The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-12-04
News of the " eek.


ave that OF tn. Secretary If War vii be leigh
,'oc, oi placing us ia the lands vi slaves
IiiIl.g 10 Use hen, tor the cause OF the Union.
lie viii support this By arguIent Of historical
| s.ictcnces, aud 10 show ;La' his leading position
upou tbis vital O Ieslou tas b=en as deliberately
a. suongly taken. Asa :oretsste OF the admin
,sti alton hereafter % the War Department until
the close Of the r-oeiOn. the public will Learn
with interest that Mr.. Cameron will appeal 70
Congress ali. TO the Governors Of States for au
thorily, ts bind the Governors to practice the
closest ecouomy, aud will sternly require ecoDo-
~ aid and accountability from every su1otdi
nate IN he val bureau and tue army III tire Held.
Enormous the is aud will be, it will not
De PERMIT to bankrupt either the government
the people. Mr.. Cameron's report viii also
probably contain recommendations that will go
10 abolish the distinctions between regulars
and volunteers. Among these will be the repeal
OF the regulation which coufers rank Oh the reg
ular officer over the volunteer Of she same grade,
esving it to be determined by seniority accor
ding TO date of commission.
Secretary Chase's report will recommend
necessarily, a large increase of revenue duties.
The necessities Of the Treasury during the war
vii require that the tariff be 90 shaped a. to
produce the great. ST possible amount Of income.
Large incidental protection to American manu-
factuIes will, of course, be the consequence.
Upon the vital idea Of the war, it is said that
Mr.. Chase will fully develope tie theory that the
slaves in the rebel States should be employed
under pay, to raise the articles Of cotton, sugar,
rice and tobacco, for government account. This
policy has already been established BY Mr.. Cam
Sea Island cotton in Beaufort. The nation will
heartily approve the recommendation Of Mr.
Chase to Congress, a. q wiser disposition
of the slaves than to leave them in the rear
of our armies, roaming as large, pillaging and
marauding.
Samuel A. Purviance. of Pennsylvania, recent :.
ly appointed Consul General to Cuba, has de
clined.
A scouting party of $50 cavalry, sent out BY
General Mccall to-day, went as far as Drains.
vile, about half way from his camp to Leesburg
and returned without seeing any signs Of the en-.
envy.
The Times dispatch says: "Capt. Thomas, of
the Quartermaster's Department, has now 26, ss6
army coats aud pants stored in Corcoran's build
ing. Yesterday an entire brigade of 1000 men
were furnished with pants in two hours"
Joshua r. Giddings. Consul General for the
British Provinces has accomplished the object
OF his visit to Washington, namely: the removal
of the delays and Inconvenience appending pas |
ports 10 British subjeQs on taking passage for |
Europe at Portland, Maine.
The Government of Italy has adopted the |
stringent rule of France in regard to pirstical
vessels engaged in depredating on American
The American Consuls are keeping q sharp
look ont for the suspicious vessels lately seen at
Malta.
New York, Nov. Is.
The Richmond papers state that to give the
batteries OF the forts at Charleston ample time
to play upon an attacking feet, long chan of
massive RATS has lately been stretched across the
mouth Of the harbor from Fort Sumter to Sulli.
Vans Island. This boom g Of sufficient strength
10 fully neutralize the advantages which the Yam.
KEGS might derive from the speed of their war
Vessels.
The Csited States steam transports Boston.
Delaware and Cosmopolitan sailed at noon TO-DAY
or Fortress Monroe, where they will receive
roops and proceed TO Port Royal These three
eameTs will convey about 100 men, also full
ago of provisions aud ammunition. ,
The humber of Uui,ed States troops arrived
day from California il 500. ,
Tae Government has given permit for the .
e-openin9 Of trade between Port Tobacco and -,
by water.
Baltimore, Nov. 25
Captain Haley, of the Seventeenth Massachu. :
etts Regiment, who has just returned from \.
'rummondstown, Accomac county, Virginia, the
eadqaarters OF General Lock wood, reports that
fter passing Newtou the Federal troops met :
nth various obstacles in the way. BY the des.ruc.
oa OF bridges and trees across the road. some :,
1ere quickly removed and Others we're marched
'und. They found deserted earth work. but
o guns, at o kill Bet. cen that point and =
y u"mondstown another battery vas found in
inch eight guns we're mounted, but entirely
eserted They also found another deserted
o'k eight miles beyond Drummondstown. en-
the time Captain Haley left there had been =.
Inc smooth bore guns captured, but no ammu. r
tion. The only muskets seen on the whole :
'u'e were about one hundred old flint locks.
cionel Smith, who had commanded the earth.
orks, had made his escape, and eluded the most r.
iisent search. Captain and two Lieu,epan,s Il
i'd been captured. The disbanded militia al n,
intend that they we're forced to take up arms d,
'arst their will. Not . single individual nc.
'o"ledginS himself . eecessiouist had been On.
The Unionists, who we're evidently a,
'merous have met the troops With the most
''hus'astic demonstrations of joy. The Union
en- nov have undisputed control of the tvo %
un''es as far as heard from. The rebels a,. to
erywhere disbanded. q.
Syracuse, No., Nov. Is.
Intelligence has been received here from mar.
y direct from Osceola, that Prices army eros. til
the Usage river at HOffman's Ferry on Friday f'
II, and the advance guard would reach Oseeol.
e following day. a
St Louis, Nov. Is. th
Inc committee appointed to investigate the
'"s against the Government, in this depart.
'n'' mas been in session something over two ha
and rssv