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CARLISLE, PA. '
Friday, March 17, 1865.
19• M. PIRITTEINGIL le & CO.,
N 0.37 Park Row, New York, and 6
Rae fit. Boston, aro OUT Agents for the HERALD
n those ethos, and - are authorized to tahe Advertise
s ate and 811bSeripti008 for us at our lowest rates.
The new 7.80 loan has-been successful be
yond all precedent, and the rapidity and
avidity with which it is absorbed by the
masses of the people have not only relieved
the Treasury from its embarrassments, but
is believed to be one of the surest evidences
yet given to European nations of the uncon
querable spirit and power of the Free North.
A DESIGN TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT
LINCOLN.—A man named Clements was ar
rested nt Washington on Monday, against
whom was proven a design to assassinate
President Lincoln on the day-of his re-in
auguration. It Is stated that he had all his
plans matured but that they miscarried.
1110 H PRIOR FOR A SUBSTITUTR.- -- The
Reading Journal states that a drafted man
from the upper end of that country hut week,
paid a substitute hailing from Reading, $l,-
6/0 in cash, a deed for fifteen acres of good
farm land and an excellent horse. This is
the most liberal pay for shouldering a mus
ket that we have heard of'.
,The Sanitary Commission has just
sent by the steamer Uncas to Sherman's ar
my in North Carolina as soon as it CUM 1111.1-
nicates with the coast, an assorted cargo of
hospital and field relief supplies. it has now
another steamer loading with supplies to re
plenish its stock at Newbern and Wilming
ton, (at which last place an exchange of pri
soners is now going on), and another load
has been ordered fur emergencies to North
Carolina.
See-President Lincoln gave a reception
on Saturday evening, and was visited by
crowds of people. A correspondent states
that some of the ladies who were trigged out
in expensive laces and other extravagant
fineries, were heavy sufferers in the jam.
fany persons, after waiting hours, were
compelled to leave the Presidential grounds
without the pleasure of a shako of the hard
the honest and honored head of.the natiod:
DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA.—Henry C.
Thompson, a young man 21 years of age, a
printer by trade, enlisted at Harrisburg, a
few days ago, and started to join the 78th
Pennsylvania volunteers, and when at a
town in Ohio was siczed with hydrophobia,
and, after some hours of terrible suffering,
expired. He had picked up a pup in a street
some time since, and it bit him on the hand.
The bite attracted no attention at the time,
and gave him no uneasiness until the, fright
ful disease took hold of him.
Mahe Supreme Court of the United
States to-day decided a case involving many
interesting international and municipal ques
tions in the law of prizo. It was that of the
United States, appellant, against Seventy
two bales of cotton, Elizabeth Alexander
being the claimant, on appeal from the South
ern District Court of Illinois, which had
awarded restitution to her. This was a test
case, involving all the cotton, valued at over
$2,000,000, captured by the navy during the
Red River expeditions. The cotton was claim
ed by. the navy as lawful prize of war on the
general ground of belligerent rights, that
part of Louisiana being claimed as the enemy's
country. The cotton was taken on land at
various distances from the water, team>
having been sent out to gather it. The
claimant took the amnesty oath under the
proclamation of the President, although she
had taken no part in the Rebellion. The
argument occupied several days. The A ttor
ney-General, the Assistant-Attorney-GeneralCharles Eames, Esq., of Washington, rep
resented the Government; and William ;N•
Springer, Esq, of Illinois, was counsel fur
the claimant. The Court, through Chief-
Justice Chafe, decided that there could be
no seizure, as prize of war, of private prop
erty by the navy on the inland wates of the
United States, or on the land, since th e acts
of Congress of 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864; anti
that, therefore, this property was not, in that
view, lawful prize of war. Bat the Court
thought the property should have been turn
ed over to the treasury officers as captured
or abandoned property, under the act of
March 12, 1863. This act prescribes the
means by which loyal citizens may recover
compensation. The libel was ordered to be
dismissed. Thus the navy was ignored in
this case. Tho Court also held that the
possession of the Red River country was
temporary and not long enough to secure
rights of property to the citizens of that part
of Louisiana, and that the election then held
in the Red River country was not legal,
and conferred no rights.
ANOTSIER WARNING.-WO caution our
- readers a day or two since, says the Harris.
burg .• Union," against the too common prac
tise of burning oil wick low in the socket,
for the purpose of either saving consurnp
ti9 of the fluid or moderating the light,
stating the evil consequences that might
result. We now have a late incident to relate
—out of many that have fallen under our
notice—which we hope will convince the
most skeptical that not only health, but life
is even endangered by burning the lamp wick
low in the socket. The Lansing " Journal"
mentions the fact that a woman in that neigh
borhood. was found dead in her bed, having
died in consequence of the poisonous gas
arising from a burning kerosene lamp, with
the wick turned down, in her chamber. With
the lamp properly trimmed, the wick at a
proper height, the gas is consumed, and there
is no danger, but when the wick is turned
down too low the gas escapes and poisons the
k r. ro
That Huott McCuLLoca was, after Salmon
P, Chase, the beat man in the Republic for
its Secretary of the Treasury our sound, in
telligent business mon had already general
ly concluded ; but they feel more certain of
it since reading his address to his subordi
nate!' on his accession. The following ex
tract from it will boar repetition and reward
Meditation:
L:..ll,Lhave_confidence—in-our—national-re--
seurces, and in the steady, unwavering de
termination of the loyal people of the coun
ty,. irrespective of party, to preserve the
iTtuon. 'and maintain the public faith. I
have Confidence that the people will cheer
fully furnish the'rnoney required to bring
the war to a successful Conclusion, and that
they will' be able tebear any burdens that
have been or .may he '-created MAW) great
tonteat eghich the Government is waging for
Its progerVation. My chief aim will, of
courie, 'be to provide means to discharge the
claims tip% the. Treasury at tho earliest day.
practicable; ond ta institute measures to bring
the' &alines() of the country graflgally back to
the .specie &isle
.o departure from which, al
though for the lime being a necessity, "i s no less
damaging ancidemoralizing to the People than.
expenvive to the Government."
. Eight, true and 'timely And what the
nri , Secretary °promises he will :wontedly
perform. -
Bogus Rebel Successes.
In accordance with his , usual practice,
General Robert E. Leo continues to man
ufacture victories in North Carolina - 10
keep up the drooping spirits of his followers,
just as ho has been-busily engaged in getting
up spurious victorieS over Grant for a year
past, assisted by all the croakers in the north.
The first bogus rebel victory in North Car
olina, at Kinston, is already exposed as RD
unmitigated falsehood by an official dispatch
from General Schofield, who, instead of be
ing defeated, decisively repulsed a heavy at
tack of the enemy, capturing several hun
dred prisoners and sustaining small loss him
self. All General Bragg's fifteen hundred
prisoners and three cannon were pure brag.
He captured a skirmish line and lost several
hundred men in return. So completely was
the enemy worsted as to leave his dead and
badly wounded upon the field. The battle
took place on the 10th, and from the fact that
Schofield himself was on the ground, it is
plain that the enemy had no child's play
there. The prisoners captured belonged to
the corps of Steward and S. D. Lee, and
Ray that the rebel attacking force consisted
of those two corps, and that the rest of John
ston's army was approaching. On our side
Gen. Couch, with his command, was only
twelve miles distant, and was expected to
arrive the next morning.
How out of these facts Bragg and R. E.
Lee could have made such an outrageous
falsehood as the capture of throe cannon and
1500 prisoners, and the driving of our troops
from their position, can only be accounted
for in the supposition that the enemy is driv
en to desperate shifts to sustain the fulling
fortunes 'of the rebellion. This exposure
comes at the very same moment with anoth
er bogus rebel victory, duly chronicled by R.
E. Lee in an official dispatch to the rebel
secretary of war. It announces a spurious
defeat of Kilpatrick by Hampton, which Lee,
no doubt, thinks himself safe in making up,
because wean get no news to contradict it.
Considerin4 that nil through Sherman's
Georgia campaign, victories over Kilpatrick
were constantly announced, for which there
was not n shadow of foundation, it is not ex
traordinary that the same trick shMild be
resorted to now.
Hampton is one of the newspaper heroes
of the rebellion. He invariably makes a
victory out of every encounter, skirmish, or
whatever else he may be engaged in, and
this exactly serves Lee's purpose at present.
The report he sends is pure bosh, but we may
have to wait some time for the exposure of
it. Sherman has not placed his prisoners in
Kilpatrick's charge, for the reason that Kil
patrick had too much other work to do ; and
yet this bogus victory of Hampton's includes
the release of a "great many" rebel prison
ers from Kilpatrick, the capture of which
we had not previously been allowed to hear
anything about. The dispatch claims the
capture of Kilpatrick's guns and many
horses, and yet says that the guns could not
be carried off for want of horses. Why not
hitch the many horses" to them ? The
only thing clear is that there has been a cav
alry tight of some kind, in which Hampton
has had one general, two colonels and two
majors wounded, and one lieutenant colonel
killed.
The Legislature and the State Ju
diciary.
HARRI:=111:11r1 ][arch 10.—The (governor
has vetoed an act of the Legislature propos
ing important changes in a judicial district.
of this commonwealth. The veto, as well
as the accompanying opinion of the Attor
ney General, defl.les the Constitution, and
possesses tin interest which entitles it to he
placed on record before the public.
EXECUTIV 011 AM HER, lIARRISIWRG,
➢Larch 10, 1835.-7 o the Senate and House
of RepresentativesAr.—Gentlemen: 1 here
with return to the House of Representatives,
in which it originated. Bill No. 18-1, entitled
" net relative to the Fifth Judicial Dis
trict of Pennsylvania, " It is with much re
gret that I feel compelled by my oath of
office to tt ithhold my signature from this
Lill on account of its being in violation of
the Constitution.
I have on this question requested the opin
ion of the Attorney General, a copy of which
I transmit with this message, and as pert
of it, and I entirely agree in the conclusion
at which be has arrived. On all subjects,
and especially on a matter so vitally impor
tant.as the Judiciary, I conceived it to be
necessary to abstain front any action that
may clash with the true meaning and spirit
of the constitution.
Whatever may be the result, I feel bound
by every obligation that can bind a magis
trate, personally and officially, to do what I
conceive to be my duty in this regard.
The Opinion of Attorney General liferepith.
—My opinion is requested by the Governor
on , the question whether nny of the provisions
contained in the bill entitled "An act rela
tive to the Fifth Judicial District of Penn
sylvania" are unconstitutional.
This bill proposes to annex Washington
county to the Fifth Judicial District, ( now
composed of Allegheny county alone, ( pro
vided a majority of the qualified voters of
Washington county shall vote in favor of
such annexation. There is no connexion be
tween the counties composing a Judicial Dis
trict except that they have the same Presi
dent Judge of the Court of -common Pleas.
The second section of the bill prOvides that
the Judges of the DistrietCourt of Allegheny
county, and the assistant law judges of said
county, may hold the several courts of Wash
ington county as they may severally be assign
ed to that duty from time to time, with the
consent of the president Judge of the Fifth
Judicial District, and shall have the same
powers and jurisdiction which aro now or
may hereafter be conferred upon him. The
annexation of Washington. county to the
Fifth Judicial District would not make the
judges of the District Court, or the assistant
judges of Allegheny county, judges of the
Court of Common Pleas of Washington
county.
This section, therefore, authorizes the
President Judge of the district, at his pleas
ure, to substitute for himself in one county
of the district a Judge of ono of the 'Courts
in another county of the district. There are
acts providing for the holding of special
Courts by the President Judge of another
Astriet,_Nvbere_the-Prosident-Judge-4-the
proper district is disqualified to sit. And
such acts are supported from the necessity of
the case to'prevent a total failure of justice.
'But to allow a. President Judge 'Merely at.
his own pleasure to appoint a deputy to per
form his judicial, functions, (as this bill pro
poses, )would in my opinion be as breach of
the fundamental principles of the ,constitu
tion, which provides for the:judicial power,
and for the appointinent or election of judges
to exercise it.
I am aware , that a particular clause in the
constitution, which, provides, expressly that
the President' Judg,e of the Common :Pleas
shall lie one of the Judges to hold a Court of
Oyer riner<irminer, hike, been modified by,
decisions which allo*.•:,Jaw Judge of the
same . Court to take his place, or allow the
Judges of a COUrt created by the Legislature
to held an Oyer and Terminer independent..
ly of the Judges of the Court of Common .
Pleas.
But I am not aware otany„deeision Whieb'
would allOw the President judge of a district
at his option to appoint from time to time
as his deputy or locum tenents, a Judge, of a
CoUrt in oho county toehold eitherlho civil
or criminal Courts of another county.
I am therefore of the opinion that the
second section of the bill in question would,
if enacted, be a violation of the constitution
Wm. M. M.rumamu, Attorney General.
CAIIELEB9 WRITERS.—The report of Post
master Dennison shows an extraordinary
amount of carelessness on the part of the
letter writing community. Three million
five hundred and eight thousand and twenty
five dead letters were received during the
past year—over niiie thousand a day. Many
of these letters contained money, deeds bills,
of exchange, drafts, checks jewelry and other
valuables. Some of them were misdirected,
others not directed at all, others unstamped,
and others only partially directed. Thou
sands of dead letters were retured to the
writers, but the great majority had to be des
troyed. This statement ought to teach the
Public to be more careful in their correspon
dence, for the amount of suffering caused by
these lost letters is incalculable.
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.—The ses
sion of the East Baltimore Conference, which
this year was held at Danville Montour coun
ty, was brought to a close on Monday even
ing, the 13th inst. The following are the ap
pointments for Carlisle District:
J. S. McMurray, P. E. Carlisle—Thomas
Sherlock. Emory—S. L. Bowman. Car
lisle Circut—C. Graham, one to be supplied.
Mechanicsburg—J. Stine, 0. Ego, sup. Mount
Holly Springs—G. T. Gray. Shippensburg
—H. S. Mendenhall. Shippensburg Circut—
J. G. Moore, T. M. West. Chambersburg—
S. H. C. Smith. York Springs—W. G.
Ferguson, E. F. Pitcher. Hanover—l. C.
Stevens. Gettysburg—S. L. M. Conser. York
—J. H. C. Dosh. York Chapel—W. W.
Evans. Wrightsville—E. Burham. Shrews
burg—G. Warren, J. Maxwell Lantz. Dun
cannon—James Brads. Newport—J. W.
Cleaver, J. Donahue. New Bloomfield—F.
B. Riddle, W. H. Maxwell.. Mifflin—E.
W. Kirby. Mifflin Circuit—G. W. House,
one to be supplied. Concord—J. R. King,
W. H. Whitney.
J. A. Gere Chaplain U. S. A., Hospital,
member of York Quarterly Conference.
J. A. Ross, Chaplain U, S. A. member of
Carlisle Quarterly Conferee: e.
C. D. Chenoweth, agent of Dickinson Col
lege, and member of Emory Quarterly Con
ference.
E. Butler, Tract Agent and member of
Carlisle Quarterly Conference.
Couans.—The administration of medicinal
preparations in the form of a lozenge, is of
all modes the most eligible and convenient,
more especially as regards a Couonit EuEDY,
" Brown's Bronchial Troches " or COUC'
Lozenges allay irritation, which induces
coughing, giving instant relief in Bronchitis
Hoarseness, 1 - fluenza, and Consumptive and
Asthmatic complaints.
Ea .The President nornim:ted to the Sen
ate lion. John P. Hale as Envoy Extraordi
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary - to the
Court of Spain. The Senate, without refer
ring the nomination to a committee, unan
imously confirmed it according to the usage
in cares where nominees have been or are
members of the Senate.
10Z — Cardinal the olistinguish
ed leader for many years, the jteinan
interest in Ettgland, died. on the.
13th ult.
Ile — There was an aceident on the rail
road between Philadelphia and Trenton, on
Monday, whereby several per,mis were kill-
gel_The door-keeper to the President's
house—one O'Leary—has been dismissed
from his place for taking bribes for admis
sion to an interview with Ow President.
Glorious NeIFS from the Shenandorth—
" Cavalry' . Sher t',f s Recent R
COlll plele Ihfca al • UOU'rol Early
Cap , ft re of Charlottesrille—Linch
burg Threatened— Pburteen (.nits Ta
ken front the Chivalr,i—Urrat De
struction of Radroads, and Bridges—
dames River Canul Brohen—G'reat
Feu - kr of Richmond Destroyed—,-Our
Forces Meet with no Opposition—The
The Rebel Ownniodore Hollins .S'hot—
Capture of Large Quantities of Store,:
WAsitixoTos March 13.—Mjor-Generdi
John A. Dix, New York:—The following
report of General Sheridan's recent opera
tions have been received by this Depart
ment.
A. G. CI7RTIN
CITY POINT, Va., March .1.3, 180.5.—H0n.
Edwin M. Stanton, Scc ' retary of 'War :—Tho
following dispatch is just received.
U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant-General.
11RAD-QUARTERS, MIDDLE MILITARY pi-
VISION, COLUMBIA. VA., Friday, March 10,
1865. =Lieutenant-General Grant, Com
manding Armies of the United States.—
General—ln my last despatch, dated Waynes
boro, I gave a brief account of the defeat of
General Early by Custer's Division. The
samocaight this division was pushed across
the Blue Ridge rind entered Charlottesville
at 2 P. M. Tho next day the Mayor of the city
and the principal inhabitants came out and
delivered up the keys of the public build
ings.
I had to remain at Charlottesville two
days. This time was consumed in bringing
over from Waynesboro our ammunition and
pontoon trains. The weather was horrible
beyond description, and the rain incessant.
The two divisions werA.dAring this time,
occupied in destroying' the two large iron
bridges, one over the - .Ravenna River, and
the other over Morse's creek, near Char
lottesville, and the railroad for a distance of
eight miles, in the direction of Lynchburg.
On the 6th of March I sent the First Di
vision, General Devitt, commanding, to
Scottsville, on the James River, with direc
tions to send out light parties through the
country, and destroy all the merchandise,
mills, factories, bridges, &c., on the Raven
na River, these parties to join the division
at Scottsville.
The division then proceeded along the Ca
nal to Dug,uidsville, fifteen miles from Lynch
burg, destroying every lock, and in many
places the bank of the canal at Duguidsville.
We hoped to secure the bridge to let us
cross the river, as our pontoons wore use
'less on account of the high water. In this,
however, we, were foiled, as both this bridge
_and_the-bridge atllardricksville-were burned
by the.enemv upon our approach. Merritt
accornpahiedr this division.
The Third DiVision started at the same
time from Charlottesville and proceeded
down the Lynchlitirk Railroad to Amherst
Court House, destroying every bridge on the
iond,.and in many, places miles of the track.
The bridges on this road are' numerous and
some of them 600 hundred feet in length..
We have found great abundance in this
country fevour .men and animals—in fact
the canal had been the great feeder of Rich
mond. At the Rockfish River the bank of
the canal was out; and at New.Oanton, whore
the dam is across the James, the guard look
was.destroyed and the•Janies River let into
the canal, carrying away the banks and
washing out the bottom of the canal. ' "
The dam acros6 'the' Janies at this point
was also 'partially destroyed. I have no op
-position: Everybody is bewildered by our
movements.
I hnvo hnd no news of any kind sinco I
SHERIDAN.
CFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War
left. The latest Richmond papers wore of
thel4th, but contained nothing.
I omitted to mention that the bridges on
the railroad from Swoop's Depot, on thoeth
er aide of Staunton, to CharlottesVille, were
utterly destroyed. Also all 00 bridges, for
it distance of ten miles, on the Qordonsville
Railroad.' The weather bus .ben verthad,
indeed; ruining bard every day,' with the ex-
Caption of four days, sinde we left. "My
wagons have, from the state of the road, de
tained me. •I.Tp to the present we have cap
tured fourteen pieces of artillery, eleven at
Waynesboro' and three at Charlottesville.—
The party that I sent back from Waynes
boro' started with - six pieces, but were
obliged to destroy two of the six for Want of
animals. The remaining eight pieces were
thoroughly destroyed.
We have captured up to the present twelve
canal boats laden with supplies, ammuni
tion, rations, medical stores, etc.
I cannot speak in too high terms of Gen
erals Ideritt, Ouster and Davin, and the
men of their commands. They have waded
through mud and water during this contin
uous raid, and aro all in fine spirits and
health.
Commodore Hollins, of the Rebel nary,
was shot near Gordonsville, while attempt
ing to make his escape from our advance in
that direction.
Very respeotually, your obedient servant,
P. H. SHERIDAN,
➢Zajor-Goneral Commanding.
[Columbia, Va., where Gen. Sheridan
dates the above despatch, is at the confluence
of the Revenue river with the James on the
James River Canal, and only 52 miles north
west of Richmond.]
WASHINpTON, March 13th.—The Rich
mond Examiner of the 10th instant contains
a small local item announcing the arrival of
two of Sheridan's men, who were captured
near; Lynch burg, thus inadvertently con
firming his advance to that point.
Fourteen hundred men and forty officers
captured by Sheridan near Staunton, were'
forwarded to Fort Delaware this morning
GLORIOUS NEWS FROM SHEB,,
IDAN.
Gallant little Phil. Sheridan has again
been on the war path, and as a logical result
the rebels in his way have been brought to
grief. Gcn. Griint telegraphs to Secretary
Stanton from City Point, that rebel deser
ters and refugees coming in agree in report
ing that on Thursday last Sheridan attack
ed Early near Charlottsvillei capturing that
notable rebel chief and his force of 1800 offi
cers and men.
Sheridan is within 70 miles of Richmond,
and is on the way to Lynchburg, a place that
the rebels most earnestly desire to retain, to
receive their broken and disordered forces in
the retreat that they evidently expect soon
to be compelled to make. It is stated that
Leo has sent forward aportion of his forces
from Richmond to reach Lynchburg before
Sheridan, and if possible to hold the place.
The rebels at Richmond appear to be in
desperate straits. With Grant grappling
them by the throat, and hanging on like a
bull-terrier dog, and Sherman and Sheridan
closing in upon them like the slow but un
swerving march of fate, their position is cer
tainly not a hopeful or ea viable ono. They
may succeed in postponing their inevitable
doom for a few months, but the hand writ
ing of their fate seems to be upon the wall,
legible to all who will read it.—Phi/. In
quirer.
SCHOFIELD.
The Great .I.tovement itt the Carolinas-017i
dal Despatch from. Gen. Schofield—Reary
Edict Attack on Our Lilies—They are Re
pulsed with 'Severe Loss—Their Dead and
Wounded Left on the Field—Large Nun,.
bens of Prisoners Captured—Another Ver
sionof the Kinston Battle—Bragg's Forces
Driren from the Field—Ruinureil Release
of Union Captives—Gencral Lee Reports
Another Victory—lncendiarisin at A ugusta
Georgia
OFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE.
WAsurNoToN, March 13.—Major-General
John A. Dix, New York:—The following
despatches have been received by this Depart
ment:,— EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of ‘Var.
CITY POINT, Vat., March 13, 1865. Hon.
Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:—The
following despatch has just been received:—
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-Gen.
Wissfs Form, March 10, 1865.—Linuten
ant-Generul Grant :—Tho enemy made a
heavy attack upon our centre and left to-day,
but was decisively repulsed, and with heavy
loss.
11 is dead and brolly wounded were left upon
the field. We Ids° took several hundred pris •
()Tiers. Our loss is small.
Crinrrai Couch is only twelve miles from
hero to-night, and will be up early in the
morning.
; Wri took lori,mers from Lee's and Stew
, „
Stew
art's Corps. They say two Corps are here,
and the rest of Jo h oNton - s army is coming.
(Signed) J. M. SCIIOFIELI),
Major-Com nil.
From the Richmond Papers of Mon
day, March 13th.
GITY Potivr, Va., March 13. 7 —T0 lion.
E. M. Stanton, Secretary of Warr—The fol
lowing items I take from to-clay's Richmond
papers:—
U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
‘• We have some good mews this inorning.
News of a victory in South Carolina. It is
announced in the following official despatch
from General Lee. Though the despatch is
rather scant in its particulars, enough is giv
en to show that Kilpatriek was badly worA
ed:—
"HEAD-QUARTERS, March 10, 1865.—H0n. •
John C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War:
General Hampton attacked General Kilpat
rick at daylight this morning. and drove him
from his cam p, taking his guns, wagons, many
horses, and several hundred prisoners,
and releasing a great number 01 our
men, who were captured. The guns and
wagons could not be brought off for want of
horses. Many of the enemy were killed and
wounded. Our loss was not heavy. Lieuten
ant-Colonel J. S. King was killed. Briga
dier-General Hunn, Colonels Ragan and
Morrison, and Majors Davis, Ferguson, and
others wore wounded.
(Signed) It. E. LEE, General, dm.
"It will be observed the locality of the
fight is not named in 'the despatch. This is
for prudential reasons.
• General Markland, themilitary =Regent,
has arrived at Morehead City, with a large
mail for Sherman's army, which he is wait
ing to deliver by the way of Newborn.
Sherman has no communication with the
North, and it would be imprudent to publish.
where he was, as it would only be giving
news to Grant of his progress. Matters are
beginning to look decidedly better for us in
the South. In. the last three days we have
had news of two victories, one in North
Carolina and ono in South Carolina.
FROM THE VALLEY.
We alluded in our last issue to a movement
being made for the purpose of recapturing
our prisoners who were taken from Early in
the recent fight near Waynesboro, and.who
wore being conducted under guard to Win
chester. The following official despatch tells
of it:—•
HEAD-QtrAnTERB, March 9, 1865.—R0n.
J. C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War :
General Rosser reports that on the oth
a few of his men attacked the .enemy near
Harrisonburg, who were guarding prisoners
taken at Waynesboro; and that he captured
a few prisoners.
On the morning of the 7th he again attack
ed them near lteid's 11111. having detained
them for e dey end night_at the river.
the - in
caused to retire in haste, abandoning
the only piece of artillery they had and. the_
•ambulance. Ha annoyed, them a good deal
and- enabled a good many of our men to
Nape.
(Signed) It E. LEE, General.
• The Northern papers claim to have captur
ed about one thousand prisoners in the fight
with Early, and report that most of tiiis
number had reached Winchester.
•
•
GEORGIA.
CIUintESTON; . : 'March B.—The Southern
Express Company's messenger from Augusta
brings advices to the 8d instant. No news
of filtered had transpired west of the Savan
nah River.
The Georgia Senate passeda resolutiondo
airing thatit - does not concur in reeontni.en.
dation of GOV.-Brown for d Conventionby
a vote of ,20 yeas to
,8 nays. • •
• SeveraLlextensiVe tires had 'occurred . inc
Auguste; They were !supposed to be the work
of an:incendiary...
EXCECAITOZ OF ,PRIIIONFIIB
About 400 Yankee prisoners will leave,
Richmond in j thia 'Morning's boat on. their
return horne,by flag-Of-trueo. .Among the
Umber are:BB °Alcor% including Generals
Kelley and :Crook, who were recently cnp. ,
Lured.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT.
ARRIVAL °WORN. SCITOFTELE O --TRE REBELS
IN FORCE AT KINSTON-BRAGG IN COM-
EOM
, NEWBERN, N. C., March 7.---Major-Gen
end Schofield and staff has arrived here,
having left Wihnington on Monday last.
They bring no news from General Shorn an.
The Rebel papers are equally ignorant of
General Sherman's whereabouts. The roads
are bad, which delays his progress somewhat.
A letter was received here the other day,
from a young man who has been confined in
Salisbury Prison for the last two years, say
ing that he was liberated by the Union forces.
The Rebels are in considerable force at
Kinston, N. C., having been recently rein
forced. S. D. Lee's corps, from Hood's army,
is reported there. Yesterday the enemy cap
tured some of our skirmishers near Kinston,
belonging to the Fifteenth Connecticut, and
Seventeenth Massachusetts. Major Osborn,
of the Seventeenth Connecticut, is reported
'wounded and a prisoner. Our captures will
offset the enemy's thus far.
General Bragg is reported to be in command
of the Rebel forces at Kinston.
Major-General J. D. Cox is in command
of our forces at that point. lie, as well as
General Schofield, is very popular with his
troops, who are confident of success when a
general move is ordered. The weather is
very warm with an occasional shower of rain.
LATER
THE BATTLE NEAR KINSTON-FALSITY OF
TILE REBEL ACCOUNTS-THE ENEMY RE-.
PULSED WITH FIISAVY LOSS
WASTIINOTOY, March 18.—Details under
duto of Newborn, March 8, have been re-
ceived here of General Cox's fight near
Kinston, on the same day. It has been gross
ly exaggerated by the Rebels. A. portion of
D. 11. Hill's troops got between two divisions
of Cox's forces, and captured two hundred
men from a Connecticut regiment, two pieces
of artillery from Battery I of the New York
Artillery, and about two hundred and fifty
men who . be6ame detached from their regi
ments. Our loss was very slight.
The fight did not last two hours, and re
stilted in reforming and advancing our line
beyond its first position, seven miles from
Kinston. General Cox took over one hun
dred prisoners, who state that they had just
arrived from Richmond. The enemy's at
tempt was to flank General Carter's division
and take it all prisoners, but they only suc
ceeded so far as narrated. Hoke's Rebel Di
vision had pretty well fortified Kinsten.
The news from Sheridan is glorious. Ho
had destroyed twenty miles of the James
River canal, and all railroads leading from
the east to Lynchburg.
Another Fight near Kinston, N. C
VirAsiwccrrox, March 13.—A letter dated
at General Cox's head-quarters, March 10th,
says that on the day before (the 9th) Bragg
again attacked Cox's forces, making two
separate assaults, which were repulsed with
heavy loss to the em my.
Rutger's Division of the Twenty-third
Army Corps captured one piece of artillery
and two hundred prisoners.
The enemy left the field in confusion. All
of their killed and wounded fell into our
hands.
THE LATEST
IMPORTANT' NEWS—OUR FOR.' ES Amur , :
TIMM: M I. Es OF KINSToN—ANoTu ER
BATTLE ExPEcTED—TIIIL REBELS I.IILAVI.-
I=l
N, C., March 11, 11 A. M.—
The enemy elated with the capture of two
or three small guns and a line of skirmishers
in our front, made several charges yesterday,
of a must reckless character, in ‘vhieli they
were repulsed etch time with heavy loss.
Our forces were intrenehed, and tire now
within three miles of Kinston, to which
point the ratilEoad is now complatA._ This
enemy continue to receive reinforcements,
and evidently intend to make a stubborn re
sistance at Kinston.
General Couch's Division, from Wilming
ton, exonm u nicated with .\ njor-Genernl Cite,
last night, from Beaver thun, n point lie had
just reached, which is eight miles from Cox's
head-quarters. General Couch joined Gen
eral Cox's forces this morning, which indi
cates a battle to-day. The enemy show signs
of weakness, and will doubtless fall back to
the other side of the 'Neuse River, and make
a stand at Kinston. The enemy are report
ed 15,000 to 2.1,W1 strong.
A Rebel rain is statiiincd ni Kinston, t”
protect the Neu,e, which is Moire exten
bi re structure.
It is reported by deserters that General
Lee and :Nlaji”.-General Breeltinridge, front
Itielininntl, had vieited and given
instruetionit.
Major-General Schofield remains in the
field with Major-General Cox, giving every
IllOVltlllent his personal attention. The ene
my are very much alarmed and mystified in
regard to Sherman's movements. We ex
pect to hear from him in a day or two.
Major-General Cox has issued an order
emi g r e u at ng his troops on the heroic man
ner In which they met the enemy, and
successfully sustained themselves thus far.
The Tennessee Election
The Nashville Union publishes returns of
the late constitutional election in that State
from thirty counties and ten hospitals, regi
ments, batteries, &c., of Tennessee troops:
For ratification. Far rejection
8 counties, In Baia Tennessee give 6 431 1
21 counties In Middle Ten nressue
-
give 11,417 46
1 county (Shelby) In Went Ten-,
flosses, gives 873 2
10 hospitals, regiments, &c, of
troupe, give 3,333 0
—U.--- ^
Total 24,1.01 40
BOUNTY-JUMPER SHOT.—Yesterday noon
a bounty-jumper, who belonged to Philadel
phia, attempted to escape from the soldiers'
rest. He had jumped one fence and, was in
, the act of crossing another, when the guard
fired upon him, the ball entering his leg, and
causing him to halt. The wound is not con
sidered dangerous. The man seems to be a
fence-jumper as well as a bounty-jumper.—
Harrisburg Telegraph.
Coin - anti eon* Waiters.
BOILING SI'RIONS HOTEL.—For rent
from tifo Ist, April 1865. Apply to PETER
F, got; Carlisle PA—Bt.
APPRENTIOE WANTED.—A stout bay,
with a good education and a good moral , char
acter, will be taken at this office to learn the
Printing business. None others need apply.
POST MASTERS.—WO aro pleased to see
that the President has re-appointed Robert
Wilson, Esq, Post Master at Mechanicsburg,
this County.
William L Curridon, esq., has also been
re-appointed at Shippensburg. • -
No bettor , selections than the above named
gentlemen could have been made, both be-,
ing in possession of good business talents.
—American. •
OUR RETURNED PRISONERS.-A letter
from Lieut. S. V. Ruby, Comp., A. 7th P.
RV,o,_dated_Anapolis,_,M4—March-7thr
gives the gratifying inteligence' that Lieut.
-Burkholdcir and himself bad arrived there
and were both in good health. He also states
that Sargt. Faller and Corporals Harrie.and
Sites with Privates Harry Eby and JOhn G.
Otto, of Comp.-A. were , at Wilmington, N.
C. on the Ist of March, all safe and well.— I
American.
1 es
1 - I,V3iOVAL.OI I THEP OST VII;OA.—' , -OEi
TueSday last the Post Office was removed to
the corner of Main and Pitt streets, opposite
the Mansion
.Ifouse. 'The present, location,
although a gpod one we cannot think prefer:.
able to tho old ono 'hoWever Much it, may
conduce .to the minvenance of the mail car
rier. The old locathm 'NVjUI cortaigly mop)
central, although „the room
_may not have
been so commodious.
ter The following aro the official quo
tas of this county, with all the credits re
ported tip to the evening of Wednesday,
March 16th, at the Provosallaishat's office.
quota credits defo's
Shippensburg Boro' 86 18 17
66 Twp 3 if
Southampton 6 6 4 1 3
NeWburg Bore,' 2 1 1
I~owvilla
Hopewell Twp 16 16
Mifflin 13 • 1 12
Newton ig 19 17 2
Westpensboro " 89 8 31
Frnnkford " 20 20
Penn 29 3 26
Dickinson " 33 10 28
North Middleton 18 5 18
South 48 26 22
Silver Spring 42 43 surplus
Middlesex 27 27
Monroe 83 21 12
Upper Allen 21 20 1
Lower 20 19 1
Hampden 25 21 4
Eastpennsboro' 33 24 9
Mechanicsburg 86 87 surplus
Now Cumberland 2 2 ,
Carlisle East Ward 20 18 2
" West Ward 19 17 2
SALE OF It EAL ESTATE.—W: hetir
er, Esq., will offer for sale, atthe Court House
on Saturday next, 18th inst., a tract of very
valuable land. It is seldom that more desir
able property is in the market, and we direct
the attention of those who desire to make a
good investment to it. For particulars see
advertisement in another column.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.—Rev. J. F. AV's
-11 AMPEL, Tract distributing agent, will
preach in , the Church of God Chapel on
Thursday evening next, March 23d; after
which ho will distribute tracts among the
congregation. A collection will be taken up
for the tract cause. Genern.l attendance is
invited.
SANDERSON'S GREAT EXHIBVION.—
The great Panorama of the Russian War,
will exhibit for a few nights only in Rheem's
Hall, commencing on Monday evening next.
This great exhibition is so well known that
no words of ours could add to the many in
ducements offet•ed to sight seers.
Prof. E.• It. WALKER, the cel
ebrated Piano tuner, will be in town for a
few days,
GRAND COMBINATION CONCERT.—
Messrs. JOHN 11. RIIEEM and DANIEL B.
KIEFFER will give a grand musical concert
in Rheem's Hall, sometime in the latter part
of nest week, assisted by the Handel Asso
ciation and PRon Wee. LEIGHTON, of Wil
liamsport, who will render some of Gutts
ehalk's finest compositions on the piano.
In noticing PROF. LEIGHTON'S perfor
mances, the Williamsport Bulletin says:
We have no hesitation in saying- that he is
rarely equalled end still more rarolv excelled
as a Pianist.. Every touch shows him to be
master of his art, in which he is an rinthusi
ast. The " Grand Paraphrase on National
Airs" brought out all the musical and pa
triotic enthusiasm in the audience. It was
a masterly effort, and most enthusiastically
received. In this piece the Professor ex
celled himself, and gave us a performance
rarely attempted and more rarely executed,
even by the best musical talent in the world.
With the right hand he played " Yankee
Doodle," with his left " hail Columbia,"
and rice versa.
11Onounit ELEcTioN.-ITerewith we
present the nominations to 1111 the several of
fices of our Borough Government. The
ticket is composed of citizens well known to
our readers, and we bespeak for it the ear
nest support of our people.
G'leiel If. yesA,
NI\IUN W. EARLY.
Assistant Burgess,
FRANCIS ECK ELS
Amscs.,r,
JASON W. EI3Y
4 uditur,
tiAMUEL D. 11.1:11 I'TON
EAST WARD
Town (ouncil, Thum Gbaticil, ,
George I'. Myers, Hobert Black,
Gli%cr Delaney, - A. K. Rheeni,
John Martin, John lia3s,
Jacob Zug, jr., S. 1). ',Ullman,
Franklin Gardner,
Tux Collector,
,Juslma Fagan, IL R. Williams,
JuAtice of the Pewee,
Stephen Keepers,
Judge, Judge,
Robert Cameron, James Postleth wait,
Inspector, Inspector,
James Calli°, Alfred Rhinehart,
School Directors, School Directors
E. Common, 3 yrs. R. C. Woodward, 3yrs
H Newslittur, 2 yrs.,
Copstable, Cwtstable,
Charles B. Meck. John A. Waggoner
ELECTION TO-DAY
The following circular is published for the
information of all concerned:
R. M. HICNDERSON,
CAPT. So PRO. Meram.A.L,
16th Dist.. Pa.
OPINION.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, 1
February 9, 1865. j
1213
In Your letter of the 28th January, you
ash my opinion on the legal points present
ed in the letter of Governor A. G. Cun
to you, of date tlm2tith January.
. _
Governor CunTrN's letter - is in relation Co
the construction of the act Act of Congress,
approved 8d March, 1863, commonly called
the Enrolment Act. lie insists—
Ist. That the words "period of service,"
since the commencement of the rebellion, as
used in the 12th section of the Act, do not
require the President, in assigning the quotas
to the several States, to take into considera
tion the whole term of enlistment of the vol
unteer and militia man; cued
2d. That that part of the Act of the 8d of
March, 1863, which makes the period of ser
vice an element in the talculation necessary
to determine the number of men duo from a
Stato,.district,,county, 'or town, has been re
pealed by the 2d section of the Act amenda
tory of the Enrolment 'Act, approved 24th
February, 1864.
It will be more convenient to consider
these questions in the reverse order, inns
' much es it' it shall bo 'found that the repeal
has been made, as contended for,. the first
point made by the Governor rxe_e_d_not_be_
The great objects of the Enrolment Act
are:
Ist. To declare who shall constitute the
national forces; and
• 2d. To organize a plan by which the na
tional forces cah bo made available.
Subordinate to the purpose of raising and
organizing the national forces, the plan a
dopted by Congress shows a desire that the
draft upon the industrial population of the
several States, and the communities thereof,
should be equalized as nearly as practicable:
By the 4th section of the ttet of the 8d of
March; 1888, the.United' States is divided
into districts, of which the District of Colum
bia shall constitute one, :each Territory of
the .United States ,shall constitute ono or
more, ns . the President`shall direct, and each°
Congressional' District of the 1 espectivo
States, as axed by_ a law of ' the State„ next
preceding the enrohnent, shall constitute
one. The Bth section provides, that. there
6411, k o , a Eoard of Enrolment in each Dis
trict. 'By the 9th section, it is provided,
that if the Board of Enrolment shall deem
it necessary, a District may be divided into
two, and, with the assent of the Secretary of
War, into any greater number of Sub divi
sions.
By the 12th section, it is made the duty
of the )E'resident, in assigning to the Dis
tricts the number of men to be furnished
therefrom, to take into consideration the
number of volunteers and militia furnished
by and from tho scycral States in which said
Districts are situated, and the pei iod of their
service since the commencement of the
,pre
sent rebellion ; and shall so makesaid assign
ment as to equalize the numbers among the
Districts of the several States, considering
and allowing for the numbers already fur
' nished as aforesaid, and the time of their ser
vice.
13 2 11
It is evident, from the face of this Act,
that the several States and Districts had fur
nished a number - of volunteers and militia,
and for periods of service.
Tho first duty of the President was to have
the national forces enrolled; his next duty
was to ascertain what number of volunteers
and militia had been furnished from the seV
eral States, and the periods of their service
since the commencement of the present re
bellion ; and then, from what Districts in
the several States they came, that ho might
equalize the numbers among the Districts of
the several States, considering and allowing
for tho numbers already furnished as afore
said, and the time of their service. Under
the Act of the 3d of March, 1863, it is plain
that lie had no right and power to cut up a
District into coulities, townships, precincts,
or wards, in order to equalize thedraft there
in. The authority given in the 9111 section
to sub-divide a District Was for the purpose
of facilitating or expediting the enrolment,
and with no reference to equalization. It
might, and doubtless did happen in many
Districts, that one well defined portion of a
District, as a county, township, or ward,
had furnished greatly more than the num
ber due therefrom, whilst other parts of the
same District, equally well defined, had fur
nished few or none, thereby making a draft
upon the District necessary; and yet, under
the Act, it was not in the power of the Pres
ident to make the draft otherwisethan equal
over the whole District. This was unjust
and oppressive. .In order to correct this
flagrant hardship and injustice, Congress,
by the 2d section of the Act of 24th February,
1864, and which is in amendment of the Act
of 3d March, 1863, declared that the quota
of each ward of a city, town, township, pre
cinct, or election district, or of a county,
where the county is not divided into wards,
towns, townships, precincts, or election dis
tricts, shall be, as nearly as possible, in pro
portion to the number of men resident there
in liable to military service, taking into ac
count, as for as practicable, the number
which has been previously furnished there
from.
It isearnestly insisted, and most ingenious
ly argued, that this second section of the
amended Act repeals so much of the 11th
section of the Act of the 3d of March 1863,
as makes it the duty of his President to take
into consideration the period of service of the
volunteers and militia from thesoverid States.
The argument in favor of the repeal rests
wholly upon the words of the amendatory
Ac•t—" the number which has previously fur
nished therefrom." It is insisted that '•uurn
ber," as here used, means an arithmetical
count. I cannot so understand it.
The Act of the 3d March, 186:1, had pre
scribed a mode by which the number of men
due from the several States, should be :nicer
tainial; and that mode required, not a simple,
count,'but a consideration of the period of
sm.\ ice of MPH previously fornislied. Con
gress used the word number in the Ohl section
of the amendatory Act, understanding that
the mode of count prescribed in the ori gival
Act would be preserved.
There are many evidences upon the face
of the amendatory' Act which show that it
was not the intention of Congress to change
the mode or count prescribed in the original
Act.
The amended Act does not undertake to
say how the quota of a State or District is to
be ascertained. In 11,Zeertflining what num
ber is due from a State or District,
_the Presi
dent- lutist pursue the mode prase - I-HIM - in the
12th section of the original Act—he must
take into consideration the period of service;
and vet, under the construction insisted upon,
when he comes to ,apuilizc thedraft, AS author
ized to do by the amended Act, in the Dis
tricts, Le must be controlled by simple num
bers. It cannot be that Congress intended
one mode of count for the States and Districts,
toad a different and wholly inconsistent one
for the Sub divisions Of Districts. Inextri
cable confusion would result..
From the language used in various parts
of the amendatory act, it is evident that Con
gress did not intend to disturb the mode of
count prescribed in the original act. For
instance, in the Bth section of the amendatory
act, it is said that the town, ward, or town
ship shall be credited by his services, and in
the 7th section, "the period for which he shall
have been enlisted, - and "the period for
which he shall have heel) drafted," all going
to show that time of service was held to be
an element in the court.
W EST W A.R D
Nor do I think that the argument in favor
of the repeal is aided by the language of the
Ist section of the act, en titled An act fur
ther to regulate and provide for the calling
out the nationol forces," apprtived 4th July,
1864, The act save, that any such volun
teer, or in case of draft., as hereinafter pro
vided, any substitute, shall be redited to the
town," &c. Congress meant that the credit
should be given according to the inode of
count pm s.iribed in the act of 3d March, 180.
The whole purpose at the 2d section of the
amendatory act was to enable the Pro , ident
to equalize the draft in the several districts,
surely not to have one mode of count in as
certaining the quotas of the several States
and districts, and another mode for equalizing
the districts. 'Besides, it is hardly to be con
sidered that Congress would thus incidental
ly strike from so important.a statute a fea
ture so prominent and equitable.
q'ax Cillector,
I am, therefore, of the opinion that the
mode of ascertaining and assigning to States
and districts their respective quotas, as pre
scribed in the 12th section of the act of the
8d July, 1863, is not repealed, and that the
same mode must be pursued in equalizing the
draft among the sub-divisions of each district.
- .Next comes the question, what is the mode
Of count prescribed in the 12th section of the
act of 8d March, 1863 ?
lila' very plain thht Congress regarded that
a consideration of the period of service would
change the rule from a merely numerical one.
Some credit was to be given for the period of
service as well as for the man. Congress has
fixed various periods of service, and States
.and districts, and fractions of districts, had
furnished men for those periods of sorvico.
Now how is the credit to bo given?
,Before proceeding to answer the question,
it may be proper to state, that it is insisted
the words "period of time" and "time of ser
vice,!' as used in the 12th section of the act
of March 8, 1868, moan something different
from' term of aervice. It seems to me that
the phrases mean ono and the same thing.
When the word term is used in reference to
time, it is, according to the lexicographers,
very nearly the synonym of period. The
difference betwixt them, if any; is too uncer
tain and shadowy to believe that Congress
meant by the use of one, something different
from what is understood by the other. But
the words period and term, both occur in after
parts of the acts now under consideration. In
the 18th'section of the act of 1868, the term
of service is spoken of, and the term of re
enlistment, whilst-in tho 7th section of the
amended act, it is the period for which ho
shall have enlisted and the period for which
ho shall have boon drafted. Thus it will be
perceived, that upon the very face of these
icts,_Congress 7 used-these—words-as-meaning-'
the same thing.. It happens too in the act,
that neither word may •be used and yot the
same idea intended, as in the Bth section of
the amended act, whore the language is "shall
be credited by his services."
Regarding then "period of serVice,"' and
"term of - Service," as, meaning the -same
thing,, any argument predicated upon a ,dif
foronco must be disregarded. And thus we
are brougheback to the question, bow is the
credit to be given? 41ust the credit be for
the time of actual service, or the period of
enlistment? • • ' •:,
I 'think that Congress intended - by thP
words ! , period of service," to give Credit for
the time of his enlistment.. When if. 'flan
enlists in,the service of the Government' for
one, two,or three yours, his services are duo.
to'the Gtverninefit for,that poriod;Airid dur
ing thatperiod his services are withdrawn
from the.industrial pursuits of life.: The act
'speaks as though there was a certain and
ed period for, the services of each man, and
yet, if any period or time is taken, other,
than the term. of enlistment, by some system'
of averages or guesses, a rule must bo fixed.
To do so would violate the certainty con•
tomplated by the act.
I am, therefore, of the opinion that the
President must, under the act, give credit
by the whole period or term for which the
man enlisted.
Whether this in the rule which should
have been adopted by Congress, whether it
does not operate unequally, and.whether it
is exactly just or not, are questions that can
not now be considered. It is familiar to all
that special cases of hardship will occur by
the application of any general rule, never
theless the law, as written, must be pursued
and enforced.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
(Signed) JAMES SPEED,
To the PRESIDRNT. Attorney General.
The following Circular is published for
the information of all concerned.
R. M HENDERSON,
CAPT. & PRO. MAR.
15th Dist. Pa.
CIRCULAR, 1
No. 5. j
WAR DEPARTMENT,
PROT OST MARSHAL GEN MUT.% OFFICE,
WASHINGTON D. C. March 8, 'GS.
The following Act of Congress is pub
lished for the information and guidance Of
all concerned :
AN ACT to amend the several Acts
hereto forc.passed to provide for the enrol
ling and ratting out the notional forces,.
and for other purposes.
* * * * * *
" SEcTioN 13. And be it further enacted,
That where any revised enrolment in any
Congressional or draft district has been ob
tained or made, prior to any actual drawing
of names from the enrolment lists, the quota
of such district may be adjusted and 'appor
tioned to such revised enrolment instead of
being applied to or based upon the enrol
ment as it may have stood before the revis
ion.
'• litceTtoN 14. And be it further enacted,
That hereafter all persons mustered into the
military or naval service, whether as volun
teers, substitutes, representatives, or other
wise, shall be credited to the State, and to
the ward, township, precinct, or other en
rolment sub-district, where such persons be
long by actual residence, (if such persons
have an actual residence within-the United
States,) and where such persons were or
shall be enrolled, (if liable to enrolment,)
and it is hereby made the duty of the Pro
vost Marshal General to make such rules and
give such instructions to the several Provost
Marshals, Boards of Enrolment, and Mus
tering Officers, as shall be necessary for the
faithful ell hireetnent of the provisions of this
section, to the end that fair and just credit
shall be given to every section of the court-
try : Provided, That in any call for troops
hereafter no county, town, towushp, ward,
precinct, or election district, shall have cred
it except for men actually furni-Med on said
call, or the preceding call, by said county,
WWII, township, ward, precinct, or election
district, and mustered into the military or
navel service on the quota thereof.
S nut . ox 15. And be it further enacted,
That in computing quotas hereafter, credit
shall be given to the several States, districts,
and sub-districts, for all men furnished from
them, respectively, and not heretofore crcd
it,•d, during the present rebellion, for any
period of service of not less than three months
calculating the number of days for which
Buell service was furnished, and reducing the
name to years: Prenided, That such credits
shall not be applied to the call for additional
troops made by the President on the twenty
first day of December, eighteen hundred and
Si xty-k our.
t• SttcrioN 16. And be it further enacted,
That persons who have been, or may here
after be dratted, under the provisions of the
several nets to which this is an amendment,
for the term of one year, and who have ac
tually furnished, or may actually furnish,
acceptable substitutes (not liable to draft.)
for the term of three years, shall be exempt
front military duty during the time for which
such substitutes shall act be liable to draft,
not exceeding the time for which such sub
stitutes shall have been mustered into the
service, anything in the act of February
twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, to the contrary notwithstanding.
SECFION 17. And bc.i s f flirther enacted,
That any recruiting agent., substitute broker,
or other person who, for pay or profit, shall
enlist, or cause to be enlisted,- as II volunteer
or substitute, any insane person, or convict,
or person under indictment for a felony, or
person in a condition of intoxication, or a
deserter from the military or naval service,
or ally mohair between the ages of sixteen and
cigl.teen years, without the consent of his
parents or guardian, or tiny minor under the
age of sixteen years, knowing him, in either
case nefore montioned, to be such, or who
shall defraud or illegally deprive any volun
teer or substitute of any portion of the State,
local, or United States bounty, to which Ito
may be entitled, shall, upon conviction in
any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined
not exceeding one thousand dollars, nor less
than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not
exceeding two years and not less than three
months, or both, in the discretion of the
court aforesaid.
" SKirioN 18. And he it further enacted,
That any officer who shall muster into the
military or naval service of the United States
any deserter from said service, or insane,,per
son, or person in a condition of intoxication,
or any minor between the ages of sixteen
and eighteen years,_ without the consent of
his parents or guardian, or any minor under
the age of sixteen years, knowing him to be
such, shall, upon conviction by any court
inertial, be dishonorably dismissed the ser
vice of the United States.
" SEertox 19. And be it further enacted,
That in every case whore a substitute is fur
nished to take the place of an enrolled or
drafted man, and it is shown by evidence
that shall be satisfactory to the Secretary of
War, that such substitute was, at the time
of hit enlistment, known by the party fur
nishing him to bo non-con/pea roentis, or in
a condition of intoxication, or under convic
tion or indictment for any offence of the
grade of felony at the common law, or to
have been guilty of a previous act of deser
tion unsatisfied by pardon or punishment, or
by reason of any existing infirmity or ail
ment, physically incapable of performing the
ordinary duties of a soldier in actual service
in the ranks, or minor between the ages of
sixteen and eighteen years, without the con
sent of his parent or guardian, or a minor
under the ago of sixteen years, it shall be the
duty of the Provost Marshal General, on ad
vice of the fact, to report the same to the
same to the Provost Marshal of the proper
district ; anti if such person so enlisted and
incapable shall have boon, since the passage,
of this act, mustered into the service as 11
substitute for a person liable to draft, and,
not actually drafted, the name of the person
so liable who furnished such substitute shall
be again placed on the list, and be shall Ito
subject to draft thereafter, as though no such
substitute had been furnished by him; and
if such substitute so enlisted, and incapable
as aforesaid, shall have been, since the pas
sage of this act, mustered into the service as
a substitute for a person actually drafted,
then it shall bo the dtity of the Provost Mar
shal General to direct the. Provost Marshal
of the district immediately to notify tho per
son who furnished such substitute that ho is
held to service in the place of such substi
tute, and ho shall stand in the same relation
and bo subject to the same liability as before
thh furnishing of such substitute.
"SECTION 20. And be it further. enacted,
That in case any substitute shall desert from
'the army,`and'it shall appear by evidence
-satisfactorrto-theiSecreturrof - ViTarrtbatthe
party furnishing such substitute shall have,
in any way, directly' or indirectly, aided or
abetted such desertion, or to have been :privy
to any intention,on the part of such substi
tute to desert, then such prim shall be im
mediately placed in the army, and shall
servo for the period for which ho was liable
to 'draft, such service .to - ,commence at' the
date of the desertion'Of the substitutC,',"_,
s Eario 21, And be 'it further enecolid;,
That, in addition to the other lawful -penal,
ties of the crime of desertion from the milt,
tary or naval service, ell Perioni- who have.
deserted the military, or naval service of tin*
United States, who shall not return to said
service, :Or report themselves to a Provost
Marshal within sixty days after the problit;
motion Ifereinaftor mentioned shallbo - dociiiedr•
and taken to have voluntarily relinquished
and forfeited their righti tobecomeeitizepa ;
and such deserterS shall-be forever hicapalble
of holding any office of trust or Prollt : under,
the United States, .or of exercising an rightii
of citizens thereof; and all pardons who shall
.