' •••J';'7o I •• 7 ilifoUitto wtmotrat. studs 0 1 : - • Zilt - IVA, 9NAL;PLArft ko, , • 1' fa `•' ItX7o,llEir-10 F ' _' TH'E Wit R 111015104,11F.701,Lipritio EX ! • ' %,:•: , 2-0.0 1 1,n 1 r0 1 57 1 :19FP!°; - IPIA P'lllleet AND 1 5 Till: ,• • , pfelpetit,;(dejAprible ;civil' war has • •fqecoCupoq,...ther country t u n iair Jate ; of Ihit'Sclit hsitiStates; nod/ in lulls against' and in ' arms ; , :t•Thar in t his', Nat lona) rVi',49Parippc,rlCon'groiss;,tianishing feelings of ot..resenralgillsvkilf recollect only s(ll. l loty.lothe Wbola ; _Shit 'war 64 r . J'itisr, in any spirit of oil. • 'puipOse - of conquest or sub 4t itAaritiiaa; , or•parsosa at ...Overtheitrving .or inter -4:41,, rights . , or esiabtiabed,institu7 tiona,of ; !boati. States, but. to, defend and 'main siiifii thi 'Visa st itnt Fon • and to iriserSe the 'Union, with all the dignity, equol• • anCrigite Of thi iStates uniippeired; • and;ti al ae these 'obSects • are ' acroin ought to Cease:" .• • • . • .• • . Tans: lititV . Wagitt,Y, Anotni.'—'ln every rieWio4l4 enterprise! the 'Nnyi i,; ; 4lroAtivA.l.ems Mill : fomrahly connlia re. in .Puli. v•!•,tie..Ott Literattitniln-Businees:and: in Finance,, I •••'olAgriiultiiral.fnforrina!ion; in General Nev,s ' z '` :arid eep~ c iilly in the cOM Teleriese accur pcy t4ti.Mo*y...Prodtice, Cattle .-...tlinflitegnir Markets', it ifaso supe rior . ' ed; • ,.• • ,'-n • • t.',. .itareligne•egiide"ar ringements. for artioles, upon eaititte the t•j'uß i rit r .f o lP_ . • • t.P..**C 4 • : ; ri o ns,lderii,ciial.o.'coner i San for : d ,E. Chtith, • 6 '..Estionel Tilden,` :and others , of 'the' •'a 610 at . itatecien of the 'day. :Its • Agireplt urar.Da ;;: .4:lltett,• ; reCeivei the, e Special . *Car e,and 1 . attention of one; of• its•editors, in addition trarliity of erigirial and selected mat. .yiresety foe,. the A lota by - 1-16n. Win. • W. q•,•lArateen;•••A ~ B ..oongri, ••• •Benj., P. John ••' PUej‘lend, of the: ni versity • , one or ,"noire ist • tingiijihed G writers upon Agritultural Seietir:e . • •: d,l'arms ; ', 7 Bingle,stibscription nor' annum ; $2. ss.9o;•:eight:pi's one 'year.; slo.lrj, tinerity Copies, to ; rive, .ayrers,. • p .r . :•Addrese COMSTOCK & CASSIDY , , . • . • • •• . ; :• • Propiietli.,.. ' editor' , absence to Harrisburg ,is our Laipologifor faciof reading matter, thia week. , • The,'Wasbtitington '.correspondence of, the Tlikitriviairs, 4 , 4 l . hrt Bullion Bank of this 'zitir-••• Machine . Of., year's tig,P; and • a impudent on TuOday, Ita irredeemable itinney in the •••:handoo . f.the paoratid throughrthe 'army." 41,11ii0041teTAOPI. I,lf. ratiLDENT DAviS ! • •,. The President of the ConteamtoState!, says the Patriot fli rinion,iiiss issued . a proclamation, after reciting some of the alleged .atiOcitielt of,General'Btitler and the rain rippers. . Out le fer redresi, he declare', • • . • r ,to.be a felon, .deserving of '',:eapital4shisishinent;" . eideie that tie.he treated common enemy of-Ma nk ind, ia Imetvenfor his,capture, the'officer Command of the: capturing fOrc4, do cause ~`' hilt ; .t b'p,immediately - executed eACeFttiT, Amt. "no '.eorrimiseioned •officer. f . , • ;• , thihiloitetstitates;toltei,coptive; shall be relea. ~eed, on , &role hefon ettehe 'urittil the., 'said his With ;due . .punighnient 'for' s illisiles•t i, •Theecimmissiened officer, of Budierie Commend are to tie “minsiderad a, robber, and eritninaledeiervieg death, and, lirhenevei. cap tjited, reserved (or exeeuiionr" The Con•COrn .ohitlioh4ll bleeekii end prleatMa}e to he ireate". • a. PrialSOM;Sof. mei* aid. to he seta hernet! o' • . hie" I'o he leaked upon' its the Seeesh "bull • . •. • • .• will * no t, the . Alititit; l l nodprobably be about •es - eiresituif tither 'Abraharn't.—The t wo ~ ,..omMent.,atatetien petit the head of the•res c eotive Should relber . ;sehe t the took book • .: l aye e catch the . .' . iere. ll 7 . 'llatirehaM must g et .Peasessiniis 'of . the • . • , . • . • . . • pe neirciee before:he can * free theca' most ssesserk". Butte, and: hie oft. befere'hieari ''4.esteaute their, by . ;!. ',. 0 .,, k . ; ;;,-;. ~,.. :;.111110110itfipillUTLER. , ' j • ' .If.half that is wild , and.' believed, says the ..Jitrerrail Of Coms,.re., of the conduct . of Generitl t'lstfleilb . Nel'i'Orfea r n'a he true, , he is a c'ancii; . ciiiir it'ir iitratity.;;'For monthaiait the country kas - bet!u/Ilytkavlth suitors of the most glaring fried, and ctirrimijimi tinier his administration ~ . • • • of Weirs. It •is . irompossible to doubt the overwhelming Mass 'of evidence furnisbed,L-. What.,;iiii"bsetr.,:thAt 'imiinediate .., relations of Butler' to' fife impossible to affirm, until:anlnveitigatiot,afready : commwlced - by ' ' - General in ks; ` shall' ifieCidbe the t rut h: ' But .. vre all know the,fact in regard to his. gerieril • administration of alrairs, • and no man in hii.sen 'l .sea can dotbl;fhat he .has done more to destroy ' l' Uniaiseitiiiiis4iiNe*! , 'Prfeinis thin could 1 • :.:halahmen accompliihed by the most devoted i i . A atifig.i.,Of . ,.,tite ~onfederatei 'themselves., We .: learn 'that the - fit:it act Of . aeneral Binks his .•. „. .• 'lseetitoplace i'stuiden'stop on the course of . : -. ..tlifspotiit'pcactkciieyen to.tha.,extent of POIZ. tint: Oiriii:tiinft ac c ounts iiintiiii 'in.' the :r•ro , , z fl . .%! i tori diitingoioitd o f fi cial.; _while ''.,..lll , loo,lSltliFitliPed'llrlb, a:firm:hand, the • Irt. .::.:" 441, ' 1 1 ,0 1 . 11 . 1 )0,1(tir' 40 . 14)00 . :Private'' hands' which ; ~,, "-.4 to,:lo4 . o,i•askaiiitc.iosffe.', Private prop-. •piiidiu;,i.e'igi-oria(;,;. the , . AI.? ,ii..:5 ,: den;? ....;O V TIVIP;;Fir,cF9PI3I°IPP.W.Prkink. - .on' 'r'" ol#6olloloe 'iniiNew Orleans. feel' '11 4 1 !..* , 0 i t Aft'i ' ll:''. o , l ,l%•,tsl b6 .l ,l r e filtletill's Pres-. ' •",Y,,l',ciii,* , ar,tscieic.idtten . 10,4 bre a th. of • relief . t,... .'•'•,.?5:1'f1:;'... - 7i`4.l''' -‘ -, • ' . .. ..,.,..5.,'.-0„..?,c,.....f..7 `' ., ..'" , ' , ?:.;%'' , ''f• - . ' 2 '•:'''"''''''' .' ' " • • . ' - ;!•g',. i ..!1.0:''..-:';:;' .. .".: : - Y,, i ., .--., ... ~ .:.: • • .., . • .• II!!! 11!. '.;'' 963.'.,'.'i-, EARLY. 111 . A :NOV Of course thire are a - great . many' brutalized Men who would exult in the worst atrocities:of :a ilave'insurrection, 'and they will busy them•. isiOveti in circulating horrible..stories.like thht recently.teleg . taphed, restieetini'the•tken t iing'or but reports' of. this ciniracCeeehOtilillhe reci:ived with st=piciun r especially Within the next few days. . . . • -A• body of rebel cavalry, 1,000 i•tiong, pro' videil with. artillerr,.ties sticeeeiteil•in 'Venting, Gen , . sine e. Fri" day bight, Fitts ito.Ven'ever. •I be- coutoCv from .Durrilries tcclidlt ,' ‘ r es not so ku . cceissfill•as• •telich were closely followed lip by our roons,l3i , sten:.in' a 06)1111 .engn,geitien't, und only carried otY us -I,poils 1.1 . rropty vtat, , ons,.lp.rliii ones, and *y prisoner's: .• • . • . . qrantin . retracina his the South. went.' .Fie has - already.fallen baFk to' the•north tilde of the Tiyllahntehie, and it - is fhoneht•that he : will. mabe 11 , 1e.niphishis.ban.e . of rvprirt'is in circulation., - in !bin {after city . to the:ell'eetdhet la r ge Union foece hoe' ascend cif thR . Sfinsissipni, the naval . 'portion being der cotrimatfdof Admiral Va'rragut; that 'Pont HudsOn his 'been liiloll,.and !Mit the 'fleet • is wi'fliimi:elVe: miles' of Vieknhtfre, • .The 'port in confirmed by Viedtsburg riaper, .Ist r n, •Madria wiis'evacinittql on Sunday, A portion of 'the inagazinetvaiblown up; and the' bar iaeit. a burned. . • . . ,MorgSin, the KentuCky . lies taken ElizaltethtoWn in that Sraie,' with 2 . ,600: two, from it all of,•ours allsr a hard fight.— Our men Werc:protecturl by .ii Aktoi.kairle. • also destroyeil along line . of -licoin': Work on the failroadi'taking o t i ol i e i s the coo.rochi;:uliliera who overt to defend it. : • . • . - !earn from Memphis t hat• our 'pckets there have been driven into the fnrtificaiiniir, and. that the rebels have otherwisshown them selVes•vuty t rciublesotne customers: The Secretary, of the Navy gives tioqce that :en the lsbaf Sanitary. the•arrned steamer . Con-. neeticut wilLio . to Aspinwall m Kling to .New :York such treasure as moy.bt'.• •ttire,.. The De partment desqes uuthcii ity,frein Shippers'. to get the treasures: . • •• . • . . . • Ely...th'e - arrival of the Etna. off Cape Race we have foui.days.! newe:trom Enteric. TVs.. itleat Linrolnis . Kesiage ie.the chief A meniea topic' of ~ diseutision the 'Journals.. His . Itehemes of 'enn.trielpaliop are .dpernedimpraet cable. The 'Tiatexcall.tliem . .the',•drenu a.ol• very weak man. The' Message , is'generally re, (warded as a hid tor pence. It: is repotted. that Sliriell'has hid another interview .with Nape; leon i and that the minkters : of .th'e'lat ter favor .Englanti.Offor.; with the convent ortheiothei Powirai io cede the lonian Isle's to • The AboliiiOnjourhals,.vithtrutany apthcir. it, for 'what they say, represent the army as rennsing unlimited confidence in Burnside, sattistedwith results since his ascension to command, shit not —only yeatly, but eager, to march under his g f nernlship to' fresh rdatighter, ye ha s ve reason:to think differc:ntly.ln the army •Burnsido is..,egardeil . .by officers end . private's alike as a kind bearted,.attbkgentlernan,•end for these qualities he is eiteirried;L - 41 that 'army has confidence in him'al a'general is not true. They not only think,ihey kioto. him to be deficient in most, it . not all the essentials that s rietltutesa great or. even! a.si le corr)- mander; and .hence they move when dte 'orders, not as light hearted, spirited men, ICII.of con fidence, but as Mere, MachineS, vvithOut voli- The following letter from' an . officer of the army; published in the Boatori . .Conri/r, is sig , •nificant of the feeling'f the army. 'We might give score of others, but this extract' will'anT iwer; as it is a fair representation of the class: '- Here we- ate, backin the old camp again, after utter:failure in' the glowing hopes held . out to usi:.Burnside has been disastrously de feated, and.iies .niade a most.ingloriouS retreat. fronili'redericksbure after slaughter the most severe that' has ev'er heel! inflieted- Just listen tothe fact of our inglorious retreat, to save the destruction-of the' whole.army, and then tell me , where the country , has gained in rapid motion or dicisive in'placing Burn- We arrived here two weeks ago, and ''could tnivi oc - cupied Fredericksburg and the adjoin ing'heights;without the lose of a man. waltedlill last Thursday—till the enemy had concertrated'a larger:force, than our own—till he bad fortified hille.coMmanding the the town. 'Then, inspired to sudden vigor, we attacked the We' Croited right in front's& the'fortif . tions,,whicla we could have turned by going, up • , . •• 11 , 1:15117., TObk4ll7 mid ett,epy., Wok hopl'her;ifter tii•better,-:iieere from the , • '' .l. c -"' , .WILL THE IMAVEOPIREVOLT4 This question excites - mote interest, now tbst die . day approach e s when, ,aCC ording to the PrOiddeni's.piochitna I sla veil , . .no longer exist in the rebellious - states: ; 1 A .go:temriprikiy ; tolyocates: . of the measure' claim not - oCcasiena slave insurrectb;in , and its st;piidant:hOircire,:bni it' is significant that the .Prisident has iorbidden tEe military and - nayaffarces to rept ess.any.aftempt of ;the slave to secure their freedom." . . . . . ; : .According to the - best2of • ouriaforination, • littlo aolieitude. need, be entertained in regard. OM:safety of‘thosefainiiies are moat exposed .fO.titeitrocities of a slave revolt:, gentlemen hive; been in New Orleans •; Charleston states 'that the aegrois manife s toipecial disiiatisfaction. On . . , , thecoiltrary„ lelmanyhave returned to, their masters, ofter . reMaining foiis time : within :the Federal tides, bringing •back acceuntia of herd ,work and' poor ~payi neglect and threatened sta rviation,l hut, em. : t he -As , hole, : the • dispositiOn of the•negroes is More dhimMual contentment' We •know , . 'TM - thing of .tha troth of their its,tier.: lions . , but that,such•ts believed. to be the : leaf conditionof 'thing! iii the• Senth;„‘VC have no' reason to doubt, . .'• . suSimanv 'Or IvLws -THE FEELINO OF THE ARMY FALMOUTII, Va. Dec. 15, 1862 miles. and then; wheewe creased 'sihich'„ilie enemy Uldowid us 40.ilowitheut:re 'alsteice rushed right into.theirap helied praMited.thisabould be'aricither .140wherd.. kis drove his army 6(12.5,000 egainil .ap enemy of larger force, sheltered 'completeli' 'in immense field work,. whiCh.:he 'had allowed them tcrbuild and , arrange, so as not to Show . a . pin7.la.Manf. and having to,.crois en open plain w'itlibuttshelter,.and, scale :the.bills oil which these fortilinat'ions rest, he riisheimadly at.it. - giyely inch:of' that . pla WO coveted by the.cannian 'of the enimy,fornedin a, semi. cycle' on the:elevations that' dontided . it,and our men were led to slaUghter.. Not a ieul - of the enemy Was to be seen; arntour musketry main. tamed a ridiculous fire agoinst earthworks and cannon, 'while mirlartilleryon'thel' river. bask. :kept ' up an" ineffectual' tifi.oyer'-ilteheads of infantry,. Causing more death in our ranks than the enemy's. ; , •• . . The result was IneVitable. A most:inevi table defeat.. And we .finally effected ,a. re.. ! paisnge):4.the r.iver, having bougul the plunder of the doomed 'city o(Fiellerick.sbu'rg with Only ,12',.00 lives—that's all. 1 pink' you would• have done.thisl' •Slota. is he Don't he . !nice itrvantage . .of his 'victim les I Review -his whole career; call tip eyeri'lault,, add every . folly, crime or. blunder . eutr aft ribilted to him, "in it all up, an . d.if wont make one tenth of thii. , egregiuus; uncansciona ble, diSast rou . , mail (blamable scrape, that _the aim) , has Just es caped from. Escaried,. I say.; anifT, mean just the word. "It just: e!•eapo.(l 1:ROM ARZKV, . - be;late.;,l reliable ilews,..lroni Preilerieks .burgh rebefic . haye al - wised their forres oa.fia'th raiirciari to leloiv Gaerilejr: .cation.. The . strayfr, for W , suu;ii of :Freciei , ckshurgh, has .• bi;en torn up, nail the tieing fvrturnotitzs at the present terrnirimi.of,th4. toad. .• . . .o.l.Thiiri(l,i. 9 a brigade ofretir eaviilryl‘cre. out fitted with, rations and several Jays,, and revolvers weri.;•distributedt'oeliefoen nenr:Guerneey Station. It believed tbern • rhat their debling.ifon.iva; Vin count. ty, via , Bort • On stilid;,:y • mon - m g , .'a ne.w eUcanipinent tirade l it's appearance on the.seeo nd nuirang • e of Willi; the rear. of Frerieriekbbiirch, in (till view from our position. nurnbe . 01 teats !is re 'recently': been sent up 'mond to tee'!; my, , , of the 230 :intlara teq.that Lee, a, portii)rt of 'his aroy, • %Nes movin4, (13Wil rd . Culpeper, ,to makea !e!iloi) , ,;(a7 tion in frUrt of Wa-htne:o . n; 'but it iq drat Lee was Si in - near • clay'• at !loon: . • .Tlie enemy artr,etigaged - every night - in rats: mg and ex rending'brest wcrths along the stretts fronting the vet; as if to prevent anr i ltitnte ernssiiig by pontoon' bridges. • . • .A'sharp.'skirrrrish occulted on Sitri . dsy ,be. , t weep a force ort - ebel cavalry estimated 11 U TT) 1,501) to 4,090, and tour reginients of 'General Sigel's infatitr; at purnfries, rebels were driven offvtith some lois. OM loss is Said to be threri killed and eleven.,wounded. • Tht - re.a.re rumors that: l,Viiictre!ter bus been' -remecupiedby lhet'eSels. '•• . , • • It is .reportertat Washington that a eonipany of. the Cd Penney! s'ania Price coin , Math! of - Capi.l.lohnson, .was •orptisedOri Sun: day mottling Sy a •detao)ment•C)l teliel cavalry 'and in,tha light that enSiaeq.P.itt. Johrs , rn killed end - a umber SeVe al apply, wagons were captured. it .is also. reported that in the fight at Ditinttias on Sunday some of our troops and a battery wereOts plated by. the Cas - roi, pcc. 22,—Gem..Grtinf's army has Ltllen back beyond the Ta Ilehuttdde.. An important expedition tinder General Van Dorn, wbich hasbien out.several days, bas nit been hedrd from. .*. -• • Sr.r.atN, Ala.,Dee; 23.-- - -ThC' Reporter orthis Moyiting sllys thet passengeiir by' last nieht's train rerirt thitt 5,090' cavalry, under Van'Dorn; dashed into Corinth at, Sni t d,y, tlispiesiell., the 'Yankees, and, took prissesOon . o . c:tho'pla . ce:. • EXCITEMENT AT .ALE*ANDRI4 VA WASIIINGTON ' ••There• wriF'a:O.reilt:exeiteirieni : ii . i A h.zandiie lute yesterd4y evening,. growing o . ut.ol.the hur ried arrival there ol'aelietal'envalry men and teimetero, the : hitter being .rno . onted pn their horkei, - int.from their own wagons. - . They repiesentedthatStuart's cavalry, with 'light artillery, appeared atPohick's • chtirch, several miles tromMount Vernon, on. Saturday night, and on Sunday proceeded to Aciot ink. twelve miles froin A4xandria,.. and-there at tacked two or- three companies of our troops, arid that they:captured a wagon train at ()cc°. quan on Saturday. . There is difnculfy ie.:tidying, at the precis e truth, owing to , the many conflicting .rumors but .that' , li reconnoissance appeared.. in that neighborhood is beyond question, and that they created'much alarm ie 'equally ciirtri . ini- • Military men, .who have, seen dispatches frinn DUrnfriee, say it was the same force which several miles from that place,.made a recon. , rioissance, driOng• in our cavalry pickets .and killint,L4 or 5 of them, and fearing a capture by nor troop;!, which at one time was probable, •theyntarle their alarming demonstration. • Due ellowince, it is claimed, must be Made for the statements of the frightened leamsiers andothere, as- such'aecounti'are unavoidably exaggerated A portly young friend the other day,.cont emplated for some minute• thepopderous di— al:elisions of a bystander's feet, and tri a tone of utter - wunder said, as he s,urveyedtbe5 , urveyedtbe mau'a ic Tou'd have been a tall titan if they hadn't bent you off So far up;" • • • . - If4XTßAilti7li.o.ll -3Err; .DAyxsy Noviti'thireiorei . I, Jeffeisenb:Payis,',Presi.' dent of the confederates of Aarrica: and in theiiname,: do prOriounee and: declafe, the Saidßenjamin F. Battik to be a leloh t de. serving ; or capital punishment. Ido order that he• shall no loriger bc.considered or:. treat ed simply aa a publicenarnyof tali:, confederate. •Istate; Of Amerjca; but as'an,OutlFtve and •corn men enemy of mankind,' and that in the event " of his Captari; the Offi'eek eiimrriand•;Of :the captUring'force; do' cause him to be-immediate- , ly executed bf bangingi arid I do farther ;Order that.noeOrdniasioneil Officer . Of the United States taken captive Shalt 'We' releaied ; On pa' •role'fielore•excbonge, Until the , said Butler shall have met:with' due punishment for his, criniqs,, And Whereas;lhelinstilities . Against this Cc;ntederticy by, the lorees:of thf; United States, under wommandcit the said. Benjamin R, Butler, have bc;rne-no resemblance to such.war fare its faith:Me perMisSible by , the rule; of in ternational law, - o r .the u s ag e s' of Civilization, •• • . , but huve beet, 'characterized:by repeated atroc• Bias and outrages. [Here .folFow's a list of But- The prOelamation . cOnciudes as follow: . . . • . And whereas,'tne President- of the - United Statechaa r by'piiblic and official declaratiOn, signified net only his appro'vat of the . to' excite servile War: within 'the - ,l:onfederaey, but : intention fo give- aid - had encouragement therein, if these. independent StiiteS shall. con: time to feltisestihrMssion to 4. foreigil pc4er .aftet, the . G rst •itext.,••:unds ;has thus made kiiMvo...that-nil.appea . I; to . the'lai,v of natioos,•tlie dictates of reason, and the - instincts . of hitinantti %van Id bereddresseil in vain tn. OUT , enemies, and..tht.t they:can' he" delerreir, the commission of tilnic crimes only. the terraii:ot just retalintimt.*: . , •' • . Now ihetelore, I,;Jefferson.Daeis, President of the'Conleileratil.titatesor Inerica, and act ing appea,lir.g to he, ,judge• ityatiestat ion. thiit 'this • condnet not :0'1(16111 . j, the pijs.siOn of ieveirge , bitfopt telrictpnlly 3 .,0d to the' suli;mn duty or :roires: iiCceS:iut y ritk, of whirl! their citizens are tht! victiinsolo thus issue this. elanta virtue of city' aatito . ri, ty as Connttfandor-in.;ch uf..the of the Confrderatcrs States, do' :order:: F itst, l'hat all'c..n - trilis'sioned officer-4th the command 'of saiti..nen. Bittl rbe declared, .not chtitleri to. be' concitiered . ;;eel in honorable ,warture,..but t;s• robbets anti. desot Yizig. death and ;that they • anti each ot•therr eaptared,•rescryeti . . fur execration.'` ••• :Second. That the . rrieste -soldiersand: non. commis•sionf:d:oCiers • • in the a rtnY.of said Brit: ler•he considered as. only the ",instruments for tI, commission Of ,CriMes perpetrated by:" hip ortlerg'. and not as flee seen t 4, a nil • that they therefore, be treated, wheat they are..cap . titred. as prisoners of svar, with Itindirks .ambhuimin ity, a . md be sent horifebri the, usual tiarole they a 111 in.'uo Manner aid or serve the -. United Staten in any capacity. during 'the "continuance of this war, artless exchdtiged,. That all - Degrit , slaves Captiireclin. 'arms be.at'once'ileiiicere.d over to the' a;ceco 7 tive author - it its' , the ; respective States - , . which* t hey : belong,.to be dealt with according to the lawg•of said ' • • *Four( h. ' Tll4t, ,th . I fke orders be executed in all casei• wit h:remiect io all', cumuli sloned. cers of the Uriited Stales whenfoutid sefvin~ }u cnrumMy, .with said : altive,ti insurrection against k he ahthiu ities o f the : differen't States of Ihi's. COnfetferacy. • ••• • : • •:• .In testinieny whereol,l 14eye sigrieil :these prkeots.fool'enileell the,s'e3rif of OeConfeile.rtlte Stogie of Amerieri, tohe . fined thereto'at• the city of Richmond; this 23! tiny of December,: In the year . OfouiLorcl'lB62.• .' ' • .(Sigeed) • JEFFERSON DAVIS. • • . • • • or,Strite.• AVILIT LESS THAN A YEAR HAS WROUGHT Asthe thuilde'se of the frs! BA Runrang . • • . . . , . .the ear s of members of Congress, the ,HouSe hastened t.opass the' folloicing resolutions . by a nearly•itaanimdoviote.,.Fehroaty, 12, ' 'l2 4 ..sehted,' That fief t ber the Federal GoVern : meni ifrir.t he Nipple nr go vernMent s .of the non. sla;;Tholding States'hfice a - purpOse or a 2cohlt,i- , •torional riglit'to legislate npon or interfere with sleety io . atly t or thS,tatt!i•ofjhallisiort. .• Resolved,. Tint tho;e.persons;ill: the North' . who do not subscribe to the. foreeoin praprti 7 • t ion are trio itfignifirant.'in numbers' and !nice to excite - the serious . atterit ion or alarm of any pOrtion of the ,Republic and: that the. •in crease of their numhers.and irdliferice does nrit . keep.pace.vrith the. increase•of. the aggregate popula'tion of the ..'Now, Pecember 1802,.Mr.. Samuel C. Fessendon offered the following: . • Resolved,' That - the Proclamation of th'e President, of the date Sept. 29, 1869, in war— Canted .by the Constitution; that the policy of i.rnan . ripation'ai indicated therein is well . adari— red to hasten. the restoration of peace, is 'well eho