Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20

fax asked and readily obtained per-
mission to make a statement. He said
Gen. Mcclellan had authorized him 10
inform the House that he had just re.
ccivcd despatch from Cairo announ
cling the capture of Fort Donelson on
the 10th inst. with $4,000 prisoners,
including Gen. A. Sidney Johnson and
Gen. Bnckner. Gen. Floyd ran and
escaped. The loss on both sides is
heavy.
Senator Sumner has introduce a
series of resolutions declaring the re-
lations between the United States
and the territory once occupied by
certain States, and now usurped by
pretended Governments, without Con-
stitutional or legal rights. They are
approved in principle 10y Secretary
Chase, leading Senators, and other
prominent Republicans in and out Of
Congress. In general terms, they de-
clare that the rebel States have COM
mittcd felo de Sc, that with their death
as States their peculiar institutions,
including that of slavery, have died
also, and that therefore the United
States constitute new Governments
over the territory which they once oc.
cupied, and That slavery can have no
constitutional or legal existence there.
The Treasury Note Bill--lcgal ten.
der includcd-is fixed fact. The
Senate has passed the House bill, with
slight amendment in the terms of
funding these notes for bonds, and the
House concurred, making the bill a
law. The vote in the Senate was IN
expectedly large, considering how
much has been said about opposition
to the legal tender clause.
President Lincoln voluntarily APP
pearcd before the House Judiciary
Committee, touching the delivery of
portion of his last Message to Wykof'
before sending it to Congress. Wykoff
was then recalled and answered that
he obtained the copy from cx-Lieutcn-
ant Watt, the White House gardner,
who figures in the report of the Pot
ter Committee. .# .. 80
No decision has yet, it is believed,
been reached by the War Department
in the Hunter and Lane matter. Gen.
Lane is still waiting at Lcavenworth
for news from Washington. We have
the authority of Mr.. Covodc for say
ing that he made the original arrange
ment with Secretary Cameron by
which the Government agreed to fur
nish Gen. Lane with the troops he
wanted; and that throughout the ne
gotiation, Gen. Hunters name was
not used, and there was no intimation
that any one except Gen. Lane was to
have command.
An important command in Texas
will be rendered to Gen. Fremont, and
for reasons Of obvious fitness, the
troops assigned to him will be cxclu
sively Germans.
Brigadicr General Stone was arrest
cd at the residence of his family or
Saturday night, at midnight, and kept
under guard until next day afternoon,
when he was sent off by the cars to
Fort Lafayette in custody of an officer
A bill establishing a provisional
government in the dcfunct State of
South Carolina, framed in accordance
with the views of those high in an.
thority, will shortly be submitted to
Congress.
VIM. =. Dole, Commissioner of In
i dian affairs, has been authorized by
the President and Secretary of War
to organize brigade of four thousand
Indians, to be attached to Gen. Lanes
expedition.
Bishop Amcs and Hon. Hamilton
Fish have returned to Baltimore, the
rebels refusing to receive them.
Senator Morrcll has presented q
bill for the immediate emancipation Of
all slaves in the District of Columbia,
and providing for compensation not
to exceed $500 head to loyal owners.
1t has not yet been acted upon in
Committee. There are about 5000
slaves in the District. ...... ...