Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-29
Relief for the Suffering Unionists of NC.
CAVALRY SXIRMISH NEAR WASHINGTON.
Fremoni's Expenditures Over
$6,OOO,OOO.
Especial to Trlbune.l

The reports of the secretaries approach
completion. The great interest which the
war will give to that of the Secretary of War
will be met by MIR. 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and historical references, and show that his
position upon this vital question has been as
deliberately and strongly taken as a fore
taste of the administration hereafter Of the
War Department, until the close of the re-
bellion
The public will learn with interest that Mr..
Cameron will appeal to Congress and to the
Governors of States, to bind the Government
to practice the closest economy, and will
strongly require economy and accountability
from every subordinate in the ar Bureau,
and the army in the field. Enormous as the
war is, and will be, it will not be permitted to
to bankrupt either the Government or the
people.
Mr.. Cameron's report will also probably
contain u recommendation that will go far to
abolish the distinction between regulars and
volunteers Among these will be the repeal
of the regulation which confers rank on the
regular officer over volunteer officer of the
same grade, leaving it to be determined by
seniority of commissions.
Secretary Chase's report will recommend
a necessary increase of revenue duties. The
necessities of the treasury during the war
will require that the tariff be so shaped as to
produce the greatest possible amount of in
come. Large incidental protection to Ameri-
can manufactures will Of course be the conse-
quence. Upon the vital idea of the war, it is
said that Mr.. Chase will fully develop the
theory that the slaves in the rebel States
should be employed under wages to raise cot
ton, sugar, rice and tobacco for Government
account. This policy has already been estab-
lished by Mr.. Cameron in regard to the un-
gathered and uninjured Sea Island cotton in
Beaufort. The nation will heartily approve
its recommendation by Mr.. Chase to Con-
gress, as wiser disposition of the slaves than
to leave them in the rear of our armies, run
ming at large, pillaging and marauding
Sam'l. A. Purviance, of Pennsylvania, re-
Gently appointed Consul General to Cuba,
has declined.
A scouting party of l5o cavalry, sent out
by Gen. Mccall to-day, went as far as Drains
vile, about half way from his camp to Lees
burg, and returned without seeing any signs
of the enemy.
COLUMBIA, No., Nov. %.
The Statesman, published here, has infor
nation from Neosho that the Rump Legisla-
ture of this State, after obtaining a quorum
by appointment of proxies, elected John B..
Clark, formerly member of Congress from
Howard county, and R. L. Pritten, of Cass
county, Senators to the rebel Congress and
Legislature. They also appointed members
to the rebel House of Representatives from
the different Districts of the State, among
whom are Emmct Mcdonald of St. Louis, of
habeas corpus notoriety L. McInheny, of
Andrain, and James S. Rains, of Jasper coun-
ty, all of whom are in Prices army.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 25.
Work on the mortar feet at this point has
not been stopped as stated, but is progressing
rapidly, and the boats are expected to be fin
ished this, week-the mortars being already
cast, and awaiting shipment at PittsbLrg
Times Dsptach.I
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a.
Capt Thomas, of the Quartermasters De
partment, has now $4,000 army coats ane
pants stored. Yesterday an entire brigade o
1000 were furnished with pants in two
hours.
New YORK, Nov 25.
Richmond papers state that to give the bat
teries of the forts at Charleston ample time tt
play upon an attacking feet, a long chain o
massive RATS has lately been stretched acros
the mouth of the harbor, from Fort Sumte
to Sullivan Island. This boom is Of suf6
cient strength to fully ncutralize the advan
tage which the Yankees might derive iron
the speed of their vessels.
| BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.
The Richmond Enquirer says the Confed
crate Congress passed bill for the removs
of the Capitol to Nashville, and that tn
Congress will soon meet there.
On the arrival of the North Star this morn
ing, Mr.. Skiddy, a passenger by the vesse
made charge to the police that Adjt. Rob
N. Scott, of the 9th infantry, was seces
sionist, and had used reasonable language o
the passage. The police arrested and cor