The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-07

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ST. Louis, June special to Republican,
dated Fort Pillow, 9th, II a, M, says: The
rebels really evacuated this fort Tuesday
night, leaving one mortar and two guns to
answer " Wednesday.
The work Of destruction has been compile.
ted Barracks, hospitals buildings, horse
sheds, forage, barge-, and 3 large commissa
ry depots full Of stores were burned Over
dozen heavy guns left, part Of them spiked,
the others were burst and the carriages
! burned.
a reconnaissance to Memphis, miles be.
low, does not reveal any enemy there.
Combustlbles are burning at several points
and it Is feared mines are underneath
The iortitcntipna are strong. Several guns
were FASCINATED by heavy wood thrown over
them IN the form of covers.
/ In the river batteries, all of which were De.
stroycd, no small arms or camp equippage re-
/ NAMED,
! The Republicans Cairo correspondent says,
! from all information can gain there is no
/ doubt that our fleet steamed directly on to
Memphis.
Late refugees from Memphis say tina, DR..
+ Wilkes, Of the Avalanche, will be one Of the
first to raise the federal iug on the approach
OF the federal tlo,iIla. They say he has preach
ell secession under protest for several months,
and ha- been twice Imprisoned for his fear
less dcnunciution Of the Confederate authori-
ties.
Louisville, June The Mobile News Of
the y contains II strict order from Bcaure
gard, torbiddngcorrespo ndcnt~ to come with
in % mile, If his lines, and prohibiting Off
GERS aud soldiers writing about the army in
their correspondence,
IIousc-Mr Cox in the course of his
speech, raiI while he was anxious 10 believe
the president right, he was against an am
hi.uous policy. A. to those who control this
house, they have the activity Of destruction,
but not the genius to build up. Salvation is
not their line. The danger was from an ALI
auce between republicans and abolltionists
whose war on slavery, in defiance Of the con.
stltutlon, becomes II crime. lie condemned
at length the emanci patton and cOuiscaton
Of slaves, rcmarking that the only safety to
= the country is in moderate and not III vlndlc
tive terms.
Mr.. Noble argued that the national govern
ment, ucng Of limited and defined powers.
conferred upon it by the individual states,
has no right to interfere with their local in
situations, slavery included. There was no
way under the constitution Of dispensing with
it, but should be left to the states in which
it existed. He insisted that departure from
these principles had always endangered the
social status.
Senate Debate cnsucd On the motion to
reconsider the vote laying IL tax on slaves
In the course Of the debate Mr.. COwun sand
it might be said he intended to lecture the
NET. which are rllcul,tod +, tramnla an tho
constitution. II might he ,oJ Lr was doe.
mntic We'll he intended 10 he docmnric,
Mr. Wade, in hi, sent "all but the matte. >"
NJ C,ynn When That senator settle. thc
l;,tIn occ,rnt with his rnllpo,uc in tho o,her
house, !, will he lime enough for me 10 nav At
trn,i,u t. hat kind If rom9rk Til then he
,,ry, nxcnso ma
Mr. WnJ. snake ,f Mr. Cowan y. bayino =
riylt to he q mere advocate and watch dnT Of
trn;ror- in the frlJ hut shonll not come hero
to lecture the senate Who ever heard Of
him? lie was wiling 90 be critisized by
somebody IF some authority lie hal rather
be lecturcd by any other body than the scna.
tor from PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr. Cowan said he might be very inexpcri-
enccd and unknown but was here rs Il repre-
sentative ~ ltNu"NlFulllL. ne TtIlF'sthttL
three millions of people, aud was not going
! to apologize TO hi. people for his inexperlcnce
or his youth He never understood that aga
or long services here woull justify folly ol
give character to bIliugSgate, which might
: be learned Of any tishwoman
After further discussion vote was had
!. and the reconsideration Carried - against
Is.
The amendment taxing slaves was then re-
jcctcd, l. against %.
Ieas-Messrs Anthony Chandler Clark,
Fcsscndcn, Footc, Grimes, Harlan. Howard
King Morrill,, sumner Simmons, Trumbull.
Wade, Wilkinson, Wilmot
Nays Messrs Bnyard, Browning, Carlisle
Cowan, Davis, Dixon nooIittlc, Foster, Hale,
Harris, Kennedy, Lane Of Ind, Latham Ne
Dougal, Nc4mith Powell, Rice, Salisbury.
Starke, Fen Eyck, Wiley, Wilson, Wright
: The tax bill was then passed, 81 against |,
namely, Powell.
Nrw YoRK, june SneeiaIs are NOT of
groat imnortnrcr this morning
Th, JinroIJ yovs ,hn.n ;n1nrc.,ed N ,bo
bonsc t,v XII as =, na.saA ,ha .e,ato ,n'do,
cav, f,r,, snn,, ;1no. ~ Ma nhonr"s ,,a1n :,
i hr tho ron,orl, ~ .a,,,t,r re a,,a,,,,,,
tLot the house viii hardly he oLle tn reco1,
nl%e us own oA'Prlng' The house VIII prob
abIy discuss ana fTjcct many OF the senate