The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-02-04
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reached Mexico and others were coming.
Ihe steamer G. Collins, from Port RSv.f
t.l nas arrived. Part of Sherman,s forces
naT % arrived at Beaufort by water. =
Inc richmond Enquirer of the 9th saw,
ao man would be safe in Virginia, Who
uarea 10 exhibit the least willingness, IA
reconstruct the Union upon The mos,
favorable terms. The people Of th;.
otate have taken Gen. Sherman at hi.
moro and mean 10 fight it out like men
iney would hang any man, be be Congress.
man, legislator, common.council-man ar
private citizen, who exhibits the first act
towards submission or reconstruction. and
we believe they will do it. - - :
H aU Chicago, Jan. IL.
= Nothing of Importance has transn;,ed n
congress during the session as yet. The
ns oase ~ mas Deen engaged the greater part
oi ,ne time in discussing the amendments
70 tne constitution abolishing slavery. The
ueoate continues to-day. It ia not likely
'ha' the vote will be reached this week.
I'LL, a4 st. Louis, Jan. IL.
In the Missouri Constitutional Conven-
ton, the committee on emancipation "a.
ported 1.-The following ordinances at moo,
which has just passed the convention bv .
vote of 40 to 4. r .-.. n -
=" Be 1t ordained, by the people of the
S'ase OF Missouri, in convention assembled.
tnat hereafter in this State there shall be-
heitner slavery nor involuntary seryitude.
except IN punishment of crime, whsreos
tne party shall have been duly convicted.
All persons held to service or labor as
slaves are hereby declared free. =
The resolution for the repeal or the re-
ciprocity treaty has passed the Senate by a
majority of 81 to s.
In the House, Elliott introduced a sinh.
st'tute for the bill to re-organize the rsbel
states, providing that none of them shall
be allowed to resnme their polit;caI reI,-
tions, until the loyal citizens organize .
soVeilh!mentrepublican in form and forever
ProniDiting Involuntary servitude, and fur.
.ner, providing that Louisiana shall resume
nef polltcal relations under her constitu-
''0n ADOPTED in "a. Ordered to be printed.
New York, Jan. 12.
1t is announced that Mcclellan leaves for
MS European tour, the first week in Febru.
ary. lie has declined the offer of private
vessel rendered by his friends. He leaves
IN the steame, China, and will be absent
two years. ~--l - :. '~~'>-''
The Herald thinks the conduct Of Mis-.
souri, in passing the emancipation act viii
soon be initiated by Arkansas, Kentucky.
tennessee and Delaware.
Gen. Butter, in his farewell address "a
me = army OF the James, pays high COM
piimens to the conduct Of his troops on the
lela ana in the comp, saying, they have
captured forts which the enemy deemed
lmpresna able and held them against the
iereest assaults. He asserts that their
ines OF defence were unsurpassed in
strength and are objects. of universal ad- p
niration, and says, he has refused to order
ne useless sacriic of his soldiers, know
ng their willing obedience and devotion to
heir !, country's cause. A portion of the ad-
!ress is directed to the colored troops, of
Those bravery and fidelity he speaks in the
Varmest terms. -. =.
Louisville, Jan. IL.
The Journal learns that few Javs aoo-
ne rebel Major Taylor sent flag Of truce
nto Hardinsburg, Offering to assist the
lome guard to protect that town aoainst
'uerrliias. His offer was accepted and he
no" operating, in conjunction with the
mon guards, against Davidson's gang.
.. New York, Jan. ~.
Deserters from the gunboat Richmond.
ePort that the craft 10 lying near Chapin's
Sluff, on the James, with scarcely a snf;.
lent complement of men to " ori her. de-
eruons among her crew having been ao
numerous within month past. ----.
.-I~p - New York, Jan. 13.
Admiral Lee, commanding the Mississip.
Il squadron, details to the NAVY Depart.
nent, in an official dispatch, the facts re.
arding the escape across the Tennesses
lyer, at Burbridge, six miles above Flor
nee, Ala, Of the remains of Hoods de.
eatea and demoralized army. The Admiral
ays, only the sudden falling of the water
nd the prevalent fog enabled the rebels to
seape the gunboats. All the pontoons and
ther means of crossing below Bainbridge
'ere destroyed, and thousands of HOODS
1cn were consequently scattered throuob
ne woods on the north side of the river.
The Admiral discloses dispatch which
e received from Gen. Thomas, dated Pm.
lski, Tenn, Dec. Goth, in which the latter
70 90 -" DO tDeH KNOWN to him.
iood,s losses in men and artillery from the
!me ne crossed the Tennessee nortbward.
ie puts them down at l9 general officers.
1000 men killed, wounded and captured.
.ather singularly, though, he does not in
lude Hoods killed and wounded in tho
wo days battle before Nashville on tho
5th and 10th. ET-I," -.
The Herald's Shenandoah valley cores.
ondent mentions the rumor that Sheridan
land. .ra.I rl'l 8 - - -
Details of the Union raid of Col, Rob.
lson, from Fort Barrancas, Florida. TO
ullards, Ala, show it to have been yerv
accessful. The rebels attempted to check
is advance, but were badly beaten and lost
cavity.
Gen. Granger, on the 22nd, wa. within
) miles of Mobile. His force lad also met
18th great success in his operations from
lobile Bay to jackson county, Mississippi.
Richmond papers are growing daily moro
old in denunciation of JEFF Davis, and in
emanding the appointment Of Lee to the
apreme command of the armies. ~ T'..-
The Examiner of the 9th SAYS, Jefr's