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NEGRO TROOPS.

AdJt General Thomas writes to Hon. H. VII
son, May S0th, 1864
You are aware that | have been engaged in
organization of freedmen for over a year, and
have necessarily been thrown into constant con-
tact with them.
The negro in the state Of slavery is brought up
by the master from early childhood 10 strict ODE.
dience, aud to obey implicitly the dictates Of the
viii te man, aud they are thus led 10 believe that
they are an inferior race Now when organized
into troops they carry this habit of obedience
with them, and their officers being entirely white
men, the negroes promptly obey their orders A
regiment ia thus rapidly brought into state of
discipline. They are a religious people, an
otner high quality for making good soldiers
Ihe1 .-r-iaal oaonla snd fbsls readily
soldiers, and keep theuselvs, as well as their
camp grounds, neat and clean. This l know
from personal inspection, and from the reports
Of my special inspectors, two OF my stall officers
being constantly on inspecting duty.
They have proved most important addition
10 cur forces, enabling the generals IN active op-
perations to take large force OF white troops
into the field and now, brgades OF blacks
placed with the whites. The forts erected on
the important points on the river are nearly all
earrisoned by basks-artillery regiments raised
for the purpose, say at Paducah and Columbus,
Kentucky, Memphis, Tenn, VIcksburg and Nat
chez, Mss, and most of the works around New
Orleans Experience proves that they manage
heavy guns very well. Their fighting qualities
have also been fully tested number OF times,
and am yet to hear Of the first case where they
did not fully stand up to their work. passed
over the ground where the First Louisiana made
tho galIent chasge at Fort Hudson, by far the
stronger part OF the rebel works The wonder
ia that so msnv made their escape at NillIken's
Bend waero had three incomplete regiments;
greatly superior numbers of rebels charged turi-
ousy up TO the very brealtwOrks. The negroes
met the enemy on the rAmpGrts, and both sides
/ freely used tue bsyOnet-a most rare occurrence
! in warfare as one or the other party gives way
before coming in contact with the steel. The
rebels we're defeated with heavy loss The bridge
at Moscow on the line OF railroad from Memphis
to Corinth was defended by one small regiment
| Of blacks. cavalry attack OF three times their
number was made, the blacks defeating them IN
the three charges made by the rebels. They
fought them hours till our cavalry came up,
when the defeat was made complete, many OF
the rebel dead being leit dead Oh the field. A
cavalry force OF three hundred rebel cavalry neal
the Big Black, with signal success, number o.
prisoners being taken and marched TO Vicksburg
Forrest attacked Paduc with seven thOusan
Eve hundred men. The garrison was between
FIVE and ak hundred, nearly four hundred being
colored troops recently raised. What troop
could have done better; So, too, they Tough
well at Fort Pillow till oVerpowered by superlo
| numbers.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-29
PASSAGE OF THE JAMES RIVER

The n. Y. Herald correspondent describes the
crossing OF James River:
"The pontoons we're laid az Powhsttan Point,
between Wilson's wharf and HArrison's Landing.
The scene on the north side of the James was
brilliant in the extreme. Gen. Hancock Occu-
ped the right OF the army, aud bis corps seemed
proud of the honor, and were bUoyaDt with the
hope that their position would throw them first
into the fight. AT an early hour the pontoons
were prepared and the army began TO cross. The
measured tread Of the men WAS broken az they
entered upon the bridge, aud at a route step the
troops marched upon the nevly-laid struct1re.
Column after column made the trsnst Of the
bridge, and almost as far a. the eve could reach
was a sea Of ghttering, moving bayonets and
waving flags. There was ample scope for en-
thusiasm, and the spirits Of the men were not
restrained as they welcomed the south shore Of
the James aud closed up their ranks with faces
set Richmond ward. All day and far into the
night the almost endless column moved across
the poutoOns but no accident or the slightest
untOward incident marred the execution Of the
plan. Occasionaiiy the popping OF musketry
could be heard in the distance. on the south
bank, indicating skrmishing with small parties
OF the rebels, but nothing betOkening the reno
test approach to a general engagement was
heard or seen. The various naval vessels 10 the
vicinity were crowded with sailors, who looked
on IN no little astOnishment at the novel pro
ceeding Of an army crossing a stream where not
the slightest semblsuce Of a bridge existed the
day before. Early on Wednesday morning eve-
~ thing was over, aud that spot on the north
bank which was a populous military camp OF
Tuesday morning was almost deserted.
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VOL. 10. NO. ll.-WHOLE NO. 479.
PETERsBURG

Petersburg was handsome ana four;shin,
post town and port of entey in Dinwiddie county
Va, on the right or south bank OF the Appom
aItox hiVer, At the crossing OF the Great South
ern Railroad, % miles south of Richmond. and
10 miles from james River, at CITY Point. Il
was the third town in Virginia in respect of DOB.
uaton, and possessed extensive facilities for bust
ness. Vessels Of 100 tons eau asceud the river
TO the Landing SIX miles below. The south side
railroad has its terminus az this place, and the
Appomattor Railroad Connected is with CITY Point.
al the mouth Of the river. The large vsssels en-
gaged IN the trade at Petersburg discharge their
cargoes al City Point Large quantities Of -four
and tobacco were exported from this place.
Il has also three banks. several cotton fscfO.
ries.one woolen factory, Two rope walks, one iron
furnace, sX iOrges, and numerous mills OF various
kinds. Three newspapers we're published there
Ihe falls OF the river which arrest the ascent Of
the tide immediaty above Petersburg. furnish
extensive water power. Around these falls a
canal has been constructed, by which means
small boats ascend the river for about 90 miles
The population IN 1880, was SOLO, aud in
1888 about $4,000 Richmond the obiective
point OF Gen. Grants movement contained In
1880, population OF 1870, and in lS54. 81 =.
ooy- AT the cOnmeucement Of the war. the
population was about 10000 Petersburg is
the grand centre for five lines Of railroads The
City oPint road, 10 miles long the Norfolk road
80 miles long the Great Western road l64
niles 10 W eldon, aud 62 miles TO Wilmington
the Petersburg and Lynchburg road. l2s niles
andEhe Richmond and Petersburg road, - miles.
The capture OF Petersburg will not only add
another rebel city to the Union, never 10 be
"rested from us again, bnt it will supply US with
a base Of operations from which 70 defend Wash
ingion and threstcne Richmond Living
thirty miles from Richmond in the rear of the
rebel capitol, even If g ant should be defeated
in his present campaign, with Petersburg LEFT in
our possession, Lee can never again advance u
the Rapidani for the garrison at Petersburg
VII be perpetual menace both 10 Richmond
ltsell and 10 all the roads leading south from that
city. lt would require 10 0OO men in Richmond.
another 10000 in Weldon. another 10000 at
burksvi!le, aud another 10, 900 az Fort Darling
10 watch aud cOunteract, even a force Of 10000
safely fortified at Petersburg, who could strike
1t the rebel communications in any one OF So
many different directions; for a base Al Peters
burg would be within from half DAYS 70 DAYS f.
march OF every Que Of the grca, arteries that sup
ply food to the rebel capital
A glance al the map will show the Importance /
'f Gen. Grants movement against this rebel
aud also why it is truthiully sly led /
he key to Richmond.
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DAvIsEsIsATIos.-Instan are common OF
the most affective separations Of family relations
bv this unnatural war. Brothers, and even
psrents and children are found in the ranks Of
hostile armies One OF the most touching cases
of this kind i. that of son Of the Confederate
President, jefferson Davis, who is serving 70 the
National cause on the guubost Corondolet, hight
ing TO crush the rebellion which bis father Z the
leader Of The Davis junior is the son OF LIZA
ate a slave to the patriarchsl Davis An officer
Of The .rmv Of vicksburg, who had heard Of the
fact. verified il from Elias lips. How sharper
than a serpent's tooth must be the grief Of that
parent whom uurelenting fate compeis to take
sides against bis own son 10 & war for freedom
| Cincinnati Gazette.
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DEMoRALIzED CoSDITIos OF MODERN DkNoC-
RAcr.-The New York Hs-alG thus sums up the
condition Of Modern Democracy:
Taking the principal existing organs of North
ern Democracy, in their present sEpshod and
d.msntled condition, for ightenment-such
as the Albany At'as and Argus, and the World
the Journal Of Commerce, and Daily Netss. Of
this CITY. and Chicago Times the Cincinnati En-
qlsirsr, &c.,-we can End 10 common ground of
action among them, no agreement, no concord,
except in their common hostility to Abraham
Lincoln's Administration. This is the ruling
passion Of the old Democracy, strong 10 death
implacatle vengeance against the party depriv-
ing them of the spoils. John c. Calhoun vas
right in saving that the Democratic party vas
held together BY the "cobesive power Of the
public punder;" for on losing the plunder, the
cohesion of the party is gone, and it has fallen
to pieces.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-29

STAB AT JETF. DAvIs.-The COnfedeIae
Congress 4 short time since passed joint reso-
luton giving additional compensation and emol-
ument TO Mr. Davis, under the name of =" light
ard fuel for the Presidential Mansion" and for
age in the Presidential stables during the war
for four horses. This was in direct violation Of
an article of the Confederate Constitution, aud
the Examiner thus takes il up:
"The joint resolution of Congress strikes in
the teeth of the Constitution. 1t Is enough 10
declare that fact as it is TO state that Two and
two makes four; it would be as foolish TO argue
the truth of one proposition as the other But
the President cannot live on bis salary. Then
let him resign and live as other people do. he
has the best house 10 Richmond, furnished, and
s25 OO0 year II be cannot live on that who
can live in the Southern Confederacy"
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CPrBuc-No.

An ACT 20 amend act entitled " An set 70 enable
the people Of Nevada 70 form Constitution and State
Government, and for the admission Of such state
ialo the Union, on an equal ootng with the original
States
Bel e1dcted ty he Senate anf HouSe Of Representative,
Of the United SGtSs Of 4pecG IN Co1Tess dfsesbled
That 90 much Of the nth section of the act 20 which
this act an amendment provided by ordnance Tor
submitting the Constitution 10 the people o said state
for their ratification rejection a. an election 10 be
held OF the Tuesday Of October be 80 amended
as TO read on the fret Wednesday Of September p
and that the election for the purposes Aforesaid be held
on that Gay instead Of the secoad Tuesday Of October
Approved Nay = 1854
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VINO SUPPORTS FRKHosr:-Evory copperheAd
paper in the country, without single exception,
beslavers Fremont with its praises Not a siu z e
Uaion paper published ia the English language
sustaius him, except One-thc Ac0 Notion.
There are nineteen reasons Why that paper should
sustain John c. Fremont for the Presidency.
The FIRST is that il vas established and continues >
e. be edited aud published by John c. Fremont.
Il is hardly necessary to give the other eighteen
This shows how nearly the Union paaty il "dvi-
ded 10 the middle
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in currency and are Of equal convenience as perma
nent or temporary Investment
]. is believed that no securities oer 50 great induce
nentz to lenders the various descriptions Of Z. 5
Bonds In all other forms Of indebtedness the faith or
ability Of private parties or stock companies or separate
communities only Is pledged FOR payment while fr the
debts Of the United States the whole property OF tie
country holden to secure the payment Of both prne
pa and interest coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for from $50
up TO any magnitude the terms ami are thus
male equally avalble the smallest lender and the
largest capitalist They can BE- converted into money
at any moment, and the holder will have the
benefit Of the interest
It may be useful to state in this connection that the
total Funded Debt Of the United States on which inter
est IS payable gold, the 81 day Of March, 1864
s7os o65 900. The interest on this debt for the
coming zeal year viii be SIS 957 26, while the customs
revenue in gold Tor the fiscal year ending June
sOh 1864 has been Ear At the rate OF over 800 600 600
per annum.
1t will be seen that even the present gold Of
the Government largely in Of the wants OF
tho Treasury for the payment OF gold interest who The
recent increase Of the tariff will doubtless raise the an
nual receipts from customs on the same amount Of i'm
pOrtations, to $4,000 600 per annum.
Instructions to the National Banks acting az loan
a~a-fa =. is-..~l - .e,-
until March 26 but the first three weeks Of April The
subscriptions averaged more than TEN MILLIONS 4
WEEK
Subscriptions Will be received by the
First National Bank OF Ann RrbOr, Mich.
second National Bank of Detroit, Mich.
FHsrt National Bank of FentOn, Mich.
AND BY ALL NATIONAL BANKS
which are depositares Of Public Money, and all
RESPECTABLE BANKS AND B4NLERS
throughout the country, (ac;ng as agents OF the Ma
tonAl Depository Banks viii furnish further informa
ion on application aud
AFFORD EVERY FACILITY To SUBSCRIBERS
472ms
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~, We find the following in the Springfield


Republican
"Cen. Fremont's dissent from the con6sca-
ton resolution adopted by bis Convention is no
ticible as showing change Of opinion on bis
part in the direction OF conservatis Q. When he
undertook TO anticipate and dictate the policy Of
the Government in his famous Missouri proca-
nation OF August, 1861, he not only ordered
that all disloval persons taken With arms IN their
hands should be court martialed aud shot, but
that the property Of the disloyAl should be
con6scated and their slaves freed The Presi-
dent asked him TO modify this order so as to
conform 70 the cou6scation Law passed by Con-
gress, but Fremont declined 10 do SO, and The
President himself modified the order. That part
which provided for the shooting Of prisoners
taken in the State, Fremont himself withdrew,
and bv a compact with the rebel Gen. Price Il
was agreed that al citizens taken prisoners for
opiDious sake, on either side should be released.
This vas an error on the other extreme, and
Gen. Hunter annulled it Immediately after su'
perseding Fremont"
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EDGAR HOUSE.

La1sing MchiganN. W. Edgar Proprietor. The Edgar
House Is new haying been just completed, and Is IT.
ted throughout in the best style and with new fur
ulturs. On Washington Avenue, near the site Of the
Old Lansing House stages leaveths House daily 4Ze
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GEO. 4. PARSONS,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR At Law and solicitor in
Chaaesry, agent Tor prosecuting claims Of soldiers and
soldiers widows against the Government FOR Bounty
Money, Pensions, and arrears Of pAy-Lansing, Mich
0nes n Co~les Block, up stairs, Warrington Ave
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OLD ACES CHoIcE.-The New York Times
has the folosing latest and Characteristic anec-
dote o. President Lincoln;
A gentleman 10 conversation remarked 70 Pres
ident Lincoln on Friday that nothing could defeat
him bit Grant, capture Of Richmond, 10 be fol-
loved by bis nomination at Chichsgo and sccep-
tsnce. ''WelI' ssid the President Il feel very
much ike the man who said be didn't want 70
die particularly, but II he bad cot 70 die that
was precisely the disease be would ike 20 die Of
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tELet every working man remember that
the leading democratic papers are sneering
a. Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson both
of whom have srorksd the mselses up to the
proud position they occupy-m "a rail splitter
buToon and boori,h tailor, both from the back
.oood,, both erosrirg s.p IN uaeeuth ignorsHes.
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tE- The Argus insists that Gen. Grant has
lost loo, 900 men since he crossed the Rapidsn.
On Saturday Of last week We had it from Official
sources, that bis entire lOss since - beginning
Of the campaign up to JuEe /. including sick
sounded. killed, missing and the retirement OF
regiments whose term OF service bad expired,
vas q few hundred over Al 900.
The Arqus gsts lie information from the rebels
and il appears 70 be as happy as the rebels in lie
belief of the fssehOod.-Aie0Hy Journal.
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LATE SURGEON L. S. A. has connsnesd the prac.
tce Of his profession m sl Its branches in Lansing
and surrounding country. O1es and residence, Mich
iEan Ave. north SIDE neAr AIdds Town BrIage. 400
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Exempt From Municipal or State
Taxation,

their value is increased from one per cent per
annum according 10 the rate Of ievies various
parts Of the country.
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SEYMOUR HOUSE,

BY LEwIs C LOOHT5, Corner Franklin and Centre
streets Lansing, Mich This House 10 adjacent 70 the
Depot and has been thoroughly rcnsted throughout.
Il : the Intention Of the proprietor keep In frs
class stgle 47l-iy
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w. e.. PAINE.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Lansing Mich. once that
recently occupied by Dr. shank Residence on Cherry
street one door south Of VIM n. Carr's residence
472y1
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AMERICAN HOUSE.

n HUDSON, Proprietor, lansing, Michigan, opposite
Capitol building General stage once kept IL cOnnec-
ti0l Nitn the House.
Lansing Mich. April 20. 1888. 400
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E Two thousand sick and wounded soldiers
arrived in New York within few days on their
way home. Nothing is 50 acceptable TO the
brave boys as fnrlOugh to go home when sick
or wounded
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~ SiI tons Of soldiers's letters. principally
from the Army OF the Potomac, we're sent from
Washington 90 the 18th and 18th. They num-
bered over 400, 600.
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DIR. Wood, the Dentist, at Home.

CITIZENS or LANSING AND VICINITY
have just returned from Albany, and am ready 10
attend 90 any call in Dentistry
lam not cheap Dentist !" but profess 10 do my work
as carefully aud a skillfuy any in The BUSINESS
last or West II claim too much search one that
10 worthy Of all claim before trusting your teeth 10
bis care This Is true policy.
City lots and lands for sale.
J. 8 WOOD, n D., sagin.wst
June IS. 1864 am
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The rebel raider, Morgan. has been chased en-
tirely on, OF Kentucky. be escapes with less
tbsa one quarter Of the men be brought into the
State.
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NV YORK.

For dredging channels. quSy walls az ssw-mis: new
fouueery. improvements cob dock improvements 10
dry dock machine shop extension improvements dry
dock; quay wall at new derrick; iron plating shop re-
ceiving fence front Of officers houses re.
pairs OF all kinds machinery for ron-esd building
chinery FOR pattern boiler and machine shop machinery
for focntery machinery for machine shop extension
machinery for sDithery, joiner and oakum shops one
SIX ton one fOur-ton, and one two-toR hammer SIX
hundred and sIty-uins thousand three hundred feen
dollars.
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WAGON AND CARRIAGE HAKER, foot of wsshingtol
street below TIE Lansing House. Wagons con
sta8liy On hand At Reasonable prices.
Lansing, April 10, 1861. lyses
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PRICE, PROPRIETOR, Mason, the County Seat Of Ing
ham County, Michigan. Lansing Jackson, and Dex-
ter stages stop a. this House. Charges reasonable.
473y1
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LONGYEAR & BURTCH,
DOCTOR R. w. NELsOy.

", CHAScERY, AND COLLECTING BUSINESS
J. ". LoNGrEAR, AR,......--......n. D. v. BCRIcH.
ansing, Michigan. 503
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Ones a. the Drug store
Of r Thayer son cornsr OF Washington and Aichi-
v.r Avenues AL calls promptly attended 10. All
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BOSTON

For additional amount for joiuers shop, additional
amount FOR cOahouse extension of shear wharf rail
road tracks and repairs Of all kinds hundred and
eighty four thousand Eve huncred dollars.
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PaRrNorrH. WV uAEPsHIRk

For Plumbers coppsrsIniths and tin shop quay walls
mOoring piers iron store extension OF shiphouse ma
chuery and tools repairs floating dock barracks and
guard house Seavey Island and for repairs OF all
kinds hundred aud fty thousand nine hundred
and thirty Eve dollars
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PHfLADEIPHlA

For repairs OF dry dock, pitch house, dredging
repairs Of damage TO store by are and for repairs OF
all kinds-and FOR the purchase OF two lots adjoining
navy yard, Philadelphia, extending from Front street
70 the commissioner line in the Delaware river,
price not exceeding ninety thousand doars-two hun
cred and fourteen thousand nine hundred and forty I've
dollars.
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R. THAYER,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR a. Law and solicitori In
Caancery, and Circuit Court Conmissionsr, william
ston, Ingham County, Michigan. 4sz
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WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF coIrsBIl.

For extension Of copper rolling MILL machinery and
tools storehouse for provisions and clothing dredging
channels; repairs Of all kinds and rail tracks in yard
one hundred and forty thousand four hundred and
sixty i've dollars
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LANSING MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY JUNE 29 1864

smith shop, and tools; vharves, foundsry, oGesr :
quarters boiler shop repairs OF dry dock engine house
mast house, and sal left sawnll and machinery en-
ees and siorehouse and repairs of a kinds, two hun
dred and twenty three thousand four hundred AID th
II three dollars.
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For repairs Of vicsualing house, boat she'd, black
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Business Direftorp.
- J.L. LANTERMAN,
s6fo DENTIST.
aIORATaO PRATT.

.ssth mounted on cold Silver, Rubber Base. Once
al ais residence Grand Street directly East OF the
Csp.Iol. Lansing, Mich AT
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Eight Per Cent. Interest

AZ lhs pre.ent rale Of prema On roIl 49, psr ore