The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-28
The Latest News.
by LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

NEw YoRx, Jan. 26 There was con-
siderable excitement to day over the
new assignment of quotas under the
last call. The quota of this city is 2li-
600 instead Of 1000 as previously re-
ported
The Times Washington special says
The War Department will take prompt
action in regard to the interference by
the Indians with the overland mail IT
is very probable that that section OF
country now infested by Indians viii be
50 organized as to prevent any further
trouble
The same special says The scheme
TO appropriate 100000 to the ship
canal around Niagara Falls has explo-
ded. A motion will be made when =.
comes up 70 postpone it indet n tely. 9
The Worlds Army Of the James cor
respondent saws The rebels, on the
night of the oath, made demonstrs-
ton on our piekets in front of Bermuda
Hundred. They found the pickets pre-
pared for them. There was sharp
firing through the night
An intelligent deserter says that JEFF
Davis left Richmond on Friday on a
visit TO Wilmington.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 18th
savs. We violate no confidence in sta
ting. az we do, upon good authority,
that the House of Representatives has
not devoted thirty minutes of all its Sc.
cret session since the commencement OF
~ rrasant term 70 the consideration
of peace. We are to be understood as
saying that no propositions have seen
presented, but we are satisfied that
there IA no danger whatever Of the pas.
sage of any irregular measures, how
ever honestly proposed
The Examiner of the 23d says There
are some who feel dispirited by being
beaten and conquered already, and
thew would fair wriggle out of what
they imagine to be a perilous position
bv sny hole or crevice. Now it Is to
offer England and France bride OF
abolition if they will only save US from
the terrible Yankees; again to offer the
Yankees whatever they ask if they will
take us into their ranks to fight Eng
land and France. We cannot get out
of the affair through any of these holes
If there be any in the Confederacy who
cannot bear to look full in the front
and abide by the issue, it were better
for US that they were on the north side
of the Potomac.
The Enquirer of the 23d says Late
Yesterday an alarming rumor gained
circulation that Gen. Bragg had been ap
pointed Secretary of War Notwith
standing the absurdity Of the rumor
and the we'll known fact that the Sen
ate would not confirm such nomina
ton. vet the rumor circulated widely
and produced a universal gloom with
out any knowledge about the appoin'
ment We feel justified in stamping
this rumor as utterly false.
The Examiner, of the same date
SAYS 1t is rumored that Gen. Bragg
telegraphed to the War Department
yesterday that he is confident of his
ability to hold Wilmington. His tele-
gram has rendered many people un-
easy, and at once gave occasion for the
reports about the insecurity of Viii
mington, which have no other founda-
ton.
Leading editorials in the Wing, Ex-
aminer, and Enquirer, are devoted to
the secret action of Congress with views
to important changes in the command
of their armies. All three concur in
the hope that Gen. Lee will be selected
for the position of Generalin.Chief, and
urge his appointment as the only way to
satisfy the public and restore conf
dence. There is a similar unsnimity
in favor of Johnston to the command
of the Army of the Tennessee.
The Examiner adduces numerous eX-
amples to show that it is quite practical
bic for Gen. Lee to remain in command
Of the Army of Virginia and at the
same time control the movements of
the other armies by the exercise of a
general supervision of field operations.
Some disappointment is evinced that
the act of Congress doesn't expressly
guarantee to the Generalin Chiefpower
to appoint his subordinates in the com
mand of the different armies
The Enquirer takes occasion to re-
new its appeals for the immediate
consumption of negroes. 1t urges
gotiations for peace, and devote its time
to war measures, and says let us all re-
solve that, till the enemy who made
the war, shall offer honorable terms OF
peace, no men will wish for peace, but
continual war will be the object and
purpose Of this people.
A Charleston letter to the Richmond
Dispatch says many of the most promi
nent advocates of secession in 1860, as
well as many of the most confident and
resolute supporters of our cause in
1868, are now the most garrulous and
respondent. The reverses which have
overtaken our arms and the influence
of the blockade running trade have
wrought this change, so that the Char
lesion of to-day is no longer the Char
lesion Of former days. The city
abounds with prophets of evil, eroak-
ers, and faultfnders.
The Richmond Dispatch of the oath
contains the following: For some rea-
son an attack on our lines on the north
side seems TO have been expected on
Sunday night, and arrangements were
made to meet it, but the night passed
off quietly and the enemy came not
There Is too much mud between the
two armies for the enemy TO make any
serious advance. During the night,
sharp firing was heard on the lines
south of the James river.
A letter from Lee snnounces that
General Johnston has been placed in
command of the I'd corps, lately com
manded by Early. He issued an ad-
dress to the troops on taking command.