The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-24

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Wv ''','' II, vas c"Snscd IN uh'u'ceSNluIly
from Nebraska.
,"hc house resumed the consideration Of the
;OnGscatIun bill
Mr. Sheffield argued that the first bill WAS
in effect a bill Of attainder, As il took uroner.
~ without due process of law The second
bill was for the ennncipation of slaves Thi.
was in violation Of the solemn pledge made in
july las, not to interfere with rho I,cnl ;n.ti.
tutions of the states. This breach Of faith
could not be justified on the ground Of necrs-
stv. for the strongest necessity of the war
was urou the country when wa ,o,da tLot
pledgc-tLc rebellion was 10 he put down hv
the army. not by ,cgi,lutiou
Mr.. Sed,wick favored the am,,lovment If
slaves to crush the rebellion both Of laval
and di-lovul m,.tors commonwealth, tbo I,IaI
master. and ,,;,;,r, tr,oll,, ." ~ i,,,a' r.
rebels.
Mr.. Mallory opposed the coniscation, but
favored hanging traitors and offered Il substi-
tutc TO punish by fine and imprisonment all
persons found guilty Of aiding the enemy.
WI 'IilI lhNbIt w CtliliNttIlDiI, arguing tlaI
emancipation would accomplish nothing, lie
opposed an army Of negroes. but favored col
onIlmg them
Adjourned till evening.
r.,, 49,. 90 ,:
the no,iila, on Wednesday .yeninr I;.oa ',or
cd fine enemy still in r,t.o..inn -, r.nt Oh
low. but their f,rces are knnyn :, ha ,n,,il
and if il believed that thev win rotiro o,,,,,,
alto ,r .nrr,pd,, X, ,.oi, .,,t''
in sirht # is rn,nnrad ,bot tLey hayo ",lo
below IA stovthc urogress NJ C,mr,,I no H.
rorut's fleet
Ur McD,ugou naaicoI d;ro,t,r ~ ,:o,
uanock,s rrmy !, is renortad hns refn..I ="
allow anv If tba state. To hr;ng oyoy ,lo;.
avn .i,,L and ,yo,nIod MIL AK, 49,, 5,,,I
ing LnttIs-nroy;s;nus hnvn ''I ,oor W.,
the field far all ,,h, moab mei;col o,tanI,,,.,
Gov Y,to. w,s rn,nuolI.l T. rat,r,, ,',,t,
t,, Ma, "a' ',''a ,'.. ~ ,r,u'" WIZ"
ont orcom,,lisbin, his m,ssinn in oonsoc,,o,,,o
Of his order i''''>'
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"AShINdroN' May % ne latest adVIces
received al the war department. are as toll
lows
our army mas neen within ! miles of Co.
flh'h Tor several days, sR'rml'hIng The en-
envy does not seem inclined to make an attack.
All IS quiet IN the departments of Generals
FREMONT banks ana Mcdowell.
Nn oiSphtches nave been received from the
'Irih''y OIL Richmond since yesterday.
No engagement had taken place.
BoSToN, May % The steamer Rhode Is
land, which arrived here from New Orleans.
to-day. brings 10 passengers. priucipally off,
GERS of the confederate navy captured at New
Orleans.
WASHINGTON, May 22-It has been ascer
ta'nSa from an authentic source, that the ex-
ISGI tn ,ha nroyon, ,;no hnr Nv lron APfI',
one million ner dav Thi .", ,oa ~, a'crnsel
cred rrfntat;on If tha nya,,,,ar y y, o""s'u,
unon the snhcrt "''' 'ef'''S
Uric, Nav " -,t2 o,o,oo,. ,;,.
ing, the Oneida brewery oS r W;iIa, ,'I w. Il,
| took fire and burned IN tLn .,r,,,,J " ~'''
$1,000 Insured 7''"''" '''>'
Atll O'Clock, a, M. tbo fra warls l. ,a
Of the buildings of Nurrh.a 4 lava !" wac
techuic manufacturers tn,t tro onI ' ,r,l ~ w.
stroycd Chas, Wool W.I.tar ,,'n,aa,,
was burned f. Ir,th In.. ~ ,t". ,' "'l'"','
Love about 30 600 \, n,@,,ro,,, '''''''
WASHINGTON. Nav " N-Iate., oa,;,,.
from the ormv n -, p'.,,'- '''S' "u'I'e'
Gen. Mcclellan had crossed Ch;rk,L ,' q,
Bottom bridge His beo1onar,,rs az
near New Bird 70 prnna~I,;nn, "'' Nv"
tack are being made "'' az
The rebel. made - dash ., po,t.,,
ot Part povo1 tbis ,f,or,,,. ''"C,