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Richmond before ths closs Of the present
sss:ion. He therefore resigned b. seat
- : ~nember Of the present. Congress-.
- n Ciark. Of Missouri, rom tho Com
m;ttse Of Conference o. the General Staff
R;l,' made report, which was concurred
' M Miles, from the Committee Of Con-
fsrence o, tho Exemption Bill, made .
rsnort which was concurred in: tie
ststsd = that the bill was substantially the
sa sr as the bill passed by the House
NJ Chambers, from the Spec'a! Com.
u;ttee on lmpressments, reported = Dill
70 nroyide for taking testimony on CLAIMS
fcr the value or the use and services Of
eI.ves il, certain cases.
Affer some discussion, on motion OF
Mr. Marshall, Of Kentucky, the bill was
n no. indefinitely by vote OF yeas,
On motion of Mr.. Rogers, Of Florida,
the House adjourned.
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These A;.ses constituted Z; peculiar and
p6werh6 interest. All know TIL this
Interest was, somehow, the Gauss Of the
war.
To- strengthen, perpetuate and extend
this interest was the object for which
the insurgents would rend the Union,
even by war-while the Government
claimed no right to do more than to res
strict the territorial enlargement Of it.
Neither party expected by the war the
magnitude or the duration which it has
already attained. Neither anticipated
that the cause Of the conflict might cease
with or even before the conflict itself
should cease. Each looked for an easier
triumph asd result less fundamental
and astounding. 7 a sr
Both read the Same bible and pray
to the same God, and each invokes His
aid against the other. It may seem
strange that any man shonld dare to ask
. Just Gods assistance in wringing their
bread from the sweat of other mems
faces but let us judge not, that we be
not judged. The prayer of both could
not be answered-that of neither has
been answered fully. s
The Almighty has his own purposes.
"Woe unto the world because of offences,
for it must needs be that offences come ;
but woe to that man by whom the
offence cometh."
If we should suppose that American
slavery is one of those offences which,
in the providence Of God, must needs
come, but which, having continued
through his appointed time, He now
Wills to remove, and that He gives to
both North and South this terrible war
as the woe due to those by whom the
offence came, shall we discern therein
any departure from those Divine attri-
butes which the believer in living God
always ascribes to him?
Fondly do we hope-fervently do we
pray-that this mighty scourge of war
may speedily pass away yet, if God
wills that it continue until all the wealth
piled by the bondsman's two hundredand
fifty years of unrequited toll shall be
sunk, and until every drop of blood
drawn with the lash shall be paid by
another drawn with the sword, as was
said three hundred years ago, so still it
must be said 1.-THE judgments of the Lord
are true and righteous altogether; with
malice towards none with charity for
ALL" With frmness in the right-as God
gives us to see the right-let US strive on
to finish the work we are in, to bind up
tho nations wounds, to care fer him who
shall have come the battle, and for his
widow, and his orphan-t0 do all which
may achieve and cherish just and last
ing peace aalong ourselves and with all
nations.
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OBITUARY.

Died. on Tuesday, the 7th instant LOGAN e.
SUTTON, a member II company u, twenty
sixth Virginia regiment, and son u FRANCIS v
Sutton, ST., Of this city.
His illness, which was long and painful One
contracted III the swafnps around CharestonH ha
bore with unparalleled fortitude He adds another
to the long list Of those who have laid their lives
willing sacrifice upon their eo!mtry's altar. Ihe
deceased especial favorite among tae onsefs
and men of bis command indeed. " none knew
him but to love him." His mary friends oser "
his b reaved relatives their tenlcres. sympathy
Sweet be the rest OF this good. brave ChTisan so-
der.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. :.
The House met at IL O'Clock, and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. DE-.

AV000 w AtOA AtI20DAN l. "A A1ASs y
The House met at Il O'Clock, and Was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr.
Read. j
The Chair laid before the House q
message from the President, in response
to = resolution, Transmitting a report OF
the operations of General John B. Hood
in Tennessee, which was referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs and order
ed to be. printed.
Mr.. Igor, from the Conference Com
mittee on the Tax Bill, made q report,
recommending a tax of eight per cent.
on oil property of the country not ex-
empted, and an additional tax Of one per
cent. to raise the pay Of the soldiers
The current expenses of the Government
to be paid one-half in treasury notes
and one.half in certificates of indebted
ness. 49, 80 -
MI. Barksdale moved that the report
be postponed till tomorrow and printed.
The motion was lost and the report of
the committee was agreed to-yeas, 81 !;
nays, Gland the bill was ordered to
be printed.
4u0 Ou8SE 18lO OeIOI0 Tue 11OuS0 =
House bill to amend the act of Febru~
ary Z, 1863, 50 as TO allow Communication
to soldiers for the war who have received
no furlough, with = verbal amendment
from the Senate, which was agreed to.
Ajso, House bill to amend the act to
regulate the assessment snd collection Of
taxes IL kind, with Senate amendments.
THE frat amendment excerpts peas and
ground.peas consumed by stuck in the
field where grown. The second amend
nsnt provides that the penalty for tho
ron.deGvery Of the 1.-THE on cotton and
tobacco shall be five times the estimated
value thereof The amendments Of tho
oecase veee ooncurred ID.
j. Ai:o, seaats joint resolution providing
- eoaAsloqs % the Treasury Of the
ve.ssesa1t6s ats& The resolution was
Alsa Senate bin to regulate the nav.
aent g clerks employed in The no:t.
omee y the city of Richmond. FS
1hetaoa moved 10 inelud. II.
eiaks T. IT, Petefshusg post-ofscs' ~ ~
eM ~ - a1nsndsd and pessed A"s
The OhAklaid before &e Hc.,.. -.
mpek9ttop Inn Hon +. 81. W6il6siS
slDaagthaI = would not sabls ioTpaeS
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THE EXPEDITION AGAINST MOBILE.


The steamship Canada, with dates
from Liverpool to the 10th ultimo, has
arrived at Halifax.
The Peace Conference between Lin
coin and Seward and the Confederate
Commissioners, Stephens, Hunter and
Campbell, continued to be the leading
theme of discussion and conversation.
The failure to agree on any terms Of
peace was generally credited, but some
doubt existed in regard to it.
The steamer City of Limerick sailed
from Liverpool for New York about the
same time as the Canada.
The London Gazette announces the
appointment of w. Frazier Smith as
British Consul at the port of Savannah.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In the absence of later news from
America than to the 4th of February,
per the steamship Hibernian, the Eng
fish journals continue their speculations
on the recent Peace Conference held at
Fortress Monroe between President Lin
coin and Mr.. Seward on the part of the
North, and the Confederate Commits
sioners, Messrs. Stephens, Hunter and
Campbell, on the part of the South.
The London Globe of the 10th is fully
convinced that the peace negotiations
were an utter failure, and that the war
is now entering upon a new term, in
which both sides are more determined
than ever to leave everything to the ar
bitrament of the sword. 1t thinks that,
the Conference having failed, the peace
advocates on both sides will now be si>
fenced.
The London StGr of the 18th believes
that the conference was entered upon in
good faith by both parties. The meet
ing was entirely for discussion and an
interchange Of views-a kind Of prelimi-
nary meeting to ascertain whether any
common basis could be discovered on
which negotiations might he opened in
more formal manner. In its very nature
it was conference of which the details
could not Immediately be made public,
and because of this apparent want of re-
suit the journals Of the North were pro-
baby too apt to take somewhat too &c.
cided view Of the conference, and pro-
nounce it failure.
The London Isder observes that the
mere fact Of negotiations having been
found possible, demonstrates With what
rapid strides the American papers have
been advancing towards the idea Of peace.
That happy contingency may yet be far
distant, but these things are indications
of its approach. The Isder rejoices that
the Southern States have priced their
independence above the advantages of
the passing hour. Mn.
The London Times of the 18th thinks
that, thus far, there has not been the
least sign Of any real movement in the
direction Of peace. The dream of the
South Of = powerful confederacy amounts
almost to . monomania. SO long as
that idea stands on its pedestal the war
must rage on, and it can see no symp.
toms Of its early overthrow. ,a t'
The ArSsy and Macy 0aestts thinks
the meeting marks = new phase In the
bloody conflict It makes The boundary
limo between tho belligerents broader
and deeper ard renders peace, Il fears,
till one party Or ~ ether
have Won b NJ s1oFd ~ feht s.n1sss
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1864. and ita ippbrtancA to the country.
cans be ov( 6ssstimate1 The rsSnlt OF
the fscruitment in the Tsbsl States is re.
ported to be uulavorable. -
Tho arrest a describes and strigglers
10 continued with v5gor. Thirty-nine
thousand, three hundred and .ninety-two
have been arrested between October 1st,
1868, and October lst, 1891. The total
number received from the establishment
of the Bureau to October 1st, 1864, is
sixty thousand, seven hundred and fifty.
The Veteran Reserve corps, October 1st,
1854, consisted Of seven hundred and
sixty-four officers and twenty-eight
thousand, seven hundred and thirty
eight men. -..
The report of the Secretary gives a
summary Of the reports of the heads Of
the several bureaux connected with the
War Department, and concludes by say
ing that the general exchange of prison
ers, effected under the instructions of the
Department, is in course of execution,
and it is hoped that all Of our prisoners
who are in the bands of the rebels will
soon be returned. A furlcugh of thirty
days is extended to them as they are re-
turned to the city Of Annapolis.
DIscONTINUANCE OF THE BLOCKADE-RUN-
MING FROM NASSAU.
A correspondent in Nassau, n. P,
writing on the 10th Of February, fur
nishes an account of the last days of the
blockade-running trade built up in the
Bahamas since the common cement of the
war. The steamers Fox (since captured)
and Druid returned to Nassau from
Charleston on the 9th and 9th ultimos,
and these were the last arrivals in the
colony from the Confederacy.
When the fall of Fort Fisher was an
nounced, quite fleet Of blockade"
runners started from Nassau for Charles
ton; but they soon returned, one by
one, from profitless voyages.
General Preston left Nassau for
Charleston, but after few days he was
again at his quarters in the Royal Hotel.
p The colonial authorities refused per-
mission to the captain Of the United
States gunboat Honduras to anchor in
port during the heavy swell at sea.
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST MOBILE.
A telegram from New Orleans, dated
the 23d ultimo, says:
1t is reported that General Candy will
leave here for Mobile to-day. He is mas
ter of the situation, and good reports
may be soon expected from his forces
and the feet there under Commodore
ID L : 4. I IL
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LINCCLN'S NEXT CABINET.
A Washington dispatch says:

All sorts of rumors are afloat to-day
in reference to the organization of the
new Cabinet. The impression prevails
that the only changes to be made are in
the Treasury and Interior Departments.
Senator Harlan is believed to be the one
agreed upon to take the Interior Depart
ment portfolio, and there is not a shadow
of doubt about the appointment Of Mr..
McCulloch to the Treasury. The same
authority places Hannibal Hamlin on
the slate for Minister to Rome, with full
sanction of the President to kiss the
Pope's toe and obtain dissolution for all
his sins.
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II A. NJ.

The House met at II A. NJ.
The bill to organize an armed police
force for the city of Richmond was
taken up, on the motion of Mr.. Saun>
ders, and ordered to it's engrossment.
Mr.. .Barksdale offered . resolution
that no slave who has served faithfully
in the Confederate army shall be liable to
sale, either by his owner or under exc.
cution, nor shall his wife or children be
subject to- sale. The resolution was re.
jected. ,s.s ea
On motion of Mr.. Staples, the bill con-
ferring upon the Legislature conven.
tional powers was made the order of the
day for Wednesday next at 10 NJ.
The bill to raise and equip volunteer
soldier force of slaves and free negroes
for service in the Confederate armies
was taken up IS the order of the day ct
half past IL o'clock.
Tho amendment proposed by Mr..
Shackelford to the Senate's original bill
WAS to authorize the Confederate Go.
yernment to receive into the military
service able bodied slaves between the
ages Of eighteen and forty five years, the
same to be obtained by voluntary enlist
ment at the ratio Of one in Eve, with the
consent Of the owner and the slaves en-
listing.
Mr.. Shackelfordadvocated the amend.
msnt Of tho statutes 20 q 10 authorize
oWners At such slaves - refusnished TO
sa.9dpete tAsm, with tn privilege Of >
tesadsase u ~ &sstst sssH s. 'ssf<
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MARRIED.,

On the Esd Of February, at st. Johns Church, BY
the Rev. DIR. Norwood, GE ORGE IL. HALEY, OF
Henry county, Virginia, to Mrs. MARY V. A.
DREW, of Henlico county
the Rev. J. Edwards, Mr.. ALBERT a. SCOTT,
formerly Of Portsmouth, Virginia, to Miss NJ. ElR-
GINA GOODE of this city
Philadelphia, Norfolk aud Portsmouth papers
please COPY.
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p.rliamentary proceedings continue
!. In the House Of Commons. On tho ,7,h
Mr.. Layard- in response to Mr.. Watk;n
bore testimony to the zeal, tact. discre'
ton and ability with which Lord Lyons
had discharged his duties at WASHING.
ton: In no one Of many thousand cases
had he failed to obtain the highest an
prevail of the Government, and his dnt;s.
nad been so laborious that in one wear
ms dispatches filled sixty folio volumes
Under such circumstances it was not
surprising that his health had broken
down, and for the present the Govern.
ment forebore to press him to decide
whether he would return to Washington
or not. In the meantime, Mr., Beverly
Hume was most satisfactorily discharp;oy
the duties Of the embassy.
Mr.. Watkin complained that the Go.
vernment was allowing the reciprocity
treaty to be set aside without the slight
est attempt to avert it by negotiations.
lie also complained that an intercepted
letter had been published, without ex.
PLANTATION, stating that President Lincoln
had himself signed the order for break.
ing the blockade at Mobile, and that.
too, while the american Ambassador
was complaining of British subjects
doing so. He moved for the papers.
Mr.. Laird said there were no papers to
produce.
The 1nder says that seven hundred
and fifteen American ships have been
transferred to the British registry since
the commencement of the war.
Demonstrations in support of the
Frecdmen's Aid Society took place at
Exeter Hall, in London, on the 18th in
slant. Sir Thomas Farwell Buxton pre-.
sided. Speeches were made by Levi
Coffin and DR.. Haynes, from America
Mr.. Foster, NJ. p, and others. Much
enthusiasm was cvinced in favor of
emancipation, Mr.. Lincoln and the North.
ern cause.
The army anil Nary Gazette says the
estimates have been framed so as to re-
duce the strength Of the army by about
three thousand men.
FRANCE.
Inc weekly returns OF the Bank Of
France show an increase of over fifteen
millions of francs in cash.
A treaty of commerce has been signed
between France and Sweden.
The absence of any allusion to Ame>
RIGA in the Emperor's speech to the Le-
gislature attracts attention in England.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the Ques.
ton of the cession of certain Provinces
in Mexico to France has been discussed
in tie French Privy Council. The pro.
jet was advocated by the Duke de
Morny, supported by NJ. Fo,lld; but
Drouyn dc rlluys objected on accoun.
OF 4 possible war with the United States,
and the Emperor ultimately agreed with
him.
The Bourse was-very firm at G1f 5oc
BRAZIL.
Additional advices from South Anne
RIGA state that the Brazilians captured
the city of Paysandu only after a san.
culinary battle of fifty hours duration.
Great mortality existed in the place.
The Brazilian troops were marching on
Montcvideo. The Banda Oriental Exc.
cutive was about to solicit French me.
diation through a special commission to
Paris.
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FURNITURE, ETC, FOR SALE.-Ihe
Il following and other articles are for sale, PM
vately, at the residence Of Mrs. WELSH, on the
corner Of Second and Main streets One feashs'
Bed, one Shack Mattress, one fine WARDROBE OH"
Rag Carpet ave widths. washstand, Cana1e-
stand. Card Table, Dining Table. ana one superior
Oooking-Stove. large size. with all the usensA>
complete. Also, five Windsor Chairs, Looking
0laAs, two Wood SAWS, Croekery, Pictures &c
Also. pair Of conuter Scales. NH Sit
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
[EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.


The following bills were taken up and
passed: :,
House bill to authorize the Central
Lunatic Asylum to procure cotton yarns,
and to exchange the same for supplies for
said asylum.
Joint resolutions expressing the SEN
timents of the General Assembly to the
gallant soldiers of Virginia for their pa
1riotic devotion to duty, as expressed IN
their recent action.
Joint resolution for the encouragement
of production of such supplies to enable
us to maintain our armies in the field
and to support the families of soldiers at
home. THE resolution urges the ap.
pointment of committees of safety in
each county to see that all tillable land
is put in cultivation, and requests all
newspapers in the Commonwealth to
advocate the policy and use their in1u
ence to give proper direction to the labor,
capital and energies of all our people, so
as to develop all the resources of the
country.
House bill to provide for surveys in
certain cases.
House bill to allow James Fa1ntleroy
to establish ferry across the Mattaponi
river.
House bill to require all sojourners
and refugees, who are not now in the
militia, to perform military service.
Mr.. Coghill presented bill to autho-
rize the county and corporation courts
of the Commonwealth to purchase spin
ming wheels, cotton and wool cards, for
the use of INDECENT families of soldiers
and sailors of their respective counties,
which was ordered to third reading.
Alr. Branch presented bill for the
relief of Thomas kilby, which was read
twice and referred to the Finance Com>
mittee.
Mr. Christian, of Augusta, presented
q bill to provide for the security Of specie
in the banks of the Commonwealth,
which was referred to the Committee
on Banks.
Senate bill for the relief Of William
H. Mansfield, sheriff Of Spotsylvania
county, who had $l1, 400 of the money
of the State taken from him by the
enemy, was taken up, and, owing to the
absence Of Mr.. Quesenberry, again laid
on the table.
House bill to establish an agency in
this city to prosecute and collect all claims
of deceased soldiers against the State of
Virginia and the Confederate Govern
ment was taken up for consideration
The bill appoints Colonel Henry Hill
as the agent, and requires him to report
bis action to the Governor monthly. II
After an amendment, to include claims
for horses killed in service, was offered
by Mr.. Newman, of Mason, the bill and
amendment were laid on the table.
The appropriation bill was then taken
up, and, after the filing Of several blanks
and the adoption of two or three amend
ments, it was engrossed and ordered to
third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Coghill, the bill for
the appointment of an Inspector of Salt,
at Saltville, was taken up, read twice
and then laid on the table.
The bill for the production and dis
tribution of salt was taken up, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Coghill, and was under
consideration when the Senate adjourned.
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TIE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
A dispatch from Newbern, North


A dispatch from Newbern, North
Carolina, dated the 25th. ultimo, says:
Rebel deserters, who have just come
in. report that General Lee has ordered
Goldsboro' and Kinston to be fortified,
which order is now being carried into
effect. Goldsboro', he says, must be
held at all hazards. A large force is now
at work night and day at Goldsboro',
throwing up Notifications.
CAPTURE OF A TORPEDO EXPEDITION.
The Chattanooga Gazette has lengthy
"details of the capture of a Confederate
yawl and fourteen hen, at Clapman's
landing, below Kingston, on the Ten
nessee, by seven Tennesseans The
yawl was armed with torpedoes, intended
for the destruction of Government pro.
perty. The party were regularly uni.
formed, and acted under the orders of
the rebel Navy Department. The yawl
was built at Richmond, brought to Bris-
toll on the cars, placed in the Holston
river. and moved thence with muffled
oars to the place Of its capture. Their
instructions were not to destroy or dis
turb anything until they got below
Kingston, where they were to destroy
the Government transports. They hoped,
also, to destroy the warehouses, rolling
mills, etc., on the banks of the river at
this place. The whole enterprise was in
charge of scientific officer.
REPORT OF THE FEDERAL SECRETARY OF
The Yankee Secretary of'War, Friday,
sent to Congress his annual report,
which he says has been delayed in order
that Lieutenant General Grant might
furnish summary Of his military opera
tons, bat the summary has not been
as the activity of the campaign
in progress demands his unceasing At
tention. The results Of the volunteer
service under the different
calls for troops, dated February LIST.
March 14th and July 18th, are given in
the report Of Provost Marshal General
Fry, who says, in reference to the re-
enlistment of veteran volunteers during
the autumn Of 1853, that over one hun
dred and thirty-six thousand soldiers,
who would otherwise. sre this, have been
discharged, were secured for three years
longer. Organizations which would other.
wise have been lost 70 tho service were
and recruits and capsule and
experienced ofReers vers rsiainerl ia
commend. This force has parformsd A
essential part IA Tie great compaign a