Semi-weekly news. [volume], April 08, 1865, Image 1

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t 3ivmd .r a m.ve.n
'1'tii~etr dud , &rlw ay rs rwtrg.
gpnIhI #i *Alo 4bm·v mloutha : I ýr
WIEKLY NEWS,
Is 1jnijid pry Tvrnday morning.
1erfllm.
i'gt iedtarrsi iioes, tl.re wtuiutii : S1'
Npecd rate. three mooutr . a I .oe
- "" it 11.50
W1IS makiang remsettacr, be particulnr
to crntinu which pe"pr i naut."d it
Unmwi. W'eaklg orii e"1
ItPMunryut mustttt be u'c L aor rirklt
AdvertimIva;g -Fiv doada!. per sy,ºa a
fer aeat insertion.
Obituary uIt'ces. marrinage, cai! Ih.
public mnetings, etc.. charged for s+ other
Editor and I'reirintor.
$Itline. or loop in 'his rairer i.: c u".:
requapes. Nie ttt.:ucli.. itr *'Ftur-.aIe
made to correspond i h ai'the " ·u y
othbr papers. pubhhihing amniier ,Indr.ti0
ttet. as app6 ar in tlihi pui r. 'link, due
attic. .nd goers euourle.hea aeco."dais!y.
President's !f-eess-1ge.
ihl,:l.uuNu, March 13, 1G65.
"o tc. t~enate and Iouse of Re'p
,-, rnttiaers of the C'o.fderatc States
-f Airria:
When informed on Thursday last.
that it was thile iuteotin of C'an
gres to adjourn smne die oi the .'s i.u
ing Saturday, I deemued it my ldurl
to request a ,positpniue*,-int of theli ail
jurnmteut in order that I might stult
j.-et tr your coti.ialeratiun certain
imattater of puIi,lic int'reut which are
now laid before iun.
When that requ.est was moad.., th.i
lieat important II'".ln"uir. I th i had ot
,utlied your atteni tin a i . ic :, . h" - ....
ii. h.il nit Lan a.o tar :. .tanc.'d atas
, I be .ubaiitti Ii for Executllve actlin.
aid lite .itati- t thle acuitra had be,.n
.,' materially aftf;sted by tilie evet.nts
, i tl,. last f,,:: Itounthsl as to ,.vinc,,
thi. e1: eesit. " f turtlher and inuolr cll
rg,.tic leguli~ i I.'. tilitH was c1 'cliteili
.,lated in N,vet, lt.r lust. ()ur ,iciun.
.rv is now ,nlvira,,tnd wit Ih pi-ris which
it is our duty t, c.tlily conti.plil::ae.
Thus alone canii the meraiure ill.--ta
ry to avert tlhr.;ateli.d calamllnli .i be.
wisely devised and .ltfctualiy" etiu -
,. d. IThe presant miiiita y ip.nra
tiouP of thIe ine.uy havIe bc.i.-ui-i cc - -
itl in the captur.. of iol.- af our san
ports, andcd ill dv..-tr it g e., , it,
trict+ of our counts v. 1 ait.. .r0 . v-..
.s ha.ve had the. ic-,-l ,'-'i-t ..f e..
couriiging f lar tf, i antlli iii..,i .l i.,ia
:llsav of oi:r pe.pl... IThI. ,e p tai .i
^r au tifet e.r.llte ;.t::.ta Ci i 1 .aW rli)e:at
mneid, aiid it isi : lj:.ea : A, Li  i ,I . tll
ait bait ehi du-rnliug s. 'ar.
T h, f:,ct i...:,a ."'I µw th",n: r.-elr .
ar , cur i..mia. wu :.t . i" to tit- ju,- l..
Who li:re y,t.i A are, ail I wil,-.
" o rh'tg. anLl Coln -'iu lt'-V w." tr;tu t. .1
.lu.' t, v i u, it: wh."it s - v.w.,n .: ..
altae - ipirita 'Ith" . .;a ap "'cn
tar tgi,. adI, l,ti'; of }l!. sl..:itI t r .
:sired o g irlt 1ad "I i- t: itr.t -
-h perija «l Ii,. t+" t, t. ,1:k
.1e, Clcutly i 1litn . I lt
m.re to lat'' t .t t i.:.a.e.' <t.. a: ti it
:.tia t .a \ 'i:rI .o~tA r  .,rr.
tile cti:t itli .t'.'wI. . ! tuI U .c."- Iaa. tall
to ._tttle til '' tancit ,, ia'- I,,er,"
caslli, r wl.icl. ., in~lth : rati .
carts fbrn tl-d. 4 a iton 0 : i- ri ic -
hass ',.-ti tal ., - l-'ilt ai -.:' .itli ,t
dur.-d, itn many pr,.ci tos iivaite taia
los.t. "lt hia r.ultt is to i, utlta l-tn
ly aitlit iet. boy c urt'g.-. by conel :l -
(y ill t:dui,,g the savitt '.,'-t stll
auledet; i'i a woart, bay thI. ji imit
anit r -,,ua'.- t i.vtt ita , "i f th,- wil-e
rSt u e1 u: $ 1 .- t l Iii ne o A. ill 1ita
L'uatih-deracy to t **" aisiXl. elaitmat ot
our libertiues and indiep,.ndl.nce.
T'le ine.-aiurea maiw reqilialed, t, 1.,
succesi'ul, sh'ould i) pr. 0 !t., L ,:
aelibe-rartiouia and rori act..d ,:..t,.
taver important ia.li're .alr', iar. . at .1c
lyi natural .iut laud.iabl,- in rtpr. ,-a.t
tative asr .iulbie aiad.d tr ,rtliai v cir
tluilsitaner'.o bat ill lt,l a.t11 t •A ' L
ger, wlheni act lloal ia..li -- r 'ar l. [th
tid,-lay ihus. c .ua.-.. i-. Il t i a n1.W
soulirc of peril. Tile. - hat it;u:!tr
:tllat ly lait ppij'tn dI that 4 . ... t l.
taasuri.+ par ed L o:.V i. tI. r tUtC
of the rt c, enill lt'id: ti t ' a,,t. n at ill
toy mesuag. oft N-,av-eb."r lItc, l.t .
bi.en l, r'tar<l*ad as. t le tlolitl liof
their valu-. or lhaver .,r tithe s:atni ri...
- ltate bat lanl, ti litter b'.  lg anltilat
ri bac.auc i1 llongeir aptilicalhle to
o:ur alteread conditinti, andl others
have not been brought under cou
pideration.
In making these remtarks, it is far
frtom my intention to attribute thit
los of time to any oilither caun't than
those inherent in delib-erativu aein
blie., but only urgent'y to recoalm
tend prompt action on the tmeasure,
now to be submitted.
Wi teed, for carrying on the war
succetefully, men and supplies for
the army. We hiave both within
our country, and suflicient to attain
success. To obtain sulipaliei, it is
necessary to protect produictcv dis
tricts, guard our lines of cain .'lica
tion by an iticrease in the- iotahl'er of
our forcest, anud ihence its rtesuilts that
with large aigmentitations, ilk tile
number of iaeu in the army. the fa
Sility of aupplying tihe troope shoult
be greater than with our aresuunt re
duced strength.
For the purpos of sitpplie. now
required, esentially for the arnia-.t
in Virginia and North Carolina, the
Treasury must be provided with
means. and a modificatiou of the im
.resmLn#t law is required. It h-a
Volumn 1. LSHRE'VEPO T, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1865. N imbcr 9
hiei IIencertnilci-i icy examination, th1A41
we have. in our reaclh n ultlfciie: e ofi
whiat is oit ic needed r thli at-ie ,.
and without h.'vii g recour-'c , o til.
nmpl.- prcvi-ion c.xi.t ing in thln,.
iarts of thil ('oinf.d.racy, with which
our commmnicctiio iha, Is ibeen partial!y
iiterriiptet d by hsi'il,- operation.s.
Ilial in amrlm distric'ts fro'itm which
cup.lpli.-s ar-re to i. drnwn, t!h, ihil:tbi
iiits lt h being %i-luli thei. i,. ciy'. Ift.
or ill ve.rv li..s pr0rihnilty. atI-*. llla
hlIe to inake u. t' of ; nlfe'dlernte 'l'r ,
ilry ni't-.c ti;r Iti.. palrchl;ils of ;lrticles
of prim.' n:'ce,1iuty. aillit it is neceis::
Vy to i tnile extent C'"iti le paid
i ci ord-r to lobtain scpplies. It
is thelre"i.rei r-cnrimniended that Co(:i
grcess d. vise thi m n,.ils ii t nmakiing
avail.h!., th. coin within .h (',:.,fed
.iracy, Ifr ithel- pur.pose of --tI plyv g
thle army. The ofhiccerst' of h slup i ly
,Ic-partii.niit ri.port that wirh two mil
lions of dollar : ill coin. tihl' irni s ii
V.rgiiin and Northi (ICarolilna cnn be I
anuply sipllied for the, r ,n.tinihir ,If'
the ye-ar, and tl-i kniowle.i,.e of tihi.
fia.t li,ouild slltfce to iltnsilr. tihe.
alop:i.nic of' the nel':sur.s niec''.-Rsl-vt
to obtaining this inol-eraf, sun. 'The.
iiilprresm..in.nt liw as it now t*x:st-c
prolhibits the publi lihc flic'.rs fCoiu imn
pressilig sllppli. a wilthout making I
i '. inC'ie t ofr itl v -iii nti i :it ti i iil.
ft' inlcrsi n..nt. 'The licitit fix.-d te
hi,- is-it- iof l'rieasii'y not. s hcas b."."i:
i.n: Iv rieacheidn. "lt th' Trl'r.,sry
cannot always fulrnishil tih.' tids* l .
ei.css:irv for prompt payile'Cti, wihill
the lae" for raisilig r,.v.inu..s, which
ic.citI hal acfft,.rch'el mita,'s fi-r linCic
ihing. was, if iinct riciccvi tii his; dif-i
c lly, . uniifor'nat.el deiy.i l a fi sev.
rai 111 iIthl, a:c31 iha- juit becnii
.g.ci.,l.
In this cond it il' of thiag.- :t i.
iucpc.c-iblch iti sutlpily the ariy ial
htc cig4 i .iin1ip l.' .it.r .' c - ,ni v I i-x 1s ii thii
niiitl-tV. Wi ,,ever ti,- i..i .i csi, r
ti-. ti .. give credit rsi tlih publi Ie tli
ctr, i: ic. cs.C---n l'y th at this ,,srrie- .
ino: ', at the p, w,ir iof' i luit . . l l nentl
Li-e ielcl v "cel 'Thie ioweiir is ",li:hul
,' In It ,.. oI j ".cti., i, t,;, , li ll." i.,
.i'iil.- .I:ntl coiti 'li il in ci 'i,.cr:ali,1 i
i: suli d .:-, v.-t all tii.. obj.li ,
i ,l-- ;:.:i-:t! - .i I t ,l -l. .; liii' cl cii. c'.ssi i
rv. I is :;~:,cn i:g4-. edi- that "h.
14' '-tit n .I f .11 5 ciacil,, i ,w t - -., biis!c ,t I
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: p:,"- .cet. that Ih lii.- it ick-t pri'ic' i
I" t i I. bu' it !ire is r,-;'ly 1i,1 ,t.-I
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ito in c i , h," i j igii -"t tIc P1
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,i l 'i , r thi -' 1c ' iin-'it of ih . pr,.i , ic
.,iit., withll r i'"e ...i ic' ti; c'-" l. or, i a -
I.i ot:,, n o thIl.' credit,r. tol ri-or 11"i
il kiclll th ii w lC t or I .c ccI i n ,re.s-- ,,l,
a.h c ria ea-cluteii iicteis -I :hr'. i av:- 4
Iii.- in kicdc. :ccl) toirn S :h" I,. ,oblig1
iniu thlli i>-,-ncc- rev,iv ili.. fr l t,
p'i1i 'niisl c da ill Ciliii tI ih Vt
ic. nt.
W tc V. rv, Ti tr i tihe vilu. a;t
.c 1.c-cl Ibv ('o ,re. si ti tlh,. -..c ,' -
t Fit t!i il Iio -,0 chant .ii g th,. law a,
' o I i,,r it po,.>i.. l.- to >'l',uty th
, il. it . 1.- .t n.' i,-, .-i'v. y Ii ih in
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'hI.' inliic ',"s i-'t-t .',! . cic. Itc ..i I tl.
It ii t, c, ircg: tt.-ci I tcla k ':h it Ils.
rc..,c i niiic-il .iticii It' tihe :- 'i.-c tii v c fi
thi. "'ret-sury if c. tacx (oi :, rcncitlli
i,.tl in i: cci".'c °{' l t~ th.,- :jiim t di .':i
!'cix o e ,'cler in, r,,ii..c p cya.dle iii
"i'reasur' ln lte., w'a- r.j-c,,., d y Coni
griiss. [his tax woudlil hlv cointri
butelc materially to facilitate tiht pur
chafse of provisions and diminish thi .
.;. ssit- niiw ftlt I.cra pccly ofc
coin. '1'h. usnasircs pas.ciid ,i- (,Mi
gross during thu sessicn ficr recruiit
iig thc, arcicy acid sUtplying acliii
tic icial fcircc-s ni..-cld.d fora the- potic de
inii,, hci.hive bc-a-i in cnycjudgcic'lit iii
.utlicc-cict, cilcil I aci crnp,-llhd by" a
piriti incul ,)cticti hid of ditit n, aci
:critiulatcid hy li scics' cif t hp i.cril.
whicci sirrcuilccic our c-,iac' rv, toi ic"ig
upon )'yii additioiial Igilhctin iiici
thic' sulij.ic'.t. Thic bi!l t.r the .' nm-
plcymc.act of ncgc'o- ac- shlicrs hia
liot yet i acia ed aini. holigii thli prili
tcid journials of yiiur urci,.dingii
infctroii mie - c ictl pisi-icigic. Mulcln
be.iacit is ciciaiiictcd ticiiii ihe icas
ui' I, tliciiogh t'i l'cs cluni Woull( hiiic,
i'res-lited l'romn ifs ao ctiioi at ccil c. cr
lier daic, so as to ilt'ocrd tiii' i'cir
hlicir orgiui zctlioii and ici:.iirticci ,ici.
durhin thcce whint'r moiaithi..
Trhe bill fir di:iniihilg tlil iiini
lier of 'xemiflt)tsh [il u jiicS--t icein-il",.
ith li bihj, ct of a .ipeci.l, messagec
and itt proviaionis are such as wuhli
add mn strength to thle arny. 'rice
exae'aaap' in. 1, I9 noeet moet your favor,
nitlh,,etlh ,still demle,.l by tn.le Ra v'ala..
hi,. antll imp rtauat ;n"mair . an(d 1Ih."
4t:n111 r of ae,'.a ex.wiptope .iy #a new.*
el:au,'- in rhie net jult p~:~c..ed is tb.li v
,ed to be' quitle .eqal to that of tho9e
witee .xe'-,ption is r.'voked'l. A la .
-•t a t'.W I .ies r'ep.jali .g all clanss .x
.,,ap!iohl . wulde not (Oly 't,,en'the.tl
"hi. ti.,r.. ii c li" field. b, et be stall
:;i.,re bi,e,flicial hl, nh:fias rhl, nar
::l' di-c eittat and jeali t.ety ere:at.'d
ill thie iarelly lot the oxiSte.nc" ..f clcas
.l ptUrivil.gl'e by ]law to rmn ii.l ill
iea'w.ets of csaf:.ty, whlile tlheir fe'll..w
'itiz.ellt ar. xae.'d in the. trenchesl
and the' ii:h.lI. i'The measire irnist
needeld howeve.r, at the. preer'nt time.
tfor afier.iita ni ,'t.IBc"jive ilecrar.a. to
our military acrlrengtih, is a g.ue.rlil
amilit i- law. s:aich as tl- C.eli.tit *liion
allth.,rizees ( leiil'e.s to pass. e by grant
.agi  it pCower tio ,.';videl f er orgat~i
xia. aruiiiil :an I ieie'illii, g ithe mi-a
iitia anri ter ,~cavr''nir1g -::ch part ofi
thiea as mlt v he emple' ye.l in tie scer
viee of ilte (LContielerat.l Statea. tan1i
lhie, frtl..r ee'w'r to prl',vi1de folr c till
inig  rth he l tiiitia ti ,xec.ato 'the
iaws of t h,.. C loa.f-dlertte Statli,, ei.iup
press ielsurtr ct ien' slod r'.'pl ituval
'The necessity- fr lthe ei..rci. e of
thi, prw.'r ca ( 11 ei,.Ver ,.x:;,t, if nut in
il t' cireilltancets which ilnow sr-e'l
r,,lned iah . 'O'i'. s.eccerity of t3lti State's
aiatns tt ceii .crCachtelllllin,'tit by Ith. I
S''teii.d ratt.e l ;"v.,ria e.I lt. i scllt amply"
Iro~vid,"el tir by tie.. constituation., by
r."-v.rvitce , t il'e States , .rsp*.ctive'l? ".i
the a,..ini.it mi.nt .o rheirtlcers al
the anlia I .|ia't,'/ el l:tr'l'eati t il t e ailtita
,ec'or1.ini to tlai dis.cipline ptre.cr,-!
b.-d h1y c'longr.ee-s.
A liaw is ne..id tel lo pres'rie ,? n I
el, . itw an,. ofe at, t 1l, ". r* r e thi.
, iletici t are tie, Ile. ergee.aize' 1. h '.'. t,
,rt.vt iel the n .' • ,f ca ll it rh.e.e ol .
It incs' 1.ec', it r..,lciir.'l to slw th-e,
n .r - :- il y I , ., 'h a r". n ,. ra tl la w , i t
Is 'clitvi:-.; -:'an i.. s i , ia . ' 1e'r et ,t I
., , "cs,1 ., Ih.e. ite.. I I v '! ..' not pe.r
mlit hiim t. ,''all e : : t. e eiltia froein
-ltl. * c e.liic ; , rvil i. - * i a a hier.
; thait c i ..ci ,1 c .e.1 oI fi ee ti "4en.
coli!al tr;a e - P , .. " . a..1 t e .i.
atle e..:. b ,le :v ile .. e..--a!1 . : t a y.v
e ila.tr '. t il th . pe ret of t' c' I: ,'- "i , i'..
•. "n1e , w hil. ,t :ill., lr St a : ', tl." .-
. eln'i''ve r''ei. - u  e ;te aa , t h " ::...:.1
to be e.n.e ,lo ve ! i c, h '.e'v :.- ic t tiee'
S'ntl.ie -,ec;t. t' S :at . c- a i. c l i:-eit-'le of, i
a law fr t iti:t p'l'r ee,,.
I hie.; ,, i "r,'....:'.. . i.e 't a tlliedi" nti 'li
In.- I;a* t c h.- It 1 "in "= t. stlit"t'i
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which th,i l u e t - t t,, -h. ' ,U-tituttion
w'i,I n",t r,..;,.i a ,I.' .l !, ,;t,.r.
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1h', ca Itc.,in cl ,,xi-t  . • ,.c " sc tl it spiriti
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th Ie ,onc. ". n l1r1 -r rev. . :-e " ih
.lone areli. ' t, .-,i e.t ti . ren.ier loulr trl
uipllih sec''l'c'.? V cat ofhA -r rtee' n -"
r, m tiu avail aile bet th, undcyin, g.
uccccqe,.'ra I.t l'e1'eeclve to .e treIel It
hal: bi,'ecl.ºue, (t stain be.'vlcee' a doeat
eer qtiuecet lli th 't w mentlll c enltinice'
this strgci l,' te toi a ecce'i'cle i. ,se, or
:,ect tac-kk. a, j-,'t a,,d ut oeaiit,,et li
',bc a i-sie n tee stt'bi t.'rrns cs a. t hall
jle.ei.,' I h, n c'.,jle'c.r r tee ic p,,e ue p,,
,es aftr ,a' utr .-cira'acl..r. It'.1 p.,csi,,hed
'cieebt c telci, ,xisi aie,,-r tiet, ccifatltren.1e0
h,.twe.,-n ,cer cetiaaaescioaeielrs aei'i Mr.
lli te cItn. ite r .cent l- r . erte'I tee eoul,
it '.'-tlIl be ,i.p,,.Ite I cvy ct re.ce.,t eec
curre'ncc ofe weici, it is ter..'e'r tihat
-,'u sh ,eiit bie ilfre. med. Cgonaress
will ,.eeae-,eh,.r Ih l: in th,. ci'' 'eti'r',et ct.
• 'hl a'e' ri',.'rre'd t ., ccl'r l'eillm n 1 iotll. eeer're
'.'..r' itet'cerei'eo'e thcit thie 9 a ,i'irielictl
,ef thi. Iltiti'd ;i'lte.s w.etild c ct eeltc'r
into ate v a'_i'.'e'ciemtet air a r.eat v whet
,y.cr with th lae Ccneaeic'de'ratl' Secat"e.
ia,,r with ii t singie Slate,, and tiht'
oeeiy p ,scibi,.'n md,'ot ofbltititeg peac-'te.
' ae" ly lcvyitng dowi' ur ,little'i, dis
bandieeg ',ur f eree,, an. ic- h y i in'tg uta
eeaditi,,neal ,Ibe',dice ie the, l.afws of
i hec I "i ; t "'tc .s, ine'iti it la -thsle
ptas'sd for the conetlei':tiein ofl our
I propejerty ,cnd tlie conistiteitioinic a
rmnendment fear the aIbolitioen of ca-lvr'.
It will b. |',ti h,.er rinmem:nbered that
Mr. Lincoln de.*lar.d that the only
t.-rnR lponl wic,'l hlo-tti!itieq could
,crsie, w.'e sltate-l in hu Ints- bitg, of
)Decenlhr iest, in which we w-ret in.
folnne., that il the evenlt of ourpli
t,.nt submi.sion, hIet wmbl temper
juttic. with mnercy, stnd ti-at tit.h
q:ot-stiont whther tw*e wotld be gov
'-rtend as d.ptpnd-nt territories, or
i..tr:lllttri to haVte ii re'pr.eintationl in
their (C.ngres.s wa, onlI noon)l wh'| ch
le coliild prolnis nethiilg, but which
wvould h Il decided by ti,.ir C~ongre't,
after oulr submissinon haiul been acccp
:tei. It has not., h'we'iv'r, been hith
,-rtIosttited 10 you. that in thi ctolirset
of thie coltf.,renlce at Fortresi Mon
ro., a atggetiti m was made ly one of
oir corninisiionturs,. that theohj 'c:ion
ernterta ne*,J by Mr. Liineolt. t, trat
ilg withl thue goverlln.ni :t' t!ihe (C.,it
f'dii-racy, or with an'y stp'arat St~atte.
hy bitihtit't*iig for the niatal mod.'
1t" iit ~toiti n throligi c il;nistdi.i
er- ,r ittiher di ploit:m:ic age..tt, tihe
ntl.tihd somi-tisn.,s emnphsyci. of a
nllIitiry C, iV..tliini0 to L.ll entered in
ti, by tile. colnnlmn:liiig G(,it'ral  of
th- armlit.t ef the two helig r -ntst.
I'hi. lit adnlmitti.d was a p w'r ps
seR-d by hlimin. tiiillh it was not
th ,nght cilulmen-uriatt with all tht
qitesti n.t involvd.
A-i hi did not accept the stuggs.
t;rn wli,.ii ni.dli, he wta alt'l.rwar.s
reqi,'st:ed to rece-,sid -r his colcih
sini. iupin th. stlhjict of tih.- ne-,pn
iii if" it.hs:ititi.'s, which hd . tgi-t.ed to
do, iltt aid that lie had ma-turlv'
,,sider-, of thei plan. antid lhaid d
t.irmintil. tlhat it coultit not hE done.
S tlb-,'qutnt'y, hlowver, an interview
wvith (ell. I ongstrIet wats a .ik.,I f0,r
Iy G4,n. )rl, c',,mmandit, g the' sn- -
rnv's ariny of the .ar lnes. duri:,,'
wzilic.l Ii , ( . I tlmg. ttr,.i-t wata i f.rlilti.l '
hi him. thait there was a possiblilitv
i" artivintig at a santisf etiry- .djiiust
aint, fIth- p'it .-itt u hllaiiy di thi litl
'i-. by te-itni. 'tf a military cientet1
lti.n a.,di that if 1-t-n. Le dii-sired tit
itt,'ri'li-wa' on thi, siUIjct, it would
' ,t b.. clinild, provid-d (-e.:. I.ee I
itl auI tu'ihrity to iatt. This i ,cm u
iic 'tit lulli Iattp' '-o;.ta~ld to lie the con
:.', ncl o f ''the s" *g' ,.tioni ibIve* r;-i
i'.:' t,. ani G,-i. L.t.,'. actor iut' to
u-t rnetiot.-.. wrote ti (btin. ('naitt oit
it "2 of 'it this month, prnlpt i-incg ft
:,t..rt lit n f.,r: coeiit're.ce, on tlie -ts:!,
i "t'. a.l i..ijti, chat h,, was vea ,id
wi,, 'ht . r..i- - isitt - aithe rith ' .
I.'l. 0:' il't. ri Ttly r-atd trthat h
l.iah no autit it " i t , . to ncc dl * t tht
• xt i ,i , ilt t ,- liif ilti al t ll v .i
i-.,,i u ita- - uitj cts t , i: ppril- tIlin
it- - chr ft'c.r ti air that IGtll. m)r
i ,Ia-i.l IhrV IimI .. a t:lot iht , n hnt-i
'i,.w wotiitti iot lt ra -ft -.i.l ill an
- tj,.ct t'l ;which -. t -n,.t:f' h ij1 to
,-itt 't t-o act t. I f this :ia l .a" t lotat
nith -trt .wirrh nthl hanftle-r'h hithor
- - -I
;:i..< of an il -..mi *., iot~i h ,lulgh th
b'o tin- l i r-- fit i ti i-oatl-. will rlth gar
atti' tinil. tttfill,tn tt t'li'..ijti;,.- ft--ta
'tr iut nfr , t th i , l it I r..tiltIt.ta
t h ni. v..r, ftr it h* .c-;tionii of a ul I
ini .s. T h,.r,. l ,. ,i,,, ii. n, f,0r us.
'. t  ht.,. , l i ll"h ' ' tl t I" i Ii l. tli'rii ta- t',l
'tity . IL t,, t t- . ''i. 'ii. ' tiltl r ah, ri ut1 i of
ti' . t' ,,ud..VIn y c'ir nt't bnti litrt l.
af.t,, at hi nl whiti suct i, , i- pt s...i
liVi, di tire pii'ipilink hir Sticopur
atrllrei 'lt t til couli nl. t io i.ra, tation
ln l titin' it,.rni- it' hi livye inI ,
o·pi'tt'1l f~r thei- xianiliii' ol allt hti'
hatry gtrrisar worthy to e. itIw its
I  -,, I and iov-rlnfid by n it tt i.t .-ill
byn~l th.- lll col n" tolt rule ron . th..an
. iitr public ltit.r rI , f'ill nult be i'i,.l'i.
l ilt i tih ilto r ini i lno' r.-i siu I- i ..... t ai
yioIr , t- |,i ,!~ iill b. her" l d c.it.. i'tll -
and r'tituilg I o tngfli' e itt oihilt titthat
I'ltsitt'tryt ftatit tl' WltiC't tllY. hnt' we
.it',. r. p is .,{. andl Tt,. mli.:inires. o i ],, -
itl'l'l, l , , .,..l f- r av r.-i'l th *, l. i t
l.,li i:i' lt r ii i u tla t , inl ' t.t t t ilit"
ill.: t hv whic-lia. abw -l. all +,h,.rs. w'*
of ptbic tang,- ll oi th lirs is th
Ci.rc.-ritsy fir -tarnest nIld oliti woI t'i
rii't'l courag~ trini ttis cneoi'Olif to~
.i coraiiltry'i b..ldiltn a:la d i, tltti ents
ai I ov,.riiim,°t. iaite sind Conti;der
ahe, nd to iuiru tha llit cUiz uthrugt i
oather . i rc. T y ep
ciThlls nited in au c-.nn on and r o
Siv., . thei pingpl, IOk ;r eclfr-b
tiioi. |lit tinl', in Il.gislatlive halils.
but in yoiir ihomies, will thieir leye hi,
,op,.*,., f,,r the exampld, oi' whalt is
hbotitting ilin, who byl- willinig sacri
tiel'O oi th, altar oft freedo.dil show
Iha, thil,.y are. worihy" t- enjoy its
bl,.ssings.
I t,.,l full confid-nce thiat you will
coinciir willh iii ini lithe c.,viction tihat
your public dillies will not b,, ,ndcd
when youl shall have closed thie hegis
Intive, I~labor. of" thlt sessioln, buti thati
your voic,.s will be heard ch.ei'ring
atnd nouii ral'gl in tihe p-.plll to thisi
i0,.isisit'nt fortilu, l whiich th,y hlave
hithrt-ro displayed, and animiiatinig
thtan by3 the mait.'liitatlions~ of thiat
.s.l'r011t conltltidenc which in mImn tsnil;
of publie dang,,r, is thet dlistinctivP
characteristic of the phatriot, who de
rliv'ies (couri'ag, t'r oni his t[.votionr to
hi. coulitry's d,.stiuv. :and is titus teni
abled to inslpire the like courag, hin
others.
Thus united in a c.-mmon and ho
ly cause, rising shb,e ,ill avlfi,h
considermtiiouna, rend.ring all onr
means sni fscilities tributary to the
r(,i'ritry's we ltf'e. let Ius bow sub.
mnissivelv to Divine will and rever
ently invok.e tbhe bleasing of our
II. avenly F'ther. that as HIe guided
and prnotcte.l our forefathiers in a
similar cause, an will He enable us
to gutard saf.*lv our altars and fire
sides. and maintain inviolate the po
litical rights whi:ihi we inherited.
.IJEF 'FERISON DAVIS.
Richmond, M.Lrclh 13. 1865.
Fromn th. Mib -ianilpi:mn Extra.
Capt. Cliutton Fort.
For several days past our city has
contaimed several military c:.lehri'ies,
among these, though the most unpre
ternling an;d Iun l uming. has been
Ca1ipt. C;lit.mn Fort, the distinguish
,.l1 ied l-.ltrin: scant of North Missis
ilt.pi. The C4 Jptrain. thonnh defornm
red anl walking with difficulty; b.ring
better k'nown by the sobriquet of thi.
*'clab-f~tat Captain" than by anry oth
er uamtn--lmas been an active partici.
pant in the war from irts very incipi
ency. A native of Tennasse"., buit a
Texan by arloptiam, he wai a metm
b,.er of the 'l'exLas l-gislaturs, when
G;-n. Vau Dore calle . upon the pmo
pit of that gallant Stale for aid to,
re'"apture the Unitt-d States regulars.
who, after biing paroled in the int-.
rior, hald marched t , Inalianola an:l
there thrown entr.enchm,,nts and
shown figh'; he qmlickly vlmiunteer,.d
his services. was elected Lieuten-ant
of a company. but the regulars stir
re I.lerint :again, the company was
disbande.d.
Ve- next findltlhe Captain in Fir
ginia. in 1861, being one of the fiset
ft' the sorns ,a th ilt omL e Star State
who went to th b help of the ()1I l)o
uiiiion." I'I- renl.lerm.d anort efficient
cervac,- theTre forsix months.
lin thie fall ii. returtned to Texas to
mirrange his private alfai,'s. -, ut in th::
spring of Ima 2. h~ e wads -Li in the
s.tddlI., scou:ing fr (;,en-e,"' far, H .
gard's heaal'Iart.,r:, thil, at Crinth.
Atier the battle of Shiloh l h . wis
captulred by thie e-::nlly" whil,- upon a
sicatt. carried !Ip the MIi.sissippi riv
or. whean, watchilg his oppourn.litma,
h-:- jtmrnpod ,ve-rboaral at Cap (Girar
d,-atll. EWlan near two nmil-,.-, makinm
his tiscat,.- and walkitng all the way.
to Il.-rmand.1, in this Siara,.
II.- .,,.1 we.lt to sca-,utina- agauia
with a -tltatd of 'la.t-mild ma,, and
,:ul ta-m:n so ."gm; gd, in the vicinity
tf .' .t-n,,his tir ovear two N ears. ha"y
in,-: withim thle list .,ix in ,mrhms rnmi-.ed
ma c.,mn;,any of hii, sw of surt - frtrv.
mcni., o.- ,l .it I:,a's :,i l orn:t II who i a
: v.r Ii n in the srvice. I[- hmas.i
rmomunteld .ai :.l lipp.a I his c. lpany,-.
a1-I -, v n n.-ar-l sui,.iate them f i rien i
Claptl mr s rn , al. .if' tit,. ,enamyn o. l iy
di:"ma :.m; am.nuani-io fr;',m our G-omv
mm. l).maa.tn tit.. laam ix mammalih.
ae haa- cmto ur,r an d liva l r,,.-r
fas pii.- n.ma -, inmu Ey a Y; k,.m-. (: aV.dm
Sy hm;.mim-,. wi.t, It." ha1a." kille I anui
' ti!v m.m'mnd,.a;l l ,..tt I-. s. -cured
t mmI , -'. , tl1 t , ll .lii. mm.nam-. amn. l nmm
Iv. lost two ms.n- himself during th,
-h" le limtl,-.
"l1:t." filowing ex'ract from t'he or
a,.rs of mamti oa t ,mamll" 1.,.i-aera r t., hllil
will showl, i, what light he is re
:a-. bi,.l v thml a.e ".l a kir aw him:
"T le (v. n,-ra' havimnmla h.:marml mm Vomlr
tlm mims-m kmorv.el-.d ,.f ti. co. iLrrv -
-ls It Lactie amni ,-tul . ietnt opmratiomismm
.a .. in-t athe ,:um- aim . lh, ,l-ire tmo sm
trmie tam 1.t,-m itii u rf' i" " vam'itIam l, ser
t -
Iatmltamin ".rt it, emphatically thitn
,asinm.v ,,f Nm-t, Mis~hi-ilpi. amml t.mhe
,rri:te-r tr rro, r t thie Yit .ak ,e.> at
'ma.mmupm:Ii-. whimo anv.r cmj-n Otit tm
:llnt . I, itbut what th,- rm,. w - risted
Ill s lr,-s,,e e ha-re- i frm tl - lir
1p m ,- of s'cutriin thie r l.i ae u of twein
tv im.n. whl, ha-v, l),-a.n arrear:,d.
iecast, his h c, mantty witas :ant intde
pi ndtmant -mmaay "hrl C :ptain
1-laimns that hle has r.eporte. rm-gutlarly
tam ,.v,.rv G.;endral comtn.amtlig hi.is
District. thait ha- ham bI'en acting un
,ler orders all the time, and that he
was on his way to report his compa
nv an"a have it attached to somne reg
inlt-tat whi-n his men were arrestead.
It is to b . h.-,opd thaat ms- valuabl.
a eanamni'mtd will mnot lma. lost to the
smarvice, and that the gallant Captaim
w.11 soon again ie at his p,,at.
It is ,'apamrtmmte ca? oltmm titt'atorIZls a'uere
Imarned mit Kilgmmatom whilm in p assm's
si.n of mham enemy. and (hldslmmrnam
threatenaad. Our troops comatasted
grround at varimus points with their
oa-'lustaralaed comuragm- anmd eaadmlu'ance.
We brlieve te mm~anvy will be met
at smaame point south of lal-igah.
Auagusta paln-rs say A. II. Steph
ens has beema ia tleorgia for thna past
h'en days, aard imas nmat ba-en haard
trom, anta thlmm, ho; me that this sileamce
will not ema inume.
The proalai..ar om thd, Charl-ston
Couriar rnmitnstrates with the mili
tary officer who confismcaed his ofice.
urginag that he opposed nuliificatioa,
in 1830. Thne soldiars say this is
the nearest approach to loyalty
which has been met with amrng tha
,white p,'apulation of Cbhlems:n.
gre'uing among as wr1i%
trides., WK.inietli
he sleatruecimi t tie flystem so
in soTme of the State., are aevetopl
themselves every ilay sti"re ist .
The pretended conve.ntis on (t
State of Missouri bha juist dereod It
its -"Bill of Rikhts" that the Staa
-4,V remain forrar e wvemer r
the Un'io,, that everyOitisen of Mi.
souri owes the United States pars
minst allegiance, and that any ertI
nance or la* of Ite -.atL io theh'
frary shall he uall ad rotid. Ij*1
Unionof StatPe with which the North
went into the contest of the sectieaM
is, it appears, to be forever abandott.
ed for a supreme conablidetioa, by
which they shall all be pressed doewn
into the solid masn of one sover
eigaty.
1.... Western States, the great
States of New York and PennIt'a
nia, will never consent to any such
outrageous destruction of their rever
ed rights as sovere.igns. Be the pre
tenses node: which the intrigue for
consolidation is being carried out
what they m ,y, we tell the States of
New England to look well to the con
sequences. A master of the conntry
beyond the Connecticut shall not be;
blt it may. some day, be kicked oat
ofall alliance with the great States of
the Union as an into erable nuisance.
The despotic spirit that seeks now,
in its narrow vision, to bind to the
car of Massachusetts the young nuw
tions of the North, will find that it
*enploys for the purpose a rope of
sand, and that the more complete tht
appearance of its own success, the
more certainly has it beern workirng
out for itself quick and summary
retribution.-New York Nees.
Died1
On the 5th of thik month. W. W. Barker.
aged t4; yeaTrs a nraive of Georgia. but for
mneny years a resident of this place.
Ca-mden pap-rs please copy and son4
bill to thbi ofli "..
gbrvap',rt Prices Curred.
Corrected TVeekly, for the News, by
ISAACSON & KLINE,
Comminivu Merch.ant.L, on the Ltas.
Sngsr. Chaice. in Ihds. $3 25 to 3 75
Fair. '" 2 75 to 00
S(:Cnnon " 2 2 to 2 50
SCho!e,', in Bbls, 3 60 4 00
tllaý-e, in Lnt-, 4 25 to 4 G5
Vi rik.'y. per ,allon. 73 to 6
To')'t-co. per pmunl. - 16 to 25
!t. p *r tu.tle. 22 30 to 25
Hatcn, ides :tnd ahould.rs 1 5) to I 75
S lla s, i 76 2 03
F: our, 1 75 to 2 25
Lard. I 75 to 2
;cottol. :ni.Idling, 75 to 80
in wed, T2 to 1l
e".Bo,.es, 500( to 7500
"old. from 28 to 30 tor 1
. 4). Bank. at p'.r. 8 to I') for 1
'evenl anl. Ei,:'t per cent. bonds dull at 50
Sv,-1n thirty wotes, dull at 40 to 50
( ErchangF ccrtitit -te4. 6O t) 7
Th:- :ove qulotations are bs-*d on cuu*
,* r7 f,':n d .
For State Treasuarer.
We ..r," auhi,,r sod t, aiinn'j'nca Colonel
lo')'S 1E. IL'lRK ;I. of the 'Parish of Natchi
t,,che'. ia a c:ildidate for State Treaurelr,
or the enm,i;g .mlait:un.
n:,t4-w&-w-td*
W' are au o;'izoE. l to annnnce 8. .D.
)I.ZVEt as a candidate for State Trr..n
Lotiai na papers copy. (April 6k
For .Matyor.
If T. -'. icR I i cIyrent to become.
: cul.,i :. tr .ialo hie wi.1 be suli po lTet
,y ~ AMANY V OEi"$.
April 7: St
So00 ILE"%WARI D.
;T 'LE:- .nti ie ni.tht u the 6th inet., a
J B IONY. 8 ye..-s old; walks very
.ce. i- athou, t 4 fe.t ;:,gh. I hi'il white
·'r. lie is .newts sho.l. -vwelled hee.- in
t,,nt. a t.1 corks beuinll. Mallaevery heavy
,r 1ii trimmted, and u , his rith' thigh bhas a
o.x ,"arn brand. 'I he ab,:ve reward will he
,*.,il fir hi, delivery to the Editor of this
;:.p..r.
Aprl 7. It.:swif.
JaLaD QUa iTr:sai TaI'tA\s-Mlsierttts Dtr'T. ~
Dbreveport. La., Marsh 31. 66i.
r tract. ]J
(en-ral Orders. I
N'. 77. (
SII The fllowing named. oi
S . cers will have their names
o, 1,-. , n o.,, the rn:sj for pr'olonj.ed nb.
,eu.": . t .tn tlott " h st: 1.eave, and will
r nm thi-, iay e.-.'ae to be uuic""ru of the P.
il:tj.,r ,Ja WoR -dev. Gant-rs BDattation.
3It l.ie-it. I 13i Jhntro "n
lit I.iet d a, M:ceh..ll . "
a"pt. Ja ,, tavi., Hill's Atkansas R~ht.
'i Li,.t o ul. Tubbs. Co. B., 11th Arkaa
e ls Itfar.ntrt.
Limit. Co., Paul MCobb. 3Oth Ark. Infty.
l-t 1.iat. J. II. Maloney. 3 .'1
I-' Lie'a. . C Y. Stee n.:2124 "
.i Liet.t. Ii. T. W1'itherll;ton, 32t'
I st Lieut. J. M. Bell, 32d '
l~t Lieut. G Brandleab "re. 32d "
2d ..ient1 .. B Da-wson. 34 "
(; apt. M. S. Fielder 32 "
Capt. J. D. hKviktndail, S3. '" "
C pt. Jesse oy. 32d *
C'apt. M. A. Adair. 32d " "
Capt. C. F. B ,'ens. 32d " "
tlt L.eut J. B.Ctlbberhouse, 2d" "
2d l.it,;t. E. It. Hare. n31d
_d I.f,,t. . O. Shaver. 324 " "
2 1 I.te:t. J. R. Murray, 32ri "
2 il l.ien. i'.l. Rowey. 32d " "
2.1 I.i.et. Jas. J. Stewart, 32Pd
By command of
General E. Krats- vrTlt.
P. B. I.Ei~DS.
Major and Assistant .dj't Gen.
Shreveport anIl Ark:ans:s p p.-" copy
4 time.. mart It saw&3w
A F IR l supply lt Crpzni Laid Lettfi
P ip'r . Pent and Ene!o lies. at the
tioolt umce. %IS,-ch Iki; wrw.
For Sale.
A bnod S, H )II.E. brill
and saddle for Rale.
luqulrr at thi (ffmcr. 'apr14cf
W---antedL-
A T the Str.t Foiindry. roII ld t- -e
inic' endi charcoal. for whichi
('l..flW., PI. )w POTNtY, Ltxu4T' s. 1
'catrgaRa. ýKTI.IrT and Ovr:x wTill be
exchanged ou liberal rerm,.
A W. MQFZ'ZrT.