The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-01-19

TO pass y law by which every patriotic
man or woman may furnish to The Go
vernment any number of ahle.bodied
men and have the right by Inv to az
sign such persons AZ substitutes for
himself or for any Of his friends for
whom he OF she may desire to nrovidc
! = substitute agains, any draft that may
hereafter be required. He suggests
that there are thousands nf,ich men
ana women would Ia glad to do some
thing liberal for the country in this
way.
The Wilmington Journal explains
bow the Jun,or Reserves Of North Caro-
lima were captured before Fort Fisher.
It appears that Yankee Captain, with
five men, met $50 Of the Reserves under
Maj Kcsser, and commanded the Major
% surrender, telling him that there was
no use inres;s,ing as he was surrounded.
\ Lieutenant refused to surrender, and
!, walked off with 10 men, bu. the Major,
the victim Of a transparent SELL "a the
Journal says, surrendered with lis $50
men to six Yankees.
! These men we're marched into our
lines carrying their own arms loaded
and capuea.
We have reliable report from Wa.
shington, that the Secretary Of the 1rea
sury is about to Issue an order doing
away with the present system al max
ing the National Banks repositories for
public moneys in those places where tho
Government has regular Repositories.
| This il a matter that affects the Ma
'ional Banks in all our large cities.
The wife Of the rebel Senator Foote.
who has arrived at Washington from
Richmond, states that the maas of the
Southern people are in favor Of re'nrn
! ing to the Union unde. the Constitution
but are restrained by the military
power According to her story. the
rule of tyranny st Richmond Is com
plete. Her husband, who attempted
to escape with her, was crested. and
is now in custody at Richmond.
St. Louis, Jan. II.
Governor Fletcher issued prncla
nation today declaring Missouri free
State, in accordance with The Enamel
j patton Ordinance passed by the State
Convention.
Hundreds ofbusiness houses and rr.
vate residences are illuminated to nigh,
bands playing, fre works exploding.
and thousands upon thousands Of en-
thu>iastic citizens throng the streets 10
wi,ness the grand spectacle.
St. Louis, lan.-lahn Thompson. 4
member Of thl lower house Missouri
Legislature, was expelled yesterla, for
disloyalsy
New York, January Is
The times SAYS: "N-ice Presiden,
llamlin has announced to bis friends
hat he would not accept airy position
in the new Cabinet, and intends ro1ir.
ing to his farm
Two thousand Of the rete prisoners
a, EImira, n. Y. have made arplica.
ton to take the oath OF allegiance
lonr hundred within the last ff cen
days. None who makethe application
are subject to exchange. and all who
apply must either have been conscrip'ei
or, it volunteers, must show that they
are also deselters.
Hon. Henry Wilson, Senator from
Massachusetts, has been reelected bv
the Legislature oflhat State. 10 the 20
si'ion lie has 10 well filed FIR many
years past.
30 Among the many eminent men
named fol the successor of Secretary
Fessenden is Senator Morgan. Of NV
York. The Independent bears the fo!-
loving testimony to his ti,uess fl the
great Greenback Bureau:
1T is stated in commercial and finan
cial circles that Senator T. u. Morgan.
from this State, is now spoken nf and
strongly urged az suitable person Ia
succeed Secretary Fesscndcn. we 4,
| not believe the President could possibly
make wiser or letter selection in all
the country. Senator Morgan has had
great experience IN MI financial matters
he knows Intimately al the leading
capitalists Of the country he ia also
we'll acquainted with the officers Of all
our prominent banking institutions lie
is familiar, practically, with b.th do
nestle and foreign commercial usu,gcs
and has the ability to fill any financial
nnei.inn which may ma ,pnAcre.l Ia L;,,,