New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-15
From WARRINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The NJ Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON. Monday. Dec. H. 1863.
..,x, nj, .r,oy.r CourCTT. nv THE LOYAL LEAGUES.


WARRINGTON, Monday. Dec. H. 1869.
rUE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE LOYAL LEAGUES.
The meeting of the National Council OF the
LOYAL Leagues being secret 1t was Impossible last nght
10 arrive at precise accuracy with reference 70 tner
proceedings or to those of the Committee OF three who
renrcsented them Mt the White House. II s Therefore
not unlikely that dcnias in whole or In part OF the
paragraph telcgraphed to you may be made. but We
have additional reasons for believing that 1t was
substantially In accordance with the iacts'
Tn saving that tho committee, which the Council ap
pouted wero INSTRUCTED" to urge upon the President
the removal of two members Of his Cabinet and OF ueh
Ualcck. we erred The committee were instruc'ou NO
we now understand to call the Presidents at'eht"n
the condition Of Missouri. and to urge upon nun tne I'M
portance OF reconsiderng his action WIN
that state. In carrying out their INSTRUCTIONS
however. have reason to believe 'ne coi''ih'
tee referred to some Of tho persons whom the!
considered obstacles in THO way d tho 81"
in vfeS. and particular. d asaatfa, schodcld.
We may add that whoever should infer from the
phraseolgy Of the paragraph in to Days TRIBUNE that
the National Council or their Committee assumed any
but the most respectful toward the President OF
pied to dictate to him in any way would be mis-
taken There are additional for believing that
Gen. Schofeld will soon be removed and man whose
heart i, with what arc called the Radicals will be put IN
his place AS to any change in the Cabinet nothing
positively known
SENATOR BAYARD'S POSITION.
Senator Bayard of Delaware, never having
taken the anti rebellion oath required by the act of the
last session informally reminded ofthat TACT oy the
President to-day and requested to say whether he
n. ~.,lf. a in Ia.
adding that il the Senate by formal vote required
him to take it, he should resign. The question will
probably BIO brought up tomorrow. and there is no
doubt that he keeps his promise free Delaware VIII
have more fitting representative .or the next six years
than he.
VOLUNTEERS AND REGULAR NAVAL OFFICERS.
A most important concession has been made
10 volunteer officers in the Navy by the Government
Their na,nes will be inserted understand, in the new
Naval Register in exactly the same manner AZ regular
naval officers Last year the volunteers were merely
mentioned alphabetically without any nativity or serv-
ice being credited to them but the very valuable serv
ices they have rendered o, late Ia the Government
and the somewhat complex manner in shch their vaor
has been demonstrated rendered 1t appropriate for Mr.
Wecs 10 make this recognition Of their merits. The
new register alluded will contain the names OF some
thousand officers and il is not exaggeralng the fact 10
state that the volunteers just good nautical men
as tie regulars and in majority Of cases can handle
vessels better at sea- They may not be as good gun
ners as yet but they viii learn that art.
THE SIEGE OF CHARLRsr0y.
4 letter from Morris Island says the Rebels
were working rcry hard on suivsns Island. inercas
ing their works there and shcing Forts Gregg and
Wagner. "a Happrchensve Of trouble from thst quar
ter The Rebel iron clads occasionally showed them
seye- but were always careful to n void fight. Tho
Rebels are said be very savage and do not spare our
men when they catch them. Reconnaissance are FIRE.
qu.utlJ made from the feet and much valuable ntor-
nation il thus obtained Our forces not idle. snd
the Rebels have quite much they can do to watch
al our movements, which they agxiou'ly 'crutin"e.
RESTORATION.
! A Special Joint Committee will probably be
appointed TO consider what legislation is necessary to
enable the loyal people Of the South 10 restore their
STATES to the Union upon the basis Of the Presidents
Message and Proclamation To this Committee. prob
ably will be referred the bills before Congress on
tho .uhec, Of slavery and snoh other bills AS may lie
introduced which bear upon the general topic
THg ENCOURAGEMENT oP ENLISTMENT IN THE
NAVY.
The bill introduced by Senator Grimes 10 en-
courage cns,msnts In the Naval service IL the United
States provides that
Any mariner abe who shall be drs-d into the
Mius Ia, the night within risht days II notification
dfs 10 esi III" Navs .sSsi 'eansn lot not
lee. than The time Tor who he have been draitsd eern
tho effect that he hss en.ied m,finr Or able
seaman In tho Naval s.,ice shall ear< bun nom tn. is
And abe seaman enlisted the dntEct OF
locality where h. may have been dsited shai BE- dniy
credited With b., service. the though he entered the
Military service Any mariner abb. now Ia tho
Military service WHO be hesesfer mustered into tho
Mar, .e,r~ may on his application b. Transferred the
Navy for res En ihrc" under such regulations
tho Pfrsidsnt ni.y establish. No pilot engineer. s'NaAn
master other person having appointment, or act
ing appointment and being actually IN the Naval sefsc. shall
be subject Military dram while holding such appointment
ming Of ships comp All enlistment. here
made into the Ns,a erce OF persons hsbe To dr
such enlisted shall be enrolled under such regulation.
The Provost Mafha General Of the 4. may prs.eribe
TIE THREE HUSDRKp-DoLLAR CLAUSE AND PAY
OF SOLDIERS
One of the two bills introduced by Senator
Lane Of Indiana to-day repeats the $500 clause in the
enrolment act and the other increases the pay Of
comm ssioued officers and pryates In the army 20 per
cent.
PROHIBITION or SLAVERY.
! The bill which Senator Hale introduced pro-
vidcs that
Hereafter all perou. within the United States Of America
equal IA. law and all claims pcr.onsl service
minor child and service rendered pursuance
-urnce the pnnshmcn, oi crime De aud the
hereby bohrd-sny thing IN the Constitution laws OF suy
state To the osntrafy Notwithstanding
THE PROHIBITION or REINSTATEMENT.
The bill forbidding reinstatement, which
Owen Lovcjoy introduced to-day declares the freedom
Of all persons covered by the Presidents proclamation
OF Jan and puts them upon par with whites In the
courts aud Furnishes the ircSnslaycment of any OF
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