The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-07-19

|consisteney 20 vas 0ger alleged against
ANY nation says Il Professions mean any
|,hing in America, the mere reading OF the
Dec6sratioa Of Independence should aui1os
to condemn the invasion OF the confederate
-sta:es 40 utterly iDexcusable in principle
and erroneous in policy.
3 The Epoca Of Madrid says says the Span
ish Government has received most salts.
factory communications from Washington
for tho favorabl eject produced upon the
United States BY the disinterested policy
which Spain has adopted towards Mexico.
The presest relations of the Cabinets at
Madrid and Washington arc Most cordial.
fE IL II London, JAY 6
Consols 92@s2}. rf,ee.i 81
.E4fot 4aa NswiYork, July Is.
The Scotia sailed for Liverpool at noon.
She took $3.50, 00c 10 specie.
New York, July is.
The British steamer Ann has just arrived
as a pr,za. She was discovered under The
guns Of Fort Morgan, Mobile, unloading
cannon and gun powder. The Frikate
Susquehana, accompanied by the Canawha,
sa,led into the Bay, and while the former
engaged the Fort the latter succeeded in
cutting out this British neutral vessel. The
Grew Of the Ann deserted the vessel after
trying in vain to sink her. The cargo con.
sists d Of gun-powder, arms, cartridges, Z.
ga Ew4Tg Washington, July IS.
Houss.-Mr. White, II Indiana, from
the Select Committee on Gradual Emanci-
patton, to whom was referred the Presi.
DENTS Message, reported bill providing
that whenever the President is satisfied that
MARYLAND, Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee,
or Missouri has adopted measures for the
emancipation Of their slaves throughout
either or all Of these States, the President
or Secretary Of the Treasury shall deliver
such State, bonds equal TO the valuation Of
their slaves, according to the valuation OF
l860-provided no compensation DO made
to any State which aided in the rebellion
the bonds to be delivered not 10 exceed an
aggregate Of $3.50 600 900. For the pur
pose Of settling the slaves beyond the linn
i,s, OF. the United Staten 500, 900 are APP
propriated, to be expended in colonizing,
ut the discretion Of the President. The
benefits of this act are not to enurc to any
States failing to pass . law fof emaDcipa-
ton within five years after the passage OF
this act. The Bill also provides for q COM
plete emancipation within twenty years.
Any State receiving bonds. and afterwards
toerating slavery, shall refund all tie prin
ciple and interest. The bill was referred
to the Committee Of the Whole on the
State Of the Union.
Washington July Is.
The House postponed, until December,
the Bill for admitting Western Virginia.
A Bill authorizing the President to contract
with any foreign power to receive and col.
onize recaptuSed Africans, passed.
A Bill authorizing the President to call
out the Militia, for period not exceeding
nine months, and for The employment Of
blacks passed under the operation Of the
previous question.
Washington, July Is.
The following text of sections are in the
drafting bill relating to negroes passed the
Senate yesterday:
The President is hereby authorized to
receive into the service Of the United States,
for the purpose of constructing entrench-
ments and performing camp service, or any
other military or naval service for which
they may be found competent, persons of
African descent Such persons shall be en-.
rolled and organised under such regula-
tons, not inconsistent with the Constitution
and laws, as the President may prescribe.
When any man, or boy, of African
descent, who, by the laws of any State,
shall owe service or labor to any person
who, during the rebellion. has borne arms
against the United States, or adhered to
the enemy BY giving aid or comfort. shall
perform service as provided for 10 this act,
he and family forever thereafter eball be
FREQ, any law to the contrary notwishstsn-
ding. aa isit - u GF
Persons of African descent, under this
Law, shall receive ten dollars per month,
and one ration.
co.. - Washington, July Is.
The Senate yesterday passed q drafting
bill, by which the President is authorized
to call out the entire militia Of the country,
for a period ofanot less than nine months.
The bill also provides for the use OF the
slaves of rebel masters in the army, and
giving them freedom 10 consideration for
their services.
The House passed bill abolishing Con-
gressional mileage, extending its provis-
ions to the present Congress.
80 New York, July II.
Inc l1aTperU CeTTy correspondent OI tue
Tribune, writing on the 18th, says fears are
entertained that We shall soon have thouble
in consequences of the threatnipg appear
ance of matters at Winchester. Stores and
other valuables belonging to the army, have
been removed to this place. Various RI.
naors are aaoat regarding the movements VI
the enemy. 1t is reported that our picke cts
were driven in below Winchester on the
night of the l4th. In anticipation of dan.
ger the telegraph Office there was removed
a mile this side, near the forti6cations.-
The friends of she South here and at Mar.
tiDsburg are acting az If they bad heard
good news. That there 10 a prospect Of
another raid into the Valley before many
days, there is but little doubt. There seems
to be general impression here tbas Win
chester will be the scene OF the fret con.
fict, within week. It is rumored that
Jackson, with half Of the army he took to
Richmond 20 suddenly, has rs.uraed, aud
has been reinforced BY, numerous guerrilla
bands which infsss the country.
Il New York, July Is.
The President being opposed to the Con-
fscation Bill, % rassed BY Congress, sres-
oution passed both Houses to-day, that
any punishment Of offenders under the Act