The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-02
Antics Of Foote In tho Rebel Con.
gress-Loud Cries for Peace from
Georgia.

Antics Of Foote In tho Rebel Con.
gress-LOud Cries for Peace from
Georgia.
NKw YORK, Nov. 26.-In debate in the
rebel House on the 10th inst, two or three
interesting points were disclosed
The expose by Mr.. Foote of the fact that
the radical secessionists are engaged in a
crusade against the rebel Vice President
Stephens, is one Of the developments made
on the occasion.
This war against Stephens appears to
be extending to all the reconstructionists,
and Boyce, Brown, Leach, Vance, Steph-
ems, Cobb and Foote are denounced as
needless agitators of dangerous questions.
The rebel House Of Representatives, like
the Confederacy in general, is house d.
vided against Itself, and cannot stand long.
Gov. Brown and Gov. Vance have taken
positive action in opposing the execution
of the CONSUMPTION law.
Mr. Leach of North Carolina takes oc-
casion to fully endorse the language of
Brown, Stephens and Boyce, and asks to
be hung with them in case the Confedera-
cy decides they are disloyal. He denoun-
ces Staples, of Virginia, as cOnsolida-
ZIONIST, and in turn is denounced by that
gentleman as one feeling more alarmed at
the eacroachments of the jeff Davis dss-
potism.
/ FoOte denounces everybody in general,
and declares that this is no time te propose
peace.
The House passed in undue haste the
Senate bill to amend the law 80 as to force
the militia of one State to go to the de-
fence of other States. This action has
been taken in order to concentrate the
forces of the Gulf States against Sherman,
but he will hardly give them time to do
this.
The Richmond Wing of the 21st says
Grant has consented that blankets may
be bought in New York for the rebel pris-
Oners at the North. A vessel loaded with
cotton to pay for these blankets is to be
shipped to the rebel Gen. Trimble r. Real,
confined at Fort Warren.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 21st
says Sherman is moving in two columns
on Augusta, the other on Macon. The
columns marching by the State road for
Augusta will probably go as far as Madi-
son and then march on Milledgeville.
The column marching on Macon will
probably go to Crawford, within Is miles
of the town, and there turn off to Mil
ledgevile and form junction with the
other body. By this movement Macon falls
and the enemy are at liberty to move on
Augusta via the Georgia Central railroad
to Brensville, and then march north or on
Savannah.
Sherman is moving rapidly, and is not
much troubled with trains. He has burn
ed several stations and is depriv:ng the
country generally of forage.
The Enquirer frankly insists on the re-
peal of the exemption laws, and the con-
scription of the exempts in order to secure
a force to oppose Sherman.
Immediate communication was open
from Richmond, and only to Milledgeville,
owing no doubt to its destruction by Sher-
man.
New York, Nov. 26.-In the rebel
House on last Monday, Mr.. Foote made
another display Of his bellicose qualities,
and called upon any member who objected
to anything he had previously said, to
send him q note, to which he would not
tail to give attention.
NJ Foote was subsequently arrested
and required 10 give bail to keep the peace
on charge of being engaged in lighting
duel with John Mitchell.
The House in another fight OF desperate
partisanis!n, revoked its previous resolu-
ton, and fight the wax to its bitter end.
Late rebel papers say that eight trans
ports loaded with Union troops, and two
batteries of Parrot guns have left Morgan
sia, La, for the White river, Ark.
An account is given Of an attempt and
failure to escape from the prison at CO.
lumbia, S. c., of IS Union prisoners (otfi-
cers). \ committee of the Georgia
Legislature have reported that Mr.. Alsed,
a member of that body has been engaged
in recruiting in Northern Georgia, several
companies of men fer tie armies of Siler-
man.
The garrison OF MOBILE is sail to lie
suffering much for want Of necessary
clothing
4 negro was recently hung in Carroll
county, Miss, for attempting to raise
company in his town (colOrea) to fight in
the Union cause
New YORK, Nov. 26.-The Augusta
(Ga) Chronicle anil Sentinel prints the
following extract from letter dated Mad
ison, Ga, 18th:
of Gov Brown tells the truth "a his
message, we live under worse tyranny
than was possible in the old Union. If,
by the blessings of Providence, You can
once get on the track and the train started
for peace, all the powers in Richmond Or
Washington can't stop it or throw it off.
Show US how to negotiate. Point ont
some leader Let him be open, frank and
fearless, and the people will follow as sure
as the sun shines Let him be man who
can inspire confidence and is equal to the
task of stopping the madness Of the day"
At the session Of tie Georgia Legislature
at Milledgeqille on the 18th, the public
funds were ordered to be removed to a
place of safety, and measures taken for a
speedy adjournment.
On the 18th there was general stam-
pede of the members, and most Of them
had gone home, or were wandering about,
studying how to get there