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WASHINGTON, April 8, 10

WASHINGTON, April 8, 10 r. N.
Excitement here in regard TO The reported
attack on Charleston is intense. Tho Navy
and War Departments are still without Of.
fetal advice, but no doubt is entertained that
the attack has been made and the result un-
favorable to the rebels. The continued re-
license If the rebel nswspspes in regarded as
almost certain evidence that they are in pos
session OF news which confirm the report that
Charleston has fallen before the combine nt.
task Of Hunter and Dupont, II heretofore
has been the practice Of the rebels, whenever
they have met with success to send a flag ol
truce across the Rsppahauuock with copies ol
their papors announcing the news. Besides
this, their pickets are very gloomy aud declios
10 converse Al all upon the subject Of tho at
tack upon Charleston, or. allow any copies o
their paper 10 come across the river.
The Navy Department Is 10 hourly espec.
tation Of receiving information 10 regard tc
the attack, which they know 10 have been
commenced last Thuuday- --.,,.
A prominent official in tho Navy Depart.
ment made the remark tba. by this time "Of
iers on board our iron.cIads weis either il
Chsrleston or in Heaven" lm8iffs W. ~
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The Voice Of Loyal Tennessee
ans.

We have had on hand for some time, the
proceedings Of a meeting held by loyal Ten
nesseeans on the 5th of March, in hopes that
we could make room for them entire, Dut we
despair Of doing so. We can only make
room for the follo- ing resolutions. There
were full hfteen thousand loyal Tennesseeans
present at the meeting, aud these resolutions
speak their united voice.
Resolved, That We 10, K upon with con-
tempt aud abhouencs Of the resolutions intro
duced into the Legislatures Of kentucky, In.
diana, Illinois, Ohio, and other States propos.
ing the calling Of Conventions to devise, as
they say, the mode and m amer by which the
war may be ended ty compromise, and be-
lieve them tho offspring and result Of those
linked together in treason, with those who are
timid, cowardly, criDgent, and in every res
pect wanting 10 patriotism aud moral courage
We view all such persons in open violation cf
the federal Constitution and laws, guilty OF
treason, and unworthy the namo Of, or entitled
to the respect of, American citizens. Wev.ew
them and the intended result Of such conveu .
tions as giving aid and comfort to tho enemy
and as tending to the dismemterment Of the
Union, for The preservation Of which our brave
soldiers iu the field are so freely giving their
lifs's blood.
Resolved, That the Tennesseeaus now in
arms for themselves, and as rejecting the true
interes. and feeling of the Union People ol
the State, hereby declare that they are main.
tanning the Government of the United States
at oil hazsrds. So -
They arc for vigorous prosecution of the
war, until the rebels throw down their arm,
without condition; they arc for depriving the
rebel master Of bis slave and every other spe
cies Of property so far as may be necessary to
overthrow treason and put down rebellion.
Resotsed, That We heartily cooperate with
and sustain President Lincoln in his Emanci
pltion Proclamation, and approval Of acts o
Congress 10 the employment Of slaves and pei
sons Of American descent, in the Governmcn,
service, TO aid iu suppressug the rebellion. 1
Resolvsd, That we spurn all proposition
for any armistic, or cessation Of hostilitet
until the rebels throw down their arms. W.
oppose all conventions under the name o
Peace Conventions; the authors of all sucl
we view with distrust, aud can see no certair
result therefrom, but treason to tue Govern
ment, and a tendency to its disruption, aue
that We ask and press vigorous and untir et
prosecution of the war, and the execution, a
We advance, Of necessary means, military an,
civil, to restore the Constitution and lawsi
What rebuke to infamous Northern Cop
perhesdism these noble and patriotic resolu
tions conveys f'eoom Lae . ~ lel .olR
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Total. .22,740,437

In this estimate we include all able bodied
whito men between the ages of eighteen and
forty five years. Making liberal allowances Is
for the able bodied young men between eight
cen aud twenty, who are excluded by tho act,
and for all other exemptions, We think the
available white militia force Of the loyal por-
tions of the Union States, parts OF States
aud Territories-may DO safely set down as
fully up to The grand aggregate Of four mil.
lions of men-almost equal to the entire white
population, men, DomeR and children, of the
rebel States. From this sum total, under the
Presidents several requisitions-6rst for u.s..
900, second for 100000, third for 100000,
and fourth for 800 ,000-there have been
drawn an aggregate, we dare say, rot exceed
ing one million Of men; and Of this aggregate
there are now some zoe, 900 IN the field. The
killed, wounded and missing, and those who
have died Of disease, and those who have been
Withdrawn from the field in cousequsnce ol
the expiration of their terms Of volunteer serv.
ice, will make up the difference OF three hun
dred thousa nd men. gifo. saa5 ~
Thus it appears that, with 100000 men 10
he field, and naval force equal, for the pur.
poses Of this war, TO an army Of half million
Of men, we have militia reserved force ol
three millions TO fall back upon. The armed
forcos Of the rebellion in the field, on the 9th
or hand, Can hardly exceed four hundred
thousand men, aud they are unsupported or
the WI ter except by two or three piratica
Flying DutcSmen, roaming about on ibe At
lantic, and few cxtemporized iron. .clsds o
the Merrimac and Arkansas construction al
Richmond, Charleston, Savannah and Mobile
Nor have the rebellious States any militia re
serves from which to replsnish their arms il
the field. The latest official returns received
at the Adjutant Generals Office at Washing
ton represent the enrolled militia of the State
now involved in the rebellion as follows:
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Distress AM Savannah.


The Savannah papers, late copies Of which
have reached Port Royal, are full of complain.
to at the condition Of things in that city. In
the Republican a writer complains that the
only nourishment provided for the sick and
wounded in the hospitals consists Of bacon
and corn bread. The leading article is upon
the subject Of high prices and extortiouate
profits, and expresses the fear that civa com.
motion cannot be avoided, nor "osr revolution,
fought out to successful ISSUE" unless some
remedy be speedily devised. Tho govern
ment robbers are infesting every highway,
impressing bacon, corn and rice. For bacon
it allows thirty five cents pound, Will, the
ruling price is ninety c 'nts.
In another article the Republican says;
"For the past few days it has been difficult
10 buy bacon to supply families 10 this city,
aud many persons could not find corn meal
even 10 small quantities. But this is not the
difficulty. The evil is this: The retail deal
crs ia provisions have baon forced to 60 OF
send to the country for supplies. They have
tried to obtain them--have bought some ia
small qusntities-brougbt them to the depot
Of the Gulf road, there to be stopped by gov
eminent agents. Even small packages aut
4 parcels thore remain, while soldiers families
and others Of the city require them."
The members OF the "Mitchell Guard"
company Of the 47tb Georgia regiment, pub
lish card, thanking Thomas Purse for GOV
ering want long and sorely felt by present
ing each member Of The company with pal
of pantaloons. They have been 10 servic
!, over year, they say, without pay and wit
but one suit Of uniforms.
Salt is selling in Savannah at from eigt
dollars TO twenty dollars sack, and even Q
; that prico is hard 10 get.
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How Trade with the Rebels Is Car
ried ON.

a A New Orleans letter Of March 22d to the
N. Y. Post says:
There were on the 5th inst, seventy five
vessels, lying outside the bar, unloading or
waiting to unload. About one third Of these
wero American vessels. Fourteen bore the
American flag, but there were large nun
Der of northern vessels there under British
co.os. Lighterage across the bar is still very
expensive. By the ordinary lighters from
$3.50 10 a. is charged per barrel, merely for
crossing tho bar, with similar charge from the
bar 10 the city. Four steamers are now EN-
ploysd 10 this business, two of them crossing
the bar, and the others taking goods up the
river. They transport merchandise ct q low
rate, say 81 for the whole distance. Labor il
very expensive. The Mexican laborers earn
ffty cents per hour, when thoy arc willing ia
work. 4di ~ bil-"
Another ateam lighter has just left New
Orleans for Matamoros. A storebouse is in
process Of construction al the bar, to accomo.
date vessels unwilling TO wait for lighterage
Much of the cotton arriving at the Matamoro'
is unginned and impressed, and several presses
have Just been established, and others are or
The way tbithor. In fact everything 10 in pro
grcss to afford accommodation for very large
trade. ''I lea tl a-3 y e'9.
Great quantities Of goods are shipped tc
Matamoras from New York, under bond to bs
landed in Mexico, and, believe, to be sold 4
Mexicans only. Such precautions amount tc
Just nothing. Mexican houses buy for ship
ment 10 Texas or TO sell TO Confederate agents
The trade to Matamoras is not TO be regard
ed as entirely contraband, but !, very large
ly 90, and there seems to be no efficient
means to check tbis struggling except b!
closing The doors through which il is car
ried on for the benefit Of rebels, Jews ant
uuprincipled northern men. Foreign ship
pe,s are largely interested in this commerce
Every days delay adds TO tho cost Of doini
what tho Government must finally see 10 b
for its interest to do. The Rio Grandc ant
the Western Texas frontier should be occu
pied by the u. 8. at once. The men are her
and at Maiamoros who are fitted in ever.
way to take charge Of an expedition to &C
complish this object, and who will do it, fifth
Government will but give them its countenanc
and small assistance In men, equipments an
| funds. I nfll1 4i tra .sissIs ari inA
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Fund 0vcrdrawn, 94VI VI
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
WM. DIVINE, @
E. p. NoRroN, Com.
s. A. WADE,

On motion was accepted and ordered fled.
On motion Of McNethaway, the following
preamble and resolutions was unanimously
adopted. -.F
WHEREAS, Tho Supsrintendents Of tho
Poor in this County in their annual report 10
this Board at the October session, in the On.
umeration Of the products Of the Poor farm
stated as a part Of those products, wheat, 235
bushels; corn, 800 bushels Of ears. And
whereas, no report was made by them or has
ever been made Of the disposition Of such pro.
ducts, therefore
Resolped, BY tho Board Of Supervisors Of
Hillsdals County that the said Superiutendents
be and arc hereby requested to report as soon
as practicable to the Board Of Supervisors 10
what manner the produce above mentioned
was disposed Of, aud the products thereof how
expended, whether used for the support ofpau'
pers, or TO pay expeuees on the Foor Farm.
On motion Of Sup. Nethaway, the follow
ing preamble and resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Wlereas, 1t appears from the account. IN
tbe Treasurer's Office, that the fund raised
for the support Of the families OF voluutesrs 10
The service Of the cou ntry tss become exnsuss'
cd, therefore i,
Rssolysd, That the County Treasurer be-
aud is hereby authorized, 70 borrow iiom tlns
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3O0 ean HlLLSDAIE, MICH, TUESDAY APRIL A. 1868.

Burnside, which led the President 10 send a
spstck to Barasids, the effect Of which was
to stop an expedition against the eLemy then
started. Subsequently Burnside visited Wash.
ington, and returned, shortly after which be
planned the second attack on Fredericksburg,
which was thwarted by siorm. In conse.
quence Of certain officers expressing dissatis.
faction iu the presence of inferior officers,
Burnside had orders written, dismissing somo
officers, relieving others from duty, and sen-
fencing deserters to be shot. q The President
refused 10 sanction the orders, and Burnside
offered his resignation, which was not accept
ed, and he was relieved by the President from
command. The report recapitulates what has
been done, reviews the financial and other af
fairs Of the rebels. The Committee say the
reaction which followed the recent slight man.
Hesitation Of willingness on the part Of few
secessionsympatbizsrs, 10 offer terms Of com.
promise, must convince them they have no
allies on whom they can rely and that the
present condition Of Europe must forever
crush any delusive hopes they might have
entertained Of Intervention to accomplish
what they know they eau never attain un.
aided. s59l CbCt iiq % Bmoa ts.f5 81 3
~ The Committee say we must obtain uniu
terrupted control of the Mississippi. We must
reach these great railroad arteries, the one Dor.
dering on the Atlantic, the other stretching
through the valleys Of Virginia and Tennessee,
to West and South; we must as soon az DOS.
sible, take the few remaining fortified seaports
the rebels possess, then We shall virtually dis
arm the rebellion and cut it off from all its
external sources of supplies and destroy their
means of INSTRUMENTATION, by which alone
they have been able to meet US in force whsr.
ever we have appeared, and by which alone
they have been able to supply their srmies.-
We must destroy their armies, and to do th is
we must concentrate and not scatter our for.
ces. 1t is better to operate successfully against
one stronghold, or one arm, than to attempt
three and fail.
The indications now clearly are, that both
in the East and West the campaign of 1868
will give us brilliant achievements and decisive
victories Our Generals now in the field have
tLo foil conf AHr ., nj, the soldiers and the peo.
pie, and the armies will go forth knowing their
ranks ara to be made full; that every that
passes will add to, and not diminish their
strength. In conclusion the Committee say,
all tho men who hold high positions in the
army and navy, and have rendered valuable
services to the cot ntry, with whom they have
held intercourse, unite in the opinion that
fighting, and only fighting, can end this re-
bellion, that every traitor in the land must
and shall be made to acknowledge and yield
absolute, unqualified and unconstitutional ODE.
dience to the Constitution and the laws; and
your Committee believes this to be the senti
ment, not only Of the army and navy, but Of
every man in tie country, traitors and cow
ards alone excepted.
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She sings by her wheel at the low cottage door. +.
When the long evening shadows stretching before
With the music as sweet as the music which seems
Breathes softly and faint in the ear Of our dreams
How bright and how mirthful the light Of her eye
Like star beaming out from the blue of the sky
While lightly and freely her dark tresses play,
Ger a brow and bosom as lovely as they.
Who comes, in his pride at that low cottage door
Tis the naughty and rich TO the humble and poor
the great Southern planter the master who sways
His whip Of dominion DER hundreds of slaves. ..s
For shame, Ellen shame-let the yankee fool spin;
Who would pass for slaves at the change Of their skin
Let them toll they viii at the loom or the Wheel
To vulgar for shame and to stupid to feel. i ia
But thou art to lovely and precious gem,
To be bound to their burdens. and sordsd by them,
For shame, Ellen shame, cast thy bondage aside,
And away to the South as my joy and my pride.
0 come to my home where my servants shall all !
Depart at thy bidding and come at thy call
Shall heed the mistress with trembling and awe;
And each wish of thy heart shall be felt as law.
.
come where no winter thy footsteps shall wrong,
But flowers are blossoming all the year round, sbs
Where the shades of the palm tree is over my home
And the lemon and orange Ia white in their bloom.
0 could you have seen her the pride Of our girls;
Arise and cast back the dark wreaths Of her curs,
With scorn in her eye which the gayest might feel
As glance Of the sun when it flashes from steel.
i I'D.
Go back naughty Southerner to thy treasures ofgold,
They are dimmed with the blood Of the hearts thou
hast sold .'A -"i ~ p4l
Thy home may be lovely but round it hear, 1e
The crack of the whip and the foot steps of fear.
The sky Of the South may be brighter than ours,
And dearer thy landscape and fairer thy flowers;
But dearer the blast from the mountain top waves;
Than the soft zephyrs that breaths slaves
And now at thy bidding thy servants may kneel
With the iron Of bondage on spirit and heel >
You know that Yankee girl sooner would be,
In bondage with them than in freedom with thee.
= J. u. II.
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L iothis = JfJ,JJ4
But, bringing all the aforesaid States to an
estimate for 1850, we will put their aggregate
militia forco between eighteen and forty five
years at seven hundred thousand men. or
this number at least one hundred thousand
have been lost already since the beginning Of
the war, and the four hundred thousand which
are now 10 the fielc embrace very nearly the
last white man that can be withdrawn from
the agricultural and mauufscturiog pursui .
OF the rebel States, which are indispensable
to the maintenance Of their soldiers 10 the
field, the subsistence Of their families al home,
and the government Of the elaves on their
plantations. isflf1 sifl hre rsf ,re
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A MornRn DEsEnrs HEs BABE ON tn

A MornER DEsERrs HER BABE ON THE
CARs.-Wben the Pittsburg train, which
came in last evening, reached Newburgh, a
woman passenger who had babe in her arms
laid it down and got of the cars, allowing the
train to 60 without her. On the arrival OF
the train at tho depot officer Van Huzen look
charge OF the babe, and placel il 10 tho care
Of persons at the William Tell House. Who
the heariless woman is who thus deserted her
child il not known. The babe is about
six weeks old.-[Cleveland Leader.
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lrr From the New York Herald.
The COnscriptiOn Law-The Mill.
tary Power Of the Loyal States.

Tue bill for enrolling and calling out the
militia forces of the United States has become
a law Of the land. Let US briefly consider the
comparative strength Of the forces of the Union
thus placed at the service of the President for
the purpose Of putting down the armed forces
of the rebellion. From tho census statistics
of 1850 (white basis) We make out the fol
lowing as ede m.l q aaHIs orJ
THE FIaHrIxo STRENGTH OF the LOYAL STATES
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PROCEEDINGs OFTHE BOARD
- OF SUPERVISORS.

At an adjourn,d meeting ofsbe poard Of
Supervisors Of the County OF Hillsdale, began
and holden at the Court House in the Village
Of Hillsdsle, on Monday, March 25tb, 1861
there was present as foll)ws, VIZ:
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- Onr liiila blna. .axed Mary. not L

HT Oar little bloe.eyed Mary, not long
ago, amused Us, while walking home after
ten o'clock one evening. by noticing the young
moon Just befoss setting, and which We told
her was going to bed soon.
swhy," said she, II is so little, ] should
think Il ought 10 90 to bed earlier than this y
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y ~ Men are like wagons; they rattle
when there is nothing Ia them. m
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HOR sEs.

TTVHE SUBSCRIBERS WISH TO BUY
- One Hundred more Horssa 70 All ont the last con-
vIyinnsdiassy q the Western Hotel stsb',s 10 l!IIss
Hirsdale, Jss.l, 1888. - =" -.
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MICH. SOU. 4 NOR IND. RAILROAD.
&4A4 -

MICH. SOU. 4 NOR IND. RAILROAD.
E0Wa
1869. WINTER ARRANGEMENT 1862.
nN AND AFTER NOV letb, 1862,
DPsengsr Trains will leave Hillsdals Station as fo'
fovs, Daily. except SUNDAYS. .uu ...i 5.a b.
Ls.s. ail1:s:l: Nal. and Day .1Pr' .siaissrM
I..y. a;l!:Ssi:: Eastern E.pr.". i:ssA.n i:ss
oolxo wEsr:
Ls... HiIIsa.l.. MAJ. and Chicago E1pH ,sSs aSs Pm
Leave HiIi.d.is. western Erprs".h at 2asA,M.
Arrivsat Chicago, "a.,,,rcr,oxs iooo "
AT rol.Do With Detroit, Monroe and Toledo Rail ROAD
for Monroe and Detroit. with Cleveland and Toledo Raj
Roadfor sandusky, Cincnuat Norwait, Cleveland Erie
Psss.s .nd Dsyo
With wssssh vsis5 RsiRosd, for Fort wayne. Point,
AT Dsrsorv-wnh Grand Trunk Railway for sarnis
Toronto Prescott Monr al Qusbec Portland and Bostor
with Great western Railway, for Niagara Falls, BunAlo
Milwaukee Road Grand Havsa
AT ADnrAH-wih Trains for Monroe ana Detroit and
Ar Wsrrs Prosos-with Trains for Constantine an.
AT EIrsinr-with train for Goshen Lgonisr Ksndsii
vilI: end sad Stations On Al, Line Road
yste, creencastIe, and New Albany and Lcuisviiie.
Az csoAsowith Chicago and Rock Island, Gslena, NIL
all Points Wsst and South.
rr.,s; * ~. ,rsssy Chicago time which Is 20 min
" Patsrt siespias ears aeeonpsny all night trains OF
tins % roctS M sao Patent vsntilators and dustsr sr
~ Time and Fare the same az any other rout
40 rlrs f JNO. ID. CAMPBELL. Ger. .Sup't.
JH HAYDEN. statiop <ssnt. Hinsdais. ~ ift. ~
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H We quarrel With the uoforsuats 70
avoid plying them.
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Members Of tho Board were all present ex-
cept Supervisor Fitzsimmons.
The journal Of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved BY the Board. -
The following resolution presented by Sup.
Wade was unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That committee OF three be ap.
pointed by the Chair TO ascertain aud report
to the Board the names of all persons entitled
to q bounty of $5o under the revolutions adopt
cd by the Board, August l4tk, 1862.
The Chair appointed Sup. Wade, Divine
and Norton.
On motion Of Supervisor Nethaway. it was
resolved that committee Of three be appoint
ell to reyort to this Board the amount to which
each member thereof is justly entitled tor SER
vice rendered in granting relief to the families
under the Volunteer Relief Act.
tee m ns.Gss. Gs.igsH :ssgeia!ss =: such commit.
niff.
The several committees were engaged
throughout the 10 attending to the business
belonging to them respectively.
Upon motion the Board adjourned uatii to.
morrow morning at o'clock.
]. B. WuEAroN, Clerk.
WM. r. MoSraoMERr, Chairman.
WEDNESDAY, March 25.
Members were all present except Sup.
Ftzsimmons.
Journal Of yesterdays proceedings wss read
and approved.
The Superintendsnts Of the Poor who were
instructed at tho last meeting Of the Board to
build an addition to County House for insane
paupers, would respectfully submit report OF
expenditures, which ir the aggregate amounts
to $4S7,20.
On motion was accepted and ordered alsd.
To the Board Of Supervisors Of Hillsda's
County.