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
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011 TO MEZ4PriI
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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.
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