New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-30
En-. TOWNSEND. A-t Adj. .Geasr.l 3
v,.msoroy. Friday. Aug 70. 1862


HAS GIN. HUNTER BEN REMOVED
The question il mooied since the recent order Of
JeiT DAYS &, threatening 10 execute Gen. Hunter AS
a felon when caught, whether Msjor-C;en. Hunter
has been relieved from the command OF the Depart
urnt Of the South The order rectes that " where
~. Major-Gen. Hunter recently in command Of the
enemy forces on the coast II South Carolina g."
" Recently in command" If Gen. Hun or has been
relieved, when was he relieved, and how did the
Rebel Government receive information which it
based an official bulletin when tie reno
is unknown and uu.uspected by the loyI<r,&1
I. there still leak in the War DepaSrlG aud il
so, is it in the Adjutan'.GeneraFs ece, through
which the order must bsve pess,<, and from which
it would seem the intelligence must have been com
muncAted
THE DRAFT.
A ms,pprehs tension exists in the public mind with
re.pcet 10 the orders spued by the Governors of
eia States for the pos'ronement Of the dram until
tie lO,n or 18th Of September. These orders are
not, as il supposed in some quarters, ISSUED under
the direction or by the p'rmisslon of the War De
partmeni nor do they foreshaiow the adoption Of
any course differing from that announced IN the pub
Ii.hcd order of the DE- paraent tins subject,
y,
plaiut. and PETITIONS from various quarters YVES re-
Gently to all the Governors, to toe effect ihst n
the present exigency the Goyornmsnt did not feel al
liberty 10 revoke OF mo.liiy the order fixing
tue 10. Of September rs the dry for drafting
10 commence; that. however, Il Ia Governor, lind
ing i, impossible TO complete the ourollment aud
other preiminarie. IN season should fix later day
he woud do 40 on his own responsibility. That is
10 say II the State Governu eut coud Lot obey the
order Of tho General Government, the General Gov
eminent must make the best Of t. Il is probable
that Indians, as well IN Illinois will raise sufficient
number of men under the two calls 10 cause her ex.
euption from tho draft.
DEFIANT TREASON.
Yesterday edy and gentleman rode through tie
streets in AL open barouche wearing Rebel colors.
NEw-iURk TAX ArpoHIsENrs.
The following aro ,ho only lax appointments for
New-York additional to the list winch We have al.
ready published: Fifteenth District. Gideon Rey-
nolds of Rensselaer, Co., Collector; Phillip II. Ne.
her, Gronvil e. Washington Co., Assessor.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF TiiE POSTAGE CURRENCY.
The Treasury Department is needessly flooded
with applications from Postmatters and others desir.
ng be appointed SPECIAL deposltrss for the dlsri-
button OF postage currency. There will he no such
appointments. The Department viii leave this
business to it, Assistant Treasures aud Depositaries
now in service. This mcruing there WAS u larger
,hrong than ever OF applicants tor the new currency,
but none arrived 10 mail havins come through from
New-York.
TREASON IN DELAWARE.
Gentlemen from Delaware gny chat The Salisbury
men apd other aideIs aud abetors IA the rebellion,
arc omening negro riots ios obvious reasons mum
Der of negroes hayo been shot, aud many more mer
cilessy persecuied.
orr RELATIONS WITH TRANCE.
We bnvo high authority Tor saying that Minister
DAYTON is received with the Nj hest consideration by
Iolis Napoleon and ~. Ihou,euel as is also NJ.
Mercer, the French Minister bee. So lar rs HAY Dc
indged from their communications to the Govern.
men, and from tLorconyersa'onas reported, they are
friendly to tue Cause Of h, Union. Unjust however,
be added that very strong pressure has long been
excrted, and is sin brought 70 bear the Cabinets
of both Paris aud London by tie friends Of The cause
OF secession, aid ihai The success OF the Rebel Gen
erals and The skill which they have shown make u
far more effective plea for tie Jeh DAVIS Govern
ment than the efforts o. Macon aud Slilo.l aul al
"A. Ion. "A inn.