, 1863-12-17
AMENDMENTS TO TIE CONSTITUTION.
The following, also, by Senator Wilson, hs
been Sut rodurpd.

AMENDMENTS TO TIE CONSTITUTION.
The following, also, by Senator Wilson, hs
been introduced:
Be iffnacted, DC. That the following article i
p1opoeed to The Legislatures OF the several State
as IN amendment to the Consultation OF the Unite
t! st!aics, which, when RATIFIED By thsce-fourths {
poscs as part Of said ConstitutIon-vfz:
ARTICLE =, Sec. 1-SlaveEy being incompatible
Mlth M irce e Hoycrnment, It is ronEvEn rRoulRlT. !.
n the United States, and involuntary .serEitud
shall be permitted only na punishment for crime
EEc s-CongresB sla]l hare power to enforce th
foregoing section Of this article, BY appropEtat
TIE cAsT1oAr1oS or DAVIS.
ReVerdy Johnson's castisation Of Garre
Davis yesterday, is the subject of much con
graduation. It Was all the more appropriate
and singing rs coming from Border Stat
man, heretofore noted Us IN ultra conserya
tive.
TO BE LOOKED INTO.
Some western gentlemen connected will
the Sanitary Commission waited on the Pres
ident yesterday, and represented. that the re
1usn OF the rebels to exchange prisoners wa
Us much owing to the mismanagemcnt ant
tcchnicalities Of Commissioner Meredith a.
Tor any other cause. They. represented hi
habits as being bad, mud also described hin
as pctulant and ovcrbeatins, and1conscquent;
u having brought his personal difficulties
with Ould on by his own conduct.
Hookcr's report Of the battle Of Chanccl.
lorvl1le will also be called for, also McC1cl.
lan's voluninous report Of the Peninsulas
campaign, arc now passing through the same
process. The latter is understood to censure
Hooker very severely for his conduct in some
Of the battles, and in general to be severe
upon Generals whose testimony before tue
Committee on the Conduct Of the War WIS
displcasing.
CONGRESSIONAL
The Senate refused to agree to the long ad.
jonrnmcnt proposed by the House. It IL
pretty certain, however, that nothing oi
consequence will be done after this week til]
The close Of the holidays.
THE CASE OF GEN. RosEcRArs,
The War Department has hitherto practic-
Cd singular policy in refusing to publish
Rosecrans' report Of Chicamauga, though no
reasons Of too great length or improper rcye-
latfons or.the like were alleged. It was at first
given out that his report and the reasons
~ aa', a1 o'a % "oulu oe nlaoe puouc Win
aasa s m = .a.a,.. .upoll' oa. u ta's has not been
Congress calling for its publication.
~, ~. .nk nEoiss1So or TIE END.
".' o1aAt' tne representative IRON St
Ion.1' IL un aole aoafcss oe1ore the Union
League Of this city, tonight, took the ground
that slavery and rebellion Yon1ff 1,avn 1eft hIs
st0& toseuel, uaa II not oecn Tor the crea-
4o'4s1olt1 government, "ata
... oo'. oanute at 'ls nead. Lie Illustrated his
pohluou ~ Fe1erencea 70 outrageous treat
.n.n4 u iosn men IN MISSOURI, hy the Gov
rp e u't1aouleo u
rn;s,sta1 a,,a., - .ue - 49,. stH'e ~ tno
tjon. IN snstoinino the csnh,o1snhos'ais ,s.a;
dynasty H. contandoa f,~ ~ ssaa.as.e.
nov nf comn1o+;nr +to +o+,. o,od,o,+,,. ~
s1arerv "a we'll I, tba hordor s+.+a. ~. :. a..
oottnn States To +r,,s ara bo h.1;.-aa
con1en+io, wor,a In ca,,aa e. ~. ato.. T..
Febrnary or Efanc1, nert which ron,a ts~a-
m ordinance of immediate e,norc;,,t,on
Nh IA +h;s ,,oro,nan+ aa~a~as ~ .,.4
STATE an thnor,h t1,a sonth ns..s' T., =.
ror of tl,a ea,,a 7,,ooz,,as ~ -; :" =.
..h,c,, .r;1, saan -anae. ~, e...sp- ~
of%ha :,,,.,a"4 ~ No. u4eeuoe.vn
t,,s n..,.,c,;s ~ e...sIas-t:., .n.a pal's uoiis
Win nroclonst,an nf ftcednm ~ ~ ~ -, aamoe nlao
1rhoro crtondnd ono,;+;o, ~ ,o.ao ,,1...,
t;one ~ o,on,,;,;na ~ srna,, us."ts. r.s.s...
49,. ~ - 1.se ,sss. ~ .s.a,..s~ s.' .,, 1uo't'e
=. ~ ~ -.- - oppoe4''ou ~ tua' u
'.4 ~. 49, 1'.,' y. ne oou.n - ref"a'
ueuA DaS4' " a''o'i an" prosperity ~ pfc-
eca'ea. ..
oe"ueucn VINO are preparing 10 start a
BANK, with a capital Of half mil
l,on' AZ Nc" ofieane' afe here making pre-
lin1'na1s arrangements
OUR RICHMOND PRISONERS.
1o'efnmeht to-day received Official notice
81 Tue 6toppage OF our supplies to our prls-
oncrs in Richmond.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
Ne have lately made an offer to the rebels
through two sources-Ould and Gen, Lee
@ Nniye our objections to their bad fuith
n putting yicksburg parolcd prisoners into
lie ticld again and to exchange man for man.
nd officer for officer. irrespective of the
acgro question altogether. II they refuse to
ire up the negro soldiers and officers. of
course they would only ret so much the
ever Of their men from MS. They replied,
Utterly refusing to exchange at all unless
ye release on parole and return to them
he twcnty-scren thousand surplus of their
ncn now in our hands. OF course this is
Utterly out Of tie question. Gen, Hitchcock
ms gone to-day to Fort MONROE to mako n
cst effort to procure the exchange in interest
# common humanity. If It fails, our Gov
rnment feel bound to put the rebel prisoners
n our hands on the same ratious our men arc
low receiying in Richmond.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
RrMoRs OF CABINET CHANGES.
All rumors Of Cabinet changes arc utterly
AR. DAWES BILL |
MIR. DIVES (of Aassachusetts) bill, intro
need into the House yesterday, provides for |
nc election OF Representatives IN Congress |
tennessee and Louisiana, without regard |
ea's!hs 1a"s In those States. The qualitlca-
ions OF electors are the same as that proposed
INC constltutton OF tennessee. Tho bill
lof1aes 1o1 1ne appointment OF returning
laceE IN eacn comfy oy the aching Governor,
,.",s w. sua4a 49, ronn noa Saues u e1Iselons.'
aeo,'a- 49, r1'o1..sa, ' - .,n 'a4'o 60. .n e1s. m
W. anno,,+ = retrrn,ro ot,,cer fo,.,,o ,on..,.
49, 5,xs, not,ca ~ ~ o,aat;a~ 49, - 49,.
;rcn or5 no11 1;sts NO ~ ~ ann.a.,oa w w
be Governor ard sccretarv or st.te .rho
,sues III. certificate of c1cct;on
The election in Tennessee il To he be,d m |