The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-01-09

President is preparing all correspondence
between Government and General Nc
Clelan, including letters, kilograms ahd
reports. growing otit Of the peninsaht
campaign. This correspondence will de-
velope some truths not heretofore sknQwn =
to the public, and will shoR General Mc7v
Clellan's testihcny before the Mcdowell
Court of Inquiry, to have essentially IN,
correct in inaiiy importaht particulars,
especially in regard to The iiumber.sof
troops left for the defence Of Washington.
EH A RoHaA Catholic priest at Glas.
gov has been committed to prison for
thirty days for refusing to refsal II
Court certain fActs respecting robbery
which had come to his knowledge. lla,
acquired the information, not in The tSA-
fessiohal, but While exercising his DID,
ties as spiritual adviser, aid he rsfhset
to give the required evidence on the plea
of conscientious scruples. The Court 4
objected to the plea and gafe the priest
several days to consider the matter; but
as he still Persisted in refiising to, give Z
evidence, the magistrate eniofGea tlis, .
LAW. a. agl eH bO .1yt
Ess-The N. Y. Herald expresses thc :
opinion that, so far as mere proclamation
war is concerted, Jeff. Datis HIS FATHER
the better Of President Lincoln. The
President proposes to set free all South
ern slaves, by few. scratches Of his pen.
JEFF. Davis proposes to hang all these
slaves as soon as they try 10 obtain their
freedom, hid to hang all our officers who
attempt to help emancipate the .slates. 'Rass
! Ey-G Gen; Jack Hamilton, at last dates
from New Orleans, as already stated, was
getting ready an expedition Tor Texas tosa
be composed of portion Of the troops
under Gen. Banks, lis destination is
probably Galveston, and its ultimate OBJ
ject the occupation Of the Houston and
Opeousas Road, the channel through
Which the Confederates east Of the Mis-
sissippi, have been in the habit Of receiy-
ing large supplies Of beef cattle. "A ,s. ,,v
w6eneral Butler,,.it is said, several
months ago received letters threatening
him assassination. The General showed
these letters to some Secessionists, and
quietly remarked 'lf ain disabled or
killed, General Phelps will be my success
sor in the command of the eparlment.--h
If you like the change, i can stand it,
| EE- Gen. Banks was confined to his
state room almost constantly with the
cursed NAL dumr. By strange blum
der; his 6tate-rooh Was III the extreme
after part of the steamer, were, night and
day, he pranced up and down ASST on a
hobby HORSE Letter from Banks Ex.s
pedtion. " slsgh
EE- The Louisville Journal says that
''if Gen. Mcclellan had been in cpmmand
at Fredericksburg, no order from Wash
ington, no pressure on the part Of the
people, could have forced him to attack
the rebel Notifications. eve are Of the
same opinion.
Es'" The Treasury Department is, H.,
ware of the existence Of well executed
counterfsit5 If the postal currency notes,
some having quite recently reached the
Secretary himself.
Eg-A gentleman, high in official DO.
sitioh under the present. Administrations,
was called apop, recently. to ihdorse the
claims set forth in petition about 70 be
forwarded to The powers that be" at the
Federal Capitol. The following is the
Endorsement, usrbatiM ct MerbtiaE sa-ss
"Ital2y conoer IN The adoagh."', H
FHon. VIM. ii. Polk, Of Tennessee;
a brother Of President Polk, died at Nash.
vile on the 18th. lie was lawyer by
profession. fashionable, brilliant, "fast''
man, and had kept his faith to The Union:
Ig- That pre-. emmiasut traitor and
scamp, DR.. Edison B. 0lds, Of Lahtastst.
Ohio, has been released from Fort Lafay.
ette. His afinities in Lancaster afe
making preparations for giving him q
public reception. 4lsiaas Ls8 ~
Es> In consequence Of the threats OF
jeff. Daris agaiist commissioned officers
taken prisoners, hereafter all rebel com
mssioned officers in our hands will be-
retained, and only privates and noncom-
raissioned officers given up. To this e.
tent the exchange will continue. "
Egt Several Cincinnati cotton bttefs'
have been sent 10 the Alton penitentiary
for offering sterling exchange in pay.s