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Cotiverse'a hlU to prohibit persons of visible admixture of African I Jood - from immigratrng into this State, . was killed, by the foliowing vote : - . Yeas ifeseri". Brachman. Clark, Cook, Sickman, .GrifwoUl, Gunsaulna, Harmon, arslu llina. Howard, Uowe. II ueton, Johnston, Keck, K rum. Lent en,'Harsh, Miller. 'My-ere. Mt-Gill, Norria. Olorn. Pattertiou, Pier-e. Bandall, Keamy, lieilly, Robb, Kolert8, Eock-we.l: Svheil. Scott, Sieg, Sii'itl, Stewart, Wal-4er, Warner, Weat, Woodbury and Speaker 40. ; ' ' ; Nats -Mewr. Ault,.Bartram, Bates. Bayard, Blecker, Boeuel. Converge, Crane. Crouae-Dresel, Feeof Brown, FergtiMtn, Ferrell. F"lagg, Jlokien, JeGrie, Ktinon, KeyBer,of Xolle. .Lind, Lett, Maffett. Mean, Monroe.Mi-C'lel-. Ian, Reialueer. " vSnrder, Thorp, : U hi, Vance, Whitney, WiIaon-31. . Two other bills, to prohibit the immigration of negroes into this State, were killed byahout "the same vote the Democrats Voting against . killing the bilU. Hie Eeputlicaa Kajority in th.e State " legitlatiiie Eeiuse to Allow Out Soldiers to Vote. Mr. Uhl, Irora a select committee, reported back the bill, to enable our Ohio volunteers of vote on the days of ourelections wherever they , may be. 'r. Mr, Converse moved that the bill be engrose-ed'fbrita third reading. Mr. McGill movetl that the bill be postponed until next session. -'-ilAfter a Ion discussion, upon motion of Mr . Smith (Republican,) the bill was laid on the table, by the votes ot Republicans, the )eiuo crat voting ajrainst the motion. So the Repub. Itcans of the House killed the bill to enable our gftllant soldiers to vote. Messrs. Dreswl, Con-yerne, Uhl and Gribben (all Democrats) made . able speeches in favor of the bill. Messrs. Smith, Odlio and Hilla (Republicans) spoke against it. r Mr. Dfewet mjved to takeisaid bill frm the table, on which motion he demanded the yeas and nays, resulting as follows : Yai -Anlt. Bates. Blecker. Boesel. Converse. Dressel, Fee of Brown. Fee of Vintcn.-Ferrill, Fbigg, Griblen, High, Jlolden, Jeffrie. Keunon, Keyser of Monroe. Ltnd, Lott. Maf-fstt. Monroe, MiClellm. Rcamy. Reisinjter, Smythe. Snvder. Sties, Taylor, Thorp. Ticus, Uhl. Waller. Well. Wilkin and WUson '34. Nats Bnchinm. Bradbury. 'Gh-sfner, (un-saulun. Harrison, Hills, Howard, Howe...litis--ton, Keck. Krutn. " L tth un. Lemon, Marsh, M wter. M-ller, Montgomery, Myers. Mt-Gill,- OJltn. 0(rtrn. Pierce, Pursell, RoMt, Kock- wetl. Schell. Svott, Siejr SmithfStanton, &tev . art. Tiffany, Warner, Woodbury and Speaker 3. . . . So the Republicans again vote! aginst allowing our brave and gallant volunteers to vote refusing tq take the bill from the table. - Prom Washington A Eevelaticn of the - Plans of the Abolitionists. We are permit fed to.ni.-ike the following extracts from, the letter of a well : infomted gentleman now in: Washington, developing j.he present aspect of political atli.i.s: Indianapolis Sentinrt. :- . ' ' ' ' i;,? Washington-, April 20, Y2. The condition of things here i pitiable. Congress fs doing no good, but an abundance - of barm to the cause of the Union. Instead of . legislating. a it should do. to build up and s. cherish a love for : the Union as our fathers made it, the constant aim of the Republicans, led on by the Altolition wing of the party which is the right" wing is to pass measures which will drive the South .still more unanimously into retiel'iion.' .Tlie fact is, that wing of the party is Int on prolonging the war. pTtlyfor the Govern men t plunder wh ich it will bring them, but mainly Iterance they ex-' - pect in the -'end 'to diave slavery abolished through the whole-: country. No sooner has the army obtained a victory, as at fort Donel-son; thaneome ttew-A tioiitioii measure is ih-troduced iatf Congress calculated to exasper- ; ate the Soufli into still further resistance to - 'the Union. Th?re seems to be a settled pur-. -. pose to goad the rebel States into continued - acts of hostility,- and these may be looked for - from the ultra Republicans of every aha e of . ch tracter, from classie Senator Sumner down to the most stupil and unreasoning lickspittle of the Altolittoa faction i This is the game of hazard which they are playing before the coun-. . try, and they, will continue to play it until the . people. interpose their 'authority and exile all .usuth traitors from the balls of Congress. .:.:Sjdiats.of these, members of Congress .openly proclaim that they have no desire to see the old -j. Union restored, unless that restoration shall rltring'with it the abolishment of slaveryewi-ry-i- tghert i Theyc make ;o , coooealment of this sentiment, and are both bold and loud in declaring it. - -They want th war to go on, and ex-pect,;fhat:r4 Xi4Clnt aftec X few! rrfpe y icto; r riea, will issue a general proclamation of eman-f - 4eipation.,ndr th.wa power-r-that uncon? , ut.utioal act of poUsm.'quTte -as . ;opyen r 4entjor iitratiag.BegroeA as, iqr. cppressiag white men. Some of, the , moatdebased Rje-publieanii wbiTtteiiMtiitft'-kto (r promise , aa mach,: and, taunt cserifatiire ,u.Uuiqa uiea and rsnmeniher of.' Congress .;-.: with, the exercise p;thatpower"th pres-:hient.y Soraetime'aVQ the Goyecnojof aWes-yt rn State was. here, (Indiana! od, A-nad vr something to esy ou .,thisjBubiect general hnfitgW jmaocipatioiH ITev, auj: ihis. " generai I .imnj,Patn. proelarneiioa Tronld Jbejasued by ment: an4 said-it wasiuirxiMiLU tht'tV. -ol .ridefjI.OBuld; ba.gniltjr.of so high handed-a ns one knoxa air' srhki is goi a: to Juppeao Trbm .., : t Stni?ttat:?nntr i.b"fWf". .wuaa: tour roouthsv,rwheUier iSVOogesa passecl a Uw tothat eSector ijot:: X rentieniao who was present doubliU'tT,- Jt. i 4"f j tuMMn -u t i cavern ttOV amor .repliad. J It wUI be done; sir I havs d fast talked tdllr.'Lineolri.wi Tbtlki&u- 1 4a'y ddij or wh: potted trill prevail at ihe'f smart' and conceited as to think they can man-Execative Mansion. Every victory -obtained- age everytiodya business. andihsvefowJtaey over the rebels seems to Inspire the AbbUtion-j were meddlers, and KmtinuaUy.'pokiUjrthir Ists with fresb insoleneei and ihelr demands? noes into other people's bucket of swillr- II for txtrrmc tnensvm thcrease as our armies ad- referred to the pledges Of the Kepuhlican par: rarer South. They are gloating over the! ty and eaid that if thev passed this bill, they prospects of negro insurrections atid ohfisc- wonldarrav the wholefeouthern rwople against tioii acts Thes leading Republiciins these the la. - He was willing that! iery should extreme anti-slavery fanatics have all the ) take its chances of war, and willing that brains of the party, and they will have their slaves should be confiscated like other proper- own way; or sena : tne-uovernmein ana me Union to Tophet. It is for these objects that thev have labored for thirty years, and they are not the men to' abandon the .brutal and bloody dreams of this bloody fanaticism. The people will soon" awake from thfeir 'delusions aIout the conservative policy of Mr. Lincoln. He is, though a inild mannered sort of man, the very materia) for the wily and craflv traitors against the Constitution to mould and fashion to their purposes. Congress Will not. I think," pass any -confis cation. act, but will leave it to the President to use the "war power" for the purpose of abolishing slavery." The f-tct is. Republican members from the middle and western States are afraid of the people, and dare not assume res)ibrisibtfity so fearful.. Many of them would gladly doi.it.' but the elections stare; them in the face. Thev are already alarmed at the "siirns of the times," and conclude they have quite as heavy a load tocarry as they can stag: ger under. Jumvoi them are already beg ging the New England Senators to hold up the irrepressible coitflK't." and to ease the motion of the Abolition train, lest the whole crew be switched off bv the lietrared and in- eulted people everywhere. How far they will succeed in reaching the hearts of their New England task masters, time must tell. I am proud of the conservative and high na tional grounds assumed bv the Democrats of I nd in nn. and trust that the day is fast approaching wben their voice will be jiotent for good in the councils of the Union the glorious old Union -tlie LTnion fbunlel by Washington, anil Madison, and upheld by Clay, and Jackson, ami: Welster, and DougTas patriots, alas, now no more! ; ULR. CB1T1KH DEN'S SPEECH, On the Billfor the Abotlinn of Slavery in the District of t'o'umbut. Mr. Crittenden, of Ky said: We are on no summer sea. We are itwthe milst of a storm of war. The country is convulsed from one end to the other. This state of thing was enonh to put all men on their deepest senpe of responsvbility. and he hal felt it to nn oppressive desrree. - This reltel lion was without parallel in the his tory of the world. Where did a rebellion ever umc such sisntttic proportions as this? Where were there so much to be destroyed, whether we consider the material prosperity or the ItenefiVent institutions involvel ? But the immediate question" was the abolition of slnverv in tle Disirif-t of -Columbia. For the hrt tlnrty or rorty years.ot our existence, per- liHps. tlie recorrts or t inrres lear no trace of a measure content pi tin jr snrh a change of cotidition. The proositkjn had been rejected time and aeain. and in the plmjest davs of the Republic, it was j idrei impolitic by the predecessors of the gentleman now liere. The Senate, however, bad jftsf passed the bill which win now before the nonse for Its action." What practical pood orndvnntnee would le derived from its becoming a la w ? Apart from other considerations, this was a motin-atisr"n-ious time for such action. We are engaged in a war, which he trusted was coming to nn end : founded on the apprehension that it was the intention -of Conjrress to violate the rights of the States lv consuma-ting a nxeasnre which had so lonsr been agitated. It was.this apprehension that endangered the war. Under it the insurgents had fourht with furv. Would not the passage of this bill strengthen them in the belief that such is the purpose of Congress ? It would be considered by the rebels as the jreneral purpose to interfere with slavery in he .States. He did not say Congress has not the power to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, but would not such power now be unwisely exercised ? Wns it not the worst time that could be selected for this act? Wns there any ilea. when this district was ceded for the purpose of the seat of the Feleral Government, that the purpose was to enable Conjwss to exercise; its power over the slavery question? . He repeated, this territory was ceded for a single ; pu r- poe. . Mr. Hickman. (I enn.) asked whether tt was the gentleman's opinion that becAuse Maryland and Virginia celed the District of Co lumbia. Congress, under the Constitution, hav-mij exclusive leeislafion over the District, there was an implied understanding that throujrhout all time the-then existiuft institutions of. those States should be continued in force, and i hit Congressi had no rijrht toexer-ciee its power under the Constitution ? Mr. Crittenden replied that the cession was mad without the slizh:est apprehension . th.lt slavery would ever le alkollsheil in the Dis-frict be nt between the .States of Maryland and: Virginia. The aMition spirit at' that tne scarcely existed among the people of the United States. By the passajre of this bill there would seem to le some lreich of fairii. Slavery had been diminishing here. Let it alone and it would go out like a candle. The passage of this bill woull le regarded by. the South, already exasperated by "apprehension; as the eommencement of a system eventually to reach the States. In conclusion, he condemned the proposed eonfijcjif io acta, aaying our business is to heal, to pacifv. and t o con- I eo 'date all the States in one rreat nation, and true policy to restore toe former , brotherhood. Victory is the moment of -generosity, and true policy .does not require vengeance for what is already done. Let mercy and mild and moderate councils prevail. " - ' -- ! Confiscation-in the 8enate. "During the discussion of the various cOnfia-cationropositjons in be Senate of the" United States,, on thursdaj lastV Senator . Jyis, of Kentucky, is reported as followss fs J ' ftlaveryiBOt '' tteapoaustiilet:!Mr':tfc--- Mr; DArrs asked ' to "hatV an Vmen,fmeat read, to the effect that the fitle'to all property . v... unucr me acsnau vesi in iae persons ofbeirs of those who entered the aerriee of thsTU nited States during the rebellion, and have.been killed torTfiftht5 .iK. TTtvUn t?e.Th?'?,,dPe5j W heao seized aad coti- nscaiea-uy- in retausw ! V I.4rrT?. y Sanatorai wlfofce wh was doutrJIe botenJeA,aJ, acune length xksi. the traa nblW r .aJTiTZi: aad aatesdsnei tJ U dsnie4 Uat AlarerVVl lenzt&'that In fact th tree tfiutea Wr Tiouaibjt ftir the- War tSCr i&k, wi. .wtti. Mexico,' and ths repesi-Of.h Missoari. &m promuaw i uw. r rt ouus Aaa not Droaght siaveryr ipia vongrvBs wssuouia aot Dav9 uad - m MW. f; sww pi make' war on slavery, then th ere will -nl y -war bfgo.n. H ' ; '" '- - ; be another THE CO JTPISCATIOy SHX.: S pencil or fBeriatof Browning : ' On Tuesday, Senator,,Trum bull's confiscation bill being up .. for consideration, ' Mr. Browning. "Republican, of Illinois, addreseed the Senate in opposition to R. He said: . Mr. Browning (Rep. of Illinois, said that if the passage of the bill tended to crush, the rebellion and restore r?ace, even' then- he should hesitate, bnt he nad a'stroftg conviction that it would tend to exactly opposite results. When, in addition to ."that, he believed that the passage would lie a gross violation of the (xnstitutron, he could not hesitate as to his duty; lie said 'Ids colleague complained that the bill was misrepresented ; if so.' it was entirely : owing to 'the, language of the bill, which certainly makes a sweeping confiscation: He contended that Congress haa no power to undertake to execute any law of confiscation : the Executive only has the power to carry such a law into effect. We must refer to the law of nations to ascertain what -property can be confiscated, and then the Executive only can execute the law. The laws of nations are binding on this nation, and ' the obligation is expressly acknowledged in the Constitution. All exigencies are fully provided for in the law of nations, much better than iy ; any legislation of Congress. No greater mistake was evermade than supposing that the Constitution in any way hampers the crushing out of rebellion by fierce and strong blows. The passage of .the bill could have no other effect than to exasperate one side, and to complicate and embarrass the other. If we keep within the limits of the Constitution, we have no right to pass such a hill, and ino jossible advantage could result which equals the evils which are so from a revolution, of the great charter of our liberties. He had labored to inform hi-nself what had'tiest le done for the interests of our 'country. It seeineil to 5ui that only evil could result from any departure from the Constitution. We must first ascertain what relation the rebels are to sustain to us during the war. We cannot admit them them tolte alien enemies that would be to ndmt their independence; and in the success of the rebellion they intist stard in one or the other relation. First, as citizens in b formil able a re' eJIion as to reach to the dignity of a civil war. in which thev must be rerognizedj as ri-Ilrgerents and public enemies while the war lasts, and deal with them according to the laws of .war, with the right to resume authority over them when the rvlellion is suMued ? or, second, Xo treat them as insurgent citizens, entitled lo no belligerent rights, but sulyect to immediate conviction and rxecUioB Jarres--son as soon as enptured. Wexannof do'this last, as it would lead to the indiscriminate slaughter of prisoners on foh sides. 6 All admit that we mtjt recognize then -s belliger-et.ts, and cur Lied to the right Of war while taa relelIion lasts. If we re -oirniie. them as lelligerents while the w ir 1,-ist's. we are Itotind to de.-il with them preci-'clv n we would with a foreign nation. Could we jmss any such bill as this in regard to a foreign n-itiori.or eouM we execute it if we did jwiss it? lie Constitution declares that no" attainder for reason shall work corruption of the Mood or forfeiture except during the life of .the person attained, yet the bill utem'p(s to -do" that very thing, and forfeit all the pripertr of the rebels of every kind forever. -Tlie prohibition of the Constitution ag-iiitst forfeiture isw imperative, but tlie bill assumes the monstrous, proposition that, by assuming guilt, vou may punish with severity which the Constitution absolutely forbids, when the offense is proved and ascertained. The bill provides for the punishment of treason by Congress, and theinfliction of a punishment absolutely forbidden .by ' the Constitution, without trial or indictmen. on such ground tlrat the rebel is bevond judicial process. Ilia colleague (Mr. Trumbull) Ixad said, "the bill provides for forfeiture as a punishment for crime hereafter to ;'be committed, where the person committing the offense cannot be reached, and the right to confiscate the property of the rebel or traitor attaches without any conviction of the offender." If Congress has the right to confiscate' for treason, why not for murder, larceny, or other offenses? Can it be possible that we had .wandered so ,far from the political faith of our fathers as to admit the fatal heresy that the right to confiscate the property of a rebel or traitor attaches without any conviction of. the offender ? To do so it is to s.ubvert the Constitution, and send away all the limitations sought to be-'imposed, and to establish a. legislative despotism more capricious and more fatal to the liberties of the citizen than any form of government on earth. -" .': ;.;..' Mr. Bro-vning argued at some length ' that the bill in fact and effect is a bill of , attainder which ib expressly prohibited hv the" COnsti tnt ion. an I cloael with an appeal to stand by the Constitution in all its forceand purity... . An Abolition Congress. ; ; : On the 24th. ulU in the lower .House of Congress, Lovejoy, of Illinois, 8pok$. -follows : Wherever Slavery is. there is rebellioa. It id the corner stone, - pillars, and support. r Jte took tna position that either- sJaverv or the Republic must perish. - He would . tell the gentleman froin Kentucky Crittenden and all other advocates awl defenders. -of, the sys tem of those who cry themselves hoarse in attempting to throw the protection ,of.. the Constitution around it, that it is the desire of: the Republic that it should .cease to exist. There- is no city of refuge fdr k; - Like ab infenl assassin, it has its knife drftwo aod) is s.leavor- "s v ii. 10 me uen.oi .ine. itepuqjic.f- ara bound t Strike the Monsteij aot gerv-tlemea Deed not cry the Coastilutioa Xor hi de- l' . This speech was aivplaudedhv ihs jnaioritl of the House. II a says .to the yeoerahla CTaiT-TXHTtxs, upon whose Resolutions . th; Renuh- licane fought and-ron- their last '.'"battle.- vjd mai rf -imi tXCtm , V - T . - 1-1' 1- - I wwuch, wivejvQucniejiniag .of A0ts . the AboUBiat8) are determined .haV slaverv shall" cmm V rvnaiiti Mi ;f A "asKrni'epoide'nV XaparreajaY Mrs. Polk is assidoua in ier attentloas; to kha aick and ia taa hoapiula; devoting ai large pomoB or ner ume in, yjsuiirj .our. ;s)CJC--ana lorn isluns them with eyerythtE that would in tteleaetf oonmbateUo.heir Hmfort,-Snch4 disinterested kindness lo strangera wiUOt; go er.i w uy in reapusgUG tv hut if the Senate intended to ; DEC11JE0LY - fillll; AXD RACh" Jeff,"'l)avis': Odactoaa Him! tttfu, Dirit Tfclnka fho CoafTederaey V:i" Its'" eOeOfH Wavy pBt f :i yMOixotfyltaj 5. The following statement dated yesterday, on the Rappahannock, has reached Washington: . ; .-. ?' . A colored man came out, to-day from the other oide of the river and representH himself as Jeff; Davis' coachroan.' From an examination of 'liln; this is probably' the troth. i l reports scrape of eonversationa : overheard whilst driving Mr. and MrsDavia in the car riage, and between Mr.'Davis and those who came to see him. Mr.'Davis and Gen. E. Johnson had some heated discussions about the latterVt retreatr front Manassas. Davis disapproved of .it, and ordered Johnson to make a stand at Gordons vill. Johnstm declined to do this, ant oflered to resign, and was even In-disposed to go to York town. - . . :"'. , Mra. Davis said she thought thievery bad in him.(Johnsou) to.be unwilling to go and help Magruder , . . :' ..' ' The coach trian over hleara a conersatiorr between Johnsorr amd the wife of Davis, the former' saying'if be had not left Manassas," Mc-Ctellan would have come out agaiost him aad cut him all to pieces.' : . Mrs. Davis read art article in the Richmond Examiner to her husband, saying that it was part of the Yankees' plan that Gens.. Banks and McDowell were to form - a junction in Louisa or Caroline counties aud move down on Richntond. . Davis remarked, he thought that was so; "but his Ginerals would take care of them.1 " - , The coachman overheard a conversation be- tween Davis and Dr. Gwin, formerly U. S. Senator from California. ' Davis said he had sent Gen. j. R. Aiulerson from North Carolina to resist the march of the Federals from Fredericksburg and to , delav them long en ough for him to see the probable result of the contest before Yorktowh, so that, if that was likely to be unsuccessful he would have time to extricate his armv frora the Peninsula, and get them into Richmond and out of Virginia ; ihat otlierwise they would all be caught. The coachman represents that Mrs. Davis said that"M Confederacy was about played out!' and that if New Orleans was really taken, she hiui no longer any interests in the matter, as all -she had was there: thai, it was a great pity they, had once attempted to hold Virginia and the other non-growing cottbn stages : and that shesa.d to Mrs. Lr. Jon daughter of Col-iry General of Sub. Jns, Taylo-, U.S. Com.nt sistence, who was very an: lous to gel to Wash- ington, where she 'ha one f her children, not fbnt only to stay lie Yankees came to give herself any troubii where she was, and when to Richmond she could gi, '.;' Th coach mnn say If. and; Mrs. Davis have" all th,ir books, clothing aod pictures tolji4B8i-Gi that ha?ea waitlrtfa hotel there, he narked ap retdy to .move "sorr; tiiat tnere is know nit thn-lTniaMsnM.nT ,tba idtce that he Yankees are lookH fofcvtth much pleasuremore by the white thanjt&e coloredpeople.- - - : .. : - y ' --: The Confederate money is not taken, when it can lie "avoided. - M rs. Da v is h ersei f was refu sed, when she ottered a ten dollar Confeilerate note. Many of the Richmond peojde wish the Union troops to come, as they ae "half-starved out. ' . ' ''".- The bank and-Government property is all packed up for removal to Danville near the North Carolina line. THE DOG TAX. Treason Rampant Meeting to Resist the Collection of Taxes. SEDITIONS SPEECHES AND RESOLU-' . . ; TIONS. At a lare out-of-doors Mass Meeting, recently held In this county, resolutions were adopted pledging the participants in the meet ing not to pay the taxes imposed by the Federal Govern ment... . - . .- - - Mr. Jowler rddressed the meeting in a cur; sory, manner. He was not disposed to whine or growl, or be snappish and show his teeth at any just burden which may be imposed ; but being destitute of property, he maintained that it was unjust to assess a tax upon him. and therefore- he would resist its : collection tooth and toe-naiL f Mr. Towsia remarked that he had strffered enough already. .- Freedom of speech had been denied him. He had been . muzzled,, or his voice would ha ve been heard in remonstrance ere this... If. in addition to being, muzzled , he was to be taxed, there w.ts bui one course left him to pursue. He had been loyal hitherto, but now he would start on another track. : : Mr. Br Lb said he was- a Wide-Awake, and gloried in the name ; hut he had no means to pay the tax, . He said as an , exemplification of tlie injustice of the law, that he was com pel led. to pay, yet he allowed to earn. He inight easily sell sheep to the amount of the tax: but . he: was subject to : the penalty of deatn it ne.waa round deaung in mutton, . , Mr. Watch then arose. He said that not one scent of 'his should go into the public treasury in addition to'tlie burdens already im posed apowhim. . He pointed to the collar about his neck, full of tacks, and he asked if that was. not tax enough tO ruin an individual of ordinary resources? He said no might ten a sad experience : or oppression'; bat lie did not beuevrln long taiU, and would - there fore dry up. ;: t.: After true resolutions were adOpteiL it- was was agrwd, was oneithe grMdogs in the counrfrv abehfm 4te -curtail ?W much of his hrtk-a imposts thf saxi complained jjjf. f JBllefohtaioe Rcpublr? . UnammousQr vo-ted down,' as "not fit , lor .respectable "degs5 to : u MW-POrsrrt nnittadi theo prOspectas'. of the Mao-aheek iress Jfeat eotpary aubscrV her. Half a dozen members . of the assem-1 WW JL Hip (jl(UH rgornU H HI It WB etin? jouraed Sn i--lyi(iaei a Kir -.-t ; Coagreb;haa 'as Fltr&MrPt jthft jprovai $bf iesk dent :-l X A resolution to ioduee tle Statea toa free U-i2;"A actfreelng tha aegroea in the Cistnct of Colafflbiav;.i? up&j $pi-ity. w4 A new Article of arJproliiLitiag roSl-eer iaho ffrmyiaod airyiromT4ttara4ngth aeroesr no ran inta omf 1 t Unp aTeovaxkaVle-lying journal, aodiiad repeated 1y jput thenph the: wrong p&ht.t 1 'On nrotfotir of fri Tree.-thVrlneetia?-ak-: Evacuation; of ; Torktown the Rebels. Heavy Guns and Camp Equipage , . XJapturcd. : OUH TKOOrS I-V POSSESSION. GEIT. ircCLELtATTS CAVALUT AHD AETILERY IS PUE8UIT. FoRTKiss" Mosab, -May .4.- Vorktown was evacuated by the rebels last night aad our troops now. occupy the enemy's works. . A larsre amount of cam d eottipasre and nu which 'they could not destroy for fear of being seen were ien nenina.-IliEAOQCaKTXRS AtXT OT TKX PoTOVAC, r May 4, O i. n. ) To Hon Eowtsr M. STAXTOw,i; Secretary of . War j : ;-"-". ' -l - -; " ." - v-; We have the enemy's ramparts, their guns. aiwnunition,: camp equipage, etc;, and - hold the entire line of his works which the . Engi neers report as being very strong. I have thrown all my cavalry and horses and artilery in pursuit, sntjorted by infantry. .5 1 move Gen. Franklin a division aod as much more as l ean by water up to West Point to-day. No time shall be lost. Our gunboats have gone pp York River. "I omitted to state that Gloucester is also in our possession. I shall pursue the enemy to the walL - ..-Signed) ; . - . Gxo.-B. McClxxeax. FULL PARTICXXLAllS OF THE CAP-TUBE OF YOBXTOVg. Our Forces Take Possession: without Firing a Gun ! A; " : - . ' ' ' v;.'.. '' . ' ." : The wbole Rebel Army Paale v Stricken. X Philadilphia, May 6. The Inquirer has a special dispatch from Fortress Monroe giving the following particulars in regard to the evacuation of Yorktown: ; . 40xE TIl.BSrOXD YOSKTOWX, V - '7r. Sunday, 10 o'clock, A. M. ) ; All day yesterday' the rebels kept up a ho fire on Gen. Porter's division. No one hurt. Our Parrott gun at Farnholt Court Honse.uc-casionnlly answered them. All last evening, and up to midnight, lively firing was kept up. - -". -' -- --- - - ' ' . About that time tneir nre eiacKonea consia-erably, and at two o'clock stopped altogether. We fired one or two more batteries at them, but got no answer. About' three o'clock this morning a building at Yorktown was fired, and Prof. Lowe and-Gen. Heintzelman went ud in af lialloon, anifound it was their etore- , Yorktow.Vharfv: . At dalighw they rlrted the forts empty, ;At seven o cTock, a AAnnnial VnVrnirn " tar it IwStll - si ffn l ' I n fired. Of the guns of the enemy, nearly all remaining were spiked and dismounted. By the side of the river battery were large S.ilea of ammunition, powder, balls and shells. Jighty gnn8 were in Yorktown. which is surrounded by a semi-circle. rfhe earthworks were all coustructetl to cover one another in every position, but they must have eventually yiebled, could we have got around them. The gun we dismounted the other day killed and wounded 14 rebels. The Fort has been occupied by the 1st bat talion of New Orleans artillery, the cth and 11th Alabama regiments, the 10th and 14th Louisiana, and the 13th and 45th Georgia reg iments. These troops were ordered to report at Howard s Grove, four miles from Richmond and left the Fort at midnight. A rear guard was left, who waited for our appearance, and then retired in the greatest haste. Two deserters who left their regiment in Williamsburg at da v beat, say the whole rebel army was in a panic. : Prof. Lowe's balloon reconnoissance discovered their rear guard at 9 o clock, A. M to he four miles out. tren. McOleilan imme diately ordered out the artillery and cavalry, and is pushing after them-at rail speed. , All our cunboats came up at 9 o'clock, and landed some marines at Glodcester, who raised the United States flag, amid cheering that could be heard across the river. ' 1 he boats then Jett, and are now running up York river; shelling the banks on both sides. : ' . ' -- " A nnmlwrrof mines had been prepared for our troops, by placing percussion shells under ground in the roadways and entrances to the fort.-- - - No whites were to be found, and only a few negroes and babies. -. The" town was squallid and filthy. A few days of warm weather would have bred a pes tilence Ah abundance of flour, and a large quantity of meat salt and fresh- was left. All the tents were left, but no horses or wagons. Keport concur that the rebels consist of a mob of about 100,000 men, ill-fed, dirty and disheartened. " - ' - -' The road from -Yorktown to Hampton, on which we were encamped, was guarded by Fort Magruder, mounting a large number of guns,-part of which were taken away and part of. them si'iked. Some of their: works 'were well built and Well laid: ant, while others were wretched cootrivaneea. '. The work upon them was finished on - Friday night, and the slaves sent to the rear under guard. ;-The rebels have "fiothirig liehnid on wn'ich they -can make a stand. Last night their camp fires alTTong"werhe'sane as usual. The denBejwQoda aloo the peninsula; enabled them to, leave, Without being seen , jty the balloon., v. -' . ..' -: '. . ' . . ".- --" .The' large guns of fh'e rebels were' mostly. columbiad3. taken' from : the Norfolk "Navy Yard' .Some of ihetn ThhVe - been i recently mounted,;,. TJie fortifications, altheugji of the roughes.t.character, were very'-' formilfllle, be-1 iris surrounded "by deep gorges'almost ioipoei- l4'-r",':4;" c Anoflier . pispatci frdm': CeClelUix. 4 iJen ns.4VBO.CAKTEKs, j Aaar, or Potqx acv: t jOur cavalrv and horse artillery came tin with tne'eneray's laii gnt&d Sn their entrench menu, aoout two roues inia sia oi t uiiams-burg. -bristfiYenTOeT Aid left; SmitJi'aTDtvn-7 Of Infaetry arrived on th grootaluadU pye8ii me carried hia works, though 1 have not heard.-, fTle f oemya rear is strong;- trat I, have force enough up,;iQ to ensure all T'p.uj'poses. All .along the .lines their .works phve.'to bay been moet'fornuda? bl,' aad. I am' now tully ' aatieSed of the Correctness of - th- course 1 "have ' pursued."' ?.The success is brilliant, arjd.yoa may rest assured thatJ tts eSecti will be of the greatest' a por tance; r Thero shall W ao delay itx ic: -riB? mmim. V. A .... I .' K - . . . V- . The tebela hive teen 'rtllfy the tnoet murderooa arid liarbarous conduct in r placing tprpedoea withiij their . worksr.neor- wells and springs, and near flag-staffs, magazines, tele graph ofnees, in carpet bags, barrels of flour, 4e. FoTtnnately, we hava act lost many men in this manner some four or -five kQIed.'and perhaps a-docen wounded. I shall, make tha prisoners remove them at their own peril, . (Sighed.) ' ' GEO. B. McCLELLAN. The Latest and Iuiyuitant from York- '; ' ' '- ; -'' t v r tOWlli ' - - ; y - Rebels Hake a Stand at Willla burg. - BriHiaAt Bayonet Charge bri General OflcUl from General XcCHellaa. Rebels :. will Dispute Every. Step to iiichmond. - : . ' .' v .- Washtxgtox, May 6. Official dispatches received here indicate that the, enemy ( are in large force and strongly- entrenched near Wil liamsburg, aad that tber intend to dispute, at that point, the rurtber passage ot our army. . There, had been'; some brisk .fighting io which Gen. Hancock Jiad taken two redoubts, and repulsed Early's rebel brizade by a "bril liant bayonet charge. In this engagement Gen. Hancock's forces are said to have killed , two rebel Colonels, two Lieut. Colonels, and cap- tnred one Colonel and ldu prisoners. Gen. McClellan highly compliments General Hancock's conduct. At the time of the sending of dispatches, Our loss was not known, but it was supposed to.be considerable, in proportion to the extent of the engagement, as the fight was very severe. Biocac ix Fioxr or WiLtrxifSBuaai V : May 5th, 1802, 10 P. M. J T Ho. Af. Stanton, Secretary of War: -' After arranging for -movements up the York river, I was urgently sent for here. I find General .Toe Johnson in front of me in strong force, probably greater a good deal than my own. . - . 4 Gen. Hancock has taken two redoubts and repulsed Early's rebel Brigade by a real charge with the tiayonet. taking one Colonel and 150 prisoners, and killed at least two Colonels and many privates. His conduct was brilliant in the extreme. I do not know our exact loss, but fear Gen. Hocker has lost considerable on our left. . ".- . . I lesrn from the prisoners taken, that the rclels intend disputing every step to Richmond. I shall run the ruk of at least holding them in check, while I resume the original plan. My entire force is undoubtedly considerably inferior to that of the rebels," who will fight well ; but 1 will .do all that 1 can with the force at my disposal. ; ' (Signed) G. B. McCLELLAN, Maj. Gen. Commanding.' The French Minister at Yorktown. Onr Forces Reach IT est Point! TBEY SITBOV lOUmriZS t -'-.' ZHots Desertions from the Hebels! Behel Soldiers at ' Bichmond ened ! '-'-' '-" Disheart- BALTivoas. JXaj 0. . The following is taken from the American's special Fortress Monroe letter : The French steamer Cassendi came down from Yorktown, bringing the French minister and CapJ. Fox, Assistant .Secretary of the Navy. We learn that up to 1 o'clock .the steamers with Gen Franklin's division had not gone beyond Yorktown. waiting to hear from above. One of the gun-boats which went up York River on Sunday morning, has returnea. She reports she found the river unobstructed that our gun-bor.ts had reached West Point, . and that a force had been landed, and a bridge on the ' road to 'Richmond destroyed. Several rebel transports were overtaken going up the river, some of which were run ashore and burned, those on board escaping, while others were captured.' " -' - ''-'' The latest advices state that Gen. McClellan is with the advance, and supposed to be before Williamsburg, in . which direction there has been brisk cannonading all day. . Yesterday P. M a schooner came down the James" River from Richmond, and when near Newport News, was -run ashore on the south side of the river. Her singular movements attracted considerable attention. The men were seen to take their boag and pull for Newport News. - - - ' - -. They said they had intentionally run her ashore for the purpose of reaching our lines, and that she contained sixty tons of coal. for the Merrimac." Several boats weir immediately manned and started out for the purpose of endeavoring to tow her off; but finding this to be impossiple, they set her on fire, and she burned to; the water's edge. - The Merrimac was in eight at the time, but did not venture out' to savelhe vessel. . . The crew were taken to headquarters,- and they gave a desperate account of affairs in Richmond. . The rebel, troops ,, there regarded all farther attempts to sustain the rebellion sheer folly. ' . '" ". ; ' '- - "' - ' Baltixore, Mar 6. : Th Fortress 3Ionroe letter ? of the American, dated 5th, says J hat Gen.McClellan's advance is beyond Williamsburg; and that our gunboats are at West Point, having on their way, captured or destroyed, many Rebel transports. . - ;.. '. ' 1 . - fZ-';.:'.; ' A report wa current of. the . capture of a large number o prisoners. 1 . ; 'A force bad been landed at West Point and had destroyed a railroad bridge leading to Rich-mend.: - . : ; ; U - -: . ' 'i -. J r.., '.-.--" . JUBTHKR ; PABTICTJL ABS OP THE , !EVACUATI02f I - . T".;n v- : ? ,1 i T'. , , ii .u: .j fcurii ijy-l TfXE REDELTIICF - EXGIXEER A . PfXlSOKEBl BALTZvots. May. 6 Among the prisoner taken-at .Yorktown ia the Chief; of. Engineers of Gen. .Job neon's staff, who states the -whole rebel army at Yorktown- amounted to 85O0Q mea.-JIlgivs a very deplorable account of tbe-cond'ajon of : the anay, saya they will; be analde to siale a etaaany w'Ue?e;U4a side of RKhmbnd, . -jri- -.rj. et rejreai-. commenced before daylight Satatday morning, and be donbta not that the advance was 20 mileadisUntat ,th time the last gun was fired from Yorktown j- iv r?, -: On SaadAy-aorniBg-Ceiw--McClellan signalled five gunboais: lying before'. Yorktown jto proceed np the, river to., West Poiat, sad remove all obstrncikmi in their waj. 4 Quite a fleet of. steamer and,T,esels, Joaded witbr troora, were icoyeredV4 and a: pursuit com mence4 resulting in the capture oC.some, whilst .others : were rnnVashor and'.fired' by thee on board, who escaped to the wood, f , . It ta said thai by three.o'elock in the P. 11, th gunboat bad , teached West Point, the bead of navigation, nearly thirty mile above Yorktown, fmiuetUlT-alMllinr .tsaru'es of th enemyaxio were Cyihg aldng the ehcfriiCi- aanxing mar poriKmo-ne retreating army, who were rao viri toward i West Point to Uk th railroad 'to:Rmood-i . . - mon ess: poprs com: '.ir. Rebels Roate4 la Iaadsosaa Ctylo. 't'--; - ':' ' LocisttLue Aprils. - PrrrsBtao LixDnte; April 3. Th- follow ing dispatch, dated near Farmingtoo, 3im b3 received at beadonarters ''7'..'.- A reconnoissance sent toward Farmiilgtoa found the enemy, 4,500 atrong with Axtur-pieces pt artillery, occupying a- strong - poajuo9 near the town. Our forces advanced at one to the assault, and after a sharp skirmish carried the positron in handsome style. ' Th enemy left 30 dead on th : field, also Unts and baggage. - Our cavalry- ar pursuing. . Th whole affair was very handsome, our regiments charging th battery and their'line of infantry at dcmble quick. The enemy fiod 10 "wUd confusion. ' ' - ': -:' T - . .-.:, .;45.t j Tbey regimont of cavalry sent through to Boonville tok possession of the town, tore up the railroad track and destroyed two bridge. We bav a good many prisoners cannot ; tH how many yet.- .Our lose was two killed, and . two. wounded. , . "" - , ,.'-' .- : . (Signed) ; . jyolropE, irj..Gt;t LATEST "F1L02I PITTSBTJEO IfAOT- Reported Occupation of Coriatl bjr . vea. ropei . . Five 'Eeprnents of Eebela Captnred Chicaoo. May 6. A special to the Time from Cairo says The steamer Walsh reached here this morning from Pittsburg Landing'. Our army is so far advanced from th river that nothing is known of its movement;-Ti a ' A drenching rain was falling, which had continued twenty-four hours without intermis-sion. . '4.....,., -a The report is current that Gen. Pope army occupied Corinth oil Sunday. Five regiment were posted in front, who are said tojiav beo taken prisoners. ..-.-' Oen. Hitcbell Beporting in Alabama To Hon. E. AT. Stanton, Secretary of Wert - : " Hra tsttlli, Aa May Your dispatch is received. A eoldier's bigb-et reward for service-is to merit th 'approbation of h is superior ofSeera. . . . , , '. , -.. -f - 1 An expedition from Bridgeport crossed th river on May 1st, and advanced towards Chat 1 ! a -. tanooga twelve miies ana capturca tneir stores, and also a Southern mail from some railroad hands.; . . -' ", ' ' :'. - A panic prevailed at Chattanooga. . , , , v The enemy are moving all their property ia the direction of Atlanta. " -'; - : Gen. Lead beater bad been chastised for coward ice at Bridgeport.' ' - ;-.--, - - There were not more than 2,000 troop .ai Chattanooga., , They destroyed asaltpetr man . nfactory n a cave," and returned safely; with thecaptnred property.- " . .' ; : : Another expedition penetrated to Jasper, and found a strong -Union feeling. On the earn day they had a skirmish with the enesjyV cavalry at Athens. - Our outposts were driven back; but. on being reinforced the enemy re treated in thedirectionof Florence. : There ar straggling bands of mounted men, partly citi zens, scattered along my entire line, threaten ing the bridges, one or which they succescied. in destroying. (Signed.) -. 3 A .-,-. O. MITCH CLL. j Major Gen. Comoiandin., STILL AJrbTHEB VICTOBY! "' Qen. Znmost Attacks X12orxr. ttxid Wood's Cavalry. . - . Eebela Utterly Eonted with Great -: - ; - , Loss. - - - (Spoelsl U the Louisville JoitrasL) - "'"-"-. N asbti llk, May C. ' Gen. Dumont,- witb portions of .Walford'a and Smith's Kentucky -cavalry, and Wyn-koop'a Pennsylvania cavalry, attacked .Morgan's and Wood's cavalry, 800 io number, at Lebannon. Tenn., on Monday morning at '4 o'clock. ; The rebels were utterly routed and large numbers slain, and one hundred and . (Lf-ty taken prisoners. Nearly all their horse and arms were captured: they fled after 'fighting one hour and a half. ' - -. Gen. Dnmont is in pursuit,' and will raptor the whole force. :-The prisoner will be here this evening. It .was a brilliant affair, and managed with great skill by Gn. Dnmont. - Morgan is reported killed ; Col.-Wal ford was wounded in the abdomen seriously, ' and OoL Smith was wounded in the leg. ' ; . The rebel . were completely surprised and outwitted.-., Z.:i.--f-:-:'L---:.f-- '-v. --. From tne 8outn. ; tFrwa the Kkihmoad Dispstrh, April SS. . : We are requested to say that planter' would do well to send in some of their. tobacco, sine , there ia room fqr it in the warehouses and a moderate demand. Trt th. present aspect of. affairs," however.- we are not: prepared to adV vise them to this tter Better far tbaf 'every particle of tobacco' should 'destroyed 'than-sent where there is even a faint- prspeet of -it contributrng to the aid and comfort of tt enemy. ' -.'- - - :-'- ----j--t .. . i t - THK flGHTIItO QCALrtm OV.THX XyXXT OC .'. ' - Vvratsoaaas, V''; r- 'Vi " . The credit of great' bra very in the'battl myarCorinth isfreely. giren the enetay. iln-deed, this credit to the enemy- is common- to all the battle-fields in th West, which, jt if to he observed, have been. .fousht aeainst n br - 1 Western tuen.. W are assared. that thrr have been no fuI14dooded Yankee in any of the .Western - ttattlen. : In the rankr of. the enemy pu the, fiejds of Shiloah and .Plttetarj there is said to have not .been a iingle rqtn east of the Qhio. So it waa also at Deritl-son, when tle credit of th hardest. gating on the enemy aid Jdonngthe;;war" was attributed to - the- Southern- Illinois "troof a, a regiment -of 'ahoth,. afler- beibf pircrllly broken andVv4rganizod, wa ref?med in our face at th rallying words -of .its "standard beareri., The troop from Illinoisi; JlicneiOta and Iowa aresaid by" many-cf . ozr'own cheers to be as good f satin tna'.rrlal tier i' on'ibe'cohUnentr'lr - i .'-i- . ; ' J 'i ' ' v ' - " mmm " ' " ' '' ' ' W - . '". r-V:Elry;i3 .T7c:t;ra Tirrii;":;- " .-- t4i. i : , .,.. v t,. Chicago. Jfay C Special dl?ttca ta il Padocah Jorrtsl rays Jeff- Thorn pr?i is ia Western Her.tckj with .on thousand C-vsJ ry, lie csrne 'across a Company of C-'ti;' . Nebraska horse-yesterday near Dresden, and scattered them in every directions i 27 0 Isea of life.; Considerable excitement exists ia (b country in relation to this raid of JeTT. J ! i -r