The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17
Telegraph
Afternoon Dispatches.
4 BLOODY REBEL BILL.
Murder OF Prisoners and ASSas.
SinallOn Justified.
A New Proclamation OF Amnesty
Contemplated.
Excitement at Wilmington.
Affairs in Southern Virginia.
Excitement at Wilmington.
Affairs in Southern Virginia.
About our Armies In Virginia.

cial says the War Department has bad laid
before 1t bill! introduced in the rebel Con-
gress by Mr. Curry, Of Ala, which was
cOncOcted for the purpose Of virdicltiag
the starving the prisoners Of war, the mur
der Of black soldiers, the burning Of uo,.b-
ern cities, and finally the assassi nation Of
the President Of the United States and Cab
met. The preamble sets forth In great do
tsil and needless iteration the seton Of the
United States Government in declaring al
slaves in rebel districts free and speaks
Uost bitterly Of the proclamation Of Presi-
dent Lincoln, denourciug It as uupr,ee-
dented and inhumau. Then follows TIE
resolution:
Resolue2, By tue House Of Represents
tiyes Of the Confederate States, the Senate
concurriug, that We do adhere to cur opin-
ion that the so-called emancipation urocIa-
nation Of the President Of the United
States, and the enlistment Of negro slaves
in the several Federal srmies now opposed
to US, are not among the legitimate acts &.
warfare, but ere properly classsd among
such acts ss make it righ. to put 20 death
prisoners Of war without the special right
TO use personal weapons and tho right 20
assass!rste, and if persisted in will Justify
this Government n the adoption Of mra1-
ures OF re,alistion.
The endorsements on the papers 20 to
show that the resolution was read tho ii rat
and second time, and made the special or
der for the secret session on the I5:h Of.
February, 1854.
The Hera. 3 special says President John
son has under consideration a new alp1e-t-
proclamation. The issuance or suppre,-
sion Of it is expected will bo decided OIL a.
the Cabinet meeting to be held u dav.
The proclamation. If is- ued, " II announce
what classes Of rebels are 10 b. held ra.Uou-
sibis for their treason, snd what will not be.
The EsrsId's Wellington Correspondent
says thers haz recently been considerable
excitement in Wilmington, IN consequence
Of q rcmor that the rebel ram ElrusvaIl Sc
maaiag rad GA O. { pace, aud E.r.r
Fishe- and CgswoI br7n hesu rcia,0rc- d
ia anticipation o. Tie rad.
Chief justice chase rlg party, IN tho
/ prossca .Un Of their tour through ,1s South,
arrived at Wilmington ca ,le G.u Ar.
Chass will proceed from Wi-aigg.r1 10
/ Charleston, aud other Southern ports, es
far as New Orleans, and return thence ~
Washington by way OF the Mississippi
river.
Tho Hcrald's army corra7poudol. has
the following: The 9Th corps, Mel. Gen.
/ Wright, is still at DluviI., but it is ez-
pectej The greater part Of it Will shortly
/ return North a. soon as ories shall have
been fully restored in that vicinity.
Gen. Wright has appointed q number Of
Magistrates % adrninistcr justice IN surgeu-
deripg the country, aud is using every eE-
/ ertiou, with the best success, 90 gUbslltuJo
civil FOR martial rule iL Southern Virginia
The docking Of negroes from the r9an-
try into The towu Of Danvills has been
stopped By direction Of Gen. Wright, and
agricultural operations have consequently
been resumed. The farmers however, are
much in need Of horses, mules and iuPle-
ments, to prosecute their work.
Long trains heavily laden With valuable
property captured by our armies 10 Vir-
GINA and North Carolina, are daily srriv-
ing At City Point, Virginia, from DauvilIs,
via Burksvills Junction. Among the srti-
c.es are goods in the original packages in
which they run the blockade of the Ma.
tional feet ct Southern Port5, and machine
~ for the manufacture Of fire arms, stolen
by the rebels at HIrper's Ferry.
! When the soldiers OF the ID and 9TH corps
reached the Potomac, and az tho Erst
glimpse caught sight Of the copisol dome
they broke out in wild cheers and then
additional sources Of enjoyment were afford
ed them on Sunday morning in The Iewa
Of JED Davis capture. A th-ong Of v.s
itors are constantly pouring into the army
| IN carriages, oa horseback, sad on foot, Z,
see the brave mon who have done and suf
ferea so much to maintain the nation.
Among the Richuond trophies in abe s. 2
corps Is a huge Russian bloodhound, which
was kept by one Of the Libby Prison jail
ors 10 hunt Union pr.souers-
A grand review ia The vicinity Of wash
ton Of the army Of the Potomac, sberusu'
army, sad such other forces ss may b.
there, is foudly looked forward TO by OBJ
people.
The rear guard Of shermsu's army rsss
ed through Richmond last Saturday, 81
route for Waehinrt7u.
lis said that many Of General 5hsr
mans officers and enrolled msa ere AK
ious 70 Io,u iu the Mexican em.gr ..o1 On
tsrprise.
Rebel General Lso and family a-s l.via
= IN Richmond on Go~e-umsut rat.1ua -.Eg
larly served out 20 them.
b The Times special srg7 it has been Es-.i
b e. t5redu-s q. ous5 The strength gi %
D army % 100. goo or $50 GOO men.