Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-31
REBEL NEWS.

The Exchange OF Prisoners and Gen Ruler
-1b" Rebels Restive under the Con.crip-
oh-@reat NJ Mortality anion. the Federal
frisehtrs-PositioH OF Jehnston's Army.
We have received files OF Richmond papers
of tt e 2Sth inst, which furnish seyera, matters
I of interest,"
The question of an exchange of prisoners is
stilllargely discussed. The IFhig referring 10
Buffers proposition for an exchange, says:
"A preliminary question 10 be considered by
cur Authorities is whether thay will treat with
a person " hom they have formally outlawed
II ihis CiIHculty can be got over, we dare say
Putier may lie dealt with on good terms as
any one Lincoln viii select Hitchcock and
Meredith beth proved themselves very scnryy
triiows-falsifier and uieksters. They are
/ well got .ls.sE Il is knowh that Butler dis
approved thtir conduct, and that he has all
along favored, or pretended 10 favor. n lust
and hJe rai plan OF exchange. The first cartel
that was entersd into was negotiated, il we re-
member flight, between him and Gen. ID. III.
Hill. UreI the whole, and in view of the ac-
cCmplishment of so desirable an end as the
liberation of so many OF oar noble fellows,
now the hasnts of Yankee prisons, we hone
the President may not tihd il. incompatible
with The dignity and duty OF the governments
10 waive the oHilawry and recognise the beast.
II will be netes ary Tor Col uuld, though, 20
ne wide awake when they get To arranging the
;eTms OF exchange. for this cross. eyed Yaakee
has in him the cnnning OF the Evil One
Consumption
The Wig has q long editorial Oh the subject
of Il general conscripti0n, i'll the course of
which it says:
=. The attention of Congress has been o,cn-
rie'' for s2me days past upon tue efficiency OF
tnr army. The act admitting substitutes into
service was repealed with the utmost expeai-
lion. A bill setting aside all cor tract with tl.
principal whose substitute has b, en- re eel vad,
and con scribing him also into the service has
passed the House with prccipLHncy and ain0S.
unanimity, and there is but I;ttIe raason 10
doubt, W i'll he zhed through the Serate A
more sTeeDaE 4 NHscription, enlbra ing ail
able-boGied fnen u p, ages and classes, WITH
Yarions modii itafica>, has also been proposed
4 irebIy fer The a15sinent seems 10 po Ssess both
tts admIuistT8tiV :ad legislative branches of
tie tsoNernrTei-t Eflnn the subject Of welding
III" muster T..is..'i car ARMIES.
"WtcHes ;oruns .h;S frantic information! Is /:
e '.-1'i'"t # H.t-s o. trePida'ion borfsriar
"FFaas .s.' casrss.ed to ne Necessity Of acl:ssq
E4.h ssfipftig = enemies and k t5e 1rcrI3,
III II oE'ia9 n desperate measures, unpar-
aii"ted ig sAe hgspGfy of wars! Is l. one OF the
lTotean f1IllS I demagogUery that has be-
Nltchsd our eiyll leaders! The 'eqnaiity of
every man. erep, sail must 20 = the fed -
is not 0.'r S'ar based on the pFincipic TAD fdci,
which all history has demons atei as ruth
~ 't'4ac!tty + f.a"-for policy we say OF races.
Or is il The scheme OF the de~f2niug aud the
aspiring! This subject demands the earnest,
iLc cautious. the most deIiuera consideration
ana circUmSpec ION OF Gousrgss."
Jeirnstou's Army will not Retire.
The army correspondent of the Savannah
Republican writes as follows III reference 10 The
ioNEIut utS "a %S4ii% 'Un tit.' itdruee army
"TEe belief Is said 10 be entertained ysry
generally III GeoTgia that the army was engaged
IL requiring the roads and cons citing bridges
III lis Tsar WITH q view 10 falling back upon
atlanta. Ea14ng heard that some uneasiness
was tfit GpGG his subject. called upon GEN
Eartiee lra38aS r ..viHE Dalton, and l have his
authority !or saying that he has not the least
thought OF retiring from his present position;
but, on the contrary, il the enemy should ad-
vance this winter which lie does not believe
they will do, he will dispute every foot of
ground frcm Tunnel Hill 10 Atlanta. He be-
lIaves. moreover, that If the absentees will re-
turn to duty and the people at home will con-
tinue to supply the army with the means Of
subsistence, the Federal army will nev sac
ceed III reaching Etlanta any more than II has
succeeded in reaching Richmond =
The rebels have all gone into winter q uarters.
The Federal Prisoners at DauviIie.
The Wing says:-s:The Danyilie Rasister
says the smallpox continues to spread amoug
The Yankee prisoners there, and there aresn1w
about three hundred cas- Ees i'll Il 1. The Vi US
furnished by their own government having
heen generally administered. the progress OF
1he disease may be checked. The fatality
among The prisoners from this and other III IL
aides Is very great. Several wagon loads are
hauled out 10 the graveyard every day from
the general hospital, besides those who die of
smallpox