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E5arkets by Telegraph,

Y Albany Cnttle Market.
tTelesrAphed Exclusively TO the Chicago Trahrne,
ALBANY, Aprt! lG, 1864.
BEEF CA1T1E--The high prices oflast week enconr
aged heavy shipments md the supply Il now 5,ost
head. There Being early Indications that the supply
w4clt be large the market epencd at decline Of Ac
= D. but grew rmer ~ it became apparent that tFo
thirds Of the reeapts In Tho hands ofa few spec
ulators, and dnay settled down at 1o"ersh aas
xeek. The demand Was active on New York ane
Eastsrn accouut. 1,oo head being taken Tor asfert
uarkcts Prices range fron, 70 for poor csmmon seal
;agaxs TO .. for extra fms Illinois steers. Average
sales about s4c; quality Of offerings good: rcceist
1912.
Ho1s-peuatd active for the East and New {osk
Sales 21oo head at s3S@sAc tor ordinary prime still
lr1s: st@sc for Hight to fatr corn-fed and to
nrI,e cxtro heayy do Receipts, 11,1op; shipped t,
Ferl.
, 1864-04-18
FROM FORTRESS MONROE


FoHrnE*s MONROE, April 15.-An expedition
under command of Gen. Graham, consisting Of the
ar1y gunboats. the 9th New Jersey, sd ana 18th
Massachusetts,, and the 115th New York regiments,
and two sections Of artillery under Capt. Estery,
LEFT be1e On Wednesday night last, and minded a
different points. They concentrated At Smithaeld
Va, On ThuredaJ evening, and succeeded II
routing the enemy, capturing one commissioned
officer and nve men, Ill wounded: also, sescra
rebel mall, and one piece Of artillery, formerly
taken from the cunbost Smith Dsfgga, were alst
captured. Fifty contEabknds were also bronsh'
of. Qnr loss was one 1nissing, and 1Ye Blight,
Wnuuded.
, 1864-04-18
Qbifa9o Grlb'1ue.
THE NEWS,

The cnrtain falls nnon thr Fo-+ pt,.u
-.sarcdv by tue officia Al announcement +hat
the rebe]s nftrr t,],tnv eo.'.hs-. 49,
wouudipc one hundred E1ftn troon. 49,.
d,dnp tbr1e hnnd,~d 1,,a,t ~uo ~,
,,1ood- comn,e4-1v d.n,o1,sh. a. 49, - ~ete
dcstrnrfnp th- ~, ~. -. -. - ~ ~
To renew 1he,r noerc;,~es h.,.ah..,. ~.
,+,,o- ~,o,,t ~ 80. y. eomc
ernnci tn III. +-.,.av ~ - ~.o ~ ce q
ConcTrs. and :, hoth Low. 49,. -. :. us'o!e
.ferred to III. comnittsr ~ +h.>(,onSn.. -
the War With fn,+-r,ct,c-~ =, ,.rc..,-.tss. ~.
mcdiateiv ~. connt-v In 80 hss~,e ~
.5c1.r In Tho ,oo++e- ~ ha-rn.. 49, " -. -.
Pi11ow 1,nst h. .~anr.d s.s w.. .shs,s -. 80. -.
hr+,rcbt 1...o,, 49, ~. ~, ,as~ .s - as4-s'
her.
Ca,t, ,uooarr+r or n. 11et, r, ..n,..
that on the st~.mrr Platte Va,1.x h. uon,-.d
and drank win The 4vr.tcb f,b.1,,~-a raa-
handed FINN II. For+ p;,,ov no,,.,.,. g.
eral corresnondents nn,te ;n ch.rc,n~ ,non
Capt Woodn,fr th,t b. d;d snch t. orr . m.
horrrnce of conrsc A rnhecorn,ne . F,a.u
mi officer inst W. c.unot t,t. :, rno, NV
selves to defend Can't Woodrnf on III. ovo
statements. He nu.r c1ear h}mar1f ~ cb.ro@
OF which ne hone he is not Guilty. bu, wh,eh
we pledge our exertione to 1nake cost1v and
ie4omtnious to any one convicted thereof
Fur morc honorable for a Uhinn officer tn
hive shared the crave of the hnnltss h1acls.
than to meet with honeyod nunkevisms the
ferocious s1ayer of unarmed and defnnsr1ess
men. Nothing but most carefn1 and formal
Investigation win MATERIALLY r-1,ev- C,,t
Woodruff
The conductors Of tbe ch,c,un p,,t ar~
, 1864-04-18

WASHINGTON, April 16.-semiofticial ncws. has
been received from Satllo the present seat Of the
National Government Of the Mexican Republic, da-
ted the AID of March.
Vfdaurri's t,eason Is confirmed Tidauui had
s,ste men at Monterey. General Deb]ado u march
ing with hiF forces from 6alt1l0t to give him bat.
70, at The head Of brigade, with the same object
The inhabitante Of Euevo Leon and Coahufta,
had acknowledged President Juarez's authority,
REBELLION. When that is ACCOMPLISHED, the Mexl-
eau Government will have about 10, 900 men ready
to march upon San Luis Potosl, and capture that
city.
Il the State Of Pa1aca, General DIaz had 5000
men, perfectly well organized, under bis commsnd,
ard the French thoneht the force Of such Import
auce That General BazIue was going to attack In
person.
The French had been driven from the States oi
Chiapae and Tah1co, as veil as from the lsthmus
NJ Frehuaufeffr
, 1864-04-18

TN. CHRISTIAN Assoc1A1iox.-The sixth
annual meeting Of the Young Mems Christian As
eorfatioa Was held last evening at Bryan Hall,
which, snalQre he weather, was we'll nlled.
The 1ucctlnS WAS opened With elnging and
;c,aytur, after which B. r. Jacobs, the retiring
,rcsidcnt read the annual report, containing the
etotemeuts that ont Of population in tins city Of
i:o10 ouly some q, 900 adults and Is 0 children
a;tcnd church md Sabbath school. Only abont ona
%onrth Of the young men resident OF the
ritv attend church, Ehtle the balance may be
Sonnd in The 200 saloons, which now exist i1thl
, 1864-04-18
SENATE,

WAsMfo7oS, Apraln.
Hr. HENDRICKS offered = resolution rcQaesting
the Secretary OF the Treasury to commune "has
catcf to be received in payment Of customs:
whethcs they are payab2e ID coin or currency; md
Mhat aonnt. 9 h1.e e1 ese1 e is1ued n d.
strnc,ioa of railroads in Wlsconsln, was called up
BY III: poolittle, and pasEed:
Mr. howard introduced resolution, which
wae mrdifed A. followz, and adopted:
Hesoltsd, That the Committee On the Conduct Q!
the War be instructed to inquire INTO We truth Of
The eiaughte: ot tho troops At For: Pillow. and
whether Fort Pillow Could have beez reinforced OF
evacuated; and that saio Committee be instructed
to report at as esaly d! - posssie9!e 80
ard. Wilson, johnson. Conness and Grimes. in fl
vor Of stIict measnrea o. retaliation man for man.
tsry ct War had this morning received = dispa,ch
rom Gen; Sherman, placing the number Of men
The Senate then took up tho bill, to provide for
t11ctF, reported by Mr. Harris from the Judiciary
Committee. The amendments Of the cammittee
he Senate proceeded to the confederation Of tho
Nr. COLLAMEn, Of IT., proceeded to addre.s
the Senate en- bis rotfon to strike out the words:
Ill WADE, Of Ohio, presented n memorial ofthe
ohlo Legis1alure that many sufferers from rebel
up rom The border States By aid OF Government
transportation, and asking help to feed and clothe
them. -.
i,;1nc to donati19 claims in oregon and California,
Thr Sili oaspe1
The iii srantIng lands to aid in the construction
oEEailroads in Wisconstn was called up aud passed
1uiions ct the Chambers q Comms:cs Lou: BYille
il favor of tie improvement Of the Onto 1lver:
Referred 10 the Counittee On Commerce,
MI. HARRIS, ofN. r. called up the bill for The
which, after debate and amendment, WAS formally
| The Senate then proceeded to the bill prohibit
ing speculative transactions in gold and ferelEn
e1change, the pending question being the mo.
Mr. COLLaAEN6 amendment wns rejected,
! ayes, 10; maya, "a 49,
ans1 Az maR3g@ 1y M ns y
Of hat heretofore ot S1fUo TO Fly Vn;
I :, After come further remarks bE Mcssrs. Ia, Lane
tesacnden, Hanoe5son. oaeFman. m nale an0 aart1f'
the bin was passed. Asca' .; nass' IT,
Adjourned. . ,,,7+rr,
| HOUSE
Nx. DAWES called up the report Of the Commit.
tee On Elections, declaring 3. u. Kitchen not en-
| titled to teat as representative OF the Seventh
District q Flrs1ni7. The committee eay the5 caa
| freedom Of election % to warrant the conclusion
that Mr Kitchen Is the choice OF the loyal voters
of the District greater portion failed 10 pa1tici:
o rebe he'o
~ * sHITu. n 10 Of r.. Of he Minority Committee
contendea 1nss t9ete Wa evidence tAa'
Ar; r. Nj III ~ ~ S'ot ~ 3Sast q s ~
~. "ts. H.. ~ uf'Guy ~ 4,l.ea
that ~ .he Isopss pIrase,tsd hsra ao ooop9
| they fnou!9 y Ieplestu!GI ueie. eie..
Ms UANEo s9ppoI1tsa .1Ls te tse tne
mentioning a. - t11t @ tns ~ n.s.sGta WI
dct1ng on he Capial na9G neen 1a 60 "a nnaes toe
ttaE
, 1864-04-18

NEwBEnx, n. c., april 12,-The rebels have ap-
peased in large force upon Chowan river apparent
The Confederate conscription has been suspead-
ed in the Ftrat Congressional District of Nor b
Corplino, and IN amnesty offered to all the North
Ca1olInf1ns who are or haye been In the fedctni
, 1864-04-18
From the South.

Fon1nEss .toxnoE, april ia Port Royal pa
per Of the 14th reports the capture Of the ssde-
wheel blockade runner Alliance on the 12th. uear
Danfuskic 1slaud, in the Savannah River, where she
run aground. All but si1 OF her crew were taken
prisoners She was from Nassau, with cargo OF
assorted stores for the rebel Government, valued
at Ss5,0O.
The Savannah RtpubIc Of the 18th ntates that
the Yankcc prisoners at Andcrsonril1e, Ga, are
dying at the rate OF % to Is day.
Nassau papers Of the ath state th8t Mobile, ST.
vaunah, Chsxjeetou and Wilmington are le1s rig
=. idly blockadcd than ever. The papers also ray
that st steamers are coming IN with supplies for
the rebels, which promise large n oftt.
paymabterh arrived at Port Royal on the 6th
Inst. with million dollars to pay all the troops In
the ues art1ncut.
Jackeaur lie, Fu., dates to the 11th inst g.vc a
ltet Of s4l Of ctr wounded men In the handa Ut the
rebels.
A arc broke out on Folly Island On the 8th inst,
destroying large amount ofQuartefmasters' stoFes.
The Government loss Is $eO, ,000.
NEW YORK, April 17.-The Richmond Examiner
has = rumor that Burnside was landing at Newport
Sews. The Examiner places the strength OF
Grants army Ut $1,000 aud ea,s q, 900 reinforce
n1ents vii b. the extent Of bis pes int resources.
TIE Herutd's Washington special hays the Pres.
ident h.e co1nmuted the sentence Of James vii.
}inme sentenced to be hunEat Kansas City for TAX
inr NJ, asms q: guerilla after having taken the
oath Of to hard lat o. or AVe 5ears In the
fLIiteniary.
, 1864-04-18
THE CITY ELECTION.

r. - - !
bat one "o11ne aas uu,e WI e'apse anu
tne i*op.c % en.co W. n.'o ~ o1ptses
thc,1 Ies ile -" 49,. ~ -. - ~ an. - "*, 49,
go o..a, -e.sa...t - 49, s..s- 80 ao-,,o~ of,,o5s,
r W,,,,a 49, aoa, ~ - .o.ntx,, ~a1,1-
~ ~ a.as - s,';s a,.e.,aa 80 -.
tns fas 1r..au -. ,'e1sa a,s- e. s.a+ha. ~, -
N.n' ~ r.a"ne,. ~. -r,th 80 - 49, .,t,asst -,
. - aous sA .'s -. 80 scsas.,e1 ~ ~. ;.tor-
r - - .s.- .t,et 49, 11nso, 1a-t.- sho1,
1oAe y. ~. ~' . . T.,;e 49, f 49, -.
We ti.ain tna.'' @aa a.s,1n o - dn..~r srs..
punt t. ~.
1'&n ave1 n'e IVY: ~Ne"4 -
4eoue onlon 1ua!ott1 - ~ e.l., SAa -
arc bcateh agaan' WIZ oe .uoan =. W. w
most crtnaanal supineness ana lna1ae3eace o.
tnon mea, or 1ne ~ 4eSs c.itiina' 4u4'ir.e
among ourselves. ne hope 'oa' I"e oApeiF
cnce OF Last year II samc'ent 10 impress upon
them inc importance oi cnaose u ~
n'anis'aasion. oRsa eosfui'1on W" ~cetes
so''aRl'an rHeu f ..3~a
'ne ~ enuec .sa " .sm ae ..sa.s oSaas,n,a1
i'a7 oeen uupioeas.. t ss,. ~ ..a.E:, ~:
efs nave 11..enca 1Po- 49, .1 as,n.ras = f-a-,
euoocm, A4eu .aa - Tho e@nenre. o7 The
1notou1 t1 ,.1,oa ~ rnrrasonah1e f1r-
~4s' aA'e eta. rr,a for thc snnno,t of tn.
ofee " rs.+~ Mr. money haa heen mid
eopi' Tsts.f~o Tv,.., tim tn ,,,l The R,nnhIi-
~ eorat,noa s;nco +ho nv.r adrn,n.
GU ltpoie ,,.sas. s Hrh,a,, - .rnn1i 1on1 .1o
sas..a ~ o,,s+ 1nrs, mon hnve heen
hs'e ~ ~ 49, +hs,r money f. .nn,
ooa.h .s,t n.s3i1rnt si,eet Iova1 men nrc
..' .a..,t~ s1 owrcrx nf t,,,s ci,v and unon
.ne i'ui .,,a ,,s,+,.a, ~ ~ tne +aT h.. come Ther
, 1864-04-18

Sts- Louis n1ntReE~
rspec1al Dlspsteh TO The Chicago Ir1ou 1e.1
A-f ET Ysnu1h Anri1 n, 39a

rspecal Dlspssch TO The Chicago IHbu1e-1
6r.Lou1s, April IL, 1851.
F, ron.ceo-Brou9ht large priees and stiff satcs-s5
,asn 1n~s .t 4, anaBs0 ~ do. factory DO At t8S3
-: III edo: pianters' do. at ssooelaso; II do cou-
mon ahfpplng le.t At s1s;n9fs2o; 20 DO. medium Do
1xsrnai1:;3: Is do. medium or manufacturing do.
At s.z.seass 50 8 do: nna do at eso m96s.
F1oux-Dutl. with sales Of 4oo Dts * On pFi'ate
=. q >.
.GsA1u-Whest unchanged, with sales Of Ill lacks
, 1864-04-18

Nxv Tonk, April 16.-Sales OF gold certidcatcs
10 far. are about s. co.. 00O0. 1t Is said they are
rcacbin: their limir and resumption Of gold duties
mnst soon take place, at leaat until duly.
, 1864-04-18

From Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MoSEoE, April l7..The steamer New
York Las arrived with 500 sick and wounded SOL
lte1e. Three men died and were buried, e!k
John Thomson, ID Ohio DAVID Dodge, 6th Ohio !:
z. Pel1er, 9Th Kentucky. .
The rem Sins Of 9. c. >. Forsyth, who Was ncci:
dcntally shot in the Libby Prison, were brought
down.
Can't. Shaw and two men captured on the tug
Titan, also came down. The sick Wero taken to
Baltimore,
, 1864-04-18

pnoyzpExcE, April 16.-The second trial to elect
thirteen members OF tho General Assembly. In this
ctr Yesterday, resulted in the success OF the Nj
tioual Union ticket.
, 1864-04-18

choice Al S1Gtoa5; 80 do. prime 1t &ts5 1so do.
ppri1E 4G. Corn lower, witk salca Of aal sscks
FEW and old mixed 1t 91s. Oats scarcor. wito sales
of965 sacksxtGoe. Rye a1d BisleT-sales of Is sasks
Eye ut t1.o; 81 saeka Barlsy at s1.7o.
NHls1Y-Decllued and Tery dull, With aAies Of Is
l, 1
, 1864-04-18

NEW Youk, April 14.-Natchez papers Of the
let hare report that the rebels have blown up the
rams Shreveport and Missouri to prevent their
falling into our hands, and cvac1a1ed Shreveport
, 1864-04-18

IN THESE EXCITING TIMES,
L when the Ir1ce Of wheat, etc. advances and re-
ccdes With gold, 1t is pleasant 10 know that at
EVERITT'S, No. 157 Lake strnet.
the rrce of Carses de- Vislte Il slways tbe samssa
per dcttn. WV. Il. EYEHlTT, Ftopr,
apIS 1t
, 1864-04-18

4 FIRST CLASS OPERATOR,
II Of Rentemanly aadrsss, IL wanted at
EVERITT3S Art GALLERY.
10. Isl Lake street None bus Trustworthy and c1-
ptrenced naa need applE, Liberal sslAEY paid. Call
at Gallery, kr address WIN. II. EVEAITT. Box t276.
, 1864-04-18

NEW YoHK,. April 18.-There fl eafd to be nc
truth in the reported postponement Of the draft.
, 1864-04-18

NEW York, April 1s.--The Baltimore An7er3edn
Of list evening says: We learn that the medieaai
TO make preparations for the reception at the JAR
III General Hospital. West Baltimore street, OF
from 800 to 100 Of the released Union prisoners
from Richmond. They may be expected here to-
day or tomorrow. -
, 1864-04-18

Another Copperhead Defeat.
CLEVELAND, Anril t6.-The Supreme Court o.
Ohio to-day decided the soldiers voting Law con
ftttut1Qual,
, 1864-04-18


suit purchasers for csAa-
5000 boxes lin Plata.
2,C0O boxes Z Tin Plate.
$500 boxes Extra Plates. all descriptions.
5000 bo1es Terne Roofing Plates, and I Z.
1900 boxes Coke Plates. low prices far Cam, II.
2G0 slabS ganuine Banca Tin.
1000 slabs Strait's Tin, large and small FgG.
1850 siAhs Lamb and Flag Tin, l&rgs ~
Hmau pigs.
rs cases American and Enaliah Coppar, fo3
IL to 50 OF.
1000 packa Rusaia theet Iron. Kcs. 8 to 16.
5000 bundles Charcoal and B g shest lrsks
from Is to 20.
10000 bundles common Sheet Iron, from 10
to %.
90 tons s;leai7n and Lehigh spelter.
zoo oaaAs Sheet Zinc, tpm az to 10 inches,
10000 bundles Fence Wire Annealled, 8&R.
5000 bundles Bright Wire, to 20.
500 pigs Lesd, (Galena)
% ea1ki Regular Of Antimony, NrauaA
6tro
1900 pounds 1ngot Copper.
5000 pounds Brazie1s' Sheet Copper.
3olt Copper. Railroad Sheets, and szipa.
Orders recstved for Copper-anY sizes or gusge-Aa
manufacturers prices: together, with full aa4nxar
ment or any article In Tlnncra' use.
Stamped Ware, JapAnned Ware, ~
Hh2l b3.0tM EAJ-net
, 1864-04-18

TUST PUBL1SHED-A large and
81 BEAUTIFUL steel engraved Portrait Of
LIEUT.. GEN. ULYSSES 5. CHANT.
dard FrofnEr aph zsm iife !e'sea TO BE- an
accurate likeness By tbo,o who have seen the Gene
printed On tupeEnne heavy plate Paper i3s iacncs H.
picture Of VlcktburE etc., will he sent to
any address BY mall, csrelnly SCARED On ro1es on
reEen7 OF the Price. C2nvA95tfH Wanteut verfl5ef11
prrrentnge allowed. Adlrcss GEO. F. PER1HE, En-
frBrer Oh Steel, 10 Cortlaldt street, NeW York.
, 1864-04-18
Il rnb anbRr1t5EmR1}t8.

Flour rcry dnll. Sales. extra 1t l7. Whest quiet.
Corn d1ii and declined l@cc. Thlakcy nerlecsed-
Ubo Uttered at l25c.
, 1864-04-18
CLARKeS
G. g: CLARK & CO., Proprit


LORD q SMITH. CHICAGO, Illinois, General
Agen.2- ft79T13k 13tA Wd1-uet
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Procee 3 i IN fhe yankee Congress.

In the Senate, on the 18th, the one million men
BILL to release the prisoners at Richmond, was dis
7cussed Mr.. Howe, who offered the bill, assured
the Senate he! was in earnest MI Trumouli
thought one bundled thousand might be raised,
but million was drivingit a little too strong Mr..
Wilson thought hundred thousand recruits against
Lees veterans would stand no chance at all The
subject was dropped.
In the Yankee House of Representatives on the
18th, MI. Dawson, (Democrat1 OF Pennsylvania,
offered resolutions declaring that the war was not
waged for conquest or oppression, and requesting
the President to issue o proclamation making
known that when any State now in insurrection,
shall submit 10 the Federal government al HOSTILE
ties against her shall cease and such State shall be
protected against all interference with her local
laws and institutions. The resolutions were laid on
the table-yeas 70, nays 3d.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio offered resolution proposing
to take tie exchange of prisoners out of the bands
>of General Butler and refer it to a Board of Com
missioners. The resolution was summarily laid on
the table by vote Of yeas 81, nays 56.
The Senate resolution providing for the appoint
ment of select committee, consisting of three
members of the Senate and five of the House, on
the conduct and expenditures of the war, was
passed. =
Mr. Smith, of Kentucky, offered resolutions de-
claring that the rebellion is desperate, wicked
and bloody" that "the safety and security of
personal and national liberties depend upon its ut
ter and absolute extinction" and that therefore,
81 is the political CIVIL moral and sacred duty Of
the people to meet it fight it and forever destroy
it. thereby establishing perfect and unalterable
liberty" The resolutions we're adopted-yeas III,
nays 16.
In the Senate, on the 18th, bill Gas submitted
and referred, providing for the establishment of a
Bureau of Emancipation, under thssSecretary Of
the Treasury. The resolution for the expulsion of
Senator Davis, Of Kentucky, was referred to the
judiciary committee. Joint resolutions Of thanks
to sHooker, Meade, Howard, Banks and Burnside
were passed. $3.50 ......
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banks Of the Mississippi collected in camps, almost
naked, saffering from sickness and exposure, and
dying in startling numbers II is stated that dur,
ing the last winter, out Of four thousand collected
in single city, tscelre hundred died" He is in
favor of abandoning the emancipation policy of Lin
coin, but not in favor of withdrawing the federal
armies from the South. He says it is the duty Of
the general government to accompany the exercise
Of power with proper terms OF correlation.
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One ofthe queerest stories Of the day connects it.
SELF with Queen Victoria'o of England. She was sup
posed to have been devotedly attached TO Prince
Albert the Prince consort and of course to cherish
his memory, and yet it is now said that she is so
much determined to be married again that she is
even willing to abdicate the throne in order to carry
out Der objects. If she marres subject she must
leave the throne to do This is almost as strange
% miracle
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EAST TENNEssEE.-Gen Longstreet seems to be
doing a very handsome business in East Tennessee.
lie has re.occupied the greater portion of it and is
now in position to threaten Knoxville, the only
stronghold Of the Yankees in the Valley of the Hol
ston. At last accounts his cavalry were only few
miles from Knoxville to which place all the ene-
my's forces east of the Holston had been driven.
Longstreet's. successes, we hope have resulted in
his securing large quantity of meat and other food
supplies for his army, M which that rich country
abounds. Beef, pork and bacon, wheat, corn, fod-
der and forage, were much needed by his army, and
he has no doubt avaled himself Of every opportuni-
ty of gathering up these necessaries. His futher
operations will be looked for with great interest in
every part of the Coniederacy. The weather here
for the last week has been charming, and fit has
been the same in East Tennessee, he may have made
preparations for important movements lfthe Yam
KEGS can be cooped up in Knoxville and their CON-
muncation with Kentucky, on the one hand and
with Chattanooga on the other, cut off or seriously
interrupted, it would have the happest effect upon
the coming campaign. Longstreet is the man to do
this work if it be DONE and If he does it he will
open the way to still more brilliant operations that
must follow. We know not. what his strength us,
but suppose it is such as to enable him to act on
the offensive with fair prospect of success. This
he seems to have been doing, and we encouraged
to hope from results so far that we will continue to
receive favorable tidings from his.command. He
will probably strike heavy and crushing blow upon
the enemy IN that quarter ere long. Should such
an event occur 1t will very materially change the
aspects of affairs in East Tennessee all the way from
Knoxville to Chattanooga, and not little embar.
rass Grant or whoever may be in command of the
Yankee army of the Cumberland. -Pst Erpress
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-29

Gov. Parker, of New Jersey, in his annual mes.
sage demo unces the amnesty and emancipation pro-
carnations Of Lincoln. Speaking Of the Yankee
public debt he says that according to the most
favorable statement, if the war should end now, it
is probable that the expenses incident to its close
would sweh the national debt to over two thousand
millions Of dollars; that the State county and city
debts will swell the smount to more than the fabu
lous debt of Great Britain. He says they do not
realize their real condition. because they are in the
whrf of excitement and have only begun to feel the
weight of taxation. Condemning the war for the
abolition Of slavery, he says: "Let us be careful
lest in seeking to attain fancied benefit for Others
We do not destroy ourselves: say fancied benefit,
tor history informs of.the sad condition of those
countries where large slave populations have been
eulanciPated What is the history We are now max
ing? The fortunes of our armies, have brought
within our lines largeSnnmber of slaves and their
depiora6le condition is portrayed by trustworthy
eye witnesses, who are appealing to our sympathy
to aid the unfortunate sufferers We are told that
thousands upon thousands are scattered along the