The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-19

received Government and local bounties to
enlist. When their regiments move South,
the recruits do not appear
Paul Morphy, the chess PLAYER, has re.
turned 10 New Orleans. Tho Yankee pa.
pers say he is persistent rebel.
The Judges Of eIeclisns in Maryland nave
been ordered to administer the oath of in
curry 10 every person offering to vote, that
such person has not served in the rebel
army, nor has either directly or indirectly
given aid, comfort or announcement TO
those in armed rebellion against the United
! States"
| The Unconditional Union Central Com.
mi,tee, OF Frederick County, has expelled
| Charles Cole, publisher Of The MARYLAND
Union, from that body, OH the ground Of
opposition TO emancipation.
At an "Uncond,ionnl Union Meeting" in
baltimore, on the Ist, Winter Davis de
c!ared himself opposed 10 compensation for
enlisted slaves, and stated that the General
Government would never pay one cent for
the emancipation Of any slave
In the House of Representatives., IIenry
Winter Davis, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported resolution declaring
that il does not accord with the spiri, of
the people 10 acknowledge monachical
Government in Mexico under any European
power. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The Baltimore American SAYS. That Burn.
sides expedition, now fitting out ut Anna.
psls, will go South, but "will bear an in.i
nate relation to the operations of the army
of the Potomac"
Lincoln mas dispensed with the enroll
ment of negroes in Kentucky, on the pledge
ol Bram'ette that the State would furnish
io'ooo men without censcription of the
black population.
M""'Iniiian was TO start for Mexic, on the
18th lie had refused SidcII an interview.
The new Empire is said TO be strictly peu.
trSI IN relation to American affairs.
Northern dates to the 9th. .tot. ,h,,
Steele their General in Arkansas, has driv.
en- the Csnfederates froa, Arkadelphia. and
IS new advancing on Prices main arny.
The Yankee Senate has adopted Joint
resolution, PROPOSING an amendment 10 the
Conslitutien, prohibiting slavery. The vote
was 81 t" 6.
Chief Justice Taney has resumed his sea,
on the Supreme Court Bench.
a Parrott gun, at Cummings Point, aft.-
having been discharged about 5000 times,
bursied recently
Nashville dates of the lO;h say there WIS
considerable excitement in Nashville in
consequences of the p.ckets having been
| driven in at Gomas. 1t i. believed to be n
TENT ot Forrest to enable him ~ go South
with tram containing the plunder taken
at Paducah.
Col Fox offered resolution in Con,
Sress proposing the expulsion of Long, OF
sf ONO, i'r sentiments uttered ia debating
the recsgnttieH vi ;he Soathcrn Confedera-
cy,
Gold in New York on III. I2th wa.
1851
-Four thousand Federal tro.p. occupy
Eagle PASS, +OO miles above Brownsyi.le.
The French are marching on Ma,a,uoras,
and light has taken place in which tho
French were victorious. Cortnas had is-
sued proclamation ordering al! the troops
to be concentrated en- the Ris Grands to
resist tho occupation Of that place Sy the
French.
The Washington correspondent 5f the
hOrIa says preparations lsr the grand
moremeRt on Richmond are going forward
with energy. Smith will command the ID
army corps, and push up the Peninsula,
While The army Of The Potomac keep. Lees
army vigorously ocrupid. Burnside will
attempt 10 hold the route from Goldsborv'.
Resolutions for the expulsion Of Long,
Of Ohio, were sill pcLdng in the House.
During the debate on Saturday, Harris, of
Mary land, said the South could not be ssb.
IugaIed. Gsd Almighty grant it never may
be. | hope Yen nsver will subjngate the
South. A resolution for the expulsion of
llarris, Mas offered, Snt failed for wan, of
two .Ihirds vote.
The resolutions for the cxrulsiou Of
Long lied for want of atws.thirds vote.
The debate sn the resolutions were very
personal, producing excitement and cspfu.
sion.