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THURSDAY; DEC. 11, 1802.
WTht Ofllee of the National Republi
can Is at Ml Ninth street, between Penn
erlranL rnu and D street, (Op Main,)
lUMTARY CIUTICISM8.
"Oki a bishop, always a bllhop," may be a
sound maxim la theology, but It does not fol
low thit what was wlte In military tactics
year ago, or ell months ago, matt necesssrlly
be ao to-day and for all coming time. Theclr
cnmatancea of war are constantly changing.
An advance upon Richmond In the pleasant
montha of the fall la one thing. Au advance
amid tno rigor of winter, and with aoldlera
absolutely perishing outright with the cold, or
sinking helpless under its effects, Is another
and altogether different thing.
There hare been periods In the history of this
war, when, with the actual disposition of our
armies, and with the actual temper and tactics
ofonrgeuerala, the only question was between
advancing iipon Richmond, and doing abso
lutely nothing. That is not the case now, when
Iho war Is being prosecuted with vigor and suc
cess In the Southwest, and with n prospect of
speedily assuring to the national arms entire
supremacy In the Valley of the Mississippi, and
when the only black epeck In thehorlzou is the
possibility of disaster in Virginia. Among the
reported maxims of the Rothschilds, Is one, al
ways to avoid nnlncky men and wnlotliy jioeet.
Those who propose that the force under Gen.
Burnslde shonld perform the functions of au
army of observation, do not propoee to condetuu
it to a condition of Idleness. The very name
of an army of observation Implies watchful
ness and activity, with the view of taking ad
vantage of any blunder or redaction of force by
the enemy which may assure n victory ot er him.
The policy of an army of observation Is never
to lose sight of the enemy, yet never to attack
him except under clrcumstancea of decisive ad
vantage, or to allow itself to be attacked when
the attack can hare any chance of success.
THE NOBLE POMTIOX Of .MIHMIt'lll.
Since the election in Missouri, In which the
right was so triumphantly victorious, we
have repeatedly called attention to the no
ble position taken by this loyal, patriotic and
llbeny.lovlng State It is a theme to which v. e
return with pleasure and pride. How nobly
oud bravelv has she risen up from her old
thraldom, and put on the queeuly robes of
Freedom ' It was but the other day, and Iho
ruffians of wrong and outrage and murder
denned In her borders and ruled her politics,
and now she not only drives out these ruffians
end stand f!rmlv l.r tlia.11 A- i.... i. i.
rir rnr .m.-.i.,L i . i . . Richmond, Mrglnla, on the last day of Octo
clares for emancipation. Gloriously rapid hw ber. and also icTated certain statements which
been the revolution In Missouri, and it j a lea-1 he said Davis had made to him noon the occa-
son full of Instruction, as well as cheer. Not i
often in the moral world does the harvest fob
low so closely upon the heaplng-up of the fal
low ground, and the casting in or the seed.
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and
the opening of all our southwestern territory to
the blight and curse of slavery, was eo unex
pected, as well as so gigantic a wrong, that the
public heart for the time was palsied, uud the
friends of freedom and civilization looked Into
each other's faces with dumb despair. But
mere was one man wno didn't give up a
Yankee, In the far down east. Llkea buslmw
man, he sat down and took a complcteaccount
of the whole affair Kansas, hefound, was,
indeed, far aviay from the land of freedom,
while It was upon the very border of the slave
s,"u"
But, said this brave thinker, freedom 1st
fleeter of foot than slavery, and can i-o into ,
.,.,.. i, i. r i i . ,i
new country with fewer Incumbrances. And
so Eti Toatzr gave the country his schrinefnr1
saving Kansas, and with such earnest words i
and sensible arguments, that the country rallied
froin Its despair, and, not only was Kansas I
saved, but with It all that wldecountry bejond,
to the very gates -of the mountains, and far '
away to the Pacific. And now, more glorlou. ,
than all, as direct result of the salvation of I
Kansas, Missouri, one or the great States of the
Union, great In both territory, und native re-'
-rce.l.stretch.ugouthcrhaudoo
rtom. Ell Thayer andthe"New England Eml- i
irrant Aid Association," and the self-denjlng i
men who carried freedom and clvllliatlon Into '
Kan..,, and stood by them through those early I
months of storm and murder, In view of these i
recent developments In Missouri, must feel u '
satisfaction kindred to that tnjoved bj good
' ' 6
cm Klmeou.
!
Tux Mississippi With il, oDentnir ..r tl.-
i iie Mississippi, with me opening or lb
Mississippi and the complete occupation or Its
lower valky, which are assured by the expcdl-
tlons In progress, the rebellion will be virtually '
n. ... i tv . ii i . .i i i
at an end. The Administration has been
moving with Bteadlue.s and tlgor to uccoiu-
pllsh these great objects. Gen. Grant Is en-
ubled to advance by the l,ea,j reinforcement. ,
which have been sent to him wlthlu three
months, and the movement of Gen. McCleruand
down the river will not be long delajed In
thirty days after the President's proclamation
comes Into effect, Arkausas, Mississippi, and
Louisiana will undergo a revolution in fat or of
the Union, which will be decisive and laGtiug
Those who doubt it have only to w lit and see.
Wist Viaantu. The
ndm.ss.on of ihl ,
itfd sifrdaj Id the
State Into the Union was voted e5lerda) I
nouse bya large majority, in coucuirencewith
the Senate. The bill onl needs the signature
of the President to become a law The opera
hough gradual, abolition of slavery. Tbeddiv
caused by this condition will be rhort, us the
West Virginians will be only too happy to nd
thcinselve. or an institution which they I non
has been always on unmitigated burdu.
TVltb West Virginia, the Union now em
braces twenty-four tiutes
-r 1,1 i r- a... fo . ,i, ,
EInhieleUertoMr.Adamfcofgepi.'JtLfour
...... ... n .. . .
days after the Issueof the President's Immortal
proclamation of emancipation, Gov. Seward
says i
"It Is booed and believed that, after the pain
, . . . , . ' j ihtir powder ilrv if it la encased tuoue of these
Hon of the bill Is made contingini upon the I , , , , n , , , , ,
, , . , T ' rkln i iindgea, Iruh.tbe war U develop tie
incorporation Into the constitution of the i r.i . . , , .
. a, , . . - . 'awl amount of Ingenuity and promises to
posed State of a provision for the ear w ul , , . . , 1 , . . .
. , ,,,,,, , , . . brlii' ini o use such poKtrrful and destructive
fui experience we have had of the danger t'
which the Federal connection with slavery i . iimuv w i inmin F.n
exposlnff the Republic, there will be few indeyl ' l n"-Ial r-' rcnoK. F. V, . 1 incoln, Esq.,
who wlUlnslstthat the decree which brings the wh "! tcj Major of Boston on Monday last.
connection to an end either could or ouzht to Mr J.in'oln was u straight-out Republican, and
have been deferred. iunreds ner J. M. Wlghtman. the present
The interests of humanity have now become ... .. .
iSSM&eum otmr cwutry, and Democratic incumbent. It is a MJef toBosto
thls has resulted not from any Infraction of nlnus to yet rid of such a man a Wlghtman.
constitutional restralnta by the Government, but
from persistent, unconstitutional, and factious -..,,... , , . . ., . ,
proceeding of the Insurgents, who have oppos- T-rrt x-5Iarshalitane,ofBattlmoie, published
ed themselves to both.' hi card, threatening vengeance upon Governor
' fceward, In the New York tFbrU It Is ssld
Oxs. Mtioa. We deem It due to Geu. Meigs i that no newspaper la Baltlmoru would put-
to stats that no charge against him, In connee lisb It.
tion with the delay In the arrival of the pontoon j " '
bridges nt Fredericksburg, has been wade by fiTlt the rebels raise the Mack Flag, let the
Gen. Burnslde or by any other general. Government raise a JJUvk Army.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
Special IMspalchre to (be Repvbllcata,
PHOM THE ARMY OP THE POTOMAC.
i i p mm
THE TROOPS OF SUMXER AXD HOOK
ER CHEER 0 EH. BURXSWE. T
SUM-LIES ABUNDANT AND EASY OF
ACCESS.
OFFICERS DAILY ARRIVING.-"
IXD1VAT10XS OF A FORWARD MOVE.
.VE.VT.
THE ENEMY'S GUNS ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
KHtIM CHICAGO.
MOKE BOGUS STORIES ABOUT PEACE
PROPOSITIONS.
A t.RFF.N STURV TO GULL THE FLAT'.
THE VAXDERB1LT AFTER THE ALA.
DA.VA.
A RAILROAD ACCIDFNT.
FROM t.OUlftVIL.I.K.
CAPTURE OF UNITED STATES TROOPS.
XV.VBE1I OF PAROLED TROOPS AT
ILlRTSriLLE.
HgACqUAHTERe AxMT Of TOT POTOMAC,
December 10.
Geu. Burnslde to-day visited Gens. Snniner's
and Hooker's commands.
The troops on dress parade uproariously
cheered him as he passed.
The energy of quartermasters cud commis
saries has placed the army In such a condition
that no w ant can be anticipated for some time
to tome.
The hardness of the roads, and increased fa
cilities on the railroad, hare enabled the quar
termaster's department to bring forward from
the shipping ports a large amount of anpplles
aln e dally consumption.
Miould the army be put In motion at any
hour, these departmenta will be found In excel
lent condition.
A large number of officers are dally arriving
from fnrloughs, and resuming their active du
ties In ramp.
There has been considerable change of posi
tion of several army corps within the paat few
diys, foreshadowing future movemente of Im
portance. It Is stated to-day by reliable observers that
the enemy hare one hundred and eighty gnus
In position on the aouth side of the Rappahan
nock, some of which are of heavy calibre.
CmcAOn, Dec. 10. J. Wesley Green pnb-il-lic
a long statement to the (fleet that he
brought certain peace propositions from Jen".
Davis to President Lincoln, and that he had
several intervlewa with the President and two
with the Cabinet upon the snbject. The state
ment Is sworn to by Mr. Green.
On Inquiry, It Is ascertained that a man call
ing himself J Weslev Green, and professing to
reside at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, called upon
the President of the United States, some time
In November. and stated to him tlut he (Green)
bad had two Interviews with Jrtf. Davis, at
5lou- The President became satllled that Oreen
bad not teen Davis at all, and that the whole
story was a very shallow attempt at deception,
.lea. D-ivis can redeem Green's character, if he
will, by verifying his statement Ayrnt of Ou
Associated Pretty
New York, Dec. 10. The Vanderbllt has
sailed In search of the Alabama.
New Yobk. Dec. 10. Afrehrhtcneineonthe
I Hudson railroad exploded near PouirhkeeDsle
I lhi Inftmlnir Irllllnip th MfrlnMr and fir.
man. The concussion was so great as to throw
Llue irnuer, two cars, ana a passing ireignt train
rb",Ur ,"lherlr-
.Sew Yoke:, Dec. 10. The achooner Flying
Scud, from Nassau, saw off Abatrn. November
SS, Commodore Wilkes' nag ship, Cruiser.
m DeclNo VUKng ,,,
left here for Nashville this morning.
The Journal saya that In the late Hartsvllle
offalr nineteen hundred United States troop.
were captured, and that the number of paroled
.r00p. at Hartsvllle (Colonel Stewart among
he prisoners) was twenty-three hundred.
,DdY,dlo"ay '" 0--E-'""rnor Ous-
...
Tin: uatti.KNKAHFAikttev11.lk,
ARKANSAS.
QEV rritTIS' OFFICIAL HFPORT
ut-N--' "MS OiriCIAL Hr.PORT.
St. Loi i, Dtc. . JliJ. tVeu. U. If. JtMitk,
OeneraU,n.Chlef My forces or the Army or
sustained his position at Cane Hill till Satur-
dn nleht. whentheenemy,S5,O00strong,under
J'."1, "Inaman, attempted a flank movementon
&&'t$i?7&
dn by rorced inarches.
Sunday, about 10 a. m., the enemy attacked
?,c, "'"on near FatyetteTllle wLo by gallant
aud desperate fighting, held him in check for
U,ree hours, until Gen. Blunt's division came up
and attacked him In the rear.
Tbeflgbtcontlnueddespereteiiulildark. Our
tr0ops bivouacked on the battlc-tteld, whllethe
eueui) retreated across the Bostuu Mountain.
The lus on both sides Is heavj, but much the
featcst ou the , .Ida or the enemy, our artillery
creatine terrible slaughter In their greater nura-
Uers. Tll, rntmi 3 Krellt .vantage in posl-
lion
Among the enemy's killed was Col. Slelu,
$ Wjler general of the Missouri State
Bullil.ens. Blunt und Herrondeserveespeclal
commendation for their gallantry in the battle
"' '"nievtiie, Ark.
S. R. L't KT1S.
Majur General Commanding.
item Proof Cshthidoe. During the
pa-t fen dais, experiments have been made,lu
the Arm) and Navy Departments, In connec-
tmn uitli n hmt nM.r.ntnnf .Lin n.riitw. In.
Ten(er, auJ mauufflCtumi by D, c s nA.
,,. . ...- , .
dletuwu, ( ouuecticut. The expciimenis were
care ful h and thoroughly made, nnd resulted in
ettil.il..ijy the fact tlut soldi ra can keep
powerful and destructive
airtiiti, und ruth vast improvements In muni
tion of war, that the tlmemn! soon come
when warn will be of abort duration terrible,
but brlpf
aal - Jurgeou Charles Mnitlu has been
detached Hum the naval rendezvous at Boston,
"ud urdertd io steam-sloop Sacramento,
. . , . .
urirpon John Rndenstein liaa lieen i
surgpoii John Rudenitein has been ordered
to nj il rfndfzvousat Boston.
burgeon D Klndleberger, ha li-en ordered
t0 tllt' ite n-.oop Mononcahcbt
TJOB MdXTWSXL COURT OF RCCIRY,
Widkxsdat, December 10.
, The court met at 11 o'clock.
j The examination of General McClellan wai
reeamed.Jj. rs a ., rv-
l Qtteatlonabr General HDowellt; u
I j Q. ,What communication from the President.
Ihrouch General Franklin, ot othenrlae.dld
Ski recelre aaMo'the aeprtkn of General
cDowell'a corpa from your) itrniyl Fleaae
atate fully what you know concerning that
aeparatlon. ao far aa It relates to General Mc
Dowell I and what communication. If any, you
naa maaa w me rmiaeui concerning turn in
that action T
A, The aubitance of the communication 1
tbroueh General Franklin, from the President,
waitnat the 'Fmldtnt aMumcd the reepoml
blllty of the charge of destination of Oeneral
McDowcll'a corps, regarding that corps as ne
cessary for the defence of Washington, al
though the troops .actually left In Washington
and fn front of It. dliposable for Its defence,
were rather more than double the garrison
forced by the engineer and artillery officers.
and considerably more than the largest num
bers recommended by any of the corps com
manders to be left In the YlcinHy of Washing
ton. I do not, at present, recall any communi
cation made to the .President In regard to the
separation of General MeDowell's corps. It
would be necessary for me to consult my pa
pers before I could answer the question defi
nitely. Q, Do you recollect harlng received any tel
egram from General Franklin, prior to hit Join
ing you on the Peninsula, concerning Gen. Mc
D., and In connection with the separation of
the U tier's corps from your army f
A. Yes. I remember merely the general ten
or of the dispatch, which was, that. In General
Franklin's opinion, from his knowledge of the
cae, General McD. had nothing to do with the
separation of his corps from the Army of the
Potomac.
Q. What was General FranLUn'a official po
sition with respect to General McD. at the time
he wrote the dispatch l
A, He commanded a 'division In the corps of
General McD.
Q. Please examine this copy of the New
York JftralJ.ot Oct. 3Ut, containing a speech
of Hon. J. B. Hasklns, at Tarrytown. New
York, and state If the following remarks, at
tributed to you, to wit i
"I hate breQUaibrtunfttF Id not Taking Rich
mond In consequence of my plau not betas; carried
out. because McD. did not reinforce me as he could
hate done, and, as It was agreed upon, he should
naTe done,"
are true tn their letter or spirit so far as relates
to General McD.; and. if not true In this,
wherein are they not so ?
A. Smilingly. The Incident related in the
speech Is entirely new to me, I never received
any dispatch Informing me that Gen. Halleck
was made Commander-in-Chief, and am very
sure that I never made the remark attributed
to me. I have no doubt said, for It has
ever been my opinion, that tbo army of
the Potomae would have taken Richmond
had not the corps of Gen. McDowell been
separated from it. It is also my oplutou
that, had the command nf Hen. Mfrviwrn
joined the army of the Potomac In the month I
oi .-nay, oy way oi iianover court-house from
Fredericksburg, that we would have had Rich
mond within a week after the Junction. I do
not hold Gen. McDowell responsible, In my
own mind, for the failure to Join me on cither
occasion.
0. Did. or did not. Gen. Franklin, on hla
Joining you on the Peninsula, give yon a verbal
message irora uen. .Mcuoweu mat ne would
endeavor to make a demonstration or diversion
in your favor by going to Fredericksburg T
A. I think he did.
Q. After the change of base to Fort Monroe,
Yorktown and on the Peninsula, was it any
part of your plan that any of your forces should
go to Fredericksburg?
Gen. McCIellan. Yon mean the original uart
of the campaign. I presume.
uen. oiicuoweu. lea, sir.
Gen. McCIellan. No, it wa not. All the
active troops were to move in the general di
rection of the Peninsula.
Gen. McDowell here asked and obtained
leave to present several documents bearing on
the case, which were read as foliowat
Wab Department, April 11, itau.
Major Onteral Mc&nrell, Comman4ing Dtj-oiimrni
RspjMUtannock, lltidquarttrt at Mhuuhu For the
present and until further orders from this Deptrt
roent, you will consider the national cspltol aa rt
ueciiiUy under your protection, and make no move
ment throwing your force out of position for the
discharge of tnls primary duty.
(Signed) i M. Stahtoj.
Secretary of War.
Was DcrAnTMEMT, April 24, 1W3.
Major Gentrti McDowtil, Aquia Crttk: The Presi
dent desires tha ( you should not throw your force
across the Rappahannock at present, but that you
should get j our bridges and transportation all
ready, and u alt further orders
(Signed) i M. Stamtok.
Secretary of ar.
HEADQUARTER! lCPARTMEIfT
Rappahannock,
Aqula Creek. April 22, lstj.
lion. E. M Stanton, btcrrtary of liar: I am Just
o er from i rederlcksburp; to confer with the omeer
of the Na),Hholt was arranged was tocome to
see me here, from Capt. Wyman, Commanding Flo
tilla In the Rappahannock.
The captain was himself at Fredericksburg, and
after lommunicatlng with the Major who told him
the town had been surrendered to the land forces
If rt without communicating m 1th the commanding
officer of the troops '
As soon as It was known he was there, the at
tempt was made to see him, but without success
I have seen a copy of his dispatch, and learn from
It that there are no obstructions In the river to pre-
ent his goLng up with enels.
The officer w ho came up tells me he met fourteen
canal boats only going down There should be for
tj. If a it cam ferry boat could be sent there. It
cnuld be used to great advantage.
There are stores In Fredericksburg (inou than
1,ux barrels of flour) which I am anxious tu anve,
for fear of accident) and I am anxious tohaielree
communication w 1th the opposite shore as soon as
possible.
The last account of the rnemj U, that there Is a
force a few miles beyond Fredericksburg entrench
ed I hope It Is so. The force cannot be large, aa
It would attempt to oppone mj passing the rher.
It must be a rearguard to break op bridges and de
la) my march. All their forces seem to be draw
ing South and Fast
luted bftfiaiileat Fredericksburg, and some at
Aqula Creek The) can bedrtten, under an escort
h hie h Gen Wadsworthcan furnish, by way of Oc
coquanftnd Dumfries
er respectful!) , ) our obedient kervant,
(Signed) Ihwin i Do well,
MJ .en.
Washington, April SO, 1D62
Mtij. Uen. MeDovrtl, Commanding Department of
the Rapitahannoclc OtN.i TheSecretari of Uarhas
git en me authority to inform you that you can ac
cup) Irederiiksburg with such force as, In jour
Judgment, nu) be necessary to hold It for defensh e
purposes, but not with a Wew to make a forward
mo ement
(signed) H an Renssalaer.
Inspector Gen , U a A.
Hah Departmenv,
AiiiiNOTON, May 17, I tit J
to Major Ueiural McDoutll, Commanding Depart'
meat of the Rappahannock General Upon being
Joined by shieUi's DUUIon, jou will mote upuu
Richmond b the general louteofthe Klchurond
and Fredericksburg railroad, co-operating Hlth
the forces under General Met lellan, now threaten
ing Kichmoud from the line of the Pauunke) ausV
ork rlters. while seeklnrtaeitAbliih. umn .
potiatible, a communication between jour left wing '
buu mi ..(, n nig . uiHrint .UVViCllBU, 1 OU Hill
hold yourself always In such position as tocoer
the capital of the nation against a sudden dash by
an large bod) of the rcbelforces
Geoersl McCIellan will be furnished with a copy
of these instructions, aud will be directed to hold
hiniftclf In readiness to establish communication
with ) our lett, and to pr ent the main body of the
enemj's army from leaving Kichmond, and throw
ing Itnelf upon) our column before a junction be
tvuen the two armies Is eitetted
Atopj ijf his instructions, In repaid to the em
plot in ent of j our lorce, Is annexed.
(5lgncdJ i:. M Mantun,
becretar) of War
tOPV Ot lltTRVtTIONS TO UENEHAI. bt'CLLLLAH
War DEPARTMENT.
iAilllAUTUN.lUB 7, ItMZ
Url ni- i.nm,n r.tnrnt ft VtVrV?,... (V ..jj
WASiirNOTON, Waj 17, 13C2
u, n 'jft.fi. A 1 ii-
Army of He Fotoviao trore Richmond: Gemerali A, i aid.
lour despatch to tho President, asking reinforce- Q. Did you frequently and dally see General
' ! been retelveJ and carefully considered McDowell when he was at Fairfax Court House.
The President Is not willing to uncover the j in inrrh laat nnd if ao did van aen lilmnnth
capital entire!), and It Is believed that even if , v n fiT. 7i so, aia you see wmoutue
this were prudent, it would require more time to r3? when l,b8 A00? were ordered back to
effect ajunctlon between jour army and that of Alexandria ? If so, state what was bis condi
the Rappahannock b) the wa) of the Potomac and 'Hon at that time, or at any time during his
York rivers than b a land march. 6tay at Fairfax Court House, when the array
In order, therefore, to increase the strength of vni thrn in March last whether h van nrwn
the attack upon Richmond at the earliest moment, wa tLre i? ,! Ia" w"elher he wasor was
Gen McDowell his been ordered to march una not under the Influence of liquor? State, also,
that city by the shortest route how long you have known General McDowell,
Heisordered kceplnghimselfalwajsin position and what has been his reputation among those
to cover the capital from all oosslble attack aa tn t l i . cm ao an aV.a-itn enm .it lnn,i '
operate as to put his left wiog in communication J
ralssoaslo.slsUlih tl.ii loramuoKition .. lion I
noislbls
.By extending; our right wtnr to the north of
Rlehmond. It Is belie vetf that this communication
can be tsfrly established, either north or south of
ine rammutey men
In any etent, you will be able to prevent the
Dln body of the enemy's forces from lesvlnf Rich-
nond and falling la overwhelming forte upon Geo
McDowell.
He will move with between thlrt)-flte and forty
inuuiiau men.
A opy of the Instructions to MaJ Gen. McDowell
arv with this.
The specific tssk assigned to his command has
hsan to provide against any danger to thaeapttal
of tha nation. At vourearllMt call tat relnfbrOA-
tnaata, he is sent forward to oo-optat in tha re
duction of Mchmond) but charged; In attempting
Ula, not to uncover tha cltyoi.Vraahlagtoni and
iuu win gire no oroeri t iinr peivre or auer your
Junction, which can put him out of position to
cover tola city, ,
louand he will communicate with each other
by telegraph, or otherwise, as frcquentl) a) may
be neeeatary for efflctent co-operation.
W he Gen. McD Is in position onyour right, his
uupiira muii Muriwn irora ttrii rvini, nu you
will instruct your ststTniitoers to be prepared to
uuoij mm oy inn rouir.
Tha Prealdent directs that Oea. MeD. retain thai
command of the Department of the Rappahannock
and of the forces 1th which ha moves forward.
By order of the President.
(Signed) K. M. Stanton,
Secretary of War.
flEADQVARTERS DEPARTMENT OF
MaJ, Gen Gto, B. McCMlsn.Commandina Army of
rotomac. nnue ttoute. tmj uereraiu i nare re
ceU ed t he orders of the President to move with tha
army under my command and co-operation with
yours In the reduction of Richmond, and also a
copy of his instructions to you tn relation to that
co-openuon.
Mai. Gen. Shields will Join me to-dai . as soon aa
the necessary preparations for the march can be
completed, v. nlch, I think, will be by the 24th Inst.
nr man set lorin in inegrnrrBiaireciionoraereu.
There Is in front of us to lmoede our advance, a
secession Army of the Rappahannock, ao called,
under the command of Jo. H. Anderson, of the
Tredeger Iron Works. Hla force Is from 13 to
I&.0U0 men, mostly Niuth Carolina and George
troops.
W e should engage his force on our first day's
march, as they are now within from six to eight
miles of us, posted on and to the right and left of
the Fredericksburg fc Richmond Railroad, and In a
position of considerable strength.
It la my purpose to try and turn their position
by throwing a force on their left flank, ana cut oil
their opportunity of receiving any reinforcements
from the direction of Gordons) llle, and at the sama
time, endeavor to sat e the railroad bridge. If this
ean be done, another channel of supplies can be
had for the forces going against Richmond, that
cannot fall giving great relief to the quartermaster
and commissary departmenta of our army, and
thus facilitate ) our operations.
vtecannorrciyon una, nni oecause iney now
occupy a line, and, I am told, are prepared to de
stroy the bridges If they are forced to fall back. I
beg to ask to what extent can I rely on co-operation
from you, In mypreaent movement, in the
way of your cutting otf the retreat of theenem)
upon Richmond, where fney would add 12,ouo to
the force against him, and in saving the railroad
bridge acrois the Famunkeyl Can )ou extend
) our right to Join me. and and at what point can
)ou carry supplies to be placed for my command,
and by what date can I count upon finding them
ready for met I shall require subsistence forsa.uoo
men. and forage for ll.oou animals
fiigneaj mwiw jyicuowell.
Major General Comd'g Dept.
War Department,
Washington, May 34. 1862.
Afatf. ( Mrtkufll. halmotithi In view of the nn.
eratlonsof the eneni) on the Una of Gen. Banks,
the President thinks the whole force you designed
io move irom j- reuensasnurg snouiu noi ue taken
aw an and he therefore direct a that one brigade. In
addition to what )uu designed to leaie at Freder
icksburg, should be left there. This brigade to be
the least eOectlie of) our command
(Mgnruj , ni. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
llLAliqi'ARTEB DEPARTMENT OP THE
Rappahannock. May 24, 1863.
Han C At, ilantont Secrttary of liar: lour order
to lea e an additional brigade at Fredlcksburg has
been recelred shlelda'a ammunition has seen
landed, and will be up thia afternoon or evening.
The enemy, attracted b) the morement of our
troops yesterday, drew In his right to the rallrovl
bridge, which be scemeUto Judjr hh tu U- iue
ranu we wrrr 10 itr, iru, no uuudi,io imok so
from the thtt-rlng and dUplay on the hill le)ond
the town, when the President and yourself laltcd
Gen Patrick's brigade. Am I right In understand
ing that I am authorized to say to the enemy that
their Generals, Buckner and Tllghiuan, are not
confined In dungeons ?
(Signed) Irwin Mcdowell,
Major General.
Washington Citv, Ma 84, 1662.
MaJ Gtn McDowtil, Fredericksburg t Gen. Fre
mont has been ordered, by telegraph, to move from
Franklin on Harrisonburg to relieve Gen. Banks,
and capture or destroy Jackson's and Fwell'a forces
You are Instructed, lsying aside far the present
the movement on Richmond, to put 0,ooo men In
motion at once fur the Shenandoah, mot lng on the
line, or la advance of the line, of the Manassas Gap
railroad, lour object will be to capture the forces
of Jackson and Ewell, either In co-operation with
Gen. Fremont, or In case want of supplies or of
transportation Interferes with his movement, It Is
believed that tha force with which )ou move will
be su Detent to accomplish the object alone. The
information thus far recelt ed here makes it proba
ble that, If the enemy operates actltely against
Gen. Banks, )ou will not be able to count upon
much assistance from him, but may eien hue to
release him Reporta received this moment are,
that Banks la flghtlng with Fwell, eight miles from
W Inchester.
(Signed) Arraham Lincoln.
(Samel May 24, 1863.
Same ) The President's order has been receli ed
and Is In process of execution. This Is a crushing
blow to ua.
(Signed) Irwin McDowell,
Major General.
War Department,
Washington. May 34. ltku
Major General JilclkiweU lam hlghl) gratified by
our alacrity In obeying my orders. The change
was as painful to me aslt can possibly be to you,
or to any one.
Everything now depends upon the celerity and
vigor of your movement.
(Signed) A. Lincoln.
Headquarteri Department or
RAPPHAhNOCK,
Opposite Fredericksburg, Ma) 34, ltitlS
Hit Eicellenctthe Prttident. lobejedjour order
immediately, for it was positive and urgent, and
rtrhaps as a subordinate, there I ought to stopi but
trust 1 may be allowed tosai something in rela
tion to the subject, especlall) in tlew of) our re
mark that everything now depends upon the celeri
ty and 1 1gor of my movement
I beg to aay that co-operation between Gen. Fre
mont and mj self, to cut off Jackson or Ewell, Is not
to be counted upon, ei en If It Is not a practical lm-
fusibility. Next, that I am entirely beyond help
ng distance of Gen. Banks, and no celerity on Igor
by a glance at the map, Itwill be seen that the line
of retreat of theenem) 'a forces, up the Valley, Is
shorter than mine to go againat him. It will take
win yatit, mu iar ue ! vunccrucu next, Hill
a week or ten dais for the force to irot to tha Vl.
ley b) the route which will gU e It food and forage,
and by that time the enemy will have retlrrd I
shall gain nothing for )ou there, and shall lose
much forou here. It la, therefore, not only on
personal grounds that I have a heat) heart In the
matter, but that I feel It throws us all back) and
from Richmond north we shall hae all our large
ma sirs paralyzed, and shall hae to repeat what
we Iiavejusl accomplished.
I have ordered Gen. bhlelds to commence the
movement by to-morrow morning A second di-
Islon w HI follow In the afternoon
Did I understand jou aright, that )ou wished
that I, personally, should accompany this expedi
tion! Very Respectfull),
(Signed) Irwin McDowell.
Q. Did you receive the following dispatches?
Jl'NL 10, 18G2
Mai. Uen, McCkllau, Commanding Department of
Vti ginlat before Iltchmond. (or the third time I am
ordered to Join you, and hope this time to get
through. In t lew of the remarks made with reier
erne to my leaving) on, and not Joining )ou be
fore, and as something 1 have heard as coming
from )ou on that subject, I wish to sa), that I go
with the greatest satisfaction, and hope to arrive
w Ith the. men of my command In time to be of nor-
Ice McCall's dlv islon goes In adv ance bj water
1 will be with )ctu In ten days with the remainder,
b) Fredericksburg
(Slrned) Irwin M Dowell.
MaJ Gen, Commanding Dep't.
Headquarters Dep't Rapp ahanjo( k,
Manassas, June 12, lata
Mai. Gen Geo B. McClcilan, Commanding Dcpattiaent
of Virginia, before kichmond. The delay of MaJ. Gen
banks to rellev e the dlv Islon of my command, be
jond the time I had calculated, will prevent in)
Joining you with remainder of the troops I am to'
take below, at as enly a date as J name. M) third
division, Mc Call's, Is now on the wa) . Please do
me the far or to so place .t that It mi) be In posi
tion to Join others as they come down from Frede
ricksburg. (Signed) Irwin McDowell,
MaJ. Gen Com'g Dep't Rappahannock.
.1. I did.
Q. Did you also receive the telegram of May
23, 1892 7 (Published among the correspond-
IcQCCJ
t aUnir drinii 1
A- l "' Geuu McDowtil setcrol times
every uay in aiarcu last at rainax t;oart
House, and, also, on the day the troops were
ordered back to Alexandria. lie was In bis
usual condition, entirely free from any effect of
Intoxicating liquor. I have known General
McDowell for nearly twenty yenrt. I have
ikaown hlnl'U 6ae whd'abstalned entirely from
anjiainKin luaanapooiiwin. or spuiiotu 11
qnors. I think eren from tea and coffee.
f Laughter. I know that has ben hit repnta-
sion smong au woo naTB Known nim, ana i
could lmulne nothing mora absurd than the
chart, of hlstnlna: in anr war under the In-
iaence of liquor, i
Qeoeral MclMweU here stated that he had
no more questions to alk the witness at pro
sent. N
The following questions were then propound
ed by the court t
Q. State whether General McDowell was un
der your command at the time of your more
ment from the Potomac and the Peninsula 1
A.,He was
0. What orders were given, bv von. to Gene
ral McD., having reference to the movements
on the Peninsula, and how did these plant af
fect tho general plan of movement for the Ar
my of the Potomac t
A. The orders were for General McD. to em
bark hit corps npon the transports then en
gaged In carrying troops, and, having his
whole command embarked, to report to mo for
further orders, at Fort Monroe, or wherever I
might happen to be, the Intention being to
move that corps, at a unit, by the Tork or Sev
ern river, according to circumstances, that
movement being an essential part of the cam
paign. V. Were these orders ever changed by you or
others higher In authority, and, If so, how f
A. They were not changed by me, but by the
President of the United Butts. When In front
of I orktown with a considerable portion of the
army under fire, I received the first Intima
tion of anr intention to change the destination
of General McD't corps. That Intimation was
a telegraphic dispatch, from tho War Depart
ment, Informing me that General McD.'t corpa
had been withdrawn from tho Army of the lo
tomac. Q. Did you, after the Investment of York
town, send any orders to General McD., or did
Jou request any orders nor be tent to General
IcD. t If eo, what were the tenors of tuch
orders, and of the replies from General McD..
or from those to whom the request was made 7
A. I sent no orders to Gen. McDowell after
the Investment of Yorktown, for tho reason
that I received the Information that be was de
tached from my command on the very day wo
arrived In front of Yorktown.
Q. When you caused tho occupation of Han
over Court House, did you expect the co-operation
of Gen. McDowell's corps 1 And If so, on
what waa inch expectation based for what pur
pose was the co-operation desired, and what
would have been the probable result of a junc
tion of McDowell and Porter at that time, or
shortly afterwards 1
A. I hopod for the co-operation of Gen. Mc
Dowell's corps, or Gen. McDowell's armyi al
though that expectation wai not the only rea
son for occupying Iianover Court House. The
expectation and hope of co-opcratlon waa based
on Information I had received at various times
from Washington. . The reason why this co
operation was desired, was to Increase our
a allable strength sufficient to Insure the cap
ture of Richmond and, In my opinion, the
Junction of McDowell and Porter would have
enabled us to accomplish the object of the cam
paign that Is, the capture of Richmond. That
question, however, I have already answered In
my other testimony.
Q. Was such co-optratlou practicable, and
by what routes; and was It consistent, In jour
opinion, nlth the safety of tho capital I
.4. The co-operation was practicable, cither
In l be direct land route from Fredcrlcksbnrg
tu Huuover Court House, or bj the waterroute,
and was. In mr opinion, consistent with the
safety of thciuptlul.
Q. What forces could tho enemy, at that time,
have disposed of for the threatening of the city
of Washington, and by what routes and at what
time could they hare been moved T
Gen. .McCIellan stated that he was perfectly
w Wing to answer this question, If the court de
sired but he would ask If It was not somewhat
Irrelevant, and assuming rather too much lati
tude 1.
The court was then cleared; when, afte'r the
expiration of about half an hour, the doors w ere
re-opened, and the decision of the court an
nounced: that the question had been with
drawn. The examination by the court was then re
sumed. Q. What ttas the distance at any ono lime
between the pickets of Generals McDowell and
Ported
A. I do not know what the position of Gen.
McDowell's pickets w as. I understood, some
time after the occupation of Hanover Court
house by Gen. Porter, that a portion .of Gen.
McDowell's cavalry was twelve miles from
there, but I do not know It. I cannot even tell
who told me, but I did not know the position
of Gen. McDowell's pickets.
IJ. You state that you received the fullest co
operation from Gen. McDowell In the plana and
movements connected with the peninsula cam
paign. As a corpa commander, had he knowl
edge of these plans, and waa he consulted In
respect to them 7
A. Yes.
Q. Wcro these plans for the Peninsula cam
paign, which embraced the employment of the
corps of Gen. McDowell, known to the War
Department or to the President 7
A. xes.
Q. You hae stated that troops were retained
for the defence of Washington. Did those
plans provldo for a force to be retained from
the troops then under your command, and If
su, how largo waa the force to be retained, and
what troops were to compose It 7
Gin. McCIellan said he desired time to con
sider an answer.
Q- Have you any knowledge of the clrcum
stancea which led to the detention of Gen. Mc
Dowell, and the formation of the Department
of the ltappahannock, at the time that depart
ment uas formed?
A. I had none at tho time.
Q. Did the formation of that department and
the tlittntlou nf Gen. McDowell reduce the
I means whli li hud been arranced before vou left
Washlugtoii, tu prosecute the campaign?
A. Yes.
J. Do jou know whether Gen. McDowell had
any complicity In promoting or Inducing the
formation of the Department of the Rappahan
nock or reducing your forco?
A. I do not.
Q. Was there any reply by you to tho tele
grams of Uen. McDowell, or other notice to
him, showing that jou desired his co-operation
?
.4. I think no reply to Gen. McDowell, but
tho War Department was Informed I wanted
the troops.
Gen. McCIellan asked that, Inasmuch as this
opened a new branch of Inquiry, he might be
allowed time in which to consider the propriety
of answering the question.
The court stated that they had already con
sidered this question, and had decided It to be
a proper one, and an answer would therefore
be expected. If General McC, however, de
sired time to consider an answer, there would
be no objection on the part of the court to
granting blin time.
General McC. said he would then place the
request upon that ground, aa ho wished to put
himself In possession of a letter which would
enable him the more fully to answer the
question.
This letter gi es the exact position, num
ber of the troops at the time to which the
question refers, and a list of the orders Issued.
The request was granted.
(Question by Geu. McDowell.) Do wa re
collect If the order to Gen. McDowell, In forming
him his corps would be the last to embark
that Is, after Sumner's waB sent to him from
the steamer Commodore, after )ou had left
the Peninsula 7
A. I think it was; I wroto a great many
papers on that steamer.
The court (at half-past tno) adjourned until
this morning at 11 o'clock, when the examina
tion of Gen. McCIellan will be resumed.
COl'IlT-MAHTIAI. OF GEN.POIlTKIt.
Wedi.esdaT, December 10.
To-day, Captain Pope (a nephew of General
Pope) testified with reference to tho delivery of
certain orders to General Porter. Ills evidence
does not seem to be of important bearing on
the cae.
Surgeon Robert O. Abbott was the next wit
ness sworn.
The court adjourned until this morning at
11 o'clock.
Tut Editor of the Hartford CWanils .dar
ing fellow , he has taken to himself a wife and
raised the subscription price to his paper, nil In
one week.
THITY:VKrtf'COK6'if'V;
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Wedkisdat, Dte. 10. J
, - I ' SENATE. I
i MK WILSON, of Massachniotti, from the
Comatlttee on Military Affairs, reported 1' bill
to establish an arsentl and ordnance depot on
the tide waters of New York harbor. ,
K Mr.'RICE offered a Joint resolution forfeit
ing the lands and annuities of the Sioux Indi
ans,' and providing for their removal far away
from white settlements. Referred.
mrv. icmjiuuuu uirocung ino Military
Committee to Inquire Into the expediency of
reigning uui lonemng too pay ana emolu
ment! of officers of the army during the time
they are absent, except when upon tick leave.
Adopted.
Mr. HOWARD offered a concurrent resolu
tion Instructing the Joint Committee on the
Conduct of the War, to make a report with all
convenient speed. Adopted.
Mr. 'WRIGHT offered a resolution Instruct
ing the Military Committee to Inquire Into the
expediency of providing by law for the adop
tion of tomo tyttcm more efficient and practi
cal than the one now In use for, the identifica
tion and discharge of soldiers. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. SUMNER, the bill for the
relief or the owners of the French ship Jules
et Marie, was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr. ANTHONY, the resolu
tion Increasing the bonds of the Superintend
ent of Public Printing, was taken up and
passed. ,
On molonof Mr. TRUMDULL, the House
bill providing: for the discharge of State nrla-
oners and authorizing Judges of the United
a.avi. tuuu, wt mm ubii nuu reiVgUIZBHCCS W
secure a trial, was taken np, ordered to be
printed, and postponed until to-morrow.
Mr. SHERMAN gavo notice that he should
Introduce an amendment to the rules of the
Senate, so at to provide for a committee on ag
riculture.
Mr. HENDERSON gave notice that ho should
Introduce a bill to aid the State, of Missouri In
effecting emancipation In that State.
The resolution concerning the arrests of cer
tain citizens of Delaware was postponed till to
morrow, and,
On motion of Mr. LATHAM,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. FENTON offered the following reaolu
tloni Aesofred, That the Committee of Ways tod
Means be Instructed to bring In a bill so anieniliOK
the eleventh section or the excise tax law as to
confer upon assistant assessors the same authority
that Is possessed by prlnclpsl aseessors. Also, to
Inquire Into the expediency of exempting the
mslter or makers of boards, shingles, staves, and
other rough lumber, from his or their own lands,
or timber, as wholesale dealers, to the amount of
Mr. HOLMAN moved that the Secretary of
War bo directed to Inform the House i First,
How many commissioned officers of the army
aro now absent from their respective commands,
specifying the number of each grade, and
whether absent on leave, without leavo, or by
detail i second, Tho numberof Major Generals
and Brigadier Generals who are not assigned to
any actual command, the namo of each, the
length of time since engaged In actuat tervlco,
and the names of tho members of the staff of
each of such generals, their grade, and how
long unemployed In actual service, and specify
ing only such generals and tho members of
their respective staffs, as are receiving their
pay and allowanco from the Government
third. The number of ald-de-camps that may
dispensed with, without impairing the public
service. Adopted.
Mr. GURLEY moved that the Committee on
Military Affalra be directed to Inquire Into tho
expediency or amending the law regulating the
employment of commlsslarlat officers, to that
they may bo telected from the volunteer ser
vice, or from civil life. Adopted.
ADMISSION Or WESTERN VIRGINIA At A STATI.
Debate on this question was resumed.
Mr. NOELL believed that the people or
Western Virginia were entitled to the recogni
tion of Congress at n State. He had gravo
doubta aa to tho constitutionality of the meas
ure, but contldciing tho condition In which tho
people there were placed, It waa the duty or
Congresi to aid them In admitting them as a
proposed State into the Union.
Mr SEGAR addressed tho House In opposi
tion to the bill. The people. In his district, and
all the loyal portions of that State, while thoy
regretted the sin which had fallen on the Old
Commonwealth, stlU cherished the memories
and associations which clustered around the
State, and they, to a man, reprobated the Idea
or a separation or division or the State. His
constituents In the loyal portion or Eastern
Virginia did not w lsh to be put adrift upon tho
ocean without compass or rudder, as they
would be ir the State waa divided in tbo way
proposed.. He hoped Congress would not per
petrate this great wrong on his constituents
and the loyal men or Virginia, whoso voice
could not be heard now In that hall, but who,
In tho time to come, would express themselves
In opposition to the measure. Knowing the
reeling or the people or Virginia as be did, he
hoped the House would reject the bill.
Mr, SHEFFIELD spoke In favor or the bill.
Mr. BINGHAM supported the bill. At re
garded tho necessity of an enabling act, an ar
gument put forward by tho opponenta of the
bill, there were precedents to Justify the House
In acting without such an enabling act. If an
enabling act was necessary. If a State could not
be recognized In the American Union without
a previous enabling act, what would become of
tne memoera irom juicnigan in tno House and
In the Senate? Thero never was an enabling
act passed for the admission or Michigan into
the Union. The people there, by an Inherent
power In themselves, organized a form or gov
ernment aud sent It, for approval, to Congress,
to far at inch approval and ratification waa
necetsary. It was said that such separation
would be In violation of tho righta and privi
leges or n large portion or tho peoplo of Vir
ginia. But he would remind the House that
the Constitution or the United Statea waa
framed, ratified, and put Into operation In vio
lation or tho written compact between the aev
cral States of the confederacy, and this by the
consent and advlco of him who was called the
father of the Constitution. The power centered
In tho peoplo belonged to tho people, and the
fieoplo of Virginia, in this matter, acted accord
ug to that law of tclf-prcservatlon Inherent In
them, and abiding In them that law or nature
and or natnre'a god, which wat above all writ
ten laws and constitutions. The people alone
had the right to cloct a government It was
necessary to their very existence. Tho peoplo
or Western Virginia wouldnotbe disfranchised
by the act of tho Legislature or the State.
Everything was in a state or chaos. By tho
uniform custom and laws of tho Government,
there was no law by w hleh tho midnight assas
sin could be brought to conviction and punish
ment In a State, except by the laws of the State
in which tho murder was committed! and w ould
they deprive the people or Western Virginia of
tuese wnoiesorae laws, necessary to tneirvery
existence as a community ? When a peoplo
by n majority turn traitors, and lift their arms
against the purent government, abrogating tho
(iiuimiuui in iu vuviai uuiliuiuvui. ra 111"
minority, on that account, to be stripped or
lueir nguis as citizens oi a cute, ana leit with
out urmt or power to strike against the assas
sins ? He contended that, the majority In Vir
ginia having turned rebels, the State became
the property of the loyal minority, and the gen
eral Qo ernment wot rightfully colled upou to
aid that minority In preserving Its rights against
the majority. That Has the precise question
here to-day. That was the position ot things
In Virginia. The majority were rebels. The
loyal minority claimed to be represented, and
that right was Indisputable, lie would not
quarrel with those who differed from him as to
the conclusion to be arrived at: but he would
not allow the representatives of the neonle. on
a question of this kind, to shirk their responsi
bilities. He maintained, without fear of contra
diction because It had been affirmed by every
branch of the Government, legislative, execu
tive, aud judicial that when the storm of rev
olution shakes the Institution of a State, tho
final arbiter, the power which holds the desti
nies of the State, is the Congress of the United
States, and nobody else. For these reasons he
would vote ror the hill.
A vote was then taken ou the uassaKo of tho
blllj which wos passed, by a vote or DO to Bi
as louowsi
YEAS. Messrs AUrkli, Arnold, B.bbltt, Hiker,
DAKter, Beamsu. Bingham, Dlslr of Va , Blair of Pa
Blake, Brown of Va , Bumngton, Burnham, Camp-
F A. Cockling, Covoiie, Cutler, b is, Duell, Dunn
Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Teuton, Samuel C,
Fessenden, T, A O Fessenden, Fraochet, Frank,
mn,Hooper,).ortoatHutchlnBlJullsn, Kelley,KeL
UUOUWIU, UW..VJ, ((It, line, I1MIIIUU, tUVaY.
lOgg Oi .iiiwi., ntiiuK vt ill., nuuiiBrr, 1-nuBUig,
8 I I I I lM Mil Ml llll, I I "I J - r " 'j
Lehman, Loomls,IiOvviloy, Low, MaKnlght. MflPher
son, Maynant, Mitchell, Hoarhead, Morrill of Me,,
Morrill of ,VtA Nltoa, rloell, Olin, Fntton, ITielps,'
Pike, romiroy, rorlil, fetter, nice. Riddle, Bolllas
of N. It., Ssrgeaat, Sedgwick, shanks, Shcmeld, Nisi
labarger, Sherman, Sloan, Snauldtng,8teveDB, St rat
ton, Trimble, Trowbridge, Van Horn, Van alken
burgb,H'Wrk, Verre. Walker, Wall: Wath
burne, Whaley, white of lad., Wilson, Wlndom, ,
and Worcester H. '
NAYS. Messrs. Allen of III., Alley, Aneon , Ash
ley. Bally, Blddle, Cobb. Roscoe Conkltng, Conway,
Cox, Cravens, Crlsflelil, Crittenden, Delano, Dela-
flalne, Dlven, Dunlsp, English, Granger, Gruler,
all, Harding, Holman, Johnson, Kerrigan, Kaspp,
Lsw. Mallory, Mentlea. Morris, Noble, Norton,
Odell, Pendleton, Price, Hlceof Mass , Rlchsrdsoo,
Ro bin son, Rolllas of Mo., segsr, Sblel, Smith, Steele
of N. V., Steele of N. J., stiles, Thomas of Mass ,
Thornss of Md , Train, Vallandlgham, Voorhecs,
Ward, White ot Ohio, wlckllire, Wright, and Yea
man 00.
Mr.'FENTON InTrodnced a bill to estaolish-'
an arsenal and ordnance depot on the tide wat er '
of New York harbor. Referred to the Commit
tee on Military Affairs.
The House then adjourned
PROTTCTIVZ! WAR-CLAIM ASSOCIATION FOR
Nw Esoland. This Is the style of an asso
ciation Just formed in Boston. George T.
Blgclow la president, Governor Andrew and
Amos A. Lawrence vice presidents, with a list
or directors embracing tho mott prominent,
names In Boston. At It will be Interesting to
our readers In the army, we subjoin a portion
or the circular Issued by the association!
" The objects oi the association are,
I. To secure to soldiers or tailors, and their
famlllei, any clalmt for pay or pensions, Ac,
at the least cost to the claimant.
II. To protect soldiers or tailors, and their
families, from imposture and fraud.
HI. To prevent false claims from being made
against the Government.
IV. To give gratuitous advice and Informa
tion to soldiers and sailors, or their families
needing It
The board of directors supervise and control
the entire business of the association, and the
character and standing of those gentlemen will
be a guarantee to the public, that the business
of the society will Jje conducted with fidelity
and economy.
For tho present, claims npon the Govern
ment will be collected upon the following rates
or charges!
Upon all claims for turns of fifty dollars, or
less, a charge of one dollar.
Upon all clalmt for inmt exceeding arty
dollars, (where a commission It lawful,) the
turn oftwo aud one-hair dollars on everyone
hundred dollars or tho amount.
Upon clalmt for pensions, (and where a com
mission Is not lawful,) the smallest possible
charge within legal rates.
The members of the association have con
tributed a sufficient mm to moot tho expenses
of organization, and for starting Its business;
and as It Is designed to have the income of tho
association merely meet Its necessary expenses,
and to have tho business done at at low a rattr
as possible, should it bo found, after a fair trial,
that the above rates are higher than la neeea
tary for thit purpose, they will bo reduced ac
cordingly. All applications relating to the business or
the association, whether by letter or In person,
should be made to
U. Tract Howe, Secretary,
No. 11, Railroad Exchange, Boston."
The McDowell Trial. We have had a
short-band reporter at the several sessions or
this trial, and also at the" trial or General Fltz
John Porter, hence we have been able to give
very full reporta of all that bat transpired each
day.
Some or our reports have been copied Into
other papers abroad, and credit given to papers
that hare not had the enterprise to have report et t
present to make reroaifm reports, but have
found a way to obtain our reports In a surrep
titious manner. We lay before our readers a
very full report of the doingfor the McDowell
court of yesterday, for which wo bespeak a
careful reading.
Pkodvcehs. The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue hat made tho following decision relat
ing to producers!
Producers whose products are enumerated
aud taxed In the seventy-fifth section of the ex
cise law are not required to take license at deal
era for the tale of such productt upon the pre
mlict where produced.
Decision dcStllng the place or manufacture!
Wherever, previous to September lit, waret or
merchandise may have been made by persons
who were not the owners of tho materials, the
premises where tuch goods, wares or merchan
dise were made shall bo regarded at the place of
manufacture.
EtT The President, we learn, has ordered
the execution, ou the 10th Instant, of thirty -nine
of the convicted Minnesota Indians. This la
only one class, comprising those guilty or the
massacre or families nnd other Infamous out
rages. The remainder of tho Indians are to re
main In strict custody, awaiting further Inquiry
and tho Instructions of tbo President.
25y For the Information of our riadert who
may desire to attend the sessions or the Mc
Dowell and Porter courts, we will state that
both occupy rooma over Buhler'a rettaurant, on
Fourteenth street, one door south of Pennsjl
vsnla avenue. Gen. McCIellan will testify be
fore tho McDowell court again to-dty.
The President's last message contains 9,190
words.
t3TThc readers attention Is called to the let
ter of our army correspondent on oar first pag.
of to-day's Issue.
('or tho Nstlonal Republican.
Quite at Mistake.
Mr. Editor i I deem it a misfortune that
your reporter should present you with auVtarA
ed part of a general or tmfoersa! prayer offered
in hit presence on last Sabbath evening ; the
form of which, at It appeart, cattt a tbade or
UltHoyalty upou a Union chaplain a commU
tlontd aud sieorn officer In the hardest service or
his country I and also wears the bearing or au
Insult to a Union pastor aud a loyal congrega
tion, who, at the close or the entire sentence,
offered a fuvrtu response, understanding It ua
Intended and framed.
Please do me the Jutttce to offer this brief de
fence, and to disclaim the wrston of hit quota
tion of the Scripture used In the prayer.
Most respectfully,
The Chaplain.
DH. I.OCKWOOU coutluuta the prae.
tlce of Dentlstrj , In the Washington Building,
corner Pennsylvania aienue and Seventh street.
Halngpractleed la the South nearly sixteen years,
he feels assured that he can give sstlsfactlon to any
that may call.
Teeth Inserted on Vulcanite, Rubber, or Go
Plate. Chloroform administered when desired,
aug 1-tf
A OA11U .The undersigned begslesvetoln
1. form his friends sod the publlo that lie has
bought the interest or Nat. Nines' Shat lag and
Halr-dresslngestabllshment,No 411 Seventh street,
near the corner of G. (opposite the Patent Ofuce,;
where he will continue to carry on the Sharing
and Halrcuttlng business In the latest style.
Thankful for paat fat ors, he would solicit a share
of the publlo patronage.
Particular attention jpald to cutting children's
hair. WILLIAM L.1REFMAN.
de 8 lm
T) i: II S ( N A L, .
HopdeM Cases are Ulng Cured Dally, Vy Hand
Magnetism.
Call aud see the names of some of the Ural cltllens
of Wsshington, who hat e been restored to health.
Gout, Piles, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Scurvy,
Nervous Complaints, and Female Weaknesses, In-
i ariably cured wuhouijati
MRS. WREN, tU K street,
between Sixth and Seventh streets.
N. B. The city cars pass within a squsre of th.
door. nor 27 lm
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