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REVIVAL OF FREE DISCUSSION.

The discussion which has recently arisen
ranks of the Republican party with regard to the
pretensons of rival candidates for the Presidency
appears to have wrought sudden change in the
minds Of certain among our contemporaries as to
the rightfulness and limits of free inquiry "in a
time Of war" Indeed it is quite impossible for the
most practised adopts in political servity to give,
at the present juncture, full development to the
dogma which teaches the duty of yielding an un-
questioning support to the Administration in all
its measures and an all ats Departments" for, SO
far as concerns the Presidency, it is found quite
impracticable to serve equally the pretensions of
both President Lincoln and Secretary Chase. But
the few patrons Of this antircpublican dogma have
been men who inspired such moral and inteec-
tual nausea that there was never any danger of
the widespread or permanent duration of such a
rot in the body polite. Free Government lives
ard moves and has its being in free discussion.
In Abyssinia, for instance, the people have no
rights and accordingly free discussion is at
Capt Speke, the adventurous English traveller, in
his recent interesting narrative of explorations in
A Africa, thus describes the monarchical institutes
of Abyssinia, which some courtiers of our American
democracy have sought to domestcate IN this
country, but without success. He says
AN acts Of the King counted benefits, for which
he must be hanked aud every deed done TO ms SUB
ects Gift received by them though u should essumS
the shape Of foggnR fine not these as neees-
sary as sny thing The thanks rendered by grove
linz on the ground Hounderpg about and whining after
the manner OF happy dogs sbberog fast as tongues
can rattle and they swesr fidelity for all their lives"
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COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT OF NEGROES.

A correspondent of the Boston Commonwealth,
writing from Port Royal, in South Carolina, under
recent date, exposes and denounces the cruelty
which has been practsed towards the blacks in
that State by the recruiting officers of the United
States He states that the negro soldiers Of Gen.
Hunters first draft, in the year 1862, remain to
this hour without cent of pay-having served
for some three months, while their families were
left to maintain themselves. To this the writer
adds that in the Of subsequent drafts made by
Gen. Hunter, with authority from the Govern
ment, there has been no recognition of the personal
rights of the negro as a man, endowed with the
faculty Of reason and will. On the contrary, he
has been every where impressed into the ranks
without inquiry, warning consultation, as if the
negro had no rights which white recruiting Off
Ger is bound to respect. The correspondent Of our
Boston contemporary says
!" Since Gen. Gilmore has been in command Of the de-
patment the draft SUCH has been suspended and The
soders had orders only deserter But the
OF the former years unpaid service the bar
bnrOus in which the draft enforced and the
stupidity and careessness land wOrse of the officers en-
gagged in catching deserers have made the draft con
sant nightmare and terror to the people For nearly two
months the young men the place where live have
slept in the woods-the oi soldier beng seen in
the roads will send them trembling into their hiding
paces-and every week two fresh story from Beau
fort will make the plantation sick with fear 1t ID an un
reasonable terror, admit and The people certainly show
less energy and patriotism than in most places Still the
experience of what they have undergone will excuse them
somewhat The stories of the draft and Of the search for
deserers will compare with the stories of the Engeb
press-gang. Here is one instance and have heard OF
many such About Christmas time company OF soldiers,
under drunken officer, went in the night time to Cofins
Point at the northern end Of ST. Helena Island broke
into the houses dragged people from their beds fired at
random among them and carried off several men, only
Of whom deserter They we're discharged the next
day but will be that when such outrages this
have been going for nearly year will be hard 10 re-
store confidence to the people"
We have not heard that any member of Con-
gress has yet moved for an inquiry into the truth
Of these outrages upon the blacks of the South
where they have come within our power, though
we do not see much use for Committee on
Freedmen" if such things are allowed to pass with
out scrutiny or correction.
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OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC PRINTING,
". MapGu z lsEl

To hs Editor Of the Arny and Nary Journal
In your article in relation to the charge, made ny
Che publishers Of the private edition Of Gen McCleans
report, that important matter had been omitted IN the
Government edition, you say the only omiasion is the
following:
1t will be seen from what has preceded that lost
no time that could be avoided in moving the Army I
the Potomac from the Peninsula to ths.suppor Of the
Army OF Virginia; that spared effort to hasten the
embarkation of the troops at Fort Monroe, Ne"p"rt
News, and Yorktown, remaniug at Fort Monroe myself
until the of the army hat sailed and that after my
arrival at Alexandria left nothing my power undone
b. forward supplies and reinforcemens to Gen Pope.
sent with the troops that moved all the cavalry could
get hold Of my personal escort sent out upon
the line Of the railway guard with the provost and
camp guard at headquarers retaining less than hun
dred men, many of whom orderlies nvalds,
bers of bands, etc all the headqnarters teams that
rived sent out with supplies and nton
being retsned to move the headquarters' camp.
The squaJron that habitualy served 10Y personal
cort was left at Falmouth with Gen Burnside as he was
defcientin cavalry"
Now, had you read page IS5 Of the report printed
at this Office you would have found this very paragraph
put in at the right place. shown by the conts1 that
no omissions we're made either by the War Department
in furnishing copy or by this Office in printing it,
Yours, &c. JoBN ID. DEGREES
superintendent OF Public Printing
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NOTE BY THE EDITORS.

On comparing the Government edition Of Gen. Nc
Cellans Report with that published in New York under
bis supervision find that there has been in one or he
ether Of them u transposhon Of the sbove-cied para
graph In the publishers edition this paragraph found
at the close Of the third period" Of Gen McCleans
narrative to which 1t obviously belongs 10 point Of losed
conneKon and chronology, being it's the recspituson
Of events he has lust rected among the closing incidents
Of that period In the Government edition the passage s
found intepolsed by accident in the midst Of the
events that initiated the Maryland campaign
We make this statement in justice TO the editor Of the
Army and Navy Journal who not finding this passage 10
the place where belongs and where 1t actually
in the edition published by authority II Gen Mcclellan
inadvertently assumed that the passage had been acc
denay omitted BY the Government printer copyi.t
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NOTE BY THE EDITORS.

WeEery cheerfuy give place to the forego-
ing communication, which, so far as it is contro-
versial, relates our readers will perceive, not to
any thing contained in the article our correspon-
dent indicates but to something entirely extrnsic
to its scope and purpose. Our correspondent says
that if weameant in that article only to ask that
" Conservatives" should practise moderation in
discussion, he accepts the advice, as being congo.
NAL to his own tastes and consonant with his own
habits but, he adds, if we meant to ask that he
"should be reconcled to the idea of Mr. Iincoln's
election" or that he "should regulate his vote or
political action" by the hope Of Mr. Chasc's prac-
tical wisdom in the Executive chair, he entirely
dis,ents from any such propositions.
II our correspondent will do US the favor to read
with care the article in question he will perceive
that he has expressed his concurrence with all that
we have written in it. while his dissent applies to
something which we not only have not written,
but which we expressly put in abeyancc as not be-
ing pertinent to the issue in hand Ia making a
plea for candor and moderation, we said no, hing
for the purpose Of regulating votes or political
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are now found ne.dful in the city Of Nashville nothing
would better please the puperect zeaots than to have
them put up at auction be sold only to such bidders as
would take oath Of their prescription They would SEQ
to il that the oath had something in IT which no honest
au could swallow and thus exclude all bidders but them
selves Our Government has righteously invaded the
States under nsurectonary rule with conquerng army
The conquests of that army have gorifed h4g and
given the nation increased reputation with the civilized
world Let us not encourage disgraceul social inva
OF Jacobns and Bsdlamitss to follow in tue Of
soldiers and blot the page Of their weearned fame
Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-10

Capt Ferguson, late United States Quartermaster at
Alexandria, has been released from the Old Capitol prison.
and honorably acquitted,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-10

Over ak hundred Of the 6end the Chckamsugs battle
field have been buried snce the battle,
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CONGRESSIONAL.
.PRocEEpIEas IN THE HOUSE
Erracfs from Our Daily Reports.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.

THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion of Mr. STEVENS, the House went into
Committe Of the VII le on the Of the Union, (Mr
ASHLEY n the chair,) and took up the amendments OF
thu Senate to tho House bill to supply defclences IN the
appropriations for the OF the hsca year endng Inc
30th of June. 1864
The amendments OF the Senate quite numerous and
prior to going into Committee of the Whole the House
had resolved to mit the debate upon this bill 10 one
hour.
Mr.. BROOKS obtained the floor. He said that when
the deficiency bill, then under Millions was before
the House time ago. he expressed bis surprise az ts
magnitude referred the estimates to show That the
appropriations beyond what the Secretaries asked
He bad Of those remarks to reraot He rose now to
remind the House that the objections he then made to this
bill have greater force to the additions made
to it by the Senate r
The original estimates submitted to the House for def
cences for the sca year ending the 30th OF June, 1884
were only $4 S05ol These were made up OF estimates
For civil list, foreign intercourse, and miscel
aneous. 81
For Interior Department, Indiab). ......-...- 42lo
And here he wished to call the attention Of the House to
the fact that though it must have been well known then
that the time Of enlistment OF large body Of our
troops was aholt expiring yet there was not call TOT
dollar Of deficiency from the War Department The
Secretary of War admitted by his silence that he had all
the money he wanted. The Committee Of Ways and
Means, however paid but little attention to the deficiency
estimates Of the Secretary Of the Treasury GA
and the House OF Representatives paid less for both COM
mittee and House shot far beyond the original
This bill as it went to the SeDate, appropriated
81 Ago O9 The Senate sent it back to US with additional
appropriations for deficiencies Of $9S 953 6O8 So the
deficiency BILL added to by the Senate stands forward
with the gigantic appropriation Of $l06 4247ls The
Committee of WAYS and Means have amended the bill by
striking out $5 0O0 and the deficiency BILL amended
by the Committee of Ways and Means asks us to sppro
pirate l05 S8S 1856 40 The table may be stated thus:
Amount contained in original House| !.
DILL o., ,4o5,iU5 ID
Senate amendments thereto. 98953 608 rs
Total. IO6, ,7I8 40 .
Amount stricken ont of original bill by
Senate amendments in which the
Committee of Ways and Means
commend concurrence. .........-.... 3S2, ,831 90
IO6 O39 1886 40
Amount inserted by Senate, in which
the Committee of Ways and Means
recommend non Isl $50 90
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Over Atty Thousand dollars have been paid to collectors
Of internal revenue during the last sixty days In Memphis
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Bartlett E 81
Booram y p
Brown Is W.
BiglerLtEugene
Bell Enoch e.
Boyer& Fe!dstem
Buel +
Binker +
Bansert Rev F 8
Beginner Francis
Baker Frank
Brockett Geo
Budham Geo
Brownhall q W
Byers Geo
BIs6sn Gil NJ
Briggs Geo Is
B1ughton Geo 4
Bla gden Mai G
Bsrkley Hiram
Bicksler II +
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
IMPORTANT FROM SHERMAN.
The Fate OF Atlanta Sealed.

NASHVILLE, July 2l.-A despatch saws:
General Sherman has, by brilliant and flank
movement in the teeth of the enemy, who were
strongly posted at Atlanta, and by rapid move
ment, thrown an army to the left OF Atlanta
upon the railroad to Decatur, thus severng
the rebel communication with Richmond. On
the 18th the army moved within five miles OF
Atlanta.
The lett, under Mcpherson, occupied Deca-
tur.- The enemy appeared to be in force in the
woods about the city; our army occupying
line forming An are of a circle northeast of
Atlanta. On the 18th, Hookers corps was
going into position on the left OF Mcpherson.
Other troops were marching to extend the line
still further southwark. The army was in the
most encouraging condition.
The iHve stment of Atlanta must eventuate
only IN its surrender.
Nothing has been received here to indicate
that Johnston has reinforced Richmond. On
the contrary, 1t is believed that Johnston can
not move south OF Atlanta and that his
army will be forced into the works Of that
place.
Later reports from Gen. Sherman state that
Johnston yesterday moved out of Atlanta and
attacked the left wing of our army at Decatur.
The assault was made with great vigor, and re-
suited in bloody repulse-the rebels retiring
to their works.
1t is not known whether the attack was
made to cover a retreat by the Macon roads,
or inter ded as rally, in hopes of defeating
us.
The destruction of Roswell factories has
been a severe blow to the rebels.
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AJS.C OF LETTERS
REMAINING IN THE
WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE,
THURSDAY. Y.IULY 2I, 1864.

~ Free Delivery of Letters by Carriers at the
fetldenees of ow oers may be secured by observing
the following Rules:
/. Direct letters plainly to the street aud number
OF the house.
g Head letters with the writer's full address, in
siuding street and number, and request answers to
be addressed accordingly.
3. Letters to strangers or transient visitors in q
town or city, whose special address may be I'M
known, should be marked in lower left hand corner
with the word Transient"
4. Place the pesta stamp on the upper right
hand corner, and leave space between the stamp
and direction for postmarking without interfering
with the writing.
Arequest for the return of letter to the writer
Hunclaimed within thirty days, or less written or
left hand end of the envelope, face side, will be
complied with at usual prepaid rate of postage,
HayapIe delivered TO writer
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
TIa Actixrel,r r 4

BALTIhoRE, July 21-The bridges, track
and telegraph line of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to the West have all been thor.
oughly restored, and the route is again fully
opened to-day for all passenger and freight
operations.
Gen. Hunter reports that he has driven the
enemy from Winchester, Berry, Vile and all
other points within forty or fifty miles Of the
road, and no apprehension as to its perfect
safety is now felt.
Tremendous trains of delayed freight. wait
ing at Harper's Ferry to 60 West, or at Mar
tinsburs to come East, are being mo we'd rapidly
forward, and through travel to and from the
West is also actively resumed.
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CROSSING OF THE CHArrAHoOCHEE

A member OF General Cox's STAFF I'D Diyi..
sion, 23d Army Corps) writing to his brother,
under date of July 10, says: sss-'e =
Z 'Since my last, written upon the 4th, we
have been on the move almost constantly
First from the extreme right OF the army to the
extreme left. We lay in camp one or two days.
feet a crossing, il possible, across the Ohatta.
hoochee, and from the whole army our diyi.
sion was the chosen one to take the lead and
force the river. How Well we succeeded the
eat O'Clock in the morning oardiyision was
under arms, and before were moving past the
cavalry on the dank, and making rapidly for
the whole e,000 men, save the steady tramns.
tramp. We marched altogether ont OF siebt
Wheneyer the road Was at all exposed TO view
We would tprn Of through hAswooas. So We
behind the ridges running along the river
Then We massed the troops, keeping them all
he while oEt Of sight from the other side Of the
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The Attack on Mobile.

Gen. Candy is rapidly preparing an expedI-
ton to move on this city. From what we hear,
it will number some fifteen or twenty thous-
and men. What direction it will take is prob
ably rot SO we'll known, but it is likely that it
will move from the coast, and be supported by
the fleet Of Farragut, as far as that can give il
support.
1t is not necessary for the citizens to be
alarmed by this announcement, butt is neces-
sary that they should be maKing ready with all
promptitude to meet the threatened danger,
and this cap only be done by implicitly obey
ing the instructions and advice Of the general
in command.
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IMPORTANT TO sUTLERs

IMPORTANT TO SUTLERS
SUTLERS WILL FIND
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OON @ Il TIA TED LAA
TO BI MOST VALUABLE ARTICLE TO
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It sells very rapidly. and is the most economical
article of dsr for the ocer's mess It is prepared
in one minute, and makes most delicious Soup or
Chowder. It il highly recommended By Arm
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Manufacturers of Concentrated Food
No. III East 18th st., New York.
For sale by BARBOUR & SEMMES, Sole Agents,
66 Louisiana Avenue,
sei-Iy Washington, D. O
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MASSEY COLLINS l. CO.'S
Nl PHILADELPHIA
DRACGHT ALE AND PORT6k

IN PHILADELPHIA
DRAUGHT ALE AND PORTER.
lam now receiving large quantities of ofDRAUGHr
ALE and PORTER from this celebrated brewery,
which ar, prepared to furnish on short notice to
all persons who favor me with their orders.
Orders given to my drivers will be promptly at
tended to.
Goods delivered in all parts of washin gton and
Georgetown, free of charge.
RILEY A. SHINN, Agent.
9at Uaion Bottling Depot, 81 Green street
sp5tf Georgetown, D. G.
KIEWlLL & HENDERSON,
Respectfully inform. their friends and the public
generally that they have now In store . Well ss-
''o'SS Wall LII PAPRRs 'p1a q AND WINDOW SHADES,
which they are prepared to sell as the lowest cash
Work done at short notice in the city or country
by experienced workmen.
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franklin Hall Building. apH-u
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Always on hand, large stock OF the above
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Orders filed ct the shortest notice
freight Daid to Warrington, free Of charge.
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Execution.

BRIDGETowN, NJ, July 20-The execution
OF Ogden and Howard for the murder Of Zad-
dock Damrell took place at Has a.. m. to-day,
in the Jail yard, in the presence Of about hun.
dred people. Both made confession of their
guilt, and appeared penitent. Both died with.
ont much apparent suffering.
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FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Irmed Vessels Fitting out at Wilmington,
n. C.-Reported Designs of the Enemy

FORTRESS MONROE, July 2O.-Se verai refu-
gees arrived at Point Lookout yesterday from
Richmond. They report that two armed trans.
ports are being fitted out at Wilmington, N. c.,
with arms and ammunition, to proceed to Point
Lookout to arm and liberate the 1900 rebel
prisoners now at that place. No fears are ap-
pretended Of their success.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
GROWERS THEATER

GROWERS THEATER.
S NF o RID o p E r A T r o u Pc
GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
DICK PARKER and the
GREAT ALLIANCE, ,
In all their COMICALITIES
To conclude with the Contraband s Jubilee,
entitled.
GET ABOARD THE FLAT BOATS;
Or, who will find us now. jy lSlw
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Successful Launch.

BOSTON, July 2l.-The magnificent war
steamer Amonoosoc was launched to-day at
the navy yard.
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AMUSEM ENTS.
CANTERBURY HALL.

THE POPULAR SUMNER RESORT,
THE POPULAR SUMNER RESORTS
THE POPULAR SUMNER RESORT
THE POPULAR SUMNER RlsORTl
THE POPULAR SUMMER RESORTS
THE POPULAR SUMNER RESORTS
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Berkley Joseph

Covell Albert Carter Harm P
Curtiss A CampbellHen'y(
Cuthbert Bed f'rdCook Henry
Crockett Benz Carpenter H'rv
Carvill Benz Cathcart Jas L
Clarke C B Cummins Jas
CasemanChris' n Conner Joseph
Clark eCaptChs- 2Collard John
Carroll Creleys Chambers JnoC
Compt onMaj O EChaffee Corp ia
CoralIy Chas Castlem an ] T
Coleman David Corliss Jno
CarpepterCapt DCovode Hon in
Coles h Co EnokCorning John
Quits Edw H 2 Cordel John
Caldwell Edw'd Colley John
Church j W Coussey Jas e
Chase Ferd d 'dW-2Cushing Jas NJ
Carleton tr'nk EClapman Jas
Collins FIR mn III Garfield John
Cashing Geo W Cammiskey Jno
Coleman Geo II Carlin Jas
Cbeever Rev g BCurrier Jno w
Goliath Geo ii Clarke DR. Jno 2
Corts Capt @ p Cole John
Crisp Geo. Cain ] Fendall
Coulter G. Edw Crump Jas 8
Cuningh ham Geo Couch John NJ
ColledgeChasBRCharles Joseph !
Chester Harry Carr JF
Clark Henry D. 2Clark Jas
Clark& Co H'ry-2Cross Capt J N
Champlin DR. HCClark Jas Thos
ColemanHenry 3Cahn Joe
Coats Henry c. Cross John
ID
Dahforth d CoADraper Geo D
G. Drew Crow
Dennis Alex J-2 Dudley Ii Ii
Dutrow Amos WDrAke Henry @
Observation-Disclosures o 'mE