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Tho steamer Chesapealxe---SOut
crn Refugees at Halifax.

HALIFAX Dec. 12.-There is no doubt that
the Chesapeake left Shelburne harbor last
night The city is thronged with Southern
refugees.
New York, Dec. 1lth.-The U S. gunboat
Vicksburg arrived here this afternoon from a
cruise in search of the Chesapeake. The
steamer Cahawba has also arrived from New
Orleans.
Boston, Dec. 12th.-Capt. Willet, late of
the steamer Chesapeake, with eight of his
crew, passed through Boston this afternoon,
en- route to New York. The pirates forced the
Chief Engineer, Joseph J, inson, who was
wounded, Augustus Starbeck, the third En-
gineer, and three of the fremen, to remain
with the vessel.
Captain Willet reiterates the particulars
attending the murder of the second mate,
and says that, as deed of unmitigated
atrocity, it is scarcely possible to find a par
allel in the annals of crime.
The dead body of the unfortunate man was
allowed to lay for considerable time on the
vessels deck, until at length the pirates tied
iron to it in large quantities, and threw ii
overheard, the blood leaving dark and appa.
rcntly indelible stain on the plank where il
had lain.
PORTLAND, Dec. 1.-THE gunboat Agawam
passed Owls Head at o'clock this'afternoon,
bound east.
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end this bloody, inhnman and destructive
war, and to restore the Union. Mr.. Wash
burne moved to lay tho resolution on the ta-
Bile, which was agreed to by vote of SO to
59-majority 80. The Committee on Mill
tary Affairs were instructed to inquire into
the expediency of increasing the pay of pri-
Yates in the army to $25 per month, and that
of commissioned and non-commissioned Off
GERS and musicians 40 per cent. The same
committee was insira<ted to inquire into the
expediency Of paying for losses Of property
incurred by Morgan's raid into Ohio and In
diana. The Committee on Agriculture was
instructed to report on the expediency of es-
tablishing an Emigrant Bureau. Mr. Ward
introduced joint resolution directing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to furnish to Con-
gress semi-monthly statements of his receipts
disbursements and expenditures, and of the
financial condition of the government during
the recess. Mr.. Wadsworth, of Kentucky,
offered resolution denying the right of the
President to exercise any of the powers re-
served or lawfully restrictrd by the Constitu-
ton to the people, Laid over. Mr.. Cox, OF
Ohio, offered resolution instructing the
Secretary of War to furnish to the House the
report of Gen. George B. Mcclellan. Laid
over. Mr.. Harding, Of Kentucky, introduced
resolution, which was laid over, relative to
the rights Of States in, rebellion which may
have been subjugated. Mr.. Holman offered
three resolutions of similar purport, which
were laid on tee tableIby vote of 81 to "a.
Mr.. Fink, of Ohio, offered similar resolu-
ton, which was laid over under the rules
Mr.. Lovejoy offered asaesolution instructing
the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the expediency Of placing all enlisted
men on footing as to pay, without distinc-
ton of color. Mr.. Cox moved to lay this on
the table, which was not done, and it passed
Mr.. Arnold introduced q resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Commerce to inquire
into the practical working of the reciprocity
treaty with Great Britain. A resolution was
passed to adjourn over from Friday next t(
the 9th of January. The House then al
iourned.
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The plan of the President to be just the thing
we want, and none but the most incoTigible cop
perhead will, or does object to it. 1t has undoubt-
eddy consolidated all the true friends Of the Union
Radicals and conservatives, join hands and con-
graduate each ether upon tn. fact that Old Abe"
has figured out at least platform upon which all
truo men may stand, and unite in the good work of
putting down this rebellion.
While tho message and proclamation was being
read profound relief seemed to speak from every
loyal face while the copperheads were dumb, and
political dispair sat the neaments of each face.
The fact appears to be that Abraham Lincoln is
the under Providence for this present crisis
the people love him, and have the most profound
respect for him, regarding him as one sent to de-
liver this nation in its day of calamity. They
love him for his honesty integrity, and patriotism
and any sugge;tion made by him appears to have q
kind of magic about it, that does not attach to that
of any other man. 1 will, as believe the people
of this country win say as has already boon said,
=" God bless Abraham Lincoln"
TIMOTHY.
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Correspondence of the Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
TIMOTHY.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Dec 9th 1Sf3


Mn. EDIroR:
Do not confound your eyes for wondrous
surprise, when you learn that copies of the UNION
have found their way cen here. Do not doubt it,
for "these eyes" have seen them and surprise is
is altogether uncaed for, any after perusing
one or two copies can but see that it is "bouyd TO
shine" even brighter than the glstenng sand hills
Of its birth-land, old Sussex. Claiming the same
nativity, greeted it gladly, absolutely rejoced to
find that the good people Of my "native hills" had
such clear broad channel to pour forth their
timents in behalf of the Union. Sussex done brave
ly in the battle of ballots, and when the scho of
their shouts of victory answered them back from
our proud Capital, repeated in good Sussex's dia-
lect, "Hurrah for Smithers!" News from the Rap
idan is meagre. The Army of the Potomac moving
slowly and cautiously "0n to Richmond" keeping
the good people North with Gaping mouths of ex-
pectation, expecting the next thing to be something
else all the time-and Madame Rumor busy and
delighted in telling all kind Of improbable stories,
found the indomitabe mud in their road again, and
quietly postponed visiting that city till after another
winter, by all appearance, leaving the people to
growl as much as they think their disappointments
warrants, and left Rumor minus warp and wool by
which to panufacture more of her highly colored
pieces of expggeration. Congress is engrossing q
large share of the peoples attention. As yet moth
ing of Importance has been transacted. One would
be puzzled to enumSrate the great things it is OK
pected to do, and equally puzzled to tell what it is
not expected to do. Between the politicians that
are swarming here and and our {" shoulder strap"
gentlemen, the hotels ought to be able to do pay
ing business. By the way, "Unce Sam" has
enough officers "runninn loose" to officer an army
large enough to have kicked Napoleon out of Mex
leo, but it is to be feared that they would have to
prefer that sport better than staying in front on the
Rapidan, else 'twould be no go. Should Congress
make "ths cruel war over" or anything occur to
interest your readers, tickle their fancy and in
tercst me to write will correspond fften.
B.W.
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The Rebel Presidents Message.

FoRTREss monroe, Dec. 1l.-Jeff Davis
message to the rebel Congress, dated Decem-
Der 7th, is responding over the losses of the
strongholds of Vicksburg, Port Hudson. and
many other points.
He says that there are no improvements
in the relations with foreign countries since
his message of last January. onth econtrary,
there is greater divergence in the conduct
of European nations, assuming character
positively unfriondly, and marked partial
ity of Great Britain in favor of our enemies
are strongly cvineed in their decisions regard
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R@~In consequence Of the interest that
has recently arisen in eur community re-
lative to negro soldiers, on account of the
order of the War Department authorizing
TIE enlisting of slaves and free blacks in
this State, we refer our readers to com
munication extracted from the Press, u
on our fourth page, headed " Loyalty and
Unionism of Colored Americans," as show
ing what the pegroe has done in our
former wars and therefore what he is capa-
BILE Of doing nov if he has the same OPP
portpnity as heretofore.
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mitted treason? No Nation upon earth, no
matter how tyrannical, haseverinvolved the
whole people, in one indiseriminate slaugh-
ter and punishment for treason. The
leaders have been, and would in our own
case, be punished, but the great masses of
the people, thousands of whom have been
conscripted and forced into the rebellion.
Should not be punished with the yigor
and severity of the laws against treason.
The leaders being punished, either by
confscation and death, or by confscation
and Punishment, the people, the masses
should be allowed to return to their duty,
as quiet citizens, and have the amnesty
and clemency of mild, parental govern
ment extended to them.
Further, the Constitution has clothed
the President with the pardoning power.
He may, as we'll before as after conviction,
pardon an offender. In the case of the
Proclamation of Amnesty now before us,
we may regard it as an act of pardon, and
executive clemency, extended to the guilty
before conviction, and without trial
And the good, sound policy of this act is
apparent; It is the duty Of the President
to see the laws faithfully executed to sup
press this rebellion,
A Proclamation of Amnesty, offering
pardon to all those who shall lay down
their arms and return to duty, and take
and subscribe an oath Of allegiance, is wise,
and humane ip itself. 1t tends to shorten
the, war, and to restore peace; for we
think, thousands will avail themselves Of
this gracious opportunity to become recon.
ciled to the Federal Government, and thus
leave the bad men who have plunged them
into civil war, without the means of con
dpcting it. Men may differ from the
President in regard to those who should
be excepted from the operations of thi,
proclamation; but we think that the Presi
dent, with his usual good sense, has prob
ably, in this case, decided correctly.
Having thus briefly reviewed the proc
lamation, we have but little space left t.
analise the message. Our readers will
see, and will read it for themselves. L
has the great merit of Jrerity, and is 81
plain and direct, that it is easy of compre
hensipn by the plainest men.
We would like to have time to make
few observations on our Foreign relations,
? as exhibited in the message. We coul,
easily show-.trst, that the wisdom, ability
and prudence of Mr.. Lincolp's Admins
tration, have kept us at peace with Foreigl
Nations; and secondly, that Divine Provi
dence has graciously manifested itself il
our behalf, in regard to the condition 0
European Nations.
We will in future continue these re
marks =
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The Rebel COngress---JeE. Davis
Denounced,

RIcnMoND, Dec. 1.-THE Senate yester-
day passed bill prohibiting the employment
of substitutes in the army.
In the rebel Congress, on the Sth, Mr.. Foote
of Tennessee, in speech said, the President
had never visited the army without doing it
injury. His visits have always been fol-
lowed with diaster, and he charged him
with having almost ruined the country.
Mr.. Foote challenged any champion of JEFF.
Davis to meet him anywhere to discuss his
merits. He accused the Commissary Gene
raj, Northrop, with having starved the enc
my's prisoners, and stcalthily placing the
Government in disonorable position before
the world.
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PROM one Army OF One Petomae.

WAsHINcToS, Dec, ll.-Accounts received
tonight from the army of the Potomac say
that all reports to the effect that General
Meade has been superseded were unfounded F.;
at least, up to a late hour last night, so far as
known at headquarters.
General Meade, the day before yesterday,
forwarded his report of the recent movement
south of the Rapidan to the War Department.
1t is confidently believed that it will be salts
factory to the Cabinet. His late retrogade
movement is fully endorsed by almost every
officer,
All the corps are busily engaged in making
themselves comfortable. Beyond this no &C.
tive preparations are visible
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UNITED STATES Transport FULToY, OFF
CHARLESTON, December 8, 1S63.--At two
O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, while furious
wind prevailed from the northwest, the iron
clad Weehawken, lying at the entrance of
Charleston harbor, went down at her anchor
age-went suddenly, swiftly and unaccounta-
bly, to the bottom, and carried with her, to a
horrible death beneath the waves, four of her
engineers and twenty-six of her crew.
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CHARLESTON.
General gilmore 4 Gain Smelling the
Civ.

FoRr MONROE, Dec. 12.-The Richmond
Inquirer, of the 10th and 18th inst, has been
received here, containing the following
Charleston dispatches;
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. Q.-This afternoon the
enemy opened fire on the city, and threw
eight shells into it. Fort Moultrie and our
batteries on James Island returned the fire,
silencing the enemy. Five buildings were
struck, but no person was injured.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 9-The enemy shelled the
city between 10 and IL O'Clock last night,
and 8 and o'clock this morning. Twenty
shots we're thrown. Our batteries opened
heavily upon the enemy during the Smelling
of the city.
[sEcoNp absEAr5al
IA constant iirs Is Yong kept up o-ae5
driving the enemy's working parties from
Forts Gregg and Wagner. The enemy re
piled occasionally, but there is no firing Of
consequence on Sumter There is no Smelling
of the city.
BRIsToL, GA, Dec. 10.-Longstreet's forces
are in line OF battle at hotledge' Ills real
are diminishing with the enemy, whose pur
suit has not been vigorous since our forces
left Morristown,
Our cavalry were skirmishing all day OF
Monday with the advanceof Wilcox's forces
on Clinch river.
captain Everetts raiding party has re
turned to Abingdon. They attacked the enc
my at Mount Sterling, KY, routing him at
ter stubborn resistance. The court hous
and jail were burned. Everett captured I
number ofhorses and Sl00,000in greenbacks
As the enemy was being heavily reinforce'
he returned rapidly through Pound Gap
closely pursued by 1900 cavalry, who wer
at Gladsville, Va.
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REMOVED.

The Office of " The Union" has been re-
moved to the new buildingrecently erected
by Capt. NAPLES, Immediately opposite the
County Prison. Persons having business
with us will observe the notice.
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The following persons have been A~therizsd to
get as advertising and sshssnPtisn asszts fer THH
UNION" all money solicited w thsm viii be daily
credited GU tho books ~ s.'F
THOMAS TITUS, R4{mfagtea. DeL
SAMUEL MCDOWELL, sIristiona, Del
Col. JOHN C. CLARK, Ja., Red Lion, Do
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TO COrrespondents and others,

We solicit contributions and correspondence from
all quarters, and when worthy will be appropriately
published Our friends nust write briefly, legibiy,
and on one side of the paper only. The real name
of the author must accompany each communication
guaranty of COED faith,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-15
Medical Phenomena Of the Enrolment.

The enforcement of the enrolment law
il Massacl u.etts has brought one very re
markable fact 10 light. We allude to the
general cachec condition Of the people
as iuferribie from the nimber Cf -Xemp-
tons granted on the score Of physical dis
ability. The atiuence OF the applicants
Ginning on this ground 20 be released
from military service is SO great that the
streets and lanes may be literally said 20
swarm after the manner predicted by
Gov Andrew a little less than a year ago,
though unfortunately not with men who
90 forth to " fight with God and human
nature on their side, but with men who
pray the doctors TO have then! excused.
We have pondered this curious deTelop-
! ment with much interest as We have asked
ourselves the question why it is that that
portion OF the country in which, As some
affirm, the most robust type of patriotism
I. is produced and reared should De afflicted
! more than any other part Of the land with
such general physical inftmjty? Our es
teemed contemporary, the Boston DAILY
! AfgertiSer, which, from its habituai moder'
alton, no less than from its natural par.i-
altie~, would no: be likely TO exaggerate
the pathological phenomena Of the enroll
ment, comments on the topic rs follows:
Such terrific catalogue Of the ills
that flesh j, heir 10 as is now pat forth in
each Of the enrolment districts Of this
State is anything but pleasant reading for
the dog days. lis painful-in the extreme
10 have il set before ones eyes Ia black
and white that nine out Of ten of one's
neighbors. selected by an impartial lot, are
either suffering from some distressing per
haps hideous, and very likely nameles'
physical disability, or are in that condition
of general and indescribabie wrctched
ness known to the law and the eIemptine
physicians as debility What degener-
ate and wholly unsound race we are after
all is the inevitable reflection after perusins
these appalling lists
Like most things human, this separation
of the non combatant valetudinarians from
men IN the full flush of martial vigor has
its bright as well as its dark side AS one
of our New York contemporaries observes
the science Of medical statistics may hope
to receive a great impulse from the revela
tions Of the enrolment board. sccon.
most gratifying reflection Is that the sol
diers who shall actually 90 to the wars
under the operation Of the conscrlptor
are not likely to be men who have con
cealed any very serious internal disorder
for the purpose of having themselves as
septed, as is sometimes the case in time
of h oh military National In
teNigencer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-15

Kentucky ELKcrlox-The effort 70 abo
iitionize Kentucky at the recent State
election was failure, Notwithstanding the
effort OF Gen. Burnside to exclude all but
loyal (administration) men from the
polls The party that was successful call
themselves Union Democrats" They do
not endorse the Presidents Proclamation
OF Emancipation, and are opposed to arm
ing the negroes and to other measures
that make up. what is called the sra lical
policy" but they are not willing to identify
their opposition to- those transient mea
sures of administrative policy with! acsui-
escence in tire political schemes of the
Southern rcvolutionists. They seek ~
restoration Of the Union under the Con.
stitution The members from. Kentucky
will have a very inportant'p3stion in the
next Congress, as it is not unlikely they
will hold the balance Of power between
the Republicans and regular Democrats
Nor DEAD.-Major Greenawait, U. s.
p,ymls err, WHO WAS reported to have been
lost by the hIraiG. Of thu steamer Ruth
near Cairo, Ia. tarned M u MsnRhis
alive and we'll
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County Fair.

In 2 fi:sle over three weeks occurs our
County Fair The officers assure US that,
in the way Of fine horses, the,prospects are
iavorb!e for the fullest display ever wit
messed in this county-not excepting the
great horse fair The display of cattle,
also. will be ahead of any previous year.
So fall kinds of agricultural machinery
What they now ask is, that the farmers
viii exert themselves little, to make the
show respectable in the way OF farm pro-
duce-fne grain, roots, and particularly
fruit. The ladies, also are urged not to
allow tho department of fancy needle
work, dc, dc, &c, to lans1ash, while all
who have fine flowers and Towering plants
are urged to aid in contributing a respect
allie floral department. There is scarcely
farmer or householder but has something
that others would be gratlfie6 to see
Bring it along 1t will cost nothing to
place it on the stand, and will be we'll ta-
k.n care of while on exhibition by the
society
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-08-15
Gov. seymour and the President.

The telegraph dispatches from WASH
ington on the 9th give usthe substance OF
a recent correspondence between Governor
Seymour and the President IN regard to
the CONSUMPTION, as follows:
Gov. Seymour, under date Of Albany.
Aug. 3, writes to the President with re-
spect to the draft in New York and Brook
lyp. He condemns the course OF the
Provost Marshall in commencing the draft
without consultation with the city or State
officers. at time when the militia were
absent at the seat Of war, and while there
were not even soldiers enough to man the
Notifications in the harbor. The Governor
cot,fpiains of unfairness IN the enrolment,
and thinks that in this lottery tor human
life, as he terms it, there should be strict
impartiality. IN the rural districts the
draft has been executed with justice, and
conscripts have accepted their tate with>
out murmer, and sometimes Joyfuiiy.-
In the districts Of New York, however,
with a population much less, the number
to be drafted is, in some cases, doublefhat
of the former The attsck on the Enroll
ling Officers, which, subsequently grew in
to the most destructive riot known in the
history Of the country. he pronOunces I'M
in New York, lie Gays that the disregard
for law and disfespect for judicial tribunals
produced their natural results Of robbery
and arson, accompanied 10y murderous
outrages upon q helpless race, and, for 4
time the very existence OF the commercial
metropolis Of our country was threatened
1t is gratifying that the citizens OF New
York were able, without material aid from
the State or nation, to put down this dan
gerous Instruction. For time the ma
| ton had not the means to protect Its own
arsenals and navy yards. One thousand
men could have seized them all, and then
used the ornaments for the destruction OF
the shipping and the city itself; to say
nothing of the vessels which were at that
| time engaged in burning our merchant
vessels almost within sight Of our coast
The Governor also complains that no
credit has been given to the city for the
number of volunteers sent, and the
noble exertions OF the militia In times
of peril He therefore asks for a
suspension, at least, Of the draft till its
constitutionality is tested.
The President, in reply, under date oil
! Aug eth says he cannot suspend the draf,
! in New York, because time Is too import
ant He admits the disparity of the quo
!
| it by the fact that so many more person:
fit for soldiers are in the city ,ban in the
country who have too recently arrived
from Europe 10 be included in the censu:
! Of 1860 Still, he would not consider tina,
reason sufficient lie would direct the
draft to proceed, drawing only the average
| Quota Of all districts After this drawing
/ the city districts shall be carefully re en-
rolled, and the Governors agents michi
witness every step Of the process. Due ere
! di, will be given tor all volunteers. The
| President would not object TO abide by ,h'
| decision of the Supreme Court lie would
be willing TO facilitate it, but could not
! consent TO lose the time