GIBSON PEACOCK Editor.
VOLUME XVII., NO. 296.
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JHASSIED.
. JACOB SHARPLESS In. Dowmngtown,
March 24th,- by Ike Rev. H. Hastings Weld, George
W. Jacobs to Mary R., daughter of the late Jacob
Sharpies®, M; D. f both of Chester county. No
cards. *
DIED*
CHUR OHM AN—On the 23d inst., Caleb Church-,
man, m the Slst year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family are in
vited to attend his funeral from the. residence of
liis son-in-law, George Baker, in the borough of
Chester, on Saturday afternoon, 2Gth inst. To
leave the house at o’ clock. #
COXE—Onthe 23d inst, John Redman Ooxe,
M. D., in the Ulstyear olliisage. **
GRIER—In West Philadelphia, onthe 25th in
stant, theßev.' JohnW. Grier, in the 75th year of
his age.
His friends and relatives are respectfnlly in
vited to attend the funeral services at the resid-nce
of his son (Rev. M. Bt Grier), corner of Baring
and Thirty-second streets, on Monday afternoon
nest at 4-o’ clock. The remains will be taken to the
Brandywine Manor Presbyterian Church, Chester
county, for interment, on Tuesday morning. **
HAMLIN— On Thuisday evening, March 24th,
William K. Hamlin, in the s*2d year of nis age.
The relatives and male friends of the family are
respectfnlly invited to attend the funeral from his
late .residence, No. 817 North Eighth street, on
Monday morning, March 23th, at 11 o’clock. In
terment at Scwth Laurel Hill Cemeteiy. **
McMACKIN—On the evening of the 24th inst.,
Mary, daughter of Sarah and the late Wm. Me-
Mackin.
The friends of the family are*' invited to atteud
the funeral from her mother’s residence No. 445
Marshall street, on Monday at 10 o’clock A.M. **
RYAN —Un Monday last, after a "brief illness
Mrs. Sarah J., wife of John W. Ryan, Esq_., and
sister of Rev. E. W. Butter, aged 37 years.
The friends of the family are invited to attend the
funeral from the residence of her husband. No
1316 South Filth street, below Wharton, v on to*
morrow afternoon at 2. o’clock. To proceed to
Laurel Hill. '#
SMITH—On Wednesday afternoon, 23d inst.,
Mr. John F. Smith, in the 65th year of his age. • v
The funeral will take place from his late resi
dence, No. 1921 Vine street on Saturday, 26th in
stant, at 1 o’clock P. M. **
TRAINER—On Thursday, 24th inst., Mrs. Mar
tha Trainer, in the 83d year of her age.
The friends and relatives of the family are res
pectfully invited to atteud the funeral from the
residences! Mrs; M; White, No. T 032 Pine street,
onSatuiday, the 26th inst-, at 10 o’clock A. M. *
WALTON—On Wednesday night, 23d instant,
after a lingering illness, Ann, wile of Joseph Wal
ton, In the 64th 3 ear of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are res
pectfully invited to attend the funeral from, her
husband's residence, No. 618 Marshall street, on
Saturday next, SCth inst., at 2o* clock. To pro
ceed to Cedar Hill Cemetery. *
SPBIN& MOURNING GOODd cLaily
opened, by
* BESSON & SON.
Mourning Store, No. 918 CHESTNUT street.
N. B. Wholesale Rooms on second door.
EYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and AROH
Streets have now arranged for ,
SPRING SALES,
Desirable Sbawls of their own ordering. _
Black and White Spring Barege Shawls.
Brown and White Spring Barege Shawls.
SANDWICH ISLANDS—The Rev. Dr.
jig Anderson, Senior Secretary of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, will deliver a dis
course on the Sandwich Islands. giving his per
sonal observations during his late visit, ‘ in the
Calvary Presbyterian Chureh, Locust street,
above Fifteenth, on Sabbath evening next, March
27,at7# o’clock. It*
,y=» REVIEW OFTHEODORE PARKER—
Rev". Jno. Moore will present the above
theme at the regular monthly meeting of the
YOUNG MENS’ CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION',
to be held at their rooms, No. 1009 and 1011,
CHESTNUT Street, on MONDAY EVENING,
March 23th, at 7# o'clock. The young men and
members recently elected are especially invited to
ie present. It*
nrs=s» NATIONAL UNION CLUB OF PHILA
LLS DELPHIA.— A meeting of the
NATION UNION CLUB
of the .
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
will be held at the OLUB HOUSE
1105 CHESTNUT street,
On SATURDAY EVENING, March 26th,
At half, past 7 o’ clock.
By order ofthe Executive Committee
JOHN H. DIE TL,
Chairman.
S. SNYDER LEIDY,
Secretary.
m=s» OFFICE OF THE CONNECTICUT
MINING COMPANY, 408 WALNUT
street, Philadelphia, March 24, 1864.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of thtf
CONNECTICUT MINING COMPANY bfld
this day, C. R. MOORE, Esq., was ejected
president, to fiU the vacancy caused by the death
•of the late President, Geo. G. West. /
It** _ R. O. LOWRY* Asst. Sec’y.
f*E==»FO URTEENTH WARD, RALLY
LLg —The citizens of, the FOURTEENTH
WARD, at fheir meeting held at Spring Garden
Hall, on the 23d instant.
Resolved, if possible, to avoid the draft for 200,000
'Tnen. To this end, they authorized the issue of
•certificates for fifteen dollars , guarantying to the
persons holding them, exemption from"the draft , or re
turn of the money. They also reported the follow
ing-named gentlemen as precinci committees, to
collect funds:
First Precinct, Mr. Albert C. Roberts.
Second “ Mr. Chas. Pryor.
Third “ Mr. F. R. Gatchell.
Fourth “ Mr. Thomas Thompson.
Filth “ Mr. Joseph G. Rittenhouse.
. Sixth ‘ 1 Mr. E. W. Lighton.
Seventh Mr. J. B. Hancock.
Eighth *« Mr. Richard Chambers.
Who will furnish exemption certificates when called
upon. They can be had, also, of the Treasurer of
the fund, Wm. B. Thomas, at the Custom Souse ,
between the hours of nine and. three o’ clock, until
the second day of Aprils after which no certificates
Will be issued.
It yon would avoid the draft , it is necessary that
the requisite fund be furnished at this early day,
so that recruits may be secured before the 15th of
APRIL, when the draft will certainly take place.
Unlesseach citizen of the Ward does his duty
promptly, yourself or friend may'be required to
enter the army against your icish. ' ,
The sale of one thousand Exemption Certificates
will effect the purpose. * •• *■
■ WILL.YOU TAKE THEM!
v Do not wait to be called upon, but go at once
andpurchase an Exemption Certificate, or sub*
■scribe to the general fund.
It is your duty, as good and patriotic citizens,
to save the gentlemen who are laboring for vour
benefit as much as possible. The list of taxables
shows that hundreds of the citizens of the Ward
have as yet subscribed nothing under the former
■calls. The eyes of the public are upon them. Show
your interest by attending the meetings, and re
xnember.we must have the money before the second
•of April, or the effort will be AB*KDnvpn
WM. B. THOMAS, Pies’t. and Treas
Tnos. R. Davis, Secretary. ■ lt§
OJW* HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1518 AND
Street, DISPENSARY
JJ—PA-RTMENT. Medical treatment and med,
CafiM fumiihsii gratuitously to the poor. aui3 l
FIFTEENTH WARD BOUNTY FUND.
UL3 —A Special Ineeing of the Collectors will
be nekt on TU-MUREOW (Saturday) EVENING,'
at So’clock, at the S, E. corner TWENTIETH
andCOATFS streets. It is very important that
all be present. G. a. HOFFMAN,
mh‘2s 2t<j Secretary.
/v-==» THE GREAT CENTRAL FAlR—Office
IL? oi the rOMMiTTEE ON LABOR, IN
COMES AND REVENUE.*', No. 118 South
SEVENTH street, Pniladelphia.—The under
signed will be at the office, as above; TO-MOR
ROW, from it) to 4, to furnish information and
receive subscriptions. fmhl9-lm-rpo
JNo, W. CLAGHORN, Treasurer.
Subscriptions and remittances bv mail daily
acknowledged in Philadelphia newspapers.
CIRCULAR TJ LOaNHOLDER*.—
U 3 , OFFICE OF THE LEHIGH COAL AND
NAVIGATION COMPANY, Philadklphia/
March 19, 1864-.
To all- holders of Certificates of LOAN or
FUNDED DEBT of “THE LEHIGH COAL
AND NAVIGATION COMPANY,” secured by
their Mortgage of March 7, 1842:
The LEHIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION
COMPANY having determined, under authority
conferred by Legislative e ;actments, to issue a
new Mortgage Loan, having twenty years to run,
from the first of April, 1864, and bearing interest
at the rate of 6 per cent, perannom, payable quar
tern:
Notice is hereby given, that holders of the
piesem exisiing Loan of tbeCompany will be per
mitted t g exchange their Certificates for Certificates
ol the new Loan, at par: Provided, notice of their
intention to do so is given on or before TUES
DAY, the 19ih of April, 1864, at the Office of the
Company, where a subscription book is open, and
where all information desired will begiyen.
By order of the Board of Managers.
; EDWIN WALTER,
mhi9-6trps Treasurer.
H. S. INTERNAL REVENUE.—Second
LLS Collection District “of Pennsylvania, com
prising First, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
Wards of the city of Philadelphia.
NOTICE: ■
The ernnal assessment for 1863 for the above
named district, t>f person? liable to a tax in Car
riages, Fieasure Yachts, Billiard Tables, and Gold
and Silver Plate, and also of persons required to
take out licenses, having been completed,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That the taxes aforesaid will be received daily
by the undersigned, between the boors of 9 A. M,
and3,P. IVT. (Sundays excepted) at his office, S.W.
comerof Third and Walnut streets, on and after
MONDAY, the 7th inn., and until and including
Saturday, the 2d day of A.pril next ensuing.
All persons who tail to pay their Annual taxes
upon Carriages, pleasure Yachts, Billiard tables,
and Gold or*Silver plate, on or before the aforesaid
2d day of April 1564, will incur a penalty often per
centum additional of the amount thereof, and be
liable to costs as provided for in the 19th section of
the excise law .of Ist'July 1862.
All persons who iu like manner shall fail to take
out their licenses as required by law, on or upon
the 2d day of April will incur a penalty of
ten per ceutum adcitionahof me amount thereof,
and be subjection prosecution ior three times the
amount of said tax, in r.c. ur«lanct* with the pro
visions of tjie 59ih Section 01 :.ht> law aforesaid.
„ AU payments are required to be made iu Trea
sury notes issued under authority of the United
States, or in notes of Banks organized under the
act to provide a National Currency, known as
National Banks.
No further notice will be Riven.
JOHN H. DIEHL, Collector.
mhs-tap2S S. W. cor. Third and Walnut streets.
ry-» COMMITTEE FOR A DAX’S LABOR.
LL? GREAT CENTRAL SANITARY FAIR.
Committee on “Labor. Incomes and Revenues,**
Office No. Its S. SEVENTH Street.
s JOHN W. CLAGHORN,
- - ' Treasurer.
This commute has a special work, to wit, to ob
tain a day’ e “labor,** a day’s ‘•income 1 * and a
day’s “revenue* * from every citizen of the three
States ot Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela
ware, lor the benefitof our sick and wounded sol
diers.
The committee is now fully organized at the
above addrets, and calls for the co-operation of all
classes in the community.
We want to show what the industrial classes
do for ih*»ir soldiers 1 \
What the people canqo in their separate trades!
What Pennsylvania can do!
Whht New Jersey can do !
What Delawa r e can do! \
What each county can do ?\
Whattach city and town can do !
What each profession can do!
What each tra*e can do!
What each occupation can do !
Wbat each manufactory can do !
What each tank, insurance company and rail
roadlcan do!
What each mine can do!
Wbat each workshop can do !
Wbat each family can do !
Wbat each man can do!
What each hoy and girl can do!
We want to show the world what American
Freemen are ready to do for their soldiers.
What labor can do for humani y!
There is a great work an d the time is short. The
way to do is to ORGANIZE!!! Organize in
your workshope--ln your families. Let the men
organize. L*t the women organize. Let the
trades organize. Organize everywhere. Let the
. workm* n give with their employers, the employers
with tlieir workmen. •
It is easily done. If the workmen will authorize
their employers to deduct one day from their week s
or .month’s earnings, ana the employers will add
to it a day of their profits, the whole will he ac
knowledged together to the creditor the establish
ment. We say to all. go to work at once with ns
in this great work. Hurry forward your contri •
butions. Every acknowledgment will stimulate
others to follow your example.
Circulars, with full ins-ructions, willbe sent
upon application, by mail or to the
undersigned '’’o work! To work! /
L. MONTGOMERY BOND, Ohafirman.
MR?*. E. W. HOTTER,
Chairwoman of Ladies 3 Committee.
M. J .Secretary. mh24-3trps
_. personal: i
Brigadier-General John Gibbon, who foV some
time has been in charge of the depot for drafted
men in Philadelphia, having recovered from his
at Gettysburg, will leaveto
morrow to resume command of his division, one
of the best in army corps. General Gibbon
has greatly distinguished himself during the war,
aDd has been wounded in two battles—Fredericks
burg and Gettysburg.
LieutenanPColonel Leech, of the 90th Pennsyl
vania regiment, will relieve him as commander of
the depot m Philadelphia.
J. Thopms Adams, Esq,, Clerk of the Circuit
Court lor Baltimore city, died on Tuesday morn
in £ ef pulmonary consumption. He was'a native
of Somerset connty, Md., which countyZhe repre
s®Bted in the House of Delegates in the session of
1837. ;He has resided in Baltimore over twenty
two y®ars, and some yeaTß since was appointed
lumber inspector, which office he held until elected
Clerk of the Circuit Omrt in November, 1861.
Paymaster Isaac Sanford, of the Army, died in
Louisville Saturday night. Major S. was an
pointed from the city of New York about a year
ago, smee which time he has been on duty in the
Army of the Cumberland,, with his quarters in
Louisville. The disease of which he died was coa
tracted in the field, while in discharge of duty, in
the month of November last. He partially re
covered, but subsequently his disease assumed the
form of typhoid-pneumonia, completely baffling
medical shill. °
mh2s-2t
On Tuesday as Mr. John Bickel, a respectable
citizen of Hetrichsville, Berks county, was dny
bis team along the turnpike from Reading to
Sinking Spring,he was accidentally .thrown under
the wagon, the two wheels passing over his neck,
killing him instantly. .
TJ; e ,. :Rev - John Thomas Nsalis, of the Roman
Catholic chnrch, accidentally fell Irom the win
dow of his bed-room in Nashville on Friday night
last, and was instantly killed..- The deceased.
ednoS in n NewTork y cUy. rgyman ’ Wap b ° rn and
M a l or John Hay, the President’s Assistant Pri
fromtheS^mb arrlTed Vashingtoh yesterday,
o *F off has been appointed Provost
Marshal of the Berks connty district, in place of
Capt. Henry S. Kupp, resigned, and George K.
Harrison, been appointed Commissioner!
of the Board of Enrollment, in place of Capt. Hoff/
promoted. .
The physician* of the Hon. Owen Lovejoy, in
Brooklyn, give no hope of his recovery. He is
slowly sinking under an affection of the heart and
kidneys. Mr. LOTejoy is the representative in
Congress from the Fifth District of Illinois; was
berafin Albion. Kennebec connty / Maine, January
6, 1811 . He worked on a farm till he was eighteen,
worked Its way through Bowdoin College, by
teaching school, studied'theology, and was for six
teen years pastor of a Congregational Church at
Princeton,' TIL, a position he resigned to accept a
seat in the State Legislature in 1854.- : .
PENALTIES.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1864.
. FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
[Correspondence of the N..Y. Tribune ]
Knoxville, E. T., March'll, 1861.—Beside an
ample force of infantry and artillery lor -th* de
lence of Knoxville, there is now no army here.
The forts and other earthworks around the place,
which have grown into a scientific and complete
system of defence, nnaer the able ey e aud hand ot
the gei eral to whom that department has been
committed—General Tillson—are now garrisoned
by strong regiments ot veteran and other troops;
and the army, no longer acting on the defeusive.
but supplied - with an abundant commisstiruti, auJ
amply clothed, have turned their o&cks upou the
town now regarded as perfectly secure bemnd its'
forts, and have set their faces as’a flint towards
the enemy.
On the 27th of Febrnarv, Quartermasters Whit
man and Chamberlain re eived tie orrer tur iol*
rebuilding of the great bndee across ihe HoNton,
at strawberry Hams. Mr Carter, who hai
scarcely finished his? bnuge across the ri »er at thu
plbce, immeuiatfly .took ii band r.Leo”eatth
•Plains. Assistant Quirtermaster Chamber!iu-i
portable steam saw mnl, wlii-h nad turned o-t
such a world of lumber of all deacriprioos for ins
bridge, was now put to its greatest upabitnies to
furnish the jo.st, planking, and timber tor til
work. It tcck three days to transporting flaw uv
s‘ream with the necessary machinery, a part ul-o
being sent up by train. Night and day ht*
woik went ahead without intermission Mean
time a heavy storm bwep r . away the -lu
Cheek bridge, which cal leu offap*rtof h. tor
to repair ana replace it, so as to permitthe pa-sage
of the cars to bring bridge materials from bel.»w»
and this occupied three days, when that bridge was
restored twice as strong and trustworthy as the
former one. Suffice it to say, in two weeks from
the time the ordei was issued, a strong, serviceable
symmetrical bridge, a thousand feet in length,
spans the Holston river, and tin train filled with
siores, and troops passe* over it. It would be
venturing little to say that nothing in the way of
bridge building has ou'etripped thi- since the war
began. The width of the river proper is about 50 -
feet, the whole length of the structure 1 00U feet,
supported on the old piers, with pens filled in with
stones between those in the river;
By way of celebrating the completion ot the n»w
bridge, a small party of officitis, with your cor
respondent, weut upon the train yesterday, pass
ing over and making an inspection of the work.
The people along the route came out, ana by erery
manifestation ol delight'weicomed once more tue
iron borse with his Yar kee rider as he thundered
past themagairf on the wai-path after the retreat
ing enemies of the country.
"We spent part of the evening at New Market,
and returned by the train, reaching' Knoxville
after midnight. To-day and to-morrow will wit
ness the advance of the train, as far as. possibly
beyond Bull’s Gap. The road has Wen left
wholly uninjured by the rebels, for which we
ought to be much obliged to them.
KnoXvillk, March 15—Our army has beea
gradually getting into position at Morristown,
and accumulating the necessary supplies and am
munition. Yesterday there was slight skirmifh
ing between our own and the enemy 5 s cavalry.
The armies arc still at respectful distance from
each other, and though the rebels are supnos»d to
be in force behind their works at Bull's Gap,
there seems to be no present apprehension of a
fight The operations are chiefly between cavalry.
A few days will determine what is the programme
of the two armies. It is only a two hears 1 ride by
Jbecars to the front, now beyond Morristown.
Thus far, the losses- in the various skirmisher
which have occurred have been small cn both
sides. In the absence of a large part ol the army,
affairs aie almost painfully quiet in Knoxville.
The Paymasters arrived fast evenine by tralnfrom.
Chattanooga with money to pay off tho whole
army.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
[Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald.]
Alkxaj.dria, Va., March 21 —General Grant
and stair passed through this city at half, past ten
o'clock this morning, on a special train, lor the
front, He will arrive at Culpeper at about one
o’clockP. hi.
I learn fTom various sources that no general re
view of the Array ol the Potomac win take place
for some days, if al all, as General* Grant haa a
mortal horror of such old time usages, and leans
to tbe opinion that he can better judge of the morals
of his command from the reports of
the adjutant* of regiments and the adjutant gen
erals of brigades, divisions and corps, than from
an hour’s show upon a pleasant afternoon.
Major "Wentz, who has recently assumed the
direction ol the United States Military Railroads
in V irginia, has introduced many excellent re
forms in the railroad management. His first.
General Ordtr reads as follows:
NOTICE TO EMPLOYES IX ‘ MILITARY RAILWAY
SERVICE.
The use of intoxicating liquo’s by any persou
when on duty in the military yaiJwny service i?
positively forbiddtn. .All employes of Govern
ment in.ikis department detected m using liquor
when on duty, or carrying it with them on any
military road, will be dismissed from the service.
E. L. WENTZ,
General Superintendent and Chief Engineer
Military Railroads in Virginia.
The next great reform consists in the scheme to
compel the curiosity-mongers and pleasure-seek
ers, who now overrun the cars, to either cease
their visits or contribute to the Treasury in pay
ment for their enjoymeuts. Hereafter persons
visiting the Army of the Potomac wi 1 be eh irgert
full fare, at the rate of five cents per mile, for tlieir
accommodations It is thought that this arrange
ment will either reduce the; railroad expenditure
at least one train per diem, or will yield the go
vernment a revenue of at least a thousand dollars
per day, either of which is a consummation de
voutly to be wished.
All along the railroad, from the Long Bridge to
Brandy, strong stockades are being erected for the
protection of commissary and qnaattrmaster’s
stores. This does not look much like an abandon
ment of this route to Richmond.
Headquarters Army ov the Potomac, M trch
24.—Lieutenant-General Gr;mt left Washington at
fifteen minutes before ten o’ clock this morniug, on
a special train, which conveyed him to his head
quarters in the field. He was accompanied by
General Rawline and Colonel Comstock, of his
staff, General Hunt, and General Wadsworth,
who has just been ordered to report to General
Meade ior duty. The new General-in-Chief was
loudly cheered at the different stations as he passed
to the front At Brandy Station he was met by
Major-General Meade, who accompanied him to
Culpeper. On arriving there General Grant was
met by a brilliant array of military men. Th« sta
tion was crowded with the troops encamped iu the
vicinity, who displayed unusual anxiety to o&tch
a glimpse of the distinguished hero.
Ho was received by Major-General Newton, at
tended by Generals Butler, Baxter and Kenley,
division commanders, and General Merritt, com
manding the First cavalry division. The party
rod© to General Newton’s headquarters, whence
General Grant, accompanied by General Meade,
proceeded immediately to the headquarters selected
for the General-in-Chief.
The Brooklyn Fourteenth regiment were drawn
up in line and presented arms as General Grant
passed through their ranks to his headquarters.
These for the present are located in the Rixsy
Honse, in Culpept-r, several miles in advance of
the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac.
RECONSTRUCTION IN ALABAMA—SPEECHES
OF HON. JERE CLEMENS AND OTHERS—A
STARTLING REVELATION.
On March 13th, an adjourned meeting of the
citizens of Madison county, Ala., was held at
Huntsville. Hon. Jere Clemens, ex-United
States Senator, stated the object of the meeting as
follows:
This Is an adjourned meeting from that held at
this place on Saturday last, of which the country
people did not have sufficient notice to attend.
Tbe object of the meeting was explained at the Sa
turday meeiing. I will restate it for the benefit of
those wbo were not then present. The object of :
the meeting is the restoration of civil government
—to brin gus law and o? der.. to secure peace.
"We were hurried into revolution against onr
earnest protest This people were for the Union.
Madison county gave 1,800 majority against Seces
sion, yet we were carried away without support.
"We had no arms. - Buchanan was in the Presiden
tial Chair. Day has at last come, thank God, and
we can say that we take shelter under the Stars
and Stripes.
We propose to call upon the Governor of the
State to convexe a convention, for the purpose of
rescinding the Act of . Secession. How far the
Governor will pay respect to our action, I cannot
say. To be candid, Ithink he will pay it none, In
calling upon him, we avoid tbe-charge of precipi
tancy, and follow the constitutional method. After
that we have the right to call upnn ©ur inherent
rights—to act ior ourselves. We have the right to
assemble in onr capacity as citizens and re-estab
lish civil government foi ourselves.
Falsehood, fraud and crime took us .out of the
Union. They told us that secession was necessary
to save slavery. Daring the ten years preceding
the rebellion, the Stateoi Alabama had notlost ten
slaves a year. We had rebellion, and the con
sequence now is that there is not one man in the
OUR I WHOLE COUNTRY.
W S? that he has the title
' ‘A i'.f • Nor , a -' 1 °‘ u » have a title to
< uiton ih'ev?ift5 prac V? al reauil is emancipation,
ton on ihej t axi was king—-wo old secure ns rppiiar--
The result is, Confede
*' Yh ! <y -‘ S , worlh live cents on She dollar. They
f aid that civil liberty and State njtlm would- be
secured by secession. The fiist act of the Cor fed,i.
iale tenaiees deprived the people ot the rijeht-to
select iheir President. If a man owned twenty
neprors. he was excused from military duty. If 1,
man Sad ten staryiny children, he yas- not The
man who owned, the negroes could stay at'home
with bis wealth; the man with starving children
muM leave them ana go to the battle-field.
You and I may 1 ave had some fear of the suc
vt-ts of the• r on led eracy. ThaukGod there is now
no proKpeet of it* ;■u 'ceeding,
‘The loUov.’iogresoiuiioiis were reported in ads.
onion to u seriet submitted at the previoos meet-
Besolvfd-, That we he/ieve that the effort to de
tsiioj the old Government and erect a separate na
tionality h:.g proved thf ruin of the rights and li-
Lmties of the people. We therefore call upon the
uovernorot the State of Alabama to convene the
legislature that it may call a convention, iu or
uer that it may provide some mode for the restora
ton *f pt uce and the rights and liberties of the
P'Ople.
I(c<ilved, That the longer the war has continued,
’le nv re imminent have become the dangers to the
bbertie- oi the people. We therefore invite the
cf other counties in the State to unite with
us in tti- call upon the Governor, and suggest tho
first Monday in June as tho time for the holding of
that convention. ‘
Bon. L> C. Humphreys, one of the ablest law
yers in Ue South, and a delegate to the Charleston
Con *ention, spoke in support of these resolutions.
He saio :
Alabama should at once rescind the ordinance of
secession. 1 am confident we shall then nave as
many years for getting good riddance of this insti
tution as we want. As far as the execution of
military orders on the subject is concerned, '’the
officers ami men of the Fedeial army are bound to
carry them into effect. I am in favor ol such
political action of the Government, as will
obviate the necessity ol such orders. Do not mis
aj-pn-titiid me. I believe the institution of
tiaverv is gone as a permanent tiling—overthrown
by the action of the Southern States. I belie ve.in
case of a return'to the Union, we wo old receive
political co-eperation so as to secure the manage
ment crt that labor by those who were alaves.
There is really no difference, in my opinion,
whether we bold them as absolute slaves, or obtain
their labor by some other method. Of coarse we
prefer the old method. But that question U not
tow before us.
Judge Humphreys then discussed the attitude of
foreign Powers, particularly France, and of the
radicals ol the North, and closed tnus:
What we want now ia such political action an
will put Alabama right where she belongs—back
in the L n.on. Have your boys not struggled long
enough, suffered enough, fought on enough baitU
tiehls loryou to take tome action ? Ido not be
lieve that a restoration of the Uaicu will be hu
tniliatins to ’he South. If we take action in the
rif.ht way we will secure at once peace, law and
ordeis.
When I returned from the Charleston Convention
in iB6O, the people met in this court-yard. Speak
in? to you now to-day. reminds me-of that meeting
There w-re then upon the minds of some of n 3 ap
prehent iol sofa not- far-disiant trouble—of the hor
rors of civil war. Disunion followed, war came,
and ruin swept over our Southern land. Our
fields are devastated, buildings burned, our sons
have fallen in battle,and the laud is fall of widows
and orphaus. What has disunion to weigh against
thU desolation?
The r« solutions were then unanimously adopted.
Before adjourning the meeting, Mr/ Clemens
#ald:
Before I declare this meeting .adjourned. I wish
to state a fact m relation to tte conimincemeat of
the war.
?omc time after the ordinance of secession was
passed, I was in Montgomery and called upon
President Davis, who was in the city. Davis,
MemrAinger, the .Secretary «.f War, Uilchrist, the
Loundts county, and several ethers,
were present. As I entered the convention ceased.
They were evidently discussing the propriety of
firing upon Fort Soxatt-r. Two or of them
withdrew to the corner of the room, and I heard
GiJehrianay to the Secretary of War: “It must
be done. Delay two months and Alabama stays in
the Unien, You must sprinkle blood m the lace
cf the people.’*
INTERESTING FROM MADEIRA,
Tte coi respondent of the New York
wiring fn.m Funchal, Feb. 29tb, says:
Mr. Tine, Uniud States Consul, has died of
virulent small-pox—the only case of that disease
that has occurred on the island for many months.
It is still more remarkable from the fact that no
o’her case bas appeared, and that he had been
during his life the subject of two successful vacci
nations. He was an estimable gentleman, and be
longed to the editorial fraternity, having been con
nrcted with the Toledo Blade prior to his appoint
ment. The officers of the United Slates ship St.
Louis adopted a series of resolutions of condo
leiue
We have ro less a neighbor in the Roads than the
Florida. She. ran in Saturday night (27th)» re
porting bf rtelf as eighteen days from Brest. Had
the United states ship St, Louis steam on, we
could soon briug her career to au end, since the
Governor refuses to allow her to purchase
either coal, water or provisions. She will soon
hnve to seek another post or starve. The St.
Louis will follow her if she can, but the weather
is A>ctlm that it is doubtful whethershe can move
frem her anchorage if she will. The crew are
wild to fight the Florida, and have even volun
teered to cut her out at night with boats, as
could be done but for onr amicable relations with
Portugal.
That the Florida will escape the.St.Loui? admits
of scarcely a-doubt. Her Ctptain (Charles W
Morris late Lieutenant, United Stat-s Navy,)
told several prominent citizens of Funchal that he
did not want or intend to fight us. There is but
one American in crew, and they also loudly
declare that their business is to burn merchant
vessels, and not fight the St. Louis.
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS,
Ftom the Charleston Mercury of March 15 and
16 we glean tbe following items:
Two Hundred akd Fifty-first Day of the
Siege of Charleston — The Morns Island bat
teries opened a sharp fire yesterday morning upon
tbe Snltvan’s and James Island forts, and also
upon Fort Sumter. The bombardment continued
two hours, but the number of shots fired is not
gben.
The fleet seems quiet. The bombardment of the
ciiy bas notbee&resuined.
An impiessioir was general in Charleston that
Farragntwas in command of tbe iron-clads.
From New Orleans news had been recoived oi
the death of Mme. Beauregard, the rebel general’s
wife.
A salutary example had been made of E. B.
Brunson, late captain of the Fee Dee Artillery, Pe
gram’s division. Having been convicted of em
bezzlement by a c ourt of inquiry he was cashiered.
Gen. A. P. Hill further orders him to be reduced
.to the ranks during the remainder ol his three years’
term of enlistment, and his battalion commander is
cdjoined to enroll him forthwith.
From Meridian,* Miss., it is reported that Sher
man? s forces are again embarking for a raid
through the region o! th« Red river. The Governor
of Mississippi has convened the Legislature to
devise means toremedv the serious damages done
during Sherman’s last excursion through the agri
cultural districts of the Stale.
Mr. J W. Young, ofEufaula, Ala., has three
machines in Operation, Invented by himself, which
turn out 300 pairs of socks per day.
„ During the past year the Virginia lead mines
produced lead enough for ten million of ouned
balls, and this year ihe supply w'ill be doubled.
COURTS.
Nisi Pries—Justice Agnew Earneß vs. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Before re
ported. In thia case the testimony for the defence
still occupies the attention of the Court. Thus far
fifty-three witnesses have been examined.
No other Court was in session.
A Bbsgubd Flag.— AT pleasing incident oc
curred at Cleveland, Tennessee, a few days since.
A flag was buried three years ago by some ladies,
to prevent its falling into the hands of the rebels.
It remained undisturbed until a few days since,
when it was exhumed by -a company of the same
ladies. They unfurled it to the and ac
companied by a braes band paraded through tfce
town. One of thß ladies made a speech, which
was responded to by Colonel Gross. The banner
was then hoisted on one ol the principal buildings,
and there waves, a fitting testimonial to woman’s
devotion to her country.
Fort Delaware— By the order assigning
General Wallace to the command of the Middle
Department, the commanding officerof Fort Dela
ware, is instructed to report direct to the War
Deportment, and his post will not be considered as
belonging to any geographical department.
BULLETIN BUILDING 112''SOUTH THIRD ST.
CITY SIJLLEXIS.
Goo© Fridat.—The principal solemnities of
Holy Week conclude to-day with Good Friday,
the day of the Crucifixion. Good Friday is ofr
served as & day of lasting and hnmiliation in
memory of the suffi rings and deatii of Jesus and*
*3 called by way of eminence, good, b-cause of thn
Q* onr -Saviour’s The
b^ n < * e erved-irom tho -wry first ages of
x,iB serviced-in the
' i£rjK ' - . L --norolag yreih r.rv iarnos-
? he ,l ,ri « st * *n-f lUeir-TOloisirrs
weDt to tLo.altars clothed in Ma«k vestments, and,'
wnilel^arp^uie covered
a inenr,,,., nn« v-'hics ina-a was -isrS-irai-i’d i
Tile cmciilxma .was adored SM-xruva the'adora. 1
thUn’rtiV >1! " " cardles-werallKhtcdarni I
then the tlaee:l upou. iln; atutr. Th-
Messed sactmieiH'-vas bronghl om and-nlaceil on
the altar Where r was fliji'rri With ii-ceiiMi. '.Vice
and water v->rc pu*- la tha chalice, ami ff*i on the
altar,and,wrk iisesa-?r**d host, were fumed 7 'i
pricst then sir L .. c h: :ntr i£ t h.- sacra-'
me» t and tliv •.with vesjiftrs.
Tub JteofiiiEji i SfiT.—Recorder Enon
gaTe his i, ■ ie:d..v uitr-r'inon :a thu u
to it entered by Sir. Wtr.' W. fcardinz asainst
5 , *; ssr ®' H? f “l )br R - Hani,-f:i, E. tv. o. Greene.
John H. Diehl and S. Snyder Leidv. The defend
ants were all present, but neiihef'tbe proseen'or
nor bis couneel attended. Be ire the Recorder had
anuoaoced his intention of holdine the d-!endan»
to bail to answer, Mr. Greene reqnested that Mr
Warding should be sent for. He(Mr. Greene) was
tired of the&e vexatious suits that were so of-en
commenced witl out any intention ot prosecuting
L iUld be iDsist « d ffiat Mr. Haroing shoulc be
belc to bail to appe:u and prosecute the case to a
conclusion. The Recorder said this could not be
a one. The defendants were held in $ , two each to
answer.
Stfalixo Govfrxhettt Property. Four
boys, whose ages mage fjom thirteen to sixteen
years, were arrested last evening, npon the charge
of having stolen a lot of Government clothing from
the barracks at Twenty-second aud Wopd streets.
They were held to bail by Alderman Pancoast.
John Mondon, whose place is at Twen-y-flrst
and Vine streets, was charged with having re
ceived the stolen property, and was held in SI, 000
bail to answer.
Two Mrs Stabbed.— Tins morning about
two o’ clock a row occurred at a lager beer saloon
on Race bireet near Eiciith. Dariug the distur
bance two men were stabbed, and one of them is
said.to have been dangerously injured. Thomas
R. Deverell was arrested upon the charge of hav
ing been concerned in theaffair. H£ had a hearing
this morning before Aid. Devlin, and was com
ir.'tied to await the result of the injuries of the
men.
Passage op Troop3.— Last evening, about
half-past seven o’clock, the 25th Massachusetts
F.egiment (veterans), arrived iu the city, on the
way to Fortress Monroe. The men were enter-
at the Volunteer Reireshpent Saloons.
This roomirg, about three the Ist New
Y'ork Cavalry passed through the city, on the
way to Washing*on, and breakfasted at the Union
Volunteer Reiresbment Saloon.
A Soldier Robbed. — A soldier named
Michael Connell, was robbed last night in a house
on Wood street, above Thirteenth. He lost Sl7O.
Sarah A. Buelah a*, d Elizabeth J. Metz, were
arrested upon, the charge of having committed the
robbery. Alter a hearing before Aid. Massey, tho
accused were beta in 31,000 bail jor their appear
ance at Court.
Disorderly llorsE Case.— Elizabeth Cole
and a women called English Annie were before
Alderman Eeltier, yesterday, charged with keep
ing a disorderly house, at New Market and Poplar
streets. They were held in Si, COO bail to answer.
Four imnates of the establishment were held to
bail to keep the peace.
Deaths is the Arhy Hospitals.— The fol
lowing deaths were reported vesterday: Summit
Hciise Hosp»titl—Robert Fountain. Co. A, 25th U.
S. colored regiment; Henrv Kidner, Co. B, 2oth
V S. colored regiment: ChambersburgHospttal,—
John Ramsey, Co. L, 2lst Pennsylvania cavalry.
Exiistments.— The recruiting business still
continues brisk, and the numoer of enlistments
da* ly is quite large. This morning warrants for
ss' : ,otO to pay bounties were signed at the Mayor’s
office. This sum represents 2CO men.
Fire.—The dwelling of S. Maupav, at Rising
Sen Village, in the Twenty, flrst Ward, was
damaged by lire :o tbe extent of $330, a d3y or two
since.
"W ill be Sold. to-morrow morning, at the
Bazaar, Ninth and Sansom streets, a pair of splen
did ponies, well broken to double liarness and the
saddle.
Two Splendid Double-barreled Guns for
Sale Curat.—lnquiie at Book stand, Continental
Hotel.
Fine Old *VTisks and Liquors rou Medici
nal purposes can always be bad in greatest ex
cellence and purity, imported expressly for that
pnrpose, at Davis and Richards's, Arch and Tenth
streets.
Will be Sold yebt Cheap— An elegant
seven-octave rosewood Piano. Cost $5OO. Will
be sold for s2f>3. In use a very short time. Elabo
rately carved. To be seen at the residence No. 207
South Fourth street, above Spruce.
Cure for Cough or Cold.—As soon as there
is the slightest uneasiness of the Chest, with diffi
culty of breathing, or indications of Cough, take
during the day a lew «‘.Sroicn’s BroncAioJ Troches . * *
Containing demulcent ingredients, they allay pul
monary Irritation. Military officers and soldiers
should have them in readiness upon the first ap
pearance of a cold or cough.
Havana Cigars! Havana Cigars!!—
Those in want of genuine Havana Cigars of all
qualities and sizes, will find the best In the city, at
William Parvin’s, Jr., 1201 Chestnut street.
Lent das come, and with it Hot Cross Buns,
at Morse’s, 233 South Eleventh street.
Just as we Anticipated,— The establish
ment oi our young friends, C. O. Dittrich &Co.,
Merchant Tailors, in the Continental Hotel, is be
coming more popular everyday. Their stock is
the finest in the city.
Spring Hat3.—Hats of the new Spring
styles.
Gents’ Furnishing Goods for Spring.
Misses’ and Children’s Hats ior Spring.
All goods in our line, ready at the beginning of
each ee&son.
Our stock is full—styles varisd to suit every
taste.
One oi the most notable places in this city to
purchase choice goods, is at Oaaford & Sons’, un
der the Continental Hotel.
Deafness and Blindness.— J. Isaacs, H.D.,
Professor of the Eye and Ear, treats all disease,
appertaining to the above members with the
utmost success. Testimonials from the most re
liable sources in the city and country can be seen
at his Office, No. 511 Pine street Artificial *eye>
Inserted without pain. No. charges made for an
examination. Ofiice bouts from Sto II A.hi., 1? to
OP. M., No. 511 Fine street.
Best and Purest Coal in the city; none
better: please try It. Samuel W. Hess, Broad
street, above Bace, east side.
Fine Clotiiing, Ready-made and made to
order, in the best manner and most fashionable
styles. The subscriber is able to offer to the pub
lic the strongest inducements to pnrehase clothing
of him, and will guarantee to all his customers
entire satisfaction. WILLIAM
Successor to Robert Adams,
S. E. corner Seventh and Market Sts.
- Victort. — Ice' Cream and Water- Ices, at
40 cents per quart, Morse’s 238 S. Eleventh street
Corns, Bunions, Inverted Nails, Enlarged
Joints, and all Diseases of the Feet cured without
pain or Inconvenience to the patient, by Dr.
Z&charie, Surgeon Chiropodist, ost Chestnut
street. Refers to Physicians and Surgeons of tht
city.
Hoop Skirts. —The new spring -styles of
these indispensable articles of ladies attire are now
displayed in great variety at the manufactory. No
628 Arch street, which for symmetry of style,
finish, durability and cheapness are unequaled in
the city. Ladies, Call and examine them.
A Royal Christening.—The baby of the
Princesß of Wales was christened by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, a short time isince. The
child was attired in a robe of Hopiton lace, the
same, indeed, worn bv its father, .the Prince of
■Wales, at his own baptism, tw»nty-two years ago.
It also wore a cap of the same material, a cloak of
crimson velvet lined with ermine, and a mantle of
white satin edged-with Honiton lace. The Pnnce
himself looked well; hut he would have made a
far better appearance hadhe worn such a suit as
he might have procured at the Brown Stbne Cloth
ing Hall ofßockhill & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605
Chestnut street, above Sixth.
L FETH iBSTON, Publisher. ;
THE MONITOR MOBTADKOCg.
This vessel was launched from' Charlestown
navy yard,. between 11. and 12- o’clock on
Tuesday. She was laid down in 1862, and has
been nearly two years in' building. ETnlika
most of the other monitors, which are of iron,
she is built entirely of oak, except her decks;
which are of; white pine, and some of her
knees,'which are of Her length
between perpendicnlars is;2so feet; over aH,-
abont 270; her molded breadth.of beam is 48;
extreme breadth,!o; and outside of the plating,
or aimor,sl feet; mean depth, 12 ifeet; at th»
deepest part, 13 feet 14 inches. Her cubic ca
pacity is 2,986 tons, but measured as a/single
•t. cited merchant vessel, she is oifly 1,361
•C5-Paths ton!, and her estimated displacement
a lien ready for sea is 12 feet, which' wilkonl
leave about two-feet of her aides exposedrabov
water: ■ :
She has two composition propellers, one- each
side of the rudder, with four blades to- each,
they are ten feet six inches in diameter; with
shafts of nine inches in diameter. In this- re
spect she is also superior to the first Monitors,
which have only one propeller. Hot only is’
she-stronger aft; and her motive power and
rudder less exposed, but she can be turned
upon her centre, which is often very desirable
in a vessel of war. She has two engines to each
propeller, with cylinders of thirty inches in dia
meter and twenty-two inch stroke. Her esif
mated speed is about six knots, as fast as she
could, with safety, be propelled, to keep above
water, for though she is sharp below, she is
quite bluff in the wake of her armor, and if
driven fast would bury.
She has also two engines for each turret, two
blower engines and twodonkey engines—twelve
in all; four boilers, with sixteen furnaces.
Her turrets will be ninety feet- apart from
centre to centre; they are of iron, eleven
inches thick, composed of 1-inch plates, and
each twenty-one feet in diameter, and nine
feet high, and will have two 15-inch guns in
each.
It is supposed that she will be ready in about
two or three months after she is launched.
Like all the other monitors, she is designed
for smooth water service; and for this, we be
lieve, she is superior to any we have seen; bat wo
sincerely hope her merits may never be put to
the test. She has been built in the first stylo
of workmanship, and, as such, reflects great
credit on Mr. Hanscom,the talented naval con
structor of the yard, and Mr. Sprague, the
master-shipwright.
The Monadnoek is named aft era mountain
in Chester, H. 11.
THE EXODUS TO AMEEICA.
[From iheßaropean Times.}
The scene which was so common On Thnrs-’.
days at Queenstown during the summer .of last
year is no.w being renewed hi all its startling
features. On Thursday a crowd of fully six
hundred emigrants—stalwart young, men and
women—occupied the quay in the vicinity of
the wharf of the agents of the Inman line of
American steamers. They were, as befbre,
almost exclusively of'the-agricultural class, the
Tery cream of the. working,population, being
principally from the counties of Galway,
Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Kerry, Queens
and Kings, the last-mentioned contributing
probably the largest quota. The- stamship
Edinburgh called from Liverpool in the course
of the day, and embarked upward of three
hundred, the other emigrants being left to
await the sailing of the next steamer of the
line. The City oi Baltimore, which arrived at
Queenstown On the 7th, brought four hun
dred passengers from Liverpool, and took
in there over one hundred; leaving four
hundred for the next steamer. The Cork
Examiner gives a remarkable description
of tbe emigrants, departing still in large
numbers from that port. There are among
them some old people and young children, but
the bulk are stalwart yonng men, full of health
and vigor, and young woman gaudily dressed,
but their bad taste cannot conceal “tho beauty,
the activity, the bounding health for which the
Irish peasant girl has been so remarkable.
Among them all there is scarcely one to be
seen poorly attired.” The goods of each
party show that a small farmer’s household has
been broken up. Their conduct ia remarkably
steady. Though hundreds have sometimes to
wait a week at Queenstown for tho steamer,
there is very little drunkeness among them,and
seldom a, “ spree,” though they are
noisy enough sometimes. The Ex
aminer thinks that few of the emigrants.are re
cruits; there is none of the swagger which so
commonly betrays the aspirant for glory and
bounty. It is true the passage is paid in many
cases with American money, but it is with the
money of their relative# to whom they are
going. This journal denfes that Federal re
cruiting is in any important degree the stimulus
to Irish emigration: “It arises ont of the con
dition of ;the country, and the dazzling, if not
perfectly reliable, prospects held out- by the
labor market of therHorthern States.”
amuskmehts.
The Germania Society’a Rehearsal, to
morrow afternoon, will he of a religious character,
in consideration of this being Holy Week. The
programme will be as follows:
1— Overture—Joseph Mehul
2 Female Chorus from Second Act
Lohengrin ....." R. Wagner
3 Air from Stabat.Mater .Rossini
4 Marche Fnnebre.... -Beethoven
s—First Fart of the Hymn of Praise. .Mendelssohn.
The Aech.—This evening, Mr. and Mrs. Bar
ney Williams will sustain no less than twelve
characters. The plays are “The Irish Tutor,”
“An Hour in Seville,” and “Thelrish Tiger. * 1
.The performance is for the benefit of Mrs. Barney
Williams;
The Circus, at. National Hal), "gives popular'
entertainments nightly,‘the latest star being Seno
rita Lola Lehman, who has won great applause.
The Eleventh Street Opera House is
crowded nightly with the admirers of minstrelsy
and burlesque.
Adams's Benefit.—At the Walnut, this even
ing, Edwin Adams takes his larewSU benefit, ap
pearing as Robert Brierly, in “The Ticket-of-
Leav* Man,” with excellent support from tho
other members of the company. At its former rep
resentations this play was produced witb signal
ability at the Walnut, the cast appaiently fitting
most admirably the abilities or each actor. The
new farce of “Which Shall.l Marry ?” closes tha
entertainment. ’ ,
The Chestnut.—This evening Mr. Groveristo
give his patrons the famous ghostillusioh, in tha
thrilling drama of “The Accusing Spirit.” Tha
play is a startling one and the cast contains all the
talent of the company. The farce of “Family
Jars” will also he given. To-morrow afternoon
will be the next matinee, and on Monday “The
Octoroon” will be brenght out.-
A Letter from Cracow says: ‘‘The other
night the theatre here presented an interesting,
spectacle. I suppose in no other city, except,
perhaps, “Warsaw, was ever such a sight seen,
as a theatre crowded from pit to gallery by,a
sable-suited audience. Not a vestige of any
sort of color relieved the painfol effect of tha
black back-ground, and it was as if the whole
town had gone to the theatre to weep to
gether. The object which had . really drawn
the audience together was an amateur concert,
given for the benefit of the wounded, though,
the handbills dared not say so.”