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session liss of te nan nam ey--to be made iad out

session, list Of the names--to be made out
blythe District Steward -of the pupils en-
titled to the belsf. Of the aforesaid fund,
within the several Districts, in the order in
which it is desired they shall be educated
by the Conference, from which list as many;
names shall be taken, beginning with the
first and proceeding ID order, as the sppro.
priations for the several Districts will allow;
Resozoed, In fnrtherance of this general
plan of educational bsnevolence, it's deem
ed Of prime importance BY the Conferences
and is hereby earnestly recommends, that
the endowment Of Woford College shall be
completed as early as practicable, to enable
The Trustees to place the advantages Of this
Institution as far as may be within reach Of
INDECENT orphans, made. SO BY the wal, and
also Of wounded soldiers needing assistance,
within thelimits Of The South Carolina Con.
ference -.
RssolOea, The Presiding Bishop. il here
BY respectfully requested 70 appoint Rsv..
Whitefoord Smith, D. D,, 70 act as agentto
raise the fund described in the first resolu.
.tion. 3 s., 80 - -
4, Z, The undersigned indulgea the hope that
the cordial and ready cooperation Of the
public viii make his labor Of love an easy
aud pleasant work. ;.s IL. ;
$, S. WHrTEFo oRD & s9aITH. d
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NU'NlliliBIER5l,

sious soths capsare Of Easettstille, he M
Il Cane Hin, With 80; 10 nea, : pottioa Of
whom are ID need Of arms Hs had zeas
trouble III getting onto lfiiiaaeur, 8iii lss
immense spoils, being hard pFeed d
enemy, but sustained 10 disast exc at
theeapture 1of llsrlnsdnke and csbql on
which occasion he Lost three shunlrs mon.
All the other Yankee stories of their suos
cess over him he fables. al latest scoouht
his train, numbering ], $50 to 4 800 sle.
ons, Was crossing she rkausa bslEssil
Fort Smith aud Fort Gibsol: 8
All The Western psople espes;alI y fle
Missouriaps, are we'll HEis6ed nth fhe ~.
suits, and General Psfpopa ssys Tsll my
Missouri friends that the Misssv ezpedfs
ton has bean ! Complsts sdccesa. = b D
The objsstof the astnfn of fliss1psdi-
tion WAS, ~ has bsen. DECLARED hy high a.
5thority in those msttsfs, ID sseare tie s2oils'
sof the campaign, and pIacx ann 81 shs
hands of Numerous recruits & y Z
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WHITEFo ORD saITH.
As voice from the Army. 3 3

MEssRs: a EDlToRs iOe :fiease ailoW = sol,
oier tps ps.sliege oi uslpg sse oolulnus =
your, Valuable paPe, as : @ea,um , snlolgn .
5Wnion We may .ell .ne people AZ nome Wnas
=. We conceive 70 De tnelrd anu = posi-.
ole, 70 sur tne@ up 80 asenae !, O 'na. oasy'
'Iney seernstos spe opposed 70 tne ataA an
KIND law. Wny because tney 40 nos' ll
get quite as much pay ior tneir proance as.
they would ~ nemarket. WeWquld luxe
20 know II the Goyernmens price Sior PRO.
duce Is not equal 70 . soldier 9 pay !! Even. 'l
the soldiers wife is opposed 70 Il: We are;
surprised Tor we did not think thas Sour sou 3
Carolina had 2 woman a VINO was s ;not HlIing
e give ner husoaaa Or sGas hs.I sne nag
instead elt ot tnls, We near tnas sasy ale nos'
WILING % give one, e,tentn; is 1nls saea prop
g er Ieeling ior 9 Wi.e q 9 mosnes @ nave 70
wards war; her nus husband Of son. VINO is Daring nls =
breast 70 the zoe Others say, II tney are
TO sell 70 the togernment ior. the support
OF the soldiers, Their wheat g % per pusn..
.ei,feorn at %, Molasses at % per galion,.
WOOL ;as % per pouna' toaoer az % pei nun;
idred, and other produce u the propor.ion,
they Will not try to. Ialse anYth.ng |, nov ls
We want % AnoW Y any .fue soasn 'safo- TO-
imam m VII make use q any saon !langnages
it 50 oer services are not pr9psriy sppFes
slsssd sor gu @, ,yoa wsl, Know .nas Ns aIe
iss y sns ss1 =. ~. !. nsa sse ny
a,inpg . la'ss pros,s.ons :. saon az a'oss.
=. sasn ools .oi"asa s aa as H'.. - 80 st s..
-, = e. I .a. :. a ss 'f e. I .hs.
Sssy S's W = .se-s' sS9'.e' aa - =, s
iauies' We apPeai y .ns.l 1,nees,oAs. =, w ?.
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.THE sARM9 sop TENnEsaxH

THE ARAsg on IE nEssxB.
nents are being sent fofwsSd esssy ds5, md { {
Hoods force 6 alrssdy largs sn5Gg aeS
march tfiumpbantly stfough idle sIen%.
:nesass, should the Fssthe .and roads psoSa z
favorable The imprsssion Pregsils that
Nashville viii be ecaptursd before sghristss z,
mas, and tthat aheuId Brack ksSniIidg ge nes
campaign prove lallcic6ssfdI ghattk6oSl & lid q
Knoxville @ilk kbs svsenatsd2 maca cDer. !;
The attempt % ne psff q tie sdsgs ~
thoritiss % enforce TIE dssft 81 ennsssese
and Kentucky ON have no othes fandslcy
Than 10 ihSfease 3 army - s;s. s.ssE' =
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$ 49, =,
q AZ the laas session Of Congress, d! propo.
sea aassdmeDt Of the Constitution abolish
inr mo slavery throughout the United States
s passed Che Senate, bat failed, fer laok of
the requisite sxo. thirds sote. iii the Honss
Of REPRESENTATIVES. Although the present
issshs, ,sssns sDoagress, and nearly thsssansl
members, and without ausstioniDg the Wis
dom or patriotism ofthose who stood in op,
position, i yeutafe % recommend che re-
consideration and passage Of the measure at
the present session. OF course, the abstract
zouestio, ID nos changed but sninfervening
election shows almost certainly that the
next Congress will pass the measure, If this
sdoes rot. Hence there Is only ID question:
of time as to Hhsnthe ptoposed amendment
viii 30 70 the States for their action and,
asit Is togo atsaIl events may ne nos agree.
that the sooner the better Y is not claim.
sea that the election has imposed 9 duty ON
members 70 change sheir views or eneif
votes, any further than as an addltlona
element to be considered. sTheir Judgment
may be effected by IL Il IS the, voice OF the
people, now, for tie sffst time, heard npon
The question ! Inss ggrsat national orlsls uiI
like ours, uusnimity OF action among those
seeking = common end is very deairabis-
almost Indispensable and yet no approach.
30 such Rnsnimity ii attainsble, unless some
deferenge shali be paid g the viii of fhe
majority, simply bscause i is. the viii Of
the majority Insthis case, the common
END is tho maintenance Of the. Union and
among the means 70 secure that end, suoh
viii, though the election is most clearly DE-
: clared q faYor O. ot spch oonst tu'ionai amend
nens
THE REBELS MUST BE suBpuED.
On careful consideration Of all the evi.
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YoRKyIIIB SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY ~ II
congressional.

-. -. .u..a.; =
!. Z. Congressional 4
] R1oHMoND, Dec. The Sensts pas
sed a billto authorize the transmission Of
newspapers to soldiers free Of postage; also
passed q billfor the employ oyraent Of all free
male negroes and forty thousand slaves TO
work upon Notifications and perform other
labor connected with the defences Of the
country. s;ls Z; 81, IS
Gen Jos q. Johnston occupied q priyie
legged seat in the Senate Chamber to-day.
g In the House the Seqnestration and Cur
rency Bills were further discussed.
II Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi, offered the
following 4 e 8 Z Z
J Resot0sa, That the Committee on Ri
nance be instructed to inquire into theexpe.
|diency and propriety Of making amore lib.
eraI exemption; Of the property of soldiers
from .tsxation, and whether property and
effects necessary to the support Of soldiers
families ought not 70 be exempted entirely
from taxstibn, and the deficiency created ID
the revenue essupplied BY AN increased
taxSon the properly Of those who remain At
home. The resolution was agreed to- as
Nh. Garland, from the Committee On
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported back
q abiil tomaiI newspapers TO soldiers inthe
field free .of possage, " with q recommelda.
.tionthatit pass, The bill Ras passed.
RrgHMoND, Dec. .13 The Senate. pass.
ed concurrent resolution fora recess from
the24th inst, until Che I'd u January !
Mr.sOr, finn the Gommittssi on Foreign
Affairs; reported back Nj Henry, resolo-
buttons defining the position Of the Gonfede-
rate States declaring the dissemination Of
tho Congress and people thereof to prosecute
the war till Neutrality-suspicious. isEacknowl-
edged. 6 The resoluiions passed I8,
nays, none. S. Is .. S. S,
!, a bill to provide for The remission Of pen.
allies for non. delivery of bacon tithes passed:
III the House the seSuluestrs ion. and cur.
renew Bill were diseussine. a bill iincreas..
inc ths s pay of members 81 Congress Hft,
par Il cent. passed- yeas, as nays 81. Sew
sral bills were reported and ordered to be
printed. ;as
RICHMOND, Dec. 18. I'm The House,
Mr.. Turner offered resolution requesting
the President, with the advice and consent
:o1f the Senate; to- appoint thirteen commis.
sioners Of each State, to tender 10 ths Gov
ernment Of she United States 8 conferences
for negotiating an honorable psace fAiling
IN: ibis, to suse all proper efforts for obtain.
ing an Immediate exchange Of prisoners,
and il possible, to come to such understand
ing with the ensmy, in regard to .he future
conduct q the war, as may tend ID some
degree b mitigate. .its horrors and atrccities.
ar. Barksdale submitted q substitute, The
preamble setting forth that the Government
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i6is !. 3 word often heard no nov, sIia and ex

This is Q word often heard nov, and ex- ',s;
presses what many most earnestly desire
and long for, Like other blessings, its J. val.
ne was not: appreciated until q was forfeited
and lost. But = We cannot have peace
with the Yankees e. sanno. q we have peace
among ourselves .Nt Y as there ever e tune 2,
when it was mere mporsans yea sssaessy
necessary that we snou,a 1sJ1s nave peace ana
union among a Ourselves 50 tse ieW sa,y.- =,
yors VINO eling % sne Wleck = 2 once nople
snlp On she Iollpg 49, q mlaseoeas'
should nos spena tae asy y slrlIs, po! CRUSH
tue WeaR ones Eno sloM s:s e :. Psrisn.ae
4s., Ana 1nas z ous 0ol.s,D ooA = = :.
caimly ana anSWer:, @ ses We see s ~
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sonal y na..sas s sao u ss ~
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.ngs :. oO4 ~. .o1s.l' - =. 49,. q a. : !
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80 &! s...;,s , 5Is Ia b.rs
Z, sann,sn ssn,,sr ss ssnts; a;snsir annall;ns
- 5, j : sss;,,.. !. ~ sr.Ilog
auu ". .. - 80 80. 50.
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Hopd,s Pr,ogIrammel.

The Montgomery appeal has information
which leads il to believe that in the even
vile too formidable to justfy aa attempt d
carry them, shs will move tothe-leftof ths
city and make oarksille, sixty Eve mile
below on the Cumberland river, his head.
quarters for the winter -At the same time,
he could capture Fort Donslson, thirty-fye
miles below ON the river and Eoft Henry,
which is twelve miles front Foft, Denelson,
on the Tennessee river. This would gist
5us the command Of both rivers, and fror:
the position at Glarkssille the army could
draw ample supplies from tho productive
scounties Of Christian, TODD, and Logan,
in Kentucky. Within a.radins Of twenty:
FIVE miles Of Clarksville are not iess than
thirty frst-elass Touring mills, and the sup.
ply Of corn aud meat in that section Is 10.
iexhaustible. Besides, recruits would Aock
to tooufranks BY thousands, and when spring
"Opens, the army would oooupya command.
ing position, be supplied in every particular,
and greatly increased in numbers. S
s
Fromthe Trans AIissisaippi. . s
The Mobile: Aas5srsiser gives us the ar.
nsxed late news from the Trans. dissisaippi
Department ss5 ~. 5.
There id no reasonable doubt that BY this
time Fort Smith is in our possession, ,leav.
ing in The far Western portion of the de-.
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"a Romance In Real Life.

8 ..&s 4 Romance IN Real Life. Is
,4n abducted Daslg glster Dtscoveyed tser
! an Internal Of 1soenty: 1SSeves Ysars An
Heiress. ~ 2 - z
The Taunton Mass, Rspabl blican is 70.
sponsible fol, the following story (.
a romance ID real life has just come. to
light, and is at present the chief gossip Of
this city. The facts, as related BY an init
mate acquaintance Of the fortunate family,
are .as follows = Il :. &
& Il appears that about twenty ty-seYen years
ago, q Captain Brown, whose fsmily resided
ID Mattapoisett, was the oyerseer Of the es:
tate Of MI. Henry 3. Clifton, q. wealthy
gentleman Of Richmond, Va: From some
.cauae, which still remainsa aeoret diff,
Guilty aroae between Captain Brown and Mr.
Clifton, Wherein the former considered him
self the aggriesed party: TO revenge him
self for the supposed wrong, he stole Mr.
Clifton's infant daughter, then bnt six
weeks old, on Che day she was christened.
The child was brought to Mattapoissst and
secretly adopted BY Brown and his wife as
X .g, e Z ~ ynmsn 2Wfsn only aixtsan m wears Vs
nd ii Il sba married :'Mrs Isaac q. Pierce: &. 3
printer, Who:learned his trade in Fall Riy-
az l;yirv for { wybiIe h at Eaat aaunton but
ss.scsntlv = fba Sreen Two ohiIdren have !,
3ssan born ~ ~ tbsni so,,a II ,vbon e now
s;s;;ns i,. - q 8. 8 ,s'
Dsr;.s fb,s limo :n;er;od Mra sP;;srSs ias
liyes il 6lissful ienorsuncs of her high par
] ansaEpa mn ana Mr. Pierce; i who took her for
3battsr q worse had never imagined M himself
ia h,,sbaan1dI1 If an ha,iress He abandoned
the printer, 3 trade shortly after learning il,
and for several years has earned fhis daily
bread by the sweat cf his brow; at :Mr.
Mason works in :tthiis city This iastheii
history until recently Now.comes the as.
snoassneHt. :.
Last summer while Rev. Mr. Talbot, d
this city, was at Saratoga, he became &C.
quainted with Mr. Clifton and wife, who,
it appears, at the breaking oat Of the re.
lbellion, converted their Richmo1d property
into casb and moved 10 Baltimore. $ s ;[ is lie
course Of conyersation with them Mr. Tal-
,bett remarked upon the striking resamb blance
of Ms. Clifton g ! lady parishioinsr of his
In Taunton. Nothing particular 81 was thought
If it n first; but Oh 81 his repeating L the re.
mark; Mrs. Clifton: inquired the age of the
lady. On being informed that she was a
bout twenty seven, Mrs, Clifton immediate.
lust the age iof our daughter that was
stolen. {, sssss &:
1,q,ba Z. ttar tbsn ,asa;vsd stbs;, sa,;;ons
= ~ M s Talhofs wss s sskaT 81 ;ntd
eaat,a.nos snd ;aau;ry = ;sstisnsed &
s.. II s.,,,,t.d {. r.,,.s ~ n ronr,, loas
shNSAsA AStsesSS Y -; tSSS stsst,
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7CsAEIlsr Z 4, l AspA1n. onths 6th iinl-

Ia AEIGNr ARpAIR. On the 9Th In
slant, Company a, of the 2lst New York
cavalry, started out from fha vicinity of
Winohestsr 70 capture Baylor's company Of
the 18th Virginia cavalry 6e latter met
them near near White Post, and Killed wound
ed e and captufod an but thirteen The Yah:
KEGS numbered sixty and Baylor s com:
rnand forty nen. a. few days before, Bay
.lor captured tho guard as gharlsstown and:
:3at Key SWITCH His prisoners, eighty
Eve in nnmbsS reached chmond yester.
day He also oaptured one hundred horHsa:l
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.AtI.BRAHAM.. .L.INcOLN.
HOW THE MESSAGE WAS Received.
a disnatch from Washington saws ~

During the reading Of the Presidents
Message in the House Of Representatives,
was several times interrupted by applause,
especially the concluding portion, in which
he says he win not ba the instrument TO Re.
enslaye such persons as are made free BY
the Emancipation Proclamation, or bysany
Of the Act Of Congress; and where he says.
that, ssin stating . single conditioned peace,
be meant tosay that the war will cease on
the psrt Of the government wheneyeritshaH
have ceased on. the part Of those who began
It" The applause was By clapping Of hands,
with EXPLANATIONS, sGood That's right
etc. The Speaker raped with his gavel
to prevent afnrther infractions of the rules
of decorum, although it Has evident that
he himself shared in ths approval; of the
decisions Of the President. q
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ssr a great .politic and religious trans
mogriao aostion; says the Augusta Coastitt.
saiosalsss, has taken place M q filed geyille,
All The reoonstruotioni spd tepiid war
men have become the hot adyoeates of an
everlasting strife rather than submission
or oompromiseI and, nsfrabile dsct9, all
the Uniyersalists believe ID. he'll fire. !. )
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From Eaaf 4,annease.

z LYNGHBURa, Dec. Ia pssseneets bys
the Western 1ain Il. night fspoit ! MD 9hE
the Virginia & Tens Rziilro ss 13iiss
tol The enemy supposed 40 bs FDflilapo oE
Bnrbridg command -frop Beane Efasfon,
adyanced rspidly and entered ths toMns ~:
i've O'Clock this morning aud destroyed &
considsrsbls qnsatity Of Gpssrnmept stofss,
sn engine and tmin on the East Tennessee
y Virginia Railsoad, ard an ess sssa bolnd
passenger Hsin. Tho Virginia q 6aesss
see ioad Va ssptafsd bssd6 6sd Bfistol Shd
iAbingdohs There isna positisaints Iiss1es
Of the enemy anmbers batas sappefa II
be Eve OF six thousand . orion al Whptn,
i is said yet OCCUPY t6s place "a a bod o
the enemy, retreasing toNards B6k1S ft1sE
ti0hj enco6neereds so1rfotces 81 ollice ss,x
station on fhs East Tennsssse 6kd nins
miles wsas ofi iRristol xhsre : 6shk Ne aif
20 be progresaiig At last sceoupes Sc u
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-as =
lR a correspondents Of the Augusta
4 4Coaststutioaalsst writing from M dgeyille
on the 29th ultimo, says - E
s. On Sunday, the s20th the Yankee army
entered this nnforunats town. Fitzpatrick 3
cavalry, OF rathsra portion Of It some six
hundred innumber, were the first to come.
They behaved with toierable deceney.
q. On the following day the infantry march
ed in, composed Of the l4th, 20th. and an
other corps, the designation Of which 4 have
forgotten. The remaining corps did not
disturb the town, but made q detonr towards
Macon and GrisWold dyille. sts- i.-
While here, scenes of outrage and ra-
pine transpired which would be too horrible
to relate. 7 will mention a few graphically,
leaving the rest to- the imagination of the
reader "a wholesale plumber Of houses
was inaugurated. Gold watches, silver
plate, clothing anything and everything
that could tempt cupidity-wss stolen. In
theiflust for gold; they frequently maltreat-
cd persons Of both hsexes, thinking to extort
by torture. The principal sufferers ID this
respect, we're the Messrs. Weitzfslder, and
% adaughtero of one: Of The same gentlemen
Cows, chickens, and horses we're daughter
ed most santonly Tasy burned the peni.
tentiafy, afss1al, depot railroad bridge and
the bridge across the Oconee: The nahga.
zine was blown up. The State House was
much defaced; ]. carpets and desks were
hacked to pieces, and books strewn broad
cast. Out Of the carpets they made horse.
blankets. sS
!. The. most dreadful thing was their yio-
ience towards the ladies. AT least six or
seven suffered the last extremity. One
young girl became orazed in consequences,
and has been sent. to the asylum. Other
ladies we're stripped Of their garments, and,
ia such plight, compelled TO play the pi-
ano, and, in the event of arefusal, switched
numerically. Let Georgians remembers
these things in the day ofcbattle:
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sar The worst ses Of this war has been
the recent dssasations in Loudoan and
Fauquisr. The order vas indiseriminate
to destroy everything that copld sustain man
or. beast; this ID ID tagio lying holplesslg.
in the possession offs the enemy for twelve
Ronths indeed, for the most part, Of an
times during the war:
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Wu.n DIocoup ops ruE SoTnIERs =.
.,a;.. " az. - - c. Tood,o .ro1 IN = latter
a a soiuier :. oJa. p,o.,ss .aaays as ha a;ss
70 sns saala n.s.hs psa snd S;s comrades mst
Oou.asneo ~ aI s..m' J uaaa,s =. - sEar.ast,s
WIN au' h pSsss 1ic Ssaa-.;. ss sd sss a,.hs,a.
~ Igl, s.,.a ,,han % = Iss. Haes,s arm arms he was
asfs, ~ sasI I aadhra,.ns = mn tbs Is.., .n.rt of
Saoe.a, = @ ~ ~. ,nrp;na = b;s hosop hut
ISan assp,1ss, bs lsyot - Griffin ana Macon and
Mantaorssrys | and saw = r,any ,,aelaas ,ahade.
.ot;aars 4 thoss nss,es, n = and and 80 manv man
1ans,;na .hnn. ths styests doin, NOTHING.
.Oa n"a a s0O so mn.h a,oomv forebod;nss % nt.
o. -. 80 -,
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] .Foa, FoaREsT. ,hsee full ssgimsnss
from Kentucky nmhesipg neart three thou
Sand mon, have rscentI joined Con- Bon
rest, whose ozsalty force nor numbers ,be.
tween ten and eighteen thousand
- ~ 81 Aisgslssa papcr,
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Lincoln,s Message.

We publish the portion Of Lincoln's mes.
! sage 70 the Yankee Congress-, IN which;
from tkeshostiler relations we sustain 10 him
snd bis people, We are bound to feel some
degree Of intessst. There is but one con.
cIusion which We can draw from it, and the
whole temper and tone Of the people North,
] that is, shs necessity Of thorough, uncessing
I preparation to meet and defeat their armies
IN battle
/ ouR MILITARY OPERATIONS PRoaREss OF
RECONSTRUCTION. j,
The var continues. Since the last an
npal message all the Important lines and
positions then occupied b. cur forces, have
ssbesa nainsainsd, and our armies have stead
.Ziisy /. iiify advanced, thus libsrsting the regions
:lefs il the rear, 90 that Missouri, Kentucky,
saTennsssse, and parts ofsothsr States, have
again produced reasonably fair crops The
most remarkable feature IN the military
operations Of the year is General Sherman 8
attempted march of three hundred miles di.
reetlys through inurgent region. y tends
to sEo2 3 great Increase of our relative
strength that .odr GeneraIinsC Chief should
Z feel aba toSonfront and hold IN check every
sctiye force of the enemy, and yet to detach
sa Well appointed large army to move on such
an expedition. The result not yet being
known, conjecture in regard 10 It should
not here be indnlged.
IS Important Eaosements have also occurred
sdaring the year 10 She efect Of moulding
society orldaAbiIity in the Union I. {
though short Of complete success, il is much
IN the direction thae Twelve thonsand citi.
Sssens ID sseh Of the States. .of Arkansas and
Loaisiana have organized loyal State Gov
8 aernments with free Constitutions, and are
earnestly ssruggling to maintain and admin.
s:iistsf them. The movement in the same
direction, moro sxsansiTe though less def
mite, 81 issouri, Kentucky and Tennessee,
should rot be oyerlooked Bot; Maryland
presents tie sxsmpieIOf complete success.
MARYLAND Is secure tosliberty and Union for
all the future. Ths genious Of rebellion
will no more claim Maryland: Like On.
other foul spirit being driven out, il may
! seek TO scar her, but it WOO her no more. q
AsoL1TIoN on sLAvERY BIZ coasrfrurIeN.