Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-10
OHI0ANS PETITION FOR VAL
LANDIGHAM'S EXPULSION.
HIS IsCOMPROMlSE RESOLUTION
& Western Government Foundry
Recommended.
Troops to be Subsisted on the
Enemy!
ORDERS SENT TO GOV. STANLEY

to the Naval Committees Of both Houses
urging the importance Of further legisla-
ton to provide places for the manufacture
of heavy ordnance and iron plating for
the armature of vessels, and urges the
construction of a navy yard for such pur-
pose in the Mississippi valley. He dwells
on the Importance of navy and the gran
dure Of the Rqtion, and the desirability of
putting it Oh a fosiag With first class
powers, that if we be caught mapping, as
on outbreak of rebellion, urges legislation
at this session.
In spite of all deniais, there is no doubt
of the transmission of orders to uoyarRpF
Stanley telling him he has no authority to
open or eiesO sehools, or return slaves, ex-
cept through the agency Sf the Courts.
The Senate voted unanimously to release
the soldiers from the Penitentiary who are
incarcerated there undersentences of Court
Martial, and to forbid imprisonment for
more than three years.
Harris said that some of his most re-
spectacle constituents were now shut up
with felOns. The Prefident has pardOned
several. Advocates the system claim that
under the military code only alternative
death, and claim that all accused have
fair trial, volunteers by volunteer officers;
there are also some, the worst rascals ip
the country among the prisoners; and ex=
claims, "97 of an army of half million
o very small proportion"
Gurley presented to the House to-day
petition from over six hundred citizens of
Ohio, requesting the expulsion of YGllan=
digham, whom they stigmatise as a traitor
20 the country and disgrace to the State.
Vallandigham earned new title to this
reputation by introducing a resolution
thanking Halleck for bloodless victory,
and expressing the hopes of Congress for
the maintenance of the Constitution as it
is and the Union as it was, without further
sfFusion Of blood,
The House, by l8 majority, on motion Of
Hutchins of Ohio, rescinded the order for
the purchase from the Intelligencer of one
hundred copies of the Annals of Congress
for S35, ,OOO The Democrats and Walton
of Vermont and Horton of Ohio voted no.
There is so majority for Nixon's resolu-
ton instructing Generals to subsist their
armies on the enemy.
Wickliffe introduced resolution calling
for information touching Hunters negro
regiments He wants the facts with Off
cial certainty, and thinks the thing is
worth knowing what has been done.
It is believed that reHth Of Delaware
slaves have disappeared since the rebel
lion. 1t is rumored that a great many
prO-slavery democrats have come out for
gradual emancipation.
Major Stone of the Sd Iowa cavalry,
Col Miller of the 18th Missouri, and Capt.
Gregg of the 58th Illinois, captured at
Shiloh, are here on parole of thirty days,
charged by the rebel authorities with
mission of paving the way for general
exchange of prisoners, General Buckner
to be included. These officers are last
from Dahloney, Ga, but have been travel
ed extensively through the Southern
country, which they express as one vast
corn field and potato patch, only cotton
enough sown for seed.
The priyates captured at Shiloh have all
been parOled The commissioned officers
are retained, under a strong guard, at Sell
ma, Alabama. ...
A bill was introduced in the Senate to-
day providing for the appOin tment of $50
additional army surgeons. There is great
deficiency here, and on the Peninsula men
are a long time without having their
wounds dressed. There is grievous want,
also, of Medical spectors-only two poor
ones having just been nominated, although
the bill passed nearly two months ago
Hundreds of soldiers entitled to discharges
are vainly awaiting them, because there is
no one to overlook. Sanitary precautions
are neglected for similar reasons. 1t is
not the Surgeon Generals fault.
Among the Brigadiers confirmed are
Colonels Tuttle of Iowa, julius White of
Illinois, and Osterhouse of Missouri.
Drs Clifford and Coolidge were nOmina-
ted as Army Surgeons to-day.
The Senate Chamber during the i'm
peachment of Judge Humphrey, was not
imposing, the Court ranged on benches
The House was a disOrderly body, sitting
and standing in the aisles. Washburn,
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole,
and the Sargeant-at-Arms, were in chairs
at the head of the centre aisles, aud the
Manager at a table in front. The galleries
were filed.
The House did another good thing to-
day in passing Colfax's resolutica in.
structing the Judiciary Committee 30 re-
port a bill modifying the Fugitive Slave
Law SO as to provide for jury trial, and
where a fugitive denies his slavery. so as
to demand proof of loyalty of the claimant,
All Democrats and Border State men,
except Haight, voted no; all Republicans
yes. VOte-77 to AZ. Julien's resolution
repeating the law failed by fifteen ma
jority.