Daily State Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 4493, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1865 — Page 2

DAILY-SENTINEL.

TMKcarioir it xpst bi f hisihykd. Uactaoa THURSDAY MOHNINO. MARCH lß. Ileslfaed but not Itetlred. Secretary Utber of lb ir.Urior departraect baf resigned, to take effect ia May. and bis anccor baa been nominated and cot.firtned. Why should Secretart Usher re'gn without racating his place? Is it explained by the fact that be m using tbo interTal cf Li dubious tfücial ex'tence to displace subordinate C:cr sad put in hia own and bia fritodj ' favorite? It tnichtbo supposed that a Mr. Usher has resigned, fc would leave the matter of removal . ........ i . :M i . ana new arpoicimerr. 10 me one wno üiw rrx)nib1 for the conduct of the department Bat it appears to be one of the advantage of thJj modern imcrovement of resigning and holding oo, that tbe secretary may u the remainder of tho term in deratgtng the cKicai lorceoi tne ce partment. and that be raj carry out a removal of fahordlnat officers, and a rewarding of fa voritej. and then slip out of the odium of it, and shift the diaturbc upcD Ma successor. Tbo foregoing throat at Mr. Secretary I'miu, is from the editorial columns vf The Cincinnati Gazette. What will Mn. Gacxnv of the Journal do about it? If 4 jmilar criticism or cen sure of tbe oCicul conduct of tbe etcretary of .the interior had appeireJ originally in a Jamrratie r.rint. the Journal man WO" Id have r . pronounced it a vile attack upon a "friend of the " Thi ia the refuee of the court organ whenever any hert-coming of ita politica friends are developed. It ever attempts to hide official imbecility, rascality or oorrcption ncder 0 ' 0 m the cover of "loyalty." The plea for the delin quent Li that be Is a "friend of the government or a. "loval man." hence h'.a misdeeds must be m - - S m ander thaU color, cither palliated cr justified We know not whether the charge. of The fla zett arainat Mr. Uuca have foutdation, but r cataioly a man who would thus abuse the high trust confided to him cannot be regarded as "friend of the government." B at the accusations against Mr. LVnia have not a feather's weight when compared with the infamous swindlings of tena of thouaandi of republican "patriot," who have put their haul deep into the public txeatury through tho mean of fraudulent contracts ai.d partizan favr-rititm, or, to use more forcible language, have robbed the people, under the fahre gciss of being tho peeial 'tfrieoda of tbe government.". In every community will be found men, who, professing to be intensely "loyal," demandicg that the "lat man" and the "lat dollar" tbould be cottributed for the suppreasiou of the "wicked rebellion," have enriched theruc!ve out of the troubles, ye?, the very miseries of the country. Thce "patriot" do no fighting; they bear none of the burdens that the war occasions; but they are found at "war meetings," and at "eanitary meetings," and upon the departure or reception of tbe gallant soldiers who risk health, life and all tbe peril of war in the service cf their country, urging upon others tbe duties which they should assume equally with thone who bear the beat and burden of the day. This claa in expre.ion are the most fierce for the ' vigorous prosecution of the wnr," but practically they are Iii most intense " peace men." Profeedly they are "friend of tbe government " because it puts money in their pures They care not bow long tho war id procrastinated, or tbe safitring which ariej from it, if they only have free access to the public treasury. And if a man l as the hone-sty and courage to denounce eatravagance and expose frauds and corruptions in the public expenditures, then they et upon him with the howl that he i "di.!oya1," that he 'ympathizes with the rebellion." The troth U, and the fact will yet be appreciated by thoje who have been and are yet irapjsed upon by the moat infamous yet artful ap peals to tueir patriotic imputes, tnat tne war would have ended long ago and re union established upon a just and honorable bai, ifpatriotiam and Ptate?nnnhip had guided the men who have bad control of the government. 'Economy has not been considered in the prosecution of the war. nor hai it been conducted with an eye f ingle to the restoration of the national authority over.the states or people in rebellion against tbe government. The war i not yet ended, but reckless extravagance ha.) already accumulated an immense indebtedness which will be an incubus upon the industry of the nation for generation to come. Every movement of the leaders oi the pirty in power has been to perpetuate their bold upon the administration of the government. Personal aggrandizement, cither t secure 'official position and preferment or wealth, has been ith thein the moving impulse. In tbe terrible struggle in which the nation has been engaged the country has been d'?guted, cr should bare been, with the cold calculations as to the effect certain public measures or individual acts would have upon the fortunes or success of men or parties. Can men who have been influenced and controlled by uch i?elfi?h and sordid considerations be regarded as tbe "friends of tbe government?" And if this class are justly availed the court organs of the party in power el up tbe cry that "the friends of the government" are a.auked by tboM whom they term the " enemies of the government." Government ii cot aa abstract idea under-whib diishonest and selfish aspiring men can bide their crime or liii id themselves or their cts from the Just scrutiny and condemnation of the people. The " government" is composed of " e, the people of the United State," and thc?e who happen to be ia oCicial poaltiou axe equally aubject to the law, and the obligations they Impose, a the humblest private citizen. Popular rights and civil liberty would be only as, the sounding braj ox the tinkling cymbal, if the party in power and iti representative a tisume, or are permitted by the people to UiOtnf, that they are h'gher than the constitution and tbe laws that they aiethe master, not the servanU. of the people. But we did not intend to make The Gazette article the text for unf extended comment. We quoted it enly to illustrate the bypocmy and huxbuggery of the cank xpreasion "friend of the government," which is upon tbe Ipa of those who are rcaJy to excuse corruption in cflkial, and their unjustifiable and arbitrary act, to fasten their patty or themselves ia p wer, regardless of it cciieqaencea open the well being and happiness of the people. PitmEr Lixcols txk Iiis oath oil the 4:a of March cn tbe open Bible, his hand rcutiag cd the Sth chapter of l;h, Lieh ays : "Woe unto them thit iic hp earlv in the morrrrrg, that they may follow Mrtirg drink; that I continue until night, till wine inn ime tacm. "And the harp, and the viol, and the übtet, aul pij.avnd wi&. are.lu their fau, but they regard riot the work of the i-ord. neither consider the operations of his hatds. "Tbersfore my people are gone into captivity; because they bate co knowlc.lge; and their hjnoraote,merr are ' famished, and tbelr multitude dried up- with' thirst. "Therefore Hell bath eularced herself, and opened her mouth without meisure; and their gloryaad their altitude, and their tomp, and be that rejoiceth. ball descend into it." Tbe democrats of Owen county have commenced organizing for the October election. A clerk, fHerlff and other officer are to bw ehwtr.

narlnntnif Public Db. Flor, Fereardo Wood, of New fork, in a Ute

fpmb In tt Hcuie of RpreBtitirw , c;or. tb subject of tie Coiccc, aald: Now, as to tie pub'.ie debt. The iecrftary of I tbe treaaurv. ia his let aoLoal report, fcrnUhed an estimate of thepuMicdtbtatt.be conclusion of the nett cal jeir, Jol30, lCG After re ferring to the erroneous rumate oi ri pre-ie-cer, after ladling; u very truthfully and fratikly, the Imroii'tilitT of being accurate in esti mate niter oi rtceipu or currcr nt, te, however. ei titnate the debt at that time to re i2Ä3.tb4,t'W. ow receiTire thit estimate with tbe aaroe Utitode of allowance of other ee timate from the treasury department, I Lavej taken the litetty of adJia' twetty r-er rent, to it. to meet rrobib:e deCciercie. i hit would increi it $44 1.H0 m. To thit must be ad ded the et. mated or.auditcd aecoutt, Lecanae I aMume that in the estimate of th rubüc debt mile bv the tr aury dei artmeut. do unaudited claim, even d fi?e m the department, i compre LeuJed. I hire re :-ou to believe, nr, that the unat:d ted account. ict. lezal arid rroper. that will ia due vuree L audited, allowed ao 1 paid. amount at leaft toilf O.OOO.IH 0 more. To that I ad i an estimate cf the unascertained valid claim apaict the government, tho?e that have not jet een been precttcd in form. I bee 1 e-titnateat $HU.t 00.U0O more. Then, ir, there are ti e ftate war debt Mia souri, renrivlTanii, and other täte have al ready r re-ented their war debt cltim to congress to be auuitcd and settled. 1 lies e claim? are pre dicated on the cround of money lionetlv ar.d le pitimately expended in the tniinteDar.ee of the integrity of the ccteral covernmetit. Hence, sff", if there be any claim that in my judgment la equitable a a gaiuit the pen era 1 gorernmeLt.it IB the claim for rcirnburement of moneys that mere expended in the defiw.ee of the general eovernment. Thee claim will amount in the arc-ite to at leist $:Ä.0W.0O() To that I will add, on pimilar grounds of eriuity.the citj. borouzri. and county debt. 1 be city of ew York alor.e has exrendei overeeven million dol Um. In the year Ife6l, between April. 161, when the war commenced, and the m of Janua rv succeeding, uimer mv adm.niftration as maj or of that city. $1 ,000,1)01) was expended in the outfit and urpiies of troops sent here lor the de fetie of the capital at.d lor the prosecution of this war. Adding other item, a stated below, the total U $3,31'-i:21,UOO. This I presume must be sooner or later fundedj at.d conttnuirs the present policy of bcrrowiLg in currency and pay ing in co:n, will have to be paid in gold. I submit a table recapitulating tbe?e estimate: flBLlC PCBT, r-siXT AS! raCSPECTlVS. timate f tb Secretary of the Treasury K to t n.l cf next nca! year, June 20, tti .J;:3,M.6Ti Ada iweniy ir ceni. a rcU4iie unHT estimate. .... rtlmaet tinau !ite1 arti.Br t K'timatrl unace rtain"! valid claims Ktima?et tate war debts to be autEed. . K.-uii.aied city, boro'jph and cuuutjr war 444.CO0.O0O llll0').t'CHI dLU to Ve twumei fH (KIO.KX) 1.V),(X (l,(MO llitimated in'.eciiitir and TrcUmti n Dil arouuM, payall' in K"''!. &t hay '.'Ml, Hi present vahie, namely, f IC.K.XW .3,342,124,677 Ttal ?C,f'4,249,3.4 I urn not without authority in predicting tht our public deb', mu-t be paid in coin. Mr. Sher min, chairman of the committee on finance in the Senate, sii l to diy, on opening the debate on the internal rcvetue bill, that "when I fee the money thu borrowed expended on trivial objects I cannot but look forward to the plow and hard process by which it must all be repaid in gold mith intercr t accumulated and accumulating. But it require no authority for the state meet. Having commenced this system of borrowing greenback and promirirg to repay in gold, and assuming that the whole war debt, a above aggregated, mut be pettled by goernluent, of coure the same mode of payment rnut be cor.tinued. Mr. Chairman, thi i the present and prospective dtbt of the country an enorraou, aggregate, but an acirreste which ha to be lii'aidated or repudiated, a Comp.ore thi with the public debt of the pix mo?t powerful nations of the world: Great Britaiu ii-s iiuum- inui ui )-i,iu'r,ii,uin;j tiiuic, .$1.330 .000, 000; Kus. ia, with a standing army of eijjht hundred tliouan J men, ha a public debt of $?33,OOÜ.00ü; Austria, with a standing army of four hundred and twenty thousand men, his a public debt of $500.000.0(10; Spain, with a etar.d ing army of one hundred nd sixtv thousand men has a public debt of $1.300,000,000; Prussia has a public debt of $10,000 ,000 The aggregate public debt of the six most powerful nations of the world is $7,cU3,000,000-but a triflo more than our own. ttallrond t'onrrn I Ion Indiana po ij and Danville lllinoiw lint lroad. 1 utauant to a general call lor a convention, issued on tke l?tb day of February. lcC.. to take into coniderutio j certain piotxjsitions made by the Indianapolis and Cincinnati railroad, in relation to the construction of a railroad from Indianapolis to Danville, 111., the delegates from the various counties on the pror oed route for raid road met at Crawfordsville, Ind., on the ?:h day tf March, A. D , 1Ö65, when, On motion of Major I. C. Klston, the convention was organized by electing Hon. S S.Wilson, of CrawforJsyille, permanent chairman. Hon. Jos. Kistine, of Fountain county, J. II Lowry, of Hendricks county, and Mr. Scarey,of Hooue county, were cbosen vice-presidents, and ProT John L. Campbell, of Crawfordsville, and T. F. Davidson, of Covington, were appointed secretaries of the convention. Delegates then came forward and reported from Ilendrick, Boone, Montgomery and Foun tain counties, in Indiana, and Vermillion county, Illinois. - A committee uii resolution wa3 tl.e i appointed, with instructions to report at 12 o'clock. Committee consisted of Dr. Graham, J. It. Cope, Janice Thompson, E. P. Smith, J. H. Lowry, John Lee. Col. Chandler, W. A. Sangster, Dr. Irwin, J. W. Blair and Dr. Burke. Conventico adjourned to 2 o'clock. AVTIRXOON SESSION. The convention met at 2 o'clock, pur?u:.t to adjournment. On motion of Mr Ilistire a committee concistiugof one from each county through which the proposod road tb.ll pass, was ap.poin'ed to apportion the amount of subscription to be raised by each county. The committee made wa to consist of Mr. Strong, of Mariuu, Lingermati, of Hendricks, Piersall, of Boone, Klston, of Montgomery. K'stine, of rourjtain, and Tinch er. of Danville, Illinois. The committee ou ie?olution-, through their chairman, made the following report. Whereas. Certain propositions have been made by the representatives of the Iudiinipolij and Cincinnati railroad comptcy. (to build a railroad from Indianapolis via Crawfordsville and Covington, Ind , to Daviile, 111,) to the citizens along paid reut for a stipulated um berafter to be agreed upon; therefore, we your committee, feeling a deep interest in the im,ortance of eaid proposed road, beg letve to submit the lolIowiDZ report, tix; 1st. Resovled, That wewoulJ recommend to the favorable consideration of the people universally, along said proposed route, to arouse themselves to the importance of a united effjrt on jheir part, to secure this invaluable public enter; rise at the earliest pos:ble moment. 2d. Kepolved, That we would recommend the people at the vatious points alorg ssid tro;oed route, to hold public meetings ar.d endeiT r o enüst the feelings and putlic spirit of the ci::zens generally, it: completing thi iaportact undir taking 3J. Resolve J, Tht tht rr.ee füg be requested to tppoin a committee of at !e ift one Ijom each county, to cotfer with the president cf s.aid In ditn;;s 4 CiLcinnaii raiiu ad, to ascertain and mke known at a sub.se q-icnt meeting, definitely, their rrors".tiors. so Tbt t. ir jtoplc mav act advisedly in ihe mat'rr. Jib. Keso.ved, 1 hat w lee sfe in auririf the repre.sentalivee of al n..d.that cur people are wining to ireetti em upi-n fvr at:d liberal terms, and carry out in iiood faith aay agreement that may he entered iato On motion of 3Ir. White, the res .lu'ion were submitted to tbe coLveu'ion eeprately in thtir order, and wtre uain:r u-Iv adopted. The committee ou app r tion mens presented the following report: The committee to whom w referred the matter of apportioning to each of the counties through which the road is to run, have had tbe same under consideration, and find the distance to be seventy-five miles, commencing at tbe wet I-ne ol Marion county. Throuch the counties of Hendricks and Boone, we fie J there i 23j mile; in the cocr.ty of Montgomery, 23) miles; in tbe county of Fountain, U miles; la the coanty of Warren, 7 miles; in the connty o4 Vermillion, III.. 6 miles; to

niie tfc iaa of 1223.000, reqrisf 3,000 pr i rail, apportioned a folIowa: ! IlfSiricki.Bnor.e isdXarVo $7000 j

atotitgjra-ry tvoq Foub'ji.. as.vw Wimi.. VentLilo" Ü .vw i lS,orjO t m '.ecu We also report that it is dne from each county io fsrnih the right cf way for sach road. ! The repott was aioptei a red. j The committee referred to in the third reolu- ' tion of the report of tie committee on resolu- ; tior . was maJe to cots: of E. M. McDonald. ' Ii. M. Nebeker, W. A. Sacgster ar.d John Adam-; son, oi Lovmg.on; Uoi. Chandier anü Ii. . Peckwith, o! Dmville, III : Wm. M. Wil.on. J. H. Lowrv and Jck"on Smallv, of Jametown; Jeee Ii. Cor and W.O. Holmes, of Indianapo lis; Wm. Bell, of Perrjvil!e; and Mjor KlUton, S. C Wil.-on and John W. Blair, of Crawford'wille. J. M. Ratler, M. D. White and A. Thompson were appointed a committee on form for aibNrription piper, to be used on the proposed roote. John M. Butler, of Crawfordsville, wss appointed corresTJOD'lice secretary. On motion of Mr. Divid-on it wa ordered that the proceeding of this convention be ublUbd in each of the county papers on said route, aao in the Indianapolis pnper. The convention then adjourned sine die. S. C. WjLaos, Pren't. J. L. Cam I'Bkll,) SecreUri T. r . Daviimon,) Itetallation for tliu Jlurder of Miruian' forager Correapondenre Iletiaeen ticncrnl licrinaii and llauiptoii Wade Hampton 'l'lareaten Double Itetaiin tlon Hr.arqv.aTtBs M. D. or the Müs Is THtFitLu, Feb. 24. Lieut. (ica. Wade Hampton, commanding cavalry forces C. S. A.: GenebaL: It i cfliclally reported to me that our foraging parties are murdered after capture, and labeled . "Death to all foragers." One instance of a lieutenant and eeveif men, near Chesterfield, and 'anotner of twenty , "near a ravine, eighty rod trim the main road," about three mile from Feitorvil!c. I have ordered a fimilar number of prisoners in our lutdto be di pocd of iu Üke manner. I hold about 1,(500 prisoners, captured in various way, and cau stand it aa long a you; but 1 hardly think these murders are committed with your knowledge, and suggest that you give üotice to the people at large that every life taken by them pimply re sult in the death of cue of your confederates. 01 course you cannot que.-tion my right to lorageon the country. It it night as old as history TLe manner of exercising it varies with circumstan ces, and it the cmi autnornie will supnlv mv requisition, I will forbid all foraging. But I find no civil authorities who can respond to calls for forage and r rovi-iors, and, therefore, must collect directly of the people. I have no doubt this is the occasion of much misbehavior on the part of our men, but I canuot permit an enemy to judj;e or puoisri with wholesale murder. 1 tr ponally, I regret the bitter feelings engendered by thi war, tut they were to be expected, and I eitnply allege that thoe wh btru.k the nr ft blow and m de war inevitable ought not in fairness to reproach us for thenaturil conequence. I merely a?ert our war right to forage, and mv resolve to protect my foragers to the extent of life for life. I am, with respect, Your ob't erv't. W. T. SillRUA, Mj. Gen. U.S A CtMBAL HAMTTON'S RtPLY iiEAiM4uABTEKs ix the riELD.Fcbruary til. Maj. Genl. W. T. Sherman, V. S. Army. Oenerai: Your communication of the 24 inst rcaehed me to day. In it you stated that it has been oilicially reorted that jour loraging par tie were "muruerea alter capture, and you go on to ray that jou h.'.u "ordered a similar cum ber of prisoners mi your hacds to be disposed of in lik? manner." That is to ?iy( you h ive or dered a number of cocfcJe'iete sjliicrs to be "murdered." You characterize vour order uq proper terms, for the public voice, even in i fourown couniry, wnere u paioom uares 10 ex pre-- itself in vindication of truth, honor or jus lice, wiil surely agree with you in pronouncing ou guiby of murder, if your order is curried out Beiore dismissing this portion of your letter, beg leave to aeure you for evsry soldier of mine murdered by you I shall have execute 1, at once, two of your?: giving in all caje., rrcferecce to any otiicer who may be in my bauds. In refer ence to the statement tou make regarding the death of your foragers, I have onlv to f ay that I know nothing of it; that no orders given bv me authorized the killing of the piisoners after cap ture, and that I do not believe that my men kill ed any of yours, except under circumstances un uer wnicu it was penectiy legitimate ana ptopcr they Fhould kill them. It is a parto! the sy?tern of the thieves whom you designate as your forager to fire the dwellings of .those citizens whom they have robbed. To check this inhuman pys tern, which is justly execrated by every civilized nation, I have directed my men to shoot down all of your men who are caught burning houses This order Shall remain in force as long as you disgrace the profession of arms by allowing your men to destroy private dwellings. You say that I cannot, of course question your right to forage on the country. "It is aright us old as history." 1 do not, bir, question this right. But there is a right oldkr even than this, and one more inalienable '.he right than everv man has to defend his borne and to protect thoee who are dependent upon him; and from my heart I wish that every old man aud boy in my country who can fire a gun would shoot down, as he would a wj'd beatd, the men who are deoolatirg their land, burning their houses and insulting their women. You aie particular in defining and claiming "war rights." May I ak if you enumerate among them the right to fire upon a defenele-s city without notice; to burn that city to the ground alter it has been surrendered by the authorities, who claimed, though in vain, that protection which is always accorded in civdized warfare to non-combatants; to fire the dwelling hou?es of citizens, after robbing them. ar.d to perpetrate even darker crimes than thee crimes too black to be mentioned. Yu have permitted, if you have not ordered, the commission of these offenses agaicst humanity and the rules of war. Yon fired into the city i f Comnibi 1 without a word of warning. Alter it urrei.der by the mayor, who de tuanded protection to private property, you laid the whole city in ashes. leaving amid its ruins thousands of old men and helpless women aLd children, who are likely to perish of starvation and exposure. Your line of nnrch can be traced by the lurid light of burning bouses, and in more than one household there is an agony far more bitter than that cf death The ludian Fcalped his victim rexrdltss of her sex or age. bui with all his baibirity he alwa respected the persons of his female captives. Your soldier, more savage than the Ir.dian , irsuks those whose natural prote.tors are absent. In conclusion, I have only to request th it w hei.ever you have sr.y cf my mea "disposed of," or "murdered," for the terms appear to he synonymous with you, you will let me hfarof it, in order that I may know w hat action to take in the matter. Ia the meantime I shall hold fifty-six of yonr men as hostages for those whom you have ordered to be executed. I am, vours, ic, Waie HMrrox, Lieutenant General. The Kute (onsrcki. The 2iew York Tribune gives the following opinion of the late conere, from which it ap pcrs that the editor looks u-n it as rather poor trash: Tue Late Coxjüss A rather slow evangelist once preached to a lim western audience a termor, which, if ir had ro: detlt with the cost momentous po.-sib'e theme, might have been pro nounceJ cuJ. At the close he sent arjuud his hat, hoping to secure thereby -dp aliment for b s carnal n ture in requital lor the spirituil mmlis. he had been dispensing, but was diiinpoir.ted by its return to him ablute!y empty Looking intently into the "ach-ng void," he turned it upidedown, ho'k it vigorously, and finding the result to be ttll ncibin. he exclaimed, "Tnank God that I have got my hat bick from f Aij conrtegitiou!" HcS'O.n' Choice. Old Tobias Hob-on owes b's fame partly to Addison, and chiefly to tie expression at the bead of this articles. He was an Englin barrister of the olden tine He kept a livery stible a!-o, from which, although be alwjy told his customer to tike their choice of hore. he never allowed any one to go except the one, that iu hi owu turn, "happened to stand eext to the stab! door. Hence rose tbo popultr expression, "flobson's choice," equivalent to "take this or nothing "

fFr;TlS.T. Er.5 po (?p ) The Inaugural rallure or .1r. Lin coin to Def In the Poller oS Ilia Sec

ond Terra. . a a - - --- rr r r jority of readers that notbicg is aald in this pre i it win D a fl:iirni.nt(nr.t in rwrrura a mi lace to a new administration to indicate tbe pol i?7 b bich it will be guided. EejoLd the oce op'C oi slavery we are cot even voacnsaiea a single hint as to the pirit of tbe new rule. Vet important questions as the war itelf are rapidly coming uron as. and hich are to be met and disposed cf 'by quite ether method. than those that have sufSced ia the conduct of the war. It ha been Mr L:ncoln's habit of life, a he himfelf confesses, to wait upon the developments of time and to adapt measures to evett as they arise or to circum-tanccs as they existel. He has' feidom net them beforehand wi:h a defined and well prepared Kherae of aeiicD by wh;ch he resolved to marshal and control them to a proper end. He has, on the contrary, allowed himelf to be controlled by them, and to do the be-t that be csjuI 1 for ihr time being, hoping by wise expedient? to defeat in the rrd the effects of any wai.t of fores'ght aud of lLflcxible adhesion to system in the outset. This expectant method may have been necessary in the conduct of a war cuddenly sprung up on the nation, the magnitude and duration of which, as the Trcsideiit says, few expected none he might have said, except those rare jOtscercing minds which are in the habit of tracing out the woikincs of trincinles in all their Ulti mate social effects the very means of which both in men and money, hid to be iraprovied and the progress of which was marked by prodigious turns and Ticis-itudes. We shall not criticise it here, it has loaded cs with many a needle burden, nfii.rted us with many a need less loss and sorrow; but it will be crowned doubtless, with an eventual succes, which is all that most men care for or require They will praise the bridge that curies them safely over tbe gulf, without scrutinizes too narrowly either the materials or style of architecture. When the danger is passed, when the ptorm has blown over, they are apt to thick c-nly of their escape, and will not go back to discuss the means by which the salvation was effected But in the coming time, it must fx? obviou to the least thoughtful person that this mode of wailing for events will not do. The question of recovery and reconstruction that are to be fettled, are questions invohin great and las.ing principles, destined to he e-Ublisbed aud to act for a very long time. We are cot to provide for an Cmergei.CV, but for 8 regular and continuous existence. We are to reconcile an embittered and prejudiced population to the peaceful premicy ol the law, without iniimg ng our per- : matieta principles of free government, or imp iiri'jg the rights of any locality cr of any kdividual; we are to let down our $ocia! and political pysteui j from thit fcveri?h ercihim, as the doctoii ayt j which is produced by the intoxication of pnptr I mvney; we are t dipere the dancerou con j ge.tion cf power in tl.e Ftueral heid, tint , enormou and almost unlimited centralizAtioti of j functions and force, wliich tlie va-t operation of war require, but which would be fatal to lib-1 erty in time of pe ce; and we are to simplify and ; reform the proe of tantion, wbicb iu its pre ent pt'tte U a vj?t, incoherent, and complicated i network of obstruction to trade, endurable in an , exigency, but not otherwise. These and a dozen other questions of equal moment are not to be disponed of by transient expedients. They demir.d the exerciee of cu- ' tion, of sagacity, of fote-ight; in thort, of the! highest qualities of the tatemn, and the appli j cation of the mo-t fut.d uncutal and coraprchtn- ( five ptfuciples of political science. Mr. Lincoln ; must be prepire 1 to meet them with the broadest j wisJom, with clerr and pettled principle before him, with consistent and iuOexible purpesef action, or he will f.iil more sign illy in his second . thm he i pppo-e l to have been paccesful in ! hi fit.t term of office. Other methods and oth-' er coutel!ot? will b? cec icd, as we have no ; doubt hi good secee has already prescribed. r.i ri: i ri:.n.v Lafatkttk L RocaviLLt Railroad. A subscription has been urted for etock for a rail road from Ilockville, vu tlie narrows of Sutr Creek, Middletown, l'lcisant Hdl, Shawnee Mount!, to Lifaye'.tp. or some point on 'lie Wabish Valley roa.J. We understand thit weihhy f-irrner along the route are moving in the mat j ter. Thisiovd would pas through tLe fiiiet Country in the west, and pive u a straight line to Evansville Lttayette Jourcal. 5ai AiciytXT. Jlr. .1. A. I'ernett, of Princeton, Gibson county, while engied in sweeping, went to remove a pun that wa standing in the coiner and which had been beavily loaded, when, by some means, the gun was dis- j charged, the ball entering ju;t above the bll of, her eye and passing out ot tbe top of her head ! She lived an hour and fifteen minute She left ; a husband and three children to mourn her mel J ancholv deUh. The Spencer Journal pavs a at highly v tlu ib!e cal deposits have been discovered in Owen county. An interesting ponof Mr. Wairen Chadwick, of Terre Haute, after school hour in company with some other boys, was pliying with the freight cirs, when by some mean he was caught between the moving car and hi head crushed in such a manner as to cau-e almost instant death. He wa about nine years of age. A Mi SOU IS OF r Alt (;K AI'IIS. Hippinc? abounds amocj; the lowly; there are more blossom in the valleys than on the hills. Secretary Welle is now called "Mr. WhatV 'is name," as Acdy Johuou forgot what it was iu his address to the Senate on inauguration day. A very superior brown paper is being minu factured at Stiles' L aiding, Illinois, from cane. which gro.vs atreams in abunlauco alon the western A telegraph menger boy in Newport recentlv fished out of the water at a wh irf a mall package, which contained a fi;ie gold watch in good order and still rur.niag, the ia.iJo beir.j perfectly dry. A story that John II. Oouirh hne engagfd Andy Johu-ion to travel with him a a "living example" cf the effects of drunkenness in illustration of the ditinguihed orator's temper ance lecture, is without foundation New York World. Tlie public prin'inz of Iilino! for l?G-i amounted to $15') .'Rll, or one fifth of the entire co.-t of the stupendous e-tiblishment at Wash ington, which does the printing ol tion of thirtv ix stte. the whole naA Frenchman was iskel his opinion of the ! Derby raca. llerpread his palms, shrugged his! shoulder?, raised hi eyebrow, and iid: Here ! dey dice, dere dey go; pay me one hundred j pounds. j According to radition, Eiiztbcth Pool once ! bought the terr. j:j now ocup'el by the cry j of Taunton for a p; :k of bean. It is fur this j reason that a J:-'i of bean hi always been ' prominent upon the f-ib!e of the worthy Tuiitonitns upon Sundays tni feist days. A dispatch to The Tribune says: "The provision in the new enrollment bill, req-iiriii? recruits to be credited to the district in wbicb they reside, i hiving a not damaging effect on vollUitecricc in Pearls Iv-u'u. Met: uuable i accept the Itrgest bounty o3'e:ed refuse to etilit. A corrc-ponde'.t, writin. from Stvam.ah, ßwait is a hard s:z':it ii to k upou the Southern women as they pM through toe streets with their pile couateaani et a-.d deep mMrtirg- garments Terrible indeed ha been the loss of southern life, a'id epec'a'.Iy of vur:g men of education and go 1 social huoo. Th awful s!auhter in ihe field of Virinii and at tbe southwest. h carrie 1 desolation tr) tbe horn es of the s)jth to a much i.rex:er extent tiiiti at the uorth. The Washington correspondent of The New York Eirressaajs: ".NO MINGLING OF COLOR Mrs. L'ncoln was very ini'gnint at the intruion of a rurnber of te;re at her reception cn Stturdty lit. D:irir5 tbe evening she give directions to admit no m.TC, aud eject those ab were admitted." Mr. und Mrs. Lixcolx are tenants at the T bite Hoae upon the strength of the negro popuhrity, ani now they turn aroun 1 and exclude him from ita precinct. The poor negro Ends that after all Le is only a football for tbe abolitionists to p'ay with. " ...

A love-lorn awain broke a with hoc with j hi tcart'i qaew," somewhere la New Hinp-' hire. "Now what d'you wish, Sal f demanded '

Jonathan, with a artn nf Trxv-ttirn ! T i - - - t . - . Ä 1941 i I w V...... ... l : . t . v. . i t ..I r ... Woeen V ictorj. uui.iu, iri'iicu Ii lair uiisici. nanum t "Jeruaalem! what a wish!" i exclaimed Jonathan, "when yer bansum 'cuff i lost. Bat I'll tell yer what I wihed. Sally; I wished you was locked up in my arms, and the ; i Acconling to The Boston Jourcal the old plan of mix-Dg water with lard is tow extensively rraetlceJ. By powicg water into the lard, and keeping it constantly agitated until it cools, some twenty-fut ptr cenL cf water can be mixed with the lard. Tbe purity of tbe lard may be determined by melting it at a temperature of two tcbdred atd twelve degree. If it melts without ebullition it contains no water: ard if it deposits co sediment it ia probably pure. Water is also UFCil for increasing the weight of butter. By making the butter very salt its capacity for retaining water is greatly increased. - DIED. Oa Wednesday, 15th inst., at 4 o'clock, P. M, Str-oia, only child of Pr. CT. and StV.ie E. Corli, pd it jear$ and four months. i Fuseral servks at the rt.-l.if nee of Mr. Reed, So. 1-Vlrg-nia avenue, oa Friday, t&o lTih inst , at 2 o'clock P. 31. Kriends cf the family are invited to attend without farther notice. AMUSEMENTS. METROPOLITAN THEATRE. Corner of Washington and Tennessee Streets. Tiannger Mr, W. Il.ltllcjr. Thursday Evening, March 16th, Miss CHARLOTTE THOMPSON LITTLE H VKLI OOT, I H Ii A. 1 IT JJ IS !S IL, Z. Paicrs or Admissiox. Press Circle aiid Parquet te, 50 cent-: Private Boxes, for mx pTon, f5 H- Orchestra Seats, 70 cent.; Gallery and Family Circle, 2j Cent; i CViiMrn in arm. 15; all reserved fet 75c. J Door" pen at 7 o'clock prT!M'!jr. Performance ccm- ' nenc ' a quarter to 8 o'clock precisely. PAkTICri.Ak OTIf!C Th Horm Car lere thai j Theater every evetin at the clone of the performance j People livinv at a dibtacce can reTy on this. MASONIC HALL AUTEMIS WARD Among the Horizons, W1TIISPLENDID SCENIC ILLUSTRATIONS. filllt; SMK KXTPUTA1XMKM WHICH HAS 1 1 ach it- red mcb marked ucce8 Sii the Cities of Jfew . York, Boton, Philadelphia Baltimore j This pietnalOver;i:d Journey, wfth Its graphic delin- j eationsof ."lormon Homeland florin on I'eople, j Will be chef rfully and conversationally described by the j FmmcntVy Great Humorist, -,VI8TEITJS WARD, in 7Joncluy and Tuesda) ventngn, Jlarcli 'jOlh andJlkt. AD1IH?I0N 50 CE25T5. Tickets for seats in front half of the Hall, 75 Cents, may be had at A. M. Renhaui & Co's Music Store, and tho t the Hall. lüToor 0pPn at commencing at S 'clock. The Piano and Cabinet Organ tt-ed arc from the Ware rmni of A. M. Penharo A C. marl5 3t dry coons. GREAT ATTE ACTION! GREAT BARGAINS ! AT THE 5c "CT TITZ HCL WOOLEN FACTORY STORE! Ql cß? 63 WEST .WASHINGTON 5T GRAND OPEMNG -OFSPRING- GOODS, IUMPIUsING IN PART. SILKS. BLACK AND COLored, Lorraine. Cba'l , Kreuch Chintz, Laiuartine. Delainef. American Prints, Pall D- Chever, Wool ltUi-n, FrencQ anl Knir ih PopUns, Grenadice aud Scotch and Lciuetic Ginghams. A SPLKNDID LINE OF SrRIXfl SHAWLS. SILK AXD CV Cl"th MantiiU-, tj.rinjt and i nur r BlairaN. T. INVITE PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO OUR Sto k of Embroi.jrie, Hu-ery, GloTt, Paraiols, Sun I'mbreHaa, Pljin anl Knbroidertd a.L.eo Handkerchief. B LEAGUED AND BROWN TIN EN, TABLE DAraak, in piece anJpatUrn. I'alyais, 5aplr.s, dc. OCR STOCK OF BROWN AND BLEACHED COTTON and LiLen Mieetirgs are complete II UCK A N D C a A S II TO W LS A IfU TO 'T LI 5 a . O UK STOCK OF CLOTHS AND CASSIMI RES FCB Men an 1 Boy'a wear i tie Iir(r-t In tie ei?y . T 0 CCUNTkT MERCHANTS WP. OFFEU GkEAT .!- Ro;iu- are Lu the iiitlicctneni. Lmt a;.le eco anl ih:ra Mor.e. WK EKSPrCTFCLLT XfK AN ISSPF.CTinS Or our Ho k, aa we intend malioff our Mote the IleaUquartera tux Fashionable Gx: aal Lew Pricea. C. E.GE1SENDQRFF&C0., (Jl and G3 Washington St.9 carl6-d2w

PETROLEUM.

THE FIRST NATIONAL PETBOLEUH COMPANY, Organized under the laws of I'ecnylvania4 November, 1?54 j CAPITAL STOCK, $1,000,000. l'ir Value of Shares Each. A Limited Amount or Stock fob sale at THE LOWtT CASH Sl tsCRirTlOX TRICE O! $3 00 ita stiARr. No Liability o Stockholders. The lands of this Company, embracing over 17,500 acre in fek smru and leasehold, aie situated in the VERY HEART OF THE OIL REGION ! The 123 acres which they own on the Alleghany, two rnilea above President and only five miles from the new 2."0 barrel well on Pitthole Creek, and the lease of 132 acres of the cele brated "Wilkins Tract" alone, are ample bisis for any Company, and are worth more than the entire Capital Stock of the Company. There are SEVEN WELLS now in successful opera tion, yielding lareely. from which rejrular monthly dividend of two pfä cent, are being paid to all stockholders, and there ia evert as 61'baxce that this Company will soon be able to pay from SIX TO TEN PER CENT. DIVI DENDS. The First National Petroleum Co Ranks a more the first class Companies, and U justly said to be the most successful of any yer organized. Its reputation ha now become so thoroughly established, that no mere need be 6did on th'.t point. There are greater induce menta and better opportunities to make money on these Stocks than any other in existence, while at the same time they are good PRCrruTT for any and all persons to bold. From the New York Herald "New has beea received and abundantly coufirmed from several eources, of the striking of a new 200 barrel Well on Cherry Run, above the Reed We'l, a few rods from the ra".riRTT of the First National Pitrolecm Cosiraxy." From the New York Evening Express "Our telegraphic dispatches received to dat from the O 1 Regions, inform us of the strikirg of a 200 birrel flowing well on Cherry Run, near THE riR-'T lATIOJtAL l ETEOLtl'M UOMPANT raorERTT. Cherry Run Stock will be in de mand to morrow." From the New York World "Thl First National Petroleum Comtant is a first chss organization, whose officers are of the highest standing, and we cheerfullv recom mend it to all partie desirous of purchasing re liable stocks The General Superintendent ia a pioneer in tbe Oil buinea, and well known a a most ef5'.-ent maniger." From the New York Tribune. "The First National i the name of the Pe troreum Company whose u:ii,,'iiy wuose prospectua ana map are before us. The names wbich we tee aroon the Directors are amn'e re omrtendation fntms company, ana a future management." 1 1 a uCciect guarantee of its ti? All orders bt Mail or otherwise will BE FaOMPTLT ATlEXnvr TO t vTtr tnr fsrnrr i. - --' w aw w aak in AtL BOLD. EST'Good re?ponsible Agent and Exchange Brokers wante-J in everv citv and town in the WW United States and British Province, with hon liberal arrangement will b made. ßTAll order and application, whether by letter or otherwise, mast be addressed to U. . ROWE A: CO., Coxvusion MtRCHayr. DttU-dif 43 Libtt St., New YotU

nCDICAL.

An Experienced Ncrme aaJ Fecala Fhytlclan, pretacta to tke artenTlcn cf mtber, ber SOOTHING SYRUP, FOR CHILDREN TEETHING, Which greatly faciliutta tha proce.a at teethlnit, y akflen-:cn tbe rodi, redcc(ct all icCammaUon,wi!l aTtay ALL PAIN ai-i paMBodic act: ob, asd ia SURE TO REGULATE tho BOWELS repend cpoo it. toother, it will fire raat to jorltM and Relief and Health to Your Inf.tuts. We have pat up anl told thi article for over 30 years, and CAN J Y IN CONrii F.NCK AM) TKL'TII ofit bat we hae erer brn aMe to ay ft ny otbr ntft NKVKR HAS IT FAlLkU IN A M IN libit 1TANCK TO KKFKCI A CUKK, wLen tlroely csrd. Ntver did wa know an lnta ce of dissatisfaction t y atiy one who uA it. On tbe contrary, all ar detigbte! with It operaticn, and peak In term of cunmerdatkn of Ha mfrcal efTecta an4 medtcal virtue. We apeak In thit mailer "WHAT WK IX) KNOW," a ter 30 Teara eipertetce, AND PLKIifiKOVK l:F.PCTA7IO TUR TBF FULFILMENT OF WllATWK HRKK D 4 CLARD. In airooat erery insianca where tbe infant ia nerirR f row pain and exhaustion, relief will be found In fifteen er twenty ml' ate alter tbe ayrrp it administered. Full direction for Uaiog wtll accfcrupany eacl bvttle. None genuin onlecs tbe fac-oim.U of CL'KTiS k PkR KINS. New York, i en tbe outioda wrapper. Sll ey Urutg.fta tbroegbont tb world. Price only 35 Cents a Bottle The Florence Nightingale of the Nursery. TLe following is an extract frum a letter written by tbe Kev. L'. Z Weiaer, to tha German Hforme!Kea ienRer, at Chamberhnra;, Pa.: A BENEFACTRESS. There ia a woman in tbe puMic eye wLoae nam ba2 all ai'Jig been a;8'c:j.:et1. ia cur mind, with th Tan kee," 4 Quack," and Huaibna-." Bui U Uao no lonarer, and we oesire to wret ber name from all auch an picioa associations in all other minds. Whatever notions wa may bare of womauly delicacy and propriety, we will aM admit that woman alone ia tbe Norae the pv Nur theafNurve. Whether we ahall have Female I'hvaician or not, 1 a quetien which man b decided by time aud priocip'e. and not a matter of taate. Pride, prejudice, capree and cu-tJia may an weil behave thrnjn Urs, for !ft!,ere really a want, there will aloo be a upply; if there be a 'calIl,,, there will te a coming. Nature and himin 'riey are alwaya M-lf-gapplytna;, and tbourh Art and Fashion may bmder, they rtnea prevent. Mrs. Window doe 4 nvt winh to treat yoa Rent'.emen. Nor does ! e prescribe a regimen for j ocr wie; bmt he modTly appears as a meencer of health and bappir.eh8toyourinfaDtiii the cradle It there anything-improp-r in that? A Nuree ef "30 yeara' expriebc can boldly aay what i or ia not rood for a babe, and ought to be listened to. God aeed ber on her humble and happy mlasion. Kbe ia the most encceanfal phytdcian aad mosi effectnal benefactress our little onea ever enj.yd her doting parenta not exceptet. J out open tbe door for h?r,ar d lira. Winalow will prove tbe AmeriTan Florence Nightingale of the Nnrery. Of tfciae a'e to ?ure, that we will teach ear "Susy" to say A LIeeiEr on Mrs. Win-low" for helping bertoaurrive and ecape the grtpinR, eollcking and teething siey. We connrm every word set forth in the rroppectus. It lrfonus predKely what it profeaeea to perform , everv part of it notb.t g lca Away with yaar "Cordial," "Parogoric," "Drops," "Laadannm." andvery ofcer ' Narcotic," by wbi b the babels dragged into tepiditv, at.d rendered dull and Idiotic for lue. We hae never een Urs. Winalow know her aly thrcuch tbe preparation of her "So thlrg yrcp for Children TeethioR." If we had the power we would make her, a he 1, a physical savior to tha infant race. Ksf, Ilcallh and Comfort to Holder mid Child. 1!R. W INRLOWS FOOTHINO 8TRUP for chOdr teethirig. oflens the gom, reduces loüarama'IB, al la) all pain, and cure wind tholic. l'erfctly aafe In all ctwt . We would aay to eTery mother wno baa a MiITeriiig chMd, do not let your prejudice, nor tbe prejad.ce et others, etand between you and your uflerir.g child and the rel t that will be anre yea, abaoleteir sure to fellow the ose ef this medicine If timely BieI. ION'T FAIL TO PROCURE MK. WINSLOW'.S KOOTHlNa SIKUP, for chlldrei teething. It has been ued for 33 Teara with nevr failicg safety ar.d auccesa by tnilliona of mother for their caUdren. It correct tiJity cf tbe atom vh, relieves wlad chol, regulates the bvel, aal jrWea rest, hea.th and comf rt to mother and child. Olce No. AH Day street. New Tork L NUT LET TOUR PREJUDICE STAND BKTWJCKN your nOring cbiH and the relief that will be .baoluteyaure to follow ttanetf MR.. WlNSLOWS KX)TH lG STKUP. It correctaacliity of the atomach. reLerea wind cbolic, rero'ataa the bowels, aoftent the- gav, gires re.t to the raothr and health to ttecLUd. The I How leg- i an extract from a rettrr wr.tten j the Rfv. J. 8. Halm, pator of the Fie rrepont Street Eaptiit Church, Brooklyn, 5. V to the Journal and M-5r, Cincinnati. O., itxl a rak o!unie tn laror of that world-renowned medicine. MRS. WILLOW'S SOOTHING 8TECP,F0HCHILEKF5 TEETHING: W e aa airrrti-enjeLt ia yonr clu-um cf JRa. WINSIAlW'S fcOOTUING TKIP. Now, we never aaid wore in faror of a patent meSiclie befor la otr lire, ' tut we feel c -mpelled t aay to our reaaera that th!a Is n huntn-we have tried It. ar.d kLcw it tobe all it claim. ItU probably one of tbe Diet aucceful tal : -tinea of the day, becauae it is one of ta teat. A ad those of yoir readers wh hav bat les caa't do better than lay !n a itr?'!" SPECIAL CAUriON. Th great popalarify f Hr. Wlnalew,a foothltg STop, for chjirrn uethjnr. has iaducwA Bcurlbctwei persons to pet as artige to b bel for the a me pur pe, i advertuL-g whbb they Lave tt enly cofjwa1 . our advertiaements a cd aoticea frtm th prea, bat her copied certificate aal tetter frca ciergymea an4 cthera, aSxtsi wtitr vatsTJ vor sroMtz oemScst. -Bewar f all lsltatoe. - - narTttwTa4av -