The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-13
GEN. SHIELDS AND SENATOR NJ 'DoToALL--A DUEL
ON THE TAPS.

ON THE Taps.
A card was recently published III the
Northern journals from General Shields,
pronouncing utterly false az allegation
OF Senator TdcUougall, OF California, thai
he (Slfields} was Sscassionist. The Senator
is out in the following rsjoiudar
AsroK HousE, n I, Ian. 6, ls62.
I am advised that g question has been
made coneernisg sEatemsnt made by me Il t
Jacksonville, Illinois. Not having the Pc
per making that statement before me-, can
only now re peat what proposed 10 state az
Jack son Vile. what then IN Ter ded TO say
was that Mr. James Shields in the fail of
1860 stated to me at SIu Francisco, Cali for
MIA, that he approved the secession OF the
Southern fcotton) States; that he thought
they had Just carse for secession, that the
sSonth had both the will and the power to
achieve success, and that It Was sound policy
to favor them, If i. is supposed that in dis
charging my official duty rs Senator OF the
United States, in ac'iDg upon the nomina-
tom of Mr.. Shields as O Bfigadisr General,
can be influenced by menace, I trust that
all such hopes will prove Hntourded
j. A. McD0CGALL.
In connection with the above, the New
York correspondent of the Baltimore Clipper,
under date of Jan uary 7th, says:
In CONSEQUENCE Of the allegation on til q
mart OF Sen ator nc DcugaI, OF California, that
Gen Shields was u Secessionist a. heart IL
is rumored in first circles to day, that billet
doux have passed between these gentteme en-
for q trial Of skill with pistols, at convent
emit .spinking'' distance. Senator McDougal
| i soiourning at the Aston House here, and
Gen. .Shields is in Washingto Considera-
bic an xiety is manifested on the par. Of the
friends of the 2tove gentleman, itS TO how
the 10 after Will end.
STATE OF AsPAIRs IN ArssoCRI-BURSIss OF
ACsTIs--f xAsPERAfioN OF UNION MIN, &C.
SEpaIIA, no, Jan. An axpress messan.
ger from Col. Nugent's regiment, tationed
| at West Point, in Bates county, arrived hara
Yesterday evening, on his way to st. Louis,
| with important dispatches to Gov. Gamble
| lie left Bates county on Friday, and reports
| that Col. Jennison had burned the village
| Of Austin, in Cass county. instead of Ros
| Hill. Jenuison, after leaving Austin, went
| In 8 noriheasterly direction
The Union men in Johnson county were
80 much exaspsrated at the ensrages that
| that nothing but the presence OF the FEEDER al
| troops will save the towns Of Lexington and
Warrsnnburg from being burned. The
movements OF Col. Jennisoh are kept secret,
| but enough is known to warrant the opin.
] ion that certain notorious rebels in johnson
county and their dupes will be hxsged
/ a dovernmet train OF about twenty wa.
| gous and seventy Ave men ia reported TO
| have been captured about 1--we miles northeast
| OF GEORGETOWN by a party ofTebess The IN :
teliigence was conveyed 70 Col. Thayer osthe
| First Nebraska regiment, At deOrgeIoWn.
/ who promptly dispatched u party In pursuit
| Sr. Loo Is, an Tin consequence of dis
prOpOrtionate assessment having been made
| On the Secessionisis Of this city, under order
| No. "a, Gen. Hatleck has appointed q new
| Board of Assessors TO revise tina old list. and
| IN ske such changes Go they may deem proper.
| All other proceedings will DO la accordance
| with the origina order. and the Board are
njainsd 10 asssas no individual uriussly. as
| there will be NO far ther appeal from their
| decision.
There is no doubt that Wa. "A. Hall. IL
elected 10 Congress from the Third and
Thomas 8. Price from the Fifth diatrict,
rHR DEN AID RsAsuRY MOTIFS.
WAsaIEaroE, Jan. The ball maturea by
the Committee OF Ways and Means author
| izing the issue of demand Treasury notes
provided that, for temporary purposes the
Secretary be authorized to issue on the credi,
OF the Unissd States, sioo COS, 900 Of them. and
bearing interest, psyabls generally without
specifying any place or time OF payment, and
OK such denoyu tns tons NJ he may deem oxpe-
| diasf Bot ss@s s;s1n IS saeh sgnd aueh Eatas
sssti a.. Ain.l Treasury nNses s.aysht~ On dis
| in#nd. aud bsarinx insrr.ss, that hive tsen
| hes.t'.far. authorized 70 y. issNsst, sh4ll NJ
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