The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1862-12-13

Of Gen. Halleck's report. In reply I
Halieck's S complains Of slow movements
| the editor refers TO his own reports G
his march of twenty miles from Pitts
: burg Landing to CorintL.
Secretary Caase's report attracts uni
versal attention, and while its ability i
conceded on all hands, there are influ
Esntial members who dissent from som.
Of its recommendations.
Ii is rumored that Thadeus Stevens
will favor tue further issue OF legal.ten
der treasury notes. 90 fiss 's'
Eli Thayer is again urging his scheme
for colonizing Florida with a loya
white population. Gen. Hunter favor'
the plan. and says that faw thousand
stalwart emigrants can take care oI
Florida and themselves without military
protection. = ~
A young American gentleman. d.
vinity student, was lately drowned in
the river Jordon. A young friend,
who accompanied him from the United
States, witnessed the disaster, but could
not render assistance. The young man
was carried down by the rapid current.
Thirteen editors and exleditors have
been elected 10 the next Legislature Of
Wisconsin.
Gen Hooker said few days ago. 81
do not Ike TO fight battles Il would
rather be with my cattle on my farm;
but ! do want to see one mighty over.
whelminS blow given to this rebellion,
right upon its head, at Richmond, be-
fore Christmas The same desire is
entertained by millions Of loyal citizens.
lie. this blow be struck and nation
will rejoice.
LOUIS KossurH, the Hungarian pa
triot. is now residing in the enyirons of
Turin. and is said to b. in want Of the
necessaries Of life. while his wife is de.
clining with consumption.
On the 24.h ult.. the Bost,n Banks
held ss.Ol2.eI3 in specie. against g..
$50, $50 at the same time las. year.
Ii is said that nineteen Coils. Of Hin.
ois regiments have been promo.ed 10
Brigadier Generals.
1t is now positively stated that the
Presiden, has sent forward an order
directing tha: thirty -nine Of the con.
demned Indians specially named be
hanged on the ninth inst.
We learn by telsgraphic dispatches.
that Hon. n. F. Conway would on the
10th inst. introjuce in the U. S. House
CT Representatives. q series Of very
radical resolutions. sstling forth that
the restoration Of the Union q. it was,
is calamity to be most earnestly avoid
ed; tha, the Rebel States have Sc far
effected revolution As to have lost
their character as States Of the Union;
that the war should be prosecuted TO
effect the subjugation OF the Southern
territory. and that the territory should
then be governed as the North
territory was under the ordinance of
1887 -as there is great reason to
doubt whether the rebellion can be sup
pressed until another President is elect
ed, and that. therefore. unless a few
months should bring a complete ui-
umph TO our arms. hOs,ili'ies should
cease.
The report says: n-a
1.-THE resolutions will have few but
earnest supporters. and will not fail to
produce a sensation @ -
The Senate put in the whole of the
9'h in discussing the subject Of arbi-
,rary arrests. Tie debate deyeloped
! decided feeling on the part Of promi-
nen. Republicans against The mode in
which the power Of arresting has been
The following is an extract from a
general order from the War Depart.
nent just issued.
Col. John McHenry. jr., I7,h Ky.
'o.s, having issued an order 70 his reg
ment. which order is in violation Of the
'rllcle OF war. approved March 18th.
|862. is by direction Of the President,
hereby discharged from the service of
he Y, 5. bi,.i5-zs
Col. .McHenry's offending order is un-
'erstood to have been one requesting
rs soldiers to return fugitive slaves.
Gen. Burnside. TO whom Gen. Sigel's
equest for a Court Of Inquiry was made {,
sri'es as follows to Sigsl:' ."wi,h your
aovements since my connection with.
}