Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-23
Confederate AHairs.

The rebel senate has pasted the bill for
the CONSUMPTION Of negroes to work on
Notifications and render other services TO
the rebel army. All free negro men be-
tween the ages of ls and 80 are to be con-
scripted without exception, aud receive
ratiops, clothiUg aud Sls per month
Slaves are TO be employed at the same
wages, not more than one in ave being
taken from any plantation, and If they can
not be hired from the master they are to be
impressed. The numbers authorized are
80 600 east of the Mississippi, aud 10000
west of the river. The bill provides that
there shall be no conscriptiou OF negroes
in any state where there is state law
against it, which ia meant to save The doc
trins of state rights.
The new rebel exemption bill is before
the house. It cuts of many former sx.
emptions, the most important of which is
the exemption of Oue white man to fifteen
or moro negroes on plantation. There is
no exemption of planters or oyerssers un-
der the new bill. It exempts one editor
70 each newspaper, and as many printers
as the editor shall swear he needs. State
siicers, clergymen, with parishes, and
certain number of physicians are exempt
also q fixed number of railroad men; and
all uuakers and others having scruples
are exempt on paying $500 per year, and
selling their surplus products to the gov
ernment at its own price.
The rebels are removing ell names that
remind them of the Union. Says the
Charleston Courier.
1.-THE Savannah Netrs advocates and in
dorses the proposition to change the name
of Union county, Ga, but opposes change
for Lincoln county, as that county was
named in honor of one Of the true patriots
of the 6sst revolution, Who is no Kin to the
tyrant Abe. THIS man and his name are
hateful to southern patriots, but the man
aud the name of the revolutionary hero
are NOT. What have our friends OF Union
district, in this state, decided as to that
name, or have they postponed the matter
until the close Of the wHr?"
The naval officers of the Oonfederacy OBJ
jeet to their present flag, because tits likely
TO be mistaken for flag of truce. The pro-
posed flag is to have red ground; aud .
broad blue saltier thereon, bordered with
white and emblAsoned thSmullets Of FIVE
pointed stars, corresponding in number to
that OF the confederate staIesi the field to
be white, except the outer half from the
union to be q red bar extending the width
of the flag. The resolution to prosecute
the war till independence was secured
passed the rebel house on the 18th. Sala'
ries of the members aud ofticers of the
house we're Increased to 81, 800 per annum.
/ ia. foOts OF Tonnesses introduced the bill
endEhe Richmond Sentinel abuses Aml ter
voting himsejk an Increase o. Al tsGt 4na
a thS same sine voting ags'sss a. f3dreasn
LofPfesident Dkvisf salary.
TIE Riehmopd Examiner pretands @
think that the Washington government is
trying to provoke Great Britain into
war, Ia order that it may have an excuse
to drop its hopeless contest with the 0Un-
federaey.
Tnis is an advertisement in the Rich
mond Enquirer Of the l4th: "Persons Vis'
iling the city can be accommodated with
good board and comfortable rooms by ap.
plying on the corner of Main and Eighth
streets, next door above the Spotswood
Hotel. Price, twenty Ave dollars per day.
including lodging. Single meals, dinner,
ten dollars; breakfast and supper, eight
dollars. Also few table. boarders can be
accommodated"