The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-01-14
Z 'Tlelegraphit Aews.
WASHINGTON Jan. Z.

WASHINGTON Jan: Z.
The victory Of Rosencrans and that at
Vicksburg is considered as practically end
ing the war in the Southwest, If only de-
cent vigor is displayed in improving them
and taking possession Of the strategic points
thus open for our occupation.
Mr.. Aldriclrs bill, taking away the annu.
titles from the late hostile Sioux Indians in
Minnesota and giving them to the sufferers
from the recent outbreak passed with scarce
ly any opposition.
/ The nomination Of Assistant Secretary
Usher, to-day, as Secretary Of the lntetio.,
took no one by surprise. The contest all
along lay between him and Holt, the Presi
dent incIining to Hot on general grounds,
and to Usher because he is from the same
state with Smith, and was argued by Smith,
and is already familiar with the business OF
the department..
When members Of the Northwest began
to protest against the appointment Of Dor
der State man to the Cabinet and to demand
an earnest Republican, they simply turned
the scales in favor of Usher.
The official report of The laundering of the
Monitor shows that her loss was attributable
to sprlnging large leak about the line where
her armor joined on to her hull, caused by
the weight of her armor and the strain thus
produced on her wood work during the vio-
lent pitching Of the vessel in the heavy sea.
When she rose on the swell the fiat under
surface of her projecting ar.nor came down
with great lorce on the water, causing Sc
rious shock to the vessel and turret, and as
supposed, increasing the leak, The pumps
were entirely powerless to keep the water
down in the hold and it became necessary
to transfer the crew to the ship which had
the Mentor in tow. AS the waves were
dashny owe: her whole deck this transfer
} was extremely hazardous, and it was while
attending to this that most of those who
were lost peri,hed. The whole official re
, port tends TO make it clearer than ever before
} that the Monitor was wholly unseaworthy
; WASHINGTON Dec. T.
The IRON elads were sent from Fortl es
j Monroe to Wilmington ; the object to Gu
off railroad communication with Charlie ton
Secretary Chase has prepared tinanca
bill for the Senate finance committee tt
whom it was referred. The bill is designed
0 to afford temporary relief to the TrcaSur,
and provides Tor the issue Of Treasury n )te'
and bonds 10 the amount Of S2JO,uOy.Ou''
1t is reported that the minority Of the ju1ic
!: iary committed of the House intend to max
e report condemning the Presidents eman
y epation proclamation as being uncoastltu
e tional and imperative.
) Hu WAsHlNGToS, Jan. s.
=. Especial to T'ibu~e. 1.-The French Min
;, lister in an interview granted to day witt
Cornell Jcwctt, declared the policy of ;h
. Emperor c! France in proposing mediation
. was wholly friendly to Us. and was 'nspilc
! by = desire to see the Union rcstabi>hc
upon series Of mutual concession tha
Napoleon was sincerely interested in III
y prosperity and progress Of the American na
r ,on, and that Tor sake Of that nation, alt
), the interest OF humanity, he had made
d friendly caa upon European powers to joi
in proposing TO- america to sheath sword
and delibcra e. That Franco had no desir
G. to be herself sn y: bitrator between contcnd
ing States, but that If mediation Of o'he
nations was accepted, or il We ourse!ve
should meet in consultation, lie would b
glad to tender her friendly Offices, that j
y this spirit only WAS it proposed by Franc
in that England and Russia should join her j
the suggested mediation, and which coul
= only take place with the consent and e,
~ pressed desire Of the American Gosernm> r
Ct that Napoleon thought the war and the cau:
es that led to it. could not now be SETTLE
d. without concession, and he was also Of tt
\ Iopinion that conciliatory spirit. under
~, Suspension Of hos.iI,,ies would lead to peac
NJ Mercicr also declared that he w,,he
=, lit understook that the large expedition
:. Mexico was meant only to repair the hone
~ Of France, injured by military defeat, On
II. that it had no connection with or regard ,
10 the American war indeed, that the Amer
- can peope could not point to any act
=, France of a character to justify the char:
~. >. that she was hos:,le to tEelr Cuion or the
a. az rights or interests.
- ~ Mercier finally showed to Mr.. Jewe
and gave him permission to make use OF Il
following passage in a recen. dispatch
1t. him from drown DE L'Huy:
m Explain frankly, and in such rnann
- as to be we'll understood by the Americs
~ people around you that the government
the Emporer would always be happy If /
to could contribute to the pacifca,ion Of
n friendly nation a, all times on any condition
ur alone, or IS proposed. with tn: concur'en
of Great Britain and Russia, or with til
! If any other power that may be desired
:. Auerica to Cooperate as duty to human
~ and good policy, aad with view to the be
on conditions for the future OF the Americ:
loation."
r- The Richmond enquirer, says danger
"A financial ruin to the Confederation is in
" minsnt, and the high prices resulting fro
1.-The enormous issue OF treasury notes, are
to enemy more formidable than Yankee arrnie
,r, 1t recommends tax bill to produc, s. 5:
, = 100000.
- The Enquirer publishes the Emanc'ba'i
Proclamation, with details from New lo
papers OF negro jaa;iations over 1t throus
'out the North.
OF jeff Davis was serenaded in Eichmo
a. last Monday night and made a long speet
- scsa.ning rebel victory at Murireesbe
% equal 10 that of Fredericksburg. and pr
diets that out of it will come dissatissaetl
50 in the North. wh ch IS ultimately to s@t
8 1t 81, .~A,