(Special to Tribune.)
WASHINGTON, March 25. – The senate Committee on Foreign
Relations reported a bill to-day requiring the allegiance of Americans in
Europe who may select passports from our Consuls and Ministers.
The debate on Slavery both in the Senate and House was very
bitter to-day. Republicans generally voted against taxing slaves.
Mr. Blenker was to-day restored to his position. This is a victory over Schurz, who desired
his place.
The Tax bill was only amended to-day by placing license on
dentists of ten dollars per year.
The circulation of the National Republican and Tribune has
been forbidden among the regular troops of the army of the Potomac on the
ground that articles against McClellan are calculated to incite an
insurrectionary spirit.
The commanding officers of various companies have issued
official orders to-day that no boats will be allowed to visit Mount Vernon.
The Committee on Naval Affairs determined to-day to report a
bill for the construction of iron-clad steamers.
The City Council made an earnest remonstrance against the abolition
of Slavery in the District of Columbia.
The victory at Winchester turns out to be one of the most
brilliant of the war.
(Times’ Despatch.)
WASHINGTON, March 25. – It appears that Secretary Stanton,
late on Monday night, concluded to forego his purpose to order the arrest of
the editors of certain New York and Boston papers.
Advices received from Fortress Monroe are quite conclusive
that the Merrimac is out of the dry dock and prepared to run out when she chooses. The Monitor is on hand.
(World’s dispatch.)
The main body of the rebel army cannot be very far distant
as it is known that scouting parties have been discovered within the past 24
hours but a short distance from Manassas Junction.
Appearances indicate that the enemy are strongly fortified
behind the line of the Rappahannock.
(Herald’s dispatch.)
Gen. Sumner has issued an important order, prohibiting acts
of marauding. He assures the people of
Virginia that their only safety is the General Government, and that it will be
his constant endeavor to protect them in their lives and property to the extent
of his power.
The General has also determined to accept no resignations in
his corps during the campaign.
(Tribune Special.)
WASHINGTON, March 26. – Gen. Halleck’s commissioners
appointed to visit the Ft. Donelson prisoners at Chicago had reported the names
of one thousand rebels as adverse to taking the oath of allegiance, but
Schuyler Colfax protested against their release on these or any other terms,
and the President revoked the commission and prohibited the discharge of any
more rebels.
(World Specials.)
A gentleman named Pollock reach here to-day having come from
Culpepper, Va., near where the rebel army now lies. He is known in Washington as a reliable and
intelligent gentleman. Mr. Pollock
states that in the vicinity from which he came there is a loyal insurrection
among the white people who are bitter in their opposition to the rule of Jeff
Davis. The people he says feel that the
rebel cause is hopelessly lost since the retreat from their stronghold at
Manassas. The rebel defeat at Winchester
has also depressed them. Though every
effort was made to conceal the news from the public and that portion of the
army which were not engaged in the fight, he doubts whether the rebels will
have pluck to make a stand if they are attacked at Gordonsville.
(Post Specials.)
A few days since the pickets along the lower Potomac and the
Chesapeake Bay were driven by Gen. Hooker.
The rebel sympathizers in tory Maryland took this as an indication that
the U. S. forces were about to leave and immediately commenced to send their
slaves to Virginia for the rebel service.
This perfidy did not escape the vigilance of the General who immediately
ordered the arrest of some six our eight of the ringleaders, who were among the
most prominent citizens of that section of Maryland. They will be handed over to the authorities
at Washington with the evidence against them, which is said to be of the most
conclusive character.
The following nominations by the President were referred to the
Military Committee: Ward B. Burnett, of N. Y., Carl Schurz of Wis., M. S.
Haskell of Ind. John W. Geary of Pa., Horace Warden of Ill., J. T. Bradford of
Ky., James D. Hutchins of Ky., Alonzo J. Phelps of Ohio, and S. M. Hamilton of
Ill.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 29, 1862, p. 3
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