Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-24
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED
STATES.

From the iatest NoiNheih papers Ioee''sSi "o Oou'
tinus our extracts OF Waf and general neWs:
rae FaousLEs ON FHE YANKEE BoRDIR.
ThIs ttl continues to be the tbsCIbn g topic scrOss
The boIdsr oae which seems circulated create
Isrmsnt for some time to come. Toe Washington cor
req ,ndent OF the Herald slsgraphs the following:
The seer,tlry OF State to day sent oOn n Ca
don 20 the uss 10 reply 20 the resolution dreoiI
him 20 tranam all espOndel CO Ia toll 10 relation
% lhs troubles on the Northern boTdes. de reports
Z A. these fi1luts are no. merely LEGAL, bu. hAve
,r,sen mainly tul of the atiInde CT Great
.tsin towards IA ct the beginning OF this
anil var Toe CORE, pIndencs Is very SOumn0us,
p,RiLniug with the Commencement OF the eiVI var
al rslsrs the House 10 tho o)TsspoBd' uOe accom-
panyI the Presidents messages Vt 1861. 1882 and
1898 The clrfssI Ondsnoe is EoW gong OH aud will
90 ssea, by MAJ OF supplement- as Soon 81 t can be
r. pared.
n,R.fs IN TEE sEs4FE On OUs sILITI ms WINE OAsADl.
rns m,st interesting debate of this eos. On eprsns
m IN she Ssnae 10 day our relations wih OznAds
AMI nrouises 10 DO resumed with moro spifiG Of an
.rly daie Mach 90 the surprise vt the mjotty here,
NJ, Sumner has adopted conservative P0loy, indi-
e,ipR o. noCncuITeIcs on the part OF the OOmmttee
n, F,rsign Relations With the sentiment OF AFge
bo5y OF The Ssndte 10 measures OF defence on tie
i,ontier vhici it 10 eVed wall eventually prevail -
rsat anxiety is manifested 10 lGara the sentiment OF
the British government on the subject, aud since the
spss of the chairman Of the Foreign Committee the
Oh has gained strength that no decisive action
NJ ia Saken by either house until fteP the holdays
TIE foloEiIg ia An interesting oOrollAry to thu
shove:
M sAw1RDs DIPLOMACY DIsAPPRovID BIZ TIE HOUSE,.
Ire nstiou OF tho House 10 Jay, in passing Winter
vi, resolution declaring the c1asti uIoaal right OF
Oousresa 90 al authoritative voice 10 Pvescrbing the
for Ion polcy OF the govern ment, aud that such &C.
lion While pending is not ht subject for diplomatic
exclamation, eIctes considerable remark. such q
dirct reproof Ct 81 executive Ctcsr Ia rems liable
md unueuaL Mr.. Stewards foreign policy evidently
loas not meet Tie appreciation OF Congress, and Il s
ssrtsd BY some parties that this difference must lead
In bs resignation Congress is not disposed to sub
uit tn any Ueak-kneed eoaduct OF our foreign rea.
ions particularly in reference TO the enforcement Of
tbs Monroe doctrine which, IL Is claimed, has been
res ensd by the poople In the recent election.
M. HRIsEL" STATS nor TO BIZ RIPREsENFID IN TIE
ILIeFORAL LLIGI.
Nov that Lincoln is sure of bis election, and that
m ,eripg tie s in the way making necss sary to in
ots ths urepoudersncs Of tho "rsbs" states, after
bsv have done their appointment Of the dirty work,
,hsv are uneeremoniouily snubbed as follows:
is;nt resoIu ion introduced In the House to-day
~ REPRESENTATIVES, Wilson, Of Iowa, dsclArpR certain
Staas mot entitled 10 reIrssen alton in tho Electoral
U,Isg iucludea tbs Safes OF Virginia, North Caro-
INA NJ s,issippi Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Ten
osses Tue resolution was referred 70 the Judiciary
Committee.
srp,HKR yRcM THE BATTLE CT GRASSr WHITE HILLS.
In the absence of better information, We continue
cur sIraeis of tie Ylnkee sceountsgot up by order
and at the shortest nOco-of the recent struggle in
Tennessee. After paying his attention TO our lett
shioh Thomas "crumblss to pieces" before we we'll
.pos what Is coming, he next turns his attention to
our risLi, which no proceeds 10 denollsh with equal
.serity not until however, be has Encountered ga
feet hurricane Of shot, shell and canister" Says the
Yankee scrihbler;
Wood sD6 edman had bos united on the left, and
eoared 20 assault the rebel right, which was still u--
! h oxen, ULd cover Of q tremendous 6re from Oar
gurs Oolorel Posss moved forward stralghts
brrade of General BeattJ's division, formed on his
risht. In support Immediately On Post's left, Tho
mas col red brigade was drawn up, and borssn's
/ colsred briSadsWas next on the ie'.
.e,n MI reserved lis Are until Posts brigade com.
msnced climbing the hill when p'r RECT hurricane Of
sbot shell and casuster tore through lis ranks. In
"a f.os Of hi. . our men steadily adFasced. The
esOred tre ops VAd with the white In TIE perasteneJ
| vith which they forced their way up the hil
Thompsor's msn, In ehdeAvoring 10 pass around 70
tha lsft nat teFFibls Asnk me-, which oonu Ell ther
rauks The lroops che right torn In pieces by the
Hrs pued en- nss1', sRd at chs june ure the brave
Coons Pc Yea hoEtsEy wound d lua moment al
oder was los, and oaE men. whOse conduct had I'M.
uortalz them, rushed back confused and bleeding,
| to Ii, ne rom which thsy ;tsrted. Wood soonIe-
formed his broken haltsoas and issued orders Tor the
renewal the Assault while Poss vetersoa again as
sailed tbs ri d'rscllg T-ompsons Africans moved
On the rehsI right. I;ot,'J end KmbalPs divisions
vera hu.led like thuueerbossg ilst tho rsht left
Wood himself accompanied By al bis s'af, followed
a7d directed the charge The rstsl force oil Esd forth
anew ana our soldiers without hesitation or panic
osrred the sntiFs works with ell their gurs, and drove
ths rebels IN aismsy from She bib, This YES the lsst
stsn the rebels mode aud their whole army was now
fleeing In rout aad pOnic Hal not night interviewed
| toe enemy would have bean destroyed.
Phs appearances Of the battle fsld vas horrible IN
\ the extreme Rain was falling rspidly, the ground
hiskly covered With dead ard dyIrg; camp equpsgs,
torn and tra5dsn In the mud, mingled with shst-
tered artillery wheels aud sgmsnts Of exploded esis-
sons,