Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-08


people of the free States OF America Whatcver
Mr. Lincoln's policy is, whether he Is vt Fortress
Monroe or IN the city Of Washington, We believe
he ses the supreme arih ute OF rcwardng the
friends of the Union aud Orgiyng the enemies ofthe
Union who are ready 10 return to the old fag."
coNFEDnRArE PRISONERS IN WASHINGTON.
A Washington despatch says;
Fihy-three Rebel officers, captured by Sherman,
| have arrived here from Savannah. They include
General e. p. Harrison, large number of colonies,
majors, &c., and some naval officers. All have been
| committed 10 the Old Capitol jail
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ABOLIsHSo
sLAyERY-wEsT VIRGINIA.
l WHEELING, Va, Feb. 3.-The Constitutional
| amendment aboshing slavery in the United States
was unanimously ratified by both branches of the
West Virginia Legislature to-day.
NEW YORK.
| ALBANY Feb 3.--The Assembly to-day ratified
| the amendment to the Constitution of the United
States abolishing slavery.
MASSACHUSETTS.
| BosroS, Feb, 3.--Both branches of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature this afternoon unanimously
passed the bill ratifyiug The constitutional amend
| ment abolishing slavery.
MARYLAND.
| BALTIMORE, Feb. 3--The Senate of Maryland to-
day passed the constitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery concurring in the action OF the House,
| rs already reported.
CAPTURE OF PORTION OF NosBY's MEN.
NEW YORK, Feb. "a special Baltimore des-
patch TO the New York Tribune says. The eight
O'Clock train, last evening, from MAYORS Ferry,
brought up ITO prisoners, who landed at the Relay
/ and thence went by special train to Washington.
They belonged to Aosby's gang, and were captured
during the recent raid upon lines in the Shen-
/ andoah Valley.
While Gen. Sheridan was absent on a reconnois-
sance they thought to Catch our men mapping. All
/ Of these prisoners were in wretched condition,
and nearly a dozen were so terribly frost bitten
about the feet and legs that they could hardly walk
These "Johnnies" say they are sick Of the and
are glad TO get out OF it.
The New York correspondent of the LnqgirT,
| writing under date of the Sd, says
l The public mind is yet bToOding on peace. The
idea is in everybodys head and so everybody's
heart, that for the moment about everything else
| is lost sight Of The newspaper Offices have been
thronged the afternoon with people eager to catch
the latest rumors and reports from Fortress Mon
| roe There are gamblers, even, who are going
about willing to bet that an armstice will be an
nounced before tomorrow night, and that peace
and reunion will follow in less than thirty days from
date. Heaven grant that, for this time, the gam
i Tiers may be right.
/ Parties who arrived in the steamer Rcbecca Clyde
to-day, from Savannah, say the impression was very
general there when they left that the recent great
conagration there was the work Of some of Wheel
our pckets and smuggling themselves into the city
i Wheeler was known TO be lowering in the vicinity
of the city for some time previously and some OF MS
men, who had been taken prisoners, acknowledged
that it was his determination to ''burn the Yankees
out of Savannah" The result shows that the fv!-
lows boast was not altogether empty Never
had city q narrower escape
L LEE SENDING TROOPS SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3d.--Advices from the Army
of the Potomac say that General Lee has sent Ma
homes Division, consisting of four brigades, under
Mckay Finnegan, King and Weisinger south, to
oppose Sherman. 1t is hardly probable, however,
that he would detach more troops at this late day,
from his front there TO throw in front of Sherman,
unless he hoped for temporary cessation Of hos
tilities by Grant, which is highly improbable
FROM cASADA-rHE PASSPORT ORDER RrscISDED.
From he Toronto Leader, FEB. l.
/ Our special Quebec correspondent telegraphs
that intelligence OF the resembling of the passport
order, far as Canada is concerned, has been re-
ceived from Washington. The news will be vel
coined throughout the country. AT the same time
we trust there is truth In the statement put forth
by the American press, that this act of the Wash
ington Cabinet is the result of stipulation made
by our Government, that Judge Coursal should be
dismissed and that the fifty thousand dollars taken
/ by the St. Adams raiders should be restored To
interfere with the independence OF the Judiciary,
and do so in bargain with foreign Government,
would be to level deadly blow at the liberties Of
i the country.
As 10 the payment of the Atty thousand dollars it
could not properly be made the subject of bargain
between the two Governments, since the right to
claim il would depend upon judicial decision not
yet given. ftle decision be that the raiders be
given up, no doubt the money must be forthcoming
l II was in the custody of Canadian officer, of
Il whose Government that of Washington makes o de-
mand for the surrender OF the fugtiyes and if the
law SAYS that they must be given mp, the money
must be given up too; and il woud he excuse 10
a foreign Government 10 say that il had been lost.
But as its payment depends upon contingency, our
/ Government could not properly undertake to pay
| it, at any rate, and under any circumstances.
| GUERILLA WARFARE IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 3.--Twenty-six guerillas dashed
into Midway last evening, and burned the railroad
depot and It's contents the telegraph Office nstru-
| meuts, &C. While the depot was burning they
robbed the stores and everybody they met of watch
es and money and then started down the Versailles
pike at fl speed. IL Is reported that the gang
| led by Quantrel, Sue Munday and Magruder, and
that they had just previously been driven away
from Georgetown by the Federal forces.
THE INDIANS IN NEBRASKA.
ST. Lorrs, Feb. A despatch from ON aha
states that large number OF Indians have been
towering around Julesburg for several days. but the
garrison was too small to attack them. To-day they
Alta ked the fort, burned the telegraph office and
stage company's warehouse, containing a large
amount of corn, hay and provisions.
The entire station, consisting of several bindings
was reduced TO ashes. A considerable amount of
telegraph supplies were destroyed, and an entire
train captured west of Fort Laramie within week
by the Cheyennes.
The telegraph being down, the result of the at
tack on the fort at Julesburg is not yet known.
PRICE OF GOLD.
Gold closed on the Sd at 2Os-a slight advance.