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DEI?. FRIDA*, FBBROART U, lWi Gweral Agtut for "The lniiiii.'' „ hu this day been J»B. 25, '64. »P J. I». M'QCIOJV Kditor "Saisi..' I To Correspondent. oliters. •ft sali iit ooirtribifùoun m'i . . »11 quarters, «ad who« luT^ mnin °' 'T*;" 'puhliihtMl. Cur Triondj» ,„,.-7 •* appropriately ...rt on side ,f It op— »ÎT® y ' *f* ib G' rvl tUe auifcoT siusf F ^ on, - v \ The r*al name .*1 >iiwutj -.1 6«d J f"th" nJr eMh Agent«. Tho following persons hav* \, ccn »et as advertfaing »ad subsection mr®nt»fbr"THr SlBii ", ■ W John c. claak; Z: authorized to *®"We apologise to onr readers fortbo failure to issue "TUe Union" last week, but we triut bjiijae will be laid to door, when wc assure tlicm that lie our . wq bad long before ordered a quantity of paper from the city, but did not receive it until it Was top late, owing to a misunderatand mg of qur order by the city firm. Delaware axd other states. now is it, reader, that as each State has returned to the old Union from *yhieh the Democratic party of the South had dragged it, no sooner has the Star Span gled Banner of Liberty again waved its territory, than it immediately signifies not only its hostility to secession and the Southern aristocracy, but also to slaverv, the cause ef this cursed rebellion ? How is it that these old States which were slave States before the rebellion, and which were burned out of thc Uuiou because of Slavery, immediately that thsy «scape from the Southern Slave Government are declaring themselves in favor of abolishing slavery ? It shows most conclusively that the States themselves were driven out of tho old Government which the people really loved, by the force of military and that having s.e«n that Slavery is the curse to their people instead of a bless ing, they are determined no longir to be deterod from taking a proper position on this great question t)f free or slave labor. The masses are fixed and resolved that the political leader who bows down to Slavery shall no longer direct their course or print their tiekets; that they will not only bp free themselves, but make this a free coun try, where tho eiauk of thc slave chains shall no longer he heard. So long as Missouri Southern politicians she <'V< r ter ror governed by was pro-slavery ; now that she has shakeu off the bloody grasp of the Southern Confederacy, she is radically abolitlonized. Arkansas has been cleared of tho rebel armies, and im mediately her citizens assembled in mass meetings and shout for the Union and the abolition of slavery. In Kentucky and Tennessee tho slave is fast disappeaylhg and «3 the rule of Southern aristocracy melts away, their people are learning to hate the "sacred institution" and love tb« old Union. And away down in Loui siana, where the legions of General Banks are driving tho traitor» in arras back in to Mexico apij the swamps, thc loyalty °f that great State i.s net only demanding a return to the Union, but that she shall come without a slave. So too, old Vir ginia, is gradually shaking off thc shack els of prejudice, and turning her eyes to the Flag which her was Gcorgg Washing ton fought so hard to establish, askino permission to scat herself once more be" neatb its fQiiJ» r without bar slaves and without her treason. a Why then, shall we in Delaware, seeing how these large slave States e acting, hesitate about course ? Let every man boldly assert that he is iu favor of making this a free State, not only for himself but for thc benefit of his children after him. Let the cry be raised .t,bat. if Missouri, Kentucky, Ten nessee, Mary laud, Arkansas and Louisiana can do without their slaves, why can not Delaware part with her large number.— Wherever slavery has been abolished in this country, the people have never voted for its return. Is it not remarkable, friend Democrat, that thc people do not want the slaves among them? Wherever slavery ha3 been abolished in this country thc farmers have richer farms and the children better schools, than down here or a iv anywhere else that slavery exists. Friend Democrat, the farmers and the children are finding -out these thing» and Are all last declaring themselrea to be ip favor of abolishing shivery in this State. Away, say, with Slavery in Delaware and give ut instead rich farms and good schools. ire RECRUITING. The loyal citiiong of Sussex actively engaged in the work of recruiting for the thinned rank« of the U«ited States army, and this time'at least, for obvions reasons, they have, the good wishes of the rank and file of the so-called Democratic Party. We are happy to be able te inform rea-D.r» that so far the work has progressed well, and an amount of success has attend ed tlie efforts of tltc agents of the Govern ment. altogether unexpected, and which arc again our . • 8 ulr !*'dod by the proper stimulants of | increased local interest, and a sufficient j tl * le ovnt !li to fill the eutire quota of our | ltt e v-tnte prior to the lUth ot March. j Such a statement as this seems at first ; sight, wo aduiyc, devoid of reason. But let us for a m'otoent look into the subject, and ©Tideavor to ascertan the exact demand made of os as a people, by the Government. To run no farther back than the call for 300,000 vuluuteers, made last summer, (prior to which wo believe the State was not indebted to the War Department 1er any part of her former quotas) we have the following facts to deal with. Under tho call last mentioned, there was a draft in August last, for 1620 men, being tho number then due upon said call for 300, 000. By means of that draft the Govern ment obtained 84Ö mep or its equivalent, leaving a deficit of 775, There was another call for 800,000 upon which the State was due tho Depart ment (as given to thc public,) 1152 and in lieu of the tequisite volunteering a draft was ordered for January 1st, 1804; which has been postponed from time to time, so as now to be incorporated in thc recent cull of thc President for 500,000 troops, to bo drafted for on the 10th of March next. iu October, mon; We have been givçn to un derstand that should this 8tate furnish hy volunteers, her quota under the for thc last 800,GOO, (being tho greater part of the number of 500,000 last called out,) that there should be no draft for the former deficiency of 775 men under tlie first call alluded to. Should this bo stated, we have the question (of what aro we yet due the Department) reduced to the fact of a demand for 600,000 troops, less tho credits already allowed, of which Delaware's quota is, about 1800. Of this number we havo furnished (including the Veteran Volunteers, enlistments, and ne gro recruits) eight hundred troops, leaving less than the State's quota under t)ie call for 800,000 men yet due, or less than 1000 men. order as , i " j Now should the Legislature grant State bounty, at all creditable to the State and commensurate with the importance of thc cause, and our people continue their efforts as for the last ten to twenty days, we think the quota of the State will be made up; or so laj- reduced by the time fixed for the draft, that our authorities may again effect a postponement, thereby enabling the people to complete the work without resort to the damaging uud dis honorable method of a draft. a But iu de fault of tho Legislature passing any appro priation for bounties, and to increase the already rapid enlistment, we would rucom juend that local subscriptions be opened, and some arrangement ho made (if su?h can possibly be done) by which every en rolled party may be constituted a recruit ing agent. For instance, let it be under stood that, each and epepy party furnishing two or more acceptable recruits, white or colored, free or slave, shall be relieved from any further liability under thc existing raiment. At the same time let there be offered a bounty sufficient to defray able expenses; and we shall no more he disturbed hy future demands for troops, as thc volunteering under such a system will always anticipate any, even the largest call yet made, or to be made. en~ reason We call the attention of the public to this subject, and ask them not only to tinuc, but to increase their efforts to aid enlistments, and at the wimc time to se cure to ourselves a self-sustaining volun teer system, one which will always be ;• ticable, and of but little expense. Wo .'•hquM like an interchange of sentiment respecting the above; for unlike most men in our midst, we believe that there will bo heavy battles (perhaps the greatest of the war) and a grvat amount of hard fighting, before this contest is ended, and quently many more calls upon the resources of the federal government to support it. Let us then devise some plan, the beat one possible, to meet the necessities und quirements of our Country. con rae | ere alwA J R F ,eaÿed to give the meed ! p ra * sc : when it is duo, to any per* and to *» IVC crcJit tor a good act, whcn P erf ° ri "* (i au enemy, a hil1 to appropriate Slu0,00U to ea . C0 . ura c e enlistments within this State ^ omui| 14L'e ot the IIou.se of llcprcsen ^ a ^ veB ^ iaa douo a gpod thing. .*ave been far better, however, if it had appropriated double that sum, lor we fear the proposed sum will not b.e sufficient to accotnpliih the desired effect, viz : to se cure flic State's quota under thc lute call of thc President for 500,000 meu, with out recourse to thc ui'aft. Now as this conse re THE LEGISLATURE. on, even In re It would subject has been brought io thc notice of our Legislature by the introduction of the above mentioned bill, it will be weJl for our people to agitate the matter, aa'd thereby enable the friends of such a mea sure iu the Legislature to pass the bill into a law. The inode of raising the money by borrowing may be objected to by somo, but we will not b? captious.— Any fair mode by which thc end is ac complished will be acceptable to u§. Pro testing, as we have before intimated, against the constitutional power of this Legislature at this adjourned session to act | on anv new business, yet, it is to be hoped, j that whilst this spirit of liberality inspires | our "Conscript Fathers," if they can con j stitutionally do s.o, that tiny will pass a ; law. granting a sufficient State bounty for volunteers, as well ai provide fair the needy families of our brave soldiers. And further that they will devise some means to finish our Railroads. A hill has been reported and read in the House, with it is said a fair prospect of becoming a law, "for the benefit of tho State of Delaware"—alias a Lottery Bill. Now we are not cplled upon to write" in defence of a Lottery Bill, or to urge in discriminate war against all who adyotale such a measure. But we would merely add that as both New Gastlo and Kent have derived immense advantages from previous lottery grunts, and have suddenly awakened to a very keen senso of their moral obligations if they will but wait till Sussex gets even with them in this »poet, our people too, uiaV join in decrying such mode» of raising money fur public improvement. Wo know very well, that tha morals of lottery men are no hotter than they should ho, hut of one thing we re . . are assured, that very many persons who juin in the hue and cry against Lotteries aro not a whit more moral themselves, than the very immoral lottery men. It is now evident that our Railroad improve- j ments can be made iu but o?ie of four ways, either by the General Government, or by j the Legislature of our own State, endorsing i H. i.i ] * j* i l r ° lie bonds or loaning funds to the June- ; tion and Breakwater liai.lroad Company, or by u tax on the people to build the roads, or by means of a Lottery Grant. I And despite the loud professions hereto- ! fore made, we say frankly, that we have but little faith in being benefitted as acorn munity by either of tho throe first named ... . . ... propositions. Then in View of theearf« to , , , , „ . be accomplished by mean, of such a bill, it seems to be ono of Sir Roger de Uoverly's questions—"A great degl may be said on j both sides." Still we would not bo up- | derstonl here, as advocating a lottery grant, perse, but only in ease of the fail-: uro to provide other and better means for our existing necessities, and as a dernier ! ii « •«,. , resort would we be wilhng to accept another j ottcij system with its attendant evils. i But to return to "the Legislature." We can sec now why it was that the Lcgisla turc adjourned over t« this winter. We 1 hinted at our suspicions of the cause a while ago, now it is perfectly clear. It was tlio result of shrewd calculations re t i t> ii I the 1.1 t J 1 ?n r< h , aS p ke " n r' ,',, 1 ' r f Slg " C(1 a ' K 0rS0 Itct'I Kiddle has been appointed in his. j place ! ! 1 Whatever may bo Mr. Riddle's tflleutS; or want of talent we are glad nevertheless, that the Legislature did uot appoint one of the "spotted pigs" now-il- I i, lt . 1 y . » , . days termed conservatives , who, as their ... , interests serve, can so readily change mas ters as to be scarcely owned by either I 1 ' 1 ' '■*' For out iclf, wo take leave tosay plainly, we regret thc resignation of James A. Bay ard, under thi> piesent circumstances. However much he may havobecn censured, and justly so, for his pernicious course, and whatever may have been his Southern proclivities and sympathies for rebellion; we believe lie is just as sound and as I I | . . , ' loynl as Ins successor, and possessed of ; more brains and larger experience than 5Ir. Riddle who is said to li.-tvc consider- , ablo possessions in Dixie, and "where the treasure is there will his heart be also.' spec-ting probable vacancies in the United States Senate, and a vacancy has at length occurred. * I j Misrepresentation.—A good deal of misnp prehension exists in tins County, ns to tho mo le of enlisting cdorod truops in Delaware. " * havo , ' eard 8t f u ' , " out8 made "" "* i8 f '" 1 " .tee , greatly to tlio discredit uf our faithful, and worthy Governor. These mistatemouts tive, doubl ess, hecn made from misapgre hcnsion, and not from any design, or wish to do him injust.ee. In our next issue, wo will endeavor to explain ully this matter, which Will prove to our citizens, that Delaware will get credit for every negro enlisted borders, that each C< £o«U ^Vffuus, itUin her . ev ' r r * their servants thus e,.listed, thl vnlnation of the Gon.missiouors who will act on the subject. ty will receive credit tbertbus furnished, and that h'-yal man and woman for the Go.irget.wi, has been app9.fi,,d a geucrul rccruu,"g officer (or Sussex County, whose duty it shall be to recruit men lor any branch ot the service which they themselves may designate Lot the public bo awake to the neccssity of raising volunteers, as it is the only method by which another draft can be avoided. Any person wishing to enlist or to gam any luiurniution in regard toenlutina b tot.u S W ÊffÊÊ Recruited. Some 15 wliite recruits for tlio 1st Del. Cav., and 30 colored recruits, left this plate, on Tuesday morning, for Wil .jHugtou, the heudqnurters for this State, whet# Oioy will undergo, iuspuctiou, aud if found phy sically qualified, will be mustered into tho servie«.' of the United States, aud for Appointment. —Mr. Isaac T. Dunning, of would do well to call on Mr. Dunning imme diately. j Covens and Colds. —Those who aro slider ing from Goughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, &c., should try "Drown', Bronchial Troches," a simple remedy which lias rcliev , , j ... • , . ed tlmubands, aud which ism almost *v?ry warded to their respoctivo regimeuts. ca»p effectual. AryJXSïïVÿf :Xtblorërl Troops '—On Wednes day last our town was enl'rend by the arri valofC lupany C. of the 25th Regimont of Uniled States Colored troops, numbering 65 „ enlisted men, and officers as follows-C#- * tain W. B. Wright, 1st 4. A. A Shattuck 2nd I.t.J,S.Wamslev,A-8t. Surgeon E. Jack! son, Recruiting officer Capt. T. K. Vogel " . n m Tins Company mmc-into our County on ijA m: ay Just, * v r#i way to Seaford. On Tuesday they marehed fo BndgerUle, and Wednesday to this place. Since their arrival in our "liny, iey ia\e o turned somo 30 recruits. They are now quartered at thoAt ricnn thu.ch, with every prospect of r4®tp enlistments. 1 hey marched into town under the old Flag, making a line display, and keeping excellent time, and tho way the Cop perheads stared and cursed , was no way slow. Altogether tho command is .very creditable, both to tho spryiee and to the officers having it ip charge. The offioors intend to march tli is ! I to command to the principal towns, and best recruiting localities of this County, and pect to obtain first and last during their stay of about three weeks, an average of 100 pw week. If our friends will only give them 0 merited assistance, their expectation w ill not only bo realized, but exceeded. ox IVill our ycyrues Enlist .-—We have often heard thc question uSked, and as often been faTOrcd wUh two Mpinions-but as wo aro now ablo to give the result of tlireo week's enlistment in Sussex, and that too sonco of all bounties either Stuto or local, b ( *PC t° hear no more croaking upon tho suh j 60 *.' Gn bbe 20th of January a recruiting ''Sent was appointed at this place, Mr. S. T. ."!?' " ld * h,L ' ß tho dnt0 uf ea!d »PP»''" lie has recruited 60 colored men and fl , rw „. lJcil ,, 10 , t of th#m tu 1V ilmi„gto„. Mr Julm A. Ilasiard of South Milford has sent up tho road 26 at ono time the ab wo d has recruited rapidly since. Mr. Black of Millsboru has c »di"<ed about 25, and tho company that ce "0y visited Seaford, obtained 88 repr ints; "* d,dl w ' tb subsequent recruiting at that 1 ' "' dr ' Jonc *> |bo agent, these numbers added u f i„, 'he result known to us already. fair to presume that enough have subsequent h been enlisted to swell the number tu 250. This we take it. is'.Ling remarkably well, botter wo think than our white brethern woultl have been likely tu du under similar °'. rcumsfanc<!8 ' Bl >t this is but tho begin T"?? "J tlia end ' alld " dl0n '' ur nuthoritics get (f ^ "**"?** tha Copperheads our County dotwrmjj tlio oiilistiiiciii of coloris! mon, as we think they win, there will bo still more rapid recruiting of those hardy sons of toil. Keep your eyes upon friends, pnd let us see what wc shall see. Recruiting Colored Hen in Delaware .—Tho Philadelphia Iuqpirer says: "A full omn !' an f ut colored men from tho Twenty-fifth Ba S* went b'niled States Colored Troops, with arms, &?., arrived at headquarters, day, from camp Win. Penn, on their way to Delaware, where they are to remain twontv t,ayS tU r00ruit - T,l °y 6" •*}• mil to Seaford, aad tbc from there by easy marches to Wil, mington. • Many of these soldiers, a few weeks ago, wore slaves, held by their masters in Delaware. They arc much pleased with tbc thought of visiting their old homo ugaiti, t0 .„ s * 1 11 '" ll0w clothes, and think they will bo able to Convince their old musters „ ... . ua ' well as those remaining in bondage, that Unole Sum „ tll0 bos , master for them, and pays in #1 ™,-backs, instead of Wierf-baeks. Tis thought that one thousand reoruWts-v be got by this company before they r A Soldier Shot Dead by the Provost Guard. —On Monday night last, between 7 "'clock, a member of Company C, First Dela " ar0 Vuluuteers, named Robert McCullough-, " us 8 *'" t dc!>d in Ligluli street below Church < -'« r P"rul Allred T. Roberta, of the Provost "I this cuy. An ...quest was bold by Coroner Zebloy, on inesdgy, when tho fol lowing facts were elicited:-!. »ppp* ra that a comrade and MeCotlough went to a house at the corner uf Seventh uud Church streets, ^P* by at ed IV ill make 100, ill give us 211, as But it is on Fri er a - _ van et urn." and tS 74 of t> r, a u named liaunah Egnor, unruly and disor Mrs. Egncr sent for the Guard, alleging tnat McCullough was a sul dior and had threatened to destroy her prop erty. Tho Guurd repaired to her residence, amUbaud McCullough—who van somewhat intoxicated— behind the bar, with ademijohu in bis hand, apparently helping himself— McCullough was iu ctizeus dress except his vest, aud Corporal Roberts asked hi was . soldier. First lie replied in the nega tive, but finally staled that l,o hgd been, and discharged. The Corporal asked tor hie discharge, hut he alleged that it w reslaeuc0 al iNintll ttu t; 0huroh strcets . IIu worn a where they behaved in an derly manner. if he at his requested the officer to accompany him, and lie would exhibit it. Private btophens, one of the guard, touk hold of Ma'CuI tough's arm, an d they started fur his home. When they aad Dbureli streets, MeOui k 4 ' t * pbo " *' brukc h ' 8 hold ' dowu EigJith street, The guard pur sued him, and finding that ho was likely to escape, called to him to halt, without effect: whereupon Carpal Roberts fired hi. revel vor, tho contents of which entered McCub lough's back, and passed out through the left breast. He r 4 n a «hon distance after being si,ot, when he fell and instantly expired His body was cmveyed to the' residence ol bis parents, where the inquest took place The following verdict was rendered by the j« PV . h-pu a. i , A , jury : I liRt the docaasod came tw his death from a pistol shot wound by the hand of Go: porol Altied T. Roberts, o^the Miliia; v Pic vost Guard, while j n the discharge u f hie duty.", Tho matter, we learn, was investi gated by the military authorities, aud Cor poral Roberts exonerated from all blame— Ho was discharged from custody. McCul lough was a single man, an-i was about £2 of a a cu ot A . years old. McCullough was iutorred on Wednesday afternoon last. His funeral attended by the First Delaware Veteran Vot unteei-s, ami a large number of soldiers and friends. MeCulluugh »as a good soldier, and " ad ''.'"Ç 1 ". *" 1 J*"Ujr at Aiuiolam, first and second Ircdencksburg, Cliauccllursville, Göt tysburg, and Bristow * li«<'d tor throe years.— -Journal. fetation, lie had rc-eu First Session. ~ . . .. „ In the U ' S ' Sonate ' on WoUnesday, Mr. * umner P rosented tho P otltlon of 11 '«g« ,lumber of German oit "°* s of Buston ' P>° t08tm * "j 5 " 1 " 81 tl,e Pre8idont ' 8 P'"P UB "d " c!,fim0 of reeoustruction. The Judiciary Committee were discharged from the further consideration of tho case of Mr. Halo. Tho nouso revenue toil was taken up. After tho pnasage of tlle amendment levying a ,luty of sUty cents on all spil .i,s distilled on d removed for consumption or sale previous to thc fl rst of July nc f t, the bill was post UBe d. Mr. Wado introduced a hill repeal THIBTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. ing tho acts of 184.5 and 1846, which allow foreign goud^to bo imported into Cauada through the United States. The bill to es tablish a uniform ambulance system was passed. After an cxocutivtfteession the Sen ate adjourned. Iu the House of Representatives, Mr. Spaulding introduced a bill for the construe tion of a ship canal around thc falls of Ni agara. The considei ation of the joint resolu tion amendatory of tho Confiscation act was resumed. The House went into Cummittoe of the Whole on the Senate bill ïinendatory of tho enrolment act, and a spicy debuto oc euraed between Messrs. Amo? Myers, Stiles and Williams, of Pennsylvania. An amend ment striking out the §400 exemption clause was adoptud. This leaves the amount $300. The clause retain ng the name of a drafted man who procures a substitute, upon the roll to fill future quotas, was also stricken out.— Tho Committee then roso and the House ad journed. In the United States Senate, on Thursday, Mr. Lane reported, with amendments, the bill setting apart a portion of the Stato of Texas for Kansas citizens. A resolution in Rtructing the Secretary of tho Iiitcrior to soli at public auction all public books and docu ments in his possession, was adopted. The bill equalising the pay of U. S. soldiers was then discussed by Messrs. Fessenden, Wilcon, Ten Eyck, Lane, Conness and Pomeroy.— The Internal Revenue bill was taken up, and an amendment reducing the tax upon distill ed liquors to a uniform rate of 40 cents, in stead of 80, s offered by Mr. Hendricks, but was rejectod. A motion to recommit the bill to the Finance Committee, with instruc tions to report a provisio taxing liquors on hand prior to July 1st, 20 eeuts per gallon, was also voted down. Adjourned until Mon day, In tho House of Représentatives, thc Com mittee on Ways and Means reported a bill making an appropriation for the construction, care, &o., of certain fortifications for the year ending June, 1865. The Committee on Ter ritories were instructed to consider the prioty of the passage of wanton destruction of buffalos during the spring and summer months. The Committee on Pensions were instructed to consider the pro law to prevent the propriety of giving bounty lands to soldiers engaged in the present war, A resolution for the printing of tun thou.-und additional copies of the diplomatic coirespondciice c.impanying the President's adopted. The resolution amendatory to the Confiscation act was then taken nc m ess ago was up. Alter considerable discussion thc previous question was culled, but before the vote was taken a motion to adjourn prevailed, The United States Senate was not ip ses sion on Friday. In the House of Representatives tho Speak er announced the pending questiou to he on tho passage of thc resolution amendatory to Motions to lay upon tho table and to adjourn, made by the Demo crats, were voted down. the Confiscation act. It was then agreöd tkat Messrs. Blair, of Missouri, »Smith, of Keutucky, and Pruyn, of New York, sliouM address the House. After tho speeches the resolution was passed by a vote of 82 yeas to 74 nays. The House then adjourned until Monday. In tho U, S. Senate on Mmday, Mr. Sum ner presented po it.m s of «.olo ed p oplc a k-" ing lor tho pnvilego of tho elective iranch,se. The credentials of Mr. Grimea, Senator elect from Iuwr, were presented. Also, resolutions of the State of Kaunas asking for iudemn.ty losses sustained by mtzeus by guerilla invu sions of that Stato. ]VIr, Sumner introduced a bill to repeal all laws for tho rendition of fugi- I tive slaves. Mr. Doolittle, a bill to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution uud State government. Mr. Anthony, a joint resolution repealing a joint resolution'* t> amend the C^n t.iution of tho United States, approved March 2, 1861. The Presi deut communicated to the House tlie corres poudcnce relat.ve to the excluiuge of pris oners. The bill to promote onlistmeuts was then taken up, and was discussed up to the hour of going into executive session. t .. », .. „ x ... ... lu thc House ol Representatives, Mr. r, ... . , , . ... , , Spaulding introduced a bill to repeal the fugitive slave law. Mr. Orth, a bill creating j a Department of lu,lu, try to embrace bureaus h J ! ■ ! Utah for losses sustained by Indian U««reda- i tit,us. Tue Committee on Elceuons repo, ted ! of agriculture, lreedmcu'u affairs, miues and miirerals aud immigration. Mr. Kenney, a proposition to compensate the people of j a resolution declaring ihat neit her Mr. Kitch- ; cu nur Mr. McKcuz.c .9 entitled to Representative from tue Sevemh D.smct of Vn g.ma. Mr. Brown offered a resolution ot thanks to the uqüIo woineu who, bo.-a of' sanitary fairs' societies, &o., have contributed to tho welfaro of tho soldiers.— A resolution of thaaks to Geueral VV. T. buerman was paused. Mr. Blair, of West Virginia, ohered a series ot resolutions depre cating the wur, &e., which wero laid ove. .— seat as ! as mem mu « 4* ur u • «• 1 ..ff r. .own, ol «« -Virgmi*, ofioreJ a rosö lution declaring that thc duty uf all loyal I . „ .. ,, J c.i.xou is to aid tho government. The Houso wont into Committee of the vvholo ou the8euateE.irolmoutb.il. Au umeudmeut muk ug all able-bodied person* ol Aincuu descent between tlie ages of 18 aud 45 years subjoct to draft was passed, but was subse quently siriekeu out. Without coucluuiug action on the a meudmeuU of the Military Committee the Committee rose, aud the House adjourned. LATEST NEWS# Froxn W ashington. Washington, 1). C., ) Feb.' 7,' 1864 .\ Secretary on Saturday, directed General spinner to pay to ull creditors of tho Government, until further ordered fifty per cent. in legal-tenders instead of twouty-iivc. as hcretoforo. Tho remainder in certificates Ten millious of dollars, in one and two year five per cent, legal tenders, have been sent to the Army of the Cumberland. Ono milli.n of tho samo havo been sent to Now Orleans to pay tho army there. The Presi dent's friends assert that he will veto tho THE TREASURY. of indebtedness. confiscate Friday. bill, which passed the II use on Sevcràl refugees from Richmond, consisting of three women, four buys, and one girl, to day presented themselves at thc provost mar shal'8 office. They were poorly clad, and re i tended the tale of destitution in the rebel States, but could give no information relative to the rebel military affairs. Captain Todd dismissed them with the permission to remain in tho city upon taking the oath prescribed in the President's proclamation. • REFUGEE». SUICIDE OF A * EDIER. A soldier named W'ni. Tlcaupsmi, Cu. K, 18th New York Cavalry, committed suicide last night about 9 o'elook, by cutting bis throat, causing a division of the jugular on the right side ot the ueek. He was 25 years old, not married, ami was burn in Scotland, The act was committed at Camp Stonemau, Giesboro Point. Tint following despatch was received to-day at the Navy Department: U. S. Fj.aoship Minnesota, Dd Newport News, Fob. 6. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy: lho supply steamer Newborn has arrived. The Sassncus, Lieut. Commander ltoe, and thv Honda, Commander Crosby, baye dc stroyed the new and fast blockade-runner Will Darrell, near Now Topsail Inlet, whore she had got ashore, and had discharged most of her cargo. DESTRUCTION* OF A BLOCK.ADE-RUNNER. 8. P. LEE, Acting U. ;ir Admiral, Commanding ST. A. B. Squadron. RUMORED ELECTION OF A U. S. SÇNATOR— MOVE MENTS OE UENERAI. ULUNT. Private information received hero to-day, from Kangas, sta.tcs that tii.e Legislature öf that State yesterday' agreed to go into an elec tion for a United States Senator, in the place of Gen. Lane, notwithstanding the majority of the members of the present Legislature were elected with a distinct understanding that no election should take place during the present term, should assemble next winter. - befotp the new Legislature Gea. Lane's term will expire on the 4th of March, 1865. Major General Bluut will leave for General Curtis' department to command of the district of the Indian Terri tory, with his headquarters at Fort Smith, and is to he .supplied with an ample army, not only for defensive, hut for' offensive llo is to have orrow. opora lain. Tlie Figlii Near t'limborlaud Ciap. Louisville, Feb. 6.—Tlio Missouri, and polling them as slaves here, bllowing par ties, Ruppi.sed to be implicated in the burning of the steamer Taylor, have been arrested by the miliuiry authorities : John Clark, of Lou- j isvme; Augustus Oriels, 11. Waite aud w.fe, 1 of St. Louis, uud t\v mu tattoos, Delia Hal- ; lord uud Jeuuii Reed, their decoys, who ha\e been for a lung time engaged in running slaves from and kidnapping free negroes iu The court of Inquiry in the Crittenden a,u * -McCook case is still iu session. The proceedings are not allowed to be made pub lic till tho cjurt adjourns. A dispatch from Powell' River Bridge, »ays that, on Friday of lust week, tlmeo bri gades of cavalry, about 1000 stio.ig,' and 400 raounted in fai*trv, under the command of the 11th Kentucky, skirmished re ^°^ s under Gaueral Jones, on tho ^ irginia road, thirteen miles lropi Cumber, lauii fight, lifted three hours, and We our Potion uutil dark, although tuokc(i hy a superi c * rew U> our cam P> three miles from the re4lP * ^ sunrise on Saturday morning, ^ 0U ® BÎ P^ ckels we,, e advanced, when I v j Illov °d to the front to Vftnc,n 8 "i line with 40U0 infantry und 1 * 1 ^' unc * three pieces of Rif.dory, Col. hove then fell book three miles, skirmishing ^ 10 vva ^» when the enemy çeusing ito fbl ^° ve eiK ' am P ec h The next morpiiig he sent all tho avuilo» hi® force two miles in front, and had a lively 8 * c * rm ' 8 h with the enemy, twic3 charging the rebels and driving them back with heavy loss, since which, up to the altcrnoou of the 4 , Ä , * . . - otn, they have not appeared in uny furco in , . n , 4l . . . , 1 R 'T 'V " 6k,rm,sl ' C8 "* 8 a k '" cd t 8 mu " nd " d ' a ' ld 3 mi88 * n g- Ca P' a '" Newport, of the 8th Tennessee, was killed.— The enemy's loss was 10 kilied aud 18 to 25 wounded, uud thc result f " l ' Me " pt !" luk ° Cumbe,1 "" d Ua P !! "'Z Ü "" "«'S^kood. General UarrarU, the uew commauder at this post, is determined to hold tho Gap at all hazards.— We have nothing defiuite from Knoxville. atr iorco. Wc thon withr \ c mcdt the enemy, ad oav was an qusuccesü All •From the Rebel States. Hope of the New Campaign. It passes, I contes», my wit to discern how, consistently even with his own view of the truth, President Lincoln can so modify or distort this resume of the military incidents of 1863 as to employ language which, in his ^ ecent singular message to Congress, lias : Bowed from his peu. AVbat does hu m:l» tu iusufv him in .allein . ,1 J usul i 111111 m talkm,, about puidun to , rebels," who laugh either at his rneroy or his severity, and who have iu thc field 1,01)1) pieces of artillery and inuro .ban a quarter ' " p" T" ""t " Ud l '" d0 " Ud * 0W '° , ' k * No Federal uimy hus as yet succeeded iu get ting far away from its water base ; their one- I inner and . , * Il will be : possible next spring to throw Gen. Longstrcet, in - ' to Georgia or Virginia at a moment', notice, and j of my has constantly m >ved upon ; concealed line of commumsat.on without the knowledge of /iis opponents. Ear * n y car another important link in tho interior line of railroad communication con necting Richmond with the South will bo finished, and Danville, in Virginia, united with Goldsboro ugh, in N( rt.i Carolina. The . legislatures of each State in the coitiederucy have rtc« n*ly been in session, and have dis Solved, breathing threatenings ami blnugh l° r against their bated foe. In the Leg bla Jiich, of all others, is held tu be most deeply imbued with Union Fcntimcnt-^theie was a motion tor offering to thc North proposals for peace upon tho basis of iiidsdoiipent State actio*. but only two members voted lor it. — It ich - mond Carr. London Times. turc of North Carolina—tho Slate THE WORK TO HE PERFORMED. The work we have at present to perform is almost immodiaffciy beluic us. A couple of mouths or no will witness tho resumption of active military operation. To place the old men and toys in camp at this season, in the - midst of the inclement winter, would prove des stmetine of the lives of perhaps half of them. and the other half would he of little or no ef~ fective service within the period required .— Thev cannot supply thc places of robust ab seatees, railroad and provost guards, &e., &c., j who aro already inured to camp, and instruct j ed in the art of arms,. These the true reserves which we are now to bring up— to bring up immediately—to meet the, crisis which the opening of the near approaching spring campaign will inevitably present._ And these, we are fully and firmly.persunded will he enough. We •e not weak—not half so poor "ijrindimj our seed corn," or looking to the aged fathers of the land to step between \ subjugation. Our Congress would false impression upon tho minds of lilies, and convey, to the world a most com miserable picture of poverty and wretched na3s> if( by the legi.Wtiou, they should say wo „ ow put fourth oor l^t resource-falling in this, we are Inst and undone forever,-ALA mon d JVhiff. to be and create a our ene Western Virginia. Hon* Gen. Scam mon was C'a Cincinnati, Fob. 6. the Kanawha wo now loar 'TURED, By au arrival front the particulars of the capture of General Seammon and staff, and the burning of the steamer Levi. The steamer was lying at Winfield, side of tlio river, when thirty-five guerillas appeared on thc opposite side. Thirteen of these crossed in a skiff and took possession of the steamer, capturing the General and forty officers and soldiers, all of whom were asleep at the time. tho west The guerillas afterwards burned thc boat and paroled all on board excepting Suantmou and three officers. Tho prisoners were mount ed, and the party set off for thc interior.— Forecs have been sent in pursuit of them. AN ADVANCE ON ICICiniOND. \ Large Federal Force Twelve Mlle» frotn the City. Fortress Monroe, Feb. 8.— Tue Richiuund -ning, has j list been re it contains the fill -wing im Examiner, of this ceiYed here. partant news: "Riclim »ml is Our pickets were driven in, t night, at Bottom 's 3 rid Richmond. threatened l»v tho enemy.— Saturday i los fr« m "Thc enemy has crossed the York Itivor Railroad near DUpateh station, twelve A largo f reo was massed at B.irhainsville, aud moved forward to Talleysvillo yesterday afternoon, und was then advancing. Their foret sists of three brigades of infuutry, four regi ments of cavalry, and 12 pieces ot artillery. "The enemy's demonstration' yesterday was probably intended us a recouuoissance, preliminary to an imp rtant collision tu-duy Certainly the enemy has come iu numLeis wii ich preclude tho idea of a mere raid." Charleston, Feb. 5. —Eighty shots wero fired at thc city to-day. Tho mouitors fired eleven and fiitecn inch shells. con Gov. Andrew JoIiuhoii ou Slavery and Compensated Labor. In thc course of a speech at an Eighth of January celebration, in Nashville, Tennessee, Governor Johnson remarked as follows, on tho progress of opinion in Tennessee: " Beforo the rebellion we could discuss all institutions, ull subjects, all measures, ex cept slavery. On that subject no one dared speak, or writo, or print, except on the side of the slave aristocracy, Now, thank God, the time has comp when thc press is unmzzled —when the press can discuss this and ull other subjects. The time has come when this institution is dead—when tho chains are broken and the captive set fVec. [Applause.] Tho institution is dead—[applause]—and slaves are uot worth a quarter of a dollar a dozen, [Laughter,] Being dead, let us in a becoming manner, prepare for tho funeral. Now is the time to disposo of this grout ques tion. It is a groat question, and one which must be settled upon the great principle uf human freedom ; not by Abolitionist^ in tho North, nor l»y Secessionists in tho South, but by that great law of sclf-preservutiou which governs ull men alike. Slavery ii upon the body politic which must be rooted out before perfect health can be restored.— i The great law I refer to is now at work, uud negroes and all things else which may be in the way, to impede its course, must get out. Don't go to inventing, but find out the principles of that law, aud conform your tUns thereto." a cancer ac In the samo speech Governor Johnson gave slave-holders the following wound advice : "The Union and the Constitution must be : preserved intact. I have owned slaves_ rJnves tl.ut I bon-'lit with my own m nev ™ ay om money — , money earned bv myself, a uuurter of a ilol for at a time Th.» . . a sold yet two of tLm r vn f "v ' rebel' domi,Hons, and ZZ Ä T l ,lirod 'hem, made a bargain xi-i.b the*'for their labor, and thus recognised iheir flee I dam. And 1 find they do bettor than when they were slaves. N, w, if any of y slaveowners, I advise you to go uud do like wise, while you have the chaace. Hire your Degrees to work for you, and vow will find are