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To Cotton Planters.

sib TO Cotton Planters. ST g
II HAVE invented and had patented an
Il Improvement on the Cotton Press,
which, for simplicity and economy, will
recommend itself teall planters who want
apress. Any ordinary mechanic can make
the press I'm ten days. I offer the right
Or sale to individuals or to Parishes. NV
residence is on Bayou Benf, ten miles
above Washington, St. Landry, where
the press and a model may be seen.
aEE't flb ts2sT izdaTfE s. D. ROBERTS,.
July 9th, 1857 @aEts ". 7-4in. 5h
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Notice,

ROUND. about six months ago, ON Plaaue.
y lins Brnlee. large CARTRIDGE RE-
poLpER. 'sel The owner is reqnrst~d io cali al
ms !. afflee, or upon Henry McBride. PIaqnenne
hfuIes. October 5th. IS67--N
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HAY { HAY /

Rave ane grass in my iela. Theas dsairnui.;
:! . gaa pakiag hay can cas il In my aeld, nsoou
snsspas AsWsH lake one.Ilfth Of the eraes a.lf a.
HENRY Il. HARLANn.
Oreiousas, September 2a, 1867 iAtf 9s
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Public Sale.

Estate Of Loaise Ioaavac, deceased.
IDY virtue of an order of the Hon. the
+ - Court of the Eighth Judicial Dis
/ trict of the State of Louisiana. in and for
1 the Parish of ct. Landry, there will be-
soid 'at public sale, to the last and high
est bidder, by the undersigned Admins
traitor: or through the ministry of duly
| commissioned AuctiOneer, on the herein
after described plantation, near the town
of 0pelosisas, ON
| WEDNESDA z, November 9Th, 1867,
the following described property belong
ing to the Estate of Mrs. Louise Touriac.
deceased wife of Henry Prevent, also de.
ceased. late of the Parish of St. Landry,
to-wit:
A>Mca THE PLANTATION.
RI RI E.z last residence of said de-
| ceased, situated in the Par
| ish of st. Landry, near the
limits OF the town of Opelousas, measur-
ing twenty superficial arpents (more or
less1 bounded North by land of Edmond
e. Dnpre, South by land of Augustin
Sfeen, East by property of Widow John
Cooke. and West by land of Widow Eu-
gene Wartelle, together with all and sim
sula' She puiiulngs ana improvements
thereon.
lsrsas and Conditions thousand
dollars Of the purchase price payable
cash ON the day of sale, and the balance
1peyable in one year from the day of sale;
purchaser furnishing his note with secu-
rity in solido to the satisfaction of the
AdnilnIsfrator, payable to his order and
at ms domicil, in the town of Opelousas,
ana bearing interest at the rate of eight
per cent per annum from maturity until
paid. And. moreover, the property re-
manning specially mortgaged unto said
Estate until fun and entire payment Of
capital and the interest which may ac-
crne thereon. The purchaser promising
ana Dlnd1ng himself not to alienate or
deteriorate the property to the prejudice
of the Estate
43.s s7 JOEL II. SANDOZ,
- - s.1s$ Administrator.
Opeiousas, October 5th, 1867.
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THE GULLETT
s 7 D E Z B RUSH GIN,

~ - ~ ~ ~ " Ii VI II .
TWyHIS celebrated Cotton Gin ID again Yaa,,,.
u factured under the supervision of the pa
fentee, b. D. Gnllett, with greatly improved Ia
ciilt1es; and We, as agents for the South West
now offer it as the best Gin made. 81 :
Its advantages are:
lst, The quantity of cotton ginned in given
time ne, y mueh greater than by any other Gin Of
3D. y separates from the cotton all notes
and dust and leaves it clean from nan. q
I'D. The Steel Brush straightens ont the lint
removing all kinks and knots.
4th Ihe Roll cannot be broken by over feedsne.
All Gins are tested before leaving the factory.
Cotton from this Gin will sell for an advance IN
price, sufficient in 50 bales 30 pay for the gin he
cause It is freed from notes dirt and nan. II has
been in use extensively I'M the Southwest fe,a
years, and wherever used it supersesles an other
gins. Send for special descriptive circulars.
COTTON PRESSES.
We are manufacturing for the crop Of 1867, an
improvements on the Bullock press, which viii
meet al the requirements Of cotton packing. Il
can be worked by hand, horse or steam power.
It can be nsed out doors or IN building: is rand
~ I6s working; Of immense power, and makes j
bale Of exactly the proper size.
Small Portable Engines.
Horse powers Corn mill and min and plantation
machinery and agricultural implements of an
description. IHOS. b. BODLEY q Co.
No. Perdido street. New Orleans
~ am the Agent for Bodley q O.. il asisi.5, fb;s
Farish, and will contract for the delivery of any
Of their Machinery, for which IL desired viii
JAMES POWERS.
Lave YAK plantation, near Washington, La
ouhe <s--sna- August3-8
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Wars III N renclnlan. .
stranger ID New York. stopped i Iad ID
the street, and politely asked
Non fsond, watts se mime Of zia
boy ~ - '''s
ss Vat's you call zis street, I 81
sOf course we ID. " s
= Pardoaaes, I hare not ze name; watts
ss Yes, Watts, lwe eall II,
Watts street, old fellow and don't
son try te make game of lne. 4,
Sacre nom Az Lieskl Iaslk y0n one. two.
three several time, often, win you tell
me xe name of se street eli.
. " atts street, ! ten you You're drank
4 Men little fken we're yga live. ela7.,S
liz Vanda1lf street, s 81 81 sfg ss qg
::fh 1ieal You lixa ID ron dan, streets
and ven ii Von ID foul
And they parted entertaining high
opinion ofsacA otlseEaa zitaness
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New Goods

q q
''tst reeesvai assd sr sale u vry ~ zrisss, =
B B i p q Es
At Ms. ora wtmma.
MAIN STREET, oPELOusAs,
consisting in part Of Domestic Sheetinu. ghis1.
ing. Ticking, Stripes, Cheeks, Hardware Css-
lerXs GEueke1y, Tiaware, 5ke., &C {, also. Fatssx
Mouse Traps. guaranteed very effective, ard
WsH Selected .Assorssaesst of
GRoeszfszzss. 3
0pelouaas, sepsembss 1sa4 1851. ls--am
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$ HE RI f. FsS SAT.
aA State OF Hsouisiama.

$ HE RIFFS SAL Il.
4a State or Loufsiansa. p
JoHN - Shaw District Court
vs. Parish Of Saint Tandryv,l
DC. Keller q ala. No. 9399. z
RY yirtue of an order of seizure and sale from
- the Hon. the District Court Of the Eighfh
judicial District of the State Of Ionis;ana n
and for the farish Of Sc Landry III the abova
entitled snit and to me directed, win offer for
sale af auction 70 the last and highest bidder.
as The Court House of this Parish, in the Town
Saturday, Nopember I'd, 1862,
commencing at the hour al. ii Al. NJ. and con:
nnnlng irom Gay to day, II necessary, all the
rights titles, interests and demands Of b. G. Ket.
Ier nd henry Keller, unto the following desCrih.
eG properly, seized W satisfy said order, fo git
CERrAxns fsss$
TRACT OF LAND
situased IN the Bayou Chieos Settlement II n.
Kagaah nf ~. Landry. naeasurina one handssS 80
and Z, twenty-nye snperncial acres, Together Win
ali and Singular the = --s. sssA
AsaAldanes amd aanprevemonss I.
snsrson erscted--it being the last residence of
S4Mes A1enhead. deceased. :
.OoNDifIoNs Twelve months creiix frous dav
y saae, with interest 1t tho iste al rer sss;Sf
pReas We ennnm from aame date. Ruirchassrs fars
nisning BOND and satistactery aeauritr. arlf
mortgage reserved ON the property aold
& JAAES G. HAYES Shar;&
0pelouaas, October I2sh, 1857. e -. =
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s H 3 r I F Fi'S s A LIE.

Vincent Boagni , !, District Court,
-st3 5tt fsI yS. : Parish OF st. Landry.
JOSEPH WYBLE & AL. No. 1890. =
DY virtue of writ OF e. fa., from the Hon
Id the District Court of the Eighth Judicial
District OF the State of Louisiana, in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, viii offer for sale at auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder at The Court
House Of this Parish, in the town of Opelousas,
l Z On Saturday, November I'd, 1867, Z
commencing at the hour of II A. NJ, and con-
tinuing from day to day, if necessary, an the
rights, titles, interests and demands of. Joseph
Wyble & al, the defendants, unto the following
described property, seized to satisfy said writ,
f4zesf- srI TO WIT: 3 ..@s't sr.tff2
s.e A PLANTATION, "a ~
situated in the Parish of st. Landry, near Wy
bIes bridge, containing two hundred and twenty
seven acres of land, superficial measure, together
A - =. with the BUILDINGS AND In
.PROVEMENTS thereon erected
81 siIf siSR consisting of dwelling house,
Eaaef1&sG corn mill, and other outhouses,
being the plantation upon which the Defendant
now resides. ..5 S. ts.$s,.f u .r III
CONDITfoNs: Cash. - ....s., g
Ia3 et@f JAMES g. HAYES, Sheriff
Opelousas, September 28th, 1867. -a51 n 9lst'Af
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TRACT OF LAND.

situated in the Parish of St. Lam.
80 dry, and fronting ON the BAYOU
! saas @ Courtableau, having about fiye ar
pents front by about forty in depth more Or less,
and containing two hundred and four and I'd
hundredths superficial arpenss, bounded below
by land of said M. w Harwell and above by
land of M. King and Mrs. Cooke. .1s5=s ~,
CONDITIONS Twelve months credit from day
OF sale, with interest at the late of 8 per cent
per annnm from same date. Purchasers fur
nishing bond and satisfactory security. and
mortgage reserved ON the property sold. ~
-. JAMES G. HAYES, Sheriff +
0pelousas, October Isth, 1867. ss-s..s
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a person n,sas believe s,s l,e p7eases
thont tlEinga Mi things no; 'dherc-
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~
SH T. RIFF S SAL
State of LOmisfana.
Lucius ]. Dupre, Adm, District Court.
81 VS.. Parish of 81 .anJrr
Jos. NJ. Carriere & al. No. 9679. :.
R virtue of an order of seizure and sale
- from the Hon. the District Court Of The
Eighth Judicial District of the State Of Louis;.
ana, In and for the Parish Of St. Landry, in the
offer for sale at auction to the last and Highest
bidder, at the Court House of this Parish, ID
the Town OF Opelousas, on :. - !. -
Saturday. Norensber I'd, 1867, sjs
at the hour of IL A. NJ. and eon.
tinuing from day to day, if necessary. all the
rights, titles, interests and demands Of Marx ".
Harwen, the defendant, unto the following des-
crloed property. seized in the above entitled suit
viz: . rrpT.n 1''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-20

There is a rumor, which receives general
credit, that Hon. Horace Greeley has the
refusal of the position of Postmaster-Gene-
raj. Nearly everybody seconds the mo-
ton. We are further advised that Mr..
Greeley is to signify his acceptance or re-
lection of the Office by noon OF to-day.
A resident of Berlin recently went to
sleep with a cigar in his mouth. The next
morning he was found to be unconscious
He slept, and could not be wakened by
the most violent shaking. The expression
of his features was calm, and his body was
rigid, and unimpressionable to pain. lie
was restored on the seventh day.
Colonel Cunningham, formerly military
governor of Washington city and the dis
trict Of Portsmouth, Va, has been left
large estate by the will of lady whom ne
benefited when she was . friendless
refugee.-Philadelphia Press.
We are not ashamed to own and acknow-
ledge the negro as our equal.-NassGchu.
sets Radical paper.
Let MS now hear what the negro has to
say.-Neu Orleans Pscdylne.
The proviso against southern cadets was
s.rpck ont Of the West Point bill because
il is embodied in existing laws. Liberal
Senate
On Monday, Tbad. Stevens character.
lied the southern States as States OF rob.
bers, of traitors, and of murderers."
General Butler and family were expected
!. -. a. tho Kirk wood Hotel yesterday
morning.
The Gear of Russia will protect the
Christians If Turkey attempts TO goppie
them.--Iracey.
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WASHINGTON, February 1s.-Hon. How.
ell Cobb, Of Georgia, is here.
The conference committee on the te.
nure-of-ofice bill have agreed to include
Cabinet officers In It's provisions.
Senator Saulsbury's speech denuncia.
tory Of Secretary Seward is creating much
talk.
The "Southern Loyalists'" Association
here oppose by resolution Sherman's bill.
The Senate struck out the clause in the
West Point bill forbidding appointments
from the southern States.
The Democrats and extreme Radicals
voted against Sherman's bill to-day. Ros.
seau, of Kentucky, voted for it. Unless
both Houses act to-day, pocket veto will
follow. Both the New York Tribune and
Washington Chronicle favored Sherman's
bill, but Stevens was too strong. No fur.
Their action is probable until after the Con.
necticut election. which occurs March 10
If that goes Radical, harsh measures to.
wards the South are certain.
Surratt has been confined below decks
on the Swatara. He positively denies be-
ing Surratt. Access is denied to him ex-
cept to counsel.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-20

ELIoT's BILL ALso.-Forney calls for the
passage of the Infamous Eliot bill in addi-
ton to the Sherman bill (Which he sup.
posed would pass as matter Of course).
He says:
The next question is, what is to be done
with Mr.. Elot's bill for the organization
of government in Louisiana, which passed
the House by so large vote on Tuesday
last 2 The military portion of Mr.. Sher-
mans bill falls as soon as the fifth section
of it is carried into effect. But should this
interreguum be protracted by the defiant
rebel whites, what sort of civil government
can the Union men enjoy without that
section is complied WITH This is the i'm
mediate peril. This fact will render such
provisional government as that devised by
Mr.. Eliot for Louisiana absolutely impera-
tive in every other rebel community that
may resolve to follow the shameless exam
pie of Louisiana.
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A HUGE LIE.-It is stated that few
months before the fall of Richmond, Va,
while the rebel Congress was deeply con-
cerned about the cruelty and barbarity OF
the North, woman of that city walked
into the House of Representatives and at
tackled three members with cowhide, cas-
tigating him mercilessly. At last the
Speaker caught the virago in his arms, and
held her there until she went into Mysteries.
She said her intention was to chastise the
entire body because Of its abuse of the
North, and she made very good COM
mencement certainly. After her departure
the House passed resolution that the
body recommend to the press the impro-
priety of making public the unhappy incl
dent, rs matter calculated to bring re-
proach upon the dignity of southern legis-
iators. The Richmond papers never men
Toned the circumstance, and only recently
was the story told 10y reconstructed mem
Der of the defunct Unconstitutional Re
publican.
This is news to rs, who were on the spot
at the time.
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willing to give information, ~ but object
to assisting in the arrest Of their country
men.
Three ships.of.war are in Kenmar river
to awe the people, and for service If needed
Earl Derby announces officially that the
period for alarm has passed that all the
peasants are loyal, and that the Govern.
ment will treat the prisoners justly.
Lord Nash, the Irish secretary, says nc
new rising of Fenians is apprehended, and
that only 12O were engaged in the revolt.
Notwithstanding these statements, the
Government is still sending troops to Ire.
land. The Lanier Guards have received
orders to depart Immediately.
The Bavaria, from Hamburg for New
York, has arrived at Falmouth, Eng, with
her rudder broken. Her passengers are
all well.
LISBON, February l9.-News is received
that Brazilian feet had appeared before
and bombarded Curupaiti, and then sailed
for Humaita.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-20

GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHY.
AS pioneer of the many Improvements in
the taking of photographs, knowledge of
which has been gained by Mr.. Fassett du-
ring his stay in Europe, we notice his intro
duction of aprocess for obviating the defect,
hitherto unavoidable, of making light hair
appear black in the picture. The effect of
this has been almost to spoil the resem-
bance. Mr.. FasSett is now able to repre-
sent the hair of the sitter invery nearly its
natural color, which, with his well-known
skill in other respects, insures good pic
ture where others so often fail.-Chicago
Tribune Of the 9Th.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-20

SUDDEN DEATH OF LITTLE GIRL FROM
EATING CoLoRED CANDY.-Iesterday al
ternoon little girl named Walker, resi-
ding in the Ransom block, on Church street,
was taken suddenly sick. A physician was
sent for, but before he arrived the child
was dead. The symptoms attending her
sickness were those of poison. A coroper
was notified, who took charge of the body
for the purpose Of holding an inquest. A
post morton examination was made, and
the fact developed that the child had died
from the effects Of eating a quantity of
candy colored green with a poisonous sub
stance by the albany
HnickerbOCker.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-20

The DEMOCRATS AND THE ULTRA hADl-
GALS WORK TOGETHER N CONGRESS-
Their [ultra RsdsI course would be less
important--for they are not very numer-
ous--were il not that in a measure IKE
this the Democrats vote with them. On
Wednesday, for instance, the House would
have adopted the Blaine amendment had
II not been that the extremists among the
Republicans and all the Democrats united
y Kill II; and SO far as they were able, the
Democrats thus helped 70 fix upon the
southern States measure which is repug-
Hant TO the mass Of the Republicans here,
and which cannot, unless accompanied
with some amendment like Mr.. Blaine's or
Mr.. Biugham's, properly he called mea-
sure Of reconstruction.-Ne0 York Post
lRadiClD
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OpPIcE OF TIE RECEIVER OF TIE NATIosALl
EXPRESS AND TRANSFORMATION COMPANY.
ALExASDRIA VA, February !, 1851.


T,O THE OFFICERS, STOCKHOLM
i Frs, AND CREDITORS OF The NATIONAL
EXPRESs AND gRaNSPoRThTE1RGTMs Tp
81 THE AE zr EAE
Whsres. in an action in the Circuit Court Of the
United States. for the circuit and district Of VIZ.
ginia in chancery, wherein Josiah Reynolds was
complainant and the Ssonsl Expires smI
the 3lst dav OF December, 1885, said court having
Jurisdiction therein, An order was made by which
andria. Va was appointed RECEIVER Of the said
National Express and Transportation company anu
Of the money, properly, and efee,s .hsreo Ti; IN
all the rights, powers, and obligations usual In
such cases;
And whereas 1t was directed by said order that
upon the execution and fling of a bond approved
BY said court, the said Receiver should become
vested with all The estate real and personal, OF me
as 'n and
who may be interested in the same;
And whereas the said company having S,s o %fr,
well as Of the subject matter and had control OF
al the and s seS,, II the s aeces
ever said property may be found; now, therefore,
Notice is hereby gteen Of the above meni tic ne
thai the saa by
said order, and the trust therein imposed has been
accepted by the said westel willoughby.
All persons VINO may nave pOSsesslOn VI Oontio VI
OF any OF the property Of the said National Elk
| press and Transportation Company, whether In
Virginia or el.ewhere, hereby notided and re,
auired to deliver, assign, and transfer to tn sao
Receiver 8li such property and effects, inclrdine
money notes, bonds and all other estate real . %
personal so in their hands or under their control
and to execute and deliver all deeds, ccnveyances
transfers, or acquittances, that may be necessary
10 place any and all Of said property or effects In
| the hands or under the control, OF the said lie,
ceiver. and to make all discovery, and furnish FL
information that may be required by said Receiver
in relation to any all Of the property, business
| or transactions Of the said company
All person 9 indebted to the said company are
hereby notified that all payments OF such lndeot;
edness must be made 10 the said Receiver, anc
they are required to render account OF all debt'
| and sums OF money owing by them, and promptly
| to make such payment and are expressly FORBID
den to make payment thereof TO any other persons
| The subscribers and stockholders OF said COM
| pany are hereby notified and informed that tht
said Receiver as such trus'ee 10 alone authorized
| to collect have, or receive the assessments and
| subscriptions due from them respectively.
The creditors Of the said company are notiner
and requested to present and ME statement OF 81
| their demands against said company, with TN
vouchers for the same, and such Other informstlor
| AZ NAV be necessary for full nndersardIng o
the same with said Receiver on or before the mrs
day Of April 1857, At his office In hlex.ndria, va
tian cornanx fe ll-law4w
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The Kentucky Legislature ON Ma
tiOnAl A66atpa

FRANKFORT, KY, February I7.-In the
kentucky Legislature the House has
oassed by vote of 50 against % a joint
resolution that the people of Kentucky ar,
anutterably opposed to the movement IN
Congress to place the people Of the south
I'm States under military rule, the ten
'ency whereof is to military dcspotism--
contrary to the spirit Of union, and sub.
versive of the principles whereon the Go.
vcrnment was founded and they enter
their solemn protest against oil such con-
gressional action.
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The CoxFrsCAr1oN PRoGRAMME.-In the

THE CoNFISCLTlON PRoGRAMME.-In the
House, on Monday, Thad. Stevens said:
"The President has already, as far as he
is able, and illegally, pardoned and re-
stored 10 these rebel traitors property
which was confscated by the act of 1862 :;
and be had done that in defiance of the
law. Last Saturday a gentleman from
Alexandria came 10 me-one OF the Judges
there-aud told me of the case of an old
gentleman who had bought some seventeen
thousand dollars worth Of property under
tax sale of the United States, but that
the rebel whose property it had been came
recently with the Presidents pardon and
an order for the restoration Of the pro-
perty; and an ejectment has been brought
in the State court, and, beyond all ques-
ton. the recovery will be had. Sir, more
than two billions, so far as | can ascertain,
Of property belonging to the United States,
coniscated not as rebels property, but as
enemies property, has been given back to
enrich traitors. Our friends whose houses
have been laid in ashes, whose farms have
been robbed, whose cattle have been taken
from them, and whose houses have been
rihed, are To 90 forth suffering and labor
ing, while Wade Hampton and his Black
Horse Cavalry are enjoying their millions
Of dollars, and while all these men along
the Valley aud elsewhere, with their ma
nurs of thirty thousand acres, are still en-
loving them. God willing, and | living,
there shall he a question pr"pounded L"
this House aud this nation whether pOr-
tion of the claims OF loyal men shall not
he paid by the copfScated property of re-
bells. But this bill cuts us all out. This
bill is helping the President to take from
the people that which belongs to them, and
10 give it back to traitors"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-20

THE SOUTHERN LoYALIsTS on SHERMAN's
BlLL.-ReS0iued jg the Southern Republican
association, That in any action by the
Congress OF the United States touching the
condition OF the States lately in rebellion
il is essentially necessary to the protection
of the lives and property of loyal men and
TO the erection Of loyal governments in
these States that the present existing
governments be abrogated, the loyal men
Of all races be enTranchiSed, and at least a
portion of the rebels be disfranchised, and
the organization OF legitimate State govern
ments confided to loyal hands; and that
they therefore respectfully but earnestly
ask Congress to apply the bill known as the
Louisiana bill, reported by Mr.. Eliot, of
the House OF Representatives, TO all of the
inSurrectionary States not now represented
in Congress, and that we disapprove the
bill now pending before the House of Re-
representatives. known as the military bill, as
passed by the Senate Of the United States.