The national Republican., 1862-05-06
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sose Of the New Yort joornsls have had .
sensation ssory thai tSs Csagressssa from ths
slave States, upon consultation, bad agreed 70
withdraw from the Senate and House 10 body
hsssass of ths proposed legislation in reference
TO emancipation and confscation. II the story
we're true, II would only show that slavery is
satafally rsbslli0us-that Il 10 In itself mon
strous rebel. But the story did srosa injustice
10 the slave Stste members. There 10 not one
word Of truth In the story, q We have been
assured BY more than one Of the persons con.
cerned Il h surprising that any such STATE
ment should have been made without founda.
tion, even 70 make sensation In New York
morning Journal but the Southern member
assert that there has never been On excuss for
such dispatch. II We are ever to have .
second edition Of the rebellion, nov 10 the pre-
else time for II to occur, when our troops are
ready for Il, and the country is in the humor
10 crush II out
TAXATION.
Those persons who have been looking to the
Senate Finance Committee to smash up the
House ts1 bill will be disappointed. The es-
sentisl principles Of The House bill will not BE-
disturbed, though in mauy Of iu details
amendments will be recommended 10 the
Senate. Some Of the taxes On small articles
will be stricken out, and the mode Of collect.
ing the taxes simpised. The bill will proba.
bly, be reported 70 the Senate to morrow but
perhaps not ill q day or two later, and II Is
generally supposed that the Senate will pass
the bill pretty nearly in the condition in which
II comes from tie committee.
THE PACIFIC RAILRoAD.
The House ordered the previous question on
this bin last evening, and the vote is to be taken
the first thing after the Journal is read 10 day.
There is every indication tha. the bill will pas
In that branch Of Congress. The vote will be
direct upon the bill, and no further amendments
are 10 order. Several election cases will follow
final action upon the bill.
sEcEsH srORiEs.
The 'secesh" still left In Washington profess
70 have received satisfactory advices from Rich
mond, announcing the evacuation Of Yorktown
as part Of the regular plan Of JEFF. Davis and
bis generals. It 10 quite probable, however,
that this is part Of the great game Of brsg
which the rebel leaders are playing all over the
South to delude their followers. IL IL, however
q fact that persons known 70 be well affected
towards the rebels, profess 70 have been iu'
formed that the evacuation Of Yorktown wa,
agreed upon weeks ago, by Gen. Lee. No mat
ter what the reverse may be TO the rebel arms
the rebel sympsthisers here do not seem to be
In the least depressed by it.
EXAGGERATED STATEMENTS.
Some Of the papers have II that ths national
debt is seven or eight hundred million. Thi'
is not the truth. The debt Of the nation. to-day
will not figure dollar over $500, 900 900, ant
on the lst Of July next It will bs under $780,.
100000. The number Of troops under pay ba
also been exaggerated, we hear; probably b.
about one hundred Thousand.
| BIT OF rauTH.
Rev. Horace Towers, chaplain Of one Of th'
Massachusetts regiments under Burnside, dat
ing from Newburn, writes the following bit o
truth:
"Amepg all except the colored people, and
| very few Union men, We have found only bit
terness Of spirit towards the North. ard threat
ened vengeance to be poured out upon thos.
who have remained In the city after they!shx
| return and retake IL! For one am convince,
that submission 10 the Stars and Stripes nee,
not be expected so long M the Confederate
have An army that faunts secession banner
/ M n apUla thai P0tNinn ita n n
ton. The bulk Of these North CsrolinS troop
hght with faint heart, expecting TO be whip
ped in every contest. But they pOini to tn
army in Virginia, that has for nearly a yea
show Of reason, why do you not give us battl'
there? Until we do 40, and drive their Who'll,
force like chat before the wind, At whatsoeve
expense OF life and treasure, we shall see n,
possible to our distracted land must be bravel,
conquered"
That the rebel army must be some,oiere an
initiated before secession is played out"
apparent, but II certainly does not become th
rebels 10 complain that we do not give then
opportunities enough for fighting. They re
treat 40 fast our armies can't catch them.
| VARIOUS ITEMS.
j. B. Aerwin, Eeq., who was appointed arm
chaplain by President Lincoln, at the reques
Of General Scott and many Congressman an
g0vernOrs Of the States, and who has lahore
extensively among the soldiers in behalf Of th
temperance cause, left last evening for Ne,
York, to be present at The anniversary meetp
Of the American Temperance Union.
The youngest daughter Of the late Senate
Mason Is the inmate Of a msd.houss. A we'll
known frequenter Of Washington circles wa
arrested, on the charge Of being aspy, a fe,
days since, and Is now 10 Fort hcHsnry. W
wonder how some of the aristocrstic rebel spie
In our midst would relish punisment such q
JEFF. Davis Inflicted upon poor Webster 9
Richmond!
| SPECTATOR.
Fugitive slaves IN the District