New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-21

tenCency OF tnht question NJ prevent Ioh0c'
The Coloradans suege,t panacea for our evils
in an amendment of the Constitution that shall
emancpate the slaves within thirty years.
THE DEFEAT OF ZoLLICoFFER.
At late hour tonight, no official confrma-
ton of the defeat of Zollcofer had been re-
ceived at Headquarters. The Geographic re-
port is. however, believed by Gen. Mcclellan,
who processes to have expected a victory In
that quarter about this time. Secretary Sew
ard this morning received letter from Ken
lucky foreshadowing it. This art of complete
letter writing is evidently q lost art on the
Potomac.
CAssIUs NJ. CLAY A MAJoR-GENEIAL.
Cassius NJ. Clay was to-day confirmed as
Major General of Volunteers, and Abner
Doubleday as Brigader-General.
GEN. STONE.
Gen. Stones place on the Army list is ad-
mitted by his friends to be very precarious.
When the great list of military nominations
was sent into the Senate il was printed for
the private use Of Senators, and Oil under
standing had that each might erase
from it names that they knew to be objection
able, and that at an early day all the rect OF
the nominations with these exceptions, should
be confrmed-the excepted nominees to be sub
aequently passed on by themselves.
OF the higher officers we can c'mfortIngy
say that not single one convicted IN Senate
rial inquest of surrendering slaves will be con-
firmed-not one Of them.
THE CASE OF GEORGE u. MORGAN.
We are informed that the Naval Committee
of the Senate will make an elaborate report ID
the matter of George ID. Morgan and the Navy
Department in the course of the week, in
which Secretary Weless recent reply to Cen
gress will be reviewed in detail.
VALUE OF SLAVES DEPRECTATING.
Intercepted letters here show that the value
Of property in slaves has greatly deprecated in
the Carolinos, the market being oyerstOcked by
the recent withdrawal Of the seabOard popu-
lation into the interior. In North Carolina
slaves cannot be hired out for more than $40
or $50 q year. In South Carolina it is diff
cult to LET them for more than their board.
FEMALE SPIES.
Since the preparations for the Burnside
expedition began to be made the applications
from women for passes to the South have
more than quodruped, as they did while the
Port Royal expedition was on foot. All are
well armed with vouchers from members of
Congress aud other Union men, but somehow
they are sure to present themselves in fullest
force when the information they can carry
will be most valuable to the rebels.
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.
The claim business arising out of this war
will soon set ia in food. Senator Clark in.
troduced bin to-day to comren,ate for the
occupation of property in Maryland and the
District by the troops. II provides for four
Commissioners, two military and two civil,
with clerks and salaries. and two years term
of Office and power TO issue commissions to
take testimony, and the duty to allow just rent
and pay just damages. Secession farms Will
be fenced again.
INTRoDUCTIoNs TO SECRETARY STANTON.
More handsome men were seen at the War
Department to-day than ever before, the occa-
sion being the presentation b. the Adjutant-
General OF all the officers in the neigLborh0od
of Washington on this side the river TO The
new Secretary Stanton. The ceremony ended,
the officers in a body marched to the residence
of Mr. Cameron to bid him adieu.
yAL.QUARTERMAsTER CONWAY AND ThL
FLAG AT PENSACOLA.
The San Francisco friends Of Signal-Quar-
termastor Conway who refused TO tear down
the United States 1sg at Pensacola when or
dered TO do SO by Commodore Armstrong, pre-
sented him with gold medal, through the
Navy Department. which ordered the presen-
.adon to be made with "pomp aud circum.
stance" Tie recipient thus modcstly ackDoHl.
edges the gift;
u s1vAxrH Nis.i.siPII
or Pass 4 TOU1HE. Dec. . ltcl.
ssR: have the honor 70 ~ lave recei'cd your lec.
with the medal which with the cJue.?0udence was handed
20 by Capt se.dse ne qlaTIeetci IN ltielce u
rm yory mos sra,laod to know the county ilat' vel
Of ns ! thought only DID ny duty. ThryeaAt yssl,
lave been in the service AID love county TOO much to
zee another Tag hJins init
lem Sir, vs ,'Pe'taly yopr rob, OH .sIs
Hor. GiDroS WILLIE, se7retsry Of 'hs Nsyy.
UsilED STAus srs4hEK MIssisspFi,
On Pas POulo. Dec !. lael
GgSTLYsRs Your letter Of seTt 20, win the meda les
beer received for ahich be peecd 10 sccep ny wae,t
thsuLa
II gss On oLcd for hyoT and very much grohed 10
know ny couEtSIneB value 30 highly NY action Jan. ",
IgGL ihisk OILY did ny duty ia not 6qlips DOM tie
which born under aud TIA. have served Gnte for
pirty-eigh yeGTs
GfsGed fO ouT kndnefs uDd regard, am very Teieci'
fully your ob<dient servant,
WI CONWAY Signal Qaaitern ester
To r. W BROOKS and Others San Frareisco. Caiifosns
GEN. PITLPs's PROCLAMATION.
The following is the correspondence elected
by tie attempt Of Brig. Gen. Phelps to circu-
~, ,rocIau.t;on fLrouoh fbe ooeucv az