New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-05
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WASHINGTON, Aug a. lsjl'

POLICE Efficiency IN WASHlNGION'
Another incident illustrative Of the eihciehey
orbe Proyost-Marshal Of Police occurred on satui-
dov nioht. Maor.Geueral Butler was stopped as he
was getting INTO carriage at the Nahoha' ana was
asked fora pass; nor would the officer VINO sl'lpe"
him take lis word for it that he was Gen. butier'
bpt he was OBLIGED to seek witnesses IN the hotel to
prove his Identity.
CONSIDERATIONS OF ARMY NOMINATIONS
The senate. in executive session on Saturday,
confirmed some four hundred army nominations,
among them tweDty.three out Of thirty Brigadier-
Generals Most of the others were not reported
from The Committee, but several were laid over,
being s,rrnuously objected to. None were re-
iected. Most Of those not passed upon were
civilians. There is strong opposition to the con-
Grmatcn Of Generals Batter and Scheuck. That
to Lieut. Col Emory's confirmation has some
what diminished. The report that his name was
not sent iuto the Senate is incorrect
PROHIBITING THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO SOLDIERS.
The credit Of the law prohibiting the sale Of
Equor 10 soldiers belongs 10 Gen. Wilson,
who urged tie adoption Of measures to that end
long before Congress met and has used his best
efforts 10 carry the law which has passed.
MINISTER uARYEY's LETTER TO TIE SECRETARY
OF WAR.
The following is the letter from Mr.. james f..
Harvey, Minister TO Portugal, TO Gen. Cameron,
Secretary Of War, which Mr.. Roscoe COnbling
read ia tho course of his speech upon the resO-
luton which was passed, calling upon tue Presi
dent to transmit copies of correspondence between
any Of Tie Cabinet and Mr.. James E. Harvey.
A copy lad been sent TO Mr.. Covode and other
letters Of similar purPort TO other members of
Congress:
LIsBoy, Jnly 4, 1861.
DF,RSm: Upon reaching nv destination here |
was greatly shocked and paiued TO find base and seIi-
GUS Charg Illuminated against me through the ash
iIgon Cofres pOLden Of TIE y. }. H,yad OF the eth
of June 81 icb were evidently inspired by tie most
ypdictive losiilitv. OF course / am unable to con-
lecture al It's distance, and without any other inior-
nation On ihc subject than Infamous publication IN
question, Who has done me this grieyous wrong, or
what immediate motive prompted tie vile attack on
nv character IL is ONLY left for M q suppose that
some unscrupulous enemy has seized the opportunity
of my absenee 10 shake his tblii for yengearce hy
distorng facts peryerBg Tie record, and INDUCING
III the worst misrePresen'at or
propose to confront these audacious accusations at
proper tims and in d proper WAY. What public no
nee MAJ feel called upon 10 take OF them viii DEPEND
entirely Uin the tenor of my next intelligence from
the United States. Certainly 1 shalt lot permit my
GOOD name which is all posseps on earth, and which
1eyer has suled by stain or suspicion, 10 be as-
called will impuIlty now.
Tie first cisratch on this subject appeared in Tie
Hral1 o. tie 9Th Of June, ana closed IN these words
" The Secretary Of War Is ls sad, much grieved a.
the intelligence Referring 10 the charge that had
improperly Communicated Information 10 Mr.. MagIath,
of Charleston | assume thar this statement is an IN
yyanauta &c liberty taken vii yonr name to stimulate
prejudice against me- because there was DO discovery
10 make which could excite any E1cl emotion AlltL
dispaehcs ia tie Washington Office Lad been furnished
70 YOU nd 10 the Secretary OF State several weeks before
the general seizure publ j. ard properly ordered,
snd you h9d thus every particle OF evidence Which,
In order 10 "a force 20 hls faiee accusation, my caiu-
niatOr prltcu3s was suddenly discovered. THIS sub-
-iect was q matter Of conference between yourself,
Mr. Seward and Others long in advance OF my depar
tue from ashinglon and, indt ed my commission Vas
neither received ncr accepted unul several weeks had
subsequently elapsed. These the facts Of record and
I only cite ben 10 SLOW how iar TeVeTse mahgnlty VIII
ell in p-rsuit OF criminal Iegen here was noh-
ing in ny Iondact 10 CONCEAL and IL neyer was and
never could he fairly questioned. j there had been
serioue doubt Of course you wou have brought II 10
the notice Of The President, or II ndisp sed TO do that
you would have communicated Win NE Wnen you hist
came into possession Of the dispatches / conferred
freely with you the very day before my departure from
Washingt0n and was treated cordially and consider
atey although you had been fully appsed Tor weeks
pre- Jious Ci tie circumstances which my secret and
bitter eHca les now make ground Of complaint and
Teproach.
Bot II j. hardly necessary 10 refer to such incidents
one know better than you do the leaons which actu-
ated me throughout. Since, however, rely upon you
10 see Justice done me, and the pressure Of public
sairs may have displaced sonc Of he material facts
N your miud propose TO rtcite them briefly for that
puip pose. on were promptly Informed Of the commu
nloatons Uhlch passed between sir. MagTath and my.
SELF aud Of the consideration Which led TO them
bad directly indirectly, line Of correspond
with him except what you have Seen IN tie tee-
graphs referred 10. lie Was scbOClCe Of NINE, aud
an old friend lad good reason 10 believe that he
was aysrst to collision, and would do everything to
prevent il by personal and other influence. You must
remember perfectly well how az tie information At
The time took this part Threatened daily attack O.
Fort Sumter Jy tie fO-ealled Copederate army, wi;h
all good lren In WashD gton and Charleston desired %
prevent When II was considered -euied that MAJOR
Anderson wOald be Withdrawn, ieleTaphed the TACT
20 Mr. PeitixrtW Mr. Magratb aid cibcrs, hoi ing 70
avert wrt then seemed TO be the impending calamity Of
boOdshtd and 20 pOstpore, at eaft, The Inauguration
Of civil war. a few days elapsed and he was not
Withdrawn. when Mr.. Magraih Inquired Of nc II ny
previous information was correct carried iIs Gis-
patch to yOu al WIZARDS Hotel informing you, at tie
same tine Of nv telegraph 20 hm. 4Ol suggested
that saoold take il to Mr. Seward, which did, at
she Department Of State, aGd ~ Iepy 10 my question,
q" What answer fhOyd send 10 Charleston, lie sad,
substantially, THAT tine would vndic4te my TTevl-
Gus ssso.r' e.. returned, stated What had occurred,
and you then Informed me that Major Anderson wOuld
be withdrwn.
j tccgalled Mr.. Magrath aceorlinqly, without
giving any authority but my own, and felt clad It
being The medium Of g communication which then
thought would preserve the peace, and gge misguided
a chance 10 retrace their steps Il was then or
coon after ported that the authorities in South Caro-
Ina wont TO the voluntary With rswal Of
Maj. Andescn but woald demand formal captuaticn.
Knowing la such a concession never could and never
ought to be made " the Government, agd fearing it
might int, -iult the peHceable retirement OF MAJOR
Andersen ] stated the runor by telegraph to Dir.
MagFath a.king il Il were true and saying " IL II