The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 2l. 1862.
SPECIAL CABINET AND MILITARY CONFERENCE.
special Cabinet Council held to-day, at which
the major generals and number or brgadier generals
now In the city present The future war nocy Of
the government the Conscation act and the details Of
tho campaign were under consideration.
Much excitement has been occasioned to-day by tho
consultation of tho President and Cabinet with number
OF military officers OF high grades The result the
sulaton stated to be that there Is to DO change in
the War Department; but that General Halleck who s
TO arrive here Tomorrow to called to the command
In CHIEF Of tho army of the United States.
The transfer Of General Hacck the Department Of
the West leaves General Grant temporarily in command
OF that department.
The appointment Of General Halleck s understood to
be warmly commended by both Generals Mcclellan and
Pope
vsn OF Hon. jos. Holt to General Pope after the Cab
ne, Council today was regarded by mnny significant
There is TO believe however, that the call was
simply one Of courtesy, and had reference to the
changes other anticipated or accomplished
EXPECTED ARRIVAL or GEN. HALLEcK.
Major General Hal,eck is expected to reach Washington
either TO morrow (Tuesday) or on Wednesday.
ADDRESS OF TILL REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO THE
PRESIDENT.
II bad enough for such Senators as TrumbuIl TO
bear tho ndignity Of passing explanatory in ad
vance Of vcto to prevent the descent OF tho Executive
hundsrbolt upon wild and reckless legislation but h.
and others have since touched the depths OF degradation
by waiting upon tho President Offering formal ad
dress endorsing the foroshadowed policy OF the Exccu
tive. Would Henry Clay and Thomas e. Benton have
dono thisl
FORTHCOMING PROCLAMATION or TIE PRESIDENT
RELATIVE TO THE CONGREGATION ACT.
It s understood that tho President will soon issue
proclamation Generals Is tho fold directing an OBJ
Of much Of the late Conlscation per
tains to their duties Nothing Ia DO added the
nor taken from It in practice.
THE RADICALS AMI EUROPEAN INTERVENTION.
The mos nervous md intense feeling axists, on the
part Of the radical zcaos whose ntrgucs chcanery
have proycated signal victories by great army
tho European Powers may intervene block their game
OF prctracting the They say, however, that the
nows or tho recent battles before Richmond had not
brought out thus far any develcpncntj repre-.
sentation from abroad.
THE POSTAGE STAMP LAW.
Much difficulty il experienced In carving out the law
authorizing LIE issue OF postage stamps for currency.
The act appears to have been hastily drawn,
without consultation with the Postmaster General.
It inaugurates . conflict Of authority between the
Post once and Treasury Departments, and promises
work quite revolution In the settlements Of the former
with contractors and postmaster Tho details rcss,
upon Tho necessity for the immediate issue OF por
tIon Of the hundred and nf.y mil Ions OF Treasury
notes prec.udes the execution Of Thorn in the Treasury
Department itsef II Is understood that the American
Bank Motto Company ID engaged In tho preparation
OF tie small notes
GEN. POPE'S OFFICERS ORDERED TO THE FIELD.
General Pope's order requiring oil officers to
rsjon thor regiments without delay has had visible
effect tho hotels saloons and other public resorts In
she city. To-day the Provost Guard has been digent In
hunting ssrsys without passes and shoulder straps have
become fow and Ear between
CALL FOR ARsESrREs FROM THE ARMY.
What General Mcclellan and his Generals call for is the
return to camp " thirty thousand who absent
from duty pre.ence Of sickness, and they also want
tho old regiments 1ied up with recruits.
HOW RICHMOND COULD EAvE BEEN TAKEN.
Colonel Martin, Of the Second New Hampshire rogi-
ment, returned to ths army Of General Mcclellan day
He says distinctly that had General McDowels army
moved from Fredericksburg upon Richmond tho city
would easily have fallen.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN AND HIS TROOPS.
General sckles speaks Of the entire confidence OF the
Army or the Potomac in their commander and such
IL the representation of other Generals Of higher rank
whose deeds have made their names immortal.
THE HEROES BEFORE RICHMOND.
Distinguished officers Of the army who hero say
The reported bap;lsms Of fire and blood upon them.
They have the heart hght and also know how light.
Recruits who n the ranks OF tho thinncd regiments
will be instructed a. to camp service, we'll lighting
by veterans II viii be no place for towards Those,
says Captain Mott, Of the artillery, away tho
first day OF the late series Of battles and
tered through the North, telling wonderful tales Of
dangers and snTerings Az oilcar who ranks with the
bravess Of tho brave, says great number Of those who
have returned as sick veriest towards just the
eve or battle they became sick. good many OF the
troops who are coming on here now nre moro boys.
Bonaparte, In the great Gespairipg campaign which
turned against his star at Lepsic wrote home to send
him mcn and not boys TO perish by the roadside or 10
die ia hospitals. II Is said that twenty Thousand
have got sa from the Army OF the Potomac on the
prsencc or sickness One member Of Congress- has got
or several hundred. Persons In Office horo engaged
IN Tho business and arc making handsome feos.
NO NEW MusgErs NEEDED.
Tho republican spectators and pundsrers are greatly
troubled about muskets for tho army; but no new ones
can be nsedod the reports Of these parties be true
about our army having numbered, during tho past win.
ter hundred thousand or TIE beat armed and
equipped men in tho world.
COLONEL ENRYGur.
The discharge OF Colonel r. O. Enright az colonel OF
New York Volunteers, was occasioned by his Intention
70 raise brigade to 10 attached General Shields new
division.
THE CHAR0Bs AGAINST GENERAL MrTcrEL-rEsTr.
MoNY OF COLONEL NORTON.
The following Is abstract OF the testimony OF Colonc,
Norton, OF the Twoutglst Ohio regiment, before the
Committee tho cofitt Of the War; in reference 10
General Mitchell
Colonel J. s. Norton, rwonty frst Obi, Volunteers sub.
nltted the following briof statement IN regard 10 tho
conduct " the officers and soldiers under the command OF
General Mitchell Of the Third division Of the Army tho
Ohio, In North Alabama
claim, In the lrst place. that General Mitchell took
possession 81 cotton IN rebel fertilization, and sold that
Clark, when ls ororei sovor ccnis yer pound by
inan named ialisr. Nr. Clark llves Ia Ohio and
Mr.. Fuller In Athena, Ala. ] claim, also that
he gave this msu Clark and his associates tho
exclusive privilege Of transporting cotton BY government
wagons from Huntsville aud Athens TO point on the rail-
read or reads leading 70 Nashville that he would permit
no one ciso 70 use the teams transport cotton by thcn
hnXe slatelncft lnrc sworn ID BIZ q man nnn1ah