The national Republican., 1862-04-12
mEN AND THINGS AT TmE cArITAL
TIE WAR NEWS.

mEN AND TnIRGs AT TnE CArITAL.
TIE WAR NEWS.
Thsse wssa grsas deal Of talk yesterday In
congreesie0l and other circles rcrpecting the
war news, or rather The lack Of news, from the
Southwest and iron Yorktowl II turas out
that The Wallace reported killed, is not the
pajor general, but the brigadier, and that no
was not killed, but severely wounded, u bullet
passing In at the back Of The hssd and out at
tho nose. All the news received here yester-
day, before night, was simply the confused &C.
counts from Western newspspers The West
crn members Of Congress were very anxious 10
hear the official news, and the explanation that
the Government generals have been too busy
10 dispatch single sentence TO tho Govern.
mcnt seemed to bc considered as hardly tatis.
factory. Several Congressman, among them
Senator Grimes and Representative washburnc
returned yesterday morning from Fortress Mon
roe and Yorktown. Assistant Secretary Fox
was among the party. They report that ID,
condition Of the roads between the fortress and
Yorktown was almost indeecribable. Thou
sands Of men were 10 their knees In mud. o
course, under the circumstances, an immeiiat,
advance Is ouL Of the question. Soldiers In ths
van are coca sionally picked OF by the rcbe
ritiemen, but our Losses so far are slight. 81
far US We eau learn, II was the opinion OF mill
tary men iu front Of Yorktown that tho enemy
would make terrible resistance. and that h,
could do so TO better advantage than was posi-
ble at Manassas Or Centreville. II this be 40
the enemy has improved his position by th,
lats retreat There was considerable anxiet,
In Hampton Roads respecting the Merrimac
the boastiul statements Of certain writer's ant
telegrsphsrs TO tho contrary notwithstanding
The Navy Department has not left stone IN
turned 10 provide for the destruction oi tht
Merriniac, but IL is uudeniable that there Il
anxiety at Fortress Monroe upon The subject,
coNfpcArloN AND EMANCIPATION.
Congress was busy all day yesterday upor
The subject Of slavery. Some very foolish per
sons seen 10 think II possible TO keep IL out .
Congress. They will find II very Difficult
matter 80 long Us slavery exists. In tho Sen
ate, Mr.. Doolittlc spoke ably, as he alway
does. in favor Of colonization to accompany
emancipation. For the first time in the histor
Of congressional proceedings, a bill relating Il
colored people passed the Senate ,cihoul lie.
bate! 1t was 40 singular fact that man,
Senators noticed IT,
In the House, Mr.. Crittenden made lop
aud somewhat bitter speech against every kin,
of conhsoaiion aud emancipation. lie iollowe,
Judge Thomas's example, and made an afItc,
ing plea for the five millions OF rebels.
seemed TO him very cruel " make the rebel
pay the expenses of the war--very cruel l.
cuaot that oil rebels who are incorrigiblc, who
alter the passage OF u con6.calion act sliIul,
insist upon making war upon the Government;
shall lose their property.
Mr.. bingham followed in forcible stylr il
support Of the bill before the IIouse. Tn
committee then rusc, aud the House closed d.
bate. Upon going into committee, the iv.
minutes rule applied. and various amendment
were made and fiery little speeches were ho
OF. Then tho debate was limited to one mir
5 ute. The friends OF the bill had everythn
q their own way. A amendments were prompt
voted down, and the bill was p,ssed by th
splendid vote Of 93 TO 80. Four Democrat
voted for it -Oiell Of New York. Haight, do
Brown Of Rhode Island, and English Of Cor
!, ucct'cut. Several other Democrats dcdged.
DESCRIPTIVE PHRASE.
| Yesterday, aOOn after the House came togctl
3 cr Mr.. Stevens moved TO go into committee {
the whole on the District emancip alton iii
and ihit debate lie closed in one hour. N
ColfaX movad m amendment 10 ev'snd th
time, saying. very courteously, that he wishc
, 10 give tie SJ,dhern side Of The House an op
f portunity to speak upon the bill" Mr.. Wad
worth, oi Kentucky, seemed TO be Indignant q
thi-, aUd called the gentleman TO order for b
! use Of language. Mr.. G explained that h
l mrant no Oticucc whatever, but, inasmuch ;
that was the way his courtesy was met, h
would withdraw his amendment. To tho-
who have watched the course Of that sid, ,
! the House ioi the past few years, the phras,.
/ very expressive aul truly descriptive. 1t h
been the Southern ride oi the House with
vengeance
DESERVED COMPLIMENT.
Senator DJoiiule. in bis speech ycslcrda,
I paid NJ. Grurg. NJ. Wca!on n very handsoli
ard deserved compliment As we are III
o! the RINtjiicr, cSc.p ~ Il daily cure,
pondent, we cau without auy Ullc,ice 10 any
body's delicacy, speak OF il, and the editor wi
" pDou ~ VT iuir
y Said the senator, speaking OF Mr.. Weston
well knowA work upon slavery the
1T gives more fact
4 more statistic. and more inioi nation on Il
subject OF slavery than any work have cv'
SEEN TIL Senator made copious extract
=, and saii that he should recur 10 il agaiu,
IL VARIOUS ITEMS
n A new treaty with Great Britain was sent
the Senate Yesterday by the President II
: fol the m Irr cff.ctual suppression Of the ria,
: trade. The President has signed the joiI
r resolution, offering aid to the border sla,
a States that may choose TO initial. emancipation
The Senate has passed bill, which sstablish'
foundry in Washington and conccntrat
= ordnance and military stores here, 80 that wi
vessels generally must come here Tor their OH
it, The committee on the conduct Of the WI
took fresh lot OF evidence yesterday 10 r,
terence 70 the atrocities committed by the rebr
y upon our dead soldiers on the field Of Mana
sas. Some Of the revelations were irightiul
SPECTATOR
II YonKrOwN-A. this present writing, we ha'