The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-05-17

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VI, The Tibune's special says the w,
{ Department has had laid before il
i. bill Introduced in tho rahel congress B
' Ar. Curry 81 Alabama, uhish ~ cou
. cocted for the purpose of vindicating ii
starvation Of psiseosrs of ~, The murd.
I OF black soldiers. the Burning Of porther
+ cities and 6saiiy the assassi ieation of III
President VI the United States and hi
cabinet. s4
J, Toe preamble sets sorth 10 grsst detai
and needless i,erafioa shs action Of th
United States govesonent ia declarip3 4
slaves in rebel distsisls free. and speak
most bitterly Of tie proclamation Of Pres
dent Lincoln, denouncing il as uDprioci
| pied asd inhunsa. Then follows the res
olution:
j Therefore Resolved. By tho House o
Representatives Of the Confederate States
the Senate concursiug, that We do sdhe,,
70 our opinion that the 90 called emanci
patton proclanation Of the President o
the United States aud the enlistment O
negro slaves in tho several federal armie,
nov opposed to us, are not among ths
acts Of Iegitimsts warfare, but are prop.
efly chased amosg soch ac's - the righ
70 pss 20 death prisoners 81 Sas sislhos,
special cause. tho right to use poisossd
weapons ssd the night to assassisase. and
apsrsissed in will sstify she gossrsmsni
10 the adoptioa Of m assures Of resaiia.
| tion.
The endorsemests upon the d Per 20 10
show that this) rssolssios ~as read The
frat and second time and made the epec-
isl order for the secret session on the
10th Of February, 1864.
Tho Hersld's special ssys;
President johnson has uoder consider.
tion q new amnesty proclamation, the il
snsses Of notice Of which it 10 expected
will be decided upon a. tho cabine, meet.
ing to be held to-day.
This proclamation, il issued, will a..
nounce what classes Of rebels are to be
bth rsspot aible for fhsir treason and What
others will not b..
The Herald's WILMINGTON correspond
ent esys;
There has recently been considerable
excitement 10 Wlluineton. North Caro-.
lima, Ia consequence OF rumors that the
rebel ram Stonewall IL to make 4 raid op
that place, and the garrisons Of Fl. Fish.
er and CssweH have been reinforced in
anticipation OF The raid.
Chief Justice Chase and party 10 the
prosecution Of their tour through the south
arrived 1t Wilmington on the 9Th inst
Dir. Chase will proceed fron Wiinisgton
to Char!estonoand other southern ports as
far as New O.lsans. and return thence to
Washington BY way cf Mississippi.
The Herald's army correspondent has
the following:
Tho 9th army corps, Mi Gen. Wrich,
is sill as Danville, but il is expec.ad that
the greater part of it will shortly return
to the north, - soon % order shall have
been fully restored in that vicinity.
Gen. Wright has appointed number
OF magistrates to administer justice il the
surrousding country, and 10 using every
means aud exer,ion with the best success
TO substitute civil for martial rule in
southern Virgins.
The licking of the negroes from the
country into the town of Danvilie has
been stopped by direction Of Geo. Wright
aud agricultural operations have conse
qnently been sgain resumed. The lar.
:srmers, however, are much - need Of
horses, mules aud implements to prose
cute this work.
Large trains heavily laden with valua-
BILE property, captured by The national
army in North Csroliua and Virginia are
now daily arriving At ''ity Point. Virgi-
mia, FROM DAuville via Barkesville juno
ton
Among the articles are goods in the
original packages which they ran the
blockade of the national feet in sou hero
ports and the machinery for the mauufsc-
tire Of FIRE arms stolen by the rebels from
Harpers Ferry.
When the soldiers of the Fl aud 5th
corps re.erosssd the Potomac aud 6rss
caught sight. OF the capitol dome they
broke ont in Wild cheers, and thes an Cd
aitiossl souroe Of rel j,icing was afforded
them On Sunday night when the news OF
JET Davis capture wss received. Throngs
Of visitors sre constaotly pouvise into the
army, 10 csrri.ges, ON horsebsck and 90
foot, to zee the brave men Who have done
aud suffered 90 mach to maiataia The n
tion.
Among the Richmond trophies 10 the
9th corps h : hsqs Rassiaa blood hound
which was kept BY ono Of the l. bby pris.
on jailors to hunt escaped Union Priso.
ners.
A grand review 10 the vicinity Of WASH
iugton Of the Army Of the Potomaq. Shes-
mans Army, and such other forces =
may Be there il looked forward 70 by the
tronp.. -
The ls.h sorps, the rear guard Of Sher-
mans Army. passed through Richmond
Saturday esfouae tor Wsshiogton.
The Timss special sAys:
Ithas bsen dssi1ed = reduce at once
the anspgth a tho ssaJ y l24 or i5o,.
600 men. 49, I s. 8