The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHrNaros, February

WAsHINGToE, February IL. >
The Senate to-day, by vote of 27 to 13.
refused TO refer the bill regulating travel in
New Jersey to the Committee on tbs. Judi
ciary. The tenor of the discussion was evil
IDENTIFY against1t the oyerrulings of State laws. b
It is understood that Governor Sprague is
to be the Chairman of the new Senate Com
mittee on Manufactures. ~ Ts4a saf tss5a
Senators Sprague, of Rhode. Island, Nor
gan, of New York, Riddle, Of Delaware,
Williamson, Of Minnesota, and Hendricks, of
Indiana, constitute the Committee on Manu-
factures, recently revived. $50
The House will resume the consideration
of the Enrolment. and endeayor to pass it
before the adjournment tomorrow. ,..ss .ss
The special Senate COMMITTEES on Slavery,
Of which Mr.. Sumner is chairman, met for
the first time to-day and agreed to introduce
q bin repeating the Fugitive Slave law. ass
The House special Committee on the Bank.
rupt law, have adopted a bill empowering
Judges Of District Courts to appoint Regis.
ters in bankruptcy with full power, when.
there is no opposition. If there be any lop--
position the District Judges are to. hear and
determine the cases in the Circuit Courts, and
are to have supervision aud concurrent juris-
.liction. Provisionis made both for volunta-
~ and involuntary bankruptcy. All corpo-:
rations are included in its provisions, except.
ing banks and railroad mpanies .sss,e
De Rew en the Signs Of the Times.
De Bows Southern Review has for years
been asstatistical standard 1t has been an
:.ble and influential journal, and its opinions
have for many years been quoted as authority.
Its rebel sympathies, until lately, have been
entirely satisfactory to the j Jeff. Davis despot-
ism. Recently, the editor, Of the Review
,rue to his discerning and intelligent and fore-l
tast gave utterance to views very Discourage
ing TO the prosperity and hopes of the Con-
foderacy.s The following are extracts nfroma
ihe article .ssf. se.s 7ffa 5isd. saw his
Shall we not learn of our enemies p
What are the causes Of their prosperity 27-I
Why even the laborers of the, North live
Win ue9ree ot couIorb oIpen 4upknoWn 10
the wealthy planters OF the South r ss s.
the statislleal reports accom- panying7
the csnsns .ot lseo esfaoiisn auity the re-4
SUITS OF material conditlons. Sep-a
sidering the present condltlon on OF the country,
and pfospectlvely, also, It may well be sup
posed as It IS already by many IN the slave
States, that It actually may 6e more econo-l
mlcal g lsooF GER ourselves snah to MAINTAIN Ea
nsssoss tor va. puiIoss = lis ns
us. and We have already slipped away into rirll-l
knowndepths, and are drifting to a fearfuland
uncertain tutare..s ,ss,. seRalls e
f.,. ,,is :. oar W. .rs o = sr;fs r,s
another u M which We hope VIII prove true. Il
the negro VIII not raise enough to- feed him
self and hlssnlaster y, what ls the use Of the
negro - - line heepss q 5ls .soLsa taas
there & no dishonor "a en- blowing either their
hands m flor brads and saw hold " even
- - - -' zs' ,s.,..
against our preJudlces, think they are rlShtY
rSSta,s b.s failad or Ill eaiI NO. tha nc
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