The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-12-24

Wall and Hemphil, were candidates to
till the other vacancy.
A letter from Austin, Nov. 14th,
states thar Gen. Herbert is making for
midable preparations for defending the
I Texan coast.
A private letter from on board the
steamer Richmond, which took part in
the fight at Fort Pickens, dated Nov.
23i, states that the vessel commenced
bombarding Fort McRae at 10 O'Clock
on the 22d. The writer states that he
had been mplimenting the captain of
the guns on the accuracy Of his aim,
when she'll bounced through our bull
warks and took his head off. besides
wounding six more men. This shell.
on exploding, raised the ship out of the
the water and made her stagger like
drunken man. Another shell burst 6
feet below the water line, causing bad
leak. but the steam pumps kept the YES.
sci free.
The firing continued all day and was
resumed by the enemy next morning,
when we moved out of his range. The
irigate Niagara still kept at them, but
being outside the bar, she could not do
much damage.
Fort Pickens had, up to date, lost but
one man killed and seven wounded.
Fort McRea is much damaged, but we
cannot destroy it with our smooth bore
guns, as they are no match for the en-.
emy's rified cannon.
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the next day, 23I. with the determine
ton to whip or to be whipped.
WHEELING. Va. Dec. lin the Lee.
lslature, Mr.. Carkesdon, of Hampshire.
introduced resolution prohibiting any
person engaged in the rebellion from ev-
er holding office in this state.
Mr.. Snyder of Monongahela, introduc.
ed resolutions modifying those parts of
The Code which prohibits writing or
speaking against slavery. so as TO make
them conform to the spirit and genius of
our institutions.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. 1l.-About 50
gentlemen were present at the Republ-
can Caucus. Finally, the pending res
olutions of Representative Benjamin was
unanimously adopted. 1t provides for the
conhseatlon OF all property of rebels in
arms, and all who aid and abet them.
and the unconditional emancipation of
their slaves.
Mr.. Sherman, of New York, took the
ground that we never could put down
this rebellion with bullets, that we must
employ the slaves TO do it.
Messrs. Julion and Dunn, of Indiana.
in the same strain closed the debate.
which showed unmistaksbly that the
House will strike straight and sure right
at the heart of the rebellion.
Special 10 the Tribune.-It is proba
ble that the first military execution
will take place speedily. Private johnson,
who deserted from Co. ID. Lincoln Cav.
airy, is now on trial. The proof against
him Is conclusive. He was endeavor-
ing not merely TO get away from our ar
my, but TO go over to the rebels. /, is
understood that All example will be made
OF him The trial will probably be con.
cluded to morrow.
The Washington correspondent of the
n. \. Tribune writes recently from the
Capital as follows
No Intelligent man could have gone
out OF the Senate Chamber this morning
without the conviction that the Con
Conscript Fathers" had silently pro-
nounced the doom of Slavery on this
continent. An act of Congress will un-
questionably strike the shackles off the
Africans in every State of the Union be-
fore the next Anniversary Of Washing.
tons Birth day.