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the PRINCIPLES which it has devolved upon
US thus TO defend and maintain.
But great as our suferings aud sacris-
ces have been and are, to which YOU al
lude, they are as yet far short of the like
suferings, and sacrifices which orr faith
ers bore with patience, courage and forti-
tude IN the crisis that tried mems souls,
in their day. These are the virtues that
sustained them in their hour of need.
Their illustrious and glorious example
bids US not to under estimate the priceless
Inheritance they achieved for Us at such
z cost OF treasure and blood.
Great as are the odds we are struggling
against they are not greater than those
against which they successfully struggled.
n point of reverses cur condition is NOT
to be compared with theirs Should Mo-
bile, Savannah, Charleston, Augusta,
Macon, Montgomery, aud even Peters
burg and Richmond fall, our condition
would not then be worse or less hopeful
than theirs was iu the darkest hour that
rested on their fortunes.
With wisdom on the par. of those who
control our destiny in the cabinet aud in
the field, in Outstanding and properly
welding our resources at then. comuand,
aud in securing the hearts and affections
Of the people in the great cause of right
and liberty for which We are struggling,
we could suffer all these losses and CO.
lamities, and greater even, and still ,ri-
umph in the end.
At present, however, do rot see, as
stated in tie outset, that you or /, or aoy
number Of persons in our position, can do
anything towards inaugurating any new
movement looking to peaceful solution
Of the present strife. The war Oh our
part is fairly and entirely defensive 10 i,s
character. How long it will continue TO
be thus wickedly and merciiassIy waged
against Us depends upon the people Of the
North
Georgia, ocr OWE state, to whom, We
owe allegiance, has with great unaoimi,y
proclaimed the principles upon which
just and permanent peace ought 20 bs
sought and obtained. The Congress Of
the Confederate States has followed yith
on endorsement of these principles. All
you and I, and others in our position,
therefore, can do on that line a: this time,
is to sustain the movement already inau-
gurated, and to the utmost Of otr ability,
to hold up these principles as the suress
hope of restoring soundness to the public
mind Of the North, as the hrazcn serpent
was held UP for the healing of Israe! in
the wilderness.
The chief aid and encouragement We
can give the peace party ct the Nort! Is
10 keep before them these great fnnda-
mental principles and truths, which alun,
will lead them and US to permanent ami
lasting peace, with possession and enjoy
ment Of constitutional libert7. With
these principles once recognized, the fu-
ture would take care of itself, aud there
would be no more war so long as they
should be adhered to.
All questions Of boundaries. confedera-
cies and union or unions would naturally
and easily adjust themselves, according
70 the Interests of parties and the exig geu-
cies Of the times. Herein lies the true
law Of TIE balance of power and the har-
mouy oe states. Yours respectfully
ALEXANDER E. STEPHENS.
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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-25
No. 81. I

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act TO reg
ulate trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes and to preserve peace on the frontiers"
approved June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and thirty-four.
Be it enacted BY The Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntatives Of The United States of America in Con
gress assembled That the twentieth section of the
''act to regulate trade and intercourse with the
Indian tribes and to preserve peace on the from
tiars," approved June thrtetb, eighteen hun
dred and thirty-four, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows. TO witt "Sec
20, And be it further enacted, That if any per-
shall sell, exchange, give, barter, or dispose
OF any spirituous liquors or wine to any Indian
under the charge Of any Indian superintendent
or Indian agent appointed by the United States,
or shall introduce or attempt to introduce any
spirituous liquor or wine into the Indian country,
such person, on conviction thereof, before the
proper district or circuit court of the United
States, shall be imprisoned for period not ex-
oeedng two years, and shall be fined not more
than three hundred dollars Provided, however,
| That il shall be sufficient defence to any charge
OF introducing or attempting to introduce liquor
into the Indian country if it be proved to be done
by order of the War Department. or any officer
duly authorized thereto by the War Department
And if any Superintendent of Indian Affairs, In-
dian agent or sub-agent, or commanding officer
|
| informed that any white person OF Indian is
about to introduce or has introduced any spirit
uous liquor or wine into the Indian country in
violation Of the provisions Of this section, it shall
be lawful for such superintendent, agent, sub
agent, or commanding officer, to cause the boats,
stores, packages, wagons, seds, and places OF
| deposit of such person to be searched and if
any such liquor is found therein, the same TO-
gether with the boats, teams, wagons, and sleds
used in conseying the same, and also the goods,
packages, and peltries of such person, shall be
seized and delivered to the proper officer, and
shall be proceeded against, by libel in the proper
court, and forfeited, one half TO the ntormer
aud the other half to the Of the United States;
and if such person be trader, his license shall
be revoked aud his bond put in suit. Aud it
shall moreover be the duty for any person in the
service of the United States, or for any Indian,
to take and destroy any ardent spirits or wine
found in the Indian country, except such as may
be introduced therein by the War Department.
And in all cases arising under this act Indians
shall be competent Witnesses"
Approved, March Is, 1864.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-25
Official.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passsd at ths Firt Session Of The Thirty Eighth
Congress.

r ..r PUBLIo-No. 20.
An ACT in relation to university lands in Wash
ingtcn Territory.
Whereas 1t is declared in the fourth section Of
the act Of Congress approved July seventeenth,
eighteen hundred and ifty-four, amendatory
ofthe act approved September twenty-seyenth,
eighteen hundred and fifty, creating the office
of surveyor general of the public lands in Ore
gon, etc.. "that in lieu of the two townships
Of land granted to the Territory OF Oregon, by
the tenth section Of the act Of eighteen hum
dred and fifty, for universities, there shall be
reserved TO each of the Territories of Wash
ington and Oregon two townships Of land Of
thirty sections each, to be selected in legal
subdivisions, for university purposes, under
the direction of the Legislatures Of seid Ter
ritories, respectively" and whereas 1t is rep
resented that sales have been made by Terri
torial authorities of lands selecle in virtue Of
the terms of said act of seventeenth July,
eighteen hundred and fifly-four authorizing
selections to be preserved" merely under the
conviction that they had the power 10 dispose
OF the same as a fee simple grant; Therefore,
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentdtives Of The United States of America in
Congress assembled, That in all casses Of sales
made to individuals by the Territorial authori-
tics prior to the passage of this act, in which it
may be shown TO the satisfaction OF the Seoreta-
ry Of the Interior that such sales were bona-ide,
and Of the class hereinbefore mentioned, and that
the tracts SO sold are selections in all other re
epects regular and proper it shall and may be
lawful for the said Secretary to approve such Sc
lection as grant in fee'simple, and transcript,
certified under the seal of the General Land Of
fee by the Commissioner thereof, OF such appro-
val shall vest the title in the Territory aud in
its bona fide vendees.
APPROVED, March IA, 1864,
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.1remast and forestry, passing but little more
than afdot above the heads of three Of the crew
who were on deck the wind from the Shot turn
ing them completely around, affecting them seri-
ously for some hours afterward. The shell burst
soon after passing over the vessel, but did no
Lieut.. Fengar Immediately hove to and waited
Ior boat from shore None came however,
anu soas was sept from the vessel to demand
an explanation sort Of haf.hipped apology
was given, saying that they feared he was dying
the ensign as blind, and they deemed il their
uu'y to bring him to, This no doabt, was all
very well, and commendable in the officers Of the
Tort had the vessel had no other signals flying.
~ would be we'll, perhaps, 10 furnish the officers
oi our forts with marine code Of signals, so
.na' 'hey may know who they are dealing with,
anu when not to open their batteries. We un-
derstand the matter is to be referred to Wash
ingiOn.
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A WAR INCIDENTAL PATRIOTIC CATH
OLIC PRIEST

A WAR INCIDENT--A PATRIOTIC CATH
0LIC PRIEST.
''cArleton" writes to the Boston Journal from
| 81. Louis:
yesterday had the pleasure Of meeting a
priest of tho Catholic Church from the interior
Of the State. His parochial precinct embraces
several counties. lie s a staunch Union man
ana has been from the beginning. lie hoistei
the Stars and Stripes over the door Of his church
at the beginning Of the war and has kept il fly
ing ever since. His lite has been threatened le
has been warned TO fly, but he has maintained
his ground. lie knows the views and sentiments
Of every man in his parish, which extends from
Iowa line to Missouri river. Information from
such man Is worth having.
"Seveial months since he saw a man moving
abOut from house to house and having business
with Rebel sympathizers lie watched the fell
lows course. lie NOTICED also a wagon filled
with bedding, with woman and children, as if
the family were on the move. 1t stopped at the
houses Of Rebel sympathizers. lie took notes
and kept his own counsel. One night he was
waited upon by a ruffianly looking fellow, who
advised him to tiy as there was TO be an upris-
ing of the Rebels and his life might be in dan
ger. Out Of respect to the Catholic religion, he
had called to give him timely warning. The
wagon which you may have seen filled with bed
ding, said the fellow, contained guns and am
"The priest said to him, 'sir, you have come
Voluntarily into my house aud told what have
already mistru'ted. give you two hours TO
leave this town. If you are found here at the
expiration of that time you need net appeal to
me to save your life. Go sir The rufian had
mistaken his man. HI disappeared and the rebel
sympathlzers did not rise The nearest Federal
officers were at once informed of what was going
on, and the Union citizens were Immediately
supplied with arms.
"Said the priest, 'all the poor men of my pa
rish are unconditiOnally loyal. They are all in
favor of immediate emancipation. It is mot 80
with the rich men. The poor men, sir, feel that
their homes are from God. They know that
Slavery would deprive them of those homes and
by instinct they are opposed to Slavery
,'He condemned the course which General
Schofeld aud Governor Gamble had pursued and
said that the provost marshss and under officers
were, in many instances, men who were in SYM
patby with rebellion"
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Perplexities of the COpperheads.

Next to the rebels we know of no class whose
dilemmas are more numerous or deplorable than
those Of the cOpperheads. We give sample;
j. Unless they can pass for Democrats they
have no party but
2. Ii they try to pass for Democrats the party
won't have them.
9. Unless they eau combine with the rebels
neither can succeed, but
A. Ii the rebels succeed they can no longer
combine with them
8. SO long as the Union cause triumphs, they
can never rule the country, but
q. When the Union cause fails there will be
no oountry to rule.
7. Before fighting they would seek dsunion
peace, but
g. Before getting disuniOn peace they must
fight tue Unionists.
Peace to them means peace with those who
are fighting against the Union, and war with
those who are fighting for il, but
10. They find it costs more (" knocks" to fight
the country's friends than it would to subdue its
enemies.
IL. They believe in all the rights OF man, es.
pecally in his right to own men, but
IL. They oppose woman's rights" partc-
ularly the rights of black woman to her chas.
tity and her children,
49, They favor the largest liberty, to wit the
liberty Of a State TO secede, in order to promote
slavery, but
IA. They oppose insurreotion and rebellion,
especially the rebellion of the Federal Govern
ment against the supremacy Of the slave States
10. They sympathize with the conservative
efforts Of Jefferson Davis to preserve the Union
as il was and the Constitution as it is," but
l6. They believe all the acts which Abraham
Lincoln has done, can do, or ever may do to
maintain the Union, are unconstitutional and
revolutionary ursurpations.
IL. They would colOniEe all soldiers of color,
but
| l8. They do not believe in coonizaing the
| Vallandighams who desert their oolors.
10. They fear Abolition, lest it may lead to
amalgamation, but
20. They like slavery, because it compels
amalgamation
81, They believe that God has made the negro
their inferior, but
%. They fear that Abolition will make him
their superior,
2S. They know Mcclellan to be opposed to
the war, or they would not nominate him, but
"a. They want him 10 carry on the war, be-
caused he is opposed to its being carried on.
25. They pretend 10 believe that Mcclellan
made war on the rebels, but
20. They publish his ocfaal report as a cam
paign document, to show how successfully he
made war on the Administration.
27 To require rebels to swear to support the
Constitution and laws, before voting, is to in
fringe the right of suffrage, but
%. To prevent volunteers who are fighting
for the Union from voting, is to sustain the right
of suffrage.
30 They deny that the civilization of the
North is superior to that of the South, but
80. This involves the admission either that,
bad as are the rebels, the COpperheads are not
BETTER or else that the COpperheads enjoy no
share of Northern civilization.
81. The above facts tend to show that this is
contest, not between States, communities or
institutions but between all the depravity of
the human heart, on the one side, andlwhat the
secesh organs openly scoif at, as " God and
humanity" on the other-Chieago Tribune.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-25
TPuBLIc-No. PSI

AN ACT making appropriation for the service of
the Post Office Department during the fiscal
year ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-five.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
rsssHtativss of The United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the following sums be
and the same are hereby appropriated, for the
service of the Post Office Department for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty five, out Of any moneys in the Treasu-
ry arising from the revenues of the said depart
ment, in conformity to the act of the second OF
July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six:
For transportation of the mails, (inland, seven
million eight hundred and forty niue thousand
dollars,
For foreign mail transportation, two hrndred
and fifty thousand dollars
For ship, steamboat, and way letters, eight
thousand dollars.
For compensation to postmasters three million
one hundred thousand dollars
For clerks for post Offices, one million one
hundred and sixty.eight thousand dollars.
For payments to letter-carriers, six hundred
and forty thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, eighty-sight thousand
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-25
[PupLIc RrsOLurlos-No. 1s. ]

IPUBLIo KEs0IUTl0N-No. 1871
JOIoT REsoLUTIoN to authorize the Secretary Of
the Treasury to anticipate the payment of
interest on the public debt, aud for other
purposes.
Be resolved BY the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiUss Of he United Stdis Of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be authorized to anticipate the pay.
ment of interest on the public debt, by a period
not exceeding one year, from time to time, either
with or without a rebate of interest upon the
coupons as to him may seem expedient; and he
is hereby authorized to dispose of any gold in
the Treasury Of the United States not necessary
for the payment of interest Of the public debt:
PrOpided, That the obligation to create the sink
ing fund according to the act Of February lwen-
ty-ffth, eigteen hundred aud sixty.two, shall
not be impaired thereby.
Approved, March III, 1854.
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Journal and Statesman Tims-taDIs.
BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON.
Carefully corrected with svsry change.

Cargatiy corrected Dith every change.
TRAINS LnAvE WILMIHaToN ron PHILADELPHIA
At 10 minutes after O'clock morning
At o'clock, morning.
At 10 minutes after II o'clock, noon.
At l6 minutes before | o'clock, afternoon. 80
ALTO minutes after A O'Clock, afternoon.
AT 80 minutes after 6 o'clock, afternoon.
At minutes after IL O'Clock, night.
At $50 o'clock evening, Sundays
TRAINS LEAVE PHILADELPHIA FOR WILMINGTON
At 80 minutes after O'Clock in the morning.
At minutes after 8 o'clock, morning.
at 10 minutes after l O'Clock, afternoon.
At 80 minutes after o'clock in the afternoon.
At 10 minutes before O'Clock, afternoon.
At 20 minutes before O'Clock, evening, freight.
At II o'clock at night.
AT 80 minutes after o'clock, morning, Sundays.
At II O'Clock, night, Sundays.
STEAMBOAT ARIEL FOR PHILADELPHIA, as,
At o'clock, in the morning, from King st. wharf
FoR WILMIhaToN,
At o'olo ock in theafternoon. Chestnut at wharf
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-25

TouoH NOT MY SISTERS PloTURE.-The fol-
lowing incident was related by Confederate
prisoner to an attendant, who, by many acts of
kindness had won his confidence:
al was searching for spoils among the dead
aud dying upon deserted battlefield, when
discovered small gold locket upon the person
of dying boy, apparently aboat fifteen years Of
age. As endeaVored to loose it from his grasp,
he opened his lauguid eyes and implured me, BY
oil that was good and pure TO the memory of my
own mother not to rob him of his sisters pic
tune. '0h y said he, lit was her last gift.
promised her, when she kissed my cheek at part
ing, that would always wear it near my heart,
in life or death Then, as if throwing his whole
soul into the plea, he exclaimed; '0h Touch
not my sisters picture.' As the last words fall
tered upon his tongue, his voice hushed in death.
By the light of the stars | hastily scooped a
shallow grave, aud buried him with his sisters
picture lying upon his breast.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-25
RESTORATION OF ARKANSAS.

Arkansas was the last of the seeding States
that claimed to dissolve its allegiance to
"broken union" 1t is also the first to proclaim
its adhesion to the Union RECONSTRUCTED" The
free constitution lately adopted by the conyen
tion at Little Rock has been form ally ratified by
the ballots of the people. Over ten thousand
votes were cast, despite the sanguinary threats
of rebel guerillas, and an overwhelming maiori-
" is in favor of the free State constitution =
Three members are elected to the House of Rep
resentatives from the several districts. The
Legislature will meet next month. Some OF its
first acts will be to fill the vacant seats in the
United States Congress. The Governor elect,
lsaav Murphy, is that stout-hearted Unionist
who, in the convention which enacted the ordi-
nance of Secession, manfuly maintained his de-
votion to the Union, and voted ''no," though his
name was called a second time, in order, by ap
peals aud by threats, to force him into consent
ing that that oFdinnnoe shopld be made unani-
nous. The machinery, therefore, OF a complete
State government will soon be in successful
operation on the soil of Arkansas, and thus her
people will have the honor of heading that
column OF regenerated States which, under the
inspiration Of free institutions, is to work magic
revolution in the land of the "sunny South
Wdshington Chronicle.