The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-12-23

favor Of sending within the Union lines CON-
missioners TO treat with the Representatives
OF the Government Al Washington tor ressi-
tuition OF peace.
Hin reply 10 q question Mr.. McMelIea sta
ted that Bishop .LoUg recently arrived IN
Richmond by Gen. Grant ANY such Commis-
sioBers would be allowed 20 pass through his
line -
Mr.. Foose has rssisea % private ife IN dis
gust on the Rine.
While the currency bill ~ss up he with
drss from that body. After making frank
statement Of the situation ofthe rebellion he
said. Sir besesch honorable gentlemen on
MS last occasion, perhaps that | shall have
the honor OF addressing The House. 20 men
upon the present condition orsthe country
before they resolve io.wilakOld their support
from the measure. which i our situstion. let
us look danger in the face, and prouide for
~ IL poesible TO do 50. Sir, We are upon the
sety verge OF ruin. Congress is rapidly sban-
doning oil rs 'inpor,snt purposes and build
Jog up an irresponsible military despotism.
the like OF which has never been seen be-
fore upon this earth.
The policy OF the present House seems TO
be TO crush out dissatisfaction by armed vi
clepce Ia imitation OF that thorough policy
introduced snd esiosced 10 Epsland BY the
celebrsted Earl Of Stafford. the enforcement
OF which speedily brought Charles the lst 10
the block but not before Stafford bad lost his
own head. 'Nth - it%4
Ten days hence freedom. or deliberstion
will have been efiectuAlly sxtingaished In
this body by means which may not specify,
The unjust, unwise and deeply connicsl des-
potism la the gallant aud efficient Johnson
fsom the command Of the army Of Tennes-
see. and the transfer Of that army 10 the
neigbborhood.of Nashville have opened all
southern Georgia. South Carolina and Ala
bama to the army ot sherman. : AZ fs.r|
Fort McAili-ter has fallen. Savannah is
sboet to fall. the fate of Charleston seems
only 10 be deferred few days later Hoods
army has slresd, met with disaster At Frank
ln. 10 nv judgment the fatally compfo.
missed Presidential interference Is the cause
of all this dire mischief. as il was Of the re-
suit OF the unfortunate battle Of Murfrees-
horo and the still moro disastrous one AZ
Missionary Ridge. Should Hoods army be
destroyed. al event which fear IL but too
probable, and sherman could come around
"a this city in ships. which do not doubt be
now Intends. what will,be the fate OF Rich
mond. a
Nav Yosx. Dec. o2.-T The Hsraii's cor
respondent ia front Of Richmond rsys. 1t Is
ported that Lee was wounded In front Of
Petersburg last Saturday aud will he unable |
70 report for duty tor some time.
Deserters cay desertlons from the rebel
army will be very heavy 10 future.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 18Th no-
tees the tact that large number of negroes
have recently stolen towards the Yankee
line. IL slso says. the Yankees have been
% " neville and ia o.hsr parts OF south,
wes,ero We. desIroy.eg shsee locomotives
Aud doing other damage
The Savannah Republican Of the 18th says.
Saturday and sunday artillery firing Was
kept up actively on both sides with more or
les skirmishing. 10 change 10 the aspect
oi sisi's Everything goes on we'll and AL
the men ia beet spiries ~. /
TIE Charleston Mercury Of the 10th says
Sherman appears TO have abandoned III
rect attack %. SAsannah and seems 10 be
turning Ne otlension TO the reduction OF out
works II regrets the fall OF McAIlistef and
ssys the enemy will makes desperate sifor,
70 taks assesis point. 9. go
The Richmond Sentinel of the 18th ssy..
furbsidge - retreatisg from southwest Viz
GINA and vsngha n trying % ~, IN has
rear.
Large quantities OF stores aud troop. arc
bsisg sent 10 ROCKVILLE tom Chattanooga
The R.chmpsd Wig Of the lslh says,
JET Dsvk has sunefsd- severely from seu-
ralg,A. Absurd rumors lad beeu ahoas TO
efIect the Sid market The Wing also says
ths, KIRBY smith is defrsuding the Govern
meat out Of large numbers Of beef cattle
which By ME orders are run into Mexico from
Texas
INV ToEE. Dec p The Tribunes
srmv correspondent giving extracts from re-
cent repeT pspers ssys The rebel Senate
last Saturday ven, into secret session aud
stormy tiae vas bad The question Of At
onc. srming regroes vas taken up and be-
Iisved go ssve pssssd b. almost 40 unsni-
nous vote For several days past evefy
abie-bod.sd negro has been quietly secured
add carried CD 20 a camp O instruction. =
Thls may socoant fos Their st.mpsdiug noted
10 another paragraph.
The Tnbens's Shenandoah correspondent
-s,s. couple Of poor starved. naked rebel
solci, - came toto our iDes oa tie night Of
the l2,h. saying as.h aud blood could not
sand the treatment they received. sDd -ay
that Esr.y has TO disi.lohs At New Msrkss.
amounting m ali 70 NOT Owe, 5000 and no
cavalry
The Time. correspondent Va Postsfs sx-
psdi,ios sriles from santiago De Cabs At
Besafori. y C.. Dee Ism A severe yale
.ss spcoanssfed Of Cape Hsusrss IN shlch
a.. Hssle monitor wshspoe hsd Dsrror go
c.pe. shsrss bsiss iossd ~ the Santiago
ssa sgsuas lesk, boi he ssrn sbsssd---
The ..ier cot e4ly russsa al The Top Of the
tOua bet worked sway shroogh The bail.
The Iron-olsas -s.ls TAKE n coal It Be<s-
fort md prepare 'ss Az acton 80. A
Nr~ Yo.k. Dec. 22-Ths HersId la,
scssiis OF Shsrnsn's grand march through
Georsss. his srpy moved 100 nilss asvsss-