Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

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finally the assassination Of IT, SCTJ
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action Of the United 6>stss Gevernnsas; ~
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unprincipled and inhdi6An. Thea follevs
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"11erefcvs resolced, By the HOUSE At
Representatives n tht CoAfedgf1tc sesf,s
the Senate concursiDe, that Ne DO al,6srs =
our opinion that The ee-calIed e,uaIe;.si;cc
proclamation Of the President Of the Uo;ted
Statssa Aewo. flsvesy iR theAsssspl Fedef-
al armies now opposed II 6S are not smone
the scts of1eeitfmate warlass, 1but ssS pror.
eriy clAssed among such acts q the fifht -
DuA y .1salh psieeasss Of war without spee.
ial cause, the right to use poisoned 40.
- Eao1Es AssH 20 assassina&. ~ Il
persisted in viii justify this govesnmsot IN
the AdopsasB q noAsures Of retalial1oo.
The iadoecspsat upon the p9(4 tes 70
she's that this pssolution WI ~ feGrst
and secend cine, IND wa1eo 1890 1rdes
Coz lhe sActet so1nion 6fAo NH 81 bShrn
sfy, 10OE - r-sDaAt $50 yy4rv
The Herald'sspecisl says II +
President johnson has under considera-
ton nev amnesty proclamation, the H.
aaanoe or retention Of Which Il ia expected
wall he decided upon 1t the Cabinet meeting
u - held to-day. ra ! s
Tho proclamation, il issued, viii announce
What class Of rebels are Is be held responsi.
Pc for their tfesssu, and What StkS{3 win
The Hasid'S ViInhgtong correspondent
says:
There has recently been considerable ex.
citement in Wilmington, N, c., in consc.
quence ofrumors that The rebel nam Stone
wall is to make Afaid on thaf plaee, AMI the
garrisons Of Forts Fisher and Caswell have
been reinforced in anticipation Of the raid.
Chief Justice Chase and party ere in pros.
ecution Of their tour through the South. and
arrived at Wilmington on the 18th. Chase
will proceed - far ~ New Orleans, and r..
turn thence to Washington By way Of the
Mississippi River. Z = = 2
The Herald's army correspondence has
the following 4e u -
The 9th army corps, Maj. Gen. Wright.
Is still at Dahvills, butitis expected I'M
the grsater part Of Il win shostlv return 10
the North as soon O. order shall have been
fully restored In that vicinity as
zen. Wright has appointed number Of
magistrates to administer justice in the arr
rounding county, and is using every cxer-
tier, with the best results, for the establish.
ment Of civil instead Of ma, tial rul Elm So. IN.
ern Virginia. - - u
The hoching Of the negroes from the
country into the town Of Dnnyille has beer,
stopped By direction OF Gen. Wright, and
agricultural operations has consequently
been again resumed. The farmers. how
eva, Gre much in need of horses, mules and
implements to prosecute the work.
Long trains heavily laden with valuable
psuperty captured by the national armies in.
North Carolina and Virginia. ere now daily
arriving at City Point, Va, from Danville
Via Bufkesville Junction.
Among the articles arr goods in the pack
ages in which they ran the blockade Of the
nationcl fleets at Southern ports, and the
for the manufscture Of Gre arms,
stolen by the rebels from Harpcr's Ferry.
When the soldiers Of the I'd and 9th corps
reached the Potomac, and first caught sight
Of the Capital, they broke out in wild cheers
and then an additional source Of rejoicing
was afforded them on Sunday morning in
the news ofJef. Davis capture.
Throngs Of visitors are constantly nour.
ing into the army in carriages, ON horse.
back, and on foot, to zee the brave men Who
have done and suffered SO much to msintain
the nation.
Among the Richmond trophies is . Rus
sisn bloodhound, which was kept by one of
the Richmond jailors to hunt escaped Union
prisoners.
A grand review Of the Army Of the Poto-
mac, Sherman army, and such other troops
Is may be there, is looked forward to by
the troops.
The 10th corps, the rear guard Of Eber-
mans army, passed through Richmood last
saturday en- route to Washington.
It is said that many Of Sherman's officers
and enlisted men are anxious to Join in the
Mexican emigration enterprise.
The rebel Gen. Lee and family are living
in Richmond on Government rations regu.
larly served out to them.
The Times special says:
1t has been decided to reduce at once tn
strength Of the army to l25, 600 or l5O, 900 |
men.