The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-12


the constitutional rights OF the LEGAL citizens
IN the south, and will sustain the policy of
the President. How to punish iislo vsists in
reference 10 their slaves. without injury t.
ioyai siave owners, Is the difficulty to be
solved number Of Senators and Repre-
s"ntauNes favor a proposition TO give 10 the
oorh"r states of the South reasonable com
pensation fer all their slaves enumerated in
the census of lS60, leaving the State Govern
ments 20 distribute the amount thus paid APP
poruoning to each loyal citizen the valuation
OK Ms slaves. and manumitting all the
slaves ana ccloDizing them in some portion
of Central America.
Great diss abstraction prevails in certai n
Congressional circles respecting the increas-
tDE tend ncy To refer pet measures 20 special
Instead II the regular committees. The
River and Harbor Defence Com mittee was
removed from the Mill iary Committee OF the
House to enable members from the States
bordering OF the lakes 20 grind private ayes
Of their own, or of their constituents and tn
direct, II possible, millions from the puhltc
Treasury, under the plea o. ne aied fortified.
lions, which are as unnecessary az the nseless
Qualifications erected at st Louis by t}en
Fremont at such moRstrous cost TO the ma.
ton. On the other hand. however, the Spe-
Siai committee to which the general bank
THpi law was referred In the summer and of
which Hon. Roscoe Conkltn is chairman vii
probably insure the pass age OF II 1t act, " hile
the regular Judiciary Committee would have
opposed 1t 1t Is deemed an indispens., bic
measure by thosa best acquainted with the
commercial interests Of the North aud 1t is
believed that the Southern States VIII regard
II rs step III the way OF cancellation by re-
moving financial obs taCles to the restoration
OF tranquility.
FROM MIssoyRI--s0vEsEETa OF BEN MtCrLLocH
AND arN psIcK - conXC<ICArloS, gsrwKRs
KANSAS IIrY asp tNpRPKSpEscs crT OFF sc.
RoILA, Mo, Dec. g Adyices from the
N nth west say that Ben Mc''uiC Ch has gone
into winter quarters on Pea Ridge near Bsn-
tonrllle, Benton county. Arkansas, where he
/ is ruting up harrack. tor his troops
Nothing definite is known of the lnove-
Uents Of Gen. Price.
| Gen M-Bride was at Springfield W. Ii :, 900
| rebels o. sunday last.
From Kansas ity Mo, the intelligence is
! that all commun lcatiOn between that port
| aud Independence Is cut OF, t.at tue rebel
| e. eneTal Hays entered The iattor town on
| Monday, vi n Il force OF $50 me-, 4uu seized
! All the hors,s belonging TO the P;.ciLc Stage
| Com rany, and made general CouAslat lion CT
! all thu property of Union citizens
| On "Wednesday party of exaspg.aieJ cit
| zens of all rarties attacked a gam c. return
ipg rehrls from Gen. Prices army under
/ Captains \ Dung aud Wbeatley, killing seven
/ and woun ing ten OF them Among me killed
/ was Capt. Young. None of the CiiIZens We're
killed or severely wounded. Three of the
! wounded rebels have since died
! ST. JUsErH, Mo, Dec. 3.-Cfen. Prentice
! made = speech 10 Il large crowd OF citizens
/ Yesterday, in which he SAID, "hS God is NJ y
/ ludEe, every SecesSloniat i'll this CITY shall
/ take an oath OF allegiance 10 the United
! StttPs Government, ana to support thu Stars
/ ana Stripes, or | will SIT them to work on
| the trenches OF Fort Smith. All persons who
| are hereafter found expressing secession sem
| timents shall take the oath
| The speech caused great CONSERVATION
/ among the rebels, and WAS received with APP
| plause By the loyal citizens.
! Troops Were sent 10 Platte county last
| night TO look after Gordar's band OF rebels.
ispAAors onDsRs FROM GEN. HALLEcK TO Els
! Army.
| Sr. LocIs, Dec. 6.-Gen. Halleck has issu ed
! lengthy orders in reference 10 the affairs OF
| his department, the points Of which are rs
| follows:
| lieutenant Colonel g. W Farrar is ap.
| pointed Provost IIrs hal of the department.
! Commanding officers Of districts posts and
/ corps are directed 10 arrest and place II con =
| tuement AL persons in arms against tbe
| United States, or who give aid, assistance, or
| encouragement TO the enemy.
| All property belonging to such persons
| which can b. used by the army, Will be-
| taken possess, on OF for that purpose, and g Il
| other property will be examined by a board
Of officers and sold according 10 army reguis-
f! tons
| All persons found III disguise rs pretended
! cillZ-ns or under O ther false pretenses, with
| In our ilres, giving information to or COM
muniCati,s with the euemy, will be arrested,
| tried and shot ~ pe-
. Persons NOW employed or enlisted in the
service IF The CO. called Confederate States,
| who commit hostility, will not be treated IL
| prisoners % WAT, but punished as criminals.
and be shot or less severely punished, occOrd-
ing 10 the rules OF war.
In consequence of large number OF L nion
! families and mon com ttaHts having been
driven from their homes il i destitute Conti
! lou, and thousands of such persons are now
/ finding their way into th.s city, the Prov 81
. .ua.sAala are dtrectea to ascertain the Condi
ton OF persons 50 driven from their homes,
ami under the military law Of retaliation
| quarter them in the homes, and feed aud
! ctothe them at The expense of avowed S.
/ cessiOnists, who, although they do not
! themselves ron and plUnder, give aid and en-
! couragemant, ab6t and countelanCe the acts
OF their fellow rebels.
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