Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-21
From Washington

From Washington.
WASHINGTON. March 20-Three deserters
brought up BY the steamer Leslie this morning
confirm the report of the evacuation of Acquia
Creek. They say the rebel forces there had been
? 900
Before the rebels left Acquia Creek they tore
up large part of the railroad. set fire to the
ton and wharves aad burnt large schooner.
The citizens of Gallatin. Tenn. town which
had been decidedly disloyal met in town meeting
recently and were addressed by Bailie Peyton, a
loyal man. and voted to petition for postoftice
there, and expressed their willingness TO return 20
their allegiance.
A postoffce will be established there in a few
days according to their petition.
John Lcllyett has been appointed Postmaste-
at Nashville He wrote some OF the best articles
against secession during the agitltion OF the sub
ject in Tennessee He was one of the refugees
from that State but now returns in an official ca
pacty.
A special agent of the postoflice acting the
Tennessee ind Kentucky borders, reports as fol
lows:
Ii is gratifying wherever | have been to find
there is strong desire for the re establishment of
the mails and willingness among the people to
return To their allegiance.
! The House Committee on the judiciary IN Their
report made TODAY examine at large into tie
sorshp of the press while they say that from
want OF qualification or proper discrimination on
the part OF the censor has sprung a number OF
complaints made by the press. They remark
! that the censorship seems 10 have been without
any clearly defined limits after the departure Of
the general agreement between Gen. Mcclellan
and the representatives OF the press
The committee gave numerous examples 10
show that dispatches of a harmless nature have
been excluded from transmission No adequate
measure seems 10 have been ado ptei 10 prevent
/ the transmission of what the denomnated contra
band intelligence through the telegraph Offices at
/ Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and other
/ important points, while information on almost
! every subject was excluded from the news in this
city.
The representatives. of the press who have ties
titled before the committee have manifested no
disposition TO complain OF the suppression of s.
patches OF IA military character. which could in
/ any manner be tortured into disclosures of in
/ formation 10 the enemy, and might IN the slight
est degree embarrlss the Government. They
have uniformly expressed themselves as willing
to submit to the rules established by the Govern
ment between them and Gen. Mcclellan.
The correspondents generally seem 10 have the
same understanding OF the rule by which the
censor determined what may and what may
/ he sent over the wires to their respective papers.
Very few dispatches rejecting members OF
I the Cabinet other civil officers found
among those suppressed by the censor. The wit
/ nesses examined by the committee explain this
/ by stating that they seldom prepared such dis
! patches, as they understood they would not be
sent over the wires.
The committee therefore recommend the adop-
ton OF the following resolution by the House:
Resolved That the Government should not in
teriere with the free transmission of intelligence
/ by telegraph when the same will not aid the enc
INV in his military or naval operations or give him
information concerning such operations on the
part OF the Government, except where il may he
come necessary for the Government, under the
authori of Congress, To assume exclusive con-
trol OF the telegraph for its own legitimate pur
! poses, or to assert the right OF priority ia the
trans mission of its owl dispatches.
The bills and resolutions against which the
House Committee on Judiciary reported adverse
ly to-day are fourteen in number. providing for
the contiscation. &c, OF re0el property, and had
been referred to them from time to time.
Mr.. Hickman made a report proposing TO sub
sttute for the bills and resolutions the following
WHEREAS, The power of Congress under the
| Constitution, the coufscaton of the property OF
persons engaged in armed rebellion against the
United States or aid in said rebellion Is doubtful
and the powers of the Executive TO act in the
premises is ample, therefore,
: Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of
Representatives, That the President should use
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which in his judg may be deemed necessary
TO crush rebellion. including the seizure aud final
disposition OF all the property. real aud personal.
of those engaged in armed rebellion against the
Government, or aiding IN such rebellion, inclu
ding slaves, and that in the opinion of Congress
decided measures ON the part of the Executive
have already become necessary.
/ The Senate to-day in Executive session
frmed The following nominations
froaC .,, n
Steamboat Inspector, in place OF Isaac Lewis,
| removed.
John Leilyette, Postmaster at Nashville, Ten
nessee, in place of McNish, removed.
john p Usher, OF Indiana, Assistant Secretary
ofthe Interior.
Charles Eaton, Marshall for the State % Min.
nessota.
The following official orders have been issued
from the Office OF the Adjutant General:
Brig Gen II W. Benham, U. 5 volunteers.
is relieved from the operations of the Instructions
of March l7th. 1862. to report TO the Chief OF
the Engineer corps, and wall report to Maj Gen.
Hunter, L 5. volunteers.
The following dispatches we're received In
Washington this evening dated St. Louis. March
Doth:
On the 18th inst Lieut.. j. d. Jock, of the Ist
Iowa volunteers. with thirty men, encountered a
band of narauders posted in log house and barn
in Lafayette county. Missouri. The enemy were
defeated after short engagement in which they
had killed and 3 wounded. Our loss Was
killed and wounded
The Secretary Of the Treasury has directed
that the semi-annual coupons for the interest up
on the October lst three yerr bonds due April lst,
shall be paid ia coin ut the Offices OF the
Assstan, Treasurer at Boston. New York and
Philadelphia, aud nj the Treasury at Washington
and the designated depository at Cincinnati.
From New Mexico.