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Year: 1865

NEW YORK, Feb l7.-Additional de
tails of the movement toward Whining
ton last Saturday show that the troops
engaged were exclusively those of Gen
eral Terry's command, but the operations
were directed in person by his superior
officer, General Schofeld They were
most successful, and what at first ap-
peared to be reconnaissance in force,
terminated in permanent advance,
the Union lines being moved forward
two miles after considerable severe Skin
mishing The ground was held, and
works Immediately thrown up on it al
most as strong as the front to which
the rebels fell back The Union casual
ties during the day were only about ten
killed and fifty wounded.
Year: 1865

NEW YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE Tribune s
Fort Fisher correspondent says the rebel
position in front of Wilmington is next
to impregnable. Their right rests on
Cape Fear river, and consists of a breast
work ten feet in height, with ditch and
abattis in front Gen. Schofield brought
with him when he assumed command a
large force of veterans and at once set
them to work
Year: 1865

We extract the following clever satire
on grandfather Welles' management oi
the naval department from the Philsdel.
phia Eaqahrr, very ardent sdmiuistrs
ton journal


Then there Ia the message from ia Z
gay and happy Secretary of the Navy
which is past a joke, and don't remind
MS of any joke at all There isn't dock
yard authority in the country that
ought'nt to bs put on the stocks in his
own yard, have bottle of wine broke
over his head, and christened anew, for
the reckless way no spends the public
moneys. We would like the Secretary
present us with some of the navy yard
bills for the past year They would read
something like this:
Year: 1865

oners including colored troop" if We
had ever refused to give colored soldier
for white one. When the colored soldier,
indeed, happens to be slave, we cannot
return him to those who stole him from
his master; but with this exception col
ored troops are always exchangeable.
Year: 1865

The work of recruiting still goes on
briskly and there is every reason to ex-
pect the early filling of the quota The
eighth and ninth Suh-diStricts, having
each the same number OF men to furnish
yesterday morning, have been consoli-
dated and recruits are now divided equal
ly among them There being no scar
city Of recruits and considerable delay
and difficulty experienced Ill the coliec-
tion of the large sum of money neces-
sary for the payment of the local bounty
the military committees resolved ycster-
day to paw hereafter only one hundred
instead of two hundred dollars III
addition to the three hundred given
by the county This reduction did
not materially check recruiting, and
there are still plenty of men offering
to 20 upon these terms. Those
desiring to enlist should do so to-
day. or OH Monday, at the farthest, as
there is every probability that tho quota
Of this county will be filled 10y Monday
evening.


The following is the statement OF the
number of men mustered in yesterday.
Total number examined .-..--.-... ..... 90


accepted ..--.-.---.-. -. 81
Year: 1865

to be able to take such law to them as
will prove to them that l at least did
what was in my power to avert The evils
that were upon them and then if we fail
we can have the pleasing reflection that
we did our duty free from all the biases
preiudices: then il the central govern
ment still keeps the military and the
Bureau upon US there will be nothing
with which we can reprosch ouselyes.


The gentleman from Yalobusha Mr..
Brown, urges if we allow the negro to
testify, because he is party to the record
we must allow him to vote if we tax him.
That taxation and representation go to-
gether. This is true in one sense but is
fallacy in the sense in which he uses it
We resisted England because she taxed
US without our being represented. We
tax many who do not vote, such as
women, (does the gentleman insist on
woman rights idiots, domiciliated for
eigners, in short all the inhabitats. Tax
alton, sir, does not arise out of the right
of franchise but from the protection al
forded to person and property and may
ba properly imposed on ali the inhabi-
tants OF the State.
Year: 1865

With a few exceptions the leading ano


influential papers of the State, favor the


admission of negro testimony, and the


adoption of liberal and ju.t policy Of
| legislation toward the freedmen. We
notice in the last number of the Vicks


burg Journal, edited by Col. Thomas B


Manlove some comments on the recent
action of the Legislature, so appropriate
that, we re-publish them. Col. Manlove
was $50 called rebel officer" was in the
service duling the whole war and was
recognized by all who knew him as a gal
liant officer and an accomplished gentle
man. He has not been noted for sympa-
thy with New England nor disposition
to truckle to federal power. But he has
patriotism enough to rise above the preiu
dices of the hour, and is willing to see
impartial justice meted out to the freed
man:


Our Legislature, by its recent action, in
voting down what the leader of the Mis-
slsslppi press" the jackson News, calls
that monstrous proposition to place the
negro on an equality in the Courts'-has
done q very unwise and foolish thing.
We tell you plainly, gentlemen, that in
less than a year you will be compelled to
do that which you have refused veluuta-
rIly TO do. The negro cannot be protect
ed outside the Courts and we care not
whe her any respec able lawyer in the
State sustains us or not, common sense
and reason does. 1t is well to look this
question plainly in the face, and in dis
cussing it to throw aside the appliances
Of rhetoric and hyperbole. The negro
nas to be protected by the laws of Missis-
sippi or by Federal bayonets. Our Legis-
ialure, b. its action, has chosen the lat
ter. Are the people of Mississippi afraid
to place the negro In the Courts? Do they
regard him as so far superior 10 the
white race as to require stringent laws to
keep him down. If this is not the case,
why such e tempest in a teapot. The
negro is in the Courts now, and he will
stay there, whether the Legislature aceui'
esce or not. The same power that has
decla aced him free, places him there and
why not bow grac efully TO that which
cannot be remsdied, than to act in q
manner which can be of no benefit to
he State.
Year: 1865

nR- The Cleveland Herald applauds the
refusal of the sbolitionis.s Of Wisconsin,
in State convention, to commit the party
in favor of negro suffrage, as a wise and
mastery stroke Of policy. The Cleve-
land Leader denounces it as cowardice;
and yet both journals are exultant over
the defeat Of the Democratic party In
that city.
Year: 1865

Ha- The correspondent Of the Bos ton
Advertiser was lately driven out Of Al
bany, Ga, and the excitement ran 80
high that a company Of thirty United
States soldiers were powerless to resist it,.
he had probably been acting the dog.
Year: 1865

AN ISNArrY WAGER. Not long ago
pretty, sancy girl, the daughter OF a
wealthy merchant, was riding in the
Park with gentleman who had some
hopes OF obtaining her hand. He push
cd his suit while they were passing up
one Of the drives, and the lady answered.
him jestingly:


If you will ride straight across the
Park grass, going out OH the other SIDE,
will say yes"


The gentleman closed with the offer
at once, and spurred his nag over tho
soft turf Of which the Park CnsnmissL,n-
css are so jealous. Instantly policemen
began 10 run from every direction; rat
ties were sprung threats were uttered.
The appearance of the cholera could not
have made moro hue and cry. The
young man went on as fast rs the horse
could take him, but lie stuck in II
swanpy place at last, the creiny came
down upon him, and he surrendered at
discretion.


The lady seeing him borne of by the
men In gray, pursued, and told the OH
GERS that she was the cause. They ut
once took her into custody, and held
both of them In durance vile for few
hours. This chafed the lady SO much
thgt on release she ordered the gentle
man to quit her for good, because hc
made n fool Of himself 80 willingly. In
the end, az In the test, he went to grass.


~ Y. World.
Year: 1865

tFrom The Chicago Times,l .jH'H


The present condition of the war is very
favorable to the filling of the remainder of
our quotas under the last call. 1t will stim-
ulate volunteering wonderfully to know
that the fighting is about over. Under the
extraordinary combination which affords
high bounties, and a soldering trip with
out any danger of getting hurt, we should
not be at all surprised to see some of our
valorous stay-at-home Republicans enlist
ing for the war. There are great many
of that political firth who are intensely in
favor of vigorous prosecution of the war,
and have only refrained from going them
selves through considerate apprehension
that they might get hurt. We think that
our ward committees may even lower
the bounties and still great many
of these gentlemen will be willing to-
90, so desirous are they Of putting down
rebellion. Let Johnston be disposed OF,
let the last of the rebel armies be swept
from the field, and then, even without the
stimulus of bounties, the patriotism of our
Abolition fellow-citizens would be excess
sive. A quota of almost any size could be
filled at the shortest possible notice. They
would ''rally round the flag" in thousands.
Let the rebels in the South only lay down
their arms and there is not an Abolitionist
in Chicago but would respond with alacrity
to an appeal for men to fill up the ranks.
If Mr.. Lincoln wishes his Republican
friends in Chicago and elsewhere to fill up
the armies, he has only to announce that
the fight is over. BY doing this he can get
one hundred or five hundred or nine hum
dred thousand "more," or just as many
"more" as he wants. There is not an Abo-
Ilitionist in the land but will rush eagerly
forward to shed his last drop Of blood the
moment the rebels quit fighting. There
fore, as the rebels in arms disappear In the
South, recruiting becomes more brisk in
the North. Get Johnston out of the way,
capture Mobile and exterminate Forrest,
and the quotas will all be filled without a
draft % .' rf NlhA ~ t}it lHhi
Year: 1865




The rebel ram Albemwle which was sunk At Ply
mouth N. c. by Lieutenant Gushing, has becn raised by
somc Northern contractor and has reached the Gosport
Navy Yard The cost OF raising Is about $4,000 Her
machinery s In excellent order and she has sustained
but very little damage by tho explosion Of the torpedo
II intended 70 put her in seagong order and she viii
probably be sent to New York be fitted out a. rst
class iron-clad.


ORDER ov GENERAL GORDON
An order Of General Gordon Commanding the District
Year: 1865

EtS An examination 70 find out the
Father Of the child mentioned in our last
is now going on at The Court House be-
fore Justice BANKER. The Mother swearr
petty positively agsinst E person old
enough to be her grandfather, but her YER
aci'y is questioned. a large number Of
witnesses will be examined.
Year: 1865

THREE CeNT CoIss a law was passed
by boib houses Of congress during the
closing honrs TO authorize the coinage of
three cert pieces, to be composed Of cop
Per and nickel. The law also provides
that the three cent pieces shall be legal
tender 10 the amount of sky cents, and
that the one and Two cent copper coin
shall be legal tender 10 lie amount Of
tour cents. 1t also prohibits the issue Of


any paper fractional currency below the
denomination Of five cents consequently.
The new paper three ceui ro,es being iie-
Gsi must be Withdrawn from circulation
Year: 1865

A Memphis paper says Judge Trigg has de-
cided to admit all attorneys to the bar without
He is of opinion that the only mode in which
all law ycrs of the court could forfeit their right
10 practice after they had ence been admitted,
would be the secession of tho State of Tennes-
seq from the Union and this he was not pre-
pared to admit had ever taken place, and the
only way in which an individual member oil
could be the preferment of charges and the
trial of each case separately.
Year: 1865

CLOSING REMARKS OF JUDGE IERGER.
On adjourning the recent State Con-
vention, Judge Yerger indulged III few
remarks, which are thus reported by the
correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial.-[ VIcks. Wig.


Before adjourning, the President made
a brief vafedictory address to the mem
bers of the convention. Tie said he had
never had the fortune to take part i'll any
deliberations more characterized By pa
triotism, urbanity and absence Of unwor-
thy partisan strife, than were those Just
now so happily ended. lie said: Il trust
in God that our work here will not BE- in
vain, but that it shall have the happy ef-
feet of inaugurating q movement which
shall bring together again all the people
of this great country, united throughout
its broad extent in peace and harmony;
and that we shall be able to hand to our
children after us the noble Inheritance OF
a Union which shall remain unbrokcn, not
only during our generation. but through
all future time. Let Us labor earnestly
to promote these great ends.


81 sat on this floor on 4 former occa-
sion, and witnessed my beloved State Of
Mississippi, in the unhappy hour Of de-
lusion and folly. lay its destroying hands
upon that great Constitution which was
the only hope aud stay other safety, and
l was helpless to stay the tide. ! bowed
my head in anguish and sorrow, and re-
tired to my home with gloomy forehod-
ings for the future. To-day we stand
here to undo the work of that evil day,
and to restore ourselves to friendly rela-
tions with that great and good govern
ment which we have vainly sought to
overthrow. God grant, gentlemen, that
our deliberations may have the happy re-
suit of restoring peace and harmony and
quiet throughout our beloved State, and
of establishing upon everlasting founda-
tions the Union and the CONSTITUTION
the great and only guarantees Of our fu-
ture happiness and prosperity.
Year: 1865

living along beside of "niggers," as
free as themselves Who can have q
heart to crush the honorable, high and
chivalric feelings of the unfortunates
to such degree


/ tell you, Mr.. Editor, we have a
great and critical work to do. In
the first place it is like snarl of pack
thread to be picked out. And then it
10 here and there, hither and thither,
this way and that way, all tdpsyturvy,
heller skelter; job for the cutest
Philadelphia lawyer to work out. Oh,
my sakes was there ever such a
snarl in this world to be picked out


But your readers are already knit
ting their brows and saying that this
is queer kind Of reconstruction /"
that am writing. But this is not
writing, Mr.. Editor, it is only scrib-
bling for the purpose Of stirring up the
drowsy thoughts of your readers a lit
tie on the subject. 1t is great, deep
and momentous subject, and one which
will require all the profound thought,
the far seeing wisdom and mental
power in the whole land to manage
and settle rightly. And believe me,
Sir, l tremble at the thought, respect
ing the future. l see formidable and
opposing powers looming up. Great
and conflicting interests will soon be
inaugurating, speculative schemes
will run high, and the whole hemi.
sphere will be shaken with the commo-
ton that shall ensue.


The rebels have got fogged to their
fill and there is no great probability
that they will ever want to play the
game of secession over again. But
there is danger ahead-there is surely
danger, if the Government deals too
loosely and too tenderly with those
restless and naughty creatures who
have constituted the beginning and
the ending-the soul and spring OF
motion in the rebellion. And it stands
every man Of us to think and stand
on our guard so as to intercept any
deleterious measures that may be put
in progress inimical to the great pri-
mary designs of the organization of
our Free Government. Every man
has dnty to do, now /; more if posi-
bic than ever. And let every one
study, learn, think, and act.


As ever, yours,


PETER PERDY.
Year: 1865

To the intsliigmeer Boys:


think the following are correct answers
to the transposition and enigma Of week be-
fore last:


LIST, the transposition. When entire am
spark, and have force to set the world on fire :;
omit one letter and am park, and can con-
tain herd of deer omit one more and am
ark, which once contained all human kind


ID. the enigma. Cash is very necessary in
carrying on this war seal is an animal of the
saltwater /; measles is disease of the human
family peach is a luscious fruit; Noah was the
first navigator known to history. My whole
IL Salmon =. Chase M.F
Year: 1865

Father now the day is past,


On thy child thy blessing cast
Near my pillow, hand in hand,
Keep thy guardian angel band, ..
And throughout the darkling night
Bless me with cheerful light.
Let me rise ut morn again,
Free from every thought Of pain
Thus, my Father, day by day,
Keep me through life's thorny way.
Year: 1865

The Persians, As ancient writers inform us,
used to teach their sons to ride, to tell the
truth, and :" pay their way" This must have
been grand arrangement. How much bet
ter it would be with the youths of our day, II
they could be taught the same
Year: 1865

The farmer looked we'll both inside and out,
He knew that my FIRST would be lurking about
His pretty daughter my second drew on,
She was going out with the doctors son.
The doctor himself to the garden came,


And asked for my whole by its Latin name.
A beautiful flower whose purple leaf


Can conquer your pain aud soothe your grief.
Year: 1865

TAXATION OF U. s. SECURITIES The
bill! reported by the Committee of Ways
and Means (House) provides that U. s. Sc
curities shall not be included in the grand


list, but that the income therefrom shall be
included. In other words. the income from
u. s. Securities shall be deemed part of the
personal property Of the holder, and taxed
IKE all other personal property. II taxed
more than other personal property the State
law would be null, clearly. We think this
may stand in the courts Of the United States
and If the dividends of national banks should
be treated in like manner. we do not see why
II would not come fairly within the meaning
of the act of Congress. There would then
be no specific tax on U. s. securities. and
none on the income therefrom differing from
the tax on all other personal property that
Ia, no discrimination against the United
States. Farther than this the State certainly
cannot go without clearly infringing upon the
authority of the United States, and its pledge
to the bondholdors.
Year: 1865




The Democratic competitor of Judge Hale
for Congress, in the 10th New York district,
is Hon. Halsey r. Wing, OF Gisns F4lls-so
we have two old friends in the field The
dems. have been very wise in taking Judge
Wing. His democracy did not spoil his pat
riotism, as he proved by sending two sons to
the field, one of whom was killed at Peters,
burgh while the other suffered the horrors of
rebel prison. Judge Wing will probably
run beyond his party strength, but we think
he cannot beat Judge Hale. Judge Hale is a
graduate of the University of Vermont and
Judge Wing is graduate Of Middlebury
College. Personally and intellectually they
are admirably matched for the race.
Year: 1865

say An editor says bis attention was
FIRST drawn to matrimony by the skill
ful manner in which pretty girl
handled . broom, A brother editor
says the manner in which bis wife
handles broom is not very pleasant.
Year: 1865

CLERICAL sARcAsM.-The follow
ing bit of sarcasm is from the Church
Journal; "We hear q rumor that the


Episcopal Recorder and Western


Episcopalian are going to ;agitate the


next General Convention to alter the


opening words of the Gloria IN Er-
cetsss so that it shall read: GLORY
be to God on high, and on earth
more hanging among men, But we
believe there 10 no foundation for the
story, except the tone Of some of the
editorials of those papers" F
"More hanging among men, would
suit some of the religious radical pa
,pers quite as well as the political
radical papers, perhaps a little bet
ter. Those sweet loving gentlemen,
the radical religious editors who
make long prayers would not only
devour widows houses, if they could
get the chance, but the widows them
selves, if we may judge by the in
fernal spirit they manifest.-Louis-
taWe Jou1naz.
Year: 1865

Where the other end of the cable is to be
landed is harbor in Trinity Bay, New
ioundland, and was selected after q careful
examination Of all the coves in that Bay.
It has been connected by telegraph line
with st. John.
Year: 1865

II The Union State Convention Of New
Jersey, to nominate candidate for Cover
nor, is to meet at Trenton July 20. The
party will make CANVASS before the people
on the constitutional amendment to abolish
slavery.
Year: 1865

From and after the first day of December
the price Of the DAILY NATIONAL REPuBLI-
CAN, delivered at the residences Of subscrib-
ers, will be ten cents per week, or forty-hye
cents per month.


In consequence Of the great drought which
has prevailed for months past in the middle
and northern States, the paper mills, worked
by water power in those States, have fur
nished but little paper, and some have
stopped altogether, making it impossible for
those worked by steam power to supply the
demand. Much paper has consequently been
imported at heavy cost.


In consequence of this fact the price Of
paper has increased, since we reduced the
price Of the REPUBLICAN in July last, over
fffy per cent, We are therefore compelled
to increase the price to meet this unprece,
dented rise in the price Of paper, but hope
that it will be only temporary, and that we
shall be able to resume the old prices in a
short time.
Year: 1865

BY order of the President the Old Capitol
prison will be vacated and closed tomorrow.
All the prisoners who will not be discharged
or turned over to the civil courts preparatory
to the restoration of the writ Of ha6eas cor
pns, which is to take place at an early day,
will be sent to Fort Whipple, Va.


Directions have emanated from tho same
high authority to reduce forthwith the spe-
oial detective force under General BAKER,
and the work Of diminution has already
commenced. This is prompt action in the
right direction.
Year: 1865

The Macon Telegraph tells the following sad
story of the war: 81 learned yesterday the cir
cumstances of a melancholy quandary in which
an young lady, one of the most estimabls and
lovely in this part of the country was placed
A gallant young officer was betrOthed TO her,
He fell on the fatal field Of Sharpsburg. She
loved him dearly, and was afflicted far beyond
what lovers Of more buoyant temper would
have suffered. She went into mourning seclud-
ed herself from society, devoted herself to re-
ligious and charitable deeds, and was Edead to
the world" few months ago, young gen.
tleman of great wealth, superior talents, and
handsome person. accidentally formed her ac-
quaintance, in the progress of business trans
action. He was fascinated with her; persever-
ed until he overcame her aversion little by lit
tie, aBd finally they became engaged to be mar
red only fortnight ago. She had already
made out her order for an elegant trosseau.-
But four days ago her first lover returned. He
had been carried to Northern hospital from
the battlefield, with no hope of life, and had
lust been liberated and returned. He has a
frightful scar across his face, only one eye, and
is an invalid for life, and is poor; but in his
bosom burns manly and noble soul The
poor girl has shut herself up, and will not see
either of them. The meeting between her and
her first lover the other day is said to have been
distressing. His letters had failed to reach her,
and she firmly believed him dead till he stood
before her the CHASTITY ruin of her lover once so
handsome and manly. Poor fellow | have
caught glimpse of him once as he passed along
the street with his crutches and melancholy
face"