_ 1J ntin . 1:613. ceraruattiozr Imuntemazitit:Plrclatir 3 . Neatly and Promptly Executed, at the ADVERTISER OFFICE, LEBANON, PENN'A Tins establishment is now supplied with an extensive assortment of JOB TYPE, which will be increased as the patronage demands. It can pow turn out Partenatt, of every description, in a ',Mat and expeditioits Manner— andon very reasonable terins. Such as Pamphlets, Cheeks, Business Cards, Handbills, Circulars, Labels, Bill Headings, Blaier , Programmes, Bills of Pare, Invitations, Tickets, &c., ;l- Mass of all kinds, Common audJudgmentßoantei School, Justices', Constables' and. 'other correctly and neatly on the best paper, constantly kept for sale at this office, at prices "to suit the times." v s *SubscriPtion price of the LEBANON ADVERTISER Ono Dollar and a Half a Year. Address, We. M. Emma, lebanon, Pa. A. T. W EIDLE, ATTORNEY. AT LAW, Offiee North, West Corner, of Water . And Market Streets, "X-13.4e1.1VC:b1V, Lebanon, Nov 18, 1853.-1 y R; George Pt"ewer, Jr., ATTORNEY AT LAW, irtiTIOR is rooms formerly oceepted by Dr. Samuel Behm. deceased , arid opposite to the Meek Home Hotel, CLmberland Street s Lebanon. ." Moat 26, 1568. _ - GRANT IGIVEIDIRAN ATTORNEY AT LAW. OYFIGE Cumoberland street, a few doors east of the Eagie note', in the office late of his father Capt. John Weidman, deed. Lebanon 8,1863. REMOVAL. STANLEY '.11:11b1ICU I - tAT.TORNET AT LAW, - removed his office to the building, one door eas 'Of Laudennitch 'a Store t opposite tit e Washington Rouse Lebanon, Pa. „ BOUNTY and PP.NPION elaims promptly attended to [April 5,'83.-3m. - REMOVAL. S. T. ItIeADAM.; ATTORNEY AT LAW I 'n AS REMOVED his office to Market Street, opposite 11. the Lebanon Bank, two doors worth of Widow Else' a Moto!. Lebanon, March 25, '63, AroilAr IL 10 111A7P1.61.31 TA 'STRICT ATTORNEY, bas removed his OFFICE to the ROOM lately occupied by Dr . Geo. P. Line am:saver, in Cumberland Street, Lebanon, a few doors East of the Eagle flotel, and two doors west of Gen. Weidman's Office. • Lebanon Dec. 17,1862. CYRUS P. MILLER , TTORNBY-AT-LAW.—Office in Walnut street, neat -11 opposite the Buck Hotel, and two doors south from Harmany'a Hardware store. Lebanon, April 9, . BASSLER BOTER, ATTORNEY-AT-L.l.W.—OfEee with A. R. BOLIGHTER, Esq., Cumberland Street, opposite the Court Muse, Lebanon, Pa. Net-28, Iqm/ ARMY AND NAVY PENSION, BOUNTY, BACK PAY,ARD BOUN TY LAND AGENCY. DASSLEB 'AVER XJ 1 UB undersigned, having been licensed to prosecute claims, and having been engaged in the Bounty and Pension business, offers his services to all those who toe thereto entitled, in .accordance with the various sets of Congress. All such should call or address at oriee, and mite their applications through BASSLER Donal, Attorney at-Law, OFFICE with A. It. BOUGHTER, 'Cumberland street, opposite the Court lionse, 'OCtbber, 18, 1863. Lebanon, Pll. win. Mr. DERR, ActIORNEY 6T LAW, Office in Sticbter's Cuinberland street, nearly opposite the Cour 'Nouse. . [Lebanon, May 6, 1863.—tf. Or. Sainuel S. Melly irit - FERslits•p:iifessional services to the citizens of 1,1 Letterion end vicinity. OFFICE et the residence 'Of llrs.i.:l3lkat,liso: doors West of 01lice ofTsr. deo , d, in Citnfierlandlttroliit. Lebantin, Mire 15,18,63. Vi..1.11 - G LEY& DEW Att. MEAcIrAR TS vas SLIM OE utter, E ggs,. t Olie Taltdio, ard ) Poultry, Game, rtiits, Grain, Seeil tke. 178. 170 REA.tE 'STREET, 134d00r above 1 , 1 ashington, NEW-YOW L eigley. R. "oven. S REFERENCES: Robb & Aseougb, New York; Allen & Brother, do W. W. Selfridge, Esq., do; Jones ¢ Shepard, do; Sam son, Labatt; & Farrington. do; Samuel G..7olinson, do; W. M. Breslin, Esq., Lebanon, Pa.; L. Bata. Canton, Ohio; W. C. Curry & Co., Bankers,..Erie, Pa.; Hon. Jelin. Stiles, Allentown, Pa. • [Jan. 14,1883. W. Ranks FORMERLY of 3 pnestoWn, Lebanon county, would respectfully inform his friends, and the public, that he has Connected himielf with Ur. lowan,: in the TOBACCO, SNUFF A ND SBOAR BUM NhBB, No, 146 North Third street, Phila., where he will be glad to receive customers, and wit sell at rates that will prove satisfactory. Philadelphia, May 20, 1363. TO MY FRIENDS AND CLIENTS. A s I shall necessarily be absent from the County 111. during the session of Congress. I have mule ar• ran gemen is with JOHN W. RYON; Esq ~ of Pottsville, to take charge of my legal bus iriSYS. titp ofilcb VIII hp kept open as heretofore. and those Ol my fildnds clients baiting legal hlisiness Mardeliend 'upon ita to ceiving 'and eiPeient attention. Mr. Ryon is a getetteman Of eXtensive legal learning and long experi ence at the bar. I have full eonßdenee in his ability, integrity and industry, and I there fore . cheerfully commend the in terbitss of myslientslind friends to his eare'aud attenthib. 'Or. F. 'W. CONRAD will also remain in ney Lade, Resp'e'ctfully. STROITSE. Rottarifle, Pa., Dec. 2, 1863---:-2m. .111.71MWS LitWOR STORE, •Marke.t square, opposite the Market Ilintse, Lebanon, Pa. - undersigned respectfully informs tLe public 'that he has Yebeived an extensive stock of the chhicest atillVicrest Liquors of all descriptions. These ..vEffi k Liiinots he is invariably disposed to sell at an ' g mi z .. l .precedentedly low prices. Druggists, Farmers, Hotel Keepers, and oth. 'ere wilt consult their own interests by buying of the 'undersigned. L. D. DREG. Lebanon, April 150803. NOTICE-PHILAD'A. AND READING RAIL ROAD COMPANY. READIKI, Nov. 28th 1883, The public is respectfully informed that on and wi nes' MONDAY, DECENDER 14th, all Passengers who do , not purchase their tickets be fore entering the Cars. 'will be charged 25 cents extra on each ticket parches 'ed on the train, for which they will obtain from the Condnctor a Check Receipt. • This Receipt will be re 'deemed, and 25 cents paid thereier, in cash, upon its presentation at any Ticket Mee of the Compa OLny. G. A. NICHS, General Sup't. December. 9, 1883.-2ns. PERSONAL. NE of the largest NURSERY FIRMS, in South :0 Eastern Pennsylvania, wish to secure the perms, :vent services of it competent SALE AGENT iu • LEDA 'NON COUNTY. They wish a reliable enterprising .4nan, who will devote his whole time to selling Fruit land Ornamental Trees, Vines, Plants, dtc. For fur 'tbdr information apply at the Office of this paper. ec. 9, 1863 —4t. Notice. PUBLIC NOTICE in hereby glvenAlhat the account of Daniel Walter, assignee of JACOB KERN and Catharine hie wife, by Deed of voluntary assignment dated the day of April, 1862, has born filed- In the Prothonotary's Office of Lebanon county, and that the i mnie will be presented to the Court of Common Pleas of said -County-on the first -illiraday of January next, . for contrination and allowance when and where all 'persons may attend if they think proper. - - HENRY SIBOIUST, Prothonotary. - PrOthonotary'l Office, Dec. 2,1863. I%olice. PUBLIC NOTION to bereby given * that the 'moonlit of Charles H. aleity, imeignee under a voluntary : . : creed , of assignment for the benefit of creditors of RBllifißilf , and *lre, of the Borough of Lebanon, County of Lebanon, Pa., has been tiled in the Prothonotary's Office of Lebanon county, and that the E m i le will be presented to the Court Of Common Pleas of laid county, on the first Monday of 'January nett, for confirmation and allowAoce, when *inn where `all persons may attend if they think proper. HENRY BIEO KIST, Prothonotal7. PrOttionotary's Office Dm. 2,'63• Notice. • - . • • URLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the account P ofJoseph Reineel and Joseph Arnold, easigrieea Of WILLIAM E. ARNOLD and wife, of the Borough of Lebanon, County of Lebanon, Pa., under a voluntary deed of assignment for the benefit of Creditors, hue been Sled. ifs_ the Prothonotary's Oflice of Lebanon county; ind that the same -mill be presented to the Court of CoMMon Pleas of sald - .county on the first Monday qr.fcntucliv next, for confirmation and allow ance when and ,wheril all perms:us may attend if they think proper .:. Ilfillitt'SlMßßlßT, Prothonotary. Prothombtary'l Mee, Dec. 2, 'B3n ,f 1 • , , • . . • • • . ••• , . VO L 1151---N0..: 25. .'„,.. - ..,-Biotillk#.i. , -,,i,. - . . A BELIEVER IN WITCHCRAFT. Grosssuperstition is generally al• lied to ,ignnynoce. The,man who se riously believes witchcraft and silver bullots,is _like to contend that the world cannot , revolve • every twenty. four • hours, becauseit,does not empty the water out of his well. Uncle Billy, as an old' pioneer we wot of was familiarly teriued, was one of this class. He knew there was such- beings !witches—old woman wh,o had made a.league with the devii—because he had some sad experiences in his younger days.— How dicl it helnow such things to be facts?.- W by, , easy enough -as any fool of sense might .know. 'You see,' said Uncle Billy, slat a man or Parning—l never werit to no school a day , in my life—l dont' know bow to write any name, or even read a *rord of print ; but;. for all that, 1 knows 'as much about witches, and can tell you as much a bout 'em, as-the-next. 'I settled ont West here arter the Injins had all been dray off, and so me and my wife hadn't nothing to fear from them ; but there was other critters about in these here diggings, nigh as bad, as I'm a gwine to tell you about. 'You must kriow, that arter I'd got things fixed up to suit me, I tuk to raising bosses, - having a nateral 'in cline for that ere animal. I've knoW. ed a boss ever Bence was old-enough to know anything; nobody couldn't fool me in a hose; I knowed all his parts as well as some folks does a book ; the best hoss.jocker in the kentry al'ays gin in that he couldn't head off, Uncle Billy in a trade— no, sir; and so I sot to work buying up the right stripe of mares, and raising colts to suit me. Arter two or three years, I got things a joggling in the right kind of style, and was doing a purty decent business, for a man of my means and edication. 'But then come my lust trouhle.— An old woman`, areal old hag, called the widder Groat,- living abOut two miles off, come over to my house one day, to borrow a peck of Injin meal. My wife she let her have it, and the old witch she went off good nater'd enough. A week went by, and she didn't fetch it 'batik, bdt come agin for another peek, telling :sonie kind of a stoty abOufleing 'disapp'inted and so on. dloweekinevdr, my wffe - ebe -- didn't‘belieVe ter;—anti woUldn't let kivr imvu - no-Ittoro - till - Mill :paid 'tip-, and thi - s'iitn'e'lihe went twiny thud, and said Mal 'rich people that "Wouldn't help .poth' 'folks wouldn't git alongnone too weW, and that we mought look out to see the Lord pay us off for our meanness in a way we'd feel it, If she'd a said satan instead of the Lord, I reckon £he'd a come nearer the mark. 'Well, about a week arter that, I went out to - see arter my bosses, and found five of 'em sick in., a way Pd never seed bosses 'afore; and the minute I looked at 'etn, I knoWed Mother Groat had begun her de'ilish work, and I didn't have, much hope to cure 'cm; though I went, in fnr -try ing what I thought was best. It didn't do no good though—they, all died in . great distress—and then some more of 'em wits Os in t:he same way. I got a boss dootor to come `and - see em, but he ouldn tell what ailed 'em, nO tflote'n me, and they died too. But When, right arter, the third lot was tuk, I thought it high time to try so'thiug else; and backing my saddle-boss, 1 rid thirty mile to see a woman that told, fortins and sich: She was a big, fat greasy thing, with a party sharp eye, and knowed a heap. 'You've come on important busi• ness says she, as I Moped dower from my panting hoss, and hurried into her house. '1 has-,' says 'what is it ?' 'So' thing's bapped to you of late, that's kind of awful and mysterious!' says she. 'Yes,' says I, 'that's true , ,' won. dering all the time bow she could know. 'You've lost,' says she; and,there she stoliiied, and looked right eark ous into my eyes. ..1 has,' says I, 'but can you tell me what ?' I did that jest to try her like. 4 'l can tell you,' says she, 'but it mought take me some little time to git at all the particulars, and every minute are so precious to the success of what your arter.' 'lt are,' says 1; and I went on to tell her all about the bosses. 'They're bewitched!' says she, right off, without stopping to think a minute, , Thal's it!' says I,'l knowed IL' 'There's an old woman in the scrape says she. 'Exactly , r says I. 'Let me see r sass she; 'bet name are —' 'Groat r says I. , The very name,' says she; 'and I'm glad you knows it yourself, for now you'll be ready to act as I • tell you.' 4 It's wonderful, sir, what that are fortin-teller knowed. She notched at the name of Groat the minute I spoke it; jest as it she'd knowed the old witch be r life; and I s'pect shed nevn7set eYel3 oh her norther. 'Well, she told me to go and git some tansy, some dogwood roots, and mix 'era with some yarbs she giv me, and put 'em in a pot,.along with a lot, of ipins, and needles, and bile 'em all together for two hours, .calling out the name of the Witch every minute LEBANON, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1863. or so, -and I'd find it 'ud make her sick, or at least put her into a great distress,.even though She moughtn't let on ; and if that ere didn't take the, spell off of my bosses, to come back to her, and she'd tell me so'thing else to do as would. I wanted her to tell me the other thing . tbe.n—bekase thirty miles was no small bit to ride —but she said as how . it tud break "the spell to tell me the second afore the fast was tried; and so I bad to go home with what I'd got, which I paid her fivee - dollars for. - 'Well, sir, 'yid borne; and tried the yarb spell, as soon as I could git all the things together, which was the next day ; and arter I'd done so, I started over.to Widder Croat's, on pretence to ask about her health and the corn.,meaf; but really, you see, sir, to find out out how the .thing worked. The old wahan liveit in a log but about a mile off ; and when I got:there, l'seed at onct as how the chartn was doing the business beauti... ful. ThingS didn't look thrifty round about, and the shanty was 'kind of shut up like. I knocked on the door, jest for form's sake, a.nd a faint voice told me to come in. I went in, and ?there lay the old woman, stretched dut on her bed, grunting with pain. * 1 013,' she sniveled out, as soon ns she seed me, 'it's you, are it, 'Uncle Billy? I'm glad to see anybody, fcir `l's feared I'd die here all alone 'What's the matter, old Maker 'Groat?' 'says I, just as if I didn't know. 'l'm nearly dead with the 'rhetirna• 'tits and starvation,' says she, with another grunt. '1 helot had a mouth. 'ful to eat since yesterday morning!' says she. 'Didn't you fetch me over so'thing to eat 7' she axed. 'Nary thing,' says 1; 'l've had e nough to do to tend to my own boss es, that's a dying with your bewitch ment,' I says. 'What do you mean ?' says she. 'Oh, you don't know, in course!' says I; 'in course you don't know nothing about it I' 'No,' she says, 'in course I don't! What's the matter with 'ern ?' were too mad to tell her at fust any mere, and so I just axed her how long she'd been sin. 'Two or three days,' she says, with another grunt. knowcd she lied, for it hadn't been but a few hours Bence I'd got the, spell pnt on her; bttt I wasn't dis applitted none; 1 'spected her to lies the fortin - teller had said she mough't litit let On, Ind the - didn't, ydu seel ailter I'd gin her a piece cif rriy - zriind onher wicked doings, I get outcto-go. .She fairly 'begged Erie 1:13 feteh her sotbing 'to 'eh, dr tel l ] some body else to, as she was dying, which I promised I'd do as soon as my boss es got well, if sh'd agree never to witch 'em ag'in. 'You're an old fool says she ; 'and the curse of Heaven be on you and your family !' .11 'Which it won't-be none the more for your wishing it,' says I,as I walk ed away and left, her. 'She was a terrible wicked old witch, sir, that same Mother Groat, I tell you. Arter all.l'd said and done to her, she wouldn't let up on the critters, whieli kept on dying, till l's afeared I'd lose the hull of 'ern. So I started off ag'in to the foitin teller's, and told her all about it. 'I see we've got Co try so'thing se. - Veie'r„ says she. • 'lf the old witch can't tie satisfied with the punish. meat we've gin ter, the.te's noway but to go to exti•emes, even if it kills her, which 1 spect it won't be no great matter. Now you go home,' 'says she, 'and pound up somo,silver into ballets, put one on 'ern into year - gun, and go out into the woods and d'raw her face on a stump, or tree, and then shoot into 'But I can't draw her face,' says 1, 'bekase I ain't no drawer. 'Oh make a round mark for the face,' says she, and then make marks for the eyes, nose and mouth, calling her by name all the timethat'll do jest as well. 'And will that kill her ?' I axed;: 'lt will hurt her a good deal,' says she,lit it don't 'go nothing else, and may be it'll break the spell onto the bosses.' . 'And• spose it don't?' says I 'Then you must take the rest of the bullets,' says the fortin teller—one for each hose as .is sich, mind and shoot the critters dead, one arter Vother, and so keep on shooting all as gits sick.' 'Well, sir, I come home ag'in, and sot to work on the new spell. I cut and pounded up two old silver spoons and some pieces of money into bul- lets, and went out into the Woods with my gun, drawed the old witch on a stump, and let, her basic), 'On'e on 'em right through her heed. the next day I went over to see what had come on't, arid fottnd old Mother Groat stiff and dead in her bed. Yes, sir, the bullet had done for her, and spect Satan had got her soul Ocord - - leg to his barg'in with her.' A suggestion that she might have died of st•iirvation and disease, was treated by the superstitieMS Uncle Billy with scorn and contempt. It was astonishing hOw ignorant people were on the subject of witehes. 'She was not the only one that had been put out of the wiirld in that way—he had heard of many others—and had had some other ekperienees himself. 'But what about the horses ?' 'Well, I only had to shoot, four of 'em arter the old witch. died,' he said, 'and then the rest of"'em got along right nice.' You might have madn,Upete.^Bi)lY believe the milky way wke:peinted, beeaeso that looked reasonable, but not Wet the world timed round; or that there was no , such thing as witchcraft. lie was only one of a large class, hoWever, whose ignorance was a sad aid o their credulity. PRESIVE . NT'S MESSAGE PROCLAMATIONOF AMNESTY AK IT SHINOON, tqc. 9,1863. Fellow-citizen of the Semite and House of Representat*ves:--Another year of health, and of e(ifficiently abundant har vests, has pashed. For these, and especi ally for the iMpriaved condition of our Na tional affairs, oreoewed and profound• gratitude to Go is due. We remain in peace and frien hip with foreign powers. The efforts o disloyal citizens of the It United Statee,o involve us in foreign wars, to aid an inexcusable insurrection, have been 'un veiling. Her Britannic Majesty's GOT? merit, as was justly" ex pente.d, liave;Aihic,iesll their authority to prevent the departure of tiew hostile expe ditions from tritish,ports. The t mperor of France has,by a like proceeding,prompt ly,vindicafed the neutrality, which he pro. claimed at ;the beginning of the contest. Questions ofgreat intricricy and impoi to nee' have arisen eat of the blockade, and other belligerentroperatioOe'between the Govern ment and several of the maritime powers; but they have been discussed, and as far as was possible, accommodated in a spirit of frankoess, justice and mutual good will. It is especially gratifying that our prize courts, by the impartiality of their adjudi• cations, haVe commanded the respect and confidence of maritime powers. The supplemental _treaty between the 'United States and Great Briteiu for ,the sdppression or the_lfrican Slhve, Trade, made on the 17th dii,7. of Februarylast,bie been-duly ratified kind 'carried into exe &Con. It is believedlhat, so far as Amer. can ports and Ameilcan citizens are con cerried, that inbuinitn and odious traffic has been brought to an end. I shall submit, for the consideration of the Senate, a convention for the adjust ment of poOession claims in Washington Territory, arising out of the treaty of the 15th of June, 1846, between the United States and Great Britain, and which have been the source of some disquiet among' the citizens , ofithat now rapidly improving part of the coontry. A novel and important question involv ing the extent Orthe maritime juridiction of Spain on the waters which surround the Island of Cuba, has been debated without reaching an agreement, and it is proposed in en ann'eable spirit to refer it to the abitrament of a friendlylimwer. A con vention for that, purpose will be submitted to the Senate. i - I have thought it proper, subject to the approval of the Senate, td concur with the interested com.nercial ppwers in an ar rangement for the liqvidation of the Sae dt does upon the principles which have bees heretofore adopted - To regard to the,impoits upon isaligiticia in the water's of Dentriark. The Ititg:p6tididg 'contrilVersy "betiween this GOviruinent and that uf,:Chili, touch ing,. the stiLi . ufe at Sitania, Pera,by inn crfflceW On large . liinoti et treasure lielonging to-eitistins c! the Vbited State,l, has been brought to a close hi the award of his Niajeety, the King of the Belgians, to whose aibitration the question was re . . ferred by ,the parties. The subject was thOroughly and patiently examined by that justly respected magistrate, and al. though the sum awarded to the claimants may not have been as large as they expec ted, there is no reason to distrust the wis. dom of his Sbjesty's decision, • That deci sion was promytly complied %N itn by Chili when intellimuce in regard to it reached that country.i The joint clommission, under the act of the last session, for carryina b into effect the convention wth Peru on the. subject of claims, has been organized at Lima, and is engaged in tio business enstrusted, to it, Difficulties 'concerning the inter-oceattic transit throng') Nicarauga, are is course of amicable adjustment. Io conformity with the principles set forth in my lavt annual message, I have re ceived a representative froth the United States of Coli - tibia, and have accredited a minister to that Republic. incidents occurring in the progrleis of our civil war have fiiieed 'upon my atten tiou the unartain-state of international. Anestidns knelling the right of 'foreigners in this country, a:nd of 'United States citi zens abroad, in regard to. some govern ments. Their rights Are at least partially defined by ..treaties. In no instance, how ever, is it expressly stipulated that in the event of civil war a foreigner residing in this country within the lines of the insur gents is to be exempted from the rule which classed him as a belligerent, in whose be• half the government of his country cannot expect any privileges °Humanities distinct from that character. I r.sgret to say, how ever, that each claims have been put for ward, and in some instances in behalf of foreigners who have lived la the United States the, greater part or their lives.— There is reason tO believe that many per sons born in foreign countries, who have declared their intention to become citizens, or who have been fully naturalized, have evaded the military duty rerluireti of them by denying the ta'c't, abd thereby throwing upomthegoverbbent the burden of proof. It bas been found AilTicult, or impracti• cable, to ,ontitin this proof front the want of guides todthe proper sources of informit tion. These might be supplied by requiring cit.rks of courts where declarations of in tention may be made, or naturalization ef fected, to send periodibully a list of the names of the persous natqralized or declaring their intention to beCorne citi zens, to the Secretary of the Interior, in whose department these names might be arr.inged and printed for general informa tion. There •is also reason to believe that foreigners frequently become citizens of the United States for the sole purpose of evading duties imposed by the laws of their native countries, to which, on becoming naturalized ,here, they at once repair, and though never returning in the U. States they still claim the interposition of this government as . citizens: Many alterca tions and great prejudice have heretofore arisen out of this abuse. It is therefore submitted to your Serious consideration.— It 'eight be advisable to fix a limit beyond which no eitiZen of the United States resi ding abroad may claim the interposition of his government: The right of suffrage has often been as sumed and bkercised by aliens under pretences of naturalization, which they have disatreived when drafted into the mil itary service. I silbotit• the expediency of such an amendment of the law as will make the fact of 4otitig an estoppel against any plea of exereptiou from military service, or other civil obligation on the account of . alienage. In Common with other WeeteiaTOwere, our relations with Japan have been brought into serious jeopardy through the PerTeree .a.b.' . ,.,..':.t-i6'.i'ii. opposition of the hereditary aristocracy of the 'empire to the enlightened and liberal policy of the Tycoon, designed. - to bring the country, into the society of,n4ions. It is hoped, although not with entire confi denoe, that these difficulties may be peace fully overcome. I ask- your attention to the claim of the minister residing there for the damakes he sustained in the destruction by fire, of the residence of the Legation at Yeddo. Satisfactory arrangements have been made with the Emperor of Russia, which it is believed will result in effecting a con; tinuous line of telegraph through that Em pire from our Pacific coast. Ire-commend to your'-favorable consideration the - subject of an international telegraPh 'across the Atlantic Ocean, and also a telegraph be tweeh the Capital and the National forts along the Atlantic seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico. Such communications, estab lished with any'reasOnable outlay would be an economical as well as effective aid in the diplomanic r military : andoaral servibe., The conaul ar system of the United State's, under the ena'citinent of the last Congress, begins - to be self-sustaining, and there is reason. toliope that it may become entirely eo with an increase of trade, which will en sue benever peace is restored. Oar ministers abroad .have been faithful ly defending A madcap 'rights. In protect ing commercial interests, our consuls have necessarily had to encounter increased la bors and responsibilities g rowing out of the war. These they have, f:Nrthe most part met-and discharged with zeal-and efficien cy. This acknowledgment justly includes those consuls who, reeidion in Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Japan, China and other Oriental countries, are charged -with corn pier functions and, epttraordinary powers. t The ,deict4)lfoil 'of the several organized Territories is generally satisfactory, altho' Indian disturbances in New Mexico have not been entirely suppressed. The mineral resources of Colorado, Nevada, Idahoe, 'New Mexico and Arizona are proving far Heber than has beeo heretofore understood. I lay before you a communication on this subject from the Uovernor of New Mexico.. I again submit to your consideration the expediency of establishing a system for the encouragement of immigration. Although this source of national wealth and strength is again flowing with greater freedom than for several years before the insurrection occurred, there is still ,a great deficiency of laborers in every field of industry, espe cially in agriculture and in, our, mines, as well of iron Wand coal as of the precious metals. While the demand for labor is thus increased here, tens of thousands of persons destitute of remunerative, occupa tion, are thronging our foreign consulates and offering to emigrate to the United States, if essential but very cheap assis tance can be afforded them. It is easy to see that under the sharp dieciplit a of civil war, the nation is beginning a new life.-- His noble effort demands the aid and ought to receive the attention and support of the gdyerntnent. Injuries, nueoreiieeit by 'the itriveinirient and unto tended, may in sorer cases bare been inflicted on the aut , jects or citizeue of hirel.,:a countries, both at era , and on land, by persona in the service of the Palma elates. As this Government expects, redress from other powers'is , hen els:altar iduries are inflicted by persona their seAlea:upon citizens of the United Mtge, we must be,propigoti,• to.,aolusuoe foreikiteri. II the, existing - jam:del - tribe. nr.inatltelplate to thie.pur pose, a special court may be authorised with power t 0 hear and decide such claims of the character referred to , as may have ,risen under treaties and the public low. Conventions fur adjusting the claims by joint camel:s alons, have been proposed to some governments, but no ddluite answer to the propositinu Mao yet beau received from any. In the course of the session I shall probably have occasion is request you to provide indemnification to claimants where decrees of restitution have been ren dered end dtunageo awarded by Admiralty Courts, and in other cases a here this government may be acknow ledged to be liable in principle, and where the amount of that liability has beau ascertained by an informal arbitration. The proper officers of the Treasury have .deeined themselves required by the law of the United 'States upon the subject to demand a tax upon the incomes ,of foreign conams in this country. While such a demariti may not. in strictness, be in derogation of publiclaw, or perhaps o (any existing treaty between the United Staten and a foreign country, the expediency of so (Sr modifying tbe act as to exempt-from tax thaincomes of such consuls as are not citizens of the United States, derived from the emoluments of their office, or from property not situated in the United Statee, is Bub pitted to your seriphs consideration. I make this suggemion upon the ground that a comity which ought to Le re- Morena ted exempts our consuls in all other Countries from taxation, to the extent thus Ihdfeated, The United States, , I think, ought not to be exceptionally illiberal to international trade and commerce. . - The operations of the Treasury during the last year have been successfully conducted.' The enactment' by Congress of a National Banking - Law, has proved a valuable support of the public credit; and the general egielationln relation to leans hes Nig answered the expectations of its favorers. Some em ndments may be reit utredto perfecteltisting laws, • But no change on principlestheir or general scope id believed to be needed. , Since theee measure.] base bowl inoperation, all de Mande on the Treasury, Inc) edam; 'titis pay of the army and navy, have been promptly met and tally fettle:fled. No considerable body of troupe, it is beileved,were ever more amply provided and mere liberady and punctually paid, and it may be added, that by no_ people were the burdens incident to a weak war ever afore cheerfully borne. The receipts during the year from all sources, including loans and the balance in the Treasury at its coinmencemeet,were 5901.125.074 86,and the eggregtto disbars - entente, $895,797,630 65, leaving a balance on the Ist of July, 1563, of $5,329,044 21. Of the receipts, there Were derived from custome $69 059,642 40; from internal revenue, $37,640,787 - 95; from direct tax, 51,485,103 61; from 1e,nd5,1167,517 17; from iniscelle aeons sources. $ 35 ; and from loans. $776.682,- 361 67 ; making the aggregate 5901,125,674 86. Of the disbureements there were: For the civil service, $22,- 263 922 OS; for pensions and Itlians. $4,216,520 79 ; for interest on public debt,- $24,729.846 51; for the War Department, $598,298,600 83; for the Navy Department, $60,211,105 27; for payment of funded and temporary debt, $181.08645 07, making the aggregate $895,796; 630 05, aid peeving the balance of $5,329,044 21. But the pep went of funded and temporary debt having been made born moneys borrowed during the year,must be regarded as merely- nominal payments, and the moneys borrowed to make them as merely nominal •ot Ira. Their amount, $181,086,635 07, should there- ore be deducted both from the receipts and disburse petite. This being done, thee-remains as seta reeeiptc $720,039,091 79, and theactual disbursements, $lll 7r9,965 58, leaving the balance as already stated. The actual receipts and disbursements for the brat Quarter, and the • ettmeted creelits and disbursements fur the, reillOni ttX three quartera of the current Banal agar, 1864, will be vhowy, in detail by the Secretary of tie Treasury, to which I Invite your attention. • (tie auttleient here to say that it is not believed that Actual results -will exhibit n elate of the ft maces 'ess favorable to the coon try then the estimates of that efficer heretofore ouhmitted, white It is notaidentiy expected that et the close of the yowl' both diebureemeuta and debt will he found considerably lees lo an has been anticipated. The report of the Secretary of War is a document of great interest. It costeletsof• , I • First, The militar operations lan of t Year 'detailed In the report of the Oeneral in Chief. Seined, The orgeniiation of colored parsons Into the mar service. Third, Tho exchange of prisoners, fully thit forth in th'e letter of Hen. Hitchcock. Pout th, The operations under the .Art for Etiiolling and Calling Out the patione.l Forces" detailed iu the report of the Provost Marshal Oenertil. Plfth„The crganization of the InvaZid Corps; and . . Sixth, The opera , ion of the slave Departments of the Quartermaster General, Gotensisrary General, Pay. master Generml,,Ortfef of Engineers, Chief of Ordnance and Snrseen General. It has.appeared impossible to make n valuable summary of Ibis report, except 'such as would be too extended for this:place. and hence I content myself by asking your careful attention to the report Itself, The duties detroliing on the naval branch of the aer vice during the year, and throughout the whole of this unhappy conteat, have been, discharged _with fidelity and eminent SUCCOI3B. The:extensive blockade has been constantly lucreaaing in ethelency as the navy baa ex pand , d.. Yet on so long a line. It has ; coo far been im , possible to entirely es,ppress illicit trade. From returns received at the Navy. Department, it mme re that more than 4000 veeselahave been captured aluce , the block ade waa Instituted, and that the .value of prizes already sent for adjudication amounts to over $13,600,000. The naval tome 9f the.DuitedAteteeconsists at thfs time, of 588 Osceola, completed and in the coma. of completion, and of these 75 are iron clad or armored eteatoorm The events of the war give arkincressed in tercet and importance to the navy which vri I probably extend beyond the war Itself. • 4 The armored Teasels iu our Nevi, oompleted an i in service, or which are ender contract and, approadhing completion, are believed to exceed in , nitmber tnoae of any other power, tsar while these nifty be celled open. for harbor detente and west service, otherd of greater; strength sud capsoltrwill be necessary for 'cruising purposes and to maintain our rightful position on ,the Ocean ._The change that has takes place in naval meets and naval warfare stem the Isitiodictlon of seem arse ace- WIIOLE NO. 755, rive, powerlor ships of war, demands either a carrell ponding chaagein an of onr evicting Navy Yards. or the eatablishment of new ones for the constructs •n and neceavary repair of modern naval reeeele, No in oosaidera . le embarmament, delay , aid itsjory have been experienced from a want of such governmen tat establishment. rike - nseelssity of such a Navy Yard, so furnished, at some. suitable place' upon the Atlantic seaboard. has en repeated occasions, been brought to the attention of Congress by the Navy Department, and Is again pre. rented in thr report of the Secreted y,which accompanies this cretin:Rif:dation. I think it my duty to Invite your special attention to ibis subject, and also that of es tablishing a yani and depot for naval purpoeus, upon one i f the western rivers. A naval force has been created on those interior we. tars, and 'lntim. many disadvantages, within a little more, titan two years, exceeding in number the whole naval force of the country at the umnmencement of the present administration. Satisfactory and important as have been the performances of the heroic meet of the nay Mat this interesting pe.icd, they are Scarcely al :i .s 4;ronderffil than the success of our ronchaoics and artisans in the production of war 'ves sels, which , has created a new form of naval power.— Our country.bas - advantages auperim to any other nit tine in oar kesources of iron and timber, with Mos hanstible 'quantities of fnel in , the. idamediate vicinity of th and all available and in Mose proxiMity to na. _lrrigable waters, Witlsont the adva,tage of publi' workiythe ream:trona of . the nation have been developed and its power displayed in the construction of ^navy of such'magnitude. winch has, at the very period of its creation• rendered eignaleervice to Union.- - TH ittcfesie of -the number of seitorm iv the ptiblic service, from 7,500 men in the spring of 1851, to about 34.000 at the present time, has been accomplished withont specie legislation, or extraordin sty bounties to promote that increase." It has bran found, however, that the operations of the draft, with the high- boon ties-paid for arm, recruits, is beginning to affect Juju rionely the naval service, r nd will, if not corrected, re h kelp to impair its efficiency by detaching seamen f-om their proper calling, anti indncieg them to enter the army. I therefore r spec fully suggest that Congrees naightaid both the army and naval services by a defier Le prevision on this subject which would at the same time be mei' able to the communities mare especially interested. I commend to your considerations the suggestion of the Secretary of the Navy in regard to the policy of fostering and training seamen, and also the education of officers and engineer for the naval aeviee. The Na vel Academy. is rendering signal service in preparing miashi t axten fer the highly responsible duties which in after life, ,hey wilt be required to perfcrm In order that the country alto- Id not be deprived of the proper quota of educated officara, for which legal provision hat been made at.the naval school. the vactmelearzans (id by the neglect or omission to make nominations from the States in insurrection, have been OM d by the dec rotary of the Nary. The school Is now more full and complete than at any, former period, and in artery , rs. 'Meet entitled to the favorable consiteration of Congress Doting the past fiscal year the financial condition of the Post Office Department has been one of increasing prosperity, and lam gratified to state that the actual postal revenue bas nearly "equaled the entire expendi tures, the latter amounting to 8:1,814.208 84, and the former to 8 , 1,183,789 59, leaving a deficiency of but 5140.417 '25 In 1860, the year Immediately preceding the rebellion, the deficiency amounted to 85,658,705 49, the postal re ceipts of thatyear being $2,845,722 19, lees than those of 1863. The decrease in 1803 I n the actual amount of bummer tation has been only about 26 per cent., but the annual expenditure on account of the same has been reduced 36 per cent... I t is manifest, therefore, that the Post office Department may become seltsustainlng In a few years, even will, the restoration of the whole service. The international conference of Postal Delegates from the pritfelpal countries of Europe and America. which was called at thesuggestion of the Postmaster General, met at Paris on the 11th of May lest, and concluded Its de fiber/Wont' on the Bth of June The principles estab lished by the conference as beat adapted to facilitate postal latercourse between ustione, and as the heels of future postal conventions, inaugurate a general ti) [item of internationelcharges at reduced rates of postage, and canner fail to produce beneficial results. I refer you to the report of the Secretary of the inte rior, which Is herewith laid before you, for useful and varied leformation in re)atlon io the public lands, Indian affairs, patents, pensions. and other matters of public concern pertaining to his department. The quality *fiend disposed of during the last and firtt quarter of the present fiscal year was 3,841,549 acres, of which 1e1,911 acres were sat forcash. One million four hundred and fifty- lx thousand five hundred and fourteen acres were taken up under the Homestead law, and the residue disposed of under.the laws granting lands for military bounties, far railroad and other purposes. It also appears that the sale of the public lends is largely °Lithe i aciaaes. "lebai long been it . clirished opinion of some of oar wisest stoker:it en that the people of the United States had a higher and more enduring interest in the early settlement and substan tint cultivation of the public lands Oven in tlie.Annount of direct revenue .4"oton d e rived fawn the male ottbenu Thin-44' Imehaid.sconktrolling: in fluence in shapitig legieletion upon the'subject of ouc I may cite as evidente . of this the liberal measures adopted in reference to actual settlers; the grant to the :Antes of the overflowed lands within their Halite in or der to their being reclaimed and rendered fit for culti vation. The grants to railway companies of alternate sections of land, upon the contemplated lines of their roads, whiCh, when completed, will Bo largely multiply' the facliities for reaching our distant possession s This policy has received Its most signal and beneficial illustration in the recent enactment granting hothesteads to actual Settlers. Since the first day of January last, the before men tioned quantity of 1,436,514 acres of land have been taken up , under its provisions. This fact, and the amount of sales, furnish gratifying evidence of Increasing settle ment upon the, public lands, notvrithstandlng the great struggle in which the energies of the nation have been engaged, and which has required so large a withdrawal of our citizens from their accustomed pursuits. I cordially cm:multi the recommendation of the Secre tary of the interior, suggesting a modification of the act In favor of those engaged in the military and naval ser vice of the totted States I doubt not that Congress will cheerfully adopt such measures as will, witil.,ut es eentially.changing the general features of the system, secure, to the greatest practical extent, its benefits to these who have left their homes in the defence of the country in this ardoris crisis. I invite your attention to the views of the Secretary 'fie to the propriety of raising,by appropriate legislation.% revenue from the mineral lands of the United States. • The measures provided at your last session for the removal. Of 'certain Indian tribes have been carried into effect. Sundry , treaties bare been negotiated.which will, in due time, be submitted.for the constitutional action of the Senate. They contain s'itinelatione for extinguishing the pas ,sesssory rights of the TrUliflpil to large and valuable tracts .Of land. It is hoped that the fffect of these treater will reeuitin tim establishment of permanent friendiSt-rela tions with such of these tribes as hive been brought into frequent and bloody collision with our outlying set le meats and emigrants:.souttd policy and our imperative duty to' these wards of:The Government demand ouranx. lops and constant attention to their material well-being. to their progress in the arts of civilization, and above all for that moral training which. under the blessing of Di vine Providence, will confer upon them the elevated and sanctifying influences, the hopes and consolations of the Christian 'faith I suggested in iris last annual message the propriety of "remodelling our Indian system.— Subsequent events have satisfied me of its ne cessity. The details set forth in the report of the Secretary evince the urgent need for imme diate legislittilfe ent*• I commend the Benevolent institutions, ostab• lisped or patronised by the Governipent, in this District, to your generous and fosterihg are. The attention of Congress during the lest session was engaged to some extent with a pro position for enlarging the water "communication between the Mississippi river and the North eastern seaboard, which proposition, however, failed for the time. Since then, 'upon a call of the greatest re spectability, a convention has been bald at Chicago upou s the same subject, a suttqiittry of whose views is contained in a. ineiziorial ad dressed to the. President and 'Congress, ,and which I, new, have the honor to lay before you. That this interest is one which, ere long, will force its own way, I do not entertain a doubt. IVltile it is submitted entirely to your wis dom as to what can be done now, augmented in terest is given to this subject by the actual cam. ineneenient of work upon the Pacific Railroad, under anstlic'eb so-Travorahle,to rapid progress ltild;oottlPietiOn. The eelerked .navigation he comes a parpohle need to the great road- I transmit the Second Annual Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, asking your attention to the developments in that vital interest of the nation. , Wben Congress assembled a year ago, the irar bad already lasted nearly twenty Months, and there bed been many conflicts on I:ink - and and Fan, with varying results. The Lebellion bad been pressed beck int? reduced limits, yet this ions of Miblio feeling and opinion at home and abroad was not satisfactory. With other signs, the popular elections, then just passed, indicated uneasiness among ourselves, while amid much that was cold and menacing the kindest word; twining from Mistime., were ut. tared in accents or pity that we were too blind to surrender a hopeless pause. Our comulerce was Skittering greatly by a few armed vessels built - upon and, furnished from for eign shores, and we were threatened with such add itious trim the some quarter a§ would sweep our trade, from alba seas and raise our blockade. We had failed to elicit from .t urepean Govern men is anything hopeful upon this subject. The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation , gepterivir, was running its ; assigned PeriQd thO..begmning of the new year. A 1 3/ 9 1 : 1 tit iffier the final Prociamattoe came, Mehl ding the annoitncetirent that, colored, men of a , suitable condition would be. tqceived into the war serv'ee the policy , t of ,nolancipation OW' ; offiroploying black soldiers, gave to the felt - gra ti - new aspect, about, which - hope and fear and dbnbt contended in Uncertain conflict. According , to our political system, as a mat ter of civil. *dui in ignition, the - Genera 1 •Govenn.: Wait had no lalirdl poWer to effect oinanoits- =MIZII MEM . , old sooty ' • • OR.; di 01 .", es: _l': ' ... ,t, tt - . 74 ~.! , 1 .. fe r . 0. o t !• ,', olio. 0, : . •,!, 413.11...'11P. '. 1 .. to .* flf • 4, tto of an' t i ,ri,oi ,roortte oi J,:ro trt,i; b ,t,.1 A F AlEltr PA:PIArkdR7,O WM:00) ; 617 gliktr IS PR , ETTBDJOND,A3rfii.BIOII4IIY BM TILT —lg .-..: — ..),....t. t 0 o.t. ' A y.' 4. . By WIL . BatAttlau, ' 2d Bevy of Fonck's , -iitrif -:Zlitilin9i,.: quZtttir land Sa At Ono Dollar and Zifty Dentii AYear. MP' ADVTRTIMOirawn irosstual at the ismal ratee."%da The friends of the establishment, and the public getter Filly are respectfully solicited to sand in their orders. 4:0-11ANDBILLS Printed at.anlowirs notice. RATES OF POSTAGE. In a tebanon County, postage free _. ..' - - In Pennsylvania. out of Lebanon county S 3 mut; pot quarter, or 13 cents a yeez. . Out of this State, uIA cut per quarter, or Wale. a year if the postage is not paid in advance, rates ere trouble. tion in any State; and for a long time it; bad been hoped thq the rebellion could be suppress ed without resbriing to it as a mi Mary measure. It Iris all the while, deemed possible that the necessity for it alight come, and, that if it should the crisis of the contest would then be present ed. It came, and, as was anticipated, airs bf dark and doubtful days. Eleven months having now passed, we are permitted to take another review. The rebel borders are pressed still further back by the complete opening of the Mississippi; the country dominated by the rebellion is divided into distinct parts, impracti cable communication between them. Tennessee and Arkansas have been substentisAly „capered of insurgents control, and influential citizens in each, owners of slaves and advocates of Slavery at the beginning of the rebellion, now .declare riPerily for Emancipation in their reipectle. States. Of those States not included in the -AEmanet pation Proclamation, Mary land and Missouri, neither of which three years ego would tolerate any restraint upon the extension of slavery In to new Territories, only dispute now as to the beet mode of removing it Within their own lim its Of these wbo were slaves at the beginn in of the rebellion, full 100,000 are now In the United States military service, about one half of which number actually bear arms in the ran ks—thu* giving the double advantage of taking so miroh labor from The insurgent cause, and. supplying the places which must otherwise be Ailed with so many white men. So far as tested it Is difficult to say that they are not as good soldiers as any. .No servile in . sorrectipn, or tendency, to violence or cruelty, has marked the measures of emancipation and arming the blacks. these measures have heels much discussed in foreign countries, and, con temporary with such . discussion, the tone of public sentiment there is much improved. At home the same measures have been fully discussed, supported, criticized, and denounced, and the annual elections following are highly encouraging to those whose official ditty it Is to bear the country through this great trial.--Thus we have the new, reckoning. Theicrisis -vadat,. threatened to divide the friends of the Union is past. Looking, now, to the present and future.and with reference to a resumption of the national authority within the States wherein that author ity has been suspended, I have thought fit to is: sue a Proclamation, a copy of which is herewith transmitted. On examination of this Proclami tion it will appear, as is believed, that nothing, is attempted beyond what is amply Justified by the Constitution. True, the form of an oath is given, but no man is coerced to take it; the man is only promised a pardon in care he voluntarily takes the oath..- The Constitution authorizes the Executive to grant or withhold. the parden at his own atm; lute discretion, and this _includes the power to grant on terms, as is fully established by judi cial and other authorities. It is also proffered that If in any of. the State.: named a. State Govern ifietit shall be, lit the mode prescribed, set up, such Government shall be recognised and guaranteed by the United States, and' that under it the State shall, on the Cons* tutinnal conditions, be protected against invasion and doinestio violence. The constitutional obligations of the Un lied States to guarantee to every State in the Union a republican form of government, and to proteot the State in cases stetted, is explicit and But why tender the benefits of this provision on ly tea State Government set up in this yeartion. lar way? This section of the Constitution contemplates a case wherein the element within a State favora- ble to repablicio Government, In the Union., may be too feeble for an opposite and hostile et ement external to, or even within the Btats, anti such are precisely the cases with which ite aro now dealing. An attempt to guarantee and protect a revived Stis4e:dovernment, in whole or in a prepondor ate part, from the very -aleiettent-segitinst whose" _hostilities nod violence it is to he.,protecled, is 211111 . 141117P1M.. •Xtrata-........a. • to separate the opposing elemenza r ie as to build only from the sound, and. that test' is a sufficient;: ly liberal one which accepts as sound whoever will make a sworn recantation of his former un soundness. , But if it he proper to require as a test of ad- mission to the political body an oath of ailede once to the Constitution of the United States and to the Union 'under it, why also to the laws and. proclamations in regard to slavery ? These laws and proclamations were epee . * and put forth for the purpose, of aiding in the suppression of the rebellion. To give these: their fullest effect there bad to be a pledge fel , their =airman:lance. In my judgment, they have aided, and Will further aid, the cause for which they were intended. ,To now -tihandon . them would be only to relinquish a lever of Pa* , er, but would also be a cruel and an astounding breach of faith. I may add, at this point, that w hile I rem in my present position I thall,not attempt to re= tract or modify the Emancipation Proclamation; nor shall I return to slavery any person who is free by the terms of thatiProclamation, or by any of the acts of Congress. For these , and other reasons it is thought best that eittiport of these measures shall be included in the oath, and it is believed the Executive may lawfully claim, it in return for pardon and reanimation of, forfeited rights, Which be hal Wear constitutional powers„to withhold • atitegether-or grant upon the . terins which lie shall aeolux WisOSt for the public interest. It should be observed.alsu that this part of the oath is subject to the modifying antLabrogating power of legislation and supreme judicial deci sion. The proposed acquieseenedof the National Ex, eentive in any reasonable temporary State ar rangement for the freed people, is made with the view of possibly modifying the confusion and destitution wbiob must at beat attend all classes by a total revolution of labor throughout the whole States. It is hoped that the already deeply afflicted people in those__ Statea.may be somewhat more ready to give up the cause of their affliction, if to th is extent this vital matter be left to themselves while no power of the National Executive to pre vent an abuse is abridged by the proposition. The suggestion in the Proclamation as to main taining the political framework of the State, or what is called reconstruction, -le made in the hope that it may do good without danger or harm. It will save labor, and avoid great con fusion..... Bus why any Proclamation now upon this subject? This question, is beset with Atm. cofficting views that tbestep might be delayed too long or be ta ken too soon. In some Strtea, the elements -for resumption seem ready for action, but remain inactive, art._ patently for the want of a rallying point—or plan of action. Why shall A adopt the plan of B, rather than B that of A ; and if A and It should agree; bow can they knciw but that the General Governthent here will reject their plan. By the Proclamation a plan is presented which may be accepted them as a rallying poirtt„aini which they are assured in advance will not be re jected here. This may bring them to act sooner than they otherwise w0u1d... . The objections to a premature presentation of a plan by the National Executive, consist in the danger of committals ori points which could be more safely left to further developments. Oare_has been taken to so shape the document' as to avoid. huibarrjessments from this source, Saying that, On certain terms,. certain classes will be 'Pardoned, with righte restored„.it is not said that other classes or other terms will never he included. Saying that reconstruction will be accepted if presented in a specific way, is it not said it will never be accepted in any other way. The movements by State action, for emancipr.; tion in several Of the States not included in the Emancipation ProClamation, are matters of pro found gratulation: And while,.l do not twist in detail what I have heretofore so earnestly urged upon this subject, my general views and feelings remain unchalfged, and I trust that Congress willomlt DO fair opportunity, of. aiding these important steps to a great conanutmetion.: in the midst of other cares;lio*ever,lMper: tent, we must not lose sigbtef the fact that the war power is still our main reljanctvtothat power alone can we took yet for a • time to.r,ive confidence to the people:in, the eetriestedregiam, that Ate iasurgentowei,wiltnoVagiiin overrun them. Uniil that con#denee shall be established, lit tle can he done anywhere for .whatjs called conatraction.. ;• . • • Ulnae oar ehiefest eariei mnst-sttlt be directed , ,tolhe army:add navy, who base thus far borne