The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-04-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence ofthe Upton Advertiser.

Correspondence Of the Upton Advertiser
WASHINGTON, D. c., April II, 1862.
FRIEND DANIELS:
The President approved and signed the
Emancipation Act, for the District of
Columbia, yesterday Those who favor
ed its becoming the law Of the District
were anxiously waiting for this action Of
the President which would make the
Capital of our Nation free city The
delay of three or four days after its pas
sage in the House, afforded shareholders
an opportunity to run off their slaves,
aud many of them improved it.
Tens and, hundreds, as some say, who
were fearfully rejoicing in the prospect
that the boon of freedom would be theirs,
had their hopes suddenly blasted by the
appearance Of their owners from Mary
land, or by being seized by constab!cs
and forced out of the District. Any one,
with particle of humanity, would have
melted in sympathy, with the bond'mcn,
1.-THE anguish displayed as this nefarious
business was being hastily cousummatcd
The great majority Of the citizens favor
emancipation, but the low o,.house pol,
iticiaDs dec!aim against it, and the
hounds Of constabes and traders are, Of
course, down on the Admnistrati n. for
their occupation is gone.
! "pine that the next census will show
q pleasing contrast, in the progress Of
this city, as compared with the last ten
years under slaveholding rule
TO be sure, there were comparatively
few slaves in this district, but the mere
fact that slavery was tolerated here was
an unconquerablo objection, in the minds
Of entcrprising artisans and capitalists,
to investing capital or plying their skill
in the district Nature has done her part
tward, making this city a seat of com
merce and manufactures, but man, here,
totore, has failed to cooperate with her
to consumate this desirable en- The
ouly reason that can be given, that is not
illogical, is the torpdean Influences Of
of the institution of slavery.
The committee on contested seats in
the House Of Representatives have re-
ported adversely to Col Vanlev,r, aud
in favor IF Mr.. Byington. They seem
to base their decision on that clause of
the constitution, which provides that no
person holding an office under the Unit
cd States, shall be member Of either
House (of Congress) during his ccntinu,
ance in office 1t has been generally
supposed that holding State commits
sion by a member Of Congress would not
work the forfeiture Of his rights to his
seat, under the above referred clause, and
the House may, yet, so decide notwith
standing the opinion Of the committee.
should be sorry if your patriotic mem
Der should have to yield his scat under
n strict construction of the constitution.
There are other worthy members of
Congress who would be effected by such
decision, and | will say they are of the
bone and sinew of Congress and if, under
the rules, they are ousted, my advice to
the people Of their several districts,
would be, to hereafter do these men jus.
tice
The committee acknowledge the merit
of Col. Nanlever and express sympathy
for him in the hardship working to him
under their decision. But expect it
will not worry the Col. much if lie can
only have fair chauce to do lis ,ert in
suppressiug this accursed rebellion.
In my last | wrote you that We were
expecting quick results from the strife
that would naturally arise between two
colums advancing on Richmond. Our
hopes, as to the carly possession of ;Ac
rebel capital have blasted, for Mcclellan
! importuned the President 50 continuous
ly, that finally Mcdowell was arrested in
his onward progress, and to-day we have
the news that "alI is quiet bvtI. 1t
Yorktown and on the Rappahanock -
Great is strategy aud great is our cx-
cmplar thereof. Napoleon was supposed
to be grca: general i'll his day, but
expect austria would have preferred
slow coach'
IDRIO