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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-25

1- The Emperor OF Morocco has lust
erected lighthouse az the extremity OF
Cape Spartel, IN The Straits Of Gibraltar
This is the7irst construction OF the kind in
that country, no sovereign having before
veniured 10 place beacons the coast from
a fear Of Offending the neighboring popula-
ton who sabsist by pillaging shipwrecked
vessels.
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Secure the Capitol of Michigan to Ian
sing.



ST. JosEPH. MIcH Jan 18th. 1865.
EDITOR LANSING REPuBLIcAy-Dsqr S.:
Tie importance Of securing % Lansing Tie
benefits Of having the S-a,e Capitol IS Z
subject your citizens are deeply interested
in. and. no doubt. fully appreciate You
are aware that considerable las been said
about removing the Capital Il al appro-
priation is asked for 10 erect more suitable
buildings for the accommodation u ,he ser
wants OF the people. Gn effort may re made
10 remove tie sea. u Government ca the
ground that Lansing 5 not sufficiently &C
ceptab.e.
How. then. should YOUR citizens guard
against such { CHARGE "Auouuee oTpre-
venave IS worth pound Of cure Tie
people Of Laus.u-. ana II la-lam county.
have the way opened for Drog.i.nE them
selves With ample railroad facilities for
reaching every part OF the state: ana Il
thew VIII unite their oaer-.es TO construct =
Trunk Road. Tie work can 1e carried
through. and the lins will accommodate all
those Who are now seeking 10 build short.
unnromi.ior and comDarat.velv unimpor-
tant roads. that secure no immediate al
van-ara ID y0ur citizens.
The business men Of CHICAGO are looking
for better shining facilities FIR their in
manse paesi,r business and a1 aliitional
through route 10 accommodate their rapid
.v i,rre,sinr mercantile oneratlons. and
they wish 10 secure The very valuable trade
Of central Michigan. which now they do not
reach. Al article in The Chicago Tr.,iD.e
OF Tie lViA ms,., strongly urges inc imY's-
lance Oh eA'e'-l.N5 me 0'~"u run" i'''''-
way oil Cahaoa' % OA'c"-o- mere Las
oeeh about Sky m.l'lohs Oh doi....s spent
I'D oul.u.ils d --s'-c-'ss 'O'-' ''o'l 90 -li''''
Me- 10 S@Iula' 10 SECURE Tie 1-''l 'i'7 o"s'-
ness oil lhe greet N9s'h-"es'' hl'e'llll
says the ROAD NJ oAfA.A '-5 sees' III t-'ie
10 be TOO A-ei anu ~i-eF running 80
mics really eAIs 9-V uA-es sNol1 Oh ITS true
terminus trusting 10 lake navigation anH
20 tie Almors oi rival railroads ioi neimls-
sion 70 coliver lis freight and passengers III
lAeH u..llia-1 ue9'l'i'-''oi-
Il Is stated 'Na- iIei-'i- sN.'Pe. through
by this company Tor Milwaukee has actu-
any fe"cliel O'1A" haven IL "n u"l"' o''-
Die 1lii % year anu ID ''-i'S -'i ''7'y-e ~
cross 'he l~Ae' A"N 10 ve Ie-su'ppeu Va"
Mich. Z. K. L. ana Ch.ca-o- Ihe discfim-
nation IN favor OF Cincinnati ana against
OA!caso' on Te'7'ls ~ Nc" lo."' "'s
""~Ae'ed inc minus % ''' o.'.,"-'o "'e'-
cnanls 10 lHe necessity oil pio'ldlh9 a. new
quick am cheap toule I'D III" se1po1iu-
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State Census.

POPULATION OF TIE STATE BY COUNTIES
PRODCCE STATISTICS.
From some advance tables OF the last
State census Of Michigan, We extract the
following Interesting figures, giving the
population by counties. and also some OF
the principal products OF, the State:
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NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-At an e.-lv -
on the 10th three light dram gunbos,s III -
mp Cape Fear River 70 4 po,itio, o@ s~sll
Fort Fisher. Several torneloes wa-s , ss.'s
IN the river connecting with the fo-, -. -.
one A. NJ, on the l7ih the enenv 80 -
ated and blew up Fort Clswen Tbsv 80 80
destroyed several large vessels in The -i 50
supposed 10 be blockade runners.
The stores are being convened - -
shore from our transport fleet. NC
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. - The r,s.,
States steamer Massachusetts f-o~, -
South Atlantic blockad.nr sonaS-,, ne
rived here to-day. She len or Chs-lss,.-.r a.
on the evening o. January 18Th 49, -
Wilmington. y. C.. Thursday evening ~
OF Admiral Porter's feet are in Cane ~ -.
River. On the night ii the lS,h i've 49,
aGe runners ran iutC Old Inlet. North -
Lana. ami were captured by the feet ~
names were NOT ascorlainei The ~.
chusetts brings POO ilya.i,is and aisch~-..-,
men. sN
Our troops are actively engaged IN -a,,,
noitering along the banks OF Cane -
River and sounding for torpeioes ans -
moving distractions 70 free The -iva- y
navigation.
JEFF. DAVIS ~ NEGo-ATIONs.
WASHINGTON. Jan %. The gichr,,-,
# Wt.y %. The 18th Publishes an .mno-, s...
letter from JET Davis. in rep'v 10 = 60.
from the senators from Gcorria. i'm ulsst
they take ground against the resoinric-.
introduced In tie rese. ifouse IN fsvo- -
reconstruction. Davis argues thar a Co.
venlion OF The States is impraciicab'e srs
that peace movements CA the part al ina,
vidaal States tcnG only % the creation -
discord In the Confelcracy. lie saws tbs,
the only plan by which peace can 10 49,
tanned, Is provided for In the rebel Co,s,i
tauOn. lie does not say what Tins Mar =
Out proceeds ~ length 10 show tiar ~
propositions looking 20 conventions arS
negotiations are futile. that the rnI,sS
states Will not negotiate: that they u'iIi ~,
Is accept a surrender, which Inc ~,
states cannot and viii not grant.
PEACE SPECgLArONs.
N6w loES Jan. 23.-The Hsralgs Wash.
ng,on special has various rumors conce-.
Ming Blair Hislt Go Richmond one Is Ina,
BLAIR brought autograph letters from JeT
Davis 10 President Lincon. saving he was
ready % treat Tor peace and thar 4 comm.
nicauon from Lincoln has been taken haek
10 Richmond expressing willingness n
send or receive commissioners. Many We'll
informed people in Washington look for i'm.
portant results from Blair, SECOND visit n
the rebel capital 4 significant article An
pears in the Richmond Enquirer OF las,
Thursday. which says amer ever manly
effort the rebels may iAil. aai policy and
interest would incline The rebels 10 submit
20 the United States rather than ID England
France or Macmillan. Joining their miB.
tafy forces, they could then sweep This con.
tinent aud thus hide their shame. while
America VIII become the colossal power Of
The world. On the other hand some Rich.
m0nd editors in view Of the fact that they
have lost all OF the seaporis of consequence
make great efforts % prove these disasters
a blessing. sand they say war is now their
sole business. Consumption must be Wig.
+ orously enforced and every one that car.
+ must fight.
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DIED.

In this city on TIE 2sta 81 after 8 lingering and
painful ilacss Of noarly : year. JOIN A. IAITON,
aged 40 years.
Funeral from hs late roelieucs 20 morrow, Jan.
26ih a. 10 O'Clock A. n frisuos q TIE aIliy are
invited O. attend
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED Two good Girls. 10 work 10
w Public II3lsc Equire % abe American
iu tur e. - - Laa-ius d HJu-nN
lansing. jan "a lse5. scar
L'OR SALE.-A Secondhand RAYMOND
l. sewing Machine in exec ltl & w0rkirr ofcer
Apply al DR. NEL~ON'-, Nirh Avsnre.
Bowl Fast al Post one
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penurious. One hundred dollars local boun-
r.. offered In cash 10 the recruit on the
sDo-. VIII do more towards securing this en-
Estnent than the offer OF three hundred
dollars Sta.e bounty 70 be paid in the fu-
ture. We Of this generation are response
bic for this war. and should pay rs We 20,
and wipe out everything. leaving no taxa
ion 10 load down our children alter US
he Az wed himself il favor o. direct taxa
toa iJr delray.ug al tie expenses OF the
aat.on. and hoped 70 I've long enough 70
see tie system fully adopted
M Warner. oi Oakland was much op-
poseI 10 any state bounty as being entire
~ useless in erec,ing the purposes intend
ed. and ne believed thai tie seven hundred
and ft.y thousand dollars already paid out
a. STATE boun,les by order Of the Leg.sla-
-ure. had been sQuaadered without prcdu-
cling any good 70 tie State ornaiion. some
lfeen or twenty petitions tor local bOuntles.
varying IL amount from two 10 tx hundred
dollars. and only one petition f5r STATE
bounty, lad been presented.
Mr. Upper OF Iona, was opposed 10 an!
state Jouu.ies, bat if they were TO he paid
SIC should 20 back and pay every volunteer
In regard 10 the number Of these he gave
tie following figures:
t.. Wal. l-4-b rs Ito tie 1e.i .s.-..--- % ooo
n r...r g4.i ----r tA- alt O. MACH 6 1853. &C.
-. r.. .ooo - - -..o-...
q Ngv 10 1853 ..--..----.----.-......... 49,
Nan.bsf i--l 80 o. s-eA aai-s at O. Feb
. ls'i- 80 a.
--, " - - - -
II o,ss- s..,ss 40
VIZ, s,rte- ssft inc Tia lelI...... 50 eco
Woe as-r receiving b9ali.es ...... ...- L 81
=
N-'-D-' receiving no 0'll''-s '.-''.'-- o. ID
NJ Monroe was s-'ls1e'' On feAelli''i'
that 500 o'a'e bounty ioF one year > ser
wee We 80 al -''''- " "7 n'eus- iHo7' e'-
''7'1.i o'' -"1 ,''.- 0''' Jun '''- 80 ''''-'
'e-e" 'A l.I Marc" 90 = P-''' ana "ou'''
serve one le'' rom ''.'- '''i's anu inc -'l-
U'''-.'''7 were ia, 10 u o'is
"''-- ''''1- " 81 '''''9 DC ,'''''o'' Du- q
'o1"--- "1'c o1'''' 0'
-. --.., ...,.-...,... - ~ 49,
a-l o..~.,...,',, -. ,....,,., Ia ,a..,
- -; -. -, - 49, -.
-,
MI u'"uS' u -4"'' ue'''' NDeiA'') was
lot HAeu pelil"lloNl 9''''o Doun.S' tol
want .. '''7 HAeu po"Cs .ue '"'iO.i La.
s1''e'e" 9e'viV'!' VIC S-iOe''' lO- 10 '"ou7
fhp rebellion Wgull asst several Years lpnr-
or W. .tonid MILO tho io,nt~ os laree
as We consistently can. In Menominee and
Chippewa counties. In his district if M
State bounty be paid. 4 larre share Of those
liable t. the draft will run away to Canada
or Wisconsin and The Government will oet
neither volunteers nor drafted mon.
on lfoaIav e,.r,ti,i,,., rsl..ioo,o o -.
..I l..-,.... ,... ...,.,..... e., NJ nm II
tho roma % dor t,-a- er1nr,fsto.l "a d., c,,oc-al
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GOVERNORS MESSAGES.

Tie House spent half 4 day Thursday on
the question Of printing the messages oi
both Governors. one thousand ii tie En-
g'ish. I've hundred in German. Eve hundred
in Bohemian. and as many in the Holland
language. L appeared from the discussion
thai al former sessions. The messages Of
the Governors. when Translated were very
SLOW in making tle.r appearance: that
large quantities were left in Lansing undis-
iriouted; that each translation would cost
from tEo 10 I've hundred dollars. and tat
IN some cases where they had been thus
paid for AID printed the lranslations were
- imperfect that intelligent Germans had
refused 20 send the papers 70 their friends
IN Europe Tie subject vas reierred 70
the committee on Printing.
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THANKS 70 GOVERNOR BLAIR.

The House resolution Of thanks TO Gov
ernOr Blair came back from the Senate
with the Objectionable clause and words
stricken out. and was avorably received in
the House by all except Mr.. Brockwly, who
seemed quite reluctant 10 vote for his own
resolution in its amended form. Mr.. Nor
ton, Dem Of Monroe. said he could not
sustain the resolution as presented the 9th
er day. and lie then expressed himself in
language not exactly parliamentary. But
looking a. Gov. Blair as Jealous and labo
rious for tie public good, and desiring TO DO
bis duty as Governor, be could endorse his
course outside Of all party action, and would
cLeeriuily vote FOR the amended resolution.
The resolution was then adopted. yeas s6,
nays I.
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COLCRED SUFFRAGE.

On "Wednesday petition was presented
ii0m the colored people OF Detroit for the
/ privilege OF voting. The petition argued
their claims az considerable length, and was
: very well written. 1t argued that colored
people are required u bear arms as well as
10 pay taxes, and "a they are obliged TO
give tLeir lives and their property for the
defence OF their country, they claimed q
voice in the laws - which they were sub
ject: that political rights have 10 necessa-
~ connection with the social relations OF
life; that color should have nothing TO do
with political rights, and the petitioners
claimed that they were - Wei entitled 20
the right Of suffrage, being native-born
Americans as the foreigners that come
from distant lands
Nr. Maxwell DEM who Is somewhat
Of Joker said that as the delegation of
cologed gentlemen who brought tie petition
was present, he moved that they be invited
To- take seat within the bar OF the House.
Tie House being in 4 humor to respond to
the joke, on motion Of Mr.. Brockwav. the
resolution was adopted by yeas - and nays
Is; and. on motion OF Mr.. Griswold. the
gentleman from Bay, lNr. Maxwell was
unanimously appointed committee to IN
vie the col9red gentlemen within the bar.
The petition was ordered 10 be printed in
the journal. and referred TO tho committee
on constitutional amendments
On Friday Mr.. Maxwell reported that "he
had performed that duty in the most deli
cate manner, but that the invitation was
declined. the gentlemen giving as 4 reason
that they were highly respectable Christian
gentlemen. and they feared that the evil
Of this body might seri-
ousiy impair their usefulness"
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[RENARKs.-We publish the foregoing
communication just IS we received il. Il
presents considerations wor,hyof attention
10y our business men. But lis obvious that
suggestions involving such large and ex-
Iens.ve action. can only be wisely de,ernin
Ell on after fuii inquiry and very mature de-
liberation. Is To tie suggestions OF the
writer in reference TO tie danger Of TIE re-
mOval Of tie seat OF Government from Ian
sing, our citizens DO not participate in any
such feeling, and VII not regard lie argu-
ment as having any particular weight -
Ed. REP
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ROM raE PoToNAc Army.

HrADQrA ARMY OF TIE PoroNAc.
Jan. News of the fan Of Fort Fisher
reached here IBIS forenoon and was sent o.
the various corps headquarters. and thence
20 the army. There is much rejoicing alen-
The lines. \ salute was fired n noon Ia
honor of Tire glorious event
No firing has occurred on any part of the
line fJr several days. bot the rebels seem
busy moving from place 70 place rs though
preparing for q chance IF some kind.
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F0RTEE-s NoVRoE. Jan. Ie-The steam
Pr BLACKSTONE. Capt. Berry arrived here
t1l= morning from III Forr Fisher bringing
20 officers aai p-iTates. wounded in the
la-e assault
Ire latest news from For Fisher IS that
shortly after the surrender ~ the f1lr. tie
r 80 ole- up E0r- ClsEeL aud other mi
nOr WORKS defending the entrance " Cape
Fear River. Al the tinle O. sailing. The
smaller guD0oats had entered the river
and were actively engaged il searching f1r
torpedoes- preparatory 10 al advance az
ailst Wilmington.
shortly after the capture q For Fisher
9 gram containing the plan O. the whole
system or torpedo arrangements il Cape
Fear River vas discovered, and or naval
officers we're making search for the KEY %
TIE disram, b. which means tie internal
, 1865-01-31

tricts, and which, in a higher and more
cultivated Development, adorns the pages
of Holmes, Lowell, and others of our
literary men. About two years ago,
when the Prince. of Wales was soon 10
marry the Princess Alexandra, Queen
Victoria sent q letter TO each OF the
sovereigns informing them of her sons
bctrothal, and among the rest to Pre-
sident Lincoln. Lord Lyons, her ambas-
sador at Washington, and who, by the
way, is unmarried, requested an audi
ence of Mr.. Lincoln, that he might pre-
sent this important document in person.
At the time appointed he was received at
the White House, in company with Mr..
Seward.
MAY it please your ExcelIency,' said
Lord Lyons. i hold in my hand an
autograph letter from my royal mistress,
Queen Victoria, which l have been COM
manded to present to your Excellency.
In it. she informs your ExcelIency that
her son, his Royal Highness, the Prince
of Wales, is about to contract a matrlmo-
NAL alliance with her Royal EIighness the
Princess Alexandra of Denmark
After continuing in this strain for a few
minutes, Lord Lyons rendered the letter
to the President and awaited his reply.
1t was short, simple and expressive, and
consisted simply of the Words:
Lord Lyons, go thou and do likewise
We doubt if an English ambassador was
ever addressed in this manner before, and
would be glad 10 learn what success he
met with in putting the reply in diploma
tic language when he reported it to her
Majesty.
1t is said that sometime since, when q
deputation of %clergymen presented an
address to the President. in which he
was styled "a pillar of the church, he
quantity, and perhaps truthfully, remark
ed that 'they would have done much bet
ter to call him a steeple."
, 1865-01-31

Wet bekjendtgj0res herved, at Forteg-
I'D nielsen over de af Stadsconducteu-
rem, i AuIedning af foregaaede Bynings-
forandringer i Byerne Christiansted og
Frederiksted i sidstafvigte Skatteaar,
fo~retagne Maalinger, henligge til .Efter-
syn i Christiansted, i Diet Kongelige Kas-
serer Contoir, og i Frederiksted, paa Po-
lilikammeret sammesteds, og opfordres, i
Henhold til Anordningen af code Novem-
Der 1854, de Vedkommende til at frem-
komme med deres muIige Ankle over Maa-
lingen til det Kongelige Gouvernoment in
den 3 Maaneder fra Dato.
Den Kongelige Skattecommission for
St. Croix den code Januar 1865.
Carl HattcmSCm.
>. j. Helm.
,. A. HOyer, auth.
, 1865-01-31
Am e a n.
(From the New York Herald
THE RUMoRED PEACE MISSION.

Another effort to advance the peace
movement has been made with the con-
sent of the administration, from which
important results are anticipated by par
ties in the secret. A leading peace demo-
Graf, who has taken a prominent part in
peace movements during the late election,
and whose personal relations with the
President are of a very friendly nature,
has gone to Richmond, and will probably
be heard of within a day or two there.
Although, like Mr.. Blair, he is not ex-
pressly authorized to propose definite
terms, still it is believed that the repre-
sensations which he will make may have
a tendency to incline the minds of the
rebel leaders towards a pacific policy.
The peace reports have occupied pub
lie attention here to-day very generally.
A desire is manifested by parties connect
ed with Mr.. Blair to give the impression
that he goes merely on private business F.;
but it is well known that his mission has
a purpose beyond that of recovering his
private papers, and that the authorities,
in granting the permission, were well
aware of all the purposes and objects of
his visit.
, 1865-01-31
STORIES OF THE PRESIDENT.

A writer in the Watchman and Refec-
tor tells the following stories of the Pre-
sident:
"Mr. Lincoln has a fund of humor
which, though not always digniied is
harmless. 1t is ever apt and ready, and
doubtless among al! the wearing sorrows
of his public life has afforded him relief
when he would otherwise have broken
down under his heavy load. This j%ocose-
ness is sometimes grim and sarcastic.
It is always playful, yet Hnever abusive,
and seldom wounds@0ften tits nicely
adapted to the place and occasions and is
used with great effect. 1t is one form
of that humor that is not uncommon In
New England, especially in rural dis
, 1865-01-31

preparations which preceded and the ex-
~travagance of the pretensioDs which ac-
companied it. The attack on Fort Sum-
ter by Dupont's fleet, last year, was pro-
badly the greatest naval effort which had,
up TO that time, been made. But its
failure was concealed by calling it a mere
experiment, and the withdrawal of the
vessels was not attended with those ludi-
crous and inconsequential military man
euvres which have the effect of a redWc-
ito ad abSurdum on the Porter Butler at
tempt. Indeed, it is hard to say whether
the naval or military branch of this ILL
fated enterprise has the greater claim TO
be considered Il laughing stock for disln-
terested spectators :; or which one is near
er right in the contumeIy and abuse it
heaps on the other. Porter asserts that
his fire was so terrific that it Immediately
sllenced the gun of the fort and we
know, in fact, that it surpassed anything
of the kind eve before rained on a de-
fersive work. The valiant admiral, there
fore, very naturally supposed that But
lers's soldiers would have nothing to do
but to walk into an abandoned and shat
tered work. But Buffers soldiers thought
quite differently and Butler himself, I'M
der ME suggestion of General Weitzel,
came to the conclusion that the Yankees
might as we'll walk into the gates of
Ayernus as into those imminent deadly
breaches of Fort Fisher. From Porter's
report one would imagine that the fort
had been entirely knocked to pieces, and
was incapable of resisting even a demon
s%tration. But Butler says it was unim-
paired as a defensive work, Hence from
the military point of view, the navy had
wofuIIy failed to carry out its part of the
programme, which consisted in reducing
the fort to. a comparatively unresisting
condition. But, on the other side, But
Ter relates, with an air of pride, how his
brave skirmIshers went straight up TO the
deserted parapets, and how a yaIOrous
officer captured a flag, and a venture
some corporal killed a rebel orderly and
bagged his dispatches. From all of which
the incredulOus Porter draws the infer
ence that where so few did so much the
whole might have done ever so much
more; and from which the New York
Herald considers itself entitled to prophe-
sy, in its usual tellcitous manner, that
Fort Fisher, which stood out against the
amazing fire of Porter's fleet and defed
the threatened assault of Buffers army,
will be captured some fine day next week
by a squad of Yankee marines. In this
the Herald, no doubt, is only indulging in
a little of its peculiar humor. That pa
per means, we presume, not that the ma
fines will take Fort Fisher, but thai the
reports both of Butler and Porter ought
to have been addressed to those proverbi-
ally credulous creatures.
, 1865-01-31
The Wilmington Campaign of 1864.
from the Richmond Wing, Jan. n

from the Richmond Wing, Jan. n
The Wilmington expedition furnished
not much of glory to the Yankees. 1t
did not even give them q pretext for their
chronic teus de Joie and pyrotechnical dis
plays. Statutes and fireworks in superb
bundant profusion celebrated the blood
less capture of the useless port of Savan-
nah but this was a poor compensation
for the failure to take the valuable port
of Wilmington. In spite Of all their yaunt-
ings of recent probIematical successes,
and vaccinations of imminent chimerical
cOnquests, they cannot conceal the cha
grin inspired by the miscarriage Of what
was intended TO be the grandest expedi-
ton and the most magnificent triumph Of
the war. 1t is natural enough that NOR
LITIGATION should be produced by a faSco
SO palpable and so lamentable. The dis
appointment at the defeat must be in the
direct ratio of the anticipations Of victory.
The preliminary exaltation is a fair mea-
sure of the subsequent depression. But
we, who did not participate in the form
er cannot be expected to share in the lat
ter. We can only, in common with the
rest Of the world, enjoy the ludicrous-
ness of the spectacle, and laugh at the
melancholy discontinue which has over
taken our sanguine and iactatious Yankee
brethren. In fact, as a specimen Of %anticli-
max, this whole affair surpasses every
thing else in that line that the inventive
genius of the Yankees has offered US
during the war. It can be aptly illus
trated by the story Of that famous King
of France who, with his twelve thousand
men, marched up the hill and then march
ed down again, Or of lie Grand Roi Dago-
bert, qWi a mas Ses cuIOttes a VenUers, or by
that 'pious hawker of Constantinople,
who diurnally perambulated The thorough
fares Of the metropolis, vociferating sin
the name Of the prophet-Figs!'"-in
each of which cases the insignificance of
the conclusion is so remarkable a COM
mentary or the magnifcence of the COM
mencement. But the issue of the Will
mington expedition offers a contrast still
more striking with the magnitude of tho