The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-09

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dispatches respecting il were allowed to
come through In due course, ours was
suppressed by the government censor in
the Washington telegraph office Having
received it by mail, we give it now as
part of the history of the times, simply re-
marking that we do not understand that
| it was suppressed for lack Of truth, but
| rather for excess Of H.
THE SUPPRESSED DISPATCH
washington, Dec. ,, 1861
'sThe call of the roll had scarcely ended
in the House, when the temper Of the peo-
pie was strikingly manifested by their
representatives fastening, without delay
ing moment for Presidential or other
message, to pass resolution cmancipa
ting the slaves of rebels within the mill.
tary jurisdiction Before the vote upon il
was recorded, painful rumor pervaded
| the Hall that the President had taken open
issue upon this very question with Secre-
tary Cameron, and had recalled from the
Philadelphia Postoffice the undeivered
copies of the War Department Report
which the latter had mailed yesterday for
the use OF the newspaper press. The
| city was filled with rumors of breaking
up of the Cabinet, and the influence Of the
revolution We are passing through, in at.
tachine men to principles. while weaken
ING their hold on laws and forms, was ey.
erywhere strikiugly and most suggestively
conspicuous The excitement occasioned
by this Executive opposition to the neces-
sites OF the war and the popular will, to-
night sways the hotels and parlors of the
city. The history of the difference be-
tween the President and the Secretary of
War has at last taken this shape. The
Secretary presented his report to Mr. Lin
coin on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon
he mailed it to the principal papers
of the North and West, as is custom
airy on the day preceding the reading
of the message. On Sunday night the
President, having found time to read it,
found it not in his heart to agree with the
Secretary's doctrine of the right and the
duty to make military use Of the slaves
Of rebels--to arm them, If necessary-and
in all ways to use them as we would any
other property of the rebels 10 suppress
this rebellion. He sent for Mr.. Cameron,
ard required him to suppress this whole
portion Of his report, on the ground that
its recommendation was premature and
ill-timed. The Secretary promptly and
resolutely refused to suppress a word of
il. The discussion between them was
protracted. 1t ended As it began, the
President insisting upon the alteration,
and the Secretary respectfully but firmly
refusing to change a syllable Of his recon-
mendations. A subsequent interview in
the afternoon had similar conclusion OF
debate, but new and strange conclusion
Of. the Executive will The President an
nounced his purpose to strike out the en-
tire passage about the emancipation aud
arming of the slaves before sending in
the report with his message to Congress.
Mr., Cameron declared he should not re-
call or suppress the document in the
hands Of northern and western editors, and
the printers were at liberty to do with his
report what they pleased. Which Of the
two copies will the people read and the
army prefery'
MODIFICATION OF SECRETARY rAMERoN's
REPORT.
After the originalreport had been print
ed in our whole edition, the following
modification was made, viz. the conclus
ding portion, commencing ut the words,
at has become grave question for de-
termination what shall be done with the
slaves, was erased. and the subjoned
passage was substituted:
at is already grave question what
shall be done by the slaves who are aban-
doned by their owners on the advance Of
our troops into southern territory, as at
Beaufort District, in South Carolina. -
The number left within our control at
that point is very considerable. and SINH
lar cases will probably occur. What shall
be done with themy Can we afford IN
send them forward To their masters, to
be by them armed against US, OF. used in
supplies 70 maintain the re-