The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
LATEST NEWS.
News from Washington.
FIGHT at PENSACOLA
PICKENS OPENS ON THE REBELS
Warrenton Utterly Destroyed
SECRETARY CAMERON'S REPORT

SECRETARY CAMERON'S REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a. - Especial to
Tribune. THE reports of the Secretaries
approach completion. The great interest
which the war will give to that of the Sec-
rotary OF War will he heightened by Mr..
Cameron's distinct avowal of his policy of
placing arms in the hands of slaves willing
to use them for the cause of the Union,
He will support this by argument and
historical references, and so show that his
leading position upon this vital question
has been as deliberately as strongly taken,
as foretaste of the administration hereaf.
ter of the War Department until the close
of the rebellion.
The public will learn with interest that
Mr.. Cameron will appeal to Congress and
to the Governors of the States authorized
to bind the Government to practice the
closest economy, and will sternly require
economy and accountability from every SUBJ
ordinate in the war bureaus and the army
in the field. Enormous as the war is AMI
will be, it will not be permitted to bank
rupt either the Government or the people
Mr.. Cameron's report will also probably
contain recommendations that will 60 far
to abolish the distinctions between regulars
and volunteers, among these will be the re-
peal of the regulation which confers rank
on the regular officers over the volunteer of
the same grade, leaving it to be determn-
ed by seniority according to date of com>
missions.
SECRETARY CHASES REPORT.
Secretary Cbase's report will recommend
necessarily large increase of revenue du.
ties. The necessities of the Treasury dur.
ing the war will require that the tariff be so
shaped as to produce the greatest possible
amount of income. Large incidental pro.
lection to American manufactures will of
course be the consequence.
Upon the vital idea of the war it is said
that Mr.. Chase will fully develope the theo.
ry that the slaves in the rebel States
should be compelled under wages to raise
cotton, sugar, rice, and tobacco for Cow
eminent account. This policy has already
been established by Mr.. Cameron in regard
to the cotton at Beaufort. The nation will
heartily approve its recommendation by Mr..
Chase to Congress as wiser disposition of
the slaves than to leave them in the rear of
our armies roaming at large pillaging and
marauding.
RESIGNATION OF GEN. BLENKER-SIGEL
TO SUCCEED HIM.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--A special dis,
patch to the Tribune states that General
Mcclellan has addressed letter to Gene
raj Blenker, containing such expressions of
displeasure as left to the latter no choice
but to resign, which b. did this morning.
1t is said that the illegal tax of one hundred
dollars per month which he has levied from
each of the suttler- of his division, has
elected the above letter. A commission
has been organized for the investigation CT
the accounts of the division. The mass of
the Germans have never considered Bhnker
as altogether the right m,n for position so
responsible, and the rumor that General
Sigel is to succeed him is hailed with al
most universal delight.
An order will this week 60 out to st.
Louis, directing the payment of all the Of
ficers appointed by Gen. Fremont.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM VIRGINIA.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Specia1 to Post.
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
has just placed upon the official roll of the
House the name of Col. Segur, as tine mem.
Der from the LIST Congressional Dist of Va.
This district was represented in the Beth
Congress by MIR. H. M. Garnett, now
rabid secessionist.
Ex-Governor Wyckliff, NJ. G. from Ken.
lucky, has arrived here. Gen. Mcclellan
reviewed the regular troops in the army
today.
Secretary Chase favors an increaae of
duties on sugar, iron, wooden and other ar
ticles: He will give bis reasons in his report.
A RECONNAISSANCE.
This morning. companies A and I'll, OF
Col. Freedman's Cavalry Regiment, COM
manded by Maj. Butler, went on tour of
observation, mile beyond Hunters Hills.
They met company of r4bei cavalry, sup
ported Oy infantry. Oar men advanced,
and the infantry of the rebels took fright
and retreated.
Count De Villenean has been assigned to
McClelan's staff, with the rank of Colonel.
He is graduate of the school of st. Cyr,
and was Colonel by brevet in the French
army.
Thomas Bragg, OF North Carolina, has
been appointed rebel Attorney General in
the place of Benjamin, made Secretary of
War.
STORY OF A DESERTER.
[Herald's dispatch "A deserter from
the rebels named West, sou of clerk in
the Treasury Department, who was impress
ed five months ago at Winchester, and at
the time be left the rebel camp was an or
derby to one of their Brigadier Generals,
came into our lines to-day. He reports
that the headquarters of the enemy are still
at Centreville, and that the force immedi-
ately around that point is 5000, and that
number is supposed to be less than halt of
the whole rebel force on the Potomac. Gen.
johnson is in command. Provisions are
plenty, that is, meat and bread. Coffee
and sugar are scarce. The troops are living
in tents. They are tolerably well clothed
and pretty well armed.
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