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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-01

Administration promising the return OF lasting peace and
national happiness with the success of Mcclellan.
The question then taken making the nomination
unanimous and it carried The shout that responded
was deafening.
MT WicKLIFFE offered resolution to the effect that
kentucky expects the first act Of Mcclellan when elect
cd, IN March next to be TO open Lncolns prison doors
and set the capyes FREQ He said that many of the best
aud most loyal citizens Of Kentucky, among them twenty
or thirty ladies' were imprisoned in Louisville in
damp and dirty cells with only to lie upon and tho
coarsest prison are to eat and the newspapers of Louis
vile were forbidden to make the slightest auson to tbi.
terrible state OF affairs He proclaimed it at the rial.
of bis liberty, perhaps of his Iife
The resolution was adopted unanimously
Mr. 8 g. Cox of Ohio, moved that the Convention nro
coed TO- the domination Ct candidate for Vice Pre.dnt
without debate or other business Fl a4s,E
The resolution was adopted, and the names Of the S
lowing gentlemen were submitted a. candidates for Vic.
President:
BY Judge ALLEN; GEORGE III PENDLnror az b;o
ny Mr. MCDowsLL; ID. w VOORHEES, of indiana
ny Mr.. HUGHEs:. GEORGE w CAss of PennsvIvan;a
By Mr.. DCKtY: JAMES GUTHRIE, OF KentucEv
BY Mr.. HENRY AUGUSTUS DODGE nj Io,gs 80
BY Mr. HIcKox: JAMES ID. CATION, of Illinois 9le
BY Mr.. SALISBURY: l.. w POWELL of KmtuoI
by the Missouri delegation; JOHN g. PHEIps IF M;.
souri,. ata1 2et ttf f7a- 1855 " "als
Ex-Governor HUNT, of New York, seconded tba nom;
nation Of James Guthrie.
vi The New Jersey delegation seconded the nomnao, 81
Mr. Pendleton.
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Mr.. Secretary SEWARD has left washington for
short visit to his home, at Auburn, New York;
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TO report this afternoon and furthermore that there
a fair prospect of harmonious conclusion.
After some debate the Convention took recess until
four o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Convention re.assembled at four O'Clock in the
afternoon, pursuant to the order for recess
Mr.. GUTHRIE stated that the Committee Resolutions
had agreed aud ready report and thereupon sub
mtted the following resolutions;
RESOLVED That in the future as in the past we will adj
here with answering fidelity to the Union under the
Constitution. the only solid foundation Of strength
security, and happiness people, and as framework
OF Government equally conducive tn the welfare and
prosperity of all the States both Northern and Southern
Resolved That this Convention does explicitly declare
as toe sense Of the American people that after four years
Of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of
during which, under the pretence Of military Necessity
warpower higher than the Constitution the Const
tuition tse has been dsregarded in every part and pubic
liberty and private right alike trodden down. and the ma
eria prosperity Of the country essentially mpaired-us
ce humanity liberty aud the public welfare demand that
Immediate efforts be made for the cessation Of hostltes
with view to an ultimate Convention Of al the States
other peaceabe to the end that at the earliest
practicable moment peace be restored the basis of
the Federal Union OF the States
RESOLVED That the direct interference Of the military
authority Of the United States the recent elections held
in Kentucky, Maryland Missouri, and Delaware was
shameful yiolston OF the Constitution and repetition Of
such acts in the approaching elections will be held az re-
evolutionary and resisted with all the and power
under our control.
Resoiped, That the aim and object Of the Democratic
party to preserve the Federal I'm and the rights OF
the States unmpared and they hereby clare that they
consider the Administrative usurpstion Of extraordinary
and dangerous powers granted by the Constitutions the
subverson Of OWL by military law the States not in In
surrection the arbitrary military arrest imprisonment
trial. and sentence Of American citizens 10 States where
civil law exists in full force the suppression Of freedom
Of speech sod Of the press the denial Of the right of asy
um the open and svowed disregard OF State rights the
ment Of uUusua test oabs and the Interference
with and denial OF the right Of the people 10 bear arms
calculated prevent the restoration OF the Union and the
perpetuaon Of Government deriving it's Just powers
from the consent Of the governed.
Resotped, That the shameful disregard of the Admins
traton to h duty in respect 10 fellowcitizens who
now aud long have been prisoners Of in a suffer-
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Mr.. HARRIS, Of Maryland explained that what he bad
said that he could not before the people Of Mary
land and ask them the members Of the Legislature Of
that State to vote for Mcclellan He did say that he
Youd not vote far him He held himself hound tn vote for
the candidate Of the Convention
The name OF Governor Powell withdrawn.
Mr.. WICKLIFFE withdrew the name Of Mr. Pierce.
Mr.. JONES, of Maryland, regretted that the gentlemen
who had taken the stand in defence of Gen Mcclellan had
assumed the ground he had and ntmsted that there
collision between the members Of the Legislature and
certain rebel General Had be put 1T upon creditable EVIL
deDcs he Mr. JONES' might have remained silent; but he
could not permit the Legislature OF Maryland to be 80
falsely charged.
Gen MORGAN explained that he intended to say that
Gen. Mcclellan had acted upon testimony which he re-
garded as creditable
Mr. JONES said that far from being credtable it has
been by the victims of that action
ter alsehood. The Legislature had power to psss
ordinance Of secession Those who were arrested de-
manded an immediate trial, by drum head court.
maria but instead of giving them that justice which the
law guaranteed TO the poorest among us, they told
that they could have their liberty only by giving their pa
role Some of them, out by the fatgues Of impri
sonment did finally give their parole but others preferred
to yield their lives rather than submit to the humatng
test that required Of them To this day they knew
not their Still, he believed Mcclellan too
much Of gentleman and Christian to act he did
oept upon creditabe evidence.
Mr. HOLMES of New Jersey moved that the debate on
the candidates be closed and moved the previous question
Mr. MCNEIL of Illinois, on behslf of portion Of the
Illinois delegation, and he believed OF majority of the
delegates Of the great Northwest, nominated HoRATIo
SEYMOUR. prolonged cheers
The PRESIDENT said the motion was out of order
Motions to adjourn were made but declared out of
order.
Mr.. LONG, Of Ohio, took the stand 10 opposition to
Mcclellan. He said Lincoln had been guilty OF interfering
with the freedom of speech freedom Of elections and OF
arbitrary In your resolutions Mr. Long said you
sragned him before the people Of the country for
these yanoes and usurpaons and yet you propose TO
nominate who has gone farther than Lincoln
the perpetration Of similar tyrannoa measures upon
che sacred privileges and rights Of the people Mcclellan
guilty Of the arrest Of the Legislature Of sovereign
State He has suspended the writ Of habeas corpus aud
helped TO enforce the odious proclamation Of
Lincoln, the willing instrument Of corrupt and tyrann
cal Administration, aiding while possessing the military
power, strip American frsemen Of their dearest ber
ties Will you far stuty yourselves to make him
the standard bearer Of the Democracy With all my
heart hope not He had done otherwise, and,
between Lincoln and Fremont and any calling hmsef
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Thackeray.

The press generally, of both this coun-
try and England, are devoting much space
to obituary and eulogistic notices of this
distinguished novelist and satirist. The
general tone of these notices, is in the
highest degree laudatory. Much kind and
generous criticism is INDUCED in, and ev-
cry expression has as yet tended to soften
in memory the somewhat popular impress
sion that the deceased was cynic and
misanthrOpist.
Much of what he has said and done, has
been recounted for this purpose; but we
know of nothing which more touchingly
shows the gentleness of his heart and dis.
position, than the following sweet little
ext act from his own somewhat grotesque
poem of the White Squall. He alludes to
his two daughters, who are still living:
And when. its force expended
The harmless storm was ended.
And as the sunrise splendid.
Came blushing over the sea-
thought, as day was breaking,
NY little girls were waking
And smiling, and making,
\ prayer at home for me.
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GA Few Facts,

Under this head the Richmond Villa of
a recent date presents the following facts
Illustrative of the rebel condition: Three
thousand men in LoNGsTREEr's corps are
barefoot; JoHNsToN's army is suffering
terribly for want of blankets and clothing !;
LEES soldiers are destitute of socks and
other necessary clothing; and the whole
energies of the Confederacy are summoned
to supply the demand; the prospect for
clothing next year is dark and gloomy; it
cannot be got through the blockade, and
there are no materials in the home mar
ket. The sources both of leather and
wool are diminishing every month the
supply of food is equally scant; very little
bacon is left; beef is going, and mutton
would not feed great armies, even if it
could be had; the crops are failing, and
prices constantly going up; besides, there
il no labor, without which there can be no
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The Rebel Offer to Sell Out.

The Memphis Bulletin expressed doubts
as to the authenticity Of the statement
made in letter from that city to the
effect that rebel quartermaster in Missis-
sippi had, under authority, offered to sell
Gen. Hurlbut cotton outside of the federal
lines, and that Kirby Smith had sent a
messenger to Washington with another
distinct proposition of even a more impor-
tant character.
The St. Louis Republican again asserts
that the statement was made upon high
military authority, "and until an authors
tative denial comes from that quarter, we
affirm its truth. Before this time there is
no ignorance at Washington Of the nature
of the propositions for they have been sent
forward, and the Government will, doubt
less. act upon them
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Headquarters Second Regiment Min.
nesOta Volunteers.
Sr. PAUL, MIMI, Jan. %, 1868.

ST. PAUL, MIMI, Jan. 90, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 2.
Every veteran soldier of the Second Mime
sofa is hereby authorized and requested to re-
cruit for his regiment during his absence on
furlough.
A premium of fifteen dollars for each ac-
cepted recruit will be paid to the veteran who
may bring him to Capt. See, District Provost
Marshal at Rochester, or to Capt. Keith, Dis
trict Provost Marshal at St. Paul
A bounty of three hundred dollars (s6O in
advance) will be paid to each recruit mustered
into the regiment before the first day of March
next.
The company officers of the regiment now
on furlough, as fast as they may report for
duty, will be assigned to recruiting duty in
such localities as may appear most favorable
for recruiting their respective companies.
Let every officer and enlisted man of the
Second do what he can to ill up the ranks of
his regiment during its brief stay in the State
By order OF Lieut.. Col j. W. BISHOP.
JAMES W. WOOD
Lieutenant and Adjutant.
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production the CONSUMPTION is taking to
the ranks all the whites, and the negro
will not work. Even if he would, he could
not prevent famine, which would bring
instruction with it. Then, without crops,
horses cannot be fed, and an army with
out horses is man without limbs. Even
now, horses sufficient to serve the purposes
of the existing army are obtained with the
greatest difficulty, so that it is utterly i'm
possible to double the army and increase
the trains, as some extravagantly talk of
doing: still further, besides the wagons
and trains, muskets, cannon and ammuni-
ton must be had, and these it is not posi-
bic to procure. There is now only bare
sufficiency of muskets and cannon to sup
ply present needs, and as to ammunition,
since Charleston and Wilmington have
been closed, and the nitre beds of Tennes-
see torn from the rebel grasp, the supply
can never be more than equal to the de-
mands of the present army.
What showing is this for the rebellion
which started with such great expecta-
tons! "An army poorly clad we use
the language of the WAig-" scantily fed,
indifferently equipped, badly mounted,
with insufficient trains, with barely enough
ammunition" and with nothing but want,
suffering and defeat before it-this is the
independence, and the only dependence of
the rebel leaders, who, three years ago,
promised to water their horses in the Del
aware river and tiaunt their banner from
the Capitol of the nation.
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The order of Lieutenant Col. BISHOP,
published to-day, requests the furloughed
men of the regiment to recruit, and pledges
to them the payment of fifteen dollars
premium for each recruit brought by them
and accepted by the Provost Marshal.
The officers of the regiment will soon
be assigned to recruiting stations. The
$500 bounty will be paid until the first Of
March next. Now is the time for those
who propose to enlist in veteran regi-
ment, to see and get acquainted with the
men and officers of the Second. From
among those who have thus far remained
at home, enough ought to come forward
to fill up the ranks of the Second to the
maximum.
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THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

M. DU CHAILLU-who passed several years
in the gorilla country-is an imposter, and
never either saw or shot gorilla. After
confessing his own ill-luck, and that he
did not himself even get sight of gorilla,
he denies the truth of NJ. DU CHAuLu,s
statements, and concludes with the follow.
ing curious paragraph:
am compelled to put aside as worthless the
evidence of NJ. Du Chailu who has had better
opportunities Than any one Of us Of learning the
real nature Of the animal, but who has. unhap-
PLY, been induced to sacrifice truth to effect.
and the esteem of scientific men for short.
lived popularity. In "a paper which read be-
fore the Geological Society, and which has
been published in their Proceedings -"
stated the evidence upon which l have been
led to assert that NJ. Du Chaillu never killed
a gorilla In other respects his book is a
medley of truth and fiction. and of which /
can give minute analysis if required.
NJ. DU CHAILLU is now in Africa.
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SPeech OIL Gov. johnson at Nashville.

The eighth of January was celehrota5
at Nashville, and Gov. ANDY JOHNSON
made speech, which is reported in the
Daspatch. He held that the institution of
slavery was practically dead, and then
went on to say:
want no better League than the Copsti,r
tion OF the United States, and law, mad in
pursuance thereof. The Constitution. the raj
ladium Of civil and religious libertv i I,'
League it is small enough for me and law, ~,
enough tor all-tor the whole world. No
institution must rise above it. Th, i, the
people ConstltutiOn-thc peoples Govern
nent. The voice Of the people is the voice
OF GOD. and hence the purity the beauty.
the harmony OF our Government Go back
10 the articles of Confederation. which were
designed 10 secure Il perpetual union of the
States: the Constitution was framed TO secure
a a mere perfect Union. In it provision is made
Ior It's own amendment, for the admission of
new States, for everything but Secession, No
Where Is there found provision for letting a
state out 1t provides means to rcpel inva-
SION ana suppress Instruction: it also guar
nn,ees 70 ever State i'll the Union a repub-
!clh form OF government, and to protect them
from domestic violence. This Government
Oh ours was intended to be indistrlctablc. to
be perpetual. Like the Christian religion. the
Constitution is comprehensive enough for the
whoie world. Away with the idea of State
suicide. Away with the doctrine of secession.
its twin brother
Some OF her institutions may be rubbed out.
but the State stands She is and will continue
to be State whether with or without slavery.
ana the government will 90 On. | admit no
sucI thlnS as reconstruction the idea is as
bad as secession: your Legislature ran away
does that destroy the State: They took with
them the bank fund and the school fund but
the State is here yet. The ordinary civil tunc-
tons OF the State have been for time nece..
sarllr suspended. but the United States j,
bound TO secure to lis a representative form OF
government. Does that look like secesson-
Ike reconstruction K To admit tina;
Il State can be put out of the Union is virtually
admitting the principle of secession. Nor can
State be put back to Il territorial condition.
1t is contrary 10 the genius OF our government
Inc State cannot destroy herself. nor can the
United States Government destroy u State.
When you destroy State You destroy the
union Of the State. Hold fast to your Ill er-
site under ,ne Constitution
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Our Army Correspondence.
LETTER FROM THE THIRD
REGIMENT.
The Thru q Iieteru, Regiment-Co0,pmy 4
coming characterization Of Slare1y in the
-Neo Coastitution-Reorganisati Of the State
-Iaagimg ofa Spy-So}lierS gettiny out Ice.
LITTLE Rock. Ark. Jan. L..

LITTLE Rock. Ark. Jan. L.. 1s6;
To the Edttor Cf the Pioneer
Two or three days ago General Steele ;clc-
@raphed 10 the Governor Of Minnesota that
three-fourth, Of the Third Regiment i.a,, re-
enlisted as veterans. 1t j, indeed 80. Thu
Third is veteran regiment. Three-tourths Of
the 18th Michigan. which j. & smaller regi-
ment. has also re-enli>tcd: and that regiment
is relieved from duty in order to 80 home for
Through. Company X Of the Third Regiment
is also relieved from duty in order to report in
Minnesota for fiIrlou@h Fifty OF company +
rc-enlisted. Several thousand troops in TIM.
army have rc-enii,ted as veterans, and this
patriotic course of the soldiers will be Il severe
moral blow against the rebels
\ convention has assembled here to revise
the Constitution OF Arkansas. Over l.alf the
counties in the State are represented. The
delegates were elected by vote in some i'll
stances exceeding half the popular vote Of
1860. They are men Of character and intiu-
encc: several Of them slave holders. But they
have unanimously adopted a resolution in
structing 4 committee to report an amend
mcnt torere,' prohibiting slase'y IN ArsmSlG
The convention will formally organize in Inc
Senate Chamber tomorrow. and will probably
be in session two weeks. The people will un-
doubleday be called on to ratitv their proceed
ings in few weeks and al the same time elect
their State officers and legislature. Il i, 2
noble movement.
A rebel spy named David o. Dodd was hung
in this city last Friday afternoon, in front of
the ST. Johns College. He was convicted
about week ago. after trial Of four days.
The evidence against him was positive and
conclusive. He was twenty-five years Of ace.
and had for some time been clerk in L suffers
store in the city: but in December lie removed
to Camden-tlle rebel headluavters-W' his
parents. In day or two he returned with an
unlimited pass from Il rebel General. and was
caught leaving Little Rock with i statement
concerning our troops, il Geographic cipher.
About five thousand people witnessed the exc
cution. The unfortunate young man BETRAYED
no fear nor emotion.
We have had the ground covered with snow
and there has been steady winter weather for
ten DAYS. The river is nearly full of ice.
which has probably prevented boats from arliy-
inc. We nave now been without mail for
two weeks. The streets have been quite slip
perry. and it is more than the blacksmiths can
do to keep all the mule teams well shOd.
| learn that some OF the soldiers made 500
per day each last week in getting out ice. The
Medical Director has had a good supply OF ice
put up for the hospital.
Bri~adier General Tliaver is going to take
command of Pine Bluff.
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transportation of Volunteers.

PEOvOsT MARsIALs OFFICE. }
SECOND DISTRICT OF MINNE>oTA,I
ST.. PAUL. Jan. %. 1864. }
TO the Editor of the Tioneer:
For the benefit Of those who may wish to
enlist in any Of the old organizations, would
state that arrangements have been made with
Messrs. Burbank q Co. to furnish transporta-
ton to these headquarters for all who are pre-
sented TO any Of their agents by the authorized
recruiting agents.
The recruiting agents in the various coun-
ties are requested to take notice of the above
arrangement. and forward those who may
desire to enlist as fast as possible.
They will furnish to Messrs. Burbank & Co.
q list OF the names and residence of each re-
cruit and forward a duplicate list Ct the same
to this Office GEORGE II. KEITH,
Capt. and Provost Marshal I'd Dist. Mimi
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THE Committee on the Conduct of the
War, just authorized to be appointed, con-
sists of Senators Wade, of Ohio; Chand-
Ter, of Michigan; and Harding, of Ore
gon; and Representatives Gooeh, of Mas
sachusetts; Julian, Of Indiana; Odell, of
New York and Blair, of Missouri. This
committee is similar to the one heretofore
in existence, the only difference being in
the substitution of Harding and Loan in
the place of Ex-Congressman Andrew
Johnson and Covode. The new one, in
addition to his duty of inquiring into the
conduct of the war, is. instructed to ex-
anime into all contracts and engagements
with any department Of the government
and is authorized to sit during the recess
of Congress, at any place which may be
deemed proper. Besides this, every facll
ity is provided for thorough investlga-
ton.