The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-04
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NEg rYdEE, March 2.--TheI following
despRIch1 dTsd 3 sIMissi.sis hi EbGa&
ron, hA.JIy via MemphiS Mattel bllSh

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of The encmg.ss phe rams Webb. aud i
Queen Oh ihe West attacked her twenty
five miles -iroms here and rRmmed her
until she surrendered, which can dbe
tratedao q Noncompliance wit my in -
siructions.saI donot know the particulars.
I fSfgned.9 eiaia I'D. ID. PORT ER,Aiin
r sTlssA 80 at t's' ga ieEn Commanding! al.
New YoRk, March 2 Mayor Opdyke
to day vpt0ed the Resolutions Of the Gbm-
mon council g give F'nz John Porter =
public reception, .....,...','..-
AMurfreesboro' letter say s Gen, Rose
Grams has issptd an order prohibiting The,
Cincinnati Enquirer and Chicago Times
circulating infhe Army ofathe Cumber-r
lana So 5oa2 go a',aly ei, !!a saA 20 tJa .y-44
Owe have heard Of sRo such elslerD ssi4
WksHISETox.a Mnchs2'L'fhe Presiaeht
has issued his Proclamation calling an
extraordinary. session Of the s nate IN
the 4th Of. March, 70 receive aud act on
communications he may make, mainly
on civil and military snqmipa ions ass 81
MeNlellan's testimony before the War
Committed on Sai urdsE rrlateJ prinei,
pally to the battle of williamsburg,
which, he stated was to ight against ,his
judementsip 81 ,pJlaa oT .dsua. 'auM aalaj b
lie asked permission to submit hlis
statement Of the whole sir jeet in writ-
ing, but abe tommiftee declined to rcl'
ceiveit, as they u islred RI plies "a direct
Questions on slRGff5 b6ints. His cxsir-
ination' cjhtihues tpyAay.."' "'.".. ''' ..''. "
MUfWREEsBoe6, FEB, 2S-News. re-
eeiyed here indicatGs hat Wei sbug is TO
be. evacuated by the rebels. Every ling
except the supplies for he army is. being
removed. g., The army has been removed
east Of Black river .iSiGkntss 10 their
army is terrible, and the deserLions are
great. ed ,,,tf sssE4-iI aa sil .tss 90 sfaA 4
We took Tuscumbia, with 200 plison-
ers! iAIl'their stores, horses, one piece Of
artillery, and One of Van DJrnis trains
were captured '-'.n''"''"" 800 -'''s'' o.
Alarge forage train, which went out on
tie Lebahonpikc Yesterday, In r6turning
was attacked by 800 or 100 gueitilas at
the Stone river crossing" Three regi-
nents Of our troops conveying our train
replied to the fire Of the rebels, and afl'g
. brisk engagement, lasting several min
htes, drove III NJ back, The guerrillas
fled precipitatelY, having lQsI, eight men
killed and twenty wounded. Among
the slain was a rebel captain. Our own
loss was sliglt t.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate
basse dytbs puiseUpiionbiI]at enc " deck
his Sunday morning just as it came
from the House, 1t is, therefore, a law,
excepting the signature Of the President.
The principal provisions of the new
law may be summed up thus All male
persons between eighteen aud forty five.
excepting, idiots aud those convicted
crime are to be enrolled and subject 10
draft by order of the President The
supporters of widowed mothers, or The
fathers of small mOtherless chill
dren, are exempt, if drafted All othtr
persons drafted can be released from
draft by paying three hundred dollars,
or less, if the War Department shall de-
eide on a smaller sum. The Provost
Marshqls, wPq Ars tQhp ePpoiptsd tofn-
force the cOnscripton may arrest without
warrant, all PERSONS charged with trea-
sonable practices; but such persons must
be turned over immediately to the civil
authorities for tlial on those charges
The other provisions Of the bill relate to
the courts martial, consolidation of re-
duced regiments, etc. oil no generals inter-
est to the public at large.
WAsRANoRoN. M IMarcir O. AalBheA closing
hours Of Congress- are marked. with the
most simportant documents concerning
the foreign policy Of the Government,
80 far NJ it relates TO intervention. Tho
Senate committee on Foreign Relations
Ia haA 81 L., u
all The present session, series of cons
current resolutions on the subject Of me-
diation which have just been unanim-
ously reported for adoption by Con-
gress.
What is remarkable is that they re.
ileot the harmoaious views Of SUMMER,
Davis Of Kentucky, Foster, Henderson
OF Missouri Wilmot, Hicks OF Mary
land, and DOOlittle, who represent the
various shades Of Congressional opinion
The preamble sets forth the reception Of
the proposition of mediation from
France, and says, that az the idea IL
Intervention may be regarded as practi-
cable by 'foteign COVE Ihdetfts, tlfey may
be h d to proceedings tending to tmbar--
rRss present relations. II is c5nsequrnt-
~ the duty OF Congress 10 prevent any
misunderstanding BY declaratfJn'df
opinion. 900. .
The first resolution declares, that,
while Congress has accepted foreign me
diaiion on international questions, IT can-
not receive from foreign powers propo-
sition respecting domestic troubles, and
will regard such q proposition Of forei. n
interference as unreasonable and mad
missable.
The second resolution sets forth that
the United States is graphing with a
rebellion which ~ seeking the .deslruet-
ion OF the Repablio, ~ erect a -ps@4F
whose eqFqsr-PIpPfs9a4 be 8lyfyytand
thal iOrelgn interference can bdt aid this
undertaking, and viii cohsrque be
locked, upon by the United States as AN
uniriendly act, HI ,..i .ssY
The third resolution asserts that the
rebellion was encouraged by Che hope
that cotton was king, and, Al il is not
sustained by this hippo IL must Weld TO
the auth6tiiy 81 tie NaiOnal iGoter8-
meut 1t is the duty Of foteiea Gov
ernmehia 10 fgaIAl y ih loun the chiefs Of
the rebellion that their attempt TO found
a new g9Yernmenb with slavery as be
corner stone, IS offensive TO civil izalion
and the moral sense Of mankind.
The fourth resolution expresses conf.
deuce 10 the justice OF the canst ~ ihs
United stdtos, which 10 that Of good gov
eminent and human rights and -auhbuu-
ces that the war w,ll BE- vigorously pros
ecutod.