Nebraska advertiser., 1862-12-06
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LATEST WAR NEWS.
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Protest against Hanging the Min
ReSOta Indians $50 The Prest-
dents Message---What 1t Con-
tainS. and how it is Received in
Washington.
WAsH1NGToN, Nov. 27.-Reports re-
ceived here from the front to-day locate
Jackson's advance guard at Bealstown,
on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad,
neal the Rappahannock, in a position TO
endeavor to hold Sigel's force from ad-
vancing or to fall upon the rear Of Rum
sides army, as may be most advisable.
Other reports scatter his forces along
along the eastern base Of the Blue Rridge
from the Rappahannock to Smokers
Gap, placing the bulk in advance, leav-
ing parties In the rear to observe and
haTass our lines.
NAsH1NGrox, Nov. 2S.-We have but
little news from Fredericksburg beyond
the fact that all isquiet. An officer from
there who arrived this evening, and who
who was over in Fredericksburg under a
flag Of truce, says Lee is massing the
bulk of his army there. and that the reb-
els already have earthworks more for
minable than ours. The river might
have been crossed a week ago, perhaps
with ease, but it cannot be denied that it
would be a serious undertaking now
No signs of immediate, active hostilities
are visible.
Ga the other hand another officer from
Fredericksburg brings the somewhat i'm
probable story that he yesterday heard
Burnside himself say that he would bring
on an engagement next week.
Gen. Grants recent orders putting the
whole cotton trade, in the seat ofwar, in
the hands of the Government, and secu-
ring the enormous profits of the trade to
the Government or its agents, are be-
lieved here to be the f~orerunner of the
adoption of a similar policy throughout
the entire region in which our armies
are operating.
Amusement continues TO be expressed
on the unexpected feature of the contra
band demonstration yesterday. Senator
Pomeroy had been making a speech urg-
ing his Ckiriqui Colonization scheme. A
negro replied very vigorously, denoun-
cling the scheme and all who had any,
thing to do with it. 1t has not yet been
ascertained whether Pomeroy intends to
continue the debate.
WAsHIEGToN. Nov. 30.-Commission-
er Dole has written a letter to the Sec
rotary of the Interior for the President,
which will be Published in the morning,
on the subject of the proposed execution
of the condemned Indians in Minnesota,
protesting against it and taking the gen.
eral ground that the in~stigators of the
outbreak should be hung, but that the
mere followers, no matter how barbarous
their deedss, should be ~pardone1 and
urging that this course will have a much
more beneficial effect on the Indians than
a wholesale hanging.
The Presidents message was printed
at Two this evening. II discusses at some
length the compensated emancipation
scheme, and our complicated foreign re-
l%ations, and is understood to come out
vigorously in the defense of the emanci-
patton proclamation. It is believed, also,
that 1t will renew the recommendation
for a military railroad to Cumberland
Gap and Point of Rocks. 1t is not i'm
possible, however, that it may yet be
changed in one or two particulars.
There is no prospect of a speedy move
ment on fredericksburg.
The rebels are still throwing up forti-
fcations.
W$SHINGToN, Dec. 1.-The PresI-
dents Message is spoken of on all hands
as the best written and the best cOnsid-
cred of any be has ever submitted. The
radical Republicans are not particularly
well pleased with his lengthy argument
in favor of compensated emancipation,
but the Secession sympalhizing members
are far worse pleased with the quiet way
in which he treats the emancipation proc
lamation as a thing accomplished, and
with which Congress has nothing to do.