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The Ooinstitution am It lel
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MONDAY : NIN t ' •
Democratic -Norahxtiorts.
tiFoioin wAltp.
" nikstrpasmg .JIID9E,,
NALutipli H. LOWRIE.
TEEciazirsozaterow'ACT.
We refrained, Purposely, from alluding
to some of tlie provisipns of the conscrip , ,
tion,-tici long as the draft was pet ding, for
the reason that we desired' to !offer no
reason for:Oppesieg,it the - , great die- .
content it hits created iimil i r e t r te people;
in every : lc:panty, has, we com•
pelled theAboliticin papers-lb come to its
defense. 'Paitiiiiitt necessity etenPels them
to r defenitihnebtraoxious law and some of
the Quinentil'adianced in its favor are
wortleetiniriderine.-; The New Toek Even:
gag Peg - for instance, speaking
. of , those
who'are!opposed to it, remarks : •
"rotiteit'ad of. Winning e passions, of the ig
Pal r tlie t a% ala .;l:t n u g re. 4 'grthtl i gt e r o f vaguei randl
hi ve they. not' told them the truth; that a eon•-_
"" T I tg i . g a i iilk4 u Xi l :4 4 l a nd ) f a s i t i r k l e k t in tfrt " i l lti%
too rich, as well es the poor; that - in, -Beaton:
• where lne draft is completed. the lists contain
the namiss s of the most eminent as well es of the
most 15bSeure families,- and that everywhereW se;
it , is -the same? 'WfirdiFtliey not teltltheurthe
truth;that - inidetthr , cWeriptitnifeweel l sootlni n t
will be called to' the wee than Teat under the
old ereteld o ; voluateannf I
The Pietifi4 Post e it will be seen, -dis
poses of the:poiiiiceiption law very easily . ;
it operates-upon:ilL - einSiis Alike, because
it drafted its,pp,?r ones;
but the - ,Pos;,,forg,olo, Inftirth ,its readers
that the former areat3tis, to2parchase ex-.
eniptiOn front - 4e • setTice, while the other
are compelled to enter it. This
the whole - diflicidty ; .the berilen fail, upon thamang-.Witliceit'thiers hundred dollars,.
for -- was-,amount is-not going
to the war.-
The Chisel& of this city, in its issue of
Saturday.- - pitlle :tiro three hurdred dollar
exemption the "poor man's cbsu.4," and
reasons it - tint in this way - ; it says:
"This three hundred dollar, exemption clause,
in our opinion, is the POOR man's clause. W
know that the Copperhead press and, leaders
- have tried to create a different impression. But
what are the facts? Suppose Congress had in
serted no provision for money exeiuptio-, and
the only Means of avoiding conscription bad been
the furnishing of n;substitute; would not the
price of substitutes have bean about $l,OOO or
perhaps sl,otte?• And haw rnanYPoormen would
ttave been able to purchase at -these figures ?
This is the case in the so-called Confederate
States whereme see as. much asS5.OOO go beg
ging ler 'an ahle-bodied substitute.'" ,
Had 'Congress not enacted the clause in
question, and the - state of affairs arisen al
luded to, we cannot see how the poor man
would be any worse off than he is now.
Poor men cannot very well purchase sub
etitutes at either of the sums mentioned,
while some Would gladly enter the service
as substitutes were they to receive any
sum between - one thousand and five thou.
sand, as in - the cases mentioned. A.' man'
knowingthal is - well 'provided'
for, makes,- in such cases, all the difference
in tha world. - -
But the apposition : taanifested-': to the
draft, is but a popular dereonstriition
neatest the Administration. The people
see and feel that it the programme of tie
gro emancipation is to be carried out, it
will require the entire male population of
the free Statea to garrison the conquered
territories. The white population of the
free States.will be sacrificed in orderla
give freedotn to a few millions tot blacks.
This impr.iiien is taking htild of the peo
ple, because it has been advanced by
those in authority, as well as, ' by those
who shape the policy of the Adininistra:
tion: As long-as we were fighting =avow
edly for the restoration of the UlllOll under
1 11- the Constitution; there was no need of
conscription; none at all. But the Aboli
tionists insisted upon a proclamation of
emancipation, promising - to cause New
England to swarm with volunteers when.
ever it was issued; but now,that it is in foree,
instead of their redeeming their promisesi
they enforce a'conscription against' citizens
whoin'they tinsel:leen brandinifor.a year
as being Copperheads mid traitors, while
New t for the war,
except w44.6oB4ty:arAj,otcontriietcnl4,
sutlers, - imyotnittrtgt-,'Ostetittkre-'nod! tax
collectors'. :Thitt ittliti4ray - Abolitionism
manages gke 44toinistration, ankit
nishes'tlie rea '
s'on, why the people - are not
entirely satisfied with their conduct.
Had the people confidence in the integ-
rity and ability of the Administration, end
were they not alarmed at the partisan
character, which they are giving to the
war, they would not complain of a con•
scription; if it were necessary. But they
are not blind to -what is pasSitig .kefore
them. The man who whispers peace is
denounced for being a traitor; while those
who lead the crusade declare that there
shall be no peace as long as there is a
stave to fight for. If this is to he thii Pro
giamme, the people need not imagine that
drafting is yet over. Every city and town
captured must be garrieotted, imd ir to do
that; ambit the same dine keep onr armies
replenished, will exhaust the Eghtini pop
ulation of the tree :States: Let the*ii be
prosecuted for the ' freedom of the`blacks
and the subjugation of the rebel ,States
t
andby the time we get through, we wilt be
as desolate as our opponents.
"" official
from Vicksburg? • '
Through the courtesy of Mr. "Eli:stile,
clerk, of the J. D. Perry, says a corris
iiondent of the Chicago Times, I semi you
si , nbpsis - of the rebel lOaSTri`Mal. den.
enl)1V8 department' since • the landir g of
thiarsnya Grand-Gulf May tet , 186 a:
I.oislu =en
~ . ... 40.000
Prixoners tali* at .Vicksbuts. July ith..._ .3%0u0
Ttitat.L. ..... 71.1)X1
Citizen prisonen : ,... » ,... 5 000 Of whom wc.ruon and children are ..... LBO°
Lek and wounded --. 43.220'
Prieonere tit fur duty— . . ... ... . ....
Tents raptured: ' ..... 4,000
Mules captured' AV
Horses captured captured'_
Freight cure.
Locond.itives 5
hazr i a ler guns... 88'
. ..... ...
_ 1
ece~
ittiuntre of smmunztlon
fitsi.434f malt .. 40urul
00
Shut stiWiftc "..36.600
VANS of VubliePruierty captured: from t10,006,_
tot) td.sls.ouxo.--
gipArzed.trArlitnit:
iS.Jlfutsd - ..ii/AdiEs WILSON,
14 0:01144 ungrovost Marshal.
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Stephens' Mission to Washington
Letter.from7.lofr Davis
The RiekitiOnd Dppatch publishes the
following leteer,froWjkir Davis to Al( x.
Stephqiaa, wfiteb.,..iviti*.xplain the latter's
late approach to to see Pr ES
i4P.to,Lineoqo;
2, 180,
Hon. A. H. Stephins, Richmond, Va.
Raving accepted your patriotic
- offer to riFOceed as a Military Commission
er, under flag-of truce, to Washington, you
will herewith_receivejsurletter-.ol‘aathOri•-
itifoihe consroander ! in-chief of the army,
and 'navy` of the States. 1
.This letter is- signed by me, as com
mander-in-chief of the Confederate'latd
and navallorces. •
You will perceive from the terms of the
letter that it is so-worded as to avoid any
political difficulties - in its' ieCeption.-
tended exclusively. as 'one of thole com
munications -between -belligerents which'
ptiblise law iecogniz as as necessary and
firlitierlietiieen .forces, care has
; been telc en,to giTe, no pretest for refusing
to receive it on the ground that it ?ifould
involve 'a' tacit r; &I:ignition of the mile
peridiance of the Confederacy.
Your, mission. is sinsply..one of human
ity,, and has nopoliticisl aspect.
If •
ÜbjeCtion is made to receivlng.,your
letter, on ;the ground that:-it- is not. ad
dressed .to Abraham. Lincoln, as Presi
dent, instead of COmmiiiidel in-chief (tc
• ,
then you will present the duplicate letter,
.which is actdressed•-tti =him as President.
and atned -by me 'ls -Presideift. To this
latter, - ejection :may be- made on the
ground that I am not"recognized to be
confederacy. in this
event, lon declinetiriyftirthe'r attempt
to cower on the subject of your mission,
las such conferende - .fkadmissible only on
the, ground of . perfect equality.
My'redent intervieite With o have put
•, I. , • y
yon so Salt 41 possession of my• views
Fhaf it iklkieaiZelk; necessary to give you
any :detailed iustractions, even were 1, at,
this moment, wall enough to attempt it.
My whole purpose is, in one word, to
place this war on -the fooling of such as
are , waged by civilized people in modern
times, and to : divest it of the savage char
acter which bas been impressed on it by
our enemies, in spike of all our t tforts
and . protests,_„ War,ll3 full enough of tin
avmdable horroni, tinder ;all its aspects,
to justify,- and even to demand, of
any Christian ralerti who may be unhappi
ly engaged in carrying it on, to l. seek to
restrictita calamities, and to divest it of
all tusneceseary seventies. 'You will en
eavor to the cartel for the ex
change of prisoners on such a basis as to
iisFoitthe - ;constant: difficulties - and coin
rililaitita“which arise, and to prevent, for
the future, what we deem the unfair con
duet of our enemies in evading the de
-liiery of the prisoners who fall into their
hands; in retarding it by sending them or/
circuitous routes, and by detaining them,
sometimes for months, in camps and in
prisons, and in persisting in taking ea
Lives non combatants
Your attention isalso called to the un
heard of conduct of Federal officers is
driving from their homes entire tom mil
cities of women and children, rui well as
of men, whom they find in districts occu
pied by their troops, for no other reason
than because these unfortunates are faith
ful to the allegiance due to their States
and refusal° take an oath of fidelity to
their enemies.
The putting to death of unarmed pris
oners has been a ground of jest complaint
in more than one instance, and the recent
executions of officers of our army is Tien•
tacky, for the sole cause that they were
engaged in recruiting service in a State
which is claimed as still one of the United
,States, but:is also claimedbias as one of
I the I;onfederate States, must be repressed
try:retaliation if not unconditionally aban
doned, because it would justify the like
'execution in every tither State of the Con
federacy, and the practice is barbarous,
uselessly cruel, and can only lead to the
slaughter. of prisoners on both sides—a
result too horrible to contemplate without
making every effort to avoid it.
On these and all kindred subjects you
will consider your authority full and ample
to make such arrangements as will temper
the present cruel character of the conteot,
and full confidence is placed in your judg
ment, patriotism and discretion, that while
carrying oat the objects of your mission,
you will take care that the equal rights of
the Confederacy be always preserved.
Very respectfully,
JEFFERSON Davis.
- ItlennOND, Bth July, 1863.
His ZWelielle3l, Je f ferson Davis.
Sir: Under the authority and instruc
tions of your letter to me of the 2d inst.,
I proceeded on the mission therein assign
ed without delay. The steamer Torpedo,
commanded by Lieutenant Banter Davis,
of the navy; was put in readiness as soon
as possible, by order of the Secretary of
the Navy, and tendered for the service.
At noon on the 3d she started down James
river, hoisting and bearing a flag of truce
after passing City Point. The next day
(the CIO at about 1 o'clock, P. M., when
within a few miles of Newport News, we
were met by a small boat of, the enemy.
Carrying two guns, which also raised a
white flag before approachieg us. -The
officer in command informed Lieutenant
Davis that he had orders from Admiral
Lee, onboard the, United States flag ship
lifintielidthafing between and then in view,
not to allow any boat or vessel to pass
tife point near which he was stationed,
without his permission. By this officer 1
sent to. Admiral Lee a note stating my-ob
jects and-wishes, a copy of which I hereby)
ennead, marked A.
I also sent to the admiral, to be for
warded, another in the same language ad
dressed to the Officer in command of the
United Btates.forces at. Fortresa blonroe.
The gunboat koceedid - immediately to
the Mitiiieabta with, these dispatches,
while theTerPedii * remained at anchor.
Between anil:4-ci'elock.ll.l,Another
boat cape u,p:tb;b4,,liiearing the admiral's
answer, *Web is Ferennto annexed mark
ed B. - • -
We remained '`at vtabodt this point in
the river until the 6th instant, When, hav
ing heard nothing further from the Admi
ral, at twelve o'clock M. on that day I di.
rented Lieut. Davidson , again to. speak
the gunboat on guard; and to hand to the
c,dicer in command another note to the
Admiral. This was done. A copy k4' the
note is appended, marked C. At half past
M
two o'clock P. M. two gunboats approach.
ed us from below,' one bearing answer
froM the Adniiral , to my note to him of
the4tl. .This answer is annexed, marked
D. Tt& other; taat bore the answer of
I.4eet,- Col. W. H. Ludlow to my note .of
the 4thiaddressed , to the officer in com
a:tend at`Fortress hidnroe. A copy of this
is annexed, marked E. Lientenal Colonel
Ludlow , also came up in person in the
boat that brought his answer, to me, and
conferred with tfoloneToeld on the 'board
tho Torpedo, upon some matters he de
sired to see him in connection with the Or
change of prisoners. --Frpte: ; the papers
aPtiended, eaftbriteitiA' t4o.o4"eglft6ldence
referred to, it will be seen that the mission
failed from the refusal of the enemy to re
ceive or entertain it, holding the proposi
tion for such a conference "inadunass.-
ble.”
The influences and views that led to.this
- determination', after so long a considers
lion of thestbjnet, must be lett to coojeo.
t ire. The reason assigned for the refusal
pfthetrilited Sistee Secretary of War ; to
wit: thavththe , jcmitcialery ..ne t its and
changers'! Viiiinideiedidetinate for
needftir Military ‘"communications and
conferences," to one acquainted
actloeng not
„grAyelpcptuar flatOrif sbat
very singular and unaccountable; for it is
certainly known.. to him that these very
agents, to whoni he evidently alludes,
heretofore agreiid upon in a former con
ference in Keferimce to ~the exchange of
prisoners, fonea the , :itubjectir ninbraced
in your lettir to :me,) are now, and hive
been for some time, distinctly at issue op
sEvaral impOrtant points - The existing
cartel, owing to - these . disagreements,
virtually suspended,isO far as the exchange
of officers on either hide-is concerned:—
Notices of retaliation have been given on
both iiitres.
The effort„ therefore f -for the very many
and cogent reasons set forth in your litter
of instructions to me, to
,see_ifr these dit•
Yjt4tlECil nick - - be removed, anifit
plearp unders . tanding between' the parties
as:Urttie general conduct of the war could
not be arrived at before this extreme
measure' 'Should be' resorted to by either
,party, Wail no less in accordance with the:
dictates of humanity than, in strict con
formity -with the 'sages of belligerents in
modern times. Deeply impressed as I
Was:with these views and feelings,in un
dertaking-the-mission, and asking the con
ference, I eau Vrit express my, profound
regret at the result of tbe effort mtttle to
obtain it ' • and I can but enter in the belief
that if the conference sought had been
granted, mutual good could have ben ef
fected by it ; and if this war so unnatural,
so unjust, so unchristian and so inconsist-
eat with every fundamental principle of
Americaia. constitutional liberty '! must
needs" Continue to be waged against us,
that at least some of its severe horrors,
which now so eminently thleaten;might
have been`avoided.
Very respectfully,
ALMS/NDES H. STEPHENS.
FROM PORTRRSS MONROE.
General Fitzhugh lee and captain
Winder to be Executed in Case
the Rebels Hang our Officers.
Valedictory of Gen. Dia to the
Seventh Army Corps.
FORTR Egg MONROE, July 17.—Yesterday
afternoon the rebel General Fitzhugh Lee
and Captain Winder were removed from
the MaGlellan Hospital to Fortress Mon;
roe, and placed in a casemate under guard,
and notice was sent to the rebel govern
merit that it they executed Captains Saw•
yer. and Elynn. whom they now have in
close confinement and under sentence in
Richmond, that General Lee and Captain
Winder will be executed in retaliation.
General Dix has issued the followitg
valedictory :
" HEADQUARTERS DEPT I
SEVEhTEI ARMY CORP&
FORTRESS MONROE, July 17.—in pur
suance of instructions from the War De
partment, the underaigned, preparatory to
assumiug command of the Eastern Depart
ment, relinquishes clmmand of tie Ds
pertinent of Virginia to Major General
J. G. Foster, United Staten volunteers.
" Until the arrival of Major-General
Foster at these headquartera, Brigadier
General Geore W. GEtty, United Statts
Volunteers, wi l l perform the duties of de
part meut commander.
"Jou?: A. Dix,
General Commauchng
A Golden Opportunity Lost
re,pondenee of the Baltimore American
Army or the Potomac.
It is pretty evident—at least it seems
so - -that that the strength of the rebel army
has been aver estimated, and that the er
ror was committed of considering them in
a more erit:,al pushier' than they really
were. They were considered too Surely
trapped, "cormred." when quite the con
trary was the case. Precious time was ac
corded them—time being all they wanted'—
to complete their preparations to cross the
river. Twenty four hours' delay to attack
them was all that stood betwixt themselves
and a terrible defeat. A day or a half
day—nay, a half hour sometimes, in such
cases, settles the fate of an army, or of a
people ; and so we must, indeed, lament
what seems a golden opportunity lost,
through waiting too long for reinforce
meats, or from overestimating the rebel
strength—essentially the same thing. But
the experiences of the rebel army on this
side of the eotomac have been bitter in
the extreme, and they have had—to say
the least of it—an escape for which they
may well be thankful.
Condition of the -Rebels.
As to their condition at the time they
crossed, every ivioount procured by the
best sources within their lines—so far as
we have them—for the past few days goes
to shoe that they were terribly short of
provisions,
they having cleaned out every
thing within their reach. With many of
their wagons cut off by our frequent cav
alry raids on their flanks and rear, and
pretty well cooped up for several days
past, they appear to have consumed every
thing within their reach and to have gone
back to Virginia scantily supplied in the
line of provisions except cattle. What
the numbers of the latter were with them
we can only conjecture.
Our Army DisuppolntetL
The army is disappointed and chagrined
at this signal escape of the foe, for it is
not pleasant to hunt the vacant banks of
the Potomac when they confidently sup-
posed they had the antagonist, so long
their annoyance, within their very grasp; ,
but it is nowise dispirited at least. To
day,. so many wild stories are current
bearing upon possible movements across'
the river into Virginia, that we are fain to
discard them all, and await hopefully the
course of events. That the rebels are
badly dispirited and weary of fighting; 'are
sadly despoiled of their old audacity and
confidence :in themselves by the result of
this raid into the loyal States, is plaid.—
They have been whipped and driven ont
—there is no getting over or around that.
The great pity is that the task so well be
gun was not as well completed.
Grant and Napoleon.
Grant, for the last year, has as com
pletely ignored the word "impossible"
Napoleon boasted that he did through his
whole career. If he should lay down his
sword to morrow, he would already have
earned an imperishable name in American
history. But no sword can be reckoned
on with more confidence than his to the
end of the war ; and, unless we 'grandly
mistske, it will mnke many a notable mark
yet.
MARRIED.
On Thursday, the 19th inq.. at Trinity Church,
by tier. e. k Swope, J,B PARKER, Esq., of
Carlisle' to Mies b.ll LIAR 3., tmly daughter of
Joseph itietrards. Req.. of this tar.
DIED s
At the rmddenan of the family in Shousatown.
Saturday morning, July nith. MARGARET.
wife Di Gay. Vi r m.Gtoorta. in the 47th year of her
Funeral this (Monday) =outing', 20th inst.. at
11 Her friends and Altos° of the fatally
are respectfully lnviteddo-attend: - -
11.11ERFURIES BECOMIXtr CLASSIC.—
IL — We see that the
.nose.. has tits.loves and
khowledites and that Jima:44llm Boston "otee.ai3t
and distiller, with his oholee itanakerohief Ifs_
tracts, toinisterrs to its wants.
P be r. nd Lily , " the universal favorite fr3m
the &boot eldidren to the Old Folks.
.pha-masfiower," as Widi, says: "A breath
from Plimouth weeds."
- - "the Reatieiena," much esteemed by , the An
dalusian airis.
the Garden Lavender." whose scent for many
a hroad Milo fills the air of the autuah &arra
•
the ROMlleal flenutitun"--A leaf for all that
some. ' • .
The Joekriy,Olub,' a very Havatior quality of
that elefaur costly , sad lascinating_upi *
taa.
- The ludo PatattOttli." 'll3„"bibpt Mu"
'&O4 are for Bale ln't4U34V 17 7... •
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E ''filB • oarau: ElmittUlald and num
TE4GRAPEIC.,
.-, ,, G II ,4JILfSTON:IUO' - -FAa.
The Tows. and - V6rts Iles-ieged
MONITORS AND IRON-CLADS
IN READINESS.
Circulars on the Draft
AFF IRS=IN, NEW YORK.
SURRENDER OF PORT HUDSON
Rebel Dash into Hickman, Hy
LATEST FROM. lIIEMPH,IS.
4e., tte.,
Bono; July 18.—The Herald's cor•
respondent gives the following account of
the recent day's fighting on Morris Island;
On the morning of 11th of July, the 6th
Connecticut and the 9th Maine, made a
furious attack upon the Cumming's; Point.
hattery and got-possession of it and hoist•
ed this A.merican flag at daylight. Fort
Sumter opened upon them, when a Penn
sylvania regiment cowardly deserted them,
refusing to stand by their commanders.—
The other regiments held the battery until
they were badly cut up and then abandon
ed it, and the rebels again took posses
sion of it, These two regiments have
shown themselves heroes in this cam
paign.
A.t.ten a. tn. the monitors proceeded to
attack Cumming's Point battery, and at
twelve o'clock three of the woolen gun•
boats opened on the battery at a long
rauge . and threw their 200 pound shot .
di
rectly into the works.
Fort Sumter has been throwing ehella
into Morris Island without doing any dam
age to oar side. The cannonading ceased
at 4 o'clock p. w.
•The monitors have beea supplied with
fresh crews from the different ships.
The ironclad Montauk has just arrived
from Fort Royal. She is across the bar,
making with the gunboats, fourteen yes.
Bela in front of Morris' Island and Suttiter.
We shall recommence the ;Week to•
morrow morning,, when we shall succeed
ioaileneing the Cumming's Point battery
and Fort Johnson.
• Everything is .workiugivell and the bat
teries opened in earnest.
The Memphis has just brought in a rebel
side wheel steamer loaded with cotton,
captured while trying to run at Bull's bay
last night.
P. S. Our troops will have their battery
done in two days more and then they can
shell Sumter.
PILO% OST MARBLIAL G ENEItA 1.'4 OFFICE, I
Washington, July 17, 180:1. J
CIRCULAR NO. 47.
First—Drafted men become Foldiere
in the service of the United States by the
tact of their names having been drawn in
the draft. The notice served upon them
by the Provost Marshal is merely an an
nouncement of the fact, and an order for
them to report for duty at a designated
time and place.
Second—The following opinion of the
Hon. Wm. Whiting, Solicitor of the War
Department, is published tor the informa
tion of all concerned':
When a persen has been drafted in pun
suance of,the enrollment act of March 3d,
1863, notice of such draft must be served
within ten days thereafter, by a written or
printed notice, to be served on him per
sonally, or by leaving a copy at his last
place of residence, requiring him to ap
pear at a designated rendezvous to report
for duty. Any person failing to report
for duty after notice is left, without fur
°Hating a substitute or paying $5OO, is
nounced by law to be a deserter. He may
be arrested and held for trial by court mar
tial, and sentenced to death. If a person
after being drafted, and before receiving
notice, deserts, the notice may still be
served by leaving a copy at his last place
of residence, and if he does not appear in
accordance with. the notice, or furnish a
substitute, or pay the $3OO, he will be in
law a deserter, and must be treated ac.
cordingly. There is no way or manner in
which a person once enrolled can escape
hie public duties ; and when drafted,
Whether, present or absent, whether he
change his residence or abscond, the
rights of the United States against him are
secured, and this only by the performance
of his duty to the country that he will es
cape liability to be treated as a criminal.
(Signed) Wm. W HI TING,
Solicitor of War, Department
JAL B. PRY,
Provost Marshal General.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PROVOST MARSHAL ).
DEN.'S Orvicn,Wasbington July 18,
CIRCULAR NO. 51.
The fourth paragraph of circular N 0.44,
5 issued from this office, July 12th, 1868, is
hereby modified so as to correapond with
the opinion of Hon. Wm. Whiting, Solici
tor of the , War Department, which will
hereafter govern in all cases to which it is
applicable. Opinion—A. person drafted
in the military service of the United
States under the provisions • of the act of
March 3d, 1868, chapter 75, for enrolling
and calling out the national forces, and
for other purposes, claiming exemption
from draft by reason of any disability, as
provided in said act, has the right to have
'the question of his disability submitted to
and passed upon by the board of enroll.
ment, whose decision therein is final.
If the board shall have decided that the
claimant is liable to serve, he has the right
under such decision, to pay his commuta
tion money or to furnish a substitute,
within such extended time as may be fled
by order of the Board of Enrollment; for
his appearance on duty,
WM. WHITING;
Solicitor of the War Department,
J. FRY,
Provost Marshalß.
General.
Mr. Whiing, Solicitor, says the draft in
New York is delayed only while the mob
is being quelled, and that the enrollment
act will be enforced without fear or favo;
in every loyal State.
INEW YORE, July 17,—There has been
no disturbance rip to dusk,
The call of "John Hughes, Archbishop
' of New York, to those persona whom the
papers call rioters, is genuine; and in re
sponse to it, some 600 .Irishmen assembled
at his residence this afternoon, including
many known rioters, some of them armed.
In lus address, which was quite lengthy,
he said he addressed them as their, father,
and declined, on the' ground Of being a
priest, going into the question which
brought about the present unhappy state
of things. He referred to Ireland, arid
thanked God he had cbtrte to this country,
where no such oppression ' existed. He
counselled them to bear np under their
supposed evils, rather than commit a
greater. In this country the government
is a foundation not to be destroyed.—
Everything is in the hands of the people,
who build the superstructnre every four
years. Whether the majority of the peo
ple make a blunder or not, I am willing to
be governed by that majority. He ex
horted them to go to their homes, and
stop these proceedinn and support the
laws. which have not been'enacted against
them because they were Irishmen and
Catholic& ..- . = -, The crowd then peaceably dispersed.
New YORK July 17.—About 8 o'clock
to-da" .. ,,, the xi:Mary were withdrawn from
.the anelle oflest night's fighting. Over two
huntfid bo l uses had previously been via
qunqgty of arms were seized.
Not a casusOty - lad been heard of in the
Seventh - regiment.
General Kilpatrick had a long confer
enctikviith,GeneSandford; understood to be
in reference tolhiarrival of cavalry from
Washington' fo patrol the city.
Gen. Sandford has ordered all the liquor
stores in-the vicinity-o f— the-Arsenal closed
for three days. Cannon remain in that
vicinity with a strong force of militifirp
lilt there is no probability that they will
have.to-ber-usedr,
A dor, m persons who attempted to.ex
tort money from 'Ja - 13 - .
nes at'his
foundry on Gorek *Oh o;day, were all
I arrested. )
The.mirtiarir.itllhave possession of the
13th Ward, on 'E"ist river.
Efforts. to "elfeet , a withdrawal a the
troops from the I't3th - Ward, 'failed, though
recommeLded by the Elovernor. : •
Police Commissioner Acton was iibtifi- -
ed to day . by corns lunatics-calling them-,
Selves tbe l Cornmittee, to prepare to meet
his: Gicd. .B1r: Apten is not particularly
affectedlliereby, and'entiaipates:the exer
cise of the ,pardoning Poizer. •
The number at prisoners captured' ,
the'city are thirty in number.. '
It is not positively known when
,the
drafting will commence, .hut itis intimated
that when it does' he,goverisment
havelestethitt'3s,ooo troops in New will
All is perfectly
Ito. dm.
NEW Yonz, July 1 7.—Everything is
quiet here to day.
The Bth and 71st regiments arrived this
morning.
The 'Tribune's coast dispatch states that
several thousand prisoners,
en route for.
New York, were located-861/th' of that
city to prevent the mob from being rein
forced therefrom..'
Stocks irregular, and generally heavy
and dull. Money, 6 Per cent.,:-Exchange
doll' and heavy. Gold 25}. Itsading,
2091 i Erie, 98; Treasury, 101; 'February
and August 1 year certificates, p 9.,
NEvr - Yomr, July 18.--Trooits from, the
forts and Navy Yard have been returned
to their orig!nal localities.
Three regiments of militia are expected
to arrive this evening.
,General Dix arrived here this evening.
The New Orleans Era states that the
gunboat Itasca captured two and berned
three schooners on the Texas coast;
The Express says Gen. Grant will soon
relieve. Gen. Meade in um:Liman& of the
Army of the Potomac.
Gene. Wool and. Canby, and 90v. Sey
mour in eempultation thin,afteniuun-
NEW. Y4;i4s. ' July 18 .—Advices per the.
Fulton state that the result of Gilmour's
operations up to the morniprof the 14th,
are
on M orr is h:aWs. p n b d, e s a v io e n F OoraW the
hbar:te
•
ft is reported", that .our iron-clads had
mada a breach.in the south , all of Sum
ter on the lath.
A number of prisoners were brouilt
in to Folly Island, many of them stating
that they were forced into the rebel ser
vice. They are Germans, and will be sent
North.
The other advicee per the Falton are
merely corroborative of the Boston Herald
reporter's account.
Nrw 'roux, July 18.—The steamier
cut Point has arrived. •
The Era of the Bth, announces the un
conditional surrender of Port,. Hudson on
the 7th. Five thousand prizoners and fif
ty pieces of artillery were 'taken. The
garrison had eaten its last mule. The
loyal citizens of Nest Orleans are about
celebrating the event with a grand torch.
light procession. There is no mention
made of any of Gen. Grant's troops reach
ing Port Hudson.
WASIIISCITON, July 18.—A. letter from
headquarters of the Army of the Potomac
says :
No definite information of Lee's where
abouts can be obtained.
An officer just arrived from Washing
ton, states that Gen. Gregg. who crossed
Falling Waters, was cut off for six hours,
but by a gallant charge got clear—captu
ring a large number of prisoners, three
colors, and four pieces of artillery.
Cent°, July 17.—Sixty rebel cavalry
made a dash into Hickman on Wednesday
night., and robbed all the stores. They
stopped until after daylight yesterday, du
ring which time a steamer landed, but
was not molested. Our forces now occu
py the town.
MEMPHIS, July 16 —Col. Hatch cap.
tured the artillery and trains of Riffles
command. Riffles' men are scattered, and
most of them 'suc'ceeded in crossing the
river and joining Rhoddy. Newcome re
treated towards Trenton.-
No considerable bodies of armed men
are now north of this line. Small bands
of guerrillas are thick and troublesome.
The editor of the Memphis Argus, out
on business at Union Depot, was con
scripted by Richardson. He as
6ve days to prepare, which wasgrantedked for
,
and he was making fast time for Memphis
at last accounts.
WASHINGTON, July 18-750 rebel prison
ers arrived this morning from the army of
the Potomac. 28 officers were included
in the number.
•
•
Te enrollment of pons for tht
will ir be completed-hereatti on Monday.e draf
20,-
000 of the first and 1,000 of the second
class are enrolled.. Except in a , very few
instances the enrolling officers have met
with no trouble,
and in -no case has per
sonal violence been attempted, It is
thought that only two regiments will be
called for from this district.
Closing Out.
SUNIMER 'DRESS GOODS
LACE BIA.NMELLLA.I3,
THIN OI &MARS
Sacques.
GRAVEL ROOFING.
REPAidpii!o.PROMPTLIt AT
.I4IITPTON, °LODEN- &CO.,
Corner Fifth imd Wood street& leoond atom
W _
ALL - - ApErits-.NEW A Sib
wae i i choice pi
Dist /IN and san -fa
7
n4-IZ7"D
--TnirostresS.
SALE OF
SHAWLS,
HUE/US 8; HACK E.
TO-DAY'S AD
PrITSBUR • AND CORIRIGLE
-
tt•W VILLE RAI OAD_ ANIL—
FIRST te 0 itTGAGR -- --TURTLE Otg 6 K 41-
YISOI OuNSERuCTION IggiD -'••Rolders
are ME
h notifforth io • the .I.' 4 !RST VOll-
PONR:ocrear', the above bonds., dueAM:net 15k28 63 .
will be raid, etas thatday,on nreesentati
deliveryo ett th office - -of the iPITTSpIiViII
a RUST -CV.. cicd street.
c e:r.Lary a ut Treasurer.
Sewing_Maohines_at Auction
41101P IWESDAYETNNTWONWILMAisti,
ht 8 itlaTimir. at the *AASON IC HALL A U C
-1/0".") " 4 5 P KifikareakiriAlimacdth;.,
:1 , Grover & Bakir. Mewing Machine,
Stetittle do do
Pmeliteir..;!. do do
1 Pearls ,- .do do
7d0 . -. do
and several other ntakos.
sale.
• • - .2. 4,- . - ncPti.e4LAND,,Anotioneer.
Ternm--Cash - - -- ••- • -•-•"- ; j 520
1 300 -1 VI" •
IPAY.4IOIIASIs - A
131 Teie Divelltng
lidtise_and Ground 241'64 frint
ostreet, tiy,6ll feet deepSeven ; r : rooms and
cellar. It4slLtteres.
- - • - S.TUTHBERT S SONS. 7 ,,
, „: ; fa:Mask:et street.
OR. BiEfelf.. 2 —A
F
two parhire. And ei4irother rocm:si
situate gn Sec9o atria':' j
- - ' ArsciNs:•.l—
• • • : 51,Mar,kest,eL,
Passage'. tibia Englanii 8i Ireland
. • lb Al. 4- ;
-
.EUROPEAN , .%--4i7F7ogi , AG-E NC Y.
..;
T.uolrAs RATTsOA.pIimintOPEAN
t, 122 bronongf‘hebi- 'noise. Pitts
burgh. ra,.. a prepared to Intuit out or sand back.
.Leis td etr e e m s from Or- tam ;I :. : ) l. l :ra 3 s u r r i t: c f the : . old coon
7R, GUT D/CM'a: you tie parable an .
lariat Europe.
a ' , te t ra mid Mahn:pal Bilk
r Agent for e old Black Rtar Line 41
Pickets, for the St:asser Great East
-ern: and for the lines Stearnenisinang boarder(
York. Live:moo% Glasgow and (Wirer.
13 CI:
_ _
( Titx ll #,VW l & l
Steam to _Qaeemtoat - ambitivergool.
The first claw 'pow4irfut Sfeanisiiips'
SIDON -
MAR THO S, I
T T I g L f PO R LI
; 1121" ILL HAIL FROM .
YORK
- crept alternate Weduesdai - ; from Liver
pool every altern.te Tuesday. and from. Queens
town every'alternate • Wednasclas: - - - -
Bteerate Penman from: Liverpool or: Queens
town, .8251 from New York, $3150, payabla 'in
Gold or ita equiriflesit in Ccifrenor
Fos Steerage Passage- apfily,to- WILLIAMS 4;
GLUON. 40 Fa ton SK New o,k, I , r
No 1Z Monoteplel.?4otßse, Wiater ISLE
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Steamship Great. Eastern,
FROM NEW , YORK TO LIVERPOOL
THE STEAMSHIP
Great 1-..? Eastern
WALTER PATON, Commander.
WILL BE DISPATC/IE.D
Front Livern00L....—.....--Ttreiday. June 30. h.
From New .... . . ....Tuesday July 2lst.
And at intervals thereafter of about six weeks
from each port. •
RATES OF PASSAGE.
lITHAT CABIN $135
ELINCOND CABIN, state room berth?.
meals furnished at separate:::.::...s 7O
Excursion Vckets; out and back In the let; di
2d Cabins only. a fare and a half. '
Servants aeearananrinsr parzens.rs, ant chil
dren ander twelve rain of age, half fare. Infanta
free,
THIRD C &BIN, intermediate state room.
galsengers found with beds. bedding. table
utensils and good substantial food. $154
STE.EIIAGE. with superior aecomodationa.sBo,
Prises of passage from Liverpool at same rate
as above.
. .
AlI fare Payable In:Gidd, or Its equly;
Aleut in V. 8. , Correnei.
Each pananger idloyrel twenty cable - feet of
luggage-
All experienced dorreon on board.
FOlt panage apply to
moisius RATTIOdN,
No 122 Monongahela Moine.
or to CHAS. A. Will
jyl3:tiy2l At the Office. 26 Broado ay.
STRICTLY PURE ARTICLES
Low . •, .
PITTSBUR'GHHDRUG• HOUSE
TORRENCE4c
A .POTlZEcAttrias
earner Fourth and Marke:liire„
PITTSBURAS •
DRUGS!
DRUGS! -
DRUGS I
MEDICINES MEDICINES !
MEDICINES ! MEDIcINEs !
CHEMICALS I CHEmicALs !
CHEMICALS .Z EitEmicALL !
DYES I
DYES!
DYES I
PAINTS PAINTS PAINTS.!
PAINTS ! PAINTS 1 PAINTS
PAINTS 1 PAINTSI PAINTS !
OILS I
OILS
OILS!.
SPICES ! ES 1 EIPICES SPICES I
APICES! SPIC SPIC ES! sPIVEs! SPICES I
SPICES 1 SPICES 1 f SPICES 2 SPLCEP 1
Soda. Crpam Tartar. kinstird. &a.
French. Bullish. and American Perfumers,.
and Toilet artialea, Brushes: Truases Pateut
and sal Amidst articles: tstrlotly
pure alleles. Low prises.
ea. Physicians f'rosonprions attearatOly coin
perandwi at'all konrs.
Pure Wines sad Lictuorr for Medicinal use
iu&di.6
EST RECEIVED 'AT NO. - 9S NA
K- 81' Streotislaise lot oP - •
maws. mumaris.. *mums, 11.4. L.
MOILIILB AND - BOOTS
Anil will beiold bier than at any other Rouse
in Vie city ;Lt
BORLAI'n? ?1 3;-
N4x 98 /trinket istieet,
Besiond Dmitri:lm Mt;
110CoNoll? Willsiblito- AND -
yplyingNoneiltikgtoralr
HNAII.* LONG.
i al Libsetr mut.
MILITARY NOTICES.
4.11,19! To ARMEII—AN
' CoiVALaY REGIMENT TO BC FORIn-
ED I—The roll of this Regiment will be opened
from this day until the ranks are filled with re.
cruits for the defenss of our city and homes. All
able-bodied Irishman and others who wish to join
this Regiment', are requested to enroll their
names. 'the officers to be elected when the Regi
ment i, completed, at No. 6. 15 ood ateeet.
R. L. ALLEN.
n^d ADJUTANT ZENAS FISH, late of the 6th
Virginia Regiment, will be in attendance.
jul6.tf
11 - AMPTONII - 11 A:T T E B r—TEN
Dien Wanted to enlist in Hampton's Bat
telltigieleerititalorAnY l'aniniplvania Battery
the Field.
—-- - - - Gi.ard Home.
`:' - .13A11111-14G HOUSES.
W. J. KODNTZ ..... ..... 3111,21
KOIGITZ 7 h:,111111TZ,
siNiEctivs,
No. 118 Wood St., Second doo above
Firth Street,
FIiSALLESs tIirFOREIGIN AND Domestic
ILK kaohanae. Coin, Bank Notes. and Govern
meat ;Collections promptly attended
tcr.
apli
- a - A.oza);‘su,vEle. nEmAxi, NOTES
icatef of Indebtedness. Quartermas
tars Cartifto.:tal;'
: 8 -I.9„lionds,and.Coupons,
nd other overnmept Beciiirittei..bought by
cuoptili CO.,
Inhsititid Jane corner of Third,
C. At VAN KIRK & CO.,
2 LLSOZACTLHER3 OS
CI At FIXTURES & CHANDELIERS.
Patent Itaproved . Excelioit & Patent Paragon
COAL OIL 'IIIIII,NERS.
BAND LAMPS COLUMNS, &o.
Salesrooms, 517 ArehS!., Ph Illidelpttla,
Mantifseio'ry, Fritafordiz Philadelphia,
An goods warranted. Jy2ly
tOWPRICEO ALL WOOL CARPETS
BEKF-CARPETS, very cheap,
CHINA. 311AIR.Ti11TGIS,
-Ite,likeeked.and_tancy:
Gold Bordered Windoi Shades,
COCIOtt. MA.TTINGS; all widths ;
•
NEWGOODS jest. opened
-AT 'ritE
iEW CARPET STORE
hifMiLAND I COLLINS '& CO,
71 &72 El - FTI3 STREET,
Between ,the Paist Office and Dispatch
4.1 4 1).5.0...e.E1 13. AII.I4.I.IICAEN.
SIICOESSOB TO •
JAS. P.-PLEIVIINC.
. DRUG Greirkt.
Wholesala and , Retail , Dealer in
Foreign'and Domestio'Druoillfidicines. Paints.
Oils. Itya-ztuffs andPdtpaiileiY.
No. 77 Vederir.l. &erect.
zny:atlsl
'ALLEM:LEVY CITY, PA,
. „
Pittsburgh skirt littintlitititory.
. .
liperAvisick , OPENED SALES ROOMs
ALE.
in this city.' beg leave to call the attention
1 'Of tire pirbliir to MY own manufacture of skirts.
lot, I keep a larger stock than any wooLsaler
in this State.
2d. yr e. make a greater variety of Styles,
Shapes.Sizes'and Qualities than any manufe.ctu•
rer in the_th. ited Suttee. -- r : • .- • •
z • 3d. , . The steel and all the material for hoop
tkirts. front its primitive:rate* to'st.b.e saresroo m,
.are under my own superrison and entire control.
consequently customers can obtain skirts from
this house without paying a second prodt
• • Also the largest assortment of Corsets constant
ly. on hand.
Our retali deparfsitent is in charge of com
petent Ladies.
grap , ..t.lerahan's supplrd cheap at wholesaie.
•- ' '
M. SOUND Z SS. Matinfaeturer,
iyill-lyd - . . • 49 Market Street.
pinix SODA ASH AND pp' ASH
.PEKE SODA. ASII AHD POT ANIL
PURE dtiarA Ada AND . PuIf-AS
H Aries ;
pgRE SODA AS AND .
At Reduced Prices,
At Reduced 'Pwleet,
At Reduced Prices,
At .Toseph Fleming's Drug Store.
/it Joseph Fleming's Drug Szore..
• At Josepn nem& fr'e Drug &Ore.
Corner of Diamond and Market meek..
Corner of he Diamond and Market streets.
)rl.l ' • '
FOURTH OF JULY, 1863:
SHOW YOUR COLORS,
-FLAGS,
FROM 5 INCHES TO 50 FEET;
Regimental Flags!
Bunting Flags 2 , .
811 k Flags! -
Muslin Flags ;
All Small Flags on Sticks
tar-We challenge quality and price with Fast
enfmunufamure•
ITTTSBITRGR FLAG MANUFACTORY,
PITTOCVS NEWS DEPOT '
Fifth street cpr ("site the Poet Office.
ice 27
REAL ESTATE
SAVINGS
.INSTITUTION,
INCORPORATED BY 111 E
ISLATURB OF PENNSYLViitIA
Open for Depoeitsfeom 10 T to 51 n'okak.
H.
111. day; oleo on SATURDAY" EV.E.,iIN . US.
from ti to 9 o'clock.
. ~
,
illar 011toi,, 63 NOtIRTII .S',.r.REET.
INTEREST ALLOWED
- ...
--'
• -On Deposita in this Institution at
SIX ' PER. 'CENT. . PER • ANNUM
Payablo to Demdtors in May and Ntivember
which.tr not dram:4l6ll be added to the prfeci
pal and compounded.
PaeeroasT—lSLAC JONIEfiI . -
Vida Prixamsdrr7W. B. COPELAND.
non Thos Bl,Howe lion J R filocrrhtad.
least Jones,. C Homy,
Wm IL Htoith, Jacob Painter.
Barry Child!. " Nieholae VoeallY,
W It Copeland. '
I
t3eeretary and Treasurer—A. A. CARRIER.
DeclYd-
Important to —O-001Ca
V"AMS be ece:red from eh 's
ette P(081to the Intisinat.; or the pleated .sc. cell
bulleta' pew. a eons des. sanctuary and
altarLarya Catholic: Cbtcrett, Kl.tanc inr
Xturjgana and epeeiteationanan bonen with the
J. O'ot.
Reynolds ilense..la tiamong.
JAS. S. DaVLIN.
Lawriatoinrille.