The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-01-10
SOUTHERN NEWS.
The Latest Rebel Papers
North Carolina Legislature.
Bragg Able to Resist Demonstration
on Wilninsten-Captain semmes ~
Msbile-Peace A citation in the North
Carolina Legislature::-T The Peters
burg Mine-Ths Close Of the Investi-
| Press Dispatch.I

SunOh,
Press Dispatch
NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The Wilmington
Journal says Bragg has written letter
breathing the spirit of Christian hope
He saws there is no cause Of alarm. Nc
enemy is between Wilmington and Fort
Fisher. With the present force he thinks
he will be able to resist further attempts
on Wilmington, and closes by asking the
PRAYERS of Christians for himself and the
army.
The Richmond Wing of the 9th says a
large number of rebel deserters and law
less men are roaming over the upper coun-
ties of Georgia, committing depredations
on the inhabitants.
The Richmond Dispatch says since
Sherman left Milledgeville, he has
changed his policy. In that town and
at Atlanta he was all harshness anu Dru-
tality; at Savannah he had been all con
citation. The Dispatch forgets that
Sherman announced that his Gondust
would be governed by the treatment he
received.
The Mobile Tribune learns that on the
,Oth marty of Yankee raiders, mum ber-
inc about 1900, reached West Pascagou-
Ia and were embarked OH launches
They DESTROYED several ferries and did
other damage. The pirate Semmes met
with an enthusiastic reception at Mobile
Resolutions have been introduced in
the North Carolina Legislature, opposing
the suspension of the habeas corpus, im-
pressment and conscriptiou, the surren-
der of State officers, and i'll support OF
State negotiations for peace. Mr. Carter,
N marked speech on the suspension Of
the habeas corpus, said if gentlemen in
that Legislature and in Congress could
not protest against another illegal sus,
pension of the privilege, the time had
come when by the laws of nature he
would be justified in startinga new revo-
luton. The majority committee OF the
North Carolina Legislature, OH resolu-
tions to initiate negotiations for an hon
orable peace, report that while every Of
fort was being made to strengthen our
armies, they should be accompanied by
some manifestation of an effort and de-
sire to secure an honorable peace Com
missioners having heretofore been re-
fused by the United States on the ground
of recognition of the Confederacy, this is
the objection sought to be removed by
the resolutions, by appointing commits
sioners on the part of the States whose
civil existence and authority have never
been denied These commissioners are
not to have power from the States, but
only to be rendered by the President for
peace conference.
The Herald's ''off Charleston" cores
pondent. writing January 18th, says
Commander PrebePs naval brigade has
been disbanded and sent back to the yes
sells to which they beleag
The Times correspSadBnt says the III
yestigation of the fiasco in the mine ex-
plosion in front of Petersburg is closed,
and the verdict will show divided re-
sponsibility, falling upon Burnside
Meade and the General who led the as
sault. Nor does General Grant hold HIM
self entirely blameless, especially III per
hitting the selection Of the officers who
led the assault to be made by lot
The Tribune's Army of the James cor
respondent, writing OH the Sd, says MIR.
Pollard, of the Richmond Examiner,
captured some eight months since, has
gone to Richmond to seek an exchange
of himself for Mr. Richardson, cores
pondent of the Tribune, captured eigh-
| teen months since.