Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-12

have tranScended the act of Congress to conti5> cate property used for nSurrectionarv purposes, but 1t Is proposed to consider the propriety of any new law on the same subject The union must be preserved, and hence ssil Indispensable means must De employed, but we ought not to determine ou h,stiht'es that are rad and ex- tre,ne measures which m NV reach the loyal as we'll as he disUyal. He endorses and rei,erates his inaugural address and message to Congress at the lass special Sps,On, says, the las. ray of hnpe tur preserving he union peaceably eXpired win the assault on Fort Sumter. H. reviews the p.st, says the union pro-pict in Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and Missouri, has consid- era6!y frightened of late. He estimates that not more than a third ot the inhabitants ot those States are among the Insurgents. H. says ihe union people of Western Virginia are masters of their own country.
 He claim, some advantages on the eastern shore also that government troops have obrain. ed a footing at Hlttera Nurlh Carolina, Port Royal. Tybee and Sha lslands He has heard If popular movements ln benaIf of the Union in North Carolina and Tennessee, and there ore bases ,he argument that the cause of the Un ion is advancing steadily southward. General Scott Is highly compnrned and great boast is made of Mcclellan. Iu.these documents We find an abridgement existing of the right ot salfrage, and denial to the people Of ali right to parcpitate in the election oi public officers, except the legislative body Is advocated with colored arguments to prove that a large control of the government in the people is the source of all political evil. Monarchy itself is some times hiuted 1t aS 9 possible refuge from the power of ,he people} In my present position, could scarcels be justified were I to o nit raising warning vnce against the approach ot
 j lnl fitting here that a general argument sh ull bt made iu favor If popular institutions; bn there is one point wilh its connections, SD hackneyed as most others, to which ask brief attention. IL Is an effort to place capital on equal t1nl- iny ii not above lab in the structure of tht. government. IL ia assumed that labor S avail able oniy in connection with caPitat-that no- body labor unless somebody else owning capi- tal somehow by use of Ii, induces him to labor. Ii conclusion, he says let them beware of sur rendering the political power which they already possess. and which, if surrendered, will surely be used to co-e1he door of advancement against such as them, and fix new disabilities and bur dens upon them, till all liberty shall be lost
 Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. lSc, 1861.
 RICHMOND Dec. 6-Manassas, Dec. 5-All quiet here. It Is reported that large body ot taderAs crossed the long bridge. opposite Wash ington, on "Wednesday night. They will doubt- less make q .ent, while more active move ment is ii progress in lhe vicinity ot Transport. \ gentleman just rom Alexandria says he no ticed no indications of an immediate advance. He estimates the federal force on the Virginia a side at iorty-hve thousand. Our generals ex- pec an engagement before tile fall campaign closes. There s . heavy pressure on AcCl Ian
 K ,A teams and field artillery to move.
 RICHMOND, Dec. 6--E ghteen Yankee pr- sauer<. nosyIy Du3ch, arrived last evening" Three fine locomotives from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad have been a1Gel to the motive power of ,he Nir- mia Central raiir,ad. In the Virginia convention yesterday ali ordinances giving the governor power to seize salt H. private hands was laid On the table, vote fl to
 MANASSAS Dee. 6-The new hospital build tug IS HOW completed. Every hing la ready tor the efficient care ot the Sick and wounded. Tht new Quarermasters aud commissary depart, ueuts are nearly done and articles torwacded from the South will De hereafter guaracd and protected. The weather is fine Aomoyemenl u importance.
 KNOXVILLE, Dec. 6th.-Dr. ". c. Brownlow lAIe rai;or ul the Knoxville Whig was arrested to-day, by ord r ot Gen. C.rroN, .ud committed to jail tn await his trial charge ot treason, Gen. Carroll X pursuing d+termtned aud rig oruus policy, winch Is exercising salurArv et- ct upon the tr .itors in this section. The ar. rest ot Browtilow will do much 10 que tAe iu S4rrectiqnary tpjrf. 4 li5lie aAislAishing has OccLryed between 4,rQgSng squat. of Lincoln i'es and oGr troop. above this place. but 10 out brenk of importance has occurred.
 tfap f X dave cr0 (,,l Furres, with SIX hundred ranger; started from Princeton, Ky, on al expedition to the Ohio r,ver. H. first visited Ashbysburs, Green river, where 1t was reported tlat there was large force If Yankees. He found none, and then went to Hendrr-on. He arrived there on the l6h ult., the enemy hying Oh his approach. H. returned 10 Frinc8tun on the Z9tb. detach~ ment ot Yankee troops visited Ca,eyvjile, Ky, un the 30ta ult and Stole 100 hugs aud severa. heoves. l. has been asceftaeed that the hog, belonged to union mem-nOt t0 aeceSo!Oalsts as supposed.
 RoILA, Mo-, Dec, IA scout who has fol- lowed the tr,ny ut rebels since the evacuation of Springfield. came in yesterday He reports the rebels l5,o0O strong, moving north i'll three divisions,
 The right wing Of G02o strong commanded by Cen. Mcbride, rests at SJocktoa, Clay co.- The leit hed pnaisiou near Neyada, Y r.on county, under Gen. R jus; 1T Consisted u' 1000 men. Glen. rucc. wHh 3pn2 commanded th centre and ,a, at ur near Muntryntio, |erntu county These figures were "bGained from qnafttrma,ter ut the rebel forces by cur scou', Prices intention Is to mareh tntO Kansas, and make hat Hti.;, . heId iur iutlr- uprratioa>.- iiis spies report to hin that Gen. Lane IS at It. Scott wlth 5000 meu. Price will evade the latter and pass into Kansas at CT near Butler, ties cuuMty. His march was taken up on th.. 2 | h ult. Col. ClarlSon, cummahdi,.1 tae rear ut the rebel army, left ,iguentirId on Sunday last. Gen Page issued an order to McCullovh ,o lulIow hum, which ihe latter disr4g4rded, and is now moving toward, Arkana,.~, to 70 intn winter qnarters The rebels poorly clal--poor ly iGd--oyiuee di>poainon lu doband aud seek their homes. ttity of Freeinaus mar4uders were at SteelvIe, breaking open stores, houses and helping themselves tn what they cuvId and.
 RIcuNoSD, Dec. $. vi. \. U, T.-In the Con f dvrAte Congress to day, ,he Hon. Tho<. H, Flames from Missouri, appeared and took his seat. The president returned with his approval the resolution lAanking Gems Pillow au! Cheat han and the troops under their command for the great victory at the battle of Belm0at- Me srs. Clarke and Peyton elected Senators by the Missouri legislature, were admitted to seats on bs floor as delegates from tho State 1t large.
 MEMPHIS, Dee. ,th.-Uol Terry's battalion of Arkansas volunteers arrived here last night, en route for the seat of war. There is great deal of activity in the camps.