Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-12
Latest from the United States.

We are indebted to the kindness of friend for
New York papers of the 31st ultimo, and the 1st,
inst, from which make the following extracts:
The situation article in the Herald" of the 31st
ult, says:
There is no news from the army Of the Potomac,
or from our forces before Charleston.
The latest news from Western Virginia is dated
Yesterday. Gen. Kelly had received information
that Gen. Early, with 900 rebels is between New
Market and Mount Jackson. Gen. RoSser has also
TOO troops, and Gen. lmbOden 300 men. Great
dissatisfaction is said to exist among the rebels
Deserters declare that if the Presidents Lincolns)
message could be distributed freely among the rebel
troops, thousands would at enter lines. O
They say the proclamation is kept from the men,
although the officers have received it.
Gen. Sullivan's column has returned to Harper's
Ferry with 100 prisoners and many horses
Gen. Kelly states that in all he has captured over
400 prisoners and large amount of property.
Gen. Thomas dispatches from Chattanooga on
Wednesday, that rebel force, under Gen. Wheeler,
had captured one OF our trains on the 25th, (bound
for Knoxville) at Charleston, the south bank of
the Hiawassee; bat Gel Long pursued the enemy
AMI defeated him, capturing 120 prisoners (but not
recovering the train
In relation to the exchange of prisoners, the
HeralFS Fortress Monroe correspondent gives the
following as the sentiments of Beast Butler on the
NEW state of AFFAIRS"
1.-THE General thinks there is but one way to
meet this state Of things, and that is by the
sternest retaliation. He Sneered at the threat held
out by JEFF Davis against himself and his officers
and declared that if the hair the heSd of one of
his officers soldiers should be injured except in
Just warfare the day that that is done shall be day
Of sorrow and mourning fcf all men included in the
so called Confederate States of America" He
pronounced the Interruption Of the exchange on
Sunday by tie Richmond Cabinet fetch. He now
thinks tat our Government, having exhausted
every form of appeal to the rebel Government for
tne exchange of prisoners they cannot save from
starvation, there is nothing left to the United States
but to authorize that sufficient number of rebel
officers be placed under such keeping, and be put
upon such diet as shall, in all respects, correspond
10 the treatment as to food and clothing that our
wretched men receive in the stencil houses of the
1ebe! capital The truth is the rebels
now see clearly that should the exchange be carried
G ut as verbally agreed upon by Mr.. Ould aud Gen.
ETutler, we would in less than two weeks have all
or men out of rebel hands, and still hold surplus
of Ibout 20 900 rebel soldiers, and 800 rebel off,
cers . That is the hitch and the rub"
TT z "TIMEs" ON SENATOR BROWN, OF MISSISSIPPI.
II le Times" Of the 1St inst, contains long
edito rial the recent speech of Senator Brown Of
Missi ssipp, in the Confederate States, Senate. 1t
also ubiiShes his remarks. Ia its editorial it says
in spc. liking of the speech 1T is one OF the most
remark able attempts on record TO etnbody despair
in legs lation" Of the proposition 20 convert the
Confede -acy into one grand military camp, 1t re-
marks: If this be the only way i'll which the
Confeder ICY can be saved, then there is nothing
cert ain than that its doom is sealed and its de-
struction certain, There is maxim Of govern
ment bette VI settled than that the force AMI capacity
for endure nee Of country in war, depends not SO