Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-26
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Enqu'rsr.I
WARRINGTON, ID, e., Feb. oath, 1853

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WAsHlSoros, u. e., Feb. oath, 1858.
There is no longer any hope OF Increase Of the
regular army as recommerdsdbr 80 AGminsiratlon,
and urged by Mr. Secretar! FLOYD. defeat OF the
1--we regiment bill" in tn, Se,.- IL been followed
by bill reported by the mil: committee in the
House of Representatives prov og tor the raising OF
Ave regiments of Volunteers to % called out only in
the sven. the President shall deem them necessary
for the public service. Mr. Faulkner, the staunch
friend Of the Secretary of War and of the Admnstra
tion struggled hard for different result and, dissent.
ing from the majority Of his committee will present.
on behalf Of the minority report in which he will
take ground for an increase OF four additional reg
rnenrs 10 the regular army. In the committee, the
comparative merits aud expenses OF tbs militia and
the regular service were deliberately discussed aud
infinitely calcaated-the result being in favor Of the
citizen soGiery. Some oppose the increase of the
standing army on the ground that the times are no,
favorable to such measure. There is too much talk
Of :dirunion' 10 justify there being powerful mill
tary organization uuder the control Of any party or
section. All these considerations together, hesitate
not to say settler, the Army bill"
Should The volunteers be authorized, Mr.. Buohan.
All will at once despatch orders to California for the
raising Of two regiments in the Pacific Division, and
the other three regiments are TO be apportoned 10
the Western States-an Eye being had 10 secure nen
suited 10 The service This being done The Intention
is to prosecute tho Mormon war with great vigor, al
though DR.. Bernhiesel still insists that boodshed
might BIZ avoided by proper reference oil The NAL
ters in dispute IL commissioners with power to arrange
with Governor Young for the removal Of the Nor
r.ons beyond the jurisdiction Of the United States
IL this could bs done, humanity would dictate that
no effort should be spared to bring il about. Had
Gen. Winfield Scott gone to California as was at one
time Intended by the Secretary Of War, he would
haye gone clothed by the President with full power
20 max, terms with the Mormon people. and permits
sion lad been granted to DIR. Bernheisel IN send
through AL express TO Salt Lake CITY advising mat
commissioners shoud be dispatched To San FrancIs
co TO meet and negotiate WIN Cen scott; me De
feat OF the army bill in the Senate resulted in the or
der to Gen. Scott being coun,ermhnded. "a Mr. Buc'
hanen Was unwilling 10 enter upon this duty when
there was doubt 10 Congress supplying the neces'
ssry means to carry him through successfully.
The various duelliDg pertiel now IN our circum'
scrbed Distrct. have furnished ample materials for
excited conversation and The qud nnncs have BEEN
ae busy ss badgers in their efforts 10 keep pace with
the scenes they transpired either here or in the
neighborhood OF Bladensburg Lientenants William
and Bell reconciled their differences al early Gay
light this morning in spite Of OR nrgus'eyed police
by Bell perfora;ing Williams hat instead of hs head
with pistol bail; ard Williams in return (who had
tesn tho offending party,) threw away his nre;
Th3 precise condition vi The Sumner and Harvey
chsengs il not known. Report says, that General
Harvey attempted to dodge the responsibility by re-.
porting Col. Sumner to the War Department.; and.
upon The faith of this report he generey censured
by his brother officers here. The report may not be
true. The difficulty, learn, grew out of an insult
General Harvey gave Gel. Sumner while acting as
The President of a Court Mar,sl at Fort Leaven.
worth last fs,-the latter being then under arrest
and on trial. Ga meeting here few days since a
challenge passed. Whether there is TO be bsht the
telegraph may inform you.
The difficulty between Commander Eouiveil and
Lit. Rhind has been drawn to close, not much. it Is
said to Commander Be- crsdit-for L.. Rhnd 10 re-.
coenized every where ae a high-toned. honorable
gentleman, and after the gross insults offered him, ii
was hardly to be expected that he would refuse him
satisfaction. The popular opinion here is that Com
mander Boutwell, has come Of second beat in the
controversy.
The Clay and Cullom dispute has been settled. -
Gen. Cuom apologzsd and Mr. Clay withdrew the
challenge RAPPAHANSocK.