The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-05-04

strategic points Of the rebellion. Instead OF
being discouraged at the apparent weak.
ness OF our forces in Tennessee, Kentucky
North Carolina, and elsewhere. the country
should be encouraged by that fact. as the
explanation is, that our forces are massed
against points, and armies Of much more
Importance: Whensthe ne & shock Of bat
tie comes it will find the Union armies in
stronger force than they rave ever been be
lore. 1t is the rebels who are now pursu
ing the scatterationi policy, and hence the
recent successes in unimportant quarters, -
Ihe sto. IN comes at q most unpropitieus
Goment.
e. Z + WASHINGTON, April H.
Mr.. Gooch. writes to the War Depart.
ment from Cairo that the bloodr butcher
rs OF colored troops at Fort Pillow are full
ly proved, and that the facts are worse than
were at first reported. MIR. Gooch is chair.
man OF the House Committee on the Con.
duct Of the War. ...: ~
Z, The President waits for the renort Of the
committee. He will act. when it is sub.
mitted to Congress. -
/ | Speciality Times. "A :sque d of 25 rebel
deserters arrived to day. They agree that
Lee has been receiving reinforcements. One
asserts that much Of his heavy artillery has
been sent to Richmond. and the belief Is
current among the soldiers that an earlv
retrogade movement upon that city will be
made. One OF Longstreet's divisions has
been sent back to Richmond from Gen.
Lees army. - -
WASHINGTON, April 80.
The President has approved of the Joint
Resolution temporarily increasing the du,y
on lmyorts so per cent. 1t is therefore q
law. ..- j.
Especial to Post. ]-Nsthing new from
the army Of the Potomac. The rebel army
isquiet. There is no probability that the
War Department will greant the request oi
the Pennsylvania Legislature, to muster out
the Reserves for that State in May. Itis
expected the Senate bill raising the pay OF
|colered soldiers will pass the House to day.
Especial to Commercial. 1T is under
stood the Union National Committee are
perfecting arrangements for the convention
None Of its members have advocated the
|postpouement.
The bank bill will be passed by the S.n
ate on Monday, with the local and State
taxation, although an earnest opposition is
made to it.
". New YORK, April 80.
The new fifty per cent. extra duty on i'm
ported goods went into operation at IL
o'clock this A. NJ. Merchants who had &C me
forward in extraordinary numbers with their
gold after the new tariff bill was introduced
into Congress- were, from the hour mem
toned quite Indifferent as to the withdraw
al OF their goods and the press of business
has come to close.
The receipts a: the Custom House for
duties have reached during he present week
the immense sum Of 5,OOO0OO of dollars,
almost exclusively in certificates.
A Charleston paper proposes offering a
full amnesty to all negroes in the United
States Amy providing they return at once
to slavery ".
PHILADELPHIA, April g.
The Union Convention assembled here
to day. ": "t
A Resolution was adopted that electors
At large be instructed to support Lincoln
for the presidency and oppose all efforts to
postpone the Baltimore convention, and it
is believed that ono Of tho hardest blows
that could he inflicted on the rebels would
be the certainty OF the re election of Lin.
co In s'