New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-01
FROss WARRINGTON.
Special Dispatch 20 Tho " + Tcibune
WAsHISGToS Monday Feb. 90. 1894.
THE TRAnR REGULATIONS IN TIE MISSISSIPPI


VALLEY
Tho CoFpefhead nursing so tenderly given to
Frank biars endeayor to organize Special Committee
with himse engineer 20 establish frauds upon Score
ary Chases regulation Of trade in the Mssis ppi Vol
ley. was vested.
The House aycTtea from this tender Of services Il
butcher the reputation of statesman whom the ns
zion debt OF gratitude and committed the iryes
tga;ion demanded BY the Bairs and the copperesda
oad cieerruiy consented to By Mr. Choses friends IA
tho Joint Committee tie Conduct Of the War
Their inquiry viii be thorough aud VIII sasisf, ne
country. The motion 70 commit the inyes.;gat,ou 70
this Committee onoke in Frank Blair an echo OF hh
abusive speech of Saturday. 1T object" SAID he.
THAT would te whisewashing."
THg EEPULSg II FLORIDA.
4 letter from Florida by an officer high In
command. states that Seymour cursed for ths
treble bunder Of marching in enemys country with.
OF; scouts skirmishsrsu advance walking square
into desthtrap set for his army and Of marching With
lis a. lOry in tie font. In hour ard half siis,
Gre opened him he lost portions OF every battery
he lad and $40 killed and wounded.
Bis loss by capture missing rad not been cpherei
up 1t is stated here in military circles that this
Florida operation was devised and ordered by tie Presi
GGut u private cpObsuL4cduoA " Ofu.
taken down by Col Hay the Presidents secretary.
Among the aIBouisd victims OF Seymouis mission and
noapacty was Col Friby OF the sta Colored Infantry
lie enlisted when the broke ont private In tas
s4th Pa rose through good conduct and courage RON
Sergeant Lieutenant. 20 Adu:ant, 20 Captain, and
passing tho ordeal OF Cssoy's Board iast August
unanimously rated st to be Colonel. Ho was Ons d
inc very best predicts Of the war His age was %.
TIE WHISKY TAX.
The whisky spectators are still N doubt, II
ret IN despair. Votes have been pooled In both Houses
aud !. h ceIiaia That additional tax Of STOCKS
hand viii be impcsed Thc House Las not lost Whit
Of iis discrimination Eiasa the speonstors bear t-
lust buFthens, nid stormy time may be expected u
morrow, wien the COMMITTEE ask for instrucsions.
The ehsy lobby IS here again Ia full .trepsth. and "a
receiving r,gufcFtsnems.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
The Joint resolution. roylving the rank Of
Liegenant.G cneral signed to-day by the Spsskes
and yoo.Presdent. IT Is nos certain waea 1t White
ceive the signature Of TIE President.
Re the = sociated Pres-
WASHINGTON, Monday. Feb. 90. 1894.
SENATOR SUMMERS REPORT OK PuGrTIyE SLAVES
Senator Summers report mede to-day from
the Select Coamittee on Freedmen discusses the r-s,
ton between slavery and tho Pugi.iye.S.cve acts,
which it says may be viewed part Of the system oi
Slavery and therefore obnoxoIs to tbs which
civilization Is accommodating agsins, this barbarsrn.
Is bad enough 10 thrust escaped slave back into
bondage at eny time II is absurd GO thrust LIN back
at moment when Slavery is rayiHg al IL forces Es
the conflict which il has Tad!y challenged. But tie
cInc Of such transaction Is not diminished By rs ab
surdi'y. slave vita courage and address 20 escaps
from his master has tho qualities needed for soldier OF
Freedom but existing statutes require his arrest and
sentence to bondage,
The Committee report In favor Of anrnlling the Frci
tive Slave law. on Ire ground that ii would simply
draw irrational support from Slavery. It does moth
ing against Slavery bat merely refases to do aythns
for H. In this respect. the present proposition 6ie
from al preceding measures OF abolition rcfsal {;
help offender The Highway differs from TN attemp.
to lke his life. The Committee -gue that The fourh
article second of tho Corsttpsion accorngts
the best rules OF Interpretation be considered
applicable to fugitive slaves since whatever aay have
been TIE intention OF its authors such words were
employed as describe fugitive slaves aEd nobody else
10 is obvious that this clause lis face l. applicable
TO apprentices.
1t is only by going behind lis primary Specification.
and by supplying secondary sgniscation. that the
clause be considered applicable 20 fugitive slaves
These and kindred topics amply discussed, and tho
Committee. in conclusion. say unhappiy thc>ta.rts
must always remain 10 TIC pascs OF history Eat every
ioy Of delay in its repeal huriful 20 tie National
cause and to the national name. Would you put dowa
the Rebellioni Would you uphold our fame ebroadi
Would you save the Constitution from outrage Wonld
you extingush Slavery Above all. would you folio.
the Constitution and establish juseel Then repeal
this statute at once.
safety Of Another Escnprd L n;en rrisores
Tho E"rdships OF his JonrDsy 90 Ors
Eiliss.
WARRINGTON, Monday Feo. % 1864