Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-06-07


loathed by a large poulation. A peep into
Dixie by the Mississippi river disclosed the
most sickcning and wretchcd condition.
The confederacy only awaits another blow
TO finish it, and consign it to oblivion
Let us not stand on too much ceremony III
di'patching this hideous monster from the
face Of the country.
TIE EMANCIPATION BILL which we
stated last week was lost in the House by
votes, was 10y an ingenious manGuvtr
placed within call, by motion of reconsd'
Grafton. This was accomplished by MesSrs
Potter of Wisconsin, and Porter of Ind.
The former moved 10 adjourn, on which
the opposition supposng everything cor
rect, began to disperse. When enough Of
them were gone, Mr. Porter interrupted
Mr.. Potter, who was saying something Of
no great consequence. requesting TO make
all observation; on having leave, submitted
his motion to reconsider, which is pending
and can be brought up at any time Though
not beyond the pale of hope there is some
thing that uwakens suspicion in lhe part of
lG Republicans voting not TO sever the
claims Of red handed traitors, to loyal men
who on every emergency are found putting
forth their best efforts TO save the country,
and secure the interest of freedom.
LATER.
The rejection of the Emancipation bill, was
reconsidered by nineteen majority, on Wednes-
day, ayes all Republicans, except Granger of
Mich. Horton OF Ohio, and Dven of New York
voted aye. Harrison of Ohio, Thomas of Mas.
sachuselts, and Sheffield of Rhode Island voted
No.
Porlers substitute to the original bill, which
was recommitted and ordered printed frees the
slaves of the ringleaders, confscotes their prop
erty Immediately and frees the slaves Of all reb
els who remain snch sixty days after notice, is
qualities those whose slaves are freed from hold
ing Office.
FRoM PRIYTIcE-If Gen Floyd shall be
hung, the sheriff and clergyman on the scaffOld
had better look ont for their pocketbooks.
The Richmond Dispatch says that city is ain
tested with hosts of thieves and biackegs." We
thought the Confederate Congress had removed
to Danville.
! JEFF Davis says that the brave men compos
| ing his armies expect that their blood will run
freely. We think it most likely that theiI
whole bodies will run-blood, flesh, bones and
gristle.
The Memphis .4bpedl boasts that the rebe
government is raising fresh soldiers" in the
south. One might suppose that all the soldier!
| n thnfc yyOull hn bae
long since they were able to get any salt.
BRrG-GEy. CARL ScHURz has been assigned
TO the Mountain Department.
c. p WoLcorr. late Attorney General o
Ohio, has been designated as Assistant Secre
tary of War in place of Col. Thomas A. Scott
resigned. Secretary Stanton has for more thar
a week stayed day and night at the War-OGct
taking all his fo'd and sleep there.
JUSTICE DUNLAP of the Circuit Court q
Washington has refused the petition for writ c
habeus corpus, made by Mr.. Dean. for the pu
pose Of testing the question whether the Fugitiv
Slave law was operative in the District of Ct
lumbia. The case will probably be carried u
to the Supreme Court.
An APPALLING FACT bereavements {
the war, so far as the single city of New OreaI
is concerned have an exemplifcation in the al
h palng fact, stated by the New Orleans DELI
/ that there are no less than 2400 orphan childrt
s in the several Osylums of that city.
SAEGuIYARY-Jeff Davis declares that Il
} streets Of Richmond shall run with blood befo
i the city shall be surrendered.
: JEFF is more sanguinary than sanguine. IL
y very bluster betrays his weakness.
SmRLDs-The command of Gen. Sbel'
/ lately arrived in Fredericksburg. On Sund
s week they went by rail from Fredericksburg
oi the Potomac, there took steamers to Alexa
dria, and from thence went on the AlxeandI
and Strasburgh Railroad bound for Front Rc
al-which is on that road. The General is I
y derstOod to be "after Jackson"
n BAcEEL Our-The French have turned t
aud run from Puebla, and the Mexeans {
Of jubilant 10 consequence. Those French pap
1t that were so severe upon the hegira IRON B
lie Run are nov placed 10 an awkward positiC
IN They are probably ready to admit, by this tic
~ that "some folks can do things as well
% others"
,e FoRT Pillow The rebels at Fort Pill
~ have made ready to run--haviDg built q p'
toon bridge 10 the rear of the fort. As th
he generally run pretty soon after they are "read
Ct u will soonbe our province, we presume
lehronicle the evacuation Of Fort Pillow.