The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
OFFICERS PROHIBITED FROM RETURN.
ING FUGITIVE SLAVES. 80.

OFFICERS PROHIBITED FROM RETURN.
ING FUGITIVE SLAVES. 49,. 90.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-President
Lincoln on Thursday approved Of the I'D.
ditional article of war which goes into i'm.
mediate operation, namely Gall officers or
persons in the military or naval service of
the United States are prohibited from en-
ployipg any of the forces under their com.
mands for the purpose ofreturning fugitives
from service or labor, who have escaped
from any persons whom such service or La
Dor is claimed to be due.
The Senate was four hours in Executive
session today and confirmed the following
nominations for Brigadier Generals of VOL
unteers: Major B. Barry, Chief of artille-
| ~ attached to McClellan's staff; Willis
"A. German, of Minnesota; Carl Schurtz;
Schuyler Hamilton; Thomas L. Price,
member of Congress from Missouri; Maj.
J. N. Palmer, 5th cavalry; Lieut.. Col W.
81. Emory, 9Th cavalry; Maj Andrew j.
Smith, 5th cavalry Marcenna L. Patrick,
of New York; Isaac F Quimby, of New
York; OrVis s. Ferry, of Connecticut; Hi.
ram B. Berry, of Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-A despatch to
the Times says General McClellan's Proc.
lamation excites great enthusiasm of the
army and applause of the people.
The rebels never talked of evacuating
uutil after the fall of Donelson, when it
was freely said that they would have to
retreat when Mcclellan advanced.
The roads for the past sixty days have
been horrible.
The grave of Col. Cameron is said to
have been found at Bull Run to-day, and
bis remains sent to Harrisburg.
The rebels burned Warrington station,
fourteen miles from Manassas, also hotel
and several dwellings there. Yesterday a
party of our troops started from Quantico
Creek, and occupied Dumfries, which had
been occupied by troops from Texas, Ala.
bama, and South Carolina, under General
Wigfall.
The Times correspondent says General
McClellan's proclamation to his army is
the theme of universal conversation and en-.
thusiastic praise. His popularity with the
army is unbounded, and bis friends increase
by thousands among the people who ad.
mire bis patience under persecution, and his
single hearted devotion to the Union.
The docks at Washington begin to be
thickly studded with the masts of vessels
that have reached here with supplies since
the blockade was raised; vast relief to al
who have to buy in Washington.
Messrs. Odell and Baker, members from
New York, yesterday called,upon Secretary
Welles and urged that Commodore String.
ham be assigned to active duty. 1t is un-
derstood that the Secretary gave them as.
surance that this meritorious officer would
soon have command.
General e. A. Hitchcock, who recently
declined the appointment of Major General
of Volunteers, was summoned here from ST..
Louis, some days ago, when be was visited
by Mr.. Stanton the Secretary OF War.
I What transpired at the interview has not
been announced, but it was OF sufficient im-
port and interest to the country to induce
General Hitchcock to reconsider bis declin-
alton of the Major Generalship.
From contrabands who have acted as
teamsters for the rebels, it is ascertained
that the main body of the rebels have cross.
ed to the Rappahannock and are making a
stand at Fredericksburg, in conjunction
with the army at Gordonsville.
CAPT. BUCHANAN OF THE MERRIMAC
DEAD.
WASHINGTON, March H. HeroJds
special The relations of Franklin Bu-
chanan, who commanded the rebel iron clad
steamer, Merrimac, at the late fight, have
written to bis relations in this city, from
Baltimore, that he is dead, and his body is
to be brought to the old homestead on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland for interment.
IMPEACHMENT OF TRAITOROUS JUDGES.
A movement is on foot relating to the
impeachment of all those judges who have
in any form, shape or manner aided or abet-
ted the interests of secession.
A member of Congress has now in bis
desk resolution which he will offer at the
first opportunity, to instruct the Commit
tee on the judiciary to inquire into this
matter of general impeachment, and report
at an early date by bill or otherwise.
NOTIFICATIONS OF THE NEW TAX BILL.
WASHINGTON, March III Tribune corr
'espondemce.] Delegations from a great
number of business interests are here, each
suggesting modification of the tax bill in
| its favor.
Concessions have already been made in
Committee TO iron makers, in making the
tax specific instead of adyalorem to the
newspapers, making the advertisement tax
three instead of FIVE per cent, and on net
receipts instead of gross; to Tobacconists,
reducing it On leaf and stem, and raising it
on the manufactured to the coal dlstiler>
ers, who will be destroyed by the compe-
tition of the rock oil combined with the tax
proposed to umbrellas and parasols a
change from specific to five per cent. adval-
orem; to hoop skirts the same and to ON.
nlhuses entire freedom from the tax on pas
eeDgers
1t was shown that it would be fatal to
them in competition with the horse rails
| roads.
The tax has also been stricken off from
toe manufacture of -four. This was done
| by delegation of Rochester millers. who