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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. COSSEKVATIVE VIEWS Tae points of agreenieiitt between conservative a n in the liopubliean party tad the supporters of Gen. NcCU'Ud in the late election are so nu merous and essential th*t bit little difijrenoe can be found in the language respectively held by moderate mm of botti patties when defining tueir iriatioce towards the Adminifctration. j.n il.ns tin ion of this fast, we netd but cite the subjoined words if ihe II3a. David Dudllv Field, * <i's* tin utsbed New York liepubUcan, who, ia a speech cn tte iessots cf tbe election, alfir^J that this is the view cf the majority who re-elected Mr. Ltn? Ccln He tays : . ?? r>e-y rtir 11 u? kocwa that day of ?po tod vcted for the repletion of car pr''"tCa)efM.gi. tr.tr di.sented ?troogly fr-m too* of h ..acts. ?beyare, cf ciur?f.. rre to oppose a repetition * *??: it cf lie ft "it Bi-OMitcy ttat lie Pre.-dent should have a Jutd .td r?.p"..n. C.?U.r, br "to" Jl"? * hn riiirtei a d eica of whom bss tbe confidence ot toe wuat r f*ey a.i*t that tbe Cnnetitutioq was made for w? sswell t* for Deac?; that nothing may bs done above or beyond tta I.w ; and toat la aU thing, the ru lee of both Prt?;d-nra^d peop;-, of every offlc-r, high or low, and of c, ,yc!^fs.helawof taelaud. If the elects due. D;.t ? e lily our irdi.anminate approve.! of tho aota of tbe Admiu.'rstoo, sn-ieb kii doe* U signify a" Wr0IaJ J &-,? Li: i-alar plan of reconstruction, *? it u cal.ed. There trl t&oae wto Lei for Mr Lincoln, and perhaps sibi^ s-i*ot ivu. Vtco ta'.ak ta*t 00 reconstruction i? Meseear iy . \hat it :be eye of th* law tho Union ia alUl unbroken; Jd tinA it- Oov.roQtnt ha* 11 do 1. to put down the rebrihoo, t-d aU the recti* teed to do is to .ubmit to tbe ' On tlis basis wo believe that loyal men of all | parties c&n be united in the constitutional aupport of the Adminii'ration. Bat it li idle to expatiate cc the daty of " supporting the Administration" acle:s tbe Administration m 11 support itself by a vigorous, ju:t, ceoaomioil, and constitutional ua of thameacB uad powers phoed in its hands for the restoration of tha Union. AFFAIRS PENNSYLVANIA Praiderdial Elictior*?D-fici?ncy tn the Return*. Ccntt/cniixM cj in* fkiladiiph* Inquirer JlARBISBL'EO, NOYEHBEB 29> 1964< Id tbe abseaea cf the returns from a number of counties a this Siato giving the result cf the election for Electors of President and Vice President of the United State., a B!w question act anticipated by the frau.ers cf tne law Arise. suggesting apparently insuperable obstrueticns to the elocution cf the law. In regard to tbe proclamsticn to be luued "ty the Gorcracr, dee'.aring the nimes of the Eiectois clecttd ea the second Tuesday in November, the hw eajg: " It tha 1 b; the ^u y of the Secretary of the Common wealth- ? n rjc ivir g tte reiucns of the eleetion of Elector., u btreinifier diteoied. to lay them before ^ ??!e?or' vvtc theU eiumeiais and ascertain tbe number of fotes given f r . a:b per.oc so voted for, aad .bell thereuponi d? liaje, by 'rocismatiin, tne nam., cf tte ^reo,. day elec cd fcod toalt c?us? a notifieauon of dri ver?i to c:ch >,e:soti io obo*eu cn or btfort tkt faj Wttini dri. in 'c- TTjon'h of >'o?-,ober rest iftar .JCb It wil 'hu. fce teen mat It is made the duty of tb* ? jcn thry i f ihe Commonwealth to make hie returns of the e'ect <nfcf Eeiiots to tie G-^vercor i^ time for b?m to lnue hi* not Cca'.ioc to the EUc ors cn or b-fore the ltat Wedorsdty io Novec her, Tvhich i. to-mo.row. Tti.s i? now rendered absoiutel) impcuib e. safar at letst a. .ome H!te?u coant.esof theC-tncaocwesitb are concerned,owing to a vety g-ie^ous ovet.ight tad neglect on the part of the L?aulatute at its extra eeaaton last rammer. Tbe act ex tendog the right cf suffrage to Pennsylvania soldier, in actual military service says: " Tfie return jadg's of the several counties "hall adjourn t*> ir?.ft at tte Ulace. now directed by law on tbe third r r'nt i'irr aL,* seaaral or Presidential election, for the Durpise^r wnotlof S? addoer.* vote; and when two or more 5'U tS are connected io the election, the meet.na ?' the ju%V. from each ccnoty .hall be postponed ?n euch csi'j unui tCc Fiiday lollowicg- ^ - Iq ccnplisnce with tte provitions of this section, tbe lodges of c e:tioa in the several counties of tha Common weaiV afur crunting tte ? boms vote" at their meeting, a. provided by law, on Friday, November the lltb, ad 1 turned to meat ca the ste:nd Fr.dsy thereafter, being the 11." h a. aot, to count the soldiers vote. 1 bis gave t*e eUc jidges out fuar days in which to make their re;nro. to tae Secretary of ths Commonwealth, as pro* * dtd by law Ia undeletion of this fact, many of tbe couatU. Nvere wore than usua'ly punotual; indeed, it s-eajs almost mpossihls that there should be as msny oouatie. ij a. there ict ly are. But up to the Urne of w iti g co r?tjnt LaTe been reoeived from Bradford, Ciariia. Fcrest. Gretae J fTertos, Lehigh, Montgimery, N r:taa plot 2 =e tef, ?u'U?an, and Ticga, and but par tiai reiuiuf, io uirg the s^xer.' vote, hive t^us far been r#ce fed fr^c Ccluohis, Fayette, L iSfrcc, aad Wyom iag, Urn# ? * u.t'.ct oj rctxrnj JrimJljtttn cwtirt. Tlb Hi?sk otv.0i< course to to pursued would teem to be 'ha stadag of s^esial Be^seagers with tha notification to ta? stv.;*! iitstcrs a. sioa alter the receipt of full rettt'58 a. p s ;hU; cat :ho Electors wiU no doubt be aot:2cd :c c.rruw, a;:?r.ihsUndlag the absence of the re turci f.ojc tee oosatiee Uimei. The Governor wil. ac. aadrr tae advice tf Attorney-Geoeral Meredith. It is weu L: tie Eicetc;* to be acquainted *itb the cireum stscc.i as ta-y a.y not fce ootifeed for several days after t:s appoiated tae. . . T:r Prcciaoat.oa cf tlS Gaveracr, dcclahag the names of tae Pci-nfylvsn's Ccrg'e.saeu elect, will be issued in a da; cr two. Tte full retuns cf tae genera) election bav l;gT:a;t8d tie S. cretirj'.oliise, there will, of ooarse; be 5-j d,E:alty in aioeruaicg Ue name, of the gentlemen ?lecled Tne judge. of.leo lon ia leve'rai C&agre.sioDal die tnc's :s*e ruled out q-^te a large number of soldiers' eotes^ g'.t?: i cert fixate so! auo.ioa U the Democratic candidates e.ec od on the heme vote. *moo# these CongrM.msu are A. H Corfro t aad J L Daw.un. h% the full army vote is coated ia the Secretary', offlie. duplicate, ol th? .am. htv.ag iiea ?eat tottat officsby tbe aUctlon commissioner., taeprocUtat.cn of the Governor taay d,ff,r in some ie specti w..b the ei.otioa judges io regard to the lacts of the elect.noUcei< Oa to tbe " cffldU reiurot " boretjfore pub lished is tie Pr5E?jl?auia oewtpspera wo fioi that tutlar of tbe eouotiea wh ol are above atated to bare sent io no .'?fires girt Gee McCiel'ao a mijnlry of oear'y thirtj-ea voter Tuty vmed m follow# s McCUlltn. C arioo . w 70S i tUcbia . ? . 8183 Yt.jti t ' - 3 040 Ur-ne . .8 963 J> ffe'aoa ? 1766 L-Ugh . 6700 Lit too . 9S41 MouJsitaery . 7 774 frmtbatuyua ? 6 31? SuiiiVc.8 . ?47 J "na . . J6il "Wjvaaici . . 1.3i2 47,936 3tC4t From tbe otter three ccactlea whote retaroa are aaid to "be Biiiiog we la?e Deter teen any official report, but, ee ?ortirg to too telegraphic report* at tie time of election, tbej gave bq aggregate o.?jorltp for Mr Lincoln of 4,810 ?oter. v* ; fciadfcrd 3 300, F.reat 10, ac4 Eomcraet 900 [EdUOrs tftlcingl J*UlUg?WCtr Iluwois Cotto* ?Tte editor of lbs Pera (111) Her ald was pieuatcd, ? few dij? sioer, with a (atopic of tbia aeasou'e OBltbO, ia ted io Lliuoii. Joe fibre, be >cj(, iaai tie aa tbatiemd hribir *tatb. Ibeowcerof tbe plan tat ou fioia woicb tin taaple wia takro bis 960 aorea un der oul i?ati- o, wb?cti wilt average cear!y oae bale per, Mr*, and at tbe p'e.ent price per pouod be *ill sue, MW A *U ezpeoaei, $*QQ,0QQ. GOVlSHN'ilfcNT PLANTATIONS IN LOUISIANA Corritpondence of iht Springfield Republican. Vidajja, (L\.) Novembeii 10,1864 A huudred plantations w?re leasod in this?Natchez?? district for the season. Aa has been said, of this whole number but about twenty are having crop* gathered?one in fire.' The eight/ hare hern broken up by guerrillas. My last letter give* you an idea of the process. The blacka put at work upon them have been driven back to slavery, or in considerable number*, and with every circumstance uf brutality, killed, or have escaped aa they could by flight and returned to the poiuta from which they were taken. On soaie of these deserted places, however, the rebel* have allowed a number of blacks to remain, on oondition ttbtthey would not work or gather the cotton. They make a living from the com nnd potatcei and gardens which hid been planted by the lessees or themselves pre viously to the breaking u,* of the plantations. ' The twenty plantations now occupied are all within u eemioircW of abjut seven mile', described from Vidalia a* a centre. A sc all force ut Bullet's bayou, with another b.Mwsen the foot of the lake and the bend of the river below Vidai;*, make these farms comparatively safe, twelve of them very c mfortably so. Of the other six the York and Fletoher and the Sycamore plaoes (scenes of the atro c ties mentioned in my last) are two. Four others of the twenty are subjeot to the constant visitation of guerrillas, and owe their crops to the fact that the old hands and overseers rema n upon them, or to other and less honora ble arrangements. Of these twehve one firm has part or full control of nine. At the bead of this firm stood Burnet, the Treasury agent who had the leasing ol plantations, aud with him was Judge Field, who was the commissioner for the leasing ltut year. The military authorities have once tried and convicted Field, snd Burnet is now under arrest. Of the plantations on which crops are beiog ga thered, which are outside of this safe twelve, Judge Field has at least three. In how many more he bad a covert in terest it is impossible to say. The out-lyiug eighty farms were leased by such persons as could be allured, in their ignorance of the indefensible position uf their Und, to the perilous undertaking, either by the promise of enormous profit, or by the humane pur pose of aiding in the elevation of the black, or the pa triotic motive if lightening the burden of the Government lu the care of these freedmen. They have been broken up, many lives lest, a vast amount of property not only lost, but tarown directly into rebel hands, very many blacks re sold into slavery, aud very many thrown back into the hands uf the Government for support. The disasters to these many are but poorly compen?ated by the partial suc cess of the fortunate few who were able to locate them selves within sale line?. The re ief which thrsa plantations bava furnished to the Goveri men: in this d.strict is Ju-t ot this importance: Five of them (ot the sate ones) have furnished labor to refugee b acks. 'J hey hive paid the Government in rents possibly $5,000, while the defence of the tract of Und in which they were situated has cost & regiment or two of sold ers and a quarter of a million of money. This, to say nothing of too loss of life, the loss of liberty, the loss of propeity, and the gain to rebel resources of the eighty plantations which have been broken up. FRAUDS UPON THE GOVERNMENT From the Philadelphia Age of Monday. Wo Life already alluded to the stupendous fiauda Ji? CG7eiid at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and the arrest of numerous parties implicated These robberies have beeu proven to be ftr acre extensive than was generally asp posed, and the total amount of property out of which the Government has been defrauded will not fall far abort of oae million of dollar*. Some say that it will exceed that sum, ui the thiewcg La# been going on for the past two or three years, or since the preseut Administration came into power. So extensive have the peculation been that it ia aaseitrd that men with amall salaries have put up large and substantial dwelling-homes. One individual, who held a aort of tutside position, has in course of erection in an adjoining county a brown atone mansion, and the tin, cop per, lead pipe, <Scc med in the building, it is further said, all c*me frurn the navy jard. The matter has been kept quiet by thus* ef.pau-d in the investigation, but a few facta occtnooaily If ah out The " knowing ones" say that the examination will ? ccupy nearly two months yet, and, until th?t is cocp'e'.ed, the true condition of affairs will not be l&:d befjre toe public. The robbery is one of the most wholesale character ever terreted out ia th s city. Copper was stolen by the ton. The robbery bas been bold and barefaced. Every article ot value that conld be carried away bas been stolen, and it ia is d by ihoae who are familiar with tbe interior work ings of tbe yard, that at least one hundred men are con cerned in the rascally action. Copper, brass, and compo sition metal have goue by the ton. In one instance, where a consignment of copper was landed at Beed atreet wharf, for every cart load that went into tbe navy yard two loads went in another direction. The copper thus stolen found its way to New York, and in the course of trade was of fered to the very individual who bad in the first instance furnished it to the navy yard at Philadelphia. He gave the information whiob set the authorities at work. The navy yad was in a fair way of being stripped of every thin* except the ship-houses ?ni the big guns. A majority of tbe?e robberies, it would appear, did not take place from the yard, but were cart?d off before tbe delivery took place. For instance, a vessel would arrive at one of our wharves loaded wita rosiu to be delivered at the navy )ard Ac ia the case of tbe robbery of the copper alluded to above a numb*r of carta or drays were driven to other portions of the city, where they were deposited until op portuoity arrived to dispose of them. In other cases goods were conveyed from the yard in carta which entered for tbe purpose of carrying off chips, shavings, <fec. Tin, lead pip?, is were deposited in the bottom of theae carts, which, being covered with shavings or chips, concealed the fr?ud in oihsr ways, not yet made public, robberies were committed On Fnd?y three more persocs contacted with tbe yard were taken into custody and were taken to the provoat barracks. About fifty btrrela of rosin nud several barrels of pork belonging t> the Government were recovered. At the hr us* of oae mac a barrel full of knives and forks were found. Some of the prisoners ate at Fort Mifflin, and others are confl ied elsewhere. On t-atorday afternoon three more arrests were made. James Gillingbam, tbe chief clerk in the yard, was one of the parties. Those arrested en Saturday were taken out quietly by ordor of Commodore Hull, who is engaged in lorretiug the whole transaction, without reference to and without assistance from the detectives. The investigation into tbe alleged frauds and abuse* at the Bobuylkill arsenal is also still in progress, and the swindling, as praotiaed here, is slowly being brought to i gbt, and will, It is aaid, far exoeed tbe navy yard specula tions. Tbe arrest of two contractors and an inspector, and their consignment to tbe Old Capitol, has already been noticed in our columns. From th* Pkiladtlpkia Inquirer of yttterday. The robberies at tbe navy yard, which have been carried 01 for a long tune put, and whiob have recently been dis covered, are now being thoroughly investigated. Commo dure Hull, who has lately been placed in oommaud of this yard, is now busily engaged in ferreting out the guilty par ties Tbe Commodore is a gentiemaa In every respect, and a worthy supporter of the Administration. He is de termined to ascertain who bas been implicated in these frauds and to bring them to Justice. He never fails in any thing be undertakes. Two more meu have been taken into custody, and the report that several of thoae already arrested have been released is unfounded. The United ttlat?s officers are engaged in recovering the property of the Government stolen Irom the yard. (Ju Monday aeventy barrels of rosin were recovered atored away in a abed iu the rear of Cadwallader street, in the Seventeenth Ward. A lartre quant ty of copper bas also been recovered. There isi*t 11 a large amount of property to be found, and the < ni^ets have stroog hopes of gettiog nearly all that was *tolea Capt. Worden, the executive offioer of the navy * j k oflbe with great credit to himself ana satufac irn to the Government, baa been instrumental in bridging to light maoy facts connected with the recent robberies at tbe yard. SENTENCE OF MRS. HUTCHINS, (at Baltimore.) Ccrrupcndinct of the Phdadelphi* Inquirer, u o..o 13., v. Baltimom, Nov 24,1864. Mrs. R ira^ Hulcbios wifj ol Thomas Hntcbina. one of our most fashionable and elegant recession ladies, recently convicted by the Military Commission of attempting to send a sword to the rebel Col. Hsrry Q.lmor, ,nd of illegal correspondence With the rrbel States, hss b*en sentenced '?bor lo ttl8 PW"itentiary and five tbouaand dollars floe, to be imnruoned afcer tbe expl.ation of five years from tbe d*y i f ter arrest uutil tbe flue >? n?u Hh? is et.ll ia our Jnl. The fiodmg and sentenoe have bin duly approved by Uen Wallace "who designate, th, p|? of her Imprisonment at Fitobburg pen.tentarv f MavO b..? siyas-as,' Great exoitement exists on the subject, owin* to some Dflueoee brought to >ar by persons from her social D ? tion In eodeavomg to secure >er pardon Ibis causJd an opposition sentiment t? spr.ng up, and tbe Union olubs and leagues have beld large meetings, passion resolution. taioing Gen Wallace, the Military*C0B?nIssTon "d the GoverDmeot in their course in this case, denouncing all who Interfere to pre?e t an example being made of Mrs Hutohios aud tbecffeooe of which she is pronounoed gnilty A " Bio Cake "?A oonfeetlon?r in New York got no ? Thaokfg ving cskefor tbe Ladies' Home Mission, whiob was tea feet loDg 82 inches wide, and 16 inches thick To m?k? it it took 1,000 eggs, 176 pounds of flour, 126 pounds 1 iuf?r, tad go pouads of bttfrr. HOOD AND ttlIEKMA.:V from ihe Richmond Enquirer of November U U i. one among the rnsuy novel and curiuu. Cea urea o the pruaent war that for a weok or more th*4wo be Ujewnt parties have been kept in equal ignorance of the V*? even the position of two powerful armie.. I hi. i. all the more remarkable as the Northern pre..,though ?^ckled, u still full of energy aud enterpnw, aud our own JourD are restrained ou!y by consideration. of di.cretion and public policy. But the va.t territory over which he operation, of thi. war extend, the .parse population ol the Southwe.t, and the effectually broken line, of commuu.ca lion explain the perplexing ob.curity J?bich tUe mttU" wTk?ufow01m oUudr SidStoiVrlbl/'well what tLe inten iu Hi. general plan., bis we.tward move may puxzle u., but iu m. general piau., Vfhht he ha. .0 .ucce.a H^STknJwnTh^ugt ou^T"!? and we tru.t, bring them to a happy u.ue. "Xo'T.!'' .ksk ^ for, alter ai, ?uhleeted to fixed rules, which no ouWm. " h? d b, tb. r.ilro?d, wbiob form. fa. m- l.u of communication with his base at N"kv' n ckg Tn ?inino this he had to contend with tue dashing attaeii. of Forre.t tb' .te.dy pr...ur. of Hood, .nd tbo ho.til.ty of S?! .11 arouod bim! bi. own .ray .??? hauated by incet.ant uiarche. and counter-marche., deci mated by continued fighting and wa.t ng d..e^, and Anally reduced to one-half by the politics exigencies.of ihe Presidential election. Htill he ha. held on to the laetentrem ity without resuming the offensive at any one P^t. but SiUnJ oatiently to take advantage of any errors which the young, xealoua General on hi. flank might cornmit in his operation, on an immen.e circumference around it. He ha. either been disappointed in thi. advan beeu unable, from want of men or of skill, to take advan Thi. only he has gained, and it is no small gaiu to him, with hi. plana for the winter, that Hood isi far off^ to the West, onl> feebly threatening his rear and his flank, and with the hostile army uuder Thorns. between h'm and Atlanta. It may be that this ia the position which 8hermau had io view when he bouated that he would won have Hood where he wanted him It i. certain that hi. pursuit has been but a series of feints, and that the door to Wel* see was puipo.ely left open to allure the eager look, of our u&llant mea in that direction. Iu the mean time Sherman has found out what wai long ago predicted on our aide. that Atlanta could no longer be con sidered a. the pivot of an army which 1. unable to find sub sisteuce in that exhausted country. It can never be made a strong place, because it i. .0 commanded by.ground ing height.; it could ea.ily have been taken dunog the three day. when our troops were before it if they had bin in stronger force. Besides, to make it a viable point d'apjjui wou'd require to be re-.tored with am munition and provisions, which 1. now ?n>PO"ible to in troducei Nor could it be any longer considered as a great depot, for the railroad beiog destroyed, or seriously threat ened with coostant attacks, it became ^ne'e.. " Buch Having, therefore, recru ted and re-orgamz-d his army, and bavin/drawn ample .upplie. fr^rn hi. ba.e of operation, ns well at from the scanty remnants of the country "ound I'm he resumes h . march .outhward. What may be the ultimate end of thi. hazardous but brilliant enterprise ... of coune, not known to the public; it is most l>kely, we think, not finally determined upon by Sherman bimselt. This much only ia certain, that be will try to po.?esB himself first ol Macon. 8uccess In thi. 1manosuvre 'would bring him two valuable advantages, besides the mere prestige of occupying the town aud de,troymg whatever may be valuable there to our Government. He could thus obtain command of the railroads which lead from Macon eastward to Augusta and the .eat of Government, and westward to the Mississippi, thus effectually destroying our communication, with the Trail*'MiMiaaippl Depart ment. He would, moreover, cut off Hood and hi. army from hi. base of operation., his supplies, and hi. mean, of conferring with the .eat of Government. In the.e a.peet. the move i. a formidable one, and it is no use to .hut our eye. wilfully to the danger ; far Utter to look it in the face aud prepare for resistance with vigor and dispatch. It U not uuhkely that Sherman may hope even more from the moral ebect of such a succe.s on the minds of the peop e of Georaia In this we are assured he will be bitterly d!?p3rf. .?? diK0T?r bow f.r b. b? b?? .1. led by well-meant but incautious exprewion. of certain hlfWe mCaI be equally .ure that a. soon as Sherman1, true intention, become sufficiently known to prepare for coun ter movement., Georgia will rise, from the Governor to the humblest citizen, in .elf-defence and manly resistance She will .how tae same incomparable energy and vigor with which the people of Virginia have riaen to arms; the same concord which here prevails between the authorities and the people, and the same disinterestedness with which separate lutereeta have been sacrificed to the one great and sacred purpote. Sherman may do $reat harm. He may emulate the destruction of Sheridan in our Valley ; he may lm.tate Napoleon', inhuman order, to carry off all the cattle, to burn the wood, and destroy the fruit tree., fot such i. war and it. horror.. Georgia will have to taate the bitter cup that has so long been at our lips Her country may be ravaged, her fields may be wasted, the tears of the fatberleaa and the widow in her midst may mourn over cold-blooded massaores; but | her revenge is at hand, aud the opportunity to .how h-r loyalty, her gallantry, and all her highest virtues 1. ?t hand, | for Snerman will place himself in the most perilous posi tion xhat can well be conceived. He tries to .train the system of pushing forward and making war ?u.tain1 war tj the utmo.t. He ha. cut him.elf off irretrievably from his lme of communications ; a very few weeks warfare must exhaust all his reaourc", aud the very magnitude of his forces will paralyu them from the failure of the munimeuts of war. Tue farther hi. army, a movable column of unu sual size, removes troio his base, the greater the difficulty of support, even if .upplies ae still in the country. I Tne necessity of providing for their own it 1. well known, Irom military experience, i. inevitably l*tal t> military discipline and subordination; it lead, to lndi vidua! pillage, aud that to di?orgaui?ation and demoraliza tion Toe simplest arm. put into the hand, of reserves, militia men and boy., will enable the people of G?*>r?,su cutoff the enemy'? foraging parties, to intercept hi. com munication. with the different parts of the column, to ha ras. bim on the flank and in the rear, and thu. to do him more iniury than he would sustain in a pitched battle. The situation resemble, in it. military features .triking y that of Napoleon and the allie. before the battle of Leipaic. Each army bad passed the other aud was lying in great strength upon the enemy's communications, disregarding their own. Blucher and Bernadotte were between Napo Icon and the Rhine Napoleon was between the Pru???n* and the Elbe. Both thought that by threatening their ad versary'. communication, they could draw him back or reduce him to the defensive, and both acted on thi. PriJ??' pie Napoleon hoped to reach Berlin, leaving the alii behind him, a. Sherman hopes to reach Macon, and enter tain. the project of carrying the war into the very heart of the Cotton State., aud e.tabb?hing hu winter quarter, jn the hitherto untouched field, of the South. If Georgia be but true to herwlf, the resemblance will not end here. We truat he will yet have to .ay, a. Napoleon did after the battle of Ulm. " Well, tbia i. war. High in the morning, low enough at night. From a triumph to a fall la often but a ?tep." TOE CONDITION OK 8L1VERY IN KENTUCKY; The Louisville Journal shows that the labor system'of Kentucky hai been so much disturbed by the rebellion that immediate emfcUCif>ati.<G bc-come a necessity, to save the btate fr?>ui being depopulated of ita able-bodied laborera, and left, beaidea, with the aged and the women and children to aupport. We extract from ita deacription: '? What la our eaae, and the pressure upon ut? In the central parU?the Blue Grasa region and th4 Oreen River country?the heaviest alaveholding portioua of the State, their condition ia deplorable. Our aystem of labor la ut terly demoralised; no family koow when they rlie in the morning whether tbey have a *ervant to prepare breakfaat for them or not. But thia ia by no meana the wont, for a family of any industry may contrive to oook their own bresklast, and dinner too, but aome of oar farmera are almoat or qaite deprived of their laborera. Home have loat one or two hauda, but aome have loat a fourth or a half, and aome all of tbeir aervanta Tbe important connderationa hero auggeat themselves, bow are the farma ol such men tt# be cultivated next season, and, if not culti vated, where are our auppllea of food to oome from 1 These are practical questions for Kentucky planters and farmera to meet, and they have nothing to do with the re sult of tbe late election; they are contingent solely upon tbe ruabing tide of unojntrollable eventa in tbe proaeco tlon wf the war to put down tbe rebellion.'' Tbe Journal atatee that It la in teoeipt ol nuueroua let tsrs atking if aomething cannot be done in a shorter way than the proeeaa required to amend the Constitution to get rid of the emancipation prohibition, and declaring that it that is the only remedy, the patient muat die befor* it can take effect To meet the caae, it propoeea Immediate compensated emancipation by the Legialatnfe Tbe Con atitntion forbida tbe LegiaUture to emaooipate w.thout compensation, not with compensation ANOTHER VOICE FBOM THE ABM*. Headquarter." Arm* of the Potomac, November 24, 1864. l a the Editorj oj the National Intelligtncer: It i? gratifying to every patriot, and eapeoially to every soldier, to aee the happy manner in which the public re ceive the auggeationa made by Major Fisher in the letter publiahad in your columns on the 15th iuatant, under the title of " The Path of Duty." With him we believe that if auch an expreiaion it given by the party it will have the moat favorable effect in bringing about a apeedy peace. It will convince the people of the South that they have no alternative left but to return to their allegiance to the Government. The nation at large have refuaed to open their doer a to them, and aa aoon aa they know that the beat terma to b9 expected can be obtained to-day they will not be alow in accept'ug them. Thia will be the lea aou taught by the Democraoy if they either by general Convention, through the several Stale Committees, or in any manner by which expression oan be obtained, pledge the aentiment of their leader, that " the Union must be preserved at all hazards." We were sorry to Hud that the editor of the World, of New Toikcity, uad ao ungenerouily perverted what we knew to have been the honest and frank sentiments expressed in the " Path of Duty " letter. The secret of his interpretation wu apparent in his opening sentence. The anomaly of the suggestion made aeemed to cauie him to view the proposi tion with auapicion. He imagined he saw a Qreek lurking beneath the buahea. Let me asaure him that every Demo crat I have heard express an opinion, even those most earneat in seeking the election of our former loved com mander, agree with the writer of " The Path of Duty " es to what the times demand of the Democratic party. Moat truly does he state that the present crisis of the nation " demands something more than mere negative patriotism." The editor of the World allows his suspicions to over shadow his judgment when he infers that Major Fisher asks the Democratic party to strike its colors and surrender at discretion ; to give the President elect " a carte blanche " to do " whatever he pleases without danger of public cen sure;" to give over the " vigilance" and wholesome criti cism so necessary to check corruption. No one will pre tend to deny that it is the duty of every American citizen, irrespective of party, to watch with jealous eye each act of their public servants. There is, perhaps, no Christian duty that should be held more sacred than this. Each day of our existence aa a nation demonstrates more clearly that " the prico of liberty is eternal vigilance." But is it proba ble tin' we, as Democrats, will be less watchful of our national character and privileges after patriotically pledg ing ourselves " to stand firmly by the constituted authori ties " in their just endeavors to crush a rebellion we all with one accord admit lo be the most wicked and causeless the world has ever seen t If it was right, and it moat arturedly wm, that 1 and thou sands of other Democrats should enter the armies of our country in this great crisis, therd should be no hesitancy upon the part of the party to state so. It is not aaked to lend itself to any particular policy or party dogma, but it can and no doubt thould hold itself in reserve in that retpect To yield its identity or sacrifice those principles which for many years are entwined with the very history of the country would be a public calamity. Knowing the princi ples acd views of the writer of the letter referred to, we read his suggestions without any fears arising on account of the h >nor or organization of the party if it should accept the proposition. For the party to do this would be simply to be true to its own instincts. It was not wont to stand aloof and calmly look on the nation struggling for its ex istence. When in our history did it not make the cause of the nation its owu 7 At no time did it more heartily do so than at the outbreak of this rebellion. We boast to-day of her action in 1661, when her best men not merely justi fied the Government in employing the military power of the nation to meet and suppreaa armed inaurrection, but themaelvea graaped the avVord in the cauae of the country and retributive justice. Has treason assumed a more at tractive form since the aummer of sixty-one, when we boldly denounced It both through the press and from the atand ? Haa the Uuiou become less dear, and are we leas in earnest in ita cauae than we were three yeara ago 7 To auppose so for a moment would be to libel the patriotism of the Democratic masses. I have not a doubt but that thousands upon thousands of those who voted for General McClellan for the Presidency have said in their hearts Amen to the resolve suggested. They cannot fail to see the great moral effect such a course would have in bring ing about the peace we so sincerely desire. This course has already to recommend it the example of him who was selected to represent us in the late political contest; and can we hesitate to endorse by unequivocal expression the gi>od old Union-loving and true Democratic language and aentiment which tells to the world that " the Union will be preserved at all hazarda 7" H. P. Climton. CONFEDERATE LAW The Richmond Sentinel of the Kith publishes in full the opinion of Judge Richard Parker, ?>f the Tenth Judicial Circuit, State ol Virginia, in the case of Edward W. Ma gruder, brought before hiui by habeas r<?rr*i? lor relief from consoription. 'J b? facta were that Mtgruder waa a citizen of Mary laud at the breaking out of the rebellion. In the Grst burst ot hia ardor in the Southern oause be went South and en listed tor three years in tbe rebel army. He baa tnougb and want* to go home. But, bcfjre hia three yeara had elapsed, the Confederate Congress enliated him for life by an act declaring that " all white men, reaideuta of the Con federate States, between the agea of seventeen and fifty, aball be in the service of tb-? Confederate Statea for tbe war;" and, further, "tbst all the peraooa aforesaid be tween tbe ages of eighteen and forty-five, now in the ser vice, shall be retained during the present'war with the United States in the same regiments, batteries, and com panies to wbicH tbey belonged at ita passage." Tbe diiaatiafied Marylander aonght to eacape the draft of tbia universal netby setting up that be was a citizen of Mary land, and not of the Confederate Statea, but Judge Parker put him down by au array of reasons and a wealth of logic that has not been rqttalled since the celebrated case of tbe borrowed kettle. From the embarrassment of riches we select at random a few of the pointa made by tbe learned Judge : It Magruder " Is a citean ol Marylaud he owes allegi ance to her and throngb her to the United States, as sue has never separated herself from that Government.' ' Now that war, when declared by two nations, ia war not only between tbe two government*, but plaoes all their citiiona or subjects, whatever may be their individual aym pathiea or opinions with respect to tbe Jnatioe or even the constitutionality of this war, in the condition of enemlea ' 4 He baa be*!) fighting against Maryland eince July, 1861. how men oau it be aaid that hia home ia atill in Maryland V And ' if be ia not in law a resident of Maryland, be must almost necesaarily be a resident of the Confederate Statea, for he haa been abiding here ever since his removal from bia former home." It Magruder ia a citizen of Maryland, he ia an alien enemy, and may be treated as a prisoner of war, or a apy, or aa any character that the Confederacy may choose to put on an enemy found within ita lines in the disguise o a friend. This would make it safer for Magruder to own bitnaelf a Confederate. Tbe learned Judge said: "And if the petll loner is a citizen of Maryland, ha ia at one and the aame lime both a soliier of, and an enemy of, the Confedarate States. And again, every aet of hi', done a* a soldier, ia un aci of enmity to hia Ktate and to himaelf as a eiiiztn of that suite; ani thus his dmy as ? citizen is directly opposed to his dn.y as a soldier. I ?m unwilling to regard biui as occupying a position involving sneh contradictions, and am, tn?r<foie, Oi the opinion that the petitioner, when he came over lo ns some moutn* after the breaking oat of the war, and joined the Confederate army, gave the strongeat possible evidence ot his jurpoae no longer to continue a iesi deut or Maryland " If he is a citizen of Maryland he baa committed treaaon against the United States by levying war upon them, and it he goea to Mary land he ia liable to oe hangtd for treaaon, and the Confederacy cannot extend ita protection over him and demand for him tbe treatment of a prisoner of war The Confederacy cannot allow ita aoldiera to take a char acter which would thua eipoae tbem Therefore Magru der is a Confederate. If he ia a citizen of Maryland he ia an alien merry, " and tbe writ of habeaa oorpua will not lie in his behalf." ?' The very act of enlisting in an army against bit own country severe, for a time, lis political connexion with that country, and be can afWward reac quire it, of himself, in no other way than by returning to hie former residence." And as the Confederacy will not let him return, he has become a Confederate, it ia true, Magruder ecliated for three years only, but he probably would have enlisted for the war bad that been the term of enlistment at that time. This diaapproves tbe averment that he eame into the Confederacy for a specific temporary purpose The Confederacy has only carried his original purpose to its ultimate. We think it will be admitted that these points alone make tbe oaae complete, without giving the othera or the Judge's authorities ? Ctw. Oat, The product of oranges on many plantationa in Loui?i< ana will ke this season aanob In excess of angar and cotton' THE CONFEDERATE C0NURE8S lu the Confederate Senate, oa Friday, the 18th iostaul, Mi SrAliRow introduced a bill to arneud an act entitled " An act piovidiug foi tho establishment aud payment ot claims for certaiu deacriptions of property takeu or infor mally impressed for the use of the army." The bill con tinuea the act ia force for twelve month, from the periods designated therein, when it shall expire; and that at the end of the aaid twelve months?that ia to say, on the 1st day of January, 1?6G, on the ea?t of the Mississippi river, ;a mu'i.? .1 m., ?... ?f tb. M^*bpuiw?rT the said act ahall ceaae aud determine, ihe bill was r? ferred to the Judieiary Committee. Mr. Brown, of MiaaiMippi, offered the following ies> lntion, which waa agreed to; Resolved That the Committee on Military An ara mn .</no?dloV,Sr. ?h.tb.r ?mu,J?!???.!? depart tu.uu h?v? authority. uud?r turning | ^ - n.Woes waiams leans, for the purpose of building or repairing rafroaia belonging to private wmpawss,and lf not; whit l.gi.Ltiou i. necessary to rwt alu .u h mitiury oUieera wlthiu raasonable and proper limits ia this rsgaid. Mr. Barnwell, from the Finance Committee, j?re aented a bill to extend the time within which holder.of Treaaury note, ol the old issue may exchange tbe sauie ^r note, of tbe new iaaue. The bill extends the t me the "at of January, I860, to the l.t day of July 1865 Some di.cu.sion en.ned, after which tbe bill wa. read the ^ Mr 'baRB wELLjpreunted a petition of banker., broker., planter., and other., that the owner, of rrgt.tered bonds, of the fifteen million loan, be authorised by' to " change the .ame for coupon bond.. It wa. leferred to t Committee on Finance. ? l ?? Mr. OitR offered the following resolution, which waa agreed to; Resolved, That the Committee oa quested to report the fact., so far uh t y 0dera< e relative to the lawless Miznre and capture of the Conf.derat e Bieamer Florida, in the Bay of Bahia, Braxil, ?nd wto.t ac tion should be taken by thin Government to redieea the outrage. WAR RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Henry, of Ea.t Tenne..ee, offered the iollowing joint resolution., defining the position of the Confederate State., and declaring the determination of the Congress, and the people thereof, to prosecute tbe war till their inde pendence is acknowledged: , Resolved by the Congress ofStitea'a?{ America, That the people of the Confederate States are endowed by their Creator with the inalienable righU o life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secur these rights Governments were instituted A * riving their just powers from the consent of thegovern* 1, and whenever any Government becomes destructive o these ends, it ia the right of the people ^ a'ter or abohsh it, and to institute a new Government, laying ita found* tion on such principles, and organixing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem moat likely to^ot their .altty aud happiness; that on these principlw.em^edintbo Declaration of American Independence,the Uui ed Collo nies, in 1776, dissolved the connexion that bound hem to the Government of Great Britain, and on them the Cot federate States have severed the bonds of Jhet H union which connected them with the people of ge 1Qo? ernment of the United States of America, rather than sub^ mit to the repeated injuries inflicted upon them by th people, aud to the usurpations of that Oovernment all of which had the direct object to deprive them of their rigbU, rob them of their property, secured to tbem by constitu tional guarantee, end to establish an absolute tyranny ^ ?rJo/m/BThat the Confederate States appealed to arms in defence of these rights and to establish these principles onlv after they had in vain conjured the people of the u vemment of the United States by all kindred, to discountenance and discontinue these and usurpations, and after they had petitioned 'or redress, iu the moat appropriate terms, and received in answer-only a repetition of insults and injuries, which foreshadowed usurpations still more dangerous to liberty. Resolved, That, after nearly four years of otue ' tating, and unnatural war, in which the people of the Con federate States have unquestionably established the'r c p city for self-government, and their ability to resist the at tempts of the enemy to subjugate them, J0^ not hesitate to avow its sincere desire for peace>, andI to that end proclaim to the world the readiness of the ment of the Confederate States to open negotiations to establish a permanent and honorable peace betwe?n the Confederate States aud the United States, upon the basis of the separate independence of the former. r f derato Rt snlzrd That the time has come when the Confederate Cotress in the name of the people of the Confederate States, deem it proper again to Proo!?? jo the worldtlHeir unalterable determination to be free ; and that they ao not abate one Jot of their high resolve to die freeze" rather than live slaves; and, furtoer, if the people of theJL-ait d States, by re electing Abraham Lincoln, mean to tender to them four years more of war or re-union with them on any termsJ^eeply deprecating the dire necessity so wantonly thruat upon them, and relying upon tbe of tbelr cause aud the gallantry of their soldier#, they accept the gauge of battle, and leave the re.ult to the nghteou. abitra mtRtsolwi!That in view of the determination of the enemy to prosecute thi. horrid war stilljurther, ag^cst '."3f^CMftd.r.t, 8U?. b?. .? ' '"'CS and which the enemy have waged with (extraordinary vigor and which ha. been marked by acts of extraordinary atrocity, in violation of all the usages of c.v.lixed warfare the Congress of the Confederate States will from this hour dedicate themselves auew the great cause of self d against the combined tyranny of the enemy f th at it .hall no longer be the momentary occupation of the Congress and the people of tbe Confederate States, but the busmen of their lives, to gather together the entire ?trength of the country in men and material of war, and put it forth as 3 the will of one man, and with an unoonquerable de termination to defend their altars and^ their firesidest.il the last votary of freedom fall, around them. Mr Henry did not de.ire to di.cn.. the re#?lullJ>D*^ th . time. He merely wished to have them printed and placed upon the calendar. At the proper tame he trusied that Senator, would expre.s their sentiments on thi. que. tion aud a spirit would go out to the country that we are fully np to tbe mark, and inteod to achieve our indepen dence or die in the good fight. The resolutions were ordered to be P.noted jojItoe Senate then went into Executive session with closed doois. In the House of Representatives, on the ?ame day, Mr Baldwin of Va, introduced a reso'ution that the Fre?i tbe War Department is impressing slaves in Virginia without reaard to State law.. Adopted Mr. Ooode, of Va, introduced a resolution reqtts.tmg the President to communicate to the Hou.e copies of all order, issued by the War Department for the impressment of brandies and other spirituous UqMrs. A Mr. Chilton, of Ala., introduced a bill to establish a Supreme Court. Referred. i. ?*;. Also, what legislation is Decessary to expedite the reti sion of the decision of military courts. Referred. Mr. Lyon, of Ala., introduced a bill providing .or the im pressment of iron equipments, rolling stock, Ac of rail n Mr J^T Leach introduced a resolution declaring that secret sessions are incompatible with a republican form of Government, and Congress never ought u>.go into secret session except when absolutely necessary Referred to the Finance Committee . , On motion of Mr. Russell, of Va., the House [esolved itself into secret session ; and, having reopened, adjonrned. CLOTHING THE REBEL PRISONERS From tht Richmond Wkxg of November 21. We are gratified to learn that a correspondence haa taken place between Col. R. Ould, Commiaaioner of Ex Chang*, and Gen. U. 8. Grant, rem king in the arrange ment of the detail* for aupplyiog the priaooera of war on each tide with clothing and proviaiona. The detaila were anbmitted by Col. Ould to Gen. Grant, who promptly re plied, " All you uk ahall be complied with." In accordance with theee detaila one thoaaand bale* of cotton will be ahipped thia week from Mobile to New York in a United Statea veaael. The cotton will be receipted for and comigned to Gen. Trimble, now at Fort Warren, who will be paroled in order that he may make neoeaaarjr ar rangementa for the aale of the eotton and the pnrchaae of art dee needed by our priaonera, at pointa where the pro oeeda can be expended to the beat advantage. In caae o hia diaability Gen. W. W. R. Beale will aot aa bis alternate The Delaware Gasette aa j the beat farma in that State are now told for leaa mon in paper than they would have brought ten or twelve . ago. Farmera fear the war will not leave auffloien librae to till the land. Capt. Phelps, who aerved wfh diatinction in the Mn aiaiippi aquadron, aa aecond ia command to Commodore Foote, and afterward to Admiral Porter, haa resigned hia poaition in the aervice to acoept an advantageoua offer from the " California Mail Steamahip Company," He will act aa their agent at Aeapuleo, at which point h? will likewiae aecure the Conaulabip. VALUAty.c Library.?The eiteualve ani rechercht library of the late Charles Carroll, of Carrolltoo, oonalating of aeveral thouaand volumea, ia to be aold at auetion at Baltimore, by Gibaon & Co., 7 North Charlea atreet, commencing on Monday evening, December 6th, and to be continued every following evening until oompleted, A catalogue of the booka may be aeen at the Intelligencer ofl?e DIVI8I0NS IN THE KEBEL CONOBBW A debate in the rebel House of Representatives ou the 19th instant, ou tie questiou of decreasing tha number of exemptions uudei Htste authority, disclosed some Import ttut (acta aa to the growing d;sseuaioo* at the South. Du ring the debate the whole aut]?'etof reoonstruotion waa brought under review, tad the course of Vice Presided 8trphena waa bitteily denouaood by the radical seces sionists. Mr. Leacii, of North Carolina, la defending the peace party, said be eudorted every word writtau and spoken by Guv. Brown aud Yioe President Stepbeus, aa aUo the views expressed hy the g<-u lemaa from 8?uih Caroliua, (Mr. Boyce.) He was aware that ao avowal if such seotluueaU wai looked upou by some as discovering a taint of disloy alty) but be was satuficd with Lis oumpany, and wbea they were bung, fee was ouateut to ask the poor privilege ot buli g bung wiih tbem Mr Milkm, of tiou h Carolloa, deprecated ail evcwals ot this character a* likel) to lead to fatal division*. Mr FiOie. of 'itnotasce, sa d that gentlemen had gooe out of thtir way to Attack tbo Vice President. Mr. 8te. pheos ba<l do seat to this fl.x.r, ai d no right to speak la his own defence; tni tbereiore contumely waa heaped upon b is, and akulklog attacks were made by members who da re j not cittt him Uoi t ? face in op?a debate. Mr Lesteh, ot Qeorgh, raised a po ot of order. Tbe debate wai not confined to tbe suoject under discussion. Tbe LHAiK. '1 he gentleman is out cf order. The gea t'tmau will proofed ia order. Mr Foots (excitedly)?Yea, eir, I understand how tbla ia. Tbe Vice President bas been arraigned here to dar, and no restriction was placed upon the debate then. It i-etui to be veiy much iu order to danounoe? entirely out of order to defend?him. Mr Millur, ot B?uth Carolina. The gentleman said snmeihioK aoout skulking attacks having beeu made ootba Vice President in this HtU-e He believed he bad said something in referenoe to that gentleman, and he wished tbe geutiemau to say whether ho meant to intimate that he had made any skulking attaok. Mr Fooi e No, a r, a very open one I designate as skulking attacks all tboie made in aeoret session. Mr. Foote agieed that this was no time to propoae terms ot peace, but believed that we had friends at the North, and that ere long the North would aend ambaseadors with pro positions of peace, unlets we put ourselves in too lowly ao attitude or [relaxed oar military exertions. Mr. F. went on to state what he conceived would be the natare of snob propositions, and whnt he thought would be the duty of Congress under such circumstances, and what would be his own position. A letter just publuhoi by Vice President Stephens ex plains his position in regard to tbe recoastruetiou question. Ha intimates, among other things, that Qen. Jefferson Davis is suspected of being one of those who opposed tbe election of MoClellaa for fear that an otfor of peace, on the terms of tbe restoration of the Union, would lead to recon struction and peace on that basis He argues also that tbt States have no right to return separately to the Union I TH1 CONFEDERATE CONGRESS A Proposition Condemnat ory of Secfuion. In tli6 Confederate Iloase ol Representatives, on tie 26th instant, Mr. J. T. Leach,of North Carolina, offered tbe following preamble and resolutions : Whereas tbe unfriendly, unjustifiable, and unpatriotic interference of citixena of tbe nou-?laveholding States iu their popular aisemblies, from the pulpit and by legislative enactuieuts, with the reserved rights of the Statea, provide in tte Constitution of the Unued States, and by the laws of Congress, has been tbo prolific cause of a cruel, bloody and relentless war that has no parallel in p .lot of atrocity in the annul* of the world, between a people profeaaing the Christian religion: And whereas the citixens of tbe Slate States, at an uu guarded, moment, under the influence of vntoite counsel without mature deliberation at to the fearful contequtncet, made the election of Abraham Lincoln to tbe Presidency of Ihe United States the occaaioo for preoipitatiog tbe Confederate States out of the Union, which has been fol lowed by a train of fearful consequences not contem plated by these who advocated the measure : And whereas we, tbe representatives of tbe people of the Confederate States, de?iriug to pl.tce ourselves fairly before our constituents, our enemies, and the civilized world, declare that it is our earnest desire that proper measures should be adopted by the respective Govern ments to secure an honorable, just, and permanent peace not incompatible with tb?< principles laid down in the Con stitution of tbe United States nor with the inalienable rights of freemen : Retj/ved, That the reserved rights of the States should be guarded with watchful and jealous vigilanoe, and that any attempt to infringe upon those rights should he resisted by all lawful and proper means. Retotved, That whenever the Government of the United states shall signify its willingness to reoognise the reserved rights of the States, aud guarantee to the oitiseos of the States their rights of property, as provided in tbe Consti tution of the United Stues and tbe laws of Congress?to the e.d that peace may be restored and onr future hap pines? and prosperity perpetuated?we will agree to treat for peace j and that suih terms of p**aoe a* may be agreed to by commissioners appointed by tbe respective Govern menu, or by the State* actiDg in tfce!rs -vi-reign and iode peud-nt character, and ratified by a majority of tbe peo ple, shall constitute the bond ef peace between tbe North and the South. Mr. Leacu said i Mr. 8peaker, the resolutions that I bola in my hand, and that I propose ti> read, by the per mission of the Chair, are uot intended as an apple of die oord lo our midst. I uust, sir, that they may not produoe disoord io our midst. AH I ask is that they may have e calm, careful, unprtjudioed hearing. I do not offer them unadvisedly. I have consulted my friends as to the pro priety of introducing them, as 1 as ibe propar time and circum tanocs There is a diff rent opinion as to tbe pro prie'y of ilme and circumstances i do not effar tuem for tbe purp. so of str. n^tQening tfaj arm of the enemy 1 hit bas b.ea effectually d >n? by tbe Pres dent in his * speich in Macon, (Oa ) aud more ?-ffec uslly strengthened by tbe OcV.roois of tbe Confederate States aud the Presi dent when tbey recoomeidoi tne use uf negroes as s .Idlers in tbe Confederate army I d; not eff^r toem for ibe purpise of discoursging our heroic soldiers, who hsve braved tbe leaden hall of ceatfc upon the bbody bsttie field I believe it will arouse toem to k:>ow tbat tbey are flgbtiig for somethug more d-ar to tuea than tbe negro. 1 offer teem because 1 believe there is something practical in tbem I (ffer them became I a a satisfied that my constlto ents, both citizens and soldiers, desire an honorable peaee I (ff.T tbrm tesause I am sa'.iafi?d that tbe prsyers of Cunstiaos, statesmen, and pstriots have been puu;el out for peace, and tbat the great heart of tbe nation is pul*at mg for peace I off-v them because I kuow tbat war is a relentless, cruel, blind monster, killing wbere be cannot make alive aud reaping wbere he bai not s^wo. Mr Leaoh desired io beuoderstood as not including tbe " B >rder States " in his resoiu lons, tbe ordinsooes of secession havlog brea adopted In ihj "Cotton States" long before tbe "Border States" went out. Toe latter act#d under tbe pressure o? circumstances over which they bad no control. Mr Montagoe, of Virgtoia, said be did not design ssyuu anything wheu be entered the bail to-day, but be waa uu wining to let tbe resolutions of the gentleman from North Carolina pass without a protest. He reviewed tbem eloquently and earnestly, and moved that they be rejected Mr Leach asked tbat tbe vote be taken by yeas and nays, and tbe House seemed to rise simultaneoualv to sua tain the oall. I he roll being called, all tbe members voted in the affirmative except Messrs. Fuller, J. M Leach J T Lescb, Logan, Kamsey, and Turner?all of North Carolina Messrs. Puller, Kauney, and J M Leacb, after the vote was anoonnced, asked leave to change tbeir votes, aa tbey had vi ted In the negative under tbe appn-benaion that It would be regarded as a . iscourtesy to an honorable col league. Their votea were, with the oojatat of the House, re corded in tbe affirmative. Mr. J M Leach stated tbat be knew there waa uo mem ber on tue fl ?or from Njrtb Caro ina who desired peace t,lan eternal separation from tbe tbe" hair j '"* 'D ** f4ller,?#' wbioh WM by On motion of Mr. Ruuell tbe Ilouae went Into secret *69tlO[j. LETTER of THE PRESIDENT Bottom, Nov. 26 ? Mrs. Bixby, the reeipient of the following letter from President Linooln, Is a poor widow living in this city, Her sixth son, who was severely wounded lo a recsnt battle, is now ly.ng In the Readvil.'e hospital " Exitcirmt Mansion, B'aihington, November 81, 1804. DEAR Madam ? 1 have been shown on tbe file of tbe War Department a statement of tbe Adjutant General ot Massachusetts tbat you are tbe mother of Ave eons wbo have died gloriously on the field of battle. " I feel bow weak and fruitleea must be any word of mine wbieh should attempt to beguile you from tbe grief of a loss so overwbelminf . but I cannot refrain from ten dering to you tbe consolation tbat may be found in tbe thanks of tbe Republic th?*y died to aave. " I pray tbat our Heavenly Father may assuage tbe an guisb of your bereavements, and 1-ave only the eberiebed memory of tbe loved and ieet, and tbe aolemn pride that must be yonra to have laid eo costly a eacrtOoe upon tbe altar of freedom. " Youra, very sinoerely aod respectfully, '* To Mrs. BlXBY, Boston, Massachusetts." A