Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-28
Late News BY Last Nights Nails

llWAsn1NGroN News, 26th.-Senator
Wilson introduced bill to-day for the
establishment Of National Guard, to be
composed Of $50 regiments, with loo
men in company, and ten companies
in each regiment, to be raised IN all the
States and Territories and the District OF
Columbia. The missions are to be
issued by the Governors Of the different
States, and the men are to be organized
and drilled very much in the same man
ner a. under the militia laws. The pro
rata Of enlisted men is to be IN accord
ance with Congressional representation.
The Guard is to be subject to the call OF
the President during invasion or rebel
lion, or any armed resistance 70 the gov
ernmcnt, and, at all other times, Is to be
under control Of the States respectively
A bill passed the Senate to day pro-
viding that 100000 be appropriated for
the protection Of emigrants by the over
land routes to the States and Territories
on the Pacific. This sum Of $4,000 to
be expended under the direction OF the
Secretary Of War, provided that slo,'
900 Of it shall be applied to the protee-
tion Of emigrants on the route from IT.
Abercrombie by IT. Benton.
The visit of Gen. Burnside to Wash
ington, and his long interview with the
President, on Saturday, resulted IN h'a
being relieved from further command ol
tho Army Of the Potomac, at his own
request. The President immedia' ely or
dered Gen. Hooker. commander OF the
centre grand division, to assume full com
mand OF the whole army. This decision
was arrived At by the President atte'
most careful consideration Of the whole
snbiect. Simultaneous with this change
in the chict command, Gen. Franklin
commanding the left grand division, and
Gen. Sumner, commanding the right
grand division, have becu ordered to re-
port at Washington. The Withdrawal
of Franklin and Sumner will leave the
left wing in command Of Gen. Smith
and the right wing in command OF Gen
Sedgwick.
Tie bill of Senator Harlan, intro
duced to day, to facilitate the transpor-
tation of troops and their subsistence
proposes the seizure Of three lines o
western railroads convcTginy east an(
uniting at Chicago.
The Senate to-day authorized the Pre-
sideut to suspend the sales of any pubil
lands in iusurreciionary distcicts for take
or other purposes.
Senator Wilson accompanied Wendell
Phillips to the White House, for tn
purpose Of introducing the latter to tn
President.
DEsMoINEs News, 26th.-Our Dis
trict Court met to-day. Most Of the da.
has been occupied in the argument Of tn
negro hdbe0s corpus case. Mr.. Sibley
formerly Of Chicago, appears for the pc
titioner, and Mr.. Polk, Of the firm Q
Cassady & Polk, resists the application
The argument was not concluded at tn
adjournment of the court this evening
and will be resumed in the morning
The case is being elsboratcly discussed
and cxcites much attention. The strong
est point assumed by the attorney 10
the petitioner is, that the law excluding
free negroes from the State is unconstitu
tional but, in view Of the array Of au
thoritics introduced by the opposing coun
sci, negativing this view, imagine
will hardly be found tenable.
John Young, formerly Of keoSuk, ha
been appointed Major Of 5th Iowa Cav
airy.
Capt. Swasey, Of the Greybeard (37th
Regiment, died recently al his residence
in Van Bnren comfy.
John c. Chambers Of Keokuk, has in
vented kind of cannon which is style
the Bull Run Avenger." The gunne
can load and fire his cannon with on
hand, and can shoot 60 charges in
minute.
INprANApoLIs News, 26th.-Great e
citement exists throughout the Sts.e CO..
sequcnt upon Gov. Morton's placing arm
in the hands Of members Of abolition s
cret political societies. The people
Boone and Montgomery counties .
ready to rise in arms.