Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-12-31
From the Lit'lc Rock Democrat.
TEE NEWS.

FWf the converse Of the adage that bad
news travels swiftly, b true, then the news
- come must be good, for, at no period since
tue war e9mmenrcl have VIC been 50 long
without ans ds,tu,to information. We have
the Chicago Times OF the ID inst, and from
that we geM he following summary:
A synopsis Is Z ven Of Lincoln message.
H. acknowledged that the relations Of the
! United States with other foreign powers
are less gratifying than tormerlyi--saYs
that the Spanish American republics will
not let hinl colonize negroes there, and the
stupid race vii. not 20 TO iiayti or Liberia
fLyors the extension OF the Pacific telegraph
line acruss the Russian Empire, and the
bmiulug Of the railroad TO California;
wants ,no mineral resources OF the terrific
r.es Gcyri0pc4 .-recommeud5 Cha3e's plan.
of organizing banking associations, under
m act Of Congress, to make money AMI
finally dayUtes the grelier pGrt OF his mes
sugc 10 emancipation. lie proposes aueni-
meats 10 the constitution, so that SlAIes
abyhshlnE slavery before the year 1890,
snail bG compensated; but all slaves freed
Ly the chances of war, shall be forever Tree,
ana disQy-i owners shall not be compen-
,utDd. The message winds up w,th h GIL
.H.utin endorsement Of this scheme, when
. to BE- u panacea for III! lss; II Just, gcn"r-
oUs, g.or.ous acC, with a mess oi Ike twad-
dc Lincoln n!ec ntimaiea that he Will
ROT rcgcue from h!s proclamation OF sep
trmucr E..d.
Fernando Wood in a speech made in New
lorA, SAID that leading statesmen OF the
-od,n expressed Il willingness 20 return to
e.. ant a
,nla " ali po!Iuca! CANNON, ~ is also the
.,yJf,, ..uyrcnt at the Nortn, that Gen. Lee
aau proposed ar urmsiice OF thirty ds%s.
gur .o,. cdeulea hold fredericksburg, and
4rSe tt .Oruhcl No rs to prevent the aoD-
| h,i,u!Sts from crossing. Longstreet ana
! ~. t,c ii command, Our cavalry had
! !lpt,..ed several companies Of federal cav
u!s} near fredericksburg and quite nun
/ utl -. sc0ais aal pickcts. On the ZSth,
.5.,uawalt WAS ut New Market, Va. Burn
I s.te IS stlll at rest, and Lincoln's organ at
, Nasn.G yton argues against his advance
! ga tnc ground that il he narches on tc
| ..ciGiona the Confederates will march on
! to Washington and take it. Cumberland
! Gao IL yet in our possession. Bragg IL ~
, nlu.GtesborO, Tenn. throwing up inlren9h-
| m.4ts. Roscncrans is yet at Nashville.
! Sherman division from Memphis, was at
! Coidwmtcr, Miss, on the lst inst. Grant
I AcCternard and Builder forces were all
in motion ut that date. Ga the 18th Gen.
Jenkins cnptur,l three companies OF the
second Virginia lrenagad) cavalry, and g
large train Of wagons, laden with arn',
ammunition stores etc. Frank Blair has
been made major general, and is to COM
maud n division going down the Mississip-
1 nj. The famine in England is increasing,
! and deaths by starvation hnve tnkcu place.
| A second steam vessel for the Confederate
! navy left Liverpool, and u third will soon
follow, Gen. Blunt publishes o. report OF
! his fight with MHrmndukc near Cane Hill,
ON the Doth ult. lie says lie had 5,0O0 men,
/ and NJ. 5000 and that he drove the latter
tyelyr miles. The truth is, that he had at
least five to one. Gen. Heron also repo"'s
his forav on Yellvillc. in this Statc, and
/ tbp cnvSrilv destruction of that town and
the snl,petre works. He stole five hundred
runs and MS MANI horses. Sh nan 8 wag-
"n train WA. cut off near Coluwater, and
rho rnnfcderstes succeeded in destroying
r,rt ofitnnd ,akiue some prisoners. Grant,
a. Memphis, is trying TO rival Brute But
,rr and has igsuoi nm order that no person
shall buv or sell anything to eat or wear
without frat taknE the oath. The Gboii-