New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-18
Issue Of Legal Tender Notes Discontinued.
AMOUNT OF UNITED STATtSNO1fS INcIRcuLsn an
THE CASE OF GEN. BUEI +.
Changes and Appointments Under sNs
Enrolment Law.
al Dispatch 20 The N. Y. Tribune.

GEN. BUTLER URGED FOR TIE DEPARTMENT or
TIT WEST.
A movement is on foot, which lie strongly sur
ported By Influential men botb in anG OH Of tAs
Cabinet, for the appointment OF Gen. Ben. BuGsrt,
| the command Of the Department Of the Wes, from
which Cen. Curtis has just been removed, oId Of
which Brighten. ScoGeld, whose nominal 90
ST. Gen. the Senate omitted to confirm on tbs
ground of bis pro-slavery views and general incaA
pscty, is temporarily in charge. II is thought rhat
Ben Butter u.s. of al men, best qualified Cor ne
wok We: 70 be done west Of the Mississippi. That
he VIII put Missouri beyond the fear OF INVASION.
with which it is at present agitated, sweep Timed
Reb l. cut Of Arkansas, organize enough black ana
" hte regiments in the Tram Mississippi Sstes with
which, in conjunction with tue White troops tLesdy
in the Department, he can carry the nstotal stand
ard to Texas snd the Rio Grande, and govern the
vast country thus conquered. However, senator
Henderson is supposed 70 have recommended Gen.
Scotied as Gen. Curtis's successor.
THE ENROLMENT FOR THE DRAFT.
! Tie PrJvost- Marsbals appointed under the Ma
tioua EDrollment act have received their nstruc-
ions, and been directed to proceed with the draft
forthwith. 1t is supposed however, that it will
take from fifty to sixty days TO complete it, and it IL
doubtful whether any draft he made before the
middle Of July. Volunteers may, however be called
Tor before that time.
THE $500 EXEMPTION.
! Ii ia true that the Secretary Of War ia now Of
the opinion, which be did not entertain few days
ago ths, the proper Interpretation to be put upon
the clause in tie law providing th4, the drafted man
may p,y to such person the Secretary Of war may
authorize to receive, such sun no; exceeding $40,
sbo
Of substitute s that it is Tor the Secretary not for
the individual drafted to decide whether to mako
use Of the alternative presented by this olsuse or
not, and that, therefore, Government may waive it
altogether and require the drafted man either to 70
himself to the war or 10 furnish q substitute at
a rree TO be determined BY the law OF supply
and demand Of the policy Of this Interpretation
the President aud Solicitor Of the War Department.
are also believed to be convinced that there no
evidence that they prepared 10 accept it a. the
true legal Interpretation Of the cau-e in question;
The probabilities. however, would now seem to he,
that il will receive the sanction Of the Governmeut
ard thai ths law will be means Of getting men
rather than money, rs might DO the esse were o
drafted sGa allow ed 70 exemp himself from service
by paving ,hree hundred dollars. The law thus
construed, will bear upon the rich rather than the
poor, since she exemptions which it makes except
those for physical defects reach those persons only
who have others dependent upon them for support,
while the rich man can excuse himself igom service
by providing an able.boded substitute.
FROM MEXICO.
The United States Cousu to Mexico, Mr.. Often
! Lerg has arrived here with yoauinous dispatches
from our Minister. NJ. CoswID, whose health,
" HEB has heretofore been critical Is now good.
Mr.. Gutenberg eft Mexico on The lSin ut and Vera
Cruz MAJ /. The political condition OF affairs al
the capital WI, entirely satisfactory 10 the Juarea
Government. Tho opinion Of wei-niormed Amer
leans in the City of Mexico lie that the French ex-
pedition has already received It's death blow. De-
sertions from tie French Army very large,
nearly two thousaud soldiers having gone over to
he Mexicans within tie last three months. Dis
case is also at work in the ranks OF the French.
Issue OF LEGAL-TENDER MITES DISCONTINUED.
! The Issue of legal-tender notes has been discon-
iuued, ana the 5lsak na,es ROW on Aand have Teen
sealed up. The oal snourt Of greenbaeAs IN eirca-
latiou ia not FAR from, siO5 tOOOC0.
COLONIZATION IL HONDURAS.
Mr.. Hodge,, an American citizen resident for many
years IN Honduras, has been here Tor some days
comforting Wild the Government respecting the col.
onisation Of our freedmen N his adopted country.
Tho President and The Secrctar.e, OF State and Of
the Interior are understood 10 be anxious tha; meas
ures should be adopted TO carry ca, this plan. Other
members Of the Cabinet however, think tue present
au inopportune moment TO initiate schemes Of colo
nzatiou, believing that the freedmen can be made
useful in ssing the present rebellion by enter
Ing the military naval service. The probabilities
now are that nothing will be done in tie mater at
present, aud that Mr.. Hodges will return to his
Government without having accomplished his mis-
sion.
| DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
| IL is we'll known that III consequence OF the dini-
culiies in which the affairs of the Central American
Transit Company became involved, A. h. Dickinson,
who recently returned 10 the United State from thAb
country to accept tho Marshalship OF New YORK. "A'
elected By the President 10 return to BIS former
ffeial position in Nicaragua At lie same hno
Nj. Clay, who was superseded by Dir. Deki'on'
was transferred to Honduras rs Minister Resident,
and Mr.. Partridge of Maryland, who mas reP's-
senied this Government both at Honduras ana oA'-
yador, was accredited solely to Salvador lbs g''es
IA diplomatic representative in each OF the Cen'fsA
American republics.
THE CASE OF col. D'uTAssf.
, The D'Utassy court stands adj Jour cd I'LL "eune'
day, when Col. D'Uassy will present sn e'A'o'.
de,ense in writing Judge-Advocae danes WA
, rrobsblv not deem il necessary TO make ~PVs
An, rilI le,ve the case in the hands OF the eoufs
? oyN c,upBELL ORDERED TO ST. LOUIS.
prg Gem. Chss. Campbell Of Pennsylvania n.s
been ordered 70 yep0s, y g. LOUIS. VIII ~