, 1863-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

"ASAAHa1oai 1tt, 44.-AA At IIteiutuL NAs
signed the pardon, e1empting E. ". CAN'T
OF Arkansas, from the penalty Of treason ot
which he is accused by accepting and cxer:
cising the Office Of Brigadicr General in the
service Of the rebels. The pardon also rein
states Gen. CAN'T In all his rights Of property
excepting those relating to slayca+
Representative Morrill,, of Vermont, has
given notice Of bill having in view the ter
mination Of the Reciprocity Treaty, and Rep
rcsentatiye Elijah Ward proposes joint res
olution to authorize the appointment Of Com
missioncrs to negotiate a new treaty with
the British Government for the British PROV
inccs Of North America, based upon. the true
principles Of reciprocity. 49, -. -: IS
The Proclamation subjoined to the Presi-
dents Message was written substantially in
the form in which It was: issued, several
weeks ago, and the President at the time &C.
riously thought Of issning it before the meet
ing Of Congress. slnco its appearance, the
question is raised In official quarters as to
whether the rebel prisoners In our hands,
under the rank of Colonel, may not avail
themselves Of the amnesty offered: Somo
persons think three-fourths Of tho rebel prls-
oners now In our hands would gladly accept
the terms Of amnesty, If 1t includes them, and
the question thus becomes of much impor-
tance. .
There is, SO far rs can be asccrtalned, gen
era1 disposition on the part of. members Of
Congress, to carry out the recommendations
Of the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue md
the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to
the increase Of taxes On liquors and tobacco.
It is thought probable Congress will impose
heavier tax bpon whisky than proposed
perhaps Is cents or u dollar per gallon.
The ayails Of the draft as far as ascertained
up to this time, are 6o, 900 men and 81, 900 0o0
The figures gfven in the Secretary Of Wars
report are based upon data two or three weeks
old. :,... = =:
The Navy Department has thirteen vessels
in pursuit Of the captured steamer Chesea-
pcake.
New York, Dec. 1.-THE Washington spec.
ials state that Senator Brown Of Missouri has
arrived. ..-,'~- r-t.
The frauds in the Quarterma.ter's depart
ment ut Alexandria, will foot up millions; and
have been in nprogress seven months. Other ar
rests are to be made. .-
Late Inst night about 500 horses stampeded
from the cavalry camp at Gresboro. An at
tempt WAS made to stop them while passing
over the bridge communicating with Wash
| ington, but it did not succeed and many were
drowned. r<
NEW YORK, Dec. ia special to tho
World, from the Headquarters Of the Army OF
&hn Fo{nrrnn Tar IN core. .
There Is no movement to record in the
Army of the Potomac. That it is intended
to keep the army here for time, unless cir
cumstances TINT ore not Calculated upon
arise, is everywhere apparent. The men are
building comfortable quarters aud preparing
for winter.
"A rrmor,is current here 'to,dny, which may
be given for what it is worth, that Lee had,
under flag Of truce, forwarded request to
Gen. Meade for IN armistice Of three months
duration.
Aspecial to the Herald, dated Headquarters
Army Of the Potomac, Dec. ., says:
Three dese1ters from the 5th North Carroll
na volunteers, which regiment was on picket
duty near Martins Ford came within our
| whole Of their regiment only want IN oppor-
tunfty to desert, when they will gladly avail
themselves Of it. The rebels picket along the
.eouth side Of the river from near the junction
Of the Kapidan and the Rappahannock to
above RQhertson's river.
army now occuTy the following positions: ::
Hill's Corps, around Orange Court House,
where General Lee has his Headquarters; !;
Early's Division. near Summcrvil1e Roads at
Martins and Tobacco Fords; Johnson's
division, at Mitchell, Browns and Germania
.Fords.
From dense volumes Of smoke arising from
the woods and batteries south Of Raccoou and
A1a<tan'e Fords, it ia evident that tho enemy
is in force there.
The rebel authorities state TINT Lee had
over 6O, COO men in the last campaign. and
that he WIS certain Of victory Ind we had
the rnshness to attack him in his strong po-
sition. r..
It is stated that the enemy arc building
winter quarters.
NV YonK, Dec. u.-The Tines special
says: .loyejoys's bill for the punishment Of
shareholders, which be gave notice Of on the
sa1es S s1S iTced bg sS The Eancpaoa t
ton Of January 1st, or By act of Congress,
shall be declared to be citizens and compe-
tent Witnesses in MI United States courts.
Amy one attempting to reduce any one so
freed again to slavery, eha1l bc declared gull
r. Of misdcmeanor, and punished with finc
Of not less thap &, 600 OF more than S10,O 600,
and be imprisoned not less than ono or more
than ten Jears. ~.s
From Our Regular Correspondent
'WAsu1saros, Dec. 7, 1866.
THE COMPLEXION OF THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE
FOR SPEAKER
Now that the foul attempt Of the copper
Leads to defeat the verdict of the latc e1ec-
tions and organize the House upon the basis
Of copperhead majority has been defeated,
it may be profitable to analyze the copper
1&n u,{n