The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-12-18
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TELE.
GRAPHIC NEWS.

sentatives, and removed General SCHor1ELp.
His successor il not announced.
Generals GRANT and HooKRB have been
protesting against the inundation of the army
with political Brigadiers, and we have the as
surance that the flood will be stayed in future.
During the Vicksburg campaign majority of
GRANTS brigades were commanded by Colonels
fighting men, who knew their business-and
the political Brigadiers sent from Washington
were packed off to Memphis.
"A dispatch mentions several removals from
office in Washington, "of officials suspected
of sympathy with secessionists," and among
them JOHN F. CALLAN, ESQ.,, for many years
Clerk of the Senate Military Committee, who
is as true and loyal as any member of the Sen.
ate. To assign disloyalty as the cause of his
removal is fragrant injustice.
Several North Carolina members of the
rebel Congress have written to Washington to
know upon what terms they would be received
into the Union.
AT Charleston the rebels are very hard at
work increasing their works and shelling
Gregg and Wagner. We were promised the
reduction of the city by Christmas but from
present appearances it will be as far off as
ever on that day. The delay is attributed to
DAHLGREN, the commander of the naval forces
The old hero of New Orleans, Admiral FAnRA-
GUT, is wanted down there.
LEE attempted, last Sunday. to cut Gen.
MEADE's communications, but was foiled.
BY news from the South We learn that
conscription has been ordered in Georgia OF
every able bodied man over twenty-five years
of age There is report of Federal defect
and loss of 800 men in Mississippi. JEFF.
DAVIS is somewhat despondent over the defeats
he has suffered the past year, the unfriendly
conduct of foreign nations. and the state of his
finances. AS a remedy for the latter he recon.
mends taxation. To fill up the army he pro-
poses to stop the substitute business and
modification of the exemption law. He con
cludes, finally, that the only hope for peace is
the vigor Ofrcbel resistance.
The report from Washington that the
government proposes to restrict the distillation
of grain in Ohio and Illinois, as it has already
been done in Kentucky, We are inclined to be-
levc was originated by whisky spectators.
MIR. Lovejoy has introduced bill making
citizens of all slaves freed by the proclamation,
and for Furnishing any one who attempts TO
reduce them to slavery.
The Monitor Wcehawken sunk at anchor in-
side the Charleston bar on Sunday the 9th inst,
carrying down four engineers and twenty-six of
the crew. 1t is expected she will be raised
in, tn
exonerate himself from the responsibility for
BuKNsIDE's terrible disaster at Fredericksburg.
He says the plan Of the latter - was dssented to
but not approved" The General-n.tShef de-
eccnds to notice vague newspaper IT'S. that
GRANT disobeyed his instructions the evil
dent purpose of claiming a lions 9 ofcredit
for the glorious successes of the latter. lie
says GRANT 'nevcr disobeyed an order This
assertion would lead the public to infer that his
successful operations were ordered at Wash
ngton. The General-in-Chief recommends the
abolishment of the suttler SYSTEM and several
other reforms in the army.
Prof HODGE, Geologst accompanying the
PaJifc railroad survey, reports the discovery OF
an abundance of coal. and OF iron ore, OH the
eastern slope of the Black Hills, 800 miles west
Of Omaha, Nebraska.
Gen. PALMER commanding 14th Corps
GRANTS army, has resigned, on account of pri-
vate business.
Rebel losses at Knoxville are reported at
5000; national loss, 1000.
Gen. BANKS and staff have arrived at New
Orleans, leaving Gen. DANA in command at
Brownsville There is nothing to Indicate ne-
tive operations in that quarter.
A report from Washington says 1t is conf
dently believed that MkADE's report Of his
recent campaign will be satisfactory to the
authorities, and that his retrograde movement
is endorsed by almost evsiy officer Of the army
corps. Another report confidently predicts his
supersedure by General HOOKER. The Army
OF the Potomac is to be re-crganixed, and made
larger and better than it has ever been.
Julius e. WILkIK. company X, Third
Minnesota, died at Little Rock the latter part
Of November.
1t Is said that the question Of reconstruc-
tlon will be fearlessly advocated in tho rebel
Congress now In session at Richmond, and that
many OF the " last ditcn heroes are inclined to
favor it. The Presidents last proclamation
will be n good basis for them to work on.
"A fire mt Paris, KY, on the 9th, destroyed
ten or twelve business houses. Loss about
SAC, ,O(s,. No insurance.
TUESDAY, Dec. IL.
The news is very light this morning, the only
item, save Congressional proceedings, being the
last ditch dwelling of poor old John Letcll-
er of Virginia. He represents the "mother OF
States" as much more defiant in her rebellion
than many others which have not suffered
anything in comparison with her. She will
never consent to a treaty of peace which dis
members her territory, o, consent to treaty
which does not recognize the Southern eonfed-
eracy.
Gold closed heavy at 5Oss@50Lz.
CoNGREss.-In the the Senate the Standing
Committees were announced. MIR. RAMSEY is
on the Committee of Naval Affairs, Post
Offices and Post Roads. Mr.. WILKINSON is
on the Committee on Indian Affairs. A notice
of a bill to exempt clergymen from the draft
was given. '..'' ''o
| In the House a resolution Of FERNANDO
WooD, for the appointment of a committee to
| 60 to Richmond to arrange for the termination
Of the war was tabled. The Standing Com
mittees were announced. Mr.. WINDoM, OF
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