, 1865-02-08
T. POSTSCRIPT.
FROM NEW Y0RH
orr Special Midnight rtspatch-rror,
VA Masnn4fnstons n4ss New York, nnd Fori.

= Especial Dispatch to the Western Press,1
New YORK, Tuesday, Feb. 7.
From New York.
a ecrere snow storm commenced at nnoo o,a
IA Sioh a M,5n prospect OF heayy fall. There
about ,000 persons whose uames have haen sn 10
{ol1cd lor The dsale tn this city cannot be fonnd
eat eesaes very large number Of thosc founi ara
sp exempt by age, DC. Additions arc being n1ade.
1 ho1wevcr, of new names. and it is thoueb; thern
~, ~ oe iGunH ftom $1,000 to 1coo persons liable
From Washington.
Mrs. Bushnell has been appointed Post Mistreza
st Sterling, ILL.,, on the following order Of The
."Mr:. Washburnc has presented to me Al, the
pagers In this case, and finding Arp Dushnel| m
well recommended az any otleT, and shc being the
widow ofa soldier who fell in battle for the USion
let hes be appointed. '~''
fhe following has been passed By The sonate by
avote Of 26 to 10, amending the bili concerning
as foa Sompa4 nat he
politan Railroad, is hereby extended 10 oyesy
Yesterday elghty.seyen eueriilas Of Hosby,s.
Whites and Kincholye's ganRs, wete taken from
the Old Capitol Prison and sent to Fort Warren
for Eafe keeping.
From tho south.
The Richmond lfAtg Of the 4th has an editorial
Indications that tho enemy intend to take very
os1s1 respite fhis ssason from the faisues Of active
they have been since McClelian led bis magaid-
cent army up to the gates Of Richmond; but they
know that they, will be relatively fur weaker in
TINT the Lieutenant General intends to recon-
mence active operations within very short tine,
probably s9Gn 81 enough to act IN concert with the
olina- We have reason to believe both OF these
commanders Will find themselVes oVermatched By
e1sts 5s saps6es 9pses Rsnua low controlling the cond
The Enquirer has long editorial on the war.
and 1s very confident that the Confederacy will
s0on haze b,ightss da{s s.ys tht
results. The army hiss been increased in morale,
Which Is cqutyaleIt to actnal relnlorcamau1e
TIT morale ha. extended bsyond tho eamps, and
Amnesty from the new General in. Chief to all
who In thirty days shall report to their proper
commands, would soon bring many OF the mis-
The EnqulTzr continues to call for The rc-ap-
pointmeat Of Johnston to tho Command Of the. ar
mics Of the West. - -
The ErG'ainer las an artctc.rcbukine the taint.
hea1!edne.a Of the rebe. Congress, and insisting
that the army Is arnoeE and more cpn1de It ths5
ever, and declares that the army has no approval
the talk about throwing the Conftde5acT unde1
the French protection.
In 1he rebel senate. the third bill for putting
South ,cnrolfna, favored employing negroes as
ssrvantA, but pot As soldiers. He sid negroes IN
tac amy Would be source Of weakness rather
than strength. and that the people and The army
opposed the pl1n. Maxwell said the present dis
cuFsioh wonld hare greatly excited the country
forr years ago. The employment Of negroes d
soldiers was an Abolition measure, md would be
abandoning the cause for which they were cor
tending. Burnett said thntif tho time came when
negroes were needed, he would favor their use,
= he thought there was something more 1t stalks
than negro slavery. The subject was laid over.
In the rebel nonsc. Mr. Atkins, Of Tenn, Of !
Tered resolution authorizing the Government 10
purchase and put in tho field one hundred thou
:and Degrees, and gise each white person now ID
tue army Or who may volunteer within three |
months, one slave, to be his absolute property !
nee from oil Claims Whatevcr, and the title only
to be taken away IN case ihe soldier deserts.
Tho uonae adjourned without action.
From Fortress Monroe;
a Fortress Monroe letter mentions the arr1val
Of large number Of North Carolina refneces.
They state that there is lazge party In tho Leg
stature n fayoI of peace, and that that State Will
be placed Ii different attitude towards The Uni-
ted States 9oFcrnment. They say Lee Is aeudfno !
troops to Weldon. and that the thowan River Is
awaEminE with Yankee gunboatE.
!, ~ For Additional Telegraph zee
Second Page. !