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it imtmrMHif i*:. > juutiil V_J tSdlT ; 000,1*00 'tl .<*IA -"? , .*nr ?."? ; 'i -? * akv v*<? M o->01110 >.I 'J'* ' ?JilT ; ? k.MJi iu lsrtnvrftBK 187 RNING, MARCH 28, 1863 RC SA/i'MlDA VOLUME XI. 1'IUSTKl) AND PUBLIBHKD BY i ; c p & at'DERMoip iXTBLLIOBSCKRBOIlDraOS, ( If. a. earner qf Qxincy am& Main-Sit. TEBMSi Dally,(by mail, paya"-1? In advane^V?......|| ?j the Week - " "*? .. Weekly, (per y<*r, payable in advaooe,)? B.09 tf Advertising dune on naMnabJe terms. Ajledv?rtiJMient?froin?dl?tanee,orftomtranetant f emtumeri, malt be paid In advance. INSURANCE. Insurance Company | ECAHTFORD, CT. assets July i. isea. CASE! AND TREASURY NOTES, on Y,ln* Jiaud and deposited on call, and in Agents' band>s BANK STOCK8in New York, Hartford, fcnton, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and other places .....i........1.. UN1TKD STATUS and STATE STOCKS. Sov York, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennes see, Mi**onrt Michigan, Indiana CITY BOND?, Hartford, Uochester, Brooklyn. Jer?*y Oity, New York...... KA1LBOAO STOCKS, Hartford and New Haven, Boa ton and Worcester, Conn. Kiver.......... 107 41* OA MORTGAGE HONDH T J? REAL ESTATK, Wolncumbered.....Z I J} $281,6CT 85 ] ?jlU? 00 CSS,411 06 2*5,090 00 I Total Asset. ..*2,488,138 19 L.08SKS PAID. UPWARD OV ?13,000,000. The grot*, public acrT'ee, proiwptnou and reliabill- I 'J this well-tried a it sterling Company recom I mrod It to preference ? itb tho^e ne^n jM; nin^c? Girard Fire&Marlne Ins. Co. I PHILADELPHIA. CAPITAL AND Soft PLCS 43JS 7-3 gj, I N.C. ARTHUR, Ag't. Pennsylvania Insurance Co. I OF PITTSBURGH, PA. Cl",T"-~ - ???? - $300,000 I BIBBOTORS> iEgLSSS ?'>??' Patrick, ?. _o-vI -? ?? ?muu filBllT, . . ?lllc. ? ssatsa; i!c/L?rig: Alex.Neg.ey, Coltoi C. A. Colton, A.J J one.', ' A. A. Carrier, J. Or ear 8proul. J. GREER SPROUL. Bec>; ft. P?" I "l^^T'^'|0<^IU,;!ln3, h?Tln? ?ppolnted the under- I th?l,r. A*?ntfor Wheeling, and vicinity. BUIrt ' ?l.thB P*,ronage or the pubUo. BaM Companies are well known to ba drat class offlcu. I HnJ of I' ? Iowe" rat8" 011 buildings of all kind*. Steamboats, Furniture, Merchaudl.., and agalnat all the perils or the River. ?nd flea.. til lonosprumptlyiwUmted. d*c31 iv. N. 0. ARTHUR, Agt. _aec31 Offloeorerthe lunk <,rgh^l.ff TO THOSE WHO WISH TO Be| I 1ST SUE E ID i AGAINST ALL CONTINGENCIES. T^fNnr0"rk,BSI,RA!,CB COMPANY I Cash Capital (every dollar paid in). ,?i ooo ooo I - Contingent Fund (ove)7. "f. 7... SS?|J?SS f Theilargest Cash Capital for the amount of rUk o any offlco in the United Stato.. vr.tr. i-etbrson, AS-t. T"?r?P8rg^rCAfCW WF T,lKVA1 OASa Capital (paid in) ,500,000 l ?1 b"thtalt?E?.Mt ?"h ?f?7??ce=l,.rt.r-1 ?SirS,m."nUndrl,k* Uk?a OD th* ".oetrev Losses equitably adjusted and promptly paid by W. P. PJSTBR80X, Agt. | T^J^F^5'*f,r*,KS,TA:lt'i USVBASOB JL COMPANY, of New fork. I O an Capital (Jratd in) ?t000001 0a.h Contingent Fund(over) 375)0001 In thiauQco the assured participate In the profit* I withjnt Incurring any risk. . ' W. P. PETERSON, Agent. ilHK LTSCIIHUKG HOSE * KIRK I . INSURANCE COMPANY. ?a?" Capital ....... ? *100,000 W. F. PETERSON, Jr.. Agent. ti?rOrer*a,MO,OOOof Cash Capital represented by I Ms old and well .stabHshed A eucy, wher e every loss 1 11 the above office has been promptly paid in Wheel-1 lug, before it waa dne by the terms of the polloy. W. P. PKTER80N, . ? , Office next door to the M. A M. Bank, , Jy7- 69-1 y Main street. Wheeling. Fire. Marine ? Life Ins'nce Co. OF WHEELING, VA. DIRECTORS 1 JohnLUt, L. S. Delaplain, Michael Reilly, Jacob Berber. K. M. Norton, Thoe. Sweoney. A. B. Caldwell, J. C Harbour, And. P. Woo.1,. Tl.ia Company ii owned and managed by I many of our matt wealthy and influential Mer-I chant.. Their oIBce lias lately been removed to No. f ', SlcLure House Building, and is fully organized I and prepared to take risks oh Fnuna and Brick I Boiidlnip, Manufacturing Kxtabllshments, Stocks 01 Merchandlae, Household Furnitnre. Ac,, Ac. On I null, of Steambo.u, I'areea, >latboats, and their I carjtoe., upon the Western river.;and on Steamships Steamboats and Sailing Vessels, and their cargoes I upon the lakes; also on Lives, at reasonably low rate, and accommodating term*. ? ? 1 w. W. 8HRIVBR, Sec^y8" Ookpajit's Ornca, No. 7, M'Lilai! ITous* Boildwo. I NSUKA NCE . . r . Jfr OV WIIHBLINO. 1IOORPOBATED IK X83T. R18KB AT THB LOWEST RATBS ON I "j*" kind* Steamboats, Furnltnreand I MMchandlse,?ad again, t all dangers attending the I sdnSlroad? 011 r,Ter,',e?"'Uk?i canals B W.Haams., SeCy. h?*t Cbavsls, Pre.t n , , . DIRBCTOBB. *.0?mi7?* JohnDonlon, Robt Morrison Bob*t^tterson, | Saddles, Harness,Trunks &cf WHOLESALE A RETAIL. t tllePnbUe patronage avcB?.? r,P*'r'nKPron,ptly done, and In a pro I s^O'M J. B. SHEPPARD. I - 181, Main Btraet 1 JOHH t. T.Ainrig ISncceeeorto Wheeler A Clnfl. rtm<"lt*f Ai,?. * Ca8s?nores and Vob tings! SISBKO1omS0"1"1" of OKNTLBMKN'81^ Tlw.nl. "wDs. '?S <r ? Jr?.I?oUdta e?P?frDn,e" bestowed upon th< ""hiUho.i jnVrv^?'? of ,he the JOHNT;LAKIN,MerchantTai _. ? No. log Main at., Wherflng, Ya. ?*-w.PAno8. '?? ootl MERCHANTS. ?? ud M, Haia St., w hesllaf, V?. business cards; . R F. TURNER, M. D., ???CBPATHI0 PHVSJC,^ I OFFICE 170 FOUKTH STKKRT, I (In the office formerly occupied b, Dr. Ilowton.) , |_<fcc2?am? Wlieellne. Vn, i T. O. KIGEK.M.D. Homoeopathic Physician, i p Offle. hour, from 6 to 9 A. M, and l to 8 4 lto 9 J ? ^2-}Jrj:1 I J1IU1) OUDTOL. ? n. I " "?ORGI I. WW,J UAtDWELL & BOYD, Attorneys at taw, | WO. ra Main Str.et, I Janl"lf VP STAIRS, j WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, WHJBWNa, VA. ?' HSWiiatrH I M"??t?*K,>trance( next door to Baker ' a.W.S,'? enlnH,co nMr "" ISoW vl?EB, BRD8HK8. I r!rri^?=^.^HiT,sLBAD customers are invited to cull. spl,'69 I oan LIS*. *0?T. KORHUOH. w.b.looahI , I0Q1NBLIST. ..DAVMPORT1 r LIST, MOHHISON St CO., I WholeioleGracen dL Produce Dealers! 1 ? Ifoi.TO and 80 Muin-SK Wheeling, Fa. I J7 * ?'?te to the friends of the late firm. I . th??*ir?d? generally, that weare inpossession! I Whnit?i n ample facllltiee for the transaction of a I I *ii?,e*1,?Qroc?rF?ndProduceBusineis. I toTn#r^??"iSni,l.,!fd?t.005t?ateB,lord?" ?ntrusted 1 Ti . fidelity and promptness, and on th I mostfavorablBterms. Yonrob't servants, whuiin t H8T, MORRISON * CO. Wheeling. January ad. 18B0. Jau7 JAS. M. DILLON, Wo. 107 n?rket Street WIIHBLIKQ, YA. . PIiUMBEK AND GAS FITTER,] ' AHD 1 BRASS FOUN RY. I Wttj>poHr iron, galvanized: I !_/ anil all sizes of Lead Pipes, Slice- Lead, Brass I n^V?r l? !*?; 8te*f -Whistles. 8te?mUmiVater P I Ki iT Forco Pan'rw. Liuks, Uose, Antifric I . lto Metal, Brancer Tin, Zinc, Antimony, Cruclbels. } S!i"^,iKJ?.tn,n*1lod"' Insulators ind Points I V -.KNT FOR TUB MKNKRLY BULLS. AnnX" Pill'' constantly on hand. q I O'^l-W for Copper, Brass and Lead.' DANIEL PECK , i ATTORNEY AT X.AW. f OFFICK on the cornerof Fourth and QiiIhct ?t? formerly ,11;. reridenos grpf.^paheT fcbaojn,"1 METCALF & BURT, MANUFACTURER'S' AGENTS. ,fj si?el.?Prtng?,.Axli?, Window Olasj, Wine Bot I ?* Flaska, Wooden Ware, Wrennimr I .PaperjLlme, Cement, Piaster Parts, *c. ' I niJST,?5!r? loratticlM iiot in oiir llife win,be fur I forwarded without delay at the lowost I cam rates. __ JHU6 I ouax L. ZA?. c. L.ZANE & CO. I ?Wr?'0rfer "d Deakr' fi/r*i0n * Domestic I I Wines and Liquors,] Manufacturers of J3arc Catawba Wines. Qcnior Strut, srwus Mai* * liiur Bis. , WHKKLING, VA I I hand Brandies, Scotch and I O hI,kIe& Jamaica Rums and Cordials, I Choice Old Rye and Bonrbon Whiskies. aep2T ly Til 3 Ci?i sen's Deposit Bank | 0 ' WUKRLINO. ' BAp" KR0"!'O'CLOCK A. Mi, until 3 P. M. Discount days?Thursdays ?t 10 A. M. I fg^Xoney received on transient deposit. . 1 g?In erest paid on special deposits. - - I [ rnhted mido and proceeds pron^Vy iT5"'l DIftKOTORS: \ N. 0. Arthur, J. N. Vance, ' * Jacob Hornbrook, .!, \v. Pranaheim, ! Wm.Ho.bsy, j. K. Jiotrforit " 3 Geo. K. Wheat. Chester D. Knqx, .j I - ^ Samuel llarper. I dec31 lLr, Mhier' 0lw-K- Wheat, Pres't. Hats <fe"Ga^;''1 S.N. PRATHER, 1 NO. SO MAIS STREET. ALWAYS on hind a choice and vsried stock of I HATS and CAPS for Mens' and Boys' w'car. I Being desirous of establishing a permanent trade, both to the city and ?urronniilnK country, all, those who nver me vrith their patrouage can reh.on be- I ing supplied with the heat goods at the lowest flu ores. ? ????"??? a Country Merchants are. particularly requested to call and examine my stock. ' "PT1* ) , 8. ?V. PKATHljR.| The People's Bank. AWOK No. 6# M?lnstre?t, Wheellng, Va. i \J Money received on deposit. Intere?t'paldon I ?pedal deposits. - NoteB and bills discounted.' Exchange bought and J sold. Collections at bome or from abroad promptly I attended to. * * *.\ MRICTORS. j.O Harbour, Christian Hess. J,T. Scott, John Vockler, ? Sam'l J. Boyd^ , , Kichard.Carter. . ;V.. J.O. HARBOUR, Pres't. 3. R. DICKEY, Caah'r. , my9 "THE UNIPN," ARCH STRBET, Between 3rd and 1th, Plilladelphla.1 THS UNDKRSIGNXD, baring renewed thejeasel of the above popular Hotel for a-aeries of years,I would respectfully call the attention ol the Travel-I ing Public to it* central 'locality, either for bniinenl or pleasure I The Boom will be entirely renovated and rc-fur-l nlshed, and kept tu such a manner, as to merit, asl heretofore, a liberal share of public patronage. t ? With many thatdw.to fornwcirlendaJiud the trav-l ellng public, we' trust we may have tlie pleasure oil ellng public, we trust .we may baTe the -pleasure ol waiting upon them on itgain Visitlag the city. s, J T'rTTH0tMAS18T,\VMB> SON. ; , , , mareem ? - . V.H | 9BA1AW. . .'V J* 1 Watches, Jewelry,Silver A PIa,? aooH wtfe, i FANCY? GOODS,}a :-T No.-ax's OPPOSITE M. A II BAVK. I irONlYKKCKIVKD ON TRANSTRTT DBF JxL Interest paid on Special Deposits. Ooll? promptly attuM to. Kxchangsonthe *astbougl and sold. THOB.lI. LIST, President. | |RAYI> V! HILDRWTH, Treanrer. Janl4-'&?. | 'TKIIM8 OB- A_ I ?? '? < *o*a?l?.<j C?" teWSfttlWBP^SsK Two Wi?tliJv?1u...vi goo IVej MonUij^..,i...iO 00 ?*Mon?hv._ 16 00 OnaYttir,....... ...2000 iio irA | i oo |&3?r Amoug a batch of recently intercepted letters from rebel sources, we notice''one or two of unusunl piquancy, written by ' 5 to Qwi&HSwbands and lovers,in the rebel army. ' . The wife of Gen. I). M. FrLt, mannges to beguile her own time, and {.is also, bv filling several sheets qf foolgosp, wherein wtoils tho gossip of her neighbors with great glee, aud gloats,with a rather unwomanly ferocity over the^disastors of. the Federal troops. r. a - |f The only sign of humanity which iffi |pea?* her' lon^ epistle to Mr. frost, is the tJuuo which com da over b'er j Whi|st speaking of the sufferings 'of the II rebel prisoners at Arkansas post?who I] are scattered, she says, all tljrough the | Western prisons, and are destitute of clo J thing and "blankets ; although' the rebel I; ladies are doing their best to supply them i yitirt;uesqnpc^^a;.i l> vy it,* , I ShB ^ ?^J?>t,y obe'ot;thoVc manly wo men who are not much giVenlat any time j to the melting mood, partly otying to the j original granite in her natnre, ,?mj^anly j Irom her indissoluble union with her frosty partner. ? " I Hut this .pretty rebelJady iJ tame and I commonplace in all the features of her P character, compared with the sweetheart of one Mr. W. F. Laokett, whp writes to 1 her "darling Frank" from the famous city, of St. I^ouis, under date of Feb. 3d.' This is an-uutaraeable LeoMrdess, her beautiful skin pitted all' over With rebel spots, which she regards as tjie highest expressions of lovlinese, and by no means las Uemisbea. T? bear her but whinny over tb&gi and cozen herself for the having of them; >s enough to make .one in love with de | foruiity itself, on account of the altogether infinite satisfaction which it must bring I in .comparison, to the fortunateipOssessor J II '^lu Pu'Ze8 bei"r?bel poln,s and Qualities | as the best part, of .her. and boasts that. I although ,n the presence of "Mi,, Lucy, | our intelligent contraband, who watches ua so closely with her Federal eyes, we do [nothing but lie from morning till nigiit; I yet, WO manage to cheat the cunning: blafclt I minx, and send messages of ajd and"com I i ^he thlR.K8i3" ,?bis; very vpretty and de serving. and asks her "darlintFranki! if fffij ItW il' She ^ 'from Miss J.outie (perhaps trunk's 3TStcr)'tbRtbcr day, who ku| she rel>pl;'.?nn<1 thi t . BB < ?. ?A -tV Si wl,v ?fcv?ua - If I that is all she asks ot me. I think vou aie rayprbp^." " * 4m*? V fol.i-j'* ' aajjll AH fi-11 f ?Jt.'.J.K-C I she is terribly dowu on the poor riiggfr and says?-wpuld ypU bbliave i't?_ibat | darling .Frank's partitulhr frifend, ?m., , has u gentleman of African i)?3oei;t J though' a citizen _ of America,'whd '>rihB: upon, her, and that *be actually attend* church with him !" "So corrupt have man* ners become sint^e the' aicdrsid'Prociam^. lion! - ? ? r* rJ* - *? ? ?' *? i Ctjtt Won t, she pray her partizan God?and that, too most lustily-^to gil-B General Price and bis army mighty ^speea in Missouri I And don't she gonsh her beau tiful ' - ,? ;"-t - ?yj? "tee, 'poor, persecuted'thc-deciU,' a<t tfiai*e-\ gant pipcf, the Repl{$$& to t^rn u,, I mat/ have the satisfaction of trampling a fev> f ?f tfiete negro-toying ladits. mider .our/eel I ... I Like Mrs. Frost, she is Very 8orry: ibat[ the rebels shfftr so inuch ; she has a cold herself, just now, and knows what suffer-1 ing is. But she doa't mean to die,?Frank I pay .bp atire of :that i^-i'bfertiute there Vs .? ILXtsl ics nQishes her charming love letter wiUijU postscript wbleh bangs 'jail her' previous] t'petticoatiwf, up jS*'. S.,. with wbiob we ? blff- .Vff* Zaidt ?-,-ftw?#?d<eu : ? . ?'*? ^ AVr. .8-rrJ thBtotheiiiia; ?odam going to petticoatihhn toreKy soonVl A^poor cowardly thing like him,' I think, L ought to be pettieoated, if yon will excuse I the expression; for T seldom make use of | such to you. Do 1' (from the jfc T. Port ) ' The Pr?t?t <rf flic KucUoalati. I It id told, of a Nqw-.EDgland politician that be proulaime4(htoiaelf to be jb favor of the Maine Total ,vAbatineuce Uw, but opposed to. its: exeotCtion.i ? He m>??t,have been the founder of that reactionary polit ical faction wbicbiasin.favdt' of the war, but opposed to tbe government, or to the only authority whic&i can ? proseoote that war. They are in favor of the Union, ttiese jmeu say, in favor of- upholding itby force of arms, in favor of crashing out tSetheory and practice of secession, but- they'' dislike the men and methods-flf tbe' Administration. Tbev dislike its moril and political senti ments, its past history.'and present usur pations, its exerciyji?f arbitrary, power, ?Mid'.it* stringent aniujlruoulent system of dealing with trdita>H Vnd those; Who,BJ m pathiae with traitftre In other1 words, they ;.would aavefithe ship from sink ing, if tbe captain^' and his ptytqa did opt go so violently te^work. , I; Now, v<e_auJifl?Vtl?et*Ufttt> * repent pe riod, .the, almost universal objection to tba: Administration was th'atitiwas too lenient, too alow,; too conciliatory, tab much be biud tbe.demandslof: public senfyri^nt and the exigencies of the time. We can name the day?not long since?when eiery jour nal' in New York arraigned'Mr. Lijicoln andj his Cabinet for an inadequate perception of the. duties of the ocoasion. Mr. Lin coln was allowed to be honest and sincere, bnt he was tuo good natured ; J}e meant well, but did not act with sufficient energy; he was over genial and easy, au'd was ad monished that he ought to take tbe im petuous old .liou Jackson for hiB model. "Qt*?efor an hour of blindfold Dandolo," wa"8/;thei song; " Ob, for an bout* of the hero of New Orleans, and of him who dealt'with the knights errant of nullifica tipn. in 1832 '' As for Mr. Seward, the most cautious and conservative;of the Sec retaries, as be had come to be considered,: he was an idealist, a compromiser, a false prophet of good things to cornQv and ut terly unable to comprehend eithc^tbe mag nitude or the malignity of the' conflict, who dreamed of reconciliation and peace when no otber weapons but the stern weapons of war, and no other jtatesman ship but the statesmanship of the camp, were in place. In tbe same spirit, Secret tnry Welles wasdeolared an "old granny," and tbe ooly man of the Cabinet who awoke any enthusiasm and bops was Sec retary Stanton, then new^to bislplace, and giving evidence of a fr??b, indomitable, and l renchant seaL^laapWt' ' Why is it, every1^TO|gliitrjed in that day,-that trailora^are' tKFa'ted |n the oity [of Washington,' ,bureaus of the departments the preach-1 era ot mutiny ar'tf^ifHBweS/to utter their dangerous fooleriea-ib'tbe-streets of Balti more ; why is' it ^tiat thV."^utrals" -of I Kentucky, who are only disguised rebels, ! are not arrested :! v. toy la it thai uewspa- j pers here and there aro permitted to iBsue their apologies for sedition, and'orators to I go about spontiog their falsome dinaffec- j lions ?- , Tbe.answer was : Because: the Ad m?WtsIrtl?on1s 'w??k, Uiavinjt^aile^ it is I unequal to. the .demands of the crisis ; it j does not guide, but follows, at'a long dis- 1 tancol the indications of public sentiment; | it wants pluck and decision; anditmuBtl >be shoved on by the people before it will j 'undertake decisive measures. Such was I the criticism of the leading journals as well as o'f private conversation, echoed and re echoed too faithfully by foreign writers and statesmen. "The civil war in Amer ica," said the London Timu iu its scoffing I way, "is a very civil wiir indeed ; the im- I potence of the government can have uo I' other end than the triumph of anarchy." Now, however, siptfp the Executive and Congresa have determined to suppress the | rebellion by every means in their power, I the tone of thtir criticism is signally changed. The Administration is no longer weak, but despotic; it is no longer imbe cile awl languid; but loo earnost; it do ipngerTpiters behind.pubIio sentiment, but it sets that sentiment at defiance ;'it is no | logger dilatory in employipg the ordinary methods of war, but it rushes out ofiu way to employ the most extraordinary I methods?methods so extreme, that they are.likely not onlytii suppress the rebellion, but to Bubjugate the South and extinguish every vistage of liberty in the North. Mr. |j Lincojn, .wields a power which no unlimi- |i ted monarch of Europe ever wielded ; his 11 Cabinet are the constituents.of a virtual || absolutism , and Congress has passed lawB which place the lite, the ,liberty and tbe property of every man in tbe'hfcnds of these 11 dictators;"'"loT OthnrV worde, Mr. Lincoln |< has suspended the habeas corjnix ruid the J representatives of tbe people have justified I, him in it; be has caused tbo arbitrary ar rest of suspected citizens, and he baa' been I iode,innlt\ed by law; htiJiSiBiilimanded uu- 11 limited power, and his servile minions ofl tbe' Senate and the House hnve voted biro | J all the men and the money that he asks, j j '* Van anything be more absurd than the I, pretext' of the reactionists Because the I officials at Washlfetonj i(i' aitfme of ex- J tretue public"clangrfr, tn ortfer & assert tbe I Integrity of tbe nation, to maintain lie s,u-11 premacy or the laws, to defend the gov- J, ernment from armed assault and qecret.l conspiracy, resort, as n temporary exppdi I ent, io the exercise of prerogatives which I must be and are always exerted under 1 imperative necessities ot a urae of war, I they are accused of an ambition to. over-l throw the liberties of their country,.and ofl a design to lorn a mere exceptional pro-1 cedure' ."into a permanent rule.. They are.I furiously denounced for loradidg the con-1 stituiion and the rights orthe people be: cause ot tbe Jfery measures which they 1 adopt to, enforce lhat constitution, and pre serve those rights inviolate! . . J The proper, answer to such ridiculous nonsense is the an.w?r:*hwh:-S?pl.eu A. Donglas gave to !? the Congress. of 1844 wbo contendei thal the fine imposed upon Geueral^ackeon by I Judge Hale, of New-Orleans. shouTd not be remUted, because Jackson bad proclaimed UrfiaMaw in an hour of exigency, beeanse r*!,. j treated the habeat eorpu* with dis- I r^rd.'Wciuir he had .dictated w the Jr.^ haniahed .xitixeos who had ai-1 prS?,l ^nieitlonil^>B'liwry policy. "I j ^ not^Mrfaimed the indignant orator, J "whether his acts were legal.or Illegal} I I 'okre not Whether General Jackson violated J? ^-.titutionor not; J care not whether | K ?,n^ded a1^Wlantbority or nor; bis he suspee to the defenoe ot bis } lawi^Tallt to me, sir. ahont illegaliUdl, | U^torte;' air,^ of formalities,.p such* but one law and one form, I thfe '-cannon^ against the enemies, of the 'ABon^ That noble answer was approved v .? o?orwhelming majority of a demo-1 democratic states, to say nothing of the I general approbation of tbo American peo ple. Mr.. Douglas and the American people thought that a sick patient might be beund by bia surgeon in order to reBcue bis life. Or they had in mind perhap9 the illustri ous example of tbe Roman Republic, which, suspicious aa it was of tbe least encroach ments of power upon the established Con stitution, when tbe enemy was at tbe gates, eagerly placed all rights iu tbe handB of their cbosflu commander, crying "Save us!" He and they felt that history would hare Reproached them for pusillanimity und cow ardice if they had not approved tbe surren der of everything temporarily for the sake of securiag .everything permanently; but we need not recur to such precedents or such considerations to justify tlie worst deeds of the present managers of our af fairs. The simple fact that no exorcise ol their power has been so exorbitant or high handed that tbe object of it could not bave avoided the result iu a moment, by an oath of.allegiance to tbe Union, is their ample justification. No community has been plac ed under martial law whose inhabitants were willing to purge themselves of sedition ; no individual has been inoarcerated for any length of time, who was roady to go be fore a magistrate and swear to liis fidelity to the Union ; and no act has been passed which the authors of it were, at any time, reluctant to submit to the regular judicial tribunals for their decision of its constitu tional validity. We do not mean to sny that no mistakes have been oomraitted ; we do not mean to Bay that subordinates have not, in certain cases, transcended their authority; but we do mean to say that there has never boea an hour in the pros ecution of the war against rebellion, in which any really loyal citizen, who would hrove himself such, has been wantonly de prived of his rights, or stood in tbe least danger from the arbitrary acts of the gov ernment^ famine Prices In tbe South. From a recent number of a .Richmond paper we learu the following, which the sditor pronounces to be "storn facts:"? Sold rose on Saturday to $2 00 premium ?that is, the price of u gold dollar was 3 CO in paper. IJuttor was actirec and in ilemand at $2 75 per lb. IJcef, none af it first rato, commanded $1 to $1 ,25 per lb. Corn Meal ?5 per bushel. Let us talk no more of depreciation of North am currenoy and of inflated prices after reading such accounts us these. Other irticlea in the- Richmond journals ure beaded, "Blockade prices," and "l>o Our Farmers Plant Oorn." It'fa discov ered at last that cotton, its not'king, but that corn is "in tiic ascendent, i and thatl liis rule -will be most despotic. These "Atern facts" speak volumes. They show more forcibly than the roost eloquent lan guage the miserable condition to wKioh the rebellion lias reduced the people of be South?[A*. Y. Herald American Tract Society. Since, the outbreak.of the Southern re bellion, the American tract society has I issued over two hundred publications es pecially adapted to tbo army and navy. It lias expended above $50,000 in furnish ing them with its publications; embra cing more than 500,000 volumes, 3,500, 900 tracts, and in the last fivo months in no-operation with the Christian Commis sion 2aO,000 copies of the American Mes senger. These Messenger* which aro eagerly sought by chaplains and soldiers, aontain reading matter equal to 4,000,000 tracts of four pages each. Packages are Bent monthly to every part of the army, | moro than 140 paekages being regularly forwarded to the principal vessels of the blockading squadron. OFFICIAL. LA.WB OP TUB UNITKD STATES. Pasted at the Third Session of 'thu Thirli/-\ seventh Congress. [Public?No. SI.] Am Acr to change ttio times of holding the circuit and district courts or the United States in the sev eral district* In the seventh district. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the Unite! States of America In Con Sress assembled. That instead or the times now fixed by law, tbe circuit and district court* or the United States for the several districts in the State* compo sing the seventh judicial circuit shall lierennor be lield aa follows: onto. , At,Cleveland, for the northern district of Ohio, on the first Tuesdays in the months op January, Slay, and September in each-year. At Cincinnati, fjr tho southern district of Ohio, on the first Tuesday* in the months of February, April and October in e-4ch year. HIOBIOU. At Detroit, for the district of Michigan, on the I llrst Tuesday* in June, November,and March ineacli year. . And all recognisances, indictments, or other pro ceedings, civil and crimlual, now pending in either of laid court*, shall be entered and have day in J court, and be heard and tried, according to the times of holding **ld coarta as herein provided. Approved, February 31,1863. [Poauc?Jio. 35.J , . As'Act to allow the United State* to prosecute ap peals, and writs oferror without giving secu . ritj. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ilepre-1 scntatives of tbe United State* of America In Cju grese assembled, Th?t whenever any writ, dr error, appeal, or any proceed in la#; admiralty, or equity shall issue from or be brought-up - to the Snpreme Court or the United States, either by tho United State* or by direction of any Department of the Qovernment thereof, no bond, obligation, or aeourity ?hall be required from tlie United States, or from any party acting under the. direction aforesaid, bv any (ulge or cleric or court, either to proaecnte said ault or to answer Iu damage* or cost*. In case of an ad verse decision, such cost* a* by law are taxable against the United States shall be paid out ot the contingent fund ot,the department.under whose di rection the proceeding* shall have been Instituted.? All acta and part* of act* inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved February 21, 1683. (Public?No. 36.] As Aor'eitending the time for carrying Into effect the provisions of the third section ot the act en titled "An net relating to highways in the county af Washington and District of Columbia,'* ap .graved May three, eighteen hundred and sixty ' Be it'enacted by the Senate and House :of Retire sentative* of the Called State* of America in Con gress assembled, That the period named in the third section of the act entitled '?Ah act relating to high, waya in" the. county of Washington and District of Columbia," approved May three, eighteen hundred and*sixty.two, requlrlns that-the roads designated in *ajd section (ball be surveyed, platted, aud recor ded within ooe year from the passage ot said act, be extended to three yean; and the.Mevy. court or aaid county of Washington Is hereby authorized tocause the.survey, putting, aad recording of each roaday in each year, as it may. deem proper and; neceaaarv:?1 Provide J, That all the (said roads fee so surveyed platted, and recorded .within the period of three ^ See.;.' And be lt further enacted, That the Presi dent or tbe United State* be and is htr*-bv empow ered. l?y and with, the advice send consent ofthe fln "X ,h*' tnay hereafter occur la aaid levy court: and all acta or part* of acta ineon siitent wttb the above recited act or with this act are hereby repealed. Approved, February 21,1868. (PCIUC?No.Si.J Ax Act to annex a part of the State or New Jersey to the collection district of Now York, and to up- I point an assistant collector, to Teside at Jersey r cttJ* I Beit enacted by the Senate aud House of Ken re- 1 sen tat Ives of the United States of America in Con- I Kress assembled, That all that' p*tt of the 8tate oi I New Jerjev which lies north and east of Elisabeth-1 town and Staten Island, comprising the counties of I Hudson and Boreen, bo aud the same is hereby nn? J nexed to the collection district of New York; that an ] assistant collector, to be apj?ointed by the President of the United States, shall reside at Jersey city, who 1 shall have power to enter and clear vessels in like 1 manner as the collector of Sew York is authorised ? by lair to do, but such assistant collector shall. m?v- I erthelcss, act in conformity lo such instructions and j regulations as he shall from time to time receive | .from the collector of New York; and that the said I assistant collector shall receive for his annual salary two thousand dollars in fall for all services .to be by I him performed, and in Uen of commissions aud j (fees. 1 Approved, February 21, 1S63. . [Public Rksolution ?N*. 10;} IA Resolution to amend the "Joint resolution for the I I paymeut of the expenses of the joint coaimlttee ot I Congress, appointed to inquire into the conduct ol j the war,*'approved the twenty-seventh January, J eighteen hundred aud sixty .two. I Resolved by the Senate and House of Represent?-1 tires or the United States of America in Oongres? 1 assembled, That any portion of the amount appro. I ipriated by the joint resolution for pay moot of the I expenses of the joint committee of Congress appoiu- J ted to iuquire into the conduct of the war, approved | Ithe twenty-seventh January, eighteen hundred and 1 lidxty-two, that may have been, or shall hereafter be 1 kilo wed by the said joint committee to witne?6? at- I Itcadiu ' before it or to persons employed in its ser h ice, for per diem. travelling, or other necessary ?c Vioiine*. and paid l?y the Secretary of the Senatejn bursuauco of the order of that joint committee sbau 1 be accordingly credited aud allowed by the account ing officers of the Treasury .Department. ' ' Approved, February 20, J3<W. [Public Rksoluti6x--No. 11.] l\ Resolution expelling Georgo K. Badger from the 1 1 Board of Regeuts of the Smithsonian Institution, I 1 and appointing Louis Agassi* in his place. I Resolved by tho Senate aud llouso of Represents" I lives of the United States of America in Congres asseinbled. That George E.Jladger, member of the Board ot Regents of the Smithsonian Institution I ?who is now giviug aid and comfort to the euemics o: I |the Government, be aud is hereby.expelled from the I Laid board, and that I*ouis Agassi*, of Cambridge, I ^Massachusetts, bo and he is hereby appointed a I [member of the said board to till tho vacancy occa sioned by the expulsion of Mr. Badger. Approv d. February 2l,;16t>3. U'UDUC?No. .18.] Ik?* Act for the removal of the Winnebigo Indiana, and lor tho sale of their reservation in >linnea?tM for tliyir benefit. . Be It euacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Cc.n Igress assembled. That the President of the Unit d 1st ales i- authorised to lissigi to and set apart for the ?Winnebago Indians a tract ot unoccupied land be lyoud the limits ot any State, in extent at leist equsl Ito their dimiu sited reservation, the same to be well ?adapted for ngricultural purposes. And It shall be luwful for tho President to take such steps as lie may Ideern proper to effect the peaceful and quiet removal ?of the said l.idiaus from the State ??r Mi nesota, and Ito settle theiu upon the lands which may be asaigued ?to them under the provisions of this act. I Sec.2 And be it further enacted, That? upon the Iremuvnl of the said ludbtus from tho reservation Iwhere tiiey now reside, it. shall be the duty of the ?Secretary of the Interior to cause e+ch legal enb.ll Ivisiou of the said laud* to bo appraise I by discreet ?person* to be appointel b>-him for that purpose ? I And in each instance where tliero are improvements Inponauy legal subdivieionof said lands the improve ments shall be separa ely appraised. But ho portion _of the caid lauds shall be subject to pre emption, set Itlement. entrv. or location uuderany art ofCongre^s, ?mile-* the party pre-empting, ettliug upon, or, lop ? Itiug any (Mirtiou of said lands sli?ll pay therefjr the ?full appraised value thereof, iticliining the value of ?the i aid" improvements, under such regulations as [hereinafter provided. I Sec. 3, ALdbeit further enacted. That alter tl?? lappfarsat ot "the- ?uM reservation the aatue shall be ?opened to preemption,- entry, and settlement, It* the Isatne maimer as other public lauds: Provided, That ? before any }>eram shall be entitled toeutcr any wr Itiou of the said lands, by p e-eniptiou or otherwise, I previous to their exposure to sale to the highest biJ ? der, at public outcry, he shyU become an actual bona , I fide eottler -thereon, ami shall conform to all tho ? regulations now provided by law incases of pie eruption, and shall pay, wffliin the term of one ye*r lfroiu date of his settlement, tho lull appraised value lof tho land,' aiid the improvements theroon, to the llnnduOicersof the district where the said lands are Isituated. An^ that portions of the said reservation I which may uot bo settled upon, as aforesaid, maybe ? so d at public auction as other public lands are eold, latter which they shall be subject to sale at private lentry, as other public lands ol" the United States, but luo portion thereof shall be sold for a sum less than i Itheir appraised value before the the first of Jauuary,. launo Domini ni^hteen hundred and *lxt>-iive,i or tor la less sum than one dollar and twenty-five cents per lacre, unless otherwise provided by law: Provided, iThat where improvement* havo been made upon said liauds by persons authorired by law td trade with leald Indians, the value of euch improvements or the lpric^ for which the san o iiiay."be's?dd shaU.bo paid ? to tho patties making tha hamr; a d In case tlie land Inpou which such improvements shall have been Imado shall be purchased by t|ie parties making the I same, at the appraised'value us aforesaid, the valuo lof the improvements so made by him shall form no part of the purchase p ice to bo paid for aa'd land. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the lands | .of said ludiaus which have been set apart for the j payment of tho debtsr-f ? ho said Indians, shall be sold I ou sealed bids for the beit price tlie samo will brirtg.'l but no iiid shall be received for said lands uutil the j first day of January, auno Domini eighteen hundred I and sixty five, for leis tliau two-did larsaiid fifty cent* I per acre. Bids shall be receivetl for tracts of quarter j lections;aud for such tracts conforming to the Gov- I jmmeut surveys le>s than one hnudred aud sixty acres 1 as Will secure the urgent price for said lauds, the j eecretary ts autoorixed to receive, iu payment ot said I lauds, certifiraites of Indebtedness of said Indian-, 1 issueil by the Commissioner of Indian Aflairs, for J |the debts ot said Indians, secured to be paid out ot I the sale of said lauds by the thltdarlloleof the treaty I of Wid Indians with the United States, concluded at I .Washington ou the filteeuth day of April, eighteen I huudred and fifty-nine. The mouev arisiug from the I sale ot their said lauds, after paying the indebted- I uess required by said treaty to b paid, shall be paJd I into the Treasury of the United States, aud shall be I expended as the same is received; under the direc tion cf the Secretarj- of the Interior, in necewary fn? Iproveiuents uikiu their new res?rvatiou; and It shall I be the duty of the Secretary of the interior to allot I to said; Indians in .severalty lands which they may 1 respectively cultivate and improve, not exceeding J dguty acres to each head of a family other than to I .lie thlefs, to whom larger allotments may bein ide, I which lands, when so allotted, shall be vested in said I Indian atnl t?I? helra, without the right of alienation, ud shall be evidenced by patent. . Sec. 5. And be it further eacted, Tliat the money I to be aunually appropriated for the l?eurfit of the said I Indians shall be ?'xpended in such manner as will, iu I the judgment of the president, best advance the said I Indians iu agricultural aud mechanical puisuit*, and I lenable them to sasialn themselves without the aid I of the Government. Aud in such expenditure r?a- I sonable discrimination may ba made in favor of the I Ichiefs who shall be found laithfal to the Government 1 of the Uuite<l SUtes, and efficient in maintaining it* I authority and the peaceof the IndUus. Said Indians I Ishsll be subJoet to the laws of tlie United btates, and 1 to the criminal laws of tlie State or Tetritory In I which they happen to reside. They shall also be sub-1 ject to such rules and regulations for their govern- I meat as the Secretary of the Interior may osescribe; I ibtil they shall be deemed incapable of making any I 'valid civil contract with any person other than a iwv I tive member of the r tribe without the consent of the 1 President oi the United States. The Secretary of the I Interior shall also make reasonable provision for the I education ofssid Indians, according to their capacity | [and the means at h-soommand. Approved, February 21,18^3. . |the family golen & uiiir ; ALES, I I AT STOREY'S IPHQSNIX ALE BRBWEEY: l'rniKSB ALES ARB jiADK FJtOJI THK OUOI J I cMt M?t t and'HopSrund pare altered water and ar* lumrarpaased in BriiiUocr ud ?*Tor. *or aale ?t> hairbarretaand. kegs, at the Brewery on B FOURTH STBEirr, SOUTH WHKHUXQ. _ k B?The Family Ale Is an excellent dinner Ale | I. Wholowme awl rtrengthening tonic, and ia put np I liu kepi and half kera Tor Family nto. I (jrdvts.leftatO. W. Ke??ing * Oo.1^ eorner ml ?<}o!ncv and Market atreeta, wUl. ba promptly atten-1 Idad to. no?l?-tf I I r\H THK FIRST OF JANUARY; lK?3. we gave no- J III tire to oar enstomem that their bills were ready I Ifcr aettlement. To tho?e who were prompt -we re I I tnrnour thanks. Many, however, have not yet com-1 I plied with onr r quest. To such we would say, we I 1 hope they will see theimpor aoce or doing so at one* I I as a matter of lattice to themselre* as well as tons. I 1 D.NIOOtXtBRO, 1 109 Main street. TEEMS OF WEEKLY. ~~ One Copy per Year $1 ?' Six Months 80 KJP Invariably in Advance.-?* The Weekly Ihfeillgencer. Will contain thirty-two columns, mostly filled wit choice and carefully prepared reading matter?em bracing all subffcta?thus making the largest, b and cheapest Newspaper In this section of country. HOT*. MOBOAKL.OT1. WM.H.HlL SAM'l OTT SON & CO. ao ran roa PAIRB AN KS STANDARD SCALES. Adapted to every branch op businks where a correct and durable Scale is required. I Counter Scales of Every Variety. PORTABLE & DORMANT SCALES FOR STORES. HAY AND CATTLE SCALES] Warehouse A Trontportation Scalci iScales for Grain 'and-Flfcnf?Scales' for Railroads? 8cales for Goal Dealers and Miuenf?Cotton and | | Sugar Scales?Fa^hV and Plnntation Scales pout Office Scales?Bankers and Jewel- I I lers Beams?Weigh Masters*.Beams, Ac., ? 4c., 'Ac. I | All of which aro warranted in every particnlar. Call and examiuo, or send for an illustrated and 'descriptive circular., | | N. B;?Theiie Scales have all stul bearings, which purchasers will find upon examination la not the case I 1 with other Scales offered for sale it} this city, which are represented :to be "as goou as Fairbanks." A I iScale with cast iron bearings cannot be durably ac- , curate. J SAM'L OTT, SON & CO., Agents' WHOLESALE DEALERS IN I Hardware,SaddleryHardware,&o I Cor. Market Monroe sts^opp. BIcLure House, i mlil4 WIimHus, Va. _ P. C. HILDEBTH & BEO., 53 BUiii Street^ J "IIOWK'S" STANDARD SCALES, HAY or Cattlo, Platform, Couuter and Grocer's SCALES, t "HOWE'S" AllMY SCALES. Every Scale warranted. P. C. HTLDRRTH k BRO., . mjr21 Agents for the Manufacturer. XT3STXOKT Wholesale and Retail BEDSTEAD AND BOX FACTORY P. PHILLIPS, EofT Street, Gentry W l*eef lug, Va. I II AVE ON II ANDn large and complete assortment of Bedstead* Lounges, and Cribs, -*hich will be sold on the must reasonable terms. Made to order every description of Truuk, Valise, Grape, Strawberry, Cracker uud Packing Boxes. Particular attention paid to' Jeli Turning for Cabi net Makers and others. . lledp<>9te, Table and Stand Legs, Newall Posts and Banisters on hand and mafle to orderw 5 Scroll, Panuel, Weatherboard snd Ri]>-s vlug promptly done. ALL GOODS WARRANTED I would respectfully call t'.6 attention of the pub lic to my stock, and trust, by .strict atteutfou and promptness*to merit a continuance of their favors. novWy: <.-L ? ',l HATS AND CAPS. HARPER & BRO, Have opened a wholesale iiat * cap I HOUSE, at S9 Main ft fee t, two doors below N. , W. Bank and opposite List. Morrison ,t Co.'s, where will always be ttMind>*inr|ieurid'corhplet? assortment i selected especially fir the JOBBING' TRADE. Mer 'cliantsare'requested to call. : "i;' | I r Onr Retail Store will beconditcted ksliereoofore at 129 coruer Main and Union sti'^tfe^ mlth the usual | large Mtock and latent styles at'eKtrernely low prices. ';dec*0 " HAKVKtt A UKO. I J. 0 . HAEtfO DB. WhtltjaXt rf Retail D*?>,rin I CARPETS RUGS, OIL CLOTHS Wall Papei, Curtain Materials, I ' . | And Upholstery Ware ore verydescrtptlon I | 143 . WHEELING, VA I | 49?Gilt and'Mahogany PramedLooking Glasse n hand and madto'to order. . . .. : aepd.'oO I JAMES P. UpGEB.8, ATTORN -fcJ V AT IiAW WI1KELIXG, VIRGINIA* A ISO. ATTOItNKY FOR CLAIMANTS OF 110UN A TY BACK I'AY, PENSIONS, tyAK CLAIMS 9KNKKALLY, and CLAIMS of INUgMNITY l?r X)SSKH. OFFICE North-e?t corner of Monroe Mid Foortli itrooU, uppjilte tlieConrt Ilotura. novlT-tf ? ? P. C. HILDRETH & BRO. 53 ItfainStreet-, ? v?. WHOLES ALB DEALERS IN biallRod, ? Windw 'Olass, Maryland Lime, i Bar Iron, Printing Paper, Common Lime, Nails, Wrap. Paper, Flour, | Sheet Iron, '.Plaster Paris, 'Shanghai Matches Wire, Laud Plastor. I past Steel Cement; ' Wooden. Ware, fto, Agents for How**s Improved Counter Afa'd Plattorui I The Highest JfarJtet Pticipaidfor /tags, Flaxseed ' Qintcng, Scrap lron, <tc. i Jyl8 | S.> Pl HILDEETH,; NOTARY PtriJliIC. OFFICE No. 08 Main street^ Wheeling, Va^ will I attend to taking acknowledgements of Deeds, , Powers of Attorney, and *ls4 to: obtaining ar- 1 Irearsof pay and bounty money due the heirs of de- i ceasedsoldiers. ?- * . ? ? ,#4Jlmy&-lyd T. H. HI GfG IJ&S' PHOTOGRAPHIC MLLERK! 36 Uonroe St: 3 doors from Market. rr AVfNn . TO GRAPH S of l?r, style, fnclndlrig the deiirreaiy popoUr ? OARTE DE Viai'rE. : -amo- ' I avoa'A Which fm b?Mity sod richnoM ot tone eMini>t be ? ? a ??ri?4M?ortmfat ?r CASUS sr.rieiLT PEAMKS wilHawy.bew.Mn4; , mrl'.lr T. H. LOGAN k CO and I^OAN.nqT^ ro CHORUIKQ 81LK.8.?Just rctetved by Xx I press all colors of Cording Silks, suitable ftr mt&uing dresses. COOPER k 8ENSENEY. i?26 Retail St< re. *