, 1862-12-11

however, that formal notice Of resignation las
not yet been forwarded.
The President Las fully reached the conelu-
sim on the Minnesota Indian business It
seems that guilt of but thirty-ninc Of them
have been conciusiyc1y established by direct
evidascc, thirty-fyc murdcrers, and two
for otl1E crimes. 1t is easy to prove that the
rest Of the 800 were coasenting witnesses Of
these crimes, but it is impossible to give legal
proof they actnal1y committedmurder or rape
themselves.
The President therefore has resolved to give
them the benefit of legal doubt, and hang
only the thirty nine whose guilt is clearly and
particularly proven on them by direct eyi-
dcnce.
1t seems that the supcrscdure Of Wool by
schenck is not definitely asccrtained. # he
is superseded, Wool didn't know it himself
this morning. The subject las been under
discussion, and he came over to see about it,
It is not believed, however, that there need be
much doubt of the result.
The release Of prisoners from the Old Capt.
tai continues to occur daily. Men who have
lain there close prisoners formonths are dis
charged without finding out what hey were
imprisoned for. Six were released to-day.
Mr.. Sher1nan's speech On arrests in the Sen
ate yesterday, produced sensation. It was the
first decided objection l,y prominent Republi-
cans to the Government s practice Of arrests,
and was somewhat out Of the course most
Of the Republican Senators seemed inclined to
| pursue.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-On inquiry it was
| ascert:tineG L man calling himself J. Wesley
| Greene, and protesting to reside ut Pittsburgh,
| Pa, called on the President some time in No
| ycnber, and stated to him that he had two
| interviews with JEFF. Davis at Richmond on
the last Of October, and also relatcd certain
statements which le said Davis lad made to
I lin Upon the occasion. The President, how
ever, became satisfied that Greene hal not
seen Davis ut all, and that the entire story WAS
| Il very shallow attempt ut deception JEFF.
! Davis call redeem GREEN'S character if be will,
ty verifying in his statement.
| WAs1IIAGToS, Dec. 10-OGicial dispatches
| from the battle ut Fayetteville, Arkansas,
have been received at headquarters.
Tie Congressional proceedings this morn
| ing arc unimportant.
It is now stated positively that the Presi
| tcllt has sent forward an order directing tha1
thirty -7liDe Of the condemned Minnesota Indi
ans, specifically named, be hanged OIL the 9ti
Burnside, to whom Sigel's request for :
court Of inquiry wds made, writes us follow;
<Wi1h your movements since my connec
ton with this army I am well acquainted.
take pleasure iu bearing testimony to tht
zeal, efficiency and military skill displayed b,
yourself and your officers in the management
Of your forces, and the fruitful rcconnois
sarccs you have directed.'
Brigadier General Dana is one Of the newly
made Major Generals.
General franklin had an interview yestcr
dry with the Secretary Of War and Gencr:.
Halleck i'll relation, it is said, to the appoint
ncnt Of troops in The several grand divisions
and will tomorrow morning return to hi
command.
The revenue bill published yesterday morn
ing was not reported from the Committee o,
| Ways and Means, as crroncousfy stated, bu
was simply submitted by Representltiy
| Stevens as IN individual member On 4 call {
The House. Neither the Secretary Of til
| Treasury nor lie Committee we're consulte
in regard to it.
In 1hc Court Of INJURY, in the case Of N
| Dowel1, Gen. Mcclellan yesterday testitic
that lie received at the hands Of Mcdowell th
fullest and most cordial cooperation in th
preparations Tor the Peninsula campaign. Il
know nothing personally Of McDoWclf's cor
, duet while in command Of the Department
the Rappahannock, except that received tw
tclegr:lIns from him about the Goth of May
the first informing me that he would NOV
by certain date to my assistance, and the SCI
ond that unlocked for circumstances In
caused Il delay Ola few days. don't know 0
fcial!y, but lave every reason to be moral
certain, that his failure to advance to my a
sistancc at that time was owing to circun
stances beyond his control.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Thc President, Q
Monday, sent message to Gen. Sibley, O
drring tho execution of thirty-nine Of IL
Minnesota Indian prisoners on the 10Th ins
These form the only class Of tho erin
nals, and includes the Indians conccrnc
in the massacrc Of families or in other brl1t
outrages. The executive decision WAS base
1.-The record nf evidence as furnished to. hin
Gen. Sihlcy has been ordered toawait i,lstru
tions respecting the remainder Of the conrlc
cd savages.