, 1864-01-25

however, If the rebels can catch him Ofcourse
catch yonr rabbit, snd then cook..him..
| LANDS FOR FREEzMBS.
am glad to announce that under the aus
pices Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, and by
the authority Of the President, the lands puf-
chased BY Government at the tax rate, Febrn-
a1y last, in the department Of the South,
have been surveyed and divided into tracts OF
SS0 acres. Every alternate tract has been d.
vided into lots Of 20 acres nud reserved for
the occupancy OF colored men. Here they arc
entitled to settle and acquire pre-emption
cla1mt which they can easily make fee SIM
pie title to part Of the soil on which they once
worked as slaye:. 1t is fitting TINT this good
| work should commence on tie soil Of South
Carolina, that State Of doublc-dyed treason.
And go the good work goes on ZETE.
Tho National and state Banks-sp1r1t
m1,ues@T9ture Lutte @ Plans OF the Cam.
OF AlIeE1ance, te:-seerctnry: Seward
-Nfpfomaii -CorrcsPondence-
asd s Ss Col
kas Delegation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ao 1864
TIE NATIONAL AND STATE BANKS,
The war between tho National and State
Bank system Is growing in bitterness and in
| tcpsity, and by some the late extrnordinarv
riee IN tie price Of gold is attributed to s thiss
| feud had conversation with leading
copperhead member Of Congress, yesterday.
who said be fully anticipated still further
5ise In gold. 1t is stated that some Of the New
YORK bankers are On here to see Secretary
Chase, with rega1d to his future financial Dol.
Ajey, They are greatly exercised on account
Of The national bank note issues, as sucb
| issues viii create fresh money market for
the Secretary, which will prevent q scarcity
Of ne article and it's monopoly In the hands
a od Inoso VINO now control the capital Of the
institutions. The fact that leading monled
men, Ike Peter Cooper, Of New York, and
others, are going into the National Bank gYs:
TEN annoys the Wall street brokers not a it,
ue. MY eopPerhead friend informs me that
y threaten to resume specie payment on
their own bills. They viii, however. stiii
continue to pay greenbacks to their deposit-
ors. By this measure they hope to cast dis
credit upon the National Bank issues, and also
tg dhe green backs. The CopPcrheads and the
pretty well, and, In fact, to be. working
together to one end, and TINT is TO comne7
the Government to come to their ternns
Every now and again the New York Hsruid
1an4a Ionsus ene aiaIm nnd Tor them predicts col
resolution IN the Democratic caucus, q few
gays since, had not some connection with
this bank attack upon tho finances of the
country As wrote you some time since
they Would' the Copgerheads are now
financial system Of the Goysinment % IN % order der
to aid the rebels. Watch them, and give
warning to tie people tn time! Now is the
LINE Tor Congress to strike blow at these
islloWs by. heavy tax upon the Issues Of
s4s9a state eanks. Let them do this and they will
strengthen the national system SO that It
cannot be broken down. Let them neglect to do
It, and they leave it exposed to the attacks OF
the thousand and one State institutions which
now Hood the land with their heterogeneous
issues
SPIRIT DUTIES,
In the House there was an interesting dis
cnssion on the subject Of spirit duties, in
which ,Messrs: lovcjoy, Fernando Wood,
Grtnnen Of Minn,, Chandler of New YORK
Kelley Of Pa, Thad- Stevens and Morrill,,
took part. Mr. Loyejoy wanted 81 duty:
NJ: Grinnell, $50; Mr: Morrill,, 60 cts; Sfr.
tax. He Ia IN favor Of taxing ali on baud:
that on which duty has been paid, the differ.
ence between the new and old rates. To
this, parties who have bought largc quanti-
ties on which the duty has been paid, and
those who have paid the old duty on what
To relieve these parties the proposal to raise
the tax to 81 or S120 Is donbtIess made. 4
This Is subject into which speculation now
enters very largely.
Ao,uay ue suDJccL was again. resumed.
taa IT.. oaevens, ., ol r., opposed the eQualiza-
Wood Mr.: Kasson, Of Town, favored it,
cited the action Of the British Parliament in
similar case, and made very sensible and
practical speech: Aeesrs. Garfield, Wash
burn, OF III. and others took a similar View
They contended that If the tax was not equal
lied the distilleries would be comp lellcd to
shut up 1orsn months at least
MR. nAYARD OF DELAWARE. AND TIE OATH
OF AA1Ea1AnoE.
Mr., Bayard, of Delaware. made hfs sneech
oath Of a1lep{anp H;a no'nts ~ tha9n n9 1ae new
ara. That -. not, TO- +. tn.a,P Eu.o ~ oPPVsiuVu
cnmne1i;nr rnea onIh - - s,4oa taat ~
m arma II seta asde M r. not taken
amnesty: that If there vas san ,,oMe~ ~ Hnno o.
t. 1eon}3, ~, osrs mas poNef e N congress
there was powef to regnire ! il I'D, for,
any miygbt Other thns aa.; olense whate s that 1t
70 support the act Of the executive or of
Congress, though he believed 1t to be dia-
mets1caly opposed to the letter and spirit of
lie 1Ee Gonsttntlon. In opposition to Mr..
Irumbnlrs position he claimed that Mem
THE ARKANSAS DEIEoAr1os.
IHas led into error by the newsnaner "a.
port. in statfnr that The Arkansaa 1.Ie;eaf;on
Consisting Of Messrs. John Kirkwood' Isaas
C. Mills, Josiah Snow. s. D. Belrat. and Gen.
Can't hare had interview with fha Prpat.
dent, They have not vet had an audience
They claim that two-thirds of the pennIe Of
Arkansas ara for the Union. LnYaf 1eapnes
are now being orpanized In the State FeferaI
home guards lare been estahjiehed and over
four thousand yoluntcers ENROLLED for tha
army,
Gen, Steele. now In command of the ormv
Of Arkansas, writes to member Of Congress,
ana states that this delegation is on its way.
HM!as ~ Hass ~ nc as lvt 3aGntlneu MmseH WIN
- ~ 10, - 49, ~ oiu9 ~ ~ - De saa
whs4aIsr - rn one{ ~ tns sr4oS ,,.1aa,f
to unite the Union sentiment Of the State and
he thinks with some success: He says, that
although there are some who would like to
preserve their slave property, yet It Is appa-
rent that slavery Is bvEonc fnstftnfton md
cfnnot he confinnfd thefe @
FUTURE PLANS OF THE CAMPAIGN,
ga letter from Was1;npton annaoret Ia +bo
WTM WW tpuh = tMxs VI Aionaay: Il was signed
y; II ls UNDERSTOOD TO have been
written by Mr. William SWinton, lately sent |
on here as correspondent Of that paper It |
is ably written Mr. STfnton nrnfeases tn
give the plans of The Gnvenmenf IN tha
SSomfnr cnmrnf1n Ia sora ttet. aas,.iao ~. ~
soInE saaopa nc sa{s lucy comprise
an ADVANCE on Richmond in two columns,
one from Washington over the old route, and |
one by way OF the Peninsula and the James |
Riyer, commanded by Gen. Hancock; the lat |
ter, though he does not say 80 in so many |
words, TO DC the real column Of attack; the |
former merely feint. learn that the War |
DePaftmenl authorities declare the plan Is |
V II bed will