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LatC Southern NcwS--SheFman's More
nentS in MiSSiSsipDi.

FoGrREss MONROE. Feb 22-Thc Rich.
moud Examiner has the following: Squire
Dayton has been arrested, tried. condemned
and hung as Yankee spy,
IN official dispatch to the War Depart.
ment Of the 18th announces Shcrman's ar
rival at Quitman on the Ohio 4 Mobile rail-
road. without opposition, but he will not be
allowed to take Mobile without dcsp rate
battle Their advance WAS, without o,m-
parison. the boldcst movement of the war,
Sherman has from 2O.000 TO 10000. They
tear up the railroad bridges in their rear
He meditatcS no step backward
MOBILE, Feb. 14-Frragut has not re-
ncwcd the attack on Grants Pass. Iii, fleet
lies in the sound, the weather being too had
for action. 40 landing j. reported yet IN
the direction Of Pascagoula.
Major General Scammon and staff have
arrived at Richmond and been lodged in
Libby Prison which is pleasing effect for
the loss Of Col Strcight on the 9Th. Fifty
eight escaped Yankee officers have boon ne.
turned to Libby Prison
Three do>ertcrs, who went TO NcWj.rn
and took up arms against The Cont,dcrcy.
were captarcd and hung at Kingston On the
l2th.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 7th pub
fishes the following:
NOZZLE, Feb. l5.-Mcridian was cvacua-
ted yesterday. The Government property
was saved
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Knoxville, Saturday, March 5, 1864.
The KnOXyiIlc.Grcene,ilIc COnycnii on.
GALL FOR CONSULTATION

BY direction Of competent authority, the
officers of the UNION CGyyESTloY that as
sembled at Knoxville on the 30th day OF
May, 1861, and afterwards at Grceneylle
on the l7th day of juno Of the same year,
including the members of the General Bust
ness Committee, are hereby urgently re-
quested to meet at Knoxville on Wednesday
the 10th inst, for the purpose Of consulting
together regarding the proprcty Of rc-os
sembling said Convention at an carly day
with II view Of taking action in reference to
the future political status Of East Tennessee.
BY order of Vice Presidents lIeiskcl and
Williams.
JNo. NJ. FLEMING. Principal ,Secy
KNOXVILLE, March I'd, 1864,
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Union Men who were COnscriptcd,

Every Union man, who was conscriptcd
and forced into the rebel army, has right
of action, for false imprisonment, again,t
every person engaged in forcing him into
the army lie has this right against the
enrolling officer, and against all who aided
in his arrest, or pointed out lis place of
concoalncnt OF course all who entered
the rebel service voluntarily, whether cor
scriptcd or not have no right Of action
II is even probable that this right of action
would lie against those who voted for The
conscript law selling and putting n man
in the army Illegally and against his will,
is rs much false Imprisonment ~ II he had
been confined in jail There were many
Union men in East Tennessee who acted
as enrolling officers, and who acted ut the
solicitation Of their ncighbors, or under q
kind of durcss which they could not resist,
and which forced them TO accept, Many
of these officers favored Union men, and
were mild and kind in the discharge Of
thcir odous Office Such men ought not
Ito be sued IT was their misfortune to be
appointed, To refuse to accept was TO de
iy the rebel government and probably
bring ruin on his head who dared to DO it,
But there was Il different class Of enroll
ing officers, who forced that law with the
most hcarlcss cruelty. There were men
who delighted in surprising Union families
in the dead hours Of the night, and forcing
the father, husband or son away from
home with the point Of the bayonet. and in
many cases tied or handcnilcd, Some Of
them accompanied these with wanton in
suits, and, with mocllcry Of the cries and
anguish Of the wife and children, Often
the conscrpt was shot down in the pres
cncc Of his family. lie was dilrdy$ abused
and insultcd, lie was worse than slave
after he was put in the army-hc was treat
ed as dog.
Now We say, .t justice he done Th,7c
traitors have had their day; now we have
ours, Let every one who voluntarily aided
in this infamous system of forcing Union
men to fight against their government, be
made to atone for il in his purse and pro
pcrty. They have boastod that AL The
wealth Of the South was on their side
Then it is time the wealth was changing
hands. Strip them little, by few judg
,,,,rt. f,r lnn,,,,nc oul ,,arbory t,.N-. won I
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Let Us have Gas.

Now that the roads are getting dry, and
we have boats on the river, why can we
not have coal and gas? We suggest TO our
military authorities that this would DO n
good move. Even the Rebels, during all
their occupation of this town, kept up a
regular supply Of gas. We need light on
the streets, and we need it in our houses :;
and how bright and cheerful it would
make all things appear if there was bright
jet of fame Ginning in every Office in town I!
Under its bewtching influence how nobly
would the fine forms Of our warriors off
GERS appear How sociabIe and cosy they
would be Let us, therefore, have light in
our houses, our offices, and on the streets.
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The Presidents HGrSeS.

WAsnINGTOS, Feb. u.
The House bill passed appropratng $4,000 to
rebuild the President ytabc-, lately burned .-IHc-
graphic Dipatch
That WAS right. We believe the Prcsi-
dent of the United States should be made
comfortable, and should live in style be
coming 4 great nation. And we see no rea-
son why his horses too should not be made
warm and comfortable, have tight stalls to
keep out the cold wintry wind and have
plenty Of corn. hay and straw.
Apropos of this ogbjoct, would it not be
well for congress also to institute an inyes-
LEGATION into the condition Of some Of the
Union families and thcir children in this re-
gioH? The houses of many Of them have
been burned, not by accident but by military
command, and Is it quite certain they all
have warm and comfortable shelter to pro
tect themselves and their tender babes from
the cold blasts of winter? Certain il j..
they have not yet been provided with the
means of building new houses, and whether
in the meantime they wander, houseless and
dcsolatc, without an abiding place, or seek
anothcrs shelter and live on charity, we
cannot tell If any legislation is ncccs,
sary to do justice to these suffering people,
will that congress, which can pause in its
great affairs Of state, to provide for the suf
tcrings Of dumb brutcs. also turn Il listening
ear to the grief of houscless mothers and
weeping shivcring children?
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The Rebel iIHliny In Fort Morgan.

The telegraph reports Il few days since
mentioned that rumors had been received
Of a revolt in the rebel garrison OF Fort
Morgan, ut the entrance Of Mobile harbor
\ correspondent of the Boston J6UpCL
with the fleet at Mobile. writes that this
rumor was we'll founded. According to his
statement. the revolt assumed immense pro-
portions The rebel fleet lying in the bay,
was brought into requisition to qucll tho
outbreak. when the American flag was
hosted and all the guns of the fort wcro
brought to bear upon the cunboats. com
pellng the latter to retire. The muiincers,
probably in high exultation at the tempo
rary success Of their daring .chcme, seem
to have neglected the proper precautions
and were therefore subsequently conquered.
1t j. also stated that secret societies exist
among the soldiers. the members of which
are pledged to fight no longer. Large num-
bcrs have already deserted, and others are
reported ms ready TO follow at the first IA
vorablc opportunity.
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CAMP CHASE, ONO Feb. Is, 1854.


CoLoSE1: have seen a number of extracts from
various Union papers, concerning Col. Hawkins,
now represented to be at this place a prisoner. The
injustice done gallant officer in these notices, is 50
palpablc That ! beg 20 call your attention 10 it
Col, VIM. $. Hawkins, Of the Confederate States
army, is here prisoner Of war, bu, has no conncc-
ton whatever with the Col. Hawkins ref FRED to in
he "calruc.,,' Our Col. H. was on the staff Of
Gen. Wheeler for some time. lie was then assign
by order Of Gen. W, when our army fcll back
from Middle Tennessee. Major General Roscarana
has testified to the heightened chvalry and honoro-
bic conduct of Col H., while there
If it is charged that Col H. i, or was in arms
against the United States Government we saw
granted If that he fought well and successfully.
granted But when it is charged that he ever ut
tered abolition sentiments; that he passed himself
as an associate of my old friend DR.. Rrownlow and
that he stole "a box Of boots ut Kingston, Ten
ncsscc, then we beg to enter our protest.
Suffice il to say that Col. II. WITS never in Inli-
nna until there rs prisoner. Look mp the athcr
Col. II. and put him through VIII you lie kind
enough to have this published in the Louisville
journal?
am, Colonel, yoir ohcdicnt servant
H.B. VANCE, Brig, Gen. c. S. 4.
Col, BRUCE Commanding Louisville, Ky.
We clip the foregoing from the Louisville
Journal. The man who stole the box Of
5ooES-not J00ts-iS Ha'chils, and is lcctur-
ing in Indiana under the assumed name of
Col. HarhnS. He was tried in Kingston,
forty miles west Of here, found guilty, and
would have gone to the pcnitcntary but
for the interference Of friends, who sympa-
thizcd with him, as he was supposed to DO
hair tooH
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AT a meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee Of the Relief Association of East Ten
nossec, on Wednesday, February 9th. 1861
Present. The Rev Thos. W. llumcs Chair
man, and Mersrs. lIeisl,cll. Rodgers, Joroul-
man, Fleming and White and amongst
other things transacted at said meeting was
the following:
On motion Of Mr. Fleming it was ordered
by the Committee that the editor Of the
Knoxville Wing and Rebel Ncntilator be
requested to publish the proceedings of the
meeting lately held in Fanicul Hall, Boston.
in behalf. of the people Of East Tennessee
including the speeches of Edward Everett
and Col n. q. Taylor, at as early day
as practicable.
a COPY from tlereeords.
Grc II WHITE. G'-,stayy
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CHATTANOOGA DAILY GAzETTE.-We have
received the first number of the Chattanoo-
ga DAILY Gazette, printed at Chattanooga,
and edited by our quondam friend, JAMES
r. HOOP. weextend to him the right hand
of fellowship. His paper promises to be a
valuabie sheet. He is no novice in con-
dseipg paper. May succetS attend bin
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they will consider them and act in reference
to them according to the dictates Of high
sense Of justice and patriotic duty,
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Bcnlamln's Letter ana Rebel Cruelty,

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November q5, 1851
td Y, n, Mood i--sh--Your report of the goth
,,'"u, n|i ,,Gn iG''ytu nlu ""T ,,"t' w., 10
prisoner. Of war taken hy You among the traitors
o. ,iEa'l I'nn''soe' ..,, ,...,...
been engaged In bridg".buminr, nro to be- tried
summry by dran-h"ad court 0,7H.dl Hnl' y
r "" 5r' 'I L"rg y % I,, y Iog " i, he r
e.a.W Of, tic ber"ct bri@gc5
rc,l 'y', ri, "",s ,' r, '' and sent WITH
an armed guard to Tuscaloosa Alabama there to
c cv G r az we, r U r '''''''' ~ WV s
Nhcnggyycr lon can discover ihaiorm; are con-
mrhmcnts .g'r,l G,r nnd .cilc tLc arms l., no.
c'. iso' ,@ hT~laA,o'rg to Lo'e her" Mp IN G ,,
or oaH Of aiicg,a1sc. The lime for such m,lsur,.
IS past They are al to be treated us prisoners Of
w WAL, S",h a.. "o,, 1" ya, 'I' take r oatb
of allegiance and surrender their arms, are alone
10 =. ,,'g1 m''' ,'g''S - ,,,,o ,,jn o.r,
rtly urged by the government
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Col. W. b. Wood, KnoNyillc Tom.
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HATS HATs IF You want the Hat
and the cheapest Hat in town, 90 TO H. L.
pPAn!sr's, e9uthcae: corner Market place.
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lNvlNClBLE BANNER.

lnvincbe Banner the Dag Of the Freel
OF where treads the foot that would ialtcr for thce'
Or the hands to be folded I'm triumph Is won,
And the englc looks proud N9 Of old, to the sum-
Give tears for the parting-n murmur of prayer
Then Forward the fame OF our standard to sharei
With welcome to woundng, md combat and scars,
And the glory Of deahlcr the Stripes aud the Stars
The weekly union record., 1864-04-30

AUTHENTIC FROM TIE BOISE MIsEs.-A
former citizen of Sacramento Says the Uuiou)
writing to friend, under date Of March 2Sth,
from CeDreville, Idaho Territory, says;
Since | left Sacramento have been knock
ing about this upper country, trying to make a
living By mining but q poor living it has been.
Last Spring, l brought up at this place and
stuck my stakes. l did not fnd the gold as
thick on the bedrock as expected to, but still
found it good place for poor man. l do
not think. however, that the immigration that
is now pouring in here by hundreds daily will
find it the country they expect to. There are
hundreds of poor devils around the diggiugs
now hunting for work and cannot get it. We
have had very pleasant Winter here. At no
time has the snow been over two feet deep; We
have had but three days Of very cold weather,
and it is now SIS pleasant as can be expected
al this time Of year.
The weekly union record., 1864-04-30

STAND FROM UNDER.-The Yreka Journal
says: The greatest crash ever heard of on this
coast will occur at Boise this Summer. The
country this side is completely overrun with
emigrants bound northward. The road via the
Klamath Lakes. from Yreka, is lined with
people so, also, in greater proportion, are the
roads via Red Bluff, Humboldt, Honey Lake,
Salt Lake. and the Missouri river What all
these people will DO there to live the Lord only
knows, and those who have friends rushing
wildythere should be prepared to assist them
back. The stages and steamers are not very
liberal in that northern country about giving
persons without money free passages. The
people there now are destitute of money, and
are living principally on credit, which cannot
last very long. The chances for any liberal
supply of water for mining purposes is even
more limited than in California. The Stream:
in that vicinity are small aud need 10 be con-
stantly fed by melting snow to keep up any
supply whatever, and it is a well known fact
that no great amount Of snow has fallen the
past Winter. What is spent in going there
would be enough to start man iu business in
California, eud what it costs to get back will
take Pan six months to square up and be free
from debt. Every circumstance, and every
letter coming from Boise lately. goes to show
that the present excitement will leave Gold
Bluff, Frazer River and Salmon river com
pletely in the shade, so far as stupendou:
humbugs are concerned"
The weekly union record., 1864-04-30

BoUSrIEs TO VoLUNTEERs.-The followin
is synopsis of the bill passed the last Legisl'
ture, providing for the payment of bounties
volunteers:
It provides for the issuance of State bond
in the amount of 50 100000 interest at seve
per cent, payable in twenty years, with ia
Of twenty cents on the one hundred dollars,
redeem the bonds and pay the interest. Ne
recruits are granted a bounty OF Sl60-pay'
Bile $40 at the time Of enlistment, as soon ;
mustered into service, and $50 additional |
the end OF each six months thereafter; in ca
Of honorable discharge or termination of Il
war, the whole Of the bounty to become due
or 10 case Of death in the service, to 60 to b
heirs. The bounty is to be paid to the soldid
personally or to bis wife, or children, as
may direct by power of attorney, filed in tH
Adjutant Generals Office; but cannot othd
wise be transferred or assigned by him uni
after it has become due by service. To veq
rans, who have honOraby served six mont
or more in any corps or arm Of the Unit
States Army. Imarines, regulars or volunted
of any State 40 additional bounty of Sl40l
allowed; making $500 bounty to soldiers 4
enlisting; payable $50 at The time Of re-enlid
ment, and $40 every six months, in the san
manner as above stated for recruits.
The weekly union record., 1864-04-30

"AT THE LAST. -
Man soeth forth unto his work
Ana . his lsbor until the evening.

Nan soeth forth unto his work
And % his labor until the evening.
The stream is caneSt when il nesrs the tide,
The flowers are sweetest at eye1tide,
The birds are uost musical At the close Of dsy,
And saints divinest when they pass away.
Morning Is ,cvely. bat holier charm
Lies folded close in Evenings robe Of BALM
And weary man must ever love her best,
Fer morning calls 70 ;oil, but night to rest.
She comes from hsS7en. and on her wings doth bSa
A holy fragrance, like the breath Of prayer;
Footsteps Of angels follow il Aer trace,
To shat the weary eyes Of day in peace
al :A;re, are ARshed before her. s. she throws
Ger earts and SKY her mantle Of respose;
Their Is cclai, beauty, and power
Th-s morning kncFs net, n the evening hour.
6 Uaul the ev eails We must weep and toll
Plough lies stsru .c-ros, dig the veedy soil,
fre3d with sad teet oar rough and thorny way.
Ana bear the heat and burden of the sNy.
On when our sun is setting May we glide,
Like summer evening, eoWn the golden tide
And leave behind Us. as vepsSS away,
Sweet, starry twilight round our sleeping clay.
The weekly union record., 1864-04-30

A correspondent of an eastern paper, W
has lately visited Salt Lake city, thus spea
OF the city of the Mormons
The Mecca of the Mormon occupies o
fourth of the bottom of huge saucer, the
naming three fourths being at present part
arabic land, partly desert. The Washat
mountains form the sides of saucer, and,wi
portions of another range, encircle the cii
shutting il iu from the outer world with W
too high for even the odor of its sauctity
escape over the mountain tops. Approachil
from the west you cross the Jordan, have I
Great Salt Lake to your left, and the cl
spread out in quadrilaterals before you, mo
like huge map than an actual city. Hi
up, and away to the right, occupying what
geoIogically termed "a bench" is Camp Dou
las, the big guns Of which frOwn down up
the city, three miles of, to remind Brighs
Young that though be is boss of the sain
Uncle Sam is the bigger boss of both sail
and sinners.
The weekly union record., 1864-04-30
ODE FOR THE TIMES.

The following beautiful and patriotic lines were
written by Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson, of New York
in answer to question by lady, whether he was
for peace:
"Am for peaee," Yes.
Fer the peace which rings out from the cannon's
throat,
And the suasion Of shot and she'll,
TIL the rebellions spirit is trampled down
To the depths Of lis kindred hell.
For the peace which shall follow the squadron 5
tramp,
Where the brazen trumpets bray,
And drunk with the fury Of storm and strife,
The bl0od-red chargers neigh.
For the peace which shall wash ont the leprous stain
OF our slavery, foul and grim,
And shall sunder the fetters which creak and clank
On the down-trodden dark mans limb.
will curse him as traitor and false of heart
Who would shrink from the conflict now,
And will stamp it with blistering burning brand
On his hideous, Cain-hke brow.
Out out of the way with your spurious peace,
Which would make Us rebellion S slaves
We will rescue land from the traitorous grasp,
Or cover it over with graves!
Out out of the way with your knavish schemes,
Yon trembling and trading pack
Crouch away in the dark, like sneaking hound
That its master has beaten back.
You would barter the fruit Of our fathers blood,
And sell out the Stripes and Stars.
To purchase a place with rebelliOns votes,
Or escape from rebellons scars.
By the widows wall, by the mothers tears,
By the orphans who cry for bread,
By car sons who fell, We will never yield
I'LL the rebelll0ns soul Is dead
The weekly union record., 1864-04-30
& Chinese Crucihxion.

The following account Of recent erucihx-
ion in China, interesting, because Of its re-
sembIance to those mentioned in the Scripture
is BY Mr.. james Jones, of Annoy. who wit
messed the execution on the twenty eighth Of
October last:
The victim was q well known thief, whose
principle offence was that Of stealing young
girls sud selling them for prostitutes. On his
Trial before his Judge, he refused TO cEiminaie
himself, although repeatedly scouTged until bis
back was raw. Ii female witness fails 10
give Satisfactory evidence in 4 court Of justice
she is beaten With leather straps across the
mouth HIS wife, deSiFous Of spaTiug her
husband. refused to give evidence, bat after
two or three applications OF the strap, her
courage gave away. She confessed bis guilt,
ST the same time admitting that two hundred
dollars Of the money so derived was hidden IL
the sea near the beach. O6ccrs were sent
10 search, and 6nding the dollars 10 the place
Indicated the prisoner was sentenced 10 de-
capitatioa-deemed by the Chinese the most
Sc sere OF Observation-Disclosures they imagina
that if a man leaves this world minus any Of
his members, he appears in the same condition
in the next The eulpri, therefore prayed TO be
was of the Latin form,the foot being inserted in
a stout plank, and the criminal, standing on o
board, had nails driven through his feet, bis
hands stretched and nailed 10 the crossbeam,
His legs were fastened TO the cross with an iron
chain, and his arms bound with cords, aud on
the cord round the waist was inserted q piece,
of wood. on which was written his name and
offence: similar piece on his right arm conf
| taiued his sentenee-namely, 10 remain on tho
cross night and day until be died; another on
his left arm had the name of the judge, with
| bis titles and Offices. The criminal WAS nailed
10 the cross inside the Yanum, in the presence
of the magistrate, and then carried by fcuj
coolies to one Of the principal thoroughtared
leading from the city, where he was left du|
ring the day, but removed at night inside thd
prison for fear of his friends attempting to resi-
cue him, and again carried forth at daylight
in charge oil two soldiers. He was crucifed al
noon on Wednesday, and Mr.. Jones conyerset
with him at fyein the evening. He complained
Of pain in the chest and thirst. On TbursdaY !
be slept for some hours No one was allowed
TO supply him with food or drink, and during
the day there was quite fair in front of thp
cross, people being attracted from distaucd
and the sweetmeat venders driving larg
trade On Saturday he was still alive, whe
the Tao.ai was appealed to by foreigner
by foreigners to put an end 10 the wretch
snfferings, aud be Immediately gave order
that vinegar should be administered, whic
he expected would produce immediate deail
! but the result was otherwise, and at sunse
two soldiers with stout bamboos broke bot
his legs, aud then strangled him.