New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-15

bu! TO put forth his word aud hur ri the system
Of Slavery. We must help the President to make
this OF ideas. The South had marched up 10 the
Potomac with neither men, munitions, nor money
On idea
We had men, munitions, money, and MaJor-Gene-.
rsls but not yet an idea Quaker guns on one SIDE,
aQd aker General on the other-ta ian alIosion which
was received with tumutuous applause l-stlll, Mr..
phillips said fight. Every cannon fired by Halleck
or beard by Mcclellan (be never fired one) Is bet
tsr Anti. Slavery lecturer than thousand such rs l.
The end 10 sure.
IF Abraham Lincoln does not have the negro on
Ri, side Jefferson Davis will have him on his. Two
paths lead to the end, one true path, one false
one, which shall make the acute disease chronic.
Appealing to his hearers to seize the golden
moment, Mr.. Phillips closed with words Of
burning eloquence which we will not mutilate
By attempting to transcrlbe from memory.
CONFIRMATION OF GEN. M'DOwELL's NOM
NATION.
he Senate in Executive session to-day con-
ir-ned Gen. Mcdowell as Br.gsdier. General,
came very near terminating in debate
louncing the late COmmander-in-Ch Chief OF the
ny by q resolution naming his successor and
y Nesting the President to appoint him.
TAKING POSSESSION OF REBEL PROPERTY.
The following is the bill introduced by Senator
Sherman into the Senate on Wednesday:
A BILL TO AurHoxIry POSSESSION
oY OxEIAS PROPERTY AND FoE oTHSE FrNrosss,
SECTION l. BE enacted bt the SeaGe and Esgse Of kep-
resentatipes Of u: United a # 4nierca ia CoH9rc
smbed That tie President IL suPpresng the present in1r'
rection 10 hereby authorized and whenever practicable re-
CURED e tke possession of all ~ property real and personu
belonging to OF the following sses OF peon' to
First; Persons hereafter acting officers Of the army
navy Of the Rebels hereafter in against the Gov
Second; Persons hereafter acting President Vice Pres
een Member Of Cong Judge OF the 20 called
TAd Governors Of States nsrnbers OF State Conventions
an Legislatures Judges Of Courts in
We hon. who shall besa. take cath support the Con
t!uton Of said Confederate States having taken such
cath shall hereafter acc as such
Fou-h Persons who having held oics Of honor
proht in the United States shall hereafter hold
Office in said Confederate States.
tVh Persons "hO owning property in the Loyal States
end residing in stse ia rebellion against the Government,
shall he'eafer assist give aid ad comfort 10 such rebellion
All sses transfers Conveyance BY such OF
such property or Of any Claim for the seyics or labor Of
ener after the committing Of either OF tn. acts herein de-.
scbed shall be null void It shall be sufficient bar
70 any u brought by such person to recover tho possession
or Tor the use of such opey Of it, TO enforce such
service or ator to ee d prove that hs Is one OF the
Size And Be enacted Tbs; recover possesol
OF auy such popedy situate aud beIs IL 10y states ds
not oo.Iueted by the Isbo pr9ceedinE' IL ZEN ,hs be
Instituted In the name OF go United S-e, IN any District
erty described the h section, suy pat thereof may
found. which proceeding .s conform nearly may
arising under the laws and ia all oessg the
edodeed to be the property Of any desnbed in the
veyed to the purchaser Of property eyscuion
and the proceeds shall re dePoed in Treasury Of the
Sac ind be further enocted Thst III. property seized
NJ the section OF TIL. act situate and being 10 st..
fstrics IN which the odilary Of Judicial proceed
i obSruced oy tie Icbeiob, shall be used occupied
s stall be restored in he sste OF district il which such
property situate when preceding in shall BE- inst,
at Tha ] Of ns ssSSsa or OG'O S1
sbaee nature seized under th BILL shall be used sod
t5s interests II the service require.
SIC. dndbe fH,fisr enact That person described
1e hrs; section o. ibis act 'ts mold person to service
,osi WHO We, hed D. HIN to tnch service OF soS
tine se the psge Of this set aud before the termination Of
ss, reeeion And the person 80 held to service and labor
SEC. And Be yByfaer enaeisd That the several District
Courts Of the United Il ate, hereby Invested with power
70 fssue all process whether final INC udhs gar
sishee and in Of foreign
s'sy other .e ana thing necessary OF proper to carry out
src s II Juytley enacted Tha, the President 4.
keleoy authorized BY exclamation OF release
either Of the he cse Of persons described ia the fret
,eo Of this act residing in particular State D1trc,
irem the operations Of this act
From On Occasional Correspondent
WAsBIsGToS. Frids-, March I4. 1872.
TIE STRENGTH OF THE REBELS AT MANASSAS.
1t would appear that my figures giving the
supposed strength Of the Rebel army OF the
Potomac, which you published the other day,
were considerably exaggerated. And yet the
very same day that l sent them, AdJutant-
General Williams of Gen. McClean's stan told
| Senator Fessenden that there werel 7o,oOO men
in that army, without counting the force under
] Jackson at Winchester.
4 NEGLECT OF COM. GoLDsBORouGHS ORDERS.
In Justice to Flag Officer Goldsboroush, 1t
should be stated that he ordered the senior
Oft car left in command Of the fleet at Hampton
RI .ds to keep tugs constantly alongside Of the
Cumberland and the Congress, that they might
be prepared for such contingencies as the
coming out Of the Merrimac. Other precau-
tor, which lie ordered were also neglected.
- 'A' WAsBiSeros Friday, March "a. 1862.
GEN. FREMONT.
Gen. Fremont is expected 10 arrive here to-day.
Ai-sady new German regiment is partially raised
IL York, it is said, TO accompany him to East
Ism essee and Georgia.
AMOUNT DUE MASSACHUSETTS.
The amount due the State Of Massachusetts on
aceornt of expenditures for volunteers, in obedience
TO tie acquisitions Of the War Department IL three
NIL ,ns five hundred thousand dollars. Gov.
A. CIV is now 10 Washington.
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
4, relations between the United States and
In ign nations are now entirely free from any ap-
b gehen.ion whatever OF disturbance. The tone Of
all correspondence is conciliatory aud amicabe. 1t
3 considered the British well as the French
iinisry is evidently gaining strength owing 10 the
. mountaineering OF sympathy with the Secession