Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-02-27
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SID.
DATES TO FEBRUARY 16.

privilege of the elective franchise. Referred
10 the Committee of Freedom and Slavery.
Sumner introduced joint resolution to
amend the Constitution of the United States,
30 that all persons shall be equal under the
law, whether white or colored, and that no
person hereafter shall be held in bondage.
referred to the judiciary Committee.
Anthony. of Rhode Island. moved to repeal
the joint resolution to amend the Constitu-
ton of the United States, approved March 2,
1861. Referred to the Judiciary Committee:
This amendment would give Congress the
power 10 abolish slavery throughout the
country.
CAicago. Feb. 9.-The Richmond Enq1i.
ycr of the 9th says the Confederate Congress
has got into pet with the newspaper men,
and will conscript all under 45 years Of age
dpeming it necessary to suspend all papers
except such as are required to do the public
printing. There are now 35papers published
in the Conftderacy.
Washington, FEB. "a caucus Of the I'm
ion members of both Houses was held last
night at the Capitol
Senator Clark, OF New Hampshire, was
CHOSEN President of the caucus. ...
1t was adopted as the sense of the meet
ing that instructions B. sent to the National
Republican Committee to fiji such vacancies
as may exist in consequences of former MEM
bcrs being sent abroad Or on duty in the fed.
! A number Of Governors of States have ar
rived aud others are expected. 1t is under
stood that they are here for the purpose Of
having conference with the authorities upon
rptiling reg. ments, and recruiting under the
T. lcf -,
The House to- day. by vote of 81 TO IA,
voted that the members from Louisiana are
no, entitled TO seats.
Fortress Monroe, FEB. 9.--1'he expedition
having returned, We are in possession of the
following facts:
On Friday morning (6tl) Cen. Buffers
forces under the command of Brig. General
Wooster. marched from Yorktown to Kent
Court House. The cavalry arrived at ~ 4.
NJ. at Dalton on the CLicknhomny ten miles
from Richmond, for thu purpose Of making
raid into Richmond, and tndeavoring by sur
p,sa to librrate our prisoners. The cavalry
reached the bridge at the time appointed,
marching AZ hours in lG4 hours.
A force of infantry followed for the pur.
pose of supporting them. 1t was expected to
surprise the enemy at bottom bridge. they
having for some time but small force there.
Washington. Fcb.-lichmond papers con-
tain the following:
Luke CRY, (F7a. j FEB. sM.- Eighteen
Monitors and transports have arrived ut Jack
sonvillr. The enemy are presumed to BE- in
force.
Charleston, Feb. S.-T The enemy re-
sumcd fire on the city last evening. A fifth
Monitor made its appearance to-day. The
enemy ave engaged in mounting guns bearing
on the channel. \ 2OO-pound shell exploded
last week in blacksmith shop-killing and
wounding six men.
The Richmond Examiner contains Lees
report of Federal reconnaissance. which
S atcs that the Frdcrals left IL dead and 46
wounded in rebel hands. Their loss was four
killed, 20 wounded and one lieutenant aud
20 men captured. One Federal captain and
80 privatrs were captured.
4 force of infantry followed for fhe purdose
Of supporting them. 1t was expected to sur
prise the enemy at Bottom bridge, they hay
ing for some time brta small picket force there.
The surprise failed, because, as the Rich
mond Examiner Of to-day says: "a Yankee
deserter gave information of the intended
movement on Richmond
The enemy had fallen large amount of
timber SO rs to block up the roads and make
them impossible for our cavalry. After hav-
ing remained at the bridge two hours Gen.
Wooster joined them with infantry. The
wholo chance for surprise having been de-
fcated, Gen. Woster returned to Williams
burg.
On the march to New Kent Court House
his rear was attacked by the enemy. They
were repulsed without loss to us.
A march Of eighty miles was made by the
infantry in IS hours. Tho cavalry marched
over 100 miles in 80 hours.
This shows that it ID impossible to make
an attack in Virginia in tn. winter. A dis
patch boat just in from Newborn. says Gen.
Palmer's plans are going on well. The loss
by us is too triang TO mention. We could
not have desired better result. Our losses
in killed, wounded aud missing is SMALL
Chicago, Feb. "a Cairo letter says
naval expedition is on the tapis. Gen. Porter
is very active in hurrying up the completion
of the gunboats Oh the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, and is putting the squadron on a for
midablc war footing.
| New York. Feb. ll.-In tho Confederate Con-
gress, the Governor Of Virginia said that his
State could not stand another draft. That
this was the opinion Of enrolling officers as
sembled at Richmond.
Smith Of North Carolina stated that the
strength of the reb'l army was 100000
more than tie country was able to feed
Hocomb. of Georgia, thought the weakness
of The Confede,acy was in their finances, and
that thu p ,licy Of the South was to pro!ract
the war. Their crops were far below the av-
erag'.