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'[LL '; L:rdlJ'A':i ^KLY NEW;_',
rir I~· '1.rl lnh." t ."ýw~y
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I"iw.1i id i i/.il n 1111.'!" 11 , fil toii2iiig
1i E WEEKLY NEWS,
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".") 4lY i"i '" I. ~.f., LI. ýt jl .l
L..FL1 :.;L'. .1. iii papar is C- i
iL.i a .qa ur.". No ddU~'ti."n 14r itcru*a'w
u., I ll 1i .t t'.ll? i V.% 1 the t bfrgn".. ..1
" t::, a peilr, yab; ir'iaig siulilir advertri
me'Is t. as app. ar i:i Ni p.tucr. jW r due
n, [;.'r dii j, !r iU lu arl.al/ .tu rr.',·di rir.11.
Charleston in Yankee RHands.
iýta. l".' t occupatIl ion of Char|lott I
},\ t),, L' i,, trop,.,, tratdei r have
,t.rt .d at de, ire to re-otpen their
a-tonrt and ettaibli,lh tiatir owl: iuni
aa,,.a. t'his desire in their part is
V ,ry cortat'eldable and has b LeLen en
ct.uragdtl by the mtilitary authoritieas,
who have itsused orders artsuring
ti,.*tt (of protection. A good oppor.
tualty tfor engaging int business is
Itow ope:n. and uothing, so far as has
bee,-n dtcovevrc, !i iin the. way of
makinr g Charluesou to applroach to
.omnlthiig tli' its former activity.
An lbject which arrests the atten
iona oral., is the fragments of the,
Ct-.pttton(ier Blakely guna., which
-wir mwuntt.d on the wharf batteries.
:1 erectin-t thosn. blatterie, the rebels
i u.lt a h;1a board t'ence on the, ridge
U: :;,e watk. aDuring the siege only
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'A ..i . t, h" I' .;; ,. lt - ! -tat,.I
t" th1" ..t" +1 - iV to 11" 1 '.'.° I. I II a
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i!.ll, I X11 t1 111 71 = ta11 t let- ;i Ja t - it.l+1'
n. ant wa- :-,, -r-at -, to kanot,.
'te 111, t tlla, ua 'ti.'- lea.. \'11t 11,t1,p
no a at a - a ittta'. n -le a c i iat
\, +,ulJ i -,lir n the' + itml liarf, Lc c ilc i
S ,t :t1r L dat'tamag,.l. titt
.i.,g 1, . til:edel'y i.- oetupletely
, an u ct. i t -a.is ansi;.aere~dl dan
t. . 1 %,bi, t the itt-triar of it.
. '.id, atowei , t, e smtaaushed, au1.
- t, u ,. n 1, , ..- in th. t, were pul
., z,-,l iu', m,. pe ,t\d,,. 'L'h it ,l,
,a.. ,l,- . i. " , .ta- aia i.A e C irtai
l, l.. l'h . t. o - , talnu -av t.
i,,.ve tlat -tIa it .1 :.:--a , i it' a:tl ctlld
t a. .acedtd h u :i.. :.;r. '1h ,.-oatnd
li., "" uus t 1t "" l , " , " t ,l' i , their
ti' t: mItI t5t 1.e t't; '1afui to, li-'t .l t.
it a lpersata .-,ti;ie ,or cri t.. o,,tr
ti.. ,-ou'nt at a'f U .a-u -,u ,hr ,L. ll
--ilg thiou,._h th,. air. 1, hat othect
- ,utll be l,,!adued ol tht. samua pa r
sn t", h1-1t 600-t,,under shell goilng
t. itP, ;. -:, I utittitn W\'he.u the guatn
,-tr' xi . ded, thl. citizens iagia a dl
taut .a i,:g, tt ,,tt luad bL.'tt tired, ata.
r ,-, a- I". /t.,.: t.alilv expr tinia g to , w\it
, - a tlt' la.t: .r lrtito, of tla.' city
-ati, ld" u:,ale ituo a iarg. pile ,,a
\ itat Ia tar,''t.tc a ht th a. utility af
at., 61tU ,uatllaatlaa ,. lith:turtegard ex
,. a-ld it ait, . i- F' in:, a that tbhev
\,Jttld1 .ev .1' I ,," ntil i ll' to the reb. I
t .,\ at ld talltl' , aaitl the i at. tal hayl , sun -
tait, a this i ,t ,it- . "'1 , i l ita te D
pouier ,litich th,- Third Ihod, I,-
tatd I, .a at ad , ta Ila.,Žy itth 1tn the
a . - ta d 1 l-iich ha i, tututed at
<'ut hnaugs' l, ,i t ,ad m . ,'xt l
-t hi 'a-a a" t 1111u ab r. aat al1 at att'ua
S.,a.- wt, l, tht. r1 ,blt ctuld havt -
u.i ,, i C|t t it b :i r luiion us.
" i'itt:" .t ta , ,a1t:t1' ,,taa lla att.
T ia, tahe; ta ,i Laa ta- h ,- . . tali tt
at'. t,- lt , t a ttal tail ,rt. ilu ti,.
, a. "r -ia t 'a I the a' l' ttt it 1 l, 1' ltl at,
tue l'attal'ac"ta 1, 1- baa. da ,-- .,-y.aed ly
a toHt.do. TI . a elt'Ilat'e that iltt
\.h af aV t itr ul.e: ia:t be,:n the t.'
.a1ta oaf accident. lThe tay tad that
t' aper laid Asihlat' ivetr., 't r at llatu
tatihes up, liHavre ell pre-tty• taorouaigllv
a,,arched fur totp'altoues' by the navy.
I ut, an ar' aas call be learned, lthey
ltave oat auceedAed as yet in fishing
up alay of the tuitchlait.a, and theI peo
l' ut Charlestot arire incelintt to be
liev,: that the tot'rtdocs whitch wure
sunk a lung timte go. have been car
ried seaward by the et'rect of the tid..
'Thu probability is, that slhould au
Le touud, the powder within thdmn will
bt" -u caked that it would baa hiopos
stale to ignite it. The obstructionus
cmta,,it ot a sig lt lint, of liles dri ven
tot "te bay, at a 1aoitnt bialo. distance
above 6tiWttr. Tho line reaches
Itrua ialand to ialakaid; aud has a
hpate mrinlouthy wide to admit the
pacaagit of vebtalt. Nodiiticulty has
•vt baen exporienaieaad by va.s-al, cout
att, atat?- a1'a
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Vi uunc,- 1 -V 2? ' al, rEv: I2 ;·A"l r·U P , AP flU- 15, 1865. . u zzLer 11.
V olum e 6_4L~ LIYY. ~·~._ _ U~~ilrr Ir I 11.
War with E.;i:;;l.::.i
with tih. tll! ." i.^ ,gp c!.'l an o : ",
Ito" iroItbllljb it ..i' it waVt lt l twte, 0
A. m ti th1. C01'1nij tions ,i I.aract., : it ;:
net'eli."s, to discuesa mnorc than mne,
and that in a joint tat,ck of grudge.
againt, this country. As in mannv
oth.r quiarrels, a coIrnlmio objtect of0
:lati".cl in the. occskiotlti and ground of"
.ivtn, ili;titon. Thel tre ns ries it' trlt.
two. .ide(n % ill !iot prIoducet. la:rge
1Uln, but th-ir gri .vatlcts with l.u g
:i1mal 1,tuat tip ito .-lU., etiiiilg co .ti-ider-!
able. Wu, t,, lonpetared tlr this. A
bloody quarreil ,ul.st l.ave i}itter re
lulelilrtitlces' and tauclh iii!ihnation.
Thems mutlt have, an o e+j,'-L. :awI it''
the coiiit1atKts ,shake,. hi ,d., thle ., Xt
victim that can lh. foudl is anl uncon
certind and unsv'lt;patihetic bystauder.
Who better, inidel, tllhan the police
a. hi Liiselt. if hi. can bhe attacked
with impuniity ! i
As the Federal GtoverntLut mtaitl-i
taius that it has a qtuarr:i with us ill
the shlapi of cliain which we dIo not l
acknowledge, taud it has; a great d.r;l
to gein by a succosatlul war wtlh ,, e
tbhe ut ,tio., to which we have to ad
druts ourselves is simply wb,.tl,.r.
they can g, to war with us with a
fair prospiect of ucc>.-. It they cat a
they ct·ninly will. Th'l, ii-t coll
sideratiot that oce,'tr is tiat if tlit
Conted.lerates art., exhiui.t.l. thet F.-d
erv l-, ,r,-uutV h.-. I," - , ..d 1f th,. l:tttr(
,nlydv sit(. , th! . ,.xhanu-, i .,,i
t'e . ti. I t.t, thi -. ii, ,; ikelyt
,to lilr t ce s easy by . t illllng
balt nt it : ,,. tr it OH..itt uet r1 1
:n-i it .tiIa t ,.w foe;, (. t i ait aittl l ha-r,
rl', VI_', . " l..:. - rt' t lt l't i. l t1 I .at i t. t all
11i t it :t. ."-". i ., 1"i, .i ' 'V . I 11 1it of
niala a cI. i 1 .Id u i :titic .1 til tilt Ii it
ot t i.- a" , . . .h.r l .l-' at.t i, -
bt l , ti ,, - . i ir. : ,i ' i- .i , u+.. fter n- I
.d i t. i.t our i" tir.s a :lr:,Iill ii tt h --t I
•'ert:,i o . t I ii of . r i t :,. pinii s f r
Ir po-,: :U1,. io ug-- oT .q L- uall: form-11,
S.e thou; ,h a tte r a briitf I ,' al ht .
i.samilnt ,'sd " t1111li;hti,,.. "'|,ro g'h- t
a,.t : ..,1 i." ,, the ': c,+ idu-r y.t
I0 II, . t .n111111.1. " It : t :.L it ,l .ti Klt W:illt
,t l. l .... ,.t l ,:,.! WIt that t 'Oll
t-.y ft til i. srItl rit. IT Tl. aittrattiultnt
,i ii.. It 1 ill h, i arl,-i-tiili. afIt, r ivre
ieai- Cr tlOt.r,. oI thi. Ii.ii.lratt. woi rk a
:711 w. il l-t consii,,r wheth,1er th. "
-vn ". 1 , i. :+t a;.:i .or ra lt.t w al' tl
iica . :i llr aiil, certI'lilllil l i a-
ta ui :,u 'ii',-. iii ")I. .ill,-t I"." pnii I
irt.-: , h, , lit a ., , t . t liltll . e 1 01i
itlt -li e dl id t, t -:t"ll ianc~cl't ('t- Irh rl. i
t eti "I i,,r' lt tttalt" i jttnIll ilt a1'0'l't1r it
ort that wr illr tl - i tril. atttipt r.d o.
with ihl,- 1..w bill. TIh,. Am,-:ican t"
" treaiulY i l. hIp ..t ls in-lvt c.u, will1 "
incliav to I l tr'i iiy ' , tit -ilo a -withl ti.w
l'-re.,iurv. whiici h palid K l ail, i utl I l tl it
ut, n ad ts beI- r, iita itig t-at ita i
ercsti- llt. It igKui ti h ve t o t thi- `I
vith a crippled c,,,mnr,..r., for th,,itli.
,t.iit wu,-li play thiag rani. Ame.rica K
would hau.e her full l ar. of't i thtli i-I
:eits.
l.eer every .Alabatia that iha, sut,.uk
ed out ift our ports a lhun 11 d w ~,ili 1
.-team out with the Brlititsh co: .rt
New York, tlol, which has i: hu,.
thught at a ,litalln. Bad tie a awaI e
d ither than m n,, . w ,ould h nvt-r to be:nl
thi't brunt All" the l w-l v tru.. s ;.miw
uliht haply µ1iu,.- thb, tr.', .I I ' -"
,,to . L' tivu lln ili, :,ndl :i t'. , ot th.-s tl' it
v ictims. "'hb, l' <h-rul territ,,ly
night n,,t ,e invioiate, antd it Caa-1
.h a l':'ll L., . acled it ca( : -o, --tlik ' 1
Un,4.1 . . , 1.1 war.",. dib-tant .nt .r|,is
•.s, fai:iliarity with c,+imimanld, tith
Ix, 'ciS. of lo1-t'on-ular a thborit . -th
taf f d dictatorship at ]aildquartet s, a,, t
.-1,1- in the 4nid ta ireaik up at |++pub
l h '. h ,- at',,-, l of that repul b-ie
h ae l ,an had I -,ull' r. 1- ,mi n to .ur
.'% tu .. ir l ,+ .t p o li o . ,A ... .t ic , i
• ll, :.- Imt,.i~ u l i !, apply t-, it
iih.r :1ul °,vi-r prl,,,'il., ip thai thi....,',
w i d l 'h a- -t i - t l t hi t . - : r t ' .: - I t 1 ,1.
.it.,. T hly mu y I. . il, l iy hol y.. '',:1,'
t,, thie ",)llt !tl-iii t , t 1t1
tii i 'i . "luird l. - it t ..,' . "-',,.i thili,
I : it-'
, '," illt , K", l.: . l'" . ,,, ,l
I i.. `I ,rol , i pr -." , l'-o 11 \"1.1 I ,.r~
{". ."I`:' . "i i.-, X1.U it W o
!.it ."I;. % ;ii, th an w e
No Re~ogaiitiun _by England ortt
France.- Peace Looked for in C
tIe %ummer. i
lron till, Parias corr 'poudllendel~c of
41141 1.oudon Poet, March) :ii ;. o
Allonst all 1l'ttnrti rOt ill" 0 J'an'iai s
fromi Ameitrica, North and Soulith, raly s
thalt an1 imflh)Dl1'ltop JD1'val'VAI thant EllKn-,
Will and Franceuc will, e·,vo lung, u:al~an- n
,!~uI thI'ir p6licy of neutnality. 'I'lhti
lut~tis froln Lithe Soithlgo suo Il far al tKu ri
Santicipate, a recuti-nitionl of till' ( 'ol-n d
t'"d.:rntcy befoi. thiet ..-unrnr is over. ill
PIrio'ira!I ,ltCh .rl.polt and aintici- 1
l~ftAoIDs hl~l ori ~k1ilo t for. -. also,1 aind
as a very lively nitlr..'-t is felt in heti
c1ljr5 toltl-l, M. Ul?'llntyn .l.' i.liuyr is oc- '
l'Aniotlnnlly initninro;'ated. Now. ltitd
tar as thie I'rench t-4io'erlnnul~mt is coil- el
cotrned, f beiihvt I alit co-rnret in w
sDa'inig that tU chnanage has beeuni oven '
collntelmplated in tle poclicy hit)i
1 Englglland were to hcknowledlge' tllhu
Ct,, Dde..It8 statrer. 110 doubt I' iii"
wO~id du Si) likewise'; lnt here , :t i'
not :aKpposei thia la-cr M":tj'-itya i tare it
fnifl.Kit iat.-kids tol id'p-nrt fion its' KI
cnrlity-aI It. ira calossnl. her1l M,' -Ke
and I'iigiand her' C;Kanada, .taxd nelI in
er dl.'.ire war w.ithl AIKI'-'ril'e
If (iAIKiAI nIt \wnhlo are) K aIll ,,·Jr1
AL.- it werit :1Ile' i'-rv dtin ll llis t1:l111
f ll.lKA, ialii. it i' Ithe nmore A nAIlI. .:'u
.'tlIK h1.g dull ,i u bnt il' give III- fl,",
:t.;
+.1 . . lht J.ll,.', K " n It t. thougDIh' tIt-,
miDun born ,-:t'iir i liver\t ith! 7" tv. : 11 , it
h.ll-nt all A :,tll river 1" Ilif irT
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be",nl all prDKIeIAl. nf fIat W111 . I ea:' Kl Ibi' t.hl siedMae:
Nav ,I I' A ill kA' I a: It 1 K.'l ' et
tily 'anwIellar""k'itL thiell' S'AKi, .1111
fleiK t~ul.AI DItaiK1A Itt-ir Il-nAul- , i.I Al
111,1 I 11- ,i , t~.1 t ul AiD e Annitit ci: \1 """l ! ' I
Ahe K ll llc~od i tel:'.l cIn in N ll Il i
folk, itiit' ,tter.tl' it the ' in All K'iY.l
ital tllioti' 1.l0A. aI piledli t ll , h tl' t k I A
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'7. i1t, lllO7' ,it#! No.. 441 7'i 417 of T flbitni
li I i Ai1 iii,,iteitl on. n p1.' a!e tulbi oiol
an. 'lers for joe-ac', no, It'C~ lIStl the y
j arae es rusterd, or doubI their ability
tU Cxili it ,t ;(T CjU4eC08bfiVlll, bult 4
eieiltrct'j the perivationa acd sufllerinng.'
it cntjinurtInee mlust muiltiply.
2. He' thivnks it is ini thne, poiewe~r of .
the.l North to reconstruct by au offe)r
of liberal termras, eti h.· aonlaidietId and'
acted up1on11 during axn HrUlisticl ofi'y
sixty danys.
:;. The `i_:h will not consevnt ti
rreon'-t rii'nin tip :n any otitrrel basis 0
titan th.e ce ''ti* '4 i.t-coglnitiouln tof 1 I
rightli of tlhe Žt~4.Itl r. 1-.pie tivedl'. to
dete:rnli n.' i-cld. fill it,. It* all ijlostio)1171
,if' 1".ca! antlli di~trnt'itic: tvrtulr lilt, lit
c-L 'l7.vcy i' cl t 4 1444II
4. hley n Ii AltIIit pel't slvery to
sitated ill jthe '47.44 .of '11414 I to
to that it 47tl0ti( '." p'otp .ia.ly irren
d ere' I, but to no 1 cc11 11 e-iesi
niliotld be a fair ci.. v'lt'---Uio ruledii it
with otlntr lihl'.'d tr'iIms, r rrecoi-'
atructioii secured byt~c ctlln. tiY1tional c
the wil' i 1lll tiill Ittlb. jut 1ut1 i without
gre'at iutlinrixg aind siac iticc', wlhichn
ti~r ii itil~ ciiiirii i
hIley are pleparedli to aaak..'. rathei
that, .,ibai't to anyv t,-bit's tantL dlo t1rt
reeigliize their jan-ct 'vuality, :ihle
arc alike hotee.t~alltl to bi.ott -lit 4')
4d. lHe -iv' ,lenthet lie"ver 1z''.'el'4 i. lt'
er than lie ' dlid ice l liil rliii.l stats ir 1
ts the sInb. i it inek areo c'ncert'r.t'd
to.r 11 state liolvir e'xce.pt 7N file ;tla i it
jliilii ceded it 11.1il bItii Mi"tti d. iff
44 i I's '4 ."t the, wi'1e it of the i t..vi1 i
to di-Lunen:ýhlllC eel111' C·IIC et . Rlrd tcr
ful andt~ ultelln'7j l t.ril " i..l l.; 4i 1 I n liia
lie li. It
Ji. Hlelice. .! 41 :" t 'nt l.7i' 0 w ih
rea- r.ac l 'r,' c li:. . is4114 44. ill il l'' Ii.' '
4t thit . or culei si. tic -r 407 i: Wrie .C o t
u".tudl.: cii" I n.!'." 4117i' i d
bils t.'i4llrl~t1r Wind~~ll 44bib 41i..li jE 4
141it i.th, g i lt l'l ti .i I: 1 4 llll l 4'4* I t
Itil7l' '1) cIL InetIitc? f 'a l i tc . ti" oi cr c a41
t1ille ithl every s, illrir.cn"', I't lh.a. 1.14
It ..''c tine ctinn . hot c. 4it Ii II + ih, 14
int'" r lii' rd 14 c.11 II:,-.44lidl :tut144i-h tl,~
411 44.r -"i)l' 1 1 4 el l ried Ililit h Iar lit. r
I.. i4 o''bt 7.17411-' I..~n till lb 44'.4,.
his ehildreu, ar:.i" while hi- aitctiotrie
tor his old'. Im udi, C/./Z.-ihll Vy n'i
not 1 41 I ll 17in ( tl ,441ll71 h"" I 'ui 4141;
:t Plaic ' iet 7k uto'l1V"4 1h4 ate~ .0t i . 114ee" 1
gin teel1' It4.4 shil'l' 41 passage (it Iecii e*'4
r414114u~u." l i47 ilar- '..t4n 14444 I'.
44 ,..ee:ic '411p1 '11(j l "lier 7..1. 4 l'\iitl
new44 Ill'. - :cur 7.iAte ace' anion;: ithe
f'" .11"c,4., Ica ,etch: 44r444. 411. 4117 ý'~ t'."t'7
"4j.r . 44'I n I tor1.vi "e1. that AIc',"v t.:':x .
-I :11l' 1lcii %.,tgId illii -- .. ;I!..r ... I111 p r
117ýv". '7 4-' 41''44 . I tl .I4 c lu 'latic ifroI,
aeyi ed LII it]o tl't uln'tl 1. 114 44 ~
fuit.,rltllt s !4.4iO'ttl On 4141 f IWe:"! t\.i
t~uay IiC fI r-r C , .-The4 1444 l l'ereDa
Cites tlI1.l i0t41i Z o tiO" 1 4'.Ch l t.l. but',
l a it l'ligrllt~i~l iiarkSt 4'iti clse"s. here;
\,- Yii ,Inik.i t,-ive fa thsc t of lurng 114
1" ill~ prctotte e it passage (viccst'u to aert
.lay,. number i-of c~meig1ts, ofi' fiogr
"t :.c ud L.ii iibt'i of e' r nl t'! l tr 01$ andtl
gari~lali ar cut'lo tahrieds% b1y es. v 'lt
t"" W. n t e . In 10V"11,"111 on . Kttile c lcyt..t
4c a~l t7.- in; ,. to L~ ioth c.11t- hol
'4 ic n i r !1." ;."ma !.tir tlntd 7.9411'. grits7)
tileft 1ii .Il-:It +'lr rd.-a Vth4eadi Alv7)t'Uin
rier l'lu~~ 77144'4a ti er
The t ilowigi peortinent remnarks
w 11ind in t.he Freemau's Ch:nition,
a paper lately established at hours
ton, 'Texus :
H'rl.t/ B'Yomes !f ? /, the ;oi/tt, /
VWe have had this quOPtion often i
asked uts by pe,-ple in different parts
of the Sitte, who naturally feel a cu
riasiity to know something about it,
as so many of these parties have
contributed a portion to gove rnmern
agents, who represented it to be ulsz
for the use of the governs ent. For
n.-arly th i:eo years has a constant
*stream of wagons wended their wayt
tIwards Mexico, laden with the
fleecy monarch. Blockade runner
steamners and sail vessels have regu
larly depart,-d laden to their guardl
with it, and still they are at it. Then
what have they to show in our army t
as the returns of the valuable staple !
True, they may tell us that they 1
have received powder, lead, &c.
But how is it that our soldiers have,.
teean so poorly clad the past winter ? t
How is it that appeals are dai;y I
mrade in the newspapers calling upuLon
the friends of Ihumanity and the sol-.:
diers to, urnish clothing for thesel ,
defenders in the field. Why has ntn
clothing Ibet-n imported for .,. ;
troops \What use are powder and e
heal if the troops are prostrated by I
niknie, annd by being imlroperly
clothed Rteader, have you ever a
seen a lull regiment of Texius r
cltolld in the gray cloth said to d
have heenl purchased by the govern, t
inset tr the troops ? Do you tot
see all iur otflienrs dressed in the a
height ,of fashion in this cloth ? i
hlave you ever known of a nos-coti- t
mni:ssioned officer or private (exce'pt
a ewa tf;vritt-i '.irl in cloth l,'"
chased t, ty th. givetrnim t ?t "Th.tt.
wh ere.nw ,o, ili the. cotton g ? Whnt
is it use,-d tor ? WVhi-r. are the pr',
coiels at htie .-al, f the. prize stern,-r t'
|ltirri-t I.:L and ~aclletlrt Where
i~ :Icl,- lthiitg to, have be,-n pur
e'iln.eid with theml ? How is it that P
otr solie-rs ha'-; b,;in shivering on a
the eioast all 'a inter, wh."l Sit tiuch c
av:ilahlie propety ia- h1-,n -oll for t:
,1 ! 'lh.--e a. e stii lnboril q tie-- n
I' oiil n1( will have tr, h,. answered ti
Ly t hi,,:. agents \-hlioi have managed F
atlil'r , at SIlilt future It ' . 1;io .
Vet Iliok :liotil! ust and ce ime tn
whoi. a t:w ilollths ago, were poor it
ImI, lik Ii ouTlrselves, and now we .se c
th.mn rolling ill luxury, with their t'
liAy seranut., carriage drivers, and I
(dashinr equipag-. VWe naturally "
w'nder where theyit have nmtle such h
a siidella riS-e in tortture in the.- ,.3
tIuiigh tines. \V- have un, iil will
agaiit-t any ,fhicial. I . ll' ull " :lim
i. tlhe g.oodi of the petpte and g,- t
.i'illrnellt. Wr1> co,utend that thlie I
.oiinderi-ig of coittoitn, which is iiir
ii in i',tianc ,, thn',igh t1i.n war, is ;li
iiin tliry to the ',initry. to a hbar tI -
,lur -tic:-sS and trituliph. and We. It
h,.l.fi" oppoi'' it and trmust that a tu
r, it,,rn will be ii..,. I- nma g our pub- t
liC s~irvants, anti itIat outi soldiers
rtece.ivte ptIper cl6thing ti-fm those
wh..I-, du:v it is to get it for them.
Old A he on .ti-nlsini Slavres.
At a r,.-cent 9flag res-1nt etii i'e.-
ident L.i l n 11xt.1e tthe iullowin, t, -
mirk
',i ,-" I, ; t,..},' . -\",. ,: , , ,
,it `O l: ,at . .r t" t u tln , lch I have
tot -iiit or wittien .-iom.thing whiere-
ly itiV onI piioit mhigh' b. knot t.
luit tlher'" is oil.- the - r|1 a¢'"t attempt
oi ,u ' err- .ng blrothr .,i. a - thev ain'.
0o :,itine. cal:il, to etmplty the
nli.ero, to tight for them. I have
.i, it. 'i xlittell nlor iliadi' a speech OiL .
,thatsnim ject. htl, ust.-e that «a" their
I buiuesi, not in 1,'. and if I had a
wish upon the ubjci-(t, I had njt the I
power to introduce, it ,,r mak.- it effec- i
rive. hii great question with tlhem
\, a. lhi-tet c ir th nerg. being put ino,
the otrny will fight for them. I do -
I ,it know. and thlrl-tore ranntot d,,
cide. ''he-v ought toi know better :
than we. I hav, in mly iif-'tinmwehealrd
mlany argumeniits why the ltegroe I
ought to lI-e slaves ; but if 'they fight I
for those who would keep them ill
si:lvtry, it will be a better argutnent
than aIIny I have yet heard. lie wlho
will tight tor that ought to be a slave
Th'ey have c ncluded at last to
tatike olne out it four of the -lave,,
aIndI puit thetn itt the army ; andti that
one iout ot the tour who will fight 'o
I keep th. otlrs in slavery oughlt to
ibe a Hive hilliself;, unless hi. ii killed
ill a fight. While I have often said
that ill nneu otught to be free, yet 1
, wouid allow these colored persons to
i be slaves -who want to be; and next
ito them thse white persons who :ar
Sgue in tfavor of making othettr peo-ple
.lav,.s.
I ;itit ill favor of giving din oI|pnrti
I nity to-uch white nien to try it u'n
- theuinselvcs. 1 will say one thing in,
I regard to thie negro being employed
to fight or thlemn. 1 do know he eai
nlt tight anid stay at it,llt- and make
Simportant as the i' ther, tliin 1 iiio tint
I "till hilt;i t i, d jii.- ,
tht.mt to try tire- ns soldiers. ' Iw t
lack oine -vote of doi i. that, anll If
wi weh I could seIId il1 vote overt the
,iver ,:, that I might c:it it ill ttor
,,:" tl, i,:ig ti,,: , gro to tight. But
thn,'y tutllillt liil ;t.nl worTk both.
iel Imost Ilo1w .~tl' he b-ltt(,s of tha
.mnltrley'?t rtseotcire.. They will ra:tni
out us lr, as they cal ; and if the
s1 gro will fight far thema, they nmdst
allow Iim to fight.
'They have drawn upou their lat
branch of resources, and we can now
see the bottom. I tam glad to oue the
end so near at hand. I have said
iiow more than I interidepd, and will,
therefore, bhid yont good bye.
AbI will .',obablvy -h:uli, hi.: *Ie
beifrte liut, vlhe.rll I." cnlunll eltr c. to
evince tlhe reality. A fool is wine
in his igortanlu..
The N. Y. Hlerald of the aid rilt.,
sayV :
Particultars uf re r:cen-t exped
tiol', under G'ra. Newton, tip the St.
Marks river, Fl.rida, arne fur'iaehtd
by our Key Wt-tit corre.li,olnin.let.--
h'Jet object was to clear .at tie rebels
in that portion of the Stat;, inflict
hsuch damage on them as should be
found practical and, if' possible, cap
ture the town of St. Marks. Though
ihe did not vceorlplisti all which le
hoped tc, still Go'n. Newton was, to a
grtat extent, succes,.fl.i. After con
siderable severe .:kinlltisllhing, driving
thre en-ey all the time before him,
hi? connnond arrived at the natural
bridre on St. Marks river, eight. miles
above Newport, on the tith inst. At
this point the renels were found i;
strong; force and well posted. Het,
-a stubborn tight took place, but th'
enemy. though tfr superior in munm
bers. was t ,ally driven tifoom the field
O)wing t,, this disparity in the tratior
atl I '., and to tile bridges over ti:
river beitng b,'urned, Gen. Newto
den-med it expedlont to !,o tpon., ult.
til anotiher occasion, fu'rther opera
l ions at-tinst the town of St. Marks,
and1 his command fell back without
being troubled by the rebels, and re
turned to K',yv \\',t
D)uriung tihe b6:,y f his troop- onl
Ithe niln i:: ii, thrl.'d"stroved a rebel
silt alnd iihell tact,-y and ani .:xtfln
i-iv,' ut-wcorks. l'th, ir e'asliuali s il
kilh-d, w,,ounld and ii .i- g, we esr
titnarte at 1.31.
,Stampedr among the -Atgroes.--s
party of ge-rrillas. Thursday, made
a decent upon alot ot'utgroes engaged
chopping wood on Murrrell's land, near
the Murfreesboro pike, about seven
miles touan Nashville. They robbed
the tegroes, and set tire to and de
stroved thirteen wagoiis. A gener
al stampede followed the surprise and
the negroes went rushing pell mell
into the city. Upon arriving on the
square, one of the darkies, speaking
to a comp:'nion, said : "Dar, by golly,
I jiut thought of it, I left a new pair
',t hoots ion a stump." 'Tbe negroes
hali but recently been e:mnplovyd by
Mr. Janies L'a-vert.
'1The Alormtons are enttiig a canal
thirty-two tmils in enugth for the pur
poses of irrigation and navigation.
w h- t. s!te ''r eas erer.
tI *'t r~t anm rn, mo o (-nI on
Ioh", 't. k t Inl . a I 1±t :V t:"~ °lu r eLa
'u n ar it ar·I.. ir·iz cowl ' e Ap ri ,r
L m+i n papra c;"p AprilI 6 t
I'ro M~ayor
1'II 1' i I~? 'AviiC toe- t to becunita
' iii. au rtes t.Ia Ma cui, 1- e.l bsupporteld
DI L.\1'i VTERS.
It.rp : rt.i to ,nn once .1. 1
(.! I i , 't it. lid . i !tit c:i r a e t
S ,"·t. the te.gt , thae iGth laisi.. a
]H V I i)N%' r" Gears I1d: walks very
"'alr . t...t: 1. ;-:b.. I hind wbai~'
t.'~t. lIc j. newlyi 51sf~1, vsll"l heels in
trsit, naid corks belinul. attnevery heavy
nau1 t: umteil. anal in his righat tiara has a
!t.ic.tta bran']. The abort'u ;·ew..:t will he
relk tfuL hid deled'.. to the .dlt~:" cd1 this
pupr~':.·
prl7. Wt ean is.
TO II> ' (l-r; ES.
1,12 4- .S--A farm ititI impravcment9,
sittoa'-- I miles 'r-.i . Shreveport. 5
lee from .b corinFgp.ar! T ii ,;l - ii- from
A\h:tnv. Tils pro;u rty will be sold on
nt,,,I rnie tctria. or the is,' ."f ther stae Cain
he had at a I'sis' rcti to ant' one wit- will
ke. p it in good urordr ioquirtc a' this of.
tic. \pii I1: w.* t
FOR() RSALIE.
I F`I(!II J)stapp)y Io Cream L.1ri Let:er
i1 1' :per I'cvu s und Etael., pr; n the
l',ý-i t 2c L. Ma "I + ii.: w w'.
'oR. Sale.
t't..d 5adittar: rt..taF hi idle!
`1 ad saJ~lle f,.r tale.
I tqltare at lth" other. (up 11:
1'.. Sate.
- II ft I~ 1:It .1''"t'(C t' flatt:m.io ti WS"
' ulto tieirtae at a cr1 ti Iton hl
rats. %%-It aplaytiwmedi iii'i. to aue Editor
of this paper. [%1- 11 1.: wcsav tf
e ebster's Eaemcntar ýjýQ1sers e&
McG1ufe3's Ruudrr-.
L I I.\ 'au tw ale at ta itu ctm~ ut tS i j k eep
ctttt'.nt -tpt!,lv clt the auhniv, eitn"'''
tchooel tIcaa.,t . Ots l. from . hl 1 '1."t .t
era Antd t:u,:ry Lhraleat ar ttit ct~ttI.
-atliatte I
JJE ttth
a1211.
I 1;, t: V't) n
at~t ht !.i s' "tt r""tin E l, . i

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