datit .3 trail'
CARLISLE, PA..
Friday, Nay 6, 1865.
13. AI. PEITTENOILL & Co.,
nZqO. 37 Park Row, Now York, and 6
State St. Boston, are our Agents for the Ilkesin
hose cities, and are authorised to take Advertise
ants and Subscriptions for us at our lowest rates,
A../C. McClure of Chamberaburg,
advertises in ,The Richmond Whig a reward
of $lOOO, to be paid for the arrest of F. W.
Smith, son of Extra Billy," who burned
Mr. McC:'s residence at the time of the mid
upon Chamberaburg.
--Secretary Wales this afternoon for
warded to Acting Rear Admiral Thatcher,
commanding the West Gulf Blockading
Squadron, a congratulatory letter on the
downfall of Mobile. Secretary Welles closes
hie letter as follows : lam happy in ex
tending to you and those under your com
mand the congratulations of the Navy De
partment for the victory which places in our
possession, with but one exception, all the
chief points of the Southern coast, and one
that bids fair to be the closing naval contest
of the . rebellion."
—The anti-Slavery constitutional amend
ment has been ratified by the Legislatures of
twenty States, Tennessee and Arkansas hav
ing been almost unanimous in its favor.
New Jersey stands alone among the free
States as having rejected the measure. The
amendment will unquestionably be ratified
by Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
California, lowa and Oregon. One State
more will be needed for the requisite three
fourths. • This can easily be obtained by re
versing the first decision of Now Jersey,
Delaware or Kentucky, or securing the vote
of Florida or. some other southern State.
—Mr. Lincoln's grandfather, also named
Abraham Lincoln, was murdered by an In
dian in 1774, while at work on his farm, near
the Kentucky river. He had three sons,
the eldest of whom, Thomas, was the father
of the President. Thomas married in 1806
Nancy Hanks, a native of Virginia, and
settled in Harden county, whore the Presi
dent WWI born February 12, 1809. In 1816
the family removed to Indiana. The great
grandfather of the President emigrated from
Berke county, Pennsylvania, to Rockingham
county, itilhe Shenandoah valley, Va , about
1750.
818. The following paragraph is taken
from an article which appeared in the La
Crosse (Wisconsin,) Democrat on the 29th
of August last:—
"The man who votes for Lincoln now is
a traitor. Lincoln is a traitor and a mur
derer. He who pretended to war for, but
wars against the Constitution of our country
is a traitor' and Lincoln is one of these men.
He who calls and allures men to a certain
butchery, is a murderer, and Lincoln hes
done all this. Had any former Democratic
President warred upon the Constitution or
trifled with the destinies of the Nation as
Lincoln has, he would have been hurled to
perdition long since. Anil if he is elected to
misgovern another four years. we trust sonic
bold hand will pierce his heart -with doggie
point for the public good."
This is somewhat stronger in language
than the average of the philippics pronounced
against Mr. Lincoln during the last cam
paign, but its sentiment is about the same.
For the sake of party success politicians nev
er hesitate to resort to the strongest terms of
denunciation of those whom they wish to
defeat. This course always produces ill ef
fects indirectly, but in the present instance,
the injury has been direct, and almost a nec
essary consequence of the means employed.
It will be contended now, of course, that
these expressions were used in the heat of
discussion and that those who used them a. e
not in any wise responsible for the crime tl at
has deprived us of a wise and righteous ruler
and disgraced us forever in the eyes of civil
ization. This wo cannot grunt. It is pre
sumed that when men use words charging
high crimes on the head of the Nation, they
understand fully what those words mean,
and use them honestly. If Mr. Lincoln was
a traitor and a murderer, it is well that he
has gone from earth. If his death delivers
the country from despotism and tyranny
and prevents his "alluring his fellow men ,
to certain butchery," then the assaSsin is his
country's deliverer and should receive her
thanks and gratitude. But why is it that
he is not hailed as such by the men who were
so fond of uttering such sentiments as those
of the above extract? Are the charges that
they so frequently brought against the Pres
ident while living any loss true now that ho
is dead ? Or why do they shrink from ap
plauding the act to which all their teachings
pointed as heroism . ? Judged by their own
words Booth had a right to expect that those
who hoped " some bold hand " would rid
our country of a tyrant, would be anxious
now to do him honor.
We do not write this for the purpose of
creating feeling against those who denounced
the President while living, but merely to call
attention to something in our practical poli
tics that sadly needs improving. It is high
time now that thq i se heated, intemperate,
senseless denunciations of those high in au
thority should stop. We believe in the
greatest freedom of discussion and hope nev
er to see the time when men will hesitate to
criticise closely and discuss freely the actions
of our rulers. But there is a wide distinc
tion' between liberty and license. Men bavE
no right to denounce, and charge crimes
upon a ruler simply because it suits their
parpose to do so. And now that our peo
pie fully see the mischief that has arisen from
this unrestricted use of the tongues and pans
of demagogues, let thorn resolve that hereafter
those who transcends the bounds of truth
and fairness, in discussion shall be visited
with their displeasure.
RtvEns or BLOOD. The circulation in the
system is not unlike the flow of rivers to the
see,--which -move smoothly until they are
olog,gedor obstructed. But when drift wood
or salmi -jai deposit dame them up, then comes
the tearing devastation that follows the ob
struction of a 'force which cannot be stayed.
So the blood circulates insensibly through
the system until it becomes clogged by die
ease; then burst outthe ulcers, - sores and dis
orders -which fellow that Condition.. 'Take
Ayer's Sarsaparilla 'and purify your blood, to
save, yourself' from the • floods, freshets and
and delugos which sweeprtinnumbered mul
titudes _ out upon that ahoreless sea which
swallowe all 'mankind.--Lancaster- (Pa.)
Register`:• - -- . •
jar It has been, stated very generally in
the newspapers, that Gen. Lee had turned
ver only eight thousand,, men, land it' was
Supposed that the best , portion of, his army
had bpen sent to Johnston before the c0m
.14.011
99f.the_ negotiation_for_surrender...:.
This statement is incorrect. - He has turned
over, under the articles of capitulation, over
thirty-five thousand men, with a hundred
and fifty pieces of artilloiy and ten thousand
,stend of arms. • •
Admiration for Traitors.-
We find the following account of 'a :visit
paid by a delegation of the U. S. Christian
Commission to Gen. Robert B. Lee, ittohlft
the round of our exchanges.
" Being assured that a visit to Gen. Leo
would be well received, a detachment of the
U. B. Christian Commission, consisting of
seven, called at his door, and his son, Gen.
Curtis Lee, appeared ; when I said to him
that we bud called to pay our respects to Gen.
Robert E. Lee.. Being soon seated in a din
ing -room, without any cover on an exten
sion dining-table, the General soon was ush
ered in by his son and announced. I arose
by previous arrangement, and said to him
that I-had been a. soldier, and called to pay
my respects to him as a soldier, and advanced
to take Ins hand; but heniade no response,
and then I introdueed Dr. Parker of Boston,
and all the party in succession.
"We all sodtt arose, and Dr. Parker said
to him that we were on a humane mission,
and hoped he sympathized with it • He said
that he did, and continued 'that these asso
ciations had done much good, and he hoped
they would continue their efforts.' He then
gave us all his-hand' , very cordially, calling
us all by name as we parted, with the best
of wishes. He and his staff wore dressed in
Confederate gray."
Our opinion is that this " detachment of
the U. S. Christian Commission" would have
been as profitably employed at alcabst any
thing else. The admiration that is expressed
by some persons who are professedly loyal
for this traitor chief is just about as far as
absurdity ought to bo tolerated; and when
we hear of men calling to pay• their respects
to him, we aro inclined to characterize their
action as a little more than absurd. The
motives that induce such performances may
be very easily guessed. Persons are not apt
to seek the society of those whose actions
have been in direct opposition to their views
and opinions. Admiration for a traitor has
in nine cases out of ten, its origin in a sym
pathy with his treason, and we aro free to
say that the eagerness displayed by the above
mentioned gentlemen to pay their respects to
the vanquished traitor chieftain raises a very
strong suspicion that they would have been
quite as eager to haiie conga atulated him on
he success of his efforts on behalf of the Con
ederacy, had those efforts been successful.
The day for admiring and applauding
traitors should be about over. They may be
rardoned if the Government thinks a gener
al amnesty would conduce to either a speedy
or per anent peace. But before the Gov
ernment sees lit to do this, we hope that
every man who has the slightest pretensions
to loyalty, will refrain from doing honor to
the men who have been the head and front
of the wicke est rebellion that ever cursed
the earth. We have suffered quite enough
from treason to teach us to hate traitors
rather that to exercise our ingenuity to dis
cover their good qualities. They deserve
nothing from the Nation, but the punish
ment, which in all civilized countries attach
es to the very highest grade of crime, and
although reasons of public policy may in
duce our rulers to deal leniently with them,
the same considerations cannot excuse the
conduct of men whose every action indicates
admiration, respect and fore for the urn
who have exhausted every effort to overturn
our Government.
Gen. Lee appears to have the singular
grod fortune to he applauded by quite a large
class of persons at the North. Not only is
his genius as a commander admired, but al
most all the goodness and virtue which mere
mortals are capable of attaining, are attrib
uted to him. Could anything be more ab
surd ? Do men who are constantly prating
about the honor, manliness or christianity
of this rebel chief, consider what : rrunt fools
they. make of then:se:yes ! Hubert E. Lec,
more than ant• other man in the Confederacy,
deserves the eternal execration of every :Min
who loves his country or his race. His was
no sudden treason. lie maintained his po-
sition in the army of the Government until
he felt reasonably sure treason would sue-
ceed, and then lent it his aid in order that
its success might raise Inin to grestne,s and
power even at the cost of the hie of the
country Which he had sworn n defend and
support. His adherence to the rebellion even
after be knew its success Wes hopeless, cost
the country many thousands of the best of
her suns. For all the crimes that have
stained .the rebellion which hits jut note ex
pired, Lee is responsible to a greater extent
than any other of traitors. For inure than
two years he could hate [nude his will ab
solute law for the Confederacy. His opin
ions curried inure force with them than even
those of the head of the Government. When
have we ever heard of his even rebuking the
wickedness of those around him. Union
prisoners were starved in the Capital of the
Confederacy, of which this saintly rebel was
almost Dictator. Dues the man who delib
erately violates his oath of allegiance to his
Government, organizes and commands the
armies that for four years battled fiercely
against it ; who never raised his voice to
disapprove of the acts of his associates even
when those acts would have disgraced fiends;
and even now when vanquished and stripped
of his power, shows no repentance nor re
morse for Mimes, but is still the proud defi
ant traitor he was when in the height of his
power, deserves any thing better than the
punishment which any other felon would re
ceive ?
We have just emerged from a most terri
ble conflict. Our country is saved, but who
can estimate the cost of its salvation I Men
have been sacrificed, and treasure expended
to an extent almost beyond computation.—
There is scarcely a family within our bor
ders that does not to-day mourn the loss of
some one slain in this gigantic struggle with
treason. And is no punishment to overtake
those who controlled, directed, and gave life
to this most wicked conspiracy? Shall the
men on whose heads rests the murder of
thousands of our noblest countrymen go
down to the grave in peace? We hope our
Government may extend mercy to all for
whom there can be any palliation or excuse
urged, but we do think that in justice to
those who have fallen to preserve it, punish
ment should be sternly meted out to those
who organized and led rebellion., But even
•if the lives of leading traitors should be
spared, we do hope that no man who loves
our country, who rejoices that its Govern
-meet has been vindicated, or who has any
respect for those who have fallen while bat
tling, for the right, will so far forgot himself
as to do homage to the perjured villians who
have ruled the Confederacy—chief among
whom'iSßobert B. Lee. Let their praises
be spoken•by traitors alone. • • • '
The number of men actually surrender
ed by Johnston is about 27,100, although
the number on paper is much greater. The
surrender include_ s all the. militia from South
Ctil4Slina, North Carolina, Georgia add the
Gulf States.
—Astounding revelations aro said to be
forthcoming respecting the conspiracy for
the assassinations at Washington, exhibiting
the perfidy and cowardly expedients resort
ed-to by-the-loaders of the Ilebellion - . — Our•
Cons'ul-General in Canada has given notice
to the authorities that all the criminals con
nected with' the murder of President Lin
coln must be surrendered to the United States
authorities.
DisrThe Compromise between Grant and
-Lee, - was-vrortlrtsventy - battlertci
try, and a Compromise at. the beginning of,
the-war , h ave beets worth all the life,
treasure and ,aufrenng tt lute cost.. The cost
alotte would 1111 the land with churches and
literary ituatitutitYolunteer. , •
A man must indeed have .a strong attach
meat to things departed who still keeps prat
ing about "compromise." Compromise,
bet Yeen Grant and Lee ; well that i 8 the
richest thing we have heard for some, days.
We wonder if the Confederacy regards it as
much of a compromise. The rebel army sur
renders all its officers- and soldiers from Lee
down give their parole not to servo again
during the war unless exchanged; their arms
and munitions of War are turned over to our
Government, and their organization is com
pletely broken up. Their conquerors, the
army of the Potomac, preserve their organ
ization, march at will through the confeder
acy, do every thing that a hostile army can
do, and this a comproMise 1 'Tis a littlestrange
that it didn't occur to the magnanimous lead
er of the rebel hordes to enter into such a
compromise just after McClellan's Peninsu
lar Campaign, or when he was marching
his army into Pennsylvania. We suppose
the Union commanders might have been in
duced then to make the same terms which
Grant acceded to. McClellan especially
might have done something in the compro
mise business, if compromise at the begin
ning had been desirable as possible.
We know that Democratic Journalists are
a little at a loss, just now far material to
make party capital of, but they needn't make
themselves ridiculous in the attempt to get
some up. There has been no compromise
with their friends of the Confederacy, They
have been Conquered. • Their treason has
been overthrown in the only manner possi
ble, by subjugation. New Orleans, Vicks
burg, Atlanta, Sav'annah, Charleston, Wil
mington and Richmond have not been com
promised for, but captured. The ant ice of
Pemberton, Gardiner, Lee and Johnson
were not dispersed by any honied words of
compromise but were defeated, vanquished
and forced to surrender as prisoners of war.
The Confederate Government left Richmond
not because of the tender words and gentle
pleadings of Pendleton, Voorhees, the Woods,
the N. Y. World and the—Volunteer, but
because of the persistent use of the whole
military power of the Government until it
had vanquished its last remaining army
and captured its most stubornly defended
city. Treason boasted it would die fighting
in the last ditch and in the last ditch it has
been forced to die. The authority of our
Government has been vindicated not by
cringing to traitors but by conquering them.
Pence has been won not by granting new
concessions to Slavery, not by withdrawing
offensive Proclamations or repealing obnoxi
ous laws ; not by declaring the war a failure
and adopting the sentiments of the Chicago
Platform ; not even by driving abolition
ists from power but by prosecuting the war
vigorously until the last has laid down his
arms end submitted to the authority of the
Government. This- course we have always
c9ntemled was the only one which would re•-
store peace, order nod Government to our
c on try and eventA have fully proved that
those who advovated the Sn ne lino of policy
were not mistaken.
Gentlemen' of the Democratic Port• do let
"cemprontise - sleep quietly in its grave.
You have certainly demonstrated that it is
even serviceable for' your party purposes. It
hasn't been much used to crush out the re
bellion and yet the rebellion has been pretty
effectually overcome. There may be some
hope for your party in the dim and misty
distance, but that hope will not be realized if
you pin your faith to compromise.
Pennsylvania and the President
Even under the old regime, no Southern
statesman was more universally respected
in Penmylvania than A NnitEw JuIINSON ;
but sinee the majestic display of his noble
characieriAics at the outsi t, and during the
progress of the rebellion, he has been en es
pecial favorite of our whole Commonwealth.
After his elevation to the, Presidential chair
the di-position to bestow upon him unbound
ed cutilidence and a generous support becalnU
alinost universal among our citizens, with
out distinction of party. We tire gratified
to notice, by the following article from the
Washington Chronicle, that this feeling has
found an authentic and official e.xpression.
Penmylvania, proud of the complimentary
terms in which the President: received it,
will more than verify the assurances'of her
patriotic (Jovernor :
[bruin the Watihington Chronicle. April 8e I
THE, I'ILE6I , )ENT AND THE GOVERNOR OF
PENNhYLVA.NIA.—Yesterday morning Pres
ident Johnson received a number of citizens
of Pennsylvania, who presented to him the
following earnest and putriAie letter 'from
Governor Curtin of that State. We noticed
among those present Colonel F. Jordan, mil
itary Agent of Pennsylvania and his assist
ant, Colonel Gilliland ; Samuel Wagner,
Esq., of York county, and others. Colonel
J. \V. Forney read the letter of Governor
Curtin to the President :
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
HARRISBURG, PA., April 25, 18135.
Sus: I have just returned from reverent
ly attending the remains of our martyred
President on their passage through this Com
monwealth, and I avail myself of the first
moment to assure you that, as Pennsylvania
has throughout steadily and effectively sus
tained the Government in its efforts to crush
the existing rebellion, so she and her author
ities may be relied upon to stand heartily by
your Administration, and that with an ear
nestness and vigor enhanced by the Just hor
ror which all her people entertain of the
base and cowardly assassination to which
your predecessor has Wen a victim.
I know that it is unnecessary to give you
this assurance ; but, looking to the vast
responsibilities that have been suddenly east
upon you, it has seemed to me that en ex
press word of hearty encouragement from
your frionds'cannot bo otherwise than agree
able to you. I should have visited Wash
ington to say this much to you in person,
but I am unwilling, just at this moment, to
incur the danger of interfering with the just
discharge of your public duties by occupy
ing your time.
I am,
sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
To 010 PRESIDENT
In reply, President Johnson expressed his
fervent thanks to Governor Curtin for the
hearty manner in which he had proffered his
valuable support of-the General Administra
tion. Some of his most intortistiriiireCellce.
_Lions wore of the old, li.eystone,f3 . :tatti. hl
the war for the maintenance of the Govern
ment she had surpassed herself in her con
tributione to our armies and in the valor l arid
sacrifices of her sons, many_of whom he
classed among his best friends, having met
'them in large numbers during his trials in
Tennessee. President Johnsbn trusted that
his administration of the Government would
not be unworthy of the confidonco of the
loyal people of Pennsylvania.
---- - - -Tho - 4i3bel 'ram — AlbercialkcidHielFirlii
sunk at Plymouth, N. G, has been raised,
at a cost of .$20.000 and has arrived at' tho
Gosport Navy-ydrd. The machinory - ii in
excellent order y and her hull is but little
damaged.
—The cost of the Fire Department in New
York was, last year, $„698,000. That of the
paid departments of London, Cincinnati,
Baltimore, Boston and St. Louis together,
$310,000.
—All the funds required to pay Oen. Sher
man's army in full will be ready by the mid
dle of next week. It will require about till,
0,10.000 for this purpose.
—lt is stated that thirty veluntoer batter
ies have been dismounted, and their horses
turned over, preparatory to being muttered
out of service. The reduction of the War
Department expenses in the single item of
chart red steamers, has already been •enor
mous. These charters ranged from $5O to
$l,OOO vessels per day. Other chartered
transports will be dismissed as rapidly as
possible.
—The Jews of this country have shown a
full share of patriotism since the war began.
From Ohio 12,000 have gone to fight for the
Union flag, from New York 10,1 , 00, from
Illinois 50014. front Michigan and Wiscon
sin 9000, and from other States enough to
make a total of 40,000. They havo estab
lished tiveasylunis fordisabled soldiers, their
widows and orphans, the benefits of which
aro limited to no faith or cieed.
—The city of Minneapolis, opposite St.
Paul, met with heavy loss by lire on Wed
nesday night, resulting in the destruction of
an entire block of buildings (sixteen in num
ber), involving a loss variously estimated at
from $120,060 to $130,000, of which amount
about $40.000 was covered by insurance.
The origin of the tiro was unknown—some
believing it was the work of an incendiary,
and some attributing it to accident.
—Major-Gen. Banks has arrived at New
Orleans an4,assumed command of the Dc
partment of the Gulf.
—Gen. Grant returned to Washington on
Saturday afternoon.
—lion. Samuel Dar is, one of the A , soci ate.
Judges ll' Bedford county, died, after a pro
tracted illness, on Saturday last.
—Brig.-Gen. Gideon Pillow, of Tenn.,
is said to have requested permission to return
to his home at Columbia, and offers to take
the amnesty oath arid give bonds for his fu
ture good conduct. Gen. Pillow has or had
a large plantation near Columbia, and was
joint owner with his sister, 11lrs. Governor
Aaron V. Brown, in another still more ex
tensive one near Helena, Arkansas. He has
lost over seven hundred slaves by the faluro
of the rebellion.
—General Gordon, commanding Eastern
Virginia, has issued an order prohibiting the
hearing of any Lusiness from citizens who do
not produce proof of having taken the oath
of allegiance to the government since the Lt
of January last..
—Bear Admiral D. D. Porter has been
detached from the entmnand id the North
Atlantic squadron, and is succeeded by Coin
motion: %Vin. Bedford.
—Brigadier General Cheatham, who has
command of negro troops in Kentucky And
Tennessee, has seventeen thow.and under
1111118 And distributed at garrisoned towns
throughout the two States.
—Hon. Jesse D. Bright has recently pur
chased and will soon occupy the farm of Mrs.
Follen, one tulle above Carollton, on the
Ohio river. It is a splendid estate. He then
intends giving up My Farm," in Gallatin
county. The loyalty of Carroll county, into
which he moves, will not be strengthened
much by the change.
—Edward Ingersoll, who made the seces
sion speech at the Democratic meeting in
New York city a short timesince, was waited
upon yeqerday reaching his home in
Philadelphia by a deputation of citizens, and
requested to apologize for the disloyal senti
ments expressed. lie refused to do so, and
drew a pistol upon his assailants, whereupon
the police int , rfered and arre.ted him. Ho
was taken before a justice and, in default of
bail, committed for an attempt to kill and
carrying dangerous weapons. His brother ,
Chas. Ingersoll, was also set upon by the
crowd and rather roughly handled.
Boston Corbett, President Lincoln's
Avengerr*
We have before us the photograph of Bos
ton Corbett, the man who shot Booth. He
is en Englishman about 26 years of ago, and
Sergeant in Company L of the 16th Now
York Cavalry. He went out at the com
mencement of the war as a private of the 12th
Now. York State' Militia, Col. Butterfield,
and has been in active service ever since.
About eight months ego he was captured ty
tho rebel guerrilla Mosby while out on a
scouting expedition, all his party having
either been killed or escaped. Ho held the
entire rebel gang, about 26 in number, at
bay for sonic time, and only surrerdcred
when his ammunition was exhitusted. For
his bravery in this affair he was promoted to
be Sergeant, but only returned to the Union
lines to assume the title after a five months
imprisonment at Anclorsonville. While
there ho frequently held prayer meetings,
and exhorted his dying companions, being
an active and sincere member of the Attor
ney street P. M. Church of this city. Ho
only lately rejoined his regiment, and had
Scarcely recovered from a chronic diarhoea
and scurvy contracted at the South, when he'
was appointed one of 28 tried men to per
form' the duty he so successfully accomplish
ed. His face is intelligent, and bears the
impress of a high-toned Christian putriotisin.
—N. Y. Tribune.
A. G. CURTIN
The Governors of Virginia,
Tho Alexandria Jouinothas a paragraph
Nhich indicatds a strong desire on the,part
Oflaw/. .Pierpont . to see Gov. Smith. Tho
Journal says:
"We understand that Govehor Piorpont
has it in, contemplation to offer a reward for
the apprehension of Eitra Billy Smith, late
Governor of Virginia at Richmond. It has
been ascertained that the $30,00 . 0 stated to
have been borrowed by Jeff. 'DuVis from the
Virginia banks, was obtained though the
agency of Extra William, and in a way that
would bring that individual liable to "the'
anspicion.oftheft—ln_addition_to this, it-is
also stated now, , since the ilight of Smith,
that ho converted a largo portion of the
money to his own use. It is stated that, ho
and Bennett, .First Auditor of the State of
Virginia, (rebel) tried to lug-off over $lOO,
000 of the money for their own use, and get
ting ' up the canal as far as -Buckingham
News Items.
• • --On learning of the defeat and surrender
of Lee, theitebel Governef f or .."lorida
rattled sucide.
—Twenty-seven rebel flags from Lee's
army Were presented to the
,War Bepart
meat on Saturday. '
—At Now:Orleans the news of the assassi
nation of President Lincoln created the most
intense excitement. Business was entirely
stopped, and the greatest sorrow was mani
fested by the people.
—Two merchants of 4Tew York City pro
pose to the Secretary of War that a reward
of $5OO 000 be offered for the capture of Jeff.
Davis, and evidence their sincerity by-vol
unteering to EMbscribe $lO,OOO each toward
the amount.
—L-The California end of the Pacific Rail
road now employs about 2,300 laborers, 800
of whom are whites, and the remainder Chi
nese. Cars will be running thirty-six miles
flour Sacramento next week.
Personal
county, acattored it on the wayside, placing
some in the cLil of Abet county, where it has
since been found. The money, if ever re•
covered, would belong to .the loyal note
holders of the bank of which It was "bor
rowed." We are unable to say who Extra
Billy would belong to it caught under the
inspiration of ;the reward 'which Gcivernor
Pierpont proposes to offer.
THE DEATH OF BOOTH
The Movements Previous to Me Capture.—
The Course of the Flight of Me Murderer
and las Accomplice.—Full and Correct Par
ticulars of the last Scene.—The Dying Words
of the Murderer.—The Disposition of the
Body.
1 13 PocIal Despatch to the Press.'
WASHINGTON, April 28. '66
HISTORY OF THE CAPTURE OF BOOTH.
Until the excitement attendant upon the
news of Booth's capture had subsided last
night, it was impossible to get, for pu‘blica
don a reliable statement of the incidents in
aconnected form. Everybody who had been
of the expedition was buttonholed by quid
nuncs, and the day was consumed by Lieut.
Col. Conger, Lieut. Baker, Lieut. Doherty,
and Sergeant Corbett, the principal actors in
the capture, in relating to eager newsmong
ers the history of the affair. I forwarded
you yesterday the mixed mass of information
thus obtained, and, in order that your ren
ders may have a brief connected statement,
I have obtained from some of the officers
above named, including Col. Baker, under
whose direction the whole work has been
pdrformed, the following :
From the time (some twelve days ago) that
Col. Baker wits brought here from New York,
by telegram from Secretary Stanton, until
lust Sunday morning, no satisfactory results
had followed the very general employment
of detectives, etc. The southern counties of
Maryland had been thoroughly searched by
a force consisting of 1,000 cavalry and about
500 detective's and citizens. On Sunday
morning last Col Baker received information
from a boy which induced him to believe
that he was now well started upon the track
of the assassins.. lie sent a force, in com
pany with a telegraph operator, to tap wires
and establish a telegraph office at Chapel
sPoint. These parties returned, bringing cer
idu information, and with them a negro
man, who upon close interrogation, disclosed
the fact that Booth and companion lied within
a few hours crossed the river at Swan Point.
Up to this time no authorizeu search had
been made in the adjoining Virginia coon
ties, and Col. Baker determined to send his
assistants, Lieut. Cul. E. J. Conger and
Lieut. L. B. Baker, in pursuit. Upon re
quest, Gen. Hancock furnished for their as
sistance a detachment of 2 - 8 cavalrymen, of
the-10th N. Y. Cava'ry, under command of
Lieut. Duiniity. Of Lids detachment, Ser
geant Corbett was one. It was known that
Booth was travelling very slowly un crutches
and could nut ride un horseback, and it was
believed he had by this time reached Port
Royal.
The force, thus organized, left the Sixth
street-wharf boat at twenty live minutes past
tour o'clock lust Monday afternoon, and ar
rived at Belle Plain between ten and eleven
that night. They got upon land, and pushed
down the river several miles, hearing noth
ing satisfactory. They gut nu trace of the
criminals until they ved at Port Royal
ferry, where they the ferryman and
his negro assistant sluing quietly at the edge
01 the water. Thu ferryman Wll- asked if he
had seen such nen as they described. 11e .
denitd havipg brought any such O. 121". lie
was dile:aimed with personal violence if 11$$
did nut divulge the truth ; ha still persisted
in denying that he had ~cwt m,•n. Thu
picture-..t Booth and Harrold were l'Xhib.
tied to t h e ferrymen and his negro servant.
Upon looking at the photographs the negro
exclaimed, '• Why,lll:l,ba, we took dent gen
tlemen over on de boat yesterday l'' The
ferry-Man then owned up, and gave three
tiens how to follow the fugal , . cc. W ith
this information, and ouch u, her as was ob
tained front time to time from straggling
paroled rebel prisoners, the party was again
upon the righ t tank. They rode several
miles, passed by the house of Garrett, and
went beyond sunie fourteen miles. Here
they met a negro mush, unto said he had that
afternoon_ seen_ two Men sittin g upon the
porch at Garretth house. — fr''S'n'escrirti4.ll
left no doubt that these were Booth and Har
rold.
It was now about midnight of Tuesday,
The party rode Hick. in haste, and arrived
at Gai re l. '8 between one and two o'clock._
INiutwithstanding the latener.i of ow hour,
they found Guru 'it tilpFli the porch.
They interrogated hits, but he denied any
knowledge of such men as they were seeking.
He was told that II he did not tcll where the
criminals were secreted he would be shot at
once. Garrett's son hearing tnis, rushed
out of the house and intoinotl them that
Booth and Harrold were in the barn, a =host
dihtancu tray a qUart.er Of a 1111 k) iN)111 the
The tarn wit; surrounded, and Lieut. Ba
ker and UM. Gouger approached the dour.
Baker rapped upon it. Booth demanded,
‘• Who are you—friends or roes •: Are
Confederates 7" And he added, "I have gut
live men in lucre well armed, and can protect
myself."
Baker replied, " We have fifty men, and
they surround the barn. IL is timAnsti ior y ou
to resist, so you may as Well surruider, and
give up your arms."
Booth. lit e me a chance for my life, I
anva cripple, one leg is lame. IVithdraw
your men fifty or a hundred yards, and I'll
come out and light you."
Conger: "We don't conic to tight, but to
take you a prisoner."
Booth. " Let me have time to consider."
Whereupon Booth kind Harrold talked to
gether. The barn was somewhat open, there
being cracks or opeiiings oi about un inch
wide between the weather-boards and planks,
and part oi..what was said inside could be
heard by the party outside. Booth CO 1.1 Id by
thestarlightuutsidc, seehis opponents, whilst
they could not see him.
Booth remarked : " I could have picked
off India dozen of you, long since, but I don't
want to kill anybody. Wlio are you ?"
"' You must surrender."
Booth. " never be taken alive"
Baker. " you don't surrender we will
fire the barn.
IVell, brave boys, prepare
EME!
stretcher for die."
In this kind of palcying more than an hotir
wPs consumed, during which Booth was
charging Harrold with cowardice.
Booth. ''There's one man here, a coward,
who wants to come out."
Harrold came to the dour and said,' "Let
me out." He was asked to give up his arms.
He said he had none, and Booth confirmed
it saying, He has no arms ; they are mine,
upon the honor of a gentleman."
Harrold reached out his hands and he was
secured.
In the meantime Conger hail gathered
some brush and placed it against the barn,
and pulled out sonic hay from an opening in
the barn, thus connecting the hay with the
brush, which he set lire to, and instantly the
flame communicated with the hay inside.—
This lighted up the inside of the barn so that
Booth's movements could be seen. As soon
as he saw the flames rising inside the barn he
rushed to them and attempted to put them
out. Discovering directly that it was fruit
less to attempt to extinguish the fire, he ran
back to the middle of the barn-floor, carbine
in hand, and there stood apparently ponder
ing and bewildered. He had not remained
in this position More than fifteen seconds
when a shot was fired. Baker exclaimed
- • •
"lie's shot himself," and opened the door
and rushed in, catching Booth round the
arms and breast. Booth immediately sank
down paralyzed. Conger. andlethers had
followed Baker, mad, Corbett immediately
oiclaimed, a I shot hitu." -
Booth's head - was examined, and the wound
discovered ; water sent fur, wound bathed,
etc. in the meantime the - dying man IWO
lying upon the arms of Baker. Booth sur
vived, and swooned, alternately. 'At one'
time he 'seemed to be struggling with his
hands, as- if to, raise them. In this he was
assisted, and when his oyes rested upon his
hands, ho said, faintly and incoherently,
"Useless—useless—blood—blood," and again,
swooned. At - anotherrmornent of conscious'.
_
noes; ho said, ‘f Toll mother I dio for my
country;" at another time, I did what s I
thOukht Was for the best."
The wretched assassin was shot at 3.15 and
died at 7.10 on _Wednesday morning,. His
body was placed in• &cart, And; with Har
rold, Was convoyed to the steamer Ida (that
vessel remaining in attendance at Belle
Plain), and brought to this city at ten min
utes past 5 o'clock yesterday.
The circumstances that transpirad after
wardi haim already been published;._ -
Important Order by the President
Commerce in Lunn.' ectionar,y States
WASHINGTON, April 80, 1866.
The following order has been issued by
the President:
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON,
Saturday, April 29, 1866.
._ •
EXEdIITIVII OR➢ER.—Being desirous to
relieve all loyal citizens and well-disposed
persons residing in the insurrectionary States
from unnecessary commernial restrictions,
and to encourage them to return to peaceful
pursuits, it is hereby ordered
First That all restrictions upon internal,
domestic and coastwise commerc al inter
course be discontinued in such parts of the
States of Tennessee, Virginia, iNorth Caro
lina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississsippi, and so much of Louis
iana as•lios cast of the Mississippi River, as
shall be embraced' within the lines of the
Natibnal Military occupation, excepting only
such restrictions as are imposed by the acts
of Congress, and regulations rin pursuance
thereof prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury and approved by the President,
and excepting also from the effect of this or
der the following articles, contraband of
war, to wit:: Arms, ammunition, and all ar
ticles from which ammunition is manufac
tured, gray uniforms and cloth, locomotives,
cars, railroad iron, and machinery for opera
ting railroads, telegraph wires, insulators,
and instruments fur operating telegraphic
Second: - All existing military and naval
orders in any manner restricting internal,
domestic and coastwise commercial inter
course and trade with or in the localities
above named, be and the same are hereby re
voked, and that no military or naval officer
in any manner interrupt or intoner°, with
the same, or with any boats or other vessels
engaged therein under proper authority pur
suant to the regulations of the Secretary of
the Treasury.
AN IMPORTANT ORDER
The First &eels cf the Overthrow of the
Rebel Power.—General Expenses to be Re
duced at Once.
Alt Prisoners to be Exchanged , Who Will
Take The Oath.
WASHINGTON, April 28—The following
important order hew been issued by the War
Department.:
WAR DEPARTMENT ADJ'T GENERAL'S
e , j,:)IIFICE, WASHINGTON, April 28, 1865.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 77.
Fur reducing the expenzes of the military
establi,lnuent.
Ordered—First. That the chiefs of the re
spective bureaus of diis department proceed
immediately to reduce the expenses of their
respective departments to what is absolutely
necessary in view of an immediate reduction
of the forces in the field and garrisons and
the speedy termination of hostilities, and
that fh , y severally make out statements of
the reduction they deem practicable.
Second. That the Quartermaster General
discharge all ocean transports not required to
bring Inam tioops in remote departments.
Alt river and inland transportations will be
discharged except that required fur the nec
essary supplies to troops in the field. Pur
chases of horses, nudes, wagons, and other
and transportation, will be stopped ; also,
purchases oftorage,C.Xcept what is required
for hunn , diati. consumption. All purchases
for railway construction and transportation
will also Le stopped.
rd That tae Commissary General of
Sub,istvnee stop the purchase of supplies in
his department tor such as may, with what
oh hand, he required for the forces in the 1
11.•ld to the Ist of June next.
_Fourth:That the Chief of Ordnance stop
all purchase of arms ammunition, and ma
terial therefor, and reduce the inanufactur
, ing of arms and ordnance stores in govern
ment arsenals. us rapidly as can be done with
out injury to the service.
Fift/f. 'nut the Chief Engineers stop work
on all field fortifications and other works,
except those for which specific appropriations
haVu been made by Congress for completion
or that may be required for the proper p ro
t ellon of wot•ks iu progress.
Sixth. That all soldiers in hospitals who
require no further medical treatment be hon
orably discharged from service, with hunte
d i . to ment. All officers rind enlisted
men who have been prisoners of war, and are
now on furlough or at parole vamps, an d a ll
recruits in rendezvous except those for the
regular many will likewise be honorably dis
charge, Officers whose duty it is under the
regalia; i s of t hesery ice to make out rolls and
other final papers connected with the dis
charge 1111(1 payment of soldiers a re di ruct,d to
make them out without delay, 50 that this
order may be carried into effect iniined lately.
.S'ereii 'Chu Adjutant General of the army
will cause immediate returns to be made by
the field garrisons, detach
melds, and penis or their respective forces
with a view to their immediate reduction.
The quorturmasters of subsistence
ordnsnce. engineer and provost marshal gen •
oral dlisrtnients will reduce the number of
clerks and employees to that absolutely re
quired for closing the business of their respec
tive departments, and will. without delay
report, to the Secretary of War the number
required of each class or geode. The surgeon
general wall make similaredt.tetn.fit of surg
eons nurses, and attendants in s his bureau.
Ninth. The chiefs of the respective bur
eaus will immediately cause property returns
to be made out of public property in their
charge, and a statement of property- in each
that may be sold, upon advertisement and
public stile, without prejudice to the service.
Tenth. That the commissary of prisoners
will have rolls made out of the name, t esi
deuce, time and place of capt lare, and occu
pation, of all prisoners of who will take the
oath of allegiance to the United States, to
the end that such as are disposed to beco - ve
good and loyal citizens of the United States
and also are proper objects of executive cle
mency, may be relieved upon terms that to
the President shill I scent lit and consistent with
the public safety.
By order of the Secretary of War.
W. A. NtettoLs, A. A. G.
TuomAs M. VINGENT, A. A. G.
An Important Order from Gen.
ialleck.
General Hulleck has issued the following
General Order :
11.EALQICS MILITARY DIV. OF THEJAMES, 1
Apr 28, 18135. j .
General Order No. 4. First. Clerks of
Courts of Record in Richmond and Peters
burg will be permAted to resume their func
tions on taking the oath of allegiance.
Second. dii Attorneya, t ,Counsellors, Ad
vocates and Proctors, and others licensed to
practice a particular profession, trade or bus
iness ; the Presidents, Directors and officers
of all corporations, and all persons availing
themselves of the benefit. or General Order
No. 2, in regard to trade, will be required to
take the oath of allegiance to the United
States. Any person in the above mentioned
• cities, who shall, after the first day of May
next, attempt to practice any Licensed trade
or business, or shall exercise the fur ctions of
a President, Director or officer of any cor
poration without having taken said oath,
will bo arrested.
Tho foregoing provisions will be enforced
in the other pertsof the Statoas soon as prac
ticable.
Thirds All persons making claim for the
restoratien'of private property beriire a, pro
vost marshal, or,any military officer, court
or commission, will be required to take the
oath of allegiance ,to the United States, and
until the claimant, takes the prescribed oath,
his claim will bo neither grantailnor consid
ored.
Fourth. All officers of customs in this mil
itary division are requested togive fici clear
ances or permits to ship or land any goods,
or either articles of trade, to any person, oe
for the benefit of any personi who has , not
taken tho,oath of allegiance to the United
States.
Fifth. No marriage license will be, issued
until the parties,doiring ,to_lie,married_ take
`the oath of allegiance to the United States,-
and no clergyman, magistrate, or other per
'son authorized by. Statelaws.to perform the
marriage.ceromony will officiate in such ea-.
pacity until he himself and the parties con
tracting matrimony have taken the prescrib
ed oath of allegiance. .
Siith: Any person acting viohition of
Special Dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 1, 1865.
Your correspondent (E. S.) with General
Sherman's army sends the following dis
patches to this Bureau:
RALEIGH, N. C., April 26, 1865.
A MEMORABLE DAY.
The 26th of April, 1865, will remain cele
brated in our 'annals as the day which wit
nessed the final surrender of the Rebel army
under Joseph E. Johnston. and closed the
Slaveholders' Rebellion.
ANDREW JOHNSON
UNION GENERALS PRESENT AT THE SURREN-
The presence of Lieut.-Gen. Grant at Ral
eigh with the ultimatum of the Government,
had been known to the Rebel officers Mr four
drys, and, no doubt, had a salutary influence
upon the negotiations which hitherto have
hung fire. Gen. Sherman, Gen. Schofield
and Gen. Howard, with several members of
their respective staffs, among others Col. W.
H. Wherry of Gen. Schofield's Staff, left for
the front at 8 o'clock this morning by train.
Bennett's house. five miles beyond Dur
ham's Station, and about thirty miles from
Raleigh, was the place of conference, the
same as that where the formerinterview took
place. It is a small and unpretentious coon
try dwelling, with only two rooms, and a
small allowance of windows in each room.
The house, however, was scrupulously neat,
the floors scrubbed to is milky whiteness, the
bed in one room very neatly made up, and
the few articles of furniture in the room ar
ranged with neatness and taste. The grounds
were ornamented with s few flowers and a
little shrubbery. Opposite the house is a
Hue oak casting a broad shadow; and other
trees about the premises had been trimmed
by the ilebel officers and soldiers to give
them an inviting appearance.
The train, bearing the Union Generals,
arrived at the station, or house, about 2
o'clock p. m. Gen. Johnston, with Capt.
VI ado Hampton, jr., and Major Preston of
his staff, with several other officers arrived
about 2 o'clock, and after a very civil but
not over warm greeting between the officers,
and the introductions of the officers, Gen.
Johnston and Sherman h: Id a short private
interview in the room set apart fur the con
ference, meanwhile the Rebel officers with
drew to si,ino diets nee, and remained in con
versation among themselves, the Union of
ficers doing the same.
(Jens. ric - hotleld and Howard then joined
the Conference, which lasted about one hour.
Wade Hampton, having been relieved of
command, was not present, neither was
Breekinridge. The basis of surrender was
the same as that on which Lee handed over
his shattered army to Gin,. Grant. Instead
of marching to their respective Capitals to
deliver their arms, the whole force, estima
ted at 25,0, 0 men of all arms, with all the
artillery and material of war, are to be de
livered at Grecnsburough, N. C.
NO RECOUNITION OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
The terms include no recognition of the
existing State Governments, the whole civil
feature of the settlement being left to the
people and the General Government. The
surrender includes all the Rebels in arms in
the four States of North Carolina, South Car
olina, Georgia and Florida to the Chatta
hoochie River. The remainder of the Rebel
armies—Kirby Smith's and others—will un
doubtedly follow suit.
Gen. Johnston throughout has shown un
mistakable anxiety to close the war without
further bloodshed. He seemed considerably
oppressed with care and responsibility, but
maintained his tillable and gentlemanly bear
ing throughout.
The officers finally mingled freely in con
versation upon the war, and the men argued
and disputed about the merits of various
battles in which they had taken part. Tho
conference closed cordially, the officers shook
hands and parted with mutual expressions
of good will. Thus closes the drama of a
four years' bloody and most inexcusable war
The train returned to Raleigh at 9 D. m.—
An order will be published to-morrow an
nouncing the surrender of the Rebel army.
Gen. Grant goes north on a special train in
the morning. The Twenty-third and Tenth
Army Corps remain hero. E. s.
WHA FORCES JOHNSTON SUR
SIXTY SIXOENERAL OFFICERS
NEW ,Yorat, April DD.—The Herald says:
The following organizations are included in
the force surrendered by Gen. Johnston :
the Military Division of the West, Gen.
Johnston, 'commanding ; the Army of West
Tennessee ; the Army of North Carolina,
Gem Bragg ; Army of South Carolina,
Georgia and. Florida, Lieut. Gen. Hardee ;
Georgia Militia, Maj. Gen. Howell Cobb.
The only remaining rebel army east of the
Alississippi not surrendered is that of Dick
Taylor, which also formed part of Gen. John
ston's command, is probably making his way
through that district and arnry. . Johnston
doubtless declined to surrender it until Davis
could get beyond the Mississippi.
The Harald estimates that sixty-six gen
eral officers were surrendered by Johnston,
ranking as follows: Full Generals 8, Lieut.
Gens. 5, Maj. pens. 20, Brig. Gens. 88.
THE FIRING OF Riclutown.--The follow
ing extract is taken from a letter by tho rebel
General Ewell, explaining tho partial burning
of Riehinhnd at the time of its evacuation.
It was addressed to a relative living near
Washington, and is dated April . 15, at Fort
Warren :
"I am abused for burning Richmond. It
was burned by the mob. There were no
'troops'to keeti order.' had tbl.d the princi
pal citizens, months before, what would hap
pen,. and urged them to form a constabulary
'force to keep order But they would not,
only three persons offering their services,
when there were hundreds doing nothing.--
The firo-hose was cut, and thb arsenal burned
by the mob. I had taken every precaution
possible, and the people must blame them
selves. To prevent misstatements as regards
our capture, I would state that, we* were dr
- dered_to follow Andersoni that afterdriving.
back an attack' on our Wagons wet found An
derson Cut off froni those of Lee's army in
front, - and the 9th Corps crime after me, .at
tacking my troops.. Anderson failed, after
'trial, in breaking through those in his frinit;
'and - when my , men, entirely surrounded,
fighting over ton times their number, - wore
eapturoffoielain: • ' ' -•-• • •-. • •
ogst%iirwiensoam*slotaiawgi==4
these orders-will be arrested, and a full ac
count' of the case reported to these headquar
ters. By order of
t , Major General HALLECK.
J. Q. Kelton,
Assistant Adjutant General
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S PROCLA
MATION.
HUMILIATION AND PRAYER
DAY CHANGED.
WASIIINCITON CITY, April 28, 1865.
By the President of the United States of A
merica
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS-13y my Proclamation of the
26Th inst., Thursday, the 25th daY of next
month was recommended as a day for special
humiliation and prayer, in consequence of
the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, late
President ; but whereas, my attention has
been called to the fact that the day aforesaid
is sacred to a large number of Christians, as
one of rejoicing for the ascension of the
Saviour—Now, therefore, 1, ANDREIVJOHN
SON, President of the United States, do here
by suggest that religious services, recom
mended as aforesaid, should be postponed
until THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE,
next.
In testimony whereof, I haye hereuntoset
my band and caused the,.Beal'of the United
States to be affixed.
Done qt the City of Washington, this 28th
day of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and
of the Independence of the United States of
America the eighty-ninth.
(Signed) ANDREW JonNsoN.
By the President:
D. W., HUNTER, Acting Secretary of
State.
NORTH CAROLINA
EEM
PLACE OF CONFERENCE
=
CLOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
RENDERED
==Z;2III=EZMO!MI
'IiHE SURRENDER OP GEN. LEE.
We are frequently asked the question as to
the responsibility of the rebel leaders taken
and paroled by Gen. Grant, to the civil law
in case our Government should want to try
them for treason. A correspondent in the
New York Times makes that question appoar
very clear. The United States can at any
time declare them exchanged and then
,the
civil law will take hold of them. The fol
lowing is the article referred to from the
Times :
" There seems to be a general misunder
standing both among our people and sonic
of our editors", with reference to the terms
of surrender granted by Gen. Grant to the
1 Army of Northern Virginia.'
" In his letter of the Bth inst, Gen. Lee,
Gen Grant says : Each officer and man will
be allowed to return to their homes, not to
be disttirbed by the United States authority
so long as they observe their parole and the
laws in force where they reside.
" It is assumed that those terms grant an
unconditional pardon for all past offences
against the civil law, to the officers and men
belonging to the surren2ered army. A little
consideration will show this cannot be so.
Gen. Grant, seeing through the endeavors
of Gen. Lee to entangle him in the meshes
of diplomatic interviews in relation to a gen
eral peace, refused to treat with him in a civil
capacity, and only °tiered the terms of a vic
torious and magnanimous soldier ton bravo
enemy. By surrendering to the miltary pow
er, Gen. Leo and his army became simply
prisoners of war ; its much so in their homes
in the South as if they were shut up in some
huge Fort. Lafayette. Gen. Grant evident
ly remembered that the army of Pemberton
paroled by him at Vicksburg, was kept in a
state of perfect organization by being form
ed into a paroled camp.—On this occasion
be provided that the officers and men should
be allowed to return to their homes. This
allowing in military language is equivalent
to a command; so that these prisoners can
go to their homes, there to remain, unless
allowed by express permission of the milita
ry authorities.to go elsewhere.
" The military law in relation to prison
ers of war is the same, whether the prison
ers are under parole or urder actual duress ;
and in either case they are entitle to personal
protection as much against the civil law, as
against an armed mob. This protection, it
is to be presumed, is what Gen. Grant means
.when lie says, they shall not be disturbed by
the United States authority so long as they
observe their parole,"&c.
" Military law is supreme only when the
civil law is inoperative ; and where success
follows military operation, can only in a
country like ours, be temporary. Never
theless, all pledges made or privileges grant
ed by virtue of military law, while it is the
controlling power must be respected by the
civil law when it reassumes its supremacy.
Icfullows Iron this princible, that although
the whole South may return to its allegi
ance and the States and United States author
ities may be in full exercise of their civil
functions, the " Army of Virginia" is not
amenable to them, but still remains under
the protection of military law. It may be
the policy of our governs ent to continue to
hold the officers and men of this army as,
prisoners of war, forever ; or at least till the
last one of them has passed from this earth. No
punishment could be more severe than this,
and no guaranty so efficacious to prevent
their fomenting future discord. The mili
tary punishment for breaking a parole is
death and no member of the, Army of Nor
thern Virginia, can ever free himself from
the parole which he has given.
" Should the government, however, prefer
to subject them to the , action of the civil law
it has only to declare, the officers and men
of the A, riny of Northern Virginia exchang
ed and released from their paroles. From the
moment it does this, a ll promises made by
Gen. Grant at the (line of the surrender will
have been fulfilled ; and the members of that
army, ceasing to be prisoners of war,
be
come once again ordinary citizens, and ns
such, are fully amenable to the civil author
ities. The idea seems to prevail that, because
the Seta!) has no prisoners to exchange, this
army can never be released. Any govern
ment has the right to free its prisoners at any
time ; and it has often been done as an act of
policy, or for the very purpose of restoring
the supremacy of the civil power.
" It is evident, therefore, that the terms
granted to Gen. Lee and his army do not in
the slightest degree affect their future. res
ponsibility to the civil authorities. Time
only and the calm judgment of the Amer
ican people will show what punishment will
be meted out to them.
" While it is becoming in a great nation to
temper justice with re ercy, it behooves the
controlling powers for the time being to rel. •
member the duty they owe to posterity, and
to fulfil that duty by placing the stamp of
eternal infamy upon those parricidal brows
who while the sworn supporters of their coun
try, used their best endeavors to destroy it.
T can anti ecalltik glantra.
APPRENTICE WANTED -A stout boy,
with a good educatioi: and a good nioral char
acter, will be taken at this office to learn the
Printing business. None others need apply.
SUDDEN DEATII.—On Wednesday of
last, Mr. PETER GUTSEIAL, While at
work upon his Premises, on West Pomfret
street, in this borough, was attacked wi h
sudden illness, and instantly fell and expir
ed. He had eaten his dinner and had made
no complaint of indisposition, and was struck
down without a moment's warning. Mr. G.
was aged about 70 years, and was ono of our
most respected citizei a.
TUE CONTINENTAL MINSTRELS Will
give a concert in Rheem's Hall, on Thurs
day evening next, tho 11th inst. Go and
hear them.
FROST !—On several mornings during
the present week, wo have had right smart
frost's, and serious apprehensions are enter
tained in relation to the safety of the fruit.
We hope, however, these fears are ground.
less, and that wo shall have an abundant
fruit crop, a thing we have not had for some
years past.
AOKNOWLEDOhI EN T.— We are indebt
ed to the politeness of our young friend and
former townsman, Dr. JOHN W. A X.I.EN,
(sun of our fellow-citizen, Gen. J. M. Allen)
fur a copy'of the Richmond Whig, printed
since the reduction of that city by our troops.
The Whig presents, a very dingy appearance;
and in size and mechanical execution bears
some resemblance to that of the Herald of
some sixty years ago. It, however, no w ,o.
vocutes Union principles, and will doubtless
soon take a foremost rank among the jour
nals of the country.
' Dr. ALLEN is assistant Surgeon of the 148th
Regiment, Pa. Vols., (2nd Corps,) and is
now stationed in. Richmond. He entered the
army in September, 1861, and'has seen much
arduous and severe service, having been in
the South almost ever since his copnection
with the Army. We hope Dr. A. will rise
rapidly-in the profession he has chosen..
A MSTORIOAL PITOTOORAPELSOD:IO
timesinco, the Philadelphia Evening.tlue/qin
alluded to a photograph of AbrabaraLinoolti
and his son • Willie, tho negative of which
had boon lost, and which was regarded as ono
of the boat pictures ever taken of thO illus
trious statesman. The establishmont at
which this picture was taken originally; was
purchased by Mr. Rosendabi, of Harrisburg,
who has just discovered the lost negative,
from which he haS printed a nu m ber of pict
ures; ono of - which' is now b .- afore Us. Noth.
ing could bo more exquisite than than this
,photograph. It bears a living resemblance,
.to I,h, illustrious dead and his sorely afflicted
Add.. We understand that .Ikir,, Itosenddlo
intends to prints largo nunibor of duplicated
for stile,;, . , .