, 1862-11-13
MATTERS AT The CAPITAL AZ.
Gen. Scott TO Old Buchanan.
Secret History Of the Rebellion.
THE MINNESOTA INDIAN BUTCHERS

THE MINNESOTA INDIAN Bu7cHERs !
Especial Diepstch to the Chicago Ttibune.1
WAau1SG1os. Nov IL. 1864.
Among those prominently named in con-
nection with succeesorship to Secretary Smith
is the commissioner Of public printing, Du-
frees. Leading Indianians argue his appoint
ment, and he ia understood to be acceptable to |
the eecretary, who no doubt seriously medi- |;
tates accepting tire Huntington iudgeship, |
coon ei1er the meeting of Congress.
Indiana will insist IN retaining the Place for |
one Of her SONS.
The commissioner of pensions today made
the follo3irg appointments Of examining
surgeons:
DR.. s. G. Harrington, at lawrence, Kauaas;
Dr.. J. B. H. Robertson, Topeka, kacsa5 Dr..
Pnlo B. Hoy, at Racine, Wisconsin; Dr.. E.
". Dlcler, Centre7if1e: Ind.
The forthcoming report Of Commissioner
Barrett will show quartor Of q million dollars
less paid out for pensions In the last 1iscalyear
than the preceding gear. small part Of
the difference is accounted for by the ezebelllon,
hut it is mostly caa=sd by stopping leaks.
The commissioner las instructed pension
sgepts to get tie post Office address Of all the
pensi6ners on their rolls 50 as to know their
whereabouts.
Contracts were awarded By Qna7tcrasster
Rucker to-day, Us follows: hay, at S7.339o to
! 80 IS per ton; oats, seventy-seyea to seventy
s:ine cents per bnsAel. TIL. mos. successful;
| bidders were Baitinoscans.
| Gen. Wuo,'s response to the UIrper's Ferry
commission is t&lcEab}y well taken, bot Is in
| substance not true. lie did not indeed place
:sIiles IN cous:aand, but whea the war d=part-
inert STINT Gen. White to tu2ersede him, he
dispatched that cilIcer to Atartinsburg aad
and tur.ed the command over to Miles again,
jnst as Lee WAS approaching, aud under cir
cnmstanccs which led Gen. White to doub'
the propsisty Of interfering With him.
John G. Hampton, company 3. 14th Indiana
die in the hospital here to-day.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Gen. Scot: pub
| fishes :, rejoincer to ex-Pres,dent Buchanan
! lie {Scutt( is sorry 10 perceive That the publ
cation of his official report to President Lin
coin has given otlensc: That result VI:
| 1,urcly incidental, aud did not enter into hl
l5cott's, purpose in drawing up the paper
| but On reflection he eupposcs that under tht
| circumstances the otTense Tas unavoidable
| Lit it he remembered, be says, that tue new
president had right to demand Of me, tht
! Immediate comuandar Of the army, hoT
uad happened that the incipient rebels ha'
been allowed to cocr1e several Of those forss
: ard, from, the bad condition OF Others, ~er
, ! likely to gain possession Of them also. Th1
{ !trmtrly the blame rested exclusively on ns
, htncc TO yindicate my sworn allegiance :
: the UriuD, and my professional cpadu:
1rte r.rprf ssas s,,3ni3tf,4 IN TFside1t int ii
D | At an early day in his administration, and Il
i I Gently to the Wnrla--t}rst, to ACCENT Tor nc
having garrisuaed sufficiently the Scuther
!, forts named, against anticipated TREASON II,
legjnnjng Oct. :..ftn, 1860. I repeated it Il
next daY, and again earnestly on Dec- 13tl
18th, 2sthand 30:h.
j. Tie ex-pszsiden: says there we're no ay2i|
{ 1,;t troops althia rea,:h- Il: (sco:' th.u Ct
:, ceeds to show that sulan gar1i:ous would
first hare sut1iced for the twin forts, Jaekse
aud St. Philip; also that Scott's object Il. Is
t. save to the Cuion, bE any means At haad. {
those works npti} Congress could have til,
: ~ can for volunteers, call WHICH the pre'
= dent might, To doubt4 have male without a
spccial legislation, with the full approbltit
Is Of eyery l.Ial man in the Un:on.
\. Second. Gen Scott says that the ex-pEei
dert alnos: 1ceus his auliabilisy 10 having I
oi neglect Of tile ferts attributed, as he sa1
IT without tie least cauSe to G=n- Floyd, ao
5. headds, all my cabinet must bear ms "is1e
>. that was the president rayssF, rczpna5tl
PC | fur all the acts Of the administration No
a. notwithstanding the bro1d assum 3:!ou of !
~ y. epo1,si.i}ity, hr {Scot'} would be sorry to
aE 1iere that III. ex-prcsitenr, especially, Ct
-. stnted to the removal ny sccre>ary flo5o
H. 1l5. 200 extra muskcts and rifles, With all sh
implements aud aAuauuition, from Northt
~ rencsitorics to Southern a7senals, SO that
~ ~ tire breaking cut Of the maturing rebetti
"e they might be found withoas CO
except to the United States nn the III
convenient positions Tor distribution ant
a=t tAr i,.su.sents south. The same may De s
to Of &hs 12O or l4o pieces Of artillery WHICH
tch | sanc SECRETARY ordered frJ:n Pits:bnrT to
'rtr Island, in Lake Borgne, and Galveston, Te,
it'll .or forts not yet erected. Accidentally le=
tuous order the shipment of these guas
ton cotumenc=d, communicated the fact to
est retart Holt, acting for Cancrcn, jus: il t.
> a 10 defeat tbs robbery.
es- But cu this point VIC may hear EESccr:t
lie, Floyd himself. At Ric'.nond he EXPIRE
not clailned the honor Of defeating all my p
Tue and ca'cu;aticls respecting the forts. and
s Of csiv+d hi. reward, it being there univeri
to admitted thai Int for that victory 0Ver
US there would have heen no rtb=l1iou.
e.n, ThiEd-Mr. Buchanan complains that !
Tshed without permission, ,onJ an 1S:h ls6a
| y;ewe, addressed to hin aud tue secretet
var on October 2Dth and 3oth, 1850; but
act was caused, as explained to htal, h7
Representations OF my views In one of she
lier speeches Of the same ex-sec:etsry,
e.. bis return to Virginia
re. Foutth-Une OF my statements, coap
taxe ing Of the joint eauntcrmaad seat thrs
the eccretariea Of war and navy, to 11~e
oeen tie 1andin. st Fort rickens Of CApt Fot
natl. COMPANY, unless the fort should be attac
ody. IS cited By tas eSprsstent to prove sln: u:
resi d 1 " 11c, "nus erss.,.rrtarr al oI
: tue to show Tint had entirrly approved q
now, joirt eountermand the day that it WIS
Ison- posed. ,.,
'ooo' misstatemert. but By mistake, rs Mr.
:,nd 10 one is uere incapable Of making
sa:cs hy design. 1ct hare not Tue s3ighies:
e;,r lection os au interview with him on this
! ct. ! do remember, however, that Ns.
IN some matter Of business. appro7che
the 1T tdeide about that time. when WIS sui
';sht from m excess 81 lAin., =, ~, bocna-an
y j. know but little Of tue possibility Of LII
troops IN III optn sea beaca aud surf.
been Mr. Toucey,. secre:ary, OF the nar7, nj
Capt ncs5s =. - hera s,;a n'u,nni, r., !; +
IL Gu | had orders not ia land except ia case of
{ Col | tack npon Fl Fickens, he nigh: IS vel
rr1uairsd st Fortress Monroe, a. the pr
r,., | ton p1aced the fors, so far as he WIS col
1osh cd. ut the mercy, or as the event shove
q few want Of enterprise on the part of cEc
|
Possibly theT. are other parts Of the
phicn a superficial reader may think r
comment or clucidation, aud icdccd /
Oh another marked fer me bf ny kind Vi
Fltth-The ex-psesiacnt has broug
getbcr labyrinth OF dates respecting
TIN rival md departure Of r.bel commits
sa1 armistices, Sc, With which. as had I
clal connection, may hare made au
1o1taut mistake or tw0; but as I hare
inc the means Of recovering the clue to
wirdlncs, shall not attempt to follow
er4s (SIGned) WINFIELD &c
FIFTH Atf,i,r Hohz, !. T., Nor 8, 1856
wAsnls61ox, Nov. 1I.-Parties nr'
MI here opposing a plan said to be
-s.a With Secretary Chase, recommending I
~. ally rroh1bitory stamp duty on bank
ID Mis- SO as to drive them out Of circulate
0f less | thus Increase the value Of government
whirh The authorities ol the 1udiac bursa
a- e;yo united IN protest against hanging the
c. - o1ae diars in Minnesota
Efery Gen. IIallecIs's stringent order has
given | cleared the city Of officers witain twcu
lnurs. They are dismissed from the
If found here after to-day.
'i7u'eo WASHINGTON, Nor. 11--Tbe conn
to% IN on tbs surrender Of I1arper'e Ferry b
ported that Col. Thomas II. Ford Of I
;7aa ta | Ohio volunteers conducted the def
Maryland flights without ability, abs
LOAN his position without sufficient cause, .
brought shown throughout such lack Of mfli
seccs. ! uac1ty Us to disqualifT him, In the est
c,.t Of the commission, for command Ia