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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-09-10
THE ABDUCTION PROPOSITION.

The extraordinary proposition of the Judge OF
a Criminal Court in Maryland to the Secretary Of
War, to which we referred in our number of the
7th instant, urging that the President should, by
proclamation, invite (entice and PERSUADE the
slaves of Maryland, loyal State of the Union, to
a5scond from their masters and enlist in the SER
vice Of the General Government, has induced US
to refer to the criminal code of the State upon
that subject We find that section l76, article 80,
under the head of "crimes and punishments,"
reads as follows:
II any person shall snties persuade, assist, offer
any nduesnt to any slave or servant knowing him to
be SUCH to away from his lawful possessor
or shall harbor any runaway slave servant knowing
him to be SUCH he shall be liable indictment where such
offence shall have been committed and upon conviction
shall be sentenced to the PENTEETARY for not less than
ak nor more than fifteen years"
Another section of the same article declares
the fact of any slave having escaped to any of the
States Territories of the Union, without the
sent Of his master or owner, conclusiee evidence
that such slave had run away, &c.
Could this Judge, having sworn I" shat will be
faithful and bear true allegiance to the State of
Maryland and support the constitution and lasos
thereof, and that l will, to the best of ny skill
and judgment, diligently and faithfully, without
partially or prejudice, execute the Office" &C.,
refuse to apply the penalties of this law to any
agent of the Government who should be brought
before him, as criminal judge, for carrying into
effect the proclamation which he invites upon the
people of Maryland
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ANOTHER TURN OF THE SCREW.

The party that proolaims assent to "uncondi-
tional Union" the test Of loyalty and at the same
time demands conditions" for restoration SO mer
CHESS as well repugnant to every principle ON
which the Union was founded, having fully estab
lished their punitive system of reunion upon the
loyal as well as disoyal in the rebellious South,
talk of an experiment in the neighboring State
Of Maryland, by way of trying, we suppose, how
much the loyalty Of the Border Slave States can
stand in addition to what they have already en-
dured in maintaining their fealty to the Union
Having braved death and desolation from disunion
foes, it is thought fit that they should now show
how much their Loyalty can bear from Union friends
The experiment it seems, is to be inaugurated in
Maryland, where, as frontier State, they have
already suffered thousand evils from the war Of
which the Northern States have felt nothing and
know nothing but by name. We perceive by the
radical papers of New York that the Government
having deputed Col. Birney to enlist free negroes
in Maryland, and not meeting, we presume, with
the desired success, it has been suggested to the
Secretary of War by one whom the Evening Post
calls one of the foremost men in the State" but
of whom, as We have never heard before, we shall
say nothing, to enlist the slaves of the State to
send forth in its armies We had an idea that the
Constitution prohibited the taking Of private pro-
perty for public use without just compensation.
Bat the mover of the scheme may consider it
parallel case with the one before the House of
Representatives last session, when an honorable
memher and nrominent LAWYER said &C hone no
gentleman in this House supposes am fool enough
to think this bill constitutional; vote for it
military necessity"
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ASSAULT ON FORT SUMTER.

CHARLESTON, SEPT. 7-NoOn.-A despatch from Maj
Stephen Elliott, commanding at Fort Sumter announces
that flag of truce demanding the immediate surrender of
that fort has just been received from Admiral Dahgren by
Lieut. Brown, of the steamer Palmetto State General
Beaurrgard telgraphed to Gen. Elliot to reply to Admiral
Dahgen that he have Fort Sumter when he takes it
and holds it, and that the mean time such demands are
puere AID unbecomng
CHARLESTON, SEPT. 7-S P. NAT six o'clock P. M
the ion cads and monitors approached Fort Sumter closer
than USUAL and opened not fire against it. Our bat
tsres Suvan's Island, including Fort Moultrie,
piled heavily. The firing ia still going on
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the neutrals, in the language quoted from Vattel,
not required TO abandon their trade that they
may avoid furnishing my enemy Nth the means 81
making oar" This reason and its terms include
any and all kinds of arms, whether Enfield rifles
or Whitworth or Armstrong guns, armed ships,
iron-cads, or monitors; for the rule in the law Of
nations is permanent, and does not shift from year
to year and from day to day with the different in
ventions Of different countries.
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CAPTURE on GuERRILLAs IN FREpERIcK.

The Frederick (Md) Examiner says that on Wednes.
day of last week several czens attacked party of
guerrillas suspected of stealing horses, Caoctn
tain brisk skrmsh ensued resulting in the capture of
four of them with their horses The leader of the band
and two of them who foot escaped but it is be-
eved that the leader severely wounded. None of
the attacking party hurt The prisoners gave their
names as John c. Lee, plumber james Clayton, John
Syington, and George E. Barret, all hsng from Bat-
They committed to Jail in Frederick city to
await the action of the grand jury.
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A venerable Clergyman in the North, though
still in the vigorous discharge of the duties of his
sacred calling, having received from friend in
Washington a copy of the National Intelligencer
of the I'd instant, Acknowledges the favor in The
subjoned interesting letter. In which he refers, in
terms of just commendation, to an able article
which appeared in that number of the paper
Warmly attached as the respected writer is to the
PRESIDENT and solicitous as he is for the success
of the Administration in extinguishing the calam-
tous rebellion he frankly admits a, he deeply la
ments, the unto ward direction which an unfortu-
nate and erroneous policy has given to the for
the restoration OF the Union. The voices of such
men, sage, virtuous, and disinterested, ought to
have weight with honest rulers Politicians, states
men, publicists, engaged in the heat of public dis
cussion, are impeled by mixed motives, and often
strive to shape public affairs according to the die
tates of ambition an honorable ambition it may be,
or selfish ends but different from these are men
of this letter, with whom the only ends they aim
at are "their Country's, their Gods, and Truths"
-, SEPTEMBER 7, 1863.
Accept my sincere thanks for the copy Of the Intei
gencer of the Cd instant containing the calm admirable
and satisfactory argument upon the great legal prob
lens now process Of solution by Government, and
which involve much of peril to our free institutions
Boh the scriptures of truth and the maured legal
dom of the ages sustain the position taken that letter
The writer's feet the ro.k-all conflicting opinions
turbid Can nothing be done to cave our dear
country from the vortex of rash dogmss and perous
perimens Is RATIONAL regulated, practicable liberty 10
be crucied by abstractonsts upon constructed
out Of false assumptions and fastened together by false
logic Has history lessons Has the common Of
mankind carefully coated 10 the common law aud in the
books Of Jurisprudence hitherto esteemed standard lost its
vauel And to plunge from change to change
and from bloody expedent to another, without
pass without taking soundings despisng the past and
reckless OF the future wish that letter could be spread
like the leaves Of autumn, all the land. wish
that fell under my observation at the South that would
corroborate it's views
The letter ia seasonabe contribution 10 the Of
udical and political truth May the spirit Of truth itself
incline the heart of excellent President and &c our
countrymen to ponder it, and to shape administration in
the line OF safety aud right which it indicates My heart
and hand are both with the President in his efforts to
press this wicked rebellion and to preserve naonal
y; and because they trembe when any seDti
adopted which has tendency to strength
en- the enemy t. weaken him ia the North place him
in a doubtful or a wrong position before the civilized
world.
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ANOTHER GUERRILLA ATTACK

SIR JOINS Run, baltimore and Ohio Railroad 10 vir-
gins) September sour forces at Bath, consisting in
part of two companies of Col Wynkoops 18th Pennsy
MIA cavalry attacked this morning at three clock by
party Of rebels estimated at from fifty to two hundred
and fifty. The rebels euded Of the pickets Col.
d. NJ STROLLER Of the 81 Pennsylvania cavalry who was
at Bath states that forces resisted the attack with
much galantry and drove back the enemy. party at
once started in pursuit What they met with is
not get kGoWn.
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SAFETY OF TIE VANDERBILT.

The ship Grey Eagle Capt Burgess, arrived at Baltimore
on Thursday with dates from Rio de Jauero 10 the st Of
Apgu She reports that when she sailed from Rio the
United States steamer Vanderbilt was still lying in that
port and that the United States steamer Mohican sailed
the 3lst Of July This renders it pretty certain that
the statement in Mobile paper Of the 22d Of August.
based on the authority of passenger from Havana, that
the Vanderbilt had been sunk OF the Bahamas by the pr
vateer Georgia, is without foundation 10 fact,
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CAVALRY LOSSES.

General Peasonton has, it is stated, completed his
official report Of the operations Of the cavalry in the late
campaign 1t exhibits the surprising fact that the total
loss Of the cavalry corps from June 9th to the present
time killed, wounded, and missing is upwards Of four
thousand This illustrates the severity of the cavalry
service very strikiugly
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REPORTS FROM NORTH CAROLINA,

PHILADELPHIA, SEPT 9-Newbern advces to Septem-
Der 9th state that Hon David Heaon representative of
the Treasury Department left there the I'd instant for
Washington important business of commercial and
civil character
The Raleigh Standard is full Of the proceedings Of peace
meetings held in different counties which fearlessy en-
do SO the course Of the Standard.
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LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
IMPORTANT NEWS.
FORTS WAGNER AND GREGG EVACUATED.

FORTRESS MONROE, SEPT. 9.-The Richmond En-
qurer of Tuesday the 9Th instant contains The following
CHARLESTON, SEPT. morris Island wss evacuated
yesterday afternoon The enemy had advanced their sap
up to the moat of Wagner and being impossible to
hold it, Beauregard ordered its evacuation, which took
place at The enemy hold Cummings Point, full
view of the city.
The enemy is active above and below Chattanooga.
Heavy firing il going between the monitors and
Our batteries Sulvan's Island and Fort Moutrie.
ATLANTA, SEPT IA few of tho enemy are at Waxa-
hache and another force is advancing Rome, Georgia
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REBEL MOVEMENTS IN WEST VIRGINIA

HARPERs FERRY, IVA SEPT. 7.-Imboden with a
force Of thousand two hundred attacked Major
Stephens at Moorefeld, in Hardy county, day before
yesterday Stephens had about three hundred and
fell back without loss on Cumberland.
The guerras attacked pic kets last night at Bath
and were repulsed. Cavalry pursuing them.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-09-10
FROM CHARLESTON

Nav YoRK, SEPT. 9--Tbs transport City OF Bath
from Charleston Bar the 9th instant, has arrived
She reports the siege Of Forts Wagner and Sumter still
going The latter has not surrendered
The ironclsds and land batteries we're bombardng
Fort Wagner, which had not replied for two days
The casualties are very few.
The from Morris Island said 10 b. cOntrabsnd,
but its character s not known.
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NOMINATIONS IN NEW YORK

ALBANY, SEPT 9.-The Constitutional Union Conven.
ton have nominated T. + Norton for Attorney General
and r. +. Stevens for State Prison Inspector The
nomination Of the remainder Of the ticket has been re-
ferred to the State COMMITTEES.
The Convention have adopted the resolutions as
those adopted at Rochester with additional jepre
eating any departure from constitutional grounds.
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ADDRESS OF REyERpY JOHNSON

SARATOGA, SEPT 4.-Hon Reverdy johnson, Of Mary
land, addressed the Saratoga County Agricultural Society
her. to-day His address brief and mainly devoted
TO national affairs and pervsded by spirit of intense
devotion to the Union He ejoned upon all the duty Of
sustaining the Government in the struggle against the
rebelion
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DEFEAT OF THE NAvAJoE INDIANS

LEAyENwoRTH, SEPT. 3.-From Albuquerque New
Mexico papers received here learn that the 2sth
of July, Col Kit Carson, with part of the First New
Mexican Regiment, had fight with the Naveoe Indians
beyond Fort Candy The Indians defeated with the
loss Of thirteen killed twenty wounded and many prisoners
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LATER FROM EUROPE.

ST. JOHNS. SEPTEMBER S.-The steamship Adriatic
with dates to the first instant has passed Cape Race
She brings the following intelligence:
The Liverpool Mercury Processes to have reliable nfor
nation that the Vanderbilt sunk by the Alabama on
the 3Oth of August in latitude AZ, longitude AS
The Times editoraly admits that the question of build
1g ships for the Conederates is becoming serious and
urgent. But no concession, it says, be made to
menace The laws must take their course II hopes
that if the really intended the Couederates
the law may be strong enough to stop them
Accounts from japan to July 4th have been received
II reported that there is growing affinity between the
Tycoon's Government and foreigners The Tycoon has
chartered British steamer to convey troops
THE REBEL PaIYATEERs
QUEENSTOWN, AUGUST 80 The following letter from
person board the pirate Florida has been received
here:
BREsT, AUGUST "a, 1863
On Board the c. s. Steamer Florida.
GENTLEMEN: We arrived here yesterday from cruise
having touched at Queenstown on the 18th and landed
Everett first lieutenant Garrelson, surgeon and Hun
ter, mdshpman. We then cruised about off Tuskar Rock
Light. We went out Of the channel and outside In
chasing four five vessels the odd succeeded in
capturing the American ship AngoSaxon from Liverpool
for New York-strpped her Of what was necessary set
a to her, stood off from thousand to twelve hun
dred yards and fred three broadsdes into her. az much
for practice for sinking her speedily There were two
or three vessels in sight at the time We brought her
crew to this port
TIE PRIvATEER ALABAMA.
QUEENSTOWN AUGUST 30-The Confederate steamer
Atlanta reported being oyerhaued in the dock yard at
Brest. is other than the celebrated Alabama whose
bottom was foul that her speed naturally lessened
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THE THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR CLAUSE.
The Lancaster (Pa.) Express publishes the fol-
lowing opinion of Hon. THADDEUs STEVENS in
regard to the effect of the payment Of the three
hundred dollar Communication Ivy drafted man
LANCASTER. AUGUST q. 1863

hundred dollar communication NY drafted man
LANCASTER, AUGUST %, 1863
DEAR Sir In answer TO your inquiry, my opinion is,
that the payment Of the three hundred Communication and
the furnishing substitute have precisely the same effect
Either Of them frees the drafted from further draft
for three years lie s in effect in service, either by him
self or another The payment Of three hundred dollars
makes the Government bis agent to procure substitute
The Government has consented to act such agent The
law says he may ION before the day fixed for his APP
pearance furnish acceptable substitute or pay such
sum- exceeding three hundred dollars for the procua
ton OF such substituted and hereupon the person furnish
ing the substitute, paying the money shall be dscharg
cd from further liability under that draft" No doubts
that furnishing substitute for three years To
give different effect to the payment of the communication
TO little less than an sbsurdty 1t very
mischievons misconstructon, which, II need b., have
doubt Congress will correct.
THADDEUs STEVENS.
Ed. REILLY, Esq
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SEARCHING FOR pR1yATEERs.

New YORK, SEPTEMBER 9.-Bsha dates to August
5tb state that the gunboats Mohcsn and Onward are in
port No pirates had recently been heard from
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THE GEORGIA RESERVES.

ATLANTA SEPT. 5-Gov. Brown has issued proca-
nation calling upon the State Reserves to hold
In readiness to march at moments warning The men
are TO provide themselves with aons and subsistence
the msrch and on the day atr reaching the rendezvous
The Ladies Atlanta Hospital Association gave dinner
one thousand of the Vicksburg soldiers to-day
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ANOTHER DESPATCH.

ATLANTA, SEPT IA special despatch to the ConGed-
eracy says that Col Morrison of the 1st Georgia cavalry
repulsed the enemy at Diamond Gap the night Of the
Sd instant. Our loss two wounded the enemys not
known The brigade fell back south of the Tennessee
river The enemy shelled Loudon the I'd instant and
killed two women The bridge burnt to prevent the
enemys crossing.
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THE REBEL PRIYATEERs

QUEENSTOWN, AUGUST 30-The following letter from
person board the pirate Florda has been received
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-04

few DAYS it stage here We heard more ron it than
ever before The band, to a certain extent, has
been monOpolized By the General at Fairfax
Court House. 1t has improved wonderfully since
we last heard 1t play, and Is now, really, first
rate band.
The capture of Gen. Stoughton clused some
exatnment and a good deal of talk here. tie
has been thoroughly, and heartily, and | might
say, almost universally blamed aud abused. No
iusouation has been too mean TO fling at him
do not share in the prevailing sentiment az tinst
him, or homer the motives of those that abuse
him. Gen. Stougaton laid himself open 10 CEN
sure, 10 being so far away fr)m his troops, bat
this is not uncommon. Gen. Slocum made his
headquarters at the G. Iurt House, while his troops
were anywhere from the StatoI to Dumfrees.
Stoughton might have been taken IN The iOiy he
uas tiken even while his whole brigade was en-
c4m4ed about the Court House, though no one
at that time, ever talked of his being imptudent
IN being so far away from his men. he fact is,
Capt. Mo,by did bold. shrewI thing, and G5n.
Syoughton was the unIucky victim, and why
should We kick him. now he is down Why
take the occ tson OF his misfortune, to abuse and
lure the character and reputation .! a brave and
tried soldier ? Oar picNetS have never been mo.
.ested hete, though The cy4lry p cAsts below, on
our left, have been taken. We have been on the
{r,t no -
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-04

men, members OF Parliament, cabinet minister,
governments, have been at the pains to declare
and reiierate in every variety of form, with IN.
most vivid distinctnesS, and the most unmstak,
blp emphasi. that they could not and would M,
recognize the dependence of the Southern Con-
tederacy till the United States became too much
exhausted to carry on the var. These have been
the only fruits that our commission to Europe
has yet horne, and anything clearer and more
conclusive against their application, except the
kicking them out of Europe by the united boots
Of England and France, it is impossible to con-
ceive. Under these circumstances StlEresp,d
,cOnH Sem 10 demand that our commissioner,
shouA be al once tctth0ra,on and that whilst We
continue to employ agents to watch over our
other interests, we leave the sui ieot of recogni.
ton TO take care of itself
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-04
Reconstruction Barksdoles Resolutions.

EF0M tiS h'ChlnoHu Eu4uIIet
Unhappy recons ructionists OF AIbemarle !
thew know not what thew DO 10 bring in the
Northwestern States would bring in Wade and
Glddiugs, and Abraham Lincoln, OF Illinois
Let US only try to Imagine The appearance of
Mr.. Lincola taking his seat IN the con ederate
Senate at Richmond between Hunter and Yam
ccY How SHOULD We feel on behoding Joshua
Ggd4inA5 seated as legislator beside that stanch
ald interchangeable southern statesman, our own
Foote Bat what talk we OF Senate or House
A braham would be our next President lie is
resident of Springfield when at home. lie is
flor aught we know Illinois iavorlte son.
Those Northwestern States are more popu ious
than the Southern States. Their voting strength
is not weakened by two-ffJhs Of slaves. And
their electoral vote, we believe, would he ma
iority of TIE electoral college. So President
Davis woald be succeedel by PRECEDENT Lincoln;
oil unhappy differences would be recOnclled,
and whlee-winged peace But we Ge gar
don. We believe IN ghosts honGred thou
sand ghosts would rise to shrek into our ears
their sxecration against this Unreasonable mia
my. A hundred thousand more ghosts will be
made before it comes to pass. Perhaps after
all, Mr. Birksiale's resolutions, If not adopted,
NAY do some good by bringing into clearer
light the utter deusveness Of this hope Of
peace from the Northwes', and, by causing Il
deliberate discussion OF the whole affair, can
net but end in making the idea OF rec0nstruc
ton odious and despicabe now and hencolorth
forever.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-04
Our Commissioners Abroad.
From the Richmond Di,patc1, March 3

FROM She hlchmoed Dlspa'cl, March 81.
That the Confederate States ought TO have
reconized agents abroad, to watch over and pro
mote their interests and thwart the Vaccinations
Of their adversari S, is d proposition which admits
of no despite. But whether it COMFORTS with
our dignity or even our interests thai We should
commission representatives simply to sit at the
gates OF kings aud petition for admission to the
family of nations, is question Of very diff rent
character. The reception which our commission
ers have received specially is Satisfactory enough,
and if our onl y object 10 sending them to Europe
was TO ascertain whether the rights of hospitality
would be extended in Europe to southern gentle
men, we have no reason to complain.
But beyond this our commissioners have met
only the most disc,urasing treatment. Whit
earthly influence they are able 10 ezrt upon the
OBJECT Of recognition ,se should like 10 be able 10
perceive. When they went abroad the deluson
of European recognition was almost universal in
the Confederate States. .No,o not q soul believes
IN Il, either in the Sswh or IL Europe. Publ c