The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-25

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e We have just concluded the pursuit of Price
, whose rear guard crossed the Arkansas river unde
! hre OF our guns. He left another of his guns an,
MS own carriage, which, with other arms and equip
= ments, have fallen into our hands, We are now rit
OF twenty or thirty thousand half-starved bush
whackers and half-starved vagabonds, who hope
| may never return to disturb the peaceful inhab
tants north of the Arkansas river. He is also be.
yond our posts OF Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Fort
| Gibson which are now safe.
8. R. CURTIS Major-General
A SPEECH FROM THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
Governor Fenton, the newly-chosen governor OF
New York, was serenaded in New York city a night
or two ago. In his address replying to the compli-
ment he said:
intend that New York, hereafter, shall occupy
no hesitatlng or equivocal position. Prolonged and
! vehement cheers. But, fellow-oitzens, while we
celebrate the victory on the 6th day of November
| the Republic is not yet saved. We have important
duIes as cltzens OF the Government yet to perform
l ana may not hope that all will unite in a common
purpose to allay the passions the preudces and the
extements engendered by the late political contest
ana that we may forget even that we were Republi-
cans OF Democrats, remembering only that we are
American citizens, proud of country, and deter
| mined to maintain and perpetuate its honor and
glory. Applause You will thereby, fellow-citi-
zens, support the National and State Governments;
and IN tins way you will strengthen the arm of that
brave and noble soldier. Lieutenant General Grant
VINO has led our armies forth TO battle and to yico
IT,
THE RUMORED PEACE COMMISSIONER AproINr-
MENT
The Yankee papers agree that Lincoln will pro-
claim an amnesty, as usual, in his next annual
message but that he will not appoint any peace
commissioners. The New York Tribune after sta
ting number of reasons for the Confederates not
accepting peace from Lincoln on his terms SAYS:
Hence We conclude that no thought of sending
commissioners to Richmond is entertained at Wash
lngton The peace that might be graciously con-
coded by the potentate who bears sway in that CITY
would not be such the nation could accept as a
guarantee OF quiet and stability No man believes
that Jefferson Davis Is prepared to make any such
peace as the loyal millions would regard with satis
faction, or the world accept as vindieation of the
nation sright to exist.
We believe, therefore that the time has come for /
detachiRg the Southern masses from the fortunes of
the rebellion, and that overtures looking to that
end will soon be made by the President, either
through his forthcoming message Or otherwise as
circumstances shall seem to render expedient.
The New York Herald says:
There is great deal of talk about peane nronosi
tons TO the rebels growing out Of speech by Judge
Fierrepont at the Cooper Institute, prior to- and
one by General Butler, at the Fifth Avenua HotoI
after the election. But the matter will probable
END IN proclamation OF the President granting an
amnesty to those people and inviting them to come
back to their allegiance under the Constitution and
the laws and the decisions of the Supreme Court
aHecung the question OF slavery If they choose to
come back, amnesty like this will give them the
opportunity and this is probably what the President
In reference to sending commissioners to Rich |
mond he Will doubtless hold to the opinion which |
ne has always maintained that such course of ac-
uon would be tantamount to recognizing the rebels
as nation, and it would also be considered so in
Europe. 1t is held that lawful government can |
only deal with rebels in arms by proclamation OF
amnesty, with conditions.
Washington telegram gives the fountain from
alt< No. a Il
The facts, it states, are as follows: Ii
General Butler intimatea in his New York speech
hat the Government could afford to be maenani-
nous anu make another offer of general amnesty
o the rebels If they would submit and Law down |
heir arms. When General Butler came to wash | {
ngton he was comphmented by the President mon |
his part OF his speech. FrQR that fact runors | {
have sprung that the message win contain distinct
ON the subject Mr.. Lincoln is retieent
Is he should be but the stories of commission
ent to Richmond TO offer terms of peace are without
he shadow OF a foundation. A proclamation NAV
e issued in the course of few weeks but no COM |
alssloners Will be sent to confer with the leading
ebels upon any subject.
Another dispatch says:
1t is said here by prominent friends of the Admi-
istration that the sending of peace commissioners
Richmond Is not now contemplated and that the Il
resident will fully indicate his policy with regard
pacihcation in his forthcoming annual message l :
A letter from New York, dated the 2lst, says: :,
We begin the week with something more than the | =
saal variety of Wall street canards. One is, that
x-Goyernor Seymour, of Connecticut, Tom Cor
in, and three other distinguished gentlemen en-
,dying the combined Administration and Peace W
are certainly going to Richmond TO offer p
10 rebels terms Of reconciliation and peace An O.
her is, that General Scott viii be sent and third
at an eminent member Of the Cabinet will accom- m
my him. suppose there some people here. az
I'd there who can be found to give to those sto-
%, else they would be SO persistenty put in st
rculation. But the motive for it, of COURSE the W
adler will bear in mind is only to influence the th
Id market and in other ways to aid the specula- va
re movements of the bulls and bears. w
IL BURNING OF ROME, oEoRGIA-sCENEs AT THE " "
CONFEDERATION. q.
correspondent Of the New York Tribune writes fol
at paper an account of the destruction of Rome, to-
orgia. He says: nv os
Owing to the great lack of railroad Transportation be
neral Corse was obliged to destroy nearly mil tn
n OF dollars worth Of property, among which was tw
ew thousand dollars worth Of condemned and un- Gu
viceable Government stores Nine rebel guns In,
blurred at Rome by troops, burst il being
,ined unsafe TO use them. One thousand bales Ter
fine cotton two -four Mills two rolling mills two wa
lneres saw mill, an extensive foundry, gle