The New York herald., 1862-10-17
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
>WAsmsaroN, Oct 10, 1862
THE DErRECIATrON OF PAPER MONEY.


THE DErREcIArIoN OF PAPER MONEY.
The depreciation Of paper s nconvoniently felt
by the government in its transactions including the d
ference exchange to pay the naval and civil expenses
distant from points where the United States notes
be made available. From similar cause many
tractors will be involved in heavy losses IL not bark
ruptcy owing TO the largely Increased prices OF the ar
ces which they have obligated themselves 10 furnish.
Already IL is said they will apply to Congress for reliof
EFPEcT OF THE RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS IN
Pennsylvania.
The first flashes Of elegraphic intelligence Of the Penn
syvania election being favorable abotonsm, several
disciples Of that creed rushed htherward Among them
Senators Hale and Wilson. As the latter in view Of
fancsd at the pos has beon indulgng In his
usual partisan rancorousnsss is fair to presume that
the removal OF General Mcclellan from the command OF
the Army OF the Potomac, the withdrawal Of portion
OF his army to make up column undor new leader
a Ia Pope-is what the abolition partisans are now pres
sing upon the President Nothing but conservative and
democratic the polls will choke OF these rabid
assailants Of such men Mcclellan and Buell..
The position Of the HERALD, that New York will follow
the example Of Pennsylvania in the elections, fully
endorsed by shrewd politicians at this point Especially
must this be when it s by results in tho North
west that the people at large dissatisfied with extra
VACANT and anatical ideas IN antagonism to tho prnc
pies that united the whole North at the beginning OF the
war. The fact that tho socessonsts here manifest no
delight at the signs Of conservative reaction in the
North gives the lie to tho idea that defeat of the
aboitionists would afford great JOY at Richmond.
Nothing so much delights the secessonists here as
any outcroping OF ianatica strength. AS a case in
point, IL is worth while to refer to the letter OF
Colonel Mcclure Of Chambersburg his friend Forncy
in which it was effect that the rebel troops that
recently visited that place expressed better opinion Of
abotoast than Of conservatives
THE BARRAssMENrs OF THE ARMY SUPPLY DE.
PARTMENTs.
The esprit corps OF the bureaux army officers here is
too high to Justify suspicion that they would withhold
supplies from columns in the field Politicians would
only such thing The latter by limiting enlistments
and reducing the effective human strength OF the TO
three or four hundred thousand men, brought confusion
into the Guar and Commssary Generals De-
partmeut, which cannot be remoded in a day. For all
that there is no reason believe that great army
upon the Potomac will be prevented from making early
advance.
GENERAL M'cALL.
Certain abolition journals having attacked General
Mccall for shaving the audacity to be here seeking
command" while his being used IN his dis
tric candidate Of the conservative republicans and
war Congress- may not be out of place to
state tho circumstances by which General Mccall was de-
prived OF his command.
During FIRST three days of the days battles
in the peninsula McCalls division bore gailanty
what than its fair share OF the engagement and
the morning Of the fourth day was very handsomely
complmentcd by General Mcclellan, wbs at the head
of his staff rode up to the head Of the division and
thanked General Mccall publicly for his services.
Soon after he had gone the enemy appeared In immense
force, bearing down Fitzjohn Porter's corps, and
hurried consultation was held between Porter and
Mccall, tho former stating just the enemy's guns
too hath cpofc al huh fhor yoci-
tion, and that he would ride TO McClelan's head.
quarters-a distance Of about two and half mes-for
"further instructions"
Just General Porter about canterng to the
on this errand, the enemy, meanwhile, pouring in a
heavier re and approaching nearer TO lines every
moment Mccall called out-half laughing and half in
earnes- you do 60 to Mcclellan. Porter will
be moving to the rear to the sound Of the enemy's
cannon"
About an hour after this General Mccall was taken
prisoner and sent Richmond. On being exchanged
under the cartel he found another officer in permanent
command Of his DIVISION and that no mention Of his
had been made in official reports despite tho public
thanks bestowed him few hours before his
having been captured Under these circumstances would
not strange that General Mccall Is seeking redress
while the that he has been here seeking
command against the enemy though nominated for Con-
gress, would only proof Of an "audacty rather
commemorate tnan otnerwlse 10 any Dut tne aDonton
mind.
BY direction OF the President Captain Charles H. Web
ber First regiment of artillery, dismissed the service
of the United States.
So much Of General orders No 1885, as dsmisses Lieut..
VIM. Warren, Thirty eighth New York Volunteers is by
direction Of the President, revoked.
Colonel Francis c. Barlow Of the Sixty first New York
regiment, has been appontedBrgadier General forto
quote from the official notice Of his promotion- distn.
guished conduct at the battle Of Fair Oasn General
Barlow severely wounded at Antetarn, and lies
In a delicate condition In New York.
order l43 from the Adutant Generals Office, annoupces
that so much Of General Orders dsmissos Surgeon
Edward b. Dalton OF the Thirty sixth New York Voun
Major C. Austin, Of the 12Gth Pennsylvania hereto
fore dismissed from the service, Is renstated.
THE NAVY.
Commander Downs has been ordered to the Nahant
PURCHASE OF TWELVE THOUSAND HORSES FOR THE
ARMY.
An agent tho government will start FOR the West in
few days to purchase twelve Thousand horses for army
purposes II is expected that prices must rule higher
than previous rates.
SENATOR WILSON EN- ROUTE FOR HkRPERs FERRY.
Senator Wlson started this afternoon for the army at
Harpers Ferry.
SENATOR SALISBURY, OF DELAWARE.
Senator salisbury Of Delaware, is in the city, II is
understood that In his State he has been charged with
utterng disloyal sentiments.
FRAUDS ON POSTAGE STAMPS.
The Post Oce Department In Of the practice in
the North Of removing the cceling marks upon postal
stamps dcvsing method to prevent the practice Of
this sort Of fraud.
Cassius NJ. Clay and Richard O'Gorman.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. Is, 1862.
SrR-My remarks at the Cooper Institute were alto
gether extemporansous aud unpremedtated. II not
my purpose make any ausion TO yoursor but. when
bv al tho audi