vi LOCAL AND OTHER MATIERS. Tag Rear Isso. —The Detroit Free Press thinks the time hag cowe when the Repub- lican party must cast oft Abolition disunion- ism—when it must declare for the Constitu- tion or against it. “Until it does so the Dea mocracy Lave a right to hold it responsible for all that Abolition bas done to produce rebellion. A political warfare against the rebels is no longer necessary. It is simple nonsense—wastg of ink and paper. The army fights them. The only political fight which remains for the North is under this very issue— Abolition or Union, treason or ‘loyalty, the Constitution or no Constitution. "This is the real issue : and the first and holi- est duty of every citizen is to tear the mask of patriotism from the faces of the _extrem- ists and to expose them to infamy as co- operators with Davis and Floyd ; as the aathors of schemes which, if successful, will extirpate liberty from this contineat, W. W. Browx, Esq., having given bail in the sum of six thousand doliars for his appearance at Court, was last week, re leased from ‘* durance vile,” and is now at liberty. As we said last week, we hope the Captain may succeed in clearing up his wecord, and thus reestablish his reputation a8 an honest man. Although bitterly opposed to the Captain in politics, and although he, in the palmy «days of the Centre Democrat, endeavored to convict ue of the crime of treason to our «country and of sympathy lo its enemies, we have no desire to see him convicted of the offence with which he stands charged, 0 For Mes. ParmiNeTON.—A countryman was sitting in Jerry Butts’ Hotel in this splace, the other day, reading the Philadel- phis Inquirer, when he suddenly jumped from his seat and exclaimed to a gentleman near him, «* Why, I didn’t know General’ Banks was dead !”’ The gentleman addressed not having heard auch news remarked that he guessed he was DoT, + Why yes,” says the intelligent reader, “don’t you see, this column is headed «News from General Bank's Corps.” The effect was electrical ‘on those in the oom, and we concluded at once to send the ‘neident #0 Mrs. Partington. 0 17 Those of our subscribers who have changed their place of residence since the 1st inst.,.shouid notify us of the fact in or r that their papers may reach them regu- arly. We can’t be supposed to know every- thing. . ? 0 A Teoser Beav.—4 lady last night was walking briskly down Chestnut St., evident {iy upen business. ‘A magnificent bl.ck and white Newioundlantler waked by her side ilaving no arm to give ker, he held one end «of her handkerchief by way of substitute, in his teeth. ZIlekept an ¢ye and a half up on his ¢harge, and used tke other upon the * sidewalk loafers who scanned the lady as she passed. At Eighth and Chestnut Streets where gamblers often congregate in the ov