, 1863-12-28
QI)irago Qrit>rtne.
TIRE NEWS.
Tue news from Vicrinin nnce moro 7

SAAAN
gins TO bc Of interest. Meade has eiycn
up his notion Of winter quartering at
Ccnteryille, and is moving forward Ac-
cording to our Washington dispatch,
which came on Thursday, battle had
already been fought between one Of his
corps which had been thrown forward,
and the cncmy's adynncc. Later dis
patches received last night however do
not alludc TO the fight, hut intimate that
Meade has occupied Culpepper, a point
heretofore occupied by our cavalry, with
infantry and batteries.
Louis Napoleon has gone into The block
ado business, and is closing up Mexican
ports, but graciously allows the American
vessels Of the Panama and San Francisco
Packet Company TO coal ut these ports,
provided they do not land passengers Of
merchandise.
The Rebel Blue Noses are threatening
raid upon the border towns Of Mainc. It
VIII only need few more acts Of provoca-
ton upon the part Of these dctestable Pro-
yincial rebels, for Uncle Sam to wipe them
out c1ectually. There is a limit both 10
The formers patience and the lottcr's dirty
work for the Southern Confederacy.
A fit prize in the shape Of rebel block
ssdc runner, laden with cotton and other
valrables, las been captured in Doboy
Sound, On the Georgia coast, while attempt
ing 10 run out.
A significant item will be found in our
New Orleans dates. Il large Convention
of the nodica1 Unionists Of Louisiana was
held III that city TO appoint delegates to
tic grand Freedom Convention originally
sci Tor the eth Of January at Lousfiue.
The Convention was opened With prayer
]'y !: coloccd clergyman, and . delegation
of cnlored men were admitted to seats.
This in slave State where three short
years ago white man could not utter
word against the institution without los
ing lis life! "Old John Brown is march, |
ing on"
An immense expedition have LEFT Beau
fort, S. c., for some point in the interior,
unknown at present, as the dispatch says.
The fact Of the expedition has been known
to us for some time, and we can assure cur
readers that when next they hear from this
expedition, it will be nearer the heart than
the backbone Of the rebellion, and TINT its
results Will make every loyal man rejoice.
TIKI PHrLLIpPIC OF PHILLIPS.
Wendell Phillips fired off one Of his 200
FOUNDER shells filed with Greek fire, be-
tore IN audience ut Cooper Institute, New
York, last Wednesday. As usual he was
Gown on every body and every thing.
The burden Of the speech is review Of
the Presidents amnesty Proclamation.
He raises two main objections: First, TINT
1t Jnalliles the confscation act which
sclzcs the lands Of the traitors. Second,
that II proposes to submit the freedom of
the emancipatcd slaves to the decision Of .
pro-slavery Supreme Court ain Other
" words, the Freedom Proclamation is to be
=" filtered through the secession heart of
" man fTancy) whose body is in Baltimore,
'but whose soul is in Richmond" He
predicts tllat when the South is whipped
into submission andsends its: delegations to
Congress, that the Northern do1ghfaces
will agree to have the rebel war debt sad
died on the nation, and thinks that the
measure viii be carried through Congress
by bribery-giying members twenty or
fifty millions Of the Southern bonds.
He closes the Philippic with fierce as
sault on Chase and Seward; the former he
charges with trea cherry to the slave, and
the latter with treason-almost to his
country. Everybody will read, while few
Will endorse this savage speech.