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TELEGRAPHIC.[Special to New York Tribune.]Nashvii lk, Dec 15.—Jeft*. Davis ha? promoted Morgan to a Major General. The latter, in a speech, appealed strongly in defense of Southern rights, asserting that Lincoln’s proclamation was reducing the white* sind negroes to an equality, and he was glad to know that Rosecranfi was superseded by McCook. The speech was elicited by a serenade at Ready’s House, where Morgan was married by Bishop Polk to Ready's daughter. ~ v ^Large numbers of negroes are at Ti.iR.a-homa fortifying. The Governor of Georgia is sending up more.Bragg issued an order to conscript exiled Kentuckians nrnl Tennesseeans Breckinridge, Buckner and Hanson threatened to resign if this was done. Jeff. Davis took the matter under advisement.There is great hostility on the part ofKentuckian* and Tennesseeans against Missi^ippians. \A dispatch from Col. Bruce, at Russellville, confirms the reported disbanding ol Woodward's cavalry. dL-TCThe Murfreesboro Rebel Banner, of the
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Tue, Dec 23, 1862
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