Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-07

to BE- convertible at the pleasure of the hclder.-
And the faith OF the GeveEment is hereby piedgec
that tha iseue of Treasury notes ard call certificates
shall not exceed the amount OF two hundred az fl
millions OF dollars during the year 1864 Or the sum o
two hundred millions OF dollars during tbe year 1865
or any year thereafter during the ard the Seae
tary OF tfeIreesury Is hereby directed 10 Cause fifty
millions OF said Treasury notes to be Cancelled after BE-
ing celced for taxes, by the sale of ooDds during
the year 1864 but Tie Secretary of the Treasury may
at his discretion Issue said Treasury notes. replace
them with lew notes. so long as toe whole sun cut
standing sl not be increased there be, oud the linn
ls herein prescribed Provided, that said reasur y
notes aha not be tuodabe the pleasure OF the hold
er-
g. Tha all Oil certificates outstanding at the, time
of the passage OF this act shall CEASE to be reconyertbl5
alter the - day CT - IL TIE year 1864 cast oil
the Mississippi river, aSd ell call certificates not recon
vered within the periods and at the places above pre-
scribad, shall be deemed nrd considered four Eer
bonds, payable twenty years after the date OF the
passage OF this the lnttrst payable semi annually
4. That aDy holder of treasury outstanding a
she passage oil this oct Gpns1g said NOTES the pur
pose OF funding them, in eliance wi'h the provs
ions of this act shall be alow5d to take onstodrh OF
the amount SO deposit il the Issue of tceasurJ
notes herclnbefCTe provided for.
.. nat If any ,nk OF deposit shall give i1s deiHosi
tors the sad four per ce1t bons in exchange for their
deposits and specify the the bonds by sorae
distinctive mark token to be agreed upoa with the
secretary OF the Treasury thea the said depostoE shall
be entitled to receive the amoa7t OF said boLdJ ia
ury notes. bearing interest, and outstanding the pas
ssge OF this act Provided, That the said bonds
presented before the privilege OF funding sad notes shall
cease, as bereinbefose prescrib d.
g. Inat after the passage OF tis all authority re
to!ote given to the Secretary OF the Treasury to issue
treasury notes Shall be- and hcreby repeated far
they may conflict with the provisions OF this ac Prov
lded however, that nothing herein conauei shall b. 30
construed 20 apply to The treasury OF deucm
ination less than five dollars, which have may
be issued according to law.
A STRANGE CHAtzAcTGR-PEofRGC AGoUr
WAR.
ain the Valley of Virginia, is towa which has felt
sOreIy the tread OF inV2soD, we know an'cd gonemaI
Who was greatly given TO dreaming, and saw many
wondaruI things il bis VISIONS wisi0ns; he
peassd 10 term them The most remarkable fact with
reference to these Visions compared by those Wko
took the pains to listen to then narration with tie de
velopemeDt Of events subsequent, their tufjment
nearly to the lettU. When Cur army lay at Harper's
Ferry, in the beginning OF the war; the p@ope OF the
Valley generally believed that fgbt Ill that sec
ton was inevitable, ard alter the evacuation OF
that point, end the army retired to Bunker Hill, col
lison between Gen. J0hLstons forces and the eEemy
,nder Patterson was hourly looked for. Oar friend
Insisted Ihat fight would take place there farseeiDg
ken Of the real prophet forctod tha the fsd OF Ma
DAsas to ba the theatre CT the first great coision
and that the armies ct Jehcston and Beauregard
would there be consolidated resist tie march of nva
sion. He pictu ed the alley and laid waste
ard the bloc Iy of the Chckahoiny passed ia
panoramic view before him twelve months before they
were enacted.
"AIter the battle o! Sharpsburg, and whilst cur
army was still in the Lower Valley the writer met
with this remai kabe dreamer, and to while away an
hour, almost in the presence OF The enemy, devoted
brief time in listening to the prophets recital ct what
Was in store for the future. With much more than
prophetic mnutenees, he detailed the iransac. ions
which afterwards occurred On the Rappahannock-t
successful repuse and slaughter Of the enemy at Frtd
ericksburg, the appointment OF a new commander of
the Federal forces, the long interval of quiet until the
spring campaign should open and g. en- q second fgbt
the RappalanLOck to occur, which tie enemy
WOuid be defeated, but side would sustain the
loss of great commander, over whose fall tie whole
land should mourn. He did not name Jackson
s. The second invasion Of Northern sol! was clearly
foreseen and vivi0y pictured. Our troops would a!-
vance further into the enemys country han they did
in their first attempt aud Harrisburg rt trhap3
Baltimore to fall into hanas BuV still the
second invasion would be attended with disaster, and
forces be compelled to withdraw tc the bod.rs OF
Virginia, where winter campaign would r without
much heavy fighting. Ia tie spring OF 1864, our
troops, victorious the s)il of Virginia, were again
to turn their faces NuTthwatd, march into the
country Of the enemy. Ills third invas0., is be
successful and treaty OF peace, granting ali fer which
We have contendad, except the State Of aTyl8ud sill
ba dictated the cnemys territory In this last
siOu the people Of the North to DC much
kindly disposed towards troops than b<t1ye,
aud opposition to the further prosecution of tG
Vloient as 10 cCnel lne ADjnt!on aulnGruB % grant
our demands.
Win reference to what has since transpigsl in
Mexico our prophet predicted the following early in,
the summer of 6l There was 20 be q irlpnr.i;e al
lance of three European Governments, whse jec,
was 10 be the redemption OF Mexico from nnaEchy-
Two of these Governments were soon to Wl,hdgaw
this alliance but the third, AID greatest ct th three,
would prosecute the Objects for which The s!iauce
formed to { successful issue Then European prince
was to be placed upon the throue aGd the W0rll wOd
witness the in0garaton OF monarchy on this conti-
ntnt, aid no raised TO oppose IT,"
The writer Of the above en INTEL gent gentIem n
and what he writes is Known to several highly Fspect
ole residents Of Richmond With this explanatory we
sur:ender the superhuman department TO the next
CON- r, AID turn chair towards lbc spCg OF "a"
We fod this witacut credit il the lo:nnbia S,.th
CosoLntans and cannot cay in what paper it fist az
peared. We give it rather a curiosity, than ary-
thing else. 1t has DO other value in cur Spnion