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BY N. S. MORSE & CO. d%oitidt £<§fntittd. "terms."" TfIR WKBKLY CHRONICLE A SETmEL I* PHBLISIIli) EVER* WKDNKSDA Y THREE MONTH* @IOO M X MOX IHS *t. O J ALWAYS Ilf ADVANCE. WKEKLT ADTBRTIBITG RATES Omuif Anrßwnwnts-rs poblbhed In Uis Weekly wn «k ir*» Iweety Seee»at« line e«etm«erl!oii. Sr soul Notkjm wM 0* ohnrged thirty eee'i almeforevli t SMrtlaa. M isriaoks, DsArn find PtnrrßAL Nrtjcssodc dollar ear OlllVAlT.lerilii foityeente per line for one insertion eltSer Reiiyor Weekly. Where Obituary Notice aie ) ub- Mia 4la Irat y avl Weekly—fluty cents per I ne. * THE SinL iriSr.T By thin phrase we do not mean the military situation. We do not propone just now to mui vi $ the Hold where our Armies are drawn up con fronting the formidable hosts of the efferuy An enemy formidable in resources. Jui-; a the myrmidons of Xorx<■» v* ■ - liv ing tide poured its billow upon Gr >-. <•_ There Is ai this supreme hour but little to lu: said. Much to bit done. \V. ..wait even! Nor do wo propose just at this moment to write an article on the political situation.— Tery much might be said on that subject. We bavn the summer before us for that, and we hope to do good service to the cause of the people. Jtut we wish to say just a word or two ies pectlng tho situation of this paper. In spite of our good temper, we find our ■clyes surrounded by belligerents. Tho indig nant virtue of sorno of our contemporaries is roused to excess. They exhibit a sensitiveness which is tbo surest indication that they are touched by our articles. Yes, they are touch ed—- wouudod—hurt. VTe did somewhat blunt ly, it may be, call tho attention of the people to the fact, that certaiu presses wore exuberant in their praise* of the acts of official persons ; and that they were ready to defend any mea sure of the Administration. Nothing could bo done by public functionaries but what was worthy of all praise. No aggressions upon the rights of the people could rouse them into crit icism. Tho functionalios were ‘'Sweet mas ters.” It «o happened, too, that their papers enjoy ed public- patronage. The Administration lav ished ill favor* upon them. 'They were making “a good thing” of it And the indignant tone they assumed when it was hinted- that their opinions might be somewhat warped by the re lations which they held to the Administration, was almost ludicrous. It stiuck that happy line between the tragic and the comic, known as melo-dramatic. To he suspected of having the slightest concern about their bread and butter, was enough to awaken sensibility.— Pure patriots I Disinterested friends of lib erty! They were above such material consid erations. From thn lofty region where they dwell, oblivious of the vulgar people, holding confidential relations with what they call “the Government,” it was insufferable to have it hinted that they wero paid for their editorials. Just as some poets invoke the Muse to aid them in singing the exploits of the reigning Monarch, and record in glowing lines the vir tue* of the Prince, who arc exceedingly i.npa tlent until the substantial reward of ilieir ge nius Is received in the form cf gold which is sent in acknowledgement of their tribute— greatly shocked would they be to have it sup posed that they had any sordid sentiment when panning such touching lines. So, too, certain jonrnals which utter their indignant denuncia tions against our course, look solely to the good of the country, in giving to the Almini.v Iratioa their nnbought support. Innocent ake«ta I To suppose that they would accept anything for their support of the public func tionaries ! To bo sure they do fill their col umns with official advertisements. Bnt, cf «oi.r*e, they nro too patriotic to make any charge for such services. Doubtless all that is thrown into the public Treasury, just now so needy. Is it- to be credited, that these pa pers are actually paid at very high ratPs for the work that they do for the Administration ? Vfe very much fear, that after all, -‘to this complexion they all must come at last." We betleve that It requires bnt little penetra tion on the part of the public to discover that there is a great deal of affectation in this storm of ind'gnnut virlue, exhibitd by some of our “oon/r»res.’’ It is too transparent. The scenic effect is very well designe 1, but the smell of the lamps and the rotten orange peel scattered over the hoards, destroy the illusion. We do not say that we have no faith in the perfectibility ol human nature. U may be attained when our race roach the glowing sky $f tho futuro ; when the elevating and euob ling influences at work in favor of humanity shall have had a few more centuries to work in; and when there shall be an accumulation ol be nifleieut results,so felicitous that even this world shall bo pure and happy. But, we do not think that society has yet attained that state of per fection which makes men wholly oblevlous to money. Alas I Yet, editors do hare some regard to gold ; and it is very possible that in writing tholr reviews of public measures, they may bn insensibly influenced by cons dont tions—not altogether removed from the bread and butter question. Dreadful that it should bo so i Positively shocking! But after all there is a great deal of human nature in it. Is it not true that certain papers »re under the control of tho Administration ? Is it not true that in political struggles papers are chartered by th* parties combatting each other? Isi t sot well known that iu this State, rery recent ly, arrangements have been entered into for the control of cerlain journals ? Who doubts this f And is it not also true that the favors of th* Administration are freely bestowed on these papers ? Bat enough of this. The people comprehend the eaee perfectly. We have exhibited inde pendence. We have written fearlessly. We hare spoken for public liberty. Wo shall do »o to the last. We cannot be silenced.— We rely on the support of the people ; .and we are la daily receipt of proof of public fa ▼or. There is an effort to proscribe us by the Administration, because we dare to speak the truth. No reply to our argument is at tempted. They are unanswerable. But the assault is made upon us personally. The cry of “Yankee” Is raised against us. Let us see what it is worth. It is an insult to srsry man of Northern birth in the Confed erate States. But it is a senseless cry ; as im petaut as it is wanton. Our antecedents are above suspicion. We were earnest in ad vocating the cause ot civil liberty, when we , published a paper at the North—we were as courageous then in defence of richt, as we are here. We have suffered for our opinions.— W e have given the highest proof of our regard for the cau3a of the South by advocating it in he midst of its enemies. We do not intend to see it betrayed iu the house of its friends, if we can prevent it. y» e submit to all men of generous nature, that it i-: to the last degree unmanly to taunt us with our Noithern birth, when it is well known lli.it in giving up the land ts our na tivity, we followed our principles, and fixed our home iu the section whose cau3e we hail so earnestly upheld. Yes, upheld until the gov erurueut itself was subverted. If no other reply to our articles can be found than to say they were written by a man of Northern birth, then we submit that it is because they are un answerable. * Let us leave personal themee. Let us deal with questions in their public relations. We may be plain; we may be pointed; we may be j rude. If so we shall be pardoned by the peo ple, in whose ca .se we toil. Rut ooine what may through good report, and through evil report, through weal or woe, we shall give our tu.bought support to public liberty. KbiLA,\US AKLTUAi.II If. r, ’ T ''' ” ” " T * i. t.i leg.Td to Ibis , so j a .i.i.. not been feigned ar.d de ceptive. -n most selfish and unnatural. With cb. nig and repulsive indifference, she has stood aloof, witnessing the mutual arid ter rific slaughter of her own kindred people, of her own blood and lineage, speaking her own noble longue, the language of Shakspeareand Milton, and sharing common sentiments and institutions. Deaf to tho clainiH of consan guinity, she has coldly refused to raise her voice or her hand to stay the fratricidal strife ; and, even when solicited by .Louis Napoleon, lo unite in a mere offer of friendly mediation, spurned the humane proposal. Her conduct throughout this bloody diatn* has been both unchri.-tain and ungenerous—unworthy her boasted civilization, and lofty pretensions to philanthropy and Christianity. Wore tho peo plo now engaged iu this war an off-shoot of the German race, there emnot be a doubt that •fraternal feeling would long since have prompt ed the German States to offer their mediation. Cut haughty and cold blooded England, wrap ped in the maQtle of her own intense and ab sorbing selfishnets, witnesses without emotion, tho wholesale slaughter ol her own flesh and biood. England has not wished this war to stop.— Shu h;u hud her own mercenary ends to pro mote by its continuance. Bho has only been too glad to witness the destruction ot both parties, as her rivals in commerce aud agricul ture. It tuts suited her to see the growing com merce of the North, threatening her own su piemacy on the seas, crippled by the dissolu tion of the Union ; and the cotton ciop of the South blockaded in our ports, that she might have the opportunity of realizing her private scheme of rendering herself independent of the American supply, by extending the cotton cui ture in her own Asiatic dependencies. Cut the British Government has neither been honest nor impartial in its pretended neu trality. It has even leaned to oar enemy. It has constantly given its aid and influence to the North, while discriminating against the South, in every way it possibly could, without entire ly throwing off the mask of a hypocritical neu trality. The law < f blockade has been overthrown to sustain a paper blockade of our coast, aud in aid of our enemy, and to our detriment, lle cognition of our national independence has been refused, though demanded by the prece dents and principles of international law, lest it should prejudice tho Northern cause. War vessels, suspected of being intended for our service, have been arrested and detained, in the face of British law and the decisions of British courts. Palmerston and Russell have shown them selves nervously anxious to avoid even tho appearance of a breach of neutrality, when it would favor us; but utterly indifferent when' tho Yankees wero to be benefited. They have not expressed the slightest objection to the shipment of any quantity of war material, in tended for the slaughter of ths Southern peo ple, but have been horrifiodat the thought that a single ship, intended lor their defence, should escape Irom a British port. That wotiid be an unpardonable breach of neutrality, which must bo stopped at all hazards, aud with or without law. it is a notorious fact that tho Yankees could not carry oil this war, unless England supplied than with saltpetre. It is not found at the North, as at the South, in cousiderable quantities; ami can only bo obtained from British India, the chief source of supply to Europe. It will he remembered, that during the pending of tho Trent affair, when a war was apprehend- cd with tho United States, the British ministry ordered the shipment of saltpetre to that coun try to be stopped ; but so soon as that difficul ty was cleared up, the embargo was removed. Not a single ship for the South, but powder uJhlrtum for the North, is the maxim of this hypucritai aud knavish abolition ministry. The Yankees have been permitted in bare faced violation of the English foreign enlist ment act to recruit thousands of men in Ire land to fight against us. But not a word has sanctimonious aud negro loving Russell had to sty ogaiust this flagrant breach of neutrality. On tho contrary, he has connived at and en couraged it. sanctioning the flimsy pretext that these emigrants wete designed for peaceful laborers, when he knew they wero intended for the Northern army. He could raise a great outcry against the construction of Laird's rams but the recruiting of armies in Ireland for the destruction of tho Southern pcoplenever has ruffled his serenity, or extorted a protest from him. This Earl Russell, who only a lew weeks ago, declared in a speech in Parlia ment, that be hoped this war would termi nate in tho destruction of slavery. In this de claration he openly committed himself and government to the cause of the North. It was a declaration of hostility to the South, to her institutions, lo her whole social structure, to her very existence. It was. also, a proclama tion of sympathy and encouragement to the vandals who are seeking our destructim The conduct of this canting, insidious minister has been in strict keeping with this expression of envenomed hostility, lie has been the willing tool aud ally of Seward. He hvs ever been ready to sacrifice the honor of England, and eveu her neutrality, to pander to the evil pur poses of abolition malignity. The pretended neutrality of the British gov ernment has been only masked hostility to u=> England under the leadership of her abolition ministry has been degraled from her proud eminence ands ink in the estimation cf man kind. Her base truckling to the Yankee gov ernment. has shorn.her of her influence. She no longer holds the position which she once dii in the family of European nations. She has loss the ck tracer for magnanimi ty and fair play which she once enjoyed by meanly siding with the strong against the weak. Her r.cord daring this war will be AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 29, 1864. an eternal blot upon her name She has earned for bei self the deserved contempt and i hostility of the South, and may yet be made | to repent, in sackcloth and ashes, her per fidious aud dastardly conduct, when the commerce of the South, and especially the cot -1 ton monopoly, which Lave heretofore enriched her, shall be transferred to other nations more honest and honorable, and more ftieodly lo us in this our hour of need. AT ACT TO AMKXD THU TAX LAWS. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the first, second, and third sections of the aetto levy adtiuiona! taxes for the common defence and support of the Government,approved Hiventeenth of February, eighteen hundred aLd s ! xty-four, bo amended and re-enacted, so as to read as follows, to wit; Sec. 1. That iu addition to the taxes levied by the-‘act to lay taxes for the common de fence, and to carry on the Government ot the Confederate States,” approved April 2-f, 18(13, theie shall be levied, from the 17th of February, . 18C4, on the subjects of taxation hereinafter mentioned, anil collected from every person, copartnership, association or corporation, lia ble therefore, taxes as follows, to wit: I. Up' n the value of all property, real, per sonal and mixed, of every kind of description, not hereinafter • exempted or taxed at a differ ent rate, live per cent.: Provided, That from the tax on the value of propel ty employed in agriculture shall be deducted thevaiue of the tax in kind derived therefrom during the same year, as assessed under the law imposing it, and delivered to the Government, whoiher de livered during the year or afterwards, includ ing the bacon, deliverable alter, and not prior to, the assessment of tho tax on property em ployed in agriculture, as aforesaid; and the collection of the tax on such property shall be suspended after assessment, under the or der of the Secretary of the Treasury, until the value of the tithe to be deducted can bo ascer tained, and when so ascertained, it shall bo the duty of the post quartermaster to certify, and of tho district collector to deduct, the value of sui h tithe, and any balance found due may bo paid in bonds and certificates therefor, author ized by the ‘‘Act to reduce the currency and to authorize anew issue of notes and bonds,” in iike manner as other taxes, payable during the year; Provided, That no credit shall be al lowed beyond five por cent. 11. On the value of gold and silver ware and plate, jewels, jewelry and watches, ten per cent. 111. The value of property taxed under this section shall lie assessed on the basis of the market value of tho same, or similar properly in the neighborhood where assessed, in the year eighteen hundred aud sixty, except in cases where lands, slaves, cotton and tobacco have been purchased since Ist day of January, 1862, in which case tire sidd lands, slaves, cot ton and tobacco so purchased shall be assessed at t e price aotually paid for the same by tho owner; Provided, That land purchased by ref ugees, and held and occupied by them for their own use and residence, shall be assessed accord ing to its market value in the year 1800 Bec. 2. That section second of an act entitled “An act to levy additional taxes for the com mon defence and support of the Government,” approved 17th February, 1864, be, and the same is hereby repealed; and it is hereby de clared, that all the property aud assets of cor porations, associations aud joint stock com panies, of every description, whether incorpo rated or not, shall be assessed and taxed in the same manner, and to tho same extent, as the property and assets of individuals; the tax on such property and assets to he assessed against, and paid by, such corporations, associations and joint stock companies; Provided, That no bank or banking company shall be liable to pay a tax upon deposits of money to the cred it of, and subject to the checks of ofhers: Pro vided further, That tire stock, shares or inter ests, representing property or assets in corpor ations or joint stock companies, or associations, shall not be assessed or taxed. And, provided further, That all property within tho enemy’s lines be, and the same is hereby exempted from all taxation so long as it remains in the enemy’s lines. Sec. 3. That paragraph one of section three of an act entitled. “An act to levy additional taxes for the common defenco and suppoi t of the Government,” approved 17th February, 1804, be, and the same is hereby amended and re-enac t’d, so as to read as follows: Upon the amount of aH gold and silver coin, gold dust, gold or silver bullion, monies held abroad or bills of exchange drawn therefore, promis sory notes, rights, credits and securities, paya ble in foreign countries, five per emt. to be paid in specie, or Confederate Treasuny notes at th'cir value, as compared with specie at the time the tax is payable; the relative value of specie and Confederate Treasury notes, for tbopurposo of payment under this act, to be fixed by regulations to bo prescribed by the Commissioner of Taxes, under the diiection of the Secretary cf the Treasury Sec. 4 That section sixteen of the “Act to amend au act entitled “An act to lay taxes for the common defence and carry on tho Gov ernment of the Confederate States,’’ approved 17th February, 1864, be, and tho same is here by, so as to read as follows: I. The income, property and money, other than Confederate Treasury notes, of hospitals, asylums, churches, schools, colleges aud other charitable Institutions, shall be exempted from taxation nnd>*r the provisions of this act, or any other law. The property of companies formed under the act entitled "An act to establish a volunteer navy,*’ sh ill be exempt from taxation, except on tho income. 11. That paragraph six, section seven of the same act, be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto, as follows; “If any person shall fail to make due re turns, as required by said section, of the in come or profits taxed under any law of Con* gress, or in case of disagreement with tho as sessor, to submit the same to referees, as pro vided by law, or shall fail or refuse to pay the the tax thereof, within such limo as shall be prescribed bv public notice, by tho district col lector, under the direction of the Commissioner of Taxes, such person shall bo deemed and held to be in default: Provided, That such person shall not be deemed and held to he in default, who may fail, or has failed to make payment, or due returns, in consequenoe of the presence or interference of the enemy, or tho absence or neglect of the officers charged with the assess ment and collection of taxes.” Sec. 6. That this net shall not be so construed as to subject to taxation corn, bacon aud other agricultural products, which were produced in the year 1863,send in the possession of the pro ducer on the 17th of February, 1864, and ne cessary tor tho support of himself and family during the present year, and from or on which taxes in kind have been deducted and delivered or paid. Sec. 6. That section four, paragraphs one and two, of the act approved February 17.1864. entitled “Anact to levy additional taxes for the common defence and support of the Govern ment,” be so amended is to levy an addition al tax of thirty per cent, upon the amount of all profits made by selling the articles mention ed in the said paragraphs, between the l~th of February, 1564, and the first day of July next, which additional tax shall be collected under said act. Sec. 7 That all Treasury notes of the old issue, of the denomination of five dollars, not xeebanged for the new issue prior to the Ist day of January. 1865, and which may remain out standing on that day, a tax of one hundred per cent, is hereby imposed. Sec. 8. That section seven of an act entitled ‘•An net to levy additional taxes for the com mon defence and support of the Government,” approved 17th, February, 1864. be, and the same is hereby repealed, and the following in sert «and in lieu thereof: I. That the first section of the “Act to lay taxes for the common defence and to carry on the Government of the Confederate States,’’ approved 21th April, 1863. is suspended for the year 1864 11. In all cases where a tax is levied on In come derived from property, real, personal and mixed, of every description, on the amount or value of which an ad valorem tax is laid, the ad valorem tax shall be deducted front the income tax: Provided, That in no cose shall lets be paid than the ad valorem tax 111. In the assessment of income derived from manufacturing or mining, there shall be deducted from the gross income or profits, the necessary annual repairs, not exceeding ten per cent, on the amount of the income derived therefrom. And, in addition to the deduction n w alb-wed by law in the awe3-,ment of in comes derived from any source, the following s rail be made, namely: The Confederatedixe; actually paid by the owner on sales made by him. and the commissions actually paid by the consignor or shipper for selling, and in the’pio duction or manufacture of pig metal, or other iron, the cost of fuel. Sec. U. That all citizens of any one of the Confederate States, temporarily residing in an other State, shall be liable to bo assessed and taxed in the State or district in which lie mat temporarily reside, and it'shall be the duty Jr all such who have not heretofore made return of their taxable prupeity to the district asses sor where they may temporal ily reside, within thirty days after the passage 'of this act, to make such return, and any one liable to be as sessed and tax and as aforesaid, who shall lad or refuse, within the said period ot thirty days to make such return, shall be liable to all the pxin3 and penalties imposed by, tho laws ol the Confederate Slates in sujbh case. CONFEDERATE,STATES CONCHIES}. HO'Sli- V :s 10. Nicntt-Siac:;:;;. fie House resumed the con sideration of the tax bill and sent the same baik to the Senate, w.tli sundry amendments Au amendment was offered to make the tax assessor* and collectors of States, .counties aud districts, officers under this act. It was moved to lay the bill and amend ments on the table, which motion prevailed— yeas 34 nays 33. Trio Chair laid before the House a message from the President, returning, with his objec tions, a House bill amendatory of the act im posing regulations upon the foreign commerce of the Confederate States. The President asked that the bill be so amended as to provide that nothing under this law shall be so construed as to retain for the Confederate States the use of one-half of the tonnage, except such vessels as are owned exclusively by the States. Tho House thereupon proceeded to vote upon the question as to whether the hill should pass, the objections of the President to tho contrary notwithstanding. The veto was sustained—yeas 26, nays 43. A motion lo reconsider the vote by which the veto was sustained was lost. The House took up and passed the resolution of the Senate postponing tho time of the ad journment of Congress till Tuesday next. SENATE— JUNE 11. The following wero passed: House bill in re lation to the ply of clerks in the office of tho Depositary; Senate bill to provide for the im pressment of the railroad iron, equipments and rolling stock of railroads, when the same shall become necessary for the public defence, etc. The following were rejected: House joint re solution explanatory of the act increasing the compensation of certa’n civil officers and em ployees in the city of Richmond to extend the provisions of the act to provide for the appoint ment of officers with temporary rank, etc,; au thorizing the President to assign general officers to tho command of any army corps, division, brigade, department or district; to establish a buieau of polytechnics Tho bill to facilitate the settlement of claims of deceased soldiers, was laid on the table. #OUSE. The bill amendatory of ths tax laws was taken up and referred to a committee of con ference. The bill to increase the compensation of tho heads of the several departments, and the Secretary of War and the Treasury, was taken up, and the House insisting upon its amend ments, a committee of conference was asked for. House [fill to provide for tin enrollment and conscrption of certain non commissioned offi cers and privates in the trans-Mississisippi de partment was taken up, aud the Senate amend ments were concurred in. Senate bill relating to the issuing of certifi cates of indebtedness by the Government of the Confederate States was taken up. Senate joint resolution authorizing the rais ing of the rent of tho building owned by James Lyons, now occupied by the Treasury Depart ment, was considered and passed. Senate bill to authorize the manufacture of spirituous liquors for tho use of the army and hospitals was taken up, and a debaie ensued iuvolving the merits of whiskey manufactured in general, and the duties of the Government concerning the matter in particular. Pending the consideration of the subject, the House took up the special order of the day, namely: A Senate bill pr wiling for the estab lishment and payment of claims lor a certain description of property taken or informally impressed for tbo use of the at my. The discussion of th s bill occupied tho re mainder of the morning session. SSITATB—JUNE 13. The bill relative to the President’s salary, reported from the Committee on they udlciary, was laid on tire table. The following joint resolution was passed: Resolved by tire Congress es the Confeder ate States of America, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby directed to pay in gold, to the President, two thousand dollars of the annual salary now allowed him. Bill to increase the salar y of the Judge of the District Courts of tits Confederate States in the State of Georgia—rejected. The Senate proceeded to the oonsidaration of the message of the President, giving his reas ons for withholding his approval to the bill tor the relief of Zedekiah McDanisl and F. M. Ewing. On the question, “shall the bill pass, not withstanding tiro veto of the President,” it was decided in the negative—yeas 9, nayi 7—two third-* not voting in the affirmative. The Committee of Conference on the bill, to amend the tax bill, made a "written report of the action ot the Commutes. The Senate were noli lie; that the nouse had passed joint reaoiu'ion for the relief of W. Gud din; and concurred in report of Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill amending the tax law. Tho merits of the report were then discussed till the hour of adjournment-5 o'clock. Niqht Session. —The following were passed: House bill to amend the act reducing the cur rency; House bill in reference to the exporta tion of products by the States; House bill to ame*nd the laws relating to the commutation value of hospital rations. The report ot the Committee of Conference on the House bill to increase the compensation of tho heads of the Executive Depnitment was concurred in. • House amendments to Senate bill authorizing the appointment of additional Quat termasters and Commissaries were concurred in. House. The House took up the bill to provide for the payment of claims for a certain description of property impressed by the Confederate Government. The bill was not passed—yeas 32, nays 35. The Committee of Conference, on the part of the House, in relation to the bill amendatory of the Tax laws, made a report and presented a bill in accordance with tire agreement of the committee. Passed! yeas 47, nays 25. The Committee on Ways and Means reported back the bill to authorize the issuing of cer tificates of indebtedness by the Treasury of the Confederate States for property impressed. Al ter much amendment and discussion, the bill was lost—yeas 31, nays 26. The joint Committee on Commerce reported joint resolutions in relation to the exportation of cotton, tobacco, military and naval stores, rice, 6Ugar, &c., exported by any of the Confed erate Mates in a vessel owned or chartered by said State. This wa* a resolution in answer to the Teto by the President of a bill relating to foreign commence. The resolutions were passed. The Military Committee reported back a bill authorizing ths appointment of additional quar termasters and assistant quartermasters, com missaries and assistant commissaries, ten in number of each, with the rank of colonel, lieu tenant colonel aud major, to be attached to each of the different army corps of tiie'Coofed erate Provisional A 1 my. The bill waa passed. Night Session' ,—The vote by which the House passed the bill providing for the pay ment of property irn-gu aily impressed, was reconsidered and again passed—j eas 33, nays 32. Bill for the relief of the State of Tennessee, passed. The committee on the Jndiciary reported back a Senate bill to organize military courts, which was amended and pasted. A bill was rep rte i to amend the act to levy additi. n. l taxes for the common defence and to support the Government, it levies a tax of ten per cent, on all profits made by selling spirit ous liquors,- ti ;ur, wheat, corn, rice, sugar, syrup, molasses, salt, bacon, pork, beef and beet cattle, horses, mules, boots and shoes, cot ton yarns, wjolan l woolen, cotton or mixed cloth, hats, wagons, harness, coal. iron, steel, aud nails, iu addition to the tax on such as Come under such acts. After some minor amendments the bit! was passed. A resolution was offered- and agreed to au thorizing the appointment of a committee of three to contract wilh suitable persons for re porting and pubb.-hing in full the proceedings of lire House in future. Senate joint resolution of thanks to Gen. E Kirby Smith was taken up and discussed till half past II o'clock, at which hour the House adjourned. SENATE—JUNE .14. The Senate concurred in House amendment to the bil' requiring the Secretary of War_to detail disabled officers and soldiers to fill the cftices of Itaishalsa.id cl. rks in mditary courts. Huute amendment was to substitute for •■sol diers’ tho woids 'noncommissioned officers and privates.’’ The Senate coreqmd in a resolution of the House of Representatives to extend the time of adjournment to 2,\ ocleck P. 1.1 House joint resolution of thanks to Major General Forrest and the officers and men under his command, ior the iveent victory at Tishomingo < reek, was, under the rule, re fened to the Military Committee. A message tiom the President announced that ho had approved and signed tho following bills: An act to authorize tho formation of new commands, to be composed of supernumerary officers who may resign to j ciu such commands, and to limit and restrict the appointment of officers in certain cases. Au act to authorize tho appointment of quar termasters and assistant quartermasters and 1 of comre’saries and assistant commissaries in the Provisional Army iu cetlain cases. An act to amend au act entitled “an aetto prohibit the importation of luxuries,” &c., ap- i proved February 6th, 1864. Au act to provide and organize a Genera! i Staff for armies in the field. Aud thtee acts amendatory of the act to es tablish military courts for armies in the field, and to define their powers. It being announced by the Special Commit fee that the President had no further commu nication to make, at 2} o’clock P. M. the President pro km of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned sine die. House, Senate amendment to the House bill relative to sick and wounded sold ers in hospitals'was concurred in. Joint resolution of thanks to, and for the tehefof Gen. .Gasper Tcoilman. Placed on the calendar. rite Committee on Claims made a report on the claim of Flag Offlet-r Forrest, which was laid upon the table. Aiso, sundry unimpor tant, bills, which were placed on the calendar. The Committee on Claims reported a bill providing compensation for officers and pri-. vates who have heretofore performed the du ties of drill officers, which was placed on the calendar. Sen ile bill to provide and organize a gener al staff for the armies in !be field to serve du ring the war, was taken up. The bit passed —ayes 88, noes 19. Senate bill to amend the act, to prohibit the importation of luxuries or of articles not accessaries or of common use, was taken up and passed. Senate bill to amend tho act to organize mil itaiy courts to attend the armies in the field, was amended and passed. Senate joint resolution directing the pay ment, in gold, of $2 000 ot the President’s annual salary, was, on motion laid upon the table—ayes 47, noos 11 ’] he Committee on Ways and Means reported back, without amendment, Senate bill to pro vide for the impressment, of railroad iron, equip ments, aid rolling stock of railroads when the same shall become necessary for the pub lic defence, and to make further provision for the efficient transportation of troops and mil itary supplies. After a lengthy'discussion the bill and pend ing amendments were laid upon the table. A message was received from the President vetoing the bill allowing further time to per sons withiu tiie enemy’s lines to fund their Treasury notes. Postponed to next session. A message was received from the Senate an nouncing the passage of a resolution appoint ing a committee to wait-on tho Presid< nt to in form him tli it, unless he had some further communications to make, Congress was ready to adjourn. The resolution was concurred in, and Messrs. Russel!, Barksdale, and Foster were appointed a committee on the part of tile House. Joint resolution of thanks to Gen. N, B. For test and the officers and men of his command, for the brilliant victory recently achieved by them at the battle of Tishomingo creek—unan imously passed. A resolution to authorize an investigation into the frauds alleged lo exist in the Commis sary and Quarter-master Departments. Adopted. l ho committee to wait on the President re turned and reported through their chairman that they had discharged the duty confided to them ; that the President bad no further com muuicationz to - make unless it might be some bills now under consideration, and he bad de sired the committee to convey to the members of the House Ids sincere wishes for their health and happiness, and expressed the hope that before their next meeting the blessings of peace might dawn upon our land, At half past two o’olock the Speaker de clared the House adjourned sine die. ■ —« ; Huntkk’s Order to Ron tiiePeofle. — A Gen eral Order, issued from the Headquarters, De partment of Western Virginia, by Major Gen eral Hunter, just on -the eve of his recent march, contains a couple of para graphs that it would be well enough for otir authorites to make a spe cial note of- We copy : For the expedition the clothes that soldiers have on their hacks, with one pair of extra ehoe3 and .socks, are amply sufficient. — Everything else in the shape of clothing will be packed to day and sent to the rear. In each knapsack there must be one hundred rounds of ammunition, carefully packed ; four hundred of hard bread, to last eight days ; ten rations of coffee, sugar aud salt, and one pair of shoes and socks, but nothing else. Brigade and all other commanders will be held strictly responsible that thek- commands are amp'y snppiied on the march. Cattle, sheep and hogs, and, if necessary, horses and mules must he taken and slaughtered. These supplies will be seized under tire direction o officers duly authorized, and upon a system which will hereafter be regulated. lho commanding general expects of every officer and soldier of the army in the field, an earnest aud unwavering support. He relies witn confidence upon an ever kind Providence for a glorious result. The Lieutenant Goner alcommanding the armies of the United States, wh_> is now vigorously pressing buck the enemy upon their lai-.t stongboki, expects much from the army of the Shenandoah, and he must not be disappointed. \ an, .EE Outrages in Florida.—New Troy Bi'ti'T— Vecopy the following communication fronrthe Lake City Columbian : The ueseiters, about cue hundred strong came up on last Tuesday night and burned .ip New Troy, the country site of Lafayette Coun ty. Not a house was left. They also burnt nearly ail the houses in the centre and Sou'h era portions of the country, leaving only a few, and it is presumed the owners of those were either concerned or sympathized with the de s.rters. Tney carried (iff all the negroes, horses, and mules they could get. ihey say riiev did this in revenge ior the injury the troops did tnem, by turning up and earriving off their property. * ° It is a depiorable fact that between the oner axons of our troops and the deserters, Lafay ete bounty is made a sad wilderness; hundreds ct women and children rendered completely desiHu e, without shelter, food or clothing, are thrown upon the cold charities of a friendless world. The government nor itscitizens neither caring for or offering assistance to them in their unfortunate condition. If something is not i done many of them will most certainly starve. IIVOL. LXXVIIL—NEW SERIES VOL. XXVIII. NO. 26. COXFFDE -VIE STATES Ci».A(JUI>S. Ac's and Jiunf Resolutions passed by Congress and Approved by (he President, during the First Session of the Second Congress oj the Confederate Slides : SENATE BILLS. * Ail act to provide and organize a General S.aff tor service in the field, to serve during the war. An act to provide means of transit across the Mississippi river for the members of (.'en gross residing west of sai 1 river, in going to and returning Horn the Confederate Statts Congress. An act to provide passports for Senators and Representatives iu Congress when travelling iu trio Confederate States. An act to aid any State in communicating with and preparing records of its troops. An act to extend the flunking privilege. An act lo authorize the withdrawal tiom the Treasury of money ooutribu ed to build an iron-clad gunboat ay ladies of the State of South Carolina, and deposited therein. An net to extend to the navy and marine corps the provisions . f the, third section of an act to argun'Ze forces to serve during ihe war. Approved Feb 17, 1864. Au act to amend an act entitled “an act to 1 piovide au invalid corps,” approved February 17, 1864. Au act to authorize the payment of the ac tual and necessary expenses of naval officers while traveling under orders. An act to secure the prompt printing of the laws of the Confederate States. * An act to provide for the appointment of additional military storekeepers in the Provi sional Army of the Confederate States. An act lor the relief of .ae whiuw and heirs of the late Brig. Gen. Leroy A. Stafford, of the Confederate States army. An act to amend au act entitled “an act creating the office of ensign in the army of the Confederate States.’ ’ An act to promote the efficiency of the cav alry of the Provisional army, and io puui.sli carelessness, and irregularities of any portion thereof. An act to regulate the compensation and mileage of members of Congress for the pre sent session. An act to provide for the compensation of non-commissioned officers, soldiers, sailors and marines on detailed service. An act for the payment of commissioners appointed under the act entitled “an act to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in certain cases,” and to confer certain powers upon said commissioners. An act to amend the several acts in regard to chaplains. An act to provide for tho appointment of a disbursing clerk in the War Department. Au act to regulate the pay of a general as signed to dmy at the seat of government, under the piovitious of the act approved March 26th, 18C4. An act to authorize tho manufacture of spir ituous liquots for the use of theaimy and hos pifals. An act providing for the establishment and payment of claims for property taken or infor mally and unwarrantably impressed for the use of the government. An act to amend the several acts in relation to a volunteer navy. An act to authorize the formation of new commands, to be composed of supernumerary officers, who may resign to join such com mands, and to limit and restrict the appoint ment of officers in certain cases. An act to 'authorize the appointment of quar termasters and assistant quartermasters, and commissaries and assistantfteotpmissaries, in the Provisional army, in certain cases. An act to authorize tho owners of the regis tered eight r-er cent, ten year convertible bonds, issued under !he provisions of the act approv ed 10th of May, 1864, and lo exchange the same for coupon bonds. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to prohibit the importation of luxuries, or of ar ticles not necessaries or of common use,” ap proved Feb 6, 1864. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to organize military courts to attend tho army of the Confederate States in the field, and to de fine the powers of said courts.’ \ An act to amend an act entitled “an act to create a Provisional Navy of the Confederate States,’’ approved May 1, 18G3. An act *o authorize the appointment of ad ditional officers of artillery for ordnance du ties. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to reduce the currency, and to authorize anew issue of notes and bonds,” approved Feb. 17, 1864. Joint resolutions of thanks to Major General Hoke and Commander Cooke, and the nfficeis and men under their command, for the bril liant victory over tho enemy at Plymouth, N. C. ' Joint resolution of thanks to General Fin negan and tire officers and men of his com mand. Joint resolution of thanks to Missouri officers and soldiers in the Confederate service east of the Mississippi river. Joint resolution for the relief of Wellington Goddin. Joint resolution for the relief of James Ly ons. Joint resolution declaring the di-position, principles and purposes of the Confederate States in relation to the existing war with the United Stales. [The last joint resolution, known as the “Manifesto,’’ was passed in secret session, and the injunction of secrecy afterwards re moved.] HOUSE KILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. An act to continue in force and amend the provisions of au act.approved January 36,1864, increasing the compensation of certain officers and employees in the civil aud legislative de partments in Richmond. An act to exempt railroad companies from lho payment of certain duties. An act to authorize the district court of the Northern district of Georgia to change the place of holding said courts. An act to provide for the redemption of the old issue es treasury notes held by certain In dian tribes. Au act to amend the act approved February 17, 1864, entitled “an act, to allow officers of the army rations, and the privilege of purchas ing clothing from the quartermasters depart ment.” An act to authorize the appointment of com missaries for regiments of cavalry. An act to amend an act ot this Congress, en titled “an act to provide for lio'ding election of represent dives in the Congress of the Con federate States in (he state of Tennessee.” An act to increase the compensation of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the army of the Confederate States. An act to amend so much of an act entitled “an act to mg-inizo forces to serve dating the war,” approved February 17, 1864, as relates to the exemption of certain religious denomi nations. An act to establish certain postmasters there in named. An act to amend an act entitled “an act to es tablish a Nitre and Mining Bureau,’’ approved April 22, 1863. An act to amend tl-e tax laws. An act to amend the laws relating to the tax in kind. An act to raise money to increase the pay oi soldiers. An aci making appropriations for the sup port of the Government off the Oonfcdei.V.e States of America from July Ist to Dec. 31st, 1864, and to supply a deficiency. An act making appropriations for the posta. service of the Confederate States for the years 1862 and 1863. . An act to increase the compensation of the heads of the several Executive Departments, and the Assistant Secretary of War aud of the Anact to amend an act entitled “an act to regulate the supplies of clothing to enlisted men of the navy during the war, approved April 20, • r An act to amend “an act 1o organize forces to serve during the war,” approved Feb. 17th, 1864. An act concerning the salasy of the Trea surer. An act to amend an act entit’ed “an act for the relief of tax payers in certain cases," ap proved Feb. 13, 18' 4. An act to allow sick and wounded officers of the army transportation to their homes and hospital accommodations. I An act in relation to the pay of clerks iu the office of the Depositary. An act making additional appropriations lor | the support ot the government. An act further to amend "an act to reduce (be currency, and to authorize anew issue of notes and bonds.” Joint resolution of thanks to the 35th and 3(hh regiments of North Carolina troops. Joint resolution of thanks to the Texas Brig ade. in the army of Northern Virginia. Joint resolution pioviding for the appoint ment of a special committee ot the Senate aud House of Representatives, ou the subject of impressment. Joint resolution of thanks to Gen. N. B. For rest, and the officers and men of h s command, for their campaign in Mississippi, West Tennes see and Kentucky. Joint resolution authorizing the auditing of accounts of members for pay and mileage. J int resolution requiring the Department of Justice to furnish the standing committees of the two Houses with printed copies ot the acts of Congress. Joint resolution of thanks to the 9th regi ment of Texts infantry. , Joint resolution of thanks to Maj- Gen. Rich ard Taylor, and tho officers ar.d men of ids comm ind. Joint resolution to.allow sick and wonnded officers of the at my transportation to their homes, aud hospital accommodations. The Yankee Gold Bill. —The rise in gold has caused such a sensation at the North that the Senate has passed the following bill io check traffic and speculation iu it. The bill was to have been brought up in the House, and the Herald said that a party vote would -be ap- j plied to it, and that its passage was almost cer tain ; * Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be unlaw ful to make any contract for the purchase or sale or delivery of any gold coin or bullion, or of any foreign exchange, to be alelivered at any time subsequent to the making of such contract, or for the payment of any sum, e ther fixed or contingent, in default of the de livery of any gold coin of bullion, or of any such foreign exchange, or upon any other terms than the imm diate manual delivery of such gold coin or bullion, or foreign exchange, and the immediate payment in full of the agreed price thereof by the manual delivery ot United States notes or national currency, and not otherwise, or to make any contract what ever for tho sale, loan, or delivery of any gold coin or bullion, or foreign exchange, of which the person making such contract shall not at the time of making it be the owner, ina dual possession. Section 2. That it shall be further unlawful for any banker, broker, or other person to make any purchase or sale of any gold coin or bull ion, or of any foreign exchange, or any con tiuct for any such purpose, or sale, at any other place than the ordinary place of business of either the seller or purchaser, owned or hired, or occupied by him individually, or by a partnership ot which he is a member. .Section 3. All contracts made in violation of this act shall be absolutely void. Section 4. Any person who shall violate any provision of this act shall be held guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, be fined in the sum of one thousand dollars and be imprisoned for a period not less than three months nor longer than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. bcction 5. The penalty imposed by the fourth section of this act may be recovered in an ac tion at law in any court of record of the United States, or any court of competent jurisdiction, which action may be brought in tho tiair.n of the linked States, by any person who will sue for saiii penalty, one half for the uso of the United States and tire other half lor the use of the person bringing-such action : and the re covery and satisfaction of a judgment in any such action shall be a bar to the imposition of any fine fur the same offence in any prosecution instituted subsequent to the recovery of such judgment, hut shall not be a bar to the inflic tion of punishment by imprisonment as provi ded by the foui Ur section. A Desolate Country.—Tire Kinston corres pondent of tlio Raleigh N. C. Progress, sketch es the present appearance of that once beauti ful country between Kinston and Newbern : Traveling down the “Upper Trent Road,” where two years ago, we beheld beautiful farms and farm houses, there is nothing now seen save the crumbling chimneys aud debris, ruins of the stately mansions. The fences are ail gone, burned to ashes by a ruthless sol diery, and tin; weeds and low pines growing iu rank luxuriance where bounteous harvests once smiled. Ornamental and shade trees, once the delight and the balm of summer days, have been hewn down or _ wofully disfigured. We passed by one spot that once was a home of opulence and splendor, and not a vestige of building or improvement was now to be seen except three stalely chimneys, towering on their yeilo-w and red ruins, two massive gate posts hacked to pieces, and one solitary elm of the long avenue, where a few lilacs and pinks were struggling to bloom amid the waste and rubbish of the ruins. Not far from this spot there are the ruins of a once beautiful and thrivingchuroh—a church where in the happy days gone by reverent feet went tip to the worship of God. Ruined shrine, ruined sanctuary ! Thy sacred precincts should have saved thee the torch of the de poiier.— But no ! Because it once witnessed the defeat of a robber band of Yankees, aud was made a shelter for a few tentless “rebel pickets,” it must make an immolation on the unholy shrine of fanaticism. At Poliicksville. half of the village has felt their incendiary torch. Two years ago we be held part of the village in flames, applied by their defeated Dutch ; visiting it now we dis covered th it there was once a barricade and houses from which our regiment bad driven the vandal hordes, had a rotting chimney as a monitor of their vengeance. Everywhere we went Were traces of their worse than baibar i.-m. Tt seemed, in tho language of Sir Walter Bsott in [vanhoe, “like stalking from deso lation to desoiaticn.” One can scarcely be lieve the horrors that the Federal soldiery have inflicted upon the country. A simple accusation is known to have been enoug i to subject all that war, possessed by citizens claiming Federal protection to fire and con fiscation. . Arrival from tiib North. —Dr. Kerr, form erly in charge ot th,: Marine Hospital in Balti more harbor, reached Richmond on Tuesday night, traveling in the desolate p ith of Grant’s advance. The country through which he came, the greater part ol which he traversed on foot, presented a constant recurring scene of desola tion, burned farm houses, basns and fencing, dexl horses, and dead Yankees by the score aud huudred, Dr. Kerr affirms that the war spirit at the North is dead, swallowed up in the pending Presidential campaign, Maryland has been stripped of every organized force, and hundred.lday men have taken their piaces. About fifteen h ndred of lhe.se were in the Arlington defence? in front of Washington Grata had got all the men ho could get, unless troops were re-called from Sherman. The losses sustained by G rant since be set out on bis bloody pilgrimage to Richmond, she “Mecca’’ of all Yankee desire, were estimated at the North at even higher fi.-tiros then Confederate accounts ;,, lV e fixed them. Thousands ban straggled and deserted on the mi: eh, and our informant en ouotered hundreds oil his way through, maki >g their way to the Potomac, which wa* idled with guard boats picking them up. Dr Kerr has six brothers in the Confederate ser vice.— Hkhwmtl Etcaminer. Another Abuse of Power —The Richmond Whig gives the annexed incident to show how the appointing power is abused—.and also to prove that places are bestowed onjlavoritcs, no matter how unworlny, instead of on those who can really disciiaige official duties, and who merit's position : it was believed that it had been agreed by the beads of different bureaux and departments that in the distribution of offices-at feast, those to be filled by females—that qualifica tions being equal, preference was t • be given to the most needy, This is a mistake, and we state it that there maybe in future no false hopes raised to be cruelly dashed. Recently forty places fur females were in the gift of a department, aud he gave to his per gonal friends or their friends. The Impressment Law in North Carolina. — Go;. Vance ot North Carolina, it appeals, is determined not to allow the rights of the citi zens of that State to be infringed upon iu the least, if he can help it. Anuexud is a leher written to the Secretary of War iu regard to ine impressment law iu certaiu sections of that State. Stats of North Carolina, 1 Executive Department, s Raleigh, March 21st, 1864 ) Hon. J. A. Scddon, Secretary of War : Dear Sir—A large lot ot artillery horse* from Longstreet’s army, under the command of Lt. J. W. Born, are now in Burke county, N. C., impressing corn and eating out the coun ty. Large sums of money have beu impro priated by that county, and agents seat to somli Carolina to buy com to keep the poor from staivation. If these" men and horses remaia there actual starvation to many of the women and children must ensue. Please remove the n south to where corn is more abundant. Yours most respectful!*. Z. B. Vance. Our readers will see that there is nothing unreasonable in this letter. Every fair man will say that the request made in it might at onc i have been granted, without any delay. But it seems it was not. Ihe Governor, however, determined to have thing* made right, ns* will be seen by the following plain arid out spoken letter which he sent directly to headquarters : State of North Carolina, ) Executive Department. Raleigh, April llitb, 1864 ) His Excellency, Jefferson Du vis : Sir — l enclose you a copy of a letter from an entirely reliable source in Wilkes county, N. C. It is a sample ol many 1 am daily*receiv ing, and about which I have lately complained to the Secretary of War, without effect. Is it strange that disaffection to the government should be engendered by such conduct? I can only say, sir, that if no steps on the part of the Confederate authorities are taken to protect our citizens fioru illegal impressments of this kind, I shall be compelled to take such measures myself, as may be in my power for that purpose. Very respectfully, Y'our obedient servant, Z. B. Vance. A New Order from the Commander at ViCks nup.d.—lt now appears that Lincoln cannot run the plantations iu Mississippi with any safety. Ilis overseers are being continually killed off, and his contraband laborers con fiscated. In order to prevent these things tho General in command at Vicksburg has issued the annexed order : The United States Government having adopt ed the policy of leasing abandoned plantations and giving employment to freed men; it is the duty of tho military authorities to give protection, as far as [ffulile, to tuo lessee and laborer. This protection can only ha given by holding responsible tlio districts in which bauds ofguerrllas, who are constantly commit ting depredations upon them, are organized and encouraged. It is therefore ordered that hereafter, in ev ery instance where a Government lessee is robbed ol property, the commanding officer of nearest miliary post shall send a sufficient force to the locality, with instruotioqs to seize from disloyal citizens property sufficient to fully indemnify the lessee, which proparty snail be snhl ut piiLilo om-ituii, and the pro ceeds paid to the injured person . If the crops ot a lessee axe destroyed, or in any manner injured, crops of t.ie sumo kind will be seized lrom disloyal citizens and bar vested for the benefit of the injured pariv If any lessee is killed by guerillas, au as. sesstneutos 810,000 will at otpoe be levied up on the disloyal people residing within tliiriy miles of the place where the offense was com mitted. Property ol any kind will be seized and sold for the purpose; and the amount so assessed will be appropriated for the family of the lessee. In deciding upon the class of persons to be assessed, it should not be forgotten that the oath of allegiance is not an infallible test of loyalty, it a citizen has relatives aud fnenda among these; if he harbors or protects them; or it, having means of doing so, he fails to in form the lessee of their approach ho must be held accountable. Men must be judged by their acts, not by the oath they have taken. Condition of Northern Operatives.. The condition of the Northern operatives appears to be growing worse daily. Iheir taskmasters seem to be more exacting, and the a mere pittance. Here is what the Philadelphia Press says in regard to the subject : At a meeting held in New York city in be half of working women, P, transpired that six teen and three fou>j'„’ ng cents were given tor making ol four pair of drawers per day, lrom seven*A., iff. to nine P. M ; that seven cents a [.iece were given for the making of coarse flan nel army shirts of large size, two, or peihaps three, being the greatest number that could possibly be made in twelve hours; that sixteen cents a piece were given for the making ot line white shirts, two being the utmost that could be made in a day’s work of more than twelve hours; and that the thread iu all these cases iij to be provided by the working women,, Some ol these poor women were old p; j( j af flicted. It these reports be perfectly i a j r Uow i-orrid a picture do they present social av arice in i tie city of New Yotk. And though New York be the exponent of the highest pow er of that avarice, yet the saine spirit is man - elsewhere, \ Wbethcf it be manifested in Paris’ or Lon don, or New Yoik, or Philadelphia, or any where else, it is a vile and muiderous thing that weak women should go through the daily recurring agonies of a living death in order to glut the avarice of these woiso than Egypt!; n task masters. It is said that the iulo rtfauirlng a workwoman to lumisu her own thread has only been adopted by employers since tlm price of a spool of cotton has risen from four io eight or ten cents. But New York plumes herself upon what she styles her present un paralleled prosperity, and the features which yesterday’s paper present farms’, a daik anil striking contrast to that bo;', st .' it i H a state of affairs which should (! •;, t w down the utmost ab horrence and contempt upon the heads of tiio heartless employers who starve poor women, whilst their own eyes stand out with fatness. The Six per Com. «va-iAXAWJs Bonds.— Mr. W. Y. Leetch, the Assistant Treasurer, writes thus to the Columbia Carolinian con cerning the six per cent, non taxable bonds, sold in that city on June 21 : The interest on the bonds, which will be payable semi-annually, on the Ist July and January, will be secured by a pledge of the uett receipts of the export duty on coUon, to bacco and naval stores, and the n.fei proceed* of the import duties. The security is thus placed beyond question. Asa profitable in - vestment, no other bonds can compare wild them for the amount of the semi-annual inter est will be increased by the premium to be ob :ained, far the interest coupons from those having import duties to pay; tko said duties being payable only in the interest conpons of those bonds, in specie or in sterling ex change; and the exemption from taxation of both principal and interest will boa very in> - portent item of profit, ns all other bonds and docks must bo hcavi'y taxed for many years. It will thus be seen that these bends will combine tho advantages of undoubted and permanent security, large profit, aud of ready sale; the latter advantage making them very desirable a'so for those seeking a temporary investment, which can be readily converted into money. Coupon of registered bonds will be furnished, as you may direct. The steamer Coquette, on a recent voyage between Wilmington and Nassau, was chased for thirteen hours by a side wheel steamer, supposed io be the fate Margaret and Jessie.— Du.irrg the tome portioif of her cargo was thrown overboard. She arrived at Nassau, sa'ely, however on the ist. Tlie crops promise an abundant yield in Vir ginia. The national bank bill has become a lavf having been signed bv Lincoln.