.7" .-eArr • - 7 ' ' • ' , ' iPiffskfrgh oSautfit. ~M ORHINO, MARCH 7 OITP. .APFAI.RB. 0117074 Z P.A.PIIt OP rail CITY. imicomamma. OrearArtois for the iry- G. B. Shaw, OptSolari, 55 Flfth itieetroorreoted dally' • -- fir ars' :X BR 30 AM o'clock, • II 32 - OO 34 Baayslistors - - - - 29 2-20 - , . - Meeting of Allegheny Councils. ~ . .. .'r. _ 4 egular monthly meeting of Allegheny Coultelle Mal held last evenlng--members '. Ir" . " 16 4 Present- - . T!' . .:, - , - /u Weber; Mr. Kirkpatrick presented a peti . . • AM, -. .., " *Mt weidents and property holden of the • , . ..';:finoAd:Ward, _representing that the settle • - 4eirgshaie become an intolerable nuisance, -,, , aiff'asklisg.Cennelle to take inch steps as will ..1144its•• , . the •pi tilions r 1 .. The petition was • „. *. serously Alined ; and was referred to a Oonualtisennstrting of the members of Conn ' erli from the Scoond Ward. O. C. non-con , caned; and referred to the Committee on ' Pollee, in eonjanotion with the City Solicitor. - . .S. O. reeedeand concur: - . ' - "Mr. Atwell presented • petition from John Irwin A Co., letting forth that the petitioners ': • ' ste;(*itholit* erecting rope works on Nelson's `''lllintl i ; and asking the permission of erecting ; ~'Wcitedea bpildinge, in connection with other buildinspe, for that purpose. These .works . • erill. stand-in . front of South Avenue, on the , -•-• kof the Allegheny river; and the main 1p 01l of them will be thirty feet high—the e shed Will be twelve hundred feet long, ' • and; stlltatup aboie high water mark. - . ~. ' : •,. The petition was debated and referred to . . the.Tommittee on. City Property, in connate , . . tioet with•the City Solicitor. • = • - ,••• Mr. Atwell presented the bill of John MO ' DeAiiid, for $1.30 58, for making counters, , ; •• ' :des'ir, etc:, for City Treasurer's office. The ;:•cont.raet price was $55, but some extra work : „ANA been done. The extra work was so moth • -' liktdieess sof. theebutaset price, that the bill _ - 'wait refeired•to Co i ells for their action. : Referred to -Fin co Committee, with in -striation, to . pay the contract price, and as ' .' , oeristisi the amount of extra work. • •1111 r. Walker presented the report of the Weter'Committee, with resolutions for the payment of sundry bills. _ . ; • • Mr. Lelia presented the report of the COW `: nittee on City Property, stating that the work ..• --- of removing the bodies from the_ old grave -yard-had progressed very satisfactorily, and wan- 'nearly completed. A resolution was ' lidopteirte pay the contractors $3OO on se :.. -.A ree.olutkiii Was alio adopted authorising therCommittee to lease the triangular lot ' - * - nu* of the railroad, and east of Marion ' avenue, in the Pint Ward. ,C. 0. non concur. - 13: a:Au:Mend,' and i Committee of Conference septirtili Mist : they failed to agree. • • -. • M. Kirkpatrick presented the report of the • •Poled Committee, setting forth the horrible ' estendition of the lockup, with resolutions an .-.;theritini, its removal to the first floor of the : rocuiiiew occupied as a Mayor's aloe, and *the removal of the Mayor's Egan to the build hit next door. ' Theresolutions were adopted. • Mr: Atwell presented a resolution request ,: lig the members of the Auditing Committee for 1860, now in Council, to settle the 'neuritis of the tax collectors for 1860. Adopted. - - Mi. Riddle offered the following: " ---' Resieiseff, That the Committee on Fire En gines be Instructed to , confer with the Colum:. , bia Mose Company in reference to procuring . for 'them a. proper location for theirapparatus, - and remunerating them for the wear and tea ' of the 'same—and report to the next meeting '''... p • .of Commits. - •-0.•,O. concurred. .. : : ,Itt.„Cbsitiabe ' ff, petitions ware resented al • ~. for. the erection of a public latop.on Robinson ' .. atreel;st the in to tion above Anderion F and - on Federal street,! at the-railroad crossing. „Referred. - I The Commute on Fire Engines anti Hose ' • submitted a report, with resolutions—ist, • authorising the Committee "to sell or otherwise • ' dispoie of the old hand engines; 2d, to appro . relate $lOOO for the purpose of erecting a _ house in.tbe upper part of the Fourth Ward, . for the use of the Colunibla Rose Company ; 3d, authorising the Committee to inquire into ' the cost and extansy of procuring a hose ..;reel: end ,hos e, some other place convenient to be located in the Town pod \ Reese or in convenient to the Dlimend. ' The Ant resolution was adopt , • - ad; bet the second 'tend third were defeated. A resolution 'was adopted in acknowledge ment of the services rendered by the Columbia 110110 COMpity; anti appropriating $lOO for the use of said company-,to be paid quarterly. 8. C. non-concurred.. C. C. adhered, and a Vommittee of Conference was asked, but -no further action was taken in 8. o.—so the nuttier fell. • ' ' • After transacting seine minor business, Councils adjourned. liberating Accident... Boy Killed. Last evening, about, four o'clock, a lad mated Connor,. ion of John U. Connor, plas terer, residing on Liberty street, opposite the old flouring mill, in the Fifth Ward, was run over by a train of cars 'and 'instantly killed. It is said that the boy was returning from seliool, and was in die act of crossing Liberty street at the time the express train was back ing down to the railroad depot. lie cleared the car,. but was struck by the steps and knocked down and before the train could be stopped severa l - 'of threats passed over him, mutilating the body in a shocking manner. - Ile Was picked up immediately and carried to the residence of his pimento, but life was ex tinct. It is alio said that She' bell;man-was on the platform of the forward ear (the rear of the backing train) ringing the alarm bell at the time the accident happened. Coroner McClung was at ono* notified of the affair, but as some of the witnesses were obliged to leave with the train, the investiga tion was poitporied until to-day, when all the /acts-will.be ascertained. Oil Meeting. • Wilms', By the, telegraphie synopsis of the excise bill, reported by -the Committee of Ways and Means, it appears that a tax of fire onto a gallon on crude oil and iso come a gal , lon on relined oil is Therefore, the oil refiners and dealers are Tapecrtfally invited to inset at the Merchants' Exchange, on•Touthlstreet, Pittsburgh, at S edam. oa Pridn,y, Mircli 7th, 1862, to take - into consitimation -tuition' in relation to the . matter: Bomar, Bitta C0., - ' • O. O. Chit* • • 8. 71. Kier* Co., T. Bona = Mora Co., • a Prow, Mortalitf. - - Dr.' Q. McCandless,' physician to the Board of Health, reports the following later manta foe the week ending March Ist: 15 I ChiHien reautl44....' 14 Malta:. The &saw were as follows : Aduiseoxi munption,-3; canon, varioloid, apoptexy, burns, typhoid ferwr,itout, asthma, erysipe ' Ins, and injury of spine, 1 cash. Children— .whoopluveough, 2; still born, 2; Unknown, 2; eonvulsions,illpthirrls, burns, malign:: angina, typhoid, fever, mumps, worms, spurns, scarlet fever and Gibes mesontlati,'l cub. -- Coaraoutszn.—The Thomas Will Cam, the trial of which commenced in the Washington County Common Pleas Court . on Tuesday of liti week, was abruptly brought to a close, about nine o'clock Friday night, by is corn - premise. The rue arched a great deal of In . wrest. Some $20,000 , were , inrolved._ In About a /Madrid witnesses were munmoned, and um. ot the abkot lawyers of the bar were I"leogaimil • on both rides: I The compromise,- it h said, Made .an eipiaralvision-of the costa mid the Money in controversy. - • An tritORTUNOTE OLD MoS,--ODO of the =oat unfortunata old man that we luny ever heard of Is William Jamie, Br., of Washington . ; county:lle has had one daughter and a son is-law (Charlotte and Henry Fife) bung for murder...A son (Bill) was ono, convicted of murder ; but on a second trisi acquitted. - He two sons (Bill and Madison) and a son-in !, /moor la the penitentiary—as former of !" whom hi salving his second term. Anothor aon-in-law has also served a term lath* pent ; '!•-• • ` • • -I=s tiscossimis tiwt.-.Thrsiktnekt Us tilan; 114' ktittikii••twit& tki &median, on Monday night, it th• tkeatm • no, TEBTE 'Wirt STEM ° GAZETTE. - ----- Trophies from the Battle Field at Fort Doselson.-Extracts trom Se coda Letters. ' Cept. C - . W. Batchelor, Collector of Customs, has jut received a number of trophies from the battle field at Port Donelson. They were picked up there, by his brother, Mr. Stanton Bachelor, Clerk of the Emma Duncan, and forwarded here by express. Mr. B. spent three days at the fort, and was all over the battle gro d. " • TEXAN TOOTH PICTIC. Thetll2ollt completions of the trophies was a huge knif e, lied a "tooth pick," and redo ing part o f he equipments of the Texan Ran gers. It s picked up on the battle field, with belt a scabbard complete. The belt is mach stain with blood, but the knife does not appear thLhave been used. The weapon it formidable—nay, frightful looking—but of very rude workmanship. The blade is six- Ma ineherin length, sharply pointed, very heavy, and (in the hands of a brave man) an arm or a head could be lopped off at a single blow, The scabbard is of leather, doubled over and fastened with rivets. The handle is of bard wood, and protected on the lower side by a steel guard. The workmanship is very rough throughout. • swum OP TEI OLDISH 111111. The most valuable article picked up by Mr. Batchelor was an old sword which has every appearance of having been used in the Revo lutionary war. The blade has boon elaborately ornamented, the eagle being conspicuous thereon, and the 'haudie being surmounted with the head of an eagle. There aro no Ini tials upon it, but it evidently has an interest ing history. Mr. Batchelor also Sends a coat taken from the body of a rebel found dead on the battle field. It is of very coarse grey home-spun, trimmed with blue. Nothing is known of the unfortunate man who wore it. Among the articles found on the battle field was an immense number of letters, from ",friends ist home." A score or more of these have been sent to Capt. Batchelor. They are generally — written in miserable style, upon poor_ paper, and relate mainly to family affairs. We : append a few extracts : An "affectionate sister" writes a long and splay letter to her "dear brother Joe," from which wo take the following: "Brother. Joe, I do wish you could see 'Sweet'—she is the sweetest child in the Con federacy almost. I'll not couple her with any of the little Northern toms, as you know even the litde Confederacy will not allow it. I was amused at Emma and Charlie tho other even ing at the nipper table. They got into a dia logue about something, and finally got mitt with each other. Emma called Charlie a Yankee, which seemed to insult him grossly, and he told her that she should not call him a plagued Yankee, or if site did he would throw a fork at her." The writer is a school teacher, of a poetical tarn of mind, as will appear from the follow ing, with which she winds up her letter to Joe: In Christ's a:Ligation Is our hope, And In the name of Israel's God Our troops shall lift their banners_np, Oar pall. spread their flags abroad. Oh maythemean'ry of His name Inspire oar ermine For the fight Oar foes ahall fell and die with shame, Or quit the Add trial Owerrrjed flight! [The italics are her own—but her predic tions hare failed. The "shameful flight" was on the-other side.] LTD. Akin, of Fayottavillo, Tenn., writes to his "dear son" in a strain of parental ton derness, eihibiting the most anxious solici tude for his welfare. Wo quote a few son tonnes "While I write, the children are all asleep. 0, how I with you were with us here! I hope you will put your trust in your Re deemer, who is able to save you front all dan ger. 110 Rio had a good cry about you the other night. They all talk about you often, and you are in my thoughts day and night. I often wakeln the night and think of my poor boy. We did not forget your birth day (January 30th). Ah, my eon, when I look back to caller days, I feel sad indeed. I often think of your childish glee—but I must not say more, lam giving way to my feelings." MaYy 0. Todd, writing from Fayetteville, Feb. 4th, to her husband, W. M. Todd, Rus sellville, Kentucky, among other things, says: have hired Ellen oat to John Steel for forty-flvwdollars and her clothes and doctor bill and taxes. That is bettor than keeping her at home. Clothing is so high, and eiery other expense so high. Mr. Cowen was hero to take the taxes the other day, and he just valued the Degrees $lOO less than ho did last year." ♦ BOLDIXICB wrra IN A FIX-BUT HOPEFUL! A swap of paper, without date, reads as follows: "John, pap is drank as ho can be. Jack went home-to-night and be ran him back bear —he said that some of the children was in the wood, and they did not no whar. John i toll you it is awful—i had rather live on bred and water as to live so John i live a lonsom life Imo, but i never will leave my home to go no whar—l hope it will not be long till we will meat and live a long and happy life—do the best you can and I will du the best I can my dearest love." We might multiply extracts, exhibiting every phase of life, and every condition of mind and intelleet, but the above will suffice. The Board of Trade and the Con nellseille Railroad Extension. At a special meeting of the Board of Trade, held ja reference to the completion of the Pittsburgh andtonnelliville Railroad to Cum berland, a Committee was appointed, consist ing of Messrs. Wm. M. Shinn, James Park, Jr., and Wm. Means, who reported the ful- owing*: • -Wwitaiss, The Pittsburgh and Celineßevil le Railroad Company has caused to be prepared and presented to Congress a memorial, asking aid for the oompletiou of their road to Cum berland, which memorial and the maps and papers explanatory of the routes of ash! rail road and its connections with other systems of internal improvements and natural highways, centering at Pittsburgh, have been brought to the attention of the Board of Trade of the City of Pittsburgh and received due oonsider ation, Therefore, Resolved, That the speedy completion of the connecting link between Connellsville and Cumberland, a distance of ninety miles, uniting the Potomac with the Ohio, by a shorter and in every way more advantageons route than any now existing, is an object of natural im portanee, bottrln a commercial and military septet. Resolved, That the Board of Trade of the city of Pittsburgh earnestly recommend the memorial of the Pittsburgh and Connolleville Railroad Company to the favorable consider ation of Congress. Resolved, That our - Immediate representa tion In Congress be urgentlyrequested to give the said memorial their careful attention and hearty support. Revolved,. That copies of the foregoing reso lations,signed by the President and Secretary of this Board, be forwarded to tho Ron. Edgar A. Cowan lion. J. K. Moorhead and Ron. Robt. Maknight, with a request that the sub ject be ,immediately brought to the notice of Congress. The preamble and resolutions were adopted. Death of. Capt. Chapman and Quar- 'Brower, Watson t Co., W. W. Wallace, McCormkk it Co., Warden t Brooks, Robinson, Hill at Co., C. H. tenet 12 ) saotal A dispatch, received in this oily yesterday, conveys the iad news of the death of Capt. C. W. Chapman and Quartermaster James M. Lysle, of Col. Alex. Mays (Sixty-third) regi ment. It appears that both these young of - core were killed In a skirmish'with the rebels, near Occoquan creek, , while on picket duty, bet the partici:Ws are not given. Captain Chapuihn WAS about twenty-four years of age, and leaves an aged father and mother, who reside in Lawrenceville,: Ile served 'in the Oily Guards, with the three months,,men. Quartermaster Lysle was si sonar Mr. George Lysle, coal dealer, of Idelieesport, and both ars nprinented as very worthyand.promising young officers., . . . Sozotosilin...„&taands. Robinson commit ted euicide it; her residence in Mentor, Ohio, • few days ago, by hanging. She went into a charniter,•imijustai . the rope, then standing on a hurtled it to ierafter and then pushed the box from, under her feet.. She leaves-four children. It it sabfehe had been laboring nlideraburation of mind for some time, - and Modoiddedly, Committed tbo . rtOdtiOct to that , . , • 1.4 ♦ BIBIL'B 00AT ♦ SCORE OF CAMP LETTERS ♦ MO/I-STRUNG SOUTHERN Mt termaster Lysle. LETTER FROM MMUSBURG. [Coruna:deuce of the Pittsburgll Gazette.] Hezatszono, March 6,-1862. . The House spent half the morning in die erusieg a. resolution embracing the powers of the Committee to investigate the military ex penditures of the CoMmonwealth. When ap pointed, the Committee was limited to the expenditure of $5OO. By the action of the House to-day, the Committee is authorized to row over 1111 custom, and expend as much money as it pleases. It is true, the Home may control the matter Ind small degree when the Committee name to a 4 for the payment °Lite bids. So far, it is understood that this Committee has only examined two witnesses, both from your city, to wit Swtrtxwelder Ana Murphy, on the Frowenfeldlraud. I understand Mr. S., in his testimony, declares that the allure of justice in peer Quarter Sessions, was owing to the 'unwarrantable interference of Chief Justice Lowrie In remov ing the case to free himself for trial. do not believe that any good will be done by this investigation—all the facts are fully known. Some ill-advised ehpenditare of money has undoubtedly - been made. But oar State military fund has been far more honestly and wisely expended, than that of any other State. In-this age of the world, it seems im possible to expend any considerable sum of money without cormorants fattening on the spoil, and stealing from 10 to 100 per cent. of the sum. We can congratulate ourselves that 'the old Keystone State has gotten off with the mailer amount, while New Ye& has bled to the 100 per cent. The Committee this morning reported Mr. Bighana's bill, in regard to your county af fairs. The features of this bill are generally understood at home, and are designed to per fect the sot of 1861. A bill read in place by Mr. ilutehman, modifying to some extent the act of 1881, in regard to Allegheny City, was also reported. This new act gives the ap pointuibut of viewers in opening streets to the District Court, and also relieves the farmers from the penalty of a fine, in case they sell hey without having it weighed on the public scales. Mr. Bighorn offered a resolution direoting the Judiciary Committee to examine into the constitutionality of an act of last session shortening the time of sentences of convicts iu the Penitentiary in case of their good be haviour. The inspectors of both the Eastern and Western Penitentiaries decided that this act is of such doubtful constitutionality that they have not attempted to enforce it. The Senate, to-day, acted on a large num ber of public and private bills. The Com mittee on Federal 'Belations also reported affirmatively, on Mr.' Irish's resolutions in favor of the abolition of slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia. These resolutions will conic up in a day or tie, and call out all the speaking members of tho Senate on the re lations the African race holds to our National Union. The House, this afternoon, took up and passed by a large majority a bill extending the mechanics lien laws to repairs and alterations made to buildings when the same exceed $2O in value. Thu bill, however, provides that the interest of the landlord shall not bo bound by any such lien, unless ho ascents in writing to the change. The bill to repeal the tonnage tax bill of 1801 sane up, and was discussed for nearly two hours. No vote was taken, and nothing to change my heretofore expressed opinions that this bill will pass the House. The Allegheny delegation met to-day, and after an interchange of opinion recommended to the Governor E. A. Montooth as Notary Poblio, instead of Mr. Logan, lately deceased. The delegation had Erdosen of names before them, all of whom were fully competent and deserving of the office. Bear PITT. Anti-Tax Meeting In pursuance of a public call, a very largo meeting of tax-payers of Elizabeth township was held in the publif hall of Elizabeth borough, on Saturday, March lot. The meet ing was organised 6 - i - calling E. Caldwell, Esq., to the chair, and appointing H. McClure .Secretary. After an interchange of opinion was had the fallowing resolutions woroudepted: Resolved, That we consider the propose* tax on railroad bonds iniquitous, unjust and oppressive; that the bonds were issued with out consent of the tax-payers of Allegheny county; that they were sold at a ruinous die count, and that we will resist the collection of said taxes, if imposed. liceoived, That cur felloW citizens, taxpay ers of Allegheny county, are requested to meet sot their various places of holding public meet ings throughout the county, at the earliest possible period, and express their opinion and determination relative to the imposition of a tax to pay railroad bonds. , Resolved, That the growing expenses of our county are becoming a very serious and op pressive burden, and shorili admonish our County Commissioners to retrench, in every possible manner, our expenditures; let the strictest economy be observed; lot no money be spent that can be avoided. lie.olved, That the proceedings of this meet ing be published in the papers of the city of Pittsburgh. On motion, adjourned. From Col. Coulter's Regiment A soldier In the 11th Regiment, writing from Annapolis,says : "Ogr regiment, with a few exceptions con tinuer to be healthy. On the 17th of Febru ary, Lieut. McCutcheon, of Comprny F, died of diptheria, and on the 18th his remains were followed by the regiment to the Railroad De pot. Some time previous to this Noah Piper, a very excellent young man, died of the spot ted fever. Many unfavorable reports with respect to the physical condition of oar regi ment, have boon refuted by two of the Medi cal Staff of the army of the Potomac. Only nineteen have been discharged on account of disability. "On the 17th and 28th ultimo ' our regi ment received four months pay. An account wan kept, and as nearly as could be ascer tinned, it was estimated that about $87,000 out of $47,000 was sent home from the entire regiment. ..Rev. W. U. Locke, the Chaplain, reoently presented Col. Coulter, on behalf of the otri core, with a beautiful and valuable sword." YOuPu Max Miasirro.—A young man named James F. M'Henry, whose parents re side on Remus street, Allegheny, disappeared from his boarding house on the 22d ult., and has not since been heard of. Ho was employed at Fulton's foundry, and on the day of the il lumination, having been unusually busy, did not leave the foundry until nine o'clock at night. He was seen crossing the bridge about cloven o'clock, and afterwards in a house in the lower part of Allegheny. Since that time no trace of hinfhas been discovered. hillen ry was about twenty-one years of ago and married. Our Booji Table. Treasure Trove ; or, Aocortift otlrbh Hein; L. S. D. Dy Samuel Lover, tag., author of "Handy Andy," •4tory me," etc., etc. Illustrated. liew York: Dick *Fitzgerald. 1862. Pittsburgh : Mr. Henry /diner, Path street. - This it ono of the best of Lover's novels,— and for humor, rectums, and power of inter esting, few of the Irish novelists excel Samuel Lover. The edition before 111 is neatly print ed, and the price is only 50 cents. Strtmoz.-0. K. hillier, a well-known citi zen of Erie, committed suicide t on Tuesday last, by hanging himself in the stable con nected with his residence. He had but re cently. boon taken home from the Insane Asylum hero, In an apparently improved state. Tho rash act was committed in a returning flt of insanity. iN7OIBIII.TIOX WAiTED.-01111cer Wednesday, received by mails description and photograph of a merchant named Frederick A. ticiteaman, aged forty.seven year, who has been missing from Shartietsville, Barks coon -4,, since the 24th nit. Fifty dollars reward is offered for information concerning him. BENOIT OP MIL CIIISCLLS evening being Mr. Base - benefit night, be will appear in twooharaoters--ffir John Faletaff, in tho "Merry Wives of Windsor," and as (loon - I.y Dale, in the beautiful drains of the _ 'polAToEs--2 car loads Peach Blows and Panay Lakes. , .• HOIIINY-20 bnabela Flint. DRIED APPLES -10 tads. and Z) BUTTER-10 half bbl.. and b bowel, In dotba. 0116E3W-300 Deana W. R. Clitting Chet**. A1! , 1,,ha 'Dye! In dove atlahr B. O t t faitu i rit /IrstUtreat, near Wood. Ili A Y. A .14 It,l (*KEEN ;()1L .J. cLotli:--voiranu bit malved axial etctig7 thaOit Cloth Wa.erxmay,26asidg9tWoAdrairest. - A. • THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH ' Melange from the President. Wisaturrors, Maieh 6.—The President to day transmitted Lo Congress the following message: Citizens of the Senate and Maw at lierßepresentatives: I recommend the adoption of a joint resolution by your honorable bodies which shall be substantially as follows Resolved, That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt gradoel abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by such State in its discretion, to compensate for the incon veniences, public and private, produced by such change of system. If the proposition contained in the resolu tion does not meet the approval of - Congress and the country there is the end; but if it does command such approval I deem it of im portance that the States and people immedi ately interested should 'be at once distinctly notified of the fact, so that they may begin to consider whether to acceptor reject it. The Federal government would find its highest in terest In such a measure, as ono of the most efficient means of self preservation. The leaders of the existing Insurrection entertain the hope that this government will ultimately be forced to acknowledge the independence of some part of the disaffected region, sad thatall the slave States north of such puts will then say : "The Union'for which we have struggled being already gone we now choose to go with the southern section." To deprive them of this hope substantially ends the rebellion, and the initiation of; emancipation com pletely deprives them of it as , to all States initiating it. Tile point Is not. that all the States tolerating:slavery would very soon, if at all, initiate emancipation, bat that, while the offer is equally made to all the more northern, shall, by such initiation, make it certain to the more southern that, in no ' event, will the former ever join the_latter in their proposed confederacy. I say initiation becanse,en my judgment,,,gradual, and not sudden emancipation is better for all. In the mere financial or pecuniary view, any member of Congress, with the caucus, tables, and treasury reports before him, can readily see 'for himself how very soon the current expen ditures of this war Would purchase, at a fair valuation, all the slaves in any named State. Such a proposition, on the part of the general Government, sets up no claim of a right, by Federal authority, to interfere with slavery within State limits, referring, ns it does, to the absolute control of the subject, in each case, to the State and its people immediately interested. It is proposed as a matter per fectly free choice with them. In the annual message, lest December, I thought fit- to say the Union must be preserved, and hence all indispensable means must be employed. I said this not hastily, but deliberately. War has been made and continues to be nn indispensable means to this end. A practical reseknowiedgment of the National authority would render the war unnecessary, and it would at once cease. If, however, resistance continuos the war must also continue, and it is impossible to foresee all the incidents which may,attend nod all the ruin which may follow it. Such as may seem indispensable, or may obviously promise great efficiency towards ending the struggle, moat and will come. The proposition now made id an offer only. I hope it may be esteemed no offense to ask whether the pecuniary consideration tendered would not be of more value to the States, and private persons and property in it, in the present aspect of affairs 1 While it is true that the adoption of the proposed resolution would be merely initiative, and not within it self a practical measure, it Is recommended in the hope that it would soon lead to important practical results. In full view of my great responsibility to my God and to my country, I earnestly beg the attention of Congress and the- people . the subject. (Signed] AIIHAEIAII LINCOLS Gen. Banks' Command--Success or the Upper Potomac Movement— Gen. Shields. OBARLESTOWN, Va., March 6.—Lasteight• squadron — of the First Michigan cavalry ad vanced as far as Perrysville, on-the Winches ter turnpike, and .ambushed and surprised a party of rebel cavalry, putting three of them hers do combat, and routing them. The Mich igan party returned with nine rebel cavalry horses, folly equipped, as trophies, among them the celebrated block stallion rode by Col. Ashley. Not a man was lost. The amount of forage and provisions cap tured by our right wing since the advance into Virginia is estimated to be worth twenty thousand dollars. This includes four thous and pounds of bacon, stored'for the use of the rebel army, at Leetown and Los - late/ilia, now held by the Union army. The emcees! of the movement on the Upper Potomac has been complete. Gen. Shields passed through Charlestown, en his way west, last night. CliawbcarowN, Va., March 6.—Reliable in telligence etatea that the enemy is in full force at Winchester, and hare completed for midable earthworks on this side, mounted with sixty guns, including the field batteries. Nothing of special importance transpired yesterday. The work on the railroad progresses rapid ly, and every point is strongly protected, from Cumberland to Harper's Ferry, and every fa cility is being afforded to the company. A large force is employed on the bridge and iron trestle work at the Ferry. The work has been found in better condition than was at first supposed by the engineer, and ten days Is liked as the time at which a through con nection will be made. All the commands of this division are in the beat condition, and anxious for an attack on the enemy. Bunker Hill was occupied by our forces yesterday, as the extreme outpoet on the west. There is some movement of troops to-day. A scouting. party of cavalry reports that Ashley's rebel eavaly last night attempted to cut them off when near Perrysville, bat- were foiled in the attempt. Four regiments of rebels, with a four gun battery, attempted, on the 3d Inst., to flank Col. Geary, near Lovettsville, but were driven off without a battle. Yesterday several deserters wore brought into town by our cavalry. Among them was Lieut. Arthur Markel', of the Third Virginia volunteers. A squad of Van Allen's cavalry to-day cap tured five rebel pickets, near Bunker Rill. They belonged to the id Virginia infantry, and were carried before tho Division Provost Marshal, Lieut. Col. Andrews, of the Massa chusetts 2d, for examination. efIiaLLSTOWX Va., March 6.—Smittifield, seven miles north-west of this place, was ea. copied to-day by a strong force. (len. Banks has issued a General Order forbidding all kinds of depredations or marauding upon the prop erty of citizens. He says no officer or soldier shall disturb in any manner the ordinary business of the country. He has appointed Major S. H. D. Crane, of the 3d Missouri reg iment, as the officer in charge of all seizure, of property for the use of the army. Country supplies which, on our arrival were Out off, are now coming In mere freely. The public sentiment in regard to our presence is grotto allyTtridergoing a favorable change. Michigan Democratic Convention. Daraorr, March 6.—The Dentocratio State Convention met in this city yesterday, and organised by electing H. H. Riley, of St. Joseph county, permanent President. Tho attendance was very large, Daily Are hundred delegates wore present, and the pro ceedings harmonious throughout. It weadeemed inexpedient to nominate can didates for State offices at this time. • Maiolotions wore passed expressive of the position of the Democracy of Michigan In the present crisis, promising support to the Gov ernment in all constitutional means to sup press the rebellion, and opposing the termina tion of the war until all resistance to tho Government under tho Constitution every where cease. Abolitionism is strongly dcnounood as equally guilty with Southern secestioniszn, and the speedy extinguishment of !Mil is hoped for--approving the modification of Fre mont's proclamation and Secretary Cameron's report, and the appointment. of the present Secretary of War, ,as an indication by the President to adhere to the Constitution ; de nouncing corruption and extravagance, and demanding honesty and economy in the ad ministration of the government. Railroad Accident. Br. Loris, March 6.—A 'serious accident oocurred on tho Patna Itailroad yesterday af ternoon, one mile from Meru* itationL An extra truto,whieh lettlbis city with soldiers, government horses,ko., with the regular frelght Muhl from .the wat.: The lo oornotirus of both trauma* smashed, and a number of ears destroyed. Several soldiers weiCiefirel7 mask awpboe ot**. lIIOIITH> CONGBISS-FIRST SESSION WesuiNGToX, March 6. SENATX.—Mr. Harris; of N. Y., presented a petition in favor of conferring the rank of Major General on General Wool. Also a pe tition .in favor of emancipation. Mr. Harlan and Mr. Collemer also presented potitione in favor of emancipation. Mr.. Fessonden, of Me., from the Committee on Pinnace, reported back the Poet Office Ap propriation bill withodt amendment.' Mr. Collamer, of Vt., from the Post Office Committee, reported back the postal money order bill. Mr. Halo, of N. H., from the Naval Com mittee, reported a joint resolution tendering thanks_.te Congress, to Capt. Goldsboreugh and the officers and seamen under him, for their gallant conduct at Roanoke Island. Adopted. On motion of Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, the bill relating to the pay of members of Con , greis was taken up. An amendment was adopted making tho mileage of members 20c. per mile; the bill as reported allowed only 10e. After some dis oussion, at 1 o'clock the Senate . went into ex ecutive session. On the doors being re.epened, the Senate adjourned. House.—Mr. Buflinton,Conn., introduced a bill authorizing the appointment of two depu ty Inspector Generals. Referred to the Com mittee on military affairs. Mr. Aldrich, Minn., reported a bill to in crease the medical efficiency of the army. The Bettie concurred in , the report of the Committee . of Conference in the disagreeing amendments to the Joint resolution, providing for the payment of the awards of the com mission appointed to investigate the claims growing out. of the military operations of the Western Department. The House took up the Senate bill providing for the organization of the staff attached to the divisions of the united regular and iolnnteer forces. Mr. Blair, Mo., explained that the bill pro posed no increase of the army, but allowed certain officers to be detailed to staff duty, and the passage of the measure was deemed essential by military °Meer& Mr. McPherson, of Pa., opposed the bill on the ground that it would increase the staff of every division, and proportionately the ex pense. Under the present circumstances the President can increase the staff of any divis ion when o Spedial.ethergeuoy requires. Mr. Dunn, of dud., advocated the. bill, ar guing that the necessary means and agencies should be furnished to those charged with the conduct of the war. After further debate, the bill was amended and passed. The Speaker laid beforethe House a mes sage from the President suggesting the pas sage of a joint resolution co-operating with any State for the abolition of slavery, with pecuniary compensation therefore. Be pro poses this as an initiative, predicting impor tant practical results from it. On motion of Mr. Stevens, of Pa., the mes sage was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the Slate of the Union. Mr. Stevens, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill authorising the pnrchaie of coin. Its consideration was post poned till to-morrow. The 'House went into Committee of the Whole-on the State of the Union on the bill to regulate the franking privilege. Mr. Perry, of N. J., spoke in opposition to the extreme anti-slavery measures which have been proposed. This was a time for the ex hibition of patriotism and the defence of the Union. He was at a loss to Fee how it was necessary to set the slaves free now as an ally in the suppression of the rebellion. This was not a; war for the destruction of the South, but for the reiteration of the authority of the Governtuent. Behind the dark clouds of 10- bullion the sky of the Union was clear and bright, and the stars of all the States were sparkling in all their beauty, and soon it would he that this dark cloud would pass away, and= one by one the stars would re-ap-. pear Mall their glory, and the people would thank (led they were all there. Mr. Davis, of Pa., reviewed the various shades of polities, and the purposes of politi cal organizations.. He discussed oho peculiari ties and dignity of labor, and in the course of his remarks said, never again would slavery become the controlling power of the govern ment. Let it be known that while we have heretofore been true to the compromises of the Constitution, wo now feel onrselves absolved therefrom by the acts of the armed slave hold era. Mr. Kelly, of Pa., rose to ask the House to repair, as far as it could, a wrong done to a friend and and constituent of his; a gentle man of character and Integrity ; one, • who from hie early life to hit present age, has managed a large public business, a leading newspaper, and has received the public re spect by hie integrity, and who has literally fulfilled all his engagements to his fellow men. lie asked that a statement from Col. Alexan der Cummings, which be bad done him the honor to address to bins, be read in reply to a certain part of the report of the Committee on Government Contracts. • .. Mr. Wickliffe, of Ky., referred to tho report, quoting certain articles that had been pur chased by Mr. Cummings, such as codfish, cheers, ale, straw hats, etc., and inquired whether Mr. Kelly intended to defend this Mr. Cummings. Mr. Kelly replied that Mr. Cummings had been charged by the Committee with having $140,000, for which vouches had not been fur nished, and as thlit statement. bad been given to the press, and cgrunicnted upon by the com mittee, it was but fair that Mr. Cummings should be beard in his own vindication. Ad journed. General Order from Gen. Halleck. Sr. Louis, March 13.—. A. general order issued this evening, states that surveyors and other custom hods° officers and agents in this De partment, as well as those on the Cumberland sad Tennessee rivers, are expected to respect the permits Issued by the surveyors of either of the ports of the Ohio river, and bearing his official signature and seal. Military officers commanding ports where there aro no custom house officer., or acting in concert with such officers ' will in like manner respect these per mits. Sealed baggage, while the seal remains unbroken, will also bo respected by officers. °clods, wares or merchandise in transit thus covered by permits, and baggage thus scaled, will be allowed to go forward to their places of destination, unless them is good and sat isfactory reasons for their detention, on Infor mation obtained from reliable sources, until farther orders. The trasportatlon of this De partment is not open to munitions of war, except under special regulations with the mil itary authorities. Whisky, for - the time be ing, is prohibited in the resumed commerce of the Cumberland and Tennessee. By command of MAJ. GEN. liattica. Important from the South. CHICAGO, March 6.—A special dispatch to the- Tribase from Cairo, says that the Federal pickets at Columbus were driven In, iester 4*, by the rebel cavalry in the woods in the vicinity. The town was shelled by the gun boats. The rebels fled. It is reported that heavy cannonading was heard nt Columbus at four o'clock this morning in the direction, of Now Madrid. The rebel army .at that , peint. numbers 40,000, it having been largely rein forced from Columbus and Memphis.. They have also tight wooden gunboats. From rebel papers we glean the following: "The steamer Cambridge was sunk, on the 23d, near Grand (liaise, Arkansas. Forty .. • two lives were lost." The machinery from the various workshops in Nashville was removed, previous to the evacuation of that place, to Chattanooga. • The people of the South are warmly urging and demanding that Zeff..Davis take the field. A bitter contest is going on in- Memphis as to whether the town be burned On , the preach of the ederal gunboats. Latest from Ship island...l Rebel Stearier'eaptaieiL4EC. BOSTOX, Haub q.—The United States gun boat Saxon has arrived from Ship Island, with dates to the 22d. She 'reporta teeing a vessel supposed to ho tho steamer Kensington, which towed the supply ship, Vermont,. from here, on Sunday last, off Hatteras. ' • The health of the troops at: Ship :Island was good. All the oyster boats in the ylein ity had been captured, with 36 prisoners, thus cutting off the supply of oysters. for New . Orleans. The United States sleep-of-war, Hartford, arrived at Ship Island from •Flavin;- on the 22d ult., and Joined in the celebration .''of Washington's , birth-day: ' • • , The steam gunboat h111:10/1 reports that the rteamer South Carolina has ceptured thetebel 'teenier • Magnolia; while !running the Meek ado off Mobilo, with 4(10 bales of mitten,. The engineer attempted to blow her up, but only . eumeeded in killing himself. The Magnolia is a jar side-wheel steamer. : • t Rubber. Factory Destreyed. '••• Boattag,' , -,lliiketi . 334inerly .atibb* Factory was buittad last 'night:- , Lortipypi.. oak ..infortad - for vropoo: 'TL.' , 4ainpany had i:Sentinet roilhatiannlackttneaf-79,v00 zabbss blankets' dat'llet *nay:- • •••••••- Important from WatialliWns• . WASHINGTON, March 8 .- The. bin . - reported from the Committee On . Way!' and:Meewl day, authorizing the purchase:. of . satin and' for other purposes, provides that the Secr etary of the Treasury may dispose of any lends or notes bearing interest, authorised bylaw for . coin at such rates and upon such terms as may be deemed most advantageous to the public interest, and may issue, under nosh rules and regulationsas he may prescribe, certificated of indebtedness, such as were authorised by bye the act to authorise the Secretary of the Treasury ' to issue certificates of indebtedness to public creditors, approved March let, 1882, to snob creditors as may desire to receive the same in discharge of checks drawn by disbursing offi cers upon sums placed to their credit upon the books of the Treasurer, upon requisitions of the proper Department, as well as in die charge of audited and settled 'mounts, as provided by said act. It is further provided that the demand notes authorized by act of July 17th, 1861, and by the act of February 12th, 1862, shall be receivable and shall be lawful money and a legal tender in like man ner and to the same purposes and to the same extent as the notes authorised by the Act to authorize the issue of United States notes) and for the redemption or funding thereof, and for the funding ot the floating debt of the United States, approved 28th of last month. Charles Henry Poster has returned to Wash ington, and again presented his petition fora seat as member from the 2d Congressional dis trict of North Carolina. The case is before the Committee on Elections. Army and Navy Promotions WASHINGTON CITY, March 6.—The Presi dent in addition to other officers promoted for gallant conduct, has nominated Brigadier General Thomas a Major Genoral. Also Col. Harvey Brown to be a Brigadier General; bj - brevet, Major Arnold, Lieutenant Colonel; by brevet, Capt. Hillot, Major; by brivet, Major Tower, Lieutenant Colonel; by brevet, Captains Allan, Chalfin, Cleasen, Robortson, Blunt, Dugen and Langdon ' Majors; by brevet, lot Lieutenants McFarland, Shipley, Jackson, Pennington Seeley, Frank B. Taylor and Todd, to be Captains for good conduct at Santa Rosa Island. Copts. Dell, McKean, Dupont, Goldsbor °ugh and Fanagut were te-day confirmed' by the Senate as flag officers of the Navy. From California and South America. New Tone, March 6.—The steamer North ern Light, from Aspinwall, has arrived, with California passengers and about one million in gold. 'The Panama papers . of the 25th ult. contain the following: Washington's birthday was celebrated at Panama with much spirit. The United States steamer Wyoming ar rived on the 18th. Business in Chili was reviving, and the harvest was abundant. . . Pasco has been re-establiihed in Bolivia. Revolutionary attempts to agitate Peru afe in progress. It is stated that Bishops and other clergy are endeavoring to create public opinion in favor of annexation to Spain. Funeral of Gen. Lander. • WASHINGTON, March 6.—The military dis play 'attendant on the funeral of Brigadier- General Lander this afternoOn was large and impressive. A. number of the most distin guished gentlemen connected with the army and navy, and in civil positions, were present, and the flags wore everywhere at half mast. The Fort Donelson Rebel Officers at Fort Warren. BOSTON, March 6.—Forty-nine rebel offi cers, including all the Colonels, Majors, and other commissioned officers, captured at Fort Dena'son, have taken up their rosidenee in the °lassie shades of Fort Warren. Kansas Legtelature. LICA V KNWORTH, March . 6.—The KRUSIIIS Legislature has adopted a resolution nearly unanimously, instrooting the Kansas Senators and requesting the representatives in Con gress to aid in the passage of the Rollins, and the ratification of a treaty with. the Polio watt...ado Indiana. Reception to Col. Lee. BOSTON, March G..--001. Lee bad a formal reception from tho citizens of Roxbury Buit evening. Gor. Andrew and the Mayors of Boston and Roxbury bado bim welcome, to which Col. Leo responded in terms of patriotic fealty to his old hag. Markets by Telegraph. CINCINNATI, March o.—Evoning.—Plour dull and selling In small lots at 54 21%4 25 for superfine, and 84 20 Mr extra. Wheat Sc higher and in lair demand it 90%92c (or red, and 9341 for white. Corn firm at Sic, nod Oats at 28c. "Bye advanced to 66c. Whialry declined to 190, and closed dull under the news from New York. Provlslone ginest and tmchanged ; bold er. are firm but buyers are trying to procure stuff at shade below what it is bald at. Balk shoulders' re In good demand at 3 . ligatH r o. Mess pork Lila demand at 511 60%11 75. hot much - delitglfflard,and it Is Oct saleable at over 7%7r/ s c. Small sales of bussed oil at 784600. . art...ries unchamm and dull Exchange firm at put and 34c premium. New Yuan, March s.—Evening.—Cotton firm at. 2254. Flour heavy; sales of 11,000 bbls at $535 (4.545 fer_State;_ss 85%5 95 for Ohio, and $5 90()815 for Southern. Wheat dull; stiles of 7,000 bush at 51 Itt for red western Corn firm; sake of 42,000 busk nt 124..",(40.255c. Pork Jinn at 51370%1437 for prim*. Lard mot at 7,%%8%.c. Whisky dull at Yoe. Puttanrcruta, March s .—Noon.—lltiar dull; 1600 bbl, of extra fatally *old et $575()4 00, and 500 bids on private terms. The receipts are small. Bye Flour .116 slowly at 53 25, and Corn Meal at $3 75. There Is not much Inanity fur Wheat, and prima are hardly maintained; 5,0a0 bush red sold at $1 34; - and white at $11145. 2,000 bush Pennsylvania Eye sold at 740.. Corn is in better demand ; 10,000 bush new yellow at 55c. One Kona at 370 ter Delaware and .18429 c for Pennsylvania. Coffee is firm; sales of Btu at 185L0j210, and Liguria at 2130V.e. Previa. lous are bald firmly; lake of Mew Pork,at 513 60. Lard Is steady ax 14Y.e. Whisky is lem firm; sal. of Ohio at Oc and PALMA. at 280 SPECIAL NOTICES. A 3 ELZGANT CLOTIII3O ESTABLIEIII3I33.- One of the best places within the range of our knowledge to purchase clothing, or furnishing goods, is the establishment of Messrs. W. Mis tiest & Cy., corner of Federal street and the Diamond, Allegheny. They never fail to ren der satisfaction to those who favor them with a call, and will sell at very reasonable prices. Remember the locality, corner of Federal street and the Diamond, Allegheny. Gox. Fainorea muse—his statement and aridence, as pre ented to the joint com mittee of the two hbuses on the Conduct of the War. See New York Daily Tribune, of 'Tuesday, quadruple sheet, only 3nents, to be bad at the Pittsburgh agency, opposite .the Theatre—Pittock, agent. Wu. Fouless, Carpenter and Joinor, Job bing Sbop Virgin alley, between Smithfield street and Cherry alley. All kinds of Rouse Repairing done on short notice and in work manlike manner. Chergai moderate. Leave your orders. AR orders promptly attended to. TEE GREAT TIN DATE BILE of dry goods, at Barker k Co.'s, by Market street, ought to at traot the - attention of ball our readers •ho are in pursuit of dry goods. No purehases should be made before visiting this house. • DOCTOR 0. DiALB, Water OUTS and Ilomos ?ethic, Physician ; also agent for Rainbow's celebrated Trues for Ruptures. Corner of Peen and Wayne streete. OMNIBUS CALLS will be taken at Hunt's Book store, Masonie llsll, Fifth street, and at the Omnibus No. 456, Mart/ street. Day or nigbt, all 'orders leit:in either thii two places will be promptly attended to. DZNTISTRT.—Dr. C. Sill, No. 246 Penn at., attends to all branches of the Dental proles- .I.IIIIiNEJEIIE,inr , & BENEFIT IND LATT APOEARANCE BUT ONE OP THE CELEBRATED 1301LEDIAEi . 1114 "C 11 411LES'ILISS. . MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR • 'lllB5 LTNE. ALBR FORD-- ... LIENDEIUMN. ANNIII II.II,LET. • To :cowOhtdts with the .t A GOAPTRT BARR phlA.c AM" ‘OLEGAIL GOO BUSK Drain PEAdiiik BBLa PURR CIDER 'VINSOAR. VILUAII SAGMSY; .11Y 18 pod 20.Wood.bOreeti .t~.3 ~ c ~'~4 ... _ . }, ... 4 - . Ileatereition edietternal Trade4.llinles timid Revitalises' Concerning Inter. Cpnantercisklnteirconrse. By virtue of the authority confided to the Secrettuy.,of tlfo Treasury by the actof Congress : appro . to July 18, 1861, entitled "an act further provide ,for the collect tion of idaties,on imports and for other piirposes,'-' and in pursuance of the license of-the •Presidentof the United States per.. milting commercial' . intercourse in certain caseunder said tat, the followWg d, regulation are hereby prescribed by , the I Secretary of the Treasury .for conducting internal ComnierCial intereoursebetweertthe inhabitants of those its of the Drifted States heretofore declared by the President to be in insurrection and the eitizensof the loyal States of the Union, which riles and regulations, are to remain in force so long as:-the -condition of hostilities* shall con ,. tinue,. unless sooner modified otreiroked. TRILAStaIItDEPAIITIMIT, MARCH 4, 1862. Ist. -All licenses shall be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, and all applies- • dons therefor must be made in writing' to • him, statingj specifically the purposes for which the license is de - aired ; end; if for general or special trade, setting forth the character and aggregate-value . of the mer chandise to be transported, the destination thereof, and the proposed route of transpor. tation; and also the character of the mer. chandise, if any, desired in exchange, with the proposed 'route of transit - thereof, and . . its destination. . 2d. Before the delivery of any . license,. the party therein permitted to trade Shall execute a bond to the United States, with sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of at least twice the amount of the trade so, li censed, which bond shall be subject to such approval and conditioned in such terms as shall be specified in the license. Bd. All transportation to be made by, vir tue of any license shall be made under per mits, to be issued by such duly authorized officers of the Treasury Department as shall be designated in the license, which pennita shall specify, the number and kind of pack ages, with the marks thereon, and, in.gen oral terms, the character thereof. 4th. When application is made for a transportation permit, the applicant shall file with tho officer authorized by the license to grant 'such permit a copy. of rthe license under which application is made, which copy shall be compared with -the original and certified by such officer; and - also correct invoice; in duplicate, signed by the consignor, showing the-actual val ues of the merchandise at the place of pur chase; and also a statement, in duplicate, of the route of transit and destination of the merchandise so to be transported,' and the consignee thereof. The applicant shall I also make and file with such officer an affi davit that the values are correctly stated in the invoices, and that the packages eon lain nothing except as stated therein, and that the merchandise so permitted to 'be ransported shall not, nor shall any part 'thereof, be disposed of by him or by his authority or connivance in violation of the terms of the license. Lth. All transportation shall be permit ted and exchanges supervised, either, at Cincinnati, Louisville, Paducah, St. Louis, or such other place as may hereafter be specified by the Secretary of the Treasury. Tninsportation permits shall he grantedby the Surveyor of the port whence the tran sit commences, or by other officers name& in the license, and shall be approved and countersigned by such other officer as shall be named in the license for that purpose; and all exchanges shall be supervised' by such officer as may be designated for that purpose in the license ; and the amount of each permit shall, at the dote of its issue, be endorsed upon the original license. 6th. All packages whatsoever, hefore be ing permitted to go into any part of the United States heretofore declared by tho President to be , in insurrection, shall be examined by a duly authorized officer, . . which examination shall be certified _end opproved by such officer as shall be speci fied in the 'license. 7th. For each permit granted under the provisions of these rules and regulatiOns there shall be charged and collet:Am:Lope half of one per cent upon the value of the merchandise so permitted at the place of purchase, which shall be collected by the officer granting the permit before'delivery thereof. Bth. All officers acting under these rules shall keep an accurate record of all their transactions under the several licenses I granted by the Secretary of the Treasury, and shall make weekly reports to him in relation thereto, as much in detail as prac ticable; transmitting with such reports a list of all permits granted, and one of the duplicate invoices and statements, upon which shall be endorsed the . date of the authority under which such permit was granted. Weekly returns shall be madtiof all fees and emoluments received. Bth. All licenses and permits shall be liable to modification or revocation by the Secretag of the Treasury. S. P. Ow% Seo'y of Treasury. • The Rights of Rebels under. the Constitution. There is good law, good logic and good sense in the following extracts: . . Every slaveholder who has sympathized with the present rebellion, has voluntarily renounced his claim to the protection of the Constitution. He has said to the General Government that he no longer, withes to avail himeelf of the guaranties of the Gin stitution to hold hie slaves in subjection; 'that ho has considered' St to place them in this respect beyond the limits of its provis ions. Shall the Government refuse to ac cept the liberation? Shall it bring: its power into exercise to recreate the unnatu ral and oppressive relation 1 What, may be the terms on which those who are now in the rebellion against 'the Government shall be admitted back to their alleetariee, let them never be permitted to re-intim under the Clmmtitution those whom'they have now virtually and voluntarily taunted,- ' , . - To re-enslave those whom their m asters have thus, of their own choice, placed be yond that provision of the Conititutten which recognizes them as ''persons held to service," would be an act of needless and e. unwarrantable oppression.. As apntdantial Measure of the Government, it weal-be, in the highest degree, impolitic. Nothing ' ti can be clears than the perfect incinapsti bility of slave • titutions with thciatrual exercise of- tb functions of. a free Govern. ment. If Sla ry, alter haying , beeti::ili; tually ilailishe , is to be riinstatedla Ali power and ass rights in the rebel States,' it is less to hope that' it will Min• sent any more than formerly to oilskin connection wi the freedom of the prat; the freedom of speech, the freedom of xe- Weans effort, o any proper guireati- tor the personal as ety of those whey , within • its jurisdictie shall resist its claim' Or ... . render theinsel es offensive to its supper-_ tem. , It is i re ilia that there should he i either liberty orpeace with the metered* of the sisve-po ar. . Bat let the II rernment accept the deals ration.of the holders . cooperating with the Rebel Govermient, that , they no longer desirethe protection of the'Conetitotionja retaining. th eir Mires' in bOndage; • and hereafter know them only as freemen—let 'it avail:itself of.the present criets to' MtMOTO by: 's,pproiriate.iind decisive action -findor the Constitution the cause of the retells; audit would imn, ,ire. every part of the ITill4ei,:be accepted assn Orromplirhafkie. .. ..., 0 fa which the neaps sad institutions- - ''. eleti , ' - wOord become eonformed,and -,== I ';;`,:. era of prosperity and. "elyilfeation 4 ii,,, ~ bring to the Country and the,:worid- the .. proper fruits 0 f..11 '."." - -t.r a 4P , 4 l G4i Go- -..-
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