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AbOiitiOniSm i'm Arkansas.

The speech of General CAN'T, of Arkan-
sas, at Mozart Hall, Thursday night was in
many respects remarkable. The point spe-
cially noticeable was the fierce hostility
manifested toward the institution Of slave
ry He said
You would think, if you visited us in
Arkansas, that the seat of Abolitionism had
been transferred from New England to Ar
kansas. Our people have a right-God
knows~-to be sick of slavery; and they are
sick of it. Oh so sick. They can point
to the desolate homes, devastated fields, for
saken fresides, and smoking villages as a
monument of slavery. They turn from it
with loathing indes cribable. - Cincinnati
Commercial
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Rebels of the First Water.

An undopbted Union citizen of Knox
county writes us letter dated January p,
1864, from which we give an extract, as it
will serve to rentiIetc certain rebels:
"Burwell Freeman Badgett, Senior, re-
siding on a farm bordering on Holston and
Little River, made the statment that W. g.
Brownlow is a bad man, and was concerned
in the original bridge burning in East Ten
nessee
Another case. John Coffin, creating
rebel, residing near the bridge over Stock
Greek, on the road from Knoxville to Mary
vile, reported all his neighbors from that
Creek to Knoxville, TO the Federal troops,
as rebels This can be proven without
trouble
If You wish testimony in the case of Geo.
b. Kennedy, bitter rebel of this county,
You can have it. Charles Lonas Andrew
hnott and others, will bear testimony in his
case"
We have given this extract that our sol
dlers may know these men, ard th.t our
authorities may appreciate tLem'
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The Assault on knOXyille---A Rebel Ac-
cOUnt

A correspondent of the Augusta COnstitu-
tiOnalist writes an interesting description of
the gallant charge of the Confederate troops
upon the en;mv's works at Knoxville He
says
TO the left Of Knoxville, on n high hill.
is a large dirt fort, mountingsix guns, which
commands all approaches to it, for more
than Il mile. In its front and tanks was
once a thick field of pines, which were cut
down by the enemy. the tops falling in all
directions, making Il mass Of brush and
timber almost impossible. In addition to
this they had wires netted all around their
works and a ditch from four to six feet
deep, corresponding with the irreguarity
OF the ground the extreme slope Of the par
apet wall making an acute angle with the
fall of the ditch. Immediately in their
front, for two or three hundreds yards, all
brush and rubbish were removed, in order
that their grape and canister might have
clear sweep at the attaching column. This
fort, Bryans, Humphreys and a part of
WOffOrd's brigades, We're ordered to assault
at daylight on the morning Of the 10Th of
November.
Through this rugged field of obstacles,
before day, Bryans brigade felt its way,
with many fall and many bruise, vet
quietly, uncomplainingly, the men followed
the dark figure of their leader guiding us
through the gloom, to the line of the sharp
shooters stationed at the edge of the clear
ing Each man pressed his cap more firmly
down his brow, and, with lips compressed
and steadfast eye, waited for the word to
move while Gems. Byran and Humphrey
glded hoiseIessly through their commands
carefully examining the ground before them.
.'All was quiet as the grave suddenly the
stiffness was broken by the sharp crack of
4 Mimic rife when Up boys charger was
given by our commanders. The brave fel-
lows springing up with shout, on they
pressed to the fort, through a murderous
fire Of shot and shell. Owing to a rain the
dav before. and frost on the night Of the
attack. the earth gave way from under our
gallant men as they climbed upon the shOul-
ders of each other, endeavoring to reach
the parapet and down they would tumble
into the ditch. Hand grenade after hand
grenade were thrown upon them, and vet
they still remained climbing and falling for
over half an hour. while the air sparkled
with whistling fuses and incessant rolls of
musketry from the walls, When finding
all attempts to scale the sides Of the fort i'm
possible (only one man, Sergt. Maj. Bailey
of the Tenth Georgia, reached the top; he
poor fellow, was killed immediately we
slowly withdrew, under a terrible fire from
the enemy.
1T was a sight long to be remembered, to
see Gen. Bryan at the head Of the column,
leading and cheering his men, giving orders
in a calm and self possessed tone. Indeed,
he seemed to bear a charmed life. While
hundreds around him were killed and
wounded, he was untouched, and when the
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Knoxville, Saturday, Jan. 80, 1864.
The Murderers Of Pleasant Pierce.

The Knoxville Register of the goth of No
vembcr, 1861, gives the names of the rebel
murderers of Mr.. Pierce, Of this county, in
an article intended for their vindication.
The case can't be vindicated. 1t was Il
cold -blooded murder Of a peaccable and
good citizen, because he was a Union man.
He was shot down in his own field, by the
scoundrels and asSassins whose names fol-
low:
Sergeant Regan, Moses JuIloss, William
Julian, John Morrow, James Campbell Philo
B. Shepard, Robert Ramsey, Alex. Ramsey,
Thos. r. c. Campbell. and ". L. GODDARD.
Two of these scoundrels are the sons of
the old egotistic President of the Bauk of
Tennessee, James Campbell, the father of
r. c. Campbell, is a rebel, and a very bad
man, and has never been otherwise; and
with the impudcnce Of the Devil and a rebel,
applied for authority under our army, as
soon rs it arrived here, to purchase commits
sary stores
We propose one plain question to these
murderers, and we do it in good faith. Do
they think they can live in this section of
country hereafter?
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DOings OF Congress.

Mr. HOWE of Wisconsin, the Peter the
Hermit, of the National Senate, has intro
duced bill in the Senate requesting the
President to call out million of men for
ninety days, to take Richmond, and liberate
the prisoners there-the whole force to be
commanded by GEN. GRANT. OF course the
Senate viii not act upon such a bill, as it
would require ninety days to muster a mil
lion of men into the service. When Peter
the Hermit started for the deiverence of
the Holy Land the order was to live off of
the fat of the country. Living off of an
exhausted South, is dull operation.
Mr. HENDERSON proposed amendments to
the Constitution of the United States-one
declaring that slavery shall not exist in the
United States, or involuntary servitude, ex-
cept as punishment for crime,
Mr. FENToN, of New York, introduced
bill in the House, providing for the payment
Of the loss or destruction Of property Of
loyal citizens by the United States troops.
Mr.. ROGERS, of New Jersey, a COpperhead,
offered long string of resolutions in the
House, the substance of which was, to allow
the Rebels to return to their allegiance, tax
ing their position in the Union, with all
their rights unimpaired
Mr.. POWELL, of Kentucky, offered bill
in the Senate to prevent Military officers
from interfering in elections in the States.
His own State Legislature enacted the law
that defeated traitors in his State, in the
late elections
Mr. BALDWIN, of Massachusetts,, offered
a preamble setting forth that organized trca-
son, having its headquarters at Richmond,
exists in defiant violation of Congress, and
has no claim to be treated otherwise than
as an outlaw: therefore,
ReSolred, That any proposition or nego-
tiation with rebels ought to be rejected with
out hesitation or delay
The resolution was adopted by SIS yeas
to "a nays.
Howard resolution that the Committee
on Judiciary consider the propriety of re-
pealing the Joint resolution of July II,
1862, which prohibits a forfeiture of real
estate beyond the natural life Of the offend
er, was adopted
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Kentucky, opposed the bill
providing for furnishing Of substitutes, and
made war Us usual, upon the course of the
President and Secretary Of War.
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More Rebel Tricks.

A citizen of Knox county writes us a let
ter for publication from which we give the
following extract:
There is an arch rebel living in this
county. on Stock Creek. South of the Hols-
ton, known as W. C. Upton. He had four
sons in the rebel army whom he encouraged
to 90 in, and furnished with horses and
otherwise equipped. One of them got his
rights at Chickamauga, two are in Camp
Chase, one joined the late rebel raid, and
after they were whipped out, he sneaked
into Knoxville, as am informed, took the
oath, and is now good loyal citizen +
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Abraham Lincoln and an Undivided
Country,

The Carlisle American, published at Car
lise Pa, hoists the name Of Abraham Lin
coin as a candidate for reelection to the
Presidency of the United States, and uses
the following cogent reasons to justify its
choice
We place at the head of our editorial col
umn to-day the name of Abraham Lincoln
for President of the United States in the
year 1864. We have reached point in the
history Of our country when, per necessity,
new and different impulses must govern the
people; who are substantially the rulers Of
the Republic. 4 bold, daring and villain
GUS attempt Has been made to destroy the
Government, and, as the warrior in the field
steps aside that the missive Of death may
pass him without harm, 50 must the people
to certain extent throw away their old
notions ,oftnropriciy, and face-hand to
hand s. it were-the new dangers which
imperil us.
When the life Of a nation is at stake. there
is no time to consider difference of opinion
The fabric of the Government must first be
rescued from the impending destruction
which would seem to await it, and that done
we may then stop to consult personal pref
erences and discuss abstract questions.
Mr.. Lincoln entered on the performance
of his duties under circumstances which are
without a parallel in the history Of this or
any other country. He has met the respon-
sibilities of his position with an amount of
firmness which marks him as the man to
carry the Government through its perils,
and has brought to the performance of his
nd Ia C,,+ia oil nj.
practicable ability which challenges the adj
miration Of the people, not only Of his own
country, but Of all the world
There must, then. be no change in the
Administration of the country until the re-
belion is crushed out, and the nation placed
high up on the pedestal which was destined
for its occupancy. by the Almighty. To
talter now. or to enter on new theories,
would be simply to interfere with what we
esteem to be the hand of destiny and it is
therefore that we do not hesitate to commit
the American to the policy which is already
indicated BY this article \ change Of ru-
lers would bring a different policy, and a
change of policy would involve the danger
of disaster to the Government This the
people seem TO understand, and this we re-
spond by re-nominating Abraham Lincoln
as the Union candidate for President in
1864. We sincerely believe he could carry
every loyal State against any man our oppo-
nents could name. We are satisfied that no
party Of respectable leaders could be organ
lied against him. He has already made
platform for his friends to stand upon-the
Union and the Constitution-the Union i'm
pregnable and perpetual-the Constitution
inviolate and eternal With such man
and such platform, his friends could not
only become. successful, but the great prin
ciple of free government would become a
success on this Hemisphere.
1t is time even now to sound the tocsin
for the coming contest. There can be no
rest of one S devotion to country, and whilst
the fratricides of the rebellious se2tion are
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Rebel Official Revelations.

Letter from the Rebel Secretary Of Var to til,
- Etba Quartermaster Genern
! The original letter here copied is in om
/ possessiga.K. The Quartermaster General to
Nhesa gs1-S tsaressed, was at the time Al
Lfnehbug, Yirginia.-N Y Tribune
CoNFDlssATE STATES OF AMERICA WAR !
DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA :
November 1t, 1868.
GENERAL: Your letter, inclosing a com
munication from Larkin Smith, Assistant
Quartermaster General, stating that many
of the farmers of Warren, Franklin, and
Johnson counties, n forth Carolina refuse to
pay the tax in kind by delivering the Gov
ernment's tenth at the depots established by
you and that many others are known to
have concealed a portion of their grain and
productions. and attempted TO destroy all
evidence Of the amount produced by them,
has been received.
1t is true the law requires farmers to de-
liver their tenth at depots not more than
eight miles from the place of production !;
but your published order requesting them
for the purpose of supplying the immediate
wants OF the army to deliver at the depots
named, although at greater distance than
eight miles, and offering to pay for the
transportation in excess Of that distance, is
so reasonable, that no good citizen would
refuse to comply with it.
You will, therefore, prOmulgate an addi-
ton to your former order requiring pro-
ducers to deliver their quotas at the depots
nearest II t, =, hem by q specified day, and mott
flying them that in case Of Their refusal or
neglect to comply herewith, the Govern
ment viii provide the necessary transpOrta-
ton at the expense of the delinquent and
collect said expense by an immediate levy
on their productions calculating their value
at the rates allowed in cases Of impress
ment.
If it becomes necessary to furnish trans
portation, the necessary teams, teamsters,
&c, must be impressed as in ordinary cases.
All persons detected in secreting articles
subject to the tax, or in deceiving as to the
quantity produced by them, should be made
to suffer the confscatiOn Of all such prop
erty found belonging to them.
The people in the counties named, and in
fact nearly all the Western counties Of that
State, have ever evinced disposition to
cavil at, and even resist the measures Of the
Government, and it is quite time that they,
and all others similarly disposed, should be
dealt by with becoming rigOr Now that
our energies are taxed to the utmost to sub
sist our armies, it will not do TO be defraud-
ed of this much needed tax. If necessary,
force mil5t be employed for its collection.
Let strilng examples be made of a few of
the rogu,@e and | think the rest will respond
promptly. Yours, &c,
JAMES Z. SEDDoN, Sec'y of War.
Gen A. c. MYERS.
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DEATH OF DIR. FowLKES.--'' DR.. Jephtha
Fowlkes," says the Memphis Journal of the
I'd, died at his residence in this city on
Yesterday, the 1st instant, in the SO year of
his age He was born in Prince Edward
county, Virginia, and after completing a
liberal education, he studied medicine, pro-
fession he practiced with success in North
Carolina, and in this city on his first arri-
val After residing here some time, he be-
came connected with the press, and was for
many years editor or publisher He was
prominently identified with the Southern
Pacific Railroad, in which he displayed bus
mess ability and skill of high order
As citizen and friend, he was always en-
terprising and kind; as a husband and faith
er, be honored the relationship. Honor to
his memory NashrTIe Press. -------
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Printers Tale,

Every profession has its technical terms,
and of course the printers have a ''smatter-
ing, which is Only intelligible to the craft,
The following is a specimen. Il don't mean,
however, as much as it would seem to imi-
tate Jim, put General Beauregard ON the
galle5. and then finish the murder of that
negro you commenced yesterday. Set up
the ruins of GuyandOtte; distribute the
smallpox you need not finish that mHtiny )
put the murhps in the paper this week.
Pitch the pi into hell and then go to the
devil and he will tell you how to dispose Of
the dead matter"
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General Grant on the Conduct Of the
War.
Correspondence of the y. Y Times.
Gu ArTA VnnGA [


CHATTANOOGA Dec. 10
1t is said that Gen Grant has forwarded
to Washington his views on the way the
war should be conducted in the future to in
sure the earliest and most complete sup
preston of the rebellion. What these views
are in detail, is not of course known; but it
may be assumed for a certainty, that the
concerted movement of all our armies un-
der one policy, and as far as practicableun
der one direction, is the principal feature
Of Gen. Grants plan.
Assuming that it is true that Gen. Grant
has forwarded to Washington his plan
and whether he has or not can be ascer-
tanned by inquiry at the proper department
no one will question his title to do so, or
the weight his recommendations should
have. Standing before the country as the
first General in the field, with results PROV
ing his great abilities, almost marvellous, it
is not to be supposed for an instant that his
views will fail to excite the greatest inter
est. To suppose that they will not enter
largely into the future conduct Of the war
is to imply q disposition to deny him the
influence his great services have entitled
him to have and suspicion that the pow
ers at Washington are inlmical to the Gen
cral, whom the country recognizes as not
only having done most, but as best qualified
to give counsel OF course nobody thinks
this. Therefore, it may confidently be eX-
pected that the future movements of Ourar
mics, and the policy that will prevail in the
campaigns to follow, will be much in ac-
cordance with the suggestions of General
Grant
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Well done Gen. Thomas.
The way Gen. Thomas comes it over the
Rebels is Just to our taste:
" CHATTANOOGA. january

CHATTANOOGA January s.
The 4lst arrived from Knoxville, ea route home
as veterans The 10th Ohio. al but one man.
enlisted All the 5lst rc-cnlisted. Tho 4th and 9th
Kentucky Cavalry go home tomorrow.
Wheeers guerrlllas very quiet since their last
defeat.
General Thomas has issued an order assessing rcb
e svmpathzcrs living within ten miles Of the scene
of the recent killing of three soldiers near Mulberry,
Tenn by guerrlla> in the of 100000, to be di
vided among the families of J. W. Orcutt, Dwight
Murray 9th Ohio Battery, and George Jacobs, 22d
Wisconsin"
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How 10 do il.
The following appears in the Louisville

The following appears in the Louisville
papers:
"INDIANApoLIs, IND January 5 1864.
Jason Ham, Indiana Military Agent:
Il have arranged with Samuel II. Patter-
son. of Jctfersonville to furnish all reterdn
regiments from thus and att other States ,cith
hot coffee and a lunch at JeferSonriHe. See
him and cooperate Make arrangements
to notify the regiments as soon as they ar
rive at Louisville Also notify them that
free entertainment will also be given at In
dianapOlis.
20. 2. MORTON, Governor of Indiana.
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striking fast and heavy blows at the great
heart of our country. let theme generation
advance the starry banner of freedom with
the new scription-Abraham Lincoln, the
Union and the Constitution with the sue
cesSion to the Presidency in lS64 4-one and
inseparabIe
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@The golden rule for young lady is,
to converse with your female friends as ifa
gentleman were present; and With young
men as if your female companions were
present. Wen warrant il TO be ehaste and
becoming.
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