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From a. Sneech Of Reyeray Johnson.

The :oliowing passage from a speech Rev
crdy Johnson, made in his place in the Sen
ate the other day, is something worthy Of
note, being from a man OF high legal attain
ments. and all his life citizen Of Slave
State, Maryland:
1T might be admitted he thought, that
in the eve Of the Constitution slaves are
property in these States where they ara
held: but thew are persons also. Rcprcscn-
tation in Congress is based on the fact that
they are persons Though slaves. they are
men They owe allegiance by birth. and
though the supreme Court has decided that
under the clause defining jurisdiction otthat
Court they are not citizens, in relation to
other clauses Of the Constitution, it may be
far different. They have the protection Of
the Government to certain extent at least.
and why should they not contribute to its
defense? As property, they may be taken
for the public use on compensation 70 their
owners being made As to the compcnsa-
ton, some complaints had been made and
Justly perhaps. a. the Senator thought in
regard to She manner in which the law had
been executed by some of the agents of the
Government. This, however, should not
induce the Senator to lift his voice in the
Senate or his arm out of it to weaken or en-
barraSS the Government in It's efforts to sup
press the rebellion When the authority
of the Government is restored to its full eN-
tent, then inquiry might and would be made
in all such matters As to the slave MIN
self compensation diveSteI the owner Of all
his rights, and conveyed them to the pub
lie. He (Johnson) had never doubted that
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The Coast Surrey.

The opertions of the Coast Survey during
the present year have been Of a most ardu-
Gus nature, and of great value to both the
army and navy Without the carefully
drawn charts procured by the officers con
nected with this bureau. it would be i'm
possible to make so effective the blockade
of our Southern coast. Approaching their
invaluable services, the Secretary of the
Navy bostows upon them a just compliment
when, allpding to their effectiveness, he re-
marks:
1T is due to the officers connected with
the Coast Survey that the assistance which
they have given to our squadrons Should
be Acknowledged. The value Of the inf0r-
nation which they have furnished our
blockading forces throughout the war can
not be over-estimated. Not only on the
coast, but on the great interior rivers. they
have aided the service, and promoted its
efficiency and its intelligent action. Rear
Admiral PORTER expresses his great Obliga-
ton to a small coast survey party that ac-
companied the Mississippi squadron, for the
maps and sketches which were used by him.
and consulted by the army officers in guild
ing their operations. They were constant
" employed in delineating the face Of the
country. gaining Typographical and hydro
graphical knowledge, compiling maps, and
sketching, when the maps Were found TO be
erroneous The squadron wouId have been
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-23
Popularity Of the GreenbaekS.

\ Washington correspondent of the New
York Daily Timss narrates, as though it
were matter Of curiosity, the following
fact
AN eminent politician, just returned from
the recent Pennsylvania canvass, states that
IN all the rural districts of that State the
'ereenbacks' are immensely popular. They
ere h0arded by the farmers, mechanics and
laborers. He was assured by collectors of
the internal revenue tax that IL was the
common practice of this veomanry TO pay
their assessments IN the local bank note
currency. and to hang on to the United
States promises 10 pay. TO such an extent
= TINS preference the habit of the people
that the collectors, embarrassed with the
quantity OF local paper they receive, are
compelled 10 lose from one-eight to one
quarter of one per cent. to get Government
notes with winch to make their Paymcn'S
into the Treasury
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-23
Brutal character Of the Rebellion.

A Mr.. KIRKPATRICK, who had been n
large Railroad contractor in Texas, arrived
in the East in the latter part of the year
1862, and made a publication, from which
we take the following facts, fully Illustrative
of the bloody character and brutal ferocity
of the rebellion:
upon the mere affirmation OF a single individu-
al, n cultivated and interesting young from the
State of Delaware was taken out one morning tied
to the stump Of an old tree and burnt to death for
being suspected of selling Helpers Book. He de-
clared his innocence of the charge with his last
breath and dared them for the proof 4 father and
two were hung on the same tree Just above the
town of Sabine, the charge that uteg tccIc sup
posed to be " Abolitonists." The third boy, about
fifteen years of age offered his life if he would
confess. he said he had nothing to confess; that
his family peaceablc citizens and mOleSted no
body, and that if they wanted him to diSparage the
memory of his father and brothers. whose vet palpi
tating bodies were hanging before him, they might
go ahead and hang him too They took him at his
word, and in a few moments his bovish form
suspended by that of his parent Although there is
dcplorable ignorance there, yet this mob does n"t
consist altogether Of such Doctors LaVsrs and sad
to sag, preachers Of tie Gospe, tor" portion Of it,
Mob law and lynch law have rcigned su-
III CiiC an Wv u IliC 'oOuIIl liiN
ration of the rebellion. Among the more
intelligent Of the leaders, has been found
the greatest rage for blood, murder, and op-
preston. The professcdIy holy men Of
God, pack Of hypocrits with the prefix OF
Rcr1cad, to their vilIainous names, have
seemed ambitious to distinguish themse!f.in
the cause Of the Devil, piously characterised
by them. as the cause Of Coniedcracy
In East Tennessee they tied old man Bird
to tree and shot him in the presence Of
his children. In another portion Of East
Tennessee, they violated the persons Of 4
mans wife and daughter, before the Faith
ers eyes, and then turned about and shot
the father and husband, in the presence
Of the daughter and wife This was the
work Of the cayclry, portion Of the flow
er of the Southern youth. In Robinson
county in Middle Tennessee, they robbed
an Old preacher, WAGNER. Of $500, and then
shot him dead on his premises.
Similar outrages, and worse, were com
mitted in all parts Of the South, and to meet
there, and prevent complaints, Jc6 Darjs
issued a proclamation setting forth the bru-
tai ouwages perpetratcd by Federal troops.
and threatening to hang BUTLER, Of New
Orleans!
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-23
Tile GofCrRment Of JEFF. Davis.

when the rebellion was lnan@ura'ea, II
was said by southern leaders and journals
that more ii"tra' and humane Government
would be eN'"'I!Saed IN leu OF the deSpotiSm
"i the 'Atea Nsai'7 Government. what
did me SCUM get IN eNchah@e; IheE dc
cIared mar,ai law III the eleven seeded
0'a''Si imprisoned goo" clti|ehS III ioa'h-
some dungeons Tor Their Ohlon sentiments; :;
sanctioned She giving Of good and orderly
citizens notices to leave the Contcderacv in
tbi,.-v-siv boprs f,rc;n,, tI,op, =, 1o.rro tbo,,
...,-','.,...I -. 80,
i"'P'',l '''''li, "','''''' 'i'' ,'i>.NS % ''e
lives oi peaceful ana respected ciJzehS OF
the States: enacted an odiouS con>vription
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-23
General Bragg's Farewell Address TO
his ir3y.

DALTON. Ga, Dee. 2, 1SG3-The follow
ing order has been issued from hcadguar-
tGIS -
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 2l4-Upon renew-
ed application to the President, his consent
has been obtained for the REIMBURSEMENT Of
the command OF this army. 1t is accord
ingly transferred to Lieutenant General
HARDEE. The announcement of this sepa-
ration is made with unfeiGned regret. An
association Of more than two years. which
binds together 4 commander and his trusted
troops cannot be severed without deep
emotion For common cause. dangers
shared on many hard-fought fields have ce-
mentcd bonds which time can never impair
The circumstances which render this step
proper viii be appreciated by every good
soldier and true patriot. The last appeal
the general has to make to the gallant army
which has so long nobly sustained him is
to re his successor that cordial and cen
crous support essential to the success of
your arms. In that successor YOU have
veteran whose brilliant reputation Won have
aided to achieve To the officers of my
general staff who hav; so long z9alouSlv
and successfully struggled against serious
difficulties to support the army and myself
Is due, in great degree what little success
and fame We have achieved Bidding them
and the army an atlectionate farewell. they
have the blessings and prayers Of CRATE
fllI friend.
RP ,Z-roH Rp Ace
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Southern Methodist DisloyaIly.

That there has existed in eleven South
crn States wicked and armed rebellion
against the lawfully constituted authorities
of the United States for more than two
wears past; and that the great body Of the
Methodist preachers and membership have
aided largely in carrying On this work Of
rebellion, no one will doubt who is at all
posted. The twenty-third article of reli-
gion in the Southern Methodist Discipline
recognizes the authority of the United
States as binding upon all the citizens Of
the United States; the teachings of which
are from the Bible, which enjons submis-
sion TO the powers that be. The Bishops
and clergy of the Southern church took an
oaih TO observe the obligations Of these doc
trincs, under circumstances OF peculiar sol
emnity and the large share that they have
taken ia promoting this rebellion, justities
an impeachment of their loyalty to the
Government Of our country. and the charg
inr of them with want of honor and in
te@ritv rs ministers Of the Gospel. We beg
leave to remind these clerical rebels VINO
have been daubirg the Southern Church
with ~untcmpored mortar, of quotation
from the words of the immortal Pollock:
lie vas wolf in the clothing Of lamb
That -.olr into the fold of God. and on
The iI.nl rf souls. which he did sell r. death;
Grcw fit. and Vet. when any would have
Turned him rut, he cried Touch not the
Priest If God hu, knew that dav he was
T. -..N 81 .t= f
.!n and Death, ana set peculiarly apart To- Ill.
Thetwcntv-third article ofthc Discipline
requiring supreme obedience 10 the govern
ment, was placed there by the venerable
Bishop AsHvEY. and the fathers Of the
Church associated with him in the work of
founding American Ntthodism. And the
Methodist Conference was the first religious
body in America to congratulate General
WASHINGTON on his election as President
The venerable Bishop led the way in this
Scniptural work Of recognizing the powers
that be. The Southern Mcthodists who
have gone into this most aLominabIe rebel
lion, and especially the clergy, are false to
the principles of their church, to the teach
ings Of the Holy Scriptures, to their coun-
try. themselves, pga,crijy. and their Cod
And Il truiy loyal maa, desiring to fee from
the wrath to come. and be saved from his
sins, cannot consgntto have amy fellowship
with them We should feel more honortd TO
he associated with n gentiymauiv pack of
PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS than wiki 4 Con
ference Of Methodist rebel preachers. And
certainly Il WOUid he rs CditViUp to HNtrn
TO the harrangucs Of q NOTED LIAR. as to sit
in church and listen to one OF these rascals
attempt to preach!
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Plain Talk 10 k9ntUckianS.

Hon r. T. JACOB, the Lieutenant Gov
ernor Of Kentucky, on taking his seat as
presiding officer Of the State Senate, thus
addressed his elIow-ctizens
No one with the first instincts of states
man would ever attempt to tear Kentucky
from her safe moorinrs in the midst of a
sisterhood Of States to place her as from
tier subject, in all future times, to the raw
ages and horrors OF deSOlating wars. In
the centre Of glorious constellation, all
the combined forces Of the world could
scarcely have touched or reached her. As
the fragment Of discovered nation, she
naturally the dark and bloody land, the
pathway Of cOntending armies, would be
devastated and ruined: so that this question
Of Union. however great and paramount to
other States, is Il question Of life and death
to her The prctcXt for this war was dan
ger to slave property. not that it was IN
immediate danger, but it might be so; Civ
ing strange spectacle to the world OF q
mighty people attempting suicide, not for
the present evils, but for what might lbe ial,
the womb Of time.
Kentucky. governed by LOYALTY, pleaded
in vain for pe:ce, and couns,led resistance
only when wrongs were attempted. and
then. in fighting for one right, not to give
up the flag of Washington and the Union
of our fathers. but to fight for all rights
Nadmcn would not listen to her sage ad-
vice. They rushed to war with the parrici-
dal hands, attempting to tear down the
work Of our fathers. What has been the
consequence? The institution they rushed
to IN unholy war to protect from future
consequences is on the verge of destruction.
The only slave property that Is at all safe
is the property belonging to the loyal State
Of Kentucky Ii She had not been loyal
her slave property, with all other kind,
would be Il thing Of the past. Now, be
cause by the mad attempt Of the South.
the institution Of slavery has been placed
in danger, and which we predicted would
be the consequence Of the insane attempt
to break up our nationality, the partisans
Of the infamous attempt to break up the
Government Of our fathers roll up their
eyes in holy horror, and ask us to place
ourselves in exactly the same position. We
have been loyal and true, therefore our pro
perty is comparatively speaking. safe
They have been disIoyal, and their proper
ty is on the verge Of ruin therefore We
must turn mad be dslovaI, and lose ours.
But it is said the President Will conscript
The negro slaves. and thereby destroy the
Institution Of slavery in kentucky. IL HIS
not done so yet, and sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof But fOrargument' saks
suppose he docs-who gave HIM the power
but YOU zea0tS OF the Sonth, who. IN Your
frenzy, attempted 10 destroy the temple OF
liberty and all the dear rights Of the past ?
If he does will disIpyaiIy TO the Union
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improvement Of the Chic.

In the House of Representatives, on
Wednesday, the Speaker stated that the
next thing in order WAS the consideration
of the. following resolution, submitted by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Ir.
Moorhead) the pending question being to
strike 0 # COMMITTEE on Naval Affairs
and insert -Committce on Commerce.:
WHEREAS the value and usefulness Of the
Ohio river. which passes through several
States of the Union is frequently intcrfer-
red-s,th by a scarcity Of water, so is to
render 1t unnarrg~~bIe for large or heavy
boats therefore,
Res0lred That the Committee on Naval
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the
proprietv and eXpediencv of improving the
navigation of said stream, and report by
bill or otherwise.
Mr. Noorhead. To do away with the ne
cessity for the previous question. and for
the yeas and nays. which have been or
dered | will modify the resolution so that
it shall have reference only to naval and
other purposes. That, l think, viii remove
the objection of the gentlemen from Illinois.
Mr.. Washburne)
Mr. Washburne. Of Illinois IF the House
agrees to that modification, | will Withdraw
my motion to refer 80 the Committee On
Commerce | objected Yesterday because
l thought that the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs had no jurisdiction on the subject; and
further, because | did not think that it was
right to take it away from the Committee
on Commerce, where it properly belonged.
The resolution. .. modified w,is adopted
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Slarery the CauSe of the War.

Sound views OF the cause Of the war ana
of the vast resources Of the Nation are be
ginning to prevail in England. Mr. Golden
WAS enthusiastically applauded by British
audience during the delivery of a long
speech, which throughout was mastery
vindication Of the Union cause The speech
contained many points like the following 3:
is it nor astonishing, in the face of flcts
like these. that any one could have the te-
mcrity, with any regard to decency or any
sense Of StIf-respect, 10 get up in the House
Of Commons and say that the secession OF
the Southern States has been on a question
of free trade and protection? This is war
TO extend and pcrpetuate human slavery
1t is war not to defend slavery Is it was
left by their ancestors-a thing to be re
tanned, and to be apologizcd for 1t is :
war 10 establish 1 slave empire. where
slavery shall be made the cornerstone Of
the social system, where it shall be defend
cd and justified on scriptural and ethnologi-
cal grounds. l say God pardon the men
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who in this wear of grace, 1863, should
think that such project as that could be
crowned with success. Now You llnowwhy.
| have from the frstsneyer believed it. POS
siblc that the South could succeed, and /
have not founded that faith merely on moral
instincts which teach us to repudiat& 1ag
very idea that anything SO Internal Sht '9sss
succeed No. 1t is because in this world
the virtues and the forces 90 together, and
the vices and weaknesses are mscparable.
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sometimes embarrassed without them
War cannot be successfully carried on with
oNt.good maps and the General or Admiral
who has the best charts will have an ad-
vantage which will go far to insure sue
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BRAZTON BRAGG.

peGl The Irish Bull" is not peculiar and
patent to the corduroys 4 writer in the
Dublin University Magazine, speaking Of
the poor Irish, SAYS: Many thousands of
them were often destitute Of the only food
they possessed"
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-23

gza- \ new cathedral is about to be cree
ted IN Havana. built wholly of IRON. the cs-
timateJ cost Of which Is 81 0OA 00o.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-12

MARTISsBURG, Nov. S, 1854 Officers Just
arrived from Winchester state that Mosby cap
tured q lot of our men the other day near New
town, among whom was Capt brewster, COM
missary of the Sd cavalry division. After
marching them by a circutOuS route to point
near Winchester, and between that and Berry
vile, they were obliged 10 draw lots to de-
termine their fate, as seven of them were TO be
hanged in retaliation for seven of Mosby's
gang who were hanged by Gen. Custer. Capt.
Brewster drew blank, and was destined to go
TO Richmond. The seven were taken to point
between two Union dwellings, where three OF
them were hanged. One had escaped on the
way by slipping the rope from his arms, falling
Nat in the mud, and allowing his captors to
walk over him. Thinking It too much trouble
TO hang them oil, the executing party determ-
ined 10 shoot the other three. They accord.
ingly banged away at them, killing one and
woundlng a second, while the third escaped un,
hurt, and being Joined by the one that had es'
capped before, returned to Winchester. ThC
executions took place just before day, and the
Union residents of the vicinity found the bodies
labelled, Hanged by Mostly in retaliation fol
seven of his men, hanged Ivy Gen. Custer."-
Ne0 York Herald.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-12

The news from the valley Is calculated TO
create anxiety in that direction. 1t would
seem as If the rebels, 10th to give up the idea
Of retaliating upon the Maryland and Pennsyl-
mia Eorder, their losses In the valley, were per-
tuaciously bent on forcing an outlet to the
Baltimore road. We do not see how they can
reasonably hope TO succeed in nanking sheri-
dan to any permanent purpose. Surprising
they do cross over into the Mooreneld valley
and thus flank him, and we presume that is
what is hinted at, their occupation OF the
country would necessarily be so brief and hur-
ried that they could not accomplish anything.
Perhaps Ewell, who succeeds Early, desires
to play the same game in the Valley that Hood
appears to be playing in Northern Alabama
If so, perhaps Sheridan may let him, and de-
vote himself to looking after the ways and
means Of preventing his ever getting home
again. Matters must be pressing with the reb-
els in their present situation In the Valley.
The country is bGre of subsistence, as we all
know, and their transportation is very indif-
fercnt. They must move either forward or
back. Sheridan could not keep up his sup
plies at Staunton, and Ewell finds, we doubt
not, the same dnluulty at his present distance
from his base. For this reason we are inclined
to attach some credit to the hint that we may
soon expect a movement from the rebels In the
Valley. II seems to be a necessity of their po.
sition. Wheeling iRieljgencer.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-12
Second Edition
FOUR OCIi. pm


From a gentleman who has just returned
from Winchester We learn that Sheridan has
moved his army to Newtown, situated nine or
ten mics from Winchester in a southwesterly
direction. The reasons for this movement arc
obvious. Winter. is coming on, and if the
rebels mean to continue in the valley, 1t is
douhly advantageous to draw them as far
from their base as possible before giving them
another drubbing, and at the same time to get
nearer our own base Of supplies.
The railroad from Harper's Ferry to Win
chester will soon DO snished, and then sheri.
dan will have supplies delivered by railroad
within short distance, instead of being trans
ported in wagons thirty or forty miles through
a guerrila-infested country, and If the rebels
contemplate another desperate attempt, as is
given out in some quarters, upon the Mary
land line, the new position will enable sheri-
dan to take care of them conveniently. There
is now no considerable rebel force within
thirty miles of Sheridan.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-12

late resident Austrian minister IN this city, who
died on Tuesday al the Clarendon llOte!, took
place to-day at St. Stephens Roman Catholic
church, (Rcy. Dr.. Cummlugs's,) Twenty
eighth street, between Third and Lexington
avenues.
The services were conducted according TO the
Roman ritual, and were participated in by a
large number of the representatives in this
country OF foreign Governments, as well as by
many officers of the United Statea The Ccrc.
monies were highly imposing.
The Count De GiOrgl was ilfty-lYc years OF
age. lie had received many hOuors, aud was
chamberlain Of the Emperor Of Austria aud
Knight Commander Of various distinguished
orders. The place of his birth was Ddlmatia,
In Austra.-NeW York PVSt, l2A.