Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-12

.''-HAA -4~ "NNt' received that one clause in the treaty with the Mexican government provides Tor a loan of ten millions by our government to be furnished in fyn annual sums of two millions each ln return for mercantile advantages and transit of U. 5. troops through Mexican territory. McClelan k understood to have made the nest urgent re- present ltlons to the president Ill favor ot 8 re- anlar aud systematic exchange of prisonerS.- He will probably succeed in having his views annrDved and acted upon. There has beeu no advance ot rebel pckefs on our lines, on the contrary, oar rickets have advanced into the tuemy's country. Gen. Mcclellan Is moving toward Lppsburg. Gen. Sniih, and Gen. Porter are extending their lines forward, while Gehs. MrDuwell and Franklin are watching the ene' my's cehtre, which IS growing weaker and weaker every day. A special dispatch to he \. !. Times says. ' am enabltd to state iu the most pn,itye nann-r, that the struggle is over, and that the prtsi i,,nt's conservative policy Is SuS tained by his cabinet w,h entire unanimity. No Aay has been flying from the rebel taIterIes on inc lower Potomac. for some tune unlll few days since when the Sputhcrn Confectionery flag was uniurled and Is now displayed all along the lines.
 NASHVILLE Dec 5.-A dispatch received from Russevie, Ky. says the railroad bridge near that place was burned last fight by the Llncoln- ites The bridge was guarded by eighteen men. One of the guard who escaped reports they were attacked by a force of about fity-in firing upon the guard he saw two fall as he left It IS sup. ? ,sed hat the balance were taken prisoners The br i se was burnt for about sixty feet. Il will soon be repaired. Judge Moore, of Mt Sterling, Kv.. a member elect to the egiSative councils, arrived here yesterday direct rdm the h.adouarter, of Gen. Humphrey Marshall.- " | l. hall in 2 rpp nnmhers He has commenced an advance ID ,ve- ment towards Lexington. His f,rre ls amply sufficient Judge Moore confirms he severe lass sustained by Gen. Nelson at ihe battle o Piketon Nelson hearing that Marshall was marching on him retreated from Piketon in Bui Run sye--so precip ipate was his retreat that he lost two pieces of his cannon and sixty horses in crossing the river at Piketon.
 R.L!A, Mo, Nov. 26.-A accommodating par ty. which left yesterday mnrnirg and proceeded i've miles west of the GaSconade, returned last night. They report eighty Texas rangers at Lebanon, destroying property generally ltwa3 believed and expected that McCulioch and hlS army would be at Lebanon on Saturday. lie was prepared 10 give the tederals battle.
 WAsHINGToN, Nov. 26.-Lori Lyons was in discrete enough to say in general conversation soon after the seizure of Mason and Slid- that of course they would be returned. Understand ing the effect of his words upon the country, he has since preserved silence declaring he has not ing to say until he receives instructions.
 Gen. Bunker has been induced to withdraw bis resignation
 RICHMOND, Dec. 5-The Examiner of this morning says dispatch from a reliable source has +cen received at official quarters, which states that the ilotiiIa recently concentrated at Od Point, has passed up inc P"omac; doubt less an attack on Transport and Ceutreyie Is contemplated
 SAVANNAH. Dec. 5.--The Republican of 10 dav says . party of conie l-rates visited Tybee nn Wednesday night and burnt n" light honse. The federal vessels commented fierce sheng of tho island, but the coniederates retreated un hurt Sixteen 10 eighteen vessels were oil the roads yesterday afternoon, apparently all old whalprs.
 CoLuuBCs, KY, Dec 5.-The St. Louis Re publican of yesterday was received here 10 night. containing Lnc1ln's message in fu'l, delivered a the regular session of the federal Congress, It Washington on Monday The commrnce- ment of inc mrsSare expresses an apprchen' sion that the exi,in z relations between the frde r.l government and foreign powers are not on as firm basis of trAnA~hjp as they should De, vrt hr hopes to convince them that the proper
  .hruu n which they Will be enabled to eet sup rIy of cotton will heSt b. elf lf-cted, by the pre- .-rvarinn of the Uriln. II recommends lha' East Tennessee, We>tprn North Carolina and Kentucky b. connected With other parts of the m,ion by railroad military measure. Hc surge~ts Sevarhl different routes for this road. IT, thinks Ker'ncky wit % operate with the government m itS innt aia:t uotstruction. He pr poses tn pay the owner of the British ship Prrlh shire tur her detention by the federal str. mnr Massachusetts, which was occa-inned, dw int to d supposed breach " her. of the laws of blockade. The message rciterates the charge of piracy against prlvuttrr- Eho have been ca p;urrl. II authorizes instructions he given 10 captains of sailing vessels 10 re capture all prizes which the pirates or pr1vateer' may have made up 10 this time. It makes a boast ot the number If troops rendered the government. but still advises the reorganization of the militia, and declares that the safety of the country de bends upon this arm of the servce-al>o that the presc.t organization of the navy is defective. and accjrdrgly recommends Improvement. Tie government he alleges has ry:iined from e>tab fishing courts in the r+vo,ted States, to better facilitate the collection 0fde'ts, for fear ot assum h ! an arhitraey power; CD bnr the h"pr is ex- pressed that CnngrcS, wtIl be equal |" the de, lnand and will establish some temporary ar ranypn. ment of The N d tn answtr the purpose. The deficit ln thes sr'st office department for 'hr present fl f,cal year, is shown 70 he over five ami d hal millions of dollars, but the n -s>a.a hopes this will improve hy next year. He proposes ueg,,iatnra with the Virginia Piprpont goytrn ment, f,r the purpose of regaining that portion nf the District of Columbia rrceded har srme years since D> lhe t dt-ral ~ovfunl-nt tit pro rrtutve4 tie ceSsiun male Virginia unwise a"d dang, rous Lincoln complains that the receipts o the land patent offices have greatly declined in conSpqur ce of inc rebellion; that the de- mands of the pension ofle have largely ip> creased -numprouS applications, ha4a1 upnn the casualties in the existing war, have already been made.
 The relations of the federal government with the Indian tribes have been disturbed by insur- reciun. especially with the northern superin- tendency of New Mexico, and the Indian coun- trv South Kansas is in possession of the in- surgents. New agents of the United States have been unable to reach thgir poSa, while old agents have eSpopsed the insurrectionary cause Information has been received that the Indians have been organized there, as military force, ana attached to the army of the insurgents, but he believes the presence of the federal army will cause them to relinquish their hostile demon Strations
 An agricultural and statistical bureau should be organized hy Congress. The country IS con graduated upon the execution of the laws fnr tha snnnression of the african slave trade The