, 1865-02-10

ihe sesembicd wisdom Of the State In the myetcf-
les Of atmospheric chnnges.
FROM TIE SOUTH.
Important Rebel Ntws by the IkicIa-
naond Pnpers-The Rebel Congress-
Spirit OF the Rebel Press-1kebel Of
Hc1n1 AdvIccs.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsu1SGroS, Thursday, Feb. O.
In the rebel Scratc On Saturday, alter some
u0importlnt business. the consideration M tho
bill 20 provide for tile employment of freq negroes
and Iayes to work upon Qualifications, and per-
form labor connected NTH the de.enBes Of the
coEntry, was then resumed. The question being
On the motion Of Mr.. Orr, Of South Carolina. to
reconsider the vote bg which the second amend
mt ndment proposed by the House WAS rejected.
Mr. Watson, Of Mississippi, then addressed the
Senate at somc length in support Of the amend
ncnt. The almost equal manner In which the
Senate wns divided On this question, led him to
hope That moro careful and deliberate consilera-
ton Of tic question might possibly result In tic
concurrence By the Senate in the House amend
The gcn1lcs,:n Of Kentucky yesterday, who re-
remarked that independence and emancipation
reunion Of these States be secured and abolition
ism follows as surely as night follows day. lic
1ayorcd TIC amendment proposed b., the
nne lie wanted to se oar a.
our brave soldiers from their duties IS cooks,
tcsmstcrs, etc. When the question Of arminS the
found necessary 10 arm to whip back The North.
crn hordes, he would be ready and willing to
favor that proposition, even to the conecriptoa Of
1e 10 81 tSe Psaden 90
tho floor Of this scr1te. Hc was not the partisan
o. the President, I'LL he regretted and would uot
That tic President erred, he was prepared to ad-
nit, hut where could We find him who had n 1t
erred. The Macon aAair referred 10 hy the g.n-
tle.nsn fsem South Carolina was IN unfortunate
speech. md IN his opinion II Tould have been
Nec OF thc part Of the press people and Congress
to have thrown he mantle Of charity owe the
regard 10 The ret toration Of Gen. Johnston he had
nol.eeitation II sa,in: tn: eIresidcnt had con-
le la: e in lstoes eng Il
Johnston to the command OF the arpr Of Tea
nessee would greatly tend to The restoration Of
longer delay IN placing t!.t rzicd eh,eftain in
( IT kition worthy his gCEins.
Mr. Sims, Ky, said einee he had been 4 rnern-
| proposition looking to plsc,re men In the army,
creased @ Tie Hanmbes Of arms @ bsarlns % men, nj M
South to aid in beating back the Yankee horde
We want men and money. NC have lost ground !;
ing numbers. by mere force, and he would vo:e to
arm any number Of negroes necessary to aid in
r.Heling this invasion. 49,,
| ism and panic. They were cheap phrases but
wor1d not save the country with its 5.o0j 600 Of
people. Me Taut recruits wherever they come
! IRON. VIII The quArtermastcr and comIaisslry
hill paseed the other day recruit yonr arMyf The
FIRST Will not conc In for three months. and II the
asny is to be strengthened it Hqtt b. done before
Of Grant or the great march Of Sherman, If you
rely rpcn ih.se men or en- dcsertcss who hEyc hid
T ax Sxaa j. tRs 2onr 0nPa1 Rdas nees
| fand; yoa rely upon a reed and straw.
He would vote 10 leave the number OF negroes 10
bs employed, for the purposes desisnatcd In the
Gen. Johnston, be sud he felt each day since
that officer Nas relieved that great calamity had
people Of "n1 tae
against-iAe tnroads Of the enemy, and he did not
| eSncGerAtc when he eaid that The desire Of his
hin was not only general, but intense.
be The pleasure Of tho Senate to reconsider the
jeeted: lie reierred 10 the removal Of Cen. John
sion: and eaid lie believed hls restoration would
he tne very best 1se1uit:ng measure TINT could
| f1id, why the President had NOT restored him -
| command NIs, that, Is Gen. Lee had been placed
q ~ ae io5ees H. h; asld ts
for the notion Of the Commander-in-C Chief.
Ar. Garland said he deserved to be heard On tie
subjects witch had been under discussion, and he
therefore moved irrther consideration be post
poned TIL Monday. The motion wos agreed to.
The saltworks are nsain n successful operation.
te nble to get no more silt, becau=c tho Yankees
had been there and broken few Of The kettles,
end Iur: up the sheds. The fact is, the raiders or
our tneny are developing the energy O. our prp-
pie.
From the Sentinel Of the 6:h.1
EHEeCuvE DEPARTMENT, Feb. O, p. N.
~ write to tic citizens Of Richmond and V1r-
einia generally. and the, citizens Of other States
Who may be so5ourniEg here, to meet me here at
tcyen o'clccI, TT the African Church, to respond
Confederate deputies, sent to con,cr WITH him On
- WA. SIXTH, OF virglnis.''
eve are vcz1 1nnch pleased to publish tue aboyc
call, I'd doatt rot IN immense crowd Will honor
It. Let us meet and put our heel on LncOln's In
suit. End resurn instant defiance to his menace
General speeches nsy be expected, The new
day, is as follnws: The With ia twoth1rds Of its
length, with tho Union now used a5 hattic-1ag
to Ti o 9e q a ard 50
side Of the Urson, twice the width below It, to
have tlc ground zrd and n1ue. hordeEed
point. stsrs @ eorTesrondns in no wsy 10 tSat b. of
fAc Confederate S:ait's, the field to be wbltc ex-
ccrt the outer half from the Union, which Ehel
neaes 4 a. .! sna ahe WSen the
treatment NTH which It met is considered, It is
difficult t. understand why Blair Nns cent to ln-
po, unity nj for oEe1ies Is iresh Insult. E Whsn
Virginia, IN April 1851, sent dcputruon OF her
CITIZENS 10 Wash!ngtcn ely in Interest Of pence:
wnr, ard . call for troops. snch was his brutal
reeppnse tu his pacific oycrturcB; euch WIS the
slap 10 the face which the proud old cnmu1or-
wealth received at The hands OF The Illinois acc-
''1he confederacy has Just been Visited with
elmilar adront, from the e-ulc SOURCE rerpes-atcd
nffa frY7h$ %rf
ecnsblity as to The torrents ofb!ood which he hae
c:uscd to bsakhcd, messenger waa foswarlsd;by
Lincoln to iny1t: conference which i,s had often
our dicernces a deprtatlon Of eminent persons
vss nceorlirgsy ssnt ont.
e1other ari1cle. It wholly iei1ed and notncrcly
hist the who had invited 1t took occasion to
make thsir action q offensive liz possible, nrd
alter sending the overture to ect diligently to
work to secure The passage through their Con
gress Of q so.called amendment to the Co1a:itu-
ZION, up:9rning the socl:: institutions Of fhe5e
oa'hs what on their cabs they hive abundeatiy
admitted they had 70 right to do: The New York
outrage to It's passage. that he might bffn:: 1t In
his hind 10 the conference which he hel invited,
fna Glrt u IN the 1aees Of onr deputies. :.
1861, divided rs ele had been before With ma
3o1ity against secession; On the instant of the af
ironI her sens were a r1tt Her ranks were clo:ed
glorious tents Of arms he looks IN vain who
looks TO seo, her sons :, play craven m
her liberties with her uniform courage, and she
will meet frcsh insult with new outl.uret OF the
old spirit, and what Is true ol Virginia VIC doubt
not will be tTnc OF the whole co1ntrs. We haze
proposition NOT realizing the iull enorn'ty 1t our
crepies. They have deemed 1t Impossible that
their dcyilish thirst sor our blood was not jet
sslackcd4 that their 1apacio1s design up3n our
liberties were rot yet abandoned or ahated, and
hcnrc they hare teen anxious that our Govern
mcnt should extend the olive branch. The gues-
noa Win thefe so-cslted peacs men hns been got
With the mest tntosrable of tnsults. We have been
1Airly pressed to the wall and will tell you plainly
Aat tncle Eg escape from utter ruin, save such
ns We shal. hosd ont with Inaniul sword.
slavery. There are no peace men anon. us now.
There If no room for one. Eot an inch of Ground
10 Etsud Epor; we urc NIL war mrn henceforth
We must take our measures accordingly; We must
nc. pic must Ge devoted and etlusiastie, and the
aatkorl les mEst be wise eneEEetlc. and slcepIes..
No time ,or triling, no tina for sh!tnking from
duty, no time for dealing tendeEly with inefficient
men III the right pfaccs. and we will put forth IN
effort that will confound our enemies and ast1nish
tho void. We 1re fully able to deftnd our llbcr.
y1nqe @ SS5 e, ao It'd t Il IT, ,t Is nesasd
they lai b en- wanting before Lnco:ns last insult,
Le n.s HOW supplied. With hraye hearts IN cur
lcsoms and God overhead We are certain TO Win IN
s.crcndcncc@ liberty, and uudying 1am:. Let our
Legislative to. s.0r mercy sake now stop debate
aIsli:.1t The Virginia Legislature, We would s1y
nc arc anxious, 6hould 1ay all wire-drawn rcsolu..
tsuns ard elaborate hills on the table, and pass one
lie State in mel and material to- pnhlic defense,
n1d plcc.nw all ut tho call OF the Governor. VII.