Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-09
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MORNING REPoRT.-Speculation from
Washington intimate that the Presidents
Message will not be delivered to Con-
gress till to-day. The most interesting
and important portion of the Message, it
is said, relates to the question of slavery,
Es and the subject of restoration of the
49, rebel States to the Union The. tbeasy
president, a theory, which we can readi-
<-l " 1belleve......Notiee has already been
given of the introduction of bill into
Congress, creating the Office of Lieut..
General, with view of comforting that
rank on Gen Grant, an honor which
every good Union man viii coneede he
has justly won.......The siege of Knox
4s's FL vile was raised on the 4th,, and Long
street is in full retreat, struggling to
make his escape into Virginia. Sher.
s4.seg mans advance reached Knoxville on
ae the morning of the 4th, and it was found
that the rebels had retreated during the
night Gen. Shackelfords cavalry is in
close pursuit, and deserters and prisoners
81 = are being brought in daily. This retreat
.faa OF Longstreet virtually decides the ques-
ten of the permanent deiverauee of East
Is n
.s7su urday say Longstreet commencedhis re-
treatimmediately upon his defeat before
Knoxville on Sunday, week The rebel
So papers admit the defeat of Longstreet
before Knoxville, and say he is retreat
ing towards Abingdon, Virginia. Bush
rod johnson had effected junction
With Longstreet A portion of Long
- streets army was trying to make its way
into North Carolina. Secretary
Chase adopts the recommendations of
90 the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
srelatiye to whisky and tobacco, and a
llturther increase will be made of the
tax on these articles The income from
these articles fell short of SCI, 100000
last year. ...Major-Ge French, it is
said has been relieved from his cow
mand, preparatory to charges for miscon-
duetin the1ate affair at Mine Run.
more prompt movement of commands
viii be required hereafter, when march
,-.,, ing orders are received. The Kentuc-
Ky Legislature met on Monday, and was
organized with-Dr Hawkins as Clerk of
the Senate, and ]. B. Lyme Clerk Of the
- House. The Governors MESSAGE was
- - read at noon......T Thirteen hundred rebel
-. =, prisoners from Chattanooga passed
= through indianapolis on Monday, en-
route for Rock Island, Illinois,. A
e Chattanooga dispatch of the 9TH says.
Hardee is slowly falling back from Dali
ton with Bragg's whipped army and
that the mountains are full of deserters.
.s This would indicate that Grant is not
gag idle.
= ~ Nook REPoRT.--The Herdlds cores
pondent telegraphs that the infantry in
..sas1 the Army of the Potomac is going into
a.. winter quarters, while the cavalry is un-
.4aa usually busy scouting after guerriIlas
......Pleasanton is mentioned as likely
~ to suPerssde Meade, not very probable
occurrence. Rebel papers say Gener- /
.z5l aloe. Johnston is to be Braggs perma- /
nent SUCCESSFUL. Organization of the
lower House Of Congress has been COM
pleted, and the House is now ready for
~ business.. !. Emerson Etheridges occu-9
rs patton is gone and he will likely follow
The Presidents Message viii be |
.sea sent in at noon today. ..o5s 49,.
..ss NOOK REPoRE-Adyocate Gen. Holt |
.ll4ss, has decided that the Presidents prOcla-
nation, suspenGing the writ of ha6eas
i4aa2 OF corpus precludes a midor who enlisted t
1905 without the consent of his parents, from 7
-014 ssning ont writ for his discharge. !. !.
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