Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
FrGm the Army Of the Potomac.
The Advance Come to an End.
It's Object Fully Accomplished.
Tennessee Shareholders on Eman-
oipatiOn.
Number Of OOlOred Troops in the
US. Services
Officers for the Next Congress.
ALTERATION IN THE FAYIIW
officers for the Next Congress.
ALTERATION In THE TAX Law.
ITO the Cincinnati Gazette

HAsHlhGTON, Decs z.
The substance Of the news from the Army
Of the Potomac is that Meade has failed to
| carry out, to their ultimste realization. the
plans which he had formed before starting
and that in consequence he is back near
Rappshannock Station, forming a COM
municstion with an available base Of SUD-
plies. The result Of the movement is moth
ing. This ends the campaign in Virginia
till spring.
1t is stated that Meade crossed the Rapi-
dan and moved on Lee under positive or
ders from the War Department, the object
bsing to harrass the rebel army and pre-
vent them from sending reinforcement TO
Longstreet. 1t having been ascertained
beyond doubt that Burnside was ssfe, the
necessity for the movement was past, and
Meade returned. This is the explanation
Of the return given by high officials. The
amy is now at Brandy Station, on the
Orange & Alexandra Railroad, four miles
south of the Rappahannock. Well in
formed persons entertain no other expecta-
tlons now than that they will quietly settle
down into winter quarters. The retro.
grade movements began at dark night be-
fore last. There had been no serious
fighting since Friday, save heavy skirmish-
ing on Monday. All the prospects of a
great battle have vanished in the air. The
rebels attempted no pursuit lIis believed
to be definitely sscertaiued, that they did
not have over thiriy-fye thousand men, all
told, when Meade began his movement. Il
is said that Lee had began sending re-en-
fOrcements to Longstreet, and that they
were recalled for fear Of battle at home
This is claimed as the main fruit Of the
movement. The details Of the movements
on the return, and Of the skirmishing on
Monday, would be sent, but they are unin-
teresting.
Ito the Cincinnati GaEette.l
WASHINGTON, Dec 2.
A meeting Of prominent Shareholders Of
Tennessee, thirty in number, recently re-
solved that in order to get back into the
Union again they would be glad to give
up slavery, and therefore would favor
emancipation without asking any compen-
sstion for the liberated slaves.
The actual number Of negro troops in
the field is $4,000. There are employed
in the army in one capacity and another,
in 81 one hundred and six thousand ne
groes.
The Pennsylvsnis delegation held
meeting in Philadelphia yesterday, and
resolved unanimously to vote for Colfax
for Speaker, also to go for Mcpherson for
Clerk. This is supposed to improve Nc
PhersOn's chances but Fessenden is also
exceedingly active and confident
Commissioner Lewis in his reports, sug-
gests to the Secretary Of the Treasury to
recommend 10 Congress, that the duty on
the dividends Of Mutual Life Insurance
Companies be repealed; the sums declared
as dividends by these companies, not being
actual dividends, but only credits of the
insured on his policy. He advises that in
case more revenue is needed than is now
produced by the Internal Revenue law,
that the schedule be extended by adding
to the duties on articles of currency as
diamonds, emeralds and other ieWelry,
gold watches, pianos guitars, dogs, look
ing glasses beyond a certain size that
the stamp schedule be also extended to
embrace receipts, assignments Of chooses
N action, except negotiable paper, releas-
es and transfers Of personal property for
the benett Of creditors; various certif-
Gates not enumerated in the law Of 90, as
tuO5o Ol dumls5lOu 70 the OAR, diplomas OF
medical practitioners and the like; an ad-
dition to be made TO the stamp now re-
quired, the limit Of $40 as to bank checks
be repealed. Some additional licenses are
suggested, as coRveyances, rent brokers,
produce brokers, owners or enterers of
horses for racing, Sc. He recommends
that legacies aud distribution Of shares TO
lineal heirs be subject to one per cent. tax;
that the interest of wives and husbands in
each others estate over $780, be subject to
2 per cent taxes; that on estates to collat-
ersl kindred be increased, and that the
law be extended to real as well as personal
property; that corporations and persons
manufacturing themselves TO the amount
Of over $500, be taxed as other msnufac-
turers; that the tax on incomes over IS 900,
be subject to q duty Of per cent; be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 10 be 5; over
S25, 900 to be per cent II additional
revenue be not needed then the tax on such
products Ulsssed as necesssries, may be
lighteBed and that increased on liquors
and tobacco