The New York herald., 1862-12-20
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rhs sar Of toA'sy says shA. Secretary seward ~
| resigned.
axresr or THE sscA'urAsr or rHH raaAsvHv ~
LATIvE TO THE PA rhunr OF TReoPS, mo.
The Secretary OF the rrs ury, answer V rsseiutsl
Of the House Of Representatives,, has sent eommunios
oz 70 Speaker Crow In which s states that 10 rsquisg
ons the Secretary Of War esr A,eaey for topayusal
Of troops have always been promptly met thttsasu.
ry when an absolute want OF means Old not paDvent
lie says since tho lst Of July last the W eeS 81
has been paid on such regulations Is fouowss-
For bounties on enlistment nt........... .SYEO0 Aoo
! Recruiting, collecting, drilling and organizing ,
Lroops. .!V!J1S60 q
ordinAry Pay.'....'s. 4S00l WI -
The amount Of reaustionsOf Of this description In ~
Treasury Department unpaid 10 $2s 100000 These ua-
paid reqistos are about equal to the amount reqairsG
for pay during bmon,hly period portisn Of them
represent pay which fell due before the ccmmencemsat
OF the last bmontA period Of September and 0oto5sr
whe about equal amounts havo been supplied for pay
which has become due since It's Precise
information these points can only be obtained iron
tho books OF the department.
When the resources the Treasury became iuAcQuss
to tho demands made upon IT, the Secretary Of ths Tres
sury communicated the fact 70 th6 Secretaries Of w
aud OF the Navy, and requested them 70 designate
the par;iculr reqaistons which they regarded moss
urgent TO the amount of about milloa ef doass
daily. To this extent feqnst!ons daily mel
from cus.cns from Internal revenue from tho proceeds
| OF copversions of temporary loans and from
ncw issucs OF United States notes. These resoercesl
though large, are, Congress has been already
informed, inadequate. NO feel deeper rcgree
than the Secretary that single American soldier lacks
single dollar of his pay and effort OF his has been
wanting to prevent such condition. II s mot in big
power however TO arrest the accumulation OF demands
upon the treasury beyond the possibility Of rrovisiOa
Tor them under existing legi aioa In his annual re-
ror ne has laid before Congress the measure which, ahs
judgment, will enable him 70 provide for tho cstx-
mated wants of the public service. If, 10 has
judgment he is fortunate enough 10 have their CONCUR
renee he cntertans tho hope that all grounds OF com
plain, BECAUSE Of delays OF payment may be soon
moved.
EFFECT OF THE RECENT DISASTER AT FREDEafo46-
BrRGREroRTED RESIGNATION or GENERAL BURN
SIDE. ETC.
The excitement caused BY the recon. disaster to
army at Fredericksburg grows deeper and intense
almost every hour. Not word OF censlre Ia hear6
against General Burnside; but believed that the faH
Is attributable exclusively the higher military
thores, and the demand for change In the military
officers OF the administration Is almost universal. IL In
no, supposed that Mr. lincoln will throw the mantle az
honesty the authors Of this last misfortune,
is il believed that he participates in tho errors
that were comait,ed any further than forbearhg
10 from Office those who have brought il about
The Of this sad result potent that the most
ordinary intelligence lail perceive them aud
nich astonishment expressed everywhere, without
ference 10 poca! alnes partisan proclives, that
Inc President does not, without hesitation, dismiss from
his Cabinet aud his councils, the Secretary aud the Gens
raj Chief under whose administration Of army matters
there has been only Of iamentable disasters
It stated last evening, upon vey high and reliable
authority, that General Burnside has rsssuod tho co
mand Of the Army OF the Potomac.
Secretary Seward has determined not 10 roma.n In the
uniesx Mcssrs Stanton should
missed.
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF THR DUTY on PAPRR.
The petition presented to-day By Representative CofaK,
referred TO the Committee Of Ways aud Means. Il
from editors aud publishers OF New York,
Buao Troy Pha elpha, Boston, Baltimore, Portland,
Washington, Chicago, Cincinnati Detroit, wheeling, Al
bany, Pisburg New Haven Hartford, Providence, Man.
chester, Milwaukee Newark Musca'ine Peoria Dubuque.
Toledo, Cleveland aud many other cities, n ayor cs The
reduction or abolition Of the duty on paper.
GEN. A'cLELLAN's MOVEMENTS.
letter fro. General Mcclellan OF day before yestcr
day. in which he mentions nothing OF being ordered 70
Washington. is sufficient reu:stson OF any
ccrnng the Generals presence in this city, pro.
liabilities OF his coming witness in either the Porter
Mcdowell courts.
THE MpowErL CorRT os rQUiRy.
In the Mcdowell Court OF lnqGiry - day Gen. Ncrowen
confined the Presentation Of documentary evidence Il
s very voluminous consists mainly OF cttcrs and
dispatches from the President aId Secretary Of War
These beer introduced nv Gen. Mcdowell TO show
that subsequent the evacuation OF Fredericksburg he
acted every instance obedience To orders from high an
hority The reading of these documents occupied the
session to-day. Gen. sigel VIII he witness
lie il in the city, obedience OF the
Recorder
The journal Of the proceedings Of this Ut TO this
time eight hundred oolscap pages The abors
q the Recorder COL Pclouze have been csous ndssd'
unassisted by any shorthand writer.
The testimony c General Sigel tomorrow II be speaks
freely, promises 10 be OF importance.
TnE PORTER COURT MARITAL
The evidence IN Tho case of General Fit2 join Porter
since hc testimony Of General Pope aud Ccner eoheria,
not had the damaging effect attributed 20 il by
sinister comments in presses tnffiendy TO thsk
accused, account OF biz well known friendship
general Mcclellan. The letters of General Porter To
General Burnside, peculiarly damaging c,bcr Gosersi
Porter General Mcclellan, would hive been hs pre-
sented = The by the prosecution. Thus FAR hey
have been presented, except IN part. When the
defence with testimony, they ~i DC produced
il fan Gencral Nccieilan's despatch General Porter
relieves Ac former at least, Of any completely With The
dislster OF General Pope, and counses tile fullest
operation by The Army Of the Potomac with the Army OF
Virginia under General Pope. II Is patent fact thst
the array General rope saved only from utter
initiation by portion Of General Mccielians ren'nsuar
army.
REVISION OF rnE RULES ASD ARTICLES or WAR.
!, bjard Of CHEERS win meet IN Washington IN a short
time 10 propose amendments change IN the rules amt
articles cf war; code q regulations for ,hc govern
,nent Of the armies the leld authorized by the laws
,nd usagcs Of var The board consists Of Francis Icbcr
l. T. ~, Mlor Generals Hitchcock Cadwaladcr aud
Harlsun and Grigader General Martindale.
EXCHANGE OF CIVILIAN PRISONERS OF WAX.
lhe Secretary Of War in TO a resolution Of in
ar .xostav
nan prisoners reports that General Hitchcock Commis-
scncr for the exchange prisoners by the cartel of
september 25 ist3 made arrangements for tho exchange
OF suers tcans,ers and civilians in accordance With
which exchanges have been made aud others tho
lit tor exchange.