New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-10
The President and Secretary Of
War in Command.
aAyCIPaTION OF SLAVES IN THE DISTRICT
iaE BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PORTS
RumOred Intervention by France and England,

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1862.
THE INTEREST-PAYING CLAUSE OF THE TREAS.
URY NOTE BILL.
To correct misappreheusi0n about the in
terest-payipg clause in the Legal-Tender bill,
IMr. Rice Of Mass. desired an amendment. that
the certificates Of deposit might be funded in
Eve years seven per cent bonds with semi.
annual interest payable in coin. Mr.. Stevens
consented to the funding, but objected
Ito the words din coin" Mr.. SPauldiBg
with his own pen, strnck out the words from
the amendment. fair copy was made, but
I'm coin" was reiDstated by the cop,ist, who
sSer he was. The amendment was presented
and adopted, the friends of the bill being un.
CONSCIOUS that the words "in coin :"
ire in it. The ircoDgruity and want
lOf principle in paying interest in specie
ION the seven per cent bonds, and in
paper on the six per cent bonds, and the hos
Utility Of the friends of tue bill to any specie
Ie..&S3S6 whatever, as certain to depreciate the
Treasury Notes aud seLd the Government into
1.-The street every six months TO buy SIS, loco, 900
IOf gold, made o reconsideration inevitable.
llur huOtt tuluX Nns oNNutbb. III tht
Senate Finance Committee some uuimportant
amendments, suggested by Mr. Chase, but not
Affecting the principle Of the bill, were adopted
yesterday. They adjourned with the agreement
that each member should, on Monday bring in
the bill with such alterations as be deemed it
should receive. There is prospect that if the
session be protracted to / O'Clock the Com
Imittee will tomorrow report the bill to the
Senate, with their amendments complete. One
of these probably will be the payment Of
Interest in specie. The positive statements
autographed from here that Mr.. Fessenden is
Iopposed to the legal tender principle, are
WHOLLY untrue.
WHAT THE ENGLISH THINK OF OUR WAR
POLICY.
Letters have been received by Senators,
brought by the last English mail, from Messrs.
Bright. Richard Golden, the Duke OF Argyle,
and other members of the Liberal party,
statipg that unless something is done very soon
10 demonstrate the ability of the Federal Gov
eminent TO put down the rebellion, aud to con-
vince the anti. Slavery party IN England that
we are in earnest ublut emancipation, the
Umpathy of the Liberal element will be lost,
ard the Southern COnfederacy must be recos'
pized. Immediate action, they add, should be
\ taken to abolish Slavery ia both Delaware aud
Y Maryland to begin with.
c NTRACTs IN NETWORK AND PHILADELPHIA.
The Investigations into the New'lorh and
! ] aiidelphia Quartermasters and CoinmiSsares
| Departments will lead to change in the
node of giving out contracts. Hereafter, TIM
will be done in Washington, and under the eye
/ Of the Secretary Of War. The Heads OF th'
above.named Departments are now here. Mr
| Stanton will also rigldy enforce the law o.
advertising for every thing that the army re-
suires in papers having the largest circulation
without regard to the "shrleks of locality,
and of awarding contracts to the lowest
bidder.
| CHgyAIIER wYKoFF on THE wIFNEss-STAND
The summons that Cbevaer Wykoff re-
oeiy ed last evening to appear before the House
judiciary Committee tomorrow has caused ,
ferrent in certain quarter Of the White
House.
| GEMS. HALLECK AND BUELL..
Tie dispatch from Geo. Halleck to Gen
Buell. announcing the capture Of Fort Henr.
snd the impending attack upon Fort DoueIson
| il noteworthy as the first public sign tina
those Generals are cooperating drect
and without the intervention Of SO
called GeneraI.in. Chief. In so acting, the
obey orders sent three weeks ago under th
signature Of the President aud Secretary Stan
tor, and not couutersigned by or transmllte
through Gen. Mcclellan or any other mltar
officer, which directed them to cooperate upo
the line "' - Tennessee and Culnberlan
pi,I.
IT, OF A DisLOYAL CLERGYMAN.
he'' gyman who has persistently omistc'
prayer for the President from the seryic'
read in bis church, at Alexandria, has beef
arrested.
GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY.
The Senate passed, weeks aso, by yer!
large mgjDrity, an excellent bill, introduced b,
Mr.. Grimes, Chairman Of the District o
Columbia Committee, providing for q genera
jail delivery, at the end Of every term Of tn
Crlmnal Court here. IL was sent to tb'
House, and 10 believed 20 be sleeping in th'
District Of Columb Committee room.
DIR. CnEEvER's SERMON.
Or. Checyer thrilled vast audience to.da!
IN the Representatives Chamber with a sermon
against the Border State policy. which has -
long directed this war. Said he: