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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-12
Letter Of JEFF. Davis 10 the Rebel
Seu0tc.

New YORK, April 9-The Hoa'Gs
Richmond special claims to know the
substance of a confidential letter from
jeff Davis to the rebel Senate. on the 9th
Of March. it betrays great want of con-
fidence in the rebel cause General Lee
was called upon by the rebel Senate
through the Secretary of War to present
his opinion on the military situation
He says the military situation is full OF
peril and difficulty, The great difficulty
was the. question of supplies, which eould
only be met by patriotic sacrifices on the
part of, the people. Without this ques-
ton being thus met, it was impossible to
keep the army together. The situation
was no worse than would naturally re-
suit from the .disproportion in numbers
and resources.
:. Lee expressed himself as being SUR
prised at their having STAYED off the crit
ical period so long. There was immi,
nent danger in his being compelled to
leave Richmond, and there was no other
point which he could occupy that would
improve the matter, The. Times Rich
mond special says when Lee Determined
to evacuate Richmond he sent word to
some Of his friends, to be of good cheer
and continue their hopes for the .cause,
as in the evacuation of the city of Rich
mohd he was only about to carry out
policy which, although only determined
sthen for the first time, he had long DELHI
erately considered and matured,j he has
advised the giving up of Virginia for the
last two months, and transferring the
war to a newer and more open theatre,
thus changing the military policy hith-
erto adopted BY the Confederaey into "a
sort of rowing commission for his armies,
\ The design of the Confederate Govern
'ment in leaving Richinond is to attempt
to re-establish itself at Columbus, Geor-
.gja. They hope to recover that State,
make Columbus the capital, and to, re-
cover both, North and South Carolina,
thus securing jurisdiction over an area of
territory as large, if not larger than that
commanded by the Richmond authori-
tieS TICS 4 -s.tIV fSa.y: al TfEss = T. *
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-12

nREERS FOR SALE In LOTS TO
" SUIT purchasers, all the REGULAR
Dividend PAYING PETROLEUM OIL
STOCKS; some paying from FOUR to FIVE
PER CENT. monthly, on par value Of FIVE and
TEN DOLLARS, and CONTROLLED BY
FIRST-CLASS MEN OF THIS CITY.
Parties desiring daily quotations. II Stocks, or
information in relation to them can have same
furnished upon application.
Orders from parties out OF the city promptly
attended to- Rsmittanees,, or satisfactory ref
ereBces in all cases to accompany order--
Sales made at New York 'PETR0LEUA
STOCK EXCHANGE, or at private sale.
Refers, by permission, to the following we'll
known Houses Of this city:
MessrS Harbecks & Co. Josiah Mays Sons
Galvey, Casado & Teller. George Milne.
b G. Morris President Columbian Ins Co.
Caldwell)
G. W. Duer,E Cashier Bank Of New York.
tan273m
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-12
Make ysar Nslninaiiens.

The day fixed for the township cleo
tiops is rapidly approaching and it is
time that candidates, for the various OF
Aces were nominated. This is matter
of great Importance and should be at
tended to at once. We hope that tickets
may be put in nomination in each town
shin Immediately See to it, friends;
there Is no time to Be lost
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House For Sale.
Notice. 80 D1oi 8
MIR UNDERSIGNED DRStBANG

/ ITO devote his undivided attention Ia other
matters offers ut private sale his stock ct
Dn8s Paints Medicines, oils, SC, togeth.r
With the furniture fixtures, etc
tI A.C, GOOD,
Wheeling. w Virginia.
Until further notice IN, business VIII Ia coat.
timed a, heretoioIe. apI
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-12
! Steam Engine for Sale. .

STEAM ENGINE. 10 inch Cylinder i.ets
strnl e aud II feet Fly.wLeol aud two tylhdtr
boilers ~ feet long. - mthcs diameter, which
willsell on very reasonable terms. Apply as
my Residence > milrs from MarliusNillc an tho
Mi. Pleasant and .Mmtinsvilc plank road. rad
dro q THOMAS Mll' HILL. a
asl.lw Martins FtrIN' Ohio.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-12
THE ONLY LOAN In MARKET

now offered by the Government, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that its superior advantages
will make it the great
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-12
SIS, AT STAKE!
GREAT EXCITEMENT!

AT No. II6 MAIN STREET,
Next door to Stone e. Thomas Dry Goods Store)
EIFTEEN THOUsAND DOL
IL LARS worth of Boots and Shoes offered to
purchasers at their own prices
The subscriber having bought an unusually
large Stock just before the advance in prices Of
July and August, is now prepared to sell
the same at much lower prices than any other
house in the city.
The attention of all, both great and small, is
invited to my stock Call early and secure bar
gains Quick sales and small profits is the mot
to adopted at this establishments
No trouble to show goods
- f JOHN KNOX,
eetl0 176 Main Street Wheeling
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a.. REMOVAL.
HAVING REEN EsTABLIsHED

Ii IN the clothing business in Wheeling for
the past fifteen years and owing to the increase
OF trade and patronage, have found il necesssl-
ry to remsye my headquarters to the eomnodi-
Gus room. No. y Main street. few doors
above L. c. Frost & Co.'S, where / will keep,
ne heretofore web selected of RE ADY MADE
CLOTHING, GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
and HATS ANDCAPS, all of which will be sold
at the lowest panic prices. sfa rf
would cali particular attention to my elegant
stock of BOYS CLOTHING. The attention of
COUNTRY MERCHANTS is respectfully invi-
ted TO my stock ISAAC OCHS
No. % Main street, few doors above L. G. Flpst
&G0h Il 4+if3 Is sps-dim&wit1
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IT is feared that secretary stwlkD's
injuries INDY, terMiRates il death is'rlieS
are far more serious than were at first
snDposed.
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.sHasler noi satisfied.

Almost the only man who. has been
heard to grumble at the terms of Gener-
al LEES stfrehderis chat "played ont
military and political humbug, General
BUTLER He made a speech Washing
ton OH Momily, the same day that Prcsi-
dent LINCOLN 'dribbled' the little ora
ton reported yesterday III orning by tele-
graph. and BEN's fvoiee is still for war. p"
He don't like the liberal terms Granted
to LEE aud thinks that, at least, the otfi7
GERS of the Southern army ought to be
hanged, Il He is in. favor of coniiseation.
disfranchisement, and all the other meas
ures that will tend TO prolong the war
We believe that BUTLER is almost the
only prominent man who does not join in
the rejSjcing of the past few days with
that nllguaniinous and coneiliatory feel
ing Which pervadesi. the hearts of the
people. Part of his dissatisfaction is
probably attributable to his personal
hatred of General GkASr,ahd part Of it
is doubtless, due 20 ths natural malevo.
lence of his disposition. However, his
opinions and actions are of very little
consequence 10 adyb6dyH. The whole
catalogue Sfdiscatdea eeuerals eoqtsiust
no name more eAectually exploded and
done for . than t hhsYtli # RRfss AAs
BUTLER. - -.
es
IT is rumoled in Washington Gaty that
oeore'aiy ' anI az VII '" ,"'
ately upon the Termination OF the war,
He does not wish to. be complicated with
tho oravs oussf;onst of nol;cv which viii
w LIE IL. a., .a,. ca ,.,a,.,j
arise ''ifs'P''tsi' o N"'"'"''' '"'"
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-01
A New Irish Plague,

The London News alludes to one of
the plaques of Ireland in this wise /:
The emigration from Ireland has
turned loose hundreds of thousands of
dogs TO become wild. One member
reckons the Irish dogs at million; an
other at a million and a half; and Sir
i. Peel at two millions These vagrant
dogs worry sheep and cattle and pigs,
communicate veTmin to them, spoil
their health and their repose, and him
der their fat;ening year The sheep
killed outright and reported to the 20
lice were 6,l47 in 1864; and in an in.
ealculable number of cases the police
are not appealed to at all-so small
have hitherto been the chances of re,
dress. One terrible feature Of the ease
is the progressive increase OF fatal cases
of hydrophobia in Ireland, as we learn
from Professor Gamgee.
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OisDleaSed,

The Chicago Tribune, like the Pills
bury Anti~Slayery Standard, is dis
pleased with President Johnson. 1t
says "he hiss caused profound dissatis-
faction IN the heart of almost every
earnest and undoubtedly loyal man in
the Nor.h." The Tribune is brawIer
for negro suffrage IN tie South Let the
Tribune and its co-laborers 90 TO work
for the advancement OF the negroes OF
Hlinois--place them upon political
equality with the whites, in all respects
and if the experiment works wen, Ten
nessee may be emboldened 10y the ex-
ample TO extend her negroes the same
privileges. Il is a little singular that
our Northern brethren" have never
discovered until the year 1865, that
'oolored citizens" ought to be invested
with the ballot But having made the
discovery they ought 10 show their sin
cerity by conforming their State laws
TO il, before endeavoring to impose it
upon other States
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The QUESTION OF SLAvERY.-In a well
timed and well considered article on
this subject, the Mississippian takes a
sensible view of this question. Slavery
is already abolished. 1t was abolished
as a military measure, for military pur-
poses, by the United States Governs
ment The slave States have been in
revolution for four years, and conse-
quently under martial law There has
been no civil law, and the military
power declared the slaves free On the
resumption of civil authority, there
was neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude" in Mississippi, except for
the punishment of crime" The only
question which could come up now, is
whether slavery shall be re-establish-
ed. On this point, the Mississippian
speaks words of truth and soberness:
For ourselves, we declare thus early,
that if we ever vote on the question at
all, we would vote against the re-estab-
lishment of slavery in its old form. We
want no more blood shed for the negro.
We desire to create no fresh trouble by
any attempt to force him back into
slavery. We are willing to take the N
ct armis settlement of the question as a
finality to it, whether right or wrong,
constitutional or uncons titutional"
Constitutional questions are decided
by tribunal established under the
constitution for that purpose, and we
sincerely trust that we are TO have no
more of the old system of discussing
these questions for the courts
The Mississippian also says:
We perceive quite a wide spread dis
position in the South TO argue the con-
stitutionality Of Mr.. LincOln's procla-
nation of emancipation, and not few
Of our Southern p, ople are still clinging
to the shadow OF hope that something
may grow out Of this alleged unconsti-
nationality which will subVert the policy
of the Government in relation to the
freedom Of the negroes. We advise ey.
erybody to'dismiss all such unnecessary
| decisions.
No one denies the fact that Mr. Lin
coin did issue his proclamation of eman-
cipatiOn in which he plainly declared
the negro free 1t does not alter the
case in any particular sense whether
in doing 50 he transcribed his rightiui
and constitutional power or not He
claimed it as q war power and exercised
it, and the war on his part was prose
cuted to maintain his position in this
respect The United States Govern
ment stands committed in every way to
sustain this action of Mr. Lincoln. Ac-
cording to its theory, slavery is already
abolished, and it has fought and tri-
umphed uponl this principle When
we surrendered, we did so with the full
knowledge of the existence Of this pro
clamation, and that its validity would
be maintained Our surrender involved
the disavowal Of all further pretensions
to slavery, as well as any further claim
10 separate Government Slavery
therefore is abolished. We are not 90
! ing TO tax our minds as to whether il
has been done constitutionally or un
constitutionally, We accept the great
fact that a IS done, and, therefore, re
gard the question as settled. 1t is
among the dead issues Of the past, and
B we have no disposition to resurrect it
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Minister 20 Berlin,

One Of the current political on dts
Of the day is, that President Johnson
has determined to appoint an old po-
litical and personal friend of his, Ex-
Gov. Joseph A. Wright, of Indiana,
Minister TO Berlin. The Chicago Tri-
bune fires up at the suggestiOn-regards
il as unkind to the memory OF Mr.
Lincoln, who filed the place with his
old personal and political friend, Nor
man Judd, of Chicago The Tribune
adds
"If the principle Of rotation in office
were applied 10 the case, the position
would 90 b. some other person than Mr.
Wright, who held the Office four years
under President Buchanan. We trust
that President johnson may not act has
thy, or unadvisedly, or unkindly in this
matter, which, though small matter
in itself, should be disposed Of in such
manner SIS to leave no sense OF injus-
tee behind. If Governor Wright shall
secure the appointment, he must wear
its honors with the consciousness that
they have been obtained by an unwOr~
thy intrigue against political friend
which no gentleman would resort to.
The President has, on all proper oc
cssions, manifested his high regard for
the character and memory Of Mr.. Lin
coin. But it is quite as necessary fol-
him to have his personal and political
friends in positions to give success and
distinction to his administration, as il
was for Mr. Lincoln. Norman Judd
may have been of great service TO the
administration of Mr. Lincoln at the
O.pitsl of Prussia, but may he not, fol
lowing the example Of the Tribune, be
profoundly dissatisfied with the pol
icy Of President johnson, and thu
unfit TO represent his administration
abroad. The President must have Off
GERS in all important positions whC
will aid him faithfully and honestly il
rendering his administration success
G,l
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A Geographic dispatch from New
York 70 the Associated Press, under
date of the 2Sth ult, says:
Mr. Bingham, a refugee from Ala
bama, who Was driven out Of that State
for his Union sentiments soon after the
breaking out of the War, has prepared
a long protest TO the President against
the appointment Of Judge Parsons as
Provisional Governor. He gives q re-
cord Of the men who composed the Al
ALBANIA delegation, showing most of
them TO have been original and persist
ent rebels, and TO have largely assisted,
personally and by their wealth and in
huence, IN sustaining the rebel Govern
ment and in prescribing Union men.
He asserts that the action of the Presi
dent restores the power of the State to
the slaVeholding oligarchy who former
y controlled il, and Ostracises ahd puts
under a ban the real Union men Of the
State, who viii be oyerridden by them.
This fellow Bingham is not fit per
son 10 represent the Union men of Al
ALBANIA, OF to sit in judgment upon
the character Of any one Of the del
egation of gentlemen who visited
Washington to confer with the
Pres ident on the subject Of reorgan-
izing the civil government Of that
State. He is a mere adVenturer, who
went to Alabama some years ago, and
rendered himself absolutely infa-
nous" in the estimation Of honorable
men, by conspiring with woman, VINO
had buried seven husbands, to contriVe
the judicial murder of Abner Tate, one
Of the best and most beloved citizens
of Madison county, who had, in some
way, incurred her hate. A cOnspiratOr
and sUborner Of perjury is not exactly
the man to instruct President johnson
in regard to his duties. II justice be
done, Bingham will be dismissed
promptly from the position be holds in
tLe Treasury Department under Com
missioner Lewis
1t is, we are assured 10y loyal citizens
of Alabama, untrue that Bingham was
driven cat of the State for his Union
sentiments soon after the breaking out
of the war" On the contrary, he re
manned during the secession era Of
1861 and kept his Union sentiments
If he had any then-to himself 81
soon, however, IS General Mitchell ap
peared on the taps, Bingham cam,
forth & full fedged Union man, anC
made himself conspicuous as a spy anC
infOrmer on mis- neighbors. If he wa'
refugee at all, it was from the re
spousibiiities in which this conduct in
yolyed him.
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The development of Executive pol
icy, as alluded to by the President, in
conference with the South Carolina del
egation, relative TO the extension of the
elective privilege to the oolored freed
men, has awakened the Washington
journals to a free discussion of this i'm
portant issue.
The Chronicle, which is generally
regarded as the exponent of the
Administration policy, characterizes it
as delusive to expect Congress and the
Executive to do that for the colored
freedmen of the South, which the peo-
pie of the North have failed or refused
to do for the better trained or more ex-
perienced free colOred men in their
section.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-01

An eastern editor says that a man in
New York got himself into trouble bv
marrying two wives A Western edit
or replies by assuring his Contemporary
that good many men had done the
same thing by marrying one A North
ern editor retorts that quite a number
Of his acquaintance found trouble
enough by barely promising TO marry,
without going any further. A South,
srn editor says that friend Of his was
bothered enough when simply found in
company with another mans wife
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-01

The Moniteur, the official paper Of
France, announces that no more troops
are TO be sent 20 sustain Macmillan.
This is significant because at this very
time there is an extraordinary Minister
from Mexico TO Paris asking for rein
forcements The success Of tho Amer
lean Republic in maintaining itself
among the foremost nations Of the earth
has discouraged the French Emperor
rs 10 his grand scheme on this CONT
nant
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Negro SuHrare.

The Legislature Of Rhode Island
adopted the following resolution on the
18th Of June:
Rssolro8. That II is the sense Of the
General Assembly and people Of the
State, that in the reconstruction Of the
governments OF the States lately in re
belliOn against the government and
authority Of the United States, the
usual power and legal authority vested
in the Federal Government should be
executed to secure equal rights, without
respect to color, 10 all citizens residing
10 those States, including herein the
right Of elective franchise.
The Union State Convention, which
assembled at Montpelier on the 29h
ult, also adopted resolution in favor
Of extending the right of suffrage 10
negroes
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The Richmond Republic says that
the James river and Kanawha canal
will be so far repaired by the end Of
this week, that boats will be enabled to
pass through nearly its entire length.
This is owing to the energy with which
the work has been carried on by the
General Governments agents.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-01

1t is reported that Atlanta, Georgia,
is being rebuilt much more rapidly
than could have been anticipated.
Business is beginning to be quite brisk.
Many families which went North after
General Shermans evacuation, are
about returning.
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uurrD STATS ISlEEskL REYESUEil
coliector's Once, ID District Ielnessei
Nashville. June q, lsS5.

-ToTTCE 10 hereby gwen that The United states
n Itesnss Tax l. aos due and payable. Al per
- doing business are notified 70 lake out license
5sfors ths 18Th day Of July next, or they may eH
- % suffer The penalties prescribed ~ TOE ~
55srtion Of the laW, which reads 10 part e. olossi
. m any person or persons shall exercise Or carry
an aoV trada busIness, or profession. % 30 any
al hereinafter mentioned. for ne exercising, car-
rving on or doingnf Ehieh trade. business, or pro-
lessiou 4 license i required By tnia act, Hithnui
- ~, ont seh beeuss a. ii thai behalf required,
~ she or they shall for every such offence, De-
zides teinR hahle 20 The payment q ne TAX -
subject 10 imprisoameut Tor q term noi eEeeeding
TO years, OF q tns noi sxcseding i've hundred
Jsss-ld fDl d. L RoRYELL, colieetoE.
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Nashville Race Course.
RUNNING RACE.

GATURDAY, JULY l, single Dash o. mil e
- Proprietors' purse SIO0 If the four horses
start, SIS entrance play or pay
/. kil Kinney enters D m MolliR BrRntlcv
.. Pete Baunlan enters i-renCe nightingale.
3. Ihec. Hammer e. ters Fannie turgerson.
4. Lieut. Palmer tiers g. &. Panic.
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SAME DAY

TroltinE race, nj q hests, hesg m B. Fer all
horses thst have never trotted IN public formnpey
lropTetor's purse or $50 u three or more start
Five dollars entrance Entries 10 close ON The
track on saturday.
Admission 20 the Tends 81
Look out for :he great Mule Rscss on the Fourth
a Jnlv.
iulyI-lt ERI7NFR 4 DEMTNG pror,,rs
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Re7uiar price SIXTY Cents per Bushsl.
Sips and Rlae1sn5ifh Goal H. ID 10 - -
Il IA iItIN'. FINE CEPssT~s ne,
h97hel- regular puce fny Ccnt1 PER Bushsl
feFsons On hdgr ield vii Be charred a small 81
vance 70 cover tolI. ''''i ="
otreiHl arraugernauis csn D. maze by rers,,-
40 tNitaS 3 Thousand az mOre iushels
u s1seig Leaf % Coal h. ~tig1-d on Ratrhsnk- =
EA'ee' fiAiorm S'aies, GH dirda trJt u,-- al ~,
Nhai thsy Iay for ~ he'
+. HOWARD d co
ssHanee Goal Once, edar street.
sN''N Near ksilroad Urossing.
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ARMY FREIGHT LINE.

LoUIsvrIE, June, 1865
FINHE Freight Line running from Louisville 10
Il Nashville, known As The Arny Freight Line,
has been Discontinued. s. A. JONES,
Sup't Adams EX. Co.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-01
CORPS OF CLERKS,
REFERENCES.

Hon. William G. Brownlow, Governor Of Ten
nessee.
Brig Gen. James P. BroWnlow, Adjutant General
Of Tennessee.
Major General s. D. Stanley, an Army Corps
MAJOR General George W. stOnennsn, Knoxville,
Tenn.
Bw MAJOR General R. W. johnson, Pulaski,
Tcnn.
.T-e25-SuH
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A Grand Soiree.
Sales of
Government Horses, &c

1 WILL expose ct Public Auction on FRIDAY.
Il July 7th al / O'Clock D. m, a LOT al Con-
demnei Government II rises, 80 the Cavalry De-
do! in EiEe6eld, Tenn.
II. W. SMITH,
lune1-td Capt and A o. NJ
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Trunk Lost.

ON the evening Of the eSih nit, 81 the Louisville
~ and Nsshy De Railroad Derot, one rniddling
7r-ei 30 e-loather TRhTS IL, ca yalss c. yer,
marked g.. W. Carter, surgeon zd Iowa Cavalry
TIE party having The tTu and returning Il 90 abe
Depot, viii receive their tr nix in exchange for
the same e. " CpKTER
surgeon 81 Iowa Cav. Headquarters Gen. Upton
Jo'yl-2t' Edgeheld.
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Notice.

LIBERAIIleuard will he given for any irfor-
/ "A nation cf the whereabouts Of Lautenants
| Kchard hughes and W llIsm Moore. OF the l4th
| Illinois Cavalry, 'they disappeared mysteriously
| Yesterday, and il is feared the some foul play
| IN lie matter W W. WOODS,
| iE3O.gt. Ii ut. l4th l.. Cav.