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The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-05-25
Soldiers 2ireetoru fnr attashingtun.

Lodge No. 4, $3.50 street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets.
The Home 874 North Capitol street, one square
from Depot.
Paymaster General oil street, near Fifteenth st.
Transportation Office 200 street, above Eighteenth
street.
Communication of Rations 459 G street. near Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Depot.
Order for Transportation for Discharged Men at 32
Pennsylvania Avenue, four doors above Nineteenth
street.
Second Auditor, Winders Building, Seventeenth
and + streets.
Adjutant Generals Office, near Depot, corner of
street.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-05-25

retreated Ourloss was one hundredand TWEEN
ty killed and wounded, and none missing.
Near Blacksburg, General Averill commenced
destroying the railroad, which was most effect
ually done to point four miles east of Chris
tiansburg. AT the latter place small force of
the enemy hastily left, having two 3-inch guns
which fell into our hands.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-05-25

GEN. BUFFERS transport fleet consisted of
ninety-six steamers, forty-one schooners, and
seventy canal boats.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-05-25

TTlHE SOLDIERS LITERARY DEBATING SOCIE-
L TY meets every SATURDAY at o'clock p NJ, at
the Chapel of the Christian Commission.
All who desire to take part in this profitable means
of secuture invited to call at the Library OF the
Christian Commission and subscribe to the Const1tu-
ton and Bylaws. All soldiers and ladies and gentle
men visitors are cordially invited to attend
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

! roads, the Eric the New-York Central, and the
IennsyfS ania Central; and the volume oftrans-
portetiou (which these three can manage is what
we must depend upon for our supply for export.
OF course, thai proportion Of produce which
they cann0 bring must lie over till the opening
of navigation in the Spring; though even then
there is limit to the supply, which is largely
exceeded by the deruand for the foreign market
1t Is on knowledge of these facts that we
rely to determine our real condition. They
will show how much we may depend upon to
pay our foreign debt by exports Of produce,
and how much must be paid in gold. The i'm
mediate effect will be upon the exchange market,
for importers will govern themselves accord
ingly; as it is this practical question which
will determine the point of finance in our
foreign trade Teach commercial men the value
of our products where they are grown; their
value at tidc-water; the cost and the volume OF
transportation, Winter and Summer: and the
calculation Of the value Of our exports is easy,
for it is difficult, if not impossible to over-Stock
the foreign market. Exchange then will regu-
late itself, and commerce will not ovcr-step the
boundaries beyond which it cannot pass with
al.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

Here il will be seen that less than bali OF
the Union voters, residing in the lower Wards,
will be entitled, under the new adjustment, to
impose candidates for Judges. Sheriff, Clerk,
Register, District Attorney, &c, &c, on their
brethren in the eight uptown districts, who, to
say the least arc no wise their interiors in intel
ligence patriotism, or virtue generally. This Is
most unjust and unwise. In framing new
rule it is as easy to make il right a. half right.
II were far better to have the UniOnists organize
by Wards, as hitherto, but accord to each rep
resentation based on its IniOs ro,e at the last
Eioctiom--yz.: Each Ward TO have one delegate
in the Central and in each City or County NOM
mating Committee, with one more forevery three
hundred votes, or major fraction Of that number
polled by it for the first candidate Oh our ticket
at the most recent State Election. This would
have supplied the Unionists of each Ward with
special inducement TO poll out their full vote
at each State Election, and TO increase it when
ever possible, so as to swell their strength and
/ influence in the next Central and Nominating
Committee. Now il is the interest of the omni
( bus-load who "run the machine" in each OF the
rotten boroughs TO have their tea-party as Sc
| lect aud manageable as may be, so that there
I may be the more plums in their pudding. VIC
thought we had exposed this abuse often
enough 10 secure its complete correction at the
first fair opportunity, but it seems that We must
try again.
- 10 In ia u IN
on the old, though in one respect it Is the con.
trary. The Assembly Districts are compare
lively novel and unfamiliar aggregations; the
voters have not "got the hang of them, how.
ever it may be with politicians by trade; so 1t
will be easier for the latter to manipulate and
manage them. 1t seems clear that the basis we
suggest would have secured whatever Is good in
the new organization, while avoiding what Is
bad.
However, we exh0rt the Union voters Of the
several districts to register their names this eve
ming, and take care to be present when the new
Central Committee is TO be elected. If you
merely obtain ocular demonstration Of tho WIRE
pulling and underhand contrivances whereby
delegations are too often carried" your eve
ming will DO well spent; you should, BY great
good luck, be enabled to beat the wire.pulers
and choose DISTINGUISHED, upright, capable per-
sons in their stead, that would be far better.
At all events, be to get registered and vote,
at the next Primary, if onlyto achieve q right to
complain Of others neglect of their political du-
ties in case unfit men should be chosen.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
UNION REORGANIZATION.

The hitherto distracted Union party OF oul
City is now in process of Reorganization as
unit under an arrangement made by MesSrS.
X. +. Andrews and VIM. r. Stewart, on whom
the State Committee dcvolved the task of fusing
our hostile factions into one harmonious party.
Under the new arrangement, the Union voters
of the several Assembly Districts were to be
registered yesterday and to-day, preparatory to
elections for a new Central Committee; the
places of meeting in the several districts being
appointed and advertised by the arbitrator
aforesaid. So far as the rival factions are con-
corned, the arrangement would seem per.
fectly fair one, aud it will doubtless be ac-
guessed in by the great mass Of those who
habitually "run the machine" or run WITH it,
1t does not suit us, however, in that repre-
sentatiOn in Union Nominating Conventions Is
not to be based on Union votes, as we have so
often insisted that it should be. The dance
houses of the WITH and With Wards, the low
groggerics Of the With and X1Vth, and the
Notwithstanding cribs of the lst have per-
feet right to full representation in Democratic
General Committee, because they contribute
zealously and powerfully to swell the Demo-
cratic vote at each election; they have no right
to be so represented in the Conventions OF our
party, because Gf for no other reason) their
keepers are our natural, implacable enemies,
and give us no votes. Yet the handful OF
Unionists living in those Wards are clothed ny
this arrangement with power, in making the
City and County nominations of our party,
entirely beyond what justice and equality
would warrant. Let US look at tho recent vote
for President and Governor of the seventeen
Assembly Districts respectively, as ascertained
by the Official Canvass:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
FRANKING.

We presume not less than Forty Millions OF
pamphlets, tracts and olectoneering handbilli
Of varions kinds, have been put through the
Mails this y.ar free Of postage, under the franks
Of Members o. Congress. Thousands of that
swindling Copperhsad handful -. +. Lloyd's
Map Of the United uates," (perverted,) were
thus distributed, many " them under the franks
of Senator William Wrish. of New.Jersey and
the Hon. A. c. Baldwin of Michigan. A friend
sending us one of these nasty c,eats, adds, at
you want to pitch into this Membe.of Congress,
for saving some postage for Lloyd. doso." But
we don't want anything Of the kind. We can't
see how one act of gouging the Post. Office ,uder
Members frank is better or worse tan
another. The Thanking Privilege is the grea,
central abuse around which little abuses grow
and Tester So long as 1t exists, 1t will be Q
roost for all manner Of unclean birds. Not till
Members are required 10 pay their postage like
the rest Of us-like the Queen Of England and
The utterly nnpal Members Of Payliamen,-cal
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

for private reveDge-by habit of carryfD, coi'
ceaed weapcpsi Liberty! What liberty O., n
sstent with public order was denied to the Man
Owncrl Did he not do as he pleased with
what he called his Own-tlid he not murder,
MAIN, fog his serfs at his own sweet will and
pleasursi The pursuit Of happiness! Did he
not pursue happiness in bis own way1 And
who, save himself is to be blamed if that pursuit,
hayward, reckless, undisciplined and passion
ate, brought him only bitterness, suspicion and
faiiurei
So much for the merits Of this great oyer,
upon which the United States are now, as they
always have been, ready to stand before any
tribunal which is ready fairly to hear them.
Upon these our position is impregnable. What
we have to complain Of is the shy unwillingness
which so many of our foreign critics have mani
tested to take into fair account the real antece.
dents of the Rebellion-the points which for SO
many years were at issue between the Free and
Slave States-tbe gross assumption that this is
q war for rational liberty on the part of the
insurgents and Of indefenSible subjugation upon
our own. This abstract injustice is greater
than any injury merely material which could
have been inflicted upon US. We should, in
deed, have felt it less had we been what we
have been called-a people urged to battle only
by pride, the love of power, and blind, unrea-
soning hatred. We ask only for fair under
standing of our civil war, its original causes
and its conduct up to the present time. We
fear no foreign ccnsure, the result Of sheer self
ishness and We shall do oil in our power to pre-
vent our ill.wishers from pleading Ignorance as
the excuse of ungenerous treatment.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
GENERAL NEWS.

While Garret Davis was running mnch
ON Monday at the Government, In behhii OF some
smpri.oned Kentucky traitors, the Conservatism o.
Senatorial debate shocked ty woman shouting Al
him from the gallary "You ere traitor her
husband persuaded her into the ball. and begged her to
be quiet Il won't De quiet" she answered. That
Senator is traitor; ind if YOU had the souls Of
men be and all other traitors would be fnng out OF THIS
Congress" Tia, woman respectfully listened to
and not arrested
The meeting at the Academy OF Music,
brooklyn last evening in behalf of the East Tennessee
Fund was not so largely attended ss 1t would have
been II the weather bad been more preitous. Stir
ring and telling speech was delivered by Col " G.
TAYLOR after which resolutions read by Dr. Vim
ton thanking Col Taylor for his eloquent adde's and
expressing the sympathy Of the citizens Of Brooklyn
with the long suffering people Of East Tennessee Adj
nral Farragut, who had been expected was not pres
ent
Senator Wilson's West Point bill to appoint
two additional cadets from each State and fifty from
eritorous young soldiers in the regular and volunteer
seryce who have served at least year. raises the
standard Of preparation also. Tie Senator desired to
Introduce into the bill the system Of competition among
applicants for appointment, but it waS found impraei
cable
private Ielter from NcW-O4lcoHH sl"'VS tha,
there are g. worth OF cotton stored in the III
terror Of Mississippi. within the Rebel lines that has
been bought up by operators inside of our lines III som.
ceses as low as two cents pound. Transportation at
the risk Of the Spectators.
The case Of the Circassian bl0chade-runncr,
involving million dollars worth Of property and the
mos. delicate questions Of international and prize law
was argued for the cap,ors and tie Government Oh
Tuesday in the Supreme Court by Charles Eames.
The Supreme Court will take holiday on the
Saturday before Christmas and the day succeeding New
Years and no more With these interruption It's works
will 60 right on
The Internal Revenue receipts on Monday
were over g. COO On Saturday last they touched
the high figure Of 81. 10000.
A conAagation at Andoyer Mass, yesterday
morning. totally destroyed the Phillips Academy os'
sbout $40 Oo0. mostly covered by insurance.
Gold opened at 222l, advanced to @!ll, and feh
to 22i from this pon, to "a and closed {: 22S
stocks are steady with moderate business The
1O are offered private sale under tho Treasury pr.ce
R,v.y stocks are all lower and pressed for sale upon dai
ynsks AT the Seond Board still lower rstes were made
Money was demand cent among STOCK loeie' Az
account. were not made up carly - usual
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

The Navy Department has received q COM
nunication from Commander Parker, commanding the
Potomac fotlls in which he says: "LeNTning 10y the
Provost Marshal Of Baltimore that the enemy were
rnassng boats on Coon River for the purpose OF max
Ing raid on the Bay, sent tbs CGur dc Leon and
Mercury thither on the 18th under command Of Act
Ing Master Morris They found thirtycne large hoit'
and two scows, oil Of which captured. The Home
Guard in large force made O show OF resistance. bat
were quickly driven off"
A dispatch from Quebec says that Immediate
" after issuing the proclamation ia reference to the
Eebel.C anadian raiders Msjor-Gen Dix dispatched a
confidential agent to Canada. This gentleman returned
10 NewYork satisfied that the Canadian authorities
were taking every necessary step 10 perform interna
tional obligations The best understanding prevails be
tween the Quebec and Washington Governments.
Rear-Admiral Porter's share Of the proceeds
of captured cotton, bockade.runners &c. since he as
sumed command of the North Atlantic Boekading
Squadron is said 10 nmonat 10 s20O,OO0. Over 3@Wo
bales of cotton have been captured worth sLS@oOo'
The total value of the captures by his squadron since
August last is over s.. 100000.
Rear-Admiral Farragut was yesterday noInl-
mated and unanimously confirmed as Vice Admiral
under the new law creating the hitter rank The Sign
ing of tie act OF Congress and the nomination OF Tie
mast head hero were simultaneously done b. se ires
dent.
APort Royal paper of the 18th says; 1.-The
last lot Of Union prisoners were delivered TO the E1
change feet, Tuesday at Charleston bar. forty-two
of them died as soon received and were inferred
on Morris Island"
We haze advces BY the transport Fulton
src-, savannah, the vessel having arrived yesterday
morning Savannah still in Confederate hands on
the 18TH and its surrender had not been demanded BY
Gen. Sherman up TO that time.
1t has been decided in the War Department
that veteran can enlist in Hancoeks Corps as sub
sti,ute for an enrolled liable military duty. hu
cannot receive the special bounty provided Tor this
Corps
The Acknowledgement Of Connecticut, now IN
.own ..vs that that State is no,y over 400 ahead OF
the last call for troops and that it is probable that no
draft will be made
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
Mstp9lprk Daily Wribgnle
THURSDAY. DECEMBER %, 1864.
To Our Contemporaries.

THE TRIBUNE has now q larger Exchange hs'
Than it can afford-embracing at least half the
Newspaper Press of the loyal States. We must re-
trench it. We will hereafter send our DAILY TO the
lailies with which we continue to Exchange, our
Hemi-weekly to semi.wceklies, and our Weekly TO
weeklies, which is the best We can do. If any Of
our present Exchanges should desire to receive
The TRIBUNE more frequently in exchange than
this, we will send our Seni-Wcckly to weellesfor
difference of s. per annum, and our Daily to week
lies for a difference of s. per annum Those papers
which receive the Daily in exchange viii continue
10 receive it until the close of the year. After the
Jst of January it will be continued only on the
terms above mentioned
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

The bill to tax whisky So per gallon on and
after the LIST of January passed the Senate yes
terday by vote of % to IL, with IA members
absent or not voting. The Presidents sigma
ture only is required to make it law. No
Democrat voted for 1t, and only two pro-
uounccd Unionists against IL.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS TO THE DAILY
TRBuNE.-To prevent any interruption in tie receipt
of The TRIBUNE subscribers particularly requested
Just at this time to send the money for renewal OF their
subscriptions promptly possible. Our inail-booAs
are undergoing revision which renders it necessary
FOR all expired subscriptions 10 be paid before the LIST
lay of January
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

PASSING CoUSTERFEiTs.-Ja McponA'
was arrested for passing eonnteriei' - VI" 49,
Buffalo City Bank OF Buffalo. n. Y. III paynen, ss
pair of gloves at the store Of Samuel heaa M..o.s,N
Catherine st. He was committed By Justice Mansn
John Ryun was arrested Tor attempting " -
similar hin NJ tie store ~ haflcs lines Va 80
var, j.. ,c. ppatns c.7GAN yd q" - "'-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
A MEMBER or A DIsORDERLV GANG STABs

\ MEMBER OF DISORDEKLf UANU NIAhS
Az oFFIcER-Late on Tuesday night Officer Cole Of
tho Seventh Precinct ordered q crowd Of young men
who are IN the habit Of congrcgning the OF
Madison and Msrketsts. TO disperse. They refused.
and the officer In attempting to force them 10 leave was
ceiying severe wound. The crowd then led into the
clubhouse OF the Rutgers Club. near the corner OF
Rutgers and Madison SITS. None Of theml have a. yet
been arrested Tho Police OF the Seventh Precinct re-
por that the members Of this Cnb bounty Jumpers
thieves and roughs OF all descriptions They have
bcou IN tho habit for time past n standing on the
above corner insulting females amy beating Ill Who
op.:-i .ny c,I"cgi9a " .hyir cvg.sY
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

The House yesterday passed the 800, 1000, 900
Deficiency bill, nearly all the money being for
the War Department. Most of the session was
used up in an acrimonious wrangle Oh resolu.
ton calling for the War Departments unpub-
lqhed correspondence in reference to erchspg'
i'm o.;-oac-s
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

we look for justice. equality or economy in Pos
Office management. ooh, reform it altogether
saws Hamlet.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
CHARGE DIES APFAIRgs AT PARIS.

John Bigelow, consul at Paris, was nOui
mated and confirmed Charge des Adaires until the y
pointment Of successor 10 Mr.. Dayton. RGmor'esG,
ers say the French Mission will next fall to heaV j.
Raymond. Ruuor also give, it out and out to Nos<
gomery Blsir IL Is certain that influential insesss
Is pushing Henry Z. Sanford for the place. ahdas =
equally certain the Connecticut men IN ashingtsa
contemplate ,hs pushing with The hyees dis'asisi.>
ton.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

The bill whlcn WIS pHHsUt u. "ID ~. :.
Representatives today TO supply deheiencies "a.
pr5pratous Tor the service o; NE lsa' ys'' TSS *
June ~ ls6a sppropriae. aDoit SgS. and .sA
500 go: Tor contingencies Of iotnest!o 81 -; 3.
Medical and Hospital DeiaImen s va .o 80" no. tcs
purchase Of cavalry and sre aerses , s .C"r ,.r
Army transportation nearly Ell s on,ytcI, ssooOo,
u igsJ and contingent expenses. sl.O0oo n's
tsry telegrspa. $4,000 supple. and o s,pe Ss.
nroy,iny for prisoners Of war. saVVooo ''0''"
can,p and garrison equipsse. sJ"uoV.VV"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
THE PAPER DUTY.

The scheme to reduce the duty on paper W.
confronted on the instant Of its appearance in -
House to-day. by the Massachusetts, Interest with ~
countervaing policy of making tie raw material cheap
and Of letting the present high prices discover new
substitutes for rags and perfect Lew and cssAps
processes.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22
10 the Associated Press.
WARRINGTON Wednesday. Dec q. lss(
yICE-AUAIRAL FARRaGCT.

The President to-day signed the bill to estAA
.h the grade of Vice Admiral, who is The raae
ns officer in tie Navy. and relatiyelyoi same raak
as Lieutenant General In the Army. iuimehstey sse
ward the President nominated to tie Senate HsAr
Admiral FarsaSut for that position. ami the Senate u,
medlatey confirmed the appointment vtboet ,ss nsss
Formally u referring II To astandng committee We
Admiral Farrasu, nno IL IN Nex-York. imns
aqty notified by Telegraph of this mark VI honor 90
rred upon him. lie is expected to visit Washingsas
at an early day.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-22

The temper Of the House in respect to the bsrbarrs
Of the Rebels to our prisoners wa, expressed in the
Of ScheDek Of Ohio, 10 debate. thu whs
never could DO brought to murder capyss by strvs-
ton something must be done to restrain the eadhss
Of our foes, and that il nothing else avaied he b
fuvoY of irwin p az termination
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-07-05
valIandigham and Io Morgan.

The indianapolis Journal shows that
three weeks before Morgan's last Ken
lucky raid, it was stated in that city by
two men, one from Kentucky and one
from Indiana that Morgan would enter
Kentucky, Just as he did, and these men
gave the dplan as laid down for
getting possession b Of Frankfort, the
capital, and Gov. Bramlette. The
appearance of Vallandigham was also
foretold by these men, Just at the time
when it was hoped Morgan would be
successful in Kentucky, and the cop
perheads of Ohio, Indiana and Illiuois
were to rally. In accordance with the
programme large number of the lead
in copperheads of Indiana met Vallan-
digham at Hamilton where. a grand
council was held, on his return, under
the guise of a Democratic Convention.
Thanks to the rapidity of Gen. Bur
bridge tie plan of Morgan and Vallan-
andigham miscanied.-- Cisvslando Her.
ala. ygssaU 91l .bsruininB 81 esmid
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-07-05
LADIES EQUESTRIANlSM.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Here it is Gin black and white"Aand
yellow. Alas !alas this. was is just
what it has been called--an ''unnatural
war;" a cruel war;" a. ss'frtricidal war;"
And it ought to be called a aflial-cidal
war. 1t separates parents and chill
dren: q 'faig ad4 30 rs 1d, 80
One Of the most touching cases of
this kind is that of a son of the Con
f ederte PRECEDENT, Jefferson Davis who
is serving in the National cause on the
gunboat Oarondalet, fighting to- crush
the rebellion which his father is leader
of. The Davis junior is the son of E.
liza, late a slave to the patriarchal Da-
Wis. An1officer'of the army ofifNicks-
burg, who had heard of the fact, YER
fled it from Eliza's lips. How sharper
than a serpent's tooth must be the
grief of that parent whom unrelenting
fate compels to take sides against his
own son 10 a. war for freedom. .sy a ot
The Great Western Railway Compa-
ny, having completed an extensive
rolling mill at Hamilton, CIV, for
the manufacture of iron rails, an inan-
guration took place on hIhrrsday last,
at which the. Chairman, Mr.. Swinyard,
proposed the following toast: "The
President Of thesUnited States" He
stated that under the very trying and
difficult circumstances inU which the
President was placed, he had displayed
great tact and good Judgment. The
toast was well received, and the band
struck up 'sYankee Doodle" ''RhNV"