Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-12-17
THE srrPYrssED DISPATCH.


WAs11ISGroN, Dec. 2.-The call of the roll
had scarcely ended in tie House when tho
temper OF the people was strikingly manifested
bv their representatives fastening without
delay ng moment for Presidential or other
message to pass resolution cmanclpating
the slaves Of C"ntcdcrates within the military
Jurisdictions. Before the vote upon it re.
corded, painful r1mor pcrvaded the Hall that
the President had taken open issue on thiS
very question with Secretary Cameron, and
had recalled from the Philadelphia post office
the undclivcred copies of the War Department
report whch the latter had mailed yesterday
for The use of the newspaper press. The city
Was filed with ruinorS OF q l.: :eaking up of tho
Cabinet and the influence of the revolution
we are passirg through, in attaching men to-
principles while weakening their hnl.i OH laws
aud folms, everywhere strikingly and
most euggcativciy. conspicuous. The excite
mcnt occasioned by this Executive opposition
10 the necessities of the war and to the popular
will, to-uigflt swavs the hotels and parlors Of
the citv The history OF the difference be-
tween the President and the Secretary OF War
u: at last taken this >hHpc: The Secretary
rrcse., -"d his rrcr' to NJ. Liscc Satur-
day. Ga SuIi Y aftc no n he mailed 1t to the
III n cpal I,1i c - uf \ nth aud WcaSt, Ak IL
c..somary the day preceding the reading
0I the message.
On Sunday night the Prcsidnct. having found
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aorce witi, the >,ecrotarv's doctrine Of the right
and du- Y tD make military nse of the slaves
If LoGicticratcs- to ann them il necessary
and in all WAYS to use them would any
other property Of the Cont,deratcs 70 suppress
this rebellion. He sent for Mr.. Cameron, and
rt qu;red him to suppress this whole portion
OF his report on the ground that tsrecommcn-
,iatou was premature and iil-tlned. The
Secretary promptly and rc<olutcly refused tor
suppress word Of it, The discussion be-
tween them was protracted. 1t ended as it
began, the President insisting upon the a!era~
ton, and the Secretary respectfully but firmly
refusing to change a syllable of his rccommen-
tlafions \ subsequent interview in the after
noon bad a similar conclusion of debate, but i
new and strange conclusion of Executive will
The President announced his purpose to strike
out the entire passage about the emancipation
and armng Of the slaves before sending in the
report with his message to Congress. Mr..
Calucron declared he should not recall or
the document i'll the hands OF North
crn and Western editors, aud that the printers
W ere at liberty to do with his report what they
pleased Which of the two copies viii tEe
p ople read and the army prefer?
CONFEDER.TE STATES SENAT0NES.
The following gentlemen have been elected
to the Senate of the Confederate Sta es from
the States named;
North Cayotina-Gcorge Davis and w. r.
Dortch.
1eanessee Gustavus 4. Henry and l. C,
IIaneS.
Georqia. Benjamin Ii. Hill and Robert
Toonbs
1rkansos-C. B. Mitchell and Robert w
johnson.
1habanza.-W ihiam L. Iancey aud G. Z.
CLAW, Jr
N;ssouri-J b. Clarke and R. Lyprton.
TO BIZ SHoF-Colonl kerrigan, of the faI
kee army has been sentenced to be shot for
holding trstitoroas communication with the en-
e1nv.- He LcIun.s 10 Inc y. I. IMentYEIEth