, 1864-02-19

The de1ay in the pasaagc Of the conscrip-
ton bill, caused to great extent by the fac
t1ous opposition Of the copperhcaas, Is sfim-
cription Aas been enforced month ago.
Oura will not be for two, aye, nearly three
months. just look At the advantage this
gives them in the spring campaign. It is
equal to an army of one hundred thonsand
men, md then time is everything We give
them an advantage Of three months in the
best part Of the campaigning season; for the
season Of high Eater Is the best By far fer us,
as regards forwarding. not only troops but
bill as 1t passed the House, which involves
this question Of time, Is that it requires the
publication efal names thirty days in ad-
vance. Thus the draft, which has been fixed
by the President for the 10th Of March, will
either have to be postponed, or that feature
altered. This is q very Important matter.
Intentionally OF not, this amendment was
made in the interest ofthe rebels.
DEFICIENCIES IN TIE WAR DEPARTMENT EsTI-
MATEs-A COMMITTEE.
The Var Department asked for a large
amount for deficiencies {$30, ,000, ,Q00) on Frf>
day, and on Saturday another considerable
sum. These deficits called forth some cea-
sure, especially from Senator Trumbd1l, who
complained that the expenditures last year SO
greatly exceeded the estimates. He wanted
q committee OF Congress "to sit permanent
" to improyise these vast, unexpected and in-
definite ontlays." THE canse Of these 0utlays,
however, has been the calling out Of addi
tional troops from time to time, and do not
sec how they could have been avoided under
those circumstances.
PAY OF CoLoRED TROOPS.
A1r. Sumner tried In vain On Saturday to
have colored regiments mustered into service
receive the additional pay voted, from the
tire they were mustered In. As this Is very
Important to c0lored regiments give the
vote upon 1t. 1t looks as II they can only ex-
pect the increased pay from tho date Of the
passage ofthc net:
pds Iessiisthe3 cs,le cenness Dixon Fests,
ss5, @ sPfasne, P Ten EycE' Wade, 'Filkina0n. VII
It'll, fao dns earfaR astn 1,s aal
5afy, she;man' frumbali. a Vsn NinEle. Willy,
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The Judieiary Committee Of the Senate,
while reporting adversely to the form of the
new article prepared By Mr. Sumner, for the
prohibition Of slavery, has adopted the fol-
lowing In its stead. which Is equally compre-
heusiyc:
tires i Gasisa M % S1af<s " y 1a,s,iss i e6sgrss,
esse1n5'ed, That, tWo-th1rde Of both Houses con
curling, the following article be proposed to the
10 the Constitution of The United Suites, which,
when ratified By thEeclourths Of said legislatures.
sha; be mild, to al intents and purposes, as part
Of the eail Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE 1s-.scction 1.--Neither slavery no: in
voluntary eersit9de, except a. q punishment for
CRIME. whet. Of the party shsl shs!! hayS been
o. my place subject TO their jurisdiction.
Section 2-Congrrss shall hare power to enforce
this Article by appropriate legislation.
PATENTS GRANTED.
Horse Rake: James Hollingsworsh, Chicago.
CuItivater, II. II. Hulliuger, Granville. I'll.
Wind Mil, John H. NoTec, Peoria, Ill
Steam Hoisting Apparatus, John S. Neal, Aad1-
II Eser Pitcher. D. ". $. Rawdou, Peru III.
Gang Pow. Marshall Sattley, TayloEsyille, III.
Damper, N. ". Wheeler, Ripon, Wiz.
Aacaine for CnttinE Leather Fl5-uets, 4. War
den, Spring Center, Mich
RATIONAL AND STATE BANKS.
The New York Herald and other other cop
pcrhead sheets have taken up the cause Of the
State against the National Banks, and strives
to show that the latter are not to be trusted,
while the former have their vaults full Of
gold, This viii be news to the bankers, es-
Pccielly. II these State banks arc 80 trench
doualy strong, how is it that when finan-
cial crisis cones-that is when their gold is
wanted-they don't have It. 1t then takes
the form OF Especial deposits" principally
belonging to private European and other
banking establishments. Turn to the crisis
of1S57, and see how quickly the State banks
all oyer the country had to suspend payment
and throw themselves on the mercy Of the
people. But this attack Of the Hera|d and
other copperhead papers, is an attack upon
the credit Of the Government. In the same
article, the Herald predicts terrible financial
crisis. VIII Congress tax these banks and
thus strengthen the financial credit of the
country? is one Of tho most important parlia-
mcntary questions before the country.