Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-02-05
From Washington.

the forenoon with the President, TIT
| Secretary Of War and the General il
Chief. We understand that at hi
own request he was relieved from
the command of the army of the Poto
mac, and the President Immediately
conferred the chief command on Majol
General Hooker.
An evening paper there makes the
announcement that Hooker already
has his plan OF campaign formed, ant
that he will be ready to- enter mp
on it's execution as soon as the roads
will permit.
The stories that Sumner and Frank
lin were ordered to Washington IN.
der arrest, grew out Of the fact that
both have been relieved of their conn
mands--the former at his own re-
quest, and the latter because of the
conviction Of the necessity for such a
course. Sumner preferred his request
to be relieved Immediately after the
battle of Antietam. 1t could not be
granted till now.
1t is rumorcd that Franklin regards
being relieved as an imputation on
his conduct, and will demand a court
Of inquiry. If such demand be made
it will be granted, and this court will
be sure to show that the actions in
Franklin's military career, which have
caused him to be most blamed, have
been done in direct obedience to spc-
cific orders from Mcclellan. 1t is be-
lieved that the upshot of the whole
matter will be court martial of Mac.
Clcllan himself. Gen. Hitchcock's
remarkable letter, fatty accusing Mac
Clellan of disobedicnce of the Presi-
dents orders, is regarded as fore
runner of snch course.
( II is confidently predicted that ac-
ton will now be the word with the
army of the Potomac. Hooker is a
man either to make or break, and not
to stand very long waiting to go
about it. His appointment in Burn
sides place causes no surprise. 1t
has been considered probable at any
time since Antietam, and was always
thought sure to come sooner or later.
In the Senate, a few days since, Mr..
Trumbull called up the bill for the in
Identification of the President for sus-
pending the writ of haJeas corpus. d.
Mr.. Davis of Ky. spoke at length
characterizing the proclamation of
the President as the most extraordin-
airy document ever issued, claiming
that the President had no power to do
any thing of the kind. and such acts
were palpable violations of the. con.
stitution aud laws Of the United
States. The President might as well
have issued a proclamation to sus.
pend the Constitution itself. Mr.. Lin
coin has fairly shouldered the aboli.
ton policy, bnt the people have de-
clared, in thunder tones, that the con.
stitution shall not be destroyed. 81
Mr.. Doolittle, of Wis, said he had
listened to hundreds of speeches from
the Senator from Kentucky, and the
whole burden Of them had been in de-
nunciation of the Administration, now
struggling to put down the rebellion,
but he had not heard one word from
him in condemnation Of those men
who were dripping with the blood of
their country-mcn who are stained
With perjury, corruption and treason,
who were his associates. But from
day to day the Senator denounces the
President Of the United States and
asperses his motives. The present
Administration bears upon its shout.
ders responsibility never borne be-
fore since the days of Washington,
and the responsibility has been borne
with a single purpose to preserve the
Constitution and to live mp to the oath
taken to protect aud defend it. As to
the question of the power to suspend
the habeas corpus, there is an homes
difference of opinion about it and thu
President Of the United tthan whom ;
more honest and patriotic man doe.
not live) he believed was acting un
der the Constitution in suspending tn.
writ. The Senator from KY and Ger
tain others spend much of their tim,
in trying to break down the Admins
tration, but say not word agains
the rebels who are cndeavoring to ov
erthrow the Government. chad lis
tened to their talk until completed,
Disguised.
Senator Harlan has introduced 9
bill authorizing the President to seize
hold and run, during the rebellion. q
line OF railroad from some Atlanti,
port to some point not further cas-
than Chicago, thence to three points
on the Mississippi opposite Minneso
ia, Iowa and Missouri respectively
A, Board of Control, composed of three
commissioners, to appraise the roads
taken, to superintend them, keep them
in repair, and run them for passen-
gers and freight at not exceeding the
total expenses. The mails to be car.
ried free. The owners of the roads
to receive seven per cent. on the ap-
praised value. .
The Massachusetts, men at their re-
cent interview with the President, ur-
ged upon him two things as of special
importance--that he should employ
no agents, either in civil or military
positions, except those who are hear.
and soul with him for the country
and that he should extend the procla
nation Of freedom to all slave terrific
ries. making q promise of compensa.
tion to loyal masters.
The House Territorial Committee
has agreed to report in favor of the
admission of Nevada, Colorado and
Nebraska into the Union as States.
tf IL - T----r-- WITT fEH + :
John b. Cough spoke at Chicago on
Wednesday evening oflast week. He
said the people of England did not
understand American independence /,
khn~, ons,lA MT no.nA.,hc-l H. al