Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-04
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The Legal Tender Bill Favored.
EFFORTS TO PROMOTE S.GEL MA
JOR GENERAL.
Report Of The Defence c. ~ nsiffse
THE SEC .7SsIONIS1S FIGURING IN
CANADA.
LATER FROM FORT MONROE.
FORENOON DISPATCHES.
Report Of the Defe nee c. y, ,.tifee
LATER FROM FORT MONROE.
FORENOON DISPATCHES.
From ashingtOn.

Especial to the Tribune.
NEW YORK, Feb. ,.
Letters continue TO be received from eminent
bankers fayoring the legal tender bill.
There is no reason to believe hat Gen Butler
was assured, before he left W Washlngton, that he
should have a Maj. Generals commission well
as the title. He will Land several brigades At a
point on the Southern coast not now occupied by
Union soldiers. The capture will be more impor-
tant than any yet made. Secretary stanton in
sists that Butler should have what he wautel, al
though Mcclellan disapproved Of il.
Fort Pulaski is now thoroughly invested. Gen.
sherman daily has reports Q. al! that i done there
and will take tae place when he chooses to at
tack il.
Special TO the Times.
movement il making here, by members Of
Congress from the West aud North West, headed
bv Frank Blair and Mr Arnold, to have Gen. igel
made MAJ. General, AM il will probably be sue
cess.u.
Special to the Herald
The selec, Committee on the Defence snd Fer
tfca tons Of the great Lake, and kiy ers pre-.
pared to make report. They will recommend
the erection D. such iortihcatiohs NJ Mackinaw as
viii make It the Gbralter, as il is really the key
o: our North Western frontier. Their report will
prov de, also, for the establishment of Naval
! Depot and National Armory upon Lake Michigan
/ probably at or near Chicago, and that prepara.
/ tior.s be immediately made for the accumulation
| of the necessary arms and munitions to arm al
the American vessels engaged in tie commerce
the N.rthern lakes. II is c.tinated that fhert
are in this trade . American vessels to 30t
| British, and 10000 American sailors 10 BOT
British. Ii, is represented by the committee thu
the majority ot the population 0. the loyal States
is west Of the ALE rhanv Mountains, that thu
line Of AXE coast ex eeds the whole length Of oul
Atlantic coast, and that commerce on tn,
Lakes i greater than cur whole foreign IA 10. IL
cen y!.te the defences, and genier Communication
| with all parts OF TIC Nor west ire iro,u IL
terrupttn by foreign fee il vii also be recon
rnended that a military railroad shall Re imme
diately constructed tIom tb. mouth ofthe Neno;r.
| once hiyer or BadeIou4uette on Lake Mich GAM
| Marquette on Lake superior, and that slip
| mai shall be built from Chlca 80 10 the Mississippi
River. /. is said that th ese recomme latioLs ha
the pproyal os Gen. Mcclellan. The report vii
| probably be made Oh Tu sday.
AsniSGToH. Feb. 2.
/ 1t is known that a number of southern seces
| siouists are in Canada, whose business is 10 co!
lect money from symp.ihzing friends. and to for
| ward ard receive dispatches from Europe an
place tn EN- in such secret channels that they n.s
reach their ultimate destination. Ii is Lot hike.
that such proceedings will be much onge, eontiI
ued
Lieut.. Col. Sir p. Windham, late ccmman lin
the > Bri sase Of the Italian army, has beer al
pointed Colonel Of the Michigan re giment cf Lar
o..