The New York herald., 1862-06-30
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
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WAmrsGyos, June -, 1se2.
pUnoss or BATTLES.
~ city = ful Of exciting runners Of severe ssn'.s
nssr Richmsnd believed bus no reliable n'suiss
ssnssvning than has yet Tanspired.
roREIGN INTERVENTION.
- yuuors hare about foreign Intervention ars with.
ot foundation Formal communications relative TO the
Butler affair at Orleans othsr comparative trdss
ere readily construed and magnined into Intervention
Exactly the opposite understood 70 b the authentic
news from ABROAD and il ID apparent in al eur foreign
that there Ii an increasing respect for the
government the United statss. The declarations In
she House Of Commons which by the last stsamsr
IAys conclusive.
.a.s' THE coNYlscArIoN BnL.
Mr. Sumner stated last evening that though b gvsa
nominal vote for the Sssas osnnsca.ion b 70, would
noshmg and hs would have preferred that no
Sil all should have passed. wade and others under
to lecture the conservative Senators for alleged
slavsshnsss whom Mr.. Fssssnden said that II the seCA
Cor the vice gersnt Of the almighty hs would put
Gast him and obey his directions, but - he had no
evidence that the 6suaor operated n that capacity hs
shculd act upon his Judgment TAs rabid abolition
ssts hostile 70 tho Senate BILL because that gives
che President large for pardonng and because
BOOKS nae and imprisonment rather than TO the death
penalty only. Moreover there must be trial and convc
sion precedent TO punishment Of any kind whereas the
Fadicil programme assumed that the people OF the
South were al guilty Of treason, and prescribed
shat all the rules OF evidence should
De overturned by refusing them TO prove
sheir loyalty. Some persevering partizans may
dsavor reconcile the House and Senate bill
the passage sort Of partzan conscation
measure but it clear that the President will ap-
prove such that which already has passed the
Senate Evidences accumula@ that Mr.. Lincoln 10 res
svs under the idea Of being rode rough BY
tcns Congress elsewhere that willing let the
Union slide the fanatca ideas of emancipation and
sonhscaton be carried out The most jealous advo
eates Of thorough and sweeping confscation
the Union men of those border States which have
suffered most from the ravages Of the rebels such
Virginia and Missouri. Ethsrdgs Maynard, Brownlow
and Vhaley types OF these who constantly urge
ahe exeron of the whole of the government to
weaken the rebels BY any and every means, in.
cudng the extinction OF slavery, il necessary to
Kill the rebellion. They claim to represent
tho Of the Of the South who have persistngy
perlsd life and property Of the Union
who have been entirely stripped Of ths latter by the
rebel army. They have lost their slaves,
crops and stock, and their houses and lands
Aave been conGscsted BY the rebel authorities
aud they contend that the only way which the dsded
people Of the South be reclaimed to their
by the application Of the policy all those
who have taken active part in the rebellion II they
are again 10 be made 10 respect the govern
ment Of the United States they be
made 10 feel its power, and their property
must In measure, at least suffer for the losses Of
shs and insure the security Of the future Hundreds
OF Tennesseans who were lsagusd with the rebellion
have had their cotton burned under the Of Davis
and have since forward and taken the oath OF ALE
glance the United SIes and assert that conseation
alone will bring these rebels TO their senses.
FAREWELL OF GENERAL KING TO HIS DIVISION.
Tho order Of the Secretary Of War announcing the
Presidents determination TO place Brigadier General
Rufus King in command Of the first corps Of the Army Of
Virginia. from which General Fremont has been relieved
reached Gen. King Friday evening his headquarters
before Fredericksburg. IL Immediately promulg ted
o. he officers OF the division that night every band in
che command appeared before headquarters Of the
General TO ssrsnade him. Congratulations his promo
sion were mingled with many regrets At his sud
aen departure 70 another fold. On Saturday General
King issued the following farewell address to his troops
which was read 70 each regiment evening parade ::
GENERAL ERs-So 60
HEADQUARTERS, KISG's DIVISION, l
FREDERICKSBURG June %, 1862. I
summoned TO another field o. duty the General PARTS
Dost reluctantly with tho division which for come
months pas. he has had the hoaor command. With
hour hs first entered the service and TO an
he has become bound BY the cl ;ias companonsp
and mn endeared to him and trials by re
yet In the equally severe trials u rapid and faguing
N rehes, ID acted conflicts with the elements md
greater than enduring patieaIy the being forbid
dor from gathering their port the green anrels so
ian,y won BY our brothers in arms It is no less
pie sure than duty 70 bear witness, tho Gene
raj most chesrfuiy does, to ths good coad.
dc,, the d.se,plins and tho eflcisncy of the
divistsn an at the same TO express his wal ac
kno or tie prompt obsiiencs the unvary-
ing sonsiancy and the gcnsro confidence which he has
always fec-n ed frvn svey officer ard his con.
0snd. Vita these few parting words. with ferven,
% d wishes for the individual. we'll being the officers
and men with the hope that victory may attend
che Of the Union and glory the banner OF
She division the General Commanding bids farewell to
ass comrades, fsllow-c,tizens and friends.
RUFUS KING.
General King and staff arrived in this city Saturday
evening, about nine O'Clock and proceeded at once to
report himself TO the Secretary Of War.
THE POSITION OF GENERAL BANKS
The report that General Banks dissatisfied with the
Srder placing General Pope In command the Army Of
Virginia 10 not true. General Banks is q soldier and
sbsys ORDERS Long he expressed hs willingness 10
form junction with either Fremont or Mcdowell,
and act in ths field subordinate to them, n by
% doing IL would contribute in the least
% crush out the rebson The appointment or General
Pope % his present position no surprise to General
Banks.
GENERAL PoPE's STAFF.
ne ioioWne stsn ofncsrs wiz report Tor duty 10 per
n 70 MAJOR General Pope in this city:-Major John
Buford Assistant Inspector General United States Army
Major R. Jones, Assistant Inspector General United
States Army; Surgeon Joseph x. Barnes United States
Army.
THE INSPECTION or HOSPITALS.
Surgeon r. II. Coolidge will relieve Surgeon C. G. Kim
asy Of his duties Of inspecting hospitals and examining
soldsrs in the military district Of Washington Surgeon
Kinney, upon being relieved will visit Davenport Keo
kuk, Dubuque, Fort Smelling and Minneapolis to examine
stss for Western hospitals. Surgeon Lewis A. Edwards
has been ordered report Major General Wool com
manding the middle Departm mt. Chief OF the
Medical and Hospital Departm mt, al the Camp
.. Ins'ruc.ios, ordered TO be established near
Annapls Nd. Surgeon James Simmons will report
On person 70 Surgeon Richard s. sstteree, at New
York city 70 take charga the sanaral hosnifa nj IA