, 1864-04-27
Chicago Grtbnne.



WEDNESDAY, APRIL g. 1864
THE NEWS.
It will be seen elsewhere that the Pennsyl-
vauia Legislature hos virtually refused to re-
move tue scat Of government to Philadel.
rlia, by passing appropriations for the
erection Of additional wings to the Capitol
It Harrisburg.
Governor EvAns, Of Colorado TesrItory,
Las issued q proclamation for an election Of
delegates to Constitutional Convention. on
TIE first Monday Of June, 10 frame Constt-
tuition preparatory to admission into the
Union.
In the Congressional district lately vacated
By tho death Of the lAmentcd Loye}oy, the
convention ut Princeton, Bureau county,
nominated yesterday Hon. E. C. Ingessou as
candidate for Congress. Mr. Ingersoll will
OF course be elected. He is War Demo
crat OF the right stamp, who came oat and
avowed his adhesion to tue cause Of the
Union and Liberty in the ear]y dawn OF the
Greet Awakening as to the canee Of the re-
hellion. Be is not one of those who wait to
come round s*about lunch time" but has
done his mornings work, sud earned it
In the campaign in 1Sd2, Mr.. 1ngtrsou boldly
bore the standard US Congressional candl-
date for The State at large, and lis eloquent
har1ngues proved powerful educators Of the
public ndad, and give him a popularity
among Thousands OF men throughout illinois,
a:lo u Ill be proud to zee him in Congress.
characteristic and forcible letter of Pres
ldent Lincoln is given in another column
lis reply to the Kentucky pressure repre-
scnted by Governor Branlette. It is power
fnl, logical, candid, and will do GOOD In Ken-
1rcky in every place where they arc still
open to argument. In some respects this
document is one Of the mcst remarkable ever
given to the public bY Iii. Lincoln
Congress in its present zeal reminds us Of
the urchin who, having played all d.y, is
forced to fall at work and t'do his sttnt'' or
se1 no supper Some of our Congressman
will 20 supperless to befi in oblivion as 1t is,
but We like their present diligence.
Represent tive Goech Of the Committee on
the Conduct Of the War, telegraphs to Wash
ington that the Fort R2lox horror exceeds
published accounts. When the facts are all
In, We slall know what the Government in
tends to do about It,
The Goth q. s. colorcd regiment, raised in
this State, and under command Of Col John
A. Broes, arrives in this city to-day from Its
camp Of rendezvous at Quincy, en- route tor
Annapolis. 4 number IF Col Bross' friends
have united in the purchase Of horse and
accoutrcncnt& to be presented to him to-day
in front Of the Soldiers Rest The animal
was the property Of i prominent Illinois cay
airy officer, in the Virginia campaigns Of the
past two years. The presentation speech
VIII be made by Col F. A Eastman. We
are not able to announce the precise hour Of
the presentation, but we believe 1t is to take
Place Ut II a. m., should the arrival Of the
j. regiment render that hour practicable.
Matters do not look es bad at Plymouth rs
was reported. At lust accounts, General
Wassels was still holding ont, with hope of
his being succored.
We give elsewhere Adjutant General Full
lcr's official order for the organization Of the
-D,C00 three month"; troops ca led for from
illinois, to fill the tender of Gov. Yates to
the President Let there be rally which
shall put this force In the camps OF rem
dezyoue in ten days. They cannot too soou
be sent forward. Illinois has the disadvap-
tage Of some Of her sister States in having no
militia 8, stem, but none Of them have any
advantage OF her in zeal for the holy cause Of
the Union. Fill up tho rapks.
Congress did a heavy stroke Of business in
land grants yesterday, to IN extent that e1-
cited the inquiry whether there would be any
land left for the blue coats whereupon,
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prospect, and 1t Ii probably well read au-
57,rv from the active preparations now max.