The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-11

SRSAfE.-Ihe President protein laid
before the Senate communication from
the War Department, transmitting copies
ut ri Instructions to the Generals in the
army il pursuance to the act Of Congress
of August 9th 1867, relative to freeing
the slaves Of Rebels.
Dir. Wilson of Mass, from the Mill
|tary Committee reported back the House
JOINT Resolution aal,,as1lig the Secretary
OF War 10 furnish extra clothing to woun-
ded and other soldiers, passed.
Mr.. Doolitle from the Indian Commit
tee, reported back the bin rel4tive to the
trust bonds, extracted by the late Score
tary Of the Interior; passed go
Mr. Chandler from the Committee on
Commerce, reported bill providing for
the appointment Of surveyors Re.
Mr.. McDougal offered resolution tina,
the President be requested to haze pse,.
pared fun report Of tho Foreign aud
Domestic trade and Commerce of Cali
fornia, Oregon anl Washington Territory,
to be submitted at the next session, laid
over.
Dir. Anthony introduced abill to define
the number Of Brigadier and Major Gen
erals in the army. The bin provides
reduction in the number of Bricadier and
Major Generals, it was referred 10 the
Military COMMITTEE.
But the President interposed and stop.
ped it, and kept corps for the defence
Of the Capital? Was it not proper that
these facts should 60 to the people Was
It not right that the people should know
what these facts really are. The President
and Secretary Stanton sent every solitary
man and every musket. and every sabre,
and every bayonet, to the army Of the Pc
ninsula that could possibly be spared from
the defence Of the Capital. Nothing
was refused to that army, that could BY
any possibility be spared? Was it not
fair then tha. the press should stop de-
nouncing Secretary Stanton who was op-
posed to this division Of the army, but
who was in favor of marching the army
straight into Richmond. 8
Mr. Lane of Kansas moved to post
pone the further consideration of the reso-
iution until Tomorrow.
Mr.. Trumbull was in favor of the pas
sage Of the resolution. Let the facts 70
70 the people Of the country. he vas
willing to trust all the people with the
facts! He would not vote on any reso-
luton that had been made ON the subject,
but simply on the resolution calling for
The facts which ought 70 go to the peo-
pie. ssss i.
Mr.. Cowan thought that such resolu-
tion should not have been introduced, butt
wsthat the inne was made the. resolu4
ton ought to be passed, that the facts
might come forth. ar ssss
Mr. Henderson thnnght the resclatiou
Was going to have the effect to make two
partles in the country. in regard to the
appointing of the Generals in the field.
II re-inforcements are sent to Met lellan,
the rebels viii be taken in : month";
Then these resolutions only tend to *
cite party feelings. If any General is in
let the President remove him
y once; but he had seen no incompetency
10 front of Richmond. We are always
apt to underrate the force Of the rebels.
We must have more energy and larger
force, or re shsl! ncyc- pu. down .h;srss- |
beilion. 1t is uaelass to close oarlsyes u
the fact thst the rebels are Is one man,
and the people may q veil know the facta.
The newspapers havc been saying for
months that the Southern srmy. ID starry
ing. ID is possibie that there Il such f.
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