The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-07-22

ident has submitted to congress Orlei
message enclosing draft of bill 10
compensate any State which may abolish
slavery within its limits, and respectfully
recommending its passage.
The following message from the
President was delivered to Congress;
FelloO Citizens ofMe Senate and House
Of Representatives.
Herewith is draft of the bill to com
pensate any State which may abolish sla-
very within its limits, the passage of
which Substantially as presented, | re-
spectfully and earnestly recommended.
Signed, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representative of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled that
whenever the President of the United
States shall be satisfied that any State
shall have lawfully abolished slavery,
within and throughout such State, either
Immediately or gradual, it shall be the
duty of the President assisted by the
Sec'y of the Treasury, to prepare and de-
liver to each State an amount of six per
cent interest bearing bonds, of the United
States, equal to the aggregate value at
blank dollars per head of all the slaves
within such state as reported by the GEN.
sus of 1860. The whole amount for any
one State to be delivered at once, if the
adjustment be immediate, or in equal
instalments if it be gradual, the interest
to begin running on each bond at the
time of delivery and not before. And be it
further enacted that if any State having
so received any such bonds, shall, al
any time afterwards by law reintroduce
or tolerate slavery within its limits con-
trary to the act of adjustment upon
which such bonds shall have been re-
ceived by such State, such bond shall al
once be null and void in whosoeyel
hands they may be and which State
shall refund TO the United States all in.
terests which may have been paid on
such bonds. The House select Com
mittee on emancipation in the horde,
States will probably report on the sub
lect TO morrow.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, July l2-Judge
:. Price Of Mount Vernon, has arrived here
and brings intelligence that the expedi-
} ton or portion of it which is moving
from Kansas into the Indian Nation, en-
countered body Of rebels at Evansville
near the Arkansas line, some twenty mile!
east of Lahlequah, few days since, com
pletely routing them, taking James J
Clarkson, formerly notorious borde
rutiian, prisoner, and also, as is reported
Gen. Raines of the Missouri State guard
The rebels placed their Indian allies ii
front, who are reported to have lost 1l(
killed and $50 prisoners. This state
) ment is corroborated by gentleman jus
: from Neosho.
The federal forces are said to be at o
near Lalequah,
FORT ScoTT, Kansas, July "a mes
senger from the Indian Expedition nea
Fort Gibson in the Indian Territory, ar
rived here yesterday, and reports that
detachment Of the 9th and 9th Kansa
regiments had surprised CT. Godfrey
command Of from 500 to 600 rebels, am
captured all their munitions, camp equip
age, &c.
Thirty rebels were found dead on til
field. Mcclure, the notorious half breed
commander of The rebel Indians, wa
taken prisoner. Our forces under Brig
adler General Blunt have pene tratet
south as far as the Arkansas River
where they viii make halt for the pres
ent.
Fort Scott has been made a military
post during the war.
Special to Chicago Tribune July 16
i learn direct from Corinth that Gen
Halleck last night received a dispatch to
the effect that the lth Mich, Sd Mimi
and Hewilt's battery were captured a
Murfreesboro, and the rebels held the
place.
New YORK, July 16.-The 9th Yer
mont arrived this morning, and was re.
ceived by the sons Of Vermont, who gave
them fitting reception, including a
dinner to the officers at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. The regiment marched down
Broadway this afternoon, paying a
marching salute to the wife Of the Presi-
dent at the Metropolitan Hotel, and EN-
barked on the Amboy boat at six o'clock
They were the recipients Of great enthus
iasm. On their march from immense
crowds, and salutes were fired at differ
ent points.
MEMPHIS 10, via CAIRO July l7.-On
Sunday July 9th. Col. Spisley with 127
men from the 9th and 24th regiments,
attacked about 400 rebels at Grand Prai-
RE, near Aberdeen. After sharp en-
gagement the rebels broke and fled in
great disorder, with a loss of "a killed
and wounded, and 8 prisoners. Among
the latter a Lieut.. Colonel. Lisley lost
| man killed and wounded, g OF them
morally.
The rebels are supposed to have taken
refuge at Devils Bluffs, crossing the
Memphis and Little Rock r. r., where
they have thrown up ratification which
Is garrisoned by about goo men.
SPRIHGFIkLD, Mo, July l7.-An ex-
petition recently sent from here under
Major Miller, of the Cd Wisconsin caval-
ry, consisting Of one section Of Dawson S
battery, and attachments of the 10Th IL.
llnois, Cd Wisconsin and Sd Missouri
State militia, numbering about 600 men.
attacked The combined forces Of Raines,
Godfrey, Hunter, Hawthorne and Tracy,
I about | GOO stronu aiOht Miles heyonI