The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-12-18
THE SPIRIT OF DI3AIOCRACY,=
From Washington.
Tribune Lispatch.1


WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--General Pat
terson has called for Court of Inquiry
into his conduct in the campaign of last
spriDg and summer.
rs Commodore Poore, tried for allowing
che Sumter to escape from New Orleans.
when he was in command of the Brook
lyn, blockading that port, was acquitted
by the court, and the sentence has been
approved by Secretary Welles.
VOC The high military crime of sleeping on
20 the post in front of the enemy, has brought
.aanother officer in peril of his life by o
court martial Lieutenant Hare, of the
New York Thirty,6rst, was brought over
today and-plaeea- close confinement,
charged with this ofsnse while on picket
duty.
>s Gen. Sedgwick, who commands a brig
Ade in Gen. Heintzelman's division,
y marched with infantry, cavalry and artil-
lery, amounting to three or four regi>
ments, as far as Bone Hill, on Accot;nk
" Greek, where three hundred of the rebel
cavalry have been placed for the last three
or four days.
Gen Hancock, of Gen. Smiths divis-
ion, with three or four regiments, marched
toward Fairfax Court House, and then
marched back again. They found indl-
y cations tina. the enemy had been over the
road within twenty four hours,
[Times Dispatch.1
An officer of Gen. Burrs's brigade,
1sdwho left their camp to-day, reports the
q snemy appear TO be Withdrawing their
forces, especially those near Monocacy.
Theepiekets have diminished. aud appear
bsafrAid to show themselves 1t Is thought
the whole rebel force on the Uppes Poso
IN mae is preparing TO retire.
Gen. Wool held council with his off.
ieers, and they unanimously came to tie
conclusion that demonstration oughs t.
s.dbe. made on Rlchmond from that point.
Gen. Wool was very anxious that the
hGoyernment should give him the necessa-
IA ,ry number OF men and means for that
A. purpose. The subject is before the Gov
81 eTrment. as
bse Gen. Robert Wilson, President of the
ss Missouri State Convention, arrived here
last evening. ae says that ihe Federal
saHoops still occupy Sedalia, Rolia and
q
surrounding SigeI at Sedaila, Gen. Sigei
,.is How in command in place of General
fisherman, whose disorders have removed
g. him perhaps permanently from his cem
anand. MIR. Wilson says loyal citzehs Of
Missq uri have perfecs condolences in Gen.
:, Hslleck.s
[Herald's Dispatch
"a II is the Intention of Gen; McCielian
: TO consolidate the different companies of
eech regiment of the regular army, The
.sexigencies had hitherto made it necessary
= TO scatter that force 30 that haruly o reg
',iment Of the old army was together, To
effect this consolidation, number of
companies of infantry are to be sent to
Fort Pickens, wnere the rest of their reg
{ iments are stationed, and other compa-
=. MES are to be brought from Fort Pickens
here to fill up tho regiment to which they
belong; thus in o little while, each of the
regiments will be together, for the first
-;stiuie since the Mexican war, and in many
bliastances1 they were organized
Jssc Recent arrivals from Kentucky bring
6scheering accounts of the prospects Of the
.dsUnion forces. tbs stated positively that
-ohhe7 rebel Bnckner has much smaller
sdforceathan has been generally estimated.
Pr His army ataBowling Green is less than
-ostwenty Thousand strong, and arrange.
lIsinentsa are already perfected, which will
sicompel him TO surrender or retreat rapid
.rly totTennessee. 2 @ aae
qi6s The general disposition among Con-
. gressmen is to pass law making mors
xicertsin the confscation of rebel property
baHhile that of UnioDists will be moIe
lssssfely protected; in other words, making
Ina wide discrimination between the two
.Ioclasses. aaa ss#
.sxrsitzis not ct all probable that anything
,nlwiil be done to initiate against the here
.situfore declared object in vigorously pros
ecutiug the war. e oass ee
tad tzci s(Special to the Post.]
tits quite probable that the.annusl re.
s~port Of .the Secretary of the Treasury viii
sldRotibe ready for delivery to Congress on
-sF9d donday.a - ,.aeE
,rsa, ills .rumored that the rebels have evac.
d; INated thelrs position al Aqua, bat the re-
.h.port is dlscredlted here ID y
The charges against Col, Kerrigan o
- ths. Twenty fifth Regiment, New York
- @ho is now under arrest in Washington
-l.HEe understood to be sdisrsspectful con
duct TO his superior officer aud neglect o
bis owu regiment. thereby tending 10 pro
.,d dpee ipsubordination. The trial has Go
q get taken place.
Southern Items.
- sCHIcAGo, Dec. 1.-The Memphis Av
ssyelanehe OF December S, contains the iol
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