The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-01-25
WAR NEWS.


correspondent SAYS the Raleigh U-li9 comes
out openly .0r Reconstruction. owing ID in
-estne troubles. TIE interior u the STATE
: f.el sikh dc~el-ers and outlaws. and the
state militia have thrown away their arms
AM gone home
TIE following : from the Richmond DIS
pate. Of The 18th inst:
TIE FAIL OF FORT FISurE.-We pre-
sume this closes Tie port OF N Wilmington. l.
commands The main entrance 10 Cape Fear
River. and will we fear enable the enemy
% blockade the river completely giving
thcm IS il does = secure Judgement Oh the
lei. bank. Fort Caswel and several Other
works still guard the southern channel o.
Tie river. Fort Fisher Is 20 mics below Vii
min-.0n. some regard tie fall 0l Fort
FISHER as disaster. while many are dis
posed I'D consider il blessing In disguise.
Tie Latter. whom il must be SAID are 81
numerous and sensible caSs. contend tina
IS Wilmington a. sea port. from The begin
l.uE. d.l gs more harm than good They
SAY thar the goods imported through l. have
been o. I-tie good 10 Us, while m lions ~
dollars worth Of our cotton has tlls iogul
lis WAY into the hands of our enemies. l.
is possible our force, which, according %
Gen. Lees dispatch was making o he~vy
dem st..tIa-llu against tleir Iear. may re-
t.6t lie u.
Il WAS reported yesterday. that join &.
B.rcAiur.l-e vas made Secretary az Wa
vi tie Confederate states We could 0h-
a.n u0 confirmation OF tie report .n OIL
ci4l circles bur there are reasons for be..ev-
in- i. Breckluridge was expected 10 az
rive in the city last night L WAS also re-
ported that Col. N0uhrup, C0mmssary
General, had been displaced.
Judge Halliburton. OF the Confederate
Court for The District OF Virginia yesterday
issued 4 wit Of haDels corpus on Tie peti-
ton Of Horny :. FOOte, Member o. Con-
gress from Tennessee. commanding Capt
:. Dl1-eJ. Provost Marshal Of FredegcSs-
blrr. 60 bring before the judge the BODY Of
Henry = FoOte. next Thursday. ami show
cause why he should u0t De ser ~ liberty
Mr. I0Ote. ia his petition. states that lie
had been arrested and held ln custody hg
Capt. paggeif, who pr0iessed 20 ne acting
b, authority ~ one James =. Seldom SEQ
Rotary Of War, etc. Happily, this m..,ef
had been settled by lie House OF kepr-en-
tatives % whom it was referred bl tie
President declaring IL their opinion thar
the good OF The country would not BE sub
served hy the forced attendance Of said
member on The sessions Of the House. hut
th,t under all Tie circumstances OF the
case il is eXpedient that the military ag-
thorties discharge him from Custody
We presume Nj. FoOte has already been So.
al liberty
Mr. Singleton, Of Illinois. Yankee Peace
Democrat and Peace Commissioner. is still
AZ tie Sp0ttswO0d Hotel HIS presence IN
tie city has not produced . great sensa-
ton.
FROM REBEL PAPERS NEW YORK, Jan.
- The Richmond papers OF the l7th say
thar the re0el House OF Representatives
member from Mississippi rose TO a personal
explanation in answer 10 the charge az
treason made hy the SsHt.4eL lie said
that paper was published by the private
printer OF the House. and was commonly
received rs the organ OF the Executive.
Tie article in question is a criticism ol
rcp0r, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. lie s9il il was not necessary 10
divu,-e the nature of The resolution. II the
writer az the article I'm ,he SealLgek had
ever seen them lie was mistaken I'D s4ppO-
sing that the resolutions were open Tor ir-
REGULAR NEGOTIATION through Commissioners
s. It'll III co T. peace would constitute
treason ana greater crlmIIlity in pIe,um-
ing 10 arrdign worthy and patriotic men for
something Of which he Is ignorant. For
the sake OF argument let il bee conceded
that they have proposed 10 send COmmiss-
toner's 20 W Washington To open irregular ne
g0tiauOGs for peace These Comm ssion-
er- mIght be self with no other power than
% confer with the authorities there on terms
VI honorable peace. wiki Instructions 10
rvpCr, th- results. such conference. such
negotiations w0uld be Irregular, and they
might be ratified by the treaty making
s-slI q
peace. WAC but maimen would delOunce
st.a- -.--.-l~ ..--.-l--...-
from tlss supposed relationship Of this pa
per 10 men IA power. Il may have been
intended 10 have Tie effect OF intimafing
the advantages III au honorable and peace
iui settlement ~ the War. II This wa, tie
design, greater mistake Was never made
DenuHciation vii be met 5y defiance Ihi.
movement Is not I'D tle hands "a unlr.ei or
time-serrlug men. sustained IS hey are by
the volume % sentiment ia tie country and
army, and by their own sense OF duty.
IAes are determined in some form OF states
manship the country shall be invoked iu
no lesl effort 10 stop This carnival death.
NJ. Or thought better terms could be
Obtained FROM Us lie insisted tAal il was
neither foolish or reasonable. but proper
~ resort to every effort % secure peace by
negotiations.
Resolutions We're offered den0uncinr .he
resolutions but the House refused To sus-
pend the rules 20 allow their Introduction.
\ Ions discussion eusuel, Of mo- impog-
lance.
The EcHaner says Wilmington is closed
Iad VIII probably be captured IL recon-
mend> the destruction OF al. the cotton al
Wilmington that clnno, be removed
FR0W TIE PoToNAc Army
HEADQUARTERS Army OF TIE PoroMAc.
Jan. l7.-Ncws cf the fan Of Fort Fisher
reached here this forenoon aud was sent O.
the various corps headquarters. and thence
% The army. There is much rejoicing alen-
The lines. \ salute was fired n noon IL
honor of fhe glorious event
No firing has occurred on any part ofthe
line for several days bot the rebels seem
busy moving from place 20 place as though
preparing for chance II some kind
REBEL News.
New YORK Jan. q. Richmond DssJ lfel
says tie enemy is prosecuting bis enter
prise throughout tie winter H. allows
our armies no rest day or uigif. ana ret
not one step has been taken Dr. our Legs
lature for any object whatever that can
have the slightest bearing against vcngelcc
or our impiacabie enemies The people
lave become more depressed than ever be-
fore, because they have been iia,terei bv
hopes OF peace by persons who well knew
there could be no hopes BUT submission and .
slavery. The article throughout is b.tter
toward tie rebel Congress Tor inau-uatng
. peace movement
The Richmond -p0nleat Of the
Charleston Mercury SAYS fle hopes OF SEQ
ing Gen. Lee Commander in-chef are DO
DANCER oi be.ug frustrated L is now said
Tie Executive never contemplated anything
u Tie Sad. 4 certain class talk ~ bAa-
ing the Conlelcracy 10 France or England
iose willing 10 give themselves ~ anv
11ls are not worth having. especially when
2 price of tie -iit Is o. De- War with @
power more powerful than France. and
nearly q strong as E--l.li on sea
Another letter SAYS more men must be
lad. or Richmond Will De- iOs, Il thinks
negroes VIII certainly bee pu- into the army.
The Richmond EcqD,lue- makes verg
severe attack on Davis and tie rele. Con
-ress l. says their resources are zamhiel