
until the other snail be released and receive the treatment
due to prisoner Of war. "
By order Of the Secretary ofwsr.
Z. d. TOWNSEND Ass.-Adi,-GeD.
Special Dispatch to The n. Y. Tribune.
WAsHrSGroy, Aug q 1859
OPINIONS IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
The following opinions in regard to exemptions
were promugatedby Col. Joseph Holt, Judge Advo'
cate General of the Army, yesterday:
THE ONLY son OF AGED OR ISFIRM PARENT OR
PARENTS EXEMPTION.
O,iaerThe only Of aged firm parent parents
10 not exempt bis p.eat parents dependent @
his labor their support II he IL IN condition to suppor
andoes support them without hs personal labor for t6se
purpose subject drs because he IN condition 70
perform military service without depnvins ms parents OF ne
support the sw design. them The parents need
moi be wholly dependent on labor Of their for sup
port If they dependent for tne principal part oi tne
support the right to exemption srisea
* THy CASE OF WIDOW HAVING -FOUR SONS.
Opfntsln Of widow hsvins four sons three o.
whom already Ia .hs military .eyee as Sor ,Io,'a
emp,, provided his mother dependent Oh MS ao0' '0' sup
port
rs THE CASE OF A WIDOW HAyIso TWO soSs, osl
OF WHOM rs ALREADY IN THE MILITARY
pi.ion In the e,,e OF widow having two sons one Of
whom already in the military .esvee, and tns other h
been drafted the latter Is exempt as the only sou hsoe"
military duty In the sense oi TIE aet
IN THE CASE OF AGED OR ISFIaN PARENTS HAVING
TWO OR MORE SONS SUBJECT TO hiLITARx
i, the c,,. OF aged or inhrm parents having two
or more subject to uiay duty election OF the son 70
b. exempted be made before the dreh, ard his mans
should not then appear IN the drs ons ., %
exempt provided his parents are dependent Oh MS ao0k
tor their support. -
OF pIRsoss HAVING cosscIENTIoUs scRuPLrs IN
REGARD TO DEARISG ARMS.
Person. having con'c-nous .erqps' in esId to beaIiaa
the ~. ~ tsie,.r.d In ,b,, .t shall b. eI.
emit The socey os Friends and others ente tsinng SINH
sT .sn:imen It drafted may hnd re-i o h. scruples
n the employ OF substitutes or III tie payment OF the
OF MAS WHOSE WIPE Is INSANE.
opiaon-The children Of insane mother. "ho may, at
or with auy propTey language b, termed motheress chill
The aineI such thOSgh 'y be DEPENDENT on his
f.on Tie dIsf The hard and would probably
hss been provided foF lad been tore seen IS however,
is aud may be sapPosed 1t ought to bee
that l. to he 50 enforced
FATHER HAVING FouR SONS, TWO OF WHOM
HAVE DIED IN THE MILITARY SERVICE; ALSO OF
AGED OR ISFIRA PAkESrs ELEcTiSG WHICH -
TWO SONS MAY BIZ EXEMPT.
Op.n5a-In the Of iather having four two Of
hon have died IN the military service it clear thay
ne em.nrs two re no, exempt from draft Before .uck
be allowed must be SHOWN thst the fasnsS
80 d, had Two .ou. in the military service 90 the law u
tten Conzess ght well have xecepted the oss Of two
the hed equivalent 10 their continuance IN the ser.
snd therefore seaI1s toe .sns privilege. 70 ta'r t',
be inter probation. but legi'lfii0p -
20 .Ha sry fai sy n. ihe Or II he be dead the motss
nay which othe shall be exempt The right Of his
does not upon the pacas dpendence the
labor tner for support The law does net eonem'
plate auy such dependence.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
The army of tue Potomac is again on the moves
but nothing is known TO its destination, nor - to
the probabilities of battle. Appearances IN 'cafe
that the line is to be protected and extended. Lee
continues at CuPePper.
RETALIATION.
The Presidents proclamation in response to the
R.hl threats that the colored soldiers they capture
shall be sold into Slavery gives general satsfactou
to all loyal persons. 1t is spoken Of Us having the
true ring, and evincing more decision and determiy
nation than previous documents touching the vital
topic.
TROUBLE WITH CONSCRIPTS.
II is reported that some trouble occurred at the
conscript camp in Alexandria, and five OF the cons
scripts arc said to have been shot.
wAsHixaroS August o 1869
NEW w-ORLEANs MAILS VIA MISSISSIPPI RIvERs
In reply to an inquiry Of the Post-Otice Deparccr
ment, Special Agent Gis,, at Memphis, ssys he has
conferred with Capt. Pattisop, commandant OF the
Nayy.Yard, and Capt. Lewis, Assistant Quarters
master OF Transportation and they both concur with
him that it will be safe and expedient to send the
Washington and New.York mails to New-Orleans
via the Mississippi River. Arrangements have been
made for u convoy at least once week from VckH
burg to New Orleans, and conveys can be more fres
quent when required by the necessities OF trade oA
public interest. The Postmaster General, however,
does not feel himself exactly justified at present ip
ordering this service. But il correspondents wish
their letters to 20 to New-Oreans by way of Care,
they can make their Endorsement upon them accord>
insy, and they will be sent at the expense Of the
writers.
THE GUNBOAT DEKALB.
Rear.Admiral Porter, in communication to the
NAVY Department, says that he is not sure OF raisS
ING the Dekalb, aud cannot yet ascertain her in>
iuries. All the guns sud everything which could
be got out were removed, including the Paymssters
book and Government funds. As the residents Of
Yazoo City did not take the trouble to warn him o1
the torpedoes, which they bad an opportunity u
doing, 5000 bales of cotton have been seized to pay
for the gunboat.
THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
ID. w. Middleton Deputy Clerk, 10 now IN ehargs
of the office OF Supreme Court Of the Cni'ea oA'es
and to him all business communications may u
addressed.