Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1865, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. W. D. WALLACH, Editor and Proprietor. WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY........ FEBRUARY 2, 1565. B27 BEADING MATTER ON BEVERY PAGE BRE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GBAPHIO AND OTHER MATTER, EXTRA. THE REBEL DEPUTATION: ——— To-day, at 11 o'clock, President Lincoln left Washington by special train for Anuspolis for the purpose, it is understood, to join Secretary SewSrd at Fortress Monroe or City Point, to | hold an interview with the rebel ‘deputation,’ | bite: Diessrs. A. H. Stephens, R. M.T. Hunter, and | Jobn A. Campbell. ‘The President took bis departure in a special | car, drawn by engine No. 13, and placed upon the road on a few moments notice by the Bal. | timore aad Ohio Railroad Company. The President w>-, accompanied only by one of the at, -Achees of the White House. Seer stary Seward left here in the early train Yesterday morning, accompanied by Mr. Rob’, S. Chew, of the State Department. When the Secretary left here the Commissiopers had not | arrived within our lines, and his destination ‘was Annapolis. From the fact of his going on to Fortress Monroe or City Point, color is given to the | b report thatthe rebel deputation had been al- lowed to enter our lines, and it is understood they are now at Fortress Monroe. It is believed that the rebel deputation will be required 8s a preliminary to any discussion of peace propositions to show that they have authority, or the color of authority, to present 43 a basis cf negotiatien some proposition less inadmissible than that of Confederate inde- pendence. Our Government, we take it, has much too serious work on hand to be able to waste any time in the discussion of any such idle propo- sition; and as the Richmond Sentinel, the or- gan of Jef, Davis, intimates that the deputa- tion Fas nothing more satistactory to offer, we must not indulge too sanguine expectations as to practical results from the visit of these dis- tinguished rebels to our lines. MOVEMENT ON CHARLESTON. pi tate Sherman within Forty Miles of the City. seseenes hide Bo ForTress Monrog, Jan. 31._The steamer Warrior, Captain Mott, arrived here to-day, trom Fort Fisher, N.C. Up to the time the Warrior sailed, last Sunday, nothing of im- portance had taken place, with the exception that several of our gunboats were moving up | the Uape Fear river, in the vicinity of one of the rebel forts, probably wih the intention of bombarding it. 4 Tre steamship Cahawba also arrived here | this afternoon trom Hilton Head, with over | five hundred rebel prisoners, captured by Ma- jor General Sherman in his late campaign, The Cahawba sailed from Hilton Head last Saturday, and, besides the mails and many despatches from Skerman’s army, brings in- telligence of the highly gratifying success thus tar attending the opening of the new campaign in the State of South Carolina. One portion of Sherman’s army had moved from Savannah, and the other. conSisting of two corps, moved from Beanfort,S.C., and were both rapidly advancing against Charleston. The latest intelligence received from the army Tepresents itto be ata distance less than forty miles from the city, the enemy offering resist- Ance at every point and being gradually driyen from every available position for defence. The lines of Sherman's army were being @raduelly centracted, and it was likely no desperate resistance or battle would be offered Until our forces reached to within a few miles | of Charleston, where the main body of the rebel | force would be concentrated, to make one ter- rible effort against the inroads ot our army. a ConFIrnMED.— Yesterday, the Senate, after a very lengthy executive session, confirmed | General Meade, commanding Army of the Potomac, to be Major General in the regular army, to date from August 18th, 1861, viee Grant, promoted to Lieutenant General. CONsTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.—The con- aulutional amendment abolishing slavery, passed by the House on Tuesday, was yester- day taken vp in (he Maryland Legislature and ratified by & vote of ayes 53, nays 23. Thus Maryland is the first to endorse emancipation. 7 Fort Popham, Me., now bristles with ‘twelve cannon. Tae War Department has decided in case of another visit from rebel raiders, to send more guns to pop 'em. Tue Reset Peace ComMissionERs.—The history and personal character of the rebel Vice President, Alexander H. Stephens, as ‘well as his strenuous exertions to preserve the South from the folly and crime of secession, are well knowgtoourreaders A. J. Camp- bell, of Alabama, formerly occupied a seat on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States It willbe remembered that just pre- vious to the capture of Fort Sumter, Mr. Camp- bell appeared in Washington with Mr. For- sythe, ef Mobile, Crawford. ex-member of Congress trom Georgia, and Mr. Stephens, on # mission to obtain the peaceful separation of South from the Union. Since the commence- ment of hostilities his name bas not been prom- inently before the public. Mr. R. M. T. Hunter was formerly United States Senator from Vir- ginia. He served a short time as rebel Secre- tary of State. U7 It is stated that a scheme was set on foot by several nfembers of the North Caroli- na Senate to bring about a meeting of the dif- ferent Governors of States at Raleigh. The matter had met the approval of the Governors, the purpose being understood to be to discuss mqacestion of the crisis and reconstruction; | bul Governor Vance, by information to Jeff. | | Corner Virginia Ayenue and Sixth street, (ong TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. FROM EUROPE. Ne Treops to be Sent to Canada. Hauirax, Feb. 2.—The steamer Africs, from Liverpool on the 2ist of January, arrived here t 3 o'clock this morning. The London Globe anthontatively contra- dicts the rumors that British troops were about to embark for Canada. LivgrPoot, Jan. 21.—Qotton is unchanged, breadstuffs are dull, wheat is firmer, and pro- —— COME ONE! COME ALL! TO THESECONDGRAND BALL e THE | ‘AB CLUB. ‘The members oftne Star Club most respectfully announce to their namer- ous friends and the pubic net they intend te give eet ODD FELLOWS’ HALL. 7th streak, betvoes Dand E, On THURSDAY, February 24, 1365. Seep The Committee will spare no pains to make this vis! . one of t! 8 of the seaton, Lonpor, Jan. 21.—Consols for money closed | "a celebrated Brass and String Band has been en- casion. = 805 a89x. kote gl, ac ing & Gentleman and Ladies. 1 nAuMrm@Es 4B ARRANGEMENTS, OLAM QHOW DER, OYSTERS. &c,, BEVERY he . Mie PAE FSsanhtalt ecto oops sree. enue iy) @ avenue, op: — fess J.T. Duna, ATTENTION, FOURTH WARD. ere will be # Mass Meeting of the citizens of the Fourth Ward at i EVENING. pe City Hall. on FRIDAY a ARINI’S FASHION 2 IN M AO. DENT. oes CURE TeuPERANOE HAL: +> bet, 9th and 10th sts, Sd. at 74; o'clock, t the 7 mie ot formibe tt Fremion sh. | eR WEy er PEE ta" Wulamasce & E ‘Tuition—Ladios, Masters and ‘Misses’, Tues- PUBLIC TEMPERANOE MERTING— | da: adays, ‘days, from” There will be a public temperance LES eae aay ee Tuesday's, Tuesday's,’ |. from 8 to 19 p.m, ademy during ac! AY THE OITY ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 12th street and Ohio avenu Tickets $1to be had at the door, Daacing com- mencing at 9 0’clock p,m. 2 20 Im* LOST AND FOUND. FT—On Bunday night 2th and O strects Bout Phursdays, and Batard: eld at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Navy Yard, on FRI one 1 th ire! 8 at the iteulars apply DAY EVENING. Feb 3d at auspices of Eagle Tent, No399. PO: OF es 3 Ke ‘or ol A , h jan 8. Several distinguished ill the tieeting. and an, excellent Pauartotte wil far HE SOCIAL CLUB SOIRENS, Dg. i = Fited, ee) Re Bev rio are (corsialiy in MONDAY and THURSDAY EVENING, FAIR; GRACE CHURCH, (REY, ALFRED HOLMEAD, RECTOR.) AT ISLAND HALL, aquare from Beventa street Cai Openon THURSDAY NIGHT, February 24, 3865. (TABLEAUX EACH NIGHT.) Season Tickets, $1. Entrance at door, 20 cents; LS » 29th ultimo, between h. and 13th street Ba Children, half price. tiei Church, one 3; Black FUR CAPE. A suitable The Tableaux have been gotten up with great | reward will be given by leaving it at the corner of ite and care, and at great expense, and promise | 12th and C sts,, Island, fe 3t* to be most intéresting and successful. They will number some 45or 50 during the Fair, feb 1-2w CORRECTION OF ENROLLMENT. Corporation of Washington, through the eas of Provost Marshal General Bry, ia em- Prarie to correct the enrollment of the City of Oorrectors of enrollment have been appointed I OST—On Friday night last,on F street, near 4 2lst.cr on 2iet, between F streetand Pa. av., a Point Lace HANDKERCHIEF, for which a lib gia! reward will be paid if eft at #4 Pa, av., near re $5 : REWARD.—Strayed or s‘olen on or about horns, white under the the 12th of January, a BLACK COW, with ly, with holes bored through the horns near the head, with bell and by the several Wards, who have been delegated | ch Mar. i the ab i = power Wee and sworn into the service of, the Gor- fivenetame on Taser bet. Saf and avene atten ernment. si 3 fe 2-3t" MARCELLUS HOLTZMAN, et ae pee ses EC LS pian ene OBT—On Tuesday afternoon, Sist ult., on the fence Ne ea Ocoee ad wis L' skating ground. at the foot of Irth street. a lowing is alist of the headquarters of | heavy GOLD PENCIL CASE, with PR +marked 1 Wards, at which magistr; ° y- | With owner’s name, (Larkin). Finder ix requested erally tit, to take affidavits, fromrtoap, mm °°" | toleaveit at the ‘Nookstore of BLANCIARD & First Ward—Justice Drury’s office Pennsylvania | MOHUN corner lith and Penn. ave, A suitable avenue, between 2ist and 22d streets, Teward will be paid. fob 1-2t* Second Ward—No. 415 13th street, between G and $10 REWARD ISHERERY OFFERMD YOR A H streets. HORSE that was Stolen on Friday night Third Ward—Loerch’s, corner of 8th and F sts. Fourth Ward—Fire Commiasioner’s Room, City all. Fifth Ward—Columbia Engine House. Sixth Ward—Anacostia Engine House. Seventh Ward—Potowac Hall, corner of Mary- land avenue and lith street. 5 It is hoped and believed that erery. citizen will act in concert with the enrollers, that the city may last from James McAlen. No. 654G street near North Capitol A Bay Horse, three white feat, star in the face, and blind. Jan 31-3t* Lo8t02 Wednesday night. January 25, on Pa. avenue. between ith and Navy Yard,a MUSIO BOOK, with a blue cover, for the 2d violin. The finder will receive a liberal reward by leaving it at LOUIS RICE. 291 Penn. avenue, or corner of be thereughly and truly canvassed. 8th and I, Navy Yard, near l0th st. ' jan 31-3t* RICHARD WALLACH, REWARD.—Lost. on Saturday night last, President of Committee. $5 in Northern Liberties Market, = BASKET F. U. STITT, General Secretary. fe 1-2t THE NEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR children residing in the Third and Fourth Wards. above M street. are now open in the build- ing on Sth street, between P and Q. For admission apply at the school at 9 orclogs ase ‘o WM.J_ Ri 0.c WIGHT fe 1-3t Trustees Second District. NOTICB—JOURNEYMEN PLASTERERS , of this city, Washington, D. C.—This As- seciation will hold ther next meeting at German and BUTCHER'S APRONS, and a BUCKET. I will pay the above reward if left at No 19 North- ern Liberties Market, or No. 74 Washington Market, ja 31-3t* i GEORGETOWN ADVER™MTS THE DRAFT IN GEORGETOWN,—The , Georgetown Draft Association has been organized and is new fairly started. z Forty dollars, pay atic in installments previous to the Draft, will undoubtedly protect every mem- fois LUND EDITION, 4 O'CLOCK P. M. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Jay Cooke & Co. furnish the following quo- tations of Government securities: Wasuinerom, Feb. 2, 1565. Buying. Selling. 101% 8 Coupons, 109%: tificates, 97 0] REBEL DEPU- y FROM THE LATES? sO TATIO fre at Ci ut awaiting the are bale me frem Washington. Battimongz, Feb. 2.—The Annapos.: COTres™ pondent just telegraphs the azrival ofthe “Laay Long” trom City Point at noon yesterday. She reports that the Rebel Commissioners were then there on board a steamer, and were understocd to be awaiting the arrival of some one trom Washington. THE TRIP OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN TO FORTRESS MONROE. President Lincoln proceeded direct to An- napolis this morning, where the steamer Eagle, of the Quartermaster’e deparment, were to re. port for his service to convey him to Fortress Monroe. FROM RICHMOND. The Rebel Press on Peace. From Richmond papers of Monday and } Tuesday we take the following of interest: The Examiner says :— “It Is positively known that the commis- sioners, as they are called on the streets, were not nominated to the Senate: that their names were not in any way sent to that body; and that they réceived no commission or appoint. ment from the President, and that thus, there- fore, their mission is without any official qaali- fication. “The provisions of the Constitution which apply tosuch matters are plain and idispen- sable. The President has power to negotiate treaties, but only that they may be submitted to the action and determination of the Senate. He may appoint commissioners when Congress is notin session. When that body ts sitting he can do nothing more than nominate them tothe Senate. Various rumors have been attached to this irregular visit to Washington, but wa have very good reason to believe that nothing preliminary to the visit has passed between Richmond and Washington but general ex- pressions of a desire for peace, and that the so- called Commissioners have merely gone for- ward to Washington in the general hope of re- ducing the desire to something more definite in the way of propositions.” The Ezaminer proceeés to denounce in te- Tocious terms any terms of peace contempia- ting submission to Federal authority or the aoolition of slavery, either immediate or grad- ual, and concludes by saying: “All the peace party of the South protests that it willin no wise have the peace of sub- mission and of violation. The parties who have gone to Washington are men of under- ber from the same. There will be amceting of the Associati mm every WEDNESDAY EVENING, at 734 o’clock, at the Georgetown Custom House, Congress s: , above Bridge. where aud when all the residents of Georgetown ( Kighth and Ninth aub districts) who hale do so may become members ef the Asso- ciation. The Treasurer will be in attendance to receive installments. ‘i All interested are earnestly invited to come and pele: mhenisels Seite time is short and delay is jangerous. By order: GEO. HILL. JR., Prasident. ED. SHOEMAKER. Secreta: jan 41m Hall, lith street, botween F and @ streets. By order of Secretary, 3L-st* JOHN F. McBRIDE. ja CONCERT —A Concert of Vacal Music wili be given by the Pupils cf Female Grammar ‘chool, Third District, assisted by the Pupils of Male Grammar School of the same District. at the Wallach School Building, on FEBRUARY 2. 1865. Admittance, 25 Cents; Children, 15 Cents. Jan 3t-3t TO THE VOTERS OF THE THIRD WARD CHARLES P. WANNALL wil! be supported y the voters of the Third Ward for the Common Council, st the special election to be held on the 6th of February, ja 31 6t™ MANY VOTERS ~ THE LADIES OF WESLEY CHAPEL will hold a Festival in the Lecture Room of the Papel. corner Sth and F streets, THIS ( Monday! EVENING, Jan. 3. The object of this Festival is to provide funds toenlarge the outlets and refit the church generally A large supply of fancy articles and anabun dance of refreshments will be constantly on hand Norafling or cames of chance in any form will bs [PR258 BEEF AND VEGETABLES, Navy DEPARTMENT. ) Bureau of Provistons_and Oloth - February 2. Sealed Proposals, endorsed Proposals fer Fresh Beef and Vegetables,” will be received at thir Bu- reau until 2 o'clock p.m. on the i3th day f Feb-u- ary inst . for the supply of 49.09 pounds of Fresh Beef and 40,0 pounds of Fresh Vegetables, at the Washington station, as required. The Beef and tolerated Gentiemen and I: gies visiling the Festi- jaetenies maaatine Lot rood anslitys sn Sie beat val may be sure of specding @ pleasant «venin afforda.and each article must he offere: ‘Beason. Tickets, dwilting -« Gentleman sand | for by the pound. “The Beet to be in equal propor tions, fore and hind quarters. Bond, with ap- proved security. will be reqvired in one-half the estimated amount of the contract, and twenty per cent. in addition wil! be withheld ‘rom the amount Ladies, 5) cents. ja 3-5t" NOTICE.—A SPROIAL ELECTION WILL be held on MONDAY, February 6th, at the ouse of Mr. Hoyle, northeast corner of M and | of each payment to be made. as collateral s it 9th streets, First Precinct of the Third Ward, for | for the due performance of the eontract, ‘which, ore Member of the Common Council, two fill the wa on no account be paid until it is fully complied with. vacancy cccasiened by the death of Jas Skirving, ” JAMES M TOWERS. Evers offer must be accompanied by a written guarantee. signed by onc or more responsible per- | Sona, that the bidder or bidders will, if hia or thair bid be accepted, enter into’ an obligation within five days good and sufficient sureties,to fur- nish the articles prceores , No proposal will be considered unless accom- panied by tuch guarantee, and by satisfactory evidence that the bidder isa regular dealer in the article proposed, and has the license required by aw The Department reserves th proporal not considere! ernment, T° CONSUMERS OF DRY-GOODS. WANT OF ROOM FOR OUR SPRING STOCK (which will be coming in about the last of this month) compels us to offer the goods named below for G. W. LARNER BAMUEL E. TYSON. ja 28-ta Co: ioners, THIRD WARD-SECOND PRECINCT. 7 SPECIAL NOTIOS. otice.is hervby given to the voters of the Third Ward that an election will be held on Monday; the 6th day of February next, for oue member of the Board cf Common Council from said ward to hill the vacancy occasioned by the dec. ase of James Skirving. Esq. , Polls will be opened at the office of John 8. Hol- lipgshead. corner of 8th and E atreets, from 7 o’clock #.m. to7 p.m. JAMES MANEIN, CHAS. F. WOuD, WILLIAM ORME, Commissioners, @ right to reject any advantageous to tne Gov- fe2-t4 ja 28 dtd (eae ‘ER RENTS. Water Recistrar’s Orricr, City Hall. january, 14, 1355, All occupants of premises where the Aqueduct Water is taken will please take notice—That the Water Rent for the year ending January Ist, 1836, is now due to the Corporation of Washington, and payable st this office, If not paid prior to the 1sth ay of February, the water will be shut off at the earliest practicable day thereafter, without far. ther notice. and not res‘ored until full payment of rent aha have pers mate: a two dollars ex- mses Of shutting off and restoring. Le Gol “RANDOLPH COYLE, ja 16-d]m Water Registrar. H4!* DRESSING. MR. H. PHILLIPPI. HAIR DEESSER, from Paris, will Dress Ladies’ Hair duttog the day and evening, at M. LUIAN’S, fe 2-Im 336 Pennsylvania avenue. CARRIAGES, CARRIAGES, On hand, a fine assortment of new and second- hand Light Carriages. such as Buggies, Rockaways, Extevsion and Half-tops, Jersey Wagons. &c .&c.; allof ie best make and finish. Old Carriages taken in excha @? Repairing promptly attended to. barcietd ROBT H.GHAHAM. feb2-3t*_ 409 Pa. av., near 43: st.,and 374 D st. REALLY CHEAP DEBY GOODS, At 8. M. MEYENBERG’S. LESS THAN COBI, THEY MUST BE SOLD, and we feel satisfied the PRIOES NOW PLACED UPON THEM WILL ACCOMPLISH THAT OB- JECT IN A VERY SHORT TIME. The Goods we intend to sacrifice are, LUPIN’S FRENCH MERINOS, LUPIN'S REPPS, EMPRESS CLOTHS, Wool POPLINS, Silk and Wool PLAIDS, Scotch PLAIDS, Figured and Plaid MERINOS, ENGLISH MERINOS, COBURG CLOTH, All-Woo] DELAINES, Heavy MOURNING DRESS GOODS, DARK SILKS, Dark Figured DELAINES, Long and 8quare BROCHE SHAWLS, Long and Square Plaid Woel SHAWLS, DARK BALMORALS, BED COMFORTS, & pairelo 4,11-4,and 12 4 White Wool BLANKRTS, Heavy White and Colored FLANNELS, CANTON FLANNELS, CASSIMEBES, and WOOL SOCKS. Those in want of any of the above Goods can gave a considerable sum of money (even if they only want one dress) by making their purchases of the undersigned. Having bought the entire remainingstock of the lately retired firm of Messrs. J. Y. Poitier, Marta. no & Co,, of New York, at a low price for cash: with s deduction of 5 per cent., I will sell the whole stock at prices named on the bill below, still leay- inga profit of 5 per cent to myself, and to the public the greatest bargains. “Thesale will commence MONDAY, Jan. 30th, until sold. * The following is a copy of the original bill: 5. Davis, proke up the entire arrangement. | ~It is said, now that Wilmington is closed | »el trade, their attention wil be wholly Mexico, through which port itis ent cotton can be sent abroad to | ‘nterest on the rebel bonds, pay regularly the. saianceon hand beside. | and keep a handsome ~ v ethe money in hi rhe rebels assert that the, = = Toscan to meet the Match ,°¢ September payments. — eo 10e re. Cirected to . claimed, saffic. w7-The Alexandria (Va.) Journal sa civil government has been restored op Satan tern Shore of Virginia, and thar‘ a ve a .oafew days | pois ogre be ve restored in every of Gow. Bot as suppressed by the action a. i a4 ¥& th Ura. T. Stewart, of New York, has an | annusl income of $1,913 637, or three dollars and ahalf per minute, waking or ppmtei : | Pennsylvania has represented in national | wiht 20,592 383 30, leaving but $6 930,095.50 of the banking capital of the State under the old law. ez A couple of frightened horses, attached | to a wagon, jumped from a bluff two hundred feet high, near Dubuque, Iowa, last Wednes- dsy. They have sot tried to run away since. @7 The Philadelphians are voting in the street cars, the conductors furnishing ballots, on the proposition to admit colored people ip a@ll the cars, ee ; oe ‘he small-pox continues to rage in New bee one street bas been barricaded in ce of the epidemic. The subject has ht before tae Legislature. York, consequen’ been broug! Mr. Buikley, pastor of a church aed, i, has been dismissed, simply | trom the fact that he would skate. 320 yards Bleached Oottons 3.8900 JOS. J. MAY & CO., tte is ge 29) | foratif 308 Pa. av , bet, 9th and loth sts, 29 (ce) | (PEN PER OENT. OFF FOR casa. ass wa ee tot iis All purchasers of Pi toma He DRY GOODS 5319 do : . 1 86165 | Should not forget that we are selling off our stock 73 do co . i 3B 3/172 | at the regular rates, and taking off ten cents on tha Bhioo sere pers Se “Bin. dollar when the meney is paid at the time of pur- Sax yds Preneb Merinow 2... 198 335 | We have on hand a splendid atock of Hz Go) ConurepiClatiiice 7 BLACK LYONS BILK VELVETS. ee ee ebaices - Elegant MOIRE ANTIQUES and vther Silks, 3324; French MERINOS and REPS. #35 do ¢ Elegant BLAGK GOODS of all kinds. wee do aga Br ght tLine OLOTHE AND CASBIMBRES. | 4 fe fe Lot Hem-stitched Mourning do. 120.00 k hich we are Selling cheap, as we 6 Bor'd Bro.Liren Teble Oloth fap) | ee endenat Linen Towels,. 50 00 ao 395 59 102 87 5000 do Black Lisle Thread Gloves. > 33 80 . W. HAMILTON, Agt. 2 dn Ladies "White HosaaTiar) «ia in sis wat ite warearane 13m os, Bet ‘coat Gott 17108 | wo Ga bevente s1., OProsite CRNTER MARKET, 60 yards - 4 _ 191” do Colored Sil 350.00 T SASH. 2.000 PAIRS JLINDS, Various other gooda— 7313 | 30,000, Lieut 9 109.600 PERT MOULD- $13,058 12 —_—_ i 4 BPEF CODt.. uc eceeee eee esses OSB scat waciais oe pm re: inaen | BRACKETS. Nawaye Boater BALUSTERS, . PU &s.. Received Payment, DOOR STOOLS, Gus ee oe BLATE MANTELS, J. Y. POITIER, MARTANO & 00. The whole of the bill wili be s2ld at the above prices, without deviation, and without disc,unt, at 8. M. MEYENBERG’s, No. 48 Market Space, now in use. Superior to marble in every respect, auéd only about half the DOOR and WINDOW FRAMES, DOOR JAMBS, D _FRBNOH SASH. and final- Pe. a a building fur- nished at short notice, the best and cheapest bea aaa eats O. AMT eee re EN dispatch all Ne wit (Under the Avenue House.) orders for HUUSE, FIGN, ond ONVAMBNTAL My stock of LADIES’ FURS, OLOAKS and DRY | PAINTING. GRAINI CR GOODS will also be sold at much reduced prices. No. 562 7th at., opposite Center Market, feb 2-3t jan 28-3m : Washington, D, 0. “ standing, And they may on their return be able to make plain to the humbler intellect that no other peace than that is to be obtained, and so silence all disputes, and so produce a desirable unanimity, and so explode forever all schemes and projects unworthy a gallant people. It may be hoped, then, to see the end of the feeble kind of management of our public officers. With Lee as Generalissimo, wielding uncon- trolled power over all our armies and all our Generals, and General Breckinridge in the War Department, we trust that the real busi- ness of the country will have the same chance of being attended to, and the real business of the country is, for the present, wAR, and not peace.” The Whig says: “If the enemy desire peace these efforts will not diminish their desire. If they intend a snare, this is the way to foil them. We confess with regret that we see but very little evidence, and indulge but the faint- est hope, that they are prepared te accord us Such cerms as we could think of accepting. + * “The President has done weil in his selection for commissioners. The choiceot Mr. Stephens shows a proper regard for that sentiment in the country least satisfied with his administration. “Mr, Hunter represents the theories and doc- trines on which the secession of these States was based; while Judge Campbeli may be taken as the exponent of those shades of opin- ion that lie between extremes.” — CONGRESSIONAL. TuvRsDAY, February 2. SENATE.—The President of the Senate laid before that body a communication trom the Secretary of the Interior, asking an appropria- tion of $5,000 for the purchase of medals for In- dian chiefs. Also, an appropriation of $1,- 774 =3 to pay for Indian supplies, lost on a steamer burned at St. Louts. Mr. Nesmith presented the credentials of Geo H. Williams, Senator elect from Oregon tor the six years from the $d of March next. Mr. Voot offered a concurrent resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Commit- tee on Public Buildings and Grounds of both Houses to examine jointly into the cause of the fire at the Smithsonian Institute, the loss sus- tained both in the building and valuable de- posites. the means necessary to preserve and repair the remaining portions of the property, and prevent similar accidents in the future. Mr. Wilson offered a resolution directing the Secretary of War to communicate to the Senate the records of the court martial of Colonel North, New York State Commissioner, tried for alleged frauds in soldiers’ ballots. Mr. Hale said if the Senate were going to re- vise the action in cne court martial case, there ‘was no reason why itshould not do soinall others. Formerly the body refused to make any of this class of calls, and he thought it should be the practice. The resolution was laid over. Mr. Sumner endeavored to cail up his reso- lution offered on Tuesday, relative, as he said, to certain Peace Commissioners, and for which Mr. Johnson offered a substitute. He wanted it acted on at once. * Mr. Trumbull objected, as it would displace the unfinished business, being the resoiution declaring certain States not entitled to repre- sentation in the electeral college. Mr. Sherman thought the subject wou!d ex- cite discussion, and Mr. Doolittie also thought 80, a3 there were other Senators than Mr. Sum- ner and Mr Johnson. who would desire to say something on the subject of the Peace Commis- sioners. He, himself, would desire to do so. The objection of Mr. Trumbull prevailed, and the resolution declaring that the States of NG North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou- isiana, Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee are not entitled to representatives in the electeral college for the choice of President and Vice President for the term commencing on the 4th of March next, was taken up. The pending question was on the amend- ment of Mr. Ten Eyck to strike out Lonisiana from the list of States excluded. The subject was debated by Messrs. Harney, Doolitile, Trumbuil, and others. Hovse.—Mr. Law, of Indiana, from the Com- mittee os Ravolutionary Pensions, reported a bill to pay to each of the five surviving revo- lutionary soldiers three hundred dollars a year, &s a gratuity, in addition to the pension of one hundred dollars now received. ‘The vill was passed unanimously. Mr. Elict mace a report from the conference committee on the disagreeing votes of the tw» Houses on the bill to establish a department of freedmen’s affairs and abandoned lands. The report was explained by Mr. Eliot, who said that the care of the abandoned lands and other property was to be takem from the care of Treasury agents. Mr. Kernan opposed thé bill, contending that this suffering class is nov to be benefited by any euch legislation as is now proposed, ard there. fore some other mode will necessarily have to be adopted. Mr. ‘Eldridge moved to lay the report on the table; but this was disagreed to—yeas, 67; nays, 83, On motion of Mr. Eliot, the further consid- eration of the subject was postponed for one week. The House took ap the spr.cial order, being the bill for the construction of the Illifois and Michigea Canal. LOCAL Ampertant Dec; NEWS. ox by Chief Justice Cart- ter. THR BAKER CASE, District Swepreme Court, in General Term. ‘This mornsog, in the Supreme Court, in gen- eral term, ((shiet Justice Cartter and Justices Olin and Vy ylie on the bench,) the Chief Jus- tice delivered the following importan‘ >pinion in the &4se of Colonel L. C. Baker, who, it will be recr,jiected, was tried in the Criminal Court unde. the indictment of false imprisonment Sovine out of the arrest of Dr. Stewart Yyynne at the Treasury Depurtment, and &nvicted under the instructions of the t. ‘The counsel for the accused, Messrs. Stanton | and Utermeble, took exceptions to the ruling, and also made &@ motion for’s new trial, which went before the court in general term, and were there argued by the counsel abovenamed, and the District Attorney and Messrs. Bradiey and Coombs for the prosecution. ‘ The followidg opinion, which was delivered by Chief Justice Cartter, is concurred in by Justices Fisher and Olin, but Judge Wylie dissents, and read a 1 y opinion sustain- ing his views expressed on the trial in the Oriminal Court. On the Mth of December, 1963, the Secretary of the Treasury addressed to the Secretary of War the following note: a [Confident™l.) Treascry DEPARTMENT, Dec. 24, ‘Will you oblige me by directing the shadow of authority in law and denying to hi: itesubstanee. It is mot easy to define the limits of the poeer which may be exercised by the Pres- dent in time of war. He is made the head of the Executive department of this Govern. ment, and Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy. He is enjoined to see the laws faithfully executed. in times of civil or for- eign war, he is invested with full author- ity, to use every power and every means which, . in bis judgment, are necessary to the efficient conduct of that war, for the defense or preser- vation of the country. The rights of Property, liberty and life, are all committed to his charze, make such investivationg $nd arrésts, and ex- | especially within the theatre of the war. The ercise 825 onsto e of persons arrested as I | only responsibility imposed upon him by the may find needful for the detection and punish: | Constitution and the laws, is that he exercise ment of frauds on the Government commitieu | ino Vase ane cow nee Diy eecneclane sre seems him in *good faith” upon pert ofimpeachment We cannot forget the circumstances of this dis. trict fcr the past three years aud especially that during that period there has been ap- pointea over it a Military Governor. Who ‘85 questioned the exercise of this authority * No one; and vet to such authority, in a great measure has depended our peace and securily {fom all the horrors of civil war. Where is found the authority for such ap- pointment? Certainly not in the Constitu- tion. Upon that subject the Constitution is silent, except that it confers on the President the command of the Army and Navy, and by implication of law invests him with that supreme power which is requested, ia order to employ every necessaly means to the public eecurity. Inthe able and ingenious argument of this case, an attack Nas been made upon ths con- Stitutionality of the law, and the Constitu- @oval authority of the Executive to act im perenente of its let rather with a view to rove that the law “toes not signify what it plainly means, than to show that there was no authority to enact it. As we have no doubt to the obviously plain signification of the Ht we will consider fora moment the value of the argument with reference to the Constitu- tional right td enact it, and the Constitutional anthority of the Executive to execute it, [tis us @ed against it that the Constitution provides that. «Ths right of the people to Bésecure tm their by persons in this Department, Yours, truly, _(Signed,) 5S. P, Cuasz. Hon. 2. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. P. S.—Please send me a copy of whatever order you may issue to Col. Baker. " <Signed,) P.O. Upon the receipt of this communication, tne Secretary of War made the foliowing or- er: | Endorsement on the foregoing letter of Sec- Tetary Chase: “Referred to Mr. Watson, with direction to detail Col. Baker to repert to the Secretary of the Treasury for special duty un- ‘der 2!8 directions, Ta (StgDed) EDWIN M. STANTON.” The defendant, Col. Baker, reported to the Secretary o* the Treasury, in pursuance of the order of the socretary of Waf when the Sec- retary of the Trea“Ury igsued to Vol. Baker the ing order: 7 . creeacter DgrantuE st, Dec. 21, 1963. —Sir : By virtue of an order frou’ the Secretary of War of this date you are hereb¥ directed to re- port to the Solicitor of the Tres®ury. and re ceive and recognize such instruc. were as he may from time to time give you, exec Wing the same with all possible promptness ReSpect- fully, (Signed) S.P. Cuasz, Secretary of the Treasury. Col. L.C. Bakr, &e., &c., Ke. In pursuance of these orders and instruc- ,tions, and upon cousultation with the Solicitor of the Treasury, the defendant, Kaker, arrested Stewart Gwynne, anemployee of the Treasury Department. person, papers, and “fects, against unrenson- ordan, the Solicitor of the Treasury, testifies | able ses?ohes and seyzures shall not be vio- that he did not give the defendant, Baker, any | lated, an@"o warrants shall issre, bat npon probable case, supported by oath or affirma- tion, and particularly dezcribing t¥e place to be searched, #md the persons or thiags to be seized.” . “No person afall be held to answer for & capital, or othefwtse infamovs crime, aniess on a presentmen! or Indictment of a grand jury, except in case? arising i the lawd or naval forces, or in t2* militia, wher in actus: service in time of ws or public danger; nor shail any person be s@hject for t2¥ same of- fence to be twice put iW jeopardy ef life or limb; nor shall be compe‘ted in any crimina: case to be a witness agains” himself, nor be de- prived of life, liberty, or property, without dne process ot law.” If the authority of this statute, and the power of the President in the premicss was mew*to depend upon this clause of gr Constitution, the argument would be conclusive. Neittwer the law nor the power of the Protident to act can be justified by it, but must be jnstified from gome oiher source. As we read the Constita- tion, the clause referred to is the guaranty” against arrests in time of peace arw@ not ip time of war. This statute, as before observed, doe? not as- sume to confer upon the President any’power as commander-in-chief of the Army o1 Navy in time of war to order the arrest of suspected persons, but fully recognizes the existence of such power. Its operation is limited to the continuance of the war. It was also enacted to afford a clear recognition by the legisia‘tye department of the Government of the existerce of the power exercised in this cas@ by the Prer- ident or under bis authority to make such a; rests and to atford a fnll and perfect justific! tion to all those who acted in pursuance of his orders. While it may aot have added to his power, it does not subtract from it itis @ statute im sid of the exercise of the powers conferred on the Commander-in-chief im time of war, haying for its authority all of the war power of the Government, which in- cludes all the means neveseary for the preser- vation of the nation. it is argued again thet it is the exercise of a “tremendous power,” and onght to be strictly guarded. The reply is that thisis a “tremen- dous rebellion,” and the power for itssuppres- sion ought to be vigorously exercised. Again, it is said : “The right of the citizento immunity from arrest is the most sacred of Tights, and ought to be scrupulously guarded The reply is jiut the preseryation of this Government is the most sacred of duties, and ought to be sacredly performed. The liberty of the single citizem is precious—the liberty of thirty millions, and the preservation of a Govern- ment guarantying it, incalculally more so All arguments as to the Hability of the abuse of such power as claimed for the President utterly fail to satisfy us that the power does not exist. It appears to us, that theae views are decis- ive of the right of Baker toa new trial. But when the case is considered in the light of the law haying relation to the District of Columbia where this ollense is charged to have been committed, the duty of tile corrt to give the benefit of the justification furnished by tnis statute is demonstrable. Congress is the exclusive law making power of the District forall purposes, civil and crimi- nal, fully authorized to decermine whatshall be the crimes and misdemeanors made punish- able therein—to regulate the proofs in accusa- tion and in defense—to determine what shall be tne crime—what shall be its jushfication— and what its measnre-of pauishment. In the fourth section of the statute he7eto- fore noticed, it is expressly declared that if any arrest or imprisonment be made under and by virtue of an order of the President or under his authority, proof of such order shall bea complete defence to &my prosccution for suck arrest or imprisonment. To hold that Congress had not the power to provide the foregoing justficasdon would be a denial of its legislative sovereignty cver the district acknowledging that severeignty. Ko one can doubt the power of Congress to:abolish the offence of assault and battery, It so, Com- gress certainly has the power in this- District express authority to arrest Gwynne: but it is manifest from his own testimony, to say noth- ing of the evidence of Chittenden, that he con- curred in such arrest by consulting with Baker as tothe best mode of making it, and by his directing as to the place of Gwynne’s confine- ment. In pursuance of 8 report made by Jordan to the Secretary of the Treasury, the following order was made for the Imprisonment and de- tention of Gwynne. 4 TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Solicitor’s Office, Jan.7, 1+61.—Sir: You will convey to the Old Capitol prison, there to be kept in separate confinement until otherwise ordered, Dr. Stu- art Gwynne. By order of the Secretary of the Treagnry. EDWARD JORDAN, Solicitor of the Treasury Col. L. C. BAKER For this arrest and imprisonment Col. Baker was indicted by the Grand Jary of the District of Golumbia on the 19th of April, 1861, tor an as- sault and battery and false imprisonment. On the trial in the Criminal Court, at the Decem- ber term, 1961, Colonel Baker pleaded not guil- ty, and for his defense relied upon the fourth sectionof the act of March 3, 1863, chapter 31, which provides ‘that any order of the Presi- dent or under his authority, made at any time during the existence of the present rebellion, shall be a defense ir all courts to any acticn or prosecution, civil or criminal, pending or to be commenced, for any search, seizure, arrest, or imprisonment, made, done or committed, or acts omitted to be done under and by virtue of such order, or under color of any law of Con- gress; and such defense may be made by spe- cial plea, or under the general issne.”” Justice Wylie, who presided on the trial, in- structed the jury that the orders of the 2ith of December, 163, of the Secretaries of War and of the Treasury, under which Colonel Baker acted, were no defense, and that nothing short of a written order of the President would suf- fice under the act of Congress. The defendant was found guilty, and he moved for a new trial, upon exceptions to the ruling of the presiding justice, and appealed to this Court. If it be conceded, that the orders ot the Sec- retaries of War and ihe Treasury, are in legal eftlect the orders of the President, those orders taken in connection with the ith section of the statute above quoted would leave little em- barrasement as to the conclusion. The foregoing act provides in clear and ex- piicit terms, that if any arrest be made by order of the President, or under his authority, itshall constitute 4 fulland complete defense for the person making such arrest. The question then occurs, was this arrest made in pursuance of the order of the Presi- dent. It was admitted by Justice Wylie, who tried this cause in the court below, low, that if the order of the Secretary of War and that of the Secretary of the ‘l'reasury made in this case are to pe regarded as the orders of the President,then the defendant, Baker,proved er offered to prove on the trial, what would constitute a defense to this prosecution. Were these orders then, under which the de- fendant assumed to act in making the arrest of Gwynne, in contemplation of law, the orders of the President? On this question we have no doubt whatever. It was held by the court be- low, that they were not. We think that in this respect the ruling of the Justice at tne trial in the court below was erroneous, both upon prin- ciple and authority. An unbroken series of decis- ions of the Supreme Court bas declared in sub- stance thatthe acts of the Secretaries of the differ ent departments of the Government in respect to the seyeral duties pertaining to their respec- tive departments, are in contemplation ef iaw the acts of the President. It will be observed that the section of the act of Congress before quoted does not assume to confer upen the President the power to arrest aud imprison suspected persons, but presupposes the existence of that power in the Executive. But whether a power of this kind be incidental to the Chier Execu- tive or be conferred by act ef Congress, it is manifest that it can only be properly and vigorously exercised in time of war through such agencies or instrumentalities as the | to determine what shalt constitute its-defence. Executive may select for that purpose. From these views the coneiusion: follows To hoid that the power of the President | that the instructions and reling of the Court (in time of civil war like the present) to make arres's of persons suspected of dis- loyally or other offense against the United States, could only be exercised atter a ju- dicial investigation by the President per- eonaily, and the issuing a written order for the arrest, would render the power con- ceeded to exist worse than useless and nu- gatory, especially in all that portion of the United States where a Justice of the P ace was p+rmitted to discharge the tunc- tions of his office. It was held in the Court below that the orders of the Secretary of War and theSecretary of the Treasury were not the orders of the President, and therefore could not be made avaijable as a defemce in. this case—that the only order or authority: that could be made available in justification of the arrest and in. prisonment was the written or. der of the President. If this decision bacor- rect it would render the power possessed by the Executive or conferred by the act of Con- gress useless, and operate as a practical repeal of the law, or impose such limitations on the ex-, ercise of the power possessed by the Executive as to renderit useless for the exigencies of this crisis. A moments glance at the innumerable duties imposed upon the President and at the ma- chinery constituted for the practical working of the executive department of the Govern- ment, officered by its seven heads of depart- ments, heads of bureaus, with an army Of clerks, will be sufficientto satisfy any rational mind that no power short of omnipotence could per- sonally discharge all the duties imposed by the Constitution and laws upon the Execative. Necessity, therefore, as Well as the aniform adjudications ot the Supreme Court ives an. interpretation as to the mode in which Execu- tive pow@ may be exercised, wholly incompa, tible with the ruling of the Court below. _ ‘The necessity for delegating to subordinato agents the exercise of Executive powers waa contemplated by the framers of the Govern- ment and the wisdom of this power has been confirmed by the experiences of its administra. tion to the pres2nt time. . “The several secretaries of the Executive Be- partment of the Government, are constituted to enable tha Presideniio do through,them that which by reason of the varied and multi- plied duties.imposed agen him, he could not do without them. | ‘The relation of the Secretaries to the Presi- dent, making them oka with himself, he speak- ing through them, aga they speaking for him, and in bis voice has.been established and re- affirmed by the Sapzeme Conrt of the United States acorn asthey have had occasion to resolya the point. If correct in this view, the orders of the Sec- retazy of War and the Secretary of the bers ury were the orders of the President; an ie defendant. under the provieion.of the statute, was entitled upon his trial to the justification hich the auld prove. a “it may be bere not inappropriately remarked, that the request of the Secretary of the Treasa- addressed.to the Secretary of War, to detail Ga ‘Baker to makeexaminations 1m the Treas- ury department as to the suspected frauds be- ing practiced therein, affords @ full and clear re- . eitiom of the power of the President to make eles in all cases of that description. It is true that this clearly expressed opinion is not ‘an authorative adjudication whic’ this court is bound to follow, but it is the deliberate opia- jon of an eminent jurist, whick is entitled to the highest respect and consideration by this below were erroneous, and that the defendant is entitled to a new trial, which is ordered: In the case of Stansbury agt. the Gorperatior of Washincton for damages received: by the plainiif in falling into an area in front of a basement window, in wkichin the court below @ verdict was rendered for the defendant, the judgment of the Court was affirmed: John Dugan and Christopher V. Hogan, who are confined inthe Old Capitoh Raving been arrested in May last py the military authori- ties, as stated, for being conneited witir the robbery of Paymaster Malone of.$70,(U0, about a year since, and in whose cases writs of ha- beas corpus Were issued a few weeks since, commanding Mr. Wood, the superintendent of the prison, to prodnc> them betore the court, whieh writs Mr. Wood answered: by appeag- ing.in court with tae writs ondersed by the President, “The within, Hogan (or: Dugan,) were arrested and imprisoned by my author- ity. The writ of hoveas corpus in this caseis suspended,” c., Mv. Bradleyasked leave to traverse the proceedings on the greundi t&at the return is insufiient, and moved anattach- ment issue against Mr.Wood for: bis. disobe- drenee of the writ af the cor#t. Mr. Bradley proceeded -to. argue-that umder he act of March,3, 1563, 1t is.the dutyef the Secretaries ot War and Stese to report to the judges of the United Statss courts. the names ‘Ot all persons wo are within the jxriadiction of said courts, held on any charge, for the action of the grand juries of said counts, and in ‘these cases no such report had beea made, although three terms of the Cximimal Court had been held. CRIMINAL TomRT, Teale Fiske» —This morn- ing, in the casesof Beaj. E. Witkins, Simon Straus and George W. Alexaraier, indicted for violating the Post office laws, aelle p os was entered by the Distrist Attorasy. These par- ties, it will-be recollected, weve arrested on the cherge oDabstracting stareaps from tke Post Office Department, which were disposec of in Philadelphia. Ss ELLING OFF AT BEDEGED PRICES eae No. 119 Bridse. street, Georgetown D.C. 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