, 1862-12-05
MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL.
The Growing Crop Of Brigadiers
WEST POINT---BUREAU OF
AGRICULTURE.
The Military Imbrog1ios Present
and Prospective.
Pope at The Fitz john Porter
Trial.
CABINET Ghanges-Comm!ssary
SWlndles.
{special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribana.

{special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsu1NGToS, Dec. i, 1862.
Four prisoners taken by Stewart, in his first
raid to Penn, returned from Richmond to-day
on thirty days parole. They make the usu4l
complsir1s about i'll treatment, bsing robbed |
Of their blankets, &C., and give usual repre-
sentations about suffering, audscarcity among
the rebels.
Intercepted correspondence between Bowen
the rebel Governor Of Louisiana, aud JEFF.
Davis shows bitter feeling in consequence
OF Davis having prohibited trade with New /
Orleans, thus causing great suffering as was
supposed among the people.
Pope's reference to Sise1 il his dispatches |
lately brought out In Halleck's reports has /
created the bittercst possible feeling among
sigers friends, who freely accuse Pope Of du- |
pllcity and qnote as Ell evidence ot it his |
speech in Chicago. made shortly after be had |
in these dispatches to Hal1eck, declared Sigs1 |
unreliable and unfit tor command, in which
speech, he protested the highest respect for
Sigel as a soldier and gentleman. They saw
they now afe determined to have all the
charges against Sige1, cleared up. It is pretty
evident that we shA1l soon have smother mill.
tary imbroglio On hand similar to the present
ouc about Porter, Buell. and Mcdowell
Congress did little to-day beyond listening
to Eu1ogies on the late Senator Thompson Of
New Jereey: those by Tcu Eyek and Latham,
we're peculiarly applicable.
Business comes in slowly, the committee
being unable as yet to mature much. Both
Houses would have adjourned over till Nom
day to let the committee work, but for the
disIze to receive Chase's report tomorrow.
A remonstrance against West Point Academy
+! gas acted on in manner which sho us as vet
tbst theirs is little danger OF the abolition of
| TINT institution. The numbers are iacrea:ing,
| however Of Influential men, who dec.a-e thay
will never vote for future appropriations for
| It under the present organization.
! The movement against the DEPARTMENT Of
| Agriculture, jnauguratcd By Lane, Of Indiana,
/ in the Senatd will be urged on the ground
that, as atpTeeent organized, that Department
;e Of no nse to anybody except those who
have Offices in 1t.
The suicide OF Capt. .. l.. Wood on ac~
count OF his arrest, continues to elicit COM
plants against the Whole system OF arrests az
lracticed throughout the North By military
suthorltaes. Ihe opposilon III Congress W!ia
make It the pretexttor the violent aausc Of the
Administration. wood was en- officer OF the
regular army, from OHIO, appointed from civil
lie.
| The list Of the newly appointed Bri5adie1
Generals is Secret. The following additional
appointments have, however, become public
Col. Vandeyer, 9Th Iowa; Col. Williams, 2l
Iowa, Col. Lowe, 5ih Iowa; Col. Buszy, 81
Iowa caYairy. 1t is understood that ao1a'
changes arc being made in this list, aud th!
; appointments cannot therefore be regarded a!
absolutely eafc till this list is sent to tue Sen
ate. There will be ditllcnlsy in eonf:rmio:
: | any Of them, The present Ia" expressly limit
ing the number Of Brigad5ers to 200. The 50
/ point1nent ct more is, however, regarded b.
military men SIS an absolute necessity since til
| late levies, but the law must be repealed be
, fore they car he confirmed, and some will Of
nose the repeal Of the law, believing that =
s ! have too many Generals now.
h The h1Enesota Indian compromise bus
q | ress takes a fresh turn today, The Pres
!. dsnt now dpc;des that out of the thirty Ind
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/ tAA' "AA"A -1N N1~"@ - -'>-toa VIZ
;, an installment shall be first executed. It tf
). neon1e cf Minnesota can be satisfied To Il
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me hanging leet q. I1l7 poln., u - ea'e 10 81
1t | the President Will be satisfied TOO.
.e The nnb1ication of Secretary Stewards Il
n,~r,a+i, oor-os,,ondenca ID nraxnentoa1,~ -
EieulalG cofieslonoenoa - oueApeeteUt u
| layed, for some reason that NOBODY undo
II stands,
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Ia Hn1 5,. ool. ILL., es,a.s;,o, 1870 ~ IT, ssL' u
L.. 1rta,,1xr,. 49, 4-s4,. S~
r. charoes against Porter Of w1llfully disobevi,
to 80 ava rof,,z;oo, IN eopora tho eno,,1 :
10 orders ana REFUSING ~ eas'se LIE enemy
E the battle field. 4 pretty clear case seem,
to he made out against Porter. but his couns
th oo~a :. arar r,,,in, po,,a ;ovo1.aa =:
=. N tne case' u eAss iVpe: involved III
as in contradiction, which VIII somewhat dal
ed age his evidence They got him to admit tb
aTe 7avs atter the battles were over he to
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