The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-30
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From the Rebel States.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-In The rebel
Congress on Thursday last the only
important business done was the sTgu-
ment Of the House on the Senate
amendment to the bill to define and
punish conspiracy against the Confede-
rate States, which was then adopted.
The set As passed provides that II two
or more persons, within any State OF
Territory of the Confederate States,
shall conspire to subvert, overturn, or
destroy by force the Government OF the
Confederate States, or oppose by force
the execution of any law of the Con-
federate States, or by force to hinder
delay, or prevent the execution Of any
law Of the Confederate States, or TO
seize, take, possess, or destroy any prop
erty Of the Confederate States against
its own consent, or TO prevent, delay.
or hinder, By force or fraud, the trans
portation Of supplies or men TO the ar
my of the Contederacy, or destroy or
mjUre any road, boat, engine, or work
employed in such transportation, or to
nold any secret communication or IN
Cercourse with an enemy Of the Confed-
crate States, or to aid or abet the enc
my IN mis- war upon the Confederate
states, or persons in-rebellion against
the same, or to promote disobedlence,
mutiny or deeertion ia the army OF the
Confederate States, or annoy the sol
iIeTs OF the Coniederacy, each and eV-
cry person so offending, shall be guilty
# high crime, and upon conviction
shereoi, shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, and
shall be Imprisoned with or with
out labor not exceeding five years
provided that any person charged
With any ofense mentioned IN
/ lhis act, if such person be IN
the military or naval service OF the
Confederate States, may be tried by a
| Military Court Martial, and If found
/ guilty, shall be punished by fine and
imprisonment as herein provided, OF
such other punishment not capital, as
the court shall adjudge.
The Richmond Wing of December
| 23d says OF the news Of the movement
an Mobile: lhe Appeal of the 18th
INST. says that various substantial ru
/ mors as to the situation around Mobile
we're current in Montgomery on thai
/ day. The Yankees have no force al
Mobile to assist Davidson raiders, IN
| less il was landed from their fleet. Inc
rsiding party were in Southt "a Missls
sippi. and had not reached the Mobile
i Ohio Railroad on the l0th, as a ols
patch from Senatobia shows. The linei
/ we're undisturbed on that day. They
did not leave Augusta Cherry county
Mississippi, until Tuesday last Thu
| point is about fifty miles from the rail
road.
The Paulding Miss Clarion Of thu
! llth says they viii hardly be able 4
reach the Mobile road before to day o.
/ tomorrow. Gen Gardner is still accu-
mulating troops to meet them, and W,
presume Gen. Naury is doing the sam,
thing at Mobile They are marching
for Mobile, 5000 strong. Scott an,
others have turned up in the RICH
place, and warm work may be expected
in two or three days. Unless there is
strong column TO co operate with tn
one referred to by the Clarion, Mobil
is in no danger The Federals hav
not designed an attack, in all probabi
ity. The latest official intelligenc
received at Montgomery stated that tn
raiders above mentioned had change
their course and were marching in th
direction Of Pascagoula