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VOIiTJM E l.> No. y. \ jgfe ||abatm»b Ijjcralls If} VCKLIPBKO KVKRY EVENING, SUNDAYS EXCEPTED. KV * M. W. IriLAJ&enf *fc CO. At 111 B * v Stt.i'vt. Gv. ;: Mi 4 y. H: Per Copy Lsve Cents.. Pet Hundred $3 frO. Per Year $3.0 00. \T)yr,it tt /1 na : A limited number of ■ Advertisettieec* 'will be rv clveff-at the rate of Twenty Cents per Line tor fUnt lnsertian,and lifreen Cents per Line for each eutwequen* Insertion : invariably id advance. Ad vertisements she rid be handed in before noon of each day. JO II Plt IN I#N G In every style, nea'Jy and promptly don*t. Later from (he North* NEW YORK DATES TO JAY. • , * ' ' ' ' • - imporlaifd iDLell novenwin iu tin Rehe! Cooprt^ JPE/tCW €OMMISSIO\KBN IF POINTED. A.0., ' A> .. A . W<: a.rsr iad<sSv*l to : J**iU Prank ♦ n-we Assistant Provost .Marshal of the Depart ment of'the'South, for. Yew York papers of Jan. 12th. The news is very impor tant. ' We make the following extracts : fSpeciai Despatch to the N*w York Times.; W \ suing ton, Wednesday, Jan. 11. It will be recollected that a proposition was submitted to the rebel Congress, some weeks ago, to appoint a. commis sion of fifteen to confer with an equal number on our side, upon the ■subject of peace. It now appears that the rebels have adopted the proposition, and have ap pointed filtoen commissioners, among whom are Vice i'resident Stephens'; Judge White, of Georgia; Messrs. Boyce njid Orr, of South Carolina; Leech and Gill more, ot North Carolina : Reeves, of Virginia; and Bmd.li and Singleton, of Mississippi. The following are the resolutions and proceedings of the rebel Congress, refer red to in the despatch given above: Among the proceedings in the rebel House ot Representatives, on Saturday, Dec, 17, were the following: The question recurring upon the reso lution offered by Mr. Barksdale as a substitute for those offered by Mr. Tur ner, Mr. McMullen, who was entitled to the floor, offered the folio vying resolution as a substitute tor those offered by Mr. Barksdale: Whereas, According to the declaration of independence of the United States and the Constitution of the Confederate States, the people of each ot said States, in their highest sovereign capacity, have a right to alter, amend or abolish the Government under which they live, and establish such other as they may deem expedient; and Whereas, The people of the several Confederate States have thought proper to sever their political connection with tbe people and Government of the United States for reasons which it is not need ful here to state; and Where**, The people pi the Confeder ate States have organized and establish ed a distinct Government for themselves; and Where as, Because the people of the Confederate States have thus exercised their undoubted rights in this respect, the people and Government of the United SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18. 1865. Slates have thought proper to make war upony and Hdf/w, There seems to hi a differ ent of opinion on the parr of tlie re spective Governments and people as to which of the contending parties is re sponsible for fh.e comfheneemcnt of the present war: there lore liesolccd, r Pliat. while it Ls not expe dient. and would be .incompatible, with the dignity of the Confederate States, to send commis&ioneis to Washington City, tor the purpose of securing a cessa tion of hostilities, yet it would be, in the judgment of this body, eminently proper that the House of Representatives of the Confederate States should dispatch, with out delay, to some convenient point, a body of Commissioners, thirteen in number, composed ot one repre j sentative from each of said Stales, to , meet and confer with such individuals as ! may be appointed by the Government of i the United States, in regard to :Ul ouf | standing questions of difference between • the two Governments, and to agree, if I possible, upon the terms of a lasting and honorable peace, subject to the ratifiea- I tiou of the respective Governments and i of the sovereign respectively re j presented therein. ® Mr. McMullen prodded to tutoress 1 the House at considerable length, urging the policy and the propriety of the Gov-1 j rrnment. proposing some terms or peace [ jto the United States Government. He •believed this to he an unholy, uncivij t7*dy barbarous .wav -and thought the Government should exhaust all means consistent with its honor for the attainment of a speedy peace. I MV. Atkins, of Tennessee, said he would j like to know of the gentleman from Vir- I gin la. [Mr. McMullen,] if he or any other j member of the House had one iota of in ’ torinution or intimation that propositions •' for pcaee w T ould be entertained or even received Dy the United States Govern ment. dr. McMullen said that he did .have inlormaiion of a very important charac ter. He had information from Bishop La v. that Gen. Grant ha:-* signified to him that m\y Commissioners appointed by the Confederate Government would he re ceived by the U. States authorities at any P 'int they might designate. And that ah equal number of Commissioners or per sons would be appointed on the part ot the South to meet them, to have a free and lull interchange of views upon the subject of peace. Mr. McMullen pro ceeded to urge that our Government, should take some initial steps looking to bringing the. war to a termination. Gov. Brown and V ice President Stephens bad said that wo were unwilling to open ne gotiations .with the enemy tor securing a peace. Let the Government open ne gotiations for peace. Let Congress dis patch its Commissioners into the enemy's lines : let us show to the world that we are willing to accept an honorable peace, and the mouths of Gov. Brown and his friends will be stopped. Without Mr. McMullen, concluding his remarks, the morning hour expired, and the consideration of the subject was postponed. Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11. Tt is to-day feared that there, is no hope of the.passage in the House of the Con stitutional Amendment abolishing sla very. When the Reconstruction Bill conies up in ihe House for discussion, Mr. Kel ley, of Pennsylvania, will propose an amendment and support it by an elabo rate speech, favoring the extension of the elective franchise to all such citizens of the rebellious States, without regard to color, asj may be able to read, . The House Military Committee to-day had under consideration the amendment to the Conscription Act. No mdjcal changes will be made in the present law, bu" it will be sc amended ap to make it more efficient in its operation*. The is made the special" orde r before die committee, andwili continue un til entirely disposed of. [From the X. Y. Ttuv <*. Tgtii. ? Muj. Gen. Shermar. in a letter to k-juaih rmaster <general Meigs, dated Savapnah. s>*ys; i; You may use my name in any circular addressed to the •Quartermasters of the armv. to the effect [that every part of the Southern country «vill support their armies by a junldous *y>tem of foraging. More animals arc lost to*your department while standing idle, bitched to their wagons, than dur Jug the long and seemingly hard march es into the interior. ’ Gen* Meigs, adds That during the remarkable march the ‘cavalry and train fount! r.n abundance of forage and remounts: and the. Chief Quartermaster, Brevet Brig. Gen. Eas ”toc, reports from Savannah that the ’‘transportation is even in a better condi tion than when the march commenced —better than he had ever before s r -eo.— No horses or mules arc required from yhe Northern depots to retit this army, ’titter a, march of three i-mid red miles '•!'rough a hostile district. I'lorn the New YOrk Tillies, .Puu 12. | RELIEF FOR NAVa\XIM. h .s Jh-etiug at' the New .York. Produce « Exehan ye - R«niark sos Col, Allen . betvr. een the Chaut- I Wr of t' ontntcrcc iU<- Product* M' I ;y ? ’*• A meeting of the, members of the Pro duee Exchange was held yesterday at ternoon, at 1 o’clock, at the Exchange Building, to take action in reference to tia- relict of the suffering citizens of Sa vannah. Mr. George D. Bragin, Presi dent of the Exchange, presided, and in troduced Col. Julian Allen, who said it gave him great pleasure to.tmd that the people of the North were so ready to re spond to the call in aid of the destitute of Savannah. He believed the people of Savannah were worthy of all the sym pathy that had been expressed for them, and lie was glad to know that something of a substantial character was about to be added for their relief. He did not come to beg for tbe citizens of Sa vannah. He had been sent on a far'dif ferent mission. Anything given willing ly and unasked for, to the poor and suf fering, was a noble charity. It did Ids .heart good to find the North taking this view of the matter. The j people of Savannah, as a general thing, | were loyal; but if only a few . of them were true to the Union, the case was not altered. It was better that ten guilty rebels should be .led than one loyal man die of starvation. The enemy had left the people of Savannah in an exceeding ly destitute condition. When, as has been remarked. Gen. Sherman found found himself accidentally in the city, and Gen. Hardee accidentally out of tin? city, the people leal nothing to eat. The speaker believed that the Union senti ment was not routined to Savannah, bat extended throughout the State.— He spoke of the meeting of citizens af ter the occupation of the city by Gen. Sherman, and said that henr y cheers were given tor the Union and me Presi dent of the United Stares. 1- must not be thought, 'because many ct the former residents of Savannah were in the rebel ranks, that; the people were not at heart loyal. Those who were in Jeff; Davis’ army were conscripts, and were com pelled to light, trader the rebel hug. Col. , -Vilen concluded with an eloquent appeal j to the citizens of New York to send nr- J mediate relict to the destitute of Savan nah. The Chairman said a ieifer in a1 I been received irom the Committee of the | Chamber of ‘Commerce, which had:been answered by the officers of the Exchange, f The follow ing is the correspondt nec ' • NY* \fun.. Monday, Jar', \ ISC*, T° xtes-rs. President and Directors of the New 5 ork Prod iwe E change: bwrrKME.v: kt !. rrt.xsin./ of the Committee r.*cen«ly. appointed hj tb- Chahi>.er of (Ym mej-ce to needed relief to the mifferers of ‘ Savannah. " th» i rindersfeiKMl wtr<*fip a sun-ooromittoe u» wdirit, «ul wrfptioi » from ;h«* inted'it* it, phibintkropio aiKl ini-nrxe tia) commercial b»>dy which you represent*. Tbe known liberality of the members of the Produce J-:x< har.ee. and flieir irenerons and pa trlotic (ionatlcns w lienev- r they have been ealieC on to relieve snfferina. forbid the tmdemgnivi from u k'ng any measures except to rail the at. tentioii 6f the president and directors to he de sired contribrnmns and to re-gest. tk >y wiL eomnnuiieMe the same to the members of \bat. body, in ortk>r tli.tt they may take am.h puhtie action as in tb< ;r opinion is pro; or, and as t.r. comes tlie cr-ait interest they when an eppeal is made to them on tv -half of any povtiou of Uieir conntryme.i in distress. We desire, only to add that the banner of tb< T'r.ioc again floats !r. Mninph over Savannah.w.■ upst never more to Vo failed. But w hite we r» - jpice d'is aiwpiciorf result, let m» not for Gt. timse of her citizens w hose sufferings ■ eut;tu<‘ them to a just share.of \h a patriotic ranolCrei- >i <•!' the sreat C'ifv of New York. ARCHIBALD BAXTER. THOMAS DUNHAM. iviRA N'Vik HIRAM WALBWTTKiE, .?OH2J S. WII.UAMS, REPLY. New ,Yori. lTurtveF Emuanor, January lb, Iwvr-.1 w vr-. To Messrs. Baxter, Nye. Tbji.ham, Walbringe and Williams., Comniitt»>e: Your favor of yesterday. apprißing us ol tie action of the Chamber of Commence and solicit ing the concurrent a tion of the members of tlie ?,rodneo Exchange in behalf of th-- sufferers ju tl;e City or Savannah, has been duiy receiver. You do but -simple justice to tb-- membeia ' that, body when you refer id the’ • accustoms aucl generous liberality *vh<never hey hap**, heretoho-t: *boi n gaUeJ to f dieve IhA sufferinu : dftA'tfßGilmt twyfe.tho behalf of 'he d* * titrte dtiaens of SAcr.nrinh vln rdbet wlfh tbvi generons response cdmracbrßstie i.f that nortfor of the commercial cominunrty repr •sented at the New York Produce Exchcnw. A rneethig lor the pmpo.% es sejctu'icg cpri corted action in the premises, wh! be cased im m-'iliately <-fter *f'h' nee tr-inorvow. • Vfhenever the members of ibis body ha - e lmd an opportunity, they h .ve contribrtefl with aqi' * iity tlicir propoitioii towards siist- ,,; iung tie cause represented by The nuti. nat dag that seain ■floats over Savannah: and we arc conilder.t they will not :icw he nnmimlfui of t-he distress of their counter .ntn in thafeil/ v>h*»s>* snfferij v h ve awakened soHi uuive -i; svmp- ti-v. Ycnrs, si net r< ty, CEO. f). CL A DIN, Preside i t C'ommerciaJ W-socirtioi.. Mr. ITcnia’i was apuninled S tcrotarj, ainl read some rosol«tiou2 wllgk wm ndopted, corapltmentbig the tLiz -ns t>‘‘ wivannah on their eoii7v\ appointiDg a eoinmlttce to collect, ion 1, cl, thing and money, and requesting the Pr sideut of the United States to allow the iranspor tatioibs of the r. .attributions h<-r<*. Wo shall publish -the resolutions to morrow. The intelligent render, referring to some remarks in the daily issue of tbe Courier, for Tuesday, Hth, concerning a few croaking creatures in this city, will readily read ‘-(Tiling themselves wives.” instead of “wives! of’men, Ac. A few of these creatures have presum ed so far-on the impunity generally ex tended to their sev and to their relatives insignificance personally, to belch lorth their wishes and preferences for Sher man in the choicest dialect of Billings gate befere ladies visiting the market, or stores. They may go too far. —Char As ton Courier, JO t.h. If our Government would onh give ra ' truth, says the Columbia ‘ Enquirer,”not falsehoods like the Yankee sensation* 1 reports, it would be all that our people require to keep them in heart and hope. Bur they cannot endure the isolation that, has been resorted to—the official silence red indifference that are displayed when toe most damaging lake reports are in circulation. They want to enjoy the sunshine if ihere is any to enjoy, end will be content to share disaster with fortitude when U-ov»-itakes then.. Like the old Grecian here. :hey £av, to tie. Government- * , “Difpfel thrß gloom, the U«ht to oeaven Give me to »eo, Ajax, a c lkßno more.” fi& . C&rfcsicii Cowr'fr, 10t/». ♦ PRICE * iFivto Ct‘um.