The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1861-11-16

| Red IN the old service; that the Govern
ment, not contented with putting his own
countrymen over him, had brought from
New York Gen. Lowell, who was an Of
fce-holder in New York when the battle
of Manassas was fought, and had made
him Major General over Southern men ;
and, to cap the climax, his (Gen. WAL
KeR's) brigade had been taken from him
and one of his junior Colonels had been
made Brigadier in his place. He conclu-
des his letter by saying: "One would
have supposed that an Executive, who
had himself been soldier, would have
scorned to have wounded the sensibilities
Of an old and tried soldier The sacred
cause for which I drew my sword l will
fight for in my native State; but l will
not condescend any longer to submit to
the insults and indignities Of the Execu-
tive"
The Secretary of War, Mr.. BENJAMIN,
in his reply, says that it is due to his
self-respect to remark on theimpropriety
of Brigadier- General Walker using the
War Department as the medium for
conveying disrespectful and insulting
comments on the action of the President
Of the Confederacy. He argues that the
Presidents sole offence consists il not
selecting Gen. Walker to be a Major
General that there is no question Of
promotion involved in the appointment Of
general officers, the law expressly 7esting
the appointing power in the President; !;
and that it is no disparagement Of any
officer or Of his services, that the presi-
dent prefers another Divisio't Con1inar-
der. The Secretary concludes By stating
that Gen. Walkers resignation is ac-
cepted.
In rejoinder to the Secretarys 5 re-
marks about self-respect and the impro-
prieties of bis letter of resignation, Gen.
Walker says that the War Department
is the proper military channel through
which to convey his resi- gnation, and that
the present Acting Secretary Of War, in
consequence Of his short sojourn in that
Department, is ignorant Of the fact.
The three letters are exceedingly sharp
and spicy, and will, doubtless, be read
with unusual feeling throughout the
country.-jd.
The War in Kentucky -Linchburg, No
velnber 7.-The Knoxville Register, of
the Goth instant, says, that the only in
formation received FROM Zollicoffer scom-
mand is, that he has returned to Cumber-
land Ford, and that the enemy, having
received large reinforcements, had ad-
vanced this side Of Rock Castle. Rein
forcements are expected to reach Zol-
lcoffer's in few days, both from the
East and from the West.
A collision occurred in Knoxville on
Monday, between some Union men and
one is in dying condition.
The War in Western Virginia -Linch-
burg, November - One of General
Floyd's Staff, who just returned from his
camp, says that on Monday, the 2lst inst,
a portion of Gen. Floyd's command at
tackled the enemy at the Ford, near Cot
ton Hill, rppulsing them with the loss of.
% killed and many wounded.-Loss on
our side l killed and few wounded -
Our forces, and those of the enemy, are
in search Of each others drums, and sharp
skirmishes take place every day. Gen.
Floyd is strongly posted in or near Cot
ton Hill, but as he has to guard five i'm
portant ferries, his forces are too much di,
vided to made any efectual attack upon
the enemy.
There is rumor here of an important
battle, fought recently between Floyd
and Rosencrans, but it is believed to be-
H.