, 1863-02-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

VUA ~ ASnlNGtVN LETTER. !
Generals Fo.tefand Hunter In South
rho f:rcat ETneSi;fom.N Erast
blows aboutto be eStruck-1Iopex aud
can Rertmcnt Riii-Pre.e.,1 I.nxrs
Sutaeient@Wh sun ne !. has been and what
~ ~ 1
Especial Correspondence of the chicaoo Trhune
WASHINGTON, Feb 10, 1868.
Gen. Foster has not, despite the renewed
reports to the contrary in circulation, had any
difficulty as to rank with Gen Hunter, unless
he himself and the officers who came North
| with him lie. Both Generals are too much in
| earnest to quarrel over puncti]io Gen
Hunter the senior officer aud the commander
| Of the Department. is the suncrfor of Cen.
| Foster, who volunteers to take part in the
impending movement and WIN IL tn he as,
+ signed q position and duties bef,ttinc his cx
| cellent military capacity and his special anal
| i6catfops for the scrvfcc In hc rcr+or,ned
| TIE ATTACK ON cuAn1RsroS Am s,v.ys,u
Gen. Foster came North in order TO procure
more troops nm more ordnance. His r5sit
did not cause moments delay. One of the
iron-clade has but Just sailed; the torpedocs
for removing distractions In the channels
! have but lust been dispatched. and the militia.
~ preparations are not entirely completed
! It is intended that when the attack il made II
! shall be within combined forcc which w,11 ,nxnra
+,,o a.,,+,,-o - r,..,o,..- 49,, So. =.
thc M ran.c1sas % suncasa e1ana u ~ a'anaun' ths
partment aud Admiral Dupont are confident
t,uov will do thore 7r;,, ho -, ,;,,o,, 49, 49,
',. ~ ~ ~ ~ 'ns.e WI W ~ n.een luz ,css
s'f, %oFk ~, ios the ar, army to accomplish If they
n nm st,ila ~ o;,,,or oftbe a;t;as - satam:s
- ~ oAe ~ =. tuo s114se y, feoellon'
| Ilc work to be done is OF kind, to which
Gen. Foster Is not more unaccustomed than
| is his army to the victory which it is sure TO
win.
rorp rrnr1n,p roxrr,c7s ~ u..,-,,o,.
1cn.-. -I - ~o's-eo1N's'
Il nDupont, huhter anu roster capture the
two cities which hare SO long def1ed the ua-
tionnl forces; if Grant. Porter and Ranks
,,,o, 4ho 11;ss,..,,,,, ~, IT,. ST. -
opsn sAe niss's9ipp'' ~ LII e1ploIs Oh our
s"nnoats' .oAct uAuil5 aa iesae e1lnlAt 10 tnat
NJ 16land NO. lU, lead one to hope; II Rose
Grams be strong enough to strike, battle be-
ing with him tantamount to n Victory. If
FJoolcr hc ,ot n,avarto5 br Et,a A., 49,
n'oAo. w. ~ p'e'en'ea W n1ns Aoo Ut
"euerai''n'en'et strategy from dealing Lee
coMp dc grace, and following him with bloy
| ,ftcr 1;3ow "a In fe ona of +bo fa., IN
s' 40 ~ ~ wv " wv &c" ohl-
! GERS who understands the Importance of fol.
lowing up victory closely, until defeat be.
| comes d1easter anu disaster, rout and rout,
/ ruin, is sure TO do-the rebellion will be, in
as ~ so'sy Xxx tuo - ~ fnoss tt toaF success
cured, there need be no more ua talk K about
! EEonneeyhcad;sm EEe NM os. ou uoHon,sis, 1,aise
ts wil1 ana e;re m he ehost VT NAV maSG etiii
rrnnire fine n destroy fhe scot+cred ,;,r+;as %
! of rebels sill in arms and fo intcr aarnnt1r
their Northern allies. but tic dnal result % Is
ccf f'''n'
TEE AFRICAN ANMf nousE BILLS IT SEcEs-
i sAKSs
The report Of the Military Committee Of
the Senate, adverse to the House bill for the
organization of an African army. was based
on the ground that existing laws confer all
the power required for the puruosc-more
indeed, than the House bill, which forbids the
opening Of recruiting stations in the States
exempted from the operation Of the Procla-
n1al'on u fleco'h. :,
THE PRESENT Law ON THE STATUTE BooK AND
IN PRACTICE. :.
This position is undoubtedly correct in the
abstract MS js evident frotn the nhrnspn1oor
Of the following sections Of the inv nf .Ju3vy
Il. 1869: '
src 20 a,.5 y. :, +,,.ta.. s,o.,., o,,ot a.,
| n rn.
cclvc into the service Of tho United States for the
purpose Of constructing intrenchments, or per
forming camp service or amy other labor Or any
tansias1y aas Or nara serstee 1or which they may be
nah sonh1 persons m q 5ean descent and
rT sneh rrrn1ations nnt incans;stagt ,1;t ~ ~
Consultation and laws, "a Tie Presiicnt NAV n1r e
scribe. f'~
SEC. 10. And 1e It further enacted, That when
any man OF boy of African descent who, By the
laws Of ang stais snall owe service Or aborto any
peIsonf Mnq ua,ang INC psesent febcaon ms iaIsed
or @ adhersl to 1her enrns hv 'ag vi tbe;@ "a
and comfort. shall render any snch serr1ec as IL
/ provided for in this net, be- his mother and his
Wlle anu eniiatcn snan forever 'hcscater DC frce,
standing; pTorided, that tic mother. wife ana AMI.
children Of such man or hoy OF African tlcscent
shall not be made free by the operation Of this act
except where sucl mother. wife or children owe
son. sncii;na u as zone peason wn1 antine the
ia sacs nr ahseed Ie - tar
them aid and comSort $'sA'' 'DsA'''s' ~ e''Sns
The 11ousc I'm r,c,n.+,o,o,,,- ,,,,,,., A.,
,yonrr.i no.rer - nanfarrod =, s UNA, ,ns
eni;stmcnts IN tbe Roraer.sts,+as5 ,s,a,e ,1
The consent nf thcir 5;orernor ra",,|l m,ssl
n;s,nr n = danner1,,s ao,;.aat - n,;e;G
doctTinn nf Sfafc snvcrcgntvnon aiao ~.
nrcscr;hfnr the nnmhers Ike naV aud ,udo ~ ~ ;
eertain extent thn nrnnIz,tionp ~ tho I,rcc: ~
i authorized to be ra}scd ~ Tie iaw "a 4
! stands. the President ssrnav receive ncrsnns NJ
csos 49, ANrNtI e4"5 .eSi'S XVI eNiS W