a battle-field;
W n mv.countrvnieu, couiqsj"
ldivpa-i.II on
sec the reality or effect, , of
" ySSgngPyoS would think like
iW&ld W lhe Almighty jo c--otrr.in
the Northern wind a sense oF right
and justice (even should it possess no sea
Boniug of mercy), and that he would dry
up-this sea of blood between us, which is
daily growing wider. Alas ! poor country
aa mpot, her threatened doom I
Fouv.ycars ago, 1 would have give a thou-
atfd-fivcs to see her rcmam (as nau ai
wits known her) powerful and unbroken
.J)r.n nnw T would hold uiv lite as
to sec her what she was. U my
frinhds. if the fearful scenes of the past
f&tr years had never been enacted, or .if
AvJiat has been had ucen.uuta ingnui
dream, from which wc could now awake,
with what overflowing hearts could we
bless our God aud pray for his continued
fiVor. How I have loved the flag can nev
ci now be known. A few years since and
the entire world could boast or none so
rmre and snatless. But 1 have of late
hnon seeing and liearinir of the bloody
j
deeds cif which she has been made the cm
blem, and -would shudder to think how
r.hmifG(l she had irrown. 0 how T have
o
longed "to sec her break from the mist of
hlnoiTmid death that circles round her
fdldsi'spoiiinsihcr, beauty and tarnishin
he;ibon,oJV But no; day by day has she
beea dracjicd deeper and deeper mto cru
city and oppression, till now (in my eyes)
hefDrjcc ; bright red stripes look like bloody
trashes on tho Face of Heaven. 1 look now
u$u my early admiration of her glories
nsji i "dream. My love (as things stand to
dnNtf is for the South alone. Nor do 1
deem it a dishonor in attempting to mak
for-hpT' a,prisoucr of this man, to whom
fine bwes so much ol misery. It succes
attends me, I pro penniless to her side.
TKey say that she has found that "last
ditch" which the JSorth have so long dc
rurcdj-tmd becu endeavoring to force he
in, fonrcttm": they are our brothers, an
that it's impolitic to goad an enemy to
madness. Should I reach her in safety
and find it true, I will proudly beg per
mission to triumph or die in that same
"ditch" by her side.
A Confederate doing duty on his oxen
responsibility.
J. Wilkes Booth.
!)c 2cffcvsomcm,
THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 1865.
?&J-It is rumored, about Easton, that Pro
vosj Marshal Yohe has received notice from
head quarters to finish up his business, so as
to close his office by the 1st of May.
i- E 1
The Assassination Planned in Canada and
Ratified in Richmond.
The War Department, says an official
dispatch from Secretary Stanton, has in
formation that the President's murder was
organized in Canada, and approved in
Bichmond. One of the assassins now in
prison, who attempted to kill Mr. Sew
ard, is believed to be one of the St. Al
bans, Tt., raiders.
' Rumor of Jeff Davis's Escape.
It is rumored that Jeff Davis crossed
the Mississippi Biver at Turkey Bend
which was occupied by Texas cavalry, on
the night of the 16th, escaping the ob
servation of the Naval forces ; and it is
given as the opinion of well informed
gentlemen that he will be able to organ
ize a force of 40,000 men in that State,
with which he will move into Mexico, in
the event of being pressed by the United
States. Doubtful all around.
Going Home.
The funeral cortege, with the Presi
dents remains, which left Washington, on
Friday last, is slowly wending on its way
to the last resting place, in Springfield,
Illinois. At all points along the route
large crowds assemble, and by the uncov
ered head, and other demonstrations of
sorrow, show their respect for the deceas
ed, andthcir condolence for the bereaved
living. In all the prominent cities along
the road a rest is taken, when funeral
honors, in form, are bestowed upon the
reiiaios. Truly, tvo arc a nation o
mourncrg.
Jl :, TlieNew President.
President Johnson is winning golden opin
ionl, froth all" "who come in contact with him
In all governmental transactions he show
a readiness and tact that augers well fo
ourfiiture ; and, we doubt not, that as soon
as the quidnuncs get through speaking at
him, and depart for their homes, the good
oWifeftip'of State will get under way, and be
speedily guided into the haven of peace.
The President appears to have no conceal
merits as to his policy with reference to reb
els and the rebellion. The rebellion must
be crushed at all hazards, and treason is a
crime which must be punished, are favorite
expressions of his, which are certain to be
com'ficonlroling. maxims in his administra
tion. On the question of the status of States
in rebellion, the President holds that the
State is not dead, but that its life is onlv
-suspended; to be restored as soon as Union
meji. enough nig found in it to manage the
h'elm. In speaking of the effect of restora-
tionon slavery he says:
VA Stale may be in the Government with
r- .vC ..i!.. r :...? i i . i .
-.a. jfcviuiiar luetiiuiiun, uuu oy me operation
oi ruociuon lose mat ioature; but it was a
State when it wont into rebellion, and when
it-comesout without the institution Jt is still
a StafeT'
Verily the mantle of .the lamented Lincoln
ha& fiflloii upon worthy shbulde'nj. ""
$areneWr been- upon
3
The Nation Still' jfrourns.
Yes, the;Nation still mourns the untime-
y and cruel death of her. chosen Chief Ma
gistrate ; and she will continue to mourn
until times and seasons aro .buried beneath
the endless "path of eternity. For the man,
Abraham Lincoln dead, she will mourn; but
her mourning will not be as though without
hope for the good which was expected from
lis sojourn Upon earth ; for though Abraham
incoln is dead his principles, which made
urn a peculiarly sinning marir, sun uvu,
and will continue to live and bless the. human
race, until the last man shall have stepped
from 4lie. shores of time to those of endless
duration. It is meet, therefore, that, in
contemplating the infliction so suddenly let
"all upon us, joy should freely mingle with
our sadness; for while the man is gone from
us, and gone forever, liis good deeds remain
to cheer us and to bless us.
We mourn : truly, sadly, einccroly mourn
But who, amid all the grief by which we are
surrounded, can fail to joy over the politica
righteousness which already surrounds his
grave. Abraham Lincoln has but become
cold in his coffin, yet, in consequence of this.
discordant elements have become concordant
and a world unites in peans to the noble am
bition, the exalted virtue, and the uncompro
mising patriotism which marked, the man.
Partizans who, blinded by their zeal, could
see no good in Nazareth living, mourn Naz
areth dead with an intensity and a fervor
that augers most potently for our bleeding
country. Parties which, a few days ago,
were arrayed against each other in the gal
of bitterness, in the crushing force of their
grief appear prepared to bury their animos
ities in the grave with our dead Presi
dent. Demagogues may except to this.
Men who live, move and have their being
only in the throes of a neighborhood's and a
nation's troubles may call lustily for the pre
servation of party organization, and for the
continuance of party bickering ; but the think
ing masses, the men who by their votes give
body, and life, and soul to party, will hesi
tate long before they shut their eyes to the
unerring pointing of the Divine finger for
the country's future. A more perfect union
of the people for the sake of the Union was
necessary, ere we could enter wisely upon
a proper reconstruction of our Union. Men's
minds were shrouded in the blackness of
their partizan passions: it needed a terrible,
stunning national calamity to bring us to a
common center of thought, that we might
enter harmoniously on the work before us.
For this, as whom He loveth He chasten
eih, God permitted the deed we mourn, that
good might come from our sorrows. The
people accept the mournful token and, to-day.
engage as one man in the reconstruction of j
this asylum for the oppressed on a basis at
once firm.
invulnerable and
everlasting as
the hills.
Pitiful indeed must be the condi-
tion of that .man
who. would attempt to mar
the harmony thus engendered around the
bier of the illustrious dead ; and lamentamy
demented must he be who can hasten through
a lip-service of sorrow, over the greatest ca
lamity that ever befel a nation, to sound an
alarm lest party suffer from the affliction.
The oppressed still mourn. Abraham Lin
coln was their friend, and they had already
began to sensibly feel the good effect of his
friendly offices, when the hand of the assas
sin shut him from their sight forever. Their
loss is indeed severe. Early and late, in
season and out of season, whether enjoying
a moments repose or immersed in the cares
and herculean labors of his exalted position,
he still had a thought for them, a word hav
ing for its object the bettering of their condi
tion, and a deed to secure the consummation
of both thought and word. Abraham Lincoln
loved liberty, and it was the most earnest
desire of his soul that every man should be
free. The oppressed, therefore have reason
to mourn; but in bis principlep, which would
not suffer a single slave on this liberty conse
crated land, and which still live, there is
an agent which will never cease from labor
until, from Maine to the Rib" Grand, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, smiling cottages with
teeming fields and forests, and thriving ci
ties and villages will present a landscape un
marred by a single human being in bondage.
They mourn the corruption of the body, but
let them rejoice that the spirit of Abraham
Lincoln lives, and still labors to hasten the
day of their deliverence.
Even the Rebels mourn. Living, they es
sayed to hate and despise Abraham Lincoln
dead, they mourn him as their best friend.
With him there was hope of an easy ste
from treachery satiated to the performance
of duty under the old Government- without
-him him they have littleto hope save throug
the gallows and the felons-coll. They have
most reason to mourn ; for it waB through
the damnable teachings of their treason that
Booth, and his co-conspirators, were led to
lorget themselves men and ,to assume-the
character of demons. But for treason there
would have been no incentive to Presiden
tial assassination. As treason did exist, and
as assassination followed as one of its certain
fruits, it is meet that while the loyal mourn
with hope, traitors should mourn, not only
without hope, but with the certainty that
just punishment' will follow as a reward for
their crimes.
mi : . -
i-nv liuuuii euu mourns. . w good man
lias fallen. The natjon s best friend has
stepped from time to eternity. But though
Anraliam .Lincoln is dead, his good example
anu msgood works are before his successor,
to guide and to strengthen him in the accom
plishment of the mighty end. It is a com
fort, a consolation, a joy in our sorrows, that
uiougn our President elect is dead all is not
ost that the Union will be saved tliat
peace will be restored that through the
means inaugurated by him who is no more
God . will, in His own good time, build us up
as a beacon of liberty so pure, that our rays
...Ml . -T" i . '
wjjj penetrate uie aarKest comers of the
t t nil rtitiftAvifir
Heaven's afflicting -dispensation, let us not.
forget to rejoice that he who has gone wad
permitted to-open our way so plainly before
us. .
-
General Sherman -The
country will receive with feelings
of the most profound regret, the news of
Gen: Sherman's arrangement with Gdh
Joe Johnson, commanding the rebel for
ces in his front. It cannot be called a
surrender, unless a surrender of every
thing honorable on our part to the rebels,
except the army itself. Hitherto Gen
Sherman, has stood in the front rank in
the estimation of the people j and we re
gret, for the sake of his good name, that
he has permitted himself to be so horri
bly overslaughed by the wiley Rebel lea
ders.
At no time, we verily believe, within the
last two years, would the rebels have hes
itated a moment at receiving just such
terms na Sherman has given them; and
well they might, for they would have
been rcciviiig, as a reward for their treach
cry and for the evil which they hayc in
flicted upou the- country, all that they
could ask, save the acknowledgement of
their independence. Itgives them the priv
ilege of going to their homes as discharged
veterans, rather than, as prisoners of war;
it gurantees them against being called to
account either in person or property for
their crimes, and it places them in post
tion to rule, in the future, as they did in
the past, for the ruin of the best country
under heaven. Thank God there is
power behind stronger than the power
wtticn aiu tuis wickcu ining, anu mat
power has promptly repudiated the ini
quity, and sent Grant to remedy the evil
done, by vigorously pressing the Rebels
to an unconditional giving up of their
treason. In another column we give the
official report of Sherman's arrangeracut
as well as the official repudiation of it by
President Johnson and his Cabinet. Wc
believe this is Sherman's first attempt at
Diplomacy. Wc hope for his own sake
and the sake of the country, that it may
be his last.1
It is said that the indignation exhibit
ed by Sherman's troops, on receipt of the
news of the arrangement was of the most
startliug character. Little less startling
w v.
was the indignation expressed by the loy
al Xorth. For the moment the' people
were stunned by the enormity of Sher
man's folly, but that soon gave way to an
expression of opinion by no means com
plimentary to one who has hitherto been
looked upon as standing iu the front rank
of loyalty and patriotism.
Official Announcement of the Induction
of President Johnson.
Washington, April 15.
Major Gen. Dix, New York :
Official notice of the death of the late
President, Abraham Lincoln, was given
by the head of the Department, this morn
ing to Andrew 'Johnson, Vice President,
upon whom the Constitution devolved
the office of the President.
Mr. Johnson, upon receiving -this no
tice appeared before the Hon. Salmon P.
Chase, Chief Justice of the United States,
and took the oath of office as President
of the United States, and assumed its du
ties and functions.
The President met the heads of Depart
ments in Cabinet meeting, at the Treasury
Building, and among other business the
following was transacted :
1. The arracgements for the funera
of the late President w.erc referred to the
several Secretaries, as far as relate to
their respective departments
2. William Hunter, Esq., was appoin
ted Acting Secretary of State, during the
disability of Mr. Seward, and lus son
Frederick W. Seward, the Assistant
Sccretan
3. The President formally announced
that he desired the present Secretaries o
Departments as hie Cabinet and that they
could go on ana discharge their respec
tive duties in the same manner as before
the deplorable event that had changed
the head ol the government. All busi
ness in tho departments was suspended
during the day.
1 he surgeons report that the condi
tion of Mr.Seward remains unchaged : he
is doing well. iNo improvement m Mr
Frederick Seward. The murderers have
not yet been apprehended.
E. M. Stanton, Sec: of War,
The Inauguration of President Johnson
Washington, April 15
At an early hour this morniug the
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War
sent an omcial communication to the
Hon. Andrew Johnson. Vice President
that in consequence of the sudden and
unexpected death of the Chief Magistrate
his inauguration should take place as
soon as possiDie, . ana requesting him to
state the placeand hour at which the cere
mony should be performed.
jUr. Johnson immediately replied that
ic would De agreeable to him to have the
proceedings take place at his rooms in
tnc Kirkwood House as soon as the ar
rangements could be perfected. Chief
J ustice Chase was informed of the fact,
ana repairea to tlie appointed place in
company with Secretary McCulloch of
the Treasury Department, Attorney Gen.
Speed, F. P. Dlair, Sr., Hon. M. Blair.
Senators Foot, of Vermont ; Kamsey, of
At 11 o'clock the oath of office was
dminstered by the Chief Justice of the
United States, in his usual solemn and
impressive manner.
Mr. Johnson received the kind expres
sions of the gentleman by whom he was
surrounded, in, a manner which showed
earth- VYJIIIB WU UlUUlli, m un auiuvniv,
Minnesota; lates, or Illinois, Stewart, of
Nevada; Hale of New Hampshire; and
General Fainsworth, of IHionis.
his earnest sense of the great responsi
bility so suddenly devolved upon him,
and. made a brief speech, in which he
said :
''The duties of the office are mine. I
will perform them. The consequences
arc with God I Gentlemen, 1 snail lean
upon you; I feel that I shall need
your support, jl am aeepiy impiesaeu
with the solemnity ol the occasion, ana
responsibility of the duties orthe olhcc 1
am assuming
Mr. Johuson appeared to be in remark-
nhlr rrood health, and has a high and
realizing sense ot the hopes that are
r- - . q - I J
centered upon him. Ins manner was
solemn and dignified, and his whole bear
ing produced a most gratifying impress-
ion upon those who participated in tne
ceremouics.
The Induction of Mr. Johnson into office.
Washington, April 1G.
Yesterday morning Attorney Geueral
Sneod waited upon the Hon. Andrew
Johnson, Vice President of the United
States, and officially informed him of the
sudden and unexpected decease ot Presi
dent Lincoln, and requested that an early
hour might be appointed, lhe follow
ing is a copy of the communication re
fcrrcd to
Washington City, D. C, April 15
1865. Sir : Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United States, was shot by an as
sassin last evening at Ford's Theater, m
this city, and died at the hour of twenty
i T rt'rtlrvoL- flue flur
About the same time at which the Presi
dent was shot, an assassin entered the
sick chamber of tho Hon. Wm. H. Se
ward, Secrcatcy of State, and stabbed
him in several places in the throat, neck
and face, severely, if not mortally wound
incr him. Other members of the Sccre-
tar's family were dangerously wounded
by the assassin while making his escape
By the death of President Lincolrithe
office of President has devolved under
the Constitution upon you. The emer
gency of the government demands that
you should immediately qualify accord
ing to the requirements of the Constitu
tion, and enter upon the duties ot rresi
dent of the United States. If you wil
please make known your pleasure, sucl
arrangements as you deem proper will be
made.
Your obedient servants.
Huge McCulloch, Sec. of Treasury.
Ed. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Gideon Wells, Secretary of Navy.
Win. Dennison, Postmaster General
J. P. Usher, Secretary of the Interior,
James Speed, Attorucy General.
To Andrew Johnson, Vice Piesiden
of the United States.
Mr. Johnson rcqestcd that the cere
mou' should take place at his rooms a
the Kirkwood House, iu this city at ten
o'clock a.m. Hon. Salmon P. Chase was
notified of the fact, and desired to be i
attendance to adminster the oath of o
fice. At the above named hour the fo
lowing gentlemen assembled in the vice
President's room : Hon. Salmon P. Chase
Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Mr. Attorney
Gen. Speed, F. P. Blair, sr., Hon. Mont
gomery Blair, Senators Foot, Ramsey
lates, Stewart, Hale, and General barns
worth. After the presenation of th
above letter the Uhier Justice adunuis
tered the following oath to Mr. Johnson
"I do solemnly swear that I will faith
fully execute the office of President
the United States, and will to the best o
my ability preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States
After receiving the oath, and being de
clared President of the United States
Mr. Johnson remarked :
Gentlemen, I must be permitted to say
that I have been almost overwhelmed by
the announcement of the sad event" which
has so recently occurred. I feel incom
petent to perform duties so important an
so responsible as those which have been
so unexpectedly thrown upon me. A
to an indication of any policy which may
be pursuca by me in the administration
of the government, I have to say tha
that must be left for development as the
administration progresses.
lhe message or declartion must be
made by the acts as they transpire. The
only assurance that 1 can now give o
the future in reference to the past. The
course which I have taken in the past in
connection with this rebellion must b
regarded as a guarantee of the future.
My past public life, which has been long
and laborious, has been "founded, as I in
good conscience believe, upon a great
principle of right, which lies at the basis
of all things. The best energies of my
life have been spent in endeavoring to
establish and perpetuate the principles o
free government, and I believe that the
government, in passing through its pres
em perns, win settle down upon princi
pies consonant with popular rights more
permanent and enduring than heretofore
I must be permitted to say, if I under
stand the feelings of my own heart, that
l have long labored to ameliorate and
elevate that condition of the great mass
ot the American people. Toil and an
honest advocacy of the great principles
of free government have been my lot.
JJuties have been mine consequences
are Ood s. JL his has becu tho foundation
of my political creed, and I feel that iu
the end the government will triumph
and that these great principles will be
permananiiy escannsncd.
In conclusion, gentlemen, let me sav
that I want your encouragement and
countenance. I shall ask and rclv upon
you ana others in carrying the jrovc
nient through its present perils. I feel.
in raasing cms request, that it will bo
heartily responded to by you and all other
i- .i- . ... .
patriots ana lovers, ot the rights and in
terests of a free people.
At the conclusion or the above remarks
the President received the kind wishes
of the friends by whom he was surround
ed, and a few minutes were devoted to
conversation. All were docply impressed
witii mo solemnity oi the occasion, and
the recent sad occurrence that caused
the necessity for tho speedy inauguration
of the President was gravely discusnd
w -
Mr. Johnson is in fine" health, and has
an earnest sense of the iinnnrhinf tn
that has. been, copided ip him. William
i
Hunter, the Chief Clerk in the State De
partment, has been appointed Acting Se
cretary of State.
The Policy of the Neto , President.
Washington, April 15.
President Johnson and his Cabinet
held their first formal meeting this after
noon, at the Treasury Department.
President Johnson, m conversation
with a "gentleman to-day, said at present
he saw nb necessity for an extra session
of Congress, and further that he would
not commit hiinselt to a policy which
would prevent visiting condign punish
ment on traitors. He had been fighting
rebels here and iu Tennessee, and his
previous course might be regarded as an
indication ot his tuture conauci upuu mis
subject.
Negotiations with Johnson. A suspen
sion ot Hostilities and a 11 Basis for
Peace" anreed upon. Then arc Dis
approved at Washington. Immediate
Resumption of Hostilities ordered!
Gen. Grant to Command in Person.
MfMnmnihim, of Aareement between
w .
Gen. Sherman and Gen. Johnston.
Washington, April 22, 18G5
As reports have been in circulation for
some time of a correspondence between
Gens. Johnston and Sherman, the memo
randum or basis of what was agreed upon
betweeu these two Generals, and the re
sults, are as follows ;
MEMORANDUM.
Memorandum or basis of agreement
made this 18th day of April, A. D. 18G5,
near.Durham s Station, and in the State
North Carolina, by aud between Gen. Jo
seph A. Johnson, commanding the Con
federate Armv.and Mai. William T.Sher
man, commanding the Army of the Uni
ted States in North Carolina, ooth pres
cnt :
First. The contending armies now in
the field to maiutaiu their statu quo unti
notice is given by the commanding gen
cral of either one to his opponent, and
reasonable time say 48 hours allowed
Second The conlederate armies now
in existence to be disbanded and conduc
ted to their several State capitals ; there
to deposit their arms and public property
m the State arseual, and each man to ex
ecute and file an agreement to' cease from
acts of war and abide the action of both
State aud Federal authorities. The nura
her of arms and munitions of war to be
reported to the Chief of Ordnance at
Washington city, subject to future action
of the Congress of the United States, and
in the meantime to be used solely to main
tain peace and order within the borders
of the States respectively.
Third The recognition by the Exec
utivc of the United States of the sevcra
State Governments, on their officers and
Legislatures taking the oath prescribed by
the Constitution of the United States, aud
where conflicting States Governments have
resulted from the war, the legitimacy o
it lift . . i . .i r
all shall be submitted to the Supreme
Court uf the United States.
Fourth The rc-cstablishment of al
Federal Courts in the several States with
powers as defined b the Constitution and
laws of Congress
Fifth Tho people and inhabitants of
all States to be guaranteed, so far as th
Executive can, their political rights aud
franchises, as well as their rights of per
son and property, as defined by the Con
stitution of the United States aud of States
respectively.
Sixth The Executive authority of the
Government of the United States not to
disturb any of the people by reason o
the late war so long as they live in peace
and quiet, abstain from acts of armed hos
tility, and obey laws in existence at any
place or their residence.
Seventh In general terms war
cease, a general amnesty, so far as the ex
ccutive power of the United States cai
command, or on condition of disbandmcn
of the Confederate armies, and the distri
bution of anna and resumption of peace
ful pursuits by officers aud men as hither
:.. .i. i i
lu uuiupusiijg tnc saiu armies, not being
fully empowered by our respective princi
pals to fulfill these terms, wc individually
and ouiciaiiy pledge ourselves to prompt
ly obtain necessary authority and to car
ry out the above programme.
W. T. Sherman, Maj. General.
Commanding the Army of the United
States in North Carolina.
J. E. Johnston. General.
Commanding Confederate States Army in
xr a n i- . J
xiuitu juruiiua
This proceeding of Gen. Sherman was
unapproved, for the following, among oth
cr reasons
First It was an exercise of authority
not vested in Gen. Sherman, and on its
lace shows that both he and Johnston
knew that he CGcn. Sherman,) had no
auwiuniy to enter into any such arrange
mcuc.
Second It was a nrantienl
acknowl
edgement of the rebel Government.
lhxrfl It undertook to re-establish the
liebol State Governments, that had been
overthrown at the sacrifice of manv thou
sand loyal lives, and an immense treasure.
aud placed arms and munitions of war iu
the hands of the rebels at their respective
capitals, which might be used as soon as
the armies oftthe United States were dis
banded, and used to conouer and subdue
uic loyal States.
.
fourth -By tho restoration of theReh
ei authority in their respective States
nicy would bo enabled to re.eshiblislw!
blavcry.
sijuiit might furnish a around of
responsibility by the Federal Government
to pay tlic Itebel debt, and certainlv sub
jects loyal citizens of the Ecbol States to
the debt consummated bv tho Tlobels in
the name of f he State.
Sixth It nut iu disnute tho cxistnnee
of loyal State governments and tho new
State of Western Virginia, which had
been recognized by every department nf
me u lined states Uoverumont.
n . i r.. . "r. 4
Seventh It practically abolished the
confiscation laws, and relieved llohela of
every degree who, had slaughtered, our
people from all pains and penalties for
their crimes. t
Eighth It gave terms that had been
deliberately, repeatedly and solemnly re
jected by President Lincoln, and better
terms than the llebels had ever asked in
lueir most prosperous condition.
IT ' 1 TT .
iinutn formed no basis of true and
astmg peace, but relieved .Rebels frnm
the pressure of our victories and left them
in condition to renew thnir effm-ta f
vcrthrow the United States Government
and subdue the loyal States, wherever their
strength was recruited and any opportu
nity should oner.
MOBILE.
10Q Guns and 1.000 Prisoners Tul-en
w I m
o,000 Bales of Cotton secured The
Utty formally surrendered on the Vlth
instant.
OFFICIAL.
War Department.
. 1
Washington, Saturday, April 22.)
Major-Gen. John A. Dix, New YorW
In a dispatch dated Mobile, five o'clock
p. m., April 14th, Major Gen. Canby re
ports as follows :
We hud in Mobile and its defenses on
the west side of the bay over 150 guD3
and a very large amount of ammunition
aud supplies of all kinds, and about one
thousand prisoners. Inventories aro noir
being taken, and a detailed report will ba
forwarded as soon as they arc completed.
The quantity of cotton will probably reach-
three thousand bales, and there is a lsr"e
amount of provisions and forage, fcc.
E. M. Stanton, Secretai-y of War.
171.1 KK EE K.
At the M. E. Parsonage, Stroudsburjj,
on the 22d inst., by llev. W. J. Paxsun,
Charles II. Lee, and llachcl Lee, both of
Stroud township, Monroe Co., l'a.
BSD.
Iu Stroud tsp., on the 2-1 th inst., Mr.
Jesse Slutter, aed about Go years.
In Stroudsburg, on the 25th inst., Mrs.
Amelia E., wife of W. Dittcnbender, agtd
2G years 7 month and 17 days.
QUESTIONS.
As old winter's hastening on,
And may in a short time be gone,
An important question will
Soon the minds of many fill.
Think ye, 'tis when will war cease,
And our land enjoy sweet peace 1
Will Old England brave the whip
(She in foretimes vainly strove to slip)
By interfering 'gainet the powers
Of "Might and Right," which still arc our.!
Will wily Nap of hoodwinked France,
Against justice dare to hurl a lance 1
Will oil stock remain at pari
Or, wiU eoinc freak of future mar
The grcaseful projects of the many,
Counting larg-ly, on the golden penny
Questions somewhat important those
Second howe'er to, where clothes
Suited to. Springtime be procured,
Of which men may be well assured,
They're neatly fitting and of latest style!
We reply to this of R. C. Pyle.
OirWc are closing out our heavy winter
stock, at greatly reduced prices. We lave
also on hind a splendid stock of cloths, cas
simeres and vestings. just purchased which
our friends will do well to take a look at.
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June 3, 1864. ly.
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