The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-01-22
From Washington.

and Edwin M. Stanton will take bis
place. Cameron will be appointed Min.
! lister to Russia
Rumors continue to be circulated rep
resenting the condition of Gen. McClel-
lan's as unfavorable, but the truth is be
continues daily to improve and rides out
in his carriage on business.
The President has approved the joint
resolution, explanatory of the act to in
crease the duties on tea, coffee and sugar.
The Tri6une's Washington correspon.
dent says, the weather has so broken up
the roads on the other side of the Potomac
that even the irrepressible Sigel himself,
who always reaches his destination about
the time that it is announced that be can.
not possibly leave his place of departure,
could scarcely more division over them.
It is mud everywhere, and deep mud too,
The President has said that he will not
accept Gen Sigel's resignation except as
a last resort. He accounts him a yalua-
bic officer, and will spare no pains to re-
tain him in the service,
Our present relations with Europe are
deemed highly important and interesting,
and as Russia seems to be strong friend
| ly power, the President was anxious that
some one shonld act as minister at the
Court of St. Petersburg, IN whom he has
entire confidence, who can ably and fairly
represent his views and aid our cause in
Europe. Gen. Cameron accepted the
Office of Secretary with great reluctance,
preferring to retain his seat 10 the SeEate
aud has always declared his intention to
vacate the place when the interests of the
country would allow, and he could have q
proper successor. The g-ntlemau select
ed, Edwin M Stanton, is warm personal
friend of Gen. Cameron, is from his own
State and has accepted the position at the
latter solicitation. Mr.. Stanton it will
be recollected was Attorney General to,
wards the close of Buchana.'s admins.
tration. In taking the ardnous position
he sacrifices immense private business. 10
serve the government. The friends of
General Cameron claim that he can well
lay aside his exhausting labors, having
furnished SO much in the orgaliiz ition and
equipment of the largest army ever as
sembled on the American Continent.
The nominations were sent TO the Sen.
ate to-day by the President. They were,
as is customary, sent to the appropriate
committee. and will probably be acted up
on iu Executive session tomorrow
The change in the Cabinet creates
much sensation. !
THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
An Annapolis correspondent of a
morning cotemporary. writing from AM
napolis, thus speaks of the Burnside ex-
pedition:
t.TuE ExPEDITIoNARY VESSELS.
The transport feet, now in this har
bor. comprises every variety of vessels
from the thousand tun steamer aud ship
down to the hundred tun Schooner. The
total number of vessels, of all kinda, aside
from the naval forces. is forty five, and
are divided up as follows: Nine steam
ers. nine propellers or gunboats, four
ships, five barks one brig, seventeen
schooners and ivs ,a,ing batteries
"The draft of the transport vessels has
been matter of much speculation, and
many have thought, from this fact alone
the probable destination of the armada
could be OWNED. l make no prophe cies,
though / am qnite sure know. For
your information, can state, however,
that there is no vessel in the feet that
draws, when laden, more than ten feet or
less than three feet. None of the vessels.
either, exceed one thousand tuns register,
and this circumstance, together with the
light drsught, has been used as addition
al evidence of the surmised destination.
But / can assure your readers that with
one or two exceptions. there is not yes,
bsel in the feet but is capable of withstand
ing the severest Cape Hatteras storm
more successfully than did many of the
Port Royal transports. A very consid-
erable number of the steamers have for
Years run on the rocky and ice bound
coast between Boston and st. Johns, N
/. Brunswick" Ta anne
7 The lend force is about twenty thous
E9.i9 The Bank Suspension Bill.
THIS piIi passed tue SenaLe last evening
after several important amendments had
been adopted. So it goes back 20 the
House.
Oae of the amendments limits the ex
istence of the proposed law to sixty days
Another provides for taxing all the banks
that avail themselves of the benefits of the
act as other property is taxed, and gives
them thirty days in which to comply with
this provision.
We understand that Messrs. Hitchcock
and Robinson, of the Senate Currency
committee, were in favor of reporting the
bill for passage as it passed the House;
but Messrs. Eggleston and Sinnet wanted
the equalization amendment to go into
lit, The members of the committee who
were in the city were thus equally di
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