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p3-0n last Friday afternoon, dis
patch was received here, to the the effect
that Sheridan had capturad half of Lees
army-and this was soon followed by an
other, announcing the capture of Lee him
self, and his entire army, The joy ofour
people was unboundod. A meeting was
called At the Court House in the evening,
which was presided over by His Honor
Judge MeGuffin. 4 minute of the pro-
ceedngs of the meeting, will be found in
another eSlumn. The speeches on the
occasion was happy, and well received
The excitement was much more intense,
and the demonstrations fjOy much more
emphatic, than those on Monday evening,
which proved SO offensive to the "Observ-
er" of the Ber4H. Our patriotic fellow
citizens should make q asufhcent apology,
for this fresh evidence of their disregard
for the sentiments of their conservative"
aeighbor.
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EIHEnrtnslt Decision.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
March "a 1865.

haTcn n, 1000.
SIR:-In your letter of 22d inst. yop
ask whether the 14th section of the Act
approved Sd March 1865, entitled "An
act 10 amend the several acts heretofore
passed to provide for the enrolling and
calling out the national forces, and for
other purposes" is applicable to the call
for troops made by the President 10Th
December 1864. The section is as fol-
lows:
That hereafter ali persons mustered
iato the military or naval service, wheth-
er as volunteers, substitutes, representa-
tiyes or otherwise, shall be credited, to the
State, and to the ward township, precinct
or other enrolment sub-distrsct where
such persons belong by actual residence,
(if such persons have an actual residence
within the United States, and where such
persons were or shall be enrolled (if LA
Bile to enrolment and it is hereby made
the duty of the Provost Marshal General
to make such rules and give such instruc-
tions to the several Provost Marshals and
Boards of Enrolment, and mastering Of
ficers, as shall be necessary for the faith
ful enforcement of the provisions of this
section; to the end that fair aud just credit
shall be given to every section of the coun-
try: ProUtded That in any call for troops
hereafter, mo county town, township, ward,
precinct, or election district, shall have
credit except for men actually furnished
en- said call, or the preceding call, by
said county, town, township, ward, pre-
einct or election district, and mustered
into the military or naval service on the
quota thereof"
The 9th section makes the Act take
effect from and after its passage.
The I4th section furnishes the rale by
which men, rhen mustered into the mill
tary or naval service and credited to the
varions localities from which they come.
The 10Th section furnishes the rule by
which credits are to be given, when CON-
putting for the quotas of'ths various draft
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ArpoMATTox, G. H., April 8.
General II. u. Lee, ,Co.mandiag c
s. A.:

AppoMATTox, G. H., April 8.
General II. u. Lee, ,Commandiag G..
s. A.:
In accordance with the substance
of my letter to you of the 8th inst,
| propose to receive the surrender of
of the Army of Northern Virginia,
ON The following terms, viz: Rolls of
all the officers and men to be made in
duplicate, one copy to be given an of
'icer assigned by me, the other to be
retained by such officer or officers as
yos nay designate. The officers to
give their individual paroles not to
take up arms against the Government
of the United States until properly
exchanged, and each company or reg
mental commander sign a like pa
role for the men Of their commands.
The arms, artillery aad public prop
-erty to be stacked, and turned over
to the officers appointed by me to re-
eeiYe them. This will not embrace
the side arms of the officers nor their
private horses or baggage.
This done, each officer and man
viii be allowed to return to their
homes, .aotrto be disturbed by the
United States authority, SO long as
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Growing.

Ia our last issue we announced theaact
that our people, on hearing of the fall Of
Petersburg and Richmond, became quite
joyful; that bands played, bells rung, &c.
In the Herald of the same date, we find
the editorial column occupied by criti-
cism on the propriety of such demonstra-
tiens. The article was thought to be
much ont Of place by many of our citi-
gems. We have, therefore, thought prop
er to reproduce it entire, not wishing to
misrepreseDt its sspirit or bearing. Itisas
follows:
"On Monday night last, while the,bells
were ringing and the drums we're beat
ing over the intelligence that Richmond
shad fallen, it was not difficult for an OBJ
serving man to distinguish those who bad
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p&- BY the Commercial, of Saturday,
we are informed of an impromptu meet
ing of patriotic citizens Of Pittsburgh,
held in front of the post Office, which was
engineered" by Hon. Thomas j. Bing-
ham Most of the prominent citizens,
who happened to-pass, seems to have been
pressed into service for speech. DR..
MUaSdless was also pressed for a song,
which was forthcoming on conditioS that
the veritable Senator would dance to the
music, which he accordingly did, The
meeting was finally adjourned by prayer
by Reverand gentleman, We recollcct
of a similar state of things the night of
the last Presidential election, where DDS
were found mixing freely in the foolish
leVity of inebriated politicians. We are
not of those who believe that the clergy
should not laingle in politi cs-far from
it; but we do think that when they do
mingle, they sAoHld labor to raise the
moral standard of politicians, rather than
to stoep to their (too eften) low level.
But, under all circumstances, fhey should
avoid countenancing intemperance. Indeed
it seems to us strange thata community so
cultivated, and SO religious as Pittsburgh
and vicinity couldcountenance such indul-
'gence on the part of her venerable Sena-
tor, for, surely, if call right" Ne would
not make himself so redicilous as to act
the part of a dancing-master for the
amusement of the promiscuous throng on
Fifth street.
We believe this is fitting time to be
joyful, but the joy of the true patriot is
not the joy so often displayed by many,
which consists in getting drunk, and run
aing into all sorts of excesses, but rather
the joy of the christian, who, feeling that
he is delivered from the body.of this
death" from the great weight that thas
hung over him, can shed tears of joy
Of gratituds, and of silent praise. Such
is the state of mind that becomes us just
now
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Jeff. Davis Turns Up.
He and the Rebel Oabinetat Danyille
Rebel PprOperty Moved There.
UEAD6UARTERs FIFTH Corps,

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH Corps,
April s.
A refugee from Danville, who came in
to-day, says that all the property that the
rebels could get out of Richmond in their
hurried exit from that place, is stored at
Danvillc. On Monday trains were con
stantly arriving laden with provisions and
stores. Davis and several of his cabinet
reached there in the afternoon, and was
the guest of Mr.: Southern, who conveyed
him from the depot to his residence in a
private carriage, which had been awaiting
Jeff's arrival for several hours.
He also says that on Tuesday Rcaure-
gard telegraphed Davis that Stoneman
was engaged in destroying the railroad at
High Point, between Greensboro and
Danville.
Sheridan, in a dispatch to Gen. Grant
to-day says, from reliable information in
his possession, Lee cannot have more than
twenty thousand or twenty-five thousand
troops left, and that his army is so de-
moralized as to be incapable of making
further resistance.
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thrown from the cars upon the way down
Many of the bodies they cast away as so
much carrion, were, of course, mere life
less clay; but, others, horrible to tell
as our forces in advancing have since dis
covered, yot retained the vital spark fee
! bly, burning in their bosoms, 7hHdk-
Many died within the rebel lines before
the rolls were made out. Never were
men in civilized country ia more desti-
tute condition than those we have receiv-
ed here. Two thousand were unable to
walk and were what is called technically
speaking, 'stretchor PATIENTS" There was
not a stout strong healthy man in the
whole number we have received, The
two thousand who were most deliberated
are in the General Hospital: The others
are scattered all over the city in different
buildings devoted % hospital purposes. -
Fifteen die every day, upon On average
lialf their names cannot he obtained, as
they are tco week to pronounce them, apd
have no papers which can lead to their
Identification. Most of them on their re-
ception here, in a nearly naked condition.
Some were entirely so, and the best clad
had only rags for covering.
Everywhere in the lower part of the
city the eye is afflicted by the sight of
skeletons of men arrayed in every sort of
uncooth garb You look at their strange,
unnatural faces ahd wander whether these
are the yisages Of living men or not rath-
or parchment skins drawn over ileshless
skull. Their eyes are sunken, and you
scarcely sec That they have vision. They
are often hatcss, and you will see the
head ola young man or boy bald as an old
mans pate A few weak struggling hairs
is all that suffring has LIFT, or that starved
nature has been able to sustain. These
poor beings, when they are strong enough
to creep about, wander little away from
their hospitals and sun themselves upon
celardoors and lie ON brick payements.-
In the hospitals are men with wounds in
which worms breed and feed on the living
flesh You see men whose toes have been
eaten into by disease and maggots, till the
joints have dropped off, These men have
their feet bound up in rags, and they hob
bic slowly about, supporting their falter-
ing footsteps by rude sticks. You would
suppose that those men had reached the
very pit of human misery but ifyou con-
verse with them they will tell you that
they are happy. They have been in the
hands of inhuman creatures, men with
out hearts, almost without souls now they
are with their friends, and they arc hap
py. They haZc been foully maltreated
aud starved now they are tenderly cared
for and fed Homeis beckoning to them.
The liberated prisoners only waits for
health and strength, which hope will soon
breathe into hisveins, and then he will be
in an earthly paradise-home.
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Our released Prisoners.

The Wilmington On. CO. correspond
ent of the Press confirm the tale of hor-
rors so often told in regard to the barbar-
Gus treatment of our prisoners by the rebel
authorities We make couple of ex-
tracts
The condition of the prisoners, who, by
the recent Jail delivery, consequent upon
the exchange now in operation, have de-
livered into our hands by the rebel author
tiles, is still the subject of universal in
digpatioH. Even some Of the citizens who
make no secret of their Southern sympa-
thies, freely express their surprise and
horror at the sight which everywhere
meets their eyes, in the pale, emanciated
forms of these men. 1t has already been
stated that ten thousand of these men were
to heye been received at this point On
Saturday last we were notified that the
last had been sent. But Of the ten thou
sand only eight thousand six handred and
eighty-four were received, of whom nine
hundred and nenety-two were officers,
and seven Thousand six hundred and nine
ty-two we're enlisted men. There are three
causes why we did not receive the full
number. E'rsty-Many who were in
tended to be regularly exchanged have
escaped FROM the rebel clutches during
the evacuation of and retreat from Will
mington. ,Secoa&y-Many on their way
from the rebel prisons were so unable to
bear the fatigues of a journey that they
sunk in a state Of eKhaustation, and wers
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thousands of human lives and hundreds
of millions of property not yet destroyed.
Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties
may be settled without the loss ofanother
life, subscribe myself
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't
u. S. GRANT,
Lieut.. Gen. L. S. A.
WAR Dept. WASHINGTON, d. c.. !
April 9th, 1865, $50 P. NJ. {
Lfem Gen. Z. s. Grant:
Thanks be to Almighty God for the
great victory with which lie has this day
crowned you and the gallant army under
your command The thanks of this De
partment and the Government rf the [.
States, their reverence and honor have
been deserved, and will be rendered to
you and the brave and gallant officers and
soldiers Of your army, for all time,
j.. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary OF War.
WAR Dept, WASHINGTON, ID. c., J
April 9th, 10 PM I
Ordcred-That salute of two hund-
red guns be fred at the headquarters of
every army and department, and at every
post and arsenal in the United States, and
at the military academy at West Point,
en- the day of the receipt of this oIder, in
commemoraton of the surrender of Gen
'R e. Leo and the army of Northern Vir-
ginia to Lieut.. Gen. Grant and the army
under his command Report of the re-
ceipt and execution of this order to be
made to the Adjutant General at Wash
ington.
f. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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districts. But the 18th section has pro
viso, which expressly prohibits the appli-
caticn of the rule therein given to the
pending draft. From the fact that there
Is no such proyiso to the 18th section, it
would seem that it was intended that
creditshould be given ,ehcn Me mustertj,g
inunder the pending call
But the 18th section has proviso. the
peculiar languages Of which would, at first
blush, seemto favor.t the idea that Congress
intended that the rule, in that section pre-
scrihed, should be future to the pending
call, and not future to the passage of the
Act That proviso declares that credit
shall not be given, excest for men actually
furnished on said on said call or the pre-
cecding call. The manifest purpose of
the proviso is to limit the time within
which credit may be demanded.
This section must be regarded as tax
ing effect from the passage of the Act,
unless such construction is consistent
with, or forbidden by, othar parts of the
Act :
As is stated in my opinion to you of the
18th of March, it appears from the face
fthe Act, that, at the time it was passed,
there was pending draft under the call
for troops in Decembev, 1854, and it is
carefully provided that nothing in the
Act shall operate to postpone the pending
draft, or interfere with the quotas ASSIGN
ed therefor. Now, the rule for gi VIM
credits at the time Of mastering in Nil
not postpone the present draft OF intesfeTo
with the guotas assigned therefor.
1t seems to me that there is nothing il
the Act that prevents the applicationsof
the 18th section to the present daft, un-
less it may be the proviso thereto 1t was
intended by that provIso simply to limit
the time within which credits might be
claimed and not to postpone the applica-
ton ofthe rule Of credits, when mastering
in, to future calls.
am ofthe opinion thet the 14th section
ofsaid act is applicable to the call for troops
made by the President on the 10Th De-
cember, 1864.
| have the honor to be- very respect.
fully, your obedient servant,
JAMES SPEED,
a Attorney Gen'l.
IIoa, E. NJ. STANTON, Scc'y. of War
Published by order of Brig Gen. Z. w.
links A,A. Z. NJ. G. Harrisburg Pa.
j w. KIRKER,
Capt. Pro. Mar. 23d District Pa.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Mr. RopIssoy-Dear Sir.-Allow me to offer through
the Citizen, the name Of JoIFST0N WHITE. OF Mid
dlezeN Tp, as candidate for Commissioner Mr.. White
Is ono Of our oldest and mostfithful citizens. lie
the cadldate Of the hg party for this Office great
lany years ago. when the party was In the minority
and shared the fate of his party lie came near being
nominated again by the Republican party his nomina
uon now, would seem but fitting, and would be accepted
April -, 1865 cIIsroS,
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s&s- The official dispatches in our pa
per this week, we trust, will be satisfac-
tory to all loyal citizens The once pow
erful army of Northern Virginia" is now
no more. Virginia is again free from the
iron rule of Jefferson Davis and company.
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April 9th, 1865.

General Il received your note of
this morning, on the picket line with
er | had come to meet you, aad ascer-
tain definitely what terms were en-
braced in your proposition of yestcr-
day with reference to the surrender
of this army. | now request an in
terview in accordance with the offer
contained in your letter Of yesterday
for that purpose.
Very respectfully,
r.. E. LEE, General.
10 Lieut.. Gen. Grant,
Commanding U. S. Armies
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no Consumpt
The Bridal Ch amber.

note Of warning and advice to those suffering with
Seminal Weakness General Debility, Premature Do
cay, from whatever eaase produced Read ponder and
reflect BE wise in time
Sent FREE to any address, for tho benefit OF the az
hcted. Sent by return mail. Address
JAS. -, zsU,l lLER.
A2o Broadway, New York.
Butler ApriI IL 1s65:;3mo.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, April 8, Or. NJ.
To Hon. James LoaOry, Mayor Of
Pittsburgh:
This Department has just received
an official report Of the surrender,
this day, of General Lee and his ar
my to Lieut.. Gen. Grant, on the terms
proposed by Gen. Grant. Details
will be given speedily
e. NJ. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
HDo'Rs ARMY OF THE U. S., |
April 9th, 4:30 P. n.
Hon. T.. II. Stanton
Gen. Lee surrendered the Army Of
Northern Virginia, this afternoon, up
on terms proposed by myself The ac-
companying additional correspond
ence wiz show the conditions fully.
(Signed) U. S. GRANT,
IL. Gen.
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April 8, 1865.

April 8, 1865.
General r. E. Lee, Commanding c..
s. A.:
Your note of this date is but this
morning 11:50 a. m. received, in
consequence of Ey having passed
from the Richmond and Lynchburg
road to the Farmville and Lynchburg
road. | am, at this time of writing,
about four miles west of Walter 5
Church, and will push forward to the
front for the purpose of meeting you.
Notice sent to me on this road where
yeu wish the interview to take place,
viii meet me.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT,s.Lt. Gen.
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MEMPHIS. April 8.

The Bulletin of this evening says: A
report prevails, well authenticated, that
Selma, Alabama, was captured and burn
ed, few days ago, by cavalry force
of Gen. Thomas command.
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THE EN- D !!
SURRENDER OF LEE !
Grant Suggests Surrender to Save
the Efusion Of Blood,

Lee Favors the Idea, and Wants to
Know the Terms.
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New Millinery Store

FTNIE subscriber has opened NEW MILLfsKEr sroRE,
il in Butter Pa opposite the Lowry Hbure. where she
is prepared to do all Kinds Of work in her line, such
DRESS MAKING
TRIMMING B0NNETs, &c,
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A Salute of 200 Guns Ordered
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THE ORDER MUST BE EXECUTED.

Correspondence of Grant and Lee,
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GENERAL:-Your note of yesterday is
received As | have no authority to treat
on the subject of peace, the meeting pro
posed for ten a. m. to-day, could lead to no
good. wi state howeyer, General, that
i am equally desirous for peace with your
self, and the whole North entertain the
same feeling. The terms upon which
peacs.c can be had are well understood by
the South. Laying down their arms they
will hasten that most desirable event, save
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-06
s.lxeeh Cool"

Ths Albany IN. " Eccning Journal the
Central Administration organ of New
York, urges the people to "Keep Cool" and
to pay strict obedience to law. 1t delivers
its views in the following language;
There is feverish excitement In the pub.
lie mind. We leap from state to state Oh
feeling. We form conclusions hastily, I'M
netuously and without reflection. We suf-
Ter ourselves to be swayed by motives which
in calmer periods would hardly affect US.
When passion rules supreme, men are
ready to respond to its suggestions with llt-
tie regard for consequences. We have
abundant proof of this In almost daily oc-
currences. Odious parties subjected 10
lynch law at the hands Of mobs; printlng
offices DESTROYED; suspected individuals
hunted from their homes; the widest ana
most impossible rumors eagerly accepted as
facts confusion and disorder dominant. 1t
is only necessary to whisper that man Is
traitor, and he will be hooted at from every
corner, while upon the merest rumor that
person indorses the assassination OF MT.
Lincoln, preparations are made for noosinS
halter.
such ebullitions are infallble signs of a
febrile and diseased condition. They should
be sternly discountenanced by every order
loving citizen. Now, ii ever, we need to nave
respect for claw. Now, if ever, we should
preserve those bulwarks which are the pro-
lection of individual liberty and virtue. a
mob to hang a secession lawyer In fnlla-
delphia is an offspring of the same dema-
gOgism that melted mob to resist the draiI
In New York. If General Butler can al
wise the treatment by summary lynchlhg
process of Northern disloyalists to-day,
thora NOV ha comehodv noWerful enough
to suggest the same application for General
Butler tomorrow. There Is no offense
against the Government that could furnish
a pretext for mob, which does not come
within the scope of legal statutes, and can
not be dealt with by the Courts. . .,i...t
Let us keep cool, and try to work our way
to conclusions. The President was murder
ed, but neither the Democratic party OF the
North, nor any considerable number OF peo-
pie of the South, were parties to the crime.
Possibly there is q conspiracy to contin-
ne the unholy work of slaughter, Dut IL Is
by no means probable that it is participated
in by many persons-there is not "a ghoul
at every table,"
There is no statute which makes the pro-
mitigation of false reports, calculated TO In
flame excitement, misdemeanor. ANA an
army of sensation-mongers labor assiduous-
ly to add fuel to the passions of the hour,
by inventions of such absurdity that in a
calmer time they would be subjects of ridi-
cule. In the absence of a Government CEN
sorship, it becomes the duty of every editor
to exercise a careful scrutiny over his own
columns, and exclude from them any thing
of a morbid and unwholesOme character
The plainest and most unvarnished state
ment of facts as they occur is exciting
enough.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-06
Hon. 8. s. Cox.

We learn that this well-known and gifted
Young Ohioan, has determined upon max
ing the city of New York his future home.
For many years Mr.. Cox has been conspic-
uous in the politics of Ohio, and has occu-
pied leading and commanding. position in
Congress. AS a representative he was Wig
liant and attentive to the wants of his con-
stituents, and had hold upon them that no
other man can ever obtain. When the Cap
ital District defeated Mr.. Cox for Congress,
last year, it displaced man whose talents
honored it, and whose energy was of SUBJ
stantial benefit to it. We regret that our
friend has come to the conclusion to leave
the State of his nativity, which has ever
been so proud of him; but wherever he
goes, here is success to the "Buckeye
Abroad" d."-Clereldnd Plain Dealer.