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HEADS THAT RFREL


against the rules of Taste or Beauty in their col
or in the loss of all their color, may be charged
few moments to any
Beo4ifkl SHADE,
by a single application of
CRIsrApoRo's HAIR DYE.
The rapidity of its operation, perfect safs.y pgr
manent healt hful effect, and the exceeding dep,n
and richness of the hues it impsrts, distinguish
this preparation from all other Dyes in use in sRs
country in Europe.
CRIsrADoRo's HAIR PR1sERyATIvE,
a valuable adjunct to the Dye, in dressing and pr>-
noting the growth and perfect health of the hair,
and of itself, when used alone-a safeguard that
protects the fbers from decay under all eiraull
stances and under all climes. Manufactured ~
J. Cristadoro, No. Astor House, New Yors
Sold by all Druggists. Applied by all Hair Dress.
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SEdRRI DISRASRs

Sdrnarfsda's Gif is the most certain, SAFE and
efectual remedy-indeed, the only vegetable rent
edy ever discovered. Cures in two to four daya.
and recent cases in twenty-four hours No mineral,
no balsam, no mercury. Only ten pills to be taken.
It is the soldiers hope and friend to those who
do not want to be exposed. Male packages, ~;
female, S3.
San1erstdn's Root and Herb JMees-A positive and
permanent cure for Syphilis Scrofula Cicers Sores
Sold nv q Ford. See advertisement. mo
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DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS, SEMINAL, URINARY
tHpSEXUAL SYsTENs-new and relia BILE tire eatment-
in Reports of the Howard, Associstior-Sent ~
mail in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge.
Address d. J. skilin Houghton, Howard AsSo-
ciation, No. South Ninth street, Phi.sdelphia
Pa NH 2q,5.,
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ERkvous DEBILITY, SaMIaAL RBAKNEss, ett g,
Can Be Cured by one who has really cured htns.ff :
and hundreds of others and will tell You nothin.:
but the truth. Address, with stamp,
howard H. TRAvPR
mar 2-D& WHY Lock Box. Boston, Mats
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TEE CBEAPESTAND BRsT HAIR DYE IEPEB WOrLp
-Nerer Fades or Washes Ont-Upham's Hair Dya,
8. Ford corner llth street and Penn avenue
Washington; and Henry Cook, Alexandris.
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BROUGHT on Saturday. and can be seen 81 428
Pennsylvania avenue. near 4is street, besnti,l
gold plated jewelry for one dollar, at the Dollar
yCWPlry
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Dr. DuPoNf's sugar-coated Female Resrlati.s,
Pills are the Gerry best i use They operate seegi
and efeofirely, and being sxsar-coafed create no
nausea upon the most delicate stomach. A trial of
these Pills will prove their superiority ,ev1 all
18th street and Pa. avenue ston, and Henry
Cook, Alexandria. ssC-It
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CoRSs, BUEIoNs, &c.-Dr. White. Chiropod;s:,
will be in attendance al his rooms No. 424 Penn
avenue, on and after Friday, April LIST. uh D.
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yBA HIDES.
w III BIZ SOLD AT AUCTION livery WE'D
EEeDAY and SATURDAY, At II O'Clock 6. N >, at
the WARY foot OF Sixth street, AL tse HID13
TALON, Ae.. that may be on hand. Of Cattle
slanSh seTss outside the limits Of the District OF
OouMbis, and ipped TO this point for such dispo
sitior. Terms cash In Government funds, TO be
yaid At .hS time OF sale. G. BALL,
mhs I'M Lieut.. COL and SV VS..
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AMUSE MENTS.
ADJUSTMENTS.
GREAT
NJ A ITO NJ A L Cl r G u 81
MRS. CHARLES WARNER, formerly Mrs. Dan
Rice)--. pirectress.

Rice) ----- Directress.
WILL REMAIN FOR ONE WEEK LONGER.
BY PARTICULAR REQUEST.
PERFORMANCES EVERY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
AT SIXTH STREET AND NEW YORK
AVENUE
This Equestrian 0rganization has been arranged
with due regard to high toned refinement The
company consists of the following we'll known
Artistes
MRS. CHARLES WARNER, (FoRMERLY MRS.
DAN RICEJ
MR.. HARRY WHITLEY,
MASTER JOHNNY WHITLEY,
MISS ELVIRA WHITLEY,
MISS SUSIE WHITLEY,
MRS. FRANK WHITAKER,
THE DENVER BROTHERS,
Mr.. GEO. DERIOUs, ~
MR. JAS. HAWKINS,
Nh. CHAs. KING,
MR.. PRANK WHITAKER,
Mr.. D. HOWARD
WM. KENNEDY, CLOWN
TIE two Comic Mules,
CONTRABAND AND CUNNING,
will be presented to the audience BY their trainer
Doors open St and Z =. n. Admission 80 cents
Children under years Of age Is cts. ap4 4-lvr
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sPKRx4ToRRHGA CAN BIZ CURRp.-Dr Rand's Spa
cite cures SpermatorrhRa, Seminal Weckasss, In
Its effects are truly magical trial Of the Specific
TAi convince the most skepticel of its meriiI.
street and Pa. avenue. Washington, ana Een~Y
Cook, Alexandria. ts6ly
Warranted TO CURE IN SIx DAYS DR. 6odfrsy =
Antidote, an English Specific of sixty-fve yeata'
standing, win cure GoNorrhaa IN si1 dass Il,
change Of diet required Price 81 per bottle. sG.t
by &: Y. Ford, corner 1lth street and Pa avaurtr,
Mashtngton. and Henry Cook, Alexandria 81 {. "
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ADJUSTMENTS.
ADJUSTMENTS.
FORD,S NEW THEATER,
TENTH STREET, ABOVE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
TENTH NIGHT
OF THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE
6 GREAT AMERICAN TRAGEDIAN,
EDWIN FORREST


GREAT AMERICAN AGEDIAN,
EDWIN FORREST,
THIS EVENING, April S,
will be presented the celebrated Tragic Play, in
i've acts, of
PIZARRoi
Or, THE DEATH OF ROLLA,
Ed WIN FoRRE EST
Will susssn RaI his g5Hs1nt Hn GbsFaetsT bHRTTSS HERO
Mr.. John Mccullough has......-.-.........P as .Pizarro
NE n alien as So. ,E2ra
Sir. ~ A Herne as--.... Atonzo
MT II. B. Phillips sas.-..................Or .OroZembo
To- morrow, first PRODUCTION Of the new play of
SENIOR VALIENTE.
by George II. Miles. Esq. with new scenery, sp-
pointments, and powerful cast, including all the
favOrites.
Thursday, eleventh appearance of
EDWIN FORREST
EDWIN FORREST 8 NIGHTS, MONDAY, TUES
DAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
PERSONS HOLDING RESERVED PLACES
are resRsSStt;fMSIhly e t;M 4 Z requested g. to
the theater fill the thoroughfares to an extent
rendering access to secured places somewhat diff
cult after the rise of the curtain.
PRICES OF ADMISSION
Dress C1rcIe 80 cents
STcHSstTa Cnalrs"---. 10 cents
p Gilole' ~ cents
Reserved seats on Mr. Forrest nj shts Is cts extra
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~ r. W0opWARD's LIVERY, SALE AND
~. HIRING STABLES,
80 81 NORTH STREET, BALTIMORE,
Near Saratoga Street.

HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, 6c., pur-
The subscriber offers HIS servicas IN
me pubic, Shlen rom long experience II
,ogsEior Gppo.tunnhities nit Particular at, aA.x6
nees Horses. Persons wishing horses sSinnad in
any direetion BY sendiag them to my address may
rely gpon having them promptly attended to with
saving Themselves much time and trouble
Refer to w. d. Wsllach, Proprietor Washington
samuel T: Houston, Qusrtsrmaster' . De tnent
NH 2o-If !. ="
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GROWERS THEaTER

PENNSYLVANIA Av., NEAR WILLARD'S HOTEL
LEONARD GROVER Observation-Disclosures, Director
Also of Growers New Chestnut Street Theater
Philadelphia
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b. WI. WALL & CO.. Auctiousers

IMPORTERS sALE.-we win sell at pubrc a,e.
Alton earl. next month By order of Orsmsiien &
&C.. on shEir premises No. 3S5 Psnnsyivsnia
rue, up stairs very choice stock of Wines, Brau-
e!es 60. consisting Of about 90 dozen 7 ae said
stock has been on hand in this city about years,
and not besore offered TO the pu bile. Private fSmi
Ges. the tE sde, and suffers avail themselves for
With ncv sold Only = reason Of q change oIpasi
sess, and one Of the partners going to EUROPE Cat
aloeuee will be ready two days before sale day,
which viii be hereafter announced
NH 50 is [Ohrop. W. l.. WALL & co, Aucts.
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CLOSING NIGHTS
MOST BRILLIANT
i X A S Z o n
Ever known in Washingt
This tTusiayl EVENING, April 5,
LAST TIME, POSITIVELY,
of FlotoH' IS favOrite Opera of
NJ A I "A;
Or. THE FAIR OF RICHMOND.
without abridgment. in four acts, with
CAST OF GREAE STRENGTH,
POWERFUL CHORUS OF THIRTY,
including the leading artistes of the celebrated
ARIUN SOCIETY.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.

By 9REkN & WILLIAMS. Auctioneers.
ADlEe', MISSES AND OHILDRE We SHOES
April ct 10 O'Clock O. m, we ahan sell, In front Of
sur auction rooTss viz:
t0c pairs ladies' Caters and other ehos6s
40 pairs Nj isses, snd Children o Shoes Of ell kinds
The attention of dealers is invited TO the sale, a.
Aley Y III he sold In lots to suit purcassefs,
Terms eash; --.
NhIsa GRHEs & wILLIAMs, Aac.s.
DYJC. MCGUIRE 4 CO., Auctioneers. =
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-10
Lanman's Dictionary OF Congress.
To THE EDITOR OF TnK HERALD.

=,
Your Washington correspondent has made statement
respecting my Dictionary OF Congress which is cal
cuated to njure my reputation, and without founda.
tion. He intimates that have been attempting TO
swnde the government, and that many members OF the
House OF Representatives changed their after they
had ascertained purpose The resolution for adopt
ing my work public document passed by vote
OF seventy seven, while the rescnaing vote only
seyenty-"ue. IL known that some twenty OF my
friends were absent and my personal and political
enenios Jumped at the chance giving blow. My
supporters made up OF democrats border States
men and republicans, and am not that n single
one changed his vote against The upon my
work inaugurated by personal enemies and by
raj extreme men, who became angry with me because I
would not put them in historical record Hundreds
OF the very best in the have encouraged in
my undertaking. and have been almost unanimously
supported by the press and the slightest deviation from
my duty impartial writer Of dry history would
have forfeited claim to the respect Of intelligent men
everywhere. CHARLES LANMAN.
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Rebel Mail Detectives Mt Fatvfax.
TO TIM EDITOR or THE HERALD.

I
FAIRfAx COURT Housk. Va, March Z, 1854.
In your issue OF the I'd INST (Mr f. G. Chapman des.
patch) see that Colonel Devere railroad detectives
seized ave trunks flied with a rebel mail.
The facts are theseMrs. Bissen. Miss Bsse and Mrs
Carter and child having two passes from ,he War lie
partment giving them permission pass 10 the Army
the folomac came 70 the picket lines the
rosd Mo- having permission for baggage, they were
seut 10 IN Office by the officer charge Of the picket
post The matter brought before Colonel Grimshaw
tnen commanding the division the baggage searched
aoa FOUND 10 consist OF large lot Of and old dresses
new dress patterns, boots groceries and medicines On
Tue persons Of the ladies found large lot Of letters
addressed TO parties in Richmond and other points in the
Somederate lines. Mrs. hssel tried TO brbe the lady
VINO searched her to destroy the letters The party goods
baggage and mail all under guard 10 Washing
ton As they came and by turnpike il is easy 10
conceive how efficient the railroad detectives were 10 hs
transaction. have the honor 10 be. sir, obedent
servant, STUART WALKER.
In reply TO the above have TO state that We have
received the most positive assurances that, not
wthstauding the parties came to Fairfax, as stated
in MIR. Walkers letter, the object Of their mis-
sion not detected until they attempted
to get their persons and through the lines by
means OF the o. and A. R.R There seems 10 be no
variance between the statements OF correspondent
and those OF Mr.. Walker regard to the frcts-ony
little susceptibility Mr.. walkers part which may and
may not be justinable-ED HERALD
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sTEAMBOATs.

y0NNKCTICUT RIVER oPEN.-NAvIGATfoN RE
~ su,ned. Steamer GRANITE STATE will leave feck
Zip; GA wednesday March q, osl.cm , iGT ,nara
Pecx slip Saturday, March r. At o'clock M Tor lar,
ford direct For further Information ipqulrs Of sAAtVr
AEABuRi, liz South stresA
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sITUA rIONs wANTwD-EEmALGs.

A NUMBER OF WE'LL RECOMMENDED GERMAN
~ ema Is want situations as cooks, chambermad and
laundresses girls for general h,usework &C.
Mrs LOVES German Institute II Stanton ST.,
8owery.
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LADY Is DESTROYS OF FINDING A SITUATION
IA for an excellent servant. with family going Cali
forna who would consider her services equivalent
her passage She is sick aud remarkably kind
children For particulars uire at 1876 Madison
10 and II o clock.
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HELP wANTED-MALEs.
LII AGENTS RECEIVE FREE
N SPLENDID GOLD OR
SILVER HUNTING CASE WATCH,
BY selling the great
ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE
RICHARDS PRIZE PACKAGES.
EACH PACKAGE CONTAINS MORE
ARTICLES OF VALUE
PArxAGEs EVER SOLD.
SALES IMMENSE.
AGENTS PROFITS ENORMOUS
GREATEST NOMINATING
EVERYBODY WANTS THEM
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS
Send for great circulars for 1854 containing extra
premium inducements free. S. c. RICHARDS &-CO. 102
Nassau street. " original largest and Oldest Prize Pack
age House In the world
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A GENTS. GIVE THIS YOUR ATTEETtON.-TO SELL
"A the National Battle Pin Cavalry Artillery Infantry
Engineer and Monitor Pins From $40 to $50 made day
Travelling for her bus make n good thing
without in their line trade Those agents or
ties DESTROYS nt making speciality of this! business with
from sO to $500 cash. will be assigned agency in
military department. having the control of sale there.
Those making early appi with ability energy,
will secure the most desi able localities.
LOUIS PHILIP Co No Murray street N Y.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-29

Price ont of tho state OF Missouri
only two Thousand survive True
they have fallen, bu, how would they
turn in their graTes if they had been
apprised of the small sympathy and
paltry protection their families would
receive from this Government nj the
very time hir-ling insulter. like the
editor of til. Republican, thrusts the
haunting ebulli'inns of his rancorous
publications into the face of their
wives and children. But Of course
it is the best policy to let the Fede-
rails hold Missouri. Then why would
it not be the best policy to let them
hold ali the balance Of the Conted'
cracy IL nothing to be- done FOL
Missouri 7 II that State had been
properly sustained and supported the
Eederals would never have ravaged
Arkansas and planted tlieir abolition
fling on the capitol at Little Rock
To defend Missouri would have been
To defend Arkansas, Louisiana anc
Texas. But the honest and cn,hu
siastic wish of thr people to do 81
was suppressed. West Point rcs'
ascendant. Price and his plans wer.
laid on the shelf, and the result, is
the war is brou"h'to our doors.
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Es9is latnre 2roeeetlinss
Published BY Authority.
House Of Representatives.
SHREVEPORT. JAN. IS. 1861

SHREVEPORT. JAN. Is. 1864.
This being tn, day fixed by law for the
meeting of thu General Assembly. the
House OF Representatives mt at he Court
House in thu c.,y Of Shreveport, Parish oil
CahCio.
On motion oi Mr.. Taylor of Carroll. the
Hon. J. u. liam. OF BeSoto. WAS called to
the chair as temporary Speaker. and \. H.
ls,tc-on as temporary Clerk.
Tie roll Ucin. called the following Rep
rcscutatives answered their Nance, viz
M~ssr-. An lc.son from Madison, Berry
from Claiborne, Cotton from Concurdia.
Cuu.iilun FROM Avovclic-. Dourhcri. from
Carroll Dfak- from T.n-a.. liam from De
soto. Ghmur" from tAidu, ilaw kina from
81. Landry. Head from Bi"nvili". Jack
from N,tct,i,orics, JoiIlion from Av"yrli"s.
Johnston from! ltapId.- Johnston from her
Vile, Mayo f.ulu MuIch"u-s', Nc Emery from
Gl.ac!iia .N.vr> from RAyii"s, Nurrc!I
. from CininogI'. Peck from Maids IN. IRE.
leg from sabine. IgI TIy loo from Carroll.
Twenty one u. numhoT.
Mr.. Go, on Introduced 1 resolution rs fol
lows:
Resolved. Thai Il committee % five men!
Der, be ap ,5ulnt.,l by the speaker t. .ns%,
t -at. aud I'Vng: IL" number of Inrmbrrr
rc this iI.Es,. 1,ho Ayr sab c'l 10 IL process,
un,!rr IL" principles "r..d"d b. the ~
sgcnG tuUrt. ia the 60" 81 u" "I..te "
captain 3 Ei,hhan. ga .ur application o:
-, g. Norton fog - Wi. 90! !ltb".s- corpus
-, tap. W'n l"ura"".
said resolution Ha- ..,- -. aud thc iol
{ lowing mar 90 N"Prr-"n Itisr- w"r" ap
pointed on -.iil r''umi,t'".
n,>-r- Cotton. Taylor of Carroll. Ny
,,r-. Anderson ur Nrti- on. ami Head.
Iu mu.lpn ~ Nj K"rry. rhc ycau.I6H:
b, .., r,rr'...nr,r'. aai ,rr original 'c-u!G
.rs.un aucu.,,d t.. VI. l'".Anuz" - 10.
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A friend just arrived from the
other side of the Mississippi river
gives us the following intelligence
A regiment of negroes stationed at
Red Vine Church, on the Bick Black,
near Vicksburg, revoltcd and whip
ped out the Yankees sent to reduce
them to subsection. driving them to
Vicksburg. The Yankees We're re
inforced and returned and captured
the negroes. After they surrendered
the commanding officer told all those
who wished to return to their mas
tiers to step to the front. About 300
(nearly all of them) came forward
when they We're all immediately
shot.
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1t has become almost "A test OF pa
triotism in the South, for those not
in the councils of our leaders, to &C.
uuiesce in every measure that Is
adopted, and hence in every mistake
that is made, discussion of military
affairs has been blindly and conhd
ingly committed to army officers, and
the people have emulnted each other
in the abregation of self-opinion.-
The southern press has been, there
fore. less efficient than the press OF
our foes, in detecting blunders, and
suggesting the remedies of a fair and
enlightened policy. The self sacri'
ficing reticence of our people has
gone far enough. 1t has betrayed us
into many a humiliation that vigi
liant public spirit of investigation
would have spared.
We, the people, have the sAcREI
RIGHT to know and to discuss mat
tiers which involves our lives, on
fortunes, and our family ties. Gu
fathers of the colonial revolution, a
the darkest hour of that long and al
most hopeless struggle;> streneousl.
urged the untrammelled exercise o
that right. And that war was NOR
like this than any other recorded
4 lin history. The aggressions of tn
British Ministry, furnished an Abo
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II, N"u-e met pursuant; 20 adjournment.
rrcs"ut Hr. J. Is LIAM. "f prSo'".
Chairman.
rn the caii al the roll thirty one 'ac'n.
trr- answered 1" tLcir names.
Nj. Cot,uu. on behalf Of the select com
mirrcr Of iii, appointed yesterday 10 in
y,,';ua:.. aui report the number OF mem
! hrl- II Tbs House who are subject TO IL
/ uruy"-s uuG"v to principles decided by
/ .ar ~upreru" Court III Ia. case Of tie state
I So 4ur.in T. ljickham on the application
II ) j. norton, Tor Il wit oi hAbcas cor
| pu, vs. Captain Flouruuy, and t. report rs
! reg ,rdS the loyal members from the Par
/ i-E,.. occupied by the .ncIn: whether the!
| he entitled t. their ats IN this House. uh-
! Il! their Successors al. daily elected and
qualified, submitted ;hc following report
Tie Committee of tive, 10 whom wae re-
frrrrl the resolution TO investigate and
report the number OF members oi tins
House who are subject to IT, process under
the principles decided o. the supreme
Court in the rasc OF the state W. u. Bick
ham, &c. aud also the amendment thereto
TO inquire into the qualification and righ
| of myinbcTShip OF delegates from suCt
Parishes as are now within the enemy
line b.. leave 10 submit this their unani
nous report
That under the principles cnuncutrd by
the decision in the case or the state Vs.
u.
turned Ia this House in the late election
from twenty nine Parishes, in which tn
+ writs OF the House of Representatives WI
reach the members, and therefore 1t re
guircs twenty-five of said members to b.
p prc-tu; 10 Constitute II quorum Tor The trans
, action OF bllsiurss-(scc the certificate q
, the secretary of State accompanying IN
l r,porl) relative to the amendment ~ To IN
: right D! the delegates present from thos
Parishes which urc overrun by the cnem!
t taking their seats in the House, we be
4 leave t. report,
That Is here is no provision in the Con
y stitutiun "r the laws positively denyin
=, said parties the right To II seat, and as ne!
= in the ctsc above cited. that We should, !
Il the face Of pending difficulties give To Una
, instrument liberal interpretation VT "
cunclu,i. that said parties should be adm
5 ted a. members Of this House, aher its o.
cauizatiou under the principles held In IN
" decision above quoted.
il J. b. COTTON,
Chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor of Carroll, II
10 above report was unanimously adopted
On motion of Mr. Anderson, of ST Lai
dry. the House proceeded to organize
y electing its officers.
Il Mr. Griffin nominated J. II. Elan OF u
~ Soto. as candidate for Speaker.
Of on the call Of the roll it appeared tn
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Communicated.

COMMUNICATED.
Mr.. EplToR-Gov. Allen, in his
message, recommends that FIVE hum
dred mounted men be Immediately
called into the field FOR State de-
Tense, with the privilege of recruiting
to one thousand-to be styled "the
State Guard" This is lis a wise sug
gestion, and should be granted by
the Legislature without hesitation.
The reasons so ably set forth by him
should be sufficient for their imlne-
.liate action. Taking it for granted
that there will be no difficulty in
passing this bill we desire to offer a
few ideas in regard TO the details, to
which we respectfully call the atten
ton of those members of the l. -gis
lature who are not Soldiers, as those
who are soldiers know we'll the facts
which we intend to adduce. No reg
nnent can be efficient without an eff
cient Colonel, and no company can
be useful without a thorough officer
at its head. All will admit that
nothing has been more deleterious to
our cause than incompetent officers.
You may take the finest regiment,
battalion or company that ever took
the field, and let it be controlled by
an ignorant, stupid officer, and it will
fall to pieces and will not deserve to
be called an organization. The sub.
ordinate officers will become idle and
neglectful, and the men demoralized
and worthless.
We understand that it is the in
tention of the Governor to consoli
date the two battalions of Stat,
troops now in service, and, of course
if this be done, reorganization vii
be necessary. This taking place; a
it happens in nine out of ten cases
those officers who have been atten
tive and faithful in discharging thei
own duties as we'll as in compellin;
those under their command to exc
cute faithfully and promptly all or
ders issued to them, will be throw
overheard, and those who have beer
the most indulgent, and may sa.
the most inefficient, will be elected j,
their stead. That this organization
NAV meet the ends designed, and, il
deed, be an ornament to the State
we recommend that authority b
granted the Governor to appoint a
the officers from Captain to Colone
and that the Lieutenants be electe
by the companies. If this be nc
granted him, they should at lea:
give him the power to appoint tn
field officers, and they should const
tute Board of Examination, to g!
anime rigidly all applying for con
missions, and all who do not con
up to the standard shall be drol
ned and the Governor fill their pl
ces by appointment. If we had
civilian for Governor the Leglslatul
might hesitate, but with such an of
Ger as Henry w. Allen, they nee
have no doubt as to the appoln
ments he would make. We sincere
trust that some plan may be adopt'
by which this regiment will be VIZ
Differed. -
A STATE VOLUNTEER.