, 1862-05-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Dastardiy Act Of Slave Catchers.
Collision with a New FORK Regiment,
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune1

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.1
WARRINGTON, May ~, 1862.
New York regiment marching down 7th
street, this morning, had with them thirty
fugitive blacks. When opposite the Avenue
House kidpappers broke into the ranks, seized
two Of tho blacks and were stripping off
their uniforms, when number Of of soldiers
interfered. One clubbed bis muskct and
would have beaten cut the slave-eatchers
brains but for the interference Of an officer,
who afterwards regretted 1t. Other soldiers
clu.chcd the villains By their throass, and
Others still fixed bayonets and drove of the
ncgro-slealers. No warrants were shown:
! only that one man fouEished blank piece Of
paper. A dozen Congressman witnessed the
disgraceful scene
Senator Clark read in tic Senate, to-day,
pathetic appeal for material aid fsr soldier
OF the war Of 1879, who says his only support
was son aged nineteen, killed by the rebels
Senator Sumner introduced to-day resolu-
ton directing the Committee on the District
Of Columbia to inquire what legislation Is
necessary to protect loyal blacks from seizure
Persons are here seeking authority to raise
the sunkeu vessels at Norfolk; one Of which
is said to have seventy-hve thousand dollars
aboard. .
n. Mercfer was told at Richmond to write
| home that the Confederate government, II
| hard pressed, would abandon the whole sea-
/ coast, go that they might be prepared to judge
its policy not weakness.
| Two Of the slaves who fought in the 10th
New York were subsequently arrested The
Provost Marshal sent for others, but the off,
GERS would not let the seekers come on the
steamboat where the troops had embarked,
and hurled many oaths at them.
Senator Simmons will propose an income
tax on different principle from the House
bill, and his estimate will produce thi1ty-fve
millions, averaging three dollars per head in
New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island aud
Connecticut, two dollars in Maryland, PENN
sylvania and Ohio, and one dollar In the other
States. It puts three per cent. On incomes
between six hundred and ak thousand dol
lars; five Per cent between SIX and sixty
thousand, upon incomes accruing from prop
erty Owned in the United States by citizens
residing abroad, not In Government EN- p1oy.;
and upon au incomes over sixty Thousand,
seTen and half Per cent. upon all over SIX
hundred. Religious and literary corporations
and societies are. to pay. at tho same rates,
where their income is above six thousand dol,
| lars, except those whose income is devoted to
): the distribution Of bibles or tracts, misslons
aud education. So much income, however, a.
is derived from securities Of United States, to
be taxed one and a halt per cent only: Pro
y. feasiopa1 incomes under ten thousand dollars
only three per cent. This is moved "a az
amendment. to the act of the e1tra session
Time is e1tended,under It to ocrober 18Th; /
r not paid tn N to draw sfx per cent interest
: It is believed that large majority Of the Sen
! ate are in fsvor Of this section Some at,
opposed to the residue. Mr.. simmons' pro
:est opposes the House tariff: 1t is comp1tet
: ITO sdd twenty millions to the revenue. ma
tibg II one hundred millions: The senat,
! got to the sixty-third section Of the tar bill
!. to-day, and are more than half through. ,
. Several votes we're postpo aed for want of,
; quorum. Whisky wis 1ett ii ttweaty cents
~ Mr::. Seward sbinka the fusiAivn slave las
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