The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-04-24
Message from the President.

lumbia is as follows:
Fellow Citizens Of the Senate ant House
of Representatives.:
The net entitled an act for the release
Of certain persons held to service or la
Dor in the District of Columbia has this
day been approved and signed. | have
never doubted the Constitutional author,
ty of Congress to abolish slavery in this
District, and have ever desired to see
the National Capital freed from the in
ssitution in some satisfactory way
Hence there has never been in my mind
any question on the subject, except one
of expedicncy arising i'll view of all the
circumstances. If there b, matters
within and about this act which might
have taken course or shape more salts
factory to my judgment, | do not at:
tempt to specify them. am gratifed
that the true principles of compensation
and colonization are both recognized and
practically applied in this act. In the
matter Of compensation, 1t i, provided
that c}1"ls may be presented within
ninety digs Of the passage Of this act,
but not thereafter; and there is no saving
for ninrrs, Jemmes coucrt, insane or alb
sent persons. | presume there is an
omission by mere oversight, and recon-
mend that it be supplied by an amcndato
~ or supplementary act
(S;gn@d) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The President has named as commits
sioners uuder the District Eman cpation
! Bill Messrs. j. X. Goodloe, S. +. Vim
ton, and J. s Bennett
Ra5~ 1t Is reported that Gen. Grant is
under arrest for misconduct and inefi-
cicucy. We do not know that Gen
Graut is the guilty man; but We believe
that some General or Generals should
answer for the useless loss of hundreds
Of brave men, for whose death there was
10 necessity that could not have been
avoided. We hop" th. really guilty ones
will be found out, that the innocent may
not lie under suspicion.
New York, April Il
The city Of AppaIachicoIa has been
successfully occupied by our troops, thus
giving Us another important point il
Florida.
| The capture YVES effected by the gun
boats Nrccdida and Sycamore, with little
opposition, on the Sd inst 4 few shells
dispersed The rebels, and the hon resident
portion OF the population were found in
an almost starving condition. Tie block
AIDE had eficctualy cut off the supplies on
the scaboard, and their resources from
tho inland were not sufficient to maintain
the ordinary comforts Of life Under
these circumstances, it is not to be won
dercd at that the people should proclaim
loyalty to the Union.
PADucAH, Ky April Il
Gov. Harvey. Of Wisconsin. was drown
cd at Savannah on Saturday evening,
Will" endcavorin- to step from the steo-
er Duneith to the Minnehaha.
\ barge containing two hundred and
fifty Government horses struck su9c
between here and Cairo Saturday night,
anu SEDk Win all on BOARD.
SrRINGFlEIn, Mass, April21.
The freshet in the Connecticut river
at this point is the greatest ever known
40 . clock, this evening, the water had
fallen Is inches, and is still rscedin@
slowly. At Northampton the water is ,
feet higher than ever before known. 1t
Hadloy, there is no land to be seen, and
the inhabitants 90 from house TO house
in boats.
BosToN, Apri! %
Advices from tn, interior report that
the freshet has reached its height. and
the waters sre now reccding Railroad
travel is re>uming regularl y.
New YORK, April %
Capt. Elder, who reached this city this
afternoon, states that Oh the l4th, as
/ accommodating party Of the Sth Michi-
gan volunteers went cut under command
OF Co., fenton, to accompany Col vii.
! son Of the cn@iuccr corps to WILMINGTON
Island Tor the purpose Of erecting torti-
hratlons, they met regiment Of Gcoy.
@la troops in ambush, and a skirmi>h en-
sued, which resulted ia the complete
route Of til" rebels, leaving their dead on
the teid. Our troops pursued them fer
two miles. As it was dark when they
returned our informant could net a>cor-
tain the number of rebels killed aud ia
ken prisoners.
ASHINHTON. April %.
The select committee to whom WAS re.
terrod the question Of the loyalty Of Sen
ator Stark, OF Oregon, reported to day
that he is dl>loyal to the Government II
the United states, having found that for
many mouths prior to November that he
was an ardent advocate Of the rebel
cause, AID after the formation Of the reb
eI constitution openly declared his adloi-
ration for it, and warmly avowed his synl.
pathy with the rebel cause
Mr. Bingham $ 81 5stitutc, providing
tor the capture and condemnation Of the
enemys property, and to indemnify the
United States for expenses incurred in
the suppression Of the rebellion. was
agreed to.
Gen Nalsworth, the Military Gov.
has issued an order requiring all farm
stock in Prince William, london. Alex
andr'a and Fairfax counties, Va, to be
confined and carefully guarded -thc dcs
truct'on # the fences rendering this
measure necessary fer the cultivation of
the land
a message reached tie Senate from