Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-02-20
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/ New York, Feb. l0.-Refugees from
the south say Atlanta will be DESTROYED
rather than have it fall into Grants hands,
who is expected>to move en- it in the
spring.
The Richmond Wing says the Virginia
Legislature has been occupied in secret
session with resolution requesting the
Confederate authorities to suspend opera
lions against Butler until au exchange of
prisoners is effected.
St. Louis, Feb lO.-The Senate yester-
day passed the House bill for a new State
Convention. The bill defers the election
for delegates until November next.
Newbren, Feb. 5.-Large Numbers of
deserters from the rebel army are coming
in since yesterday morning.: They report
that the rebel General Pickett Informed
his command, consisting of $4,000, that
there we're but two thousand Uuion sol
ders in Newbern, and that he intended to
take the city by night assault. The ar
rival of a regiment from Beaufort Just be.
| fore the enemy cut our communication
with that point, together with the arming
OF the fremen and citizens, white and
black, satisfied the enemy that we were
more than match for them, hence their
failure to make the attack. The enemy
have fallen back to Kingston.
Headquarters Department of Yves, Vir
ginia, Feb. 9.-lnforma,ion of high inn
por,ancereached one Of our outposs to-
day. 1t was brought in By n mounted de.
serter from Ear|y's command. He says
when he left rImor was prevalent Of the
removal or preparations being made for
the immediate removal Of all the Yankee
prisoners from the neighhorhood of Rich.
mond, and also that the Richmond author
tiles had detained the mails going from
Richmond to the soldiers in camp.
Lcayenworlh, Feb. lO.-Gov Carney
was elected U. S. Senator to-day in place
Of James II. Lane. The vote stood: Car.
ney So: opposition 30.
New York, Feb ia New Orleans
letter Of the 4th says Banks had issued
lengthy regulations on the subject Of com.
| pensatei plantation labor, fixing the rates
! thereof and Interfering logging and the
sale Of Intoxicating drinks to the panta'
ton hands. Laborers gre permitted to
choose their own employers, but when an
| agreement is made they shall be held to it
for one year. Laborers will be permitted,
on a limited scale, TO cultivate land on
private account.
New York, Feb lila the rebel House
Of Repre- sentatIvcs un the :}Uth of January
| an Important debate occurred on the cues.
ton OF the conscrip,ion.
Mr.. Smith, of North Carolina. stated
The strength Of the rebsl army was POO, 900
men, whom they was unable TO feed.
Mr.. Chambers, 0! Virginia. said we
could feed double tina: number i. we could
not sooner make terms with Lincoln for
the better. Everybody expects next
spring will be the heaviest and mos, dec.
sive campaign that will occur.
Mr. Goode, OF Virginia, said his State
could not stand another draft. This was
the opiuiou Of all enrolling officers, who
re emily assembled in Richmond
Mr. ilolcomb, of Virginia. though, the
week points of the lederals was their
finances, and the policy Of the South was
to protract the war. Oar las. crops were
below the average. Take away more men
and starvation will be incsitab'r.
Other speeches were made and the bill
passed-4l against 81, Il amends the
conscription law so as to exempt farmers
and planters on condition Of their giving
an additional tenth Of their supplies 10
the army.
Chicago, Feb l2-The Enrichment Bill
was discussed by the House committee Of
the whole yesterday. An anendn was
. offered, providing for the appointment Of
commissioner to each slave State repre-
scented in Congress to award just compen'
sa,ion not exceeding $500 to each loyal
owner Of any slaves who volunteer, paya,
ble when the master frees the slaves 1t
is thought the House would vote on the
bill before adjournment to-day.
Washington, Feb. lin the rebel
House of Representatives on the sixth,
the following was considered in the secret
session
Whereas, The President Of the United
States, in a late public communication de.
clared that no proposition of peace had
been made to that Government by the
Confederate States. when in truth such
propositions were prevented from being
made by the President in refusing to hear
or even receive commissioners app tinted
to treat expressly for the preservation of
amicable relations between the two gov.
ernmen,s, nevertheless that the Confrder
rate States may stand justified in sight Of
the conservative North, Of all parties, and
that the world may know which Of the
governments it is tina, now urges on u
war, unparalleled for tierceness of conflict,
aud intensely sectional hate. which is un-
surpassed in the annals of MANKIND;
therefore.
Rcsoired, That the Confederate States
invite the United States, through heir
Government at Washington, to meet them
by representatives., equal 10 their repre-
sentations - Senators in their respective
respective Congress-at blank. on blank
day Of next blank, to consider, first,
whether they cannot agree upon the rec
IGNITION of the Confederate States Of
America; second. in the event of non
recognition, whether they cannot agree on
the formation of new government found.
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