New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-17

spsei.l Dispatch 10 TIE y. !. Tribune
WAsHisGTov, March lG 1867
I'M pnopOsgD REMOVAL or GEN. MCCLELLAN.
The resolution offered in the Senate exec
ecutiys session on Friday, requesting The Pres
;deut 10 remove Gen. Mcclellan from his COM
mand and Withdrawn by the mover after de-
bate which showed a unanimous purpose to
pass it. viii probably be renewed on Monday
or Tuesday.
TIE EXAMINATION OF CONTRACTS
Me.srs. Hol. aud Owen, comm .ssioned to
examine and allow or reject all contracts, Or
aers and Claims on the War Department for
ordnance. arms, and ammunition, wlh COM
mepce their labors tomorrow. They have
1aken rooms in the War Department. Their
investigations viii be Of ngid character.
Contractors who do not stand square and clean
On the record had better ran from under.
Tux NGW-GRAEADnS AFFAIR.
Tie Secretary Of State is still negotiating
with the New-Grauadian Minister respecting
The continuation Of the commission for the
settlement Of the claims undsposed o. Judge
Dean a. counsel for the Government has made
his report to the State Department, setting
forth tao facts in the matter, aud Mr Lea'en-
worth. tie United States Commissioner, will
complete his in few days. The whole mum
Der OF claims presented are 2lo, Of which one
bali are undecided. Tie ground assumed by
our Government il tnat our Commissioner
bong prepared 70 decide ell tie cases while
tie Commissioner for New-Granada was not,
therefore. under the terms Of the treaty NcT-
Granada is bound to extend the time o. ALLOW
the Commissioners TO pa7s all the clairns.
That falling to do so she should abide by the de-
c;s.On Of our Commissioner as TO their validity
and amount.
GEN. FREMONT DEPARTMENT.
Gen. Fremoat's Department extends. if We
are rightly informed, no further south thar
Knoxville. Light months after the right time
Gen. Fremont ia appointed to the very com
-uand to which Secretary Chase sagac.Ousl.
recommended him to the Government before j
had been placed in the power OF Patterson t.
throw away victory, aud wound the nation a
Bull Run. letter is ia Gen. FremOnts pos
session from Secretary Chase, written on tn
4th OF August, ioOl, IN which the iatJcf t1!h
" bave never ceased 20 urge that tho sug3 cs;i0n
which ventured TO make RESPECTING your employ
ment after your return from Pans were moi adopted
Think your services are Of he ighest value when
Won are 1 still think that tire theher which pro
posed for your act Oh would have been more import
ant The irs' part Of ny wifo, ar you perhaps re-
member was that you should assnlne the comman'
III The Shenandoah Valley aGd viciGiiy, in place .
Gen Patterson. Had my views been adopted 0ul
70 this extent, / am persuaded our army would nov
have been in possession Of Manassas and Tue Who'll
lie OF communication with Western Virginia wou
have been open, for sure | am that Johnston wOul
never have escaped you'
The whole country viii echo the dstin
guisbed secretasys regret. Had his earnes
recommendation to the President, and Gen
Scott, and members Of the Cabinet bee
needed, this war would long since have bee
ended, the fuances OF the country been in
very different condition from what they are nov