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neral Stanley er or Bosch vis the videttes of this Wartrace road they are 1 Murjreesboro br oeht as by © ptaiy Thompson is the 1th, whicd has some tote bo m one of the advanced posts no, Tenn. , June 17, 1663. <A NEW LEAP y of the charge which made by tne rebela— having its ploture urued over @ now "in all and } the en 2avs of troops drilling every a 2 oont General Thomas corps drill twe divisions of his conps— wi extremely diffioult json in a wooded and rough . plain extensive enough for the + could not be obtained, However, ole started from eomp and rapidly troads to @ converging point on the where io am ineredible short space of ‘ were arranged in line of battle cs los im front avd one of each division massed > ne was a highly interesting and ad was wfime illustration of grand tactics, jo army activity is displayed in @ vering divisions 1b is a school for the officers loch has heretofore been somewhat slighted, ARMED NEGRO TRO J notice a siatement going the rounds of tho press in hich it Ig calculated that there are five thousand negro troops in this department, This is @ mistake, There are ho armed negro troops in this department; but Major Nile, Vroyeet Marshal General, has in course of forma- tion a brisade of pioneers composed of negroes who have no \opitivaste sorvioe in thagrmy, Thoy are !ikely soon to bo-ome useful. They will Be armed cyentually. The logic i. this army i (hat a negro is as good a8 & secessionist. «‘\vho would be free themsclyes must strike the blow.” If a negro cannot fight for bis liberty, he does not deserve it, It is cur duty to give him the opportunity. So rons the strevin of logic. We are fast coming to the point when we sbali arm evory negro who is able bodied suilciently to carry arms, and the five thousand armed nore troops not now here will be found in thie depart- me tim six months. COLONEL NICHOLAS —THR SUBLIME VIRTUE OF SRLY-DENIAL. A case of self-denial has lately been developed in this ariay Which is 80 singular,that I am tempted ‘to relate it, Col-nel Ni-holas, of the Second Kentucky, a yourg man, lor cal of five, whose cavalry rogimouts ‘ately been orgaulzed 1al0 @ brigade of Turchin’s sin “Colonel Nteholas therofore by senority would » been brigade commander, had not his modesty sug- “ him that Colonel Long, Fourth Ohio (it is <sptiin Long, F urth cavalry), was m ch better fitted for zue position tian himsolf, "Colonel Nicholas, sacrificing vs ambition, as he believes, to the good of the country, p spoced to'General Turchin and aucther colonel, wh) ranked Colonel Long, that Long should have command ©; the beigate. 1 donot think another such instance of {denial e.n be found on record. Colonel Long has a-s.med command of the brigade. It is a promotion tr: ly dese ved, and the compliment of Colonel Nicholas might be defeated by the government, with benetlt to it- sei’, by giving Colonel Long the rank as well as the posi- tio:’ He will doubtless afford the government a favor able opportunity soon to take this advice. CAPTAIN W. E. MERIULL sicce-ds Captain N. Michior as Chief Topographical Engt- neer of the department. He has signalled his succession to the position by publishing a cire lar of instruction and tions, approved by Gen. Rosecrans, Which must do m ‘arrived out or enfo:ced, towards the improve mont of the burean originating with Capt. Michier. By these instructions each brigade topographer is required to rovort ever day morning to his division topographer his operat past week, with contes of ail maps and recount ud all verbal or wrilten topographi- formation in the same manner each «vision ep, ‘ports to the corps engineer cvery Tuesday, and ch corps engine ron every Wednesday reports to Capt. Merril, Capt Merrill indicates the special fleld for his , and this duty th ubdivide among the re also regulated by those iustruetions, and several matters of minor import- ance. Ttis expected that the topographical corps. will uow be enabled to give the Conimanding General very und very accurate information coneerning the ‘coun- before us. M THE ENEMY IN OUR inoNT. sivoly that all of Breckinridge’s division has not-been Bent to Mississippi. The Twenty-sixth Tennessee is tho reximent which lost its ¢ lors at Stone river. It belonged to Preston’s brigade, formerly of Breckinridge’s division, now of Steward’s division, Hardee's corpa. OUR CRUISERS IN THE WEST INDIES. Admiral Wilkes Entertained at Bermu- Feativitie:. [From the Royal Gazette of Bermuda, June 9.) When tho Wachusett was last in 5t. George’s harbor, fying the flag of the—may. ne, soy eneseriane Admiral Wiikes, she left with any amount bosoms burn- ing with a questionable kind of ind! ‘at the way fn whieh they had been—or thought they had been—mal- tronted in our islands, and a missive Of an exceed bilious complexion from the Admiral was the result which we believe his best friends regret that he ever tho officers in that —s us and lant service in our China war—is a question on seh we do not feel calied on to enter now—for or iil the «atthhire Wilkes” is over for the present, ’e may, how. ever, say that it gives us great pleasure to record that the usal courtesies and amenities which officers of all ci- vilized nations exchange, have been on this occasion ox- tended to the officers fof the Wachuvett in a way which ba sent them away immensely delighted with their re. coption. They were entertained at the mess of the Thirty-ninth regiment on Tuesday; Captain Fleming aud bis first Heutenant dined at Mount Langton on Weanos- day, Tbe ship was ready for sea on Friday, but the off. core bene poate hig oe a on the quesate birthday; poems was , and very good naturediy ‘given by his Excellency the Governor for hem to rematn over the Saturday. Meanwhile, uy the way, ubia and Kobt. &. Lee (blockade runners) s! ‘out, Wachnsett jeft St. Georges about five on a:ternoun ‘There w hat crujse round our islands; dation; nt any rate we know that she has taken passen- gers for New York. But we should not be surprised to seo the Vander hilt here soon. To concludge our account 0° the Wach +ett w may vay thet the amg of the whole Of St. Georges, civiland military, have been libo- rally extended to her officers, who bave iu their turu been Liberal with their pospitalities on board, and a matual 001 fecling has been the result. This is as it should be, We may have, are very likely to haye, a fight at last; but at loast fot us fight like noblemen. (From the Ber azote, June 9. A parigraph baving appeared insinuating that the Van- Jorbitt was purposely ket out of the way of the Alabama, it seems but fair to pablish the following account of tho affut; as cowmenicated by one of the officers of the former vessel, aod which account we have every reason to be- lieve f* correct the Vanderbilt, it is true, was olf the Island of Santa Cruz and airivod at St, Thomas on the day mentioned about eleven o’cluck A. M. She there received information from the federal States Consul that the \lnbama was in Trinity bay, Martiniqne. The report also stated that she w 8 blocked in there by the (federal) Alabama and the Oneida, ‘pon receiving thie information the Vanderbilt waited inet twenty minotes to geta barretof flour from the shore for the &bip’s use, and then put to sea. On get Ling into the viiully of Trinity Bay, about seven o'clock the following ever lights were covered in order to Tender ihe isible as possible, and the pilot ho r a sail. Lying thus wostl jock and seeing no signs of any vessel, signals wero mado (or any federal voasels that might be there Dut there was bo rexpone. The next morning inquiries elicitel that the Alabama had not been there at ail, upon which the Vanderbilt procedded to Fort de France, and there (oud the (federal) Alabama, which had re cotved simtiar information, and had boon ta Triaity Bay within four bours after receiving it, but found that nothing bad been there. In point of fact the whole thing was a ‘'shave.” A mmilar email joke was played off on the Vanderinit while iying at the lasi named por =A fisher. man came in and reported, with every appearance of cir- cumstantiality, that he bad seen Mmen.of-war oot at fea, the one flying the Contederate flag and the other one be could not make out, ny and fought for half ‘an hour, at the expirat! , which time one of the com. batanta took the other in tow. This report also, om in- quiry, torned out to be all **gas.”” The Late Privateer Sumter. THE MURDERER OF TER CAPTAIN AT BRRMUDA, [From the Bermuda Royal Gazette, Jave 9, Many of our reaters will doubtless recollect the mor. dor of Caytajo Anderson by Joseph Hester, the second of. ficer of the Confederate steamer Sumter, while that #bip lay in Gibraltar Bay in the month of October last. reson we now allude to that dreadful tragedy te that the wretched criminal is now'on board her Majesty's steamer Shannon, which vessel arrived here from Gibral- tar on the Ist inst, The crew of the Sumter ‘were paid of several months before, and the ve. sel was ip charge of two officers and a sufficient number of hands to take charge of her, The captain | bad reagon to suspect that his second officer bad made way with some of the stores of the ship and had gone on ehore to get further evidence. Seon after the captain's return and while i in his berth, be was deliberately shot Bene gl Aud almost immediately expired, three shots from @ revolver having boen fired into his body. Heater was iynmediately arrested, and a coroner's inquent was bold on the body of the deceased offjcer and a verdict of “«wiltal murder’ was returne? against Heater, Hester had mentioned his intention to murder the cap ‘alt fo One of the stewards, but as he was heard playi a Mute just pefore (he captiin came on board, the eward aid not believe him. DRowxED.-—-Michasl Dunn, J “aw accidentally dro , . st. His (riends reside in the viciaity of © and tetxduce the Conve: ‘ion to order @ither in August or November. Lo 08 wre Jo do 50, the fiat Provisional importance ef the subject in its relation to all the inter- 8's of the State demunded. in my judgment, very speedy action by a body capabie of fually disposing of it by adoption of some wise aud just scheme of emancipation. * * . . * * "INTERESTING FROM MISSOUBL Duxven, Colorado, May 21, 1863. A Rangipet—Preant Condition of the Prossete—the Yield of Gold—Investment of War Matlw!—Location of Troops—A j with the Indfans—Phe Situation—Sociey in the Terri- tory—Miscetlan ous, Be. In this Territory, a9 far removed from the theatre of war, wo have little of expecta! interest to the Eastern peo- plo, Before the rebellion’ Broke out we were looked to with considerable interest y the public im the far off Btates, on account of the gevelopmonta wo wore then making in upoarthing the gdld deposits, Now the war Absorbs all their attention, Oscasioually they give & brief glance at the Pile’s Peak gold region; but the glance event of ite fail Hon. Willard P. jeutenant Governor of Missouri. Mr. Hail i on@of the prominent politiciuns and leading men of tho State, The be that which has been (¢ Gamble: Governor Gumable's tule has beon most calutary during the two yoars he has been in office. He bas pursued a middle course on al! points, and from that fact has been equally distasteful (0 the rebels and the radicais at the same time. As set forth in the above extracts from bis message, be has been in favor of & line of policy that should rid the State of the institution of slavery, at the same time that it ehoxld not bring sorious loss upon the ‘The rebels of course opposed cmancipation in any form, whiie the radicals were anxious to have it immodiate. Conroquently the denunciat: both tions were hurled as the Governor, say that he rode quietly through the storm, Lieutonant in’ power, will carry out tho monsage had been road, a discus. sion took place on the subject of allowing Mr. Marma- duke to take his seat. ‘This appeared tention that would produce much trouble in the Conven- bel members were determined that he should have his seat, while the radicals were is; the The conservative took a midd! cg Jooked on complacently to see ite was renewed with bitter- oft ut most of Fy anya id over until to-day. A consist of nino members, to be called @ Committee on Emancipation, to tions and bills on the 8: mittee consisted of one Fight of the members a} school, while the remaining one is a Radiol, It tg under these circumstayces that you have been called torassembie, and the subject of tho emancipation of alaves is commended to your attention #8 a subect of rest to the State and involving questions he would fellow wed by Governor Anniversary of General Lyon’s Occupa- tion of Jefferson City. vho highest inte the most delicate and difficult you oan be required 1 will not undertake the labor of develop. ing any sobeme or. recommending it to you for adoption. wand patriotic men will approach conviction that it is of the highest importance to the uate that the subject sbould be dis- posed of, they will be able to dispose of it by agreeing upon come measure, although it may not in ail its details bo the oxact expreasion of the will of any individual J will venture to aay further, that in this, as in all other cases in which a State, f it, de- prives any of its citizens of property, political morals re- quire that the citizen eball be deprived of his rights no farthor than is necessary to make the public benefit cer- tain and eure. While, then, eman blic good, the period at w! Since the beginning of .the rebellion the importance of the finauota! department of the government has vaat!y te creased, Two or three years ago the routing business of the Treasury Department was transacted with but little ‘trouble, and no great accommodations were requir, ed by those acting ag the financial sponts of |. If @ body of intelli the subject with a THE EMANCIPATION CONVENTION. How the Projects for Emancipation the government Are Received, in this city. The bank build. ia Wall, etrcet;. next. door to the olg Custom House, though small and devoid “of good ao- commodations, sufficed for the wants of the Sub-Trea. surer, though even then he was desirous of « bettep building. His applications to tho authorities at Wash. ington wore .atways disregarded until the advent of thy. Present administration and the inauguration of this re. belion, The growing. wants of the Sub-Treasurer wore represented to the Secretary of the Treasury in a letter written by the former in tho lattor part of 186F or the beginning of 1662. demonstrated to tho satisfaction of Secretary Chase that- the government would gain by transferring fho rovenue Dusincesof the port from the butlding formerly ured by ‘the Custom House authgrities to another—that then ocou- pied asthe Morchanta’ Exchange being designated asa fitting one for the purpose. The suggestion to remove the business to this building, and to anthorizo the ocou- pation of the old Custom House as the Sub-Tresaury, was — ly to be per- une ions f and it is due to him to Governor Hall, if placed ‘The existonce of gold bere was first mado, knows in After the Governor's 1858, and in ‘59 commenced that enofmous emigration from the States, Liko a huge wayé thie mass of forty thousand people threw itself against the mountains, and then rolled.back tothe States. Nearly all the emigrants of that ecason retarnod to the East within four months from tho time of first setting out. Tho quantity of gold quite small; but the existence in large quantities was fully de- veloped, Anothor emigration of equal numbers came hero in 1860. Gince that time until the present yoar thore has been little travol over the Plains. Gold mining has now resolved itself into « fixed bust- ness, Just a8 much so ag agriculture. This couptry is un- like California, The man with nothing but spade and pan is not likely to make his fertane. profitable guich mines here. The most of Of great oxtent. cipation is necessary ‘hich it shall be mado’ 1d complete admits of great diversity of opin- ‘This question of time is one on which those who agree in respect to the main point can by mutual conces- aton harmonize thelr views. * On the 16th of Decomber last I received from the Presi- dent @ despatch in this language:— It ia represented to me that the enrolled militia alone would maintain law and order in ail the counties of your State north of the Missouri river. thore might bo removed south of the river or sent out of the State. Please post yourself, and give me your opin- fon on this subject. ‘To this despatch I replied that if the government would and maintain the force, I would undertake the work ‘and wonld call out no more than necessary; that ne Tete than hinder Our Jefferson City Correspondence. Juwranson Crry, Mo., June 17, 1863, A Retrospict—Anniversary of General Lyon's Occupation oF Jeffers City—Then and Now—The Emancipation Convention—How It was Formed—lts History—Its Pxo- ceedings During Lis Present Session—Abstract of Gover nov Gamble’s Message—Resignation of the Governor—The Various Bills Presented—How the Projects for Emanct- patiin are Received—The Prospects—Celebrating the An. niversary of the Occupation of the Toum—Miscella- taken out in tha$ yoar of the precious ‘Tn this letter Mr. Cisco |, and ved Af go, all other forocs | eeseand Sonkin whom all resolu- referred. This com- It is two years And two days since your correspondent ited are of the conservative entered this town with the first loyal army of Missouri. On the 12th of June, 1861, Governor Jackson and Sterling Price went to St. Louis and there met General Lyon and Colonel (now General) Blair in conference. They accom- plished nothing, and on returning that night burned the bridges over the Osage and Gasconade rivers: On the 18th word of their misdeeds reached %. Louis, and on the 14th General Lyon started in pursuit by boate up the On the 15th the expedition landed here and easion. Your eorrespondent was one of a party of half a dozen that climbed to the cupoia of the Capitol and flung out the Unton colors to the breeze The noxrt day we starved for Booneville, and two yoars ago to-day, at about the hour I am now writing, we fought the battle to bring forward. Mr. Drake, his resolution was as vce ty _ Rds expedient that an ordinance should re son 1st day of January, 1864. 2. the eee Of negro slavery inthis 8. For a system of apprenticeship of emancipated for such period as may be eu! aries inane vecnenrney, sone ye with which js connected, prepare emancipated blacks {cr complete lrecdom. 4. In submitting said ordinance to a vote of the people on the first Monday of August next. Another st. Louisan presented an ordinance providing:— 1. No einves shall come into “this State for permanent noah ot 1870, slavery shall cease The may by law status of free persons of color, and provide by a just and —, system of ip to be great number of alterations in both buildings Those made in the Morchants’ Exchange were completed some time since, and the buat ‘ness of the Custom House removed thither. The altera- the metal | tions thus mi.ie have already ‘beon fully described in the: Our readera will be intercated in a doscription Of tho now Sub-Treamnry as it is at presont.and in the. alterations to be made in tt before Its eecupation. tion ‘as foliows:— timated that ea ors oye on the | £2l¢ taken out during the past year, it is estimated i ae ‘ot more than one sixth was from ceed mane Sere re the gulches will mining in Colorado-is certain to make returns to those who invest capital and extract California earl was reasonably sure of maki d_river beds by the use lan without farther do- T instructed the Briga- commanding the Northeastern vortion of the Tequisite number id iments, gprs to be used to I determined to carry out and on the 3d of Februa i Some changes have been made in the oxterior of the for their ratification: nt. In four days from the time of receiving information of the movements of Governor Jackson General Lyon moved two hundred miles, occupied the capital of the State, fou ght a battle and dispersed the enemy’s forces. It was always his policy to move rapidly, never allowing the enemy time to accomplish anything against him. When wo landed below Booneville it was but seventeen minutes from the time the boats touched the bank before the whole command was in motion. In December tast I ac: companied an expedition against Vicksburg, under eom- mand of Major General Sherman, That expedition was six days moving a distance that steamers can accomplish in thirty hours, When we reached the Yazoo weeon- sumed the greater part of one day in getting on shore. Compare the celerity of thetwomen. I have been re- Peatedly informed that General Sherman is the greatest field officer of the age. Of course I do not deny it; but T shall be pardoned for loving the character of General Lyon in preference to his, One week before my entry imto Jefferson City with General Lyon I made a brief visitto the town. ‘The seces- sion standard was ‘flying from a flagstaff near the rest- dence of Governor Jackson, and also from a prominent brick building in the» centre of the village. Over the headquarters of General Price the Missour! hoisted, though at that time it was blown nearly to tatters. The leading spirits of seces- sion wore moving about the streets and the Union men were compelled to be silent. Governor Jacksov , General Price and General Jeff. Thomp- son, and 1 was vouchsafed the pleasure of an introduction, The first of that trio died several months ago, in the low: est povery, at @ little town inArkansas, and was buried General Prico is somewhere in Arkansas, making many promises of redeeming Mis- souri from the bands of her oppressors, though he has not set foot in the State for more than a year, Thompson is a roving chieftain in. the confederacy, most of tho time without acommand. It is doubtful if they ever eater Jefferson City at the head of the victorious army thoy have promised to lead here. In the autumn of 1861 Jefferson City became a great military point, as it was made the base of General Fre- mont’s operations io the Southwest. The hundred days passed and—Jefferson relapsed into quiet. Since that time it has been of minor importance, ‘The Convention now assembled here, though it contains but little talent, is really of great importance, It was chosen three years ago to take invo consideration the extraordinary state of affairs then prevailing, and is made up of delegates chosen by the popular vote. The authority for it is found in the bill of rights of the State of Missouri, which declares that the people may change their form of government whenever the pub- lic good may require it. Ninety-nine members constitute the full Convention; but there are now only eighty-three present, The Conveotion was origmally chosen to decide whether the State should stay im the Union or go out of it. General Sterling Price was then President of the Conven- tion, and made a speech much more favorable te union than disunion, ft was then decided to stay tn the Union; and the State has been held, by the action of the strect, near the entrance and infront of the Naval © and Cashier's OMca, were also fn'tho space between the building an wntk was taken up, chiselled and replyced. On Wall... thi outside doors of the entrance to the rotunda, were romoved. together with their framework, as also was all'the railing at ‘the head of the steps. A marble», where the | slab was.ingerted inthe front of the edifice over * trance, bearing the following inscription :— UNITED STATES Produced on the heols of the above an an " 1. No negro or muiatto, bond or free, shall be brought ‘como into Mussouri at any timo hereafter. ‘and mulnttoes now held as elaves in Mis- ingue of ol sveb nogroes and m\ io Missourl on 1570, become abrciutely free on that day. ve restrictions upon the sale of slaves ees a. from Nm npeennde cry ature wl time diy of any Ke or 1810. ah Jutions, to the « and gradual, and secu ig an educat ‘and anxious for her peace ing no other ambition than to serve his , gentlemen of the Convention. tement, taken in connection witl ruon! the profitable running one. The Black Hawk Com- of Tetaty-toce Mg tee ulattoes, fthe ‘communica! fhe 1et day of January’, ‘stamps at tho fool Gragory’s .Guich, near old, wore made. Their machinery and -t rtation was over —. the claims coating them. nothing, raised 10,000 men for own defence to serve dul 1e atthe time of the discover! war; she bas organized her entire loyal militia, and has called them into the field at such, times and in such num- protection of her people d putting nine regiments into more permanent rervice, with every expense except pay barne by the United Stat all the militia inservice are under the command Majer’ — =f bask Gepartment, at emancipation should be-certain the owners of the slaves some compensation through @ system of apprenticeship. resolution closed by expressing an opinion that the adop- tion 0f hts plans would give proof of the sourl and would work for the prosperity of Judge Birch, we!l known throughout the State ag a se- cessionist and an opponent of emancipation, offered the 1 lowing resolution, which was the cause of much excite- than running expenses. The little surplus that was maile was at.once sent East to diminish the indebtedness. As one of the firm then remarked, ‘ It is nocessary to star wc re it has been long enoagh out of the ‘This room—tho largest and finest ‘in. the building—hem: ° All the old woodon desks. and. railings have been remoyed—both those formerly placed: in the centre of (he rovm aud those erected on each side. ‘Through the middle of the rotunda a fine hich raiting Raw heen erected, within which a thick and broad marble: counter has been placed. A similar one, attached to the Oiitside of the railing, will be for the accommodation of those tranancting business with the clerks inside, No other changes tiave been made in the room thus far, oven this railing avd counter being stilt aufinizhed. From the appearance of this portion of the building {t would appear that considerable time must elapse before Mr. Cisco cam. fon of the room have been painted. © ayist, ‘been osaentinily changed. Totorta to get cool. Ip 186} the company made some money; but there was a time when {ts property could have been bought for cost. ‘At tho present moment it has no less than soven mills running, and threes more on the wy. its indebtedness, ava hea a handsome Jt is constantly buying more property The above ts given merely “as Othot_ companies are. dois is now attracting capitaists, and this year is witnessing an enor- Denver merchants now assert that they have no trouble in getting “ns much time on their archares as if they lived tn St. is one of the institutions. ining as of comparatively tittle nee, that shows there ts ron the Pacific siope, bont fifty miners havo T learn from a banking house here that one party of thtce men took cut during two months $3,290 worth of ¢‘scale gold.”’ One day's work for three yivided $270 and another $250. er contra, the miners working the next claim to these men did not tke out more than over seven the effort of a woul Bac Sete ian 0 eee Whe Bae eee, GUERILLA WAR AND BUSHWHACSING. There is one other measure for which there appsars to Buch & contest as bas oocurred of revenge have arisen and This policy has often had lawless acts of those who were in militery The murderous warfare of the guerilia and the busbwhacker has provoked to retaliate upon those who were supposed to countenance their atrccieties, and tho exercise of this retaliatory vengeance has bceu left to the judgment or mere caprice of squads of soldiers: while the summary execution of mon found in arms in these bands of miscreants 1s justified by theMaws of war, it becomes Altogether a difficult question whether a man sba'l be shot down in bis field and nis house burned upon tie suspicion of n.squad of soldiers that he is a secessionist or a rebel, or that he favors the guorillas. desire for vengeance or.a love for plunder, or ageeral thirst for blood by this off-hand denunciation 3 this license has the effect of utterly demo- ralizing the troops who indulge in'it. therefore. the proprict ment of some tribunal, sons betongiug to such armed bands has paid off all exist a cy necessity. Resolved, That the Committee on Emanvipation be in+ ‘ ns wire whether any additional legislation is ibe protection of the institution of domestic d by the covstitution of this State and that of the (nited States, and tbat they report by or- dipance or otherwise. Abotber proposition was: submitted, providing for the freeing of slaves in 1870. Alter that'time it apprentices minors until twenty-one. ‘out of the State, and provides for ha y State flag was ‘ed ‘the contest. slavery a8 guaran’ In one happy group were mous investment. take possesaion. The roof ard every port and improved in sppesrspes, ‘where, hereafter, such vast ited, are located one on each eet entrance to the om opening from the latter room. The vaults are por- ons of tis room formerly occupied ng Department of the ipamediat ite on sy a ont tool feet in length. OB fe rong irou OF sieel doors. a outer and .n inner door. Negroes not to be tak the support of the aed and infirin, All the above were referred to the Committce on Eman- cipation, and the Convention adjourned for the day. morning the question of admitting gain called up andiled (0 end tes: let off in favor of admitting bim, while the radicals took the other ground. Motion atter motion was mado, and the prospect of arriving at a decision seemed farther off the more the subject waa discussed. Neariy the whole day wis taken up with this matter, and t was final!y.d cided art to apk directly that Gep. Schofleld allow Marmaduke to come now, but-merely to inform the Gene- objection to his coming, A an that the qnestion of Me Marmaduke’s disloyalty be investigated by a committee ‘chosen from the Convention. Towards tbe close of ition for New York and Boston Louis or Chicago. Pike's Pei #1 have spoken of gulch occasionally a streak of uot. in what js called Freneh Gul ‘been working for several months. by the charity of strangers. It ts too eney to coin up a Providing for the establish: guerillas or bush- whackers, or ea with information; that the tria} aball be prompt and the recommendation is feunded upon the idea that thoee sons are not to be treated as persons ev; mere enemies of the hu “pide of feet. in width, bo oat vo de rai that the Conyentt ‘ made ment, though not so much as w jew machinery is on the bi cloned the'first ty Ukety that Tauch of 1 Ii will more’ proba’ tly from our vivi idea, that the leader ‘The Legislature attempted to pass an ordinance of se cession, and at one time succeeded in doing so, but its action was never heeded. It ts probable that # more mixed and incongruous mass than is comprised in this Convention has never been as sembied. ll shades of opinion are represented. There are some members who have been in the rebelarmy, aud ‘are now at home under heavy bonds to do nothing more. ‘There are others who openly and boldly declare their sympathy witlrthe war against the sepublic, and who are also under bonds to keep the peace. Others thereare only ‘mildly secesh,” and others who do pot know where they stand. On the other hand, there are mem- bers of the Jobn Brown school, who believo that devastation should follow in the track of qur armies, by citizens and others: Theaffuir passed. to the satisfaction of all oo: one Pe Soret southwest See we jaye tion Cr peetoct quiet would an imporsibility in Misecurt. ’ Nicarague vs. The Tran ~ TO; THR MDITOR OF THE HERALD, — frém Nicaragua would seom to init. mlty between that government and the Central American Transit Company is by no meang settled. A brief bistory of the affair and an impartial statement of the facts and circumstances connected theréwith may not be without interest to the public. It will, be recolicotéd, thas a few mouths since tho gov- ernment ot Nicaragna seized the lake and river steamers, and other property of the Transit Company, for alleged violation of the contract on the part of the company. Mr. Clay, the Cnited States Minister accredited to that country, fully justified the course of the Nicaraguan government. At least it” is so did 80 or not is @ matter of but little consequence, as tho ‘troe merits of the case would not be affected one way or the other by his action. The qnestion was one involving Parties, and could coly be t Company. enough to satisfy these men. the more conservative fort, who: all vigor and yet hold @ restraining ‘Their faith tu the Union was firm and undying as can ‘an: Merah cone ms ore all views wu present ted we ‘ind also. all sorts of opini pon of slavery. Some there are who wish the slaves ret free at once, with all the privileges and immunities of white men Oppossd to them are those who will oppose . to the death any aad either platform are fe from ail the rich fields of before tho murderous rifle Peer) with difficulty that the Ind! Union men, the rebels were buoyant and confident; man; @ fugitives from your ‘State mon of firmuess and nerve wood. Whether he of your numbers bs here in the capital of ‘were uneasy because of the armed The Atlantic Telegraph. This great enterprise is now in a fair way of Being car- ried into practical operation during the, summer of 1864. up to the present time Las attended of submarine cables of various Jengths in diferent parts of the world is the best gua- the Arapahoes, and if the latter go to waragaiost us it | rantee that could be presented of the final triumph of the great work in which the Atlantic Telegraph Company schemes for emanc! conservatives of all hue. One #0 are of those who hold mus ibis.’ it will bo impossible to carry character, aud if the iw Of both contractin; Kiowas, always hostile, rhowing their teoth already ‘they have falieo | The snocrss w! upon some of the isolated seitiers on the crooks, fort miles ‘The Utes claim to be friendly, but are not to be trusted. ry Spe mong expecta- f tion of means, were sure of 8 iy driving away the 0 vor Prov ment: The call {¢ ‘troops made oa the settled and well defined principle of ‘the Inying aod through an extreme measure of an; contracts must and rebels wish to compel tho Convention to ad- Jouru without accomplishing anythi He Jaw that “all by the laws of the country wherein made contracting parties be foreign residents of If aforeign born citizen or subject, all that ment Of the country of his nativity can do is to he is not violently or illegally deprived of bis rights while residing in a foreign country and engaging im Tt will be recollected that when certain citizens of the United States, as well as French made reclatua- tiong on the United States for losses occasioned by the bombardment of Greytown, Secretary thom on this very ground, asserting to that country voluntarily and jn no pub- ‘but with the view of better! rily took all the Chances, and must for protection and indemnity. has ever since been adbered to by the ates, supported as it 18 by international lai statement that Mr. Dick in. ‘They are bitterly hostile to you in former conventiousy ipis that came to the Executive were al! complaints on Union men. The offices of they can easily do From the following summary of the proceedings for the first three days of the present session the reader will is no Inck in number of bilis pre- le exception, point to emancipa- it is easy to perceive what will ‘The Convention assembled on Monday, according to The purpose ‘or which it was assembled perceive that ther sented. All, with tion under some form. be the ultimate resnit of pect Of success Was stil! on their An election had been provided for, November, to fill tho executive eifices vacated in July, and it became apnarent that if such eloc- tion was attempte@the voice of the Union men would be drowned and the State would come under the sway of the secessionists | sen ears called to meetin October. At your meeting io nh ing the offees held by “aishoyad of from office holders; you prov! the election of sent through the Atlantic cable: that still doubts ‘the practicability of tbe great undestaking. He re- mains proof against the overwhelming mas of we murders have been com. ‘months. Tho civil iaw | furnished in the hundreds ef The state of society bore at presents is not inviting character. Hardly a nightor day out & shooting affair, in which some one receives ® wound. It's estimated that t i made provisions for vacat that p ae Ubited States—a desire to the same effect on the part of ‘men, by requi ‘an oath a Jorge portion of the people. On was ho quorum present; but in the doy there were enough business, There was some delay in 0p Account Of the neoosstt ‘ing their ovudt- tion, they Deceasar look, is Fes i i Fee 5 ih t i | : it ne e z i i | i i & E rebellious States Such being my ¥ by the constitution, | recommend the General Assembly sucl. ‘cessary and expedient. | Jual omanetpation. ibited by the constitution from passing the emancipation of slaves without tie consent of ~~ before ench emanct- ves #0 emaxcipated. condition of whe business of the state ren- for the State te pay the oqniva constitution, and the certaint, States ¥, nicer to form recommended pehe sion required to an insignificant amount—an amount whieh, In fact, might have beon provides by the Stato. ‘Tho ciduortl Aksombly failed Wo act upon the subjed& , The il H f i i i 3 2 i Et iy Fy a 2 . 2 : iz 8 i ij 7 their owners, or without pay i 5 i t E | ifs E 3 i F F) BSE! i u ff i ti ' a i f ZF : Bt 5 $ i ‘ieton al Bie seat until the mort There bar of here { he faditaly fe Gempe. 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