The New York herald., 1863-01-13
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

NEWS FROM NSShIM0TW.
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wAsnlSoroy Js.' IL, 1853.
REPORTED RErIaExEsr or SECRETARY or WAR, srAh
TON AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY WATSON. VT
sone three months since this correspondence statsd
upon high authority. "a. two mempars the Cabinet:
-miin aud StautoawouId leave the Cablnos abou
tho LIST Of January II is stated among the friend
q Mr. Stanton, and hs assistant Mr.. Watson that bou
OF them embarked In the service OF tho government for
single year. with Wow 10 give impulse TO the affair
Of the War Department, and that year being now
expiration II has been signined that they viii retire.
Mr.. sPAULDINo's SPEECH ON The FINANCES.
The speech ofAr spauding. Of Now York in the House
day, produced marked effect The statistics ses GsrtA
startled most OF the members.
NIsMANAaEAiEEr OF MlLIrARY ApFAIRS-rHB
uEKALD's BATTLE REPORTS. :
The HERALD Is alone In atributng lack Of brains
10 the military management Of things here. Bninons
republican Senators could bc named who have Iaitery
used the same language In the quarter much ID
mrason expressed for the nagniAceus reports In
HsaAlD q tho battle q Nsrfrccsbore Z. N ;
pEsroHDENcY AnoNo rHg RgPUBLIcAN SENATOR'S.
This day has dark indeed IN tho SsaAss. We
have had OF the eloquenoe end sratoy
Clay In favor Of the pressrvassn q an existing Union.
nor hi there been Webster 70 raiso his vooe n dAr
cause" but instead wo had to-day bswaiiing aad
dcspairng speeches from prominent republican Senators.
Mr. Hale said that he had heart 70 consider small
measures whom the "exssence Of the nation trembteA
tho balances referring 70 the effort 10 get up bill
reorganize tho Court or Claims He said that u was
measure 70 benefit lame ducks whom the people hsA
reprobated.
On the bill 70 authorize the employment Of . Home
Guard Kentucky Mr. Sherman said that the people
OF Kentucky, who had raised many troops that had
fought bravely the Union cause could not be trusted
then about time TO give up tho hope Of
Mr. Ten Eyck followed In tho strain, and said thas
II the decentralization and dsntsgrasion OF tne army
went reported Mr.. Jefferson Davis might before
spring invite Congress TO leave Washington.
Mr. wilkinson into the Senate this morning vita
writton speech which upon delivery proved 70 be an
eaborately prepared philippe against Senator SAnis-
bury and the democratic party. Ho freely accused
tho former OF false represent ntaticns, and Of being
In sympathy with secsssionlsts. he stated thas
the speech OF Mr. Salisbury delivered upon IN
understanding with persons in Springfield, Albany and
Now York city, who traitors 10 tho gcvernmons.
The dr OF tho speech that the democratic party
was seeking destroy the government, and President
Lincoln was put In high position but thoss
who friendly to his party policy. 1t assumed
that such soldiers a. Generals Megs and Thomas
traitors and tnat the President had shared shs oOss
with democrats who had proved false 70 the country
THE CoNrRABANDs AND THE PROPOSED Army or
NEGROES.
Intelligent contrabands hero aeslars that the "a.
thor Of tho bill 10 raise ono hundred and MP
thousand black soldiers at ten dollars . month
Is an enemy 10 tho colored race. II they
wore put Into tho heid they would reooive
no quarter from Che rebels, Or such as wore oap.
tured alive would DO condemned to slavery Tho white
soldiers would place the negroes 10 tho hottest Of ths
ngh compel them 70 undergo tho greatest dangers.
IL believed by the negroes hcre that t would bs N.
possible TO raise the number Of African warriors named
in tho bill introduced ~ Mr. Stevens to-day. By vsaua-
ry eusmeuss not than enosgh for color segsaasa
would be obtsnsd, and nothing like that number ooaia
be raised by conscrption.
EFFICIENCY OF THE NAVY.
Our Navy Department has, within few days, rspss6
70 all propositions for improved vessels that ths ~
belon would be crushed and operations our SoushssD
ports ended In thirty days With the already %
hand Tho Galveston aaair has materially cnaaesd ~
tone In thas department.
AID FOR EMANCIPATION IN MAINLAND.
The bIn introduced BY repssssusatl4e Barahaa today
70 aid Maryland In the sbolshmsnSc ce slavery apssa.
PIRATES $40 900 900 end senasor wisy bin apprspsasD
- 900 900 for similar purpose 10 wsss vIrgnA. n
latter provides S2oeO for the dspovtailon asd ssl
msnt q slaves
ADMIRAL WILkka AND THB NAVY DDrABHuuUyb
Tho report Saturdays HsaalD q ths recall = Adni1
Wilkes entirely without foundation. This ocss sss.
eying the full confidence OF his sovssnnsas. end go
every oxerson In his power, with small ssA nsolsao
squadron, 10 capture the notorious Alabama
INvEsTI0ArI0N or caAR0Rs OF FRAUD.
There innunerablc charges Of fraud the dsburse
ment OF public moneys undergoing Investigates -
and Of Congress The ocsrs Of the eovernmsns
sedulousy endeavorng the perpetrators hss
Frauds but there 70 be spirit or licensousnss
abroad which dees the vigilance and the power ce sAs
government. Frauds areiscovered almos, every D.
partmens OF the government.
SENATOR'S TO Bs ELECTED.
The Legislature Of Virginia in session at wheeing ~
to elect for that State In the place OF Mr. Wiley.
Therewi be Senators from the ssAss
Of Kanawhs. Col. segar, Of Accomac, Is . perma-
neut candidate the vacancy 10 represent the old
State OF Virginia. He has been all his lfs
the advocate OF internal Improvement that State,
m to be called the De Witt Clinton Of Virginia. He has
sacrificed bis personal interests, and has dared moss
than any other in the State for the maintenance oe
the Union and will probably be chosen TO represent ~
constituency betrayed by Hunter.
REBEL TROOPS SENT PROM VIRGINIA TO rHs soUrH-
WEST.
Al, ces from the headquarters Of wyndhams cavalry
br ic state that the eth instant sixty seven strAG
plers we're sent from Castle Thunder Richmond ~
Join their regiments fredericksburg Thoy found thss
their regiments bad left In the evening Of the 5b, ana
had marched the West Eleven brgadcs Of Virginia.
North Carolina and Tennessee troops have left FredckS
burg 10 reinforce Bragg. ---x~15iasnSis-~
OPERATIONS Or THE REBELS IN VIRGINIA.
In the recent raid along front the rebc General
Stuart took hundred and thirty prisoners. Ths
rebels nrs running from Rappshsnnock Station -
wsrrenton Junction. II 10 sscertained that the rebels
have thrown large force tho directios Of warenton
in anticipation Of movement Of some portion Of our
forces In that direction.
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