The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-09
NORTHERN ITEMS,

The Washington correspondent of the New
York World has some important announcements
and speculations in his dispatches. Among the
rest, the following:
Modification Of the Emancipation Proc7ana-
ton Notwithstanding the boasts Of the radicals
that they have secured the adherence of the
President to their programme, it is believed here
that MIR Lincoln's forthcoming message will con-
vey an intmation that in some way the emancipa-
tion proclamation will be either withheld or mod-
fed at the time appointed for its issuance, the 1st
of January. 1t will be remembered that in the
last Congress, radical it was, the most radical
features of the conscaton bill carried by bare
majority ofthree-indeed, of time, the essential
features of that Objectionable measure were de-
feated by majority Of three, but re-considereG
and carried; how, is known only to the initiated.
In view of the expression Of the peoIl3s will at
the late elections, the Democratic leaders in the
House will be able to speak, not indeed, perhaps
on behalf of "twenty millions" but certainly on
behalf of the great majority of the Northern
people, against the principles embodied in the
confscation and emancipation measures 1t is
believed that the Presidents solution of the mat
ter will be the reference of the whole subject
to the reconsideration of Congress Should the
popular branch of that body recede from the
position it took the coniscation act the Presi-
dent would doubtless obey its action in view of
the voice of the people recently expressed.
At any rate, it is quite certain that the radicals
are not as confident as they were, and the opinion
gains ground, that if there will not be a con-
servative majority in the approaching session Of
the House, there certainly will be mai jority
against the extreme measures Of the radicals.
destinations in the Irish Brigade on account
Of Nc CIeitan's removol.-Gen. Meagher has
issued address to his brigade sin front of Fred
ercksburg," in which he says some of his subor-
dnate officers have resigned their commissions,
prompted thereto by the recall of Gen. Nc
Clellan" He says he refused their designations,
and adds: "Resignations persisted in at such
moment are tantamoant to desertion. They sub
ect the officers to discredt if not disgrace, who
urge them. They weaken the military force and
tend emphatically to its decentralization. They
They cannot be sanctioned for an instant by any
officer having the efficiency and the character OF
the amy at heart They shall be dseounte-
nanced, condemned, rebuked and reprobated, and
that in terms of unqualified severity, by the
Brgadier-General commanding the Irish brlgade.
Ex-President Buchanan is out in another re-
ply to Gen. Scott in which he says:
mo public arms ever stolen, that the
Southern States, under Floyd's administrator OF
the War Office, received less than their share OF
arms ETC.; but, in his explanation of the matter
the ex-Presdeut says "the Government had on
hand, in the year 1859, about 500, 900 old musk
cts" etc: and that on the 30th of November,
1859, Secretary Floyd sent down 165,0eO OF
them from Springfield to FIVE Southern arsenais,
sin proportion to their respective means OF proper
storage"