The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 6, 1865, Page 1

‘ . THIRTY.-FIRST VRAR, } NUMBER 10,128. f ‘the 2 atest | ty Telegraph to the N. ¥. San. | THE WAR WESTWARD. "SSTRUCTION OF HOOD'S PONTOONS: 100 Mules, 100 Wagons and 200 Kogs Captured. ‘THE KENTUCKY INVASION. ebel Ocenpation of Owensboro, , LATER NEWS FROM DIXIE, «ications of Rebel Desperation. OVEMENT AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA , Landing of Our Foroes. EBEL PICKETS DRIVEN BACK Congressional Proceedings. CAPTURED SAVANNAH COTTON. Mr. Ste att CITY RAILROAD SWINDLE, ' nies cclnciaiaiseadinns &e., &e., &e. ‘ Omeiai Diwpatch ems Gold Scheme, War sd aud Bava muctated Press me to Fortress Monroe, Hilton H to consult with Genersis Grant, Fuster wtWaD on important matters relating w the ser © The supplies and exchange of prisoners the Manvaation of colored troops, rails ng the block- The Secretary ot bas aud eof Bavanuab, aud opening itto free trade, the ure of rebe! property and products will be s0ng the sul jects ol considersiuion ‘ GENERAL THOMAS, Houd’s Pontoons Captured ond Buret Courtland, Ala,, Jana, rv Decat sr, Alay Jan Ma wmand have pureued, captured ~The cavairy beloaging t Gen. Bteaduian's burned ped's pontcon tram, esptured 600 iules, 100 ‘wons, and 400 hogs Forrest ia reported near * agollville, and n deserter from Tod's army re- vs that Hood baa been onlored to Tuscaloosa, to pormenize Lis shattered army. gumand fsalmost entirely dispersed { From Kentucky. y ported Occupation of Owensbore by the Kebels 4 » revsboro, Ky, Ja. 4,—Ovvenshore has been ¢ 7 Possession of by the rebels uuder Major J ‘ : and Rbody's cavalry ker Taylor, our forces evacw 1g the place Jwepaboro isa thriving port village, capital of +w Co. Kentucky, situated ov the Obio River, 16 miles below Louiaviile. It is the 5 {pal a 't7ing port of the couaty, and a place wetive Mitess, It contains a Court Hon three Jr edes, an Acalen eno a brave Mant n a : From Virginia. ¢pture of a Captain, Lieutenant and >) Seven ef Moneby’s Yeu, $ ashtngton, Jan. 6, —The Sta says: We have rmation of the capture of a Captain, Lieutenant seven men of Mosoby's oummand, who con- plated a raid gu the Baltimore and Obio Rail- The party crossed the river at Darnestown eftyzene’ clothes ior the purpose of taking the ears the Relay Hours, to proceed to the Point of hors, for the purpose of tapping the Road. Upon whing the Relay Louse, information of their LS vements having previously reached General a. t . we taken into custody. A large amount of Waey aod papers containing information of value our authorities {8 eard to have been found upon oir persons, There are sorue matters of interest connection with this capture uot judicious to Dtish, Southern News. Colonial Vassalage Proposed, Shoe extraordinary article in the Richmond 5ex- ya, quoted in yeatrday's Sus, acknowledging k. desperate condition of the Confederacy, and posing a return Ww colonia! vaasalae, as profer- ve to eubmiseion to the United States Govern- y interest lu Rh Quit, bas eaxcued extraordina ‘ nd, where she article is generally regarded as @ © duction fr * their credit be it spoken mot unsn mous ¢ approving it, and some of them denounce Colere that when te lasue ym the pen of Jeff, Davis, The pupers, are juarrowed to the a sountry to # Euro- fan power or returning to the Constitutional #l- Vianoe to the United States Gr pe latter course i# more decidedly preferable, The Mchmond ExaMrnen, however, has the basoness to or the proposition, and states: {lf we are asked whether or not colonial vaseelage preferable to subjupati y the Yankees, we (Y Yow—k tely preferable Better for us and ers pot only that we should sink beck into cvion- & but that we shouid all die where we stand, tan be r cei to the ignominious condition of seals tothe Yunkee nation Bat it hoppens thas ither the question nor the answer ie anything to r present purpore, aud if we were asked whether would or word not purchase the rasterial sid » England sud France in our present struggle by an oping slavery justantly apd on the apot, we yegan * without ove moment's hesitation cons deration.'"' That is to say, in other words, woud aac e the negro race to ingure our own fepencence, But it happens here aguin thay the Rernative ig not preenwd to us, We sre not ed to choose between the tivo except by sowe ot iat It qualifies this view, however, by the following atement 5 native of surrendering the eromentand laws, —er7 e Confederacy has never had any other rcli- ce than its own native strenvth and resolution ; one other now, either actual or pommble, aad ng the truth, we Lope there ja uo treachery ulnly saying 4 t) thove who are pow upen the Conlederaw States that they offer to return to colonia! dependouce, cr p of slaver;, to Englend anu Fratce, on vdition of receiving ther material aid, we im- sno odious intention to such advisers, What “wean to sey my thas the counsel coms frum News , Heaven, itis quite too soup te +4 *. Ww D partinent, Washington, Jan 6.— To the } bedgeville. 8 er, who commanda the poss at that point, they of the lead that to follow (¢ wonld be an acmiaton of jefeas and ruin, Wich, We thank panic lvevitable AMUNER states ; “ If netther England ror Prence wi'l x . Treogn ze us, Dot even Know of our existence, w! ilk we are vigorously baffling and beating back givau- tic fnvagivos yoar after year, im baughty our own prowess to offer them advantage we cate benefita, how would the tation ae thre, o that we muck b Pa par ablcy alery ances and recipr reonive euch an inv ire einking and per- pow ¢ tahing under the mighty power of (me Yankees na- flon*"* The Woe is out with the following notet.e pro porition t mas be worth while sider whet trosy not be wall t) treat the fore! governmenta with some of their own ph y may we not. following their own exarny feclare the porta of the United Hates biwkaded. and make the vessels of Great Britain, France, eveking to enter or depart from those ports thy lawful prey of our cruisers ? The time han come wh for onr authorities t A vowardly cary r commerce has | een the con- straining consi le o with Great Pritaio in her one<d te peutrality, and in ber meek aubmiavon the cated insults and trages of the Yankee Government. Rebel Despatches, iv Washington, Jan. 6 nesday contain the ¢ “Charieston, §. C., Jan & are reported to have returned! from tee Mol ive aud Ohio Railroad, going westward, They have left forty wounded, General Gholeur The damege to the railroad wili be repaired in Telegraph Richmond papers of Wed- lowing items The Federal raiders abwily wounded, obout ten days (Biymed,) “G T Deavesdany.” “Charleston, Jan. 9,.—The enemy ar force ou the South Carona ade of the Sav Kiver, and are driving our pickets towards Mil Signed “Wid Ha Ao offictal report of the damaye d t | works states that the p ping, cisterns, de. are une | ijured, The sheds ure al! destroved There | ere seven buudred and elgutyetiy kettles broken, aud twelve buodret a The total amount of A cighty good ket tles retaining galt at the Tp anot! ex article on the sane subject, the Ex- relianucs of | Mr. Grimes presented tho following regolut ey! f . Ree the Sectetar of War ted tou mie tie numterof pon entaet the eof the Un te) State, that have hoor @ wll 7a f the reapoct- Vive States, aad upon vw bat de py aud in what tmanges, and what evidence, such credits | Were ade. Mr Poster offered ® revolution, wbich was j wlopted, instr the Committee on Military | Affaire to inquire into the expediency of reporting ao 1 to dint, | ton, &e, caps t 6 proceeds of the sale of cot Savannah, soma the seldiers te tt 1 {vod eaiters of Gen, Sbertnan's arms, upon the eaoe prose ple that naval prises are distmbuted anone officers and men of the navy, me suate next pron eded to the conmderation of Mr. Wiieon's joint resolution to make free the sliver and the children of slaves who eniistin the army of the United States, The question was upon the refcrence to the Judiciary Comm itter, moved by Mr. Darcie, Mr Doolittle nin favor of the motion ts re fir the resoluvion te the Committes on the Judiciiry. My reasons are very simple: The aenate bad al thon fo amend the Conatitu- tof Brates and pat an end to tha nin all ite forme by an amendment aw of the land, which isabore grees, above the Sinreme Court and above the That meamire whieh passed the Renate ve in the Honse of slavery quest to the fundamental ( Preaident, ot the last eeerion te now ner Reprerentatives, and aa [am fuformed, and I be Yeve ‘he journals of the House show it, next Moniay te fixed for the day upor which the House will eet, and I have a 1 reasons to tbeleve that the Rouse of Representatives will atept that proposition, It will at once be adopted by the Hove be submitted rehope that my honorable friend wil States, | there’ to the Legisiatures of the severe! States, and passed upen, Ubloubtediy, Curing the present winter, before the adjournment of these legislatures in the Ppriny, aud th # vexed quest the whole oi it wil! be disposed of and pt iteide of Congrese outswe of it power to te lL and there wil! be n end to the agitation of the quemion. When Jefferson David hingelt, with bre cabinet and the pres Ricbiond, recommend the abandonment [oi the inatigition of savers in the Soutberu Con- jt eracy. Why should the Dem cratic party in the Nortiern states heve anv reason to bold op to tt ner t wil have po reason for it and no excuse t; and IT believe the proposition willtnumph at this aeseon, and then it trlumphe here in Congress, 1 not the least do ibt that | ie will receive the savc f three-fonrths of the | | ality of that law, let him test tt now, Bir, the wives al ton to vo before the Committee on the works ig ninety-two thousand bus damaged | Jt ere are those who senonaly doubt he ‘ “, " “| m w have the power to elightiy by the fire, The wells are oot seriously | ‘ one dott ronstitus darurged, fi fw »° Constitution Ss Lae RT RS W is Leannot consent to bave thia reso- The Great Stom man Raid Destruction of ! rred to the Committee on the Judiciary Confederate Property. Imens to the Conatitution cannot fe The detal!s of the great fede.a! raid inte Somth- | ive within the next eiyhteen months. - - two r he Congress of the United Western Virginia aud Fast Vernes | re these: T e - revel: ; = if | Soatem, at ite last season, desided that a man who erala Stoneman, Burtritgo Hilems show that} aout enlist in the Army of the United States it Maw one of the most daring exploits of the war. | sl oolt be free bw the fat of the Government of the TVhe lead mines and salt works, fifty foundries, one | United Htates If any one doubts the coustitution- hundred aud tweaty miles of railroad, fifteen bo inotives, two bundred railroad care, and an mense amount of velual'le property were dleatroyed Twenty plecos of artilery and «large oumt prisoners were captured f Saltvi was completely destroyet t impor. taunt place, the destruction of h will ene taille beavier loss upon the ¢ racy than & defeat in the field a form r times ¢ § Ev) picacnted in there salt works, work 8 port of them for their benefit respe tiv w! the wartroke cub the Conmurate & . posseetion of them, end ved € Beate companies to huve for the vse « y such quantities o als ‘ absolutely coq red for we centr the Bouth Carolina block was 5 the destruction of the oiherst rapid suceor- won The kettles to the unomber "I aand, were broken, and the torch applic th buitings so that pot a vestige of @ extensiy worke remained The utia wer estroyed t drop gsbotand abell jot rs that will rendee them ent rr “ fo galt works supplied the iarg wt proportion ¢ used {n tac South, ther deetruction wail be telt by every person, In additicu to these, the iron works, the iargest of the &k ue Virgin or In the entire Bout were 2 couplete ruined, They also bave teen worked by the Cou- foderate Governinen uch hes derived @ i) prodt from them ever since the commencement uf the war Bnt the most serious aud perhaps the moat irreparable logs ts the Conieceracy was the dessructioo of the large pereiemonu-cap fuctul yy which contained delicate aud valuable wachiuery thet can bardiy be repleced, Th eed mines in Wythe Co, Va, whence Genera! Lee « ing mat 2 tor hia army, were slso destroyed, with the valuable engines machinery and améting furnaces. In widition to theye luswes in- ticted on the "¥, more than fifty raijroad bridges between Kichroond aud Beltv'lle were burned, These operations were rb eted with: out serious opposition from the eucra The bowe guard turued out, aud iu addition ty these, Cou- fod: rate detachments Vader Generals Vauguan sad ed our forces Several spirited ace at Kingston, Maron, Wytheville god other place tut ln each cabe the reb-ls were deieated wil consideraiie loo, A marked Union feeling was diecernible among o are portion of the jubatitante No less than twelvo millions of dollars worth of property was destroyed dusipg this expedition, Tho mere destruction of property, however, Was bt the object of this novemeni, Work Wao is ree dictatal by the 6 of military strawyy, Geueral Grant orgauized (he preseut expeciticn, so | as w more effectually destroy the Virginia Rail aud deprive the reve. or Ub Cebeary olif The result secured ali the wivuntages thet were au ticipaud, aud prolaliy prevepwed \he intended march of Hood into Basteru Tounessee lt would tuerefore, iat the Kreat Broneman rad also the means of securing one of the most | complove sud decisive Union vicwories of the war, uy Frow tiavana Tho steamship Bagle, frm Havana Doc, sth, with merchandise and passengers, arived at this inet yesterday, Purser Albert, of the Lagi, ia thanked for papers received, Havana Dee. 30. Lule news ‘atirring, A report Was brought from Matanzas | yesterday, that # vesus) bad arrived there, and re- | ported having seen two veaseis Lurbing just out- side, and two steamers near by, suppose! to have been the captors, But litle crodit was attached ty ther After the let of January, al! foreign pewspapers here are to be subjected to @ Vigorous ensursip, Whieb ls about equivalent by suppres- fin, Congressional Proceedings, Tuere le very AXAVILith CONGRESS Second Session. | * and children of tho men we have made free are held aa slaves, We were told from army officers, nt the last « on of Congress, bow they were | treated Missour The facta were presented to the Henate, and thee shocked the sense of bumant- ty OF the powsr to pass auch @ resolution aa pros posed, Edo uot entertain ® doubt, Wo may have | to pay for theme slaves—probably we shall—bus as tte rright to doit there can be no question, and } It that ot this time we ought Dot to hesitate a me meat Me. Sautsbur Have we the power under the ‘ vot the United Btatoe to pass a bill of . & Las the Consress of the United States } auth etter within the lirnite of the reapect- ’ aud declare that any person who le held 1 uncer the constituuon aud laws of @ portic State, shell be frre? Twhall maintain t rine, when this question shall come up for | inthe Senate, that not only bave you | t tree the wives and children of ne- | ) volunteer in our arm 7, if thoy are from S utes where Rlavery is recownized, but von ¢ a 6 Vo frootum to the negro voluutoor Linself, if he eS There $e no principle more clearly rec- oguized ia \uteruapomal law than thie, that if a slave be captured frow his lawful owner by one bell erent, aud he afterwards comes back into the possess of the otber belligerent, that be reverts to ble original owuer, Mr Sagwer.—Luere can be no delay, The coun- } try cainos wait the slow action of ® constitutional aren tment. All must confess the bumamty of {the proposition for enrranc bising the families of red pers who have Lorue arma for their cuuulry. Batthe question is asked what power has C yess to set the farnilies frea? My answer im that Conyress bas precisely the @aine power to ifranchise the taimiiies thatit bas to enfranchise the red gjdiers, The two powersare colacident ond frou the same source [thas already been assum- ed that Congress may entranchise the colored go!- { diera Tt would be vain to counter # right or a power if ineans ior ite enjoyment were desired Frow thie simple a opt the conclusion is irreaistible, Iu coniern upon Con ress the power to or au army, the Constitution conferred therewith all Lhe powers essential to the exercise of the necessity the case, sud w prevent an intoler- able weanuews. Lknow uotbow wecau use the rma of the slave and ask him to shed big ar duwence, and then hand over bie wife god child & bondage The case 18 too clear fur ar- | Kument, Concede that the solder may be enfrau- j ehibed, aL Lit tollows that by the same conatitu- { Uoual powor his femily may be admitted w au equal bbert Any other concluson would be | jas Wopyical i Wb 8 inhuman end diee }ereditable alike ¢ the ad and heart. 1 caunot elhoee what l havo to say without Qudiug | boat im my opinion Couvrows at thig u rwry comp ele waster of the whoie question avery everywhere in the Luster Btates. Even without any consitutivuul at Hueuis, 4b Cau swoep it all ous of exaatence previa! 4.6 Can remove wuy shen vbstruction to tt tonal defence, aud all thus bY Vurhue of @ poweray indisputable us the | power ty fee armues or W tuspend the habeas orpus The questicn wae then isken on the reference uf she resvlution, and it waa decided ip the negative, | $@us 15, nays 19, aud at the request of Mr, Sauls- bury, who wished w debate the proposition, fur- sideration of this eulject Was postponed, ty perunt aliens who army to become citi ther cx Mr, Wilson celled up @ bi the | have served 4 the Luited States ne vear in lowing as au ammend- n wh wd or n the ears conubuously before the vf April, 1°61, sual be ustural zed under the awa of the Cosed States, eter tue first aay of 1°65, anyte pg in spy mbt thy contrary pinudiak | ' | | i ' | | 6, 18605, luitom, hor ng to Kew the appointment of di seme and esoldiess In the public dep.run nig which waa reforr~! tot! @ Judiciary Comunittee M-. Col of Callfornia, offered @ joint resolution of thanks to MVor.General Sherman and the offi- cers and men uncer bim, whieh wae referred to the Committee on Military Afaira, Mr A. W. Clark imtroduced « joint resolution, Provicing that ail vacanctes in the clerical forve in he several departinents of the Government, shall be O led by soldiers and sailors dimabled by wounds, who ahall be competent to perform euch duty, oF easily instructed therein, and requiring the heads of Departinents and Bureaus to appoint wounded solliers and mailore ae mpeedity as changes can be taade without detriment to the public servive. The resolution was referred to the Committees on the Judiciary, Mr. Horrick offered @ preamble setting forth that the rallronds inthe City of New York charge an addition of 20 per cent, on the pretance that there Is no uther way of collecting from passengers the internal tax of 2 per cant, imposed on the ross receipts therefore Resolved, That the Commiites on Ware and sons aqlare inte the exped.ency of repealing ao touch of the tnternal revenue ect as empowers the railroad compunies to increase their rates beyond those eatald.shed by local law, or to amend the act, fo that It wil not be construed to authorize the collection of higher rates of fare theu those the State of New York or the ordinances of the chy Warrant, Go wotton of Mr. Morris, (N.Y) @ resolution Was adopted providing by law tor a wing with the services of recruking brokers, and pe hy bitin, them frou receiving pay fur apy sued @ervue _ Mr Stevens offered « resolution inetrueting the Comnalttes on Ways and Means to tnqu re into the e\peuency of reporting # bill to prevent combina. | tens beug formed to raise the price of coin and | the prinet- pal power, It Congress can authorize the eulist- } ineel of ele yo%, Ge ut Unquestionably can, itmay at J the eee tite authorize their evfrauchisewent, | | and by the same r Qik tuay suthor zo the en frer semnent of ti fmniles, and all this from | | SENA Mr, Shertuan « bjcet of this amend. EAATE, ment, I wer many ailenerin it Washington, Jan & —The Benate reassembled at | Us jie i Sta who ben sturaliz 12 ofclock, Vice President Hamlin in tbe chaiz, | 6.84 te keep from u a " tury tery | Tore were twenty-seven Senators presont—twen- seta alone ynaldvraticn of this subject ube | ty-t selng # quorul } Mr, Sumner presented a petition | FOLSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ) persons in New York, ageing for the . | prohibition of slavery in the Lalted | Wad referred to the Comins i | Mr. Hendricks preceat from the | clerks in the Treasury Department, asking for an | spcrease of compensation, Which was relerred w | the Conamaisios on Finanes, a Qo motion ut Mr, Hubbard, of Counce | f tho Navy | all the facta relanwe to the Vurst.og of the guna on Rear-Admiral Porter's fleet My, Acobrowe Wo Clark ictreduced @ bh the Secretary was called Upon to fuueb 9 ah (eee | teprectate the value of lewrul money of the United States. He made a speech abowing the action on the part ot Great Britain to correct aii lar evils. Mr. S\evens said be did uot intend to avk legisle- tion on his own resolution, Mr. Blair briefly reptied to Mr. Beevens, saying the jud-menut of Bugland was different ‘rom that stated by the gentlomau from Pennosyivenia as to the effect of autl-«peculating legisiauon Mr. Brooke said the condition of England w Cifereut trou Uet of the Loited States, and there- fore the legislation of Great Dritein wae not #ppro= priate, He showed that the high price of gull was the Levessity of vur position, and that peual laws Woult utly ay sravate the price of gold. Mr Ste ous withdrew bie resolution. Toe House theu went inte Couumittee of the Whe te ob the Pres Jenut's inessage Mr. Crcssweil, of Maryiaod, made an enti slavery speech Mr. Stevens, of Penusy!vania, eulogired Presi- dent Lincoln's measage, aud wdvccated the amend- Toent of the Constitution ao as to abolish slavery throughout the country. He k the ocemeon to refer to what be callal the oopperhese ab the Chicago Convention,"® who proposed, be maids @ Aavracefy| pence, Mr. Cox, of Unio, thought it extre ‘a the gentleronu from Peunsylvanis ly unkind ovens) lo abuso the Demorratic party for tie very thing whieh Horace Greeler yestortay proy ood mm the columns of the New York Tuisune, naivly —an ef- fort add pence. Mr. Pruyn, of New York, took ingue with Mr. Stevens, insisting that the latter had chanyed bis opinions; for at the last session be (Stevens) was for treating the South aga ‘foreign power,"* but how as simpy ‘rebels,’ to be put down The Conmittee bere rose, and at balfpast throe o'clock the House adjourned Now York State Legislature. Senate. Albany, Jan. 6.—-The Judictary Committee re ported favorably on the bill for e uniform Stato bounty and prohibiting local bounties, BILLA NOTICED. To confirm certain ortinances of the New York Bupervisors, and to provide for the bonds therein specifed....To amend the Quarantine Law,...To au end the charter of the New York Guaranty and ludemnity Company... .To prevent encroschinents in the berbor of New York, and for the completion of the Latwry extension.....Appropristing four ruillions of dollure for the psywent of the principal and interest of the Canal brit. The res tutions of Mr. Andrews, complimentary to Generals Orant, Sherraan, Thowes and Sheridan, end Aduairal Parragut, were celled up and adopted, Mersrs, Beach and Niven voting agaiust the fret The Ninth Bevatorial District contested caso was When called up, sod one motion to disagree with the report of the majority awarding the seat to Heury R. Low, debate arose, which was continued till the hour ¢! acjournu.ent. Awmembly, resouted the annual report of the te Ranking Department ; also, f the Btate Treasurer ; alwo, she report Cane! Comuasioners BILLS The Speaker | Superintendent the report oft ADMITTED. To authorize the erection of a new Capitol....... To orgwnize the City of Albany and tbe villages of Weat Troy and Cohoes under the control of a fee Department To incorporate the Home Trust Company of Brooklyn lo amend the charwr of the ferries between Sag Hirbor and Greenport To amend the Registry law To euable the Comptroller of New York to fal- Aries to etployens -To amend the Rey sed Slatutes in relation to divorces For the | et- ter protection of Beamen in New York Fora Polico District in B flalo....... To close # portion of the dd avenue, Brooklyn, BILLS INTRODUORD, To amend the act in relation to building a public market in the City of New York To authors ize the constructivn of #ruiroad im Sixth avenue and other streets in the of New York,....... To close Observatory Square or Place iu the ¢ New York To amend the charter of the C Fire Lisurance Gowpany of Now York city, MOTIONS AND KBBOLUTIONS, Mr. Humphrey moved that the Committee on Railroads be increased tom Live wo seven munbers, Adopted Air Creamer iniroduced the following + desolved, That if ihe Senate concur, the Benn ters upd Repoesentauves in Congress from Siete be reyuested tu take such sctlou as w amend the Constitution of the United States, by sbolisiiny the presupt eleckwel college syste of | elecuug & President avd Vice-l’resisent, Phe resoluvou was laid on the table, Adjourned Filltog the Quota Mr, Bwle a bills f thie Stare, y bos introduved Tuto the Sisto Seunte | F thy purpose of filling the quote uf men re | quired uuder the Just cull of the Promident, aud elev inder any future call ogcalla that way be wade | during the preseut War | | | | It provides that there shell be paid to ess uutee Years; #400 for éwo yeurs, Porsuus why have served aror wore during the prev t war, are tu be p on re-eulistiny, the guca of pe for tree youre ; yS00 for two yours, or yiv0 icr one year, these bounties payable ouly to nen- ytomissivned otfeers, musicians and privates, and ealoce ia the Davy, Ube bill further uovides that tabled | n. city, county or town ahull hereafter oeut Ge. tipard pres io nounced ah appropr ate diecu CK ONE CENT.IN GOLD TWO CENTS LN CURRENCY, raise tax, of author’zethe raising of moneye fur the ae pose of paying bounties to volunteers ; nor Ae any city, county or town pry uny money for that T@rpose, but nothing in thie set abel) invalidate any @\penditure that bas Loon made, or any obli- #atons already incurred, or the levying of any tax fo Gischarging those otliations. In case of draft, the prsous drafted and actually mustered in, shall receive the like bounties. The bountes shall be paid t the vounteer or drafted man tn Persou, aed iu the wagner the Governos may di- rect, After the quota of any town, city or county has been filled under any call, recrulding y be continued there to @ limited extent preseribed br the Governor, provided that the men eo enbsted are credited in future calls to he locality enlisted in. There #hall be fmposed tor the fisaal your commencing October, i465, a tax to meet the ex. penses of thie act. News items [By Telegraph to the New York Sun.) ‘Tin Michigan Legislature convened at Lansing yomerday, Jous Thompaon, a member of the lower Honne of the Minsourt Le nalatura, was oxpellod on Wednes: day for disloye ty. At a meeting of the War Domocratic State Com: mitter, held tn A'bany yestorday, Hon, George R. Bravdieth resigned the Chairmanship, and Hon T. Ro Westbrook waa elected in his place Masor-Cenenat Bow sep Jonunso and Brigadier. Generals MW. BR, Jackson and Thomas B Smith, of the rebel army, passed through Boston ou Wednes day, on their wuy to Port Warren, Tus [Nnois Teyisiature jn joint season yewter- day elected Ex-Qov Yates United States Beustor, on the frat ballot, Phe vote stood: For Gveruus Xates, 64; for Jones C. Robinson, 48, Tus President, at the ustence of Geo. D Prov: tice and W. R Gist bas acweded to the request: of 14. Gov, Jacobs, of heatucky, to returu trom bie exile in the South. Rigas Abwrial Pakeaccr an! Mra. Farragut, to company with Gon. Clarke, Cua’ Executive Clerk of the United States Senate, and bie wife, wore the Contimental Hotel, Philadeipiis, list eveutng en route for Wastiayton Tus Hon, Williaw Pt Possenden was unaui mously nominated United Sates Se tr, for wz years from the ath of March next, by both the Benate aod Liours Csiom caucuses held at Aggusie last evening. Tae Indians Leristature « The House organivet by electing Jobo N. Petit (Union) Bpeaker, The Goveruor and Lieut. Gov ernor will be inaugurated on Monday nexy wheu the casting voto of the Licut Governor wlll give the Republicans a majority, A BEOOLC TION Wee proventet fp the lower House of Congress yesterday for the anpo'ntment of a new @redo of Lieutenant General wucer General Granty special inar\ of distinction for Major Goneray Bherman, Tax Newspaper Publishers’ Convention eaasemb. led at Columbus, O! Wenesday., Com. mittees were appointe! to memuortalize tue Louw'eln- ture aud Conyreas aguins paper, Ih was woekly paporw to tw fo focreane the rian of ie ynvenad yedter: ‘hy & probibltorp tariff? on resolved to ralae the price of +1 ‘ard anda balie year, and A State Pub- tvertiatne isi ru* Agsoctation waa ules formed d atialavery convontion wae helium Frank. for. Ky., on Wednesday. Resolutions vere od acihering to the Blinn the Keprasentati stitutional amon: plattor@, req in Congresr to vote for accu pAb whe! vt ng “avery, endor ing Colonel Burbridye, and appity ng of vigorous retaliatory warfare agaiudt puerrilias, Lottors from all poytions of the State were road, urving tbe Convention t take strong anti-«l: very ground, Tus funeral of Ion. W L. Davwe va, largely attenied yeste at Trenton % J. by mer vers of the Bar, ary an! navel cul ore, and a large num! er of distin uishe | pere na frou all parts of the country, among «bem were Hou Wu, H. Seward aud Hon. James M. Scovel Tas exercises tonk place from the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dy, Hall gave a short sketeb uf tho fe and public eorvices of the Leceased During the debate un ponee in the Uousw yesters day wtwrooen, both Mowsrs. Greeley and Blak were present. Kepreventa'ive Cox stated in bia Speech that be saw ibe former ou the Republican aide of the Houre, conferrius with members as ty measurce of peace, while be (Cox) was in fave, ot sending Montgomery Hair to Ri hmoud @ iearu authoritatively what the South will da Tox Maryland Loyisiatu gation yesterday Nar cy peompletes te orguuls Governor Bracsard* luessaye was read. It congratul Vie meubra ou the passage of the nov constitules, and the cousum mation of emaue!petion Phat @o complete aud sbivu, he Gaya, it {nterwoven with our #ocigl Dif ry Joupediave a rede! aay in long nd bubite can be ompligbed without sare personal inconvenience 8 uot w be expected, But jud way do much, towards @ rerody, iclous legislation Ganesan Canuy, ino lester ty the War Depart bieok Complains the new Treasury regulate ws, Pertoitting the purchan) of cotton in tho seceded. states, iu exchange for a vort preporvion ob greenbacks and sunpiiet—not contraband of war os likely to furniab al! and com? at ta the euen ye ond prove eqiivelont to a reinfore: thousand men to the C partuent of the Gulf, he ¢ ulate teu thousand toeut of uty lo his own De ederacy at Stes (that it wil etia. ten inty active opposition te the Union, by giving thea wdirect interest im the preservative of cottun within the rebel Lua, yovennokg Cosy, rated yes, wl couprehen - { Masue, was tua tentay, Hie wmostage ia o 6 ve document, L cveuue to Malue by ex isting, State banks sur ug tilt charters by qlbhlug tbe tield oc traue ermng themselves uate Nv ional heauke wil not be lea than eizbty thou » Jollee per suuuu nytion by the Unita B ugihy ily recommends the us ates of all the State debs sefeuces, Puyitives trom vred for ul the draft, he ba) s d be perpetusily distfren chisel, The w-rugshon of thu reciprocity treasy With reat Uinta 4 is approved Tur Opera bae been introduced inw Haye Dye, French cot ¥ of wingers, ‘Ire countey is vp idly improving Under the present Governuysus Ibe Saud os Dee,, the aun ary of the Ay'yaiga 1 t we ay ohve vel There wade “mili tary parkde and @ shuotirs wiatb, a wheb Pred The Archbishop uf syn the religivus curemoniea end pre we Continued on te kat wave, theiated us