The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-16


special says:
The war department has had land before IL a
bill introduced in the rebel congress by Mr. Curry,
of Alabama, which was eoncocted for the purPose
of indicating the starvation of prisoners OF war;
the numbering OF black soldiers, burning of nor
them cites, and finally the ASSASSINATION of the
president of the United States and his cabinet;
The preamble sets forth in great detail and need
less reteration the action ofthe u. =. government
in declaring all slaves in rebel districts free, and
speaks most bitterly OF the proclamation of Presi
dent Lincoln, denouncng 1t as unprincipled and
inhuman. Then follows the resolution. There
fore
| Resolved, By the house of representatives, Of
the Confederate States, the senate concgrrng
that we do adhere TO our opinion that the socalled
emancipation proelamations of the president
OF the United States OF negro
slavery in the several federal armies now opposed
to us are not among the acts o., legitimate war;
fare but are properly classed among such acts as
the right to put to death prisoners of war, with
out special cause the right to personal wea-
pons and the right to assassinateand if persisted in
viii Justify this government IN the adoption of
measures OF retaliation.
The endorsements upon the paper 90 to show
that this resolution read the LIST and ID time
and made the special order for the secret
sion, 10th OF Feb'ys 1864.
Then Y Herald's special says:
10 President Johnson has under consideration
new cmre.ty proclamation the issuance of which
il 10 expected will be decided upon the cabinet
meeting be he Id to day.
This proclamaiion,i If issued, will announce what
classes OF rebels are to be held responsible for
their treason and what others will not be.
The N. Y. Herald's Wilmington correspondent
saws;
! There has recently been considerable excite
ment IN Wilmington, North Carolina, in Sconse-
quence of rumors that the rebel ram Stonewall
would make raid on that place, and the garrisons
! OF Forts Fisher and Caswell have been reinforced
| IN anticipation of the raid.
Chief Justice Chase and party, in prosecution OF
their tour through the south, arrived at Whining
| ton the Slh inst.
Mr.. Chase will proceed from Wilmington to
| parts az far as New Orleans and return thence to
Washington by way efthc Mississippi river.
The n. Y. Herald's army corresP't has the fol-
| lowing:
The 9th corps, Maj. Gen. Wright, is still at Dam
vile hut IL is expected that the greater part oft
will shortly return TO the north a. soon order
shall have beeu fully restored in that vicinity.
/ Gen. Wright has appointed number of magis-
trates to administer justice In the surrounding
| country and 10 using every means with the best
| success to substitute civil for military rule in
! southern Virginia.
The hocking of the negroes from the country
into the town OF Danville has been stopped BY
| direction of Gen. Wright, and agricultural oper-
| ations have consequently again been resumed
] The farmers, however, are much need of hor-
1 ses, mules and imp iemenIs to prosecute work
Long trains, heavily laden with valuable property
| captured by the national armies IN North Carolina
and Virginia, now daily arriving City Point,
| Va, from Danviile, via BuIksvilie Junction.
Among the articles goods in the original pack
ages In which they ran the blockade of the ma
| tIonal fleets atsouthern ports, and the machinery
| for the manufacture of fire arms, stolen by the
| rebels from Harper's Ferry.
When the soldiers OF the ID and 5th army corps
| reached the Potomac and first caught sight of the
capital dome, they broke out in Wild cheers; and
| then additional source of rejoicing was afforded
them on Sunday morning in the news of JEFF.
| DAVIS capture. Throngs of visitors are con.
stanty pouring into the army in carriages on
| horseback and on foot to see the brave me who
have done and suffered much to maintain the
| nation
| ? Among the Richmond trophies in the 9th in
Russian blood hound which was kept by one of the
Libby Prison jailers to hunt escaped Union prs
| oners. --f --+
grand review in the vicinity Of Washington of
i the Army OF the Potomac, Sherman's army and
such other forces may be there fondly looked
! forward to by the troops
b. The 9Th corps, the rear guard of sherman's
! army PASSED through Richmond on last SATURDAY.
| en- route for Washington.
1t is said that many ofsherman's officers and
enlisted men are anxious to join the Mexican en-
! igration enterprise, , .... 81, ,-..-,a
| The rebel Gen. Lee and family are living in
! Richmond on government rations regularly served
them. --.- .,a
The N Y Times special says it has been decid-
ed to reduce at once the strength of the army to
| l25, 900 or 100000 men. --T
Portland. Maine, May ie.-The railway depo,
will probably be destroyed.
The New York Tribune's Washington special
says:
tits rumored in quarters likely to be Informed
that athe collectorshiP of the port of New York
has been rendered to the Hon. Preston King
St. Louis, May l6.-The Cairo dispatches
say:
Gen. Negrtta, with Al, 900 troops, appeared be-
fore Matamoras the 2eth ult and demanded in
surrender which was refused.
Uhe Imperisets marched out to meet them nd
caval y and artillery fight occurred.
Business suspended.
Inc s'reets Of Matamorss are barricaded in .x
Pectstion Of an attack but all quiet on the
evening of the I'd
Custom House officers fed to Brownsville.
The wealthy citizens moved all valupbles
Eight hundred French troops arrived at the
mouth OF the Rio Grand the I'd and Jeff for the
interior the next day. go 49, =.
report reached Bagdad, on the 9th that the |
Liberals were in full retreat. -
The Galveston News says: a e,
The corn crop good.
The sugar crop short - etrth LIS 4
Cotton holders demand an advance ON exeb. ss \
in New York premium ~ Ee7T-l'. ~-~A"ss
Mobile dates Of the 7th--Navy bess and tr.n.-t
PertiFhnt sunk in Mobilsbay. ZIsea III |
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