Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-26
THE REBEL CONGRESS.

NEW 1ORK, NOV. 70.
In debate in the rebel House of Rep
resentstives on the 10th instant two or
three very interesting points were dis
closed.
The exposure, by Mr.. Foote, Of the fact
that the radical ss9essionists are engaged
in a crusade against the rebel Vice Presi-
dent Stephens, is one of the Developments
made on the occasion. This war against
Mr.. Stephens appears to be extending to
sll the re-constructiOnists, and Boyce,
Brown, Leach, Vance, Stephens, Cobb and
Foote are denounced as needless agitators
of dangerous questions. The rebel House
of Representatives, like the Confederacy
in general, is house divided against it.
self, and cannot stand long in such torna-
does of excitement as Sherman is at pres
ent creating.
Governors Brown and Vance have taken
positive action in opposing the execution
Of the conScript laws.
Mr.. Leach, OF North Carolina, takes oc-
ession to fully indOrse the language of
Brown, Stephens and Boyce, and asks 70
be hung With them in case the ConFeders-
ey decides they are aisioysl- dennunces
Staples, of Virginia, as a consolidation lst,
and is in turn denounced by that gentle-
man as one feeling more alarmed at the
encroachments of the JEFF Davis despo-
tism than those Of the enemy.
Mr.. FOote denOunees everybody in gen
ersl, and declsres that this IS no time to
propose peace. The House passed in un-
due haste the Senate bill to amend the law
50 as to force the militia of one State to 90
to the defence Of other States. This ac-
ton has been taken in order to concentrate
the forces Of the Gulf States against Sher-
msn, but he will hardly give them time to
do so.
The Richmond Wing of the 2lst, says:
Grant has consented that blankets may
be purchased in New York city for the
rebel prisoners at the North. A vessel
laden with cotton to psy for these blankets
is to be shipped from Mobile, consigned to
the rebel Generals Trimble and Beale,
now confined at Fort Warren.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 21st,
says:
Sherman Is moving in two columns, one
on Augusta and the other on Macon. The
column marching on the Georgia State
road for Augusta, will probably go as far
as Madison and then march on Milledge-
vile. The column marching on Macon
will probably go to Crawford, within flf-
teen miles Of the town, and then turn off to
Milledgeville and form junction with the
other body. By this movement Macon
falls, and the enemy are at liberty to
move on Augusta by way Of the Georgia
Central Railroad to BrinsOnville, and then
march north on the Savannah road.
Sherman is moving rapidly and is not
much troubled with transportation.
he has burned several stations and is
devastating the country generally in forag-
ing.
The Enquirer Of the 21st franticslly in
sists upon the report of the exemption law
and the conscriptirg Of the exempts, in
order to secure force to meet Sherman.
Telegrsphic communication was open
from Richmond only to Melledgeyille ow-
ing to the doubt of its destruction by |
Sherman.
The Worlds Fortress Monroe cores
pondent says:
The rebel soldiers are reported to be un-
der the belief that Sherman is marching /
on Lynchburg. From the same source |