22 MARCH 1862, page 2

News Of The Week.

THE Federal Government has taken the first step . on the road to emancipation. It is but a timid one in itself, the President only advising Congress to pass a joint resolu-......

The Week Abroad.

FRANCE.—The week has been almost devoid- of political news, its only incident having been the sixth birthday of the Prince Imperial, and the consequent bestowal of the Legion of......