Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-05

4 The Herald's dispatch says It Is understOo
that arrangements have been made for the rC
Lease from their paroles, of all the ofa ers OF op
army, regulars and volunteers, who have bee
out on parole by the enemy. We have such
host of prisoners that there 10 no longer an
need that single officer or private shall be an
longer onparole.- ~
WAsHINoToN, March 4.-The President hal
recognized Gerhafdt Lorssen as Vice Consul 0
Sweden and Norway, to reside at Chicago.
Several weeks ago the House passed a reaolu
tion, asking tho War Department. whether there
has been literal compliance with tho act oi
Congress, requiring the officers Of the regular
army, appointed In the new regiments, to be as.
signed to duty in the field, and the officers ap-
pointed from civil life to be assigned to the duty
of recruiting for those regiments. In reply,
through the Adjutant- General, 1t is stated that
all the Colonels of the new regiments, taken
from the regular army, two excepted. are gen.
eral officers of volunteers In active command.
These two are commanding the Departments Of
Florida and Pensacola, and OF New Mexico
When the organization of the new regiments
was commenced, few of the regular officers
appointed to them were for time employed In
starting the system of recruiting, but nearly all
of them were relieved on the passage of the
act to which reference is made, In the nine
teen old regiments, of two hundred aud sixty-
one officers, not recent appointments, who wUuld
otherwise be available for duty with the regi-
ments, twenty-ono are general officers, and
twenty nine field officers Of volunteers. This,
however, does not include officers detailed from
the staff corps of the regulars.
Thirty or forty political prisoners were re
leased on the 22d from Forts Lafayette and
Warren, and the old Capital building here
AT least an equal number are still confined, they
being spieo or considered OF dangerous charac-
ter
The President, in a message 10 Congress,
states that in accordance with the act to promote
the efficiency of the Navy, Captain Goldsboro
vas nominated as Flag-oficer in command Of
the North Atlantic blockading squadron. Be
lieving that no occasion could arise which could
more fully correspond with the intention Of the
law, or be moro pregnant with happy influences
as an example, tho President cordially recon-
mends that Captain Goldsboro receive q vote
of thanks Of Congress for his services and gal
lantry displayed in the combined attack OF the
forces commanded by him and BHgadier- Gene
raj Burnado in the capture Of Roanoke Island
and the destruction OF the rebel gunboats on
the 7th, SGh and 10Th OF February.
Hon. Andrew Johnson has formally been ap-
pointed military Governor of Tennessee, with
oil the powers, duties and functions pertaining
to that office, during the pleasure of the Peesi-
dent, or until the loyal inhabitants of that
State shall organize civil government in ac-
coTdance with the Constitution Of the United
States. In order to the exercise of those du
ties, 1t becomes necessary, first, to give him
military position, and hence the President NOM
mated him Brigadier-General. This appoint.
ment the Senate to-day confirmed. The present
government Of Tennessee being q usurpatlon,
every proper encouragement will, through the
military government, be given to the loyal
people to resume its control.
The designation of Andrew johnson for that
position is considered by every body as eminent
ly proper, both in view of his peculiar fitness
for the office and OF his great popularity among
all loyal people, besides his devotion to his own
state government. By the acceptance Of the
office, no necessarily vacates bis position as
Senator. The term for which he was elected |
will not expire till March next.
Representatives Ethridge and Maynsrd, the |
former now clerk of the House, are making
arrangements to return to Tennessee.
Robert G. King of Ohio, was to-day confirmed
By the Senate as Minister to the Argentine Re-
public
Everything in the vicinity of the army OF the
Potomac re N aims in state of quietude
"a Secretary Welles to-day received dispatch
dated Columbus, March. 4th, saying: Columbus
is in our possession, eiGce our reconnaissance of
the ID. The enemy evacuated in haste, leaving
quite number of guns, ammunition, etc.,
large quantity Of shot and shell, anchors, and q
of chain cable, lately stretched across
the river, with quantity Of tarpedoes Most
of their huts tents etc, were destroyed. The
works were of very great strength.