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The national Republican., 1866-10-23

INSURANCE CoMpANIEs-The following is O
copy Of the bill 10 license, tax and regulate In
suraues companies and their agents, DO, reported
BY Mr.. Peugh, from the Committee on Ways and
Ing;
Be II enacted, &C., That the tax for license for
any fre, marine, life, or other insurance company
established or located beyond tho limits Of this
Corporation, to effect insurance Of any kind, shall
bs one hundred dollars por annum; and In addition
thereto, ono and one.half per centum on all the
gross receipts Of such company above this sum,
which shall be in lieu Of any other tax imposed on
such insurance companies by this Corporation; and
before any license shall issue under the provisions
Of this act the party applying for the samo shall
give satisfactory evidence to tho Mayor and Regis
ter Of the city that they have an available cash cap
ital Of at least one hundred thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Aud DO It further enacted, That II shall
be tho duty Of the agent or secretary Of such COM
psny, licensed by this act TO file with the Register
ssmiannually sworn statement Of the receipts Of
the same.
$50. 8. And Be IL further enacted, That all Il.
censss issued under this act shall commence on tho
Arst day Of November In each year. and shall con.
tinus for one year, but may be issued as other
licenses after tho said arst day Of November for .
fractional part Of tho year. not less than quarter
Provided, That this act shall not interfere with
any sub-sgent Of any licensed company during the
term for which said license may be granted and
that person shall be authorised under license
to act - AGENT &c. for any company other than
that named In the said license.
Sec. 4. And DO IL further enacted, That any
person persons violating neglectipg any ofthe
provisions Of this act shall forfeit and pay fine Of
forty dollars for each and every violation of this
act, which hne shall apply as we'll to any persons
acting as solicitors or brokers for any insurance
company; said fines shall be recovered and applied
other fines Of this Corporation, except that one
third Of which shall 60 to the informer, and the
license be cancelled.
SEC. s. And BE- it, further enacted, That any agent
or secretary of any insurance company licensed
under the provisions of this act shall be amenabe
to either Of the Boards Of the Councils Of this Cor
poration and all acts or parts of acts, inconsistent
with the Provisions Of this act be and the are
hereby repealed.
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Correspondence Of the Free Press !
FROM WASHINGTON.

NAsHiNGIoN, req -, 1870.
.Nessl,. Editors Of The Free Press:
The modification and disgust with
which the true Union men Of this city received
the veto, aud the speech Of President johnson,
can he imagined but not described. That the
President Of the United States should lend any
countenance to the copperheal AMI seccssiouist
mob which held Jubilee in Growers Theatre over
the veto. much more that he should address
them with just the kind Of words they wanted
to hear-yiz., bitter denuneiation of Northern
men, and palliation Of rebellion by ascribing
equal stu to the majority OF Congress because
they would hold the conquered but sulen and
reyengefal Southerners where they are, tall
some guarantee can be given for their proper
use Of restored place and power-that this could
be We would not have believed till we saw and
heard it. 1t does not help the case tic witness
the rCjoicings Of the worst casses here, over the
Developments to see the rumholes filed with
men who year ago we're open rebels and trait
ors. and who have not changed any since, now
crowdlng to the bars to drink to the health Of
J'f. Davis and Andy johnson. If it is posi-
bic by any means still to maintain the peace be-
tween Mr. johnson and his party. and to hold
the President back from open war with the men
who placed him on the ticket with Mr.. Lincoln
and elected him as the stern and sworn foe Of
traitors. it should be done, if fer no other rea-
son, to disapPOint this rebel crew.
fear, however, that Mr.. johnson has made
hearty concord, and continuance Of respect for
him, on the part Of those whose good opi1ion is
best worth having. well nigh impossible. He is
perfectly wilful, disregards all advice, rests sole
y on what he believes to be the opinion Of The
masses. and can't be made to doubt his ability
to divine what that opinion will be- He greatly
.xaggerates. too. his own personal popularity.
The assassination idea is firmly fixed in his mind.
lis speech was made deliberately. doubt if
lie feels at present any political obligation to the
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THIRTY NINTH CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, FEB. -.
Mr.. Wilson, for the Military Committee, re-
ported resolution Of gratitude of the nation
TO officers, soldiers, and seamen. Passed.
He also reported bill to provide for uni
form militia, with slight amendments.
Mr.. Morgan introduced resolution calling
upon the President for information relating 10
the appointment Of Provisional Governors
Passed
The concurrent resolution from the Recon
struction Committee, came up.
Mr.. Dixon spoke in defence Of the policy Of
the Presiden; and the late acts of the admins
tratiOn.
Mr.. Poland introduced bill giving bounties
to the widows Of deceased soldiers. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Wilson introduced a bill TO fix
the number Of Judges of the Supreme Court.
Referred to the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. U Neil Of Penn, introduced bill in re-
gard to the fees and costs Of clerks, marsbals
and attorneys in the United States Courts. Re-
ferred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on Wavs
and Means, reported bill regulating the trade
with the British North American possessions
which was read twice and made the spec;ai
order for Friday next.
Mr. Woodbridge Of VT, offered a resolution
which was adopted, requesting the President 10
communicate to the House all the information
in his possession in relation to the distribption
OF rewards offered BY Government for the arrest
oil the assassins Of Mr.. Lincoln.
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Drp.r,r.5, Tho .,..,..-.5.r.... ..r
Cor,r-ca,i .rar Church .. -t.- -
m,I.Tges u, .-,,,- MS --.r-..,...
ard Twas an ,zsr,me.v io.ers-.
The church was flied with r,..l. ...
religious societies. and u7aa Oh. .-..
besides the Pas.aroftfr church. v.-. ST.
Dr.. Xix of B .-ton. E.v. Pro. IT. -.-. .
Simeon ParmcIte. Rev. Jaug- G-.s. .a
Rev. E. Nix If the Is. Cs.y. C.r-. .
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not be fair to judge them as we see them here
Dressed in greasy sheep SKINS. or ragged, coarse
and dirty cloth, Drowned and jaded by many
miles of travel, made drudges and slaves BY the
men. who look upon them as inferior being
they present a sufficiently pItiable spectacle
What culture and good treatment might do for
them, it is difficult to say.
The traffic in these Circassian ' BEAUTIES
both male and female, though feebly resisted BY
the Turkish government, still goes on. Prom
i.;pe bows and girls are bought and sold, in a
ouiet way. for 200 to 600 dollars each. To pre-
.ep, one of these to the Sultan or some other
high officer Is considered very gentee' thing
to do.
ROADS IN TURKEY.
TrebiEond Is the nearest and most ha'us@i
seaport for Persia But by the stupidity OF the
Turkish government not building wagon ROAD
all the Persian commince has, Of necessity been
on horseback The Russian government, more
enterprising than Its neighbOr, has built
wagon road from Po,i, one Of ITS own cities oil
the Black Sea, across its own territory to thu
Persian frontier This is now rapidly taking
the traffic away from Turkey
/ But the Turk is at last aroused. The proJee
| Of building road from Treblzond through TIN
city to the Persian frontier was duly inAugu,
rated st Trebi-ond last Fall; the authoritie
modestly venturing the hope that 1t may b
constructed in seven years And this Wher'
two-thirds Of the way is already PassAole io
wagons
/ THE TELEGRAPH.
You are aware that one Of the lines OF Ieie
graph connecting England with her East Indisi
provinces passes through Turkey. A bTancl
leaving the great line at Sivas now reaches TIN
city and is in process Of construction to cite
beyond. Were the Atlantic cable now in oPer
alton, we could send you more distant tele
gram than you ever received before
THE CHOLERA.
This scourge visited Us last summer, earryin
off about hundred victims The filth Of tn
streets and the sloyenlY habits q the people in
yite this disease, aud were it not for the his
and salubrious location Of the city We shouli al
be swept away
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How 90 is Bzeaylp-W.,h tie exception
OF the New York Tunes. there IL not "A Re-
publican j5irnal that inJ,s-es AMI r,j1iccs
over the Presidents speech. The Democrat
lc press. of course, are Immensely delighted
and aye trying TO make as much Of the event
a. possible. Among ihc heartiss5 OF the
Presidents newborn admirers 90 shat side
Of tie house l. tie infamous New York
Daily Mars, edited by Iar,led and recon
,tructei rebels It says
..The name Of Andrew johnson is upon the
lips Of the people in accents cf delight and ai-
mira.iou Meier, perhaps. in the history Of our
country have the words Of any one man sent
such a thrill If hope and satisfaction through
the POPULAR heart as did those brave words Of
defiance that the President, on Thursday, flung
IN the teeth o. the radical conspiatcrs.'
Tie Richmond papers culosize the speech
a, the expansion Of the policy announced in
the veto Of the Frecdmen's Bureau bill. The
Etammer, which was closed the other day
for REASONABLE talk by General Grant, and
permitted since to resume publication by
Mr.. johnson, Is specially pleased with the
speech, and SAYS Of the President
Gle not only has all the power which the late
President possessed, but he has great deal
more. lie has tremendous viii ami power Of
his own, as the couceitei Old hile-b0uni single
rider Of the radical circus company will learn
whenever be wakes Andrew johnson fully up
Why,f the President were only man cfortinary
intelligence. with the means and appliances at
his command, he could easily rout aud annihi-
late the whole bowling host Of radical pigmies
as thoroughly as the cranes are said 10 have
done in dealing with the pigmies Of antiquity;
but Andrew johnson is not an ordinary man, as
his acts and speeches UNANIMOUSLY demonstrate -
lie is q man with brains, large and full, and
will stern and determined. lie knows hrs pow
er, aud he knows how 20 use 10. Like the con-
t,st between Jupiter and the Itans will be the
fight between the President and the radicals;
only the Titaus in this case viii be very small
ones
Vallandigham fired hGndred guns in
honor Of the veto, aad hoistod flag from
his window at Dayton, Ohio.
\ despatch from Washington says:
President Johnson remains very cold and
uuiisturbed amid the assaults ELECTED by his
veto message, and by his great speech Of last
week. His private secretary cJllates FROM the
various newspapers in the country, the CON-
ments adverse and favorable to the firm consti-
tutional stand he has taken, and they are care
fully noted"
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The Feeling at The South.
Correspondence Of the Rochester Democrat.

COrrespOulerce Of the Rochester Democrat.
W.sH1yCroN, Feb. Is, lS65.
Col. Eli Parker. OF Gen. Grant S staff, 50
well and iavorably known to your citizens,
has lust returned from an extended tour oi
military Inspection through the insurrec-
tionarv States. HIS statements Of their
condition would. Of course, be most inter
esr.ng. He takes no pains 10 conceal his
disappointment at the bitterness OF feeling
everywhere displayed by the rebels, recon
structed or otherwise. When the Colonel
first commenced bis tour ne wore his uni
form, and took no pains TO conceal hI- rank
or position The result was hlttering at
tentiOn ON every hand He was m by the
mort earnest pr0testatIJns Of 10y accept
auce Of the situation At first heserx-
cited IN tine Colonel nothing but feelings OF
unmitigated satisfaction. But soon they
were 80 redundant and unvaryin ast0 Cx-
cite suspicion that they were intended for
I the uniform worn and position occupied
1t seemed unnatural that a whole people
/ should be so suddenly converted. Thus
| suspicious the Colonel shrcwily " changed
| his base" d9ffed the - blue and buttons
and d0nned a Der suit Of black. The e.
| feet was magical, when be further declared,
/ in reply 70 inquiries addressed him. thar be
was from the Indian Territory. Being Of
unmlstakatle Indian extraction, the answer
dismIB,d all suspicion as not only are TIE
tribes therein known TO have many educated
men, but they had also been Vro-s.l1ery ID
, character. He claimed to be a Choctav
which nation furnished about one company
/ to the Union Indian brigade. and several
I regiments TO the rebel army.
After the adoption OF tins character, Col.
Parker heard no loyal word uttered 10
sentiment expressed but hatred and malig-
nant animOsity towards the national forces,
the Northern people and the Government
/ lie travelled for several weeks IN this man
ner, making himself known only to the army
| officers.
/ The Colonel declares himself unable 70 ex
press the depth of dislJyal feeling he thus
met, and Is confident that their hatred Is
| greatly intensified, and far more yiruleut
than when their armies surrendered.
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IT Is '.UNP5FULAR TO BE UNIoN Man IN
NORTH CARoLINA.-Those who contend that
the Sluth is earnestly and deyotedly loyal
that the spirit Of Secession has been thor
oughly crushed-that it is quite safe oahan-
don the States to themselyes-are respect
fully commended to the following exprcs-
sions Of the Raleigh Standard, written by
Mr.. Holden, ex Governor Of North Caro-
lima
There should be but one party IN this
State at this time, and that is the Union
party. he that is not for the Union Il
against it. Ii is not saved yet. Il Is still
10 great peril. Ii is still "hammer at one
end and anvil at the other The sane sec
tiOnal spirit that produced the late awful
war is still unsubdued That little member,
the tongue, "set on FIRE Of hell, =" is again at
work, deepening and widening the chasm
between the North and South. The North
demands certain things, and still ems 70
repel the South, and the latter is defiant and
sullen. 1t is unpopular IN this State to be
an out-and-Out Union man. l. il popular
to sympathize with the dead COnfederacy.-
No matter what the North may say or do,
or omit to say or do, il Is not to be expected
that We can get back to the Union until we
feel and manifest change in this respect.
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Union party, and he may at any moment 'nlO"
overheard Mr.. Seward and the Republicans VINO
have been his best friends, and take TONS coun-
els some Of the worst men in the nation. Ap-
pareatly nothing but such eaDsi1e viii open
the ewes Of some Of Mr. Johnson's adherents
vao, hitherto high in the confidence Of RePuo-
licans, now seem determined to uphold and ap-
plaud the President, lrAatsUsr he does. II sueh
90 down with him when he falls as fall he must If
he keeps on in his present course. they will have
only themselves to thank.
Yours. Y
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TIE WEEKLY FREE PR Ess.

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Cd every Friday morning. and eontsirs the lates;
ness reports CT Boston MARKETS. and Cambridge
Cattle Market fan State, County and local iniei-
fence veil selected Miscellany, &c. Sc. No care
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teresting aud valuable family journal.
The ejaculation Of the FREE PREss exceeds that
Of any pap in this region, and it Is therefore, an
unrivalled medium for advertisers
We desire 10 give additional attention 10 inc
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cou titles. in which our Weekly has numerous cir
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Admission OF Southern Representatives.
SPEECH or SENATOR FE>sENDEN.
Reply TO The President.


In m, senate ou Friday. NJ. Fc-- euLcn
H'o' To ''N'
o.uti9us QrJyliIas that n) Senator " hcp-e-
sentative ff.ma! a.rlv rebelli0us State shall
h, -..,.r;,.li, c-b.r Hons, uptI chat
-
Mr. Sherman er.r.al.d -o tie senate % de-
I l,,-,,-ia-, ,,,bt inf I'D u,..ulno the
] I.,..i-.s. ,f r.,,,,-.., f,- ti. ui-r,, OF aet-
.;,---....,.I,.,. ,,,,-.,l. ,ritt tI. presi-
-
...tt .--,-. that
UT e,s, "''- .''- d.. pms
theie il'' .,-n "N Cu'-' u gu IF 49,
| wranSie win me ff''i1'n-' a ,'..'Il'i
had no cI-p'-ti'h % ID So ~ man -a1
] heard him sueak % tAc Ffesii. h' exc ~
/ terms of respect. and fe was u't sclsl 'le 20
any excitement TO prevent bis Speaking on
| the question The sooner the question comes
- ~. M NJ, tg,- we f,yl notii7r 10 say
in the matter. we ought to admit these men
AZ once IL '',1 e,'S ~. ,'' ', c;.,,Ii
'''I7' y '''. "'' ~ -
10 "s,"'.' l'"''S "1 Do .'-
ere Ia'ing ou.s.iNes ]" 'ie wa! u. ''S &c
construction oi the Union hy IS u"ihS Con
stltutionai authority TO extend TIE 'ine ana
b55y W. onrbt n know IL. lie sent to the
Ss..rsta-v's 5,sl- the f,li.Vin, cxtrac, from
tho .,sc.b made bv tfe President of the
United STATE
I'VE hnl that, ia fact. hT an irr5sPons o!e
central directory, nearly all the powers OF tae
Government are assumed "i,nout even consu ~
ing the iesls''l'e OF yAe'u'i'e rI.i'o = VI '.5
70 l''--'l'' &C. -u- - " -, i,.';ti,.;r
~ . a. ~ - a., -, f,-rel
H.. W .e S, s;.rtr ,bicb an,
,br;,~. 81 ,...,,'o,.,s s,l, frs,,b If the leo
;sIstive recruitment =, bs tho injy,s of the ele,-
non and o,,,iif,st;o- 'r he oF1 members. has
been virtually taken away from these DEPART
ments and conferred up5n A committee. who
must report before thcy can act under the Con-
stitution and allow members duly elected to
take their seats"
MI '''1 "''''''''i
graph from Il speech. S5ys The President
r.....,... ,.i.- ,t... .....,,. ,.;,,. A., c,,-
s,;n,;o3 ~ re- byv. ,;Ttn s, ,f- eyi
dsncc Of her lcy1lt, .p7 t5st H c,r h,
trpstel when tbev yisld oI,e,iier.re f. he law
saw extend to them the right hand Of fellowship
and let peace ard union be restored
III ftfs, hlen-so cay l. sos say al Nhen
tn'y DO tA"t tItie VIII Ie 30 Objection to
'Acir Iei'e7eh'',io1.
Mi sumner mere d no difference on that
NJ F.....D,l,,,. .,,,finrod ,d,......;-.., t.,
rigbt Of Congrs.s IN iranirs 49, tLo
condition n,Ined nv tb, Prcs,d.nt b,J boe,,
comTI;cj With ne sr,cci,I - 49,,
orrapized .or the rurIose Of maEin ,',t tbese
in5piries l. tbis coI,,ni.t,'. nj er,to', h.,
asked. apvtbinr more tbsn tho serysnt NJ |
Congress? CAN'T setup Its viii ara,nst /
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The SEVEN DAYS Harper 5
Magazine for March, contains an account
OF the great battles between Mcclellan and
Lee, before Richmond. made up from the Off
cial reports of both sides.
1t appears from a comparison of Lees with
McClellan's reports, that at the beginning
Of the Seven Days the armies were very
closely matched. Mcclellan had lO3 ,224
men, according to his own account, and Lee
had LOG, 500, according to his report. II
appears further, from Lees report. that IN
| every single battle our men beat the enemy,
though almost in every case greater rebel
force was brought agains; the part of ours
which was permitted to fight it is shown
that on the second and third days Richmond
was open to Mcclellan, the tide Of battle
having so rolled round that the greater part
Of Lees army was 50 placed as to leave the
whole of McClellan's force between it and
Richmond
Mcclellan had not more than third Of
his army engaged in any single battle, ex-
cept that ofMalvern but our gallant troops
fought with heroic bravery the generals
in command ON the different fields appear to
have selected admirable positions, and as the
attack lay upon the enemy, be suffered more
severely than our troops, as will be seen by
the following official account OF the losses on
both sides Union, killed, so wounded,
7,709 total, 1921 Retel killed, 3, l6l
wounded. Is ,255 total, 1906. That is
to say, the rebel losses were twice as great
as ours in killed and wounded.
But after every success, Mcclellan order
cd new retreat. lie appears to have been
totally ignorant Of the eneInY's position and
strength he had Richmond in his power
on every day OF the seven, and on the last
day, If. instead Of rctreating from Malvern
Hill, he had attacked the enemy, be would
not only have gained Richmond. but destroy
ed the rebel army. The rebel General Trim
BILE, IN an oihclal report, thus describes the
condition Of the Confederate army on the
morning after the battle of Malvern Hill
1.-The next morning, by dawn, went of to
ask for orders, when | found the whole army in
the utmost disorder. Thousands Of struggling
men were asking every passer by for their regi-
ments; ambulances, wagons and artillery OBJ
structed every road, and altogether in drench
ing rain, presented scene Of the most woful
and heart-reniing confusion
The writer in H0rper's Mgga-ine adds
1.-The very show Of an attack upon such an
army by the unbroken Union force, must have
defeated it. But there was in the mind Of its
commander no thought OF an attack. When IN
the morning the COniederates looked up the hill
which they had so vainly attempted to scale,
they saw not a trace Of the grim batteries and
serried lines which had confronted them the
night before In the storm and darkness the
Union army had fed from victory as though
IL had been a rout.''
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PRoPOsED MFRovrVE>Ts.-W, learn -.
c. W. c. Patee proposes this coming -.'.-
to rebuild the corner opposite tie P...
putting up hadsume tuilliu-, u-
the little one-story one now -a,-.-
Ii. H. Reynolds viii soon t9mucs,s We
upon nice building on tue north o.. ia-s-
furniture store on Church St. ir..---
have there a first class restaurant.
plans, which are Jhc work Of E. G. -+-.
architect, We have seen and they I7.
conveniently arranged and fine ...s.'
building
d. c. Barber Of the Howard HJ-s.. -'
had plans and drafts made Of large al-
tion to his hotel, which be ocntemE .''
making this season the sketch % i'
building as completed may be seen hin-l-
up in the bar-room Of the "Howari
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CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUs.-At a harm oniOu
dignifed AMI firm meeting Of the Republican
members Of Congress. for cons ultation, held
on Saturday evening, a general COMPRESSION
al committee Of one from each loyal State
was chosen which has power to appoint an
executive committee Of seven to attend to
the proper distribution of documents, &c.
The New England members upon the
Committee are: Maire, Morrill,; New Hamp-
shire, Marston; Vermont, Woodbridge; Mass
achusetts, Ames Rhode Island, Jenckes t.;
Connecticut, Warner. Among those who
took part In the discussion were Messrs.
Schenck, Delano, Trumbull, Deming, Banks,
Henry Wilson, Thad. Stevens, Kelly Comes
Garfield, Washburn, Howard and Conkling.
The meeting will probably have the effect Of
strengthening and uniting the party in and
out of Congress. The Boston Trareiler' $
correspondent Phillip says The two
Houses will stand together in this great
controversy, and, if necessary, will remain
in session all summer.
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weak against the strong. The present genera
ton of them, it is true, is far above their savage
progenItors, who we're at first introduced INTO
this country, in general intelligence, virtue ana
culture. This shows capacity for improvement
! speak Of thsm as we now know them to De-
having no longer the protection Of master or
legal guardian. They now need all the protec-
ton which the shield Of the law can give, but
above all this protection should be secured, De-
cause If is right and jrsi hat It should be upon
general principles"