Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24
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WAslINuroN, Dec.


The Senate has confirmed the nomins-
ton of Caleb Il. Smith for District Judge
Of tho District Court Of Indiana. No
om'na,ion is yet made to supply the VA
cancy in the Department of the Interior.
lspsoisit, liner.
The statement editorily made here that
Gov. Curtin, during his recent visit, stated
that any attempt 10 remove Seward from
the Cabinet would place Penns, wanna IN
opposition TO the Administration, Is au
thorilatiscly denied.
Immediately after the hattie Of Fred
crickshurg Gov. Curtin tclegraphed to
Secretary Stanton offering, on part OF
Pcnnss slvania, any possible aid, and whilc
here stated that nothing in such peril
could array Pcnnsy ylyania against the nd
ministration.
Especial TO Herald.
The committee on conduct OF the war
examined today ilalleck, Mcigs. Wood
bury, OF the eng neers, and Sup,. OF the
transportation department, on matters
connected with the battle Of FredclicAs
burg Their testimony was mainly con
irmatory to that of Burnside and com
manders Of three grand divisions.
| uaIleck stated to tho committee that
Met cllan had advised the preparation oi
bridges in advance. The bridges were
not sent forward, however, for tear they
would be captured bciore the army
reached that point.
The testimony of burnside and his
General. will, when made pubic, make
the Army OF the Potomac the admiration
of the world.
Gen. Wadsworih has been assigned
10 the command Of the 2d division "l
Summers corps.
Burnside TO day returned to the head
quarters Of the Army Of the fotonac,oP
posi,c Fredericksburg.
AsulSGroN, Dec. 23-l AN.
II is not best for the public 10 cherish
IN ilusory hope that the Cabinet i'm
broglio is at M end.
Seward to-day declared to one Of his
friends that his resnmpt on of duties wa.
to be dependent upon two conditions,
whose non.mlhllm.nt would even yet
compel his resignation, and though ar.
h.. sc TO day slgniticd Ia the President
L;s c,,r sent to return TO his department,
4 seem. a, ,,parcnt that his action, also,
Will depend, s. tar as any permanent oe-
cupancy goes, up IN contingencies"
Meantime Stanton feels stronger than
ever. and seems uncon Sc'ohs "i Influences
/ rapidly combining agains, him. HIS per.
souL relations with Mr.. BLAIR have long
been most uniriendly, and the la'icf
comes OF n race and family unused 10 de'
feat. The Senate is like strong army
rcpulsed. Ii faces back in good order
aud calls council Of war, possibly to pla'
n flank mo oycmcnt. Such was the eau
Gus of to-day that it will abandon enter
prise il has undertaken, and 1t u ho
within limi: Of possibility the war Just
declared will not likely involve the
House in its struggles, and already rep
rcscntativcs are anxiously consulting os
the subject.
inlcs, the President yiclds,it will soor
be Congress against Executive, aud W.
result OF such struggle is not diflicul
To iorctcll.
Never, in free government, has Al
Executive successfully de6cd the Lcglsla
turc.
1t significant fact that Senator Wad
was closctcd to-day 70" hours with tn
President, during which time the latte
was denied to all visitors, and II IS TN
questionable that vacant Senatorship II
Ohio will operate to conipllcato existing
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