The national Republican., 1862-05-13
MEN AND rH,Hss A. TH. oArlrAL,
vlcroaY.


capture Of Norfolk VIVA the topic Of conver
.s,ion. Iu what sense Of the word, the place
was "o0ptved, we do not understand, however.
The plsce was abandoned, and the public
properly destroyed BY the rebels-and our
troops occupied The place. The evscHstien
Va. doubtless The necessary cooee queuce Of
Union triumpbs and advances elsewhere The
rebel sympsthizers here are In dropping
spirits.
RETURN or THE rRaeIbEsr.
hr. Lincoln got back yesterday morning
from Norfolk, accompanied by Secretaries
Chase and Stanton. He was in excsllens
'pirlts, and his health seemed IN be "superb."
He and his Secretaries have shown pluck and
deter minstion during their absence from
Washington. We learn that the President is
entitled 10 the honor Of the advance npou Nor.
tolk. he was de.ermiued not to return 10 the
Presidential Mansion without Waiting Norfolk
and be 10 informed bis advisers and friends at
the fortress as long ago Is the middle Of last
week. The correspondent Of he Baltimore
AMERICAN writing from Old Point, says: The
President has declared that Norfolk must fall,
the Nerimac must succumb 70 the naval pow.
er OF the Union, and that the Government
property at Norfolk must be reposcsed at
,ohaterr cost rssy require"
TRIUMPH.
The Republicans had great triumph In Con-
gress yesterday. The conservatives were
banded together with the full determination Of
defeating Mr.. Lovejoys bill to prohibit slavery
10 the Territories, dock. yards, ETC., etc. When
the House came togetbor Il certainly SEEMED
~ If the pro-slavery members. together with
the " conservatives" were about to achieve
decided victory. The sigus were 80 threaten
tpg that Mr.. Lovejoy took counsel Of some oi
his friends aud modified his bill so that II
would simply prohibit slavery 10 the Terrific
ries Of the United States now 10 existence or
hereafter to be formed. This modification
came like clap cf thunder tn the ears OF the
pro- slavery men who had organized victory
surely aud certainly. In its modified shape the
bill passed by u very large majority, all but
Democrats aud slave State men voting for II,
Kellogg, Of Illinois, Shefield. Of Rhode Island
Thomas, OF Mass, and Divcn, oi New York, did
not dodge the vote. but came squarely up K
the support Of the bill. Il certainly was very
handsome In them TO do H. and h all one has
right 10 ask OF them 10 that line. They do not
as we understand II, consider themselves bound
by any party pledges Or platforms, though il
this vote they did all that the old Rspublica,
platform ever demanded. II was good day
work and II will no, he without its good resul,
| COL. psELPs.
Col. Phelps, Of Missouri, was In his seat Il
the House yesterday, for the Hrst time this ses
sion. He Is looking pale and thin, and ha
evidently suffered good deal from be expt
sures Incident 10 camp life. He was in Ii
three days terrible fighting at Pea Ridge n
SAYS that the rebel leaders have becrszed tn
common people Of the South with their false
' hoods respecting the intentions Of the Mort
aud the invading Federal armies. These stat,
ments, though prepostaroIsly atrocious, bav
been no persistently repeated that very man
Of the Southern people believe them. Tn
armed rebellion Is dead In Missouri, says Co
Phelps, though there Is much sympathy for
In certaio quarters. ,.r
YoR THE CoNTRABAEDs.
The New York Tract Society has just irsue
q series OF elementary works adapted to Ii
mental state and wants OF The colored people.
= They have bsen Ia gely distributed In Wash
% iugton, at Fortress Monroe, and Port Roya
eystem Of instruction has been commence
, here under the Immediate sanction OF the Go,
Drnment. 10 order to fully supply the arm
and navy. the society has issued the past yea
vast amount Of books aud tracts. OF ihes
225 900 books and |, ,OOO. 900 tracts have bee
, distributed iu the army and navy.
CoNPIscATIOS IN TUE SENATE.
The senate select committee on confsc
ton had q meeting this morning, and We be'
that II Is certain to report good bill in Ie
!. days II this be CERTAIN, it is not improbab
that the select compittea OF the HOUSE "
~ wait to see the character OF the bill reports
!. before reporting its own bill.
AN AMUSING SCENE.
I'll There was an amusing little episode in d
Senate debate yesterday. Garret Davis b.
the floor. and was indulgipg iu characterize
n slaveholdiug threats against the legislation
Ia Congress, when Mr.. Wilson called the Ke
II tuckisn to order for uttering reasonable "
=. timents upon the floor Of the Senate. II wal
= timely interruption, and even II the point
~ order could not be sustained the manly rebu
n was needed. Mr.. Fsssenden, OF Maine, th
! rose, and in his quiet, iuimitable manner,
Il. piled to Mr.. Davis, informing him that th'
of| threats scare nobody-thst the Senate Is "
,d % them--tbatIt Il Ia ouly "a war Of words wbi
bs the Senator threatens, and that such war
Va 90 terrors for korthern Wsn and further, Il
when II changes from the war OF words TO O
of blows, the loyal men Of the country will
IN ready TO put II down. Mr. Davis explain
r away Tho Objectionable remarks, and the s,
TO ate resumed its wonted serenity. Mr.. Fess
l. den's quiet bit Of SARCASM will not soon
H. forgotten however.
,g SPECTATOR