Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-12-12
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Charles f. Faulkner, Of Virginia, will
be released from custody on parole.
He will proceed Immediately South,
and procure similar release Of Hon.
Alfred Ely. If unsuccessful, he pledges
himself to return to custody in thirty
days.
An army order just issued by the
Secretary Of War, directs all officers
and enlisted men of the volunteer ser.
vice, now prisoners in the hands OF
the enemy, or reported as missing in
action, or who may hereafter be taken
prisoners or reported missing, be
transferred to skeleton regiments to be
formed by the Governors of their res.
pective States, and to consist entirely
Of such missing officers and men. The
vacancies thus occasioned in the regi-
ments will be filled by Governors OF
the various States to which the regi.
ments belong. ....... ..
The debate in the Senate between
Messrs. Wilson, Hale, Ferguson, Sum-
ner and Grimes on the Washington
Judiciary, the Jail, and slavery in the
District of Columbia, was refreshing.
Nobody defended either of the institu.
tions.
Mr.. Wilson, in presenting joint
resolution for the discharge Of all
colored persons in the city Jail, not
held to answer for specified crimes,
read from an elaborate report made
to the Provost Marshal by detective
employed to examine into the condi-
ton of the incarcerated contrabands.
The detective found sixty in filth, a
prey to contagious diseases, without a
supply of sufficient clothing, bedding
or fire, and in half starved condition.
The majority belonged to rebel mas
tiers, from whom they ran away +; some
because of the threat of being taken
to Manassas, some because Of i'll
treatment, and some because they
would not follow their masters to the
rebel army. #
Mr.. Trumbull's con6scation and COL
onization scheme will provide for the
freedom of all slaves belonging to the
rebels their employment during the
war in such . way as may be best
calculated to bring it to q successful
termination their apprenticeship at
its close to loyal masters for six years.
and their final colonization in some
tropical climate, selected meanwhile
by commissioners. Their wages are
to contribute to the colonization fund.
The 10000 uniforms manufactured
in France and recently arrived in New
York, are to be the reward of disci.
pline and valor, and the SD Pennsyl-
vania and 28th Massachusetts, were
each presented with complete regi-
mental outfit to-day.
Secretary Seward has ordered the
Washington police to discontinue send
ing contrabands to Jail, and to treat
them a. under military protection.
So much for the airing given tho mat
ter in the Senate.
Lieut.. Col. Reynolds has been APP
pointed resident agent at Port Royal,
under the general regulations relating
to securing and dispensing Of the
property found or brought within the
territory now or hereafter occupied
by United States forces in the disloy.
al States. He has been ordered to re-
port to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Vice President Hamlin has appoint
cd Senators Fessenden and Trumbull
Regents of the Smithsonian Institute,
to gil the vacancies occasioned by the
death of Senator Douglas and the
treason of James NJ. Mason.