, 1862-01-03

from our own Correspondcnt.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 50, 1861.
The first effect Of the intelligence of the
surrender Of Mason and Slidcu was unfortu-
nate, and the disappointment bitter, Had our
Government been in the full career OF deeds
demonstrating an intention to crush the re-
billion with stunning blows, had its record
borne something in that direction already &C.
complislcd, this feeling would have been less.
But when NC vieW tie inactivity Of our gen
erals, The rapid exhaustion Of our treasury. tho
exceeding tenderness which our rulers bestow
upon slavery, and the general gloom which all
these things hayc cast upon cur foreign re1a-
tions, it is not to be wondered at that public
attention Is centcred on the surrender Of the
Two sconndrcls in Fort Warren, and that q part
Of the bad feeling aroused by these other cir
cumstances Is vented upon It.
It is plain that the Government must now
'note, II it would escape impending d1ssolu-
ton. Recognition Of the rebel government
BY foreign powers cannot be ataVed of much
longer By mere brarado. Within few days
the treasury will be depleted, with no re-
sources ahead except 4 sea Of paper currency,
more likely to swallow us up than to bear US
safely through the coming six months. Con
gress is growing responsive to the peoples
growls, Investigating the conduct Of the war,
and appearing disposed to withhold further
supplies until somc use Is made Of the vast
means already voted 4 hue aud cry will
come up from all parts Of the country, md
especially from the army, about the Mason and
slidcIl affair, Something must be done, and
that quickly. 4 decided victory for the Fed
erul arms will alone bring Us out OF our
difficulties. ! expressed the belief not long
since that there WAS military plan on
foot to deal a stunning blow at the
rebellion. I have since learned some facts
| which tend strongly to confirm this belief II
| I am correct, three weeks will not pass by
withouta bloody encounter somewhere along
| the main line Of military operations, between
| Fortress Monroe and Cairo, and it m8y occur
| sooner I do not pretend to know zaae7e the
| blow will fall, and if did, of course should
| not be permitted to tell
d fraud amounting 10 $4,000 or s15, 900,
| pcrpetrnted on the Shawnee Indians, has jusi
| been brought to light by Commissioner Dole
During the latter part Of President Buehan
! ans term, claims amounting to s36, 7t5 were
presented By the Shawnees for robberies com
mittel by tie Border RufIians in 1856, chief
Investigated and allowed, and Congress made
| an appropriation to pay them. The most &C
), tire solicitor aud agent in the prosecution O
the claims Was one Edward Clark, Of Kansas
WHO, it appears, Was allowed 40 per cent. b,
the Indians for his trouble. The money va
sent out to the Shawnee agent, Abbott b,
name, last month, in demand treasury notes
I It now appears that Clark and another sconn
| drel went round among the Indians and pei
suaded them there was danger that they wonl
not get their money at ali, either from the Dc
predations Of the various belligerents in th
ncighborhood, or from the unWilingness c
the Government to Iquidatc the debt. The
thus induced them to give receipts i
full and submit to another heavy shaw
, | in their just claims. Settlers on the Shawne
Reserve, which lies between Kansas City an
| Lawrence, say that Abbott was party to th
shameless fraud, and that he divided wit
: Clark the profits arising from it.. Abbott b:
C come on here in great haste to stay proceed
) ings against his bond. He alleges that the Il
dams would not take treasury NOTES, and til;
: it to the Indians, leav1ngit to be inferred thr
: Clark pefpetrated the fraud without b
: knowledge. This is q very improbable stor
and even if true it would NOT save him fro
j. the legal consequences Of the swindle. Ti
d Government will recover the amount fro
Abbott's e.1reties, and pay it to the lnd;a1
through more careful agent. It is hops
e that some means will be found for rcachiz
l. CLARK.
!. old Gen. Pickering, of Edwards count
Illinois, is here receiving bis instructions
e the Inferior Department, as Governor
e Washington Territory. Gen. Pickering is o.
T. the oldest citizens Of Illinois, having scttl
in Egypt forty years ago. His address here,
ter viii be Olympia, v. 7.
1. The investigation Of the case Of c. b. F.
s. ter, Of North Carolina, before the Commit
Ia on Elections, discloses one Of the most Y
~ | tI1JS1tjnr nfrppS Of 1,naT1rF on rfcorH NJ
" only is Ills pretended election to Congress
e arr:nt fraud and forgery, but the newspaE
& correspondence set on foot to give color to
was all manufactured. One Carpenter tea
fed before the Committee that he wrote
&c glowing letters to the N. T. Tribune in tt
is behalf, and that they were al bascless full
of cations. It is not true that the President
h. nominated Foster as Marshal Of North Ca
~ Ina-that ia, no such appointment has be
&C. sent to the Senate as Jet. It is not TO be 6.
to posed HAT such nomination could be eit]
ba made or confirmed after this exposition.