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'7 HfvlHii if! Br FULVOX a PRICK, ptturAi.ivftr. V.- 91 TERMS OF ADVERTISING. s?o :ilf1lf- 1 sqaare, lion, $5. of 10 lines or leu, for each and evsry lnsaf- jAi FDLTQH, Bditor.A. L. PRICE. Assoeiale Editor- Terms of ubscrtptton. t ' K i iuko . .... , . J ... (r Dailv paper, 1 moBths.invariably in acvanoe. . ib 00 Dj. 1 mouth (to soldiers only,) 6 CO K subscript to eiher paper take for any time order LrVn5hs The only deviation 'r m this rule la u V rst f so'dirrs a abiv- stt.n - WILMINGTON, X. C, JA.N. 12, 1865. it is a little queer, the tendency that mankind of the jnilitHry persuasion have always manifested toward abusing Commissaries -and Qiartermistcre even while Bdmnticgthe absolute necSii y for each officer;, and acknowledging that many of them are very ckver f 1 1,.,3 Th: Dake cf Wellington hianelf wanted to bang a few Comm. s.aries, and we rather thiok Napoleon did jj something of that kind. If men are kept hungry for cy length of time they become crabbed and unreason able. An empty head may indicate weakness of iutel ee-, bat an empty bdlj tertala'y presiges ao outburst ot paesicn. Vc with some pb lcopter would take hold of this luiuer, and explain to na the wbyj and the wherefores of this fashion of blowing up oaii who are as worthy at least as their neil boars. Tee constant jjkrs upon .. i d fool or qaartermasera " displajs a pleoti ul la.-lr i t originality ia tbe coudu;tors cf rj?wpa prs. Ibe thing ia ttarttd ad it ia kej.t up tfter it bos lo-t ail novelty, an 1 has becotna rather u fcoru than otherwise. The world ia tctoallv starving for ao orjginul idea. Its jokes are stale, tbieadbare, mere basks and shavings of j:kes The jokea lor the last three jeuis, aud iceists upon thinking it qiie Brnait and original to vocifiri'e for the cioe miliioDt.'tn timr, "come out of that hat." So it ia with coaimir-3 wies aud qiaitermasUrs. The same o.d sina are hid to thiir charge, tvideutly at second hand or third baud. It would relit ve the BamntS3 of th aQiir (or some new, stattling and eccentric charge to be IjrouL'ht Bgaiost the sinful mtn. Yej, it wuld have Bomchicg oi an enliviDg eff.ct for some cna to start a song in their praise, enumerating their virtues, thiir la bora and their tfclf-decial. And indeed they have fre queutlj hard enough work and tcjut encug'a thanlsa. Hat Republics are ungrateful. 1 Lt-re ia one thirg, however, that may a3 well bo said a3 not, atO belter tco. The talk about thise cfScea keeping active men unnecessarily out of fi.U service is all nor.senae. Tie duties of a quartermaster or coramia aary at any important point, fully " tax the entrgica " of the most scive and energetic man, and cannot be properly diacharged by any other. V. II. lijrcord anncucccs that ha will start u diiy paper in the town of Fayetttvi.Ie, tn the lCrh icstant. The paper ia to be caUid the Daily Telegraph. Sjme Of the liicrmoEd papers led na to suppose that Hatler's hvmoua Dutch Gap Canul waa to ba filled nn. and that (.f course it was a failare. Sach turi.9 cat i not to be tbe fact. W e take tba iollowing in rek-rene tn .ti t; Canal from the Hichmond I)ipj.tcli of tbe 7di iiatant : The uioat iiitefeiticg ntws of tbe dy is brought t:s by th ! crtbt-r pepers, and is tbo announcement that bai lnr's tcnc.-ttlKed Dutch Uap caualhts at length been com uletcd. The imporUcca of this news remains to be s en It it i a sacceBB ; that is, if it admits tbe pags.tgn the ough it of the latikco 11 jet, it is an important and uneful wjrk to the eremy, io.iBinaob as it pn'.s th;m abon: six mileH r.arrr the ti y by water thao they would be had tney been i Migttl torn iKe tbe tiio aroaad Farrar's isUnd, which h im npina of the neninhu'a of which Dutch e ip was the isthmus- It rt proves nnnavi;able to monitors aud gun hoAts. tLo wholo vfet nudortakiag is so mach timo and la or iosr. Bat even shoo d it float th9 monitors comforta bly it is j en to be uated whether our batteries on t he south xi. If or J it me river auu wes. ui iuugp win lui euooiunj tiockade Hh navigation. Wo think they will. 1 I.e. Yankees tell as the canal baa fifteen toet of water in it at htfc tida. its leegtb is five buudred and. sixty ieet ; us wiiUn, lerty jards. lb e cut through tbeiidge of the inthaiu9, at its highest point, to the water line, is nfty-nini ten. 'i be work waa begua on the 10th of August ; aud the wcMtern end, which bad been left untouched ti.l the rest or the citnil was finished, to protect tbe laborers agaion our batteries, ws blown out last feuiiday tbe first day of this Tear. 'I ha Yankee nation are making a great gloi iioatlon over the completion ot this work, and volumes of praiae are being lavished on Matler lor originating the cnnal rcheuie and prosecuting it to a succtsstol conclusicn. It is, as we have said, only so far ucce83iul ti at tbe gap has been rut through and the cat 13. led with water. Its advano iLg tbe CDenii ia the tiege ot Kichmund is another matter, fcven should tte monitors sail lti.o.ign,it may bo bound i hut they have not iinproved their louatioa over much. miy, however, expect them to attempt thy excursion at an eaily day. Ore of the most rtnar liable thicgi abentthe completion of tNi tauttl is, to u, the tcct that it sbonid ba dona right u' der our noses, (Dutch gap oeing, as the crow Hi38, only tweve miles from KicbmooJ, ) ana y t we heara not one word it U uuvil tno uars was brought to ns from tie: Yo . Viy envy caunonuding was heard in tbe direction ff tbe lut"-h Gap cual jesuraay morning. We prtsoaid the ti.iut; irom our Daaonts will be kept up cotuiuual.y bow, nt.ii tniir tie exiectea to be titmendua wbj&eTBr iha hist xuobilot shall bbow i.s nose )n tbs cabal. For the Jonraal. FotT Iim&ii, Jan. 9.b, ISfit. Messrs. Tclton i I'bic, Sirs ;-l s-i loe tfc&t TsUie Ho " in bU commnnicatio: to i tst tvfr id rard to tbe 0 U noe of F r Ki8".-r oi th- SV aj o . b cf December, tots no; attm to know 6.t I try liLl-t about tbo uus a-t oi n u ij ;..c u.n iiut ou.l puici u the uud tttce oi tbe F.rt. Wtula Le wuad leave ibj iiopttf-iji? iha. i'ai'ti sou s ; ompaoi, " ti," wtr pe i-igw..y" wits heir 3". pouudtrs," I uM -ikt t uforiii i lni iat Co. II ann d two oi toe beat guu turn the Fort an pi oJuce. .i heavy c ijie. 1 ope tua. in. Taiti ho." sh u d ie c ''! .uf i- oomtaun c i iou w i. Q coi fine Co. U to then 32 pi.undtr$. when tbeyvideni ij oiao gO' d guu a ver iui pr j -Ciile. Very iC'pettiU ly, Ac, 'ONE WHO KXOW3. OFFHIAb UK PORT GiiS. CtLVKKTIIORPIT. llEarquABTBBS, Kiuvton, N. C, Decniber s, 1SS4. J. C Incline, A. A. G., It: e'AJiR I have the honor to report to yen fh.-. hvirg learned from Cel. Armstead of an expedition in f t ic madf by tbe ecr my on tne Roanoke river, i rcii.io.L. d is rsgLt, at haeiiUon, with the 68 b N. C, and orereu Co!. Ander son's ltrg't of Junior Reserves irom WiJoti. 1 pioc-eued at tbe eame time, with Colonel Wbitfotd's Regiment, the 67 h N. C, from litcston, and reached Hamilton on tbel8ih Wonnd the enerry advancing slowly np tbe xiver in gnn oosts and launches, and removing tbe torpedoes as they advanced. There is good reason to believe that three boats were sank in the advance. I am warranted in say ing that two were undoubtedly destroyed. it becomes evident that the object of the enemy was to secure a land it g wbhtn Conoho creek, and 1 determined that Poplar Point would be tbe place selected ; 1 therefore poet oiue mtantry to attack tbe launches as they came up the fiver. They succeeded in firing a volley from ambush, apparently killed and woundad the crew of one entire launch. Two other lanuches surrer dared to the attackirg party, but the company of tho 67lh engaged was drivcu irc.ru the prizes by voiliea of grepe from the gun boats. C'apt. Cogdejl, of the 67ta, deserves credit for the punish ment irtl.cted on the enemy in this attack. As the enemy 6ttil advanced, 1 ordered Colonel Broadfoot to prcost d to Poplar Poini with a bedy of infantry and dispute the land ing 1 also o.derfd tol. Whiiford, with his regiment, to the landing, and a section ot Parrott gvnt, lrom Capt Dix on's battery. The enemy cams up on thj 20th, acd made an eflort to iatd. The skirmishers were easily driven to their boats. A brisk engagement then took plice with the gnn-boats. We attacked them with infantry and ariilleiv, and foced them. to withdraw a mile alter three hours hard noting. On the 'i2d another attempt was made to laBi, which was repulsed. Tbe enemy was driven cfl the evening cf the 5$d. Ool. 'WhiJord dashed at the boats with bis regiment and fought them for four miles with great deiermina ion. Tbe conduct ortnis brave and excellent oflicer is worthy of the hifibest commendation, ana 1 aeein it no more thau justice in bring ing it to the notice of my superiors. I regret to state that Col. Whiiford was severely wounded. In the former ad vance of the enemy, which ocenrred immediately subse quent to the attack on Beldeld, xnuoh credit is due to Capts. Brown and rttt, the former of tbe 6tb ti. U. cavalry, tae latter commanding au unattached company, for the gallan try and success with which they f ought and detained the enemy at every possible point until reinforcements came up. Capt. Dixon's battery, ia tbe late advance, also did good service, and more particularly tbe section command ed by 1 ient. Jones, which first engaged the enemy. A sun ken boat, whose spars 1 saw myself, indicate very well tbe accuracy and success of the former. 1 nave the honor to be, Major, Very respectfully, Yoar obd't serv't, (Signed) C. LEVE3THR.0PE, Brig. Ges VOL. 21. CONFEDERATE Prom t&e Charlotte Democrat. I KltRIBL.fi CONFLAGRATION. About 'lt Millions cf Doliaia xoorlk of Property Vesttoyed. On Sfttnrday. morning last, a most drstrooiivs Are pc enrred in tbs town tt tbe D-po g nt the N. C ard CAB O. Bailroals. About half.p uit lo'c ock fire brok ont ta a siuad bni'dia a fw yard lrm tbe large Paw ener hed. a id i ear tbe Qianermaeter's baltting. Tbe wit d blowwg veryheavvxc ibe tma, it p ad wib great rapd ty. a d in u fw minutes the Hhd and 'be two Qur termater Warehocses were wiappd ia fl votes Froa be it eutbt u tbe bul dii k formerly tsad as a tkkat fflJft by bt I), k. 9. (!. R. K . ibm rik ta th nil.a r.t r.. tr. pllrS o baildtt oume hiujteu aroand tb mln Iepo: bsitdtaxs, and tneu to ise N. u. Depot tbe War eboate,. shots, and ote h. I' of rbe N. C. Depot bsil-lta weie ouumd. d lry"Djt vast q tantltUaof coro. fliar, c jt.n. nar c lt-arn ih-'t h?re were ttortd u'ider ibe shed rd fn tbe aeb aes. over i.vo sa:k corn a-jd oais, 1900 sacks Soar, It 0 fcognhends . ur,beuea b'a?.e , a!dir ctotk. li g, featner, and va iouoihs ankle, use t the ware- n.Q8 was about 40) (et lOuz. ih other 10 it: trnih fi.led with ROTer .mtBt t'o ts A fear bgsheade of tbe so-- Kar wore travel before tb- fir hid readied it, bd some his viDce been thered aofron tenjath tr barn;oa corn. About 3 000 sa -ks oora wore tttksu from the raius on Saturday J.i a dainappd CDadui iu, beiden a nat l qiiii titp ot cloth. flu-ne-, ilc. Major Kchol , ib2 2aarterio' ter, lost a por.io or bi- b j .kj and papa- Tb iroa-& brloi.gm? o ti:e o?.ce remaioect ia th barnin oailding, acd we learn that tbe money, do., wbiuh trn in i , is ni damaged ibe io.s to the G jvtrLmeu it cet mted at lrom five to six miili h q! dollars, it :eB . , AroTLd tbe Ipo: bu ldi..R8 aboa '200 bile e6tton wre burn? d. Ths v rtiou ot tbe K. O. 1'cpot wiiicfc was con. kunied was ucd tjr tte G & 8 O. Cailro&d aantoro room, in wnich were larse quantities of freight bbloDgioif to ia diviJua.s, all of wb c.i was toia'ly destroyed. Next to ti e tiovernm-nt, th O. and 8. G. UaUnad is lie heaviest losei tbe ! .sh, probablv, araouatiag to o e or t o million ( be ! ol cjUjd u sastAioeU m jsi y bv iid vidutir aud tbe Columbia & Hambu.g Uiilroad Co The tout ios br tLe 9 tboujibt to be over te i mi Uions f d hilars. Had it not ceen tor tbe ram wt.ich felt in tbe early part of ibe iibt and for a day c two previous, tba destraotiaa ot property woold have been much greater. Tn nra ts tupposed to have oniuated from a defective stove pie, 6a . v&ri cu opinions are ex ireased on the snb jfc: -omo attnbutir g ii to n?!"g3Dcs. A large gnrd his ttiwajB been kept o i ibe preonaos, and why tbe fire was not discovered ia tia.t to uut it, ii lather straiiKs. to say L l:aat At any rate it is a mist Di.foitunate occurieace. LnptciH! U tLe 1o6b provititLh to be ngretted We are not 6ul3crentlv iiloraied to say whether or not a: y vf tbe goTrnm?nc offioers are to blame in tbe matter. COXXfebEUATK STATK.S CHRIS HAN ASSOCIA- lli), FOR THE. LiKLIfcF Of' 9 Fort Delawa.'-k, Ojt. 30tb, 1S64. 'lo the People cf the Confederate States : The nudersined, iuvite y tur atteut;ou to a bt nevo'ent enterprize wLichthey btheve will commend itself to the hearts and consciences of oar entire people, it is " to malf an organized cfljrt to eupplj the wants cf prison ers " We feel cot-fidect tiat if tbe people of the Confsdera'e Stateb had from 'be beginning ol the sr tally app.ecia ed ti e ruuitipiitd wants a d ht.dshipi cf 'his large class of our people, here would long since ha7e been orgaiizaS a society especially to promote thsir welfa:o. but so di veree and onerous hwa been tha duties whicn this strugle baa imposed upon our i u iple at home, tbey havs in a great meaeute uaderes.tmated the trials aud acfisrings ot prison ers, undthe wide field which relieving their w.nta bfloidi for tue cxercixe ot Obristiaa bencvoienco. Whilst there loro we heartily ccnimend tho pa;riotio and benevolent eaterprizes which ou have, duriog ti.e ar, iuaugurated to promo e tbe cause of ireedum, tin good ot mankind and the glory f God, we mobt earnestly auk that another be added to those enterpr zjs by which these gonous ends may be prouoted. Ve make tb s appeal as a committee of the " confederate states C . ristUu association lor the redtf of pi ir oners," a cocie y ia o; era ioa amorg the ofli-' cers iu conlidtmeut at this Fort; abd e C40 not btter commend tnir enterprise to jcur favor than by acquaint ing ou with the uaturo .ml purpobes ol that asjjuiation. Early ldt summer, tha otlicer inprisoued here, Mho were uiem ers of tvaaKellcal tharchs, appreciati:g iho iacportaLCs of Borne organized eflort to promote the JU36 oiChiit among their fi cw prisoners, orgniZkd a Cnna tian Association. " iu the provrlei.ee i f Uod the Hev. isiao w. KL. Handy, I). D., and several o hor ministers were confined hee aha, and lo teartily aud faithfully did theee gedly men direct the efforts of Ils Association, tnat Uod bpfceOiiy and abundantly blessed those tnorts nh a gracioco OQi-T),.nn: g of bis eipirit, ana in tba addi-ioa of many souls to Ilia cnurch. as the summer advanced, and the means at lti command would permit, the Association, besides having the gospel preioned, and bold ng cally pray er meeting, cstttbLi-.bed a library of teligious anamioceil nsous reauiug, and organized cUs-.cs in me various branch es of science a . d religion ; aud so wide waa tne field which waa gradually' opened to its operations, th i it soon became nccetsnry to re-draft its cohsti utiou. This was do e iu Octtbjr, and ibe new Society was slyled ,lba "Confeder ate btates Christian Association for the relict oi prison ers," and was designed to relieve the want, spiritual, moral, intellectual and pheicat of piisoucrs, whetuer civ il, political or military, iu cur own or other lands. lite Society was oiauiz;d upon this broad basis with the nope that the (Jmud iiAt.s amhoritiei might permit it to exttnd its operations to oibei pruous, and that it might by its objeciB and efforts fcugeet to the people of tbe Con federate dates tne luipurtanoe ot organizing ia each com munity and estate ot tne CouiederttcJt similar Associations to h huh this might be auxiliary. Our Asajciatiou baa been iu operation uuder r.s ne tit'c but a short time, but bids fair to be eminently usefu, eve.i with tho rsstiictions vi hah the prison rules impose upon i s operations at wo mat lhat (iod wiii extenU its usetuinnss sud farther, bt re moving such obstacles as no niuder its eflorta, and that ibe people ot the Coniederaie etat s will oo.diiiij tespond lo our appeal tlx bcbal ot their prisjucrn, and will turmsu tliii and similar associai-iona iu o her prisons the means io tuppl tneir liut our tfioits tbould not s'Cj hsrr. That b nevolcnee docs not debet ve me uams ot Cnrioiia'i beutVoleuue, wniuh uue not cuiOiajo our eocmioa as wel aa ou. tiicbds. lheie are ihou auds ot prtaouers iu .ur ou ptisan wboe Mauls souiU t e suoii. U. Let ns tnuevor to uiscnare jur du to Utm lis wo.t as to cU. oWa prUoners, aid ex- euioii v iii itsv iui. ui mm woo saia. ive .our eue- atics Llcss tiiui itiki, cmss ujguudiuiUeia bah na.e ) tU, tud ftt,y for ihcin wni.a des, iie:uny u joj ad perao h tut re. ore mjst larnes ly appeal 10 you, to ortanz- esociaiuit eveij wncie in ugu Uv tne wntw-oeracy lor 1 tic icUti ot or:suu.io. i.ei uouty te laiatd, aiid oooks jiti o.otuin be buUht. lot tcieu ua lura.ued to tha -ticia io.o iu tne va. .ous piisuiia, auu w neu necessary lit hr. living mi a.tr be teuw .0 pieah iO tne pu-on is, and rc-rt aaturvti Oju wi l t-l.es jtar tftrta bj promotug out country's good, .nd 11. a own tslor. U B VahCB, Lbwsllt 1 ocihgatb, Comm'tee it BO. OX i- P3AH, ) The record of the great ever attracts tbe attention I ciaLkiud. lliatory proves, however, that greatness ta tio t.'ften allied with qualities- wuich cannot fail to esctu: pi:y, itoiror or dga:-.t. Among the great ot in dt-iu imts, np.n wLm the eyes of Christendom Lue Let n turiitd, the e fas been tione, up to the pres ent day, S-ive Washington, whose recid is tuatained and whose eecutcheo r is witLout b'.ot.. It is therefore with a justifiable prido that the pecpl of the Scuih may point to General Lee as an example 30 tareiy found, of goodness and greatness combined. Amocg cur enemies, wicked as they are, none has been found to' brtathe a word against tbe honor, purity and Datriouam ol Kobtrt i!.. Lite, bave bim, mere is no man of. prominence io tbe South whom ttey have not slundcred and belied. Ilia simple word would cut weish in the laLd ot cur enemies tbe sworn attestation cf their highest digcitares. In Europe his word is the sjnooyme of trutb, and the respect shown his nnme in other lauda ia Eecond only to that entertained for him in his own. Tbe temple of bia tolowq has not sprung up in nisht. It took four jeure to build it. It stands to-day without a rival its foundation laid ia tbe heart ol tbe people and iis euperstiuciure formed ol noble anJ he roic detds. Too earnest lor words, this niao, Robert E. Lee, dots bia ftork silently ull unconscious that on him are fixed the ndmirirg gkncea of the world. II be is great. iu victory, he ia sublime iu defeat. II u ca!m soul IrelB not at the decrees of Fa 0. He does what man can do, and leaves the rest to God. lie bus no time to talk. Alark AatODy, deieated at Ac:ium, siew himself and died in the arms of a royal harlot. Lee, repulsed at (Jettjsburg, eaid,"It is my fault," and turned 10 his appointed woik. No wondeV men love him, aud can bad no one with whom to liken him. Who thiuks orcalliug Lcc a Bayard, a C?aar or a Napoleon? When Jackson fell, we iosc the Moses of the Syuth should Lee ba taken from u?, we shouid be without Lee lie is indeed the main prop of out cause. With him between them and tbe vandal hordes, nftn sleep in peace at night and dream of victory. Totub the cause should perish, Lee will live. Time can do him no wrong. Should it be the decree of Pro vidence that our people be exterminated and the land made desolate, tbe name and fama of Bobert E- Lt, like the pyramids iu the Egyptian desert, will stand a mo uneut. of - former power aud glory, exciting alike tjw woadcF and the admiration of mankind. Macon lei. & Conftd, STATES OF, AMERICA WILMINGTON S.C.. THURSDAY MORNING, JAN, 19,1865. NO., 17. TI1R NGilV CURklBRCV BILL. Thi followers; Is repy of tbe few Cdrrency Bit! which passed tbe House o Bevreaentatlves by a decided vote on Saturday, December, 24 ii: t . ; 4 A Bill to be entitled " An Act to provide more eflac- tually for tbe redootion and redemption of th Carren cy." " Where, the recovery of the curresey from its depr c!aM 'D ar,d ta reMnraoe of tbe? pvhlB of its eltimate payment io full, woold.be an inestimable bearfit to brth Government and cfMss : aad as a msB ror acc'vp!fsH Irs; this end it U ezprdienr to exempt the sane roi taxs Mon, and to pledge the pablio faith, not oidy araiat any adddoo to th amoant of tbeca-rspcy bow oh wised y Uw, bu a'so t the redaet on of is b cacellis asaally a material purt thTof, a d p the dedication ot aa ample fond for redseiu'on tb) re-idst, to be applied to that pa--uoie fioaa aad af er tbe de of 'he exiating war t tlerc fore, ': o'loo 1. Tbe Coigresa ot tbe Confederate Httes of America do erect, hreatter, and until the fall re3cH?t'-on Of ibe Confederate .M1 Treasury a'.te n i fo's'an'linir aad of such at are autbnsd b sxttii g lato bekf u, the said notP, exeunt those issaed prior to tb eVtfUteetb day of February, 1SS1, bball bd ires ff ra al taxatioi what ever. SecMco 1, Pend v. the war ob flfih of th Tresry notes an ul'y ee?tvd Itfotbe Treaenry le pavmeot tf tatet, sbsli b- tber-upou cavce'ted a -til tbe amonit out standing thal b tve b, reduce J to ouo baa tred and tl'ty mHllnns of dolUr--. PectionS. U:on a deo'aratoi of peace bstween the Cqtilederte ftt-s .d the D 8tles nf Arurica, tbe tftHe received b the Oi vramur of the annoat cops r pre daoe of i-otton (o her than 8eh I'ar d cotton ) wheat and euro, in ike ratio of fos- itiibn cf cotton four-ninth) of ora and oue-ninth of wheat, shall be applied to tbe re demption f Treasury rt it.s in circulation, urtll tho whola shatt be redeemed; tb tlthi of oo'ton biasr vt'aed at fifty cents a pound, of corn at two do lars a bu'he), and ot whst at four dolla s a b;bel, and being deliverable by tbe Uovetoment at one or more shipping ports in the such of He Confederate States, o b selected by the Hecrefary of the Treasury : Provided, howTr, That tho tithe store sid, or any part thereof, may by tbe consent o the parties entitled to receive te earns, ba delivered else who re than at a shipping port; Provided, fnrthe'. That the cotton to ba de'ivered undT the authority of this Aot shall be eqaal to cotten held as " middling cotton " in the i;erts where sach cotton may be delivered. bection 4. 'I hat all acts and parts of acts now in force providing lor tbe asses-mat aad collection of the tax in kind in cotton, corn and wheat, be and the same are hereby re-enao.ed, and thall continue in fores until all Treaenry notes ii8uo., or authorised to be issofd by an Act to re duce tba Currenov,and to aathorize anew issue of notes and bonds,' approved February 18, 1864. shall bave been rederm d in fall, and the person paying taxes ia kind un der this Aot. from and alter the ratification of peace, shall rcceiva compensation, by credit or otbsrwi e. for the then market value of any cjttou, corn and wheat delivered af ter tte 'erminacion of the war. so sb to equalize their taxes with other tax payers, the rop.rket vain1 to be ascertained at tho time of its delivery in tb mode proserin - d by Uv. "Hcction5. Tha ho'ders of Treas try notes desitrtg to receive the titbf a sloresa d, ia avmont thereof, shall con vert the sam into Treusury enrtificate, bivtnug an inter est o; six per cent. pr annum which shall be ia tied by the fecretary of the Treasury in exchange 'or said- n.ites, aud Pball express on their ttc tbe ot j ct for which they are intended, tbe holders of wtmh s.tio rcrtiflcA'cs shall be entitled to receive payment therefor in the tithes afore aid, at the rate of one fiitb of tbe amouat ar-oually 'Pro vided, however, that more tHan one ti th of the amount of tithes tue for any such certificates, or the whole cf su2b a ount, may be paid ia any year, at tba election o' the Secretary f the Treasury 5 Provided, TbatTiea ury n tea redeemed iu lieu of the certificates authorized by this act shall not be re- s:u?d; Provided further, That said Cfrtib catns shall be divided into two classes, to be d"'i fi tted rBpectiVdly as No- I and 1. Certificates issuad du 4 t tn flr-t six month of the year lo ball be of the first cpss, and shall be redeemable io cotton at forty ocnt perpor .d, corn at oua dollar and fifty cents per buthel, and whett at three dollars per buiu 1 ; Provid ed. however, Ibat holders ot Tieaaury notes living iu tbe Trans-Mississippi Depart ment shall be allowed two months additional to coavert their Treasury notes into certificates of th first chsa CertiQoates itsned snbscqient to the six and eit,t utootbs of sid year, ehsll be of the second class, and hall b re deemable in cotton at fifty cents per pmnd, coin at two dol'ars per buttbet, nnd wheat at four do I '8 per biuhel. 'Section 6. A'l Dtaoters or farmers liable to tne tax in kind pbail be permitted to taUsfy tho sane by payment cf such certificate as aforesaid. "Section 7- Certificates iasatd nndr the authority of tats Act, shall bain 'he following pro.-orlionr, to wit 1 four- nutisina separate certificate payable u cotton,' fenr- mtbs navable In corn, and one-mntn payable ta wneat. but no sum less than forty-ttve dol ara, or its multiple, shall bs converted into Tieasnry certificates where tbeBuin is Under nino hundred dolla: s. 'But the amount to be made navable ou the fice of oacb certificate, when tho sum oonveilsd into Treasury certifi cates is more than uino hundred dollars, shall be such ts the Secretary of tbe Treasary whall judge to hi most suita ble and convenient for the purposes of this Act, which said certificate shall be a algnable in writing ia Bach form and with suh acthentication aa tbe Bccre'ary of tbe Treasury aay presotibe. ' Section?. The public faith is nercoy p.eagea to me immutable observance of the provisions herein above con tained, as to the collection cf tbe tax on wheat, corn and cotton in kind, aud the application thereof aa aforesaid. til tbe redemption of ths carrency as above provided hall hare bean completed. "section 2. This Act shall be in force from tne passing thereof. The Wilmington expedition furnished n-t much of gHry to the Yankees. It did not even give mem a pretext ior their cbrooio feus de joie and pyroteohnical displays. 8a ntes and fire-works in superabundant profusion celebra ted the bloodless cauture of Havannah : but this was a Door compensation for the failure to take the valuable port of Wiiminston. In spite of all tbeir vauntmgs ot repent problematical successes, and vaticinations of imminent chimerical conquests, tbey rarnot conceal tne cnagttn in spired by what as intended to be the grandest expedition and tbe icon main ncent triumph o' tbe war. 11 is natu ral enough that moitification should be produced by a fiasco so pa'pable and so lamentable. The disappointment at the defeat must be m 'he diiect ratio 11 the antulpatiors ot vic.ory. The preliminary exaltation ia a lair measure of tbe vubsrquent depression, liat we. wbo cid not particl oate id the otnnr, canno be expected to snare to tbe lat tPT. We can only- in comm n witn the rest of tbe world. j .y tbe ludicronsnes vt ne spee'acle and laugh at the mlancbo y dHb ntnre wnicn nas ev riasen tnr sangmoe and j to ati ius Y- nkee brethren In fci, as a specimen ot itici nux. tlia wboie . nir surpas-es a-yinrg e se m hit line, -bat ibe livniv- genius cf tbelckees has of tered us curing tbe r. Ii can ne aptly Du-aiared by tbe stoiy ot tt.at laiueos Ktog ,f France, wh , with h i iwnt thousand men. oiarc.ieJ p h hue t"1 ben mtr. fc-fl d wn tsain, or of Le grand roi Dagobtrt Qui a mis ses cwottes a Venters ; r, oy bt pioua tiaai ot t oustantiuopte, bo tiiutnally ptramcula'ed 'he ihoioogMarea of the me trouolis. vociferating iu tbe naae of tbe Propbet fig l" ' in each l which cases tbe intigifivaice ot tbe ooucio sion is so emrkblo a poa.mentsiy on tbe magi ineenoe of the csiiiiei c meat. But tbe issue cf tbe Wnmintiton ex pedition tfTitt a contrast still more striking with tbe mag nitude ot tte preparations whicn p.ec.drd and the extrav agance of tbe pretentions which accompanied it. TLe at tack on Fcrt Sumter by Dupont's fleet, last year, was probably the fcteafrat raval eSoit whicn bad, up to tbi time, been ipde Bat its tai nre was oouoeaied by calling it a mere exp rimet, a d the wiihurawal ot the vessels was not atie' ded with those Indicious and ii 0 jnpeqjeotial military mancovrss, which bave the effect ot a reiuctio ad absurdum on the Porter-Butter attempt. Indeed, it is bard to s" j whether the ntvai or the m'li'ary branch of this id fatd enterprise h.'s ih greater claim to bo o n-i.ered a !au,i;hiLg-iock for dis n tieted p c.ator. ; or which one is 'nearer t'gbt in the contume y and those it heaps on the other. Po. ter abs.rts that bis fire wa to toirtfic that it immediately silenced the fort; and we know, ia fact, that it surpassed aaj thing of tbe Bind ever before rained on a deier-eive work. Tbe valient Admiral, there t or 0, very nat ural y supposed that Butler's soldiers wi n d have nothing ta do but walk into an abandoned and shattered wort. Bat Butler's soldiers thongbt ejite a ffsrently ; and Batler himself, under the suggestion of Gau. Weitzel, came to tbe coac usion that the Yankees might as well walk into tbe gates of Avernus as into tboBO imminent y deadly breaches of Fort Fisher. From Porter's report, one would imagine that the fort had been entirely knocked to pieces, and was incapable of resisting even a demonstration, isut sutler says it was unimpaired as a defensive work. Hense, irom the military point of view, the navy had wolnliy failed to cany out its part of the programme, wtich consisted in reducinsr the fort to a comparatively unresisting condition. Hut. on the other side, Bu .ler rtUtes with an air of pride, bow bis brave skirmishers went straight up to the deserted parapets, aud how a valorous cihzer captured a n g, and a yentursome corporal killed a rebel orderly and bagged bis dispatches. From all of which the incredalous Porter draws the inference that where so few did so much, the whole might bave done ever eo much more and from which the ew York Herald considers itseli entitled to prophesy, it its umal feiicuous manner, that Fort Fisher, which stood out against the amczing fire of Potter's 11 et, defied the threatened assau.t ot Ba'Iei's army, will be c sp ared some fl-e day next week by a eqiad of Yankee ma nne. la tbis tbe Ee aid, no doubt, is only ieda'gmg in a litflo of it pecu.iar hsmur. Tnat paper means, we p. e sume, BQt that ibe marines will take Fort Fisher, but that the repo ta of both Butter aud Porter ought to bave been addressed to those proverbially creduions'creatures. Rich mond Whig, 7th mat SIUUK MArTKRS. .FtVE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH DAY. Since our last rep tt nothing of interest has occurred hereabouts excepting the firing ot a few shots by tbe en emy at Fort &umter. The mutial tread and dibC plined hearing of the veteran reinf roemeqta that were haste ml g through ur streets, both te'renoon and afternoon yesterday, lent a sure cher f ai t ue to the aspeet of aT tirs aud Uis croakers Were, for tbe nonce, sow j what less blatant than u-iual. Qnas Mercury, IQth. The army has arown marry over Forrest's recant ex; Tjlaits in Tennessee. Tbev sav that bis cavalry captured lour gunboats, bat were totced to destroy them for icani ktraiBOTiow Some (if the North CamMna tories are mt'iu-g with a lor.g reserved nr. deserved fate. Several wet at aKO, we recorded an advance by ra'dirs to the P f .u r r MU' cter' m fnm spartaoburg, wiere Uwy c tnoaitted ruinous depredations, a company or the cit t na or Sparianburg started Id pu salt ; bat, after achas-cf iwodtys return d without achivios; their ob Jct L,ti week, a nauiber of the ring-leaders, so sup ped werettao'd t e'clumbat. P-dsi e bnety, N. C, and p eot men. t Lieut. Lane went 'hither toseeare tb0L. Dr. ttiMa acoinpsti'ed thm. Tbey reached tbe b, Be of one Poytou Bo iter, a- d on his arrest being 4e maudf d. 1 made at Dr. Muss wun a Kowl kiife, but for tueateiy stabbtd no deeper tl ai ao ovsr-cos,-. a moment afterward', uo er elt. pfe e d by eevee balls. Five otb- eff,t y- Fraik Weaver, tiatuuel Ha& r, habaul t t Batuptoa a-to Cbaries Sunn-r were a i6 kitlt-sl The Hunters re o.eibers if the same family Weaver was oao the diutiMers of this State, Ld knows. extenlvely ia f olnhjbK tne manufactures of tne ci-L-braud ' Wea ve. Watskey " Three of ib above part? were mysteri ous 4 los " in hj wor ds. while en row'e ;. Asheville iiur. Laue.'o tli fscking party, ws woe wounded, white ptr ormiDK h'n da;y, bav we are inf jrm d, will aat v.vs bis injarivs. Ii r- sud th t ths satire coutmauity in the vicitit bra the freer ij e the above cljaiing-eat," s d it at the mst daug"roa- n s- or 'iugleadeis in that itcuju udj jreu en-jom-ii'y a stroma e'p:ured csrre-Bpouvt-no. im jiioates other paities Colum ta South Car' ofin-.an. Flot to icaF fsau t'A8Tn Thundkb Yt sterday nioi 1 lug. Capiat. 1 HiouarUson, tbe ccuiatatdaut at Castle Tun- der, i oived information throun a prisoner tiiat the prisouUs c ot.fi jed iu the ci izeas' roam had formed a plot to esc ve la 1 nilu, and bid prepared eapunjto fight tbtii way tut, a d ma.derthe s,oa d and tficers i they weie opposed Yes erdiy -rnoott, tha inmates of the room were a 1 place t ou l.r s r veiilauce. and a seatch made in ibe room for evidences t1 tee p.ot. Tore holts, large enout to tduiit a mn's body, ere f.iund, one levd;ug dou into tue rooui adpiiiii g tho otSce on cue first floor, oue penetrating the It&e ro jui on tue Nurth, and a third ope'.i g iu-v the rooui on tin .-j.Mit.li. . Arm, ruoh as knives and pis - is, were fuu d sucr-ted ia tl eia oo nirgs, and no dubt reu.aiued i i tbe minds of the ptL-oa officia's but thata deptraie aurmt at escape was couiemplrtd Lieut. Ver non, iormrly orduauce officer of M.j r Atkinson, now id counnement upou grave cbarges, is fruspeo ed ol being the ringleader of tbe pit, but t'lis ne immt eaiphaticaliy de uis. iho search 10 ui &o ,W t Hii t j.r gres.'ing last evening, The discovery ,f tbi plot will, we apprehend, interfere with the free access of vis.to s to prisoners huretofere en j yed, as i. s tutpocted th.t both aimi ami implements were couveyed t tho prisoner by tbis sjs t iu of o mmuni catiou Rich. Kxamxntr. A atlioll : Frlcsc tn tbe Vaults Psl(tnttlai Klec. tlon. The Dubliu (Ireland) Xaiion pnblishes the following letter from a Catholic fritst at Oransr, New Jersey, ex plaining to hij ccuotryuien in Ireland how tre Ptesioential election was worked. The fo loaing is an extract Irem the letter r Lincoln b-;ine a RestibUcai and Abolitionist, and Mc- Cleilan beintr a DeuifCtat, aud tba peop e beii g tired and disgunttd vti'h the war to a state of ua'ieouMiesj, Lincoln 8iw ihai Democracy wffb d ri e diiiii its maj'Styund de feat him. What, did h do? He set h a agonrs 10 work. and 'here was not a citf, 'own, ii.-tmlet or vllsge in the .Northern and Western ti ats but were bribed with thou sanda and tbousai d 1 ot greenbacks to Bbcute his le-elec tion. Oreenbacks are lbs piper duars thst are current now. Tney have Ceased to couut them at Washington. I'hev woub them by the ton. 1 enclo-e cue as a sample Ycu can eaailv see. sir, how Lit coin as te elected, and by getting re elaotod, he considered tl a; tha woat I prove to all Europe that tbe Federals endorsed him and bis ad mtuistraiiou. whereas the coatrary ia the fact. Allot 04 know fall well how the cjusu utioual riarhts of the North and stoutb have been tramoled upon aud invaded bv tbe Know-Notbiuffs and Abolitionists ot tbe Nocxb. And all Kuiope can sively aid cearly sse, after our years of hard fijhtine auainst overwhelmius numbers, that tbe Southerners have earned and have established their isde- uendenco. I minht wrnti you a lonaer letter on the Amer ican qiestion did time permit ; but as my dutiea are so Dressing, and my taste tor amir. can politics so poor, and last only a looker-on, 1 deem it a da y to put The JYatwn . . S . a. . fPl. sm AjfaAM right on a question of buc.u vi ai impoftauoe say, a paper 1 so macn aamire, anu wmcu wun notuo so correctly once a week, and getting bo much matter from falco aud corrupt papers ard corresponaeuia a you ao. 1 have only to say that a love .f truth, a id a hatred of par tiality prompted me to pou yoa this letur, aul baiieye me yours tzcoru, J AM SS XC1VAV, Pastor r.f Orange, New Jersey, United fcta'es of America. From tbe Charleston Ccurinr, 11th intt. A Goo( Stan Gone lo K.st. A sigh of sorrow was uttered from the hearls of hun dreds of widows and orrhana and many, very many citix:na of all classes and orders of teligiuua laitb and proiessiou, wheu, ou Tuesday mortiog, the tidmga went forth that Bey. l O'Ncil Father O iNtil, as he was affectionately called by many cot of his laith was no more. JIe died on Monday night, after a short illness. We hope and await lrom abler and better instructed pens a snore ndttjaate record for the life, character, services, and virtues of tbia excellent priest and pastor, who for many years magnified his holy tfike before tuis commu nity, tereevering and unceasing dischasge of his sacred funs ions, and In th dispensation of all tfiiees of char ity, benevolence ai,d Christian cocsolation. The widow, the orphan, or ibe needy applicant cf any class never sought his counsel or aid in vain, and the richest Cil.zen of the Cathol.c or Pictesiant proclivi ties never d d bim a more acceptable ard cherished fa vor than to make bim an almoner of aid. We may frankly state iu full confidence that those conversant with tue tacts will not n.Bitate to endorse our stateu.eut, that no clergymau that has ever lived or died in tbis city maintbijed and left a better report from " those without " abd btyond his own told and dock thau the late and now lamented Parish Priest Oi 6t Patrick's. He reached this ci'y from his tative island of true andtendir hearts Ireland, tendeny c tiled in ancient dtfTS the " la and cf dainta and Oootoia" at an early agei, and was among the early recipients of the advan tages cf eJucanou and u s ruction off red in tLe school opened by Hie late beloved Jubu lijglaad, Bishop ol this fjtt'nolic Diuces. Among his ciasamaiea or conumporafies at this school w.re many wno have silcu grown up into die t.nttion -of mete we may mention our present Govern or, A. ii. Magrath. - Had Bisbop England donj nothing more than given to tbis city such a prefect and disciple as Father O' Kell, he would have earned and deserved remembrance. A good, guileless roan of a noble, generous, gushing heart, ot the best Irish typo and ttaining and impulses ehaptd ind trainel imu ihe assiduous, faithful difl- cturg'- ot the duties at,d responsioiiiiies of tbe highest and most soicuiu office which en be undertaken by man. Such was be whose removal we now lament anl recoid. Writing of such a loss, we cannot recognize or as sert tbe disticctions which nave been worked out in human creeda or in human manifestations and varia tions of tbe Church founded on the Word of God. We write as Protestants, and with the opinions aud views of Protestants, but we know that the tears which will bedew the grave of Father O'JVeili will not all tali Irons Protestant eyes, and we may truly and heartily acknowledge our .participation in the general sonow which bis death evokes. "Pure religion and uodefiied before God ia this, to visit the fatherless and widowa in their l filiation, and to keep himself unspotted from tbe world." So writes one ot tbe inspired teachers, tersely portraying and pre tenting no creed of metaphysical aostr actions or nice ties, but a practical test ot elision. i be rites of interment will be performed at St. Pa trick's Cbarch, corner of St. Pnilip and iiaccline streets, at 10.30 A. M., this day, Bev. Mr. Baker offi ciating. Whab is thb Fkost?" It is well known that Wheeler baa some splendid troops, aad BOme who are aa had as mil be found. These last are scattered from tbe Oaio river to Savannah. A brave and gallant soldier fplls trip fnll.iwintr : He waa going through North Alabama to join his command. Stopped at a houaetoget dinner, io old lady's, " Who'a youin:s ?" replied, " Wheeler's cav alry." Wbar ewine?": "To the front." The old ady put on her spectacles, eyea mm mieuuy, ami uu ira wled out : " Misoer, so' them fellers yoa caU wheel dra er's boss critters, been gwioe by here every day. Sonw war irwine North, sum gwine South, some East acd some West, some this way and Bome that they all aed tbey war ewine to ibe front ; now, misier, kin you tell me wbar is the front T" l'ne soldier ltit. The heavy tumble in gold daring the la-.t few days hae excited no little remark. There seems ta be a complete .ftptinn fmm the mnic which prevailed a fortnight ago in the anecie market. We heard ot several considerable sales of gold at fcrty yesterday, and tte demand lor sterling ex- cJiange ia now very Biaciuuivj-tto. . TELEGKAPHIC Rt pofta of th' Press Association. Entered according to tbe Act of Congress, in the year 1443, by J. S. Thiashbb. in the Clerk's Office of the Dis trict Court of th Confederate aUates for the Northern . District of Georgia. 'J VBOat GBN. TfOOD. '" - RlOaTMOitD, Ja. lOta, J6. lhs following dispatch was recsivsd last night : 'if ;- . iUaoov, Jan. 9th, 1864. ' To Gx. 8. Coorxa , " Ga. Hood reports from" Tapelo', on the th fastant, that Thomas app eared to e novtng up the TesBsssee river. Up to 9 e'clcck, A.lT.t on tbe 5 tb, scouts report that six gunboat and srxty transpotti had passed Savaanah going East,' part loadsd with troops and supplies. i.. .. ..:- v T, B8ADREQAED. The following was received to-day, dated Charlestcn, Jan. 9th: To His Excellency Jxrriaioie Davis : ' & Wheeler's cavalry has been organised under my direct supervision. It now consists of three divisions eight brig. adea. It is a well nrRanited and efficient body. The re ports of its disorganisation and demoralisation are with out foundation, and depredations as credited to his com. mrscd can generally be traced to Bond's marauders, claim in; to belong to it. I know tf notling at present to add to its efficiency, vxcept the promotion of . for which recommendations hava been sent in. fligSed, W. J. HARDEE. ' ;' SbTHERN NBW8. . ,-' - - v i Richmokd, Jan. 10th, 18 '5. The New York Times, of the 7th instant, has been re ceived. . The only item of interest is a tslegram frotn the Herald, headed? Greely at Washington, copied from the Tribune, indicating that Greely sti1! attaches importance to Blair's peace mitslohs . Be says that further acd interesting de velopments await their proposals. Frank Blur has re turned to City Point from Washington. CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. The House passed the cols Nidation bill to-day by a vote of yeaa 43 to ways 34. Nothing of importance done in the Senate. . RETURNED PBISONEKS. Among the returned prisoners who arrived at Richmond to-night from Yatina, are B. A. Pollard of the Examiner ; Col. Alike Wcod of the Montgomery Advertiser, and Judge Bash of Manama, Fla. Borne of the most intelligent pris oners report aa their conviction and the result ot their ob servation, that the North Is thud of the war, and if the Southern people hold out manfully as heretofore, they will secure their independence bstore next Summer. BUTLER BELIEVED OF Bia COMMAND. " Hichmokd, Jan. 11th, 1&65. The Examiner of this mornisg states on the authority of if r. Pollard, that Butler has been relieved of his command, and ordered to report at Lowell, Massachusetts, his place of residence. Gen. has betn assigned to tbe command of tbe army of James river. CONFJ5DERATK -CONGKBSa. , In tbe Feaate, Mr. Watson submitted a preamble and joiat resolution, which were agreed to, requesting the Pre sident to appoint a day of lasting, hamiliatioa and prayer; andjthen resolved itaelf into secret session. In the House, Mr. Miles offsred a resolution declaring that all attempts to make peace with the United States, by tLe action or intervention of ihe separate States com prising this Confederacy, was unauthoiized by the consti tution, and in contravention of the supremo law of the land, and therefore revolutionary ; that the Confsderate States aie prosecuting a war to establish tho;'r indepen dence and separate power, and that Congress is firmly de termined to continue the struggle in which we are involved nntil the UnitedStates acknowledge our independence The resolutions were ordered to be primed. The Senate bill to provide for the payment of interest on the removal and subsistence fund due tho Cherokee In dians of North. Carolina, was passed. The exemption bill was then taken up, and pending its consideration the Honse adjournod. .. :. , . CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. Bichmdhd, Jan'y 12th, 1865. Mr. VestfTjof Minsonrl, recently appointed Senator, appeared in hia seat to day. The Senate passed, with a mendments, the House bill to p. ovide clothing for commis sioned officers in the navy and mar ins corps; also passed the Senate bill to regulate payment for tha destruction of property under nilitary necessity. The House concurred in the joint resolution for the ob servance of the 2 Id February as a day of fastiig, humilia tion and prajcr. The bill increaiiug the pay of postmas ters and route - gents was passed. Mr. Bives, irom the committee tn foreign relations, re ported back sundry resolutions relative to peace negotia tions, wih tte recommendation that tiey be laid npoa the table, which waa sg.eed to. sir.Oir, Ircm the same com mittee, said that he bad a repoit to submit which orght to be considsied in secret sesion, and a motion to roi into eeoret session w. s agretd to by one majority. LATBB xloB rHfcBN DaTEi. BicaMOM), Jan'y Uth, 185 Th Biltimore Ametican (evening edition) ot the iOth inst. has been received I c jntains nothit g of interest. Gen. Meadman has oidsred tbe arrest of Clement C Clay, Sr., who wil be seLt to Nash vi le and he d as a hostage for Judge Hamphrojs, who was csptated at Huntsville by Gen. Baddy. ' Gold 227. VIRGINIA L5GI9LATUQE. In the House of Delegates to-day resolaiioas were sub mitted for the appointment of commissioners to oonfer with the authorities of the other States for commissieners from the United States, as to the best mode of mitigathg the horrors of the present war and bringing about an honora ble termination of the same. The lesolaticns were iadef- iaitely postponed by yeas 101 to nays 2. FRANK P. BLAIR IN RICHMOND. Frank P. Blair arrived in this city yesterdty, atd is stay ing at private quarters, anis evening s wmg says tnat n is reported ti at be had an interview last tight with the Secretary of War, but there are no dsveloperuents in re gard to tho object of his viit. REFUGE39 FROM SAVANNAH SEERM AN ON THE UNION. Chaklk bTOK, Jan. 12th, 1865. By a flag of truce in tbe harbor to day, two hundred and fifty Savannah refugees were received. The Savannah Republican of tho lltb, Las a loiter from Bherman to ssveral prominent citizens, stating that hit is merely, a military comaiand, and. thai be can order in that capacity but cannot give assarances or pledges affecting Civil matters in the future. CorgresB will adj jit these when Georgia is again lepresoated there as of o:d. Georgia is not out of tbe Union, therefore the talk of reconstruction appears inappropriate. As long as any people remain arm ed and oig iEized, tha United btatea muss purne them with a-mies and dajil with them according to military law. When tLe organizations ara all bro - en, then tho eases will be dealt with by the civil courts. He tLinks that the same course should be adopted as indicated by Gen. Washington in the whitkey icsurreotion, and in accordance with the principle of the Burr conspiracy. He quotes Washington acd Jackeoa on the preservation of the Unicn, atd says that the Union armies are simply fulfilling their command Tae Unicn mast be preserved, cost wnat it may, and there it no oteer alternative for the people of Georgia than to ooutorm to tbis view ot the ca No commissioners of negotiaticn or convention is necessa ry. Whenever .the people of Georgia quit the rebellion, and elect members oi Congress and Senators, and thete take their seats. tteB a eoi Georgia will have resulted her luictioas in the Union. Refugees aticoacur in th statement that Sherman a text move will be on Brauchville net waek. Maxim Cr Gbokqk Washi.iqtjk. 1 cannot forbear to recommeud a repeal ot tbe tax on the transportation of newspapers. Tnere is no re sou i ee ' so firm for the Government as the aficction of the people, guided by an enlightened-policy and to this primary good, nothing can conduce more than a laitntul representation of pub lic prcoeeciirjgs diflused without restraint throughout the country. . Special Notices will be charged $7 SO per squire for imi and every insertion. AH Obitoaries and private pnblieations of every okarao ter, are charged as advertisements. I' No advertisement, reflecting upon private eharaottaf can, under ant cinotrnTAioss, be admitted. . Army Cor rcspondsne of the Jastraai.1 AH HTJMBLK VOICK PROU Til SB ARMT. Camp Bcnai, Va ) Jansary 4th, 1866. J Amidst the dIrsw,fftction which the Conscript Act, the Bnspenslon of Mabeo, Corpst, Md the ordsr rsvoklng de. tails have caned since the oommenceoent of the war, tie army has yielded a cheerful ob4iance to all daly constitu ted suthority, srd has aken evtry cocasion to show its disapproval of that ucpardoaable raneou wbioh has ohar ' aetsrfsed certain small parties ia our country, whloh Lav been gnawing at tha vitals of our national eaiatsace, so that wksa not engaged in deadly eorfliot with tb tapa oioni moBgre hordes from the North, whose whole design " is eonqntst, every week of rest, during which time the army should bsve bean strengthened by the accession of numbers, and by words of praise and encouragement from those too old to fight, has been pasted in determined ao ' tion against the enemies of our oountry at home. There is no class of men, whose unselfish seal deserves more praise than the men of the army; and there has been no class of persons which has felt more keenly the bitter pangs cf war. Tbe separation from their peaceful homer i some of tbem with tbe sad rsmembrance that their farrl lies are dependant or in need ; exposure to the Bummer's heat and the Winter's cold ; the expiring agonies of inti mate friends, with whom they had commenced life with bright hopes ; the trying conflict of battle, all these and a thousand other adverse circnmitarces, have schooled these sturdy patriots to a renewal of their first vows to serve their country witn fldemy. . Year after year of hardship and blood baa developed dan gerous men at home, whose aspirations for power, and whose pertinacious designs ior tne destruction of our in fant nation by daitardly means, bave marked tbem with oblcquy by the world. On the other hand dangers and toils b;ve produced men ol all ranks and oi ne rank, whose entire course has written npoa the pages of history such a record as any nation might envy. Ycung men, whote places should have been filled by their superiors in ae and wisdom, have stealthily crept into our legislative halls, and turned the honorable busi ness ot Uw making int o a fare ; have brongat more abase upon our State government in one year, than an able Exe cutive, aad a long and honorable history can counteract, beeb are the flagiact evils that occur to us just now. Bat the gocd of the ccuutry calls for another sacrifice from us. lieath ana disease have weighed heavily upon our army, and what were once fine battalions are now shattered remnants of a State's pride. Scores ot battlen in defence of our bones have rendered it necessary that gallant officers, whose scarred frames attest the cause of their promoticn, should relinquish their commissions and return to tba bumble places from which they have arisen. If t:;l3 nutter was a universal law or reduction, or it all were made. to bear their share ot the burden in proportion to their ability, itie-iuires no argomentto show bow much lighter would be eacn roan's harden, and with h)w xtuob more alacrity be would spring to bis cuty. We hope our readers will not be able to trace one word of complains in these remarits, as nothing is furtber, not oniy irom ice niunote writer, out me ctass wbose cause be espouses. During the war. its viclnsitudcBbavo called to the front many regiments, and left at bome some who have lost but few men by tbe casualties 01 name, and in consequence some of these battalions come up to, if tbey do not in some cases exceed tbe maximum number allowed them by law. These commands rave bad the pleasure of enjoying tt.e comforts of garrison duty, and some of them within a ehort distance ot their own homes. We are glad to know bo many of oar friends have bad this good fortune, aad are far irom harboring any. spirit of envy cr covetoumess; we have enough of glory, of bard foogbt battles, for which we bave received too roncn of the uuieigned gratitude of our ooumcy to oulbalanee any such small diflo'ences. But vet we remember tua by this consolidation those officers, who purchased promotion in neaiiy very case with tleir blood, will find themselves reduced to anoRliioafar belnw their brother officers of full battalions. There is no duub: that such a demand from onr onnntrv aa will necessarily havo to take place, is tbe severest test of patriotism which can be applied; aud every means should be employed to take away the asperi'y of such a law, anu uraw some uisuoguianiLg mars between the ba taUi.ns as tfiy will be alter consolidation, and those ba tallions which have not been depleted by battle. We aro somewhat surprised that onr Congress has not tbooght of turn matter, auu patu mat aiteuuou to it wuicuit uecnauda by its importance. It the rewaid of meritorious serncr is to be a consignment to an bumble position, whereby the identity of these officers and mm are to be forpoUen, than we ask, what are to be the incentives to daring ? If vete rans, wnosbouia wear tne iaurei wreatn, are to be amal gamated, they should bear some such honorable distinc tion as will mase a position in tne ranss 01 tne new veteran regiooents equal to the highest position in the full regi ments which bave never seen servioe. Peoole outside of the army do not Boem to appreciate the veneration in which old soldieis hold 'heir reaimeutal organis Uions at least cur sage law givers appear not to notice the matter. A tyro in military affairs womd advise that these consolidations should be so arranged, to perpet uate as far as possible tbe soldier-enthusiasm of these old commands. Iu suggesting tkese uinerences wnicn wo deem fair sheul 1 be made between tbe various military organizations as tbey will exist, we withhold our views about what the proper designation should ne, any inrtner man we aa vocal, witn all the earnestness we pcBsess, tbe universal application of Vktk&an to all thesa consolidated oooanands. TAi lLin.lv. Completion of Butler's Canal Tne Bull&ktastd blows Out sTirtaca Fast of Water In. Ihe Canal. A letter to the Philadelphia Inquirer, from Batler'! headquarters ou the lat, announces the completion of . as I t il a the canal and tne blasting out ui its upper eou ou tnat day. It say i : Tbe long expected blasting of the upper end of tho famous Dutch Gap canal occurred at 4 o'clock tbis af ternoon. To tfft i removal, it was to be blasted with go-powder. Asa preliminary to thi?, it was de BirmblQ to diminish, es far as possible, tbe "mass of earth to be blown out, and a large diagonal slice, sloping in ward, was taken cfl tbe top of the bulkhead. It waa also detached irom toe solid ground on cither side of it hy cutting narrow fljures down to the level of tne wa ter. The mine was sank to the depth ot tweaty Ieet be low the bottom ot the canal, being kept dry during the procees of its excavation and after its completion by means of two hand pumps and an air pump. From tha main shaft diverged hve separate galleries, one 01 wnicn was placed several leet forward under the bed of the river, la these galleries were placed au aggregate of six tons of gunpowder. Fuses were prepared, and by the first day of the new year everything waa in readi ness for blowiDg away the barrier and allowing tbe waters of the James to fljw freely through tha new channel dug for them. This atteruoon, General Butler, with most of the officers of hia stuff, rode down to the gap to witness the culminating act of tbe great enterprise of which he waa the author, and in whicn he has taken so deep an in terest There was some delay in arranging the fuse, hut as' the New Year's sun began to redden in the West, and somewhat leas than an hour bforo its set ting, the explosion occurred. It was attended with bat a slight report ; and although dast was thrown to the height of one hundred feet, the concusdion wa3 barely sufficient to crack tbe ice on a mud puddle near the edge of the crevice. Not having been tried by the actual passage of ves sels through it, it would, perhaps, be a little premature for me to assert now that the canal is positively a sac cess ; but it is so regarded by tbo .e who bave the best opportunities of -knowing. The natural itqairy ot the public miad now will be as to tbe effect of tne completion cf tbe canal. Well 1 however eminently euccetelul it may prove, it, of course, will not enable us to steam straight np to Bicbmoad with our nociitors. Twenty rebel eancioa bar directly on its upper end, and the river above is barred with oo Btructious acid its channel thickly sown with torpedoes'. Incicectally, these cb3ttuciiona have dona us oou ser vice in preventing tha rebel guuboals from coming down below the left fliDk ot car line north of the James, as they were able to do belore the expecieJ opening of the canal compelled the enemy to obd unci. the river. Ihere is abucdance ol work to do above the gap be.'ore our gunboata can proceed much higher, but there ara doubtless mean3 by whica this work can bi accomplish ed, and tbe advantage of being able to commence hos tile operations above, instead of being obliged to cjoi mence six miles bilow, is self-evident. The correspondent adds that there are hiieen feel of water now in the canaf. In F.owan, Iredetl and MeckleDbarg counties ircprc-sing officers have been auihoiisel ior some time pisttu py $ 0 and $20 pur buhel ior corn market prio. Charlotte Vtmoaxa. T A KEN IP ANU COIMI ITtHl' ' IIO THE JaIl. tf Onslow, two negio mea, by the uama A ot ISAAC and IaU vi, who say they belong to tha Ltate oi David Williams, Deceased cf New Hanover Couaty. The owner or manager of naiu ntgioes is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and taSe them away, or they will be dealt witn as the Jaw directs. , E- MU2UILL. Jr., Bh'.ff Dec, 12, 18M. 8I lt-12 u, i, t a,"' s 1 -1! iiil I ..J 1 if I' I i i1 iu " t 'I; til i 1 . t 0 . ..'1' 1. A T 1 . I , 1 : I '1 it; ii ! I. 1. I si of vansporiaiwn 3
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 19, 1865, edition 1
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