, 1865-03-11

people. That The Yankees who have beer prf.on.
efi IN our hands have suffered tbs evils insepaEa:
~ 5ls from eaptyity IL oi course true hut We did
Inc best We could tor them. and lealdes was not
cur ianat They were here. We we're always
tn1ious and urgent for an exchange: The blood
FL s69 died T R.on = Tf
TO the chaEge Of Lincoln aud Stanton. Whatever
NAY te said OF Gen. Grant indifference to hu-
Is most creditatie contrast to Tic otter oflcefs
q tis Government: The Yank* e arc in tho habit
of dealing at great length On the sufer1ugs OF
sid iJr which they are responslh'c-a sad list
which las been furnished us proving that the
ho.nrt o. Em,ra A.; hardly surpassed BY those
In the Confederate Senate the bill to Increase
thr ni'ta1y igrce vas taken up and rcad md IL AZ
io!l2Ws:, sn The Congress OF the g; s. 4 do en-.
ttrel INVASION, maintain the rightiu possession
% at the conisde1ate States, eeenfs taei1 tndspen-
de,:t he, and he is hereby authorized to nsk for
ard acccp: from the owners Of slaves the services
Of tnch number Of able.bod,ed negro men rs ho
ll'ay decide. Second. That hc Gencralrin-Chicf
be authorized to organize slaves into companies,
hatn5ions, regiments aud bsigades. under such
SCRIBE, ard 10 be commanded ~ such oincers as
enploycd IN TIC seIvce ihc said troops M m shall ic
celrc the zane ratons, clothing and compensation
as 're allowed troops IN the saue branch IF the
se:ons Of this act the President shall not bo able
T. Ea1se sufficient number Of troons to prosecute
tic Wnr e9ccess!uliy, snl maintain the sovereign
fedcrate Stiles, then he Is Hereby authorized to
call on each State, whenever be thinks it ezpedl-
ent, for her quota Of 90 oo0 troops, in
vice under. The existing laws. Of 90
mauy thereof as the President may deem neces-
ear. 10 be raised from such classes Of The popula
proper authorities thereof may determine. Sec
itch Thet nothing in this act ehafl be construed
To- authnrize Change in the relation which tho
cept ~ cbnsent Of their owners and OF the Statca
IN whel thf{ may reside md in Of the
Virginia Legislature have tnstlusted her senators
10 ro.e E i9f H. shs proposition THIS secures the
1tne's Wash1neton special says: "Ex-Senator
Somnl.sioner M Do7s in ebafsS II tie 'idasa 1ndisa
*'homiral Por'er's testimony 10 said TO be ex-
ag eee daingls damaging 10 Gen. Eanks' Red river ex
'Secrctary Mccunoeh has determined IN
t1apsE,p u ,hc Savannah cotton, now at New York,
~ WAsE5ss5oS, t E;r1day. Na7sh 1o:-Etank soa'e
calitor-ia instead OF Mr. Cuftie, and III, Curtis
Assessor, vice Mr. Fay.
attschcd 10 he story pu:porns to he Reonah, n Is
to Gen. Ttonas' lines by scout, of victory by
Sherman orer portions of Johrsou's and Beaure-
Etld fotces. 1t has been 1sslduelsly runoreG
and deyeioped to dag bT gold spectators, but its
substantial basis is not such 10 warrant any re-
ma: katie enthusiasm over It until 1t sh.ll have
ccme III more satisfactory shape.
Eighty Wo1n out Southern patriots arrived here
to-sav from City Point All willingly subscribed
to the cath OF allegiance End they will be sent
North. There were several officers among thc.u
one major ofa sonth Carolina regiment They
stafe Lai great d.ssalsfacion prevails IN the reb
cl atmy in consequence Of the faIute Of the rebel
authorities to pay them their wages and to pacliy
his men Gen. Lee had promised them upi on.y
payment Of their dues IN rebel currency, but bo.
nus o! ten dollars In gold, which he expected to
On tWo-thirds 1auons when they left 1t, on Mon
day.
A dispatch received here this afternoon from
Winchester states that four co!oncls .Tcfe amupE
The prisoners captured In the fight near Naynes-+
boso. All Of them are en- ronte for Baltimore.
ton bag Eot Jet been accepted by the new Secre-
tarJ nf the Treasury: DR.. Wn. Elder IS spoken
q ss his suecessor In the event Of the acceptance
OF hfa reeignaton.
In aeht with superior force of gueri]as,
lev :sys sgo y ths E3et9,ty Of Vienna detach
with the loss Of cne Killed, two wounded md ai1
tRkGn prison rs.
The new senstor, John 4. cressxell, Of Mary.
land, sworn in to-day, Is radical cmanripatonibt
Or the uncomprumtslng type, fact pretty well e.
t&b!tshed By the support he received In The Sena-
Of Maryland.
Bon. Ben. EeEleston and John Wentworth from
ameng the new COrgressuen, are still In town
looking aftcr the interests Of their Dist.1c.a.
n MoSffE Is wttins pp account Of hls
Iufttte On the Conduct rf the War