Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-15
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DIS
PITCHES.
Interesting Debate upon EIave
Catching
NEWS FROM YORKTOWN |
Cobb and TOOmbs In the
Rebel Entertainments!
COBB MADE A BRIG. GENERAL !
What President Lincoln said Of
Emancipation
No freed Slave shall ever be
Re-enslaYed
Reports upon Contested Seats !
Capture Of some Of BIenk-
er'S Men!
COBB MADE A BRIG. GENERAL /!
What President Lincoln said OF
Emancipation
upon Contested Seats !
Special Dispatches to Cleveland Leader.)
WAsmEaroE, APRIL "A.

WAsUHGTOH, April IA.
SLAVE CATCHING.
In the Senate Wilson called up the Feso-
luton inquiring whether further legislation
be necessary to enforce the anti-slsve catch
irg article of war. Grimes moved an amend
ment to the effect that inquiry should be sx-
tended to the question what additional meas
ures are necessary to bring the war to a
speedy conclusion. Grimes made an excellent
speech on the whole topic suggested, and
commented upon numerous devices to evads
the article o war, referring to recent Or
der Of Gen. Hooker enabling nine slave
holders to hunt through Sickles' camp for
iugitives, which was disobeyed amid the
cheers of the soldiers by Gen. Sickles; to the
treatment of slaves of rebel officers in prison
at Columbus in contrast with that Of pris-
Oners in rebel hands, and to the Missouri
State Guards in returning to masters, OIL
GERS in the rebel army, slaves who had given
valuable information leading to important
arrests in spite of the protest Of Iowa Off
GERS whom they had served. he urged the
importance Of the adoption of uniform
policy in the treatment of escaping Bla7es
and property on all grounds, and Of repeating
Gen. Halleck's order No 5, which had en-
bodied in public advertisement fstuity and
blindness. It was known in other depart
msnts that there was never such oppOrtuni-
ties for learning about the enemy as we have
had and thrown away. BE made an urgent
appeal to the Government to use means
within its reach TO suppress rebellion without
regard to pFeudicies, caste or color, or to the
rights Of rebels in property, and urged the
garrisOning of forts on the Southern coast
with soldiers Of African descent under white
officers, to save the lives of Northern soldiers
in the sickly season, and enumerated strong
reasons for this course, referring to their ex-
ceIlent service on ship board, to the fact that
one Of the best served guns on the Minnesota
at the taking of Hatlerss was wholly
manned BY blacks-that the whole boats
crew, including eoIsWain, of the same Ves-
sci, were blseks-thst they had proved ex-
tremely useful to Commodore Dupont, never
having deceived any officers Of the feet, and
paid glowing tribute to those naval officers
who have never disgraoed themselves BY re-
turning fugitive slaves.
SENATOR HALF.
Senator Hale has resigned the Chairman
ship Of Naval Affairs. He said he could not
hold it with self respect He referred to
nothing occurring outside.
REBELs LzKVIza YoRKFoWH.
Mr. Harris, speaking for COnRscaion bill,
said that Gen. Aagruder gave orders for all
who wished to leave Yorktown Peninsula
to do so on Wednesday last. Most Of the
residents took his sdvice, thus leaving slaves
behind.
COBB AND FooMBs.
Howell Cobb and Toombs are said TO be
in the rebel entertainments.
The Polish Colonel has resigned bis com
mission in the rebel ranks as Colonel of a
louisiana regiment, on account of an order
to evscuste Ship Point
Howell Cobb is made Brigadier.