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atone for the crime OF involving ones owR
country In civil war. II the Constitution
placed In Congress tho power TO take life, and
10 tnko property Of the offender In one form,
why should 4 deny The power to take property
in any other form
If the frapors Of the Constitution were will
ing that q traitor should forfeit his life, how
could they have intended 10 shelter his prop
erty1 Was property, in their opinion, more
sacred than ifai Would all the property of
rebels forfciu'seo the treasury OF the country
rcpalr tho lnjG., Of civil war;
roRTEITUREs NOT LIMITED TO LIFE ESTATES.
Could the lawyers who drancdthc COnstliu-
tlon have intended to limit the pecuDlary pun
Ishment Of forfeiture to life Interest in per-
-onal estate, when every lawyer In the conycn-
lion must have known than al common law
bcre was no such thing as life estate In per-
sonal property Knowing this, did they mean
TO proteCt traitors, under all circumstances, In
lhe enjoyment Of personal property II so,
why did they not say sof .....
III they meant to prevent Congress from
paSsing any law tkai should deprive traitors Of
more than life estate In real estate, the result
would be, that tho criminal would lose only
the enjoyment OF his lands fof few days or
weeks, from the date Of tho judgment TO the
date Of his execution, and then his lands would
% TO his heirs.
Thus ii Is evident, that u tho Consultation
ruts OF thopower Of Congress 10 punish treason,
aud limits II TO such forfeltuTes as are the con-
-cluGnce Of attainder, and then cuts of from
ltainder its penal consequences Of corruption
of blood and forfeiture Of estate, except during
The life Of the offender, then the trainers Of that
instrument have eiiectually protected the per-
-onal and real estate Of traitors, and have taken
more care TO secure them from the consequcn-
&C, Of their crime than any other class Of
citizens.
II 20, they have authorized far more severity
against many other Gelons than against them.
II such were the purpose Of the authors OF the
Constitution, they would have taken direct and
plain language to say what they meant. They
would have said, Congress may punish trcS-
on, hut shall not deprive traitors of real or
PERSONAL property, except for the time which
may elapse between sentence Of death and exc
'ution."
Instead Of such provision, they gave full
over TO punish treason, including fines, abso-
lule forfcltures, death, and attalnder, only
limiting the technical effect of the last men
Toned penalty, II that form of punishment
,hould he adopted; and Congress has tho power,
ander the Constitution, TO declare as the PEN
atty for treason the forfeiture of all the real
and personal estate Of the offender, and Is not
limited, rs has been supposed by some, to a
forfeiture Of real estate for life only.
To bs continued.
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earliest possibie moment, 50 much Of military
power as may DO consistent with the success Of
military operation, 10 prepare the way by
prompt and wise measures, for the full rcstora-
tlon Of the State 10 the Union and Its power 70
the people; to restore their ancient and unsuf-
passed prospUityi TO enlarge the scope Of
;rsa. s1tend and confirm the dom'uion ef rational
1t is not within human power to accomplish
these results without some sacrifice Of lndlyid-
ual prejudlces and interests. Problems Of State,
too complicato for the human mind, have been
solved by the national cannon. In groat civil
conrulslons, tho agony Of strife enters the souls
Of the innocent as well as the guilty.
The Governments is subjcct 10 tho law Of
necessity, and must consult the condition Of
things, rather than the preferences OF men, and
II so be that Its pnrposes arc inst and Its meas
ures wise, II has the right 10 demand that ques-
tions Of personal interest and opinion shall be
subordinate to the public good. When the
national existence is at stake, and the liberties
Of the people In peril, faction Is treason.
The methods herein proposed submit the
whole question Of government directly TO the
people-1rst, by the election Of executive off,
GERS, faithful TO the Union, to be followed by Q
loyal representation In both houses Of Con-
grassland then bya convention which will
confirm the action Of the people, and recognize
the principles Of freedom in the organic law.
This Is the wish Of the President.
The anniversary OF Washington's birth isJs
III day for the commencement OF so grand a
work. The Immortal Father of his Country
was never guided BY more Just and bcnlg-
uant spirit than that Of his successor In Office
the President OF the United States. In the hour
OF our trial let us heed his admonltions
Louisiana In the opening Of her history sealed
the integrity Of the Union by comforting upon
It's Government the Valley OF the Mississippi.
In the war for independence upon the sea, she
crowned glorious struggle against the first
maritime power Of the world, by victory un-
surpassed In the annals OF war.
Let her people now announce TO .ha world
the coming restoration OF the Union In which
the ages that follow us have deeper interest
than our own, by the organization Of a free
government and her fame will be immortal
N p BANKs Mac
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The communication Of the Commissioner Of
Agriculture, submitted 10 the Senate to-day by
Mr.. Sherman, presents startling array Of facts
and figures upon the production and eonsump-
tion Of tobacco In this country and in the world.
II shows that the United States produces on
an average lcss than third Of the tobacco
product Of commerce; that Europe grows
more Than tue United states that The exports
OF South America, under the stimulus Of our
war and high prices, have Increased seven
hundred per cent. in two years, and Holland,
Belgium, Hungary, Algeria, and other eoun-
tries are driving our crop out Of the market by
low prices. f.. .0.
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Fraua. upon Government In Steamboat
Contracts.

FoRTREss MONROE, January 2l.-Therc are
new Developments OF interest every day In the
military commission sitting here. Among
others, the charter OF the North America.
Witnesses testify that she was hired by the
Government whom she was more than 81 years
old that sho was not worth over 10000, of
which more than half was In her engine that
she wac In charter some five months at 800
pr day, earning for her owners 100000.
n. l.. McCrcady had greater facilities and
influence In chartering ycssels to the Govern
ment In New York city than any one else.
That In Philadelphia L. A. Souder x Co.
enjoyed the monopoly, and at Fortress Monroe
there was similar ring.
The commission extortod by the New York
and Philadelphia brokers was never less than
Ave per cent. on the charter money. In ono
case, ferry boat chartered by Brown & Wild
(the Boston agents Of +. A. Boulder q o. }
was made to pay q commission OF ffty dollars
day before she could be got into Government
employ. F.
She sfterward fell into the hands Of the
Fortress Monroe Ping and had to pay the same
erorbitant tax on charter party OF $500 per
day.
Ono Of the parties In this ring was Quarter
masters clerk, whose inhuencewas such that
he was paid a commission Of $25 per day to
secure the charter of the steamer Champion.
Under this arrangement he pocketed the sum
Of 81, 500 In months.
The French sloop-of.war Catlnat, from Ha-
yana, arrived this p. m, and anchored In
Hampton Roads, abreast the Fortress.
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most Important undertaking consldCrlng hls
distance from Vera Cruz and tho impractica!
billty Of getting supplies there.
Should tho reports be confirmed that Mlrano
had been defeated at Callayo, and that DlaOs
had driven the French from Orizaba, the result
OF Gen: Bazaine's conpalgn would be profile
matical.
JuareS was al Gallgas, where Doblado had
assembled large army, and there the French
than elsewhere west Of the.clty Of Mexico.
The traitor, Gen. Mejla, called by the MeKl.
cans the murdefer OF Comonfort, had occu.
pied San Luis Potosi, and Negrete, In epdeay.
oring to recapture the place, was desperately
d Gfeated.
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An IMPORTANT DECISION OF tIIEE
JUSTICE CARTIER AND JUSTICE
FISHER, OF THE DISTRICT sU-
PREME COURT.

We give in another part OF our cOlumns an
extract from the opinion Of the majority of the
supreme Court Of this District, Judges Cartier
aud Fisher, pronounced in the matter of the
Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Rail,
road Company ". the City of Washington and
Joseph II. Bradley and \. Thomas BRADLEY
trustees, &c,
The portion of the opinion which We publish
Ia simply that part which relates to and decldes
the question raised in the case, a. to the effect
of The present wicked rebellion upon the
"rganizatlon Of the. present County Court OF
Alexandria, In the state Of Virginia. II seems
that the plaintiffs In TIC suit claim to Je'thc
ruccessors and representatives Of the Alex ALI
iria and Washington Railroad Company, char
urrd in 1854 by The Legislature of Virginia, ON
'he ground that they had pur, hased the road,
work., and property Of that old company,
under sale made thereof by Joe. b. Stewart
E-I" the trustee substituted. by the County
Ionrt Of Alexandria In lieu Of Waller Lenoy
the original trustee named In deed of trust
duly executed by the old company to one
Benjamin Thornton; and that, having pur.
hascd ut that sale under che siAty-llrst CHAPTER
"t the Statutes Of Virginia, they became at
the same time the purchasers Of the franchises
VI the company, aud body polite and cor
poratc under the new name assumrd hy.
them, and In which they brought their suit.
Their corporate existence and representative
apaclty was desired by the defendants on soy.
rral grounds, one of which was that an ulcc>
ton under the constitution Of the State Of YIr.
Snia was held in May, 1860, for the Judges of
rl," County Court Of Alexandria, whose term
vi Office under that constitution was for four
years, and that although the judges elected in
l9"o had gone into the so-called confederate
states ana abandoned the bench In Alexandria
county, yet the Judges elected under the Pro-
Nlsloh'l government u Virginia to reorganlze
tue court 'hu' 'roAcu up by tho rebel judges
WHO had vacated their seats. did not really nos
s'S' Juu'ciai powers, and had no right or au-
thority to substitute trustee, although the
Judges OF that court elected in 1850 would have
possessed that authority had the r,ba,I,on no,
have occurred, and they not abandoned lhcir
official functions. This issuC brought dlrccuy
before the Court the question which 1t discussed
and decided In the extract from the opinion Of
the majority Of that body which We publish to.
LAY.
The question Is one Of important signln-
cance, and we invoke for II q careful and can
did perusal. We believe the views expressed
will meet the appreciation of trno hearted
.Ialcsmen throughout the country.
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Personal.

President LINCOLN and SECRETARY SEWARD
have each secured a box at Growers Theater for
the benefit on Saturday night, in aid Of the Ladies'
Soldiers Relief Association.
GENERAL BUTLER has written letter to the
society OF Perfectionists Norfolk, who obi, c, to
taking the oath, in which he says they having Ad-
nitted human government to he q necessary evil
permitted BY Jehovah temporarily, they ought to
swear allegiance to the Government OF the United
states until the government of Jehovah, expected
by Them to 10 established, is substituted for It.
GENERAL BURNSIDE is the guest, in Boston,
oil Hon. Charles G. Loring, He has been received
with the greatest cOrdiAllty ~ The Hub"
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The House to-day adopted au amendment,
offered by Mr.. Wood, of New York, to the
Revenue bin, applying the increase tax of forty
cents upon spirits, to oil on hand, which includes
that which has been already taxed twenty cents
per gallon. The sbIll as amended passed, and tire,
mains to be seen whether the Senate will concur.
sPeculators in whlskey, who have large quan.
titles on hand, upon which the twenty cents
tax has been paid, did not dream Of this add.
tlonal tax.
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TELE0RAPHIC NEWS ITEMS.

The rIyE-TwESTY LOAN is all taken up by
the people Of the United States.
Tnr MCCLELLAN DALL at Baltimore last night
turned out TO be magnificent swindlc. Tick
cts were given away In great numbers, and the
parties who were thus "rOped in,'' were made
to ray eNorbitant prices for rGfrcshmcnts. TAX.
Ing care Of clothing, etc.
TnE AENr or THE PoToNAc is quiet. Desti-
tuIc Inhabitants within tholr lines have not re-
eciycd supplies from our Government to the
extent represented. Stringent measures are
adopted to prevent the InalappropriatIou of
supplies.
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crfy and homes, 70 become refugees and men.
lawlcss anarchy.
II may be true, as eontendcd by the defend
ants, that the judges composing the court In
Alexandria at the time Of tho substitution OF
Stewart as trustee in the place Of Lenor, who
had notorlously turned traitor and outlaw, wore
not elected on the day fixed by law for the clec-
tion Of the judges Of that court but II would
DO cruel and criminal use OF technically for
US TO pronounce, that the vacancies occasionCd
by the self-innlctcd outlawry of ASCENDING
traitors could only be filed Ailer, II may be, q
long lapse OF years, when the State Of Virginia
shall he made 10 assume her former position In
the slstcrhood OF the Union. tN p :. eAs'l
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Ths weekly N.tlon.l "A. publ, IN. =,

Our weekly issue for the present week IS FOR
sale at the counter Of the RErUsLIoAS Office.
Sll Ninth street. II contains Senator Wilson's
Speech in reply to Garrett Davis, an account Of
Speaker Colrsx's Reception, the news of the
week, and great variety Of excellent matter
besides. Many calls were made for numbers
Of our daily issue containing important mat
tiers, aft'r the editions were exhausted, and
parties can now 1nd the desired articles
speeches, communications, ETC., In the weekly.
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Ms4Icsn News COntradIetsd.

SAN FAAHCIsco, January 2l.-A letter from
GuadalajRra of the 9th instant, cOntradlets tho
Mexican news received from Havana via the
overland telegraph,
II states that tho French, numbering 200,
uudor Bazarro, occupied LapOtOlln on the 4th
instant, without opposition. The people kept
qUiet. Many wealthy Mexlcans had previously
leGt. UTaga with {, 200 Mexlcans, was prepared
to INA ke stand In the mountain defles leading
70 Boiima.
II is reported that Gen. Bazarre would not
advance towards ColnR, but would open the
way to- some Pacific port, the latter being the
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senator white, OF tho PennSyIvanIa
Legislature

PHILLDKLrHIA, Jan. 22.-Tho following dis
patch, received from Governor Curtain, fully
contrSdicth canRrd In the hqWi,cr this morn :
ingi
HARRISBURG, Jan. 32.-Malor Whites reslg-
nation never was In my hands. have heard
there was such paper but never saw II.
Tho Speaker of the Senate Is the proper per
son TO receive tho resignation and Issue war
rant for new election, have nothing to do
with II officially.
The report you allude TO ls fa.sc.
(Signed) A. q. CURTIN,
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From Nassau.

NEw YORK, Jan. s2.-The steamer Corsica
has arrived, and brings Nassau papers to the
10th. They give the particulars Of the unsuc-
cessful chase of the blockade runner Hansa, by
the Vanderbilt.
The Hansa had thrown overheard 20 bales of
cottoh, ana inc Nanaer2llt was rapidly gaming
on the coast of Abaco.
Tho blockade running steamers Alice WIND,
Dayrell, Heroine, Pet, and Despatch had arrived
at Nassau from Wilmington. The latter Is
commanded by the noted Coxotter.
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Operations or the BlooLadlnK Fleet on
Wilmington. ...

NEw YORK, January 22.-Hcrdld letter dated
of Wilmington, 18th, details the capture or do
struction OF the blockade runners Ranger, Bend
lgo, and Hero. The Bendlgo was run ashore,
set on fire, and shelled, but being an iron YES
sci was comparatively unharmed.
An attempt was made to tow her of. by the
Montgomery aud Iron Age. The Montgomery
stuck fast, but her powerful engines got her of.
The Iron Age also got ashore, and though two
gunboats tried their best she could not be
moved.
Her guns were thrown overheard. and she
was set on fire and blown up. Her officers and
crew were transferred 10 other vessels.
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THE COIRTS.


supreme Court Of the United states.
JaHuary a9.-On motion OF Dir. Attorney General
Bates, John J. McGiburn, Esq, OF Washington
Territory was admitted an attorney and counsel.
lor Of this Court.
On motion Of Hon. Geo. L. Pugh, Peter J. sullI.
van, Esq, Of Ohio, was admitted an attorney and
counsellor Of this Court.
On motion OF Hon. D, w. YOGThFsS, JOkI
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LOCAL" AFFAIRS.

LANENTABLE AcCIDENT.-Tco Men Scol,le,l
10 DSoh dhd -Four Othsrs Seriously I'ljHred-on Wed.
nesday, about 1 O'Clock, very serious accident
occurred on the gVnboat Dragon, which belongs 10
the upper division OF the Potomac noiIl q, and
which was stationed at Piney Point, about iiO
miles below the city. The forward man-hole plate
Of the boiler had been discovered a!clk, about a
week ago. It was plugged with some white pine
without the knowledge Of the engineer.
The fire plug becoming moistened, swelled and
burst, thereby letting the steam escape six men
were scaided. One Of whom, Philip Lane, instantly
died. They were transferred on board ol the Com.
modoTe Reed, which arrived here yesterday about
one O'Clock Another OF the men died whilst en-
route for the city. His name Ia Richard starr. He
was landsman, and was anAtive OF ireland. His
coffin is on board Of the Commodore Reed, en-.
wrapped with the national ensign. The Iour
seriously Injured by the scalding weIe left at the
Marine Hospital. TheCommodore Reed will remain
at the Navy Yard for week. TO have her bow .
shesthed with iron, In order TO protect her from
the Ice.
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A Dsserier's Sister Believes In the ErRc.
nation OF RIehmond.

NEW YoRK, Jan. 22.-The Worlds Chatta-
nooga letter Of the 1S,h contains an extract
from letter TO deserter from the 10th South
Carolina Regiment, from his sister, stating that
largo amount Of machinery and other heavy
material were being removed from Richmond
to Columbia. She believes Il looks like the
evacuation Of the rebel capital. This letter
vas dated December 10th.
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s.natoIlnI EIsetI ln K.ntueky,

FRANKFORT, KI., Jan. 81 Tho election OF
senator was prevented in the Senate to-day by
llllibu-tering until adjournment The House
nominated Me-srs Bell, Guthrie, Baurpham,
Butler, aud Buckuer as candidates.
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RECEPTION TONIGHT.

Speaker Colfax's Second Reception will take
place at his residence. No. :, Four.and.a half
street, this evening.
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Right Of Congress TO Declare by statute
the Punishment OF Treason md Its
Constitutional Limitations.

The second of series Of articles from the
pen Of Hon. VIM. Whiting, Solicitor of tho
War Department, appears upon our outside
to-day. Our caption indicates the subject oC
the present paper.
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80 We caU n, attention % business n,en 10 the
Classification Of otr advertisements. We Intend
% keep bn'iHess eye to tbs matter for he bcncft
= a'r patrons.
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Weather Reports To-day.

T-T Nv TT"TTVH TTHV'I
90 JASuARY 22-s a. IN.
Portland, Me.-wlnd s.w.i cloudy; thcr. $50.
Boston-wind W.; cloudy, ther. 80. .,
springGeld-wlnd N.W.i cloudy; ther. 30s.
Philadelphia-wlnd Me-; clear; ther. 90.
Washlngton-wind Nj cloudy; ther. 800.
New York--wlnd Sc; mild and clear, ther.
a.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Hs-Fair for Rebuilding Ryland Chapel.
The Ladies' Of Ryland Chapel will hold q FAIR
in the Basement Of the New Church Edincs, corner
OF D and Tenth streets, Island, commencing TUES.
DAY EVENING, January 26th, 1864, the proceeds
Of which are to be devoted to the above object. A
Inc Band OF Music will be In Attcn lance. l2I-lw
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10 The burns Club and the Admirers OF
Burns will celebrate the Anniversary Of the Birth
of the Bard on MONDAY EVENING, January 26,
at the European Hotel, $. W corner OF Pennsyl.
vania Avenue d Eleventh street, at ~ O'Clock.
. Tickets may be had vt The bar OF the hotel, or
ON the Managers. n CRAWFORD,
IA's-W' Secretary,
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A day of innocent amusement may be a sab
bath TO the soul. There Is not NECESSARILY
much difference between a holiday and q holy
day,
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D,s,r,e. Supreme Court-cr,n,lns, Term.

JdaWory 21d. Leander Prout, who was tried yes
terdAy upon the charge OF receiving stolen pro-
petiy, was acquittsd. In another case OF the same
charge against him H'Hc proseqI was entered by
the Q. s. Attorney.
This morning Franklin Pierce WAS adIudECd
guilty Of petit larceny.
L. cindA Johnson was convicted upon the charge
Of grand lar. eny, and sen: enced to aufet imprson.
ment in the Albany County Penitentiary for the
period OF eighteen months.
Rufus Stanley wAS convicted OF grand larceny
aud sentenced 10 s.ner imprisonment and hard
labor In Albany Penitentiary for one year.
The case Of ElleR Bride, charged with keeping
bawdy house, was submitted, and she WAS Ieu
fenced to pay hnao $40, and in refault to be
impIIsonsd in The common jail for the period OF
thirty days.
William Wood, indicted on = charge of grAnd
larceny, 10 being tried. .r.
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I INCLINATION WANTED, OF JOHN
l. RoZEi Hungarian by birth, who was at Fort
supposed to be In Washington ~ the present time.
ANY lniormstion concerning his where abouts will
be thankfully received by CHARLES SUsHANE,
At NJ. PSbstS Hotel, 622 and 69I New Jersey ave
nue. near the Depot, Washington D. {, jG2S-st'
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70 Once OF the Independent Telegraph
Company, SOC Ninth street, Tone door from Penn.
sylvAniA avenue.
iyiS-u AB TALCoTT, Manager.
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Af Medical PurNeyOr's Once, Washing
TON, d. G., Jan. n, 166i.-The advertisements for
Proposals for Ice Issued from this office January
1864, are Withdrawn. Advertisements more In de-
tail will be issued soon as prepared and the
time for receN ing bids extended. ny order of the
Arllng Surgenn GCnernl.
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Personal.

MAJOR GEN. McCLHRNAND has, according to
the springfield fIii) Journal rendered his resSna.
tluh
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- Tic Office Of ne National RepUJsiedn is at
III NiH& sfrsct bc''ccen PsRHsylronia dveaWe and
n street.
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80 Observation-Disclosures who have been druEged
and half starved, and are sti getting worse should
call On DR. DNRBiN. lie cures by nutrition and
tonioe. No. fg2 seventh street,
dece8-lms Waahington.