, 1862-12-09

ever be issued. The true certificates Of the |
denomination Of $500 have their numbers |
written on the face in red ink, in thu upper
corner directly under the marginal border. The !
words If tic order to = be not filled up, |
this certificate issued to will be paid to |
bc:rcr," arc printed on the back Of the ccrtitl-
Gates in red ink. All that have been issued |
since about the 1st inst, commencing |
about the number II, 500, have The large |
denominations, 5000, printed on the face in
red ink.
All certificates that will issue from this Of |
ticc III future, will be like those issued here
teforc. Those in the last package differ from |
The genuine in having the words ADORE quoted,
viz: '.1f the order to o-- be not filed lp>
this certificate, issued to o--, will be paid I
to bearer,'' engraved OH the face Of the certi-
tlc:tc, beginning over the yiguette, and there
taking the place Of the border and continued
below on each side over the engraved denonli-
nation Of $5,000 The numbers are printed !
in On each side, in red ink, under The s., ,030
smaller denomination. The large denomiua-
tlon is in green ink. Certificates Of tic de-
nominations Of 81 900, answering the deserip-
ton Of these last have been and are heing is
sucd, ,b1t l.oncof that denomination have been
last signed. T. E. SPINNER,
Treasurer Of the Unitel States.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trihune.1
WASHINGTON. Dec. s, 1872
Attorney General Bates is preparing and
has nearly completed most Important and
elaborate opinion, affirming the citizenship Of
persons Of African descent, under the Consti-
tut;,,n and laws Of tlc United States, the
Drcd Scott decision to the contrary no1with-
Standing. The question to which his opinion
is to be the answer arose out Of IN applica-
t:"n by Il negro, as master Of Il vessel, for a
clearance, which Nas 1e5erred to the Attorney
General by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
1t is also said tl1at The same general qucs-
:;en was raised by the Secretary Of State in
referring an application for Il passport by 4
negro to the Attorney General.
Major General Sc1enck, having recovered
| from The effects Of Ills severe wounds received
1T :Ae last Bull Run battles sufficiently to be
allc to transact ordinary business again,
| leaves i'll the morning for his new field il, Bal
| :i,nnre. He made his first appearance in pub
lie since he WAS wounded to-day, visiting both
branches Of Congress, where he was warmly
received by his hosts Of friends and former
fellow nle.ulers.
The bill for the admission Of Western Vir-
Ginla, which passed the Senate last session,
comes up III The House tomorrow. Senator
Wade ard other friends Of Western Virginia
have been canyassing the House for the bill
to-day, aid express confidence that it will
finally get through.
| Complaints are made ID some quarters that
| Halleck is attempting to control the appoint
ncnts Of Brigadier Generals as Mcclellan did
and out Of Il lot Of over thirty whom lie his
recommended and whose names the President
! is likely to send to the Senate, every man is
Brcckinridge Democrat. Hany such diserimi
: nation against Republicans has been attempt
} cd such nominations will never get throug,
| the Senate.
Tic committee to examine The case of Ash
r leg Of Ohio, concerning his lind spcculatio,
! letters. consists Of Blake, Shanks, Noel1, Gre
c | scy and HHight.
t Richardson of Ill., from tile Committe 0
$ thu Whole, made dead set against the I'D
d ininistr,tion in Il formal speech.
c Twenty-scvcn more prisoners were uncor
c ditionolly released from the Old Capitol te
il day. They had been confined weeks, some
times months, without examinations III
:, ! without cause or crime.
o An evening paper here has the followin
it about Banks expedition:
# While it now seems generally believed til.
this expedition is not designed TO ;pprnae
Richmond, the outside world remains as muc
/ in lin f3r1 eyer with ref,.rarcn tn It's 1n
:, t;natinn. Its composition, storcships, &c
D are such as to battle all attempts ut IL
u shrcwdest gucsses III the premises.
$ The Senate Military Committee were i
y structed Today to bring in bill to aid
T. suppressing the rebellion In Missouri, Il
j. idea being to make provisions for helpi1
10 | Erlancipationists there.
10 Official statements show that there are nc
A. over 6o,00O sick and wounded in our hospit;
ut aside from the immense number convalesce
but not yet able to return to their regiment
- Inquiry has been made directed from, t
Ia House Military Committee to the Secretary
. War and Surgeon General to ascertain Whetll
~ some method cannot he devised for renderi
ri il easter to procure furloughs and dischare
ho for the more serious Of these cases Witho
,rt detr7ment 10 the service.
l. In the convalescent camp near here are nj
cr l2,000 to Is, 600 soldiers only partially rccov
ed from wounds or diseases. Forthis numt
up till Today there have been I
'er five surgeons. One man Was froz
ng to death there on Saturday mig
lse Some Congressman who had visited the eau
N. having called the attention of the authorit
he to its condition, twelve more surgeons VI
sent there carly this morning, and 1900 Of
FIX worst cases we're returned to the hospit
m Large numbers Of these troops are from
,rs west Certain New York members Of G
,iu grcss are said to hare been detected in rect
ne ing fees for procuring commissions in
nd army, in one case charging rs high as S400
III services in procuring single commission
low grade.
Democrats and Border State men did Il
f. best in the House to-day to defeat the bill
, Identifying the President from all legal prt
) cutions for arbitrary arrests, but Thad Stey
outgcnerallcd them in parliamentary tao
by and carried the bill through.
Of On this subject Of arrests, the policy Of
'ie Republican party for this session begins tt
an pretty well defined. They will insist on
. to Presidents clear right and duty to make
us arrests, and Will maintain that his great e.
.ing has been in being too zenicnt and not max
ses. enough arrests, but will not denv tl,at O.
siona1 mistakes may have been made, or
Ios, some Of the Presidents subordiuates ]
Jan- have exercised this unwonted power mi
vel ciously and tyrannical1y. As this is to be
:. main point Of Opposition attack, this lin
,a' an3 Republican defense is specially important
g. i. g..