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APRIL 9, 1864.] HARPER'S WEEKLY. 227 (Previous Page) shall hereafter see that their fathers voted for the continuance of a system which the human heart and the enlightened mind of mankind instinctively repudiates and scorns. THE METROPOLITAN FAIR.THE Metropolitan Sanitary Fair will be opened by the time this paper reaches many of our readers. It will be one of the great events in the history of New York, and we advise all who can easily come not to fail to pass at least a day at the Fair. We begin in this number of the paper a series of illustrations, with copious accounts of whatever is most remarkable and interesting among the wonders and charms of the exhibition. We are glad in this way to convey to our brethren in the field some adequate representation of a spectacle of which they will hear so much, and which is inspired by sympathy with them. They will see in this Fair, and in all that have been and will yet be held; as in the great majority of the State of New York in favor of their voting while still on duty, that they are not forget-ten by their friends at home; but that the good cause of the country is served by all its faithful children wherever they may be. Besides the general contributions to the funds of the Fair, persons engaged in almost every department of business in New York and its environs have made special contributions. Below we present a list of those made up to March 25 by the "Book Trade." Hereafter, when the lists are made out we propose to put on record the amounts of the contributions from other trades and professions. WILLIAM K. CORNWELL (Cash) $1000 D. APPELTON & Co 1000 HARPER & BROTHERS 1000 IVISON, PHINNEY, BLAKEMAN & Co 500 E. WALKER & SONS 430 SCRIBNER & Co 250 G. P. PUTNAM 250 GEORGE W. CARLETON 250 A. D. F. RANDOLPH 250 AMERICAN NEWS CO. 250 GRORGE R. LOOKWOOD 250 OAKLEY & MASON 250 D. VAN NOSTRAND 250 COLLINS & BROTHER 250 THOMAS NELSON & SONS, 250 J. G. GREGORY 250 DICK & FITZGERALD 250 T. W. STRONG ... ...........................250 W. J. WIDDLETON 250 ROBERT CARTER & BROTHERS 250 JAMES B. KIRKER 250 SHELDON & Co 250 G. P. PUTNAM)
FRANK MOORE 350
JOHN WILEY 100 LEGGAT BROTHERS ......100 F. A. BRADY 100 JAMES O'KANE ............................100 G. P. PILES & Co ............................100 HOWE & FERRY 100 A. S. BARNES & BURR .... ..... ...100 MASON BROTHERS 100 WALTER LOW ......75 MORUN, EBBS, & HOUGH 50 C. H. GREEN 50 MILLER & MATHEWS 50 JAMES MILLER 50 GEORGE W. ALEXANDER 50 J. H. TINGLEY 50 W. H. KELLY & Co 50 T. M. PERLEY 25 MITCHELL SEIXAS 25 Auer. BRENTANO 25 F. W. CHRISTERN 25 S. N. PERRY 20 M. A. MACFARLAND (Cash) 10 E. GOODENOUGH 10 THEO. BERNHARD 10 HILTZ &, ALEXANDER 25 L. W. SCHMIDT 20 L. G. WEYMISS 20 JOHN, PYNE 10 DION Thomas 10 C. A. MILLER 10 A. TURNBULL (Cash) 5 M. M. PILLSBURY 5 R. J. RICHARDSON 5 GENERAL BURNSIDE AND COLORED TROOPS.NEW YORK has sent off its second regiment of colored volunteers. On the morning of Easter Sunday, standing upon the deck of the ship in which they sailed, Mr. JAY made the speech in presenting the flags, and the brave men went to join the great army of the American Union and Liberty. They are to be attached to General BURNSIDE'S Ninth Army Corps; and that officer, whose name is dear to every loyal heart in the land, wrote a letter of regret that an imperative official engagement in New England prevented his being present at the presentation. In this letter, addressed to JONATHAN STURGES, President of the Union League Club, he says : "It may not be amiss for me to mention a remark made by me at a breakfast given at the Astor House in November, 1861, to the officers of one of my Massachusetts regiments, then en route for Annapolis, preparatory to our starting on our North Carolina expedition. It was on the morning that we heard of DuPONT'S success on the coast of South Carolina. I said it should be a source of congratulation to every loyal person that a lodgment has been made by Union troops upon that portion of the Southern coast where slavery exists to the maximum extent. The monstrous assertion has been made by the traitors that their new Government is to have slavery for its corner stone, and that the institution can he used by them as a positive belligerent force. And now we will have an opportunity of determining whether 'or not this force can not be turned to our own account; and it is clearly the duty of every General in the field to neutralize or turn to his own account any force that he may find himself confronted with by the enemy, whether it be active or latent.' " And now, Sir, your Association is to send tomorrow, to the same rendezvous, Annapolis, a regiment, the rank end file of which are colored men, many of whom were, in November, 1861, producing by their labor tool for traitors in arms, or doing other work which enabled armed traitors to leave their homes for the purpose of striking at the Government that had done them naught but good. "I am very sorry that I can not be with you tomorrow. Very sincerely your friend, " A. E. BURNSIDE, Major-General." DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.CONGRESS.SENATE.—MARCH 23. A resolution was passed appropriating $20,000 for the expenses of the Committee on the Conuduct of the War.—A bill to establish a depot and Navy Yard at Cairo, Illinois, was introduced.-The bill in rela- tion to deserters, disfranchising all those who may refuse to return to the service on a call of the President, was taken up. Mr. Wilson, in favoring the bill, said there were probably 40,000 deserters from the army, of whom 8000 or 10,000 were in Canada and the British Provinces. Some of these were said to be anxious to return, and he argued that opportunity should be given them by a call from the President assuring them of pardon if promptly returning. No vote was taken.—Mr. Powell's bill to prevent military interference in State elections was taken up, and Mr. Howard spoke at length against its passage. The bill, he argued, was unnecessary, and also in violation of the Constitution, which gives to Congress no authority over the subject of State elections.--March 24. The bill to prevent military interference in elections came up as unfinished business. Mr. Howard concluded his speech, and was followed by Mr. Saulsbury, who insisted upon the necessity of a law of this nature in order to protect the rights of the citizen.---March 25. Mr. Trumbull introduced a bill to construct a ship canal from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi, for the passage of armed and naval vessels.—Mr. Doolittle introduced a bill to aid the Indian refugees to return to their homes in the Indian Territory. —Mr. Harlan reported a bill to extend to Kansas the benefit of the act to appropriate the proceeds of the public land sales, and to grant pre-emption rights; the bill giving authority to devote the income accruing to the support of the Kansas common schools.—Mr. Collamer introduced a bill authorizing the Postmaster-General to contract for carrying the mails overland from Atchison, in Kansas, to Folsom, California, appropriating a million dollars annually, the transit to occupy sixteen days during eight months, and twenty days during four mouths. The Pacific Railroad, as fast as completed, will take the place of the overIand mail service.—The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill to prevent Military Interference in Elections. Mr. Saulsbury supported the bill in a speech of great length.—The Senate agreed to the report of the Committee of Conference on the West Point Academy bill.--March 28. A bill giving Revolutionary soldiers an additional bounty of $100 was passed.—Mr. Wilson reported against the use of concentrated feed for army horses and mules.—A bill was introduced authorizing the President to appoint two additional cadets in the Military Academy from each State represented in Congress; they must have served honorably two years in the army, and be between seventeen and twenty years of age,—The Senate took up the bill amendatory of the Constitution to prohibit Slavery, Mr. Trumbull spoke at length in support of the bill, arguing that the annihilation of slavery is essential to the national unity and peace, and that the amendment of the Constitution is the only effective mode by which that result can be accomplished. A colloquy took place between Messrs. Sherman and Wilkinson, the former defending himself against certain criticisms of the latter. Mr. Wilson spoke at length in favor of the proposed amendment. --March 29. Mr. Cowan introduced a bill to establish a Navy-yard and Naval Depot on the Delaware River, the location to be selected by a commission of seven scientific men, none of whom shall own land within fifty miles of the river.—A bill was referred appropriating $920,000 to pay expenses in suppressing Indian hostilities in 1862.—The proceedings of the House on the death of the Hon. Owen Lovejoy were communicated to the Senate, and after remarks by Senators Trumbull, Pomeroy, and Sumner, the resolutions were adopted. HOUSE.--March 23 Mr. Kernan asked leave to introduce a resolution for a special committee to inquire whether civilians in the employ of the Government were sent home, at Government expense or otherwise, to vote at elections. Mr. Stevens objected, unless the inquiry should be conducted by the Committee on the Conduct of the War, to which Mr. Kernan would not consent. The resolution was not received.--A resolution was passed directing the Ways and Means Committee to report upon the expediency of imposing an adequate duty on imported wool.—The judiciary Committee were discharged from further consideration of the memorials calling for the impeachment of Judge Miller.--A violent personal altercation occurred between Mr. McClurg and Mr. Blair of Missouri, ending in the adoption of resolution to appoint a committee of inquiry into the charges made against Mr. Blair that, while in military command, he had issued an order for smuggling liquors into the army; Messrs. Higby, Clay, and Pruyn were appointed as the committee.--The HOUSE then resumed the consideration of the Delaware Bay and Raritan Bay Railroad bill. Mr. Davis favored the bill. Mr. Perry opposed it, arguing that there was no necessity for declaring it a military and post road. The discussion was terminated by the expiration of the morning hour.—The HOUSE then proceeded to consider the amended National Currency and Bank bill, but adjourned without vote.—.March 24. The Judiciary Committee was instructed to inquire into the expediency of proposing an amendment to the Constitution by striking cut the article which forbids the laying of a tax on articles exported from any State.—The consideration of the bill declaring the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad to be a military and post road was resumed. Mr. Broomall opposed the measure as an invasion of State jurisdiction. Mr. Garfield favored it on the ground that increased railway accommodations between Washington and New York were absolutely necessary. No vote was reached.—The report of the Committee of Conference on the West Point Academy bill was concurred in. The report strikes out the amendments providing for the appointment of additional cadets, leaving the law as it now stands.—The House went into Committee of the Whole on the bill amendatory of the National Banking Law. Mr. Brooks spoke in opposition to the bill and the whole currency system, maintaining that the war should have been prosecuted on a hard money basis. Messrs. Kernan and Pruyn spoke to the same effect, the latter proposing some unimportant amendments, which were rejected.---March 25. The bill punishing frauds in the change of names of vessels was passed. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Treasury, who says the laws are inadequate for that purpose, and that worthless hulks are repainted either to be sold or sent on voyages under new names to the danger of property and the lives of passengers. While the old names are left on the stern, new ones are painted on the wheel-house for the purpose of deception.---Mr. Clay reported back the Senate bill extending the time in which to accept lands heretofore given for the Agricultural College purposes, and including West Virginia in its provisions. Several amendments were proposed. Further consideration was postponed for two weeks.—It was agreed that after the 26th Saturdays shall be devoted to public business instead of speech-making, and that on April 9 the District of Columbia business shall be considered.—The House passed the Senate bill directing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue to certain parties duplicates of bonds to the amount of $8000, the originals having been lost on the steamship Golden Gate.—The House went into Committee on the National Bank bill. An amendment was offered, but on vote there was no quorum present. There was then a call of the House, after which the House adjourned.—March 20. The day was devoted to speech-making.—Messrs. Morehead of Pennsylvania, and Eckley of Ohio, urged the claims of the Administration to the confidence and support of the country, and favored the vigorous prosecution of the war. Messrs. Herrick of New York, Harrington of Indiana, and Harding of Kentucky, criticised the measures of the Government.—March 28. Mr. Norton introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting Slavery in the States and Territories.—Mr. Ashley reported a resolution granting the use of the hall of the house to be Washington Lecture Association, for the delivery of a lecture by the Hon. George Thompson, the proceeds to be distributed among the families of the District of Columbia soldiers. Mr. Holman moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was agreed to.—Mr. Stevens offered a joint resolution proposing to new article to the Constitution, which, when ratified by the requisite number of States, shall be valid as a part of the Constitution, namely: Slavery and involuntary servitude, except for the punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, is forever prohibited in the United Slates and all the Territories; and so much of Art. IV., Sec. 11, of the Constitution as refers to the delivery of persons owing service or labor, escaping into another State, is annulled. Mr. Holman objected to the second reading of the resolution. The House refused to reject it by a vote of 38 against 69. The question recurred on the second reading. Mr. Holman raised the point that the vote not being a two-third one, as required, the result was, in effect, the rejection of the proposition. The Speaker over-ruled Mr. Holman's objection. The proposition was then read a second time. Mr. Stevens withdrew the latter part of his proposition, namely: to annul the fugitive slave feature. Before the question was taken on the other point of the proposition proceedings were interrupted by Mr. Washburne, who announced the death of his colleague, Mr. Lovejoy. Brief remarks were made by Messrs. Washburne, J. C. Allen, Stevens, Farnsworth, Pendleton, Odell, Pike, Ashley, Foster, Davis, Grinnell, Morrill, and Arnold. Resolutions of condolence and regret were passed, and a committee of three appointed to superintend the removal of Mr. Lovejoy's remains from Brooklyn to Illinois, --March 29. Mr. Washburne reported a bill, which was passed, providing for the collection of hospital dues of vessels sold or transferred in foreign ports. The collections are to be made through Consuls and commercial agents.—Mr. Stevens said as several gentlemen desired to deliberately consider the proposed amendment to the Constitution introduced by him, he would move its postponement for two weeks. The motion was agreed to.—Mr. Rice reported a bill, which was passed, that persons between twenty-six and thirty years of age may be appointed Assistant Paymaster, provided that the number is not there-by increased; and that examinations of students for admission into the Naval Academy shall take place when they are between fourteen and eighteen years of age.—Mr. Rice reported a bill regulating and changing in some particulars the method of making promotions in the Navy. Heretofore promotions have been made according to seniority; but this bill provides for promotion according to official capacity and physical fitness, to be determined by a Board of Examination to be appointed by the President. Officers not recommended for promotion are to have an opportunity to be heard through a revisory board. The bill was passed.—Mr. Rice also reported a bill for the classification of Paymaster's Clerks in the Navy, making four classes, at the following salaries: $1200, $1000, $800, and $700 per annum.--Mr Rice also reported a bill fixing the date of the loss of the brig Bainbridge at the 21st of August, 1863, in order to fix the pensions to the families of the deceased officers and sailors. Both these bills were passed.--Mr. Pike reported a bill, which was passed, authorizing, during the present war, the appointment of Acting Lieutenant-Commanders and Commanders, at the same rates of pay so are allowed to such grades in the regular navy,---Mr. Pike also reported the Senate bill regulating court-martial, which was passed, after striking out the first section, which provides that volunteer appointments in the navy shall be subject to the action of the Senate the same as regular appointments.—The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the bill amendatory of the National Banking law. Amendments were agreed to providing that banks, with a capital of not less than $50,000, may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, be organized in any place, the population of which does not exceed 6000, authorizing the issue of bills of the denomination of one, two, and three dollars; and directing that not more than one-sixth of the circulation furnished to any bank under this act shall be of a less denomination than five dollars; and that after specie payments shall have been resumed no circulation of a less denomination than five dollars shall be furnished to any such association. THE MILITARY SITUATION.The week presents some events of importance. On the 23d of March the President issued an order reducing the number of army corps comprising the Army of the Potomac to three, namely, the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Corps. The same order assigned Major-General G. K. Warren to the command of the Fifth Cops, and detached from that army the following General officers, who are to report for orders to the Adjutant-General, namely: Major-General George Sykes, U. S. Volunteers ; Mayor-General W. H. French, U. S. Volunteers; Major-General John Newton, U. S. Volunteers; Brigadier-General J. R. Kenly, U. S. Volunteers; Brigadier-General F. Spinola, U. S. Volunteers; Brigadier-General Solomon Meredith, U. S. Volunteers. Following this order, General Meade made the following arrangements in pursuance of its provisions: "The Second, Fifth, and Sixth Army Corps will be consolidated into two divisions. The First and Second Divisions of the Third Corps are transferred to the Second Corps, preserving their badges and distinguishing marks. The Third Division of the Third Corps is transferred permanently to the Sixth Corps. The three divisions now forming the First Corps are transferred to the Fifth Corps, preserving their badges and distinctive marks, and on joining the Fifth Corps they will be consolidated into two divisions. Major-General Hancock will command the Second Corps, and Major-General Sedgwick the Sixth Corps. General Grant went to the front on the 24th ult., and has his head-quarters at Culpepper. The Red River Expedition, under General A. J. Smith, which left Vicksburg on the 10th of March, has been, so far as heard from, entirely successful. The expedition landed at Summersport, Louisiana, on the 13th, and thence marched hurriedly to Yellow Bayou, where strong rebel fortifications and some stores were captured. Thence it proceeded 28 miles to Fort De Russey, which, after a sharp engagement, was occupied on the 15th, our forces outstripping the rebel army under Dick Taylor, which endeavored to reach the fort in advance of our troops. The victory at Fort De Russey was complete, resulting in the capture of 325 prisoners, including 24 commissioned officers, and two 9-inch Dahlgren guns, two 4-pounders, four 32-pounders, two 6-pounders, a lot of small-arms, 2000 barrels of fine powder, an immense quantity of assorted ammunition, and several thousand dollars' worth of commissary stores. Fort De Russey is a most formidable work; it is quadrangular in shape, with bastions and bomb-proofs covered with railroad iron. A powerful water-battery connects with the fort, the casemates of which are capable of resisting the heaviest shot and shell. About 800 negroes were employed a year in constructing the earth-works. The capture of Fort De Russey opens the Red River all the way to Alexandria, Louisiana. From that point it is believed Admiral Porter will proceed with his gun-boats to Shreveport; long occupied by the enemy as a depot of supplies.
REBEL MOVEMENTS IN TENNESSEE AND
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