Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-02-05
SOUTHERN NEWS.


The following items of Southern news are de-
rived from late Richmond papers
THE FINANCES or LOUISIANA.
The Richmond Enquirer of the eth ultimo states that,
according TO the message Of Gov Moore the receipts Of
Louisiana during the present year $500 49, OF
which $5976742 the result OF the sale of six per
cent bonds aud Treasury notes. The expenses were
$242l 6l0 of which 81 AZ for the military fund
Out of balance in the Treasury $780, 900 has been
mted to the Confederate Government in prepayment OF
the war tax For the ensuing the Governor thinks
it will be neither proper practical to depend upon
taxation the Of raising even partial revenue
hreeourths Of the portion of Louisiana is in
the hands of the enemy.
THE CoNTUMACY OF NORTH CAROLINA
The Richmond Wing Of the 10th uItimo says: We had
hoped the Legislature OF North Carolina would have
sembed with more liberal and concliatory views. We
know have Confederate authorities who have little
regard for the feelings of but they are upon US and
all is at stake We must fur the present bear and for
bear safety demands it We earnestly trust that the
North Carolina Legislature view Of the vast interests
dependent on harmonious scton will bring the
State AID Confederate authorities into collision However
provoked, we have no time and cannot afford to wrange
among ourselves now Let postpone and party
grievances to another and distant day The first the
great duty of every true Souhron to put forth all his
energies for the overthrow of mpacabe and barbar
who sympathize with them in the wrongs sights
they have received, caonot sympathze with them any
measure that may tend to impair the efforts Of the
Government for the common safety The time will come
for the redress Of all domestic gevances but till then and
while foreign foe is threatening with subjugaon let
with united hearts and hands uphold the sacred
APRoTEsT FROM GEORGIA.
The Atlanta Georgia. Integencer of the goth of jan
uary has the following:
The resolutions introduced by Mr. Foote in Congress
bearing upon reconstruction of our Government with the
Northwestern States desire sOlemny to protest
against and trust that they will be tabled by the Cou-
ederae Congress- whenever they taken up to be-
sdered. We fighting this for Southern indepen-
dence and for Government OF Southern States
African slavery institution ordained of God benef
cal to mankind. necessity in social political rela
tons States aud in Intercourse with all other nations
or States Hence the admission Of any Free State into
Union il not only repugant to U.s. but it will be only
continuance OF that evil which has brought the war;
and which to get rid Of we fighting If the North
western states should shake off the North and East and
set up for themselves Government aud desire to be
at peace with the South barrier will be placed in their
way by Government, and shall bo willing to treat
with them as an independent Governmental peace, as
friends ; in war; as foes"
HOW REBEL MAY TALK.
The Raleigh Standard in speaking of the rebel author
ties at Richmond holds the following languages
"They labored to break down the old Government be-
they about to lose the beef and they would
break the new one before they would part with The
cass upon which the vultures are settled Their motto
was, divide and destroy and their motto now is nso
dated rule ruin Hence they are the des.ruc ives aud
those who oppose them the conservatives. We still
walk the soil and breathe the air of freedom and not
b. Influenced in course by the Establishments or the
frowns Of power"
THE TWENTY NEGRO EXEMPTION LAW.
The dissatisfaction of the people with act passed by
the Confederate Congress- at it's last session. by which
persons owning certain number If were exempted
from the operation of the CONSUMPTION law, has led the
members at the present session to reconsider their work.
and already branch has passed bill for the repeal of
The obnoxious law. This bill provides as follows:
The Congress Of the Confederate States do enact That
30 much OF the act approved October l1h, 1862
empts from military service person. either as agent
owner or overseer each plantation which white
person required to be kept by the laws ordinances of
any State and which there is no white male adult moi
sbe to military service, and in States having no such
law one person, as agent, owner Overseer on such
panta Ion OF twenty negroes, and which there no
white male adult not liable to military service and also
the following clause in said act towit and furthermore
Tor additional police Of every twenty negroes two
more plantations within FIVE miles of each other and each
having less than twenty negroes and which there no
white male adult not liable to military duty person.
being the oldest Of the or on such
ons, be and the hereby repealed aud the per-
hitherto exempted by said cnuses of raid act are
hereby made subject to military duty the same manner
that they would be had said clauses never been
10 said act"
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th ul,imo. in com
nenting on the peace rumors from the North says:
Happily the people have number of solid facts to
steady them and in danger of being carried away
by the whirlwind Of fiction
They know that several thousand prisoners have been
aiken at Arkansas Post and infer that the President will
have to resort to combinations in the matter Of re-
aaton, tor the enemy have Of officers than we
OF theirs The fall Of Arkansas Post leaves Little
Rock open to McCernsnd The oss of the State capital
may rouse Gen. Holmes from his stupor hut il remains to
De seen by what strategy he will bring together Hindman
Rains and Parsons and thus prevent them from being
81 in detail
" In Tennessee Bragg with overworked army is con-
rontn2 Rosecrhns who Is being reinforced with all the
recruits from the camps Of instruction in Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio report abroad that Gen Johnston has re
turned to Tulshoma and taken command in person OF
Braggs army We trust that the report may be true but
aven Johnston will need all his skill cope with te enor
nous columns OF Rosecrans unless his command h strength
ened The telegraph this morning brings us tdings of
formidable movements in North Carolina and the enemy
claims to have crossed the Rappahannock preparatory to
mother battle at Fredericksburg.
These facts show that the sensationsls from Washing
ton and Baltimore when they tell Of peace within nine
days, are but many Gulvers AID Munchausens who
would be kicked back to Washington by any Government
ess gulibe than The Yankee army now in the
lid is very large 1t will be made 10 fight When it is
whipped and well whipped then ard not until then we
nay begin 10 think of the possibility of peace
SKIRMISH NEAR THE BLACKWATER.
FORTRESS MONROE, JAN. 80 P. M-Somethng of a
light on the Backwater took place early this morning in
which the rebels repulsed Information renched
}en Peck yesterday that the rebels in force had