The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-14
FROR TIE SOUTH.
wAsnnaroN. Nov. 70.

Proceedings Of the Roboi Congress.
Among the proceedings OF the Rebel Congress we
And the only iicma Of Interest arc;-
Mr. SPARROW, of Louisiana, offered the following,
,nich was read, and referred 70 thc Committee on
NE Judiciary -
Whereas, the depreoiaiion Of our currency is In
no seii tbe necossarios OF lie; and irlerets such
appreciation - ruinOus to the Coniedcfaay and 90
DO means OF prosecuting the war, therefore the
Sorqfoss Of thc Couiod6rato States do enact. as q
necessary war measure, tha' prices assessed for the
army by the Commissioners of AsgCssmunt shall be
iho prccs established for oil the ct2ous OF tho Cou-
fodcraio States, and that nuy person who sh1u
rharae differently shall be deemed guilty of criminal
sfsnsc. and % subject 70 q huo NOT eNeeeang hYc
thousnnd doiiare and 20 an imprisonment not cN-
eeeding one year
and We ind the time all occupied ina special order
M the day which was the subject OF putting negroes
m the army a. soldiers.
Nr, CHAMBEEs, Of Mississippi, mado an able ar
,,1mont IN opposition to the measure, showing that
rsaroea we're not fit to be soldiers and that more
ever there we're q sufficient number OF white per-
sons IN the South, amounting to two numbered thou
.apd, who were not in the service yet subject 70
military duty.
.1ns,otorv terms OF the proposition 10 dissolve the
volo,on of master and slave, which was an institu-
s,on sanctioned by God and the Bible.
Proclamation OF Amnesty.
N, FoorE OF Tennessee, introduced the following
resolution which was made the order OF the day for
Wednesday neXt:-
Pesoired, That while prosecute the war with
All the energy and oarnestness we have, reasons OF
rolcy iusilce aud humanity alike require that the
President should be armed with adequate power to
offer complete amnesty to all such OF tne citizens and
1endents Of the toniederate states rs heretofore,
unoer deusion or otherwise, have been hostile tO
our cause, and who are now willing TO come FORWARD
and take upon themselves tho Obligation to support
ouI Government as true and loyal citizens.
Affairs ut Petersburg.
The Dspdict OF Friday says;-TheTe were
military operations our lines in front OF Rich
Inond and Petersburg, yesterday, from DarbYtOwn
on the north side TO the Boydtown plank road south
Kest Of Petersburg All was quiet; GRANT wll
attempt nothing until the election excitement Is over
General Meade 10 be Removed.
There ia atumor in town that General MEADE IL
soon to be superseded by General THOMAS, now
commanding the Army of the Cumberland at Nash
VILE II Is likely enough that MEADE will lose his
Place for the failure on the 9th. So great disaster
must not te excused.
From the Valley,
SHERIDAN has come to the conclusion 10 keep as
near Harpers Ferry as possible, and thus prevent
NoeEBY from operating IN ms rear. EARLT's late
stringent order IN relation to sraggers - SAID 70 he
working wonders, and the army is in the most excel
lont trim and the best possible mood TO retrieve the
te dsgracefu disaster the lost fruits OF thorough
H won victory There no new movements OF
troops. The Yankees have withdrawn from the VI
cinitY Of the Manassas Gap Railroad. They COM
mted many depredatlons and carried of quite
eountes. The crops are stall sale.
Operations OF General Price.
Late adylces IRON PRICE state that strong Con-
Iederate force had attacked Yankee detachment Of
loops at Mount Pleasant, and captured some three
hundred prisoners, with four pieces OF artillery The
enemy 1ed towards Springfield, but were cut on,
and were compelled to turn northward towards Bo'
Hyar. They lost on the route nearly all their bag
rage and ammunition tTain and LETT their dead and
wounoed stTewn along the way. Our forces did not
pursue further than Bolivar, in Polk county 1t is
said that large body OF Federal cavalry and
mounted infantry, under the immediate command OF
General A. j. SMITH, had Lett Stoelville, on the Ma
Iamoc River, in Crawford county, and were march
ing in the dlreetcn OF Southwest Missouri.
Condition OF Arkansas.
In Arkansas the Confederate Government holds
dominion over about thlteen countieai a considers
bic portion OF the state is held by nelIher party
the enemy uot beng able TO retain possession oil bu
q small portion permanently. The Legislature
meets this fall, with very nearly full representa-
ton. The spirit OF our people is good and hopeful
From West virginia.
The Fedeials hold small portion of Greenbro
county, in " estern Virginia now, mainly that POI
tiOn which lies around the great falls Of the Nc
River and The Blue Sulphur Springs. The Bi
Hewel Mountain is a retreat Tor them when presse
BY cavalry. The Confederate troops ranl
through Boone and Raleigh counties. In the upp
portion Of Monroe county bands OF tory mlii
roam and depredate and shoOtour men wherey'
they find them. Our boys arc in the habit
swinging them up TO the first tree which can
found after the wretches are caught.
Recollection OF MFR. Lincoln.
An editorial says;-Few OF our people will be dsu
pointed by the result OF the election, since it s on
what we have all expected. Had LINCOLN allow
himself TO have been beaten, he must have be
either tool patriot, neither OF which his war
oct friend or btterest Toe has ever suspected him
BENG.
The Richmond Enquirer OF Friday, in long
forial iayOTs the armng Of the slaves and saysi-'
employment OF slaves soldiers was mover sugge'
as proposition preferable to any other but so
as a remedy 20 which dire necessity might eyeniu
driYe the Confederate Government. OonsideiaI
ofa double character are involved IN TINS meas
there is a moral influence which the conscfIpuo
a quarter OF q million of slaves TO fight tor thou
dom and our freedom from Yankee masters, W
have upon our cnemics and upon the World az II
and there Is n physical influence OF such ah aug
tatiOn OF our army, upon that army our people
enemy ana our cause. Nor should these two
niderauous be separated in the discussions ol
pIopOe ton" And the article concludes as lolo
'attho necessity exists, then VIC say not 4OVOO
but any number that the necessity may ie
should be eOnscriptod, for negro @dtGy ma
mere OCCASION and Is nor the object or end Qfth's
We would show 10 the world a lesson that i'
honal independence and freedom rom Yankee
nation in addition 20 the sacrifices already !
the people OF these states are ready and wiling,
necesFity arises. TO sacrifice any number or an
slaves to the cause OF national freedom an
would teach the enemy that "eNhausuon ma
merely brought TO our attention the iighln
sources OF tour millions Of slaves, and thar the 5
campaign shall open with an army OF quarter
million OF negroes besides our noble veterans
that the scene OF operations shall De In the co
Oi the enemy.
s@We would respond 10 General GRANTS C
and grave" assertion with the battle shout
army OF halt million. We would cncOurag
own gallant soldiers by sddlngtO their number
man that negroes oou.d relieve, whether as
steTs, clerks hospital attendants, gnrrisons OF s
dinate forts as well as pioneer and engineer
ers But discussion mas been ClOuded by pro
tion OF freedom after the war and some say q
freedom is recognized q boon TO be given as
ward for fdeity, q death blow Is struck at Ella
We believe that but one state In the COutcd
fOrbids the manumssiOn OF slaves. In Var
any person may emaHciDats by deed rocordl
the courts Of his county or corporation Is
statutory boon O genial that slavery Is the beat
diiion Tor the negro, UnquestiOnably NOT an
fidelity TO master is here permitted to be rowa
with emancipation, NOW cannot fidelity 70 tn
tioual cause, attested by endurance Of hardship
RalantrY in action and exposure 10 death bt