Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-07

fepsive policy must be abandoned hencefort
and forever. He vindicated jeff Davis, b.
not the Cabinet, and abused Secretarys Ma
lory Of the navy and Benjamin of the War Q
flee soundly. ,..f-~ -r-,
Mr.. Harris, of Miss, MI. Davis most int
mate friend, said that he was authorized
say, by speech and writing that jeff was NJ
in favor of a defensive, but an onward, po
icy. A Alibcral discretion had, however, bee
allowed to officers Of the army in the di.
charge Ct their duty. an
On the next day, Mr.. Boyce, of S. G., ais
urged offensive warfare, and said We couldn'
afford to give up one inch of Southern sol
though the war to defend it mlght last fol
ever. He thought the course Of jackson, VIII
killed Ellsworth, at Alexandria, the true one
He called the Southern people high toned
patriotic, and great-souled, but. they were un
able to endure privations and hardships lik
the North. s-- atE -
There is deeper mud on the Potomac, aris
ing from the violent rains last night, but tn
weather is clear to-day with drying wind.
: The House Judiciary committee room wa
entered last night and the case broken opel
in which the testimony in the telegraph cen
sorship investigation was kept. The testimo
ny had been previously removed, so that tn,
burglars did not accomplish much. 81
The bill authorizing the President to taxi
possession of railroads was introduced by
Senator Wade as an amendment, after tn,
bill had been printed, and was adopted.
Blair's bill, reported from the Military
Committee, empowers the President to accep
the services or select and transfer from othe.
regiments engineer volunteers in the proper
ton of one company to each brigade, to form
them into regiment = the President 20 com
mission all officers. 1t is supposed to be 8
scheme for raising workmen to build the Dan
vile Ky } bridge.
Mr.. Starke, Of Oregon, was admitted to o
seat in the Senate by vote of 26 to 10. The
voting in his favor were Brown.
ing, Collsmer, Uowan, Fessenden, Foster
Harris, Howe, Sherman, Summons and Ten
Ey OK. All the Border State men voted yea
save Bayard, who was absent. Several Re-
publicans said they could not help voting, as
q matter of lsw, to admit, although they
would Immediately vote en- charges to expel
but it is doubtful if two thirds can be mus
tered for that purpose,
a member and could not be expelled by less
than two thirds.
Mr.. Trumbull argued that it was farce to
admit and Immediately expel. ,. s- 49,
Mr.. Ashley, from the House committee on
Territories. has reported bill to establish
temporary provisional governments over dis
tricts of country now in rebellion against the
U. S., which the Senate Territorial committee
c0ncUrrS in.
Section 1st requires the President to take
possession of and occupy rebelious districts,
establish and protect with military and naval
force temporary Civil Government, until
the loyal people residing in them should form
\ new State Government and obtain admis-
son into the Union.
Section "a provides that the temporary
governments thus established shall consist of
IN Executive department vested in the Gov
,rnor, legislative department in a council of
rom 7 to 13 members, and judicial depart
nent in superior court of three judges, a
majority of whom are to constitute provl-
;ional court. All these officers arc to be ap
pointed by the President, with the concur
renee of the Senate.
By section Sd the legislative department
nay deal with all rightful subjects of legisla-
ton not inconsistent with the Constitution of
the United States, but shall pass no act es-
protecting or recognizing the ex-
stence of slavery, or give sanction to or de
clare the right Of any to own property in an
other.
By Section 4th the Governor and Council
IRE authorized to take possession of all aban-
loned fortified AMI confs' ated estates within
their districts, and lease for not more than
yenrs nor in greater quantity to any one per-
son than one hundred acres.
Section 5th provides for the establishment
Of schools, and the attendance of all children
over Z and under IA years Of age, for at least
3 months IN each year.
Section 9Th provides that all public lands
held by the recent States at the time of their
secession be seized by the new Governors,
in the name of the Pre- -ident. and with such
lands as are vested in the U. S., by forfeiture
or confscation, be held for the use of soldiers,
sailors and marines, called into the service to
the crush rebellion, their widows and orphans.
Section 7th makes general regulations
courts.
Section makes all loyal persons electors,
except ministers of the Gospel who have aided
in the rebellion, and lawyers, and civil and
military officers who have participated in il
after taking an oath to support the constitu-
ton of the United States
Sections and 10 provide for the appoint.
ment and salari of Marshal, District At
torney, Collector, and their assistants. -~-
The Homestead bill has fair prospect o1
passing the Senate tomorrow. 1t is the spe
cial order Tor the day.
The Potter committee has taken additional
evidence in the ci Sc of Lieut.. Col. Magudier
of the Ordnance Department, going to show
that he Was extremely thick with Floyd ir
the latter months of his career in the Wal
Department, and that worthy issued orders
upon the suggestion of Magrudier, although
he was not the senior officer of his bureau.
John Cochrane, of New York, who ha!
been since summer Colonel in the field, wa!
to day nominated to ssthe Senate as Brlgadie1
General.
CAIRO, Feb. ~.
Private parties here have obtained permis
SION of the government to exchange coal OF
for turpf ntine with merchants on the Cum
berland and Tennessee rivers. 1t is suggeste,
that the trade be extended by exchanginj
hemp for cotton.
The steamers Emma Duncan, j. D. PER-,
and Edward Walsh arrived with troops fror
St. Louis. to-day.
The steamer Iatan has just arrived fror
Nashville, bringing 100 prisoners, every ma
of whom is enthusiastic for the Union. TIE
say they have been deceived and cheated b
the confederates, and when released they wi
return to their homes unconditional Unio
men They are portion of a Virginia reg
ment unoer Floyd, whom they bitterly d.
nounce as a thief and coward.
Gen. Grant yesterday issued orders fror
headquarters, forbidding commits Toned Officer
or enlisted men to leave his Department o
any consideration. rtt
-"' New York, Feb. %.
News in morning papers very meagre. He
AIDS dispatch says: ... .....-
WASHING ION, Feb. 27-The Navy Depar
mont has a disnatch from Com Goldshcr