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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-14

pArRIcg HrvRY on rae CONSTITUTION AND EHANCI-
Pa-1oY-In the Virginia Convention OF 1878 Patrlc
Henry predicted that the time would come when Con-
gress would search the Constitution to see IF they have
power of manumisson. And have they not sir he
era defence and welfare May they not think that these
call FOR the abolition Of slavery May they not pro
nonnce all slaves free and viii they not be warranted by
that powerl This is no ambiguous implication or logi
cal deduction The Constitution speaks to the point :
THEY HAVE THE POWER in clear unequyocal terms and
will clearly and certainly exercise t-Eliot Debates OF
Va vol. III $50.
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GENERAL 0RDEEs,}
No. 2.

No. Q.
In order to carry oas 1s1ao.:ons from the Military
Governoro of this city, To- he police and guard duty
the city the following DIVISIONS Of The city into districts
Is announced.
The First Dstrict-WH comprise tAlt portion o. TIE
city and suburbs lying north Of and including Brost
street and west o. SLockoe Creek, Lielt. Col Smith
18th New Hampshire Volunteers District Provost MAJ
shsI Headquarters Pizz.ni Building opposite R. F.
P. 4. T. Office.
Second Distrlct-Thlt portion Of the c:y south OF
Broad street and west 81 7th street. Major Thss. Miller
lSeth n Y Volunteer District Provost Marshal. Head.
quarters corner Cary and Al streets.
Third Distct-Tha portion Of the city south Of Rroa'
street and between It'll aud Sao;soe Creek Major Chas
Warren, Ilth Connecticut Volunteers District PrOVos
Marsha. Headquarters Exchange HOTEL Franklin
street.
Fourth Distrct-Tba portion Of the ety and suburbs
east of shookoe Creek Lieut. Col Krentzer ssth n T.
Volunteers District Provost MARSHAL Headquarters, 81
Charles Hotel.
The different Provost A1rshas will at once proceed &c
carry out each in his own District the Instructions a.
ready furnished by the Military Governor.
By command of Breyet Brig. Gen. Z. Fl. RIPLEY.
R. P. sTANIELS,
anll-ot Captain and A. A. A. Gen1
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LER's REAR GUARD ENcouNTEREp.

In the forenoon the Second and FIT Corps sue
reeded in falling upon GOrdon's corps, which acted
4 rear guard to Lees retreating army in the vicn-
) - oeatonville, and succeeded in stampeding
portions Of it, and capturing large numbers of pr-
lopers and a portion of the wagon train. Gordon
ook up one position after another on the hill tops,
covering the rebel line Of march and succeeding in
,etordinc our pursuit to limited extent,
THE REBEL ARMY FALLING TO PIECES.
Refugees, deseIters and prisoners state that the
ebel army is forsaking its ranks by thousands and
Eatterjpr to their homes in every direction. II
besg accounts are true we shall never have another
tspec.atle battle with our old adyersaries.
JEpF. DAVIS ESTABLISHES HIMSELF AT DAEVlLLE.
refugee from Danville says that trains were
irving there all day Monday from Richmond,
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n.,;..o ,a
loaoed win iagityeS ana StoIes; zen nS ,Ia,
Gao'net Te"cnea there III tne S,oe' ", Srtbor
zen; was conveyed 70 the cb had been
80, -. =; 10 ;1,I for some bo SS. The last
train ont of Ricbmond. he asserts eas Slled with
S,rovpIers who found a locomotive and some ss=s
Iel, 1sbinh an3 vanished the engineers and fremen
.ro,,,,,.,, rrnopryr prrwrrv r,yyIt1r AND
si'NhNNN
GREENSBORO
he brings iLe information that "nregard teie-
graphed JEFF. Davis, on Tuesday, bat Stoneman
was on the railroad, tearing 1t up a., High Point,
between DanyiIe and GreenoCro giahcy a'
the map vii show the importance 90 thls 70 Lee
Lee gilr surrender wh4; 3. left OF 8 army, and
thus cad BE co1'es. aud save -.e ives Of bis re-
naming soldiers.
-, -, -
So Dan . a'-'-N'-D ...D.-' nm -
Gen. GRAFT ana st2h lei. Je.ersyl''2 soon AFTER
FIVE O'clock Z. NJ. yesterday, aud pde 10 TINS
place, 6he-e -s headquarters trains d been or
dc-eG % await MIN during tho night, stan ON
Ger ar-i7ed from Gen, ohe7iden's 2dquarte-s
with he glorious news that' SheTida, aided BY
Wrigh:'5 and Humphreys corps, sac 'eded late
in The evening IN capturing thirteen H. sand pr,
soners, several hundred wagons fourteen pieces OF
ar tiiery, and the following general o!ic,r5 Lieut.
Gen. hTe4 and MAJ. Gems. he1ShaH, bartoni
Corso' Dc Bose. Gusts Lee, h1n5on Ind DICK An
dersoo. The rebel army is thought 10 DO prac.i-
C~Iy uiS'n'9gl"'0U'
LIZ O',A,o,' e'-'--.,' 80.
l; iE nov oeheSed INA. Lee caI esc-Pe WIN loops
enough 20 lqstiy any Iur'Hef a''1alpvS 70 ptoiong
Inc EaF' ne - I@4lnS DA-A 'o"o"n@S 'o~"Eos
AynchpIFg n me eHIee'y ;I, " P@5' io@Hu oUt
columns and get 70 UanV!ls' ga Is gong ous
south OF the Lynchourg roSd nom mere oy lorceo
marches 20 cut nm on All "orAS 70 o0r ao'"H-
'age' -
-NL
me aI@.nst ana ao"u' =. e1ovlGn.' 10
station. WIN be here in a few days,
HEADQUARTERS, FIFTH Array CoRPg,
Nr,g JETERsyll-r, on DAE7-ILE RAILROAD,
April $3.50 P. N.
-,-, rs7,,, ,,or r7spos-o 70 STOW ptav7.
7.-..., t..t1o hoo -,+ hoo, c,,,,b, o., l,,
T.. was s1p9oss5 from information reaching M. Or
me f1sicatiops the. the enemy would venture an
oltocE The active nrepsrations uade in such an
ticipa.on have made the day Notwithstanding tho
absence OF general engagement DIay 'nd eA-
citing one IheFe nave oeen marching ana counter
marching Of ihianIrS inc ul('Ii " ana ITO OF az
tHeryi ana raPlo marching OdcA "Io iOi'n OF cay
| airy
CONCENTRATION or THE AHAf'
The Second corps Joined rs during the day. The
Ninth corps is in our vicinity: General Meade has
ness io-nigh: for accepting OF renewing battle.
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PRISONERS.

Among the prisoners are two colonies, FIVE cap
tains, three lieutenants and one surgeon. Colonel
Clmk one Of the prisoners, is said 70 have been
chief Of artillery Of General Bragg. Colonel Ter
ren the other colonel, was formerly in the United
States service.
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THE CAVALRY ENGAGED--CAPTrREs

Al the lighting to-day has been by the cavalry.
They captured portion Of General Longstreet's
WAGON train, FIVE cannon and several hundred pri-
soners. The wagons were burned, and the prison
ers and cannon were marched by our headquarters.
The cannon were marked ''Sir W. G. Armstrong,
1861, 4" and have never been used in battle. The
captain who was taken with them bought them in
Europe, and says that he has spent four plantations
IN aid Of The Coniederacy.
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or the ARHY.

The Second corps Joined rs during the day. The
Ninth corps is in our vicinity. General Meade has
his headquarters close by. Everything is in relii-
ness io-nigh: for accepting OF renewing battle.
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TIE expected battle has not been fought TO- day.
j. VAS supposed from information reaching rs, oc
The Indications, that the enemy would venture an
attack. The active preparations made in such an
ticina.ion have made the day notwithstanding tho
absence OF q general engagement, busy md ez-
citing one. There have been marching and counter
marching Of infantry, the moyiI 20 and fro Of ar
tillery and rapid marching back and forth Of cav
airy,
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FROM GRANT

Gen. Grant stated on Friday that
the recent rains had made all move
ments impracticable for week at
least. Richmond papers say that
Grant received 6000 troops from Alex
andria last week. They also state that
fifteen Yankee deserters arrived to-
gether one day last week, and said
that Grant was not massing troops
on their right; it was only new recruits
comming in. Lees troops now get a
whisky ration every day to fire the
southern heart"
An attempt has been made to fire
the state tobacco warehouse, at Rich
mond, supposed to be by an incendiary.
The Dispatch of the I'd says: SOW
ing to certain groundless reports,
which have gained circulation in Rich
mond for the past few days, a large
number of country people have been
deferred from bringing their products
to market, and, as consequence. but
little is offered at those places for sale
That further inquiry may not ensue
nom these rumors we hereby contra
diet them upon the very highest au-
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precated war; but one OF them would
make war rather than let the nation
survive, and the other would accept
war rather than let it perish, and the
war came.
One eighth of the whole population
we're colored slaves, not distributed
generally over the Union, but localized
in the southern part of it. These
slaves constituted peculiar and pow
erful interest. All know that this in
tcrest was somehow the cause of the
war To strengthen, perpetuate and
extend this interest was the object for
which the insurgents would rend the
Union by war, while the government
claimed no right to do more than re-
strict the territorial enlargement of it.
Neither party expected for the war
the magnitude or the duration which
it has already attained. Neither an
ticipated that the cause of the con-
ilict might cease, even before the con-
flict itself should cease Each looked
for an easier triumph and result
less fundamental and astounding.
Both read the same Bible and pray
TO the same God, and each invokes
his aid against the other. 1t may
seem strange that any men should
dare to ask a just Gods assistance in
wringing their bread from the sweat
of other mems faces, but let us Judge
not, that we may not be judged. The
prayer of both could not be answered
That of neither has been answered
fully. The Almighty has his own
purposes. "Woe unto the world be
cause of oflenses, for it mnst needs be
that offenses come, but woe to that
man by whom the offense cometh.
If we shall suppose that American
slavery is one of these ofl'enses 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 tC
both North and South this terrible
war as the woe due to those by whom
the offenso came, shall we discern
, there is any departure from thos,
Divine attributes which the believer
: in a living God always ascribe t.
, Him ? Fondly do we hope, ferventl.
} do we pray, that this mighty scourg
1 of war may speedily pass away. Yet
: if God wills that it continue until al
! wealth piled by the bondman's tw
hundred and fifty years of unrequite,
| toll shall be sunk, and until ever
+ drop of blood drawn with the lasl
. shall be paid by another drawn b
+ the sword, as was said three thousan
$ years ago, so still it must be sale
. ''the judgments of the Lord are tru
1 and righteous altogether.
= With malice toward no one, wit
q charity for all, with frmness in tn
e right, rs God gives us to see the righ
e let us strive on to finish the work W
t are in, to bind up the nations wound
l to care for him who shall have born
t the battle and for his widow and hi
: orphans, and to do all which ma
: achieve and cherish just and lastin
n peace among ourselves and with a
n nations.
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mum, according to the rate Of taxation
in various parts of the country.
IT Is A national SAVINGS BANR.--
While this loan presents great adyan-
tages to large capitalists 1t offers
special inducements to those who wish
to make n safe and profitable invest
ment of small savings. 1t is in every
way the best Savings Bank; for every
institution of this kind must somehow
invest its deposits proftably in order
to pay interest and expenses. They
will invest largely is this loan, as the
best investment. But from the gross
interest which they receive they must
deduct largely for the expenses of the
Bank. Their usual rate of interest
allowed to depositors is per cent. up
on sums over $500. The person who
invests directly with Government will
receive almost 80 per cent. more.
Thus tho man who deposits $1,000 in a
private Savings Bank receives 80 dol
lars year. interest; if ho deposits the
same sum in this national Savings
Bank he receives ~ dollars. For
those who wish to find a safe, conven-
lent, and profitable means of investing
the surplus earnings which they have
reserved for their old age or for the
benefit Of their children, there is moth
ing which presents so many advantages
as this National Loan.
The HIGHEsr MOTIVE The war is
evidently drawing to a close, but while
it lasts the Treasury must have money
to meet its cost, and every motive tina
patriotism can inspire should induce
the people to supply its wants withou
delay. The Government can bu,
cheaper for cash i'll hand than on cred
it, Let us see that its wants arr
promptly and literally satisfied. N
T. Examiner.
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Facts About the 1905 Adyan-
tage they offer.

THEIR ABSOLUTE SECURITY Nearly
all active credits are now based on
Government securities, and banks hold
them as the very best and strongest
investment they can make. If it were
possible to contemplate the financial
failure of the Government, no bank
would be any safer If money is
loaned on individual notes or bond
and mortgage, it will be payable in the
same currency as the Government pays
with, and no better The Govern
ment never has failed to meet its en-
gagements, and the national debt is Il
first mortgage upon the whole pro-
perty of the country. While other
stocks huctuate from ten to fifty, or
even greater per cent, Government
stocks are always comparatively firm
Their value is fixed and reliable, be-
You'd all other securities; for While q
thousand speculative bubbles rise and
burst, as a rule they are never below
par, and are often above.
Irs Liberal IsTEREsT.-The general
rate of interest is six per cent, payable
annually. TINS is seven and three
tenths, payable semi-anmuaHy. Ii you
lend on mortgage, there must be q
searching of titles, lawyers fees, stamp
duties and delays, and you will finally
have returned to you only the same
kind of money you would receive from
the Government, and less of it. II
you invest in this loan, You have no
trouble. Any bank or banker will OBJ
tain it for you without charge. To
each note or bond are affixed five
coupons" or interest tickets, due at the
expiration of each successive half-year.
The holder of note has simply to cut
off one of these coupons, present it to
the nearest bank or Government
Agency, and receive his interest; the
note itself need not be presented at
all. Or a coupon thus payable will
everywhere be equivalent, when due,
to money. If you wish to borrow
ninety cents on the dollar upon the
notes, you have the highest security
in the market to do it with. If you
wish to sell, it will bring within o
fraction of cost and interest at any
moment. 1t will be very handy tc
have in the house.
IT Is CONVERTIBLE into six per cent
gold-bearing bond. At the expiration
Of three years holder of the notes o.
the 7.30 Loan has the option of ac-
cepting payment in full or of funding
his notes in a six per cent gold-inter-
est bond, the principal payable in moi
less than five, nor more than twenty
years from its date, as the Government
may elect. These bonds are held a
such premium as to make this priv
lege now worth two or three per cent
per annum, and adds SO much to thu
interest. Notes of the same class
issued three years ago, are now selling
! at rate that fully proves the correct
ness of this statement.
! lrs EXEMPTION FROM STATE OR MUM
: CIPAL TAxATIoN. But aside from al
I the advantages we have enumerated
: special Act of Congress erempts al
: bonds and Treasury notes from local tar
) alton. On the average this exemption
: is worth about two per cent. per an
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Intelligence from North Carolina
papers indicate that both sections are
gathering their forces in her border for
the final struggle.
A Raleigh paper says the people Of
that city will hear the guns of the
great and laat battle of the American
rebellion; and that the traditionary
grounds of the old North State will be
the common grave yard of state rights
and state lines, without which no at
tempt Mt secession could have been
made.
The Raleigh Progress says: The
Federals are concentrating force Of
10000 men at Newbern, which viii
soon be ready to strike Lees army in
conjunction with Sherman's forces
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NEWS SUMMARY.

Badly Smith has established
commission at New Orleans to inycs-
tigate frauds.
--Ex-Vice President Hamln goes
home to Maine and private life.
Nine thousand bales of cotton
arrived at New York Monday from
Savannah.
AN overland camel express from
Missouri to California, via Nebraska
and Colorado, is talked of.
"A distillery at Steubenville, OHIO
worth 100000, was lately sliced by
government, on account OF inteTnA
revenue frauds.
There is a dry goods panic q
New York. A. I. Stewart and otna
large dealers have been selling 90
nestle goods at ruinous sacrifices iGA
couple of weeks. They fear lover
prices.
The Raleigh Journal says 1t vas
Haygood's rebel brigade that was cap
tured by Schofeld near Wilmlns',.%n
when our troops took the city a.
our prisoners at Raleigh have p Tra
sent to Northeast Ridge, near W.
mington, for exchange.
Gen. Sully is organizing couE'
of regiments Of repentant rebel piJI
onors, who have been confined a' NJ"
Island, H., to fight against the -
dams.
In answer to the appeal for iv'J
for the rebel army, a correspond,eu
a Richmond paper, who signs hiD men
Petersburg" suggests that tns ossn
need to be paid as well as fed, ana 0I tro
to be one of twenty-five to give a w.
hundred thousand dollars to us snar
Lees army. This seems extra .sst ne
munificence until one reflects tn'' ..rts
rebel dollar is worth only two .
now, and presently may not DO W
anything. #,
In the high steeple of st. Mlcn a,nn
at Charleston, may be seen the sa nt tbs
of the officer appointed to G Co d"rine
number and effect of the sneiis 'alfga
the siege. In case the tower l's' With
struck, he had rope ladoe,
which to make the dizzy desceA"
No tickets were sold to "bsI
gentlemen for the inauguraa,.svt they
at Washington. A report ., .hSi d
would be, caused such q nu..' orgsp
the first circles that the eoui' deuy il
the Chronicle was obliged ID
by authority.
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p6r This is the last number of the
first volume of The VERMONT Tran
SCRIPT and with the next issue will
commence volume two. Our subscrip-
ton books are not so well filed but
We have room for an additional num-
Der. Will our friends who have kind
ly encouraged us heretofore, stand by
us and speak good word to their
next neighbor.
Our terms are reasonable and our
efforts shall be continued to present a
live paper, and one worthy of general
patronage.
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ACTION OF THE NORTH WESTERN Con
socATIoS.-At special meeting of
the Northwestern Consolation held
in Swanton, Jan. Oath and 25th, 1865.
the following resolution was adopted
with but one dissenting vote:
Resolved, That from careful OK
animation of the facts in the case, we
are convinced that the proceedings OF
that bodyat its special meetings, hold
en- February and August. 1859, in re-
gard to the affairs Of the Congrega-
tional Church in Swanton, and its
Pastor, are null and void, because OF
the fact that the matters upon which
it acted were. in reality, never before
it for its consideration.
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D@r The Oil Ne,cs and Mining Jour
nal is the name of newspaper just
started in Pittsburgh, Pa, printed on
book paper in large eight page form
and entirely devoted to oil and mining
interests. Mr.. f. Woods and Mr.. j.
A. Blake-the former publisher of
Trade Of The Vest, and the latter from
the Cincinnati Petroleum Gazette-are
the publishers.
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The Fourth OF March. 1865.

On Saturday last the inauguration
Of Abraham Lincoln as President of
the United States, was celebrated at
Washington with the pomp and glori
Gus circumstance common to such
events.
The inaugural OF President Lincoln
is published in another column, and
will be read with great attention and
interest. 1t can hardly fail TO be inn
pressiye, uttered as it is in the midst
of momentous events. One of our
best exchanges properly says that the
people reelected Mr. Lincoln from an
instructive feeling that in no way
would they SO well express their de-
termination utterly to suppress the re-
bcllion. 1t has been so interpreted by
the South, and has had great influence
in producing weakness and confusion
among the rebels Mr.. Lincoln enters
upon his second term with every pros
pect of seeing peace restored, freedom
established as the fundamental law
and new career of unity and pros
perity opened to the nation before hi
present term closes. 1t is proud da,
for him and the people. The recen
victories of our armies, the successive
fall of the strongholds of the rebellion
and the prospect of still greater sue
cesses close at hand will give zest t.
the usual festivities of the day. Asid
from the rejoicing throughout tn
country that Abraham Lincoln is re
elected and sworn in, for the secon'
term, the Chief Magistrate of this FIRE
country, the fourth of March was sc
apart in many places in the loya
States for public demons ,rations i
honor of the cheering successes of tn
National Arms. Meetings also wer
held in divers cities and towns ali
prayers offered to Almighty God o
behalf of the men who have been sc
apart to'guide the affairs of this RI
public.
In several cities the day was dul
celebrated with military and CIV
display. Statutes, ringing of bells, an
other demonstrations were more c
less the order of the day in man
towns in each commonwealth /
some appropriate way every patriot
heart manifested it's gratitude for I'll
blessings vouchsafed to us as a natio
and for the success which had crownc
the efforts of our brave armies
On the fourth of March, 1865, Il
Cooling serpent of bayonets" is tigh
ening its folds around Richmon
Grant watches and waits at Peter
burgh Sherman is hurrying throue
the Carolinas Schofeld advanc
from Wilmington. Sheridan is reaC
for another dash in the valley,
bent upon reducing the strong hold
rebellion
President Lincoln, with his able ca
met; takes the helm of Safes for q
other four years All the amens
the future are suspicious.
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paS- Judge Smith Of Montreal, before
whom the ST. Adams raiders are
now undergoing a trial, is still "in-
disposed" and further trial of the
case has been postponed number OF
days. II this indisposition continues
much longer our people will be
strongly inclined to the belief that the
trouble is an 'indisposition" to sur
render up the men.