Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-14
T II E WAR.
News, Gossip, kumOFs, and Lies from
Black Republican Sources.
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cOrreYoacoDcs Of the oincianati Commercial.

CorreSPoHeeDee Of the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON July l0-The House did fine stroke
Of business today. It passed bill authorizing Pres
ident to collect the revenue outside the ports of re-
bellious States; Also authorizing blockade also,
prohibiting all commercial intercourse between the
citizens OF loyal and dlsloyal States. There were
ten negative votes.
The only Northern negatives were Peudleton, Val
landingham Voorhees,, Robinson and Wood. Crit
tendon and most of the Kentucky member voted in
the affirmative also all Maryland, Except May,
who is absent) Delaware and half Of Missouri.
The House also passed the two hundred and fifty
million loan bill, covering one years war expendl
ture. This was passed by the triumphant vote of
l49 TO 5. The negatives we're two Missouri teces-
sianists, Burnett Of Kentucky. Ben Wood and Val
landingham. This brace of Northern traitors glory
in their shame, and are alone in their glory. Eve
ry KentuckIan except Burnett every Marylander
except May, (sbsent) Delaware, and nearly sill Mis-
souri,, voted tor this war loan. Mallory of Louis
vile, pledged Kentucky to the Government to the
last, amidst thunders of applause.
Ar. Vallandigham spoke one hour, denounciug
the Government for maintaining itself against arm
ed treason by arms. 1t was an elaborate, COOL IN
suting speech. The efrontrey of its fslsehood was
sublime. The House heard. with most exemplary
patience and Indifference, then voted as above-the
only answer worthy of the crisis. Fallandgham
attempted to sslve mis- reasonable speech and votes
by resolution, declaimng it the duty of patriots
to sustain the Government in constitutional acts
and die for a government he refuses to sustain.
In the Senate Kennedy (Md.) and Polk mo
spoke against the Governments acts in maintaining
its authority.
There long discussion on the military bill,
in which Nesmith. of Oregon, declared that Briga-
der Generals who, without military knowledge,
led soldiers into ambuscades, ought to be indicted
and tried for murder. He succeeded in getting an
amendment passed requesting the President to ap-
point the higher officers from the regular army.
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Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASH SsToN, July lO.-The correspondents of the
press had meeting to-day. in VIII ca they voted TO
comply with the request of Gen. Scott, that no tel
egraphic information should be given Of the moves
mants of troops.
The Government will permit correspondents to
telegraph freely as they choose in the event of an
actual battle
The Commander in Chief declared that the Wash
ngton correspondents had telegraphed as important
and accurate information as if he had issued the
dispatches from his Office. This had embarrass-
ed the Government The correspondents filed pro-
test that the ends of the Government would noz be
subserVed by this so long it permitted spies her
The Government of the rebels has daily commu-
nication with Washington. The War Department Is
to take immt date measures that no news of the
movement of troops be allowed to go through the
Louisville and Cincinnati off ,es.
Allegisationi is being hurried in both houses. ard
they viii be ready to adjourn on Saturday Of next
week.
Henry May, the member from Baltimore, went to
Richmond on no mission from this Government
The rebel d4g-Of truce man b. ought letter sim
ply protesting againstthe Governments recognition
Of Western Virginia The letter was from John
Letcher
The Secretary Of the Treasury received full
subscription tor the five million loan, at six per
cent, within six hours.
skIRN. suINe IN WESTERN vrRGINIA-LITFLY WORK