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The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-03-28
LIVE STOCK,

Drovcrs and Farmers will find this the most advan-
tageous route for Live Stock Capacious Yards, we'll
watered and supplici with every convenience hav e
been opened this line and its connections and every
attention is paid to their wants. From Harrisburg,
where will be ound every convenience for feeding and
resting, choice Is offered Of the Philadelphia, New
York and Baltimore Market. This will also be found
the shortest quickest and direct route for Stock
New York va Allentown and with fewer changes
than any other.
ENoCH LEWIS, Genl Superintendent, Altoona,
Ia.
L. l.. HOUPT, Gen'l Ticket Agent, Philadelphia.
III. II. HOUSTON, Gen'l Freight Agent, Phila.
delphin. janll
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EQUALITY OF RACES IN THE SOUTH.

We find by the report of the proceedings of the Con-
venton of the Friends Of Freedom held in New Orleans
last MONTH that there little trouble caused by the
admission of negroes to seats delegates resolution
introduced upon the subject but the Chair decided it
be out of order Subsequently of the delegations made
the admission Of coored the ground of withdrawal
1t great misfortune that at this moment there should
be such Of dssensOn introduced among the loyal
of the reclaimed Southern States If the process of
political reconstruction has to be delayed in all the rebel
States that successfully brought within the military
lines of the Union until such time the social status of
the settled fear that the thing will not
60 rapidly might be desired tits true that if the
settlement of this question necessity of reunion
could complain that it brought forward and forced to
settlement But such is not the case; and the whole
Union might be reconstructed tomorrow with this ques-
ton left in allegiance for such solution might from
discussion tme and circumstance When the happy days
arrive in which the federation of the world is fixed
fact and the parliament of man. holds its sessions there
will doubtless be representatives in the latter from every
and tribe that inhabt the globe including Yankees,
Hotenots Celts Scaves Tartars and Toecs and there
will doubtless 10 perfect determination between of
every color and cerebeum But we fear that the
greater rat of this continent there has not yet
the dswniDg of that epoch and that where, in the
South there two of such different characteristics
sh whites aud btachs, who havo boon placed for eeatu
ries in such antagonisc POLITICAL social aad moral crcum
stances the attempt to raise reduce them all
mon level in these respects will neither be attended with
present advantage nor permanent successN r. Times.
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FINANCES OF MARYLAND.

1t is understood that the annual report of g. s. MAFFT
Esq the able Comptroller of the Treasury Department
of Maryland will show the States finances to be in most
healthy condition The receipts for the past fiscal year
ahnnt SIa70lO5 from ordinary Sources an ncreuse
of $22O,l29 over the previous year. These receipts.
added to the previous balance in the treasury of 44649
make aggregate of $2,3l6,854. The disbursements
during the past fiscal year amounted to $ 1877 ncud
ing 1922 GAS for redemption of stocks and 9I053 for
foreign exchange to pay the interest of that part Of the
pnbc debt due in London. This exhibit shows decrease
in the expenditures compared with previous years
There is now balance in the treasury amounting to
81 030 527 in addition to $l35543 to the credit of the
sinking fund.- and 36 1868 to the credit of the school fund
estimated that at the close of the fiscal year of 1864
there will be surplus in the treasury of 1857 527 Dur
ing the past year the of $270 624 invested the
purchase of State stocks for the sinking fund The
tire amount of this fund about six millions of
dOllars
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the other And beuce it i that Wendell Phillips
desgnates the eoohsoation act passed by the last
Congress tho jewell ofour legislation and makes
1t the grayamen of his complaint against the Pre-
sident that the plan of amnesty proposes to put
that act in " circumscriptiou and confne." En-
hghtened publicists among our own citizens have
written in eloquent denunciation and depreciation
of such sweeping statutes, whether regard be had
to their intrinsic rightfulness or their effect on
Governments. 1t will be remembered that we had
occasion few days ago to cite the just observa-
tions of DR.. Leber under this head as contained
in his /" Civil Liberty and enforcement "a
work in which the thoughtful reader will find all
that is necessary to mark and condemn the evil
tendencies of the times in which we live 1t is
true that those who speak in the language of po-
litcal philosophy, at time when the minds of
men are disturbed by the effervescence of popular
PASSIONS must expect to find themselves misun-
derstood by the zeaots of party, but he is greatly
recreant to the calls of patriotic duty who for this
reason shall forbear to utter words of truth and
soberness in the ears of his countrymen, and who
shall leave to intelligent foreigners the honor of
having dared to counsel the American people
wisely and faithfully in this the hour of their trial
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FROM CUMBERLAND

Dispatches from Cumberland, (Md.) dated on Friday,
say that excitement created 10 Martnsburg in
consequence Of our pickets at Winchester having been
driven in far Bunker Hill 1t appears that portion
Of the Twelfth Pennsy cavalry doing picket duty
at the time, and retreatng took four of the enemy
prisoners This party had not proceeded far when they
came upon band of thirty rebels that had been sent
cut them Off Our force, being very small had abandon
the prisoners, and succeeded in escaping with loss
two Of their number. This was about the SUBJ
stance of the which for time looked upon as
something serious, but which, in reality was probably
connected with nothing than the advance movement
of a scouting party.
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RIGHTS UNDER THE HOMESTEAD LAW.

1t has been officially decided that homestead settler
has not complete legal right, but merely inceptve
title liable to be defeated for ponperformancs of cond-
tons and therefore only the timber for fencing
building fuel repairs. Under the bounty of Congress
he is permitted to acquire homestead the public do
main for agricultural purposes the condition Of set
Element and cultivation for FIVE years. Until this cond-
ton is satisfied be cannot commit waste by telling the
timber for market the land the United States
failure to comply with the terms of the law As TO any
supposed purchase by party from the homestead settler
right attach under such sale The homestead set
tier has power to SELL and hence any timber cut on the
land ia liable to seizure by the United States
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MILITARY COMMISSION.

NORFOLK, JAN. The military commission Of which
Cen Wster Is President has been in session during
the past week in this city The Of j M Hunt late
superintendent Of vessels at Fort Monroe is being tried
and the developments exceedingly interesting To-
day Captain Cone, Of the steamer John A. Warner was
on the stand and testified that the boat worth about
1861 when she frat went into Government service
and that at the rate Of her charter abe bad earned
up to date That the Government had supplied her with
coal and that her running expenses from $ 900 10
81 200 per month, which betrayed by goods sold on
board and by the profits meals and berths She be-
longs to the Delaware River Steamboat Company Of which
John Price Wetherill of Philadelphia IL President and
Andrew M. Anderson VIM. I. Allen, Wet Paxsop and
Samuel Harlan jr are Directors Captain Cove swesrs
that her first charter made with John Tucker late
Assistant Secretary Of War and the second with Omar
temaster Meigs The prosecution has overloaded other
fat jobs in the steamboat line As the evidence stand,
thus far appears there had been ring Of ontrac
tors which interocks with one at Baltimore Among
others there the Of the steamer West End An od
boat which was offered at New York at SIS 500 but wa.
chartered TO the Government from March 1862 70 Oco
Der, 1868, at $36,500 per annum,
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and courage. l lei them into Mary land Fifteen days
alter they had fallen back defeated before Wsshington
they vanqushed the enemy the rugged lights 1T nth
Mountain pursued to the hard fought field ui Anti tam
aud drove him. broken and disappointed across the Poto
mac into Virginia
'Ths army had need Of rest after the terrible expe
rence OF battles and marches with scarcely an interval Of
repose which they had through from the lime of leaving
the Peninsula the return to Washington the defeat In Vr
gnia the victory at South Mountain and again at Antie
tam. 1t not surprising that they in large de-
gree destitute of the absolute to effective duty
Shoes out and blankets lost; clothing
in rags in short the army unfit for active
vice. and interval for aud equipment necess
ry When the slowly forwarded supplies to led
the army the RIVER renovated refreshed good
order and discipline and followed the retreatng foe to
position where confident Of decisive victory; when
in the midst of the movement while my advanced guard
actually in contact with the enemy, removed
from the command.
"Instead of reporting victorious campaign it has been
my duty to relate the heroism of reduced army, sent
upon expedition into enemys country there to aban
don and originate another and new plan OF campaign
which might and wonld have been successful If supported
with appreciation of its necessities but which failed be-
Of the repeated failure of promised support the
most critical and, it proved the most fatal That
herosm surpasses ordinary description Its illustration
must be left for the pen of the historian in times Of calm
reflection the nation shall be looking back to the
past from the midst Of peaceful days For ii is
sufficient to say that my comrades vctors in every
field one, and there the endurance of single corps
accomplished the object Of its fighting and by securing to
the army its transit to the James river left to the enemy
a runous aud barren victory"
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THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1864.

Both Houses of Congress re-asssmbsd this day. pur-
suant to then order taking from the 23d of De-
cember last Tae attendance ia both Houses very
thin owing doubtless to the obstruction of travel by the
late snow stoi ms.
BoUNTIRs TO SOLDIERS
The following special message from the President Of IT,
United States transmitted to both Houses;
WAsHIEGToN, JANUARY S, 1864
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House of Representatives.
BY Joint resolution of honorable bodies approved
December 3d. 1863 the paying of bountes to veteran
unteers as now practsed by the War Department to
the extent OF three hundred dollars each case prohibit
cd alter the 9th day OF the present month
1 transmit Tor your consideration a communication
from the Secretary of War; accompanied by one from the
Provost Marshal General to him. both relating to the sub
ect above -mentioned
/ earnestly recommend the law be 80 modified az TO
allow bount,s to be paid they at least until the
lst day of February.
am not without anxiety lest appear to be importu-
nate in thus recalling your attention the subject upon
which you have recently acted and nothing but deep
conviction that the public interest demands it could induce
to incur the hazard of bang misunder stood on the
point.
The Executive approval was given to the resolution
mentioned, and it is now, by closer attention and fuller
knowledge of facts that feel constrained to recommend
a reconsideration of the subject.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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THE TOBACCO TAX

meeting OF the receivers and manufacturers Of tobacco
has been held at the Corn Exchange Rooms Philadelphia
for the purpose Of considering the recommendation of
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue that an excise tax
of twenty cents pound be levied and that no drawback
be allowed exports Of leaf tobacco Statistics were
read showing the continued advance in price of both leaf
and manufactured tobacco and giving facts to show the
curtailed consumption of The The following reso
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resooed That committee be appointed to proceed 10
Washington and that they be instructed to Law before the
COMMITTEES OF Ways and Means such facts and statistics
on the subject of the production and export leaf tobacco
as will best serve the object Of the Government and in
erfere least with the interests Of the trade in this article
Messrs. Theo. II. Vetterlen, Joseph b Hanson. and
M d. Dohan were appointed the committee.
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The new city governments OF Boston, Roxbury Cam
bridge, Newburyport New York and other cities we're
inauggrated on Monday last.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-07

despatch from Albany says that Judge Hog boom has
decided the ongpendng controversy between the Della
and Hudson Canal Company, and the Pennsylvania
Coal Company, in favor OF the former company
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-10
NEW pLAN ZOE H1rON-CLADs.

In all the iron-clad vessels that have yet been
tried there are two practical difficulties for
which, as yet, there has been found no remedy.
The broadsidc ships of this country and Of Eu-
rope covered with four and half inches Of iron,
roll so heavily that they cannot be relied on as
seawortby, OF if seaworthy must be insufficient
in their ornaments. TO meet these difficulties
the minds of inventors are everywhere at work,
and anything that promises success should meet
with encouragement. Among the latest meth.
eds Is that Of Mr.. Montgomery, the inventor
Of the corrugated stcam-boilcr who propose
to apply that form of iron rs ship-aImor,
He claims that his method secures both buoy
ancy and strength TO the ship, and admits,
therefore, of putting on board "a sufficient anna
mcnt, as il does away with a large weight OF
supcrluous iron. In vessel OF LOO tuns
burden there s, according to his plan, saving
If 400 tuns of metal, and ~ inches drait OF
water: i'm a vessel Of 800 tuns burden, asavlng
Of 900 tuns and 30 inches draft This
plan. We understand, has been presented to the
Secretary Of the Navy, who submitted 1t to a
Board OF Examiners, composed of Rear Admiral
DAVIS, Prof. Bachc Superintendent OF the
Coast Survey, Gen Barnard Lieutenant
Colonel Of Engineers, and Prof Henry oil the
Smithsonian Institution. The opinion of these
eminent scientific men Is certainly worthy OF
great respect. They report:
have a., honor report tht the cornisoH ha Aad
unier confederation and c,smuah Mr Richard honron.
rys plan OF corrugated ior amor oF vessels TAi' p!'n
Dor vr ard ortly in the opinion of ,h' cominsaion 81
su experiment. ss ,. give fsrioy trs. Of o. utility
The Secretary OF The Navy. wc understand,
propose, 70 comply with the suggestions Of the
Board. Il would Doe d1cul' TO explain com
p'ctc'v the merit. claimed hy Mr. Montgomery
Tor Dis invention, but the general principle Il
well understood that the corrugated iron has
the combined strength of successive and multi
piled arches; the strength f'he plates therefore
is not dependent upon their thickness, and this
being done away with lightus,. d secured. His
plan is understood to meet with The approval OF
many distinguished mechanical engineers and
-hipbu.ldcrs. We trust il may have trial as all
Others should that, IN the belief Of impartial
scientific wou give % promise -. success.
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vuwxoRM DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY TO- 1864

o,ns., 10 v,or oce Eut \ hen long train of abuses
and usurpations pursuing Fai'tDy t1e same OBJECT
eIDees dosign - reduce ~ IN under abs0lnc depot
ism what President Iincout what, we Gsk you Is the
teaching Is tho rccoumcndaio is the solemn oAh &c
enJined by American plAtcH t'Yotl.A' II sulh cnei
grncyl Read for 10 Is written 6Fi'lne-we nave not
Invented nor nteprcted but VIC ilONe 1t literally for
your pcIusa n T. hcfr rigdi. "a Ne;" ah,y ~ Hro~
NJ such G0urameu and pr0yids Rew nards J1y MrJa-
tare secyrity" History will soy what has been Inc pa
tent suferance OF these States and IT, by Mysterious
decree OF Providence 1t should b. that the peope sAai
b. driven 10 right Themselves by violence b, Hrj VIII
assert the necessity" that "cODNralned thc'p ~ IT,
We believe. from the signs Of the times from Inf0r
nation that reaches from various quarters. from
mutteriugs and grlmbings and groWiings That come
to ~ IRON far and near. that the io!D,iiah.e OF tse
people has nearly attained it's utmost limit. Let tho
Administration take heed The people. We repeat, 90
not want and viii not tolerate revolution of this Gov
eminent. II the AholiiiOnists have rendered, ne
fear they have. "the Union il was impossible n the
seeding Statcs cannot be recovered the people mean
that az for The states that remain. The Constitution
ma /. Is sh6I survive, AID that tie t'0yermont under
Il hbg!l BE- ndUiri5terrI ~ or fathers intended
little iuItAcr persistence N It's present and the
Administration will encounter Ire people masaed
right in It's way not in insurrociont Is me hdaiais-
ration UAich a. tHsiVyocOHisf-nOt to make rcyOu
ton but 10 prrc one rou beirg c9HspMqsd by faith
less forosWCn agents abusing TO that nefnrOds end,
tn trust contded to them. IT, by virtue OF article
second Ofthe Imendrnis" OF the Constitution, the Ad.
mnislration. when it encounters the people maSsed
night in It's way should find arms in their hands, 30
much tho wOrse,f0r the Administration.
VII tDf party Wulrh nhS ODtdin'N possession Oh
power III this country. ltcn - Cur warning that they
going too fast and too far IN ,Ecir mad and wcked
attempt 10 rcyo.utoaile this Government stop You
driving he vessel OF State. under fu head of steam.
straight upon the breakers. We can amid the dark
ness and not Tar ahead. the flashing OF their foam.
Back bert"
Now, We are not Obiecting to The publlca-
ton OF such journal in our city, nor anywhere
IN the l0yal States. We would haze 1t nowise
interrupted or impeded unless by II legal pros
ccution; albeit. it was by just such inculcationS
as those above quoted that the cowardly, brutal,
devastating, murderous riots of last July were
incitcd and it is very certain that no one could
thus assail jeff Davis and his Rebellion in any
city wherein he bears sway, without suffering
death for it within twenty-lour hours. But we
do insist that the correspondents Of European
journals ought to note the fact that such a
journal is printed in NcwIOrh, and that there
are hundreds essentially like it issued ali over
The country.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-10

the Select Committee NJ. Pon1letons bill authoriz.
ing Cabinet Ministers 10 occupy seats on the floor az
the House. Mcssr PendletOn u Ohio Sscens 81 Pam
sYiYania. N0Tril Of Vermont, Mallory Of Kentgosy
KaSs0D Of Iowa Ganson Of Now York aud Blaine n
Maine.
TIE SOLDIERS INJURED AT THE LOEG BnrpsR
The solder, who were injured at tie Lon,
Bridge last Saturday comfortable al could be ex.
pectod.
No amPu.a.ions as yet Law, been male. though il "a
feared that it viii be necessary in two or three CAGE,
Two more OF them ha7s beco removed t, Armor,
Square Hospital. where t5ey al receive sse mort A..
Lotions attention.
BOUNTY FOR EgLiSTMRNTs FROM THE DISTRICT
Both branches OF the Cfy Councils la8. even.
ing passed bin providing for he pIynsn Of bounty
Of $50 20 OIL men who enlist II the sryce AMI ae cred
tied to this city
DISTINGUISHED EyESiFO PAeTIEs
There have been gpeater n.mber Of large.
brililnt and distinguished evening parties during III,
present than in any former one during the IA,
three years. Last night there fogr " I've ncni
Ing those Of the Spanish Minister and Ass.s Seer,
tary OF the Treasury Field.
SPEC ULAGiNG m GOLD.
Senator Shermans bill, introduced today.
prohibiting speculative Transactions in gold makes al
time sales Of specie foreign exchange null and void.
and partial payments theSegpon r,climrbe By sait;
and it is made the duty Of istrctAtto7ne 10 prose.
cute such suits, the money reclaimed going % cgua
parts 10 the i1ormer the Distrc.-Attorney aaI the
United States Treasury.
All ohecks and drafts not payable II sight given ia
such transactons az made void excepting When they
have passed into the hands o; third person gnorantd
the agreement; but the person making the satc, may It
any time within three years bring suit for the recovery
OF he full amount from the pe.3on to whom IL wa
m8de.
TIE SLAVERY PROTECTION RESOLUTION
The Joint resolution which Senator Anthony
proposes TO repeal (which is before the Jult
cilry Committee is as follows
ARTICLE g. No amendment shall b. made 70 the Con.,i.
ton which viii lorze give Congrss' th' power - ab1
i,h interfere with H. ATE. The JON iic lnsu'ig
thereof including that Of persons held % s1,s os service b!
thu laws II sail ''o'"..
This resolution was approved March q 1851 and sub
mted to tee Legislatures OF the se.'ro Stae3 Jr thair
ratification the assent D; threcfourth Of them being
necessary 10 make part OF the Constitution. BIT
owing TO the breaking out Of tic Rebellion. there va
no general action os the Legisat1-es pol Tho beet
The resolution was Of the compromises proposed ~
the House Select Committee
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LEGIssLATURE.

SrAArE, FEB. e--A bll was introduced TO amend the
char,cf 81 the New.l oik College for Women IAs Dh
pcicCtng thc amendment 10 the Constitution 10 secure
g. soIcIs u this state tie right 70 vote, was asended
b providing for Submitting the question to the people
0, The second Tuesday in March and 1t "ai ten
passed. The Police bil was made the special Order io'
Thursday noon. The bin 70 establish ae.w library IN
New.York was ordered 10 a third reading. Adjourned
A-sCwBI.-Thc privileges Of the floor were extended
t. Ma. Cen. Hancock. He was welcomed by the
Speaker The session was mainly spent IL COMMITTED
GS the Whole. No important bills were acted upon.
Reo.ss At the Evening Session resolution wa'
adopted o print 1000 extra copies Of Cen D1s letter
relative 20 the condition Of the Park Barracks and the
soldiers on Rikers Island. The Governors Message
bang he special order Mr. Pitts Of Orleans spoke at
l.ngll IN cr!tcisn Of dat document Al.olInel.