The New York herald., 1862-10-08

psr of this character while he recognized the
ariies end most active advocate Of the doctrine which,
q this extract, he clearly ana unequivocslly re-
podistes.
rm VALIDITY or srAMPW DOCUMENTS.
A question having arisen concerning legal documents
executed after Oct l. 1852 which have stamps axed
b should be understood that an sct approved Aug Il,
leo2, provides that she fact a. above shall not
make the document instrument invalid but
tn order that Il may DO used in court q
stamp uust be obtained and certificate furnished
tAat 6ve dollars have been paid to the collector Of the
che district his deputy Commissioner Boutwell, states
that the Treasury Department win prevent the nlicton
a penalties for the temporary Of stamps, by
anstrucng collectors complaints against
Spersons who are made liable under the laws.
REDEMPTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
As the postmasters in large cities have under tho laws,
opay money received for postage stamps Immediately
fnts the treasury they have no adequate sum on
hand 70 redeem them when presented In large quanti
tss. Some twenty thousand dollars worth recently
presented for redemption by the Vanderbilt Ferry Com
pany OF New YORK. but aside from this obstacle 70 their
tuuidaton IL was found that large portion OF them
were soed or defaced.
DECISIONS ON THE TAX LAW.
The Commissioner Internal Revenue will shortly issue
pamphlet containing the various decisions which have
bsen relative to subjects embraced in the Excise
law TIL publication fail 70 be OF Importance TO
MI classes Of tax payers and win facilitate the transac
eion os'basinsss with that bureau.
REVENUE STAMPS.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has received
specimens OF the various stamps determined 70 be used in
the collection Of revenue for proprietary medicines checks
internal bills of exchange, and many others number
Of them ready for delivery TO those ordering
sthsm.
THE STAMP ACT AND SOLDIERS CLAIMS.
Commissioner Boutwell, has decided that certificates
and powers OF attorney in soldiers claims require
ktamps ten cents each certificate and dollar for
each power OF attorney.
AGENCY FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF cONTRABANDs
Our citizens approve the establishment OF agency
ere whereby the supsrabundan contrabauds that have
come within army lines and supported by govern.
uent expense in this city and al other places, and in
camps the army may be put at work among the farmers
a the ta Even prominent free negro population
complain OF the excess Of contrabands at this
pont, who are more less . burden them, though
Che government undertakes provide ratons and cloth
lbg Tue old the sick and wounded and the children
mostly supported by government, and such the able
BODIED made work paid for thoir labor.
Should the 60 slowly Cor year or two recon-
mended by the Tribune and hundreds Of thousands Of
aAves rush lines the labor and expense of pro-
viding for them cannot be well computed An economic
oystem IN this respect is much nscdcd.
TEN THOUSAND EFFEcrvE CAVALRY OFFERED FROM
THE PACIFIC STATES
At the beginning of this General Scott, who
onsn Commander Chief discoun tho OF
yalry in the Union army any extent. II has since
oeen most important Of the service and is
regretted that greater attention has not been paid to
i earliest organization Of the present army At
ths time large and yell drilled cavalry force is seriously
aeeded wherever armies massed but difficulty
has found procuring suitable horses not that good
ainais ut SERVICE scarce but the government
unwilling to pay for them what they actually worth,
aud what they command in individual transactions. In
every direction complaints made that cavalry and
artillery either unsupped with horses that need
Cd uroshod with those that unserviceable The
osty TO be assigned is that the government has
0xed pr,cs at which suitable horses cannot be pro-
cured. g
In tn meantime parties from the Pacific arc here
the government accept the services OF
thoussn cavalry well trained horsemen and good horses,
who march the Plains and reach the At
tautc coast very little greater cost per regiment than
q now required to bring regiment Of infantry from the
city Of soston to the Potomac river.
The Iutage which tho rebel cavalry has had
our own IL tho sxpertness Of their riders. These
Western who offered to the Government
ourpassed horsemaushp, and hundred Of them would
1e mo than match for Eve hundred cavalry ethcr in
sAe federal rebel service raised this side Of the
2l,ssOu,
CAPTAIN 0EoReE d. JOHNSON RBPRrMANQEp.
Aoso ding TO recen*y issued army ORDERS Captain
George JShnsou, Assistant Adjuant General.
having seot lster to member Of Congress
ceosurps his superior sfcers, and enclosing a cspy
of oic al report Of confidential character RELATION
90 the ieeoce OF his post and asking his communication
90 be brought to the Dsce Of the Secretary Of War thus
suby violating the army regulations and general ORDERS
o. pabicy reprfmaDdsd. HIS immediate s,aader
che order states free for permitting
Captain johnson to sspy and transmit Of the Pre-
scNbed channels otcial documcnts If any ocer shall
Ascsafter without proper authority, permit The pubca
too Of any ocia1 leer report allow any copy Of
uoh document 70 pass into the hands Of not
1horizci receive H. his will be submitted the
Rrsssden, Tor dis&ssal This rule applies to all ociaI
letters aud reports wrftten by an officer himself.
LIEUTENANT ce4oHrL BIN PERLEY POoRE.
On OF the seSvics Of Lieutenant Colonel Ben
Pertey this point, connection with the Of
sck wounded socrs Massachusetts, the Governor
of that state relieved him from duty lieutenant
colonel Eighth regiment OF Massachusetts volun-
esers
NAVAL ORDERS.
Lieutenant Commander Vim q. West has been ordered
% ordnance duty at the Boston Navy Yard.
Lieutenant Commander Wilson McGunnege has been
detached from the Mississippi squadron and awaits
orders
Lisuc,ant Joseph P. TyTs has been ordered to the
Mississippi squadron.
pasABtao SOLDIERS TO DETAILED FOR HOSPITAL
DUTY.
Is understood that disabled volunteers such
net sufficiently strong to in the field will bs de.
called ior guard duty at hospitals.
AN ARMY OF sTRAGGLERs AND CoNvALEsCRNTs.
The,r present the camp Of conyaiescents and
strsggsrs Alexandria. about seventeen thousand
nsn whom lt 10 be reported for duty Gen.
Bsnks his uaugurated most strenuous measures TO have
these at 10 the regiments to which they
beoag