Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-10
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From Washington.
WAsBrsGros, March Z.
The rebel Congress have unanimously
adopted a preamble aud resolution set
ting forth that
WHEREAS, The United States are
wagiuy war with the ayowed purpose Of
compelling the Confederate States TO
re.uni,e with them under the same con
situation and Government, and which
onls tends TO the consolidation Of the
General Government, and consequent
destruction of the rights Of States, aud
Of the results attained by seParation'
ard >, -, o,lv
exist together in the relation OF OPP
pressor and oppressed, because OF the
treat preporderence Of power in the
No,thero section, coupled with DIS
similarity Of interests, therefore
Rssolvsd, That this Congress 90
solemolv declare and publish to the
world. the unaltersble determination OF
the Confederate States to suffer all the
calamities Of most protrac,ed war, but
never again to politically affiliate with .
people guilty OF an invasion OF their
soil and butchery Of their citizens.
Mr.. Faulkner denies in published
letter, having made a Union speech at
Martlnsburg.
The Massachusetts, I'd occupy the
Court House at CharlestowD, where
John Brown was tried. The regiment
while marching ,hither from harpers
Ferry, broke forth in the John Brown
chorus.
It is rumored that Mr.. Toombs is to
be made Lieutenant General, and put IN
| chief command of the rebel army, and
that he will inaugurate offensive war;
fare, by throwing an immense military
force into the free States.
Practical men estimate the franchise
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, AS worth
halt q million dollars annually.
Major Meyers, the head OF the signal
CORDS. has invented a rocket which car
RIGS up parachute and leaves it 10 the
air to descend slowly. displaying coIored
fires, scarlet, red and white at intervals,
the arrangement of these and the time
Of beginning being indicative Of works
aud phases. To facilitate night signal
ling he has invented colored lights, term.
ed aster;sk signals. Successful expert.
rpen,s we're recently made by him at
midnight.
Mr.. Fosters cotton land cultivation
bill passed the Senate this morniog by
the following vote: Yeas-Anthony,
Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Fcs.
scnden, Foote, Foster, Grimes, Hale
Haran, Howard, Howe, King, Lane,
Morrill,, Pomeroy, Sherman, 5 mmons
Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbul, Wade
Wilcox, Nilmot and Wilson, Of Mass
Total 90. Nays Browning, Carlisle
Cowan, Davis, Henderson, Kennedy
McDongal, Pearce, Powell, Rec, Sauls
bury, Thomas, Wilson, Of Mo. and
Wight. Total IA. Mr.. Harris was il
Lis seat but did not vote.
Mr.. Dooittle lef: the Chamber three
minutes before the vote, having ii ST
voted against motion to postpone tie
special order for the purpose Of taking
up the bill.
Mr. Carlisle,o Va made pro- SLAYER,
speech agaios, the bill, and indicated
his opposition to the Presidents mes
sage.
The Senate in executive session to-
lay confirmed Briggs. Generals 1t. Geo
Cooke, Bntertield, Graham, Wood
Paine. WIN. a. Richardson, Stanley
Bmns. Rousseau, Reno, F,,z, John Por
ter, Plummer and Davies.
a General disposition was shown to
reject the Brig. Generals in Mcclellan
and Ha!leck's staff.
Gov. Morgan, W. X. Strong, Lock.
wood, S.ckles and Graham were o.
passed over during the debate on Ere
mont to day.
Mr.. Gooch, Of Massachusetts, who is
member on OF the committee ON the
Conduct eff the War, said Fremont's
publication in the New York 7ribun.
was not authorized by the committee
but against the expressed wishes OF thu
committee: also that it was embraced
in answers to verbal interrogalories.
The Senate Military Committee hat
under consideration bill for Railroad
from Washington TO Baltimore, though
the upper COUNTIES of Maryland, b.
which the fare shall be reduced from
one dollar to seventy cents.
The Secretary Of the Navy has ad
dressed the Naval Committee. Of both
Hoases, urging the necessity Of the con
strnct;on OF more gun-boats.
Contracts for the transportation O
supplies for the next two years, from
Fort Leavenworth and Kansas City t,
! posts West, have been awarded by Gen
Meigs, to Irwin, Jackman & Co., tn
| former contractors.
| By the bill providing for the carriage
! of mails to and from foreign porte, a!
reported from the Committee on Pos
Offices and Post Roads, vessels clearing
from foreign ports for the United States
arc obliged to receive mail matter plac
ed on board by the American Consul o
the postal officers at such ports.
| From New York.
NBw YoRk. March 8.