The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-27
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- kuart g - john !, which says thay
co.Fsaistsa the Classenealse pirate "a
LFisoss g sEait o Reputation from lie d.
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euxBEAkAsD Gar. Feb. 9th The 1rtb
Tennessee md three companies of intant.
~ were attaaked DO large force ofrebei
cavalry on the I'd Eve miles eaat If hero
Our forces were surprised. and Il i Ia.
lieyed that all buA Two cornpan;a. az -.
fantry we're eaptutNd. a. ~ 1870 a;, =.
the rebels attackedapur out .,osts Al pn,,.
els bridge, FIVE miles ouEh. bu. wees =.
pulsed three times wAen our men, Ne.
tired. H., . r..
CHAfrASooGA, Feb. Gath. Gen. potfay
skirmished with the enemy I'll day ves.
terday, and succeeded in driving them "a
Tunnel hill. On pushing after them they
opened heavily with four field p sanes. III
is supposed they will dispute our tafther
advance.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25th.-Goy. johnson
and delegation of Tennesseeans had d
long interview with the President yester-
day in relation to the restoration ofTenn.
to Union. It is understood that while
they did not favor the Presidents plan,
their interview mutu1lly agreeable. The
deputation expressed the opinion that
Tennessee will soon be finally recon
structed with civil government.
r. House .dilitar> committee had under
consideration the question increasing the
pay of soldiers, but came to no definite
conclusion as to the amount of pay should
be given. 1t ranges from sixteen to
twenty dollars per month. The com,
mittee will probably compromise on TWEEN
ty dollars.
Tr.bnne's SPECIAL saos:
The committee on the Pacific Railroad
held II meeting last night for the purpose
Of consulting with prominent men from
the west interested in the early construeA
ton OF the road.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2jth.-Frepdom conven-
ton was held at Louisville and adjourned
sine die on Thursday evening Resolu
tons were adopten declaring that slavery
was the cause that now constitutes the.
strength of the rebellion, and that We
soc no hopes of permanent peace until
the principles OF fri lom announced By
Declaration Of Independence. and the
Federal Constitution is carried into prac
tice. The question whether .lAvery is to
be perpetuated or not, is a national one
and the g ore it is proper that the con
stitution be so amehled as 10 secure the
freedom of every human being within
its jurisdiction; and that during rebellion
the President has full power and ample
authority to free all saves in the rebel
lious districts, and they thereby invested
irreVocabIy with all The rights OF freemen
and in the present rebellion he ought to
exercise this p >wer to its full extent; and
that with tie effect of Il Q Presidents
Amnesty Proclamation bt fore as W de
Il ire Tint IN our opinit the s, me has
been injurious to the Union caas, aud its
t.p rat.ons within the district to which it
apple. 1t is unjust and hu initiating to
loyal men. nj We would urge its sus.
pension Ill Ill the armed rel lion is
wholly crushed.
Fr. MONROE, Feb. 23.-Dispatches an
nounce the arrival Of six more escaped
prisoners, making fifty who are safe
Richmond papers say Il were recaptured
leaving IL still out.
= CHICAGO, Feb. %. - The only slave
States represented in the National meet
ing at Washington yesterday, were Della.
ware and Maryland.
The vacancy from California was filled
BY Cornelius Cole.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. c3-The Border
State Emancipation Convention was very
largely attended from Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Between
ZU and 800 delegates were present.
Nothing was done Yesterday except the
OF Il committee and resOlu-
lions, and PERMANENT organlzatIon.-
During the afternoon session, a circular
letter, signed L. Z. Pomeroy, Chairman
National Executive Committee, was dis
tiibuted among members, declaring
among other things. thst the reelection
OF Lincoln although desirable, was prac
really impossible, against the union oi
influences whicawould oppose him that
should he be reelected his manifest ten"
denCy towards compromises and tempo
rary expedients OF policy would .bec' me
stronger during the second term and The
cause of human liberty and the dignity
aud honUr of the nation would suffer
p,rroportionately; that the patronage OF
the 94Ternme through necessity Of
axSs, has been so rapidly M reased, ain
10 Such an enormous extent, as to rem
der the. application of one term ofprinoi-
pie absolutely essential TO the safety OF
Republican institutions; that we find
united in Salmon P. Chase more OF the
qualities needed in q President during
the next four years, than combined IN
any other available candidate; that the
discussion OF the Presidential question as
already commenced by the friends OF Qr
Lincoln, developed popularity and
strength in Mr.. Chase, unexpected to
his warnlest admirers For these and
other reasons the friends of Mr.. Chase
have determined on measures which
shall present his claims fairly before the
country: central organization has been