, 1863-12-14
From WashingtOn.-
Doubtful RuIllOr
Of Proposals
Of Peace.
LATEST FROM OUR RICHMOND
PRISONERS,
No More Provisions to be
Received for Them,
FROM WASHINGTON,

:: FROM WASHINGTON,
r WAsH1NGToa, Dec. 13.-T1c Chronicle +,
. day publishes rumor which 1t is not able
verify, but believes it to be true and not In
) probable, to the effect that Alex. H. stephc1
and five Others had come down to Fortrc:
Monroe on flag Of truce with proposals {
, peace. That they asked to be received /
= their official capacity as Commissioners of til
: Southern confedc1acy, but their request wa
, refused.
Inquiry was made this morning in qua,
+ ter where such u fact If It existed woul
: probably be known, but nothing obtatne
$ conflrmato1y Of the rumor.
flour Commissioner or any person actin
by authority of the rebel government mad
Il visit to Fort Monroe, it was on the es
change Of prisoners, which for certain rea
sons is more probable than the rumor re
fcrrcd to.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The following is
specEl to the ftse: The National League
ground in Missouri matters. 4 committc'
waited on tie President yesterday and re
qucsted him to remove ali ohDnr}ors -, ~,
iron office in that Statc.
ineton,s disnstc1, mcni;o,,a ae +to ne.a;as Mash
reRe1 cor-rfss s;a+,a. ,.,~s 10 W. luu!UE ! Gi1t
ION fo nrnnnse feras NJ ~ em a""te 10 "ashlng
Efforts Ire nakfnr to at1d xii'1 H. reo,n,,rts =,
the volunteer army TO the regular 9rmy.
a! Indiana soldiers in hospitals around
W. washington are to be- removed to 1ndisuap,
TT,e H.rr1rx ro-+-oss .ro.
llth states That C;en E,tIer hsd " ~
uotc to the Sehei Conmiasionar acon auuresssa a
OF Union prisoners afflicted viii atno, me
on Belle Ise. ana That l,c 1ocetvod osun Poa
ous resnonse from NJ 6n1d ese1'eo eoofte-
IFror, A.. - p..s.,.S @ ..u'
va Dsg"as sosaesponoent:l
| rur cr,o.-z "A1n1soroS, ~ uec' 10, 1853.
As the session progresses, the differences
between the dcmocratic factions hecomc
,noro ,,,,,.od g ~. 1". u9 o'eot.'o
"o.o multeo' o. >. COX CLAIMS 10 lead the
WET, and Fcrnando Wood the peace democra-
cy. 1t will appear strange that Cox should
] put forth srci, a c1o;m hit tho s,o+ !. 49,
1n+a a1a.t,o.s =, o,,,s ~ 1ao sas' 1s' lne
ta.o e'ect1"oS IN oh'o Drought him to real
Ting SENSE Of the position of man in these
days who, exhibits anything like q disposi-
Of ths cenntr w u cor 4o1s o5s, 70 Inc enemies
tWo-thirds Of. the democracy Of Ohio voted
for Vallandigham through sympathy only,
not becanue thev aoreed with b;n, IL ,-;ao,
n1e- Or n,ofesses IN III, -~1,,,n.. ~ - p1as
supplies, and that all he desires fs to hold the
Union men to strict accountability for tue
conduct Of the war. the mcoanres - hr,ra
baeA the seeded States, &c. The Wood fac
tion profess to be the only Simon Pure Dem.
ocrats; say that the other faction I,as de-
serted the princiu1es Of tho n,rtv =.
T1cr onnosc +ha 7var NV. =. 49,, .4:n
hano ~. aa .,o ;,a .uo "' ~ ~, aau eonllnue 10
III. nJRc 4s ror .as NY 70 sone Nnen II VIII be
auiy ptosSa 10 me ha1lon that 1t Is failure,
1A1 A111So1s AND MICHIGAN CANAL ENLARoE- /
4EHT-
The Illinois and Mfchigan Canal Enlarge:
ment, learn from 1ts friends, has larger
number Of and more Influential supporters in
tha tnas congress than tae former. Several Of
yor It. md It ia eynected r viii rccs;1o ~
more calm md dignihed attention than dur
ing the lust session. 4 few narrow minded |
men me stu continue to inyelgh against it. And
tion, your Pennsylvania politician Is not to
be excelled: 1t appears as If they mover could |
get ont Of the old groo7es in which thew |
hare been running for years.
rur xrx, <,o,,,r.
rA - - 80 ~a. .urrAanEAD MOVE
4Ae neAL move OF Inc Copperhead5 is to be |
States and capitalists. They place theiT nat
hopes OF dietracting and paralyziny the coun-
~ ~ upun lAis. 1Ae} WlH set forth tho fact
-, 1S .ns G"gl1aust5 alc tne persons particular
Y penea.ea fea. y t4e war; that they hold all
,t;l .ne oonas OF ne Goycrnment, especially the
en;p.aMs1s w! HE, q NeW England md New York
e;t cs % anaa tne5 asc saddlinG, Tor their c7clu-
~ ueat aa lmense dept upon the labor-
ths+ t Insses 9n ana ISM smaA propHetors. They claim
.1,aa;a5 4naa ~ 5sa5 rom now ths debt, including
thus1Su thnm9 1;1i, S1d;1!itns, Will amount to over three
taousand mlntons Of dollars. Their every
enolt % WI accordingly 6e made to crcatc .
&C eontest oet"cem me capital and the labor Of
tnc ~ eountiy 1ms they expect will operate
~ -, ~ Ma}s: Il VIII 1ngnten capital On the
tha H1nu asea w u" aefl45s IT, o1 reputation oy
~ tu1 81, aesss, unu auos engage them
1n',; ~ HIT i. siar III eaett en9tt 10 STOP tno war;
taIists of the connfry also ~ +bn;r 't ~. G%p
They saw that tic var can nov on1r he stnn.
ped by collapse Of the finances Of the cnnn-
IN; ind that this can oaIy he bronsht ~ ehnnt
By bringing tic capitalists wi,o 5o1d onr
funds to the conviction that what thew have
invested will be periIled If they do not STOP
the Investment Of apy mora funf1y far lis |
This. am assured IA |