The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-21

some minion OF arbitrary power. He referred 70
the arrests in that State and characterised
them as acts Of tyranny, cruel imprisonments
ne cspridious acts Of military
Nosfree spessh wass Allowed in Maryland.
excepting by aNaggerisg millions OF executives
power. When the minister and pro consuls from
Ohio aud Illinois should be driven from that
State these people would resume their constitu,
tional rights
Mr. LEARY said his colleague was elected as
a Union man, but if any one had any doubts
heretofore, this speech Of his would satisfy them
as to where he stood.
Mr. LEARY said there never was time when
the eu6rsges and the press we're az free and lib
erty more universal in Maryland, than now. A
majority Of the people were in favor Of the
Union, and time would prove it. 'aal s55.so1
Mr.. LEARY defended the Administration
warmly. His remarks we're applsuded through
out 3'g9a essd evAa f4oaEl1is3,js as 81
Mr.. THOMAS, Of Nd, saba more foul as
sertion, that Maryiand was under the heel OF
tyranny, was never uttered. He referred TO the
fact that the present Union Governor was elect.
ed BY 10000 majority. O 700 S@N y col os9pa
Mr. STILES followed, odenouncing the pro-
visions of the bin az violating the Constitution
Mr.. STEVENS moved the previous question,
and at half past II the House adjourned. o ;,
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OF Specials 70 the New York Papers. tsvi,
TeE59eas 5I(Worlds Special tsIi u9s e8i
NEw YORK, Feb. is.--kemphis, Is, via Cairo
l7.-Advices from below state that the rebels
at Port Hudson are communicating with the
Gulf BY way of Atchafalsya river aai lfog
The Queen of the West as soon % repaired
will interrupt that movement ai t371as19a- 1oh
There are million bales of cotton below He
lena awaiting Grants permission to ship. lss. cd
suits sal 10 Herald Special. s81oI sa5 Sai
sCA1Ro, Feb. l7--A party of guerrillas fired
| into the ram Dick Fulton at Cypress Bend, and
killed several of her crew.. She was towing
coal to the fleets and would have been captured
but was saved by the gunbost Rather. go
4 lTimes' Special g7soao9 ee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Senate Military
Committee has instructed their Chairman to re-
port bill authorizing Tax Collectors in insur-
rectionary districts to purchase at tax sales and
execute such lands a. the President may desig-
nate 10 being needed for military and other
Governmental uses. 1 81 has,.3
An appropriation is to be made for Navy
Yard in the West, the location to be selected by
the President. ST. Louis is understood to be
the place. ea
A gentleman recently from Charleston who es
capped through the rebel lines, states that large
numbers of troops had recently collected there
to defend the city. The citizens generally had
left in anticipation of an attack from the nation.
al forces. The means of defense are very for
midable. He thinks the city cannot be captured
without a severe struggle. A mutiny recently
took place, in which several North Carolina
regiments were engaged. The ringleaders were
shot, by order of Beauregard. The city is thor
oughly fortified on all sides but the west, and
supplied with iron clads to defend the harbor.-
Two of these are destitute Of machinery