BEDFORD INQUIRER.
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BEDFORD, Fa.
Friday ;>lornf:tg. March 14, 1562.
J 'FEARLESS AND FREE."
I. OVER—Editor and Proprietor.
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will
be administered in the Presbyterian church OD
next Sabbath.
This notice is inserted for the information
of members of the ohurch living at a distance
from the town.
A number of subscribers who are in arrears,
have wjritten to us, requesting us not to leave
their accounts in the hands of the Justice, and
that they will settle with us in a short time.—
We bavo concluded to forbear till next Court.
At that time we must have our dues.
Commodore Dnpont hi capture! the towns
of Fcrr aridina, Florida, and Brunswick, Geor
gia. The rebels, when the came io sight
of Fort Clinch which ccmm-nJi- Forouudina,
fired a couple of shots r.n-i then run.—
This gives us possession of whole coast
of Georgia, from Scuth C.r linn to Florida,
Col. Geary has Ukon Leeeburg, and driven
Gcd. llill. with his whole coiumrud, from she
towu and suirounding forts. The stars aud
stripes now wave over ell the bills.
The stars and stripes aio now waving from
the Cockpit I'oiut on ilu lower i'otomac. The
blockade of the Potomac is row broken.
Next,Frid ;y tbo election fir spring eflhers
w;ll occur in our Couuty. VYe hope our
frirod- in tie B-n oghs ar.d Townships will
Si'it end to it.
Capt. 11. L Ryce's Com; :cy. most of whom
are froth our tisvD, hive . tit homo about $2,-
u f their pay. Tiiia apeiks w .'l! for the
boys.
dVe call attjutloa to tbo rpeeoh of UO2. S. S.
Wharton, in to days paper. He occupied the
right position 00 the expulsion of t'r.o traitor
Bright.
Toe army ot the Potomac is to bo divided
into five Corps d' Army, to Lc cnmuiandtd by
Gens. McDowell, Sumner, Heintzlcmin, Kcjes
and Banks.
There is a report of a desperate battle bo
iog fought on the 21-t ult , at Yalverde , New
Mexl.o. Judge Watts, the Delegate lrom
•h-.t Tcriitory.ti.iok from his last r.dvices that it
carri i.e true.
The IPa-csiderei's iTlessagc.
Wo this moroiug lay before our readers the
Message 0? President Jaincoln, on the Slavery
qaes'ioe, ia which be reoommemis -'the gra
dual alvib bmeOt of slavery, giving to such
Stute poeunisry aid, to be used by such State,
in its discretion, to compensate for the iocou
vtnienC' S, pnhiic and private, produced by
s ich cLii geof *\stotn." lie does not pro
-5 so to aboU-h slavery at one blow, but to
prepare tbo. way for its gradual extinction by sr.d
sr.d compensation to loyal owo
er. L tho border States adept this plau,
t!;<n one great cauic of auy rebellion hereaf
-1 r will bo removed. The time for the offor
: ■ of this nxs'sage w-:s proper, aud its effect
iu favor of the Union all over tho country, as
well as if Europe, will be great. President
Lincoln wid stand f.r;b iu history as ono ot
the greatest una best men of the
Century. His m ss-ge is fho commencement
of h groat epoch in our histcry. The tegin
nteg of tho end catt he seen.
R- id the artiato fiom the Phila. Press on
the Mesasg--, in another column. It expresses
the son iuicnts of aii loyal man.
Loj\.l 'cltoa of I lie East Baltimore
oi (he M. E, Church.
The fcnouil conferenec of the List Balti
more Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, mat, io Baltimore, on Wednesday of
Ist vrerk. The f-ailowiDg preamble and teso
lutnns, signed Aquiila A. Reese and George
I). Outmiwhh, were read by tho Secretary:
Whereas, Since the last onuual session of
this body, a ffartul rebellion has broken out
tn several of the Southern States, threatening
t overthrow tho most benign government the
varid oversaw; and whereas, the Federal au
thority has been compelled to ue force of
anu-- to supp.c.-s said rvhelliou aud to main
lain itk oja tupreuiacy; and wherrae, patriot
ism is a uuTwttan virtue, taugfil in the word
of God, end en 3 -ioed upon us by the 23-J er
sic! of the "diseipliue; therefore,
lifsolvcl, Ist, Tiiit as a body of Christian
ruiui t *s '.n Conference we hereby
express our abhorrence cf the rebellion now
ex ting within cur harder* as being freasona
h i ir> nrigio, inngvinary i* us progress,
and as ie. Omg to t{ard the. advauceuient of
civjl'llbftr y throughout the woijd.
fiesoleJJ,. 21,..That wc hereby approve cod
' 'f.'i.rsi ih ;i a i t wise and patriate aJ-n;..-
■Yfiti -n oi ib Ftdci i Goyetiiment iu'its'efo
for" t.o U' f-at the pL.trs nod to overcome the
nriin'd >*-i- ifu-e of the so called Confederate
ct- tes, with a view to maiGtainfng and j rp
inutiug :Le tuity of this Goverr-mrut.
Rtiuhed, 3d, That io our ptehotia iffoits
in tbt? pa*; or present to sustain the Govern- .
meet of our country io this, her botii *>• trwl, j
we -ru not justly liable to the charge of poll*
tical teaobing; and in tho iuculeation of h-jal :
principles an>l sentimenis, wo recognize the
pulpit and the press as legitimit: iustruiwetf
talities.
Resolved, 4th, That a copy of the forego- j
mg preamble and resolutions be transmitted j
to the President of the Uuited States, signed
by the Presideut, and countersigned by the
Secretary of the Conference.
After an animated debate, these were adopt
ed by a vote of 132 yeas to 15 nays, as fol
lows ;
Yeas—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Alters, Amos,
Brown, Brittain, Brads, Berkstresser, Butler,
Buckingham, Barnhart, Barnitz, Bouse, Black,
Barnes. Bowman, Bender, Buckley, Buhrman,
Chenowith, Conser. Chambers, Cooper, Cusile
inan, Coleman. Caruv, Cleaver, Crever, Cole
burn, Creigblon, Cadiien, Craig, Case, Dili,
Dosh, DeMoyer. Downes, Dimlop, Drum. Dix
on. Eyer, Furlong, Forrest, France. Foster,- Gere
j J. Guyer, Gamble, Graham, A. E. Gibson, A- G •
Gibson, Got wait, A. VV. Guyer. G.gdner, G T
! Gray, Guss, E. J.Gray, Greely, Howe, D. Hart
■ man, Haughawont, Hamlin, Harden, A. Harl
raau. Harrow, Hinkle, Hunter, Hicks. Hart sock.
Heyd, Hagey, Hoack, Hastup, John, Katbfus,
Kirby, Kelley, Keith, Kester, King, l.ee, Lloyd.
Miller; J. Monroe, W. It Mitls. Moor head, Mont
gomery, Mo Murray, Meminger, Mclvee, D. S
Monroe. Mendelhall, Mann, McCord, J. A. Mint
roe. Cocke/man, S. W. Price, Porter, J. A. Price
Polsgrove, A. A. Reese, Ross, T. M. Reese. J
McK. Reileyv Rothrock, A. K. Reiiey, Kiddie'
Rock, A. Smith, Sanks, Stine. Swiizer. Shaffer'
Sherlock. Snyder, Sears, Snively, B. F. Stevens 1
Showalter, Shannon, VV. H. Stevens, Shetfer'
Savidge, J. C. Stevens, M L Srr.iih. Swanger"
Tippet, Torrence, Taylor, S. A. Wilson, R. 15.
; Wilson and J. T. Wilson—l 32.
Mays—Messrs J. Wesley Brown, Deaie, I'. -
1 t-liiell, Hedgles, Hall, KEPLER, Kiasey, Me
-1 Courtney, Morris, Parrish. F. R. Reese, tfo-tjeul,
| Stevenson, Saangler and Welty—ls.
I\ev. IleDry SQoet refused to vote, saying
' that no Annual Coeforenae should cotijpel him
1 to compromise himself on such quostiuui.
; This action of the Ceufevcncc places thai
body ef Christians in the right on the gtcus
| question, Whether the Union shall bo saved,
|op whether Ki shall submit to the traitors,
who are cow attempting to desGoy the fair
I fabric erected by Washington and hie patriotia
I compeers. V,' e always believed that the Meih
-1 odist Church, North, was loyal, ami this action
! of the Conference proves it in a nr.anew uct t<
|be misunderstood. Only fifteen oat of one
| hundred and forty seven, sympathise with
| those who dc i.e to destroy tlb glorious Re
j public—and wo would advise those fi R-en, to
| join the Church South, where, evidently, tleir
| hearts ard. Anting" the yeas -re tinny with
whom we art acquainted, men wLj have preach
ed here, ia times part —arnoug the rest, lL.v.
Sj.mncl Jiarnes, the pastor before the list.—
We do trust that the Conference will send to
this Station, tor the coming year, one, no mat
ter v.: at his politics, who is loyal to ht coo >
trv as well as to bis God—for a h-ve of Coun
try and Religion go hand in hand—and not
who would refuse to vote for loyal and pairi
i otic Resolution* lite the above. To send any
other amongst us would injure the cause of
Christ aa well as the Church. All honor to
the Loyal and Obiistiau men of lite East Bal
timore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. They have p Diced themselves right
|en the record. Good men always love their
I country.
LETTERS FEOM OUR SOIDIEfcS,
Camp Saw Mill, Hajipsbiuk Co., Va.
Match 4, ISG2.
Mr. David Over: Sir:—
As uwny of your
readers are personally interested in the wel
fare and whereabouts of the 110 th, and more
particularly of Capt. Brisbic's Company of
| '-Shysters," and us we have had soma changes
lon the Upper Potomac lately, I'll try to give
you an imperfect disariptiou of that which may
iutercst your constituents. The 22 .<1 of Fob.
was celebrated by our brigade in the usual wiv
by firing cannon, &3., end iu the a ternoon
Gen. Lander reviewed the troops and our ( : h->
i third) Brigade received great prai-o. On tbu
' 28th we were mustered for pay unJ 1 suppose
■ we will soon have more money Io send to Bod
! ford Couuty. Saturday, March the Ist ,wo
j were roused up before day and got orders t>
; prepare for a mar oh We cookr-d three days ra
| (ions, packed cur haversacks and about 4
: o'clock P. M., we took up our line of march
i with the rest of tie Brigade. Wc marched
i nine utiies and arrived at Big Cacapoti, about
j 7 o'clock P. M., there along the banks of the
, stream we bivouacked for the night, with or
: ders to be ready for matching early in the
| morning, but morning came and tiuia passed,
yet we did not move. About 10 o'clock it
j commenced snowiDg and tho boys went to bnild
! ing brush sheds at which work wc all got to be
! very proficient, as wc have bad considerable
j practice for sometime past. About 3 o'clock
P. M. we ieocived orders to "fali-io" and
much to our disappointment instead of going
we were marobed to our old quarters at Camp
Saw Mill. On our way back we heard why we
i were counter marched which was the sudden
' sickness and death of brave Gen. Binder, a
loss which we feel to be irreparable, and had
it not been for that unfortunate event I think
we would have been in Winchester ere this.—
Yesterday our Brigade was mirched down to
Paw Paw to escort tbo General's remains to
iha depot, it wis a grand and m--l mebolly sight.
, On the ground there were twelve Itegini -ut of
infantry, two of cavalry, ami one of artillery.
The infantry with the exception of ono rejfi
-1 >ueut were ranged on each side o.f the road with
1 arms presented, tbd lines extending from the
' house, the General's quarters, to the Depot;
' the Cavalry were drawn up on the right behind
; the irAuitry, and the attillcry on th-j left. In
1 the procession first came two rmrtiai bauds,
! ploying the dead unreb, then came the Ganer
hl'b remains. Hufcoifih was wrapped ia the Stir
| Spangled Banner, and on.it was laid hi* cap
eod sword; the Bier was borne on rbe sbouiJ
ora of tight Coluucls. After ibem cants sev
eral luioLters, then General Tyler and another
ifiiicr whole name I did not lc-arti, following
cauie the Massachuvtfa sharpsbooteis (his
I budy guard,)'iD(l last came the TtbObioß-gt.
with time reversed, At intervals of a lew
%mmm imauimut
minutes from itio litno that tbe procession Kit |
ibe boup., till arriving at tbeyliput, ten guns ;
were fired. It was a day long to be remem
bered by the whole division. Ibeio is a ru
mor iu camp 'bar lien. Shields is to succeed
hi,n in command. The weather ts very stormy,
it came near blowing down our tents last night. ■
Our Uo!. is and has bctusiok forborne time, iD
Cumberland, but his plauo is ably filled by j
li'eut. Col. Growther. Too much praise can
not be given to our Captain and Lieutenants
for their kiudness to us, and the company are
about ujikiug theui presents expressive of Our
regard. It is aednowiedged *by ail that our
company officers stand unrivalled iu the regi
ment. Wo expect to moot* in a short time
u-gaui and all our boys say the sooner the bet
ter, as tbey are every day getting more eager to
try what wo can do for our glorious old union-
The general impression here is that rebellion
has seen its palmiest days, but we want a "pitch
in*' before it ends.
Yours, &c.,
J.W. S. jr.
IMPORTANT MOM FOBTIIESS
HOXKOiH.
TUS (jrliEiT NAVAL BATTLE OF
fciTUSMY.
FULL AND INTERESTING PARTIC
ULARS.
The Congress Bsirat and Blown up.
Fgrm&M Moftaos, Murph 8 The long
txpec'.ed rcbei SU atoll Murr iuiae has at last
made her appearance, auJ yesterday afternoon,
with the assistance of two gnn-bonts w'uich
c oyt vi;'u her from Norfolk, and the Jutuij,
town anff Yotkfowa, whi.-Ji eanro down from
the James rivrr, made an attack upon Newport
New; aD'i the tiara! vessels sttriouvJ at that
plate.
The Jl.:.rimao tt first seen from the ram
pirte of Portres j Monro-, on hr way to New
port New-, at about a quarter b fort 1 o'clock.
Two rcb I gun-l')its icilowcJ for. Ti.t-y all
carried Uurifed. rat- fKg.it liie steia. Tot
gna-boats ha*i a French flag at the ma t herd,
and the Mcrriui ,c h,.d a fig at her bows, Which
was de'crtl cd by some as a UVuuaouore's fl g,
uud by oinets ■ a black flig.
She r ppeared to be very low iu the water. —
lk-r idrs, bow, : ::d stem were covered, srh
sloping iron plates xt<tiding two aof blow
the water line, a'trd meeting above like the
roof oi a Louse. At her bows on the watei
I'u w re two sharp iron points resembling
pica-Its iihuti six or set n tout spirt.
iier guns ere cgtimatci .t twelve, but stifc
might L'.thiVc had so many. At Lt bows
two gutis v, .-re ; en projecting f.om L r clipti
cab pert I.i i. s. 1; e design of the cnetny did
i i become sppare. t nniil butw. i u i and 2 .
o'clock, and by tuat time the Mi. ne.-:ct-t bad
£ ;t ui. . r v. >y f r the seeue of action.
The Roanoke fig %bp having Kou diup led
t•,, the brcakiug <f' i.er shaft soma time since,
was uks:. in low by the tog-boats Dtrgoa and
Yonuy America. At about the same time the
a1..! ui-< tiii at tuc I'orliess si is ti'ed, and l ll
whole g.nis-ui mimed out ■under arm#. The
Tenth N w York-was briefly ud ircs cd b\ Uol.
Bcttdix, cud nil testified trie greatest doligbt
at the pi os] ct 'f an action. After bviug un
der orders f r (cm; time, the gairisou w.t dis
missed uriti. they should be wauled.
the reoei butts steadily pursu.-J their way
to Newport N_.Ts,uri'J the Merri u <c soon torn
• d the Point and Was lo*t to view from the
Fartrc**. the hist shot ius fired from the
f'i;:nte Cumberland at a l.ttlc just 2 o'clock.
The SeW ll'd Point B..tierry then opened upon
the Minnesota, wuieh wis pacing, and the
Sawyer gun at the Kip Raps replied with a few
sliotb at S Will's Point.
A thick smoke van soon seen to arise above
Newport News Point, indicating that the bat
tel y there, as well 9 the Cumber Led aud Con
gress, was engrgod.
As tho Ut;cr .pproached tin Cauberiaod
she did not pay any attention to the Congress,
t ut after .' ting two gun?, struck h"- (the (jaui
bcrlanii) with bcr sharp bows, unking a jteged
hole in bet side at the water line, seven feet
in extent.
The Cumberland itcmedi'taly began to eiuk,
when the Merimaur lac king a short distance,
tau into her a gecor.d time unking another ter
rible bole Which admitted the w iter at a furi
ous rate, tine continued firing until ib > wa'cr
begun 11 enter tho pott hi 1 s and soon after
she carecuod ovet and finally sank at about 3
o'clock.
The Newport Si wit battery and tho guns
cf the Cumberland fired continuously upon
tho Mcrriujae, but uo uppareut effect was pro
duced.
The Miuuc-ota utifortnn-.tely got aground
on the v.ay up and could tff ;r hut little assist
ance.
Shortly before 3 o'clock the Jamestown and
Yorbtowa arrived from up the James river.—
the latter was disabled early in the afternoon
by tLe Cumberland end put into shore for re
pairs. Alter sinking the Cnmbeiiatid, the
MerrtUtac turned her attention to the Congress,
and in less than an hour sfterwarda a whit#
fl ig vvt-s hoisted on hoard the latter.
A rebel gun-boat immediately went along
side of kor, aud the offi :ers aud marines being
taken prisoners the seamen were allowed to es
cape to shore.
The Uuited States frigate St. Liwrenee ar
rived here during the i-.tternoou aud without
dropping aucbor j roooeded up the liver. She
tollowoU the example of the Minnesota aud
tba lioiuuke in firing upon Sewalt's Point, but
her Shot fell short in like mannor with the
others.
Tnc gun-boat Mystic was also towed up in
the alturooon.
At sundown the Roanoke, St. Lrwrcnce and
Mystic all returned.
After 4 o'clock the Merritmo continued to
throw shell iut> the camp at Newport New#,
while the J ito-isfinwn and other rebel gun-boats
com in mend , firing opoo fchc Minnesota. The
latter replied an vigorctisly os possihlu and the
cot fl.et w continued without auy apparent
i J left until dark.
During the evening the frigate Congress was
s-t ou fire a nil presented a bridiant spectacle.
At midnight she wa bk'wo up, causing a tro
ur tidjus explosion.
Daring too evening the Erieosoi steatn.T
Monimr arrivtii very opportunely aud at ouce
prrceedotl op rhs rivet, vlibongh she was
not prepared tor aeiioo, to tuke her part.
During the nigtit culy uu ocoiiStimsl guu Was
fired.
Reitifurcrmen's of men ud ammunition
were scut to Newport Njws only iu tho af
.ternoon. But little daiuige of a serious
nature was Jane there, and uo one was kill
ed.
This morning the conflict was renewed.—
Until the presence of the Monitor was known
S to tho Mcrrimio, the latter was engaged with
i the Minnesota, and but for the fortunate arri
, val of the Monitor the Minnesota aio might
, have been lost.
I The two iron-clad vessels engaged each for
j two or three hours at long tod at short rt'ige.
I No perceptible effect was produced upon iother,
i Tim weut alert;;.-ode once or twice, und seemed
! almo:t to run each other dowD, but they soou
re-appcared.
Tho Rticcson battery succeeded finally iu
forcing a large liolo iu the port side of the
Mctrimac, aud the latter in company with the
whole fleet retired to Norfolk at about 1
o'clock.
The U. S. gun.-boat Oregon was struck by
the Meriiuiao iu her boiler and was blowo up
this morning. m
Tnc guu- boat Z-uavc was also seriously
I damaged aud was obliged to return.
The principal loss of life wvs on board the
i Cumberland, where it is thought us many as
; otio hundred and fifty must have been kilitd or
I drowned.
j But stx lives wero lost ou the Minnesota,
J according to a statement made by cue of her
j officers.
i A rebel gun-boa t was cut id two yesterday
j afternoon by the i uu.btilind.
Tho crew of the Miuucscti weie brought on
! shore this afternoon, and, with tnc *s>!M
--! anee < f the Steamer Spaul iing, sic has bom
; got off and is now ou her way litre. Sic
! rcsciycti numerous shots, hut no serious d ru
! ??•.
'lim Congress is .-uppjscd to have li st over
j one hundred, including an iffiier. Tuo es
: cuped crows of the Congress tud Cambtriaud
' have arrived here.
'ihe Mouiter h s come up to the rxpec atioiib
it.ut were entertained of her, and bs proved
herself iarpregwahk to the hvtViCsi ••h' t at
close qnrtt'rs. She behav.->i icmarkw'- •)' wt-li
ou her p-.s-tsge from New York, and .;i hoceh
the sea covered her deck- ts miploteiv at times,
! hoi speed did not scout to be utall iii.uiuiabed.
j To ii-.r prcsviuic here any bo aitributeu tut
: safety ut tbj Minnesota aud other vei.sds iu
i port aud the final distn-iing of the Mcitimap
which h d p-evi.iu.ly bein proof ag inst ove
ry thing.
Capt. Wordcn cf the Monitor wuu wounded
■ a toe Vrhde leokiug out of the wheel
iiO U dv. i=i"
No nthcr accident of auy kind occurred to
I the Latt try or crew.
Wd bo.ve not yet been Ue to oittiu a list
; of the k lied utni wounded,
i N :vai men here .• ra generally of the opinion
| that, considering everythi g, the rebels had
the worst time of it, though, without the
Monitor, tbe damage tuigut bare beeu much
uiu c serious.
DESPATCH TO Tli£> Si.CEItTA^-Y
OF T£Si;
Foaratss Moxbob, March 9.—G: 45 P. M.
To G. II ells, Secretary of the Navy:
The so timer Monitor ui tired at 10 o'clock
lut night, a . i wuiit iuim .diAeiy to the protec
tion of the Minnesota, lying sground just be
low Newpoit News, At seven o'clock A. M. j
i ihe Mat i uu'ic, necuuipauied by tvvo wouduu 1
t'*me.s slid several tug-,, stood up towards,
the Minnesota aud opened fire.
The Monitor m t tb. m at once, and opened 1
her tire, wkeu oil the eueury's vessels retired i
exceptiu£ ihu Mcrrimae. Tuosa two irou-ela i j
vessel la fought pari of the tiuio t.iuc'uing otcb [
ethir, from 8 o'clock A. M. till noon, whet! j
| the Merrimao retired. \\ lu-thcr she is lujured ;
jor out it is impossible to say. Lieut. J. S
i Worcteu, who cuu.m. uded the Monitor, hand- i,
i lei b.r with g.ojt til, assisted by chief Ka
. giuct-r Si. uieis. Lieut. 'A'orden wis iuj ir d
j by the cement fn ui ti o pilot-boase being u.iv
j eu tuto hi- eyes, but 1 t u t uot seriously. Tin
Minnesota kepi up a ccutiuoous fire, aril is
beiseif somewhat ir.jured. Sua was uioyed
considerably to-duy, aud will prob-bly be off
to-night. The Monitor is uui jurod, aud
ready at any m m.-at to repsl an-)titer attack.
'.Signed} U. V. Fox,
As-t. S oretary of the Navy.
THE JL&.TE *AVAIa BfTTLE.
Wasiiikgtbn', M.rcb 10.- Lieutensut Wise
arrived this eft-rnoon, bringing desputcbe
ftom F ftrcss Monroe. Bat few particular#
have as yet traospir .d, as his interview with
the Nuvy Department is mt eloocd.
The foliowiug items are reliable :
Caot. Radford wis • tigigod in a Court Mar
tial, and not on b >ard the Cumberland! and i#
therefore s-fc. Lieut. J. B. Stuith, sou of
Coamrodore Smith, was on board the Congress
and was killed
The loss in killed, drowned und missing is
suppoue'd to be about one hundred.
MESS lit E FIUiITtHB PiIESIBEST.
! HIGHLY IMPORTANT PRO POSIT 10 V*.
| THE GRACUAL ABOLITION OF SLAVERY-
A Vigorous Mow at the El'ipf
the Uts'o cl(4
W AfittitiQTON, Tuurspat, March G, 13G2.
The President to-di_v transmitted to Coa
greSs the following message:
Pillow Citizens of the Senate and House of
\ Representatives:
I iocci.mnioD'l the adoption of b j-iut rco
--' lution fiy ywitr lioo ; 'i !, le b-elics, which siiall Le
| substantially as follows:
Resolved, That the United Stat, s ought to
: co-opetbs vi"li noy Stt wtieb m;y adopt a
I gradual abolishm-ut of BUverv, giving to su.-!t
i fttite p'-cuniaiy ifd t. be used by Mi.-it Si to
; iu its discretion to compensate for ttie inenu
i vcriienee# pubih und private by such ohjiigsof
' systoiu.
If the proposition contained in 'he resolution
| Joes not m -ef tlie approval of Oongresund the
\ country, there is the en ir but if i: does eo:u
mind such approval 1 deem of importance that
the S'ates unil people iima mitrelv tnteiCsted
1 -hoirld at ot;ce be distihetiy uoKfi td of the Let
so that tbey may b.'gtu to Of-usilcr whether to
l uccept or ifj -ct it.
'i'he Feo'eral Government would find its
: highest iutorc.-t in such u mo ■ sure us one if
1 the most efficient uieaos of self-pie*#atiou.
i'he leaders of tho existing i:.sorrection eßte;-*
taiu the lops that the Government wJI uln
umtely be forced to acknowledge tbe indepen
dence of roiue part of the disatfeoted region,
and thai all the Slave States nofb of fetich
parts will then gay, ' Tlta TJoion for which we
have rtrngglcd hi ing already gone, we now
' choose to go with tho Souibcrti iiectiott."
I'o deprive them of this hope, -übstai ti.illy
i ends the rebellion, and the initiation of ctuan
| oiputiuu completely deprives thnii of it. A
-1 to ell the States tolerating Slavery, would very
I soon, if at all, initiate emancipation, but that,
I while the offer is equally made to all, tho more
j Southern, that iu uo event will the former
i ever join the latter in their proposed Confeder
acy.
I say "initiation," because, in my judge
ment, gradual, aDd uot sudden, emancipation
is better for all. In the mere financial or pe
cuniary view, any Member of Congress, with
ecncus tables slid the Tieasory reports before
him, can readily sec for himself bow very soon
tte current expenditures of this war would
purchase, ut u fair valuation, all the slaves in
any named State. Such a proposition on the
pail of the General Government sets up uo
claim of a riiibt, by Federal authority, to in
terfere with Slavery within State limits, refr
--] r ng, as i d of, tie t.bsolutc control of the sut
: jeet in each case to the State and i's people im
mediately interested.
It is proposed as a matter of perfectly free
choice with them. Ju tho Annual Message,
j last December, 1 thought fit to gay: "The Un- :
; ion mo-si he preserved; tud beccc all iudc-pen*
S-lle luiat's mi si be i IU( Inyed." 1 saii this
! not hastily hut deliberately. War iisa beeu
,nd centrums t. be, an itidisponjable tpcans to
; 'his end. A pr-cticU reackfivw of
i ibo Baiioa-J ttuiborlfy woti'.- feeder the war
' vi&nee< s-ary, und it would at once ceu*e,
; if, Low. vtr, f<-au>t..icc contiaucs, the w i
must a!s* eoniiit- , end it is impossible to fore
see all ihe iuciiiiuis which m.y uttind, and &1 i
j the i uiu which may follow it. finch as lu.y j
i seem iu dispensable, or mat obviojusiy prt-iu s
■ great ifficii|c\ toward euuing tbe struggle,
uiu-t auo w ihs-cu mo.
'The pn pottiiuu now made, t! ougli an off r
uuly, 1 hope it may ba esteemed no offense to
■sk whetiier the pecuniary constd. niuoa ten
dcicd would nut he of uiote v .iua t, lh. State.-
au-i pniVHte pcieoiis oouccrucd, tu&u .ru the. ia
stitution si.op.< periy iu it, in the .picstßt es
p.ct of afi'.iis.
\Vtilu r. is true that, the adoptidu of ttie
prop4f>ed icsoiut'.oo would be m 'itiy luttfetoiy,
•nd not wihiu rise if a pr.cueil meafeure, it is
lecoumieuded in tho tiopf that it soon
load juAu purt ut rcsuits. In full view of my
gicut reapuiisiwiiity to my Gad ami t my Ccuo
try, 1 caincsriy b- g the atlen ion of Congress
ami the peoplo to the su jeet.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
' The Kresident's Message excited de-p inter
i est in the tlouse to*iay-. it w.s cviiint that
a docua.-eiit of sucb%o imp irtant character
i w-.s not ge.jeraliy autic.pated. The reading
i was called for by Mr. Stevens of .Peuosy 1 va.
uia, and on bis motion referred to the c >tu
i u.Lti.e of the Whole on the State of the Union,
i iu which it wi.l be discussed.
Soa.e of tbe luvuibens, apparently not fully
ÜBi ierstaodiug it &a pronouueed frotu the desk,
j u sued the manuscript at their seats, i'he
subject therein discussed forms to-night a. lh*me
or eauiosi couversatious. Tha
similar character transmitted to tl.eSmate was
n#t read.
From the Phi!a. Press of Jhe Ith inst.
Few uscn understand the fitur-ss of thiugs
t-Citer vhm Mr. I'iesi lent Lincoln. 110 does
everythiug at tbe proper time and iu the pro- j
pt-r way. His luisugb of yestorday cou d j
not hive been written at a iuoro appropriate j
period. 1; con-s to the country when it is al- j
most satiated with victory. Wbeiy following j
even's, instead of rashly disregarding them,
the President tik s the ocoision of our recent
suooesaes it the West, and the large extent of
reoacupied tariitory obtaioed by those victo
ries to putlish to the world whit his policy
skill lie, and to ask of Cungr.ss au endorse-
of that policy. Aud iu maxiug tbie re
quest, the President pays a high compliment
io bis legislative colleagues iu ihe adunui-tra
tion of' tiic feffai.s of Goverumeut. Tuey have
clothed bio witli au abuudant confidence, aud
jiiaced in his hands itnparial and uiiquestiuntd
power. In ibe exercise of tuat power our
Cuief M igi#;rata U#s driven the >teei of loy
ally ifiio the heirt of the letio.iiou. lie has
brought the mightiest couspiracy history te
oord- to tho verge of an ignominious tail, aud
wiilc pushing ou the good work to a speedy
oouauiuii!rtiou he pauses to indicate the policy
bis conscience e&lis unou him tu puisue.
That }i diey ujjets our heartiest approval.—
We cu .-ae uothiug iu the resolution t:ie Pre
sident suggests, or the arguments wuhwhib
be sustains that rceo'.utiou, to conflict with out
ovvu recorded opinious. It comes to ua with
almost the we of inspiration. We soe in its
author the chief of a mighty people, tile
chainpiou of a great ptmciple, the leader in a
glorious war; we see a ruiur whose respuusi-
Ihti s are greater than those of OISCINNATUS
whan he beonue dictator, greater thaa to.&s
of Washington wbeu he assumed command
of his entiiusiaatie and uuiisotpliued ariuy.—
Confiding in the wisdom wiiirb thus far has
done a i thiuips Well, we should have felt it
o.ir duty, even hid we differed from President.
LINCOLN, to have surrendered our eoovtctioos
to the good of the Republic. We take it that
the feeling we thus express will bj echoed by
the countty; for there is no true friend of the
count y, no sincere lover of our fiig, woo
would not sifltifice his opinions unhesuatiogly
to the general welfare. loal sucrttiou will Oj \
deuncded.
The President recommends the gradti 1 abo- ;
litiou of riiv iy, with cauipeoauiiau to Uyal
own rs. His Wards arc plaiu : 4 'Tim grr iu *1
i>bo ishtm nt a-f slavery, giving t> such £>t.> t ,
presjuinTj aid, to be u-cd by -uch iSta te, iu iu
discretion, to compensate for the uicouv. uitn- ,
ccs, pu&Re *m> private, produced by auab ;
change i i system.'' There can he no obj mo
tion 10 the terms in which this reeouiuicudattou
is couched, lie does not ask Congress to
inaugurate my measure of emancipation—to
pass a Uw saying that the slaves of South
Carolina sln.ll be emancipated and their uwu
cts ccntpansitou without South Uaioliua s con
sent, but that the tToverniucnt "aught to oo
opcrate with any Stue" seek lug to free itself
ftcoj slavery. There is aotatug harsh, unjust,
;i r arbitrary. There is nothing even positive.
As a praciiual measure, M. LINCOLN'S toes
meau* uoibiiig. As a moral declaration
pt the in motions of tbe Government, it i of
l extraordinary importance. It adapts no idea,
add is baaed on no theory. We can e where
in it will displease our tadiea! friends, wL>
will be satisfied with DOtbiug but iuiiiiedii(T!
universal, aod uu recompensed emancipation.
Those gentlemen of Southern ideas who COTI
j aider slavery as a bleaaiug far above any olLtr
; exiatiog wiil also be indiguant and denunciato
ry. Toe people, however, who have m> ym-
I ptihy with either the theorist or Ihe traitor
Wih ate in this declaration of the President
> the true eapresaiou of the wishes, and pofi
i cy kind and just to all.
it will he aeen that the President exr.re -
ses no opinion upon the judiciul questions
arising out ol thie war. He says nothing of
coufLcuUon—of employing slaves for niiliiiry
put poses—of freeing the slaves of disloyal
owueis. We legard Lis silence ua sn evidence
of consummate wisdom. These quostioo* must
be determined by the necessities of military
events. Tb necessities of miiitry events are
peculiar to the IStaUs occupied. Tfccy can
only be appreciated by ihe generals iu coa
uiand, acu to his generals the President leaves
ilituj. Ho takes care not to violate the integ
rity of a State's existence, by any interfer
ence vrilh its local rights, but bases his action
upon the broad principle, that, iu tendering
compensatory emancipation to the owners in
the Jj-ordci States, we dissolvo tho tie that
makes them in sympathy wi h tbo Colt-u
Stats, and by depriving toe truitcr leaders of
any hope arising ot ih-at sympathy, suLsiaii
tiafly end this rebellion. The President's ar
gument on ilits pomt ts iug nicus a\d cctolvi-
SLL
Passing from all ihejc consideration?, Low
"stor, auii ii.-wis.iiug th,a queeti -u as a im.t-i.-r
of stltesiiiauship or argument, we rccogaiar
ill fit tucsr• fee of Presidtu! LIACOLN a llibutd
.10 tl a' gr:6i £ cithern stir uncut whiei. is to
universally felt, which dwells iu the conscience
of every reasoning Utah, aul wh.cti w e tre
g ..; t< .-.e at la-t officially rrcogmxad—the
sentiment ut leg ret at Lu ex sleuee of slavery.
The lueu who bare doubted out President will
uad io ;li expression of Lis opinion thai they
have docu lr..a wrong. They will sec ib-t
amid the ov.uwl.tluiiug interests and respon
sibilities cd Ins high station, he does not fail
to ui ci v.uut, after all, is the great is-ue iu
voived iu this war. lie 'makes no question
of loyalty or disloyalty, lie assumes ihe re
s'.oratiun of our authority over the Uuiou as
au iiievit.hle and imuieoikte fact, iie consi
ders !ht*s- people of the Suuth as the deluded
eitiz tis of the Union, which iu t. oir tuiducss
they ;t< uipted to des'roy. And in order to
secure the Ropc-lio agascst stiy recurrence of
the whoso biit-r results we arc ttv so
sadly experiencing, he asks Ootgresa so to
shape its legislation that the institution exist
ing iu the iTuuta, eiutrullmg its statesmen
and crushing its people, which has fostered
the social una political arLto racy ou whi h
this rebellion is based, shall pass away. Not
violently, not eiutllv, not to the injury of any
individual 01 ittatc righis, not by ou'raging
our iteliugs of humanity at the inauguration
of servile war aui it/surruciiuc, uet igooiiag a
single provision of the Constitution, not even
offending ihe prejudices of those who are so
sensitive on this institution; hut by a calm,
jjst, sod cocsiieiate act of legislation, lie
a.s the obligations of too Aduiioiaiii
t'.on upon the oue part, and of every coasiitu
eut ot iho A: mini- 1 ration upou the other, pre
serving sacredly the good faith that shouli
exist between them.
'Therefore, we bail this message oi President
LINCOLN as the Opening of a new era in our -,
hiftvo y. We have iud victories ic the field—
let us unite and secure a victory iu the Cabi
net and council chamber. No loyal mm cau
hesitate or falter when the Presideut leads
There can be, Lercaiter, but two parties ia (be
polit Cil contest— who oppose ')3 Ad
ministration, aud iu doing so oppose ihe Uaiun,
and those who give to the President thai
warm and ardent support which kuows no sel
fish uad no personal consideration. Oar
course is clear ou this question, and so, wo
tliii k, is the course of every true-uiiuded and
patriot io man. We see iu the poiicy of the
PrtSidtm ihe path to be toilowed; and it is
ihe only path to national union, peace, and
perpetuity.
i\OTUP CHEAT VICTORY.
ST. LOLIS, March 10.—The foliowiug ta au
official despatch to M j>r Gen. MeOleilao at
Washington:
The army of the south-west, uuder Geu-
Ourtis, after three days' hard fighting, has
gained a most glorious victory over the corn*
bi&td forces of Van Horn, MoUullocb, Price
and Mclutosh.
Our loss is estimated at ouo thouiand killed,
aod wounded.
That of tire eneory is still larger.
Guns, fligs, provisiona, &0., were espiurei
iu large quantities.
Our Cavalry are in pursuit of the flying euo
uiy.
[Signed] H. W. HALLBCK,
Mijor Geucrel.
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tcrest you.
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Andrews, who wis -imprisoned iQ iiufifilo
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li .luHion, t). W.. t for c-.-nsptnng to defraud tha
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umn—take from bis lipa iba cup of hopa wbila
aiukitig,-aud aubsmut j an uttor delusion and
cheat, would falter at oo crime, and should bo
spared tin punishuicat. Soma of his tiash is
I still extant and purehssera should be wary
of whom ihey buy. [Gii.tte, Utica, N. Y.