, 1864-01-05
TIE REBEL PRESS.
The Exchange Of Prisoners.
The Rebel Finances circulation
-. Of United States Money-
Losses in East Tenn
: TIE Consc1ipts in
the Markets,

THE CIRCULATION OF United STATES MONEY.
4 bill to prohibit dealing in and circula-
tion Of United States money was under dis
cussion in the House Of Representatives on
the ed. As specimen Of the jealousy ex-
isting against United States money, We
quote:
Mr. Foote said that brokers in this city
were actually dealing In the enemy'a paper
currency under the eyes of officials. During
tic last session he mad visited these ''dens Of
he'll, accompanied BY another member Of
tie House, and saw greenb1cks ostensibIy
exhibited for sale. He had determined to
come up and prohibit it, II possible. It was
diss!ming us and damaging our cause, The
dence OF the certain failure Of onr cause,
that We were extensively dealing In their
currency to the depreciation Of our own.
Our currency had been depreciating every
day the tratlic WAS going on. Delay in action
would disgrace Geng1sss IT, the eySs Of tsis
sense Of the Constitution this traffic was
treasonable ot1enRe. Tie bill should be
adopted that the country might know we
were, determined to stop. it.. When the
-countryman from remote districts visits the
city, he would say when he returned that the
encmy's currency was valued more highly
than our own, and its effect would be de-
moralizfng In the extreme. We submit to
no domination of the United States, and
should not GLOW their money to circulate
here as currency. We want these operators
in Richmond and elsewhere to see that We
regard them rs ma1cfaCtors.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
From the Richmond Wing, 25th nlt.l
The Yankee Government have deputized
Butler, the Beast, to negotiate new cartel,
giving him, 1t is understood, plena1y powers
: In the matter. A AprelfminaIy question to be
considered by our authorities is whether
they a,, w[l1 ays tss dealings Rahag l,. with per
1awed. II this difficulty can be got over, We
/. dare say Butler may be dealt with on as good
terms as any one Lincoln will select Hitch
cock and Meredith both proved themselves
very scursy fellows-falsilers and tricksters.
They are well got rid Of 1t i known that
he has a1 along favored, or pretended to favor,
Il just and liberal plan Of exchange. The first
cartel that Vas entered into Waa negotiated,
If we remember Alright, between him and
Gen. D. Il. Hill Upon the whole, and in
view Of tho accomplishment of SO desirable
noble fellows, now the tenants Of Yankee
prisons, We hope the President tnay not find
it incompatible with the dignity and duty Of
the Gorcrnn:ent to waive the ontlnWry and
recognize the Bcast. 1t will be necessary for
Col. Ould,, though, to be wide awake when
they gel 10 aIInnElnE ile LeTIns o1 c1cHauEe3
for this cross-eled Yankee has In him the
cunning Of tie Evil Ono.
LOSSES IN EAST TENNESSEE.
Our losses By the enemy guining possession
OF East Tennessee, snys correspondent OF
the Atlanta L.tf7iigenoer. arc iucafcnlable. We
arc 1ot only deprived Of the vast flour mills
OF tEat country, which previously supplied
the whole army, but also Of vast machine
ehoEs and 'depote, which we had extensively
Organized at Knoxville. Beside this, We are
now entirely cut of from coal, iron and cop
per region, which were worth millions to Us.
The copper rolling mills at Cleveland, which
wereReuperintendcd By Col. Peet, the Govern
ment agent, and which were burnt by the
enemy, formerly turned ont COCO pounds Of
copper per day. Over three millions Of pounds
had been delivered to the Government. This
was the only copper rolling mill In the coun-
try, and which kept rs supplied In copper for
cnCs and cannon. This Is among our losses
by the battle Of Chattanooga, which are
sFoktn Of as merely resulting In few thous-
and men and thirty-etght cannon.
TIE cossCRIPT1oN.
The Vhig Inns long editorial On tho sub
jeet Of general conscription, In tie course
Of which 1t says:
The attention of Congress has been occu-
pied for some days past upon the efficiency
Of the army. The act admitting substitutes