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SHERIFF SALE.
BY Order OF tie Ordinary

By Order ot tie Ordinary.
w. }. S'"grsr, Ibrd-r tor rs.l- .fr-.
~ %. E-t.tu "i th~l
Mary NJ Broom 81 al. n.on deceased.
BN virtue of al order from = r.. Ham.
mond. Esq ne. Ordinar, for inHcas'sr ri.
net, VII s.ii at l.srrssisr Cuuu House.
60 he first Monday in Mare, usxl, within
III legal hours OF sale. on. trsrt "f Land
belonging TO the k.tats Of hh.l Broom.
deceased, situate j., said District. - lh.
waters Of Lvuch,s Greek, pounded by issds
belonging to the ASrr,s si Gs-ry. Cl.bu..
bpburn. rImo,hy S.e~srd and otn.r..
and containing t." hundred anI thirty liz
ssT.s, uIole or ;sss
TEKsS - Twelve osn'h- credit with in
trrr>t from day si sale (-xe-pI ~ much
cash as~lll pay the casts and expense. Of
SAFE tns purchaser to give boat, ~Ih gno4
security, and m"rigngs Of the pr-s,.s-, #
ssrmed uscr,.ary, to ihs Ordim.rN for Ia.
purchase msusv
AMOS hcNtNUS SSLD
Shsrhs Dthcs. l.an,n-isr, u.
Feb. II. I0sI, IS
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Deacon S~s-t, WAS 40 even tempered
good nStured so:i Of mnn, AMI Mr..
as ditto, loved her husband and was YER,
economical in habu,. The Deacon took
candle and two quart pitcher th. !,
Mrs. Sweet had kept whole mInu. the
nose, Tor ten yoaIs, one cold night, aud
started to 20 down to the s.u.r TO draw
some cider. The old gen,l.m.ns foo,
slipped st the top Of the stone, and h.
went down head 6rst. Mrs. S~ss, heard
the noise and ran, very much alarmed,
to see what had happened. Tn. Deacon
in the mean,im> had ga,hsrs. h,m..If
up, and ~ss rubbing h,s shins.
"Lsrd ! Gusius exclaimed Mrs. Sweet.
whats the uat,sr-havs you, Lrok. the
piteherf"
mo y replied the cd man. granting
and then Craving furious-"l haunt y.l,
but ded durn, Il don't do it uo~,
though ~ snd lie smashed the long sh.r
ishsd pitcher against the wall.
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FRrsHryUL RAvAoxs OF rHs SMALL
Fox At PAsAAA.-A letter dated Pa.
mama. the sh Of December, sage:
The small poz which has ssnsibIy aba.
ted 10 this city, but only from lack Of
snkj kjssts has carried of ia six months J..
900 psr'sns out Of = population Of about
5000 Over 1000 victims have heen
bsried within the city precincts, and 500.
whose hisnds were too poor to pay -
ground fss,5wsrs istsrsd outAids. Or
desc no. . doun were whites, and none
that know Of. we're Americans. With
the dry ssasos, shieh will b along in
,wo. .wssks more, We expect = total ess,a.
'joa - tbs plague
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Mississippi-Movements on Mobile.

The de,rSns Of .hs euemy, III their rs
cent mannuvrss in Ni,sls.ipp, begin to
develop themselves in combrp-G Move
menl upon Mobile. The rumor wn cur
rent on the sress yssterday that Mobile
WAS threatened bv heav, forces Of ID. en
smy in close proximity. From varisu.
sources o' Information, ouI -stlma "f the
Yankee force which entered jackson. I'm
der Shsrma", and which is supposed nov
to be At or nsr Morton, ths, u con
sists Of thirty Ave ,hou,snd infantry, SIX
ty i've pieces Of artillery, and n cousiier
able fore. Of cavalry. We h.v. hoard
many speculation. regarding ,hm move
msnt, aud among others hat Sherm, ,u's
advance was mere dem mrnstrstion To Al
tract troops away ION Mobile. whit. u
second expedition under Banks moved ND
from New Orleans and captured It. /, i,
very conclusive Ma. Mobile /. t. be al.
tackled, and speedily. In all probability
a combined land and naval attack !. con
tsnblatud, in which the fleet will sp
proach the forts rhiIs Ito land force, IN
Two columns, under B.nk. aud Sherman
respectively, move on the city from New
Orissus via Pascagouls and fro.. Morton,
M.s.
Ins Tribune has certain new. lh., the
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frsa the Southera ConfeGeracy. !
Sweet Sixteen.


Che walks, thing Of life and light,
All bushInE ss the morn,
A. il she rsss frs. tabled Night,
A Goddess Of the dawn;
A shssk Of blos.. an eye Of love,
A sssst bswi,eting smile,
4 heart ~ pure ~ any love,
A tongue unknown to guile.
Tier cup Of lie 10 bubbliag high,
With fsucy's ruby wine;
10 light her brew, aud in her sys.
A look Of lsvs divine:
bliss,
Lie slsuberiag il her breast,
Her lip tso modest for = kisa
Ne passion vows have pressed.
The rssss whisper ia her sars,
Whss walking hid the flowers,
Coed wsrds, fro. unseen worsh'pers,
Ts cheer her tasugbtIsss hours:
The earth 10 beautiful to view,
Beneath her ,inid feet.
And fairy fsrms all strange and lsw,
Her waking ssnsss meet.
Vais girl, sad articles toe, a. vain,
How h.sting are the hours,
That led you up the velvet plane,
To ~s.aahssd, through flowers:
wssld aot tho illussn mar,
Sc TRANSIENT it mnst be,
Nor psihs thss fssn the token star,
On .ifss b.wildsred sea.
J. r. B.
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Referring to a correspondence Ia's'y
published, ,he North Caroiins Pres6, te-
rlsn says:
Some Protestant Divine might learn =
lesson in tho tue sp'ut Of Ciu',usnry by
taking Pope Plus ~ An example.
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GEN GILLMoRE The boastsd eng,
neer Of fankssdem. the wonderful GIIl
more, who The Yankees declared ha!
proved Bs"uregard = humbug, has taken
himself off from Charleston. according TO
Yankee accounts, to try his engineering z
skilf 10 some new field. One OF their
Journals says that the siege Of Charleston
is virtually raised. Who is the hunting
now Gilmore is destined, IKE Mech.
IaD. To sink As low as he once rose high
in Yankee favor. How they are gnssh.
ing their teeth over the failure Of all ths,r
prodigious efforts TO take Charlsston! No
bic city! Glorious Bsauregsrd. Poor Gill.
more! Ridiculous Yankee. IL Richmond
Dispatch.
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SOUTH CARDLINA'> DEAD.
BIOGRAPHICAL ROLL Of H)Noe,

U
Wing r-rs 'rd ii.qu-nt app ic.ti,r.
l. Il fr"~ tie irsnJ, 81 aeesa.eL soldier,
1. 'ase II n permanent f.rn ,.nd n..s II
Gee 'ib'e To all Who might desire copy,
tre "kOlL OF HONOR on .hsh I'M
e"g"gs@ isf tue H'.'~. pr"p"ss 10 publish
! wsrk moro sx'-ndrd 10 ii. ,sop. and d..
49," t'nr tue State kslI. embracing BIO
grdDAica! Skeiches Of the "ric.rs auI man
i'su IN. Stas- who have Is4.,u or did :,
ssr'icr during III. prs.sst var, mud wn...
fI"nds NAV furnish me with the nre.s
materials for ,usn skrisIvs
I'hs alan - IsI>: The friend. Of IN. Dc.
ceHs.d soldI.r- se.irIaga place 10 ini- ysrk
VII Ii"'"sfd IL me tns n.cvs>ar. iuf,u
usn !" m'A- NJ for Bubircatiun th, bio
Rrapnir'l .ks'chss, ar send me the suti-,
i"r' win in.sTI~d, Nh.s they will h,
Vi .d aud cemp'lsd Tor pnbIir,ti.s Each
bl"srnphiraI -Ss ch must he a.sonp.n,.d
b' the na'ne 81 ~ least enc svb.cf b,r ..d
len D"ilsr. :" dsiray ID. -1p.n.-s ,.a Ia.
eor involved !" tie preparation and com pi.
ialon "f the sk-Ichr-, Ter nh,eh "A rvr.ip,
WI % give" 'n''i'I"g tue no'd.r {" copy
81 work si Ih- ub,srpipn d ic,
an PSr!-eii garrnsg~mr IL " IN lead.
my p"hiisi'I"g nou-e Tor In- puaIsal,.. .f
NV ""'" ~ WV w P"b'l-h"N 10 monthly
nun -r.. And Is-usd IA to best -I,., II
Ir''r' pres" prn my "n hrr Whit. English
box pHP.r a"s prn.-d sith the br>l r,.v
lis lax. 'EHrn n"mb-r = III c.nIs,. .n. ar
m"rr p"rrai'- "f officers snd men wns hs,.
di-ans"i~hrd themselves dunsg tue ~as-
The t~sIvv sumb~rs will msss four hand
SOME v"lun-s
I-rm- 800 per snnum. Gr for ts,lv.
h"m'"fH payable an ~. pnb lea iur y. Ihs
hrSt nambsr, of which due suIcs will a..
gl'en. TRs wofk viii b. ronriru.J until
R"ll d. completed. Ts"-s r,tsDdins 4.
sobsrnSs or fu.n'-h biographical sketches,
should d- - without d.Isy, a. tn. 6s.I
sSi'b"n will be limiIrd 10 the oumb.r .f
81 b.rribsrs
Address WILLIAM u JOHNSON.
Coiuubia, y a..
Feb. ~, 1864 "a
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IN EQUITY.

Jaae. Gibs"a ana w.ts
ssr.n Ssh"., Ia Essisy L~n-
il-nU II Dun.s,
C"lun 'I- =. ID a. e-,s sti 10 rsro.sF
WIlI,ra duncan, Trus. fauds
and sihss
10 appearing 10 A- s,'Isfs'ioa Of th-
t-n nj ,~iVus< lsal Jans- itursar, h.nur'
A Duucas. &,s-I Sirl,rs. irBry
" I,Ii.s-, Sarrh h Williams, Al .-.. L
Wi'iI,nI~. a.r e. ,f,.lI.a. E.m, ID
Nili,a- .ma >n~n-I 4. N"I.a.. Def-.
d.ae 10 ins absvs -sats4 &s~-. ~ lie with
sut ,ns .I'uIi- OF - he.- ., ~. 90 o
kers"s~ 4 C"sa"s-. t~a plnts-an,- Snhs
Itsr.. il 10 "r d.rsL at Vie I'D J2ss. Duu
cns, $...s~ \ ia s~,. u .rs.r.i VI Wi,
mns, k"nry S'IIi,u S,s,n p Wrin.us
itcs."~a =, .iIIis-. kar 4 WiIisr-
r.,nsa ID W'iIin-s. n~s Asusxl A viii.
a.. do An-v-r, ,lsra "r trnnr 10 the bill
~ above s.s- 90 Aefsrs rAs 10 n day .i
'p'i., s'hsrAis- Il. asn. pro oss.<s. Will
~ .rAsf.d ~ HSs t"-a
JAMES q NiTliEA N'OOk,
Cor hs'y !. u.
J.a .. 1874. Bn
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hates of Postage in the Confed-
crate States of America.

LNlR the s"nvsHisess Of the Paslis che.
Il i"lio"Ing uiRDlifsd ,iatsmsni sf the
rates ~ postage under the 90, of Cssgrsss
al t"s Csnfrdsr.ks States Of AIasrisa, has
bosn PrsPr-S:
Single letters, soi sxcssdisg . Aslf sssSs
N "erh ssny part st The Confederate
STAYS shan bs sseh 10 cent.
\" add'''oneI single rate fs' eash sadi.
u"nal hat suIrs .r les.
Drop letters 2 csais each.
Ia the foregoing eases, the pesisgs 10 BE-
prepaid by lamps Sr stamped .avsisps.
Advertised letters ; cents sssh.
os Ssw.rAFkIs.
S.ni t" regular aud 6ons. Sd. ,us.e riSsrs
from ths ofhcs "f puhI ,sausp, aud s.t sx
seeding three .uas-. in wsishl:
Weekly paper, IS cont. per su.r,,r
osni "sskiy paper, IS ssuIs per Qssr.
Tn Weekly paper, 50 cent. per s,.r,cr
FOUR lines "ssk, SO csl- per quarter.
rNs umss week, Ss ssuls yer o..rt,r
OK "%'' week, 7s ssn,s per s..r,.t
"s rHsieSscAa
Periodicals publishes ole. ,h.. s.u;
I"nthI, shall ss snargsd % u.x.p...,s
Periodicals pusIi.ssd nsa,a,s. 81 AZ
'ss"ing - ounce. ~sisat. r,ni IN s,.s
s"~o'f' snd one s"st additions on .,eb
.'a'''"h"' ounce ~r fneiios sfss ov,..
oSIEASsIxST rxIsrxp r.rr,.
lAs 10 aid Postage On svssy .,,.,,.v.
paper And on each sirssisr M, ...i.I
"-hds'''' engraving, psmpls,, p.,,.di..l'
m'YaI'S' or "tnor Pspss, whish ,i,iI :. 8.
c"Insc'rd win aSS aaaussr,ut =, ....:,.-.
matter. aud uot ssc..disg sasc. i. -.;''s.
.'a'' b l s.nt, "ad fss every ,da;.,a..,
'"ce or h-rHon of an sspse. go, "a;
u"nHi a"d os".., b ,osd sad u,h,,..t ...,
"sishing over four pounds, sAal, H. 80.
ed ma''A6'" matter, I'D sha inlanS 1900,
-. 'ssn shall BE- Al the rats. q 4 s..s. y
'unrs or traction OF an ounss. s.S 49, -
'gs on al. such transient. matter as1 tseki
nall ss pre- 'sId ~ siI sasSs szs0es - :
'"'b by oh'e'r.. mssislsas or Pdsssss sftS
army. et-
1EAnrfrs PsrvILxas
The following persons ssly sars sn,itls
ne RANKING prl'ilsdSv. aod ia all s.s
'"ne''v 's"hnsd 10 saeisi bssiu-.s.
Ps-lsas,sr G.uer.l.
Iii. Chief clerk
hnd'tsf Of IN. rrss.sr- fer tL. P..tO
nee Department. -
Deputy Postn.,i.rs.
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fAE LANCASTER LEDGER
fnbhshsd every Wednes lay Morning
BY
". III. 90 N N @ r. s ,
Rditor and proprietor.
TIE r MS:
Per Six Months, in advance,
$500
Rditor and proprietor.

ReT Three Months, in advance, as
when not paid 10 advance, fifty per cent.
sSsn the above rates vii. be charged Pay
Rsat within one month from th6 date Of
Subscription wilt be considered in advance.
Suhssriptisss will not be received in sd-
vance fsra longer term than six months,
asr fer shsrter time than three months
Ne paper discontinued until al arrearagss
49, paid, ssssPt At onr sptisu.
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DAILY CONFEbERarE
I-state Elisha Blackmon. De

P'.",' having lsmsads sssinstsh n
ave Of h,."s B'"esn"n, desssssis,s Of
Lancaster District. arc hsrssy ss6Isl IA
pf"'s" tA.n fer ps. msst, Ia H. snAss.
,g"e"' before the hr-i day Of ASrl 80
! "'' n"''es will be plead Ia kst /. 80
o'al~s pre- 'sntsd after that sims.
"s a'''ro"'r's sud hvirs u Lst & -
" 'e''A,'a are also sssias4 = - aod
~ r", s"h'f 10 Psr-.n o. ~ 8<ensy a
lac .rd'nAH. office OF the sssA lIs<slss o.
me h'.' day of April nsxt, fer scs0svss.,
o' receiving their rs-pse i've sye5S set N.
ire''"g hn.l settlement sfths kssss
JAMES A. = Bt1cE MI
r''s'.'''e. H. .r.s r..
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ESTATE NOTlts.

Ali prr.snS Issstiek ~ q R.,.,. II
Jan-. 4 G!s"n. A-.s-.~.d. s.s .ss..,.s sa
sass p"ymsat " tss ssd spsiss,a 81 al
P.r"ss' hsvisG d.-ssnas sssis ..ii 800.
viii p!sass Prsssnt sssa iss s,itstsjv ssS
Payasal
J. n. hsAgRRtY
nhRSARar n ot.ENN
Admr' 81 JOAN ". t..sAh. A..'I.
}ss ., ieS<. A-a.
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STAT OF SOUTH CAROLIHA
hDJf hSD INSPrR aEN DFpICI
CuLVxBrA, Js.u~rS ~, 1854
SPECAL ORDER NO. Exir.cL

u Al P-r-ons, except th".s ss.v- b..
'gs 81 NY Ss"rs,cissITS -Ss .plIsn -
" ~'s sl''sir Ssr'ir- "rs rs4rIrs pre-
ss.' '"rIr c'sl'n' T." ihs Di'I'iVt Enr,lIiny
ohc"r "n or before The dny 4bnv. n.n
h"h"d'sr they viii hs lss'r /" foris. ,h.rr
"yh' 10 lhe s"Isr. ~ pufsIAur. Of Ia- lsl
"t t"s .'sssrsi As-snsH shd per. ns
s'Nhl"g sAsmPiI"s - tue yr""nd "f pn.
'ch' d'sn"I'i', VIII b. EXAMINED ~ Ia, ~ui
g""h "' ne D's' s'r'ri a. snen IIm-- =. H.,
"" rso'i-n IN orders 90 or before IT.. dsy
above specified.
By counsnd.
(sigH.D A.. C.GARII\GTDy
hd)t and lnsp-vIor G.fi 30 g..
Official : & \ FoLLiS, Cap, asd A 4 G.
Feb 10, s6i IL,
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in thePay master Generals Office, nine clerks
of class three, twenty-six Of class two, seventy
five OF elias. one, three messengers at an ANIMAL
salary OF eight hundred and fnty dollars each,
and four watehmen NJ an annual salary OF SIX
hundred dollars each.
In the Uommssary Generals once, ten clerks
Of class two, and thirty of class one
In the O1oe OF tue Chief or Ordnance, two
clerks o class four seven Of class two, seventy
four Of class one, ana niue laborers at an annual
salary of six hundred dollars each,
In the ONCE of the Chief Engineer, one clerk
| Of class four, and one OF class two
| And the several clerks and employees authori-
| zed by this section shall be appointed by the
| head Of tie departments 10 whion they are sew
| orally attached, and the amount necessary 10 pay
| their salaries from the time of their appointment
| to the thrtieth Of June, eighteen hundred and
| sNty-iour, is appropgiltet therefor; and the
heads OF the said several departments are hereby
authorized to employ females instead Of any OF
/ the clerks herenhelOre deignat d, at an annual
| compen satiou not exceeding six hun ired dollars
per wear, whenever in their opinion the same
can be done consistently wi h the interest of the
| public service; PgOUtdti, h0ccrer, That the
| clerks hereby authorized in the Treasury De-
partment and its bureaus shall not be in addi-
ton to the temporary clerk now employed
therein, under former appropriations for that
purpose, but shall include the same.
| Sec. 7, And be Il Further enacted, That so
much of the act entitled "An act TO provide for
the appointment of an Assistant Register Of the
| Treasury Department, and Solicitor for the
| War Department, and for other purposes" ap
! proved February twentieth, eighteen hundred
| and sixty-three as limits the office of the Asss'
tant Register Of the Treasury 10 term OF one
year, is hereby repealed,
Approved March IL, 1854.
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IPrRLrn-No. 1911

An ACT 10 amend an act entitled q An act 10 es.
tab,ish and equalze the grade of line officers
OF the United States navy approved July SIX
teen, eighteen hundred and sjxty-twO.
Be Il resolved By he Senate and House Of Repre-.
Ssnia iuss Of The United Stqtss Of Amsriea IN Con-
gTtSS assembled =
Ina the corps of commanders in the navy Of
the United States on the active list be Temporal
rily increased so as to embrace all who had been
appointed as such prior 10 the commencement of
the present session Of Congress, uuier the con-
struction Of tina law which then pr vailed in the
Navy Department; Pr0Uided, That the number
hereby allowed shall not exceed ninety-one:
Aed propided, further, That no further appoint
ments of commanders shall be made on the &C.
tive list till the nuuber by deaths, dismissals
designations, CT otherwise, shall be reduced to
sew nty-two.
Sec. :. ind be il further enacted, That all
payments heretofore made to any officers in the
navy as captains or commanders, under the con.
siruction of the law heretofore prevailing in the
Navy Department, be, and the same are hereby
ratified and allowed, ana the proper accounting
officers of the treasury are hereby authorized and
instructed to allow the same, in the same way
and manner as if there we're no question as to the
legality of satd appointments.
Approved June %, 1864.
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rPupLrc RgsoLurIoN-No. o.
A RESOLUTION to provide for the printing
official reports of The operations Of the armit

A RESOLUTION to provide for the printing of
official reports of The operations Of the armies
of the United States.
Resolved bV the Senate and House Of RgpTeSen-
tatiues Of the United States Of America Congress
assembled THAT the Secretary of War be
and he is hereby directed to turnlah the super
intendent of Public Printing with copies of all
such correspondence, by telegraph or otherwise,
reports OF commanding officers, and documents
of every description in relation to the existing
rebellion, to be found in the arChieves of his De-
partment since the first day of December, eigh-
Teen hundred and sixty, to the present time, and
during the continuance of said rebellion, which
NAV be, in his opinion, proper to be published
with said correspondence, reports, and docu-
ments, which shall be arranged in their proper
chronological order.
Sec. .. And SeH further rESoIUsd, That the
SUPERINTENDENT of Public Printing shall cause to
be printed and bound lin addition to the usual
number) ten thousand copies of such correspond
ence reports and documents, in volumes Of not
exceeding las near as may bel eight hundred oe-
tayo pages each, which shall be distributed by
the Secretary of the Senate as follows TO wit
five hundred copies to the War Department;
one complete copy to each state library OF every
State in the Ution, and five complete copies to
public libraries in each Congressional district of
the United States, to be designated by the Rep
resentatives of the present Congress from such
district; and the remaining copies three thou
sand shall be for the use of members OF the pres
ent Senate and six thousand for the use Bf the
present members OF the House OF Representa-
tiyes.
sec. 8 And be IL further resolved, That it
shall also be the duty Of the Secretary of War to
cause complete index of the matter contained
in each volume to be prepared and inserted
| therein. =,
| Sec. A. and be Il further resolved That all
resolutions adopted by either House of Congress,
at its present se sion, directing the printing Of
| any of the correspondence, reports or doou-
ments, as above contemplated, be and the same
are hereby resoinded.
| Aapproved, May 10, 1864.
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RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1864.

THE Issug,-In the September num-
her of the Atlantic Mr., J. r, Gilmore
(Edmund Kirkeo) gives his promised
eecount Of the recent interview had by
nm and Col. Jacques with jeff Davis at
lu.ul.on,. These utlemen made their
visit with i-c PERMISSION of President
lincoln, but without any official author
ity frol IN TO propose terms of peace
81 or COM This they stated 10 inc
rebel Pr, the same tlhe
informed Hill. . Icy desired to ascer-
tain his terms, for the purpose, If they
harmonized at all with Mr.. Lincoln's
views, of reporting them and opening
the door for official negotiations. After
an interview of some length, in which
the. situation" was freely discussed,
Mr.. Davis said to his visitors as they
were leaving the room
"Say to Mr.. Lincoln from me- that
shall at any time be pleased to receive
proposals for peace on the basis of our
independence. 1t will be useless to APP
proach me with any Other"
This presents the issue briefly, fairly,
and Enthusiastically. 1t is in entire har-
mony with every utterance of Other
prominent rebels on the same subject
1t should sweep away at once and com
pletely the present silly copperhead clam
or about an immediate armistice on thu
ground that it would tend to restora
ton of the Union. The only alternative
that exists is to maintain the Union by
crushing unprovoked treason on ONT
hand, or to dissolve the Union by peace
and surrender to rebels on the other
Which shall be done, is the question tt
be decided by the loyal people in the
coming presidential election. Every
other issue attempted to be raised by
northern rebel sympathizers is either {
false one, or one utterly insignificant il
the comparison. We believe the peopl
are not yet ready to show themselve
unworthy of the priceless blessings Sc
cured them by the Union by failing t.
defend it to the last against the assaults
of traitors. Disunion is perpetual strife
and warfare among separated, feebl
and speedily ruined states; permanent
peace and the blessings Of secure an
free government can only be had, unde
the present attitude of the rebels, b.
pushing on the war till they shall sub
nit. In the language of President Liz
coin, the rebels already know that tn
country would welcome them back an
treat them generously and magnani
mously" Until they are ready to trea
on the basis of restored Union, tn
war must go on, or all our sacrifices b
rendered null by cowardly and dis
graceful surrender. Which shall be tn
case, we repeat, is the question presente'
to the people in the coming Presidents
election