St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05

thorny-ef .:thg paxim, that tho s,fetE Of
the sfate isthsf highest law, subd climate
the righ siof pialorsy and dominatesP vf3
civil re ktipns. ws
Sd. kThat tlerefofe We do hen - del
clare TIT |in or jud @ent, the Pres lent
bfi the United Rtates, is the ComlhlndelrS
lh:Ch,cf IF our Amy, and the oAlteet IL
command under him, have The right to
emancipate all persons. held Is slaves in
any military district in State in insur.
reetion against the National government.
and we respectfully advise 4havJuohs order
of ,empuI patjon ibe ,issued, whenever the
same .w1l aydil- 10 sUeaksJ the bqker Of
rebels in arms, or to strengthen the mill
tary paXe s. Of the Federal forces:
Mr. Bum moved TO- lay the fescldti6s
on the table; 'butthe 'n,Dtpn Nas disagreed
to by yeas 56, against.77. So.
TooTke question recurring on aMro Elliot's
motion, Mr.. Roscoe Cooking .proppsseeb 40
amendment which Mr.. Elliott, accepted,
50 ~ to make the resolution apply e, the
slaves Of .!disloyal citizens "a 9h' 10
tD9Oi1nlf'm motion Of Mta Stencils ,the fa4ehet
copsideration Of the rssoluinns VAS polt-
ponednuntil ia MORROW wax; ljns order
that # may be. discussed and amendments
submitted. He; was in favor Of tie main
featqres Of the proposition but desired
modification. - .s3:asEo a@oi1y.uL l. 'sa1
SID MI, Campbell gave:notice that he would
call up the following, on next Tuesday,
week:
in tRcsoloea, That in ,legislatihg to meet
the exlgencies Of the present rebellion,
Congress should confiscato the property
'(slaves includcd), Of all rebels, and pro-
itect the property and rights. under the
Constitution and laws, of all loyal oitixens.
Upon the renewed urgent application
OF Geo. D. Prentice of the. Louisville Jour-
nal, Secretary Seward yesterday ordered
the release of his brother-iu-law, Calhoun
Benham, and also ex-senator Gwin, from
Fort;l.aiayette. $3.50: Cd. BID .,:7s>r
Sec. NV cllss: commendsr Cap x: Wilkes
for the capture ,of Mason and Slidcll and
says that because he did not take the chip
also, it must not be considered u precedent
in such cases. - ~
A resolution vas introduced in. the Ka-
nawha Western Virginia) State Conven-
ton providing for the gradual euancipa.
ton. Of the Slaves and making that a free
State. ii: ,.'.t,.;:a3 ,...:' 914.': - s,i7s1 ,
!,:s4,r',A: .=s':.: : h,.& New York, Dec
IT. reported that Col: Kerrig.n of the
New York; 18th regiment, has been tried
'bya court martial for treason aud sentein-
'ced to be shot, and a warrant has been
signed by the President. @Kerrigan III
Member of Congress from this city !
oalMr: Butter6eld, the mate of the brig
Granada, who has beenHa prisoner: at
Charleston, has arrived heneo and reports
that the forts on Otter and Phoenix Isl.
andswere vacated and blownup, Nov. 18th
Great excitement prevailed. ut Charleston,
and a meeting was held as to the propnety
of burning or.suirendering the city, The
Mayor was IN favor of ,surrenderinp, 80
were the people generally but the Cover
nor said it must :0e1 burned: 'o:.os ,:a,vI
sEwAkDAND CAMERON, sERENAuEo.$
Secretaries Cameron aud Seward were
serenaded last night. but only the latter
appeared:E He osimply scomplimentod the
music and stated 1'that IN ten : days the
country would rejoice atKrcat' nsws:1v74
II George Opedyke Union9 has been iolect-
ed Mayor of New York, oyer, Fernando
Wood and Gqnther, sby'aa large majority.
The reported removal Of ths.scapital
from Richmond to Nashville is iucofrect.
--latest accounts from Peusacola, repre-
sent that the fight has not been renewed.
Accounts say that had the, fight continued
Fort MeRes would have been destroyed.
No particulars ofthe affair: are given.
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