The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-23

NEW YORE, Dec. 22.-In the rebel House
Of Representatives on Saturday last, Mr..
McMullen, Of Virginia, offered a resolution
in favor Of sending within the Union lines
Commissioners to treat with the representa-
tives Of the government at Washington for
a restoration Of peace.
In reply to a question, Mr.. McMullen
stated that Bishop Lay, who recently ar
rived in Richmond, had been assured by
General Grant that any such Commissioners
would be allowed 70 pass through his lines.
Mr.. Foote has retired to private life in
disgust. In the rebel House of Represent
atives, while the currency bill was up, he
withdrew from that body, after making
frank statement Of the situation Of the re-
bellion. He said:
Sir, beseech honorable gentlemen on
this last occasion perhaps that shall have
the honor Of addressing this House, TO look
with me upon the present condition Of the
country. before they resolve to withhold
their support from this measure. What is
our condition? Let Us look danger in the
face and provide for it, while it is possible
to do. Sir, we are upon the verge Of ruin.
Congress is rapidly abandoning all its i'm
portant powers and building up an ire
sponsible military despotism, the like Of
which has never been seen before upon this
earth. The policy Of the present Hoass
seems to be to- crush out disafection BY
armed violence alone, in imitation Of that
thorough policy introduced and enforced in
England by the celebrated Earl Of Stafford,
the enforcement Of which brought Charles
the First to the block, but before Stafford
had lost his own head. Ten days hence
freedom or deliberation will have been of-
fectuallY !. extinguished in this body by
measured which may not specify.
The unjust, unwise and deeply criminal
displacement Of The gallant and effective
Johnston from the command Of the army
Of The Tennessee and the transfer Of that
army 10 the neighborhood Of Nashville, has
opened all southern Georgia, South Carroll
na and Alabama, to the army Of Sherman.
Fort McAllister has fallen, savannah is
about 70 fall. The fate Of Charleston seems
only to be deferred few days later. Hoods
army has already met with z great disaster
at Franklin, and in nay judgment is fatally
com promised. Presidential interferencs is /
the cause Of all these dire mischiefs, as il
was Of the result Of the unfortunate battle !
Of Murfreesboro aud the still more disas-
trous one Of Missionary Ridge should !
Hoods army be destroyed, an event which |
I fear is but too probable, sherman could
come round to this vicinity, in ships in
which do not doubt he now intends, What |
viii be the fate Of Richmond
Nzw YoRE, Dec, 22.-Ths Hsrald's cor
respondent in front Of Richmond, says IL is
reported that - Was wounded in front
of fPesersburg last Saturday, and will be IN
sble 70 report ior duty for some time.
Desertsrs Soy the dessrtions from the
rebel army will be very heavy in future.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 18th no
ices the fact that large numbers Of negroes
have recently stampeded toward the YaB-
zee lines. The Examiner also says Yan-
,ees have been ia Wythevilis and in other
'arts Of Southwestern Virginia destroying I
arse locomotives and doing othsr damage.
The Savannah Republican Of the Islh
ays Saturday and Sunday artillery firing
vas kept up actively On both sides With
nore OF less skiTmishing. No change IN !
be aspect Of afairs. Everything goes On
7ell snd all are in the beat Of spirits.
The Charleston Mercury Of the lsrh says
herrpan seems 10 be turning bis attention
D the destruction Of cat Wcrks. u 70
rets the fall Of Fort MeAllister and says
be enemy will next make q desperate ef-
,rl to take Oasis Point. :
The Richmond Sentinel 0f the l9lh says
urbridye Is rotreating from Southwestern {
-irgiais' and Vaughn is try Tag 70 get In his
ar
Large quantities Of stores snd srSops are a
sing semitic Knorvills fsom Chaftanooga-
The Richmond wbig Of DE lsth says Jsa
avis has suffered for several days from :.
suralga. Absurd reports had been aaoat
affect The gold market. Tho Whig slso