lattp tiietegrapi. HARRISBURG, PA Saturday Morning, February 22, 1862. PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT. A PROCLAMATION It is recommended to the people of the United States that they assemble in their cus tomary places of meeting, for public solemnities on the 22d day of February instant, and cele brate the anniversary of the birth of the Father of his Country, by causing to be read to them , his immortal Farewell Addrost. Given under my hand and the seal of the United States, at Washington, the nineteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and of the independence of the United States of America the eighty-iixth Pm.] By the President. WILLIAM H. SZWAB.D, Secretary of State . 811 1 1ZZAL BILLt3 for the government of the dis loyal states are now before the committees of both houses of Congress. Mr. Hutchins' bill,. finds favor, as it is understood. In reference to the qustion of slavery in the District of Co lumbia, Mr. Hutchins takes the position that slavery has no legal existence in the District, for the reason, first, that Congress has no con stitutional power to adopt or enact a law estab lishing slavery; second, that the laws of Mary land in force on the 27th of February, 1801, which Congress on that day adopted for the District, did not provide for perpetual slavery, but confined It to the natural lives of the child ren then bum, or thereafter to be born of slaves then imported or thereafter to be imported.— This law point was made in the Senate some weeks since by Senator Pomeroy of Kansas.— These measures touching the institution of slavery in the disloyal states, as well as in the District of Columbia, will receive a careful consideration in Corigrtsi after the financial bills shall have been disposed of, which will be at least six weeks hence. SIORITANT STANTON, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, furnishes that body with a list of aids-de-camp appointed under the act of August 6, 1861. The whole number is fi ity two—eawenteen colonels, at a salary (including pay, clothing and subsistence) of $2,457, anu an alloWance of $691 fur serval:ice ; twelve lieu tenant-colonels, with an income of $2,071 60, an. UM for impacts; nine majors, on the pay of $1,782, servants $191; and fourteen captains, pay $1,666, servant $2,95 60. Among the list of captains are the Orleans Princes. ' Bisarnina is one of the Generals " that do not issue proclamations." He is a man of action— not of words, This was shown by his speech on the reception of the flag presented to him at Washington, at an early period of the war. Ai. ter the spokesman of the donors had delivered a flattering speech and had presented the flag, Bureeide received it with an expression of &ilia fact:on On' his countenance, made a courteous bow and said: "Very much obliged to you ! very much obliged to you! Move on, men." That is it.; 'To i rroide in spare. " Move on men." Taws Has been a meeting of Philadelphia merchants, for the purpose of raising funds for a most laudable 'object. Several gentletnen have subscribed one thousand dollars each. The Intention is to raise two hundred thousand dollars for the maintenance and education of the children of Philadelphia siddiers, who fall , . . in battle, defending the Union. All honor to the noble men who have projected so excellent an enterprise. ' Such men are really patriots, and 'entitled tb the warmest gratitude of all Union lovers. WHAT has b,come of Wigfall, the immense brawler and huge brag of the rebels. A year ago We,heard' much of him. On % six several cagasim he promised to have a good time in Washington over the ruination of the glorious old Union. He was going to fight and bleed right off for the southern confed. But now we bear no more of him. Where is be? Is he skulking, or what is he about? Perhaps *he has bursted and gone up, as we always sus pected he Would. ARE not the newspapers making too much of Gen. Floyd, by the regrets and epithets of abuse they bestow upon him because of his re treat from Fort Donelson ? He is of no conse quence as a military leader, so far as we can judge from hid campaign in Virginia, and had he been taken as a prisoner of war, he . would, of course, have been treated as such. His es cape from the fort was. probably, the best proof of his generalship which he has yet given the world. Tna HAPPIEST demonstration of patriotism during the war, was the prompt shipment of relief fOr the wounded at Fort Donelean. No sooner were the facts known than immense medical enppiies, and sick room comforts, ac companied- by trelunteer surgeons and nurses, were started from Chicago, St. Louis, Indian apolis, our own good city, and other points. 'Tss Passior.pr's soar, William, ten years of age, wag relieved of his painful illness after a delir nm of 90 horns by death, at 6 o'clock yes terday afternoon. Mr. Lincoln feels his loss very deeply ; and the grief of the family is in creased by ihn tint tbat other of its young members are lying dangerously ill with the mime disease. The Washington Republic boldly easel is the doctrine that nothing is more plain thin that States may take themselves out of the Union, and abdicate all their rights as Slates, by their own voluntary act. They cannot, however, without the assent of the nation, withdraw either their territory, or their citizens, from the national jurisdiction. It is probably one of the dormant powers of the Union, to expel a State, for sufficient cause in confirmed miscon duct and vicious prectice,but beyond all doubt, it is optional with the Union to keep a State out, which has voluntarily gone out. Undoubt edly, the Union owes certain indefeasible du ties of protection to such citizens of withdraw ing States as remain loyal, but it depends up.ri circumstances whether these duties can be beet performed by compelling, or permitting, the return of such States into the Union,or by en forcing the national jurisdiction over the terri tory of such States in some other way. It, may happen that to recognize the actual govern• menta of withdrawing States, may be the very course to subject the loyal minority of their inhabitants to the tyranny from which they ought to be relieved. In the present matter in hand, the true view is, that all the States which have passed 'ordinances of secession are now but of the. Union, and are to be re-admitted, not as a matter of right, but at such time and Undersuch circlimatances and conditions as may be judged WO by the nation. Exceptions may, perhaps, be made of Virginia and Tennes see, in both of which, important territorial di 'visions have remained steadily loyal. Nothing is more absurd than the idea that the ob. ject of this bloody and exhausting war is to restore to their former political weight and power in the Union the old aristocracy of South Carolina, of that little neat of repudiating swindlers, heretofore fraulently dignified as the State of Florida. The 'war has no such preposterous object as that. It is to preserve our territory intact within its, essential bounda ries, and to vindicate the vital fact that this is really a nation, and nets mere league of thirty four sovereignties. We are fighting to main tain our own rightful authority over the terri tory of South Carolina and Florida, and not to enable the rebels ascendant there to send new tithes and itiallorys into the Senate to plunder us, or new liammonde to beard and insult us in our own Capitol. We are fighting, in short, to establish the rights, not of rebels, but of the nation. It is, of course, the expectation and hope that ultimately the condition of affairs may be such as to render it safe to re-admit into the Union ail the States which have left it. But great social and political Changes must be made in some of them, before this expectation can be realized. ABRABAM LLNOOLN In the meantime, the monstrous heresy that the Union exists to-day as it did in 1860, con trary as it is both to notorious facts and to ra tional legal views, should not be tolerated for a moment. It takes two to make a bargain, and any agreement we may hereafter make with South Carolina and Florida, (we speak of them by way of illnstration,) is a bargain de NOVO, they baying theniselves nullified the old one. In treating with them, of course we must con sider one duties to their loyal inhabitants,' few at best, but nut ou that account th6less entitled to protection. How it may be next week, or next year, no man can forsee, but to-day the very worst way to protect them, would be to reinvest .the bloody and desperate 'factions which rule them with the powers and attrib utes of State sovereignty. Lieutenant Phelps, who commanded the gun boat expedition sent up the Tennessee river,after the capture of Fort Henry, has made an official report. While the value of the prizes captured and enemy's property destroyed proves to be much greater than the telegraph asserted, the surprising stories of Union men discovered in Mississippi, Alabama and Southwestern Tennes see, are more than confirmed. Lieutenant Phelps states that " everywhere" in the reg , on he traversed "most affecting instances greeted us almost hourly. Men, wonien'and children several times gathered in crowd's of huLdrecie, shouted their welcome, and hailed their national flag with an enthusiasm there was no mistak ing ; it was genuine and heartfelt. Those peo ple braved everything to go to the river -bank, where a eight of, their flag might once more be enjoyed, and they have experienced, as they relited, every possible 'form of persecution. Teara flowed freely down the cheeks of men as well as of women." In Tennessee, he remarks, the people dared to express their loyalty, unfearing ; but in Mississippi and Alabama what they said was guarded. " 'lf we dared express ourselves freely, you would hear such a shout greeting your coming as you never heard. We know there are many Unionists among us, but a reign of terror makes us afraid of our shadows. We were told, too : Bring us a small organized force, with arms and ammunition for us, and we can maintain our position and put down rebellion in our midst.' " It is strange to read of an oppression scarcely' eonalled in Napha under &Habit, or in Austria, and to know that free Americans have been sub jected to this, have submitted to it, are yet sub mitting to it, on American soil. These 'revela tions of the shameful secrets of the rebel ty ranny make us blush for the name ( f American, which these slave-driving aristocrats have dis graced—they make more sacredly binding on us the redemption of our countrymen from these unscrupulous tyrants, who have forfeited all claim to consideration us American citizens. CONCIRNINO the blockade of the southern ports, an officer of our fleet writes that only three steamers have got out of Charleston in ninety days, and only two out of Savannah. In the rigid blockade of .the French ports , by Great Britain, during the last great European war, there liras nothing that was as complete and effective as is our present blockade_ Our blockade against vessels going in is equally effective, which is proved by the exorbitant prices for all foreign commodities throughout the southern states. IT IS sumo that the sound of the canonading at Fort I/Duels:ln was heard two hundred miles. Singular as it may appear, the shock .was felt at a much, greater. distance. It is represented to have4perartexiific as fat away as Ilicimoad. WITHIN OR WITHOUT TEE usiaN LOYALTY IN THE SOUTH BY TELEGRAPH. From our Evening Edition of Yesterday. FROM TENNESSEE. OLABKSVILLE TAKEN BY THE U. S. TROOPS• Capture of guppllies Enough for the Army ,tar Twenty Dayi. THE TOWN OCCUPIED BY (BEN. SMITH'S DIVISION. GEN. PRICER:riII STAB IN ARIANSAS HE IS AGAIN DEFEATED Many Prisoners and a Large Number of Arms Captured. ST. Lotus, Feb. 20. • Gen. Halle& has sent the following dispatch to Gen. McClellan: Oiarkesville has been taken, with supplies enough for our , army for twenty days, and is now occupied by.Clen. Smith's division. Gen. Price being reinforced by M'Ctilough's command made a . stand at Sugar Creek tog in Arkansas on , the 3.9 th; bat was defeated after a short engagement and again fled. Many prisoners were taken and . a quantity of arms which his men threw away in their flight. FROM FORTRESS MONROE, ARRIVAL OF FOUR HIUNDRED EXCHANGED PRISONERS. The Effect of the , Fall. of ,For Donelson. PROPOSED SURRENDER Of NASHVILLE The :River Navigable for the Gunboats. ORGANIZATION OF THE REBEL CONGRESS SAVANNAH TO BE CAPTURED THIS WREK. Oharleston to be Taken Soon After STEADY ADVANCE OF THE GUNBOATS FORTRESS MoNem; Feb. 20 Notice having been received by General Wool that some lour hundred exchanged prisoners would be sent down the James river yesterday, the George Waahington and Express left at about noon for the appointed meeting place. :The rebel boat was appointed to meet us at three o'clock, but at that: time she was not in sight, and after that a heavy fog shut down, making it impossible to move to any direction. The two boats were fastened together, and having dropped anchor, waited for the rebel boats CO appear. • , 3he feg did not lift till late in the evening, when "the wind blew ad fresh that the boats &lagged their anchors, and had to be separated. This morning at sunrise 'the expected prison ers made their appearance on the William Alli son, which it seen,. ed h id also anchored for the night a few miles above us. She immediately came along side, and the roll Of prisoners being called, they were transferred to our boats. Tee return passage was Made without any incident, and we arrived here at about ten o'clock this forenoon. The ptisoners will be immediately s:nt north. Richmond papers of yesterday contain the following dispatch: Aucusre, Ga., Feu. 18.--Profeseor Paul of Eri, arrived here to-night from Nashville. Hei says that Fort Done Mod fell' on Sunday morning. General Johnson had telegraphed to the enemy, and offeted to surrender Nash Ville on condition that private property would be respected. No answer was received, but ama jority of the citizens seemed willing to give up on these conditio ns. large number of persons had left the city. Thirteen thousand Federal troops are rtt For Donelson, and two thousand were at Clarks le. The river was rtsieg, so that the enemy's gunboats can reach Nashville. A large amount of government stores will fall into the hands of the enemy. Most of the rolling stock will probnbly be saved. The Norfolk Day Book of Wednesday, after quoting the associated press dispaches of Sun day, thinks its more than probable that Fort Done'son has fallen. We copy the following paragraphs RICHMOND, February 18.—Congress met to day, In the Senate. Vice President Stephens was in the chair. R. M. T. Hunter was elected President, pro tem. Jos. H. Niush, of South Caro line, elected clerk, The following Senators were absent : Both from Alabama, Burnett of Kentucky, Sims of Louisiana, and Phelps of Mississippi. There was one Georgia vacancy in consequence of Toombs declining. In the House, Bocock, of Virginia,was elected - speaker, and Emmett Dickson, of Georgia, clerk s AUGUSTA, GA., February 18.—The Savannah Morning Enos has a special dispatch from Charies t-n. The captain of the schooner Theodore, captured on Friday by the Yankees in Bull Bay,: has escaped. He says the Yankees would Capture and destroy Savannah tide week - i11y .. .1 Cha4eat on eoon after. ' The latest intelligence from Savannah is that the tillersl vessels were gaining ground in their efforts to reach the maia channel of the river, and that an attack would not be much longer delayed. A private dispatch:states all quiet yesterday morning at ten o'clock. The steamer Georgia has just arrived. She has ou board the Twenty•firet Indiana regi meat. Another French gunboat is coming np. LIST OH TIR EXCHANGED PRISONERS, The following is a complete list of the pris oners who arrived this forenoon, by the flag of truce from Richmond. All not otherwise de signated are privates Captain W. L. Lanning,l3th New York. Captain John Marco°, Ist California. Captain J. M. Btudley, 15th Massachusetts. Captain H. B. Todd, New Yoik cavalry. Fret Lieutenant Robert Campbell, 79th New York. Ist. Lieut. L. B. Glover, fourth Maine. Ist. Lieut. liainuel Giberson, second New York. 2d. Lieut. J. M. Andrews, thirtieth New York. 2 f. Lieut. Charles H. Bard, fourth Maine. 2d, Lieut. J. M. Greemer, fourteenth New York. 2d. Lieut. J. H. Hooper, fifttenth MaseachuT 2d. Tient. vir.,l4 Xerns, find caliform a • Liont. f eeo. AR ne00:044064. Fannal Lieuteu4 Charles McPherson,For ty sea* NEI Yorti,' 8 00n d 14 a uWilitit, 0 B. Parry, Twentieth Mbranclittaetta. Fired Lieutenant John Whyt, Seventy ninth New York. Fin; Lieutenant H. Vanvoltat, Fort-aeconci New Tork. Celt/taia 0. S. Simone, Fifteenthltinhescho; setts' &tend Lieutenant R. T. , Igith fantr,, IL S. A. &cowl Lieutenant W. G. ea,.. Twenty eigh4 . ldantry, U. 8 A. CI Stevens, Company F, Second New Fork etl' — ` L y , enti er New York. L York. • R. Wild, Company . 1),-Fe*tefttk*N6W . 8..1. Baxter, Co.npany krourth I .l.7,Ar i wd ry i os i . A. liiiiipenan, wiliCittoPi?oll) w 9 0 8 1 1 04 4514. i 340 c ork. C. n. Con icy, sergeant-major, Xlgh, Indjana, T. 0 Gould, comparire, 88t/c~Ftffit: - w. 41,(8106 79th,NeW York— ; LA 4 JaB4lbegoo.,. company K.,.40th New Yark_ ; 4 Jtioak,Lieee, companph Ana Ohne. Chadors MoCluskey,•coreputy , Gt ,New York*, 1 .4. 4:- • Jack': Meagher, ofemparay Ip2d New York. Fred.,Qt.to, U. 8. Idaripeso .la 3 • L. Q, Olney, company. Do Ildithentaim Rhoda Ldant , • • j 4 ;LW F. t , Brann, company A, 14rskoMiinnesota neglinent . George O'Brien, company B , Third eftenteeti ut r-. merit. . . . Parris, complygy t regi" ..4 Il• AL 4 • J ettiaAw is , JAIL a" iIY, comPlitty 0, Fourth , Maine regluleht. - YU!. Bleatialter, comPaRT Et, First Califor nia reent. A: J. M'Cleary, company 0, First California regimhnt G. W. Walker, Pennsylvania. 'W. Elananna.n, cnuipany G, Ist Rhode Island. W.*Stewart„ corporal, company G, 14th New York., Chris. Miller, company C, Dekalb regiment, New York.' Isaac Alexander, .company 5, 2qd Idassachu .. settri. Lyman Adams, company. E, 2nd liamachn setts. H. lifcGertrick, corporal, company E, 27th New tork Daniel licXerr, con4y H, First Cavalry. W. E. Linda's, com pany C, ist Califnrnia. Forge' Weiser, Corporal company . A, let Cali fornia. . Gairge Staub, company A, let California. Henri Dougherty, company .1. 4 latCalhornia Thes.Hand, - company L, lit California. David Lobb,,companyy, let California. Adam" McCormack, orderly sergeant, corn pony let California W. Colebaugh, company D, Ist California. 1 . W. Dougherty, Company A, let Coll S: Weiser, company A,ast California. Parick Burns, company G. lst California. i. Bennet, company P, Califorala. 'Job'? a. Vance, company let, Califo rn ia.. H. BPelbrialt, company P, let California .John Hogan, Ompany.g.. bit California. las, MOGluade, company P, let California. W. Mailer, coinpany P, Finn. California. Sieb , ird Reilly, company,P, let California. John Childs, sergeaut, oci l inpany N, Ist Cali fornia. John Wise, company P, Ist California. M. Caimont, company P, lat California. fi enrge:W. Haiper, company P, let Califor Ell Cbrirleii k lYougliery, company H, lat Califor nib cdmPtnY..H. 1;t . ,California. o.4bpkinit,compjuy A, Lit California. Itiorris, corporal, company C, Call fornia. ' Ch of E..Cheenmans, comegly N, Ist Califor nia. ChaOrat'rorge, u, company E, 80th New York.* sir. Wes, company N.' IstMlifornia. J. F.`l.4eal, company A, Ist California. H.X.r-mey, company N, lat California. John Lailar, company I; Ist California. Wz liptiording, company N, Isi California. -B..iitex, company N, Ist California. - W.' Goralii, company N, let' California. B.E. Young, company 0, Ist California. S. Jones, company A, Ist California. 11.1lirebeter, Sergeant company A, 30th New Yorls. A.Brown, company A, 20th Massachusetta. .1. W Darks, tompiny H, 20th Misiutchu , T. U. Joarson, Company H, 20th Msssaohn setts • T.Sagle, Company IC, 42d New Ycirk, C.attitt, Company H; 14th New York. B.4tiee, Company H, 14tii New Ybrk. I 0 les- B. Street, Company N . , let Cali fon; . - .N . Willard, Company P, ISt California. H E. Adams, Corriptiny H; 42d New York. A. . Harries, Company N, let California. G . Brenehett, Company N, Ist California. Burns, COniparty If , 42d New York. S. Trye, Cknnpa,ny F, 16th Idasaachusetts. Strliitler, Corporal CoMpany "H, let Cali -4 forn . ' • - J; . Stowe, Company G, 16th 'lttaasachusetta. Wingate, Company N, Lit California. J. lid. Cogans, sergeant; 20th Massachusetts_ 1 ,i. 41. Albright, oompany 'EI, 20th Maasacbu set ti l l: - • 3 n Craig, company 0 ,' 42d New York. R herd Hawkins, - company C, 20th Massa ch Ile. C is. A. Lehman, company L, Ist California T oa. Murray, company K,. 42,1 , New York. (1 C. Moore, company P, let California. C A. Orchatd, company P, Ist California. B Jrild'Connell, company G 20th Massachu setts. - ' 'ryP lace, cOmpany D ' 20th Massachusetts EL B:11union, company , P, Ist California. .tdo Itumbies, company D, 20th Maasachn setts. . • 1 N. Rinehart , company P, Ist California.- H. Roberts, company 0, Ist: California. H Sinnester, company D, 20th Massa,- ch tts. . .. K;Snlqvan, company K, 42nd,Hew York. A . ,l'Simmons, company F, 30:h New-York. B. H. L. Talcott, company D. 20th Massa, clmsottis, . . ' lr.• H. Weston, company A, 20th Massa chill. . !. T. Nungalano, company C, Ist Cali forn . j..,ifinlock, company N, let California. F.,,Lesher, company P, lat California. F.iroleman, company P, .Ist California. . Thips. Mitchell, company N, Ist California. Darien, company I, 15th Massachusetts. N:.Allery, company Et, 20th Massachusetts. Lo azard, oompany..E„ 12th Indiana. W, . Lechler, company C , let California. W. Ludden, company H, 14th New York. .j.• Miller, company 0, let California. T., ..Ponstand, Orderly Sergeant company )1, 1 California. 8., . Ross, company A, 15th Massachusetts. L. 11VOy, company E , 42d New York Ist A, ' W. Cox, Corporal company A, let Cali forn Th • Amon, company A, let California. 41,, tersou. company.A, let California. IC,. Otaffer, Sergeant company- A, Ist .Shorts, , Orderly Sergeant company P, B. rsenwood, company A, Ist California. POP ia• ' ' • •' " t 1 . -Rag It. Price, ;compuLrA r lat Oalifornim, ;.-_, ,Sktkisecmnpany 41,4001011AMaiii.i:•.'" H A Harding, Orderly Sergeant company C Ist California. E. 0. Carp. nter, ompany C. I.qt California, JM. Bride, company C, Ist, Califorula. A. , yergeo, compral cowpony 0, let Califor- Ipany a, let Wlifornia. , tuare., aps 4 'eB Lewis, s- Brown, ooppony c, lot Oilifurnia. C. Brifty, cOttoural coulpitilp C, lat Confer- '. J. Scott, oi?mpany C, California. G. Aockland;oompany Mist California 6 J. Gsitenhalghvvompany D, Ist California. J. Heap, company D, Ist California. John Johnson, company D, Ist California. Snyder, company D, let California. 'Tbomaa Zepp, cotopsoy D,let Califo rn ia. _ _ Leo 14jk in 111, , corpond,; , company L, G. E. Brown, sergeant, company P, Ist Call forni.a. Edward Cleary, company A, 44k4 New York. M. Dongan, company A, 42d, New ;York. Ekward Flood, company A, 42d New York. Geo. S%kes, company A, 42d New Yotk. John Wilson, company A, 42d New Yotk. Thom s James, company A, 421 New York. Frank Hughes, colporal, company A, 42d, New York. Important from the South. Interview with a Returned Prisoner lIBION FEELING AT RICHMOND MUMMY OF UNION LIGIOUES The Fortifications at Richmond TIM ABET OF MANASSAS FALLING' MI RECEPTION OF THE NEWS OF ME FALL ING OF DONELSON. The Union Men Ready to Fight for the Stars awl Stripes. An interesting interview was had with one of the prisoners who has been contintd at -Rich mond for seven mfmths. He gives uumistaka ble evidences of the fact that a strong Union organization of Richmond Union men claim to be three thousand strong and are eagerly wait ing and longing for opportunity to fling• out the Stars and Stripes. Oat of seventeen fortifications erectei around Richmond, only one was armed. The city could be easily taken. De*Venda efforts ate making , to gearecrmita for the army. The seCessioniste admit that,, Went they, can secure the services of every.utio in Virginia between 18 and 40, they Must yield Werth' in thirty drys. The Union men have leagues, regularly or ganized, with signs and pass words. Many acts of kindness were shown, On,every post•ible opportunity, to the Kisoners. Our informant has a`haindsome gold guard chain, presented' to WM by itioltidieg, accom panied by an anonymous note, expressing the links on the chain of Union would• soon be more firmly united than elver. Union men inf o rmed him that the army at Manassas was falling hick. That froth three to five regiments were daily arriving at Rich mond. Tennessneans going to Tennesste, and Carolinians and others to that several States. Iris under , tood that only some thirty thousand men would remain at Mannassas. News of the Fort Doneloon surrender had a most disheartening effect in 'Richmond; but it cheered the hopes of the Unioniste who "say they want it to be known by the federal. gov ernment that they are ready to welcome - the old flag and fight for it XXXVllth Congress—First Beaton. Wesumerom, Feb. 21. IN SENATE Mr. Cowan, (Vt.,) presented a resolution expressive of the deepest sympathy axid condo lence with the President in his recent affliction and providing for the adjournment of. the Senate. The resolution was unanimously adopted and the Senate then adjourned. • ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Homestead bill, reported` from the gpm mittee on Public lends; cotiiineup, the ques tion pending being to recothmend it with in structions to report instead the bounty land warrant bill, Mr. Gaow, (Pa.,) called Mr. Washburn to the chair, and takin4 the floor spoke against the motion, and expressed his surprise tat gentlemen pretended at this day not to understand the principles of a homestead bill ; if any question had been more fully discussed than another it was this. Five times within the last ten years the House has passed a bill similar to this, and by seventy-three votes, when parties were nearly balanced on every other question. Bills too of a like cnaracter had passed the Senate. He answered the objections that the public lands:should be retained as a source of revenue and repeated that they had already in the re port of the commissioner of public lands and argued in favor of giving homesteads to actual settlers. By the settlement of the public do main the ability to pay internal ta tee will be increased, and in addition to the other im portant benetite which must certainly result, speculators should no lunger be permited to intervene between the filovertiment and actual tillersof the soil—those who have flocked to the standard of the country, are deserving of more substantial rewards than tears for the - dead and thanks to the living. Re earnestly appealed to. the House to pass the bill, and thus conse crate the public land for hotnes to actual set tlers who, prosperous in life, may be the better enabled to develop a higher, better and nobler civilization. There were no further proceedings on the above subject. . .• - Mr. KNAPP offered a 'resolution that the House, entertaining the deepest sentiments of condolence with the President in his present affi otion in the death of a son, do now adjourn. Me. Ito:pos CAMELLN, (N. Y.,) offered an amendment which was adopted, that in - view of the afflicting event the Qum m issi , .ners of pub lic buildings be requested to omit the illumina tion of the pnblio_buildings to-morrow. .night: TLe-resollitipn: as .thus amended was Time& Thialimme Olin adjourned. EVACUATION OF cou[lo3tr;s. CONDRIINED BRIDUIE BURNER gabit Prisoners to be Releizi e d , 4 Taking the Oath, 0 t. c.' l :::l u. ' e e l ' : 1, ~.ii ' ~_ impute astaioes indicate S t r ha bl3 t been ior is being, evacuat .d by tre. sl ' iL, ''"'-' =gtions will undoubtedly be •a'a'l.• ate advance on 11l mph;, ' ' l . - et fills.additlonal boat loads of n.rt D L , kuieneers arrived here last ne,-;lit aid unoteing, and they will be speedo r : '. - , ntr i t; ,to destination. 1 . If alleck has issued an ord. r t.,, tin 1 r ion of the recent yiet..rie: w ~ h . ~': federal forces , and of the rapi,ii i,,,,,,.:, ' loyalt of the citizens of Miss, !IL ;li .' Air t of the eight bridge burrs i,. tt 1 aim e rred to death, are prov;si.•r, ,11 '..t t. " . ' .• Ito date confinement In the wiii; ~:%. • • -. • et ( 16tVta towsrver, rebel spies ag,aii• ,1....,,, . ralbroads and telegraph Itut., at.' t It imeenary to make severe ex.an.,l, . . in sentence against these m -ti. v [ ~.... -, IVlCtescßOoti, .2.10 further a ss , ~,,c ~ 1 or coll3cted trim Cup ohe A L. 1 take the prescribed oath of allesi t ~ otimendssioners will be appoint,. i , , y, . L. , alt il Mika of prisoners of war whoa ~ • . tt.a oath of allegiance, Had, t,ll (Iv% • aftuton, orders will be iiialltNi I , r 1L,,. .i 11;=!! ON'W A SHINGTON nil SURRENDER 07 NiSIIIILLE THE REFELS It is believed that no infortirciu'i received here other than thtt b r j ; . , Nortolk steamboat rela , ive t.) tli. r :..:t of the rebels relative to re[ CELEBRATION OF VV A IIINI;Tk DAY IN BO:%IoN. says that sever 61 'easels 1 tor Boston, have bee❑ orti-r... I t.. r,i, their cargoes. There will be a row me.ti.z of ch.. .!: z of Boston held in Fnneuil m under the auspices of the city g •vertu which the Farewell Addrt' of W.l,..toILL : _ t e read. Biarimoun, Feb. 21 (gparobed jo . . imiy -minor, or pr•o-, , • nence Ofltquor, that they r es:l:against sti telly, and illy lull law nnionned against them; 41.11 11,1 C. sures obeli be taken to revoke u.r li.r. those offending. Win. H. KEPNE. t, lifts , . Ma.ron'a Orrice, Fob. 21, 1362 .1-I.: k1.211D-QOARTTRiI PSSNSTIO7 Shur , Harrisburg, February 19th., 1).,2 GENERAL ORDER, No 16. The victories which have lat. ly army of the Union and the et kW.'inC i , E.. deserving of special notice by the iL i• 0; of the State. No fitter occ.i•iou celebrate the success of our ara , , loyalty and bravery of our SOlill and than the birth day of the Father of try. • In commemoration of th-se gleti :ui r in the history of the Nation, it Li Ordered, That all military urgauiztti,,: , s ,,. in this-Commonwealth shall parAtlr 1,11 day next, the 22d day of February insL tut. at 12 o'clock, M., fire a Natioual'S date Sy order of PUBLIC SALE. IN PURSUANCE of au order u; phew,. Court of LWuphill co;nty, to SATURDAY, the 29th day of Jlarc!.. • rt the Pia lc House of Eti'llj .min Gee ey Dauphin county, at 12 o'c n k tt., Eno f .i . ' w r lute, elf : A certain tract or ',wee o last uh., • West Hanover township, cotat, a orci bode of G urge a . Fwtey, Ann Fin .ey . • • talnIUM Meaty nine an t a hall a, rca ,- ot vrOunikin I IngloOl...Wa, Lower ed by Ltakkot street, wail by pr-p . ry of the west and Wiliam C.udel, uu Cue 2 00 feet lee,) and 60 f .et iroat on il..reet -Ore Is erected a two story llama hose inte toe est.t. of :awed .itt,wart r AtichiSliee will be gluon ar i d'oud i At)N 13.11113 A I known by Trus'ee, do to cell ra d c! t. d JNO. C eik, U. C. FOR BEST. A FINE largo store Boom o u .Vark , lIIMI . Equare; °wi t ,' dat preiout A s tezo A .,, I ~. dire. Also aOa. a. w . neater for sde Lc i 1•! • more. [f.b2L.d3..1 WO )E. :I LOST or mislaid on Tuesday or We 1.4 day last a p.m . r .Steei S t e: tacit, I , tr, .Salta rewarJed by !raring ther.l,,L .+,3. Jl, • of Second at d • baraat 1,1r,e,s ,n reb2.4ll* GOOD NEWS! GOOD MEWS.' 340 PIECES .leached .Nlu3,in at 7 Ct 6 ' per yard.riJ leo pieces, yard wido 111131 u; at 1:2,L: P , • , 80 plecoe gaud quality Calico, at 7 er 200 p 00.1.3 oast, sly ea CLI.I.CO, 1•:.; , ; CEi 50 pieces best Lil.ol at 31.40. u. bu c 80 pieces barred Oiled:, at AO cts• Y' rd ' Also a .arge stook of Carpet irs.s, raucy aid ° .r.. Shawls at greatly reduced priced. B • ..tunLiiig ooria stock of Goods, you wait Sad grad B.vgalaii• feb2l-dlw No. 4, Market 81 M u ;eV El , Lt;a Atui°4 pRESEI Oranges, LetnuuB, Cocoa •Nats, Raisins, Ourrauts, ; N.. ICII ke. , r sAle BuIVMA N, Corner Fr , nt, Aua Slav et c!e 'iler, n COAL OIL, Nabrona, 116, and other nu extuoi.e ersuus, r I,IICIWLs 0 BO 0, Crrael Fr nt et,:for e. QYKUP, Loveriug'a and z•tewart 6, kebte by COrner Prom Mar,,el. i J :-051--------U,GARS Crushed, GILO Palveritad OVirkkil and Re, Dnod, for sib by Isl B, corner Front and Market Wats. ebti! c ._ 011 TO MEZ4PriI • • I=3=l I=llll WASHINGT,N, A letter from Calcutta, dtt , .l t 7tbDertisments Mayor's Proclamation WRIBALS, It is expected that the lea, incident to the obseryeuce ot the birth pis the illustrious Wts•bing too, in tbi< ot) t Ht. row, (Saturday,) will be geurriht in by our citizens, and a laree butb 0: and to the end that the s Lid it s.i r , v be marred by sceues ui drunkrimc > OA: lenCe, but indulged to with tu.t: seal bee ;ming a great pt.opht wit) rot: the memory of the Father of b• e ,u.: hereby recommend to the keepers ut ti erns and restaurants, to b.. done to whom they sell, tent , hit,cm„; it is at all times tqpinst nish intoxicating drink wa. In. 008 who may already bt, tinier 1•.•.LG.;rL0:.. I also notify all to WhOln o Is especially direted, that if I A. G. CURTIN, (1.1 ., rri C0111171.111.1?r V. C. , A. L. RUSSELL. febl9-8t GM B nit.N MI lIE9 .
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