Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-02-27

llE huOuA Allt nNAlhhAT lhtAt hAAs a NV AA'N'
ence is that they are doing as well as
could be expected.
The enemy are making preparations for
vigorous effort to dispossess the Federals
OF their possessions in East Tennessee.
The rumor Is revived that the Couied-
crates contemplate the evacuation Of Nir-
ginia. We do not credit it.
General Banks had been requested TO
make a speech, but declined on the ground
that "he did not wish to seem to throw
military authority into the political bal
ance." Isn't that cool, in State of
which he is absolute military despot?
Gov. Andrew Johnston is very bitter in
his opposition to Lincoln's Amnesty Pro-
clamation. Thus the work Of disintegra-
ton in the Republican party goes on. 1t
will tumble into pieces ere long.
The Pomeroy. Chase circular continues
to annoy the wire-worOers of the Republi-
can party exceedingly. In the meantime
we notice that Lincoln has whipped in
several papers, such as the State Journal
and Cincinnati GazHe, which had given
signs of being refractory.
The export of wheat for January Of this
year, was only one-fourth what it was in
January of last year. That Of -four, one
half. Thus the war is beginning to tell
terribly on the productive resources of the
North.
The Republicans are in world of anx-
iety about the New Hampshire election,
where, if they do not commit their accus-
toned frauds and rascalities. they are like
ly to be beaten Lincoln himself is drum
ming up speakers to send to that State
The election is to be on the Sth of March
The Republican papers are lecturing
their brethren of Missouri for their fac
tious course in the Louisville Convention.
The party is rapidly dissolving into fac
tions, and lecturing will not avoid the
catastrophe.
Two more bills for the benefit Of the
nigger are pending in the United States
Senate, and will pass, Of course, that negro
loving body. They are to allow niggers
to carry the mails and be witnesses in
United States Courts, the same as whites.
There is a report that the Conlederates
in North Carolina had hung fifty-one sol
diers they had captured, belonging to the
Second (white) North Carolina Volun-
teers. II the report is confirmed, fifty one
Confederates will probably be hung by
General Butler.
It's again proposed to tax State Bank
notes out OF circulation.
1t is said that owing to the great num-
ber of volunteers draft will he unnecessary
in New York
The Conference Committee is unable to
agree upon the whisky tax.
Our troops in Florida have destroyed
over million and half dollars of pro.
perty, and had returned to Jacksonville
after the successful raid
A United States corvette has been de,
stroyed in Charleston IIarbor by rebe
torpedo. A number OF lives were lost
The President has signed the Conscrip
ton Bill, and il is now law
1t is not thought that Congress vii
adopt the Revenue Bill until all the Appro
priatiOn Bills are passed.
The Republicans in Congress have deal
a blow at General Grant by striking hi
name out of the Lieutenant General Bill
1t was proposed to create Lieutenan
General, and to recommend him for TIN
office to the President They have create,
the Office, without designating the man.
They voted down all attempts to conie
the honor upon Grant. They pretend tina
he will be appointed by the President. |
SO, why hesitate about naming him ?
Sumner is preparing a bill to proven
disloyal persons from settling on the publ
lands. By disloyal, Sumner means per
sons not Abolitionists,
1t turns out that Bolts is q Govenmen
contractor--supplying immense quantitie
of wood Is this the cause of his boaste,
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