Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-26
STANDING ARMY TO BE
$4,000 AFTER THE WAR
Taxation of Slaves
A REGIMENT OF PEDGGOGUES
AND PUPILSl
Rebel Scouts at Alexandria.
lTslsgraphIo Correspondence Cleveland Lsadsr.l
W,su,,on.v J,i, a.

the brother Oi the bearer, was met yesterday
this side Of Fairfax Court House and order
cd to return. The officer Of the day threat
cred to take the bearer prisoner IL he did not
return in Eve minutes, Itwas reported that
he said It was time that this thing of send
ing flag OF truce was put = stop to.
It Is believed that Gen. johnson has gone
back to his old position at Winchester to
th. eaten Gen. Banks.
Three regiments of Indiana and Penn
sylvania three months troops we're sent
home by Gen. Patterson, although they
offered to serve ten days longer If needed.
The feeling against Patterson is growing
stronger amongst his soldiers and in Phila-
delphia.
-Four thousand troops arrived to-day IRON
Psnnsylvania and New York city.
Gen. Mccall, recently appointed Brig
iisr General, arrived last night. He served
under Gen. Taylor in Mexico, and was brs-
vetted three times for gallant conduct.
The Fire zOuayes are together again. 1t is
the unanimous opinion that they were the
most desperate fighters in the battle.
Col Dixon 4. Miles, who was assigned the
command OF one oiSisiOn of the reserve, on
Sunday, has been arrested, and will be court
martiaIed for having been actually drunk
upon the battlefield. BE did not know
what he was about and did not follow or
ders. Had he been sober And attended to
his duty, he might have prevented the re-
treat.
There was an interesting debate in the
House to-day, upon the question of the
standing army. The hnal vote (sl to 2s)
reduces the army to 25, 900 after the close OF
this war. The President to be empowered
BY this act to cut it down to this number.
The eleven new regiments which have
been ordered, viii go on recruiting, but
will be partially struck Of at the close Of
the war by the disbanding of II, 900 OF
then. The President Is authorized to en-
PlOy regular Oaiesrs apOn volunteer service.
The House also discussed the bTI to tax
slaves as real estate. Il was opposed as re-
cOguiEing slavery BY several members, in
Guiding LovejOy. Wickliff of Kentucky,
said slaves had been twice before taxed for
Government purposes, 1t was a generally
expressed opinion that all 9th, T practicable
means should be FIRST tried to raise funds.
President HOvey, of the Normal Universi-
ty, has rendered regiment of teachers and
pupils. They have been accepted.
The War Department: has accepted about
one hundred and Ely regiments sines the
battle of Sunday.
The steamer ResOluts, supposed to have
been captured, is all safe bsrssf and
brought to the Navy Yard three captured
vessels.
Rebels were to-day seen just outside of
Alexandria They are in large fOrcs at Fair
fax, and their pieksts are this side OF Falls
Church.
Maj. Ksarney, OfNsw York, an old Me1i-
can officer, where be was distinguished for
bis bravery, has been appointed Brigadier
General.
Additional defences are being erected at
Arlington Heights. B j
Gen. johnson is not dead as at first re-
ported. He is said to be in command at
Fairfax.
Anumber of three months troops have
gone or are about going home, but most of
them viii re-enlist.
The rebels are sticklsrs for etiquette. Maj.
WadsWOrth went for the wounded with q
Gag Of truce Hs sent letter stating his
object which was sent back unopened
because it was addressed to +" The Commander
of the forces at Manassas" instead Of "tO the
Commander of the Confederate States at
Manassas"
Gen. Mcclellan has arrived.
Congress will probably adjourn BY August
Lot