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The "Or,icr Of American krisSe... /.

81. Lc,as, .'sp cs.-The statctnen.. contained in
tho disrnch Of this morning concerning the rsrtcncc
AMI p-rpscs Of the 'Ordcr Of American Knirh,s"
are bascd upon very volumincus Testimony, taken
durine several months p~st bv the Pro,os, Marshal
General of the Dcpsrncnt OF Missouri
The disrntch ailudcd to above, s p.biishcd ei,e-
whore In tO-daJ SUN.-EpIl
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rY MILITARY MATTERS.
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{ FLoT AND TIE PL0TTERs
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jTHW5SItRs CONSPIRACY sFFAiR
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Forces Hold harrisburg.
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'COsR lGi|G DECI.rON.
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hpOrtn1lt. il True.
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Eul.igal Probably Head.
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=. AsE..IE.L NOlNoEp.
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B FIGHTING VERY LATELY.
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ne Latest News
4 tTcicGrarb 20 tho y. y. san.
,lIqhi7 from GRANTS ANhY

GELS ON THE OTFEwgIVE.
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eMPT IL FLANK CIV. BUTLER.
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,NB0ATS IIOTLY ENGAGED.
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lMtiDs at Bermuda hundred.
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tE TTEW REBEL INVASION.
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AGENTS STILL CONFLICTING,
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Four ut q Time!
january oath, 1864.

The negro woman Of Mr.. Stevenson, the
druggist, last week gave birth to toH GILL
drsu in this vicinity, two boys and two girls.
The rebels may be inclined to charge this
coming of little negroes by Hters to Lin
coins Proclamation OF Emancipation, but
We account for it upon grounds more phylo-
sophical and more in accordance with reason
and common sense. The children are said
to be half white, and consequently came
into existence because there were, nine
months aga, a number Of heightened, patri-
otto chivalric brave, and dashing Confed-
crate officers 1cre, parading these streets
with their uniforms and rcroIraS!
The revolution has commenced and the
white population of the South must give
way to q new race OF negroes and mules ,
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Taking the Oath.

&. We give below the late oath of the Presi-
dent, and the names of two hundred citizens
who have come forward and taken it, before
the Provost Marshal General, since the first
OF January, 1864. 1t is strong oath, but it
ought to be, as it grants all the rights and
privileges of citizens to those taking it,
Union men can feel no sort Of opposition to
the oath, and rebels ought to be made take
it or leave the country.
We know most of these persons, and can
safely say that many of them will live MP
to what they have sworn. Others of them,
and at least half of them, we have no sort
Of confidence in, and we do not suppose for
a moment that they took the oath with any
good intention, but to cloak their treason,
and to shield them while they play the spy
for the rebels Some of these have been
eXulting at the prospect of LOngstreet com
ing in, when they saw portion of our cav
airy coming in town from the front on
Tuesday and Wednesday. They were so
perfectly elated that they could not conceal
their Joy; and as fer the oath they had ia
ken. they cared not cent for that. Now,
we give the oath and their names, that our
friends may watch them, and have them
arrested and sent South:
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Expedition Under Burnside to be Or
ganiZed,
NEW YORK. january /

NEW J DIRK, January ~.
Colonel Goodrich of General Burnside's
staff, is in Our vicinity, says the Boston
Traveller of last evening, preparing to or
ganizc from New England All expedition by
land and sea- of which the old Ninth Army
Corps l. to form the nucleus. The Massa-
chusettS DIST, Doth, 35th and 3Sth are en-
braced in the corps. Colonel GOodrich's
department incluoes Maine, Vermont and
New Hampshire, with his headquarters in
Portsmouth H Colonel LorinS will
recruit for he above in this city. Colonel
Goodrich, in an interview with Gov. Gil
more Of NeX Hampshire, and Gen. Kinks,
found them feady to cooperate with the
enterprise Il every manner. The three
New hampshire regiments, 9th, 9Th and
18th, wilfbe promptly filed, and with a fine
class of men. The headquarters Of General
Burnside wiz be in New York.
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LOngStreet'S Position.

The Richmond Examiner says Longstreet's
position is one of the most advantageous on
the theatre OF the war 1t TANKS Thomas
army, and threatens the enemys commune
cations through Knoxville and Nashville
Is within thirty miles of Cumberland Gap,
on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad,
which viii be completed to Longstreet's
headquarters, in.three weeks, and thus in
case. Of emergency bring the army Of Ten
nessee within supporting distance Of Rich
mond Ia short, ii is the controlling posi-
ton between Lee and Johnston and at the
same time close enough to Kentucky for an
easy invasion of that State wherever the
signal may be given for such movement
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GOOdneSS of God.

We should consider that God created us
out Of nothing, and fitted our souls for I'M
mortality. and for great and endless enjoy
mcnt. As to the enjoymcnts OF this life,
though they are not endless. they are, or
may be- too considerable to be overlooked
by greattul heart The provision made
for them in the innumorable comforts, con
veuiences. and beauties even of this world
Is an effect of infinite bounty and goodness
Were | to remind YOU Of them. by what
arithmetic should sum up their number?
or by what skill in measure calculate their
greatness? He hath created the whole
globe Of the earth to furnish You with food.
raiment, and other nccessaries. He hath
given You the spoils of the OK and sheep to
keep yOu warm, and OF the silkworm to
make YOU gay.
Gods bounty stops not at mere necessa-
ries. He hath laid up for You, in the bow
els OF the earth. materials for erecting state
" houses. He hath diversified the year
into seasons. that each may refresh your
taste with a set of new delicacies, after it is
tired with the fish, fowl, fruits, and other
nourishing vegetables Of the former. Nay,
he hath even condescended to regale your
sense Of smelling with an endless variety OF
odoTs, one exceeding another in delicacy
and sweetness. That your ear may be also
entertained, while you feast on his bounties,
he salutes it with the sweet music Of tina
grove. When You walk Ont in a summers
evening TO see how God blesses your indus
try, open your senses to the innocent music
from every tree, to the delicious smells that
breathe from every hedge and meadow
Cast your eyes over the face Of nature
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The People Of East Tennessee.

An entertainment was given to General
Burnside, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the
18th inst, From 4 brief synopsis of
speech he made, we copy the following;
lie then paid a glowing tribute to the
patriotism OF the people Of East Tennessee.
Their self-sacrifcing loyalty was every
where apparent. They notified him Of the
approach of Long>treots forces; they hail
ed his army with cheers, waving flags they
had concealed under their beds and under
the i9erS of their dwellings for that pur-
pose; they oRecrtUlly gave up the contents
of thei. cellars and barns, their crops and
their cattle, TO supply his men when they
were without raticns While al Knoxville
his army was supplied with bread by loyal
citizens who sent daily during the siege
more than one hundred wagon loads of
flour and forage. and every night they
floatcd boat-loads of provisions down the
river, through the fog and darkness, past
the pickets Of the enemy. They did this,
and thanked God they had the privilege of
feeding d" the Yankees
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Great Haul Of Confederate Bonds.

a letter intercepted by the War Depart
ment few DAYS ago showed that printer
in New York by the name of Hilton was
engaged in furnishing the rebel government
with notes and bonds, The officers got on
his track and the World gives the result:
Hilton, who is a man of unusual ability
and acuteness discovered that he was watch
ed and at once took measures to dispose of
the property in his possession. This he did
by placing it in different offices where he
could get storage without exciting suspicion.
The officers were onhis track all the while,
however, and traced him to the corner of
Ann and Gold streets. to Park Row and
other places. He was then taken into GUS
toby, together with Williams and man
named Anthony. sETE EEW 9HE.
The Marshal divided his men into two
sections and made descent on II Spruce
street, and also at the corner OF Ann and
Gold streets. At the latter place several
photographic stones for printing 800, $50
and So Confederate notes were found At
Spruce street some fine steel plates were
seized together with a few dies, About 2
o'clock on Friday morning an office at 81
Park Row was entered, where Il geometri-
cal lathe was discovered, together with a
case containing nearly six millions of dol
lars worth of Confederate bonds all ready
for signature; there We're also about one
million dollars in Confederate notes. The
proprietor of the office was taken into Gus
tody at s o'clock the next morning, but
showed that he knew nothing of the char
acter Of the goods, having only received
them on storage. .r. r..- .-.s- -...-
The maker of the machine was next
looked after and was found in New jersey,
about six miles back of Newark He also
proved to be innocent of any criminality in
the matter, and stated that Hilton stated to
him he was about organizing new bank
note company after the style of the Cont
mental, and wanted geOmetrical lathe and
transfer press The former was finished
and delivered about ten days ago, but the
latter has not yet been perfected.
The letter intercepted by the War De
partment disclosed the fact that Hilton was
regularly employed by the rebel govern
ment, and stated that he could be relied on
from the fact of his large pecuniary inter
est in the matter. These plates, dies, bonds,
notes and machinery were to have been
shipped to Halifax about the first of Janua-
ry, and from thence to Nassau. where they
We're to have been put on board blockade
runner, and sent South by the way of Flori-
da
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A Contractor Punished--N0tiee TO Fur
!0Hghed SOldierS..Rebel Retaliation
Bill TO Promote EnIistmenis.


William White, contractor for furnishing
haversacks at Philadelphia. has been sen
fenced by Court -martiaI, Of which General
Hcintzcman was President, to be fined
So, 600, and imprisoned in the Albany Peni-
Tertiary until paid, for defrauding the Gov
crnment in furnishing articles made of rot
ten material.
a General Order from headquarters army
of the Potomac, notifies all soldiers absent
on Through, who have not the means of fur
nishing their own return transportation
that, upon representation ofthe facts to any
military commander, mastering or disburs-
ing officer, Provost Marshal. or Quarter
master, they Will be furnished transPorta-
tiao. the cost Of which will be noted on
their filrloughs and deducted from their pay
\ dispatch 5rfl North Carolina says pri-
vate Samuel Black, Of an Ohio regiment,
has ku6ar5A-/nd hanging on tree, with
plac3rdS On his breast, stating that he was
executed by order OF the rebel Gen. Picket
iRssotaliatioa for the execution of Georgia
soldier hanged by Wild. The person hanged
by Gen. WAl was a guerilla.
The bill to promote enlistments. reported
by the Senate Military Committee to-day,
reduces the term Of enlistment in the regu-
lar army to three instead Of five years. and
gives freedom to every cOlored soldier and
his mother, wife and children. Former laws
give freedom only to those whose masters
are rebels
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establishments.

The Richmond Enquirer speaking of the
announcement Of the re-enistment of so
many Union troops for the war, saws:
''The action of the enemy in this matter
is important to us. The preservation of
this organization shows that they intend to
move forward at the earliest practicable
moment in the Spring. IF they will not
sacrifice an organization which has stood
the ordeal Of two years campaigning, can
we afford to hazard the experiment of OPEN
ing the spring campaign under officers re-
Gently organized, with companies unaccus-
toned to association and men strangers to
each other? We shall need every energy
of national defense for the spring campaign
Richmond will, in all probability, be APP
preached from the Rappahannocll as well
As from the Black Water. In northern
Georgia the fate of Atlanta, and in South
Carolina that Of Charleston and Savannah ,
in North Carolina that of Wilmington, all
must be decided in the spring"
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 18th in an
editorial says:
ITO the timid the new born wear lowers
goomily; to the prudent there appears
cause for anxious soIicitude, while even he
roism itself sees that the tug of war, the
crisis of the struggle is upon us and that we
must prepare ourselves for the tremendous
shock. We cannot contemplate the coming
next, and fourth campaign of the pending
war without soIcitude eshaII be strong
ly pressed by the enemy. They are making
busy preparations They are buying mer=
cenaries for the fight, as men buy sheep for
the shambles. They are paying bounties
the half of which the world never heard of
before. They are spending money with
reckless profusiOn that contrasts strangely
with their native parsimOny.
Our enemies. too, will commence the
next campaign with some advantages of
position, which they did not have at the be
ginning of 1868 They will begin at Chat
tanooSa instead of Nashville; at Vicksburg
instead of Memphis. They come flushed,
also, with wild hopes, and they are animat-
ed with increased arrogance"
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LINES

= "
!ectiO'avtsls issr5ea to lLs. No6ett, on the dealt
,of her bdtes JaEsuasy Dist 1864.
How Sleas the child to die so young!
q, dgi Il shed no tear;
But lay tbe empty casket down
The jewel is not here
ThislAad Of being, fair as brief,
Expanded not below,
Traaspanted to a world of light,
Twill there in beauty grow
How blest the child to die so young
Itsupward flight to take,
Where sorrows storms and lannon's rosr
Its slumbers do not break
How blsst the child to die so young
Tsleave this word of woe,
Ere SIN or trouble had begun
sts %stle path to know.
Itsssssss scarce opened on the light
see eartf's care and pain,
When shrinking from the weary sight,
fteiosed them fast again.
Its little ear, attuned to sound,
Heard here but war and strife
Itlistened to an angels harp,
And knew a better life
Thther on gladstone pinion borne,
Its little spirit flew
Why mourn it would not here remain,
When heaven was in its view?
Whist mother, with her depth of love,
And all her anxious care,
Should weep to see in Jesus arms
Her nursing resting there?
KNOXVILLE Tenn. L.s.R
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State of

do soemnly swear. in presence Of Almighty GoD
that l will henceforth faithfully support, protect
and defend the Constitution of the United States
and the Union of States Hereunder and that | will
in like manner abide by and faithfully support all
acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion
with reference to slaves, 50 long and far not
pcaled modified or held void by Congress, or by
decision of the Supreme Court, and that | will, in
like manner, abide by and faithfully support all
procamations Of the President made during the
existing rebellion, having reference to slaves so
long and so far as not modified or declared void by
the decision Of the Supreme Court 50 help me God.
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BsS@ CCDJOs CAVE is the name of new novel
about 70 be published by MGssrs Tilton & Co, Bos-
ton. The author, Mr. j. 7. Trowbridge is also the
author of -Neghbor lakewood, and some Of the
most popular contributions of the "Adaatic.r This
story is of Rebel Despotism and Union Patriotism
in East Tennessee The Boston correspondent of
the Springfield Republican, whose criticisms are,
perhaps as reliable as any we have saws:
Il have read the sheets and am sure that for drs-
matte skill and intense interest, few books of
of late years equal to it. Somehow or other we
cannot quite make up our minds that tales Of ad-
venture in East Tennessee in 1861, quite as real
those which Cooper relates a. occurring during
the old French War or the Revolution. But it
must be the nearncss alone which weakens the en-
chantment. Some of Trowbridges descriptions of
border warfare quite equal to the best of Coo
pers. His genius Is dramatic and the reader is
carried swiftly, almost breathleSSy along. Some Of
his characters also exceedingly good. The
negroes, Pomp and Guido; Dan Pspperill the poor
white; Deslow, the pro-savery Unionist, who be-
trays his fellows for slavery sake; the old minis
ter, and Carl, the Dutch boy-sre we'll painted
The orders for this book on the reputation of the
author ard interesting locality of the story, have
been SO numerous to delay the publication till
a much larger edition than was first contemplated
can be prepared.
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To the People of East Tennessee.
OFFICE Pro. MAR. GEN. or EAST Tenn,
Knoxville Jan. 10th 1853. /
CIRCULAR No. 16.

Knoxville, Jan. 10th, 1863.
CIRCULAR No. 10.
Under the Presidents Proclamation a way for re-
organizing the State Government Is suggested which
it bchooves all those who have at heart the inter
ests of themselves of the State and of Republican
institutions to accept. The experience of the last
two wears and half has been Sufficient to convince
the people of the States in rebellion against the
Federal Government of the fallacv of the doctrines
taught bv their corrupt and unprincipled leaders
Their rights have been well nigh DESTROYED by dc
SIGNING men, who cared more for the advancement
Of their ends than they did for the liberties Of
the people; and the peopls of East Tennessee from
having been the freest and most Independent Of
all the nations of the earth were reduced 20 a state
of the most AFFECT servitude. Their constitutional
rights ignored, and their natural rights tram
plcd upon. They resisted while resistance could
avail, and after they disaruied and rem
dered helpless, tney still refused to bend the
knee to the opprcssOT. Tyranny could not sUbdue
thern-daath itself found them faithful TO the Gov
eminent Of their and their fathers choice Oftheir
devotion to freedom all lovers of constitutional ber
" will bear willing witness for the answering
tenactv with which they chung to the flag of
their country, history presents equal They have
indeed made TO themselves a name which will be
as impershablc as their mountains and Of which
they and their childreIs children may. and should
be Justly proud.
Having such history. your future acts should
be we'll weighed that no shade be cast upon the
past: for be assured that ages hence the sacrifices
of East TennesSeeans and their heroic devotion to
freedom will be the theme of many a song. and her
sons of this generation will be referred to most
worthy OF emulation
The night which has for 50 long time made
beloved East Tennessee a land Of mourning and of
sadness Is passing away-the day dawns-and if
our people wise, they will in little while be in
full possession of their ancient righs and liberties.
For the purpose of paving the way for that de
4 80 -,
East Tennessee over which my jurisdiction extends,
are invited and urged meet together At such time
and place as they may deem best in order to take
counsel together as the best means for re-organ
ling under the Presidents Proclamation the State
Government. Let the day Of meeting De rs early
as possible Let candidates who are loyal and
worthy, be nominated for the county offices and
may that spirit prevail which viii be in keeping
with the former history Of East Tennessee. The
people should remember that they are the source Of
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Knoxville, Saturday, Jan. 30, 1864.
Confederate Military Homer.

W mist JNc ntaUlnT OF TINS article IS q
contradiction in terms, we have selected it
as suitable one under which to speak of
the outrages and shocking barbarity Of the
rebels. whose vilainy sticks out on all occa-
sions In the spring Of 1862, General HAIR
DEE. a graceless rascal refused to let us
through his lines at Shebyville, though we
had pass from the Confederate Secretary
of War, and an escort furnished by the
authorities at Richmond He held us over
ten days, and ordered us to be guarded in
close confinement In the fall Of the same
wear. General FoRREsr, 4 sin-hardcned ne
,sro-trader, and livery stable man Of Mem
nhis. refused to allow Governor JoHNsoN's
family to come from Nurfrecsborough to
Nashville and had them driven backwards
and forwards on the road to and from Tul-
lahoma, although they had a pass from the
Confederate Secretary Of War, and were
ordered out Of the Confederacy. Their
code of honor warrants subordinates in set
ting aside the orders and DEGREES Of their
superior commanders The discourteous
scvuhdrels have not even the subordination
common among a gang Of thieves.
General RosEcRANs, IN command OF the
Cumberland, addressed letter to General
JosErH f. JOHNSTON on the 18th Of Febru-
airy. 1868. informing him that he could not
exchange flags Of truce any longer with
such men as Generals BRAGG and WHEELER,
who had, in their meanness, allowed Their
troops - sneak behind 4 nag OF truce ana
capture Federal troops; who had allowed
their rebel troops to go into battle dressed
in Federal uniform, and carrying the Fede-
raj flag; and he gave the General 4 list OF
thirty eight Federal Surgeons robbed OF
their private property by the lawless mobs
under the command of BRAGG and his true
yoke-ttlIow, WHEELER.
Under the sanction Of this WHEELER, the
steamer Hastings" at the head Of HMpcth
Shoals, in January, 1853, only thirty miles
from Nashville loaded with 2GG desperately
wounded Federal soldiers was fired INFO
with muskctry and artillery, and forced her
to round to. when the rebel gUcrriilas,
drunk and infurIatcd, rushed on board,
robbed and UIundcred the sick and dying,
ordered them all on shore in the mud and
in q SNOW Storm, and set fire to the boat
and destroyed her. Robbed Of their "a
tions, and OF their clothing, and thirty
miles from military post, night approach
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See how it smiles upon you, and decks IT
self out in a hundred beautiful colors to
please you If YOU have sense to taste these
sweets, lay your hand on your heart, and
ask it whether it can trace and adore the
bountiful Being that spreads forth such
lovely scene Of things for your entertain
ment?