Marshall County Republican, Volume 6, Number 25, Plymouth, Marshall County, 24 April 1862 — Page 1

MARSHALL COUNTY REPUBLICAN. VOL. 6 NO. 85. PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1868. WHOLE NO. 285.

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OFFICE, HCillGlJ ST.. between ADDIS AND JEFFERSON. I. MATTINGLY, r.irjs. roiuiHi a raopaiaro. ferma of Subscript ion. If naid inlvnce,v . o'oo If p. id ifter six months, At the end of the year, x mW9 Mr I.a-ntli--ed until all -Trra are paid, tthaoptioa of the peblUher. TIUI W . . , rllTICIVI! o,areof2?e,ri,thiwh....ric... si.oo ; i..hanhairat-.oicir)!ia.hajr .iL.n' o'Btl. l.ircT aiinruarwruiii in irwj -ir'1"r ' - .: .. ta.. On Tiar, Two 'l " '. Thr aTvr Ktr a-in ra, F i-tv - luma, T iir.1 cal'imn, 11 ilf !. Tiro'-trirttoc! t ' coo Mt H.O. S.00 1S.00 in. n.OO S VOi s.no .oo 10.00 12.00 n,no 2-2.01) 2f.no 10.no 11.50 is.; lfi.no 17.00 S7.no 4.V) is.ns II." i?;;;; v,', Oi c lu-nrt . 2 '..no 37.1 Vn xi litten oft'ntT-a per cm a ..mi v. . ! cr tV naif rair - i ..,. i,0th-r town nd citi w$u w ih twey- . m a l.t VmT ir. Afp o-T --nf "BMit n. butn" iulvrrtiemBt.of any kind. :U l- larfd t ls than rrsrwUr rafM. ""business cards. I) t. ruiLLirs, Atl'y and Counselor at law. PL1MOITH, M lis HALL lOlXTY, ISO. 0()Hrr m Wcslerrelt Block Fulton. Pnli Ai. 5.-.I t .lr P.rt St. Joscnli. Laporto an d ad - ..ia. f J.1 23-tr joining cowwes. t TO UN D DEVon, Attoriej md Counselor at Law, Notary Public. troffir A.Weatervclt Block, riymouth, ImL !LT Collections promptly made ainl satisOcdn wanted. Deed and MortRSges prorerlj dnw ftftd ackwowleJmfiita l:iken. D E. VAN VALlvKNBl'RGH, inemT IT LAW Om SOTA1Y Pt ELlf, CTO'eds ti l M irtgages draw uip d acknowl cijrel. ... J" vUectioB aud all other business will receive prwoi u iitcMtion. IP. S1IIVKLY, Justice of the Peace, is LaianJ (oneral Collection Airont, Bouasos, Rsmi.T. rot-yrr, inp. and S'fir. a llStiCC Ot tllC i- aCC, - I . . . Q3n3ral Collection Agent, ri.YMorrn. ini . IT-fleconedo.r,outhoftheB...k.M.cKiirast. m ufc a jg.y!Eg2:!!e .vim i -Ii !.j?ii. rati to him. f may a JAMES O. PARKS, Attorney at Law, I rind and Coilerlio .firrtif, BOURBON. MARSHALL. CCV-, 1ND. ft is. lata mji V1.CLT O'WlNNELL. Jnrrlrr 4( SilctTimilk ütat si Je Mich. par ft' one door south of IS ms - hauna ot Dav.viaon Watehe nü Clocks for .e. ..Vo. a select assortmeu oi h-b 13if jg A . HORTON. rarsivi.ix .v; acxaeos. n.iV'.; t-l-n. j-ia.of.lic-i-aatrrft, on'h' : iwrJ H-.nr. drr i9. iso i nr.Ti j-n a q RORTOX j ' ' avur.Kos- de.xtist. Whl Af partial st of Tith inort-l "n wi vt appror.-.. pla. !iysH sttrutiua r'" to -th - --'T4iti f the natural U-th. an! irrf -tälritv f iHaJalr. i.'. r, -I la r.rrt-t-td. T in-.-n1 fl- ilT t th rxTartr trith r wltbowt Cfcl, I mmtH -an b mnal(tl at kia wOcr at ati tim- exo-4 et B-aS-aya mi Taxaaya. OtVr in PrilitBg B.tvk. np ' .tra. ctrunw 3f idil nJ Gnn atn-rt. b33 5 1 p AC AT LAST! Tfarine disposed of tor entire stock of Eisxrn made Boots and Shoe. I am now prepared, readr, willing nd anxious to TO ORDER, ALL KINDS OF oots & Shoes, 7a the Terr b.M strl; harinj in my employ none bat the very FIRST CLASS Workmen, that can not be excelled Aar durability, neat new a-d dispwtck ia work. And I am aatltafr mmmd work as ckeap aa it can be maauCactured in New York or any other plaea. Call, examine and leare your meaaorea, a door north ot the Bank. J. F. VAN VATJCENBURCH. P. 8. Person owintc me will coat or a great fa tot by calling and etiHng ap at once, aa I am ranch in need of money. fee 8TAX It AUD Or ALL KINDS. FairbaBmi 4 üreeileaf mVTfsm Lake St., Chfeage, Aaeraer t laJa and Walaat its., St. Laals. W BUY ONLY THE GENUIN E.JJ VING AND HAJRDRESSING. AICHA EL INS, Hhavep and -HteirclreBeer, P Main la Cer)U Stack, -r J. i. 9mtU 8 troam aa4 all atWr btaackM of tka at. (ma G LASS. Sath tad Patty far aale cheap by Kpcs at To. Of all kinds nearly 'kept on band at the Ttmm r. . . RmBLiciot Ornci.

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PLYMOUTH, IND. , Thursday, Aprü 24, 1862. I. MATTINGLY. Editor. Army Correspondence. Editor RnoBUcav. 1 DftAft Sir: Mieawbpr-like. I have been . . , . . , i waiting for "something to turn up, be - fwre writing yon again, until six weeks ivAnA liv civ mw Uat tn von ft ... Ml 1 1 I It -10111 reuiir.llia a moa unv. . . . c.:rr:n(T UIIIVI l(l 1 n nuaii. aiii i o 0 , . , jeks, when the air 11 1 . , is followed fast van s n( thf nflt fäMV U'MK most daily clash of arms by the shout of Victory to the Right. I i.w.aÄ.i t Ka .tt.i, i nf vnnr rpadprs a notice of anvthincf so . , , . PtJ.nc .Ii Wp ir vflrv nleasantlv sittia- , tel, our duties are not burdensome, yet

from the Colonel down, there is much im- 1 , ' fire in the rear, would be opened upon patience, at what we cannot but cons liter .... . . v ' , , i .i he troops, which would either stop their our confinement liere, while others more; - r fortunate are permitted to meet the danger ich altogether, or wonderfully accedeand reap the glory. I may say without I rte U"" lhc South bchevd thl5i' aml , .... , T1 tt thought that in case of a wsr, the Governdoubtinor that there are few Iteciments bet-

ter prepared for active service than " ( . 4Sth. We have been diligent in prepare , , , . , - , . tion, and we now feel that we have a right of the "dear old I . m ... to striKe lor me honor fiag" a right even to die in onr country's cause. On the last day of March there was a general review by the commander of the Tost. (Col. S. Noble,) of all the tr-jops stationed at this place. Besides the Cavalry and Aitillery. they are now here -w-v - r . I ' A . 1 tnree Keirmients ot lniantry. l ne itn Indiana. 80th Ohio and 5Glh Illinois.-..i-.i.a. . a. ..i.;. .ii i..c ri t icnu iL (in a u 11 it'i vu unu'' . that the 4Sth made much the best appearance. The superiority was manifest in the. marching, handling arms, and in the general bearing and looks of the men. We labor under some disadvantages, being still split up, two companies in town and four' in Fort Anderson. The Colonel coutnanda in Camp, Major It.'gg in tbo Fort, Capt. Mann, with his company, does duty ' on the wharf boats, and Capt Wool's company forms the Provost Guard. Capt. ol oeing 1 rovost .Alarahnli. l ou sec ca icil e sc h here. 1 he health ot the lie k Mat a 1 t Z oimntt Has nuS-i ii! : i- imnrovPtl ninre wrote ywi be for-. There are 42 at presUUti. but few of them are senoua cases. Ihere have been altogether 22 death in the regiment. Robert Wickiz.er and Frank Hoke of Capt. Crumpacker'h Comnanv. have been varr idck. but are1

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now getting better. Andrew Wickizer ! n Tilh?ul cou(enS ,al t0 il attempts by Congress. . f , , liberal institutions. For the sake of jus- If from the former, it would be the tnand Jonathan Tickerel (baye also been ti(ji jpt the gcanda, dlsappcar ln early nmph of the statesman. But ahall Consick. They are aow well. The Sanitary j discussions of this question, there were gross vote money? 1 do not "hesitate, and

regulations of the regiment are excellent. and with the diligence of Col. Eddy, in requiting the quarters to be kept thoroughly cleansed, and the over-watchful attention of Surgeon Ham to the sick in Camp and Hospital, there is less to be apprehended rora disease, than the mortality in many regiments would seem to indicate. Those .. . . f .i a. I ........ i,AMf. .t-l.s I. a. ..A irlilti U in Ilia.

jcwtirr. ... uere nor t0 be received; mat it was urier.n- Eint l prefer to consider the money which O"tepairm?:eon r regiment may be assured that no pains stitutional to touch it even here, within we vote, not as compensation, but as ranIJlUrornnr rr. will be spared to prevent, and to remove, the exclusive juris diction ol Congress; and som. From time immemorial every Gov-

disease. j An incident occurred here a lew days since which ia worth mentioning. The! around here it filled with heart, even thoneh .hey have J T , . , uui wi'u at uve parucipauis in tue reoei - " Iney have talked treason and have BB very fond of boasting that, they would ot take the oath of aHeeiaace. Many of .1 . 1 . rj 1 f tl .ai 1 . Ita- a, a .t.t.,i.i ati'.v It-Am 1'atrl.trta.K a vflr I i,tq ' 1 aj 1 1 1 m iiuui a ii iiv.aa.1 1 1 1 since the Union forces came hero, in ordar to avoid taking the oath, and it has been their boaat that they had never acknowldiced "Lincoln'" rule. There was a - - '- ..:! . -..,-. .1 ,1.. .1 i a 10 a "-"a " 7

person once inside the line conld not get ,lrge,i that since there can be no such thing As our p iwcr seemed inaleqnate to comont without a pass from the Frovost Mar- ' a property in man especially within he pel the liberation of these people, it waa ball, on which the oath of allegiance was ' exclusive jurisdiction of CoHgrcss, there- attempted by ransom. Bnt at first our printed, which the bearer waa required to f?r? a11 ?'0w-heU 1LslftVCS ftre tl kQli- Government offered only $200 a head, less , iii r . tleil to ,ree!om without compensation or than is proposed ia the present bill for the take and anbsenbe. After the evacuation , ransom of their raaste 0f course, if redemption of slaves at the National Capof Columbus the picket gnard was with-1 this question were determined according ital. Pefitiona were presented to Congress drawn, and then these gents jeered at tbeir j to absolute justice, it is obvious that noth- j for the captives, and several interesting neighbors who were so foolish as to bo i in8 oan onc to tlie masters, and that reports wore ma le by the Secretary of "eauffht " These thinr ran to tha no ! a" monc' t0 Pid "-ongi. rather to State, in which he said that it was regardro . r . , . , . V, j the slaves, who for generations have been ed as important that "in the first instance ties of Capt. Wood, an.', he dete:tnined to ! despoiled of all the frnits of their indnstry. of redemption by the United States, our "catch" them. There was a large public But it will be difficult for Congress to de-1 price should be fixed at the lowest point." sale of horses by tke Government soon to terrains the question according to absolute , There are also several messages oi Washcome off, and as was to be expected nearly ! Jastice- II mnst ct prsctically in the ington on the subject, calling upon Con-a.-.kv.i .--r.- . k i ,,ni ' exi8t,n5 'images, and even existing gross "to provide what shall seem most everybody came good horses Umg a irery prejmlicogf nmler Vhich 8Uch reUtionf ..Z The question st.te.1 was bescorce article hereabouts, except those, have assumed the character of law; nor tween war and ransom. The Senate by owned by tke United States. After the j most we hesitate a any sacrifice, provided formal resolution, advised ransom, and aale bad commenced and tha buyers had j freedom can be established. Testimony the President then announced, "I will 11 got U, picket Guard was quietly post- anJ- .lo3,QCQCO hve heen accumulated proceed to La Its measures for the ransom -4 v. t . . j against Slavery; but on this occasion I of our children in captivity at ..liners." edattbeontikirtsof the City, and every j shtll conf.M mygelf precisely to th, 4rgQ. imporUat bufiiüegg met withbmiB7 man was required to show his pass. Then moot against its recogniliou at the Nation- interruptions. Commodore Paul Jones, there was 6ome squirming, some little pro- ' I Capital, nor shall I wander into the who was intrusted with it, died. Col. fanity was indulged in, but tke oath was ' discu"ion of other qnestions which ar Humphries waa not allowed to reach A I takeotobaaBdwmamKoodandloTleit.in,y duMtl7. connected witb it. At giers. During all this time our people Tl l , . ,QM 0,ber time the great question of smarts in bondage. The country, meauizeos. They will keep the oath outward- Emancipation in the States may be prop-' while, was aroused. People of all classea ly. Fear is a great promoter of loyalty. 1 erly considered together with that other vied in generous efforts. At public celeTbere are now here large numbers of ref-' question in which the Senator from Wis- brations the toasts "Happiness for all" ogees from Toonossee. These men have fonsin (Mr- Doolittle) takes so great an .nd "Universal liberty" were proposed. 7 ... .. k a - i interest, whether the freemen shall bo en- partly in sympathy with our wretched been obliged to obaodon their homes, to co-y-ed to He themselves toother landa vhitl MuJ. .t.,n i Aa Tl,.....

avoid impressment into the rebel service, aanny qj mem are iron, me uisinci oi jm-j sarao iUheridgo. He made a speech hew ... , at TS a . , ! litt Thnrsday evenilli. n&d dollt NCttsion a-ii t i . a . e 'itollfor wir, as mast be that of every

m n "nnatnraI rebellion shall be crushed out. Here are

men by hundreds driven out from their ' to the story of their sufferings. My blood boiled: and in the nresence of these sans of TenneMW, who at. sciU true .mid th. moat crnel otr.eS. I U erievod and w asiiamea mere are in in nana miserable apologies for men, who actually sympa- ! thize witb, and give encouragement to the , ! umiuioua mil n iiuati imnus mc it u n nil , the blood of patriots slain in defense of our F Institutions. Conventions are held, as . .... ; that one at Indianapolis, for the express I purpose of striving to convince the infa- ! mons leaders of the conspiracy to over- , h , ..... t lirnur I li a nvnrn tnnn f 1 1 . t f o ar c-4 11 liava j . ' . I JT, " i uuuence in me .onn. inese are me men who were oPDOsed to "coercion." and who I in their public prints, and by their public ilolr r,l,li, m. o.i K th-ir hii- , . j.crL.., uc.uucu i..c ooiuu ..uu .ue uciivi mi w tue iueriuucui uiaoc any aif jifu id t , i c ai a -v fAi a i mw -a 1 ) a , , 1 , a 4 ,-... i ! . 11 1 . 1 1 1 . .11.' Ill .V III! Ill I I. 1111. IV Till HI' V I II. i I I ' I i I . . . ' . . . v. . i .... i . j I v a a v . . m a . a . a a v w these men are responsible for all the woes aud calamities which have now come upon ',e countrF- ÜW Hf rail at the Administration, and hypocritically pretend to be Cnion men, whil? they condemn every . . . , . , , . . measure that is adopted for the maintain- ' ten nce of the Union. The news has just reached us that another victory has crowned our arms at Cor,i, ,v , Ti.j x in : - rutn, and that island rso. 1U is ours. "UB luc "u,,v "T ' 'i-i .1 l. l : i i 7 1 h " w 0 Y 1 o n t ha t has 4 flourished over ns," speedily be driven back to the Hell from whence it came. My kindest regards to all your friends. Jasper P.ickakd. Speech of Sena.or Sumner. On the abolition of Slavery tV the District of Culumhia, Mr. SCMXEIt saiii: With inexprssihie delight I hail this measure and the nrnsnet!t of its gnendv adot.tif.iv ft is the firfct ins(auraent cf tUat gicat jcüt wi,icft we ail owe to an enslaved race, and will 1 ;i....i ;...,....;...,., ...;n IlmrtwkMii hv tho Knlif ion nf Slavprv tt lit l Ml. IjI 1 I'l 111 i II s 1 i M I l I I M 1 Will I tm III the National capital. Nobody can real sUve rc once sold in the Market 0f Hinte, beneath the eyes of the sovere?gn 1ontifff without confessing the scan,ial to religion, and nobody can now hear that slaves are sold in the markets of Washington, beneath the eyes of the Pres- ! many topics introduced vhioh now command little attention. It was part of the tactics of slavery to claim absolute invnnnity. Indeed, without such immunity, it ,,ail 6mall chance of continued existence. Such a wrong, so utterly outrageous in ita pretensions, could find a foothold only where it was protected from injury. Therefore. it was insisted that petitions aainst its existence at the national canital - r ..1 ,.,.. ' 11 wero loncnea, it snouM nc only ; unuer the auspices oi tne neigiiuonng States of Virginia and Maryland. On these points elaborate arguments weie ade. but it were useless to discuss them I ? .!r'. . a!ever ma' e the opinion of Whatever may be the opinion of inuividoai öenators, the judgment ot the i, the judgment of the ; conn(rv is fixed The right of petition, vindicated by the matchless perseveran e of .John Qr.incy Adams, is now beyond question, and the constitutional power of i 'Ann,.,c ;.. i, .u.. i.,., r-- a .. v viiit roa 1.- iiBiuij icna i.uc nviu uvuv. It is enough to say on this point, that if Congress cannot abolish Slavery hero, 1 there is no poivcr anywhere to abolish it bere. and this wrong will endure always, 'mmorta' as lne capital itself. But as "the i i r " 1 moment oi justice approacnes we an canfLfi to meet a it iffprpn nhl.-t ion I r i or to continue tbeir labors at home. It is 1 X. f at a a. uy eaougo Ior me present to enter up.n thf diseussion of Slavery at the NaP. na nere we are met ny i -.ju v. . i-a a vuigivi I . r- x. x . ; f First, has Slavery any constitutional or . I '

; homes, for the crime of loving the FIsg of nn Rncn in,n M rMF"7 ,n mn- 11 in,s "u" . V. """"J u. Vs Pa" " and two brigades of ray fatigued troops. I i,ITi,1B A Pension is recognized anywhere, it is occasion. But amid all Us nnqnetionable the division of Gen. Nelson.) arrived, the went this morllinff out on the Corinth

. ' another instance of the influence of custom, humiliation, it was a treaty of emancipa- two Generals named, both being present. roa(1 One after another abandoned camps I tell yon no tongue nor pen can do justtice 81avery was then described in its essen- tion; nor did our people cousider nicely An advance was immediately made upon ' r thl --, iin(i rk meda with hnatS.

lgl existence at the National Capital, and secondly, shall money be paid to se

cure its abolition? It is true there can bo . . m tial character as a fine-headed barbarism having its origin not in reason or nature. or J'"""' 0r oome''- "mW ,B ,orM "! . -PlÄ'SftH'l . a m lains niavery ai me national i apu.ii is i,, hv Cnnor.s If the Constitu - lion were rightly interpreted by a just tri11 e bnnal, slavery would not exist here; for treedom and not slavery is national. Its . . - , . unconstitutionality was ably argued by Mr. Cmm in the Senate, and !Iorace Mann prin - in the House, and it follows from the . . . . . . - . ciple declared by Judge Mclean that, m the absence of any power in the Constitution, it cannot exist, as respiration cannot . ' , A, . ' . v , ,. . exist Lere there is no atmosphere. This ... was applied by him to the lerntones. Atter a p.olra ted discussion. ashineton was selected as the national capital. For longtime there was hesitation between a ... . . the banks of the Delaware, the Susquehan - üw potomjCi T1,e fttter prcvailed by a "compromise," carried by two votes. I ln.l 1 . S . . . ... 1 n . . t . 1 . . 1 4 Ik a . i I . .u i- . r to,V w,,u now constitutes the District of (Inliimliia ml ln in 1801 i,r 1 an i ongr ess in lwn. proceed - ed to declare that the laws of Maryland "as they exisr continue in force.-T'-e statutes sanctioning Slavery are colonial and nte-deluvian rassed as early as ,,, ...... A I M.I These statC3 do not attaint the - . . blood with slavery except for two genera tions; yet it is by virtue of these provisions that slaves are still held at the National Capital. Even if they extend beyond two generations, they are flagrantly inconsistcnt with tke Constitution. Congress can exercise no powers except in conformity -.i r. . . ' witii the Uonstitution. Its eaclusive jurisdiction is controlled and limited by the Constitution, out of which it is derived. Now. looking at theConstitution, we shall fi ii '1 , first, t iiftt there are no words anthor- ,. . , ,. , " - lading oftgreas 10 csiauiisn or recognize Slavery, and secondly, that there are imsit i vc p r oh i b i t i on s . A barbarism like sla very can have no snpport except in positive uoaaibiguous wordc. There is no l power in the Constitution to make a king

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or to make a slave, and the absence of ah (puries, it is because practically they exstich power is hardly more clear m one hanst the whole subject. If Slavery be I case than in the other. But if there be no j unconstitutional in the National Capital, : auch power then all acts of Congress sua- and if it be right to ransom slaves, then taining Slavery at the National Capital, you cannot hesitate to adopt the present must be unconstitutional and void. No- bill- It is needless to enter upon other I body can show a phrase or word in tue ! questions, important perhaps, but irreva-

Constitution frivinsr the power. If yon find it there; it is simply because you make the eonstit ution a n iiiM t of vntiaself. lint jf tj,ere were ou,t on this point, the prohibitions of the Constitution would settle J.i.;n..i .-.M.,; tti,:, n.a;i.;i;... 1 11 l.lli:i l 111 I llllflLlWil I I II I 1 I I 11111 ill 11 III A (1nrt Arnnirlv imnnrfiftl nml rnmlv f assume that just responsibility which dignifies judicial tribunals would at once declare Slavery impossible here, and set cv - ery slave free. Tlie two case are parallel. , In the British case of the Somerset, 16, 000 were set free, while here it will be only 3.000, But since Cortis will not do this there are two prevailing reasons first, if not a nartnrshin. there is at least a comft ' plicity on the part of Congress in Slavery here, through which the whole country has become responsible; and secondly, it is the gentlest, quietest, and snrett way, and therefore the most practical. As there is , no reason of policy adverse to such appropriation. so there is no objection in the Cmwif ntmn Cnns mnv crnati ilvi - t r j . . . . . ... ernment has tinderfaken to ransom its subjects from captivity. Unhappilv!in onr history we have had occasion to do this with the sanction and co-operation of the best name in onr history hven in our colonial days, American white colonial d.ya. Am.riean white people were en wero enslaved by the Barbary States. Algiers waR the chief Reat ol this enormity, which found the same apologies set np for slavery here. It is even said that the slave in Algier were well fed. much better than . 1. , , : . .1 1 me irce nnsuans mere, ami inai some oe came indifferent to freedom. In nnfolding this eventful atorT. I shall exhibit tlie direct and constant intervention of Cusffress for live ransom of alave; but the atorv itelf is an argument against .Slavery. Onr eflorta and anxieties Dejjan immediately at ne a a a m .,-,!,. I, 1. ..-, t ;., 'of. the "Alseune Cant. re." renrinted in T .. " .. . a . ljonnpn, wai jne prototype ot "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Col. Humphries proposed toraue money by lottenea. At last, by 3 1.UUV.WJ WBrD BDIirODr aiBQ mrilM rin. ' m w , -.-,. ..vlwu ,vr ym som of our people, being precisely the

"me sum as is now proposed te be paid for rau.oui here. The treaty with Algiers,

when obtained, was a sacrifice of pride, i . . a . ' the terms on which such e good was seI cured. It was hailed by Washington in a I a. T1 mm a i . ' a. ! mes,'S? ' V""55 nl"' 10 "7" !7- .?--- - Eüüi our omvc jinpuip, n. ajci una auunm , appropriations during several years were j made for this purpose amounting to upward of lo all who now; question the power of Congress, or the puuty c&cii.mK 11, x cu......c.. . v...3 j account in its variotn items. If we con- ' sider the population and the resources of

me time, me amount is not inconsi icrauio. At anout 11 o ciock me order was deiivBut the process of Decatur was afterward ered to move up to Pittsburgh, but owing enlisted to do by arms what was not com- to its being led by a circuitous route, did pletely done I y ransom. Great Britain not arrive in time to take part in Sunday's was aroused to a naval expedition which action. During the night all was quiet,

abolished slavery in the Barbery otates. And thus ended slavery in the Baroary ci . . . l-L'.r r . states, a single oriei enon oi war puts ! an instant close to this wicked practice. In looking back upon its biatory we find much to humble our pride, if we are dis

posed to mourn that our Government ever ; clock in the afternoon, when it become evstooped to ransom those who were justly ident the enemy was retreating, free without price, yet we cannot fail to Before the dote of" the action, the adeatber instruction from this great precedeut. ranee of Gen. T. J. Wood's division arSlavery is the same in its essential chaiac- rived, hi time to take part in the action, ter wherever it exists, except, perhap, My '".rce was too much fatigued from the that it has received some new harshness ' two day's hard fighting, and exposed in here among ns. There is no argument the open air to a drenching rain during the against ita validity at Algiers which is not ititei veiling night, to pursue immediately.

equally strong against its validity at Washington. In both cases it is unjust F ine ' organized into lav. But in Algiers it is not equally known that the law was un constitutional, as it clearly is here in Washington. In the early case. Slavery was regarded by our fathers only as an existini? fact: and it is only as an existing

C- w m . fact that it can now bo regarded by us in bo lies of the enemy and many graves the present case; nor is there any power ot J were also fonnd. I enclose herewith the reCongress, which was generally extended I port of Gen. Sherman, which will explain for these captives which may not now be in ore fully the result of this pursuit. Of

iuvoked for the captives in our own streets, Mr. Sumner concluded by saying: Mr. Presideat, if in this important discussion, which seems to open the door of the future, j I have confined myself to rwo simple inlent. It is unnecessary also to consider the bugbears which Senators have invoked;

for all miiat see that they are bugbears not only was with his command during If I have seemed to dwell on details it is the entir: of the two days action, but disbecause they furnished at each stage in- j played graat judgment and skill in the struction and support. If I have occupied j management of his men. Although retime in a curious passage of history, it is be-: verely wounded in the hand the firkt tlay, cause it was more apt than curious, while j his place was never vacant. He was again it alfarded a mirror in which we can see ; wounded, and had three horses killed un-

ourselves. Of coiue 1 scorn to argue the obvious truth that the slaves here are as much entitled to freedom as the white slaves that enlisted tbo early energies of our Government. They are men, by the grace of God, aud this is enough. There is no principle of the Constitution, and no rule of justice, which is not as strong for one as tbo other. In consenting to the ransom proposed, you w ill recognize tbeir manhood, and if authority be needed, you trill find it in the example of Washington, who did not hesitate to employ a golden key to open the house of bondage. Let this bill pass, and the first practical triumph of freedom, or which good men have longed, dying without the right for which a whole generation has petitioned, and for which orators and statesmen have pleaded will at last bo accomplished. Slavery will be banished from the National Capital. This metropolis, which bears a venerated name, will be purified; its evil spiril will be cast out; its name will be removed; ita society will be refined, its courts will be improved, its revolting ordinance, will be Fwept away, and its loyalty will be accured. If you arc not moved by justice to the slave, then act for our own good and in seif defense. If yon hesitate to pass this bill for the black?, then pass it for the whites. Nothing is clearer than that the degradation of Slavery effects the master as much as the slave, while recent events testify that where slavery exists, there treason lurks, if it does got flaunt. From the beginning of this rebellion. Slavery has been constantly revealed in the conduct of the masters, and even here in the National Capital, it has been the treacherous power which enconrlaired and strengthened the enemv. This poorer must be suppressed, and if the snp pression here endangers slavery elsewhere, there will be a new motive for the good work. For the sake of ourselves, in sei fdofense. and in the name of the Constitution and of Justice, let it be done. GeH. GrP aUt S Official He POrt. HcADJ ABTi:nS DlSTUICT OF WksTTESS., Pitts bühgh, April 9, 1862. Capt. y. II. McLean, A. A. Gen. Dept. of the Mississippi, St Louis, Missouri: CtrTAis: It becomes my duty again to report another battle, fought between two greet armies, one contending for the main tenance of the best government ever devis ed, and the other for its destruction. It is pleasant to record the success of the army contending for the former principle On Sunday morning onr pickets were attacked and drivon in by the enemy. Immediately the five divisions stationed at this place were drawn up in line of battle ready to meet them. The battle soon waxed warm on the loft and center, vary ing at times to all parts of the held, The moat continuous fin'm- of mncVnfrv a . n v. i 5 7 and artillery ever beard on this continent was kept op until night-fall, the enemy having forced the entire line to fall back nearly half way from their camps to the landing. At a late hour in the afternoon a desperate effort was made by tbo enemy to turn onr left and get possession of the landing, transports, Ac. This point was 1 " . -V " trii jar. . i . Iv ! . nhn.l. T"-l l t . ington, Captains Owycn and Shirk, U. 3. N., commanding, four 20-pouad Parrott guns, and a baUery of rifled guns. As aril Ar nr xai'a ra aaval -.-..-. ,1 :m la f. j v. f , ua.. wj uuuiruH liar ' runer- or cavairy. aoti very aunetiit lor infantry at this peiut, no troop, were tU-

tioned here except the necessary artillerists, and a small infantry force for their

ifantry support. . lust at this moment the adth ie point of attack and the enemy soon riven back. In this repulse much is due , d I a t I . fT 1 V I 1 .e Presen ' S"u .0?: I'cfS COrS." 1.' aJiiu uwnu uu uhun. xunug nie night the divisions under Gens. Crittenden and McCook arrived. (Jen. Lew. Wallace, at L rump s Landmg six nines below, was ordered at an i, ( uoiu n. uiu uiuruiiig, iu uuiu "it Division iu readiness, to bo moved in any direction to which it might be ordered, and feeling that a great moral advantage would be gaino 1 by becoming the attack ! . i i ing party, an advance was oruerea as soon as day dawned. The result was a gradual ! . repulse of the enemy at all points of the line, from tnorniug until probably 5 o'Night closed in cloudy and with heavy rain, making the roads impracticable for artillery by the next morning. Gen. Sherman, however, followed the etnemy, find ing that the main part of the army had retreated in goo 1 order. Hospitals of the enemy's wounded were found all along the ; road as far as pursuit was ma le. Dead the part taken by eai.di separate command, I cannot take special notice in this report, but will do so more fully when reports of division commanders are handed in. Gen. Buell coming on the field with a distinct army, long under his command, and which did such efficient service, commanded by himself in person on the field, will be much batter able to notice those ot ais COQUaand who particularly distinguished themselves, than I possibly can. I fee! it a duty, however, to a gallant and able officer, Brigadier General W. T. Sherman, to make a special mention. He der him. In making this mention of a gallant officer, no disparagement is intended to the other division commanders; Major-General John A. McClernänd and Lew. Wallace, and Briga iior (Jenerals S. A. Hnrlburt, B. M. Trentiss and W. H. L. Wallace, allot whom maintained their places with credit to themselves and the cause. Gen. Prentiss was taken prisoner in the first day's action, and W. H. Ij Wallace severely, probably mortally, wounded. His Assistant Adjutant General, Capt. William McMichael, is missing, probably taken prisoner. My personal staff are all deserving of particular meniion, they having been engaged during the entire two days in carrying orders to every part of the field. It consist of Col. J. B. Webster, Chief of Staff; Lieut. Col. J. I). McPherson, Chief Engineer; assisted by Lieuts. W. L. B. Jenny and Win. Kossac, Capt J. A. Rawlings A. A. General W. 8. Hillyer; W. It. Rawley and C. B. Lagow, Aids-de-Camp, Col. G. G. Pride, Volnnteer Aid, and Capt. J. P Hawkins, Chief Commis.arv, who accompanied me upon the field. The medical department, under direction of Surgeon Hewitt, Medical Director, showed great energy in providing for the wounded, and in getting tbcm from the field, regardless of danger. Col. Webster was placed in special charge of all the artillery, and was constantly upon the field. He displayed, as al ways heretofore, both skill and bravery. A: least iu one instance he was the means of placing an entire regiment in a position of doing most valuable service, and where it would not have been but for his exertions. Lieut. Col. McPherson, attached to my staff as Chief of Engineers, deserves more than a passing notice for his activity and courage. All the grounds beyond our o o t camps for miles have been rcconnoitered by him, and plats carefully prepared under his supervision, giving accurate informaj lon naturo approaches to our i lines. During the two day's battle be was constantlr in his saddle, leading troops as . 9 m i m a . i they airived to points where their services i ii , ,i t ia were required. During the engagement ne had one horse shot undci him. The country will have to mourn the loss of many brave men who fell at tke battle of Pittsburgh, or Shilo, more properly. The exact loss in killed and wounded will be knowu in a day or two; at present I can ! only give it aprOXimately at I,.) 00 killed and 4,500 wounded. The loss of artillery was great, many pieces beingdisabled by the enemy's shots, and some losing all their horses and many men. There were probably not less than tWO hundred horses killed. The loss of the enemy, in killed and left ; on the field, was greater than ours. Inj : wounded the estimate cannot be mad., aa , ; ; j many of them mnst have been sent to Corith and other points. The enemy suffered terribly from dt- ' moralization and desertion. A flag of) truce was sent in to-day from Gen. Bean-' regard. I enclose herewith a copy of the correspondence. i X am respectfully, your obd'nt serv't, U. b. vaKAKT, Major General Commanding. fen. Sherman' Report. Hi'Anotj ahters rtFTtt Drvrstoü, TtrEsnAT, April 8, 1862.

Major Gen. Grant, Commanding Army in the Field:

Sir With the cavalry at my command. taj flags for their protcction. At all we found more or eM Wounded Änd dsad. At the lurk, of tha road I found Iba h.a of G?n- Wood'a divibion. At that point ordered ravalrr to rritmin hoth rndi -n(i fnnn,l npmva .,1r Tvl Dickey, of the Illinois cavalry asked for ; reinforcements. I ordered Gen. Wood to j aavaDce the bead of his column cautiously ! 0ti the left han't road, wh st I conducted ; the head of the third brigade of the fifth j tyiYXSlon np the right hand rond. Aboot I half a mile from the forks was a clear field I through which the road passed, and im mediately beyond a space of some two hundred yards of fallen timber, anif beyond an extensive camp. The enemy's cavalry could be seen in this camp, and after a reconnoissance, I ordered the two advance companies of the Ohio 77th, Col. Hilderbrand, to deploy as skirmishers, and the regiment itself forward into line, with an interval of 100 yards. In this order I advanced cautiously, until the skirmishers were engaged. Taking it for granted this disposition would clear the camp, I held Col. Dickey's Fourth Illinois cavalry ready for the charge. The enemy's cavalry came down boldly to the charge, breaking thro' the line of skirmishers, when the regiment of infantry, without cause, broke, threw away their muskets, and fled. The ground was admirably adapted to a defense of infantry against cavalry, the ground being miry, and covered with fallen timber. A - the regiment of infantry broke. Dickey's cavalry began to discharge their carbines, and fell into disorder. I instantly sent orders to the rear for the brigade to form in line of battle, which was promptly executed. The broken infantry and cavalry rallied on this line, and as the enemy's cavalry came to it, our cavalry ia turn charged and drove them from the field. I then advanced the entire brigade upon the same ground, and sent Colonel Dickey's cavalry a mile turtber on tha road. On examining the ground which had been ocenpied by the 77th Ohio, we found 15 dead and 25 wounded. I sent for wagons and had the wounded carried back to camp and the dead buried. I ordered the whole camp to be destroyed. Here wa fonnd much ammunition for field pieces, which was destroyed; also, two caissons, and a general hospital with about 280 Confederate wounded, and 5d of ear owa. Having no means of bringing these off CoL Dickey, by ray orders, took a surrender, signed by Medical Director Lyle aad the attending physicians, and a pledge to report themselves to yu as prisoners of war; also, a pledge that our wounded wonld be carefully fttended, and surrendered to ns to morrow as soon as ambulances could go out. I enclose the within document, and request that wsgons or ambulances be sent out for wounded to-morrow, and to bring in the tents belonging to ns, which are pitched all along the road for ailes. I did not destroy them, but I knaw the enemy cannot move them. Tie roads art strewn with abandoned wagons, ambulances and limber-boxes of at least twenty guns. I am satisfied the enemy's infantry and cavalry passed Lick Creek this morning, marching all last night, aad that he left all his cavalry, which has protected his retreat; bnt signs of confusion aad disorder mark the entire soad. The check sustained by us at the fallen timber delayed our advance, so that night came oo before the wounded were provided for and tbo dead buried; and our trrfopa being fagged out by three days' hard fighting, expesuro and privation. I ordered them back to camp, where all now are. I have the honor to your oVt scrr't, Brig. Gen. W. T. Smermah, Commanding Division. For the Republican. Lines written after the Battle of PimbeTgl-. Loud the people's sliouta are ringing 0'er the fields our arms hare gaid. Though ith hcroea life blood streaming. Far and wide that field is stained. The tid. of joy st soon be addeaed. By the mournful undcrswell, That the tidings of the morrow , To 80 manJ heArta wiU lL Here an anxious wife is waiting, j Trembling still twixt hopes an fears; Now she clasps her infant closer, j As wome signal gnn she hear.. ! Soon her fe:ir9 re lurned 10 an5U1 ! Doe8 u mhttCT now to know' , '?t . l T..M i r ... tk;-l,,.tf 1 nab uc icii uer. ioe- tic wu-.asi Or that caen their praise bestow. It is sad to hear that infant, For his absent parent call, ' Little knowing now the sorrow, That attends that father's fall. . . i Here a sister mourns a brother, L. TT , . . There a white haired father band . . , .... W.h,sfiM. nowbfle, W lUl Ae of UndThere an aged Spartan mother, j Listening to her cosatrj's caft, Sent her only son to battle. , Noblr giTing tbcm her all Sighing tint the had no others. Who could now tbeir brother aid, Knowing not, how soon the lorei m Shoald ia death's enafcracc be lard. But she gave him to hisoountrr, And although her mother's heart, Feels the blow with keenest anguish Knows that it ia hard to part ' . . 8 till üks feels a glow of pleasare. whnh he her waa rei That 'o cowartadcHh linrer , . UtTt oWier " dMUBt fmTe' Bat the world has grown more lonely, i And she now stern death could greet, For she know when life i over. That her child again sbe'H Bee yon maiden aa she listens. Start and turn so deadl- pale ; "One," she heats, "among tke fallen," Bet whj need I tell the tale. TTtas the rising tide of conquest, Cannot chew the radersweil. That the tidings of the morrow To so taanr heart will tell. E- A. A.