.r. 25.0 1 71 0 p7,ll::vTi_s. =-- II IJANIT - :!_1 1 *9 - .P:9L -, N - _i , P A ttrWeTkr min , 1863; W. Lewis, E,tor,ao.l3ioOrietor Tray Fol•aibi:-' dode' 'which; a; loyal zeri''~tthJ 90 irelt de . ;vie - devotion to has cu rif ~y as sys:to ining g the C4z ( cil qtipia;a t.4l l :Xll . tioi!i ittotlec ail ch•eued• St did~c 4 ft114 ,ADNtrsil..Trc A.T Ices, RE-pAy.c.l.llt , S-,Cq% PARTY VGI-4TIC . S, AGAINST A SSA t C.l AT-11031E ANDALLGOA D. " —ST . ECTIEN `. - ' 11.1 - en Combbie, Me Good Associate."—k•meeting is . called atthe Conrt,llotise on Thursday eve : : ning next, for the, purpose. of takiiig thelnitiatory steps to organize a. UM-, ofi r 4eague. _very earnest friend of 6.3 Government—every man opposed tagevirig . the'yehelS' , aid arid comfort: in il th6iit:efftirts,tb de'Stroy our country ---fro expected. to attend, the meeting, " When .. bae.:menfeornbiue," as they are doing allover Bair distracted Coun try; ‘.! the good Mus't FA . cs' a:HE Mimic ? (YwrcWish ia ,the bistaro - nitoi• says : ' Levi decifire's in: this . week's pa tlfat ho, has never forced:Alio : Globe upon . any - orie ! - We 'net' long :ago WI-di:Subscriber Whobad j'Jaid in ad vance offering his paper at 'half price, and ho said Lewis refused to refund the money for 'the unexpired Rogues.are sometimes caught by deny ing faets.before they have been made." ..4.1 . 4w i - we will test the question who is the liar and the rogue: We will -give Owen a tan• greenback if ho maire'eath that he hoard any subscrib er`tO' the Globe say' wo refused to re fund ineney for unexpired time—and we' will give him a; twenty greenback Immo ri man who can prove that we refused to refund money forameipitedliino. 'The two proposi tions to be4alion together—and if Ow en' fitilSTomfake good his assertions in limn,. he to pay Esquire Swoope i s charges for hearingcvidence, and contribute 610 cash to the Soldiers' Relief Fund. Will the rebel face the - LEGISIATLYRE.—Thai bill to repeal 'the act abolishing the tonnage tax on the Pa. Railroad was before the 114m.se.on Wednesday last: Mr. liTOyes offered an amendment, imposing a gcnefill tOnnage tax on all Railroads in — the :State. After discussion, the further consideration of the subject was-postponed until to-day, (Wednes day.), It is tho" gone t“ impression that theliX'xill i Again he put upon thg.i4d; and,,:pehap i i.apon all other roads,: • . Our member, Mr. ,Benedict, is' , one of tlio hdst"-hdsiness members of the at . 1.1106 . gt." sotli ; the .• adjoured- on last • -Thursdaylto,aceept an invitation to ' tisit Seranton.; where , the piirty re . mtlineq'until* e nda:y.•:s9ianten is , to be't . b r O'eiiii9t,f : seitt, Of the new county of ; I?ackaweilna. ,;. ,• • •7.• • POSt_billee - in. Philadel phia waa.opened-ori- konday, the 23d of February? 7.,Atai3 , lfiglitigs were on band, speeches .w 7-e and : the 3% ere_ lynun , y a sup per,at.tbe,qirArd:l-louso, .:Birgefukt,s Brigade ;Band" was in attendance. 3ti4ingii 4 orii,Alie f ,• Out - Of • the build thce,:olildelphis; Inquired% .wo oknnig 7 §,ay,,tl;4 F. - 4 - a4mjpeits outward appeafance.:..The lower story . is:to be. -ixpkll entirely- the:Post . Of6ce TarNent ; and the second' story is Court: Room, the U. 4 4545ha1'5,.9.14q,,and ,the OlNee of the 'Distiiot Attorney: :The cost was $6O 000 i ;,• • The Rebels Desponding.—The Rich mond- Enquirer; published under the iminediate - ey&of Jeff. Davis, substan tially,admits that our formidable land and naval forces, which now complete ly menvelope the rebellion; place it in greater-peril than it' ver was before, and that the battles of the impending campaign iCill.determine the great is sue of - this wet—the Union in its in tegrity; or a 'Northern and-a Southern Confederacy-, STILL THEY CONE—new subscribers to the Globe. - The' Globe only 51,50 per - arinum. Our subscription list will be' larger and better on the Ist of Aprl'next than it was a year ago.— Tbe Monitor's prediction that we would be crushed out by the Ist of April don't look very promising. Rebel Agents hare not been as successful in this - boaiity 'as they expected to be. PAY• IN VIE 11 ft,llY.—We rejoice with our friends in : aims that they have at last seen the-long-looked-for Paymas ter: This will givethe - soldle . rs au op portunity of sending sorn - e7of the, need ful dome to their faMiliesimany indeed actually,need it, -it:gives us pleasure to know that arrangements have :been made - t 3 pay the troops up promptly. nkia. - The:largst,4ock_and gfeatest variety- of styles ofl'ocket Books and - %froncyr Ifoldors;butbi'de7ofFtriladql koi-e.ri-ATLF,F-A-5-2F8t0170, Where do we Stand? 1. -: i~ ~. ~.%: There is a great deal of speculation among the busy-patriots of our town , about what "Bill Lewis" really is.— Whether he 'is a Democrat er a Re publican, or something else. It strikes me that it don't make much ditloreneO what he is, so that be is for tho corm : try. Still there arc many, (too many) who insist on fixing every man's stan ding according-to---pa.rtyalines:-41-----bc: lievo -you ; stand ;whoye I .sta-nd, , and where the Democratic -party stood in the early stages of this war, and where I believe masses stand yet—firm -and-true-to , tho-flag and- Government of our country ; 'determinOd . to sustain it -first' 'and' last, until every armed traitor'shallhe-brunght to submission, Hkitled, or driven Talk to us about forsaking thopartY!.• We will settle that question the war is over; Shame nion thozo.who forsake their ,c0f474; t hp, liour of her, need. ,Wro,otirgo no partlj with disloyalty.— There is no disloyal party except the rebel party , in tile- South ; - :but there are traitors at the IS - oi:th who arc do ing what they can to. create the im pression that-they are the.. Democratic party, and that the party is with them. They have been deceived by the result of the last elections. , They forget that. we ,elected Demo. crats all ,over4he north.heeituse they pledged themselves to a war policy more vigorous .and uneomproMiSing over than that of thd Administration. ,They misinterpret the meaning of that election, but the -people , will where these co w ardly traito rs -tVOttid lead them, and a day* of reckoning will come. -lf tq be a Democrat requVres us to spend our days and • nights in abusing the Governinent and its (p -eers, and. oppOsing every ineasin•e l it adopts for its own . preservalinn and the' suppression of the rebellion, while we have no word of sympathy or en couragement for our country and its defenders, and word of censure or ! warning to its deadly enemies, then we are not Democrats. God save us and , our posterity fa the disgrace of such a , course, arld . may God in his mercy save our country from its con sequences. If the whole Democratic party adopted the course of its preten ded leaders, then indeed' we might as well make peace on any terms, as these admirers of Southern chivalry and ne gro. slavery so earnestly desire. But I have better hopes. Politicians may forsake us and traitors go to their own place, but the people, who have alrea dy done and. suffered so much, will not turn. their back now when danger threatens and the great erisis'of the struggle approaches: If we are true to otirselvei, we will triumph in this war, and be who, while our country is struggling for its very existence, can find no better occupation than snarl ing- and fault-finding, shall, when the struggle.g over, be esteemed a tory, and his children will blush at the rec ollection of a father'sishatne. • B. [For ❑o G 1010.3 " The feelings of the bogus Democracy, who deserted the patty and advocated its to tal extinction,, can be mote easily imagined titan described. Where are ,their threats now, tli.reptidiatiaiLof party, their, jests at tho'Constitution:—theili hilarity at each suc cessive arrest? The prospects of these lois- erable.renegades is truly pitiable. None will" . be sn poor to do theta reverenee t '—they will be tbernaelves alone.' The future of the true Democracy is full of promises rind encouragements, &c.,,&c," The abo%;e borobslMllwas , not inten ded to strike . the -" true Democrats," such as Old Buck, Hughes, Vallandig ham,,Cbbh,'Yaneeyr,,DaVis & Co., hat ie hurled fauntinglkat such Deinociats as Cass, Holt , Corcoran, IYright, and a . mighty hose -of other loyal tneh,'who long since have' laid asidparty feelings, arid 'support the Government , in this the hour. of its .ireate'st danger.- Mese are indeed. the 'true democracy of the -day. It is a falSehOod to asstirt, that: such men as Hughes, Valltindigham, &c., are eXpo nents °POI° geniiino de'meserpcy. , I ask how, Call they be when they are daily encou'.aging those who aro try ing to break ui one of the best govern ments God ever gave to man ? Again I ask, is this '° true democracy?" , The extract which I have quoted at the commencement of this communi, cation is taken from ajetter published in the Monfthr of 10th inst. The wri ter appears to be deeply interested in the success of what he styles the true detheeracy, and Contends that this good kind of democracy .must again come in power before our Govern ment can be restored. Now let us examine this great judge of the true democracy before we go further, (I Mean this man Win. God win,) and see how far his love for the success of our Government to crush this damning rebellion extends. All loyal citizens undoubtedly are opposed to foreign intervention,---they think they can attend to their own bu siness in their own way. If we be lieve that foreign nations cannot give us the right .kind of advice at this time, should we not also believe that foreigners who have resided hero for years and did not take out naturaliza tion papers until within the- last few month's; should also hold their peace in' our affhirsi Icow this man, Wni. God win, is a citizen of these 'United States l i at last. lie was along, time battling between' two oPinions'whom ho would has','ai ;length deeided . 'to l gite ;his;services . 4at l U3 ",trte,demoe:- .rag t .?,.. • c : „h ave, )060 taught Sojudgg. Mg SCOTTSVILLE, Feb. 21, 1863 "itid ahy Wei; Hear him further in the communica tion alluded to: " Theyovill (the-'true democracy,') continue to give, to government their powerful support, &c." Yes, the pro ceedings of• Congress 'shows that this " true democracy" does- give its sup port to government, butt° what gov ernment does this powerful aid go ? I answer, where it can't go directly, it zees...if/dire ctly ~ to. the rebel govern went of Jute. Davis. I have been with tabs. : man Godwin for number of years, Und never kneWllim 'to vote - 4,lefriociatic; ticket. • I , leave it ,with the-people to judge_ whether it would• be best for our country to have -.kir. Godwin's-democracy in power or not. We have tried it under the reign of James Buchanan for four years, which ought to satisfy the most of the pepplo, !tII , T'ISSIO.N." There ie. no 'cry inure freiini3n Ilk' on thdlips ,of thO secessionists and their apologists than that which depreca,tos the pdliey of "invasion," when contem plated' by the National Golernment. Ex-Governor. Stewa'rt 'or ,Missouri, in an address to the people of that State, thus briefly disposes of this phraseolo gy,'so curreni, with tho men' who are now ''invading" Kentucky and Mis souri , Be" not deceived by the cry that you, are invaded by the troops of the .North. No Government can' be said to invade . Your paramount allegi ance is due to the Government of the United States, and that Government ,has the right to station troops on every foot of soil'under its jurisdiction. 11 7 hen it loses this power it will be worth no more than the Government of the Comanches or of the rdee Islands." - PROMOTIONS ON THE PENNA. RAIL -1.101p.-4 gives us pleasure to an nounce to the public that our friend Wm. M. Power, despatcher at this place, has been promoted to the posi tion of Night Train Master of the Middle Division. His office will be at Altoona. Mr. Power has been with us about a year, and has made fbr him self many friends by his gentlemanly deportment. ' We are indeed sorry to loose him. Mr. 11. D. Steel, Conductor on the Emigrant train,- takes the position made vaeant by Mr. .PoWer's promo tion. We are not personally acquain ted with Mm. Steel, but we think from his aPpeamnee ho is a clever man. Postage Curreney.--11 is officially sfat ed that applications for postal curren cy can be satisfied by any of the de positories of the Treasury. Currency to the amount or 815,000,000 has al ready been printed; 82,000,000 is not yet in circulation, and more is being provided for at the rate of $200,000 a day. ecINCIRESS adjourned last night. The Piesident has ordered an extra session of the Senate to meet at noon to-day, .to receive and act upon such commu nications as may be made to it on the part of the Executive. These mainly, if not altogether, will include inilitury and 60! nominations. Tim Post Office Reform Bill passed the House last week. It allows , letters, to be sent Tree of postage to troops :in camp, hospitals; or on shipboard. Wo 'are truly glad of it; and herirtily etidollSe the measure,''lind. it is nothing, more than-is customary in other. countries—and .we sincerely trust it may become a , • m, ; ,, The late firm of Stauffer & Har ley, dealers in Watches, Jewelry, Silver ware, etc, at 62 Market St., Philada., so long and fat-orably kdown, has been dissolved. Mr. Jacob Harley, one of the late firm, 'is now carrying on the business, at the old stand. Sec his adv. G. Simon Gammon has tendered his resignation as Minister to Russia. lie says he is averse to being absent from his country when it is convulsed 'and torn with rebellion. . George Nelson Smith, for some years, publisher of the Johnstown Echo, has been appointed a paymaster in the army. Nelson ought to make a good paymaster, as he has bad much experience in military SHAME ON WIT.NORTLIERN SYMPATLII ZER.S.—TIIO Louisville Journal, which is certainly not an Administration pa per, has this scorching word of rebuke for those recreants in tho Free States who can 4eo only evil in the acts of the Government, and only good. in tho:ie of the infamous tyrants . who have rebelled against the Union, and now oppress the people of the Southern States. We,find it among the editori al articles in the Journal for Feb. 9th : " What is to be, thought ,of those citizens, editors and others,who, pre tending to be for the Union, send up Ceaseless howls over every military arrest in the United States, yet are never heard to breathe a murmur over the thousands and thousands , of arbi trary arrests, imprisonments, confisca tions, ,whippings and hangings, con, stautly going on in the rebel confeder ncy?, If. they have :the liberty ot, 'breathing the free air ofheaven, have they not more liberty than thoy per "sonally deserve ? ,Our Federal Admin istration ,itt its. worst features; has boon almost a miracle.ofconstitutionat and legal freedom in ,comparison with the Government to which the ,rebels 'and rebel sympathizers among us would lone us 4 . 6 succumb.", . ' —lVitiiter'ous—Greefibacks in town' last week. The Goys of the, 'l26th . nent.linthe'ivile§ of Lliom. EM 'Vito Bore the (7ohy,4' Antietami _ ltly,attention has bcel 'willed to the inquiry fit the Monitor of the 12th I tt,Wbo,, of the 125th Regiment, lioro away tho colors at the battle' of Antietam, after the gallant. George A. Simpson had lillen ?" As conflicting statements-hare been made orally and in print, by persons who were not in the engagnment, as to who performed that deed, the pub lit a right toicnow the truth."--- The folloWing.Jetter from W. W. Wallace, Captain of Company C, of that regiment, (which flyt pos session, and open all' who desire to see it,) trill settle - the mooted -question; : ,plysp,slArnicA. Ar.p.tYL I.ND 11:EIGHTS, Octoficr 5 , 1862, • j _ J. SpirsoN• •.1 is at hand, asking me 1b the full 'par ti oulqrs,connuetetl3wi th 44\13941.iing our flag on the momorablo 77th ult., in circler that the' publie mayLawyril "honor to whoth 'ho'nor is dad. which I am happyt,ofieplyiyingyou l its history as briolly . fincl .truthfully as I know how : • .• • ,A.DILLY George A. Simlii3on,L of Company 0, Ensign ' 12.5 th Regiment ; had ,the honor of hea'ring Our. flag into the en gagement. To you, • who knew hint, it LT hardly necessary to say, he did it well, and no regiment ever had a 'triter' standard to dresS'on than Ours, when borne by the flan hands, strengthened by the loyal heart olGoorgc A, Simp son. Finding ourselves out-flanked by a superior force, the order to re treat was given—in the execution of which George was shot (bead at a dis tance of nearly one hundred yards from where we about-faced. 'His death was instantaneous. He fell, covering the flag with his body, and staining it with his life's blood, oozing from his right, temple. The retreat was attended with much disorder, owing to the com mand not being distinetlY heard along the entire length of the line, and in the confusion the flag was not missed' until espied by Eugene J. Boblltz, of Company .11, who immediately seized it., and carried it a short distance, when ho receiVed a shot in the" leg, which compelled bite to 'drop, it, at which. place it was picked up by Sex ! grant WAT,TER W. GREENLAND, of Co C, who bore it gallantly until he was released from its possession ; for which act I reported him . to the Colondl as being entitled to till the'position made vacant by George's death. The Col. with pleasure conferred the appoint ment upon him. * * Very truly yours, M, W, WA LLACE. KEEP IT BEFORE .THE PEOPLE. Keep it before the people—that the rebellion is not the work of a moment, nor the result of any injustice done, or threatened to be done by the GOvern ment of the United'States; but it is the long-cherished scheme of men who have for thirty years been contempla ting the destruction of the Union. As evidence of these filets, the following statement of speakers in the South Carolida Secession Convention are in point : Mtn. PATIKER. Mr. President, it appears to me, with great deference to the opinions that have'beemexpressed, 'that the public mind is fully made up to the great occasion that now awaits is no spasmodic effort that has come suddenly upon us, but it has been gradually culminating for a long series of years, until at last it-has come to that point when we may say the mat ter is entirely right. "Ma. Ixams. Mr. President, if there is any gentleman present who wishes to debate this matter, of course this body will hear him; but as to delay for the purpose of a discussion, I for one am opposed to it. As my friend (Mr. Parker) has said, most of us have lied this matter under consideration for the last twenty years, and I pre sume we have by this time arrived at a decision upon the subject. • ' " Ma. KEITT. Sir, wo aro perfor ming a great act, which involves not only the stirring present, but embra ces the whole great force of ages to come. I have beenengaged in this movement ever since I entered porti cal life. I coil content with What has been done to-day, and content with what will take place to-morrow. We have carried the body of this Union to its last resting place, and now we will drop the flag over its grave. After this is done, I am ready to adjourn 'and leave the remaining ceremonies for to-morrow. " Ma. RuErr. The secession of South Carolina is not an event of a day. It is not any thing produced by Mr. Lincoln's election, or by the non-execu tion of the Fugitive Slave Law. It has been a matter which' has been gathering head for thirty years. The election of Lincoln and fiandin Was the last straw on the back of the cam el. But it was not the only ono. The back was nearly broken before. - The point upon which, I differ from my friend is this: lle says' lie thought it expedient for us to put this great ques tion before the world upon this simple ,matter of wrongs on the question of slavery, and that question turned upon the Fugitive Slave Law. Now, in re gard to the-Fugitive Slave Law, I my self doubt its constitutionality, and I doubted it on the 'floor of the Senate, when I was a member of that body.-- 7 - The States, acting irl ,their sovereign capacity, should be responsible for the rendition of fugitive slaves. • This was our best seeurlty." , ,„ 11. F. donrad, Surgeon of. the 174th,Itegiment ,Vols., was in town a few days ago on his way t'o his regiment.- The Doctor ie very' 'point lar inqilsdbpartraent.''' lie has recent ly been promoted• from Assistant "'mental Surgeon to full Surgebn. 11'e to sceour . friemls .uilyaneed.• =I Allah - 6f Lettdiffdin WI" Ros-6orans .General Roseemns 1i4,4' written the following loiter to the Cincinnati Com mon Council, and every lino palpitates with patriotism : HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT o.l"ruE CUMBERLAND, Murfreesboro', Tenn.— Cr:mato/wit : I have just received' and read the resolutions passed at your meeting on the 16th inst., complimen ting this army, the Ohio troops, and the Commanding General, fbr their byay_gryslisphiyedAt-the battle of Stone. rivet'. . - On behalf of tin nbticarni ran its gallant leaders, I accept this expression ci your symmtl)y arid; praise, with pride, all tbd more lientitfelt because ,yom_are,Any—fullow-citizens ; and,your., words touch, me by their tones of friend- ' ly sincerity, while they_Alliq'thohiglits with the sweet membries of home, for the 'safe,t:Y, of which, and each of. you, we, "virlio are'far - aWay, are Willing to lay'r'doiva our •= • ' . May no Syron song'of peate, founded on the delusive hopes of hono r , t r uth, or justice of rebel leaders, indlich its, to pitil'Acio';'bo s hiir'ani) onr, bin:nes. enjoY thosb dear iinines, bersCli - "es, we Will ut t„ei t ideaver to leave them we , and Tree,' iinder Constitution ' antl I ids; to our posteritiy have . lhe honor - ye-; main; With ,gi.nat'ilagpect t ant scivant, . 'S. 'lloiim'cllaNs, • Majo . r-Geheral..: To the MaYor and Otimmon Council, Cincionuti, Ohio. „`; General 'Milroy on the Traitors. • ,Editor Indianapolis Journal /4 have just read the noble resolutions, of_ ony brother officers of Indiami, in the,gal, lant army of Rosecrans, who, having assisted by their heroism'in achieving' the splendid victory, over the traitor army under Bragg, turn 'round to re buke the more vile and cowardly traitors at home, who r having taken advantage of the absence of ever one hundred - thousand patriot soldiers to steal into power, are disgracing our, State by their treasonable acts, - Let these traitors ,of - Alio Indiana Legislature and the CopperlMads i ßut: ternuts, and K. G. C.'s throughout the State who are giving aid, comfort; and encouragement to armed treason in the South, read in the odium that has' followed the`Blue-Light Federals and Hartford Conventionists of 1812, some thing orthe execration and detestation that will folloW their memory down the stream of time. I join with giy follow-soldiers of the' Union eVcrywhere in warning these traitors at home that When we; have crw.hed armed treason at the South,' and restored the riovereignty, of our Government over these ''misguided States (which, under God, we surely will do,)_we will upon oni• rettirn, 'while our handy are in, also extehninate treason at the North, by arm's, if need be, and seal by the blood of traitors; wherever found, the permanent peace of our country and-the perpetuity of free government to all future: genera tions. R. ll'. MILROY. Winchester, Va., Jan. 3U, 1363 The Cultivation of Flax. As I n already been stated in these columns; the high price of cotton and the consequeor, enormous inerease in the cost of all cotton fabrics, has had the effect of cansing numerous experi ments to be made with such materials as woidd be likely to answer as a sub stitute. We learn that in all the adr joining comities a large surface of soil will be devoted to the raising of flax. Many farmers in 'the German town ships of Bucks county have been in the habit of raising flax in small quan tities for several years past, and the are now taking itito the citY'markcts, where it is readily sold 'at high prices. There is a good deal of seed in 'that county ' and no doubt . it will be engOrl ly sought for during the ensuing Spring: At present fates, a crOP of 'flax is as good an investment as our farmers can make. The 'United States Senate, in the appropriations for the Agricultural Department, provided $20,000 for eX-' periments in preparingliemp 'arid flax as substitutes for cotton. Invention ha's 'already reached a point " where it' seems to be on the verge of con plete success in the manuflicture 'of flax on cotton machinery. Our most'Skillfur manufacturers and machinists are'very sanguine in their belief that the result 'will be accomplished, and those who have given the most attention to the subject are the men who'are tlib most sanguine. But the' requisite' investi gation and experiments. 'need 'to conducted'on a sCale which requires considerable outlay. •If the 'problem shall be solved, and, the vast quanti ties of materials that are now absolute ly, thrown away shall be used upon the spindles that'are - now spinning cot. ton that costs a dollar a pound, what blessing it would be to the West, to the East,' and to the whole' world ! The Phila. Press. DECISIONS UNDER, THE EXCISE LAW. following Into decisions under the Excise Law are of importance ! Any Excise known to commerce as an article of traffic, which is produced by hand or machinery, must bo regarded as a manufacture, and subject to a tax, unless specially exempted, by ' Whenever articles are' manufactur ed without special order, and Ibr goner : " al sale, the presumption that'they are articles of trade_ so ,strong tiTt ; no amount of 'proof ban rebut 'this 'pre sumption so as to okeinjit' the matnt facture'. from the' ptiyment'of 'tux. When articles are hdide Upon order,, then an inquiry must:be instituted for, the purpose of akertaining such articles aro known' to the corn: memo of (ho ,country, or . ; Ofrei•ed fo'r sale, 'whethe'r nurelitoors; could bh,' found.' If either of these comlitinpS should be established, the ' niantifiteta rex would bo liabloto taX:.lfyhowev er, it should appear that 'the articles produced - arc not known to trade, and could not be sold• if offered to . the pub lie, they would then ',be exempt from taxation as• not being"inannfactures -within the meaning of the law. • Thb' CoMmissioner of Internal Revenue ha's decided that local expressicompanies arc-subject to' the provisions of the 105th section of the excise act, and for any. violation thereotare liablirto the penalty therein- prei3cri bed A E S TIDE WAR INAISSISSIPPI. Th e "mix - peoehtence - Canal _Nearly Completed.--Objer,4 whieh it will Ac co m plish.—Reportsfrem the _Rebel Van Dor4.—SMeequl EdlWdition from eurihth. • . -. • earro,TArnary 27.-LZThe steamer Continental, from Lake Providence on Monday, arrived here'to-day. Thetilnal'Wtthnost--!ebrriplete - d,- _the' Toylf ngrinfred fropr, e hike:A° NVIIIIIII . 11113 1 w "rods of ° The canal is 150 feet wide, and dug down to within 9rie ifocit they lever of the lake. Beside§ giving us'aqm'ss'- Wayintorthe_Red-iliver; it,-;will—carrr off the surplus thugrelieve our camps:belcdy.t li ‘ C), General' Van Dorn is rop6rted to once, «iUi tirOnsftrid:ca"valryi- to reinforce, p,enp„ral Bragg. - ti An expeditla TiOrivcCorintli4;fro pOrterto-havt,3llpttired—two- hundred:l rchels,itt '2llscup - ibid. Ard , tho a :22d7 , k.._, with a ilart,A3 anion tit of ammunition and a provision!train:!: TitVAR'IN , • -•;!: Review . 4t; the Ti•oms at Newport _Weft's. neSotiliAktO '7.iliiio:LLA7*;,§t -of .Spiugglers.--Departure of the Gen;• Hunter, • . Fortress • !Monroe, 26'.•-= , lajoy General Dix, with litrt,of,hisstaff 011.- eel's, loft herb at eleven o'clock forenoon,- on steamboat C. W.,Thoiii a% for Newport News, to review ,the troops at that place. - 'Privates William - Dorm'Ody' and , Charles Clark, both of Company 4, Ist, Pennsylvania Artillery, convicted br e gencral,court-rourtiai of the rpm-- der.- of A - Labial “-.StokeS - ; a tizen York county, Vu., will bosexecuted by 'hanging ; at to W g9n4ny,' March 2d. Mrs. notiheinier and another wo man were caught, each driving a load ed cart of contraband goods from Wil ,liamsburg, in the direction of Govern or WiAe's Ifeadquartees. - Steamboat General Hunter "Was damaged in the late 'storm, an'd left here to-day in tow by the' Freeborn' for repairs. ARMY OP THE POTOMAC. WA BIII' NGTON, Feb. 27. ,—Officers who left the Army of the Potomac this morning, report that the prevailing MY ' pression there was that the rebels wero evacuating their position at; Freder, icksbur . , and vicinity. The only-ovi ,dence, however,' educed adds change, 'is that they have recently made some `demonstuations similar, to those here ,tofore made by d'hom when •abont to evacuate a position-L-such 'its feeling our lines, making a display of juice in front, throwing up temporary earth: works, &c. A few dayS ago, new 'earth : works sprang into existence' below Fredericksbmig, hs if by , magic. ' 'Yes terday fnorning several new campS were ostentatiously displayed . I view from this side-ofithe river, where - none existed •the day before, and -on WednitSday'last'afteiriptif 'we're - Made at two different points-to feM our lines. Fitzhugh Lee, with the First and Ninth Virginia Cavalry, crossed the Rappa hannock, bet*tle4 SalfiltiniBpritigS aril the railroad, crosSihg 'Att, 'lthotft; !man, under the covet' of a ilenSc' rog and came upon a picket of the 'Fourth ' New York Clavaby, near Arthur's ,Church. The pickets folLback , fighting ,t l o„th .infantry reserve,, when they Were rein forced, and the rebels wore in furn'Thur: stied and driven'aeross the river. In this affair, , t4 rebels had, two men killed and lost.'from ••12. to 20,pris oilers, eight of whotn = one Al:11414 belonging to the,,Fivst.Yirgiiii4„Clayal ry—were brought to this City on the John BrookS `los was one man•repouted rtilled•iamr a number taken • prisoners,, all -.of •Alib Fourth Ne w_York Cavalry', tr••-,• ' About the same time. a rebel force of infantry crossed neat' 'the States Ford,' 'th ey , Wore repulsed, without'loss on either , si'de, t9 " flu' as known. - - The Prov,u,st,, 4arshal ,Acqu,ia Creek, has eammen* in ioVd'earnesE "clearing out, t4:,:gaihbiers , 'and numbers, had concentrated at Aeghnt Creek. Ho shipped, per the _Joi], 'Brooks yesterday. about a score ! of these worthless fOows„uhder „pat* , Y Totes. 'United St:a,fes - Sailitexy Coihraissiqn:. The following circular his" then sued 'United' Statds.Sanithry Commission to tin) , public,which, , wo commend to the attention of our read- The Philadelphia Associates of the United States „i9anitary : , COW m while returning thanks to their fidlqw-• citizens of the ' 'States of .Pennsylvania and New Jcy'sey, for the liberal respon. lies hitherto made to itre again compelled . toi make their wants known to the'publie. •• The immense value of the ,C;ontatisi , ;sion's aid, particularly at, the late bat :tle of Antietam, and the still later bat tle of Fredericksburg, nized by the'Gos'ernmeni: After. , the battle l.of • Antictahvour -agents, - -with large supplies'of clothing, food; stimu lants, and medical stores, were on the ground two claY;3" in' advance- Orthe - ,Government suOlieSl — Their labors were enoi'moul-i,litid the gdou h6cdth t plished correspondingly great. 'The lamented. gr. Plutt, the,,late, efficient general superintendent nfthis Agency, was untiring in benevolent — exertions, The exposure into which his nlfseitisli energy led him cost the Coniinission his valuable life. At the more recent hattle„of'.Fred ericitsburg, tli§ rigentS of, he mis sion were promptly, or, t be 14round t tind, acting in conjunction with the regular medical 'ftathoritids,;:matelially , ittided in having the, , wounded•of that bloody struggle, better cared:for on the' spot, and more expeditioustyvtud , comtbrta bly removed. to ltOspit i pls,•thrrn ,qfter; .any previous battle. resultsThi,so - 'were 'largely due to the wise foreSightinct,49 'Commission, enabled by the coptribu : tier's of a liberal: public Lo.acentuntate, large `tju s nntities be 'the' ' riedesprY'sti =plieS at: Such' points'ari werti'most ale •cessible for the,.purpriges required. .„ VO'nre fully convinced - o,ll'We ;rte . • t , • MEI in'. et t.be - :*.aim,:l,-I . '-y,.--.Pom m iss, lo -1 he Lest,- - i f thot:'onjj 'safe' way of reaching the sick and.wounded:of.the artny, - with anything . ' Contributions stores can-always bo'in . ifde effective, as : l6i thorotigli' - na-:,, , tional organization end ,, oflicial recog nition by the military authorities . , give it, facilities forcommimication• with', and tranptirtatio» :to distant points,*l possessed , by no. other: Orgilnlzittion While .one..almost-necesSary reSult; of sending stt:pplies . thyn , hglt ..the nyh'il•. ; •'`.^ bus . . , well-mettningi.independeritr:, , relleel secietifs, is ,that •'Sorno over-Gurdened with' tip eibi•storesoihilo other place's' tntol. ...... . Or •uo .Tellance man, had. that article's' sen t"td wouudedrwill. ,, evett.rettely:theirAistina.,,, tion. Wet,lt ypjgo_gttil;aythp,Nity for saying th4t,,op,er twenty thousand unde liveredt palkag i co f' lolf,/ t ico,icac t itota t , „ the-'sibr'eJhbus4 bfank - express collapailliklad'lTYili c hcnjibh. We believe thiit (Intl p gt p, nly,o sit ever. ' particular individual "err comliaA'f^7 s~': PP4I)Otf,PYPIIPP 4 PI4S I i they , are 41s , useless ihere , nsif• they latt , '- ne'ver 'bwe fOlViiiii&P tit itt).7J'ils . ci:',li.e.V;;7:- . , uneiftlil=tiransimiltationt I , ,ed:; ,. .9n ,, fo,r, , theitLreonveyaitceissiTakal ,,,. , rn•PlltilLlvng l M,llr , 4l l fi1k131„9041 3 .04; ' other service. • The SayildfrClarritfiFsTATl'dbes not ancl , eannoV i Tmilei , ,titk,elti,Aellyits , peci-' fie„artii