, 1863-01-01
What the President
Says Of 1t.
WEST VIRGINIA TO BE
ADMITTED.
INTERESTING PHASE OF THE
MEXICAN QUESTION.

FIRST DISPATCH.
1Srecinl D1epatcll to The Chicago Tribute

New Years cdtct Of freedom. It Is positively
inserted in son,o circles tlmt The appearance
Of the proclamation will DO The 4!gnal for III
stItuting ,iew and better order Of tllngs,
military and civil.
Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Trlbunc,l
WARRINGTON, Dec. u, 1sJ2.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The proclamation will be tclcgraphcd In
tlsc colrsc Of tomorrow. Tho CabiDct meet.
Ing from II 10 II o'clock, carefully considered
the whole general subject, and Immediately
after the adjournment, Mr.. Lincoln went 10
work upon the document, denying himselfto
all callers throughout tue evening,
Few, ifany, III or out of the Cabinet, know
in what precise shape 1t will Aually appear.
The President has been urged to have 1t couu.
tcrsigned hy the Secretary Of War instead Of
The Secretary Of State, as being particularly
military document.
This morning the President said that only
tho districts Of Tennessee which arc repre-
scented in Congress, and those in Louisiana
from which Flanders and Hahu have been
elected, will bc exempted in these States.
Rev. DR.. G. B. Cheeyer, VIM. Goodall and
Matthew Brown, as q committee representing
n meeting of New York clcrgymcn who 1ately
presented an emancipation memorial to the
President, today had 4 long interview In
which number Of topics connected with the
general subject Of emancipation were dis
cussed. The President agreed with lis visi-
tors, that men whose hearts were in the work
should be appointed agents to carry out the
new policy.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbune.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1862.
The Committee Of Ways ond Means have
taken no action indicating a purpose to repeal
the law requiring duties on imports and inter-
6s5f 4e at tic s1a paa ia s9I8 It Il
is disposed to consider the action Of Congress
at its last session, final.
Lieut.. Chas. Mecker Of the 5th Ohio rcgi-
| ment, was killed in the recent fight at DUN
fries; also private Anthony Laforce, Of the
same regiment.
The correspondence between our govern
mcnt a1tsss~ Tie Mexican Minister, relative to
| the expectation Of war material for: the two
bcligerents in Mexico, is quite Interesting.
One Of the items Is tl4t the Mexican au-
| thorities wcrc refused clearance for
arms from New York 10 thcir own ports,
but allowed clearance for Quebec, where they
intended to procure British clearance for
some Mexican port, but the arms were seized
at Rouses Point en- route for Qucbrc, and
held on the alleged ground that they were in
tended for the rebels. .
The question between the Great Falls Man
ufacturing Company and the United States as
TO the amount Of damages suffered In consc.
quence Of the diversion Of the hcadwatcrs Of
the Potomac to the Washington Aqucduct has
been submitted to arbitration. The refer,
/ ccs arc Judge Curtis and Lewis Child, o1
Massachusetts, Judge Swan Of Ohio, and
Jesse Williams Of Indiana The case is nov
under adjustment. :;
The dispatches from Washington, which af
firm that Secretary chasehas agreed to a bill
embracing all issitc Of two hundred million:
more lcgal tender notes, or that tue Commit
tee on Ways and :Meaps-havc determined te
repeal the provision REQUIRING duties on i'll
ports to be paid in gold Frc utterly erroneous
as learn from the highest authority. :.
/ The Ways and Means Committee arc coli
sidering but have not get settled upon bill
Weeks ago sigel begged permission to tak'
and hold N'arrcnton:witll his corps, In orde
~ p'.'en' 'us' s"en 4''us ~ 'u'S .19' on' v
.. Stuart.
WAsu1SGroS. Dcr. SLIT Ia nsccrtafne,
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!. 9n''t INC i1esiaent h'nanc'l"1ioh iroclam,' IL
tion Will not bc ready for publication unit
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NAsH1SG7oS, pec. 3l.-ln INC forter eoaf
martial Zen. burnside was examined o.
!. tuesday, ana testlhea that haVlns rcce!vc
unofficial kilograms from Porter alter tia
l. officer had Joined the army Of Virginia, rela
/ Gen Pope's command, he was satisfied tha
/. What was said therein Of Gen. Popc clinraetc
!. was strictly correct. Being asked "hethc
the nAispnsitio,n l.e,a annoNncea' " many s
Gen. Pore, wac not chiefly caused By tho Wit!
E replied that almost every officer with who1
& hc bad e9nycfsctt, lad fully sanctioneti tn
q. wisdom of the taiiAc. He .llad,. however. u
q desire 10 make personal reflections upon IT,
!: questioned II regard to General Forte
J. lc stated that hc knew that ports
- Ind immediately obeyed ING order r
quiring him to Join hss forces M WITH ucll. fol,
ID dictates Of duty to DO %, lie wns not awnr
ue spoke nlsn nt a'l incident tlat occurred .
the hnrkS Of the Ch1esn..onhiny. IN whie
Gen Porter displayed foresight While on II