theWARFORTHE ONIOH OESEEAL EXPEBmJI; to-dnj- ™ J?Kfiobsotwaa to clearthecountry SndstrcDg.an was about leaving the gnns 1“ our total loss during r sixteen, mosily in P« hundred andfifty. the expedition was about 300 bales of Confederate This “‘“““Sion bushels of com, and cap tmed D over a hundred prisoners, a thousand mules and negrois. 10T nSVU,LE. . '' ‘ March' 1. -The notorious rebel Richardson, was captured on Sindav’south of the Cumberland Elver, below finckville, by a detachment of Col. Weatherford a SavslrV One other rebel was taken withhim. the United States Court to-day W. W. Gre „„ of this county, who was convicted last. S and sentenced for harboring and concealing Twbel soldier, took the oath prescribed in the am nestv nroclamation and was discharged. , . Tf-n ffionsand dollars in gold in transit from Cin cinnati to Tennessee, was seized last night by offi cer Symms, being sent in con travention of the non intAEEr?AL Of'eEIEASED PEISONEBS. For.TEESaliloxitOE, March I.—Major Wade, Seventy-third Indiana; Captain Barton, Tenth Massachusetts ; Colonel Dulaney, of Governor Fitrpont’s staff; Doctors Bobinson and Baker, lieutenant Dougherty, of Colonel Straight’s com mand- a id Mr. Bnlkley, of the New York Herald, and seven citizens, prisoners from-Richmond, ar rived here to-day on board the flag-of-troca boat from City Point. THE QUOTA OF HEW YOKE SEDUCED. Albany, March l. — The'commission appointed by the Secretary of War, consisting of Messrs. M. I* Allen, of New Yo.k; John Dove, of Indiana; and Channcey Smith, ot Massachusetts, for deter mining upon the inequalities in the enrollment in «h,c State, have come to the unanimous conclusion that the enrollment was imperfect, erroneous and excessive, especially with reference to the cities ot New York and Brooklyn, and recommended that the quota of the State be reduced from sixty thou sand three hundred and seventy-eight to tlfty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, with a corresponding reduction under the call of Feb. 1,16 M FROM WASHINGTON. "Washington* March j, IWH-- —Colonel Straight called on the President this morning and spent over an hour narrating his exploits in Bebeldom, and giving him inlonnation as to the condition of ©nrprisoners in Bichmond. Colonel Streight goes out to the army to consult Vrith General Meade, and thence to Portress Mon* roe,-to see General Butler. He is. very anxious to command tinder General Butler, to enable him to operate against Richmond. ;- Attorney-General Bates closed his argument for "Uncle Sam to-day in the Quicksilver case, before the Supreme Court, and was followed by Judge Slack for the Fosset claim, owned by the Com pany. Owing to Judge. Black's being nnweli he was compelled to ent off his argument and.go home and the Comt adjourned until to-morrow Mr. Bradley, before the House Military Ctftn mittee, to-day, closed his argument against mak ing the Barit an Bay Railroad a military and postal road. Clarence Seward was. then heard for the Baritan Bay Railroad. The coznmititee will re port next week As some controversy*exists inTennessee concern ing the test oath prescribed by Governor Johnson in his late proclamation, and as questions have been raised as to its incompatibility with the Presi dent 1 s Amnesty proclamation, it is proper to say that it is known in Washington, beyond any doubt, ■ that the President and Governor Johnson are in perfect accord in the matter of providing for a gen eral election in that State, with the view of restor ing Tennessee to her former position in the Union, and that the President doeß not consider the Gov nors, form of oath on the qualification ot voters as incongruous With that which he himself has pre scribed to be taken as preliminary to pardon, but rather as an oath which should be respected and I enforced, and of this fact there is reason tb believe the people of Tennessee will be duly informed. The bill supplementary to the loan act having passed both Houses now only awaits the Presi dent* s approval to become a law. It Is the same as already published, with the addition that the or registered bonds for $200,000,000 loan, redeemable at the pleasureof the Governmentafter any period notjess than five years, and payableat any period not more than forty years from date ar©, to be paid in coin. It is understood to be the pur? pose of the Government to issue five percent, bonds payable in forty years, but redeemable at tne pleasure of the Government after ten years, the principal and interest to he paid in gold; no doubt is entertained that the bonds can be readily placed at par. The plates will be immediately engraved. The Senate to-day confirmed the nominations of N. M. Ore, to be Assessoroflnternal Revenue for the Third District of California, and Alfred Briggs to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fourth District of California. Second Lieutenant David Evans was confirmed as First Lieutenant in the revenue cutter service. D. N. Cooley to be Commissioner of Taxes for the insarrectionary district of South Carolina, vice A. D. Smith, removed. _ Several days ago the House of Representatives called upon the President to furnish a statement showing the number of re-enlisted veterans irom each State, and other information in that .connec tion. To this the President replied, inclosing a letter from the Secretary of War. who says that in his opinion it would prove prejudicial to the public service to transmit to the House at the present time the information requested. The bill which passed" the House to-day to establish a Bureau of Freedmen’s Affairs, creates that office in tbe War Department It is to be placed m charge of a commissioner at the annual salary of £4,000, to whom is to be referred the ad justment and deiermmation of all questions arising under any laws now existing or hereafter to be enacted concerning persons ot African descent, and persons who are or shall become free by virtue of any proclamation, law or military order issued, enacted or promulgated during the -present reoel u *V. or virtue of any act of emancipation which shall be enacted by any State for the lreedom of such persons held to service or labor within such fatate, orwho shall be otherwise entitled to their freedom. . Tbe Commissioner is also charged with the exe cution Of all laws providing for the colonization.ot freedmen, and with the delivery of any bonds of tbe United States, or any indemnity to any S f nte to which it shall become entitled by. reason of th* emancipation of slaves within such State, and of any act of- Congress authorizing the issue of such bonds or payment of shch indemnity. The bill, things, the appointment of Assistant Commissioners and other*ofiicers, who are to permit persons of Afri can descent, and per sons who are or shall become free, to occupy, cul tivate and improve all lauds lying within the dis trict now or heretofore in rebellion, which lands may have been or may hereafter be abandoned by their former owners,\ and all real estate to whicn the United States shall have acquired title, and to advise and aid them when needful, to organize and direct their labor, adjust with them their wages, and receive all returns arising therefrom, which shall be only accounted for by the Commis sioner, and all balance, if any there be after de fraying the charges and expenses of the bureau, are to be paid annually into the Treasury of the United States. J Acting Master Bnrgess, -writing to the Navy Department from on board the United States ?f^S r 5 e * nre .F , f d > on blockade duty off Jnpi ! date «? Feb. Oth, says he sent a AcUn?MMte^ n H lt ß rl 1, t, . nder ™ charge of Narrows and the' Ti'cimty^or^loSSe^annere 1 fo°\ n a?sa^ l^r a S “ d go P^ f Dl J 0 S« id^?" d tte boat aPriZe ° f War by ths offloer ti chSgbSf COAL STATEMENT. ' * The following is a statement of the goal transported over the Lehigh Valiev'rtmuLfs ftr the week ending Feb.. 27, ?864,tad Soue since December 1,1863, comparedwith. aaSfe tlml l&it ycftr* 17 Y Week. PSstfioUßly. Total. Tona.Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. ’V‘ • V" 3,6(14 18 89J175 OS 42,531) U 9 JEastSurar Loaf.. 3,305 18 17,126 07 20,43-2 00 I >« 81 - 08 A*SM‘-S 15*661 M Mount Pleasant.,. - 943 06 - 7 oif) 1.1 a i.t; , OUntaln " 2 *S2 I s ‘ 13,717 14 16,*403 Ur SiverTff'e'adow'" 691 11 3,324 12 4,602 03 SSS^S::::LiioM 8 VftfU £ 4>31 .! *■ 19,663 » *Vsn w (GermanTenna.... 1,229 os 10,916 13 J'S? ?s Ibbervale......;t- sw.n 6,35713 66931 s W2J2 , , ’7,357 13 aStbos Back VHaSmaiii, I®. w.gaos n isi “4 I* M. ; --1,728 12 12,222 11 „ 4 Lehigh Ooal& Nav. J,446 13 16,308 05 19,753 is Other Shippers... v-l 660 ... °, 931 °5 ■ ~ 8,944 01 Total-.. 17 225,305 18 253,518 15 Increase.'. 7,116 07 U,™ 64 16,90 i 17 AN ELOQUENT DENUNCIATION OP || . ' ‘TREASON. ADDRESS OF HON.F. C. BRINCK IN THE HEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. ’ A hill proposed by-the Copperheads is before the New Jercey Legislature, «in reference to soldiers attending elections. It is ostensibly to protect the ballot box. against military interference, bat iB really intended to insult and injure the National Government. The main advocate of the bifl appears jp be' Thomas Drmn-English, one ot the-most notorious Copperheads In New Jersey. He was ably replied to ontlib 25th nir by Hon. P. O. Brinck, Union,' of Camden’ county.-: • The reporter York Daily News borro wed Mr. Brinck* s MS., and subsequently refused to return It, evidently hoping 'thus ti suppress h and loyal utterances. Mr. B.» however, re-wrote his, remarks, and we present them to our readers, with great pleasure,' Theyjare as- follows: MrJ Speaker—l hope the gentleman will not . withdraw bis c inotion.‘ So far as objections to the bill are-concerned, tf is itseure condemnation. As we pass along the great highway of life, we oc casionally meet with much that appears to be made tip of opposites, not unlike •‘Nebnchadnezzar*B image” composed of gold, silver,brass, iron, and its rate of non and clay mixed—parts of each com plete within itself, presi nting upon the whole a very ludicrous figure, lor itself at tention at a very inopportune moment. At a tim*,_ perhaps, when a slow-moving funeral proces sion is bearing one to its last resting place, the at tention of the spectators are called off by a loud laugh as some barieauin presents itself, with all its antics, and, no withstanding the solemnity of the occasion, such is its ridiculousness as toe n vuiseaU wi>n laughter. )f it be found, however, that the guilty irifler is not only outraging all the finer feelings of ihe human heart, but that it con tained elements of the most inflammable and in cendiary character, and that from ontof it, aie ready to spring elements of evil and danger—Uks ihe fabled Trojan Horse or Pandora’s Box. scat enng death and destruction among the hapless friends and spectators; I think it would be found that thejoke had raised a storm and kindled a fire which would require more power than he coaid control, either to calm the r quench the other. I think we are with-ssit g a similar scene in this chamber to-day as we are looking upon the hun dreds of funerals of our glorious martyred dead, as' tney are being borne to their long home, having lallen m the bio dy conflicts in which they have been engaged v hile crushing out this rebellion, and as we are employed, white our hearts are almost breaking, mtiew